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35% Kanakwal villagers seek relocation
NGOs up in arms against hike in fee for blood units
Rajindra College begins online admission
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Security lapses at city railway station
Mansa admn fines 4 for food adulteration
After music, next aim silver screen
Three held with narcotics
Unit IV of GNDTP test synchronised
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35% Kanakwal villagers seek relocation
Bathinda, June 24 The DC said the report of the survey had been sent to the state government and a decision regarding the rehabilitation of villagers would be taken soon. "The survey indicated that only those who do not own land in the village are ready for relocation while the rest are demanding compensation," the DC added. He said the demand for compensation could not be justified as the state government had acquired the land in 1997 and at that time, the government had compensated the villagers so they could not be compensated twice. Notably, more than 20 families in Phulokhari village are demanding relocation but they do not enjoy the support of all villagers. The village is next to the gas plant of the refinery and they have been complaining against the poisonous gases emanating from the plant for long. Meanwhile, the state government has tentatively zeroed in on two location for the relocation of Kanakwal residents. One of the locations is Jeevan Singh Wala village of Talwandi Sabo where 30 acres can be used for the purpose. The other location is close to Talwandi Sabo town where 39 acres can be utilised for the purpose. Earlier, the government had chosen a piece of land along the Talwandi- Sabo- Sardulgarh road for rehabilitation of the villagers. A fire had broken out at the refinery in Phullokhari village last week, which prompted the villagers to seek the rehabilitation at the earliest. |
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NGOs up in arms against hike in fee for blood units
Bathinda, June 24 Earlier, many organisations had demanded a rollback in the hike. The members of the associations, in this connection, had met the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Health Minister, BJP president and other leaders but the state government did not change its decision.The function will be attended by Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani,Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS Health), Navjot Kaur Sidhu, along with other officials of the Health Department, and CPS Sarup Chand Singla.The Health Department will also observe Blood Donors’ Day on June 26 and organise a blood donation camp. “The Health Department will organise a state-level function on June 26 to mark International Day Against the Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. I will call the non-government organisations (NGOs), and try to sort out the issue amicably,” said Civil Surgeon Dr Jejwant Singh. |
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Rajindra College begins online admission
Bathinda, June 24 “Apart from being an eco-friendly step, it will also save money of applicants as online admission forms can be filled free of cost,”he added Professor Satvir said being a government college, there was a need for transparent admission process. Through the online admission process, applicants will be able to see where they stand in the merit list. The students will be informed about the date and time of interviews through SMSes. To help the students who belong to rural areas or do not know how to use internet, the college has converted its two computer labs into help desks where 50 volunteers are helping the applicants in filling their forms. Fill correct information
The college management insisted that applicants should furnish correct information while filling online application forms. “It has come to our notice that some applicants inflate their marks. They must know that the admissions will be done on the basis of the verification of original documents and if any discrepancy is found, the applicants will be disqualified,” said Principal Vijay Kumar Goyal. He said students should mention their own phone number in the form. New courses
The online admission process for the six new self-finance courses will begin on Wednesday. The college is set to introduce MSc (Math), MSc (physics), MA (History), MA (Philosophy), BCom (Professional) and a diploma in hotel management and beverage. The admission procedure for these courses will remain the same as the others. |
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Security lapses at city railway station
Bathinda, June 24 The CCTV footage is monitored by the Government Railway Police (GRP) for which they have been given room number 16 at the railway station. Four CCTV cameras have been installed at the railway station, two of which have been installed at the platform and two at the ticket reservation counter. Even the CCTV cameras installed to keep an eye on anti-social elements, are out of order. One of the railway employees said," The room where CCTV footage is monitored remains closed for most part of the day as the GRP personnel come only in the evening." Meanwhile, GRP Station House Officer (SHO) Bant Singh said they had deployed a person for the monitoring of CCTV footage and he remained at the room from 8 am to 4 pm. When asked why round-the-clock monitoring of the footage was not done, he said GRP personnel kept an eye on passengers throughout the day at the railway station. Meanwhile, there is no metal detector at the entry and exit points of the railway station. The station is open from all sides, resulting in easy escape for snatchers. Moreover, the public assistant booth that was installed by the Government Railway Police on platform number 4 has been lying locked for long. Railway Police Force (RPF) officials said they had urged senior officials to provide a metal detector but the demand was met due to a shortage of funds. The Bathinda junction covers six routes—Bathinda-Bikaner, Bathinda-Hisar, Bathinda—Delhi, Bathinda—Ambala, Bathinda—Ferozepur and Bathinda—Ganganagar. As many as 64 trains leave for different destinations from the Bathinda railway station everyday. Sorry state of affairs
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Mansa admn fines 4 for food adulteration
Mansa, June 24 Satpal Kumar, a resident of Budhlada, who used to supply sub-standard milk to the residents by adding powder into milk to increase its fat content was fined Rs 2.5 lakh by Gurpreet Singh Khaira, ADC (G), Mansa, on Monday. The ADC (G) has imposed a fine of Rs 4.5 lakh on four persons in the past two
weeks. The ADC (G), has instructed officials of the Health Department to conduct regular raids in the district. The officials concerned have also been instructed to complete the process of compilation of files against the defaulters after the confirmation of adulteration
reports. The ADC (G) said, “As an adjudicating officer, I have imposed a fine of Rs 4.5 lakh on the violators. Food adulteration should be curbed. There should not be any compromise with the health of the people and the culprits should be punished.” |
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After music, next aim silver screen
Bathinda, June 24 Talking about her life, Kaur B said she belonged to Sangrur and had done her Bachelors in Arts. She said she uses to sing in school functions and at gurdwara. She never thought of taking singing seriously but the singer within her grew gradually. She came to limelight when she got a change to perform in the Awaz Punjab Di-3 in 2010. She figured among the top five performers. After that, she never looked back. Later, she participated in the Voice of Punjab show and again secured a place among the top five. She participated in the Voice of Punjab-2 and was declared the first runners-up. She made her debut as a playback singer with the song "Classmate" in the Punjabi movie "Daddy Cool Munde Fool". After that she came up with many hit songs like "Miss U", "Vehle Jatt" and Preeto. “It feels great when people compare you with Miss Pooja. I would like to thank people for their immense support and love,” she said. In a message to her fans, she said," Please don't get addicted to drugs as it ruins lives." She was in the city to perform during the promotion of the Punjabi movie "Punjab 1984" at Civil Lines Club in Bathinda on Monday night.
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Diljit disappoints club members
Bathinda, June 24 Reportedly, the club authorities had sent notices to all their members stating that a promotional programme of the movie ‘Punjab 1984’ is being organised by the Speed Records for the members on the club premises on June 23 from 8 pm, and the programme shall include live performances by Diljit Dosanjh and Sonam Bajwa along with other events. Members of the club turned out in large numbers to witness the programme. Members started coming in at 8 pm, but Diljit reached the venue at around 10.30 pm and spent just two minutes on stage before going back. Members of the club were irked by the behaviour of Diljit. The club management was taken by surprise as they were expecting the star cast of the movie to entertain the audience. Vikas Verma, a club member, said they were disappointed as they specially arrived to see Diljit’s performance. They said they were not awae as to what had happened as Diljit left in his car. Another member, Raman Watts, said the promotion was a flop as people would not want to watch the movie now. Jaideep Nayyar, secretary, cultural, Civil Line Club, said they were upset with the turn of events as they were promised a Gatka dance, singing performances by Diljit Dosanjh and a dance performance by Sonam Bajwa. But the abrupt turn of events disappointed the members of the Civil Line Club. |
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Three held with narcotics
Bathinda, June 24 The police recovered 14 bottles of a syrup, Rs 47,100 in cash and five gm of smack from Sandeep Singh. About 3,500 capsules were recovered from Sonu. On the basis of the confession of the accused, a police party raided the house of Seepa and recovered eight motorcycles. The accused told the police that they had stolen the motorbikes from the car bazaar, Bir Road, Partap Nagar, Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) and Ellenabad (Haryana). The SSP said Seepa was a notorious drug smuggler as eight cases had already been registered against him under the NDPS Act. |
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Only 35 per cent of the residents of Kanakwal village village want to get relocated while the rest are demanding compensation for their land. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Dr Basant Garg here today.
Health officials have started conducting raids, and the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) is imposing a heavy fine on the persons involved in food
adulteration.