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People Inconvenienced
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Earth Day celebrated at Science City
Provisional admission for class V students
Dharna by RCF staff
Know Your Artiste: Sarabjit Cheema
Young World
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Principal Secy Guru visits mandis
Army School wins play competition
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People Inconvenienced
Jalandhar, April 23 The enthusiasm of the people was seen to be believed as they shoved and jostled to greet and shake hands with the former CM as he went round of the city seeking support for party nominee Mohinder Singh Kaypee. The massive cavalcade of party loyalists started from the house of Kaypee to the District Administrative Complex (DAC) where he filed his nomination papers here today. The cavalcade made a round of the prime locations of the city, including Model Town, Masand Chowk, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, BMC Chowk up to the DAC. Surrounded by a convoy of decorated vehicles, Kaypee started the road show from Mithapur Road at 11.30 am. Earlier in the morning, Kaypee, along with his wife Suman, went to the Geeta Mandir to seek blessings. Senior Congress leaders, including Gurkanwal Kaur, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh and Tejinder Bittu, also joined
the road show. The fact that the road show was a well planned event was evident from the number of stoppages en route. At Model Town Manoj Arora along with shopkeepers carrying Congress flags garlanded Kaypee with currency note garlands of Rs 1,100 each. Women workers cheered the cavalcade by performing giddha at certain locations. No sooner did the cavalcade reach outside the DAC premises, the party workers virtually came to toes and danced to the beats of band and dhols, leaving no space for commuters, who were left in a tizzy. Party workers had put up special stalls of drinking water, biscuits and garlands. The arrangements for the show started at 7 am and created a messy scene. The premises of Kaypee’s house was blocked to the brim with swanky SUVs, open jeeps, vehicles and cars all decked up with Congress stickers, flags and garlands. At Guru Nanak Mission Chowk and BMC Chowk, the people were made to wait for more than 15 minutes at the light signals. Ajeet Singh, an elderly man, who was struck in the traffic, finally changed his route. “This road show might be an important event for the Congress but it has left us in the lurch,” he said. Rishma Bhatia, an employee, reached office late and fumed at the road show, “This is for the second time that I have changed my route. The political bigwigs often leave the common man stranded during such shows.” Similarly, students returning from schools also had a tough time as the cavalcade reached the DAC in the afternoon. One of the rickshaw drivers who was taking schoolchildren home had to bear the brunt of traffic congestion due to the road show. |
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Cong, BSP violate poll code
Jalandhar, April 23 Even as the code stipulates that only four supporters can accompany the candidate to the office of the Returning Officer, more than 15 supporters went along with him. The request of the District Electoral Officer-cum-DC Ajeet Singh Pannu on adhering to the norms remained ignored. Kaypee was accompanied to the office by party chairman of the election committee Capt Amarinder Singh, Congress Legislative Party leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, MLA Amarjit Singh Samra, former PPCC president Shamsher Singh Dullo and other party leaders, including Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, Chaudhary Santokh Singh, his son Bikramjit Singh Bittu, Kanwaljit Singh Lally, Avtar Henry, Gurkanwal Kaur, Brij Bhupinder Singh Lally, C.D. Kambhoj, Tejinder Bittu, Arun Walia and Surinder Mahey. Kaypee’s son and wife also accompanied him. Kaypee’s daughter Rupali Kaypee filed papers as the covering candidate. Not just that, party leaders indulged in sloganeering inside the office. Capt Amarinder Singh alighted from his vehicle right outside the RO’s office while the code stipulates that the candidates and his supporters must walk in 100 metres to file their nomination. Even the BSP candidate, Surjit Singh, and his supporters defied the code. Since only four people could accompany him to the office of the RO, the police tried to stop the rest of them. At this, they started indulging in sloganeering against the personnel. Those who accompanied him included Punjab general secretary Sukhwinder Singh Kotli, M.P. Singh Goraya, P.D. Shant, Harmesh Bhag Singh Puri, Ram Saroop Saroya, Ram Kishan Bachhowal, Surjit Singh Parhar and Satish Bharti.
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Earth Day celebrated at Science City
Kapurthala, April 23 The exhibition will continue till April 30. A number of models related to weather, atmosphere, ocean technology, information regarding cyclone, tsunami and ocean products have been put up in the exhibition. The main attraction of the exhibition is Antarctica - landscape. On the occasion, Prof Paramjit Singh Sehra, the first Indian to reach the South Pole, delivered a lecture “Antarctica - My Experiences”. Different competitions for school and college students were organised by the PGSC. On this occasion, Dr R.S. Khandpur, Director-General, PGSC, stated that the main objective of celebrating Earth Day was to inspire the general public to appreciate the environment and the need to preserve it for our future generations. Science City is celebrating Earth Day every year and has been very active in focusing public attention towards issues and problems connected with sustainable development through its various activities and programmes. This activity is in consonance with its overall objective of inculcating scientific temper amongst students and general public so as to develop an informed and knowledgeable society. The facility is open throughout the year i.e. all the 365 days. Dr Khandpur stressed the need to make Science City a preferred destination for education and entertainment and expected that more and more people would visit it with their children and friends. He also gave away the prizes to the students who had excelled in the various events organised by Science City.
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Provisional admission for class V students
Jalandhar, April 23 The students would be made to re-appear in the subject concerned on the same roll number as that of their annual examination in the first week of July. An official order in this regard was released yesterday from the office of the Director-General of School Education (DGSE). As per the guidelines, the student would be issued a passing certificate only if he/she achieves 33 per cent marks in the re-appear subject. “The admission to class VI will be termed regular only after the student clears the re-appear examination,” said DEO (Secondary) Joginder Dass. Appreciating the move, he maintained that the initiative would certainly help in improving the deteriorating standard of education in the state. “The aim is to improve the literacy rate and motivate students to study further,” he added. Meanwhile, the DEO (Secondary) constituted 15 monitoring teams to keep a close watch on the functioning of the schools. The teams would scrutinise the functioning of the schools, including the mid-day meal, attendance of teachers, students and infrastructural problems of the schools.
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Dharna by RCF staff
Kapurthala, April 23 Addressing the gate rally, sangh president Balwinder Singh and its general secretary Brij Mohan condemned the indifferent attitude of the authorities towards
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Know Your Artiste: Sarabjit Cheema
Jalandhar, April 23 He never knew he would sing. Not as a kid when he spent the evenings with his father and grandfather listening to the folk singers gathered at their village open during “khed melas”. Not while rehearsing for bhangra performances in front of the mirror in his room, not when he clandestinely helped a friend to make it big as a professional in the music industry during his college days, not even during the numerous times when he hummed “bolis” to his teammates during practice sessions. But Since the time the truth revealed itself to him through his ustad; puritan, culture lover, man of the masses Sarabjit Cheema has enjoyed every moment of the role. Born and brought up at Cheema Kalan village, Sarabjit pursued his matriculation from Noormahal and then he came to Lyallpur Khalsa College in Jalandhar to study. A lover of sports too, he went on to be the captain of his school hockey team and also pursued other sports like football and athletics. In college, he joined the bhangra team and for five years he participated in competitions winning accolades as the best dancer during many fests. After completing MA in history, he shifted to Canada. Working for a living, he joined the Surrey India Arts Club where he continued his bhangra rehearsals. It was here that a singer for the club, Balraj Singh Bassi, listened to him. “Bhangra and singing had never been more earlier but the ustad expressed faith in me and I started taking regular lessons from him. My family ridiculed me for it but even while working double shift I did not give up riyaaz.” Back to India in 1993, he worked for his first album “Punjabi Parteek”. It bombed. His second, largely publicised album “Munda Patteya Murabbeyan Wala” became a hit with the masses. However, the song Rangla Punjab, released in 1996, which he also considers as his big break, transformed him into a brand. Cheema now churned out hits year after year in his albums and songs like “Putt Jattan Da” (which boasted of the popular song “Billo teri or vekh ke”), “Chandigarh Shehr Di Kudi”, “Kurti”, “Dhol Vajda”, “Lakk Da Hulara”, “Sone Di Chiri” and the latest “Only Folk”. He also did a film “Pind Di Kuri”. “Only Folk” (for which he won the PTC Punjabi music award) is a case in point. Researching for three and a half years for the album, it includes eight tracks - jhoomer, jindua, dhamaal, malwai giddha, giddha, bhangra, sammi and boliya - which are based on various Punjabi folk styles. The best compliment you have recieved? An old lady at Amritsar airport asked me whether I was the one who sang “Paisa jiven nachai janda duniya nacchi jandi aa”. When I answered in the affirmative, she kissed me on the forhead and blessed me for my work. Three things no one knows about you. I am accompanied by none, except my driver, to the places I go. I love simple food and yoga. Nobody takes calls on my mobile phone (with a 13-year old number) except me. Your favourite artist? Gurdas Mann The Punjabi industry lags behind other industries in success. Why? Some of us are not proud enough of our roots and blindly follow the Western culture. Piracy is another big problem. Some people in the rural areas don’t even know about quality because they have always listened to adulterated stuff. Upcoming projects? I am doing a film “Apni Boli Apna Des” with Shveta Tiwari, Upasna Singh, Raj Babbar, Ghuggi and Vivek Shauq in the cast.
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Young World
Jalandhar, April 23 Dr Satish Kapoor is presently serving as local secretary, Dayanand Institutions, Solapur. The award has been conferred on him in recognition of his literary writings and research work in literature, humanities, arts and science. It comprises a cash prizes of Rs 25,000. The honour came to Dr Kapoor for his insightful work titled “Hinduism: 1000 Years: Images, Impact and Perspectives.” Educational tripStudents of classes VIII and X of Manav Sehypg School were taken for an educational trip to 66 KV substation, Badshahpur, Jalandhar. The students were told about the generation and distribution of electricity during their visit. Meanwhile, the students of classes VI and VIII were taken to the Oriental Bank of Commerce, Ladowali Road, to understand the routine bank transactions. Earth Day
“Earth and nature can fulfil man’s need, but it is helpless in satisfying his endless greed,” said Dr Daljit Singh , Senior Director, Doordarshan, at a function on World Earth Day organised by NGO Pahal on Wednesday. He said man’s greed has disturbed earth’s eco-system. Prof Lakhbir Singh of the NGO talked about the deterioration of ozone layer, global warming and degradation of web of life. To mark the day, saplings of tahli (sheesham), bottle brush, silver oak and neem were planted in the parks of the Doordarshan complex. The Save Earth Society of Mehr Chand Polytechnic College celebrated Earth Day on the campus. Principal Jagroop Singh educated students about environmental pollution and suggested measures to prevent it and conserve natural resources, including water and fossil fuels. He urged the students to plant more trees and stay away from any type of drug addiction. President of the society Sanjay Bansal talked about the need of the students to abstain from intoxicating material. Students displayed placards and banners showing slogans against drugs abuse. The primary section of Apeejay School celebrated World Earth Day on April 22. On this occasion students were taken for a visit to the “Mark Fed” for experience on food preservation. The students prepared models depicting the conservation of earth. World Earth Day was celebrated at St Soldier Divine Public School, Kapurthala Road. A poster-making competition was held with the themes of save environment, save earth and kudrat hay anmol. Students spread the message of save environment and make the earth a place for healthy living. School student Jasleen Kaur participated in the district poster-making competition on World Earth Day and got the Investiture ceremony
The local CJS Public School conducted its investiture ceremony for the academic session 2009-10. Rahul was declared Head Boy and Sakshi Head Girl. Other house captains and sports captains were also elected. Faculty development
Lovely Professional University organised a two-day faculty development programme in coordination with the All-India Management Association (AIMA). The programme titled “Chanakya” was essentially a business simulation event that tested, taught and enhanced the decision-making capacity of the participating faculty members. D.K. Gupta, Assistant Director, S.C. Tyagi, Assistant Director, and Vijay Singh, Manager, from the AIMA acted as resource persons for the event. More than 100 faculty members and 20 students from the Honours School of Business of LPU participated in the event. Talent search exam
Amanpreet Kaur, a student of BSc (biotechnology-II) has bagged the 14th rank in the all-India online national biotechnology talent search examination which was conducted by Biotech Helpline Foundation, Jaipur. Twelve more students have also cleared the exam and they have been awarded life membership of the organisation. Campus placements
Eleven students of MBA were selected by Reliance Life Insurance on an annual package of Rs 2.4 lakh each during a placement drive on April 21. The selected students were Mandeep Singh, Khushi Ram, Deepak Gupta, Varun Maheshwary, Aashna Bansal, Sukhraj, Deepika Gupta, Ashu Jain, Shilpa Aggarwal, Ashwani Kumar and Harmohan Singh Shakespeare’s play
To celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare, a play “The Merchant of Venice” was enacted by St Soldier Divine Public School, Kapurthala Road. Students presented the trial scene of play. Neha, Parul, Rohit, Hardil, Santosh, Anuradha, Harman and Samneet played the characters of Nerrisa, Antonio, Bassanio, Salario, Portia, Gratiano, Duke and Shylock, respectively. |
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Snippets
Jalandhar, April 23 Stalls for all: Party workers had put up special stalls where light refreshments, including packets of biscuits and drinking water, were available. Party workers were seen munching biscuits amidst sloganeering. Dance along: At various halts in the city women party workers performed giddha. Joining them in this feast was none other than Congress leader Avtar Henry who cheered them up in the campaign. Flower, flower everywhere: There were flowers and flowers all the way for the party loyalists. The party workers also arranged marigold garlands in adequate number and made it a point that nobody misses the
chance of handing it over to the Kaypee cavalcade. |
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Principal Secy Guru visits mandis
Jalandhar, April 23 He was at New Grain Market here to inspect the procurement of wheat. Guru maintained that till date 99 per cent of wheat had been purchased by the procurement agencies. “With the advance procurement of wheat this year we have been able to pay the farmers well on time,” he added. Guru was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Ajeet Singh Pannu and Jalandhar Division Commissioner S.R. Ladhar. He also visited the grain markets at Kapurthala and Tarn Taran.
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Army School wins play competition
Kapurthala, April 23 |
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The welcome accorded to Congress Campaign Committee Chairman Capt Amarinder Singh during his road show created the impression that he was still the Chief Minister.
