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Fire safety
Teacher with fake degree continues to draw pension
Four booked for running fake company, duping investors
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Passengers using makeshift station facing problems
A view of the Katar Singh Wala railway station where platform has been constructed parallel to the railway track resulting in inconvenience for passengers. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Iqbal Singh is new dist chief of lecturers’ union
A lecturer promoted as principal being honoured during a function held at the Teachers’ Home in Bathinda on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Camps to issue certificates to disabled on March 18, 26
‘Blood bank to be set up in Jalalabad’
Provident fund dept holds
Lok Adalat
DRM reviews progress
Mystery shrouds death of head constable
Students get tips on computer designing
Dera followers sent to judical custody
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Cloth market ill-equipped
Rajay Deep Tribune News Service
Bathinda, March 11 Repeated requests, demonstrations and lectures of the Fire Brigade authorities regarding the compulsory adoption of fire safety measures have fallen on deaf ears of the shopkeepers in the market. Sensing the gravity of situation, authorities of the Bathinda Municipal Corporation (BMC) have issued notices to them carrying a warning of sealing their shops if the order to install fire extinguishers at each shop was not complied with. Expressing a concern over the issue, officiating executive officer of the BMC BD Singla said, “We have been repeatedly urging the cloth merchants to install fire extinguishers at their shops but they seem to be reluctant towards adoption of fire safety norms. Though the extinguishers will not be enough to control a major fire, it can help in controlling the fire at initial stage and check it from spreading.” “Despite running business on a large scale, they are unwilling to spend petty amount on a fire extinguisher, which is mandatory under the National Building Code,” said fire brigade officials. On his part, president of the Wholesale Cloth Merchant Association Sat Pal said, “At the association level, we have urged all shopkeepers to equip their shops with fire extinguishers, which is a basic requirement to avoid unlike situations, but many of us our still unwilling to go for it.” “I will try to convince them in this regard, which is ultimately for everyone’s benefit,” he added.
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Teacher with fake degree continues to draw pension
Ferozepur, March 11 The story did not come to an end at that point as Sukhminder Singh has been taking pension continuously till now despite the fact that he took voluntary retirement from the services with the active help of a section of officials of the education department in January 2004. He applied for voluntary retirement in November 2005. Official sources said that instead of taking action against Sukhminder Singh, the authorities concerned kept its eyes closed on the alleged fraud committed by him despite the fact that it came to light about five years ago. However, the matter in connection again surfaced when an employee of the Punjab government lodged a written complaint and levelled allegations that senior functionaries of the education department were involved into the same. Sources said that now two inquiries, one by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) and other by Deputy Director of the Punjab Education department, were being conducted separately to find out the involvement of senior functionaries of the education department in this alleged fraud. Harbans Singh Chahal, the then district education officer (secondary), when contacted, said that he allowed voluntary retirement of Sukhminder Singh as per the recommendations made by the dealing staff members. He added that at the time, he allowed voluntary retirement of Sukhminder, he was not made aware of the fact that he had fake degree by anyone. Harbans Singh Moti, present district education officer, secondary, however, while confirming the fact that Sukhminder Singh had fake degree, said that he had written to the higher education authorities to stop the payment of pension to Sukhminder Singh. He added that he had also asked the authorities concerned to take other appropriate action in this connection. He disclosed that he had sent educational qualification degrees of about 16 teachers, whose genuineness was found shady, to the respective universities for verification and action would be taken as per the verification report. |
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Four booked for running fake company, duping investors
Bathinda, March 11 They alleged the Vikas Goyal, who used to float a scheme of investment through a “fake” company dealing in commodity exchange market with an allurement of sure profit. He cheated people asking them to investment a sum of Rs one lakh on an average and get about Rs 20,000-30,000 as monthly interest/profit. To build confidence among investors, he used to issue some current and postdated cheques of interest as well as profit, which were generally in the name of his wife Hemlata. The task of Nitin Jindal of Panchkula was to defuse the doubts raised among the people before making investments. While, the fourth accused Gurtej Singh of Gopal Nagar is alleged of using his local relations to make people allured towards the ‘high-profit’ schemes, floated by Vikas Goyal. People invested their money in the schemes of booking cars at low rates, trading in turmeric, gold, pulses and other commodities exchange. Running the scheme for couple of months, the accused fled away on January 29, this year. When the accused group did not turn up for some days, people approached the then SSP Bathinda, Ashish Chaudhary and lodged complaint with him. The SSP then marked inquiry to the CIA Staff, Bathinda. At that time, people raised doubts in the inquiry alleging the close relations of one accused Gurtej with the CIA in-charge Rajinder Kumar. During investigation, it was also alleged that Rajinder Kumar tried to shield him. However, after a fortnight long investigation, the CIA in-charge recently submitted his report with the SSP Bathinda, Sukhchain Singh Gill, who directed the Kotwali police to book all four on the charges of cheating under section 420 of the IPC. When contacted, the CIA in-charge Rajinder Kumar refuted the allegation of shielding any accused, saying, “I investigated the matter in detail and submitted the report, during which it has also been exposed that about a year back, the accused group had duped several people in Panchkula also. They all have been booked but could not be arrested.” |
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Passengers using makeshift station facing problems
Katar Singh Wala (Bathinda), March 11 Passengers, who have to board these trains at night, face the problem of reaching all the way to Katar Singh Wala railway station. Moreover, the buses put into service by the PRTC for carrying them to the railway station are overloaded, passengers complain. The passengers have nowadays been boarding these four trains (whose routes have been changed) from Katar Singh Wala (12 km from here) in place of the Bathinda railway station. Due to this, the passengers have to pay Rs 10 per ticket per side to the PRTC bus, especially arranged by the district administration for the convenience of the passengers to carry them during night hours to Katar Singh Wala from Bathinda railway station and from Katar Singh Wala to Bathinda. Besides, due to cancellation of six passenger trains (Delhi-Ferozepur, Jind-Ferozepur, Jind-Sirsa, Ferozepur-Delhi, Ferozepur-Jind, Sirsa-Jind), the passengers, who earlier before March 8 board these trains at Katar Singh Wala railway station, have also been facing inconvenience. According to information, the buses, which bring passengers from Katar Singh Wala railway station to Bathinda railway station during night hours, sometimes found to be over-loaded. Regarding over-loading in the buses, the PRTC officials said that sometimes it happened suddenly when a large number of passengers alighted from a train. However, they said that these PRTC buses were earning Rs 30 per km on an average basis. Another major problem, being faced by the passengers, is that sometimes they fell onto the ground while alighting from a train as the platform of the railway station has been constructed parallel to the railway track. Alighting from the train is more difficult for the elderly persons and disabled persons. Talking to TNS here today station superintendent K.G. Kohle said there was no major loss to the passengers on account of traveling in the PRTC buses from Bathinda railway station to Katar Singh Wala railway station as they issued tickets to the passengers from this railway station, not from Bathinda station. He said before March 8 the booking at the Katar Singh Wala railway station was about Rs 200 per day, but it had now increased to Rs 25,000 per day. |
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Iqbal Singh is new dist chief of lecturers’ union
Bathinda, March 11 Hakam Singh, state president of the GSLU, who presided over the function, said the union accomplished a task that was pending for long. He added that school teachers had not been promoted for over 15 years while promotions for other categories were being done. The discrimination had demoralised the lecturer cadre besides leaving an adverse effect on overall educational atmosphere of the state. Congratulating the new principals, he said the school teachers would extend all possible help to them to improve the academic atmosphere of their respective institutes. Ramesh Kumar, the outgoing district president of the union, thanked everybody for their efforts and support during a decade of struggle. Meanwhile, the gathering unanimously elected Iqbal Singh, a lecturer at Government Secondary School, Bhai Roopa, as the new president of the district unit of the union. The union presented souvenirs to the promoted principals and a memento to Hakam Singh for his leadership during the struggle. Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Mahesh Kumar and Harjit Singh, both ex-presidents of the union, and Kulwant Singh. |
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Camps to issue certificates to disabled on March 18, 26
Bathinda, March 11 The instruction came at a meeting held here yesterday in connection with implementation of the Persons with Disability Act 1995 and the National Trust Act in the district. Meanwhile, Civil Surgeon Dr Neelam Bajaj today said the health authorities would organise two camps for preparing certificates for the disabled persons. She said first camp would be organised on March 18 at the Civil Hospital in Rampura while the other would be held at the Civil Hospital in Talwandi Sabo on March 26 from 9 am to 3 pm. The ADC also asked the GM, PRTC, to ensure reservation of two seats each in PRTC buses for disabled persons and senior citizens by marking on the back of the seats. She asked the officials of the district food and supply office to ensure implementation of 3 per cent quota for handicapped persons while allotting ration depots.
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‘Blood bank to be set up in Jalalabad’
Fazilka, March 11 Besides Vimal Satyarthi, civil surgeon Ferozepur, Dr Dalip Kumar, BSF Commandant SPS Sandhu, chief manager, Punjab National Bank, JP Ahuja, local Ram Sharnam in-charge Ashok Aneja and others were present as special guests. Civil Surgeon Ferozepur Dr Dalip Kumar while addressing a large number of patients and their attendants revealed that the health department would start blood bank unit in Jalalabad shortly to cater to the need of blood for the patients. In-charge of Ram Sharnam Jalalabad Unit, Ashok Aneja highlighted different welfare scheme, which are being run in association with Ram Sharnam, chief Bhagat Han Raj and his predecessors Krishan and his wife Rekha. |
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Provident fund dept holds
Lok Adalat
Ferozepur, March 11 Swami said that altogether ten cases were brought to the notice of the department during the adalat. Out of which, eight cases were disposed off on the spot while 2 cases would be settled shortly, he added. Swami further said that besides the other issues, representatives of some employers/employees also enquired about the Employees’ Pension Scheme-1995 and exemption of
Employees'’ Provident Fund Act. Swami said that Lok Adalat is organised on 10th of every month to redress the grievances of employers/employees falling under the jurisdiction of EPFO Bathinda. |
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DRM reviews progress
Bathinda, March 11 Sources in the railway said that the DRM expressed satisfaction over the pace of work. Sources said work concerning signalling and engineering were ahead of the schedule and the railway was hopeful of completing the project on time. Other senior official of Ambala division also accompanied the DRM during the day-long inspection.
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Mystery shrouds death of head constable
Mansa, March 11 He was reportedly tense for some unknown reason. The police had registered the case under section 174 of the CrPC. Meanwhile, SSP Hardyal Singh Maan said that the police was investing into the case to ascertain the exact cause of death. — OC
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Students get tips on computer designing
Abohar, March 11 Principal of the institute Subhash Ahuja, a mechanical engineer of repute, presided over the function.
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Dera followers sent to judical custody
Abohar, March 11 They were arrested under section 436, 435, 427, 148 and 149 of the IPC and produced in a civil court that remanded them to judicial custody till March 25, sources said. |
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Passengers of trains passing through the ‘makeshift’ station, Katar Singh Wala, have been facing problems in one way or the other. The railway is running four trains, namely Gwahati-Lalgarh, Lalgarh-Gwahati, Kalka-Barmer, Barmer-Kalka, via Katar Singh Wala since March 8 as the Bathinda station is undergoing remodeling process. The train is likely to use the station till March 20 when the upgradation process is expected to be completed.
To honour their colleagues, who were recently promoted as principals, the Government School Lectures Union (GSLU) held a function at the Teachers’ Home here today.
Speaking on the occasion, activists of the union said the step of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) that promoted nearly 700 lecturers as principals was an achievement of the union, as it had been continuously pressing for the demand.
