 |
|
|
|
Regional potpourri
AMRITSAR Barnala Ferozepur Kharar PATHANKOT Lions Club Greater: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Lions Club Greater: president - S.D. Bhalla; general secretary - BM.Sharma; and treasurer - Vinod Verma. PATIALA BA I results: Punjabi University, Patiala, has declared the results of BA-I. Giving the information, co-ordinator, examinations, Dr Gurmel Singh said these results would be available on university website www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in <http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/>. from today evening. Results: Government High School, Baran, Patiala, achieved 100 per cent result in matriculation examination, said headmistress Daljit Kaur. Fourteen students got first division. The total number of students who appeared was 60.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
BHIWANI Widow gets aid: Forest minister Kiran Chaudhary gave away a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as an aid to the kin of Mahender Kumar at Garanpura village. Mahender Singh was shot dead by the Hisar police recently. Assuring relatives of justice, she said the Hisar commissioner would conduct an inquiry into the case. She also said the widow of the deceased, Krishna Devi, would be provided government job next week. Councillor booked: The police has registered a case of fraud against councillor of ward No. 12 Ravinder Soni. Soni in a form had said he had two children during the municipal council election. In an inquiry, it has been revealed that Soni solemnised two marriages and has four children with the second wife. CHANDIGARH Insurance for milch animals: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the state government had earmarked a sum of Rs 5 crore for the insurance of milch animals of the Scheduled Castes families of the state for the current financial year as against Rs 4 crore spent for the insurance coverage of milch animals of such families during the last financial year. REWARI 2 criminals held: With the arrest of two wanted criminals, Sita Ram Yadav of Sihar village and Sarjit of Hudina village, the police has claimed to have solved the 10-day-old shooting-cum-looting incident, in which Rohtash Singh, a taxi driver of Narnaul, was allegedly shot at by the duo on June 25. They were on Sunday produced before Duty Magistrate Rajesh Garg, who remanded them to police custody till July 9. Girl kidnapped: A teenaged girl of Mohalla Bhim basti was allegedly kidnapped by a married youth, Ajay Kumar, of Mohalla Muftiwara here on July 2. Sources said Ajay first developed intimacy with the girl, who was a frequent visitor to his shop, and then eloped with her. The girl’s father, Nanak Chand, on Saturday filed a complaint, following which the police registered a case of abduction coupled with seduction against the accused. SONEPAT 
BILASPUR CHAMBA HAMIRPUR Sports festival: Students of Nagrota school won the junior football event in the north zone Inter-Sainik School (SS) Sports Festival at Sainik School, Sujanpur. They defeated Sainik School, Kapurthala, by a solitary goal. In the senior football event, Sujanpur Tihra won by defeating Sainik School, Kunjpura, by 9 goals. In hockey, Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra, defeated Sainik School, Kapurthala, 3-1. In volleyball, Sainik School, Kapurthala, defeated Sainik School, Kunjpura. In basketball, Sainik School, Nagrota, defeated Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra, 54-28. In individual ranking, Nithi Premraj (Sainik School, Kapurthala) was declared first, while Sarthak and Sudhanshu of Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra, came second and third, respectively. Mandi NURPUR SHIMLA Regional potpourri Medicine and literary writing are professions considered poles apart.
But Lok Setia, a doctor from Fatehabad in Haryana, has made a name for himself in the field of literature. Setia's satires, stories and ghazals in Hindi are published in all major newspapers, magazines, journals and literary periodicals in the country. He draws more attention and praise at 'kavi sammelans' in the area. Setia started writing from his school days. He wrote his first poem in 1965, when he was in class VIII. "I was an introvert since childhood. Even as a child I could never oppose openly whenever I thought things were not happening the way I would have liked these to . I used to pen down my feelings on a piece of paper and keep it at a place where no one would find it," says Setia. "But sometimes my friends or family members stumbled upon those papers and usually mocked at me," he adds. "Once it happened and I more often than not tore those papers out of anger," Setia says going down the memory lane. Setia says he started writing out of his longing for a good friend with whom he could share his sentiments and feelings. Setia's all writings are dedicated to that elusive good friend whom he is yet to find. Satire came at very late stage in his writings. "One always starts writing with one's personal feelings then gradually moves on to literature for society and after that one moves to spiritual writings," Setia says philosophically. Setia has created his website www.loksetia.com on which he plans to place his more than 500 pieces of literature. Helping sightless see The Eye Donation Association (EDA), Hoshiarpur,by facilitating corneal transplants for restoring sight of many people, has been doing great service to society. The EDA, setup with five members in 2000, has become a leading NGO of Hoshiarpur and surrounding areas ,has been motivating people through seminars and meetings to donate eyes after death for giving sight to corneal blinds. Bahadur Singh Sunet and Jasbir Singh president and general secretary, respectively, of the EDA said there were lakhs of children and adults in India who were blind. They know only one colour- black. Anyone donating eyes after death, gives vision to two blind persons bringing joy in their lives. With efforts of its members, the EDA has got pledges from more than 50,000 persons, including Jathedar of Akal Takht Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib Tarlochan Singh, Bhagat Hans Raj of Gohana, chief of Ram Sharnam Ashram, Hoshiarpur, Mata Kaushalya, former deputy commissioner of Nawanshahr Krishan Kumar and many more dignitaries, to donate eyes after death. The EDA got eyes of 204 dead persons removed and helped restore sight of 408 blind persons through corneal transplant. The eyes of a dead person are removed by doctors of the civil hospital here and sent to the eye banks of government medical colleges, Chandigarh, Patiala and Punar Jot Eye Bank, Ludhiana where corneal transplant is done. The association recent got an eye donation centre opened in civil hospital here. This centre is recognised by the director, Research and Medical Education, Punjab. The case for setting up a corneal transplant centre in the civil hospital here had also been sent to the above said directorate. Prof Bahadur Singh Sunet said he had eyes of his father Gurcharan Singh ,a retired agriculture officer donated , after his death despite heavy opposition from members of his family. The kin of eye donors are honoured by the EDA on the kirya or bhog ceremonies. A list of eye donors has also been displayed at the local cremation ground to motivate people for this noble cause, said Bahadur Singh and Jasbir Singh, adding the EDA had received 24 pairs of eyes in first quarter in 2008 which is a record. Members of the EDA meet all expenditures from their monthly contributions. Besides, philanthropists also donate for this noble cause. Corneal transplant is done irrespective of caste and religion of the corneal blinds. However, priority is given to young corneal blinds. Anju Bala (23), daughter of Tarsem Lal of Ravi Dass Nagar mohalla here, who had lost her one eye to chickenpox 19-years ago, recently got corneal transplant through the EDA and now she can see with both eyes. Roller-skating to fame Earlier Deepanshu was selected member of the Haryana team which had won gold medal at the national championship held at Pune from April 17 to April 19. In state championships held at Kurukshetra from January 12 to January 15 this year, Deepanshu won three bronze medals in two individual events and one in skating hockey as team member. In 2006 All-India Inter School Roller skating championship held at Mussoorie Deepanshu won three gold medals in individual items of ring race –1, ring race –2 and relay race. Besides this he was awarded silver medal as member of the skating hockey team . Deepanshu won three medals in national level gold cup skating tournament held at DAV Public School, Mohali from July 28 to July 30 , 2006. He won gold in ring race –2 , silver in road race and bronze in skating hockey team game. In 2005 Deepanshu won gold and silver medal respectively, in road race and ring race –2 at national level Dikshant Roller Skating Championship held at Zirakpur. In his first participation in the state level tournament in Ambala from Nov 19 to 21, 2004 Deepanshu. Narula won silver medal in ring race-2 category for above 16 years. Deepanshu said he started participating in skating games in 2001 when he was in class VII at Hindu Senior Secondary School, Kaithal. Encouraged by his teacher Kashmiri Lal this very year he participated in district level games held at Sunshine School and won shield in individual event. Later as student of S.S.Bal Sadan School here he participated in district, state and national games and won medals. Deepanshu said his coach Ranbir Singh, guided and encouraged him to participate in tournaments. Raghuvansh Narula father of Deepanshu said initially he was not in favour of Deepanshu devoting time to skating but wanted him to study more but, when Deepanshu won several tournaments in row I changed my mind and provided him every possible facility for becoming national level player. Deepanshu who has just passed plus two examination said he would get admission to five-year law course and continue to improve his roller skating skill to win more medals. Contributed by Sushil Manav,
Ravinder Sud and Satish Seth
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
KAITHAL: Deepanshu Narula, a local youth has brought laurels to his family and Haryana by winning a gold medal in skating roll ball international championship held at Dhaka in Bangladesh from June 6 to June 8 this year. The Indian team won the trophy when it defeated Bangladesh by two goals. India scored eight while Bangladesh’s team scored six goals. Deepanshu scored two goals for India.