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Mining scam unearthed in city
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Alert residents get laying of illegal sewer stopped
Mansa RUB: Admn seeks opening of old rly crossing for light vehicles
The work on the affected portion of the RUB on
Bathinda-Mansa road in full swing. photo: Bhupinder Dhillon
Six-day training programme on teaching concludes
Federation of blind takes out protest march
Sachin XI rout VJ Construction
The final match of the Drug De-Addiction BPL Green City Cup in progress at the Police Public School grounds in Bathinda on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Pharmacist’s family to launch protest against govt
Jatt & Juliet lead actors to perform in city
Power voltage fluctuation damages home appliances
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Mining scam unearthed in city
Bathinda, June 23 The police said sometime ago, a contract was awarded to demolish some government houses. The contractor had to remove the debris as well. However, fresh pits and trenches were dug to dispose of the debris. The soil dug out was taken away using JCB machines and trucks, and sold illegally. “Digging up of pits disturbed the foundation of houses nearby and residents raised a hue and cry,” said assistant sub-inspector Jaswant Singh of the Civil Lines police station. The police said the involvement of BDA officials could not be ruled out at this stage as they were supposed to supervise the demolishing and removal of the debris. DSP (City) Gurmeet Kingra and DSP (Detective) Ranjeet Singh along with a number of policemen from the Civil Lines police station rushed to the spot and seized a truck and a JCB machine allegedly being used for the purpose of illlegal mining and transportation of soil. The workers and perhaps their employers, however, managed to escape on noticing that the police was approaching. The police said the exact quantity of soil sold from the area would be ascertained after completion of an investigation in this regard. Many trenches had emerged due to the illegal mining and it seemed that many soil-laden trucks were taken away from the spot. A truck-load of soil costs nearly Rs 7 to 8,000. A case under Section 21 of the Mining Act 1957, Section 379 (theft) and 188 (flouting orders of deputy commissioner) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and the accused would be arrested soon, the police said. The chief administrator of the BDA, APS Virk, when contacted, said the assistant chief administrator has been asked to conduct a detailed inquiry into the case and submit a report within a day or two. Virk added that any BDA official found involved in the case would be dealt with
strictly. "No one will be spared," he said. BDA officials under scanner }The assistant chief administrator has been asked to conduct a detailed inquiry into the case and submit a report within a day or two. Any BDA official found involved in the case would be dealt with strictly. No one will be spared. — APS Virk, Administrator, bathinda Development Authority Fact file
Sometime ago, a contract was awarded to demolish some government houses. The contractor had to remove the debris as well. However, fresh pits and trenches were dug to dispose of the debris. The soil dug out was taken away using JCB machines and trucks, and sold illegally. |
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Alert residents get laying of illegal sewer stopped
Bathinda, June 23 The workers had dug up the road in the Street No. 13/6 of the colony to lay the sewer, which was meant to connect the under-construction mall with the sewer of the colony. “As soon as the JCB machine started working on the spot on Thursday, the residents of the area got together and approached the private contractor. Initially, the contractor said the area was being dug up to lay power cables. But we grew suspicious when we saw that the dug-up channel was quite wide. The contractor then revealed that a sewer was being laid through which the sewage from the mall would be emptied into the sewer of the colony,” said Teja Singh Dhillon, a resident of the area. The area municipal councillor, Mukesh Kumar, as well as that of the neighbouring ward, Rajinder Singh Sidhu, too reached the spot. The officials of the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), were also informed about the development. “The work was being carried out without any permission or authorisation from the MCB. After the corporation officials were alerted, the contractor left the work in the middle,” said municipal councillor Mukesh Kumar. He added that the road was laid three years ago and was in a good shape. Municipal councillor Rajinder Singh Sidhu said, “The Dhillon Colony is a residential area and its sewer cannot bear the burden of a commercial establishment. We asked the contractor to take permission from the MCB and empty its sewer into the wider sewer of Street No. 14. If the mall authorities still try to continue with their work, we will have no option but to block their sewer,” he said. Residents of the area have demanded that around six-feet-deep trench should be filled as soon as possible because since the monsoon had set in, the trench could get flooded with rainwater inviting a tragedy. Meanwhile, assistant municipal commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal said the junior engineer (JE) concerned would visit the spot tomorrow and ensure that the trench was got covered at the earliest. "However, we will not spare the violators. Not only that the cost of the damaged road will be recovered from them, a police complaint will also be lodged against them for causing damage to a public property," he said. Fact file Workers of a private contractor had dug up a trench to lay a sewer between a mall on the Barnala road and the sewer line of the Street No 13/6 of the Dhillon Colony.
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Mansa RUB: Admn seeks opening of old rly crossing for light vehicles
Bathinda, June 23 Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav said the DRM would respond tomorrow about the opening of the railway crossing No. D 240. “We have sent a request to open the old route for light vehicles. Heavy vehicles will continue to take the diverted route via Jodhpur Romana village,” he said, adding that efforts were being made to open the path through Phus Mandi village. “Very soon, we will be able to open the second route from Phus Mandi side for light vehicles to enable smooth movement of traffic,” he said. Superintenting Engineer PWD (B&R) Madan Lal said dismantling would be completed by tonight. “We expect the new design from the PEC to arrive by tomorrow. The moment the designs are delivered to us, we will be on the job of re-structuring the collapsed portion,” he said. The re-structuring will be done in phases. The department plans to re-structure the collapsed portion first and open it for light vehicles. Thereafter, work on the opposite wall will be taken up. The committee formed to inquire into the incident is also expected to submit its report to the state government tomorrow. The report will then be marked to the district administration for further action. Quick recap
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Six-day training programme on teaching concludes
Bathinda, June 23 The programme was based upon teaching with ‘matlab’ (matrix laboratory) and ‘simulink’ to take the teaching and learning process to a new level. A valedictory function was held on the last day of the programme. Teachers from different parts of the country participated in this course. A trip to Sri Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) was also arranged for the participants. Dr Narinder Singh, campus director of the GKU, was the chief guest on the occasion. Dr RK Bansal, course coordinator, disclosed during the valedictory function that 25 participants from states like Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab participated in the training course. He said during the training programme, the experts from the GKU and other universities delivered lectures on ‘matlab’ and ‘simulink’. Feedback forms were filled by the participants, who also shared their views about the programme. They also appreciated the efforts made by the management of the Guru Kashi University for the efficient and smooth conduct of the course. The participants also discussed the techniques they learnt during the course which would help them in their teaching and research activities. Certificates were given to participants by the chief guest Dr Narinder Singh. Course-coordinator Dr Vijay Laxmi delivered a vote of thanks at the end of the course. Fact file
The short-term course-cum-training programme was organised by the Indian Society for Technical Education
(ISTE). The ISTE is a national society which looks after the advancement of technical and professional education in the country. The programme was based upon teaching with ‘matlab’ (matrix laboratory) and ‘simulink’ to take the teaching and learning process to a new level. Teachers from different parts of the country participated in the course. |
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Federation of blind takes out protest march
Bathinda, June 23 Convener of the federation Rajesh Mohan said a meeting of the federation was held at the residence of Punjab Chief Minister in September 2009. The meeting was followed by a series of meeting. He said the then principal secretary SC Aggarwal proved instrumental in arranging these meetings. However, nothing came out of these meetings as the things were still there where they had been at the time of meetings. Apart from various other demands, the federation demanded that one per cent reservation in all government, semi government, universities, boards, corporations and private institutions be given practical shape. It also demanded immediate recruitment for the 140 posts of primary cadre out of 200 in the Education Department, temporary teachers be made permanent and till then they should be given Rs 20,000 per month. Demands
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Sachin XI rout VJ Construction
Bathinda, June 23 The Sachin XI won the toss and elected to bat first. The team put up a commendable total of 168 runs at the loss of six wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Arjun was the highest scorer of the team with 50 runs off 28 deliveries. From the beginning of its innings, the VJ Construction seemed to be poised to win the match. Karan's 72 runs off 44 balls proved to be instrumental in bringing the match in his team's favour. The tail-end batsmen, however, did not succeed in capitalising on the top order batsmen's game and faltered towards the end. The last over, which was full of suspense, ended in the favour of the Sachin XI, which won the match by two runs. Manil was declared the man of the match while the catch of the match went to Chamkaur. Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ravcharan Singh Brar was the chief guest on the occasion. The president of the Bathinda District Cricket Association (BDCA), Jeetmal, the secretary of the association, OD Sharma, the joint secretary Arun Wadhawan, the secretary of the Cops Club, Gurbakshish Singh, and the executive member Manoj Yadav were among those present. |
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Pharmacist’s family to launch protest against govt
Bathinda, June 23 A father of two children, Jaswinder had hanged himself from a ceiling fan in the veterinary dispensary of the village. In a written
statement, Balvir Singh, the deceased’s father, demanded registration of cases against senior government officials because of whom the economical condition of the veterinary pharmacists, despite getting jobs, failed to improve.
Balvir Singh said that a Sangharsh Committee was being formed by the family with the help of various pharmacists unions and a series of protests would be launched in the coming days. He said neither any state government official nor the district administration or local and state-level SAD leaders met the family to enquire into the death of their only
son. The family regretted that Jaswinder ended his life in protest against government for paying him a meagre salary of Rs 7,000 per month, which was not enough to support a family these days. |
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Jatt & Juliet lead actors to perform in city
Bathinda, June 23 Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman of the Aryans Group of Colleges, disclosed the schedule of events while addressing a press conference here today. He said the college had launched special helpline numbers to help those who were interested in taking admission in the college and to get scholarship. Gurpreet Singh, Speed Records and Sudhir Singla, marketing head, Aryans Group, were also present on the occasion. In scholarship mela, selected students would get on the spot admission, scholarship and education loan, Dr Kataria added. He said the scholarship would be available for various courses like BTech, MTech, MBA, BBA, BCA, BA, BCom, polytechnic diploma etc. |
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Power voltage fluctuation damages home appliances
Bathinda, June 23 Another area resident Balkaran Singh Brar said similar fluctuation was noticed a few days ago. “Our air-conditioner (AC) was damaged due to the fluctuation,” he added. Other area residents too experienced the voltage fluctuation. They said none of their appliances were damaged. “We are aware of this problem and have installed miniature circuit breakers (MCB) that switch off the power supply the moment voltage fluctuation starts,” said another resident of the area. However, the XEN Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), HD Goyal, said: “The fluctuation is a problem of transformers feeding households. The problem is not at the feeder end.” He said the transformer in aforesaid affected area would be checked. |
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Bathinda, June 23
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