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Army remembers Lt Navdeep Singh
Tibri Cantt , June 7
The Tibri Cantonment authorities remembered Lt Navdeep Singh by rechristening the Military Station’s main gate as “Navdeep Dwar” in a ceremony.

Parents of Lt Navdeep Singh at the felicitation ceremony held at Tibri Cantonment. Parents of Lt Navdeep Singh at the felicitation ceremony held at Tibri Cantonment. A Tribune photograph

Dasuya-based philanthropist awarded
Dasuya (Hoshiarpur), June 5
Mauritius President Sir Aneerood Jugnauth conferred the prestigious Hind Rattan Award on the noted philanthropist Phul Kamaljit Singh at a function held in Port Louis last week.

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	Army remembers Lt Navdeep Singh Ravi Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Tibri Cantt , June 7 The Tibri Cantonment authorities remembered Lt Navdeep Singh by rechristening the Military Station’s main gate as “Navdeep Dwar” in a ceremony. A bust of the Gurdaspur-born soldier, who laid down his life on August 20 last year while fighting insurgents in Gurez sector of North Kashmir was also unveiled by Maj General Anirudh Chakravarty, General-Officer-Commanding (GOC), 15th Infantry Division. Officers from the civil administration, including the Deputy Commissioner Dr Abhinav Trikha, and District an Sessions Judge K.K Garg were also present at the ceremony. The parents of the deceased soldier broke down repeatedly and had to be consoled by senior army officers. In the citation, Maj Gen Chakravarty observed, “Lt Navdeep sacrificed his life because he knew that the safety, honour and welfare of the country comes first, always and every time. He also knew that the honour, welfare and comfort of the men he commanded came next”. His father Joginder Singh recalled the confidence his son exuded a day before he laid down his life. “He spoke to me on the phone. The signal was weak but his voice was strong. He never knew that he would not live to see another day. Indeed, destiny follows no predictable pattern. My son was destined for bigger things in life had death not stepped in”. The officer’s sister Navjot Kaur, who is pursuing graduation in english from GNDU, summed it aptly by saying, “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. An army officer, who lives life fully, is prepared to lay down his life anytime. And that is what my brother did. Life without him is a big challenge. But I know that life's challenges are not supposed to paralyse you, they are supposed to make you stronger and discover who you are”. The whole ceremony was drenched in emotion, passion and pathos. “Any one who might have looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier like Navdeep dying in a battlefield will always think hard about starting a war,” said the proud father.
	Dasuya-based philanthropist awarded Tribune News Service Dasuya (Hoshiarpur), June 5 Mauritius President Sir Aneerood Jugnauth conferred the prestigious Hind Rattan Award on the noted philanthropist Phul Kamaljit Singh at a function held in Port Louis last week. The function was organised to commemorate Global Indian International Conference held in the Mauritian capital. Phul Kamaljit Singh, who is also the Chairman of the Guru Nanak Mission Hospital in Dasuya, has done a lot of social service in Odisha and Indonesia; when these places were devastated by the Tsunami. He has organised several camps during the Gujarat riots and the Kargil war too.
	126 villages to get potable water by December 2013 Bipin Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 7 In an effort to implement the World Bank-aided project “Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation”, drinking water would be provided in 126 villages, while sewerage system would be installed in 11 villages of the district up to December 2013. Superintend Engineer of the Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department Sarvjit Singh said a sum of Rs 68 crore would be spent on water supply and Rs 30 crore on sewerage system under the project. A team of the World Bank comprising Pyush Dogra and Abishek reviewed the progress of the ongoing water supply and sanitation project in the district. Accompanied by officials of the department, the team visited Dhandowal, Talwandi Sanghera and Talwandi Arrayian villages and expressed its satisfaction on the ongoing work. Executive Engineer JS Chahal, who is also the district programme specialist for the project, claimed that the team members were happy to find residents of the villages operating water supply schemes successfully. Chahal said 62 villages under the project in the district have been commissioned so far. The department aims to provide drinking water to the remaining 139 villages of district by December 2013. The project amounting to Rs 1,280 crore was launched in Punjab during 2008 with an aim to provide potable water and sewerage system in the villages.
	Promotions to PCS cadre awaited Parmod Bharti /TNS Nawanshahr, June 7 Officials from the revenue, rural development and excise departments have been awaiting their promotions to PCS cadre despite their names already been forwarded to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) in August, 2011. According to sources, the names of 36 DROs and Tehsildars for elevating 12 of them as PCS were forwarded to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) in August, last year. Similarly, the government recommended the names of 15 AETcs and ETOs and 9 DDPOs and BDPOs for elevation of 5 and 3 of them, respectively, to PCS cadre. Ram Singh, president, Punjab Revenue Officers Association, demanded that the quota of filling PCS cadre from various departments should be utilised immediately for ensuring effective administrative work. The inordinate delay in effecting the promotions to PCS cadre has been causing hindrances in implementing the administrative reforms at the grassroots level. "Presently there is a short of about 100 PCS officers despite the fact that the state government has re-employed 40 PCS officers on contract basis after their retirement", he said adding that it was a welcome step on the part of the state government.
	Heavy turnout in MC polls Our Correspondent Nawanshahr, June 7 Polling in 11 wards at Balachaur and by-poll for two wards in Banga municipal council were held peacefully today. Amarjit Paul, ADC, said in Balachaur, two councillors out of the total 13 municipal wards, had been elected unopposed. Heavy turnout of 85 per cent was recorded at 11 wards in Balachaur and 78.56 per cent voters exercised their franchise for the by-election at Wards 11 and 12 in Banga. The counting of votes will be done on June 10. Polling peaceful Batala: Polling for the by-election in Ward 7 of the municipal council, Batala, passed peacefully today. The seat fell vacant due to the death of Kimto Devi, municipal councillor (BJP).