|
|
|
|
An Exposition-On-Wheels |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cong leader, wife booked for fraud
Priority Sectors Loans
Rallies, seminars to mark campaign against drug abuse
Young World
Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
(Honours School)
Railway Station Woes
26 to get jobs on compassionate grounds
|
|
Commonwealth Express tells IT story of India
G.S. Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 25 An exposition-on-wheels, spread across six coaches of a theme train, named “Commonwealth Express”, at Amritsar Railway Station, tells many such startling facts, which were seldom known by any. The concept was good but due to lack of its adequate publicity, the response to this effort was found to be negligible with the residents of Amritsar, apparently, confused about the arrival time of the train. While visiting the coaches, it was found that only NCC cadets, Scout and Guide volunteers and passengers who came to board trains were there to witness the exhibition. A quiz programme related to computer technology and information technology was also organised inside the train. Ritesh, Project Manager, Centre for e-Governance, Delhi, said the idea was not to advertise but to educate people about the information technology available for making their lives convenient and easy. “Still, we feel that footfall is of non-serious people. We have organised a quiz contest in the fifth boggie based on what people had witnessed in the first five boggies, but hardly could they answer anything. May be tomorrow, we may get serious footfall,” he opined. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Express started its journey from New Delhi on June 24. This was the second day of its journey and Amritsar is the first stopover on the itinerary. It will stay at the Amritsar station for two days, from June 25 to 26 and will remain open to visitors between 10 am and 7 pm. The Commonwealth Express will be travelling through 49 cities across the country. The “IT story of India” will be told through the six coaches by way of back-lit transits, front-lit digitally printed posters, short informational films, dubbed in regional languages, etc. The exhibition has been planned in a way that the six coaches tell about different facets of the information and communication technology (ICT), each dealing with one particular facet. A curtain raiser, the first coach presents an overview about the ICT, how it has impacted life, how it is changing the ways of life and working as a “change agent” bringing social and economic transformation. One of the interesting aspects of the first coach is the story of communication over the years, from smoke signals in the primitive times to the SMS and emails. The second coach showcases a cohesion of efforts taken by the DIT and several other organisations in the sphere of ICT, their contributions towards bringing ICT to the life of the common man and at the same time making India an “IT superpower”. One of the focal points of the coach is the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), a major initiative towards the concept of “good governance”. The third coach deals with the impact of ICT in various sectors - social, health, education, agriculture and ecology. It presents the role of the ICT as a major unifying factor, bringing the world together. The fourth coach presents the ICT from the perspective of industries, its key role in the growth of industries and the country’s economic rise. The theme of the fifth coach revolves around Common Service Centres (CSCs), an initiative to provide a platform to the people to access various information and services as well as an interface between government agencies and the citizens. The sixth coach has been designed as an auditorium. Internet, video conferencing and mobile communications are some of the highlights of the exhibition.
|
|
Cong leader, wife booked for fraud
Amritsar, June 25 He later disposed off the funds, released for procurement of computers for Vidya Bhavan School by opening a fake account in the name of H.S. Arora by producing an unidentified person in the bank. In his investigation, Gagandeep Singh, in charge, economic offences wing, indicted the Congress leader and his wife, along with two other unidentified persons. A case was registered under sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC on the statement of his mother-in-law Narinder Kaur. However, Bhatia, terming it a politically motivated case, said it was an attempt to defame him. “It is a family and property dispute which is the main cause behind the complaint. The case was registered to harass me,” said Bhatia. He said he and his wife were granted interim bail by the court. He pointed out that it required more investigations to find out the involvement of any bank employee in the presence of whom the account was opened, besides which member of the school authorities misused his/her power for bungling the funds. Meanwhile, Bhatia said different police officials conducted inquiries earlier too, but nothing came out of it. He said grants were released and utilised in the school itself. Moreover, he questioned the fact that the cases were being highlighted after the death of H.S. Arora.
|
|
Banks release 1,199.93 crore as farm
advances
Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, June 25 The ADC said there were 134 bank branches in the district and had Rs 2,076.76 crore as deposits. He said out of Rs 1,393.58 crore released for the priority sectors Rs 1,199.93 crore had been released for agriculture and Rs 596.56 crore for weaker sections by the banks. The ADC expressed resentment over the delaying attitude of some banks in giving loans to the micro and small entrepreneurs like cobblers, tailors and tongawalas. The ADC at the same time expressed his satisfaction over surpassing all the goals fixed by the government and said that the CD ratio of the district was 74.47 per cent as against the national percentage of 60. It was stated at the meeting that there were 675 self-help groups functioning in the district and out of which 592 have been given loans by the banks. The ADC urged the downtrodden sections to form self-help groups. Besides, Y.B. Bajaj, AGM, Reserve Bank of India, Dr Manohar Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Pargat Singh, Deputy Director, Dairy Development Department, and Dr Hardyal Singh, Deputy Director, Horticulture, also addressed the meeting.
|
|
Rallies, seminars to mark campaign against drug abuse
Amritsar, June 25 According to experts, use of pharmaceutical and intravenous drugs, in addition to the consumption of narcotic substances like opium, smack, heroin, etc., is the recent trend of addiction among the youth. Just last evening, the Health Department seized thousands of tablets and capsules worth Rs 65,000 from a medical store in Katra Sher Singh Market. “We are not letting any stone unturned to stem the problem. It’s a continuous process and health teams were raiding whenever they were getting information from their sources,” said Dr Chandanjit Singh Kaundal, Civil Surgeon, Amritsar. Police Commissioner Varinder Kumar said the Police Department was also doing every bit to end the menace. “Something is also wrong with government policies as there is an urgent need to keep a close tab on the production of synthetic drugs. There should be some monitoring authority to keep check on the audit of pharmaceutical companies regarding production and consumption of intoxicant drugs,” he pointed out. The police claims it has some plans to tackle the drug abuse more efficiently. Some of their plans for International Anti-Drugs Day go as follows: The police has planned to conduct surveys, besides providing counselling at various localities, especially in the areas where drug abuse has assumed dangerous proportions. A police spokesman said lectures would be delivered on various aspects of drug addiction followed by a rally which would pass through various parts of the Civil Lines area with banners, flags and education material to create awareness among the general public about the drug abuse. Various programmes would be held at as many as nine places, with the collaboration of Nehru Yuva Kendra, Civil Defence Organisation, Rotary Club, councillors of the area and prominent persons. At another seminar more than 200 drivers will be educated in Transport Nagar, opposite Patakha Market, Sawera Cargo Movers, where Deputy Commissioner of Police Kaustubh Sharma would be the guest of honour. A programme would also be held in Maqboolpura, also called the locality of widows, being the area where the maximum number of persons have died due to drug addictions. Anti-drug abuse rallies will be organised at Faizpura Rattan Singh Chowk, Mustfabad, Indera Colony, Heir village, Chheharta Chowk, Kot Khalsa, Gawal Mandi, Ram Tirath Road, Putlighar area, Jolly Palace, Islamabad, inside Lahori Gate, Hall Gate, Mandir Bhadar Kali, Fakir Singh Colony, Mula Peer, Fateh Singh Colony, Gate Hakima and Jhuggian Ekta Nagar. |
|
310 NCC cadets attend annual training camp
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 25 The organiser of the camp is 11 Punjab Batallion. Camp Commandant Col Abhilash Acharya said the camp would conclude on July 2. Cadets from schools and colleges of Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur are taking part in it. Apart from discipline, the cadets would be offered training in firing, map reading, drill and various other activities. Network technology
The Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology (ACET) updated Internet and network technology by installing fibre optic LAN cable on the campus. Director, ACET, H.N. Chandrawat said the technology was changing at a fast pace and it was imperative to make the faculty and students conversant with them. Industrial visits
With a view to developing better industry-academic interaction, B.Tech students of the Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies were taken on industrial visits to the JCT, Phagwara, Mukerian Power Plant , RCF, Kapurthala and Wonderland, Jalandhar. The industrial visit to RCF, Kapurthala, was a great learning experience for the students as they came to know how the industries work to achieve high-quality error-free production
continuously. The visit to the JCT, Phagwara, exposed the students to actual engineering practice and enabled the students to understand the working environment in a manufacturing industry. At Wonderland, the Manager described the water circulation system and the working of filtration plant to the students. |
|
Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
(Honours School) Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 25 Head of the school Dr Sukhdev Singh Sohal said the course was started in 2008 with the substantial financial grant provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Sunayana, who secured 86 per cent marks, was placed first in the batch. Richika Nanda cleared the UGC (Net) in her first attempt. Sohal said more than 50 per cent of its students had been successfully placed in various prestigious companies like IBM, Bajaj Alliance and Bharti Axa Life Insurance. He said the process of online submission of application forms for the course was going on and the last date for submission of online application forms through the university website, www.gndu.ac.in, and www.gnduadmissions.org, is June 28. He said the candidates having bachelor’s degree in any stream with 50 per cent marks in aggregate are eligible for admission, which is based on the merit of the candidate in the qualifying examination through online submission of application forms. Sohal said keeping in mind the changing economic and political environment of India and its growing integration with the global economy, this two-year programme is specially designed to train the students for a challenging career in the corporate sector, IGOs, non-governmental organisations, international institutions such as the World Bank, IMF, UN and its agencies, international trading blocs and institutes of higher teaching and research.
|
|
Enquiry window closed for ‘insiders’
Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 25 Local resident Hitesh Mehra travelled to Delhi in the Super Fast Express train last week. Having entered platform No 1, he went straight to the enquiry window to know about the exact arrival and departure of the train. He was shocked to be greeted by a piece of plywood in place of the open window. When he knocked at the glass enclosure, the employee sitting inside gestured him to approach from the other window which is located outside platform No 1. He had to go out of the platform to know the exact time of his train. Again to re-enter the platform, he had to pass through security checks and show his ticket to the employees guarding the entrance. Jaswinder Singh, a city resident, said another major problem with the enquiry was of not attending calls. Often they made calls to enquire about the departure or arrival timings of the train. “However, it is a rarity to listen to the voice on the other side of the phone when you dial for the enquiry,” he alleged. Despite repeated attempts, Divisional Railway Manager Vishweshwar Dubey, based at Ferozepur, could not be contacted.
|
||
|
26 to get jobs on compassionate grounds
Tarn Taran, June 25 A meeting in this regard was held here
yesterday under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Khushi Ram. The official press release revealed the candidates of the victims of terrorism and riots, besides war heroes, had been covered under this scheme of the government. It was said that 31 candidates were called for the interview yesterday against which 26 candidates appeared. It was stated that 64 candidates had already been given jobs under this scheme and 60 cases were under process, said the press release.
— OC |
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
Amritsar, June 25
