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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

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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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


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



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.



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

MASS COPYING

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Silk falling prey to cheap crepe from ChinaManav ManderTribune News Service


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


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



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


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


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.

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