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New courses begin sans faculty
Jassi extends support to AAP candidate in Talwandi Sabo
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Two booked for killing truck driver
‘Killer’ potholes resurface after rains in Bathinda
Man booked for killing father
‘Reframe power policy, promote solar projects’
Trans-railway line area sans basic amenities
Maximum number of students apply for Patiala merit school
Truck driver booked for beating couple
BKU, Mazdoor Union protest arrest of members
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New courses begin sans faculty
Bathinda, August 3 The college started the diploma courses in food processing, food services and beverage. The college has managed to fill the seats as well and admitted 30 students for each of the two courses. The new academic session has begun in the college but since the college is yet to recruit teachers for the subjects, the students come to college, mark their attendance and leave for the day. After an enquiry from the college management regarding the delay in the recruitment of faculty for the new courses, the principal of the college, Vijay Goyal said, “It is true that we are yet to recruit faculty for the two new hotel management diploma courses. We could not advertise for the posts since the code of conduct has been implemented. As soon as the code of conduct is lifted, we will advertise for the posts and recruit staff for the courses.” While the college administration indicated that the faculty recruitment procedure could not be initiated before the byelections are held in Talwandi Sabo and Patiala, which are scheduled for August 21, the 60 students who have taken admission to the course, complained that the college was wasting time. “Everyday, we come to college and leave after sometime. We had taken admission to the course hoping that the vocational course will make it easier for us to get a job and be financially independent. Since it’s a government college, it should have recruited the faculty members before admitting the students. It is a sheer waste of time and money,” said one of the students adding that they had approached the college management and were told that the faculty will be recruited soon. Meanwhile, the district administration officials stated that had the college sent an application seeking permission for the recruitment process, the request would have been forwarded to the Election Commission of India. “We did not receive any application from the college management seeking permission to advertise for the posts. If the college sends us an application, we will forward the same to the ECI and hope that the commission will approve the same,” said Dr Basant Garg, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer. It is pertinent to note here that the college managed to introduce the new courses in hotel management after trying for several years. The plan to introduce hotel management course in the college was originally mooted in the year 2008.
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Jassi extends support to AAP candidate in Talwandi Sabo
Bathinda, August 3 Jassi along with his supporters from Bathinda and Mohali reached Talwandi Sabo to show his solidarity with Baljinder Kaur. “Since I am associated with the AAP, it is my moral duty to extend my support to Baljinder Kaur. We have encouraged workers and supporters in and around Talwandi Sabo to extend complete support to Baljinder Kaur,” Jassi said. Jassi, a Punjabi singer and actor, had been visiting Bathinda after he lost the general elections and was seen today campaigning in Talwandi Sabo. When asked to comment over offer of ticket to Balkar Sidhu and consequent cancellation of the same, he said: “The party has taken the right decision of cancelling the Balkar’s ticket as fingers were being pointed towards his (Balkar’s) candidature. The party has taken a decision much before the maligning of its image,” he said. He pointed out that it was a right decision and one should always abide by the orders passed by the party high command. “Today, we have conducted meetings with supporters and efforts are being made to bring those volunteers and workers into the party fold who got dissuaded with the u-turn over allotment of ticket for the by-elections,” Jassi said. He added that after covering the urban pockets he along with the supporters would venture out in the rural areas and cover villages to encourage people to vote against the sorry state of affairs in Punjab. “I am in touch with other prominent figures of the state who too would start campaigning for the AAP candidate within a day or two,” he said.
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Two booked for killing truck driver
Bathinda, August 3 The police have registered a case against the Gobind Singh, a resident of Sangat Kalan, Mangu Singh, a resident of Gehri Buttar village and two other unidentified persons under Section 302,148, 149 of the IPC and 25,27,54,50 of the Arms Act. Sandeep Singh, SHO of the Sangat police station said these armed assailants had come to kill the Navjot Singh, a dhaba owner as they had some property dispute. But the bullet fired by the assailants hit a truck driver, who had nothing to do with their rivalry. The truck driver was eating his meals at the dhaba and incidentally, a bullet hit him. The incident occurred around 6.30 pm when some assailants, armed with guns, arrived at the dhaba. The driver, identified as Hardev Singh, was rushed to the Civil Hospital. But he was pronounced dead on arrival by the doctors. The SHO also stated that the police barricaded the district.
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‘Killer’ potholes resurface after rains in Bathinda
Bathinda, August 3 “Potholes have not only resurfaced on city roads but also on the peripheral roads. Despite being filled every summer, these potholes come up again as the authorities initiate stopgap arrangements,” said Bhupinder Brar, a software engineer. Brar shuttles between his village at Faridkot and Bathinda everyday in car and got his vehicle damaged to a great extent due to the potholes. “I travel between Matta village of Faridkot and Bathinda city everyday and now, got to know about many deadly potholes, which I try to escape but usually fail,” Brar said. “There is one deadliest pothole with at least two and half feet of radius on Jaitu-Goniana Road ahead of Chandbhan village. The front wheel of a car moving ahead of my car fell into the pothole and a tractor-trolley hit the car on Saturday evening,” Brar said. He added that another bus travelling at high speed, full of passengers, tried to negotiate the two already collided vehicles—tractor and car—that occupied the entire road—but failed. The bus tured towards the wet agricultural fields and failed to come out, Brar said, who witnessed the accident. “When the passengers came out of the bus they used abusive language against the authorities, the Punjab government and political leaders for their failure to save the lives of motorists by not providing the basic facilities. The passengers revealed that a number of road accidents took place due to this on the road,” Bhupinder said. He added that there are many other vehicles that too fell off or have met with accidents while trying to negotiate the pot hole, which is situated ideally on road in a deadly manner. “A young couple’s motorbike also fell into this pothole and the man fractured his nose and damaged eyes on Wednesday,” said another Jaswinder Chahal, a resident of Jujhar Singh Nagar of Bathinda. A city-based transporter Ravi Jalal said his nephew’s mobike too met with an accident due to the same pothole. He said the pothole is not noticed after the sunset as there is no provision of streetlights on the road. Also, during and after the rainfall the other potholes are not seen as these are filled with water. Dheeraj Dixit, a city resident, said not only the potholes but the tractor-trailers carrying construction material are not being checked either by the transport authorities or the traffic policemen. “A tractor-trailer overloaded with crushed stones spread the material all over the road between Bibiwala Chowk and Power House Road last week. The stone hit a child in the eye near Ghorewala Chowk road after it flew up after a truck sped away over it,” Dixit said. He added that the matter ws brought into the notice of Police Control Room (PCR) by dialling 100 but no action was taken against the trolley driver. He added that the Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) and Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) were seen repairing the roads just three days before rains and huge amounts of money got wasted as roads conditions deteriorate again after fresh spell of rain. Residents said that instead of re-carpeting the roads during monsoon, the authorities should have done only the repair work and laying of roads should be done after monsoon. Narrating her harrowing tale Nikita, a B.Sc student said her classmate too met with an accident when it was raining in the city on Friday. “She fell into a pothole and received serious head injury. Travelling on the city roads has become nightmarish during rains as the holes are filled with water and could not be seen,” Nikita said. She said that the authorities continue their slumber as people are losing their lives on busy stretches. She added that her classmate fell off near Bhatti Road as her scooter skidded on a rough patch, which is quite close to the residence of Bathinda MLA Sarup Chand Singla. “It is surprising and shameful that even the roads are broken and filled with potholes around the residence of our MLA where numerous people have been hit by stray animals as well in the past,” said a concerned Nikita. She said the drivers require special skills to maneuver around the rough patches full of potholes, especially during the rainy season. “The recently laid speed-breakers or bumps in Model Town Phase-II, Namdev Road and Bhatti road are so deceptive that a biker tends to abruptly swerve or apply sudden brakes due to faulty height of the bumps. The moment someone tries to negotiate to avoid the bump, it is hit so hard that a pillion rider falls,” said Rajiv Arora, a resident of Model Town Phase-II. Such bumps lead to constant problems in four- wheelers as they develop snags after repeatedly hit such speed breakers. “Bumpy rides could damage the oil sump, steering and suspension components and sometimes the front bumpers of four wheelers too get dislocated”, said Happy, a car mechanic. Executive Engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) Building & Road (B&R), Neeraj Bhandari said that the link roads are repaired after every five years. “At present, we are repairing the roads which were pending in 2005,” he said. “The department initiates the repair work of a particular stretch at a cost of Rs 8 lakh per kilometer. Problems in the release of funds and various technical hitches further delays the process of repair but we are fast catching up with the work and it will soon be done,” Bhandari claimed.
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Man booked for killing father
Bathinda, August 3 The Vardhman police post in-charge reached the site of the crime and inspected the scene. The police have registered a case against the accused who is still at large. As per the police sources, 75-year-old ex-serviceman, Babu Ram, was staying at Nachattar Nagar with his son and daughter-in-law. Babu Ram was eyeing his daughter-in-law and used to tease her His son, the accused, had stopped him many a time, but in vain. A police official stated that during the night, father-son had a fight over the issue. During which, Sukhjit Singh, son of the victim, after losing his temper, attacked his father, Babu Ram with an axe. Babu died on the spot. Later, Sukhjit informed the police control room and fled from the spot. After getting the information, the Vardhman police post and SHO Canal Colony Gurpreet Singh reached the spot. Victim’s body was shifted to the Civil Hospital and was handed over to his family members after conducting the postmortem examination. The police have booked Sukhjit Singh on the charge of murder.
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Open House response The power situation in the state is grim and there seems to be no solution in sight as several thermal plants are facing a shortage of coal. In the absence of an effective policy to deal with power cuts, Bathinda Tribune asked its readers what should be done to improve the situation The state government should reframe its power policy and avoid giving farmers’ land to private companies at a lower price. The policy of giving a fillip to private thermal plants will only increase the prices. The state-run thermal plants can provide cheaper power as the private companies think of only profits. Farmers should get a satisfactory price for their land acquired for such projects. Meanwhile, the government is only assisting private firms in the purchase of land despite the fact that many private plants have failed to come into existence. The power plant in Gobindpura is yet to come up. Bloodshed was witnessed during the acquisition of the land for the project in 2011. The farmers are being offered unsatisfactory price for their land. Dr Harpreet Sidhu, Mansa Increase capacity of plants
For the past few years, we have been told that the state is power surplus whereas the long power cuts had ruined the farmers. The poor monsoon this year has hit the farmers hard. They got only four-hour power supply. The capacity of the power plants needs to be enhanced so that the objective of making the state power surplus could be achieved. The offer of free power has no meaning as there is inadequate power for the farmers. Gurdas Singh,
Farmer Promote solar, hydel power projects
Solar and hydel power projects should be promoted. Small hydel projects can be planned in Punjab. Small dams can be constructed to achieve this aim. There is a shortage of power in the country as a whole. If the state becomes power surplus, it can sell power to other states. The shortage of power and long hours of power cuts have resulted in a huge loss to the industrialists. The cost of diesel has also increased. The potential of the solar energy should be harnessed. Its use has adequately been displayed for cooking and water heating purposes in several developed nations. Rahul
Monga, Industrialist Recover the cost of liquidated damages
It’s shameful that the government is purchasing power from outside whereas the power plants in the state are not running properly. Why is the government saying that the state is power plus? The government has even failed to recover the amount from many private plants for the liquidated damages. The revenue of the PSPCL can only be increased if the cost of the damages is recovered from the private players instead of hiking the price of power. Mandeep Singh Hans,Resident Give boost to solar power generation
The government has done enough by inviting private power companies to Punjab. Once the new plants become operational, the people would not face any shortage of power. However, I feel that the government has failed to give a boost to the solar power generation. Solar projects should be started for the irrigation of fields. Solar appliances should be installed at homes and subsidy should be provided for it. Gurpreet
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Trans-railway line area sans basic amenities
Bathinda, August 3 More than 54 years have passed but the residents of the area have been living without basic amenities. Politicians visit the area during elections and assure them of providing the basic amenities but after every election, they forget their promises. The area does not have proper roads, sewerage, water supply and sanitation facilities. Poor roads
Commuters face trouble while passing through the Lal Singh Basti and Amarpura Basti roads as these have not been re-carpeted for long. A large number of accidents have taken place in the past one year. Residents said in the absence of proper roads and drainage system, rain water mixes with mud and accumulates for many days. Laying of sewer lines
The laying of sewer lines in the area had affected the foundation of many houses. Some houses have already collapsed while cracks have developed in many houses. Irregular water supply
Many parts of the area are getting irregular water supply. The residents remain alert even during the night to get enough water for their needs. The inadequate water supply has forced the residents to rely on underground water. Poor connectivity with other parts of the city The roads connecting it with other parts of the city are in need of repair. The bridge in Paras Ram Nagar has developed potholes. Uneven roads have resulted in a rise in road accidents No sports stadium or park
There is no sports stadium or park in the area. No effort has been made by the government to provide sports facilities in the area. The middle class and poor sections of society live here. Social organisations and leaders of the area have raised the issue with the state government and the district administration many times, but to no avail. Reportedly, youngsters in the area are getting hooked to drugs. Despite having no sport stadium and other sports facilities, the area has produced many international and national players, including Parminder Singh (weightlifting), Sukhjinder Sharma (boxing) and Vikaramjit Singh (boxing). Protest by residents
The residents of the area had protested against the district administration for not providing basic amenities in the past.Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Amarpura Basti, said a large number of accidents had taken place due to poor roads. Niranjan Singh Bhola, another student, said sewer lines in Sanjay Nagar should be laid at the earliest. He said due to old water pipes, many houses failed to get water. CPS Sarup Chand Singla said a large amount of grants had been sanctioned for many projects in the area but as the work on sewer lines was underway, the roads could not be repaired. He said he had already instructed the officials concerned to speed up the work. Municipal Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh said the work on the sewer lines would be completed by the end of September and after that the roads would be constructed. |
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Maximum number of students apply for Patiala merit school
Bathinda, August 3 While the school in Patiala has admitted a total of 461 students, the Bathinda school follows a close second with 453 students. Jalandhar school comes next with 405 students. While the school in Amritsar admitted 403 students and Ludhiana admitted 311 students, the school in Mohali lagged behind with a mere 289 students.
Although the project of setting up special residential schools for the meritorious students was the brainchild of the Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal and was considered to be very close to his heart, the society could not manage to fill all the seats in these schools in their maiden session. While the schools have been planning to accommodate 1,000 students each beginning the next academic session, the Education Department had announced 500 open seats in each of the schools for the academic session 2014-15. As per the plan, while the Education Department was planning to enroll 3,000 students, it could enroll 2,322 students. Girls once again outnumbered the boys when it came to taking admission in these schools. Out of the 2,322 students, 1,531 are girls, while 791 are boys. Meanwhile, non-medical remained the favourite subject of the meritorious students with as many as 1,388 of them choosing to study the subject at the schools.
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crime briefs A truck driver of Jajjal village has been booked for beating up a couple over the issue of dumping cow dung at a “ruri” (place for dumping of cow dung). In a complaint to the police, Rajwinder Kaur stated that her neighbour Sukhpal Singh attacked injured her husband. The woman said the accused was armed with an iron rod. The woman said the truck driver was instigated by his family members. Policemen said they were fed up with daily brawls over the issue. Some villagers have their own places for dumping cow dung. The truck driver has been booked under Sections 452 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Woman booked for theft, adultery
The police on Sunday registered a case against a woman and a man for theft and adultery. In a complaint to the police, Bikkar Singh, a resident of Bhagi Wander village, stated that his wife in connivance with another man tried to poison him. The complainant stated that the accused took away gold jewellery from his house after threatening his daughter. A case under Sections 380, 497 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused, Gurpreet Kaur and Surjeet Ram, both residents of Bhagi Wander village. One arrested with illicit liquor
The police on Sunday registered a case against Lachhman Singh of Phllewala village for carrying 10 bottles of illicit liquor. He has been booked under Sections 61,1,14 of the Excise Act. The police said the accused was a habitual offender. He was released on bail later. Two conductors booked for assault
The police have booked two conductors for thrashing the driver of an Orbit bus, a resident of Sangrur district, at the Bathinda bus stand. In a complaint to the police, Tasvir Singh said he was attacked by Tota Singh, aka Rajinder, Tarsem Singh and another unidentified person. The complainant said the accused stopped him and started abusing and beating him up. A case under Sections 323, 341, 506 and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the Kotwali police station. Seven persons booked for thrashing woman
The police have booked seven persons for thrashing a woman, a resident of Mari village, over a land dispute. In a complaint to the police, Karnail Kaur said she was attacked by Karnail Singh, Surinder Singh, Prithpal Singh, Lakhraj Singh, Sukhraj Singh , Charanjit Singh and Gurmit Singh, all resident of the same village. The complainant said that on August 1, the accused entered his house and started abusing and beating him up with the aim of illegally taking control of her land. — TNS |
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BKU, Mazdoor Union protest arrest of members
Bathinda, August 3 They were protesting against the arrest of 20 BKU and khet mazdoor union members who were taking out a rally against the drug abuse, poor law and order situation, government’s move to “suppress” the right to protest and the farmers’ plight at Maluka village on Saturday. Addressing the gathering at Maluka village, farmer leaders Harinder Kaur and Basant Singh condemned the arrest of the members and termed the anti-drug drive started by the state government a drama. They said no action was taken against the influential persons involved in the drug trade. They alleged that through the drug trade, the drug lords were earning crores. “If the government really wants to being youngsters out of the drug trap, it should provide better employment opportunities, free treatment at drug de-addiction centres and take strict action against those involved in the drug trade,” they said. They said their fight regarding the rising debt on farmers would continue. They said the police on the directions of the state government had put many Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and mazdoor union workers in the jail without any reason. They said with a motive to suppress protests against the government, it had brought a new law. They declared to participate in a protest rally against the Prevention of Public and Private Property Bill, 2014, from August 5 to 11 at Rampura.
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Bathinda, August 3
The state government should reframe its power policy and avoid giving farmers’ land to private companies at a lower price. The policy of giving a fillip to private thermal plants will only increase the prices. The state-run thermal plants can provide cheaper power as the private companies think of only profits.
The final list of the students admitted to these schools, which aim to provide quality education to students who scored 80 per cent or more votes in the PSEB Class X examinations, was released by the Society for Promotion of Quality Education for Poor & Meritorious Students of Punjab recently.