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Garbage collection to remain suspended in 2
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Bacchus lovers rejoice as liquor rates slashed in Bathinda district
Punjab police works under immense pressure, says Maluka
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Sports meet
Central University of Punjab signs MoU to promote high-end research
Officials of the Central University of Punjab and Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Bathinda on Thursday. A Tribune Photograph
Forum submits memorandum against property tax
Phul police station gets new building
Socio-cultural fest
Global day on anaesthesia observed
Book exhibition kicks off
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Garbage collection to remain suspended in 2
ULbs
Bathinda, October 17 The garbage treatment plant covers as many as 18 urban local bodies. In the wake of huge payments pending towards the urban local bodies of Abohar, Tapa, Malout, Mansa and Gidderbaha, the JITF had suspended garbage collection work in these cities for the past few months. The work at Mansa was, however, restored after the Mansa Deputy Commissioner intervened. Municipal Commissioner Vipul Ujwal, in-charge of the Bathinda cluster covering 18 urban local bodies, today convened a meeting of the executive officers of these ULBs along with JITF officials. At the meeting, officials from Gidderbaha, Mansa and Malout asked for 30 days’ time to make some portion of the pending tipping fees. An amount to the tune of Rs 14 lakh is pending for the Malout urban local body of which it promised to pay Rs 4 lakh by November 15. The JITF officials, however, did not agree to the proposal saying it was not even 50 percent of the pending amount. Officials of the Gidderbaha urban local body promised to pay Rs 2-3 lakh by the next month which it hopes to earn from imposition of property tax. The Mansa Deputy Commissioner assured the JITF of allocating money from the special grant the urban local body will get from the state government. The JITF will now start garbage collection from these three cities. However, garbage collection will remain suspended in Tapa and Abohar as no official from were present these ULBs at the meeting. For future payments, the state government has already tied up with private companies entrusted with garbage treatment plants in Mohali, Amritsar and Bathinda. According to the tie-up, these companies will submit bills at the office of the Director, Local Bodies, in Chandigarh. Sixty percent of these bills will be cleared in two to three days while the rest 40 per cent will be cleared after proper verification from the respective ULBs. The new procedure is expected to be implemented from November onwards. The JITF Urban Waste Management Ltd had earlier decided to wind up its operations by early November as these five ULBS under the Bathinda cluster were not paying their garbage collection dues and tipping fee. Since the garbage treatment plant is yet to come up at Mansa Road, the JITF has been making door-to-door garbage collection in the 18 ULBs falling under the Bathinda cluster and dumping the refuse at old dumping grounds of these cities. Once the Bathinda plant gets completed, garbage would be brought to Bathinda for treatment. The issue of non-payment had cropped up last year too. While Bathinda MC has repeatedly served notices to trim the JITF operations on garbage collection, it has not been able to make all the ULBs pay charges. Government officials said the municipal councils have limited or no resources, which are mostly pumped in to pay the debts these urban bodies owe. Tipping fee
What transpired at the meeting
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Bacchus lovers rejoice as liquor rates slashed in Bathinda district
Liquor contractors in Bathinda said that keeping in view the low sale of liquor in the district as compared to neighbouring districts, the demand to cut down the existing prices was mooted. Rupinder Kaka, the owner of a restaurant-cum-beer bar in Model Town, said the reduction in prices would have a bearing on those who consumed liquor at the bar. "It certainly has a psychological effect on liquor consumers. The consumption of country-made liquor will shoot up with the move. Hike in prices will not affect much the well-off section who consume whiskey or Scotch but the consumption shoots up if rates are slashed for country-made liquor," Rupinder said. Daisy, a liquor contractor, said the rates of country-made liquor in Bathinda are already quite low as compared to other districts of Punjab but the prices of whiskey were high, which is now reduced by the Excise Department. AETC GS Tiwana said the liquor prices have been slashed with effect from Wednesday in Bathinda. |
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Punjab police works under immense pressure, says Maluka
Bathinda, October 17 The Education Minister declared opening of a veterinary college in Rampura Phul. “The CM will lay the foundation stone of the college within few days and unlike many other buildings in the state, this college will be completed within within time”, he said. Terming the new building of the Phul police station as a need of the hour, he said there were still many other police stations in a similar condition that required an immediate renovation. The minister said the round-the-clock duty of the entire police force in the state was a cause of concern for the state government and it was now seriously contemplating to introduce eight- hour duty for the policemen. “A lot is yet to be done to bring police reforms in the state. If the police is good everything will be good in the state," he said. He termed his relationship with Sumedh Saini, DGP, Punjab, as cordial one. The minister said Saini was an upright officer .a The minister regaled audience by comparing the new police station building with the old building. He announced to give Rs 2 lakh to purchase furniture for the new building from his MLA quota. Maluka also demanded a new building for the Bhagta Bhaika police station, which at presently is operating from a rented government building. Maluka announced Rs 15 lakh grant each for government school in Dulewal village and girls’ school in Phul. Others present on the occasion were IG Nirmal Dhillon, DIG Amar Chahal, SSP Ravcharan Brar, Zila Parishad Chairman Gurpreet Maluka and Chairman of Cooperative Bank Jasvir Brar.
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Day 2 : Sahil secures first position in 5,000 m walk
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 17 In shortput U -19 (girls) event Mandeep Kaur from Goniana Mandi, Jashandeep Kaur from Bathinda II and Harvinder from Bathinda II secured the first, second and third positions respectively. In shortput U-19 (boys) event, Manpreet from Talwandi, Nirmal Singh from Bathinda I zone and Harkirat Singh from Talwandi secured the first, second and third places. In triple jump U -19 Harinder Singh from Bhagta, Gaganpreet Singh from Goniana Mandi and Vinay Singh from Bathinda notched the first three slots. In U-17 (boys) 5,000 m walk, Harjit Singh from Bathinda I, Gagandeep from Bathinda I and Ravi Singh from Sangat bagged the three top positions respectively. There was a stiff competition in hammer throw (boys) U-19 event. Navjot Singh from Mandi Phool, Navdeep Singh from Sangat and Gurpreet emerged victorious in the event. navjot bagged the first position. In girls' U-19 category, Ramandeep from Mandi Phool, Sarabjit Kaur Mandi Phool and Sukhjit Kaur Bathinda I secured first, second and third slots respectively. In javelin throw U-19 event, Nirmal from Talwandi, Amandeep from Talwandi and Bagga from Bathinda I secured the first, second and third spots respectively. In girls' U-19 category, Jashanpreet Kaur from Bathinda I, Jashandeep Kaur from Bathinda I and Paramjeet from Rampura Phul Mandi bagged the first, second and third positions. In 200 mt race of U-19 event, Pardeep from Mandi Phool, Manpreet from Mandi Kalan and Manpreet from Talwandi got first three positions. In 1500 m event of U-19 girls' category, Sandeep from Mandi Phool, Lucky from Bathinda II and Socha Kaur from Talwandi Sabo proved their mettle. They secured first three places respectively In 6,000 mt race of U -19 category, Socha Kaur from Talwnadi Sabo, Gurpreet from Mandi Kalan, Manpreet from Mandi Kalan emerged victorious.
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Central University of Punjab signs MoU to promote high-end research
Bathinda, October 17 BFUHS Vice-Chancellor SS Gill and CUP Vice-Chancellor Jai Rup Singh signed the agreement in the presence of officials from both the institutions. Under this agreement, the CUP would recognise BFUHS as an accredited institution for pursuing research, leading to Ph.D degree of university in designated subjects of any branch of biomedical sciences or any other related areas of mutual interest. The faculty of BFUHS and CUP centres concerned will work towards developing joint research projects in the areas of common interest, thereby mutually using the research facilities. The CUP would also recognise and accredit BFUHS faculty for guiding research leading to Ph.D. degree of the university. Faculty and students of the two institutions will visit each other for undertaking research programmes in cancer biology and drug discovery for control of cancer, besides several other designated areas. Speaking on the occasion, the VCs of both institutions expressed hope that signing the agreement would benefit people of the state. |
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Forum submits memorandum against property tax
Bathinda, October 17 Signed by residents of a number of areas, including Paras Ram Nagar, Pratap Nagar and adjoining localities, people have refused to pay the tax. Pardeep Goyal, a city resident, said that property tax had come as an additional burden on all sections. Residents said the area beyond the railway tracks were slum dwellings. They said it was beyond their capacity to pay property tax, which comes in addition to VAT imposed on
fuel and power. They said if the government could waive power bills and give subsidy to the agriculture sector, why the same benefits could not be extended to urban slums as well. Goyal said people were being asked to shell out money for houses built more than two decades ago. "Our houses need repair. Being festival season, we also need to make our house look brighter. From where can we spend money for repair and then pay taxes?" rued Harvinder Singh, another resident. Protesters said in the wake of non-payment of property tax, they were being threatened with legal action and notices. "We feel like tenants in our own houses. The government should have spared the poor from this additional burden," said some residents demanding rollback in property tax. |
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Phul police station gets new building
Bathinda, October 17 "Though this police station cannot be declared a one station as it still sans a few basic amenities, the building is will prove beneficial to the policemen and public," said SSP Ravcharan Brar. He said the new building was the need of the hour. Phul SHO Gurdeep Singh said the earlier building was built during the British rulers. "The doors of the building were converted into windows after over the years. The building went three to four feet below in comparison to the roads near the old building," the SHO said. He added that the problem aggravated during rainy season due to water logging. "There was no seating arrangement for the policemen and it was a herculean task to keep the seized material . There was no place for the policemen to stay overnight in the old building," the SHO said. The SHO said separate quarters for munshis were yet to be provided by the government. |
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Technical varsity students secure first position
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 17 Amandeep Singh of B Arch won the first position and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. The GZS PTU students competed in six events and won four positions. Purvashi Grover and Rahul bagged the second position in the singing sensation event. Subh Laxmi and Upendra secured third position in gabmaster (debate) out of 150 teams. Campus Director Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal congratulated all the students, faculty leaders Pooja Goyal and Nisha Rani and cultural coordinator Dr Sandeep Kansal for the success.
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Global day on anaesthesia observed
Bathinda, October 17 The role of anaesthetist from operating room, including radiological imaging, gastrointestinal endoscopy, placement and testing of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, lithotripsy and electroconvulsive therapy during cardiac catheterizations and angioplasty,
uncooperative cases of CT scan, MRI, neuro and cardiac surgery procedures were discussed during the event. Dr Shyam Lal Thukral, patron of the organisation, Dr JC Garg, president, Dr Sushil Garg, secretary, and Dr Rohit, cashier of the District Society for Anaesthesiologist, were also present on the
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The Central University of Punjab today signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot (BFUHS), to foster mutual cooperation for promoting high-end research and academic programmes in biomedical sciences and other areas.
Bathinda, October 17
The move to increase the liquor rates by the state government around six months ago did not find many takers here.
