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Wife among 3 booked for Ex-serviceman’s murder
Gang of robbers active in city busted, 2 held
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festive fervour
Kapoor re-elected Beopar Mandal state president
NGO organises eye check-up camp in school
Woman’s body found near canal in Behman Diwana
Mentor youth club elections
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Wife among 3 booked for Ex-serviceman’s murder
Bathinda, February 20 Sangat Mandi SHO, Amritpal Singh, who probed the case, said wife of the Armyman Paramjit Kaur Babli (35) was working as receptionist at the hotel. The hotel manager Vinod Saxena and the security guard Jagseer Singh Seera were in illicit relationship with the receptionist. They helped her getting a house on rent near the hotel. While Vinod Saxena, who is married and father of a girl, resides in Model Town Phase I, Jagseer Seera is unmarried and a resident of Virk Khera village in Muktsar. The latter was residing in Bathinda for the last few months. The Armyman, Gitten Singh, whose body was found in a gunny bag from the Dabwali road, came to know about his wife’s illicit relationship and told her to mend her ways. Irate over this, the woman, security guard and the hotel manager decided to eliminate Gitten Singh. The hotel manager and the security guard offered him liquor at his residence in Baba Deep Singh Nagar. Once intoxicated, he was brought to the hotel where he was tied and kept in a room for two days. The duo also beat him up. On December 30, he was strangulated to death in one of the rooms of the hotel and his body was kept in a gunny bag which was thrown on Dabwali road in the Maruti car of the hotel manager. After identifying the body, police officials found that the lost mobile phone of the deceased was used by the security guard. The SHO said suspecting his role in the murder, the security guard was brought to the police station for interrogation, during which he revealed the relationship that the trio had. The SHO said a blood-stained pillow has been recovered from one of the rooms of the hotel. It shows that the Armyman was mercilessly beaten up by the accused while he was kept in the hotel for two days. He said a case under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC has been registered against the accused trio. Gitten Singh and his wife had a seven-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter. The manager is still at large and will be arrested soon, said the police officials. Satish Arora, who took the hotel on lease, said the hotel was lying closed even before the murder came to light and the manager and the guard were hired as caretakers. |
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Gang of robbers active in city busted, 2 held
Bathinda, February 20 The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Rajesh Meena, a resident of Madhokpura, Bathinda, Iqbal Singh (25) alias Joji of Amritsar and Santosh (32) alias Toshi, wife of Mela Singh, a resident of Parasram Nagar in Bathinda. A case under Sections 379, 411, 420 and 15 of the IMC (Indian Medical Council Act) has been registered against them. Police officials said while Rajesh Meena and Iqbal Singh have been arrested, Santosh was still at large. Police parties have been dispatched to nab the absconding woman and she would be arrested soon, the officials said. Canal police station in-charge Gurjeet Singh Romana said since December, it was the seventh gang they had busted. "We have arrested around 28 people involved in such heinous crimes wherein looters even do not care to take the lives of their vulnerable victims. Most of the times, they leave their victims seriously hurt during the scuffle. Most of the arrested persons are still cooling their heels in jail and only few of them managed to get bail," Romana said. The looters arrested yesterday have already been facing many criminal cases at different police stations of the district and adjoining areas, he added. Romana pointed out that the absconding woman was booked by him two months ago in a case pertaining to smuggling of drugs. He termed widespread use of illegal sale of drugs and unemployment as the reasons behind surging of such gangs. He said even the school drop-outs and educated people were involved in such crimes. The gang busted yesterday comprises of women who used to take lift from youngsters and then loot them with the help of other members of the gang. The members were Class X pass outs and it was being probed whether any of them had higher qualification, he said. The SHO said efforts were being made to arrest the remaining members of the gang. The accused were produced in the court in the evening and the police was trying to take them on police remand for further interrogation and to nab their accomplice. Fact file
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‘Globalisation poses threat to mother tongue’
Bathinda, February 20 Introducing the speakers, chairman of the trust, Dr Gurmel Singh Mauji, said, “In the changing socio-economic fabric of our state, it is important for us not to take our mother tongue for granted. The increasing globalisation is bringing along with it a global language that is threatening our mother tongue. I recently went to Europe and was amazed to see how the Europian countries are trying hard to not only save but also propagate their mother tongues. Languages like French and Italian are not only used in France and Italy but by people across the world. In those countries, they give importance to their mother tongues over and above English.” Paramjit Singh Dhingra, head, Panjab University Regional centre, Sri Muktsar Sahib, delivered the keynote lecture on ‘Mother Tongue: Problems, Challenges and Future’. “We should find out the problem that is eating into the popularity of Punjabi. The real problem began after the British invasion of India. They brought along with them their language and wanted everyone to understand and use their language to facilitate commerce and industry,” he said. Talking about the importance of the role that literature plays in saving the culture and language of a region, he said, “It is because of our great poets and writers, who have been writing not only in the language but also about it, who have been instrumental in keeping the identity of the language intact.” He also threw light on the sub-standard way of teaching the language in the schools of the state and said, “It is disheartening to see the little importance given to Punjabi, as a subject, as compared to English that every parent these days wants his/her child to be perfect in. There is a shortage of teachers of Punjabi in schools. Students are punished if they don’t talk in English in schools. We can’t blame the teachers since there is very little incentive attached to teaching Punjabi. Government spent crores on organising Kabbaddi World Cup but no funds are released to promote our mother tongue – Punjabi.” Kamaljit Singh, assistant professor, Education Department, Punjabi University’s Regional Centre, Bathinda, spoke on ‘Issues Related to Globalisation, Education and Mother Tongue’. Talking about how despite globalisation, education can still help in safeguarding the identity of mother tongue. Taking on from where Paramjit Singh Dhingra left, Kamaljit Singh said, “It is true that in this age of globalisation, English is given more importance than Punjabi. But education is not only about learning the alphabets. It is about learning the reason behind the existence of things around us. We should be educated to question and understand what we see happening around. Globalisation has helped generate employment and the role of education is increasingly veering towards preparing the individuals to face the competition that the globalised market has generated. We should develop our education system in such a manner that we not only prepare a person for the market but also for his life. And it is important to understand that our life comprises of our culture, religion and our mother tongue, among many other things.” |
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festive fervour
Bathinda, February 20 Priest at the Suraj Giri Mandir near the Bathinda railway station explained why this year the festival was celebrated with even greater fervour. “Mahashivratri is meant to celebrate the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Lord Shiva is worshipped on Mondays. And it was after several decades that the festival fell on a Monday, which makes it even more auspicious. We did special puja at four in the morning and bathed the Shiv Linga with curd, milk and water. This was followed by tying the moli around the Linga and offering of bel-patra (bel leaves), fruits and sweets,” he said. And those who knew about the importance of this year’s Mahashivratri had started making a beeline outside the temples nearest to their place to avoid the rush. “Although the temple near the SSD Girls College is near my place, I went all the way to the Pracheen Shiv Mandir at Mehna Chowk to offer prayers. And that too, at five in the morning. Devotees from across the city come to this temple and I didn’t want to get caught in the rush. The temple is known to have existed since time immemorial and evokes a lot of faith,” said Rama Wanjara, a resident of Vishal Nagar. Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav along with his entire family also visited the Mehna Chowk temple and offered prayers at around 11 in the morning. Girls as young as 10 years old were seen offering prayers at the temple near the SSD Girls College. “It is believed that if unmarried girls offer prayers and bel-patra to Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri, they will also get a husband like Lord Shiva, who will protect her from all evils,” said the priest of the temple. The fruit vendors minted money as demand for fruits rose tremendously. Kinnows that were being sold at `18 per kg till two days back were being sold at `25-28 per kg on Monday. By early morning, the vendors had also run out of bel and bel-patra. “I didn’t get bel in the Dhobi Bazaar last night and this morning too, the vendors said they had sold all the bels they had. I had to ask my son to go all the way to Panchwati Nagar to get it. There are bel trees in Panchwati Nagar, Adarsh Nagar and Green Avenue,” said Harshdeep Sahni, a resident of Sadar Bazar. A city-based NGO also distributed jalebis at Rambaag. The celebrations went on till late in the night when after a big puja, ‘prasad’ was distributed and the devotees broke their fast. |
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Pulse polio: 1,43,327 kids covered
Bathinda, February 20 On the first day (February 19), over 1,00,487 children were administered the anti-polio drops whereas on the second day (February 20), 42,840 children were administered drops by the health staff by visiting house to house. There are a total of 1,75,212 children who were identified by the health authorities for administering drops during the three-days campaign. The break-up of 42,840 children, who were administered anti-polio drops in different health blocks today, is as follows: Bathinda — 10,054, Raman — 785, Goniana — 5792, Sangat — 5632, Maur — 1328, Rampura — 621, Talwandi Sabo — 5974, Ballianwali — 4219, Nathana — 4102 and Bhagta — 4333. Talking to Bathinda Tribune over the phone,
district immunisation officer (DIO) Dr Manpreet Kaur Rupal said out of total 1,75,212 children (0-5 years), a total of 1,43,327 children had been administered anti-polio drops during the first two days of the pulse polio campaign in the district. She said on the first day the children were administered drops at 698 booths, set up in various parts of the district. She further added that on the second day, 1,346 teams of the health department went door to door in the district to administer the drops. 34 mobile teams had also been pressed into service to cover the children at brick kilns and construction sites, etc. She said as many as 53 transit teams also worked for covering the children. The teams had been stationed at chowks, bus stands, railway stations, etc. She said a total of 2392 health workers had been deployed for the successful completion of the drive. Besides the workers, 148 supervisors and 20 district-level supervisors were also looking after the campaign. She said besides the health staff, there were several individuals and NGOs that had been extending support to the health authorities in achieving the target. The NGOs and the individuals included Bathinda Vikas Manch, Goodwill Society, Ambuja Foundation, Rotary Club, Manav Sabha, a representative of the UNAIDS Narinder Kumar Bassi, Nehru Yuva Kendra and Bala Ji Charitable Trust. Dr Rupal expressed the hope that since 81.8 per cent of the target had been achieved during the first two days, the district authorities would be able to cover the remaining children tomorrow and achieve the target. Fact file
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Kapoor re-elected Beopar Mandal state president
Bathinda, February 20 Addressing the traders, Kapoor said he would leave no stone unturned in getting the problems of the traders solved during the regime of the next government. He said he had also done a lot for the welfare and honour of the business community during the past 20 years and would continue doing so in the future as well. Kapoor also said during the next government’s rule abolition of Inspectors’ regime and simplification of VAT system would be on his priority list. He also said he would remain ready for making any sacrifice for protecting the interests of the traders. On the occasion, the traders discussed the problems, being faced by them due to the opening of big malls by the multinational companies in the cities. They also expressed concern over the opening of the big malls and stores, considering the same a danger to small traders. They also discussed some other local problems, being faced by the small traders. |
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NGO organises eye check-up camp in school
Bathinda, February 20 NGO president Rakesh Narula said here today that about 200 students were imparted knowledge in detail about eye care while 10 of them were referred to the Civil Hospital for treatment. He also made an appeal to parents and teachers to fill the eye donation pledge forms for providing eye sight to the visually-impaired persons. Principal of the school, Rajinder Singh Brar, also asked the students to disseminate the eye donation message in a big way for making the eye donation drive a mass movement. On the occasion, Swatantar Gupta was also honoured with a memento by the management of the school. The Bathinda Vikas Manch had also organised a first aid training programme on the premises of a clinic at Mall road here yesterday. First aid trainer, Naresh Pathania, told the gathering about the rescue operations to save the people during natural calamities and mishaps. He also gave tips on how to bandage the wounds of the patients. He also gave information to the people about giving first aid to a person, suffering from heart attack. Rakesh Narula urged the gathering to learn the first aid techniques. He also demanded from the government to make the first aid training compulsory for all citizens. |
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Woman’s body found near canal in Behman Diwana
Bathinda, February 20 The volunteers, Tek Chand, Jagga Singh, Munish Sen, Golu Sen, Gautam Goyal and Money Verma helped fish out the body. The woman was wearing a half sleeve sweater and suit. She seems to be around 40 years old. The body could not be identified. Canal SHO Gurjeet Singh Romana rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. A case in this connection was registered and the body was shifted to the local Civil Hospital. Efforts were being made by the police to identify the body. 17 gram smack recovered Police today recovered 17 grams of smack from the possession of a resident of Bhucho Mandi. The accused has been identified as Dilbara Singh who was found walking with a bag in which he had kept the smack near Lehra Bega village. A case under sections 21, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against him at Nathana police station. Brothers booked for beating Police today booked two brothers for beating up a resident of Singo village. The accused have been identified as Preetam Kumar and Jaspal Kumar. A case under sections 324 and 34 of the IPC has been registered in this connection against the accused that are at large. The case has been registered at Talwandi Sabo police station. Police officials said the accused beat up the complainant over the suspicion that he might have given the tip-off against the wrong use of their tractor-trolley. The tractor- trolley was caught by the employees of a tractor union while it was being misused near Talwandi Sabo. The brothers beat up the complainant suspecting his role. The complainant and the accused are neighbours and sell construction material. Mobile phones stolen from shop Thirty mobile phones were stolen from a shop in Maur Khurd last night. In his complaint, Jagtar Singh of Maur Khurd said thieves took away 30 mobile phones costing more than Rs 45,000. A case under sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in this connection at Maur police station. No arrests have been made so far in this regard. Body identified The body of a woman has been identified with the help of the volunteers of Sahara Jan Sewa. The woman's body was found near Bathinda canal adjoining Gobindpura on February 14 and efforts were made to identify the woman who appeared to be around 60 years old. The woman has been identified as Sarla Devi, wife of Kamlesh Goyal, a resident of Barnala. The body was handed over to the family members after conducting a postmortem at the local Civil Hospital. Police officials said inquest proceedings under section 174 of the CrPc have been initiated and further investigations in the case are being made. |
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Students display their talent at GZS techno-cultural fest
Bathinda, February 20 A workshop on microcontrollers and embedded systems was organized by Net Mex Technologies Ltd, Bathinda, where students participated with great interest and were given hands on training in microcontrollers and embedded systems applications. Principal, PTU GZS campus, Bathinda, Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal inaugurated the festival. In the technical event, Junk Yard Wars students designed new electronic models from the waste material. Kamaljeet Singh and Chandandeep, both from the 2009 batch, bagged the first position while Vikas Arya and group from the 2010 batch scored the second position. Students designed and implemented various electronic circuits like automatic car parking system, control of electronic and electrical appliances through mobile phones and much more in the event electronic circuit Implementation. Kamaljeet Singh and Chandandeep, from the 2009 batch, bagged the first position, while Nitin Jain and Tanzeer Brar from the 2010 batch stood second. Students displayed the results of their programming skills in C++ in the event Byte Code. Aditya Abhishek and Sonu Kumar of 2010 batch stood first and Lakhandeep and Ishwinder Kaur of the 2011 batch scored the second position. Soft skills of students in imaging were tested through an event Image Morphing wherein Gagandeep Singh Ranu and Amandeep Singh of the 2009 batch stood first while Sukhdeep Singh and Sonali of the 2010 batch scored the second position. Students also participated in many literary events like press conference, parliamentary debate, drishtikon, kavyanjli etc and informal events like rangoli making, tattoo making, blind arts, stick modelling, collage making and Roadies which tested their capabilities in language, literature, creative arts and self-confidence. An exhibition was also arranged where students displayed their original technical projects and their art and craft works. An aptitude test and group discussion session was conducted by My Career Experts where the communication skills of students were polished so as to make them able to appear in future job interviews. Amit Garg, ITS, DGM, BSNL, Bathinda, was the chief guest at the evening of cultural extravaganza. Principal Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal presided over the function for the evening session. A mime on college life was presented by the 2009 batch girls. Choreography on Mirza Saahiba was presented by the 2009 batch students. Vishal Sharma stood first in solo singing competition, Shubham Kansal was first in solo dance and Abhinav and group bagged the first position in group dance competition. The fest was held under the guidance of the head of the electronics and communication department,
Darshan Singh Sidhu, and the teacher organizer Neeraj Gill. |
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Mentor youth club elections
Bathinda, February 20 Two clubs would be elected from every block and a total of 16 clubs would be elected. Every club would be given Rs 10, 000 as monetary aid. The election committee members include district youth coordinator Jagjit Singh Mann, assistant director, youth services Kanwaljit Singh Sidhu, district sports officer Karam Singh, NSS in-charge SSD Girls College Usha Sharma and district programme officer Shashi Tyagi.
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The manager and a security guard of the Basant Plaza, a hotel in Model Town Phase-II and its receptionist have been booked by the police for murdering a retired Armyman. The receptionist is the deceased’s wife.
The hotel is lying closed for the last about three months and the hotel manager was appointed as a caretaker by the persons who had taken it on lease.
