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From science to heritage
Arise, awake and stop food adulteration
Campuses witness rise in foreign students
Godown owner nabbed
‘TechNITi-09’ a learning fest for students
Infotech, TIE plan business guidance camps
Phagwara resident tests positive for dengue
FCI officials demand wage parity with oil sector
Wake up to virtual reality
Young World
Non-teaching staff hold demonstration
Workshop on disaster mgmt
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Red Cross finds resource team in ex-Generals
Jalandhar, September 22 Talking about the details of their plans Senior Citizens Association president Major-Gen S.P.S. Sidhu said, “As today’s old-age homes are according to about 40-year-old standards, we want to give society old-age homes which should be at par with today’s international standards.” Lieut-Gen A.S. Bahia stressed to change the old concepts regarding old-age homes. While stressing upon the need to evolve a new meaning of old-age care, he said, “We want to establish old-age home-cum-day-care centres which will be entirely different from the conventional old-age homes. What is important is that senior citizens need a platform where they can spend days, share their views and contribute to society creatively by initiating new and dynamic projects with the help of their experiences. This will be more dynamic than spending entire days and nights in old-age homes where elders usually remain unoccupied the whole day.” This core group offered a concrete plan according to which a piece of land will be given by the District Red Cross and the Senior Citizens Association will oversee all the work ranging from construction to the maintenance and functioning of old-age homes. These centres will be run along the principle of build, operate and return/transfer according to which a person will donate money and get facilities of his or her choice till he or she lives there. After that, the property will automatically go to the Red Cross. “The Red Cross will get experienced and resourceful teams as they can generate not only economical resource but also massive manpower owing to the fact that they served as team leaders and organisers for decades in their respective fields. The Red Cross will not only provide land for new buildings but take them along to develop old centres for elders and addicts,” Deputy Commissioner Ajeet Singh Pannu said.
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Young Achiever
Jalandhar, September 22 Salit’s mother Leela Dua explained, “My son will present a choreography on saving the earth. Mimicking a butterfly, he will perform various stunts and eventually depict the life of the insect being reduced to a short period due to heavy environmental pollution. Besides, he will be seen in subsequent rounds showing his talent in western and classical dance forms.” A class IV student of Delhi Public School, Salit has been learning dance for the past more than four years. “He has been a regular at Vivek Aggarwal’s dance school here. This helped him develop flexibility at an early age. Even in school, he has always won a prize for his solo or group performance,” she added. Salit’s father Harsh said his son had also cleared auditions conducted by the ETC channel. “These days, he is preparing for another show to be telecast on a national channel. Since the show demands that he be paired up with a girl, we have been taking him daily to Ludhiana to rehearse with his dance partner,” he said, adding that he would then take him to Mumbai for a month-long recording schedule.
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From science to heritage
Jalandhar, September 22 While unveiling new plans, Dr R.S. Khandpur, Director0General, PGSC, said two domes were being developed which would give fine details about different steps of evolution of life and another dome would give view about climate change. These changes would be portrayed through the means of a panorama. “We are planning to develop a picnic area around the lake by establishing a cactus garden, garden of five senses, ashok vatika and heritage park. “We shall also be making a railway gallery in collaboration with the Railways. Exemplary trains like the Bullet train of Japan, Shimla-Kalka rail link and magnetic trains will be modelled in this gallery,” said Dr Khandpur while giving details about the gallery construction of which will be completed in the next six months. The authorities also started a new membership scheme according to which one can make unlimited visits to the Science City by paying double a fee, double that of the regular fee. While claiming that the institute is self-sustainable, Dr Khandpur said approximately 1,000 visitors come to Science City daily. A hostel with the capacity of 100 students has been constructed in Science City. This hostel will exclusively be for students and teachers. Authorities are also planning to assemble high power telescopes so that children can explore space at night. A programme of skilled development initiative on computer awareness and entrepreneurship development skills would also be started for the rural youth and students at the city in collaboration with NABARD. The training for the first batch, comprising 30 students, would start on December 1.
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Arise, awake and stop food adulteration
Beware! Danger is lurking behind the contaminated food products that we are gobbling up to safeguard our health. There seems to be no end to the insatiable avarice of the mercenary merchants who have put at stake the lives of their own countrymen for the sake of shining silver. Everyday we are listening about food adulteration being done at a vast level by these enemies of society who have set their qualms free in poisoning the lives of innocent people. It is not only a crime in the eyes of law but is also one of the gravest sins of its kind. Instead of helping in creating a healthy and vigorous nation in the pink, these greedy fellows are deliberately making our youth cripple by serving them with fetid food material. Milk which used to be considered as the indispensable part of our diet has been polluted by these people who are busy in flooding the market with synthetic milk. People are buying incurable and fatal diseases in place of eatables. Today the kitchen has become a storehouse of variegated deadly ailments which are ready to consume our lives. You may be using red chilly powder in order to add some spicy flavour to your food, but you may not be aware about the fact that the chilly powder may contain wood powder, brick crumbs and toxic colours which can cause kidney failure, asthma, blindness and cancer. Even the edible oils too have been adulterated. People cannot combat the burden of their strenuous routine with the putrid food made available to them. It is time to make people aware of their right to get healthy food. The sale of adulterated articles must be prohibited which do not come up to the prescribed standards of quality and purity. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, is there to help us. Along with it the active participation of public is must to remove this malevolence. The food inspectors who collect samples need to be honest. The greatest threat is not from the outer forces but from the inner enemies who are weakening our generation deliberately. Let us arise, awake and stop this adulteration at all costs because of which our youth is afflicted with debility.
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Campuses witness rise in foreign students
Jalandhar, September 22 Lovely Professional University (LPU) has reported an increase of enrolment of foreign students from 20 last year to 70 this time on its campus. The CT Institute of Technology has a couple of Bhutanese students this year. The college administrators say that a confluence of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, right from Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh and strife-torn African nation Sudan, with Indian students helps them all learn a lot from one another. Says, LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal, “Finding a campus with a healthy mix of cultures, communities and ideologies is just as important as lectures themselves. The international students have travelled thousands of miles to pursue education here and are adjusting fine.” Foreign students face a unique combination of challenges, mostly language and food, but they say they are coping up well with it. Says, Eltahir Mohamed Salim Eltahir from Saudi Arabia, a student of MSc (clinical microbiology), LPU, “People here are warm and extend hospitality to foreigners. All of them understand English and, therefore, we face no communication problems. Sarson ka saag, makki ki roti and baingan da bhartha are a mouthful for Sudanese. But thanks to two years in Jalandhar, Asaad Ahmed Mostafa Karrar has not only learnt to correctly spell out sarson ka saag, but has found it palatable too. The Sudanese tells that he wishes to learn bhangra before he leaves the university. The LPU staff say Indian students make an effort to build an environment of bonhomie and camaraderie by taking their foreign friends for outings, mostly a drive to the outskirts of Jalandhar. There are plans to celebrate Divali on the campus with Indian students offering special home-made dishes to their friends from abroad. Manhar Arora, director, corporate relations and placements, CT Institutes, says he went to Bhutan this year for placements. “We have got two students from Bhutan doing BBA,” he said.
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Godown owner nabbed
Jalandhar, September 22 Talking to The Tribune, Rajat Obroi, Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affair, revealed that Sushil Kumar, owner of Khishi Ram and Sons, had been arrested for his alleged involvement in the hoarding of the sugar. Obroi said Sushil Kumar had given the godown at Basti Baba Khel on rent three months ago to Raju. Sushil Kumar was asked to produce documents showing the rent dead and the particulars of the party that hired the godown by tomorrow. When asked if Raju was the main hoarder of sugar in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, Obroi said to comment on it would be too early as the department had already started investigations in it. Sources in the department revealed that the department today made a major seizure of sugar hoarded in Amritsar. — TNS
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‘TechNITi-09’ a learning fest for students
Jalandhar, September 22 Students had a wonderful time enjoying the “mud rally” wherein they constructed some models of cars. The cars, operated through remote control devices, were later passed through a pre-designed arena, including sand gravel, stones, speed-breakers, barricades and frictionless surface made with oil, bringing out the best among them. The car, which took the minimum time in passing through the hurdles, was awarded. Another highlight of the day remained the probing “Detectives 3.0” posing challenges for the participants in solving a murder mystery and solving it with the help of forensics, logics, puzzle-solving and much more. The guest lecture by Dilip Chhabria, an auto accessory manufacturer, opened up to a cheering applause from the technocrats from across the northern India. The man shot to fame when his company designed the first prototype for the “Aston Martin Vanquish,” which appeared in the movie, “Die Another Day.” Manish Tripathi, honorary director of Mumbai’s Dabbawalas Organisation, was the highlight on the concluding day. Considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, the dabbawalas have made a niche for themselves. The students had an interactive session with Tripathi.
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Infotech, TIE plan business guidance camps
Jalandhar: To help entrepreneurs realise their dreams, Punjab Infotech, in association with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), will organise business guidance and mentoring camps in Jalandhar on September 23.
The event will provide participants an opportunity to interact with entrepreneurs and investors who are iconic in their fields. The professionals on the invitees’ list include Kunwar Sachdev, founder of Sukam, R. Sriram, co-founder Crossword Bookstores, Parth Gandhi, president, ICICI Ventures, Naresh Kumra, president, Asia Pacific Division, Dr Mohan Agrawal, director, Jaypee School of Business, Ajoy Khanderia, MD and CEO, ORG Informatics, and Jay Gupta, MD, The Loot. — TNS |
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Phagwara resident tests positive for dengue
Phagwara, September 22 Showing symptoms of dengue, Jaswinder Singh has been admitted to Apollo Hospital, Ludhiana, where he was confirmed positive for the disease. The district health authorities, however, have not confirmed the case saying that they have not received any official report in this respect either from the local private hospitals or from Ludhiana-based hospital. Senor Medical Officer, Phagwara, Dr Rajiv Gupta claimed that the man did not get treatment from any government hospital or dispensary. “We can’t comment on Jaswinder Singh being tested positive for dengue unless we get official information from the Ludhiana hospital. Family members of the patient, however, claimed that Jaswinder got treatment for cold from private hospitals and nursing homes. He approached the hospital in Ludhiana when the medicines failed to respond. He was tested positive for dengue there. |
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FCI officials demand wage parity with oil sector
Jalandhar, September 22 S.S. Bhatoa, Executive Director (South), FCI and national president of the outfit, inaugurated the event. As many as 250 officials and members from Punjab and other parts of India took part in the deliberations. Other issues raised at the conference included regular appointment of officials at the entry level, putting an end to harassment of officials based on unworkable norms of storage and transit losses, recruitment of category III and IV staff in the FCI, etc. A strong demand was made for redressing their grievances. Harish Chander, Regional Manager and president of the Punjab chapter of the outfit, said the recent introduction of 24-hour loading by the Railways had created widespread resentment among all sections of the industry. “We have called for arranging proper infrastructure by the Railways at the loading stations in Punjab and also made an appeal to the FCI to provide special incentive and overtime allowance for the staff undertaking loading operations during odd hours,” he added. The association demanded that the practice followed by the FCI to penalise the officials at the end of their career for some alleged lapses noticed years back should be stopped. A demand was made for the implementation of the McKinsey report that was aimed at introducing fresh norms and parameters regarding the functioning of the FCI. The FCI, Punjab region, has been assigned the target of 20 per cent paddy procurement in the ensuing kharif season. Thus, out of the total anticipated paddy procurement of 127 lakh MT by the government agencies in the state, the FCI will procure approximately 26 lakh MT of paddy.
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Wake up to virtual reality
Jalandhar, September 22 While telling the details about the exhibits installed in the gallery, Dr R.S. Khandpur, Director-General of PGSC, said the gallery was divided into three parts. The six exhibits of the first part include marble marshal, virtual light switch, virtual butterflies, shadow harp, virtual sand and magical flowers. Marbal marshal and virtual sand portray a view as if pieces of marble and sand particles are descending on our head and we can push and pull those pieces with the shadow of our hand. Descending sand particles can be converted into any shape by the use of our shadowy hand over screen. Virtual butterfly is an attractive exhibit in which butterflies begin to land on our body whenever our shadow appears on screen. Shadow harp is a digital device with which one can play different tones of music with the shadow of the hand or finger. Similarly, in virtual light witch, eight-coloured light beams of different wavelengths shine down on a dancing stage. Interruption of beam leads to the generation of pre-selected music tracks. Magical flowers looks like an opaque floor. But when we start walking over it, a splash is created and it seems as if one is walking over the surface of a pond. We can almost see a natural animation of a pond’s ecosystem. Similarly, virtual makeover (to see various facial profiles), virtual jigsaw (to play puzzle games) and virtual game stations (to play car race or volleyball) are other exhibits in which the camera captures the image of a participant and superimposes the player’s image into the virtual scene. The section on cyber space deals with the working of computers, Internet and ATMs.
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Young World
Jalandhar, September 22 Dance contest
A team of Police DAV Public School won the third prize in the all-India folk dance competition which was organised by the Charu Castle Foundation Northern Indian Folk Art Society at Gaiety Theatre, Shimla, from September 12 and 16. As many as 70 teams participated in the competition. The Police DAV team performed giddha. They were awarded of Rs 1,000 and a trophy by Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, Himachal Pardesh. Topper
Amandeep Kaur, a student of MSc-II mathematics from DAV College, has topped Guru Nanak Dev University in the examination conducted recently. She has scored 755 marks. The topper is now pursuing B.Ed from the Government College of Education, Jalandhar. Folk songs
An inter-school Punjabi folk song competition was organised by the Rotary Club. Students of Victor Model School, Jalandhar cantonment, won the overall running trophy. Dr H.K. Singh, past president, presented the trophy to the winning team. Placement drive
A training and placement camp was organised by HCL in Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara. As many as hundred students participated in the placement drive. The students also participated in a written test held for the placement of students. BEd seats
The local St Soldier College of Education behind REC got affiliation of 100 additional BEd seats. Chairman of the St Soldier Group Anil Chopra said Guru Nanak Dev University has given the final approval of affiliation of 100 extra seats. Poetry contest
Amanpreet and Amandeep, both students of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, bagged first position in the poetry recitation competition conducted by the local Rotary Club. The college won overall trophy in the competition. Fancy dress
A fancy dress and essay writing competition was held at the local State Public School on September 17. The tiny tots dressed in colourful dressed presented an impressive programme. Meanwhile a story telling activity and Hindi debate competition was also held on September 18 in which the senior students took part. Salsa at KMV
A workshop on Salsa was held at Kanya Maha Vidyalaya on September 17, which was organised by Sangeeta Studio Performing Arts, Ludhiana. The workshop was attended by the students and the staff members. Seminar held
A seminar on ‘Principles of Sikhism’ was organised by the Department of Philosophy and History on September 19. Dr Gursharanjit Singh, Reader and Head of the Department of Guru Nanak studies from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, was the resource person on this occasion. He spoke at length on Sikh philosophy and highlighted the tenets of Sikh philosophy. University positions
Palvi Sood, a student of BSc (Fashion Designing)-II year bagged third position in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, by scoring 834 marks out of 1,000. Neelam bagged fifth position. Pooja, Rajveer, Amanpreet and Harpreet bagged sixth, seventh, eight and ninth position, respectively. |
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Non-teaching staff hold demonstration
Jalandhar, September 22 Kuldeep Singh, union president, demanded that the government should implement the Fifth Pay Commission report, dearness allowance and give pending amount of 50 per cent DA to the employees.
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Members of the Senior Citizens Association yesterday offered their helping hand to work symbiotically with the Red Cross.
A “Virtual Reality Gallery” has also been opened in the Pushpa Gujaral Science City (PGSC) complex.While telling the details about the exhibits installed in the gallery, Dr
R.S. Khandpur, Director-General of PGSC, said the gallery was divided into three parts. The six exhibits of the first part include marble marshal, virtual light switch, virtual butterflies, shadow harp, virtual sand and magical flowers.
Three students of the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) have secured placements in Open Access Technology International
(OATI), a US-based multinational corporation. The company had conducted a joint campus placement on September 19 for B. Tech (final) students of computer science and engineering, information technology and electronics and communication engineering. After passing through various rounds, Neeraj
Garg, Kanika Khanna and Vandana Sharma were finally selected.
