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Prenatal Sex Determination
Sugar sells at Rs 32 a kg
Caste-based society
behind honour killings: Kainth
Khalsa College ROB to open by July 15
SGPC to seek deletion of caste column after current poll: Makkar
Bihari Couple’s Murder
Young World
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Zila Parishad runs its office in unsafe building
Jalandhar, June 24 Although, nobody from the staff working in different offices in the building knows the exact year of such declaration, most of them are sure that the building was declared unsafe more than five years back. “I cannot recall the year when the building was declared unsafe, however, it is sure that the declaration was made by the Technical Wing of the Department of Panchayati Raj a few years back,” said an employee. The three-storied building, located adjacent to the newly built Municipal Corporation complex, houses five offices, including those which witness a large number of clients everyday. Besides Zila Parishad, offices of Block Development and Project Officer (Jalandhar-West), Sub-Divisional Officer (Panchayati Raj), Development Officer (Women Cell), NREGA Cell and PAWAN Scheme are located in the building. “Even the annual repair of the building has not been done for more than 10 years. During rainy season, water starts percolating from the rooftops, which obviously cause damage to the years-old record of our office,” said an employee. A.S. Bains, Secretary, Zila Parishad, said a new building of the Zila Parishad had already been constructed and the Zila Parishad office would be shifted to it soon. “Due to some technical constraints, the shifting to the new building has been delayed. Major maintenance of the existing building can only be started after the shifting. We will renovate it in best possible way, as for city it is nothing less than a heritage building,” added Bains. “As far as other offices are concerned, they have been given space on rent and we are planning to shift some of them out of the building,” he added. The Executive Engineer, Panchayati Raj, was not available for comments. |
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Commonwealth Games
Jalandhar, June 24 The Commonwealth torch would be carried by Olympians and Arjuna awardees on the city periphery. The torch would be accompanied by about 70 Commonwealth officials. And to make the torch relay a success, the district administration has planned arrangements for drinking water, sheds, cleanliness and relay route schedule in the city. Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said the torch would reach at 9 am on June 26. “We have completed all arrangements pertaining to the torch relay. And the city residents, including the youth, should reach in large numbers for a rousing welcome to the relay,” he said. Deputy Director (Sports) Hazari Lal Sharma said the torch would traverse a relay distance of 3 km from 11.10 am to 11.45 am. “The torch relay would be held for 35 minutes during which sportspersons would run for a distance of 80 metres each,” he said. A fleet of 25 vehicles would accompany the torch relay. The Commonwealth torch convoy would reach Kapurthala via Dyalpur village and on reaching the periphery of Jalandhar the torch would first reach the ITBP and CRPF campus via Kartarpur where Arjuna awardees and senior officials would give a floral welcome. Then the torch would move towards the Bidhipur level crossing and reach Maqsudan. Then it would proceed towards Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya from where the torch relay will begin. From HMV the torch would pass through Workshop Chowk, Football Chowk, Nakodar Chowk, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk and BMC Chowk. From BMC Chowk the torch would move towards the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Ladowali Road and then to BSF Chowk,” he added. On the BSF campus jawans would give a ceremonial welcome to the torch convoy with a band display. Later it would reach the PAP complex where it would be received by former DGP M.S. Bhullar and other senior police officials, he said. Then the torch would move towards Jalandhar cantonment. “Further the torch would reach Phagwara and Phillaur and then reach Ludhiana,” he added. Sports awardeesSpeak Col Balbir Singh (hockey): It is for the first time that I will get the privilege of carrying the Commonwealth Games torch. I am thrilled at the very thought of being part of the Games. Charanjit Bawa (football): As I am 74 years old I cannot run. I would stand and receive the torch. But it is an honour participating in the Commonwealth Games. Gurmangal Dass (Director, Football Academy, Rurka Kalan): I am excited and virtually thrilled at the thought of carrying the Commonwealth torch. It is a lifetime opportunity and a moment which I would cherish throughout my life. |
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Prenatal Sex Determination
Jalandhar, June 24 One of the centres failed to produce the record of scanned patients and the other two were declared non-functional due to unavailability of qualified ultrasonographers. Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr Ajay Sahni said the authorities had sealed Grewal Scanning Centre, Shahkot, as its owner failed to produce the record. Confirming the development, Civil Surgeon Dr S.K. Gupta said the centre had been sealed for three weeks. “For such centres, it is mandatory under the PNDT Act to maintain the record of identity proof and consent forms of the scanned individuals. In any case, if the centre fails to produce the documents during inspection, the health authorities are empowered to take the necessary action,” said Dr Gupta. Scanning units at Gulab Devi Hospital and Dayanand Ayurvedic College were declared non-functional by the authorities. District Family Welfare Officer Dr Maninder Minhas, who inspected the centres, said the two centres were already out of operation and were declared non-functional due to unavailability of qualified ultrasonographer. “Although there was not a case of malpractice in these centres, as per the Act it is not allowed to run such centres without the availability of a qualified doctor. We declared them non-operating so that chances of misuse of such centres was made negligible,” she added. |
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Sugar sells at Rs 32 a kg
Jalandhar, June 24 The prices of essential vegetables like onion and potato remained nearly the same as that of last week. Onion and potato remained at Rs 10 and Rs 6 per kg, respectively, this week. The prices of peas also remained static at Rs 80 per kg this week. The prices of garlic and cucumber also remained same as that of last week. Capsicum witnessed an increase of Rs 3 per kg and was sold at Rs 35 per kg this week. Cauliflower witnessed an increase of Rs 3 per kg this week and remained at Rs 28 per kg. Radish also saw an increase of Rs 2 per kg against Rs 14
last week. On the other side, lady’s finger and bitter gourd saw a decrease of Rs 3 per kg. Long gourd and lemon witnessed a decrease in prices. Long gourd and cauliflower was selling at Rs 15 and Rs 25 per kg respectively and witnessed a decease of Rs 5 per kg in prices. |
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Three ghosts and a nautanki
Jalandhar, June 24 Curtains went up and out came Kapoor indulged in hysterics. Bawa and Kolhapure followed suit. The play was “Aasman Se Gire Khajoor Pe Atke” and the trio happened to be playing two bhoots and a bhootni. The play started with the three doing something that left the audience confused if it was theatre or a stand-up act gone over ambitious. The guy ghosts tried to woo the lady ghost who kept telling them to stop their bakwas in her high-pitched voice. As it came out, the three were Babu (Bawa), an encounter specialist, an ameer baap’s sharif aulaad, Kunwar Mahendra Pratap Singh Rathore (Kapoor), a rich builder with great connections, and Kanchan, a look-I’m-so-sweet-and-delicate housewife. They had just died and wandered as ghosts owing to reasons they (and the audience) had no clue of. Written and directed by Bawa, the play’s pre-interval part had poetry attempts by the dialogue writer (read: How sweet….Chup raho varna dungi peet), Kapoor’s myriad oft-heard takes on Mallika Sherawat and Kolhapure mouthing bakwas mat karo over and over again. The interval began right after Kapoor danced
to a Ghungroo toot gaye number on Kanchan bhootni’s request. Post interval, Babu and Kanchan fell in love and the three jumped into a dream sequence with a change of costume and disco lights, dancing to chaand mera dil, mil gaya humko saathi, etc. with their own recorded voices playing in the background. It wasn’t until the last 10 minutes or so that the cast came out with their asli identities. Babu was actually a man who’d come to Mumbai to look for his sweetheart and had become a gangster. Kanchan was Pallavi, a bar girl and also Babu’s unfound sweetheart who’d been pushed into the trade by Rathore. Bansi and Pallavi couldn’t get to madhur milan until Pallavi did not forgive Rathore and grant him mukti. The only good thing about the play was that going by the characters, the cast was apt. Music was by Utpal Sharma and sound effects by Satyajit Gajmer. We hear the play goes international by August. Whoops! |
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Caste-based society
behind honour killings: Kainth
Phagwara, June 24 Talking to newsmen here yesterday, Kainth said though the Dalits, especially the downtrodden, had contributed a lot for constituting different governments in various states and even at the Centre, the conservative society was still working on old system of hating them. Kainth urged the Central and state governments to check the increasing menace of so-called Khap panchayats. The BSM leader suggested booking of all violators, including Khap panchayats members, who were encouraging a caste-based society and ignoring human values. Kanith expressed concern ove the reports of possible Naxalism in the country, including Punjab, and said that “social-economic disparity” being adopted by the governments and deployment of paramilitary forces were not the only solution, but the government should monitor the funds sent to the affected. |
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Khalsa College ROB to open by July 15
Jalandhar, June 24 The Railways is reportedly through with all work for the span area. “The crust work on the leg starting from Defence Colony side, however, remains to be finished, which could take just a few days if weather conditions remain conducive,” said PWD Executive
Engineer B.S. Tuli. The officials said they were waiting for the Punjab Chief Minister to give a date for its formal inauguration. The ROB has taken almost two years for completion, stretching nearly five months beyond its deadline. The opening of the bridge will surely ease the traffic along other parallel crossings, including those on Ladowali Road and Garha Road since the buses would no longer be required to take diversion. This will also save the precious time of commuters who would not have to take a longer detour along narrow lanes to get out of the city in the bus. Tuli said even the Maqsudan ROB would be ready by July 30. “Only two to three slabs beneath the span area are to be removed. This will be done by July 4 and the remaining finishing work would follow,” he added. |
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SGPC to seek deletion of caste column after current poll: Makkar
Jalandhar June 24 SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar stated this while responding to queries of mediapersons after addressing a meeting of SAD leaders and workers at the Model Town gurdwara for mobilising party cadres to enrol the maximum voters on Thursday. Makkar stated that the format of the voter form was very old. Nothing could be done for getting the caste column removed at this juncture for the forthcoming SGPC elections as the voter enrolment process had already started and any attempt to make a change in the form at this stage would only delay the election. To another query, he said there was no need of a declaration to the effect that the voter believed in Guru Granth Sahib only and had no other religion. Blaming anti-SAD groups, he said they were unnecessarily raising this issue only in an attempt to get the election delayed. The declaration by the voter that one is a Kesdhari Sikh is adequate, he added. |
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Bihari Couple’s Murder
Phagwara, June 24 After a wait of seven days, following the murder of the Bihari couple, the Phagwara police handed over the body of the girl to the family of her in-laws, who came forward to cremate their daughter-in-law on Wednesday evening. This was confirmed by Sadar SHO Ravinder Singh while talking to The Tribune here today. The couple had started living in the room allotted by their employer Amarjit Singh, also the Sarpanch of Miherru village. Kapurthala SSP Ram Singh said that the police had got vital clues to the murder and was in constant touch with the Bihar police. He said the family members, including the father of the girl, Khushvu, sent a fax message that as the marriage was solemnised against their wishes so the funeral could be done by her in-laws. He said then the family members of the groom, who came to Phagwara for the funeral of their son, agreed to take and cremate the body of their daughter-in-law in Phagwara on Wednesday evening. The SSP said the police had registered a case of murder under section 302, IPC, against Arvind Sharma, father of the deceased girl, and his three accomplices. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, June 24 Rubina Chauhan, a student of B.Sc (Economics)-I of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts bagged the first position in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and secured 600 marks out of 800. The topper bagged 75 per cent marks in aggregate. HMV topper
A student of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (HMV) brought laurels to her institution by bagging top position in the university. Kanika Handa, a student of B.Com (Professional)-I, bagged 596 marks out of 750. The Principal of the college, Dr J. Kackeria, congratulated the topper. Merit holder
Ruchika Jain, a student of Prem Chand Markanda S.D.
College bagged the third position in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and secured 614 marks out of 800.
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