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SPORTS: 27TH ANNUAL ATHLETICS MEET
BEGINS AT GGN PUBLIC SCHOOL Þ PAGE 4
ADMINISTRATION: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT WORKS ÞPAGE 2
EDUCATION: SCHOOLS TO FACE THE MUSIC
FOR MASS COPYING, SAYS MINISTER ÞPAGE 3
wednesday | november | 13 | 2013 | ludhiana
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Man attempts suicideCharanjit Singh TejaTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
A 53-year-old man attempt-
ed to commit suicide by
consuming poison outside
the office of the Commis-
sioner of Police this morn-
ing. The man has been
identified as Gurcharan
Singh, a resident of Ucchi
Gali on Gujarmal Road.
Gurcharan Singh is
unmarried and works as a
helper at a garment shop
in the Aakalgarh Market.
He reached outside the
Police Commissioner's
office around 11 am along
with a bottle of phenol and
took poison.
Policemen caught hold of
him and snatched the bottle
from him. The Division No.
5 police station was
informed about the inci-
dent. Gurcharan Singh
reportedly fell unconscious
after taking the poison.
Dharampal, Station
House Officer (SHO) of the
Division No. 5 police sta-
tion, said they reached the
spot and took Gurcharan
Singh to the Dayanand
Medical College and Hos-
pital. Gurcharan Singh's
condition is stated to be
out of danger.
According to a police offi-
cial, Gurcharan Singh is
still not in a condition to
give his statement. Gurmel
Kaur (80), Gurcharan
Singh's mother, and his
maternal uncle Harbhajan
Singh visited the hospital
and told the police that
Gurcharan Singh was a
simpleton.
The police has recovered a
“suicide note” from Gurcha-
ran Singh's possession,
which is addressed to Rahul
Tiwari, Commissioner of the
municipal corporation.
However, the note mentions
Rahul Tiwari as the Deputy
Commissioner. The note has
been signed by Som Singh
and not Gurcharan Singh.
The SHO said Gurcharan
Singh stated in the note
that three chemists whose
shops were raided by the
police had been accusing
him of giving information
to the police and had been
harassing him.
"We will record Gurcharan
Singh's statement once he
is declared fit to speak by
doctors," the Station House
Officer said.
■ Incident takes place outside Police Commissioner’s office
REMEMBERING CHACHA NEHRU: Children dressed up as Pt Jawaharlal Nehru celebrate Children’s Day at St Xavier
Playway School in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN
‘SUICIDE NOTE’ MENTIONS HARASSMENT BY 3 CHEMISTS
Gurcharan Singh, who attempted suicide, works as ahelper at a garment shop in the Aakalgarh Market. Hereached outside the Police Commissioner's office ataround 11 am along with a bottle of phenol and tookpoison. A “suicide note” recovered from his possessionmentions harassment by three chemists
Committee set up to ensureimplementation of HC orders
Shivani BhakooTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
The authorities have
formed a three-member
committee to ensure proper
implementation of the
orders of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court on
clearing the service lanes of
illegally parked vehicles on
Ferozpur Road. ACP (Traf-
fic) Deepak Hilori, MC
Assistant Commissioner
Devinder Singh and SDM
(East) Ajay Sood are the
members of the committee.
The decision was taken by
top officials of the depart-
ments concerned at a meet-
ing. The officials included
Rajat Aggarwal, Deputy
Commissioner, Rahul Tiwari,
Commissioner, Municipal
Corporation, and PS Gill,
Commissioner of Police.
According to sources, the
main objective of constitut-
ing the committee is to
ensure that the directions of
the High Court are followed
religiously. The High Court
had appointed local commis-
sioners to look into the mat-
ter. They had submitted their
report on issues pertaining to
parking on the entire Fer-
ozpur Road. MC officials
have been told to mark yel-
low lines, which have faded.
Besides, the drive to tow
away wrongly parked vehi-
cles is to be continued.
Besides, the committee
will ensure that the parking
contractor does not fleece
the public and follows the
norms strictly. "The High
Court has taken a serious
view of the issue and wants
the authorities to ensure
that the public does not suf-
fer. These steps are being
taken to make sure that the
directions of the court are
implemented in toto," said
an official, who attended the
meeting.
MC Additional Commis-
sioners Isha Kalia and
Devinder Singh, DCP
Harsh Bansal and ADCP
Harmohan Singh were also
present at the meeting.
PARKING MESS
Work on new rly foot overbridge nears completionKuldip Bhatia
Ludhiana, November 12
Passengers and other visi-
tors to the railway station
here can look forward to a
major relief as the ongoing
work on the new foot over-
bridge (FOB) is nearing
completion. The railway
authorities claim that bar-
ring some unforeseen cir-
cumstances, the 20-foot-
wide new FOB, being
constructed to replace the
existing 8-foot-wide bridge,
will be thrown open to the
public by the end of Decem-
ber or early next year.
The project, estimated to
cost around Rs 2.5 crore,
was mooted a couple of
years ago in the wake of
heavy rush on one of the
major railway stations in
Ferozepur Division of the
Northern Railway. With a
huge footfall of passengers,
the existing FOB was
unable to handle the load
and most of the times, the
bridge remained choked.
Moreover, the existing
FOB, which was construct-
ed decades ago, did not have
connectivity to platform
numbers six and seven,
which were constructed lat-
er to cope with the increas-
ing number of trains and
passengers.
Even as the construction
of the new FOB continues at
a feverish pitch, officials of
the railway engineering
wing are keeping their fin-
gers crossed regarding the
time it will take for the com-
pletion of the project.
"Though the main frame
has been erected on both
sides of the exit and entry
points (old GT Road and
Guru Nanak Stadium) as
well as on platform number
one of the railway station,
the supporting girders for
the erection of the main
frame over the coaching
yard to provide access to
platform numbers one to
seven, are yet to be laid.
This particular part of the
work may cause some delay
as the rail traffic will have to
be suspended for a specified
Continued on page 4
Work under way on a foot overbridge at the Ludhiana railway station. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA
PANEL MEMBERS
ACP (Traffic) DeepakHilori, MC AssistantCommissioner DevinderSingh and SDM (East)Ajay Sood are themembers of thecommittee and will lookinto all issues pertainingto parking
Musical evenings drawresidents to Rose Garden Puneet Pal Singh GillTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
To develop Nehru Rose Gar-
den as an evening destina-
tion on Sundays, the Ludhi-
ana Municipal Corporation,
along with the district
administration, has started
the concept of musical
evenings. These evenings
are being organised with
the help of Ishmeet Music
Institute, which has been
set up in memory of singer
Ishmeet Singh.
The idea came up during
an interaction between MC
Commissioner Rahul
Tewari and Deputy Com-
missioner Rajat Aggarwal.
The first such musical
evening was organised on
October 27 and since then,
the MC and the district
administration have been
organising musical evenings
every Sunday. The musical
evenings are attracting city
residents to the gardern.
"Our main aim is to devel-
op Nehru Rose Garden into
an evening destination for
the city residents. For the
purpose, we organise a
musical evening every Sun-
day and it is being widely
appreciated by residents,"
said MC Additional Com-
missioner Isha Kalia.
It is learnt that on the lines
of the Chandigarh Adminis-
tration, the Ludhiana MC
also wanted to organise
weekly musical evenings at
Nehru Rose Garden in the
Civil Lines here.
"Rajat (Aggarwal) and I
were sitting together one
day when this plan was
worked out. The MC had a
place for the purpose, while
the district administration
had the services of Ishmeet
Music Institute. This is how
the idea of holding musical
evenings took shape, which
now enthrals residents every
Sunday," said MC Commis-
sioner Rahul Tewari while
talking to Ludhiana Tribune.
The MC Commissioner
said the musical evening
would also give exposure
to students of Ishmeet
Music Institute.
Farmer arrested withheroin worth ~55 lakhTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
The police nabbed a person
and seized 110 gm of heroin,
estimated to be worth Rs 55
lakh in the international
market, from his possession
here yesterday. The accused
has been identified as Pippal
Singh, a resident of Kamala
Midhu in Ferozepur district.
According to Paramjit
Singh Pannu, Additional
Deputy Commissioner of
Police (Crime), the police
had installed a checkpoint
at the T-point near the Civil
Hospital to keep vigil on
anti-social elements last
evening. The accused was
coming from the Brown
Road side on foot. The
police found his movement
suspicious and stopped him
for frisking.
Pannu said, "The police
recovered 110 gm of heroin
from the accused's posses-
sion and arrested him on
the spot. During prelimi-
nary investigation, the
accused said he had got the
heroin from Pargat Singh, a
resident of Gariaala village
in Tarn Taran district. He
had come to Ludhiana to
sell it for a profit."
The accused is a farmer
and addicted of drugs. He is
in the business of drugs for
the past two years.
"We produced the accused
in court today, which
remanded him in police cus-
tody," said Pannu.
After vegetables, egg prices head north this seasonManav ManderTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
With the winter season pick-
ing up, the prices of eggs are
seeing an upward trend. The
prices of vegetables and puls-
es are already heading north.
Generally priced between
Rs 2.50 and Rs 3.50, eggs are
now being sold at Rs 5 per
piece. "The winter season has
started and the production of
eggs has come down. The
prices of eggs normally rise
during the winters due to low
production and high con-
sumption," said Harish
Kumar, owner of a depart-
ment store.
"Only a few days ago, eggs
were available for Rs 3 per
piece and now the prices
have soared to Rs 5 per
piece. The winter season has
just started and I wonder
what the situation will be
when the winter is at its
peak. After vegetables, now
poultry products seem to be
going out of the common
man's reach," said Manjeet
Kaur, a homemaker from
BRS Nagar.
Another reason for the hike
in the prices of eggs is that a
majority of the poultry farm-
ers are shifting to Haryana
due to the high taxation sys-
tem in the state. As a result,
the overall production in the
state has decreased. "When-
ever there is an increase in
the demand, the prices go
up," said Rajeev Kaura, a
wholesale egg dealer.
An entry tax of 5 per cent
was imposed in the state on
sunflower, groundnut and
mustard de-oiled cakes,
which were the main ingre-
dients of the feed for poul-
try birds, said Kaura.
❝The winter season has started
and the production of eggs has come
down. The prices of eggs normally
rise during the winters due to low
production and high
consumption❞HARISH KUMAR, OWNER OF ADEPARTMENT STORE
<< The demand for eggs
increases during the winter
season. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA
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C L A S S I F I E D S
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Twenty-five more patients
tested positive for dengue
at various hospitals in
Ludhiana and Patiala
today. Of them, 17 are
from the city and eight are
from rural areas. 16 cases
were reported from other
districts—five from
Hoshiarpur, three from
Fatehgarh Sahib, two each
from Mansa and Jaland-
har, one each from Bar-
nala, Patiala, Kapurthala
and Bathinda.
Four cases were reported
from other states —three
from Jammu and Kashmir
and one from Haryana.
A total of 835 cases of
dengue have been
reported from Ludhiana
till date.
A team of Health Depart-
ment officials visited Per-
ru Banda, Azad Nagar,
Kali Sarak, Azad Nagar
Bahadurky Road. As many
as 32 coolers and 90 con-
tainers were checked and
no larva was found.
25 more denguecases confirmed
DC reviews development works Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Deputy Commissioner
Rajat Aggarwal today
asked the officials from
various departments to put
in their best efforts to
accomplish the develop-
ment projects, initiated by
the state government, with-
in stipulated time.
He asked the officials to
make sure that all the works
were done by maintaining
quality standards and strict
action would be taken
against the person, who
compromised with the qual-
ity of the work/material.
Aggarwal was chairing a
meeting with the higher
officials from various
departments at the Bachat
Bhawan here today. While
reviewing the works, the
Deputy Commissioner said
that it was the duty of the
officials to take interest in
the ongoing development
projects being run in the
district so that people
could get the benefits at
the earliest.
He instructed the officials
from the forest department
to prepare good saplings in
the nurseries so that during
the season more and more
plants could be planted to
provide lungs to the district.
While briefing, the district
programme officer told the
DC that about 11,786 girl stu-
dents of classes XI and XII
were to be benefited from
the Mai Bhago Scheme. As
many as 3,536 cycles had
already been distributed to
the girl students in the Lud-
hiana district. The District
Social Welfare Officer said
that by the end of June 2014,
the beneficiaries of old-age
Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal (extreme right) at the
monthly review meeting of various departments at the Bachat
Bhawan in Ludhiana on Tuesday. A TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPH
pension scheme will get the
pensions in their respective
accounts directly.”
The DC asked the District
Employment Officer to hold
regular meetings with
Industrialists and GM of the
industries to hold employ-
ment fairs so that the youth
was absorbed in factories.
He said for this, support
from the BDPOs could be
taken so that youth from vil-
lages could also be provided
employment.
Aggarwal asked the heads
of various departments to
ensure that the complaints
of visitors were resolved at
the earliest. The complaints
from the Human Rights
Commission, Women Com-
mission, Child Rights Com-
mission and NRI Commis-
sion should be resolved as
soon as possible.
He also asked the officials
from traffic department to
start a campaign so that
there were no traffic conges-
tions and jams on the roads.
On a complaint filed by an
NGO, Aggarwal asked the
police officials to remove
their barricades as if left in
the middle of the roads,
these could prove fatal.
Amongst others present on
the occasion were ADC D
Baldev Singh, ADC G Neeru
Katyal and SDMs from
Raikot, Jagraon, Payal and
Samrala.
The Deputy Commission-
er lambasted the Health
Officials for not perform-
ing the duty religiously.
He was astonished when
the health officials
informed that a total of 83
persons were challaned for
smoking in public places
in the district in October.
Aggarwal said that they
could get the number (83
challans) in just about an
hour. He stressed that
instead of cracking whip
against the poor and weak
only, the officials must tar-
get the rich too.
PAU retirees
demand pensionLudhiana: Members of the
PAU Retirees' Welfare
Association said they have
not been paid the pension
for the month of October.
"The delay is being caused
every month despite the
instructions of the High
Court to pay monthly pen-
sion, arrears of revision of
pay scale revision of gratu-
ity in time," they said.
Delegation led by Jila
Ram Bansal, president of
the association met Comp-
troller, PAU, who told that
he was trying his best but
the pension can be paid
only after the release
of grant from the
government.
World Diabetic Week
Vasan Eye Care Hospital
will celebrate World Dia-
betic Week from Novem-
ber 14 to November 22. On
the inauguration day, over
50 students of the PCTE
will be invited in the
hospital to make them
aware of diffferent eye
care tehcniques. A semi-
nar will be organised as a
part of an initiative to
increase public awareness
about cataract, glaucoma,
refractive error and dia-
betic eye.
Seminar
Students from Ramgarhia
Senior Secodnary School
were made aware about
the services which come
under purview under the
Right to Service Act. A
seminar was held on Tues-
day at Saanj Kender,
Aatam Nagar and was
addressed by inspector
Paramjeet Singh. He made
the students aware about
the services being provid-
ed at the Suvidha Kenders
and said, "No middle man
is required to get these
services. All one need to
do is submit some amount
of money to avail these
services."
Felicitation
The Guru Nanak Bhawan
Committee welcomed its
new president, Deputy
Commissioner Rajat
Aggarwal. He was accord-
ed warm welcomed by not-
ed industrialist and vice-
president of the society,
SP Oswal, Neeru Katyal,
ADC ,along with other
members of committee,
Darshan Singh, finance
secretary, Sanjeev Jain,
Charanjit Singh Vishkar-
ma, Avtar Singh Bhogal.
Rajat Aggarwal thanked
the members for felicita-
tions and assured full co-
operation for development
of the Guru Nanak
Bhawan Complex.—TNS
LUDHIANA SCAN
LUDHIANATRIBUNELUDHIANA | WEDNESDAY | 13 | NOVEMBER 2013 NEWS 3
Schools to face action: Maluka
Shivani BhakooTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
It will not be easy for the
centers or schools to get
away with mass-copying as
from now onwards, the
guilty schools, caught for
mass copying during the
annual examinations of
various classes under Pun-
jab School Education
Board, will be banned for
conducting examinations
for at least two years.
The step has been taken
by the Education Depart-
ment, Punjab, to tighten
the noose over such
defaulting centers, which
encourage copying.
Talking to The Tribune,
Sikandar Singh Maluka,
education minister,
Punjab, said department
was going to act tough
against such centers,
which encouraged mass-
copying for getting
good results.
"They will be banned to
conduct the board exams for
at least two years, if proved
guilty. The department is in
no mood to spare such cen-
ters, which, for vested inter-
ests, were playing with the
future of the next genera-
tions," said Maluka.
Presently centers held
responsible for mass-copy-
ing, were asked to pay an
amount of Rs 20,000 as
penalty to the Board but
no action was taken
against them due to the
political pressures.
The president of Nakal
Virodhi Teachers' Front,
Punjab, Sukhwinder
Singh said ideally
such centers should have
been cancelled by the
Board but due to reasons
best known to the board
and education depart-
ment, no stern action was
taken against the erring
centers with the result
that mass-copying contin-
ued unabated in govern-
ment and private schools
(affiliated with PSEB)
in Punjab.
"Every year, huge num-
bers of centers are
held guilty but due to
lenient view taken by the
board, the practice goes
unabated.
Though during the last
annual board exams of
various classes, the then
DGSE, KS Pannu person-
ally took keen interest and
visited several centers.
The department or the
board must not succumb
to the political pressures
and must save the future
of the students", said
Sukhwinder Singh.
BVM bags 11 gold medalsNCC cadets of BVM (USN)
campus brought school the
laurels by winning 11 gold
medals and one silver medal
at the annual training camp
of No.4 Pb Air Sqn, NCC,
which was held at Dhanansu
from November 1 to Novem-
ber 9, under the Wing Com-
mander SS Kaila. More than
650 students from different
schools and colleges of Lud-
hiana District participated in
training camp. Ten students
from BVM (USN) participat-
ed in the camp. Priyanka, a
student of class twelfth, was
adjudged as the best cadet
among senior wing and
bagged four gold medals in
BVM's cap. Priyanka's victo-
rious solo dance performance
left everyone enthralled.
Shivali Singla, a student of
class eleventh, won gold
medals in shooting as well as
in football. Jyoti, a student of
class eleventh, won a gold
medal in football and a gift
hamper for participating in
static aero modelling. Karan
Arora got a gold medal in Vol-
leyball while Ankit Sharma
won a gold medal in cricket.
Shivali Verma and Priyanka
bagged gold medals in 2km
Marathon and football. Prin-
cipal Bandana Sethi and OP
Sabharwal, manager BVM
(USN), appreciated and
applauded the efforts put in
by students.
Educational tourIn an endeavour to combine
fun with learning, DAV
school, BRS Nagar, organ-
ised a three-day educational
trip to Delhi from November
6-9, wherein a group of 200
students accompanied by
teachers had a gala time vis-
iting various landmarks,
Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Lotus
Temple, Akshar Dham, Par-
liament House, Indra Gand-
hi Memorial & Rashtrapati
Bhawan. History unfolded
live before the students' eyes
as they excitedly went from
one place to another listen-
ing about the grandeur of the
past. Apart from these, stu-
dents and teachers visited
Kingdom of Dreams, Gur-
gaon. The tour was a fine
blend of information
entwined with entertain-
ment. The students returned
with happy memories and
thanked principal JK Sidhu
for providing them with this
enriching experience.
Annual function The annual cultural Fiesta
of Saraswati Modern Senior
Secondary School was a
showcase of the talent of
students and the various
colors and phases of Indian
culture. Kunwar Vijay Prat-
ap Singh, IPS (Deputy
Inspector General of Police,
Ludhiana) was the chief
guest and Satish Soin
(Director, Saber Paper, Lud-
hiana) was the guest of hon-
our. President Kamla Jain,
Manager SC Saxena, Princi-
pal Anju Banga (CBSE
Branch) welcomed the
guests in a traditional man-
ner. The event commenced
with lighting of the ceremo-
nial lamp and Saraswati
Vandana. It was followed by
the display of annual report
and the felicitation ceremo-
ny was done by Anju Banga.
The cultural programme
started with dance perform-
ances by students of pri-
mary and secondary sec-
tion.The Indian history and
'Unity in Diversity' was pre-
sented by students in such a
magnificent way that the
audience was spell bound
while looking at the various
phases of Indian history
like - Mughal Dynasty,
advent of British era,
National Movement and
Progressive India.
Athletics meetAnnual athletics meet was
organized at Greenland
Convent School. The stu-
dents show case their
sports talent in a string of
events like cycling, flowers
race, animal race, tug of
war, slow cycling, flat race,
frog race, three leg race and
banana race. The students
exhibited exemplary co-
ordination and discipline
during marchpast and PT
exercises. It was a feast for
the eyes to see the little
ones dressed as rabbits and
kangaroos jostling with
each other to grab the first
position. Principal Vinita
Sanan gave away the tro-
phies and certificates to the
winners. She emphasised
the need of physical exer-
cise for students. —TNS
Dist Congressflays ‘MissionLudhiana’Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
The Ludhiana District
Congress Committee
today ridiculed the Punjab
Deputy Chief Minister
Sukhbir Singh Badal's
dream of launching
Mission Ludhiana, a devel-
opment project for the city
worth Rs 700 crore, when
it does not have money
even to pay pensions to
the people.
In a statement issued
here today, the Ludhiana
District Congress Commit-
tee (Urban) president
Pawan Dewan asked the
Deputy Chief Minister
where the money for the
mission will come from.
The district Congress
president claimed that
the state government
does not have any
money to pay salaries,
pensions and other out-
standing dues to the
employees; it was trying to
befool the people by mak-
ing announcements
devoid of any substance or
credibility.
The Congress leader said
the Akali-BJP government
in the state has now been
totally exposed on account
of its failures and will face
defeat in Lok Sabha polls.
Iron bars in middle of road anuisance for residents
Iron bars installed in the middle of a road alongside the Buddha Nullah near Chander Nagar in
Ludhiana. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Residents of Chander
Nagar and its adjoining
areas have been left fum-
ing after the area council-
lor installed iron bars in
middle of road along Bud-
ha Nullah. The residents
rue that due to these iron
bars, only two wheelers
can use this road and cars
cannot pass through.
Area residents also rue
that some ambulances use
this road for going towards
Dayanand Medical College
and Hospital as it's a short
cut and due to the installa-
tion of these iron bars,
people are forced to take a
longer route.
Amarjit Singh, an area
resident, rued that these
iron bars are causing
harassment to commuters
as cars cannot pass
through this point on the
road. "A road is meant for
both two-wheelers as well
as cars. I wonder why
these iron bars have been
installed ?, he questioned.
When contacted, area
councillor Narinder Singh
Malhi informed that the
iron bars were installed as
the area residents had
demanded it. "This is a
very busy stretch, which
leads to traffic jams, hence
causing problems for the
area residents. These iron
bars were basically
installed to restrict the
entry of heavy vehicles. I
had personally consulted
the traffic police and
installed these iron bars."
Malhi further said if the res-
idents are having any prob-
lem, he would visit the area
tomorrow and would get the
iron bars adjusted in such a
manner that cars can pass
through easily.
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Anti-drug society of Gov-
ernment College for Girls
organised a seminar against
the drug menace. Dr.
Roshan lal Gupta was the
chief guest for the occasion.
Dr. Roshan said the con-
sumption of illicit drugs is
very harmful. He also
stressed that one of the
main reason of drug addic-
tion was mental tension
among youth. He said treat-
ment and rehabilitating
drug addicts was of utmost
importance.
The event consisted of a
play named "Zindagi aur
Nasha" which strongly
influenced the students to
promise themselves in say-
ing “no to drugs”.
Principal appreciated the
efforts of the anti-drug soci-
ety for creating awareness
among the young genera-
tion. She also spoke about
the urgency of the situation
by mentioning the increas-
ing drug addiction. The dig-
nitaries were accorded a
warm welcome by the in-
charge Anita Joshi and
Rosy Sapra.
Drug-free Punjab on DGP’s mindKHANNA: DGP Punjab
Sumedh Singh Saini partic-
ipated in the annual func-
tion of Bhagat Pooran Singh
Memorial Senior Secondary
School, Rajewal village.
While talking to media per-
sons, he said Punjab Police
had pledged to make Pun-
jab drug-free in 2014 and
will take all steps to achieve
the target. He said there are
clear instructions from Pun-
jab Government to make
Punjab drug free.
He said Pakistan is sup-
plying drugs to Punjab on
a mass level in order to
make them drug addict-
ed.He assured that Punjab
Police is taking this task
as a challenge and will
root out drugs from the
state in the coming year.
FROM SCHOOLS
Students made aware of drug menace
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Silk falling prey to cheap crepe from ChinaManav ManderTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Be it Banarasi silk, matka
silk, chamandi silk or kha-
di silk, all are falling prey
to cheap Chinese silk and
crepe making it difficult
for the weavers to survive.
Cheap imitations available
at half the price are mak-
ing it difficult for the
weavers to earn a living.
They are struggling to
have a square meal a day
and some have even shift-
ed to other professions.
Artisans from different
states during the recently
held exhibition in the city
said they were falling prey
to cheap imitations.
The woes of the weavers
started when the govern-
ment allowed the free
import of Chinese plain
crepe fabrics. Today, crepe
silk with its smoother tex-
ture and cheaper price has
almost eroded the demand
for original silk owing to
the latter's flaws relating
to texture, colour and
durability. Chinese fin-
ished crepe sarees are
cheaper as they are woven
in automated looms, with
power availability and
receive government subsi-
dies. Chinese silk traders
allegedly brought cheap
yarn to the local market
and replicated Banarasi
silk by hiring some
weavers from Varanasi.
“There were nearly 1.5
lakh handloom weavers in
Varanasi, most of them
from the minority commu-
nity, but today the number
has been decreased to half.
Banarasi silk came to
India with the Mughals
and is still considered
essential in a wardrobe of
a newlywed girl. With
changing times and
increasing inflation, peo-
ple have started opting for
the artificial material,
most of which comes from
China,” said Iqbal
Ahmed, a weaver from
Varanasi, who was also at
the exhibition.
He said in addition to
this, 80 per cent of the
market had been captured
by power loom owners
spawning cheap computer-
assisted designs on sarees
produced much quickly
than the handloom prod-
ucts, and selling them at
less than half the price of a
real Banarasi saree.
Hafiz Mohammad Umar
from Bihar said: “At times
it becomes difficult to earn
Rs 30 to Rs 40 a day. Even
if one is able to earn Rs 100
per day on the loom, the
amount does not suffice to
feed the large families,
which an average weaver
invariably possesses”.
"Thousands are looking
for an alternative or have
taken up menial jobs like
pulling rickshaws, open-
ing tea stalls and have tak-
en to other odd pursuits.
Some have closed their
flourishing businesses
and migrated to Bangalore
and Hyderabad where
they work in looms and
help in dyeing and embroi-
dery work,” said another
weaver from Bihar.
Weavers from Bihar during an exhibition in Ludhiana. A FILE HOTO
Rape victims, kin unawareof compensation benefitsShivani BhakooTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Though the state govern-
ment, under a notification
issued on June 17 this year,
has started providing com-
pensation for the rehabilita-
tion of rape victims and the
dependants of those mur-
dered after being raped, the
authorities have no data of
those who have claimed the
compensation so far. Several
victims have not been able to
avail of the compensation due
to lack of awareness.
The copy of the particular
notification has been sent by
DS Bains, principal secretary
to the Government of Punjab,
Department of Home Affairs
and Justice, to the Punjab
Government (Ordinary
Gazette) for publication, too.
One of the senior IPS offi-
cers, who served in the district
for several years, said he had
no idea about such compensa-
tion being provided to rape
victims and the kin of those
murdered after being raped.
He said: "I am not aware
of any such compensation.
Maybe, the government
has started providing it to
rape victims and the depen-
dants of those murdered
after being raped after the
brutal Delhi gang rape
case. It's a welcome move".
He said every year, hun-
dreds of cases of rape were
registered in Ludhiana dis-
trict (Ludhiana, Jagraon and
Khanna) alone, but it was
very difficult to establish
“genuine” rape victims.
He said the police had no
role in providing compensa-
tion and the applications had
to be moved by the victims or
their families to the District
Administration. Social stig-
ma could be another reason
that stopped victims to claim
for the compensation.
District welfare officer
Rajinder Kumar, through
whom compensation cases
are forwarded, said under the
Atrocity Act, the compensa-
tion was provided to rape vic-
tims and the kin of those mur-
dered after being raped. “But
the number of applicants or
the claimants is very low. Not
more than a dozen cases are
forwarded for compensation
under this Act,” he said.
THE MODIFIED COMPENSATION AMOUNT
❙ For rape victims, the maximum limit of compensationis ~3 lakh
❙ For dependants of those murdered after being raped, themaximum limit of compensation is ~4 lakh
Punjabi cinema has grownworldwide, says Ghuggi
Shivani BhakooTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
Punjabi cinema has grown
worldwide and is attracting
stars from the Hindi cine-
ma, too. These views were
expressed by Punjabi come-
dian Gurpreet Singh Ghug-
gi here today.
Ghuggi, along with Pun-
jabi singer Gippy Grewal,
was in the city today for the
promotion of their upcom-
ing Punjabi movie “Bhaji in
Problem”.
The film, to be released on
November 15, features both
Ghuggi and Gippy Grewal,
along with actress Ragini
Khanna, who happens to be
a close relative of Bollywood
actor Govinda.
Giving details about the
movie, Ghuggi said the
theme revolves around the
reality that how a person in
trouble tries to put his prob-
lems on others.
“Bollywood actor Akshay
Kumar is the producer of
the film. He also has an
important role in the movie.
Made with a budget of about
Rs 8 crore, the film will def-
initely impress the audi-
ence,” said Ghuggi.
Gippy Grewal said all songs
in the film were sung by him.
When asked why English
names are being given to
Punjabi movies, Grewal said
the movie was in Punjabi, but
the name was a mixture of
Punjabi and English so that
viewers in overseas should
also take equal interest in the
film. Such names attract the
viewers all over, said Grewal.
Earlier, the star cast of
the movie also visited
GGNIMT College here
today and interacted with
students. The students
were too excited to see the
actors on their college
premises.
■ Star cast of ‘Bhaji in Problem’ comes calling
Gippy Grewal (right) and Gurpreet Ghuggi, star cast of “Bhaji in Problem”, share a light moment in
Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN
Annual athletics meet begins at schoolOur Sports Reporter
Ludhiana, November 12
The 27th Annual Athletics
Meet began at Gujaranwala
Guru Nanak Public School,
Rose Garden, Civil Lines,
here today. Kartar Singh
Sehmbey, District Sports
Officer, Ludhiana, declared
the meet open. The chief
guest took salute from the
participants at an impressive
march past. He advised the
students to take part in sports
as it inculcates the habits of
discipline and hard work.
Karnail Singh, director-
principal of the school, wel-
comed the chief guest and
thanked him to spare some-
time from his busy schedule
and grace the occasion to
motivate the students.
The main attraction of the
opening ceremony was a PT
show and aerobics. Gursha-
ran Singh Narula, Bhagwant
Singh, Hardeep Singh and
Kulwant Singh Dukhia,
members of the school man-
agement committee, besides
faculty and a large number of
students, were present dur-
ing the inaugural function.
On the first day, Suman-
preet Kaur came out tri-
umphant in the 100m sprint
to be declared the fastest run-
ner in the group A. Bavleen
Kaur and Sunaina followed
her closely to bag the second
and third positions, respec-
tively. In the boys group C,
Ratanpreet Singh won gold
medal in shot put event, while
Ekamdeep Singh secured sil-
ver medal and Uttamjeet
Singh had to content with
bronze medal. Manikaran
emerged victorious in discus
throw in the girls group C and
Navleen Kaur finished at first
runner-up, while Ishneet
Kaur secured third position.
In the boys group C, Rajat
Sood proved his mettle to
clinch gold medal in the
400m event. Damanpreet
Singh and Manthan secured
silver and bronze medals,
respectively.
Girls of GGN Public School take part in a 100-m race during the
athletics meet in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN
Woman
found deadTribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12
A woman was found
dead under suspicious cir-
cumstances at Parkash
Colony on the Pakhowal
road on the intervening
night of November 11
and 12.
The deceased has been
identified as Anita (20).
According to information,
Anita was married to Arjun
four months ago.
According to Anita’s par-
ents, Arjun used to
demand dowry from them.
The police has registered
a case under Section
306 of the IPC at Police
Station Sadar.
Work on new railway footoverbridge nears completionfrom page 1
time, which can be done
only with prior permission
from the divisional head-
quarters," said an official
on condition of anonymity.
Commenting on the
delay caused in the execu-
tion of the project, the rail-
way authorities said the
work was abandoned for
more than a year due to
initial drawings of the FOB
which did not meet the
standards of the Railway
Safety Organisation.
"When work ultimately
resumed earlier this year,
the drawings had to be
amended once again to
increase the distance of
the supporting frame of
the bridge from the railway
tracks, which took some
more time."
Union Information and
Broadcasting Minister
Manish Tewari, who repre-
sents Ludhiana in the Lok
Sabha, had also taken up
the issue of the stalled
project with Railway Min-
ister Mallikarjun Khadge
in September this year. "It
was on the intervention of
the Railway Ministry that
the work on the new FOB
commenced on a war foot-
ing," sources in the North-
ern Railway said.
Artisans from differentstates during the recentlyheld exhibition in the citysaid they were fallingprey to cheap imitations.