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Night vigil panel set up
7 lakh MT of paddy expected to arrive as purchase begins
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Cotton bales still arriving
MCB begins drive against owners of vacant plots
Revision of voters’ list begins
Tobacco users respond late to treatment: study
On their day, senior citizens apprised of their right to care
Rajindra College lifts overall trophy at Pbi varsity zonal youth festival
Two hurt as scooter, motorbike collide
22-yr-old attacked with sharp-edged weapons in Model Town
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Night vigil panel set up
Bathinda, October 1 Blaming the police for not intensifying the vigil, people said it was unanimously decided to start night vigil by a group of residents. Handing out a list of the members, the secretary of the committee Gurmel Singh Brar, said Raj Kumar Chhabra has been elected as the president. Brar said miscreants, most of them youngsters, addicted to various forms of drugs, are giving sleepless nights to the local residents since police inspector Gurjeet Singh Romana was transferred from the Canal Colony police station. Romana was transferred to the Rampura city police station a few months ago. "Inspector Romana had dealt with the drug addicts with an iron hand and the crime graph was brought down to a great extent during his tenure. He would visit the area and the miscreants would never dare to come out due to the way he dealt with them," said Brar. He pointed out that initially, the residents of street number three and four of the locality had decided to secure the houses by starting vigil at night. A meeting in this regard was held today wherein it was unanimously decided that the thieves or the snatchers caught by the members of the public would be handed over to the police after teaching them a lesson. "We have already issued a warning to those involved in the illegal acts and those found indulging in eve-teasing, snatching, looting or stealing would not be spared from now on," said Jaswinder Singh, a resident of the area. He said a thief was caught by the local residents a few days back and handed over to the police after giving him a sound thrashing. He said the drug addicts used to roam the streets and loot people returning from work late in the evening. This was spreading panic among the people in the area, he said. The residents of the area said it has become quite difficult for them to come out of their houses, especially at night and early in the morning. Canal Colony SHO UC Chawla, when contacted, however, refuted the charge and said the police is regularly setting up nakas in the locality. "Patrolling too is being done on a regular basis. The residents are raising a hue and cry but are yet to bring the matter to my notice," said the SHO. Meanwhile, Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Bathinda (Urban) MLA Sarup Chand Singla said he was not aware of the problem despite the fact that he visits Partap Nagar at least once or twice a week. "The residents of the Partap Nagar area should have approached me if they were facing this problem. I would have called the police officials concerned to pacify them," said the Bathinda (Urban) MLA.
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7 lakh MT of paddy expected to arrive as purchase begins
Bathinda, October 1 Adequate measures have been taken by the department concerned and the farmers would not face any difficulty while selling their produce at the grain market, he claimed. The MLA assured the farmers that the authorities are taking care of factors like labour, gunny bags, lifting, continuous electricity, potable water and other facilities. "It is being ensured that the farmers do not face any problem. The entire produce is being procured," he said. He appealed to the farmers to bring completely dried yield in the market so that they do not face any problems. "The farmers should follow the specifics regarding the moisture content mentioned in the rules of the procurement agencies," he said. Speaking on the occasion, District Mandi Officer Gursewak Singh said that last year, 6 lakh metric tonne (MT) of paddy arrived in the grain markets of the district and this season, the figure may reach nearly 7 lakh MT. The price of the ideal paddy is Rs 1,280 per quintal whereas paddy with some moisture content will be procured at Rs 1,250 per quintal. The District Mandi Officer said the procuring agency Pungrain will purchase the maximum-25 per cent of the paddy. Markfed will purchase 22 per cent, Punsup will purchase 23 per cent, Warehouse Corporation would purchase 11 per cent, Punjab Agro will purchase 9 per cent and FCI would make 10 per cent purchase. He said it would be mandatory to lift the paddy within 48 hours from the grain market. Pala Singh, a farmer from Behman Diwana, said this time, paddy would not fetch much for the farmers and it would be difficult for them to recover even the cost incurred on the crop inputs. Chairman of the marke committee, Gurtej Singh Gikku, secretary Harpiar Singh Brar, president of the arhtiya association Mahinder Singh, SAD leader Chamkaur Singh Mann, Dr Om Parkash Sharma, Baljeet Singh Saran, Joginder Singh Sarpanch, member of the Zila Parishad Devinderpal Singh and others were among those present on the occasion.
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Bathinda, October 1 The per acre yield this time has been reduced to some extent as compared to the previous year and this has delayed the purchase of the crop. The ideal cotton bales are offered at Rs 4,400 per quintal. Cotton of a little inferior quality is given at a price of Rs 3,800 per quintal. Farmers Hakam Singh, Mall Singh and Gurtej Singh said the per acre yield of the cotton was affected to some extent due to the extended dry spell and the farmers will have to bear with losses this season. — TNS
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MCB begins drive against owners of vacant plots
Bathinda, October 1 Municipal Commissioner Uma Shankar Gupta said the owners of these vacant plots and dairies would be issued notices, directing them to get the plots cleaned or else, face action. As many as 35 notices were issued today under sections 323 and 324 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976. While section 323 prohibits people from creating nuisance for others, section 324 empowers the municipal commissioner to remove the nuisance by issuing a notice in writing and other means. The MCB officials had requested the councillors to submit a list of owners of the vacant plots so that they can be taken to task. However, the municipal councillors said it was not their job to make such lists and the officials of the department were expected to do this. The sanitary officials now have been ordered to identify the owners and issue them notices accordingly. Those responsible have been given ten days to get their plots cleaned and construct a boundary wall, if it is already not there. Similarly, dairy owners have been given a period of three days to get their area cleaned. Those plot owners, who do not follow the directions, will have to face the music. MCB officials will file a challan against them in the local courts, which those breaking the rules will have to pay for. It is pertinent to mention here that the issue of penalising the people for filthy vacant plots was part of the agenda that came up before the general house meeting of the corporation on July 9. The meeting was held to mark the completion of four years of the Municipal Corporation Bathinda. However, some municipal councillors had opposed the move saying people should not be penalised, and only notices should be served to them.
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Revision of voters’ list begins
Bathinda, October 1 The representatives of various political parties were given the CDs of voters' lists in the district. Yadav said the voters' lists are also available in the office of the district election office and other officials concerned. He said applications could be moved to prepare new voters, remove the names of voters and make changes in the particulars of the voters from October 1 to 31. Those persons who would attain the age of 18 years on January 1, 2013, could also move applications through form 6, to get their voter identity card prepared. The final list would be released on January 5, 2013. Yadav instructed that no eligible person should be left out and every person should get his vote registered. He informed that making double voter’s I-card is a crime and people should avoid doing so.
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Tobacco users respond late to treatment: study
Bathinda, October 1 The team from the Department of Radiotherapy, CMCH, that conducted the study had Dr P Suri, Dr MK Mahajan, Dr P Jeyaraj, Dr S Marcus and Dr P Negi as its members. It may be mentioned here that cigarette smoking causes over 1 million cancer deaths annually worldwide. Further, 21 per cent of cancer deaths in developed countries and 33 per cent of cancer deaths in the United States are caused due to cigarette smoking. Each tobacco product is linked to an increased risk of specific cancer and the study highlights the patterns of tobacco usage in cancer patients and its influence on treatment given. The CMCH team studied 47 persons suffering from neck and head cancers. Out of these, 96 per cent were smokers while the rest had never smoked. There were 74 per cent active smokers. Of them, 60 per cent smoked bidi while the remaining smoked cigarettes. Also, 23 per cent of them chewed tobacco. The team members counselled all the patients before and during the treatment about the ill-effects of tobacco. While the treatment was on, the team noticed that eight per cent of the patients continued with smoking, 57 per cent reduced the number of cigarettes, and 34 per cent kicked the butt. It was observed that the patients who quit smoking completely respond better to the treatment in terms of severity of radiotherapy and complied with the treatment schedule. The patients who continued with smoking were not performing better leading to intense radiation reactions and interruption in treatment. |
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On their day, senior citizens apprised of their right to care
Bathinda, October 1
He said unfortunately, there were a large number of complaints against children not taking proper care of their parents. In some cases, children get the property of the elderly transferred in their name and encash their investments, and later, leave them to fend for themselves. He said under the Act, parents could claim upto Rs 10, 000 per month from their children. The law also enables elderly to take back the property transferred in the name of their children, if they are not properly cared for. Such cases can be filed in the court of the SDM concerned. ADA (Legal Services) Surinder Sachdeva and members of the Punjab Government Pensioners' Welfare Association were also present on the occasion, including president of the association Darshan Singh Bajaj and secretary Gurdev Singh Kotfatta. Meanwhile, at the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) centre in the Civil Hospital here, a special camp was held to mark the day. Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni said state program officer Dr Deepak Bhatia was the chief guest at the function. As many as 287 patients took the benefit of the camp. Orthopaedist Dr Ajay Gupta, oncologist Dr Vandana Middha, Dr Parminder Bansal and Dr BD Bajaj examined the patients. Patients' blood pressure and blood sugar level were checked. Besides, six patients underwent ECG diagnosis and 87 were provided with physiotherapy. Tejinderpal Sharma counselled patients and their kin to maintain a healthy lifestyle. District Health Officer Dr Raghubir Singh Randhawa, assistant civil surgeon Dr Kundan K Pal and other staff members were present on the occasion. |
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Rajindra College lifts overall trophy at Pbi varsity zonal youth festival
The Government Rajindra College students secured the first place in clay modeling, group skit, one act play, western group song, folk orchestra, group song, ghazal, sitar, tabla and classical vocal competitions. The college secured the second place in cartooning, elocution, solo western and folk song contests. In poetry, mimicry, giddha and bhagra competitions, the college students were adjudged third. Meanwhile, NSS volunteers (girls) held a camp on the college premises today. The principal of Government Rajindra College, Vijay Kumar Goel, presided over the camp. |
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Two hurt as scooter, motorbike collide
Bathinda, October 1 Blood donation camp
The Sahara Jan Sewa will hold a mega blood donation camp on the Amreek Singh road on October 3. In a press release issued here, it was stated that the camp was being held in the memory of Dr Rakesh Gupta, a surgeon who died last year. The press release also urged people to reach the Amson Pride Hotel at 9.30 am to donate blood. Motorcyclist rams into stray bull
A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries when he rammed into a stray bull. Volunteers of the Sahra Jan Sewa rushed the injured to the Civil Hospital. The volunteers said the injured has been identified as Rajpal Singh, a resident of Bhagu road. Cyclist injured in accident
A cyclist was hit by a speeding vehicle near the Patiala railway crossing last night. He sustained injuries in the mishap and was shifted to a hospital by volunteers of the Sahara Jan Sewa. The volunteers said the injured was undergoing treatment in the emergency ward of the hospital. Efforts were on to identify the injured. The police has been informed about the incident. |
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22-yr-old attacked with sharp-edged weapons in Model Town
As per the information available, Prabdeep had come to meet some of his friends at a PG in the Model Town when he was attacked. Even after four hours of the incident, the investigating officer in the case, Harjiwan Singh from the Cantonment police station, and the additional SHO of the police station could not provide the details. "We are yet to enquire into the matter and the investigating officer will be sent to the hospital to record the statements of the injured, his friends and family members," said the additional SHO, who was on duty as SHO Kuldeep Singh was on leave. Four and a half hours after the incident took place, the investigating officer, Harjiwan Singh said he was not aware of the matter and had only learnt that a boy had been attacked with sharp-edged weapons. The boy had received injuries in his legs and arms. "I am yet to record the statements of the injured boy who is undergoing treatment at the local Civil Hospital," he said. Injured in accident
An employee of the Agriculture Department received injuries in an accident while he was returning home from his office. In a complaint to the police, Bittu Singh said his uncle Jaspal Singh was hit by an unidentified four-wheeler leaving him seriously injured. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered at the Cantonment police station. Nine booked for attacking shopkeeper The police has booked nine persons on the charge of thrashing a tenant for not paying rent of the shop. In a complaint to the police, Vijay Kumar said he had taken two shops in front of the DAV College on the Bibiwala road on rent from one Bhagat Ram. He was a tenant for the past 23 years. He said Sandeep Kumar Sharma, the son of the shop owner, came to the shop and inflicted injuries upon him. He said the accused was demanding rent of the shop. A case under Sections 379, 323, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered against Sandeep Kumar Sharma and eight unidentified persons at the Civil Lines police station. Man found murdered
A man was found murdered in Kaal Jharani village. A case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified persons at the Nandgarh police station. Motorbike
stolen
A motorbike has reportedly been stolen from the Civil Hospital, Maur Mandi. The complainant Sushil Kumar said some unidentified person lifted his bike worth nearly Rs 20,000 from the Civil Hospital. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered in this connection at the Maur police station.
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the year 2012-13 began today. Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Bathinda (Urban) MLA Sarup Chand Singla announced the beginning of the purchase and took stock of the basic facilities being provided to the farmers at the grain market.
Cotton crop is still arriving in the grain markets of Bathinda and so far, nearly 18,000 quintals of cotton has already arrived in the grain markets of the district.
The per acre yield this time has been reduced to some extent as compared to the previous year and this has delayed the purchase of the crop. The ideal cotton bales are offered at Rs 4,400 per quintal.
The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) held a function at the Pensioners' Bhawan here today to mark the World Senior Citizens' Day.
On the occasion, the Civil Judge (Senior Division)-cum-DLSA secretary Kawaljit Singh, who presided over the function, talked at length about the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2007.
Bathinda, October 1
Bathinda, October 1