 |
|
|
Cops on their toes to ensure a happy holi A girl selects a squirt gun on the eve of Holi, at Dhobi Bazar in Bathinda on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Education, health need to be on top of govt’s agenda, say residents
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pro-change votaries hope Sarup will fast pedal progress plans
International women’s day today
15-yr-old girl set afire, police verifying charges
PAU’s Kisan Mela to address farmers’ queries
‘Ineffective fiscal policy causing inflation’
|
|
Cops on their toes to ensure a happy holi
Bathinda, March 7 The district police chief has directed the PCR patrolling parties to do extensive patrolling in the city, especially in sensitive areas. Talking to TNS today, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sukhchain Singh Gill said the sensitive areas like Model Town, had already been identified to prevent any untoward incident tomorrow. He said PCR vehicles would patrol in their respective areas throughout the day. The SSP further said under-trainee police personnel would also be deployed to check hooliganism in the city. He said mobile teams of the police, headed by the SHOs of the areas concerned, would also remain on duty. After the declaration of election results, supporters of the winning candidate may play Holi in a big way. To this, the SSP believed that they would not create any problem. However, the police would remain vigilant and would not allow anyone to breach the peaceful atmosphere in the name of Holi. Meanwhile, during a visit to the city markets today, herbal colours were found not available easily. Shopkeepers said some companies did manufacture herbal colours but owing to negligible demand, they did not stock them at their shops. However, herbal colours (red, yellow and green) were available at the Ayush Enterprises (Patanjali Arogya Kendra) situated in Model Town here. Manager of the Kendra Girdhari Lal Goyal said they sold 300 packets of herbal colours (100 grams each) today and hoped to sell 300 more packets tomorrow. Some shopkeepers claimed that they had chemical-free colours that had been manufactured by the companies using Ararot (starch). It also came to light that companies have not mentioned on packets the ingredients used to make the colour. A majority of shopkeepers have purchased colours from manufacturers based in Delhi, Jaipur and Hathras (Uttar Pradesh). A shopkeeper said water colours are made of chemicals, due to which people avoid buying them. When asked why were dry colours available in the market at different rates (between `20 and `100 per kg), he said the ones available cheap were certainly impure and made from sand like particles. Precautions to be taken while playing with colours
|
|
Education, health need to be on top of govt’s agenda, say residents
Bathinda, March 7 Ashok Sadiora, a local educationist, said the previous government sought votes in the name of development and this time people expect the government to reduce unemployment, corruption, cancer and other chronic problems haunting Bathinda and surrounding areas. JS Brar Rangi, a contractor, said the tempo of development maintained by the government during the previous regime should not be allowed to slow down. “People have reposed faith in the government despite its shortcomings. It is time for leaders of the SAD-BJP alliance to overcome its weaknesses and work towards development,” Brar said. Ankur, who is in footwear business, said the rising crime, road accidents, use of drugs, road rage and illegal parking of vehicles at the busy intersections of the city should be checked with an iron hand. Advocate Rahul Brar demanded that the winning candidate from Bathinda should be given an important portfolio in the Punjab Cabinet for better representation of the area. “Though the SAD candidate Sarup Chand Singla had already been quite helpful in solving the local problems of the people, he needs to pull up his socks this time to live upto the people’s expectations,” Rahul said. Shourya Arora, a student of architecture, said Bathinda needs professional government institutes in various fields like interior designing. “Student from various districts of Punjab goes out of the state to study interior designing,” Shourya said.
|
|
Pro-change votaries hope Sarup will fast pedal progress plans
Visibly content with the 'positive' change process, people pinned high hope on Sarup Chand Singla, the MLA-elect Bathinda (Urban), for being instrumental in accelerating the process of transforming the city by introducing the elements of modernity for making the 'backwaters of Punjab' to a tourist destination of Malwa. Prof Pardeep Mittal, a resident of Ajit Road, said, “The very purpose of selecting Sarup is to accelerate the process of transformation.” Mittal said Sarup had always been instrumental in bringing in positive changes in the city even without being in power. “Now, he is in better position to bring in the desired change in Bathinda,” Prof Mittal said, adding, “That's why we are hopeful of seeing more modern dots in skyline like floodlights installed at multipurpose and hockey stadiums.” Kishan Singhal of Ganesh Nagar said development process in Bathinda would not only continue but would also be augmented. Kishan, said if Sarup gets a cabinet berth, the pace of change would be higher. Kishan said the changes that had come to Bathinda were pleasing and no one wanted disruption in the much-needed transformation process. “The change could be felt,” Kishan said, adding, “Some five years ago, the Bathinda-Goniana road was in bad shape. Now, the highway with lights, elegantly-designed road-divider, gives it a look of a real highway." Kishan said Sarup has been given the responsibility of not only continuing the process of development but also accelerating the same. Echoing similar sentiments, Dr Gurjeet Singh of Patel Nagar said, “Sarup has always been accessible to the city residents. Sarup is a leader with the tag of ‘always-available for everyone’.” He extended a helping hand even he was not in power, Dr Gurjeet said, adding, “Now when he is in power, the expectation from him is also high.” But not only ‘superficial’ changes like colourful fountains, boats in lakes, flood lights, modern stadium, malls, that could give the sense of modern city, people wants positive changes in the basic needs as well. MM Behal, resident of Panchwati Nagar, said a developed city must be pollution-free to become a most sought-after place. Behal expressed hope that the process of making available uncontaminated water to the residents would pick up the pace. He also hoped that with Sarup would take steps to make Bathinda a thermal- ash-free city. |
|
International women’s day today Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, March 7 The district police-run women cell has been getting cases wherein women are pouring in with a demand for separation. “In many cases, we have seen women having extra-marital affairs and leaving husband as well as children for the sake of the other man. Sadly, family is last thing on their list of priorities,” pointed out a sub-inspector at the women cell. The cops pointed out that law favours women more and the women have started exploiting it. “At the Bathinda Central Jail, many female undertrials are those who have been accused of killing their daughters-in-law or for abetting suicide. In a few of these cases, the females from in-laws’ family have been trapped by the girl’s family to avenge the death of their daughters,” said the jail authorities. Information procured by an activist under the Right to Information Act states that since 2006, the district police has received 581 complaints of men complaining against their wives, averaging 95 cases per year. “All the cases may not be genuine. In many cases, men have levelled false allegations against their wives but this is definitely a reflection of the changing society wherein men are reporting domestic abuse,” said Charanjit Bhullar, the activist who procured information under the RTI Act. For the past two years, courts have been receiving an increased number of cases wherein couples mutually seek divorce and children are left at the mercy of grandparents or uncles and aunts. It is learnt that district and sessions judge SK Aggarwal has even written to the Punjab and Haryana High Court suggesting that law be formulated to make it mandatory for the couple seeking mutual divorce to deposit money in the name of children to secure their future. “Call it invasion of the “Saas-Bahu” serials or the changing fabric of the societal relations, women are under the influence of such changing times that they are unable to see the benefit of their own children,” said lecturer Gurdeep Kaur.
|
|
15-yr-old girl set afire, police verifying charges
Bathinda, march 7 The girl, who was attending to the nature’s call, has been identified as Suman. An unidentified person reportedly poured kerosene on her and fled after setting her on fire. Canal Colony SHO Gurjeet Singh Romana, said they were investigating the matter and there seemed to be loopholes in the girl’s version. “She told the police that someone carrying kerosene in a glass came on a bike, poured the oil over her and set her afire,” the SHO said. “It is quite difficult for someone to carry a glass of kerosene on a bike,” he said. “I have asked her father to have a word with the girl and urge her to reveal the truth,” Romana said. He said a case was yet to be registered in this connection. The victim’s father is employed as a class-IV employee in the Punjab State Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Man poisoned to death over land dispute in Pitho village
A man was allegedly poisoned to death over a land dispute in Pitho village. The deceased has been identified as Kulwinder Singh, who is said to be an adopted son of Gurnam Singh. Investigating officer in the case, Dhyan Singh, said ironically, the foster father has been accused of poisoning Kulwinder. Reportedly, after adopting Kulwinder, the accused was blessed with a daughter and a dispute emerged over the distribution of the property between the daughter and adopted son. Kulwinder’s wife had been demanding a share in Gurnam’s property as he was Kulwinder’s foster father. However, Gurnam’s daughter and wife refused part with a share of the property. The investigating officer said they were still enquiring into the incident and were trying to ascertain whether the deceased committed suicide or he was poisoned by his foster father. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family members after conducting post mortem. A case under the section 302 of the IPC has been registered in this connection against Gurnam Singh, on the complaint of the wife of deceased, Karamjit Kaur. No arrests have been made in this regard so far as the police is still investigating the matter. |
|
PAU’s Kisan Mela to address farmers’ queries
Bathinda, march 7 Dr Gill said the seeds of improved varieties of different kharif crops as well as fruits plants recommended by the PAU will be distributed among the growers. Baldev Singh Dhillon, vice-chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, will be the chief guest at the mela. The exhibitions will be displayed by different departments of the Punjab Agricultural University as well as other allied concerns. Specialists from the PAU, Ludhiana will share the research findings with the farmers. Besides, queries of the farmers will be answered by experts. |
|
‘Ineffective fiscal policy causing inflation’
Bathinda, march 7 Addressing the students, he added that inflation is increasing “because of the ineffective fiscal policy and uneven development”.
|
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail | |
With Holi tomorrow, the police has made special security arrangements in the city so as to deter hooligans from creating problems for the residents celebrating the festival in a peaceful manner.
Bathinda, March 7