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Students protest outside DAC
Sportsman among three arrested for robbery
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Getting threats from husband, in-laws: Dowry victim
poor condition of railway quarters
Members of the Uttar Railway Mazdoor Union hold a protest at the railway station in Bathinda on Friday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Legal awareness camp for students
Policewoman alleges molestation
Vijay Goyal is Rajindra College PTA president
Contests mark techno-cultural festival
Students present an item during freshers’ party on GZS PTU campus in Bathinda. A Tribune photograph
Teacher’s Day celebrated
11 held with 56 kg poppy husk
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Students protest outside DAC
Bathinda, September 6 Just a day after the Teacher's Day was celebrated with glee in city colleges, as many as 250 students of various colleges of the district assembled under the aegis of the union to meet the Deputy Commissioner of Bathinda and present him a memorandum of demands. However, in the absence of the Deputy Commissioner, the deputation met SDM Damanjit Singh Mann. Union leaders Sarabjeet Singh, David, Sandeep Singh, Gurpreet, Bishandeep Kaur, Mahinderjit Kaur, Simarjeet Kaur, and Poonam led the students from Government Rajindra College, Punjabi University Regional Centre, Government ITI and DAV College. The union brought it to the attention of the SDM that according to a letter issued by the Punjabi University, Patiala, students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category were to pay only the college security fee as their academic fee and other funds were waived off. However, caring two hoots about the university's orders, Government Rajindra College and DAV College made the SC students pay fees. The union requested the district administration to step in and help the SC students get a refund of the fees and also ensure that the university's orders were followed. Further, the union members pointed out that the Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo was yet to be recognised as a university by the UGC while it had been admitting students in various streams for the past two years. The union demanded that the administration should look into the matter as the students who had appeared for semester examinations were yet to receive detailed marksheets. To make sure that the students don’t leave the university, the university had withheld their certificates. The deputation pointed out that the city students travelling to and from the nearby areas like Budhlada, Bhucho Mandi, Bhucho Kenchiya etc in the district had been facing problems due to limited number of government buses running on these routes. They said at times, buses do not stop for students and they were forced to either pay to travel in private buses or wait for the next bus. They requested the district administration to either ask the PRTC to run more buses to cater to the students’ community or order staff of private buses to stop making the students pay for tickets and misbehaving with them. They also demanded that it be made compulsory for PRTC buses to stop outside all the colleges falling on their routes and also stop at all the bus stands. Responding to the demands of the students, the SDM assured them that the administration would arrive at a solution as far as their travel-related problems were concerned and would intimate them about it. He added that a meeting of the principals of the city colleges would be convened and the matter of fee waiver of SC students will be discussed and settled. He expressed ignorance about the university status of the Guru Kashi University and said he would hold a meeting with the vice-chancellor of the university, SK Ahluwalia. |
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Sportsman among three arrested for robbery
Bathinda, September 6
Amarjit Singh Amar (24), who is a matriculate, claims to have participated in the last year’s National Games, junior events, held in Patiala where he won a bronze medal. He also claimed to have undergone training in a sports academy at Khanna. A resident of Kirpalke village in Muktsar district, Amarjit is accused of snatching and stealing mobile phones in Bathinda and Malout in connivance with two other residents of his village - Gursharandeep Sona, a labourer, and Mahavir Singh, who works as a security guard at a factory in Muktsar. The police claims to have recovered 20 ‘costly’ mobile phones and two cheque books from the accused. Special staff in-charge Piyara Singh said the arrested robbers were involved in snatching Rs 2 lakh in cash and mobile phones from a shop in Nai Basti on August 15. Later, they robbed four mobile phones in Malout. Piyara Singh said one of the three accused were identified by the shopkeeper at whose shop they committed robbery of cash and mobile phones. Using mobile tracking devices after obtaining the IMEI numbers of the robbed cell phones, the police laid a naka near Ranjitgarh village in Muktsar. The shopkeeper identified the accused and got him arrested. A case under Sections 382 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Kotwali police station. The police said it would seek police remand of the accused to interrogate them further.
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Getting threats from husband, in-laws: Dowry victim
Bathinda, September 6 Rashminder Kaur along with her uncle today met the SSP, Bathinda, in this regard. The victim, a native of Muzaffarnagar who was working in a private bank, married Kanwar Kuljit Singh, a resident of the NFL Colony here, around six months ago. She alleged that her in-laws cheated her by saying that the boy was BTech (electronics) and earned Rs 15,000 per month. She claimed that her husband was jobless and did not have the degree. She learnt about it within a few months of the marriage and it led to differences between them. A few days ago, she had complained to the police that her in-laws and husband used to beat her up for dowry. A case of dowry and beating was registered against her father-in-law Kamal Ravinder Singh, mother-in-law Devinder Kaur and husband Kanwar Kuljit Singh. Rashminder said they all were yet to be arrested and were allegedly issuing her serious threats. She said she was miffed at the officials of the Thermal police station, who allegedly threatened to register a case of theft against her. Thermal SHO Harpreet Singh said the woman was accused by her in-laws of stealing 100 gram of gold and Rs 50,000. "So far, we have not registered any case against her but will book her under Section 380 of the IPC if allegations against her proved correct," he said, adding that a cross case under Section 23 of the IPC was already registered against both the parties.
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poor condition of railway quarters Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 6 Pointing out the bad condition of the railway quarters, the union members demanded that the administration should either reconstruct or renovate the residential quarters. They also demanded that the wiring of these quarters also be changed as it was almost five-decade-old and was not safe enough to bear the increasing load. They said the railway authorities had been given a grant of Rs 2 crore out of which Rs 1.5 crore was to be spent on making purified drinking water available at the station and the rest was to be spent on laying water pipelines in the railway colony. They added that while only 50 per cent area had been covered with new pipelines, the entire sum had already been paid to the contractor. Sukhdarshan Singh, Anil Kumar, Lakhveer Singh, Mahinder Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Jagdish, Prakash Chand, Neel Kanth, Narinder Kumar Joshi, Dharmendar Kumar and Rajesh Sharma were amiong those present during the protest.
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Legal awareness camp for students
Bathinda, September 6 The session was presided over by advocate Kapil Kumar Bansal. He told the students about various legal aid schemes and laws related to dowry, female foeticide, domestic violence and senior citizens and issues related with women, human rights and environment. He urged them to be aware of their rights and law and be alert to help others as well. He said the free legal aid schemes were meant for the poor and weaker sections of society to protect their legal rights. He also told them about the schemes meant for the welfare of construction workers and their families. The Principal of the school, teachers and other staff members and students were among those present. |
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Policewoman alleges molestation
Bathinda, September 6 In her complaint, the policewoman deployed at the Police Lines said that the incident occurred near Kotfatta village. She stated that she was on the way to Kotbhara village in a bus and was supposed to exit from the vehicle near Kotfatta. As soon as she came down, an unidentified man tried to grab her in an awkwardly extended hug and touched her body parts in full public view. The bystanders joined her when she retaliated with slaps and kicks. The accused, however managed to flee from the spot and could not be traced due to darkness. Investigating officer in the case Darshan Singh from the Kotfatta police station said a case in this connection had been registered against the accused and he was yet to be arrested. The police has booked the accused under Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the IPC. On the other hand the complainant while talking to The Tribune said she came to know about the arrest of the accused at the Kotfatta police station this afternoon. “The man initially claimed himself to be a labourer working in agricultural fields but later it was found that he is doing a private job,” the she said. She demanded stringent punishment for the accused. Earlier also, female cops deployed with the Women Armed Special Protection Squad were harassed by some youngsters in the city who later apologised for their misconduct and were let off with a warning. Senior police functionaries have already passed orders to deal cases of eve teasing with an iron hand, especially cases related with young girls and policewoman.
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Vijay Goyal is Rajindra College PTA president
Bathinda, September 6 At the beginning of the meeting, which was attended by around 150 teachers and parents, cashier of the committee for the session 2012-13, Prof Gyan Chand, shared the details of the funds collected by the PTA and the expenses incurred by it. The Principal dissolved the working committee of the last academic session and announced re-elections for the same. With the consensus of teachers and parents, Dr Raj Kumar was chosen as the cashier and Prof Roshan Singh as the vice-president. From among parents, Vinod Bansal was appointed senior vice-president and Suresh Gaur secretary. Avtar Singh Kainth, Sanjiv Kansal, Dr Rajesh Puri, Ravinder Singh Mann, Prof Surinder Singh, Prof Ramesh Chand Pasrija, Prof Kamlesh Rani, and Prof Rajinder Maur were chosen as members of the working committee. Addressing the gathering, Gaur said as per the rules of the PTA, parents would be invited to visit the college. He also added that issues like shortage of drinking water, lack of cleanliness on the college premises, shortage of teachers and absence of a reception counter in the college will be addressed on a priority basis.
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Contests mark techno-cultural festival
Bathinda, September 6 Fatehpal Singh, senior executive engineer, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP), Bathinda, who was the chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the festival. Dr Sarabjeet Kaur Bath, coordinator of the Department of Electrical Engineering, welcomed guests. While addressing students, Fatehpal appreciated the efforts of the department in conducting such events, as these were necessary for the overall development of students. Students participated in various technical events like paper presentations, model-making, poster-making and picture perception. While Arshdeep stood first in paper presentation, Praveen Prashar, Sachin Kumar and Vishal Kumar secured the first place in model-making. Abhishek Kashyap was declared Mr Wavor-13 and Ramandeep Kaur was chosen as Ms Wavor-13. Various technical events were also conducted throughout the day. A cultural-cum-fresher’s party for the new batch of the department was organised in the evening. Chief engineer of GNDTP, Bathinda, Sikander Singh inaugurated the cultural function. Kuldeep Garg, deputy chief engineer, GNDTP, Bathinda, was the guest of honour. Dr Sarabjeet Kaur Bath presented a report on the achievements of the students of the department during the previous year. The chief guest, in his address, appreciated the efforts of the students and motivated them. He told them about power generation, non-conventional energy sources and recent technologies in power sector. Manmeet Bhatia was chosen as Mr Fresher 2013 and Harkirat was declared Ms Fresher 2013. The campus director, Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal, expressed his happiness over the successful way in which the function was conducted. He motivated the students to work towards innovations, as the power sector had a bright scope in developing countries and as youngsters they can always contribute to it.
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Teacher’s Day celebrated
Bathinda, September 6 Dr Paramjeet Singh Romana, head, Punjabi University Campus, Maur, appreciated the efforts of the student. At the end of the programme Aman Dhaliwal thanked the students and wished them good luck for their future. |
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11 held with 56 kg poppy husk
Bathinda, September 6 Didar Singh of Kotbhara village was arrested with 2.1 kg of poppy husk from near Guru Gobind Singh Nagar and has been booked under Sections 15, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act at the Thermal police station. Jeet Ram of Bangi Nagar was found carrying 4 kg of the intoxicant near sports stadium in Bathinda. A case has been registered against him at the Civil Line police station. Sukhdev Singh of Chughe Khurd village was arrested with 4.1 kg of poppy husk from near Mehraj village and has been booked at the Rampura City police station. Gudde Kaur of Jethuke village was arrested with 11 kg of the intoxicant and booked at Sadar Rampura police station. Gulab Kaur and Balvir of Kotguru were found carrying 10 kg of poppy husk each near the village. They have been booked under the NDPS Act at Sangat police station. Lachhman Singh was arrested with 5 kg of the contraband near Sekhu village and a case has been registered against him at Rama police station. Gurjant Singh and Gurdev Singh, both residents of Kotfatta, were arrested with 2 kg of poppy husk each. They have been booked at Kotfatta police station. One Gurjant Singh of Ludhiana was arrested with 3 kg of the intoxicant from near Chak Attar Singhwala village and has been booked at Nandgarh police station. Hardeep Singh of Raike Kalan was caught carrying 3 kg of poppy husk from near Bambiha village. A case has been registered against him at Nandgarh police station.
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Members of the Uttar Railway Mazdoor Union (URMU) staged a dharna at the Bathinda railway station under the leadership of Joginder Singh and Baldev Singh
Punia. Pointing out the bad
condition of the railway quarters, the union members demanded that the administration should either reconstruct or
renovate the residential quarters.
Student’s body, ‘Electro Tech’, of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Giani Zail Singh Punjab Technical University
(GZS PTU) Bathinda campus, conducted a techno-cultural festival ‘Wavor-13’ on Teacher’s Day.
Fatehpal Singh, senior executive engineer, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP),
Bathinda, who was the chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the festival.
