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Rain delights hosiery makers
Ludhiana, November 9 The head of the agro-meteorological department of the PAU, Dr GS Bains, said mild rain was expected in the next two days, which would be cloudy. “The rain is not bad for vegetable crops since there is not much moisture in the soil which could affect the crop,” he said. A salesman at a showroom said though people had started buying winter stuff, the pace was slow. “But today we witnessed a rush. Mostly, kids stuff was sold,” he said. A hosiery manufacturer, Anmol Jain, said the production in units was at the peak and products were being sent to retailers. “The next one month would be busy for manufacturers,” he said. “The weather is changing and one has to be cautious with small children since there has been a chill in the air since morning,” Archana, a homemaker, stated.Doctors said rain would provide respite from dry spell and people would be relieved from pollution generated through the burning of paddy straw.
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...but damages tonnes of paddy Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 9 Though farmers and workers of commission agents were seen making futile attempts to protect the paddy, no official of the procurement agencies bothered to even reach the site to take stock of the situation. According to Mohinder Singh Seelon, district president, Zamhoori Kisan, besides causing damage to the produce, the rain had damaged harvested paddy lying in the fields. Baldev Singh Latala, president of the Punjab Kisan Union, urged the government to take action against those responsible. “Had the officials not harassed farmers on flimsy grounds of moisture contents, all heaps would have been procured by now,” he claimed.
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Police stations to be renamed after landmarks
Ludhiana, November 9 The decision has been taken in the wake of complaints by residents that there was confusion over the jurisdiction of various police divisions. The idea of renaming the police station after prominent landmarks was taken from Delhi where a majority of police stations are named after famous landmarks. The SSP said the proposal would be sent to the authorities for consideration. The plan is to rename Division No. 5 as Civil Lines police station and Division No. 2 as CMC police station. However, there is some confusion over Division No. 3 since there was no prominent landmark near it. An SHO remarked that police stations were meant for the convenience of people and the decision would help residents in getting a clear idea about the area.“We have received complaints from people coming from other cities that they faced difficulty in locating the police station as the stations were divided into divisions,” the SHO added. Division No. 1 Kotwali police station Division No. 2 CMC police station Division No. 3 Name to be retained Division No. 4 Daresi police station Division No. 5 Civil Lines police station Division No. 6 Undecided Division No. 7 Undecided Division No. 8 Kailash cinema police station
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Plead govt for help
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 9 Despite having gone through an ordeal, the families of two youths are so scared of the travel agent who duped them that they do not want any action against him. “We only want our sons and gold ornaments back from Kuala Lumpur,” parents of Raju Singh of Buraz Hari Singh village and Lakhvir Singh of Ranuke village in Moga district said. They had borrowed from moneylenders at 3 per cent interest per month. Though travel agent Jagtar Singh from Manuke village, Moga, had promised them that their sons would be sent on valid work permit and visa documents, the airport authorities detained them for illegal travel. Worried about the safety of their sons, who have been stranded at the airport for over a fortnight, their families have urged the government to urge the Malaysian airport authorities to arrange for the return journey of their sons. Also, an accomplice of Jagtar Singh took away Rs 40,000 from their sons on pretext of getting them entry to Malaysia. An NRI from Australia, Deep Singh, had informed them about the plight of the youths who were surviving on leftovers. Though it was the duty of the Indian Embassy to help them, no one had come to their rescue yet. “The only solace is that we can talk to them on phone. Whenever we receive a missed call, we call them up,” Jagga Singh, an uncle of the victims, said. Fearing retaliation by the agent, they have not approached the police. The travel agent, Jagtar Singh, who had informed The Tribune three days ago that the youths had reached home has remained elusive.
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Crime busters need stress busters
Ludhiana, November 9 Keeping in mind the growing stress among cops, a Delhi-based NGO, Safal India, sent three acupressure experts to teach the cops some exercises to take care of stress. According to SP (Headquarters) Harish Kumar, as many as 540 police personnel participated in the programme. There was a special session for the families of the cops also. Shajal Bhattacharya, acupressure expert, said a majority of cops were suffering from stress and other diseases such as hypertension.“We have taught them some exercises which could prove handy in busting stress. Even their families have been told to do some exercises,” he said. But the idea of stress management has not gone down well with the cops who complain that long working hours are showing on their physique. “It has been months since we have taken a holiday or spent time with our families. We have to work round the clock. The spurt in snatching incidents has put us under immense stress. With a limited force, it is virtually impossible to tackle crime and we are bound to get stressed,” a cop added.
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Anti-encroachment drive at Chaura Bazar
Ludhiana, November 9 The development took place following reports published in these columns, highlighting the encroachments on government land by shopkeepers. The encroachers were informed about the drive, prior to the anti-encroachment drive. Shop owners, who had given the front portion of their shops on rent to stall owners, immediately removed the stalls and cleared the area. The drive was a farce meant to please the MC authorities, a commuter, who visits Chaura Bazar on routine basis, claimed. Except for clearing some hoardings, the MC team did nothing much. The stalls were back after it returned.
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6 cops hurt as bus overturns
Doraha, November 9 According to sources, PAP bus (PB08-AT-0604) (battalion No. 80), which was coming from Balsa in Rajasthan and heading towards Jalandhar, in an attempt to save a pedestrian crossing the road overturned. Six police employees are reported to be injured, out of which four of them, including Gurdev Singh, Hamesh Kumar, Anil Kumar and driver Rakesh Kumar, were discharged after giving first aid, while ASI Suresh Kumar of Kapurthala and Hawaldar Partap Singh of Kaulpur Kalan in Hoshiarpur were admitted to Sidhu Hospital. The SP (D), Khanna, reached the hospital to inquire about the well being of those injured in the accident. |
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City Concerns
The financial capital of the state lacks tourist spot. Though the city, where people live life to the fullest, offers recreation facilities, there is no place for residents to unwind themselves in the lap of nature. Even thevisitors often ask for a lake or a water body where they can go for a walk or just relax on its bank. Sidhwan canal passing through the city has a great potential when water is released into it. People often talk about boats being used as a mode of transportationwithin the city in Vienna.They also miss Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake and yearn for a similar water body in Ludhiana. What can be done to convert Sidhwan canal into a recreational spot?
Readers can send their views and the possible solutions.Responses, in not more than 200 words, can be e-mailed toludhianaconcerns@tribunemail.com or sent to our city office at Bhadaur House,Ludhiana.
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Teachers’ union demands revised pay scales
Ludhiana, November 9 The union criticised the managements of aided and un-aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh for their apathetic attitude towards teachers. Teachers condemned the “step-motherly” treatment meted out to them by the managements. Prof Vinay Sophat, finance secretary of the union, said they had always supported genuine and righteous cause of the managements so as to safeguard the interests of everyone involved in higher education. But now the managements had decided unilaterally not to implement the new pay scales to college teachers. It was totally unlawful and feudalistic approach, he added. The Punjab Government had clearly issued instructions to implement the revised pay scales from August onwards. Government college teachers were already getting the revised pay scales, while teachers of privately managed aided and un-aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh were deprived of the same. “We wish to remind these managements that when the government was slashing 95 per cent grants in the aid scheme, we fought for the restoration of the scheme and now when the government has agreed to implement the new pay scales, the managements are trying to create hurdles, which will not be tolerated by the union, threatened Sophat. The union also condemned negative attitude of the managements. Teachers of privately managed aided and un-aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh today sat on a dharna. The union has threatened to intensify stir if there demands are not met. “We will take out rallies from November 11 to 14,” said a member of the union.
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Tips to budding cartoonists
Ludhiana, November 9 One should go mad about the subject.”Jasraj is also assisting his parents in running a film school. “My parents wanted to share their experience in acting, animation, cinematography and film-making with youngsters, so we started the school, which has studios for news casting, anchoring programmes, sets and rooms for animation and sound and film editing. All classes here begin with a session of yoga,” he added. “Be it film-making or cartooning, there is a lot of scope in the field of art,” he said. Nearly 200 students participated in Ludhiana Sahodya Schools Complex West Zone Art and Painting Competition. The competition was an impressive display of various creative abilities of participants, who showed their talent through beautiful paintings and posters.
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Symposium on trends in diagnostic imaging from tomorrow
Ludhiana, November 9 The inaugural function of the seminar will be presided over by Vice-Chancellor Dr VK Taneja and chief guest will be Prof RCM Kaza, chairperson, Forsee India, department of surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Dr NS Saini, organising secretary and professor-cum-head, department of veterinary surgery and radiology, informed that the conference would be of three days and would cover almost all issues concerning veterinary surgery having emphasis on dairy animals, the backbone of livestock farmers, along with other animals like dogs, cats, equine, wild animals, etc. Dr Saini said many eminent personalities were going to present the theme and lead papers on various aspects. Prof (Dr) RKC Bali, a leading practitioner in Germany and visiting professor at the US was going to present two lead papers in small animal surgery session and orthopaedic session. Dr Richard Murray, professor at University of Liverpool, UK, will present a theme paper and a lead paper in ruminant surgery session. The emerging areas of diagnosis imaging and their surgical treatment will be the special focus of the international symposium. There will be a special emphasis on management of lameness in dairy animals because this was the main cause of decreased milk production in animals, which hit the farmers hard. New techniques and the latest developments in the field of surgery, radiology and anaesthesia will be discussed by experts.
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Seminar on nutrition
Raikot, November 9 The seminar was held in collaboration with Hero DMC Heart Institute. Dr Karishma Virk, chief dietitian of the hospital, gave tips on healthy diet. She said most of the health problems could be solved by taking a balanced diet. Principal of the college Dr Savita Uppal proposed the vote of thanks. President of the club Mukesh Gupta, Durgesh Sharma, KK Sharma, Dr Naresh Goyal, Subhash Passi and LD Verma, attended the seminar.
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Professor honoured
Ludhiana, November 9 In a special function organised at Gurdwara Guru Singh Sabha, Sarabha Magarhere, in collaboration with the gurdwara management here last evening, he was bestowed upon a siropa and was presented a shawl, sword and plaque. Council president Gurbux Singh Bhatia, general secretary, Dr Paramjit Singh, and president of gurdwara management committee Joginder Singh Nagpal disclosed that traditional shabad kirtan was restored with traditional music instruments in the Golden Temple, Amritsar, during March, 2006, with the singing of hymns by Prof Kartar Singh. He had been hoboured by the President of India with the Sangeet Natak Academy Award recently.
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From Schools & Colleges
Ludhiana, November 9 Students of Class VI and Class VIII participated in the calligraphy competition. Sakshi Jain, Hitali Sharmaa and Jyotika won the first prize in calligraphy competition. Gurpurb celebrated
Guru Nanak Public School organised a kanth bani competition. Nearly 423 students participated in the competition with enthusiasm and fervour. The competition is held every year to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Around 20 banies were recited by students. Gunreet Kaur of LKG and Naunidh Kaur of UKG recited five banies each, Kamalpreet Kaur of Class V recited 21 banies, while Deepinder recited 26 banies. Palashdeep Singh of Class IV recited 27 banies. Principal RS Gill gave away the prizes. Visited
KG section of BCM School, Dugri, organised a visit to gurdwara and temple. Students were told the importance of various religions and religious places. It was an introductory step to make them familiar with the culture and values . Prasad was distributed among students. Athletics meet
Great zeal, enthusiasm and vigour marked the Montessori Inter-School Athletics Meet, which was held at Ryan International School. Harinder Singh Sahdev, general secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, was the chief guest. Various events like 50 m, 80 m and 100 m races, standing broad jump and basketball match were organised. Winners were given medals and certificates. Talk on
Partition
Panchnad Research Institute Study Circle organised a talk on “Events Leading to the Partition of India” for students. Dr DV Jindal, renowned scholar of linguistics, was the key speaker. He spoke on the divide and rule policy formed by Britishers to establish an everlasting imperialist rule. Lecture
The NSS unit and Red Cross Society of Guru Nanak Girls College organised a motivational lecture. Dr Amarjeet Kaur, head, department of blood transfusion and medicine at DMCH, inspired students to donate blood and follow maxim of “Donate blood and Save life”. Looking at the present scenario, in which people at an immense rate are loosing their lives due to scarcity of blood, she stressed upon the need for donating blood. Youth fest
The PTU Zonal Youth Festival Zone-IV was held at Aryan Business School. Students of GNIMT won the overall trophy. Students won the first prize in bhangra, poem recitation and classical vocal group song. One act play, mime and vaar singing won the second prize. The bhangra team created a history by winning the first prize for the third consecutive year.
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‘Respect for gurus, parents waning’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 9 Terming teaching and medical professions as missionary occupations, the organisers reminded prospective doctors, teachers and nurses to dedicate their lives for the service of the weaker sections of society. Addressing gathering of constituents of Guru Nanak Ayurvedic College and Research Institute, GN College of Education and GN College of Nursing at Diamond Complex, Dr Balwinder Singh Walia, chairman of group, regretted that a majority of the students had stopped respecting their teachers and parents. “Though the teachers, caring little for their own families, have been distributing invaluable treasure of educations to their wards, they are not getting due regard in modern society,” said Dr Walia. Reiterating social commitment of the trust running affairs of the educational institutes, Dr Iqbal Singh, secretary, called upon office-bearers of social organisations to join hands with the organisers in service-oriented projects. Assuring cooperation on behalf of the social organisations, Baldev Raj Sharma, a social activist, said a coordinated movement to eradicate menace of drug-addiction would be launched to save the youths from falling prey to disaster.
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Experts dwell on commercial dairy farming
Ludhiana, November 9 These views were expressed by financial commissioner GS Sandhu, animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, while inaugurating the national seminar on commercial dairy farming-quality assurance and profitability at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences (GADVASU) here today. The seminar was organised by the Indian Dairy Association (IDA) in collaboration with the College of Dairy Science and Technology and Punjab Dairy Development Board. The Indian Dairy Association is a body of dairy professionals, including dairy scientists, dairy industries and dairy farmers, and has more than 3,000 members. Vice-Chancellor Dr VK Taneja, GADVASU, presided over the function. He said dairying had played a prominent role in strengthening the Punjab's rural economy, which formed an integral part of the farming system. At present, dairying in Punjab was on the threshold of large-scale expansion. Although, Punjab's milk production had substantially increased but the milk factories were processing only about 15 per cent of the total production. The milk processed by the organised sector reached only to the meagre number of consumers. The bulk of the milk production was by the small farmers, which were totally away from modern methods and technology. To ensure the supply of quality and clean milk to the consumers at large was the present day need. Dr OS Parmar, dean, Dairy Science College of GADVASU and convener of the organising committee, told the Indian dairy industry had witnessed unprecedented growth in the recent past in terms of total milk production as well as milk processing. With the liberalisation and globalisation, there was tremendous opportunity for Indian dairy industry to enter into the world market. The global dairy market was governed by price competitiveness and product quality. Since, the cost of production of milk in India is one of the lowest in the world, there is every possibility that the Indian trade could grab major share in the world dairy trade. The Punjab Chapter of Indian Dairy Association was also formally launched in the seminar. MPS Chadha, president Indian Dairy Association (North Zone), expressed that the establishment of the Punjab Chapter of Indian Dairy Association will go a long way in addressing the issues related to dairy farming as well as the dairy industry, which will help in the proper growth of the dairy sector in the state.
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Truly Salman
Salman Khan is a very compassionate and considerate person. Though in the past he was known for some of the brutal acts but today he is a changed man. This is the first person account by Pali Mangat, who worked with him in the recently released Bollywood flick “London Dreams”. Half of the film has been shot in Punjab and Pali Mangat, an actor from Doraha, had a few scenes with Salman in the film. During the shooting of the film he mixed up with the crew and shared his experiences with us. He even played ‘gulli-dhanda’ with the local lads and savoured Punjabi spicy food with all of us. It was a very refreshing experience to meet a superstar who has no airs about stardom. Craze for club
The newly opened Restobar, Spinn at the Sutlej Club, has really been liked by the members, who feel that after a long time, a good restaurant and bar had come-up at club, where one could enjoy with family. The members have to wait for their turn, especially on Saturdays and Sundays to enjoy drinks and food with families at Restobar. A member said, “I had left coming to club. The limited number of waiters would refuse to listen earlier. It was embarrassing that on certain occasions, we had to come home without having our dinner. Let us hope that they maintain the standard and provide quality food to the members in this elite club!” Children often leave their parents shocked with their statements. The other day a colleague was shell-shocked when her young one revolted after she was asked to tell the servant to prepare a cup of tea. The girl forgot and when she was softly told that she did not complete the task, she was incensed. ‘‘Can’t the young ones forget?’’ she counter questioned adding that she was so overburdened that it was better that she was not born. The colleague did not know what to say. Worshipping trends
With the changing times the trends of worshipping are also changing. Recently my friend organised two ‘jagrans’ in shot span of time. While the first function was kept as a private affair, the other witnessed the presence of politicians and bureaucrats. The idea of organising the function at the shot span of time left me bemused. Later, when he was taking a breather after attending a galaxy of politicians and bureaucrats, I asked him the reason for organising two religious functions at short notice. He smiled and said, “No matter what function you organise, one or the other would be annoyed. So I kept it separate for friends and family members. Lavish “jagran” is for friends while at home, it would be simple”. But I hardly stepped out of his house, a relative of his came to complain that they were called at a smaller function while at a bigger function, family was totally ignored. Contributed by Kuldip Bhatia, Manav Ghuman, Shivani Bhakoo, Kanchan Vasdev and Mohit Khanna
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Chaos at rly booking office
Ludhiana, November 9 The reason being attributed to accumulation of packages, most of them containing woollen garments, is slow movement of parcels due to the shortage of vans on certain routes due to these being given on long lease to contractors by the Northern Railways. The railway officials, however, point out that huge amount of parcels does not truly reflect the actual situation. “In fact, the parcels, which have been booked with the Railways and await transportation to their respective destinations, are not that high. There might be around 1,000 odd packages, which have been booked but not loaded in the vans. But these are mostly lying at the platforms or inside the parcel office,” says Kuldip Rai Sharma, parcel supervisor. Most of the parcels lying in heaps or scattered outside the parcel office are either dumped by the contractors for loading in their leased wagons, or else the consignors are waiting for the backlog of booked packages to be cleared so that these could be handed over to the parcel booking staff, he added. Sharma did admit that there was acute shortage of parcel vans, used for transportation of goods through passenger, express or mail trains. “Especially, movement of parcels booked for stations like Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad on the Amritsar-Howrah section is slow due to the shortage of wagons which could be attached to trains on this route. The demand for at least six additional parcel vans has been forwarded to the divisional headquarters of the Northern Railway which will help clear the backlog and in turn speeding up the fresh booking and quick transportation.” The sluggish movement of traffic has led to frayed tempers among the dealers and hosiery manufacturers, who feel that more delay would adversely affect their business. “As winters are nearing and the mercury has dropped quite a bit in many parts of the country, this is the right time for the people to purchase hosiery goods and knitwears. Any further delay (in sending the parcels to their destinations) will hamper the sales and cause losses to the hosiery industry,” remarked Hitesh Gambhir, a local garment manufacturer.
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Smog on this stretch could prove fatal for motorists
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 9 What to talk of undertaking construction work for safeguarding accident-prone flyovers and bridges, the department did not even bother to paint afresh the centerlines and sideline markings on roads, which could caution drivers of their position on the road. Rather a few centerlines, which were once marked on two-lane road, are proving hazardous as these lead to central verges at many places. Instead of helping the drivers to steer their vehicles safely, these lines can lead them to death traps waiting in form of central verges and can also prove hazardous for occupants of vehicles coming from opposite side. Most of the roads and bridges in the area need repair but the authorities concerned continue to be indifferent towards their upkeep. Numerous accidents were reported on the first foggy day of the season a few days ago. The authorities, by now, should have started taking preventive steps to avoid fog-related accidents. But they have not bothered to clear even the passages. While it is mandatory for the maintenance staff to ensure that the centerline and sidelines were marked accurately and prominently on all roads falling under their jurisdiction, a majority of them seemed to have ignored the guidelines, leaving the travellers at the mercy of the nature. Even if there is no fog, drivers find it difficult to steer their vehicles safely, and overturning and collision with stranded vehicles and dividers is a common scene on the Malerkotla-Ludhiana, Ahmedgarh- Raikot, Pakhowal, Jagera and Pohir roads. Driving on roads along the banks of canals becomes more hazardous during fog, as both sides of the passages are unsafe. Many lives were lost in accidents in which vehicles carrying passengers fell into the Bathinda branch of Sirhind Canal in past. Similar is the case with the road passing over the Sidhwan and Abohar branches.
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300 patients examined
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 9 This was stated by a group of physicians after examining about 300 patients at a medical camp organised by Hind Hospital at Kanganwal village near here. Dr Kulwant Rai Pandori inaugurated the camp and Kuldeep Singh, president, Sports Club, was the guest of honour. A group of doctors led by Dr Sunit Hind and Dr Puneet stated that majority of patients had contracted diseases due to changing weather and unconcern among villagers. The villagers also ignored importance of vital components of balanced diet for growing children and special classes, including elderly people and pregnant and lactating mothers. “Unfortunately, people have started evaluating usefulness of food items on the basis of their price. A little awareness about the importance of various components of balanced diet and their source of availability can enable even the poor families to keep their members healthy by providing them all nutrients in proper ratio,” said Dr Sunit.
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Foundation day
Jagraon, November 9 District and Sessions Judge SP Banger was the chief guest. SP (D) Raj Pal Singh Sandhu and DSP Bhupinder Singh, Judge Mandeep Kaur Bedi were the guest of honour. District and Sessions Judge SP Banger spoke extensively on the free legal service clinics and its usage and benefits for a common man especially from the rural background and uneducated lots. Gurvinder Singh gave an in-depth lecture on NREGA.
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Bhawan foundation stone laid
Amloh, November 9 The devotees donated around Rs 4 lakh for the bhawan. Jain Shivey Tambar 13 Path Sabha was also formed in which president Prem Kumar Jindal CA, vice-president Varinder Kumar Jindal, Vijay Kumar Garg, treasurer Rakesh Garg, secretary Sanjiv Kumar Bansal, joint secretary Jagdeep Kumar Bansal and press secretary Ajay Kumar Gupta, besides five patrons, Satinder Pal Bansal, Shiv Kumar Bansal, Avinash Bansal, Subhash Chand Garg and Data Ram, were elected as office-bearers of the sabha.
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Mobile dental service team visits Kashmir
Ludhiana, November 9 A dental team from CDC comprising Dr Manoj M, assistant professor in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr Pragya Roy, assistant professor in public health dentistry, two junior doctors- Dr Vanitha and Dr Eera, two interns- Smitha and Gloria, two dental assistants and two drivers went around different parts of the Kashmir valley. According to Dr Abi M Thomas, principal of CDC, the institution had recently received a request from a few Kashmiri people under the umbrella JK Millenium to organise a few dental camps in Srinagar. Responding to the plea, a team was constituted and all arrangements were made for the purpose. The mobile dental services team left for the valley with a fully equipped mobile dental van with three dental units. The base of the camp was Srinagar. This was the first time that the mobile dental services of CDC had gone to Kashmir. On the first day, the team went to Baghi-Sangerwani in Shopian district where they provided the dental treatment to 54 persons. Thereafter, the team proceeded to Pulwama district where they lent diagnostic and treatment facility to nearly 100 persons. These two camps were conducted in coordination with the civil hospital authorities of Shopian and the government medical doctors also joined the CDC team. The team members were all praise for the senior medical officer of the Shopian civil hospital, Dr Manzoor, who extended all help and appreciated the team effort for coming all the way from Ludhiana. On the third day of their visit to Kashmir, the team organised a camp at Chandil Wamigam in Tangmarg of Baramulla district where 125 patients with different dental problems were treated and given follow-up advice. On the final day, the dental experts examined more than 150 patients at Larnoo Bathpura in Anantnaag district. Dr Thomas said as per the feedback received by the CDC team, the Kashmiri people were all appreciative of the initiative taken by the institution in reaching out to the far flung, neglected and inaccessible areas and providing them with the best possible dental care. The mobile dental services of CDC is running a unique programme in North India, where the emphasis is creating dental awareness, dental education and treatment of the dental problem rather than just doing diagnostic check ups. Till recently the mobile dental services were extended only to the nine districts in Punjab and a few visits to the neighbouring state of Haryana as well. But this was for the first time that the CDC dental assistance had reached to a far-flung and strife-torn state, he added.
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March against genetically modified veggies
Ludhiana, November 9 The activists also took an oath to oppose Bt Brinjal at every cost. Later in the day, the activists screened a film by Mahesh Bhatt on genetically modified vegetables, “Thali Mein Zahar”. They also took out a candle march and asked the people to learn about the dangers posed by the genetically modified vegetables.
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Armed men attack cop
Phillaur, November 9 This incident took place while they were on a patrolling duty near Saidowal village in the Phillaur subdivision last night. ASI Surjit Singh fired in the air to save themselves. He, however, succeeded in arresting one of the assailants identified as Soka Ram. Four of his accomplices managed to escape. A case has been registered against the accused.
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13 bonded labourers rescued from brick kiln
Mullanpur Dakha, November 9 Warrant officer Ramesh Sharma today visited the local police station along with an armed guard and raided the Tari brick kiln at Jangpur village where the bonded labourers were kept as captives for the past more than a month. The warrant officer found the families of Samander Kumar, Sonu and Ramesh Kumar, all residents of Kandhla village in Mujjafar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, who submitted before the warrant officer that their families were made to work as bonded labourers. Inderjit Singh, a partner of the brick kiln owner, who was present at the time of raid did not objected to the warrant officer taking charge of the three families after putting their belongings into a hired Tempo. There were at least 25 adult workers working in the brick kiln but none other than the three families ever objected to the doings of brick kiln owner, Banarsi. The contractor of the labourers, however, cried foul as he said the brick kiln owner had already lent Rs 1.5 lakh to the three families advance on his guarantee. He said the repayment of the borrowed amount has become his liability. Besides salary the kiln owner at no cost was feeding all labourers and their families. Banarsi said all workers bought by him at this kiln belongs to the Muzafar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. Labourers Rajinder, Fattu, Dhandan and Inderpal confirmed the version of Banarsi. The warrant officer refused to give details to mediapersons present there. He rather threatened a lens men of an electronic media if tried to get near the labourer or clicked his photographs. He did not allow the rescued labourers to answer the quarries of mediapersons. Inderjit Singh when contacted said he has nothing to do in the case. He said he had no right to forcibly keep anybody in his kiln. He went to the extent of asking that if not a single labourer out of 19 employed at his kiln were having any problem then why only these families were complaining against him. They had lodged a frivolous complaint against us, he added.
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Purse of cop’s wife snatched
Ludhiana, November 9 Rajvant Kaur, wife of Surjit Singh, head constable, said the rickshaw had hardly reached the Jodhewal Basti when two motorcycle-borne youths came from behind and snatched her chain and the purse.Meanwhile, the two snatchers ran away with two mobile phones and Rs 7,000 in cash after waylaid a schoolteacher near Sarabha Nagar. 3 arrested
Mullanpur Dakha: Three youths have been arrested and an unlicensed pistol, deadly knives and two stolen motorcycles they were riding recovered from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Dilbagh Singh, Mukesh Paswan and Manoj Paswan, all residents of Mullanpur. They were hiding in a brick kiln at Bhanohar village. A .303 bore along with a cartridge was recovered from Dilbag Singh possession. They confessed having stolen motorcycles from different parts of Ludhiana. Later on, they used to sell these at nominal rates. The cops also recovered seven motorcycles from isolated places. Cases have been registered against the accused.
Youth dies in mishap
Jagraon: A youth died and another sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle ((PB 25 D 5898) they were riding was hit by an unidentified truck on Sunday. The Accident took place on the Sidhwan Bet Road. Sardari Lal Sharma of Khawaja Baju locality of Jagraon, an eyewitness, said he was on his way to Sidhwan Bet and was just behind the victims when the accident took place. The truck coming from the opposite direction hit the motorcycle Sanjeev Kumar and Rajeev Kumar, both victims, were riding. Sanjeev Kumar died on his way to the hospital while the condition of Rajeev Kumar is said to be critical. The truck driver is absconding. A case has been registered against the truck driver.
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2 cops booked for peddling poppy
Jagraon, November 9 The accused identified as constables Gurdeep Singh and Manjit Kumar were booked on charges of peddling poppy husk in the area. The police said both the accused were assisting Paramjit Singh alias Radu of Kamalpura in peddling poppy husk. After receiving a tip-off, the police intercepted Paramjit’s truck and recovered 40 kg of poppy husk. The accused, however, managed to give the police a slip. The police has impounded the truck.
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School Games
Ludhiana, November 9 The Sangrur district team comprising athletes from Baba Parmanand Kanya Mahavidyala, Jakhepal, Sidhu Memorial Public School, Sheron, and Shiba School, Lehragaga, won six gold, six silver and three bronze medals in the under-19 category; three gold, four silver and two bronze in the under-17 category; three gold, four silver and two bronze medals in the under-14 category. Sprinters from SAI Training Centre, Ludhiana, rewrote a new state record clocking 43.35 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay in the under-19 category against the existing record of 43.75 seconds. The team comprised Bhagwant Singh, Yishu Raj, Ajay Tandon and Daler Baaz. In the boys section, Gurdaspur athletes hogged the limelight with sports wing of Guru Har Rai Intelligent Treasures School, Panjgrain, bagging seven gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the under-17 category. In the under-14 category, the Panjgrain athletes won as many as nine gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals. Hosts, Ludhiana claimed four gold and five silver medals in the under-14 category. Results: Boys’ section: Hammer Throw (Under-19): 1. Asa Singh (Kapurthala), 2. Kulwindetr Singh (Sangrur), 3. Harjot Singh (Ludhiana); (Under-17): 1. Surinderpal Singh (Tarantaran), 2. Kulwinder Singh (Barnala), 3. Varinder Singh (Patiala). 110-meter hurdles (Under-19): 1. Jagdeep Singh (Amritsar), 2. Jugraj Singh (Sport School, Jalandhar), 3. Jashanjot Singh (Sangrur); (Under-17): 1. Manveer Singh (Ludhiana), 2. Harjinder Singh (Sports wing, Panjgrain), 3. Rupinder Singh (Sports School, Jalandhar). 200-meter race (Under-19): 1. Yeshu Raj (Ludhiana), 2. Bhagwant Singh (Ludhiana), 3. Ajay Tandon (Ludhiana); (Under-17): 1. Jatin Jain (Patiala), 2. Harjinder Singh (Sports wing, Panjgrain), 3. Arshdeep Singh (Amritsar). 400-metre hurdles (Under-19): 1. Jasdeep Singh (Sports wing, Patti), 2. Sunil Kumar (Sports School, (Jalandhar), 3. Harwinder Singh (Ludhiana). 5 km cross-country (Under-19): 1. Kuldip Singh (Gurdaspur), 2. Harpreet Singh (Sports wing, Patti), 3. Sadabir Singh (Amritsar). Girls’ section: Hammer Throw (Under-19): 1. Navjot Kaur (Ludhiana), 2. Kulwir Kaur (Sports wing, Kairon), 3. Antarbir Kaur (Gurdaspur). Triple Jump (Under-19): 1. Kulwinder Kaur (Sangrur), 2. Harjinder Kaur (HMV sports wing), 3. Amar Kaur (Ropar); (Under-17): 1. Bhumika Thakur (Sports wing Panjgrain), 2. Sukhwinder Kaur (Ferozepur), 3. Vipanjot Kaur (Patiala). 3 km cross-country race (Under-19): 1. Jaspreet Kaur (Ludhiana), 2. Amandeep Kaur (Hoshiarpur), 3. Manpreet Kaur (Sports wing, Kairon). Javelin Throw (Under-19): 1. Harmanpreet (Sports wing, Kairon), 2. Harpreet Kaur (Patiala), 3. Rajwinder Kaur (Sangrur); (Under-17): 1. Amandeep Kaur, STC, (Badal), 2. Balwinder Kaur (Ludhiana), 3. Birpal Kaur (Ferozepur). 200 meter race (Under-14): 1. Prerna (Patiala), Manpreet Kaur (Sangrur), 3. Amandeep Kaur (Sangrur).
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RS Khalsa drub Doraha school
Doraha, November 9 A total of 10 teams, including RS Model Senior Secondary School, Jaspalon, Doraha Public School, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, Government Senior Secondary School, Doraha, Government Senior Secondary School, Kaddon, Government Senior Secondary School, Dhamot, Shakti Public School, Government Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, Mehta Gurukul Senior Secondary School, Doraha, and Government Senior Secondary School, Jatana, participated in the tournament. Chief guest director Jaswant Singh Gill inaugurated the tournament. In his inaugural address, he asked the athletes to adopt a positive attitude towards life and be prepared for challenges of life with a stable mind, open heart and healthy physique. He further asked the students to adopt the spirit of true sportsmanship in their lives so that they might take victory and defeat in same stride. Principal Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu welcomed the chief guest and other dignitaries. The first match was played between RS Khalsa School, Jaspalon, and Doraha Public School, in which the former defeated the latter by 5-0. The second match was played between Government Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, and Government Senior Secondary School, Jatana, in which Sahnewal won the match by 2-0. The quarterfinal matches were played between Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, and RS Model Senior Secondary School, Jaspalon, in which the former defeated the latter by 4-0. Again, in the match played between Government Senior Secondary School, Kaddon, and Government Senior Secondary School, Dhamot, Dhamot won by 5-3. Rest of the matches were being played between Shakti Public School and Government Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, and between Mehta Gurukul Senior Secondary School, Doraha, and Government Senior Secondary School, Doraha. Dr Nirlep Kaur, head of physical education department, said the winner team would be awarded a cash prize of Rs 3,100 along with the team and individual trophy and the runners-up would be given a prize of Rs 2,100 along with the team trophy and individual trophy.
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Kho-Kho Meet
Jagraon, November 9 The four-day championship was conducted at the college campus after a gap of 22 years. Eighteen teams from various colleges of different zones of Panjab University participated with 10 teams in A division and eight teams in B division, which were further divided in four pools. Sports director of physical education of Panjab University, Dr Charanjit Singh Grewal, was the chief guest on the closing ceremony, while president of Panjab University sports committee, Dr Surjit Singh Randhwa, was the guest of honour. Principals of various institutes of Sidhwan Group of Educational Institutions, management and the principals of participating teams also attended the championship. In the final matches played today, the host college KCW, Sidhwan Khurd, emerged champion in the A division by beating Government College for Women, Ludhiana, and pushed it to the second position. Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, managed to bag the third position. In the B division, SHSM for Women, Chella Makhsuspur, was declared as the winner, while Gobind National College, Narangwal, was declared as the runner-up.
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IMA Ludhiana best branch in Punjab
Ludhiana, November 9 Punjab minister for local bodies Manoranjan Kalia inaugurated the conference. District president, Dr MK Sobti, received the best president award of the state for his dynamic leadership, dedication and devotion to the cause of professional body by taking the local branch to new heights. The IMA Ludhiana was adjudged as the best IMA branch of Punjab. The award was given for maximum work done during the year in all spheres. On behalf of the IMA, Dr MK Sobti, Dr Arun Mitra, Dr DP Singh Arora, Dr Kulwant Singh and Dr Ajit Singh Chawla received the award. The district branch of IMA was given yet another award, which included a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a citation for maximum work done in the national health programmes. Other recipients of the awards at the state conference were Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander, who was presented with an appreciation award for academics, while Dr BS Shah received an award for conducting excellent work as the chairperson of the IMA House Committee, Ludhiana. According to Dr Sobti, all this work had been made possible because of the hard work by all office-bearers, executive committee members and unstinted co-operation of all members of IMA Ludhiana.
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The ‘rail roko’ agitation by the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots here, close on the heels of Punjab bandh turned out to be nothing more than a “tamasha” staged by so-called leaders to show their strength rather than a purposeful exercise to seek justice which has eluded thousands of families and dependents of victims of the carnage. Even though the Punjab bandh was also observed to protest against denial of justice to the riot victims, but a few leaders of the body of riot victims, having strong political connections, did not want the radical bodies of the Sikhs to take credit for bringing plight of victims under focus. Apparently, the blockade of railway tracks for a few hours was also a scripted show because the place chosen for this purpose did provide the railway authorities to divert the trains from an alternative route. In any case, the agitators did cause a lot of inconvenience to the passengers and immense loss to the Railways in the process.
