Bathinda, May 30
The wait of the students, who had appeared for the CBSE Class X examinations this year, finally got over when the board declared the results today. A wave of jubilation swept the city schools as several students scored a perfect 10 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

Seventy three students of the St Xavier's Convent School scored 10 CGPA. The school registered 100 per cent results.

Out of the 224 students of the St Joseph's Convent School, 62 scored 10 CGPA.

Further, out of the 164 students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, 37 students scored 10 CGPA while 95 got A grade.

Out of the 97 students of the RBDAV School, who took the exam, 22 scored 10 CGPA and four students scored 9.8 CGPA.

As many as 19 students of the Delhi Public School secured 10 CGPA and 35 students secured the A1 grade. The DPS also registered 100 per cent results.

All the 102 students of the Lord Rama Public School cleared the examination with 13 of them getting 10 CGPA. Besides, 38 students scored A1 grade, 29 students got A2, 21 students secured B1 and 40 students got B2 grade. The chairman of the school, CL Garg, and principal Suraj Setia congratulated the students and announced 100 per cent fee concession for students who scored 10 grade points, 50 per cent fee waiver to students scoring 9.1-9.9 grade points and 25 per cent concession to students scoring 8.1-9.0 grade points.

Six students of SSD Krishna Vatika Senior Secondary School scored 10 CGPA.

Out of the total 43 students of the Silver Oaks School, who had appeared in the examination, five students secured 10 CGPA.

Three students of the St Kabir Convent School got 10 CGPA and two students scored 9.8 CGPA. Eight Students got 9.4 to 9.0 CGPA and 15 secured CGPA 8.5 to 9.0. As many as 69 students of the school had appeared in the examinations.

Bathinda, May 30
A woman constable, who attempted suicide yesterday and was earlier suspended for being caught with a male constable, today accused her male colleague of alluring her for marriage but denied after they were caught together in a residential area. However, the two are likely to tie the nuptial knot.

Both the policemen, who had joined the force recently, were suspended after residents of Guru Ki Nagri caught them together in the male cop's rented accommodation in the locality.

Residents of the area said they had 'warned' the duo not to fix meetings in the house as it brought bad name to the locality. The two cops, however, argued that they were not doing anything illegal. The girl had stated that she had come to give food to her colleague as he was suffering from fever.

Yesterday, the girl consumed a celphos tablet and was admitted to the Civil Hospital.

Senior police officials, including DSP (City) Gurmeet Singh Kingra and others, reached the Civil Hospital and tried to enquire into the incident.

Kingra, while talking to TNS, said the girl was not fit for statement last evening but her condition had improved to a great extent today. "The constable was not prepared to give a police statement as the boy (male constable) has now expressed a desire to marry her. The family members of the constables met and have decided to marry them," Kingra added.

The doctors at the Civil Hospital, who attended the girl, said she seemed to have consumed a half tablet of celphos. "Before the tablet could get completely diluted inside the body, the girl was rushed to the hospital with the intervention of senior police functionaries," said a doctor.

When asked over the department's role in the case, the DSP replied, "It all depends upon the girl's statement."

Police sources said as per the rules, a case of attempt to suicide could be registered against the girl and a case of abetment to suicide could be registered against the male constable but it all depends upon the girl and her family members' statements.

The police said the girl belonged to a city-based goldsmith family while the boy was from a Jatt family of a nearby village.

Bathinda, May 30
"I want to work with Anurag Kashyap," said Punjabi actor Gavie Chahal, who was in Bathinda to judge the city auditions of the Big Fame Star reality show.

Gavie, who was last seen in the role of an ISI agent in the film, 'Ek Tha Tiger', and Punjabi film 'Pinky Moge Wali', added, "I don't have a list of people from the Punjabi film industry with whom I want to work. Newcomers are also doing great job in the industry. But in Bollywood, I would like to work again with Kabir Khan and also Sanjay Leela Bhansali."

Sharing his experience of working with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger', he said, "It was great fun working with them. Not even for a second do they make others feel that they are working with stars. Both of them are very down to earth and mingle with everyone on the sets."

Gavie will now be seen in a Bollywood film, 'Black Currency'. "In the film, I'm playing the role of an ISI head from Pakistan, who indulges in turning the black money into white. The film is being made by Sanjay Sharma, who is the brother of Anil Sharma of 'Gadar' fame. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui," he said.

Talking about Punjabi films, he shared that he was currently working in three films - 'Sadda Jawain NRI', 'Mr Hot Mr Cool' and an untitled film.

Gavie, who began his career with music videos, said he entered the showbiz industry at the behest of his friends.

"My friends encouraged me to try my luck in the industry. I shot for a music video and it got so popular that within the next four-five months, I shot for 60-70 videos. Then I got a role in the film 'Yaaraan Naal Bahaaraan'. And since then, I have been working in films." he said.

Sharing his experience of screening candidates for the reality show, he said, "We did not expect the kind of response that we got in Bathinda. A large number of candidates came for the auditions and all of them were very excited. We found some good candidates as well. We are looking for candidates who have the acting streak in the them, those who want to learn."

Bathinda, May 30
Bathinda district is far from being smoke free.

With the health workers observing the World No Tobacco Day tomorrow, much needs to be done in the city to get the smoke-free status.

Though emphasis is being laid on following the rules under the Control of Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), a ground reality check shows that people, especially those dealing with the sale of tobacco products, are insensitive towards the need to control it.

The Naujawan Welfare Society, an NGO, claimed to have conducted a survey of the city and came across number of violations. “The gross violations of the COTPA certainly cannot get Bathinda a smoke-free status in the near future,” said Sonu Maheshwari of the society.

The NGO conducted a recce of the railway station, Arya Samaj Chowk, the Mall Road near the SSD Senior Secondary School, the SSD Girls College on the Amrik Singh Road and the Civil Hospital. At these places, common violations included signboards of cigarette manufacturing companies being prominently displayed. At certain places, vendors have not put up signages that do not allow sale of tobacco and its products to children below 18 years of age.

Dr Saurabh Tandon, consultant, internal medicine, Max Hospital, said tobacco users were at risk for several cancers, including mouth (oral), larynx, and lung. Besides, they are prone to diseases related to heart and lungs. "Those who chew tobacco are at greatest risk for mouth cancer, which is one of the most common cancers in India," he said.

An estimated 40 per cent of children and youth are exposed to second-hand smoke at home and are at a greater risk of becoming smokers, said Dr Mohit Garg, chest specialist, Health Street Hospital.

Dr Ashok Kumar Garg said parental smoking, availability of tobacco products and household acceptance towards smoking were some of the additional factors that could encourage a child to use tobacco products. Today, there are children who begin smoking at the age of as early as 9-10 years. 

Bathinda, May 30
The Vigilance Bureau today arrested a ward attendant of the Civil Hospital for pocketing Rs 5,000 from the relatives of a patient, undergoing treatment in the surgical ward of the hospital. The young attendant, 24-year-old Nitish Kumar, had joined the department around two years ago. DSP Vigilance Janak Singh said a trap was laid today in the evening on the directions of SSP Vigilance Sukhdev Chahal after a regular visit to the hospital for the last few days by the vigilance officials.

Janak said the complainant in the case is relatives of two patients, Yadvinder and Chamkaur Singh of Kailewandar village. Some villagers fought with them and injured them after which they got themselves admitted to the hospital last night.

Yadvinder's uncle and Chamkaur's mother spoke to the attendant to make the boy's case strong by writing grievous injuries in the medical report of the youths. The vigilance officials came in contact with the relatives and laid a trap to arrest the ward attendant. The DSP said that initially, the attendant demanded Rs 15,000 as bribe to make their case strong but later, the amount was settled at Rs 5,000.

The money was recovered from the accused, the vigilance officials said. The DSP stated that the injured were undergoing treatment under the supervision of ENT specialist Dr Ravinder Singla. He said the role of the doctor did not crop up during the initial investigation.

"The arrested attendant and would be questioned once he settles down. The possibility of more arrests and inclusion of names of more government employees of the department could not be ruled out,” Janak said. SSP Vigilance Sukhdev Chahal said they had been receiving complaints from the Civil Hospital. "The names of more employees may come up during the probe,” Chahal said.

Bathinda, May 30
People should directly approach the transport department for their work instead of coming through the agents. District Transport Officer (DTO) Damanjit Singh Mann, who assumed charge in Bathinda recently, said in a press statement issued here today.

He asserted that people will not be put to inconvenience. "We should dissuade agents who act as middle men, waste resources of the applicants and harass them. The applicants should directly approach our office," he added.

He also added that the work would be done within a stipulated time-frame. 

Bathinda, May 30
Delhi-based Sita Ram Jindal Trust, working in the field of social welfare, awarded scholarships to the students of University College of Agriculture, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo.

Amandeep Kaur, a student of B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) received a scholarship of Rs 3,600 for her meritorious performance. Dean of the college, Dr DR Godara, gave her the cheque.

Vice-chancellor SK Ahluwalia said such scholarships motivate the students for higher studies. He said GKU was providing scholarships to the meritorious students. — TNS

Bathinda, May 30
Three days after his arrest, the court of the judicial magistrate first class Pushpinder Singh granted bail to the imposter who by allegedly posing as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), duped girls of money on the pretext of providing them the jobs of sub-inspectors.

A complaint was lodged with the police by Navjot Kaur, a resident of Chautala road, Dabwali. Navjot is an employee of a private firm, Empire India Company, has an office at Bharat Nagar on Bibiwala road.

A case under sections 417 and 420 of the IPC was registered on Saturday evening at the Cantonment police station against Harjinder Singh of Ajit Road and Tarsem Singh of Mehta village near Sangat Mandi. They were accused of cheating with false promises of government jobs.

The complainant said Harjinder used to visit Tarsem-also an employee in the private firm-- where he lured young girls with the promise of jobs. Navjot too had given Rs 2,300 to the accused after filling up forms provided by the accused.

The complainant said 32-year-old Harjinder claims himself to be a DSP and the chairman of Punjab Pradesh Human Rights Committee. He offered certain forms to the girls to make them a member of the committee to watch their performance, after which they would become sub-inspectors.

While Tarsem got bail two days after his arrest, the main accused too came out of jail yesterday. Both the accused were told to furnish a bail bond of Rs 30,000 each.

The counsel for the accused, advocate Sukhdarshan Sharma, pleaded in the court that the amount pocketed by the accused was too small and could not be considered as money meant to get jobs as a sub-inspector.

Moreover, the police failed to provide any clinching evidence against the accused posing as DSP. Cops at the cantonment police station, while expressing his disappointment over the immediate granting of bail to the accused, said they would work on the case to bring forth more facts and evidence.

SHO Paramjit Doad said he would not comment over the court's decision of 'instant' bail secured by accused. "The accused managed to get temporary relief from the court and now we will work out the case by spending more time on it to find out more clues," Doad said.

Bathinda, May 30
The woman who inflicted severe burn injuries on a two-year-old girl was arrested by the police today. The woman-a mother of four--- has been identified as Santosh Kumari. She has been booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC at the Canal Colony police station. The court may award punishment which may extend up to ten years in such cases and the accused may also be liable to fine.

Santosh Kumari is accused of inflicting serious burn injuries on a two-year-old child on Wednesday morning. The woman committed the heinous crime after she suspected her husband's illicit relationship with the mother of the injured child. The child is undergoing treatment at the Bathinda Civil Hospital under the supervision of senior doctors and child specialists.

According to child specialist Dr Satish Jindal, the condition of the child improved to some extent as she consumed water in small quantities today and the swelling in her mouth too had reduced to a great extent.

Jindal said the child has little chances of complete recovery as she has to undergo plastic surgery. The doctor stated that the child is unable to open her mouth completely and it may take a few more days for her wounds to heal after which a clear picture would emerge about her health.

The skin of the child contracted due to heat on the lips and buccal cavity. The child also has a slight heat scar on her thigh. Doctors said they would infuse blood tonight into the child.

President of the city-based NGO, Sahara Jan Sewa, Vijay Goyal, said since the child belongs to a poor family and her family members expressed helplessness in arranging money for treatment, the NGO would bear all the expenses incurred on the child's treatment.

DSP City-1 Gurmeet Kingra said the accused woman was arrested during the questioning by a team of cops supervised by Canal Colony SHO Sanjeev Mittal. The accused woman was residing in a rented accommodation where around eight to ten families reside together in different rooms constructed on a single plot in Janta Nagar.

All the family members, including women, used to go for work-menial jobs as workers at construction sites and houses. The accused woman deliberately stayed at home on Wednesday and took the child into her house when her elder sister was playing with the children nearby.

The SHO said preliminary questioning reveals that the accused woman was allegedly beaten up and abused by her husband over trivial issues every day. The woman admitted that she decided to take revenge and in a fit of rage burnt the mouth of the child.

"She first used a hot "chimta", a kitchen utensil, with the feet of the child and when she started crying, she put the hot iron in the mouth of the child. The woman then clandestinely dropped the child near the hutment of her parents," the SHO said.

He added that the injured child had an elder five-year-old sister but the kid failed to comprehend anything and rushed the child to her father, who was working in an under construction house nearby. The iron rod and the "chimta" has been recovered by the police and the woman was being produced in a local court.

Police said the accused woman admitted to her crime when the police put pressure on people residing near the house.

Bathinda, May 30
VJ Construction beat Bhavindra Driving School in the eighth match played as part of the Drug De-addiction Bathinda Premier League here today.

After winning the toss, VJ Construction elected to bat first. The team returned to the pavilion after scoring 121 runs in 20 overs. Raja remained the highest scorer of the team. He added 40 runs to the tally in 34 balls.

Bhavindra Driving School team could not brave the bowling attack of Sukhjeevan of VJ Construction and tottered for 113 runs in 20 overs. Bachu of the Bhavindra Driving School scored 45 runs in 43 balls.

The highest individual wicket-takers were Gora and Sukhjeevan. While Sukhjeevan of the VJ Construction team took three wickets in four overs, Gora of the Bhavindra Driving School took two wickets in 1.2 overs.

In the second match of the day, Garg Sweets beat RTN XI by one wicket. The RTN XI won the toss and elected to bat first. The team managed to score 141 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs. Monu and Chintu scored 51 and 46 runs, respectively, for their team.

Rahul and Anil of Garg Sweets contributed to their team's victory by scoring 32 and 31 runs in 32 and 21 balls, respectively. The team scored 142 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 19.4 overs. — TNS