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Security stepped up ahead of Divali
Dry fruits eating away sweets’ market share
Footcare crucial for diabetics: Expert
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DC directs govt depts to expedite pending works
Govt to assess teaching days lost in schools
Legal cell to help poor & downtrodden
Farmer held for burning paddy stubble
Rajasthan lift Ambuja cricket trophy
PNB branch to remain open today
Two injured as stray cattle hits bike
Tarn Taran emerge state winners
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Security stepped up ahead of Divali
Bathinda, November 10 SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar said some roads in the city had been identified where activities of unscrupulous elements were being detected. Extra security forces have been deployed at these roads. “We have increased the number of security personnel on field duty by taking services of those working in offices. Now, we have adequate manpower patrolling the identified roads in the city,” the SSP said. He added that orders had been passed to the policemen on night duty to note down the registration numbers of vehicles that pass through the city roads after 11 pm. “We are not taking any chances and are monitoring the situation minutely. Even those walking on the roads could be searched or frisked anytime by the policemen deployed at nakas,” the SSP said. He urged the area residents to pass on every information concerning anti-social elements and their activities. On getting vital information, the police would act swiftly and would also recommend appropriate reward for the informant, the SSP said. He urged the area residents to cooperate with the police checking vehicles during the wee hours or late in the night. While the deployment of security force is appreciated, area residents also expected the police to take some steps to tackle the traffic problems that crop up during the festive season. The traffic policemen said they had intensified towing of vehicles parked wrongly on roadsides, especially on the busy roads and in markets. The traffic cops said they had got special instructions against letting any wrongdoer go unpunished. Traffic cops said they were laying special emphasis on ensuring smooth movement of traffic around the main markets so that visitors do not face any inconvenience.
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Dry fruits eating away sweets’ market share
Bathinda, November 10 "Though the trend of buying dry fruits instead of sweets was witnessed last year too but this year, more and more people are buying dry fruits, juices and biscuits instead of the usual sweets. As compared to the prices prevailing during the last year, there is an increase in the price of dry fruits from Rs 20 to Rs 50," said Satish Bansal, the owner of a dry fruit shop in Dhobi Bazaar. He said while earlier people used to buy barfi or ladoos during Divali, the trend was fast changing these days, especially in urban areas where health conscious people opt for juices, biscuits and dry fruits. Instead of gifting sweet packets to each other now they have found an alternate in the form of dry fruits and other products. "However, sweets prepared by renowned brands like Verka and others are still being purchased," said Kala, a shopkeeper on the Ajit Road. He said dry fruits and cookies were the most sought after items in the market these days. "We don't want to take any chances during the festive season and have decided to gift dry fruits, biscuits and juices to our employees, instead of sweets," said Balwinder Brar, a manager in a corporate house. He said the news reports of adulterated stock of food supplements used in preparation of sweets and spurious khoya or ghee prompted them to buy dry fruits and other items as the latter had lesser chances of being adulterated. Brar said there were some rural families in the district that were preparing sweets on their own to avoid any chances of adulteration. They use homemade khoya and maximum quantity of dry fruits to prepare sweets. |
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Footcare crucial for diabetics: Expert
Bathinda, November 10 With November 9 to November 14 being observed as Diabetes Awareness Week, emphasis is being laid on telling potential diabetics to prevent the disease while teaching diabetics about the disease management. Dr Sushil Kotru, who is working with the diabetics for the past many years, says the rural southern Malwa had a high incidence of diabetes. "Punjabis are known to relish food rich in protein and high on fat content, whereas the physical activity to burn the calories consumed through such food is nil. This makes them sitting ducks for diabetes to attack and devour," he says. He cautions people prone to diabetes — overweight, obese and hypertensive people — to maintain their health by burning as much calories as they consume. For diabetics, the word of caution is to take complete care of feet and manage the disease. “Every month, we get at least two cases wherein foot has to be amputated. Diabetics lose sensation in their feet and hence, don't realise when inflicted with wounds, injuries, ulcers or corns," he says. Diabetics with foot problem normally do not report the matter to the doctor till gangrene sets in the affected part. "Once the gangrene starts, it is very difficult to cure and many a time, patients end up losing their foot because of negligence," added Dr Ravul Jindal of the Fortis Hospital, Mohali.
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DC directs govt depts to expedite pending works
Bathinda, November 10 During a meeting held here today, Yadav said if any of the government employees hindered the transparency in the works being done, it can be brought to the notice of the administration so that a departmental action could be taken against the erring official. All block and development panchayat officers, municipal council and corporation officials; Powercom, welfare, pensions, public health, health, education, police, public works, irrigation, programme, statistical and advisory departments were directed to complete all the works speedily. He directed all the departments to take part in a campaign launched against the use of tobacco and its products. Executive engineers of various departments were also directed to complete and submit utilisation certificates in the office of the statistical advisor. The DC also reviewed the amount released under the MPLAD fund. Prominent among those present at the meeting included SP (Detective) Amarjit Singh, ADC Mohammad Tayyab, sub-divisional magistrate Bhupinder Singh Sidhu and DDPO Rajinder Singh.
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Govt to assess teaching days lost in schools
Bathinda, November 10 Under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA), the Development and Research Services (DRS) will conduct a detailed study in Punjab as well as other states. All the in-charges and principals of government schools have been directed to coordinate with DPR staff that will be seeking the data on attendance. Earlier, a similar study was conducted in 2006-07 across the country. In 2006, the absence of students from schools was extensively studied in a pilot project undertaken in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The exercise covered 400 schools in each state. The study to be conducted now aims at estimating the teaching days lost due to teachers remaining absent from schools and to ascertain the reasons for their absence. The effect of teachers' absence on students' attendance and achievement, grade repetition and drop-out rate will also be studied. The exercise will minutely study the attendance of girls and boys, students belonging to different social groups, Muslim and non-Muslim students, students in different classes and rural and urban students. Students' attendance rate before and after mid-day meals will also be studied. Emphasis will be laid on finding the causes behind students' frequent or long absence from schools. During the 2006 survey, main reasons behind students skipping school were found to be lack of adequate facilities in school, shortage of teachers and overcrowded classrooms, children being required for household work or sibling care at home, children required to help parents in agriculture or occupational work or participation in other income generating activity (such as during harvesting season in Punjab) and parents' indifference or lack of interest in child's education. It is pertinent to mention here that the Punjab Education Department had taken strict measures to curtail the number of teachers running on unannounced leave and holidays. While many teachers running on long leaves have been shown the door, the department is also taking measures to put an end to proxy attendance in government schools.
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Legal cell to help poor & downtrodden
Bathinda, November 10 The event started with ceremonial lightning of the lamp. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority and civil judge (senior division) Kawaljit Singh spoke about the Legal Services Authority Act 1987. He also elaborated on various services that the district cell had extended to the people such as Lok Adalat and para legal volunteers scheme etc. He said the main task of the district legal cell was to make legal services available to the poor and downtrodden section of society as well. "We also aim at delivering speedy justice so that the precious time of the people is not lost and relief is given to the aggrieved party timely," he added. Kawaljit Singh said a front office has been opened in the district courts complex and legal aid clinics have been set up in remote villages. The district cell also distributes legal literature. The wife of the sessions judge Jaspal Singh, Jaswinder Kaur, the chief judicial magistrate Harjit Singh and his wife, principal Raj Gupta and others were also present on the occasion. |
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Farmer held for burning paddy stubble
Bathinda, November 10 A case under section 188 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at Nandgarh police station. Man booked for sodomy Police have booked a resident of Udham Singh Nagar for sodomy. In a complaint to the police, a resident of Dhillon Basti said he was sleeping in the house with the accused Jaswinder Singh who threatened him with dire consequences if he informed anyone about the crime. A case has been registered under sections 377 and 506 of the IPC at the Canal Colony police station. Six of family booked after woman's death Police have registered a case against six members of a family after the death of a woman. In a complaint to the police, Darshan Singh said the accused tortured his daughter, which lead to her death. A case under sections 302, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered in this connection against Jarnail Singh, Jagga Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Sarbi, Samiti and two unidentified female members of the family at Rama police station. |
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Rajasthan liftAmbuja cricket trophy
Bathinda, November 10 In the second semi-final between Ropar and Rajasthan, the Rajasthan team emerged victorious. In the final played between Chandigarh and Rajasthan, Rajasthan won by seven wickets to lift the Ambuja cricket league trophy. Trophies for the man of the match, man of the series and the best bowler were also given away based on the performances of the players in the two-day tournament. JC Toshniwal, business head, Ambuja North, head of the Ambuja unit in Bathinda Sanjey Vashist, regional marketing head Rajneesh Verma and other senior executives of the company from the northern region awarded the trophies to the teams. |
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PNB branch to remain open today
Bathinda, November 10 Circle head of the bank GS Gandhok informed that gold coins of 5 grams and 10 grams will be sold on the occasion. The Kikar Bazaar branch of the PNB will remain open from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow.
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Two injured as stray cattle hits bike
Bathinda, November 10 Sahara workers Harbans Singh and Munish Sain shifted the injured to the hospital. The injured have been identified as Ramesh Kumar and Vishwa Nath, both residents of Ghanaiya Nagar, Bathinda. In another incident, a man fell unconscious at a brick kiln in Awa Basti. The volunteers of Sahara Jan Sewa rushed the unconscious man to the Civil Hospital where he was admitted to the emergency ward. The man has been identified as 40-year-old Jeet Ram. Meanwhile, fire erupted at a fast food joint on Power House Road. The fire brigade and the police rushed to the spot to control the flames. Some employees of the eating joint who were trapped inside were rescued with the help of the NGO Sahara Jan Sewa and the fire brigade. Two persons were injured in the fire incident and they were taken to the Civil Hospital for treatment.
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Tarn Taran emerge state winners
Bathinda, November 10 In the under-19 super league for boys, Bathinda defeated Muktsar 17-6 while Barnala defeated Mansa 14-5. Tarn Taran was declared the state winner followed by Bathinda and Barnala at second and third places, respectively In the under-19 category for girls, Barnala secured the first place in the state followed by Bathinda and Muktsar. In the under-17 category for girls, Bathinda stood first in the state. Barnala and Muktsar followed at second and third places, respectively. In the under-17 category for boys, Barnala secured the first place followed by Tarn Taran and Mansa which secured the second and third places. The chief guest at the closing ceremony was District Education Officer (Secondary) Hardeep Singh Taggar. The special guest at the function was the president of the managing committee of the host school, Rajinder Singh Sidhu. Taggar distributed prizes and encouraged the participants. In his speech, the DEO complimented the staff of Khalsa Senior Secondary School for the successful staging of the games and the sportsman’s spirit shown by the participants. Assistant Education Officer (Sports) Pavittar Kaur, Deputy District Education Officer Dr
Amarjit Kaur were also present along with the others at the concluding
function.
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Dry frits have eaten away a major chunk of the market share that sweets used to hold during
Divali.
Bathinda, November 10
