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Poll Blues
LS candidate with ‘nil assets’
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Who will score bull’s eye
Seminar on Punjab issues held
Negligence
Vajra Corps oganises run for fun
Hike in milk prices
Shoe hurling - A new menace
Casting simulation clinic at DAVIET
Army College of Nursing celebrates annual day
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Poll Blues
Jalandhar, April 28 But this, in turn, has directly affected the once-upon-a-time flourishing business of local contractors who used to supply election campaign material. The business of contractors selling election campaign material in the city has virtually come to a halt with huge losses this time. The decline in the business is evident from the fact that not even a single party has approached the contractors with any orders. Contractors maintain that their business has suffered
a huge loss this time as compared to the previous elections. A random survey by a Tribune team in the local market revealed that contractors have witnessed a decline in the sale of election campaign material. “Earlier, the political parties used to give orders for the material in advance. We used to get innovative with varied designs earlier but this time our shops are lying full without any sale till date,” said Rakesh Sharma of Bhagwati Advertisers. Another trader at the local Central Town market said, “Elections for us have always been more than a festive time. It is the period when we can actually reap high profits but the election code of conduct has virtually brought an end to our flourishing business. We have not sold even a single party flag or flex board so far.” Owing to the code of conduct, there has been no sale of stickers, party flags, scarfs, cutouts, hoardings, badges and caps. Som Prakash, an elderly man, who has been witnessing elections for the past 40 years, maintained that with the passage of time the spirit of elections has dampened. “During our times the local rickshawalas use to campaign for the party candidates shouting party slogans and distributing party pamphlets. Even the local residents used to spare time to attend political rallies and road shows. Now political parties force the localities and innocent villagers to attend the rallies which are nothing more than a platform to show political might”. |
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LS candidate with ‘nil assets’
Jalandhar, April 28 The only prized possession that he owns is a decrepit one-marla house that too worth Rs 50,000 situated at Pabwan village, in the Nurmahal assembly constituency in Jalandhar. Unlike other candidates he does not have any deposits in banks, does not own motor vehicles, jewellery, agricultural land and commercial buildings. When asked about the status of his assets, he said, “The only house I own at my village was built by my father long time back. Pabwan does not own any conveyance as well. He commutes on a second-hand motorbike which he got as a gift. “The motorbike belongs to one of my supporters,” he said. His foray into the social service began in 1984 when he was a student of Guru Gobind Republic College, Jandiala. “Even during my college days I worked extensively for the Punjab Student Union and brick-kiln workers. Later I joined the Pendu Mazdoor Union and served as its district president,” he said. Interestingly he has also served as sarpanch of Pabwan for a record 17 years. He contested the sarpanch election for the first time in 1992 and since then he never looked back. He contested the general election in 1992, 2004 and 2009 and assembly elections from Nurmahal also in 1992. “I don’t lack in vision. All I lack is resources to mobilize the common man at the grassroots level. However, my war against the corrupt system will go on forever,” he added. His two gunmen are stay in a makeshift party office at Nurmahal. To an obvious question that how does he runs his monthly budget without any source of income, the candidate quipped: “All you need is dal-roti for your existence and that I manage easily,” |
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Who will score bull’s eye
Jalandhar, April 28 District Returning Officer Ajeet Singh Pannu said the candidates included three from the recognised national and state parties, six from the registered unrecognised parties, while the rest were Independents. All were allotted poll symbols yesterday, he added. The candidates from the first category (party and poll symbol in parenthesis) were Surjit Singh (BSP - elephant), Hans Raj Hans (SAD - scales) and Mohinder Singh Kaypee (Congress - hand), while those in the second category were Ashok Kumar (Bharatiya Gaon Taj Party - bat), Jagjivan Ram Bharti (Republican Party of India - drum), Nav Vikas (Lok Jan Shakti Party - bungalow), Rajinder Singh (Loktantrik Samta Dal - rail engine), Dr Rajinder Kumar (Samajwadi Party - bicycle) and Vijay Hans (Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party - television). The Independents are Sanjiv Kumar Rahela (iron), Hari Mitter (almirah), Hans Raj Pabwa (stool), Mohinder Singh (candles), Mohinder Singh Gill (sewing machine) and Rakesh Kumar Bhagat (jug). |
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Super chors strike at two houses
Jalandhar, April 28 The robbers fled from the Prakash Nagar locality where they had entered a house for stealing valuables, after already having committed a theft at a house located in the nearby Satkartar Nagar locality. The two armed robbers had entered Parminder Singh’s house at Prakash Nagar in broad daylight after they had already gotten away with a robbery - stealing nearly Rs 50,000 and gold jewellery - at Swaran Singh’s house in Satkartar Nagar, situated nearly 2 km away from Prakash Nagar, falling under police Division 6. Fearing they may be caught, the robbers fired at Parminder Singh, who was surprised to see the two unwanted visitors. Luckily, the bullet did not hit him. Meanwhile, several residents of the locality gathered there. But the robbers succeeded in fleeing from the spot. The police was informed about both the incidents and special nakas were laid at different points in the city but the robbers could not be nabbed. Meanwhile, Swaran Singh of the Satkartar Nagar locality said he had gone to drop his wife at her office at 10.15 am and when he returned in about half-an-hour, he came to know that cash and jewellery had been stolen from his house. DSP Parminder Pal Singh claimed the same robbers were behind both the incidents and would be nabbed soon. |
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Seminar on Punjab issues held
Jalandhar, April 28 Among those who spoke at the seminar were Punjabi novelist Jaswant Singh Kanwal, Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, Gurbachan Singh, Jasbir Singh Sheri, Harbhajan Singh Lakha, Satnam Manik, Major Singh, Hamir Singh and Harpal Singh Cheema. A theatre group, led by Samuel John, also gave a performance at the seminar. Kanwal said Punjab was on the brink of ruin and it had slipped to the 10th place as far as its standing in the country was concerned. Earlier, it was a leading state. He saw a conspiracy behind several crises being faced by the state. He urged for realignment of political forces for securing better future for the state. Cheema counted the ills being faced in the education, health and power sectors. He also talked about unemployment, indebtedness being faced by farmers and corruption in the political and bureaucratic sectors. Seechewal dwelled on issues related to environment. Manik urged for launching of a sustained movement after enlisting all issues in a planned manner. Many speakers talked about the political loot of Punjab by various politicians and political alternative to get rid of corrupt politicians. Some of the speakers talked about submitting of some sections of media to the dictates of powerful politicians. Speakers urged people to use their right to
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Negligence
Jalandhar, April 28 The case pertains to an eight-year-old complaint in which widow Sunita Sharma had alleged that her husband Jatinder Kumar, who had to undergo a minor surgery for a nasal problem, had died due to negligence. The surgery was carried out on April 2, 2001 and the patient had reportedly died after excessive bleeding from the nose on the same day. The district forum had decided the case on April 16, 2002, announcing a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the complainant. Kumar, who was the sole bread earner in the family and was drawing Rs 20,000 per month, had left behind his old parents, widow
and two minor kids Nitin and Shefali. But the compensation did not come. The hospital and the doctor had filed an appeal against the forum order on May 6, 2002. The case had got dismissed on January 28, 2009 imposing an additional burden on the complainants of Rs 10,000. They had also been asked to ensure compliance of forum orders within two months. The forum today issued notice for execution of orders. |
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Vajra Corps oganises run for fun
Jalandhar, April 28 The run was conducted for two categories. The first category comprised all Army personnel. The second category comprised women and children. Nearly 900 jawans, women and children participated in the event. Children of Army School, KV 1, 2, 3, and 4 also took part in the run. A ceremony was held to give away prizes to the winners of the run. Jawans of 13 Sikh Light Infantry got the first prize in the first category, whereas Sepoy Daljit Singh of the unit got the first individual prize. In the second category, Devender Singh, son of Sub Gurbatchan Singh, got the first prize in the general category. Veena, wife of Major Ritesh, stood first among women. Abhay Kumar, son of Naib-Subedar
S.S. Yadav, got the first position in the children category. |
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Hike in milk prices
Jalandhar, April 28 In a press note, union president Bhupinder Singh Ghuman said the decision has been taken following the rise in prices of ‘Chokar’ (Rs 800 to Rs 1,100-1,150 per quintal), Cotton seed (Rs 1,000 to 1,500-1,500 per quintal) and ‘Khal’ (Rs 700 to 1,250-1,300 per quintal) in the last one year. Moreover, the price of milk chattel has also witnessed a hike. A buffalo which earlier used to cost Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 is now available for Rs 55,000 to Rs 60,000. The price of a cow has almost doubled from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.
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Shoe hurling - A new menace
During Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha sessions the people sit in front of their television sets to watch the discussions of MPs on the burning issues facing the country. But almost every time the sessions are interrupted because during discussions, MPs start fighting, throwing chairs, mikes or shoes at one another. Then in frustration, we curse our politicians saying, “How shameful deeds our MPs are doing. Don’t they know the whole world is watching them?”
But what about today when we ourselves are adopting the same methods of throwing shoes and stones at politicians to express our frustration. India is the biggest democracy in the world. By doing so, are we not misusing the term“democracy”? The shoe-throwing menace stared in Baghdad when a press reporter, Muntzar-al-Zaidi, threw a shoe on the then President of Baghdad. Long after that, it was followed by another press reporter who threw his shoe on George Bush, former President of the USA. They did this out of frustration on unsatisfactory reply to their genuine queries. Now this shoe-throwing wave has recently reached India. In Delhi, a press reporter, Jarnail Singh, threw his shoe on our Minister for External Affairs P. Chidambaram. The reporter later admitted that his method of showing his anger on a “right issue” was wrong. But after this, as the parliamentary elections are going on in India, people have adopted this “shoe throw” as “jutta phenko abhiyan” either to express their resentment against the politicians or only to gain cheap popularity. At one election meeting, a youth threw his shoe on L.K.Advani, at another a computer engineering student threw his shoe on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and so much so a retired professor hurled a shoe on a Haryana minister for his personal cause. The other victims of this footwear attacks are film star Jitendra and Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. No doubt the voters of India feel restless for false promises made by the leaders during the election days and that is why they express their resentment during election meetings. But this is the wrong way of expression. If one has any grudge against the leaders, he should come forward, contest the election and show the leaders their place. In case we can’t contest, we should vote for the right person. If we all cast our votes religiously, then our votes will outnumber the purchased ones. But the tragedy in our country is that most of the educated people do not go for voting. |
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Casting simulation clinic at DAVIET
Jalandhar, April 28 The clinic included basic theory and hands on training of casting simulation as well as a simulation clinic for on the spot insight and advice for improving the methods and design of existing castings. Sand, investment and die casting of ferrous and non-ferrous metals were handled during the clinic. Dr B. Ravi from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Bombay (Mumbai), was the key resource person. Addressing the delegates, Dr B. Ravi, who developed the casting simulation software in India, said the industry often faces problems pertaining to
the defects and manufacturing castings. He spoke at length on the drawbacks of the existing methods of troubleshooting and testing which are highly uneconomical and time consuming and explained the benefits of the casting simulation software. Balwinder Singh, General Manager of the District Industry Centre, Jalandhar, said to compete in this era of immense competition, the industry had to keep itself abreast of emerging trends in technology and should be ready to incorporate necessary changes at its end. He said the industry and institute could collaborate to work for eachother’s cause and thus both could reap rich dividends. All-India convener of the Hand Tool Industry Sharad Aggarwal commended the initiative taken by DAVIET to bring academicians and industry people under a common roof. “The clinic will promote the much-required industry-institute interaction. Technology transfer from institutes to industry
is the need of the hour to flourish in this era of immense competition”,
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Young World
Jalandhar, April 28 The attraction of the evening was a musical show by rap sensation Hard Kaur. Dubbed the first female Indian (and Punjabi) rapper, Kaur gave an electrifying performance. In a programme of more than three hours, she made young students dance to nearly 20 smash hits from her albums. Twenty-four fashion technology students of LPU displayed the best of their talent at the fashion show. Casting software
The DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology organised a one-day casting simulation clinic. Dr B. Ravi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Mumbai, was the resource person. He discussed the problems and defects often faced by the industry while manufacturing castings. He explained how the existing methods of troubleshooting and testing were highly uneconomical and time-consuming and explained the crucial benefits of this casting simulation software which was a major casting software developed in India by him. Balwinder Singh, General Manager, District Industry Centre, was the chief guest, while Sharad Aggarwal, All-India Convener of the Hand Tool Industry, and Ravinder Kapoor, Managing Director, DMK Castings, Ludhiana, were the guests of honour. Property Rights Day
World Intellectual Property Rights Day was observed by the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Club of the Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology in association with the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology on April 26. A quiz competition on IPR and students lectures on patents, copyrights, traditional knowledge and plant variety protection was conducted. The first position in the quiz competition was bagged by Ali Rizvi, second by Mayuri Gupta and third by Gurpreet Kaur. Prof Moin Uddin, Director, proposed to start
IPR as a compulsory course for B. Tech and M. Tech students. The M.Sc students are already taking the course. World Earth Day
Students of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya participated in the World Earth Day celebrations at Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala. Results: One-act play “The adverse impact of depletion of ozone layer on human life” (1), science model “Recycling of resources” and paper reading “Tsunami” (III). Meanwhile, “Natural disasters”, a model made by students of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya on Planet Earth Day at Science City got the first prize. Shamsher Kaur of SSC-I won the second prize in paper presentation. Ambika Modern School celebrated Earth Day on April 25 in which students took part in an inter-house declamation contest. Dance show
The Institute of Performing Arts organised a dance show for kids at Terminal 37. Over 60 children participated in the event, performing on Hindi, Punjabi, Western, classical and folk numbers. Two participants, Sehajman and Mohit, showed their talent in singing. Socialite Amita Arora was the chief guest. She along with institute directors Vivek Aggarwal and Deepti Aggarwal gave away prizes to the winners, Salit, Anish, Harnoor, Ishan, Ruhani, Tanish, Sarthi, Aditya, Ayush, Teesha, Parav and Arun. The institute also organised a dance event for the female members of the Jullundur Gymkhana Club. The event saw them tapping their foot on various Punjabi numbers. Grandparents Day
Eklavya School celebrated Grandparents Day on April 24. Students presented a cultural programme. The grandparents awarded the meritorious students the “awards of excellence for academics”. Among the winners were Anhad, Sanchi, Vardaan, Jasreet, Kunal, Avi, Naman, Mehr, Shivang, Bhavnoor, Paramneet, Tejas, Aditya, Miral, Gursimrat, Shaleen, Karanvir, Amrita,
Harsirat, Bipan, Jaskirat, Sagari and Tarunvir. Founder’s day
The Shahkot branch of State Public School celebrated Founder’s Day on April 24. An inter-house poem recitation competition was held. Classes III to X students participated in the event. Gold medal
Kiran Bala, a student of Pharmacy Department of Mehr Chand Polytechnics, stood first in the Punjab State Board of Technical Education examination. She was awarded the gold medal by DAV College Managing Committee president G.P. Chopra at “Utkansh utsav” at Hansraj DAV School, Delhi. Poetry recitation
An inter-house poetry recitation competition was held at St Soldier Divine Public School, Kapurthala Road. Students recited poems on different topics like drugs, female foeticide, save trees, child labour, save water, traffic rules, good manners, etc and spread awreness. Bhavneet Kaur of Maharaja Ranjit Singh House stood first and Rajeev of Maharana Partap House stood second. Laughter Day
To celebrate national smile month, Laughter Day was organised at St Soldier Divine Public School, Mandi Road. Yoga guru Nirdosh Singh told the students about the various asanas and importance of the laughter therapy. Nirdosh Singh said that smile on the face was a good medicine for all. Dance contest
Manav Sehyog School celebrated a solo-dance competition in which class I to V students took part. In the primary section, Prashant, Sharandeep Kaur and Vikram bagged the first positions each, while Priya Mahey, Talveer Singh and Sukhjeet Singh stood first in the secondary section, respectively. Meanwhile, the school also
celebrated “Red Day” for tiny tots on April 25. The pre-primary wing students were dressed in red colour dresses. Investiture ceremony
DIPS Maqsudan celebrated its investiture ceremony for the current academic session. Head boy and head girl, house captains and class perfects were elected. |
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Army College of Nursing celebrates annual day
Jalandhar, April 28 The college was established in August, 2005, as a welfare institution by the Army for imparting quality nursing education to female wards of the serving and retired Army personnel at an affordable cost. The Director, Army College of Nursing, and Commandant, Military Hospital, Jalandhar, Brig S.K. Aggarwal, congratulated the students for their performance. Earlier GOC of Vajra Corps, Lt-Gen V.S. Tonk, and president the Vajra Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) Manju Tonk, who were the chief guests, spoke. |
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Subordinate services union members block road
Jalandhar, April 28 Agitated over the callous attitude of the state, president of the federation Sucha Singh Khattra said the government had not accepted their demand despite the hunger strike of their colleague Sajjan Singh which had reached its eight day today. He maintained that the protest would continue till the time the government accepted their demand and release the notification in the interest of the federation. |
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