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Articles by Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
VVIP visits to Ldh a noisy affair for PAU students
It’s a hectic affair for Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) students whenever a VVIP comes to the city as most of the time, the campus is converted into a cordon and noise of the helicopter, in which such personalities land on the campus, also affect their studies.
Updated on Apr 04, 2014 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Young and old hearts melt on social media to express Khushwant Singh’s demise
The leading and the most celebrated author and a journalist Khushwant Singh is no more! Within minutes the news of his last breath spread even faster than the fire which turned every face more than sad and gloomy.
Updated on Mar 26, 2014 05:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
City-based group stages play '114 din' to mark martyrdom day
The recently launched city-based theatre group, 'Beehive', marked Martyrdom Day by staging a Punjabi play, “114 Din”, at the open-air theatre of Punjabi Bhawan on Sunday. The play took back the audience to March 23, 1931 when the audacious freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged in Lahore.
Updated on Mar 23, 2014 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Carnival of Joy kicks off in city
When it comes to exhibitions, Ludhiana has always stood tall. Carnival of Joy kicked off at Park Plaza here on Saturday, bringing delight to city's shopaholics.
Updated on Mar 23, 2014 12:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Rangmanch Rang Nagri gears up for World Theatre Day
Like each year the city based active and noted theatre group, ‘Rangmanch Rang Nagri’ is all set to mark the ‘World Theatre Day’ celebrations for three consecutive days at the open air theatre of Punjabi Bhavan.
Updated on Mar 22, 2014 02:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Neglected PAU Rock Garden to only be restored post elections
The highly ignored Nek Chand Rock Garden located next to the Students’ Home at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will be finally restored soon after the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 21, 2014 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
The great India story
While we complain and snort in disgust at the many shortcomings of our country, foreigners seem to be more accepting of our culture. Some expats share their experiences. By Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
Updated on Mar 13, 2014 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
An evening made melodious
It was an evening that mightn't have come to an end, for the audience kept asking for more and singer Nitin Mukesh kept them in good humour at the Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan in Ludhiana on Saturday evening, where a musical concert had been organised by the Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust in memory of noted Urdu poet, Hindi lyricist and a writer Sahir Ludhianvi on his 93rd birth anniversary.
Updated on Mar 12, 2014 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Of hot blood and cool head
You can take Rajkumar Karan Vijay Singh out of Jodhpur, but you can't take polo out of him. The prince of Jodhpur, whose arrival in Ludhiana on Saturday to participate in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Polo Championship was nothing less than a surprise
Updated on Mar 12, 2014 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
Vintage on wheels
The start of the first Maharaja Ranjit Singh Polo Championship in Ludhiana was preceded by a display of rare beauties on wheels. We talk to some of the proud owners about their lovely catches
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
Riding high
The three-day polo championship being held in Ludhiana sees participation by professional players, such as Gurgaon-based Samir Suhag, an Arjuna Awardee. The player talks about his love for the game
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 03:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
PERSONAL AGENDA | Alfaaz
Chandigarh-born punjabi singer Alfaaz gets candid with HT city's Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
Updated on Mar 09, 2014 09:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
Parents can play vital role in handling exam stress
Each year, as exams commence, children often experience stress, anxiety, languidness and loss of appetite. Putting other things aside, students try to concentrate on studies alone - many even study late till night, before getting up early in the morning for a final revision. That is not all, the study session continues till a few minutes before getting into the exam hall, clearly indicating the amount of stress students are surrounded with during the examination season.
Updated on Mar 05, 2014 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Handling stress during exams
Each year, as the exams commence children often experience stress, anxiety, languidness, loss of appetite and much more that can put them to worry. They give up everything to concentrate on their studies. In many cases students study for long hours.
Updated on Mar 04, 2014 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Old letters of PAU's second V-C cry for visitors, attention
Not many in the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), especially the students, know about the old correspondence of the university's second vice-chancellor MS Randhawa, which has been stored at the university library since its inception in 1972, thanks to nonchalance of the university authorities.
Updated on Feb 26, 2014 06:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
PAU's Rock Garden cries for care
For the past many years Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has turned a blind eye towards the condition of 'Nek Chand Rock Garden' which was established on its campus in early '70s by its second vice-chancellor MS Randhawa, who actively involved Nek Chand, creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh.
Updated on Feb 25, 2014 07:36 PM IST
None | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
A home away from home
My brother and I joined a school hostel at a tender age. My brother Tejinder was in Class 1 and I in Class 2. It was the early nineties when we were admitted to St Kabir Public School, Chandigarh. It was difficult to leave our ancestral village Khasa near Amritsar writes Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
Updated on Feb 25, 2014 10:21 AM IST
None | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
Remembering acid attack victim through art
A 24-year-old student of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has created two paintings that unfold her feelings for the 23-year-old Harpreet Kaur, who faced a heinous acid attack on December 7 on her wedding day and died after struggling for life at a Mumbai hospital.
Updated on Feb 23, 2014 08:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
From Srinagar to Kanyakumari, man pedals to inspire green change
The objective: to inspire the country to change and use sustainable modes of transportation. The means: bicycling from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.
Updated on Feb 18, 2014 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
PAU prof guilty of financial irregularity fails to show cause in stipulated period
An associate professor of the department of civil engineering at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who was served a show-cause notice for various financial irregularities committed by him in various university projects, has failed to show cause in the 15 days given to him.
Updated on Feb 17, 2014 05:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Talking of Pakistan's tolerant, secular side
Sapna Kavita Oberoi, a Pakistani Hindu participating in a trade fair at Ludhiana, says Indians have a misconception that non-Muslims are looked down upon in the neighbouring country.
Updated on Feb 17, 2014 10:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
First cut
Lines by noted poet and playwright Derek Walcott in which he said he is a writer and therefore planted lines, fit perfectly to the profile of dialogue writer-turned-director Amrik Gill.
Updated on Feb 07, 2014 10:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
To sir with love
I can never forget the way Manjitinder Singh Bedi, our headmaster at Punjab Public School, Nabha, honed my talent for public speaking and how he always kept my spirits high. Writes Rameshinder Singh Sandhu.
Updated on Feb 07, 2014 09:54 AM IST
None | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh
Addition of service tax pinches 'morning walkers' at PAU
The decision of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) authorities to impose service tax of 12.36% on prices fixed for general and senior citizens, has acted like a pinch to most of these daily morning walkers. Earlier, these citizens used to enjoy morning walk on lush campus of the PAU without paying service tax but now the authorities have decided to impose the additional service tax.
Updated on Feb 07, 2014 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
PAU prof held guilty of financial irregularity
An associate professor in the department of civil engineering at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who was chargesheeted in September 2012 for various financial irregularities committed by him, has been slapped a show-cause notice by university registrar PK Khanna on January 31.
Updated on Feb 04, 2014 09:24 PM IST
None | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Pictures displayed at media centre attract visitors to 'Kila Raipur' games
In the ongoing Kila Raipur Sports Festival being held at the Grewal Sports Stadium, the media centre located here is a centre of attraction for the spectators, besides other traditional games and cultural activities.
Updated on Feb 02, 2014 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Kila Raipur
Railway station and bus stand offer filthy welcome
The city railway station and bus stand do not give the so-called 'metropolitan' city of Ludhiana a great first impression, as the two core entry points to the city are full of unhygienic surroundings.
Updated on Jan 29, 2014 07:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana
Social history museum at PAU in a state of neglect
"I don't think it is a good idea to do a story on a museum. Who comes here since it is an old world. Pick some interesting topic instead of our old museum", says Dr Jaswinder Kaur Sangha
Updated on Jan 28, 2014 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhina
'Need to save youth from drug trap'
Don't forget where you come from, contribute to the nation's growth, cherish its unique cultures and diversity, and save its youth from the drug trap. These are the messages that a cross section of prominent faces of Punjab has for the country's youth.
Updated on Jan 25, 2014 05:56 PM IST
None | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana/chandigarh
VRTC, an institution with difference
Fifty-year-old Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre (VRTC) at Hambran Road for the blind and disabled is an institution with a difference where 'will power' and 'audaciousness' stands stronger than the disability they face.
Updated on Jan 25, 2014 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana