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Kulwant Singh made it to civil services, defying all odds


Thirtyfive-year-old Kulwant Singh from Dhuri, who has made it to the civil services in his sixth and final attempt, is the only candidate to have been successful after giving his examination in Punjabi.

For this Income Tax inspector, currently serving in Shimla, the journey has been a long one. "There were trying times. But I did not give up and achieved my goal step by step", he says. Kulwant, whose father is a Class IV Railway employee, studied at a Jawahar Navodaya school. After doing his engineering from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Engineering College, Ferozepur,

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CLASH IN FEROZEPUR LEAVES ONE DEAD


An activist of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Nishan Singh was killed in a clash between the SAD and Congress supporters at Piareana village in Ferozepur district during the polling today.

Stray incidents of violence were reported in other parts of the Malwa region too but the situation overall remained under control. According to reports, Nishan Singh was shot allegedly by an unidentified Congress supporter. He was rushed to Mission Hospital in Ferozepur where he succumbed to his injuries

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Once a national champ, pugilist now fistfights poverty


Knocked down by extreme poverty along with the apathy of the authorities concerned, ace boxer Romikant Bhasin, who had won over a dozen gold medals in various state, university and national level championships, is a disillusioned man today. Having devoted the prime of his life to his favourite sport of boxing, Romikant, in absence of any job or vocation which could fetch him some money to support his family, is running from pillar to post in search of employment.

“Earlier, a private company had promised to employ me as coach. However, someone else was later accommodated in my place,” alleged Romikant, while speaking to The Tribune here.

“I started my career in boxing in 1978 when I took admission in Sports College, Jalandhar,” he said, adding that his first success came in the Guru Nanak Dev University Inter College Championship where he won a gold medal in the featherweight category.

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Seven districts with dismal female literacy rate under Sakshar Mission


Seven districts in the state with female literacy rate less than 50 per cent, have been selected under the Government of India’s Sakshar Bharat Mission:2012.


The districts are Faridkot, Mansa, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur and Muktsar. As per the 2001 census, the female literacy rate in Mansa is 36.49 per cent (lowest), Faridkot 48.48 per cent, Muktsar 43.63 per cent, Ferozepur 44.98 per cent, Sangrur 45.64 per cent and Bathinda 46.79 per cent.
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110922/punjab.htm

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Recruitment Rally Begins In Punjab - Ferozepur 7 April,2011


Recruitment Rally Begins In Punjab - Ferozepur 7 April,2011
Thousands of youth seeking recruitment in the defence forces today converged on the supply depot grounds in the cantonment here where the recruitment rally being held by the Army recruitment office under the aegis of Golden Arrow Division began today.

Col Balwan Singh, Director (Recruitment), while giving details, said the recruitment drive will continue till April 14. Aspiring youth from four districts including Bathinda, Muktsar, Faridkot and Ferozepur will be allowed to participate in it.

He said over 1000 youth from the Faridkot district participated in the recruitment drive today, which will be followed by boys from Muktsar, Bathinda and Ferozepur. He said all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the recruitment process have been made. Col Singh cautioned the youth from falling into the trap of unscrupulous agents.

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