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Lawyers refuse to give up
City sees spurt in theft cases
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World diabetes day
(Clockwise from above) Simran, a 14-year-old student; Sukhdeep Kaur and Jaswinder Kaur have bravely faced disbetes and have an inspirational story to tell. Tribune photos: pawan Sharma
District-level science exhibition concludes
The winners of first positions in all categories of the district-level science exhibition that concluded at MSD School in Bathinda on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Next hearing over solid waste treatment plant on Dec 11
Drugs worth Rs 1.25 crore seized
DSP Harmik Singh Deol shows drugs seized by the police in Bathinda on Wednesday. Tribune photo: pawan Sharma
Lecture on martyr Sarabha held
Central University VC Dr Jai Rup Singh (left) presents a memento to a guest during the lecture in Bathinda on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Voters’ awareness rally to be held today
BFCET students win accolades at PTU fest
Hospital to hold diabetes mela today
Tributes paid to Nehru Mount Litera School celebrates Children’s Day
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Lawyers refuse to give up
Bathinda, November 13 Senior advocates JR Khattar, Gurwinder Mann, Rajan Garg, Guriqbal Chahal, Ashok Gupta and Bar Association president Mohinder Singh have condemned the SHO's behaviour and demanded to shift him to the Police Lines for using unpleasant language against advocates. The SHO is also accused of releasing the arrested who were booked on a complaint of senior advocate Ved Parkash Singh Khurmi. Khurmi had got a case registered against tenants of his shop after they allegedly modified the shop, entered into a heated arguments with him and threatened of dire consequences. Khurmi said no initiative was taken by the police to sort out the differences so far. The lawyers on Tuesday thronged the SSP office to protest against the SHO and demanded his suspension. They had demanded to arrest the accused for harassing and threatening Khurmi. Khurmi is into a legal battle over the shop situated on the GT Road, which was rented out to the present tenants by his late father around 35 years ago. Khurmi claimed that the tenants paid a paltry sum of Rs 500 as rent. The advocate said though some people contacted District Bar Association President Mohinder Sidhu over the issue and assured to help him in evicting the tenants and assured of apology by the SHO, the same could not be materialised. Khurmi said a meeting of the Bar Association was held today, wherein the issue was discussed and a meeting in this regard would take place held tomorrow. Khurmi said the members are now contemplating to meet the Chief Minister over the issue. SP (Detective) Naveen Singla said the cases were being investigated by him. "We have sought more time from the lawyers for reconciliation and till then a report in connection with the modifications done on the footpath outside the shop had been sought from the Municipal Corporation. The ramp on which the construction has been done is under the jurisdiction of the MC and we are awaiting their reply," the SP said. Meanwhile, Khurmi expressed satisfaction as the police wrote to the MC and demanded the arrest of the accused. |
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City sees spurt in theft cases
Bathinda, November 13 The residents who lost their vehicles blame the police that failed to nab the thieves. However, the policemen in the city curse the existing system that helps thieves in getting bail within a few days after committing th crime. Most of the vehicle-lifting cases have been reported at the Kotwali police station followed by the Civil Line, cantt, canal and thermal police stations. The policemen at these police stations say two to three incidents of theft are reported every day. Though SSP Ravcharan Brar claims to have nabbed six thieves, along with stolen motorbikes, jewellery and electronic gadgets recently, the lower-rung policemen
regretted that all the arrested were now out on bail and were involved in heinous activities. “We arrested a thief involved in more than a dozen cases. I was surprised to see the same thief roaming free in the Dhobi Market area, frowning and grimacing at me," said an SHO deployed in a city police station. Gurtej Singh, investigating officer (IO) at the City Rampura police station, while investigating a case in which Rs 30,000 were stolen from a house in Bhunder Wali Gali in Rampura Mandi, said the police had got the finger prints from the house. Harish Kumar, complainant in the case, said he had gone to Patiala along with his wife and the thieves stole the money after breaking the locks of their house. On a question that how safe finger prints are, Gurtej Singh said, “ Finger prints are quite useful as these are sent to a police laboratory in Phillaur at Jalandhar where these are matched with the finger prints of thieves”. He, however, added that though no finger prints matched in Bathinda so far, the efforts are always on to collect the finger prints and send the same to the laboratoryat Phillaur. Ajaib Singh, another investigating officer at the Cantt police station, while investigating a case in which a laptop and a mobile phone worth Rs 25,000 was stolen from a house in Model Town, Phase I, said the thieves took away the material from the house while the house owner were asleep. When asked how the police would nab the accused, he replied “Since the thieves took away the table along with the
material lying on it, there is no point of taking finger prints of culprits. Now, we will try to interrogate the accused to know if they have
involvement in the crime." SSP Ravcharan Brar said the policemen in the district were doing their best to nab thieves and numerous cases of theft had been solved in the past months. |
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Holding the lamp of life with their determination
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 13 For her the life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. "She was constantly losing weight. We got different tests conducted and she was diagnosed with diabetes type II," says her father Rakesh Kataria. Three months ago she was admitted to the ICU of Max Hospital in a serious condition and now walks her way to the hospital. Simran is now on insulin injections that her father helps in taking daily. An intelligent student of Class IX, Simran says, "Insulin doses are fixed and I take care of my diet. I have now learned to live with it and even my teachers and classmates know about it." Similarly, a Sub-Inspector with Punjab police, Narinder Singh from Barnala, was brought to diabetic consultant Dr Sushil Kotru on a stretcher. Gangrene had spread to his bone marrow and his right leg was require to be amputated. "Dr Kotru gave me 72 hours of time. Had my body not responded to treatment over 72 hours, my leg would have been amputated. I had lost all the hope and all major hospitals in Punjab refused to save my leg," she adds. Narinder's right leg is now in bandages while his left feet has deep cuts, which may turn into ulcers in the absence of proper care. Narinder's case is one of the classic examples patient lose his or her limbs after developing gangrene. He remained on leave for around 18 months only to join four months ago. "Now, I take care for my feet more than my face," he says. For 63-year-old Kiran Thakur, dealing with diabetes is akin to breathing. Every moment is being spent in taking correct measures, having proper diet and taking insulin injections on time. She was diagnosed with diabetes after having met with a major accident 12 years ago. "While undergoing treatment after mt accident, I was declared diabetic. Doctors told me that to survive proper diet, exercise and medicine was required. Due to the injuries, I could not exercise so I had to take medicine on time and took care of diet," she says. It was her husband Sudarshan Thakur who assisted her for everything. From administering insulin doses to giving medicines, Sudarshan oversees all. "He makes me see the bright side of the life, I am alive because of his support," says Kiran. in another case, 41-year-old Sukhdeep Kaur from Sangria, Hanumangarh, Haryana, has successfully controlled her blood sugar level with the help of insulin,. Earlier, she was scared of it. I was very sceptic of using insulin injections. People around me pitied that I have reached such a stage where insulin was needed. However, this turned out to be a myth. Today I take insulin and my blood sugar level is in check. I stress on wearing proper footwear so that I could not end up with gangrene or any other complication," she says. Whenever Sukhdeep visits her relatives, she carries the injection in an ice-box. Having undergone bypass, 50-year-old Jaswinder Kaur from Jaito in Faridkot is now learning the trades of managing diabetes. She? has been a diabetic for the past one decade. She did not take any medicine but controlled her diet and refused sweets. "It was not enough, which we learned later. A year ago, I underwent a bypass surgery. But the rising blood sugar level threatened my well-being. I was told to insulin injections, but I did not know how to administer it," she says. Three weeks ago she learnt the right way and her sugar level have improved. "Though I still have a long way to go, the journey has at least begun," she says. Having lost his parents to diabetes, it was wake up call for 37-year-old Muktsar resident Shyam Sunder. He was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago. Suffering from type II diabetes, Shyam Sunder now understands the ramifications of it. "I know that if I fail to manage the situation successfully, it would cost me dear. I may require repeated hospitalisations, if sugar level goes on increasing. Having a productive life ahead, I am now learning to manage with the disease," he says.
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District-level science exhibition concludes
Bathinda, November 13 For the exhibit part in the student category, elementary section, Deepinder Singh from Government Middle School, Ghanaiya
Nagar, stood first, Manpreet Kaur from St Soldeir School, Talwandi Sabo, got the second and Ibadat Kaur from Government Middle School,
Mehraj, secured the third place. At the secondary level, in sub-theme I agriculture Davinder Singh from Government High School,
Bhunder, secured the first place, Yatin Goyal from DAV School, Raman Mandi and Jagdish Singh from Bangi Rughu secured the third place. In sub-theme 2 (energy) Chirag Bansal from Bharatiya Model School,
Rampura, Gurdeep Singh from Government High School, Kararwala, and Deepesh Kumar from DAV School, Raman, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 3 (health) Jaskaran Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Kotha Guru, Khushboo from DAV School, Bathinda, and Insafdeep Singh from Government Senior Secondry School,
Maluka, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 4 (environment) Jessica from DAV School, Bathinda, Eknoor Singh from St Xavier School, Rampura and Seema Rani from Government Senior Secondary School, Goniana
Mandi, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 5 (resources) Harmeet Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Kotha Guru, Mandeep Kaur from Government High School, Bangi
Rughu, and Dilbagh Singh from Government Senior Secondary School,
Balluana, secured the first, second and third places. In the secondary level rural competitions, Mandeep Kaur from Government High School, Bangi
Rughu, was selected. In senior secondary level competitions from sub-theme 1 (agriculture) Manjot Kaur from Baba Farid School,
Deol, Gulzar Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Talwandi Sabo, and Jaskirat Kaur from Government Senior Secondary School, Goniana
Mandi, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 2 (energy) Arshdeep Khan from St Soldier School, Talwandi Sabo, Aruti Bansal from Delhi Public School, Bathinda, and Yogesh Kumar from St Soldier School, Talwandi Sabo, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 3 (health) Lakhwinder Kaur from Baba Farid School,
Deon, Gurpreet Kaur from Government Senior Secondary School, Gurthari, and Amanjot Kaur from Government Senior Secondary School, Goniana
Mandi, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 4 (environment) Amanpreet Singh from Baba Farid School,
Deon, Sukhdeep Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Dyalpura
Mirza, and Gurdeep Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Bhucho
Kalan, secured the first, second and third places. In sub-theme 5 (resources) Ravneet Kaur from Baba Farid School,
Deon, Kulwinder Singh from Government Senior Secondary School, Dyaloura
Mirza, and Jasmine Kaur from Baba Farid School, Deon, secured the first, second and third places. In the rural category Gurpreet Kaur from Government Senior Secondary School,
Gurthari, was selected. In the declamation contest Ravneet Kaur from Government High School,
Bhagu, Jitesh Singla from DAV School, Raman, and Deepali Gupta from Government Senior Secondary School,
Mehraj, secured the first, second and third positions. The judges of the exhibition included Vijay Kumar, Bhagirath Lal, Reeta
Arora, Ramandeep Kaur, Shivinder Singh, Narinder Verma, Jatinder Sehgal, Atul Kumar and Amanpreet Kaur. The first position holders will represent their respective categories at the state-level exhibition. |
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Next hearing over solid waste treatment plant on Dec 11
Bathinda, November 13 Having clubbed five cases of treatment plants from the state, including that of Bathinda, the NGT was to discuss the proposal submitted by the Secretary (Local Bodies), Punjab. However, the secretary, being out of country, could not appear before the tribunal. Kamal Kishore Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda , who appeared before the NGT, said, “Since the competitive authority (Secretary) was not present for arguments, the bench stated that it would not discuss any issue. The next date for the hearing has been fixed for December 11.” said Yadav. The state government had submitted a detailed draft for operating the proposed five solid waste plants in the state. Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), officials said the NGT’s proposal would largely consist of the proposal the government had submitted. The government will then have to respond to the ways in which the NGT’s proposal could be implemented. Captain Mal Singh, a residents of Bhai Mati Dass Nagar, had filed an appeal in the NGT in 2012 requesting for not allowing the MCB to construct the garbage treatment plant at the proposed site on Mansa road where the city’s garbage is being dumped for the past three decades. The resident had opposed the plant that will collect garbage of 18 local bodies under the Bathinda cluster. After several hearings, the NGT asked the Bathinda district administration to look for an alternative site for the plant. However, the administration could not find a suitable site. In the meantime, residents of four other cities in the state also moved to the NGT. Consequently, NGT clubbed all the five cases. |
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Drugs worth Rs 1.25 crore seized
Bathinda, November 13 Interestingly, the accused arrested by the police are poor labourers who offered to sell the intoxicant. SSP Ravcharan Brar said though a sample of seized drugs would be sent for the examination initially, it had been learnt that the use of this intoxicant gave alertness. Its misuse may also result in sudden death and serous cardiovascular problem. A case under Sections 22,61,85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Nathana police station. The accused has been identified as Kailash and Chintu, both residents of Uttar Pradesh. Chintu is a painter while Kailash is a labourer. They work in Bhucho Mandi. The party drug is produced with the mixture of two substances popular among the wealthy youth in big cities of the country. It is yet be ascertained if Bathinda is a route for supplying the drugs or have its customers. The police has been sent to a one-day police remand and efforts are on to ascertain the person who handed over the drugs to them. The accused were found carrying 250 gram drugs near Burj Kahan Singh
village where they were trying to find a prospective buyer. |
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Lecture on martyr Sarabha held
Bathinda, November 13 Dr Rajinder Kumar from CUP introduced the resource person and highlighted topic of discussion. Year 2013 is the centenary year of Ghadar Party. Dr Chaman Lal began with introducing the Ghadar Party and its objectives. He then presented a brief biography of Kartar Singh Sarabha showing photographs of his ancestral home and glimpses from his life. He also showed photographs of Ghadar Party members, their office and publications. His lecture aimed at making the students aware of the Ghadar movement, its important leaders and its role in the freedom struggle while celebrating the contribution and influence of Punjab’s beloved Kartar Singh Sarabha. |
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Voters’ awareness rally to be held today
Bathinda, November 13 Passing through the city’s markets, all rallies will culminate at the multipurpose stadium. The district election officer-cum-deputy commissioner will administer the oath to all the rally participants. Students from Government Rajindra College, ITI, Giani Zail Singh PTU campus, SSD Girls College, Government Senior Secondary School, Paras Ram Nagar, Khalsa Girls College, DAV College, Government Polytechnic College, Dasmesh Public School, Guru Nanak Public School, Government Girls School Mall Road, Arya Girl School, Des Raj Memorial School, SSD School, Moti Ram Kanya Pathshala School, MRH School and Khalsa Senior Secondary will participate. |
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BFCET students win accolades at PTU fest
Bathinda, November 13 Engineering colleges of Punjab, which were divided in four zones participated in the youth festival. These four zones were north-zone, south- zone, west-zone and east-zone. From west-zone the BFCET won gold medals in clay modeling and elocution competitions. The college teams also won silver medal in mime, mehndi and poster making competitions. Students of the BFCET bagged two gold and three silver medals in this inter-zonal youth festival. Manish Goyal, Assistant Director (Academics), BFGI applauded and congratulated the winners of various events.
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Hospital to hold diabetes mela today
Bathinda, November 13 Dr Sushil Kotru said prevalence of diabetes was increasing at an alarming rate in India, especially the number of young patients was on the rise. The warning signs of diabetes, Dr Kotru said, were frequent trips to the bathroom, unquenchable thirst, losing weight without trying, weakness and fatigue, tingling or numbness in hands, legs or feet, increased hunger, frequent infections and slow healing wounds. |
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Due to their determination, diet and treatment, these diabetics have won over the diabetes, a debilitating multi-factorial ailment. We talked to a number of people who are living a healthily life even after suffering from the disease with diabetes and have inspiring tales to tell. All of them are undergoing treatment at a private hospital. "My parents, teachers, friends know my diabetic status, 14-years-old student Simran Kataria from Gidderbaha says.
The ongoing two-day district-level science exhibition concluded here today. Sukhjeevan Singh from Government High School,
Kararwala, secured the first place in the teaching-aid competition. Sukhdev Mittal from Government Senior Secondary School,
Deon, secured the second place and Vichy Sharma from Government Senior Secondary School, Chak Fateh Singh
Wala, the third place.
Synthetic drugs worth Rs 1.25 crore were recovered by the Bathinda police. The police has also arrested persons in this regard. The drug, containing
methamphetamine, is said to have been used by those hooked to heroin and other major intoxicants and is considered as the king of synthetic drugs. Initially, prepared in chemical laboratories for various medicinal usages, the chemical is also being used as a drug by addicts.
A special lecture on Ghadar Party hero Kartar Singh Sarabha in his centenary year was organised at the Central University of
Punjab(CUP), Bathinda.
The Centre for Comparative Literature held this lecture wherein the speaker on the event was former professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and former visiting professor, University of West Indies Dr Chaman Lal. He has written on Bhagat Singh and Ghadar Movement.
