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New centre to treat drug addicts with methadone
Kapurthala, February 4
The United Nations office of Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has opened the country’s first centre to treat drug addicts with methadone treatment like the European countries at the Civil Hospital here.

Four RCF women book berth in Indian hockey team
Jalandhar, February 4
Bringing laurels to the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, its four women players have been selected for the Indian hockey team.

Anuradha Kirandeep Deepika Yogita Bali

One killed, 8 injured in road accident
Jalandhar, February 4
One person was killed and eight others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a car near Gohir village. The driver of the truck has been booked for negligent driving.

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	New centre to treat drug addicts with methadone Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Kapurthala, February 4 The United Nations office of Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has opened the country’s first centre to treat drug addicts with methadone treatment like the European countries at the Civil Hospital here. The centre has been set up in collaboration with the National Drug Dependence Treatment centre (NDDTC) of AIIMS. Soon after the inaugurating the centre on Friday, Principal Secretary, Health, Satish Chandra said the UNODC had decided to open five centres at Kapurthala, Bathinda, Mumbai, Imphal and Delhi this year. Extensive research in many countries in America, Australia, Europe and Asia has shown that methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) significantly reduces drug use, HIV, Hepatitis B and C transmission among the drug users. Methadone is the most extensively used medication for long term treatment for those dependent on opioid drugs. MMT also provide drug users an opportunity to restore the balance in psychological, social and occupational sphere of their lives and assist in their rehabilitation into the society. Drug addicts who administered the drugs with the help of injection will be put on this treatment and would be given Methadone in syrup form daily in the local civil hospital. He said initially this treatment was meant for 50 drug addicts for a period of one year under UNODC programme and later it would be handed over to NACO for its continuation. Satish Chandra said that Punjab Health department would continue this treatment to check the menace of drug addiction. On this occasion, Satish Chandra also disclosed that Health department would recruit 34 psychiatrists soon for counselling to the drug addicts and mental disorder patients.
	Four RCF women book berth in Indian hockey team Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 4 Bringing laurels to the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, its four women players have been selected for the Indian hockey team. RCF players Anuradha Devi, Kirandeep Kaur, Deepika and Yogita Bali have been selected for the Indian hockey team which will take part in the Olympian qualifier tournament to be held in New Delhi in February. The players have been selected following their good performance in recently concluded test series. The Indian Hockey team will play against Canada, Italy, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine from February 18 to 26. The winner team of the Olympic qualifier tournament will qualify for the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in London later this year. The joy of the RCF officials and employees knew no bounds on the selection of four women players in the Indian Hockey squad. Kirandeep who usually plays at left half, has been appointed as vice-captain of the Indian squad.
	One killed, 8 injured in road accident Our Correspondent Jalandhar, February 4 One person was killed and eight others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a car near Gohir village. The driver of the truck has been booked for negligent driving. The victim, identified as Gurdev Singh, died on the spot. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital. The victims were on their way to Nakodar. When they reached near Gohir village, the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a speeding truck coming from the wrong side.
	11 heads of cattle rescued, one held Our Correspondent Jalandhar, February 4 The Nurmahal police today rescued 18 heads of cattle, including 11 cows and seven calves. The animals were being smuggled to Uttar Pradesh for slaughtering. The police has also arrested one persons while a few other accused managed to flee. Assistant sub-inspector Nirmal Singh along with the police party had set up a naka at Muaee village near Nakodar. On suspicion, the police party signalled a truck for routine checking.