MOGA: Months of hard work during Melbourne's Covid-induced lockdown have finally paid for one Indian migrant, who spent the time in isolation restoring a vintage tractor. Jaskaran Brar is a native of Bhaloor village of Moga district. He has successfully restored the 1970-make Ford 3000 tractor at his home in Doveton, southeast of Melbourne, over a period of 10 months. Although he had never worked in fields unlike his father, the genetic instinct of the farming background motivated him to take up the challenge. He spent at least $20,000 from his savings on restoring the tractor. "It is just a tractor for most, but for me, it's an integral part of our family. Our Ford tractor has been instrumental in shaping our lives," he told the media in Australia. He sourced most spare parts from across Melbourne, but to keep it as authentic as possible, he imported some parts from Nakodar town of Jalandhar district. He now plans to exhibit in farmer trade shows in Australia.
Youngest MC 'Prince'
Fatehgarh Sahib: Harpreet Singh Prince (46), two-time councillor, has become the youngest in the state to be unanimously elected as the president of the Mandi Gobindgarh municipal Council. He is also the president of the Mandi Gobindgarh Press Club. Sharing his plans for the development of the town, he says he would first work on checking the prevailing corruption in the council office. He is committed to assuring a clean, transparent and responsive administration. He wants to make Mandi Gobindgarh a model town.
Batala Mayor Jakhar's baby
Batala: In 2017, then MP Sunil Jakhar had worked very hard to get the municipal committee of Batala — one of the most industrialised cities of Punjab — upgraded to the status of a municipal corporation. Four years later, it is Jakhar, once again, who finds himself in the limelight. By virtue of being the PPCC chief, the onus is on him to appoint the first-ever Mayor of the civic body that he nurtured so assiduously when he was an MP by bringing in adequate funds. All 36 Congress councillors have now put the ball in his court. However, he is finding it difficult to make a choice. Jakhar has two options — either go in for a Hindu Khatri or appoint a Jat Sikh. The final decision is expected early this week.
Honour for govt school principal
Abohar: Navjot Kaur Khaira, Principal of Government Senior Secondary School, Patrewala village, has been honoured by the Indian School of Business. She had recently attended an online refresher training workshop on "Leadership and Motivation", which was conducted by the Bharati Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business. As many as 154 principals from across the state were asked to make a presentation on any two best projects that they had taken up in their schools recently. Navjot made a presentation on the best out of waste. She had made a lecture stand from the condemned furniture lying in the school storeroom. Along with this, she had framed on the school's pillars pictures and achievements of the school alumni, who are now on good positions in different fields. Out of 154 principals, 22 were honoured and Navjot was among them.
National award for homoeopathic doctor
Chandigarh: Senior homoeopathic doctor from Chandigarh Dr BS Chandhok has been honoured with the National Homeo Gaurav Award by the Indian Institute of Homeopathic Physicians — the national body of homoeopathic doctors. Having practised homeopathy for 42 years now in the city and Punjab, his specialisation is in treating chronic ailments. Dr Chandhok is also a recipient of the State Award for Excellence in performing his duties for the Government of Punjab.
When FM tried his hand at cricket
Bathinda: Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal inaugurated the newly constructed Tulip Stadium on Saturday. He also tried his hand at batting and played basketball. All those present on the occasion were surprised to see Manpreet, who is famous among locals for his Urdu couplets, holding a bat and later playing basketball.
Contributed by Kulwinder Sandhu, Surinder Bhardwa, Ravi Dhaliwal, Raj Sadosh,Ruchika M khanna and Sukhmeet Bhasin
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