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Doctors demand suspension of cops
BDA hands over letters of allotment to plot holders
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Class XII CBSE, PSEB exams begin
Issue of transfer of male teachers snowballs
Medical practitioners hold march
Man gets life imprisonment for killing mother
Four arrested with stolen goods
GZS PTU athletics meet comes to an end
SSD College holds sports meet
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Doctors demand suspension of cops
Bathinda, March 1 Under the aegis of Bathinda chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the private practitioners held a dharna outside the office of the SSP Bathinda demanded quashing of an FIR lodged against the doctor as well as suspension of the policemen who had registered the case. The private practitioners also suspended work at OPD for the whole day. At the same time, the government doctors at the Civil Hospital also suspended work for around two hours from 12:30 pm to 2 pm lending support to the IMA for the cause. The PCMS Association and the PCMS Specialists Association are supporting the stir. What the Supreme Court says?
IMA member Dr Ajay Gupta said as per the Supreme Court guidelines in the case of Jacob Mathew versus State of Punjab, a doctor could be booked for medical negligence only after a board of doctors investigates. “Even the DGP Punjab has issued letter to the department in September 2009, mentioning that no doctor could be booked for medical negligence unless and until a board of doctors’ investigation frames him or her,” he said. The agitating doctors demanded that FIR against Dr Dinesh Bansal from Talwandi Sabo be cancelled and the area DSP and the SHO be placed under suspension for violating the SC rules and orders of the DGP Punjab. The incident
Another IMA member Dr Gajendra Shekhawat alleged that Dr Dinesh Bansal was illegally detained at the police station on February 26 and February 27. “In the name of providing him security cover, the Talwandi Sabo police illegally detained him in the lock up with the other criminals. He was released only after the IMA intervened,” he said. Dr Dinesh was booked for causing death due to negligence and threatening the relatives of a 22-year-old youth Lakhwinder Singh from Chathewala village. On the night of February 25, Lakhwinder was returning on a motorcycle to his village when he met with an accident. “He was injured ad was taken to Dr Dinesh’s hospital. Dr Dinesh asked his parents to get an MRI conducted to ascertain if the youth had suffered brain injuries. However, since the next day, on February 26, it was Lakhwinder’s sister’s wedding, his family said they would get the MRI conducted the next day. Meanwhile, Lakhwinder died on the morning of February 26,” said Dr Ajay. Dr Shekhawat added that after Lakhwinder’s death, a group of people forcefully entered into Dr Dinesh’s residence, deflated tyres of his car and threatened the life of his children. He added that the police then illegally detained Dr Dinesh. Doctors have now given five days to the police to take action or else they would intensify their stir. Meanwhile, the Punjab Medical Representatives Association and the Retail Chemist Association also extended their support. Dharna brings differences to the fore
While the Bathinda unit of the IMA sat on dharna, the unit members differed with local IMA uit president Dr Shiv Dutt Gupta. Doctors at the dharna had heated arguments with Dr Gupta who left the dharna site twice. The young doctors seemed to be more aggressive apprehending that they too could be harassed like Dr Dinesh. “It was perhaps the difference in the thought of the young and old generation of doctors that fuelled today’s verbal duel,” observed one of the doctors. We are investigating the matter, says SSP
We are investigating the matter. We will ensure that truth prevails and justice will be done to all the concerned. |
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BDA hands over letters of allotment to plot holders
Bathinda, March 1
The BDA had acquired 185.77 acres of land in 2007. After planning, it carved out 1,549 institutional and commercial plots under which 816 residential plots’ scheme was launched in 2010. These residential plot holders were released letters of intent. “However, the letter of intent becomes a reality only when roads, water, sewer, power connections and litigation free properties are provided. Nearly 99 per cent of our properties are free of litigation now,” added Sharma. Sharma added that of the 816 plots, 798 are litigation free and only 18 plots are under litigation. A 100-foot road has been laid and only some work is pending. The BDA has issued allotment letters to 207 owners of 100 square yards plot and 72 allottees of 150 sq yards plots. The allottees would be given possession of their plots within a month of issuance of the letters. He added that development of 316 plots has been completed and the owners of these plots would be issued a letter after March 15. These include five plots of 100 sq yards, 44 plots of 150 sq yards, 40 plots of 200 sq yards, 75 plots of 250 sq yards, 76 plots of 300 sq yards, 49 plots of 500 sq yards and 27 miscellaneous plots.
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Class XII CBSE, PSEB exams begin
Bathinda, March 1 Students queue up for tokens
While it is common to see students looking tense and doing some last-minute revision just before appearing for examination, students who were given Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 as the centre of the CBSE Class XII board examination could be seen queuing up outside the gate of the school to collect tokens to gain entry into the premises. The ETO, Ravi Nandan Sharma, who had come to drop his daughter at the school, said, “The examination is scheduled to begin at 10.30 am and till 10.15 the students were lined up outside the gate to collect tokens to enter the premises. Instead of last minute preparations and revisions, this is giving the children Rajinder Sharma, who had come to see his son off concurred and said, “Since today is English examination, all the Class XII students have reached the school and are lined up outside the gate to take tokens. The students who reached a little later will be able to enter only in the nick of time.” Sunita and Sagar Aggarwal, who had come to drop their son, said, “If the students were to be given tokens to gain entry to the school, the schools and parents should have been intimated in advance. Today, we reached at 9.45 am. Next time, we are planning to reach at 9 am.” As many as seven students of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) were caught by flying squads copying. All the students nabbed are of open system of schooling. While three of them were caught in Salabtapura, four were caught at the Khalsa School in Bathinda. The PSEB board examinations for Class XII also began today. As many as 17,230 students appeared for Class XII examination on Saturday at more than 90 centres in the district. |
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Issue of transfer of male teachers snowballs
Bathinda, March 1 Aiming to discuss the attitude of the state government towards the issue and also the fact that all men teachers of the state are paying the price due to one teacher, the teachers will convene a meeting in Moga on Sunday. Teachers from the Bathinda district, who have also been handed the transfer orders, will be attending the meeting. Shapinder Brar, who teaches at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Mall, Bathinda, said, “I will also be attending the meeting along with other men teachers of the schools. Out of the total 100 staff members in our schools, 20 are men out of which eight have already been transferred either to Des Raj Memorial Senior Secondary School or the Government Senior Secondary School at Parasram Nagar. They would have transferred me as well, by they don’t have a female teacher in the entire block to teach the electrical-trade which I teach in the school.” Clarifying the issue, Brar stated that the teachers are not against transfers but are against the reason behind the transfer. “All the men teachers are bearing the brunt of what one teacher did. The orders of the Education Department challenged the dignity of all the men teachers. Through an RTI enquiry, we have asked the state government to tell us what punishment has been given to the male teachers who was accused of sexually harassing his students in school,” he added. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a woman teacher who has also been transferred to another school to take the place of a male teacher said, “A majority of the female teachers are also against the decision since we have been transferred for no reason or fault of ours. The fact that the teachers were transferred a month before the final examinations is another thing which goes against the decision taken by the Education Department. The teachers have also been accusing the state government of not being serious towards revoking the decision. While Punjab Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka stated that the orders were passed keeping the state government in confidence, the Bathinda MP not only expressed her surprise over the fact that the order had been implemented but also refused to do anything about it stating that those concerned needed to raise it with the Chief Minister of Punjab.
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Medical practitioners hold march
Bathinda, March 1 President of the association Harbans Singh Kaushal said till these dharnas and rallies will continue March 6. Today, members of the organisation from Sangrur and Ludhian held a rally. The association is demanding that those registered medical practitioners be allowed to work in Punjab who have more than 20 years of experience. They also demanded that practitioners from other states should be allowed to migrate and work as the Bihar government has already done. They demanded that the RMPs be given some refresher courses or bridge course to make them capable of treating people. Meanwhile, the Kotwali police today yet again rounded up the agitating ASHA workers. Around 34 ASHA workers were rounded up and released two hours later. Agitated with the police, the ASHA workers also shouted slogans outside the Kotwali police station.
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Man gets life imprisonment for killing mother
Bathinda, March 1 The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused failing which he would have to undergo imprisonment for six more months. Thirty-six-year-old Gurmit Singh was accused by his sister, Sukhmandar Kaur, of murdering his mother Rajinder Kaur (62). The complainant’s counsel, advocate Jasdeep Walia, said a case was registered on the complaint of Sukhmandar Kaur. The man is accused of hitting his mother repeatedly that proved instrumental in her death at a hospital in Bathinda. Sukhmandar, a widow, had come to her mother’s house during vacations at her son’s school. She stated that her mother and brother fought with each other after the brother levelled allegations on her mother, of plotting to get him (son) killed by someone. The mother, however, kept refuting the allegations and stated that she would never think of doing so. Moreover, the accused is the only son.Advocate Walia said the family of agriculturist reportedly had 20 to 25 acres of land in the village. The court observed that on April 8, 2012, the accused Gurmit Singh intentionally murdered his mother, Rajinder Kaur, by injuring her with a piece of wood. The accused failed to rebut the evidence produced by the prosecution. Accordingly, Gurmit was held guilty and convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
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Four arrested with stolen goods
Bathinda, March 1 The security guards of the Warehouse Godown complained that 66 bags containing 33 quintals of wheat and a mobile phone were taken away by the unidentified miscreants. A case under Sections 458, 380, 342 and 323 of the IPC was registered in this connection at the Rama Mandi police. Bhullar pointed out that a team comprising SP (D) Swaran Singh Khanna, DSP (D) Ranjeet Singh and SI Jagdish Kumar Sharma were put on the job to nab the accused persons. The team managed to arrest Jaggu Singh, Maghar Singh, Gurmel Singh and Gurmeet Singh, all residents of Bangi Kalan village of Rama Mandi. The accused have confessed to having carried out the theft with the help of Salinder Singh of Baghapurana, More Singh of Bangi Kalan, Gori Singh, Gurjant Singh and Kuldeep Singh of Kotbakhtu village. The police managed to recover 30 bags of wheat from the house of Salinder Singh and the mobile from the house of Gurjeet Singh. The police said the accused Gurmel Singh worked as a security guard on a temporary basis in the godown and had planned the crime. The SSP said that efforts are on to nab the co-accused in the crime.
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GZS PTU athletics meet comes to an end
Bathinda, March 1 Former Indian hockey team captain Rajpal Singh Hundal was the chief guest on the concluding day. Prof Jasbir Singh Hundal, campus director, welcomed the guests and appreciated the relentless efforts of the students. The chief guest congratulated the winners and appreciated their sportsman’sc spirit. He inspired the students to participate in sports with full enthusiasm to relieve the tensions of modern life. He expressed his happiness over the arrangements made for the athletics meet in a professional college. Vijay Goyal, president of the NGO Sahara Welfare Society, was the guest of honour. He emphasised the importance of donations and a kind heart for becoming a great man in life. Apart from various flat, relay races, jumps and throws, many informal games were also conducted. The guests were honoured by the campus director and registrar Prof GS Bath. At the end, the chief guest and the guest of honour gave away the prizes to the winners of various events. The overall trophy was won by the second year students of BTech. Bhupinder Pal Singh Dhot, president (sports) and chief coordinator for the meet, presented a vote of thanks. Neeraj Gill, coordinator of the athletics meet, Prof GS Bath, principal of the polytechnic wing, Prof Darshan Singh, heads of all the departments, assistant president, sports, Dilbagh Singh, DPEs Harmanjot Kaur and Gurneet Singh, were also present. In the men's category, Ishleen Kumar (degree) and Ankit (diploma) won the 400m hurdles race. Sandeep Singh (diploma) and Sunil Yadav (degree) bagged the first position in the 5000m race. Yadav also won the 10,000m race. In the discus throw competition, Rupinder Gill (degree) and Nitish Kumar (diploma) won the first positions. In hammer throw, Yadwinder Singh (degree) and Nitish Kumar (diploma) won the first place. Sandeep Singh (degree) and Vickey (diploma) won the first positions in the 1500m race. Pranav Sharma (degree) won in the javelin throw competition. Lakhpreet Singh (degree) and Jaswinder Das (diploma) won the triple jump event. Jaswinder Das (diploma) and Jeet Singh (degree) won the 200m race, while Gurdeep (degree) won the 400m race. In the women's category, Gagandeep Kaur (postgraduate) and Kamalpreet Kaur (diploma) won in discus throw. Shelly (degree) won the javelin throw contest, while Swati Rana (degree) won the 1500m race and Rupinder Kaur won the triple jump contest.
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SSD College holds sports meet
Bathinda, March 1 Also present during the meet were president of the SSD Girls College, Nand Lal Garg, secretary PK Gupta, president of the SSD Sabha, Parmod Mittal, college principal Parminder Kaur Tanghi and others. Students competed in various track and field events during the athletics meet. Jaspreet won the 400m race, Manjot Kaur bagged the first position in the 200m race and Tipsy won the slow cycling race. Keemat bagged the first position in the shot put event, Manjot won the 100m race and Amandeep and Manpreet won the three-legged race. Kirandeep was declared the winner in obstacle race, while Sarabjeet won the sack race and Saloni the back race and Manjot won the long jump competition. Karamjot won the fast cycling race, while Kirandeep, Harinder and Nisha won the relay race. Keemat won the javelin throw as well as the discus throw event. In the march past, Kalpana Chawla group was adjudged the best. The host college lifted the overall trophy while Keemat and Manjot Kaur were declared the best athletes.
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Ply mini buses for city service
The city bus service is providing useful service to the local residents and people of nearby villages and towns. Buses used for this service are of bigger size which are not fit for area like Mall Road, Veer Colony and other roads of the city. These are causing traffic jams on already congested city roads. Mini buses should be plied on these roads to ease the congestion.
Rakesh Narula, Residents want action, not promises
City residents are very unfortunate and victims of false promises. Promises made to them at the time of elections are never fulfilled. Member of Parliament Harsimrat Badal is also doing the same thing. She is busy these days in laying foundation stones everywhere, but has never bothered about the old ones. She should concentrate on better civic amenities and problems being faced by the city residents. Dr Vitull
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anger against the police for registering a criminal case against a Talwandi Sabo-based doctor for the death of a patient caused due to alleged negligence.
Continuing their protest against the state government, members of the Medical Practitioners’ Association today took out a protest march in the city.
The urban estate Phase IV and Phase V of the BDA have been in the thick of a controversy since the agency took over the land. The land occupants moved the court challenging the BDA. Chief administrator, BDA, Varinder Kumar Sharma, said the development works in the two localities had slowed down due to litigation. “We have developed the area and we are keen that people start constructing their homes so that the place becomes lively,” he said.