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Motorists flay humps on roads
Game developed by city boy finds way to iTunes store
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I write songs keeping villagers in mind, says Sharry Mann
Over 11,000 candidates to take teacher’s eligibility test tomorrow
Experts dwell upon industry's hopes from tech graduates
Students’ rally marks World Environment Day
Counselling programme
Youth arrested for stealing money
3 held for smuggling drugs into jail
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Motorists flay humps on roads
Bathinda, June 7 “I spent Rs 25,000 to get my Maruti Ritz repaired after it was damaged due to a speed breaker on the ITI Chowk flyover. Damages could have been more if a vehicle, which was following my car, rammed into mine as I had applied brakes suddenly," said Dimple Mittal, a government employee and a resident of Aggarwal Colony. He said the axle of another car had got damaged on the same hump. “Though these speed breakers were meant to reduce the rising number of accidents in the city, it bring more trouble for motorists," Dimple said. He said the matter was brought into the notice of traffic officials who assured to take up the matter with their seniors but nothing seemed to have materialised yet. Manvinder Sekhon, another city resident who works as a marketing manager, said his bike collided with a car near the Government Rajindra College as he applied brakes suddenly on seeing a hump, which was not painted. “I noticed three more accidents on the same speed breaker in a span of just around 30 minutes," Manvinder said. He said it appeared that none of the speed breakers comply with the standard national safety norms. Sekhon said almost all the humps were of sub-standard height and the authorities concerned did not paint them which could have otherwise made them visible from a distance. “There are a few speed breakers which are painted but the colour is so dull that people fail to notice it when it gets dark," said another city resident Lakhwinder Singh. A city doctor, Kashish, said crossing such humps frequently could lead to back pain among two-wheeler riders. He said though the humps were meant for a good cause to bring some respite from the rising accidents due to high speed vehicles, these should be maintained in a professional manner so to avoid damage to the vehicles or causing avoidable accidents. A section of traffic officials said speed breakers should be made in pairs and separated by three feet for its effective usage. Also to alert the drivers, signages should be installed ahead of the humps. When apprised of the problem, Mayor Baljeet Singh Beerbehman said a project to paint the humps was in the pipeline. “Since the newly-built speed breakers fail to hold the paint it is advisable to paint it after a couple of days so that the paint sticks to the hump for a longer duration," the Mayor said. |
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Game developed by city boy finds way to iTunes store
Bathinda, June 7 Talking to Bathinda Tribune, Sumeet, a BTech student of the Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI), said, “The Seasia Consulting Private Limited, Mohali, the company where I am undergoing industrial training, gave us an in-house project to develop a game. After we were done with it, we sent it to the Apple. The internationally renowned software developer has its own automatic way of testing the games and their nuances. On May 30, we got the conformation from it that the game has been accepted to be a part of its iTunes store.” Right now, the Version 1.0 of the game is available for free download from the iTunes store. The version has three levels. “The Version 2.0 will have more levels and will be available on a pay-for-download basis. Right now, the Apple is paying our company a part of the revenue which is generated by the advertisement pop ups,” he added. Sumeet, who was felicitated by the BFGI today, added that he was always interested in gaming and participated in gaming competitions. He said he now wants to develop games for the XBox Games and the PlayStation. “Since childhood, I was interested in computers and wanted to become a computer engineer. That was the reason I took up BTech in computer science. Now that I have achieved a milestone in my career, I want to pursue higher studies in game development while continuing the job,” he said. Sumeet attributed his success to his late father. “My father gave me the freedom to choose a career of my interest. Had he been alive, he would have been glad at my success,” he said. While Ashish Kainth was the gaming lead, Sumeet and Shriya Singh were the developers. The project leads were Kanav Gupta and Amarpreet Singh while Manpreet Khaira was the designer. About the game
Salvadore the Saviour is a 3D archery game. The player is provided with a bow and arrows to cut a hangman’s rope without causing the victim a further hit. The player has to save the person on the gallows using the least number of arrows before he runs out of breath. |
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I write songs keeping villagers in mind, says Sharry Mann
Bathinda, June 7 Mann was in the city to promote his first Punjabi film, "Oye Hoye Love Ho Gaya". "Every singer has his/her own thought process and I cannot say why some singers compose songs which are only meant to be danced to. I try and touch upon issues through my songs. And that is why my last album, 'Aate Di Chiri' did well," he added. Talking about the trend of singers turning into actors, Yaar Anmulle-fame singer said, "The producers have this notion that the audience likes spending on tickets for only those films which have familiar faces. Singers are quite popular in Punjab and that is the reason for their films doing well." "I like watching Gippy Garewal and Diljit Dosanjh's films. There is no sense of competition and I am quite excited about Jatt and Juliet 2 which will release this month," said Sharry Mann. "However, the filmmakers should also understand that in order to expand the audience base of the Punjabi film industry, we will have to accept theatre artistes in the mainstream cinema," he believed. Mann also allayed the fear of his fans that after getting busy with films, he would stop doing albums. "Working for a film is a very time-consuming task. I plan to do only one-two films a year and focus more only composing songs for my albums," Sharry Mann said, adding: "The difference between composing songs for an album and a film is the fact that for an album, we can pick a theme of our choice and make songs based on that. In case of films, the songs have to be situational and should gel well with the storyline." About the film
"Oye Hoye Love Ho Gaya" follows the love story of Sharry who is misguided by his friend on how to gain his love interest. The film is a romantic comedy and stars Niharika and Sharry in the lead. |
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Over 11,000 candidates to take teacher’s eligibility test tomorrow
Bathinda, June 7 At a meeting conducted to review the preparations for the examination, the Education Department announced that every centre would have staff comprising 18 employees, who would ensure that the examination is conducted smoothly and no unfair means was used during the examination. The staff at every centre would include an examination controller, superintendent, deputy superintendent, supervisor, etc. All the teachers, who have been posted on duty at the examination centres, will be given identity cards. No teacher without the card will be allowed to enter
the centre. The examination will be conducted in morning and afternoon shifts. While the ETT-pass teachers will appear for the examination in morning, BEd-pass candidates will take the examination in the afternoon. 'Onus on govt to help jailed teachers take TET'
The teachers lodged in jails for staging protest against the state government have said it was the responsibility of the government to make arrangements to ensure that those who wanted to appear for the examination were allowed to do so. Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, Harjeet Jidda, a member of the state committee of the SSA/RMSA/CSS Teachers' Union, said, "Many of the teachers were out on bail now, but those who are lodged in jails also want to appear in the examination. It is the responsibility of the government and the police to devise a way to enable them sit in the exam." 'Good show' by agitating teachers
In a press statement, the leaders of the unions comprising teachers employed under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) and Centre Sponsored Scheme (CSS) announced that despite the fact that the teachers had not received salaries for close to 13 months, they performed their duties well and their students excelled in the PSEB examinations. Many of the teachers, who had been protesting against the state government, recorded 100 per cent results. The press released claimed that all the students being taught by Government High School, Samadh Bhai, Punjabi teacher Chamkaur Singh, Government High School, Moga, Punjabi teacher Amandeep Singh, Government Secondary School, Sukhanand, Hindi teacher Bagicha Singh, Government High School, Dadahoor, science teacher Amandeep Singh, Government High School, Mahi Nangal, Punjabi teacher Sunil Kumar, Government High School, Sidhana, Science teacher Apar Apaar Singh passed their examinations. Union leaders, including Hindi teacher Jajpal Singh, English teacher Harjeet Jidda, science teacher Rajan Kumar, Punjabi teacher Sukhdeep Sngh and maths teacher Jagseer Singh, also recorded 100 per cent results. English teacher Sukhjinder Singh recorded 92
per cent result while another English teacher Kulveer Kaur recorded 93 per cent result. |
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Experts dwell upon industry's hopes from tech graduates
Bathinda, June 7 The programme is being organised in association with the NITTTR, Chandigarh, through video conferencing mode. Eminent personalities from the industry and faculty members were present for the discussion. Director of the PTUGZS campus, Dr Jasbir
Singh Hundal, was the chief guest. PR Bhandari, chief managing director, Bhandari Engineering
Co Private Limited, was also present on the occasion. The experts spoke at length on the topic “Expectations of industry from graduates of technical institutes”, in which the coordinating agency, NITTTR, Chandigarh, and five other institutes from various parts of the country, participated. Dr MP Poonia, director, highlighted the need for upgrading technical knowhow of the graduates and the huge number of non-employable graduates being churned out. The live discussion with participants was interactive in nature. PR Bhandari urged the fresh graduates to work with dedication and sincerity. Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal stressed upon the importance of hands on experience and active institute-industry interaction. He also highlighted the success achieved by countries like China and the USA in the field. The participants were delighted by the proactive interaction with experts from the industry and academics. The course coordinator, Prof Ripu Daman
Singh, thanked the dignitaries and the experts were honoured by Sanjay Bhatnagar and Prof Jatinder Kaur. |
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Students’ rally marks World Environment Day
Bathinda, June 7 BD Sharma, deputy director (activities), Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI), Harpal Singh, deputy director (facility management), Baba Farid Group of Institutions, and Principal Baljinder Singh, Baba Farid Senior Secondary School, inaugurated the procession by waving a green flag. The students were holding placards on which slogans were written. They made residents of the village aware about saving the environment. A stall serving
sweet water was also installed near the local gurdwara. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, Chairman of the Baba Farid Group of Institutions, motivated the students as well as the
staff and appreciated their efforts for organising the same and said such activities would be organised on a regular basis in future as well. |
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Counselling programme
Bathinda, June 7 The programme was organised by the education, languages and public relation department of the university. Dean (Education) Dr AK Kansal was the coordinator for the
programme. Students were told about various opportunities of higher education in the field of language. University’s public relation officer Sukhdevinder
Kaura, Dr Dependra Nath and Dr Sunil answered the queries of the students. Vice-Chancellor SK Ahluwalia lauded the efforts of the education and public relation department for conducting such activity for the students.
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cricket tournament
Bathinda, June 7 Bhandari Engineering won the toss and elected to bat first. Its batsmen couldn’t stand the bowling attack and managed to set a total of only 110 runs in 20 overs. Navdeep was the highest scorer of the team. He scored 43 runs in 31 balls. Bowlers Jolly and Quereshi took two wickets each in four overs. JMC Maur also had a shaky start and
buckled under the bowling attack. Quereshi was the highest scorer of the team. He scored 22 runs in 20 balls. Navdeep of Bhandari Engineering put his bowling act together and took three wickets in four overs and contributed in sending the JMC Maur team back to pavilion with just three runs short of victory. Navdeep was named the man of the match for scoring 43 runs and taking three wickets. In another match, Malik Club beat RTN XI by five wickets. RTN XI won the toss and elected to bat first. Parminder Singh Walia’s knock of 58 runs in 55 balls and Aman’s 28 in 31 balls helped the team muster up a total of 125 runs in 20 overs at the loss of six wickets. In reply, Malik Club managed to reach the target in 16.5 overs. Wazir Ali Khan of the team remained the highest individual scorer. He scored 35 runs in 34 balls and helped his team win the match
by six wickets. While Wazir Ali Khan was named the man of the match, the titles of catch of the match and fifty of the match went to Parminder Singh
Walia. |
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Youth arrested for stealing money
Bathinda, June 7 In his complaint to the police, Dyal said that he was staying as a tenant in the house. He saw the youth stealing money from his house. The police said Mandeep scaled the boundary
wall of the house to gain entry to it. A case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC has been registered against the youth at the Canal Colony Police Station. In another incident, goods worth Rs 2.15 lakh were stolen from Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar by some miscreants. Complainant Karamjit Singh said thieves took away gold jewellery, Rs 10,000 cash and a 12-bore gun. A case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC is registered against the miscreants. |
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3 held for smuggling drugs into jail
Bathinda, June 7 In a complaint to the police, the Jail Superintendent said the accused had come to meet a jail inmate and kept the drugs along with the material meant for him. The jail authorities, however, detected the drugs. The trio were handed over to the police. A case under Sections 22, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused.
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