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City jeweller, kin killed in road mishap
LPG shortage irks residents
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Changing culinary landscape in bathinda
Hike in working hours opposed
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BJP accuses MC SDO of misbehavior
Medicos condemn attack on cardiologist
Meet of legal services dept held
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City jeweller, kin killed in road mishap
Bathinda, March 12 The jeweller's daughter, Payal (22) and daughter-in-law Sunita Rani (24) are battling for life at the local Civil Hospital. The condition of Payal is said to be serious. All the five family members were returning from a Sirsa- based dera where they attended a religious discourse at night and left for Bathinda in a Chevrolet Spark car. The car collided head-on with another vehicle near Sainewala village on the Bathinda-Dabwali road, around 10 kilometres from Bathinda. Pali Mashana of Sangat Sahara who visited the place of the accident at around 6 am said all the five family members were lying in a pool of blood in the badly mangled car. The car collided head-on with a Tata Safari bearing the registration number of Jharkhand. He said that a large number of people from Bathinda attended the religious discourse at Sirsa and were returning in a convoy of different vehicles. Those travelling behind the car involved in the accident too came out of their vehicles and helped in taking out the injured from the damaged remains of the car, Pali said. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Bathinda, where three of them, including the jeweller, his son and the woman Som Lata, were declared dead. The daughter received serious head injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital. As the news of the accident spread, a pall of gloom descended over the busy Post Office bazaar. All the shopkeepers of the market closed their business establishments and gathered outside the shop-cum- residence of the jeweller's family. Raju, a shopkeeper near the shop of the jeweller killed in the accident, said he is survived by his elder son and his wife. The bodies were cremated here in the evening. Police officials at the Sangat police station said a case under various
sections of the IPC has been registered against the driver of the Safari who has been identified as Jaswinder Mithu of Bangi Rugowala village. Fact file
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LPG shortage irks residents
A large number of people, most of them from villages situated in the periphery, were seen standing in a queue near the Model Town Phase-III today. The customers said they had been making rounds of the gas agencies for the last many days. They said that the onset of the marriage season has lead to a sudden increase in the use of domestic LPG gas cylinders for commercial purposes. Domestic gas is used most of the time during the marriage parties held at residential or commercial sites in the city. "The domestic gas supply is diverted for commercial use as it is more economical than the commercial cylinder. A domestic gas cylinder costs Rs 420 while the commercial cylinder costs more than Rs 1300," said Gurpal Singh, a resident of Jodhpur village. Gurpal Singh said he has been making rounds of the gas agency for the last three days and today, after waiting for over one and half hours in the morning, he has been told to come again after 1 pm. "Now I am standing here for the last 45 minutes but nobody turned up to distribute the gas cylinders," said Gurpal Singh. There were many others who expressed a similar view. Pawan Kumar, who came from local Gaushala, said the gas agency owners have refused to register his booking and he too had been making rounds of the place for the last few days. The owner of Jagdeep Gas Agency, whose employees were supposed to distribute the gas cylinders at Model Town-Phase-III, denied having any problem with those customers who book their cylinders well on time. The gas agency owner said the problem arises only when the supply of gas cylinders is disrupted by the oil companies. But he maintained that there has been no such problem so far. |
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Changing culinary landscape in bathinda
Bathinda, March 12 People here not only long for branded apparels and show inclination for modern townships, but their taste buds also have been bitten by the brand bug. The arrival of the branded food joints and chain of restaurants in the city is an evidence of the changing culinary landscape in an area that was once dotted only by the 'dhabas'. Many famous brands, promising fine dining like Moti Mahal, Sagar Ratna, Subway, LC, Baskin Robbins, Cafe Coffee Day, Domino's, Samosa Junction and others have come up much to the delight of the foodies. The culture of fine dining has come to Bathinda, said a restaurant owner, adding that the change in dining was part of the socio-economic changes the city had been witnessing of late. The coming up of major industries, including the refinery and cantonment, brought here people from across the country, prompting the hoteliers to see business opportunity in Bathinda. Of late, the city has also turned into a major education hub bringing many youngsters for their academic pursuits. The coming of the service class and the upper middle class to the city is also giving rise to the eating out culture at the restaurants and the culture of branded foods. The growing cosmopolitan culture is causing changes in the culinary landscape of Bathinda. In the land of 'makke di roti aur sarson da saag' the changes are being welcomed for bringing a variety and freshness. These outlets are ready to serve everything, from breakfast to lunch and dinner, besides an assortment of desserts. From traditional thalis to continental fare, from Chinese to Italian and from tandoori to baked, all kinds of food is ready for the platter. Regional food, like the South Indian dishes with a north Indian tinge, is also available in Bathinda. In a nutshell, the platter is full and rich and waiting for those who want to pamper their taste buds as well as go on a binge. |
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Tandoori nights for foodies to go on a binge
Bathinda, March 12 "Now, we serve the real taste of Punjabi food," claimed Ashwani, who proved instrumental in bringing the famous Moti Mahal Delux - Tandoori trail, a house of 'finest Indian and Mughlai cuisine', told Bathinda Tribune on Sunday. "Dal makhni is prepared in every house. But we serve the traditional dal makhni that carries the real taste which our grandfathers used to have about 100 years ago," Ashwani claimed. "Be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian food, we guarantee the real taste," Ashwani said, adding that the "forte of Moti Mahal is the way of marinating and that makes the difference." Ashwani also said the culinary landscape of city had been undergoing a sea-change. "Socio-economic development of Bathinda, in terms of coming up of the refinery, presence of cantonment, swelling middle class, arrival of educational institutes, are causing the changes in food habits," said Daler Singh Dhillon, who is also associated with Moti Mahal. "They are serving not only the traditional food but also south Indian, continental and Italians food like pizza, pasta besides Chinese at Moti Mahal. We would cater to the need of everyone, from youngsters to those fond of traditional foods," said Anurag Dhillon, also of Moti Mahal. |
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Hike in working hours opposed
Bathinda, March 12 A copy of the representation stated that the government is proposing one hour 20 minutes more in the working hours of the teachers with effect from the 2012-13 session. The teachers said any move to increase the
working hours of the teachers will go against the teachers who have been teaching the students with dedication. The general secretary said though the decision is yet to be implemented, the teachers working in the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools are anxious over the implementation of any such decision. He pointed out that these teachers have already been working for more than the stipulated 6 hours 10 minutes as the teacher to student ratio in most of the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools is almost 1:50 instead of 1:35, as per the RTE (Right to Education Gazette of India 2009. The teachers, he added, are already working 43 per cent more than what they are required to. Many of these teachers have produced excellent results and the passouts of these schools are now employed with various reputed organisations all over the world, said the teachers. Most of the students of these schools are wards of army men who remain away from their families most of the times and the teachers take the pains to continuously render their services to impart education to their children. The teachers said most of the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools are situated in far flung areas and teachers have to travel for more than an hour to reach their respective working places on time. The teachers said the government and the decision making authorities must consider the exemplary services being rendered by these teachers while deciding any move to increase their working hours. Adding to workload
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Bathinda, March 12 Volunteers of the city-based NGO, Naujawan
Welfare Society, said the accident took place at around nine in the night when young boys on three bikes were racing with each other. One of the three bikes collided with a car near Hanuman Chowk and the other two bikes too collided with each other near Vandana Hospital. The injured have been identified as Ishaan Kumar (19), Amit Kumar (20) and Ghansham Sharma (30). Ishaan and Ghansham received head injuries and fractures and were referred from the civil hospital to some other hospital. In another road mishap, 27-year-old Vikrant received injuries when the car he was driving was hit by a truck on Goniana road last night. News also came in that two women, Simran Kaur (55) and Seema (32), residents of Fazilka, received injuries when their car was hit by another car near Gillpatti village at around 11 pm last night. Of late, there has been a spurt in road accidents causing the loss of many innocent lives. City residents have been asking for stringent traffic laws. |
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Over 650 examined at eye check-up camp
Bathinda, March 12 As many as 695 persons got their eyes checked and out of these, 105 were suggested to undergo surgeries for various eye ailments. Dr JK Gupta, Dr HS Sodhi, Dr Karan Sarwal and Dr Satwant Kumar, along with their teams, participated. Doctors from the Goodwill Hospital also actively participated in the camp. President of the NGO, Vijay Bareja assured everyone that similar camps would be organised in the future as well. He also added that at these camps the patients will be given medicines and lenses free of cost. Other members of the NGO were also present on the occasion. |
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BJP accuses MC SDO of misbehavior
Bathinda, March 12 In a letter shot off to the commissioner, MCB, it has been stated that the SDO, Davinder Jaura, misbehaved with Ashok Balianwali on March 10. It was alleged that Jaura often misbehaves with people and delays the release of maps and other documents pertaining to buildings. It was also demanded that the building
by laws be amended in order to expedite the process of clearing papers and to help people. Meanwhile, Municipal Commissioner Bhupinder Rai said he had marked
an inquiry to the assistant commissioner. “He would submit the report within the next 15 days,” he said. The SDO, Davinder Jaura, said he was not aware of any such complaint. Charges fly thick & fast
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Medicos condemn attack on cardiologist
Bathinda, March 12 In an emergency meeting of Cardiological Society of India (Punjab and Chandigarh Chapter) held under the president of Dr Manmohan Singh, a unanimous resolution was passed strongly condemning the act of brutal assault on Dr Wander. Dr Wander was returning to Ludhiana from Bathinda after delivering a guest lecture during Northern Cardiology Network Summit 2012 at Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research when some young miscreants attacked his car near Tapa Mandi. Dr Wander had sustained injuries on his forehead, arm and knee. The Cardiological Society of India (Punjab & Chandigarh Chapter) expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and wondered if a doctor was not safe in broad daylight, what would be the plight of a common man? The Society condemned the barbarous act of the goons and demanded a thorough investigation in this shameful act and also demanded that the guilty be brought to book and punished without wasting any more time. |
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Meet of legal services dept held
Bathinda, March 12 The seminar threw light on the various activities of the National Legal Services Authority and the Punjab Legal Services Authority. Justice Ranjan Gogoi from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, along with the executive chairman of the Punjab Legal Service Authority, appreciated the activities being undertaken by the legal authorities. |
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