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MCI norms a casualty here
Finding a perfect match not a handicap anymore
Ministerial staff unlikely to resume work
1 held with two stolen vehicles
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Water supply restored at
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Students meet their special counterparts
Colleague’s funeral keeps lawyers away
New GOC, Vajra Corps, visits Sainik Welfare Office
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MCI norms a casualty here
Jalandhar, December 3 In violation of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002, scores of city-based medicos are indulged in unethical acts and are alluring patients by advertising in local TV channels, FM radio and even local English and vernacular newspapers.
Some hospitals have even displayed huge hoardings along national highways and main roads. This is not only the violation of the MCI guidelines, but also the Punjab and Haryana High Court directives. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has already banned erection of hoardings and signboard along the national and state highways. The city is globally known for its hospitals - nearly 400 in number - and a majority of them reportedly are not complying with the MCI regulations relating to the Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics for registered medical practitioners. Interestingly, all the hospitals have failed to deliver the facilities of international standard to patients. Besides NRIs, the hospitals have been banking on the patients coming from neighbouring states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The chapter 6 of the MCI guidelines prohibits a physician from advertising. It says soliciting of patients directly or indirectly by a physician, a group of physicians or by institutions or organisations is unethical. A physician shall not make use of him/ her (or his/ her name) as subject of any form or manner of advertising or publicity through any mode either alone or in conjunction with others which is of such a character as to invite attention to him or to his professional position, skill, qualification, achievements, attainments, specialities, appointments, associations, affiliations or honours and/or of such character as would ordinarily result in his self aggrandizement. A physician shall not give to any person, whether for compensation or otherwise, any approval, recommendation, endorsement, certificate, report or statement with respect of any drug, medicine, nostrum remedy, surgical, or therapeutic article, apparatus or appliance or any commercial product or article with respect of any property, quality or use thereof or any test, demonstration or trial thereof, for use in connection with his name, signature, or photograph in any form or manner of advertising through any mode nor shall he boast of cases, operations, cures or remedies or permit the publication of report thereof through any mode. A medical practitioner is, however, permitted to make a formal announcement in press while starting practice, changing of type of practice, changing his address, temporary absence from duty, resumption of another practice, succeeding to another practice and public declaration of charges. Printing of self photograph, or any such material of publicity in the letter head or on signboard of the consulting room or any such clinical establishment shall be regarded as acts of self advertisement and unethical conduct on the part of the physician. However, printing of sketches, diagrams, picture of human system shall not be treated as unethical. |
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Finding a perfect match not a handicap anymore
Jalandhar, December 3 Himself a disabled, advocate Ashok Sharma set up the Viklang Marriage Bureau in August last year for facilitating persons with various disabilities in finding suitable life partners from them. And this all comes free of cost. Talking to The Tribune on World Disability Day, Ashok Sharma said: "He feels proud that the marriage bureau has succeeded in finding suitable matches for differently abled persons. As many as 23 marriages have already been solemnised through the marriage bureau in 16 months." He said: "The data of disabled persons is collected by the marriage bureau. Information of normal persons is also gathered who voluntarily express the willingness to marry a disabled person." Recently honoured by state government with the social services award for helping differently abled persons, advocate Ashok Sharma further said: "The motto of the marriage bureau is 'your best match at no cost'." Interested persons may contact at the marriage bureau head office 289/6A, Central Town, Jalandhar, or e-mail at ashoksharma1331@yahoo.in Though a girl without any disability came forward to marry him in 2002, Ashok had earlier faced several difficulties during the process of selecting a proper match as he was rejected sometimes even by several disabled girls on the basis that he was more disabled then them. A resident of the Rasta Mohalla locality, he got married to Seema Sharma in 2002. They now have two sons Daksh (7) and Hiten (4). Now, Ashok not only looks after his wife, two sons and his mother Susheela, but also helps the needy members of the society under the aegis of Helpline, an NGO, founded by him in 1997. He is suffering from post-polio paralysis in both his lower limbs and has a permanent disability, but he is self-dependent and also helps others, his wife Seema Sharma. Ashok says he was a very active child till the age of 11 months but thereafter he had a severe polio attack and both his legs were affected. His poor parents left no stone unturned to get him treated, but he became permanently disabled.
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Ministerial staff unlikely to resume work
Jalandhar, December 3 If this happens, it is going to affect scores of city residents and those coming from adjoining villages to get their various works done. Despite being a Saturday and a half-day, many applicants had to return empty handed from the Suvidha Centre today. General secretary of the union Pritpal Singh said they were now waiting for the outcome of a meeting of all district units of the union at Chandigarh on Sunday. "The meeting of the union members with the Cabinet sub-committee was held yesterday. The outcome of that meeting is not clear as of now," he added.
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1 held with two stolen vehicles
Jalandhar, December 3 The accused has been identified as Major Singh, a resident of Sarava village in Faridkot district. The accused, who had been lodged in the Ludhiana Central Jail, was today brought by the city police on production warrants for interrogation in a case registered against him under Sections 379 and 120-B of the IPC. The accused revealed that he ran a gang and they used to buy stolen vehicles from the thieves. On his statement, the police recovered two cars, including a Swift (PB-5-P-5863) and an Innova (HR-04-D-0022). The recovered Swift car was bearing a fake registration number plate. Its original registration number was PB-08-BN-0207, the police said. The accused was likely to divulge more details about his gang members during the interrogation, the police added. |
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Water supply restored at
Civil Hospital
Jalandhar, December 3 A sweeper at the hospital said there were many smaller taps at the hospital which were still not getting supply of water. Even as the water supply in most of the hospital areas is back, there is no end to the stench at the maternity ward. A relative of a patient from Malsian said, "We have been here for the past three four days. We have stayed here through the days when there was water scarcity. They cleaned up the ward well yesterday when the water supply was restored but somehow the stench has still stayed and no one knows what to do about it." "This stench is not good for the health of women giving birth. They should find a permanent solution to it. Though, clearly I have also noticed that some patients are also responsible for the mess in the wards." Though the wards have been swept and sheets changed, some problems at the ward persist. Due to problems in the pipeline supplying water to the main toilets, the water supply in the toilets has still not resumed, due to which the toilets lie locked. Till the water supply is restored here, the stench emanating from water will not subside. The toilets in the other ward have been opened and are getting water. Due to fact that there is only one laundry machine in the entire hospital, many sheets still lie unwashed as staff say things will become normal soon. Bursting of a pipe led to the ward getting flooded yesterday. An alternate pipe connection was then taken out through the floor of one of the staff rooms to get things to normal. The staff here hopes to a new ward soon. |
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Jalandhar, December 3 The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Resham Singh. Manjit Kaur, the deceased’s wife, told the police that her husband went to the roof of their house to clean his pistol and a few minutes later, she listened to a sound of gunshot. She rushed to the rooftop and saw her husband lying unconscious and blood was oozing out of his stomach. The police said the victim was immediately taken to the Kapurthala Civil Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The bullet hit the victim in his abdomen. The body had been sent for post-mortem, the police said.
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Jalandhar, December 3
World AIDS Day The Department of NSS of Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, celebrated World AIDS Day at a function held in collaboration with Hindustan Blood Donors Club in which 200 students took part. Guests delivered lectures on the occasion. |
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Students meet their special counterparts
Jalandhar, December 3 College Principal Parvinder Sachdeva gave award of honour to Meenu Shahi, the special educator of the school.
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Colleague’s funeral keeps lawyers away
Jalandhar, December 3 A day before on Friday, no work day was observed so that lawyers could attend advocate BC Vijan's crematorium. This is for the fourth time in less than one and a half month when DBA has observed no work day. An eyewitness in the case Ram Singh of Kangniwal came to district courts to get his statement recorded in connection with a case fixed for evidence today. His statement could not be recorded and the case was adjourned. His case was not the only one. A number of litigants and witnesses had to suffer a lot as DBA observe "no work day". However, a litigant Kamal Malhotra of Aman Nagar justified DBA for observing no work day. "If a lawyer passes away, his colleagues have every right to attend his funeral and if no work day is observed, there is no harm in it." While most of the lawyers preferred not to attend the courts today, however, some lawyers were seen attending the courts in connection with their important cases. Meanwhile, DBA president, Advocate GK Agnihotri said, "No work day was observed only for the first half on Saturday and for second half on Friday to help lawyers take part in the funeral of two DBA members BC Vijan and SK Sharma.”
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New GOC, Vajra Corps, visits Sainik Welfare Office
Jalandhar, December 3 He also announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the training activities of the Sainik board. He also interacted with the candidates of pre-recruitment coaching of women constables and the Army, said he will visit again. He said, "I am impressed with the functioning and the turnout of the candidates through the Sainik Board. They are helping so many youngsters in shaping their lives." He lauded the aspirants undergoing pre-recruitment coaching for women constables in the Punjab Police. Earlier, Deputy Director of Sainik Board, Lt Col Manmohan Singh, accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti apprised him of the number of students from the rural and the urban belts who had joined the armed forces, para-military forces and the Punjab Police. Bharti also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for Sainik Bhawan at Padhiana village.
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Day celebrates their special abilities
Kusum Arora Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, December 3 While their unending zeal to perform in different events won hearts, the special kids smiled and laughed at the adulation and the loud claps that echoed in the air during their performances. From sports events to cultural programmes, they proved themselves in every field with the passion to perform and a lively sporting spirit. Their spirit is their true strength, as the special children were later awarded medals and shields for their performances. Harpreet Singh, a student of Class X, who took part in the 200-metre race, was on cloud nine after winning the race, the bigger winner was truly his smile. Accompanied by another winner of the race Surjit Singh, who stood second, they were indeed the centre of attraction at the event. Even the girls were all dressed up in traditional dresses with cheerful make-up as they danced on a Punjabi and a Bollywood number. Manpreet Kaur, Sarbdeep Kaur and Sarbjit Kaur were part of the excitement as they showed their dresses, bangles to each other. Principal of the school Harwinder Kaur said today's function was held to make these special children participate in various events. "We had a time-bound function of just 40 minutes during which both the boys and girls were given a chance to perform. It was just a way to make them realise them their potential, failing which many of these children are never able to grow," she added. The chief guest Deputy Commissioner (DC) Priyank Bharti too lauded the efforts of the special children and gifted them 11 bicycles. "The society has a major role to play in the development and growth of these children," he added. The DC was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Puneet Bhardwaj, Additional Deputy Attorney Free Legal Aid, Lalit Kaushal, Parmjit Singh, secretary District Red Cross among others. Meanwhile, city based Chanan Association for Mentally Retarded children along with Spinal Cord Injury Association also held cultural events at Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall in which 50 special children took part. The children made posters to depict equal rights for the mentally challenged, disabled and the special children.
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Set up by a city advocate, a marriage bureau exclusively for the disabled persons has facilitated 46 of them to find their suitable life partners.
The staff and the patients at the local Civil Hospital heaved a sigh of relief as the water supply to the hospital resumed yesterday.
While partial water supply had resumed on Thursday, all the wards and toilets of the hospital began getting water in the morning today.
No work was done to facilitate city lawyers to take part in advocate SK Sharma's cremation. He passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Friday and was cremated at Model Town crematorium on Saturday.
On his maiden visit to the District Sainik Welfare office today, General Officer Commanding
(GOC) of Vajra Corps, Lt Gen Sanjeev Madhok, the coaching facilities and ex-servicemen welfare facilities left him impressed.
