Abolish post of Lambardar, says HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that it wants the “ornamental” posts of lambardar to be abolished in the states of Punjab and Haryana. Justice Alok Singh minced no words to say lambardars were involved in identifying imposters substituting for dead or real landowners; and were a burden on the state exchequer.

“It has come to the notice of this court that nowadays lambardars are involved in different criminal cases for identifying imposters for the dead or the real landowners to grab their valuable land.
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Day one is fun for freshers No uniform, no strictness, big relief for new college-goers

From tasting delicacies in college canteens to exploring bookshops, classrooms and recreational activities, besides adorning trendy dresses, the first day at college for most freshers was filled with fun and relief from 12 years of school.

While a majority attended orientation programmes, organised by the colleges authorities to make first-year students well-versed with colleges rules and facilities and to welcome them, others were spotted checking out canteens and strolling in campus gardens.

Parents were seen accompanying children on Day One and guiding them, particularly hostel residents, at both postgraduate government colleges in Sector 11. Timetables were put up at most colleges today and students were spotted seen around notice boards to note down their respective schedules.

On being asked if there was any informal ragging, first-year students put up broad smiles and said, “With so much hype about ragging, even seniors are scared of it now. It was only an orientation day today and maybe we could expect some fun ragging in the coming days.”

“It is complete freedom here, free from wearing uniform all these years. Since not much activity is done on the first day, we are checking out all places on the campus,” said Anita and Savita, students of BA-I at PG Government College for Girls, Sector 11.

Most freshers were spotted walking in groups or with school buddies. “It is a nice feeling to explore college. We are just searching places to sit and hang out on the campus,” said Sarabjeet, a first-year student, who was accompanied by her friend Harpreet.

Certain others were receiving tips on how to behave from their parents. “My parents have come along on the first day since a lot of luggage has to be dropped for the hostel. They wanted to personally come and bid me adieu since I would put up in a hostel now,” said Neha, a BA-I student from Ferozepur, who was also accompanied by Arzoo and Jaskeerat.

At DAV College, Sector 10, students were spotted exploring places on the campus. “It is a fun-filled experience to enter college,” said Cheena Nirmal, a first-year arts student.

Yet another student Kritika added, “It was after coming to college that I discovered that many of my class XII batchmates had sought admission here. It was good to reunite in college.”

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IPHONE 4 LAUNCHED IN INDIA

Airtel and Aircel have upped the war quotient in the mobile data space, with the launch of the iconic iPhone 4 today, in a bundled package with a two-year connection.

The two operators have launched both the versions of the phone (16 GB for Rs 34,500 and 32 GB for Rs 40,900), and are offering tariff plans which will allow a sizeable waiver on the monthly tariff plans.
Shashi Arora, CEO, Airtel- Mobility (Upper North), said: “The market is witnessing an increasing demand for devices that deliver the ultimate user experience — through a good user interface, rich feature capabilities and innovative applications,” he added. Airtel has launched iPhone4 today at Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Shimla and Srinagar, besides 30 other cities.
Aircel, too, is looking at wooing a large number of hi end customers through its bundled offer with iPhone. Gurmeet Makkar, business head, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, said that they were expecting a good response from this launch. “We are also offering a 100 per cent return on the cost of buying the handset, by giving freebies over two years. For the phone that costs Rs 40,900, we are giving freebies and waiver on monthly rental worth Rs 41,090 over two years,” he said. In North India, Aircel has launched iPhone 4 in Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Jammu and Srinagar.

Idea, though, not chosen by Apple as partner, has come up with special plans for data downloads. In Punjab telecom circle, the company is offering GPRS 1GB at just Rs 29 per month.
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