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Thursday,
August 30, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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AMRITSAR WORKSHOP: Universities are our role models and they should set new trends in imparting quality education in the wake of increasing globalisation and privatisation. These observations were made by Dr Bhagat Singh, Principal Secretary of Higher Education, Punjab, while inaugurating a five- day workshop on management of university administration here on Monday at the conference hall of the university. DANG’S ALLEGATIONS: Mr Satya Pal Dang, a senior CPI leader, has alleged that a seven-year-old-child of Mr Jagdish Parshad and Ms Radhika Devi of Chheharta, was electrocuted by a live electricity wire of the PSEB on April 17. He alleged that the death was entirely due to the negligence of the PSEB and mischief of two officials of the board. He alleged that a suitable compensation had not been paid to the victim’s parents, nor was a criminal case registered against the guilty officials. FEROZEPORE HOSHIARPUR JAGRAON CAR STOLEN: A white Maruti car with registration number PB-10 AAB-224 has been stolen from the parking, near Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib, when the owner Harchand Singh along with his relatives went to the gurdwara. The local police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC. SCHOLARSHIPS: The local Book Bank will hold its 14th annual function on Saturday at Kakkar Palace. Deserving students from various institutions will be awarded scholarships and books free of cost to enable them to continue their studies. JALANDHAR LUDHIANA SEWING SCHOOL: The Nishkam Seva Ashram Sewing School distributed certificates of five-month stitching course to 55 girls of Shimla Puri. In another course of a fortnight, girls were trained in food preservation methods like making of pickles, jams and chutneys. They were also trained in the art of henna application. CULTURAL SOCIETY: Prof Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation and the International Cultural Society has started preparing for the 23rd Prof Mohan Singh Memorial Mela. The first meeting in this regard will be held at Punjabi Bhavan on Saturday. The Chairman and founder of the foundation, Mr Jagdev Singh Jassowal said written suggestions for the changes in the mela arrangements were welcome. MANSA INAUGURATED: Mr Sukhwinder Singh Aulakh, local MLA, on Wednesday formally inaugurated the sub-tehsil at Bhikhi. He said the work on a water supply scheme for the village at an estimated cost of Rs 30 lakh would commence next week, adding that a Barnala-Bhikhi bypass road costing Rs 20 lakh would also come up shortly. UNPAID SALARIES: More than 1,000 government school teachers of the district have not received their salaries for the past three months. It is learnt that the District Education Officer (Secondary) did not sanction drawing and disbursement powers to the heads of the schools from the government treasury in time causing hardship to the government school teachers. POPPY HUSK SEIZED: The Bareta police recently seized four bags of poppy husk lying in a field in the Sirsiwala village area. On investigations, the police found that the poppy husk was stored there by four labourers. The police is reported to have let off the farmer in whose field the poppy husk was found. RALLY: The Punjab Medical Laboratory Technicians Association will hold a rally at Bannur, the Assembly constituency of the Punjab Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, on September 9. This was stated here on Wednesday by Mr Sikandar Singh, state president of the association. He said the Finance Department had been ignoring the recommendations of the Health Department and the demands accepted by the Finance Minister in their meeting with him had not been implemented. MOGA NAWANSHAHR ‘RU-BA-RU’ PROGRAMMES: Kala Sampark, a local institution devoted to preservation and promotion of art, culture and literature, organised ‘Ru-ba-Ru’ programmes at Government Senior Secondary School, Kariha, and Government Middle School, Sauna, on Saturday and Monday, respectively. Mr Avtar Singh Sandhu, renowned writer, addressed the students. PATHANKOT PATIALA INAUGURATION: A new branch of Aptech Computer Centre was inaugurated on Wednesday by Dr R.K.Sharma, Principal of Government Bikram College of Commerce, on the college campus here. Addressing the staff members and college students, Dr Sharma said the centre would be offering government recognised courses exclusively to the students of the college during the college hours while the latter hours would cater to the outside students. Dr Sharma said it was the need of the hour to impart computer education to the students in colleges through institutes of repute so that the students can be made aware of the fast changing technologies. Mr Vikram Gupta, Centre Head said the institute had trained more than 1200 students on career courses in city and more than 1500 people from corporate sector and students requiring short term courses.
PHAGWARA SAMRALA LIONS CLUB CAMP: The local Lions Club organised a free dental care-cum-check-up camp on the premises of the local Government Girls Senior Secondary School on Tuesday. The camp was inaugurated by Mr R.N. Dhoke, SSP, Khanna. Dr (Ms) Pradeep Kaur Benipal examined the students. The club distributed toothpastes, tooth brushes and a set of note books among 100 poor students. Mr Rajbir Singh Mangat, president of the club, said a first-aid box was donated to an ambulance of the police first-aid post. TRAINING
CAMP: A farmers training camp, regarding tractor servicing will be held at Bagli Kalan, 5 km from here, on Thursday on the premises of Punjab and Sind Bank, said Mr Shamsher Singh, Manager of the bank. The camp will be inaugurated by Zonal Manager Tarlok Singh and 100 credit cards will be delivered to the farmers on the occasion. TARN TARAN MAN SHOT: Surjit Singh a resident of Valtoha village was shot dead,
allegedly by six persons of the village. Surjit Singh was reportedly helping a group of the village against another. Members of the rival group allegedly shot him on Tuesday. The suspects have been identified as Balwinder Singh, Sukhdeep Singh, Surinder Singh, Tejbir Singh, Jasbir Singh and Deep Singh. |
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AMBALA EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION: The Haryana Exporters Association Chairman, Dr N.C. Jain, met the Himachal Pradesh Governor, Mr Suraj Bhan, regarding export of apples on Wednesday. Dr Jain requested Mr Bhan that the export of apple and apple juice from Himachal Pradesh should also be organised through the association since there is a big demand in the international market, a release said. He pointed out that for the promotion of export of fruit from Himachal Pradesh, a team of experts is to visit foreign nations for the export through the Export Promotion Council of Himachal Pradesh for the promotion of apples and apple juice.
JIND KAITHAL KURUKSHETRA ROHTAK SAPLINGS PLANTED: As many as 200 saplings were planted at Government Senior Secondary School,
Khidwali, under a tree plantation programme on Tuesday. The principal of the school, Mr
T.P. Boss, highlighted the importance of trees at a meeting held before the plantation ceremony. |
BILASPUR HAMIRPUR KANGRA KUMARHATTI NURPUR SHIMLA SOLAN UNA |
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He serves leprosy victims IN recognition of the services rendered by Mr Prem Singh Bhutte for the rehabilitation of leprosy sufferers in this region, the Punjab Government has given him a state award comprising Rs 11,000 in cash, a gold medal, a shawl and a citation. The award was presented to him by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a function held recently in Ferozepore. Born in a poor family, Prem Singh utilises his spare time to locate leprosy victims and arranges their treatment and rehabilitation. He works at the office of Accountant-General. Prem Singh says that his mission is remove a sense of aloofness among people towards leprosy victims. The disease is curable and people should help its victims to mitigate their suffering. He has worked at Ropar and Dasuya kusht ashrams. Early this year he provided succour to quake victims of Gujarat. Mountaineering her forte Mountains lure her to climb higher and higher. They inspire her to write too. So when she’s not climbing, she’s writing, successfully combining the two diversities. ‘‘Both my perspiration and inspiration are drawn from the mountains,’’ reveals 26-year-old Kasang Oikki Sherpa, a Nepalese mountaineer-cum-journalist. It’s hard to believe that this Kathmandu-born woman, who speaks German fluently with a smattering of French, has done a course on mountain rescue operations in Austria at the invitation of the Alpine Club in 1997, a subject very relevant to Nepal. She has learnt to cope with people stranded in avalanches especially in crevices, give first-aid to the frost-bitten and accident cases, manage ropes, pitch tents, etc. ‘‘In cities one can call for help but in mountains, one is alone and has to act fast. You just can’t afford to be late’’, she asserts. The Austrians called Kasang again, this time to play the role of a Sherpa woman in a film on Sherpas produced by them. Kasang felt thrilled to be in an all-woman Everest expedition last year. One and a half-month’s climbing up to 6,200 metres was a great achievement. Earlier she climbed Nepal’s Mera peak. ‘‘Mountaineering brings a mountain of problems’’ — like sharing a tent with men, loneliness, exhaustion, and acclimatising, constantly eating canned food, etc. which Kasang faces with sheer grit and determination. ‘‘Team work is wonderful. Ten persons in an expedition mean 10 different minds who have to think and act with the same objective’’. In the end, it’s the adventure that wins. What’s more, Kasang pens her experiences of various lands and it’s peoples in Nepal Traveller. She finds that it’s not a language or food problem which Westerners face: It’s lack of hygiene, clean water and modern gadgets. But culture and friendliness of the east attracts them to come again and again. Writing for Woden, a bi-monthly related to development programmes of Nepalese women, also interests her. Besides she is studying for a master’s degree in sociology. ‘‘Mountaineering and journalism are difficult for Nepalese women. One has to fend for oneself. If you are young, people just shrug you off, not taking you seriously. Double standards exist.’’ Kasang advises: ‘‘Just forget that you are a woman, push yourself ahead.’’ For Kasang is soon flying to Florida as a member of a five-person team of cultural representatives of Nepal for a south-eastern Asian countries’ meeting organised by Walt Disney. A beacon of inspiration The maxim ‘‘work is worship’’ is frequently preached by politicians and bureaucrats, but rarely adhered to. But here is a government primary school headmistress, Mrs Raj Kumari Arora, who not only translated it during her 37 years of service but inspired her colleagues and students to observe this principle. Mrs Raj Kumari, who was born in a middle class family, had to face hardships from the early stage of her life. She lost her parents and her two brothers, who were still studying in the school, had to manage the family and meet all expenses. They managed to get a government teacher’s job for her. She later married Mr R.L. Arora, a lecturer from a college in this district. Mrs Raj Kumari was moved at the pitable condition of her students. She took her husband to poor students and gave financial help to them. She established personal contact with her students’ parents and persuaded them to allow their wards to continue their studies. She assured them that she would provide the tuition fee, free text-books and woollen clothes herself. The response of the parents was encouraging. Whenever she saw any student in a sad mood, she called him to her room and tried to know his problems. The parents were relieved of the financial and other burdens. Her move paid dividends. Throughout her working life she dedicated herself to the school and to the welfare of her students. She is an inspiration not only to her students and colleagues for her devotion and selfless service but to the residents of the area as well. Contributed by Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Roshni Johar and R.D. Sapra |
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