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Regional potpourri
Abohar Woman commits ‘suicide’: Shaheen, wife of Rayees Ahmed, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in a room at her residence in railway colony at Hanumangarh on Saturday evening. Sources said the victim was originally a resident of Delhi and had married in 2005. Her husband and in-laws were away for work at the time of the suspected suicide. The neighbours informed the police as nobody was responding to the knock at the door. Red Ribbon Express: Dalip Verma, in-charge of the Yuva Kendra in Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar districts said the Red Ribbon Express will be warmly received. The train will halt at Hanumangarh for a day. The artistes will stage ‘nukkad’ plays and present other cultural programme in 24 villages to bring awareness on AIDS and other social issues. Local artistes will enthral the gatherings before the arrival of these groups. Verma added that 96 villages of both the districts were to be covered. AMRITSAR 7 Bangladeshis held: The BSF on Friday nabbed seven Bangladeshi nationals at the Indo-Pak border near BoP Rajatal while they were trying to sneak into Pakistan. According to sources, an Indian agent who had duped the Bangladeshi nationals of huge amount had assured them a safe passage to Pakistan and left them stranded at the Attari border. After preliminary interrogation, the BSF party handed over the group to the Punjab police for further action. Bathinda Freshers’ party organised: Adesh Medical College, Bathinda, celebrated its freshers’ welcome at a colourful function in the institute campus on Saturday. The third batch of 150 MBBS students was welcomed by the preceding batches on the occasion. Chief guest Dr H.S. Gill said the instutute is the first in Punjab with 150 annual intake. Virender Mohan, director principal, presided over the function. He claimed that the institute had 95.2 per cent results. Hoshiarpur Mohali Muktsar NABHA Pathankot Burglar held: The city police has arrested one person on the charge of stealing
Rs 13,000 from a shop located in sabzi market here. Raj Kumar of Behrampur was
arrested at a naka near Chakki bridge. The police has registered a
case under the relevant IPC sections.
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JIND KALKA House
burgled: Burglars struck at a house of Bharat Nagar here in the
broad daylight on Saturday. According to police sources, Satya Prakash
of Bharat Nagar has lodged a complaint with the police that thieves
decamped with Rs 7,000 and a television set from his house, when he had
gone to his office at Parwanoo. Pulse
polio: Under the polio compaign, 14,228 children below five years
were given polio drops in Kalka and Pinjore. As many as 69 posts in
Kalka and were set up and more than 450 volunteers were deputed for the
purpose. The volunteers of the health department would go door to door
to administer the polio drops in the next couple of days. KARNAL REWARI SIRSA
BILASPUR Sports promotion: The Centre will implement a scheme for the development of at least five games and sports in the state villages through the Nehru Yuva Kendras and at least 100 youth clubs and mahila mandals will be provided with financial grant and sports equipment for encouraging these sports among these mandals here in the district. Nehru Yuva Kendra district youth co-ordinator Som Dutt Zard said on Sunday that each mandal had been asked to identify two international, two national and one local games and sports and apply for this financial help and equipment.
SRINAGAR CRPF to conduct recruitment drive: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will conduct special recruitment drive in Kashmir from November 1.According to the divisional commissioner Kashmir, such recruitments would be done for the scheduled tribe candidates of various districts from November 1 to 16. The candidates belonging to Baramulla district would be interviewed at the District Police Lines (DPL), Baramulla, from November 1 to 5. Interviews of the candidates of Kupwara district would be conducted at the DPL, Kupwara, from November 6 to 10. Poppy crop destroyed: Continuing its drive against the cultivation of banned crops by farmers, the police and personnel from the Excise Department destroyed poppy bung over 50 kanals of land in south Kashmir. Acting on a tip-off, a team of state police and the department raided Brabeandine village, Kawani and Dogripora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama. During the operation, the banned crop was destroyed on the spot and a case was registered against the landowners. However, no one was arrested. The police has initiated various steps to check the
practice. Regional potpourri
Most physicians have reduced this noble profession of medicine Dr Anil Sharma, a homoeopathic physician of Rohtak, is one
of This physician presents a fine example of what one can do Dr Sharma, who is also a member of several statutory and voluntary organisations, has been honoured and awarded by various forums for his service to humankind. He joined a local voluntary organisation - the Hari Om Sewa Dal - dedicated to providing medical services to the needy. Established by Vijay Khurana and Sanjay Khurana of Rohtak town, the social organisation got a shot in the arm when Dr Sharma took over its chairman. The Hari Om Sewa Dal now has permanent counter at the PGIMS Rohtak, where its volunteers attend to the accident victims and other unattended patients.
In the event of an emergency, Dr Sharma and his team are called by PGIMS authorities. The organisation provides facilities of ambulance, stretchers and wheelchairs to the patients requiring these. Medicines are provided free of cost to the poor patients. The Sewa Dal cremates unclaimed bodies too. It also organises blood donation, medical check-up and eye surgery camps in rural areas and localities where people of weaker sections live. Several charitable dispensaries have also been set up. The social body helps the district Red Cross Society hold camps for the challenged children. It has installed water coolers at several points in the town. Besides, the organisation arranges marriages of poor girls and sends relief material as and when required in any part of the country. But how is all this managed? “It’s an addiction, and the Almighty shows the way,” says the modest homoeopath, adding the funds come by way of donations. A bureaucrat who paints on social themes
Ludhiana born Kiran Soni Gupta who has served as district collector at Sriganganagar, 40 km from Abohar, is among 12 artists invited for the Art Residency at Foundation Valparaiso at Mojacar, Spain. She will spend a fortnight there to paint in the presence of artists from other countries. Her exhibition at Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan in Connaught Place of New Delhi has been drawing art lovers to Cottage Art Gallery since September 27. Earlier as part of the Uru Swati celebrations at the International Roerich Memorial Trust at Naggar, Kullu ‘Beyond Strokes" an exhibition showing works of Kiran Soni Gupta was inaugurated by Fiorenfa Bortocotti, an architect and president of the Italian Roerich Society from Italy and resident of Crookety House in Kalimpong. The event fulfilled dream of Helena Roerich of making Naggar an international centre for interaction and sharing of art among people at home and abroad. The art lovers from nine countries- Lithuania, Slovakia, Netherlands, the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Italy and Greece lauded creativity, spontaneity and versatility of Indian art. A scientist from Ukraine said , "If people in government can develop such sensitivity and empathy, the world would definitely become a happier place". Alena Adamkova honoured the artist. Kiran is an artist, writer and administrator. She is posted divisional commissioner at Jodhpur in Rajasthan. After joining the IAS in 1985 she held assignments in the central government besides Kerala and Rajasthan states. Kiran studied public policy and development in Maxwell Syracuse and the Kennedy School, Harvard University where she was a Mason Fellow in 2005-06. Kiran's creativity finds best expression in illustration. Her works reflect her convictions on issues of women, children, poverty, development and environment, and her sensitivity, keen observation, and also faith in humanity. Kiran's association with artists has resulted in her best etchings, wood cuts, linocuts, lithography & calligraphies. She has produced a series of more than 36 works titled 'Harmony' reflecting Her works were exhibited at national/international events more recently at California, New York, Cambridge, Syracuse, Toronto, Chicago, London, Iran and Sri Lanka. Her paintings on the "Famine" depicting its impact on women and children in India, won her national Award in 2003. Another painting the "Matters of Heart" was commended at the All India Fine Arts Exhibition. She was also a visiting artist at the East West Centre, Hawaii. Her recent works were auctioned in Cambridge for raising charity for children's food and education have helped realise her vision of art for social cause. She also won the Valparaiso Foundation Fellowship, Mojacar, Spain in 2007. She was recently honoured with the "Kala Shiromani Award"2008. For her the truth rings in these words of Paul Keel, "a single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller'. A gifted schoolchild
Jagpreet Singh (12) a student of Class VI at Sainik School Nagrota, can solve any sum in a fraction of second. Since the day Jagpreet joined Sainik School Nagrota earlier this year his mathematical skills have become the talk of the town. “Before one finishes a question he is ready with the answer,” said Group Captain A Kumar principal of the school. He said, “This boy possesses extraordinary talent. Since he joined the school The family background of Jagpreet in respect of academics is not so good as his father is a mechanic and mother a housewife. His teachers say his skills are “god’s gift”. “I can only say he is an exceptional child who has developed some special faculty and needs some special education so that his skills could be polished further,” said a senior mathematics teacher of the school. To check skills of the child use of a calculator was needed. All the answers given by Jagpreet were correct. First I learned tables from one to 100 and when I found it interesting, I learned mathematical tables up to 600,” said Jagpreet Singh who wants to become a ‘fighter pilot in the Air Force. “My parents want to see me as an officer and I want to make them feel proud of their son, he said. The school principal says the school administration has been giving special attention to this child and like to explore his talent at a larger scale. “He is a gem of our school. Though here we don’t do much, but still we can nurture him to develop his faculty towards more analytical skills,” he added. Headmaster of the school Lt Colonel Krishan Yadav said, “Mathematics is a vast field, who knows if his talent is nurtured he could be a great mathematician.” Contributed by Sunit Dhawan, Raj Sadosh and Tejinder Singh Sodhi
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