Plight of Border Residents - 2 - Life has become a burden for them

Chander Parkash
Tribune News Service

Mohar Jamsher (Fazilka), February 23
Situated at stone's throw from the zero line, Mohar Jamsher village is surrounded by Pakistan from three sides and is sealed with the cobra fencing. Its fourth side has barricades protecting it from the Sutlej fury. And all this give a feeling as the fate of its residents has been locked forever. This is not one village whose residents are feeling neglected. The condition of residents of its surrounding villages - Mohar Khiva, Mahtam Nagar, Mohar Sona and Bahini Dilawar - is no better than inhabitants of Mohar Jamsher despite the fact that they are "blessed with" road connectivity to the Indian mainland.

A denial of basic amenities by the successive state and Centre governments, no educational and employment opportunities and "hostile" attitude of the authorities concerned towards their genuine problems has made their lives a "burden" on them.

"As we have taken birth in this area, we are passing our time. Life has got no charm for us," said Jagir Singh of this village, adding that now only a miracle could change their lives. "Should we rejoice at the fact that we are citizens of independent India when we cannot get bus service, civil and veterinary hospitals, high school, safe drinking water, toilets and roads in the past over 60 years?" he asked.

He said after Class V, children of the area had to go to Fazilka, 15 km from here, for further studies.

"We were uprooted in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars. We were again uprooted when mines were laid in this area after the Parliament attack a few years ago. The Sutlej has also been playing havoc with our lives more often," said Karnail Singh, adding the successive state governments never showed mercy on their plight. About a year ago, the residents of this village also witnessed an unprovoked firing from the Pakistan side.

Unregistered medical practitioners hold higher status in their lives as in case of emergency, only they are available to them. Not only this, most of the residents have been left with no choice than to marry off their children to residents of nearby villages, which are having almost the same kind of atmosphere.

When residents of this village were asked whether any one from their village had been given employment by the Punjab government, they said only one person had been engaged as a boatman so far since Independence.

Most of the residents have been eking out their livelihood by rearing cattle and tilling smallholdings of land. A significant section of them would go to Fazilka town daily to work as labourers.

Though residents expressed their resentment over their frisking by BSF personnel every time whenever they enter or exit this village, they also appreciated them for their help being extended to them in case of emergencies.

However, they have been demanding that another cobra fencing, which was wrongly erected alongside the Sutlej about 25 years ago, must be dismantled. They also demanded that the BSF authorities should not dismantle a pontoon bridge over the Sutlej during the months when crops were sown and harvested so that they could be able to transport their produce at nearby markets without any hassle.

(To be continued)

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100224/punjab.htm#2

Fazilite Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri - Former Judge of Lahore High Court, Pakistan

The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri

Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri, Judge, Lahore High Court, Lahore was born on May 01, 1938 in Fazilka, District Ferozepur (India). His late father Ch. Ali Ahmad, Advocate, started his legal practice during the year 1920 after obtaining Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Punjab University, Lahore. After the inception of Pakistan, the family migrated to Bahawalnagar. Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri got his education in Montgomery (Sahiwal). He passed his Matriculation Examination with scholarship during the year 1953 from Batala Muslim High School, Sahiwal from university of the Punjab. He passed intermediate Examination with scholarship from University of the Punjab, Lahore during the year 1955. He was Chief Editor of College Journal 'Sahiwal'. He was elected as the President, Sahiwal College Union for the Sessions 1956 - 57. He passed Bachelor of Arts Examination from University of the Punjab during the year 1957. He was awarded "Honours Degree in Persian". He was awarded "Role of Honour" by Government College, Sahiwal. He did the Bachelor of Laws from University Law College, Punjab, Lahore during the year 1959. He started the Legal Practice at Bahawalnagar with his father Ch. Ali Ahmad, Advocate in 1959. He stood second in the erstwhile Province of West Pakistan in the P.C.S (Judicial Branch) Examination during the year 1963 when he was member of District Bar Association, Bahawalnagar. He joined as Civil Judge, Rahim yar khan on October 29, 1963. He was promoted as Administrative Civil Judge on June 15, 1971. He was promoted as Additional District and Sessions Judge on April 26,1973. He was promoted as District and Sessions Judge on September 22, 1980. He worked as District and Sessions Judge, Kasur, Multan, Rahim yar khan, Khanewal and Bahawalpur. He worked as Special Judge, Special Court ( Banking ), Multan as well as Special Judge (Central), Multan. He was working as District and Sessions Judge, Bahawalpur when elevated as Judge, Lahore High Court, Lahore.

He took the oath as Judge of Lahore High Court, Lahore on August 07, 1994. He compiled the "Manual of Instructions and Forms" ( 700 pages ) published by the Lahore High Court, Lahore in 1989 and was awarded "Certificate of Merit" by the Lahore High Court, Lahore. He was awarded the "Chair of Honour" by the District Bar Association, Khanewal in September 1992.

During the process of the scrutiny of the amendments in the High Court Rules and Order proposed by the Lahore High Court, Lahore; Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri, while working as District and Sessions Judge, represented the High Court in the meetings of the High Powered Committee consisting of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Home, Finance, Services General Administration, Information and Implementation and Co-ordination Departments.

Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri participated for four months in Advanced Course in Shariah (Islamic Law) in Institute of Training in Shariah and Legal Profession, Islamic University, Islamabad during the year 1982, and visited Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Justice Muhammad Naseem Chaudhri has shown his keen interest in the research work. The Articles on different subjects written by him are published in different law journals of the Country. He retired on 30th April 2000.
http://www.lhc.gov.pk/judges/jbiodata/jnaseem.htm

No curb on number of rickshaws: HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled that there could be no curb on
the number of licences issued to cycle-rickshaw pullers as it would be
against their right to earn livelihood and also hamper the
"invaluable" linkage provided by rickshaws.

The Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah and comprising Justices S
Ravindra Bhat and S Muralidhar also took exception to the by-law
authorising the police, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and
other agencies to impound rickshaws. It directed the agencies to do
away with any authorisation that was against the law.

But the court refrained from quashing zonal restrictions or the ban on
use of rickshaws on arterial roads. The Bench held that the civic
bodies have the right to take such decisions in greater public
interest.

Expressing concern over the manner in which civic authorities and the
police treat cycle-rickshaw pullers, the court said, "It would be
important for public authorities, particularly law enforcement
agencies, to display sensitivity when exercising coercive powers."

The Bench also differed from an earlier High Court verdict which held
that plying rickshaws hurt or offended human dignity, and that the
state should eventually eliminate the trade. The Bench said, "The
right of an individual to ply cycle-rickshaw or other forms of
transport falls within the legitimate exercise of his freedom
guaranteed under Article 19(1) (g)."

The court found no objective criteria that the MCD relied on to fix
the limit of rickshaw licences at 99,000. It noted that no such policy
was framed to limit the number of motorised vehicles.

"The linkage provided by non-motorised transport such as
cycle-rickshaws is invaluable," the court held.

The Bench pointed out that the agencies had, in a way, singled out
cycle-rickshaws, though there are over 60 lakh motor vehicles,
including 32 lakh cars, on Delhi's roads. "The respondents have to
consider all options, including imposing stringent restrictions on use
and movement of private cars, in certain congested areas and also
limit their use," it said. The Bench referred to similar policies in
London, and some other cities abroad, where stiff congestion fee is
levied on private vehicles entering some areas as a deterrent.

The court also quashed the by-law empowering the police to confiscate
and destroy rickshaws without valid licences. "There is no power in
the MCD, much less the Delhi Police, to seize and either sell in
auction or destroy a rickshaw even where it is found to be driven
without a licence, or by a person not having a proper licence," the
court held.

"We are not unmindful of the manner in which these wide powers were
being exercised, with cycle-rickshaws being easy targets for... a
traffic policeman. It is hoped that the Delhi Police will instruct its
personnel to treat rickshaw-pullers with sensitivity."

The court's directives came on PILs filed by two groups — Manushi
Sangthan, and Initiative for Transportation and Development Programmes
— seeking court's intervention in MCD policies taking away the rights
of rickshaw-pullers in an arbitrary manner.

HC: make special task force to smoothen traffic

The High Court pressed the need for an overall agency to look after
traffic situation in the city. The court said the Delhi government,
MCD, DDA and the Delhi Police "shall constitute a special task force
to explore all questions pertaining to traffic". The objective, the
Bench said while hearing the PIL on cycle-rickshaws, is to minimise
congestion, reduce pollution levels of motor vehicles, and ensure
"equitable access to all classes of vehicles, including non-motorised
transport such as bicycles and cycle-rickshaws".

What Court Says
* Sensitivity required on part of civic body, police officials
* If not on cars and other vehicles, why a cap on the number of
licences for rickshaws?
* No objective criteria in MCD's rule fixing number of licences at 99,000
* Police and civic officials have no right to impound rickshaws
* Constitution gives right to ply cycle-rickshaw or other forms of
transport to earn livelihood
* Restriction or ban on use of rickshaws on arterial roads stays

Rickshaws: Earlier orders

JULY 27, 2006: High Court prohibits cycle-rickshaws from all arterial
roads in Delhi; says these roads are meant for "heavy vehicular
traffic, cars and two-wheelers"
* Says rickshaws congesting arterial roads

OCTOBER 2006: High Court issues directs MCD to implement ban on
rickshaws. Also bars issuing of new licences to rickshaws — calls for
review of policy allowing licences for a rickshaw owner, as opposed to
a "rickshaw puller"
* Also objects to plying of rickshaws in Capital on grounds that
rickshaw-pulling is against human dignity and results in exploitation
by influential "mafia"
* Directs all "arterial roads in MCD area be strictly prohibited" for
rickshaws; orders MCD to take strict legal action against violators

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-curb-on-number-of-rickshaws-hc/578323/0

500 Year old Coins Found in Fazilka

Punjab Kesri, 15th February 2010, Jaladhar Edition-Ferozpur Muktsar Kesri

The Last Class Of College..

I walked with my best friends across the campus......... towards my class... my final year engineering class. The hour hand at the watch said ... it was ten minutes past 5.... and there was not even a single trace of any life in the college........ except for we three.... me and my best pals ...........

Another ten steps.. and there was our class with the doors shut... !!! we were on the third floor... and the sun setting down in the valley with its orange rays was creating a magical scene. Had a wish that the time stops at that very moment... but it never happens... the seconds hand ticked heavily..... and we opened the doors of the class for one last time...................

Wished i cud ask my teacher..."may i come in.... " and wanted to hear her shout.... "You late again... no attendance..."
but there was no one there... just empty desks.. and we three.... looking at the walls.... and the desks.. all empty... with quotes we wrote ... and the raised platform .. where the torture classes were held... and the last benches.. where we had fun.... laughed .... kicked out.... hiding from the teachers... pleading for attendence............ million memories rolled like a muvee into our minds... and there was complete silence for a moment.. and we smiled ... laughed!!!!!

Walked like heros from the medivial times.... jumped over the benches... had a look at the bench .. where the so called babes of our class used to sit.... hehehe... babes in engineering.... a dream in itself... (no offenses to any babes)... ..

drifted to our place... ... sat there..... side seats...
dint feel like the last day .... dont remember how we met .... how we came to such a stage... feels like i know my friends from ages... feel like as if i was born in this college..... feel like i was always here...

The entire class was still there alive.... the last benchers sleeping.......... the gals chatting amongst themselves........... the teacher in her own world...... ravi sitting besides me .... cribbing about something .... dilip sitting on first bench taking down notes.... and Abhi smiling at the babes.... Rakesh ... trying talking to the gals... and we laughing about something of the other..... me occasionally scribbling something on my notepad............ making some sketches.. or bullshit poetry ............

Ahh.. Sita asking me to look outside... for some babes from bio-med ... standing there....... and i without even a word...looked outside.. it was an unsaid communication.... chandu pinged me... and i, with the same enthu... looked outside... but today there wasnt anybody there................ just the deserted corridor.......... and i cud see the mechanical department at the end... no one there..................

looked back..... but there was vinay .. in his dream world.... not scribbling anything in his notebook... not laughing this time.... not sayin anything this time........... just sitting there.. and there was tarun... and there was me .....

"roll number 23.......... "
"roll number 23............ varun.... u sleeping again........ "
"Ok fine............. roll number 24"
"....................... hey .. present ma'm............ "
"you sleep dear...!!! no attendence for you................."


No attendence.... the class has ended... and my friends... chatting and laughing .... going for a chai... aur a samossa..... aur a lemon juice...

and we sat there ..... sat there all alone ......... closed our eyes, for the entire world outside the walls of the campus was calling us..............

Wanted to attend one last lecture........ but this time there was no one to take that last lecture..............

and there was that door... open... and we wished all the time .. to run away .... to bunk.. but this time it wasnt..... one last time.... one last time............ attended the class.... with no one.. just we three...

Sent by Priyanka

Mass discrepancies in IIT admissions : Despite good scores, students fail to make it

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100205/main3.htm

Aditi Tandon

Tribune News Service
5th February 2010
New Delhi, February 4

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan may have won a Nobel for Chemistry, but he was never good enough to crack the IIT-JEE. The scientist was perhaps one among the hundreds who, year after year, lose their IIT dream despite top scores in the JEE of a given year.
Strangely for them, others with scores much lower than their own make it to the institutes, courtesy a heavily faulted and non-fixed procedure of fixing cut-off marks for math, physics and chemistry, which determine a student's eligibility for admission to IITs.
For the first time since decades of secrecy around the IIT system, large-scale discrepancy in admissions to institutes has surfaced, following efforts of Prof Rajeev Kumar, a faculty at IIT Kharagpur, who has brought the mass bungling to government's notice.
Shocking disclosures (from 2006 to 2009) he procured from IITs under the RTI are now in the knowledge of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who will meet the professor tomorrow to discuss the matter. The documents show how 994 top scoring students failed to make it to IITs in 2006 just because cut off calculations that year were faulted.
Picture this: A 2006 IIT-JEE aspirant with a cumulative score of 251 (101 in math; 96 physics; 54 chemistry) was disqualified for admission whereas another with a low score of 154 (37 math; 48 physics; 69 chemistry) scraped through. A top JEE 2006 scorer with 279 marks (36 math; 116 physics and 127 chemistry) was rejected against another who scored a meager 156 (45 math; 56 physics and 55 chemistry).
Reason: Top scorers in JEE 2006 failed to secure cut-off marks prescribed by IITs in either of the three subjects - 37, 48 and 55, respectively, for maths, physics and chemistry, respectively. Consequently, a student who had a high score of 101 in Math and 96 in Physics was disqualified that year only because he missed the Chemistry cut off by one mark, scoring 54 instead of the required 55.
What's shocking, however, is this: Cut off calculations for IIT-JEE 2006 which Prof Rajeev Kumar did on the basis of the criteria which IITs disclosed under the RTI yielded much lower minimum scores for the three subjects than what the IITs had claimed. Actual cut offs came out to be 7, 4 and 6, respectively, for math, physics and chemistry as against 37, 48, and 55, respectively, which IITs followed that year for admissions.
"The IITs then supplied many versions of the subject cut-off procedure (which to date is not fixed and keeps changing), none could correctly explain the stated cut offs used in 2006," Kumar stated today in his letter to the President of India, IITs and to Sibal.
Kumar's theory of IIT 2006 admissions being based on erroneous calculations gains ground considering unimaginable declines in subsequent JEE cut-offs — 4, 1 and 3, respectively, in 2007; 5, 0 and 3 in 2008 and 11, 8 and 11 in 2009, respectively for math, physics and chemistry. Equally inexplicable is the wide variation in cut off marks over years - in 2008, cut off for Physics was 0; it was 48 in 2006.
Documents further show that in JEEs (2007 to 2009), students with as low as 5 per cent marks (one scored just 8 marks in physics; the cut off was 0) were declared qualified. However, students with as high as 29 per cent marks in any one subject were rejected. The most shocking case involves a student who, with as less as 10 per cent marks in math (just 16) in JEE 2009 was placed at a high All-India rank of 1234, enabling him entry to any IIT. The trend is obviously in contrast to the IIT policy of fishing the best talent with basic knowledge of the three subjects.
The RTI has also exposed instances of wrong evaluation of question papers by IITs which still don't share JEE results on the day of the test. Before the test, they seek from students a declaration saying: "Admission irregularities can't be challenged". RTI documents with Kumar have revealed that in IIT-JEE 2006, questions worth 11 marks were wrongly evaluated. In 2008, a candidate with 10 marks in math qualified for admissions, whereas math questions worth 18 marks were wrongly evaluated.

Fazilka’s pride: 5 Padma awardees

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100201/punjab.htm#7

Praful Chander Nagpal

Fazilka, January 31
Fazilka is perhaps the only sub-divisional headquarters whose citizens have got five Padma Awards. The residents proudly quote the name of Kanwar Surinder Singh Bedi — perhaps the only Indian Civil Services (now Indian Administrative Services) bureaucrat in the country who has been conferred with both Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his meritorious contribution in civil services during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars.

Belonging to a small village of Chack Bedi in Sahiwal town of Mintgomery district (now in Pakistan) Kanwar Surinder Singh Bedi was a tehsildar then. At the time of Partition, his family migrated to India and settled in Lalowali village of Fazilka subdivision.

Bedi then qualified for Indian Civil Services and was posted as DC of Amritsar in 1965. He showed rare administrative skills and helped the Army during the 1965 war. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1966 for providing outstanding administration and health services towards the Army.

Later, he was promoted as commissioner and was posted in Jalandhar division in 1971. Again following his meritorious services during the 1971 war, Bedi was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1972.

Veteran Punjabi singer Pushpa Hans, who hails from the area, was given Padma Shri in 2007 for her outstanding performance in the fields of art and culture. A heartthrob of millions in the 40s and the 50s, Hans acted and sang in movies.

Her acting added dimensions to movies like V Shanta Ram's "Apna Desh" (1949), Sohrab Modi's "Sheesh Mahal" (1950). The melodious compositions like "Channa kithan guzari raat wey", "Gallan dilan diyaan dila vich reh gayiyaan" and "Tarean to puchh Chann wey" are still hold the public in awe. She has also been awarded Punjabi Bhushan Award by Punjabi Academy, Delhi, and Kalpana Chawla Excellence Awards - 2007.

World famous neurologist and former principal of Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Dr Jagjit Singh Chopra is also a resident of Fazilka. He is a member of American Academy of Neurology and editor of World Neurology - an International journal of World Federation of Neurology. He was awarded Padma Shri (correction : Bhushan) in 2008 for his contribution in the medical field.

It was the proud moment for Sikhs when Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa became the first Sikh kirtania to get Padma Shri in 2009. Bhai Nirmal Singh is the Hazoori Raagi of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar.

Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa is doing kirtan for the past 25 years and is one of the finest raagis having knowledge of all 31 raags in the Gurbani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. From 1979 he has been serving as a Hazoori Raagi, Sach Khand Harmandir Sahib. He has also performed kirtan at the five Takhts, historical gurdwaras in India and abroad.

A clarification
Chandigarh, February 1.2010
Dr JS Chopra, a top neurologist and founder Director-Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2008 and not Padma Shri as erroneously mentioned in the report “Fazilka’s pride: 5 Padma awardees” today. — TNS

Operation Clean Fazilka-Republic Day Celebration by GWAF-26th January 2010

Muktsar has ‘least number of fatal road mishaps’

Muktsar has 'least number of fatal road mishaps'
Naveen S Garewal
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 16
In the year gone by, Ludhiana topped the list of districts for the highest number of fatal road accidents followed by Patiala. On the other hand, Muktsar recorded the least number of road accidents in 2009 followed by Faridkot.

Contrary to popular belief that almost every district in Punjab was equally unsafe, the latest report of the Punjab Governance Reform Commission (PGRC) has suggested a huge variation in road traffic across the state with districts like Ludhiana recording almost seven times more fatal accidents as compared to Muktsar.

According to the report, five districts of Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar, Patiala and Barnala were highly prone to fatal accidents.

Incidentally, Kapurthala topped the "road accident per one lakh population", only to be followed by Mohali and Fatehgarh Sahib - otherwise known to be small and peaceful districts. Traffic management has been put as one of the major challenges before the government as the "existing infrastructure has become dysfunctional leading to the widespread violation of traffic rules".

According to the data provided by the PGRC of the first three quarters (from January 1, 2009, to September 30, 2009), Ludhiana recorded 604 fatal accidents in 2009, followed by Patiala that had 500, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur reported 347 and 304 accidents. In all, the state had 4,652 cases of fatal accidents till the end of September, which would had further gone up by another 25 per cent by the end of the fourth quarter i.e. December 31.

The PGRC Chairman, Dr Parmod Kumar, said the main reason for the high rate of accidents was due to "increased reliance of the people on personalised transport modes such as cars, two-wheelers and non-motorised transport modes such as bicycles. Along with this, there has been a preponderance of the private transport modes such as tricycles, auto-rickshaws, tempos, and negligible presence of public transport within the cities".

A large number of drivers of motorised vehicles are untrained. This gets compounded by the large number of illiterate drivers.

All this produces anarchy on the roads, the report reads.

Further, the high accidental casualties have been attributed to driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol and drugs, rash driving and the lack of medical facilities along the highways.

The report mentions that enforcement of traffic rules and road-safety norms were compromised. These include not wearing seat belts, violation of traffic signals etc.

With increased mobility, road users like cyclists, motorcyclists were compromised. Also, pedestrians proved to be more prone to injuries as compared to four-wheeler owners.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100117/bathinda.htm#11

Fazilka : Citizen journalist Ashwini Ahuja new fiction “Artist in Confusion” in the Market

http://tejkhabar.com/?view=news&id=478

हिंदी साहित्य में दो कहानी संग्रह- "टेरेरिस्ट" और "एक चूहा मरा हुआ" व एक कविता संग्रह- "कलम की तलाश में" लिखने के बाद अब अश्विनी आहूजा की चौथी पुस्तक "आर्टिस्ट इन कन्फ्यूजन" अंग्रेजी में प्रकाशित हुई है |सनबन पब्लिशर्स दिल्ली से प्रकाशित "आर्टिस्ट इन कन्फ्यूजन" विशेषतः रिलेशनशिप की एक किताब है और इस पुस्तक में समाज व परिवार में पति पत्नी, दोस्तों, भाई बहिन व टीनएज के युवा युवतियों के बीच के आन्तरिक संबंधों को लेकर खुलासा हुआ है. युवा वर्ग को कुछ सीख देने व आकर्षित करने के उद्देश्य से बड़े ही रोचक व मनोरंजनात्मक तरीके से लिखी लिखी गयी इस पुस्तक में समाज के सब वर्गों के लिए कुछ न कुछ अवश्य है |

"नाईटमेरिश नोट" कहानी की नायिका सुषमा का ऑस्ट्रेलिया के रहने वाले और भारत के दौरे पर किसी सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम में भाग लेने के लिए आये अमीर युवक से बिना सोचे विचारे मित्रता करने की सनक उसे अंत में हताशा व भ्रम के अँधेरे की ओर ले जाती है. लेखक सुषमा के चरित्र के माध्यम से यह दिखाना चाहता है कि विदेशियों के प्रति हमारा अन्धमोह ठीक नहीं |

एक अन्य कहानी "आई एम सॉरी सिस्टर" में एक नयी बनी गली में रहने वाले विभिन्न परिवारों में छोटे छोटे मुद्दों लेकर होने वाली आपकी कलह का वर्णन हुआ है | इस कहानी के माध्यम से अश्विनी आहूजा यह कहना चाहते हैं कि मात्र चंद रूपये बचाने के लिए हम कई बार अपने विश्वसनीय नौकर को बदलकर अपनी बेटियों की जिन्दगी दावं पर लगा देते हैं | यह कहानी सन्देश देती है कि बेटियों के माता पिता को हर कदम सोच समझकर उठाना चाहिए. लेखक का कहना है |

"आर्टिस्ट इन कन्फ्यूजन" वर्तमान समाज में आपसी संबंधों को लेकर चल रहे तनाव व कलह को दूर करने में मरहम का काम करेगी | मुंबई से छपने वाली अंग्रेजी पत्रिका "ग्लिटरिंग इंडिया" के संपादक संजीव महेश्वरी ने इस पुस्तक के बारे में कहा है कि इस पुस्तक में लेखक ने एक ही समाज व परिवार में रहने वाले लोगों के बीच कीतुच्छ मानसकिता को जिस प्रभावशाली तरीके से दिखाया है व काबिलेतारीफ़ है | लेखक यह सन्देश देता है कि बेहतर संबंधों के स्थायित्व पर ही हमारे समाज की नींव टिकी है |

ऑक्सफोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी के अंग्रेजी लेखक आशीष जायसवाल का कहना है अश्विनी आहूजा ने "आर्टिस्ट इन कन्फ्यूजन" किताब में "संबंधों की मर्मस्पर्शी यात्राओं का स्केच खींचा है. लगभग दौ सौ पृष्ठों की इस पुस्तक में बीस रोचक व मर्मस्पर्शी कहानियां संकलित की गयी हैं. अश्विनी बताते हैं कि उन्हें इस पुस्तक को पूरा करने में लगभग चार वर्ष का समय लगा है | फिक्शन के इलावा अश्विनी आहूजा स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा, रिलेशनशिप व समसामयिक विषयों पर भी लिखते हैं और इस साल के अंत तक वह एक और किताब लिखने का दावा करते हैं

After three books get published in Hindi literature, two fiction books- "Ek Chuha Mara Hua" and "Terrorist" and one book of poetry "Kalam Ki Talaash Mein", Ashwini Ahuja, citizen journalist, a resident of Fazilka Punjab, a lecturer and freelance writer to several magazines, this time has come out with a new English fiction namely "Artist in Confusion" by Sanbun Publishers Delhi. The book contains twenty entertaining relationship short stories. Ashwini says that this book has taken him four years to complete which is primarily aimed to focus on relationship either they are among spouses, parents, siblings or friends. In a story 'Nightmarish Note' protagonist Sushma's obsession in making relationship with an Australian guy as well as the utilization of her prize money which she gets at a function finally ends her into frustration and disillusionment thanks to her own follies. Through this story, the writer gives a message to the youths who glorify the foreigners. The opening story of the collection which is named after book title 'Artist in Confusion' shows the tension and skirmishes between husband and wife after the death of their prodigy, computer savvy school going son. After the lady again gets pregnant, the husband looks after the wife pretending he is not interested in her shows the mindset of Indian spouses. Another story 'I'm Sorry Sister' exhibits the callous behaviour of a lady who claims to be the boss of the all street families- the first resident in the newly constructed brick street and at last repents for her follies. In a single line comment Oxford University based writer Ashish Jaiswal said Ashwini Ahuja has sketched a heart touching journeys on a philosophical canvas called Artist in Confusion. Sanjeev Maheshwari, editor Glittering India, Mumbai says more frankly that Ashwini highlights the mercenary mentality and hypocrisy of the society in an impressive way. Apart from fiction, Ashwini Ahuja writes on lifestyle, fashion, management education, society and relationship. He contributes to The Observer of Management Education, Glittering India, Supremacy and Verdict.

सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा

सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा हम बुलबुले है इसकी ये गुलसिता हमारा ॥धृ॥ घुर्बत मे हो अगर हम रहता है दिल वतन मे समझो वही हमे भी दिल है जहाँ हमारा ॥१॥ परबत वो सब से ऊंचा हमसाय आसमाँ का वो संतरी हमारा वो पासबा हमारा ।२॥ गोदी मे खेलती है इसकी हजारो नदिया गुलशन है जिनके दम से रश्क-ए-जना हमारा ।३॥ ए अब रौद गंगा वो दिन है याद तुझको उतर तेरे किनारे जब कारवाँ हमारा ॥४॥ मझहब नही सिखाता आपस मे बैर रखना हिंदी है हम वतन है हिन्दोस्तान हमारा ॥५॥ युनान-ओ-मिस्र-ओ-रोमा सब मिल गये जहाँ से अब तक मगर है बांकी नामो-निशान हमारा ॥६॥ कुछ बात है की हस्ती मिटती नही हमारी सदियो रहा है दुश्मन दौर-ए-जमान हमारा ॥७॥ इक़्बाल कोइ मेहरम अपना नही जहाँ मे मालूम क्या किसी को दर्द-ए-निहा हमारा ॥८॥ ==== Better than the entire world, is our Hindustan; we are its nightingales of mirth, and it is our garden abode Though in foreign lands we may reside, with our homeland our hearts abide, Regard us also to be there, where exist our hearts That mountain most high, neighbor to the skies; it is our sentinel; it is our protector In the lap of whose, play thousands of rivers; gardens they sustain; the envy-of-the-heavens of ours O waters of the Ganga mighty, do you recall the day when on your banks, did land the caravan of ours Religion does not teach us to harbour grudges between us Indians we all are; India, our motherland While Greece, Egypt , Rome have all been wiped out till now yet remains, this civilization of ours {it has stood the test of time} Something there is that keeps us,our entity from being eroded For ages has been our enemy, the way of the world Iqbal! Is there no soul that could understand the pain in thy heart? गणतंत्र दिवस की शुभ-कामनाए Happy Republic Day

कुछ अलग ढंग से जी रहा है सीमावर्ती शहर फाजिल्का

Democratic World by Amit Yayavar

http://www.indiabordernews.com/feature.html

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Fazilite Dr. Rajneesh Arora- Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University

Dr. Rajneesh Arora

Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University

Dr. Rajneesh Arora was born on 17 January 1958 at Fazilka, Distt. Ferozepur, Punjab. His Father Sh. Mathura Das Arora is a well Known educationist and social –worker in Amritsar. Dr Rajneesh, a Product of DAV School, Amritsar has an unbeaten record of winning Gold Medals in Matric as well as Higher Secondary of Punjab School Education Board Examination to his credit. Dr. Rajneesh Arora is currently Vice Chancellor Punjab Technical University Jalandhar.

Dr. Rajneesh Arora attained B.Tech in Electrical Engineering in 1979 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from prestigious IIT Delhi. His research work was on" Integrated Energy System" under the guidance of Prof. P.S.Satsangi, an internationally renowned expert on System Engineering.

Dr. Rajneesh Arora is member of Board of Governor IIT Delhi, Punjab State Council of Science & Technology, Board of Governor National Institute of Technical Teacher Training, Chandigarh, Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Chandigarh and Member Governing Body, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Chandigarh.

In 1982 he went to the tribal area of Bihar (now Jharkhand) and started a voluntary organization, Vikas Bharti, Bishunupur (Distt. Gumla) for application of Science and Technology for the development of tribal people .Here he successfully implemented many projects of Department of Science & Technology (DST) ,Ministry of non –Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Council for Advanced People's Action and Rural Technology ( CAPART) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as Coordinator.

For ten long years he along with his family, lived in a tribal village where there was no electricity and the nearest petrol pump was 60 kms away. In 1987, he went to the Netherlands on a Dutch Scholarship for advanced research. In 1994,he as Deputy General Manager , revived and rejuvenated a four-year-sick Sugar Mill in Khalilabad (Distt. Basti, Eastern UP).

Dr. Rajneesh Arora began teaching in Department of Electronics at GNDU, Amritsar in 1997. He was instrumental in establishing the Department of Placement in 1998 and was appointed its first Placement Officer. As a result of his tireless efforts, he has been successful in bringing many National and International Companies to the G.N.D.U Campus for the placement of students. Under his dynamic working the Placement Department played key role in getting five Star statuses for the G.N.D.U, Amritsar by NAAC. Later he worked as Director, Placement and took care of Placements for the student of all the three G.N.D.U campuses at Amritsar, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur. He was appointed as First Dean, Alumni at GND University in March 2007. He started organized old students of the University working in different parts of the country and world. GNDU alumni started contributing towards the development of the University.

Dr.Arora was nominated as member of National Standard Committee of Rural Technology and Chairman of Regional Committee, North Zone of CAPART (Council for people's Action and Rural Technology) by Ministry of Rural Development, Govt.of India, New Delhi.

He worked as Principal Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology from March 2008 to December 2008. He joined as Vice chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar on 24 December 2008. We the Graduates of Fazilka congratulates him for his outstanding achievements and pray for his long and quality life Ahead.

Reference : Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar

Carbon neutral campuses in India

http://www.greencitizens.net/blogs/1article.php?b_id=5130845055

The earth's climate is dynamic and always changing through a natural cycle. What the world is more worried about is that the changes that are occurring today have been speeded up because of man's activities. A delicate balance exists between man and his environment.

 

Indian campus have taken an initiative to come ahead and do their part. BanarasHindu University and Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana campus are on their way to become the carbon-neutral campus in India. The efforts to "go green" would also have an impact on the students.

 

The South Campus of the Banaras Hindu University is attempting to become the first carbon neutral  university campus in the country, with a massive plantation drive of 1.76 lakh saplings on 400 acres of land.

 

The BHU V-C officially kickstarted the massive programme with the plantation of 200 Amla saplings on Rajiv Gandhi South Campus. This occasion also marked the beginning of efforts to make the campus first in the country gaining carbon credits after plantation on such a large scale.

 

BHU has already received Rs 50 lakh under the project and a land area of 100 acre has been demarcated for plantation drive this year. The BHU V-C has already made presentation before the Union HRD ministry, where a number of developmental projects (costing around Rs 100 crore) are in the pipeline, awaiting the approval of the Planning Commission to mark the all-round development of the South Campus.

 

Navdeep Asija an engineer cum environment activist has decided to make Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,Ludhiana campus 100% CFL campus in the country. Also to rehabilitate the existing solar water heating system in the hostels. Best practices should come from premier institutes of GNE. This will be the first step towards making GNE 'carbon neutral' campus in the country.

 

The Electrical Department of GNE would perform "before and after" case study to check the total carbon credit saved/earned. College can generate some revenue through this to make this a sustainable project.

 

There's a lot more work to be done to reduce emissions and save energy, but climate change looms as the single most important challenge facing the next generation of students.

 

घूंघट के पट खोलो सखियों, तभी मिलूंगी

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फाजिल्का-हरियाणा राजस्थान की सीमा से सटे फिरोजपुर के गाव खुईखेड़ा में रविवार को स्वास्थ्य मंत्री लक्ष्मीकाता चावला को सुनने आई गाव की महिलाओ के लिए बड़ी विकट स्थिति पैदा हो गई। बागड़ी गाव होने से समारोह में उपस्थित महिलाएं घूंघट निकाल सेहत मंत्री का भाषण सुन रहीं थीं। सेहत मंत्री तो आई थीं अस्पताल के भवन का उद्घाटन करने लेकिन उन्होंने घूंघट पर ही हल्ला बोल दिया। अपनी चिरपरिचित शैली में सेहत मंत्री ने दहेज प्रथा, भ्रूण हत्या व घूंघट प्रथा पर अपने भाषण में ऐसी चोट की कि भाषण की समाप्ति पर महिलाओं ने कहा कि वह बहन जी से मिलना चाहती है। सेहत मंत्री भी ठहरीं अपनी धुन की पक्की। उन्होंने कहा कि अगर घूंघट उठाकर मिलोगी तो मैं मिलने को तैयार हूं। शायद ये सेहत मंत्री के जोरदार भाषण का ही असर था कि कुछ देर पहले तक डेढ़ फुट लंबा घूंघट निकाले बैठी ये महिलाएं घूंघट उतारकर न केवल मंत्री से मिलीं बल्कि उनके साथ उतरे हुए घूंघट में फोटो भी खिंचवाई। इससे पहले समारोह में सेहत मंत्री ने घूंघट प्रथा पर हैरानी जताते हुए कहा कि एक तरफ तो महिलाएं हाथ में हथियार लिए सीमा पर तैनात हो रही है, देश के राष्ट्रपति भवन में आसीन हो रही है और वहीं पंजाब के इस इलाके में अभी भी यह कुप्रथा जारी है। उन्होंने कहा कि मुंह वह छिपाता है, जिसने गलत काम किया हो, तो महिलाएं मुंह क्यों छिपाएं। उन्होंने सीता माता का उदाहरण देते हुए कहा कि क्या किसी मंदिर में सीता माता की घूघट ओढ़े फोटो है, अगर नहीं तो हमें भी घूंघट नहीं निकालना चाहिए। इसके अलावा चावला ने भू्रण हत्या पर कड़े प्रहार करते हुए कहा कि सर्पिणी ही अपने बच्चों को खाती है, इसके अलावा प्रकृति में कोई ऐसा जीव नहीं है जो अपने बच्चों को मारता हो, तो भू्रण हत्या करने वाले साप से भी गए बीते है। उन्होंने पंजाब में लड़कियों की जन्म दर की हालत सुधरने पर खुशी भी जताई। उनका कहना था कि सरकार का कार्यकाल शुरू होते वक्त पंजाब में प्रति एक हजार लड़कों के पीछे 798 लड़कियों की औसत थी जो अब 838 तक पहुच गई है।