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PSEB Class XII examinations
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Judicial remand of 54 CSS
teachers extended till June 1
A protester shouts a slogan against the state
government while he was being taken to a Bathinda court on Saturday. photo:
Bhupinder Dhillon
Treating Hepatitis C
Missing 8-year-old boy from Haridwar re-united with family
DAV staff, students pitch in for special kids
Legal awareness camp held at Desraj school
SBoP branch to remain open on Sunday
World Athletics Day observed at
AIMSR Kidnapping bid: man
booked
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Nisha Bindal of Raman Mandi tops in district
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, May 18 Nisha Bindal secured the first rank in the district and 20th in the state by scoring 92.44 per cent marks in the non-medical stream. A resident of Raman Mandi and daughter of a businessman and a housewife, she did not opt for extra classes. “The entire syllabus was covered at school itself. I did not feel the need to take coaching,” she said. Nisha aspires to pursue either BTech (electronics) or BSc (physics). With 92 per cent marks, Krishan Raj, a non-medical student, has secured the second place in the district and stood 22nd in the state. Chahat Singla and Jagdeep Singh have been placed third in the district with 91.78 per cent marks. They are ranked 23rd in the state. While Chahat is a student of commerce, Jagdeep studied non-medical. Belonging to a farmer's family of Bhagta Bhai Ka, Jagdeep aspires to become an aeronautics engineer and wants to study the same from Australia. "We live in a large joint family and my first cousins study in Australia. I am now preparing for International English Language Testing System (IELTS)," says Jagdeep, who has a penchant for flying machines. Jagdeep said he never took tuition as he believed that what his schoolteachers taught him was enough to secure good marks. Having secured Cummulative Grading Point Average (CGPA) of 9.4 in class X from Oxford School at Bhagta, Jagdeep always aspired to be an engineer. "India is saturated with civil and mechanical engineers. I want to do something different," Jagdeep Singh said. His father is a farmer while his mother is a homemaker. The parents have not studied beyond matric. Chahat Singla, a resident of Raman Mandi, aspires to become a chartered accountant (CA). Son of a shopkeeper and a seamstress, Chahat is now preparing for Common Proficiency Test (CPT) to get admission in a chartered accountancy course. “I will pursue BCom through correspondence and prepare for the CA course. I want to serve the nation by catching those who evade income tax,” Chahat Singla said.
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Judicial remand of 54 CSS teachers extended till June 1
Bathinda, May 18 As many as 138 teachers were arrested from Bathinda and sent to the Faridkot jail. Of them, 54 were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Karan Garg today. While they were being produced in the court, the teachers raised slogans against the state government. They said they would continue their agitation till the government disbursed their salaries. It may be mentioned here that the CSS teachers have been on a warpath for not being paid salary for the past 13 months. Agitated over the lackadaisical attitude of the Education Department, Punjab, they had taken out a massive rally in the city on May 1. They were arrested by the police but were released later. However, the teachers staged another protest rally on May 5 during which they raised slogans against the government and in favour of their demand. Members of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) supported their cause and joined the protest. On the day, the police had arrested as many as 138 protesters and sent them to the Faridkot jail. Today, around 54 of the protesters were brought from Faridkot and produced before the court here. The senior vice-president of the CSS Teachers’ Union, Rajvir Singh, alleged that the teachers were being subjected to misbehaviour in the Faridkot jail. Fact file
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Pharma firm fined by court
Bathinda, May 18 Rajinder Singla and Hardeep Sidana, the president and the secretary of the association, alleged that the company had got a false case registered against them and that they were contesting it as per the law and in a peaceful manner. The local wholesale and retail chemists, and the Beopar Mandal were supporting their struggle, they added. They said the court had taken a serious note of the fraud since the plaintiff had not revealed that a case praying for a similar relief had been dismissed by another city court on March 25, 2013. "It was a coincidence that our lawyer was present in the same court when the fresh suit filed by the plaintiff came up for hearing. Our lawyer informed the court that the a case had been dismissed only nine days earlier upon which the Judge said concealment of facts amounts to fraud and in such cases exemplary costs could be imposed, " they said. Accordingly, a fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on the company with the direction to deposit the same in the Free Legal Aid Fund before the next hearing, they added. Fact file
The Punjab Medical Representatives Association had filed a case against the Lupin Pharmaceuticals after the company had dismissed two employees, who were members of the association, and was reportedly browbeating the others for not surrendering their membership of the outfit. |
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Early diagnosis holds the key: Experts
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, May 18 "The Hepatitis C infection has taken alarming proportions. Since the disease remains undetected and shows its first symptom 15 to 20 years after infection, it largely goes unnoticed. By the time a patient comes to us with the problem, he or she has suffered irreparable losses," said gastroenterologist Dr Gursewak Singh. He added that a simple liver test could reveal the initial stages of Hepatitis C, which should be imbibed with other regular tests that people undergo. He also called for government intervention in the form of facilitating mass screening and providing treatment for the disease at subsidised rates. "A national or state health programme should be launched to check the increasing number of Hepatitis C patients. Since the cost of treatment is very high, not many can afford it," he said. Physician Dr Vitull Gupta said the rampant spread of the infection could be attributed to registered medical practitioners (RMPs) or quacks who known little or nothing about medicine. Furthermore, a huge army of intravenous drug users have worsened the situation. Unmindful of the fact that sharing needles could prove fatal, drug users do it and spread infection. Though non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) are working towards curtailing the spread of infection by providing disposable syringes, a lot more needs to be done. Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni said a combination of Hepatitis C and alcoholism was deadly. "We receive a number of patients, especially from the rural areas, who suffer from Hepatitis C and continue with consuming liquor mindlessly. Such patients usually end up with liver cirrhosis in the last stage of their lives, which is difficult to treat," Ajay Sahni said.
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Missing 8-year-old boy from Haridwar re-united with family
Bathinda, May 18 President of the NGO Sahara Welfare Society Vijay Goyal said eight- year-old Ayush was suffering from dehydration and had been admitted to the Civil Hospital. Initially, he refused to disclose details of his whereabouts and kept insisting that some unknown person had brought him to Bathinda. "Later, the volunteers of the NGO lovingly asked Ayush about his father. He gave the mobile number of his father
Subhash. Earlier, we sought police help too but nothing could be achieved. The police at Haridwar said a man had come looking for his lost son but did not lodge any report," said
Goyal. After Ayush gave the phone number, Sahara workers called up his father
Subhash. Subhash told the volunteers of Sahara Welfare Society that he was a poor rickshaw puller and did not have the money to come all the way to Bathinda to get his son. Thereafter, Sahara volunteers arranged money for Subhash and sent it to him. "We have a friend in Haridwar whom we requested to give some money to
Subhash," said Goyal. Subhash reached Bathinda on Friday night after receiving the money and the child was handed over to him by the volunteers of the NGO. |
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DAV staff, students pitch in for special kids
Bathinda, May 18 Principal Dr S Bhullar said the students and teachers have collected Rs 2.5 lakh in cash for the special students. The 150 special students were given hearing aids with the money collected and the felicitation ceremony was meant to encourage the young philanthropists and social workers. The chief guest on the occasion was the advisor to the president of the DAV College Management Committee, HR Gandhar, and educationist Sudesh
Gandhar. Dr RK Mahajan, the head of the department of economics at Punjabi University Regional Centre and principal, DAV College, Bathinda Dr JS Anand, were also present. The function started with shabad gayan and the students presented a qawwali and a dance sequence as well. A student musician played motivational notes that was applauded by the audience. The chief guest, HR Gandhar, congratulated the students for their help towards the social cause. The function concluded with the national anthem. |
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Legal awareness camp held at Desraj school
Bathinda, May 18 Senior assistant Jeevan Kumar tried to create awareness on laws related to dowry, domestic violence, women and senior citizens, legal help and benefits available for senior citizens, workers and Right to Education (RTE) Act, among others. He said such awareness camps are being held in different government schools this year. Prominent among others present on the occasion were principal Bhupinder Kaur, Dr Rajesh Puri, teachers and students. Booklets on legal literacy were also distributed among those present.
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SBoP branch to remain open on Sunday
Bathinda, May 18 A press release issued by the bank stated that this will be first branch of the SBoP in Bathinda zone that will remain open on Sunday. As most residents of the Thermal Colony are employed, Deputy General Manager SP Shrimali said the decision has been taken for their convenience. The branch will be inaugurated by Chief Engineer HP Singla at 10 am tomorrow. It may be mentioned that on May 4, the State Bank of Patiala converted its Model Town branch into a " Ladies specialized branch" to provide more facilities to the women. |
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World Athletics Day observed at
AIMSR
Bathinda, May 18 A spokesperson for the college said the highlight of the celebration was 100 meter race for boys and girls. Later, a rugby match was organized in the college sports ground. Principal of Adesh Medical College, Dr Harkiran Kaur gave away prizes to the winners.
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