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AADISHILP draws crowd
CAT in written and online formats sought
Not much shubh mahurat for marriages in 6 months
Surviving on rags
Differently-abled seek reserved rights
DAVIET students get tips on leadership skills
Bains, Noor to get Kewal Vig Award today
Land for NH: Hearing of objections on
Dec 7
Purse snatcher nabbed
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Library for the name sake
Jalandhar, December 3 Just adjacent to the room of the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, there is a room designated as library section of the hospital. But racks, full of books and medical journals, are hard to find in this room. Rather there is no library in the nutshell. An information under the RTI Act was sought from the authorities of the Civil Hospital regarding the funds and utility of the library established in the Civil Hospital. In an astonishing reply, the hospital authorities revealed that as no book had been purchased for the last five years, details of expenditure could not be given. The reply of the authorities also revealed that instead of any separate room, library was situated in the room of the steno of the hospital. Worst still, in the last five years, only four times books have been issued from the library. Although the authorities replied that separate register was there to maintain record of the dates of issuance and returning of books, but there was no librarian in the hospital. Ironically, the total number of books was not more than 25. “Yes there was separate room for library. But last year that room was transformed into the Department of Telemedicine. Now there is some proposal at the level of the higher authorities to establish a new library in the hospital. However, this proposal is still in the pipeline,” said Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Ashok Nayyar. On the question how doctors keep themselves update with recent theories and techniques, a doctor said, “Most of the professionals doing general practice never pay heed to upcoming theories. It has become culture that usually doctors prescribe only those medicines which are introduced by medical representatives. Doctors, who prefer to study books and journals to keep themselves updated, are just few in number,” said a doctor. As the hospital is a public place where nearly 2,000 persons visit everyday and hundreds of patients are admitted and their guardians, parents and friends stay with them, a library with separate sections for visitors and professionals will definitely be a good idea,” said a visitor, Rakesh Kumar, who come along with his friend. |
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AADISHILP draws crowd
Jalandhar, December 3 A tribal craft exhibition, “Aadishilp”, has been put on display at the local Virsa Vihar, which is drawing people, especially women, in large number. The exhibition has been organised by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The exhibition started on November 28 and will conclude on December 7. The exhibition showcases the most exquisite and authentic tribal artifacts crafted and sculpted by tribes from all over the country. Among the highlight of the exhibition is tribal textiles, tribal jewellery, gifts and novelties, tribal paintings, terracotta and stone pottery, natural and organic food products, metal craft and impressive cane and bamboo items. The onlookers are having enjoyable time shopping and asking questions about the handicrafts from their owners. Harjeet Midha, a local resident and an art lover, said, “Such exhibitions should be a regular feature in the city as you come to know about the different tribal arts. I always prefer to shop for tribal handicrafts from Delhi as there you get to buy wide variety of products. And the products are reasonably priced,” she added. The Chhattisgarh tribal handicrafts were the most sought after apart from the famous blue pottery of Rajasthan. Women also flocked the handicraft section of Jammu and Kashmir where wide variety of Pashmina shawls, suits, duppattas and sarees were put on display. “All the articles are sourced from a tribal craftsmen or groups of artisans who come from tribal areas. The artifacts are handcrafted and we conduct at least five to six such exhibitions across the country apart from the mega exhibitions in Delhi every year,” said a member of the exhibition group. |
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CAT in written and online formats sought
Jalandhar, December 3 Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Business School, a non-IIM member of the CAT group, also demanded that on the
pattern of MAT, CAT should also be conducted in both the formats paper-pencil
and online. He said many students, especially from rural areas, failed to cope up with the online format. The penetration of the computers in semi-urban and rural areas is yet not satisfactory. Students should have option to choose any format as per their convenience, he added. At the same time, he said, the students should not panic after a server crash at some centres because IIMs
and prometric had done good arrangements for the first-ever online CAT. |
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Not much shubh mahurat for marriages in 6 months
According to pandits, there are only nine days between December 13 and May 15 when marriages might be solemnised. Pandit Shailendra Sharma, who hails from Allahabad and presently resides in Central Town, says the auspicious days for marriages between this period are January 20 on Basant Panchami and between February 8
and 16. The pandit says the venus would remain inauspicious for marriages (shukra asta) from December 13 to February 8. Corroborating Sharma’s statement, wedding photographer Naresh Sharma said he did not have any booking for any marriage after December 12. Interestingly, the rates of commodities, including vegetables, fruits, non-vegetarian items are likely to decrease a bit during the inauspicious season of marriages. However, those who do not believe in such things
will continue solemnising marriages even during the inauspicious season. |
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Surviving on rags
Jalandhar, December 3 Widowed rag-picker Sukkamma for instance, fails to provide enough for her four young kids one of whom is just 11-month-old. Harassment is a part of life, as are cuts and dog bites. In hope of a decent living, her family migrated from Karnataka to Jalandhar about 10 years back. But, as is apparent, the sprawling city failed to bestow them with fortune, except that they are pulling along somehow. She complains of a backache but realises that life in itself is a burden which she, like her husband, cannot escape from. “He died of drinking and left me to survive the hell with these little children,” she shares. There are around 2,000 rag-pickers in Jalandhar and over two lakh in the capital. Most of them are women and children. All live a hand-to-mouth existence and easily fall prey to sometimes fatal diseases. After a whole day’s labour, Sukkamma earns about Rs 100 to 150. Like in Nida Fazli’s couplet “Jis din soye der tak bhookha rahe fakir”, they go hungry if oversleep. Their day starts at 3:30 in the morning. The rag-pickers sometimes work for more than 12 hours a day, searching for re-usable stuff like plastics, metals, old clothes, papers in the city corporation’s waste-bins and urban waste-lands. Without chappals or gloves or masks; the stink of rotten food and stagnant, filthy water is as repulsive to them as to any of us but they don’t have a choice. Many a time, they suffer cuts from broken glasses, sharp edged metals and shaving blades blindly thrown into the garbage by us. They don’t have access either to medicines or to doctors. “Twice I visited a doctor, when the sore worsened. For small cuts I tear some cloth and tie tightly. Treatment is unaffordable,” confides Sukkamma’s sister. Auto-rickshaw drivers disallow them to board, so they walk 5 to 10 miles a day, carrying heavy loads on their backs. “We cover long distances on foot, hauling heavy luggage, sometimes, around 10 km to reach the shop where we sell what we have collected,” says Shiva. Shunned by society, overlooked by an indifferent government and harassed by police and Municipal Corporation, they work under appalling conditions. “Last month they (police) gave me a thrashing, but I had not done anything wrong. People think we steel things… we are poor and not thieves,” adds Shiva
with resentment. Meanwhile, the corporation plans to hand over the responsibility of solid waste management to a private firm. “House to house collection of garbage and privatization of the whole garbage collection system may help keep the city cleaner but it is going to marginalise the rag-pickers further. Corporation should ensure proper wages, medical allowance and other facilities to those who will be kept under this new scheme. More so because their work is dangerous. They frequently come across harmful gases and precarious
materials,” said Ashok Dheel, general secretary Safai Karamchari Union. “While providing them with boots, gloves and masks, or giving them identity cards might improve their condition marginally, they need more from us, from the government.
From a society which is cleaner because of them, but refuses to look their way,” said a Rights activist
Gursewak Singh. |
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Young World
Jalandhar, December 3 The students from Prayas School also participated in the events. Jalandhar North MLA K.D. Bhandari announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the development works of the school. ADC (Grievances) Gurpreet Khaira presided over the function. School principal Harvinder Kaur along with the chief guests awarded the winners. The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) authorities today celebrated World Disabled Day as ‘Sports day’ at the local Government Model Senior Secondary School, Ladowali Road. As many as 252 students in the age group of 6 to 10 and 11 to 14 from different schools of the blocks participated in the events. The students took part in athletics, shot put, walkathon etc. The parents of the students were also present on this occasion. The games were inaugurated by Neelam Bhagat, Deputy Director, School Games. Among those present on this occasion were District Education Officer (Secondary), Joginder Dass and District Coordinator of SSA, Rajeev Joshi. Sports Week
The pre-primary wing of the Sanskriti KMV School today started ‘Sports Week’ under which the students would participate in events like balloon race, banana race, biscuit race and much more. Principal Nisha Bhargava appreciated the tiny-tots for participating in the event. AIDS awareness
The science forum of the DAV College held an AIDS awareness programme in association with the NGO, Citizens Welfare Protection Council, on World AIDS Day. Prof Anoop Vatts, NGO’s general secretary, held an interactive session with the students on this occasion. The Red Ribbon Club of the MGN College of Education, Jalandhar, also organised an AIDS awareness programme. The programme was presided over by Dr Raghbir Singh Bains and Dr Niranjan Singh Dhesi. During his address, Dr. Bains urged the youth to play an active role in creating awareness about AIDS among the masses. Wall magazine
The Postgraduate Department of the Kanya Maha Vidyalaya inaugurated an ‘English Wall Magazine’ today. Under this initiative the students of MA
(English), BA (English Honours) would put up articles and write-ups regarding English language and literature. Cultural programme
The CJS Public School celebrated its annual day on Wednesday. The students presented a cultural programme. Jalandhar SSP R.K. Jaiswal was the chief guest on this occasion. The toppers of class X and XII board exams were felicitated with cash awards. Hockey winners
The hockey team of Lyallpur Khalsa College won the hockey championship of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The college won 10 first positions, 8 second positions and 2 third positions out of the total 20 events. Lecture held
The DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) held an expert lecture for the students of MBA. Executive Director of Vardhaman Group, Sachit Jain was the key speaker on this occasion. Talking to the students he configured out several requisites of the leadership skills, which need to be developed and catered to for being a well accomplished professional. He said that it is easy to be a leader by position, but a tough job to be emancipated by the ideals of leadership and gain respect due to one’s own vivacity and vitality. |
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Differently-abled seek reserved rights
Jalandhar, December 3 A group of disabled persons, who were on the path of assertion for the just rights of disabled under the banner of the Handicapped Welfare Society, submitted their charter of demands consisting of right to free education to every disabled child up to the age of 18. They also demanded that children with disabilities shall have the right to free books, scholarships and uniforms and free education to the children of disabled persons. The DC could not spare time for the group as he was busy in a meeting. While talking to the media, society president Advocate Ashok Sharma said there were 70 million disabled in India, but only 2 per cent of them were educated and 1 per cent were employed. “The government must provide minimum monthly pension of Rs 2,000 to each disabled and there should be easy and subsidised loan facility for their self-employment. The government must set up vocational rehabilitation centres in each district,” he added. Society secretary Vivek Joshi said the government must exempt import and excise duty on items like wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids, artificial limbs and should give full concession in railway and bus fares. Meanwhile, the society on the behalf of its president has also been toeing a way of legalities for the right of the disabled. A writ has been filed in the 2005 to make it possible to provide appropriate transportation, removal of architectural barriers and modification in the parking lots and public lavatories of offices of DC Office Complex and Judicial Complex
Jalandhar. |
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DAVIET students get tips on leadership skills
Jalandhar, December 3 Jain heralded several accomplishments while playing the role of the former Chairman of the CII and member of the CITI Confederation. He spoke to the grooming technocrats about the importance of dedication, spirit of benevolence and human intellect. He also talked to students about dynamism, professionalism, versatility and intelligence. Jain gave the budding managers the actual definition of leadership. He talked about several requisites of the leadership skills which need to be developed and catered to for being a well-accomplished professional. “It’s easy to be a leader by position, but tough to gain respect due to one’s own vivacity and vitality,” he said. He said that it could be accomplished by removing the vices of anger, self-centric egoism and jealousy. He said spirituality is a means of self-recognition. He also gave tips for happiness. — TNS
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Bains, Noor to get Kewal Vig Award today
Jalandhar, December 3 Late Kewal Singh’s son Jatinder Mohan Vig, Chief Editor of Punjab magazine Janta Sansar, said former Punjab Speaker Surjit Singh Minhas, Senior Deputy Mayor Kamaljeet Singh Bhatia, DAV College Principal Dr V.K.
Tewari and DLO Manpreet Singh Bal would be special guests of honour. A cultural programme would also be presented. |
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Land for NH: Hearing of objections on
Dec 7
Phagwara, December 3 In a press release issued here today, the Phagwara SDM said the administration had received some objections from the people and the hearing under section 3C of the National Highways Act would be held on December 7 in the local Rest House. Representatives of the NHAI would also be present during the hearings. |
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Purse snatcher nabbed
Jalandhar, December 3 |
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Jalandhar, December 3
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