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Ring road Phase-I A view of the proposed Ring Road Phase-I project in Bathinda. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
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Post SC verdict, admn to redraw
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Apex court decides against demolishing residential units of appellants to pave way for commercial plots Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, August 11 APS Virk, chairman of the Improvement Trust, Bathinda, said they were yet to get a certified copy of the judgment. "Once we get it, the issue will be discussed with our counsels. We are also awaiting the judgment on petitions pertaining to agriculture land, which has been kept reserved," he said. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed in the SC was divided into two categories. One of them included the petitioners whose houses and plots fell under the scheme and which the SC decided on August 6 in favour of the petitioners. Another judgment, involving the people whose agriculture land falls under the project, has been kept reserve. This includes around 20 acres falling under the project. Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said the final decision on the project would be taken only after getting a certified copy of the judgment. He added that the area under question may be re-acquired for the project. One of the petitioners, Sanjiv Kumar Mittal from Green Avenue, said the judgment has given relief to 150 families that own houses form 100 sq yards to around 400 sq yards in the area. "Many of us have spent our lifetime savings on our houses and including it for developing commercial sites was no less than a catastrophe for us," he said. The SC bench, led by Justice GS Singhvi and including Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, gave relief to the holders of small plots and houses who have been fighting the case for the past nine years. People have been opposing the proposal of the Improvement Trust, Bathinda, to acquire their land along the proposed project. Residents of the area had filed a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2004. In 2011, the HC refused to quash the project in favour of petitioners. The petitioners then moved the SC in 2011. Now, the Improvement Trust will have to leave out small plots and houses from the 45.57-acre development scheme. As per the Improvement Trust proposal, small plots and houses along the road - in Jujhar Singh Nagar and Green Avenue areas - were to be acquired for commercial development. The owners of these establishments had challenged the proposal that was carved out in 2002 to lay a ring road with an aim to ease traffic congestion in the city. Need for ring road
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Schools jittery after sending info sought by Education Dept
Bathinda, August 11 Apart from basic details, the schools have also been made to furnish information like actual enrolment for the session vis-a-vis sanctioned admission capacity, expenditure on wages/salaries, allowances and other benefits given to the staff, expenditure on other items like electricity, water, maintenance, updating library, equipment, lab and consumables etc. Details of each member of the staff like qualification, designation, date and method of appointment, whether fulfils the qualification criteria or not among other things have also been sought by the Education Department. Besides, details about the infrastructure at the school, the total area of the school, area dedicated to playground, total constructed area, area used for classes, office and other purposes, number, size and seating capacity of classrooms, area, size and seating capacity of the library, computer room, assembly hall and sports room have also been asked for. To gauge whether the schools are charging reasonable fee, details of the class-wise fee structure and its various components have been demanded. If the pro forma for the survey was not long enough, the schools were asked to submit similar details for the past two academic sessions as well. “The schools in Bathinda district were asked to submit the pro forma by August 1. All possible details about a school have been asked for. Collecting all the details and for the last two academic sessions as well was quite a task,” confided the head of a school in the district. More than the details that were sought, it is the parameters which have left the schools in a bind. In an April 9 ruling, passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Civil Writ Petition (CWP) No 20545 of 2009, CWP 3834 of 2010 and CWP 5587 of 2010, it was stated that there was a need to maintain balance between “autonomy of the educational institutions and measures to be taken to avoid the commercialisation of education”. The details will be used by the education boards
to determine whether the schools affiliated to them have submitted the annual profit and loss accounts
to them during the last five years, and if not, what action has been taken
by them against the defaulter schools? The boards will also check whether the schools have followed the mandatory requirements of the Right to Education Act, 2010, i.e. giving admission to 25 per cent students belonging to weaker sections of society, whether the salaries paid to teachers and other employees are in accordance with the rules and guidelines framed by them or the state government and if the schools affiliated to them are prescribing the books of private publishers. The ruling also counted as malpractices the charging of admission fees from students every year after they were promoted to the higher class even as the student is of the same school; the charging of various funds twice over like building fund and dilapidated funds which are collected even though the building is already complete whereas only fund for maintenance could at the best be charged; the charging of advance fees for three months instead of a month; and the schools having their own shops
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Fake RC scam may cast its shadow on Bollywood actor
Bathinda, August 11 The police said they are working on various leads and have come to know about the purchase of the VIP number for a vehicle of the actor but they are yet to get any clues to ascertain the truth. Police sources said the actor reportedly purchased a vehicle from Ludhiana and got the number through Gagan Teshwar Singh, a non-practising lawyer who has been booked by the police under various sections of the IPC for cheating and forgery. A resident of the posh Civil Lines area of Bathinda, Gagan Tejeshwar Singh is believed to have links with bureaucrats, politicians and other influential persons and was known in the city for playing a key role in getting VIP numbers allotted. Gagan Teshwar Singh is also said to be a close relative of a senior vigilance officer. "Since we are yet to obtain the documents pertaining to the original record of the VIP numbers, we can't comment on the issue. We are conducting raids to nab the middleman," said investigating officer DSP (Detective) Ranjeet Singh. The DSP said he is being updated by police sources about the purchase of the VIP number by the actor. "We are working minutely on every detail provided by the people to ascertain the veracity of the facts. The case has become quite sensitive in view of more than 40 fake registration numbers of vehicles with the involvement of the DTO himself," the DSP said. The DSP pointed out that he came to know about the PUB-7 number reportedly sold to the Bollywood actor through the middleman Gagan Teshwar Singh but was not in a position to confirm it until the accused is arrested and interrogated. "We were busy questioning the DTO after which we will look for the other accused absconding in the case," the police official said. He said police have got enough evidence against the DTO who will be produced in the court tomorrow. |
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Corporation releases fogging schedule, city areas to be covered by Aug 30
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, August 11 On August 20, the areas to be fogged include the right side of Multania Road, main stretch of Multania road, Bir Talab Road, Subhash Basti, police quarters under ward 39, Bharat Nagar, Patel Nagar, Green Avenue and left side of ward 6 area in Jujhar Nagar, Pujjan Wala Mohalla, left side of PRTC road, area along the GT Road towards Mall Road till Fire Brigade and further to Pujjan Wala Mohalla covering localities in wards 22, 23 and 36. On August 21, fogging will be done in Hari Nagar, Preet Nagar, Lal Singh Basti, Sanguana Basti, right side of Naruana Road, Dasmesh Nagar, Pratap Dhillon Basti wards 31 and 32, Pukhraj Colony, Manocha Colony, Ghanaiya Nagar, Balmiki Basti, Gali Khaddar Bhandar Wali area, Manocha Colony, Ghanaiya Nagar, Balmiki Basti, Gali Khaddar Bhandar Wali area of ward 17, right side of Amrik Singh Road, Arya Nagar, Ahata Niaz Mohammad, Nai Basti streets 1 to 6 and Birla Mill Colony, Malviya Nagar wards 21 and 48. On August 22, fogging will be done in Amarpura Basti till street number 9, Mehna Basti, Bangi Nagar, Udham Singh Nagar and Ganpati Enclave wards 27 and 33, Chandsar Basti, Bank Colony, North Estate, Kamla Nehru Colony and Dr Narang Road, wards 6 and 17, DC's residence and nearby areas, Ahata Madhokpura and the fish market, Ahata Sakandpura and Veer Colony and Namdev Nagar area of ward 47. On August 23, the areas to be fogged include Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Balraj Nagar, Bhai Mati Dass Nagar, Nachhattar Nagar and Housefed Colony covering wards 26, 27 and 29, Sarabha Nagar, Harpal Nagar, Basant Vihar and Aggarwal Colony area of ward 16, Green Avenue, Panchvati Nagar, Vishal Nagar phase 1, 2 and 3, Shakti Nagar, New Shakti Nagar and Tagore Nagar area of ward 49. On August 24, areas like Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, left side of Balla Ram Nagar street number 10, right and left side streets of Balla Ram Nagar, Bank Colony and National Colony under ward 3, Municipal Colony, Sewerage Board office, Thermal Colony, Joganand Road, Kothe Amarpura, Kothe Sucha Singh wards 1 and 2, Model Town phase 2, Beant Nagar and Dhobiana Basti in wards 9 and 11 will be fogged. On August 25, the area from Fire Brigade to Mall Road and from railway station to Taar Bazaar, Sirki Bazar, old police station, Qila Road and inner areas till Fire Brigade including wards 35 and 36, Model Town phase I, Radio Colony, Harbans Nagar and industrial area in wards 12 and 30 as well as the dump area will be fogged. On August 26, areas like Mata Jivi Nagar and Hazura Kapura Colony till street number 9, left side of Guru Gobind Singh Nagar till street 10 in ward 3, Power House Road street number 6 and the further left side stretch of it, right side of Ajit Road, Guru Arjan Dev Nagar and Shiv Mandar street area of ward 8, left side of Bhatti Road, Ganesha Basti and Thakur Colony besides Dheevar Colony areas in wards 19 and 20 will be fogged. On August 27, areas like Model Town phase 3, Baba Farid Nagar, Barnala bypass road and Vishwakarma market wards 8 and 5, right side of Power House road till chowk, Civil Station, Mini-secretariat and district courts, new bus stand, PRTC workshop, wards 14 and 23, Prajapat Colony, Azad Nagar, Shiv Colony, left side of Sarabha Nagar and Brar Bandhu Wala area in wards 19 will be fogged. On August 28, the areas like Kachi Thermal Colony, Kheta Singh Basti, Hardev Nagar, Kothe Kame Ke, Kothe Gyan Ke, CISF Colony, Oriya Colony, Janta Nagar in ward 50 area, Bhagu Road and nearby streets of Civil Lines, Shant Nagar and right side of Dhobiana Road, Police Lines, wards 10 and 14, left side of Bhatti Road, Ganesha Basti and Thakur Colony Dheevar in wards 19 and 20 will be fogged. On August 29, the areas to be fogged include Arjan Nagar, Gurukul road, Gopal Nagar, 80-feet road and its left side area, rightside of Paras Ram Nagar, Jogi Nagar area in wards 44 and 45, right side area of Adarsh Nagar, NFL Colony, ward 1 area of Mandir Wali Gali, Sanjay Nagar, Awa Basti, Kala Singh Sidhu Colony and 80-feet road in wards 34 and 35. On August 30, the Municipal Corporation plans to cover areas like the Alam Basti, Dubey Colony, left side of Paras Ram Nagar and right side of Pratap Nagar in of wards 43, 44 and 46, both sides of Ajit Road till Ghode Wala Chowk and left side of Power House road till the 100-feet road, streets near Bibiwala gurudwara, Guru Ki Nagri, Women's Hostel, Civil Hospital, Haji Rattan link road area of wards 26 and 28. On this date, fogging will be carried out in these areas.
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Rice millers want hike in milling charges
Bathinda, August 11 This is despite the fact that Punjab's contribution of rice for the country is nearly 50 per cent. Millers in states like Chhattisgarh get Rs 48 for milling one quintal of paddy. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) gives paddy to the rice mills and the same is returned in the form of rice after milling by the millers. The transportation cost of paddy from the grain market to the rice mills is borne by the FCI while the millers are supposed to pay transportation charges while shifting the rice back to the procurement agency. The millers said that power tariff, diesel prices, labour and management charges have increased manifold in the last one decade but the milling charges for paddy in Punjab have remained the same-Rs 15 per quintal. There are nearly 250 rice mills in Bathinda and the maximum number of mills is based in Rampura. There are nearly 4,000 rice mills are in Punjab and around 3200 are in working order. For every one quintal of paddy, millers are supposed to return 67 kg of rice, including 25 per cent of broken rice to the FCI. The millers said that sometimes, they fail to get 67 kg of rice from one quintal of paddy due to the introduction of some new varieties of paddy which fail to produce 67 kg of rice out of one quintal of paddy. Nakesh Jindal said that the plight of millers across Punjab remains unanswered despite numerous representations to the state and central government functionaries, bureaucrats and politicians. "We have requested the authorities to take up the matter with their counterparts in Central Government but to no avail. The state government is not even ready to recommend Rs 65 per quintal milling charges to the Centre," Jindal said. Despite huge losses in custom rice milling, the millers are forced to continue the business as they have no other alternative. "The estimated cost of milling one quintal of paddy in a mill costs more than Rs 60 but we get only Rs 15 and we are at loss of Rs 45," said Narain Garg, president of the Bathinda Rice Millers Association. He said that there were 20 rice mills in Bathinda city in 2003 and instead of an increase in its number, five rice mills have shut down. Garg said the transportation cost of returning back the milled paddy also sometimes costs dear to the millers as last year, the centre where the paddy was milled was Maur Mandi, which is located at some distance from Bathinda. The government claims that since millers retain the byproduct after milling the paddy, which includes paddy husk-used as fuel and rice bran-to obtain oil, the milling charges are not increased. Fact file
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Goods worth Rs 8.5 lakh stolen from house
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, August 11 Five arrested for selling oil in Phoos Mandi
Police have arrested five persons for selling adulterated oil after pilfering it from the oil tankers adjoining depots in Phoos Mandi. Over 6000 litres of oil has also been recovered from the possession of the accused and a case under sections 420, 379 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act has been registered at the Kotfatta police station. The accused have been identified as Kaka Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Seera Singh, Raju Singh, Sukhpal Singh and Padam. One arrested with poppy husk in Jassi Pauwali
Police have arrested Raj Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, presently residing in Bhai Mati Das Nagar area of the city with two kilograms of poppy husk. The accused was found carrying poppy husk near the bus stand in Jassi Pauwali area of the district. A case under sections 15, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused at the Kotfatta police station. Further probe is on in the case. |
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Role play contest to be held in schools
Bathinda, August 11 The themes of the role play activity will be healthy relationship among adolescents, charms and challenges of adolescence, HIV/AIDS: stigmatisation and vulnerability of adolescents and cause and impact of drug abuse. Since it is a national level activity, the language will be either Hindi or English. At the tehsil level in Bathinda district, the activity will be held at the SSD Senior Secondary School, Government Senior Secondary School, Rampura Phul, and Khalsa Public Senior Secondary School, Talwandi Sabo, on August 22. The district-level role play competition will be held at Teachers' Home in Bathinda on August 30. Fact file The activity aims at developing interactive participation of students by providing them with opportunities for experimental learning. |
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Building material litters Fauji Chowk
The Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) has undertaken the task of beautifying the roundabout under which it is being given a new look. The area of the chowk has been reduced thereby lessening its diameter. However, with the I-day approaching, the construction material lies heaped on the chowk itself. Even the gap left after reducing the circumference of the chowk has not been covered. Construction material lying at Fauji Chowk even as the Independence Day celebrations are around the corner.
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With a portion of the Ring Road Phase-I project cleared by the Supreme Court, the Improvement Trust and the district administration will now have to redraw the project keeping in view the directions of the SC.
The Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) has issued afresh the schedule for fogging in the city.
In a press statement issued here, assistant municipal commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal stated that on August 19, the areas to be fogged include the left side of Pratap Nagar, Bachittar Singh gurudwara area, Harbans Colony, SAS Nagar till Labh Singh Chowk area, Hans Nagar areas of ward number 37 and 40, right side area of Jujhar Singh Nagar and Ajit road, left side area of Ghode Wala Chowk, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar and Parinda Road streets under ward 7, the area till Pujjan Wala Mohalla, right side area of PRTC, Kalia street, Ayurvedic hospital road, right side of the road from Government Rajindra College to grain market and the old bus stand to Pujjan Wala Mohalla areas of wards 23, 24 and 25.
Bathinda, August 11