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25 land in police custody
Former principal of Govt Medical College resigns
Trader enters into pact with Lahore businessman
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Amritsar, September 21 The city police has arrested a person in connection with the unintentional murder case in which an old woman lost her life after she was hit by a brick while she was intervening in a dispute between her daughter-in-law and her brother in Pandori Waraich village.
Post councillor's arrest, more disclosures made
City child actor Riyaz Aulakh makes waves in ‘Qissa’
Indian contingent denied visa
Maan Dhiyan Da awards given to girls for excellence
The Sarhad-e-Punjab Sports Club honours girls during an event at Virsa Vihar in Amritsar on Saturday. A Tribune Photograph
National Youth Ideas Challenge contest kicks off
Alumni hold annual conference at GMC
Industry Minister Anil Joshi during the inauguration of the annual conference at the Government Medical College in Amritsar on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Harness nuclear energy for peaceful use: Dr Ramakumar
International Day of Peace observed
GMC doc to preside over int’l conference
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25 land in police custody
Amritsar, September 21 The city police arrested two persons, identified as Jobanjit Singh of Nagar Nigam Colony and Gopal Singh of Sant Mishra Sigh Colony, located on the Tarn Taran road with 110 gm of heroin. Sohan Singh, ACP (Crime) said the accused were involved in drug peddling for quite a long time now while the police have launched the investigations to nab the drug traffickers who used to supply the heroin to them. Meanwhile, the Kamboh police (Amritsar rural police) arrested Harpal Singh of Kotli Naseer Khan and recovered 200 gm of heroin worth about 1 crore in the international black market from his possession. The police official said investigations were on to unearth the source of the heroin. In the meantime, the city police nabbed as many as 15 persons and recovered narcotic substances and illicit liquor from them. Sadar police Vishal Kumar and Manish Kumar of Uttam Nagar, Sultanwind road and confiscated 2300 capsules and tablets from their possession. Among others who have been arrested include Nirwail Singh (120 capsules) and Sunny (160 capsules) of Rasulpur Kallar, Rajinder Sing of Ganda Singh Colony (6gm smack), Palwindr Singh of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar (5.50 smack), Navdeep Kumar of Lahori Gate (385 capsules), Sunil Kumar of Rasulpur Kallar (150 capsules), Satnam Singh of Mustaffabad (100 capsules), Taran Singh of Drumma wala Bazaar and Ramesh Kumar of Kot Mahan Singh (100 intoxicant powder), Jatinder Singh of Jodh Nagar (700 capsules), Jagdeep Singh of village Makhi Kalan (300 tablets), Soma of Maqboolpura (6750 ml) and Satnam Singh of Anngarh (40 bottles). Amritsar Rural police nabbed Jaspal Singh of Tarsikka (110 tablets), Sukhwinder Singh of Bhakna Kalan (140 capsules), Dilbagh Singh of Amarkot (230 gm intoxicant powder), Shamsher Singh of Meharbanpura (200 gm), Shinder Singh and Roshan Singh of Basarke Gilla with 15 gm heroin each, Arjun Singh of Udonangal with 420 gm of narcotic powder and Jatinder Singh of Jaintipur with 100 capsules.
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Former principal of Govt Medical College resigns
Amritsar, September 21 The timing of his resignation suggested that he was not happy with his transfer. The Department of Medical Education and Research had earlier transferred Dr Shergill to Patiala and instead appointed Dr Karnail Singh as the new principal. The transfer orders were passed on September 13 and were faxed to Government Medical College the same evening. However, as Dr Karnail Singh was quick to join the principal office next morning, Dr Shergill has not yet joined his new posting at Government Medical College, Patiala. Dr Shergill reportedly submitted his resignation with the office of the principal at Government Medical College here, as technically he had not joined the new assignment in Patiala. When contacted, Dr SS Shergill said he had resigned from the job because of "personal reasons". He denied that there were some other reasons behind the decision. He was to retire from service in the year 2015 and the abrupt decision to resign has shocked many. "He was not happy with the way he was removed from the top post. Even to many others, this was unceremonious," said one of his old colleagues. Dr Shergill had begun his career with Government Medical College here in 1982.
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Trader enters into pact with Lahore businessman
Amritsar, September 21 The twin cities of Amritsar and Lahore used to share strong business ties. Many local traders used to have business interests in both cities of the undivided India. Amritsar traders are optimistic that this move will revive trade links between Amritsar and Lahore as these existed in the pre-Independence era. Amritsar and Lahore used to enjoy the twin city status being two key trade destinations, said a leading importer and exporter Rajan Bedi. He recalled the positive feelings he had sensed during a business dinner with Nawaz Sharif in December over the signing of a sugar deal, as the latter had a big group of sugar industry there. He said with Sharif, a native of Lahore occupying the reins of government in Pakistan, the business community of Amritsar anticipates a plethora of business activities with Lahore. He said litterateurs gave the concept of twin cities, governments provided infrastructure, logistics and governance, but eventually it would be trade and tourism which would usher in growth and people-to-people contact. Another leading local industrialist Kamal Dalmia said Sharif, whose family has his roots in Tarn Taran, has complete understanding of the shared common culture of Amritsar and Lahore. The establishment of the integrated check post (ICP), four-laning from Jalandhar to the ICP, Amritsar airport's flights to various national and international destinations, train links to even remote parts of the country and international bus terminal offer quality infrastructure to usher in the next stage of growth, he remarked. Dalmia, who has been to Lahore for business trips, said the holy city and the region around offer specialised manufacturing in various fields to cater to the market needs of Lahore. "Being a metropolitan city of Pakistan, Lahore supplies merchandise to a large area domestically." He said it was an irony that "salwar kameez", widely worn in Pakistan, is manufactured in Amritsar, but it is exported via the UAE. The transportation cost would come down drastically if there is permission to export fabric directly via Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post. He said a metre of cloth costs between $1 and $1.25, depending on six different varieties of the fabric. However, the cost doubles by the time the same piece of cloth reach Pakistan via Dubai. Another industrialist Raman Gupta said there were about 1.20 lakh registered engineering goods manufacturing units in the state and many of them were in the city. He said the industry here was facing closure due to stagnation and anticipated that these units could easily benefit with greater ties with Pakistan as a majority of engineering goods were in its imported list. He added that small-scale industries (SSI) here had got advanced machinery and wherewithal to manufacture and deliver high-quality products. The SSI units were finding it hard to get new markets and Pakistan would be a big target in this direction. Lahore, being located closer to Amritsar, gives advantage to the holy city, as it is the second biggest market in Pakistan after Karachi. He recalled that in pre-Partition days, his grandfather had a flourishing business in Lahore and had established another branch in Amritsar as well.
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One held for old woman’s murder
Amritsar, September 21 The deceased, identified as Amar Kaur, succumbed to her injuries at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) on Thursday evening, while the dispute took place on Wednesday evening. The police has booked four persons for the unintentional murder. They were identified as Chhinda Singh, brother of her daughter-in-law and a resident of Khajala village, Kashmir Singh, Satta and Mangpal, all residents of Pandori Waraich village. Dyal Singh, victim's husband, stated to the police that he, along with his wife, lived separately from his widowed daughter-in-law Sawinder Kaur and her family who lived in an adjoining house. He said on Wednesday evening, they found that her daughter-in-law and two grandsons - Mandeep Singh and Malkeet Singh - were quarrelling with Chhinda Singh. He said his wife tried to intervene in the matter and took the grandsons and the daughter-in-law inside her house. However, he alleged that the accused started throwing bricks and stones. One of the bricks hit Amar Kaur on her head. She was rushed to the GNDH, where she succumbed to her injuries late last evening. Sukhdev Singh, investigating officer, said Chhinda Singh wanted to vacate a property in the Amritsar city area and, therefore, wanted to take Mandeep and Malkeet with them. But Sawinder Kaur objected to it. Enraged at this, Chhinda slapped her while Mandeep retaliated and opposed Chhinda for slapping his mother. He said the incident, thus, took an ugly turn and ultimately took the life of Amar Kaur. He said a case under Sections 304, 34 of the IPC had been registered in this regard. The family members, along with residents of the area, had protested against the police for its alleged inaction in arresting the accused. Sukhdev said the police had arrested one of the accused while raids were conducted to nab the remaining culprits.
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Post councillor's arrest, more disclosures made
Amritsar, September 21 Janak Raj runs a grocery store in the village from where he used to run the illegal trade and sell the intoxicant drugs to his clients. Janak Raj used to procure the habit-forming drugs from either Paramjit Singh, alias Pamma, a resident of the same area or Angrej Singh of Dug Toot village. Paramjit and Angrej Singh and his father Surta Singh were already arrested by the cell with a huge quantity of pharmaceutical drugs. While Pamma was held with 29,000 of intoxicant capsules and tablets, the police confiscated 22,500 capsules and tablets from the possession of Angrej Singh and Surta Singh on September 12 and September 9, respectively. Paramjit, who used to run an electrician's shop, has been in the trade for the past four months. He is a drug addict and started trafficking only to garner more money for his addiction.
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City child actor Riyaz Aulakh makes waves in ‘Qissa’
Amritsar, September 21 For its stars Irrfan Khan, Tisca Chopra, Rasika Duggal and Tillottama Shome, its another feather in their already loaded caps, but for one of its budding stars its just the beginning. For child actor Riyaz Aulakh, 7, playing Irrfan’s Khan's daughter in the film, this is just a stepping stone towards a promising career. The city based girl, daughter of artiste Harnek Singh Aulakh, is as peppey and excited as her age allows. “I had fun being part of such a big film,” she shares, knowing the importance of having Irrfan Khan as a co-actor. “I auditioned for the role last year and was selected to be part of the grooming workshop along with seven other kids. Finally, I was cast for the role,” she said with precision. Playing the role of Irrfan’s character Umber Singh’s second daughter, Riyaz had the time and opportunity to bond with the actor on sets, thanks to her "masti". “He had always his make-up on. So whenever I used to catch him without his beard-moustache, I used to laugh out loud. He loved that.” Riyaz was introduced to acting at an early age, given her father is a noted children theatre artiste. “She worked with me in two of my plays, was always natural. When we made her audition for the role, we didn’t not know that the film would be such a big deal. We are proud that she is associated with such a meaningful film at a young age,” said her father Harnek. Shooting for the film in Punjab, Riyaz, who didn’t like the fact that she played a young girl in an era sans the Internet and video games, was tough to get into the character. “Being a period film and depicting Partition, her make-up involved wearing worn-out clothes and looking worn-out. The make-up artists had to lure her with stories and impromptu acts just to get her to wear the clothes and make-up,” shared Harnek, with Riyaz making a face, clearly displaying her sentiments over the fact. Also, she says, “It was tough shooting near the Beas and Harike in winters without the usual warm clothes. But everyone took care of me.” Eagerly waiting for "Qissa" to release, the family is looking forward for some more meaningful roles for her. But not at the cost of her education. “We were lucky to have a good start for her, but we are focused on getting her education. Probably when she is old enough to balance things,” says Harnek. Well, till then, Riyaz will have to enjoy her outing under the arclights. “I will be throwing a huge party for my friends and show them my film,” Riyaz beams with confidence.
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Indian contingent denied visa
Amritsar, September 21 The contingent did not get a visa as it failed to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Sports Authority of India as demanded by the Netherlands embassy, said Venu Arora, a physically-challenged shotput national champion. Veenu Arora alleged that earlier the SAI had refused to sponsor the visit after which the players had arranged the money on their own. She herself had found a sponsor for herself in the State Bank of India (SBI). “After having arranged everything, we applied for visa. But as we could not secure the no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Sports Authority of India, we could not go,” complained Arora in a press conference here. She alleged that they had been practicing their events on their own without a single penny’s help from the government. “When the government could not pay for training or for air expenses, we had no problem. But when they did not supply a piece of paper, how can we expect that the country’s players could win medals at international events,” she said. The Paralympics Committee of India had refused to pay for the sports even, she claimed. “It was an expense of around Rs 1,55,160 on each player which we were refused,” said Veenu. The three-day IWAS sports meet was to be held between September 14 and September 22. The event is recognised by The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation.
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Maan Dhiyan Da awards given to girls for excellence
Amritsar, September 21 The sports club selects over 100 girls from across 35 schools and institutions from the city and its peripheries every year, along with other achievers selected from all over the state who secure merit in higher and senior secondary studies. The initiative was undertaken to honour and appreciate girls who achieve academic and sporting excellence. "Our club has been running the programme for the past 12 years. This year, we got excellent response from the schools. The message through the programme is that girls are special. When given opportunity, they can achieve anything," said Gurinder. Awards like Maan Dhiyan Da and Mai Bhaggo will be given to women who have achieved sporting excellence from the state. "Through the initiative, we not only appreciate their efforts and achievements, but also aim to spread the message of saving the girl child and recognising them as important members of the society," added Gurinder.
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National Youth Ideas Challenge contest kicks off
Amritsar, September 21 The month-long contest running across 500 colleges of the country will encourage college students to come up with ideas that have the potential to benefit the humanity by making the common man’s life better, simpler and affordable. The three-tiered competition format with awards at every stage will see participation from leading colleges across the country. Several leading educational institutions from the city like Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College are participating in the contest. Sanjeeva Shivesh of iSEED said, "Entrepreneurship education in our country has been largely undertaken as a token exercise in management colleges. We at iSEED are working actively with investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts to create a unique learning experience for students coupled with seed capital funding opportunities for in-house entrepreneurial opportunities as we believe that if India has to prosper, it has to create a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation by engaging with the youth.” He said the iCUBE with its objective to spark creativity, foster innovation and showcase inventions among college students from across India is a step in this direction. The first stage of the month-long contest involves submission of ideas by students individually or in teams in an idea box kept in their respective college premises. Of these, 500 ideas nationally will be selected by a panel of experts comprising entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, mentors and academia for the next round and will be rewarded with certificates and prizes. The top 50 ideas will be further shortlisted through interviews for the final round of mentoring programme post which the selected teams will compete in a rapid product/service prototyping and presentations. The three winning entries will win cash prizes worth Rs 2 lakh. Over 50 scholarships as well as one week and six-month mentoring programmes at iSEED along with funding opportunities will also be presented to the shortlisted entries.
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Alumni hold annual conference at GMC
Amritsar, September 21 During the medical education session of the conference, the experts read their medical papers on topics such as new horizons in the management of low backache, cardiac disorders in pregnancy, current management of alcoholic hepatitis, management of pediatric surgery emergencies, alcohol dependence and its management. Dr Santokh Singh, chairman of the organising committee of the conference, said around 600 delegates from various medical colleges in the state along with general physicians and PCMS doctors participated in the conference. He said the AMCAA is a elected body of 1,300 members who are committed to the cause of improvement of academic environment and infrastructure for teaching in Government Medical College.
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Harness nuclear energy for peaceful use: Dr Ramakumar
Amritsar, September 21 Delivering his keynote address at the inauguration of week-long 83rd National Workshop on Radiochemistry and Applications of Radioisotopes (NWRAR) at Khalsa College, Dr Ramakumar said the use of controlled radiation processes resulted in developing more than 40 new varieties of seeds which would earn high yields, early maturity of crop and its resistance to diseases. He said agricultural researchers successfully utilised radiation to develop hundreds of varieties of harder and disease-resistant crops which would have higher nutritional value. He said the developed countries with higher per capita energy consumption also have higher life expectancy. Pinpointing the usage of radiation in treating humans and even the livestock and breeding of disease-resistant animals he stated that the nuclear energy was most clean and green stimulating energy source, which no doubt requires higher precision technology. He also highlighted the structural and functional elements of the BARC, India’s premier Nuclear Research body and how they were finding ways to deal with the Nuclear Waste. He focused on the radioisotopes and their practical applications in all modes of life. Scientists from BARC, other institutions from all over the country gathered here for the workshop.
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International Day of Peace observed
Amritsar, September 21 The school was decked up with charts displaying the importance of peace. The students of Class XI and XII took out a rally to the Wagah border carrying banners, placards with quotes on the importance of peace written on them. The rally was flagged off by school principal Dharam Veer Singh. Singh said it was the duty of students to inspire, educate and mobilise the public opinion to rid the world of violence. Students of DAV International School also observed the International Day of Peace. A special programme was held at the morning assembly. Annual function held
Musical celebrations marked the annual function at Khalsa College for Women (KCW) today. Students from all associate Khalsa College institutions participated. They took part in various competitions. Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) honorary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp. He said such festivals connected us with our rich cultural heritage. It was an attempt by the Institution to provide a conducive academic environment to students, he added. KCW principal Sukhbir Kaur Mahal said the aim of the event was to provide the students time to participate in competitions and entertainment programmes. Parampal qualifies for athletics meet
A Class XI student of Holy Heart School Parampal Singh qualified in the Zonal Level Athletics Meet-2013 by winning three gold medals in long jump, 100 metre hurdle race and 400 metre race. A release issued here today said he had now qualified for the national level championship.
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GMC doc to preside over int’l conference Amritsar, September 21 Dr Kumar said as a gesture of goodwill, the Bulgarian government had waved off registration fee from the Indian delegates. He said the conference would focus on discovering new drugs and designing time-structure delivery systems. —TNS
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In its drive against drug abuse launched by the Punjab Police, around 25 drugs peddlers and bootleggers were arrested by the city as well as the Amritsar rural police during the past 24 hours.
The Sarhad-e-Punjab Sports Club today gave away their annual Maan Dhiyan Da awards espousing the cause of girl child. Gurinder Singh
Mattu, president of Sarhad-e-Punjab Sports club and former national-level athlete, announced the names of this year's winners.
The Amritsar Medical College Alumni Association (AMCAA) today organised an annual conference at the Government Medical College (GMC) here. The two-day conference was inaugurated by Industry Minister Anil Joshi. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur
Sidhu, Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora and Director Research and Medical Education Dr Tejbir Singh and GMC Principal Dr Karnail Singh were also present.
