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‘Eyesores, stink’ to mar galliara project
PEHAL starts bearing fruit
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Power hotline for TB hospital soon
Brick cost up by 15 pc
Veena is hurt
Religious studies course result declared
mba &
mca admissions Combined entrance test on June 22
Students get tips on energy conservation
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‘Eyesores, stink’ to mar galliara project
Amritsar, May 20 In a recent development, the civic authorities had built two permanent garbage dumping structures on the footpath located adjoining the road from Guru Ram Dass Sarai to the Golden Temple with a view to collect the entire garbage of the Golden Temple complex and the adjoining areas there. Opposing it, the residents and traders of Guru Ram Dass Sarai Bazaar said besides being an eyesore, the refuse site would cause suffering to the pilgrims as stink would emanate from the site all the time. Satwinder Singh, whose house is situated just beside the designated dumping site, rued that it would be next to possible to stay at a place which housed such an unhygienic dumping station. “With the presence of such a filthy site, it would not be possible to cross over from here without putting a handkerchief on the nose. On one way the administration endeavours to beautify the galliara and is spending crores for the purpose, on the other hand, it does not hesitates from planning such an eyesore right opposite Guru Ram Dass Langar Hall, right on the road which is the main passage from where the tourists from all over the world pass through to reach this holiest Sikh shrine,” residents said. A trader, who runs a rest house just opposite the dumping site, complained that his clients would feel uncomfortable with the presence of the site. “Especially those who will stay in upper floor rooms will have to face the worst conditions. We have given numerous representations to the authorities concerned, but in vain,” he said. It is to mention that earlier the civic authorities had placed two movable garbage trolleys near Guru Ram Dass Sarai Bazaar. OfficialSpeak
Deputy Commissioner-cum-Project Director, Galliara Scheme, K.S. Pannu said, “Rather, it will be more hygienic to construct a covered arrangement for garbage collection, as earlier the garbage could be seen littered on the road itself or the garbage spilling over from the garbage trolleys lying in the open, which looked shabby. Secondly, we are also constructing neat and clean public toilets adjoining them. Otherwise, in the absence of such an arrangement, people could be spotted urinating in the open. All this has been initiated after proper deliberations with the SGPC members, Commissioner, Amritsar Municipal Corporation, and other experts”. Commissioner, Amritsar Municipal Corporation, D.P.S. Kharbanda said, “The convenience of the public will be our top priority. Some people with their vested interest are opposing it, but in the larger interest, no other arrangement can be made over there except the present one. We will make both the enclosures airtight and there will be no foul smell. Both these enclosures will be tightly closed and one key will be handed over to the SGPC authorities and another will be with our sanitary wing. Moreover, I will make sure that more frequent garbage-picking arrangement are planned, especially at this place.” |
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PEHAL starts bearing fruit
Amritsar, May 20 The beneficiaries were given aid at a function organised at the Red Cross Bhawan here. Talking to The Tribune, Darshan Kaur, a widow in her 30s from Jonsamar village in Ajnala, said she had borrowed Rs 40,000 from Harmanpreet Singh, a local landlord, for the treatment of her husband Pargat Singh, who was suffering from a serious ailment. However, Pargat, a daily wager, could not be saved. It was left to Darshan to look after her mother-in-law and two children studying in a primary school. “I had a tough time earning the livelihood after my husband’s death. We were barely managing two square meals a day and in such a scenario repaying the debt was almost impossible for me. However, this scheme has given us a new lease of life,” she said. She and her mother-in-law started receiving widow pension barely two months back, she added. Sarabjeet Kaur, another widow from Mehdia Kalan village in Chogawan, borrowed Rs 35,000 from a landlord, Gurmeet Singh, for the treatment of her ailing husband Balwinder Singh, who remained bedridden for six years before his death. Since then she has been eking out her living by doing menial jobs to rear her five kids - two sons and three daughters. Similarly, Manjeet Kaur, who works in a brick-kiln, was unable to repay Rs 10,000, which her husband Mukhtar Singh had borrowed from a Thatha village resident for purchasing a horse. Her husband died sometime back, leaving behind a 14-year-old daughter and two sons. Among the donors, Aman Pratap Singh Nijjer contributed Rs 1.25 lakh. Deputy Commissioner K.S. Pannu thanked the donors for extending aid to the needy. The DC had set up a society named PEHAL (Poor Empowerment Helping And Liaisoning) last month to identify the poor, the cause of their poverty and interventions required for improving their lot. Around 1,500 poor families were identified in Chogawan block and their data displayed on the website, www.amritsarpoorempowerment.com, so as to enable the donors to identify the families whom they want to help.
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Power hotline for TB hospital soon
Amritsar, May 20 Sudeep Singh Sandhu, Chief Engineer, border region (Powercom), said, “We have strongly recommended the case of a power hotline to TB hospital with the higher ups and hopefully we would get the approval soon.” He said there were some technicalities for granting a hotline to the hospital due to which the matter got delayed. They were expecting the approval within next 10-15 days, he added. It is pertinent to mention here that the hospital authorities had written to Powercom that the hospital would bear the expenditure of installing the transformer and power hotline, as asked by Powercom authorities. During power shutdowns, the hospital management finds it difficult to run ventilator system in ICU and they had to shift the patient to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in case of emergencies. “The staff is unable to run ventilators in case of emergency as power shutdown during the treatment could be life threatening for the patient,” said a doctor on condition of anonymity. Similarly, getting the X-ray done at the hospital is also a tedious task in case of power cuts as generators could not bear the load of machines and sensitive instruments. The poor patients have to be shifted to private hospitals in absence of this facility. Nirmal Kajal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, pointed out that we have the arrangements for shifting the patients to GNDH in case of emergencies. He admitted that, “We are not bringing in more equipment due to absence of power hotline. But things will definitely improver for better after we get the requisite hotline.”
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Brick cost up by 15 pc
Amritsar, May 20 Amritsar Brick-kiln Owners’ Association president Mukesh Nanda said labour shortage in these two states curtailed coal output from mines. Besides, rise in diesel price was also a vital factor for the hike in rates. “A tonne of coal, which used to cost Rs 9,000 a month ago, is now available at Rs 10,500”, said Nanda. He observed that the brick-kilns owners did not have any alternative but to pass the rise in prices on to consumers. He said keeping in view the high prices of essential commodities, wages of labourers were also increased. He said brick-kiln industry provided employment to skilled and non-skilled labourers from six to eight months. The brick-kiln industry engaged different categories of labourers in carrying out their operations. The state government revised the minimum wages of labourers twice a year based upon inflation statistical index. Besides, the state government increased wages at a gap of three to five years. Last time, wages were revised under this category in 2010. Nanda claimed that members of his association were paying more than the government recommended rate. He said they had to give these labourers extra money to retain them. Meanwhile, the Punjab Bhatta Labour Unions maintained that labourers engaged in loading and unloading, baking and sorting were not paid the rates revised on March 1. The union under the patronage of the CTU is on strike for the past few days. When contacted, Assistant Labour Commissioner Vipan Parmar said his office came to know that brick-kiln labourers and owners’ association had mutually arrived at an agreement to increase the wages. He said his office had also received the information from a labour union that the revised wages of labourers had not been implemented. He said striking work was not a right procedure. He said the aggrieved persons must file their complaint with the office. He said if the allegations were found true then penalty up to 10 times could be levied.
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Religious studies course result declared
Amritsar, May 20 The additional secretary of the Dharam Prachar Committee, Satbir Singh, said a special syllabus pertaining to the Sikh religious studies was introduced by the Shiromani Committee for the students of school and colleges and a new syllabus on the subject had also been prepared. It is pertinent to note that over 20,000 aspirants from various states took the examination of religious studies. |
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mba &
mca admissions Combined entrance test on June 22
Amritsar, May 20 Dr Hardeep Singh, test coordinator, said this test is being conducted for admission to MCA (FYIC) course run by the university at its main campus at Amritsar and Guru Nanak Dev University College, Ladowali Road, Jalandhar; and MBA (FYIC) course at GND University College, Jalandhar and at newly established University Regional Campuses at Sathiala near Baba Bakala in Amritsar district and Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district. He said for admission to these courses, the candidate should have secured not less than 50 per cent marks either in Class XII examination of Punjab School Education Board or in three-year diploma course of State Technical Education Board or in any equivalent examination to the above mentioned Class XII examination or diploma. However, they shall be considered for admission only on proof of acquisition of requisite qualification at the time of counselling, he added. The Coordinator of the test advised the candidates seeking admission to MCA (FYIC) or MBA (FYIC) should either submit online application forms by selecting Department of Computer Science & Engineering and/or the concerned regional campus or the College as departments, where the course is to be taught. He said that admission to these courses would be held on the merit of the entrance test and only a limited number of candidates in order of merit may be called for counselling scheduled for July 5. Personal appearance of the candidate is mandatory for admission to the course, he added. The prospectus, number of seats, approximate fee and other guidelines are available on the university websites www.gndu.ac.in and www.gnduadmissions.org, the test coordinator said. BTech admissions on AIEEE basis
The admission for session 2011-12 to BTech courses in computer science & engineering, electronics & communication engineering, textile chemistry and food technology run by Guru Nanak Dev University at its main campus and at its four regional campuses located at Ladhewali, Gurdaspur, Sathiala and Sultanpur Lodhi would be made on merit of AIEEE-2011. PTU would carry out the online counselling for these courses, an official press release said. |
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Young World
Amritsar, May 20 Principal Davinder Kaur said the event was celebrated with a view to make students aware about saving electricity. Fourteen students and four teachers participated in the event. All of them expressed their concern over misuse and overuse of power. Amrik Singh, XEN, PSPCL, was the chief guest of the programme. School chairman Dr A S Mahal said we should now switch to solar energy and win energy. Kapilmeet Singh was chosen the best speaker. Bio-diversity day
Shivani of Government Senior Secondary School, Mall Road, got first place during the district-level International Bio Diversity Day observed by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Punjab, at Mayflower Senior Secondary School, Gumtala Road, Amritsar. The second place went to Tanvi of DAV Public School and the third place was bagged by Babandeep of Holy Heart Presidency School. Manisha, the district co-ordinator of the event said as many as 148 students from 29 school participated in the event. “There were three categories of the competition. First one was for students of Class VI to VIII, second for the Class IX and X students and third for Class XI and XII students. Under the second category, the first place was bagged by Sukhmani Kaur of Bhawans SL Public School, second place went to Utsavi of DAV Public School and the third place was grabbed by Malkiat Singh of Government High School, Putlighar. Laughter challenge
The host team of Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School (GT road, Amritsar) and Khalsa College Public School jointly won the first place at the laughter challenge competition. The teams of Spring Dale Senior School and Amritsar Public School bagged second prize while the teams of Mamta Niketan Convent School, Tarn Taran, Delhi Public School and Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School Majitha bypass got third prize. Karate tourney
The students of Shri Ram Ashram Senior Secondary School, Satnam Avenue, Batala Road, Amritsar, brought laurels during the Sixth Punjab State Karate Championship 2011 held at Ludhiana. In individual event, Kunal and Lovepreet, students of Class X -A, won gold medals and in team event they won a silver medal. Artists felicitated
The DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar, awarded medals to 57 students and a shield to four students who participated in various competitions like essay writing, greeting card making and colouring event organised by Avantika, New Delhi. The students from Class III to XII participated in the competition. Out of the 61 students, the school students won 14 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 26 bronze medals in various competitions. As many as four students received Sarla Chopra Memorial Shield for their commendable performance. Abacus competition
IPA 5th Abacus Prize Distribution was held at Guru Nanak Auditorium. Nearly 700 children participated in the event. Children of Little Champs Group from DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar, bagged 1st, 2nd & 3rd positions in their categories. |
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