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‘Need to be serious on reducing disaster risks’
Young World
Society can’t prosper without safeguarding dignity of women, says VC
Kin of terrorism victims await revision of pension
Different strokes
Students of Hindu College explain their paintings to a visitor at Thakar Singh Art Gallery in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Tata Crucible Campus Quiz
Jivitesh and Nitin Sharma with a cheque for Rs 75,000 they won in the regional round of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz-2011 in Amritsar. A Tribune photograph
Former SGPC chief Lalpura cremated
Protest against Mayor
Teacher attacked, turban removed
Supreme Court rejects plea of sugar hoarders
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GND varsity gives research top priority
GS Paul/Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 11 Besides this, the university would initiate to identify at least 50 research students annually to groom them further for extensive teaching. The students would also be granted a scholarship of Rs 5,000 each. Elaborating further, Vice-Chancellor Prof AS Brar said to bring efficiency in the field of research, the university has already procured state-of-the-art sophisticated equipment worth Rs 3.6 crore. “The teachers have specifically been conveyed to explore the inquisitive mind of their pupils and get them delve into more and more research activities. We have already started 106 research projects in various disciplines with the help of Rs 17-crore grant, received from the UGC, ICSSR and other central bodies”, he said. Another significant provision, which was kept reserved in this session’s budget, was for the students belonging to the rural and deprived section. The V-C said the university has already submitted a request to the state government for early release of Rs 2 crore against the scholarship to be granted to those bright students belonging to reserved categories. “Besides, another amount of Rs 3 lakh has been released for the benefit of deserving handicapped students”, he added. It is to mention that with a view to impart higher education to the rural students, the GNDU in collaboration with the state government, has established four colleges which included one each in Verka, Amritsar, Chung in Tarn Taran, Narot Jaimal Singh in Gurdaspur, Mithra in Kapurthala. “The state government would release a grant of Rs 1.5 crore to each college annually to raise the infrastructure and spruce up academic activities. We have already received an annual grant of Rs 95.72 lakh for Mithra College. The classes in this college have already been started. The other three too would be started from the current session,” viewed Dr Inderjit Singh, university registrar. It is to mention that the university is also coming up with two regional campuses in Sathiala (Amritsar) and Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala), an amount of Rs 4.5 crore has been received for the purpose by the university. Meanwhile, the VC told that the university’s pay burden has increased from Rs 97 crore to Rs 112 crore from this session in the wake of the UGC and fifth pay commission recommendations and the university anticipated a decline in the annual income to the tune of Rs 63 crore in 2011-12.
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Administration gets mentally ill patients admitted to hospital
Amritsar, March 11 Several of them are chronic mental patients who were admitted to the Dr Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health after the intervention of the district administration here yesterday. “During various camps and programmes in different parts of the district we came across a number of people who were suffering from different mental ailments and required immediate treatment. But due to poor family conditions and lack of awareness, they were kept chained or ‘imprisoned’ in their own homes. They were forced to live in inhuman conditions,” revealed Kahan Singh Pannu, Deputy Commissioner (DC). The DC immediately asked the CDPOs to look for such patients in their respective blocks. The administration prepared a list of 400-500 such patients, who required the treatment. “We pursued the family members to get their wards treated in hospitals instead of using brutal force. We deputed the officials to bring those to Dr Vidya Sagar institute for treatment who could even afford to come to the hospital. Out of these 20 patients were chronically ill who used to become violent and were kept in chains in their homes,” he said. He added that these patients would be given certificates so that they would be provided with the facilities like pension under various government schemes. Dr B.L. Goel, Director of the hospital, while appreciating the initiative, informed that out of these 20 patients, 15 were admitted to the hospital, while the remaining were given treatment and counselled. He said the institute would help them in every possible way and medical teams and experts would be sent with the help of the administration to different blocks so that medical treatment could be provided to those who could not afford to reach the hospital. He said block-level camps would also be organised in the near future.
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‘Need to be serious on reducing disaster risks’
Amritsar, March 11 The workshop organised by the disaster management wing of Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP), was inaugurated by Municipal Corporation Commissioner DPS Kharbanda. The experts felt a need for a concrete strategy to reduce risks of various disasters while undertaking various development activities like construction of schools, fortification of flood protection works, urban development, water supply and sanitation, afforestation, gender empowerment, capacity building of various stake holders, and strengthening of Panchayati Raj institutions. Every village should be self-sufficient to cater to its own needs to meet any disaster, like water sampling and its testing during floods to prevent any epidemic. The existing approved projects having various kinds of infrastructures can be reviewed for reducing disaster risks, such as Sarv Sikhya Abhiyan, which cater to the construction of school buildings, could be reviewed to make these buildings earthquake and flood resistant. “It was viewed that existing bridges and roads should be strengthened and upgraded to mitigate disasters in future. Moreover, a judicious man-machine mix in the construction of flood protection works will help generate employment in an area. There is also vast scope for involvement of various corporate bodies under their ‘corporate social responsibility’ in taking up various developmental activities in the sector of social welfare and health from the angle of reducing disaster risks,” said Kharbanda. |
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Students rally against polybags
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 11 They raised slogans and held banners for the promotion of use of paper bags. They interacted with shopkeepers and distributed them self-made paper bags. The students also submitted a letter in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and requested him to impose ban on the use of polybags, following in the footsteps of Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and New Delhi. The DC assured them that he is already working on the issue and Punjab, too, would be polythene free in the future. Athletic meet
Harjit Singh of the Social Sciences Department and Shelly of the Botanical and Environmental Sciences Department were declared best athletes in their respective sections in the annual athletic meet of Guru Nanak Dev University Campus that concluded here today. Prof A.S. Brar, Vice-Chancellor, presided over the valedictory function and gave away prizes to the winners. About 500 athletes participated in the two-day sports meet. Prof Surinder Singh, Dean, Academic Affairs, Dr M.P.S. Ishar, Dean, Students Welfare, and Dr Inderjit Singh, Registrar, were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, the Department of Social Sciences lifted the Championship Trophy in the men’s section, while the Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences remained champion in the women’s category. Dr H.S. Randhawa, Deputy Director, Sports, of the university, read out the annual report for the session 2010-11 and informed that 40 campus players got positions in international, national and inter-university competitions. Ninety players participated in the inter-university competitions. In the inter-college championships, six campus teams remained winners, 12 teams got runners-up position and four teams came third, he added. Stress management
“Your life is what your thoughts are”, said guest speaker Dr Harvinder Pal Singh, founder president of the Life Care Foundation, an NGO working in the field of stress management, as he shared his thoughts on “Stress management” with the staff of DAV Public School, Lawrence Road. Answering the queries of teachers he said, “We should enjoy the work we are doing and always find happiness in the present”. Rotarian Upkar Singh Sethi, district governor elected for the year 2012-13, eminent Arya Samaj activist Surjit Dukhi and president of NIMPHA and social activist Gursharan Singh Babbar were also present.Meanwhile, Dr Neelam Kamra, Principal, BBK DAV College, emphasised that it was very important to keep oneself stress-free for success at work and in life. DAV Principal Neera Sharma said happiness lies in our attitude towards life and thanked the guest from Jalandhar for encouraging the staff member to look for happiness within themselves. Baseball tourney
The baseball team of BBK DAV College won the GND University inter-college baseball championship held on the varsity campus. The college team presented a splendid show by defeating HMV, Jalandhar, KMV, Jalandhar, and GND University campus. Earlier five players, i.e. Pardeep, Amandeep, Veerpal, Paramjit and Deepika, represented the GND University baseball team at the all-India inter-varsity meet held at Rohtak recently and got the third position. Two players of the same team, Paramjit and Gurmeet, represented the Punjab baseball team for Senior National held at Indore from November 20 to 25, 2010, and got third position. Convocation
The S.R. Government College for Women organised the annual convocation. Vice Chancellor, GND University, Prof Ajaib Singh Brar was the chief guest. Degrees were conferred on 610 students of BA, B.Com, B.Sc and postgraduate courses. Principal of the college Dr Gurnam Bedi read the annual report of the college highlighting the landmark achievements of the institution. The chief guest congratulated the degree holders and asked them to gear themselves up to face the challenges of privatisation and globalisation by being self-supporting rather than relying on external agencies. A colourful cultural programme was staged at the end of function. Alumni meet
The annual alumni meet of the S.R. Government College for Women was held in the college auditorium. Hundreds of students participated. A cultural programme was organised. |
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Society can’t prosper without safeguarding dignity of women, says VC
Amritsar, March 11 He advocated that religion plays an important role in determining the status of women in any society, since it exerts powerful influence on the thought, culture and behaviours of people. This seminar was organised by the Department of Guru Nanak Studies of the GND University under the Special Assistance Programme of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Dr Gursharan Kaur Jaggi, former Registrar, Punjabi University, Patiala, presided over the inaugural session and Prof N Muthu Mohan, professor and head, Department of Guru Nanak Studies of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (Tamil Nadu), presented the keynote address. Around 50 scholars across India with specialisation in different religious traditions of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity would present their research papers. "The emergent global changes have brought changes in the social structure and have consequently encouraged flexibility in gender roles. Women are entering in all areas of human life and activity which were closed till now”, he said. Meanwhile, Prof. Brar also honoured Dr. (Mrs) Jaggi and Dr. Muthu Mohan by presenting them a set of University publications and a shawl to them. Dr. Gursharan Kaur Jaggi, formerly Principal and ex-Registrar, Punjabi University, Patiala remarked that the woman is the centre of humanity. “In the medieval period, women were degraded as they were supposed to create hindrance in the way of emancipation. At that time, the Gurus raised their voice to improve the condition of women and condemned orthodox religious practices. “In the present era, we need to think and find solutions to problems like female foeticide, suicides, bride-burning and domestic violence,” she said.
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Kin of terrorism victims await revision of pension
Amritsar, March 11 “The families suffered for over a decade but the government did not have time to issue a notification regarding hike in the pension amount, which the Chief Minister promised to do about two years ago,” alleged Dr B R Hastir, Chairman of All India Terrorist Victim Association. He claimed that during a meeting held in February 2009, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the presence of officials concerned declared to raise the pension from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000. A two-member committee was constituted and after reviewing, a proposal was forwarded to the government in this regard. “Doubling the pension amount would only burden the state by just another Rs 19 crore. But it would benefit thousands of victims living in pitiable conditions in the state,” added Dr Hastir. Chander Shekhar Sharma, patron of the association, pointed out that as many as 1,500 victims, including those who migrated to cities from rural areas, were still homeless and struggling for their rehabilitation. Meanwhile, a delegation of the association, led by Chander Shekhar Sharma and Dr BR Hastir, chairman, along with Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal and Chairman, Sewerage Board, Dr Baldev Raj Chawla, have met the Chief Minister for issuing the notification. They claimed that the Chief Minister has asked the Transport Minister to bring the issue during the cabinet meet. They said the Chief Minister had also assured them to discus the remaining issues after the budget session in Punjab Vidhan Sabha. |
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Different strokes
Amritsar, March 11 With a theme ‘overdependence on technology’, Sahil Chopra, a BMM-II semester student, drew a computer on the head of a man depicting the IT sector revolutionising the human life at the cost of true human relationship. “I tried to express that human being has become a slave of gadgets, mobiles and computers,” he said. Equally enthusiastic was Ankit Malhotra (BMM-IV semester) student who tried to project the faulty water drainage system of the holy city through a character named ‘Pooh’. Pooh, though protects himself from the rain with the help of an umbrella, gets caught in the slush due to water accumulation on the road. Both Amandeep Singh (BMM-II semester) and Deepinder Singh (BMM-IV semester) tried to express the importance of meditation in one’s life. Mohit Arora (BMM-IV) and Vazir Singh (BMM-II) picked up the ‘nature of woman’ as the subject. Vazir showed women empowerment and drew a lotus flower to express softness of her mind and heart yet so strong in character. On the other hand, Mohit painted two women gossiping on endless topics while pulling water from the well. Their teacher Gurpreet Kaur too was one of the participants in this exhibition. The tree in her paining described the loneliness in life. “It is actually a state of mind of majority of people who are unable to decide what to do in life. Actually it was the same state of affairs I was passing through and I used my brush to express my feel on the canvas,” she said.
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Guru Nanak Dev University win regional round
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 11 The Tata Crucible Campus Quiz-2011 will now travel to 23 other cities in the country. Giri Bala Subramanian was the chief guest for the evening and awarded the winning team a cash prize of Rs 75,000 along with other prizes. The runners-up from the NIT, Jalandhar, were awarded a cash prize of Rs 35,000. The GND University winners will now compete with regional winners from 23 other cities at the national finals scheduled to be held in Mumbai later. Tata Crucible has been recognised for pioneering new formats and types of quizzing that have kept the audiences engaged and excited over the last six years. Hosted by the ace quiz master Giri Balasubramaniam, aka Pickbrain, tested participants’ proficiency, wit and out-of-box thinking. Tata Crucible campus quiz attracts students from diverse disciplines, including management, engineering, law and chartered accountancy. This year, additional prizes are being given. From Amritsar, the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz-2011 will move on to Chandigarh (March 12), Delhi (March 13), Rohtak (March 14), Ahmedabad (March 15), Jaipur ( March 16), Bangalore (March 17), Chennai (March 19), Cochin (March 22), Mumbai (March 27),Varanasi (March 28) and Pune (March 31).
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Former SGPC chief Lalpura cremated
Tarn Taran, March 11 Besides being the former president of the SGPC, Lalpura represented this Vidhan Sabha constituency thrice and he was member of the Legislative Council for 12 years as the ruling SAD candidate. The pyre was lit by Amarjit Singh and Daljit Singh, the sons of Lalpura. Harmit Singh Sandhu, MLA, Bhupinder Singh Khera, president of the Municipal Council, Sukhdev Singh Shahbazpuri, district president of the Congress, were among the other hundreds who were present on the occasion. |
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Youth Cong members court arrest
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 11 They were seeking detail accounts of Rs 526 crore which the civic authorities claimed to have spent on development works in the city. Today, they again sat on a protest dharna in front of the residence of Malik and raised slogans against the mayor, SAD-BJP government and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. A large number of police personal gheraoed the venue to avoid any untoward incident. Later, the agitating Youth Congress activists were arrested under Sections 283 and 188 of Indian Penal Code and taken to Civil Line police station. They were sent to the judicial remand in the central jail.
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Teacher attacked, turban removed
Tarn Taran, March 11 A deputation of the Sikhya Karmi Adhyapak Union (SKAU), Government Teachers Union (GTU) and other organisations met Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kulbir Singh here for action against the culprits and presented him a memorandum. The ADC assured the deputation of justice. The organisations in the memorandum alleged that the Chairman of the Rural Education Development Committee, sarpanch and other unidentified persons attacked the teacher when he was teaching the students. Surjit Singh was not only injured, but his turban was also removed in the attack. Surjit Singh was also working as the Block Level Officer (BLO) for election purpose. The teacher organisations have threatened that in case they were denied justice the organisations would be forced to intensify their agitation on the state level. — OC |
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Supreme Court rejects plea of sugar hoarders
Amritsar, March 11 In a press release issued here today, the district administration said the hoarders had filed a plea in December last year after it was dismissed by the local and then by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The plea was rejected yesterday. It is evident to mention here that the District Food and Civil Supply Department had seized about 12,000 quintals of sugar from different godowns situated on Tarn Taran Road in 2009. The administration registered a case against the accused under the Essential Commodity Act and later auctioned the seized sugar. — TNS
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Instead of computers, they have used their painting brushes to give shape to their
visualisations. Students pursuing Bachelors in Multimedia (BMM) at Hindu College have come up with a three-day exhibition of their paintings at Thakar Singh Art Gallery.
With a theme ‘overdependence on technology’, Sahil Chopra, a BMM-II semester student, drew a computer on the head of a man depicting the IT sector revolutionising the human life at the cost of true human relationship.
Amritsar, March 11
