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No end to ‘tower’ing menace
Amritsar, October 19 On the other hand, not caring two hoots to the repeated warnings of medical experts, people living around these towers are exposed to harmful emissions. The authorities, however, seem to fill its empty coffers in the form of annual charges, not caring about the health of the city residents. A school located on Majitha road here has not one but three mobile towers. Similarly another school in the same locality has two towers on its roof. The school authorities take the plea that they are not the only ones and brush the problem aside saying, “So what! I can give you
three more names of the schools which have got mobile towers installed on their rooftops.” With a virtual zero in investment, there is a guaranteed monthly inflow between Rs 10,000 and 25,000. The procedure to rent your rooftop is ‘quite simple’. With a simple application, deposit the requisite installation charges of Rs 10,000 and you are eligible to make your roof ‘productive’ to earn. Taking advantage of the situation, the cellular companies are also oblivious of the inconvenience that these towers are causing to those living in the nearby areas. “Having the tower on the rooftops is best suited to the companies as they don’t have to engage a watchman and have other structures to install the tower,” says Jagdish Singh, a resident. “There should be some policy for all cellular operators to follow. In the wake of competition, every company tries to outdo each other, ,” said a cellular firm employee.
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School official nabbed for stealing foodgrains
Amritsar, October 19 The accused has been identified as Shiva Nand, a senior lab assistant at the school. The D-division police has arrested the accused. In charge of police station Harpal Singh said a case has been registered against the accused and investigations were on. Meanwhile, officials of the Punjab Education Department and the District Education Department held a meeting with school principal Jasbir Singh and the midday meal in charge Balwinder Kaur. On scrutinising the school record, it was found that excess foodgrains were lying in the stock and the details of the food served to children between October 15 and October 17 were also not mentioned in the record. According to information, residents of Katra Safedan caught Shiva Nand when he was transporting two sacks of rice meant for the midday meal scheme on a cycle-rickshaw. District Education Officer (elementary) Jaspal Singh said on verifying the school records, it was found that the school had excess stock of 160 kg of rice and 60 kg and wheat which implied that the foodgrains were not being utilised apparently to sell them off in the market. “Circumstantial evidences speak volumes about the nefarious intentions of the school authorities. They could not give satisfactory reply about under utilisation of the foodgrains. We have prepared a detailed report of the case which would be sent to the office of the Director General School Education at Chandigarh for further action. A copy of this report has also been sent to the Deputy Commissioner,” said the District Education Officer. When contacted, the school principal refused to comment. However, the school’s midday meal in charge Balwinder Kaur said that Shiva Nand might have inadvertently lifted the sacks of rice whereas he was supposed to take the sacks wheat for grinding. “We had received two sacks each of rice and wheat three days ago. All the sacks were identical and were lying at one place. Shiva Nand told me that he has been assigned the job of grinding the wheat. I just opened the store and went back to take my class. Meanwhile, chaos occurred as he might have mistakenly taken the rice sacks to the market instead of wheat sacks. Nevertheless, Shiva Nand is in police custody the authorities are investigating the matter,” said Balwinder Kaur. Requesting anonymity, a resident of Katra Safedan said he had spotted a school official taking the sacks of foodgrains out of the school premises earlier also. “This time we decided to follow him. He was going towards the market with two sacks of foodgrains on a rickshaw. When we questioned him, he failed to give a satisfactory reply. We rang up the police as well as officials of the education department. After finding certain discrepancies in the midday meal record, the police arrested the accused,” he said.
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Runaway kids from Bihar land at city police station
Amritsar, October 19 Identified as Jai Parkash, a Class X student and Vibhakar, a Class student, reached Amritsar by train yesterday. Though they study in different classes, they shared hostel room at St Dominic School in Patna. Talking to The Tribune at the Chehartta police station, Jai Parkash said: “I am good at computer. I had thought I would get a job here.” A talkative Jai claimed that he had written a novel - The Murder of 1970s. “I have emailed the novel to a London-based online publisher. In a telephonic message, the owner of the publishing house had said that he had read my work and he liked it. He wants to publish it,” he claimed. Jai said his family owned a small flourmill near his native village Jigna. “I was just thinking to help my family. The flourmill work is laborious. My parents are working hard and have put me in a boarding school,” he said. Son of government contractor based in Rohtas district of Bihar, Vibhakar said: “I wanted to travel around. I was bored in the hostel.” The children said after running away from the boarding house of Saint Dominic School in Patna, they had travelled to Arrah in Bihar. “There we met a person who told us that we can find a job in Amritsar where a contractor, Sunil, can help us out,” said Jai. Sunil handed them over to the police. The Bihar police has been informed about the recovery of the boys, the police said.
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Pvt loan sharks make hay ahead of Diwali
Amritsar, October 19 The malaise is intensified with a view to finance the vice of gambling ahead of the festival of lights. In this situation, these moneylenders hike their RoI astronomically. Many of them charge the RoI on a daily basis. An informed person on the condition of anonymity said these days the amount to be financed was also put through auction. Elaborating the procedure, he said the interested persons gathered at a place to get the amount, for instance Rs 1 lakh, from a financer. One by one, they spell out the amount they would pay over it and the person spelling out the maximum amount would get the money and he would have to repay the entire amount within the next 24 hours. He said financiers get the maximum mileage and they describe it legible on the ground that high risk was involved, as a majority of the persons borrowing money would invest in gambling. If they win, it was easy to get the amount back otherwise it would be an uphill task. Earlier, moneylenders used to employ musclemen to recover the amount, but now the latter have turned financiers. Though the exact volume of trade could not be identified, the turnover could be in crores. The unauthorised trade has created law and order problem in different parts of the city many times in the past. These goons in order to recover their money take law in their hands. These groups blatantly create ruckus on city roads. Over the time, some areas of the city have earned notoriety for witnessing brawls and ruckus. As a precautionary measure, the police deploys its men and intensify patrolling in these areas to nip in the bud any unsavoury situation which may emerge as an outfall of any clandestine deal going haywire. For the rest of the year, these persons finance money at RoI as low as 3 per cent to maximum of 10 per cent per month. The RoI is fixed assessing the need of the approaching person. Greater the need, higher the interest. However, the object being mortgaged also fixes the RoI. For instance, gold object being mortgaged would attract low interest. Meanwhile, DC Rajat Aggarwal issued warning against unauthorised private lenders to desist from lending money. He said it came to the notice that some of the private lenders were charging 10 per cent rate of interest per month. He said exploitation of the poor and gullible people would not be tolerated and the administration would act tough against the offenders.
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Amritsar, October 19 Among the various innovative machines, the one which was focused mainly was an Italian made Reaper Binding machine, which not only harvests the crop but also has the property to bind it. The machine costs Rs 2, 80, 000 but the state government has announced a subsidy of only Rs 40,000 on the same. This machine can be operated manually, just as paddling a cycle. It impressed the visitors as it can also make the farmers independent and they do not have to be more dependent on labour or hiring harvesting machines. Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, Rajat Aggarwal, who presided over the event, said the farmers should adopt modern methods of agriculture. He cautioned the farmers against burning of stubble. “It has been banned and I advise the farmers to adopt zero-tilling methods to dispose off the crop residue,” he said. Paramjit Singh Sandhu, chief agriculture officer, said as much as 1.99 lakh hectares of land is expected to be brought under wheat cultivation in the coming season and the government has already announced 50 per cent subsidy on the seed. “The government has made an arrangement to offer subsidised rate of Rs 500 per quintal for seed. As many as 94 villages have benefited under this scheme,” he said. Additional Director, Agricuture department, Punjab, Harwinder Singh Bhatti, said the farmers should pay the print rate while purchasing DAP manure and should use it judiciously.
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youth festival Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 19 This youth festival concluded at the Dashmesh Auditorium of the university here yesterday evening. In ‘A’ division, Guru Nanak Dev University Campus, Amritsar, remained the runners-up and DAV College, Amritsar, stood third. Similarly in the ‘B’ division, SDSPM College for Women, Rayya, was declared runners-up and Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar, remained at the third spot. Sampson David, under secretary, youth affairs, Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, presided over the valedictory function and presented trophies to the winners. Earlier, Dr Jagjit Kaur, director youth welfare of the university, welcomed the chief guest. Final results Phulkari: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, 2. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya, 3. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar. Rangoli: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, 2. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya, & Hindu College, Amritsar, 3. Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar. Flower arrangement (fresh): 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, 2. SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar, 3.Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar. Flower arrangement (Dry): 1. Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar, 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 3. Hindu College, Amritsar. Group shabad/bhajan: 1. GND University Campus, Amritsar, 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, 3. Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar. Vaar singing: 1 G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar 2. Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar 3. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya Quiz: 1. G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar Poetic symposium: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Hindu College, Amritsar 3. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya Elocution: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. D.A.V. College, Amritsar 3. Khalsa College For Women, Amritsar Debate: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. D.A.V. College, Amritsar 3. G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar Geet/ghazal: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar 3. G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar Folk song: 1. G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar 2. Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar & Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar 3. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar & Hindu College, Amritsar Classical vocal: 1. Hindu College, Amritsar & BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar 3. G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar, SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar & D.A.V. College, Amritsar Folk orchestra: 1. Shahzada Nand College, Amritsar 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 3. Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar, D.A.V. College, Amritsar & G.N.D.U. Campus, Amritsar Kawishri: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar 3. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya Group song (Indian): 1. GND University Campus, Amritsar 2. D.A.V. College, Amritsar 3. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar & Khalsa College for Women, , Amritsar Fancy dress: 1. Khalsa College, Amritsar 2. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya 3. SSSS College of Commerce for Women,Amritsar Mimicry: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Hindu College, Amritsar 3. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar Skit: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. GND University Campus, Amritsar 3. D.A.V. College, Amritsar Mime: 1. D.A.V. College, Amritsar 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 3. Hindu College, Amritsar Painting (landscape): 1. Hindu College, Amritsar 2 BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 3. SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar, Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar & D.A.V. College, Amritsar Photography: 1. Khalsa College, Amritsar 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 3. SDSPM College for Women, Rayya, SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar & D.A.V. College, Amritsar Sketching: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Hindu College, Amritsar 3. D.A.V. College, Amritsar & Khalsa College, Amritsar Clay modelling: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3. DAV College, Amritsar; SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar & Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar Poster making: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Hindu College, Amritsar, 3-DAV College, Amritsar; Khalsa Coll. for Women & Khalsa College, Amritsar Collage: 1. SR Govt. College for Women, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3 Hindu College; DAV College, Amritsar & BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar Painting (still life): 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3. DAV College, Amritsar & Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar Cartooning: 1. BBK DAV College for Women 2. SR Govt. College for Women 3. Khalsa College, Amritsar; Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women & DAV College, Amritsar Western vocal solo: 1BBK DAV College for Women 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3 Hindu College, Amritsar Western group song: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2 Hindu College, Amritsar 3. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar & Khalsa College, Amritsar Histrionics: 1 BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. Khalsa College, Amritsar 3. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar One-act play: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. D.A.V. College, Amritsar 3. Khalsa Coll. for Women, Amritsar; Hindu College, Amritsar & S.D. Arya Mahila College, Dina Nagar. Group dance: 1. Khalsa College, Amritsar 2. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar & GND University Campus, Amritsar 3. DAV College, Amritsar; Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Amritsar & Baba Kharak Singh Darshan Singh College for Girls, Amritsar Gidha: 1. BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar 2. GND University Campus, Amritsar 3. DAV College, Amritsar.
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Amritsar, October 19 The president of the GNDU Teachers Association Dr Balwinder Singh said the meeting was held in a very congenial atmosphere. "We want to reach some logical conclusion and another round of talks is scheduled to be held tomorrow," he said. Meanwhile, the struggle of the Guru Nanak Dev University teachers entered the 15th day today with a large number of faculty members continuing with the two-hour dharna in front of the VC office. Dr Balwinder Singh informed the colleagues about the frantic efforts and informed the gathering about the positive developments that had taken place to build the environment to hold talks with the university authorities.
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Amritsar, October 19 School principal Anjana Gupta said 'KHOJ- 2011', organised by the DAV Centre for Creative Education in DAV Public School, New Panwel, Mumbai, recorded the participation of 850 students from 54 schools from all over the country in the science competition. In the 'Project' category, Mayank Gupta and Rakshit Mehra of the local school presented their project which won them the second position and Rs 1,500 cash prize. In 'Experiment' category Nitish Arora and Lakshay Sanan won the third position.
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Amritsar, October 19 Singhal said the image makeover was done following a comprehensive market research. — TNS
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Amritsar, October 19
Amritsar, October 19
Amritsar, October 19
It's a well-known fact that the use of mobile phones in aircraft would disturb its system due to radiation. It's unfortunate that the same analogy is not applied to humans although everyone is vulnerable to continuous harmful radiations. The constant electromagnetic radiations being emitted from mobile towers can also lead to cancer and can cause neurological, cardiac, respiratory and ophthalmologic disorders. Preadolescent children, below the age of 12 years, are at more risk than the adults. Similarly, subjecting pregnant women to such radiations can harm the
foetus. Radiations also affect heart patients with pacemakers. These radiations may stop it from delivering pulses in a regular way or may generate some kind of external-controlling pulse, putting the patient to a high
risk.
Since the day I joined, not a single tower has been installed. There are guidelines from the government on the installation of mobile towers and we will do a survey to see if there are any unauthorised towers in the
city.
We have no clear-cut guidelines whether mobile towers should be allowed on rooftops of schools or not. Though the High Court has banned the installation of ODS mobile towers, which are low in height with three to four rods, in residential complexes or near schools, the Supreme Court had quashed the verdict. The SC is yet to issue any specific directions on the kind of towers and sites to be avoided while installing the
same.