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Municipal Corp’s
general house meeting The newly-elected councillor of the Ward No 6, Iqbal Singh Dhillon, gives his charter of demands to the Mayor and the municipal commissioner at the general house meeting convened on Friday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
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Boy allures teenager to flee, family booked
Awareness on dental health
School heads who skipped DEO meet asked to explain
18 booked for vandalising power grid in Balluana
Patwar Union stages protest
Members of the Revenue Patwar Union Punjab staging a protest near the District Administrative Complex in Bathinda on Friday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Polytechnic students in merit list
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Municipal Corp’s
general house meeting 
11-member committee of the Municipal Corporation to study the important aspects of the project to come up behind the DAV College
Not satisfied with the performance of the PWSSB, the MC House decides to gradually take over water, sewer projects in the cityMegha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, July 27
The Improvement Trust plans to build multi-storey flats and shop-cum-flats on those 11.78 acres. The nod for issuing the NOC has come with a rider. The MCB has decided to formulate an 11-member committee that will study the important aspects of the project and submit its report to the house, on the basis of which the decision would be taken whether the MCB should charge in cash for its acquired land or seek some other project in lieu of the land. Of the 11.78 acres, the pond is spread on a mere 5 to 6 acres. The remaining area is covered by illegally-built houses in Chandsar Basti and Kanhaiya Nagar after filling the pond. Some of the land is included in the DAV College's building and its playground. As per a survey of the Trust, the encroached area includes around 20 houses and the land under the DAV College. The pond acts as a catchment area for temporarily storing rainwater of various localities around, thereby preventing it from spilling around in the city. A report of the PWSSB claimed that this water could be stored in deep pits constructed on mere one acre. Contesting the PWSSB's claim, senior deputy mayor Tarsem Goyal and municipal councillors Jagroop Singh Gill, Bhupinder Bhullar and Rajan Garg demanded that the fact be verified by formulating a sub-committee and to avoid delaying the project of the Improvement Trust. Tarsem Goyal said the plan seemed to be merely theoretical. Gill suggested that a written undertaking be taken from the officer who has made this claim. "The undertaking should mention that if water was not managed within an acre, departmental action should be taken against the officer. If he is in service, he should be suspended from service and if he has retired, his benefits should be withdrawn," he said. Bhupinder Bhullar said the 11.78 acres fell in the Khasra No. 2467 as mentioned in the agenda presented before the house. The Khasra comprised more than 40 to 60 acres. "This khasra lies on the either side of the Bibiwala Road and the agenda presented in the house is silent on whether the area to be acquired has been identified or not," Bhullar said. The councillors demanded in unison that the litigations pending on the aforesaid piece of land should also be kept in view before handing over the land to the Improvement Trust. Rajinder Kaur Brar, a councillor, demanded swift action to remove the encroachments as well as initiating steps to prevent future encroachments on the land. She even alleged that some members of the house were among the encroachers and that they should be asked to leave, without bowing to any political pressure. Mithu Ram Gupta, another councillor, insisted that the Deputy Commissioner had already identified the land to be acquired and at the same time, the litigations made no difference to the land acquisition process. Tarsem Goyal mooted a proposal that instead of completely handing over the land to the Improvement Trust, the MCB could be a stakeholder in the project. He suggested that of the total land, two acres be developed and given to the MCB where it could make a home for senior citizens and a community hall on an acre each. It was also proposed that in lieu of the land being acquired, the MCB can ask for the same area of land at some other place. Meanwhile, the issue of seeking officials from other departments on deputation to strengthen the Operation and Management (O&M) Cell that will slowly and steadily take over the water supply and sewer projects in the city from the PWSSB was discussed. Municipal commissioner Uma Shankar Gupta pointed out that currently, Bathinda was the only municipal corporation that has handed over water and sewer maintenance works to the PWSSB. At other corporations in the state, the respective O&M cells ran these affairs. "Neither the house nor the general public is satisfied with the working of the PWSSB, which has largely remained poor. The PWSSB has been unable to clear a clogged 39-inch main sewer in the city. Had the Delhi-based firm not been hired to clear it, the city's sewer woes would have remained intact," he said. The house passed deploying of one XEN, two SDOs and four junior engineers for the first phase of the project. For this, a retired SE of the PWSSB would be outsourced, while the PWSSB would be asked to depute SDOs and JEs. Gradually, the corporation would also take back 216 of its employees working in the PWSSB and run the mechanism on its own. Gupta said the plan was to outsource the cleaning and maintenance of major pipelines like 39-inch and 30-inch wide pipes. The corporation should take the responsibility of maintaining the pipes less than 16 inches in width, he added. House says yes to
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‘Punjab has the maximum Hepatitis-C cases in India’
Sushil Goyal Tribune News Service
Bathinda, July 27 Dr Sidhu said his main aim was to create awareness among the common masses about the Hepatitis-C disease. He urged people to get themselves examined for Hepatitis-C so that if found positive for the disease, he or she could go for treatment immediately. Regarding the huge number of Hepatitis-C cases in Punjab, Dr Sidhu said a majority of the cases were found in rural areas. It can be safely said that unqualified practitioners or quacks used infected syringes leading to the spread of Hepatitis-C in rural areas. He said, however, this practice in villages had now been reduced to a great extent in villages, but the symptoms of Hepatitis-C came to the fore after about 20 years, so the number of patients was increasing nowadays. Dr Sidhu said Hepatitis-C spread like HIV as it also spread through syringes, blood donation, tattoos, unsterilised medical equipment and from mother to child. He said as its symptoms appeared after 20 years, so awareness was the need of the hour to check the disease at an early stage. He said the government should start screening of the patients to put the positive cases on treatment. Dr Sidhu said the number of Hepatitis-C cases was increasing as there was no vaccine for this disease. He said Hepatitis were were of five types. Hepatitis A and E spread through contaminated water while B and C spread through blood. He also said consumption of liquor by a person suffering from the disease was dangerous. This was the reason that Hepatitis-C had been affecting young people in a big way, he added. With regard to the transplantation of liver, Dr Sidhu said in India there were only three hospitals where livers were transplanted. These hospitals were situated at Delhi. He said the cost of liver transplantation was very high, which ranged between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh. After that, the patient had to spend nearly Rs 5,000 every month on medicines. Dr Sidhu also appealed to the Punjab Government to start enrolment of the Hepatitis-C cases for providing financial aid to the patients on the lines of the Chief Minister’s Cancer Relief Fund for cancer patients.
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Boy allures teenager to flee, family booked
Bathinda, July 27 On Wednesday morning, the PG owner found the girl missing and brought the matter into the notice of the girl's family members, who started searching for her. Vinod Kumar, the father of the girl and a resident of Boha village in Mansa, lodged a police complaint against the boy, Sukhjeet Singh, his brother Deepu Singh, father Harbans Singh, mother Surinder Kaur, sister Narinder Kaur and a friend, Kuldip Singh. Kuldip, a resident of the Model Town here, was booked for helping the boy in fleeing with the girl. The complainant said Sukhjeet, with the help of his family members and friend, incited the girl to elope with him. After searching the girl for a day, the girl's family members got a case registered against the accused boy and his entire family at the Civil Lines police station. The family members have been booked under Sections 363-A, 366 and 120-B of the IPC. The investigating officer in the case, Gurtej Singh, said the police was conducting raids in Patiala and other towns to recover the missing girl. "We expect the girl would be located by the evening and the family members of the boy would be arrested and produced before the magistrate," Gurtej said. He added that the family members of the boy and the girl had entered into heated arguments some time ago as their wards were in touch with each other earlier as well. When questioned the role of other family members, the investigating officer said the family was booked so that pressure could be built upon the boy to bring the girl back. Meanwhile, the Sadar Rampura police has booked one Amritpal Singh of Baath village of Bathinda district for alluring a 15-year-old girl of Pitho village to elope with him. The incident occurred on the intervening night of July 19 and 20. The girl's father Jagga Singh lodged a complaint in this regard. No arrests have been made so far.
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Dental fortnight puts focus on oral healthcare
Sushil Goyal Tribune News Service
Bathinda, July 27 Besides, 90 needy persons have been identified for providing them with dentures free of cost. According to Dr Shashi Jain and Dr Naresh Singla, 50 male and 40 female patients had been identified for providing them with dentures. He said all of them were in the age-group of 50-80 years. A person wishing to get dentures from a private practitioner might have to spend Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 for this. But during the dental fortnight, the dentures would be provided free of cost to the needy with the government incurring an expenditure of Rs 5,000 on every set, informed Dr Singla. He further said under the school health programme, around 1,000 students had been examined for dental diseases. Dr Singla said the screening of the students was done at the school level while the treatment was done at the hospital. Besides, the students were also educated about their oral health. Dr Shashi Jain said no patient of oral cancer had come to their notice so far during the dental fortnight. She said 95 per cent patients were suffering from dental caries or gingivitis (bleeding gums). Besides, a large number of cases of irregular teeth, especially among children, had been examined. The doctors said they were advising the patients to brush their teeth daily and properly. Besides, the patients were also being advised to eat green vegetables and avoid sticky and junk food. She also said cold drinks were harmful for the teeth and children should avoid it.
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School heads who skipped DEO meet asked to explain
Bathinda, July 27 Education department officials said it had been done to ensure that teachers participate in these meetings that form an integral part of the administration in running the schools. Those who have been served explanation notices include the heads of government senior secondary schools at Goniana Mandi (girls), Mandi Kalan (boys), Parasram Nagar Bathinda, Tungwali, Rampura village and Salabatpura. Further , heads of government high schools who have been served notice includes those posted at Adampura, Aklia Kalan, Aalike, Bibiwala, Bangi Rughu, Bhucho Mandi (girls), Buladhewala, Bhagu, Bhunder, Bajak, Bhaini Mehraj, Chathewala, Dan Singh Wala, Gehri Devi Nagar, Ganga Ablu Ke, Gumti Kalan, Gurthari, Hamirgarh, Giddar, Gill Kalan, Jeonda, Siriewala, Virk Khurd, Jajjal, Jassi Bagh Wali, Jhanduke, kalawala, Kamalu Sawaich, Kotra Kora, Maluka, Maur Khurd, Lehra Dhurkot and others. All have been directed to submit their explanation by August 2. If the explanations are not found satisfactory, departmental action would be taken against the teacher concerned. |
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18 booked for vandalising power grid in Balluana
Bathinda, July 27 One booked in assault case
Police have booked a resident of Guru Nanakpura for beating up another resident of the same locality. The complainant, Deepak, said Buggi beat him up using a brickbat. Police have registered a case under sections 324 and 323 of the IPC at the Kotwali police station. One held with poppy husk
Police have arrested Balwinder Singh of Ghanaiya Nagar with 5.1 grams of poppy husk near Balluana village. He was arrested by the police on the basis of a tip-off provided by an informer. A case under sections 15, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at the Sadar police station. Tempo looted near
Jeeda
A tempo worth nearly Rest 3.5 lakhs was looted by four unidentified persons from near Jeeda village. A complaint was lodged by Surjeet Singh of Amarpura Basti in this regard. A case has been registered at the Nehianwala police station. |
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Patwar Union stages protest
Bathinda, July 27 The protesting patwaris were demanding action against those police officials who had allegedly tortured Mohan Singh, patwari, Fatehgarh Sahib, and framed him in what they alleged was a false case. District president of the union, Gurtej Singh, said in the case of Mohan Singh, the inquiry officer, an IAS officer, indicted the police officials and also recommended the registration of a case against them. He said as these officials had close links with the government, so no action had been taken against them. He said the main demand of the protesters was to initiate strict action against the "erring" police officials and justice to Mohan Singh Patwari. Those present on the occasion included Gurtej Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Nazar Singh, Prem Singh, and Jagwant Singh.
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Polytechnic students in merit list
Bathinda, July 27 College principal Yadvinder Singh said the Board has issued a list of first 20 merit position holders for each semester. In the first semester's list, ECE student Yachita and civil student Amit Kumar stood first in the state. In the third semester, architecture student Akash Malik stood first in Punjab. In the first semester of ECE, Gagandeep Kaur stood second in the state. In the fifth semester of IT, Harmanjot Kaur, from fifth semester in production, Najam Singh and from the first semester in production, Ashwani Kumar secured the third rank in the state. Principal Yadwinder Singh felicitated the meritorious students. — TNS
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The general house of the Municipal Corporation Bathinda today gave its nod to the issuance of a no-objection certificate to the Bathinda Improvement Trust for taking over the 11.78 acres behind the DAV College here.
Members of the district unit of the Revenue Patwar Union Punjab today staged a protest under the leadership of district president Gurtej Singh outside the Mini-secretariat here.
The protesting patwaris were demanding action against those police officials who had allegedly tortured Mohan Singh,
patwari, Fatehgarh Sahib, and framed him in what they alleged was a false case.
