The Tribune – SGPC to open 21 institutes in rural areas

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 3 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to open 21new educational institutes, including 10 colleges and 11 schools, within two years in rural areas to provide quality and professional education to village youths, said Avtar Singh Makkar, president, SGPC, while talking to mediapersons after presiding over a meeting of the management committee of Mata Gujri College here today.

On increasing use of drugs by youths, he said that a special campaign would be launched by the SGPC and all the members of the committee would be asked to prepare lists of drug addicts in villages falling in their respective areas, following this, the SGPC would organise special drug de-addiction camps to enable them live a better life.

He said that sports could be effectively utilised to channelise the energy of youths and divert their attention from the menace of drug. He announced to set up a hockey team of the SGPC that would provide employment to Sikh youths. He said that an astroturf would be installed at Mata Gujri College here in order to promote the game of hockey.

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The Tribune – Woman surrenders in dowry death case

Tribune News Service

Patiala, December 3 Devinder Kaur, who was declared proclaimed offender (PO) in 2010 after the death of her daughter-in-law Gagandeep Kaur at Dhamoli village under Rajpura, today surrendered in the Rajpura court following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

According to the police, Devinder Kaur’s son Amandeep Singh married Gagandeep Kaur in 2010 and after a couple of months, Gagandeep died under mysterious circumstances. After the incident, the entire family went missing, while other members of the family were arrested, Devinder Kaur evaded arrested, the police added.

Gagandeep’s father Balwinder Singh said that their daughter was mercilessly murdered for dowry and he would fight the case till he gets justice.

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The Asian Age – ‘Controlled democracy needed’

New Delhi, 4 December 2011. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said time has come for India to have “controlled democracy” on the lines of Malaysia to get quicker results of long-pending issues.

Speaking on the solutions for Kashmir issue, Mr Abdullah said both India and Pakistan need to find a solution which is acceptable for majority of Indians, majority of Pakistanis and people of Jammu and Kashmir.

“Are we ready for that? After all, our Prime Minister had met the Prime Minister of Pakistan how many times? And even after Sharm-Al Sheikh (Egypt) discussion, the flak we got in India. My God. Because we were also a party which is thinking of only one interest,” he said.

Minister for new and renewable energy Abdullah said “our democracy is so much that it destroys ourselves”.

“The time has come that India has controlled democracy like Malaysia has. The solutions will be quicker. These are things we must start thinking and I think if we do not do that, we will never find solutions,” Mr Abdullah said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here.

Mr Abdullah said India and Pakistan should accept ground realities that neither Indian side of Kashmir could go to Pakistan nor Pakistan-occupied Kashmir can come to India.

Mr Farooq Abdullah said that borders can be opened, but then it cannot be done if there is hatred and guns and grenades are blazing.

Mr Abdullah said Kashmir became part of India by its own will as they accepted Gandhiji’s India where all Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs have equal right to vote. (PTI)

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