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Balle balle, from London to Amritsar
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'For Indians, food is more about emotion'
 Amritsar, October 14
We Indians have a different approach towards food. For the rest of the world it may be about technique or taste but for us it’s about an emotion. And Chef Vikas Khanna, this seasons’s host on Masterchef India, agrees. “Indians have a simple yet complex take on food. It comes with a sense of gratitude. Masterchef Vikas Khanna
Snoring is no laughing matter, it’s serious
VC defends his role in Jalandhar land row
Four-day zonal youth festival begins
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Balle balle, from London to Amritsar
Amritsar, October 14 It was five minutes past 3 am in the wee hours today when the flight landed at the Amritsar Airport. As soon as the plane stationed to de-board the passengers, a fire tender gave a water salute by releasing a water shower on the rooftop of the Airbus 330/200. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials, led by Sunil Dutt, the Director of the Amritsar Airport, were present to extend a warm welcome to those on the flight upon its maiden landing. A majority of the passengers on board were originally from the Majha and Doaba regions of the state.
Later, addressing a press conference, the BMI CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said the BMI was excited to enter the Indian market via the holy city of Amritsar. “Our new connection to London offers unprecedented convenience and real value to UK-bound travellers from Punjab and will strengthen economic and cultural ties between the two regions,” he said. Explaining the excellent onward connections for BMI’S Indian passengers, the CEO added business and leisure passengers now have a real choice and greater flexibility.
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Heavy rush for constables post
Amritsar, October 14 The cops had a tough time in controlling such an unexpected rush of applicants. They had to resort to mild lathi charge to control the crowd. Youths from various parts of the district landed here at the police lines for procuring and depositing the application forms. “We have been standing in the queues since the wee hours, but still we could not deposit the forms due to this rush,” said a youth from Chabba village, Tarn Taran, wishing not to be named. “There is utter mismanagement. There are only two or three windows for procuring and submitting the forms, while the candidates are in thousands. The Police Department should have installed more outlets for submitting and purchasing the forms.” said Amrik Singh of Amritsar. There is no proper arrangement of drinking water on the spot. The people were seen offering water to their wards and other youths in polythene bags. The applicants started arriving at the police line since early in the morning. But the windows were opened only at 11 am, alleged another youth, Prabhjit Singh of Amritsar. Several policemen also came to deposit forms of their relatives. They took the advantage of knowing the people around and submitted their forms without standing in the queues. “We are standing in the queues since the morning and these policemen came and deposited their forms without standing in the long queues,” rued another youth. “We have not expected so much rush for only 90 posts. According to the estimates, over 10,000 youths landed at the police line on the first day of procuring the forms,” said a police official at the spot. “We will set up more outlets or make arrangements for accommodating the youths,” he added. Police Commissioner, RP Mittal, said a large number of youths arrived to get the forms. The distribution of forms will continue till October 17. We will see and make more arrangements so that the candidates do not face any problem while depositing their forms.
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'For Indians, food is more about emotion'
Amritsar, October 14 Coming to Amritsar, or home as he was born and bred in the holy city, Vikas shared his experiences and journey from Amritsar to New York. “I have had a vast exposure in Indian and western cuisine. Back in Having penned down the book “Flavours First”, which was appreciated by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Vikas doesn’t believe in fusion but being a purist. His food is about authenticity. “The concept of serving authentic flavours is so powerful in itself that you don’t need anything to complement it. It’s about passion but the technique is as important, which need not always depend on being experimental,” says the recipient of the award for New York Rising Star, 2011. With his debut on Indian reality TV, one question becomes obvious. Stepping into Akshay’s shoes is not as easy as cooking up a delicacy is it? “Actually, the point is that it is not my show. It is a show where 12 common people, from different backgrounds come together to prove a point. My presence on the show only means a greater viewership in the West. And the toughest part on the show will be the eliminations. In the past 20 years of my career, I have never fired a single person. So, I will have to work my way out of it,” he shares.
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Locals panic at spread of jaundice
Amritsar, October 14 The Health Department has also conducted tests on suspected patients. However, reports of these tests are still awaited. The employees of the Municipal Corporation dug up portions of two streets in the locality to figure out the reason for leakage. Due to leakages in pipes, impurities from soil are getting mix with drinking water. The Municipal Corporation Executive Engineer, Tilak Raj, said leakages at two points were detected. He said leakages have been fixed after digging the streets at both the points. “The water was getting mixed with impurities which again was entering the same pipes through leakages,” said the engineer. The residents of the area had expressed fear of jaundice epidemic after which the Health Department had conducted tests on the suspected patients. Babbu Singh, a resident, said, “People in locality are panicked because of the fear of jaundice. The health department and MC have taken time to wake up to the situation.” When contacted, the Civil Surgeon, Avtar Singh Jarewal, said, “As the reports of the tests are awaited it would be inappropriate to say that people are suffering from jaundice.” He added that suspected patients in the locality have been referred to the local Civil Hospital and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital for medication. Claiming that the department has taken all necessary steps to ensure health of the residents, Jarewal said people have been asked to put chlorine tablets in drinking water to get rid of impurities.
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Snoring is no laughing matter, it’s serious
Amritsar, October 14 Dr Prahlad Duggal, leading ENT and Head Neck Surgeon of the city while speaking on the occasion said that approximately 14 per cent of the Indian population is suffering from sleep apnea and 45 percent of populace have excessive snoring problem.
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VC defends his role in Jalandhar land row
Amritsar, October 14 Addressing a gathering at the Youth Festival here today, Brar said that Basti Nau college building was on rent for the last 40 years and its NRI owners had been pressurising them to vacate the building. “They were not claiming rent and had approached the court of law. We vacated the building under the orders of the court,” he claimed. The VC said, “The university is named after Guru Nanak Dev ji who has taught us to be always on the side of justice and be judicious in behaviour and attitude. The teachings of Guru Nanak do not allow us to encroach upon the rights of others.” He said when they vacated the rented and dilapidated building the people started crying foul that they should not have done so. “How do I become a culprit in handing over the building to the rightful owners?” he asked.
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Four-day zonal youth festival begins
Amritsar, October 14 The Vice Chancellor Prof AS Brar inaugurated the Youth Festival. Dr Jagjit Kaur, Director Youth Welfare welcomed the chief guest and students participating. Prof Brar, while addressing the students, said that these festivals were very important for the over-all personality development of the youngsters. — TNS
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Harpreet Singh, a passenger, said he felt delighted to land directly from Europe on the land of his forefathers. His family hails from Attari village, situated next to the International Border with Pakistan. Another passenger, Rajinder Singh, said his family was in Punjab. Besides, he was an employee with the same airline at London and boarded the first flight to avail the chance to meet his relatives and friends. He said after the withdrawal of Air India’s Amritsar-London-Toronto flight from October 31 last year, the NRI community in Europe in general and in the UK in particular, had to travel to Delhi Airport, which was extremely exhausting and cumbersome. 