ਵੇਖੋ ਰੱਬ ਦੇ ਰੰਗ
ਕਨੱਡ਼ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਨੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ‘ਚ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਰਾਜ ਮਾਰਗਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਣ ਦੁਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਪੀ ਡਬਲਊਿ ਡੀ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਿਤਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਨੋਟਸਿ
ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹਰਿ ‘ਚ ਇਕੱਲਆਿਂ ਹੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲਈ ਕੱਢਆਿ ਮਾਰਚ
ਪਟਆਿਲਾ, 4 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ : ਰੱਬ ਦੇ ਰੰਗ ਵੀ ਕਮਾਲ ਹਨ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਣ ਦੁਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਜੰਿਮਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਕਨੱਡ਼ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਦੇ ਹੱਿਸੇ ਆ ਗਆਿ ਹੈ ਜਸਿਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਚਿ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਰਾਜ ਮਾਰਗਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖੇ ਸਾਈਨ ਬੋਰਡਜ਼ ‘ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਤੀਜੇ ਸਥਾਨ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖਿਣ ਵਰੁੱਧ ਪੀ ਡਬਲਊਿ ਡੀ ਬੀ ਐਂਡ ਆਰ ਵਭਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਨੋਟਸਿ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਤੰਿਨ ਮਹੀਨਆਿਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਅੰਦਰ ਬੋਰਡਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖਿਣ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਆਖਆਿ ਹੈ।
ਚੰਡੀਗਡ਼• ਦੇ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜ ਵਚਿ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਨਭਾ ਰਹੇ ਪ੍ਰੋ। ਪੰਡਤਿਰਾਓ ਧਰੇਨਵਰ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖਿਵਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਇਥੇ ਬੱਸ ਸਟੈਂਡ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਮੰਿਨੀ ਸਕੱਤਰੇਤ ਵਚਿ ਪੀ ਡਬਲਊਿ ਡੀ ਬੀ ਐਂਡ ਆਰ ਵਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਦਫਤਰ ਤੱਕ ਇਕੱਲਆਿਂ ਹੀ ਮਾਰਚ ਕੱਢਆਿ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦਾ ਸਤਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ।।ਦੀ ਤਖਤੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਰਿ ‘ਤੇ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਫਰਿ ਪੀ ਡਬਲਊਿ ਡੀ ਦੇ ਚੀਫ ਇੰਜੀਨੀਅਰ ਕੋਲ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੱਤਰ ਨੁਮਾ ਇਹ ਨੋਟਸਿ ਸੌਂਪਆਿ।
ਪ੍ਰੋ। ਪੰਡਤਰਾਓ ਧਰੇਨਵਰ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਆਿ ਕ ਿਇਹ ਪੱਤਰ ਨੁਮਾ ਨੋਟਸਿ ਤੰਿਨ ਮਹੀਨਆਿਂ ਲਈ ਵੈਧ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜੇਕਰ ਵਭਾਗ ਨੇ ਤੰਿਨ ਮਹੀਨਆਿਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਅੰਦਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਚਿਲੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਰਾਜ ਮਾਰਗਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਬੋਰਡਾਂ ਉਪਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਨਾ ਲਖੀ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਕੋਰਟ ਚਲੇ ਜਾਣਗੇ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਰਾਜ ਮਾਰਗ ਨੰਬਰ 54 ਦੀਆਂ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਵਖਾਉਂਦਆਿਂ ਦੱਸਆਿ ਕ ਿਹੰਿਦੀ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ, ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਦੂਜੇ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਤੀਜੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਜਦਕ ਿ1963 ਦੇ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਐਕਟ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਕਹਾ ਕ ਿਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੀਜੇ ਸਥਾਨ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖਿਣਾ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦਾ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਹੈ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਕਹਾ ਕ ਿਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਚਿ ਤਾਂ ਮੀਲ ਪੱਥਰ ਵੀ ਹੁਣ ਹੰਿਦੀ ਵਚਿ ਲਖੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਹੈਰਾਨੀਜਨਕ ਵਰਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ।
ਪ੍ਰੋ। ਪੰਡਤਰਾਓ ਧਰੇਨਵਰ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਆਿ ਕ ਿਵਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਅਧਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਦੁਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਕ ਿਇਹਨਾਂ ਬੋਰਡਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਹਲੇ ਨੰਬਰ ‘ਤੇ ਲਖਿ ਦੱਿਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ।
ਦੱਸਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕ ਿਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਚਿ ਕਰਨਾਟਕਾ ਦੇ ਰਹਣਿ ਵਾਲੇ ਪ੍ਰੋ। ਪੰਡਤਰਾਓ ਧਰੇਨਵਰ ਨੇ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਬਿ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਬਿ, ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ ਤੇ ਜਫਰਨਾਮੇ ਦਾ ਕੰਨਡ਼ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਚਿ ਤਰਜਮਾ ਵੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ।
ਕੈਪਸ਼ਨ : ਪ੍ਰੋ। ਪੰਡਤਰਾਓ ਧਰੇਨਵਰ ਪਟਆਿਲਾ ਵਚਿ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਕ ਵਚਿ ਇਕੱਲਆਿਂ ਹੀ ਮਾਰਚ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ।
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“Prof Panditrao Dharenavar issues legal notice to PWD Department for not writing Punjabi on top of the highway sign boards in Punjab”
Prof Panditrao Dharenavar, who has learned Punjabi so well to pen down 12 books in Punjabi has issued legal notice to PWD Department for not writing Punjabi on top of the highway sign boards in Punjab. He has submitted notice to the department and has given three months time to correct all boards otherwise he will approach Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has referred the 1963 Official language Act in which it is mandatory write local language on top of the Public sign board. It is has been observed that recently many Highway boards have been put on Punjabi Highways in which Punjabi is written below and Hindi on top and English in middle.
Panditrao, who is originally from Karnataka has been trying to uplift the position of Punjabi language not only in Punjab but also in Chandigarh. Panditrao who is assistant Professor in government college of Chandihgarh has also translated Sri Jap Ji Saheb, Sri Sukhamni Saheb and Zafaranama into his mother language Kannada.

The local Municipal Corporation has received the Rashtriya Swachh Bharat Puraskar under the Swachh Iconic Places (SIPs), an initiative of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The holy shrine, Golden Temple, was earlier picked by the ministry for the list of iconic places under the Swacch Bharat Mission.

Municipal Corporation health officer Dr Raju Chauhan said, “The award was received by senior officials of the corporation at an event in New Delhi.” Chauhan said a total of 100 iconic places in the country were earlier on the list.

The MC stated the award was bestowed on the civic body for better cleanliness and hygiene around Golden Temple. Chauhan said Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited had also announced that it will spend Rs 10 crore to ensure cleanliness surrounding Golden Temple as part of its corporate social responsibility.

The corporation also organised Swachh Bharat Campaigns on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti today at Company Bagh and Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan.

Led by Assistant Commissioner Alka Kalia, officials of the administration took an oath to work for improving the cleanliness and hygiene in the city and paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.

Kalia said as per the clean cities list, the condition of cleanliness in the city has improved and its rank has improved from 386 to 211 recently. She said the newly introduced scheme of garbage collection from homes has helped in checking the problem of garbage heaps on roads.

Members of the Voice of Amritsar (VOA), a campaign which had initially started online, but later its members started participating in various events also, attended the event at Company Bagh.

A group of volunteers under the leadership of former Cabinet minister Anil Joshi also conducted cleanliness drives on streets near the Trillum mall here.

-Tribune

Major (retd) Gurdial Singh Jallanwalia (100), the oldest artillery man in the state and who has fought four wars, was all smiles when he was honoured here on Wednesday, a day before Indian Army’s celebrates the Artillery Day.

Jallanwalia and 13 of his family members, who served in the Indian army, have the distinction of having fought all wars since the World War 1. The veteran, who served as a gunner for more than three decades in the Indian Army and with the British Army before Independence, went down the memory lane.

Director general (artillery) sent Jallanwalia a silver salver congratulating him on completing 100 years of healthy life and for his contribution to the Indian Army. Brigadier (retd) JS Arora, director, Sainik Welfare Board, Punjab, presented him a memento and silver salver to felicitate him.

A picture of discipline and humility, Singh recalls his days fighting the wars and has vivid memories of the day he was shot in Burma during the World War 2. “We were sent to Burma by road from Bangalore to fight war against the Japanese in 1944 during World War II. We reached the Chindwin river and crossed it on a ferry. We were constantly attacked by the enemy artillery. We reached the Iraawadi river and found the bridge destroyed by the retreating Japanese. We spent two days in open fields and I was shot by a Japanese soldier. I gathered my men and charged an attack towards the direction of fire. We killed two Japanese hidden in the bushes. Luckily, the bullet from the outer part on the right side below the belt and I had a narrow escape,” he reminisced.

At 100, he suffers from no age-related problems and needs no help to manage his daily chores. Jallanwalia loves to eat ‘parantha’ with lots of butter. He said he never hesitated to eat anything and is a vegetarian and teetotaler. When asked about the secret of his healthy and long life, he said during his childhood the only thing they used to buy from market was salt. “Rest all the things were grown in the family farms,” he said.

Message to youth

As a message to the youngsters, he said discipline and integrity are two most important virtues in life. He is presently the executive member of Indian Ex-Servicemen League, Punjab and Chandigarh. His son Harminderjeet said his father went to join the agitation for One Rank One Pension and insisted on holding a hunger strike. However, Singh’s family convinced him not to do that considering his age and he donated ₹1 lakh for the agitation.

Born to Risaldaar Duleep Singh on August 21, 1917, his father fought in the World War 1 in Mesopotamia (today’s Iraq). After matriculating from the Royal Indian Military School, Jullundar Cantt, Jallanwalia joined the Mountain Artillery Training Center on June 15, 1935.

All in the family

After Independence, Gurdial Singh participated in the action against infiltration of Jammu and Kashmir in the Nowshera Sector in 1948. He continued to serve the nation in the 1962 and 1965 wars. He lost his nephew Major Bhupinder Singh (Mahavir Chakra) during the 1965 war. In 1971, his nephew Colonel Ajmer Singh fought against Pakistan.

The family tradition continued and his both sons Harmanderjeet Singh and Harjinderjeet Singh also joined the Indian Army and Indian Air Force. Both brothers fought during Operation Vijay at Kargil in 1999. Keeping the tradition alive, Harminderjeet’s son Gurminder Singh is contributing to the nation’s defence posted as Colonel in Jammu and Kashmir. Gurminder’s wife Lt Col Mandeep Kaur is also serving the Indian Army as a doctor along with her husband.

– Hindustan Times