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Juveniles worry cops
29 LPG cylinders seized by police
Staff crunch hits functioning at civil hospital
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Students appeal to residents to make judicious use of water
Maluka flays diesel price hike
Growers urged to use approved Bt cotton seeds
Parvesh Project staff asked to refrain from chiding students
Five booked for selling mobile SIM cards on fake documents
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Under-age offenders manage to get bail, keep repeating their offences
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, January 19 Eighteen out of 20 juveniles arrested by the police in 2012 were released on bail by the court despite their involvement in offences like looting and assault, resulting in serious injuries to the others. Of the 20 juveniles, one was 14-year-old, two were 15 years old while the others were between 16 to 17 years of age. Interestingly, a notorious 15-year-old juvenile of Gobindgarh village in Abohar has been booked four times by the Canal Colony police but managed to come out of jail every time. He was booked four times between April and August last year for looting, theft and other crimes. Police said the juveniles commit all kinds of heinous crimes which a mature person is capable of committing but go scot-free only on the basis of their age being less than 18 years. Most of the cases registered in Bathinda against the juveniles are of robbery and theft apart from murder, attempt to murder, rape and loot. But they manage to go scot-free in such cases despite having seriously injured their victims and by getting the case converted into that of attempt to murder. Of the total 16 cases, six are related to loot. Police found the complete involvement of juveniles only in two of the 16 cases while in the other cases, they acted with the help of the grown-ups. The two cases related to drugs and theft. The cases of heinous nature were registered at Nehianwala, Sangat, Maur, Talwandi Sabo and at the Canal Colony police stations. Police officials investigating the cases said despite highlighting the gruesome act of the juveniles, they manage to come out on bail. Once they come out on bail, they again get involved in criminal activities. The young children join the gang of robbers to commit crime knowing that they would be let off by the court even if caught red handed by the police. In an incident of robbery committed under the Maur police station area, a 17-year-old juvenile with the help of four others murdered the member of a family in June last year and seriously injured the A case under sections 459, 460, 302, 307, 203 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the accused at the Maur police station. The members of the gang were trying to loot a house and seriously injured the owner of a house who later succumbed to his injuries. Police arrested a juvenile of Fatehpur village near Jhunir of Mansa along with four other persons. He was sent to the juvenile home in Faridkot. A similar attempt to murder case was registered at Talwandi Sabo police station against a 17-year-old of Mahinangal village. He was accused of seriously injuring one person and had four others as his accomplice. The juvenile was released on bail despite his involvement in the case of assault. In an incident of rape registered at Canal Colony police station, the accused, a 17-year-old resident of Gurusar Sehnewala village, along with two other grown-ups, was arrested by the police. The juvenile is serving a sentence at the juvenile home, Ludhiana. Fact file
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29 LPG cylinders seized by police
Bathinda, January 19 Of the seized cylinders, 19 were for commercial use and 10 for domestic purposes. Two gadgets used to pilfer gas from the tankers were also recovered by the police. However, no arrests have been made so far. Investigating officer in the case, Charanjit Singh, said the District Food Controller, Parveen Vij raided a dhaba on Talwandi Road where the cylinders were lying. He said there was no gas tanker parked at the dhaba at the time of the raid. He said the gas tankers are parked at the roadside and then the gas is pilfered. Charanjit Singh said the truck drivers, with the help of the workers at the dhaba, used to pilfer the gas. Police have registered a case under sections 420, 511 of the IPC and sections 3 and 6 of the Essential Commodities Act at Rama police
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Staff crunch hits functioning at civil hospital
Bathinda, January 19 There is only one doctor in the emergency ward to look after 60-70 emergency cases a day. A doctor is only accompanied by a pharmacist/a nurse and a ward boy. Senior Medical Officer Satish Goyal said, "The hospital needs a separate team for the emergency ward. It should have at least six emergency medical officers (EMO), four staff nurses and as many class-IV employees and sweepers." He said, "Only 18 posts of doctors were sanctioned, out of which four-five doctors are out daily to attend court proceedings, three work in shifts (morning, evening and night) in the emergency ward and one doctor is assigned the task of conducting X-rays. As a result, very few doctors are left to look after the patients in the OPD (out patient department) besides the indoor patients." The 175-bed hospital has only one surgeon. "We need a minimum of three surgeons. Also, according to the new norm, there should be a minimum of 75 nurses, however, we have only eight on duty," the SMO said. "The hospital requires 30 more class-IV employees. To maintain hygiene on the premises of the hospital, more sweepers are required. Out of the sanctioned 22 posts of sweeper, six are lying vacant. Earlier, the health corporation used to provide us 12 sweepers, but now they have taken back their workers." The hospital has three vacant posts of lab technicians. There is no technician to conduct ECG. The room for urology department in the hospital remains locked for want of urologist. At least five X-ray machines are required, but only one is available. "Our entire staff is overburdened and works under pressure. At the time of crisis, they work for 18 hours on the trot. The health department must provide us with sufficient staff to provide better service to the patients." It is pertinent to mention here that in a month, over 17,000 patients visit the OPD here while around 20,000 lab tests are conducted at the hospital.
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Students appeal to residents to make judicious use of water
Bathinda, January 19 Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Bathinda MLA Sarup Chand Singla, Swami Surya Dev and senior deputy mayor Tarsem Goyal flagged off the rally at the RBDAV School. PD Goyal, JS Anand, Dr Satwant Bhullar and members of the Bharat Vikas Parishad also attended the rally. The march commenced from the campus of the RBDAV School and passing by the Sports Stadium to culminate at Arya Samaj chowk. The children were carrying placards with slogans like save water save life. Street plays were also performed at the Arya Samaj chowk, Sadbhawana chowk and Parasram Nagar on "Jal hai to kal hai" showcasing the impending dangers of parched earth and the need to save the depleting natural source.
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Maluka flays diesel price hike
Bathinda, January 19 He said that with regular increase in the prices of fuel, the government was putting economic burden on the common man. He added that with the increase in the price of diesel, the transportation cost would go up and it would consequently have an impact on the rates of essential commodities. — TNS
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Growers urged to use approved Bt cotton seeds
Bathinda, January 19 Following some cases of spurious seeds cropping in the state last year, the government is taking a pro-active step this year and is creating awareness among farmers to prevent losses of labour, fruit, time and money. One such awareness campaign was flagged off by Dr Navkar Singh, joint director (inputs), Department of Agriculture, from the Kheti Bhawan here in the presence of senior officials. The Department of Agriculture, Punjab, has appealed to the farmers to be aware of any person/retailer selling unapproved BT cotton seeds which have been found more susceptible to diseases like cotton leaf curl virus that has a negative impact on the yield. The department appealed to the farmers to always purchase seed and ask for a proper bill. They were urged to purchase seeds only from the Markfed, the cooperative societies and retailers/seed companies approved by the Punjab Government. JPMO’s convention today
Meanwhile, the Joint Platform of Mass Organisation (JPMO) is organising a convention on January 20 at the Teachers' Home in the city to discuss a 29-point demand charter highlighting the problems of agricultural labourers, workers and ad-hoc teachers. The JPMO would also organise a rally in Jalandhar on February 12 to protest against the anti-people policies of the Central and state governments. The January 20 convention would also urge the participants to do their bit to make the rally at Jalandhar a success. |
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Parvesh Project staff asked to refrain from chiding students
Bathinda, January 19 Addressing the staff of Mansa and Bathinda, who were attending the meeting convened to review the progress in their districts, she said the project aimed at bringing major reforms in the primary education sector by providing teachers with better understanding of children, updated teaching methods and aids, and laying emphasis on better student-teacher relationship. Maluka said teachers should refrain from scolding children as it can impede their development. "We may result in nipping an upcoming orator," she said. — TNS
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Five booked for selling mobile SIM cards on fake documents
Bathinda, January 19 The police said instead of getting all the requisite proofs to issue a SIM card, the sellers signed the fake documents on their own to sell SIMs. The police has registered a case under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Kotwali police station against Gurdev Kumar, Madan Lal, Devinder Singh, Madan Lal, Rakesh Kumar and the owner of the Raj Telecom-Bathinda. A complaint in this connection was made to the police by Sonu Maheshwari. No arrest has been made so far. Mobile phone recovered from jail inmate
The police has recovered a mobile phone from the possession of an inmate of the Central Jail here. In a complaint to the police, the jail superintendent said Jaswinder Singh of Mehraj village, an inmate, was found carrying the mobile phone in the jail. A case under Section 188 of the CrPC has been registered against the accused at the Civil Lines police station. Truck stolen
A truck loaded with urea worth nearly Rs 8.10 lakh has been reportedly stolen from Chandsar Basti. In a complaint to the police, Nishan Singh of Chandsar Basti said he had parked the truck outside his residence which was stolen by some unidentified person. A case under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused at the Civil Lines police station. Hit by train, three bulls killed near Balluana
The Ambala-Sriganganagar express train escaped a major tragedy today after it collided with some stray animals near Balluana village owing to a thick cover of fog. The train chugged off from the railway station at 9.55 am and collided with the animals standing on the railway track near Balluana village. Three bulls died on the spot while others received serious injuries. The railway officials said the train could have skidded off the track due to the accident. However, there was reportedly no harm either to the engine or the train. The mishap left train stranded at the spot for over one hour. |
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