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Gurpurb celebrated
Mother and 2 children asphyxiate to death
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Selected teachers a harried lot
Vice-chief of school board honoured
Observer reviews poll arrangements
One held for forgery
Kabaddi tourney
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Gurpurb celebrated
Jalandhar, January 5 The-day long programmes began with the bhog of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the first ardas. Women jathas, dhadhi groups and kavishri teams, too, performed on the occasion highlighting the life and teachings of Guru Gobind Singh. Katha vachaks read out various Sakhis from the history, including martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s father, Guru Teg Bahadur, and his four Sahibzadas, installation of Khalsa Panth and bani penned down by him. In the evening, all gurdwaras, including the ones in Model Town, Central Town, Defence Colony and Urban Estate were bedecked with fabulous lighting systems. Recitation of Rehras Sahib was followed by kirtan. Langar was served alongside till the programme concluded late in the evening.
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Mother and 2 children asphyxiate to death
Jalandhar, January 5 They have been identified as Chaurasa, wife of Dev Raj, a dhobi, who runs a shop in Basti Sheikh, her two-year-old daughter and one-year-old son Munna. Dev Raj is being treated for breathlessness at the local Civil Hospital, where his neighbours admitted him early morning today. The minus zero degree chill of Thursday evening forced Dev Raj, a migrant from Uttar Pradesh, to bring and place a coal stove (angithi) in their room. The room had no ventilation, the poisonous carbon monoxide gas sniffed life out of Chaurasa and her two children. Omparkash, a neighbour of Dev Raj, noticed no movement in or around the house of Dev Raj. He called other neighbours and broke open the door. They were stunned to see all four members lying in an unconscious state. Further investigations and medical examination at the local civil hospital revealed that except for Dev Raj all the three members of the family had died. Neighbours called Vidya, Dev Raj’s brother who, works with Dev Raj at his Basti Sheikh shop to the spot. “We have been ruined by the accident. The New Year has brought nothing but death for us.”
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Selected teachers a harried lot
Nawanshahr, January 5 Though the selection list along with the allotted stations of their postings have been displayed by the Zila Parishad, they are running from pillar to post to get their appointment letters issued from the office of the Zila Parishad. Parishad officials have refused them to issue their appointment letters due to the imposition of model of conduct. The affected teachers have submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner for onward submission to the Chief Election Commissioner. They have urged the Chief Election Commissioner to direct the officials concerned to issue the appointment letters. The selection list was displayed on December 28 and they were denied issuance of appointment letters as the election code was put in force on December 29, they lamented, adding that they should not be made to suffer due to the delay caused by the officials concerned in completing the process. The teachers recruited against the same advertisement have been issued appointment letters in other districts like Patiala, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala. The affected teachers have also submitted memorandums to the Deputy Chief Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, the PPCC President, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, and the Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Parkash Singh. Gesture Ms Charan Kaur Sangha of nearby village Chuharpur, Col Rupinder Singh Sandhu and his Canada-based NRI brother Jagdev Singh Sandhu presented cheques for Rs 1.50 lakh, Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000, respectively, to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Krishan Kumar, here on Friday towards the Bhagat Singh Trust. Mr Krishan Kumar, Mr V.P. Bedi, finance secretary of the trust, Col (retd) Jarnail Singh, vice-president, District Sainik Board, Mr Jaspal Gidda, secretary, District NGOs Coordination Society, UPKAR, among others, lauded their gesture. |
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Vice-chief of school board honoured
Amritsar, January 5 Dr Bajwa, while speaking on the occasion, expressed his gratitude towards the state government. About his plans, he said his main thrust would be to check the menace of copying. He said he would also lay stress on cultural and literary activities besides improving the standard of education. He said the syllabus and curriculum would be planned in such a way that the image of the school board could be at par with various other education boards. Mr Jadish Rai Sharma and Mr G.S. Randhawa, president and senior vice-president, RASA, welcomed Dr Bajwa.
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Observer reviews poll arrangements
Jalandhar, January 5 Ms Gupta said voters could avail of the last opportunity to get their voter cards made for which special campaigns had been launched in all districts on different schedules till January 15. She said all those new voters whose name had been registered in supplementary voter lists released on January 3 could also get their cards made. The Deputy Commissioners provided her with the details of the progress of making voter cards. As per the reports, Nawanshahr topped the list with 92 per cent work accomplished, Hoshiarpur 90 per cent, Kapurthala 87 per cent, Amritsar and Gurdaspur 84 per cent, Jalandhar 83 per cent and Tarn Taran 80 per cent work completed. Ms Gupta urged the Deputy Commissioners to follow the modal code of conduct and implement the Defacement of Properties Act in principle. Those present at the meeting were Dr Swaran Singh, Divisional Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Mr A. Venu Prasad, DC, Jalandhar, Mr Raminder Singh, DC, Kapurthala, Mr Krishan Kumar, DC, Nawanshahr, Mr D.K. Tewari, DC, Hoshiarpur, Mr Kirandeep Singh Bhullar, DC, Amritsar, Mr Vivek Pratap Singh, DC, Gurdaspur, and Mr Jaspal Singh, DC, Tarn Taran. Meanwhile, residents of Sangam Colony where the names of over 50 voters have not been included in the voter list said they had received a call from the SDM office asking them about their location. They said they had been waiting for officials for two days but no one turned up, probably since it was a half day yesterday and a holiday today. Meanwhile, the Electoral Registration Officer and Deputy Director Local Bodies, Ms Sarojini Gautam Sharda, said no one would be allowed to cast vote without the voter card. She said those who would not get the card made would not be considered as residents and their names would be struck off from the voter list. She said a camera team had been deputed at her office in Guru Gobind Singh Stadium from January 9 to 14. She said all those interested in getting their cards made could avail of the service from 9 am to 5 pm. For more inquiry, she said she could be contacted on the number 2223426.
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One held for forgery
Phagwara, January 5
BSNL falls short
of claim
BSNL’s recent announcement that it would provide broadband connectivity up to 2 mbps from January 1 at the existing rate of Rs 250 per month fell far short of its claim when its customers in the town received only 40 kbps connectivity speed against 256 kbps. Mr A.K. Kohli, vice-president, Punjab Chamber of Small Exporters, said more than 20 companies that were using broadband to book the orders, had been affected by the disruption. When contacted, Mr Rajindra Singh, Chief General Manager, Punjab circle, BSNL, said: “In Phagwara the broadband users are now operating at 30 per cent of normal volume and we are at the job to rectify the fault at the earliest.” |
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Kabaddi tourney
Kapurthala, January 5 The teams from Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Bihar will participate in the championships, the press note stated. |
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