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From May 3, legal literacy classes in govt schools
Jail Inmate’s Death
PTUGZS prof suspended for indiscipline, misconduct
Lawyer’s suicide: Three charged with abetment
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Compensation of Rs 3.2 lakh for mishap victim’s kin
Adesh docs accuse EMO of cheating them
Physically challenged seek jobs from govt
INSPIRE awards exhibition gets underway
Get drinking water tested, schools told
Crime briefs
Balmik Sewa Dal wants police to trace missing minor girl; threatens stir
All-women branch of SBoP in Model Town
SVIET signs MOU with college in New Zealand
Man injured
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From May 3, legal literacy classes in govt schools
Bathinda, May 2 The classes to be held by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Bathinda, will aim at making the students aware about various laws and legal procedures. The DLSA has constituted teams and designated the resource persons who would visit schools and hold classes during the morning assembly. The classes will begin on May 3 and continue till the end of the month. Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, District Education Officer (Secondary education) Harkanwaljeet Kaur said, "With an increase in mediums of information, the students are becoming more aware as well as inquisitive. It is good that they are acquainted with the laws relating to some of the issues that they might encounter or see in their homes or in their surroundings." Appreciating the initiative of holding legal literacy classes in schools, principal of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, Mandeep Kaur said, "In government schools, some students belong to economically weaker section of society and don't have access to newspaper and television. They need to be made aware about the difference between the right and the wrong conduct. If they have knowledge of laws, especially those related to women's issues, they would be better prepared to handle the situation." Talking about the initiative, a senior official of the education department said, "The dynamics of the society are changing very fast. The students, especially those studying in senior secondary classes, need to be apprised of the laws governing the society. They also need to be told what will be the consequences and penalties if they commit a crime or break a law. The legal literacy classes intend to make them better and responsible citizens." Fact file
The topics chosen for the legal literacy classes include legal aid services, menace of dowry, female foeticide and domestic violence. Besides, school students would also be sensitised to the laws pertaining to senior citizens and parents, women, human rights and environmental issues. |
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Brain haemorrhage likely cause of death, says post-mortem report
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, May 2 The report obtained by the deceased's family members stated that the inmate had sustained injuries in back and abdomen. However, it did not mention there was any external head injury. Gamdur Singh (30), who was lodged in the Bathinda Central Jail in connection with an NDPS case for the last around 10 months, had died on April 28. His family members, who alleged that he was beaten up by the jail staff due to which he died, raised a hue and cry and launched a protest by placing his body outside the jail premises and blocked its entrance. The family members demanded registration of a case against the jail employees, who they claimed had beaten up the jail inmate. While talking to Bathinda Tribune, the deceased's uncle, Jaspal Bhodipura, alleged that there were a few other jail inmates, who too were severely beaten up by the jail employees. "The jail authorities are trying to hide many vital facts pertaining to Gamdur's death," he claimed. Bhodipura demanded a high-level probe into the functioning of the Bathinda Central Jail. The post-mortem report stated that there were two bluish-black bruises on the deceased inmate's back and an abrasion on the right side of the abdomen. The report suggested that the inmate possibly died 12 to 18 hours before the autopsy was conducted. The family members said the post-mortem report belied jail officials' claim of having offered water and first aid to the inmate at night and in the next morning. They claimed that the inmate was healthy just a few days ago and had never complained about any problem pertaining to his physical health. The report stated that the exact cause of the death will be ascertained after receiving the histo-pathological report from the Government Medical College, Faridkot, and the chemical report from a chemical laboratory at Kharar. A board of three doctors had conducted the post-mortem examination in the presence of the executive magistrate. While refuting the allegation of misbehaviour on the part of jail staff, Jail Superintendent Rajmahinder Dhaliwal said the jail employees follow the rules and instructions as per the jail manual and fresh instructions given by their seniors. "Law and rules are not flouted on the premises of the jail," Dhaliwal said. What the Post-Mortem Report said
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PTUGZS prof suspended for indiscipline, misconduct
Bathinda, May 2 The campus director, Jasbir Singh Hundal, told Bathinda Tribune that the teacher had been suspended for “gross indiscipline and habitual misconduct”. “We would like the inquiry into the matter to be fair and hence, would not like to divulge the details of the case since it would not be in the interest of the institution. If the inquiry gives him a clean chit, he would be reinstated without any delay. But till the time the report of the inquiry is released, he has been suspended from his duties,” he added. The suspended professor has, however, alleged
that he was suspended by the director due to personal enmity. "Three years ago, the college was given Rs 10 crore by the World Bank under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP). A few days ago, a member of the programme’s review committee visited the campus to assess how the money had been utilised. He went around the college and discussed the functioning of machines and facilities in the hostels with the faculty members and students,” said Prof Bansal. “I along with my wife went to meet him. After the committee member gave a negative review of the developmental works undertaken on the campus, the director accused me of brainwashing the committee member and suspended me. My letter reads that I have been suspended for ‘gross indiscipline’. I wonder why during the 22 years of my service in the college I was never issued a warning letter for the same. I also wonder why my wife has not been suspended since she also met the committee member,” he added. Prof Bansal also alleged that this was not the first time that he had been targeted by the director and his few trusted men. “Today, out of the blue, I was handed over the suspension letter and the entire staff was called and told about the same. The reasons were false. This tantamounts to defaming
a senior colleague. A couple of months ago, I had spoken to the Vice-Chancellor of the university and told him at length the way I was being behaved with,” he said. When contacted again for his comments on Prof Bansal’s allegations, the PTUGZS campus director Jasbir Singh Hundal said Prof Bansal did not seek his permission in advance and broke the code of conduct by directly meeting the member of the review committee. “The committee member had been on the campus from April 24 to 26. He had a positive viewpoint for the campus till April 25 evening before the professor and his wife met him. The committee member had a change of opinion the next morning. He was brainwashed,” Hundal claimed. “I have already submitted a three-page report to the Vice-Chancellor of the university detailing him about the reasons for suspending the professor,” the campus director added. |
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Lawyer’s suicide: Three charged with abetment
Bathinda, May 2 Advocate Darshan Singh Dhillon had committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his house. The police has registered a case under Sections 306, 506 and 34 of the IPC against Monica Garg, her husband Bhagwan Das, both residents of the Power House Road and Himmat Singh, a resident of the Ajit Road. The deceased's wife, Navninder Kaur, stated that her husband was a guarantor in the loan case of Rs 1.45 crore taken by Monica Garg and her husband Bhagwan Das. The lawyer's widow stated that Darshan Singh had given a guarantee of a piece of plot. Further, she accused the couple of cheating by not paying the installments of the loan despite their repeated requests. The deceased had left behind a suicide note wherein he had accused the three persons of instigating him to take the extreme step. Cantonment Station House Officer Paramjit Doad said the accused could not be arrested though raids were conducted at their residences. The police said the accused would be arrested soon as raids were being conducted at their possible hideouts. Meanwhile, the District Bar Association (DBA) suspended work at the district courts here. DBA president Mohinder Sidhu said a condolence meeting was held and as a mark of respect to the departed soul, lawyers suspended work today. The lawyers also observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to Sarabjit Singh, an Indian who died in Pakistan in the wee hours today.
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Compensation of Rs 3.2 lakh for mishap victim’s kin
Bathinda, May 2 The tribunal has ordered the driver of the truck that rammed into the victim's bike, its owner and the insurance agency to pay the compensation. The victim Balwinder Singh's mother, Manjit Kaur (50), had lodged a complaint with the tribunal and had sought compensation. The complainant's counsel, Sukhdarshan Sharma, said Manjit Kaur stated that her son lost his life on March 21, 2008, when a speeding truck hit his bike while he was on the way to the main road from Bhairupa village. She claimed that Binder Singh was at the wheels of the truck that was being driven quite rashly and the deceased's father was witness to the mishap. The family members got a case registered under Sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC at the Dialpura police station. The deceased's kin had sought compensation to the tune of Rs 30 lakh as they claimed that the boy was earning Rs 20,000 per month. The boy was working as a mechanic at his father's workshop. The tribunal, however, fixed the deceased's monthly income at Rs 3,000 as his kin failed to put on record any income proof. During hearings of the case, the counsel of the insurance firm had claimed that since the truck owner failed to pay insurance premiums regularly, it was not liable to pay the compensation. To this, Sukhdarshan Sharma argued that since the agreement between the insurance firm and the truck owner was not annulled, the firm was bound to pay the compensation. The tribunal also ordered the accused party to pay Rs 10,000 as funeral expenses and loss of estate. The tribunal made it clear that if the amount of compensation was not paid within two months by the respondents jointly and severally from the receipt of a copy of the order, they will have to cough up interest on the amount, which will be charged at 9 per cent per annum from October 6, 2010. Fact file
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Adesh docs accuse EMO of cheating them
Bathinda, May 2 Addressing a press conference, Dr Niranjan Lal, Dr Balwinder Singh, Dr Rajesh Bansal, Dr Narainjeet Singh and a nurse Hardeep Kaur, all deployed at the Adesh Medical College and Hospital, accused Umesh Jain of cheating. The doctors alleged that the Punjab Police has already registered five cases against Umesh at various police stations in Jalandhar and Ludhiana in similar cases of cheating. The doctors said Umesh worked as an EMO on a fake registration certificate. "Though the EMO should be an MBBS, it seems Umesh did not have any valid certificate from any educational institute and worked as an emergency officer on the basis of a fake registration certificate," said Dr Rajesh Bansal. Bansal said Umesh worked earlier at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, and a case of cheating and other sections of the IPC was registered against him at Jalandhar as well. A resident of Ludhiana, Umesh, has also been booked for committing various crimes and cheating at police stations in Ludhiana, the doctors said. The doctors said Umesh worked at the Adesh Medical College and Hospital from April 2012 to February 2013. While being deployed at the hospital, he used to contact the other doctors and nurses and become friendly with them. He then used to borrow money on one pretext or the other. He allegedly took Rs 50,000 from Dr Niranjan Lal, Rs 80,000 from Dr Balwinder Dhaliwal, Rs 2 lakhs from Dr Rajesh Bansal, Rs 70,000 from Dr Narainjeet Singh and also reportedly took away a mobile phone, said to be worth Rs 26,000, from a nurse, Hardeep Kaur. Apart from cheating the doctors, Umesh has also been accused of defaulting on the payment of a finance company from where he had got a loan to purchase a car. When the doctors went to meet him at his residence in Ludhiana, the family living there revealed that Umesh was actually their tenant and had fled without paying the rent. The doctors said Umesh pocketed Rs 8 lakhs from a couple in Kapurthala on the pretext of sending someone abroad. Demanding the registration of a case and the immediate arrest of Umesh, the doctors said that a written complaint has been submitted to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bathinda, in this connection for early action.
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Physically challenged seek jobs from govt
Bathinda, May 2 The association is demanding that jobs be offered to the educated physically handicapped persons to make sure that they are not forced to lead a life bereft of basic facilities. The association has also accused the government of turning a blind eye towards the welfare of the physically handicapped persons. In a press statement released today, the association alleged that while the politicians make lofty promises of ensuring free education and medical facilities to curb the problems of illiteracy and poverty, the fundamental rights of the physically challenged is also being taken away. "Even after 64 years of independence, politicians pay little attention to the rights and demands of the physically handicapped persons,” said Avinash Sharma, vice-president of the association. Charanjit Singh Sandhu, district head of the association, said, "If the state government doesn't announce policies favourable for us and draft them keeping in view our basic necessities, we would be left with no option but to launch an agitation against the government." A meeting regarding the same will be held in the city on May 4, he added.
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INSPIRE awards exhibition gets underway
Bathinda, May 2 While most of the students displayed their projects inside the rooms at Teachers' Home, some had to sit out in the sun since their projects required solar energy to function. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Deputy Deirector, School Administration, and Deputy Director, ICT, Ramesh Kumar Garg. Also present on the occasion were District Education Officer (Secondary Education) Harkanwaljit Kaur and District Science Supervisor, Jarnail Singh. The exhibition will conclude on May 4 with a prize distribution ceremony. The students of classes IX and X will exhibit their award winning projects from May 6-8. As many as 130 students of classes IX and X have been chosen in the district for the award. INSPIRE is a programme run by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. The programme has five components covering the entire range of education and research from class VI to postgraduate stage of academics. The first component is the Inspire Award which recognises the talent among students at a very early stage. Under the scheme, a one-time award of Rs 5,000 is given to the students, who would utilise about 50 per cent of the amount for making a science project/model and the remaining 50 per cent towards the cost of bringing the model/project to the district-level exhibition centre for display.
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Get drinking water tested, schools told
Bathinda, May 2 The samples of drinking water in the above mentioned schools were collected on April 16 by a team sent from the Civil Hospital, Goniana Mandi. In a letter released by the Director General School Education-cum-state project director, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan, Punjab, all the school heads have been asked to cooperate with the employees of the Health, Water Supply and Sanitation Department.
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Man killed as truck knocks down bike
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, May 2 The complainant, Jaswinder Singh, the brother of the deceased, said his brother was riding a motorcycle and the truck, being driven rashly, hit the bike. The accident occurred near Dyalpura Bhaika village. Police has registered a case under sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC at Dyalpura police station. Four booked for assault
Police has registered a case against four persons for beating up Jagsir Singh, a resident of Gatwali village. The complainant accused four persons of assaulting him following dispute over a piece of land. Jagsir said that Jalour, Bikkar, Simarjit Kaur and Charanjit Kaur, all residents of Gatwali village, had beaten him up on the night of April 28. The complainant said he was rushed to the hospital by his family members and the residents of the village where the doctors were treating him for the injuries sustained. Police has registered a case under sections 324 and 34 of the IPC against the accused at Rama police station. No arrests have been made by the police so far. Four booked for immoral trafficking
Police has registered a case against Anu Singla, Sona Rai, Beant Kaur and Buta Singh for immoral trafficking. SHO, Cantonment police station, Paramjit Doad said raids were conducted at a house in Patel Nagar from where the accused were arrested. The accused were taken to the police station where a case under sections 3 and 4 of the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act was registered against them. |
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Balmik Sewa Dal wants police to trace missing minor girl; threatens stir
Bathinda, May 2 The complainant Ishwardas said a resident of Jhajjar in Haryana had kidnapped his minor daughter. Suspecting that his daughter had been raped and murdered by the accused, he regretted that the police was not helping the family search for their missing daughter. The family members said the police accompanied them to Haryana in search of the missing girl and even went to the house of the accused. The accused, however, misbehaved with the complainants and threatened them. Raju Choudhary, general secretary of Balmik Samaj Sewa Dal Samaj Club, Dhobiana Basti, accused the police of not helping the family of the missing girl. The residents of Dhobiana Basti and the Balmik Sewa Dal Samaj Club said they would launch a massive protest if the girl is not recovered within 24 hours. SHO, Cantonment police station, Paramjit Doad, said the incident regarding the missing appeared to be one of personal enmity.
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All-women branch of SBoP in Model Town
Bathinda, May 2 Assistant General Manager (AGM) of the SBoP, Lachhman Singh said the transformation aims at providing services to female customers through an all women staff. The presence of an all women staff will help the female customers discuss, without any hesitation, various schemes related to deposits, advance and insurance, etc. The branch will be inaugurated by the chief general manager of the State Bank of Patiala, Pukhraj Kanther, on May 4. — TNS
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SVIET signs MOU with college in New Zealand
Bathinda, May 2 The NZCS will provide high quality academic instruction and support at the tertiary level to the SVIET students to do their best in business administration courses. This information was shared by SVIET chairman, Ashwini Garg, during a press conference held in the city today. He also added that the students of the Robotic Club had bagged the second prize in DOCK (IT) robot competition in National Student India Space Challenge held at IIT, Kharagpur. As many as 856 students from across the country had participated in the contest. As many as 25 students of the college participated in the International Techfest Greem Campus Challenge, organised by IIT Bombay, and secured the second position. Talking about the innovations by the students of the college, he spoke of the ‘Water Car’. He added that the car runs on petrol and water in the ratio of 60:40. The experimentation is being done by ‘Torque Five’, a group of five B.Tech students of the college. He also shared that close to 90 per cent of the MBA students of the college have already been placed with reputed companies.
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