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ill-equipped Mother-child hospital inaugurated Manav Mander Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 21 The minister was here to launch the National Urban Health Mission. The hospital has only 49 beds. It was supposed to have 100 beds. The intensive care unit and newborn unit are yet to come up. The minister said the hospital would have all facilities by the end of this month. On staff shortage at the hospital, he said state-level recruitments were under way. “The process is on and we will fill the posts soon,” he said. Senior Medical Officer Dr RK Karkara said, “Principal secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Vini Mahajan visited the hospital. He said since A block OPD had already been started, we should go ahead with the inauguration. We will tide over the staff crunch soon.” Staff burdened Shiv Ram Siroa, member, Rogi Kalyan Samiti, said the hospital lacked basic infrastructure. Fresh recruitments have not been made. This will only add to the burden of the existing staff. Memorandum
The Congress Sewa Dal, Ludhiana, submitted a memorandum to Helpline
The minister said residents could give suggestions and file complaints on helpline number 104. He also inaugurated an urban kiosk in Sanjay Gandhi Colony near Sector 32, Chandigarh Road. Slum-dwellers can avail of treatment at the kiosk. A Primary Health Centre at Bhagwan Nagar near Dholewal was also inaugurated under National Urban
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Man, daughter booked for fraud
Ludhiana, November 21 Complainant Kuldeep Singh of KS Rubbers told the police that he had invested Rs 43.5 lakh in Gurdial’s KE Enterprises. Kuldeep said when he asked the father-daughter duo to clear the dues, the accused started adopting dilly-dallying tactics. Gurdial Singh approached Kuldeep with a business plan of purchasing rubber from China at cheaper prices and took Rs 10 lakh from him. Neither the accused brought rubber nor they returned the money. When Kuldeep asked Gurdial to return his money, he refused. On October 7, Kuldeep Singh approached the police and sought action against the accused. After probing the matter, the police registered a case and started investigations. Division No. 5 SHO Beant Juneja said raids were conducted at the house of the accused, who were today booked for fraud and criminal breach of trust under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. No arrest has been made so far. Commission agent robbed of
Rs 10 lakh
A youth snatched Rs 10 lakh from a commission agent at Dhandra Road last night. The accused, along with his two accomplices, fled in a Verna car. The agent noted down the vehicle’s registration number (HR- 51- Z-6224). Complainant Sunil Kumar, a resident of Dhandra Road, said he had collected Rs 10 lakh from various grain market traders. When he was returning home in his car, his son Ankur called him up asking him to stop midway as he (Ankur) needed money. In the meantime, a youth approached his vehicle and requested for a lift. Sunil told the youth that he was waiting for his son and would drop him once his son arrived. The youth kept standing near the car at Pehalwan Da Akhara in the Dhandra area. Ankur arrived to collect the money and when Sunil was about to hand over the cash to him, the youth snatched the bag. Sunil said he and his son tried to catch hold of the snatcher and even raised the alarm, but he sat in the car and escaped. Sunil then informed the police about the incident. Soon Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police and ADCP (Special Security) Harmohan Singh reached the spot. Sunil’s son Ankur was also questioned by the police officials. The police have not ruled out a foul play. ACP Gurpreet Singh Sikandar said they had started investigations and would soon crack the case. |
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Robbers targeting businessmen arrested
Ludhiana, November 21 The three, who had robbed shoe traders of cash, mobiles and injured one of them with a sharp weapon, was arrested last evening following a tip-off. The accused were presented before the court which sent them to police remand. The police said the trio had lost count of the robberies they were involved in. Joginder and Narinder, both residents of a colony located in Laxmi Cinema, said they were returning home on Wednesday night after a business trip to Delhi. When the rickshaw reached near Laxmi Cinema, they noticed armed men. They told the rickshaw-puller to take the road leading to the railway station. However, the assailants accosted them and stopped them. They asked the traders to hand them the cash. When Narinder objected and refused, one of the assailants attacked him with a sharp weapon. Frightened, Narinder and Joginder handed over Rs 20,000 and their two mobile phones. It was a second such snatching incident in the area. Last week, a hosiery trader was robbed of Rs 8.50 lakh. Investigating official said they had received a complaint and had started investigations. Kotwali station house officer Surinder Mohan said 11 mobile phones and Rs 12,000 in cash were recovered from the accused. The station house officer said the accused were school dropouts and were addicted to drugs. They would catch businessmen by surprise and then rob them at knife-point.
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LIT and its employees can’t part ways easily
Ludhiana, November 21 Information obtained by RTI activist Gagandeep Singh Threeke from the LIT revealed that out of the total staff strength of 120 in the Trust, as many as 19 employees and officials had been staying put for more than five years, another 58 had been occupying the same posts for more than 10 years and 14 others had completed more than 15 years at the same post without any fresh posting elsewhere. The information provided by the LIT authorities indicated that nine employees had completed 20 or more years of service at the same seat. As if it was not enough, six employees had not been transferred for the past over 25 years or more while there were other employees who had not moved for the past 30 years (12) and even 35 years (2). Although it sounds ridiculous, sources in the LIT disclosed that the employees and officials, who were promoted many a time, were not shifted due to their proximity to political leaders and senior bureaucrats. “Such acts are in violation of the government directions and rules,” said the sources. Directions issued by the Personnel Department on transfers and posting of employees of government and semi-government departments, boards and corporations as well as autonomous bodies clearly lay down that an employee or official should not occupy the same seat for more than three years and the same place of posting for more than five years. In a complaint lodged with the Department of Local Government, Punjab, Arvind Sharma, secretary, Council of RTI Activists, has demanded a high-level inquiry into gross administrative irregularities in the Trust and stern departmental action against guilty officials.
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Soon, you can get your learner’s licence by post
Ludhiana, November 21 The transport department is in talks with the postal department. Garg said, “The issue pertaining to the charges is being worked out.” For availing the facility, an applicant will have to deposit an envelop with his/her address and stamps along with the form. To facilitate the applicants, the transport department is trying to convince the e-postal department to open its counter at the DTO office. At present, the applicants have to make round of the District Transport Office to get documents and forms. Many a time, they return without getting their works done. Once the service starts, the applicants will not have to shuttle between offices. Nivedita, a resident, said, “For my son’s licence, I had to go to the District Transport Office thrice. The department has taken a wise decision.” The online facility for applying for learner’s licences is not being liked much. The transport officer said: “Every day, we get queries related to the service.”
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Happy days are back: Xmas cake amid carol singing
Ludhiana, November 21 “It is a great tradition,” said Dr Anil Luther, who makes Christmas cakes every year. “We use cashews, almonds, raisins, cherry and peels to prepare the cake,” he said. “It is called the Christmas cake and we make it once a year,” he said. “Some people mix the dry fruit in rum and add more things,” he said. Chef Gautam from Brewmaster, who was part of the cake mixing at the restaurant today, said they mixed dry fruit, dry peach, anjeer, cherry in rum and red wine. “The ceremonies start now because the recipe takes about a month for fermentation. It is later mixed with other ingredients, including flour, for baking the cake,” he said. “It is great fun to mix things all-together,” said Shweta, a resident. The ceremony was also organised at the PCTE Institute of Hotel Management today. Surinder Bisht, assistant professor at the institute, said Christmas cakes were usually made in advance and then kept upside-down after baking in a safe airtight dish. The cake is fed with small amounts of brandy, rum or whisky into the holes of the cake every week until Christmas. Mohit Arora, a student of the IHM, said: “It is a tradition to welcome the holiday season with a fruit soaking ceremony ahead of Christmas and I am happy to be a part of it.”
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Veterinary university pathologists win laurels
Ludhiana, November 21 They won three prestigious national awards. Dr Naresh Kumar Sood, Senior Veterinary Pathologist and in-charge, Centralised Diagnostic Laboratory of Teaching, Veterinary Clinical Complex, was conferred ‘Best Farm Animal Pathologist Award’ for outstanding research on diseases of various farm animals. Dr CK Singh, Senior Veterinary Pathologist, was declared winner of ‘Fellowship of Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists’ for the year 2014 for his outstanding achievements in veterinary pathology. Dr Pranoti Sharma, a student of veterinary pathology, bagged the ‘Young Scientist Award’ for best oral research paper presentation entitled ‘Least Invasive Ante-mortem Diagnostic Approaches for Rabies’ co-authored by Dr CK Singh, Dr D Narang, Dr NK Sood, Dr BS Sandhu, Dr K Gupta and Dr Apminder Pal Singh Brar. During the congregation, Dr NK Sood presented a lead paper on the emerging issues of ‘Diagnostic Cytology of Peritoneal Fluid in Bovines’ and Dr Amarjit Singh on ‘Recent Advances in Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis’. Dr NK Sood co-chaired a session on animal oncology and Dr Amarjit Singh spoke on Bovine Diseases. Dr. B S Sandhu and Dr APS Brar presented research papers on rabies and bovine calf diarrhea, respectively.Three Ph.D and two MVSc students also attended the conference and presented research papers. The symposium discussed the current concerns on climate change vis-a-vis emerging animal diseases and their zoonotic significance.
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Ludhiana, November 21 They were told about the post-harvest techniques and value-addition options for various crops such as cereals, pulses, fruits & vegetables, milk, meat & fish produce, sugarcane, fodder and flowers etc. Dr HS Dhaliwal, Director, PAMETI, interacted with the participants and explained about various stages of post-harvest management and on-farm marketing options through Road Side Display (RSD) model. — TNS
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Schoolteachers stage protest
Ludhiana, November 21 They urged Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Finance Minister, Punjab, to release their pending 30 per cent arrears and salaries. Gurmeet Singh Madanipur, general secretary, Punjab Aided School Teachers and Other Employees Union stated that the teacher and employees of working in aided schools have been facing discrimination. “We don’t receive salaries and installments of arrears on time while all the other cadres of teachers have got their third installment of arrears. We met CM Badal and he assured us to address our problems. The cases of grade pay of lecturers, lab attendants have been pending for years. The Education Department had not implemented the decision given by the court in this regard.” “The government did not implement medical and house allowance as per the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission. If the government does not show any concern to our demands, we will stage protest. The government will be responsible for the loss of studies in schools,” said Swinderjeet Kaur, president of the union.
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school notes
Annual function was organised at Guru Nanak International Public School, Model Town, wore a festive look. Orchestra, dance and play were staged by students. An English play ‘Chine Doll’ focused on one’s faith in God and about His blessings bestowed on children. The young dramatists conveyed the message to respect the elderly through Punjabi play ‘Saada Sarmaiya’. Children presented a dance ‘Chote se Asha.’ Rocking beats of giddha and malwai giddha revitalised the cultural roots. Guru Nanak Public School
The primary wing of Guru Nanak Public School celebrated its annual prize distribution function in the school auditorium. The beginning of the event was marked by the invocation of the shabad. The annual report was presented which highlighted the achievements of the school in the scholastic and other areas. The cultural programme was filled with colourful vibrant hues. Tiny tots welcomed the audience through a welcome dance. The celebrations continued with jazz, dandia, giddha , bhangra and arabian dance. The kids enacted a story, “The Seed” conveying message – “Honesty Always Pays.” Musical performance and choreography on “Unity Bhartiya Vidya Mandir
Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Dugri, celebrated its annual cultural and prize distribution function with great fun and enthusiasm. Students presented various items based on Swami Vivekananda’s life, politics, woman empowerment. Chief guest Paramjit Kaur Chahal, DEO, distributed the prizes to the position holders and motivated the students. Audience enjoyed a lot with the closing item bhangra. Green Grocer Day
Children of Montessori class of Ryan International School celebrated Green Grocer Day. Green vegetables are important part of a balanced diet. To enhance the knowledge of students about the benefits of vegetables, the day was celebrated with great fervor. Students came dressed up as vegetables and tiffin menu was given according to green vegetables. Teachers arranged a vegetable market. They were given money to purchase different vegetables. Activity-based learning
Jatindera Greenfield School, Gurusar Sudhar, organized teacher’s training workshop on the school campus for kindergarten and primary teachers. Sonia Relia conducted the workshop and acquainted the teachers with the implementation of activity-based learning. Apart from the host school, teachers from twenty schools attended the workshop. Various activities were held to inculcate multiple skills. Experiential learning
New GMT Public School organised an activity on “Experiential Learning or Learning on Hands.” Students were told about the learning outcomes of various activities done by them. Learning by doing creates a permanent impression on minds, the resource persons said. Principal Manjeet Kaur also had word with students and advised them to choose the right activity for better learning. She said this method of learning is a practical approach and helps syudents to undersatnd the concepts rather than cramming. World Television Day
World Television Day was celebrated at Ryan International School, Dugri. Logo making competition was held for the students of class I and II where they made the logo of their favourite TV channel. Students spoke about their favourite television channels. Headmistress Ritu Syal appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers
a Red Ribbon Club inaugurated
Inaugural ceremony of Red Ribbon Club was held at Sahir Auditorium of SCD Government College, Ludhiana. Chief Guest Dr Dharam Singh, principal, SCD Government College inaugurated the club. He said it is very important for youth to protect themselves from HIV-Aids and drugs. An awareness lecture on HIV-AIDS was delivered by Dr Seema Chopra from Sidhwan College of Education, Sidhwan. Extension lecture
The Department of Political Science, SCD Government College, organised an extension lecture. Dr Dinesh Arora of DAV College, Jallandhar, delivered the lecture on “Fundamental Rights and Duties” to create awareness among students about the rights and duties of citizens. He emphasised that duties are more important than rights. He said one should apply fundamental duties in our day to day life. He motivated the youth about ethics, morality and performing their duties for the society and country while being aware of their rights. Principal Dr Dharam Singh welcomed Dr Arora. Health awareness week
Faculty of Ayurveda and Research and Faculty of Nursing at Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, organised health awareness week. Students organised a rally to spread awareness against drugs, diabetes, cancer, epilepsy and other diseases. Banners and placards with messages were carried by the students to educate people about the ill effects of drugs and tobacco. Students bag laurels
Players of Gobindgarh Public College, Allour, Khanna, brought laurels to the college by winning 2 gold and 3 bronze medals in the Panjab University Annual Athletics Meet held at Panjab University. Principal Dr Neena Seth Pajni said Tarundeep Singh of BA-III won gold medal in 110-meter hurdle event with new meet record of 14.64 seconds and was adjudged as best athlete. Ravinder Singh of BA-I won gold medal in 20 km walk event. Tarundeep Singh of BA-III, Harpreet Singh of BA-II and Manpreet Singh of BA-III won 3 bronze medals in 400 meter hurdle, discuss throw and hammer throw events, respectively. Extension lecture
The Department of Commerce, Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, organised an extension lecture on ‘Financial Literacy and Awareness: How to be safe and secure with your Money’. Resource Person NK Bansal (Counselor, Disha Financial Counselling, Ludhiana) apprised the students about various issues like debt management, credit management, credit policies and loan schemes. Various researches conducted by RBI like internet banking, credit frauds, role of IT in banking channels and frauds related to credit as well as debit cards were also discussed. The students were also acquainted with various saving schemes. —TNSnd said TV can be great way to enhance the knowledge of students. —TNS
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Highway accidents trigger fear, concern
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 21 The drivers of the heavy vehicles, allegedly, ignore the traffic rules and regulations while, the occupants of lighter vehicles are also at the receiving end. This tendency has resulted in a massive damage to life and property of the residents in the recent past. It is learnt that many precious lives have been lost due to the reckless and irresponsible driving, commuting from Ludhiana to neighbouring states. Besides colliding with other vehicles, many heavy vehicles have also damaged houses and other commercial establishments. Interestingly, no case has even been registered wherein the losses pertained to property only. Even in cases where accidents have been fatal, the victim families accepted the tragedies as their fate and did nothing more about it. Majority of cases registered for alleged reckless driving were not pursued till conclusive end due to compromise between the victims and accused parties. Social pressure and long complicated procedures for pursuing cases were identified as major factors behind the compromises. Residents say the administration should take preventive measures to check the tendency and take a stern action against traffic rules violators. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gurpreet Singh Sikand, said the SHOs and beat officers had been directed to initiate legal action against those found flouting traffic rules. In the recent past, speeding trucks and heavy vehicles had caused damage to shops and vends near Majri Road, Kilaraipur Chowk, Sahenewal Chowk at Dehlon, Kup village, Dehlon, Gopalpur, Lehra and Pohir villages, situated along the Ludhiana-Malerkotla highway. Accidents galore
Four youths of a peasant family of Jagera travelling in a tractor were killed when a speeding truck collided with the vehicle during the concluding phase of Mela Chhapar. Earlier, congress workers Daljit Singh and Bhagwant Singh were also killed while returning from Mela Chhapar. Last year, three persons were killed and 20 were left injured when a speeding truck collided with a parked truck. Three persons were killed when a truck collided with the tempo near Kup village.
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Sewage workers sans safety kits
Jagraon, November 21 The poisonous gases emitting out of the sewerage lines pose a serious risk to the lives of the cleaners. Although several sewage cleaners have lost their lives while cleaning sewages due to the lack of safety kits in the past, but the government is yet to learn something from the tragic incidents. The government has allegedly failed to provide enough safety kits to the sewage cleaners. According to sources, there are around 15 sewage cleaners working for the local Sewerage and Water Supply Board but there is not even a single safety kit available with the department for the cleaners. “The government has not provided any safety kits for cleaning the sewage. In fact, we have never seen the safety kits meant for the sewage cleaners. Whenever we have to clean the sewage, we have to perform this difficult task without the safety kits,” said sewage cleaner, while cleaning the sewage on the local College Road. The leaders of the union representing the sewage cleaners claimed that they have raised the demand of providing safety kits to the sewage cleaners with the authorities a number of times but the government has failed to provide safety kits to the cleaners so far. The Sewerage and Water Supply Board, Jagraon, junior engineer (JE), Shinderpal Singh, said, “After taking the responsibility of cleaning sewage from the Municipal Council in September 2014, we wrote to the state government to release funds for purchasing safety kits for the sewage cleaners. We will, hopefully, receive the funds for buying the safety kits in near future.”Jaswant Shetra
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Residents write to DC seeking road repair
Khamano, November 21 The residents, in a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib claimed that the road starting from GT Road, Khamano Kalan and Khurad Khamano is in a bad shape and has not been repaired for years now. Some people have filled the potholes with sand which has further aggravated the problem for commuters. In case of rain, the flowing muddy water hinders the crossing and the commuters have to go through diverted routes to reach their destinations. Schoolchildren are the worst affected as they have to pass daily through the route. The complainants further stated in the letter that a number of people of the adjoining villages also have to face inconvenience due to the bad condition of the road. The residents have urged the authorities concerned to repair the road at the earliest to ensure that the traffic flows smoothly. Formers MC officials Sarabjit Kaur, Inderjit Singh Romi, Ravinder Kumar, BJP leader Kuldip Madan, Mandip Singh, member of the Market Committee and some others have signed the letter. Naib Singh, PA to Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, said the letter will be put up before the DC at the earliest.
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‘Fitness Temple’ opened
Avon Fitness Machines Limited, the flagship company of Avon Cycles Limited, opened its first ever branded showroom ‘Fitness Temple’ at Model Town on Friday. The showroom was inaugurated by the Health Minister, Surjit Kumar Jyani. This is the first showroom of its kind where more than 106 models of commercial and semi-commercial fitness products will be available. AP Organics Ltd gets innovation award
AP Organics Ltd, a Ricela Group company, has received the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Industrial Innovation Award 2014. AP Organics was competing with 81 applicants from medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector. The chairman of Ricela Group, Dr AR Sharma, received the award from Prof Pradyumna Vyas, director, National Institute of Design, during the CII awards function. The company has been conferred the award in recognition of its innovative efforts in developing a unique cooking oil from rice bran, which provides optimum dosage of oryzanol - a cholesterol lowering antioxidant, within the recommended level of daily oil intake, said Dr Sharma. The new cooking oil developed by the company has been found to manage cholesterol levels better than even costly olive oil. Today, the group is exporting rice bran oil under private labels to various countries such as Sri Lanka, Australia, UAE, Israel and the Netherlands. — TNS
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Seminars, rallies raise awareness
Mandi Ahmedgarh/ Payal, November 21 Besides organising seminars and workshops in villages, the organisers carried out road marches, rallies and exhibitions at various localities of the region. Office-bearers and activists of the civic bodies, educational institutes and social organisations were roped in for making the crusade a success. Main functions were organised at Guru Nanak Nursing College at Gopalpur and Maksudra villages where Child Development Project Officers Kamaljit Kaur and Gurcharan Singh chaired the concluding sessions. Block Development Project Officers Rupinder Jit Kaur and Harmandeep Singh were the keynote speakers and CJM-cum-secretary, District Legal Cell, Ludhiana, KK Singla was the chief guest. Folk singers Charanjit Singh Rampuri and Gurpreet Billa presented songs items highlighting the causes and consequences of female foeticide and gender discrimination. Students of various educational institutes also presented skits, choreographies and poems on the issue. — OC
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Larvae found
Following the directions of civil surgeon Dr Subhash Batta and under the supervision of Dr Anil Verma, district epidemiologist, a team of 20 breeding checkers, along with insect collectors and multipurpose health supervisor checked the coolers of different areas to detect the breeding of Aedes Egypti (larvae of dengue). In Laxmi Nagar, Haibowal Kalan, larvae were found in two trays of fridge, one drum and one container. The information regarding the same has been passed to the MC officials for issuing fines. 3 test positive for dengue
Three more patients tested positive for dengue on Friday. One male aged 17 year-old from Salim Tabri, 25-year-old male from New Amar Nagar and 35-year-old male from New Madho Puri are undergoing treatment at the DMCH. Total number of patients diagnosed with dengue at Ludhiana hospitals has gone up to 215, of which 162 belong to Ludhiana, 47 to other districts and 6 are from other states. Literary programme
Editor of Punjabi magazine “Annu”, Surinder Kale, presented a set of children books to the library of Government Primary School Buthari on Friday. A literary programme was also organised in the school. Speaking of the occasion, Gurcharan Singh Sidhu said the literature books play a vital role in enhancing the knowledge of students. In charge of the school, Gurjant Singh, thanked Surinder Kale. Office-bearers elected
A list of office-bearers of Punjab Bairagi Mahamandal has been issued by Krishan Kumar Bhawa, president of the All-India Bairagi Mahamandal on Friday. Bawa Ravinder Nandi, Haridas Bawa, Bawa Vikramjeet Singh Rauni and Baldev Bawa were present on the occasion. Bawa Narinder Bairagi was elected as the state president, Haridas Bawa as chairman and Bawa Bikramjeet Singh Rauni as the general secretary of the Maha Mandal. Sanatan Kriya workshop
Dhyan Foundation organised Sanatan Kriya workshop at Satluj Club on Friday. Yogi Shivanand of the foundation spoke at lengths about Sanatan Kriya. During the workshop, a practical demonstration of the yogic strength and power by Shivanand, special techniques to strengthen spine, healing mantras etc were explained. Medicines released
After a wait of nearly two years, medicines have been released for the rural dispensaries. Medicines worth Rs 10.67 crores have been released for the dispensaries at the rural areas. In Ludhiana, there are 114 dispensaries and about 36 types of medicines are being provided at each dispensary. Wheelchairs donated
Bhagwan Mahavir Sewa Sansthan donated as many as 13 tricycles and wheelchairs to the physically challenged and needy persons at Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital on Friday. The Health Minister, Punjab, Surjeet Kumar Jyani, was the chief guest on the occasion. President of the society Rakesh Jain spoke about the various activities of the society. Traders meet
A meeting of the District Planning Board with the Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organisation (FICO) was held under Hira Singh Gabhria, chairman of District Planning Board, regarding the change of land use (CLU) for industry. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited is allegedly not sanctioning connections to the industry because they want CLU. But the government of Punjab has waived the CLU for industry. A meeting of both the departments (Muncipal Corporation and PSPCL) will be held on Tuesday and a meeting with the industry will be held on November 28. — TNS
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Khalsa college hogs limelight
Samrala, November 21 Jaskirat Kaur, Gagandeep Kaur and Harpreet Kaur of Class XI (Medical) won the third position. Students from 30 schools and colleges from Ludhiana, Moga, Faridkot, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib participated in the quiz. — OC
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Engineering show impresses national, global giants
Ludhiana, November 21 “Trade in Punjab is all set to get tremendous boost due to the excellent opportunities highlighted at more than 100 stalls set-up at the unique event which will usher a golden era to support, promote, facilitate and accelerate further growth and boosting export of industrial products,” Kamal Sharma said. Meanwhile, Grewal distributed the Government of India recognised certificates to students who completed vocational courses at the Skill Development Centre of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking. Avtar Singh, president, CICU, said the expo offers a very lucrative opportunity to encash the presence of more than 150 Indian/foreign business representatives from respective engineering companies and other manufacturing giants from different walks of engineering sectors to associate with them in terms of vendor development programme or buyer-seller meet. Sectors being focussed
Machine tools, metal fabrications, welding, robotics, assembly tools, cutting tools, electronics, automation and instrumentation technology, auto components, bicycle and tractor parts, hydraulics and pneumatics, gear motor and drives, textile and knitting machinery, pump industries, testing and measuring industries.
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Efforts of PCR bike patrol fleet pays off
Ludhiana, November 21 However, three suspects managed to flee the scene. Giving details Jagjit Singh, who is attached with number 68 PCR motorcycle, said as per routine they were patrolling in the Basant Avenue area when they spotted five persons sitting at a vacant plot. They got panicked on seeing them. On seeing Jagjit, the suspects started running. In the process, one of the suspects snatched the mobile of his accomplice. Jagjit gave the suspect a chase and nabbed him. On being nabbed, the suspect said the person from whom he had snatched the mobile phone was also a snatcher. In the meantime, Jagjit’s colleague nabbed another suspect. The suspect said they were running an auto-rickshaw gang and robbed innocent passengers. The policemen have recovered sharp-edged weapons from the possession of the accused. The suspects were then handed over to the policemen of the police station concerned. — TNS
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Designer wedding fiesta for Ludhianavis
Ludhiana, November 21 Ritu Jain from fashion-label Ultraviolet had interesting Indo-Western wear on display. From the pictures of old cars to Merlyn Monroe illustrations studded with crystals, her collection included different products. “We design it all by ourselves, keeping in mind the contemporary taste and the latest trends in perspective,” she said. Jewellery had the traditional, contemporary and tribal designs. Ornamental jewellery to rings, earrings, necklaces, anklets, pendants and more were part of the collection. From the ethnic to diamond and gold jewellery, watches all were displayed. Gaurav Mehta from Jaipur Watch Company said they made customised watches and specialised in antique-coin watches. These are different watches that can add a regal touch to weddings and special moments, he said. Wedding photographers, destination and honeymoon planners also had their packages on display showcasing the latest trends in the wedding celebrations. “Pre-weddings and wedding photography is changing nowadays. Wedding videos are no less than a cinematic experience,” said Gaurav Bajaj from Clickerz. “Professionalism and emerging technology is taking wedding photography to the next level. For instance, we have added heli-cameras that fly to take great aerial pictures and also slow-motion cameras for capturing every nuance of the special moments,” he says.
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CITU flays NDA govt for repressive policies
Ludhiana, November 21 Addressing a protest rally of industrial workers in front of the Assistant Labour Commissioner’s office at Gill Road here today, CITU leaders, including former legislator Tarsem Jodhan and Jatinderpal Singh alleged that facilities secured for workers after extended struggle were being snatched by Centre and the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab. Asserting that labour laws were being flouted with impunity by the employers in connivance with officials of labour department, they said no action, till date, had been taken on the charter of demands served upon the Labour Department by the representative body of workers in May 2014. On the continuing menace of child labour, the CITU leaders said this massive social evil would not be abolished by just observing an anti-child labour week once a year. “If the government really intends to abolish child labour, it ought to ensure reasonable wages, adequate health care, good living conditions for workers and education for poor children.”
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BKU hails HC verdict
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, November 21 Addressing mediapersons here today, the BKU, VP, Gurmeet Singh Golewal, and secretary general Puran Singh Shahkot said the HC ruling had vindicated the extended struggle of the union against the exploitation of farmers by arhtiyas and money lenders. The BKU leaders said it was a standard practice that blank stamp papers and cheques were taken by the money lenders/arhtiyas from the borrowing farmers and in case of default, amount and rate of interest of their choice was filled up in the blank papers by them. In many cases, the demand for inflated amount and exorbitant interest had led to the defaulting farmers committing suicides.
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Travel agent booked for fraud
Ludhiana, November 21 He was neither sent to Singapore nor did the accused return him the money. NRI robbed of
Rs 3,000 cash, gold ring
In a snatching incident, three youngsters riding on a motorbike robbed an NRI of Rs 3,000 cash and a gold ring. The incident took place today evening when Gagan, a resident of Africa, was heading towards Sarabha Nagar. “On witnessing rush at the traffic lights, I decided to drive through Gurdev Nagar,” Gagan said. On reaching Gurdev Nagar, Gagan stopped his car near a park to answer nature’s call. Just when he came out of the park, three motorcycle-borne youngsters stopped. Two of them alighted from the bike while the third one was holding a pistol. “I confronted the youth with the pistol. In the meantime, another youth came with a knife and told me that if I would try to act smart then they would stab me and flee. Then
the snatcher, holding the pistol, took away Rs 3,000 cash from my pocket Before Gagan could react the accused fled the scene. Gagan added: “I have not reported the matter to the police yet as I don’t want to make rounds of the police station.” High drama at police station High drama took place at the Haibowal police station after a mother-son duo accused an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of allegedly slapping them and threatening them of dire consequences. Deepak and his mother Bindu Bala said they were crossing the police station this afternoon when they saw residents of their locality standing in the police station. They entered the police station to ask the reason. In the meantime, ASI Balwinder Singh came there. The duo said the ASI, who held personal grudges against them, was pressing them to withdraw some case registered at the police station as he was supporting the other side. They added that when they refused to withdraw the case, the ASI allegedly started slapping them. However, SHO Haibowal Police station said no such incident occurred. “Only an argument took place and the matter was resolved,” the SHO said. Man booked A 55-year-old woman today staged dharna outside commissioner’s office at Mini Secretariat and demanded the arrest of her husband. The complainant, Indu Panday, said it had been two months since her husband Vijay Panday was booked for forcibly making her consume poison, but the police had not made any arrest till date. Indu Panday said she was married to Vijay for 18 years and had two sons from her previous marriage. Recently, Vijay called her mother and brother to stay with them. This led to turmoil in the house and Indu thought that Vijay would abandon her and children. Indu said on September 21 this year, Vijay forcibly made her consume poison following which she was also admitted to Civil Hospital. Later, a case was registered against the husband. Indu said now Vijay threatens her and the children of dire consequences. Theft bid at gurdwara Two persons were arrested for trying to break open the donation box at Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Moti Nagar. The accused have been identified as Sunny of Ashok Nagar and Nishan Singh of Bhattian while their third accomplice Goldy is still on the run. The accused had attempted the robbery on November 19. While the accused were trying to steal money, president of the gurdwara reached the spot and raised the alarm, but the trio managed to escape. A case was registered on the complaint of Sukhdev Singh. Later, two of the three accused were caught.
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KCW athletes shine at PU inter-college meet
Ludhiana, November 21 Aneeta Chaudhary, a student of BA I, bagged two medals. She finished ahead of others to bag top honours in the grueling 5,000 m and 10,000 m races. Aneeta also figured in the 4x400 m relay race team that secured the fourth position. Meanwhile, Amanpreet Kaur won a bronze medal in the 400 m while Harveer Kaur bagged a bronze medal in the heptathlon event to make their presence felt. In the 4x100 m relay, the quartet of Amanpreet Kaur, Harveer Kaur, Anjali and Varsha finished third to win a bronze medal. Besides, Gurpreet Kaur and Jyoti made their alma mater proud by securing the fourth position in the 21 km and 5 km walk, respectively.
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