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Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
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Checking losses due to power thefts
One hurt as cops, nihangs exchange fire
Man hurt as financial dispute turns nasty
Seminar on human rights held
8-yr-old dies in road mishap
Faculty development programme
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Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
Bathinda, November 2 Manager of the Gurdwara Quila Mubarak Sukhchain Singh said after completing a series of prayer meetings (akhand path) in the morning, kirtan was organised inside the sanctum sanctorum. Later, ragi jathas performed kirtan at the pandal raised on the open ground inside the Fort. Couple of hours after noon, ardas was performed to culminate the religious ceremony. Following that, devotees queued up to partake the langar at the community kitchen organised on the occasion, he added. While religious ceremony was being organised inside, the world outside the Gurdwara was different as it wore the look of a fair, as several stalls had come up in the Gurdwara’s vicinity. People were seen buying crackers and other stuff as children thronged the stalls selling toys and crackers. Later in the evening, devotees lit the candles near the Nishan Sahib while kirtan was being recited inside the Gurdwara. Sky lit up with fireworks as Gurpurb celebrations ran till late evening. The other two main gurdwaras of the city, namely Hazi Rattan Sahib and Singh Sabha Sahib, also witnessed a huge number of devotees paying a visit to attend the celebrations and listen to shabad kirtan. Meanwhile, unlike yesterday, the sky remained almost clear in the day. However, it turned hazy in the evening, possibly due to stubble burning, resulting in poor visibility. |
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Celebrations in Abohar, Rajasthan
Abohar, November 2 Amidst singing of hymns and serving of food prepared for the Langar, most places wore a festive look. Langars were also organised by devout along highways for those travelling. Gurdeep Singh Sohal from Hanumangarh and ragi jatha of Amrik Singh Bathinda performed kirtan in the gurdwara at Rawatsar while Mohan Singh spoke about the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Diwan were organised in border town Srikaranpur, Suratgarh, Sriganganagar and Padampur as well. Langar was served at Tibbi besides other towns. Hundreds attended diwan and langar in Gurdwara at Hanumangarh junction.
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115 donate blood
Bathinda, November 2 As many as 115 persons, including women, donated blood at the camp. A blood bank team from local civil hospital, led by Dr Ajay, collected the blood units while District Red Cross Society presented mementos to the blood donors.
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ATMs go haywire
Bathinda , November 2 Bank customers encountered a range of problems from not delivering of cash to delayed and improper processing by the ATMs, reportedly due to technical snag occurred in the machines. Several customers also complained about ATMs holding the cards. The security personnel at many ATMs, playing the role of friend, philosopher and guide, came to the rescue of customers.
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Checking losses due to power thefts
Bathinda, November 2 By setting up these police stations, the power board has partly complied with the directions of the Central Electricity Act-2003, which envisages opening up of such ventures in an attempt to check the menace of power theft which was acting as a drain on PSEB’s revenue in a big way. Five police stations have been set up at Bathinda, Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, all working under the direct supervision of PSEB chairman HS Brar. The Power board is just testing the waters by setting up these police stations. Later, a senior officer revealed, the initiative will be extended to all revenue districts of Punjab, a state known for its high transmission and distribution losses. Inspector Baljinder Singh, who is in-charge of both Bathinda and Patiala police stations, said, “The concept has tasted a tremendous success. Now, people are wary of stealing power. Till yet, we have registered 35 cases at Bathinda, 150 at Patiala, 100 at Amritsar, 40 at Ludhiana and 35 at Jalandhar police stations.” Once officials file the challans, offenders then face trial at the ‘dedicated’ courts set up with the permission of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Each police station is being supervised by a police official of inspector rank and has nine other officials, all working on a deputation from the Punjab Police. Remarked a senior engineer, on the condition of anonymity, “In this way, electricity losses that Punjab suffered each year from theft would stop. Under the Central Electricity Act-2003, setting up of such police stations had become mandatory. This act has been encouraged by the World Bank assessments and by prominent figures such as the distinguished scientist and parliamentarian Raja Ramanna. Earlier, it was a common knowledge that meter readers, linesmen and billing clerks did not read meters and actually benefited from personal payments and political protection. However, now things have changed although it will be only after sometime that the Board will be able to gauge how much revenue it has managed to save by establishing these police stations.” On the flip side, there are sceptics who view the initiative as an exercise in futility. Said a union leader, “Contrary to what PSEB mandarins had thought that the Board would be able stop top power pilferage and instead collect revenue for the electricity supplied by it, ‘power’ stealing by the influential in villages and towns continues unabashedly. Politicians, always on the look out for votes, allegedly help people in stealing power, particularly in rural Punjab.” Whatever the cynics may say, for the time being the PSEB has short circuited the hopes of those who want to steal power. |
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Irrigation dept intensifies work to link canals
Abohar, November 2 A group of progressive farmers from Abohar including former sarpanch Tejwinder Singh Aulakh and Hans Raj Gader panch of village Kallarkhera, Rajinderpal Singh Brar vice-chairman of Khuyiansarwar Panchayat Samiti and Bhupinder Brar of Daulatpura village today found that officials led by Vijay Pal Singh Mann XEN of the Abohar canal division were camping at the site to ensure work even during the night hours. PS Bhogal superintending engineer from Ferozepur, who was there to monitor the works today afternoon, informed the visiting news persons that the project will cost Rs 20-25 lakh and is expected to be finished before the weekend. Giving details Bhogal and Mann said escape gates (emergency outlets) of the Chand Bhan drain had got damaged in the past. Earlier, as and when a breach in the distributaries/sub-canals of Abohar division occurred, water-level was downed by opening the escape gates of the drain near Sotha headworks. No viable substitute was available finding that the escape gates had been damaged and unchecked supply to a canal that had breached could wreck havoc. The experts opined that a diversion be constructed to divert water from Indira Gandhi canal (Rajasthan feeder) near the regulator. Accordingly the work was being executed during fortnight long closure of canals that feed Abohar, Balluana and Lambi assembly segments. The diversion sized 110'x125' will be 10 feet deep. Three JCB machines have been working round-the-clock. A heavy wt compressing-cum-levelling machine that moves on iron-chains, acquired from Chandigarh, was pressed into service today after performing ardas that coincided with Gurpurab celebrations. Baba Thana Singh from Bhullar Gurdwara, who served prasad, offered to serve langar also to labour and officials for the next two days. The diversion is to be brick lined also even when the waterlogging problem haunts the works. The officials said Indira Gandhi canal has got 13,000 cusecs capacity. An additional supply of 3,000 cusecs will be released through it to divert the same in the Abohar canal near the regulator. This will ensure uninterrupted supply to nearly seven lakh acre land in Muktsar and Ferozepur districts during suspension of water for repair of escape gates at the Chand Bhan drain for permanent relief. Notably, the Abohar branch lower had been remodeled when Sajjan Kumar Jakhar was the irrigation minister. However, as per a stone laid near the regulator water had been released in it by the former minister Jagmohan Singh Kang on February 11, 1995. |
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One hurt as cops, nihangs exchange fire
Bathinda, November 2 Talking to The Tribune this evening, SHO Kot Fatta Jasvarinder Singh, in whose area Chanarthal village falls, said that at about 11-00 am today, the Maur Mandi SHO along with a police party and Sukhwinder visited the residing place of Nihangs, situated outside Chanarthal village. But on seeing the police, both Nihangs tried to flee. When the Maur Mandi police party made efforts to arrest them Aasa Singh opened fire on them leaving Sukhwinder with an injury, he added. The Kot Fatta SHO further said Aasa Singh also opened fire on the Maur Mandi SHO but he had a narrow escape. Then the SHO, in self-defence, shot him at his foot and also arrested him. However, Nihang Bagga Singh succeeded in fleeing. He said about 10 days ago, an altercation had taken place between Balwinder and the Nihangs at the Balwinder’s “Bhullar Dhaba” near Maur Mandi. The Nihangs were not ready to foot the bill. Later, they opened fire at the dhaba. On the complaint of Balwinder, the police registered a case against Aasa Singh and Bagga Singh, he added. Jasvarinder Singh said the Kot Fatta police had registered a case today against both Nihangs under Sections 307, 153, 186, 506 and 34 of the IPC, and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. He said five cases were already registered against Aasa Singh at different police stations. The SHO said as the Chanarthal village residents had been facing harassment at the hands of these Nihangs, so they today reportedly demolished the residing place of the Nihangs. As per the villagers, these Nihangs had also been hurling objectionable remarks on the women folk for a long, he added. |
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Man hurt as financial dispute turns nasty
Ferozepur, November 2 Kuldeep, who is undergoing treatment at the local Civil Hospital said he got married to Rajwinder
Kaur, daughter of Manmohan Singh, two years ago. He said last year, his father-in-law had taken an amount of Rs three lakhs from him on the pretext of some urgency. However, he did not pay it back till date despite his repeated
requests. Kuldeep said on Sunday, when he along with his wife Rajwinder went to his in-laws house in police lines to take the money back, his father-in-law instead of giving the money back allegedly threw acid on him due to which he received serious burns. On the other hand, Manmohan Singh alleged that in fact his son-in-law, who had come to his house with his brothers Surjit Singh and Amarjit Singh, had brought the acid to attack him. Manmohan said when Kuldeep tried to throw acid, he got himself hurt adding that his wife Ajit Kaur also received
injuries. Manmohan further said since the time, he got his daughter married to
Kuldeep, he has been demanding more dowry from him adding that his daughter was also beaten up more than often. While both Manmohan and his son-in-law Kuldeep are trading charges, ironically, Rajwinder has maintained an eerie silence. |
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Trust to distribute artificial limbs free of cost
Fazilka, November 2 The needy person would also be provided to and fro fare for the purpose, observed Captain RL Handa, in-charge of the artificial limb centre Ambala. Captain Handa with his team was here today to distribute artificial lower limbs, caliper to polio victims and crutches to the handicapped persons in a camp organised by the Social Welfare Society (SWS), Fazilka. This was the second free prosthetic camp organised by SWS with co-operation of Bhagwan Parshuram Temple Fazilka and Lala Durga Charan Artificial limbs centre and Parvati Devi Trust Ambala cantonment. The society had arranged prosthetic camp one month back in which 150 persons from different surrounding and distant areas had come for aid. However, of the 78 were selected for applying artificial lower limbs, calipers and crutches. "This prosthetic camp is one of the largest one in Northern India, claimed Captain Handa. Dignitaries of town comprising of Municipal Council President Anil Kumar Sethi, socialites Surinder Kumar Ahuja and Rakesh Nagpal, District Food and Supplies Officer KK Sachdeva, Arhtiya Association President Dina Nath Sachdeva who were guests of honour distributed the limbs amongst the physically challenged. SWS president Raj Kishreo Kalra highlighted the different welfare projects successfully undertaken by the society in Fazilka area. The projects included treatment of over 2000 TB patients, donating about 1000 units of blood, getting 100 pairs of eye donated from different persons after death, helping poor, needy and others. |
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Seminar on human rights held
Bathinda, November 2 On the occasion, president of the organisation SK Gaur informed the students about the government agencies and non-government organisations that they could contact in case their human rights were violated. Advocate Bansi Lal Sachdeva, senior vice-president of the organisation Pardeep Kataria, vice-president Santosh Sharma and general secretary Navneet Duggal also addressed the students and educated them about their human rights. Duggal also discussed with the principal of the school about the selection of some students for a workshop on “human rights” to be organised by the organisation at the end of this month. |
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8-yr-old dies in road mishap
Bathinda, November 2 On receiving the information, members of the Sahara Life Saving Bridage reached the accident site and shifted the injured to the local Civil Hospital The injured included Parveen Kumar (34), his wife Vandana Kumari and their two kids. One of the kids Gandam was seriously injured and was referred to a medical college where he died. The police, after getting the post-mortem examination of the body conducted, handed it over to the family members. Meanwhile, an elderly person fell unconscious on the Bathinda-Goniana road near Jaito by-pass bus stand. The Sahara Brigade members took him to the local Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The deceased has been identified as Gian Singh, a resident of Aklian Kalan village. The Nahianwala police has initiated proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC. |
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Archeological dept brings down ‘illegal’ construction
Bathinda, November 2 Officers of the district administration, including the SDM, tehsildar and police personnel, were present when the under-construction building was demolished. ASI officials said the construction was being done 60 metre away from the boundary of the Fort whereas the law restricts fresh construction within 100 metre of the periphery of the protected monument. |
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Faculty development programme
Muktsar, November 2 Parveen Kumar Thind, SDM, Malout, was the chief guest on the occasion. He distributed certificates among lecturers belonging to several colleges including MIMIT, Baba Farid College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, Abohar Polytechnic, Abohar and GTB Khalsa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chappianwali (Malout). |
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