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ASI writes to head office for restoration of Panj Temple
One killed in mishap
4 supdts, just one goes out to recover tax
Mahan Singh Dhesi annual lecture held
Tributes paid to martyrs
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Passengers fly high as Mumbai-city flight takes off
Amritsar, March 25 The inaugural flight of Jet Airways connecting Amritsar with Mumbai brought many a happy moments for passengers. Employed with Merchant Navy in Mumbai, Karnail Singh was all praise for Jet and Airports Authority of India. Expressing his happiness, he said with the flight starting, he doesn’t have to spend four days in traveling from Mumbai to Amritsar in a train. He said the train journey was extremely tiring and boring. “As we limited leaves and offs, every day is precious,” he added. Another passenger Ravinder Kaur said she boarded the flight at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 5:55 am and it landed in New Delhi at about 8:00 am. She said the journey was extremely comfortable. She said after she reached Amritsar, she thought of even resuming household work. A young passenger, Kamaljit Singh said though the airlines did not offer complimentary food, the 4.30-hour journey was itself a delight. Talking about the price factor, Prabhjot Kaur said she had to shell out Rs 9,500 for the flight whereas a train journey would have cost her just Rs 2,100. Meanwhile, the same flight also returned to Mumbai. Among the passengers was Abdul Sathar of Qatar. As he didn’t get ticket to Middle East from the holy city, he had to go to Mumbai to board a Jet Airways flight. “I was lucky as the service from Amritsar to Mumbai began today.” A businessman, Nitin Sethi said the flight would help businessmen. Airport Director Sunil Dutt said passengers for Mumbai said the flight had opened destinations such as Nanded and Shirdi for religious tourism. Besides, he said a number of
families from the region go to Mumbai and Goa for sightseeing. official speak Passengers for Mumbai said the flight had opened an easy way to reach destinations such as Nanded and Shirdi for religious tourism. A large number of families from the region visit Mumbai and Goa for sightseeing — sunil dutt, airport director
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Waiting area at railway station leaves passengers asking for more
Amritsar, March 25 A pilgrim from Gawalior, Simarpreet Singh, said he wanted to reserve a room in the retiring rooms at the railway station so that his family members, including his aged mother could rest but he was shocked to find that the rooms were located on the first floor for which one had to climb over 20 steps, a task impossible for his mother. Another pilgrim, Sarbjit Kaur from Delhi, said she visited Amritsar frequently to visit the Golden Temple but could never use the facility of retiring rooms at the station. A local resident, Harkamaljit Singh, said he had to travel to various parts of the country for work and found the system at stay houses in the railway stations of many cities very convenient. He said dormitories and separate rooms were available at these stations. However, similar facility was missing from the local railway station. official speak More facilities to stay at the railway station will be provided
soon — vishwesh chaubey,
drm, ferozepur division, northern railway zone
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ASI writes to head office for restoration of Panj Temple
Amritsar, March 25 In a communiqué to Director General, ASI, New Delhi, the Superintending Archaeologist, Chandigarh Circle, stated the temple needs preservation and keeping in view its art and architecture, it is strongly recommended for its protection as a monument of national importance. “It has been observed that the temple reflects the regional artistic style and temperament of the 18th Century. It is an effective amalgamation of Mughal and Sikh architecture with artistic inputs of the Pahari miniatures,” an official of Chandigarh circle of the ASI said. Following a report on the shrine in the pages of
The Tribune on August 1, a team of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, Punjab, had visited the historic temple. Later a two-member team of the ASI from Chandigarh had also visited the shrine. The temple is believed to be more than 150 years old and was built during the reign of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It has been a rich treasure trove of resplendent frescoes of Hindu deities besides Guru Nanak Dev along with his two disciples Bala and Mardana. Panj temple comprises four small temples of Lord Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha and Surya in as many corners with the main temple of Lord Krishna and Ram situated at the centre. The invaluable frescoes have been decaying due to a lack of knowledge among the area residents while the lower portion of the walls, which were adorned with priceless frescoes, of the three of the four temples, have been whitewashed by the caretakers of the temple. The temple has a very unique structure and is a blend of various art styles, including Mughal, Hindu and Sikh architecture not found anywhere else in the region.
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One killed in mishap
Amritsar, March 25 The victms were run over by an oil tanker which was coming from Bathinda. The driver, who has been identified as Des Raj, a resident of Rama Mandi, Bathinda, fled from the spot leaving the tanker behind. Gurbhej Singh, in-charge Kot Mit Singh police post and the investigating officer in the case said the tanker was coming from Tarn Taran and hit the victims from behind. They were travelling on a scooter. “Mangal Singh died on the spot, Sukhchain Singh sustained serious injuries. The tanker dragged the victims few metres away from the spot of the incident. Sukhchain was rushed to Sri Guru Ram Das Hospital where his condition is serious but out of danger,” he said.
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eco-friendly end
Amritsar, March 25 Bibi Surinder Kaur, who passed away at the age of 65, was aware about LPG-run crematoriums through his son Australia-settled son Ravinder Pal Singh. “A week ago, when she was in the ICU, she herself wished
to be cremated at a LPG-run crematorium so as to influence more and more people to go in for an eco-friendly end. When the service is available in the city, the Municipal Corporation should encourage residents to adopt this method of cremation and to protect the green cover and environment. In Australia, it is the only way to perform cremations”, said Ravinder Pal Singh. Deceased’s husband Surjit Singh, also a member of Chief Khalsa Diwan, accompanied by his younger son Narinder Pal Singh, said, “We all realised the contribution made by Bibi Surinder Kaur even after her death and we are proud of it.” PS Bhatty, a spokesperson of the NGO, which was actively involved in establishing the LPG-run crematoriums in the holy city, said it takes 58 minutes to cremate a body which consumes about 10 kg of LPG. There are three such crematoriums --- two in Amritsar and one in Tarn Taran. A week ago, a mock exercise was started at the LPG-run crematorium at Durgiana Mandir crematorium.
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4 supdts, just one goes out to recover tax
Amritsar, March 25 The collection could have been manifold if all the wings of the recovery department would have joined hands to realise the taxes. Barring superintendent of house tax wing Sushant Bhatia, the other three superintendents --- Bhawani Shankar, Rajinder Sharma and Daljit Singh --- had negligible contribution in the tax recovery mission. When approached, Bhawani Shankar said he was out of the city to attend some court proceedings. “Otherwise, I was with the Bhatia’s team. I actually got a call in between and had to go to Chandigarh for some urgent work,” he said. Rajinder Sharma said he had to handle other wings of the corporation. “I am also involved in maintaining the defaulters list or serving notices. The recovery is done by Bhatia only. I help him with the official proceedings,” he said. Third superintendent Daljit Singh did not pick up the phone despite repeated attempts. Commissioner Dharampal Gupta said, “It is all being done as per the old practice. But the idea is good. A decentralised approach can be maintained where the other superintendents, enjoying the same powers, too can be pressed into service for realising the tax amount. I will review the tax collection procedure”. Raids against defaulters continue in the city
The recovery team, led by Sushant Bhatia, raided several properties, including liquor vends. The proprietor of a multi-grocery store, Easy Day, on Ajnala road paid Rs 1 lakh out of a total Rs 6.25 lakh as house tax. The proprietor assured to pay the rest of the amount before March 31. Similarly, a branch of HDFC Bank on the Fatehgarh Churian road too escaped action after its building owner paid an amount of Rs 85,000 on the spot. Till date 45 out of a total 105 liquor vends, have paid their house tax. Five offices of HFCL Info Tech Ltd owe Rs 36,37,642 to the MC as house tax. Similarly, ICICI Bank running from a building on Mall Road has not paid Rs 30 lakh, PR Residency Hotel in Ranjit Avenue Rs 24 lakh, HDFC Standard life Insurance office at Mall Road Rs 2.5 lakh. Owners of Hotel Mohan International on Albert road paid Rs 28 lakh to escape action. The hotel owed Rs 46 lakh to the MC as house tax.
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Shri Durgiana Committee to adopt cost cutting measures
Amritsar, March 25 The panel, headed by president Satpal Mahajan, deliberated over the income and expenditure anticipated for the coming year and discussed mechanism to be adopted for meeting the deficit amounting to Rs 3.93 crore. An income of Rs 7.83 crore from all sources and an expenditure of Rs 11.76 crore during 2012-2013 were proposed in the budget. The members unanimously adopted a resolution to get a model of Sri Durgiana Mandir installed at the airport. Ramesh Sharma Advocate, general secretary, said the committee would approach the local MP soon in the matter, which has been hanging in balance for quite sometime. "It is irony that despite finalising the place for installing the model of the holy shrine, the Airport Authority of India is reluctant to give a final nod. We would urge the MP to intervene in the matter," he said. "Similarly, the members criticised the dictatorial and discriminatory attitude of the GND University authorities who have raised the examination fee structure for Sanskrit. Because of this move, thousands of aspirants are compelled to go to other states to take the examination. The members unanimously decided to approach the university authorities to roll back the enhanced fee structure in the interest of students," said Sharma. Free boarding and lodging for the Pakistan-based Hindu families would be provided at Mata Dhanwant Kaur Dharamshala. Mata Dhanwant Kaur, who belonged to Rai Bahadur family of Lahore, had got the dharamshala built and donated it to the temple in 1945. It provides shelter to devotees at nominal rates. There are plans to improve sanitary condition in the dharamshala, which has 41 rooms and a big hall. Meanwhile, the members proposed to constitute a special scrutinising committee to run the shrine's affairs in a transparent and fair manner.
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Mahan Singh Dhesi annual lecture held
Amritsar, March 25 Prof Ravindra Kumar from the Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Indra Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, in his lecture said art and architecture are expressions of culture in a different media. “In Islamic architecture the focus is on the enclosed space in houses like an inner courtyard with high windowless walls interrupted only by low single doors. He said rarely does can an Islamic building be understood, or even its principal features identified, by its exterior.
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Tributes paid to martyrs
Amritsar, March 25 He also emphasised that the authorites have failed to crack the nexus between drug peddlers, politicians and the police. “If we intitiate to launch policy matters to channelise the energy of our youth in a positive direction, there is no stopping India to be a world super power,” he said.
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