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Rainak Bazaar Encroachments Shopkeepers in self-correction mode
Docs dole out safe Divali tips for cracker lovers
Singing for the jobless
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Seminar on Indo-Pak relations organised
Teams deployed for monitoring air, sound pollution
Security arrangements in place
2 held in Amritpal murder case
Wadala willing to contest SGPC seat
Decision on pension hailed
Young World
Miscreants snatch earrings from woman
Convention by Leftists on Nov 10
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Rainak Bazaar Encroachments Shopkeepers in self-correction mode
Jalandhar, November 4 After a marking by officials of the building branch of the MC, almost every other shopkeeper in Rainak Bazaar has started renovation, pulling down the pucca extensions and going at least 2 to 5 feet backwards. Such a step on the part of the shopkeepers, which is unusual in Jalandhar, is now being taken at the time of Divali. In fact, they have no option as the officials have fixed November 10 as the deadline to remove encroachments themselves or face the consequences. Since they do not have much time in hand, the shopkeepers have had no option but to resort to corrective steps on their own. While customers are flocking the market in large numbers, the shopkeepers are finding it hard to accommodate them, especially when the entrance points are being redone. Mohinder Lal, owner of a footwear showroom, said he was getting his shop renovated through the night. “We pack up all our goods in the night and rearrange them every morning,” he claimed, adding that since everyone had unanimously decided to do it, he too did not have any option. Those running the popular tikki and chat stalls, by blatantly encroaching upon the chowk near an electricity transformer, too, are apprehensive but adamant at the same time. “We are not moving as of now. Let us see what happens.” Officials of the MC are quite appeased with the move. All top officials have appreciated the effort. “This is the result of our strong action at Sheikhan Bazaar, where the shopkeepers had failed to budge and had to face the brunt,” said Rahul Gupta, Joint Commissioner. |
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Docs dole out safe Divali tips for cracker lovers
— Dr Saurabh Mittal, eye specialist
Jalandhar, November 4 While doctors have been insisting on maximum restrain on the use of crackers, they have also been emphasising that only branded crackers should be used instead of the much commonly available local-made ones. Raising seriousness over the issue, Dr Sanjeev Sharma, an ENT specialist, and president of the IMA Jalandhar, said, “The branded ones are relatively safe. One also needs to ensure that the level of noise that they emit should not be higher than 10 decibels in any case.” The doctor further highlighted, “You never know there could be stones or heavier splinters inside, which could hit your eyes as they burst and cause injuries.” As an ENT expert, he advised that if anyone feels a continuous ringing sensation in the ears or is unable to balance himself, he should immediately visit the doctor. He stresses that old patients, babies and asthma and skin allergy patients should remain indoors on Divali night to avoid any complications. Dr Vikram Sood, a skin specialist, also had a piece of advice, “Everyone using crackers should wash his hands and face properly, apply a sunscreen lotion and then go out to burst crackers for maximum protection of the skin. Hands and face should be washed properly again immediately after the use of crackers.” Giving a first-aid tip, he said, “If there is any burn on any part of the body, it should be immediately kept under water till the person feels a little cool in the affected area.” Eye specialist Dr Saurabh Mittal said that there could be three types of cracker injuries in the eye. “In case there is no bleeding, the eyes should be washed with clean water preferably with mineral water or RO water instead of tap water. Without wasting much time, the patient should be brought to the hospital,” he advised. |
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Singing for the jobless
Jalandhar, November 4 “Rail ko banaya, sadkon ko bichaya, Hawa mein udaya, chanda ko milaya, Naav ko banaya, paani mein chalaya, Meri na zindagi chale….mere liye kaam nahi” With such simple, straight-from-the-heart phrases highlighting the problem of unemployment, for the last over two decades, since their marriage in the late 90s, Charul and Vinay, alumni of prestigious institutes like IIM, Ahmedabad, and School of Planning, Ahmedabad, have been performing together, serving as mouthpieces for the marginalised masses. While singing at the beat of daphli-ghungroos, the Ahmedabad-based scholar-cum-singer couple, who were specially invited to perform at the “Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da”, literally stole the show on the last evening of the mela. “We execute research projects and surveys pertaining to the various aspects of professions and living standards of the various communities of country. We came across a range of genuine problems of people living in villages and forests and narrated their problems through our songs,” said Charul, a doctorate in architecture planning and management, who sings along with her husband, while rhythmically tapping the ghungroos. Vinay, who originally hails from Gurdaspur district, moved to Ahmedabad after completing agricultural engineering from PAU, Ludhiana, in 1985. He had done his MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. “Singing was always my hobby and our introduction with pro-people ideology made us pro-people singers,” said Vinay. “We never sought a particular kind of platform or audience. We performed in front of workers, peasants, IAS officers, senior politicians and lawyers. However, with the change of audience, we neither diluted our message nor compromised our ideology,” he added. When asked how long do they plan to stick to their cause of ensuring employment to all, they answered in sing song,“Gayenge tab tak re, ke jab tak kaam nahi.” |
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Seminar on Indo-Pak relations organised
Jalandhar, November 4 These thoughts were expressed by Prof K. Warikoo, School of International Studies, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi, during a national seminar on “Indo-Pak relations: From past to present”, sponsored by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The seminar was held at B.D. Arya Girls College, Jalandhar Cantonment. In his keynote address, Prof Warikoo said Pakistan treats Kashmir as an unfinished agenda of Partition and the core issue to be resolved by both nations according to the wishes of Kashmiris. “Pakistan strategy has been to press for third party intervention in Kashmir and to seek posting of international observers along the LoC in response to Indian calls for stopping cross-border terrorism”, he added. Resource person Dr Surinder Kler Shukla, Professor of political science from Panjab University, Chandigarh, highlighted issues concerning India’s foreign policies. He said while maintaining foreign relations it is not people’s emotions, which work rather the political and national interests, which take the centre stage. Talking about the US factor in Indo-Pak relations, Prof Kuldeep Singh, Director of South Asian Studies, GND University, Amritsar, said thew US has its own role to play in Indo-Pak relations. “Even in its war against terrorism, the US is more interested in Pakistan than in India. The US administration pursues its own Pak-Afghan policy. Whenever there is a dialogue process, US serves its interests first which has its repercussions on both India and Pakistan,” he added. Dr Emanuel Nahar, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, highlighted the issues concerning SAARC Summits. Dr Rajesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, GND University, Amritsar, discussed nuclear confidence building measures between India and Pakistan. The seminar was summed up by Dr Kulwant Kaur, Professor of political science, Jammu University, Jammu, by critically analysing the seminar. Dr Kulwant maintained that the highest number of human rights violations takes place in Kashmir. Lecturers from various colleges across the state also presented their papers on topics concerning Indo-Pak relations. Students from DAV and Doaba Colleges also participated in the seminar. |
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Teams deployed for monitoring air, sound pollution
Jalandhar, November 4 Talking to The Tribune, Executive Engineer of the board Harbir Singh said the department would monitor the pollution on a day before to a day after Divali, ie Thursday, Friday and Saturday. To measure the pollution level the board had installed respiratory dust collectors (RDC) in industrial, commercial and silence zones, he added. The level of suspended particles in air should not exceed beyond 250, while the permissible level of both sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide is 60. Talking about the sound pollution, Harbir Singh said the maximum permissible intensity of crackers was 55 decibels. Teams comprising over 20 employees had been constituted to monitor the air and sound pollution caused during these days. After collecting the data, the board would submit a report in this regards to the Union Government and work according to directions from the Centre thereafter. |
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Security arrangements in place
Jalandhar, November 4 Police parties and Home Guard jawans were already patrolling different parts of the city to check the activities of anti-social elements. Anti-sabotage checking was also being specially done at a number of strategic points and special nakas laid in view of the festival. The traffic police had been deployed at various markets and roundabouts to regulate vehicular traffic smoothly. Additional police force had been assigned the duty to regulate traffic at BMC Chowk, Model Town, Kishanpura Chowk, Sodal railway crossing, Ram Nagar railway crossing, Shekhian Bazar, Rainak Bazar, Jail Road, Nakodar Chowk and certain other areas. These places are prone to frequent traffic jams. |
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2 held in Amritpal murder case
Jalandhar, November 4 Apprehending illicit relations of Amritpal Singh, alias Pappu, a resident of Kartarpur, with his mother, the SSP said that Sonu in connivance with his friend Pamma plotted the murder. They abducted Pappu from the Kala Khaira village bus stand and took to a filed owned by Gian Singh of the same village in June 2008. The duo strangled the victim and dumped him in a cesspool in the field with his face in the water. The mutilated body was found from the field after a couple of days. The police had initiated inquest proceedings in the case as the body could not be identified. The SSP said the accused admitted to have committed the crime. |
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Wadala willing to contest SGPC seat
Jalandhar, November 4 Wadala, who is the chairman of the Kartarpur Ravi-Beas Darshanabhilashi Sanstha, will hold the 117 ardas on November 6 for constructing a corridor on the Indo-Pak border from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district to Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan. He said they had written to President Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton on this issue which would be a right step in ensuring stability in the region and would also foster improved relations between India and Pakistan.
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Decision on pension hailed
Jalandhar, November 4 Dr V.K. Tewari and Dr Gurdip Sharma, president and general secretary of the federation, appealed to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to grant benefits of pension and gratuity to the employees of the aided colleges. While moving the bill in the Vidhan Sabha on March 30, 1999, Parkash Singh Badal had stated that pension benefits would be made available to employees of the private aided colleges on the pattern
of the act of the aided school employees. Even the law makers in the assembly, at that time, had unanimously passed the bill on March 3, 1999, granting due benefits to the employees of the aided colleges from April 1, 1992. The bill was approved by the Governor and the same was enacted on April 26, 1999, and published
in the gazette. The provision of pension and gratuity for the employees of the aided colleges became a law for the existing incumbents on April 1, 1992. The federation also regretted that the law had not been implemented for the past 11 years and the retired teachers have been subject to injustice. This is despite the fact that the employees had been demanding the implementation of the act and
lodged several protests all these years. Vice-chairman, Dr Tewari and executive member of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of managements, principals and teachers demanded implementation of the pension gratuity
act for the benefit of teachers. |
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Red Ribbon Express in Phagwara
Phagwara, November 4 Punjab Technical Education Minister Swarana Ram inaugurated an exhibition on the occasion, while Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary presided over the function. Addressing the gathering, Chaudhary said that around 22,937 people in Punjab were found HIV positive, of them 8,655 were affected by AIDS, while 1,688 AIDS patients had died. He said it was a fast-spreading disease and if no proper attention was paid towards its control, it would prove deadly in the near future. He said more than three crore people in the world were affected with AIDS and every year, around 27 lakh more people got afflicted. In India itself, around 23 lakh persons were affected with the disease, of them 39 per cent were females. Kapurthala Civil Surgeon Dr Harvinder Singh and Phagwara SDM Amarjit Paul said that during its three-day stay at the railway station here, the people from different sections of society would be given training on the deadly disease. They said the project was aimed at bringing the HIV/AIDS-affected persons to the mainstream for socio-economc development than merely showing it as a medical or public health issue. The train was flagged off from Delhi on December 1, 2009, on World AIDS Day and would cover 124 railway stations across 24 states before ending its journey in December. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, November 4 Students also participated in events like paper presentation, typing tutor, cartooning and much more. Science exhibition
A science exhibition was held at St Joseph’s Boys School in which students presented as many as 95 working models of various science subjects. The main attractions of the exhibition were models like hydraulic weighing machine, a plinth for tomorrow, hydroelectric dam, thermal plant, windmill, biogas from kitchen waste, DNA extraction, lilly-pad, solar cooker and electronic quiz board. Father Dr Kurian encouraged students to explore the vast field of science and technology. Seminar on
blood donation
The Rotaract Club of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised a seminar on blood donation on October 28. Dr Lakhbir Singh, professor, Punjabi Department of DAV College, Jalandhar, and founder of the NGO Pahal, was the chief guest. He highlighted the importance of blood donation and informed girls about the level of haemoglobin and the role of diet in maintaining it. Creative writing
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus organised a creative writing competition. As many as seven colleges participated in three events, essay, poem and short story writing. Results: Essay writing - Rohit Sharma, Doaba College (1), Arun Singh, DAV College (2) and Gurpreet Singh, Government College, Kapurthala (3). Short story writing: Gurnoor Kaur, GND University College (1) followed by Komalpreet Kaur, Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala, and Imran Ansari, Government College, Kapurthala. Poem writing - Jagdish Kumar, Government College, Kapurthala (1), Amritpal Kaur, Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala (2) and Malika from BD Arya Girls College (3). Debate
An inter-school debate was held at Army Public School, Jalandhar cantonment, on October 29, in which six army schools falling under Headquarters 11 Corps took part. Junior students spoke on “internet (boom-bane) or boon” while senior students expressed their thoughts on “radical changes in government policies - a revolution in the Indian education system”. Among the participating schools were
Army Public School of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Beas, Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozepur. Results - Sangya Gupta and Parina Khanna of Army Public School, Jalandhar cantonment, bagged the first position in both the categories. Taru Methla from Army
School, Amritsar cantonment, was declared the best interjector. Chief guest, Col J.S. Nirmal, Additional Director, AWES 11 Corps HQ (retd) and Principal Ashok Jain lauded the performance of the students. Visit to Pingalwara
The postgraduate department of fashion designing of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya paid a visit to the Pingalwara to share some light moments with the inmates. The students, accompanied by their teachers, under
the social outreach programme, distributed sweets among inmates. Principal Dr Atima Sharma urged the students to actively play their social responsibility. Sports stars
The sports wing of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya bagged top positions in the Punjab State Women festival tournament held at Patiala. Ruchi and Meena won the first position in table tennis while the kho kho team, comprising Mandeep, Anjali, Seema and Veena, was declared the first runners-up. The badminton team, including Rajwinder, Pushpinder and Shahnaaz, and the basketball team of Salma and Bhawani were declared second runners-up. |
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Miscreants snatch earrings from woman
Phagwara, November 4 Jatinder was admitted in the local Civil Hospital. The police has registered a case. The assailants sped away after the attack, the police said. Personal enmity was said to be the cause of attack. In the third incident, three persons sustained injuries when the motorcycle on which they were riding was hit by a bus near Khajurala on the national highway. The bus driver sped away after hitting them. All the injured, Malkiat Ram, his mother Kailash Wati and another relative Banso, were admitted in the local Civil Hospital. |
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Economic Crisis in Punjab
Jalandhar, November 4 Talking to mediapersons here, central committee member of the CPM and in charge of its Punjab affairs Nilotpal Basu blamed both Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP government and Dr Manmohan Singh-led UPA government for the economic crisis of Punjab. Both the governments were harming the state economy by privatising public sector units, he added. Basu stated that all the four Communist parties would hold protests against Obama’s proposed visit to India on November 8. |
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