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Monsoon Calling
PTU has a solution for unemployed rural youth
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Staff end agitation as AI accepts demands
5 booked for firing
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Monsoon Calling Parmod Bharti
Nawanshahr, June 12 “Last year, the villages along the Dhussi bundh had narrowly escaped from the fury of floods due to the timely and coordinated efforts by the district administration and the villagers to strengthen the sensitive points at the Dhussi bundh at a number of places, including Dhangerpur, Tajowal, Mandala, etc. A youth met with an accident and had to lose one of his legs while combating floods,” said Satpal, sarpanch of Chakli Sujatpur village. He lamented that though the district administration had promised to take appropriate steps for strengthening the Dhussi bundh then, till now nothing concrete Mohan Lal, a resident of Mandala village, said the quantum of water had been increasing in the Sutlej for the past few days, but the administration had not undertaken any work for strengthening the bundh. A few days ago, senior officials had visited the Dhussi bundh for conducting a survey. The villagers had made them aware of their apprehensions, he added. Charan Kaur of Mandala village urged the government to initiate steps for a permanent solution to the problem. “Every year, in the monsoon season, they have to spend sleepless nights due to the flood threat. As the anti-flood measures are started at the 11th hour by the government, hundreds of villagers have to live under the constant fear of evacuation,” she lamented, while urging the government to start the work of strengthening the bundh in advance. Meanwhile, the district administration has set up a District Flood Control Room (phone 01823-505824) at room 2 in Suvidha Centre here in the DC Complex, which would function round the clock. SDO (Drainage) Harbans Lal, when contacted on the phone, said the department had not received any amount since August last year for strengthening the Dhussi bundh. An estimate of Rs 671 lakh had been prepared for undertaking the work of strengthening the bundh in the district. About the increase in the quantum of water in the Sutlej, the SDO said there was nothing to be panicky as the flow of water was much below the danger point.
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PTU has a solution for unemployed rural youth
Jalandhar, June 12 The university and the college have a plan to enrol 2,000 students who will be able to make a choice from as many as 35 practical courses of six months to one-year term. The first session is likely to begin by August-end or early September and admission will be conducted on first-come-first-serve basis. Giving details, PTU VC Dr Rajneesh Arora said the idea was to arm the rural youth with skills and make them employable. He said students would also be assisted in getting jobs at the end of the course. The youth, who have passed just five classes, will also be able to take up the certificate courses. However, to qualify for the admission, they will have to pass a skill proficiency and competency test which will be conducted by a three-member committee comprising an industry supervisor, a college teacher and a PTU staff member. The curriculum has only relevant theory part with maximum emphasis on practical training, to make the youth employable in a factory, shop or even enable him to begin from his place. As per the plan, the students will have to attend three to five hours of classes daily which may even be conducted according to their own convenience at any time between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. It being low-budget training, the students will have to pay just Rs 1,000 a year for the course. Since there is no provision of a hostel, the trainees coming from far-off places will have to bear the expenses of commuting daily. There are plans to start courses under the tie-up from other branches of the institute, including those in Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Amritsar and Khadoor Sahib, from next year if it runs successfully for the first session, said college Principal Gurmeet Singh Palahi. The proposed courses include refrigeration and airconditioning, dress designing, textile designing, welding and steel fabrication, embroidery, website designing, computer hardware assembling, computer applications, auto-mechanic, electronics mechanic, beauty and healthcare, cosmetology, childcare and education and care giver. The institute has also been running diploma courses for 500 students with IGNOU since 1986 and giving certification to others with National Open School. The centre has made tremendous efforts in the past in making Palahi a model village by setting up a biogas plant, solar lights and other equipment availing subsidies from the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy. |
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Staff end agitation as AI accepts demands
Amritsar, June 12 They had been protesting for the past 10 days against the
non-fulfilment of their demands, including annual increments, due to which flights at the airport were getting delayed. Air-India had shifted some of its staff from New Delhi while the senior officials here were also handling the flights. The employees, who were on strike, were recruited by Indian Airlines about five years back, which has now been merged with Air-India. However, they were never given any benefits as per norms, including provident fund, medical allowance and annual increments, said Rajinder Singh, one of the sub-assistants. The agitating staff were connected with airport checking, air loading, airport control, baggage and cargo operations. The matter was resolved after the unions and management at New Delhi met with the Labour Commissioner and decision to end the strike was taken thereafter. The management has reportedly accepted the demands of provident fund, medical and annual increments.
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5 booked for firing
Tarn Taran, June 12 According to information, Gurdev has old rivalry with Hundal and the former came in a car with his accomplices and opened fire with his .12-bore revolver on Hundal and later managed to escape. The incident site is in front of the SSP office and the office of an SP (D), too, is quite near. SSP Surinder Pal Singh Parmar along with junior officials reached the spot to take firsthand information.
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In an effort to impart technical skills to under-matriculate, unemployed rural youth, Punjab Technical University
is planning to tie up with the National Institute for Integrated Rural Development and Transfer of Technology, a community polytechnic college at Palahi village, near Phagwara bypass.
