|
 |
| J
A L A N D H A R E D I T I
O N |
Construction work on Batalwi auditorium begins
Ravi Dhaliwal
Tribune News Service
Batala, April 7
Followers of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, reckoned to be one of the finest Punjabi writers of all times, have reasons to smile as construction work on the dilapidated building, built nearly three decades ago, in remembrance of the iconic playwright and poet, has started in right earnest.
The dilapidated condition of the auditorium, constructed in 1980, came to notice exactly two years ago when the government decided to hold the writer’s 75th birth anniversary celebrations. Batalvi, who, in 1967, became the youngest recipient of the Sahatiya Akademy Award for penning down Loona- his epic based on the ancient
legend of Bhagat Puran Singh, had also earned the sobriquet of being the John Keat’s of Punjabi literature for his works.
President Dr SS Nijjar said Rs 51.35 lakh had been earmarked for the renovation process, Rs 23.31 lakh for beautification of open spaces, Rs 6 lakh for improving seating arrangements in the hall and balcony and Rs 5 lakh for installing a state of the art acoustics system. “The new centralised AC will cost Rs 45 lakh while Rs 15 lakh has been kept aside for construction of toilets, water supply systems and ventilators,” Nijjar added.
|
 |
Eve-teasing
costs man his life in Hoshiarpur village
April 6, 2013 |
|
Old woman dies in road mishap
April 5, 2013 |
|
Farmers’
body holds protest
April 4, 2013 |
|
10-yr
RI imprisonment for rapist
April 3, 2013 |
|
Medical
centre told to pay relief to deceased’s kin
April 2, 2013 |
|
Ultra-modern
CSD canteen eludes ex-servicemen
April 1, 2013 |
|
Body
of missing youth found buried
March 30, 2013 |
|
Contractor’s
custodial death sparks protest
March 29, 2013 |
|
E-Vidya
proves a boon for women in urban Gurdaspur
March 27, 2013 |
|
Natural
farming camp to start today
March 26, 2013 |
|
