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Students yield results sans tuitions
Army to organise open recruitment rally
Air Marshal Browne assumes charge
Young World
Four cops suspended
PSEB class X: Prabhjot tops in dist
2 fake reporters held
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City roads in for a revamp
The MC Commissioner today said several busy city roads which have not been covered under either of the two projects, including GEF and that of the PIDB, are likely to get cat eyes for the safety of the night drivers. To take feedback from the residents on the matter, such lights were drilled last evening all around Shastri Chowk and the central verges around it. Bublani added that if the MC would get a positive response, it would go ahead with the task and also get such lights fitted on the road from Namdev Chowk to Circuit House and eventually around other important intersections. The cost of putting such lights along the circumference of one huge roundabout works out to Rs 40,000, he said.
Jalandhar, June 2 Architects from Australian design company Dickson Rothschild were in city yesterday to submit an interim detail project report (DPR) for the same. They met Mayor Rakesh Rathour, Commissioner Vinay Bublani and other senior officials. Of the total 70 roads that are to be beautified under the project, the five roads which have been selected for the first phase are PAP Chowk to PNB Chowk, PNB Chowk to Jail Chowk, BMC Chowk to HMC College Chowk, Parsuram Marg starting from backside of bus stand to Nakodar Chowk and Skylark Chowk to Model Town Market. MC officials said the DPR of Rs 216 crore proposed by the company would be forwarded to the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) in two weeks. The report would further be moved to the WB for the final consent, they said. Once approved, the first phase is likely to take two to three years to get materialised, they said. The project will include laying of footpaths, cycle tracks and separate passages for the movement of non-motorised and motorised vehicles, underground cabling, underground laying of transformers, creating parking facilities, public utilities, bus bays, bus shelters, pedestrian crossings, street lighting, railings, street furniture and landscaping along the entire stretch.
Road beautification
The PIDB and the Department of Local Bodies have jointly decided to upgrade and beautify the urban road network and cityscape of five cities of Punjab, including Jalandhar. As per the plan, 22 major roads across the city, including the GT Road, the old GT Road leading to the Bidhipur crossing, Ladowali Road, Nakodar Road, Kapurthala Road, Pathankot Road, Nehru Garden Road and Gazigulla Road, are likely to be improved with better infrastructure and public facilities. The roads will have a complete change in their design and planning with clean footpaths, parking facilities, public utilities, pedestrian crossings, modern street lighting, railings and landscaping on the
centre verges. Various road safety features are also likely to be added on these roads with provisions of traffic signage, road markings, billboards, crossings, kerb stones and widening of roads, wherever possible. The MC officials have partly done a survey of the roads, noting down the traffic volume, requirements, problems and existing facilities along the
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Mass Rush
Jalandhar, June 2 And Jalandhar being a media hub offers plethora of job avenues to the budding students in various fields. The rising trend of media courses among the students is evident from the fact that nearly every college in the city is offering Journalism and Mass Communication courses at the graduate and the post graduate level. The colleges are also equipped with the state-of-the-art audio-video studios, which provide first hand experience and practical training to the students. Media has indeed swept the world and as a result there is a growing interest among the students especially girls in this subject. Colleges offering Journalism and Mass Communication courses:
“We have witnessed a rising interest among girls in this field. The credit for this trend goes to the electronic media, which has made female journos like Barkha Dutt, Suhasini Haidar and Sagarika Ghose true role models. The students feel motivated with the success rate of media professionals and try to follow the same path”, said Dr Namrata Joshi, professor at GNDU, Regional Campus. While some colleges are offering one-year diploma in journalism, others have introduced it as a vocational subject at the graduate level. The only institution to offer a two-year degree course in Journalism and Mass Communication is Guru Nanak Dev University, Regional Campus. Ladhewali. Dr Sarita Verma, principal of B.D. Arya Girls College, Jalandhar Cantonment, maintained that ever since they introduced mass communication and video production as a vocational subject and diploma course in the college they have witnessed a growing interest among the students. “Jalandhar being a media hub offers a good launching platform for the students as they easily get a chance to work with newspapers, AIR, Doordarshan and even production houses as well. And there are many students who have done exceptionally well in this field,” she added. Dr Namrata added the success rate of the subject could be gauged from the fact that a majority of our students are well placed with good media houses. “Our students are working as journalists with national dailies, news channels, radio jockeys and film directors as well,” she maintained. A former student of GNDU Regional Campus, RJ Roop Kiran Gill working with Radio Mirchi said, “A Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from GNDU, Regional Campus, Ladhewali, gave me exposure pertaining to this field at an early stage. The students should recognise their talent and hone up their skills as per the field. Media promises a great career provided the student is willing enough to work smart”. Her foray into Radio world began with an educational visit to AIR, Jalandhar when the announcer on duty asked her to speak a few lines for a 10-minute radio jingle and it clicked. After that there was no looking back. “I started doing part time job with AIR, Jalandhar and Doordarshan while I was doing my degree. Then came Radio Mirchi, which fulfilled my dream of becoming an RJ,” she added. |
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Make ‘camp’ while the sun shines
Jalandhar, June 2 The trend of summer camps, which was confined to metros till some years ago, is now fast picking up with the smaller cities. Even city residents make use of time by sending their children to these summer camps, which promise a great holiday and a learning experience for their children. “Parinde” is one such institute of dance and acting in the Model Town market where children, especially the tiny tots, get together to learn new things. Group owner Rajan Syal said, “We teach table manners, speech clarity, removal of hesitation, concentration, making the best out of waste and memory exercises, besides routine dance and yoga classes. We also focus on moral values.” At the city-based ABC Montessori summer camp, children, aged two years and more, learn different games, basic manners, table etiquettes, play way methods and art and craft activities. “This four-week camp promises a great learning period for the tiny tots who learn things by sharing and practice,” said owner Sandeep Kaur. A majority of the working parents are of the view that summer camps promise a great time for the children as they acquire knowledge and learn new things. Vineeta Sharma, a working mother of two, maintains that a four-hour class at the summer camp, coupled with karate classes in the evening, helps her in running the entire show. “Though I spare time and take my sons for an outing whenever possible, keeping them busy with something creative is very important. And summer camps come in handy for such situations. Moreover, children learn things faster with their peer groups. I won’t mind shelling out Rs 1,000 if it ensures my child’s safety,” she added. Another summer camp being held at Rose Petal Kids Play School is also witnessing a huge rush of learners. “So far we have admitted 28 children. The children are being taught English speaking, drawing, marble painting and karate. Our aim is to hone up the hidden skills of the tiny tots,” says summer camp owner Rosy Sindhu. |
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Students yield results sans tuitions
Jalandhar, June 2 Unlike most schools which offer “dummy admission” in classes XI and XII with students sitting at tuition centres for almost the entire day, the management here discouraged the practice and was rather very strict with attendance right from the beginning. The result has been quite encouraging. The school students not only managed to get top ranks in all four streams in class XII in the city but also faired well in competitive examinations. Principal Satwant Gakhal revealed that initially there was much resistance on the insistence on regularity from students and their parents. “All of them came with the logic that the CBSE results were not as important to them as the results of the competitive examinations which they could only get at tuitions,” she discussed But the school administration remained adamant and presented their counter-claim saying, “Tuitions will not give the students enough time for self-study which is all the more important. We insisted that they would not be able to score a good result without getting their basics cleared in classes taken at school.” The principal said, “Perhaps the concept clicked with the parents and the students. Students became very regular at school. This encouraged the teachers to work harder. Extra classes, however, were held only during the summer and winter breaks as is the case in other schools.” Aayush Chhabra of commerce stream, Aseem Syal of the non-medical stream, Anandbir Singh Bath of the medical stream and Upneet Kaur Dhaliwal of the humanities stream attained top ranks with 95.2, 95, 94 and 89.8 per cent,
respectively. At least three students got a good rank in the IIT. Three MGN students, Vipul Khinder, Aseem Sayal and Saurabh Saroya, got the 430th, 654th and 900th ranks, respectively. Vipul Khinder, Saurabh Saroya, Gursimar Singh and Aseem Sayal got the sixth, 35th, 82nd and 98th ranks, respectively. Even in PTU-CET, the 15th, 27th and 29th ranks have gone to Raghav Aggarwal, Aseem Sayal and Ameen Sayal. Most students, including Raghav Aggarwal, said they had not taken any tuitions. |
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Army to organise open recruitment rally
Venue: Dogra Ground Categories: Soldier general duty, soldier clerk/store keep technical, soldier technical and soldier nursing assistant
Jalandhar, June 2 Candidates belonging to the districts of Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar can appear for soldier general duty category only. On the other hand candidates belonging to all districts of Punjab can appear for the categories of soldier clerk/store keeper technical and nursing assistant. Tokens for soldier clerk, soldier technical trade candidates from all districts of Punjab and for general duty trade candidates hailing only from Hoshiarpur will be distributed at 6 am on June 11 whereas token for soldier clerk, soldier technical trade candidates from all districts of Punjab and for general duty trade candidates hailing from districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar will be distributed at 6 am on June 12. The candidate should have passed class X examination with 45 per cent marks for the category of soldier general duty and intermediate (10+2) with maths as a subject from any stream with minimum 50 per cent mark in aggregate for soldier clerks/store keeper technical category. For the trade of soldier technical category the candidates should have passed intermediate (10+2) in science stream with English, mathematics, physics and chemistry as a subject. The candidates should have passed intermediate (10+2) in science with physics, chemistry, biology and English with minimum 50 per cent marks in aggregate for soldier nursing assistant category. Interested candidates should be between 17 and a half to 21 years of age for soldier general duty and 17 and a half - 23 years of age for soldier clerk, soldier technical and soldier nursing assistant category. The candidates should be minimum 170 cm in height for the category of soldier general duty, soldier technical and soldier nursing assistant (candidates of Kandi area should be minimum 166 cm for soldier general duty and for soldier technical category should be 163 cm). The candidates should be minimum 162 cm in height for soldier clerk. The weight of all category candidates should be 50 kg. Interested candidates should bring 12 copies of their latest passport size photographs where as Sikh candidates should bring 12 copies of their photographs with turban and 12 copies without turban. Candidates are required to bring their original education certificate and marks sheets, residence certificate, caste certificate issued by the tehsildar/SDM (clearly stating caste & religion), last attended school character certificate in original. Meanwhile the candidates from Kandi Area should bring Kandi Area certificate issued by SDM, unmarried certificate; son/real brother of serving/ex-service men should bring their relation certificate issued by concerned records office duly mentioning the
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Air Marshal Browne assumes charge
Jalandhar, June 2 Commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 24 June 1972, he has varied operational experience and has flown aircraft that include Hunter, all variants of MiG-21s, Jaguar and SU-30MKI. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he is a Fighter Combat Leader who has also served as an instructor at the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Defence
Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington. The officer has trained with the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom on Jaguar aircraft and commanded a Jaguar squadron subsequently. A graduate of Air Command and Staff College, USA, he has held many prestigious appointments. The officer was also responsible for establishing the Indian Defence Wing in Tel Aviv, Israel, in April 1997 where he served as the Defence Attaché till July 2000. On March 5, 2007 he was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal and was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Staff responsible for the IAF’s major modernisation programmes. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, June 2 Robot making
Mandeep and Krishnakant, students of B.Tech-III from the NIT, taught robot making to the students of Eklavya School. The engineering students gave a presentation on different types of robots. Senior lecturer Kuldeep Singh Nagla from the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering and in charge of Robotics Laboratory and chemistry HOD S.D.S Mishra, NIT, joined the students. Class X toppers
Tanvir Singh Mangat of Innocent Hearts School bagged 94 per cent marks and secured place in the merit list followed by Mitul Chopra with 92.8 per cent marks. |
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Four cops suspended
Kapurthala, June 2 According to the information, the SSP suspended two PCR men, Surjit Singh and Ranjit Singh, and two traffic policemen, Jagtar Singh and Satnam Singh. Three youths, Makhan, Deepu and Dilpreet, alias Tippu, were wounded in the gang war between two groups of youths. The clash took place in the district courts complex where the offices of the SSP and the DC are also located. Several policemen reportedly acted as mute spectators. Eyewitnesses said the police present in the courts complex did not even come to the rescue of the wounded persons who were bleeding profusely. They reportedly went to the Civil Hospital on their own for treatment. |
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PSEB class X: Prabhjot tops in dist
Jalandhar, June 2 The second position has been bagged by Gurpreet Singh Metharu of New St Soldier Senior Secondary Public School, Ravidas Chowk, with 754 marks in the district. Gurpreet has bagged 181st position in the state toppers’ list. Falak Ahuja of Sada Sukh Chopra SD Public School bagged the third position by securing 753 marks. The boy has bagged 202nd rank in the state followed by Chandni of Victor Model Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar cantonment, who scored 750 marks. Palak Mahajan of New St Soldier Senior Public School has got the fifth position in the district in the class X PSEB examination. The third position was bagged by Sonia who secured the sixth position in the district.
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2 fake reporters held
Kapurthala, June 2 City SHO Daljit Singh said the two fake reporters Kulwinder Singh of Muskbed village and Ranjit Singh of Jati Ke village were booked under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC). The FIR was lodged on the complaint of a PCR man. They had hatched a plan to demand money from a chemist reportedly selling drugs without prescription of medical practitioner. They asked a PCR team to raid the chemist shop a few minutes after they went to the it and promised to give the team half of the money received. When the scribes reached the shop and demanded money, the PCR team caught them and handed them over to the city police.
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