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Making the
right moves in Canada
MC negligence irks ward
no 43 residents People’s poet par
excellence Traffic chaos on city
roads puts visitors off Doctors urge
Maqboolpura residents to shun drugs Singing his way through
challenges Anchoring workshops to
be organised Income Tax Department
opens Help Centre Australian cultural
troupe visits Diocese of Amritsar Saplings planted at
Government Medical College A physiotherapy centre
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Rare books missing from Khalsa College Sikh History Research Department, even as intellectuals turn a blind eye
Even as the smokescreen resulting from the fire at the Sikh Reference Library, Golden Temple Complex, refuses to clear up even after 21 years of Operation Bluestar, the community seems to have overlooked ‘plundering’ of the equally important Sikh History Research Department (SHRD), Khalsa College, till 1984 by its ‘own people’.
While the Sikh community has been fighting a long battle to get back its “intellectual treasure” from the CBI, no effort has been made to find out the invaluable treasure, belonging to the SHRD, pillaged by its own caretakers till 1984, coincidently the year of the infamous army operation.
The rarest of the rare material was taken away covertly and was later shown “written off” in the records. The main objective of establishing the SHRD was to preserve the collection of historical material pertaining to the history of Punjab beginning from the year 1469 — the birth of Guru Nanak. A large sum of money was spent in acquiring the material from various places in India and abroad. Fired with missionary zeal, its founders had left no stone unturned to build this department, the only one of its kind where source material regarding the Sikh history has been preserved. The department was enriched by strenuous and sustained efforts of its stewards like Dr Ganda Singh and Dr Kirpal Singh. A year before the establishment of this historical department, a meeting was convened on December 22, 1929, at Akal Takht and a society was formed. Sardar Karm Singh, a historian, was nominated its first secretary. Dr K.S. Bajwa, head of the department, says that though Sardar Karm Singh died on September 30, 1930, the proposal was not given up by Khalsa College which announced instituting of the department at a meeting held at Guru Ka Bagh (Golden Temple) to mark the Shardhanjli Samaroh of the great Sikh historian (Karm Singh) the same year.
Ranjit Singh Nanda, a retired Central Bureau of Intelligence inspector, has made a startling disclosure that the rare manuscripts, hukam-namas (edicts), books, and other materials of the Sikh Reference Library were taken in gunny bags and big trunks to an unknown place after Operation Bluestar. But no such disclosure has been made about the material stolen from SHRD. The material seems to have been taken in small handbags clandestinely over the years. No one suspected the caretakers and dared check their handbags. However, Dr Bajwa, saved many invaluable books from being written off when he took over in the year 1996. The rare material taken away stealthily (shown written off) included Sikh memorandum to the Punjab’s Boundary Commission (original document), Janamsakhi Shree Guru Amardass, Urdu book Sher-e-Punjab, Sikhism and its relation to Hinduism, Sketch of the Sikhs, Hindu superiority, Congress and Labour Movement in India, Dissertation of proper names of Punjabis, Oriental records by R.W. Harries, report on the settlement in the district of Kangra by G.C. Barnes, History of Hindustan by Dow Alexander, History of the War in Afghanistan by N. Charles, British period Gazetteers of Delhi, Hisar, Jalandhar, Lahore and Ludhiana. Another invaluable book written off is Islamic Culture. Maps of old Punjab, Bahawalpur, report on the reserve land revenue, speeches and writings of Mr Jinnah, too, are missing. Understanding the significance of the department, the new Principal, Dr Daljit Singh, immediately posted more staff members with a view to restore its old glory. He announced that the paucity of funds would not come in the way of strengthening the department. He said it was his moral duty to take all necessary steps to preserve the heritage material, collected with great efforts in the past. The SHRD, established in 1930, has a collection of rare paintings of Sikh rule and British era, old newspapers, journals that are dexterously arranged in the museum. The department has rare coins and weapons of the 17th and the 18th centuries (mathlock, dhaal, Katar, chakkar, bows and kirpans), says Dr Bajwa, who is also the curator of the museum. There are many manuscripts in Persian, Gurmukhi and Hindi, which can only be found in Khalsa College’s 75-year-old library. Out of more than 6000 books, more than 500 are century-old. The repository also includes exclusive photographs of women jumping into wells to save their honour during Partition riots, the portraits of Nankana Sahib tragedy, pictures of Raagmala in bright and beautiful colours, old Birs of Guru Granth Sahib. Shocked to see fresh paint on small cannon belonging to the period of the Sikh rule, Dr Daljit Singh said that efforts would be made to restore the original design of the weapons. He says microfilming of the brittle papers of many manuscripts may be done on priority basis. Presently, there are 590 manuscripts in the repository in various languages. This includes manuscripts in Punjabi (287), Urdu (42), Sanskrit (9), Persian (207), English (45), newspaper files and magazines, photographs, paintings, weapons, coins and books published by the department. In the mid-15th century, things began to change with the advent of the printing press. In 1452, Gutenberg (Germany) conceived the idea of movable type. However, the early publications of the standard printing presses could be rare feast for the eyes of a researcher. A casual visitor may be surprised to find rare printed books in the department. The Physician Guide, published in 1682, and many rare publications of the medieval period have been preserved in their original form here. Quotable quotes The department has evoked positive sentiments from visitors and scholars. Here’s a sample of their quotes: Mr A. Gnanam, Chairman, NAAC, Bangalore: “A wonderful collection of intellectual contents of the past. Culture is intertwined with intellectualism in each of the collections.” Mr Raghubir Singh Bains, author Encyclopedia of Sikhism: “Beautiful and valuable collection of heritage. It would be better if the artifacts and our heritage were preserved digitally. Wish the management would utilise the latest technique.” Mr Pal Singh Purewal, Edmonton, Canada: “It was a wonderful experience to visit and see the rare manuscripts, paintings and photographs. The invaluable and impressive collection maintained in excellent way will be extremely useful research material for the present and future generations of scholars.” Mr Ingit Kumar Mukherjee, Director General, National Council of Science Management, Kolkata: “An impressive collection of Sikh history. Many of the paintings helped us in conceptualising the Maharaja Ranjit Singh panorama being run in Ram Bagh.”
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Making the right moves in Canada
Pratham’s father, Dr Anand Pal Singh, a research scientist and laboratory supervisor with Parmalat Canada at their Research & Development Center in London, said his son had learned chess from him. At that time, Pratham was a student of grade one in Junior Study School, Amritsar. The family shifted to Canada in 2000. After shifting to Canada, Pratham continued learning chess from Mr Hal Bond, coach of the Chess Express Club. In 2001, he secured the 1st position in Grade 2 competition of chess organised by the Chess Express Club at Guelph and Burlington. He also secured the 1st position in chess competitions conducted at Cambridge in 2003. He was among the ten best players of chess in the Ontario Chess Challenge 2003 competition. His school chess team was declared the best team in the whole of Wellington County. Since 2001, he also started learning judo at the Kohbukan Judo Club where training is imparted twice a week. He started playing in white belt category under the guidance of a Canadian Coach Sansi Dave Rob. In 2002, he participated in the Ajax Shiai Championship and got the 1st place in the Orange belt category and in the same year he bagged the 2nd position in the Brantford Judo Championship. In 2003, the Junior Judo Olympic Championship was held in the city of Guelph where he got the 2nd position in the 39Kg category. The same year he was declared the best player by the Kohbukan Judo Club and was honoured with the Rick Andrews Memorial Award. In 2004, he got the 2nd position in the Brantford Judo Championship in the green belt category. In 2004, in the state-level Ontario School Judo Championship held at Mississauga, he got the 1st position. He was awarded the blue belt in December 2004.
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Local girls clear AIIMS entrance test
Neither the beauty crown nor the acting bug on school stage deterred Aditi Mahajan from her single-minded focus on her studies. She finally achieved her dream when she was selected in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), MBBS entrance test recently.
While Aditi was ranked 10th out of the total of 34 candidates selected in the prestigious entrance test, another city girl Japleen Kaur, too, pitched in her best and emerged 21st in the crème-de-la-crème list of the test. Interestingly, both selected candidates are from Sacred Heart High School here and happen to be friends too! Talking to The Tribune here, Aditi contended that it did not take any parental admonition or pressure to make her pursue her medical career with single-minded devotion. Her deep interest, coupled with support from her father, Dr Ashwani Mahajan, a pathologist, played a prominent role in shaping her dreams. Her mother, Ms Suman Mahajan, incidentally is a former councillor of the local municipal corporation. With 10-12 hours of daily study, a regular assessment of her progress, and organising syllabus systematically, she was able to achieve her goal. Having secured 94 per cent in the ICSE board examination and a beauty crown in school, the young achiever also cleared the National Science Talent Search Exam
(NSTSE) in Class VIII. Significantly, out of five MBBS entrance examinations taken recently she cleared all. “I secured 53rd rank in the All India Pre-Medical Test (CBSE), followed by 11th rank in the Jawaharlal Lal Institute of Post Graduation
(JIPMER), Pondicherry. I also cleared the BHU and the AFMC entrance tests.” From winning in debates, declamations to acting on school stage, everything proved to be a learning process, says
Aditi. Japleen, too, has an impressive list of achievements. Scoring top rank in both Manipal PMT and the JIPMER MBBS entrance test, besides being ranked 20th in the CBSE PMT, she cleared her written test in the Armed Force Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and stood second in the
NSTSE, 2004. She also cleared the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE), in addition to being a gold medallist in the Indian National Biology Olympiad. She was ranked 8th in the state merit in Plus Two in the Punjab School Education Board test. Thanking her parents, Dr S.P. Singh and Ms Livjeet Kaur, she says that a special support from her younger brother Taranpal Singh studying in Class V, helped her to achieve her goal. Japleen studying in Khalsa College presently feels that consistency and regularity along with limited relaxation helps to focus and perform better. She was a part of the winning team of limca quiz competition at state level for three consecutive years. Apart from this, she headed the team that reached the semi-finals in the Bournvita Quiz contest. She has also won a number of prizes in painting in open competitions. “With the blessings of God and my parents, I want to become a cardiologist,” says
Japleen.
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MC negligence irks ward no 43 residents
The absence of sewerage in a portion of the Circular Jail Road here has resulted in a broken road patch that never survives any repair work. Through the years it has remained in bad shape. The road is dotted with potholes.
The 100-mt portion is an important junction of the main Rattan Singh Chowk crossing. This major crossing connects the city to the main bypass, which is the route for the Delhi-Lahore bus and the goods route connecting to the main highway. However, the main crossing has been deprived of any signal lights allegedly as half the crossing falls in ward number 48 under councilor Ranjan Aggarwal and the other side falls in ward number 43 that is under councilor Daljit Singh Chinna. The crossing has become dangerous and accident prone. This crossing gets heavy traffic, including trucks, school vans and ambulances. It leads to industrial area and is also the route for many city schools as well as some major hospitals. The road patch remains potholed and gets filled with rainwater even during a mild shower and becomes hazardous. The problem, however, has been compounded by a garbage landfill on the side of the main road. This is not only a source of stink and filth but has also become a haven for pigs, rats, cats and dogs who dig through the garbage and devour it, making the entire area a virtual open garbage dump that spills on to the road. This area falls in ward number 43. Mr Chinna admitted that complaints of the people with regard to lack of proper sewerage had remained unaddressed. He stated that the repair of the portion was passed in the MC house agenda two years back. Residents complain that the corporation dumper rarely visits the area. The councillor, however, maintained that the residents of area were least concerned about cleanliness and dumped garbage haphazardly. “Do the municipal corporation employees need a constant reminder to perform their duties for which they are being paid huge salaries from taxpayers’ money?” ask the residents of the area. Meanwhile, the only contribution of the municipal corporation till now has been to install a sewerage-clearing machine. Interestingly, the machine is only a mute spectator to the garbage around it and it remains non-operational most of the times.
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People’s poet par excellence
Mr Gursharan Singh Narula, a retired Punjab Agricultural University employee, has released his second collection of Punjabi poems titled Kaise Mausam Aaye.
This is his second book in two years after Thori Dhupp Thori Chhan, which was also well received. There are about 50 poems in Kaise Mausam Aaye. In this book, he seems to be immensely mature in his poetic expression. His poetry makes him a poet of common people. In his poems he does not use any far-fetched images or laboured phraseology. He finds poetry in daily life and he uses poetic idiom in ordinary and simple language. Initially, he was known in his circle as a storywriter, but after retirement his mind diverted towards poetry. He said the impact of poetry remained forever. That’s why good speakers always used poetry —whether Urdu, Punjabi or Hindi — to make their speech effective, attractive and impressive, he added. Mr Narula has dedicated his book to his mother, Ms Jagdish Kaur, who is an inspirational force for him. He said she was instrumental in linking him with education and literature. He said she herself used to read a lot of literary books. Narula’s favourite theme is hypocrisy in social life. He describes different situations in more or less simple language but gives an artistic twist in the end to mock at the people who are responsible for social maladies and who revel in hypocritical behaviour and selfishness. He longs for a socio-economic set-up in which there is no exploitation and no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, gender or economic status. He seeks equality and harmony in social life and is often shocked when he finds inequities everywhere. His collection also includes a few songs in which he is quite lyrical in his expression. He involves human relationships to make his songs poignant and appealing. In contrast with his prose poems, the songs are set in suitable metres and are quite charming.
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Traffic chaos on city roads puts visitors off
Amritsar is a historical and important city of north India, with a rich cultural and spiritual heritage. As Harmandar Sahib is the sixth most-visited historical place in the world, the pilgrims and tourists come here not only from different cities of India but also from abroad. But the chaotic traffic here puts them off. The increase in population and vehicles has added to the chaos on the city roads. On an average, 40,000 new vehicles are registered every year in the city.
Invariably, there is traffic jam in the Harmandar Sahib Chowk due to the rush of cars, jeeps, mini-buses, military trucks and civil trucks and big buses, which carry visitors. The policemen direct the vehicle owners to park their vehicles near the entrance of the Bazaar Mai Sewan which is very narrow. “This road should be only one-way as ‘gaddas’ and ‘thellas’ use this road for carrying goods from transport area. The parking of vehicles blocks the road and sometimes there is no place left for pedestrians. People have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to pass through the area. Mr Amrit Lal Mannan, general secretary of the Amritsar Vikas Manch, while talking to TNS, said most of the three-wheeler owners were running their vehicles by mixing kerosene with petrol thus polluting the environment and causing danger to the lives of the residents. He suggested that public transport system of international standards be introduced to reduce the prevailing traffic hazards. A well-knit transport system, as operating in Jammu city (J&K), should be introduced. In Jammu city, only matadors and mini-buses are allowed to run on the local routes of the city. To reduce the traffic bottlenecks, the over bridges and flyovers need to be constructed on top priority basis for the vehicles, which have to just pass through the city for going to other places such as Jalandhar, Batala and Ajnala. Specific bus stops with sheds could be provided on the city roads and the authorities should ensure that the buses do not stop in-between except at bus stops. The civil administration should provide CNG retail outlets at specific places as prevalent in the national capital, Delhi, and order the drivers of local buses and three-wheelers to convert their vehicles into CNG run vehicles within a specific time period. The permits of the buses and three-wheelers, which are more than 15 years old, should be cancelled, Mr Mannan suggested. “Subways should be constructed on the busy intersections of the city roads so that the people do not face any difficulty in crossing the road. New footpaths for the pedestrians should be constructed. The administration should ensure that the shopkeepers and the rehriwalas, who have encroached upon the existing footpaths, remove their goods from the footpaths. Those shopkeepers who violate the order should be penalised and their goods seized,” he added. Mr Mannan said traffic police should monitor the traffic on the important traffic points of the city. They should also educate the masses about the traffic rules. They should challan those vehicle owners who repeatedly disobey the traffic rules.
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Doctors urge Maqboolpura residents to shun drugs
Predicament of families wrecked by the curse of drugs and narcotics moved hearts of doctors who had come to attend the seminar on the World De-addiction Day at the Citizen Forum Vidhya Mandir at Maqboolpura, infamous as the locality of widows, last week.
As many as 177 persons from the locality have lost their lives at the altar of drugs from 1999 till now. Last of them was Suraj. Suraj passed away a fortnight ago leaving behind a 23-year-old bride just four months after their marriage. Later, the widow was married to the younger brother of Suraj. Sarabjit Kaur’s husband Baldev Singh, a rickshaw-puller, died last year due to a high intake of drugs. She works as a maid to bring up her four children. It may be mentioned here that not long ago, a survey was carried out on the residents of the locality. It was found that a variety of reasons led people here to take to drugs. The reasons included the exposure to drugs, lack of guidance to children and negative role models. During the last week’s seminar, a team from the local Government Medical College, under the leadership of Dr A.S. Padda, Principal, visited the locality. Dr Padda said the college was conducting two surveys in the locality — checking the health status of women and condition of children in the families of drug addicts. He said the research would take at least three months to complete. Students from the school set up in the locality also attended the seminar. This school for the children of drug addicts came into being here in 1999 by the joint efforts of Mr Brij Bedi and Mr Ajit Singh after reading a story in these columns about the plight of the families of addicts. Addressing the students, Dr Paddi advised them to keep away from any form of narcotics. He said they should concentrate on studies and help their families in day-to-day chores. Drugs are poison; they affect not only the individual but also the entire family. Homes become dysfunctional if the family members are addicts, he said. He appreciated the concept of this school and opined that it was only education that could wean away the youth from drugs. The right education is a must. If the children of drug addicts are given proper guidance and told in detail about the negative impact of drugs, there is every possibility that they would stay away from drugs. Mr Ajit Singh and Dr Tejbir Singh, both members of the school committee, said the aim of holding the seminar was to let the children of the locality know about the adverse impact of intoxicants. The chain of drug addiction could only be broken if children of addicts shunned drugs, they added.
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Singing his way through challenges
Indomitable human spirit can overcome all difficulties. This has been proved to be true in case of physically-challenged Pushpinder Singh. A supervisor in a sugar mill, he has not let his handicap come in his way of pursuing music. Though he lost his arms in an accident, yet his harmonium playing skills and singing ability are remarkable.
A harmonium player, he has been playing it for the past 16 years. Later, he developed interest in singing and pursued it with keenness. His one cassette is available in market, while the second one is in the offing. Born and brought up in Verka, a small town near here, he came in contact with 11000 volts wire while flying kite on the roof of his house. He was nine years old at that time. The family members and neighbours hurried him to hospital and saved his life. However, despite their best efforts his arms could not be saved. A family of six brothers and two sisters, his parents were a scared lot keeping in view the future of Pushpinder. He completed his higher secondary. While studying he displayed his skills in painting and secured first position in district level competitions nine times. But he left painting and was attracted towards playing harmonium. Pushpinder is a deeply religious person. About 16 years ago, he approached a local musician, Master Gian Chand, to learn harmonium playing from him. Looking at his physical condition Master Chand refused to teach him. However, Pushpinder persuaded him with his dogged determination and Master Chand had to relent. His association with harmonium saw his interest growing in singing and he began riyaaz. Now, he sings at various religious functions. During one such occasion, owner of a local private music company saw him and was impressed by his performance. He offered to release his Punjabi religious audiocassette Rab Wal Kar Dhyan
Bandeya.
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Anchoring workshops to be organised
Famous Guinness world record holder in anchoring maximum shows around the world, Mr Aftab of the First Take International, would hold three workshops of 15-20 days each in the holy city. The workshops would be starting from July 12.
Mr Aftab, while talking to the media persons, said that the main objective of the workshop would be to groom the participants in such a way that they could meet the modern requirements of the electronic media and could easily face the challenges of international electronic media anchoring. He said the workshop, which would be held in the BBK DAV College for Women, would churn out the qualities required of the candidates who aspire to become anchors. He said each batch would consist of 20 to 25 candidates. He said that as Mr Prasun Roy, Information and Broadcasting Minister, had recently announced the fazing out of the license fee of Rs 12.5 crore on the radio channels, there was a chance for the youth of the city to prepare for anchoring, as many FM channels would come up in the near future. He assured full job assistance to the participants of the workshops. He said anchors, newsreader were the face of the media. They came in contact with the people. They touched the lives of the people, he said. “They are the voice that everyone listens to and hence follow,” he added. He said the anchors had to have that extra strength, vision, wisdom and responsibility on their shoulders. He further said the anchors were responsible for the success of the stage shows. “There are 10 per cent people present during the show who have no interest in the show and may try to spoil the show,” he added. He said news anchors could not go out of the script, but stage anchors could go out of the script and discuss various topics during the show. He said Parur Sanan, Sakal Bhat and Neha were some of the students who were trained by him and were doing anchoring successfully in Aaj Tak channel.
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Income Tax Department opens Help Centre
To help small-business taxpayers in discharging their tax obligations, a “Help Centre” at 24, Shastri Market, was inaugurated by Ms Saroj Bala, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, here recently.
Giving details about the functioning of this help centre, the Income Tax/Trade Association spokesperson told the media persons that the centre would be manned by one officer and two inspectors of the Income Tax Department. Initially, the centre would be functioning from 3 pm to 6 pm, but working hours might be extended later, if required. The spokesperson said that the help centre was meant for assisting small-business taxpayers in filing income tax returns, filling up challan for tax payments, filling up the application for PAN/TAN. The employees at the help centre would also be equipped to give advice on computation of income tax, particularly to those who were non-filers of returns of income or who had stopped filing their income returns. The spokesperson added that the centre was being set up in cooperation with industry associations, professional bodies and NGOs, thus symbolising “Public-Private Partnership”.
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Australian cultural troupe visits Diocese of
Amritsar
A ten-member Australian cultural team recently visited the Diocese of Amritsar. During the visit, the “Western cultural invasion” problems being faced by both countries were discussed.
A meeting in this regard was held at the Diocese of Amritsar, church of north India. Rt Rev Samanta Rai, Bishop of Amritsar, presided over the meeting. Dr Robet Boss led the Australian team. Mr Danial B. Das, general secretary of
Awaz-a-Awam, Mr Bhupinder Singh Sandhu, president, Aalmi Panjabi Virasat Foundation and representatives of other cultural organisations, too, were present in the meeting. Mr Bobb
Philpott, a member of the Australian team, while addressing the meeting, expressed his great concern at the Western cultural invasion that he said was not only affecting the Asian culture but also upsetting the rich Australian cultural traditions. A large number of Australian youths were adopting the Western culture, he rued. Dr Boss, while appreciating the rich traditions of the Indian culture, said that though the Western society was economically rich, it had a lot to learn from the rich Indian culture, lifestyle and heritage. Others who spoke on the occasion included Mr
J.S. Yohana, Principal, Alexndra High School, Amritsar, former principal, Mr
R.M. Chaudhri.
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Saplings planted at Government
Medical College
Government Medical College (GMC) here and various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) planted saplings of beautiful plants on the GMC campus here.
Led by Dr A.S. Padda, Principal, a battery of interns, students, teaching faculty and staff planted saplings so that the dual purpose of beautification of the campus and environmental protection could be achieved. Dr Padda planted the first sapling. He spoke on the importance of trees in our life. He stressed on the role of medicos in other social activities. About 400 saplings of different varieties were planted all over the campus of Medical College. All those present there planted the saplings with their own hands. They also took up the responsibility of ensuring the survival of the plants. Mr P.S. Bhatti, Mr Mahajan of the Rotary Club, Amritsar, and other senior citizens from the vicinity of the campus were prominent among those present on the occasion. Their presence infused enthusiasm among the students present there.
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A physiotherapy centre for community welfare
The physiotherapy centre at Kali Mata Mandir here is proving to be a boon for people of the surrounding areas.
The Sewa Parkalp Physiotherapy Centre run by the Vishav Hindu Parishad was established on September 4, 2002, in Kali Mata Mandir adjoining Shivala Mandir here. Physiotherapists Dr Sidharth Sharma and Dr Joginder Singh Randhawa visit the centre in morning and evening, respectively. The centre serves the people of the holy city. Only nominal fees, varying from Rs 5 to Rs 20, are charged from patients. The centre provides treatment to patients suffering from disc problems, cervical, joint and shoulder pains. It also deals with patients suffering from paralysis. “The centre is well-equipped with machines like SWD (short waves diathermy), ultra sonic tense,
IFT, cervical traction, SPM, lumbar traction, quadric caps table, shoulder pulley-2, stepper, shoulder wheel,” said one of the persons associated with the centre. “The timing of the centre is 9 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 7 pm. Approximately 125 patients come here everyday,” said Mr Panna Lal Kalia,
manager of the centre.
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Golden
Temple Complex, refuses to clear up even after 21 years of Operation
Bluestar, the community seems to have overlooked ‘plundering’ of
the equally important Sikh History Research Department (SHRD), Khalsa
College, till 1984 by its ‘own people’.
Pratham Preet Singh, who was born in the holy city, is well known for his performance in the game of chess and judo in Canada. A student of grade five in Jean Little Public School of Guelph city, Ontario, Canada, he has made waves in the field of sports.
