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Deer Safari nears completion
Flooded RUB: Bathinda MLA Sarup Singla orders probe
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NGOs observe World Blood Donor Day as black day
ADC (D) reviews development works in district schools
Consumer Forum directs insurance firm to pay
Rs 75,000 to complainant
Stamp paper vendor cages himself to work safely
School holds NSS camp
Army Public School principals meet
Cricket matches postponed
Mobile phone recovered from Central Jail inmate
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Deer Safari nears completion
Bathinda, June 14 “While the work on the Deer Safari is almost complete, the work is in progress for upgradation of the zoo. Close to 80 per cent of the work of new enclosures for the zoo animals is complete and the remaining is expected to be done by the end of this month,” Kannan said. Built on 114 acres of land, a whopping sum of nearly Rs 7 crore has already been spent on its development. The Deer Safari is expected to house more than 110 deer of various kinds. These will include the spotted, sambar, black buck and antelope varieties. “In the first phase, we will release as many as 114 deer, except for the four antelopes, into the Safari. We will first study their behavioural pattern and then decide on releasing the antelopes. The animals are bound to undergo behavioural changes once they are released into the natural environment. They may form groups and we may witness infighting. This is the reason why we have decided on releasing the animals in a phased manner,” the DFO elaborated. It may be recalled that the Bir Talab zoo was dogged by a black buck death controversy in April last year. More than 30 black bucks had died after they were apparently attacked by stray dogs. The zoo officials, however, seem to have learnt the lesson from the incident. In order to ensure than the Safari loses no deer to such an untoward incident, the boundary wall and chainlink fencing have been completed. The construction of arterial roads, public amenities and ticketing booths inside the Safari has also ended. There will be a single entry/exit point as a precautionary measure against poaching. The authorities are, however, yet to decide on the route which would be followed while taking tourists for a round inside the Safari. “Initially, we are planning to allow private vehicles inside. We will study the results of the same and then think about making our own vehicles available to take the tourists around. We will make sure that the private vehicles allowed to go inside the Safari are properly checked during their entry and exit,” Kannan said. “We will maintain a minimum vehicular traffic inside the Safari so as not to disturb the peace and habitat of the deer. We are taking all the preventive measures to make sure that there is no casualty once the animals are released into the Safari,” he added. Apart from the 114 deer, which will be taken out of their enclosures and released into the natural habitat, the authorities may also plan to bring in other species. “That would be done in the second phase. We will study the behaviour of the deer first and based on our study, we will decide on the species of animals best suited to be released into the Safari. We will also have to study the available area after the first lot of animals is released into the Safari. This will be a part of the second phase of developing the area,” Kannan said. Official word
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Flooded RUB: Bathinda MLA Sarup Singla orders probe
Bathinda, June 14 On Friday morning, the legislator visited the railway under bridge (RUB) located on the Bathinda-Mansa road. He asked the officials concerned about the ailing condition of the drainage system connected to the underbridge. “It has been brought to our notice that the pre-monsoon showers laid bare the chinks in the drainage and sewerage system of the city. Commuters had to suffer a lot as several areas in the city were water-logged after it rained heavily on Tuesday and Thursday,” Sarup Singla said. “Downpour is a natural phenomenon and the residents should be ready to face some problems. I am visiting the areas to find out why the drainage and sewerage system did not help in draining off the rainwater from low-lying areas. I will make sure that an inquiry is conducted to bring the erring officials of the department to book,” the CPS added. MCB, PWD officials play pass-the-buck Finding themselves in a sticky wicket, officials of the MCB and the Public Works Department resorted to passing the buck to each other. While the assistant municipal commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal said the Buildings & Roads (B&R) Department of the PWD was responsible for the lapse as it was yet to hand over the structure to the MCB. The PWD officials, however, put the blame squarely on the MCB saying it was the responsibility of the corporation to pump out the water using motors. Goyal also asked the PWD to first make sure that the structure has a proper and reliable water drainage system before handing it over to the MCB. SDM to conduct probe Singla directed Sub-divisional Magistrate Damanjit Singh to conduct an inquiry to find out who was responsible for the inundation of the RUB. The Bathinda (urban) legislator recommended a strict action against those responsible for the same. taking stock * Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Bathinda (Urban) MLA Sarup Chand Singla visited the rainwater-inundated areas of the city and review the lapses in the smooth functioning of the sewerage system. * On Friday morning, the legislator visited the railway under bridge (RUB) located on the Bathinda-Mansa road. He asked the officials concerned about the ailing condition of the drainage system connected to the underbridge.
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NGOs observe World Blood Donor Day as black day
Bathinda, June 14 Later, the volunteers staged a demonstration against the state government's move to increase the price of units of blood. Addressing the protesters, Sadhu Ram Kusla and Veenu Goyal questioned the government's intention behind selling donated blood at a high price. The volunteers accused the government and the Health Department of using blood donors to fill their coffers. They said various government agencies organise blood donation camps without calculating how much blood was required and it led to wastage of blood as it remain unused and crosses its use-by date. The chief coordinator of the BANGO, Ramnik Walia, warned that if the state government did not roll back the hike in the price of blood units, the BANGO would be left with no other option but to intensify its stir. Volunteers of Malwa Sahara Club, Rampura Phul, Shri Ram Sewa Samiti, Maur Mandi, Sahara Blood Door Club, Mansa, Pariwar Welfare Society, Shaheed Jarnail Singh Welfare Society, Lok Sewa Samiti, Swami Vivekanand Study Circle, Bathinda Vikas Manch, Rahat Foundation, Saathi Welfare Society, Retail Chemists Association, Bharat Vikas Parishad, Goodwill Society and Diamond Welfare Society were among those present on the occasion.
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ADC (D) reviews development works in district schools
Bathinda, June 14 Taking a stock of the pace of works in schools being run under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan and the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyaan in the district, he directed the officials concerned to ensure that the projects were completed within the stipulated time period. District Education Officer (Secondary) Harkanwaljeet Kaur, Deputy DEO Krishan Kumar Gupta, District Resource Person RMSA Harcharan Singh and SSA Coordinator Jagjit Singh were among those present during the meeting. The ADC (D) also discussed the issues being faced by model and government schools being run under the RMSA in the district.
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Consumer Forum directs insurance firm to pay
Rs 75,000 to complainant
Bathinda, June 14 The forum while accepting the complaint with Rs 5,000 as cost and compensation directed the insurance company to pay a sum of Rs 75, 851 to the complainant. In case compliance of the order was not done within 45 days from the receipt of the copy of order, an interest of 9 per cent per annum would yield on Rs 75, 851 till its realisation, the forum stated. Counsel for the complainant, Lachhman Singh, was advocate Ashok Gupta and advocate ML Bansal argued the case in forum for the opposite party. ML Bansal said they had moved a petition in the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum against the decision. The complainant said National Insurance Company, the Mall, Bathinda runs health welfare schemes throughout the country, including Bathinda, and as per the scheme consumers may purchase a policy by paying the membership fee. The complainant had purchased a hospitalisation policy commencing from November 19, 2010, to November 18, 2011, by paying Rs 5,222 as premium for one year. The policy was renewed on January 11, 2011, from November 19, 2011, to November 18, 2012, and complainant’s family members become beneficiary to the policy. It was told to the complainant that in case of mishap, accident and major surgery, if advised by the doctor, the member was entitled to get the expenses of the treatment or whatsoever the issue, including the admission to the hospital under the policy. The claim of Rs 1 lakh, each member, was to be paid in case of mishap, accident and major surgery. The opposite party, however, neither issued the policy nor its terms and conditions except the cover note of the policy to complainant. Complainant’s wife Rupinder Kaur complained acute pain in her abdomen and got admitted to a private hospital in Ludhiana. She was diagnosed of uterine fibroid and the doctors there advised to remove fibroid for which a bill of Rs 85,000 was paid by the complainant. All bills and claim forms were submitted to the firm for reimbursement but the claims were repudiated by the company vide their letter dated September 27, 2012. The company after appearing before the forum pleaded that as per the terms and conditions of the policy, the illness suffered by the complainant is not payable in first two years of the policy. The forum observed that the claims of the complainant that no terms and conditions of the policy are supplied to them are not tenable as they have purchased the policy for the second time. If the terms and conditions in first policy have not been supplied to them so they should not have purchased the policy for the second time or would have asked the opposite parties to supply the policy terms and conditions, hence the contention of the complainants that the policy terms and conditions have not been supplied to them is not believable, thus the forum concludes that the complainants were well aware about the terms and conditions of the policy. The insurance company has also not placed on file any evidence that the disease, complainant was suffering from, was pre-existing. Thus, the expenses incurred by the complainant on treatment during the first year of the operation of the insurance policy are payable. The forum observed that the opposite parties have wrongly repudiated the claim of the complainant, thus there is a deficiency in service on the part of the opposite party. Hence, the complainant is liable to get the claim equal to the expenses incurred by them on the treatment of the complainant. The complaint is accepted with Rs 5,000 as cost and compensation and the opposite parties are directed to pay Rs 75, 851 to the complainant.
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Stamp paper vendor cages himself to work safely
Bathinda, June 14 “Yes, this is indeed a cage and there is a purpose behind assembling iron rods to give shape of an enclosure to avoid activities of unscrupulous elements roaming around the courts complex,” Vinod Kumar said. He said he got upset over the rising incidents of theft and reports of snatching around the court complex and near the District Administrative Complex, which forced him to make a cage to keep himself safe and free to work. “There have been numerous instances when people haphazardly standing around me either take away the stamp papers or the money collected from its sale. I ultimately decided to get rid of the issue and get myself caged while at work,” Vinod said. He pointed out that it took over a year to materialise his plan of getting himself a safe place to operate. The vendor said he spent Rs 6,000 to build the enclosure fitted with a small window and lockable entrance. Surinder Joshi, another typist adjoining the stamp vendor, admitted that there had been instances when drug addicts tried to snatch money and stamp papers from stamp vendors and typists. He said upset over the rising incidents of theft, Vinod has now developed a phobia and despite locking himself from inside his cage, he suspects stamp paper buyers over their credentials. “To keep a check over the credentials of the stamp paper buyers and to maintain his records, he always ask buyers to show their identity proofs before selling the same,” Joshi said. Vinod is working as a stamp paper vendor for the past over five years. Earlier, he used to sit inside the court complex but ever since the new building came up he shifted his base outside the boundary wall of the complex. Now, he is sitting in front of the statue of BR Ambedkar for the past over one year.
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School holds NSS camp
Bathinda, June 14 As many as 50 students participated in the camp. The students cleaned the gurdwara, temple, school, streets and other common places of the village during the camp. The students attended lectures by experts like BD Sharma, Deputy Director, activities, BFGI, Amritpal Kaur, co-ordinator, social welfare, BFGI, and Baljinder Singh Principal, BFSSS. Various activities were planned during the camp. The students also held a rally and pleaded village residents to step forward to save environment, water, girl child and to say no to drugs. A felicitation ceremony was also held at the BFGI on the last day of the camp. Kamaljeet Singh Sidhu, District Assistant Director, Youth Services, was the guest of honour during the felicitation ceremony. He gave away medals to all volunteers and encouraged them to keep participating in such activities.
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Army Public School principals meet
Bathinda, June 14 Senior officers of the Corps were also present during the meet. In his address, the GOC, Chetak Corps, complimented the schools for becoming institutions of repute, for using state-of-the-art infrastructure and modern technology aided learning techniques and imparting holistic education. He stressed upon the need for schools to be committed to the pursuit of excellence in education. Issues relevant to the functioning of the schools were also discussed. A presentation on technology aided learning (TAL) was delivered by guest speaker Lt-Col KJ Singh. Awards of excellence were given away to the schools achieving best results in the Class XII board examinations. While the top honour was grabbed by APS, Kota, the runner-up award went to APS, Bikaner. The sports trophy was also bagged by APS, Bikaner. Cash incentives to those students who were overall toppers in various subjects were also given to the respective Principals.
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Cricket matches postponed
Bathinda, June 14 The semi-finals, scheduled to begin today, were also postponed. JS Property is to play VJ Constructions in one of the semifinal matches. In the second semifinal, Rising Star will play the team which will win the second quarter final match. The matches have been postponed to next week.
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Mobile phone recovered from Central Jail inmate
Bathinda, June 14 A case in this connection has been registered against the accused at the Civil Lines police station. The police said cell phones were recovered from the possession of some other inmates two days ago as well. Bike stolen
A bike worth nearly Rs 20,000 was stolen from the District Courts, Bathinda. In his complaint to the police, Ajit Singh of Arjan Nagar, Bathinda, stated that he had parked his motorcycle (PB-03-W-8532) near the District Courts Complex and it was stolen by some unidentified persons. The police has registered a case against unidentified persons under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Civil Lines police station. |
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The Bathinda Association of NGOs (BANGO) and the NGOs of the entire district observed the World Blood Donor Day as black day here today. The BANGO volunteers began the day with paying tributes to Karl
Landsteiner, the noted Austrian biologist and physician who is credited for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900
Mohammad Tayyab, Assistant Deputy Commissioner (Development), Bathinda, today held a meeting to review the status of various developmental works going on in schools of the district.
Visitors at the District Courts Complex are witnessing an unusual sight of a man sitting inside an iron cage selling stamp papers. Vinod Kumar keeps himself confined in the cage and sell stamp papers while sitting inside it.
