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Narrow escape for 5 as Gypsy plunges into Thermal lake
Delegation from Czech Republic meets Mayor
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Farmers throng Kisan Mela, seeds worth Rs 70 lakh go off shelves
Farmers told to use PAU techniques
Gadgets, vehicles main attractions at mela
DC reviews arrangements for Baisakhi fair at Talwandi Sabo
National conference on brand management concludes
IETE’s student chapter at GKU
2 held with poppy husk
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Narrow escape for 5 as Gypsy plunges into Thermal lake
Bathinda, March 21 The incident occurred at around 4.15 pm when a Maruti Gypsy driven by a gurdwara priest Labh Singh from Dyalpura village collided with a Tata 407 mini-truck. While the truck turned turtle, the Gypsy veered off the road to break the boundary wall of the lake before falling into it. On hearing a loud noise, the divers deployed to answer distress calls and ensure safety of people hiring private boats at the lake rushed to the rescue of the occupants of the Gypsy. The occupants of the Gypsy were identified as Raj Kaur (25), who was in family way, her mother-in-law Sukhdev Kaur (48), her two-year-old son Akashdeep, Inderjit Kaur (36) and her husband Labh Singh. They were rushed to the Civil Hospital by volunteers of NGOs, the Sahara Jan Sewa and the Naujawan Welfare Society. All of them have been declared out of danger. Inderjit Kaur said they were returning to Dyalpura village after enquiring about the well being of an acquaintance undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bathinda. She was sitting alongside her husband, who was at wheels, while others were sitting on the rear seats. Inderjit Kaur said her husband tried to overtake the tempo when the accident took place. SSP Ravcharan Brar, DSP Gurmeet Kingra, SP (D) Amarjeet Singh, SP (H) Gurmeet Singh, ASP Alka Meena, DSP Rupinder Kaur Sra and a large number of traffic policemen led by Thermal SHO Kaabal Singh and others reached the spot. SSP Ravcharan Brar met the divers, who helped in rescuing the occupants of the Gypsy, and lauded their quick action. "For the instant action of the divers, five lives have been saved," the SSP said. He said the police would recommend life-saving bravery award for the divers. DSP Gurmeet Kingra, who is a professional swimmer, said, "I never saw such a quick reaction on the part of lifeguards. Even a two-minute delay on the part of the divers could have proved fatal for the five occupants of Gypsy." Subhash Kumar, the driver of the tempo, was rounded up by the police in the evening. The police with the help of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) retrieved the Gypsy and ensured that nobody was left behind in the lake.
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Delegation from Czech Republic meets Mayor
Bathinda, March 21 The company's legal adviser for India, Kumar added that the company used natural stones to beautify the surroundings of a place. As far as Bathinda city is concerned, the company has proposed to beautify the Rose Garden, roundabouts and the area around the GNDTP lakes. “The stone used in beautification has long life and needs less maintenance. We also aim at creating jobs with this project,” Sunil Kumar said. Mayor Baljit Singh Birbehman said the proposal has not been finalised yet. The visiting delegation included managing director Bohumil Vasicek and international manager Martin Kliener besides Kumar.
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Farmers throng Kisan Mela, seeds worth Rs 70 lakh go off shelves
Bathinda, March 21 Thousands of farmers thronged the venue of the 'mela' to purchase new varieties of seeds and to visit exhibitions put up by private companies and government departments. The authorities had a tough time controlling farmers, who jumped queues at the sale counters. Farmers complained about long queues, lack of shade and facility of drinking water at the fair. Rajya Sabha MP Balwinder Bhundar assured farmers of providing assistance in getting seeds. He urged the authorities concerned to make better arrangements next time. Farmers flocked to the 'mela' since early morning hoping to purchase new varieties of rice introduced by the PAU. These varieties of rice promise better yield and are less prone to diseases. PAU experts said the varieties of rice - PR-121 and PR-122 - give 10 per cent more yield as compared to the existing varieties. The new varieties are also less vulnerable to bacterial blight. As many as 450 quintal of these two new varieties were sold for Rs 50 lakh. Other varieties fetched around Rs 20 lakh. Dr Paramjit Singh, one of the officials deployed at a sale counter, said 5,000 bags (8 kg each) costing Rs 800 each and 1000 bags (4 kg each) costing Rs 400 each were sold at the 'mela'. Besides the two varieties of rice, farmers purchased PR-118 variety or rice for Rs 3 lakh and basmati for Rs 3 lakh. Cotton and vegetable seeds were sold for Rs 2 to Rs 3 lakh. Plants of fruits were sold for Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000. The PAU had set up 140 stalls at the Kisan Mela.
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Farmers told to use PAU techniques
Bathinda, March 21 Vice-chancellor of the PAU, Dr Baldev Dhillon, vice-chancellor of the Central University of Punjab, Dr Jairoop Singh, and Rajya Sabha MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder, addressed the farmers at the Kisan Mela. Farm advisor Dr Jatinder Brar, Dr Jaspal Singh from the regional research centre, Dr Jagdish Grover and Dr Harjeet Singh Dhaliwal were also present at the Kisan Mela. The agriculture experts, in their speeches, urged the farmers to adopt organic farming for better yield and for improving groundwater level and the quality of soil. The farmers were told to bring about diversification in the field of agriculture for better prospects. The experts said farmers should derive the maximum benefit from the schemes introduced by the government and the PAU should strive to improve their economic status. The experts said farmers should devise ways and adopt innovative ideas to get better results and earn more from agriculture. The experts urged the farmers to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers and shun the age-old agricultural practices that were detrimental to soil health and affected adversely the groundwater level.
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Gadgets, vehicles main attractions at mela
Bathinda, March 21 Farmers enquired about the solar system, tractors, chemicals manufactured by various private companies. They also visited the exhibitions put up by the various government departments. A small tractor used in the agricultural fields was the centre of attraction for the farmers at the mela. The tractor, worth nearly Rs 2.25 lakhs, is used in the orchards. Sohan Singh, a resident of Maur Mandi, said such kisan melas are useful for the small and marginal farmers. "I came to know about the new seed varieties, learnt about the better use of chemicals and fertilizers and also came to know about the new techniques and machines," Sohan Singh said. He pointed out that not many farmers purchase the gadgets or machines as most of them only visit to keep update themselves about the techniques. Supporting the claims, Manvinder Singh, the marketing executive of a tractor firm, said there are more than 1,000 queries made for the small tractor but not even a single farmer expressed his desire to purchase the tractor. Jatinder Brar, a soil expert deployed with the Punjab Agriculture University in Bathinda, said farmers with less than eight acres of land have been advised not to purchase tractors or any other agricultural tools as these are made available to them by the cooperative societies at a low cost on rent basis.
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DC reviews arrangements for Baisakhi fair at Talwandi Sabo
Bathinda, March 21 Speaking on the occasion, Yadav said ADC (General) Rajiv Prashar will be the overall in-charge of the mela. He added that the mela will be held from April 11 to April 15 wherein a large numbers of pilgrims are expected to visit. The area for the mela has been divided into six sectors. The officials were directed to make arrangements for traffic, parking, security, cleanliness, drinking water, medical aid, control room, rescue camps, toilets, transit bus stands, lodging and boarding facility, bus services, uninterrupted power supply and patrolling vans, among others. ADC (Development) Mohammad Tayyab, ADC (General) Rajiv Prashar, SDM, Talwandi Sabo, Anil Garg, SDM, Rampura, Bhupinder Singh, SDM, Bathinda, Damanjit Singh Mann, general assistant Sakattar Singh Bal, District Development and Panchayat Officer Rajinder Batra, District Education Officer (Secondary) Dr Amarjit Kaur, assistant commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal and district transport officer BM Singh were also present at the meeting.
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National conference on brand management concludes
Bathinda, March 21 On Day Two, the managing director of BFGI, Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, welcomed the guests. Rajiv Prashar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Bathinda, was the chief guest and Dawinder Singh, GM, Tata Motors, Bathinda, was the guest of honour. The MD gave a special recognition memento to a student of BFGI, Arundeep, studying in BBA final year, who presented more than 35 papers at the conference. The MD also informed the gathering about the corporate social responsibility that the BFGI has taken up. He spoke about how the BFGI has set up its own blood donation squad, free ambulance service and mobile library. While addressing the students, the ADC advised the students not to run after money. Instead, they should work hard and live a simple life, he added. Tokens of gratitude were presented to the guests and certificates were given to the delegates and students. Babita Singla, conference secretary, read the elaborate conference report. Dr Manish Bansal, director principal of Baba Farid College of Management and Technology, proposed a vote of thanks.
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IETE’s student chapter at GKU
Bathinda, March 21 The IETE activities, which will now be held at the Guru Kashi University, include technical paper writing, technical quiz project designing and fabrication. It will provide opportunities to the students of the university to go to other member technical institutes to take part in technical activities. It will also improve the technical competence and overall performance of the students. Dean (Academics) and principal of the college, Dr BS Dhaliwal, said the chapter will promote research among the students. Prof Gurvinder Singh of the electronics and communication engineering department said 30 students have been registered in the initial stage and more students will be registered soon. Vice-chancellor SK Ahluwalia said the IETE chapter will provide a number of national and international journals in the field of electronics engineering and the students will also get huge discounts while publishing their papers in various journals. Prof Baljinder Kaur Bhagi, head of the electronics and communication engineering department, added that for research at various levels, students can have access to the findings and reviews of previous researches in the university itself.
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2 held with poppy husk
Bathinda, March 21 IG, Counter Intelligence, Jatinder Jain said a truck passing through the road was asked to stop and the police recovered the poppy husk worth nearly Rs 22 lakhs from the vehicle. The accused have been identified as Binder Singh of Ganga village and Gurpyar Singh of Blahar Vinju village. They tried to flee but were arrested by the police. A case under sections 15, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at the Canal Colony police station. Jain said the arrested accused are international smugglers and had been selling poppy husk for a long time in Rajasthan and adjoining areas.
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Five persons, including a two-year-old boy, his mother and a couple, had a narrow escape after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into the Lake number 3 of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant on the Goniana road here today.
A delegation of the Gestra from the Czech Republic met Mayor Baljit Singh Birbehman regarding beautification of the city.
Seeds worth nearly Rs 70 lakh were sold at the Kisan Mela organised by the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) at its Regional Research Station on the Dabwali road here today.
Modern gadgets, vehicles, pesticides, chemicals besides the fruits, flowers and plants with medicinal value were the centre of attraction for the farmers visiting the Kisan Mela here today.
Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav today held a meeting to review the arrangements for the Baisakhi Mela to be held at Talwandi Sabo.
The two-day national conference on 'Trends and issues in product and brand management' organised by the Baba Farid Group of Institutes came to an end today.
