Bathinda, June 29
The city residents today woke up to a pleasant morning after the area received light showers (3 mm) this morning. This is for the second time that rain lashed the area in a week. The early morning showers brought down temperature by several notches.

On Saturday, the maximum and minimum temperature was recorded at 41.2 degree Celsius which plummeted to 34.4 degree Celsius on Sunday.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 28.2 degree Celsius on Saturday, which came down to 24. 5 degree Celsius on Sunday. As per the forecast released by the Agricultural-Meteorological Department of Punjab

Agricultural University Regional Centre, Bathinda, the weather is expected to remain pleasant on Monday.

The brought cheer to farmers as they are grappling with poor power supply. Meanwhile, the problem of waterlogging may trouble the Bathinda residents and the municipal corporation. Several areas like Balla Ram Nagar, Civil Lines, Amrik Singh Road, North Estate, Dhobiana Road, Sirki Bazar, Mall Road, Shant Nagar, Parasram Magar, Ganesha Basti, Bhai Mati Das Nagar and Mansa ROB face the problem of waterlogging every monsoon.

A part of the wall of the Bathinda-Mansa ROB had collapsed last year during monsoon.

However, no lessons have been learned as the problem persists.

Bathinda, June 29
In a bid to resolve the dispute over the possession of a local gurdwara, the Takh Talwandi Sabo today declared two Sikhs as tankhaiya after finding them guilty of religious misconduct. The hukamnama was issued on Sunday by Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgar, the Chief of the Takht Talwandi Sabo.

Gurchet Singh Dhillon, president of the local gurdwara committee, and its member Kuldip Singh were held guilty of religious misconduct for trying to hand over the possession of the gurdwara to the Bhucho-based Dera Rumiana.

The duo had also claimed possession of the Gurdwara Shri Arjan Dev at the Barnala road in Bathinda and had hatched an agreement with the dera.

Notably, for the past six months, the local residents have been opposing the attempt of handing over the gurdwara to the dera.

On Sunday, Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh sent his ‘panj pyaras’ to the gurdwara to settle the matter.

Both the tankhaiya will serve for half-an-hour everyday at the Akal Takh Talwandi Sabo for a week and tear the agreement with the dera. Kuldip Singh, Majit Singh Khalsa and other residents who had lodged a complaint regarding this said, “The duo has been held guilty of religious misconduct and the matter has been decided by Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh.”

Bathinda, June 29
Members of the District Youth Congress today staged a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made big promises to the people in a bid to win the elections but all his claims had fallen flat.

They said while earlier, the state government used to blame the Congress-led Central government for inflation, but now, even the Bhartiya Janata Party-led Central government was unable to control inflation as prices essential commodities were continuously rising.

Rates of diesel, gas, vegetables, fruits and other things had upset the budget of people, they added.

The Congress workers criticised the Modi led NDA government for the hike in rail fares within a month of coming to power.

The protesters took a dig at the Badal family for owning business in almost all major fields and making a quick buck while the state was in finacial crucnch.

Bathinda, June 29
Residents of Vishal Nagar, Phase I, today staged a protested the installation of a tower by a mobie service provider company at a park in the area.

The protesters said they had not been taken into confidence by the said company .

They said that the proximity of the mobile towers to residential areas could impact the health of the residents. They said the the tower should not be installed at all.

The residents said they would bring the matter into the notice of the district administration.

Bathinda, June 29
A free medical camp was organised by Ridge IVF Centre at HealthStreet Hospitals, Bathinda. Dr Nymphea examined the childless couples. Dr Nymphea said a majority of the patients at the camp complained of polycystic ovaries and endometriosis.

HealthStreet Hospitals has collaborated with Ridge IVF Centre for holding such programmes every last Friday of the month. In the second phase, a full-fledged IVF Centre will be established.

Dr Ajay Gupta, managing director of the hospital, said this was the step in the direction of providing world- class medical treatment to the people of the region.

Bathinda, June 29
After a gap of five months, Bathinda residents will be able to meet the Deputy Commissioner of Bathinda for the redressal of their grievances as DC Dr Basant Garg will hold a sangat darshan for them on July 2.

It was former Bathinda DC Kamal Kishore Yadav who had started sangat darshans for the redressal of people’s grievances. Though only a few persons turned up for the first sangat darshan, the successive ones attracted a considerable number of complainants.

Just before the Lok Sabha elections, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal had begun a series of sangat darshans in the constituency. The then DC had no option but to scrap his own sangat darshan programme and attend the sangat darshans held by the Bathinda MP. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had also held a couple of sangat darshans.

After the code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections was imposed, the DC had no option but to discontinue his programme. The new Deputy Commissioner will meet the public between 11 am and 2 pm at the District Administrative Complex on July 2. He requested the residents to share their problems with him.