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Rainstorm hits city, suburbs hard
Newly married man commits suicide
Kids of migrant population vaccinated
Mehr Chand college shortlisted for Community College Scheme
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Teachers climb tank in support of demands
Aero-modelling, flying a passion for this Army officer
State on verge of industrial revolution: Dy CM
MP gives Rs 5 lakh from MPLAD fund for colony’s facelift
Computer teachers meet cabinet minister
Hepatitis B & C are more infectious than HIV, say health experts
Youth body, slum dwellers observe International Day of Democracy
from Schools 300 examined at eye camp
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Rainstorm hits city, suburbs hard
Jalandhar, September 15 In many areas, the storm forced people, living in make-shift dwellings, to run for cover. While the storm was characterised by winds at a very high speed, not witnessed in recent times, its force threw life out of gear for the about an hour during which it raged. Even as the storm and the rain after it, brought down the temperature of the city, which had been relatively warm for the past few days, it also caused significant damage in many areas. In the Sodal area, a tree got uprooted and fell on devotees, causing serious injuries to some of them. The injured were admitted to a nearby private hospital. Another tree fell in the Namdev Chowk area, where no damage was reported. In the Bhargo Camp area, the storm also caused the wall of a petrol pump to fall. In some other areas as well, there were reports of weak building walls and portions falling due to the storm. Power outages were also caused across the city due to the storm. In many other areas of the city, trees, signages, poles and neon signs fell. Commuters also faced
a lot of problems during the duration of the storm as traffic came to a standstill while the storm was blowing. In one of the city areas, a mobile tower also
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Newly married man commits suicide
Jalandhar, September 15 Sukhdeep Singh committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance, as his wife Ria was allegedly adamant to continue to work as a dancer at marriage parties and other functions, whereas he was against her performance at public places. Ria and Sukhdeep had fallen in love with each other some time ago and married early this year. However, Sukhdeep was not in favour of her continuing working as a dancer. So he forbade her to perform as dancer after the marriage, but she reportedly did not pay any heed to him. Even Ria’s mother Jyoti and her brother Chetan reportedly supported her to continue as dancer. Sukhdeep’s wife Ria and his in-laws also allegedly started harassing him on one pretext or the other. In her statement to the police, Sukhdeep’s brother Dhanpreet Singh, residing separately in Gurmeet Nagar on the Mithapur road, said, “Following his continuous harassment at the hands of his wife and his in-laws, he committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance.” At this, the city police arrested Ria, her mother Jyoti and brother Chetan for allegedly instigating Sukhdeep to commit suicide after filing a first information report (FIR) under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Bhargo camp police station concerned on his brother's statement. Sukhdeep’s body was sent for autopsy to the local Civil Hospital to ascertain the exact reason behind his death and to know what poisonous substance he had consumed to commit suicide. |
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Kids of migrant population vaccinated
Jalandhar, September 15 Against its target to cover 1,33,000 migrant children up to the age of five, the health teams vaccinated 43,386 kids in urban areas, while 11,918 children were administered polio drops in the countryside. Dr RL Basan, Civil Surgeon, in a press note, said children of nomads, besides migrant labourers working in brick-kilns, industries and other sectors would be vaccinated by health teams in various slums across the district in a door-to-door campaign. The polio drive for migrants was also inspected by teams of doctors.
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Mehr Chand college shortlisted for Community College Scheme
Jalandhar, September 15 Talking to mediapersons, college Principal Jagroop Singh said under the scheme, four polytechnic colleges of Punjab- Mehr Chand Polytechnic College, Jalandhar, Government Polytechnic College, Bathinda, Government College, Ludhiana, and Mahindra College, Patiala, have been shortlisted. Under the scheme, several credit-based courses will be run in these colleges. Singh said during the current academic session, auto electrician and software development courses will be offered in the college. Present intake in both the courses is 100.. Notably, 200 colleges in the country will be covered under the plan. The basic qualification for the courses will be Class VIII ,
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can be relaxed given the skills of a student and there will be no age limit. While an annual fee of Rs 2,000 will be charged from students, Singh said the fee for the SC and handicapped students would be Rs 1,000. Any student who leaves the course will retain the credits earned by him/her (based on the hours of general or technical lessons attended). Rs 1.5 crore will be awarded to the each college. The main centre of the community college will be Mehr Chand Polytechnic College and its extension will be at Kishangarh. |
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Teachers climb tank in support of demands
Jalandhar, September 15 Unemployed after appearing for an initial test, the members demanded that the Punjab Government should begin recruitment for physical education teachers for filling the posts of teacher as well as facilitating students across city schools. Members of the union said posts of unemployed physical education teacher had been advertised on May 7, 2011, in which posts of 645 DPE and 25 lecturers (physical education teachers for high schools and secondary schools, respectively) had been advertised. The union members aired the demand that the recruitment process for these 645 DPE and 25 lecturers should be started immediately. While the recruitment for other subject teachers' posts had begun, for which counselling would be started from September 23 this year, the unemployed physical education teachers demanded that among these, the recruitment for the stalled posts for 130 teachers of the physical education subjects should also be started. Members of the unemployed DPE/MP Ed teachers demanded that their counselling should They also demanded that a meet of theirs be scheduled with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal so that they may air their demands. While nine to 10 teachers who climbed up water tank today refused to come down until their demands were met, they were finally coaxed into coming down after ADCP Naresh Dogra pacified them to come down and said their demands would be met and a meeting of theirs with the CM would be scheduled. Meanwhile, the teachers also submitted their demands to Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal, who visited the city today. Presently, 775 posts of physical trainer teacher are vacant across high schools in the state.
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Aero-modelling, flying a passion for this Army officer
Jalandhar, September 15 “I started assembling my own aircraft at the age of seven with the help of bamboo sticks, card boards and wire and used to fly these in the backyard of my house. I also made many static aircraft for display in my own house,” said Singh. During his student life, his love for flying took the backseat and was restricted to computer games only. It was only after he joined the Army that his passion for flying again spread its wings. “I was posted to the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, in Pune in 2006. I joined the group of professional aero-modellers who used to come there for flying. It was only then that I took this sport seriously and also bought some trainee aircraft,” said Singh. Presently, he is flying many sophisticated aircraft like Easystar, Scanner, Piper and Jenny Cortis. But being a serving officer, does he face any problem to continue his passion? “Oh yes! The biggest problem is the transportation of my aircraft on my postings. They are so expensive and delicate that they have to be transported in sophisticated wooden boxes, which requires a full truck space. So, every time, I have to hire an extra He also added that although he had the privilege to fly in open grounds inside the cantonment, most of the time, he has to take permission for sharing the air space, as most of the cantonments have helipads and air strips inside them. Also, he revealed that due to his transferable job, most of the time he has to fly alone. “It is a sport which is enjoyed in a group. “But, by the time a group is formed, I am posted out,” he said. He also revealed that he enjoyed flying even when he went on United Nations mission to Sudan (UNMIS). “I taught aero-modelling to two officers and even gifted them two of my favourite planes,” said Singh. What is the reaction of his better half? “He is a complete aviation nut! But I support his passion. He generally flies on Sundays. So he takes me out every evening on weekdays and earns his flying hours on Sunday in proportion to the time spent with me,” giggled Simran, his wife and an ex flying officer herself. They got married within four days after meeting on the Net. About his future plans, Lt-Col Singh says he is interested to teach aero-modelling provided some body has a lot of time and patience. “This is a very expensive and time-consuming sport. Those who want to learn should have a passion for it. There is no age bar for this sport. Anybody from the age of seven to 70 can learn this game,” said Singh. He feels that the low popularity of this sport is due to the shortage of specified aero-modelling grounds in India. Also, there is no well-defined policy for the import of these aircraft in India. Here is wishing all the luck and good wishes to the newly arrived sole aero modeller in the district for his first aero-modelling competition at Pinjore.
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State on verge of industrial revolution: Dy CM
Jalandhar, September 15 While stating that the policy of the SAD-BJP Government is to bring the industrial revolution in the state, he said the state had already announced the Industrial Policy, which had got an unprecedented response from the industrial honchos in the country. Sukhbir said, "Punjab will soon witness a massive industrial revolution as scores of industrial giants want to set up their units here. A delegation of the Tata group recently visited Punjab to identify new investment avenues. Within months, positive results in the industrial sector would be before the state, which would shut the mouths of those who are misleading people." Launching a scathing attack on PPCC president Partap Singh Bajwa, Sukhbir said, "It seems, the PPCC chief do not understand the ABC of economics. Bajwa should be more concerned about the financial mess at the Centre instead of concocting misleading economic details. Punjab is in a good fiscal health as it has only 30 per cent debt ratio to the gross state domestic products (GSDP), which was 46 per cent at the time of the previous Congress regime." Addressing the gathering, the Minister for the Health and Family Welfare, Madan Mohan Mittal, requested the Deputy CM to prove an industrial package to the Punjab industry in order to give a boost to the industrial sector. "I know that the industry is passing through a bad phase because of the wrong policies of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and ignoring Punjab as far as the special package for the industry is concerned. But, there are certain issues at the state government level which are required to be addressed. Though, Sukhbir had held meeting with industrialists to sort out their problems in the recent past, I would like to request him to hold another meeting to address the remaining problems," he said.
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MP gives Rs 5 lakh from MPLAD fund for colony’s facelift
Jalandhar, September 15 The MP today took a round of the colony and expressed his displeasure over the sorry state of basic amenities like roads, streets and sanitation in the colony. He also criticised the SAD-BJP alliance for the common man. He also handed over the Rs 5 lakh cheque to Manmohan Singh, president of the Virk Enclave Welfare Society, and asked the society members to give a facelift to the colony.
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Computer teachers meet cabinet minister
Jalandhar, September 15 They said despite orders from the the state government, the Education Department denied allowances to the computer teachers. The delegations said they had not been given the perks and benefits enjoyed by other regular teachers. The minister assured the delegation that the allowances and benefits would soon be given after directions from the Director General, School Education. — TNS
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Hepatitis B & C are more infectious than HIV, say health experts
Jalandhar, September 15 These were the highlights of a discussion on chronic viral hepatitis organised at the monthly meeting of the All-India Integrated Medical Association (AIIMA) here today. Dr Amit Singhal, DM (gastroenterology and epilepsy) and Dr Sumesh Handa, DM (neurology), were the main speakers. In the first half of the meeting, Dr Amit Singhal discussed chronic viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C). He revealed that most of the times, hepatitis B was present in the body without any symptom but slowly it damaged the liver of a patient. He pointed out that doctors, nurses and health service providers could get infected as during treatment they are more close to a patient. He advised that screening for hepatitis should be done for all patients, especially indoor patients. "All family members of a patient should be vaccinated, if tested positive. There is no vaccination for hepatitis C, but can be treated, if diagnosed earlier. About 3 per cent of the world population is infected with hepatitis C," the doctor claimed. Dr Sumesh Handa shared his experiences on epilepsy. "The proper initial response to a generalised epileptic seizure is to roll the person on the side (recovery position) to prevent ingestion of fluids into the lungs, which can result in choking and death," he said If a seizure lasts more than 5 minutes or more than one seizure occurs without regaining consciousness, emergency medical services should be contacted.
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Youth body, slum dwellers observe International Day of Democracy
Jalandhar, September 15 While referring to the growing Indian population, he said there were 170 million slum dwellers in the country, which is 63 per cent of all slum dwellers in South Asia and 17 per cent of the world. Prof Singh made efforts for the capacity building of teens going to different government and private schools. Harvinder Kaur, principal, Nirmaan School, motivated the young girls to take care of their health and education for better personal and professional development. She added that health and hygiene were big challenges in the present environmental conditions. PAHAL promised the boys and girls to help them in their holistic development. Ajay, Kirna and Babloo made the basic arrangements for the presentation on establishment of democratic conditions over there. Manu, Maya, Sanju, Deepu, Mamta, along with 35 boys and girls, were also present on the occasion. All present promised to exercise their voting right to make the use of democratic rights.
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from Schools
Students of Msc (CS) second semester, DAV College, Jalandhar, bagged the top positions in the university. Kamaldeep Kaur stood first while Shipra Chopra stood fourth and Tanuja stood eighth in the university. Priyanka Sharma, a student of BA (Honours) final year secured the third position in the university by securing 486 marks out of 800. Lyallpur Khalsa College student shines Ravnit Kaur, a student of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, has bagged the second position in MA economics ( semester IV) after getting 1,440 out of 2,000. The president of the College Governing Council, Balbir Kaur, congratulated the student. Results
In the fourth semester results, declared by the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training (PSBTE and IT), DIPS Polytechnic College , Rarra Morr, Tanda, Hoshiarpur, has shown excellent results. In the electrical and communication engineering (ECE), first three positions have been bagged by DIPS Polytechnic students. Gurpreet Kaur tops the list of successful candidates with 77.7 per cent marks. The second and the third positions have been bagged by Sarabjeet Singh (75.45 per cent) and Karan Kumar (70.85 per cent) respectively. Fresher's party The fresher’s party of the PG department of Political Science at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya was organised under the guidance of Principal Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj. Renuka Bhatti presided over the function. A colourful programme was presented on the occasion. — TNS
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Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said the Aggarwal community had played a pivotal role in development of the state. Sukhbir said the Aggarwal community was mainly into the industrial sector and had done a commendable job. Presiding over a state-level function on Maharaja Agarsain Jayanti here, Sukhbir said, " The presence of one minister and two Chief Parliamentary Secretaries from the Aggarwal community is the acknowledgement of the contribution made by the community ."
Member of Parliament Mohinder Singh Kaypee gave Rs 5 lakh from the MPLAD fund for the construction of the road and repair of streets at Virak Enclave Colony near Wadala Chowk today.
Hepatitis B and C are more infectious than HIV and the cause of infection is the same as in HIV. The infection spreads through the sharing of needles, blood transfusion, from pregnant mother to her baby, unsafe sexual relationship and after coming into contact with the body fluid of a patient.
