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Only 7 of dist on PSEB merit list
Key posts lying vacant in Health Department
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GIS survey, remote sensing date deadline extended
One arrested with habit-forming drugs
Row over marriage refuses to die
Becoming an actor was sheer chance, says Aman Dhaliwal
Induction training at PTUGZS campus
11 arrested teachers released on bail
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Only 7 of dist on PSEB merit list
Bathinda, June 3 With 93.69 per cent marks, Saurav Kansal of Lala Kasturi Lal Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary Vidya Mandir, Rampura Phul, remained the topper in Bathinda district. He shared the 19th spot on the merit list along with several other students. Securing 93.54 per cent marks, Manjot Kaur of Baba Farid Public Senior Secondary School, Deon, stood second in the district. She was positioned 20th on the merit list among other students. Nancy Garg of Bhartiya Model Senior Secondary School, Rampura Phul, bagged the third position in the district with 93.38 per cent marks. On the merit list, she was ranked 21. Among others from the district who made it to the merit list included Mandeep Kaur of DM Public Senior Secondary School, Krarwala. She scored 93.08 per cent marks. Sargam of the Bharatiya Model Senior Secondary School also scored the similar percentage. Both Mandeep and Sargam were ranked 23rd on the merit list. Akshay Kumar Garg of Lala Kasturi Lal Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary Vidya Mandir, Rampura Phul, scored 92.62 per cent marks. Ramandeep Kaur of Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School, Talwandi Sabo, also scored 92.62 per cent marks. They were ranked 26th on the merit list. Meanwhile, girls have outshone boys this time too. While the pass percentage of girls was registered at 76.58 per cent, it was 63.84 per cent in case of boys. A total of 2,38,860 boys had appeared in the examination while 1,80,732 girls took the examination. The results also showed that the students hailing from urban areas were slightly ahead of their rural counterparts. In case of urban students, as many as 1,48,585 students appeared in the examination and their pass percentage was recorded at 69.53. On the other hand, 2,71,007 students from rural areas appeared in the examination and their pass percentage was recorded at 69.21. Subject-wise, the pass percentage was lowest in English and highest in Punjabi (see box). |
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Key posts lying vacant in Health Department
Bathinda, June 3 For the last three to four years, there has been no regular district epidemiologist. After Dr Malkit Singh was promoted, a doctor from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) was given the charge. However, around one year ago, the charge was handed over to the District Health Officer. Now, for this dengue and malaria season, the charge has been given to Dr Gaurav Grover, who was earlier posted at Raman. Dr Grover, who has cleared civil services examination, may leave after August. There was no regular district epidemiologist even when dengue cases surfaced in the city two years ago. The double charges have led to overburdening of the existing medicos, who are finding it difficult to manage. "There is already a lot of pressure to meet the targets and deadlines of various national and state health projects. In such a situation, managing multi-tasks becomes very challenging," confided an officer. Similarly, there has been no assistant civil surgeon. The charge is given to one of the senior most doctors on duty. The posts of SMOs at Raman, Bhucho and Maur too have been lying vacant and immediate subordinate medical officers are looking after the job. Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni said the higher authorities in the Health Department have been informed a number of times that the post of district epidemiologist was lying vacant. He added that a doctor from Mansa had been posted as assistant civil surgeon, but he was yet to join the office. Similarly, the SMOs at Raman, Bhucho and Maur have also been posted but they are yet to assume the charge. "The SMOs at Raman and Maur were to join with the new SMOs posted at Nathana, Sangat and Ghudda," Sahni said. Fact file
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GIS survey, remote sensing date deadline extended
Bathinda, June 3 "The work on zone number two is going on, while three more zones are pending," said assistant municipal commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal. Earlier, the company was to complete the survey by May 31. Since along with the survey, remote sensing is to be done by the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre with its headquarters at Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, the exercise is taking time. Once completed, the survey will make the MCB richer because of the exact number of households and commercial establishments that the city has. It is also expected to keep a check on property disputes as well as illegal claimants to land. It would help attain property details at just a click of the button as the MCB has provided a digital map of property. The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre is the only government expert agency in incorporating such data. The centre would provide a free satellite map of the city to the municipal corporation. The MCB has prepared a base map on which the entire scheme is anchored. It would streamline the record of properties in the city and would serve as an important tool in identifying areas that are deficient in civic amenities. Every plot owner would be provided a 17-digit unique identification number that would enable them to make online payment of their taxes. All kinds of details of property such as ownership, queries, water supply, sewerage etc would be available at the click of a button, which would also prove helpful in charting out new schemes and seeking government funds for the city. |
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One held with 9 kg opium
Bathinda, June 3 A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him at the Canal Colony police station. Inspector General Jatinder Jain said the accused had confessed that he was smuggling opium from Madhya Pradesh into Punjab in order to make fast bucks. He also admitted that he purchased opium for Rs 35,000 per kilogram to sell the same in districts of Mansa, Bathinda, Muktsar and Faridkot at the rate of Rs 70,000 per kilogram. The accused admitted to have made four rounds of Madhya Pradesh and Punjab to earn money. The police said that further investigation were under way to extract more details in the case. Fact file
The accused has been identified as Jatinder Singh Jinder of Parasram Nagar. He was arrested during a naka set up on the Dabwali road by the sleuths of the Counter Intelligence Wing of the police. |
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One arrested with habit-forming drugs
Bathinda, June 3 A case under Sections 22, 61, 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against him at the Canal Colony police station. Cash stolen
Cash amounting to nearly Rs 3,000 was stolen from an office in Partap Nagar on Saturday. The complainant, Bhushan Bansal, said some unidentified person had stolen the money which was kept in the wardrobe at his office. The matter was brought to the notice of the police and a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the unidentified accused at the Canal Colony police station. |
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Row over marriage refuses to die
Bathinda, June 3 The boy, Sikandar Khan (21), sought security cover from the court for the girl and himself after producing a marriage certificate around three months ago. The boy, apprehending threat from the girl’s father, uncle, brother and harassment by Panchkula police, got security cover from the Bathinda police by moving a petition in court. The court summoned the girl’s family and a reply was filed through the girl's counsel in the court of Sessions Judge Jaspal Singh. In his reply, the father sought dismissal of the boy’s petition by alleging that the boy belongs to another religion and cannot marry a Sikh girl in a gurudwara. The father alleged that the certificate of marriage produced in the court was fake. The girl’s father, Gurdeep Singh, said that the boy claims to have married his daughter Parvinder Kaur at Gurudwara Nanak Wari Sahib situated in Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Bathinda. The certificate bears the signatures of gurudwara president Darshan Singh and head granthi Hardeep Singh. Corroborating the father’s claim, president of Khalsa Diwan Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Bathinda, Rajinder Sidhu said that the gurudwara certificate was fake. “The certificate seems to have been issued by the Granthi who was shown the door by a sub-committee of the gurudwara a year ago” Sidhu said, adding that he was summoned by the court on May 27 but the case was adjourned for next date. Cantonment SHO Paramjit Doad said the girl’s father came to the police station sometime ago and sought police intervention to get his daughter back to Panchkula. “Since the matter is in court which has also issued orders of providing security to the boy and girl the police has little to do in this case”, Doad said. The SHO added that the boy’s and girl’s family were residing in MES Colony in cantonm,ent where the duo came in contact with each other and reportedly got married. The girl’s father’s counsel Sukhdarshan Sharma said that the claims of boy marrying the girl raises doubt as the certificate produced by them to obtain security appeared to be fake. The boy has also been booked by Mauli Jagran police of Panchkula under section 365 (abduction) of the IPC on the complaint of girl’s father, Sharma said. He said the Granthi cannot perform Anand Karaj ceremony of a Sikh girl with a boy from another religion without changing the religion and the so called marriage certificate is fabricated and not acceptable. Sharma said that boy’s petition says that he married the girl in Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Partap Nagar, Bathinda but the certificate of marriage produced by him is issued by Gurudwara Nanak Wari Sahi at Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, which creates doubt over solemnization of marriage. The counsel, demanding the prosecution of the granthi for issuing a fake certificate, said that it was found that the granthi had stolen the letter pad of the gurudwara. The next date of hearing in the court is on June 7. |
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Becoming an actor was sheer chance, says Aman Dhaliwal
Bathinda, June 3 Few would believe that this lad from Mansa was studying in Delhi to be a doctor when he did his first print commercial. "I had gone to a saloon for a haircut and was mistaken by the make-up artistes for a model. They coloured my hair and cast me in a commercial that they were to shoot for some hair care product. And that's how I ventured into modelling for advertisements," he said. He added that it was at the behest of his teachers that he went to Mumbai to meet Ashutosh Gowarikar and got a role in "Jodha Akbar". When asked how his family reacted to his choice of career, he said, "My parents were teachers and wanted me to be a doctor. "But when my father saw the kind of respect I was getting, he supported me. My mother didn't believe it was me when she saw a music video. Still, many of our family's acquaintances in Mansa think I have a twin brother who is an actor." Apart from print and TV commercials, Aman was seen in a Punjabi film 'Ajj De Ranjhe'. "We just completed the last schedule of my next film, 'Putt Jattan De' in Bangkok. The film stars veteran actor Om Puri. The film will release in August this year. "The film follows the story of three generations. While the first generation is represented by Om Puri and Guggu Gill, the second is represented by actor Rahul Dev and the third one by me. The film showcases the difference in the thought processes of the three generations and how the three meet," he added. "The film's content was decided keeping in mind both the rural and urban audience. We have made a film which will strike a chord with both types of audiences unlike the recent Punjabi films which are not liked by the audience in the rural areas," he further added. |
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Malik Club beat Bhandari Engineering Co in BPL Green City Cup cricket match
Bathinda, June 3 After winning the toss, Malik Club elected to bat first. Honey and Puneet starred in the team's innings. While Honey scored 57 runs off 46 balls, Puneet added 36 runs to the tally in 32 balls. The team managed to score 170 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Bhandari Engineering Company struggled to brave the attack of the Malik Club bowlers and managed to score only 121 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Karan Sharma scored 37 runs in 44 balls while Balwinder scored 30 runs in 31 balls. Wazeer led the bowling attack for Malik Club and took two wickets in four overs. Ravinder took one wicket in three overs. Honey of the winning team scored a hat-trick when it came to winning titles. During the felicitation ceremony, he was given the award for the Man of the Match, Catch of the Match and Best Fifty of the Match. On Sunday evening, the eighth day of the tournament, Gold Gym had defeated Friday Restaurant by seven wickets. Friday Restaurant won the toss and elected to bat first. The team was sent back to the pavilion by the bowlers in 18.2 overs with only 100 runs on board. While Rahul scored 35 runs in 29 balls, Sachin scored 20 runs off 22 balls. Sukhveer and Guri of the Gold Gym team took three and two wickets, respectively. Navjot's unbeaten knock of 22 runs in 34 balls and Harish's score of 21 runs in 15 balls helped Gold Gym nail its victory against Friday Restaurant. Rahul and Sukhmandar of Friday Testaurant took a wicket each. While the Man of the Match award went to Sukhveer of Gold Gym, the award for the Catch of the Match went to Sukhmander of Friday Restaurant. |
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Experts lay emphasis on importance of value-based education in life
Bathinda, June 3 A seminar was organised on the campus on the topic 'Value-based education'. The keynote address was delivered by Prof RPS Brar, former head of the department of Punjabi, Punjabi University, Patiala. In his lecture, Prof Brar stated that values can't be inculcated in the students by giving a couple of lectures on values. It should be an inseparable part of the education system. The VC said that educational values are those activities which are good, useful and valuable from the point of view of education. He added that if a student is imparted value-based education, it helps in the development of his character. It also leads to the development of a healthy and balanced personality and helps a person in adjusting to the environment and contributing to national development. Gurbax Singh Malhi, Member of Parliament, Canada, was the chief guest on the occasion. He also shared his views by comparing the value based education in India and abroad. Dr JS Dhaliwal, chancellor of the university, dedicated the award to the students. He added that students should not come out of the educational institutions as a mere product of the industry. They should rather have values which will make them good human beings. He said value education means inculcating in the students a sense of humanity, responsibility towards society as well as the nation. In the end, Dr BS Dhaliwal, Dean (Academics), delivered a vote of thanks. |
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Induction training at PTUGZS campus
Bathinda, June 3 The programme is an effort to create awareness about the importance of information and communication technology (ICT) for teachers to bridge the gap in education and to create a knowledge database which is accessible to all. Campus director Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal, registrar Prof GS Bath, course coordinator Ripu Daman Singh, co-coordinators, Sanjay Bhatnagar, Jatinder Kaur and Harish Garg besides more than 50 participants, were present on the occasion. The course is being organised under the leadership of Dr MP Poonia, director, and Dr PK Tulsi and Dr SS Pattnaik, both coordinators. The objectives of the programme are to enable the participating teachers understand the quality issues in technical education, advantages and disadvantages of selected instructional methods of e-content generation and its distribution. |
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11 arrested teachers released on bail
Bathinda, June 3 The teachers who got bail today belong to various unions like the Central Sponsored Scheme (CSS), Rashtriya Madhmik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). State advisor of the SSA-RMSA and CSS Teachers Union, Harjeet Jeeda, said all those teachers who got the bail today had personal problems. "The union has not taken any decision in this regard and their fight against the government would continue," Jeeda said. He added that the teachers have done nothing wrong and the government has done complete injustice as the teachers were demanding pending salaries for the past 13 months. Jeeda said the union would continue its fight till the government releases all the teachers and meets other demands. |
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