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Now, govt school takes to publicity campaign
Foundation day
City falling victim to hoarding menace
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Auto-lifters run over, kill rickshaw-puller
Eggs get cheaper at Rs 30 a dozen
SGPC poll: SAD (UK) fields Batalvi against Makkar
PSEB staff hold protest
Young steps of success
Baba Bilga museum to be thrown open today
German Exchange Programme
Crime
Relief for undertrial
Farmers to get fungicide at 50 pc subsidised rates
Rs 95 lakh allocated for SSA
Delegates discuss challenges in teacher education
PMU plans three-day protests in Punjab
23 entrepreneurs honoured
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Now, govt school takes to publicity campaign
Jalandhar, April 1 The goal is to stop slow but steady decline in enrolment apparent in the past decade. “We believe our school is strong and offers good education along with other facilities. We have highly educated staff and a commendable building. But a trend has been observed among the parents to send their wards to private institutions, although they charge hefty fee. “The campaign is aimed at generating awareness among the public about the many facilities available here at a much lower price and motivate the parents to enrol their children with us,” said Renuka, a computer faculty member at Basti Bawa Khel School. “The campaign focuses on young parents. Catching the kids when they start high schooling undergirds the campaign as it becomes difficult to get the students switched to government schools from private ones, especially if they are doing well. But it in no way means that others are neglected. “We try our best to persuade them into shifting their wards to our school. Every parent, however poor, desires the best for their kids and if we offer best quality education at the most affordable rates, they will surely cooperate with us. Most of the parents gave a patient hearing, some of them even seemed convinced,” she added. The school had strength of about 380 students the previous session and the faculty expects it to go up by at least 50 students this year. They have pasted pamphlets in the nearby areas stating the plus points of government education. “The school offers free computer education up to class VII, scores of scholarships, free books and much more. Private schools burn a hole in the pockets of poor and middle class parents. But government schools like our’s offer better qualities at almost negligible cost,” commented Devinder Kaur, Head Mistress of the school. But since the condition of many of the government schools is miserable, people prefer to go for private institutions. “I want my child to study well and become an officer in future. We don’t mind cutting other expenses to pay for his education in a good private school. Teachers are insincere and infrastructure deficient in most of the government-run schools,” Jagpal Singh, an auto-rickshaw driver, said.
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Foundation day
Jalandhar: The 7th and 27th Battalions of the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) celebrated their 47th and 29th foundation days, respectively, at PAP grounds today. Shashi Kant, DGP of PAP, was the chief guest, while IG Gurdev Singh Sahota was the guest of honour on the occasion. The jawans who excelled from 7th and 27th Battalions were honoured and given prizes. —
TNS
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City falling victim to hoarding menace
Jalandhar, April 1 Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has given strict orders against displaying any posters, except for religious ones, that too for mere three days. The Ram Navami is over but the billboards are intact at most of the places. Every time there is some religious or political event, the number of flyers, hoardings, billboards and posters go up for untold duration. Put up in tearing hurry, some of them are even placed precariously, ignoring safety rules. “We urgently need well enforced rules where companies are given permission to advertise only on commercial buildings, at a stipulated height. All the safety standards should be well-observed and adhered with,” said Ravinder Kaur, a schoolteacher and city resident. Seems like the Municipal Corporation has virtually compromised its responsibility to ensure smooth flow of traffic, remove ugly spots and enhance city’s scenic beauty for advertisement revenue. It is clearly mentioned under Section 11 of Advertising By-laws (Part II) that advertisers should not install, affix or hang publicity hoardings that may cause impediment in traffic flow or danger to motorists. But, alas, it was never observed. “Gone are the days when you could commute easily in the city. Risk of life has increased manifold in the recent years and the billboards have definitely added to the problem. Moreover, they bombard you with unwanted suggestions; leaving you feeling claustrophobic by the time you reach your destination,” commented Gurcharn Singh, a city resident. Be them religious, political or those advertising banks, hospitals, beauty clinics educational institutions or restaurants, big and small hoardings have been placed at all the prominent places in the city. What is worse most of the hoardings are strategically placed on the busiest roads. Scores of boards can be seen at the road leading to bus-stand and from MC office main gate to jail, hindering free flow of traffic. And to add to the problem, the ‘Stick no Bills’ signs are often ignored with advertising posters glued on many walls around the city. The MC admits to keeping a check on these but confides that it is an uphill task, which can only be accomplished with public co-operation. “There should be some law under which it should be made mandatory for all to install billboards of uniform size so that these couldn’t disfigure the city’s face. The concerned officials should ensure strict implementation of the rules. Ironically, the elected councillors are completely indifferent to their duties,” concluded resident Sushil Kumar. OfficialSpeak
Municipal Corporation Commissioner Vinay Bublani says: “We are mulling the removal of all the hoardings and billboards from the eight major roundabouts in the city. The decision is already through, only enforcement needs to be done which will take some time. A dialogue with the police commissioner will ensure the force needed to carry out the drive. As far as the time limit of the hoardings is concerned, most of the out-dated ones have been removed. The left out ones will be removed in the first phase of the anti-hoarding drive.” |
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Auto-lifters run over, kill rickshaw-puller
Jalandhar, April 1 A cop, regulating vehicular traffic at a T-point, had a miraculous escape as the auto-snatchers sped away with the vehicle despite being signalled to stop by the cop, Surjit Singh. They were being chased by the owner of the vehicle after he noticed them travelling in the same vehicle with a fake registration number (PB-10-CR-1070) on Nehru Road. The incident occurred while three miscreants were trying to speed away and took a left turn towards Alaska Chowk while coming from BMC Chowk. The speeding car hit the rickshaw flinging the puller, Peter Masih, a resident of Lamba Pind Chowk, to a distance. Masih succumbed to the head injuries on the spot. The car occupants also hit a cyclist while escaping from the scene. According to the police, the miscreants had snatched the vehicle (PB-08-HT-4918) from a city-based doctor from Ludhiana at gun-point late on Sunday night. SHO H.S. Bhalla said an alert had been sounded to nab the snatchers. The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination at the local Civil Hospital. A case has been registered against the snatchers at Baradari police station in this regard, he added. —
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Eggs get cheaper at Rs 30 a dozen
Jalandhar, April 1 Owing to an increase in consumption due to rise in the mercury, the prices of lemon went up from Rs 60 per kg to Rs 70 this week. The prices of ginger increased to Rs 75 per kg this week against Rs 60 last week. Radish and carrot witnessed an increase in prices. Radish prices jumped to Rs 8 per kg from Rs 5 last week and those of carrot jumped from Rs 10 per kg last week to Rs 13 this week. On the other side, the prices of onion, tomato and potato witnessed meagre change in prices this week. Potato witnessed a fall in its price of However, the most significant fluctuation in the price list was witnessed in the case of eggs. The price came down to Rs 30 per dozen this week
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SGPC poll: SAD (UK) fields Batalvi against Makkar
Jalandhar, April 1 While addressing mediapersons here today, president of SAD (UK), Jasjeet Singh said that party would field its candidates in all 170 seats in the coming SGPC elections. He claimed that main objective of fighting elections was to free the SGPC from the clutches of ruling party. While claiming that Dal would use politics as a platform to address the grievances of Sikh community and for the propagation of Sikh religion, he said that so far, party has enrolled approximately 47,500 members in the state. He alleged that ruling political parties have failed to serve the interests of Sikh Community. He claimed that representatives of some other Sikh parties and groups have approached him to from an alliance against ruling faction. He, however, said deal with other parties and groups will be clinched only after thorough deliberations.
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PSEB staff hold protest
Nakodar, April 1 The protesters submitted memorandum to the board officials in support of their long pending demands.
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Young steps of success
Jalandhar, April 1 The city kids too are now following the league. Fascination of entering the glamour world rather quickly and passion for music and dance can be easily assessed from the keenly attended auditions for reality shows. Over 2,200 kids are said to have participated in an audition recently held at Chandigarh. City-based Tanishka Bhalla was among 18 lucky ones to have made it to the final. The 10-year-old is a Class V student of St Joseph’s Convent School. Daughter of a businessman, she said she aimed to become an actress. She gave the credit to her dance trainer Vivek Aggarwal. The girl has also made it through the second round of the Boogie Woogie auditions held in Amritsar. There are three other kids who have sailed through the Boogie Woogie auditions. Salit Dua, Akshit Batra and Akanksha, all whom are taking dance training from Vivek’s institute, are awaiting a call from Mumbai. Says Akshit, a 12-year-old boy of Apeejay School, “There were 400 kids at the show. I performed on the number ‘Just do it’ from the movie ‘Dance pe Chance’ during the audition.” Salit of Delhi Public School, who had made waves by performing stunts in various dance competitions and copying steps of Michael Jackson, too is proud of his achievement. “I just hope that the opportunity comes soon”, he crossed his tiny fingers.
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Baba Bilga museum to be thrown open today
Jalandhar, April 1 These thoughts were expressed by Kulbir Sanghera, the elder son of Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga who along with his family and members of Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall would inaugurate ‘Gadari baba Comrade Bhagat Singh Bilga Memorial Hall’ tomorrow on the occasion of the 103rd birth anniversary of Baba Bilga. The family has kept a small function on this occasion during, which the museum constructed inside the ancestral house of Baba Bilga would be thrown open for the public.
Talking to The Tribune, Kulbir said a portion of the house has been completely converted to museum with rare pictures of Baba Bilga, his participation in various movements, writings, speeches, books, history of Ghadar fighters, Kuka lehar, Babbar Akali lehar, Kirti Kisan party and much more. “A special book authored by Baba Bilga titled- ‘Itihasik Pind Bilga’ would also be released on this occasion. This was the last book written by Baba ji, which was left midway as he died on May 22 last year. We completed the book with as a tribute to him on this day”, he added. The museum also houses a library where newspapers, magazines and books highlighting Ghadar ideology have also been put on display, he added. Baba Bilga’s family had declared during the last 18th Mela Gadhari Babeyan Da that they would convert the ancestral house as a museum. Kulbir said that Baba Bilga was a votary of youth empowerment and echoed the message- Utho Naujawano, Badal do Zamana. “He always felt that the ideologies of freedom fighters should be passed on the future generations and the museum is an attempt to fulfill his desire”, he said. Among others who have come specially to attend the inaugural function of the museum are Avtar Singh Johal, the general secretary of Indian Workers Association (IWA), Great Britain, Avtar Atwal from Shaheed Udham Singh Welfare Centre, Birmingham (U.K), Ajit Singh Ramewal from Association of Indian Communists, Surjeet Singh Bilga from Southall to name a few.
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German Exchange Programme
Jalandhar, April 1 DAAD is an organization, which has recently constituted this programme for the promotion of academic and scientific ties between India and Germany and other parts of the globe. The program is titled as ‘DAAD Young Ambassador’. Sukhwinder was handed over the letter of appointment by the German Ambassador to India, Thomas Matussek on March 23, 2010 at a function at his residence in New Delhi. The other selected students include those from IITs, NITs, BITS, Pilani and other recognised state universities. During the year- long exchange and research program, Sukhwinder would specialise in the practical fields of Oil Exploration, Wind Energy, Solar Energy and Power Sector. He would pursue his research works at different varsities of Germany and explore these fields being a student of Mechanical Energy. Talking to The Tribune, Director of NIT, Dr. Moin-Uddin said that it is an honour for the NIT faculty that Sukhwinder has been selected for this program. “He applied for the exchange program in September last year while he was pursuing his Mechanical Engineering at NIT, Jalandhar. During this program he would also share his research findings with German counter parts”, he added. The exchange program constitutes of sixteen students from different leading institutes of India who would experience the academic world of Germany through DAAD Scholarships. Sukhwinder is employed with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Panipat. Dr. Moin-uddin said Sukhwinder would act as the first point of contract for students of NIT who would be interested in studying or carrying out research programs under this exchange program at Germany. “It is for the first time that Germany has constituted an academic exchange program with India and in its very initiative they selected our student. This would further enhance the chances of our students to pursue their research works under this program”, he maintained.
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Crime
Phillaur, April 1 Car theft
Phillaur: Thieves ran away with a Swift car of Avtar Singh of Ramgarh village after leaving him unconscious near Chack Sarai village yesterday. According to reports, the victim gave lift to two unidentified persons who offered him some intoxicating drinks after which he fell unconscious. The police has registered a case. |
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Relief for undertrial
Phagwara, April 1 Justice Bedi, who was on his inspection visit in Phagwara, inspected judicial courts and sub-jail of Phagwara and met the inmates in the overcrowded jail and heard their problems. Meanwhile, the Phagwara Bar Association president Varinder Sharma met Justice Bedi and urged him to establish a court of Additional District Session Judge in Phagwara.
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Farmers to get fungicide at 50 pc subsidised rates
Jalandhar, April 1 He said stocked fertiliser would be available to farmers on old rates. Chief Agricultural Officer Kulbir Singh Deol said in consideration with the demand raised by farmers across the district, a farmers’ training camp is being organised in the district headquarters. He said 21,302 samples of soil have been analysed by departments across the state. He added that seven biogas plants were established in the district. He added that approximately 5,422.8 quintal of wheat seed has been distributed on 25 per cent and 1,050 quintals seed on 50 per cent subsidy has been distributed to farmers across the district. He said 23 paddy transplanters have been provided to the farmers to facilitate mechanised transplantation of paddy in the coming season.
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Rs 95 lakh allocated for SSA
Jalandhar, April 1 Out of the total allocated money, Rs 48,83,950 will be spent on different training programmes and administrative works. Rs 47 lakh have been issued towards Alternative Innovative Education, which aims at providing education to out-of-school children to streamline them to main schools. The committee presided over by Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ajit Singh Pannu, also decided to spend Rs 14,35,750 on 10-day service teacher training and Rs 16,23,600 on the training of newly appointed teachers. Further Rs 76,000 have been given towards BRP and Rs 6 lakh towards administrative works. |
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Delegates discuss challenges in teacher education Jalandhar, April 1 Resource persons from Assam, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Bihar, Chandigarh and Punjab participated in the two-day-long seminar. The seminar was aimed at focusing attention on the emerging challenges in teacher education in this age of privatisation. The delegates, including Dr Mahesh Bhargava, Dr T.C. Gyani, Dr R.D. Singh, Dr Dwaraka Prasad, Dr Aarti Sinha, Dr Jayshree Reddy, Dr P.L. Kurkure and Dr Amit Kotas, laid emphasis on inclusive education progammes in educational institutes. Chief guest Dr Inderjit Singh, Registrar, Guru Nanak Dev University, honoured the delegates. Placement Ravi Shankar, a student of mechanical engineering of Mehr Chand Polytechnic College has bagged an appointment with Larsen and Toubro Limited, according to training and placement officer of the college Sanjay Bansal. HMV-UGC grant Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya received a total grant of Rs 1.36 crore from the UGC for upgrading science laboratories and promotion of research works. Eight departments would be benefited with this grant. Principal J. Kackria said the UGC had allocated the grant to the science department for its academic performance. Blood camp A blood donation camp was held at the Apeejay Institute of Management on Thursday as part of NSS activity in association with Pahal. As many as 100 units of blood were collected. Institute director Dr Balram Dogra said the youth should participate in blood donation. Climate change The department of botanical and environmental sciences of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised a seminar-cum-conference on climate change under the NEAC, sponsored by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh. Dr Adarsh Pal Vig, reader in the department of botanical and environmental sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, delivered a lecture on climate change and water security. On the occasion, a chart making and slogan writing competition was also held. Result declaration
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Dr BR Ambedkar Public Senior Secondary School, Bulandpur, organised its annual result declaration function. Chief guest Dr B.R. Kataria opened the result file and motivated the students to study harder and become good citizens. Students who secured the first three positions in every class were awarded medals. In class V, Jaspreet Kaur secured 90 per cent, Rajdeep Kaur 85 per cent and Suraj Kumar 82 per cent. |
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PMU plans three-day protests in Punjab Jalandhar, April 1 Union president Tarsem Peter said the office-bearers and members of the union would hold protests at all the district headquarters against the government from April 5 to 7. He said the government had failed to keep its promises made at the time of the last assembly elections. A promise to give 10-marla plots to landless families had not been kept. Moreover, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) had not been implemented properly in the state. The government was befooling the public by claiming “false” social audit done in works under the NREGA. The public distribution system had failed as benefits had been given only to people linked with political parties, alleged Peter.
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Jalandhar, April 1 Suresh C. Munjal, managing director, Hero Cycles, was conferred Lifetime Achievement Award. Monica Malhotra Kandhari of MBD group and K.K. Mehta, branch manager of Crompton Greaves were among those who received awards. — TNS
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Challenging the ‘dominance’ of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in the Shrimani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee
(SGPC), the Shiromani Akali Dal (UK) today fielded Gurdev Singh Batalvi as its candidate against sitting SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar in the ensuing committee elections.
Jalandhar, April 1
A national-level seminar was organised by the St Soldier College of Education on “Emerging challenges in teacher education” and a workshop on “Psychology lab management” was conducted in collaboration with the Harprasad Institute of Behavioral Studies, Agra.
