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Boozing in open goes unabated
crime against women
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Meet reviews preparations for state-level sports meet
Mega Lok Adalat to be held on December 15
Another man in uniform held for smuggling opium
Student booked after altercation with govt staff
Two booked for tax evasion
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Boozing in open goes unabated
Bathinda, October 13 In the evening, one can notice boozers consuming liquor in the open near Rose Garden Chowk, 100-feet road, opposite three cinemas, Ghorewala Chowk, bus stand, railway station, ITI Chowk and other places. "The problem is acute outside non-vegetarian food joints, which have come up in the city during the past few days. There was some respite due to the Navratras, otherwise we fail to venture out in the evening," said a city resident, Manwinder. Rippie Sidhu, the owner of a showroom near 100-feet road, said a fish corner came up adjacent to his showroom just a few days ago. "Though only fish and other non-vegetarian items are sold at the shop, one can see several vehicles parked outside and its occupants consuming liquor," Rippie said. He said nuisance became unbearable when people start coming at the fish corner during daytime. "I brought the matter into the notice of the local police, which failed to reach. Later, I informed an acquaintance, who is a police officer in a Mandi in the city's vicinity. The police officer then called up the area SHO and now, regular patrolling is done in this area," said the showroom owner. He added that now, people do not park their vehicles just outside his showroom but at some distance, in the darkness. Area residents said despite deployment of the police and continuous patrolling by PCR vehicles, there was no check on the activities of those consuming liquor in the open. "People enjoy consuming liquor sitting in their cars or just outside the taverns in the city, as they get freshly-prepared non-vegetarian," said the owner of a fish corner on the GT Road near the Blue Fox marriage palace. He alleged that the policemen too visit his shop and consume liquor in the evening. "Though consumption of liquor in the open is banned and the excise officials may issue a challan and get a case register under the Excise Act, such legal actions are yet to come by," said the shop owner. The owners of other local shops selling non-vegetarian food echoed similar sentiments. They said people would buy soda, ice and water from them to consume liquor in their vehicles. Even as some cases of eve-teasing have also been reported by area residents, the nuisance goes on unabated, the shopkeepers said. Assistant excise and taxation commissioner Pawan Garg said, "We conduct surprise checking at various eating joints. We would, however, welcome specific complaint in this direction," he said. Fact file
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crime against women
Bathinda, October 13 The Ludhiana-based in-laws of a city resident, Dr Tanu Setia, have been booked for demanding dowry. The victim was being harassed and beaten up for dowry. The police has booked her husband Dr Harpreet Kuckreja, whose family owns the Ajit Cycle Industry located in the industrial area of Ludhiana. "The malady of dowry is prevalent in the lower and upper strata of society. People are aware that demanding dowry is a crime, but still they indulge in this illegal act," said a social worker Raj Gupta, who is a regular member of the District Lok Adalats. She added that if the couple has children, the latter are at the receiving end. She advised that girls should be more tolerant and run their household on their own without allowing their parents to intervene. In the three cases registered today, residents of Talwandi Sabo, Kotkapura and Bathinda city have been booked for demanding dowry. The police booked Pawan Kumar, a resident of area near the GGS College, Talwandi Sabo, for demand dowry from his wife Seema Rani, a resident of the Model Town, Bathinda. Hemant Kumar, a resident of Nirmanpura area in Kotkapura, has been booked for demanding dowry from his wife Parminder Kaur, a resident of the Police Colony, Lal Singh Basti in Bathinda. In yet another such incident, the police has booked Amarjit Singh, a resident of Mohalla Kikkar Dass, Kartar Basti, Bathinda city, on the complaint of
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Sales refuse to dip during Shraadhs
Bathinda, October 13 Shopkeepers say that for the last five to seven years, business is equally good in Shraadhs too. "The younger generation does not believe in auspicious or inauspicious days. We have an equally good number of people buying cycles as well as cars," says Kamaljit Singh Mehta, a businessman. He added that things have changed over the years. Another car dealer added that some people have got cars booked in Shraadhs and plan to get the vehicles delivered at the onset of the first Navratra. "Only the joint families are the ones wherein no big vehicle is bought during these days. Rest of the people do not care,” confided the owner of a tractor showroom in the city. While the business continues to be roaring at shopping malls and stores, it is the jewellery work that has been hit. A jeweller on the Amrik Singh Road said while Punjabi families continue buying gold in Shraadhs too, Hindu families refrain from the same. He added that in the last four years, prices of gold have reduced at the onset of Shraadhs. "Before Shraadhs, the price of gold was Rs 32,900 per 10 grams, which has now slipped to Rs 31,600," he said. The Shraadh effect is seen on the real estate sector wherein new projects were launched before Shraadhs, but no new plots are being sold. "People largely avoid starting construction of new house during Shraadhs and hence, building material too becomes available in abundance and at a bit lower rates,” said Mahinder Singh, a contractor. |
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Salaries not paid on time, garbage collectors on strike
Bathinda, October 13 The problem of late disbursal of salaries and consequent strike by the garbage collectors are witnessed almost every month. Earlier, the strike was observed on September 4 which led to piling of garbage in the households. The garbage collectors assembled at the Blue Fox complex near Rose Garden and raised slogans against the JITF at around 11 am today. The JITF officials said the problem arose every month as the record of people on pay roll and those hired later had not been synchronised, which led to the problem of late payment of salaries. "Records have now been synchronised. The sub-contract company has now assured us that the problem would not arise in future," he said. However, municipal commissioner Uma Shankar Gupta said the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), had suggested to the JITF officials to give appointment letters to the garbage collectors, open their bank accounts and fix a date of transferring the salaries directly in their accounts. "This will not only streamline the system but also ensure that the trouble does not arise again," he added. Gupta said there were internal conflicts between the company officials and the workers due to which common man was suffering. He added that though the corporation does not have a role to play in the garbage collection, it was acting as a mediator to iron out the functional problems. Earlier in July, the JITF officials had appointed a new company (Freight Next) on sub-contract and terminated the contract of earlier one on the account of poor performance. The move, however, failed to yield any positive result. The main reason for the poor performance was lack of synchronisation of garbage dumped at secondary bins and their tipping at the site for disposal of waste. It is learnt that Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav had convened a meeting of the JITF officials on Friday wherein the corporation officials gave specific locations from where garbage was not being lifted regularly. With Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal monitoring this project personally, perfection was being expected from the JITF. During the meeting, the corporation had pointed out that the JITF does not have adequat infrastructure in place to collect and dispose of garbage. |
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Safety norms for sweet sellers
Bathinda, October 13 In a press statement issued here, Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni and District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Raghuvir Singh Randhawa stated that the sweet sellers had been asked to avoid selling coloured sweets and prepare sweets that can be consumed within a day. "Our basic purpose is to ensure that people do not get leftover of the previous days. The sellers have also been directed to ensure that sweets kept on display are guarded against houseflies and mosquitoes," said Dr Randhawa. Taking notice of the media reports about 'fake' mustard oil being sold in a local market, the Health Department collected 21 samples of the oil and sent them for testing to a laboratory. Dr Sahni said if the samples failed the quality test, action would be taken against the oil manufacturers. He added that the Food Safety and Central Act 2006 has been implemented countrywide. Under the Act, food business operator, manufacturer, producer or anyone dealing in any kind of food product will have to get registered and seek a licence to operate. The DHO has appealed to all the food business operators to get their firms registered by February 4, 2013. If any operator does not take the requisite licence or permission, action would be taken against him as per the law. He added that soon, the Health Department would launch a campaign wherein food samples would be taken from local shops on random basis. |
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Two hurt as vehicle rams into tractor
Bathinda, October 13 One of the volunteers of the NGO, Pali Mashana said the legs of the youths got trapped between the two vehicles. The youths were travelling in a Chhota Hathi, which rammed into a tractor-trolley from the rear. The vehicle had to be pulled out of the debris using a tractor, Pali said. The injured were taken to the hospital and admitted to the emergency ward. The youths have been identified as 25-year-old Prince and Tinu, the 35-year-old driver of the vehicle. Both are residents of Partap Nagar in
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Meet reviews preparations for state-level sports meet
Bathinda, October 13 Assistant Education Officer (Sports) Pavittar Kaur presided over the meeting. The district will host events like circle kabaddi under-19 (boys and girls), wrestling for boys in the under-14, under- 17 and under-19 categories and handball in the under-19 categories for boys and girls. Twenty-one teachers from various schools have been assigned duties. Physical education teachers, Najar Singh, Raghvir Singh, Binderpal Kaur, Sukhcharan Singh, Gurmandar Singh, Gursewak Singh, Jaspal Singh, Harmandar Singh, Ravinder Kaur, Jaskaran Singh and Iqbal Singh besides the press secretary Harmandar Singh were present on the
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Mega Lok Adalat to be held on December 15
Bathinda, October 13 He said the front office of the District Legal Services Authority can be contacted in this context. Besides, the cases already pending in the courts can also be brought to the mega Lok Adalat. The petitioner can give a simple application requesting that the case be put up in the Lok Adalat. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kawaljit Singh appealed to the people to be a part of the event and save their resources, time and efforts. |
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Another man in uniform held for smuggling opium
Bathinda, October 13 After the interrogation of the arrested jawans, the kingpin of the gang, Naik Udaypal, was also arrested and a case was registered in this connection. Maluja said those arrested by the police earlier were identified as Sumit Kumar and Shamsher Singh from whose possession seven kg of opium was recovered. The arrested jawans revealed that they got the opium from the main accused who further got the contraband from Rajasthan. The amount of Rs 1.60 lakhs was deposited in the account of the opium provider, Udaypal. Police said Udaypal is deployed in 322 Air Defence, Bathinda, and holds the rank of Naik. He is a resident of Bankakhera in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan from where he used to buy the opium in bulk and supply it to other people to make a fast buck. Police said the main accused was arrested after taking the defence authorities into confidence. The defence officials were informed about their activities and they too are believed to have initiated an inquiry to determine the charges against the accused. |
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Student booked after altercation with govt staff
Bathinda, October 13 He, however, got upset over the delay and entered into heated arguments. Investigating officer Nirmal Singh of the Civil Lines police station said the accused youth was arrested. He was produced in the court today from where he managed to get bail.
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Two booked for tax evasion
Bathinda, October 13 A
case has been registered under section 420 of the IPC against the accused following a complaint lodged by Excise and Taxation Officer Rishi Kumar. It may be mentioned that the excise officials had earlier also complained of tax evasion by the traders and planned to launch an offensive against them.
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