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AMRITSAR BATALA HOSHIARPUR Jalandhar Training to paramedics: Nearly 500 delegates attended a special conference for paramedical staff organised by the Punjab Hearth Foundation at the local Oxford Hospital here on Sunday. While Dr Naggi, Assistant Civil Surgeon, was the chief guest, a number of specialists, including, Dr
S. P. S. Grover, Dr Raman Chawla, Dr Rakesh Sudan, Dr Meenakshi Anand, Dr Naveen Chitkara, Dr
J. S. Saini, Dr Navjot, and Dr Nitin Kaushik delivered lectures on varied subjects relating to emergency medical care and the handling of patients. Nawanshahr Association plea to CM: Dr
R. P. Bhardwaj and Dr Jaspal Singh Randhawa, president and general secretary, respectively, Principals Association (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar area), have urged the Chief Minister to fulfil the promise of merging the 50 per cent of DA with the basic pay of the teaching and non-teaching staff serving in the privately managed government-aided colleges and to lift the ban on the recruitment in these colleges. Phagwara Sangrur |
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Beer guzzling up colas’ fizz
With the cartel that controlled the trade having been decimated, the rough-and-tough musclemen manning the counters earlier have yielded place to fresh, young faces eager to put their best foot forward in the changed scenario. “Namaskar, janab kya shauk farmayenge?” is how Bacchus lovers are welcomed to these shops these days, instead of the stern-sounding “Ke diyun” (what do you want) greeting of earlier days. The number of liquor shops too has doubled, leading to stiff competition. So, do not be surprised if you are offered a soda or a small packet of namkeen free with a bottle of premium whisky. The Haryanvis have also suddenly turned beer aficionados. With the average price down to Rs 30 a bottle from Rs 70-90 last month, motorists now break their journey to guzzle a beer or two on the way. The lower beer prices are eating into the sales of popular soft drinks. After all, how many guys would want half a litre of cola for Rs 20 when a bottle of beer can be had for Rs 30 and the empty bottle can be sold back to the vendor for Rs 3? The defence CSD liquor has virtually vanished from the streets, now that the prices in the civilian areas are almost the same. There is a wide choice of brands available too. Most roadside liquor shops, even in the villages, stock every conceivable brand on their shelves. Till recently, Haryanvis had to buy good liquor brands from Delhi or Chandigarh. The competition has also pushed bootleggers out of business. Adulterated liquor in Haryana is now history. As far as liquor is concerned, Haryana has indeed come a long way from the prohibition days of 1996, when Bacchus lovers had to drive down to the bordering Rajasthan and Punjab villages for satiating their thirst. Healthy approach
The condition of women will only improve through empowerment. They must get equal opportunity to participate in every activity and be on the forefront of the fight against hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. These are the views of Nandita Bakshi, a former IRS officer and the Secretary of the Delhi-based NGO, Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog Sewa Sanstha (BSGSS). This month, the NGO started a ‘health service van’ (mobile dispensary) for 25 villages of the Majri block in Ropar district. “The NGO is already running vocational courses and has started self-help groups in 75 villages of Sangrur district. A mobile dispensary will provide health services to poor villagers at their doorstep,” she says. There are also plans to provide training to women in tailoring, stitching and other such courses in Majri block. It will enable them to become self-reliant. “The NGO was started 10 years ago. For the first eight years, we did not get any aid from the government and generated our own resources for progammes for slum dwellers and women’s uplift. Now, we have involved 450 like-minded professionals, for whom social service is more important than materialistic gain. Besides, a large number of voluntary agencies also assist the NGO in various domains,” says she. The NGO is running programmes at various places like Delhi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Punjab, Chandigarh and Kalimpong (West Bengal) to improve the condition of the poor and to make women self-reliant” Bakshi adds. No heartache for him Beating heart surgery on a fully conscious, middle-aged patient without administering anaesthesia? Sounds difficult, but this was made possible by heart surgeons at a Jalandhar-based heart centre recently. Instead of anaesthetic drugs, the thoracic epidural block technique was used by the surgeons, led by Dr Sushant Srivastava, to save the life of Sudesh Kumar, a 43-year-old junk dealer and resident of Jandiala village. Sudesh Kumar was suffering from coronary heart disease and had already undergone angiography a few months ago. According to Dr Charanjit Singh Pruthi and Dr Srivastava, anaesthetic drugs could not be administered to the patient as he was suffering from severe coughing and had an unstable heartbeat. “The epidural block technique nullified sensation in the thoracic area and the patient remained fully conscious throughout the 75- minute-long surgery. He was able to walk within three days of his operation,” the doctors claim. Contributed by |
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Yeh dil maange more’ is a slogan that no longer reminds people of a popular soft drink in Haryana. It applies more to the thirst for the numerous brands of beer, whisky and vodka that are now readily available at liquor shops across the state at half the prices that prevailed till last month. But that’s not the end of the tale.