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14-year-old cousin kills toddler
Ludhiana, June 2 This shocking revenge story came to light when the body of Anjali was found dumped in a gunny bag in a vacant plot not far from her house this morning. Anjali was sleeping with Pinki last night. In the wee hours today, Pinki went to the fields to answer the call of nature. SHO Beant Kumar said Pinki told the police, much to the astonishment of her relatives, that she had strangled the girl after taking her to the fields. "Even now, she is in rage and holds her aunt responsible for the elopement of her mother," the SHO said. He said Pinki had learnt recently that her mother had eloped three years ago. Her behaviour had changed towards her aunt over the past few days, but no one took it seriously.
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Crisis Fuels
Ludhiana, June 2 Over 65 per cent of petrol stations here ran dry. People said the government should have refrained from making statements related to price hike until a decision was taken. "I returned disappointed from three petrol stations this morning, wasting almost an hour looking for fuel. At one petrol station, I wanted diesel worth Rs 1,000, but the dealer gave me fuel for only Rs 500. It is sheer harassment," Shaminder Singh, a resident, said. At many pumps, boards saying "no diesel" could be seen while others recorded almost 100 per cent rise in demand. "Since Friday, the demand has doubled. On the one hand, people are buying in excess fearing price hike and on the other, factors like power cuts have increased the demand," said Ashok Sachdeva, president of the Ludhiana Petroleum Dealers Association. As no supplies came from depots yesterday being a Sunday, the turnout was high. "We are expecting the situation to normalise within two-three days," said Ajvir Singh Sarao, District Food and Supplies Controller (west). He said his office was in touch with the oil companies, two of whom had stopped supplies due to "acute product crisis". "Dealers were in for a shock this morning when the depots in Jalandhar refused them supplies this morning due to diesel shortage," said J.P. Khanna, president of the Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association. While in places like Amritsar, the administration took measures like restricting the entry of barrels having a capacity of 200 litres inside cities, in case of Ludhiana, no such steps were taken, rued dealers. "The authorities should have devised ways like rationing to effectively deal with the situation," said Khanna.
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Customers get less for same price
Khanna, June 2 These items include chips, biscuits, detergents, snacks and edible oils. "Earlier, a 175 gm pack of groundnuts cost Rs 15 and after the rise in prices, it cost Rs 18. Now, instead of increasing the prices, we have reduced the quantity to 150 gm,” Ashok Kumar Shoki, owner of a grocery shop, said, adding that to keep customers happy, a large number of shopkeepers had started reducing the quantity. "Nobody sees the quantity tag fixed on the items. Everyone goes through the price list,’’ said Deen Dayal, owner of a departmental store. Shopkeepers said the quantity of branded food items had also been reduced. "A local biscuit manufacturing unit was selling a packet of 750 gm biscuit for Rs 35 and there was demand for these biscuits, but later the unit increased the price from Rs 35 to Rs 38 and the demand immediately decreased. Now, the sale is again up with a 720 gm packet for Rs 35," said Jiwan. Shopkeepers said some big companies had started compromising with quality. "With no check on price rise, the quality is going down. Customers would rather buy
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Class XII: Science result in govt schools dismal
Ludhiana, June 2 Government schools of the district witnessed below average result in science. In GSSS, Siahr village, out of 25 students, 21 students have failed. The rest have got a compartment in chemistry. Similar was the case with the GSSS, Bhaini Sahib, where out of 50 students, 27 failed, while five have got a compartment. In GSSS, Daudra village, out of 16 students, only five could clear the examination. The remaining students have a compartment. Out of 30 girls of Shaheed Karnail Singh, Haracharna Singh Yadgari Government Senior Secondary School, Dhakha, 12 have compartment while three failed. At GSSS, Hambra, out of 65 students, 19 failed while 32 have a compartment in chemistry. The result of GSSS, Hassanpur, is just as bad with only three students out of 15 passing the examination. The others have a compartment. Only five science students of GSSS, Jawahar Nagar, have passed.
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Sub-registrar keeps applicants waiting
Ludhiana, June 2 SR (E) Tarsem Mittal left the office, keeping residents waiting for his return. However, his staff maintained that he would return as he had gone for a meeting with the deputy commissioner to discuss the conduct of oath-taking ceremony of elected member panchayats. The officer did not return to the office for rest of the day. Residents waited for him in queues outside his office, but to no avail. They finally went away at 5 pm. Agitated residents said if the officer had to go attend an official work, he could have informed them so that they did not have to waste their time waiting. “They think common man’s time is not precious. Is this the way to work? There is no accountability. They can go anytime, leaving people harassed,” said a resident praying anonymity as he had to return tomorrow to get his work done. “We will have to come again. They should have informed us if the work wasn’t to be carried out at the office. If an official was needed elsewhere, an alternative arrangement should have been made so as to avoid inconvenience to public,” said a resident of Mandi Ahmedgarh. A similar picture was witnessed at the SR (west) office this morning. As the registrar, Arvind Parkash Verma, had to join today, he reached the office around 10.30 am.
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Debt drives youth to suicide
Ludhiana, June 2 The victim, Mohit Sharma, alias Shankar (23), was married 10 months ago and had been doing odd jobs. He was unable to run the family from his temporary jobs. The police said his wife found the body in the morning and called the police.
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Nepalese man found dead near house
Ludhiana, June 2 The police said the victim apparently fell to death from the roof. However, the police had not ruled out the possibility of someone pushing the victim off the roof. A few belongings, including a gold chain, watch and stick, were found at the crime scene. The police is investigating the case under Section 174 of the CrPC.
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Aphrodisiac overdose
kills man
Ludhiana, June 2 Police sources said Ram Avadh, 42, had two wives, who pointed finger at each other, alleging that the other woman had killed him by giving him some poisonous substance. Both women lived close to his house. However, postmortem revealed that the man had suffered cardiac arrest following an overdose of a stimulant. The police said it would investigate the matter under Section 174 of the CrPC.
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Multi-level parking for rly station
Ludhiana, June 2 This was stated by the divisional railway manager, Satish Kumar, after an inspection of sites for the proposed parking lot here yesterday. The DRM also reviewed the progress of several development works for providing better infrastructure and services to passengers after the railway station was accorded the status of a "model" station by the union railway ministry. Talking to mediapersons, he said in view of the heavy rush of passengers at the ticket counter, instructions had been issued to set up two more counters with immediate effect. Touch-screen enquiry systems would be installed at Ludhiana and 14 other railway stations in the Ferozepur division. He asked those booking e-tickets through agents or the Internet to carry ID proof.
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Price Hike
Ludhiana, June 2
The volunteers feel themselves cornered with dwindling contributions, particularly from the local population. A Sister in a Christian missionary said, “We can understand the mental state of the people particularly the middle class whose financial position has dwindled. Our expenditure has gone up from approximately Rs 85,000, a couple of months ago, to approximately Rs 2.50 lakh per month.” A Sister said, “We have approximately 120 residents. Earlier, we used to get decent contributions from the people. Recently, donations from public have declined considerably. While we are just managing our food budget, the dwindling resources have had a definite impact on a number of other developmental and maintenance activities on the campus. Approximately 60 children residing at Red Cross Bhawan, run by the “Sahayta” organisation, today had just fruits for lunch.” A Jain welfare organisation assured to provide a lunch to the children tomorrow”, an official said. Dr Rajinder Singh, president of the local chapter of the Sahayta, said “Food is no major concern; however, the orgaisation is unable to meet other expenditures. Contributions to the fund have decreased by at least 20 per cent, in the recent past. He said “The spiraling costs of raw material have led us to hold our construction and other maintenance activity, midway.” He said “The prices of paint have shot up from Rs 2.25 lakh demanded, a fortnight ago, to Rs 3 lakh today. The labour which demanded Rs 1.25 lakh for the entire job last week, today, is demanding Rs 1.75 lakh for the same assignment.” Another Sister said “The prices of medicines have gone up from Rs 95,000 to more than Rs 2 lakh per month. The missionary did have a few good Samaritans coming with packages of medicines; however, the share has decreased drastically. A treasurer of a charitable organisation said “There is a definite fall in contributions for food, even from voluntary organisations. It is very uncomfortable to see children peeping at the gates every morning looking for good supplies from visitors.”
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Fear of epidemic looms over Sandaur
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 2 Fearing outbreak of an epidemic, the villagers have now urged the higher authorities, including the Chief Minister and the health minister, to impress upon the civil authorities to solve this problem permanently. Repeated requests and proposals by successive incumbents in the village panchayat have proved futile. Senior officials also visited the village and were apprised of the deteriorating situation, but no action was taken so far. The rising water level not only threatens adjoining houses, but has also affected the landed property of the residents. The water has also entered into the courtyards of a few houses located on the fringe of the pond bringing along pathogens and pests which are threatening livestock as well as humans. Darshan Kumar, whose house is located near the pond, pointed out that all lanes have submerged making houses inapproachable. Almost all houses get flooded with dirty water during raining season, Harmesh Kumar Sharma, chairman, Bhag Singh Memorial Sports Club and block samiti member, rued that the successive governments had failed to provide basic amenities to those residing in this village. “It is shameful that the crossing lying in front of the Darwaza village and Theh (common place where villagers rest) and leading to gurdwaras, temples, schools and crematorium through as many as eight streets; remains flooded with stinking water for most of the time,” said Sharma maintaining that the factionalism in the village had aggravated The stagnant water has become a permanent breeding ground for mosquitoes, pests and snakes. The foul smell emanating from the pond has also become a nuisance for the people.
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Civic Poll
Ludhiana June 2 Sumer Singh Gurjar, deputy commissioner, today reviewed the on-going arrangements at a meeting of officers concerned at the site were function would be organised. He said K.P.Brar, additional deputy commissioner (General), would coordinate between different departments to ensure the foolproof arrangements. He also informed that around 2,500 newly-elected members would attend the function and take the oath of the office. Separate blocks will be earmarked in the pandal to accommodate the newly-elected members and other VIPs, deputy commissioner added. He directed the officers of the public health to ensure the proper arrangements of toilets around the venue and told the district mandi officer to make sufficient arrangements for drinking water. He said the officers of the rural development and panchayat departments had already been put on duty to bring the newly-elected members from different districts.
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BSNL employees hold protest
Ludhiana, June 2 The employees of the BSNL employees Union, All-India BSNL executive association, sanchar nigam executive association (India), held the demonstration under the banner of the joint forum of the BSNL unions. Addressing the employees, Balbir Singh, circle secretary, BSNL employees union, said they would intensify the struggle if the IPO and VRS proposals were not dropped. The department of telecommunication and ministry were issuing “fabricated and misleading” statements in
this regard. Inderjit Singh, senior vice-president, SNEA (I), said BSNL did not require IPO and the move was a step to sell the nigam to multinational companies. The workers won’t allow this to happen, he added. Balwinder Singh, district secretary, BSNLEU, Jasbir Singh, district secretary, SNEA, and M.S. Dhaliwal, district secretary, AIBSNLEA, also addressed the employees. They highlighted the impacts of IPO on BSNL employees. They called upon the workers to unite in order to stop the move.
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Critically ill woman needs financial help
Ludhiana, June 2 She was operated on May 20 for diversional loop ileostomy and the follow-up treatment in the hospital is still continuing. Earlier, she remained in the surgical ICU for a couple of days and was shifted to the surgical ward today morning only. Sita Devi’s husband is an alcoholic and has five children to look after. Presently, a few of her relatives and e neighbours are bearing the entire cost of her treatment. Till now, they have spent about Rs 52,000 which is beyond the means of the patient and her family. On the behalf of Sita Devi and her family members, the DMCH has made an appeal to people of the region to donate generously to save the woman. All those who wish to extend a helping hand to the family in distress can contact either the office of medical superintendent at DMCH (0161-4687504) or PRO Office (0161-4687514, (M) 094178-06606). All donations should be made in favour of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and “Treatment for Sita Devi (C.R. No 48965)” written on the back of the cheque,
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Gujjars stage dharna
Sahnewal, June 2 The dharna was led by city unit of the Gujjar samaj (youth sabha) president Kulwinder Singh. Prominent among those who took part in dharna were Ram Singh, Narinder Chaudhary, Garib Das, Darshan Lal, Vijay Kumar, Mohhamad Sadique, Ashok Kumar and Sukhwinder Singh. According to SHO, the dharna was peaceful.
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Symposium on 150th anniversary of Kuka movement
Ludhiana, June 2 The speakers said movement was unique in many ways. They emphasised that it was for the first time that the British came across such a unique and formidable type of power that was not directed by any state or empire equipped with strong weapons, but was run by divine people, who were in complete harmony with Sikh Gurus. Speaking at the seminar eminent economist and administrator, Dr S.S. Johl said Kuka Movement was the first organised battle of struggle for independence. He added that such seminars should be frequently held for creating awareness among the youth about those who really played a significant role towards winning freedom for the country. "Freedom was not won contentedly but huge sacrifices had to be made," he said. Prof Prithipal Singh Kapoor, former pro VC Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, speaking on the occasion said Kukas had made great contributions in getting independence to the country. A large number of Namdhari Sikhs were martyred by cannon fires and hanging on the charges of committing armed-mutiny against the British Rule in 1871-72. Satguru Ram Singh Ji was exiled and deported to British Burma after which a permanent police post was set-up at Bhaini Sahib where restrictions were imposed even on chanting of Gurbani, he said. S. Suwaran Singh Virk delivered his talk on the "India's struggle for freedom and Kuka Movement." He said movement had a unique place in the history of India. Prof Jagmohan Singh, nephew of Shaheed Bhagat Singh speaking on the occasion said at the age of 14, Shaheed Bhagat Singh had participated in Kuka conference held in 1921. The stage was conducted by Dr Gurbhajan Gill. The symposium was inaugurated by Dr M.S. Kang, VC, and Prof S.S. Johl was the guest of honour on this occasion.
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Letters
The climate of Punjab depends upon the atmosphere of HP and J&K. The forest area of mountains in these states is decreasing to alarming proportions and the reasons for this is urbanisation and industrialisation. As a result, the climate of Punjab and these states are unexpectedly fluctuating.
Our ozone layer is also depleting at a fast pace which is affecting the whole earth. Understanding global warming is a must for every individual and the government should take stringent steps to curb increasing temperature. Everyone should grow trees and cutting of trees anywhere should be fined heavily. Population too should be checked because forests are being converted into residential sites. Jai Gopal Kusla, Ludhiana
Readers are invited to mail letters (not more than 200 words) at "ludhiana@tribunemail.com" or post the same to The Tribune, 1, 2 Improvement Trust Building, Badaur House, Clock Tower, Ludhiana.
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A ray of hope for PAU pensioners
Ludhiana, June 2 General secretary of confederation of PAU Pensioners' Association N.K. Pillai told The Tribune that pensioners were satisfied with the progress of their case. "Now the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the concerned authorities, we are hopeful to get our dues as soon as possible," he said adding that a delegation of pensioners had met the VC today. "The varsity has received the copy of the court orders," claimed Pillai. The Punjab and Haryana High Court in their recent directive has asked the authorities to release the pension to the PAU retirees within a month. Expressing satisfaction over the court's directive, Dr S.S. Johl, eminent economist, said government was the owner of varsity and all its assets were of state government. "It can not violate the orders issued by the high court. There can be a delay in disbursing the pension but state government can not deny the right of pension to PAU retirees," said Johl adding the varsity was under direct control of government and it had to release the grant to
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Amrita tops in BCA
Ludhiana, June 2 Anchal stood first in BCA second year with 80.4 per cent marks while Devika and Manveesh secured second and third positions with 73.7 per cent and 73.3 per cent marks, respectively. Mamta, Silky and Richa bagged the first, second and third positions, respectively, in the BCA
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Institutes fleece students in name of fashion
Ludhiana, June 2 Glamour struck students are bowled over by the stage sequences, cameras, costumes and makeovers and get themselves enrolled in these private institutes. Lately, many institutes offering courses, including air hostess and other jobs linked with aviation industry, have managed to lure a large number of city as well as rural youth and have successfully extracted hefty amounts for even the shortest courses. A senior faculty, retired from a local college maintaining anonymity, alleged that some institutes have manipulated to the extent of arranging recruitments in different airlines. "There have been cases wherein the institutes have offered money to the airlines to select a student or two from their academies, so as to get maximum enrollment," he went on to add. Live performances by Mumbai-based dance troupes are another 'snare' for the students, who can't resist the temptation of 'a gala time' while pursuing a professional course. In a similar beauty contest organised by Fame Service Training Academy at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, the audience were in for disappointment as the show was full of anomalies. Amateur attempts of the participants were more than evident to the viewers as many were not able to check their faltering steps during 'the catwalk' despite the support extended from the audience quarters. A student from the academy informed that they got just one day to practice ramp walking which was insufficient for majority of the girls. The performance by Mumbai-based dance troupe was the only saving grace of
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College principal retires
Ludhiana, June 2 She joined the institute as an English lecturer in 1972 and raised the department of English to the postgraduate level.
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Students learn nuances of cycle production
Ludhiana, June 2 During the visit, J.C. Verma and Anil Jain attended the students and gave them the details of cycle production at the workshop. The students were also shown the packing unit and the export unit. The students were told that the entire production process was computerised and there was no scope for mistakes. They provided the students with an insight into the latest technology and production process. After the workshop visit, the students were taken to the seminar room where Nipun Dang, G.M., delivered a presentation and told students that integration between management and technology was a must to be successful. GGNIVS coordinator, Manjit Singh Chhabra said such visits give practical training to the students and also break monotony. "Students not only get an opportunity to update their knowledge and industrial growth but also learn about management tools being used in organisations," he added. "Such visits abreast the students with latest changes in the industrial field" said Kuldip Singh, director of the institute.
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GADVASU changes date of entrance exam
Ludhiana, June 2 While giving this information, Dr S.K. Jand, registrar GADVASU, said that university authorities want that all the students aspiring to join the GADVASU should appear in this entrance test so that no body loses chance for better future prospects. He added that university was making all the appropriate arrangements for the students' convenience, who were appearing in the entrance test. It is important to mention that two new courses in fisheries science (BFSc) and dairy technology (BTech) have been started by the GADVASU, thus making the number of colleges to three.
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From Colleges
Ludhiana, June 2 In BCA-II, Arshpreet Kaur with 81.87 per cent followed by Maneet Saini with 76.18 per cent and Amandeep Kaur with 74.12 per cent clinched first, second and third positions in the college. In BCA-I, Harjaspreet Kaur with 80.4 per cent, Stephy Ghai with 76.1 per cent and Kuldeep Kaur with 72.38 per cent secured first, second and third positions in the college, respectively. In BBA-III, Shallu Gupta with 75 per cent Avneet Kaur 71.54 per cent and Aarti Rani 71.5 per cent secured first, second and third positions in the college, respectively. In BBA-II, Sukhwinder Kaur (72.13 per cent), Babneet Kaur (70.2 per cent) and Harleen Kaur (70 per cent) stood first, second and third positions in the college, respectively. In BBA-I, Pooja Singla (72.12 per cent), Kritika Sharma (69.12 per cent) and Jyoti Garg (67.75 per cent) got first, second and third positions in the college, respectively. Principal Dr Charanjit Mahal congratulated the staff and students for their outstanding performance and wished them good luck. Rohit shines
Rohit Khurana, a student of BCA I class of college stood first in Ludhiana district and third in Panjab University results by securing 654 marks. Inderpreet Singh stood second with 622 marks and Ashish and Pankaj Gupta stood third with 617 marks. In BCA II, III and BBA II and III, the college has secured 100 per cent results with 98 per cent students getting first divisions. In BBA results, Neha Jindal stood first with 582 marks. President Navin Mittal, general secretary Sunil Aggarwal and other members of the college managing committee congratulated the students on their success. Munisha makes a mark
Khalsa College for Women has performed well in PU examinations, held in April 2008. In BBA-III, Munisha came up with flying colours after making her mark at second position in Panjab University with 80 per cent marks. Kiranpreet follows her with 77 per cent and Chetna with 76 per cent at the sixth and tenth positions, respectively. Harmandeep bagged the fourth position in PU in BBA-II year examination with 79.65 per cent marks. Monisha stood at eighth position by securing 78.48 per cent marks. Shivani of BBA-I brought the laurels for the college after winning the fourth position with 77.6 per cent marks and followed by Shalini with 77.33 per cent, who is at the fifth position.
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Chinese cyclists touched by Punjabi hospitality
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 2 The students of Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan City, China, started their 15,000-km journey on bicycles from Athens in Greece on March 3 and entered India through the Wagha border three days ago. They have already pedalled down Turkey, Iran and Pakistan and will cycle to Nepal before culminating their voyage at Beijing in July. Sharing their experiences in India, Dai Wei, vice-captain of the group, said people in this part of India exuded warmth. “They greeted us warmly, offered food and sweets. The culture is quite different and we are touched by it.” The students feel that efforts from student community in various countries can go a long way in promoting international peace. They also assert that advancements in science and technology should be tapped for improving lifestyle of people, instead of dissipating on defence services. “Though India and China — once enemies — have started behaving as friends, benefits of advancements in science and technology are being eroded by threats of wars. Students and youth of the nations concerned can play a significant role in fostering amity among neighboring nations,” says Chen Ke, group captain. Dai Wei, Yang Weighi and Liu Jia endorse his views. The enthusiasts say racial hatred is being generated by superpowers with an intention to keep developing countries engrossed with regional issues.
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50 karatekas attend camp
Ludhiana, June 2 School director Kashmir Singh Thind inaugurated the camp. He highlighted the features of martial art, karate and asked students, especially girls, to learn the art as it helped defend themselves without waiting for someone’s assistance. The students were taught various techniques of the martial art, which included street fight, use of stick and other basics. School principal Amarjit Dhaliwal honoured students who were selected to represent the state in the Punjab State Karate Championship to be held at Amritsar. They are: Piyush Jain, Kanwaljot, Jatin, Manoj Sharma, Mohit Kumar, Mohit Dhigan, Gurleen Singh, Tanish, Harish, Sachin Talwar, Shivani, Komal Pandey and Harish.
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