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City’s landmarks to get facelift
Bathinda to be declared smoke-free on Aug 15
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Jump in cut-offs makes students sweat
Insurance agent gets bail in forgery case
Private colleges offer fee concession to girl students
‘Cosmetic dentistry finds more favour with people than oral health measures’
Shopkeepers attacked for refusing to pay extortion money
Malwa College students bag sports medals
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City’s landmarks to get facelift
Bathinda, July 8 While Omaxe Company is sponsoring the facelift of the Fauji Chowk, the Mittal Group is sponsoring the ITI Chowk. Vasudev Anand, BDA, XEN, said both roundabouts were being beautified, while the work on the Badal Chowk, on the Dabwali Road, too would begin soon as soon as its sponsor was decided. “The current shape of the Fauji Chowk is asymmetric. It is being hammered down and will be made in an oval shape, which will be better for the traffic moving around it as well,” he said. Except the statue of Subedar Nand Singh, which stands in the centre of the chowk, the entire area will be re-done. The sponsor, Omaxe Limited, will be spending above Rs 20 lakh on the beautification of the same. Meanwhile, the budget of the ITI Chowk is higher at Rs 35 lakh as it covers more area and the constructions would be anew. Both roundabouts will be developed in the next two to three months. Earlier, there was a proposal to beautify the Rose Garden and Bibiwala Chowk as well. “However, since the Bathinda-Chandigarh road is being widened, these roundabouts will be covered under the project. So it was decided to drop these two chowks,” Vasudev said. Since December 2012, the BDA has been working on the beautification project of city roundabouts seeking private sponsors for the project on a build-operate-maintain basis. The BDA has held an open competition to get these roundabouts designed from various architects across the country. The competition has drawn attention of architects from Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Saharanpur and other states. While the finalised design-makers were awarded Rs 25,000 each, the designs standing second were honoured with Rs 15,000. All designs are based on the history of Punjab and Bathinda. They depict the rich culture the state has. Every chowk will have individual identity. The sponsors will be allowed to display their names on each chowk but no other advertisement or hoarding is allowed. Initially the work of the chowk would be allotted for a period of five years, excluding the development period, and is further extendable up to five more years if the work is found satisfactory. |
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Bathinda to be declared smoke-free on Aug 15
Bathinda, July 8 Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal was expected to make this announcement, said Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav while presiding over a meeting of the core committee held at the district administrative complex today. Passing instructions to all and sundry concerned, Yadav said no-smoking signages should be installed at public places and designated nodal officers should submit certificates with the administration mentioning that the signages have been installed in the respective establishments. He also encouraged the officers to challan violators of the Act and not be hesitant in taking any action against any offender. However, officials of the Education Department pointed out that they face problem in removing rehris selling tobacco products from outside schools, which as per the COTPA Act should not be present within the 100-m radius of schools. Education officials said rehri owners fail to remove their establishments despite being asked. They added that dispute arises when teachers insist any rehri owner to move his rehri away. “Most of the teachers do not want to get caught in an unpleasant situation,” they said. District health officer RS Randhawa said in such case Rs 200 fine could be imposed on the violator. In case of habitual offender, police help could be sought through the Health Department. The railways authorities said the rehri owners, who sell tobacco products and are asked to move out, station their rehris right outside the railway station. “These rehri owners challenge us saying that outside the boundary wall of the station, nothing lies under our (railways) control. In such situations we are helpless and hence, the district administration should intervene in the matter,” they complained. The DC directed Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) officials to ensure that no such rehris were stationed outside the boundary wall of the railway station. The MCB was asked to impound rehris of violators. The next review meeting has been convened wherein all departments have been directed to bring compliance reports. |
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Jump in cut-offs makes students sweat
Bathinda, July 8 The admissions for BA (Part 1) started today and till the end of the day as many as 260 students from the general category had been admitted. Today, the admissions were closed at 75.11 per cent. Over the next two days students with lesser marks will be interviewed and the admissions are expected to be closed at 74 per cent for general category. Last year, the cut-off for BA (Part 1), the most sought after course of the college, was recorded around 71 per cent for the general category students and 65.1 per cent for the students belonging to the SC, ST and BC categories. The cut-off for admission to B.Com also touched new heights this year. While for the students of general category, the cut-off was recorded at 82 per cent for the students belonging to scheduled caste, the cut-off was 68.68 per cent and for those from backward class, it was 77.78 per cent. For students of general category, cut off for admission to B.Sc (non-medical) was 79 per cent. While for the students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category, the cut-off was recorded at 62 per cent, for the backward category it was 68 per cent. Last year, the cut-off for the course was recorded at 74 per cent for general category and around 63 per cent for other categories. Students seeking admission to B.Sc (medical) were saved from the fear of cut-offs as the college admitted all the students who had applied. While the college has 88 seats for the course (including eight seats for the students from rural areas), it has till now admitted 74 students. Similar was the case for students taking admission to BBA. While the college has 55 seats for the course, as many as 25 seats have been filled till now. The cut-off for the course was recorded at 70.64 per cent and 52.67 per cent for the general and Scheduled Caste categories, respectively. Youth Coordinator, Gurjeet Mann said the inclination of students towards humanities is increasing with every passing year. While the college has about 660 seats for the BA (Part 1) course, it had received close to 3,400 applications. “Students and their parents have realised that pursuing higher education in humanities can also open doors of opportunities to the students.” He also pointed out that a lot of money is spent on engineering and medical courses while humanities courses are less demanding in terms of finance and have a great demand in the job market. |
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Insurance agent gets bail in forgery case
Bathinda, July 8 The agent in connivance with two bank officials tried to meet her target by selling an insurance policy without even informing the buyer. The agent, Navkiran Kaur, along with senior manager of Punjab and Sind Bank Pardeep Kumar and Prahlad Mangla, deployed as Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) in the bank, were booked by the police after a detailed investigation initiated by SHO City, Rampura, DSP Phul and SP (detective). A case under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC was registered against the trio at the Rampura City Police Station on June 28, 2013, on the complaint of Tarwinder Singh, a resident of Jeond village near Rampura. The complainant said he got a cash credit limit of Rs 7 lakh from the bank after getting a Kisan Credit Card in September 2012. He deposited the documents of his agricultural land to get the money. He withdrew Rs 3 lakh from his limit and went to deposit the same in November 2012. The bank manager, however, asked him to deposit Rs 3, 25,481. The complainant when enquired about the extra amount of Rs 25, 481, the manager asked him that the money comprises the interest and an insurance instalment of Bajaj Allianz. The complainant argued with the manager that he never opted for any insurance policy, but the manager refused to listen. He, when returned home, received a policy through post. The policy papers bear forged signatures of his (complainant’s) wife and the date of birth of his wife too was wrongly mentioned as January 1, 1980 instead of March 5, 1969. The bank manager along with the AFO reached the house of the complainant and tried to pacify him by saying that if the complainant got upset over the policy the same could be surrendered and sought his signatures for the surrender of the same. The complainant alleged that despite making numerous rounds, the policy was not surrendered. The bank manager in a letter to the SSP claimed himself to be innocent in the case as he had nothing to do with the policy. He said bank gets no benefit of interest or commission for selling any policy as the bank had a tie-up at the head office level with Bajaj Allianz and their agents get lead of prospective customers interested in getting insurance cover. The manager claimed that the complainant was made aware of the sale of the policy after which he opted to purchase the same. He said the complainant’s claim of meeting him in the bank on November 14, 2012, is false as he was on leave to go abroad from November 14, 2012, to December 13, 2012, and on November 14, he did not came to the bank and remained at his residence. After getting a written representation, the SSP asked SP (detective) to submit a report on the case. The SP in its report said despite being deployed as the AFO, Mangla look for commission from insurance policies sold by the insurance agent, Navkiran Kaur. Prahlad got signatures of the complainant on the proposal form of the complainant in English from Navkiran and got it attested himself. The SP said the manager came to know about the matter but did nothing against the insurance agent and the AFO, which prove his connivance in the case. The SP recommended registration of a case against all three persons - the two bank officials and the insurance agent. The police is yet to arrest any of the three accused in the case. |
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City yearns for rain god to relent
Bathinda, July 8 The city experienced a light drizzle at around noon. Though a cool breeze continued to blow till the evening, the skies never opened up to drench the city. Although it didn't rain, the temperature plummeted by several notches. While on Saturday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.4 degree Celsius, on Monday, it fell to 30.4 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degree Celsius which remained quite close to 28.6 degree Celsius that was recorded on Saturday. The weather forecast released by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for the next four days, however, predicted that the region may experience rainfall. According to the forecast, while the maximum temperature will hover around 34 degree Celsius, the minimum temperature will be recorded around 27 degree Celsius. But in a glimmer of hope, the Met Department also said that Bathinda and
its adjoining areas may experience thunderstorms followed by rainfall over the next four days. |
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Private colleges offer fee concession to girl students
Bathinda, July 8 While the Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI) offers 25 per cent fee waiver to a single girl child for all the courses, starting this year, Malwa College is offering fee concessions to girls for five of its courses. Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, Dr SS Gill, honorary director of Malwa College, said, "We are offering fee concession to girls in five of our courses. These include the PGDCA, BCA, BBA, B.Com and BA. In the Malwa region, many parents still don't encourage their daughters to go to college." "We want to lure such parents to send their daughters to college. Some of the job-oriented courses like BCA are expensive. By offering discounts to girls for such courses, we are aiming to prepare them to be self-reliant. That's why we are giving them 50 per cent fee waiver," he added. He also added that ever since the college announced the fee concession, it had seen an increase in the number of girl students seeking admission to the courses. Dr JS Anand, principal of the DAV College, said, "We may also plan something on similar lines. The issue of offering fee concessions to girl students will be taken up with the management at the next meeting. This is a good way of encouraging more girl students to pursue higher studies." Announcing the fee concession for the single girl child for all the courses at the BFGI, the managing director of the institute, Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal said, "We have dedicated the year 2013 to the cause of women empowerment and offering a fee waiver to the single girl child is our first step towards it." FAct file
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‘Cosmetic dentistry finds more favour with people than oral health measures’
Bathinda, July 8 "Patients come to me only when they have pain in the tooth or when their smile has been distorted due to one reason or another. There are just a handful of patients who come for regular oral health check-up," said Dr Neha Kansal, an endodontist. Quoting an instance, she said that people with crowded teeth or gaping holes do not feel confident which deters their social life. "We then shape the teeth, opt for alignment or conduct other such procedures," added oral surgeon Dr Rajnish Kansal. Dr Dheeraj Dikshit said patients should visit the dentists regularly so that any kind of problem can be arrested at its onset. "Dentists have a conservative approach towards conserving the tooth. If patients come to us when the problem is in its initial stage, we are able to restore their oral health and even the money spent on treatment is less," he added. Dr Dikshit added that though patient awareness is increasing, emphasis is more on looking good rather than maintaining oral health. "In most cosmetic cases, people rush to us only when their families are exploring marriage prospects. Instead of that, parents should be alert about the oral health of their children right from childhood. Early intervention always yields better results," he said. |
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Shopkeepers attacked for refusing to pay extortion money
Bathinda, July 8 The shopkeepers, Sandeep Singla and Ankur Maheshwari, who are into the trading of shares said that somebody threatened them over the phone and demanded the extortion money. The complainant said that the accused identified himself as Sanjay Kumar, the owner of a workshop near Shakti Nagar. The shopkeepers who went to meet the workshop owner were beaten up by some unidentified persons. The duo were rushed to the Civil Hospital where the police arrived to record their statements for further investigation. Gold ring stolen
Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Shashtri Bazar, Delhi Cantonment, presently residing in a rented accommodation on Bhagu road, complained to the police that a gold ring was stolen from his rented house. The complainant said that he returned late at night after watching a movie but in the morning, noticed that a gold ring had been stolen from his wardrobe. The complainant said that the letters "GM" were inscribed on the gold ring. Police has registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Civil Lines police station. |
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Health officials hold awareness camp
Bathinda, July 8 The students were informed about the conditions that help mosquitoes breed as well as the steps that can be taken to prevent and cure malaria and dengue. They impressed upon the students to keep their surroundings clean and not allow water to stagnate in coolers and tanks and clean them at least once a week.
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Malwa College students bag sports medals
Bathinda, July 8 OP Sharma (Olympian), a student the Malwa College, added another feather to his cap by clinching the bronze in the shot put event by recording 19.45 metres. Samarjeet Singh got the bronze in the javelin throw by with a throw of 75.5 metres. Arpinder Singh jumped 16.55 metres to bag the bronze in triple jump. The principal and staff of Malwa College and Malwa Advanced Educational Society congratulated the athletes on their achievement. The president of the District Athletic Association also lauded the athletes.
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