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June 23, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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ABOHAR SUICIDE BID: An attempt by a person to commit suicide in police custody was foiled at a police station in Sriganganagar on Friday. Bachan Singh, who had been nabbed for snatching a gold chain in Kalian village near Padampur, tried to commit suicide in the Police lockup when the constable on duty refused to give him a beeri to smoke. Bachan tried to cut stitches on his abdomen which had been operated upon a few days ago. When the constable saw him bleeding, he raised the alarm and rushed him to the Civil Hospital. A case was registered against him on Saturday, the police sources said.
BATHINDA MEDICAL CAMP: A medical camp was organised at Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant here on Friday where a team of doctors from the thermal plant as well as the Civil Hospital medically examined employees of the plant. According to a statement issued here, the camp was inaugurated by the Chief Engineer, Mr SC Mahajan. FAZILKA JAGRAON
LUDHIANA CONDEMNED: The Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Employees Union has strongly condemned the managements attitude towards it. Mr Chander Mohan Kalia, president, Ms Navraj Kaur, general secretary, Ms Rajwant Kaur, joint secretary, Mr Ashok Kumar, secretary and Mr Irfan Ahmed, special advisor to the union, in a joint statement issued on Saturday said their agitation was peaceful and claimed that patients were not being neglected due to their dharna. Mr Kalia said employees had never turned violent and every protest was peaceful. The management was levelling baseless allegations against the employees, said the union leader. DR
J. BINDRA: Dr J. Bindra, Head of Dentistry Department, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, has recently returned after attending ‘Summit-2002 Magnificent Destinations in Implant Dentistry’ at Bauff, Canada. According to a press note, Dr Bindra was the only dentist invited from India in the group for 500 dentists that had gathered from all over the world. Dr Bindra said workshop was focussed on the new development of the implant dentistry in which the size of implant being small, various steps of the implant procedures could be done in one sitting but caused little discomfort. PATIALA TALWANDI SABO |
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PARWANOO DIED: Surindar Rana (38), general secretary, Sirmour Karamchari Union, died at Pinjore on Friday due to severe heart attack. He was rushed to the Kalka Civil Hospital. Interestingly the doctor on duty referred him to a private nursing home at Pinjore as there was no ESG apparatus available at the hospital. Surindar Rana collapsed at the nursing home after receiving preliminary treatment. |
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