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Police on high alert in city
Dist girls’ hockey team waits for its ‘Chak De’ moment
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After Oct 25, plot holders to pay 20 pc extra
Prof Mohan Singh Mela to be held at two places this year
Breast cancer screening camp begins in city
NGO extends help to injured man
Seminars to be held on iodine deficiency
City doc to attend national conference
Hosts to face Amritsar in cricket final
TASTE BUDS
Ornaments stolen from temple
SBOP workers’ union holds meeting
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Police on high alert in city
Bathinda, October 19 Apart from the shopkeepers who have geared up to stock attractive clothes and jewellery, senior police functionaries too have been holding late night meetings with their subordinates for the smooth flow of traffic and crowd management in the busy markets without the fear of snatchers or thieves. Two thieves were caught by the people last night when they tried to snatch the gold chain of a woman. Apart from Dhobi Bazar, the footfall of customers increases in Gandhi Market, Mall Road, Bank Bazar, Hospital Bazar and Kikar Bazar. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ravcharan Brar said the huge rush of people gives ample opportunity to the people with a criminal background to revive incidents of snatching, theft, vehicle lifting and eve-teasing. "Our focus is on not allowing even a single criminal activity during the festival," he said. Brar added that apart from crime, the police is also making efforts to check the high speed of vehicles moving on city roads which have led to many accidents in the past. The SSP has urged the people not to consume liquor at public places, refrain from rash driving and take care of the belongings during the fest. The females carrying gold and cash are requested to take extra precaution in the busy markets. Meanwhile, shopkeepers in and around Dhobi Bazar are busy approaching the mehendi (henna) artists to derive the maximum advantage of customers turning up in the market in large numbers. "It is not only just married women who fast for the long life of their husbands, unmarried women also observe the fast for their fiancés," said Manohar Lal, Owning a general store, Manohar said he is trying to rope in at least five to ten mehendi artists for applying it on the hands of the female customers.
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Dist girls’ hockey team waits for its ‘Chak De’ moment
Bathinda, October 19 Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, the hockey coach of Punjab Sports Department's, Rajwant Singh Mann, said, "We were handed over the hockey ground in November 2011 but the rooms which were meant for the players to stay in, are still lying locked in the stadium. It is a problem for the girls who belong to the nearby villages and have to travel every day." He added that the lack of hostel facility was telling on the performance of the team. "Girls who belong to poor families in the villages have neither the money nor permission from their parents to travel everyday for training. In such a situation, it becomes very difficult for us to select 18 players. We somehow manage to put together a team," he said. "While ideally, 18 players should be selected of which 11 should play, the others should be available for rolling substitution. But we have just the bare minimum number of players who have no option but to play even when they are injured," he added. Explaining another problem that the players are facing, he said, "Beginning August 1, the sports department was supposed to deposit the money meant for the diet of the players in their newly-opened accounts. But the players haven't received a single rupee. Earlier, the money was given to coaches who were responsible for the diet of the players. There are chances that once the players start receiving money in their accounts, their families would not let them spend it on their diet and this would adversely affect their performance." District Sports Officer Karam Singh Sandhu said, "We are yet to be handed over the charge of these rooms. Whenever a tournament or camp is organised in the city, we make alternative arrangements for the accommodation of the players." "Currently, we only have a hockey wing for boys all of whom are day scholars. We will need the rooms once the residential wing starts practising here. The girls who practise here also go back after training," he added.
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After Oct 25, plot holders to pay 20 pc extra
Bathinda, October 19 The state government has clarified this in the notification issued under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act (PAPRA), 1995, while extending the last date for regularisation to October 25. The date has been further extended till November 5. During this period, if any house or plot holder applies for regularisation, 20 per cent extra charges other than the present charges will have to be paid. The same charge would be 50 per cent extra for the colonisers. People, who owned plots and houses in colonies before 1995, faced problems as the policy was not clear on the way these people would be charged. The government has made it clear that colonies that came into being before August 9, 1995 do not need regularisation. But plots and houses sold in these colonies after the specified dates will have to get themselves regularised. The committee formed under the Deputy CM-cum-minister in-charge of house construction and urban development, conducted a review meeting and issued these orders. There was confusion over levying of charges for regularisation in case a colony has been carved out before 2007 wherein a plot has been sold before 2007 and then re-sold further after 2007. Since the regularisation charges have been categorised before 2007 and after the same year, the policy was not clear that what kind of charges will be applicable in such a condition. Now, it has been made clear that in such cases, the first registry will be considered as the basis of regularisation charges. For instance, if a colony was carved out before 2007 and the registry of plots done before August 17, 2007 and then the plots were sold further, the government will charge the rates as per the registry done before 2007. It has been directed that the officials will establish a link between the first registry and the last. The registries should be of the same property and the area should be consistent in all registries presented for
regularisation.
Also, the colonisers were not clear as to why they were being charged-- according to per acre or according to per square yard? It has been made clear that the composition fees charged is as per the per square yard multiplied by 4480 and will be charged at the rate of 0.5 per cent in cases of colonies before 2007 and 2 per cent in case of colonies after 2007. For example, if a coloniser has established a colony before the year 2007, for the areas meant for residential purposes, if the collector rate is Rs 2,000 per square yard, the charges collected will be as follows: 2000 multiplied by 4840 multiplied by 0.5 divided by 100, which equals to Rs 48,400. Hence, the composition fees calculated would be Rs 48,400 per acre in this case. Despite the regularisation date ending on October 25, in areas under the Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB), only 2,465 plots and houses holders have applied. Of the 67 colonies declared illegal, only 20 colonisers have applied for regularisation. |
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Architectural fest concludes
Bathinda, October 19 The specialists of the workshop, Anand Vishwanathan and Rachna Vishwanathan from Delhi, conducted the workshop which was meant for students of architecture for developing their creative skills through paper folding techniques. Anand and Rachna have graduated from School of Architecture, Institute of Environmental Design, Gujarat. They own design practice in the name of “Beyond Space” and have worked on design and execution of signage and visual communication of Institutional Campus, Rohtak, Haryana, projects of Ministry of External Affairs, Janpath, New Delhi, National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi, Commonwealth Games 2010, designed and executed signage and visual communication for tourists for world heritage site of Red Fort, Delhi and two Harappan sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, Lothal and Dholavira, Gujarat among others. The students benefitted a lot from the workshop which trained them in preparing building design forms through origami technique. The transformation of simple sheet of paper into a variety of folded plate structures with a number of additive and subtractive shapes made the students aware of the immense possibilities in creation of innovative building designs. AART, a student body organised the three-day event which showcased literary, hobby and cultural items and was meant to inculcate a sense of collaborative work and to foster teacher-student interaction. The cultural evening on Thursday, hosted by Prof Jatinder Kaur and final year students Bhawna and Jasveen, was attended by over 200 students, faculty and staff members. The cultural evening included dance, mime, singing and musical play performances. Campus director, Dr Jasbir Singh Hundal and head of the department of architecture Prof Bhupinder Pal Singh Dhot, appreciated the efforts of faculty, staff and students for organising the festival.
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Prof Mohan Singh Mela to be held at two places this year
Bathinda, October 19 On day one of the mela, which is being organised on Novermber 22 and 23, a kavi darbar and seminar will be held at the GKU, Talwandi Sabo while the rest of the events will be organised in Bathinda. This was announced today by the chairman of the Prof Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation, Jagdev Singh Jassowal and head of the Youth Club Organisation, Jasveer Singh Grewal during a press meet here today. Grewal stated that the committees to look into various parts of the mela and organising events will be finalised soon. He added that the Kavi Darbar will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Baba Balwant while the plays will be dedicated to the veteran actor Balwaj Sahni. They also shared that an exhibition of items of historical importance will also be organised. The mela will be captured in the form of a documentary film. They added that under the guidance of NRI Jaswant Singh Dhillon, several NRIs will also attend the Mela.
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Breast cancer screening camp begins in city
Bathinda, October 19 Team of experts from Max Super Speciality Hospital including, senior consultant radiation oncology, Dr Rajesh Vashisht, consultant radiation oncology Dr Manjinder Sindhu, consultant surgical oncology Dr VP Kalra, consultant obstetrician and gynecologists Dr Sonika Bansal and Dr Ritu Garg are providing free consultation to the residents of Bathinda and adjoining areas during camp. Hospital GM Dr Aniruddha said although breast cancer is treatable, most women in India are diagnosed at a late stage therefore reducing survival rate. Performing timely breast cancer screening in women starting at age 30 could lead to dramatic improvements in breast cancer treatment, he stated.
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NGO extends help to injured man
Bathinda, October 19 NGO president Vijay Goyal said Bablu was admitted to a government hospital by GRP (Government Railway Police) but he was shown the door due to lack of money. He came back to the railway station where a sadhu informed him about NGO Sahara Jan Sewa in Bathinda and offered help to reach Bathinda railway station. Bablu came to the office of NGO today morning and was offered first aid and medical help by the volunteers. — TNS
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Seminars to be held on iodine deficiency
Bathinda, October 19 Civil surgeon Dr Ajay Sahni said exhibitions will be put up at the bus stand and civil hospital. Also the patients visiting OPD of the civil hospital will be specifically educated on iodine deficiency. Daily consumption of iodine, easily available as iodized salt, is important for the development of unborn child as well as to ensure complete development of children. If a pregnant woman is not given iodine, her unborn child may have serious physical or mental disability. The child could also be still born. In children and adults, lack of iodine causes goiter, reduced physical and mental growth, results in squint, deafness, impaired speech, and dwarfism.
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City doc to attend national conference
Bathinda, October 19 He has been invited to chair three scientific guest lectures including newer perspective in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and discussion on whether there is evidence of benefit of combining four oral anti diabetic drugs to control diabetes. — TNS
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Hosts to face Amritsar in cricket final
Bathinda, October 19 Batting first, Bathinda scored 89 in 13.5 overs. While Jaspal scored 23 runs, Navjot scored 14 runs. Bowlers of the host team managed to send back the Ropar team to the pavilion with only 56 runs on the scoreboard. In the second match, Amritsar scored 137 runs in 20 overs. While Jaspreet remained not out after scoring 65 runs, Subhash, with a score of 22 runs, was the second highest run maker of the team. Ludhaina lost the match by only five runs as the team could score 132 runs in 20 overs. —
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TASTE BUDS
Bathinda, October 19 “I wanted to redefine the word, ‘baked’. Every time someone utters that word, we tend to think of only cakes, pastries and puddings. I wanted to make a sincere effort towards spreading awareness that one could have an entire meal which is baked,” said. Opening an eating joint was not an easy task for Jaspreet who belongs to a family of farmers in Mehna. “I went to Europe to do a diploma in international relations. While studying, I pursued my passion for cooking and worked as a chef in restaurants of Spain and Germany. I had to revolt against my family to open Eat Street,” said Jaspreet. “My parents wanted me to either get back to my studies and land a job or come back to Mehna and help them in managing the lands. But I chose to listen to my heart and went against their word,” he added. Apart from doing something different from what his family is involved in, he is also making sure that he is different in the delicacies that he offers. “Many outlets may be offering vegetarian and non-vegetarian fillings wrapped in a roti in the name of rolls. I offer the authentic, the baked, version of the dishes.” Jaspreet is also taking his time to introduce the residents to European cuisine. “Apart from serving rolls, I also offer drum, brot and pasta baguette (loaf of bread with filling). I am also planning to introduce chicken schnitzels (crispy fried chicken breast) in a few days. There’s no point starting something if you don’t have anything new to offer,” he signs off.
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Ornaments stolen from temple
Bathinda, October 19 In a complaint to the police Ram Kant, temple priest, said he left the temple at around 9 pm on Thursday and when came back at around 5 am next morning he noticed that the lock was broken and chhattar (canopy) were stolen from the goddess idol. The priest suspected the role of drug addicts moving around the area who do not give a second thought to attempt such a disgraceful act. Police have registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC against unidentified thieves and efforts are being made to arrest them.
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SBOP workers’ union holds meeting
Bathinda, October 19 Also present on this occasion were Shrimali, Lachhman Singh, PC Singla, Narindra Bansal, Rakesh Jain, Sukhdip Bharadwaj, PS Pannu, Kamal Sachdev and BL Goyal. —
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Bathinda, October 19
Those waiting for the 35th Prof Mohan Singh International Punjabi and Sabhyacharak Mela to begin will be disappointed to know that they may end up not attending a part of it. This year, the mela is being organised at two places – Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo and
Bathinda.
Barely, six months old and Eat Street has already made a niche for itself in Bathinda food market which is always bustling with
foodies. Owner, Jaspreet Singh Kullar, takes pride in maintaining that his purpose of setting up an eating joint in the city has been served.
