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Water supply running short at GHTP
Lineman on hunger strike shifted to Civil Hospital
Surprise checking by cops in slums
Lifting of paddy reviewed
Husband booked after woman commits suicide
NSS unit to spread traffic awareness
Workshop on textiles at PTUGZS campus
SK Puri takes charge as chief engineer, GHTP
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Councillor accused of thrashing school in-charge for firing cook
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 1 MC Brar, however, said the husband of the in-charge Jagdeep had teased the cook a few days ago and Jagdeep had framed the whole incident to hide her husband's wrongdoing. Along with other women, Rajinder Kaur Brar not only allegedly barged into the school illegally but also manhandled the school in-charge Jagdeep Kaur, a resident of Housefed Colony in the city, and beat her up badly. Dispute erupted over the removal of a cook who was engaged for preparing the mid-day meals for the school students. The school's managing committee has removed the cook and asked her to stop coming for duty after October 31. The teacher Jagdeep Kaur said she had even cleared all the dues of the cook and relieved her. However, councillor Rajinder Kaur Brar objected to the removal of the cook and reached the school at around 9 am today along with some other women. She allegedly threatened the teacher Jagdeep Kaur with dire consequences if the aforesaid cook was removed. Jagdeep Kaur reasoned that it was the school's managing committee that had removed the cook and it was not her individual decision. Jagdeep Kaur alleged that Brar and her accomplices beat her up, punched her in the stomach and pulled her by the hair. Before that, Rajinder Kaur Brar forced the students to leave and tried to lock the premises. Jagdeep Kaur, however, informed the Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF), an organization of government teachers. Its activists reached the spot and raised slogans against councillor Brar and the other women. DTF district president PS Jeeda demanded that a case be registered against Brar for prohibiting a government employee from performing her duties, taking law in her own hands and beating her up. Jagdeep was admitted to the Civil Hospital where she is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, DSP City-I Gurmeet Singh Kingra said the police was not aware of the case as no medico-legal report (MLR) has been received from the Civil Hospital. "We can register a case only after receiving the MLR and an application from the victim," he said. However, officials said policemen had gone to the school in Guru Ki Nagri but by the time they reached, everyone had left.
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Water supply running short at GHTP
Bathinda, November 1 The irrigation department first stopped the flow of water in the canal on October 23 for the four-laning of the national highway number 1 (GT Road) with the flyover along with Sidhwan canal. Later, on request from the PWD building and roads department, the deadline was extended to October 30. However, on October 30, another notification was released extending the deadline to November 4. While the Bathinda thermal plant has huge lakes to supply its needs for water, the Ropar thermal plant is fed by the Bhakra Main Line (BML) and the Lehra Mohabbat plant has two lakes of 16 lakh cusecs storage capacity, which are not enough to meet the long-term needs of the plant. The 16 lakh cusecs is sufficient for only about 17-18 days as the daily consumption of the plant is 90,000 to 1 lakh cusecs. Officials at the thermal power plant said water in the plant is used for steam, cooling purposes, ash conveying and in other activities. They added that about 13 lakh cusecs of water has already been consumed and only 3 lakh cusecs of usable water is left in the lakes, which is just sufficient for another 3-4 days. The present stock of water may last only till November 5. "Since it takes at least two days for the water released from the Ropar head works to reach Lehra Mohabbat, the plant may face closure. If the water is released on November 5, it will reach us not before November 7, leading to closure," he added. Chief Managing Director, PSPCL, KD Chaudhury said the government has been requested to release the water at the earliest. Chief engineer, irrigation, AS Dullat said the water will be released from Ropar head water works on the evening of November 2.
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Lineman on hunger strike shifted to Civil Hospital
Bathinda, November 1 Earlier, the agitators raised slogans against the "highhandedness" of the government. Political parties and other protesters too joined the linesmen union to thwart the police bid to forcefully shift the lineman. Some other agitators, who are also protesting against the government for the acceptance of their 'genuine' demands joined the linemen and the policemen had to beat a retreat. State general secretary of the union Jagtar Singh Mahinangal accused the cops of manhandling the protesters and pulling the turbans of the protesters. The protesters said Bhola Singh Kharagpur was on hunger strike for the last eight days and his condition was deteriorating. "Bhola Singh himself opposed his shifting to the Civil Hospital until the demands of the union is met by the government. We requested the policemen to ask Bhola if he is ready to be shifted to the Civil Hospital but he refused," Jagtar said. ADC (D) Mohammad Tayyab, SDM Raju Prashar and cops from the Civil Lines and Kotwali police stations tried to shift Bhola in the presence of the doctors and the Civil Surgeon. President of Shiv Sena (Rashtravad) Geeta Rani also arrived to extend a helping hand to the linesmen. The union said the government yesterday promised to release 16 of their members lodged in Bathinda Central Jail, but they have not yet been freed. They, however, said that their activists lodged in Faridkot jail were released today. |
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Surprise checking by cops in slums
Bathinda, November 1 The exercise started at around 6 am with heavy police force lead by SP (City) Dharamveer Singh, DSP (City) Gurmeet Kingra and the SHOs from cantonment, Civil Line, Kotwali, Thermal and Canal police stations. Lady constables were also present to frisk the females in the house. People in most houses were asleep and were awakened by the police. The policemen reached in vehicles fitted with sirens near the fish market adjoining Dhobiana Basti and four teams, lead by an SHO, entered the Basti from all the four directions. Another police team was deployed at the outer naka to plug any breech or to nab any criminal fleeing out of the fear of the police. Policemen said it was a surprise checking and such operation would now become a routine practice to keep the policemen fit and the criminals at bay. DSP Gurmeet Kingra said the operation was aimed to scaring the anti-social elements and to carry out checks in slum areas that can serve as hideouts for the criminals. "Though we do not have any specific information, we may catch hold of some criminals during the checking. Our aim is to scare the criminals," said Kingra. Cantonment police station SHO Kuldeep Singh said nearly 250 houses were checked during the operation. "We checked belongings in the hutments like trunks, lockers and also enquired about the presence of any illegal arms, stolen motorcycles and other incriminating things. But we failed to find anything," said the SHO.
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Lifting of paddy reviewed
Bathinda, November 1 He enquired about the arrangements for lifting and procurement of paddy from the officials concerned and also spoke to the farmers. He assured the farmers that they will not face any problems in selling their produce. The revenue secretary issued directions for the immediate lifting and procurement of paddy after its arrival in the market. District Mandi Officer Gursewak Singh said 5.13 lakh tonnes of paddy has reached grain markets in the district of which 4.85 lakhs have been procured. He added that 71 per cent of paddy has been lifted and the remaining stock too would be lifted soon. DC Kamal Kishore Yadav, SDM, Talwandi Sabo, Anil Kumar Garg, DTO BM Singh, District Mandi Officer Gursewak Singh and other officials accompanied him. — TNS
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Husband booked after woman commits suicide
Bathinda, November 1 Investigating officer in the case Jaswant Singh from Diyalpura police station said the couple had been married around four years ago and had a 10-month-old daughter. They were earlier blessed with a daughter who died eight months after her birth. The villagers accused the man of killing his daughter though the facts are yet to be verified, the investigating officer said. He said had illicit relationship with another woman. A case under sections 306 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at Diyalpura police station. Three booked for assault
Police have booked three persons, including a woman, for beating up another woman residing in Parasram Nagar. In a complaint to the police, Savitri Devi said the accused came to her house in a car and attacked her over a property dispute. The complainant said the accused injured her and she had to be admitted to a hospital. The matter was brought to the notice of the police and a case under sections 452, 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against Dev Raj, his son Raj Kumar and Sheela Rani, all residents of Gupta Colony, Jalandhar. A case has been registered at the Canal Colony police station. Nai Basti resident booked for demanding dowry
Police have registered a case against a resident of Nai Basti for demanding dowry. In a complaint to the police, Aparna Aggarwal of Sarabha Nagar, said the accused demanded dowry from her and harassed her on the pretext of bringing less dowry. A case in this connection has been registered after detailed investigation by the police at the women police station. Police have booked the accused under section 498-A of the IPC. Mobile, cash stolen
Police have registered a case after a mobile phone and cash worth Rs 8,000 was stolen from the house of a resident of Hajji Rattan. In a complaint to the police, Amit Kumar said some unidentified person entered his house and took away the mobile phone and the cash. A case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC has been registered in this connection at the Kotwali police station. Five booked on charge of threatening shopkeeper
Police have registered a case against five persons for pocketing Rs 10,000 from a shopkeeper by threatening him with firearms. In a complaint to the police, Bittu Singh of Mohalla Kikar Das said the accused came to his shop and threatened him with dire consequences and took away Rs 10,000 from him. The complainant said the accused had been demanding more money from him and threatened to eliminate him. Police have registered a case under sections 382, 384, 506 and 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act at the Kotwali police station. The accused have been identified as Pawandeep Singh Machhar of Parasram Nagar, Vikas Kaushal alias Mota of Partap Nagar, Shoki of Parasram Nagar, Shivraj Khan of Power House Road. No arrests have been made by the police so far. One arrested with 9 litres of illicit liquor
Police have registered a case against a resident of Pujanwala Mohalla for illegally possessing nine bottles of liquor. The accused was brought to the police station where a case under sections 61, 1, 14 of the Excise Act has been registered against him. The accused was, however, released later on bail. The arrested person has been identified as Ashok Kumar. In another similar incident, police arrested Jagga Singh, a resident of Mehraj village for possessing 10 litres of illegal liquor. A case under sections 61, 1, 14 of the Excise Act has been registered against the accused at the Rampura city police station. Two arrested on charge of eve teasing
Police have arrested two persons for eve teasing. A married woman from Gandhi Nagar, Rampura Mandi, lodged a complaint with the police in this regard. The two accused have been identified as Satinderpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh of Swami Colony, Rampura. A case under sections 354, 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Rampura city police station. The accused were produced before a magistrate. Three booked for manhandling cop
Police have registered a case against three persons for manhandling a policeman from Rampura city police station. In his complaint, constable Jaspreet Singh said the accused, Amreek Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Bhola Singh of Rampura, tore his uniform and obstructed him from performing his duty. Investigating officer in the case, SHO Gurjeet Romana said the accused were drunk and entered into heated arguments with the policeman who was on duty at a naka in the city. Police have registered a case under sections 353, 186 and 34 of the IPC at Rampura city police station. Five arrested for possessing illegal arms
Police have arrested five persons for possessing illegal weapons. The accused have been identified as Ravinder Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Sandeep Singh and Bhupinder Singh. Police have recovered one .22 bore revolver, 22 live cartridges, .12 bore rifle and 4 live cartridges from the possession of the accused. Police said the accused were carrying the arms in the district court complex in Talwandi Sabo. A case under sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act and 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused at Talwandi Sabo police station. |
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NSS unit to spread traffic awareness
Bathinda, November 1 At the inaugural function today, ASP City II Patil Ketan Baliram addressed the students and provided a picture of the general behaviour of the drivers towards the traffic rules. He encouraged the students to obey the traffic rules and to stand up against "traffic terrorism" that is spreading nowadays. He gave detailed instructions to the students about their role in traffic management. In-charge, traffic education cell, Sukhraj Singh explained the traffic signs, rules, regulations, documents of vehicles and other basic requirements. He also educated the students about the common mistakes made by the drivers, their consequences and measures to prevent them. To make the citizens aware, 100 NSS volunteers from the PTUGZS campus have been divided into 12 groups and each group would be accompanied by a male and a female traffic police personnel. These students will be deployed on November 2 at 12 different crossings in the city where they would interact with the public to make them aware about the rules. On the concluding day of the camp on November 2, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda, would interact with the NSS students of the institute. Director of the campus Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal thanked Patil Ketan Baliram and his team.
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Workshop on textiles at PTUGZS campus
Bathinda, November 1 UBHO is an NGO that has been named using the initials of the founder's parents, which in Gujarati means to keep going. The main speaker at the workshop was Anup Kumar, a graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), who started his work with a major brand, Mufti, and was later selected by Lee Cooper as one of the six designers from India. He later worked with major foreign brands. Currently, he is providing consultancy to companies in Mumbai and Surat. "Fashion is not bound by class antagonism and is open to all. It penetrates everybody's life in various aspects," he said while citing the example of street fashion in an interview with the student editorial board of the PTUGZS campus. He went on to say that fashion is a non-verbal mode of communication which helps in creating conducive environment and is not just limited to clothes, which is a traditional perception. The workshop was meant for the final and pre-final year students, second year students also took part. The students were given inputs in various tools, source and methodologies applied in market research and visual presentation for the study of fashion forecast. They were also given the opportunity to carry out research. Principal Dr Jasbir S. Hundal congratulated the department for conducting the event. The head of the department of textile engineering, Dr Anupam Kumar said, "Workshops like these help in bridging the gap between apparel fashion and technical textile aspects. The students have given tremendous response and have learnt in the course of events to develop their own designs," he said. He added that the department will conduct a short-term course on industry-institute interaction in collaboration with the Chandigarh-based NTTTR in December. It will be followed by a national conference. In another event, five students of the department of textile engineering were placed in Saluja Enterprises and Vardhman. More companies are expected to visit the campus in the coming weeks.
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SK Puri takes charge as chief engineer, GHTP
Bathinda, November 1 SK Puri has completed engineering from Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, and joined in the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) as a trainee engineer. He has completed 26 years of service in various capacities and was also posted as officer on special duty to the director, generation, PSEB, Patiala, for four years. At the time of his assuming the charge today, deputy chief engineers Baldev Singh Sra, HC Kamboj, HS Khurmi, SC Singla, JK Gupta, Raj Kumar Goyal, Mohinder Pal Garg, superintending engineer Iqbal Singh and Rajan Gupta were also present.
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A woman municipal councillor of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) from ward number 28, Rajinder Kaur Brar, today allegedly beat up the in-charge of Government Middle School at Guru Ki Nagri.
The district administration today shifted a lineman who was on hunger strike for the last eight days to the Civil Hospital.
The condition of Bhola Singh was deteriorating and fearing further unrest, the administration swung into action and got him admitted to the hospital. However, his place was taken by Kuljinder Singh of Nabha who will now continue the hunger strike.
Bathinda, November 1
Bathinda, November 1
The department of textile engineering of the Punjab Technical University Giani Zail Singh
(PTUGZS) campus, in collaboration with a Mumbai-based organization, UBHO, organized a 10-day workshop from October 22 to October 31 on the subject "Fashion trends forecast and product development".
