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Fire breaks out at Axis Bank branch
Octogenarian woman robbed of gold earrings
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Youth Cong workers detained for bid to disrupt event, released
Complaints about poor sewerage system pour in
Exercise to prevent arthritis: Expert
Ex-sarpanch, panchayat secretary booked for bungling funds
Jatt Bhalai Sabha office-bearers elected
Here, dishes are prepared without spices
Jail inmate booked for possessing drugs
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Fire breaks out at Axis Bank branch
Bathinda, November 10 Being holiday, the bank was closed today. People saw smoke billowing out of the building and raised an alarm. The Fire Department was informed. Dr Ajay Gupta, owner of Ludhiana Children Hospital situated opposite the bank building, said he saw the building caught in flames between 8.30 am and 8.45 am. “Fire engulfed the entire first floor within minutes,” he said. Furniture, important files, the server room, loan section, cash counters and banking gadgets kept on the first floor of the building were burnt. However, the ground floor where the bank’s ATM machine and office of the bank manager is situated was saved. Short circuit in the store room situated on the first floor is being suspected as the cause of fire though exact reason is yet to be established. Bank officials, who reached the place, claimed that the lost record would be retrieved from the backup maintained in the Chandigarh and Mumbai offices of the bank in the next few days or so. They added that it would take 10 or more days to bring the functioning of the bank back to normal. Earlier, huge flames had engulfed the entrance, first floor and the rooftop of the building before fire tenders arrived at the scene. Traffic on the road proved hindrance in fire fighting, Gupta said. Traffic policemen reportedly could not cordon off the area to facilitate the job of firemen. Initially, one fire tender reached the site. Later, four more fire tenders were pressed into service. A fire tender parked at the venue of the Chief Minister’s Sangat Darshan was also pressed into service. Firemen made their way to the first floor by breaking the windowpanes. Fire officer Jaswinder Singh said the fire was controlled within one and a half hours. After dousing the flames, the firemen brought down a huge pile of files, including half-burnt ones, and stacked them on the road. |
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Octogenarian woman robbed of gold earrings
Bathinda, November 10 The victim, Bimla Devi of Partap Nagar, came to Sharma Mishthan Bhandar near the railway station to purchase sweets. She stated that a youth approached her in the busy marketplace saying that he was looking for her to hand over old-age pension. He told her that he also visited her house from where he came to know that she was in the market. The accused told her that she had an opportunity to get the pension benefit right then and for the purpose, she had to accompany him to a nearby place to sign some papers. He took Bimla Devi to a less-frequented spot at the Gol Diggi market and asked her to sit on the staircase. In her complaint to the police, the woman stated that while helping her to sit on the staircase, the youth forced her to sniff some intoxicating substance after which she fell unconscious. "The woman regained consciousness after two hours and found her gold earrings missing," said the investigating officer in the case, Jaswant Singh from Kotwali police station. She raised an alarm. Hearing her cries, people from nearby shops rushed to her and offered her water. They called up her grandson and tried to search for the boy but in vain. The Kotwali police has registered a case under Sections 420 and 379 of the IPC. The police said prima facie, it appeared that the accused was an acquaintance of the victim's family, adding that hunt was on to arrest him. Fact file
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Youth Cong workers detained for bid to disrupt event, released
Bathinda, November 10 The city head of the Youth Congress, Ashu Thakur, and his supporters were already present at the Sangat Darshan venue on the Surkhpeer road when the Chief Minister and Harsimrat reached the place in the morning. The Congress workers had planned to gherao the CM's vehicle but they were detained before they could succeed in their bid. While being taken into custody, they raised slogans against the government. Thakur said the Congress was against imposition of property tax by the state government as people of Punjab were already burdened with a number of taxes. — TNS
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Complaints about poor sewerage system pour in
Bathinda, November 10 Those who could meet the CM and the MP openly spoke against officials of Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) accusing them of laxity in maintaining and running the sewerage system in the city. Residents as well as the former municipal councillor of the ward number 41, Nirmal Singh Sandhu, accused the PWSSB officials of not working. "While a sewer has been laid in the areas beyond railway lines, getting disposal for the same constructed would take another four months. In the meantime, the PWSSB should work round the clock to pump out sewer water, which is not happening," said Nirmal Singh Sandhu. Residents of the ward number 43 complained about the sewer system in their area that always remains blocked. The CM directed the PWSSB officials to ensure that de-silting be taken up at the earliest and water should be pumped out on daily basis so that water does not stagnate till the disposal is constructed. Meanwhile, a group of shopkeepers under the Shopkeepers Welfare Association, Paras Ram Nagar, who had gheraoed the Municipal Commissioner on November 7 on the issue of stagnant sewer water, too tried to meet the CM. "We were denied an audience due to intervention of a former municipal councillor of the SAD. We wanted to request the CM to issue directions to the officials concerned to set up a proper sewerage system in our area," Rajinder Kumar Goldy, one of the shopkeepers said. "The Sangat Darshan programme is farce as only sycophants are allowed to meet the CM and only their issues are addressed," he added. Similarly, a group of residents of ward numbers 25 and 26, who had come to discuss problem of blocked sewer in their area, were not allowed to meet the CM. "We are paying the price of voting in favour of the Congress candidate in the MC elections," they rued. The CM met representatives of the DHS Paramedical Contract Staff Nurses Union, who have been demanding regularisation of 356 nurses working on contractual basis for the past more than three years and six months. The Chief Minister assured them that their demand would be looked into. |
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Exercise to prevent arthritis: Expert
Bathinda, November 10 Consultant orthopaedic surgeon from Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad, Dr Ashish Sheth said this while talking to mediamen here. In the city to conduct a knee joint problem camp at the Health Street Hospital, Dr Sheth and his team examined around 120 patients. He said arthritis was assuming an alarming proportion in India, which had increased the need to manage it at an early age. “At a two-day camp at the Health Street Hospital, the youngest patient was a 40-year old female. The Indian lifestyle of squatting and more movement of knees result in early wear and tear. Women are the worst affected as they have lesser tolerance for pain,” he said. Dr Sheth advised that those who have one or both parents suffering from arthritis should be more careful in the early years of their life. He has treated three generations of a family wherein a woman, her daughter and granddaughter together underwent knee replacement surgeries. He advised the people, especially the women, to take vitamin supplements and exercise to keep the joints supple. He also suggested that people already suffering from arthritis should manage their weight, cut out the fat and include more roughage in their diet. Dismissing the fad of customised knee implants available in the market, he said only those doctors require such implants who were not well experienced in conducting knee replacement surgeries. “Using an expensive implant does not mean that the surgery will be successful. An implant has to be acceptable to the patient’s bone frame. At the camp, we have received patients who underwent knee replacement some time back and have now got elongated implants. Such patients came to us with implant longer than the other one. They may have to undergo revision surgeries,” he added.
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Ex-sarpanch, panchayat secretary booked for bungling funds
Amritsar, November 10 While both the accused are under suspension, a case of bungling and criminal conspiracy has been lodged at the Gharinda police station in this regard on the statement of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Attari, Gurmeet Singh. An inquiry has been conducted in the case by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DCP-Attari) Sukhwinder Singh. The accused have been identified as Balwinder Singh, former sarpanch of Kaonke village and Harparkash Singh, panchayat secretary of Attari block. Reports said the government had released funds worth lakhs for the construction of bus shelter and repair of village roads for year 2011-12. It has been learnt that the accused sarpanch in connivance with the panchayat secretary withdrew the amount in a single go while no work was undertaken at the ground level. Gurmeet Singh, Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), revealed that a number of reminders were sent to the panchayat secretary and the sarpanch for submitting the necessary utilisation certificates of completion of work with the department. They, however, did not produce the same. He said following this an inquiry was conducted by an official of the department who pointed out that no development works had been carried out in the village. He said the sarpanch was again asked to initiate the development and completed it within a stipulated period. But he again failed to do so. Following this, the department filed a complaint with the police department against the duo. Sukhwinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, said a case under Sections 409, 120-B of the IPC has been registered at the Gharinda police station. He said he had summoned the record from the department for further investigations. From other punjab towns
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Jatt Bhalai Sabha office-bearers elected
Bathinda, November 10 The sabha was formed to help the Jatt community on various issues including reservation in government jobs, insurance of crops and linking the prices of crops with the sensex. Speaking on the occasion, newly elected district president of the sabha, Gurwinder Mann said the reservation would be based on the economical status of a family or community and not on the basis of caste. “Reservation should not be given to a particular community as even the Jatt community-under the general category-with agricultural background is unable to keep their pot boiling and are carrying a pathetic life in villages,” Mann said. He added that initially the aim of the sabha is to gather maximum people of the Jatt community under an umbrella of the sabha. There are heart rending tales of poor farming community people whose cases are seriously to be taken up before the government which is in deep slumber. Balraj Singh Sra was elected state president, Jagjeet Singh senior-vice president, Baljinder Singh Sidhu legal advisor, Jaswinder Sandhu general secretary, Gurmel Singh treasurer, Satnam Singh Dhaliwal general secretary, Baghel Singh senior vice-president, Balraj Singh Brar vice-president, Sukhwinder Singh vice-president, Ranjit Singh Buttar press secretary, Baldev Singh advisor and Jaspreet Singh Brar as publicity secretary. It was decided that the Sabha would hold a meeting once in a month on every second Saturday at the Teachers’ Home. Teachers, students, lawyers, journalists and others have shown keen interest to become a member of the sabha. The members said efforts would be made to help the Jatt community by raising funds from various quarters to economically strengthen them.
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TASTE BUDS Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 10 Since its inception in 1972, the three cooks Prem Kumar, Jai Ram and Joginder have never used spices. “From the day one, we laid emphasis on enhancing the quality and we have maintained it,” says the owner Ashok Verma. The dhaba has always gone by dictum of sticking to the healthy food. Over the years people have gone diet conscious and the principle of not using artificial flavors and spices at the dhaba has made diet conscious people swear by it. The dhaba boasts of a large clientele of doctors, engineers, bureaucrats and police officers, whose households get the food packed from here. Besides this, it all caters to the needs of banking employees who are daily served from here. Keeping in sync with the fad for healthy food, the dhaba started offering soyabean dishes. It’s soyabean chaat is one of the mouth watering and light on health delicacy. The dum aloo, kadhi pakora, saag and all cheese-based dishes are consumed within hours of preparing. “Dum aloo, kadhi pakora and saag are prepared just few times a month. But these are sold like hot cakes and at times, the preparations are consumed by the lunch time,” he said. Maintaining hygiene for a healthy food, the dhaba’s kitchen has been left open for the customers to walk through and see their meals being prepared. Unlike other eateries, where the cooking section is strictly kept out of reach of the people visiting it, at Ashok Dhaba, people walk through the kitchen to the tables where food is served. Ashok Verma now plans to pull down the walls of kitchen and install glasses enabling people to watch cooks from outside, while they dish out one delicacy after the another. The dhaba is perhaps also the only eatery in city to serve special food without onion and garlic. “We have a sizable number of followers of the Chaitanya Gaudiya Math and other beliefs who do not eat onion and garlic at all. We have specially crafted dishes for them, which are in great demand,” said Ashok. It also has the unique quality of being able to meet with food requirements from a labourer to a business executive. Thalis (plate system) are available from Rs 40 to Rs 400. “Eating good food is every person’s right. We never refuse anyone. May it be a labourer or an executive. All are served well here at our dhaba,” Ashok said.
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Jail inmate booked for possessing drugs
Bathinda, November 10 Two bikes stolen
A bike was stolen from outside Pizza Hut on the GT Road. Ajay Kumar of Sanguana Basti said he parked the bike outside the eating joint. The bike bearing registration number of Bathinda was stolen by some unidentified persons. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered in this connection at Kotwali police station. In another similar incident, a bike was stolen from outside the District Courts Complex. Sewak Singh of Parasram Nagar complained that he came to attend a court hearing in the court complex and had parked his bike in the complex premises. When he came after he failed to find the vehicle. The matter was brought into the notice of the Civil Lines Police Station. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered. Shopkeeper stabbed
Manoj kumar, a shopkeeper, was stabbed by a customer, Vicky, for demanding money from him. The complainant, Manoj Kumar of Partap Nagar, undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital said he asked the accused to pay his dues after which the customer took out a sharp edged weapon and stabbed him. The accused fled after leaving him in a pool of blood and the shopkeeper’s neighbours admitted him to hospital. A case under Sections 324, 323, 380 and 34 of the IPC has been registered at Canal Colony police station |
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Bathinda, November 10
Bathinda, November 10
Bathinda, November 10
