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Mansa RUB closed again
Fatal tragedies in GNDTP lakes witness a rise
Monsoon flatters to deceive
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Truck crushes youth to death, driver held
Rural medical, veterinary officers miss salaries for three months
Gram Panchayat election
Farewell party for polytechnic students
One arrested for demanding dowry
Drug De-Addiction cricket tournament
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Mansa RUB closed again
Bathinda, June 20 After receiving information about the development late in the evening today, the district administration officials reached the spot and closed the RUB for the third time in a week's time. "After we found out that another wall of the RUB had displaced, we closed the RUB for vehicular traffic as a preventive measure and to make sure that there are no casualties," said Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav. The NOC was given on the conditions that vehicular traffic should not be allowed to move at a
high speed and in case of another spell of incessant rain, the RUB should be closed for traffic as a preventive measure. On June 16, the technical adviser to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Lieutenant-General (retd) BS Dhaliwal, had visited the RUB for inspection. He had assured that the passage would be cleared by Sunday evening and the RUB would be opened to traffic on Monday. Four officials of the PWD (B&R) were also placed under suspension on Sunday after the left wall of the RUB had collapsed following heavy downpour on Friday. |
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Fatal tragedies in GNDTP lakes witness a rise
Bathinda, June 20 Suggestions like putting up notices carrying messages aimed at preventing suicide with phone numbers, strengthening the boundary wall by installing barbed wires and deployment of round-the-clock security personnel are being mooted. As per the details procured from the Thermal police station, last year saw 12 persons killing themselves by jumping into one of the three lakes of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant. The issue calls for immediate attention of the authorities concerned as during the past six months, eight persons have reportedly drowned in the lakes. Apart from suicides, two major accidents were also reported from the area. A Maruti Gypsy carrying two women, a man and a two-year-old child fell into one of the lakes while a tractor plunged into the lake adjacent to the Bathinda-Goniana road. "Depressed people, either in despair or in anger, have a tendency to commit suicide. It is likely that they hit the shores of the lakes. We do spot people roaming around the lakes but we cannot stop everybody and enquire about his purpose of being at the spot," said Thermal police station in-charge Kabal Singh. He said a very few people, who jumped into the lakes, were saved as the lakes are spread over many kilometers. Most of the bodies were either spotted a day or two after the suicide. "Sometimes bodies surface within a few hours or after two to three days," said president of the Sahara Jan Sewa, a city-based NGO, Vijay Goyal. He counted on his finger tips as many as 15 persons who committed suicide by jumping into the Thermal lakes. They included a police constable, a Powercom employee, a housewife, a retired professor, a city-based businessman and the three members of a family residing in the posh Home Land Colony. The latter had drowned in one of the lakes on Wednesday. Goyal said that it was quite a tedious and costly affair to save the life of a person who decided to commit suicide. "Our NGO managed to save the lives of some people a few years ago but failed to continue the endeavour due to financial constraints," the Sahara Jan Sewa president said. He added that a couple of years ago, someone had informed volunteers of the NGO that a man was trying to end his life near the lakes and when the volunteers enquired about it, they learnt that the man owed Rs 20,000 which he was unable to pay. "We told him that there is a solution to every problem and ending life will serve no purpose but his near and dear ones will have to face the stigma for their entire lives. We approached the creditor but he was adamant to recover the entire money. Ultimately, we had to give him Rs 19,000 and saved a person with a tendency to commit suicide," Goyal said. Fact file
While 12 suicides were reported last yer, the first six months of the current year has already seen eight persons drowning in one of the three lakes of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant. |
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Monsoon flatters to deceive
Bathinda, June 20 The city had received 63.2 mm of rainfall on June 15 which sent the mercury southward. On the day, the maximum temperature was recorded at 27 degree Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 22 degree Celsius. The sun has been beating down hard ever since. As per the agri-met department of the PAU Regional Station, Bathinda, the maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 41.2 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degree Celsius. The city has been sweating out ever since the rainfall caused a rise in the level of humidity. While the maximum humidity is being recorded at 70-80 per cent, the minimum hovers around 20-25 per cent. As per the forecast released by the Indian Meteorological Department, during the next four days, the weather in the city will remain mainly clear with the maximum temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius. The forecast, however, predicts a possibility of a cloudy sky and a thundery development on June 24, Monday. Bathinda residents leave for Sindhu Darshan Yatra
Amidst news pouring in from all quarters about the extent of devastation in Uttarakhand, the Sindhu Darshan Yatra was flagged off from Chandigarh on Wednesday. As many as 38 residents of Bathinda are among the pilgrims. A non-government organisation (NGO), the Himalaya Parivar, organises the pilgrimage to Leh-Ladakh. This year, the Yatra is scheduled between June 23 and 25. There are three routes for the Sindhu Darshan Yatra. One is the Srinagar-Kargil-Drass-Leh route, the other is the Delhi-Manali-Rohtang Pass route and the third is to take a flight from Delhi to Leh. A couple of years ago, Leh-Ladakh also faced the nature's fury after a cloudburst destroyed several areas of the region claiming many lives. From Weather room As per the forecast released by the Indian Meteorological Department, during the next four days, the weather in the city will remain mainly clear with the maximum temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius. The forecast, however, predicts the possibility of a cloudy sky and a thundery development on June 24.
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Truck crushes youth to death, driver held
Bathinda, June 20 The deceased was identified as Amarjeet Singh, whose badly mutilated body was extracted by detaching the wheels from the vehicle. The police said Amarjeet, a carpenter by profession, was the youngest of the four siblings and his family was looking for a suitable match for him. His two sisters and a brother were married. Amarjeet was riding a Yamaha motorcycle and was on his way to work near the Bibiwala Chowk when a truck loaded with stones hit him. The youth, who left his home at SAS Nagar, took the Bibiwala road to reach the Chowk while the truck was on its way from Pathankot to Banawali and was moving towards the Chowk from the Rose Garden side. While the bike fell on the other side of the truck the victim came in contact of the wheels. The truck did not stop for around 100 metre. "The reason of not stopping the truck for around 100 metre is still not known. Either he failed to spot the youth or he tried to flee," said the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Thermal police station, Kabal Singh. He said the truck driver was informed about the accident by a passerby after which he stopped the vehicle. It is pertinent to mention here that many accidents are being reported on the stretch between the Rose Garden chowk and the Bibiwala Chowk. Traffic lights are not religiously adhered to by commuters. The traffic policemen hardly issue a challan to those who jump red light. "The traffic cops mint money either by stopping vulnerable commuters who fail to produce one document or the other but they hardly bother to pay attention towards SUVs and heavy vehicles jumping red light thereby endangering the lives of many others on the road," said a commuter, Dimple Mittal, a resident of the Aggarwal Colony. The police said a case under Section 304 of the IPC has been registered against the truck driver, who has been identified as Harbhajan Singh. The accused was and taken to the Thermal police station for interrogation.
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Road Safety Week kicks off
Bathinda, June 20 “The number of accidents is escalating every day and keeping this in mind, the BFGI is aiming to make the people aware about the traffic rules and regulations,” said BD Sharma. BFGI managing director Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal laid emphasis on the need of road safety. He said that nine persons die every day in Punjab due to accidents and about five times the number become disabled due to injuries. He stated that though India has one per cent of the world’s vehicular population, it contributes 10 per cent of the accidents. Alka Meena promised to offer any kind of contribution to the BFGI from the department. She said awareness about traffic rules is a must for everyone to prevent accidents. Sukhraj Singh, Traffic Education In-charge, Punjab Traffic Police Bathinda, highlighted the importance and use of road signs and markings. He explained various causes of accidents and described the preventive measures.
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Rural medical, veterinary officers miss salaries for three months
Bathinda, June 20 And this is not the first instance that their salaries have been delayed. The officers said this had been the case ever since some of the veterinary and medical hospitals located in rural areas were brought under the Zila Parishad. RVO Dr Naresh Mangla, a member of the Rural Veterinary Officers Association, Punjab, said, “Earlier, all veterinary hospitals were under the Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Husbandry. In 2006, some of the hospitals were brought under the Zila Parishad. Our troubles began with the move.” He said ever since the hospitals were brought under the Zila Parishad, the hospitals had received no grants and the delay in salaries had become a regular phenomenon. To add to our woes, there is an acute shortage of RVOs in the district. “Every RVO has additional charge of at least three-four hospitals. Some of the hospitals are 50 km apart and it becomes difficult for the RVOs to go to such far off places. The RVOs have to be present at the assigned hospitals as per the day-wise roster created for them,” he elaborated. He also stated that although the doctors manage to make both ends meet, Class IV employees and those who are on contract basis find it difficult to do so. He added that the Class IV employees were being paid Rs 3,000 and the pharmacists hired on the contract basis were being paid Rs 7,000 per month. “As many as 582 veterinary hospitals are under the Zila Parishad in the state and several under the Department of Animal Husbandry. To cater to the demand of these hospitals, there is only one college which produces 30-40 graduates every year. In such a scenario, one can imagine the reason behind the shortage of staff at these hospitals,” he added. Delayed budget leads to delay in salaries
Subhash Chand, assistant at the Zila Parishad office, said “The budget from which the salaries of the RMOs and RVOs are paid was expected to be released in February. But the money reached us in June. This caused the delay in payment of the salaries of these doctors.” “Starting this month, salaries will be credited to their accounts by the
end of first week of every month. We can assure that the process will go on smoothly till February 2014. Salaries of months after that will
again depend on the allocation of budget by the government,” he added. What
the ADC had to say
A deputation of the RVOs recently met ADC (D) Mohammad Tayyab and submitted a memorandum of their problems to him. “The delay in the salary was caused by a delay in the budget allocation. The bills have been sent to the treasury and the salaries will be released soon,” he said. He also added that shortage of staff at the Zila Parishad office was also the cause behind the delay. “There is an acute staff crunch at the
Zila Parishad office in Bathinda. Calculation of the allowances and salaries to be paid to all employees under the Zila Parishad becomes a Herculean task for the employees of the Zila Parishad,” he said. The ADC (D) also blamed the doctors of not sending their attendance on time. “The doctors are also at fault. They have to send their attendance in the first week of every month but the attendance doesn’t reach us on time. In the past, we have issued show-cause notices to them as well but it failed to serve the purpose,” the ADC (D) said. |
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Teachers meet ADC, submit memorandum
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 20 The teachers demanded that women teachers should be exempted from the election duties. They also demanded that number of teachers being given election duties should be in tandem with the number of employees from other departments. Other demands included that those who are on election duties be provided refreshment during the election rehearsal, physically handicapped and those suffering from chronic ailment should also be exempted from poll duties, they should be dropped at their residence at night, the day after the election be declared as a holiday and they should be given duties only in their blocks. The submission of the memorandum came close on the heels of the teachers being directed by the Director General of School Education to be present and available for duties for the Gram Panchayat elections scheduled for July 3. What Teachers Demand
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Farewell party for polytechnic students
Bathinda, June 20 Vice-Chancellor of the university SK Ahluwalia was the chief guest of the programme and director Dr Narinder Singh was the guest of honour. The students presented various cultural items such as gidda, bhangra, choreography performances and skit. They also showcased their vocal talent in a musical presentation. A choreography programme focussing on the issues related to the girl child moved everyone in the audience. On the basis of the modelling and question and answer rounds, Ginni and Inderjit Kaur were declared Mr & Miss RPC, respectively. The VC blessed the students with motivational words and assured them that the university would help them through scholarships and preference in admissions etc. The programme was organised under the co-ordination of Dr Pardeep Mittal (dean, computer applications, GKU) and head of the Department of Computer Science (RPC) Prof Gurjeet Singh.
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One arrested for demanding dowry
Bathinda, June 20 After the investigations, the police registered a case against Pritpal Kaur under Sections 498-A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Motorcycle stolen
The police has registered a case under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the complaint of Yashpal Kumar, a resident of Housing Board Colony. He complained that his motorcycle was stolen from Bhagu Road. The complainant said his motorcycle was worth Rs 35,000 and was parked outside the State Bank of India. Policemen from Civil Line Police Station are investigating the matter. |
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Drug De-Addiction cricket tournament Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 20 Sachin XI won the toss and elected to bat first. From the beginning, Sachin XI top order batsmen seemed determined to put up a respectable score for the opposite team to chase. Manil’s knock of 53 runs in 42 balls remained the highest by any batsman in the team. They managed to muster up a score of 151 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Rising Stars made a good start but looked uncomfortable against the Sachin XI bowling. Runs came slowly and too far apart. By the end of its innings, Rising Stars fell short of the target by 26 runs. Manil was named the Man of the Match for his score of 53 runs and also for taking three wickets in four overs. He was also given the title of the Fifty of the Match. Catch of the Match went to Rising Stars’ Hardeep. Assistant Education Officer (AEO) Pavittar Kaur, Harmander Singh and Vinod Kumar of the Department of Physical Education were present as the special guests. The AEO distributed awards among the players during the felicitation ceremony. Addressing the players, she impressed upon the fact that engaging in sports was the best way of keeping fit. Brief Score
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A 26-year-old motorcyclist was badly crushed under the rear wheels of a truck on the Bibiwala road here today.
The deceased was identified as Amarjeet Singh, whose badly mutilated body was extracted by detaching the wheels from the vehicle.
