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Leap-Year Babies Ruchi Chaudhary holds her leap-year baby at a hospital in Jalandhar on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
Budget proposals fail to cheer traders
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BSNL fined for harassing subscriber
Clerk’s body found in Chohal khud
Woman held with 250 gm of smack
Planning commission member visits Punjab Agro
PAU holds farmers training camp
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Their birth date made them special
Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 29 An operational manager with Kamal Hotel, O.P. Rana and his wife Divya, hosted a small private party at their place to celebrate the day that comes their way just once in four years. “We are not party freak but our children insisted that since the opportunity to celebrate the day came only in a leap year, the celebration must take place,” said the couple. The Ranas said while a day to celebrate the occasion came only after every four years, most of the years they had been celebrating by exchanging gifts and cutting the cake in the midnight between February 28 and March 1. Scores of leap-year babies were born today in various hospitals who would be able to celebrate their birthday only after every four years. A London-based couple, Shankar Bhanot and Shilpa, was blessed with twins, a boy and a girl, at Chawla Nursing Home today. The elated father said, “I have decided that while we will celebrate the birthday in the midnight every year but there will be a big bash on this date every leap year”. The couple, both IT professionals, said that they had earlier insisted that the surgery be put somehow off till tomorrow but it could not be somehow contained. A cantonment-based chemist, Vishudeep Chaudhary and his wife Ruchi, too got their first baby at a private hospital here. “I am happy that my son has come on this rare occasion but I am unfortunate as my parents have told me not to see him for 27 days on the advice of priests,” he pointed out. Sarabjit Singh Syal and Kamalpreet Kaur of Islam Ganj too were blessed with a baby at 1.30 am. Dr Princy Malhotra, gynaecologist, said that though the due date was yet away, it was sheer chance that the baby entered the world on February 29. Kashmiri Lal and his wife Sukhpreet from Mithapur had their caesarian baby at the civil hospital. In fact, two caesarian babies were born at the civil hospital today, Dr Sunita Mahajan, gynaecologist, said.
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Budget proposals fail to cheer traders
Jalandhar, February 29 Association president Mukand Rai Gupta said the existing fringe benefit tax, service tax, TDS, VAT and central excise duty should have been made simple. Even senior citizens too were left out of any socio-economic benefits, including free health insurance and free medical aids. Meanwhile, The District Congress Committee (Urban) hailed the Budget. Terming the Budget as the people’s Budget, District Congress Committee (Urban) president Arun Walia said finance minister P. Chidambaram had taken a soaring step by waiving off the loans of the farmers with small land holdings. He said the Budget had been designed keeping in mind the requirements of the common man. “This will help in improving the living standard of the common man. By reducing the prices of cars, two-wheelers and expanding the education and the IT sector the socio-economic level of society will improve.” Even the prices of steel had been reduced which would help sustain the industrial sector. He added that the finance minister had also announced to waive off 25 per cent loans of the farmers with large land holdings.
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BSNL fined for harassing subscriber
Jalandhar, February 29 In a complaint filed with the forum, Tejpal maintained that being a subscriber to a BSNL telephone and having no STD facility, his monthly bills varied from Rs 400 to Rs 500 per month. However, suddenly his telephone bill exceeded to Rs 8,285 on December 5, 2006, and he lodged a complaint with the telephone exchange at his village. Following this the complainant got stopped the outgoing calls on the telephone as there was one number which he never
dialled. He also filed a complaint with the accounts officer, BSNL, Kapurthala, on February 23, 2006, and once again a bill for Rs 665 was issued on April 5, 2006, but to no avail as his telephone usually remained out of order during this period of time. On the other hand the opposite party rather failed to send the proper list of the calls made to him. Even no observation equipment was used to detect the wrong metering or the wrong calls made on his telephone. Despite disconnecting his telephone, they sent a notice for the payment of a bill for Rs 8,049 on January 10, 2007, to the complainant. Not only this, the opposite parties refuted the allegations levelled by the complainant and instead raised certain objections under section 7b of the Indian Telegraph Act. Holding the general manager telecom, BSNL, Jalandhar, and other functionaries responsible, the forum observed that there was abnormal upward trend in the billing circle resulting in the impunged bill dated February 5, 2006, for Rs 8,285. The forum also observed that there was gross violation of instructions pertaining to excessive billing and the opposite party failed to redress the grievance of the complainant. |
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Winning disabilities is his character
Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Ramdaspura (Jalandhar), February 29 Tajinder Sehgal who lost his both arms nine years ago has now mastered the art of doing most of work using his feet. A resident of Ramdaspura falling near Alawalpur township here, Tajinder is busy these days as he is appearing for class VI examination at A S Senior Secondary School, Alawalpur. He uses his right foot for writing and is so clear and quick that he can challenge most of his classmates. His talents not end here. He is a good football player, an ace orator, and a singer. His several qualities have brought him laurels. In a poetry recitation on disability day two months ago, Tajinder won accolades from the government officials, teachers and visitors. Life has not been a bed of roses for this bright and confident adolescent. He remained ill for more than five years ever since he met with an accident. “My son was in class III when the tragedy struck. He came from school and went to fly kite when it got stuck in a high-voltage pole near our house. Unaware of the danger, Tajinder climbed the pole by stepping on the grooves and fell off with a jerk,” said Santosh Kumari, his mother. His father Ved Parkash was away and a passerby noticed and rescued him. “We got him checked up in few hospitals but due to absence of proper treatment at the right time his arms were amputated. Even his left foot was corrected through surgery recently,” added weeping mother. She said, “I make it a point to feed my son so that he is at least able to enjoy his food. But when he is alone at home and hungry, he manages to eat himself with his right foot.” Tajinder’s brother Naresh Kumar, a student of BSc II, said his brother lost five precious years of education. “At 16 he should have been in class XI but he barely managed to sit for class V examination last year. He has forgotten all he had studied and had to start all over again. At that time he had not started writing with his foot and was provided with a writer in the examination”. Tajinder also suffered a setback as the school where he had been studying discouraged him to resume classes. He was rather asked to attend “Muskan,” a school for mentally challenged children. He said, “I joined the special school but was not comfortable there because I had to board a bus and it was a bit tough”. Later, he took admission at A S School which is barely half-a-kilometer from his house. He is happy as he has many friends in this school who always lend a helping hand to him.
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Clerk’s body found in Chohal khud
Hoshiarpur, February 29 The police said the deceased’s wife Gurmeet Kaur had stated that her husband was working as a sub-divisional clerk with the public health department, Jalandhar. She said her husband went to his office in his Maruti car on February 27 and did not return that evening. Gurmeet said when she contacted her husband on his mobile phone another person answered the call posing himself as Sukhdev Singh. He also told her that he would contact her after some time. She got a telephone call later at her neighbour's house. However, during conversation she recognised that the person speaking was Prince who used to visit their house. She tried to contact her husband and Prince on their mobile phones again. Gurmeet said she received information about her husband’s death from an SDO of the public health. She rushed to Hoshiarpur and found a gold chain, a “kara”, a wrist-watch and Rs 4,000 belonging to her husband missing. The police has booked Prince and his two accomplices.
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Woman held with 250 gm of smack
Jalandhar, February 29 Lalita, alias Seema, resident of Qazi Mandi, was arrested following a tip-off. SI Harbinder Singh from police station division number 3, along with his team, arrested her by laying a trap near an accounts office on the railway road. She was caught with smack that she had purchased from Ghaziabad. In another incident, the SI and his team found 17 scooters stolen by a spare parts dealer. The officer said that recently three scooters had been stolen from outside Bab Lal Dyal Mandir in Partap Bagh. He said investigations had revealed that Sonu of Qazi Mandi had lifted these and dismantled them for resale of parts. He said 14 more scooters that had stolen earlier were also recovered from his premises. While Sonu reportedly escaped, two of his accomplices have been held.
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Planning commission member visits Punjab Agro
Hoshiarpur, February 29 Chopra said he had come to review the progress of agriculture diversification in the state. He said agricultural diversification was the need of the hour because agriculture alone could not be profitable now. He suggested that farmers should grow fruits,
vegetables, flowers, medicinal plants and oil seed crops in place of wheat and paddy as former too gave good dividends. He assured global marketing of above said crops by the
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PAU holds farmers training camp
Hoshiarpur, February 29 Head of department (soils) Dr Viraj Beri said recycling agricultural waste was very important as it helped replenish soil in a natural manner. He cautioned farmers over the indiscriminate use of natural resources like soil and water. During technical session, agronomist Dr Sukhwinder Singh guided farmers on judicious use of water and weedicides. Similarly, district extension specialist Dr Mandeep Randhawa emphasised on the use of integrated pest management technology to lower the production cost and save environment.
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It indeed was a special occasion for the couple which got wedded 16 years back but still celebrated their fourth marriage anniversary today.
An operational manager with Kamal Hotel, O.P. Rana and his wife Divya, hosted a small private party at their place to celebrate the day that comes their way just once in four years.
