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Kids look for rainbow in life; Naari Niketan looks for their adoptive homes
THEY are strangers to the warmth and the togetherness of "family". All 28 of them at the Pushpa Gujral Naari Niketan Shishu Grah here. A few of them have a hazy recollection of their parents and siblings, who left them here. Some of them have seen the desecration of human relationships — cruel stepparents, plotting relatives, forlorn grandparents and helpless mothers.
Laughter in their eyes: Children of the Naari Niketan Shishu Grah share a light moment |
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(St)itching for economic independence
PAP Ladies’ Welfare Centre helps women earn livelihood
THEY treasure their economic independence. It has given them a new vision, say the 800-odd women employed at the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) Ladies' Welfare Centre, near Jalandhar Cantonment. In fact, it has given them a new perspective on the significance of "uniforms of the police force".
Women at work at the PAP Ladies’ Welfare Centre |
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Inexpensive musical instruments made in city are music to melody buffs’ ears
THAT Jalandhar has attained the status of the "musical kingdom" of the northern region is known to almost every Punjabi, but what is not known is that for the past 50 years Jalandhar has been providing musical instruments like harmonium, banjo and tabla to music lovers and singers.
Jalandhar is next only to Kolkata, which is the largest musical instrument manufacturing centre in the country |
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Garbage dumps dot Urban Estate, residents' health at risk; officials blame
neighbouring localities
THE lack of proper planning on the part of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has left residents of Urban Estate, Phase I, here fuming. In the absence of any earmarked space for garbage dumping, vacant plots and roadsides have been converted into temporary dump yards.
Residents demand completion of park
Only broken boundary wall built in 4 years; stray dogs roam in 'park'
MOST of the developmental projects envisaged by the local Municipal Corporation fail to take off for years together. The failure to develop a model park at the Buta Mandi here during the past four years is a glaring example of this.
The fine art of tapping students’ potential
"PERFECTION" is the mantra of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts here. The institution has been the dream venture of Dr Stya Paul, an educationist and philanthropist, who believed in the concept of "quality education". The college is committed to creating a judicious blend of the traditional and the modern, so that students are able to develop a well-rounded personality.
The campus of Apeejay College of Fine Arts |
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From the schools
VARIOUS competitions among staff members marked the Teachers’ Day celebration at Police DAV Public School, Punjab Armed Police (PAP) Chowk, on Saturday.
The competition started with “Kuch kar dikhana hai” event. All teachers
participated enthusiastically in it. Their job was to train students for various
contests. The students put up a creative show in art and craft, painting,
model-making, flower arrangement, gift-wrapping and wall hanging contests.
Students of Ambika Modern School |
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Achiever
Teacher with a vision
HAVING put in more than 35 years of his life into teaching, he was finally rewarded when he received a state award at Teachers' Day function held at Ludhiana this year. Mr Gurdeep Singh, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Mithapur village, received a medal, a certificate and a cash award of Rs 10,000 from Mr Harnam
Dass Johar, Education Minister, Punjab, last Sunday.
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