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Wasps to sting criminals
SGPC member’s son booked for misbehaving with cops
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Rajindra College still waiting for a library
Sun pushes mercury northwards, clears layer of fog
Hearing on Lasara drain case today
Gurpurb celebrations
100 girl students to be honoured on Lohri
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Wasps to sting criminals
Bathinda, January 10 She added that special attention was being
given to the security of women and anyone found guilty of taking the law in his own hand would not be spared, no matter which party or cadre the accused belongs to. “To enquire how efficiently the recently-launched women helpline phone numbers are being attended to, I called up on the helpline number, without identifying myself and was quite satisfied with the reply given by the policewomen deployed. I even got a call back after around 15 minutes by the police,” she said. She added that she, along with the senior government functionaries, would monitor such schemes. IG Nirmal Dhillon, DIG Parmod Ban and SSP Ravcharan Brar said the special squad would be divided into ten beats and would make rounds of the city at all time of the day. The members of the squad have been given specially modified Honda Activa scooters. The squad is equipped with modern arms, communication gadgets and the members are trained to teach a lesson to those committing crime against women. Bathinda MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Sarup Chand Singla and Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav were also present on the occasion. |
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SGPC member’s son booked for misbehaving with cops
Bathinda, January 10 Police said the youths did not stop at the police naka despite being signalled by to stop by the cops duty. A wireless message was immediately circulated in the entire area and the car was intercepted near the Fire Brigade Chowk. The youngsters were found to be in an inebriated condition. The allegedly misbehaved with the policemen. The policemen on duty accused the trio of abusing and threatening them. The youths were then taken to the Civil Hospital where Prabhjot created a scene and refused to give blood or any other samples. The youths were forced to give samples for tests. A doctor on duty at the hospital, pleading anonymity, said the policemen were asked not to manhandle the youths and were asked to take them away. “An IPS officer reached the place and gave a dressing down to the accused. After being admonished, the boys readily agreed to give their blood and other samples,” said a health department official, pleading anonymity. He added that Sukhdev Bahia too reached the hospital and asked his son to behave properly. SHO, Kotwali, Jaspal Singh was on leave. His subordinate, Pal Singh, confirmed that the youths had created a ruckus. A case under the sections 34,5,61 of the Police Act and 107, 151 of the CrPc has been registered against Prabhjot, Shivinder and Ramandeep at the Kotwali police station. The accused were bailed out after registration of the case. Bid to malign my image, says Bahia SGPC member Sukhdev Bahia accused the police of trying to malign his image. He said the youths, though in an inebriated condition, did not misbehave nor did they bump their vehicle into someone. “Despite my pleas to leave, the police acted in a wrong manner and manhandled them,” Bahia said. He said the youths were having dinner when the keys of their car were snatched by the police. He also accused the cops of framing the story about the boys jumping the naka. |
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Rajindra College still waiting for a library
Bathinda, January 10 The foundation stone of the library was laid by the then MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan on February 2, 2005. The structure raises a question mark on the seriousness with which the state government is taking the issue of strengthening the higher education system in the state. "In February, 2005, the state government released a grant of Rs 30 lakh to its B&R department to construct a library on the premises of the college. All that the B&R department could construct in the given amount was this shelter," said Prof GS Brar, pointing at the structure. Principal of the college, Vijay Goyal told TNS, "We are ready to construct a library using the college funds, but we are waiting for the permission from the secretary, higher education. In September, the college sent a permission letter signed by the education minister to the secretary, higher education, but got no response." "On Wednesday, we received a letter from B&R, according to which the department needs another Rs 36.5 lakh to complete the construction. We are ready to give the amount to the department, though the expense will be less if the college constructs it," Brar added. The college, with more than 3,800 students, needs as many as 15 more classrooms. Some of the classes are still conducted under the shade of the trees on the premises of the college. "The current library has occupied six classrooms, which has added to the space crunch in the college. If the government funds the library, then the college funds can be used to construct more classrooms for the students," Dr Brar said.
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Sun pushes mercury northwards, clears layer of fog
Bathinda, January 10 The minimum and maximum temperature was remarkably different from what was recorded only two days back. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature had dipped to 0.2 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 8.2 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature on Monday was 0.4 degree Celsius. The dense fog cover had risen on Wednesday auguring bright and sunny days ahead. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 1.4 degree Celsius and the maximum temperature was recorded at 15.4 degree Celsius. As per the forecast, sun will continue to be benevolent on the city for a few more days. However, the chill may return if the Himalayan region witness fresh snowfall. Although the weather forecasts bodes well for the days, the evenings and nights will continue to be cool as the wind, blowing at a speed of 3 kmph today, may bring the temperature down. Train timings back on track
Passengers taking the trains to and from the city also had a reason to cheer as the fog subsided. According to the Bathinda Junction station superintendent, Pradeep Sharma, only two trains were running behind schedule. Punjab Mail (train no 12137) was running late by an hour and 55 minutes. Another train, Ganganagar-Delhi Intercity (train no 12482) was running an hour and 40 minutes behind schedule. The passengers, waiting for the trains, crowded the platforms and the area in front of the booking counter. While speaking to TNS, Pradeep Sharma said, "Irrespective of the fact whether the waiting room is full or not, passengers prefer to sit either at the platform or crowd the open space in front of the booking counter. Only a few days back, I was taking a routine round of the station and I saw two young girls sitting at the platform. When I asked them why they were sitting at the platform and not in the waiting room, they gave me interrogative looks. I told them who I was and asked them to not sit at the platform. They followed my instructions." Four calves die of cold Bathinda, January 10
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Hearing on Lasara drain case today
Bathinda, January 10 On the directions of the HC, the PPCB had collected a number of samples from the drain and tested it for purity. Some samples, surprisingly, had even been found fit for irrigating crops in October 2011. While the installation of sewer treatment plants (STP) is already going on in a couple of municipal bodies, there is little respite available in near future. Polluted water of the Lasara drain has become a cause of concern for over 12 villages located in the Sangat block. Villages affected include Chak Ruldu Singh Wala, Pathrala, Doomwali, Kuti Kishanpura, Jassi Bagh Wali, and others. The drain was laid to give relief to water logged areas of Ludhiana and it further ran into Haryana and ahead into the parched terrains of Rajasthan. However, over the years, the Haryana and Rajasthan governments closed their portions of drain and the land was given to farmers. A bundh was constucted near village Doomwali to stop the flow of water into Haryana. With many MC bodies dumping their waste into the drain, the HC took a suo moto notice of the case in 2011 and directed the PPCB and the other departments to ensure zero discharge into the drain.
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Bathinda, January 10 To mark the occasion, a nagar kirtan will be taken out on January 12. Tableaux depicting events of historical importance besides performances by gatka players of repute, ragis and kavishar would form part of the event. Flower petals will be showered on the procession by an airplane. The Nagar Kirtan will start from Gurudwara Nanakpura. It will cover the areas of Mohalla Kikar Das, Secretariat road, bus stand, Dhobi Bazar, Sirki Bazar, Sadar Thana before culminating at the Gurudwara Sahib. The "Gurmat Samagam" will be held at Khalsa playground on January 13 from 9 am to 12 pm. — TNS
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100 girl students to be honoured on Lohri
Bathinda, January 10 Also, three students, whose names figure in the merit lists of class X and Plus Two exams, will also be honoured. Six students will be honoured for participating in science competitions. These include one second position holder in the state-level science seminar and five participants at the National Children's Science Congress. In a press statement issued here, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sarup Chand Singla had informed that MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal will be the chief guest at the Lohri function that would begin at 4 pm. |
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Member of Parliament from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, today flagged off the WASPS (Women Armed Special Protection Squad) formed to tackle the rising incidents of eve- teasing in the city.
Son of an SGPC member, Sukhdev Bahia, and two other youngsters were booked by the police today for jumping a naka, drunken driving and misbehaving with policemen.
Bathinda, January 10
After more than a fortnight of intense cold wave condition, the city and its adjoining areas heaved a sigh of relief after the sun shone bright today.
Apart from brining the much-needed respite from dense fog and cold, bright sunshine also pushed the mercury northwards. As per the
agri-met department of the PAU regional station, Bathinda, the minimum temperature was recorded at 4.5 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.4 degree Celsius.
In the fifth and penultimate part of the series, Tribune reporter Gurdeep Singh Mann and photographer Bhupinder Dhillon take the Mansa road at normal and peak hours to find that a large number of cuts on the stretch and wrong parking by oil tankers account for most of the accidents
The commotion created on Mansa road due to the haphazard parking of oil tankers, abrupt beginning of the double lane and single lanes on the ten kilometer long stretch, has lead to many road accidents. Also, there is no check on the speed of vehicles which are usually driven at more than 120 kmph. Speed thrills but kills and this has been proved with disastrous consequences on this road.
Chaos on the road
Surjit singh
The numerous private projects, colonies and schools on the road are proving to be instrumental in increasing the mishaps.