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Refusal to perform poll duty Varinder Singh Tribune News Service
Patiala, May 20 Meanwhile, the police has recommended departmental action against over two dozen police officials who were found “absent” from their poll duties. Most of these were of the rank of constable and head constable and were attached as personal security officers (PSOs) with various politicians and bureaucrats in the district. ADO Gurdev Singh was deputed as returning officer (RO) at Faloli in Patiala block by the district electoral officer-cum-deputy commissioner. But he allegedly refused to perform the duty on the pretext that he was not well on account of some health problem. He was subjected to medical examination by the civil surgeon, wherein he was found not to be suffering from any major health problem. While the civil surgeon submitted the medical examination report to Grewal, a separate report was filed by the district agriculture officer stating that Gurdev Singh had refused to perform poll duty. Grewal has forwarded these reports to Asthana and asked him to take action against Gurdev Singh under Sections of the Punjab State Election Commission Act 1994 and the Representation of People’s Act 1951. The Patiala police authorities have also forwarded a case pertaining to over two dozen personnel who were found absent from their poll duties. A report and a list of “absentee” officials has been sent to the office of the Punjab DGP by the Patiala police. Initially, the police had initiated suspension proceedings against around 120 constables and head constables, but most of them were spared as they had reported on respective duties hours before polling for zila parishad and block samiti elections.
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Vascular disease of lower limbs on the rise: Expert
Patiala, May 20 Dr Raval Jindal, a consultant vascular surgeon from Fortis Hospital, Mohali, who was a guest speaker, said vascular disease affecting blood vessels of lower limbs was on the rise in North India but people were unaware of the threat. Foot ulcers, pain in feet during walking and blackening of the foot toes were the main symptoms of the disease. He added that in advanced cases of vascular disease, there was a strong possibility of amputation of the toes of patients who otherwise were more prone to heart attacks. Excessive blood cholesterol levels, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, sedentary habits and family history were the factors that contributed to the peripheral vascular disease and it was important to create awareness for timely treatment of patients. Senior surgeon of Patiala and former DRME Punjab Dr Ajmer Singh said a lot of lives could be saved with timely treatment of vascular disease patients. In his welcome address, Dr D.S. Bhullar, president of IMA, Patiala, urged the state government to sponsor such medical education programmes so that doctors need not be dependent on private pharmaceutical companies for organising the such programmes. The programme helped them keep in touch with latest advancements in the medical field, he added. Jointly chairing the scientific session, Dr Satwant Sachdeva of Brain Hospital, Patiala, and Dr R.P.S. Walia urged medical professionals to avail of the services of vascular surgeons. Secretary finance of the IMA Patiala Dr
J.K. Kansal presented a vote of thanks. Over 200 senior and junior doctors of the district including Army doctors attended the programme. |
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Lack of amenities forces residents to desert town
Bassi Pathana, May 20 It is perhaps the only town in the country where population is decreasing every year as more and more people are deserting it due to lack of basic civic amenities. The town has a municipal council, which has no source of income so much so that even the employees are not paid their salaries due to paucity of funds. The PSEB had disconnected streetlights and water supply connections due to non-payment of bills. Following reports in The Tribune and with the efforts of the deputy commissioner, these were reconnected but have been disconnected again. The town plunges into darkness at night, forcing people indoors due to fear of mishaps. In the wake of acute drinking water shortage, residents are being forced to consume non-potable water. Town’s water tank is lying unused from the past two years as it is leaking and the council does not have money to get it repaired. A water tubewell installed in the town at the cost of Rs 25 lakh is also lying unused from the past one year as the council does not have funds to get electricity connection for the same and the department is not sanctioning a connection without clearance of the pending bills. If both these projects are completed, drinking water problem can be solved. The local civil hospital also lacks facilities due to which patients have to suffer. BJP leader Surinder Kumar Babba said the post of EO was lying vacant since the past many years and if the EO was posted permanently, most problems could be solved. SAD (B) leader Kirpal Singh Sethi admits that population of the town had decreased in the absence of basic amenities. He said the government must sanction special grants for the town. SDM Poonam Deep Kaur told The Tribune that on the directions of deputy commissioner Ashok Singla, she had taken up the matter with PSEB officials to provide connection to the water tubewell, but they demanded clearance of the pending bills. She said she had visited the office of the director, local government, to get excise money released. She said it was very difficult to run the council and to provide relief to people without funds. She said now the council officials had been directed to collect the pending bills forcibly to generate income.
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Varun takes the cake in Ambala with 95.8pc
Ambala, May 20 In class XII, Varun Bhatia stood first with 95.8 per cent in science stream. Twenty-nine out of 30 students of commerce stream appeared in the exam were first division holders. Rupika Aggarwal stood first with 93.8 per cent in commerce. In science stream, 10 out of 11 students appeared for the exam were placed in the merit and one secured first division. In Class X Anika Saxena stood first with 94.8 per cent in science stream. In commerce stream all 20 students passed, three of them were placed in merit and 17 were first division holders. Gaurang Khandwal stood first with 83.8 per cent in commerce in class X. In science stream 43 students appeared for the examination. Chairman Rajinder Nath, director-principal K.L. Handoo and the staff congratulated all the students who appeared in this
examination. Result summary: Class X merit holders include Anika Saxena 94.8%, Oshin Cheema 93.6%, Piyush Sood 91.2%, Shweta Sapra 91.2 % and Jainit Kaur Khera 90% (all from science stream). Class XII merit holders include Varun Bhatia 95.8% (science), Rupika Aggarwal 93.8% (commerce), Aakriti Gupta 90.3% (science), Mitika Shekon 87.8% (commerce), Ramandeep Singh Kocchar 85.5% (science).
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Chhat Bir
Chhat Bir, May 20 Installed at the cost of around Rs 16 lakh, the incinerator was an initiative of the central zoo authority (CZA), New Delhi, which had given funds for the same. It was aimed at ensuring environmentally-friendly disposal of carcasses and other waste. The oil-fired incinerator has a capacity to burn 100 kg of waste every hour. The aim was not only to save wood but also to check pilferage of hides and bones of endangered animals. In the absence of machines, zoo employees discarded dead animals by lighting them on pyre in the presence of four senior officials as witness. Sources say an expert, drawing a salary of around Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per month, is needed to run this machinery. Besides, a transformer has to be installed to run the machinery on a dedicated high-voltage power line. Another 1,000 litres of diesel is needed as a standby option. “Every month, one or two animals die. Six or seven animals have died in the past few weeks, including a chinkara and a tigress,” said zoo officials. Officials added that the CZA had given incinerators to bring down the levels of pollution produced from burning dead animals. Other zoos in India like in Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata are located in the heart of the city where incinerators are a must. “This is not the case with Chhat Bir, as it is situated on the outskirts of the city. Thus the need of the incinerator was not dire,” added an official. Chief wildlife warden M.P. Rai said the main problem was the absence of a dedicated electricity connection.
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Table
Soccer
Ambala, May
20 Thrilled with joy and
satisfaction, school principal Dr Vikas Kohli remarked that Rajat,
Sahil, Vikshit, Vijay, Subhas, Muskan, Vilakshan, Jannat, Akshit, Soham,
Mandeep, Gurleen, Sonali, Gurinder of their school had excelled in
single’s and double’s events. Balwinder Singh Johal, president,
Table Soccer Federation of India, gave away prizes and mementoes to the
winners. In this tournament, around 400 budding players from Punjab,
Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmr, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi and
Himachal Pradesh participated. Results: Under-12 doubles: Gold —
Rajat Sarova and Sahil Mudgil (Haryana); Silver — Divesh Dabas, Naveen
(Delhi); Bronze — Mohit, Dalvinder (Rajasthan) Under-16 Girls’:
Gold — Annu (Chandigarh); Silver — Manpreet (Punjab); Bronze -
Diksha (Haryana) Under-16 Boys’: Gold — Akshit (Haryana); Silver
— Mayank (Delhi); Bronze — Tushard (Rajasthan) Under-12 Boys’:
Gold —Mukul (J&K); Silver — Rashul (Haryana); Bronze —
Parminder (Chandigarh) Open Girls’: Jyoti (Chandigarh); Tarandeep
(Punjab); Shefali (Chandigarh) Open Boys’: Gold — Sarabjeet
(Chandigarh); Silver —Ankur (Chandigarh); Bronze - Amit Pal (Punjab).
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Rs 3.9 lakh stolen from car
Ambala, May 20 Another bag containing around Rs 13,000 was already kept there. Sahani parked his car in the market and went to a bakery shop to purchase some items. On return after a few minutes, he found one of the doors of the car open and bags missing. He later informed the police about the theft. |
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Cop beaten up, four booked
Kharar, May 20 According to police sources, Hira Singh was on duty covering stretch from Mohali to Khanpur T-point when around 9.30 pm a truck broke down near Khanpur and the traffic had to be diverted to ease out the congestion. Jimmy
Kore, a resident of Kurali, who was driving on the stretch with his three friends in a Maruti car, was asked by Hira Singh to follow the diverted route. He declined to do so, which lead to heated exchanges between the constable and occupants of the car. Jimmy along with his friends then allegedly beat up Hira Singh, tore his uniform and snatched away his mobile. The police has booked the car occupants for manhandling a government servant. No arrest has been made so far. |
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Gang of thieves busted, 4 held
Ambala, May 20 Acting on a tip-off, the Baldev Nagar police raided a colony at Ambala City and arrested Sanjeev Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Vinod Kumar and Paramjeet Singh. Paramjeet is a resident of Rajpura, while the other three belong to the city. The police also recovered valuables from their possession. The police said the accused had confessed to having committed around two dozen burglaries in various shops and houses in Ambala City and Lalru. The police said other members of the gang would be arrested soon. |
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Youth found dead in hotel
Ropar, May 20 The youth had checked into the hotel on Monday at 3.40 pm and identified himself as Amandeep Singh, son of Ram Singh, Saiwala village, Ferozepore. Around 8.30 am today, the hotel staff found the youth dead in his room. During investigation, the police found out that the youth had given false identity and address to the hotel staff. The police found some photographs on him and the envelope containing the photographs bore the address of a studio in Bathinda. |
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4,906 candidates in fray
Tribune News Service
Ropar, May 20 The candidates will contest the elections from Ropar, Anandpur Sahib, Nurpur Bedi, Chamkaur Sahib and Morinda. At least 1,253 candidates are in the fray from the Ropar area, 1,377 from Anandpur Sahib, 1,042 from Nurpur Bedi, 681 from Chamkaur Sahib and 553 from Morinda. Meanwhile, 228 gram panchayats have been elected unopposed in Ropar district.
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Tennis: Utkarsh shocks top seed Nikunj
Chandigarh, May 20 With just two AITA points in his kitty and ranked 193rd, Utkarsh was not overawed as he was facing the top seed and 54th ranked West Bengal player. The local lad played a cautious game in the beginning but as the match progresssed, he started executing his strokes with more confidence and power to record a stunning straight sets 4-2, 4-0 victory. Khosla is now pitted against local lad Param Pun who rallied to down Dalwinder Singh of Punjab 1-4, 4-2, 5-4 (2). Ayush Mintri (boys’ under-16), who trains at the CLTA High Performance Programme, and unseeded Vineeta Singh (girls’ under-12) of Delhi, also hogged the spotlight in the pre-quarter final matches. In an all-CLTA pre-quarter final affair, Ayush Mintri proved the seeding committee wrong as he toppled top seed Aviraj Kamboj 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Ayush will now cross swords with qualifier Samin Bhargava of Chandigarh who stunned eighth seed Amit Bzad of Punjab 7-6 (2), 6-3. Down by one set, fleet-footed Vineeta Singh of Delhi staged a brilliant rally to end the challenge of second seed Harleen Wadhwa, also of Delhi, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the girls’ under-12 pre-quarter final match. Results: Boys’ U-12 (pre-quarter finals): Utkash Khoshla (Chd) b Nikunj Poddar (WB) 4-2, 4-0, Param Pun (Chd) b Dalwinder Singh (PB) 1-4, 4-2, 5-4 (2), Raghav Talwar (Chd) b Ankush Arora (Pb) 5-4 (5), 4-1, Vikash Berwal b Abhinav Bisla (Delhi) 4-0, 4-0, Sachin Kumar (CHD) b Sumit Singh (CHD) 4-0, 3-5, 4-2, Dhruv Pal b Kunal Punj (CHD) 5-3, 4-0 Alex Solanki (DLI) b Abhijeet Singh (CHD) 2-4, 4-1, 4-2, Dheer Anush Bhatti (CHD) b Rohin Vinayak (CHD) 4-2, 5-4 (3). Boys’ U-16 (PQF): Pankaj Kumar (Chd) b Zian Rasheed (Chd) 6-1, 7-6 (5), Ayush Mintri (Pb) b Aviraj Kamboj (Chd) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, Samin Bhargava (Chd) b Amit Bzad (Har) 7-6 (2), 6-3 Gulshan Kumar (Pb) b Manoj Kumar (Chd) 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-4, Udai S. Mann (Chd) b Hridaya Kirplani (Delhi) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-1, Jaspinder Singh (Pb) b Srijan Uppal (Chd) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Paramveer S. Toor (Chd) b Mandeep Kumar (Chd) 6-4, 6-3, Harry Jindal (Pb) b Ajay Thakur (Pb) 6-2, 7-6 (6). Girls’ U-12 (PQF): Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) b Niyati Kohli (Delhi) 6-0, 6-0, Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) b Himani Mor 6-0, 6-4, Hassan Dhanoa (Pb) b Nandini Sharma (Chd) 6-2, 6-1, Charvi Saxena (Chd) b Victoria Chahal (Har) 7-6 (7), 6-4, Jahnvi Gupta (Delhi) b Nikita (Chd) 6-3, 6-1, Vineeta Singh (Delhi) b Harleen Wadhwa (Delhi) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, Vaishnavi (Delhi) b Harsimran Kaur (Har) 6-3, 6-2, Riya Bhatia (Delhi) b Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) 6-1, 6-0. Girls’ U-16 (PQF): Jaspreet Kaur (Pb) b Vaishnavi (Delhi) 6-2, 6-0, Ravnoor Kaur (Chd) b Raidha (Chd) 6-0, 6-0, Gundeep Kaur (Pb) b Ayenaaz Sidhu (Chd) 6-0, 6-1, Sandeep Saran (Pb) b Ramneet Kaur (Pb) 6-2, 6-0, Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) b Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-1, 6-3, Parbhamrit Kaur (Chd) b Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) 6-0, 6-1. |
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Swimming trials from May 25
Chandigarh, May 20 The interested participants can register their names with Paramjit Singh at Nursery Swimming Pool by May 24, 2008 by 6 pm.
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