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Admn complex building in shambles
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MC budget up 18 pc
Cong councillor inaugurates project as MLA, mayor fail to make it
Residents hold protest
Bariatric surgery: The latest innovation
Edible oils witness sharp decline in prices
Ambedkar society flays Reservation Bill
2 cops involved in kidnapping still at large
Gang of vehicle-lifters busted, one held
25 vehicles added to PCR fleet
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Admn complex building in shambles
Jalandhar, February 26 Perhaps it is for the same reason that the six-year-old building appears as if it is decades old. Peepal twigs have erupted out of crevices in the walls and floors. There are cobwebs everywhere. A pile of garbage greets the visitors in almost every corner. Toilets are smelly and dirty. Areas around drinking water taps are filthy with layers of algae deposition. Broken furniture, coolers, electrical appliances, almirahs, railings and benches can be seen dumped in almost all corridors. The walls have become patchy at places because of seepage and imprints of dirty hands, calling for a need for fresh coats of paint. There are layers of dust everywhere, be it railings of the staircase, benches, windows, doors or walls that no one who comes in contact with any such surface can walk away home clean. The heights of carelessness is such that even the important official records have been kept in open racks or broken almirahs in verandahs exposed to dust and the vagaries of weather. In the verandah outside the office of the SDM on the ground floor, three old Maruti Gypsy vehicles have been parked as a permanent feature that are out of use ever since the officials have got new vehicles. No effort has been made for months to put the vehicles to some other use or sell them off. The biggest problem with the complex is that there are no bins anywhere. Owing to the fact, the visitors litter around in every corner, including small patches of ill-maintained lawns. The uncovered roofs of the ground floor of the buildings remain filled up with garbage thrown from the upper floors of the adjoining blocks. Dildar from the Nazir branch responsible for cleanliness in the complex was not available for comments. |
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MC budget up 18 pc
Jalandhar, February 26 One of the best features of the budget is that while 90.4 per cent of the expenditure planned last year was meant for development, this year it has jumped to 105.26 per cent. The expenditure for development this time has been pegged at 342.43 crore. The major development tasks listed to be executed in the coming financial year include beautification and re-development of Nehru Garden at a cost of Rs 3.27 crore, completion of DAV College ROB at Rs 9.5 crore and Domoria Bridge at Rs 5 crore, construction of the MC’s own Dr B.R. Ambedkar Administrative Block at Rs 3 crore, construction of roads in the Jamsher dairy complex at Rs 1.8 crore, construction of an elevated road on BMC Chowk at Rs 8 crore and slum housing scheme at Rs 15 crore. The expenditure planned for B&R works comes out to Rs 12.25 crore, sewage to Rs 78.9 crore, flyovers, other works such as sewage treatment plant and construction of Kala Sanghian drain collectively to Rs 55.76 crore. The expenditure involved in establishment such as general administration, street light, horticulture, fire brigade, police force, health centres and benefits to pensioners has been kept at Rs 65.3 crore. The contingency bills such as those incurred on legal experts, advertisement, electricity, telephone and uniforms are estimated at Rs 14 crore. Taking into account the income aspect, the building application fee and change of land use fee is expected to be Rs 10 crore, building composition fee at Rs 8 crore, house tax at Rs 21 crore, sale of property at Rs 50 crore, octroi on electricity at Rs 10 crore, octroi on petrol and diesel at Rs 7 crore, development charges at Rs 4 crore, advertisement tax at Rs 6.5 crore, licence fee and the bazari fee at Rs 1 crore each. The other items in the agenda include development of Burlton Park into a sports hub. The plan envisages development of prime 8 to 10 acres for commercial use as a source of income for the same. The MC also plans to construct a slaughter house in 35 kanal of its vacant four-acre land at Dhanowal village. |
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Cong councillor inaugurates project as MLA, mayor fail to make it
Jalandhar, February 26 MLA Bhagat Chunni Lal and mayor Rakesh Rathour were to reach the Green Avenue area in Ward 58 at 2.30 pm today for the formal inauguration of the project worth Rs 11 lakh. Since the duo representing the ruling BJP party failed to make it even after more than an hour, the councillor herself unveiled the foundation stone bearing the names of the MLA and the mayor. The councillor said she made repeated attempts to call up the MLA and the mayor but when neither of them expressed willingness to reach the venue, she could not keep the residents wait for long and performed the ceremony herself. “I am told that Bhagat was upset after residents of Wards 58, 59 and 60 today burnt his effigy at Wadala Chowk raising the demand for long-pending sewage works in their areas. He believes that I had been instigating them to hold the demonstration. Disturbed after the incident, Bhagat declined to turn up in my ward and the mayor had to side with him being a leader of the same party. I tried to convince them to visit the spot and avail the opportunity to pacify the residents of the area but they failed to make it,” alleged the councillor known for her girt. The councillor and the MLA have been at loggerheads with each other earlier too over the issue of functioning of new streetlights in Tower Enclave prior to their inauguration. The residents had to face the music because of the fight between the two as they claimed that the lights had been put off a month after they started functioning. The mayor later tried to rubbish any allegations levelled by Surinder Kaur. “There were too many inauguration functions today. We have been running around since morning and could not make it there. I told the councillor to herself perform the ceremony,” he claimed. The MLA’s son Bhagat Manohar Lal said even as the MLA was in town he was not available for the ceremony. “It is not necessary for him to pay a visit to each such function,” he clarified his father’s stand. “That lady has been trying to tarnish our image by reaching out to people against us. She also was behind the protest at Wadala Chowk.” |
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Residents hold protest
Jalandhar, February 26 The protesters, led by PPCC secretary Samarth Oberoi Kaku, staged a dharna for several hours at the chowk due to which the flow of traffic was also adversely affected. Later, a deputation of the demonstrators met mayor Rakesh Rathod who assured them of the needful action, said Kaku.
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Bariatric surgery: The latest innovation
Jalandhar, February 26 Dr Gurvinder Singh, director of a city-based hospital, claims to have used the new surgery technique on a large number of NRI patients and obese persons of the region in the past one year. The bariatric surgery was also known obesity surgery. It referred to the various surgical procedures performed to treat obesity by modification of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce the nutrient intake and absorption. The term did not include procedures for the surgical removal of body fat, he added. The bariatric or metabolic surgery would be done by opting three procedures like restrictive, malabsortive and combined. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB) was the most common bariatric procedure. The doctor said a small stomach pouch with staples or a vertical band was created to restrict food intake. Then a Y shaped section of the small intestine was attached to the pouch to allow food to bypass the first and the second segments of the small intestine. The procedure reduced the body’s
ability to absorb nutrients and calories. In mini-gastric bypass (MGB), a portion of stomach has been removed. The remaining small pouch was directly connected to the last portion of the small intestine. While in the gastric banding (lap band) surgery, a band of special material has been placed around the upper end of the stomach. It created a small pouch and narrow passage into the rest of the stomach. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery was a common procedure to create the pouch with both band and staples. The surgery was quite different from the tummy tuck surgery and enhanced quality of life, with improved stamina and body image. |
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Know Your Artiste: Nirmal Sidhu
Jalandhar, February 26 He is the perfect singer. “Kothi, gaddi, paisa and tashan”, the inevitable bonuses of making it big in the bad world of glamour - he endorses them with the if-you-are-not-hungry-just-be-greedy mantra acting as his drivnig force. But his fans worship him and his opponents go green with jealousy at the mention of his name. Flaunting his carefully styled black-velvet hair and the designer wear (purchased during his innumerable trips abroad), Nirmal Sidhu enjoys every bit of the stardom he has earned, replete with the craze and criticism. By the way, his voice does the exact opposite. Listen to him render one of his melancholy numbers and the levitating star gets back to earth. Just a mere mortal sharing his heartache with you. So that is the kind of paradox that Nirmal Sidhu is. Born and brought up at Tehna village in
Faridkot, he started singing in kirtans at the age of 12. His guru Master Naginder Singh Chahal guided him to study at Fazilka from where he completed his matriculation. Completing his studies as a student of music at the Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, he taught in several schools and collges in
Abohar, Talwandi Bhai, Moga and Faridkot. During the 80s he went to Ludhiana to try his luck in music. Playing harmonium with the likes of Mohammad
Sadiq, Kuldip Manak, Chamkeela and Kartar Ramla, he started on a meagre earning. After struggling for one and a half years, he was told by Mohammad Sadiq that he had a “Bhaiyan vala hath” (in playing the harmonium). He took the statement as a challenge to went to Fazilka to groom himself. “In about ‘84, I went to Faridkot and settled there. I started the Baba Farid Sangeet Academy there.” Boasting of students like Raj
Brar, Dilshad Akhtar, Raj Tiwari, Harinder Sandhu, Manjit Sandhu, he didn’t stick to the academy for long as he had his mind fixed at singing. He started playing harmonium for Doordarshan Jalandhar in ‘85. His first song “Ik ajab nazara chaa
janda” was recorded then. “In ‘87 again DD invested for my song ‘Mere dil da
khidauna’. The song entered the market in ‘88 and I started getting shows. “In ‘89 I cut the album ‘Kuku Rana Ronda’ and also sung for a Punjabi film ‘Punjab 1947’. I came to Jalandhar permanently in 1990 and that was the year I launched Master Saleem with the album ‘Charkhe Di
Ghook’”. He sung for a number of albums giving popular hits to the Punjabi industry like “Jitthe jaan Punjabi”, “Har gabhru di akh
vich”, “Sher Punjabi putt”, “Khabran meri maut diyan”, “Daru teri
maari”, “Tere ton bagair” and his latest UK hit “Char panj”. He says, “The Punjabi industry is famous for its music but somehow the new people are not learning much. They just put in money and ride the trend. There is lack of depth and knowledge.” Don't you think there is lack of promotion of folk music in the industry? See there are not many takers for folk music. A person who wants to earn money would rather sing the kind of songs which fetch him something. His message to the
audience Please realise the importance of your country and do not leave it for the foreign shores. Upcoming projects An album by Aman Heer in March and another one called “Poetry” by Moneyspinner Brothers, UK. Another one would be out by September. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, February 26 Sania Josan, a student of physiotherapy, was awarded the roll of honour, Manisha Tuli was given the Wipro academic excellence award by Wipro. Principal Dr Jaspal Singh Randhawa said the college was going to get the Teja Singh Samundri overall trophy for the ninth time in a row. Placement drive
Five students of the KMV have been selected agency managers in the Aksa Life Insurance Company. The selected students would join the company after completing their education. Varsity toppers
Radhika Puri, a student of LLM-I of Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Basti Nau, stood first in the university by scoring 206 marks out of 300. Similarly, Mayank Tiwari of the department of laws, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Basti Nau, has got the second position in the university by securing 373 marks out of 500 in the LLB (semester V) examination. Meanwhile, Kuljit Kaur (MSc - computer science) of the Prem Chand Markanda SD College for Women bagged the first position scoring 427 marks out of 600. Seminar held
The career counselling cell and NCC department of HMV organised a seminar on “Career opportunities in the field of Army”. District sainik welfare deputy director Lieut-Col Manmohan Singh (retd) advised the students about the vast opportunities in the Army and serve the nation. Valedictory function
Innocent Hearts School organised a farewell party for the class XII students. Class XI students presented a cultural programme. Students also participated in some interesting games. Placements in IT
In a placement programme, IT giant HCL shortlisted 10 students from Lovely Professional University. Final year students of B.Tech and BBA classes participated in the programme for taking executive-level jobs. The company has offered a pay package of Rs 3.2 lakh annually to the trainees, in addition to the other incentives and perks. Another IT company Infosys selected 54 B. Tech students from the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology. To the delight of the institute, all the selected students have received their offer letters indicating their place and date of joining Infosys, after passing out in June, 2009. All the selected students have been offered an annual package of Rs 3 lakh each. Seminar
A seminar on environment was conducted at the St Soldier Management and Technical Institute, Kapurthala Road, on Wednesday. About 200 students attended the seminar. NGO Dastak president Sandeep Chahal told the students about the environmental problems. He revealed that the rays of mobile phones were harmful for birds. Prize distribution
The annual prize distribution function was organised at the St Soldier College for Girls, Khabra, on Wednesday under the guidence of chairman Anil Chopra. As many as 50
students of academics, sports and cultural activities were honoured with mementos and certificates. Cooking contest
The city-based National Finishing and Cookery Institute (NFCI) conducted a cookery competition in three different categories. As many as 250 students from three branches, including Himachal Pradesh, Jalandhar and Maqsudan, participated in the event. The first prize was won by Surekha and Maninder, second prize by Gurjinder, while the third position was bagged by Yadwinder. Five consolation prizes were also given. UGC seminar
The postgraduate department of economics of KMV conducted a UGC-sponsored national seminar on “Financial sector reforms in India: gains and challenges”. Guru Nanak Dev University registrar Dr R.S. Bawa, regional director of the RBI Dr J. Sadakkadulla, Dr Gian Kaur of GND University and DGM circle head of PNB, Jalandhar, P.K. Sharma, were the chief guests on the occasion. Tech programme
“ZIP n RAR”, a two-day festival was organised by the PG department of computer science, DAV College. The programme was a mix of the cultural programmes, quiz, online games and paper presentations. In the valedictory function, principal Dr V.K. Tewari and HoD Nischay Bahl gave away the prizes to the winners. |
Edible oils witness sharp decline in prices
As per details, edible oil like Dhara
and Ginni, which were available at a price of Rs 75 per litre till sometime ago, are now available at a reduced rate of Rs 65 per
litre. Similarly, Dalda ghee, which was available at Rs 55 per kg, is now available at a reduced price of Rs 45. Sandeep Kaur, a housewife said the slash in the prices of edible oils had come as a major relief as this led to an immediate increase her monthly budget. On the other hand, vegetables have not witnessed any major change in their prices during the past week. “Except for tomatoes no other seasonal vegetable has witnessed any increase in its price. Till last week tomatoes were available at Rs 15 per kg, but now the same is available at Rs 20,” said a retail vendor. However other vegetables like peas, cauliflower, carrot and onion have not witnessed any major fluctuation in their prices in the past one week. |
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Ambedkar society flays Reservation Bill
Jalandhar, February 26 Society’s general secretary Chanan Ram Wadala said the bill has categorically removed 47 government institutions from the purview of the reservation, which includes Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management, Post Graduate Medical Institutions, National Institute of Technology and Central Universities. “The implementation of the bill will act as a deterrent for the SCs and STs in the country. By introducing clause 9 in the bill, the UPA government has given a final blow to the reservation of our community,” he added. It is pertinent to mention here that the UPA government had agreed in its common minimum programme (CMP) to provide reservation to the SCs and STs in the private sector. “The government should recast the bill without in the interest of the SCs and STs,” he said.
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2 cops involved in kidnapping still at large
Kapurthala, February 26 SSP Ram Singh said efforts were on to nab the two head constables, Kirpal Singh of Pandori Ram Singh and
Nasal Singh of Teg Bahadur Nagar in Tarn Taran. One of the five kidnappers, Ranjit Singh of Mahesh Dogran village in Gurdaspur, was nabbed when he along with his accomplice Parminder Singh, alias Sunny, of Tarn Taran was taking the kidnapped person from one place to another on a motorcycle. They were followed by the other
kidnappers in a jeep. However, when at a naka between Seikhwan and Tatle villages the police signalled them to stop all of them, except Ranjit, fled. However, the kidnapped person
was rescued. Rakesh Kumar was kidnapped from outside his house in Preet Nagar at gun-point on February 23. During preliminary interrogation, Ranjit Singh told the police that the five persons, including Dilbagh Singh, Parminder Singh and the two HCs, had kidnapped Rakesh as his father Bodh Raj was not returning his money he
had taken on the promise of sending him abroad. |
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Gang of vehicle-lifters busted, one held
Jalandhar, February 26 A press note issued by SSP R.K. Jaiswal said on a tip-off a team of the CIA staff laid a trap and nabbed Thakur Singh, a resident of Pehowa, near Kurukshetra, in Haryana, while hatching a conspiracy in a Scorpio vehicle adjacent to Yadgar Hall. His two accomplices, Sandeep, a resident of Golwad in Taran Tarn, and Laddi of Jalandhar, however, managed to escape. During interrogation, Thakur Singh disclosed that they had been active in the region and were lifting vehicles. The SSP said the gang of vehicle-lifters had been using the stolen vehicles with fake registration numbers. The documents of the vehicles were made from the offices of the sub-divisional magistrates in Baba Bakala, Dera Baba Nanak and Ajnala by producing fake identities. |
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25 vehicles added to PCR fleet
Jalandhar, February 26 The PCR vehicles are equipped with the wireless sets. |
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