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Culture of Punjab

Posted on Saturday, 23 July 2011 by Gagan Masoun

Geographically, the North West region of India is known as Punjab. This is called the land of five rivers as the word Punjab is made up of two words 'Panj'+ 'Aab' where 'Panj' means five in Punjabi and 'Aab' mean rivers in Punjabi.

Punjabi culture is one of the oldest and richest cultures of the world. The Punjabi Culture is the culture of the Punjabi people who are now distributed throughout the world. The scope, history, sophistication and complexity of the culture are vast.

Punjab is the 15th largest state in India. Many races of people and religions made up the cultural heritage of the Punjab. The genius of Punjabis finds expression in love stories, lusty dancing and in humor. Punjab is very rich in terms of dance and is known for its dance forms. Most popular Punjabi dances are Bhangra, Giddha, Jhumar, Luddi, Dankara Julli, Sammi, Dhamal, Jaago, Kikli and Gatka.

Now a day, many non-Punjabis are also getting into Punjab's folk dances and you can occasionally see a European or Chinese in various Bhangra competitions. These non-Punjabis have simply made Punjabi dance a part of their own culture as well.

Museums in Punjab-Punjab museums possess an extensive range of paintings and sculptures by many Indian artists as well as a collection of Indian miniatures of the Mughal Rajsathani, Pahari and Sikh schools. The museums also house a fine collection of medals and arm, as these are objects of princely states with sections on Archaeology, Anthropology, Tribal and folk arts depicting different concepts and scopes in the patterns of Art and Culture.

Art and craft of Punjab- Punjab art is described as a creation or expression of something beautiful especially in visual form and many a time in Art and craft. Many phrases have decorative designs and handicrafts. Many things which are associated with art and craft of Punjab are known all over the world for their quality and beauty.

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Phulkari - Captivating Artwork of Punjab

by Gagan Masoun

Phulkari is a prominent artwork of the state of Punjab that adds to the popularity of the most happening place in India. The term Phulkari means flowering or floral work that is clearly visible in the final artwork. The craft basically involves embroidery of floral designs and patterns on various garments like shawls, scarf, handkerchief, sarees, and dupattas.

Evolution of this captivating craft dates back to the sixteenth century when women of the state started involving themselves in this activity during their free time. The craft started as an unprofessional disposition but over a period of time, its charm, beauty, and elegance was widespread. With this increasing worth, Phulkari turned out to be a professional artwork in the nineteenth century.

This beautiful craft is done by making small darn stitches over the cloth in an artistic manner. The stitches are done in various intricate designs using a silk yarn that is available in a spectrum of colors and shades. The base cloth is hand woven and adding immensely beautiful designs on that adds more charm and beauty to the cloth. Some of the most common designs and patterns embroidered are figures of vegetables, fruits, animals, birds, leaves, rivers, sun, buildings, and moon. Furthermore, sun-shade pattern, coriander design, jasmine picture, and rainbow pattern are most popular patterns of Phulkari. A wide range of color combinations are used to make these figures and artistic designs. Some prominent colors used are yellow, crimson, golden, green, pink, and blue. Apart from these there are abundant of color options and shades that add vibrancy and life to the Phulkari garment or textile.

The traditional craft also reflects the rich heritage of the state and is considered to be a symbol of love. Some of the Phulakri clothes are believed to showcase various scenes from real life that narrate the essence of cultural activities. With various designs and patterns, the Phulkari craft expresses every emotion of love, care, concern, and humanity.

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Badal to raise Bhullar issue with PM

Posted on Monday, 20 June 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said he would take up the case of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, Khalistan Liberation Force chief, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Badal said he would push for the review of Bhullar’s mercy petition, which was dismissed by President Pratibha Patil, during his forthcoming meeting with the Prime Minister.

Also, the Chief Minister reiterated his stand on whether or not to bring the Prime Minister under the Lokpal Bill. “The Prime Minister remains overburdened with issues of national and international importance, therefore there will be an adverse effect on his working,” Badal said on the sidelines of a Sangat Darshan function at Dhuri where he was accompanied by SAD secretary general-cum-Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.

However, Badal said his view on not bringing the PM under the purview of the Lokpal was his personal. “The party’s stand will be clarified during all-party meeting about the draft of the bill.”
Responding to a query about the deterioration of sewage system of the towns, particularly during monsoons, the CM averred that his government had done a lot for laying of sewage system, roads, adequate piped water supply and streetlights. He accused the Congress of not looking after these basic facilities during its long stint in the state.

Badal claimed record development by the SAD-BJP coalition government in the state as compared to more than 50 years of the Congress “misrule” and advocated more financial autonomy to the states.
The Chief Minister also patted his back for attending the function to address grievances of the common masses despite the scorching heat saying that “this was contrary to the Congress leaders’ lifestyle of ruling the state by sitting in air-conditioned rooms”.

To a question about the candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections, Badal said SAD candidates would be announced at an appropriate time.

Earlier, the CM laid the foundation stone of Dhuri Tehsil Complex being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 3.69 crore. He also distributed cheques worth Rs 6.40 crore for various developmental projects of 75 villages of Dhuri area.

Prominent among others who attended the Sangat Darshan function were PRTC chairman Ranjit Singh Balian, Dhuri MLA Iqbal Singh Jhunda and Deputy Commissioner Kumar Rahul.

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PUNJAB TO APPOINT 4500 HEADMASTERS SOON

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 Punjab Education Department will soon issue appointment letters to 4500 headmasters selected by the departmental selection committee to fill the vacant posts.

Talking to reporters,Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan said that the new education policy would be implemented within next six months as the education reforms committee is likely to submit its report in the next six months.

The Punjab government had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of former vice chancellor S P Singh to frame the new education policy for the next 25 years and the said committee is likely to submit its report within next six months.

The Minister said the new syllabus consisting of moral education as a compulsory subject would be implemented on the recommendations of the three-member committee constituted by the government to frame the new syllabus for the schools. He claimed that the new syllabus would compete with the syllabus of CBSE and ICSE boards.

The Minister claimed that the department was able to check the menace of mass copying in the exams during this academic session and said more steps would be taken to check this menace more effectively. He appealed to the teachers, students and parents to cooperate with the government in the tree plantation drive during the monsoon season in which more than one crore saplings would be planted in the premises of the schools in the state.


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Harjit singh cremated at his native village Kallha

Posted on Saturday, 18 June 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Thousands of people bid a tearful adieu to Harjit singh Nijjar, who became a victim of racial attack in London 34 days ago, whose mortal remains were consigned to flames on Friday at his native village Kallha 15 km from here. People gathered at the cremation ground at his native village in district Tarn Taran this morning to pay their last respect.

The dead body was carried to the village crematorium in a huge procession that covered entire Kallha village and later the deceased Harjit singh Nijjar’s  uncle Satnam Singh lit the funeral pyre in their ancestral village. Many prominent citizens of Tarn taran district have condoled the demise of the Harjit Singh Nijjar. 

Thousands of people from Khadoor sahib areas including chairman improvement trust and BJP leader Chandar bhusan agarwal, congress leader Pinderjit singh sarli, ramanjit Singh Sicky, Pardip Kumar chopra, balwinder Singh Khwaspur, Dasanda singh, youth akali leader Tejinderpal singh Shergill, shingara singh and niab tehsildar Tarsem singh, Patwari Rashpal singh attended the last rites of the Harjit  singh Nijjar held in village. No Akali minister, MLA, MP from the area was present. 

According to his family members that Harjit Singh Nijaar was attacked by 30-year-old Saqib Asif Khan and two girls while he was taking rest in his home and they called him out from the home and attacked with sharp thing and he died on the spot. He was residing at Spikes Bridge road House no 15 in south hall London. He was student of management technology in business academy London. 

They added that one boy and two girls were nabbed by London police. But after some time the girls were freed of charges by police but Saqib Asif Khan would be produced in court on 29 July. 
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PCC meeting on poll strategy on June 11

Posted on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 by Punjabi Articles


To streamline the functioning of the Congress in Punjab and formulate an election strategy, Gulchain Singh Charak has convened a meeting of the newly constituted PPCC and other office-bearers at Chandigarh on Saturday.

Charak said office-bearers down to the block level had been invited so as to involve them in the process and also provide them an opportunity to highlight their concerns.

The PPCC chief, Capt Amarinder Singh, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Jagmeet Brar would be among those participating in the meeting.

He said the purpose of the meeting was to set up committees, from the booth to the state level, well before the assembly elections so that party activists had enough time to explain the policies and programmes of the Congress to the people. Charak would thereafter visit all district headquarters to meet the activists.

Charak said he had asked Amarinder Singh and other senior office-bearers to be more accessible to the people and party— men.They had been asked to be available at least twice a week at the party headquarters in Chandigarh. He said specific duties would be asigned to the office-bearers and a review held by him every month.
The partymen had been warned against washing their dirty linen in public, he added.

Crucial Assembling

Office-bearers down to the block level invited

The aim of the meeting is to set up committees, from the booth to the state level

This will ensure the activists have enough time to explain the party programme to the people

Specific duties to be asigned to office-bearers and a monthly review held

src.The tribune chandigarh

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Bathinda girl’s way to the top

Posted on Thursday, 26 May 2011 by Punjabi Articles


“We are a blessed family. Our children have done us proud,” were the first remarks of an elated Devinder Pal Garg, whose daughter Sumegha was placed at number 12 today in the Joint Entrance Exam all-India merit list for admission to the coveted IITs; she is also the JEE girls’ topper of 2011.

For Garg, an additional superintending engineer at Guru Nanak Thermal Plant in Bathinda, the news didn’t come as a surprise as many would have expected. Brilliance runs in his family. In 2007, his son Ankit was sixth in the JEE merit list. He has since finished B-Tech (Computer Science) from IIT Delhi and is now into research with Microsoft at Hyderabad.

Ask Sumegha if she would follow in her brother’s footsteps and she retorts: “I have not thought about whether I would go into research. I will see and follow my instincts,” she says, a history of achievements backing her. Holder of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship, Sumegha is particularly proud of the year 2011.

It brought in its fold another major achievement for this demure Bathinda girl (she went to St Xavier’s School, Bathinda for Class X and finished Classes XI and XII from RB DAV School in the same town) who became one among the five Indian students to qualify for the International Physics Olympiad 2011. In July, she will represent India in the international competition at Bangkok. Interestingly, all former girl toppers of IIT-JEE have also been qualifiers of the International Physics Olympiad - be it Priya Gupta who stood second in JEE 2005 or Akanksha Sharda who was 18th in JEE 2010.

As for Garg and his wife Urmila, Sumegha’s future was never an issue. In fact, they had never imagined their daughter would take the IIT route. “We were not clear of what she would pursue until she took the NTSE exam. That was when we discovered her aptitude for math,” says Garg, who sent his daughter for coaching to Narayna IIT Academy in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area. He said coaching was a must to crack the JEE, as it is structured today.

At the academy, Director Anurag Mishra tutored Sumegha for cracking the toughest technical entrance exam in India. “She already knew a lot. She just needed to catch a little speed,” he told TNS today. Other tips came from big brother Ankit.
src.The tribune,chandigarh

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Punjab Youth Congress President seriously ill

Posted on Friday, 20 May 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Ravnit Bittu, Member of parliament (Sri Anandpur Saahib) and president Punjab youth congress is severely ill due to the hunger strike of seven days which he kept at Ludhiana for the formation of drug prevention board. 

Bittu has been advised complete bed rest by the doctors and his condition is stable. He has been vomiting and due to hunger strike the body is not accepting the regular food diet. His condition is under observation as he is recovering at his official residence in Delhi but if there is no signs of improvement in the coming days he might have to shift to hospital.

Bittu has cancelled his all engagements for coming seven days.

Bittu had kept hunger strike in Ludhiana for seven days against the drug menace in Punjab and demanded the formation of drug prevention board which was accepted by the chief minister Punjab. He assured the chief minister to cooperate fully for the formation of this board.  

Rahul Gandhi inquired about the health of Bittu. Several senior leaders of Indian youth congress and senior leaders of Punjab congress also inquires about his health.

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The Quila Mubarak of Patiala

Posted on Friday, 6 May 2011 by Punjabi Articles



Patiala city of emperors, gardens and palaces has a huge heritage. Quila Mubarak a Historical National Monument of Patiala is situated in the heart of the city and the oldest part of Patiala.
 The palace was built by Maharaja Ala Singh in 1764 .In earlier days, Quila Mubarak was just a kuch-garhi of a mud fort but later it was named as Quila Mubarak. It was reconstructed with baked bricks. 
 


It was again renovated into a sprawling two-storied mansion with a grand entrance with elaborate arches. A huge part of the fort was changed into a heritage museum. The construction of the inner palace was completed by Maharaja Amar Singh (1765-1781 AD). The royal members of the Patiala reign occupied Quila Androon or the Inner Fort. Maharaja Sahib Singh (1781- 1813 AD), Maharaja Karam Singh (1813 AD – 1845 AD) Maharaja Narinder Singh (1845 AD to 1862) also lived in this fort. The Quila Mubarak complex stands in 10-acre ground in the heart of the city and has the main palace or Quila Androon the guesthouse Darbar Hall or Ran Baas.




Painted inside the throne alcove, Masnad Hall, Qila Mubarak - late 19th

The Quila is followed by the Quila Chowk and surrounded by three major commercial markets, Bajaj Bazaar, the Gur Mandi, and Shah Nashin Bazaar. The Adalat Bazaar starts from the Quila and ends at the Anardana Chowk.The Quila Mubarak Complex includes several buildings, namely the Ran Basa, Quila Androon, Darbar Hall, Sard Khana, Jalau Khana Quila Mubarak Gateway and the boundary walls.


Quila Mubarak Gateway is the only entrance for Quila Mubarak Complex which leads to Quila Androon Chowk. The whole structure of Quila Androon can be watched from this space. It is made of red sandstone and carries the exterior of a multiple domes. Androon Gateway is in the inner boundary of the Quila Androon Chowk. 

The whole gateway is constructed with stucco work. Upper portion of this building was probably used by the king to direct over the functions performed in the court.



This building was constructed in the first half of the 20th century; the Quila was used by various people for various activities. Today, due to lack of relationship between the local people and the Quila, the building is loosing its meaning for the outsiders or visitors.

 The cultural importance of Quila Mubarak still lies in its form and the way in which its space has been utilized within it. Quila Androon has a grand gateway as mentioned above. Central axis is located with its northern front wall. It is almost in a square shape. It is very simple in outer look but the gateway is decorated with stucco work.The Quila is divided in multiple courtyards. Each courtyard is indicating as a palace. Three axis are located with every court. These are known as central, the eastern and the western axis. West courtyards of the central axis are private- residential in nature. The east axis zone is more for public use including performing music and art.

A passage between central and east axis leads to the houses the jyot—a sacred flame that was brought from Jwalamukhi by Baba Ala Singh, the founder of Patiala and it continues to be lit till date. The jyot is kept in raised court. Design of the rooms shows the purpose of the construction.

The Rang Mahal is an elaborately painted chamber and large in size meant for royal audience—Diwan-i-khas.Whereas Quila Androon itself is a Diwan-i-am or the public court.

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DEVOTEES AT MERCY OF GOD

Posted on Monday, 2 May 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Even as the Golden Temple is thronged by thousands of devotees everyday, the holiest Sikh shrine managed by the SGPC, having an annual budget of Rs 580 crore, doesn't have a proper medical care facility to fall back on in case of any untoward incident.

Though the Golden Temple Complex has two dispensaries — one being run by the SGPC and the other by the Fortis Group, they are only equipped to deal with minor cases of injury or ailment among the devotees from time to time. While the Fortis dispensary has a doctor available between 10 am and 4 pm, the SGPC dispensary is being run by a pharmacist.

Moreover, the dispensaries are located in the middle of the "sarais" (inns) on the other side of the complex and not around the main entrance of the shrine. The SGPC hasn't even put up a board to pinpoint its dispensary for the devotees. However, the Fortis authorities have placed a small board atop its dispensary door. Some SGPC officials feel that a few rooms at any of the five "sarais" (inns) in the Golden Temple Complex may be spared for providing better medical facilities.
They also opined that one or two rooms should be allocated in the 'parikarma' of the Golden Temple for meeting any medical urgency. In summers, there are cases of devotees fainting almost daily and to provide them immediate relief there should be first-aid facility in the 'parikarma', besides a couple of stretchers and wheelchairs to shift them to proper medical care, they said. He nearest proper medical care facility is the SGPC-run Guru Ram Das Hospital which may be around 2 km from the shrine but the route is marred by narrow lanes, congested markets and traffic chaos.
On the other hand, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said they will soon facilitate four-five beds for the purpose and also assign permanent duty to a doctor from Guru Ram Das Hospital at the Golden Temple. He said they will also make sure that stretchers are available in the 'parikarma'. He said they have already made arrangements like putting up "shamiana" and water-sprinkling fans for the devotees in view of harsh summer.
Deputy Commissioner KS Pannu said they have deployed a mobile medical van at the shrine and they have 20 such vans in the holy city under the newly launched 108 ambulance service scheme. He admitted that it would have been better to have a proper medical facility near the Golden Temple, but said it was not possible now due to space constraints. He said they have made a provision for first aid and trauma facility in the under-construction Golden Temple Entrance Plaza.

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NO SCHEDULED POWER CUTS THIS MONTH

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            In what may come as a relief for the state people, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited today released its power schedule for the month of May, as per which there will be no cuts in domestic, industrial and other sectors.

“There will be no scheduled power cuts on feeders feeding main cities, district headquarters, urban industrial category-1, UPS 3 wire, UPS 4 wire feeders and no weekly off for the industry,” reads the latest power schedule released by the PSPCL. According to senior functionaries of the PSPCL, it would be for the first time in several years that the Power Corporation was not imposing any cuts during this time of the year.

“The credit goes to team work, visionary planning and the efforts being made for proper renovation and the repair of thermal plants,” said PSPCL chairman-cum-managing director KD Chaudhri. PSPCL director (distribution) Arun Verma said: “If any power cuts are being imposed in any part of the state, it is because of the technical snag or necessary maintenance.”

As per recent figures, against the demand of 1,163 lakh units of power on April 28, the PSPCL was able to provide 1,146 lakh units. The gap of 17 lakh units was being managed through the three-hour peak load restrictions imposed on the large supply consumers. “In view of the fact that last year during summers both domestic and industrial category consumers had to face immense difficulty owing to long power cuts, this time the consumers are happy,” a PSPCL spokesman said.

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IAS AND PCS GETS ADDITIONAL CHARGE

Posted on Saturday, 30 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


The Punjab Government today gave additional charge to one IAS and One PCS officer with immediate effect.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that Mr. Gurkirat Singh IAS Director Social Security, Development of Women and Children and in addition Special Secretary, Social Security, Development of Women and Children Punjab would also look after the charge of Special Secretary, Planning. Likewise Smt. Hargunjit Kaur PCS Land Acquisition Collector GMADA Mohali would also look after the charge of OSD to Deputy Chief Minister Punjab.

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SERVICES OF EVS TO BE PLACED UNDER SSA

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Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced to place the services of Education Volunteers (EVs) viz.Sikhya Karmis at the disposal of State Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Authority and now they would be under the direct control and supervision of SSA instead of village education development committees.

            A decision to this effect was taken by Mr. Badal in a meeting with the deputation of Education Volunteers led by its President Mr. Ajmer Singh Aulakh in the presence of Education Minister Mr. Sewa Singh Sekhwan here at Punjab Bhawan this morning. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that as many as 7407 EVs would be benefitted with this decision which included 3243 EVs with academic qualification of B.A., 20 B.A.ETT, 1663 B.A.B.Ed and 2481 M.A.B.Ed.  

            The Chief Minister also announced to hike the salary of EVs by Rs.2000 per month raising it now to Rs.6500, Rs.7250 and Rs.8000 for B.A., B.A.B.Ed and M.A.M.Ed from the existing Rs.4500, Rs.5250 and Rs.6000 per month respectively. Besides, the state government would also bear the tuition fee and training charges of B.Ed for eligible EVs with B.A. to facilitate them to complete B.Ed as an essential qualification under the said scheme of SSA.   It was also decided in the meeting to allow the EVs to improve their academic qualification of B.A. or 10+2 to become eligible for the B.Ed and ETT course respectively.

            Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Media Advisor to Chief Minister Mr. Harcharan Bains Principal Secretary School Education Mr. C.Roul, Director General School Education Mr. B. Purushartha, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Gaggandip Singh Brar, OSD to Chief Minister Mr. NS Sangha and OSD to Education Minister Mr. Darbara Singh Kahlon.  

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PCC APPOINTS DISTRICT COORDINATORS FOR ASSEMBLY RALLIES IN MAY

Posted on Friday, 29 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


      The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee released the list of district coordinators for the first phase of the Assembly rallies being organised by the party across the State in coming months.
The party announced 25 district coordinators for rural and urban area who will be supervising the arrangements of organising the rallies in the first phase in each constituency. Each district coordinator will be responsible for the Assembly segments in that particular district.
Chaudhary Jagjit has been appointed in-charge for Gurdaspur, Chaudhary Santokh Singh for Amritstar (Urban), Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa for Amritsar (Rural), Harpartap Singh Ajnala for Tarn Taran, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for Jallandhar (Urban), Tarlochan Singh Sondh for Jallandhar (Rural), Amarjit Samra for Kapurthala, Ashwani Sekhri for Hoshiarpur, Sukhpal Khaira for Nawashahar, Gurpreet Kangar for Muktsar, OP Soni for Bathinda (Urban), Raninder Singh for Bathinda (Rural), Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu for Mansa, Rana Gurmit Sodhi for Moga, Rana Gurjit Singh for Sangrur, Malkiat Singh Birmi for Barnala, Harminder Jassi for Ferozepur, Sukhbinder S Sarkaria for Faridkot, Jagmohan Singh Kang for Ludhiana (Urban), Darshan Singh Brar for Ludhiana (Rural), Balbir Sidhu for Fatehgarh Sahib, Rana KP for Mohali, Tej Parkash Singh for Patiala (urban), Amrik Dhillon for Patiala (rural) and Ramesh Singla for Ropar.

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PUNJAB TO RECRUIT 5,342 TEACHERS

Posted on Monday, 25 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


To make the education system in the state more efficient, the Punjab Government will within two months recruit over 5,000 teachers in different categories.

A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today during a series of meetings with the deputations of different Unemployed Teacher Unions of Punjab, an official release said here.

Expressing concern over the large number of posts lying vacant in various schools, Badal directed the education department to expedite the process of promotions and fresh recruitments to fill 4,155 vacant posts of BEd, 646 of Physical Training Instructors and 541 teachers of other categories within two months. He further asked the department to depute science teachers in the schools where the state government had recently upgraded the infrastructure to impart quality science education.

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STUDENTS of 20,000 Non-Affiliated Schools Can Appear as Regular Candidates

Posted on Saturday, 23 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


            In a decision that would benefit about 2.5 lakh students enrolled with 20,000 non-affiliated or non-recognised schools across the state, the Punjab Education Department today decided to allow all such students to appear as regular candidates in the exams to be conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) for the academic session 2011-12.
The decision was taken at a meeting with more than 300 representatives of private schools called by Punjab Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan at the PSEB headquarters here. After the implementation of the Right to Education Act, the students enrolled with the non-affiliated schools had been denied permission to appear in the Board examination. As a result, the associations of the affected schools were consistently taking up the issue with the state government. The schools had been given time till 2013 to get themselves affiliated with the government agencies concerned.
Sekhwan said all such schools that were earlier termed as academies would now be termed as associate schools and their students would have the option to sit in semester examination as regular students or through the open school system. Prior to the ban on such schools, around 2.5 lakh students used to annually appear in the matriculation and senior secondary school examination as private candidates. After the meeting, the Minister and Punjab School Education Board chairman Dr Dalbir Singh Dhillon said Punjab was the first state to have taken such an initiative for the benefit of hundreds of students.
He said different rules and regulations would be framed to associate the private academies with the Board. The regulations would be simple to the extent that they will be acceptable to all type of private institutions. He said that the minimum criteria as per qualification of teachers would be set by the Board so that the academic level of the teachers of associated schools may be brought at par with the affiliated schools. All such measures would be in tune with the spirit of the RTE Act. However, the government is silent on the issue of salaries of the teachers in such schools. As per the decision, the one-time membership fee from each of the school would be Rs 20,000 and the annual continuation fee would be Rs 5,000.
‘Step will ensure revenue to state education board’: Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan has said that the decision to regularise schools would have multifaceted results as it not only would end the prolonged controversy over the fate of the students and teachers working in non-affiliated schools but also provide huge revenue to the Board.

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PUNJAB YOUTH MURDERED IN AUSTRALIA

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           A Punjab youth is reported to have murdered in Melbourne. According to preliminary reports, unidentified assailants forced their way into his house and stabbed him.
His family members in Rajpura came to know about the incident when a relative called them.  As per reports, Lakhwinder Singh had married Beant Kaur in 2007. The couple migrated to Brisbane with the help of their relatives, who have been in Australia for many years.
The couple shifted to Melbourne after finding better job opportunities. Beant came to India on April 5 while Lakhwinder was expected to arrive soon. "My brother-in-law Sukhdip Singh informed me around 2 am on Friday that Lakhwinder had been stabbed to death. We don't have any more information," said Kulwinder Singh, brother of Lakhwinder. The deceased was working as a farm help in Melbourne.
He said Sukhdip had told them that they had contacted their relatives in Australia to sign papers to bring the body to India. "There is no one in Australia from our family to claim the body as Lakhwinder's wife is also in India. We have requested our relatives to send the papers to us so that the formalities could be completed quickly," said Kulwinder.

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Punjab horse lovers put hands together to promote Horse Sports

Posted on Friday, 22 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


For the first time in the history, Punjab will open new facets for horse riders through the Horse Sports that will be held by the efforts of the Horse Sports and Breeders Society Punjab (HSBSP).

Sumrinder Singh Sira, Assistant Prof. Department of Business Management, Punjabi University, Patiala and Horse Breeder, in a press conference here told that the HSBSP is introducing Horse Sports with a view to broad base the ambit of various sports disciplines and with an objective of roping in and harnessing young and upcoming talent, to provide the much needed motivation for the young riders' prospective integration with the national level sporting mainstream, and to eventually win medals at the National and International meets.

Sumrinder also said that besides enhancing the health and welfare of horses in the state, this event would also add to tourism attraction of the state in the forthcoming times.

The First Punjab Endurance Meet will be held on April 24 at village Fatehpur, Tehsil and District Patiala that will have an introductory ride of 30 kms which would be run over two laps of 15 km each, with a Veterinarian check  prior to start, one after the first lap and the third immediately after finishing the second lap.

Col. Sarpartap Singh, an International Equestrian Judge told that this step was taken to with an aim to preserve and look for the welfare of the indigenous horse breeds of India. To uplift the standards of upkeep and to introduce awareness amongst various breeders related to all aspects of horse health care.


He also told that 50-60 horses are expected to participate in the meet. Horses from Rajasthan and Haryana are also expected to participate. Prize money of Rs.21,000, Rs.11,000 and Rs.5,000 will be awarded to participants who would bag the first, second and third position respectively. He also told the media persons that serious efforts are being made to get this game included in the Commonwealth games in future. 

In an answer to a question, Col Singh said that the society formed has no liasion with either any defence force or the government.

Surminder told that such meets would be held twice a year. The next meet will be held in October where rides of 40 km, 60 km and 80 km would be included. He said that for a rider to be eligible to participate, he 
should be able to qualify the 40 km ride. 


Free fodder for horses, free food for the riders and the ones accompanying them will be provided in the present meet, he added.

Prominent and founder members Gagandeep Ahuja, General Secretary (Media and Press); Kamalbir Singh Dhindsa, horse breeder and Equestrian promoter and Manu Sharma, eminent Equine photographer of international repute were also present in the conference.

It is hoped that such an endeavor will introduce to the new generation of riders; the skills associated with horsemanship and acquaint & expose them to the modern day equestrian sports, thus preparing them to eventually compete at the national and international levels. 

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Surjit Patar -The great Punjabi Poet

Posted on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles



Surjit Patar, born in 1944, achieved a Master's degree from Punjab University, did Ph.D in Punjabi on Elements of Folklore in the Poetry of Guru Nanak Dev and joined the academic profession. He retired as Professor of Punjabi from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He is the most prominent of Punjabi poets, who has kept alive the tradition of lyric along with his blank verse and charmed the poetry lovers by his ghazals.

Surjit Patar, who appeared on the Punjabi poetry scene in the 60s, always use to spoke to the audience in an intimate manner about his poetic journey and also the creative process of some of his famous poems. Always attracted to music, Patar started writing poems in his college days at Kapurthala. “The college had a library and I read voraciously. The poets who influenced me in the early days were Bawa Balwant and Harbhajan Singh. Although Shiv Kumar Batalvi was gaining popularity at that time, it was only later that we could assess the merit of his verses. At that time S.S. Misha with his modern tone appealed more to my youthful heart,” he said.


Recalling his poetic journey, Patar said that his verses blossomed in the very creative environment of the 60s at Patiala. “I chose to study in Punjabi University because well known writers and intellectuals like Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Attar Singh and Balwant Singh were associated with it. Outside the campus I came across the avante garde influence of Gurbhagat Singh, Harinder Mehboob, S.S. Noor and Baba Laali,” he said.

Talking of his famous poem, ‘Kujh kiha taan hanera jarega kivein’, Patar said he was once passing through the old courts of Ludhiana and he saw the dried up trees in the compound. He felt that these were people who had turned into trees waiting for justice. This and the justice the Naxalites had sought merged into the making of the poem. Referring to yet another well-known poem written during terrorism, he said: “The incident of Hindus being pulled out of a bus and killed perturbed me much. And I thought with horror that if the much-loved Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar had been among them, this would have been his fate too.” Thus he wrote the famous poem:

‘Kal Waris Shah nu wandea si ajj Shiv Kumar di vaari hai
Oh zakham tuhanu bhul vi gaye naveian di hor tiyari hai’

Among his works of poetry are Hawa Vich Likhe Harf (Words written in the Air), Birkh Arz Kar (Thus speaks the Tree), Hanere Vich Sulghdi Varnmala (Words smouldering in the Dark) and Lafzanh Di Dargah (Shrine of Words). He has translated into Punjabi the three tragedies of Garcia Lorca, the play Nag Mandala of Girish Karnad, and poems of Bertolt Brecht and Pablo Neruda. He has also adapted plays from Giradoux, Euripides and Racine. He has written tele-scripts on Punjabi poets from Sheikh Farid of the 13th century to Amrita Pritam of the 20th.


He has held the office of the President, Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Ludhiana. He received the Sahitya Akademi award (1993), for his Hanere vich Sulghdi Varnmala, and Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Purskar.

Well known poem by Surjit Patar:-


Tera dita ful v seene da khanjar ho gya,
Sochea na c kade eon hoega pr ho gya.

Ful to mein agg banea, agg to hoea mein neer,
Tardpea luchhea bhut fer sil pathar ho gya.

Dosti ki dushmani ki, zindagi ki maut ki,
Jd nazar bdli teri sb kujh brabr ho gya.

Hoea ki j snnh lagi, dil ch hoea chananna,
Chhanani hoea jo dil raatan da ambar ho gya.

Na koi mathe ch chanan, na koi seene ch sek,
Iss trah da kis trah “SURJIT PAATAR” ho gya.

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3 TEACHERS SUSPENDED FOR ‘MISCONDUCT’-The Khalsa College (Amritsar)

Posted on Monday, 18 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles


The Khalsa College row took a serious turn  with the management committee placing three teachers under suspension for ‘misconduct’ with immediate effect.

The teachers who have been suspended are — Prof Daljit Singh, physical education teacher and secretary of the Khalsa College Teachers Union (KCTU), Dr JS Arora, Vice-President of KCTU, and Dr HB Singh, the teachers’ representative in the management. There are reports that the management’s decision to suspend these teachers faced opposition from some members of the governing council, but it chose to go ahead with it.

PCCTU secretary HS Walia, who is spearheading the agitation, said they would boycott the evaluation work of the Guru Nanak Dev University . A PCCTU release issued here said, “We warn the state government that if the suspension orders of these teachers are not immediately withdrawn, we would boycott the ongoing exams in Punjab and Chandigarh." Interestingly, after suspending the teachers, the management also resolved to make all efforts to build the consensus among the Sikh community over the issue.

The resolution came in a meeting of the management committee which was held after Khalsa College Governing Council Chancellor Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha shot off a missive to council chairman Satyajit Singh Majithia and honorary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina seeking a clarification over the private university proposal. However, a council member said the meeting was already scheduled and it had nothing to do with the Chancellor's letter.

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