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Rain worsens condition of roads
Minor’s marriage: ASI shifted to Police Lines
Suvidha Centre set to add 3 new services
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Shop burgled
Pro forma to judge DCs’ performance
Man threatens to commit suicide, calmed down
MGN College organises kho-kho competition
Cognizance 2012 winners felicitated at jampacked ceremony
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Rain worsens condition of roads
Jalandhar, February 16 However their enjoyment lasted only for a few minutes as several feet-high water accumulated on majority of the roads in the city and surrounding areas. As a result, the vehicles were forced to move at a snail’s pace, which resulted in traffic jams on most of the city roads. Majority of the citizens covered their heads with woollen caps and their hands with gloves to keep themselves warm besides wearing other woollen clothes. Meanwhile, the condition of most of the city roads further went from bad to worse due to accumulation of water on majority of the roads. The commuters are facing inconvenience die to dilapidated condition of roads. Potholes and pits already existed on a number of roads. Now, they have grown in size and started emerging on several other roads after the recent rains. While the Municipal Corporation authorities had claimed a few month ago that they would reconstruct or repair the roads as the case might be only after the end of the monsoon season, majority of the roads were left without any repair. A number of potholes on the roads between Kapurthala Chowk and Workshop Chowk, near Jyoti Chowk, Mai Hiran Gate, Garha Road, near Maqsoodan flyover and Transport Nagar flyover were noticed during the round of the city. Potholes and pits on Ladowali Road, near the District Administrative Complex (DAC), Preet Nagar Sodal road, Gujja Peer road, Kapurthala Road and Nakodar Road have grown in size after the rain. The potholes on the roads are giving open invitation to mishaps. A sewer located in front of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) got fully damaged in the rain today. Some passersby fell into the damaged sewer located between the main gate of the DAC and Suvidha Centre gate on Ladowali Road. Mohan Sharma of Thapran Mohalla said, “It has become difficult to drive on such dilapidated roads, especially during rains. It gets difficult to judge the potholes and pits due to inundation of road by rainwater.” “At least potholes and pits should be filled immediately until the repair or reconstruction of the dilapidated roads is done," he added.
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Minor’s marriage: ASI shifted to Police Lines
Shahkot, February 16 The ASI, Lakhwinder Singh, is accused of demanding money from the sisters of a minor girl (13), who was allegedly married to a physical handicapped man, Vijay Kumar (32), by her father Balkar Singh on Thursday night. Talking to The Tribune, SSP (Rural) Yurinder Singh Hayer said the ASI was shifted to the Police Lines on the charges levelled against him by Sarabjit Kaur and Manjit Kaur, sisters of the minor girl. Meanwhile, the minor girl was today produced in the court of Senior Sub Judge, Nakodar, Jatinder Pal Singh and was sent to Nari Niketan, Jalandhar. Since the girl was minor and there was no other to look after her, so she was sent to the Nari Niketan. The court also extended the police custody of the accused, Balkar Singh and Vijay Kumar, father and husband, respectively, of the girl, for two more days. Balkar Singh reportedly took Rs 50,000 from the groom's family for fixing his daughter's married with Vijay Kumar, a physically challenged man of the same locality and same community, as he was allegedly a drug addict and unable to bear the expenses of his daughter. The incident came to light on Friday noon when Sarabjit Kaur and Manjit Kaur, sisters of the girl, rejected the marriage proposal of the man that their father had selected for his youngest daughter and approached the local police station for intervention. The duo had to take up the issue with the police after Balkar Singh remained firm on his decision. The Shahkot DSP had revealed that the complainants could not be escorted as there was no woman police personnel at the police station. The absence of women police at police stations during night has been adding to the woes of women complainants and victims. The SSP, however, ridiculed the DSP's claims of absence of women police personnel and pulled him up for his irresponsible statement.
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Suvidha Centre set to add 3 new services
Jalandhar, February 16
The centre also is planning to make provision of typing facility at the centre for filing application for which the visitors have to depend on typists outside the tehsil complex, who even tend to fleece them. Sanjeev Sharma, GA to the Deputy Commissioner, had recently visited the Suvidha Centre of Nawanshahr to take a cue of the services being provided there for further improvement in the single-window system in the city. While the services of providing residence certificate and SC/BC certificate are already included in the Right to Service Act, these are being provided in the offices of the respective tehsildars. The time frame for the provision of documents through the Suvidha Centre will be 15 days, in accordance with that mentioned in the Act. The service of the dependency certificate was being provided by the miscellaneous branch in the office of ADC (General). This service, too, would be available through the Suvidha Centre soon. The SMS service for alerting the applicants about the status of their applications, which remained lapsed for quite a few months, has also been restarted on an improvised format. The applicants are getting SMSes of ready or pending documents on due date. Besides, those wanting to know the status of their application on their own can also apply by sending an SMS in (year)(token No) format at phone No 08556069539. Further, the status can also be known online by visiting www.jalandhar.nic.in and clicking on the link "Online Suwidha" and typing the token number and year. A touch screen kiosk has also been repaired and installed at the Suvidha Centre for the same purpose. Parneet Bhardwaj, ADC, said the provision of new people-friendly services was discussed in a meeting held on Thursday. Further, renovation of the building and imparting greenery at the entrance had also been planned, he said.
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Jalandhar, February 16 Scores of shopkeepers assembled at the spot and protested against the city police for increase in theft incidents in the market. The shop owner lodged a complaint at the Division No 3 police station and a team of forensic experts visited the shop. A case of theft was registered. — TNS
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Pro forma to judge DCs’ performance
Jalandhar, February 16 The DCs have been asked to fill various columns in the District Results Framework Document (RFD) and forward the reports to their Divisional Commissioner by February 18 for the evaluation. The Divisional Commissioner will further send the evaluation report to the Chief Secretary for the final comments. The 100-point evaluation has 15-mark weightage only for the DC’s role in revenue administration, including collection of stamp duty vis-à-vis government targets, recovery of pending dues, computerisation of land records, court cases decided within prescribed timeframe, removal of encroachments v/s identified and consignment of jamabandis by due date. The highest weightage of 25 per cent has been fixed for delivery of public services and redressal of grievances. These include delivery of documents at fard kendras within time, disposing of complaints, increasing number of services provided at Suvidha Centre, timely delivery of documents and weekly monitoring. The other aspects on which the DCs will be judged are handling law and order situations, conducting routine inspections and surprise visits to the extent of citing details of number of offices inspected per month. Disaster preparedness, rural development, urban development, district planning, food grain procurement, public distribution system, distribution of funds for the Shagun scheme, old age pension and other financial assistances and scholarships in time are other parameters covered in the RFD. Six marks will awarded for proper utilisation of funds for hospitals and health centres, improving sex ratio, number of pregnant women monitored v/s number of births recorded and achieving targets under the NRHM. A workshop on the issue was held at the Circuit House two days ago. Two former Chief Secretaries, Rajan Kashyap and Jai Singh Gill, presided over the event. Principal secretary and director general MAGSIPA C Roul, principal secretary and a member of Action Task Force Karan Avtar Singh, Jalandhar Division Commissioner SR Ladhar, and members of the Action Task Force also attended the meeting. The Deputy Commissioners who participated in the meeting were Shruti Singh from Jalandhar, Rajat Aggarwal from Amritsar, Mansvi Kumar from Hoshiarpur, Tanu Kashyap from Nawanshahr, HS Pabla from Tarn
Taran, Abhinav Trikha from Gurdaspur and Siban C from Pathankot. ADC GS Khera represented Kapurthala at the meeting. |
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Man threatens to commit suicide, calmed down
Jalandhar, February 16 Harbhajan Singh reportedly carried a sharp-edged weapon with him and kept the police officials on their toes amid rain. Noticing the drama, residents of the area assembled at the spot while some even went on terraces of their houses to have a better view of the incident. Station house officer, Model Town, Rajinder Sharma said Harbhajan Singh was having a property dispute with Surjit Singh for a long time. After winning the case, Surjit Singh wanted to take possession of the property and sought police help today. Harbhajan Singh, who was occupying the property, was not ready to vacate it and enacted a drama so that he could retain the property. However, a police official managed to bring him down, the SHO said.
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MGN College organises kho-kho competition
Jalandhar, February 16 Speaking on the occasion, MGN College principal Dr Amit Kauts urged students to play traditional sports of India to maintain physical fitness and develop stamina. Seminar on electronics The ECE department of Mehr Chand Polytechnic has organised a seminar by Ankit Puri, PRO, Global Electronics, Jalandhar. Students got awareness regarding latest technologies in electronics and about the value of small projects in the lives of an engineer. Head of the department VK Sangar asked students to get involve in every task they perform. 62nd athletic meet
The 62nd athletic meet of DAV College was organised at the college playgrounds. Jalandhar Division Sucha Ram Ladhar commissioner inaugurated the meet. College principal Dr BB Sharma, head of the sports department Dr Manu Sood and members of the athletic council and staff welcomed the chief guest. In his inaugural speech, Ladhar applauded the contribution of the college in the field of academics and sports. The best sportsman of the college award was shared by Harkanwardeep, college football team captain, and Shamsher Singh, a medal winner at the inter-university fencing contest. In the second session, cricket coach Desh Prem Azad was the chief guest. He has the honour of coaching cricketers like Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma. Apart from this, S. Sukhwinder Singh Bhullar, SP Head Quarters and S. Sarwanjeet Singh, member Indian hockey team (illumines) of the college also attended the function. The chief guest Desh Prem Azad shared memories of his student life in this college. Guest lecture The Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus organised a guest lecture on “Android applications”. SQL Technologies director Manider was a guest speaker on the occasion. Jaskaran Singh and Jatinder Bhola of SQL Technologies also shared the views on the topic. Speaking on the topic, Jatinder Bhola shared his ideas about the opportunities in Android application development. He also discussed the various technologies that are used for the development of these applications. Later, students were engrossed in a power point presentation and made the session more interactive by asking relevant questions. Students were enriched with examples from various industries and how various companies are using the latest technologies for the application development. Jatinder told students that Android developers in India frame the main role in the application development process. Due to the rapid growth of such advanced platform, they are on high need. Director of the institute DrRajesh Bagga expressed that such programmes would enable students to enhance their technical knowledge, professional experience and creativity. Basant celebrated
Basant Panchami was celebrated with full fervour at Innocent Hearts, Green Model Town and Innocent Hearts, Loharan. Students chanted Saraswati Shlokas and sung songs of Basant. The trophies were presented to students of Class I who attained Grade A in all subjects. Director of the school Shally Bowry graced the function. Principal Dheeraj Banati congratulated the students who attained Grade A in all subjects and explained the importance of Basant to them. Songs, dance mark the day Basant Panchami was celebrated in Eklavya School with great fervor and enthusiasm. The programme began with a speech on Basant Panchami given by Srijan and Rhythm of Class V. On the occasion, students of Class II offered prayers to Goddess Saraswati by singing the song “Jayati Jayati Maa Saraswati”. Young dancers from Class III and IV performed a dance on “Maa Saraswati Sharde”. Shades of sunny yellow brightened the ambience of the school. The school was decorated with coloured kites. Eklavya School director Seema Handa was the chief guest on the occasion. Seema Handa explained the importance of the festival to students. Sapna Bakshi, manager Eklavya School and Dimpal Sharma, principal Eklavya School, appreciated the efforts of students. Yellow dress code
MGN Public School celebrated Basant Panchami with great pomp and show. Boys were dressed in yellow patka, turban and girls in yellow ribbons and suits. Principal Satwant Gakhal and vice principal Birinder Badwal congratulated staff and students on this occasion. Lecture on economics, statistics
The Department of Economics of Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised a lecture on importance of economics and statistics in career building and placements. Dr Nitin Arora from the department of economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was a keynote speaker on this occasion. He provided an in-depth analysis of career opportunities available in the fields of economics and statistics such as those in Indian Economic Services, Indian Statistical Services, Indian Administrative Services, Reserve Bank of India and the corporate sector. He discussed at length about the selection process of research officers in organisations like NCAER, ICRIER, RIS, CRRID and IDC. He explained how all the disciplines like history, philosophy, sociology and even political science are converging into economics these days. Dr Arora and Supreet Talwar, head of the department, judged the power point presentation presented by 15 students. Slides highlighted various social, economic and current issues like FDI in India, GM crops, backwardness of Indian agriculture, problems of poverty, unemployment, environmental degradation, child labour etc. Tania, B.Com I was declared first, Sanjay and Ria (B.Sc (Eco) I jointly bagged the second position. Navpreet B Sc (Eco) I and Bikramjit BA I shared the third place. College principal Dr Sucharita also attended the event. Best teacher award
The CT Group of Institutions organised a “Best Teacher Award” ceremony at Maqsudan to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. Nearly 200 college and school teachers were conferred with the title of “Best Teacher” based on a survey conducted by undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing higher education in the CT Group of Institutions. CT Group of Institutions chairman Charanjit Singh Channi and Maqsudan Campus director Dr Sanjay Bahl were present at the event. Students presented cultural programmes, including vandana, song, “Laughter ke Master” - a skit based on student-teacher relations, and gidda. |
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Cognizance 2012 winners felicitated at jampacked ceremony
Chandigarh, February 16 Alok Kumar, CDRSM, Indian Oil Corporation, was the chief guest and Nimrit Kaur from Nivia Sports was the guest of honour on the occasion. The highlight of the function was performances by Bal Shree awardee Rahul and Punjabi singer Jeet Hakam. Students of Chandigarh and Mohali bagged the first prize in all the five categories. They included Mankeerat Narang (class VI) of YPS, Mohali; Jaiyta Sood (class VII) of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9; Triman Kaur (class VIII) of Delhi Public School, Sector 41, Suman Gautam (Class IX) of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sector 25; and Sukhveet Kaur (class X) of Sant Waryam Singh Memorial Public School, Ratwara Sahib, Mohali. Students who received the second prize included Mehar Kaur of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26; Sehaj Roop Singh of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27; Gunpreet Kaur of DAV School, Ludhiana; Ashray Gakhar of St John’s High School, Sector 26; and Sarvupkar of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41. The third prize went to Kanishka Wadhera of St Kabir School, Sector 26; Erakrit Vohra of DAV School, Mohali; Diksha Sapra of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Amritsar; Rahat Kaur and Kashika Chawla, both of Senior Study School, Amritsar. The jury comprised of DS Bedi, director, Shivalik Group of Schools; Rosy Sharma, principal, DAV School, Mohali; Anu Kumar, principal, Stepping Stones School, Chandigarh; Vandana Saxena, principal, Tribune Model School, Sector 29; Jyata, principal, Saupins School, Panchkula; and Ritu Oberoi, principal, GGSVM, Ratwara Sahib. |
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Residents faced inconvenience as several feet-high water accumulated on majority of the roads of the city due to moderate to heavy rain today.
While pedestrians and two-wheeler-borne commuters took shelter under various buildings on the roads to protect themselves from rain during the biting cold, the persons travelling in four wheelers, especially cars, enjoyed the rain.
Chandigarh, February 16
