 |
|
|
stage set for by-election of MCb ward no. 6
Cong seeks videography of polling
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pbi Varsity postpones June 7 examinations
venus transit 2012
Vacant posts halt indoor treatment
Check-up camp organised for drug addicts
Doctors vow to save environment
SBoP donates benches for poor students
Man held with nine bottles of country-made liquor
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
stage set for by-election of MCb ward no. 6
Bathinda, June 6 In the fray are SAD-BJP alliance’s candidate Madhu Gargi, who is riding on the sympathy wave of voters after her husband died an untimely death, and Congress candidate Iqbal Singh Dhillon alias Babli. These by-elections are a matter of prestige both for the SAD Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Sarup Chand Singla and former Congress MLA, Harminder Singh Jassi. The election also saw long-time Congress worker and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) officer bearer, Manohar Lal Bansal, leave Congress and join SAD, giving latter a shot in the arm. Many voters are unhappy with the incumbent government as it failed to fulfill the promises it made. In the Patel Nagar area, the Improvement Trust had levied enhancement fees on the owners of houses. The Improvement Trust has levied the fee on the colony dwellers after it lost a case against the original owner of the entire land. Few years ago, the court had decided in favour of the owner of the land stating that he be given enhanced compensation. Improvement Trust thus issued notices to the colony residents stating that they will have to pay the sum in the form of enhancement fees. However, during his campaign for the assembly elections, MLA Sarup Chand Singla had promised that none of the area residents would have to pay the fees. “But nothing has been done in this regard yet. Singla has failed to live up to our expectations,” said the area residents striking a note of dissent against the SAD-BJP government. Besides, lack of proper water supply and power cuts are also major issues
in the area. Area residents spend sleepless nights as they have to fill water
at 3 am. “We get water supply at 3 am and hence we have to set an alarm to get up early in the morning. We expected that we’ll get adequate water at least during the election time, but to no avail,” rued a resident of Patel Nagar. Since most of the voters in Ward No. 6 are employees with various government departments, the contestants had even done campaigning in government departments.
Fact file
|
|
Cong seeks videography of polling
Bathinda, June 6 Stating this here today, former Congress MLA from Bathinda, Harminder Singh Jassi, also invited the mediapersons to visit Ward No. 6 and remain present near the polling booths to ensure free and fair election. He said in the presence of the mediapersons, the ruling alliance would not be able to do anything wrong in the election, including excesses on the Congress persons. To a query, Jassi said no case of luring the voters or purchasing of votes by any one had come to their notice so far. However, he said in case any injustice is done to them, they would resort to taking legal action. He said they had also requested the local SDM to order videography of the polling process. He said they had also told the SDM that they were ready to bear the expenses of videography. Jassi said the Congress party was a peace-loving party and wanted that every voter should exercise his/her right to franchise as per his/her wish. He said they had faith in the deputy commissioner, the SSP and the SDM that they would not allow any kind of injustice or bungling in the by-election. He added that it had come to the notice of his party that the ruling alliance may indulge in bungling in the election and committing excesses on the Congress activists. Jassi also made an appeal to the deputy commissioner and the SSP to ensure that the political parties put up their booths 200 meters away from the polling booths, so that the election could be held in a peaceful atmosphere and the voters could cast their votes as per their choice. Among others who were present on the occasion were district president (Urban) of Congress party Ashok Kumar, district president (Rural) Narinder Singh Bhuleria, Congress candidate from Ward No. 6 Iqbal Singh Dhillon, a delegate of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee K.K. Aggarwal, Darshan Singh Jeeda, Jagroop Singh Gill, Inder Singh Sahni and Rupinder Bindra. |
|
Pbi Varsity postpones June 7 examinations
Bathinda, June 6 The cancellation has come in the wake of the elections for the Municipal Councils and Corporations across the state on Thursday. Speaking to Tribune News Service, Pawan Kumar Singla, Controller of Examination, Punjabi University, Patiala, said, “Since the by-elections are scheduled to take place on June 7, the University has deferred all the exams to avoid any confusion,” The examinations have been rescheduled to take place on June 18. The elections to municipal councils, nagar panchayats and by-polls to certain wards of various urban local bodies in the state are to be held in two phases on June 7 and June 10. “We had no problem regarding the June 10 date since it is a Sunday,” added Singla. The University, however, could not upload the information about the cancellation and the rescheduling of examinations on its official website this time due to technical reasons. “The computer department, which handles the website of the University, has not been functioning properly due to a mishap that had happened there some days ago. And hence, the department could not update the information on the University’s official website,” said Singla. |
|
Don’t help inmates, area residents warned
Bathinda, June 6 He said the house owners should first be warned and then action be taken against them. The jail superintendent, PK Garg, informed the DGP that PCR vans were already engaged in patrolling the aforesaid area to check the residents from indulging in illegal activities such as aiding prisoners. Also to minimise public interaction and to check the entry of drugs in jail, the entry of goods and essential commodities from outside will be restricted. Within the next 15 days, the department would open a shop near the shelter home meant for relatives of the jail inmates where all essential commodities would be available at rates cheaper than that in the market. Talking about the issue of shifting the jail outside the city, near Gobindpura village, Shashi Kant said 42 acres of land had already been acquired. “We had earlier seen two places for setting up the jail. The first site was seen on Goniana Road where villagers wanted government to acquire land beyond the collector rates, which was impossible. We then looked for space near thermal power plant but fly ash was a problem there,” he said. Government then zeroed in on a land in village Gobindpura and Harrangpura. While 42 acres of Gobindpura has been acquired, people of Harrangpura have raised objections to acquisition of land in their village. Fact file
|
|
venus transit 2012
Bathinda, June 6 This year’s Venus transit was quite literally the last such celestial phenomenon for all the living human beings, since it would happen only after 105 years now. The last transit had, however, happened in the year 2004 but was not as clearly visible to the naked eye as this one. The transit, which looked like a small black circular spot moving across the surface of the sun, was seen by enthusiastic gazers with the help of filters, eclipse glasses and telescopes. The transit, which started at around 7 am, lasted till 10.30 am. In Bathinda, however, the sun shone only after 11 am, causing much disappointment to the residents for having lost a chance to have a look at the rare occurrence. The weather had catapulted for the better on Tuesday evening when bright sunshine was followed by dark clouds,
dust storm and a heavy downpour in isolated parts of the area. The weather conditions remained the same through the night and till late Wednesday morning, thereby bringing about
a much-needed respite from the heat wave conditions for the residents of the area. According to astrophysicists, transits happen when a planet crosses between Earth and the Sun. Only Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the sun than our planet, can undergo this unusual phenomenon. While, owing to its relatively tight orbit, Mercury circles the sun fast enough to cause the transit every 13 to 14 years, transits of Venus are rare and hence, after the year 2012, the next Venus transit will take place in the year 2117. The astronomers across the globe had pinned their hopes on the transit to collect data on the planet’s atmosphere. The transit allowed astronomers to get a broader picture of weather of the planet, observe how different regions interact, and how the sun’s light changes during the transit. |
|
Vacant posts halt indoor treatment
Bathinda, June 6 Due to the non-appointment of ward boy, chowkidar and sweeper for the past some time, the centre authorities have reportedly been referring the drug addict (who is found as a fit case for admission during check up in the OPD at their centre) for admission to the local Red Cross Drug De-addiction Centre, situated on the premises of the Civil Hospital here. When contacted the project director of the centre, Baljinder Singh, said here on Tuesday though due to vacant posts of three employees the indoor admissions to the centre were closed three weeks ago, around 10 addicts were being examined in the OPD of the centre daily by the doctor. If the doctor found any addict a fit case for admission then they referred him to the Red Cross drug de-addiction centre at the Civil Hospital for admission, he added. However, the project director said the District Red Cross Society authorities would soon recruit ward boy, chowkidar and sweeper to run the functioning of the centre in a smooth manner. He said these posts had been lying vacant since April. To run the centre, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, provides annual grant of lakhs of rupees. The ministry had provided Rs 5.67 lakh as grant during 2011-12 to run the centre. For the year 2012-13 the centre has prepared the case to get grant worth Rs 8.45 lakh from the ministry. It will be sent to the Director, Social Security, Punjab, soon while the director will forward this case to the union ministry to release the grant. At present there are nine employees a project director, an accountant (part time), a doctor (part time), three counsellors, a staff nurse, a yoga therapist and a peer educator, working at the centre. As the first installment of the grant for the year 2012-13 will reportedly be received by the centre from the ministry in September, so till then the nine employees will have to wait for salary for the months April to August. In the light of this, an employee of the centre suggested that Red Cross Society should pay them salary every month from its funds so that they could live a smooth life. After getting grant from the ministry, the Red Cross Society could adjust the salary amount, paid to them, from the grant, the employee added. Fact file
|
|
Kin of labourer killed in mishap block GT road, demand compensation
Bathinda, June 6 Kin of the deceased accompanied by Bharatiya Kisan Union Ugraha group, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Sabha and panchayat members of the village sat on dharna outside the Civil Hospital. They also did not allow post mortem of deceased to be conducted till police registered a case against the contractor. Protestors raised slogans against the district administration. Panch Harpal Singh alleged that lack of security arrangements led to the accident. He also demanded Rs 10 lakh compensation for the family of the victim. The blockade led to traffic chaos in the area and the traffic on the GT Road came to a standstill. The DSP Manjit Singh and area SHO intervened. They assured protestors of taking action. The GRP police then registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC against the contractor Gurmail Singh. The incidence occurred on Tuesday afternoon when labourers were working in technical restoration of a private telecom service provider underground cable wires. Three employees were working in a ten feet deep trench. Earth taken out of the trench was heaped beside it. When the three workers including Jagseer Singh, Bheem Singh and Nirmal Singh were working, the mound of earth suddenly fell on them. |
|
BSNL employees stage protest
Bathinda, June 6 The protesters said that on May 25, 2012, the BSNL management had issued order, granting 15 allowances to the unabsorbed ITS officers based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay commission. The expenditure to the company on account of this would run in to hundred of crores of rupees. In sharp contrast to this, demands of the absorbed BSNL employees like 78.2 per cent IDA fitment, in accordance wit the orders of the government had been denied, citing the financial condition of the company, they added. They also said that besides certain existing benefits like medical allowances, LTC and leave encashment, were also withdrawn by the management, stating that company's financial position was critical. However, the BSNL management had held in abeyance the said orders dated May 25, 2012 under the pressure of BSNL unions and associations. The leaders of the unions and associations criticised the alleged "double standard" of the BSNL management for extending facilities to the unabsorbed ITS officers, while denying the justified demands of the absorbed employees. They also demanded immediate payment of 78.2 per cent IDA fixation to the executives and non-executives, immediate restoration of medical allowances, LTC, leave encashment, payment of bonus, revision of perks and immediate settlement of all other pending financial demands of the executives and
non-executives. The leaders of the BSNL unions and associations threatened that their agitation would be further intensified by the indefinite strike from June 13, 2012, if demands of the BSNL unions/associations were not met to the satisfaction of the union/ associations. |
|
Check-up camp organised for drug addicts
Bathinda, June 6 About 15 addicts from various villages, including Baho Yatri, Mehma Sirja, Mehma Swai, Mehma Bhagwana and Gidder attended the camp. Of the addicts, majority of them reportedly consume intoxicant pills, capsules and poppy husk etc. Project director of the centre Baljinder Singh said they treated the addicts with pain killers and B Complex etc. In case any addict did not respond to this treatment then they consulted Dr Nidhi Gupta, a psychiatrist at the local civil hospital, for further treatment. He said the addicts procured intoxicants sometimes by visiting far away places, like Dabwali area. The project director further said they had been organising such camps for the past two years at the centre. He said an ASI of the Punjab Police Baljit Singh has also been providing some medicines to the centre by collecting the same from donors. During interaction with the drug addicts, the project director exhorted them to give up the intoxicants for paying attention towards their families, so that they could live a happy and smooth life. He also said sometimes addicts come to them and told them that they had given up the intoxicants but they could not give up the 'Purri' (containing crushed medicine in wrapped paper), provided to them by quacks. He exhorted the addicts not to visit quacks as they supplied them intoxicants in the form of 'Purri'. The drug addicts said they procured intoxicants even by collecting money from friends or others. Sometimes they did not hesitate even taking money from their children to buy the drugs etc, they added. |
|
Doctors vow to save environment
Bathinda, June 6 The faculty and students attired in green on the occasion. They expressed their views in the form of pledge and resolved to save the environment by planting more trees in the campus, saving electricity by replacing incandescent bulbs with CFL's in the hostels, switching off the lights and fans during the college hours. Institute spokesperson claimed that the AIMSR was already disposing biomedical and hazardous waste in the prescribed manner. To reduce the carbon dioxide emissions, faculty and students of AIMSR pledged not to use vehicles inside college campus and to pool cars for travelling. To include the medical students in this theme best out of waste inter-batch competition was held. Karandeep Paul and Namrata of 2009 batch were adjudged as winners. |
|
|
SBoP donates benches for poor students
Bathinda, June 6 A cultural show was also presented by the school children on the occasion. |
|
|
Man held with nine bottles of country-made liquor
Bathinda, June 6 Motorcycle stolen
A motorcycle was stolen from in front of hotel Celebrations. In his complaint to the Civil Lines police, Ashwani Kumar from Kansal Medical Hall, Gandhi Market, stated that his motorcycle (PB 03 S 4340) of Splendor make has been stolen. Man held with
habit-forming drugs
Talwandi Sabo police arrested a man for possessing habit forming drugs. Accused has been identified as Nachhattar Singh, a resident of village Khokhar. Police recovered 5,000 tablets of lomotil and 1,520 tablets of alprax. |
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail | |
