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Ward 1 residents face water woes
Ramdev’s struggle: City residents pour out feelings
LPU starts distance education programmes
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Two killed in accidents
Hockey coaching camps from today
HMV providing vocational training to poor students
Promotion Woes
Young World
Grant for NSS unit of PTU raised
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Ward 1 residents face water woes
Jalandhar, June 9 This has been the scene for the past around a month. Reason: The tubewell connection situated at Dadamal area has been out of order. At times the residents manage to get little water through another tubewell connection situated at Anand Nagar. The sudden technical snag in the tubewell connection has left the residents of Maqsudan bypass, Mahasha colony, Ravidass Nagar, Angad Nagar, Surat Nagar, Amandeep Avenue, Master colony and New Ravidass Nagar virtually helpless. Such is the scene that in this scorching heat the residents are forced to run the household chores with a maximum of five buckets of water throughout the day. “It has been more than a month since we are facing water shortage in this peak summers. Right from cooking food to washing clothes, bathing and running the mundane household works everything has become difficult. We spend our day saving water for household works,” said a shopkeeper from Maqsudan bypass locality. Another resident, Happy whose house entrance was flooded with line of six buckets said, “Every morning the first thing we do is reach outside the locality to fetch water from the tubewell of Conservator of Forests which is situated on the Jalandhar-Maqsudan road or from the MC water tank.” “We face a tough time during rains due to water logging. While many other colonies are well connected with roads but our condition has been the same for the past many years,” said a resident of Maqsudan bypass. Independent councillor from Ward 1, Paramjit Kaur Jassal, said the tubewell situated in Dadamal area went out of order a month back. “We have spent Rs 12.65 lakh for restoring the water connection. The work is going on in full swing and hopefully the water shortage problem would be over within three to four days,” she said, adding that even we are also putting up in this colony and facing water shortage. Further talking about various development works in her ward, she said sewerage project worth Rs 5 crore was laid at six colonies namely Ravidass Nagar, Anand Nagar, Janta Colony, Nav Nirman Nagar, Guru Nanak Nagar and Isa Nagar. “While another sewerage project worth Rs 13.70 crore will be started at Indra Colony within four months,” she added. It is pertinent to mention here that earlier her husband Des Raj Jassal was the councillor from this reserved ward as an independent candidate. Later this ward was declared reserved for women and his wife Paramjit Kaur Jassal won again. Surprisingly, the councillor claimed that all the colonies falling under her ward had fine road connectivity but a majority of the lanes in her own colony were not cemented. Ward 1 includes: Ashok Vihar, Indira Colony, Baba Mohan Das Nagar, Sarabha Nagar, Bank colony, Verka Milk Plant, Gurbaksh Nagar, Maqsudan Bypass, Mohara Colony, Surat Nagar, Master Colony, Amandeep Avenue, Ravidass Nagar, New Ravidass Nagar, Angad Nagar, Anand Nagar, New Anand Nagar, Janta Colony, Nav Nirman Janta Colony, Guru Nanak Nagar, Isa Nagar, Aara Mohalla, Chak Zinda Pind, Salimpur Musalmana, Sant Vihar and Navjot Colony. |
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Ramdev’s struggle: City residents pour out feelings
Jalandhar, June 9 From Baba Ramdev’s red-carpet welcome at the Delhi airport and heightened patriotism at the Ramlila Grounds (and the eventual crackdown) to Sushma Swaraj’s “courtesy call” to a seemingly unwell Baba at Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar (not to forget Baba’s call for an armed resistance, if need be), the Baba’s reputation has certainly come under a cloud for many reasons and his movement has suffered. The Anna camp, too, except for condemning police action observes a measured silence on the Baba even as it announces support for them. Though the city has no lack of faith in Baba Ramdev’s abilities as a yoga guru, most people have had a change in perspective after the recent incidents. While some still give him the benefit of doubt, others think Baba’s movement is constantly taking political colour and sidetracking from the core issue of fighting corruption. Here’s what some say: Rajesh Gupta, MD, Fairdeal Group of Companies: Neither the acts of the government, nor the Baba are 100 per cent justified. The action on the night of June 4 showed how scared and insecure the government is. As far as Baba is concerned, in India, the government doesn’t listen to you if there is no nuisance value. But Baba Ramdev’s call for an armed resistance is proof that he is scared too and since the government is planning to initiate legal actions against him regarding inadequacies, he is making strong statements to scare them. I did have a lot of faith in Baba Ramdev as a yoga guru but what he said yesterday was scary. What’s the difference between him and the government then? Training people militarily would not work out. The entire thing is getting way too political. Violent statements would only ensure that the real issue of tackling corruption gets sidelined. Anna Hazare’s struggle, however, is peaceful and he sticks to the cause. The BJP, which is backing him, is itself not serious. Can someone dance in the middle of the night if they are worried about people getting injured or rights being violated? With yesterday’s statement he has just shown his real colours. It’s just a lot of drama and no substance. Anna’s movement, however, is not political, nor does his camp create a ruckus. Anna’s movement makes a lot more sense. The government’s crackdown, however, wasn’t justified. That is no way to treat innocents. But both BJP’s excessive support and Baba’s violent statements have made his struggle suffer. That makes the scenario communal. A person of his stature shouldn’t have issued such statements. Ramdev has been deceiving people all through and with every statement he issues, it gets clearer. |
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LPU starts distance education programmes
Jalandhar, June 9 On the occasion, the chairman of the Lovely Group, Romesh Mittal, vice-chairman Naresh Mittal and chancellor LPU Ashok Mittal jointly inaugurated the launching ceremony by lighting of the lamp. Addressing the gathering, the chancellor said, “During the first year, we would be starting with 30 study programmes under five disciplines and we will add programmes further, as per the industry requirements.” The directorate is constantly working towards student support services, infrastructure and learning resources, automation of systems, innovative curriculum and learning pedagogy, to constantly match the industry requirement. Besides this, the directorate provides online access for the latest and up-to-date information, academic resources and various administrative facilities to minimise the physical distance between the student and the university. |
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Two killed in accidents
Phagwara, June 9 Nakodar: Sardar Singh, resident of Nurmahal, succumbed to his injuries at the Civil Hospital here. The police said he sustained severe injuries when he fell down from a speeding motorcycle he was driving on June 5 and remained admitted to the hospital for three days. Yesterday he succumbed to his injuries. Proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC has been initiated. |
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Hockey coaching camps from today
Jalandhar, June 9 The camps would be inaugurated by the president of the society-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Priyank Bharti, at Sansarpur village, near here. Chief Parliamentary Secretary, K.D. Bhandari would distribute sports kits among the players on the concluding day of the camps. General secretary of the society-cum-SDM-I, Jalandhar, Iqbal Singh Sandhu, said the coaching camps were being organised jointly by the Punjab Sports Department and Indian Oil Corporation. “As many as 200 budding players will get to learn hockey tips from Olympians and ace international hockey players,” he added. In the first phase of the programme, coaching camps for boys would be held at Sansarpur, Jarkhar (Ludhiana) and Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. Olympians Varinder Singh, Mukhbain Singh, Surinder Singh Sodhi, Pargat Singh, Harpreet Singh, Baljeet Singh Dhillon, Gagan Ajit Singh, Balwinder Shammi, Gundeep Kumar, Baldev Singh, Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira and Amrik Singh Puar would impart coaching to the players. He stated that the second phase of the coaching camps would begin from June 25 at the local Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, and Sports School, Jalandhar. “Asian Golden Girl Rajbir Kaur and SAI coach Baljeet Kaur will train the girls during the camp,” he added. |
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HMV providing vocational training to poor students
Jalandhar, June 9 The total time for the completion of lessons, which started a week ago, will be three months. Course coordinator Neeti Sood (assistant professor in home science), Shalu Dua (lecturer in fashion designing) and Mukti (lecturer in cosmetology), who have been giving lessons in garment design and cosmetology to the students, say teaching these students has been a heart warming experience. Principal Rekha Bhardwaj says, “Our teachers personally visited the Pingla Ghar, Nariniketan and Apahaj Ashram, meetings of class IV employees were held and publicity campaigns were carried out to select and spread awareness among the students and now we have 70 students attending them.” Lecturer Shalu Dua says students from various age groups (courses are meant for girls aged 14 or above) have been attending the classes. “There are girls who have not studied beyond Class V. There are others aged 50 and 60 years. Their zeal is unmatched because they understand the value of the knowledge they are getting.” “There is nominal fee (Rs 1,125 and Rs 750 for stitching and beauty skill courses, respectively) which the students pay now. It will be refunded once the results are out,” Shalu adds. Talking about the classes, Gayaki Sharma, a resident of Kartarpur, and a student of the garment-making course, says the lessons have been really helpful in ensuring a better future for her. “After my plus one, I had been looking for a good course in garment design. The prices are very reasonable and we will also get a refund. This will really help me fulfil my dreams,” says Gayaki, who dreams of opening her own boutique someday. Sukhpreet, another student of garment-making course, says, “The course has really been a boon for us. Its scope is really good and will help me a lot.” A garment-making competition was also held for the students of the course at the college on Thursday. |
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Promotion Woes
Jalandhar, June 9 Addressing a press conference, convener of the front, Sukhdev Singh said it has been more than 10 years since the master cadre is running from pillar to post seeking promotions from the department. He said the Education Minister should give us appointment to discuss the matter before June 15 else they would be forced to stage mass dharnas across the state. “Last month the Education Department appointed 513 lecturers for the NABARD-run schools much to the annoyance of the master cadre. While we kept on waiting for promotions the government ignored us and went ahead with new recruitments,” he added. The Education Department recruited 25 per cent of lecturers through fresh recruitments of NABARD-run schools while the 75 per cent lecturers to be appointed on the basis of promotions were left in the lurch. He added that last year the Education Department had assured us of promotions and sought our files for the same but nothing has materialised till date. “Unfortunately, the Education Department lost our files which we had sent for promotion last year. Many lecturers retired awaiting promotions and others are on the verge of retirement but the Education Department is yet to address our genuine demand,” he said. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, June 9 The selected students are --- Sahil Kochher, Anisha Chandan, Kushboo Mishra, Harish Mittal, Ramandeep Singh, Ashima Chopra, Aditya Mahajan, Nitika Choudhary, Sukhjeet Kaur, Arvind Sharma. The selected students would join the company after completion of their degree this month. Seminar held
The St Soldier Law College organised a seminar on ‘Legal Education and Employment opportunities in UK’ on June 7. Rajendra Sampat, Market Development, South Asia International office from University of East London along with his team visited the college and shared information with the students and faculty. He said the university of East London would be organising student and faculty exchange programmes in collaboration with St Soldier Law College. He informed that the students can go for LLM course in University of East London and can also easily enter into the profession of solicitors. |
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Grant for NSS unit of PTU raised
Jalandhar, June 9 For next year’s planning, a meeting was held at the premises of PTU in the last week. Dr Jaspal Singh said under the NSS unit of the university, blood donation camps, plantation programmes, health awareness camps, etc were being organised at different districts of the state. Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora has congratulated the coordinator and team members of NSS unit. — TNS
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Sharma, Principal, Kanya Maha Vidyalaya(KMV): The way the police scooped down on innocents is morally incorrect. It was uncalled for. It uprooted and discouraged a good cause.
Ramnita Sharda, lecturer, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (HMV): The motivation for the Baba did not seem to come from within. It is from Anna’s movement. Baba Ramdev is definitely speaking the language of the RSS. Though the attack from the government was unjustified, Ramdev’s behaviour after that has been devoid of any dignity. If he had some inkling he was going to be attacked (like he said), he should have forewarned the people rather than running away.
Deepak Bali, secretary, Punjab Jagriti Manch: Baba Ramdev’s cause and the way he chose to propagate seemed right. It is time to ask people to set out from their homes and take up a good cause. If we keep sitting at home, matters won’t be helped.
Siddharth Sharma, Zonal Manager of an insurance company: The fault lies with the system and a Lokpal Bill or a Baba sitting on a fast won’t change anything. There need to be changes in the way things work officially, at the government level.