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Plan to shift dairies fails to take off
PPP leader in police remand
Crowd ransacks tantrik’s office
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108 ambulance service in urgent need of female nurses
TV serial raises lawyers’ hackles
road blockade
MP warns officials at Sangat Darshan
Man booked for sodomising six-yr-old
CUP celebrates Int’l Girl Child Day
Mini-bus operators threaten ‘chakka jam’
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Plan to shift dairies fails to take off
Bathinda, September 25 The project, about a decade old, is no longer sustainable as the area earmarked for dairies has become a part of the city. The delay in implementing the project has made people residing besides these dairies in the city restless. Some dairy owners, who paid the earnest money for getting plots under the scheme, are also in a state of suspended animation. Floated in 2002, the scheme targeted at shifting out dairies whose waste burdened the already inadequate sewerage system in the city. The Improvement Trust had earmarked 30 acres of land on Goniana road beyond the Dera Tapp area. The idea behind the proposal was to locate the entire dairy business here to centralize the services and provide them with facilities at one place. In the early stages, the scheme got stuck because of the price of the plot fixed at the rate of per square meter. The reserve price was fixed at Rs 1,650 per square yard. "However, the dairy owners felt the price was too high and it was sent for revision. Some dairy owners even wanted the government to extend them loans for buying these plots. Accordingly, we put forth their demand before the government," said the former chairman of the Improvement Trust, Jagroop Singh Gill. Later, the prices were increased to Rs 5,000 per square yard. The dairy owners then negotiated and the price was fixed at Rs 3,800 per square yard. The president of the dairy owners' union, Bobby Walia said on April 23, 2011, around 72 of the total 205 dairy owners in the city, submitted 10 per cent of the total amount as earnest money with the Improvement Trust. "When the procedure for the allotment was to begin, the model code of conduct for the assembly elections 2012 came into force. Till date, we don't know what the status of the project is but our money is with the government," said Walia. He added that the project was not properly conceived as the plots were demarcated as per the old listings. Many of the applicants had either quit business or their business had attained proportions larger than what it was when the plots were applied for. Plots varying in size from 250 square yards to 1500 square yards were to be given to the dairy owners. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said before the disbanding of the Improvement Trust, there was a plan to convert the area earmarked for dairies into a residential one. "Over the years, the area earmarked for the project has become a part of the city due to expansion and urbanization. Having dairies so close to the city would have served no purpose," he said. Thereafter, a sub-committee of the members of the Improvement Trust was constituted to look into the viability of the project. But even before the report could be tabled, the sttae government disbanded all Trusts across the state. "The next decision on the fate of the project can be taken only after the Trust is revived. The state government is working on this aspect. Whenever the government directs that the dairy owners be paid back, it would be done as per the guidelines," he said. Fact file
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PPP leader in police remand
Bathinda, September 25 Lakha told some media persons present that the ruling SAD was indulging in vendetta politics and was taking revenge on him. He said earlier, he was an active worker of the Akali Dal and now its the leaders were upset over his association with Manpreet Badal. He accused the leaders of the ruling party of masterminding the attack on him in February this year.
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Crowd ransacks tantrik’s office
Bathinda, September 25 The residents of the area, most of them regular visitors, alleged the tantrik had been cheating people on the pretext of sending them abroad, providing them with jobs, helping infertile couples conceive and relieving people from their daily problems. Police arrived at the 'office' of the tantrik where an irate crowd had ransacked the place. Police had a tough time controlling the crowd that was demanding stringent action against the tantrik and his accomplices. People also accused the tantrik of immoral behaviour and his dubious role in helping childless couple. ASP City-II Kuldip Chahal and Civil Lines SHO Gurdev Bhalla reached the place and dispersed the crowd. SHO Bhalla, who pacified the crowd, said the main accused Samir managed to flee from the spot. However, his accomplices, Noram, Farman, Gulfam, Sarukh Mohammad, Shahrukh Sadik, Amir Khan and Sonu have been arrested by the police. The SHO said a case under sections 420, 506 and 149 of the IPC has been registered against the tantrik and his accomplices on the complaint of one Gursewak Singh, a local resident. The SHO said Gursewak accused the tantrik of pocketing Rs 33,000 on the pretext of sending him abroad. The SHO said those who ransacked the office of the tantrik too would be booked by the police for taking law into their hands. The complainant said the tantrik first took Rs 17,000 from him and then again pocketed Rs 16,000. People said the tantrik had put photographs of various gods on display at his office and had been releasing advertisements to lure visitors to his place. Local political leaders and members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) too reached the spot and said that despite lodging written complaints with the police many times, no action was taken against the tantrik. Meanwhile, panic gripped the nearby market where shopkeepers and people in nearby offices witnessed the drama. Lakhwinder and Bhupinder, two software engineers, who have their offices nearby, said they did not came downstairs in view of the prevailing panic and the presence of a large number of people and the police in the area.
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108 ambulance service in urgent need of female nurses
Bathinda, September 25 Ever since its inception, over a year ago, the ambulance service has recorded 498 deliveries on board of which 18 are from Bathinda district. Keeping this in view, the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were imparted two-day training in the labour room of the Women and Chidren Hospital today. "These technicians are the males on board the ambulance, involved in picking up the patients and dropping them at the nearest medical facility available as per the needs. Since they face an exigency in ferrying women in labour, they were taught ways to handle the situation," said the SMO the Women and Children Hospital, Dr BS Gill. With no female staff deputed at these ambulances, it is the males who have been carrying out deliveries. "In today's times, it is perfectly normal for males to carry out delivery. Moreover, a woman in labour is not alone and always has some female relatives travelling with her," said an employee of the 108 ambulance service. However, another employee added that the presence of a female would certainly help in pacifying the situation in which the expecting mothers are caught in. The 108 ambulance service, all over India, does not have female employees on board. "We do not have female employees and a few months ago, the issue had figured in one of the state meetings convened. But no decision was taken," revealed another employee. He added that the parents and family members of the female nurses are reluctant to send their daughters for assisting the ambulance service. The ambulance service works round-the-clock and has to visit the remotest of the areas for providing healthcare, which the parents of the females nurses do not feel comfortable about. The cluster head of Bathinda, Raman Garg, said as of now, there is no proposal to include women in their brigade.
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TV serial raises lawyers’ hackles
Bathinda, September 25 In his criminal complaint filed under sections 499 and 500 of the IPC against Balaji Telefilms Limited, the complainant RP Singh said the depiction has hurt the fraternity. The complainant said the two main characters of a serial telecast on Sony TV were shown meeting lawyers over a divorce case. The serial shows a character demanding alimony to the tune of Rs 1 crore. A lawyer in the serial suggests that the huge alimony can be got rid of by proving that the woman was characterless. The complainant in the case said by telecasting such episodes, the accused have defamed the fraternity of lawyers. He alleged that the serial makers have wrongly projected that Indian lawyers use unfair and unethical means for their clients to win the case. The lawyer said the serial and its impact on his clients and friends have caused mental harassment and agony. The case is pending in the court of Karan Garg, JMIC, Bathinda. The next date of hearing has been fixed for September 28. The case is yet another instances of objections being raised over depiction in television serials and films on the ground of distorting reality and presenting facts in poor light.
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State president of spl trainers’ body booked
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 25 Commuters had a harrowing time yesterday while the road blockade by special trainers was under way on the Sirhind canal bridge near the Thermal Colony. The police had failed to remove the protesters off the road. Long queues of vehicles were witnessed on the stretch between Bibiwala Chowk and Rose Garden, Rose Garden and GT Road, Bathinda-Goniana road and Bathinda-Muktsar road. Unable to move ahead or backwards, trucks, cars, buses, two-wheelers and other vehicles found themselves stuck on the road. Commuters carrying their luggage on foot blamed the district administration and the police for not making alternate arrangements and for their failure to remove the protesters. Many bus passengers were seen walking their journey ahead along with their luggage. Some even walked for over two kilometers to catch a public transport vehicle. People also accused the police and the district administration of not initiating action against the protesters, who squatted on the road. The teachers were protesting against the Punjab Government for relieving nearly 65 teachers in Mansa and also in other districts of the state. The case has been registered on the complaint of a policeman deployed at the Thermal police station. The police has booked the state president of the union, Devinder Singh Muktsar, Satnam Singh, Gurcharan Singh of Tarn Taran and Jarnail Singh of Amritsar under Sections 283, 160, 188 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Thermal police station. However, no arrest has been made in this connection so far.
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Violations at traffic lights rising, cops indifferent
Bathinda, September 25 Such violations come with a risk of mishap but those jumping the red light seldom care about it. They not only put their own lives in danger but also of the others on the road. It is high time traffic cops showed red sign to violations that have become a common feature at the traffic lights in the city. Motorists not following the traffic lights defeat the purpose of installing them in the first place. City residents and commuters have already been flaying the traffic cops for showing more interest in issuing challans rather than regulating the traffic and catching the miscreants. One can notice traffic rules being thrown to the wind at almost every intersection where traffic lights have been installed. The number of such violations is increasing day by day, right under the nose of the traffic cops deployed there. The problem deserves attention when responsible commuters face trouble in crossing the intersection even when they get the green signal. A motorist, Sanjay Jain, said, “The situation is almost same in every part of the city. The youngsters, especially the college-goers, care two hoots about the traffic rules. Sometimes, violators end up causing injuries to those following the rules.” One Sumit Arora said, “Yesterday, I was going from Sarabha Nagar to my shop in Dhobi Bazaar when at Hanuman Chowk, suddenly a biker came in front of me from the other side. Our vehicles could have collided had I not applied brakes on time." He added, "The traffic cops must pay attention towards such violations for the safety of others on roads." A city resident Jagmeet Singh said, "The situation is turning from bad to worse. The traffic cops must carry on some drive in the city so that the traffic rule violations could be minimised and violators get penalised." Meanwhile, some traffic cops in the city have said the department was soon going to start a drive to curb such violations to make the city roads safe for commuters.
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MP warns officials at Sangat Darshan
Bathinda, September 25 Addressing public, she said the state government was committed towards overall development of the area. "A number of steps have been taken to raise the standard of education and to provide better healthcare services to general public. Many more steps in this direction would be taken in the times to come," she added. — TNS
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Man booked for sodomising six-yr-old
Bathinda, September 25 In a complaint to the police, the victim's father accused Sukhjinder Singh of the village for sodomising his son while he was returning from his school. The complainant alleged that the accused overpowered his son and took him to a secluded place and committed the crime. The police has registered a case under Sections 377 of the IPC at the Nathana police station. 20 booked for beating Pukhraj Colony resident
The police has booked 20 persons for beating up a resident of Pukhraj Colony, Bathinda. In his complaint to the police, Sudesh Kumar said the accused persons attacked him and inflicted serious injuries upon him. He stated that his family members too received injuries in the incident that took place at Jassi Baghwali village. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital by some area residents. After recording the statements of the injured, the police booked Jaskaran Singh, Jagga Singh and 15 to 20 unidentified persons. They all have been booked under Sections 341, 323, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC at the Sangat police station. No arrest has been made in the case so far. Four booked for assault
The police has booked a couple and three others for beating up a resident of Gurusar Sehnewala village. In a complaint to the police, Gurpreet Singh stated that a couple and others attacked him over a land dispute. The police has registered a case under Sections 308, 323, 148 and 149 of the IPC against Mithu, his wife Shindo Kaur, Iqbal, Sukhpal and Harbans at the Sangat police station. Bhairupa resident booked for gambling
The police has booked a resident of Bhairupa village for gambling. The accused has been identified as Budh Singh. A case has been registered against him under Sections 13, 3, 67 of the Gambling Act at the Phul police station. The police also recovered Rs 300 from his possession. Two held with illicit liquor
The police has arrested two brothers with five and a half bottles of illicit liquor from Patti Seul Mehraj village. A case under Sections 61, 1,14 of the Excise Act has been registered against the accused, who have been identified as Gurmel Singh and Jasvir Singh, at the Phul police station. The accused were later released on bail. Bus driver booked for rash driving
The police has booked a bus driver for rash driving. In a complaint to the police, one Paramjit Kaur of Laleana village alleged that due to rash driving by Dhaddi Singh, the bus got overturned leaving her husband injured. The accident took place near Bhagiwandar village. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered against the accused driver at the Talwandi Sabo police station. No arrest has been made in this regard so far. |
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CUP celebrates Int’l Girl Child Day
Bathinda, September 25 A large number of students and faculty members participated in the function and expressed the need for protection of the rights of the girl child. It may be mentioned here that the skewed sex ratio has earned a bad name for the state. Dr Monisha Dhiman made a presentation on female foeticide and the skewed sex ratio in various regions of the country. Research scholars Navneet, Rajandeep and Upma recited self-composed poems with themes revolving around the discrimination meted out to the girl child. Amandeep spoke on the importance of the girl child. Assistant professor Dr Hans Raj Arora and research scholar Azad Ansari joined in the open discussion. The programme not only aimed at spreading awareness against female foeticide, infanticide and discrimination against the girl child but also intended to change the prevailing mind-set and cultural paradigms that consider women inferior. The event was part of the university's endeavours to highlight important socio-cultural and economic issues ailing society.
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The scheme of the Bathinda Improvement Trust, to shift the dairies outside the municipal limits, is in limbo owing to the disbanding of the Trust.
High drama was witnessed today near the Fauji Chowk in city when people ransacked the office of a tantrik and got six of his colleagues arrested by the police.
MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today warned the government officials that stern action would be initiated against them if they failed to utilise the development funds properly. She was at Maur Mandi to hold a
'Sangat Darshan' programme, where she heard the problems of people.
