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Kid’s body exhumed for autopsy
Development top priority: CM
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Cong stages protest, says govt yet to fulfil promises
AFDR for shifting waste treatment plant
Man held with smack in Talwandi Sabo
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Goniana SMO’s ‘pvt practice’ charge being probed
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Kid’s body exhumed for autopsy
Bathinda, August 3 The accused Abhay Kumar is a native of Bihar who professes to be a doctor and is practising in Udham Singh Nagar for the past around five years. The incident was brought to the notice of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda, who ordered registration of a case against the 'doctor' and to check his credentials. The body of Sandeep Kumar, son of Upinder Kumar, a native of Goripur Bepar in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, was exhumed from the graveyard near the Grain Market in the presence of policemen, area Tehsildar and a doctor from the Civil Hospital this afternoon. A board of doctors is being constituted to conduct the post-mortem in the Civil Hospital here. Upinder Kumar, a rickshaw puller residing in Udham Singh Nagar for the past around one and a half years, said Sandeep was his only son and the youngest among five siblings. He said his son was suffering from fever on Tuesday and was taken to the ‘doctor’ who had a 'clinic' near their house. The ‘doctor’ gave a dose of medicine which resulted in boils all over the child’s body. The next day, the boy was taken to the ‘doctor’, who administered him an injection resulting in his death. “The ‘doctor’ did not allow any of the family members except for me to see the child and buried him hurriedly,” Upinder said. Jiwan Lal, a resident of the locality, said the doctor reached a compromise with the child’s family members telling them that he would pay them Rs 60,000 but later retracted his promise. The accused has not been arrested yet and area residents claim that Abhay Kumar continues to run his ‘clinic’. “Around a year ago, a child had died after being treated by the same ‘doctor’. At that time too, he had assured the bereaved family of paying Rs 1 lakh but paid only Rs 50,000,” Jiwan Lal said. Jiwan, who was accompanied by a section of residents of the area, said there were 8 to 10 such doctors practising in Udham Singh Nagar, who were running similar ‘shops’ in the name of dispensaries situated within a distance of mere one kilometre on the road passing through their locality. “The authorities concerned must check the credentials of all these self-styled doctors,” he said. The Chronology
July 30: One-and-a-half-years-old Sandeep treated for fever by Abhay Kumar, practising as doctor for the past around five years, after which the child develops boils all over the body. July 31: The kid administered an injection following which he dies. Abhay Kumar buries the child in haste and reportedly assures giving ~60,000 to the bereaved family. August 1: Abhay allegedly retracts his promise to pay compensation. Area residents bring the matter to the notice of the Vardhman police post in-charge. August 2: The matter reaches the SSP, who orders registration of a case against the ‘doctor’. A case under Section 304 of the IPC registered against Abhay Kumar. August 3: The body of child exhumed for post-mortem examination in the presence of the area Tehsildar, the police post in-charge and family members. |
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Development top priority: CM
Bathinda, August 3 Badal was speaking at the oath-taking ceremony held for the newly elected panches and sarpanches. He exhorted them to chalk out a comprehensive four-year plan to ensure the development of villages in a holistic manner and assured his government's support for this. He added that in order to protect the interests of Punjabi farmers in Gujarat, who were apprehending displacement in Kutch region, he would soon take up the matter with the BJP high command. He rapped state Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa and said that in the absence of any issues, Bajwa was misleading the people by claiming that the state government had shifted the site of the Central University from Gurdaspur to Bathinda. He said that it was on record that the Union government had itself evinced keen interest in setting up a Central University at Bathinda following which the state government had allotted land free of cost for the purpose. Replying to another query, the CM advocated more powers for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) so that this premier agency, which has been dubbed as a "caged parrot" by the Supreme Court, could perform its duty efficiently. Addressing the gathering during the function, he said the Congress party should field Rahul Gandhi from Bathinda instead of supporting PPP leader Manpreet Singh Badal. Earlier, in her address, Lok Sabha MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal called upon the sarpanches and panches to launch a crusade against environmental pollution by planting more and more trees. Badal who had brought 10,000 saplings with her at the venue, said every sarpanch and panch should plant this sapling to celebrate their victory and to resolve that they would make all out efforts to reduce environmental pollution in the state. Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included Punjab cabinet ministers Surjit Singh Rakhra, Sikander Singh Maluka and Janmeja Singh Sekhon. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sarup Chand Singla, MLA Darshan Singh Kotfatta and special principal secretary to the chief minister, KJS Cheema, were also present.
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Environment norms transgressed to pass project
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
From a public hearing to environmental clearance to affidavits being filed before the NGT, the norms were flouted. Unhappy with the public hearing and the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda’s (MCB), inability to convince the people of area, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had directed the corporation to conduct a hearing again, which never happened. In its letter issued to the MCB on July 25, 2011, the PPCB had clearly mentioned that the public hearing should be held again. Interestingly, a sub-committee formed to review the MSW project, headed by PPCB member secretary Babu Ram and including MCB officials, had also pointed out that the plant was proposed in a populated area, which was against the norms. The counsel for the petitioners against setting up of the plant at the proposed site, Guriqbal Singh Chahal, said according to the notification of the project issued on September 14, 2006, the project can be cancelled even after being given an environmental clearance if the information provided was false or concealed. “The report of the sub-committee highlights the facts that have by and large remained concealed. The MCB purposely concealed the facts that the area around the site was populated and a water distributary runs at a distance of barely 50 metres from the site,” he said. The dumping site poses risk to residents of a number of colonies situated within the radius of 500 metres, the water works system having open storage tanks and a water distributary running along the site. Sub-committee observes
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Cong stages protest, says govt yet to fulfil promises
Bathinda, August 3 The district unit president accused the SAD-BJP government of not fulfilling any of the promises made before the elections. The promises like hike in old age and widow pension from Rs 250 to Rs 500, hike in shagun scheme from Rs 15,000 to Rs 31,000, among others, had not been fulfilled, said the Congress leaders. The Congress workers highlighted issues like road accidents, death of a large number of people due to stray cattle menace, putting economic burden on the people by imposing various taxes and hiking the power, sewerage and water tarrif. Those who spoke on the occasion included Mohan Lal Jhumba, Gurjeet Singh Sidhu, Kuljeet Gogi, Rakesh Khurana, Om Parkash, Ashu Thakur, Sanjeev Sachdev and general secretary Rupinder Bindra.
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AFDR for shifting waste treatment plant
Bathinda, August 3 In a press statement issued here today, president of the AFDR, Bagga Singh, stated that the Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) should take back the cases registered against the agitators. "It is justified on the part of the local residents to protest against setting up of a source of disease right in their neighbourhood. Instead of sympathising with them, the government is trying to rig democracy." The AFDR also demanded that the sewage treatment plant as well as the garbage dumping facility should be shifted away from the residential areas. A five-member committee was formed by the AFDR, including its president Bagga Singh, vice-president Ranjit Singh, district secretary Randhir Gillpatti, Dr Raminder Singh and district press secretary Pritpal Singh. The team conducted a survey of the problem. One of the main findings was that the sullage carrier of the sewage treatment plant as well as the Sirhind distributary, run parallel. It can cause problems for the people and animals who consume this water.
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Man held with smack in Talwandi Sabo
Bathinda, August 3 Seven held for planning to commit theft
Seven people were held while hatching a conspiracy to commit a theft near Talwandi Sabo. Police arrested Amrik Singh from village Raman, Raja Singh from village Raghu Bangi, Kaka Singh from village Kamalu, Gora Singh from village Raman, Gurpreet Singh from village Malkana, Harpreet Singh from Giana and Jaggu Singh from village Kamalu under sections 399 and 402 of the IPC. Country-made revolver seized, one held
A person was held with .315 bore country-made revolver. The Talwandi Sabo police have arrested Amrik Singh of village Raman with the revolver. Rs
45,000 snatched near Naruana village
Rs 45,000 in cash was snatched from Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Ghudda. The incident took place near village Naruana when Sandeep Kumar was going in his car. At around 7:15 pm, when he reached near village Naruana, around six unidentified people surrounded him. The accused snatched away gold chain, a gold ring and Rs 45,000 in cash. The complainant lost valuables worth Rs 1.45 lakhs. Man arrested for raping minor step-daughter
The Maur police have arrested a man from village Rajgarh Kubbe for raping his minor step- daughter. In her complaint lodged with the Maur police, the girl's mother stated that he raped the girl on August 1 in an inebriated state. 72 bottles of illicit liquor confiscated by policeRs
The Maur police arrested two people and confiscated 72 bottles of illicit liquor from their possession. The accused, Ram Sarup from Gillan Wala Khuh area and Gurtej Singh from Mansa Kalan, were stopped for checking at a T-point on Dhingar road village Sandoha. Police recovered the bottles from their car bearing the registration number DL 4CE 3115. |
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Food at this dhaba is high on taste, light on pocket
Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, August 3 Located on the busy Mehna Chowk, Amrik Da Dhaba is a haven for all those who stay alone in the city and also for those who want to have food which is great on taste and light on the pocket. The dhaba, which was opened in the year 1978 by Manpreet's father Amrik Singh, has also long been the favourite of many in the city who believe in nocturnal outings. "We stay open till late and sometimes I eat dinner with a few of our loyal customers. One of our customers was with a media firm. He used to have his dinner with me every night. I also used to wait for him. That's the love we share with our customers," says Manpreet proudly. Manpreet shares that another reason for the popularity of the dhaba is the fact that it has four types of dals and at least 22 types of vegetables on its menu apart from other side dishes and breakfast items. "Our parantha and raita combination is a hit with the customers. Kadhi pakoda is another item which sells like hot cakes. Rajma and chhole are an all-time favourite. Our USP lies in the fact that while the dishes have been priced reasonably, we don't compromise with the quantity of servings and the quality of our preparations," shares Manpreet. Manpreet followed in his father's footsteps and says he wouldn't mind if his son does the same. "My father came from Peshawar and lived his life in Bathinda. I assisted him and wouldn't mind if my son does the same if he wants. But like all parents, I have bigger dreams for him. As a father, I would like to develop the dhaba into a full-fledged hotel for him to handle," says Manpreet. Rate card/per plate
Kadhi: Rs 45; Rajma: Rs 45; Parantha (with pickle, butter and raita):
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Goniana SMO’s ‘pvt practice’ charge being probed
Bathinda, August 3 Civil Surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni said the health officials had gone to Dr Avtar Singh's residence on 100-feet road but could not meet him. "Dr Avtar Singh was away to attend a meeting of SMOs at Chandigarh. The team will now go on Sunday or Monday," he said. Around six months ago, the health department had got a letter alleging that Dr Avtar Singh practising privately. The letter alleged that Dr Avtar Singh was running a private clinic and even had patients admitted with indoor facilities. "The letter was written in a child's handwriting. We conducted a checking but could not found his involvement in private practice," claimed Dr Ajay Sahni. He added that if found guilty of indulging in private practice, Dr Avtar Singh's non-practice allowance, which is 25 per cent of the basic salary, will be immediately suspended. Thereafter, a departmental inquiry will be conducted against him. Dr Avtar Singh, a paediatrician, has earlier served for five years at the Women and Children Hospital, Bathinda, before moving to Raman and then Goniana. On Saturday, the enforcement wing of the PSPCL headed by XEN Hardeep Sidhu conducted a raid at Dr Avtar's privately-run hospital at Goniana. Since the raid was duly videographed, the health department could use the video footage to establish that Dr Avtar Singh is involved in private practice, a charge he has been accused of. The PSPCL officials said the doctor was also using domestic power supply for commercial purpose at his house as he had apparently converted the ground floor of the house into a clinic or hospital though there was no signboard outside. A child was undergoing treatment there. A power load of 13 KV was found being used for domestic purpose despite the fact that the ground floor of the house has four rooms and a hall is apparently used as a clinic. The Powercom officials have converted the domestic supply to the doctor's house into a commercial one till the time the doctor gives the department an undertaking that the connection would be used for domestic use only. Meanwhile, Dr Avtar Singh, the Goniana SMO, was not available for his comments despite repeated attempts.
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Bathinda, August 3
Bathinda, August 3
