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Road divider demolished to benefit petrol station
Ludhiana, November 28 MC officials, however, did not confirm or deny the incident. But according to sources the MC staff had acted on the instructions of a close associate of the city Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, who claimed to be the political secretary of Mr Gill. According to the area residents, the road divider, which ran upto quite a distance on both sides of the petrol pump, was affecting the business as the vehicles on other side of the road did not have easy access to the petrol outlet. The owner of the petrol station had reportedly taken up the matter with officials concerned of the B and R wing of the civic body. On being told that only the close associates of the political functionaries could do something in this regard, he had approached the political secretary of the Mayor. The SDO of the zone has gone on record to say that the divider had been demolished at a point about 20 metres away from the petrol station to enable vehicles on the other side of the road to have access to the petrol station at the instructions of Mr Mehta, political secretary of the Mayor. The residents, however, fear that demolishing the road divider at the behest of a commercial unit might compromise the safety of other units and the movement of vehicles from and to the petrol outlet might disrupt the smooth flow of traffic on this stretch of the road. They sought the restoration of the divider and penal action against the erring MC officials involved in the episode.
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Programme to assert rights of the disabled
Ludhiana, November 28 The organisations are Ashirwad (centre for multiple disabilities), Ek Prayas (school for special-needs children), Bharat Vikas Parishad (Viklang Sahayta Kendra), School for the Deaf and Dumb and the Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for the Blind and the Disabled. According to Dr Neelam Sodhi, president of Ashirwad, the aim of the programme is to promote an understanding of disability issues and to mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well being of persons with disabilities. The theme of this year is “Nothing about us without us”. She said it relied on the principle of active involvement of the people with disability in the development of programmes for their benefit and rights as also for the development of societies where all voices were heard equally. Such programmes also offered an opportunity to people to rethink their attitudes towards persons with disability and to help remove the barriers in their physical environment and increase their social acceptance. The programme would include a movie show, sponsored by Orient Cinema, a trip to Hardy’s World, a talent show “Yeh Subah Hamare Naam” at Bharat Vikas Parishad, Rishi Nagar, sponsored by Camlin, a drawing competition and an art exhibition by disabled children.A diagnostic camp for disability identification by professionals of Ashirwad and Ek Prayas at Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Charitable Hospital would also be organised. The final event would be a human chain on the Ferozepore road on December 3 morning, formed by children, parents and staff of the participating institutions. Dr Sodhi said 90 million of Indians had a mental, physical or sensory impairment. International Day of Disabled Persons observed on December 3 was proclaimed as a collaborative effort by the UN to celebrate and acknowledge the experience and capabilities of people with disabilities in 1992.
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Poverty forces
23-year-old to commit suicide
Ludhiana, November 28 The youth, Hari Singh, was a daily wager but was without work for the past over two weeks.
Last night his parents and other family members had gone to attend a
jagrata and Hari was alone at home. When the family returned they found him dead. Later, the post-mortem examination revealed that the youth had consumed some
poisonous substance first and had then tried to hang himself from the ceiling. He, however,
fell and died. The family of the deceased did not have money even to perform the last rites of the youth. Cops at the Dugri police post played good Samaritans and arranged money for the purpose. The cops pooled in money and also requested some social workers to help the family cremate the deceased.
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Large industries face frequent strikes
Ludhiana, November 28 According to Mr Deepak Dumra, managing director of Greatway Hosiery, which is currently facing a strike, the union leaders put forward frivolous reasons to justify the strike. He said the management had been resisting the “blackmail” for the past two months. He alleged the strike was planned at the peak production time so that the delivery of orders was delayed and the management was forced to submit to the demands. The strikes have generally been taking place large industrial houses only. Earlier, it was Bhogal Sons, Hero Cycles and Avon Cycles. Mr Dumra said: “Being nice to the workers ultimately turns out to be a liability, as we have found here.” He claimed their staff was among the best paid in the industry. Industries that did not maintain any record or make regular appointments never faced any such problems as the workers were always at their mercy, he alleged. Mr Dumra claimed the industry had to bear massive losses on account of the strikes. He pointed out, “We have to meet the delivery deadlines...in case the delivery is delayed by a couple of days, we have to provide massive discounts and if the delay extends to a week or 10 days, the orders are cancelled”. On the other hand, trade union leaders have been maintaining that it is primarily their “blood and sweat” that has helped in scripting the industrial success stories. They claim the returns to the workers have never been commensurate to the efforts they have been putting in. “If the workers raise genuine demands, nobody should have any objection and it should not be described as a blackmail,” said a leader owing allegiance to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
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Martyr’s statue unveiled
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 28 The unveiling ceremony was presided over by Major T.J. K Ohri from the Pathankot unit of the Deccan Horse Regiment. A group of soldiers fired shots in the air as a mark of respect to the martyr on behalf of the unit that he had served in. Rasaldar Alwel Singh, Naib Rasaldar Darshan Singh , Mr Jagpal Singh Khangura a senior Congress leader, Mr Avtar Singh, Ms Krishna Sharda and Mr Bhag Singh Dardi paid floral tributes to the martyr on behalf of their respective organisations. Avtar Singh had died due to multiple bullet injuries at Bhoora Konna in Khem Karan Sector on September 8, 1965 during the war. According to Mr Tarak Singh, former wireless operator who was in the same tank that was being driven by Avtar Singh was shot by the enemy from behind. “Though we were asked to withdraw the troops, Avtar Singh on the directions of Lieut of S.S. Sarohi kept on advancing and was shot in leg. We were then asked to bail out,” said Tarak Singh. “After we bailed out around 150 shots were fired by .5 Browning gun by a party of Pakistani troops and five-six shots hit Avtar Singh. The body of the martyr was brought after two days when the troops had re-attacked but unfortunately Lieut S.S. Sarohi, the commander of the troops, was also killed on September 12, 1965. Dr Sukhdev Singh, an NRI and eldest son of Avtar Singh, voiced his anguish against the successive governments in the state and the Centre for allegedly ignoring the sacrifice made by his father. He had lost his father when he was six years old and had to spend his childhood with his maternal relatives. “Now The family had got the statue of the martyr erected along the Ahmedgarh-Raikot road after another statue of Capt Ravinder Singh was got installed by his family near Shaheed Kartar Singh Dukki Government Senior Secondary School Latala. Though the same had been erected in the month of April this year it could not be formally inaugurated. The Tribune had carried a news report on the covered statue of the martyr and now the family has come from the USA to perform the ceremony. The widow of the martyr Ms Surjit Kaur, however, could not join the celebrations as she had developed some knee problem. Meanwhile, a meeting of the ex-servicemen of the Deccan Horse decided to constitute a committee which would look after the maintenance of the statues erected in the area. Mr Mukand Singh, Mr Hari Singh Mr Ajaib Singh and Mr Malkiat Singh took this responsibility.
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Council to register all nursing homes
Ludhiana, November 28 He said, the IMA Ludhiana had urged the doctors to adhere to the norms of medical ethics chalked out by the council. The IMA had urged all members to suggestions and complaints to the PMC for the improvement of the public health services in the state. Dr Gursharan Singh said the registration of all nursing homes and clinics would be done through a small and easy-to-fill
performa which would be given to the doctors. It would have information on the facilities and number of persons working in the establishment. After that the PMC would issue a registration certificate free of cost. The same certificate would be given to the police authorities as a sample. Clinics without the certificate would be considered to be run by quacks. The IMA has urged the PMC to update its website at the earliest and make the process of registering nursing homes online.
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BJP district unit meeting held
Amloh, November 28 State organising secretary of the party Prashant Arora said the BJP had its own style of working, which was much different from other parties. In BJP each and every party worker gets full respect. BJP workers are not man engaged but nation engaged. He further told that after implementing New Mandal Plan, the party will have strong grip in villages. State working committee member Sukhminder Grewal explained about the Delhi rally in detail and said every district and mandal committee member must take at least four party workers with him to the rally. He also said after 11 years party high command had decided to test their power.
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Grievances redressed at
khula darbar
Ludhiana, November 28 Prominent among those present on the occasion were the Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sharma, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Mr Narinder Pal Singh, SSP, Ms Amrit Gill, SDM East, Dr Jaswant Singh, Joint Commissioner of the MC, Mr Prem Mittal, Senior Deputy Mayor and the area councillor, Mr Bhupinder Singh. More than 100 complaints, mainly relating to the MC, police, PSEB and transport department were submitted at the darbar. Most of these were redressed on the spot and for the remaining complaints, the officers concerned were directed to take action within a period of one week. Responding to a complaint submitted by Mr Manmohan Singh, president of the Dasmesh Small Scale Industries Association, regarding the delay in the release of electricity connections to the small scale industrial units, located in Dasmesh Nagar, Arjun Nagar and Chet Singh Nagar areas, Mr Dawar informed that a high-level meeting with PSEB authorities had already been held in this regard and assured the complainant that the electricity board would start releasing the connections soon. In response to another complaint submitted by a deputation of women of Dasmesh Nagar, Nanakpura and Muradpura about inadequate sewerage and water supply in these localities, Mr Dawar instructed the MC officials to visit the areas and submit a report within a period of one week. He assured the residents that remedial measures in this regard would be taken very soon and the problem would be solved permanently. As many as 24 senior citizens complained about their pending cases for the sanction of old-age pension. Mr Dawar asked the Social Security Officer to clear the genuine cases immediately. He further told the eligible persons and destitute widows to submit their applications for pensions in his office so that his staff could pursue their cases and arrange the delivery of sanction letters at their given addresses. He informed that from his constituency, 400 pension cases had already been got sanctioned and around 500 ration cards had been prepared. The people of the area complained about the harassment in the preparation of driving licenses. On being asked to look into the matter by Mr Dawar, the Deputy Commissioner directed the officials of transport department to organise a special camp in Cycle Market on December 2 (next Thursday) to issue driving licenses on the spot after completing all the formalities. The Civil Surgeon was asked to depute a doctor at this special camp for issuing medical fitness certificates for the purpose. Interestingly, Mr Gurcharan Singh Naati, general secretary of SAD and a resident of Sunder Nagar, Dhuri Line submitted a memorandum on behalf of his party demanding a railway level crossing on the road from Cycle Market on Gill Road to Dhuri Line. He said in view of heavy volume of traffic, including a large number of schoolchildren, crossing the railway track from both sides, the area residents had taken up the demand for a manned railway crossing with the civic administration, the district authorities and the railway ministry, without any success so far. Functionaries of the Muradpura Welfare Association and office-bearers of several other bodies, present on the occasion, supported the demand and called for necessary action in this regard.
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Need for religious tolerance highlighted at Id Milan
Ludhiana, November 28 Speaking at an “Id Milan” get together here today, Mr Ejaz Ahmed Aslam appreciated the sense of tolerance and understanding shown by the people professing different religions in the country. He pointed out, as long as the Indians considered themselves to be Indians and were not influenced by sectarian and parochial tendencies the country would keep on growing stronger. Mr B.K. Goyal, president of the District Bar Association, also lauded the pluralist culture of the country. He maintained that the Indian system had shown great resilience and had also defeated the sectarian and separatist tendencies. He said, unity in diversity was the greatest strength. Prof Satish Sharma underlined the need to impart secular and progressive values among the younger generation. He expressed relief that the sectarian and divisive forces had always been defeated in the country and had never been allowed to raise their ugly head. Prominent among those present included Mr Arshad Ali, president of the Punjab circle of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Mr Abdul Shakoor, Abdul Majeed Thind, Dr Siraj Din Bali, Mr Darshan Arora and Mr Abdus Sattar.
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Sikhs urged to educate youth
on religion
Ludhiana, November 28 Baba Jaswant Singh said the Gurus had given a unique philosophy of brotherhood, equality, tolerance and service to humanity. Expressing concern over the “turning away” of youth from the basic principles of Sikhism, he called upon the heads of religious bodies to concentrate on educating the youth about the importance of the philosophy of the religion. He said that the sangat abroad was willing to donate liberally for hospitals and educational institutions in Punjab, but the community leaders had to provide efficient
management to the institutions so that the standard of education could be brought on a par with prestigious institutions in developed countries. Among those who addressed the sangat were Mr Dalbjit Singh, president, Sri Amar Dass Gurdwara, London; Mr Tarsem Singh, president, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Vulvul Hampton, UK; Giani Narinder Singh, Head Granthi, Gurdwara Southall, UK.
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Mechanical methods to replace manual
scavenging
Ludhiana, November 28 Stating this here today at a congregation of the All-India Safai Karamchari Union today, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Ms Santosh Chaudhary, said proposals were afoot to relieve the manual scavengers from their burden. Ms Chaudhary claimed the UPA government was committed to the uplift of the weaker and downtrodden sections of society. She said the Central government had several welfare schemes for the underprivileged. The Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, assured that the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation would ensure that all safai karamcharis working here were treated well.
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Police calls for social
responsibility
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 28 Students of the school and artistes of the Sirjana Art Kendra, Raikot presented a cultural programme to educate the audience on social evils. Mr Ahir called on the representatives various sections of society to launch a crusade against the social evils hindering development. “Overexploitation of the resources at our disposal not only depletes those but also generates problems for us, including pollution, drug addiction, dowry deaths, depression caused suicides and juvenile crime," he said. On the role of the government agencies in serving society, Mr Ahir said that beside other constraints, the Police Department lacked technical know-how for educating the masses. With cooperation from social organisations the police could succeed in eradicating a large number of evils, he claimed. He suggested, "Instead of cursing the dark, we should light a lamp." Mr Harjit Singh Brar, DSP, Raikot, expressed concern over the declining sense of responsibility towards parents in the minds of ambitious youth. He said there were instances where youths after settling in western countries returned to their parents, made them dispose of their property and deserted them at airports on the pretext of taking them abroad, pocketing the proceeds from the sale of property. He warned the agricultural community against sending their wards abroad. Mr Amarjit Singh Grewal, Principal, Guru Teg Bahadur College, Dakha, blamed the trend of lavish spending on weddings and social functions for financial problems. A play “Mitti Rudan Kare,” written by Baldev Singh Saraknama and staged by artistes of the Sirjana Art Kendra, was appreciated by the audience.
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Patar releases book
Ludhiana, November 28 The function was organised by the Sahit Sabha and the Sirjan Dhara. Karamjit Singh Aujla and Kulwant Jagraon, president and general secretary, respectively, Sirjan Dhara, introduced the writer with the audience and complimented her on the depth of the stories. Mr Gurbhajan Gill and Mr Ravinder Bhattal, both office-bearers of the Punjabi Sahit Akademi, congratulated the writer on her maiden effort and encouraged her to continue with her writings. Mr Harpreet Singh and Mr Inderpal presented critical analysis of stories. Prof M.S. Cheema called her “princess of words”. Prof N.S. Tasneem, columnist and writer, paid her compliments on her writings. Mohan Bhandari, a writer from Chandigarh, said the writer had crafted the stories very well. Prof Gurdayal Singh, winner of Jnanpeeth Award, praised the stories and said stories showed a great sensitivity. |
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Healthy baby contest
Ludhiana, November 28
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Chinese food festival begins
Ludhiana, November 28
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Workshop on online share trading
Ludhiana, November 28
As many as 15 participants took part. The participants were from Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi, Sobhasari Engineering College, Sikar, the Institute of Technology and Science, Ghaziabad, the Shah College of Engineering and Technology, Gujarat, VVP Engineering College, Gujarat, Takshshila College, Bhopal, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapali, the Institute of Technology Management, Gwalior, and Auroras Engineering College, Bhongir, Andhra Pradesh. While inaugurating the event, Dr Sahni said this was an excellent effort initiated by the Punjab College of Technical Education to aware the people about share trading and the intricacies involved in the process. He said in 1995 when he joined Ludhiana Stock Exchange the process of online share trading was in pipeline and it started in 1998. “Such workshops will prove beneficial for all professionals and investors and are an essential part of an investor education programme,” he said. Dr Sahni congratulated the Department of Computer Applications of the university for developing a software through which participants were supposed to undergo online share trading during the workshop. A mock stock exchange was created in the computer laboratory. Three brokers were assigned to facilitate the trading of shares. A sum of Rs 1 crore (hypothetical amount) was given to each participant. The workshop included eight different sessions for investments. “The Punjab College of Technical Education started this exercise in 2000 in which the competition was held among different colleges of the PTU. The mock stock exchange was established at the college and hypothetical amount was given to all participating institutes. The game went on for two months and later on the winning institute on the basis of best portfolio was announced. This games was aimed at giving exposure regarding online share trading to the students,” said Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director of the college.
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