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Illegal construction threatens foundation of houses
Ludhiana, March 29 Complaining about the owner, one of the locality’s residents, Ajay Sharma, said he had already built a 14 feet basement beneath the structure. “In the absence of proper plastering of walls in the basement the foundations of other houses have been affected. Cracks have appeared in the walls of houses nearby”, he added. "The owner plans to construct two stories for commercial use and build apartments for sale on the top three floors”, alleged Sharma, the owner was in the construction business and should have been fully conversant with the building bylaws. Another neighbour complained residents had raised no objections when construction of the building began as its owner had assured them it would not affect other houses and structures in the vicinity. "However, after construction of the basement the walls of our houses got cracked and damaged. We are worried that if construction continues the walls and ceilings could collapse anytime. The entire building is being constructed on about 150 square yards and the owner has reportedly not sought permission from the municipal corporation", he claimed. On the other hand, Manoj, owner of the “unauthorized” building, though refusing to talk to reporters on the matter, claimed he had got all maps sanctioned by the civic body.
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Pits pose threat to life
Mohit Khanna Tribune News Service
It has been well over three months since the Army dug up this area, but due to the indecisiveness of the administration over the disposal of the explosives, these pits are lying unused and no measures have been taken to cover them. Further, the scare of bomb blasts in the area has spread panic among villagers. They are complaining that while rich industrialists are making money by melting scrap in their furnaces, the villagers have been made to suffer the tremors of bomb explosions. Villagers also fear that explosions might damage their crops. Satwinder Singh, who has grown guava in his farm, feared that the explosions might result in early foliage of his fruits. "I came to know that we have to vacate the village during the time of explosions. We are worried about our animals, as it is very difficult to locate them in other places. I fear that due to the explosions, buffaloes might stop giving milk," said Kala, standing near a pit and shooing away the children who were playing near pits. While seven pits have been dug up in the forest area near Sakehwal, five pits have been excavated alongside Sutlej River. Many craters are 12 feet deep and over 100 metre wide. Residents of the village complained that the earth should have been excavated after receiving the orders of the administration. "What is the use of digging such a big hole? It is lying unused for the past three months. Further whenever children go out to play, we fear they might get buried under the wall of sandbags made in these pits," lamented Tarro Rani, a 70-year-old woman.
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Cops give tips to etiquette trainers!
Ludhiana, March 29 The episode took place during a seminar to improve the cops’ communication skills held at the Police Lines here today. The programme was organised by Ludhiana range DIG JK Jain with Nimarata Communications, Chandigarh, hired for the job. A lecture by Delhi-based Palwi Walia went horribly wrong when station house officers, who had been quietly listening to the talk for nearly two hours, raised objections to the event organisers’ tips on good behaviour. The SHOs said the resource person assigned to teach them etiquette training was not aware of the protocol of the disciplined force. “Rather, she was teaching a methodology prevalent in the corporate world,” they remarked. “Kindly tell us how to shake hands with a criminal. We never get to interact with posh people. We venture either with the criminals or the victim. Most of the time, we have to soothe egos of petty politicians," said an SHO. Walia tried to explain to the cops what she meant by “good behaviour”, but in the meantime another SHO stood up and said: "We never get to meet our family members, leave alone socialising with other people. How can we shake hands with our seniors? According to protocol we have to salute them." The event organisers thought a senior SHO-level officer, who is due to retire in 11 months, would handle the situation. However, instead of handling the situation, the latter supported the cops who were complaining. "When I was posted in the ‘kotwali’ nearly three decades ago, there were 150 cops to man the police station and I never worked for more than eight hours. Those were the glorious days. Now we work for over 14 hours and how can you expect politeness from a man who is working like a machine?” he asked. |
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Husbands, sons call shots in local bodies
Ludhiana, March 29 In the absence of confidence or domination by husbands in official affairs, a majority of women councillors become mute spectators. Admitting the fact, active women councillors feel that husbands should stop treating them as "rubber-stamps" and they should be given opportunity to open up during official meetings/functions. Out of the total 75 elected councillors in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC), 26 wards are being "managed" by women representatives from BJP/Akali/Congress parties. Barring a few, most of the councillors prefer to remain silent in most of the official meetings/events. One of the Commissioners with the LMC said works in most of women’s wards were being "looked-after" by their husbands. "Even residents call husbands of women representatives as area councillors. At many ceremonies, husbands are invited as chief guests. They inaugurate several projects in the ward, which is bad. When they have been given the opportunity to represent themselves, they should also be asked to prove their mettle," said the Commissioner, adding that certain faces of women representatives were not even familiar in the LMC. Amrit Varsha Rampal, senior Congress councillor from Ward Number 56, said males need to change their psyche towards women. The husbands of women councillors dominate them in meetings/social functions. "Rather than From page 1demoralising them, husbands or sons should make them fully aware of their area. Husbands need to boost the confidence of their better-halves. We cannot be mere puppets in others' hands. We need to prove our worth. After all, people have elected us and we have responsibility towards them," said Rampal. Senior Deputy Mayor Paveen Kumar Bansal said when they had decided to come out of the four walls of their homes, they should be responsible enough to know the duties towards society. "And we must encourage them in fulfilling their duties. Rather, entire functions/inaugurations etc in the wards (women) should be managed well be women themselves," said Bansal.
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Ban on sale of meat flouted;
2 booked
Ludhiana, March 29 Leading eateries, hotels, restaurants and food joints were found selling non-vegetarian food despite the ban. Dr Sandeep Jain and Rakesh Jain, city residents in order to check if the orders were being followed in the true spirit, went to various eating joints in the city and found that chicken, meat and meat products were being openly sold in the city. "All leading restaurants and eating joints on the Ferozepur Road and Sarabha Nagar were openly flouting the rules and selling non-vegetarian food," said Dr Jain. "We ordered non-vegetarian food and were shocked to know that despite the ban, it was being sold openly," they said. A meat-seller at Civil Lines added that he was unaware of the fact that shops were to Interestingly, people had a divided opinion over the ban on the sale of meat on a particular day. Keshav Chand, commenting on the issue, said the ban should not be imposed on the selling of food. "If anyone does not want to eat non-vegetarian food on a particular day, it should be entirely his/her own decision. Others should not be compelled forcefully to follow the pattern," he added. Meanwhile, Abdul Satta from Daresi and Jasbir Singh from Shimlapuri were booked by the police for selling meat on Mahavir Jayanti. |
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Elections to Sutlej Club, better known as officers club, witnessed a hectic campaigning with members being pestered with phone calls and SMSes on their cell phones throughout the day and even during night.
At an average, members of the club receive hundreds of SMSes seeking their votes for one or the other candidates for different posts. Not only this, a few candidates, or else their close supporters, came out with novel ideas of canvassing in the name of some influential members, who later deny having lent support to the candidate. The electioneering was not only confined to visits and telephonic messages alone. Liquor was flowing in lavish parties being thrown at resorts and five star hotels every day and all possible contacts were being utilised to ensure success. Even as the posts of club are honorary, one is made to think why candidates are spending lakhs to ensure their success. What a respite! The much-hyped elections at prestigious Sutlej Club got over. With this, the better halves of contestants, supporters and industrialists have heaved a sigh of relief. Perturbed over the hectic campaigning for getting support, a majority of the members used to come home in the wee hours. Many of them had even stopped going to their workplace. “I fail to understand what all they get from the club elections? My husband is not even contesting, still he did not go to office for the past four days. When I complained, I was told that this was the time to prove sincerity,” said a woman. Casual approach Having a casual approach can make one suffer. My colleague had a first hand experience when he was invited by a friend to attend a function at his house in Patiala. The friend had to postpone the function due to some reasons. He, however, decided not to inform our colleague thinking that he might have taken the invitation casually as every time he needs to be reminded of all the functions several times. All izz well A chronic cribber like me could have never understood the meaning of “All izz well” had an incident did not take place with my three-year-old niece. My friends and I took my niece to have an ice cream. On our way back, the car suddenly came to a halt. My niece lost her balance and her head struck against the handbrake. She started bleeding profusely. Fortunately, there was a hospital in the vicinity. I immediately took her to hospital. Looking at her blood-soaked face, I could not hold my tears and started crying. However, my niece wiped my tears and said: "All is well". She received her first aid and soon went to sleep. In the morning when she woke up and told me that her head was aching, I told her don't worry “all is well”. I learnt the lesson form the little girl that no matter how worst the situation is, one needs to be strong enough to face it and tell your heart “all is well”. Sportsman spirit Overwhelmed by their solidarity towards the Kings XI Punjab team in the ongoing IPL season, a group of school kids from Ludhiana were at their best while cheering up their favourite players at PCA Stadium. Sitting next to them were the young Bengali supporters of Kolkata Knight Riders, who also took turns to raise slogans for their players. An 11-year-old girl was unable to hold back her excitement as Yuvraj hit a six. She went up to the brigade from Bengal and said: "Look didi, this was the Yuvi way” to which a young college student from Bengal said: “Baby wait and watch Saurav dada.” The contest between the two groups carried on till the end of the match, but as the match was won by Kolkata Knight Riders, the 11-year-old went up to the Bengal girls to congratulate them. Moved over by the gesture and sportsman spirit of the schoolgirl, the group of college girls hugged her saying: “Hey sweetie, we all are Indians and three cheers to the spirit of sports in Indians." IPL frenzy While the industry in Ludhiana is already reeling through numerous problems like labour and power shortage, the ongoing IPL matches have further added to their woes. While there is a two-day power cut on the industry, the labour refuses to work whenever there is a match. “Cricket and films are our two passions. Film stars owning the teams and coming to watch the matches is like an icing on the cake. We cannot afford to miss the matches. We have told our owner in advance that we will not be working whenever there is a match,” said Vinod Kumar, working in one of the industrial units in the city. (Contributed by: Kuldip Bhatia, Manav Mander, Shivani Bhakoo, Mohit Khanna, Kanchan Vasdev and Anshu Seth.)
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MC Staff Protest Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, March 29 A state-level meeting of representatives of five Municipal Corporations was held to discuss the matter here yesterday . Giving details, the general secretary of Municipal Corporation Engineers' Association, Sunil Sharma, said the next meeting of the executive would be held in Jalandhar on April 17. "The executive can come up with any decision and we will adhere to it. We have given enough time and we have lost our patience. We will intensify agitation in coming month if the government fails to meet our long-pending genuine demands", said Sharma, adding that in the recent past, major political leaders had given assurances but nothing came out in their favour. One of the SDO with B and R wing of the MC said the JEs were certainly over burdened. "It is not understandable that the government was spending several crores of rupees on various development projects but new JEs were not being recruited to save about Rs 2 crore per year. "If we will not have sufficient technical staff, who will supervise all these development projects? The field and technical staff is needed to see the pace of work. With limited JEs, big projects worth hundreds of crores can not be managed", said the official. The agitated engineers alleged that state government had always adopted a "dilly-dallying" attitude towards the demands of the engineers. "Look at the irony, we are not struggling for our own interest. It will be beneficial for the state if more engineers are recruited. The development projects will move at a greater pace but government does not seem to be bothered at all", said another JE.
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MC staff accused of stalling animal scheme
Ludhiana, March 29 The department, in conjunction with the PJS Cheema advertising agency, had spent Rs 25,000 to put up the hoarding on the scheme on March 24. However, a group MC employees said to have a grudge against the department reportedly damaged the poster on March 27. Chauhan further claimed some civic body officials had a “vested interest” in this particular hoarding as it was an "eye catcher" due to its location on Ferozepur Road. "A group of MC employees had illegally put up a commercial advertisement that was removed following a complaint I had forwarded, as the land along the canal belongs to the forest department," Chauhan stated. “We’re facing problems in feeding the wild animals at the city’s tiger safari and zoo due to paucity of funds. The very purpose of putting up this hoarding was to advertise this scheme for animal lovers so as to get maximum support for the wild animals”, he added. MC additional commissioner KP Brar said the civic body had received a written complaint from the district forest officer and an inquiry into the matter had already been marked. He assured “strict action” would be taken against those found guilty of indulging in vandalism. The scheme had been simultaneously launched for the zoos in Chattbir, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Patiala as well as the deer park at Neelon. An aviary in Patiala too has been included in the scheme wherein the forest department has invited people to come forward to “adopt” animals by paying for their food and shelter.
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Dirty water enters houses
Machhiwara, March 29 The drainage of dirty water was stopped due to the construction of a religious place by some residents of the village. Those who initiated the construction have assured to provide an alternative way to drain out the water, but so far nothing has been done in this regard. The village is situated near Sirhind Canal. Its residents said they now feared that elderly and children could suffer from water-borne diseases, as they had failed to drain out water from their houses. Villagers were busy collecting sacks filled with mud to make temporary entrance to their houses. “The level of dirty water is rising every day. It has now assumed an an alarming proportion and we are unable to sleep due to mosquitoes breeding in the dirty water,” said Bhola Singh of the village. He said the water had also entered their kitchens and bathrooms due to which they fail to enter or exit due to stagnating 2 or 3 feet dirty water in the residential areas. More than 15 houses are affected badly and the condition of the rest is also pitiable. Villagers rued that even the hand pumps and other sources of getting clean drinking water had got polluted during the past few days and now they had to travel across the village to get drinking water. Residents lamented that they had brought the matter to the notice of village panchayat and other senior functionaries umpteen times but to no avail.
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20 pc TDS will be charged if one fails to mention PAN
Manav Mander Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, March 29 A new Section 206AA has been added in the Income Tax Act which will be effective from April 1. Though there was a column on the IT return forms for mentioning of the PAN, but it was not mandatory to fill the same. If anybody's TDS (tax deducted at source) is being deducted and he/she fails to mention the PAN, the department will deduct 20 per cent TDS. If the person mentions the incorrect PAN number, 30 per cent TDS will be deducted. In case of income from lottery, 30 per cent TDS will be deducted if the payee fails to mention the PAN. Besides, if somebody has interest income and is beyond the limit of the TDS, they need to submit form 15G or 15. Mentioning of PAN has also made compulsory for them as well. Moreover, if employers are deducting the TDS, they should have employees’ PAN number. Jatinder Khurana, president of the Taxation Young Lawyers’ Association said, “It is a positive step taken by the department. From now onwards, PAN will be an important document. Earlier, people use to fill their IT return, but did not mention their PAN. Since strict instructions have been passed now, people will automatically get their PAN cards made.” A senior official from the IT department said the system of IT returns would be streamlined. Refund of the TDS will also become easier. "If anybody does not have a taxable income but has a PAN, it is not necessary to submit the return,” clarified Khurana. Special counters Special counters have been set up by the IT department for accepting returns on the last two (March 30 and 31). On both the days, returns will be accepted till 8pm. Besides, there will be special counter and queue for professionals
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Farmers stock produce in cold storage
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 29 Investigations by the Ludhiana Tribune revealed that a large number of potato producers had started booking space in cold storage of the area and surrounding localities. More cautious growers have already shifted their stocks to the cold storage. Since it is the initial phase of the storage process, farmers, instead of depending upon cold storage situated in the local area, are bargaining with owners of those located in farther regions. Some peasants have covered heaps of potatoes with thatched straw. This is being done to protect the crop from drying and inclement weather. Steep fall in procurement price was reported to be the reason behind the trend. Farmers rued that unlike other crops, no government or non-governmental agency was constituted to regulate the price of the commodity that had been fetching huge profits to traders and manufacturers of potato products, including chips. As there was no minimum support price (MSP) for potato, traders are free to exploit helpless of potato growers. Observations revealed that traders, who had purchased potato for Rs 300 per bag, weighing 50 kg, were now offering only price fluctuating around half the original price. The farmers were also made to pay commission-to-commission agents mediating the deals. Some farmers suspected that they had not been traeated fairly by the traders while weighing the produce. Bhupinder Lomash of Issi village said he had decided to stock the produce at home as the price offered by the traders was not sufficient even to equalise costs incurred on producing and handling the crop. "In case we do not get expected price within two or three weeks we will plan to store our produce in a cold storage," said Lomash and added that he would then sell the produce only after six or seven months. Baldev Singh Latala, general secretary, Punjab Kissan Union, urged the government to intervene in the matter and stop exploitation of potato growers.
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Farmers to step up protest at village level
Jagraon, March 29 A meeting to chalk out the future programme was held at Nachhater Singh Memorial Hall that ended in the evening yesterday with unanimous decision to step up their protests. The meeting presided over by Maghar Singh of the Khetibari Kissan Vikas Front had started with a two minute silence as a tribute to Kashmir Singh, an activist of Kul Hind Khet Majdoor union, who died in police custody. The meeting was represented by Sukhdev Singh Kokri and Manjit Singh Dhaner of Bharti Kissan Union (Ekta), Sukhdev Singh Phool of Bharti Kissan Union, Satnam Singh Pannu and Harjit Singh Ravi of Farmers Agitation committee, Satnam Singh Ajnala of Jamhoori Kissan Sabha, Nirbhai Singh Dhudike of Kirti Kissan Union, Bhola Singh Samao and Raghubir Singh Benipal of Punjab Kissan Union, Gurnam Singh Daaud of Dehati Majdoor Sabha, Avtar Singh Tari of Pendu Majdoor Union, Ginder Singh Rode of Pendu Majdoor Union (Mishal), Lakhwinder Singh of Kirti Kissan Sabha, Jora Singh of Punjab Khet Majdoor Union, and others. It was also decided that the union representatives would be attending the bhog ceremony of Kashmir Singh on March 31. Accusing the Punjab government of repressing their peaceful and just agitation by force, the farmers’ union leaders offered Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for an open debate on this issue and asked him to accept all their demands with immediate effect to avoid further confrontation. They said the whole week till April 6 had been declared as an agitation week and their activists would burn effigies.
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BKU (E) refutes CM’s allegations
Ludhiana, March 29 BKU (E) district president Darshan Singh Kohli in a statement issued today stated that false statements of the Punjab CM and other leaders would not refrain them from carrying out the protests in the cities and villages across Punjab. “The state government in connivance with land mafias is harming the interests of the farmer community which cannot happen in Punjab, as every farmer is ready to fight for the rights in a democratic way,” Kohli said. Kohli on behalf of the farmers stated that Sukhbir Kalia’s committee report should not be implemented and also demanded to annul the unbundling of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB).
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Pass holders accuse rly
officials of harassment
Ludhiana, March 29 The association alleged that passengers having monthly pass were not being provided any facilities, running schedule of passenger trains remained erratic and they were often harassed at the hands of travelling tickets examiners (TTEs). In a meeting of the association held here on Sunday, irate daily passengers threatened to gherao senior railway officials during their visit to different railway stations in the Ferozepur division, besides taking up the matter with the Union Railway Ministry. A functionary of the association alleged that the TTEs impose penalty on monthly pass holding commuters treating them as ticket-less travellers rather than collecting reservation surcharge from them if they are found travelling in reserved compartments, which is unjust. “A bonafide passenger, holding a monthly pass cannot be compared to ticket-less travellers and at the most, reservation surcharge be collected from such passengers,” they said. On the other hand, thousands of unscrupulous people travel without ticket, or advance bookings in reserved compartments, and even in higher classes, including air-conditioned coaches, just by “greasing” the palms of railway staff or accompanying police personnel. "There is no reason that pass holders should not be allowed to travel on vacant seats in reserved compartments on payment of reservation surcharge if they so desire," they said. Erratic running schedule of passenger trains on several sections from and to the mega city also came in for a sharp criticism. The late running of trains on Ludhiana-Jalandhar-Amritsar, Ludhiana-Malerkotla-Dhuri, both in the morning and evening caused huge inconvenience to the passengers without moving the authorities into any remedial action. Not only this, correct information is also not available with those manning the enquiry counters at the railway stations most of the times. Commuters demanded that a comprehensive survey be carried out to assess the need of daily passengers on different routes from the city so as to provide adequate number of unreserved compartments in trains catering to this section. "In addition, relevant rules on travelling of pass holders in reserved compartments be defined and TTEs directed accordingly to avoid unnecessary harassment to commuters." Senior railway officials, however, categorically said that pass holders could travel in reserved compartments with the permission of TTEs or conductors of the concerned coach who will collect reservation surcharge depending on the availability of seat. "Pass holders travelling in reserved or higher class coaches will have to pay the penalty at par with ticket-less travellers," they maintained.
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6 yrs on, CBI fails to
crack case
Khamano, March 29 On June 5, 2004, Kultar Singh, former sarpanch of Pohlomajra village had registered an FIR under Section 364/34 of the IPC about the disappearance of his sister Gurjeet Kaur, brother-in-law Kulwant Singh and their two children Ramandeep Kaur (17) and Arvinder Singh (14). In his complaint, he had started that his relatives were missing from their house since June 3, 2004, and next day four pairs of slippers, utensils and tiffin were recovered from Naugawan bridge of Bhakra canal. He had apprehended that his relatives could have been abducted by Jaspal Singh, brother of missing Kulwant Singh, Sandeep Singh and Amar Singh, all resident of Naugawan village. A case was pending in a court between his relative Kulwant Singh and his brother Jaspal Singh, he said. On June 6, 2004, and June 10, the bodies of Kulwant Singh and Ramandeep Kaur were recovered from the Narwana branch of Bhakra canal. The post-mortem report of Kulwant Singh revealed that he died of drowning, but the report. However, the post-mortem report of Ramandeep is yet to come. The bodies of remaining two Gurjeet Kaur and her son Arvinder Singh could not be recovered, he said. On July 16, 2007, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered the CBI to investigate this case. A CBI team quizzed Jaspal Singh, Kulwinder Singh and complainant Kultar Singh, but failed to reach any decision. This team also took a brain mapping test and some other tests, but remained clueless. It also failed to produce its finding in the High Court. The case was also referred to the crime branch, but it also failed to make a breakthrough. When contacted, the complainant Kultar Singh said he was disheartened with the progress of the case.
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Non-availability of kerosene irks workers
Ludhiana, March 29 Union president Harjinder Singh said some workers were not getting the kerosene oil from the past four to six months. The minimum limit for getting kerosene oil during one month is 5 liters, which should be increased to 15-20 liters per month, he added.
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Daily-wage earner needs financial help
Ludhiana, March 29 A painter, working as a daily wager, Vinod earns Rs 3,500 with which he has to support his wife and daughter. His two sons are living separately and supporting their respective families in their respective incomes of Rs 3,000 per month. pneumonia and UTI infection as a result of which he had to undergo many procedures and was on ventilator for some time. Vinod’s right side is paralyzed and he is not able to do his routine work as he is completely bed ridden. The doctors have advised continuous physiotherapy for another three months followed by IV antibiotics for chest infection. But the family is presently in a financial crisis as they have spent Rs 3 lakh on his treatment and another one lakh is the approximate cost of treatment that has to be continued in the next three months. The hospital authorities have appealed to the people of Ludhiana to come forward for the family's help. Those interested in giving financial aid to the patient's family can contact the medical superintendent at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhaiana.
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Blood donation camp
Ludhiana, March 29 General manager (administration) AK Sharma, Punjab Telecom Circle, inaugurated the camp. He appreciated the decision of the union and termed it a noble cause for humanity. “The blood donation is a life saving act and more and more people should come forward for the same,” he added. BSNL Employees Union circle secretary Balbir Singh, Punjab, congratulated the employees for making the camp a success.
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400 examined at check-up camp
Mullanpur Dakha, March 29 The camp was organised by the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi, in collaboration with Guru Nanak Charitable Trust. A team of ortho specialists led by Air Marshal (retd) Dr AS Chahal and Dr BS Chhabra (director spinal surgery, ISIC) examined more than 400 patients. The patients had problems like backache, cervical pain, pain in arms and legs, birth defects, infections, tumours, injury and trauma of spinal cord. The patients with BPL card were offered free treatment option at ISIC, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Air Marshal (retd) Dr AS Chahal thanked organisers and volunteers for their support in organising the camp.
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Medicines given free of cost
Raikot, March 29 The camp was inaugurated by Budhawal Sugar Mill ex-chairman Mahinder Pal Singh Sidhu, Ludhiana district. A team of renowned eye specialists from CMCH examined 562 patients. Seventy patients were identified for cataract and intra ocular lens (IOL) implantation by small incision stitches (SIS) technique. The club dispensed free medicines and spectacles to the needy patients at the camp.
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Constables’ recruitment postponed
Jagraon, March 29 SSP Harinder Singh Chahal said as per the orders of the IG police (zone II),
Jalandhar, the recruitment drive, which was scheduled from April 1 onwards at Government Senior Secondary School, had now been postponed to April 9. However, he maintained that all those who had submitted their forms and were found complete and correct would not be submitting the forms again. The forms will be valid and they have to report at the venue on April 9 instead of April 1. All candidates must report at the venue till 10 am otherwise their candidature will not be considered.
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Printing error creates panic among students
Charu Chhibber Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, March 29 The part (a) of question number 21 in all three sets of the paper was same and had a technical error in the quick ratio. The two-mark question read, “A business has a current ratio of 3:1 and a quick ratio of 1:2:1. If the working capital is Rs 1,80,000, calculate the total current liabilities and value of stock.” “Actually, the quick ratio should have been 1.2:1. Due to the printing or technical error in the paper, the students were puzzled and did not know how to solve the question,” stated Dinesh Sood, commerce teacher at Shamrock Christian School, while talking to Ludhiana Tribune. Another teacher added that there was panic among the students. “After all, even two marks mean a lot to the students,” she added. She remarked that there was a lot of panic among the students, following which even the teachers got confused. “We knew there was an error in the paper, but were helpless. The confusion and panic situation was same at all centres across the region,” she remarked. Anuradha Aggarwal, a student, who appeared for the accountancy exam today, said, “I was sure to score 100 marks in the paper, but the faulty question marred the joy. We should be given grace marks.” Meanwhile, taking a serious note of the matter, Sood has demanded that the grace marks be given to the students for the “incorrect question”. “In the wake of error, the students stand to lose two marks for no fault of theirs. They should not be made to suffer due to the board’s mistake,” he said.
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Warm send-off to lecturers
Doraha, March 29 Other staff members lauded their contribution. The retirees expressed their gratitude towards the management, principal and the staff of the college. Towards the end of the programme, they were honoured by the principal.
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‘ Work hard to succeed in life’
Khanna, March 29 Chief parliamentary secretary Arunesh Shakir was the chief guest who gave away prizes to the students. While addressing the students, he said the students should work hard to succeed in life. — TNS
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GADVASU students, staff get anti-rabies shots
Ludhiana, March 29 Dreadful zoonotic diseases cause over 20,000 human deaths annually in India. Talking about the programme, Dr Simrat Sagar Singh, Dean, College of Veterinary Science, said the university had been holding the camp since the past three years with a view to protect students and staff against the deadly disease. "Our students and staff members handle animals like dogs on a regular basis. Even cattle and buffaloes are known to be carriers of rabies. These people face a high risk of contracting the deadly disease. The camp is held annually to minimise the risk factor among the staff and students," Singh added. He said rabies was a lethal disease, which was progressive and incurable. "It is a viral encephalitis with a fatal outcome, which is transmitted through the injection of infectious saliva into a broken skin mainly through animal bite, licking of scratches, abrasions, open wounds or intact mucous membrane," he said. Dr S Prabhakar, professor and head, Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, said, "Rabies is primarily a disease of dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, cats, mongooses, bats, monkeys and humans. The main biting animal is dog (91.5 per cent), mostly stray (63 per cent), followed by cat (4.7 per cent)." He further emphasised the need of strict implementation of regular vaccination of pet dogs. "At the same time, committed efforts are needed to control the population of stray dogs, through animal birth control programmes and mass vaccination. Public health educational programmes are needed to create awareness both in the medical community and in the public regarding the importance of proper wound care and post-exposure vaccination in both humans and animals," said Prabhakar. He added, "People should wash the wound with soap and water and take advice of doctor as early as possible." Prevention l Vaccination of pets l Committed efforts are needed to control the population of stray dogs, through animal birth control programmes and mass vaccination l Create awareness both in the medical community and in the public l Should wash wound with soap and water and take advice of doctor as early as possible Facts about rabies
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Zoonotic diseases cause over 20,000 human deaths annually in India l
Is transmitted through injection of infectious saliva into a broken skin mainly through animal bite, licking of scratches, abrasions, open wounds or intact mucous membrane l
Is primarily a disease of dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, cats, mongooses, bats, l The main biting animal is dog (91.5 per cent), mostly stray (63 per cent), followed by cat (4.7 per cent)
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4 youths snatch car from doc
Ludhiana, March 29 Narrating the incident, Dr Balbir Singh, who was returning to Jalandhar along with his family after attending a function, said four youths, who were traveling in a Honda City car waylaid his vehicle. As soon as the doctor stopped his vehicle, the accused took out their weapons and told him to step down from the vehicle. In the meantime, two youths overpowered him on a pistol point, while one of the accused got inside the vehicle. The accused took the doctor in a corner and snatched his mobile. In the meantime, the accused got inside his SUV and fled the scene. According to SHO Ladhowal Prem Singh, the police was close on the heels of cracking the case and the accused would be nabbed soon.
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49 selected for cricket coaching centre
Ludhiana, March 29 The LDCA selection committee under the chairmanship of Chaman Lal Malhotra supervised the aspirants before shortlisting 49 to enroll them for the regional coaching centre being run by the association under the patronage of Punjab Cricket Association. The selected probables have been asked to report at MGM Public School ground on April 1 at 3.30 pm. The Ludhiana team for the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Championship for the Dhruv Pandove Trophy will be picked up from these probables. The names of the selected boys are: Paras Mehndiratta, Sunny Pandey, Himanshu Garg, Harjit Singh, Abhinav Bhatia, Akhil Aggarwal, Karan Bhatti, Vipan, Jasmeet Sarwara, Abhishek Talwar, Ajay Mehra, Shivam Passi, Sahil Sood, Sumit Arora, Gurinderjit Hara, Vikas Chadha, Sanjay Kumar, Davinderjit Sidhu, Karan Arora, Kunal Partap, Paras Bhardwaj, Darshpreet, Abhijit Randhawa, Amrit Pal, Bhupinder Singh, Robinson, Varun Gupta, Anuminder Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Davinder Singh, Lovish Saini, Anirudh, Sahib Singh, Mohit Kumar, Suraj Pandey, Trigun Aul, Sagar Sharma, Nitish, Parampreet, Deepankar Jain, Kamal Sharma, Amandeep, Vivek Kumar, Mrinal Pratap, Subhodh Mishra, Upinder Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Paramjit Singh.
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Sekhewal, March 29