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Virasat Mela off to colourful start in city
City reports two snatching cases
Five hurt in separate road accidents
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Meet reviews cancer campaign
Tennis medal for Police Public School
Ganesha Basti resident arrested with habit-forming drugs
Model making competitions held for schoolchildren
NCC Week observed
Back to basics
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Virasat Mela off to colourful start in city
Bathinda, November 23 Participants clad in traditional Punjabi attire, decorated bullock carts, people astride horseback and elephants, formed part of the procession that made its way to Jaipalgarh through the city roads, showcasing the rich Punjabi tradition. Traditional dance performances, to the accompaniment of drum beats, remained the cynosure of all eyes. The dancers also forced Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav and Senior Superintendent of Police Ravcharan Singh Brar and other dignitaries to tap their feet as the dhol beats rejuvenated the atmosphere. Before the cavalcade started for Jaipalgarh, DC Kamal Kishore Yadav, SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar, Mayor Baljeet Singh Beerbehman, Bathinda MLA Sarup Chand Singla and others performed ardas at Gurudwara Haji Ratan and offered a chadar at the dargah of Baba Haji Ratan.
ADC (D) Mohammad Tayyab, ADC Rajeev Prashar, SDM Ramvir and in-charge of the media committee, Chamkaur Singh Mann, were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Sarup Chand Singla said the Virasat Mela is not only aimed at entertaining the people but also at making the youth and children aware of the virasat (heritage) of Punjab to keep their hearts throbbing for the state's culture. Addressing the gathering, the Deputy Commissioner and the SSP said the heritage of Punjab is quite rich and it was a matter of pride that efforts were being made to showcase this rich tradition to the people. Punjabi folk singers, artists, giddha and bhangra teams also enlivened the procession with their performances. Hargobind Sheikhpuria, a singer, named the DC, SSP, the Mayor and the Bathinda MLA in his couplet and eulogised them for being part of the Virasat Mela. The Virasat Mela would continue till November 25.
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City reports two snatching cases
Bathinda, November 23 In a recent incident, Usha Rani, a resident of Railway Colony, was accosted by two unidentified youths on a white Activa scooter near the Annapurna Mandir on Amreek Singh road. The duo pounced upon her and took away her gold ear-rings. The matter was brought to the notice of the police and senior policemen but to no avail. The snatchers had vanished by then. In another similar incident, Jasvir Kaur, a resident of Ajit Road, said her gold ear-rings worth nearly Rs 40,000 were snatched by two youths on Ajit Road. The woman said she resides in street number 6 of Ajit Road. She had gone to another street near her house when the two youths came on a bike and brandished a knife before taking away the gold ear rings. A case under section 382 of the IPC has been registered against the unidentified accused at the Civil Lines police station. Policemen investigating the matter said the snatchers take advantage of the less number of people coming out on the roads during the winter. "We have intensified vigil but people need to be extra cautious while walking at secluded places, especially early in the morning and late at night," said a policeman. He said people carrying cash and women wearing gold jewellery should prefer crowded roads to reach their destination instead of taking to roads where the number of people is less. |
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Five hurt in separate road accidents
Bathinda, November 23 "It becomes free for all on the city roads after late evening. Traffic cops are hardly seen on roads after dark. It is only during daytime that the cops are seen issuing challan slips to violators. Speed limitations are seldom adhered to at night. Further, drivers of four-wheelers hitting two-wheelers also manage to flee," said president of the Sahara Jan Sewa, Vijay Goyal. Giving details of the accidents, the volunteers said a car hit a motorcyclist near Bhai Ghanaiya Chowk. The biker identified as Manoj Kumar (25), a resident of Ludhiana, was hospitalised by the volunteers. An unidentified vehicle hit a biker on the 80-feet road. The victim, Amit Sharma, a resident of Pathankot, sustained multiple injuries and was rushed to a hospital. In another accident that took place on the Bhagu road, one Yashpal Singh (55) of Dhobiana Basti sustained head injuries and was hospitalised by the volunteers. On the Naruana road, the volunteers found a man seriously injured. The victim, identified as Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Mehma Bhagwana, was also hospitalised by the volunteers of the NGO. Further, a labourer, who was riding a bicycle, sustained seriously injuries in a mishap on the Mall Road. The injured, identified as Rakesh Yadav, was admitted to a hospital by Sahara volunteers. |
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Meet reviews cancer campaign
Bathinda, November 23 The health department would launch the cancer awareness campaign wherein people would be made aware of the causes and symptoms of the disease as well as the treatment for it. Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni, assistant municipal commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal and the principals of various nursing colleges were also present during the meeting. The ADC said the government was serious about cancer spreading its tentacles and the camp is aimed at creating awareness among the masses about the symptoms of cancer, gathering data on the number of patients suffering from the disease in the area and taking steps to control it. Tayyab urged the doctors and the staff of the Civil Hospital to remain friendly with the people, especially those coming from the rural areas at the camp so that they give all the details sought by the state government. The ADC said the volunteers and workers involved in the door-to-door campaigning for spreading cancer awareness should properly note down the details of the family members suffering from cancer. "We should not create panic about the disease among the residents as cancer is curable if detected at an early stage. People have been seen living a full life despite suffering from cancer if the disease has been detected on time," the ADC said. The Civil Surgeon informed that the volunteers and workers involved in the cancer awareness campaign have been trained to fill up the forms containing vital details of the patients.
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Tennis medal for Police Public School
Bathinda, November 23 The girls' team comprised Amritpal Kaur, Sanimar, Ravneet Kaur, Deep Simran, Niamat Brar, Nancy Yana, Prakriti, Taj Maneet, Artshiya, Harsimran, Damini, Nitisha, Parika Jaspreet Kaur. The boys' team included Ravshan Singh, Teg Singh, Fateh Singh, Hardik, Paras Bawa, Gursimran Deep Singh, Harshdeep Singh, Abhijit Singh, Sahurya Mann and Navjot Singh. Tennis coach Anwar Singh congratulated the children on their achievement.
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Ganesha Basti resident arrested with habit-forming drugs
Bathinda, November 23 Bus driver booked for hitting Army truck Police have registered a case against a bus driver for ramming his vehicle into an Army truck. In a complaint to the police, Army jawan Subhash Chander said he was going to the military hospital for an annual medical check-up along with his driver. As soon as he reached the Barnala road from the cantonment, a rashly driven private bus hit the truck. The Army jawan and his driver were injured in the accident. Cops from the Cantonment police station reached the site of the accident. The police, after recording the statements of both the parties and assessing the damage to the vehicle, found the bus driver guilty of rash driving. A case under sections 279, 337 and 427 of the IPC has been registered against the bus driver, who has been identified as Lakhwinder Singh of Jherianwala village, in Muktsar district. Motorcycle stolen
A resident of Model Town Phase-III complained that his motorbike was stolen from outside his house on Tuesday night. The complainant, Jatin Kenra, said his bike was stolen by some unidentified person. A case under section 379 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified miscreants at the Cantonment police station. One booked for instigating girl to elope
Police have registered a case against a resident of Rampura for instigating a girl to elope with him. The case has been registered on the complaint of the girl's grandmother. The complainant said the accused Kamaljeet, who was residing near the canal guesthouse in Rampura, instigated her granddaughter to elope with him by promising to marry her. Police have registered a case under sections 363 and 366 of the IPC at Rampura city police station. Bhucho resident booked for gambling
Police have registered a case against a resident of Bhucho Mandi for gambling. A case under various sections of the Gambling Act has been registered against the accused at Nathana police station. |
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Model making competitions held for schoolchildren
Bathinda, November 23 Baba Farid Senior Secondary School, Deon, was adjudged first in the competition while Kendriya Vidyalaya-I was adjudged the second. St. Kabir came third. All other participating schools received consolation prizes. ML Arora, director of the St. Kabir school, thanked the guests and the participants. The students of Dashmesh Public Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, also participated in various model projects today. A class XII student, Husandeep, made the model of a football ground. Mandeep Kaur made the Indian map, Gurpreet Kaur made the model of a zoo, Jagdeep Sharma designed a hill station, Lakhvir Singh made a badminton court, Lakhvir Kaur made a globe and Gurpreet Singh made the model of Dashmesh Public Senior Secondary School.
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NCC Week observed
Bathinda, November 23 A press release issued today by AR Varma, Commanding Officer, 20 Punjab Battalion, NCC, Bathinda, informed that poster making competition on environmental awareness was held at PTU Giani Zail Singh Campus, Bathinda. Social events such as awareness campaigns against dowry, female foeticide and drugs were conducted at ITI Bathinda. A pledge was taken by the cadets not to get involved in such activities which are against social norms. A Bara Khana was also organized by the unit where cadets, PI staff and ANOs attended.
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Use machines, work hard in fields to overcome labour crunch, farmers told
Balwant Garg Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 23 Labour shortage has led to rise in wages too. This season, farmers paid Rs 1,800 per acre for paddy plantation while two years ago, the same job had cost them Rs 1,200 per acre. "Not only agriculture, the impact of labour shortage could be seen on the industry also. Knitwear, cycle or many other units of Ludhiana are facing acute shortage of labour, thus it is drastically affecting their output," said PD Sharma, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Punjab). In every Kisan Mela these days, the agriculture department is trying to attract farmers to new agriculture-related technologies and techniques. Farmers are being advised to bring the new technology into use in order to slash the expenditure incurred on labour and to counter the problem of shortage of manual labour. Besides promising attractive subsidies on the purchase of various new indigenous and imported agro-machines, the agriculture department is also encouraging the marginal and small farmers to involve themselves in manual agriculture jobs. Over the last two decades, even a small farmer had started relying on migrant labour for every agriculture-related job. "While crop yield either declining or stagnant and the cost of inputs increasing, there is no survival for a farmer until he goes out in the fields and do manual jobs himself," said Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, vice-chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University. The Central Government should consider and support the proposal from Punjab to provide 50 per cent subsidy on the price of new agricultural equipment "Zero till seeding fertilizer machine" or "Rotavator". The machine is an answer to the problem of stubble burning. It fertilizes the soil as the straw is recycled and not burnt. The burning leads to killing of micro-organisms beneficial to soil. Further, it would lessen the farmers' reliance on manual labour, said Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mantar Singh Brar. Italy-made Power Weeders that clean the fields of weeds and many other such power-based agriculture equipment are showcased at every Kisan Mela, he said. "While the farmers have already started adopting paddy-transplanter or making direct sowing of paddy to overcome the shortage of labour, introduction of machines like Power Weeder would help vegetable growers in clearing their fields of weeds. These imported machines are being offered to farmers on 50 per cent subsidy," said Brar. Fact file
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The annual Virasat Mela got off to a gala start in the city today. The event began with a huge cavalcade inching its way towards the heritage village Jaipalgarh, located near the sports stadium complex, from Gurudwara Haji Ratan.
Bathinda, November 23
Bathinda, November 23
