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Civil Hospital trauma centre
Computer teachers deputed for surveys
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Four arrested for drug peddling
lok adalats
Youth killed in road accident
PSPCL soft towards bill defaulters
People's help needed to check begging menace: Police
Need to educate people on use of bioenergy: Expert
campus notes
School of architecture bags trophy
Idea Jalsa - Art and Artistes concert series to perform in city
Sachdeva is BJP block chief
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Ventilators fail to work
Rachna Khaira
Jalandhar, November 23 The lone ventilator, which was found working, also reported occasional malfunctioning. “These ventilators crashed as their servicing has been due for months. It is a very serious concern, as we everyday receive around 10-12 accident victims. Tomorrow being a Sunday, we would be unable to tackle any serious case without the ventilator,” said Dr Mandeep Kaur, an orthopaedician on duty. The Civil Surgeon and Medical Superintendent could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. Medicine trouble
The emergency medicine stock of the hospital, which is supposed to be kept inside the trauma centre, was found at the Jan Aushad Chemist shop nearby, which sells medicines at discounted rates. “Our refrigerator has gone for repair for the last one month. There are so many drugs which have to be kept under refrigeration. So we keep such stocks in the refrigerator of Jan Aushad chemist shop nearby,” said a staff nurse on duty at the trauma centre. Meanwhile, many patients have raised doubts on the working arrangement between the trauma centre and the Jan Aushad shop. “None of the wanted medicine is available here. They have just kept expired or generic medicines, which are of no use in the trauma centre. I am here for the past two days. Almost all patients here are buying medicines either from Jan Aushad or the chemist shop outside on the roadside after being directed by Jan Aushad. An inquiry should be conducted into the matter,” said Sham Lal, a relative of a trauma patient. |
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Computer teachers deputed for surveys
Jalandhar, November 23 While instructions issued by the DGSE office in the month of August had strictly stated that computer teachers were not to be deployed at any office for clerical work, the same is being done in the district. A letter issued to principals/headmasters/heads of 21 schools in the district, by the office of the DEO (Secondary) states that 21 computer teachers (their names are mentioned in the letter) from their schools are being deputed for the data entry work of the U-DISE survey in the district under the district MIS (Management Informatics System) coordinator at the Government Senior Secondary School, Ladowali Road. The school heads have been asked to relieve their respective computer teachers immediately to facilitate the U-DISE work without delay. This has been done despite the DGSE’s August letter, discouraging schools from doing the same. On August 4, 2013, then DGSE Anjali Bhanwra had written to DCs across the state that the deputation of computer teachers at offices for indefinite periods was causing grave loss to students’ studies. The letter had asked the DCs to cancel the duties of any computer teachers if found working at offices/clerical posts and send them back to their schools. A copy of the letter had also been marked to the DEOs. However, the DEO’s office has clearly thrown norms to the wind, doing just the same. The schools from which teachers have been put on deputation include Government Senior Secondary Schools Adampur, Karari, Bhogpur, Dhadda, Talhan, Garha, Model House, Sofi Pind, Barapind (girls), Mustafapur, Sarih (boys), Nurmahal, Malsian (boys), Sammipur, Randhawa Masandan and Government High Schools Puranpur, Sarhali, Nava Pind Khalewal, Nakodar (boys), Nagar, Nawa Pind and Akalia. Interestingly, a copy of the letter has also been marked to the DGSE office, but despite their recent protests regarding being overburdened with clerical work, computer teachers continue to be employed for clerical works on various fronts. A letter issued to school heads on November 15 reinforces the demand for the swift completion of the DISE work. The strike of the SSA/RMSA contractual employees right during the preparation of DISE reports has already accentuated the problem, causing the department to be way behind its deadline. Tip of the iceberg
The U-DISE anomalies are merely the tip of the iceberg of the myriad deputations of computer teachers. While the district already battles a
severe staff shortage, computer teachers say they are the convenient staff option - to be
shuffled around wherever the education and/or other departments wish to depute them - for clerical jobs. Barring these 21 teachers, too, a number of
teachers (some on double, triple deputations in schools as well) have been posted at other offices, making their schools
suffer. Insiders say while the Director General of School Education office has issued a number of instructions from time to time to fix the problem, owing to staff shortage, the local authorities refuse to send them back to schools and strict action is elusive. |
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Four arrested for drug peddling
Kapurthala, November 23 The police stated that they had seized 790 gm of intoxicant powder and 8 gm of heroin from the accused. Following a tip-off, the cops arrested a woman from Sunder Nagar after the recovery of 520 gm of intoxicant powder from her possession. The accused was identified as Kansal, a resident of Ucha Dhora, Kapurthala. In another incident, the police arrested one person from near Dogranwala village with 220 gm of intoxicant powder. The accused was identified as Atul Kumar, a resident of Ucha Dhora, Kapurthala. Another drug peddler Baljit Singh was nabbed from near Gilla Mor, Sultanpur Lodhi with 8 gm of heroin. Jarnail Singh, a resident of Toti village was arrested with 50 gm of intoxicant powder. Cases against all accused have been registered under different Sections of the NDPS Act.
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Over 27,000 cases settled
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 23 Whereas 27,292 cases were settled by the 33 specially constituted benches in Jalandhar, Phillaur and Nakodar, 12,061 cases were settled in a single day by the 24 benches in Kapurthala. The benches in Jalandhar district were inspected by Justice AK Mittal, a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the administrative judge of Jalandhar, along with Justice JS Kular, District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority. In total, 35,442 cases came for hearing, out of which 27,292 cases were settled in a single day with a compensation of Rs 20,92,8,255 given to the applicants. In Kapurthala, the lok adalats were organised under the observation of Justice RP Nagrath, a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Out of the 16,000 cases that came up for hearing, 12,061 cases were settled. Justice AK Mittal said the main aim of the lok adalats was to reduce pendency, while at the same time drawing attention of the public to the efficacious alternative dispute resolution method. “The decision of the lok adalat is final and cannot be challenged. Also, the court fee is refunded to the applicant after the final decision in the matter. Most importantly, it saves huge time and money,” said Justice Mittal. A large number of criminal compoundable cases, cheque bounce and bank recovery cases, civil suits, motor accident claims, and family and matrimonial disputes were decided during the special Lok Adalat. Speaking on the occasion, Justice JS Kular said so far 34 lok adalats had been organised by the District Legal Service Authority in which compensation worth Rs 26 crore had been awarded to the applicants. As many as 1,180 persons were provided free legal aid under the Legal Services Act.
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Youth killed in road accident
Kapurthala, November 23 The victim, identified as Abhjit Singh, a resident of Jainpur village was on his way to his house along with his sister Manpreet Kaur. When he was passing through Randhir Pur village, a rashly driven Esteem car, bearing registration number DL-9CP-5111, hit his motorcycle. The duo was immediately rushed to hospital, but Abhjit Singh succumbed to his injuries. The police registered a case against the car driver Tarun Kumar, a resident of Pahar Ganj, Delhi, under Section 279/304-A of the IPC. |
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PSPCL soft towards bill defaulters
Kapurthala, November 23 The Kapurthala Circle alone has Rs 489.58 lakh pending towards the government offices till September 30 this year. More than two dozens government departments have failed to pay their respective electricity bills for many years and the PSPCL has failed to recover the same. The top defaulters, who are least bothered to deposit their electricity bills for many years include Public Health (waterworks) with a default amount of Rs 318.20 lakh, which constitutes about 63 per cent of the total arrears in the Kapurthala circle. The Punjab Police is on the second position among the defaulters, with an arrears of Rs 71.23 lakh. Hospital/government dispensaries have arrears to the tune of Rs 37.91 lakh. The Kapurthala Municipal Committee has default amount of Rs 35.83 lakh, whereas the arrears of the tehsil complex, Revenue Department, stand at Rs 7.58 lakh, Deputy Commissioner Office Rs 21,000, SDM Office Rs 2.75 lakh and Agriculture Department Rs 1.14 lakh. Besides, some other government departments that figure in the list of defaulters include Welfare Department, Food and Civil Supplies, PWD B &R and Gram Panchayats. PSPCL Superintending Engineer, Kapurthala, Sandeep Sood said a number of notices were served to these departments for the recovery of arrears and action would be taken against those failing to clear their dues.
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People's help needed to check begging menace: Police
Jalandhar, November 23 They can be seen supplicating on the busy BMC Chowk, Model Town Market, Jyoti Chowk, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk and even outside prominent hotels and restaurants. They hang on to the screens of moving vehicles up to some distance at various light points, posing a serious threat to their lives as well as vehicle occupants. “It is very dangerous. I was about to bang into the moving car ahead of me on the busy Guru Nanak Mission Chowk yesterday when four children clung to the front and side screen of my car. Suddenly, they all started shouting loudly for money. Surprisingly, this all was happening in front of traffic policemen who generally stand like silent spectators,” said Jyoti Chawla, a teacher. Despite this, the administration has not taken even a single step to protect and rehabilitate these destitute children. There is no data available about the number of beggars, including children, in the district. There is no scheme for their rehabilitation. “This is not a district or state-level problem. It is a national problem, but unfortunately there are no clear guidelines to prevent and rehabilitate these child beggars. At the same time, the cooperation and special attention of the state government and people is also required to solve the problem. We alone cannot curb this menace. Their rehabilitation alone requires a lot of funding and support from the government, NGOs and other organisations,” said Parneet Bhardwaj, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Jalandhar. However, the police department can control this menace by effectively implementing the Punjab Beggars' Act, 1971. Child begging also violates the basic human rights and protection framework of the UN Convention on Right of Child (1989). Beggary fits into the ILO Convention No182 on the worst forms of child labour (1999), as an outcome of illicit human trafficking and is one work that is hazardous physically, emotionally, morally and intellectually to the child’s well-being. “I know that this problem is very serious, spreading fast and requires immediate attention, but we cannot stop this without the support of people. They should stop giving money to beggars as by doing this they perpetrate a cycle of poverty and give children a strong incentive to stay out of school,” said Ishwar Singh, Police Commissioner, Jalandhar.
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Need to educate people on use of bioenergy: Expert
Kapurthala, November 23 He said scientists at the institute were working on projects making full utilization of biocrude, biomass and biogas and would be able to develop a technology, which would be beneficial for the society.“Areas like Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are full of resources to generate bioenergy and there is a need to educate people on the importance of bioenergy. It will be a boon for agriculture industry since bioenergy can be generated from seeds and corps waste,” he added.
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School celebrates annual sports day
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 23 Awareness march
Over 100 NCC cadets of Lyallpur Khalsa College today marched through the busy lanes of the city to spread awareness of waste management. Flagged off by Principal GS Samra, the march was a part of the NCC Week celebrations. Dr Samra said improperly disposed off waste could be life threatening, and academic institutions could play a role in spreading awareness about the environment pollution. He informed that environment science was being taught to students as an integral part of their curriculum. Prior to the march, the cadets participated in poster-making and slogan-writing competitions on the same theme and also took an oath to prevent environment pollution and social evils like dowry and female foeticide. Workshop for aided schools
To inspire scientific approach and imagination among school children, the INSPIRE award workshop for CBSE, ICSE aided schools and schools associated with the PSEB will be held on November 25 at Sain Dass Senior Secondary School, Patel Chowk. DSS Baljinder Singh said for the workshop, one computer teacher or a teacher with knowledge of computers should attend the workshop from every district school. Book Week observed
Army Public School, JRC, organised a Book Week for students from 14th to 22nd November at the school library. Various activities were conducted in the school library. The school organised a book donation drive and students were asked to donate their books in the library. Activities like story writing for juniors, quiz based on authors of Hindi literature, students presented book reviews, senior students wrote articles on recipients of Param Vir Chakra and shared their thoughts on different topics in the school assembly. A book exhibition was also held for young readers. Pledge ceremony
On the occasion of NCC foundation celebrations, pledge taking ceremony was organised at PCM SD College for Women, Jalandhar. Around 40 NCC cadets along with Principal Kiran Arora, NCC in-charge, associate NCC officer Priya Mahajan, and professor Sukhbir Shergill took NCC pledge. The NCC cadets also took pledge against social evil practices and promised that they will oppose all individuals in indulging in the evil of dowry and female foeticide. Science congress
District-level children science congress was held at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar. The congress was held on the issue of energy, find, use and preserve. In the senior category, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, bagged the first prize; Government Model Senior Secondary School bagged the second prize; Government High School, Patara, bagged the third prize. In junior category, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Abadpura, bagged the first prize; Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, bagged the second prize and Government High School, Maqsudan, bagged the third prize. DEO(S), district science supervisor and district science coordinator among others, were present on the occasion. |
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School of architecture bags trophy
Jalandhar, November 23 Professor Tamara Cosovic from Serbia, in-charge of the winning team, led 52 LPU students in India’s largest architectural competition which sees maximum participation from reputed architecture institutions. This year students from 31 universities of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and Gujarat had participated, and nearly 1,500 student members from the zone witnessed the event. The winning LPU team will now proceed to display competitive strength at the 56th annual NASA convention to be held in Hyderabad. The competition had three major parts - knowledge quiz, main design, and art and craft activities. In addition, abilities for sports were also seen amid seminars and workshops. LSAD won prizes for loam (clay modeling competition), space beyond geometry (model making), think negative (photography), higher than the tallest (high structure making), shades of gray (sketching), touched (volleyball), main design & knowledge quiz. On scoring maximum marks, internationally reputed architect Yatin Pandya handed over the overall trophy of the convention to LSAD. Many architecture also visited the event, held workshops and seminars and were a part of the jury. LPU chancellor Ashok Mittal congratulated students.
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Idea Jalsa - Art and Artistes concert series to perform in city
Amritsar, November 23 "It's a musical tribute and salute to our jawans who selflessly serve the nation. The concert will have performances by Raagi Harkaran Singh and Master Saleem, who, I believe is one of the many versatile singers from the region," she says. Born in a musical gharana, Durga confesses that she was destined to achieve something big in her life. It only became a question of what and when. "When you have a legend like Pandit Jasraj as father, V Shantaram as grandfather and so many famous names in the family, one is born with a thought process of an achiever. I had to have my own set of achievements and not just a family name," says the actor-artiste who is famous for her role in Chandrakanta and as presenter in Antakshri. So after trying her hand at versatility with acting, modelling, singing and presenting, Durga's most successful and fulfilling role came as that of a talent promoter. Through her concept of Art and Artistes, a unique platform since 2006 that has taken over 7,000 artistes and musicians on a world stage in 165 countries, reaching out to approx 21 crore fans in India alone, with over 88 genres of Indian music being performed. "If you go by the facts, it's a phenomenal success. When I started in 2006, I wanted to bring out the hidden talents, from every nook and corner of the country, struggling to get noticed. Indian music needed a platform, where the artistes, young and old, senior and amateur, could perform and excel in music. We have had various genres of Indian music- classical, carnatic, folk, sufi, qwalli and bhajans, being performed on stage since then," she shares proudly. On a constant lookout for new talents, Durga says her concerts are a recce for finding budding artistes. "We have promoted Jalandhar-based santoor artiste Gurpreet Kaur, Chandigarh-based artiste Naval Pandit and many more. Though I belong to a musical gharana, our initiative is not about Gharanas or musical lineage. It's about anybody who wants to excel in music, through platform." As for more commercial aspects of music, she finds it difficult to deny their importance and existence. "In my tenure as a member of Censor Board of India, I found many songs that lacked in aesthetics. But the irony is that even as a regulatory body, there were some limitations which work to our disadvantage. I raised my concerns over the anti-incumbent laws in Censor Board but I think it will take some time."
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Phagwara, November 23 The other office-bearers are; general secretaries-Surinder Chopra and Vikki Sood; vice-presidents —Sudesh Sharma, Ashwini Tiwari, Ved Parkash Taneja, Rakesh Ohri, Sunil Chum; secretaries — Inderjit Sonkar, Pardeep Ahuja, Madhu Bhushan Kalia, Ranbir Bobby, Parmod Mishra, Rashmi Kalra; media incharge-Raj Kumar Rana; office secretary — Happy Broker; cashier-Kimti Lal Sharma. Executive members — Birbal Pahwa, Ramesh Matta, Megh Raj Banga, Tilak Raj Kalucha, Ram Pal Verma, Ramesh Aggarwal, Kamal Mata, Kamal Handa, Jwind Sein Duggal, Kishori Lal, Narinder Vermani, Bhav Shekher Sood, Subhash Jain, Jugal Kishore, Savita Ahuja, Naval kishore, Narinder Kaur, Thakur Gulab Singh, Uma Shankar, Phool Kumar, Sudesh Kalucha, Mukand Lal Aggarwal, Sham Sunder, Dharam Vir, Jinesh Jain, Vijay Dhir, Varinder Sharma, Rajinder Chadha, Ramesh Chhabra, Darshan Lal and Radha Krishan. —
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The SAD-BJP government’s tall claim to provide best healthcare facilities in government hospitals notwithstanding, the trauma centre of the Civil Hospital again crashed completely.
There has been a sudden increase in the number of child beggars in the city. Beggars can be seen on the busy trafficlights or an upmarket area.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had set a target of 30,000 MW in its 12th Five Year Plan and the SSS-NIRE will play an important role to achieve the same during this period.
