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consumer forum
Play showcases after-effects of ragging at freshers’ party
Fruit, veggie prices set to rise
Eye hospital to open branch in city
Unemployed PTIs to launch protest
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Residents lock horns with MCB
Bathinda, October 6 The president of the committee, Surinder Grover, today said if the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), does not level the road before completing the work of laying the tiles, the area residents would be forced to act on their own. Members of the committee stated that around two weeks ago, the MCB had decided to lay interlocking tiles in the narrow road, which witnesses a heavy volume of traffic. “During a meeting with the area residents, the MCB engineer, Som Dutt, said the MCB aimed at covering the open drains so that the existing road could be widened by at least a half feet. All of us agreed to the proposal of getting the open drains covered and laying pipes which would drain the sewage into a sewer line. Every household in the street spent money on the project as per the length of the open drain in front of one’s house,” Grover said. However, the MCB contractor started laying interlocking tiles without levelling the road. “Instead of levelling the bumpy road, the contractor started laying paver blocks on it. This led to the road level being higher than that of houses around. The difference between the level or road and houses ranged between 8 and 10 inches. We objected to it at which the work was stopped. However, when it rained around a week ago, the rainwater started entering the houses,” Grover added. Residents rued that while executing the work of laying tiles, the contractor had dumped the remains of building material in the main sewer, thereby blocking it. The area residents submitted a written representation to the municipal commissioner in order to bring the matter to his notice. In a meeting, the area residents had decided to request the MCB to rectify the mistake committed by the contractor. “In case the things are not corrected in a time-bound manner, we will have no other option but to take over the matters in our own hands. We are facing a worst problem in the name of development work. Our sewer is blocked and the drinking water pipes do not work,” added another area resident. Meanwhile, assistant commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal said he would enquire into the matter on Monday. “I am not aware of any such anomaly. It would be looked into on priority basis,” he said. |
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regularisation of illegal colonies So far, Rs 4.64 crore collected as regularisation charges Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 6
In an exception, the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), held camps even on Sunday so as to facilitate more number of people to avail of the time-bound opportunity of getting their illegal houses and colonies regularised. So far, the MCB has received 1,841 applications from plot and houses holders while only six colonisers have applied under the scheme. The two colonizers, who submitted their applications today, had approached the MCB camp held at Prajapat Colony. Of the six applications submitted by colonisers, three have been received at the Prajapat Colony camp while as many have been received at the Lal Singh Basti camp. The corporation has so far collected Rs 4.64 crore, including Rs 51,18,183 collected today, as regularisation charges. MCB officials said that the turn up was more on Saturday than Sunday. “Anticipating that there would be more rush of applicants on the last date, our teams will remain present at their respective camps on Monday till the time people keep pouring in,” said assistant commissioner Kamal Kant Goyal. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said there was no intimation from the state government on the issue of extending the deadline for receiving applications. Post October 7, those who had not got their assets regularised, will have to face the music, including registration of FIRs against colonisers and withdrawal of civic amenities to the plot and house holders. Yadav said the government had fixed nominal fees for the regularisation procedure. The charges were too little for a person’s lifetime investment. Charges collected from illegal colonies will be spent on initiating development works in these areas, the Deputy Commissioner added. Camps are being held at Lal Singh Basti street number 24, Malout Road near Ambuja Cement factory, Adarsh Nagar street number 7, Multania main road, Parasram Nagar near water works and Street number 13-9 Guru Gobind Singh Nagar Prajapat Dharamshala. People having houses or plots in the unauthorised colonies can get their assets regularised on-the-spot at these camps.
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Insurance firm told to cough up Rs 20k as compensation
Gurdeep Singh Mann Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 6 The complainant’s counsel, Naresh Garg, said the ex-serviceman, Lakhbir Singh of Rampura, had purchased a Toyota Innova, which was comprehensively insured by the Oriental Insurance Company. The vehicle met with an accident on the Barnala road in August last year wherein the complainant’s son received serious injuries. The accident left him bed-ridden with the severely-hurt backbone. The insurance company appointed a spot surveyor from Rampura, who inspected the accident-hit vehicle and asked the complainant to shift the vehicle to an authorised service centre. The complainant spent Rs 2,500 on shifting the vehicle. The insurance company then appointed a final surveyor from Patiala, who asked the complainant to get the vehicle repaired. The complainant, however, expressed his helplessness in bearing the charges for conducting repairs as he had spent nearly Rs 15 lakh on medical treatment of his son. Later, the complainant shifted the accident-hit car from the service centre as he was being charged Rs 250 per day and he had to pay Rs 4,497 on the account of estimate charges. The final surveyor then offered for the settlement of claim either on cash loss basis or paying a lump sum amount without expenses to be incurred on repairs. Lakhbir Singh agreed for it. But later on, the surveyor refused to settle the claim on cash loss basis as well. Lakhbir Singh approached the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and accused the insurance firm of withholding his genuine claim and harassing him for over a year. The opposite party took a plea that the complainant had informed them about the accident quite late. After hearing the arguments of both the parties, the forum observed that the insurance company should pay Rs 2.75 lakh, the amount of insurance claim, along with interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from November 25, 2012, onwards. Besides, the insurance company has been directed to pay cost and compensation of Rs 20,000. The forum directed the company to pay the compensation within 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, failing which the amount will yield an interest of 9 per cent per annum till its realisation.
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Play showcases after-effects of ragging at freshers’ party
Bathinda, October 6 A medley of songs and dances was also presented by the students, representing their states and the way they happily co-exist on the university campus. Bhavdeep SinghRomana and Mamta were crowned Mr and Miss Fresher 2013, respectively, at the freshers’ party. Chancellor of the university Dr H S Gill and Vice-Chancellor Dr GPI Singh welcomed the students and encouraged them to be multifaceted personalities. Registrar Paramjit Singh and Kiran Kaur, principal of Adesh Medical College, members of the central anti-ragging committee of Adesh University, assured the students that the campus was ragging free and zero tolerance policy was adopted towards it. The function was organised by students Yadwinder Singh and Rishabh Arora under Dr Harveen Kaur and Dr Rahul Sharma. The dance sequences were choreographed by Suresh Dagra of Shiamak Dawar group fame. Principal of the college Dr Amanish Singh and Medical Superintendent (administration), Adesh University, Dr Gurpreet Singh Gill also spoke on the occasion.
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Fruit, veggie prices set to rise
Bathinda, October 6 Mahinder Singh, an arhtiya (commission agent) and vegetable seller, said though the demand for onion has reduced to great extent, demand for potato and other vegetables has increased by 25 to 30 per cent. He said the increase was taking place in the wake of the festive season and the changing weather conditions. Jagtar Brar, a progressive farmer from Goniana Mandi, said the delay in the planting of leafy vegetables, which usually take a month to grow, has been due the recent rains and it may also contribute in increasing the vegetable prices in the coming days. “Also, the high moisture content, high temperature and persistence of inclement weather this season will delay the sowing of the new crop, including potato, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum and radish,” Brar said. While it takes two to three months to grow cauliflower, the leafy green vegetables grow within a span of 15 to 30 days. Brar regretted that the prices of vegetables were soaring due to the shortage of labour and rise in input costs. Sellers said people were purchasing banana, apple and oranges which are in great demand. Banana per dozen is being sold for Rs 50, apple and oranges for Rs 60 (per kg) and pomegranate for Rs 150-per kg. Meanwhile, the hotel and restaurant owners in the city said there had been a decline in the number of customers consuming non-vegetarian food and liquor. Liquor vend owners said there had been a sharp fall in the demand for the past two days, possibly on account of the Navratras. Rupinder Kaka, owner of Flavours Restaurant in the city, said the decline in liquor consumption had been more than 50 per cent but it may pick up after the Navratras.
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Eye hospital to open branch in city
Bathinda, October 6 Speaking to The Tribune, Dr P S Brar said the decision was taken keeping in view the large number of patients visiting the hospital from Bathinda and surrounding areas. “We have patients visiting us from parts of Bathinda, Dabwali, Sirsa, Mansa, Rama Mandi and as far as Ganganagar. The main aim of setting up a branch at Bathinda is to cater to the entire belt so that the patients do not have to travel all the way to Kotkapura,” he said. At the hospital, patients will be provided with corrective eye surgeries and facilities for paediatric ophthalmology (eye specialist for children), lasik technique of treating myopia and removing cataract, treating squint, dirty eyes et al. “The diabetic patients usually develop a problem of the eye that requires phaco emulsion. We have the latest technique to treat the retina problem, which is presently absent in Bathinda. Diabetics, especially the older ones, will be greatly benefited with the coming up of centre,” he added. The branch is being opened on G T Road, near Sagar Ratna restaurant.
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Unemployed PTIs to launch protest
Bathinda, October 6 In a press release, the union members stated that the government had advertised
the posts of Physical Training Instructors but nothing had been done in this regard so far. The union members, including state president Mandeep Singh, vice-president Krishan Nabha, Randheer Singh, Gulmohar Singh, Amarjeet Sangrur, Sukhpal Singh, Amandeep, Munish Bathinda, Gurpreet, Rani Kaur, Kulbir Kaur,
Saroj Rani, Manpreet and others said they were planning to launch a massive protest against the government in connection with their long-pending demands. |
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The Mohalla Welfare Committee of Ward number 36, Neeta Street, Mehna Chowk, today opposed the laying of interlocking tiles in streets without levelling the road.
On the occasion of the freshers’ party of Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Adesh University campus, a play titled ‘ragging-ek abhishap’ was staged by the students to highlight the mental and physical trauma a victim of ragging undergoes.
The prices of vegetables and fruits had stabilised in the wake of the Navratras. However, they are likely to shoot up in the coming few days, said the fruit and vegetable retailers and wholesale dealers.