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Dist faces shortage of vets
primary school games
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GKU students visit model village in Ludhiana district
Two test positive for dengue
Locals seek direct train to Varanasi
Power tariff hike irks city residents
School set to celebrate National Unity Day
Students write essays on green environment
GNDU to celebrate 45th Foundation Day
Students urged to excel in competitive exams
One held with illegal weapon Feedback
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Dist faces shortage of vets
Bathinda, October 29 Interestingly, there are 40 hospitals in Bathinda district, of which 15 are running without veterinary officers. There is no veterinary officer in veterinary hospitals at Kalan, Sukha, Dhipali, Mehraj, Kot, Fatta, Pakka Kalan, Bhagta Bhaika, Rampura, Jhumba, Maluka, Doomwali, Bhuccho, Rama, Bangi, Pathrala and Kotfatta. There is no veterinary doctor at the Bathinda veterinary hospital for the past six months after the doctor from here was transferred to Sema village in the district. Similarly, there is no doctor for the past over a year in Rampura. Bhagta Bhaika resident Gurdarshan Singh, who is having 13 cows and selling milk for the past 10 years, said, “I have never seen a veterinary doctor at our village dispensary and whenever there is a need we call doctors from other villages. Most of the time we call private doctors and for it we pay an hefty fee. A number of times we have approached the Animal Husbandry Department over the issue but all fell on deaf years. A number of villagers who have buffaloes are facing the same problem. Many a time, cows and buffaloes die in the absence of treatment.” Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department Dr Pardeep Bansal said, “Yes, there is a shortage of doctors but soon the government will fill all the vacant posts. The department will install new machines and provide all basic facilities at all veterinary hospitals. The latest equipment and other infrastructure required for the treatment of the animals will be provided to the hospital.”
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Tough contests mark Day 2 of games
Sukhmeet Bhasin Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 29 In wrestling (25-kg weight category), Jaspreet Singh got the first position, Jalkaran Singh of Rampura got second and Harman Singh Mani of Bathinda and Ramanpreet Singh of Talwandi Sabo were joint winners of the third position. In national kabaddi competition, girls of Nathana, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda and Bhagta block were victorious today. In the boys category, Rampura, Talwandi, Sangat and Bathinda teams were the winners. In the kho kho competition (girls), Talwandi, Rampura, Sangat and Bathinda were declared winners. In kabaddi circle style, Bhagta, Rampura, Talwandi and Bathinda won the matches played today. In the football competition, Bhagta, Talwandi, Nathana won their matches and Bhagta and Nathana have booked their berth in the
final match. In the 400 metre relay race (boys category), Jagsir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Sukhpreet Singh of Nathana blocks got the first position, Mander, Ramandeep Singh, Sukhdeep Singh and Suraj Singh of Bathinda got the second and Ajit Singh, Gurtej Singh, Dharampreet Singh and Rajwinder Singh got the third position. In the girls category, Veerpal Kaur, Neeru Rani, Lovpreet Kaur, Husandeep Kaur of Talwandi, got the first position, Kamalpreet Kaur, Harmandeep Kaur, Mamta and Haramanpreet Kaur of Bathinda got the second and Nisha, Jaspreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur and Sarvpreet Kaur of Nathana got the third position. In the shotput competition (boys category), Daljit Singh of Sangat got the first position, Karanveer Singh of Bathinda was second and Gurpreet Singh of Talwandi Sabo got the third position. In the girls category, Gurjit Kaur of Bathinda got the first position, Kamalpreet Kaur of Bathinda was second and Gagandeep Kaur of Sangat got the third position. In the long jump competition, (boys category), Ajit Singh of Sangat got the first position, Shankar of Bathinda was second and Ravinder Singh of Bhagta got the third position. In the girls category, Nisha Kaur of Rampura got the first position, Paramjit Kaur of Sangat was second and Ramandeep Kaur of Talwandi Sabo got the third
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Congress workers begin silent protest
Bathinda, October 29 As many as 21 workers of the party headed by general secretary of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and former MLA Harminder Singh Jassi, staged protest today. They said the count of protestors would increase to 31 on Thursday and 51 on Friday. Elaborating on the party’s decision to stage a silent protest, Jassi said the past several incidents had shown that the state government machinery had been tweaked to suppress the voices of dissent by wielding the sticks and attacking the protestors. He alleged that the police stations were being run as per the whims and fancies of the SAD leaders and were being used to frame opposition leaders and workers in fake cases and sending them behind bars. He requested Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and DGP Sumedh Saini to look into the matter and issue directives pertaining to the release of the arrested Congress workers. He threatened to intensify their protest if their demands were not met. Putting a question mark on the law and order situation, Jassi said the crime graph in the city had been on the rise since 2007. While the police force was busy with trivial issues, the criminals were enjoying a free run, he added. Preparing or losing ground for MC elections?
Just before the run-up to the Municipal Corporation elections in the city, the Congress party is seen mired in controversies. Earlier, Jhumba announced a protest against the in-charge of the Vardhaman police post but retracted afterwards. Soon after, he accused the Canal Colony police station SHO of misbehaviour and staged a protest from where he was forcibly taken to the Civil Hospital. After alienating some senior Congress leaders in the city by accepting a sip of juice offered by Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sarup Chand Singla to break his fast-unto-death, two cases were filed against him, one of which was, interestingly, filed by a senior Congress leader. While the din to remove Partap Singh Bajwa from the post of the president of PPCC gets louder across the state with charges of propagating groupism in the party, the Congress party has landed in a tight spot just before the MC elections. DCC and Jassi will have to work hard to make sure that all is set before the MC elections are officially announced. The party will also have to ensure that the workers and leaders are not mired in controversies and instead, may spend their energy and time on the elections. |
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GKU students visit model village in Ludhiana district
Bathinda, October 29 Chakkar village has earned name and fame not only across India but also in Asia due to the hard work of its residents. Students were highly impressed to see the level of development in the village. Villagers donate huge money, which is spent
for the beautification of the village. The students had a great time as they enjoyed boating in the artificial Morgan Lake of the village. The streets look beautiful with plants. Moreover, villagers donated land from their houses to broaden the streets of the village. A resident of Chakkar village and faculty member of
GKU, Prof Balwant Singh Sandhu, said the whole project of the village was accomplished by the villagers on their own and it look three years to bring the village on world map. Prof Sandhu said this also reflected the positive attitude of the villagers. Apart from this, the village has also given many international players to India, only because of the positive thinking and progressive attitude of its residents. Students participated in a question-answer round with Prof Sandhu and other villagers regarding the developmental work and the problems which the villagers faced during the developmental work. Prof Sukhdevinder Singh
Kaurra, Public Relations Officer of GKU, said the main aim of the tour was to motivate the students, so that they could also beautify their villages by taking up small initiatives. Prof Jitin Sharma, Prof Sukhjinder Kaur and Prof Sheetal also accompanied the students on the tour. |
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Two test positive for dengue
Bathinda, October 29 Four patients have already undergone the macliza test at the Bathinda Civil Hospital out of which two were tested positive for dengue. A health team under the guidance of the district epidemiologist has also surveyed the house of the patient at Deon village. It’s pertinent to note that among the total 87 patients found positive in Punjab, six cases were from Bathinda. About 177 cases of dengue were reported in the district in 2013 whereas the number in 2011 had touched 1,000. As per reports, Rs 20.48 lakh were spent by the MC on fogging from April to June this year whereas, in 2013, about Rs 50 lakh were spent on fogging. Water-holding containers, including plastic, metal drums and cement tanks, facilitate the growth of dengue mosquito. Dengue is one of the major public health problems that can be controlled with the active participation of people and for this there is a need to organise health education programmes about dengue. Dr HS
Haiyer, epidemologist, Bathinda, said, “We followed the cases in our district and sprayed in and around the houses of the patients. Both the patients are now in good health and were treated at a private hospital. We are regularly visiting the areas where water accumulates often and spread awareness.” |
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Locals seek direct train to Varanasi
Bathinda, October 29 Mohinder Pal, president, Maha Shakti Bhalai Sangathan, said the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas was celebrated in a big way at Begumpura in Varanasi every year in February. Last year, around 30,000 devotees from the Malwa region, Sriganganagar and other parts of Haryana had visited Varanasi to participate in the celebrations. This year, the number of pilgrims is expected to touch 45,000. The government should accept our demand for the convenience of pilgrims.” “The pilgrims belonging to the Malwa region assemble at the Bathinda junction to catch trains to Delhi and then take the Shiv Ganga Express from Delhi to
Varanasi. The Shiv Ganga Express reaches Delhi at 7 am but leaves for Varanasi at 7.40 pm. Instead of halting at Delhi for more than 12 hours, the train can pass through the city for at least 15 days in a year during which the pilgrims travel to
Begumpura,” he added. He said though Bathinda was well connected with New Delhi, the absence of a direct train to Varanasi was very discouraging. On the same lines, they have also demanded a direct train between Bathinda and Chandigarh. At present, only the
Shimla-Kalka Express ply between the city and Chandigarh, which leaves for the state capital at mid night and reaches Chandigarh early morning. Thus, government employees and other people fail to use this. The residents have also demanded the rail connectivity between Bathinda and Ludhiana. |
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Traffic norms violations: Women traffic cops deployed in city
Bathinda, October 29 At present, only six women cops have been deployed at the main points of the city. With the deployment of the women cops, the women violating the traffic norms are likely to be reined in. As the traffic on the roads is constantly increasing, the carefree driving is also on the rise. It has become an uphill task for the district police to control this. Traffic police official Baljit Singh Brar said they had been penalising the commuters driving without proper papers or violating the traffic norms. He said with the deployment of the women traffic police, the women violating the traffic norms would be dealt with severely. DSP (City) Gurjit Singh Romana said the women cops had been deployed in the city as they were facing a problem in checking the women. |
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Power tariff hike irks city residents
Bathinda, October 29 As per PSPCL, FCA surcharge has been levied at a rate of 2 paise per kWh on the metered category and 0.06 paise per kWh on the unmetered category (farming sector) to recover Rs. 13.24 crore on account of an increase in the cost of coal and power. With this hike, the consumers in the state will have to shell out more for electricity in Punjab from this month. Raman Watts, president of the Bathinda Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), said, “ The industry in the state is already facing crisis and the decision would further hit it adversely.” Ashik Dhunike, president of the Punjab Beopar Mandal, said the hike in power tariff will increase the price of the essential commodities and the burden will be passed to the traders and
the common man. As the sale of traders will dip, a hike in salaries for workers will also get affected. Parminder Goyal, president of the Bathinda unit (urban) of the BJP, said the government should not put any burden on the common man and it should change it style of functioning. Sandip Garg, a city resident, said the government was hitting the common man hard with its anti-public policies. Another resident Anmol Jain said the government should take back the
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School set to celebrate National Unity Day
Bathinda, October 29 There will be a number of activities such as ‘Run for Unity’, poster-making, collage making, debate and on-line quiz to mark the celebrations. There will be 700-800 students participating in the ‘Run for Unity’, making the occasion an unforgettable one. More than 50 schools will be enthusiastically participating in this endeavour to make carry out the project in true-spirit. All the institutions are suggested to take Rashtriya Ekta Diwas pledge, preferably during the morning assembly where an esteemed personality may be invited as a special guest to address the students on the theme of unity, integrity, safety and security. Run for Unity will start from the Multipurpose Sports Stadium in which 800 students will participate. An online quiz
will be conducted at RBDAV Senior Secondary Public School. City co-ordinator Satwant Kaur Bhullar appealed to the students to participate in these activities. She said such initiatives should become an integral part of routine activities to promote national integrity among the youth. |
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Students write essays on green environment
Talwandi Sabo, October 29 Prof Jagwinder Singh Sidhu, principal of the school, said around 50 students from non-medical, commerce and arts stream participated in the competition. Chief guest Dr Kansal said such competitions develop writing skills among the students along with having a positive impact on them. The writing skill would not only also help them in their higher studies but in every sphere of life, he added. He also motivated the students for creating an eco-friendly environment. Amarjot Kaur was the activity in-charge and Prof Shingara Singh put in efforts for the successful completion of the event. On the basis of writing skills and content, Pawandeep Kaur, Jagroop Singh and Amritpal Singh were declared first, second and third, respectively. The chief guest and other staff members distributed prizes among the winners. Principal Sidhu said such activities along with the academic schedule develop the overall personality of the students. — TNS
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GNDU to celebrate 45th Foundation Day
Amritsar, October 29 Various committees have been constituted for conducting the celebrations of the Foundation Day smoothly. Members of the All National Academia, Prof SK Joshi, former Director General, CSIR, social scientist, Prof SP Gautam, former Vice-Chancellor, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, SB Singh, IG (headquarters), Central Industrial Security Force, will delivers lectures during celebrations at Guru Nanak Bhawan Auditorium. The VC said celebrations would start with Bhog of Sri Akhand Path at gurdwara on the university campus followed by shabad kirtan. An exhibition of rare books, manuscripts, a painting contest and folklore would also be organised at various venues, he added. Guru-ka-langar will be served at Senate hall lawns, which will be followed by a hockey match at the stadium. Another kirtan darbar will be held at university gurdwara in the evening, which will be followed by lighting of crackers. |
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Students urged to excel in competitive exams
Bathinda, October 29 BD Sharma, deputy director, Activities, Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI), and Bhawan Mittal, Dean of Training and Placement Cell, welcomed the resource-person. Around 450 students attended the lecture. Dr Walia motivated the students to follow the rules and use various studies supporting material such as magazines, newspapers and TV channels for preparation of competitive examinations. The lecture helped the students to clear their doubts regarding competitive examinations.
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In 30-kg category, Ramandeep Singh of Sangat got the first position, Dharampreet Singh of Talwandi Sabo got the second and Akashdeep Singh of Bathinda and Gagan jointly won the third position.