Jalandhar, July 13
To press the government against the implementation of the Clinical Establishment Bill, 2010, the state unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) decided to hold protests at all the district headquarters of the state on July 15.

Dr R.S. Parmar, President, IMA, Punjab, said members of the IMA would hold protest rallies and dharnas on July 15 at the district-level all over the state. He said doctors would deal only with medical emergencies during the protest.

All the state units of the IMA would organise protests simultaneously across the country and it would be completely non-political in nature, he said.

Dr Yash Sharma, ex-member, Punjab Medical Council and past president of the IMA, said the members of 
all the district branches would submit a memorandum, addressed to the Prime Minister and the Vice-President of India, to the respective DCs. “Members of the association will meet the members of the Rajya Sabha from the state and will apprise them of the objectionable clauses in the Clinical Establishment Bill,” said Dr Sharma.

Nawanshahr: The district unit of the Indian Medical Association would hold a protest dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner here on Thursday in protest against the Medical Establishment Bill. While giving this information, Dr Paramjit Mann, district president, IMA, termed the bill as anti-people and anti-doctor. The bill would just be in favour of the corporate sector, consequently, virtually making the healthcare services out of the each of the common man. 

Pathankot, July 13
All the six Congress Municipal Councillors of the Dinanagar Municipal Council, accompanied by more than 100 party activists today laid a dharna in front of the office of the municipal council, in protest against the indifferent attitude of the civic body President Vijay Mahajan, towards the developmental works of wards represented by them.

Congress Councillors, namely Deepak Nischal, Rajni Bala, Sunita Kumari, Rakesh Kumar, Tarsem Raj and Taras Ram, accompanied by Congress activists, had blocked the traffic on the Pathankot-Amritsar national highway for half on hour on yesterday to press their demands for starting developmental works in their wards.

The councillors alleged that the civic body President had been constantly ignoring the developmental works of their wards. They also alleged that he was giving priority not only to the wards represented by BJP councilors but had also been ignoring their complaints and problems.

On the other hand, civic body President Vijay Mahajan said he had not been discriminating with any ward with regard to the carrying out of developmental plans in the city.

He said the developmental works in all the 13 wards of the council were in progress. He claimed that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had given a sum of Rs 2 crore to the municipal council in December 2009, out of which a sum of Rs 40 lakh was given to clear the salaries and other pending dues of the council employees and the remaining amount of Rs 1,60 crore had been spent on the developmental works carried out in different wards of the town. He also released a list of developmental works completed and under completion.

Jalandhar, July 13
Three pedestrians fell prey to the rash and negligent driving by the wife of a city industrialist this evening. One of the victims succumbed to injuries on his way to the Civil Hospital, while the others are struggling for life.

The mishap occurred adjacent to a temple in Master Tara Singh Nagar when Ritu, wife of Rajesh, a businessman, ran over Krishan Lal, Lakhbir Singh and Hari Lal, with her Alto car (PB-08AB-1679).

The three were sitting on a road berm when Ritu lost control over the steering wheel and ran over them. Ritu absconded leaving behind the vehicle, informed SI Inder Pal Singh, the investigating officer. Eyewitnesses revealed that the car crushed Krishan Lal, resident of Master Tara Singh Nagar, and later knocked down Lakhbir Singh and Hari Lal.

The police is trying to locate the families of the injured, who are still unconscious and under doctors’ observation.

Sudhir, son of Krishan Lal, revealed that his father was walking just adjacent to his house when the car hit him.

Hearing the thud, area residents assembled at the spot and rescue the injured from under the car. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital. Critically injured Krishan Lal breathed his last on the way. The police has registered a case of rash and negligent driving against Ritu at New Baradari police station. The accused and her family members are absconding.

Nawanshahr, July 13
The Vigilnce Bureau here has unearthed a scam of transferring registration copies of vehicles from other districts of Punjab as well as from other states by preparing fake documents.

A case under sections 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC and section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against three persons, Karam Singh, a local stamp paper vendor, Jorawar Singh, registration clerk in the SDM’s office, Balachaur, and Sukhwinder Singh, alias Gidda, of Palli Jhikki village, presently residing at Garhshanker Road, Nawanshahr, has been registered.

Giving detail, Balwant Singh, SP, Vigilance Bureau, SBS Nagar, said the VB had constituted teams comprising Inspector Satpal Singh, Mandip Singh, Sub-Inspector, Major Singh, ASI, Vikas Chopra, head constable, for nabbing the accused. The team conducted raids at a number of places and arrested Jorawar Singh and Sukhwinder Singh. Both the accused were presented in the court and were given two-day remand. — OC