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A golden leaf From the annals of Sikh history
When CISF personnel at Rajasansi
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Sacking of Hindu College principal not an isolated case in college’s history
Connecting Amritsar: Telephone directories prove inadequate
Surging ahead
Spice offers international roaming across
198 countries
Fear psychosis must be removed among HIV patients, says US
expert
Land encroachment: Victims await action against booked SGPC officials
Khalsa College seats sold on donation?
Project for covering Ganda Nullah continues to hang fire
Official apathy makes chronically ill teacher turn towards PM
Weekly Round-up
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A golden leaf From the annals of Sikh history
The city, being the spiritual capital of the Sikh religion, had received special attention from Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Sikh Raj was considered the “Golden Era” for “Sifti da Ghar” (the city of values). The Sikh Sardars who personally supervised the redecoration of the Harmandar Sahib and the reconstruction of the Holy City during the Sikh rule have, however, not been given due recognition till date. A multi–splendoured personality and unique nobleman of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Darbar, Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia belonged to the well-known and illustrious family of the Majithias (of Majitha village). He, with his engineering skills and devotion, had contributed much to the overall development of Amritsar. He was father of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune. Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable persons who had a great command over various subjects. He had also contributed in the construction of the Ram Bagh, the summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh built on the pattern of Shalimar Bagh at Lahore. Under the supervision of Fakir Azeez-ud-din, Sardar Desa Singh Majithia and his son Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia, nobles of the Lahore Darbar, laid a garden spreading across 84 acres. The garden included rare plants, trees and flowers surrounded by a 14-foot-high boundary wall. A moat was also built all around it, making the Bagh one of the most beautiful and safest places. It’s often said that a person’s family environment impacts his personality. It was just true in case of Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia. He was born at Majitha, near Amritsar, in the Shergill Jat family. Son of a noted personality, Sardar Desa Singh, he had close ties with Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He had a stint as ‘Nazim’ (administrator) of Amritsar and Governor of some hilly states during the Sikh rule. A gold plate at the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum records the name of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It reads: “The Guru was kind enough to allow the privilege of service to the temple to his humble servant Sri Maharaja Singh Sahib Ranjit Singh”. It was the devotion of the Maharaja that the Harmandar Sahib was covered with gold-plated copper sheets and it came to be known as the Swaran Mandir, or the Golden Temple, the expression now banned by the General House of the SGPC. However, the name of Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia, written at the marbled ‘dalhij’ (bottom) of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum is barely visible. This shows the humility of the great Sikh warrior, who, with his remarkable engineering skills, had an invaluable contribution in the expansion of the Harmandar Sahib. Unlike Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he did not try to take much credit for the redecoration of the holiest Sikh shrine. In fact, the stone inlay and the murals by painters from the famous Kangra School of Art were executed under the supervision of experts like Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia. Sardar Majithia also excelled in manufacturing “ultra-modern” weapons, including cannons and pistols, some of them even superior to those used by the British force. These accelerated the artillery development to such an extent that by the late 1830s, the Sikh artillery rivalled that of the East India Company in both quantity and quality. All this shows the technical and artistic expertise of experts working in the Sikh foundries and workshops. The barrel, produced in Lahore in 1838, is based on the British Light 6 pounder, while the carriage takes its idea from the Bengal artillery pattern introduced in 1823. There was yet another interesting facet of this man’s personality. He was also an astronomer in the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Whenever a European astronomer visited the court, Sardar Majithia was the one who took the charge. He had wonderful command over many Indian and European languages. 
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He was also a skilful mechanic and original inventor. He designed a mechanism resembling a clock, showing the hour, the date, the day of the week and the phases of moon and other constellations. At the request of the Maharaja, he also modified the calendar and made a name for himself among the Indian astronomers of the time. However, he escaped from Punjab when the community was in shambles following the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.” In his famous poem “Jangnama Shah Mohammad”, the poet expressed his dismay over the migration of Sardar Majithia to Banaras and other religious places at the time when his services were required the most. In the book titled “Punjab Chiefs”, Lepel Griffin described him “coward, timid and superstitious … ever ready at the approach of danger to run off to Hardwar to bathe, or to Banaras to feed crowd of hungry Brahmins”. A stanza from “Jangnama” (Punjabi) endorses the version of Griffin. It reads: “Lehna Singh Sardar Majithia si/ Wadda akal da kot kamal mian/ Shah Mohammad tur gaya tirthan nun/ Sabhe chhad ke dang dawal mian”. But then, all great men have their critics in legion! |
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When CISF personnel at Rajasansi airport say:
Next time you decide to fly from the Rajasansi International Airport, don’t be surprised if the earlier gruff-sounding CISF security personnel (Central Industrial Service Force) greets you with a cheery “Good Morning!” or politely asks you for the boarding card! He has, after all, gone through a ‘politeness orientation programme.’ The CISF especially designed this programme in consonance with the airport authorities and requirements of the flight passengers. The programme was introduced after complainants were received regarding misbehavior by airport personnel. Hence, the orientation programme was designed to tone down the aggressive behaviour among the security personnel towards passengers, which, authorities said, was bringing a bad name to the airport. “In the weeklong programme, 40 minutes were devoted to learning polite interaction with passengers,” CISF commandant Mr Jarnail Singh told Amritsar Plus. The programme also specified the time when such behavior is necessitated. Hence, the “30-second interaction during frisking” would not only have a smiling CISF face but also greetings like “hello, welcome, excuse me”. The interaction would include telling the passengers — “These are unavoidable security checks to make your journey safe”, “May I have your boarding card for stamping”, “May I help you” (for old, infirm, disabled or women with children), “Thank you for your cooperation” (while returning boarding card after security check). For foreign tourists visiting the city of the Golden Temple, CISF personnel have been trained to say, “Hope you had a pleasant time/stay.” “Have a nice flight/ pleasant journey”, “Wish you a speedy recovery (for patients)”, “Please accept our sympathies” (if a passenger is proceeding for a solemn occasion) are some of the other pleasantries one may get to hear soon. The programme helps the personnel interact in English, Hindi and Punjabi. However, it is still to be seen how far learning is put to practice. Presently, as many as 184 CISF personnel are on deputation at this highly sensitive airport. Hence, the holy city airport is equipped with an anti-hijacking (quick reaction force) unit and specialised airport security (CISF).
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Sacking of Hindu College principal not
Mr R.C. Verma, the recently sacked Principal of Hindu College, is not the first incumbent to face the wrath of the Hindu Sabha Education Trust.
Earlier, the management had forced at least three principals to either leave their offices before the expiry of their term or had unceremoniously removed them for one reason or the other. In the present row, the principal and the college management had started levelling charges of financial impropriety against each other. According to sources, Mr R.L. Sachdeva was the first incumbent to leave his chair before the expiry of his term. After having been principal for 14 long years, Mr Sachdeva was forced to proceed on leave by the management at least three months before the completion of his tenure. Mr Sachdeva was known in academic circle as an honest teacher and administrator. Mr W.P. Sharma was another principal unceremoniously removed from the helm of the college in 1996. Sources say he had successfully resisted the moves of the management and taken advantage of the bickering among its members. The third ‘victim’ was Mr K.R. Gulati. He was also sacked from the post of principal in 1998 and had to knock the doors of the court to get his retirement benefits. When contacted, Mr P.N. Arora, Chairman, Hindu College Governing Council, said he did not know much about the past details. He hastily added that Mr Gulati had been paid the dues some three months back. He claimed that the recent sacking of Mr R.C. Verma was the first one in the history of the 81-year-old college. Mr R.C. Verma and the management had filed complaints against each other with the ‘D’ division police station for stealthily taking out documents from the college premises. |
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Mirroring the reality of fractured society
Novels project life in its varied hues. Talwinder Singh, a Punjabi novelist, has the ability to project human relations without letting his pen slip into sentimentality. The impact of materialism on human relations is the main theme of his stories.
His stories depict the internal revolt in the social relations. He has tried to project the revolt within the minds of the human beings. The way in which people grapple with the disturbing trends and complex layers of experiences is the focus of his works. This is evident from his novel “Yodhe” (the warriors) in which he has depicted the agony of the common people who are terrified by the indiscriminate violence. The terror translates itself into extortion, intimidation, rape and killing. At the heart of the narrative is a young man of Majha area whose aim in life is to get a job. For this, he has to remain away from home for days together. As the spirit of bhaichara (community feeling) no longer binds the villagers, it is rivalry that takes the centre stage. The Sikh sarpanch, along with a Hindu comrade, is bent upon keeping the poor families in the village so as to give the impression that the community feeling has not vanished. The lambardar, with the connivance of obscurantist villagers, is bent upon driving these families out. His main aim is to show that the ideology of communalism has come to stay. He and his friends lend their support to terrorists. Organised into well-knit bands, the terrorists have ample resources and lethal weapons at their disposal. They indulge in extortion, killings and molestations. There is a reaction against all this. The left-oriented people procure arms and put up a heroic resistance. The irony of the whole thing is that without the active involvement of the police force they cannot put an end to terrorism. Ultimately, the good triumphs over the evil. Talwinder Singh also narrates the dilemmas of rural people who are forced to live in cities and have to bear the domination of the urban vision over the rural vision. His “Bhiran”, “Ghiria admi” and “Waris” mirror this reality. |
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“The choice is yours. You can choose
It’s not easy to negotiate your way through the convoluted ways of Bollywood. At every step, you have to give your value system a nudge to see if it is intact. This comes from Ameesha Patel, the Bollywood actor who is known for shooting straight from the lip.
“The choice is yours. You can choose to stick to your morals. Of course, this may not be the most convenient way to success. And there are so many who let themselves go with the flow to achieve stardom,” she said, not letting any talk about her seemingly holier-than-thou attitude scotch her homilies on value system.
Post-Mangal-Pande movie,was there any change on professional front? Well, the movie had been a reality-check for her, she said. Raving about the “acting prowess” of Amir Khan, she said that working with him was an unforgettable experience. Interestingly, it was a chance foray for Ameesha into Bollywood. But once into movies, there was no looking back. She decided to stay, in spite of her academic inclinations. “I am a bibliophile. A good book fascinates me no end, though self-improvement books are my favourite. Books authored by Indian writers, too, make good reads. I have devoured all R.K. Narayan fiction,” she sallied. Looking forward to her new releases — Humko tum se pyar
hai, Tathastu and Akhir — she said she had received appreciation for her no-make-up look in Mangal
Pande. “Initially, I was skeptical. The role was totally de-glamorised. But my fears were unfounded,” she said, paying no attention to critics who have ripped apart her performance in the movie. All praises for the much-hyped hospitality and warmth of Punjabis, she said that visiting Punjab was “something very special to her”. “The pull of Punjab is magical. The place has, in some way, some connection with me,” she said, revealing her perfect-guest stance. “My mom is a Sindhi. This, I guess, makes for my liking for Punjabi food and salwar
kameez,” she signed off. Ameesha was in the neighbouring city of Jalandhar recently to inaugurate a health centre there. |
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Connecting Amritsar: Telephone With the entry of a number of telecom service providers in the city and the state, it would not be long before it becomes virtually ‘impossible’ to locate a friend or a relative with whom one has not been in touch for sometime. The current telephone directories are increasingly becoming outdated and with every passing year, they have been shrinking in size as people are opting for private players like Reliance Infocom, Tata Indicom or Connect. The advantages these private players have over the BSNL are their “wireless” landline sets that negate installation charges with the subscribers being charged a nominal amount for virtually faultless telephone service, according to observers. The MTNL’s recent offer of landline connections is part of the growing trend being followed by mobile companies. Airtel is also likely to start offering wireless landline telephony. While the BSNL offers a directory of its landline phone users, it refuses to enlist phone numbers of private companies unless they pay for this. In addition to this dilemma, no efforts have yet been made to start a “common” toll-free dial–up directory service that provides telephone numbers and addresses of private subscribers in the city, similar to that being provided by the BSNL. The Yellow Pages published by a private company in some cities have been found inadequate. It is high time the government steps in, as it already possesses the infrastructure for publication of Yellow Pages, or it should start a toll-free telephone directory inquiry service. |
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Surging ahead At Amandeep Hospital here, Dr Avtar Singh claims to have successfully replaced the lumber disc of 30-year-old UK resident, Mr Sarbjinder Singh. The ortho surgeon has already done more than 1500 joint replacement surgeries in the last 15 years. While addressing media persons, Dr Avtar Singh said the patient was unable to work for the past one-and-a-half year due to PIVD (slip disc). “He came to India when doctors in London refused to treat him and after routine radiological investigations including plain radiographs, MRI and CT imaging of his lumbosacral spine; it was found that the patient had significant degenerative changes at the lumbar spine.” Mr Sarbjinder Singh is a mechanic by profession. The surgery, said Dr Avtar Singh, took around two hours during which, first the original disc was removed and then, with the help of proper instrumentation, implants were placed by watching every step on the C-arm. “The patient is now pain free and recovering fast.” Dr Avtar Singh added that he had used SB Charite artificial disc for the lumbosacral spine, which has recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “With the help of this new technique — replacing the degenerated disc with an artificial disc, the patient can now walk pain-free. The latest device is made of a polyethylene spacer and two separate metal endplates and comes in different sizes. During surgery, the damaged disc is removed and an artificial one (SB Charite) is put in its place. Till now, spinal fusion, which fuses two bones together and limits the spine’s ability to bend, was the only option,” the ortho surgeon added. One of the major advantages of this replacement is considered to the mobility it preserves in the patient’s adjacent discs delaying the onset of arthritic changes adjacent to the operative level. The total disc replacement intends to maintain motion at the operative level, once the damaged disc has been removed. The replacement theoretically protects the discs at adjacent levels by sharing or distributing the stress through the lower back during normal activities such as lifting and bending (flexion and extension.) |
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Spice offers international roaming
Punjab’s cellular service provider Spice Telecom has become the first operator in the country to provide its subscribers with the largest international roaming coverage through a tie-up with over 409 international operators across 198 countries, the company’s spokesperson claimed.
While talking to media persons, Mr Sidharth Mehra, Senior Manager (Marketing), said, “Spice has always focused on providing continuous value enhancement through new schemes and innovative services. By becoming the first operator in the country with the widest international roaming coverage comprising over 409 international operators, is one such endeavor towards the same.” He further added that with just one mobile number, the subscribers could stay in touch with their family, friends and business associates all over the world. “For availing this facility,” Mr Mehra informed, “the subscriber must have STD and ISD facility and would have to deposit Rs 5,500. The subscribers could also save on valuable foreign exchange, as they would get billed in rupees.” The company has also launched a new contest for all in-roamers, who log onto Spice Telecom while roaming in Punjab. He said that every call made or received by the subscribers while using the Spice network, would enable him to automatically enter a lucky draw contest, through which they could win gift hampers like a Compaq Laptop, a 21” Samsung Colour TV and a Samsung DVD player. The contest is valid till October 8. Mr Mehra also announced the lucky winner of “Roam and Get Lucky with Spice” contest. Mr Harish Gulati, a businessman from the Holy City, was given three days and two nights’ free stay for a couple at any Club Mahindra resort. |
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Fear psychosis must be removed among
HIV has always been about fear and guilt. As such, there is a need for strong psychological support to remove this growing fear and guilt among the patients, advocates Dr Neil Abell, Associate Professor at the Florida State University.
Making a forceful presentation at a workshop on ‘HIV Stigma Awareness Acceptance and Action in Healthcare and Social Services’ organised by the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) recently, Dr Abell emphasised the role of social welfare organisations saying they must provide an opportunity for the patients to get the best medical and psychological treatment without any guilt. Mr Ramesh S Jain, Cultural Affairs Specialist at the United States Embassy in New Delhi, said they were currently devising a comprehensive curriculum for starting a master’s degree course in social services with emphasis on HIV-like epidemics in different universities. “We have prepared a model for awareness, acceptance and action in a bid to inculcate care based on training models piloted in the West Indies.” “This,” Mr Jain said, “would encourage better healthcare and help social service providers develop an enlightened sense of self-creation.” Earlier, Ms Ratna, Chairperson, Punjab State Social Welfare Board, urged the global AIDS awareness group to synergise their activities on a single platform for a total universal awareness programme. “The involvement of various NGOs, governmental organisations and the rich nations pooling their resources for effectively dealing with this deadly scourge is very important.” According to estimates, India had nearly 53-million HIV-affected who need special care to remove the social stigma to help them live a normal life after treatment.
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Land encroachment: Victims await It has been a year since a case was registered against SGPC officials for allegedly grabbing the land of a retired PCS officer and illegally confining a former woman panch, but the police has made no headway till date. At least six persons, including two SGPC officials, had been booked in the case. Swarn Kaur, a former panch, was alleged to have been illegally confined along with her son Manjit Singh in a Darbar Sahib sarai on August 27, since she had been reportedly resisting attempts to grab the land. Her husband, too, was allegedly confined illegally when he came to see his wife and son. Swarn Kaur had alleged that when she resisted the attempts of the alleged accused to construct a wall around Mr Dhillon’s land, she was beaten up and dragged before being confined in a room. Accusing the police of inaction, Mr Hardyal Singh Dhillon, a retired PCS officer and owner of the land, alleged that the district police was working under political pressure. He claimed that he had been running from pillar to post to get his land back, but to no avail as the case had been “covertly buried” and till date, no arrests had been made. The case was registered under Sections 342, 148, 149 of the IPC against Darshan Singh, Lakh Singh (in-charge, langar), Joginder Kaur, Kulwant Kaur, Manjit Kaur and Partap Singh (assistant manager, Darbar Sahib). Mr Amrik Singh, DSP, was deputed to investigate the matter. Mr Dhillon, in a complaint, had alleged that Baba Jagtar Singh (kar seva wale) and SGPC employees had encroached upon his land. This had been refuted by Baba Jagtar Singh, who claimed that none of his followers was involved in the incident. Mr Amrik Singh could not be contacted as he was in Pakistan. SSP of Tarn Taran, Mr P.S. Grewal, was out of station. When contacted, he assured that he would look into the case.
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Khalsa College seats sold on donation?
The students’ welfare association at Khalsa College has sought an in-depth probe by a competent authority against the alleged sale of college seats ignoring the merit list. The association led by Mr Milap Singh, secretary, showed name and roll numbers of those students who were allegedly given admission to post graduate courses on the basis of donations. “Admissions have been given to even those students who had not appeared in the entrance tests,” said Mr Milap Singh. It may be recalled that on June 27, the principal of Khalsa College in a meeting of the entrance tests coordinators had decided that the vacant seats, after completion of the admission process, would be filled only on the recommendation of the Head of Department and candidates so admitted subsequently “may be persuaded to pay Rs 50,000 as donation to the college.” “The entire or a major portion of these donations would be used for the infrastructure development of the concerned department,” it added. Meanwhile, Dr Daljit Singh, Principal, Khalsa College said he had nothing to do with the admissions, which were purely based on the merit list. “Coordinators conducted the entrance tests and Head of Departments admitted students,” he said. Even though Dr Daljit Singh did admit that donations were given to the college but the merit list was not at all ignored. No one was compelled to pay donation, he added. He said he was open to every probe.
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Project for covering Ganda Nullah
Even the slightest gust of wind aggravates the unbearable stink for kilometers. The stink pervades the Ganda Nullah flowing through the city up to the Pakistani border.
The state government, however, has allegedly remained apathetic to the condition of the residents living in this thickly-populated area, as the project for covering the drain has been hanging fire for the last three years with no signs of revival. Adding to this are the objections levelled by Pakistan on the release of “untreated” water. The matter was taken up at the level of Ministry of External Affairs, but nothing happened. Following these objections, the Supreme Court made the installation time-bound and passed directions to install treatment plants by 2008. Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a former MLA and presently the State Vice-President of the BJP, first took up the issue of drain-covering project in state assembly. She says that despite an ambitious outlay of Rs 14 crore, the project has been hanging fire since the Congress government took over in Punjab. Interestingly, the grand plan — Sri Guru Ram Dass Development Project — presented to the Prime Minister by Municipal Corporation (the plan has an outlay of Rs 255 crore for sewerage and water supply to the city) makes no mention of the budget for the “coverage” of this “international” drain. The ambitious plan proposes the installation of three water-treatment plants in consonance with the directions of the apex court. The plants have been proposed at Fatahpur, Chheharta and Mallah village. The project was started in 1997. In this project, an area of about three kilometres was covered with an initial outlay of approximately Rs 1 crore. The work continued till 2002 and then it stopped. City residents allege that the ruling government took little interest since the project was initiated in the Akali-BJP regime. PUDA, too, is said to have contributed a sum of Rs 1 crore for the “coverage” of the drain. The recovery was to be made by making the covered portion commercially viable. However, till date the covered area has not been transferred to PUDA that has now declined to give any more contributions. Residents of Lahori Gate, near Baderkaali, and Hakeema Gate rue that the government doesn’t care at all. Over the years, cases of contaminated groundwater, snakes entering homes and the growing menace of mosquitoes, flies and other insects have been causing severe discomfort to the local residents. Mr Sunil Datti, Mayor, and Mr K.S. Kang, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. |
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Official apathy makes chronically ill
Mr Jagdish Singh is the retired headmaster of a government-run primary school. And he is ailing from a chronic liver disease. As such, he is unable pay the medical bills running into lakh of rupees. Hence, he is urging the President and Prime Minister of India to intervene, as the elementary education department and other departments concerned, he says, have failed to reimburse him.
In the letter written to President of India and Prime Minster, with copies to Punjab Chief Minister, Education Minister and other departments concerned, he alleges that he was harassed and forced to make rounds of the DEO’s primary office to get his application forwarded to departments concerned for getting the bills reimbursed. Months after submission, the department kept making unnecessary objections, the letter says. Mr Jagdish Singh had filed a claim of more than Rs 4 lakh. “But till date, not a single penny has been issued. The officers at the block and district level have failed to give a satisfactory answer to my queries about the whereabouts of the files,” he says. He says he has spent a major portion of his pension in the treatment and does not have enough for further treatment. Expressing his inability to go the courts due to financial crunch, he urged the President and the Prime Minister to intervene. Meanwhile, Dr Kashmir Kaur, acting DEO (elementary) here said she would look into the objections raised by the health department or the lower level staff of education department. |
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Weekly Round-up
The first-ever high flexion RP-F knee replacement surgery in the region was performed at the local Fortis Hospital here, claimed the hospital spokesperson. The high flexion RP-F knee replacement surgery offers flexibility of the knee up to 155 degrees.
Dr Manuj Wadhwa, adult-joint reconstructive surgeon of the hospital, said the high-flexion technique was designed to maintain contact area in deep knee flexion and it assured implant stability and longevity. The conventional knee replacement could give a bend range of only 100-120 degrees. Many daily activities required the ability to bend the knee beyond 125 degrees. Therefore, this new technique would benefit the patients a lot, as it could provide a bend up to 155 degrees, the doctor added. Foundation stone
The foundation stone of the new building of Ryan International School was laid by Dr A.F. Pinto, Chairman, St Xavier’s and Ryan group of schools here. The school will have 79 classrooms and well-equipped laboratories, library, internet resource, audio-visual room, music and dance room, in addition to activity rooms and playground. The school aims at overall development of children. It will start functioning in its new building in the session beginning from 2006. Lok Adalat
A Lok Adalat will be held at the Labour Court here on September 30. The court will settle disputes between workers and their employers. This was informed by Ms Ritu Jain, Assistant District Attorney, in a press statement issued here. Mr Ashok Kumar, Additional District and Session Judge, would preside over the function. Complainants have been advised to file their cases in the Lok Adalat till September 27. Scholarship
NIIT has announced its 15th annual Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships (BJS) to reward meritorious college students desirous of building their careers in diverse industries that require information technology skills. Based on their performance in written test, personal interview and their Plus Two exams, the institute would waive off the students’ fees up to 50 per cent. The application forms for the test are currently available at the NIIT centres. |
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Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia was the towering Sardar of Lahore Darbar who earned the maximum number of bravery titles during his time. He was described as “the wisest man”, “the best”, “the purest”, “the most cultured”, “kind and benevolent man”, “the most enlightened”, “the most honest and able administrator of the Sikh Chiefs”. In his book “Dyal Singh Majithia: Life and Achievements”, Mr Madan Gopal wrote, “Lehna Singh Majithia was the only Sardar with a scientific bent of mind at Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Darbar.
