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City welcomes its Indian Idol
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Affair with ex-wife drives man to kill cousin
Five nabbed with illicit liquor, lahan
DC orders probe against AGA secy
Age of multi-tasking
Women walk the ramp against foeticide
Models walk the ramp during Punjab Fashion Tour organised by the Nanhi Chaan Foundation at a hotel in Amritsar on Sunday. Photos: Sameer Sehgal
‘Commissionerate system a total failure in city’
Extension block inaugurated at GNDU
Prof AS Brar, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, inaugurates the extension block in the Electronics Department of the university in Amritsar on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Tributes paid to Rajesh Khanna
Children perform during a dance competition in Amritsar on Monday. A Tribune photograph
‘Ajj De Ranjhe’ aims at strengthening police-public relationship
Defence pension adalat from Sept 13
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City welcomes its Indian Idol
Amritsar, September 3
The favourite boy of the holy city ever since he became a finalist on the popular reality singing show, Indian Idol, Vipul was moved and teary eyed, watching his family and friends receive him. "It is overwhelming, the feeling of getting back home victorious. I left with a promise to my grandfather that I will become the next Indian idol. Now, that I have fulfilled his dream, I want to do achieve more," said the singer. The 21-year-old boy from Amritsar fought hard for the win with fellow Punjab de puttars, Davender and Amit. Though the winner became a guessing game in the end, Vipul was glad he scored well with the judges. "I guessed that the audience votes got divided as all three of us were from Punjab. So I must have scored well with the judges to clinch the title," he said. A favourite of Saleem Merchant, Vipul believes his versatility and consistent performance made him a winner. "All singers had their strong points. I too had some bad days on stage. But I continued giving consistent performance and my versatility impressed the judges." The new Indian Idol is all set now to make a career in playback singing. "I always wanted to do playback, it was my ultimate goal to work with different music directors and using my voice differently. Though, Vipul has had a reality show experience before Indian Idol, as he was one of the finalists in Amul Voice of India 2, but he says that this was another ball game altogether. "My earlier experience made me comfortable in front of the camera. But that was the only advantage I had. Indian Idol was a learning experience, with a new set of competitors, judges and unpredictable format." Now, back home post the title, Vipul plans to relax and celebrate with his family. "I'll go to take blessings at the Golden Temple and enjoy my win with my family, especially my grandfather." ‘Fulfilled promise made to Grandfather’
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Affair with ex-wife drives man to kill cousin
Amritsar, September 3 Gopal died on the spot. Dilip absconded after committing the crime The police has booked him under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC against him. Inspector Kuldip Singh, in charge of Maqboolpura police station, said the police party had been conducting raids on the possible hideouts of Dilip. “In a statement, Sheela Mandal has said that her former husband Dilip was a habitual drinker, and indulged in domestic violence often. This made Sheela to get divorce from Dilip. Afterwards, she started living with Gopal. This seems to be the primary reason, which instigated Dilip to kill Gopal. At present, he is at large but we are on the lookout for him,” he said. Sheela said she had been into live-in relation with Gopal with the consent of all the relatives and that she had nowhere to go after her husband deserted her. “My life was nothing short of a hell when I was with Dilip. After getting the divorce from him, I started living with Gopal. About a month ago, Dilip had threatened Gopal to leave me or face dire consequences. Yesterday, at about 3 pm, Dilip came to our house and stabbed Gopal to death,” she said. Four days ago a dejected lover had killed the woman’s colleague out of jealousy.
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Five nabbed with illicit liquor, lahan
Amritsar, September 3 In other cases, the urban police arrested three persons from the Sultanwind area and recovered 37 bottles of liquor from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Satnam Singh of Majith Mandi area, Surjit Singh of Guru Arjan Dev Nagar and Gurmeet Singh. Separate cases under Section 379 of the IPC with the Sultanwind police station has been registered against them. Separate cases under Sections 61, 1 and 14 under of the Excise Act have been registered in Lopoke against the accused.
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DC orders probe against AGA secy
Amritsar, September 3 The DC said a four-member committee had been constituted on the issue. And till the committee submits its report, Khanna would not be allowed to participate in any financial matter. The committee comprised the ADC (General), ADC (Development), District Sports Officer and the Treasury officer. Two days ago, Industry Minister and BJP MLA accused Khanna of favouritism claiming that Khanna had barred Kamal Passi, a member of the Indian cricket team which won the U-19 World Cup, from playing two years ago. Former Indian cricketer Harwinder Singh and junior cricketers Ravneet Ricky, Chandan Madan and Manish Sharma, and councillor from Ward 8, Aman Aery, also accused Khanna of embezzlement of funds and using undue influence in the selection of teams.
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Activity centres take kids on joy-cum-learning ride
Neha Saini Tribune News Service
Amritsar, September 3
Whether it’s learning self-defence, adopting a fitness routine, connecting spiritually or just spending quality time with oneself, the city kids are enjoying some of the coolest activities offered to them. Like getting some kicks out of dance routines. “As dance has graduated to becoming a personality development process rather than just a fun activity, we have lot of kids coming to learn contemporary forms of dancing,” says Pankaj, from Pankaj and Preeti Dance Academy in Ranjit Avenue. And that means shaking a leg or two with forms of mixed-martial arts and gymnastics. “As compared to the regular dance forms, these are more popular. Though they are a bit tough to execute and train, as one has to be perfect with gymnastics and take care of the safety of the performer. But these dance forms actually add to one’s skills as they require rigorous training and commitment,” he says. They were the first ones to have performed aerial acts in the city. They also have a full house to Zumba and other dance routines that incorporate fitness techniques. “Kids today are really smart and active and they want to channelise their energy into trying different things,” Pankaj explains. While some are dancing to enhance skills, others are aiming for a holistic experience. Creating an environment of peaceful learning, Muskaan Kapoor, a city-based Art of Living instructor has brought in the concept of spiritual living into a child’s life. Her programme includes mantra chanting from the Vedas, performing kirtan and learning good values through reading mythology. “We have also developed a morning programme with schools in the city to encourage Vedic values in kids, promoting right eating habits and have launched GAP (Growing As Parents) which involves parents, making them aware of the changes in parenting skills, keeping in mind the child’s needs,” informs Muskaan. Her programmes include children between the age of 4 and 12 years. “It’s an awareness programme for kids, designed to enjoy and learn at the same time. The development of mind and soul accordingly has become important for them to cope up with the stress of growing up,” she says. Her programmes run classes and workshops in spiritual learning in over 50 schools in the city. Another place which converts itself into a thriving activity centre every weekend is the Celebration Mall. The management runs a weekend activity programme that offers developmental activities like painting, roller skating, grooming and dancing for kids in city. “We believe that kids today get distracted easily whether its social media or stress. So, giving them a let out once a week for an overall development is a breather,” says Kamaldeep Kaur Hundal, deputy manager, customer relations, Celebration Mall. And since one doesn’t have to shell out anything for the weekend creative trip, the kids are thronging the place with their creative juices flowing.
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Women walk the ramp against foeticide
Amritsar, September 3 Punjab Fashion Tour, which will be held across the state, had its first event at Ludhiana and now second is being held at Amritsar followed by shows at Jalandhar, Bathinda and Patiala with a grand finale in Chandigarh. With this objective, a power walk segment designed for each city where the dignified and powerful members of that city walk the ramp in support of “Save the Girl Child” campaign has some high-profile ramp scorchers for the cause. Wing Commander Sukhjit Singh Sandhu and Deepika Sandhu from the Nanhi Chaan Foundation were the special guests. Those who walked the ramp included Abbha Rani Singh, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar, and Commissioner of Gurdaspur, Dr Neelam Kamra, principal, BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar, Dr Kirat Sandhu, director, Spring Dales, Dr Sudha Mahajan from Guru Nanak Dev University, Prarrena Khurana of Khurana Jewellers, Anjana Gupta, principal, DAV International School, etc. Apart from the power walk, designers Kunal S, Deepa Arora and Amit Talwar showcased their collections and singer Anamika performed for the crowd. Punjabi singer Lakhwinder Wadali, too, walked the ramp looking dapper in a Mahi sherwani. The event focused on promoting their campaign by making the high-and-mighty and powerful achievers of society to raise their voice against this social evil.
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‘Commissionerate system a total failure in city’
Amritsar, September 3 While addressing mediapersons, Dinesh Bassi, ex-president of the District Youth Congress, Amritsar (urban), said: “Outstation traders refrain from establishing their business ties with the holy city due to deteriorating law and order situation here”. “Women are afraid of stepping out of their homes due to rise in snatching cases. Culprits openly make use of arms to commit crime and flee. The police force is busy meeting their challaning targets while turning a blind eye towards criminals,” Bassi said. While pointing out some prominent BJP stalwarts like Harbans Lal Khanna, Hit Abhilashi and Tarsem Singh who sacrificed their lives for ensuring the well-being of society, he said: “Now, the present leadership of the BJP has been sheltering criminals.” Mentioning the irregularities prevailing in the government’s Atta-Dal Scheme and pension benefits to elders and widows, he said: “It was not only the Opposition Congress party which was criticising the government for its failure to implement the schemes for the deprived or the needy, but also BJP’s own former ministers like Luxmi Kanta Chawla have come out openly against the government for its failure to supply ‘dal’ to the BPL families. She had even sarcastically urged the government to supply some ‘salt’ to the poor, which could subsidise the ‘dal’ in their menu”. The Youth Congress workers demanded the resignation of BJP MLAs and threatened to gherao the residences of MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and state minister Anil Joshi to wake up the government from its deep slumber to address these prominent issues.
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Extension block inaugurated at GNDU
Amritsar, September 3 Prof Brar said keeping in view the increase in number of admissions, there was a dire need to create more infrastructure. He also advocated for maintaining the environment. “Besides planting more saplings to increase the green cover on the campus, we are taking the advantage of the nature by installing solar energy systems for all buildings of the campus,” he said. Mokesh Sharma, executive engineer, said there would be two spacious state-of-the-art furnished lecture theatres in this block to accommodate 150 students each. He said apart from this, there would be five labs and 13 teacher rooms, one stair hall and washrooms/toilets in the block. Dean, Academic Affairs, Prof Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar, Registrar, Inderjit Singh, Dean, Students’ Welfare, Prof PK Shejpal, professor in charge (Finance and Development), Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, professor in charge (Examinations), Prof RK Mahajan, Dean, College Development Council, Prof MS Hundal, Prof Sukhleen Bindra, Head of the Department, executive engineer, Mokesh Sharma and other faculty members, officers and students were also presents on the occasion.
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Tributes paid to Rajesh Khanna
Amritsar, September 3 The event was hosted by Harpal Bhatti and Aman. Out of 100 entries, only 45 participating groups were selected. The event was choreographed and supported by Pankaj and Preeti Dance Academy from the city. The teams performed amidst loud cheers from the crowd. The event remembered the late superstar through performances on his hit songs and singing performances.
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‘Ajj De Ranjhe’ aims at strengthening police-public relationship
Amritsar, September 3 The reason his upcoming film, “Ajj De Ranjhe”, a khaki comedy, comes across as a good-natured satire on the relationship between the police and public. “The police has always been taken for granted. Whenever you talk to anyone about the Punjab police, his instant reaction gives out the bad reputation tagged to the department. Through the film, I have tried to show that even police personnel are good people, not all of them are bad,” he says. While doing so, he has taken the help of the Fourth Estate. “One of my leading ladies, Gurleen Chopra, plays a news reporter. The fact is that the police can function better if and when supported by the media,” he says. Another high point of the film is that it would be released in Pakistan. For that Manmohan Singh is quite excited and says: “There are over eight crore Punjabis living in Pakistan. We may have diluted our Punjabiyat but they are still sticking to theirs. So, it becomes important that our films be provided with a new market. Without including Punjabi audience from Pakistan, the ambit of our films is very limited. Also, it can boost cultural ties between the two countries.” The fact that Pakistani film-makers approached Manji to have his film released in Pakistan gave him a positive nudge. “Their industry is dying and they need to revive it. Our films will provide the necessary support. No Punjabi films were allowed to release in the country, but “Ajj De Ranjhe” was cleared without any cuts by the Pakistan censor board. The fact speaks volumes for the future of the industry in Pakistan,” he adds.
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Defence pension adalat from Sept 13
Amritsar, September 3 According to an official communiqué, the adalat is being organised for on-the-spot redressal of grievances of defence pensioners drawing their pension from DPDOs, public sector banks or treasuries in Amritsar and its surrounding areas. Defence pensioners having pension-related grievances might submit their applications in triplicate on the prescribed application form to Santokh Raj, SAO, DPDO, Amritsar, by September 7. The application forms can be obtained from DPDO and Zila Soldier Welfare offices, Amritsar. Santokh said efforts would be made to redress the grievances of pensioners and the position would be explained to them in person during the adalat.
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Amritsar, September 3
Prof AS Brar, Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, today inaugurated the newly constructed extension block in the Electronics Department of the university here today. The block has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore.
Amritsar, September 3
When talking about the Punjabi cinema with director Manmohan Singh, popularly known as
Manji, one thing is assured, the conversation is well-defined, just like the characters in his films. His flawless observation, attention to detail and commitment towards Punjabi cinema reflects in his films. The man, who single-handedly resurrected the Punjabi film industry, believes in keeping things simple in the real and reel life.
