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Protest against Sewerage Board for child’s death
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Veterinary pharmacists to intensify their agitation
Uttarakhand Floods
Few opt for hotel management seats
Bathinda students excel in JEE (Advanced)
Insurance firm told to pay Rs 1.68 lakh to complainant
Camp for differently abled children concludes
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Protest against Sewerage Board for child’s death
Bathinda, June 22 Vice president of the society Jatinder Kumar said Bunty was one of the brilliant students of the school run by the society. “No warning signages were placed by the Sewerage Board around the pit, which was dug up as a temporary sewer hole in the area,” he said. The protesting children demanded immediate action against the officials responsible for the death of Bunty. They also sought compensation for the family members of the child. Bunty fell into a pit in Awa Basti near Appu Society School on June 12. The society provides education to the poor children free of cost and the child was studying in the school. After the downpour, the child was playing with his friends. There is a large pit near the school that was flooded with water. While others played, Bunty lost his balance and fell into the pit. After two hours, the child was brought out.
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Former MLA seeks registration of case against contractor, PWD officials
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 22 He said his party would launch a protest for wrecking havoc on the already chaotic city traffic management. Jassi visited the RUB and interacted with local residents and commuters to enquire into the problem. Jassi alleged that the contractor was handpicked by SAD-BJP leaders for the construction work of the RUB which connects Bathinda with other major districts, including Mansa, Sunam and Patiala, and many nearby villages. The MLA alleged that sub-standard material was used for constructing the RUB as its walls failed to bear the pressure of the pre-monsoon showers. “Besides the Mansa RUB, the over bridge on Badal Road and walls of the sewage treatment plant were also damaged within a few months of their construction,” Jassi said. On the flood fury in Uttrakhand, Jassi urged his party (Congress) workers and leaders to unite to help the people stranded in the flood affected areas. Jassi criticised the tyrannical rule of the government which lead to the death of a veterinary pharmacist yesterday. He expressed shock over the extreme step taken by the pharmacist and warned the government to immediately mend ways to deal with agitators. He claimed that Punjab has become the first state in the country where a public servant has committed suicide. The victim had blamed the Punjab government for his death in his suicide note. The former MLA also criticised the government for continuous deforestation in the city and imposing property tax apart from levying Value Added Tax (VAT). He expressed concern over water-logging problem in Sirki Bazar, Partap Nagar and other areas situated on the other side of the railway station in the city. Demanding fair and free Panchayat elections, Jassi said deployment of central security forces and proper monitoring by the election commission is must. Meanwhile, Bathinda MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) Sarup Chand Singla was not available for his comments as he was out of the city for a couple of days. District Congress President (urban) Ashok Kumar, Mukesh MC, Jaswant Goldy, Yash Sharma, Harpal Bajwa, Deepak Dudeja and general secretary Rupinder Bindra were also present during the inspection of the bridge.
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Veterinary pharmacists to intensify their agitation
Bathinda, June 22 Jaswinder Singh, a veterinary pharmacist, ended his life by hanging himself and left behind a suicide note, wherein he blamed the Punjab Government's policies for his death. In his suicide note, he rued that the government gave only Rs 7,000 as salary to veterinary pharmacists like him and it was impossible to survive at such a salary. A large number of veterinary pharmacists from all over the state reached the Children Park in the city where they raised slogans against the government. The policemen reached the park and took eight protesters into custody. Later, a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner was fixed by the leaders of pharmacists and a meeting with the CM has been arranged for June 30. The district president of the Rural Veterinary Pharmacists' Union, Amardeep Singh, said the pharmacists had already boycotted work since June 1 and had been staging dharnas at respective district headquarters all over the state. He accused the police of thrashing the pharmacists, who were protesting at the park today. The district president said the boycott of work would continue in the near future and they were chalking out a strategy to intensify their agitation against the government. He said the Deputy Commissioner had sent a recommendation for a government job to Jaswinder Singh's wife.
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Bathinda police to donate one-day salary
Bathinda, June 22 SSP Ravcharan Brar said the decision in this regard was made today after a section of junior police officials, including constables, ASI, SI and DSP, met him and decided to donate their one-day salary. “We have sent a communique in this regard to the headquarters and senior officers have been apprised of the help,” Brar said. “It is a national calamity and the policemen are deeply pained about the crisis in Uttarakhand and in a bid to express solidarity with those stuck up and uprooted, this initiative is taken,” Brar said. He said a help centre had been set-up to ensure safe arrival of the people at their desired destinations,” Brar said. — TNS
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Few opt for hotel management seats
Bathinda, June 22 Although the institute is affiliated to the National Council for Hotel Management (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India), the institute is yet to gain popularity in the region, but the principal of the institute, Kamal Piyush, is hopeful that it will make a name in the days ahead. While the admission process is centralised one, he says if all the seats are not filled, the institute may initiate a local admission process. "The first round of counselling is over. The second and third rounds of counselling got delayed as the Nationbal Council of Hotel Management wanted to make sure that aspirants from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh got time to return their homes and have access to the Internet," he said. He stated the step was taken as hospitality courses were extremely popular in the two states. "A large part of the workforce in the hospitality industry belongs to these two states and keeping the fact in mind, the counselling rounds were postponed to make sure that the aspirants from these states had access to the Internet to facilitate online payment of fee," he added. "We have a total of 127 seats out of which 99 seats are for the students from general category. In case, we fail to fill all the seats through the centralised admission procedure, we will plan and initiate a local admission drive," he added. Talking about the reasons for the lack of popularity of the institute in the region among students, especially among girls, he said, "The biggest drawback of the institute is that it is located in a remote area. Girls usually do better than boys in written test and go to the institutes located in metropolitan cities rather than coming to Bathinda." At present, out of the 150 students that we have, only five or six are girls. The number girls in hotel management institutes across the country is low as compared to boys. Out of the total number of students at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, PUSA, New Delhi, only 10 per cent are girls," he added. Talking about the 30 students, who passed out of the institute this year, the principal maintained that all had been placed with reputed hotels across the country. The institute offers B Sc in hospitality and hotel administration, diploma courses in food and beverage service, accommodation management, front office management and bakery and confectionery. The institute runs "Hunar Se Rozgar Tak", a two-month free of cost course, which aims at improving the employability skills of the students.
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Bathinda students excel in JEE (Advanced)
Bathinda, June 22 Armaan Bhullar, who completed his schooling from the St Xavier's Convent School, has secure AIR 183. He scored 330 marks out of 360 in JEE (Mains) examination. He had also scored 120 marks out of 120 in maths in the examination. Others who performed well in the examination, included Yash Keerti (AIR 515), Paras Garg (AIR 564), Rohan Garga (AIR 1058), Arshdeep Singh (AIR 2297), Jagdeep Singh (AIR 3188), Sahil Bansal (AIR 4729), Lakshit (AIR 6464), Shifona Garg (AIR 6970), Karan Gill (AIR 7224), Navneet Kaur (AIR 7950), Rashim (AIR 13633), Gurjot Singh (AIR 13981) and Karan Tayal (AIR 14969). About 1,50,000 students from the across India were shortlisted to appear for the JEE (Advanced).
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Insurance firm told to pay Rs 1.68 lakh to complainant
Bathinda, June 22 Complainant Gaurav Yadav had purchased an Indica Vista car from Mehta Motors and got it insured under the cashless scheme from the National Insurance Company by paying a premium of Rs 14, 286.The car got damaged in an accident on April 4, 2012 and was brought to the workshop of Mehta Motors. Mehta Motors denied to release the car without the payment of repair charges. As repeated requests to release the car failed, the complainant approached the forum, seeking compensation to the tune of Rs 50,000 and the release of the vehicle free of cost. Mehta Motors pleaded before the forum that there was no contract of indemnification between them and the vehicle was brought to them only for repair. They pleaded that they were entitled to get repair and parking charges on account of unauthorised parking on their premises. Despite the fact that the vehicle is ready for delivery, the complainant refused to lift the vehicle to evade the payment of repair, argued the counsel for Mehta Motors. The insurance company in its reply pleaded that they got the matter investigated and found that the insured vehicle was not duly registered with the registration authority on the date of the accident. The accident, the firm stated, took place on April 12, 2012 whereas the car was registered on July 2, 2012. In such circumstances, the claim of the complainant is not payable on the standard basis as there is breach of the Motor Vehicle's Act. The forum observed that although the registration certificate had no link with the cause of accident, yet it could be termed as the breach of the Motor Vehicles Act. The Punjab and Haryana High Court in Zile Singh versus Mukesh Kumar case in 2007 had held that an insurer would not be allowed to avoid his liability unless the alleged breach of condition is so fundamental as is found to have contributed to the cause of accident and in such circumstances, the loss can be paid on non-standard basis. The forum stated that Insurance Company cannot repudiate the claim when there is no breach of terms of the policy because insurance was a matter of contract between the parties. The insurance company is told to pay Rs 1, 68, 128 within 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of the order and remaining amount of Rs.56, 042 will be paid by the complainant to the insurance company within 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of order. Mehta Motors has been directed to immediately release the vehicle without any parking charges. —TNS
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Camp for differently abled children concludes
Under the guidance of Devinder Kumar, the children learned the art of painting, music, dance besides other things. On the concluding day of the camp, the children showcased their talent and presented cultural items. District Education Officer (elementary education) Amarjit Kaur was present as the chief guest on the occasion. She also gave away prizes to the children. The stage was managed by Amanpreet Kaur.
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Three decades on, he is popular for his jalebis
Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 22 Sharavan Kumar (49) says he learned the art from his father Kishori Lal. “I knew I had to help him in keeping the name and the goodwill alive. I started accompanying him when I was still young and learnt the art from him,” he says, adding that it has been more than three decades, they have been catering to the Bathinda residents. Sharavan may have followed his father's footsteps, but he made it sure that his son’s clothes didn’t smell of ghee and sugar. Rahul Sharma (25), Sharavan's only son, after completing his MBA from a college in Chandigarh, went on to work in Cremica in Himachal. “I had no option but to get into the work my father was engaged in. But, I didn’t want Rahul to do the same. The world belongs to those who are educated and I am glad I succeeded in educating my son,” he says. Regardless of the season, on an average, he manages to sell 30-35 kg jalebis everyday. Shravan sets his rehri near the Judicial Complex everyday from 12 noon to 9 pm. While in afternoon, most of his customers comprise of employees of the nearby offices, in the evening the crowd comprises of city residents. “The sale of his jalebis increases in winter and in monsoon. But during summers, the sales are decent enough. Weather doesn’t really matter for those who want to savour the taste of the sweet,” he says.
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Members and children of the Appu Society today took out a protest march against the Sewerage Board after the death of a nine-year-old child, Bunty, who fell into a pit on June 12.
Bathinda, June 22
Bathinda, June 22
The 13-day camp, organised for differently abled children at Government Girls' Senior Secondary School, Mall road,
Bathinda, concluded today. A seminar was organised under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan during the camp.
Bathinda, June 22
Bathinda, June 22