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DC stalls hike in school fee
till April 20
Ludhiana, April 12 Activists of the Hindu Sikh Jagriti Sena last evening blocked the traffic at Jagraon Bridge following which the SP city I and the SDM reched the spot and discussed the matter with the sena activists. Later, they were taken to the residence of the Deputy Commissioner, who, after heaing them, promised them that an inquiry by the Additional Deputy Commissioner would be completed by April 20 and till then the school managements would not implement the hike in the fee and other charges. Additional Deputy Commissioner Kuldip Singh is holding inquiry into the hike in the tuition fee and other charges by the schools on the demand of parents and the Hindu Sikh Jagriti Manch. Parveen Dang, president, Hindu sikh Jagiriti Sena, who has been heading the agitation, told The Tribune today that they would conitnue their agitation till the DC gave them assurance of settling the issue by April 20. The SDM, Ludhiana, also met them at the venue of agitation today again and assured them that they would get the written assurance from the DC by 11 am tomorrow. Dang also announced that the sena and the parents had decided to boycott the Lok Sabha poll and they would not vote for any candidates in protest against the indifferent attitude of the political parties towards the genuine demands of the parents.
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Panicky, farmers reap wet crop
Ludhiana, April 12 Not heeding to the advice, the farmers have started reaping the crop manually since it is not possible for the combine harvesters to carry out operations as the fields are still wet. Though in some fields that were relatively dry, combines have been put to operations. After continuous rain in the past, the experts had advised the farmers to wait for some time as the wheat harvested now would have problems of moisture content. It would be a hindrance in the smooth procurement. Not bothering about this valuable piece of suggestion, the farmers have started cutting the crop. In the Mullanpur Dakha belt on the Ludhiana-Jagraon road, many fields were undergoing harvesting operations. The farmers said they had already suffered due to rains. The weather had become so unpredictable that they were fearing more rains. One more similar spell of rain would render the grains meant for cattle alone, said farmer Iqbal Singh of Shekhupura village. He said it was better to make do with whatever was available to them. Rest would be seen later on. He harvested his entire fields and said he knew he would face problems in procurement. ‘‘If they will send my produce back, I will keep it at home only. It will suffice for my family and servants for two years,’’ said Iqbal, while showing the crop that had turned black after rains. Harvesting operations were seen in Gurreh, Mullanpur Dakha, Pandori and other villages. Jasbir Singh Sekhon, a botanist of Chhappar village, said he had also seen these operations in a number of villages. He said the farmers did not know what they were doing. By reaping the crop wet, its shelf life would decrease, there would be a nutrient imbalance and threat if fungus and other microbes during storage.
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Wheat crop on 7 acres gutted
Samrala, April 12 Several villagers also rushed to the scene and took part in rescue operations. The fire was controlled by pouring buckets of water and sand by villagers. Police and civil officials also reached the spot to assess the damage. The Fire Brigade was informed about the incident. Meanwhile, Avtar Singh Ghulal, a Congress leader of the village, demanded compensation to the farmers who lost their crops in the fire. Cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately. |
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Dog menace hounds residents
Ludhiana, April 12 For the past so many years the MC had been passing the buck by citing one or another reason, trying to cover its incompetence to tackle the issue seriously, as a result of which the general public had become a harassed lot. Despite repeated reporting and several memorandums submitted by NGOs urging the civic body to bail out residents from the increasing canine fear, the corporation apparently could not do anything except being a mute spectator. Even change of political and official reigns had failed to bring any difference as far as dogs were concerned. Talking to The Tribune, Ruchi Kapoor said, “It is difficult to move even at public parks in our surroundings due to fear of dogs. My four-year-old daughter fears dogs because few days back she had a narrow escape from a dog attack. After the incident we have stopped going to the parks.” She added that if the street dogs in the city could not be killed, they could at least be sterilised. She complained that dogs were causing problem for senior citizens too. Another resident Dheeraj said, “It is an irony that despite having a veterinary university like GADVASU we are searching for a solution outside the city. The MC officials could easily rope in veterinary students and take their help by either providing them with funds or giving them dog sterilisation materials like injections and kits.” Adding he said that, “The most disappointing attitude of the officials was that they don’t look around to find a solution and talk about far off things which are time-consuming and needs lot of funding.” Despite repeated attempts, joint commissioner BK Gupta could not be contacted. |
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Gate gains weight in Kitchlu Nagar
During the earlier assembly elections, residents were up in arms against Vice-Chancellor KS Aulakh over the closure of gate. The gate was finally opened for the residents after the orders of current Vice-Chancellor Prof MS Kang. In the past, the politicians had never missed an opportunity to cash in on this issue. They always maintained that if voted to power, they would get the PAU gate opened for the residents. The same tactic had also been applied by politicians in parliamentary elections. Due to the ongoing gate controversy, the residents of Kitchlu Nagar have divided into two factions. While one group is supporting the installation of gate, another is opposing the move. Recently, when the Municipal Corporation demolished the gates erected by the residents, it snowballed into a political issue. Now, the residents say they will only vote for the candidate who ensures permanent installation of the gates in their respective areas. Virinder Bhakoo, president of the Kitchlu Nagar Residents' Association, has complained that residents of F-Block are openly flouting the High Court order that prohibits the installation of gate by the residents. Bhakoo, who was a BJP loyalist, shifted to the Congress over this issue. Cases of loot and snatching are on a rise in this area. Recently, a chopped body of a woman was also found in a trunk, which created panic among the residents. The residents also complained of traffic congestion in the street.
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Husband, father booked for assaulting
woman
Ludhiana, April 12 She alleged that the accused deliberately insulted her because of her religious belongings. According to the Shimlapuri police, the couple got married a year ago, but the marriage lasted only for a few months and the couple started living separately. A divorce case is also pending in the court. The Shimlapuri police has booked husband Manpreet Singh and Surjit Singh under Sections 323, 294-A, 354, 506 of the IPC for assault and insulting the religious sentiments of the woman. |
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City Concerns
A Majority of the promises made during the election campaign turn out to be ones that are never kept. The bulk of election manifesto and speeches holds ground only during the election process.
Do you remember the big election promises for changes or improvement in Ludhiana made by different candidates who became Members of Parliament in the past? Do you remember any major projects mentioned in the campaign material that were completed? Can you make suggestions for a better accountability of the big election promises made to the voters? Responses, in not more than 200 words, can be emailed to ludhianaconcerns@tribunemail.com or sent to our city office at Bhadaur House, Ludhiana. |
Maths teachers sore over delay in report
Jagraon, April 12 He said after the ACP report, the concerned teacher is liable for one extra grant from its passing, but the DEO intentionally raise objections repeatedly just to delay the increment. He said the annual confidential report of the teachers should also be considered before asking explanations from him. He further said the result of students, especially in mathematics was very poor and the DPI had issued show-cause notices to the teachers, whose students performed poorly in the annual examinations of session 2005-06. He further said the poor results were due to the wrong polices of the government as teachers were kept busy in non-teaching jobs. Moreover, vacant posts, wasting time of teachers in keeping records, unnecessary seminars, passing in mathematics not made compulsory were also the causes behind the poor results.He said soon they would seek a meeting with the DEO for the redressal of their issues.
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Election fever grips city
Ludhiana, April 12 Galib has opened his office in Bhaibala Chowk. He organised a big rally and Bikramjit Singh
Majithia, former minister, was the chief guest. The rally attracted leaders from all over the district. Local BJP leaders and legislators, including Rajinder
Bhandari, state BJP president, Sat Paul Gosain, Deputy Speaker, Vidhan
Sabha, and Harish Bedi MLA, were present in the rally. Manish Tewari has also intensified his campaign and local leaders have started working for him. Tewari seeks votes on secularism and achievements of the Manmohan Singh government. Candidates of the Akali Dal and the Congress are not raising the issue of political corruption. While voters are sore on the silence of the two over corruption, unemployment and population explosion, the “aam
admi” has not yet shown much interest in the electioneering. The local residents are just watching the
“tamasha”. Ludhiana has suffered a lot so far as the development of the city is concerned and particularly during the Congress regime, the city received the maximum setback. The Municipal Corporation had a commissioner, who was a protégé of Amarinder Singh and his media adviser BIS
Chahal. He was more concerned about looking after the interests of his masters. Likewise, since the formation of the
SAD-BJP government, no worthwhile steps were taken to stem the rot set in during the Congress regime. Prakash Singh
Badal, Chief Minister did not hold a single meeting to discuss the development plan. It was only during December, 2008, and January and February, 2009, that he held sangat darshan and distributed grants to local legislators for the development. At present, the biggest problem faced by Ludhiana is the problem of vehicular traffic. With the increase in vehicles, the smooth regulation of traffic has become a big problem. The traffic situation is becoming worse and not a day passes without a serious road accident. The Bahujan Samaj Party has announced to hold a rally at Ludhiana on April 28, which will be addressed by UP Chief Minister
Mayawati.
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32 medicos trained in basic life support
Ludhiana, April 12 Dr Sunil Katyal, Dr Anju Grewal, Dr Rupinder M. Singh, Dr Vivek Gupta, Dr Anurag
Tewari, Dr Shuchita and Dr Sushil Gupta conducted the training. Dr Jagdeep Whig, vice-principal,
DMCH, and Dr Ravinder Kochhar, Principal, Lord Mahavira Homoeopathy College, were the chief guests on the occasion. In his welcome address to the delegates, Dr Sunil
Katyal, professor and head, department of anaesthesiology, expressed his gratitude to the principal of Lord Mahavira Homoeopathy College and Dr MS
Sethi, senior surgeon, for taking this initiative. He stressed on the need of these courses for the general public. He also called upon the district administrators, police, health authorities, NGOs, social organisations like Rotary Club and voluntary health organisations to come forward and participate in this mission. Dr Whig lauded the work of Dr Katyal and his team for their service towards society and exhorted them to continue with their efforts of teaching the
BLS. He appreciated the initiative being taken by the department of anaesthesia and emphasised on the importance of acquiring universally accepted life saving skills. Dr Whig observed that cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation(CPR) is an important life saving emergency first aid skill, practised throughout the world for an unconscious victim on whom breathing and pulse cannot be detected. "The BLS is a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims of cardiac arrest. The procedure encompasses skills that are effective in rescuing a patient who has suffered a cardiac arrest. The course also stresses on effective team interaction, universally standardised protocols and communication during resuscitation." "The future lies in teaching all doctors and members of public the basic life support CPR with effective automated external defibrillation programmes." The DMCH offers round-the-clock resuscitation services in all areas and the institution is now ready to take a lead in training health care providers and general public on a regular basis, he added.
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Sandeep Rajora — actor by chance
Ludhiana, April 12 The TV star was here for the inauguration of a two-day summer fashion carnival. Lot of offers came by for him after this. “I started my career with ‘Kusum’ and was amazed at seeing people recognise me within a week of my entry into the serial. No doubt I enjoy all the attention that I get from my viewers, which speaks of my acting abilities too,” he adds with a smile. On life as an actor, he says everybody loves to get noticed but life in films or TV industry is full of struggle. “Every day is a struggle in this line. Be it Bollywood or small screen, the field and struggle is same,” he adds. Sandeep has several serials in his kitty, which include “Kusum”, “Kareena-Kareena”, “Sati”, “Jhoome Jiya Re”, “Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki”, “Fear Factor”, “Sindoor Tere Naam Ka”, “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhie Bahu Thi”. After the IPL he will be seen in “Hum Kissi Se Kum Nahin” on Zee Next. “Nothing matches the hot and spicy food of Punjab. The warmth that one receives after coming here is missing in Mumbai. It was some two years ago that I first came to Ludhiana. I love coming back here again and again,” he quips. Talking about the Punjabi film industry, Sandeep says the quality of Punjabi films being made today have improved and like Hindi films they are also being shot at foreign locales using latest technology. On Punjabi flick “Tera Mera ki Rishta”, which also stars Kulraj Randhawa, who was his co-star in “Kareena-Kareena”, he says it is entertaining. “If some interesting project comes by, I will accept a Punjabi movie. In the coming years, I plan to open my own production house,” he adds.
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‘Coffee House’ team in city
The thought of oneness, as per the director, has always been a frightening factor for the political forces in the country. The film might change one’s perspective. So many people visit coffee house regularly, but there may not be any similarity in them. They develop a sort of relation with each other. This closeness amongst each other generates a kind of concern for
each other. Slowly, the Coffee House crowd starts realising that just sitting in the coffee house and simply discussing
the issues relating to self and the nation lead nowhere. Interestingly, the movie has tried to explore all these simple incidents. “A series of events make this Coffee House different from the others. Here the ideas start taking practical shapes and a new beginning is made.The film has feelings,
humour, pain and joy. Various incidents in the story make the various characters realise their commonality which is nothing but Indians,” adds
Grewal. Aman Dhaliwal said the film is about a coffee house and groups of different people who have a sort of relation with each other. The film is directed and written by Gurbir Singh
Grewal. Gurbir has directed more than 15 TV serials,including the popular serial “Neem Ka
Ped”. Also, he had written and directed a Punjabi film, “Mannat”, released in 2006. The lyrics of Coffee House are written by Mahim Mittal and the music is by Jaidev Kumar. The cast includes Ashutosh
Rana, Saakshi Tanwar, Paintal, Vrajesh Heerji, Hemant Pandey, Harsh
Chhaya, Vinod Nagpal, Javed Khan, S.M. Zaheer, Neha Mishra and Aman Dhaliwal and some other theatre artistes from Delhi, Lucknow and
Patiala.
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Fight against cancer NRI doc’s mission
Ludhiana, April 12 An alumnus of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Dr Ranjit Singh Dhaliwal at present runs two regional cancer
care centres in western New York. A specialist in radiation and medical oncology, Dr Dhaliwal feels it is more important to build a special cancer centre in Ludhiana that can cater to far-off areas, including the Malwa region, where the incidence of cancer is high. "It is important to convert indoor patients to outdoor patients, as except for the surgical oncology, the patients
can be administered treatment and sent home the same day,” added the doctor. He has discussed the project with Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Hospital, which is one institute that is doing a commendable work in cancer treatment. Dr Dhaliwal said it is important to strengthen the psychology of the patient which weakens soon after the person is diagnosed with cancer. "This can be best addressed when the people have a good cancer care centre in the neighbourhood.”
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Sewermen rue hollow promises by MC
Ludhiana, April 12 "More than a year ago there were some incidents of sewermen dying due to poisonous gas in sewers and then both politicians and officials bought around 50 kits for us, stating that it was for our safety," they said, adding “the kits were a sheer wastage of funds.” The kit cylinders are too heavy(18 kg oxygen cylinders) to carry inside a 12-inch-diameter manhole. They rue the civic body officials had also promised them an insurance scheme, but it had not been given to them as yet. The sewermen said, "We endanger our lives to clean sewers whenever there is blockage and we have never been given importance by the officials." "The long boots and gloves are often provided late.Our work is so difficult that none of the educated would ever think to try their hand in this," they said.
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Muslims take out motor cycle rally
Ludhiana, April 12 Jails minister Hira Singh Gabria, president of the majlis Shahi Imam Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman and Galib flagged off the rally from Field Ganj. A number of activists passed through Shahpur road, Subhani building, Khud Mohalla, Division no. 3, Baba Than Singh Chowk, CMC Chowk, Bagh Suffian, Janakpuri, Samrala Chowk, Basti Jodhewal, Shivpuri Chowk, Tuttian Wala Mandir and several other areas before culminating the rally near the civil hospital. Shahi Imam, while addressing the rally, said it was only in Punjab that Muslims felt safe and not in any other part of the country. They were freely offering namaaz even in streets. This was made possible in the tenure of SAD-BJP government, led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. He said the Congress did not give anything to Muslims during the last 50 years of Independence. The Congress leaders did not even spare some time to meet the majlis leaders. The Imam said they would ensure that the SAD-BJP combine wins all the 14 seats in the state and strengthen hands of the NDA in the Centre.
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Cultural programme marks end
of ‘Spundan’
Ludhiana, April 12 The programme commenced with a devotional song followed by solo song performances, vigorous solo and group dances and entertaining skits, which were appreciated by the audience. Malvai giddha, giddha, qawaali and dance performances were the main attractions of the event. Bhangra and giddha were also presented, which enthralled the audience. Other performances included a comedy skit by Manoj and a medley by Baljeet, Kavita, Jasvir and Ajay. The awardees of the programme for the best performance included best singer (male) Manish Rana, best singer (female) Shivani Pathania, best dancer (male) Surjeet and best dancer (female) Neha. Vice-president of the DMCH Managing Society- Gian Chand Dhawan was the chief guest and the guest of honour was Joint Secretary of the DMCH Managing Society Rajesh Sood, who gave away prizes to the participants of the sports meet and the cultural
programme.
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Child healthcare discussed
Ludhiana, April 12 Dr Daljit Singh, principal of Dayanand Medical College, was the guest of honour and Dr BS Shah was present as representative of the Punjab Medical Council
(PMC). Dr Singh released the news letter of the state IAP during the inaugural function. Dr Rajinder
Gulati, organising chairperson, said the paediatricians attending the conference would get the benefit of three credit hours by the
PMC. Speaking on the topic of discussion “Media: boon or bane for adolescent”, Dr CP Bansal from Gwalior said, "An individual child's development level is a critical factor in determining whether the medium will have positive or negative effect. Not all television programmes are bad but data showing the negative effects of exposure to violence, inappropriate sexuality and offensive language are convincing."
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Congress worked for Dalits: Tewari
Ludhiana, April 12 Speaking at the rally of Dalit Samaj organised today, Tewari said the Congress and the Dalits had a long-lasting relationship. He said his party had provided special reservation to the Dalit community. The Congress government had provided 200 units of power to the Dalit families and increased the amount of shagun scheme for the marriage of Dalit girls. Another function was organised at Basti Jodhewal, which was addressed by Tewari and many Dalit leaders. They assured Tewari of their full support during the elections. They said the Dalits and other downtrodden people had always supported the Congress as it never exploited them for petty gains.
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SAD opens poll office
Khanna, April 12 Party candidate from Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha seat Charanjit Singh Atwal said he was confident to win this election. Others leaders said it was an issue of honour for the Akalis to win this seat. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar was also present during the occasion, besides Jasjit Singh Bunny, son of late Punjab minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh and BJP state president Rajinder
Bhandari.
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Baisakhi celebrated at Jain school
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 12 New session
Jesus' Sacred Heart School, South City, celebrated the opening day of the session 2009-10 of the pre-primary section. The programme was marked by rocking performances by senior students. Bhangra was also performed. Anju Banga, principal of the school, welcomed the students into the new session.
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Cycling for a mission
Khanna, April 12 He has visited various religious places, schools, higher education centres of various states and other important places of the country. He has so far travelled more than 300 km. He was in Khanna yesterday, wherein he paid obeisance at various religious places and also visited the educational institutions. While talking to
mediapersons, he said he had visited Vaishno Devi Temple, participated in Amarnath Yatra and had also been to various other religious places. “I meet the senior citizens and the children during my visits and exchange thoughts over peace and harmony,” he said.
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Six-a-side hockey Our Sports Reporter
Ludhiana, April 12 Kiranpreet Singh struck in the 8th and 12th minutes to make the score sheet read 2-0, while Sachin Singh consolidated the lead in the 31st minute and again found the target in the 33rd minute to help their side to wrap up the issue comfortably at 4-0. However, the second match, played between Jagtar XI of Jarkhar and Gurbhej XI turned out to be a well-contested affair with the former, just managing to squeeze past 1-0. The all-important goal came off Tarvinder Singh's stick in the 35th minute. After today's matches, Prithipal XI, with nine points, lead the pack of four teams. Jagtar XI and Gurbhej XI secured seven points each to occupy the second spot jointly while Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal XI were placed fourth with six points. In the semifinals, slated to be held on April 19, Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal XI will take on Gurbhej XI at 7 am while Jagtar XI will clash swords with Prithipal XI at 8 am.
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Tarsem leads Ludhiana Media XI to victory
Ludhiana, April 12 Put into bat, Lead XI made 133 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Their innings revolved around A Khullar, Mandeep Khurana and Kerry, who scored 38, 24 and 26 runs, respectively. Babbar and Shavinder chipped in with 10 and 6 runs, respectively. For Ludhiana Media XI, Tarsem Devgan was the pick of bowlers, who claimed four wickets for just 20 runs, followed by Mohit Khanna, Neeraj Manra, Lehri and Arshdeep Samra, who scalped one victim each. Ludhiana Media XI made the required runs after losing three wickets in 13.5 overs. Mohit Khanna played a swashbuckling innings of 80 not out including 5 sixes and 8 fours. Sunny remained unbeaten at 17 runs, while Sunil made 14 runs.
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Players selected for soccer meet
Ludhiana, April 12 Nikhil, Darshpreet Singh, Ankit Kumar, Jagsir Singh, Naveen Kumar, Karamjeet Singh, Uday Behal, Kamaljeet Singh, Harsimran Singh, Harjeet Singh, Karanpreet Singh, Sunny Singh, Amandeep Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Jaspal Singh, Brahmdeep Singh, Ripudaman Singh, Ekjot Singh and Simran Singh.
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