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Political ‘slums’
Health centre sans water,
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Students hit hard at skewed sex ratio
Roadside ‘davakhana’ or fool’s paradise
Recruitment drive for former servicemen
Political theatre is indestructible
Passion turns cloth trader into
a singer
Prakash Bathala
College team performs in Llangollen Festival
Cancer detection camp held
Campus placements
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Occupation of public land is no big deal in our country. From politicians to slum dwellers, all have indulged in the unlawful activity. Nearly 200 jhuggis are located on prime land in front of the Kapurthala railway station for the past decade. The slum is thriving under political patronage, Dharmendra Joshi reports Year after year our politicians make tall claims regarding development and the projects that have been initiated under their guidance. The truth of the matter is that most of their claims are laughable and hollow. Our elected representatives have failed the people who elected them and the society. They have failed to provide even basic amenities to a large number of citizens. Instead of making sincere efforts to give practical shape to their claims of development, most politicians encourage and indulge in activities that aggravate the problems of citizens in one or the other way. Formerly a princely city, Kapurthala is no exception to the afflictions brought on by nefarious activities of politicians for their personal gains. Nearly 200 jhuggis are located in cluster at the prime land, right in front of the railway station here for the past decade. The dwellers are migrant labourers. Some of them work as truck drivers and rickshaw pullers. The open secret is that these slum dwellers are under political shelter of a ‘so-called’ influential politician. When politicians are calling the shots, ‘babus’ lap every opportunity to please them. That is why, that instead of making sincere effort to remove these illegal jhuggis, the Municipal Council installed water taps for their use about two years back. Interestingly, these slum dwellers are getting electricity through kundi connections but the Punjab State Electricity Board officials posted in Kapurthala very conveniently turn a blind eye to the power theft under their very noses. Shopkeepers and residents of the area are the main sufferers as these jhuggis are located bang opposite the offices of the Food Corporation of India and Bank of India. Most of them can’t dare even to speak against these jhuggis openly for obvious reasons. An aged shopkeeper revealed on the condition of anonymity that the Municipal Corporation had not only installed nearly four taps but had also built here a bathroom for the illegal occupants. The shopkeeper said the children of the jhuggi dwellers answered calls of the nature on the road itself, while their parents went to the rail track. The filth and the stink made it difficult for them to sit in their shops. Most of the jhuggi dwellers had TVs at least 200 units of electricity were stolen by the jhuggi dwellers daily. Most of the slum dwellers had ration and voter-identity cards. A former Municipal Council president, Mr Ashok Kumar Agarwal, had made an attempt to remove these jhuggis a few years ago but he could not succeed in his effort. The struggle is on to get these slums shifted. One such crusader is Karan Kohli. The terror and the criminal nexus that the politicians have created makes people scared of taking them head on. Karan also very hesitantly agreed to let his name be quoted. Karan said these slum dwellers create public nuisance by using abusive language and quarrelling frequently on the road itself. They throw rubbish here and there, spreading the filth, which proves to be a fertile ground for germs and diseases. Some residents of the areas, including Karan have run from pillar to post to get these jhuggis removed but to no avail. The only result was a bit of paper work by the authorities concerned. Residents submitted a written complaint on July 18 last year to the then Deputy Commissioner, Mr Samir Kumar, who marked asked the SDM to get a factual report. Following which, the EO replied that a law and order position might be created during the removal of jhuggis, requesting the SSP to provide policemen to avoid any untoward incident during the removal of jhuggis. But the jhuggis as well as their occupants are still going strong. Wonder if the police had refused to provide protection to the MC officials. Obviously somewhere the chain of action was broken. The politician and those under his protection sit secure while the public that brought that politician to the position suffers for their action.
What officials say
Public memory is short but of officials it is shorter still. The SSP, Mr Rajiv Ahir, said he did not remember receiving the said letter from the SDM about providing security for removing jhuggis. He then added, “As a matter of principle, we do provide our force to the civil authorities as and when they require.” The MC Executive Officer, Mr Raj Kumar Mittal, admitted that the slum outside the railway station were a big nuisance. Surprisingly, he said. “If the MC tries to remove them through force, it may backfire. Secondly, the MC has no alternative place to provide the jhuggi dwellers.’ On installation of taps, his reply was more interesting and diplomatic. “This is democracy. These types of work are often seen in the democracy. If people are living there for past several years, they should be provided with basic amenities.” The PSEB SDO, Mr Amarjit Singh Soni, said his department had removed unauthorised kundi connections two or three times from the jhuggis but they again fixed kundis soon after their operation. To a query, he said, “When PSEB staff go there to remove the kundis, the jhuggi dwellers gather there in a large number, start quarrelling with the staff. The staff is scared that one of them even stab the employees.” Of course, this is democracy. You can occupy public land, spread garbage, steal electricity and threaten government employees. After all, this is about we all also do in our every day life. George Orwell wrote that some animals are more equal than others. It holds true for our politicians. The rules are not for them. They just make them for others. |
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Health centre sans water,
toilets
Call it apathy of the district administration or lackadaisical attitude of the health authorities, the Maternal and Child Health Centre, Central Town, is devoid of the necessary basic amenities, including water supply and toilets.
The centre, being run in a rented accommodation for the past 46 years, started facing problems since it got new owners recently. The NRI who owned the house earlier sold it. The new occupants constructed a wall across the two-room centre, with the toilets and water facility falling in the other portion. Not just that, a cupboard where all official records had been kept, too, lies in the portion occupied by the new owners. The seven female members of the staff are forced to use toilets of residents of the colony. Even the patients who had to be examined have to be sent to the houses of residents in case the need arises. How can they even think of hygiene, when the doctors and nursing staff do not even have any provision of water for washing hands after examining the patients or cleaning the apparatus. Obviously, they find it very embarrassing to go to someone’s house for getting water or using toilets. Interestingly, the centre which is being given such a treatment caters to the needs of over 26,000 residents of areas falling in its vicinity, including Riazpura, Chahar, Posts and Telegraph Colony, Partap Bagh, Mandi Road, Mandi Fantom Ganj, Krishan Nagar, Niwwi Chakki, Bashirpura, Prem Nagar, Gobindpura, Old Jawahar Nagar, Ramesh Colony and Arjun Nagar, besides the Central Town. The residents of the area have acted as good Samaritans and been helping out the staff members. The staff says they should have been given an alternative arrangement. They have not been asked to vacate the centre, but circumstances have been made as difficult as possible for them to keep running the centre from the same location. The residents of the area had also reportedly approached the MLA concerned, Mr Raj Kumar Gupta, who too did not assure any help in this regard. The staff members of the Red Cross Society and the Civil Surgeon Office said they had made the officials aware of the situation but no help was available. The employees also apprehend that the centre may be shut down or shifted out to a new location, causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents, who otherwise find it centrally located. Mr Ashwini Aggarwal, the new owner, said the centre had been rented out for the two rooms only till the government found a new arrangement. He said no rent was being charged from them as it was being taken as a donation. When asked as to why he had constructed a wall, he said he wanted to separate his premises. He added that in case they did not have any provision for water or toilets, it was their problem. Dr Avtar Singh Jarewal, Civil Surgeon, said he would get the centre checked and try to solve the problem at the earliest.
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Students hit hard at skewed sex ratio
Census reports say the number of girls is falling every year. In fact, the abysmal sex ratio in Punjab hints at a serious social flaw. But when kids point out this reality, even if it is through a play, the elders should do something to correct the situation.
“Ruh Punjab Di”, a light and sound show, presented by the students of Government Senior Secondary School, Phagwara, on Wednesday, hits us hard with the reality. According to Gurpreet Kaur, principal of the school, “Ruh Punjab Di” is a tribute to the women of Punjab and seeks to draw attention to an almost suicidal trend in the society where the right of girl child is under threat. Manpreet, a Class IX student, complained that Indian women were being denied their rights and killed before birth. “We can least try to bring some awareness among general masses about the significance of women in the society.” Harjinder Kaur, a science teacher, said the declining sex ratio in Punjab was also visible in schools. “In my class, there are only 15 girls out of a total of 35 students. Due to less number of girl students, boys have to play the role of girls in the play.” Barjinder Singh, who plays the part of a girl in the play, said it was strange to act like a girl but he had to do so since there were not many girls available. The boy suggested that there was a dire need to educate society to give due rights to women. The school’s principal, Ms Gurpreet Kaur, said the declining sex ratio in the society was a serious matter and need thorough deliberations. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a message sent here said it was the right time to focus on this social evil as there was an increase in the practice across the country, but more so in Punjab. |
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Roadside ‘davakhana’ or fool’s paradise
Want to be a ‘Takat Ke Badshah’ (macho man)? No need to go anywhere. Just look around the roadsides and you will find a ‘davakhana’ (clinic) in a tent somewhere displaying pictures of Dara Singh and other well-known wrestlers of the world along with some unidentified herbs. The banners hanging on these tents claim to treat all ailments, and for the illiterate, the davakhana’s have a sound system for oral communication. The main targets of the vaidjis ( medical practitioners) are those who have no confidence on themselves. The so-called vaidjis sell these herbs in packets for a course of two to three weeks against which they charge hundreds of rupees. The government has strict rules and regulations for medical practice by well-qualified doctors but the quacks are running their business freely. Though some efforts have been made to tighten the noose around the quacks running their practice in mohallas and villages, no one had ever touched these roadside practitioners who openly befool the public. Dr Balbir Dass, an orthopaedic specialist, says, “They are making a mockery of the law. But neither the health authorities nor the police have taken any action against them. “They are not only making money by befooling people, but also playing with people’s lives.” Kapurthala Civil Surgeon Dr Maninderjit Singh feels that bureaucracy is openly encouraging them. “One may find dozens of certificates issued by senior bureaucrats and police officers expressing faith in their practice,” he says, adding that against these certificates, they give them things like ‘giddarsinghi’. Dr Singh agrees that it is a very serious trend. Nobody is allowed medical practice without proper registration, he says, adding that he will not only start a campaign against such practitioners but also bring this to the notice of the higher authorities of the Health Department so that their alleged illegal activities can be checked.
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Fauji Beat Tribune News Service Recruitment of former defence servicemen as gunmen, security guards, head security guards and JCOs as Assistant Security Officers or Security Inspector will be carried out by an industry at Jai Parkash Associates Limited, Dalhousie Road, Pathankot. The recruitmernt would be for various sites in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Delhi and Uttaranchal, according to information provided by the District Sainik Welfare Office. It also said the candidates must report at the place on August 8. New officer
Air Vice-Marshal Anil Kumar Kholsa has taken over the charge of the Senior Maintenance Staff Officer at the Headquarters, Western Air Command, Indian Air Force. A recipient of the Vashisht Seva Medal, he was commissioned in the aeronautical engineering branch of the Indian Air Force in 1977. He later held the position of senior engineer (electronic warfare) of a premiere Mirage base. Van Mahotsav
Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2, Air Force Station, Adampur, celebrated the Van Mahotsav week. A tree plantation programme, sponsored by the State Bank of India, was orgainsed in the school. Typing course
The District Sainik Welfare Department will start fresh batch of one-year stenography/typing course approved by the Punjabi Language Department, Punjab, from September 12. The candidates have been asked to submit forms by September 4 and appear for a screening test on September 6. The screening test would be followed by an interview and medical examination the next day. The qualification of candidates has been fixed as matric (first division) with Punjabi or Plus Two (second division) with Punjabi. |
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Japneet, Mishthni, Mohit dance to top positions
Children of age groups three years and onwards participated in a dance competition organised by Dancing Vibes, a Ludhiana-based dance institute, at Red Cross Bhavan on Sunday. Among the participants of age group of 3-6 years, Japneet, Harpreet and Meenal won the first prize in creative dance, folk dance and semi-classical dance contests, respectively. Among contestants in the age groups of 7-12 years, Mishthni, Harnoor Singh and Nishtha were declared the winners. In the age group 13-18 years, Mohit won the prize for creative dance, Sumit for folk dance and Abhishek for classical performance. In the 18 years and above group, Deep, Teenu Sharma and Sujata were declared the winners. Among the senior group dance participants, Raunqan Punjab Diyan team won the prize. In the junior group dance event, SRS Aims Public School team was declared the winner. Dipanshu Pandit sung ‘Aawo ni sayiyo devo wadayian’, a kafi by Buleh Shah. Wonder kid
Loveleen Singla, a student from Dayanand Model School, Model Town, has a unique ability to do multiplication tables up to 5000. He can multiply any digit in seconds. The boy has secured a name in the Limca Book of Records. He was also covered by a national TV channel in their pogramme, ‘Shabash India’. Workshop
A workshop was held for the teachers of pre-nursery to UKG classes on Monday. To acquaint the teachers with the latest teaching concepts and methodology, the workshop was conducted under the guidance of Principal, Ms Rupali Saini. Ms Seema Sharma, resource person, demonstrated the basic concepts that teachers could adopt for teaching pictorial composition, rhymes, class participation and correct pronunciation. Investiture
ceremony
An investiture ceremony was organised at Prem Chand Markanda SD College for Women for the members of students’ council and youth club on Wednesday. Ms Kiran Arora, Principal, pinned badges on the office-bearers and members of the council and club. Neha Sharma was chosen as the head girl, Shailza Seth was chosen as the president of the youth club. Ms Manjit Sidhwani, and youth coordinator, Ms Geeta Sharma, were present on the occasion. Farewell
The staff and students of BD Arya Girls’ College gave a farewell to Ms Karanjeet Kanwal, senior lecturer, as she superannuated after completing her tenure of 36 years. The Head of Department of Punjabi, a philanthropist and a poetess, she also officiated as the Principal of the college for two and a half years. A book of poems, ‘Parwaz’, was also released. Test
Dr Subhash Sharma, Head, Law Department, Guru Nanak Dev University, Regional Campus, Basti Nau, said a test for filling 50 seats vacant for the LLB 1st year (three-year course) would be held on August 12. The test would be conducted in the department and the result would be declared on the same day in the evening. He added that the applications must be deposited in the department |
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Week Comment Sourabh Gupta Tribune News Service A sadhavi who had meditated to become a politician, Cabinet Minister, Chief Minister, party rebel and her own party’s president rallied for herself in the city on Monday. Strangely, her new party is abbreviated as BJP (Bhartiya Jan Shakti). But Uma Bharti announced that the real BJP was now a body without a soul and it was time for it’s cremation. What she did not mention was that both the BJPs share the same soul. The scriptures say the body is destructible, the soul indestructible. ‘Yoon Hota To Kya Hota’ director Nasiruddin Shah, in the city to direct a play, said something similar. He suggested that theatre was indestructible. Hence, if we put UB and NS together, doesn’t it mean that political theatre too is indestructible? Coming up: President APJ Abdul Kalam, with his immortal wisdom. But how do you destroy evil thoughts? Like the harmless one that was born in the mind of a former Army Captain, discharged for his SSC stint some time back. His efforts, while sitting at a PCO in Jalandhar, to scare the hell out of the Mumbai Police, were only human. He wanted power, to control, to create chaos. But then the search for it often corrupts. The Bombay Stock Exchange, the Armyman’s imaginary bomb’s target, knows it all too well. Now, how do you make a young bride, whose in-laws lust after dowry, indestructible? No holy scripture or holy vow has been able to save her till now. Two such women were found dead, one in Ludhiana and the other in Kapurthala. The law of the mortals only registered a case under the Section 304 against such culprits (till proven innocent). The lust for money makes these brides destructible. Are we willing to give up that lust? What if some of the money they had collected from the brides’ fathers turned out to be fake? What had happened if the Block Samiti member, nabbed with counterfeit notes on Saturday, had put the unholy notes in circulation? What if, in a simple moment of truth, the thousand rupee note in your pocket become as good as ashes? It’s time to realise that what is real is not real and vice-versa.
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Passion turns cloth trader into
a singer
Opposites attract. But then there is the general perception that the field of business is totally divorced from that of art. By and large, it is generally true but exceptions to the norm are always welcome. Prakash Bathala of Kapurthala is one such exception.
A businessman by profession, Bathala is an amateur singer and writes spiritual songs. Not only has he written more than 100 bhajans but also recorded four audio casesettes and one VCD in his voice. His VCD ‘Man Hari Se Laga Baithe’ was released by the Super Cassette Industries Ltd, popularly known as T-Series, at Kapurthala in a simple but impressive function at a temple a few days ago. Earlier an audio album of the same bhajans was released by T-series last year. “I keep my profession and my penchant for singing separate. I devote the right number of hours to both. So far I have been successful. I feel music gives me peace and happiness.” He developed the passion for singing in childhood. “My mother, late Lakshmi Devi was a simple, god-fearing woman. She would make us sit together and sing bhajans, while telling us stories from mythology.” Bathala would also sing bhajans whenever he visited his guru’s place at Dera Nangali Sahib, Kurukshetra. “Music is not only about the technical aspects or training. It is also about soul’s pure feelings and spirituality,” he says. About his fourth audio cassette and the first video album, he says, “I had sent a recording of my bhajans to the company, requesting them for a chance to sing bhajans for them. By god’s grace, my wish came true. “This is the first time that the T-Series has recorded a cassette of Punjabi bhajans. So far, it used to record only ‘bhents’ in Punjabi,” he claims. Bathala runs his cloth shop at Amrit Bazar. He hails from Jalandhar but settled down in Kapurthala a few years ago and has other business concerns too, including a jewellery shop. |
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College team performs in Llangollen Festival
A cultural team from Sri Guru Angad Dev College Khadoor Sahib took part in the 60th International Musical Festival at Llangollen (the UK) for the second time. The group comprised of a 10-member bhangra team and a seven-member gidha team.
Besides the teams from the US, Canada, Russia, Germany, Spain, Nepal, China, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Pakistan, a total number of 61 teams participated in the festival. The college team performed before the members of National Assembly Of Wales where the Cultural Minister of the Assembly was the chief guest. Prince Charles along with his wife lady Camila Parker Bowles were also present. The duo dance of the college team secured the second position. Harjit Kaur and
Bhagwant Singh got the third position in individual song and individual dance respectively. The college team secured the fourth position in the group song and fifth position in group dance. The team members were Bhagwant Singh Bhangu, Sukhdev Singh, Sharanjit Singh, Satnam Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Jarmanjit Singh, Arun Kumar, Lakhwinder Singh, Navjot Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Harjit Kaur, Sukhjinder Kaur, Harjeet Kaur, Simarjit Kaur, Karambir Kaur, Harprit Kaur and Ramandip Kaur, college principal Dr Balwinder Singh said. He said Professor Rajpal Singh, former creative director, Heritage, Patiala, was the team leader from Punjab, and Dr Daljit Singh was the college team in-charge. — OC |
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Are we really that civilised?
A few days back, actor and director Naseerudin Shah was in the city for his play ‘Katha Collage’. Many theatre lovers and Naseerudin Shah’s fans zealously reached to Red Cross Bhawan to watch the “grand” performance. But throughout the play, the audience in the backseats were badly troubled by a gentleman whose phone was ringing every other minute. Despite continuous requests by the organisers, people kept proudly using their right to freedom. This is not a one-day story. We Indians are famous for being civilized (sic) in our social behavior. Be it our “road behavior” or “party behavior”, we are always on top of the list. Many of us say: “What will happen to the country?” whenever we are stuck in traffic. We feel irritated when we watch our favorite movie in the cinema hall and the gentleman on the next seat keeps on talking on his mobile phone. Go to a birthday party or a wedding, people feel proud in coming late and victoriously say: “We always follow the Indian Standard Time”. Should we call it our basic psychology or are there some genetic germs that make us irresponsible towards our societal environment? Many a times, many of us feel irritated when we see disobedience of rules around us and the irresponsible behavior of people at public places. It sets us thinking: Are we really that civilized? After so many years of the country’s independence, we are not able to love it like our own country. We always clean up our own home. Then why don’t we care to clean up our city, our state, our country? When we go abroad, we take proper care of the rules and the regulations. We never try to create a mess on public places, and always behave courteously in social gatherings. If we can behave nicely in other’s homes, why not in ours? Many of us blame the administration for the “not-so-proper” implementation of rules. Are we really sensible in saying so? No book says that one should take care of his home only if the head of the family forces you to do so. It is our inner instinct that inspire us to do so because we have some attachment for our home and we want it to be better than others. Rules are made to realise that we have certain duties. But it doesn’t mean that one has no need to use his own mind. So the next time if your inner Satan inspires you to spit on the road or break a signal, think over it. If every one of us starts thinking, possibly one day we can feel proud for being the citizen of a really “civilized country”.
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51 selected for Jalandhar junior, sub-jr hockey teams
As many as 26 players were selected for the under-19 Jalandhar boys hockey team for the Punjab Junior Hockey Championship during the selection trails held at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium on July 29. In the under-14 group, 25 players were selected by a panel that included Olympians Gundeep Singh and Rajinder Singh, Kirpal Singh and Jagdeep Gill. A total of 51 probables were selected in all. A coaching camp for the selected probables will start from August 5, according to Surinder Singh, the secretary of the District Hockey Association, Jalandhar. The final teams will be selected later. The selected teams will play in the Punjab Sub-Junior Hockey Championship (under-14) scheduled to be held from August 13 to 16. The Punjab Junior Hockey Championship (under-19) will be held from August 17 to 20 at Bhani Sahib, Ludhiana. The probables: U-14 boys: Harpreet Singh, Gurjot Singh, Vinod Kumar, Sukhmanjeet Singh, Harinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Barkat Singh, Inderjeet Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Deepak Kumar, Jaspal Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Gaurav Sehgal, Satbir Singh, Gurminder Singh, Aman Saini, Ajay Singh, Gursahib Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harjind Singh, Satbir Singh, Parmvir Singh, Amanjot Singh, Deepinderdeep Singh. Coach: Bhupal Singh. U-19: Gurnam Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Amandeep Singh, Gurjit Singh, Jagroop Singh, Harshdeep Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Bikramjit Singh, Simranjit Singh, Sapoor Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Summit, Hardeep Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Deepak Sharma, Gagandeep Singh, Sukhdeep Singh, Jaskarn Singh, Hardeep Singh, Ranjodh Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Manjit Singh, Azizpal, Jagjit Singh, Harbir Singh, Abhimayu. Coach: Mohan Singh Manger: Gundeep Kumar.
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Sondhi - wrestling blood runs in
his veins
Amandeep Sondhi has done well in the wrestling arena and wants to do something extra for Punjab. The Department of Sports and Youth Services, Punjab, recognised his contribution to the sport and he was honoured with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for 2004 at Zirakpur, near Chandigarh.
An ASI with the Punjab Police, Amandeep (26) has been a regular participant at national and international championships since 1996 and has creditable performances to his credit. He started his career by participating in an international wrestling championship in Australia in 1999, winning the gold medal. “Since then there has been no looking back for me,” says a confident Amandeep. Besides, he won gold medals in the Indo-Pak Wrestling Tournament and the Asian Wrestling Championship in Dubai in 2000. “All credit for this goes to my father Piara Ram Sondhi, who was the wrestling coach for the Indian team in junior, senior and as well as Asian Games from 1981 to 2002. With his enthusiasm I am here and where I should be,” says Amandeep. “I really don’t have words to express my gratitude when I won the gold in the first-ever Indo-Pak Games held at Patiala in 2005,” says the shy and self-effacing wrestler. Hailing from Phagwara, Amandeep completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Physical Education from Panjab University, Chandigarh. The 6ft, 2 inches tall Amanpreet Sondhi performed well and won laurels for the country by bagging five gold and one silver medal in the 85 kg category in tournaments in Australia and Dubai. Apart from these medals, he won the Punjab Kumar, Punjab Kesri, Shan-e-Hind, Sher-e-Hind and Bharat Kesri titles. “I love music, new electronic products, latest interiors of the car and home interiors,” quips Amandeep. His dream is to do something for his home state, Punjab. |
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Cancer detection camp held
About 100 patients were examined and about 20 mimeographs were done during a breast cancer detection camp held at the Dr Hardas Singh Orthopaedic Hospital and Super Specialty Research Center on July 30.Medical experts said awareness regarding breast cancer and timely detection were necessary to cure the disease. Mammography equipment was donated by MKC Roko Cancer Charitable Trust. Advance diagnostic centerprovided radiography services, technical and professional opinions.A team of doctors, including Dr Hardas Singh, Dr Neeraj Jain, Dr APS Batra, Dr Jaswant Singh and Dr Monika checked the patients at the camp. Members of Rotary and Inner Wheel Club lent a helping hand.
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Campus placements
The Engineering Construction and Contracts Division of Larsen and Toubro will hold a joint campus recruitment drive at the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology on August 6 and 7. More than 250 final year students from B.Tech (civil, mechanical engineering, electrical, electronics and communication engineering) from NIT, Jalandhar; NIT, Hamirpur; Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda; Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana; and the host institute will participate in the event. Mr C.L. Kochher, Director-cum-Principal, said the selected candidates would join as graduate engineer trainees with a starting package of nearly Rs 2.75 lakh after completion of their degree in June next year. Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of new academic session of the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology was held on Thursday. Chanting of Vedic hymns during the havan ceremony created devout vibes. Dr D.J Singh, Deputy Director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, interacted with students and motivated them to sail far and soar high in their endeavours. A psychologist, he touched upon various facets of the minds of budding technocrats. He said that Indians technocrats were ruling the world, as 60 per cent of the IT personnel were Indians. The new session of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya also started on Tuesday. |
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Occupation of public land is no big deal in our country. From politicians to slum dwellers, all have indulged in the unlawful activity. Nearly 200 jhuggis are located on prime land in front of the Kapurthala railway station for the past decade. The slum is thriving under political patronage,
Dharmendra Joshi reports
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