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Municipal Solid Waste Treatment plant Case
Congress leader begins fast-unto-death
Village or a nursery for Army soldiers!
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Special voters’ campaign from Oct 19 to Nov 20: DC
Diyas losing ground to Chinese lights
150 protesting farmers booked for disrupting traffic
Global hand wash day
Doctors, medical staff sensitise patients about washing hands to maintain hygiene
71st Corps Day of EME observed with fervour
basketball tourney
Four persons booked for enticing minor girl
Four booked for beating man to death
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Municipal Solid Waste Treatment plant Case Nikhila Pant Dhawan Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 15 “During the last two hearings, the discussions were held over the MCB selection of the dumping site located along the Bathinda-Mansa Road over the other two probable sites located in Jiwan Singh Wala and Jodhpur Romana villages to set up the plant. During the last hearing, the MCB and the Local Bodies Department were directed to present a report regarding this but they failed to do so,” said the complainant Mall Singh’s counsel, advocate Guriqbal Singh Chahal. Meanwhile, Commissioner, MCB, Dalwinderjit Singh, who also attended the hearing today, said, “The secretary of the Local Bodies Department GM Balamurgan visited all the three sites and was preparing the report during the day-to-day hearing which was cancelled today. Now, he will present the report during the next hearing.” It is pertinent to mention here that GM Balamurgan visited the dumping site on the Bathinda-Mansa Road on Monday during which he took stock of whether the MCB had initiated the procedure of segregating the plastic from the garbage dump or not. During the hearing held on August 29, the NGT had pulled up the MCB for ignoring the rules mentioned under the MSW Act 2000 and dumping all kinds of waste together at the site. It had also directed the MCB to initiate the process of segregation of plastic from the waste before setting up the treatment plant. It had also noted that since the plastic, along with other waste, was being dumped at the site for the past 14 years, it was necessary to segregate all the plastic. Plastic segregation:
A mammoth task
After the tribunal’s order, the MCB is faced with the mammoth task of segregating plastic from the huge dumps of garbage which adorn the site along the Bathinda-Mansa Road. Garbage is being dumped at the site for the past 14 years and the NGT has noted that plastic was non-biodegradable and its treatment will cause pollution of the environment on a large scale. In an affidavit submitted by the MCB to the tribunal in May last year, it was mentioned that as much as 5.30 lakh tonnes of garbage was lying at the site. The figure by now, must have touched the six lakh tonne mark. To sift through the entire dump and segregate the plastic waste is, however, no mean task. |
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Congress leader begins fast-unto-death
Bathinda, October 15 The workers have been protesting against the Police Department demanding that the SHO of the Canal Colony police station, Gurpreet Singh, be transferred for allegedly misbehaving with Jhumba on the evening of October 9. They also accused the Police Department of overlooking the demands of the party workers at the behest of the state government. Addressing the gathering today, Jhumba said, “A minor issue that could have easily been resolved by the Police Department has now turned into a do-or-die fight for me. If they do not heed to our demand for the SHO’s transfer, in the coming days, we will demand the transfer of other senior police officials as well.” He also added that the way the police had stopped, rounded up and taken away the Congress workers from the dharna site was not justifiable and was an attempt by the Police Department to suppress all voices which were being raised against the state government. “They can muffle the voices, but the din against the functioning of the state government and the Police Department is getting louder,” Jhumba added. Factionalism out in
the open
The groupism in the Bathinda District Congress Committee has once again come to the fore. Pegging Jhumba’s fight against the SHO as “a trivial, frivolous and personal” one, several local Congress leaders and former municipal councillors are maintaining a distance from the protest. “A tussle between a ration depot holder and a Congress worker has been blown out of proportion by some of the District Congress Committee
members. Had it been a fight for the interests of the common man, we would have definitely extended our support and would have also mobilised the masses, but this is a different case altogether,” said a senior Congress leader on the condition of anonymity. |
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Village or a nursery for Army soldiers!
Bathinda, October 15
They are all interested in joining the Indian Army in particular and the police service, in general, following in the footsteps of their family tradition. There are at least 65 youngsters, including girls, serving in different forces including the Army, paramilitary and state police these days. Sarpanch Nirmal Singh said the village has given more than 175 personnel to the Army since India’s independence. Catching up on his breath after he was stopped by the Tribune correspondent, Haripal Singh said, “My great grandfather fought in the World War I. Listening to his stories of bravery since I was a child, I never thought I was fit for anything else in my life except the Army. I breathe ‘fauj’ (Army) ever since I remember.” Tehal Singh, a freedom fighter, served in the INA (Indian National Army). He was posthumously awarded the Tamra Patra (award in recognition of his services) by the Indian government. His son, Jagga Singh, too had joined the Indian Army. Jarnail Singh, a village elder, said, “There has been a slight decline in the number of youngsters opting for the defence forces from our village. However, a large number still prefers exercising daily to keep themselves fit and many still aspire for a job in the services. Sarpanch Nirmal Singh said: “My classmates of the 1995-96 batch of matriculation joined the defence services.” Nachater Singh, a local schoolteacher, is said to have worked hard on training the youth of his village. In fact, his only son Shagandeep Singh and nephew Jaskaran Singh are also with the Indian Army. Jarnail Singh and Paramjit Singh Bhangu said the youngsters get inspiration from their forefathers and seniors and are fond of joining the forces. They sought government help in training the youth for post of officers as well. All except for Subedar Chand Singh retired as jawans. “We prefer the job for our pride, good salaries and secure life,” P S Bhangu said.
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death
of mla’s sister at max hospital Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 15 General secretary of the Indian Medical Association, Dr Rohit, said, “A meeting was held today and we have decided to form an action committee that would investigate into the matter. It’s wrong to book any doctor in cases where they themselves have been trying to save their patients. If the need arises, we can also stage protests and agitations. Further course of action is yet to be decided and it would be revealed only later.” It’s pertinent to mention that a case against the doctor was registered after the death of SAD MLA Darshan Singh Kotfatta’s younger sister, Kulwinder Kaur, while she was undergoing treatment at the Max Hospital on Monday night. Kulwinder’s husband alleged that his wife, who was in coma at the hospital for some daus, died due to negligence on the part of the doctors of the Max Hospital. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the husband of the deceased, Ajaib Singh, the Kotwali police station registered an FIR against Dr Rajesh Vashisth along with a junior doctor and a staff nurse under Section 304 (negligence resulting in death) of the IPC. The deceased, Kulwinder Kaur, who had been admitted to the hospital since September 14 this year, was a resident of Bathinda and was working as post of principal at the government school in Gobindpura village. Postmortem was conducted by a medical board comprising Dr Ramesh Maheshwari, Dr Visaser Chawla and Dr Ramanpreet Kaur. The team conducted the postmortem and has sent the viscera to a Kharar laboratory for examination to ascertain the exact reason for the death.
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Special voters’ campaign from Oct 19 to Nov 20: DC
Bathinda, October 15 The DC added that those voters who have attained the age of 18 years on January 1, 2015 or are elders, can submit their claims and objections through requisite proforma and submit the same at the office of the election registration officer or booth-level officer from October 15 to November 10. He said a special campaign would be held for the voters on October 19 and November 20 wherein the booth-level officers would be available at the respective booths and will receive these proformas. The Deputy Commissioner said to include names, the voters’ list will be revised from October 15 to November 20 and the person needs to fill in form 6 with a coloured photograph, an NRI will have to fill in form 6 A, for deleting name form 7 has to be filled, for making changes in the name form 8 has to be filled and for changing the residence, address form 8 O has to be filled. On the other hand, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Sumit Kumar Jarangal today held a meeting with the representatives of political parties in this connection. The representatives were given details about the schedule for revision of voters’ lists, a set of the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and CD of voters’ lists without photos. He appealed to them to appoint booth-level agents so that the revision of list can be completed efficiently.
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Diyas losing ground to Chinese lights
Bathinda, October 15 According to traders, the main reasons behind this are the affordable prices and a wide variety of lights to choose from. “Prices in the range of Rs 20 to Rs 250 are not much for lower middle-class families. People easily get attracted to these fancy lights due to their colours, shapes and affordability,” said Jeet Singh, a trader. People say the cheap Chinese bulbs are preferred over the traditional earthen lamps for their wide range and designs ranging from fruit to colorful flowers. “We are buying Chinese lights because the cost of oil has risen. Even as mini bulbs and other electrical articles are costlier than earthen lamps, the former is a one-time investment and just requires maintenance down the years. And secondly, unlike earthen lamps bulbs don’t require additional things like oil. So, it is better to go for electrical articles than earthen lamps,” said Shraddha Aggarwal, a housewife. Manufacturers of earthen lamps have faced stiff competition in the last two years. An increase of five to seven times in the prices of diyas has also been seen. “People want comfort, they want to avoid taking the pain of putting oil and burning diyas, which are a part of our tradition. Moreover, the input cost of earthen lamps has risen to such an extent that it has become difficult for the manufacturers to sell earthen lamps at low prices. We are facing the brunt from both sides,” said Rakesh Kumar, an entrepreneur with three decades of experience in running the business of earthen lamps. He said only a few lower middle-class families still the buy earthen lamps while others have chosen the electrical items market. On the other hand, traders of Chinese decorative items are excited to see the overwhelming response from the customers. “We are into the business of Chinese lights. Every year during Diwali, we get new designs. This year, we have introduced the traditional diyas, candle shaped lights, which are gaining popularity here,” said a trader dealing in Chinese lights. Some potters said though the Chinese lights had become highly popular among some people, many others still prefer the traditional way of celebrating Diwali with earthen lamps. “These electric lights have become good gift items. These lights have taken the sheen out of traditional earthen lamps. There are a very few takers for our lamps these days, especially in cities,” said Kalu, a potter. |
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150 protesting farmers booked for disrupting traffic
Bathinda, October 15 The protestors, who have been booked, are relatives of small and marginal farmers who had committed suicides after being unable to pay off the debt and the losses in farming. Shingara Singh Mann, district president, BKU (Bhartiya Kisan Union) Ekta Ugrahan, said, “The government had failed in keeping its word on providing compensation to the affected families of farmers who had committed suicide in the last many years.” “If the government fails to fulfil the demands of the farmers and doesn’t provide compensation to the affected families, we will intensify our protest. The Central government has released funds for the farmers but the state government is not distributing them,” he said. For a long time, the district collectors had not released the amount of compensation to the affected families of victim farmers whereas earlier, they use to claim the faults and error made by the clerks in mentioning the names of victim farmers and now, even when they are coming out on roads against the government demanding compensation, they register case against the protestors. Investigative officer, Ranjodh Singh, said they have booked a case against the three persons by name and 150 unidentified persons who had staged protest on the road outside the Mini-Secretariat on Monday affecting the traffic on the Main Road. No arrests have been made by the police so far in the case.
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Cleanliness drive gets a shot in arm
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 15
Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Dr Basant Garg flagged off the rally, which covered areas of Dhobi Bazaar, Sirki Bazaar and concluded at the same school from where it started. Dr Basant Garg laid focused on the importance of following simple technique of washing hands properly and keeping several diseases at bay. He laid emphasis of educating every individual about the proper hand washing procedure. Earlier, the students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School presented a skit that gave a message of maintaining hygiene. Natyam Manch, Jaito, gave the same message by using the age-old technique that public performers (bhands) used to adopt. The rally included around 600 students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Mall Road, MHR Secondary School, Bathinda, MSD Public School, SSD School and paramedical staff from the Civil Hospital. School principal Sween Kiran thanked the audience. ADC (General) Dr Sumit Jarangal, Assistant Commissioner (General) Dr Narinder Singh Dhaliwal, Assistant Commissioner (Grievances) Charumita, Civil Surgeon Dr Tejpal Singh Randhawa and others were present on the occasion.
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Doctors, medical staff sensitise patients about washing hands to maintain hygiene
Bathinda, October 15
Ayurvedic doctors at Government Ayurvedic Hospital also joined the campaign and sensitised patients to wash hands before taking meals. The campaign was initiated in August 2008 with a motive to reduce childhood mortality due to respiratory and diarrheal diseases by introducing simple behavioural changes such as washing hands with soap. This simple and accessible action can, according to research, reduce the rate of morality due to these diseases by almost 50 per cent. Celebrated every year on October 15, the campaign motivates and mobilises millions around the world to wash their hands with soap. The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about washing hands with soap as a key approach to disease prevention. “Washing hands with soap could be the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent deaths from infectious diseases. Hand-washing can also make a significant contribution in reducing deaths among children under the age of five by two-third by 2015,” said Civil Surgeon Dr TS Randhawa. “Every year, 1.7 million children don’t live to celebrate their fifth birthday because of diarrhea and pneumonia. These diseases cause almost 5,000 childhood deaths every day, according to UNICEF. The simple habit of washing hands can significantly reduce the risk of contracting these illnesses by almost 50 per cent in the case of diarrhea and by nearly one-quarter for acute respiratory infections,” he added.
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71st Corps Day of EME observed with fervour
Bathinda, October 15 The day commenced with EME veterans meet, which was graced by a large number of retired officers and soldiers. A fun-filled Pagal Gymkhana and EME Regimental ‘Barakhana’ were also organised. The senior most EME officer in the station, Brig RK Rana, addressed a special sainik sammelan of all EME tradesmen. He complimented them for their high technical proficiency, dedication and zeal. Technical proficiency awards to tradesmen were awarded for outstanding and sterling technical performance in maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment of the Field Army. The Corps of EME is responsible for providing engineering support to all categories of equipment held by the Indian Army, including tanks, artillery guns, radars, communication equipment, helicopters and medical equipment. — TNS
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Last day witnesses some tough fights
Bathinda, October 15
District Education Officer Sukhbir Singh reached Khalsa Senior Secondary School to watch the matches and applaud the players. On the third day today, a match was played between Bathinda and Ludhiana girls in which Ludhiana defeated Bathinda by 28-19 points. Another match was played between Jalandhar and Amritsar, in which Amritsar defeated Jalandhar by 23-16 points. In another match played between Ludhiana and Jalandhar, Ludhiana won a one-sided match with 21-9 points. Amritsar defeated Bathinda by 32-24 points. In the boys category, Ropar defeated Fazilka with by 37-32 points. Ludhiana defeated Barnala by 48-20 points and Jalandhar defeated Gurdaspur by 36-10 points. Mansa defeated Moga by 44-36 points. — TNS
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Four persons booked for enticing minor girl
Bathinda, October 15 He also stated that Sandeep was the main accused, who enticed away his daughter and all other accused helped him in doing so. The Maur police station investigation officer said they have registered a case on the statement of the father of the girl and investigation into the matter is on. They have also started searching for the girl. The police have registered a case under Sections 363, 354 D and 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against all the accused at Maur police station.
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Four booked for beating man to death
Bathinda, October 15 In a complaint lodged at the Rama police station, Mahavir Prasad, a resident of Rama has stated that yesterday, he along with his son Puneet was returning home after closing his shop at around 8.40 pm, when suddenly four unidentified persons hit his son with an object on the head. He immediately rushed the victim to the hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctors. SHO, Rama police station, said the police have registered a case on the basis of the statement made by the father of the deceased. The police have registered a case against the four unidentified persons under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC at the Rama police station. — TNS |
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