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Con man dupes jawan of
Rs 2.5 lakh
Ludhiana, November 20 According to Ranjeet Singh, SHO, Divison No. 8, Jaiveer was counting cash on the first floor of the bank when a con man, posing as a bank employee, approached him and took the cash. Jaiveer told the police that the swindler asked him to follow him. "The con man went to the other side of the counter where bank employees were sitting, I stood in a queue. In no time, the con man vanished from the scene," said Jaiveer in his complaint to the police. The ITBP jawan raised the alarm and informed the police about the incident after he failed to find the con man. SHO Ranjeet Singh said, "We were hoping that CCTV cameras installed in the bank would help nab the con man. Unfortunately, we were told by the bank authorities that the CCTV cameras installed in the bank stopped working two days ago. We could not get the footage." Meanwhile, the Division No. 8 police has registered a case of fraud under
Section 420 of the IPC in this connection. CCTV cameras
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Sewage treatment plant transformer still out of order
Ludhiana, November 20 Officials of the Sewerage Board were caught unawares on Saturday night when a snag developed in a transformer installed at the sewage treatment plant in Bhattian village. Since then, the plant has not been working to its capacity. Only four motors are running on two generator sets. After the snag, officials of the Sewerage Board, along with a technical expert, were trying hard to find the fault. Only this morning, they found that one of the three coils installed inside the transformer was not working properly. The capacity of the Bhattian sewage treatment plant was recently increased from 111 MLD (million litres per day) to 161 MLD. Ten motors are installed at the Bhattian plant, of which six run round the clock while four are kept as standby. Of As the 2,500 kVA transformer developed a snag on Saturday night, the plant is being run on two generators of 320 kVA each and for running these gensets, the Sewerage Board is spending Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 daily on diesel. Now, the Sewerage Board has taken a transformer of 500 kVA on rent as a makeshift arrangement. "We have now contacted a company official in Vadodara, who will reach Ludhiana tomorrow morning. He will repair the transformer and we hope that all six motors will start running to their capacity soon. Earlier, we had not been able to find the problem. Now that we know where the problem is, we should be able to repair the transformer," said SD Garg, Superintending Engineer of the Sewerage Board. Satnam Singh, a resident of area near the tiger safari, said, "Some manholes are already overflowing”. |
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Dept cracks whip on pvt bus operators
Ludhiana, November 20 Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, MS Chatwal, District Transport Officer, said road tax to the tune of about Rs 20 lakh was pending with several district-based bus operators. The amount was nearly Rs 30 lakh if the interest was to be added. "The special campaign has been initiated to recover all government dues from the operators. We will continue with the drive till November 30. We have also given them a deadline to get the dues deposited, failing which we will impound their buses," said Chatwal. About 10 private companies have to deposit road tax with the department. Meanwhile, the drive got a "jolt" today when a "clerk" from the Transport Department, along with three gunmen, stopped a bus to check the receipts. JS Garewal, president of the Minibus Operators Association, said, "Only the DTO and the ADTO have the powers to check documents and receipts. The government has computerised everything. Officials of the department can even check on their phones whether bus operators have paid their dues or not. How do they expect drivers and conductors to carry receipts on buses? How can a clerk check documents? This is blackmail to make a quick Garewal alleged that on Vishwakarma Day celebrations at Ramgarhia College recently, employees of the department forcibly took two of their buses to ferry people from the Shimlapuri area to the venue as the Chief Minister was the chief guest. MS Chatwal, DTO, said, "It is not possible to check all buses coming from all routes by the DTO and the ADTO alone. We need to take our staff along and use their services while checking documents of buses. These are mere allegations by defaulters to put pressure on the department." |
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Mayor spearheads anti-encroachment drive
Ludhiana, November 20 The Mayor was taken aback when he went to the Jaimal Road area, where illegal rehris were operating in the presence policemen deployed to check encroachments. "I was shocked to see illegal rehris operating in front of policemen. To check this menace, I had myself deputed these policemen two days ago, but they were not performing their duty properly. How can a policeman attached with the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation let an illegal rehri operate from a city road? MC officials and encroachers should understand that such drives are a strict warning to them. If they don't mend their ways, I will start getting FIRs registered against them," said Gohalwaria.He said, "I want to make it clear that roads are meant for vehicles, not for running businesses. If you want to run a business, you will have to take permission from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation," said the Mayor. The Mayor also went towards the Janata Nagar side. He was surprised to see that the owner of a cloth shop had installed a tent from where he was selling clothes. "He had encroached upon a large portion of the road," said Gohalwaria. Before spearheading the anti-encroachment drive on Jaimal Road, the Mayor took a round of the Jawahar Nagar Camp area, where tehbazaari wing officials had carried out an anti-encroachment drive during the day. When the officials had gone to clear encroachments, they had to face a protest by area shopkeepers, following which an additional police force was sent to the spot. In the end, the MC managed to clear the encroachments. "I will visit one road a day and get encroachments cleared. Shopkeepers should understand that have to sell their goods within the limit of their shop. If they try to encroach upon a road or a footpath, they will have to face the music," said the Mayor.
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4 cops sent to Police Lines for creating ruckus
Ludhiana, November 20 However, none of the policemen involved in the fight has lodged a formal complaint with the Jamalpur police. The incident took place at the police residential quarters in Jamalpur on Chandigarh Road late last evening when the wives of the policemen quarreled over a petty issue of setting wood on fire in a vacant plot. The women complained that they had collectively cleaned the plot, but a Head Constable's wife deliberately littered the place with wood and set it on fire. Area residents said tension was brewing among the policemen's wives and the burning of wood triggered the quarrel. Soon, children of the quarreling women picked a fight and exchanged blows. The wives of the policemen called their husbands. Instead of resolving the issue, the policemen also entered into a fight. The house of a policeman was ransacked during the fight.Taking a serious view of the incident, Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh sent the four policemen involved in the quarrel to the Police Lines. They are Hernek Singh, Vsakha Singh and Maan Singh, all head constables, and constable Manjit Singh. Heavy security was deployed in the area following the incident. The police has begun investigation into the case.
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Traffic curbs on Ferozepur Road
Ludhiana, November 20 The traffic police had received brickbats for the traffic regulations on Sunday. These had led to serpentine queues on both sides of Ferozepur Road. Finally, the police had to withdraw the traffic regulations and both sides of the Sidhwan Canal bridge were thrown open for commuters to ease traffic flow. It had been noticed that commuters did not follow the queue and indulged in overtaking that led to a traffic jam. Taking a lesson from the earlier mistake, the police installed cement dividers to divide the bridge and the leading roads. Finally, the traffic restriction was imposed and one side of the bridge was closed for traffic today. According to ACP, Traffic, J Elanchezhian, policemen are on the job to maintain smooth flow of traffic.
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Grain storage capacity to be increased
Ludhiana, November 20 He said the Central Government was planning to increase foodgrain storage capacity in the country and nearly 40 lakh tonne of storage capacity would be created in Punjab soon. In recognition of its outstanding contribution to wheat production, an institute in the memory of Norman E Borlaug, Father of the Green Revolution, would be set up in the Laddowal area in the district to cater to the needs of the South Asian region, he said. Dr Charan Das Mahant, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, said the crop loss in fields is estimated to be about Rs 45,000 crore. To check this loss, the KVKs must equip farmers with technical knowledge for value addition and food processing, he said. Dr S Ayyappan, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE), and Director General, ICAR, said the KVKs were playing a vital role in agriculture. Expressing concern about decreasing interest of the rural youth in farming, he emphasised farm innovations were essential. Under the 12th Plan, the thrust is on "Secondary Agriculture", he said. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, highlighted that the KVKs played a key role in bridging the gap between the farmers and the scientists in terms of knowledge. Dr KD Kokate, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR, said 630 KVKs were functional in the country, of these 341 had been established in the last eight years.
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Group dynamics vital in farm production, says expert
Ludhiana, November 20
According to Dr Bhaskar Gaikwad, programme coordinator for KVK Babhaleshwar, the centre has received such awards earlier as well. The award has been given for good production, and the reason for the success of the KVK has been proactive approach. He said group dynamics play a big role in farm production. Thousands of women and youngsters are involved in the KVK. "It is important to mobilise women and the youth, as once women are convinced about a project, they participate in it enthusiastically and complete the projects they take up," he says. The KVK has been at the forefront of adoption of technology. It was the first KVK to adopt information and communication technology back in 2000, he adds. Video conferencing and communication technology was adopted at that time. The KVK has its own community radio service giving information to farmers. A mobile advisory service has been provided to them. It was the first KVK to start with the mobile communication service. More than 5,000 farmers receive daily updates about weather forecast, market information etc through mobile phone every day, he says. "We have been emphasising the use of biotechnology and have set up our own plant diagnostic sector. The use of bio-fertiliser and bio-pesticides is promoted to increase yield rather than using chemicals," he says. "By using and integrating techniques, we make sure that the technology is there for adoption immediately as we inform the farmers about it. Many time people just inform about the new technology and techniques, but we make sure that it is available for use when farmers are told about it, so that when they are motivated, they get to use the technology," he says. "That's why now farmers have become early adopters of innovations and techniques, hence good results," he adds.
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Meet these ‘champion women farmers’
Ludhiana, November 20 Karamjeet Kaur Danewalia from Danewala village in Fazilka district has maintained a record of the highest produce of kinnow from per hectare. Kinnow production of 132.25 tonne per hectare is the highest in the world, she claims. Coming from an agriculturist family, she has been involved in agriculture since she was young. Even at the age of 54, she works for about 12 hours in the field. The reason for her success has been that she has been attaining agricultural knowledge through conferences at universities. For instance, she learnt that appropriate amount of water is essential for maximum yield of kinnow, as excess or less water affects the yield. Farming for the last 34 years, she says experience and knowledge have helped her. Talking about the reason behind achieving this feat, she says that trees and plants are like her own children and she raises them lovingly. Dubbed as "Queen of Kinnows", she uses seeds and saplings from her own nursery. Another farmer Krishna Yadav has turned the fortune around with her never-say-die spirit. Hailing from Bulandshahr, she, along with her husband, started working on lease land at Najabgarh near Delhi. Not giving in to the paltry amounts offered for their crop produce, she rather started making pickles, jams and jelly. Now, she and her husband own five firms of pickles and jams. "I never dreamt of this success, but with this farming practice, now we have a home in Delhi. Though I am illiterate, I am happy that my kids now are well educated," she says. Her husband Govardhan Yadav said they have applied for land with the Haryana Government. If they are given land of 5000 square metres, they would provide employment to thousand or more people. They still are working from lease land and factories. ‘Queen of Kinnows’
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Centres display products, farm innovations
Ludhiana, November 20
Saffron tea Visitors at the SKUAST stall also relished saffron tea, prepared in the "samovar" in the traditional fashion. The tea is prepared using saffron. Apart from saffron, almonds and other nuts are also added to the tea. Cardamom may also be used. "It is a very healthy drink. Apart from nutritive value, it has antioxidants and a nice colour, taste and fragrance of saffron," said officials of the university. The other products at the stall included honey, pashmina clothing, a variety of apples, almonds, olives and walnuts. Innovative charkha A new kind of charka developed at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) was at display. Rather than using the traditional charkha, which is generally used while sitting on the ground, and using both the hands, this charkha can be operated using feet, freeing one hand and improving the posture. This spins more yarn than the traditional charkha. Electric motor can be used to increase output. The charkha in Kashmir is generally used for spinning thread of the Pashmina wool, which is used for making the famous Kashmiri Pashmina shawls and clothing. Roots In the dense forests of Chattisgarh, roots of various plants have been the sole source of food for tribals inhibiting the interiors of the state since the beginning. Although rice and other crops have been introduced, these roots are significant food for the tribals in the state. There are four main tribes in the state, Maria, Murie, Gond and Halba. According to V Sahu, from KVK, Kanker, Chhatisgarh, the state has more than 65 per cent tribal population and they have been subsisting on these roots for centuries now, as they were not into agriculture for a long time. "These roots, in fact, have a very good nutritive value," he says. Roots, including Jimikand, tikhur, ratalu, kolia kanda, aama haldi, sakhen, keukand, suwer kanda, as these are called locally, are found in the dense forests of the state. As 70 per cent of the area in the state is under forests, these are widely consumed as food. Black rice The stall of Manipur KVK also had many of the roots. Black rice exhibited at the stall is a popular food choice in Manipur. Although its yield is low, these are cultivated in the state for its taste. A representative from the KVK said black rice makes a very delicious kheer called chakhao locally. "It is said when Rajeev Gandhi visited the state, he was offered black rice. He expressed doubts about having black rice, but he really liked the dish after tasting it," he said.
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Special children showcase talent in art and craft festival
Ludhiana, Nov 20 Champak Kr. Sen, general secretary the society of deaf from Kolkotta, while briefing about the festival through the sign language informed that the festival was organised by the differently abled persons for deaf and dumb students. The judges, organisers, participants-all were differently abled but talented, he said. Further adding, Sen informed that students from West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Kerala etc had come to take part in the festival which comprises of events including clay making, rangoli, painting, mehandi art and Mr and Ms Deaf (titles). To witness these talented artists, two other differently abled persons-Nanaumi Yoshimi and Johny Singh Bhangoo from Japan and UK, respectively, have specially come here. Total 46 girl students and 51 boy students are taking part in this festival and remaining are the organisers and members of the society. "In today's competitions, the students depicted their feelings through different paintings.
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Students apprised of career options in IT
Ludhiana, November 20 They said information technology career opens up a huge world of opportunities. The IT industry includes telecommunication, computer hardware, software, biotechnology, medical transcription, content writing, website development, and is encompassing almost all domains today. This fact alone makes it the most lucrative career option at present. He also stated, despite the downturn in world economy, it is estimated that the IT is growing at an average rate of 15 to 20 per cent per year. Due to good opportunities and salary perks as compared to other professions, the global market has huge demand for the IT skills. Inspite of the rapid growth in the IT, there is still a growing demand in the field. This is one career option, which would never go out of demand due to IT coming in almost all fields now. — TNS
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171 patients examined at medical camp
Ludhiana, November 20 District Nodal Officer of the RSBY, Dr AK Handa, said, "Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana Rahul Tewari has instructed to hold such medical camps for providing health facilities to the people belonging to Below Poverty Line families. On the occasion, 13 persons were given away spectacles, 8 were selected for cataract operation while 17 patients suffering from various diseases have been admitted at the CHC, Sahnewal for treatment." Senior Medial Officer, Sahnewal Dr PS Sidhu and Market Committee Chairman Jagroop Singh were also present there. Dr Handa said that next mega medical check-up camp would be held at Koomkalan on November 22.
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Ambassador of South Sudan visits institute
Ludhiana: Daniel Peter Othol, Ambassador of South Sudan to India visited PCTE Group of Institutes here on Tuesday where over 11 South Sudan students have been studying in various undergraduate courses. Othol said there were many opportunities in South Sudan for Sudanese students to study and bring home to their own country or as trade between India and South Sudan. He mentioned considering South Sudan was a new country, it had abundant opportunities to offer to upcoming students of India. He categorically, mentioned fields of education, infrastructure, telecommunication, capital goods, etc as very good fields for trade partnership between India and south Sudan. Dr KNS Kang, Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes said that Othol, who had been the Ambassador to the UK before India was keen to come and meet the South Sudanese students and check on their welfare. He had also confirmed to come again at PCTE and interact with the students regarding economic policies and trade links between the two nations. Othol told that India was one country, which had extended tremendous help in shaping of South Sudan. He said India had always stood by his country during its freedom struggle. He said many Indian businessmen were right now investing into infrastructure, hospitals, schools etc in South Sudan. Extension lecture An extension lecture in psychology was organised at Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women here on Tuesday. Dr Ravinder Kala, Director, Counselling Division, ‘The Mind Plus’ was the chief speaker who spoke on the topic "Balancing Moods for Success in Life". The students were apprised about different aspects of clinical psychology. Dr Kala explained the need for developing positive behavior and expounded various methods to reduce and handle negative moods and emotions in life. Ramneet Kaur (BAIII) said, "The talk revealed the need to snub negativity in our lives by emphasising the point that women are more prone to stress than men. Therefore, there is an urgent need to check stress-building at an early stage." Divleen (BA II) remarked, "We could identify with the examples and that made the talk very interesting." The students participated in the interactive session with their guest speaker. — TNS
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Ludhiana Scan
Gurmat Samagam
The annual Gurmat Samagam at Gurudwara Nanaksar, Samrala
Chowk, will be held from November 29 to December 2. The samagam will be held under the guidance of Baba Jaswant Singh. Kirpal Singh told that
devotees from overseas will also participate in the samagam and kirtan darbars will be held on this occasion. Free check-up camp will be organised in this occasion and doctors from BJS Dental College will examine the patients. Rally to spread dengue awareness Dr Ambedkar Naujwan Sabha organised a rally to make people aware of dengue. The members said sabha was doing efforts to make people aware of several other social evils like drug-addiction etc. Besides, various blood donation camps were organised by the
sabha. Rally organised to curb child labour Child labour is a shame for the country and the social
organisations, NGOs must cooperate with the government to finish this practice. These views were expressed by Simarjit Singh Bains while flagging off an awareness rally from Chhattar Singh park. The rally was to culminate at the DC office and was organised by the students of the NCPL School. Dr Rishipal Singh, ADC (D) said the state government was trying hard to curb this practice and had initiated several schemes to provide benefits to the kids of poor and needy.
Rally against drug addiction The students of about 122 schools falling under Block Mangat organised a rally against drug-addiction here on Tuesday.
The students also took part in the competitions of painting, poster making, slogan writing etc. The rally covered areas including Division Number 3, Chaura Bazaar, Books Market etc. Yet another awareness rally on drug-addiction was flagged off by Bharat Bhushan Ashu at Government Senior Secondary School, Jawaharnagar Camp, here on Tuesday. Ashu made students aware about the
bad-effects of drugs and said that these were life-threatening, which were ruining the lives
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Cop ‘attacked’ over property dispute
Ludhiana, November 20 Inspector Dilpreet Singh complained that his cousin attacked him with swords following a fight over a property of around Rs 50 crore. The city police has registered a case of assault against Anmol Rattan Singh, cousin of Inspector Dilpreet Singh, and started the investigation. According to Inspector Dilpreet Singh, the family has a property worth Rs 50 crore at the Mint Gumari Chowk near the posh Model Town area. Inspector Dilpreet Singh told the police in his complaint that his parents, who lived abroad, were visiting the city for medical treatment. His father and uncle, Tarlochan Singh, have joint property. Inspector Dilpreet Singh says his cousin Anmol Rattan used to pressurise the family to sell the property. Anmol was even picked up a fight with him on the issue, stated Dilpreet in his complaint. On November 6, Anmol Rattan Singh attacked him with a sword. It is learnt that the accused hit Dilpreet on the head, but the latter had a providential escape. Dilpreet, who is on medical leave due to intestine problem, suffered an injury on the hand. Despite repeated attempts, Dilpreet was not available for comments.
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Three held on kidnap charge
Ludhiana, November 20 Accordng to the girl's mother, the accused had kidnapped her daughter from the Income Tax Colony in Tagore Nagar on the night of November 16.
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Throw ball meet concludes
Ludhiana, November 20 The following are the winners in different categories. Boys (U-19): PS Khalsa National Sen Sec School; Boys U-17: Everest Public Sen Sec School; Boys U-14: Sargodha Punjab Sen Sec School. Girls (Senior Group): RS Model Sen Sec School Girls; Junior Group: Everest Public Sen Sec School, and Girls Sub-junior: Everest Public Sen Sec School.
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PAU Employees Union continued its protest here on Tuesday. A massive
rally was organised in front of Thapar Hall by the PAU Employees Union to register protest against the dillydallying attitude of state government/ PAU authorities for not releasing their 70 per cent arrears of revised pay scales pending
for two years. The agitated employees said that current rally will continue till the release of the arrears. — TNS