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MC pulls down 68 structures
Ludhiana, October 26 The MC squad along with the police and JCB machines reached the site at around 8 am and started razing the structures without any opposition. Since MC officials had convinced shopkeepers to vacate the site, most of the work was done peacefully. The squad, however, did not demolish the corporation building today as various departments were still transferring the records. However, the situation got tensed following the demolition of four makeshift shops. After the removal of these shops, the MC was accused of pick and choose policy as a wall of Society Cinema coming in the way of the alignment was left untouched. The shopkeepers gheraoed corporation officials, including Assistant Town Planner Harpreet Ghai and superintendent Naveen Malhotra, who had to flee. More police force, including commandos, had to be called in to avert any untoward situation. The protesters were later pacified by ATPs Kamaljeet Kaur and SS Bindra, with help from the MC employees’ leader. Talking to The Tribune, Municipal Commissioner AK Sinha said: “It’s a major achievement for the civic body. The PWD has already floated tenders for the project and work would start soon.”
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Spat and blows
Ludhiana, October 26 At around 9 am when they went to the site, they were in the firing line of around 117 Gujarati families who had encroached on the area for the past three decades. In the business of selling second-hand clothes, these families protested against the allotment of “their space” to these shopkeepers. The MC police, which had to be called to control the situation, resorted to a mild lathicharge as the protesters refused to budge. The drama continued for more than five hours. “We have been paying tehbazaari fee for the past 20-30 years and they still say that this space is not ours,” said
Leela, showing receipts that she had collected over the years. Another woman,
Asha, had heated arguments with the DSP. “We have learnt that even these shopkeepers had encroached on the area from where they have been removed. If we are encroachers, so are the shopkeepers. Then why such a policy?” she asked. While the corporation police was acting as a shield between shopkeepers and the Gujaratis, walls came up around the area within a few hours so that the shopkeepers could occupy it. Senior officials said: “The site given to the shopkeepers is a makeshift arrangement so that the Lakkar bridge can be constructed easily. Later, they would be given shops under the overpass.” |
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Shopkeepers protest
Ludhiana, October 26 They protested against “temporary encroachments” behind the fire department building, saying that it would make the place more dirty. Association chairman Ved Parkash said MLA Harish Rai Dhanda had stated that these encroachments were make-shift, but “we know that these people would not leave and make the area more congested and dirty”. A shopkeeper, Joginder, said: “XEN HS Khaussa told us that we have to bear with the MC for some time and should have a word with Assistant Commissioner Vinod Sharda, but that turned out to be futile.” Until the filing of the report, discussions were on and area councillor Parminder Mehta had reached the spot to have a word with the shopkeepers. |
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GLADA Draw: Will speculators benefit?
Ludhiana, October 26 As many as 12,171 applications were received by GLADA for 146 plots measuring 200 sq yards and 12 with an area of 250 sq yards each. The applicants had deposited Rs 2 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh as earnest money for the plots of 200 and 250 sq yards, respectively, which are to be allotted at a reserve price of Rs 10,000 per sq yard while the prevailing market price is said to be 40-50 per cent higher. Expressing fear that genuine applicants would stand little chance, AK Gupta, a bank official, said as per officials of the State Bank of India, the nodal agency for the sale of brochure-cum-application forms and also accepting applications, the earnest money paid by nearly 9,000 applicants (about 75 per cent) had been financed by the bank. “It means that all these applicants did not have their own funds to pay even 10 per cent of the cost of plot as earnest money,” he said. The bank-financed applications were submitted by speculators and property dealers with the sole purpose of making profit, he claimed. He suggested that in order to check this artificial demand of speculators and also to safeguard the interest of genuine buyers, GLADA should impose restriction of at least five years on the transfer of plots allotted by it at reserve price. However, the GLADA authorities dispel these apprehensions as unfounded. The additional chief administrator of GLADA, Indu Malhotra, said as per the policy of PUDA/GLADA, no restriction could be imposed on the resale of plot allotted on reserve price. “We can only make sure that the land is used for the purpose for which it has been allotted. Moreover, there is no restriction on getting finance from the bank for purchasing a plot and a majority of buyers of residential properties avail housing loans from banks,” she said. She maintained that the draw would be conducted in a transparent manner in the presence of applicants. Conducting a draw through the state lottery mechanism was not feasible due to multiple digits of the application forms, she added.
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4 of family get life term for murder
Ludhiana, October 26 They have been ordered to undergo rigorous life imprisonment for killing Lachhman Dass, their neighbour, when he tried to stop them from beating up his tenants. Pronouncing the verdict, the court held that the prosecution had proved the guilt of the accused beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt. The court turned down the plea of leniency raised by the accused. All of them were also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 each. Initially, a case under Section 304 of the IPC was registered against the accused, but later it was converted into Section 302 of the IPC after investigation by the police. The case was registered following the statement of Asha Rani in 2003. According to the prosecution, Lachhman Dass’ house was opposite the house of the accused and had two tenants, Baby and Sunil Kumar. On July 24, 2003, the accused started beating up his tenants, saying that they used to stand on the roof. Lachhman Dass also came there and tried to help his tenants. The accused also beat him and said he should ask his tenants to leave. He later succumbed to his injuries. However, the accused pleaded innocence and claimed false implication. But after appreciating the evidenc on record, the court found them guilty.
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Chhat Puja Fallout
Ludhiana, October 26 A day after the celebrations, the banks could be seen littered with offerings and polythene bags. The banks of the Sutlej, near Phillaur, which saw the maximum turnout of devotees (more than a lakh) from Ludhiana and neighbouring districts, was the worst affected. Chhat Puja has become a regular feature in the city due to the strong migrant population. Residents and environmentalists objected to the careless attitude of devotees who littered the banks. “They should treat the city as their own home. Such an attitude shows that they have not yet accepted the city and are here only for for work,” Harminder Dhaliwal, a resident, said. Banana tree branches and sugarcane stems erected along the banks were scattered all over and stray dogs could be seen rummaging for food. The environmentalists said a directive should be issued by the district administration to the organisers of the puja so that the banks were not polluted. “Save the water bodies from turning into Budha Nullah. While environmentalists are making great effort to check the rivers and canals from being polluted, some people continue to creating a mess,” Raju Bajoria, a businessman, said. The environmentalists also demanded imposition of hefty challan on people polluting the rivers and canals with offerings.
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Woman robbed outside gurdwara
Ludhiana, October 26 The incident took place when Satwant Kaur (70) was standing outside the gurdwara. It is learnt that a group of nomad women, led by a man, surrounded Satwant Kaur and started asking for money in connection with the marriage celebrations. Things took an ugly turn when she refused to pay the money on the pretext that her husband would pay. The women then forcibly took the cash in the envelopes and the man snatched her earrings and fled. Satwant Kaur sustained injuries on her ears and was rushed to hospital. The police has registered a case against the accused. |
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Local lad Raj Kundra gets engaged to Shilpa Shetty
Ludhiana, October 26 Though Raj Kundra, the youngest person to appear on the last year’s list of the richest British Asians (198th position) has never visited his ancestral house, his engagement is much talked about has become the talk of the area. “Shilpa is definitely our daughter-in-law. Raj is our son,” said a resident of the area. Raj’s father, Bal Krishan Kundra, a diamond merchant, who left this city four decades ago, used to live in a joint family here. His brother, OP Kundra and the latter’s son, Vicky Kundra, live in the ancestral house now. Vicky, who is first cousin of Raj, refused to speak to the media about the engagement. He refused to divulge whether the family was in touch with them or not. “Let me return tomorrow morning. I will tell everything about our relationship,” added Vicky. His neighbours, however, said they had never heard of Raj or his father visiting them during the past two decades. “But we often used to talk about Raj and Shilpa. We wish that they should at least visit their ancestral house once,” said an elderly woman. She said Raj’s grandfather, Jagan Nath Kundra, was a well-known dyer of the city. He had a huge dyeing unit in the Mata Rani Chowk area.
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Students to get technical education
Ludhiana, October 26 The function was organised by the Nari Ekta Asra Association. Girl students, who have just completed training course in knitting and tailoring, were given certificates. Khalsa presented a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to the NGO. He said free education was being imparted to students from weaker sections of society, women, handicapped and brilliant students. He added that 10 per cent seats had been reserved for the poor lot in all technical institutions in Punjab. He said six technical institutes in the state were being upgraded with the assistance of NABARD at the cost of Rs 80 crore, in which engineering colleges and schools till Class XII would be opened at one place. He appreciated the NGO for imparting training in knitting and tailoring. He said the Punjab government would provide help to those organisations, which imparted training in computer studies, tailoring, knitting and painting. Manjit Singh Khalsa, chairman, United Cycles Parts and Manufacturing Association, DS Jaspal, president, Manjit Singh Kullar, senior vice-president of the association, were present on the occasion.
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PAU youth fest from tomorrow
Ludhiana, October 26 Poetic recitation and haas ras event will take place on October 28, debate extempore will be held on October 29, creative writing and elocution on October 30, collage making and cartooning on October 31, on-the-spot painting and poster making on November 1, clay modeling and rangoli will be held on November 2. Shabad gayan (solo and group), quiz, one-act-play, mime and mimicry events will take place on November 5, while classical dances, skits, folk dances will be organised on November 6. Other events to be held during the fest include creative dances, folk songs and musical events. —
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Kamalpreet first in chart making
Amloh, October 26 Results: Science and technology in sports (secondary wing): Amandeep Kaur, Tooran, 1, Harpreet Singh, Khanian, 2 and Arshdeep Singh, Tooran, 3; senior secondary wing: Renuka and Kapil, Amloh, 1. Information and technology (secondary wing): Lagan Kapoor, Amloh, 1, Jaspreet Kaur, Baraich, 2 and Damanjit Sharma, Baraich, 3; senior secondary wing: Kuljit Kaur (girls), Gobindgarh, 1 and Gaurav Kumar (boys), Amloh, 2. Importance of biology in human life (secondary wing): Navdeep Kaur and Payal Rani (girls), Gobindgarh, 1 and 2, Paramjit Kaur (girls), Amloh, 3; senior secondary wing: Bavneet Kaur (boys), Amloh, 1 and Gurpreet Kaur (girls), Gobindgarh, 2. Environmental changes its causes and consequences (secondary wing): Jagroop Singh 1, Sanaver (girls), Gobindgarh, 2, Satnam Singh and Paramjit Kaur 3; senior secondary wing: Rishika (boys), Amloh, 1, Jasandeep Kaur (boys), Amloh, 2, Bhupinder Singh and Amit Thapar (boys), Gobindagrh, 3. Role of mathematic in life: Arshdeep Kaur 1, Navjot Kaur 2 and Ramandeep Kaur 3. Green energy (secondary wing): Maninder Kaur 1, Barinder Singh 2 and Yashpreet Kaur 3; senior secondary wing: Harpreet Kaur 1, Rahul Kanda (boys), Gobindgarh, 2 and Dalbir Singh 3. Chart making: Kamalpreet 1, Anuradha Bhalla 2 and Sandeep Kaur 3. Quiz competition: SSS Girls, Amloh, 1, SSS, Salana, 2, SS, Baraich, and SSS Girls, Gobindgarh, 3.
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Sonia best in classical dance
Ludhiana, October 26 In the morning session, Suresh Munjal, MD, Munjal Sales, was the chief guest and in the evening session, Kuldeep Singh, ADC, Ludhiana, graced the occasion as chief guest. Results: Classical dance: Sonia Chopra of Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, 1, Gurpreet Kaur of DD Jain College of Education and Nisha shah of Gobindgarh College of Education 2 and Rohini of Doraha College of Education 3; group dance: Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, 1, DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, 2; individual prize: Sonia of Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, 1, Radhika of Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, 2 and Babit of DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, 3; ghazal/geet: Gargi of Dev Samaj College of Education for Women, Chandigarh, 1, Opinder Kaur of GMT College of Education, Ludhiana, 2 and Sakshi Sharma of BCM College of Education, Ludhiana, 3; consolation: Neha Pathak of Gobindgarh College of Education, Alour, 1 and Gurmeet Kaur of GHG Khalsa College of Education 2; individual: Nandani Sharma of GHG Harprakash College of Education, Sidhwan Khurd, 1; debate: Manasvinee of BCM College of Education, Ludhiana, 1, Sharan Kaur of Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, 2 and Jaspreet Kaur Government College of Education, Chandigarh, 3; consolation: Shilpa of DD Jain College of Education, Ludhiana, 1 and Jaswinder Kaur of Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana, 2.
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600 to take part in oncology conference
Ludhiana, October 26 This conference is being organised for the first time in Punjab. The theme of the conference is “Gynaecological Oncology - Newer Concepts”. More than 600 delegates from all over India and Punjab are going to discuss about the recent concepts and developments in the field of gynae oncology. The conference will also have international oncologists, including Prof Peter Heintz and Prof Leon Masugar from the Netherlands, Prof Michael Bookman, Prof RS Dhaliwal and Prof Sean C Dowdy from the USA, Prof Sankaranarayanan from France and Prof David Milan from Scotland. The gynaecological cancer constitutes about 40 per cent of all cancers in females. Cervix cancer is the commonest cancer with more than 1.25 lakh cases being diagnosed every year in India. The other cancers in females’ genital tract are cancer of the ovary and cancer of the body of the uterus. The conference will focus on all these subjects. The workshop on November 6 will have live demonstration of surgical procedures on cervix carcinoma-radical hysterectomy, where the latest technique of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy will also be done. Besides, the video workshop will show various surgical procedures. — TNS
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Scientist gets lifetime achievement award
Ludhiana, October 26 Chairman of Synetic Business School Dr Zahir has an experience of over 40 years in management education. Dr Zahir said he aimed at developing his school into a warehouse of knowledge comprising a holistic view of management, judicious combination of teaching, executive training, market research and management consultancy. “I am operating in all these areas. Small and medium enterprises, which are considered the backbone of industrial development in Punjab, are generally ignored by management institutes,” Zahir said. Entrepreneurship played an important role in bringing industrialisation in Punjab and Ludhiana, he added. “Today when everyone is trying to be associated with big and leading companies, I would like to add my share towards small industries by providing them training and consultancy,” said Zahir, whose field of specialisation is organisational behaviour and strategic management. Besides, Dr Zahir also imparts training to the police personnel, executives, bank managers and academic staff. Dr BS Bhatia, former registrar, was the past recipient of this award.
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Model Avionics Club revived
Ludhiana, October 26 Manjiv Bhogal, a Ludhiana-based flier, said they had revived their Model Avionics Club that used to be active in 1990s. Most of them used to fly aero-models with the help of in Sahnewal. But due to technical reasons, the activity was stopped. ‘‘We, now, plan to meet every month in different parts of the state. It is a very indulging hobby,’’ added Bhogal.
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“If you believe in Lord Ganesha (or any other God), send this message to at least seven persons, good news will come to you in a week. Please don’t try to ignore it or bad luck will follow you for 10 years”. These days such messages are often sent to people, among family and friends’ circles especially. A friend recently received such sms. But as soon as she tried to send it to others, the phone’s battery got discharged. Since she was in a party, she could not charge the phone but got really panicky to forward the message. Not hurting her religious sentiments, another friend took her mobile and called the sender of the sms. “What do you think, this message has sent by Ganesha from heaven? You are the ones promoting blind faith and the phone companies. I will delete the sms, let me see how bad luck will follow me”, said the friend further suggesting the other not to care damn for such sms! Shrines or a roadblock?
Every conceivable place in the city along main roads, feeders roads, streets and service lane has been encroached upon and most of these unlawful structures are coming up on vacant lands, and some of them right along the roadside or still worse, in the middle of the roads, are religious in nature. The regulatory bodies, including the municipal corporation, GLADA or the Ludhiana Improvement Trust would not touch these structures even with a barge pole for fear of backlash from fundamentalists and so called religious bodies. Even the unambiguous directions by the apex court on encroachments of this nature along the highways and public streets would not deter the bigots from putting up new structures. The matters have come to such a pass that in the course of proposed widening of the GT Road (National Highway No. 1) through the city, it has been decided to construct flyovers or elevated roads over two shrines which are coming in the way since no one will even listen to the proposal for shifting these shrines a little away from the road. Astrologer, not friend matters
An easy access to friend’s help may be unique but it certainly isn’t irreplaceable. Sending long distance distress messages to a dear friend asking her for immediate response is perhaps the shortest route to “emotional blackmailing”. But the receiver on seeing the contents of the message could not resist laughing as she had been issued an hour’s notice to find an immediate remedy to her dispute with her in-laws through an astrologer. The SMS from the friend in Siliguri read, “my mother-in-law is accusing me of having stolen her pair of shoes during my recent visit to their house. Please give my date of birth and name to the astrologer and ask him to find a solution for the same.” Her Ludhiana-based friend called and asked her to cool down and sort out the matters in a mature way to which her distressed friend replied, “You are not a good friend as you come up with excuses when I need you. That’s why I have started relying on astrologers more than you,” leaving the Ludhiana woman speechless. Lesson on policing
Recently, a senior police officer cracked a joke while addressing a gathering at the Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) meeting, which left the audience rolling on their chairs. The cops equated the condition of the city police to that of a pregnant woman. He said no matter, how loud the pregnant woman cries, ultimately she has to deliver. It applies for the city police, which is grappling with acute staff shortage, no matter how hard their job is. Ultimately they have to deliver, said the officer, exemplifying the sorry state of policing. Fancy dresses
Extra-curricular activities in schools help children exhibit their immense talent. The children perform during different activities with such a perfection leaving the elders wondering. They perform dances of various states with such an ease that even the professionals cannot refrain from praising them. Besides it’s a pleasure to see one’s children dressed in colourful traditional attires. Several times it becomes difficult for the parents to acknowledge their children while performing. They only identify them by the colour of the dress they wear. (With
pic) With winters nearing, one thing I am looking forward is “makki di roti” and “sarson da saag”. This specialty is not only famous in Punjab but worldwide and anyone who tastes it once becomes the fan of this rural delicacy. Topped with homemade butter, saag is the best delicacy during winters. I still remember my childhood days when we use to go to our village and my grandmother use to specially handpick it from the fields and prepare it on the earthen “chullah”. “Makki di roti” was also prepared along with the “saag”, which we all use to savour in the evening while sitting around the “angithis”. Though this year also I will relish the “saag” during winters but it can never match with that made by my grandmother and the ambience of the village. Contributed by Shivani Bhakoo, Kuldip Bhatia, Anshu Seth, Mohit Khanna,
Kanchan Vasdev and Manav Ghuman
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Subway: Reduction in height troubling commuters
Ludhiana, October 26 The construction of a new railway line and placing of a 2-foot wide RCC slab by the department is one of the reasons for reduction in its height. Land encroached by the three shops in the vicinity of Dukhnivaran Gurdwara have further added to their woes. A few corporation officials, including XEN HS Khaussa, visited the site on Saturday. Sarabjit Kaka took up area councillor, who has been trying hard to get the problem resolved the matter. Talking to The Tribune, he revealed, “Three passages used to pass from here. While two passages were from the Damoria Bridge, the third passage was being used as seasonal drain. Slowly this drain became a permanent feature thus both residents and commuters to a lot of inconvenience.” He added that while one of the passages was closed after a few shops were constructed on the gurdwara premises, the second option has been reduced to half. Besides, the problem has also increased the flow of the traffic on the Jagraon Bridge. “I have already convinced the gurdwara authorities to demolish shops so that the traffic could be regulated and water logging problem in Field Ganj and the Sherpur Chowk could be resolved,” said Kaka adding that if the corporation officials take the matter seriously, a big problem could be resolved.
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CPI against industrial units’ dislocation
Ludhiana, October 26 The functionaries of the district unit of the party said the CPI was in favour of the mater plan that was essential for the balanced and comprehensive development of the city. But, it was of the view that their unplanned and hasty eviction will not only deprive this industry of its earnings but could also lead to thousands rendered jobless. Kartar Singh Bowani, district secretary, Dr Arun Mitra, assistant secretary, and Ramesh Rattan, assistant secretary of the city unit of the party, asserted that that owners of the affected industrial units should be roped in for discussion and planning for creating focal points (clusters) with proper infrastructure so that land could be allotted to the units at subsidised rates. The party also criticised the GLADA’s role, which it said had become a money-minting agency instead of providing affordable housing to the citizens. “The sale of land through auction help only the big fish to garner land and then resell it at exorbitant prices. Ideally, the sale of land should be conducted by lottery and in a transparent manner. Not only this, the list of interested buyers should be put on board for a month’s period and the intended buyers be made to declare that they do not own any other land in the city in their name.” The party hailed the government’s plan to construct six-lane highway all over the city.
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Freedom fighter’s son seeks pension
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 26 The Ludhiana district administration had, however, maintained that only unmarried unemployed daughters and spouses of the freedom fighters were entitled for such pension. Devki Nandan (61), a resident of Lohatbaddi village, has urged higher authorities, including the President of India, Chief Minister and the minister for social welfare to direct the officials concerned to treat him as dependent of his deceased freedom fighter father Devi Dyal. “At 61 I am unemployed and unmarried and have no other source of income. I was dependent on mother Lajwanti, who was drawing pension from the freedom fighters quota. Now, when she has expired and I am the only unmarried unemployed ward of my father the pension should be transferred in my name,” added Devki Nandan. Levelling the instructions to be biased on the basis of gender, Devki Nandan argued, “When an unmarried daughter of freedom fighter is eligible for facilities why should, a son in similar situation be debarred from this right.” Stating that only widows of freedom fighters and their unmarried daughters were entitled for welfare pension, deputy commissioner Ludhiana had closed action on his application. Devki Nandan has now sought constitutional amendment in the law so that he like many others unmarried sons of freedom fighters could be treated as their dependents. Perusal of records showed that the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs had initiated process for simplification of the pension scheme for freedom fighters and their families. Though unmarried daughters were given priority over father and mother of the deceased freedom fighter, sons (married or unmarried) were not mentioned in list of dependents. Spouses figured ahead among dependents.
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Trip down the memory lane with Pankaj Udhas
Ludhiana, October 26 “Deewaron se milkar rone acha lagta hai....” the famous ghazal took the Ludhianavis on a tour down the memory lane as he sang in front of the overwhelming number of audience in the lawns of the Sutlej Club, yesterday evening. “The warmth extended towards me has brought back the memories of my last performance in the Sutlej Club 25 years ago,” the artiste shared. In his capacity as a performer, Pankaj Udhas sang his popular and pliant ghazals from the era of seventies and eighties. The evening was an amalgamation of varied moods as the ghazals like “jiyen to jiyen kaise bin apke”, ‘nikla na karo ghar se benaqab” with romantic connotations were a hit with the young couples in love while “sabko malum hai mein sharabi nahin” was just the right choice for the hundreds clinking their glasses to enjoy the evening. The evening was high on emotions as “Chithi aayi hai …” the song from
film “Naam” saw a few women crying.
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e-filing of VAT returns
Ludhiana, October 26 The traders are demanding the extension of the date, as they are still facing some problems, while e-filing their returns. Initially the last date for the e-filing of the VAT returns was October 20, which was extended after the traders were facing technical difficulties. “The process in itself consumes a lot of time. It takes nearly two hours to upload the return form. Lawyers are also facing heavy rush and since the process is time consuming only three-four online filing is done in a day. Those who do not have infrastructure at their own places are worst affected. Sometimes there is no electricity and other times the time taken for filing one return is long. We request the department to extend the last date for submitting the receipt of the e-filing by some more time,” added Harbans Singh, a trader. Those who fail to file the return on time will be fined Rs 100 per day by the department and the fine can go maximum up to Rs 10,000. Taxation Young Lawyers’ Association president Jatinder Khurana said the date for submitting the receipt of the e-filing should be extended. “The traders are facing many difficulties and the worst affected are those who do not have computers at their place and are depending on the lawyers. “The lawyers are also rushed with the clients and it takes a long time to e-file one return. The department should extend the time, as it is there in the central excise department. In the central department one has to submit the receipt of e-filing after one month, which simplifies the process both for the traders and department,” he added.
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Cycle rally to create ‘green’ awareness
Ludhiana, October 26 UCPMA president, Dr DS Chawla, and Rohit Kalra of La Sovereign emphasised on the need to create awareness among the citizens of India to use cycles as a regular feature in their routine life, as this was the only solution to curb the increasing level of pollution in the present scenario. They stressed that besides tackling the problem of pollution, one could get rid from traffic jams, save petrol and health could also be improved. Dr Chawla further added that the association would organise such rallies in future and would try to involve the state government, local administration, educational institutions and other social organisations to create awareness among the masses about the ever-increasing pollution. The rally passed through the Ferozpur road.
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60 admitted to sewing centre
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Gobindgarh,October 26 The society chief said this was the 15th centre of the society in the district. The centre provides free training to the girls for four months and certificates are awarded after the completion of the training to the trainees. As many as 60 girls have got themselves enrolled at the centre. The sewing machines along with material will be provided by the society and the students have to manage cloth on their own.
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421 examined at medical camp
Jagraon, October 26 As many as 421 patients were examined by a team of doctors, including Dr GB Singh, Dr Pritpal Singh, Dr Jarnail Singh, Dr Usha Garg and Dr Rajpreet Singh. The pathologist of Jain Labs lead by Dr Manish Jain conducted the clinical tests of the patients free of cost. Dr Rajpreet Singh was honoured for organising 51 medical camps.
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‘Human rights being violated with impunity’
Ludhiana, October 26 Speaking at a seminar on “Status of democratic rights in India” organised by Shaheed Bhagat Singh Vichar Manch to mark the birthday of the great martyr here, he said the condition of human rights in the country was deplorable. Citing examples of repressive measures adopted by the respective governments against the tribal people in Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and elsewhere, he said security forces were deployed against the poor tribal population to crush their fight against the depletion of natural resources and those fighting to safeguard their rights were branded as terrorists. Navlakha further maintained that common masses were denied their democratic rights to protest and the human rights violation in individual cases, including women, children and elderly persons, had assumed alarming proportions, which was a cause for serious concern for the entire nation.
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Cops campaign against drug abuse
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 26 Rank and file in the department have been directed to rope in office-bearers of social, educational and religious organisations of the area falling under their jurisdiction. Levelling the drug abuse to be the breeding bowl for all other crimes, SSP Ludhiana (Rural) Harinder Singh Chahal said the menace had assumed alarming proportions and the department was seized of the gravity of the situation. All circle officers were directed to work in close coordination with the NGOs to tackle the challenge posed by the menace of drug addiction. As part of the anti-drug campaign, the SSP said special village-level teams of volunteers had been constituted and an awareness drive had been launched. Chahal said problem of drug addiction could not be solved without the help of the social organisations. Sounding a warning to chemists to refrain from dealing in harmful drugs, Chahal warned that the department would be forced to take a strict action in case they failed to comply with the rules and regulations. Disclosing that a mega awareness rally would be organised at Jagraon on October 30, Chahal claimed that the office-bearers of various social, religious and constitutional organisations of the area had given a positive response to join hands with the department in making the crusade against drug menace a success.
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Film corpn shoots documentary on JNNURM projects
Ludhiana, October 26 Talking to The Tribune, Shishir Uniyal, who heads the crew, said, “The NFDC has been appointed by JNNURM for making a documentary film, which would be presented before Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and others on December 3.” The team started their shooting from Amritsar yesterday and planned to visit Chandigarh tomorrow. Revealing about the motive, he said, “During the making of these documentaries we are taking the shots of various projects along with interviews and responses of Mayors and officials undertaking the projects.” He added that three teams were appointed for the purpose and his crew would also be covering northeastern states. Interestingly, when city Mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura was asked to give his take by the team, he presented a “rosy picture” of the projects and thanked the Central government. He didn't complain of the shortage of funds that were not being sanctioned by the Centre due to the failure of the Punjab government and LMC to implement urban reforms, including waiving off freebies like house and sewer tax. In fact, the Punjab government lost around hundreds of crores under JNNURM just because it failed to introduce the urban reforms in any of its 18 districts. While the documentary film, which was being shot to apprise the Prime Minister about the development projects under JNNURM, one failed to understand why the real picture was not being presented before the PMO. According to information, there were 4,832 flats that were being constructed by the LMC under JNNURM projects and the Central government had released only the partial payment for these, while the civic body had already spent around Rs 30 crore on the flats. Besides, various STP are also being upgraded under this scheme in the city.
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Directory released
Ludhiana, October 26 Jagmohan Singh, nephew of great martyr Bhagat Singh, released the directory in a function in which area councillor Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal was also present. Elaborating on the initiative of the Punjab Mata Nagar Welfare Association, which had conceived and executed this project, secretary Pradeep Khanna said the directory would provide easy access and closer interaction between the residents of the colony. Expressing gratitude to the councillor for various development projects undertaken in the locality, Khanna said a new park had been developed and roads and streets had been resurfaced at the cost of Rs 45 lakh. Among others present were Sudarshan Singh, Surjit Singh, Baldev Singh, Satwinder Singh, Avtar Singh, Kuljinder Singh, Babbu Grewal, Baljinderjit Singh Toor, Pargat Singh Grewal, Gurdial Singh, Madan Lal, Amarjit Singh, KL Sharma, Kahan Singh, Gurdeep Bath, Inderjit Raipur, Harbans Singh and Mandeep Singh. —
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Seminar on cancer awareness
Ludhiana, October 26 Noted oncologist and executive chairman of Cancer Council of India, Dr Devinder Singh Sandhu, delivered a talk on various aspects of cancer. Dr Sandhu is an internationally acclaimed oncologist having done his training from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC), New York, the US. Before that he did doctorate in cancer from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Dr Sandhu explained the causes and risk factors for cancer. He said about 40 per cent cancers could be prevented by lifestyle modifications. In the rest, deaths can be significantly reduced by screening. Tobacco use alone accounts for 5.4 million deaths per year globally, out of which 1.5 million are cancer deaths due to tobacco. High fat diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise, obesity, less intake of fruits and vegetables, increasing use of pesticides, water pollution, smoking, alcohol intake, pollution and infections are the common risk factors for cancer. The protective food items include onions, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, soy, green leafy vegetables, potatoes, berries, citrus fruits, apples, whole grains and nuts, beans and other legumes and cherries. Dr Sandhu stressed on the need for regular yearly mammography after 40 years in females to prevent breast cancer, regular pap smear for cervix cancer, annual stool test for occult blood and yearly PSA for prostate cancer in addition to regular physical check up. He said with increasing awareness more and more cases were being detected at early stage with better outcome. Noted economist Dr SS Johl, writer Dr S Tarsem, Karan and Dr Jagjit Sanghera from UK also addressed the gathering of more than 500 villagers and spoke on various aspects of cancer. In addition, a medical camp was also organised at Bilga General Hospital.
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Salesman dupes employers of
Rs 87,475
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 26 Though he succeeded in pocketing Rs 87,475 collected from clients of the company, he could not use it for celebrations as the cops became suspicious with circumstantial evidence contradicting the story narrated by him. To avoid immediate action by the police he went underground for about a fortnight and was arrested last evening. Balbir Singh of Jitwal Kalan, a salesman working with the Aman Cattle-feed Industries, Khanna, was arrested for allegedly stage-managing the robbery with the help of the three others on
October 14. The cops recovered Rs 87,475 and a mobile phone of the employer, which were reportedly robbed, from his
possession. The accused turned complainant was booked under Sections 382, 411 and 34 of the IPC. An FIR registered on statement of Anil Kumar of Khanna stated that the three unidentified motorcyclists had snatched Rs 87,475 and the mobile phone from Balbir Singh by waylaying him near Jitwal village on the fateful day. Balbir Singh had collected the amount
from various clients residing in the Barnala area.
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15 motorcycles seized, three held
Jagraon, October 26 The SSP added that on October 24 the cops were tipped off that Jaswinder Singh, alias Jassi of Baghian village near Sidhwan Bet, Jagjiwan Singh, alias Diwan Singh of Leehan village near Humbran, Gurvinder Singh, alias Sony of Mand Tihara village, Davinder Singh, alias Jinder of Sowaddi Kalan, and Mukhtiar Singh of Garhsana Mandi near Sri Ganga Nagar in Rajasthan had stolen motorcycles from Ludhiana and nearby areas and were selling these to unsuspected buyers at half price. They used to cheat the buyer on the pretext of getting the balance only after handing over the documents to the buyers which they never did. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC was registered against the accused and the T-Point of Patti Multani of Sidhwan Bet and sealed. Three of the accused were arrested while they were coming on a motorcycle.
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Farmer booked for burning
paddy straw
Khanna, October 26 In his complaint to the police, Ajmer Singh of the village alleged that Jagtar Singh burnt paddy straw in his adjoining farm and the fire spread into his fields, which damaged five acres of the standing crop. He alleged that the accused, despite a ban, burnt his paddy straw. The police has registered a case against the accused.
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Outstanding sportspersons
felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 26 Committee director Kartar Singh presided over the felicitationfunction.Appreciating the role of teachers and coaches in promoting talent among children hailing from agrarian families, Singh called upon the students to make maximum use of the facilities available to them. Thirtythree out of 50 participating athletes of the school were selected for the district-level event. They bagged 60 prizes in various events. Members of the U-17 football team led by Ramanpreet Deol and Simardeep Kaur were felicitated for taking their team to the second position in the state. Ghanya Singh, Mandeep Singh, Simranjit Singh, Maninderpal Singh, Jaskranpreet Singh, Devinder Pal Singh and Chamandeep Singh, all winners of the U-14 athletics meet were also felicitated. Harpreet Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Palwinder Singh, Sukhtej Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Palwinder, Amandeep Singh, Hardish Singh and Dilbir Singh were among the winners of the U-17 boys’ category. Priya Mahindra, Jaspreet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Harmandeep Kaur and Navjot Kaur (U-14 girls), Tandeep Kaur, Amanpreet Kaur, Damanpreet Kaur and Navpreet Kaur, all winners of the U-17 girls’ category, were also felicitated by the organisers.
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