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DGSE check on noise pollution
Edu dept conducts checking at schools
Socio-economic census training from today
Kin of AIDS patient
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Traffic Week starts
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In New Year, protesters fail to ring out the old
Bathinda, January 1 The protesting teachers raised slogans against the Punjab Government and upset the schedule of people travelling on these roads. The teachers have been sitting on dharna near the District Administrative Complex (DAC) for over two months. Despite the meetings and assurances by the government functionaries, they have failed to lift their dharna. The members of the special trainer teachers' union sitting on hunger strike, including Jasbir Kaur from Gurdaspur, Paramjit Singh from Kapurthala and Balwinder Singh from Mansa, said the government was not paying heed to their demands and they had been forced to take to the streets despite the winter chill. The government, they said was responsible for the harassment being caused to the commuters and wastage of resources, both financial and in terms of manpower, used to handle their protests. A large number of policemen, including the traffic cops and others, rushed to take stock of the situation and urged the protesters to call off their protest to ease the flow of traffic. The protesters initially refused to budge but later entered into a dialogue and received an assurance from the authorities that their problems would be brought to the notice of the government. The dharna was lifted after the police rounded up some of the teachers while the others were made to disperse. State president of the special trainer teachers' union Devinder Singh from Muktsar said the condition of three of their members who were on hunger strike is serious. The teachers said the wife of a protesting teacher passed away due to illness in Ludhiana as he failed to get her properly treated due to his participation in the agitation. DSP City-1-Gurmeet Kingra said some of the teachers were rounded up to disperse the protesters. The dharna was lifted within half an hour, he claimed. The protesters were counselled and told not to harass the innocent passengers and commuters travelling on the roads leading to Mansa and Dabwali, the DSP said. The union leaders present on the occasion included Mandeep Singh from Bathinda, Sony from Moga, Jagsir Singh from Bhalaiana, Satinder Singh from Tarn Taran, Jaggi from Faridkot and Charanjit Singh, among others. |
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Maluka promises boost to education
Bathinda, January 1 Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka said this at function held at Gurudwara Haji Rattan Sahib. The function was held by the district unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to pray for the state's development. Speaking on the occasion, Maluka said stipend was being awarded to the students who secured more than 80 per cent marks from class VIII till Plus Two. Also, separate arrangements were being made for the further studies of girl students, he claimed. The minister added that no school in the state would be sans the basic infrastructure. He appealed to the local leaders to aid the government in development works. Maluka also honoured the district level leaders. Chief parliamentary secretary Sarup Chand Singlal, MLA Darshan Singh Kotfatta and Mayor Baljit Singh Beerbehman also spoke on the occasion. Former MLA Gurjant Singh Kuttiwal, members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Sukhdev Singh Bahia, Gurtej Singh Dhadde and Amrik Singh, district press secretary of the SAD Om Prakash Sharma, councillors Daljit Singh Brar and Darshan Bajaj, district president of the Youth Akali Dal Balkar Singh, Chamkaur Singh Mann, city president of the women Akali Dal Gurwinder Kaur Dhillon and president of the rural unit of SAD Dr Perneet Kaur Deol were also
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DGSE check on noise pollution
Bathinda, January 1 In view of the final exams approaching in March, the DGSE has directed the teachers to ensure that loudspeakers do not interfere with the studies of the children. Giving instances of the laws governing the wrong use of loudspeakers and many court directions in this context, the DGSE has stated that the use of loudspeakers is disallowed before 6 am and after 10 pm. However, at many places, it has been noted that loudspeakers are used to impart sermons early in the morning as well as late in the evening. The Environment Protection Act as well as Supreme Court orders in this context have also been quoted. It has been mentioned that any one who violates the law will attract an imprisonment of six months or fine. Stating the "hukumnama" issued by Akal Takht, under the then Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh on November 23 2005, which states that all gurudwaras have been directed not to use loudspeakers out of the gurudwara precincts on occasions other than Gurpurb, the DGSE said gurudwaras can be requested to slow down their loudspeakers. "Many a time, we face the problem of loudspeakers but we don't know how to take up the issue. As soon as we got the instructions from the DGSE office today, we sent a copy of the letter to the village sarpanch informing him," said a teacher from Baho Yatri government school. |
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Security, cold keep city indoors
Bathinda, January 1 Owing to the stringent security measures taken by the city police and the biting cold this year, only a handful of merrymakers were spotted on the roads. Many of the eating joints serving non-vegetarian food were seen closed even before 9 on Monday night and the flow of vehicles on the city roads was also substantially low. “Earlier, police used to catch hold of youngsters making mischief by driving cars with blaring music and hooting on the city streets. But this year, there was hardly any celebration of that kind. There was pindrop silence in Dhobi Bazaar and the area surrounding the railway station which otherwise used to be abuzz with activity on the New Year eve,” said Ramandeep, a resident of Ajit Road. He added that there were only a few places where parties were organised for the city residents to come and enjoy. SSP Ravcharan Singh Brar himself took stock of the situation and was seen patrolling the city in his official vehicle, escorted by a pilot gypsy. Brar took a round of the city at around 11.30 pm. He took a round of Fauji Chowk, Hanuman Chowk, Tinkoni, Bibiwala Chowk, Railway Station, Mall Road and other roads of the city. Other police officials, including the SP, DSP and SHOs were also seen making rounds of various parts of the city. PCR vehicles and SHOs remained on their toes through the night to keep a tab on the celebrations and catch hold of unscrupulous elements. Police said no criminal activity was reported. The SSP said no brawl or accident was reported in the city last night. |
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CWICS holds state-level conference
Bathinda, January 1 The speakers and doctors shared their experience with the delegates. While the chief guest on the occasion was the chancellor of Adesh University, Dr HS Gill, general secretary of IDPD Dr Arun Mitra was the guest of honour. Dr Mitra addressed the delegates and spoke about the benefits of attending such conferences to remain updated with latest information regarding their profession. Vice-chancellor, Adesh University Dr GPI Singh also addressed the gathering. Consultant interventional cardiologist from Ivy Hospital, Mohali, Dr Mahesh Garg spoke about the management of heart failure. He emphasised upon increase in incidence of congestive heart failure due to increase in occurrence of hypertension. He also added that treating hypertension first is beneficial to prevent heart failure as it decreases the risk of new cases by 50 per cent and decreases the risk by 56 per cent in diabetes mellitus type-II. Cardiologist Dr RK Jindal shared his views on treatment of deep vein thrombosis and prevention of pulmonary embolism. Assistant professor, department of paediatrics, Adesh University, Bathinda, Dr Rahul Gandhi shared information on the latest techniques and preventive measures for management of neonatal jaundice. Consultant, internal medicine and critical care from Ivy Hospital, Mohali, Dr Sachin Verma enlightened delegates with management of snake bite. He said there were about 216 species of snakes identifiable in India, of which 52 are known to be poisonous. The treatment includes pressure-immobilisation, avoiding any interference with bite wound as this may introduce infection, increase absorption of venom and increase local bleeding. He added that the steps like application of a tourniquet to bitten limb, cutting open bitten area, sucking out venom, either by mouth or with a pump, application of potassium permanganate should not be followed. Assistant professor department of general surgery at Adesh University Dr Naresh spoke on the latest management and techniques for the treatment of breast carcinoma. Addressing the gathering, president of CWICS Dr JS Bahia said it was important for the doctors to update their knowledge as new techniques were being introduced everyday. The recently-appointed first female director principal of AIMSR and gynecologist Dr Harkiran Kaur congratulated the organisers for the event. Organising secretary Dr Manmeet Singh said as many as 300 delegates, including doctors, medical students and nursing interns, had participated in the conference including doctors, medical students and nursing interns. Also present at the conference were the co-organising secretaries Dr Prabhnoor Hayer, Dr Yadwinder Singh and Dr Chirag Maheshwari. |
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Edu dept conducts checking at schools
Bathinda, January 1 Heads of these teams included Hardeep Singh Taggar, DEO (elementary) Harkanwaljit Kaur, deputy DEO Amarjit Kaur, district science supervisor Jarnail Singh Bhodipura and district resource person (social sciences) Bhola Singh. The team led by Taggar conducted checking of the Government High School Teona, Government Middle School Mohalla Jhutika, Government Primary School Mohalla Jhutika, Government High School Bir Talab Basti number 4 and 5, Government Primary School Bir Talab basti number 2 and 3, Government Middle School Mian, Government Middle School Baho Sivian, Government Middla School Baho Yatri, Government Middle School Ghanaiya Basti, Govt Primary School Ghanaiya Basti, Govt Middle School Chandsar Basti and Government Primary School Chandsar Basti. The second team conducted checking at the Government Primary School and Government High School Pitho, Government Primary School and Government High School Gill Kalan and Government Primary School Jethuke. The third team visited Government Senior Secondary School Goniana girls and boys, Government High school Nehianwala, Govt Senior Secondary School Virk Kalan and Govt High School Virk Khurd. The fourth team inspected Government Senior Secondary School Talwandi Sabo, Govt High School Phulokhari, Govt High School Giana and Government Middle School Kanakawal, while the fifth team visited Government High School Hamirgarh, Government Middle School Gurusar Phul, Government High School Ramuwala, Government Senior Secondary School Aklia Jalal, Government Senior Secondary School Dyalpura Bhaika, Government Middle School Kangar and Government Senior Secondary School, Salabatpura. |
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Socio-economic census training from today
Bathinda, January 1 Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said as per the orders of the Government of India, the staff deputed for 2011 census exercise will be deputed on the job this year too. He said four master trainers will impart the training. Releasing the block-level training schedule, the DC said training for the Bathinda block will be held on January 2 at the office of the block development and panchayat officer and the municipal corporation office and on January 3 at the corporation office, Bathinda. Training for the Bathinda census town, Bhisiana and Goniana will be held at the corporation office on January 3. For Phool (Rampura Phul) block, training will be held on January 4 at the office of the block panchayat officer and for Rampura at the Rampura block development office. For Bhagta Bhai block, training will be held on January 7 at the office of the block development officer, Bhagta. For Nathana block, that covers the area of Bhucho Mandi, Power Colony and Lehra Mohabbat, training will be held on January 7. On January 8, training will be held for Sangat block and on January 9, training will be held for Maur. On January 10, training will be held for Talwandi Sabo at the block panchayat office, Talwandi Sabo, and for Talwandi and Raman Mandi, the training will be held on January 10 at office of the block development and panchayat officer, Talwandi Sabo. Yadav said every enumerator and supervisor would be issued identity cards which can be shown in public as per the requirement so that information can be collected from all quarters. He appealed to the public to cooperate with the enumerators visiting their households for census from January 16 onwards. The state government has appointed the statistical advisor as the nodal officer for the project at the district level. For further information, residents can contact at the telephone number 0164-2217050. Fact file
The staff from the office of the district education officers, Zila Parishad, civil surgeon, district programme officer, municipal corporation, Nagar Panchayat, rural development and other departments have been deputed for the training. |
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Kin of AIDS patient allege apathy
Bathinda, January 1 Volunteers of the NGO Sahara Jan Sewa said they tried to save the AIDS affected man, father of a two-year-old child, but failed. The man died at the Civil Hospital recently. The deceased’s mother, wife and child are now residing in Dhobiana Basti and are facing problems in getting water from the locality. Goyal said the family is too poor to install a water pump and the public RO system is quite far from their house. He added that the local residents stopped giving the family water fearing that they may also suffer from the disease if the family members come close to them. Goyal added that although the NGO has promised to extend monetary help to the family to help it install a water pump, the administration and health authorities too should intervene to sensitise people about AIDS. |
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Traffic Week starts
Bathinda, January 1 The traffic education in-charge Sukhraj said the truck drivers were told not to drive rashly. The drivers were also made aware of the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and also about ways to avoid road accidents.
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