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Cold wave throws normal life out of gear
No experts to catch stray cattle
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Schools celebrate Christmas
Prof Gurbhajan Singh Gill
ABVP workers stage protest
Year
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RBDAV team wins group song contest
Six booked for cheating couple
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Cold wave throws normal life out of gear
Bathinda, December 20 From being recorded at 20.6 degree Celsius on Sunday, the temperature dipped a little to be recorded at 25.2 degree Celsius on Monday but nosedived on Tuesday to touch 19.6 degree Celsius and 16.2 Degree Celsius on Wednesday. Interestingly, while the maximum temperature has been decreasing since Monday, the minimum temperature increased from being recorded at 7.6 degree Celsius on Sunday to 9.5 degree Celsius on Thursday and 10.2 degree Celsius on Friday. As per the agri-met department of the PAU regional station, Bathinda, the city will experience no respite from the cold in the coming days as well as there is a possibility of light rainfall over the next 48 hours. As per the forecast released by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), for the city for the next four days, the region would experience partly cloudy sky with a possibility of rain or thunderstorm. Children shiver on their way to schools
Education Minister of Punjab, Sikander Singh Maluka, announced a change in timings of the government and aided-schools of the state starting Thursday, the private schools are still contemplating a change in timings starting Monday. Even after the change in timings, the attendance in almost all the government schools of the district fell by close to 20 per cent. Parents, teachers’ unions and students are of the view that the education department should declare winter breaks but the government is yet to take a decision. “We are yet to get any kind of intimation from the department regarding winter vacation. The vacations will be declared taking cognizance of the weather as it is expected to turn colder in the coming days,” said District Education Officer (secondary), Harkanwaljeet Kaur. Train travails
The sudden change in weather in Northern India has affected those travelling by trains as while several trains are running hours behind schedule, a few are being short-terminated. The number of people cancelling their trips either due to the inclement weather or erratic train schedule, has also increased. Train Rishikesh-Bathinda-Shriganganagar (4711) was delayed by 11 hours to reach Bathinbda around 10 am instead of reaching at 11.50 pm the previous night. After reaching Shriganganagar, the same train is turned into Delhi Superfast (12482). Owing to delay in its earlier run, the Delhi Superfast was cancelled today. Delhi-Bathinda-Shriganganagar Dainik Superfast (12481), scheduled to reach Bathinda at 6.45 pm, reached at 2 am and reached Shriganganagar post 4 am. On its way back, the train is converted into Shriganganagar-Rishikesh (14732) but it was cancelled today. Delhi-Bathinda-Fazilka (4731) also ran 11 hours behind schedule. |
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No experts to catch stray cattle
Bathinda, December 20 The information was procured by Pardeep Gola, a resident of Parasram Nagar, under the Right To Information Act (RTI). The information, provided by the Chief Sanitary Inspector, revealed that there was only one vehicle with the MCB using which the stray cattle are being caught by their safai karamcharis’. It is pertinent to mention here that more than a dozen people have lost their lives in the past two years in Bathinda city due to the stray cattle menace. Major road accidents are reported on Barnala Road, Dabwali Road, Muktsar Road and Goniana Road. “Apart from the fatal injuries, there is no record with the district administration or the police about the number of injuries inflicted upon the people in road accidents,” said Pardeep Gola. He said that the RTI information revealed that there was no counting done by the MCB or there is any survey conducted about the rising stray cattle. The information disclose that though there is not even a single penny spent on catching these animals yet an amount of Rs 33.73 lakh has been given as diet money of six months to gaushalas in Bathinda and Faridkot. City residents said apart from the stray cattle, stray dogs too have made their lives a hell in residential areas, including Adarsh Nagar, Model Town, Phase-I, Phase-II and Phase-III. Palwinder Kaur, a resident of Hazoora Kapoora Colony, rued that a hound of more than a dozen dogs roam around her residence and children remain at the receiving end during the early morning and late night hours. In its reply, the corporation officials said they do not have any record pertaining to the number of gaushalas in Bathinda. To arrange money for the diet of cattle in the gaushalas, the RTI information revealed that the MCB arranged funds for the diet from the money collected from building fees of Rs 50 collected from per house map, Rs 10 collected as fee from the death and birth certificates.
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Schools celebrate Christmas
Bathinda, December 20 Today, a programme was hosted in the school during which various competitions were organised. While students of class IV participated in a crib-making competition, students of Class V participated in a Christmas tree decoration competition. The school also hosted greeting card making and floral arrangement competitions for the students of other classes. Students of the Radiant Kids Playway School also celebrated the festival in the school. The tiny-tots came dressed at Santa Claus and fairies. Principal of the school, R Lawrence, addressed the students and told them the story of Christmas and the importance of the festival.
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GKU delegation leaves for Lahore conference
Talwandi Sabo, December 20 During the conference, a book written by Prof Gill, ‘Khair Panjan Paniyan Di’ will be released. He will also present a paper on ‘Contribution of Literature and Culture towards world peace ‘. The other members of the delegation, who have also gone to Lahore conference are Sukhdev Singh Sirsa (general secretary of Punjabi Sahitya Acedmy), eminent Punjabi poet Ujjagar Singh, Sahijpreet Singh Mangat, Ram Arsh, Manjit Indra, Dr Gurminder Kaur Sidhu, Tarsem Barnala, Gurinder Kalsi, Dr Vanita, Khalid Hussain and Swarn Singh. Vice-chancellor of GKU Dr NS Malhi conveyed his best wishes to Prof Gill and other members of the delegation and expressed the hope that this conference will bring both the countries closer.
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ABVP workers stage protest
Bathinda, December 20 Addressing the gathering, member of the national working committee of the ABVP, Ashutosh Tiwari, said the accused policemen should be arrested immediately. He said the police department was responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the public and what would become of a society where policemen were indulging in such crimes. He also demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits to restore the faith of the people in the police department. He also said in case there was any delay in the arrests, they would announce Punjab bandh in the coming days.
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2013
ender City hosted big sports events Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, December 20 The city earned the distinction of hosting the opening ceremony of the World Cup Kabaddi tournament for the third consecutive year. The Multipurpose Sports Stadium got a face lift, thanks to the tournament. Apart from becoming the hub of activities for over a month, it also got temporary electricity connection which had earlier been disconnected due to non-payment of the bill. Apart from the sporting action, the city also got a taste of controversy after a kabaddi player alleged that he had been discriminated against by the coach of the men's team and was left out of the team. While one woman player from the district made it to the kabaddi team, no player from the district could manage to even get selected for the training camp. The direct fallout of the stadium being earmarked for the kabaddi tournament was on the national-level competitions which were held in the city as part of the 59th National School Sports. Owing to the non-availability of the stadium, the Astroturf hockey stadium at the Government Rajindra College was chosen to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the tournament. St Xavier's School, Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Police Public School, Government Sports School, Ghudda, Malwa College of Physical Education, Government Rajindra Colleges, Giani Zail Singh PTU campus and Sports Authority of India Academy at Badal village were chosen as venues for conducting the boys and girls competitions in boxing, circle kabaddi, netball, basketball and hockey. As many as 2,200 students from 29 states and seven union territories of the country showcased their sporting prowess to win in various categories of five sports which were inaugurated by Education Minister of Punjab, Sikander Singh Maluka. The games torch was brought by players from Guru Nanak School in Civil Station to the stadium during the opening ceremony. Punjab lifted the overall trophy for the sporting events during the tournament by winning maximum number of positions. The boys' team from the state won the first place in the Under-17 hockey competition while its girls won the second position. Punjab players also won the first place in the Under-19 basketball and Under-19 netball competitions of both boys and girls. In the Under-19 circle kabaddi and Under-14 competitions, Punjab boys bagged the second places. The tournament was also mired in several controversies as several teams levelled cheating charges against Punjab teams and the organisers. While one of the referees for the final hockey match in the Under-17 boys' category between Punjab and Delhi staged a walkout midway, Punjab team's coach Gurinder Singh Sangha hit out at the National School Games Federation of India for sending "incompetent" referees for the match. Several teams participating in the kabaddi tournament also complained that they were kept in the dark over the change in weight category. They alleged that the authorities did not convey to the teams that the 70 kg category was changed to "open weight category" to retain some Punjab players in the team.
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RBDAV team wins group song contest
Bathinda, December 20 The winners were felicitated by the secretary of the Society, Col (Retd) Mukhtiar Singh and Naresh Pathania. Principal of the school, Satwant Kaur Bhullar, congratulated the winners and their music teacher, Pritpal Singh. |
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Six booked for cheating couple
Bathinda, December 20 In a complaint to the police, Nikka Ram and Nirmala Devi have complained that the officials namely-Preeti Kaur, Satish Kumar, Maya Devi, Ram Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Ajay Kumar and others-pocketed Rs 2.8 lakh in lieu of installing a mobile tower on their land. The complainant said the accused persons neither installed any tower nor did they return the money. A complaint was lodged with the police and the matter was investigated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the police for over two months. After completing the investigation, the police registered a case against the erring officials for cheating the couple. The police said that two separate cases are registered in this connection on two different complaints of the couple as the accused took money from two different bank accounts of the complainant. Two cases under Sections 420 and 34 of the IPC have been registered in this connection. No arrests have been made so far.
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As part of the week-long Christms celebrations at St Xavier’s School in the city, students visited the primary school in Theona village and a high school in Beer Talab village to spread the message of the festival. They also organised a skit for the students of those schools.
Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) burnt an effigy of the police at the Fire Brigade Chowk here today. Protesting against the alleged rape by some police personnel in Chandigarh, the ABVP members raised slogans against the Punjab Police.
The year 2013 offered sports lovers of the city their fill as it not only hosted the opening ceremony and semi-final matches of the 4th World Cup Kabaddi but also state-level and national-level 59th National School Sports tournament.
