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One killed, two hurt in firing incident
Army sends relief material to J&K flood victims
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Finally, Improvement Trust flats get water connection
Rose Garden Plaza to come up in city
GOC-in-Chief visits Bathinda military station
City girl makes it to Army
Gang busted, one arrested
3 years on, court acquits man arrested under NDPS Act
Cops foil bid to carry out protest march
Mathematical olympiad on September 28
Expert asks students to explore various horizons of science
kisan mela
Anganwari worker’s daughter dies of blood cancer
Now, Chachi Chatro enchants Ramlila lovers
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One killed, two hurt in firing incident
Bathinda, September 19 when they were returning to Bhainiwal village after watching fair at Salebrah village. In the incident, one youth was killed and two others were seriously injured. The injured were admitted to the Adesh Medical Hospital in Bucho Mandi. Sources said the attack was due to some old rivalry between the two groups. After getting the information, the Nathana police station police party reached at the spot and started the investigation. Amandeep Singh, Jasvir Singh and Amritpal Singh were coming back in their car late night from a fair at Salebrah village. The trio stopped their car at the grain market of their village, during when their rival group people same Bhaniwal village namely, Bikka, Chidi, Bhola, Lado, Sukhjinder Singh and Babbu reached there and opened fire on them, in which Amardeep Singh died whereas Jasvir Singh was hit on his chest and Amritpal on neck and foot. Sources added that both the injured are out of danger. The injured told that the accused who opened fire on them are their old rivals and a tension had mounted recently between them that was resolved in the panchayat. The accused fled from the spot after the
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Army sends relief material to J&K flood victims
Bathinda, September 19 Two columns were deployed in the worst-affected areas of Haft Chinar, Saraibal, Balgarden and Karan Nagar where the water was flowing at a level of 10 to 15 feet part of the ‘Operation Megh Rahat’ in aid of civil authority. The operations are focused on carrying relief to interior areas giving priority to patients, children, women and elderly persons. The columns evacuated large number of trapped personal and distributed 15 tonnes of relief materials till date. — TNS
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Finally, Improvement Trust flats get water connection
Bathinda, September 19 Sharma interacted with the handful of families residing in the enclave and assured all possible help. Later talking to TNS, Sharma said though 60 flats are already been sold out still 36 flats remain unsold and the process is on to sell off the remaining flats in the coming few months or so. He said the raw material for the installation of the four lifts in the building has been received and the same will be installed within one or two weeks. “We already have the sewerage system in place but due to less number of families it is not functioning but still there is no problem for that handful of people who are residing in the flats,” he said. He claimed that the streetlights from the mainTo increase the power load of the flats, separate transformers have also been installed for the flat owners. Every flat has an area of 1,600 square feet and the enclave has two pent houses of 3,500 square feet area of each. Earlier, during the launch of the flats the flats were sold at a price of Rs 26.5 lakh and now, the reserve price for the same has increased to Rs 44 lakh.
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Rose Garden Plaza to come up in city
Bathinda, September 19 The standard-sized 46 SCO plots , each measuring 121 square yards (16.5 feet by 66 feet), will be sold at a price of Rs 1.93 crore. The authorities said the area is being developed into a plaza under the beautification drive of the Punjab government. “We have taken the initiative to give the abandoned area, an attractive look for people coming from Muktsar, Malout, Faridkot and Fazilka,” said Chief Administrator of the BDA, Varinder Sharma, having additional charge as Chairman of Improvement Trust. He said the most attractive part of the area is car parking as around 1,000 cars could be parked in the area. Also, people may construct up to three and half floors, including basement with permission. The total permitted covered area for each SCO will be 295 square Yards above ground level which effectively means the FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 2.44. The authorities stated that a proposal has been sent to the Director of the Local Bodies to change the name of the place from Blue Fox to Rose Garden Plaza. “We have proposed this name keeping in mind to attract the people visiting rose garden for this plaza,” Varinder said. On whopping cost of the plot he said: “The cost is per the government rates and purchases made from the Municipal Corporation.” The Trust has paid a sum of nearly Rs 84 crore to purchase the land and after including the cost of developing the area and constructing the pavement includes the cost of the plots. Earlier, for many years, a restaurant—Blue Fox—was being operated at this place after which the land remain abandoned and garbage trucks of the Municipal Corporation were parked. The work of earth filling is going on at full pace and few structures are also being razed by a contractor under the supervision of the Improvement Trust authorities. The officials said they are trying to complete the paper formalities to provide all the basic facilities in the area, including water, sewerage, power and others. The officials said they are quite optimistic to sell the plots despite the whopping prices as they would provide all the basic necessities to launch business venture at a strategically located place in the city. The authorities have also planned a Rose Garden Plaza Logo which will soon be put on display after completing the process of earth filling and construction of the parking area at the under construction site.
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GOC-in-Chief visits Bathinda military station
Bathinda, September 19 After reviewing the operational preparedness of the Chetak Corps, the Army Commander visited the Bathinda Military Station. He appreciated the high standards of training and complimented the efforts of the Chetak Corps to improve the quality of life of the soldiers and their families. He emphasised on maintaining a high threshold of operational readiness to enable fulfillment of constitutional obligations and assigned roles of the Indian Army. The Army Commander reiterated that the success in operations will depend on force modernisation, training, security consciousness, work culture and Human Resource Management. He also emphasised the need for value-based leadership, reiterating the Indian Army’s ethos of commitment and professionalism. The Army Commander lauded the efforts of all ranks in Bathinda Military Station who contributed towards relief and rescue operations in J&K earlier this month.
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City girl makes it to Army
Bathinda, September 19 Proud that she managed to break into the Indian Army which is commonly considered as a male bastion, Raman said, “As I began my higher studies, I knew that I wanted to do something to serve the country and its people. I have seen my father, head constable Bhupinder Singh, and my maternal uncle Jatinderpal Singh, who is in the Army, work selflessly. They have inspired me a lot.” Raman studied at Police Public School till Class X and passed her Class XII examination from the RBDAV School. She went ahead to pursue BSc “After completing my LLM, I spared one year to begin coaching in Delhi to train myself for appearing in examinations for civil and judicial services. Although I had plans to join the Punjab Civil Services, as I continued with my law studies, I also woke up to the openings for girls in Indian Army and how the Army welcomed law graduates with open arms. I am happy that I achieved my goal,” she said. While she was inspired by her father and uncle, Raman also gave credit of her success to her mother, Paramjit Kaur Sra. Paramjit always dreamt that her daughter would do what she could only dream off but never achieve. It was her mother’s dream of studying and becoming an IAS officer that Raman aspired to fulfill. “Since my mother got married at an early age, she could not continue her studies to fulfill her dream. She dreamt that her children would one day make her proud. During school days, my brother and I were weak in Hindi. My mother went to the extent of perfecting her Hindi first and then taught us,” Raman said. Clarifying that her family is not worried about her 49-week training schedule in Chennai, she said, “My parents never discriminated between me and my brother. They dealt both of us with the same hand and in fact, my parents are happy that I have made it to the Indian Army. Why does the society question how will a girl stay away from her family? A job is a job, whether it is done by a boy or girl,” said Raman.
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Bathinda, September 19 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, said on September 1 they received a complainant by Sukhmander Singh that on the night of August 30, some unidentified persons stole his car that was parked outside his house. On the statement of the victim, the Nehaiwala police station registered a case under Section 378 of the IPC. The police constituted a team to trace these thefts under SP Swaran Singh Khanna, SP (D) Gurmail Singh and Jagdish Kumar in charge of the CIA Staff. On September 18, the team succeed when during a checking at barricading ASI Parminder Singh along with the CIA staff outside the Harraipur village arrested Gidhar Singh alias Mongli resident of Harraipur village with the Zen car without papers. During interrogation, he admitted that he along with his associate Harry had stolen two cars from Goniana. The police as per the information given by the accused had recovered two stolen cars and two motorcycles. After arresting Gidhar Singh, the search for his associate, Harry, is on and very soon he will be arrested, said the SSP. — TNS
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3 years on, court acquits man arrested under NDPS Act
Bathinda, September 19 Jagjit Singh was arrested by the police from Ajit Road in August 2011 for carrying 29 vials, 350 strips of capsules, 200 loose capsules, 380 gram of intoxicating powder and 150 gram black-coloured tablets. The police had claimed that the accused was carrying these drugs for the purpose of selling the same to drug addicts to make fast bucks. He was sent to jail for four months after which he contested the case in the court. Victim’s counsel advocate, Gurwinder Mann said his client was booked and jailed after he moved a petition in the High Court suspecting registration of a false case. Moreover, Jagjit had a licence to store drugs as he was owner of a chemist shop on the Ajit Road. Mann said after three years of long battle, Jagjit was acquitted by the court today.
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Cops foil bid to carry out protest march
Bathinda, September 19 After the announcement, the police swung into action and a huge police force was deployed at the Zila Parishad office to foil their attempt. Even after the talks with the district officials, the union leaders remained adamant to take out the march against the state government. When a large numbers of protestors, including women, tried to come out of the Zila Parishad office to take out the march, the police immediately closed the gate of the office. Thereafter, leaders and workers of the union started raising slogans against the state government and the police. The protestors also raised slogans when Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Sonali Giri went out on a car through the crowd. MGNREGA Contract Employees Union state president Varinder Singh said the administration was meting them step-motherly treatment. They alleged that under the patronage of the ruling alliance, the police have become a dictator and were trying to suppress the voice of the people. District general secretary Sukhdip Singh said the Punjab Government and the administration instead of taking notice of their demands, was trying to put pressure on them. Last night, the candle march by the employees was stopped just outside the Zila Parishad gate by the police and they threatened to arrest the employees. He said the union was ready for the final fight against the Punjab Government and the administration. They were ready to sacrifice their families and go to jail, he added. e-Panchayat Employees Union district press secretary Jasveer Kaur said e-panchayat employees were going through mental stress after losing their jobs. He said they would intensify their stir to any extend to get their jobs. The Punjab government would be responsible if any untoward incident took place, he added.
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Mathematical olympiad on September 28
Bathinda, September 19 The first round of regional mathematical olympiad will be held on September 28 (Sunday) from 2 to 5 pm at the various centres, including the Department of Mathematics, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda. The competition is open to the students of Class XI and some meritorious students of Class X may also appear in the test. A training camp will be organised for the selected candidates, which will be followed by RMO second round to be held on December 7.
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Expert asks students to explore various horizons of science
Talwandi Sabo, September 19 The seminar was inaugurated after lighting of the lamp by resource person Dr S Chatterjee, an eminent scientist and philanthropist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. The topic of his talk was ‘Universalising the Universe’. He encouraged the students to explore various horizons of science. He emphasised the importance of discourse in science through his elaborate and exclusive research on the discovery of helium. Another speaker, Kalwant Singh, science communicator from Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi and AIPSN, motivated the students to make their parents and villagers aware about the importance and conservation of natural resources. Parminder Kumar, science communicator and chairman, District Child Welfare Society, Sangrur, was also present during the seminar. Dr Bal Krishan was the coordinator of the seminar and Jagtar Singh, Dr Priti Bansal, Anju Saini, Savita, Dr Sushil and other faculty members were present on the occasion. — TNS
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Farmers urged to adopt crop diversification
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 19 The Punjab Government was giving many facilities, including subsidy, so that farmers could take advantage of crop diversification, he added. The government has started a scheme to encourage farmers to take up some side business as well, he said. Basant Garg, who is also the chairman of ATMA, asked the farmers to contact agriculture experts for guidance. He appealed to the farmers that they should use fertilisers in right quantity and keep the environment clean by not burning the stubble of rice and wheat. State Agriculture Department director Dr Mangal Singh Sandhu said farmers should consult the experts for high yield of their crops. They should use seeds, fertilisers and chemicals as per the advice of experts to get maximum benefit, he added. The director said farming should be done with the latest technology. He also made the farmers aware regarding the problems coming in crop diversification and marketing of crops. He said Rs 1,000 subsidy per quintal would be given wheat seeds. He also appealed that fertilisers should only be used after soil and water testing. Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Dr Rajinder Singh Brar while briefing about various schemes said in the district, during 2014-15, they had targeted 2.54 lakh hectares under wheat and 2,000 hectares under mustard, in which they were expecting 12.70 lakh metric tonne of wheat and 3,000 metric tonne of mustard.
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Anganwari worker’s daughter dies of blood cancer
Bathinda, September 19 Her cancer was diagnosed two months ago and she was under treatment. The victim’s mother is an anganwari worker in Bathinda district while the victim’s father is a farmer. Shinderpal Kaur, Anganwari Union president, Bathinda, said, “Surinder Kaur, the mother of victim, is an anganwari worker and she claimed that her daughter was suffering from blood cancer. Victim Ravneet caught fever at the hostel and returned home. She was diagnosed with cancer but doctors claimed that it would be treated with chemotherapy as it was in its first stage.” — TNS
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Now, Chachi Chatro enchants Ramlila lovers
Bathinda, September 19 Busy with improvising his role of Manthra in Ramlila, staged by the Shri Krishna Dramatic Club in Kikar Bazar, Parinda said life had come full circle for him. The 77-year-old actor said, “I began working in Ramlila at the age of 20 but never charged anything. Once I performed a short skit for the inaugural ceremony of the Cooperative Bank where a minister spotted me and paid me Rs 5 with which I opened an account in the same bank.” “The minister offered me stage shows and I also got offer to work as an artiste in drama parties and soon began doing the Atro-Chatro comedy series on television and other forums. The series earned me a lot of appreciation and popularity and we visited several foreign countries to do stage shows,” he added. Although renowned in Punjab and popular in foreign countries, the glamour and glitz of Mumbai didn’t go down with Parinda. “Actress Indira Billi was like a sister to me and on her behest, I went to Mumbai to make a career in the Hindi film industry. I could manage to stay there only for a few days. I could not adapt myself to the culture. For me, Punjab was and is still the best place to be,” he said. Parinda went on to work in more than 25 Punjabi films and in recognition of his talent, the state government named a road, leading to his residence in the city, after him. Although Parinda’s sons don’t stop him from working on the stage, he rues that the youth of today are losing interest in the culture and tradition of not only Punjab but India as well. “Today’s youth are moving farther from the culture, tradition, attire and even language of the state and moving closer to Western things. They don’t have time or the inclination for theatre and culture,” he said. With age, Parinda has restricted the number of shows he does and makes sure that he is home every night. Irrespective of the amount he is offered, he has made it a rule that he does not have to stay anywhere overnight. “No matter where I am and what role I am doing, the viewers want to see a pinch of Chachi Chatro in my performance,” he added.
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Bathinda, September 19
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