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NRIs ‘shying’ away from Punjab
Paddy procurement
GGS Avenue
Auto-rickshaw drivers get uniform, ID cards
Sports feast ahead: City to witness action-packed Diwali this year
Mehr Chand only Punjab college to be selected for UK visit under exchange programme
Three children bitten by stray dogs
School notes
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Six youths hurt in group clash
Jalandhar, October 11 The groups, supported by Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the BJP KD Bhandari and his archrival and former Congress minister from the same constituency Avtar Henry, first clashed in the locality and then even outside the Civil Hospital, after which a heavy posse of police was deployed there. The point of conflict was that while the president of a religious committee, Ramesh Sabharwal, wanted to invite Congress leaders Avtar Henry, Jalandhar MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh and District Congress president Rajinder Beri, the chairman of the same committee, Ravinder Vicky, wanted to extend an invite to Bhandari. There was an exchange of arguments between the supporters of the rival groups after which an attack ensued. As Vicky had got to invite Bhandari, the other group reportedly attempted to attack his son Mohit and friend Rahul in a shop, leaving them injured. When the supporters of the BJP group, who had come to get the injured admitted to hospital, another youth Shubham was attacked. Minutes later, Sabharwal pointed out that Vicky and his supporters had injured his sons Sunny and Honey after a verbal duel at the meeting. He alleged that as his acquaintances were going to get his sons admitted to Civil Hospital, Vicky’s supporters damaged the Swift car owned by Chandan, a resident of the same colony. Sabharwal alleged that Chandan also got injured in the process. SHO Division Number 3 said the incident of damaging of the car had been recorded in the CCTV which his team was checking. He said as of now, none of the groups was ready to get any counter-action initiated against one another, as they wanted the religious function to be held tonight peacefully. He, however, said that proper deployment of cops had been done in the locality to check any untoward incident. |
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NRIs ‘shying’ away from Punjab
Jalandhar, October 11 He said that during his recent visit to some foreign countries with a potential for NRI investment, he was shocked to learn that they had no faith in the Punjab government but were willing to invest in other states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Rana Gurjeet, who recently returned from a three week tour of the European countries, disclosed in a statement here today that the NRIs were keen to invest in Punjab but had no faith and confidence in the Punjab government that prevented them from investing here. He said the same was the case with big corporate houses like the Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas, who were generously investing in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra but were not prepared to spend a penny in Punjab. "So much so that even the local corporate groups from Punjab were either shifting or diversifying in states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand," he pointed out. Rana said that there are thousands of cash-rich Punjabi NRIs who have money and interest in Punjab but no confidence in the government here. Rana Gurjit said after speaking to the Punjabi NRIs, he was shocked to learn that they were prepared to invest in other states across the country but not in Punjab as they did not trust the government here. He asked the government to spell out as to what investment has been promised and delivered during the regular NRI summits held by Punjab government every year. The Kapurthala MLA also referred to the investors' meet held by the Punjab government where much investment was promised but none in the manufacturing sector that actually creates jobs and moves the economy. "Not a penny of even whatever had been committed has come so far," he disclosed. |
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Truckers want tendering process to begin
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 11 Union president Happy Sandhu said online tenders were to be issued but the software made for the purpose had failed owing to the delay in the tendering work. He said the truckers had been awaiting directions for the lifting of the paddy by the managements of Pungrain, Punsup, Markfed, FCI, Punjab Agro and Punjab Warehousing Corporation but none of the agencies had so far tied up with them. Chairman Jagtar Singh Grewal said, “When the arrival of paddy would become too much, we would be brought under pressure to get the grain lifted in a hurry. In the process, he said even illegal tractor-trolleys would be deployed, showing urgency.” He said any move of using trolleys for the purpose would be opposed as they had already knocked the door of court against such a practice of the government.
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Enhancement charges likely to be raised
Tribune News Service
The residents of the 16-year-old 94.5 acre scheme, who are already up in arms against the JIT, have already been protesting against the Rs 8,000 per marla demand, saying that the Trust should pay the compensation to the farmers from its own funds rather than penalise the residents such a long time after the allotment. Even as there are reports that the amount could multiply and go up three times, JIT chairman Vinay Bublani said a calculation was still being done by the staff. “We are not sure as to how many years of interest we are to add. My staff is still in the process of making any calculation. I think we would be pretty clear about the amount by Monday,” he said. The JIT had last month got an appeal filed against the decision of excess compensation to be paid to the farmers from whom the land was acquired for the scheme, which was dismissed in the SC. The president of the Guru Gobind Singh Avenue Welfare Society, Rajan Gupta, has been saying that he might move the court against any such decision to burden the residents at this stage. “The Trust has earned crores of rupees by selling properties in the scheme. Now, the Trust should itself pay the compensation to the farmers from its own funds,” he maintained. He said he had already met former JIT chairman and Local Bodies Department officials in this regard.
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Auto-rickshaw drivers get uniform, ID cards
Jalandhar, October 11 ADCP (Traffic) Baljit Singh Dhillon and ACP (Traffic) Dalbir Singh Buttar said one of the auto unions - United Auto-rickshaw Union with its president Ravi Sabharwal - had agreed to their suggestion to introduce navy blue shirt as uniform, ID card and copper badges to be tied on the arms. He said the ID cards and copper badges would carry the unique serial number of each driver, union name and logo. In addition, the ID card would also bear the driver’s name and phone number, adding that the orders for making copper badges had been given and this would take some time. The ADCP said about 130 auto-rickshaw drivers, who were part of a union, participated in today’s activity. He said he had managed to convince other unions as well who, too, would participate in the same drive in the coming days. He said he had asked the union leaders to ensure that their drivers had all the required documents for auto-rickshaw, driving licence and a permit from the Municipal Corporation (MC) for a particular route, which they would not violate. Dhillon said the attempt had been made to ensure that there were no unauthorised auto-rickshaw drivers in the city. The passengers who commute on an auto-rickshaw can be sure about the driver’s identity. He said while 130 drivers participated today, the union had 500 registered members who, too, would get the uniforms, ID cards and copper badges in future. Even as the traffic police had earlier made it mandatory for the auto-rickshaw drivers to put up stickers on their screens with the name of the driver, owner of the driver and phone number of the driver which the passengers could keep with themselves while sitting and report to the police in the event of any untoward incident. He said there could be any mishap like purse snatching or any document or valuable that a passenger might forget in the auto, at which the person would be able to call back the auto-driver or even inform the police. The ADCP said while the stickers were made compulsory, the uniform had not been made mandatory. “It is just part of our own initiative to check unscrupulous elements. The unions also agreed as they, too, want to get rid of unregistered persons in their profession,” he added.
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Sports feast ahead: City to witness action-packed Diwali this year
Jalandhar, October 11 "Due to the denial of visa to some of the players of Punjab Thunder, Royal Kings, USA and the Khalsa Warriors teams, we have confined the league to India only. While the finals of the league are slated to be held in Lahore, we may have to bring it back to India due to the rising tension between the two countries," said Pargat Singh. He also informed that the decision for rescheduling the match in Jalandhar has been taken keeping in view the huge response the league got from the city residents. Also, the 31st edition of the Surjit Hockey Tournament will be played from October 29 at Burlton Park and will be held in two phases. The pre-qualifying round will be played from October 25 to 28, in which 10 teams will participate. The winning team will qualify for the super league round, having top 11 hockey teams in the pool. The main attraction will be the Punjab XI (Pakistan) in the men's category and the Rest of Pakistan in the women' group. All the matches will be played under floodlights and their will be no entry fee. In the women's group, the daring eves of Punjab-XI (India), Haryana-XI, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, and Rest of Pakistan, Lahore, will fight for the coveted title. According to Pargat Singh, former skipper of the Indian hockey team, the matches will be played on a round robin league basis and the teams will be selected by a selection committee, headed by Olympian and Padma Shri recipient Pargat Singh, Iqbal Singh Sandhu, Amrik Singh Powar and Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira. Gatka will also be performed by the Bir Khalsa Dal team on the inaugural day of the tournament on September 29. Noted Punjabi folk singers, Waaris brothers, will perform on November 7 on the final day of the tournament at Burlton Park. Arrangements have been made to telecast the semifinals and the final match of the tournament on PTC News. A ball to ball running commentary will also be relayed by the All India Radio. Also, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is organising the 14th All India Football Tournament at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium from October 14 to 17 in which around 250 players from 13 different states will participate in the four-day meet. WKL matches at Surjit Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park October 17 1.Yo Yo Tigers vs Lahore Lions; 2.Punjab Thunders vs Royal Kings USA October 18 1.United Singhs vs Vancouver Lions; 2.Yo Yo Tigers vs California Eagles October 19 1.Lahore Lions vs United Singhs; 2.Khalsa Warriors vs Royal Kings, USA |
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Mehr Chand only Punjab college to be selected for UK visit under exchange programme
Jalandhar, October 11 The Hackney Community College in the United Kingdom has been selected as a training partner for the programme between the two community colleges. Notably, the project is the preliminary project of the Ministry for Human Resource Development wherein 200 colleges (Mehr Chand being one of them) in India have been selected as a pilot project. Of these, only 72 are polytechnic colleges (the rest are UGC run) and Mehr Chand is the only Punjab College to be shortlisted under the UKIERI. Rakesh Kumar Verma, Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Punjab and B Purushartha, Director, Technical Education, Punjab, will also be a part of the delegation visiting the UK under the project. While a grant of Rs 31 lakh has been sanctioned by the Brtish Council for the project, Rs 21.79 lakh has already been received by the Mehr Chand Polytechnic. Specifically, the two colleges will work jointly to provide quality training to the students working in Mehr Chand Polytechnic in the auto electrician and software development courses. Jagroop Singh, principal, Mehr Chand Polytechnic College, said, "The two top community colleges will jointly work for the project entitled 'Community College for Skill Development in Punjab'. A team from Hackney, London, lead by Ian Ashman, principal, also visited Mehr Chand Polytechnic in May this year. Faculty exchange programme between the two will include exchange of experience and study of the latest technology as well as the new teaching methodology to benefit students from quality education." The team from Mehr Chand shall be visiting the Hackney Community College from October 19 to October 26. After two visits, a joint research publication will also be carried and the sustainability of the project in this field shall further be explored. |
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Three children bitten by stray dogs
Phagwara, October 11 Though the injured Ramanpreet Kaur(17) of village Hardasspur, Vishal (12) of Satnampura, and Madhav (11) of Patel Nagar were admitted to the local Civil Hospital, child specialist Dr Punit Galhotra said non-availability of an injection of immunoglobin (meant for instant relief from dog bite), created inconvenience among the people who killed the dog. Civil Surgeon, Kapurthala, Dr Balbir Singh said though all anti-rabies injections are available in the stock, a costly injection like immunoglobin is not available easily. It may be mentioned that panic has struck the residents of Phagwara sub-division due to the presence of stray dogs in different groups in the town including the posh locality of Hargobind Nagar. No steps could be taken either by the civil administration, Health Department, Animal Husbandry Department or the Municipal Corporation despite such repeated incidents. Municipal Commissioner Sukhwinder Paul Singh Marar said today that he has raised the issue at several state-level meetings of the department, but the Animal Husbandry Department is not co-operating and the veterinary doctors are not visiting the town despite repeated letters written to the department for early sterilisation of stray dogs. It was learnt that more than 1,000 stray dogs
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Pool campus drive
Asahi India Glass Limited held a pool campus placement drive at CT Group of Institutions for recruiting students of B.Tech (ME). Four students were selected in the recruitment process held at the seminar hall of the CTIEMT, Shahpur campus. In the pool campus drive, as many as 117 students from different colleges of Punjab participated including Baba Farid College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, CT Group of Institutions and from others. The selection process included four rounds following a group discussion, technical, language and aptitude and a final interview on the basis of which the company shortlisted four students for recruitment on an annual salary package of Rs 2.75 lakh. The final interview round was conducted by the company's, Chief Human Resource Officer Devarshi Deb and Corporate HR Utkarsh Goyal. Chairman, CT Group of Institutions, S. Charanjit Singh Channi said, "The pool campus placement drive is organized with the aim of providing ample job opportunities to the students. I feel students should take a pledge to be innovative in life instead of following the regular or old path. — TNS
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Jalandhar, October 11