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Ghuman needs time to deliver, says BJP
Ludhiana, November 17 Talking to The Tribune, Gosain said: “Ghuman hardly got the time to work since he joined the municipal corporation only a few months ago. For the past two months, he had been busy with sangat darshan programmes and got very less time to concentrate on his office.” He said Congress councillors did not come together for “corrupt” persons, but levelled allegations against a person who was humble and was trying to usher in an era of development in the city. Gosain said let Ghuman work for at least a year and then point a finger at his working. Similarly, senior deputy mayor Praveen Bansal said the MC commissioner was an energetic and committed official who wanted to bring transparency in the working of the municipal corporation. He added that due to some recent issues like grouping of tenders, proposal for giving advertisement of Sarabha Nagar to the market association of the area which was rejected and allotting advertisements of the city to a single contractor had lead to such a situation. Terming it as a political gimmick, SAD councillor Jagbir Singh Sokhi said the Congress councillors had picked up the issue in wake of the coming parliamentary elections. He said Ghuman was an efficient officer and he had never said no to anyone, be it a common man or a councillor. He had always attended to everyone and had never refused to do the work of Congress councillors who got their work done by meeting him personally. He added that since Ghuman had not done anything wrong, there was no question of his transfer.
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A decade-long wait
Ludhiana, November 17 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had inaugurated work on it in 1998 when his government had come to power. He had released a grant of Rs 10 lakh for it, but then it was forgotten. When the Congress came to power, the then Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, released Rs 35 lakh for it in 2003. However, no progress was made on the memorial. Work on it started only a fortnight ago again so that its inauguration could coincide with Sarabha Sports Festival conducted in the village in the martyr’s memory every year. The work had begun in 2001 when the martyr’s cousin, Bibi Jagdish Kaur, recipient of the “Punjab Mata” title, threatened to renounce the title if the work was not started. She had threatened to sit on a dharna in front of the residence of Parkash Singh Badal. The 95-year-old cousin of the martyr had also threatened to stop accepting a Rs 2,500 honorarium that the government had been giving to her every month. She had said the honour did not mean anything to her if the government had forgotten the sacrifice of her brother. The threat came as a wake-up call to the government and it started work on it. Later, she died and work came to a standstill again. A few days ago, the XEN, PWD, was asked to expedite the work so that the memorial could be dedicated to the nation on martyrdom day that fell today. While the conservation work on the ground floor of the martyr’s ancestral house has been completed, the first floor is still to be taken care of. The archaeological department of Punjab had declared that the house should be protected as a monument in 1998, after which it remained abandoned for want of repair. |
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Sarabha memorial dedicated to nation
Sarabha (Ludhiana), November 17 The memorial was completed in a hurry so that its inauguration could be coincided with the Sarabha sports festival conducted every year in the village. The memorial comprises a library, a life-size statue of the martyr and a meeting hall. The Chief Minister said he was the youngest martyr who died at 19. Sarabha had joined the Gaddar party in the US and returned to India to lead the revolution. He also inspired revolutionaries like Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Badal said as a tribute, villages of the martyrs of the freedom movement were being developed as modern villages and all basic facilities of sewerage, sanitation, drinking water, roads and schools would be provided. Their families would also be given financial assistance. Meanwhile, expressing concern over the use of drugs and intoxicants, Badal appealed to the youth to focus their energies on sports. He said an international-level kabaddi tournament would be organised in Punjab shortly. Prizes worth Rs 1 crore would be given to the winning team and Rs 50 lakh to the runners-up. A sum of Rs 25 lakh would be given to the team that came third. The CM distributed prizes to winners of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Memorial Sports Tournament and announced a grant of Rs 15 lakh for the construction of concrete roads/streets in the village. A sum of Rs 5 lakh was given for the completion of the stadium. |
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Journalists remember Sarabha
Raikot, November 17 Members of the union of Ludhiana rural unit took out a march from the house of the martyr at Sarabha village. After passing through the narrow lanes of the village, they reached the statue of the the martyr and paid homage by placing garlands on the statue. The union members vowed to fight against female foeticide, corruption and pollution.
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Desire for high life lands them in jail
Innocent beaten
up ASI Pawan Kumar said residents of Jainpur village were so irked by repeated incidents of snatchings that they beat up five youths from Dugri, taking them to be thieves. One of them was critically injured and the another was recuperating at the CMCH. Ironically, the villagers, who made all arrangements to nab the accused, let off these innocent looking gang members.
Ludhiana, November 17 This reason was cited behind various incidents of snatchings and robberies committed by a gang consisting of four teenagers last fortnight. The police nabbed three of the accused last evening, but the alleged mastermind, Pavitar Singh of Changna village, is still absconding. The youths have been identified as Mandip Singh and Hardeep Singh of Chak Kalan village, near Mullanpur, and Parminder Singh of Changna village near Hambra. Hardeep Singh is only 13 years old while Parminder Singh and Mandip Singh are Class XII students. They are all under the age of 19 years. “This is what surprised us when we nabbed them last evening from the banks of the canal near Noorpur while they were planning to commit another theft,” SHO Satinder Singh claimed. He said the youths were not drug addicts and committed crime only to live a good life. The accused belong to upper middle agricultural families. During interrogation, the accused said they committed the crime as they were not getting enough pocket money from their families to meet their daily expenses. They formed a gang on Diwali and started waylaying commuters and looting
them. They used to cover their faces before committing the crime. So far, they have been involved in seven such criminal activities. Satinder Singh said: “It would not have been possible to nab them if they had disconnected the mobile phone that they snatched from a burger stall owner.” The accused kept using the mobile phone and gave police a lead. The police got the details of the mobile and tracked down the accused. Two accused have been sent in two-day police remand while the other has been sent to a juvenile home in Shimlapuri. Balwinder Kaur, mother of Hardeep Singh, said the others were a bad influence on her child. “They used to take him to malls to show movies and lured him with burgers and pizzas,” she said. |
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One medal not enough, say Mauritian players
Ludhiana, November 17 The five-member team from the island would be taking part in
100 m, 200 m and long jump. One medal is already in their kitty. “We
have won one bronze medal in long jump. We are expecting at least nine
more medals,” Gean Ian Permal, coach of the Mauritius team, says. Permal
has been coaching blind players since the past six years. He is the
member of the Mauritius Visually Challenged Sports Federation and gives
training in football and athletics. Handling players and imparting
strategies of the games to them is not difficult for him. “My father
is also blind so I know how to handle them. I understand their
psychology and the problems faced by them,” he says. When it comes
to practise, Permal is a tough master. All players under him practise
daily for two-three hours. “We meet everyday and the practise session
for the players is tough so that they can become perfect,” he says.
Richard Souci, a player of the Mauritius team, won the first medal for
the team on the first day itself. “I am confident of winning more,”
he smiles. He has been practising for these games from the past one
year. “Hard work will pay off now,” he adds. Apart from sports,
Permal is all praise for his country. “It is a lovely island and
several film stars from India come there for shooting,” he says,
adding that he finds India very big and the players are enjoying the
warmth and affection of the people here. |
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Sports meet for the blind thrown open
Ludhiana, November 17 After the inauguration, Badal was all praise for players who were putting in their best efforts despite their disability. He granted Rs 5 lakh for the Punjab Sports Association for Blind. Besides, the chief minister announced to open a gym at the Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre. Badal ensured that all players were accommodated near the stadium so that they did not face the problem while commuting. He also promised to appoint coaches for the blind so that they could further enhance their skills. Around 500 participants from 41 institutions/organisations representing 15 states are taking part in the meet. The presence of a five-member team from Mauritius and two sportsmen from Pakistan added international touch to the largest sports event for the blind in India. The games have been divided in two sections — junior (under 18 years) and seniors (above 18 years) — in which participants will take part in track-and-field events (100m, 200m, 400m, 800 and 1500m race besides long jump, javelin throw, discus throw and shot put) in the men as well as women's sections. These athletes have further been divided into three visual classifications — B 1 (totally blind); B 2 (partially blind with visual acuity of 2/60); and B 3 (partially blind with visual acuity 2/60 up to 6/60). On the opening day six national/meet records tumbled, i.e. in short put girls (B1 category), long jump men (B2 category), discus throw men (B3 category), 200 m (men B3 category), 100 m men (B1 category), and 100 m boys ( B1 category). The winners were: Halima, Institute for the blind, Chandigarh, (5.36 m - new record); Deepak Kushwaha, J.P.M. New Delhi, (5.56 m - new record); Tripat Pal Singh of Punjab Sports Association for the Blind (27.84 m - new record); Souci Richard from Mauritius (25.59 sec. — new record); Gurveer Singh Punjab Sports Association for the blind (12.91 sec - new record), Yogaraja R. of Sharda Devi Andhara School, Karnataka (13.22 sec - new record), respectively. |
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Policies can’t be formulated in AC rooms: Badal
Baddowal (Ludhiana), November 17 Accusing the centre of anti-farmer policies, Badal said Punjab was an agrarian state and the policies of the procurement of foodgrains, fixation of minimum support price and supply of DAP and fertilisers was framed by the centre without taking states into confidence. Taking exception to the attitude of the centre towards Punjab farmers, Badal said instead of being appreciated for bailing out the country during food crisis by contributing 70 per cent in the national food pool, the centre had rejected remunerative MSP on paddy during the current season. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of a state-level function to observe the cooperative week here, Badal said: “You cannot expect policy makers to sit in air-conditioned rooms and formulate policies for people who live in poor socio-economic conditions.” He said the policies could be realistic and meaningful only if these were based on ground realities. Lauding the role of the cooperation movement in the development of the agrarian sector of the state, he said it had played a pivotal role in strengthening agriculture and its allied sectors, but still a lot more was required to be done to bring awareness about its significance at the grassroots. He pointed out that the transformation of the agriculture sector by way of adopting dairy farming was not merely an alternative, but an integral part of diversification which was the need of the hour. Badal disbursed bonus of Rs 1.87 crore to profit-making cooperative societies of Payal and Hans Kalan in Ludhiana district, besides honouring the best performing societies and owners of prize winning animals. Cooperation minister Kanwaljit Singh said the cooperation department was committed to toning up the functioning of all cooperatives to bring efficiency in their functioning. |
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Strike by vet varsity students
Ludhiana, November 17 The strike was called by the All-India Veterinary Student’s Association (AIVSA). The students held a peaceful procession on the university campus. Those who appeared for the scheduled examination registered their protest by wearing black ribbons. The students, meanwhile, formed the AIVSA Ludhiana chapter. Dr Ripudaman was elected its president while Dr Sachin Bhonsle its vice-president. Student leaders said the share of agriculture in the GDP had reduced from 35 per cent to 25 per cent during the past decade and the growth rate had remained stagnant at around 2 per cent, but the dairy sector had shown remarkable growth. This year, the seats available for veterinary graduates was only 16, out of the 226 seats, during the agricultural research services (ARS) examination that was conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). There was need for the ICVR because of the increasing importance of the livestock sector in the national economy. Students said the funding of veterinary institutions should be done by the ICVR directly, rather than routing the funds through agricultural universities. This would ensure that the services were extended and intended targets reached. The other demands of the students included end to discrimination in recruitment carried out through the ARS, enforcement of the BVSc and animal husbandry as the basic qualification for entry into veterinary/animal science stream, and an age limit for students from the veterinary stream in the ARS in view of the fact that the graduation in veterinary sciences took five years as compared to three or four years for other streams. |
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Farmer killed in fields; labourers at large
Jagraon, November 17 Tersem Singh (57) of Ayali Kalan village bought a piece of agriculture land in Bahadurke village near Sidhwan Bet after selling off his land at Ayali Khurd some time ago. He was camping in the tubewell room in his fields, along with Bishan (a labourer), whom he had employed on the recommendation of another labourer, Anil. Yesterday around 3 pm, both of them went to attend a party at the house of Gopal Singh. Tersem Singh was last spotted by villagers around 7 pm while returning from the party. At around 9 am today, Tersem’s son, Gurdeep Singh, found his father lying dead on a cot outside the room. He was killed with a spade lying in the room. He had sustained severe injuries on his neck and face. Prima-facie he seems to have been murdered before midnight. SHO Sidhwan Bet Balbir Singh said there were no struggle marks and it looked like he had been killed in sleep. The police has recovered the murder weapon and Bishan and Anil are absconding.
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CM flags off 14 AC buses
Ludhiana, November 17 Addressing a function at Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Inter-State Bus Terminal here, Badal said with the introduction of these AC buses even a common man would be able to avail of the facility to travel comfortably by just paying 10 per cent more than the normal fare. He asked the transport department to add more such buses so that more passengers could travel in these buses. He said the SAD-BJP government was committed to providing comfortable travelling facilities to people of whom most were either poor or belonged to the middle class. He said these buses would have heating ventilation and air-conditioning. Punjab is the first state to provide such air-conditioning in buses, something that is not even present in luxury buses. He expressed satisfaction over the improvement in the financial position of both Punjab Roadways and the PRTC. Appreciating the role of transport minister Master Mohan Lal, he hoped that soon both state transport undertakings would become one of the most efficient and profit generating organisations in the country. Master Mohan Lal said the state transport had added 730 new ordinary buses and 10 integrated AC buses during the past two years and it would soon add another 100 ordinary AC buses to its existing fleet. He added that 689 old buses would be replaced by new ones by March 31 of next year. He said PUNBUS had contributed Rs 35 crore during 2006-07 and Rs 50 crore during 2007-08 to the state exchequer. The operating profit of the PRTC during 2007-08 had increased to Rs 9.48 crore from Rs 7.45 crore over the last corresponding year. He said the new AC buses had been started on routes from Chandigarh to Amritsar, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Katra, Ludhiana and Bathinda. Likewise these new AC buses would also run on Bathinda-Amritsar, Patiala-Amirtsar and Patiala-Chandigarh routes. Prominent amongst others present included district BJP president O.P. Bhardwaj, SAD district vice-president Amarjit Singh Bhatia, Member Parliament Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura, SAD general secretary Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal and former MP Rajinder Kaur Bulara, besides principal secretary transport D.S. Jaspal, director state transport Mandeep Singh, state transport commissioner R.Venktaratnam and PRTC managing director Manvesh Singh Sidhu.
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Municipal staff meet CM
Ludhiana, November 17 The CM called upon mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura and told him to immediately convene a meeting with the associations who called upon councillors from various parties and held a meeting. Giving the details, Municipal Karamchari Dal spokesperson Ashwani Sahota said, “We told the CM about the local bodies department decision of dissolving mohalla sanitation committees throughout Punjab and a notice regarding it was issued on August 28.” The department had given a deadline of 90 days to the municipal corporations to regularise these employees, but the Ludhiana MC has failed to do anything in this regard. He added their other demands included regularisation of employees who were on contract basis. Similarly Punjab State Municipal Karamchari Dal chairperson Vijay Danav said there were around 3,200 people working with the MC and “our demand of regularising everyone is completely justified”. The leaders said the mayor has assured them that he would discuss the issue with the CM because it would require a lot of revenue, which the MC could not afford and would take up the issue during the MC house meeting that would be organised before November 28.
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Atwal reviews work on flyover
Mandi Gobindgarh, November
17 The meeting was attended by deputy commissioner Surjit Singh Dhillon, SDM Poonamjit Kaur, officers from the PSEB, railways, forest, public health, local bodies, PWD departments, etc. The deputy speaker discussed the issue of flyover and modification of an underpass on the Hansali road with railway officials. Earlier, Atwal addressed a meeting of activists of the SAD and the BJP at the municipal office. Atwal said development works were generally delayed due to the involvement of different departments. Halqa in charge Satwinder Kaur Dhaliwal, Sirhind MLA Deedar Singh Bhatti, SAD district chief Jagdeep Singh Cheema, BJP district president Lal Chand Jindal also addressed the meeting. Meanwhile, local MLA Sadhu Singh Dharamsot alleged misuse of power and government machinery by Atwal by calling a meeting and ignoring the local MLA.
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Fastener units face closure
Ludhiana, November 17 Narinder Bhamra, president, Fastener Manufacturers’ Association of India says, “Due to constant fluctuations in the iron and steel prices, our industry is going through a very tough time. Outstation orders have been cancelled. In some cases, all orders have been put on hold. Moreover, no fresh orders are flowing in. There is an absolute standstill in the industry. Many small scale units have closed operations while numerous others are on the verge of closure.” He added that the situation has led to temporary lay off in the industry. “Labour has been
sent on leave and overtime has been done away with,” Bhamra remarked. Pankaj Gupta, a local fastener manufacturer, added that lay off in the industry at present was almost as high as 30 per cent. “We have laid off quite a few workers ourselves to deal with the crisis. Fifty per cent orders have been cancelled and the scenario is very bad,” he said. Gupta further said the continuous fluctuations in the steel prices have made things uncertain to the extent that people have started indulging in black marketing. “Every day we spend a lot time in costing, but by the time deals materialise, steel prices have changed. As a result, buyers harass us to provide the produce at lower prices,” he said. Bhamra said the government should introduce some measures like a steel regulator on the lines of TRAI to check and stabilise the prices of iron and steel. He also added that commodity trading of ingot or MCX should be banned with immediate effect. Amrik Singh, another local fastener manufacturer, said, “Prices of steel were rising gradually in the past but now, they have dropped suddenly. This has led to heavy losses to the industry as the buyers are demanding that the stocks that were booked at earlier prices be delivered at the current prices, which is unfair. Many buyers have refused to lift the goods while many others have stalled our payments. Fresh orders have also dried up.” He added that he had laid off at least 10 per cent of his employees as part of cost cutting
measures. The Fastener Manufacturers’ Association of India had even held a meeting of its members here yesterday to urge to the Government of India to help resolve the issue and bring
the industry out of the ongoing crisis.
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Shopkeepers demand road repair
Khanna, November 17 “Despite repeated requests nothing has been done to repair the road, which is now one of the worst roads of the city and everybody tries to evade this route,” said Jaspal Singh Lotey, president of the market association. The shopkeepers accused the municipal council officials for not listening to the grievances of the public who were facing inconvenience due to deep potholes in the road. The road becomes a nightmare during rainy season when vehicles get stranded due to water logging. Two people have died and many received injuries during the past few months due to the big pot holes, alleged the area residents. They said the president of the municipal council assured to open the repair work after November 15. He had also urged the shopkeepers not to hold a dharna on November 15 as there was a wedding party in his family on that day and the shopkeepers obliged. “Viewing the assurances given by the MC president, we have delayed our protest and waited for the repair work to begin, but to no avail,” the residents said. We are now forced to sit on dharna against the municipality as they failed to get the road constructed despite promises and assurances. “We will continue the dharna and road blockade if the MC fails to initiate the work,” threatened the residents. Senior police officials had to intervene during the dharna. They tried their best to persuade the irate residents. The area SHO assured them to get the work started by tomorrow. The shopkeepers, in reply, said they had seen many “tomorrows” during the past three months, but nothing has been done in this regard. The dharna was lifted when the SHO claimed that he would also join the dharna if no construction works starts tomorrow.
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ATM error leaves senior citizen harried
Ludhiana, November 17 Suraj Monga (80), a resident of Sant Ishar Singh Nagar, who retired from Indian Air Force and is a savings account holder of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Patiala branch, had tried to withdraw Rs 3,000 from the ATM of State Bank of India in Sarabha Nagar on November 9. The ATM failed to dispense the money. When he tried to repeat the transaction, his balance was shown as nil as money was debited from his account but was retained by the machine. Monga went to bank manager who asked him to contact the authorities at the OBC, Patiala, as he was their account holder. Subsequently, he went to Patiala to take up the matter with his bank authorities. They returned him saying they were helpless as the ATM was that of the SBI and they could not do anything about it. “Now I do not know where to go. I do not have energy and money to pursue the case at different platforms. If banks provided inter-connectivity, they should have a mechanism to deal with such cases. Who is responsible now? I am a pensioner and do not have any money left with me to pay last month bills,” said the octogenarian. He added that he tried to find out his balance several times later but is kept showing ‘nil’. “I was hoping that the money would be sent back to my account but it has not been done.”
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PAU inter-college youth fest kicks off
Ludhiana, November 17 In his remarks, Sangha termed the youth festival as “an event of good spirit”. He said such events inculcate confidence, value of hard work and discipline. He remembered the days when he himself was a student of PAU saying that educational institutes provided opportunities to showcase one’s talents and artistic acumen. He advised students to regard their teachers who were the shapers of their personality and life. He complimented PAU for having excelled even in the tough time of the eighties and left footprints with a breakthrough in agriculture. He congratulated all participating students in various events of the youth festival saying that one should have spirit of accepting gracefully whether one wins or looses. He added that this should be true not only for the youth festival, but for life as well. The programme took off with an invocation ‘shabad’ and lighting of the inaugural lamp by the chief guest, guest of honour and other dignitaries. Students’ Welfare director Dr Tejwant Singh, while welcoming the guests and participants, gave an overview of the youth festival. Earlier, a colourful procession comprising cultural troops of the four constituent colleges of PAU started with a fanfare from the museum of Social History of Punjab. The troops enthralled the jam packed open-air theatre with skits dances and songs. The College Of Agriculture contingent depicted “Heer Ranjha” and slogans “Jatta Jaag Baia Hun Parlo Ayeea” with a focus on rampant water crisis. Most of the banners highlighted the resource conservation technologies. Contingent of College of Home Science laid focus on women empowerment and a skit on curbing the menace of female foeticide. The contingent of College of Basic Sciences and Humanities and College of Agricultural Engineering presented a dance drama and a wedding scene, respectively. The formal inaugural function included folk songs and creative dance competitions followed by music events -- light vocal, Indian group songs, western solo and western group songs.
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‘Virasat 2008’ from tomorrow
Ludhiana, November 17 Sheshank Subramanayam, a young Carnatic flutist, will open the winter session at Ramgarhia Girls College, Millerganj, on the opening day, followed by a show of Meeta Pandit (renowned vocalist) at DPS on November 22. Rani Khanam, a disciple of Birju Maharaj, will perform at PAU on November 24. Margi Vijay will give kathakali performance at Delhi Public School on November 26. Purbayan Chatterji, a sitarist from Kolkata, accompanied by acclaimed tabla player Ustaad Akram Khan will conclude the winter session of SPIC MACAY on November 27 at Master Tara Singh Memorial College and SBS School. SPIC MACAY Ludhiana chapter state coordinator and general secretary Atul Talwar said: “It is an endless endeavour on part of society and exponents of Indian music and performing arts to motivate Indian youth to volunteer for the same.”
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Camp to preserve soil fertility
Mullanpur Dakha, November 17 Dr Jasbir Kaur of PAU said the density of agriculture in Punjab was 189 per cent. Farmers were producing commercial crops for more profit and were using synthetic fertilisers. She said these fertilisers did not compensate the micro nutrients of the soil and the fertility of
the soil was decreasing everyday. She advised gypsum was very useful and cheap for farmers. A plant to produce phosphors-gypsum was also installed in the village by IFFCO. Dr S.S. Katiar of IFFCO, Chandigarh, also attended the camp and made the farmers aware of the utilisation of phospo-gypsum fertilisers in
agriculture.
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Youth must conserve culture: Atwal
Doraha, November 17 He motivated the youth to conserve the valuable traditions of our rich culture. He also congratulated the management, staff and students for organising
such a big event in an excellent way. Sharanjit Singh, joint secretary, the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, was the chief guest for the evening session on the inaugural day. He said these festivals break the monotony of life besides contributing to the all round development of students personality. He motivated the students to be hardworking and conscientious in every field of life in order to attain success. “They must inculcate true spirit of sportsmanship in their mind while participating in these activities,” the chief guest added. A formal welcome was accorded to the chief guest and other dignitaries by the principal of the college, Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu. The results of the events are as under: Bhangra - Moga, Ferozepur Boys Zone - 1, Chandigarh Zone A - 2, Hoshiarpur B Zone & Ludhiana Zone A - 3 (individual) - Mandeep Singh, Moga, Ferozepur Boys Zone - 1, Jagwinder Singh, Chandigarh Zone A - 2, Sukhjit Singh, Ludhiana Zone - A & Mandeep Singh, Chandigarh Zone A -3 Group dance - Chandigarh B Zone-1, Educational Colleges A Zone & Moga, Ferozepur Girls Zone - 2, Ludhiana Zone - A & Ludhiana B Zone - 3, (individual) Reena, Educational Colleges A Zone - 1, Harpreet Singh, Ludhiana Zone - A - 2, Swati, Chandigarh Zone A - 3 Classical dance: Chandigarh B Zone - 1, Educational Colleges A Zone - 2, Ludhiana B Zone - 3 Ladies traditional songs: Educational Colleges C Zone - 1, Moga, Ferozepur Boys Zone - 2 Educational Colleges A Zone - 3, (individual) - Amandeep Kaur, Hoshiarpur B Zone - 1, Parneet Kaur, Moga, Ferozepur Girls Zone - 2, Beant Kaur, Educational Colleges B Zone - 3 Kavishri: Ludhiana B Zone - 1, Ludhiana A Zone-2, Hoshiarpur A Zone - 3 Vaar: Educational Colleges A Zone - 1, Moga -Ferozepur Boys Zone - 2, Hoshiarpur B Zone - 3 (individual) - Kuldip Singh, Chandigarh A Zone - 1, Manpreet Kaur, Chandigarh B Zone - 2 Kuldip Kaur, Educational Colleges C Zone - 3 Kali: Ludhiana B Zone - 1, Educational Colleges C Zone - 2, Ludhiana Zone A - 3, (individual) Amanpreet Singh, Muktsar Zone - 1, Kulwinder Singh, Muktsar Zone - 2 Collage making: Rajveer Singh, Chandigarh A Zone - 1, Paramjit Kaur, Educational Colleges A Zone - 2, Kirandeep Kaur, Hoshiarpur B Zone - 3 Cartooning: Shiv Shankar, Chandigarh A Zone-1, Neeru Rani, Educational Colleges A Zone - 2, Amanjot Kaur, Moga - Ferozepur Girls Zone - 3 Still life drawing: Jaspreet Kaur, Chandigarh A Zone - 1, Sonia, Chandigarh B Zone - 2, Jaspreet Kaur, Ludhiana B Zone - 3 Rangoli: Navneet Kaur, Educational Colleges A Zone - 1, Abhinav Verma, Chandigarh A
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Pathologists win laurels at symposium
Ludhiana, November 17 Dr. N. K. Sood, senior veterinary pathologist and head of the department, was nominated as “charter member” and cleared the certification examination to become diplomate of Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists (ICVP), a new body instituted to conduct the certification examination for veterinary pathologists in India in future on the lines of American
College of Veterinary Pathologists. Dr Sood also presented a lead paper on “Recent advances in Cytopathological Diagnosis
of Cancer” in the symposium. He was nominated as one of the members of examination committee of the ICVP. IAVP, in association with Varsha Group, Bangalore, honoured Dr Amarjit Singh, associate professor of veterinary pathology, with Varsha Award-2008 in recognition of his contributions to poultry pathology. He has published over 35 research papers in the field of poultry pathology in the Indian and foreign journals of repute.
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Akali leader protests police inaction
Raikot, November 17 Malkait Singh, a resident of Kalsian village, today took out a protest march through the markets of Raikot, carrying a banner and gave a representation to the SDM, Raikot. He could not meet the DSP, Raikot, as he was on leave today. In the representation he had said that Taran Deep Singh and his father Balvir Singh entered his house and had beaten him up on November13. He was admitted in the civil hospital, Raikot. He said on November 15, Balvir Singh and his relative Jagdev Singh, a police employee, threatened him in the hospital. When SMO Dr U.S. Sooch was apprised of the situation, he advised him to lodge a complaint with the Raikot police and he did the same. Though he accused the Raikot police of inaction, SHO, Raikot, Gurdial Singh said he had received the complaint and was inquiring into the matter.
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Sangat darshan eyewash, says Cong
Ludhiana, November 17 The PPCC president criticised the all-round failure of the SAD-BJP alliance government in the state. He claimed that by holding so many sangat darshan programme, the Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, was trying to divert public attention away from his government’s failures. He said the state had no money. So much so, that it did not have sufficient funds to pay the salaries of its employees. Tewari highlighted the achievements of the Congress government at the centre. In a separate function at RK Senior Secondary School, Tewari recalled Lala Lajpat Rai's sacrifice for the country. The school had been founded by Lala Lajpat Rai in memory of his father, Ram Kishen Roy.
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Branded kids wear catches on
Ludhiana, November 17 Parents of children in the age group of 2 to 3 years who go to playway these days prefer to buy readymade clothes. Soft fabric and soothing colours, printed stripes and two-tone designs are lapped up by them. Popular fabric colours include raspberry, pink, lavender, mauve, rose pink and yellow. Extra adornment like mirror discs, metallic bells or trimmings are on the wane. Even buttons and extra seam allowances or tight elastics are no longer popular. Frilly frocks, skirt top, knickers top and trouser top are in. Kids’ branded clothes come at a price as any standard brand may charge nothing less than Rs 700 for a small dress. Besides, accessories like matching shoes, hair clips, colourful rubber bands and hair bands are some of the in-thing for children going to playways. Shalini, a mother of two daughters, says children garments are very expensive. Most of them come in the price bracket of Rs 1,200-1,400 and even if the sale is on, a dress may cost nothing less than Rs 700. Also, the children outgrow their sizes very soon. However, she still prefers branded clothes for their variety and quality.
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Engg college alumni meet on Nov 23
Ludhiana, November 17 The college expects a sizeable gathering from all over the country and even abroad.
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Rampant encroachments
All city bazaars, prominent areas and roads are reeling under encroachments by vendors, slum dwellers, rehris, parked vehicles, poles etc, which are narrowing the roads, causing obstruction for passers-by. Every time the tehbazaari teams pay their visit to the respective areas to remove the encroachments, some of the defaulters remove their rehris and other items at that time, but as soon as the team leaves they acquire the same space again. Ludhiana, being an unplanned city, provides no option for the encroachers. The concerned wing apparently takes bribe from the encroachers. Politicians allow slum dwellers to encroach the land in greed of building their vote bank. With the increase in the number of migrants, not only the population of the city is increasing, but crime rate and encroachments are also going up with each passing day. Jai Gopal
Kusla 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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Five booked for demanding dowry
Khanna, November 17 Kamaljit alleged that her husband and in-laws demanded dowry from her since the time she was married. The accused have been identified as Harvarinder Singh, Nanak Singh, Gurdev Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Prithipal Singh. No arrests have been made in this connection by the police.
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Modi steel owner booked for negligence
Ludhiana, November 17 The complainant Bhagwan Singh alleged that his father Charan Singh, who was working in a steel factory, was made to forcibly clean the oil tanker from inside. He was given a bulb for better visibility. The oil in the tanker caught fire because of short-circuit, due to which his father succumbed to serious burn injuries. The police has book Pardeep Kumar and unit in charge Radhe Shyam under Section 304 (A) of the IPC for negligence causing death.
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Consumer Courts
Ludhiana, November 17 Forum president T.N. Vaidya and members Puja Dewan, Daljit Sing Bakshi pronounced the order while deciding the complaint moved by lawyer S.M. Gulati of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar. The forum also directed the company to pay a compensation of Rs 12,000 to the consumer for causing harassment and thrusting unnecessary litigation on the consumer. The complainant had submitted before the forum that he had taken a mediclaim policy from the company. During the policy period, i.e. 2005, he had some health problems. On November 19, 2005, he visited Hindu Rao Hospital at New Delhi for check-up. He was diagnosed with heart ailment. Doctors prescribed him certain medicines and advised him to get further tests done. He then approached Dr G.S. Wander of Hero the DMC, Ludhiana, where he remained hospitalised for further treatment. Thereafter, he lodged the claim with the insurance company and submitted the requisite bills. However, the insurance company repudiated the claim. Officials of the insurance company however pleaded that the consumer had violated terms and conditions of the policy by suppressing material facts regarding pre-existing disease at the time of purchasing the insurance policy. He even failed to respond to letters sent to him, they claimed. After appreciating the evidence on record, the forum did not find the version of insurance company to be correct.
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KVM boys emerge champs
Jassowal (Ludhiana), November 17 Kundan Vidya Mandir won the toss and elected to bat first. In the stipulated 15 overs, they scored 123 runs for the loss of five wickets. The main architects of their innings were Geetansh Khera (330, Akhil Aggarwal (28), Sanchit Gosain (19) and Salil Verma (15). For Saraswati Modern Senior Secondary School, Gaurav chipped in with two wickets for 15 runs, while Jatin and Paras Bharadhwaj claimed one wicket each after conceding 22 and 25 runs, respectively. Needing 124 runs to win, Saraswati Modern School could muster 94 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 15 overs. Only two batsmen, Sahil and Harjeet managed to reach double figure. They scored 32 and 21 runs, respectively. For Kundan Vidya Mandir, Geetansh Khera grabbed three wickets for 19 runs, while Gagandeep Singh accounted for two wickets for 17 runs. Akhil Aggarwal took one for 7 to fashion their side’s win and lift the title. Saraswati Modern School’s innings was restricted to 94 runs.
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Base Club prevail over APJ Academy
Ludhiana, November 17 Batting first, Base Club scored 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. The main contributors were Satinder (33), Himanshu (26) and Nitish (16). For APJ Academy, Gaurav scalped three victims for 27 runs while Sumit, Pawan and Sirjan claimed one wicket each. Chasing the target, APJ Academy were bowled out for 97 runs in 15.3 overs. Sashay made 15 runs while Balwinder and Varun chipped in with 13 runs each. For the winners, Ram and Sirjan secured two wickets each. In the second match, Patiala Coaching Centre defeated SDP Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, by six wickets. SDP School scored 131 runs for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. The innings revolved around Krishna, Vinay, Vipan and Satnam, who scored 19, 14, 14 and 13 runs, respectively. For Patiala Coaching Centre, Javed took two wickets while Gagan, Harpreet, Sukhjeet and Hardeep secured one wicket each. Patiala made the required runs (132 for 4) in 17 overs. Shelly top-scored with 44 runs, while Gurpreet made 13 runs. For the losers, Krishna, Vipan and Deepak chipped in with one wicket each.
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Gold Cup Hockey
Jassowal (Ludhiana), November 17 Ludhiana drew the first blood in the 28th minute when Ranjit Singh found the target to put his side ahead. Six minutes later, Jarkhar lads wiped out the deficit through Jaskarn Singh and Prabhjot Singh sounded the board in the 56th minute to help side wrap up the issue by a
whisker (2-1). In the second match, Sangrur got the better of Faridkot, whom they beat 3-0. The winners opened the account in the 22nd minute through Ranjot Singh and Gurdeep Singh enhanced the lead (2-0) in the 45th minute, while Amritpal Singh struck in the next minute which sealed Faridkot boys’ fate 3-0. Gurnam Singh, sarpanch of
Adaichan, and Bhupinder Singh were the chief guests.
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