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Govt school devises ‘novel’ sitting arrangement
Heavy rush leads to chaos at Aadhaar card centre
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Justice RK Jain visits judicial complex, meets lawyers
Sinus congestion may lead to ear infection
Docs lay emphasis on BCG vaccine
Ex-servicemen rally to be held on March 19
NRHM to hold workshop
At GKU fest, SSP urges youth to shun drugs
Rajindra College to hold annual function
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Govt school devises ‘novel’ sitting arrangement
Bathinda, March 15 On Friday, students have been sitting in the corridors while answering the ongoing examination. They were not only sitting on the floor in the corridors but also inside the some of the classrooms. When asked about the incident, principal Mandeep Kaur firstly said only the students appearing for the stitching and sewing examination were made to sit on the floor. When she was told that students taking other examinations were also sitting in the corridor, she said, "The strength of students in the school is large while the number of rooms is less. Even in some of the sections, we have 100-120 students." "When the classes are conducted, three students are made to sit on one bench but the same can't be done during the examination as it will become a difficult task for teachers to keep a check on copying. We have no option but to make some of the students to sit on She said "As many as 15 rooms in the school building have been declared unsafe. We have sent a request to the District Education Officer's (DEO) office to sanction rooms against the unsafe rooms. Two rooms are under construction and will be functional from the next session." Deputy District Education Officer Amarjit Kaur Kotfatta also agreed that there was space crunch in the school and added that this could have prompted the teachers to make sitting arrangements for the students in the corridors. "Three rooms are under construction on the school premises and five more rooms have been sanctioned against 15 rooms, which have been declared unsafe. We will soon address the problem of space crunch," she said. "Even on days when there is no board examination, the rooms earmarked for Class X and Class XII board examinations are locked and the students of other classes have to sit on the floor in the corridors. In winters, many teachers conducted classes out in the sun. While they sat on chairs, the students were made to sit on muddy ground," said a few students. |
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Heavy rush leads to chaos at Aadhaar card centre
Bathinda, March 15 This was the scene outside a small room at the Municipal Corporation office in the city. The process of registration for Aadhaar cards was going on inside the room. While inside, the atmosphere was serene and three
operators were busy punching in details, collecting finger prints and retina scans of applicants, outside the room, there was utmost chaos. Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, Samta Garg, supervisor at the centre, said "The registration for Aadhaar cards has been going on for almost a month but over the past few days it has been getting difficult to manage the crowd. Earlier, the registration was being conducted smoothly but those coming from rural areas don't respect the queues." "To control the crowd, we are forced to close the door and allow entry of only 3-4 applicants at a time. A near-fight breaks out every time the door opens," she said. More than 250 applicants come to get themselves registered for Unique Identification (UID) cards everyday. "Some of them don't have the required documents. In case, the applicant has no proof of address, we ask them to get it written on the letterhead of the municipal councillor of their area. Still, some return with the address written on plain paper, bearing the MC's stamp, and argue with us," Samta added. "If we refuse to accept the address written on plain papers, the applicants accuse us of forcing them to make rounds of the centre. We are left with no option but to continue with the process. The onus of the validity of the address lies with the MC of the area as the documents bear its authorised stamp," she said. Meanwhile, the applicants complained of mismanagement at the centre. "I have been waiting for my turn since 10 am and it is close to lunchtime. Some of the applicants don't even care if they are pushing away a woman, a child or an elderly person. They just want to enter the room out of turn. Those who commit the mistake of standing in the
queue have to wait till evening for their turn," said Kiran Singh (45), a resident of Kheta Singh Basti. |
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Justice RK Jain visits judicial complex, meets lawyers
Bathinda, March 15 They lawyers also demanded that the consumer court and the labour court should be shifted within the precincts of the judicial complex so that lawyers don't have to run from pillar-to-post to attend hearings in these courts. While the labour court is functioning from the district administrative complex, the consumer court works from the building opposite to the women police station. The lawyers also requested that the building plan of the block B should be passed soon as it was pending with the building committee of High Court headed by Justice Ranjit Singh. Meanwhile, junior advocates at the district courts met Jain. They demanded that the junior advocates should be given maximum work in the free legal aid panel. They also demanded separate refreshments for female lawyers. The junior lawyers suggested that a monthly meeting should be held with the judicial officers so that they could discuss their problems with seniors. They also suggested that new advocates should be made aware of decorum and rules and regulations of court. A special one-week orientation course should be prepared wherein judicial officers and senior advocates of the district bar association could impart training to the newcomers.
What the lawyers demand
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Sinus congestion may lead to ear infection
Bathinda, March 15 "In Bathinda, the nasal infection marks the beginning of ear infection. The infection induced due to allergy can damage ear, if left untreated," he said. In the summers, the hot and humid weather causes sweating thereby increasing the incidence of the ear infection. Dr Goyal suggested that the ear infection should be closely watched in children as it easily travels from nasal to ear in the little ones. He added educated and well-to-do people are not immune to the ear infections though the problem is more common in poor and socio economically backward people who do not maintain proper hygiene. He suggested that the ear hygiene should be maintained and nothing should be put into the ear. "The ear wax has to be removed from a doctor. Even a doctor himself or herself cannot remove wax form one's own ear," he added. He also discouraged the usual practice of pouring mustard oil into the ear. However, in patients, who suffer recurrent ear discharges, have to take antibiotics for the ears twice a month or have hearing loss or perforation of ear drum, a surgery is required. The new stitchless transcanal surgery offers a better option against the convention mode of surgery, which leave stitch marks behind the ears of a patient. "This surgery is lesser painful, stitchless and a day care procedure. The patient can go home in the evening. Even the postoperative trauma has been minimised," he said. He added that keeping in view of the considerable rise in incidences of ear infection, this therapeutic treatment has been introduced. "Patients consider surgeries a dilemma and are reluctant to undergo a treatment. It is imperative to educate people about the significance of receiving accurate diagnosis and treatment for the ear infections," he said. |
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Docs lay emphasis on BCG vaccine
Bathinda, March 15 The issue was discussed at the monthly meeting of the district health society convened recently. District Immunization Officer (DIO) Dr Rakesh Goyal said though the parents readily agreed to get the oral polio dose and Hepatitis B vaccine administered, they did not agree to give the BCG vaccine at the time of their child's birth. "Hepatitis-B vaccine is to be administered within 24 hours of birth, while the oral polio dose is to be given within 15 days. So, when the performance of Hepatitis-B and polio is compared with BCG, it comes out to be more," he explained. Dr Goyal added that parents need to be made more aware to make them administer the vaccine to their children at the time of birth. He added that earlier, the elderly women did not allow the vaccine to be given, a situation which has now changed. "A Canadian woman had given birth to a baby a few days ago. When she was being covered under the national round of polio immunization vaccine, the child's father objected saying polio had been eradicated from Canada. We counselled the parents saying the vaccine was needed to ensure that their child remains safe even after leaving India," Dr Goyal said. The need to create awareness regarding the health programmes was also felt when the District TB Control Officer Dr Ashok Monga said there are two multi drug resistant patients in the district who refuse to take any kind of medication and can be a source of further infection for those living around them. He laid emphasis on counselling the patients. Meanwhile, the school health programme officer Dr Kundan Lal said that five children suffering from thalassaemia, 15 suffering from heart problems and three suffering from cancer had been identified in government and aided schools under the programme. Besides, the students of class VI to Plus Two are given iron folic acid tablets every Wednesday to improve their health. Girls in the age-group of 10 to 19 years, who do not go to schools, are given these medicines through the Anganwari workers. The chairman of the society, Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav was made aware of the acute staff shortage at Maur health centre which was hampering work. The DC directed the civil surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni to write to the health department seeking more staff for the Maur centre. District Family Welfare Officer Dr Ravanjit Kaur added that there are 70 ultrasound centres registered in the district. However, there are three centres in government facilities where no radiologist or ultrasonologist has been deputed. As per the directions of the health officials, private doctors have been deputed for the task. What the doctors say...
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Ex-servicemen rally to be held on March 19
Bathinda, March 15 During the event, a fly-past by the helicopters and an entertainment programme will also be organised, which will include bhangra and military band display. Major General Kamal Chauhan, GOC, Sub-Area, reviewed the arrangements for the rally today. The ex-servicemen from six tehsils of Bathinda and Mansa districts have been invited for the event, which will be held from 10 am to 5 pm. Various stalls by the Army and state agencies will be set up for providing spot assistance to all the ex-servicemen and their next of kin. These will include records, recruitment, rehabilitation and welfare, Army Welfare Housing Organisation, Army Welfare Education Society, Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme and medical camp, banks and insurance, DPDO, DSWO, registration for Aadhaar cards and CSD facilities. The state government will set up stalls related to agriculture, health, fisheries, electricity, irrigation, water supply and police assistance to inform those participating in the rally about the occupational avenues open to them as also to disseminate information about the various projects.
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NRHM to hold workshop
Bathinda, March 15 Besides, the health workers would be educated on untied funds for the health sub-centres, funds for village health societies, Rogi Kalyan Samiti, round-the-clock facility for delivery, first referral unit (FRU) and mobile medical unit (MMU), among others. |
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At GKU fest, SSP urges youth to shun drugs
Bathinda, March 15 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ravcharan Singh Brar was the chief guest on the occasion. After lighting the ceremonial lamp, he addressed the students and asked them to stay away from drugs and strive to create a corruption-free society. Brar said it was sad that drugs were robbing the youth of their prime and they should desist from it by engaging in healthy pursuits. The SSP also urged the students to inform the police about anti-social activities and promised them that the police would solve the problem immediately. He said it was important for the youth to act as the eyes and ears of society and imbibe values so that they could become role models for the others. The youth festival at the university began with the shabad gayan presented by the B.Ed students.
This was followed by a welcome address which was delivered by the dean of students' welfare, Dr AK Kansal. The main stage, the main auditorium and the seminar hall of the computer applications department were used to host the various events. The youth festival was conducted under the guidance of the vice-chancellor of the university, SK Ahluwalia. The students of all the constituent colleges and departments participated in various events of the festival. The panel of judges comprised Prof SC Sharma, former head of the Department of English, Punjabi University, Patiala, Dr Dinesh Raheja, Madhuresh Bhatt, Prof Ravinder Singh, Rama Bhalla and Manpreet Kaur. On Day 2 of the youth festival, Education Minister of Punjab, Sikander Singh Maluka will be the chief guest. Punjabi Singer Preet Brar will also perform.
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Rajindra College to hold annual function
Bathinda, March 15 Two rolls of honour will be awarded in the academic category and eight will be given away in the sports category. While five College Colours will be presented in the academic category, 34 will be distributed in the cultural category, 52 in sports category, six in NCC and one in NSS. As many as 40 merit certificates will be awarded in the academic category, nine in the cultural category, nine to the editors of the college magazine and 84 to the students who appeared meritorious in the house examinations. SSD Girls College students hold a rally
The students of B.Ed of the SSD Girls College of Education today organised a rally to spread awareness about the ills of child labour. The students carried placards and posters with slogans written on them. College president Nand Lal Garg flagged off the rally. While addressing the students, he said child labour was the biggest impediment in the way of the development of the society. Principal of the college, Sukhveer Kaur, urged the residents of the city to make themselves aware of the consequences of this social ill and asked them to actively put an end to this menace to make sure that society develops and moves forward. As they walked past the major market places in the city, the students raised slogans against child labour. The rally culminated at the college. |
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cheating, the management of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, has devised a "novel" way of sitting arrangement where some of the students were told to sit in the corridors to write the examinations.
The inspecting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice RK
Jain, visited Bathinda today. During his visit to the judicial complex, the Bathinda Bar Association apprised him of the problem of parking. Lawyers requested him that the police picket and old malkhana (record room) could be demolished to provide adequate space for the parking lot.
