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Filing of nominations to be filmed
2 HIV patients fail
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Light up the town blue on World Autism Day
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Many theatre groups moving to greener pastures
Gadar Party member’s contribution recalled
From schools & colleges
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Filing of nominations to be filmed
Jalandhar, April 1 The scrutiny of papers would be held on April 10. The candidates would be able to withdraw their papers till April 12 after which the remaining candidates would be allotted symbols and their names would be included in the paper ballot. The candidates would also get security on the same day. The DEO said that through video surveillance, he would be able to ensure that proper decorum is maintained and only the requisite number of people make it to his room. Tinu to file papers on April 4, Chaudhary on April 5
Even as the process of filing of nomination papers will begin tomorrow, SAD candidate Pawan Kumar Tinu is slated to file his papers on April 4. The Congress nominee Chaudhary Santokh Singh, however, said he was planning to submit his papers on April 5. BSP candidate Sukhwinder Kotli said he would most likely file papers on April 7. Party general secretary Narinder Kashyap would be accompanying him to the office of the Returning Officer. No permission cell formed
Despite claims of the District Election Office on forming permission cells as one-stop point for political parties for seeking permission for political rallies for the Lok Sabha elections, no such cell was formed till date. The DEO, had on Saturday, announced that permission cell with Deputy DEO Dr Sanjeev Sharma as nodal officer and the staff from MC, Jalandhar Cantonment, Fire Department and Police would be camping in one room in the DC office from 9 am to 5 pm. No such arrangement, however, could be seen even today. With all parties having announced their candidates, they have been daily holding multiple election meetings and rallies. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today held eight programmes in the district. The DEO said he could not today check whether his instructions had been followed. 13,000 postal ballots to be arranged for service voters
The District Electoral Officer has made arrangement for 13,000 ballot papers for as many service voters in the city. The list includes the police and armed personnel who would be on poll duty on April 30. The DEO said 12,000 polling officials had already been given 12-A forms in this connection with their respective Assistant Returning Officers. He said that nine boxes had been kept outside the ARO offices and one in his own office in room No. 201. The staff had been instructed to fill forms and deposit the same at their own convenience in boxes kept at any of the 10 offices. The DEO office will attach the election duty certificate with the forms and send it to the AROs so that the polling staff is able to cast his vote at the booth where he is stationed. Special Suwidha counters too are being set up on poll rehearsal days to apprise the polling staff regarding the arrangement. Deputy Director Land Records has been made the nodal officer for keeping a tab on postal ballots. The ballot papers would be printed by April 13, said the
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2 HIV patients fail
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Jalandhar, April 1 “My nephew, while playing, fell on a pointed wooden plank, which entered deep inside his calf muscles. I immediately took him to a nearby private hospital. He was bleeding profusely. The staff nurse immediately put him on the bed and informed the doctor sitting in the adjoining room. The moment the nurse was about to clean up the wound, I, under moral obligation, informed her about the boy being HIV positive, at which she immediately stepped back and went straight to the doctor. Within a few minutes, she came out and told me that they were not able to treat him and advised me to take him to some government hospital,” said Bahadur Singh of Bhallowal village. He further said that his nephew, after the death of his parents, had been cared for not only by him, but by the entire village, including his school and neighbours. “Everybody in the village knows about his disease, but never discriminated against him. In fact, they allow their children to play with him at home and in school. While the illiterate villagers could understand the do's and don’ts of HIV, why can’t the doctors? asked Bahadur Singh. He further added that last month, he took the boy with high fever to a local paediatrician. Initially, the doctor kissed the boy after giving him a candy, but the moment he read the HIV status in his documents, he pushed them out of his cabin. The boy, with registration No. 1493, is presently on ART at the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar. When contacted, doctor Surinder Singh of Kartar Singh Memorial Hospital accepted the fact that the boy was indeed brought to the hospital, but said that he could not attend him, as he was in the operation theatre. “The boy came to the hospital, but I could not attend him as I was busy in an operation,” said Dr Surinder. However, he failed to explain that even if he was busy in the operation theatre, a fact denied by the patient’s family, why could some other doctor from the hospital not treat the child? In another instance, a 26-year-old woman from a village near Tand, Dasuya, with regd No. 7047, also registered at the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, for her Anti retroviral therapy (ART) informed the ART centre that she had approached the Civil Hospital, Dasuya, for her laparoscopic surgery last week, but was denied treatment after the revelation of her HIV status through her blood reports. “Earlier the doctor informed me that he would conduct the laparoscopic surgery. But later after he received my blood reports revealing my HIV status, he humiliated me badly by saying that he could not treat me there, as after the surgery, he has to throw all instruments and linens to dustbin,” said the patient. She also revealed that now even after the assurance given by the ART centre of Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, she would not go back to Dasuya, as she was now scared to face more humiliation and unease from the doctors posted there. She had now requested the local ART centre to get her laparoscopy done from Jalandhar hospital only. On contacted, Dr Ranjit Singh, the surgeon in question, said that the patient did approach him for the laparoscopic surgery, but due to the equipment used in the surgery being out of order from the last one year, he has informed them to get it done from outside. “Our equipment is out of order for the past one year. Even then, if the patient wants to get it done at the hospital, we call somebody from outside, the payment of which is borne by the patient. But the patient was not interested to pay and, hence, might have approached the Jalandhar hospital for help,” said Dr Ranjit Singh. Dr Baldev Singh, Senior Medical Officer at ART Centre, Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, revealed that no patient could be denied treatment due to his/her status of being HIV positive. This is pure discrimination and can be
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Light up the town blue on World Autism Day
Jalandhar, April 1 “A month ago, global statistics showed that one in 80 children were affected by autism and that left the people alarmed. Now, the latest data released by the United States Health Department has revealed that one in 68 children are getting affected by the disease around the world. This is really an alarming situation and we cannot ignored that,” said Anjali Dada, president, SOCH Educational Society. She also said that the United Nations had designated April 2 as World Autism Day and the NGO had planned a mega drive targeting busy spots in the city. Symptoms of an autistic patient
How is autism diagnosed
What causes autism?
Both genetic and environmental conditions play a role. Studies have shown irregularities in several regions of the brain Treatment
Some stats
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Many theatre groups moving to greener pastures
Jalandhar, April 1 The rest have either slipped into the shadows or moved to greener pastures like cinema. Actor, director Rajdeep, who had been a regular on the Jalandhar stage until the film bug bit him, hasn’t come back since 2011, but he disagrees. While his directorial debut, hit Punjabi film "Young Malang" even saw him bagging a nomination for the Best Debutante Director award this year, he has also been associate director/dialogue writer for film "Pinki Moge Wali", first assistant for the film "Taur Mitran Di", and has penned the script for the film "Pure Punjabi". He says, “I shall always be an ardent theatre lover and even right now I am sitting to watch a play. Even after I started films, I came back for the play 'Sabse Udaas Kavita' in 2011. It is true that when work on a film is on, it leaves little time for much else. But I for one make sure that I keep in touch with theatre. I had re-grouped my team some time ago, but due to an accident and health issues, the plans were again left midway. I plan to work on theatre productions again soon.” Prof Ankur Sharma, who heads the group YUVA, says, “I do not believe that love for theatre has diminished. Themes are getting braver and offbeat theatre is happening. The last staging of our play saw an audience of 600 people. The audience is keen like never before. However, it is true that many people who join theatre, view it as a stepping stone for films or more lucrative opportunities. It’s a shortcut for the silver screen and once they go, they don’t come back.” Some, however, just shifted city. Kranti Pal, who gave many ambitious theatre projects to the city has been missing from the Jalandhar stage for the past couple of years. His last production staged in the city was "Gagan Damama Bajeo" - a moving, brutally honest take on the lives and time of the martyrs which was a break from regular Independence Movement fare. He says, “The reason why we didn’t come was that infrastructurally we felt limited in Jalandhar (especially for big productions) and support was also lesser compared to some other cities. But honestly, I also don’t mind admitting that maybe I might have lacked in making efforts to fix these lacks. I plan to make a comeback this summer. Talks have been on for setting up a group which works free of cost.” |
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Gadar Party member’s contribution recalled
Jalandhar, April 1 Kulbir was here today at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall. He had come to Punjab with his family to celebrate his father’s birth anniversary at his native village Bilga. “Babaji believed that it was not the kind of freedom that they have been struggling for. It was just a transfer of power, which will not deliver real freedom,” said Kulbir. He said Babaji went to Argentina in 1925 in search of a better job, where he worked in a factory. While working there, he came in contact with Gadar Party members in 1927 and joined the party. Consequently, he started motivating his co-workers to move to India and start an armed struggle to gain freedom. On the direction of senior office-bearers of the party, he moved to Russia along with other members in 1930s to study the Marxist political structure and military training for armed struggle. He stayed in Moscow for two years, said Kulbir, adding that Babaji managed to enter India illegally. He organised people in Punjab for the armed struggle. During his freedom movement, he worked with Shaheed Bhagat Singh and many other prominent Gadar Party members. He was an active member of Communist Party of India before and after the Independence. Although he was a firm supporter of joint Punjab and raised his voice against the Partition, he could not do anything constructive, said Kulbir. He said to erect a Gadar Party memorial in Punjab was the biggest task for Babaji after 1947. Kulbir said Babaji visited many countries, including the UK, the US, Canada to raise money for the same as he had been the longest serving general secretary of the Desh Bhagat Yadgar Committee. Talking about the activities of the Indian Workers Association in the UK, Kulbir said one of the biggest activities of the association was to raise voice against the discriminatory attitude of the British. Even in 1960s, “Indians and dogs are not allowed” was written outside the pubs and other public places. On the occasion of Baba Bhagat Singh’s his birth anniversary on April 2, a seminar on the condition of women in Punjab will be organised at
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Students urged to cast vote in elections
Jalandhar: Students of the local Mehr Chand Polytechnic College organised “Aahvaan - Vote - My Right - My Duty” on the college campus today. They went from class to class to encourage students to exercise their right to franchise. Jagmeet Singh, a college student, in his address said youth should participate in the nation-building process by exercising their right to vote. Students took an oath to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Harpal, Atul, Himanshu, Vikas, Gurmeet, Sandeep and Pulkit were among those, who inspired other students, by writing different slogans. Principal Jagroop Singh asked students to cast their vote on April 30 and help in deciding the future of the country. International workshop of design
Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised a five-day international workshop of design at the college. On the second day, resource person of the event, Albert Van Der Weide, a former Professor, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, inspired the students to setup a meeting place, which should be a juxtaposition of food, books and art. Weide interacted with students and encouraged them to use their imagination in their artistic works. He also tested students to gather information about their five senses. He said, “Students are like pearls in an ocean. We need to find them and polish their talents in a positive way.” Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised a foundation programme, an initiative designed to strengthen the intellectual foundation of all the new entrants in the college, for all the first year students. Students were divided into two groups for the event. Group I comprised science and commerce students while students from arts and computer science formed group II. Students participated actively in all discussions and won small prizes during all the sessions. The programme served as a bridge between high school and college to promote awareness of the intellectual history among the students. The aim of the event was to enable students to carry forward the rich legacy of humanity as responsible and humane citizens of the world. Dr Atima Sharma, Principal of the KMV, conducted two sessions of the programme. She traced the human story beginning from the dawn of humanity and passing through the ancient and Middle Ages, right upto the modern times. Dr Deepika Anand was the programme coordinator. A team of nine college professors dealt with various aspects of human history and gave a PowerPoint presentation. Dr Atima congratulated programme coordinator for making the event a success. DAV students bag merit positions
DAV College student, Jasmeen Kaur, stood third in the MSc (mathematics-third semester) exams conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University by securing 423/500 marks. Another student Heemanshi stood ninth in the MSc (mathematics-first semester) by securing 385/500 marks. Principal, Dr BB Sharma, head of the department, Prof Ajay Kumar Aggarwal, and Prof SK Tuli congratulated the students and wished them good luck for their future. IBM mobility centre opens at PIT Campus Moving a step ahead of its academic initiatives, Punjab Technical University (PTU) in collaboration with the IBM, opened first IBM mobility centre of excellence (COE) on its PIT, Kapurthala campus. This is the first centre of the IBM in the North India. Addressing students as well as faculty of the PTU and its affiliated colleges, Karthik Padmanabhan, business unit executive of the IBM Ecosystem Development, India, said, “The key reasons behind coming up with mobility centres are that the number of mobile phones is going to overtake the number of people in the world and secondly, mobile phones are now-a-days are getting smarter. Thus, it becomes necessary to cope-up with the latest technology so that we can also become smarter and wiser.” Elaborating on the need of COE, Punit Sidhwani, CEO of Paxel Technologies, said, “In order to become a developed nation, we need to take some important initiatives in every sector. Why to depend on other countries for anything? Hence, students from the universities are required to develop new software by practicing on latest technologies provided in the lab inaugurated here today. We need to create new generation of products that are already doing wonders.” Concluding the interactive session on a positive note, Dr Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor (VC), PTU said, “On the first day of new financial year today, we have inaugurated IBM mobility COE, which is a positive and healthy start. It is a big day for PIT students as well as for students and faculty of the PTU affiliated colleges. They can now use the latest technology and try and succeed in their future endeavours.” The VC said, “PTU has its own objectives and strengths. But, the support of outsiders is quite significant. Hence, in order to enhance the team spirit, we have signed an MOU with IBM and will ensure to retain the good quality curriculum for students.” Mani Madhukar, technical lead, North and East India, IBM Academic Initiative; Dr AP Singh, Dean, Research, Innovation and Consultancy; Rajneesh Kant Sachdeva, Registrar, PTU were also present on the occasion. Career counselling workshop
Lovely Academy (LAC) has designed a unique programme ‘Udaan’ to help young school students in choosing the stream of their higher studies as per their calibre. The five-day free workshop will enable Class X pass outs to choose the right stream among diverse fields of arts, commerce, medical, non-medical and others. The workshop will provide free career assessment tests, counselling sessions and study material. Experts from prestigious education fields and industry will guide students through different sessions, motivational lectures and interactive talks. More than 200 school students have already enrolled for the programme. Registration for enrolment is free and on first-come-first serve basis as seats are limited. Director of Lovely Academy, Aman Mittal, said: “When a young student of Class X has to join higher course of studies, it is indeed a big change for him/her. At such an immature stage, students usually take wrong decisions. They are not in a position to assess their capabilities and potentials. Moreover, they are also not aware of realities, suitable options and other intricacies. As such, realising our corporate social responsibility, we have stepped in to guide the young minds through this special workshop. This will help not only students, but also their parents, who are mostly seen in a fix while deciding about the future course of their wards.” A general test for identifying students’ capabilities and interaction with experts will be held on the first day of the workshop followed by a career guidance presentation for career assessment on the second day. Conceptual class of mathematics and science for upcoming competitive exams will be held on the third day followed by parent-teacher meetings and career-counselling in the next
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Jalandhar, April 1
A deceased Gadar Party member, Baba Bhagat Singh, who breathed his last in 2009, was never satisfied with the kind of Independence India got on August 15, 1947. Therefore, he wanted to continue his struggle for the same even after 1947, said his son, Kulbir Singh
Sangherha, who is also a member of Indian Workers Association in the UK.