Warns rumour mongers of strict action

By Amrit Pal Brar

Jalandhar, August 5-

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today described the videos viral on social media regarding death of aspirant during the recruitment rally for Indian Air Force (IAF) as irrational and baseless.

In a statement issued here, the Deputy Commissioner said that the unfortunate incident has occurred today morning when the wall around PAP ground had collapsed. He said that the wall had collapsed towards inside direction of the PAP ground adding that youth were on the outer side where no debris has fallen on them, as a result there were minor injuries only. Sharma categorically said that there was no loss of life as was being misled on social media.

The Deputy Commissioner said that due to wall collapse 23 youth who had come for participating in the rally sustained minor injuries and they were immediately rushed to the local Hospital for treatment. He said that after initial treatment 14 injured youth with minor injuries were discharged.

Sharma said that one youth was undergoing treatment at a local private hospital whereas remaining eight were under treatment at local Civil Hospital adding that the condition of all the youth was stable and out of danger.

The Deputy Commissioner appealed the people to not get panicky with the canards being spread through social media. He asked the people to not get swayed by the rumors, which were far away from the truth.

Sharma also warned the rumor mongers that any sort of attempt to mislead the people and create tension in the society would be dealt with a heavy hand.

Uttarkhand Govt selects MRSPTU Proff Jatinder Kaur’s poster on benefits of breastfeeding for statewide campaign  

By Amrit Pal Brar

Bathinda, 5 August

A poster designed by Dr. Jatinder Kaur, Professor in Architecture Department of Giani Zail Singh School of Architecture and Planning, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda has been selected by the Government of Uttrakhand for its state-wide campaign related to benefits of breastfeeding.

The poster has been designed so as to create Awareness and convey Benefits of Breastfeeding to the society. The Poster has been designed in Hindi language and the slogans have been formulated in poetic and rhyming words so that they are easy to comprehend and reach out to majority of rural, semi-urban and urban population.

Mother’s milk is the first gift by a mother to her newborn. It is the healthiest form of milk for the baby which contains the right amount of fats, sugar, water, minerals, proteins, strong immunity that ensures complete physical and mental growth of the child and protects him from respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases.

These slogans can be used effectively in Nukkad Naataks (Street Plays), public forums (panchayats), health system network (ASHA workers) and Aanganwaadi kendras etc. The graphical representations are simple, colourful, self explanatory and easily understood by even an illiterate person.

The Title of the poster is short and conveys a strong message of Breastfeeding is lifesaving which relates to the main theme of MAA Programme – Importance and Promotion of Breastfeeding.

“MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection’’ is a nationwide programme launched in an attempt to bring focus on promotion of breastfeeding and its benefits. The Timeline of breastfeeding as given in MAA Programme have been shown through circles of increasing sizes signifying the growth of an infant through a toddler to a child. The related visuals of growth have been given in the centre of each circle.

The color scheme is based on Tints, Shades and Tones of Primary and Secondary colors. The dominant color is Red which depicts happiness, celebration and festivity.

The Green colors depict growth and prosperity and the Yellow and Orange colors depict warmth, while the Blue color has been taken to depict serenity and tranquillity.

Prof. Ripu Daman Singh, Head of Architecture Department expressed pleasure at the success of the faculty member in an event concerning important social message. He informed that Dr. Jatinder Kaur has been participating and winning awards in various national and zonal level competitions related to logo and poster design.

Dr. Savina Bansal, Dean, Academics Affairs of the University and Campus Director of GZSCCET, Dr. Ashish Baldi, Registrar of the University and Dr. Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, Vice Chancellor of MRSPTU, Bathinda congratulated the professor and appreciated her efforts for a great cause.

New recruits to bring efficiency in the working of department: Water Resources Minister

By Amrit Pal Brar

Chandigarh, August 2:

Punjab water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Friday handed over appointment letters to 35 new clerks at Head Office of Water Resources Department, Sector-18, Chandigarh.

After handing over appointment letters, the Minister said that the recruitment drive was necessary to accelerate the pace of work and bring efficiency in the working of department. Now, it’s their turn to deliver best services to the people and work with utmost honesty.

Congratulating the new recruits, Sarkaria hoped that the hardwork and dedication of new entrants would take the Department forward and would immensely contribute towards the growth and progress of the Department taking it to higher level.

Notably, the newly recruited clerks have been selected after completion of selection process by Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board.

Prominent amongst who were present on the occasion included Chief Engineer Canals Jagmohan Singh Mann, Chief Engineer Drainage Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Chief Engineer (K.A.D) Ashwani Kansal, Chief Engineer Vigilance Ms. Gita Singla, Chief Engineer Shahpur Kandi Dam and Ranjit Sagar Dam S.K. Saluja and Superintendent Engineer Kandi Canal R. S. Buttar.

Punjab’s First Honey Processing Cluster to start soon in Bathinda

By Amrit Pal Brar

Tungwali (Bathinda) 2 August : The Rs 3.5 crores project of Honey Processing Cluster will soon become a perfect platform for a large number of unemployed youth not only to get training in production and sale of honey but it will also boost the income of farmers who are already into the business of selling honey.

Stating this today Deputy Commissioner B.Srinivasan said that the district administration is providing all possible help to the village society so that the center may start its functioning at the earliest.

As per Gurcharan Mann-chairman of the society which is setting up this project an amount of Rs 88 lakhs were received for the construction of the building from where the Honey Cluster Center would be operated in the village.

He said that the most time consuming part of this project was the construction of building which has to be done as per the design and layout provided by the government.

He said that the fourth stage of the building has been completed and a letter in connection with the completion of this stage has been received from the District Industries Center-Bathinda on June-10.

He said that this center would become a unique project where not only honey would be collected and prepared for the packing and sale but it will also be equipped with machines to make everything required for beekeeping.

Sharing the details of the project he said that the proposed interventions in the center would include honey processing unit (filtration machine) which costs roughly around Rs 25 lakhs, honey packing machine including capping, wrapping and labeling, automatic plastic moulding machine (honey packing jar), automatic bee wax sheet making machine, automatic drone wax sheet making, automatic PET machine (bucket macking), wooden bee box automatic machine, wooden frame making automatic machine, royal jelly extractor and drier machine, bee accessories making machine including –tool, queen, cage queen gate, pollen trape, smoker etc, bee venom extractor machine, automatic bottle washer and drier machine, pollen drier and packing machine, card board packing machines, lamination machine, die punching machine, cutting machine, stitching machine and case making machine.  “The cost of these machines varies between Rs 8 lakhs to Rs 20 lakhs,” Mann said.

He said that this project was accorded approval on December 20, 2016 after which the foundation stone of the building, in one acre area, was done by the then Deputy Commissioner of Bathinda-Praneet Bhardwaj.

Officials of the Horticulture Department Bathinda also paid a visit at the under construction building of the center on Monday and got firsthand information about the ongoing work. Deputy Director of Horticulture Department Darshan Pal and Horticulture Development Officer Reena Rani said that Bathinda is excelling in the production of honey as compared to all the other districts of Punjab.

They said that their department is encouraging farmers to opt for beekeeping for which they are providing subsidy, free training and help for the farmers having little or no landholding.

ਜ਼ਿਲਾ ਖੇਡ ਅਫਸਰ ਦੇ ਦਫਤਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਕੋਚ ਦਿਵਸ ਮਨਾਇਆ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਪਾਲ ਬਰਾੜ

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, 2 ਅਗਸਤ

ਜ਼ਿਲਾ ਖੇਡ ਅਫਸਰ  ਅਨਿੰਦਰਵੀਰ ਕੌਰ ਬਰਾੜ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਿਚ ਇੱਥੇ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ ਖੇਡ ਅਫਸਰ ਦੇ ਦਫਤਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਜ਼ਿਲੇ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਕੋਚਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਚਿਜ਼ ਡੇਅ ਵਜੋਂ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ।

ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ ਖੇਡ ਅਫਸਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਕੋਚਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਚੰਗੇ ਖਿਡਾਰੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕਿਸੇ ਖਿਡਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਚ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਮੁੱਲਾ ਹੱਥ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਕੋਚਾਂ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਣ ਲਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਹੋਰ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਨਾਲ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਭੇਦ-ਭਾਵ ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੇਡਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਨਗੇ।

ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਕੋਚ ਦੀਪੀ ਰਾਣੀ, ਕੰਵਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਕੌਰ, ਜਗਸੀਰ ਪੁਰੀ, ਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਿੰਘ, ਸੁਖਮੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ, ਅਨਮੋਲ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਤੇ ਕੁਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਜਗਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਟੈਨੋ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਟਾਫ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਸੀ।

Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji

DC reviews work on development projects worth RS 200 crore

By Amrit Pal Brar

Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala), August 2

Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala  DPS Kharbanda today said that the district administration would soon launch a mobile app to facilitate the pilgrims coming to holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi during functions to mark 550th parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.

Chairing a review meeting here at market committee office, the Deputy Commissioner said that the app would facilitate the pilgrims in spotting the places of religious importance, tent cities, parking spaces, hospitals, information centres and other public utility places. He said that the app was under preparation and would be launched very soon to facilitate pilgrims coming for paying obeisance at the holy city.  Kharbanda said that this app would be very helpful to more than 15 lakh pilgrims who were expected to participate in the commemorative functions.

The Deputy Commissioner said that currently development works worth Rs. 200 crore were going on in Sultanpur Lodhi to facilitate the pilgrims during the functions to mark 550th parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. He directed all the departments to ensure that development works in the holy city were completed well before September 30. Kharbanda said that any sort of callousness in the smooth and hassle free execution of these projects was both unwarranted and undesirable.

The Deputy Commissioner said that the state government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was committed for commemorating this gala event in an unsurpassed manner. He said that the district administration was duty bound to execute all the works in a professional and time bound manner to facilitate the pilgrims coming at the holy city from across the globe. Kharbanda said that he would review the arrangements for the event on daily basis to ensure its smooth execution.

On the occasion Additional Deputy Commissioner Rahul Chaba, Sub Divisional Magistrate Navneet Kaur Bal, Deputy Superintendent of Police Swaran Singh Bal, Executive Engineer PWD Varinder Kumar, Deputy Director Local Government Paramjit Singh, Executive Engineer Drainage Ajit Singh Rai and others were also present.