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Suicide case: Wife, NRI father among 12 face abetment charge
Ready to give Bollywood flicks a try if offer comes by: Diljit Dosanjh
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Mansa RUB opened to vehicular traffic
International
day against drug abuse today
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
MBA Ist semester
Senior secondary supplementary exams
Education Briefs
Hajura Kapura resident commits suicide
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Suicide case: Wife, NRI father among 12 face abetment charge
Bathinda, June 25 The police has recovered a suicide note, allegedly written by him, in which he blamed his wife, his father (the NRI) and other close family members and friends for forcing him to take the extreme step. The police said a native of Jhanda Kalan village near Sardulgarh in the adjoining Mansa district, Baldev had shifted to Bathinda sometime ago. Repeated quarrels with his wife had forced the family to leave Jhanda Kalan, the police said. It is being alleged that Baldev used to stop his wife from meeting some influential people close to a senior SAD leader from Sardulgarh. However, his wife did not pay heed which often resutled in quarrels between the couple. The police said though the couple had purchased a house in Jogi Nagar, they never stayed together for a long period. One of them used to remain out of the house for many days together. The deceased's neighbours said the couple had two children, who used to stay with their relatives. In a two-page-long suicide note, Baldev accused his wife Ravinder Kaur of Machaki Mal Singhwala village in Faridkot, father Sucha Singh, who is an NRI residing in Canada, brother-in-law Jaswinder Singh, nephew Ginni, both residents of Machaki Mal Singhwala, Balwinder of Sardulgarh, Harinder Singh of Chhoti Mansa, Guravtar, Manpreet Ahluwalia of Alupur, Jassa Singh of Jhanda Kalan, Kulwant Kaur, Gurnam Singh of Mansa and Makhan Singh. The police said all those named in the suicide note have been booked under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Canal Colony police station. Whoever abets the commission of suicide could be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years besides fine. Fact file
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Ready to give Bollywood flicks a try if offer comes by: Diljit Dosanjh
Bathinda, June 25 “I am ready to say yes to any director who is ready to give me work in Bollywood. I have sung for a couple of Hindi movies and by the grace of God, the songs have done well. Definitely, I would want to work in Bollywood as an actor as well,” he said. “I will take up any role offered to me. But my only condition is that it should be an author-backed role and not that of the hero’s brother. I am ready to Diljit, along with Neeru Bajwa, was in the city today to promote
their upcoming film ‘Jatt & Juliet 2’. Diljit said he would start shooting for ‘1984 Punjab’ in July. “The general perception is that the audience of Punjabi films is not ready for movies addressing serious issues. The success of ‘Sadda Haq’ proved the detractors wrong. Till the time we will not give them films with serious content, how will we gauge whether the audience is ready for such films or not,” he asked. “Now the Punjabi film industry has started doing well, it is time that the actors, directors and producers can start experimenting with what they are offering to the audience rather than playing safe and following the set formula,” he added. He also rubbished the claim of several other Punjabi actors that films of singer-turned-actors do well as their fan-base helps them. “A film will work only if it has something good and interesting to offer to the audience. My fans will come to watch my movie on the first weekend, but they will not be foolish enough to watch it even when they know it lacks content. Only good work sells and nothing else,” he said. Diljit also refused to take credit for the success of the Punjabi film industry. When asked if his film, ‘Jatt & Juliet’ attracted everyone to Punjabi films, he said, “Many call that it was a milestone film. But there were several other films which did well. All movies contributed to the success of the Punjabi film industry.” Cops’ date with the star
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Neeru Bajwa not averse to Hindi films
Bathinda, June 25 She said, “I have not had the time to struggle for work in Bollywood but that doesn’t mean I’m averse to Hindi films. But I would take up only if a good project by a crème-de-la-crème director comes my way,” she said. “I’m doing pretty well in Punjabi films then why would I do B-grade films in Bollywood. Among the directors there, I would like to work with Mani Ratnam and Rajkumar Hirani. They called me for a song for ‘Special 26’ and I did it,” she added. “If people think that my name alone is enough for the success of the film, I would say I am fortunate to get so much love from the audience. That’s the status enjoyed by Kareena Kapoor in Bollywood,” she said. Neeru Bajwa started off her career with a TV show before venturing into music videos and finally making it big in Punjabi films. ‘I can say that I have seen the Punjabi film industry grow by leaps and bounds in the past two years. There have been many activities here that the industry has started creating a buzz in Bollywood as well. Many Bollywood actors are making their debut in Punjabi films,” she claimed. “Earlier, there used to be only one or two releases in a year and all used to wonder which actress would bag the films. Thankfully, that’s not the case now. Everyone has good work. The success of the industry can also be attributed to the kind of products that we are offering to the market,” she added. When asked why only comedy films were doing well, she said, “Everyone has a stressed out life. The audience wants to clap and laugh when they watch a film and they do not want to add more worries to their thoughts.” |
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Mansa RUB opened to vehicular traffic
Bathinda, June 25 Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said the RUB had been opened for the time being. "In case it rains heavily, we will close down the route," he added. He said the issue of constructing a culvert in the Industrial Growth Centre for providing an alternate route for the traffic to move in and out of the city, was discussed with the technical adviser to the Chief Minister, Lieutenant-General BS Dhaliwal (retd) too. "We plan to request the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) to take up the project of constructing the culvert as it would provide us with a permanent alternative route," Yadav added. Meanwhile, Superintending Engineer, PWD (B&R) Madan Lal said the affected retaining wall has been dismantled and the area has been covered with sand bags.
“The department will continue with the re-construction work without disturbing the traffic moving on the stretch,” he added. “In case it rains heavily and we find earth being washed away, we will have to close the RUB to traffic,” he said. Fact file
The under bridge had been lying closed for the past 10 days after its retaining wall collapsed due to incessant rain. All kind of heavy and light vehicular traffic is now being allowed to pass from one of its sides while the other side has been blocked. |
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International
day against drug abuse today
Bathinda, June 25 Dr Singla said over 70 percent of her woman patients, who complained of depression and anxiety, had addict husband or sons. “Drug addiction not only ensures that the addict dies a painful death, it also kills the woman of the house day by day,” she said. Dr Nidhi Gupta, another city-based psychiatrist, added that the problem of alcoholics suffering from depression and anxiety disorder was widespread in Punjab and easy availability of alcohol compounds the problem. “In most of the cases, we have son following in his father’s footsteps. A boy is fascinated towards alcohol at young age when he sees his father drinking,” she reasons. Dr Gupta added that the interpersonal relation of a couple takes a beating due to husband’s inclination towards alcohol. “Gradually, alcoholics pull their wives into the vicious circle of depression and stress. We get a number of cases wherein women suffer due to no fault of theirs,” she added. The sister of a 32-year-old alcoholic under treatment at a city hospital on the GT Road here said her brother was a robust young man before his wife passed away around 10 years ago. “My father used to drink. Soon after his death, my brother started taking alcohol in small quantity everyday. He go married. However, his wife died leaving behind their daughter. His in-laws did not allow the child to come to us and it had a deep effect on my brother’s psyche,” she said. Over the years, he started drinking heavily. He was re-married, but has failed to strike a chord with his wife. He has two children - an 11-year-old daughter and a seven-year-old son - from the second marriage. The family is now finding it a difficult task to keep his post-drinking behaviour under control. “We don’t know how long this will go on. But he is definitely not in a mood to give up alcohol, which is hurting the entire family, especially his wife,” she
added. Tips for wives/mothers of drug addicts
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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Bathinda, June 25 The 35-year-old businessman, who deals in milk products, had his tryst with habit-forming drugs at the age of 25. “I still remember that it was the day of
Divali. My first cousin prompted me to have some medicines, which he promised would give me a high. It did and it lasted for the entire day,” he reminisces. For the next three years, he kept on taking the pills and one eventful day, after picking fight with
neighbours, he was sent to jail. “I got bail in the case three days after I was imprisoned. I could not have my daily dose while I was in prison. As soon as I was freed, I rushed home and drank alcohol. I fell seriously ill and was admitted to the drug de-addiction centre in the city,” he said. In the meantime, one of his colleagues died due to addiction, which came as a severe blow to him. Over the next three years, he remained sober, got married and had two children. He started working as a salesman and met a colleague, who was addicted to poppy husk. Starting with a spoon full of the narcotic daily he started taking at least 200 grams of poppy husk in a day by spending a considerable amount of his Rs 18,000-per-month salary. During the days of intense stress, he also resorted to popping pills. “One day, when I went to withdraw money from my bank account, I realised that drugs were eating into my family’s investments. I saw an amount equivalent to that of my daughter’s fees being withdrawn to fulfill my need for drugs,” he added. Once again, he was admitted to the de-addiction centre but with serious health problems. For the past one year, he is staying away from drugs and focussing on his work. “It was the peer pressure that did me in. Had I been strong and informed enough to say no to the first pill, I would have been a completely different man today,” he said. He advises parents to keep their children well-informed about how addiction kills a person everyday and ways to circumvent peer pressure. “It is very important to keep children secure and confident enough to turn down such indecent advices,” he advises. |
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MBA Ist semester
The toppers credited their parents and teachers for their success. Dr DK Madaan, the principal of the Maur campus, congratulated both the students on their academic achievement. He said the aim of the university was to turn this region, which is considered as backward in terms of education, into a forward one. It may be mentioned here that in 2012, Navdeep Kaur, a students of the first batch of the BCA, and in 2011, Deepika Garg, a student of the first batch of MBA, had secured top positions in the Punjabi University merit list. Vice-chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh and other officials of the Punjabi University also congratulated the students, the principal and the staff of the Maur campus. From the past
In 2012, Navdeep Kaur, a students of the first batch of the BCA, and in 2011, Deepika Garg, a student of the first batch of MBA, had secured top positions in the Punjabi University merit list. |
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Senior secondary supplementary exams
Bathinda, June 25 The PSEB chairperson, Dr Tejinder Kaur Dhaliwal, said the decision had been taken keeping in view the fact that a large number of students in the state had failed to submit their examination forms on time. This had necessitated the board authorities to extend the last date for submission of forms to June 28 with Rs 3,000 as late fee and permission of the chairperson. The date for commencement of examinations, however, shall remain July 10, she said.
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Veterinary pharmacists’ protest against state government continues
Bathinda, June 25 The state president addressed the members of the union who are sitting on a dharna at the Zila Parishad office for the past 24 days. “It is the responsibility of the state government to make people-friendly policies, but the Punjab government is dealing with the problems of its employees with an iron hand,” he said. Health pharmacists, veterinary pharmacists and Class IV employees have boycotted work in the dispensaries and are sitting on a hunger strike at the respective Zila Parishad offices in the state. They raised slogans against the Punjab Government and blamed them for the death of a veterinary pharmacist, Jaswinder Singh, who committed suicide by hanging himself in a dispensary of Singo village near Talwandi Sabo. Jaswinder, a father of two children, in his suicide note has accused the state government of forcing him to take the extreme step as it is impossible for him to keep the pot boiling at a meager sum of Rs 7,000 per month. |
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Hi-Tech Polytechnic College bags international award
Bathinda, June 25 The award was given to chairman of the institution Charanjeet Singh Brar, adviser to the Deputy CM, Punjab. The award was given for the outstanding performance of the staff and students in the fields of academics and extra-curricular activities. A student of the college, Bindu Sharma of the Department of Computer Engineering, has bagged an international award and a gold medal for goju-ryu karate. The award was presented by the former deputy prime minister of Thailand, Korn Dabbarransi, to the chairman of the institution. Amazing feat
Bindu Sharma of the Department of Computer Engineering has bagged an international award and a gold medal for goju-ryu karate. |
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Education Briefs
Bathinda, June 25 Scholarship fair
The Chandigarh-based Aryans Group of Colleges organised a scholarship-cum-sabhyacharak mela, here today. Actors Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa and other starcast of ‘Jatt & Juliet 2’ were the main attraction of the event. Aryans Group chairman Anshu Kataria presided over the event.
He said the mela was organised to offer scholarships to students aspiring to take admission in courses such as B Tech, M Tech, MBA, BBA, BCA, BA, B Com, polytechnic diploma, Class XI (non-medical) etc.
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Hajura Kapura resident commits suicide
Bathinda, June 25 The deceased has been identified as Inderjit Singh (35). Police from the Thermal Police Station, municipal councillor of the area, relatives and friends of the deceased also reached the spot. A police spokesperson said inquest proceedings would be initiated in this connection and the body was kept at the mortuary, Civil Hospital, for the post mortem. Residents say Inderjit was mentally upset for the past few days. |
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Orders to keep district admn complex clean
Bathinda, June 25 He has ordered that no one should throw garbage in and around the complex. The tobacco users have been asked to spit tobacco and throw
away the cigarettes butts in toilets. The orders will remain in effect till July 26. |
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