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Maur SHO suspended
City celebrates a safe Diwali
25 new cases of dengue, count rises to 111 in dist
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Drunken brawls mar Diwali
Contractual workers of GMC call off strike
Info on vector-borne diseases
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Maur SHO suspended
Bathinda, November 4 The miscreants inflicted injuries upon three persons, including the rural president of BJP Yuva Morcha, Kantesh Singla, who objected to their activities. Kantesh received serious head injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Max Hospital, Bathinda. Sources said one of the accused was nabbed by the residents and handed over to the police but the cops allegedly let him go. Residents of the town today stood up against the police laxity. Heavy police force was deployed in the town following shut down of business ventures by area residents, who demanded that the accused involved in the last night's incident be arrested. The protesters relented only after Kulwinder Singh, SHO, Maur Mandi, was suspended and they were assured of registration of a case against him and arrest of the accused boys within 24 hours. In the evening, DSP Jaspal Singh said a case has been registered against the SHO. Earlier, the irate residents, who were holding a dharna, refused to listen to senior administrative and police functionaries who visited the protest venue in the morning and tried to pacify them. The protesters lifted the dharna only after SSP Ravcharan Brar and Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav met them at around 2 pm. The SSP assured them that a case would be registered against the SHO for not performing his duty and shielding the guilty boys. One of the local leaders, Jagdish Sharma said people got upset as the SHO failed to take action against the youngsters from nearby Chhoti Maur village. The tractor-borne young boys were creating nuisance in the town by playing loud music and indulging in eve-teasing. "Had the SHO listened to the area residents' complaint, the matter would have been sorted out last night only," said Vishnu Goyal. The residents shut down their business ventures today morning and raised slogans against the SAD leaders for 'minting' money by imposing property taxes and filling their coffers without showing concern towards the security of residents of the state. More than 2000 people thronged the Bohar Wala Chowk to register their protest against the Punjab Government and the police. They demanded immediate arrest of the accused boys involved in the last night's incident and stringent action against the SHO who shielded the accused. "Policemen failed to reach the spot of crime even as repeated calls were made to them. They took plea of not having vehicles and fuel," said Babbu. Meanwhile, the police laxity was also witnessed by city residents last night where a number of snatching incidents was reported. Residents of Dhobiana Road managed to nab a miscreant who tried to snatch a gold chain from a woman. The snatcher, reportedly a drug addict and a student of BA first year, was given a severe dressing down by area residents and was handed over to the Cantonment police. Cantonment police station SHO Paramjit Doad said a case was likely to be registered against the snatcher who belongs to a well-to-do family of Housefed Colony on Dabwali Road. Inderjit Kaur, a resident of Dhobiana road, lamented that the police failed to reach the spot in time while the public was beating up the snatcher even as repeated calls were made at the police control room. the incident and its repercussion
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City celebrates a safe Diwali
Bathinda, November 4 A fire brigade official said rescue calls were received from six places wherein garbage lying in vacant plots had caught fire. These included sites behind Sepal Hotel, Amrik Singh road, Calcutta Wali Gali, Bhatti Road, Baba Deep Singh Nagar and Ganesha Basti. On the rooftop of a shop in Sirki Bazar, some old furniture had caught fire, which too was brought under control. SC order flouted
Meanwhile, the order of the Supreme Court allowing bursting of crackers only between 6 am and 10 pm went for a toss. In the absence of proper policing and lack of moral responsibility on the part of residents, crackers were seen being burst till late in the night causing discomfort to children, elderly and those suffering from respiratory problems. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had written to all deputy commissioners in the state asking them to ensure compliance of the order of the apex court and submit a compliance report to the office of PPCB by November 5. The report compiled at the state level will then be sent to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. In Bathinda, the district administration had forwarded the letter to the SSP and SDMs concerned to do the needful. Six baby girls born on Diwali night
Six baby girls were born on Diwali night at the Women and Children Hospital here. While two of them were delivered through Caesarean section four were normal delivery cases. Fact file
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25 new cases of dengue, count rises to 111 in dist
District Health Officer (DHP) Dr Raghubir Singh Randhawa said the new confirmed cases included 16 cases from Bathinda city, six from Rampura and one from Nathana. Two patients were from other districts. The DHO called upon people to take preventive measures against dengue. “People should wear full-sleeve shirts and pants. It should be ensured that water does not accumulate or is collected in or around houses,” he said. Randhawa added a patient suffering from dengue should take complete bed rest, proper medication and proper diet. |
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Protest seeks justice for ’84 riots victims
Bathinda, November 4 Speaking on the occasion, Baba Hardeep Singh said even as 29 years have passed since hundreds of Sikhs were brutally murdered by mobs incited by some influential political leaders and others, no action has been initiated against them by the Indian Government. Instead of taking stringent action against the guilty, they were offered key posts at various places, Baba Hardeep alleged. Among those who took part in the protest march included Manjit Singh Dhelwan, Baba Kuldeep Singh, Surinder Singh Nathana, Major Singh Bhunder, Jagjit Singh, Jiwan Singh and Bhai Bhagwan Singh. |
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BDA to set up amusement park near GNDTP lake
Bathinda, November 4 Chief administrator of Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) Varinder Sharma said the idea was to bring up an exclusive amusement park, operations of which could be outsourced. “The project has been approved and work on it will begin very soon,” he said. In the second phase of the project, the BDA plans to build a restaurant or some eatery in the middle of the lake. People will be ferried to and fro the food joint. Earlier, a joggers’ park was set up along the water tanks near Rose Garden, which was on the lines of a walkway developed along the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The BDA will now develop a walkway along the lake number 1. The track will run between the lake and the railway track. The BDA will get the requisite land cleared and the area will be landscaped to provide a better ambience to morning walkers and joggers. The project will come up at the cost of Rs 3.5 crore. Earlier in the year 2010, the BDA had developed walkways along two lakes. The BDA had provided Rs 96 lakh to the Forest Department, which had developed the walkway and installed railings along the lakes. The tracks largely lie unused in the absence of its proper maintenance. Benches that were set up near the walkway are now surrounded by tall vegetative growth. The plan
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Drunken brawls mar Diwali
Amritsar, November 4 They had to conduct alcohol examination on a number of persons, including five policemen, who were brought from different city areas. "Six medico-legal cases were reported on Diwali after
8 pm and four had came in the day," said a hospital employee. Even as the hospital was closed because of Diwali, the emergency block saw rush of injured patients and their attendants because of these brawls. The employees had to attend to other half a dozen people with minor injuries during the night. Even two of the cases were referred to Government Medical College because of the severity of their injuries. Similar cases were also reported at many private hospitals in the city, but there number could not be ascertained. "Most of these kinds
of the injuries are reported to the hospital nearest to the place of occurrence of the incident," said another employee. However, number of drunken brawls on Diwali night has decreased this year in comparison to the Diwali last year. As many as 19 medico-legal cases were reported at the hospital last Diwali. Senior Medical Officer Dr Balbir Singh Dhillon said, "The number of such incidents increases on festival days as people have a habit to celebrate festivals by consuming alcohol." He said on the other hand no burn injuries were reported at the hospital. |
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NFL observes Vigilance Awareness Week
Bathinda, November 4 Banners depicting slogans against corruption were displayed at various locations in the factory and NFL township. Besides this essay writing competitions for NFL and CISF employees were held. A declamation contest for students of Rose Mary Convent School was held and a lecture on vigilance was also organised. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Bureau, Janak Raj, delivered a lecture on promoting good governance. Singhla gave away prizes to the winners of various competitions. |
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Mansa-Chd match ends in tie
Bathinda, November 4 After winning the toss Chandigarh team elected to bowl. Mansa scored 109 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Satnam scored 42, while Lovepreet scored 29 runs. Parnav of Chandigarh took three wickets in three overs. Ratan bowled four overs but could not crack a wicket. In reply, Chandigarh scored 109 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Anmol scored 20 runs and Prince scored 18 runs. Sukhvir of Mansa took two wickets in 4 overs and Sanbhar took one wicket in four overs. Satnam was declared man of the match. The match remained a tie. |
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Contractual workers of GMC call off strike
Amritsar, November 4 The contractual workers - staff nurses and paramedical employees - joined their respective duties in the college hospital today. The workers have also given a letter to the college authorities about ending their stir. The contractual workers had been protesting for the regularisation of their services for the last 18 days. The workers held a meeting with Cabinet minister Anil Joshi, where in he asked them to join their duties in view of the inconvenience caused to the general public. Association leader Surinder Sharma said, “The matter is in purview of the Cabinet minister and as such after his assurance we have decided to call off the protest.” He said the workers were hopeful that their services would be regularised. The contractual workers would also be meeting Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on November 8 to discuss the issue, he said. |
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Info on vector-borne diseases
Bathinda, November 4 The programme will especially focus on prevention and cure of dengue. Dr Gagandeep Singh Grover and other experts will deliver the lecture on November 12, which will be re-telecast on November 16 and November 23. |
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