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MCB general house to meet on March 11
Farmers firm on staging dharna in city today
State aims at zero accident in factories
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Truck driver sentenced to 6 yrs in jail
Theatre fest begins on March 17
Garbage burning goes unabated
Mata Sitaji Degree College celebrates annual function
Two arrested with 35 kg poppy husk
‘Jashan 2013’ at Malwa College a starry event
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MCB general house to meet on March 11
Bathinda, March 9 The issue of green pocket being turned into a parking lot is expected to be the highlight of the 19-point agenda. Besides, the municipal councillors will discuss keeping the committed expenses in reserve for the period of one month instead of two months. The agenda of the general house speaks volume of the bad economic health of the MCB, which senior deputy Mayor Tarsem Goyal too had pointed out during the budget meeting a few days ago. Engaging a private firm to conduct sampling of water, hiring a private consultant for development of a multi-level parking on the Mall road in place of the existing fire station on a Public-Private-Partnership basis, approving developmental works in various wards of the city and other issues will also be debated in the general house. Under the town planning (TP) scheme 6 near the Mall road, there is a proposal to convert a park into a parking lot for vehicles with an aim to end the parking woes of those visiting the commercial hub. However, some area residents have objected to the proposal stating that the park was the only green belt in the area and hence, it should be conserved. The area residents alleged that the parking lot was being developed under political pressure. The meeting will also discuss keeping one month's committed expenditure in reserve instead of the usual two months. As per the rules, the committed expenses for two months were Rs 11.82 crore whereas the MCB has a mere Rs 11 crore in reserve. The MCB officials stated that since no other expenditure was pending and all dues of the employees have been paid, the committed expense reservation of one month only should be allowed so that there is no interruption in the execution of the developmental works in the city. To conduct regular sampling of drinking water, it has been proposed to hire a private agency, which would cost the MCB Rs 3.63 lakh. MCB to pay provident fund amounting to `8 lakh The MCB has to pay EPF amounting to around Rs 8 lakh to its employees. In September 2011, on the guidelines of the government, the MCB was given the EPF code and was directed to deposit the EPF from January 2011 onwards. Of this, the MCB is yet to deposit the EPF of January, February, March, August, September, November and December 2011, and that of January and February, 2012. The MCB has been directed to submit the amount immediately. Residents object to renaming Kikkar Bazar Madan Lal Jain, a resident of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, has filed an application before the MCB stating that Kikkar Bazar should not be named Bhagwan Mahavir Marg as the Mall road was named Bhagwan Mahavir Marg earlier. In a resolution passed during the meeting held on July 27, 2012, the MCB house had approved renaming Kikkar Bazar as Bhagwan Mahavir Marg. Jain pointed out that in a meeting of the local body held on January 1, 1976, the areas on the Mall road were rechristened as Mahavir Marg while Kikkar Bazar was named as Mahavir Jain Bazar. |
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Farmers firm on staging dharna in city today
Bathinda, March 9 The BKU (Ekta-Ugraha) and labourer unions will be holding the dharna in front of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) to pressurise the government to accept their long-pending demands. While talking to TNS, the block president of the BKU (Ekta-Ugraha) Amreek Singh alleged that on the instructions of the state government, the police was trying its best to keep the farmers away from the agitation. “But we will not succumb to the pressure. Farmers are all geared up to make the dharna a success,” he said. The farmer leader said farmers were demanding Rs 5 lakh as compensation for family members of the farmers, who had committed suicide, and job for one of the dependents of the deceased farmers. The demand of plots for poor labourers doing menial jobs in urban and rural areas of the state was also pending for a long time now, he added. Amreek said farmers from all over the state would reach Bathinda tomorrow to stage the dharna, which would continue till the government assured them of fulfilling their demands. It is learnt that farmer leaders are encouraging villagers to participate in the agitation at Bathinda. They also burnt effigies of the state government at some villages in the district today. Farmers alleged that the police along with commando forces were conducting raids at all possible locations of the farmers’ leaders. Staff members of the Government Primary Health Centre at Lehra also accused the police of using commando force to surround their centre while searching for farmers. The staff members said they were embarrassed with such raids at government health centres. Meanwhile, the president of the Bathinda unit of the Democratic Rights Sabha, Punjab, Bagga Singh, and secretary Randhir Gillpatti said the state government was trying to suppress the voice of the common people by using unfair means. They said 104 brick kiln labourers and 220 farmers were lodged in various jails for raising their voices against the “wrongdoings” of the state government.
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State aims at zero accident in factories
Bathinda, March 9
Beri, who was the chief guest at the function, said there were nearly 15,000 industrial units registered with the Government of Punjab under the Factory Act, of which 60 were major accident-prone units. He said the state’s factory department and the Punjab Industrial Safety Council conduct regular inspections at all these industries. Every year, more than 200 meetings and 25 safety training programmes were held in the state to meet the target of zero accidents. The safety week is being observed in all the industries across the state under the guidance of the labour commissioner, Punjab,-cum-director, factories, Prabhjot Singh Mand. Beri reviewed the security arrangements and convened a meeting with the HMEL managing director Prabhdas and other officials at the refinery. Beri distributed prizes among the winners of different events held during the safety week. During the week, an awareness drive, camps for officers, workers, their families and children were held. Children participated in painting, slogan writing, quiz contests etc. — TNS
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Truck driver sentenced to 6 yrs in jail
Bathinda, March 9 A fine of Rs 5,000 has also been imposed upon the accused. In case he defaults on paying the fine, he would further undergo imprisonment for one month. According to the details available, the case dates back to November 2008. An FIR was lodged against Ravinder Singh of Chak Jwala Singh village, Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. He was accused of driving a truck-trailer under the influence of liquor. The truck bearing a registration number of Rajasthan had hit the car that Parkash Chand, his wife Pushpa Devi and a minor child Sehjot were travelling in. The collision had proved fatal for the trio while other occupants of the car, including the complainant Parminder Singh, sustained serious injuries. A case under Sections 304, 279, 337, 338 and 427 of the IPC was registered against Ravinder Singh at the Rampura police station.
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Theatre fest begins on March 17
Bathinda, March 9 Addressing mediapersons here, the director of the group, Kirti Kirpa, said the first play of the Punjabi theatre was ‘Dulhan’, which was penned by IC Nanda. The play was presented at the Bhai Dyal Singh College, Lahore, and it talked about the child marriage. On the first day of the stage play to be held at the open air theatre in the Rose Garden on March 20, the play ‘Dulhan’, penned by IC Nanda, as well as its modern version ‘Dulhan - sau saal baad’, penned by Pali Bhupinder Singh. On March 21, Chandigarh-based Sudesh Sharma’s team will present a play ‘Chehre’. on March 22, Delhi-based Shyam Kumar’s team will present ‘Kambakht Ishqq’. On March 23, Sukhwinder Sujhi from Patran will present his play based on Bhagat Singh, ‘Chhipan To Pehlan’. on March 24, the Kirti’s group will present a play ‘-00000 (minus panj sifar)’. On March 25, MK Raina of Delhi will present a play ‘Buhe Bariyan’. On March 26, Anita Devgan from Amritsar will present a play ‘Damru’ and on March 27, the Kirti’s group will present a play ‘Main Bhagat Singh’. This is the third fest that the Natya Manch is holding. The first one was dedicated to the doyen of Punjabi theatre Bhai Gursharan Singh. From March 17 to March 19, three street plays, namely ‘Tainu ki mainu ki’, ‘Sab chalda hai’ and ‘Tain ki dard na aya’ will be held across the city. Each day would see six shows of the three street plays. Accompanying Kirti during the press meet were his team members Jagdeep Sandhu, Sunil Khuranam, Amolak Sidhu, Harbhagwan, Surinder Kaur, Shamsher Singh and Gurnoor Singh. |
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Garbage burning goes unabated
Bathinda, March 9 The practice goes on unabated along the GT Road, Mal Godam Road, parts of the trans-railway line area, near Multania Bridge and other areas. Near Tinkoni on the GT Road, the collected garbage is set on fire in MCB dustbins. In many cases, the wagons used for collecting garbage are utilised to burn waste on the spot. “This is an unhealthy practice. The collected garbage contains all types of waste, including pieces of tyres and plastic. Fumes emanating from burnt garbage are harmful for the health of the city residents. It also adds to the air pollution,” said a physician, Dr Vitull Kumar Gupta, who has written to the authorities of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) drawing their attention towards the menace. In his letter to the PPCB, he demanded that an immediate step should be taken to prevent sweepers of the MCB from disposing of the waste in the open and in such an irresponsible manner. The MCB officials were not available for comments. |
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Mata Sitaji Degree College celebrates annual function
Bathinda, March 9 Students of the college took out a march past. In 200m race, Manisha from BA-I, Priya from BCA-II and Megha from BCom-I secured the top three positions. In 100m race, Nancy from BA-II, Priya from BCA-II and Manisha from BA-I got first, second and third places, respectively. In long jump, Kulwinder, Anju, and Ramandeep from B Com-I secured first, second and third positions, respectively. In discus throw, Pooja from MSc (IT) stood first, Shailaja from BCA-II secured the second spot and Kamaljit from MSc was declared third . In shot-put, Kajal from BCA-I, Pooja from MSc (IT) and Anju form B Com-I secured first, second and third places, respectively. In 200m relay race, a team of Shifali, Megha, Anju and Ishpreet secured the first place, a team of Priya, Shailaja, Karampreet and Chanchal bagged the second spot and a team of Pooja, Kajol, Jyotika and Anjali achieved the third position. At the end of the sports meet, prizes were distributed among the winners. |
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Two arrested with 35 kg poppy husk
Bathinda, March 9 Bike stolen
A bike has been stolen from Parasram Nagar. In his complaint to the police, Pankaj stated that his bike, worth Rs 13,000, was stolen while it was parked outside his house. The police has registered a case against unknown miscreants under section 379 of the IPC in this regard at the Canal Colony police station. Parasram resident booked for music piracy
A resident of Parasram Nagar has been booked for uploading songs in mobile chips without any permission. In a complaint to the police Jawahar Singh stated that Vikas Kumar was found uploading songs without having any valid licence. Vikas runs a shop near Haji Rattan Chowk. The police has seized a computer and a card reader from the shop and a case under the Copy Right Act has been registered against him at the Kotwali police station. Shopkeeper attacked
Nine persons attacked a shopkeeper, Pardeep Kumar, of Bhucho Mandi. Booked for rash driving
A resident of Katar Singhwala village has been booked for rash driving. A case has been registered against Jagdish under relevant sections
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‘Jashan 2013’ at Malwa College a starry event
Bathinda, March 9 Singer Harjit Singh Harman was the star performer at the event. He belted out famous Punjabi songs, including Ni Main Chadar Kadhdi Baithi Darwaze Kol, Kalla Kalla Note Maitho Vara gaya and others. Comedian Bhajna Amli and Santi presented satire on social evils. Singer-turned-actress Miss Pooja attended the function and promoted her upcoming movie ‘Pooja Kiven Aa’. College to host Pbi varsity youth fest next year Speaking on the occasion, honorary director of the institute Dr Shardev Singh Gill said the college would next year host the youth festival of the Punjabi University, Patiala. Prominent among others present at the event included Malwa Advanced Education Society president Baldev Singh Brar, secretary Ram Sharan Dass, managing director Karanvir Singh Brar, college management chairman Sewak Ram Singla and others. Jasmine Kaur was the stage convener during the event. |
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Even as the police is allegedly conducting raids at farmers’ ‘hideouts’ and residences in the nearby villages, farmers and labourers have decided to go ahead with their dharna tomorrow.
The Natya Manch, a group of theatres, will celebrate the 100 years of Punjabi Rang Manch by holding an 11-day theatre fest in the city from March 17-27.
Three days of the festival will be dedicated to holding street plays while the remaining days will see plays being staged.
