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Another girl child left in cradle
Security threat looms large at Cantonment
Bathinda neo-natal care unit a boon for parents
Dowry allegations: Girl’s parents demand registration of case
BSNL advisory board holds meeting, discusses newly launched schemes
Police Lines sans security personnel
Tepid response to special school
Elderly to start drive against drugs
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Power outages trouble residents
Several areas witness power cuts, high-voltage wire falls in Mati Dass Nagar Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 30 Meanwhile, a high-voltage 66 kv transmission line fell on lower power supply lines at Bhai Mati Dass Nagar last night. The residents said they were asleep when the high-voltage transmission line fell on the supply lines. The supply lines, unable to bear the weight of the transmission wire, were hanging dangerously. The residents also protested the functioning of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) today. While raising slogans against PSPCL, they accused PSPCL of leaving the work of laying transmission lines in the middle. They said they always feared for their lives as the 66 KV high-voltage wire was hanging close to their houses. They said the wire passed through several lanes and alleys of the area and the Power Department increased the load on the wire without taking them into confidence. Mohammad Ali, a resident of the area, had died from electrocution following such an incident earlier. The residents met officials of PowerCom and the district administration and requested them to change the location of the wire. To their surprise, instead of changing the location of the wire, Power Department officials erected poles in the locality to keep the wire higher. Speaking to Bathind Tribune, HS Sidhu, XEN PSPCL, said the department had received a complaint from the area residents and the high-voltage wire was lifted higher. He added that the department was aware of the demands of the residents. Sidhu added that the work on changing the location of the wire was stalled because of the Lok Sabha elections and it would resume soon.
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Another girl child left in cradle
Bathinda, June 30 Complying with legal formalities, officials of District Red Cross Society informed the thermal police station. With an aim save girl child, the "bhangura" was introduced on January 1, 2008. the cradle was installed in front of the Red Cross building in Amritsar, Bathinda and Ludhiana. In Bathinda, the cradle was installed on February 28, 2009. The children left in the cradle are provided education and healthy environment for their growth. Any person can leave an infant in the cradle and ring the bell so that attendants could out to receive the child. The identity of parents is not asked and the new arrival is taken to the nearest hospital for medical examination. The infant, however, is later sent to licensed adoption placement agencies in the state from where the infant can be adopted. Maninder Kaur Bhalla, principal of Mahant Gurbanta Dass Deaf and Dumb School, said, "The introduction of the cradle is one of the many measures initiated by the administration to save girl child. The number of children left in the cradle has reached 22. Though the child looked healthy, we completed all formalities and took her to a hospital immediately." Doctor Satish Jindal said, "The child will be handed over to District Red Cross Society after 24 hours as per norms. The child is in good health and is of four days." |
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Security threat looms large at Cantonment
Bathinda, June 30 The availability of military clothes in the market can prove quite dangerous as anybody can enter the cantonment easily. Many shops at Mehna Chowk and Bibi Wala Road area sell military clothes even without asking the identity of the buyer. The shopkeepers have displayed the Army uniforms outside their shops to attract the passers-by. When asked about the illegal sale of military clothes, a shopkeeper replied that he had been selling them for the last four years and nobody had ever objected. It is worth mentioning that in the past many ISI agents or informers had been arrested by the police who were sending secret information regarding the cantonment area from the region. The working of the law enforcing agencies has also come under scanner as they had never raised the issue or never intended to stop the practice. The barbed fencing done at the outer boundary of the cantonment on the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway has many holes in it. A person told Bathinda Tribune that the holes had been made by persons who come for taking away wood from here. Surprisingly, even women’s special task force had been wearing the same uniform, which has the Indian Army watermark with the insignia. When asked, a task force official wearing the dress said they had bought it on their own from the shop near the cantonment area. Manmohan Singh, Army PRO media coordinator, said he was not authorised to comment on the issue. SP (City) Narinder Pal Singh said he was unaware about this. “As you have brought the matter into my notice, we will check it. Action will be taken if we find anything wrong,” he said. |
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Bathinda neo-natal care unit a boon for parents
Bathinda, June 30 Notably, there are only two dedicated hospitals in the state that treat pregnant women and children. While one such centre is on the Civil Hospital premises in Bathinda, the other one is at Mata Kaushalaya Hospital in Patiala. Earlier, the centre had six beds but now it has been upgraded to a 12-bed hospital. There are only two level-three hospitals in the state- CMC, Ludhiana, and the other one at Kotkapura- for newly born babies . However, despite being instrumental in bringing down child mortality rate, the neo-natal care unit is facing the staff crunch. Dr Satish Jindal, SMO, special neo-natal care unit, said the centre was playing a commendable in bringing down child mortality rate despite the shortage of
staff. This centre was inaugurated by MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on November 7, 2012. |
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Dowry allegations: Girl’s parents demand registration of case
Bathinda, June 30 Gurcharan Singh, father of the girl, who is working in BSNL as an SDO, in a complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) through the SP(H) said his daughter Pritpal Kaur, who is working as teacher at a government school in Rajpura, was married to Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Patiala, and they had given a car in dowry. “ The next day of the marriage, a party was hosted by my daughter’s in-laws in which we were insulted by a relative of the groom, Sher Singh, for not giving a costly car in dowry. After that, they started harassing my daughter,” he alleged. “Even they did not open the gate of the house for 15-20 minutes when she returned from her job and she was not given food for four days,” He added. Later, she gave birth to a girl after which her in-laws got upset. Due to a pre-mature delivery, her uterus was removed to save her life. Gurcharan Singh alleged that no efforts were done by the in-laws to save her life. He alleged that she was admitted to the PGI, Chandigarh, and the cost of her treatment was born by them. When the girl recovered, she was taken back home by her in-laws but after some days, they started abusing her daughter for giving birth to a girl child. He stated that Gurmeet Singh was harassing her daughter over phone and tried to push her against a fast-moving vehicle. The girl’s parents demanded registration of a case against Gurmeet Singh (husband), Jasdev Singh (father- in-law), Mohinder Kaur (mother-in-law), Sher Singh and Baljit Kaur (sister-in-law). SP (H) Jasveer Singh directed the SHO of the women police station, Beant Kaur, to take action. Meanwhile, Gurmeet Singh denied the charges and all said his in-laws were trying to implicate him in a false case. SHO Beant Kaur said she had called both the parties for counselling but the girl’s relatives tried to build pressure on them and demanded the registration of case.
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BSNL advisory board holds meeting, discusses newly launched schemes
Bathinda, June 30 The members said the work on the National Optical Fiber Project had been started in the city, Bhagta Bhai Ka and Phul blocks to connect all gram panchayats through optical fibers. They said a total of five towers had been installed from April 2014 to date in the city. These include 2G towers installed at Buraj Sema, Talwandi Sabo and Ghanda Wana and 3G towers at Raman and Budhladha. Due to public dispute, installation of towers at Ram Nagar, Bhokra, Bazak, Bareta and Nathpura were pending, they added. The members also discussed the newly launched schemes for BSNL customers. The meeting was attended by advisory board members Om Parkash Sharma, Sumeet Verma, Rajesh Sehgal and BSNL officials Amit Garg, SP Bansal, Shiv Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Parshotam Lal and Ajit Singh.
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Police Lines sans security personnel
Bathinda, June 30 A large number of police officials stay at the police quarters in Police Lines, including Senior Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) Sukhdev Singh Chahal, DSP (City) and officials of the traffic police. It has also given rise to accidents as Police Lines is located on the main GT Road and vehicles enter and go out of the gate at high speed in the absence of any security guard at the main gate. The security of the Police Lines is under scanner as without screening or checking anybody can enter inside the locality easily. Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Jasveer Singh said he was aware
of the issue and was planning to instruct the traffic police to deploy security personnel at the main gate. He said one employee remains at the barrack behind the gate but that wasn’t of much help as the barrack is being built away from the entrance.
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Tepid response to special school
Bathinda, June 30 This is for the second time the date has been extended. Earlier, the date was extended to June 30 from June 20. The reason behind the extension of the last date is that the projects has failed to get desired response. While 334 students had secured 80 per cent or above marks in the exams, only 235 students sought admission in the school till June 30. Interestingly, the state government had high hopes from the project as hostels has been built for schoolchildren. A girls’ hostel will accommodate 570 students while a boys hostel will have space for 432 students. The date for the submission of forms was extended as applicants have started withdrawing forms due to the delay in the beginning the session at the special school. The students willing to take up medical and non-medical courses have started withdrawing forms. |
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A bell rang at Mahant Gurbanta Dass Deaf and Dumb School on the Goniana road in Bathinda today following which an attendant came out and found a four-day girl child in the cradle at 3:03 pm today. The number of children left in the cradle has reached 22 since its
installatrion. The child is healthy and weighs 1.8 kg. He was immediately rushed to the Women and Children Hospital. A team of doctors examined the child and declared it normal.
Bathinda, June 30
Special neo-natal care unit on the premises of the Civil Hospital in Bathinda is proving to be a boon for parents as it is playing a commendable role in bringing down child mortality rate in the district.
The unit is equipped with level-two treatment facilities as it treats babies with weight over 1.2 kg. Jaundice and pre-mature babies are treated at the
centre. Approximately, 1,200 parents visit the centre every month.
A high drama was witnessed at the women police station this morning when both parties in a dowry case were called for counselling by SHO Beant Kaur. The family of the girl alleged that the SHO was trying to shield the accused.
Parents of the girl met Superintendent of Police (Headquarter) Jasveer Singh and demanded the registration of case against their son-in-law for torturing their daughter.
Bathinda, June 30
Police officials who play a pivotal role in keeping strict vigil and maintenance of law and order are themselves living in an unsecured area as the Police Department has failed to provide security personnel at the Police Lines.
No security guard has been deployed at the entrance gate of the Police Lines. Vehicles are not checked before entering into the area.