Students protest change in laptop policy

The Rawalpindi Medical College students expressed concerns over their exclusion from the laptop distribution scheme. Following a change in the laptop distribution policy, the names of hundreds of students were omitted from the list of students to be awarded laptops by the Punjab government.
According to the policy, students who obtained 60 to 70 percent marks were eligible to benefit from the scheme. 1655 Rawalpindi Medical College students were registered as a result. Following the change in the policy the medical students were excluded from the scheme. Now 20 out of 100 students will get laptops in the project’s first phase.
Tahli Mohri residents living as outcasts: Parts of Tahli Mohri, Dheri Hassan Abad have turned into garbage dumps due to the lack of sanitation facilities in the area.
In Tahli Mori, Dheri Hassan Abad, Altamash road, Dakkhana road and Ghousia chowk the drains are choked with waste and the streets clogged with puddles of filthy water. The residents of these areas said no sweeper has been appointed by the sanitation department and they are forced to live like pariahs amid heaps of filth. The residents feared the outbreak of an epidemic if the unhygienic conditions persisted. They said the government officials would be responsible for any disease outbreak. The residents appealed to the Chaklala Cantt Board station commander to visit the area and ensure cleanliness.
Operation demanded against hand-driven carts: Hand driven carts owners have encroached upon different Potohar Town areas in connivance with corrupt officials. The areas of Adiala Road, Bostan Road, High Court Road, Wilayat Road and others are under the illegal occupation of hand-pushed carts owners. This has led to perpetual traffic jams. These areas have become impossible to negotiate for vehicles and pedestrians alike. “Whenever we try to go to the market, we are taken over by herds of carts and we have to return home without making any purchases. These cart pushers misbehave with us when we ask them to give way,” said Amna Bibi a resident. Citizens demanded the district administration to remove the hand driven carts from the Potohar Town.
Classical night on Jan 24: Kuch Khaas, Center for Arts, Culture and Dialogue is organizing an evening of classical music with Ustad Sultan Fateh Ali and his students here on January 24. The show will feature classical and semi classical singing by Ustad Sultan Fateh Ali of the Patiala Gharana and his students for the music lovers of federal capital.
Patiala gharana is a family which produced several generations of renowned classical singers. He is the son of the famous maestro Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and nephew of the late Ustad Amanat Ali Khan. Since the age of 7 years he started receiving training in classical music, and growing up in a family of classical `giants’, he got more in terms of guidance from music maestros. Sultan Fateh Ali Khan is an extremely versatile singer, and apart from classical singing, he is amazing at semi classical, ghazal, folk and light singing, said the organizers.