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Dussehra celebrations
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Minor girl, boy consume poison
Legal literacy fest held at Rajindra College
Kabaddi world cup inaugural ceremony on Dec 1
Scribe booked for allegedly blackmailing chemist shop owner in Amarpura Basti
Faridkot resident held with illegal arms
Girl elopes, three booked
Top honours for PTUGZS at cultural fest
Certification test for IBM held at BFGI
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Cost of effigies escalates over the years
PPCB to monitor noise pollution on Dussehra; efforts on to check the rising decibels Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 22
Former municipal councillor Vijay Kumar from Paras Ram Nagar area said he had spent over Rs 1 lakh on all the effigies. Besides the usual effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran, he would set ablaze an effigy of some politicians also. "The political leader’s effigy will also have 10 heads representing a big demon. The effigy has an unusually big stomach mentioning that it is still hungry. We will have caricatures of cylinders tied around the legs of the effigy," he said. Another effigy representing social evils, inflation, corruption and female foeticide will also be set on fire. Vijay Kumar said the main aim was to awaken people and protest against the malpractices of the government. Dussehra will see effigies of Ravana being set on fire in other parts of the city as well. Meanwhile, like all the previous years, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will be monitoring the pollution level on Dussehra (October 24). However, the exercise had been monotonous and an unsuccessful annual event till the previous year, as only the data on noise pollution created is tabulated but no action is taken against any of the offenders. "This is because there are no guidelines on the noise-level that is permitted during Dussehra or Diwali. The data just becomes another figure that finds place in our files. It is redundant unless and until it is used to punish the offenders or motivate people not to use crackers," said one of the PPCB officials requesting anonymity. In 2011, the PPCB had recorded the level of sound during day time at Dussehra grounds between 75 and 96 decibels. In the evening, the level measured 117 decibels. The level is higher than the normal noise limits mentioned in the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules. It is pertinent to mention here that the permissible noise-level during day time in commercial areas is 65 decibels while in residential areas, it is 55 decibels. At night, the permissible sound limit in commercial areas is 55 decibels and in residential areas, 45 decibels.
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Low customer turnout has become a cause of worry for city traders
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Some shopkeepers in the local Dhobi Bazaar, the Amrik Singh Road and the Mall Road said rising competition, distribution of customers with the advent of malls in the city and decreasing paying capacity of people have had a negative effect on their sales. "Though there is no decrease in the footfall, the actual buyers are not turning up. People do visit shops but refrain from purchasing," said Gaurav Kumar, the owner of the Gothi Worldwide, a cloth shop. He said the buying spirit was low among city residents this season "but we expect it go up in the next few days or so". Gaurav said they were not offering any special discount or have made any festive offer so far. Expressing similar sentiments, a local jeweller Manmohan Kukku said the low turnout of customers from salaried class was witnessed this season. He pointed out that even as the festive and wedding seasons have begun, the number of customers turning up to make purchases was comparatively low than previous years. Rajesh Gupta of Punjab Cycle Store said though the shopkeepers were trying to keep themselves afloat in the market, heavy taxes and exorbitant power bills dashed their hopes of making good business during this festive season. "Most of the customers these days enquire about the loan to purchase anything," Gupta said. Bhushan Bansal of Bombay Steel and Crockery House said the number of customers was the same but the buying capacity of the people has reduced this season. "More than 20 per cent business has been hit this time as compared to the previous year. We have reduced the cost of articles to attract customers this time," Bansal said. Pawan Kumar of Raj Emporium said the trend has been similar for the past couple of years. "We hope to come out of the tight spot in the coming days," he said.
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Minor girl, boy consume poison
Bathinda, October 22 The accused boy has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Maur Mandi. According to the station house officer (SHO) of the Maur police station, Jaswinderpal Singh, the 16-year-old girl was instigated to elope by the 22-year-old boy. While the girl, a resident of Gehribara Singa village, was studying in class XII the boy was in a job. The SHO said the girl used to catch a bus for her school from the Maur bus stand and the boy's house was situated nearby. They came in contact with each other. However, their relationship was opposed by their parents due to their different castes. The girl’s family was into farming while the boy's family had a shop in the Mandi. The SHO said the girl left her house barefoot on the previous night when all other members of her family were asleep. She was reportedly with the boy in a hut where an electric motor was installed to irrigate the fields. The boy called up the girl's family members and informed them that she had died and her body was lying near the motor. The girl’s family members found a glass laced with a poisonous material, reported to be celphos. They brought the matter to the notice of the police. The SHO said it seemed that the boy enacted a drama to commit suicide by consuming the poisonous substance. "The girl was minor and perhaps could not understand the boy's motive and consumed poison. Doctors have stated the boy’s condition to be stable but not good,” the SHO added. SHO Jaswinder Singh said the body of the girl had been handed over to her family members after a post-mortem examiniation was conducted at a hospital in Talwandi Sabo. |
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Legal literacy fest held at Rajindra College
Bathinda, October 22 Additional district and sessions Judge Sukhdev Singh, chief judicial magistrate Harjit Singh, civil judge (senior division)-cum-secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kawaljit Singh, district attorney Iqbaljit Singh, assistant district attorney Surinder Sachdeva, college principal Vijay Goyal, lawyers, teachers of the college and students were present on the occasion. Aggarwal said such fests are being held in Punjab for the first time to generate legal awareness among the people, especially the students. "Such fests will help make our youngsters responsible citizens of the country. The winners at the district level will now compete at the zonal level," he said. Bathinda zone includes the districts of Ferozepur, Moga, Muktsar, Faridkot, Fazilka, Mansa and Bathinda. The zonal competitions will be held on November 17 at Bathinda. In the poster making competition, Divya Bansal from MG DAV College, Bathinda, Sandeep from Gurukul College and Chandardatti from Adesh University secured the first, second and third place, respectively. In the photography competition, Sarabhjot Singh from Government Rajindra College, Imrozpreet from Baba Farid College and Khushvir from the DAV College, Bathinda, bagged the first, second and third places. Similarly, in the skit competition, the DAV College team secured the first place, the Government Rajindra College team secured the second place and the Master Mind College team secured the third place. In the power point presentation contest, Prabhjit Kaur from Baba Farid College secured the first place, Harkanwar Singh from the Adesh Institute and Kritika from the SSD Girls College secured the second and third places, respectively. In the poetry recitation contest, Simarjit Kaur from Akal College of Education secured the first place, while Veerpal Kaur from Government Rajindra College secured the second place. Baljit Kaur from Akal College of Education secured the third place. Similarly, in the declamation contest, Sandeep Singh from Government Rajindra College, Ramandeep Kaur from Baba Farid College and Sheenam from Government Rajindra College secured the top three positions. In the slogan writing competition, Ramandeep Kaur from GNDK, Bathinda, secured the first place, Amanpreet Kaur from Mata Sahib Girls College got the second place and Gurpreet from Gyanjyoti College secured the third place. In the documentary competition, SSD College secured the first place and the Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences secured the third place.
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Kabaddi world cup inaugural ceremony on Dec 1
Bathinda, October 22 Bathinda district won the overall trophy. In the section for boys, Bathinda district lifted the trophy followed by Ludhiana and Sangrur at the second and third places. In the category for girls, Nawanshahr secured the first place, Ferozepur came second and the sports wing, Maluka, secured the third place. Speaking on the occasion, Maluka said the Punjab government was committed to raising the standard of kabaddi in the state. He said the government has brought kabaddi to the international level by holding world class tournaments in the state. "Kabaddi is now being played in America, Canada, European countries like England, Africa, Argentina and some parts of Asia," he said. The minister said the third World Cup Kabaddi will begin from December 1 this year and will see the participation of seven teams in the women's category and 16 teams in the men's category, which is more than the number that participated in the last World Cup Kabaddi. "This year, teams from Iran, Afghanistan, Europe, and Africa will be participating. The inaugural ceremony of the games will be held at Bathinda," he added. Later, talking to media persons, he said the syllabus of the government schools is being tailored as per the contemporary requirements. He said teachers who are negligent will not be spared and the recent action taken against the District Education Officer (Elementary) proves the government's commitment towards this. Prominent among others present on the occasion included MLA Darshan Singh Kotfatta, NRI Dr Surinder Singh Gill, District Education Officer (Secondary) Hardeep Singh Taggar, Deputy DEO Dr Amarjit Kaur, DEO (Elementary) Harkanwaljit Kaur and AEO Pavittar Kaur, among others.
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Scribe booked for allegedly blackmailing chemist shop owner in Amarpura Basti
Bathinda, October 22 The complainant accused Pritpal Singh of demanding Rs 5,000 from him per month or else he would publish a news report that the medical store was selling habit-forming drugs and get it raided by the government authorities concerned. The complainant said he had just opened his shop the day before and was cleaning it when the scribe came over and started clicking pictures. "When questioned, he accused me of selling habit-forming drugs. He also demanded such drugs," the complainant said, adding that soon, shopkeepers gathered around the scribe and accused him of
blackmailing. The matter was brought into the notice of the police as there were many other shopkeepers who were facing the similar threats from the scribe. The shopkeepers said on a previous occasion, the scribe was booked by the police in a cheating case. The shopkeepers said the matter had also been brought to the notice of the senior functionaries of the newspaper that the accused was working with. After listening to the complaints of the shopkeepers, the police registered a case under Sections 384 and 506 of the IPC at the Canal Colony police station. No arrest has been made in this regard so far. |
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Faridkot resident held with illegal arms
Bathinda, October 22 The police said that a patrolling party had
frisked the accused following a tip-off and found him carrying the arms without having any valid licence or authority. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 69 of the Arms Act has been registered against Kuldeep at the Nathana police station. The investigating officer in the case, Bikkar Singh, said in a bid to reduce crime in the area, the police had launched a massive combing operation under which such unscrupulous elements were frisked and checked. In the past, some firing incidents have been reported wherein illegal weapons were used causing serious or fatal injuries to people. Those having valid licence of the arms are given cartridges only after verifying their antecedents. However, anti-social elements procure arms through various illegal means. The police said the interrogation of the arrested accused was on and efforts were being made to identify the source from where he got the illegal weapons and cartridges. |
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Girl elopes, three booked
Bathinda, October 22 Habit-forming drugs seized
Police have arrested one person with habit-forming drugs. A case under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused. He has been identified as Krishan Lal. Police recovered 80 habit-forming capsules and ten tablets. A case has been registered at Canal Colony police station. Three booked for assault
Police have registered a case against three persons for beating up a resident of Rampura following dispute over a plot. A college student from Amritsar is among those booked by the police under sections 324, 447, 323, 34, 506 and 411 of the IPC at the Sadar police station. The accused named by the complainant are Amandeep Singh Khalsa, Bunty Singh and Dharma Singh. |
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Top honours for PTUGZS at cultural fest
Bathinda, October 22 Purvashi Grover, a student of the college, received the third prize in Antaragini Idol (solo singing); Arvinder Pal Singh and Harpreet Singh obtained the third prize in duet singing; Neeru Dhawan got the fourth prize in photography and Harpreet Sharma and Ravneet Kaur were selected among the top five in duet dance. The "nukkad natak" (street play) presented by the college was adjudged among the ten best plays staged at the cultural festival. The team was lead by Paras and Bhanu. Ravneet Kaur was selected among the top five contestants in solo dance. Famous choreographer Shiamak Dawar selected three students, Harpreet Sharma, Manjot Kaur and Ravneet Kaur from the bhangra team for scholarship at his dance academy in Mumbai. Also, in the west zone competition of the PTU youth fest held at Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology (LLRIET), Moga, PTUGZS students, led by Sapna Sharma and Gagandeep, bagged the first position in skit. Mehak and Richu secured the second position in debate. Director Dr JS Hundal lauded the students for their efforts. |
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Certification test for IBM held at BFGI
Bathinda, October 22 Fifty-one students cleared the exam and got the certificate. Trainers from the IBM conducted the workshop. Through IBM Academic Initiative, IBM is working with colleges and universities across the country to teach the students open-standards skills they will need to compete in the ever-changing technology workplace. MD BFGI Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal appreciated initiative of department of training and placement. The workshop was conducted earlier on its innovative and witting edge database system DB2 or Database 2 which happens to be the most advanced with the fastest execution of SQL queries, data mining and data warehousing.
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Bathinda, October 22
"This year, we have spent around Rs 75,000 on the all three effigies. The amount includes the costs of labour, crackers and other inputs. While the labour charges have not increased much, the prices of crackers and other material used in preparing an effigy have sky-rocketed," he added.
Bathinda, October 22
