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PRI polls: Villages
split into wards
SSA holds training programme for teachers
Bathinda (Urban) MLA Sarup Chand Singla addresses the gathering during a training programme for teachers held at a school in Bathinda on Saturday. Photo: Bhupinder Dhillon |
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Seven arrested for theft in godown
Looking back at 2012
Controversy mars IMA meeting
Star cricketers’ trainers root for youngsters, give tips
Jalandhar win cricket tournament
Artistes present bhangra on the final day of the drug de-addiction cricket tourney on Saturday. Photo: Bhupinder Dhillon
Painter displays art for a cause
CUP lecture focuses on motion of solar system
Two injured in road accident
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PRI polls: Villages
split into wards
In Bathinda district, as many as 2,468 wards have been formed in 315 villages. Over a period of past one month, the officials of rural development and panchayat office conducted this procedure to divide villages into a number of wards as per the laid down specification. The wards have been divided on the basis of population. The carving out of wards has thrown up many interesting details. No village in the district was found to have a population of more than 10,000. With 518 wards in 66 villages, the Bathinda block has the maximum number wards. With 219 wards in 29 villages, the Phul block has the least number of wards. Also, two new panchayats have been added. Earlier, there were 313 panchayats in the district. In Bhagi Vander village, one Vander panchayat has been formed. In village Jaga Ram Tirath, one panchayat of Jaga Ram Tirath Kalan has been constituted. Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said that the delimitation has been done under the provision of the 73rd constitutional amendment that aims at strengthening the PRI system. "It was observed that in many villages, a set of families and influential people had captured the posts of sarpanch and panchayat members. Now there would be representatives from each ward and every group will get represented,” Yadav added. He said the draft had been sent to the state government and soon, the final notification would also be issued. All the wards have been demarcated keeping geographical continuation in mind. Earlier, for forming a new panchayat, a population of 200 was a must. Now, this has been revised to one panchayat for every 300 people. A minimum of five wards and a maximum of 11 wards can be formed in a village. Villages with population more than 10,000 should have 13 wards but there is no such village in Bathinda. There are 23 villages having 11 wards which translates to the fact that only 23 villages have population ranging from 5,000 to 10,000. These villages include Pathrala, Pucca Kalan, Gumti Kalan, Jalal, Bhucho Kalan, Gobindpura, Lehra Mohabbat, Nathana, Poohla, Tungwali, Bhai Rupa, Bhai Rupa Patti Kangarm Chauke, Pitho, Badiala, Mandi Kalan, Rampura and others. None of the 34 villages in the Maur block and 49 villages in Talwandi Sabo block has a population more than 5000 and hence, have 11 wards only. Population-ward ratio
Villages with population less than 300 has been divided into five wards. The ones with population between 1,001 and 2,000 have been split into seven wards. Nine wards have been carved out of villages having population of 2,001 to 5,000. Likewise, 11 wards have been carved out of villages with 5,001 to 10,000 persons and 13 wards for villages having a population of 10,000 and above. |
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SSA holds training programme for teachers Tribune News Service
Bathinda, December 22 The training programme dwelled on the work that is being done and that could be done by the school management committees (SMC). Every government school has a 12-member SMC. During the programme, an SSA team made the teachers aware of the ways that the SMCs could work towards betterment of the schools. The members of the SMCs were informed about the ways to handle school dropouts. Ways to bring such children back to school were also discussed. The SSA team spoke at length on how physically-challenged children could be brought to school, role of teachers in making them feel equal with other students and the kind of facilities that the education department of the state government extends to such children. The training programme focussed on the all-round development of students in the age group of 6-14 years. The teachers and school heads were made aware of the fact that any student could be given mid-term admission. Similar training programmes are being organised in all the blocks in the state. On December 24, such programmes will be held in Sangat and Nathana (East) blocks. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka will be present at these training programmes. Fact file
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Seven arrested for theft in godown
Bathinda, December 22 The matter was investigated by the CIA branch. Those arrested have been identified as Kushal Dhingra alias Mohit of Vishal Nagar, Paramjit Singh alias Bobby, Sunil Kumar (both residents of Mata Rani Wali Gali), Vikas Jindal of Partap Nagar and Mangu Ram of Mehna Chowk, Pardeep Kumar of Kheta Singh Basti and Loveraj Thakur of Parasram Nagar. The accused were trying to load the stolen material onto a mini-tempo when the CIA men, while acting upon a tip-off, nabbed them. The tempo has been seized. The police said the material would be handed over to the complainant after completing the formalities. The material recovered included 23 refrigerators, 16 washing machines and eight television sets. The arrested persons' interrogation helped the police recover one television and an air conditioner from the house of Pardeep Singh alias Sonu, a resident of Kheta Singh Basti. The SSP said one of the accused had worked with the complainant. The accused would be produced in a court, he added. |
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Crime, VIP duties kept city cops busy
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, December 22 The city witnessed its first firing incident at a public place in Kamla Nehru Colony where the alleged gangster Shera Khubban was shot dead by the police in full public view in Kamla Nehru Colony in the month of September. In another case, a man was killed over a property dispute at the busy Mehna Chowk. While two school students were injured in a cross firing between two opposing groups at Ajit road, a woman was shot dead by her husband near the District Court Complex. In another freak incident, a woman succumbed to her injuries after she was hit by a stray bullet while she was enjoying a kitty party at a city hotel during the pious occasion of Karvachauth in November. This year too, cases of thefts remained a cause of worry for the police force. Although the police did manage to nab many thieves, the number of thefts reported have increased considerably. All the police could do was to blame the cases on drug addiction. Another criminal activity which was reported almost every other day throughout the year was snatching. Women, especially elderly, were targeted by the snatchers who made good with the jewellery. Although the police expressed helplessness over the incidents, in August, Ganesha Basti residents caught hold of three snatchers and beat them up. While the city's police force remained busy with VIP security and controlling protests, the city hung its head in shame after recovery of male and female foetuses was reported from many parts of the city. the police failed to solve the mystery behind the abandoned foetuses. In April, the Dyalpura police arrested owners of two rice mills after paddy worth Rs 1.23 was reported missing. The paddy was sent by the MARKFED for milling. The fourth month was also in the news after 30 black bucks died under mysterious circumstances at Bir Talab Deer Park. In the same month, a jail inmate committed suicide. Deaths of four jail inmates were reported during the year. In the month of May, as per the orders of the Supreme Court, police started cracking the whip on the use of black films in cars and issued a large number of challans to defaulters. Lakhvir Sadhana, who had contested assembly elections on a ticket of Peoples Party of Punjab, was shot at near Rampura and received serious injuries. Bathinda MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sarup Chand Singla heaved a sigh of relief after he was acquitted in a 14-year-old case of attacking a raiding team of the Central Excise Department. In the month of October, PPS officer Ravcharan Singh Brar replaced Sukhchain Singh Gill as the SSP Bathinda. Within days of his joining, police took out a massive flag march to restore a sense of security in the hearts of the residents. The residents said that with deployment of police at various points in the city round the clock has indeed instilled a sense of security to some extent.
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Controversy mars IMA meeting
Bathinda, December 22 The meeting started with introduction and graduated to finalising the minutes of the last meeting of the IMA Punjab, held at Moga. Doctors from Muktsar raised objections to an item on the agenda that sought finalising the installation of Dr Bharadwaj. Out of 66 branches, doctors from only 10-15 branches were present. “As per the constitution of the IMA, one person represents 25 members of each IMA branch. The full house consists of 250 doctors, whereas not even 100 doctors were present at the meeting today. Moreover, from Bathinda IMA branch alone over 15 doctors were present, which is unconstitutional,” said Dr Sudhir Raj, the candidate who claimed to have won 80 per cent votes at the elections held under chief election commissioner IMA Punjab, Dr Jaskaran Gill, at Jalandhar on December 21. Dr Sudhir said the incumbent president, Dr Shiv Dutt, had declared Dr Ram Bharadwaj as the president-elect for 2014 without any election, which was illegal. “A five-member committee met in Bathinda on December 11 to decide the matter unanimously but the committee members disagreed with each other and nothing could be decided,” he said. “We will not allow the matter to settle down so easily. We will now appeal to the national IMA,” he added. Meanwhile, Dr Shiv Dutt claimed that Dr Bharadwaj was elected only after taking into consideration the majority of the house. “By virtue of being state office-bearers, 25 doctors from Bathinda should be present whereas only 15 were present. If a few doctors disagree, they hold no significance,” he said. |
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Star cricketers’ trainers root for youngsters, give tips
Bathinda, December 22 DP Azad, Kapil Dev’s coach, Devinder Arora, Harbhajan Singh’s coach, the father of Bathinda SSP and a former Ranji player, Major Harcharan Brar, and Punjab’s first Ranji team’s captain Chaman Lal were present to cheer for the youngsters playing the finals match of the tourney. Asking the players to keep practising even if they were not preparing for a match, they cited the example of Sachin Tendulkar, who, they said was one of the few players who try to hone their cricketing skills everyday. The veterans also advised the youngsters to be healthy and stay away from the use of any kind of drugs. “Dedication, discipline and playing without keeping in mind the monetary benefits is the key to success,” said Dronacharya awardee DP Azad. He added that such sporting events should be organised regularly to keep youngsters away from habit-forming drugs. Azad, also the former director of Pace Bowlers Cricket Academy of BCCI, gave tips on batting and bowling. While talking about Bhajji, Devinder Arora, said Bhajji would soon make a comeback in the Indian team. He added that Bhajji was focussing on his fitness and was polishing his skills with daily practice. Arora pointed out that the team which won the tourney was from the Jalandhar-based cricket academy run by Harbhajan Singh. Former Ranji player Harcharan Brar said such sporting events helped in encouraging talented players. SSP Ravcharan Brar’s brother Colonel Bhalinder Singh Brar also interacted with the young cricketers and shared his experience. Bhalinder, also a Ranji team player, a medium pacer bowler and middle order batsman, also asked the youngsters to stay away from drugs. Secretary of District Cricket Association and member of executive committee of PCA Mohali, OD Sharma said the SSP had announced to make the cricket tournament an annual event. “We have decided to increase the prize money from
Rs 51,000 to Rs 1 lakh and would also invite players from the Ranji team to participate in the tournaments,” Sharma said. |
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Jalandhar win cricket tournament
Bathinda, December 22 Jalandhar won the toss and decided to field. Batting first, Patiala scored 167 runs for eight wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Ricky scored 40 runs in 34 deliveries while Harkrishan Kali made 35 runs in 19 balls. Himanshu Satyawan took three wickets in four overs by conceding 36 runs. An IPL player Ishan Malhotra, who has also played Ranji matches, took two wickets for Jalandhar. Batting second, Jalandhar reached the target in 19.4 overs. Jaipreet’s swashbuckling unbeaten knock of 70 off 60 deliveries helped Jalandhar score 170 runs to win the final mach by four wickets. Himanshu Sharma scored 55 runs in 35 balls. From Patiala side, Lakhbir took three wickets while Rockey sent two batsmen back to pavilion. Eight teams from Chandigarh, Amritsar, Sirsa, Mohali, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda had participated in the tournament. DIG Parmod Ban and SSP Ravcharan Brar were the chief guests on the final day of the tournament.
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Painter displays art for a cause
Bathinda, December 22 The paintings, exhibited by Vijay Jain from Nai Basti, were appreciated by the guests and the trainers of Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh. “I have 35-40 such paintings and in every painting I try to highlight social evils. I am also quite upset these days because of the rising number of accidents which have snuffed out many young lives,” the painter added. Getting ideas from his daily experience, Jain started portraying the negative aspects of family disputes and liquor consumption. “Drugs lead to family disputes. Close relatives and friends soon turn foes of the drug addicts,” he said. Jain has also made paintings depicting the benefits of vegetarianism and ill effects of the non-vegetarian food.
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CUP lecture focuses on motion of solar system
Bathinda, December 22 Dr Singal kept the audience riveted with his remarkable style and interesting topic, which focussed on the peculiar motion of the solar system on which he has also collected sky survey data of two million distant radio sources. He described the method of his research to determine the motion of the solar system in layman's terms for the benefit of the students. Vice-chancellor Prof (Dr) Jai Rup Singh announced that the CUP was in the process of establishing a high-powered observatory and astronomical telescope.
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Two injured in road accident
Bathinda, December 22 The NGO volunteers
said the policeman was in an inebriated condition and was going to drop Roop Chand. The matter was also brought to the notice of the police station concerned. |
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The Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan (SSA) conducted a block-level training programme at the Government Elementary School here today.
Bathinda, December 22
Bathinda, December 22
Bathinda, December 22
