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Students of Class XII rejoice as CBSE declares results
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Succeeding in Glamour industry
109 candidates file nomination papers
Medical aid for Central Jail inmates
Encroachments, drug addiction bane of Ward 52
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Students of Class XII rejoice as CBSE declares results
Amritsar, May 28
Chetan Dhir bagged the first position in DAV Public School as he scored 97.8 per cent marks in commerce. He credited regulated study schedule and teachers’ guidance for his success. Closely following him, Shreya Chopra, also a commerce student, stood second in the school with 97.2 per cent marks. In all 393 students of the school appeared in the examination. Deeksha Dhawan, Abhra, Deeksha Aggarwal, Monil and Hargun stood third in the school with 96.2 per cent marks. Only child of her parents, Hargun, is a talented singer apart from being a brilliant student. School Principal Neera Sharma said seven students secured 96 per cent and above and 54 students secured 90 per cent and above. Of the 260 students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School who appeared in the Class XII examination, 22 scored 90 per cent and above. Amritpal Kaur Virk made history in the school as she scored 96.4 per cent in commerce. Both Chanpreet Kaur and Harnoor Singh scored 95 per cent in non-medical stream. Tanveen Kaur scored 92.2 per cent marks in medical stream. Medical student Riya Kalra topped in DAV International School as she got 97.4 per cent marks. A beaming Riya said she wished to become a doctor from the very beginning. She credited good guidance, teaching aid and conducive environment for helping her in achieving her goal as she had secured the 30th rank in the Punjab PMET, result of which were declared last week. Roopsi Gupta stood second in the school with 96.8 per cent marks and Shruti Verma bagged the third position with 96 per cent. School Principal Anjana Gupta said a total of 116 students appeared in the Class XII examination. Of these, three students scored above 95 per cent and 12 students above 90 per cent. These students are Rahat Dhawan, Vinkle Bhandari, Prerna, Ramanjot, Shifa, Sukhdeep, Pomila Bhatia, Chahat Jolly and Sagar Sahni. As many as 27 students of Bhavan’s SL Public School, out of the total of 188, scored above 90 per cent marks. Sarvesh topped in the school with 96.6 per cent marks, while both Shivani and Tanu attained 96 per cent marks. Nohar Mehra and Samarth Kapur, both students of The Senior Study School, topped in commerce and non-medical streams, respectively, with 95.8 per cent marks. Samridhi Lakhanpal got the highest marks in the school in the medical stream with 90.8 per cent marks, Principal Vijay Mehra said. Hardeep Kaur, student of Khalsa College Public School (KCPS) secured 94.8 per cent marks in non-medical stream. School Principal Dr Sarvjit Kaur Brar said her school students excelled in overall examinations. She said in the medical group the highest marks in the school were achieved by Divyajyot Kaur, who secured 89.2 per cent. She had recently got the 761 rank in Punjab Pre-Medical Test (PMT) while school’s Arveen Kaur had secured the 318 rank in the PMT. In the commerce group, Avneet Kaur secured 84.8 per cent. A non-medical student, Ajaypal Singh, topped in Delhi Public School (DPS) as he secured 86.60 per cent marks. Two other science students of the school Harleen Kaur and Simrat Bajwa scored 86.40 per cent marks. As many as 56 students of DPS appeared in the examinations and the school attained 100 per cent result, said school Principal Sangeeta Singh. Isha Seth stood first in Shri Ram Ashram Public School as she scored 95.8 per cent in commerce, while Alka Dutta stood second with 93.2 per cent marks. Both Abhinav Gupta and Prabhjot Kaur Sethi got 93 per cent marks in the non-medical stream.
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MC POLLS GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 28
The one which was demolished to pave way for the construction of Celebration Mall, too, could not be re-installed at another location. The proposal for four new tubewells, which was already passed in the MC House, too, could never be executed. All these circumstances can add to the problem of water scarcity. The premix roads and concrete cement flooring need urgent repairs as large portions of the roads have got huge potholes. A random round of the ward revealed another peculiar problem, the residents are facing. It was the wanton commercialisation of the area where every household has opened a shop or commercial establishment and the first floors are housing offices and coaching centres. The densely populated and congested areas have become a nightmare for the commuters with no parking places. The car owners generally park their cars on the road, making it more difficult for vehicular traffic to pass through the road. A number of small schools have also sprung up in the area with narrow lanes and roads. During the opening and closing hours of schools, the incessant flow of school traffic causes traffic jams on a regular basis. The residents rue that the area, which has been developed as a residential and commercial area for the last two decades, has a few recreational parks and majority of the residents use the roads to bask in the sun. Another problem that residents of the area are facing is large-scale prevalence of rodents, which is scaring the people as they are digging up holes underneath the road and residential areas besides damaging the sewerage system. The areas that fall in Ward 21 are Tilak Nagar, Sundar Nagar, Professor Colony, Krishna Square, Kangra Colony, parts of Pawan Nagar, Gagan Colony, Shiv Nagar and Bharat Nagar.
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Succeeding in Glamour industry Neha Saini Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 28
No doubt that Punjab has been popular with the glam industry, giving us a long list of successful artistes in film, TV and modelling industry. But this doesn’t make things easier for all those aspiring to write the next success story. “There is a lot of struggle behind that one moment of success,” says Karan Sharma, a model from the city. “Most youngsters think that talent might take them to heights, but what they don’t consider are the other more important factors,” he adds. Like? “Contacts,” comes the instant and obvious reply. In the industry for past eight years, Karan has done quality work, with a dozen print and modelling assignments, commercials and a short role in Star Plus’s popular show “Diya Aur Bati”. But he still considers himself to be a struggler. “To be successful means getting work without that extra effort, this is not possible in Mumbai. There is a cut-throat competition and only your good looks cannot give you the edge,” he says. “In a city like Amritsar, if you do 10 shows and consider yourself a ‘model’ material, that doesn’t count for a thing. Most Punjabi youngsters lack the knowledge required for the industry, which makes it difficult for them to get through initially,” he adds. Even if you have the basics right, great body and right attitude, facing some hard facts is important. “It’s not about talent or hard work as most of us fit into the category, but most importantly it’s about fighting for survival. The most common problems the Punjabi youth face are diction, lack of exposure, if you are from small cities, and cultural environment. The sudden changes in lifestyle are hard to adapt, especially for girls,” says Aditi Kapoor, another model from city. Aditi started modelling at the age of 20 and five years down the line, after walking at prominent fashion weeks and shifting base to Mumbai, there are days when she has to live on her savings. “You have to maintain a certain lifestyle when in the industry, which comes at a price. It is difficult for Punjabis to get used to the lifestyle changes, especially those not from affluent background.” Reality television has been a big hope for those who dreamt big. With dime a dozen shows and auditions reaching out to the youth in small towns, the promise of star-studded future has made the problem worse. “Honestly, all these auditions and shows offer one in a hundred chances of success. All the appreciation and accolades mean nothing in the real world,” says Baljeet Johal, actor and model from the city. Reality check? “Truth is that after the win on such shows comes the struggle. These shows can give you 15 minutes of fame, but success is not guaranteed,” She says. And to top it all, “There is a pressure of maintaining a certain lifestyle when you are a part of the glamour industry and this puts extra pressure on youngsters,” she adds. But then nobody wants to demoralise the aspirants, “With talent and hard work, one has to know how to socialise. Keep an open mind and remember that success has no short cuts,” she said.
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109 candidates file nomination papers
Amritsar, May 28
A total of 109 candidates of the SAD-BJP alliance, Congress, CPI and Independents submitted their papers today, which included SAD-BJP’s Damandeep Singh from Ward 19 and Simarpreet Bhatia from Ward 20 and Congress’ Ranjan Aggarwal, Dr Anoop and Ram Sharan from Ward 19, 61 and 8, respectively. Similarly, Congress candidate Surinder Chaudhary from Ward 3, Kamaldeep Kaur Bhamrah from Ward 5, Sandeep Gorsi from Ward 21 and CPI’s Narinder Singh Dhanjal from Ward 27 filed their papers today. Vineet Joshi, BJP’s state media in charge, said Ashwani Sharma, state BJP president, today deputed senior leaders to strengthen the existing election management committees in the respective corporations. In Amritsar, CPS Navjot Kaur Sidhu, MLA Seema Kumari, former minister Arunesh Shakar, former CPS Sukh Pal Singh Nannu, Tarun Chugh, Rakesh Gill, BD Dhuppad, Chairman of Punjab Infotech Harjit Singh Grewal, Chairman of the Punjab Sewerage Borad Dr Baldev Chawla, Chairman of the PSIEC Rajinder Mohan Chinna, state vice-president of the BJP Jai Shree Gulati, state secretary of the BJP Atwal and state secretary of the BJP Reena Jaitley had been entrusted with the responsibility of strengthening the campaign.
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Medical aid for Central Jail inmates
Amritsar, May 28 Principal of Government Medical College Dr SS Shergill said, “This move would help the jail inmates to get medical aid in the jail itself. Our team would include a lady gynaecologist, a psychiatrists and a general medicine. The team would visit the ailing jail inmates once a week. Later, we would also include an eye specialist in the team.” He said, “It was a long pending demand of the jail authorities because occasionally they face difficulties in referring the patients to the government hospital due to official formalities. Now, the inmates could be diagnosed conveniently in the jail itself.” For the first time, a special schedule has been kept reserved for the jail visits also. Hailing the move, Jail Superintendent SS Saini said, “This step would not only help them from going through the hassle of taking the jail inmates to the government hospitals but would also be beneficial for the ailing inmates.” Saini said, “Now, when the government specialists themselves would visit the patients, they can prescribe the medicine or the treatment more efficiently in consultation with our own jail medical staff.”
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Encroachments, drug addiction bane of Ward 52
Amritsar, May 28
A number of snatchers arrested by the police in past were also belonged to this locality. Residents rue the apathy of political leaders who gave shelters to these unscrupulous elements for their alleged vested interests. It is evident to mention here that Gawal Mandi area is considered as one of the infamous localities in the city due to unabated addiction. A resident of Rani Ka Bagh on condition of anonymity said, “An area famously known as Kulcha chowk near a private school have become notorious for often brawls of the youths. People had urged the police department to permanently depute policemen at this point.” The people here pointed out that the authorities including police and administration have miserably failed to stem the problem. The environment has only vitiated with the passage of time as no efforts have been made to bring the misled youth to mainstream by deviating them from drug addiction and crime. As far as the problem of encroachments is concerned the local councilor, claimed to have got removed majority of encroachments. She also admitted that remaining ones could not be removed as people themselves were not ready to understand and release the government lands. The construction material traders have stacked the material on the road itself. The commuters especially two wheelers face a lot of problems during windy days when the sand gets into their eyes making them blind of the traffic and hence, leading to accidents. The garbage dumps could also be found in many parts as Municipal authorities fail to lift the garbage in time while several parks were also found in shabby conditions. Mohan, a resident, said, “About a couple of months back, a number of residents of Gawal Mandi fell ill due to jaundice outbreak because of contaminated water supply. My own son Aman was admitted to hospital for the jaundice treatment and it took a month for him to recover from the disease. Jagjit, a resident, said, “Drug addiction is the major problem in the area. A number of youths were hooked to drugs. The government should take immediately steps to stem the problem and deviate them from this menace and bring back them into mainstream. This would also help in improving the environment in the locality. Councillor Meenu Sehgal, who has been nominated by the BJP as its candidate from the ward for the third consecutive time, admitted that the problem of encroachment is there. However, she quickly added that during the past several years she has been instrumental in removing about 85 percent of encroachments from the roads. She said, “Even though majority of encroachments have been removed, the remaining could not be done away due to shortage of staff in civic administration coupled with peoples’ adamant approach towards this. They themselves are to be blamed for this problem. They don’t want to cooperate in this direction.” During my tenure we have done development works worth Rs 17 crore that includes the construction of main Ram Tirath Road. We have installed a new tube well while work is under progress on the second one. We have maintained the major parks of Rani Ka Bagh. About the drug addiction she said, “The problems existed before she was elected as councilor of the area. I had personally taken the youths to de-addiction centers to wean them away from drugs.”
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Students of Class XII rejoiced in festive spirit as the CBSE announced the annual examinations results today. The city has 38 schools affiliated with the CBSE. Closed gates of these schools, due to summer vacations, were thrown open for the students, who wished to celebrate the occasion with their teachers.
Rampant encroachments, drug addiction and law and order problem are the banes of ward number 52. It comprises of posh locality of Rani Ka Bagh area besides urban slum of Gawal
Mandi. The drug addiction and subsequent spurt in crime incidents including snatchings and robbery has been a great concern for the inhabitants. Snatchings and brawls are common sight in various parts of Rani Ka Bagh and Gwal Mandi area.
