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Eventful day for the police
940 cancer cases detected so far
11 booked for demanding dowry in 3 different cases
Dead gangster’s father demands CBI inquiry Fourteen children born at Civil Hospital on 12.12.12
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City soaks in the festive atmosphere at semis
Bathinda, December 12 While the locals were unable to understand their English tinged with Danish accent, it was the team managers and the policemen who helped bridge the linguistic gap. The team had female cops posted for their security that helped them select the right colours of the clothes. They lady cops even bargained on their behalf. Meanwhile, the England team visited the St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School today where they spent nearly three hours. The team members visited the classrooms and interacted with students to enquire about the Indian education system. Earlier, District Education Officer (Secondary) Hardeep Singh and the principal of the school Father Eulalio Fernandes welcomed the team. Meanwhile, the protesting special teachers today sneaked near the buses ferrying the kabaddi players and raised slogans against the Punjab government at around 4:45 am today. The agitating teachers the posters on four team buses.
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3rd world cup kabaddi
Bathinda, December 12 “I am elated that I am performing before the semi-finals of the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi in Bathinda. Kabaddi grew as a rustic game and I have fond memories of the game which take me back to my childhood,” he said. “I also used to play kabaddi when I was a child. Though I didn’t pursue the game as a profession, I would love to play it once again,” said Cheema, when asked about his interest in the game. “While planning this performance, I also made up my mind that I would stay back and watch the semi-final matches. After all, Indian men and women’s teams are also playing,” added Cheema, who actively participated in sports during his school life. Known for singing songs focussing on various aspects of Punjab, Cheema steers clear of commenting of the genre of Punjabi songs that are gaining popularity nowadays. “Although many Punjabi songs are criticised for their lyrics these days, I don’t want to sermonise on what is right and what’s not. Every singer is good and is creating the kind
of songs and music that he/she thinks is best. All that I would like to say is that if, as singers, it is our job to entertain
the listeners, it is also our job to make sure that our creations send across a message for the masses,” he said. Cheema prefers to talk about his work rather than that of others. The singer is ready to release his next album in association with Dr Zeus who has composed the music. Almost all the songs have been recorded and we are engaged with the post-production work. Sarbjit Cheema’s next film, “Punjab Bolda”, will also be ready for release by February next year. Talking about his upcoming film, he said he plays the lead in the film opposite actress Anisha Pooja. The film, he said, will depict the present state of affairs in the state and will also take a sarcastic look at the increasing corruption in the state. |
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Eventful day for the police
Bathinda, December 12 Going an extra mile with security, the schools around the stadium were asked to close before their scheduled hours. Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School was closed today at 1 pm, instead of its usual timing of 2:30 pm. The day for the policemen began with securing the kabaddi players and managing traffic routes. Later, at around 12 noon, a man shot his wife dead in the court complex and injured three other persons. Shortly after, there was news of a cop mowing down a school student on Goniana Road. “Since a cop was accused in the case, SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar had to rush to the spot,” said a police official. |
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Woman shot dead in court complex
Bathinda, December 12 Mewa Singh, a retired first class railway driver, fired five to six rounds at his wife Malkit Kaur, her nephew Gurwinder Singh and the nephew's mother Sukhwinder Kaur at the entrance of the district court. While Malkit Kaur died on the spot, Gurwinder is in a critical condition. His mother Sukhwinder Kaur is stated to be out of danger. According to the police, the shots were fired with a .32-bore pistol, which the accused had brought along after heated arguments with his wife and her relatives. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ravcharan Singh Brar said the incident was the outcome of a family dispute. "Increasing interference, lack of patience and rising discord over trivial issues took an ugly turn and the man fired at his wife. The accused has been arrested and a case under various sections of the IPC has been registered against him," the SSP said. Mewa Singh is a resident of Canal Colony and had taken voluntary retirement a few months ago. The couple's daughter lives in Australia while their son died in a road accident recently. The woman was residing in Thandewal village of Muktsar and had come for hearing in the court today along with her nephew Gurwinder Singh and his mother Sukhwinder Kaur. Onlookers at the district court said they saw the man indiscriminately firing at the woman and two others. "People were fleeing as we approached the place from where the sound of firing was coming. Nobody dared to come close to the man after he fired the shots. The two women and a youth were bleeding profusely," said Sushil Kumar, a government employee who was staging protest nearby. He said the security guard of the building locked the gate after the murder and the bullets pierced through two cars, including a Hyundai Santro and a Maruti 800. According to the bystanders, some policemen who had come to tie their turban near the district court pounced upon the accused when he tried to flee. Civil Lines SHO Gurdev Bhalla said the policemen including Nirmal Singh and, Harjinder Singh and a few others arrested the assailant while he was trying to reload his weapon. The SHO said the couple entered into a heated argument and the man forced his wife to come with him to their residence and stay with him. The SHO said a case under sections 302 and 307 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Civil Lines police station. Mewa Singh's lawyer Nirmal Singh said the woman had filed a case against the man over two months ago and had been demanding alimony which upset her husband. The couple was disturbed ever since their teenaged son died in accident, the lawyer said. Fact file
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Bike collides with police vehicle, student killed
Bathinda, December 12 While one of the boys succumbed to his injuries, the other was hurt. The deceased has been identified as Robin. Robin, along with his schoolmate Nikhil, was going towrds Thermal Colony when the bike they were riding, banged into the Tata Safari. The volunteers of Naujawan Welfare Society rushed the injured boys to the Civil Hospital. As per the Thermal SHO, Hapreet Singh, the Tata Safari was being driven by a Punjab Police head constable who was accompanied by an NRI. SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar, SP Ramvir and DSP Gurmeet Kingra reached the Civil Hospital to enquire about the incident and termed the accident as unfortunate. He said efforts were on by the traffic wing of the police to make the city roads safer but still a lot needed to be done. He also emphasised on the need to sensitise people about following traffic rules and follow the speed limit to keep accidents at bay. The police officials also spoke to the injured boy and his family members to know into the incident. Police said head constable Rashpal Singh and NRI Jaswinder Singh had been arrested and a case was likely to be registered against the duo at the Thermal police station. It is pertinent to mention here that on November 21, Sachin Garg, a student
of Punjab Technical University Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology was killed in a similar accident on Dabwali road. Tragic ride
Robin and Nikhil, students of Krishna Vatika School, were on their way back home when their bike collided with a Tata Safari taking a U-turn near lake number three of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant. |
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940 cancer cases detected so far
Bathinda, December 12 He also explained that the field workers are to explain only the multicolour handout, which is being given to each household during the survey. The field workers are also required to explain the symptoms of the disease to each individual to make sure that they are able to detect the presence of the disease and contact health functionaries when such symptoms appear. No technical terminology has been used in the handout. Field worker are not required to either examine any patient or make any diagnosis or even suspect cancer. They are only to fill in the information given by households. District health officer
Dr Raghuvir Singh Randhawa said so far 940 cancer patients had been identified who are either undergoing cancer treatment or have been cured of the ailment. Another 2,146 patients have been identified who have symptoms related to cancer, which needs further confirmation tests. Besides this, 1,101 cancer deaths have been recorded in the last five years as per the data collected till now. Headed by 110 supervisors, 2,000 teams are executing this work in the district. Dr Randhawa said the first phase of work will be completed in December. In the next phase, those who have been detected with the disease will be sent to primary health
care centres, district level hospitals, medical colleges and other health centres as per individual requirements. District immunization officer-cum-nodal officer Dr Rakesh Goyal said for this campaign, the ANMs will send the data collected through special software provided on their mobile phones. The ANMs have been duly trained for executing the task. After the completion of the project, the state and health department will chart out new policies and strategies for the cancer patients. At state level around
45 per cent of the population has been covered during the first week of the campaign. Cancer concern
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11 booked for demanding dowry in 3 different cases
Bathinda, December 12 In her complaint, Meenu, a resident of Surkhpir Road, said accused Tarsem and Sukhdev Kaur of Bhalaiana village of Muktsar had been harassing her and were demanding dowry. Police have registered a case against the duo under the sections 498-A and 406 of the Indian Penal Court at the Women’s police station. In another case, police booked Gurpreet Singh, Happy, Binder Kaur and Suba Singh for demanding dowry. In her complaint to the police, Paramjit Kaur accused Gurpreet, Binder and Suba of Bhucho Kalan village for asking her to bring dowry from her parental home. In a similar case, police booked Dilbag Singh, Amarjeet Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Ujagar Singh, all residents of Model Town, Khanna for demanding dowry. Kamlesh Kaur, a resident of Guru Nanakpura, accused Dilbag, Amarjeet, Manjit and Ujagar of harassing her and demanding dowry. Cases against all the accused were registered under the sections 498-A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code at Woman Police Station. Two booked by cops for pocketing
Rs 5 lakh
Police have booked two persons for pocketing Rs 5 lakh after promising acquittal to an attempt-to-murder case accused. In his complaint to the police, Sukhchain Singh, former panchayat member of Gobindpura village, said Swaran Singh of Gillpatti village and Gurtej Singh of Gobindpura village boasted of having contacts and close association with senior police officials and local politicians and promised three attempt-to-murder accused that their names would be struck off from the case. Sukhchain added that the duo demanded `5 lakh for doing the favour. He accused Swaran and Gurtej of pocketing the money and going back on their promise. An enquiry into the case was pending with DSP Bhucho and the duo assured the accused of putting in a word with senior police functionaries and local politicians for help. DSP (D) Ranjit Singh said the complainant in the murder case had named five persons and three of them were found innocent during investigation by the Nathana SHO. The complainant however, demanded investigation by a senior police official and the enquiry was pending with DSP Bhucho. Those whose names figured in the investigation were assured to be included in the FIR by the cheaters but the names could not be included despite the assurance. The matter was brought into the notice of the police and a case of cheating and fraud was registered. Police have registered a case in this connection at the Civil Line Police Station. Five booked for assaulting Lal Singh Basti resident
Police have registered a case against five persons for beating up a resident of Lal Singh Basti. In a complaint to the police, Sohan Singh said the accused entered his house and broke household items and beat him up. Police have registered a case against Raghuvir Singh, Parkash Kaur, Vicky, Romi and Gagan. They are booked under the sections 452, 427, 148 and 149 of the IPC at Canal Colony police station. |
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Dead gangster’s father demands CBI inquiry
Bathinda, December 12 Demanding a CBI inquiry into the death of his son, Jarnail said his son was booked in seven different cases and six of them had been disposed off and Shera had been acquitted. He added that although the seventh case was yet to be disposed off, Shera had been acquited from that case too. Jarnail Singh alleged that his son was gunned down on the behest of some gangsters. He added that the family wanted an in-depth CBI inquiry into his son’s encounter. Shera, wanted in numerous cases of murder, attempt to murder, looting, vehicle lifting, kidnapping, firing and threatening cases, was shot dead by th police in the Kamla Nehru Colony, quite close to the official residence of the ASP. |
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