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Notices go unnoticed
Craze for mobile continues
‘Heart, asthma patients should take extra care in winter’
Girls’ college gets Rs 55 lakh for new building
Erratic power cuts irk rail passengers
PMT scandal
Extension lecture
MLA meets BPL families
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Nature’s fury continues
Sriganganagar/Abohar, January 19 A farmer Kashmir Singh in Gajsinghpur area used popular Punjabi phrase "Bhanda bhandaria kina ku bhaar, ik muthi chuk lai dooji tayar" ruing that the farmers were crying over the calamity that took place on Friday night, still the nature wreaked havoc on Sunday with more thrust. Even when there was no official confirmation, loss of livestock was also reported from areas including Srikaranpur. Farmers in Srivijaynagar, Rawla, Ridmalsar, Jaitsar, Raisinghnagar, Patroda, Ridmalsar and villages located close to the Indo-Pak border in Anoopgarh area have stocked hail to exhibit them to the elected representatives and officials during their visit. Mustard crops were found flattened. BJP MP Nihal Chand has joined the legislators in urging the state government to sanction Rs 10,000 per acre as compensation for the affected farmers. Recently elected legislators including Ganga Jal Meel (Suratgarh) and Pawan Duggal (Anoopgarh) were taken to affected areas along with the revenue officials for on the spot survey by different farmers' organisations. Most of the farmers have suffered loss up to 70 per cent, the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti said this evening. The Samiti criticised the officials for observing that the rain would be ultimately beneficial for the crops. |
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Notices go unnoticed
Moga, January 19 Sources in the local body revealed that as many as 800 notices had already been served on the encroachers seeking a reply from them, out of which, more than 300 had filed their replies and the rest had not even bothered about the notices.The reason seems to be simple. During the past two decades, the authorities concerned of the local body and the administration had initiated many moves to remove encroachments but due to the political-official nexus every time the powerful lobby of encroachers managed to go scot-free without any action. Unlike, the other cities and towns in the state, over the years, encroachments seem to have become a regular feature, here. Go to any part of the town, you would find people encroaching on the government land with impunity. This causes trouble for the residents and the authorities had not taken any action so far.Most shopkeepers on the national highway and the main bazaar display their saleable commodities outside showrooms/shops to woo customers. And, in this process they encroach on roads and pavements meant for vehicles and pedestrians. This causes a lot of hardship to the general public. In the main bazaar, the shopkeepers had usually gone much beyond their own boundaries. Some shopkeepers had installed permanent or temporary sheds in front of their shops. Though the authorities had launched many drives to remove encroachments during the past four months, they failed to bring results. The same is the case with kiosks and rehris. Another big problem plaguing the beauty of this town is the signboards erected by political leaders, hospitals, shops and other business establishments along the national highway on the roadsides. The municipal council had failed to remove these encroachments within its boundary, despite clear-cut orders of the apex court. Instead, it had given a contract to erect signboards without framing any policy to streamline them. Big hoardings had come up at several places in the town in an unauthorised manner. The hoardings along the main square of the town had created problems for motorists because from certain angles it becomes almost difficult to see the traffic lights. A visit to various parts of the town shows that private business owners and hospital owners had encroached upon roadsides by erecting signboards. Shopkeepers had mounted advertisements of various companies on their shops. Overall, it appears that there is no law with regard to encroachments in this town. The problems of common people are increasing day-by-day with hardly any serious effort to remove
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Craze for mobile continues
Bathinda, January 19 Mobile shop owners here say that earlier, people used to change their sets after a gap of about three years, but now the period has been reduced to about a month. “These days, people are changing sets within two months. Fifty per cent of the sales come from those individuals, who already possess one,” Parveen, owner of Happy Mobiles, said. When asked about the reason behind such a phenomenon, he said, “People want to show off their attitude. Apart from that, they want to prove that they are hep.” The trend also throws a light on the buying patterns of the cell phone lovers. Owning three cellphones at a time is classy. Slim and sleek handsets, however, rule the mobile bazaar with addition of new features regularly. Sunil Mittal, proprietor of the Mittal Communications on Amrik Singh road, affirms the trend saying that frequent purchases of cellphones are on the rise. Now, customers buy second cellphone in 15 days after purchasing the first one. He adds, “Keeping two to three cellphones at a time is in-thing with youngsters.” Also, facilities, like mobile phone connections, being readily available with more and more consumer-friendly offers has furthered the trend. “Sales of CDMA phones have risen. Reduction in call rates besides new and attractive cell phone connection schemes are some of the reasons for an increase in the sale of cellphones,” Piyush, owner of Surbhi Mobiles, said. |
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District Amateur Boxing Championship
Bathinda, January 19 In the 45 kg to 48 kg category, bout was between two district–level champions. Sandeep Singh of the Bathinda Sports Stadium team gave a good fight to the Talwandi Sabo pugilist, Vakil Singh, before losing with narrow margin. Sarup Chand Singla, district in-charge, SAD, was the chief guest on the concluding day of the tournament. He gave away the prizes to the winners. Winners of the final bouts in other categories for men are: 28 kg to 30 kg: Vivek Kumar; 30 kg to 32 kg: Amarver Singh; 32 kg to 34 kg: Vicky Bansal; 34 kg to 36 kg: Raju Kumar; 36 kg to 38 kg: Sukhjinder Singh; and in 38 kg to 40 kg category, Lokesh Bains knocked down Inderjit Singh. In the 40 kg to 42 kg category, Gagandeep Singh punched out Lovepreet Singh. 42 kg to 45 kg: Ravinder Kumar; 45 kg to 48 kg: Vakil Singh; 48 kg to 51 kg: Ranjeet Singh; 51 kg to 54 kg: Parvinder Singh; and 54 kg to 57 kg: Gurwinder Singh. In the 57 kg to 60 kg category, Kuldeep Kumar boxed out Varinder Singh while in the 60 kg to 64 kg category, Ralwinder Singh bowed out to Gurpreet Singh. 64 kg to 69 kg: Kulwant Singh; 69 kg to 75 kg: Vikram Singh; 75 kg to 81 kg: Devinder Singh; 81kg to 91 kg: Abhinit Gautam; and in the above 91 kg category, Dinesh Kumar outclassed Ashwini Makkar. Women category: 32 kg to 34 kg: Manisha Rani; 38 kg to 40 kg: Vimaljit Kaur; 44 kg to 46 kg: Nisha Sharma; 46 kg to 48 kg: Samta; 52 kg to 54 kg: Priya; 54 kg to 56 kg: Puja; and in 57 kg to 60 kg category: Karamjit Kaur. |
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‘Heart, asthma patients should take extra care in winter’
Bathinda, January 19 Ludhiana’s eminent cardiologist Dr Mathew Thomas of the cardiac catheterisation laboratory said here today at a general check-up camp that there had been a sudden influx of heart patients in the past two weeks. “Chances of a heart attack are 20 per cent higher in winter than in summer,” he said. “Blood vessels shrink when a person is exposed to cold. As a result, the passage for blood flow becomes narrower. This increases pressure. Hence, a patient of hypertension may require a larger dose of medication during this time,” Dr Thomas added. He said the patients should avoid exposure, but continue exercises at home. “It is important to keep the ears and nose covered. Intake of hot beverages also helps,” he added. Likewise, the number of asthma and bronchitis cases goes up in winter. “There is an increase in respiratory illnesses, including cold and cough, pneumonia and chronic problems due to smoking,” said chest specialist and cardiologist Dr P.K. Parthasarthy. There is roughly a 25 per cent increase in asthmatic cases. “Patients above the age of 50 are more susceptible. In extreme cases, they may have to be hospitalised and given antibiotics,” he said. “People with a bone or soft tissue injury should be extra cautious as even a slip can lead to a fracture,” said Dr R.S. Bajwa, orthopaedist with the Ashirwad Hospital, Jalandhar. “Patients suffering from arthritis may have more neck and knee pain. They should properly cover themselves even while sleeping,” added Dr Bajwa. |
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Girls’ college gets Rs 55 lakh for new building
Ferozepur, January 19 The students of the college presented colourful cultural items. Brilliant students, who excelled in studies and other activities were honoured on the occasion. The joint director of the UGC gave a cheque of Rs 55 lakh to the college to construct a new hostel building. The principal of the college Madhu Prashar was honoured on this occasion with Satya Pal Baghi memorial award presented to her by a local trust, established in the memory of Baghi, who was a freedom fighter, writer and a great journalist of this area. |
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Erratic power cuts irk rail passengers
Abohar, January 19 While raising the issue with the Rail Bhawan through a memorandum today, the Railway Passengers Association (North Zone) said the Central government talks of tightening security arrangement but none had so far bothered to ensure round-the-clock power supply to the local station, which receives 18 trains daily. Hanuman Dass Goyal, vice-president of the Association said the General Manager of the Railways had inaugurated the auto-cut system of the powerful generator in 2003 but the system failed the very next day. Since then, no major repair was taken up. Not only the platforms but also the control room, ticket booking centre, waiting hall are plunged into darkness as and when the PSEB forces power cuts after sunset. No timing is fixed. The association urged the chairman of the Railway Board to get the whole deal concerning the generator inquired through the vigilance cell.
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PMT scandal
Bathinda, January 19 They have been identified as Dr Surjeet Singh, senior medical officer, Dr Swantar Kumar, Ayurvedic doctor, Ranjan Kumar, a chemist, and Omit Kumar, who impersonated as a genuine candidate. They were produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate B.R. Garg, who sent them to the police custody till January 22. The police have so far arrested 13 of the 22 persons allegedly involved in the scandal. They were accused of hiring fake persons to sit in the PMT in place of the genuine candidates. The scandal got exposed when the video-graphic clips of the imposters were matched with the photographs of genuine candidates on the admission forms. The PMT was held in June last year, following which the police had registered an FIR. |
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Extension lecture
Abohar, January 19 He explained how to develop logic in programming. Principal Neelam Arun Mittu said computer literacy has become mandatory in the era of IT and communication revolution. Some teachers of the computer department including Gagan, Lalit Kashyap, Devinder Singh, Poonam Beri, Pooja Goyal and Sakshi Sharma also participated in the discussions. The Swami Keshwa Nand Memorial College hosted extension lecture of eminent author Gurvinder Singh Reader GND University. Teachers and students from other colleges were also present. Gurvinder and his associate Amit Chhabra spoke about computer science, life science and data communication.
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MLA meets BPL families
Abohar, January 19 Ghuriana informed the BPL families that panchayats had been asked to identify the genuine beneficiaries for the allotment of 5 Marla plot each for the construction of houses besides filling forms for various pension schemes.
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