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BJP hijacks function on wildlife preservation
GMC gets radiotherapy centre, NRI girls’ hostel
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Gandhiji’s statue sans spectacles, why hasn’t anyone ‘seen’?
Drug addict found dead
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BJP hijacks function on wildlife preservation
Amritsar, October 1 During the function, local BJP leaders, mandal presidents and youth wing leaders were felicitated with mementoes by Arunesh Shakir, Minister for Forests, Labour, Medical Education and Research. The minister who arrived late by an hour and a half spent a chunk of his time honouring party leaders who obviously were not here for spreading the message of ecology and wildlife preservation. Shouting party slogans, local leaders too harnessed the opportunity to show their strength to their political bosses. Apart from Shakir, local MP Navjot Sidhu and MLA Anil Joshi too attended the function. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Shakir said the government has allowed free entry for general public to the Zoological Park at Chhatbir, mini zoos at Patiala and Bathinda during the week from October 3 to 8. The minister further stated during the current financial year Rs 1,998.72 lakh has been approved under PUNCAMPA (Punjab Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) Scheme through which habitat improvement works in the wildlife sanctuaries, water arrangements for wild animals and fencing of protected areas shall be carried out. The minister revealed that the state government has given its consent to the scheme for providing compensation to farmers whose crops are damaged by the wild animals. In case a person dies of the snake bite Rs 1 lakh would be provided to the family members of the deceased, added the minister. He said the government has earmarked Rs 30 lakh for purchase of vehicles to carry out rescue and rehabilitation of stray wild animals.
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GMC gets radiotherapy centre, NRI girls’ hostel
Amritsar, October 1 The other buildings include a hostel for NRI girl students, constructed at a cost of Rs 4.41 crore, ART (Anti-Retro Viral Therapy) centre for AIDS patients costing Rs 81 lakh and a 14-bed ICCU costing Rs 15 lakh. The minister said that the state government has sanctioned a grant of Rs 200 crore for the development of the medical college, adding that they have ensured the accountability of health employees so that better health services are provided to public. He said Bebe Nanki Mother and Child Care Centre is nearing competition. “The nine-storied building of the centre would have state-of-the-art facilities for mothers and children. The budget of the centre is Rs 125 crore,” he said. A laboratory for diagnosis and cure of swine flu would be constructed at the cost of Rs 50 lakh in a time frame of two months. College Principal Dr SS Shergill said, “The medical college has become the first medical institution in the state to have the world’s latest cancer cure in radiotherapy centre. Five doctors from the institution have returned after completing their three months’ specialised programme in Oncology.” He added that medical college receives cancer patients from Jammu and Kashmir apart from Punjab. After the inauguration of the radiotherapy unit, its reigns were handed over to the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Society, which had deposited about Rs 5.50 crore with the government for taking over the unit. — TNS
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Gandhiji’s statue sans spectacles, why hasn’t anyone ‘seen’?
Phagwara, October 1 The Tribune Correspondent today visited the local town hall and saw the statue laden with dust and in a state of neglect. It was observed that the statue was being cleaned only four times in a year: On the Republic Day on January 26, the second time on his death anniversary on January 30, the third time on Independence Day on August 15 and the fourth time on his birthday on October 2. Nobody has bothered about the missing spectacles of Bapu on any occasion. When The Tribune correspondent visited the site on Saturday, just one day before his birthday, no arrangements to clean the statue could be observed. An iron ladder was installed to facilitate the people, who would come to garland it on Gandhiji’s birthday tomorrow, to reach the statue. When contacted, the Phagwara Nagar Council president, Balbhadhar Sein
Duggal, said that the statue without spectacles was installed before his election as Nagar Council President. He, however, gave the assurance that arrangements would be made to to construct spectacles and make the statue wear them soon. Several prominent citizens, including freedom fighters,Congress councillors and office-bearers of the Congress never noticed the state of the statue. |
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Drug addict found dead
Tarn Taran, October 1 Deceased’s father Baz Singh of Gharyala village said Sukha was a drug addict, who did not return home for days together. Assistant Sub-Inspector Gulzar Singh, the investigating officer, said a case under Section 174 of the CrPC has been lodged by the police. This is second death of an addict during the past two weeks.
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The statue of the Father of the Nation, installed in the Nagar Council premises in town hall,
Phagwara, is in a bad shape and has been without spectacles for the last few years.Gandhiji is recognised from the dhoti, lathi and his spectacles but the distinctive spectacles have been missing and no action has been taken to take corrective action.
