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Seechewal serves last ultimatum on admn
Flyover Menace
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NC constructing illegal road
Municipal staff to go on strike from April 25
Fruit prices on a high
Pak college principal bats for cultural exchange between students
Halle Berry cancels Broadway debut
Kangana zips her lips
Haunting moves
Young World
Maneka to release Mumtaz Ali’s book
Social body objects to Amar Singh’s proposed party name
Police suvidha centre to be operational in a month
Playing it for friend’s sake
New jail to provide relief to prisoners
Public prosecutors seek appointment on regular basis
DCP issues directions to number plate makers
Grant of Rs 71 lakh
Racing past age
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Seechewal serves last ultimatum on admn
Jalandhar, April 21 Over 125 villagers residing in 12 villages falling along the banks of the drain today held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti for about an hour explaining him about the health hazards they were facing owing to heavy quantities of pollutants flowing close to their fields. Seechewal and the villagers warned the DC that in case their demands were not met they would have to resort to constructing a bundh across the drain at Gurdwara Tahli Sahib in Bler Khanpur village on April 24. They demanded that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal be requested to hold a sangat darshan programme on the banks of the drain so that he actually understands the miserable condition they were living in.
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Trader’s death in accident raises serious questions
Amaninder Pal Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 21 The very purpose of constructing the big flyovers in cities seems negated when a death occurs following a head-on collision at the top of such flyovers, which were constructed not only to make smoothen the traffic flow but also to bring down the roadside accident rate in the city. The car, which was being driven by Kishan Chopra, ascended from the southern arm of the flyover when it collided with the Tata 407, coming in the wrong direction from the bus stand arm of the flyover. Kishan Chopra died on the spot and lost his life merely due to nonobservance of basic traffic rules by the driver of Tata 407. The southern arm (towards BSF Chowk) and northern arm (towards BMC Chowk) are the major arms of flyover. The third arm, bus stand arm, descends down from the middle of left side of the bridge. Only the downward flow of traffic is allowed through the bus stand arm. Therefore, the vehicles heading towards BSF Chowk through the bus stand arm ultimately land up on the wrong side of the traffic flow. The tricky, but obviously not frivolous, question, which usually remains suspended after every such accident of deep painful magnitude, is that who should be held responsible for a loss of a human life. Fault in design
Daljinder Singh Dhillon, ACP, Traffic, said there was an immediate need to rectify the major engineering fault which led to such accidents. “The arm descending towards the bus stand was originally meant to facilitate buses entry into bus stand. The arm should be permanently extended into the bus stand premises so that there should be only one way traffic from flyover to bus stand,” said Dhillon. Suggesting that entry of all other personal and carrier vehicles from the bus stand arm would be automatically blocked after minor changes in the design of bus stand arm, Dhillon claimed that all other preventive measures would be temporary and ultimately turn futile. Traffic Control Committee
Dhillon added that a Traffic Control Committee was constituted to address the same problem with the ADCP, Traffic, a senior engineer of the Municipal Corporation and a PCS officer its member. A report submitted by the committee also observed the need to extend the bus stand arm up to the bus premises.
NC constructing illegal road
Phagwara, April 21 The NC has been accused of constructing a road on Nangal sub minor canal without taking NOC from the Irrigation Department. Officials in a meeting of the sub-divisional level Advisory Committee of the Irrigation Department briefed the SDM on the matter. The SDM instructed the officials concerned to act accordingly. The matter has been also been reported to the police. — OC |
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Govt failed to keep promise Our Correspondent
Phagwara, April 21 She said the Joint Action Committee of different municipal employees unions had decided to revive their indefinite agitation from April 25, which was halted after the assurances of the state government last month. She said now all municipal employees, including safai karamchairs, of all the municipal committees of the state would go on an indefinite “pen down-tool down” strike from April 25 to force the government to accept their demands. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the municipal employees unions, which was attended by union leaders Ashok Mattu, Roshan Lal Sethi, Ram Murti Sarwata, Ashok Mehmi, Dalbir Saroya, Jaswinder Singh Bhalla, Jagtar Singh, Ranjit Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Bobby, Padam Kumar, Ashok Joga, Jyoti Bhaghania and Sunil Dutt. The employees will sat on a dharna before their respective municipal committees offices daily, said Surjit Kaur. Their major demands included regularisation of ad hoc employees, better pay scales, implementation of the recommendations of the pay commission and minimum wages for safai karamcharis belonging to mohalla sanitation committees according to rules, etc.
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Fruit prices on a high
All fruit sellers agree that business is not as profitable as it used to be in the previous years. While most blame the bizarre rate patterns to production and crop output, there are some who differ. Fruit seller Arvind Kumar Gupta says inflation has caused rates to go sky high with people from poor or middle class families shying away from fruit shops. "They can't afford fruits now. The rates were still higher during the Navratras, now they have come down but they are expected to go high again." Lucky, who sells sweet limes and pineapples, says, "Our profits have taken a major dip. Price changes rapidly and returns are meagre. The business was much more profitable earlier." Fruit seller Satpal Singh blames it on the weather, "The weather has been very fickle for the past some days. Fruit production has taken a hit and has resulted in high prices." Some fruit retailers, however, say inflation and poor yield is all hogwash. "It's all in the hands of wholesalers. The crisis is being caused by hoarders. Some key players order bulk consignments and capture all the orders from a particular area. Since the major chunk of a particular fruit or product is in their hands, it's easy for them to manipulate the market." "Also, bulk orders are placed months earlier, based on a particular price and any rise in the prices does not affect the buyer because he had settled the order on that very price," they say. Wholesalers differ, though. "It's summers. Fruits rot easily. Hoarding can be possible in onions and potatoes but not in fruits. It's true that there's a slump and fruits are out of the reach of the common man but the reason for the high prices is low yield," says wholesaler Harish Chander. His counterpart Ashish Bajaj sees a different reason to the problem, "No, it's not the hoarders. The reason for the high prices is the mall culture. The private retail outlets tie up directly with farmers. Many farmers have taken to selling their stuff directly to these retailers and they don't even visit mandis. That hits the balance in prices. Moreover, the produce is also the problem. Till now we were getting fruits from Maharashtra, Gujrat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka etc. Now, we will get them from Himachal Pradesh. The weather there has not been so good during the harvest season. That will cause fruit prices to rise further." The trouble with vegetable sellers is not as big as the fruit sellers. While there is a lot of fluctuation in prices, the profit margin has been hit to some extent. But since the yield in vegetables has been relatively good this year, the business, they say, is largely fine.
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Pak college principal bats for cultural exchange between students
Jalandhar, April 21 Air Cmdr Kayani (retd), along with his wife, faculty members of the college and 15 boys arrived in Jalandhar on Tuesday evening where they were greeted by a host of local ex-Sanawarians. The Pakistani guests were taken for a lavish dinner at the farmhouse of an ex-Sanawarian Jasmeet Rana in Wadala village here. While the principal and the staff had a night stay in a hotel, the students went off with the families of the ex-Sanawarians at their places. Kayani said it was he who had revived the cultural exchange among the Lawrence students of Sanawar, Love Dale and Ghoragali in 2007. He added that in pre-independence times, there used to be common sports meets and functions but such relations remained snapped for a long time. “Since revival of the exchange, there have been annual meetings on either side. Some of these meetings have been really eventful,” he said while recalling one such meeting in Pakistan. “Headmaster of Sanawar school Parveen Vashisht had then presented $ 2000 to our students for flood relief. Though the amount was not really big, it assumed importance as the students had collected the money saving every penny they had got for their pocket money,” he said adding that such a gesture left an indelible mark on the minds of the students and staff.He further claimed that the exchange had helped the students realise the commonalities in the culture, language and customs in Indian and Pakistani sides of Punjab. My students watch Indian movies and fondly listen to Hindi film songs, Kayani added. Students Farooq and Awaab said they too had observed more similarities in traditions followed in India and Pakistan rather than differences. “Even during our stay in the hostel of Sanawar, we were following exactly the same regimen in our school routine. The only difference was that while ours is a boys’ school, here they have co-education system,” they added. Another student Farhatullah expressed his keenness on buying a saree from Jalandhar for his mother. The ex-Sanawarians who attended the event included DETC PS Gill, potato farmer Jang Bahadur Sangha, couple Gunmeet and Ashima Chugh, Guneet Rana, Arun Malhotra, Maninder Singh, Ranjit Singh and Fazant Thandi.
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Halle Berry cancels Broadway debut
Hollywood beauty Halle Berry has been forced to pull out of her much awaited Broadway debut due to ‘unforeseen child custody issues’.
The former Bond girl was scheduled to perform in a stage adaptation of Katori Hall’s play The Mountaintop, but the producers confirmed in a statement that she will no longer be taking part. “Ms Berry would not be appearing in the role due to child-custody issues,” said the statement issued by producers. The 44-year-old was going to play the role of Camae, a maid working at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in Hall’s imagined account of the night before Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Samuel L Jackson will still take part in the show, playing the lead role of King Jr. Berry is currently embroiled in a custody battle with her ex Gabriel Aubrey over their three-year-old daughter Nahla. —PTI |
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Kangana zips her lips
Since the day she has started her career she has been linked with several co-stars, initially she didn’t say anything in the media because she believed they are rumours. Yes, we are talking about Kangana Ranaut, who says, “The media links me with my co-stars… and when I clarify that they are my friends, I am accused of name dropping. Whatever I say I am attacked so I have decided to stop giving answers. Let them talk. I will announce it when the right day will come,” says Kangana. — Agencies |
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Haunting moves
Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty, will be seen in a completely new avatar in Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming film Haunted 3D. Mahakshay wanted to don the dancing shoes in the movie but given the genre of the movie, he knew it wasn’t possible. But it so happened while shooting for the movie, the entire team celebrated Mahakshay’s birthday on the sets when someone asked him to dance. Seeing Mahakshay’s incredible dance moves, everyone on the sets was stunned. That’s when the writer of the movie Amin Hajee and Vikram Bhatt decided to have a dancing sequence in the movie especially for him. |
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HMV observes World Earth Day
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 21 During the seminar the students presented their views on saving earth and environment. Around 25 students participated in slogan and poem-writing competitions. In poem-writing competition, Falak Khan bagged the first prize and Meghna Chandel stood second. In slogan-writing competition, Rupinder Kaur got the first prize, while Ketan Prakash secured the second prize and Kanwaljit Kaur stood third. Toppers
Students of bachelors in journalism and mass communication (BJMC) and masters in journalism and mass communication (MJMC) of Doaba College brought laurels to their institution by bagging top positions in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, examinations. Veer Singh of BJMC semester-I secured 367 marks out of 550 and stood first, Tanika Sareen bagged third position by securing 357 marks, while Surinder Kaur secured 352 marks and stood fourth in the varsity. Gaurav Maini of BJMC semester-III secured 1,135 marks out of 1,650 and stood first, Gauri Duggal secured 1,129 marks and stood second, Radhika Sharma secured 1,996 marks and bagged fifth position in the university. In MJMC semester-IV, Muskaan Sharma secured 1,016 marks out of 1,550 and stood third in the university. Head of the department Simran Sidhu and Principal of the college Dr Naresh Dhiman congratulated the students on their achievements. Workshop held
A workshop on the latest information technologies was organised by Dreamtech Labs-Ducat Technologies at GND University College, Ladowali Road, here today. The workshop was held to apprise the MCA students of the latest IT applications and certifications like Dot Net, Java and Network Security. The latest Java developing tools with practical exercises was also shown to the students. Civil engineering
Students of diploma in civil engineering of St Soldier Polytechnic College Robin and Harpreet stood third, while Suraj and Parveen bagged fourth position in the state. The results were declared by the Punjab State Board of Technical Education, Chandigarh. Eco club
Students of CT Public School formed a club, Eco Warriors, and took a pledge against the use of polythene bags. The activity was part of the implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). The office-bearers of the club encouraged the students to make paper bags and shun the use of polythene bags in routine life. |
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Maneka to release Mumtaz Ali’s book
Jalandhar, April 21 The book unfolds the spiritual “rags to riches” story of a young man from Kerala, who evolved into a yogi. Through his simple prose, Sri M gently shares with the reader his fascinating, unusual, at times surprising accounts of his experiences - right from his childhood when he was a nine-year-old boy, his encounters with various yogis and saints that helped him to reach spiritual heights and ultimately the finding of his great master in the mystical Himalayan heights. Rajan Gupta, DGP (Law and Order), Punjab, will be the chief guest. — TNS
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Social body objects to Amar Singh’s proposed party name
Jalandhar, April 20 President of the manch and a Congress MC councillor Balraj Thakur today held a press conference that his organisation based at Indira He claimed that his manch was also registered with the Income Tax Department on April 1, 1998 by registration number CII-JL/ITO(TECH.)/98-99/6952 under section 12AA of Income Tax Act 1961. |
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Police suvidha centre to be operational in a month
Nakodar, April 20 Shahkot DSP Mandeep Singh said after it gets operational, residents could get their police verification report (PCC) directly from the centre. Earlier they had to visit Jalandhar for the same. The DSP office, which is now at Malsian, will also be shifted to Shahkot police station. |
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Playing it for friend’s sake
Jalandhar, April 21 Garewal, who runs the newspaper Sher-e-Punjab at New York, was earlier associated with the print media in Jalandhar. He moved to the US following the dearth of opportunities in Punjab after Operation Bluestar. On the occasion, a play Dhanwaad, based on Garewal’s story of the same name, directed by his friend and renowned director Harjit Singh was staged. Four years ago, Garewal’s friend Harbans Singh Lalpur was shot at six times by a masked assailant at his store in the US. Lalpur survived but was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Dhanwaad was loosely inspired by that incident. The play lacked the insight that Harjit Singh’s works are usually known. It was more of a kind gesture for a friend than a serious attempt at theatre. As Singh himself admitted on the occasion, “The play was prepared in just three days.” Earlier in the evening, Bathinda-based singer Magar Ali presented a heart warming Sufi recital. Ali’s voice was soothing and the profound soulfulness in his renditions touched all. He sung the kafi ‘aavo ni saiyo, mahiya ve mahiya’ and a couple of ghazals. Those who spoke on the occasion were KL Garg, Dr Lakhwinder Johal, Waryam Sandhu, Satnam Manak, Jaswant Singh Kanwal and Garewal himself.
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New jail to provide relief to prisoners
Kapurthala, April 21 Bibi Jagir Kaur, chairperson of the District Planning Committee, said the construction of the modern jail is almost complete and it would soon be handed over to the Prison Department. Both Jalandhar central and Kapurthala district jails have been overcrowded for last several years. In order to provide relief to the prisoners of these jails, the Punjab Government decided to construct the new modern jail at a cost of nearly Rs 100 crore at Jhal Theikriwal village on the Kapurthala-Subhanpur road. Subsequently, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal laid foundation stone of the modern jail on February 15, 2009, for accommodating prisoners of both these jails. Other projects
Bibi Jagir Kaur said the under-construction new Kapurthala judicial complex would be built by March 31, 2012. The chairperson of district planning committee also disclosed Subhanpur-Nadala-Bholath road being constructed at a cost of Rs 8 crore would be ready in the fortnight. Bibi Jagir Kaur said 595 of total 618 villages of Kapurthala district had already been provided potable water by spending Rs 41 crore under a special scheme by the Punjab Government whereas the remaining 23 villages would be covered under this scheme by the yearend. |
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Public prosecutors seek appointment on regular basis
Jalandhar, April 21 Punjab Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan, also the chief patron of the Punjab District Attorney Association, attended the gathering as chief guest. On the occasion, president of the association Ranbir Singh Bajwa thanked Sekhwan for regularising public prosecutors of the 2006 batch, who earlier were working on contract basis. Bajwa also requested the chief patron to do the needful to regularise the public prosecutors working at the Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur. It is also demanded that the prosecutor reforms commission should also be set up on the lines of police reforms commission and judicial reforms commission. During his address, Sekhwan assured the members of the association that he would put forward their demands before the government and would made his unending efforts to fulfil such demands through the government. — TNS |
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DCP issues directions to number plate makers
Jalandhar, April 21 DCP Arun Pal stated that number plate makers will have to maintain a register in which particulars of the person concerned, including name, mobile number, address, type of vehicle, would be recorded. He also said the initiative had been taken keeping in mind the rising petty crime cases in which the miscreants usually manage to flee and their vehicles had fake number plates. |
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Grant of Rs 71 lakh
Jalandhar, April 21 He was addressing the quarterly meeting of the sainik board, Jalandhar, held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner cum board president, Priyank Bharti here today. |
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Racing past age
Jalandhar, April 21 A resident of local Rail Vihar locality, 60-year-old Dhanota recently won a mini marathon of three kms in the age group of 60 to 70 years held under the aegis of Senior Citizens Club at Kapurthala. His take is simple. “I will continue to take part in different races as these keep me fit even in this age,” he says. Having served the Army for 17 years with the elite Parachute Commando (Special Forces), Dhanota also stood first in half marathon organised by the CT Group in Jalandhar. Re-employed in the Indian Railways and served for 22 years before his retirement from Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala as a senior Civil Defence Inspector last year, he emerged victorious in several races. He also stood first in Battle Physical Efficiency Test (BPET) for consecutive 10 years during his work with the Railway Territorial Army for 12 years. Presently, he is working as civil defence officer with NGO Pahal in Jalandhar.
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Claiming it to be the last ultimatum to the district administration, environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal yesterday presented a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner.
Believing that the cultural exchange between the students of Lawrence School Sanawar and Lawrence College
Ghoragali, Pakistan, was a beginning to help the younger generation on either side of the border develop linkages, principal of the college Farooq H Kayani said it assumed much more significance as the relation between the older generation was now fading with time.
Jalandhar, April 21
