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Nine teachers rounded up by cops
Awareness can help fight cancer: Experts
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Pvt bus owners bear the brunt
The buses which were impounded by the police parked outside the Civil Lines police station in Bathinda.
A Tribune photograph
Road dug up to lay water pipes
A road dug up near street No. 1 of Aggarwal Colony in Bathinda on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Alcohol increases risk of
cancer, says expert
Call centre for gravel
Former DEO joins Guru Kashi
University New IDA chief
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Nine teachers rounded up by cops
Bathinda, February 4 Tension mounted when the police rounded up a few protesters. Those who climbed atop the water tank in Subhash Market threatened to jump off it if their colleagues were not released. In the ensuing chaos, the police also dragged a few passers-by who were not a part of the agitation. Bystanders said the police should have issued a public warning before taking any action. The agitating teachers alleged that SHO Makesh Kumar used foul language with the female protesters. They said the male cops handled the female protesters and the contingent of women constables arrived late. Dr Amit Kamboj from the Primary Health Care Centre, Balianwali, who was deputed by the district administration to keep track of the health of the agitators, was asked by the agitating teachers to climb the tank and examine them. “The agitators had already committed an offence by threatening to commit suicide. We feared they could have held the doctor hostage. Hence, we decided that the agitators should come down for medical examination,” said SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar. The medical examination found that besides mild changes in the pulse rate, all other vital parameters of the agitators were stable. By evening, the police rounded up nine protesters. No case had been registered against any of them. Meanwhile, the protesters said the administration and the police was trying its best to dissuade them from continuing their stir. All public toilets in the vicinity were closed this evening. The teachers alleged that the owners of tent-houses in the city had been directed not to provide quilts to the protesters. As a result, many protesters braved the cold during the night just with shawls and blankets. SSP Bhullar said a report would be sought from the magistrate on duty about the allegations of SHO Mahesh Kumar abusing the protesters. Sources said around a week ago, a delegation of agitating teachers met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at his residence in Badal village. The teachers were told that as per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, only trained trainers could be employed. Badal gave them a time-frame of two years to pass the eligibility test. It is learnt that the government also agreed in principle to pay salaries for these two years. However, another group of teachers, protesting at Cheema village in Barnala had disagreed with the proposal. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugraha) condemned the government for using force on the agitating teachers in Bathinda and Ludhiana. Demanding the release of the arrested teachers, the BKU demanded that a murder case be registered against cops responsible for the death of Makhan Kaur. They also sought a compensation of Rs 10 lakh and a job for a member of her family.
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Awareness can help fight cancer: Experts
Bathinda, February 4 Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor of Central University, Dr Jai Rup Singh said such programmes needed to be organised to encourage young scientists. He also spoke about pollution being an important factor in causing cancer. Prof AK Malhotra discussed the advantages of PET-CT scan and said the discovery of this technology was benefitting patients. Dr JS Sekhon from Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, discussed advances in drug-targeted management of cancer and how accurate medication can save lives. Dr Neeta Kang from Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Ludhiana, spoke on integrated approach in cancer diagnosis and therapy. She laid stress on the ways through which cell-based immunotherapy can cure cancer and showed it with the help of a short film. Dr Manjit Singh Bal from Government Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, discussed factors like environment, habits, customs and geography which were also responsible for cancer cases. He gave figures from 2011 to 2013 and discussed government schemes for the treatment of the disease. In the second phase of the programme, Prof MS Kang, Prof MK Mahajan, Dr Prabhat Gupta, Dr Manjit Singh Bal, Dr Neeta Kang, Dr Raja Banipal and Dr Rajesh Vashishtha participated in the panel discussion. Prof MS Kang discussed myths regarding cancer and appealed for speeding up research in this field. He asked the people to openly speak about and discuss the diseas. Prof MK Mahajan said the lives of 80 per cent of the patients could be saved by self-examination of the body, especially in case of breast cancer. Dr Raja Banipal dwelt on radio and chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. Dr Prabhat Gupta, Dr Neeta Kang and Dr Rajesh Vashishtha also participated in the discussion. Dr Jai Rup Singh coordinated the panel discussion and honoured the speakers and panelists. Prof RG Saini, coordinator, Centre for Biosciences, proposed a formal vote of thanks. |
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Pvt bus owners bear the brunt
Bathinda, February 3 The buses have been stationed outside the Civil Lines police station following the clashes between the teachers and the policemen yesterday. “The vehicles were hired by the teachers for Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 each to ferry them. But as we were about to enter the city, the vehicles were blocked by the police at check-points and both the ‘parties’ had an arguments and then entered into a clash,” said one of the bus drivers at the Civil Lines police station. Each bus is accompanied by a driver and a conductor and they were ordered by the policemen to park their vehicles outside the the Civil Lines police station. “Our phone numbers, addresses and every minute detail were noted down by the cops at the police station. We were directed not to drive the vehicles away and told that if we tried doing so, a case would be registered against us as well,” the drivers said. The bus conductors and drivers regretted that they were losing a daily revenue of Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 due to unnecessary retaining of the vehicles at the police station. “We were told by the teachers that they were hiring buses to attend a rally. How do we know that the teachers had planned to take the law into their hands,” asked another driver. They said that all of them had to spend the night inside the buses as there was no other place for them to stay. “We have also not been paid a single penny by the teachers who had hired us as most of them were arrested while some fled from the spot,” said a conductor. Though the 43 teachers arrested by the police yesterday
were released today on bail, the owner of eight buses that were impounded yesterday lamented the loss of their daily revenue estimated to be around Rs
40,000. The bus drivers and conductors who had ferried the teachers today said had they been aware of the teachers’ clash with the police, they would have never offered their services to the protesters. DSP City-1, Gurmeet Kingra, said challans will be issued to the drivers of buses that ferried the protesters. Meanwhile, the teachers were released on bail.
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Alcohol increases risk of cancer, says expert
Bathinda, February 4 She said diet is made up of different types of food containing thousands of nutrients and chemicals and some of these protect against cancer while others increase the risk. Gupta said alcohol consumption, even in moderate quantity, increases the risk of a number of cancers like that of mouth, liver, breast, bowel, throat and
foodpipe. Pickled foods can increase the risk of stomach cancer, particularly if they are
very salty. She also cautioned the people that certain chemicals are formed as an unwanted effect of the manufacturing process like
nitrosamines, which have been shown to cause cancer. They are found in processed meats and in very small amounts in beer. Talking about protective effect of diet and nutrition, she said there was evidence that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables which contain a wide variety of
phytochemicals, nutrients and are high in fibre can protect against the cancer of mouth, food pipe and stomach. Vitamin A and C play an important role in protecting against cancer. She said that it is not enough to take vitamin supplements. People should also eat fruits and vegetables for their protective effect. Al this can help in preventing a disease like cancer, she added. |
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Road dug up to lay water pipes
Bathinda, February 4 Sources said those living in houses located near the Multipurpose Sports Stadium had been complaining of inadequate water supply. Since the area is at a higher level than the other localities like Bhatti Road, Aggarwal Colony and Ganesha Basti, there was a problem of inadequate water pressure. The existing pipes could not meet the requirements of the residents living in the area. Now, the water pipes laid will be joined to the water pipes on the Bhatti Road. The work on laying the pipes has started and it would take around a month for completion. The cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 8 lakh. — TNS
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Call centre for gravel
Bathinda, February 4 The Punjab Mandi Board has been appointed as the nodal agency for selling the construction material. Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said a dump yard has been set up at Transport Nagar. Those who want to buy gravel can contact at the phone number 98722-47885. In case of a problem, people can contact on the phone number 0164-5011944. District Manager, Industries Centre, is in charge of the entire project. |
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Bathinda, February 3
An 80-foot wide road has been dug up near Aggarwal Colony street No. 1
to lay water pipes. The road was re-carpeted during the last week of November for the inaugural ceremony of the World Kabaddi Cup.
Sources said those living in houses located near the Multipurpose Sports Stadium had been complaining of inadequate water supply.
