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Veggie prices witness sharp hike
V-Day: Teddies, cushions, cards get prettier
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More hiccups for Nehru Garden project
Anil Chopra
Is it love or infatuation?
Young World
HMV girls shine at lawn tennis tourney
Ajitesh with his certificates and trophy. — A Tribune photo
Tips for Future
Fish farmers taught new techniques
Floral tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Patwari arrested with bribe money
Biz Buzz: Trade fair from today
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Veggie prices witness sharp hike
Jalandhar, February 12 While the consumers are finding it difficult to cope up with the price rise, the traders on the other hand are busy earning quick bucks. And why not? The increase in prices has taken place at a time when marriage season is at its peak. “Usually marriage season begins with the onset of Navratras in October but this time it began in January and will continue till the end of February. And in turn we are able to make good profits,”, said Sarabjit Singh, owner of Punjab Vegetables. Till sometime ago, onion brought tears in the eyes of the consumers and now it is vegetables like peas, beans, mushrooms, bitter gourd, ladyfinger, capsicum and mushrooms which have dwindled the monthly budget of many households. The prices of peas have witnessed a sharp increase of Rs 9 and are available at Rs 16 per kg at present. Earlier, the peas were available at a price of Rs 7. Traders maintained that vegetables like ladyfinger and bitter gourd, which are being brought from Kolkata, are also very expensive. Earlier, ladyfinger was available at a price of Rs 16 per kg, but now it is being sold at a price of Rs 22 per kg. Even bitter gourd is available at a price of Rs 22 per kg and has witnessed an increase of Rs 5 compared to its previous retail price of Rs 17. Another trader Jasbir Singh said one of the most expensive vegetable mushrooms, which is a must in the marriage and party menu, had witnessed a steep hike. Mushrooms, which were available at a price of Rs 35 per kg was now available at an increased price of Rs 60 per kg. Similarly, the retail price of capsicum was Rs 13 per kg, whereas it was available at a price of Rs 7 per kg till last week. “Earlier, I was easily able to buy nearly four to five vegetables in Rs 100, whereas the same is available in Rs 150 now. The sudden hike in prices has actually dwindled my monthly budget,” said Sandeep Kaur a homemaker.
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V-Day: Teddies, cushions, cards get prettier
Jalandhar, February 12 And thankfully, the variety of teddies, cushions, greeting cards, gift items and chocolates available this time in the market is not the routine stuff. The heart shaped cushions are not just available in normal red colour, they are also there in pink and off-white colours bedecked with laces and tissues in green, black and red. The new range of cushions and teddies this time at popular gift stores has a unique rose pattern weaving. “The soft cushions on a first glance appear to be a bunch of roses woven close together. Such cushions are priced up to Rs 4,000 and have found a good response,” Gurdeep Singh Monga of the popular Hallmark store in Model Town said. Then there is a combo series. The cushions have teddies attached in the centre while teddies come with heart-shaped cushions. The artificial flower buds have Rocher chocolates packed in silken clothes inside them. The chocolates wrapped in pink, golden and red foils have also come attached in greeting cards. The Rocher chocolates have come in a wide range of packing, such as small tissue bags, heart-shaped baskets and even tiny rolling prams. There also are a number of other ways for delivering your greetings. There are scrolls with a love message that can be rolled up or small tiny books with a small love message given on each page. There also are small hearts, some of which can even be stuck magnetically. There are those that can be hung downward in a chain. Those available at the top of wands are also available in a variety of material including crystal, tissue, metals and plastic with glossy finishing. In fact, hearts are everywhere - a variety of polystone showpieces, mirrors, photo frames, key chains, clocks, mugs, pen stands, paperweights and tabletops.
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More hiccups for Nehru Garden project
Jalandhar, February 12 The planning for the landscaping of the garden had started around a year back by a Ludhiana-based firm Haryalee. Initially, the project was approved at a cost of Rs 1.26 crore but as time went by, the design was done in a more elaborate way increasing the cost by 2.5 times. “The new designs include three designer gates and musical fountains. There is a specification for the use of rocks and stones of a special quality”, said commissioner Vinay Bublani. “The house, in its last meeting, had given approval for the expansion of the project. Since we did not have estimates for the purpose in hand at that time, the exact value could not get passed”, he said, citing the reason for the delay. The commissioner added that the design was changed in accordance with the suggestions made by the Chief Minister during a presentation of the project in Jalandhar five-six months back. As per the plans, the park will have a planned growth with grass-covered mounds all around the edges; a curving pathway to tread along the boundary and across the central portion; canopies and huts on the hillocks with benches and a fountain near the centre. The park will also include a round green maze which will be made with a pathway comprising small bushes, leaving it to the entrant to find the way to the exit. There, of course, is a children’s section alongside the other gate, in front of the zila parishad office. The section will have colourful rides and swings for children to enjoy. The existing MC building will be replaced by a food court after the offices shift to the new building on the back side. This section will also clearly add to the attraction of the proposed park. Once a landmark site of the city, the garden had lost its glory ever since the MC authorities got a basement parking constructed covering its front portion and ruining its facade. The garden saw a sharp decline in the number of its visitors since then. With haphazard growth around the garden, the place has virtually turned into a gambling den.
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Know Your Artiste Sudesh Kumari Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 12 Ni meriye jaane tereyan gaman ne menu kha leya” Hers has been an 18-year-old association with the Punjabi music industry but she is almost always mistaken to be one of the crowd unless, of course, she introduces herself and then “the crowd” gathers just to catch a glimpse of her. Unlike other female artistes in the industry, she has chosen to stay away from the videos of her songs till date. Belting out hits after hits for the industry, the inconspicuous and low profile (by choice) Sudesh Kumari, with her cute kid smile and hands which fold in a thankful prayer every few seconds, is as much a pleasure to meet as is her folkloristic, high-pitched voice a pleasure to listen to. Born and brought up in Jalandhar, the artiste took to singing at a small age. “I inherited it from my mother who used to do kirtans. I gave up studies after class X and took to music under the guidance of Ustad Om Parkash with the help of my elder brother Kanwaljit Singh.” Married to Resham Lal Naurdh in 1997, her struggle for recognition was a long one. “It was possible only because of him,” she says pointing towards her husband. “Since the beginning, my husband always accompanied me to auditions and sessions. I even remember days when we locked up our eldest daughter in the house with water and food, travelling to studios for sessions. There were instances where I was made to sing for three days only to be told later that they did not like my voice.” Mother of two daughters Sadhana and Nancy and son Harkirat, Sudesh says the big break for her came in 2002 with the song “Ve shadaiyaa”, also her favourite song. The trend of duets in the industry is so much in vogue owing to the contribution of Sudesh. She sang duets with artistes like Amar Arshi, Surjit Bhullar, Nirmal Sidhu, Gora Chakkwal, Vir Sukhwant, Mangi Mahal and Surinder Shinda. Immensely thankful to Doordarshan director Harjit Singh, she says she first started performing in programmes “Lashkara” and “Navrang”. “Dil Jani”, “Jawani”, “Ladaiyan”, “Gabhru”, “Hostel”, “Kalli Takren”, “Pehli Mulaqat”, “Gora Rang”, “Rangli Kothi” and “Flying Kiss” are some of her famous albums. Queen of duets, with about 4,000 songs in her kitty, she says she wasn’t even interested in them when she started out. “But the way my career took off, duets were the ones to get me accepted, respected and loved in the industry. My only previous solo album bombed but I would be looking forward to doing solo albums in the future.” Her upcoming projects are a song in movie “Choodiyan” with Sukhwinder Singh, a number for movies “Gabhru Desh Punjab De”, “Munde UK De”, song in a movie by director Manmohan Singh and a collaboration album with Sukshinder Shinda.
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Charity show for orphans on Feb 19
Jalandhar, February 12 The event would be held at Jalandhar City Centre situated on Mithapur Road. Chairman of the St Soldier group Anil Chopra said the event was being conducted especially keeping in mind the needs of the underprivileged children at Pingla Ghar. Renowned Punjabi singer Master Salim would be the key attraction in the event besides some artistes from Mumbai. “The money collected during the event would be handed over to the Pingla Ghar management for the welfare of the scores of children there,” he added. — TNS
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Is it love or infatuation?
Have a look around you and find the young bubbling hearts transmitting signals of “love” with ease and comfort. In most of the cases no sanctimonious feelings can be traced in such a cheap display of love, rather it shows the vile side of the whole affair under the impact of western culture. Love is the most sacred and pious feeling that cannot be explained with the help of diction or imagery. “Love” does not mean “business of exchanging gifts” on a particular day as one can see on Valentine’s Day. It has become customary for even school-going teenagers to present “red rose buds” to their classmates. Not knowing the real significance of the day, they just tend to time pass with an exchange of gifts and cards. The whole affair has lost its charm because of the wrong interpretation of Valentine’s Day. St Valentine was a saint who tried to bring about the union of true hearts. In Rome, he arranged for the secret marriages of soldiers who were denied the right to marry. St Valentine wanted to stress the importance of sacred marriage in society that was the reason he tried to motivate the serenity of marriage but what we see nowadays is the total disregard of St Valentine’s feelings. The hollow drama of false emotions does not last even for a single day. After the game is over, the love vanishes within seconds. The recent happenings in the lives of political celebrity Chander Mohan, alias Chand Mohammad, and his second wife Anuradha, alias Fiza, exposed the hypocrisy of their love. He left his first wife and children for Fiza. Their so-called love proved transient and faded within two months. Youngsters must know the difference between infatuation and love. You can be charmed by somebody’s looks, manners or status, but that is not love. That is mere infatuation. One should realize the piousness of the relation and should avoid all irrational deeds in the name of such celebrations, only then the serenity of the relationship can be maintained.
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‘All-rounder’ Akhilesh wins Rs 6K scholarship
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 12 Akhilesh Kapoor of class IV was awarded a scholarship of Rs 6,000 for being the “all-rounder” student followed by Anuj Middha of class V who got a scholarship of Rs 3,500. Simran Walia of class I and Bhavisha Wadhawan of class II received scholarships of Rs 3,000 each. Besides, special prizes for excellence in academics were given to Garima Duggal of class III, Anjali of class VI and Manisha Ludra of class VIII. Students presented a cultural programme on the occasion. Psycho fest
The department of psychology of KMV College organised a two-day psycho fest on February 10 and 11. The fest turned out to be a good stress buster for the students as it dealt with routine problems of the youth like anxiety, stress, depression, attitude, intelligence, adjustment and personality. College principal Dr Atima Sharma said with the annual examinations round the corner, the psycho fest would indeed help students in overcoming many mundane problems. A special workshop on the stress management was also conducted on the second-day of the fest. Campus placement
Khsupreet Kaur, a student of BCA-III of the Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, has been selected programmer in Wipro Infotech. Prize distribution
Government Secondary School, Bundala, held its annual prize distribution function on February 10. Meritorious students of the previous academic session were awarded on the occasion. Besides, students were awarded for their active participation in the various co-curricular activities like sports, science exhibition, NSS camps, eco-clubs, etc. Poem recitation
A poem recitation function was held for the tiny tots of classes I and II at Police DAV Public School. About 100 students participated in the competition. Raghav Sharma, Gaganjeet and Aarul won the first positions, while Avneet, Jaskaran and Harish secured the second positions. Third positions were bagged by Gurnur, Shantanu, Lakhshita and Manmeen. B.Tech topper
Vishal Dheer of the Lovely Institute of Technology has topped in the consolidated results of B.Tech (electronics and communication engineering), batch 2004-08, declared by Punjab Technical University. He was the topper in seven of the eight semesters. He scored 91.2 per cent marks to bag the gold medal. As of now, Vishal has two placement offers with him, one of Tech Mahindra and the other of Sasken. But he plans to go in for masters in engineering, citing the reason for economic slowdown. Seminar held
Punjabi department of KMV College organised an international seminar on “Female foeticide”. Producer and director of encyclopedia of Sikhism Dr Raghubir Singh Bains delivered the speech on the occasion. Another speaker Dr Sukhbir Singh advised the students to raise their voice against the social evil. Varsity topper
Aditi Kapur, a student of LLB (semester I) of Guru Nanak Dev University, Basti Nau, stood first in the university scoring 357 marks out of 500. Dance contest
The Vivek Aggarwal Institute of Dance and Performing Arts organised a dance competition in which 50 children participated. The students gave performances in classical, folk and western songs. Tanish and Vanshdeep danced on “Maa da ladlaa,” Mayank and Ambrish on “Rock the dance floor,” Raghav on “Dance pe chance” and Dolfy on “Dhoom tana.” The participants were given red, blue, green and yellow grades according to their performance. All participants received mementos and certificates. Academy owner Vivek Aggarwal said such contests would be organised every month. HMV’s seminar
The Hindi Sahitya Parishad of HMV College organised a seminar on “Sahitya ke badalte pariman”. Former head of department of Guru Nanak Dev University Dr Om Awasthi was the key speaker on the occasion. He spoke at length on the changing scenario of literature in the present times. Folk dance
The DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology students have secured the first position in folk dance (male) at a folk art contest organised by the Indian Cultural Association at Master Gurbanta Singh Memorial Janta College, Kartarpur. The eight-member team, led by Gurpreet Singh Virk of MBA (first year), displayed extraordinary blend of enthusiasm and coordination to outscore the other competitors and emerge as winner of the competition. |
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Ajitesh bags Hungarian Open again Jalandhar, February 12 At present he is concentrating on the national camp for Commonwealth Games to be held from February 15 to March 6 in Pune (Maharashtra). Ajitesh is part of the 97-member squad (men and women) selected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Confident of continuing his winning spree in the Commonwealth Games too the shooter said, “I am leaving no stone unturned in improving my performance for better records ahead. Precision in shooting requires better concentration skills. I am sure that persistent training coupled with the guidance of my coach Darshpreet Singh will yield excellent results in the coming days.” The shooting star has many excellent scores to his credit. In a short span of four years the shooter has made a name in the game. Ajitesh has represented India at the international forum last year in two Junior World Cups held in Germany and Czech Republic. Last year he won two gold medals in air pistol individual (junior category) in the international air gun competition at Gyor Ikenary, Hungary. Besides this, he beat his previous records in the 18th All-India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship held in Jalandhar last year. He said, “Mavlankar shooting championship brought out the best in me. I scored 277 points out of 300 (junior category) in sports pistol and excelled in standard pistol (junior and senior) with 279 points out of 300.” Ajitesh won three gold medals in a row for his excellent performance in the championship. A student of class XI of the local Apeejay School, Ajitesh said, “I am thankful to my principal and teachers who made things easy for me despite my hectic schedules.” It was his keen interest in the weapons that paved way for him in the shooting sport. No sooner did his father spotted the talent in him, he improved by leaps and bounds. And after that there was no looking back. A .22 free pistol (50 m category) and air pistol (10 m category) shooter, he excelled within four years.
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HMV girls shine at lawn tennis tourney
Jalandhar, February 12 Badminton tourney
The badminton team of Apeejay School won medals in all the categories (girls and boys). The championship was conducted by the Jalandhar district badminton championship at Hans Raj Stadium. Results: U-19 girls, u-16 girls singles and u-16 doubles: Kamya Batra was declared the district champion. U-19 boys doubles: Arnav Arora (2); u-19 boys singles: Gurneet Singh (2); u-16 boys singles, u-16 boys doubles: Gurneet Singh was declared the district champion. U-13 girls singles, u-13 girls doubles: Ashwarya Kapoor won the district championship; u-16 girls doubles: Ashwarya Kapoor (2); u-16 boys doubles: Aditya Chopra won the district championship; u-16 boys singles: Aditya Chopra (2); u-13 girls doubles: Sumedha Aggarwal (1) and u-16 girls singles and doubles: Sumedha Aggarwal (2); u-13 boys doubles: Jasraj Singh (1) and U-13 boys singles: Jasraj Singh (2). Wrestling tourney
The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sports Club organised a wrestling championship to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidass on February 10 at Chugitti village. Wrestlers from Haryana, Chandigarh, the Punjab police and Jalandhar participated in the tournament. Athletic meet
Doaba College conducted its 59th annual athletic meet here on Wednesday. Students participated in various events. Jalandhar cantonment MLA Jagbir Singh Brar was the chief guest. He announced a grant of Rs 50,000 for the institution. Results: Races - 100m (boys): Rajinder Singh (1), Sandeep Singh (2); 100m (girls): Reenu (1), Ramandeep (2); 50m (girls): Reenu (1), Rajveer (2); shotput (boys): Sandeep Singh (1), Bahadur Singh (2); shotput (girls): Ranjeet (1), Sandeep (2). Long jump: 200m (girls): Reenu (1), Rajveer (2); 200m (boys): Rajdeep (1), Rajinder Singh (2). Races: Three-legged (girls): Dimple and Priyanka (1), Anu and Jyoti (2); potato-spoon (girls): Rajveer (1), Kannika (2). Javelin throw (boys): Sandeep Singh (1), Sandeep Kumar (2).
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Ajitesh bags Hungarian Open again Jalandhar, February 12 second consecutive win in the championship. At present he is concentrating on the national camp for Commonwealth Games to be held from February 15 to March 6 in Pune (Maharashtra). Ajitesh is part of the 97-member squad (men and women) selected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Confident of continuing his winning spree in the Commonwealth Games too the shooter said, “I am leaving no stone unturned in improving my performance for better records ahead. Precision in shooting requires better concentration skills. I am sure that persistent training coupled with the guidance of my coach Darshpreet Singh will yield excellent results in the coming days.” The shooting star has many excellent scores to his credit. In a short span of four years the shooter has made a name in the game. Ajitesh has represented India at the international forum last year in two Junior World Cups held in Germany and Czech Republic. Last year he won two gold medals in air pistol individual (junior category) in the international air gun competition at Gyor Ikenary, Hungary. Besides this, he beat his previous records in the 18th All-India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship held in Jalandhar last year. He said, “Mavlankar shooting championship brought out the best in me. I scored 277 points out of 300 (junior category) in sports pistol and excelled in standard pistol (junior and senior) with 279 points out of 300.” Ajitesh won three gold medals in a row for his excellent performance in the championship. A student of class XI of the local Apeejay School, Ajitesh said, “I am thankful to my principal and teachers who made things easy for me despite my hectic schedules.” It was his keen interest in the weapons that paved way for him in the shooting sport. No sooner did his father spotted the talent in him, he improved by leaps and bounds. And after that there was no looking back. A .22 free pistol (50 m category) and air pistol (10 m category) shooter, he excelled within four years.
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Bronchoscopy helps early detection of lung cancer
Jalandhar, February 12 Talking to the mediapersons, the renowned city-based doctor, Dr H.J. Singh, advocated the role of bronchoscopy for the early detection of the TB and lung cancer. Having an experience of conducting over 10,000 bronchoscopies at his hospital, Dr. Singh opined that the patients suffering from chest diseases take anti- tuberculosis treatment for a long period in the initial stage and delays the diagnosis of lung cancer after they do not get any relief. He said delay in diagnosis of TB was one of the main reasons of the failure of National Tuberculosis Controlled Programme. “Any case of doubtful shadow, bronchoscopy should be performed to diagnose to treat patients more effectively,” Dr Singh, who shared his views with his fellow medicos at a National Conference on Bronchology-Broncocon 2009- held at Aurangabad. — TNS
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Fish farmers taught new techniques
Jalandhar, February 12 Talking to The Tribune, Baldev Singh Randhawa, chief executive officer, fish farmers development agency, Jalandhar, said that during the training, experts in different fields interacted with the farmers and suggested them new methods of fish farming, apart from integrated farming. The farmers took keen interest in a demonstration of the fish de-boning technique. The farmers were also imparted field training and were shown a fish breeding farm at Kanjali in Kapurthala. They were also taught how to identify species of fish from the seedlings, said Charan Das, deputy director, fisheries, Jalandhar. |
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Floral tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Jalandhar, February 12 Led by former minister Chaudhry Santokh Singh, those present observed a two-minute silence at the site, besides remembering the contributions of the Bapu towards the nation. A large number of students from different schools and colleges and the Sutlej Khadi Mandal paid homage to the Mahatma. The others present on the occasion included PPCC chief M.S. Kaypee, former legislator G.S. Atwal, Congress councillors, panchayat members and villagers from surrounding areas.
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Patwari arrested with bribe money
Phagwara, February 12 Acting on a complaint of Sukhchain Singh, a resident of Bhagana village, the police caught patwari Jagdish Singh with the bribe money. The complainant had alleged that the patwari was demanding Rs 5,000 for a mutation of his land for a long time.DSP (vigilance) Daljit Singh laid a trap and nabbed the patwari red-handed. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against him. Meanwhile, the Revenue Patwar Union has criticised the bureau for arresting the patwari. The union president said that certain officials of the bureau had been harassing the patwaris for their vested interest and involving them in false cases of corruption.
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Biz Buzz: Trade fair from today
Jalandhar, February 12 Apex Company director Namish Arora said it was the largest exposition of its kind in the North and would provide an ideal platform for companies to gain an edge over their rivals.
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The recent change in weather has not only led to increase in temperature, but also a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables. This in turn has burnt a hole in the consumer’s pocket. A random survey of the market revealed that there has been a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables in the past one week.
It’s that time of the year again when you can pamper your loved ones with those cuddly teddies, heart-shaped cushions and a variety of other gifts carefully wrapped in soft furs, glossy cellophane sheets and golden tissues.
Know Your Artiste Sudesh Kumari
Students of HMV College won the lawn tennis championship which was held in Guru Nanak Dev University. The team members, Sonia Sharma, Anuradha Devi and Jasbir
Kaur, were felicitated on the occasion.
