Sultanpur Lodhi Gatka coach Gurvinder Kaur has made it to the “Shining Sikh Youth of India” book dedicated to the 400th Parkash Purb of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Penned by Dr Prabhleen Singh of Punjabi University, Patiala, the book includes the life stories of the country’s 200 foremost Sikh heroes and their success stories.

Sikhs luminaries from the field of education, sports, business, medicine, entertainment, civil services, judiciary, media, social services, IAS, IFS and IRS etc have been featured in the book. The book was dedicated to the Sikh Sangat at an event held at the Gurdrwara Gursar Sahib at Saiflabad on Friday.

The book was launched by Environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and others. Speaking on the occasion, Seechewal said the feats achieved by the youth of the community were a matter of pride that was brining laurels to the community across the world.

Free training for police job aspirants

In a significant move to facilitate the youth who want to join the Punjab Police, the Kapurthala police under SSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh started a free physical training for aspirants at police lines. The first batch was started by the Kapurthala SSP under which 50 boys and girls are being imparted training as per the requirement for the competition at Kapurthala police lines. Visiting the police lines to review of the training process, SSP Kapurthala said the motive of free training was to assist the youth to join the police force by providing physical and technical guidance on 1,600 meter race, long jump and high jump etc. He especially urged girls to come forward for training as 33 per cent vacancies had been reserved for them. The department will fill 4,362 posts of constables, which includes 2,016 in district police cadre and 2,346 in Punjab Armed Police. Some helpline numbers were also issued by the Kapurthala police for training related queries- 98148-35465, 98140-22252, 94635-41523 and 97799-07910.

Encroachment by village sarpanch, report sought

Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission member Raj Kumar Hans visited Khassan village in Bholath to look into the complaints of some members associated with the SC community regarding encroachment by village sarpanch Satwinder Singh and others on a village street. The commission member said during investigation, it emerged that the village panchayat passed a wrong resolution by which they violated the Panchayati Raj Act. He also said the incumbent sarpanch misused his powers to provide profit to his nieces. The officer directed the Kapurthala District Development and Panchayat Officer to formulate a report on the issue by August 6 and submit it to the Director, Rural Development and Pachayat for further action. TNS