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200 found suffering from jaundice
Nawanshahr, February 14
A special medical check-up camp was organised for the jaundice patients by NRIs Jaspal Singh Dhesi and Sahib Singh Dhesi in collaboration with Satinder Kaur Kariha, wife of late SAD MLA Jatinder Singh Kariha and municipal councillors Jinderjit Kaur, Param Singh Khalsa and SGPC member Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa at Mohalla Gobindgarh here today.

PCA holds trials for bowlers at Burlton Park
Jalandhar, February 14
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), Mohali, conducted trials for fast bowlers and spinners at the Jalandhar District Cricket Academy (JDCA) in Burlton Park here today.

Chemists seek security, arrest of addicts
Hoshiarpur, February 14
A deputation of the Wholesale Chemists Association, led by their president Anil Kumar Sood, met SSP Balkar Singh Sidhu and demanded their security and arrest of some addicts who assaulted chemist Rahul Angra with sharp-edged weapons for not providing them intoxicant drugs today.

Khair wood seized, 8 held
Pathankot, February 14
The police impounded five trucks carrying khair wood allegedly cut from jungles of Himachal Pradesh here last evening.

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	200 found suffering from jaundice Our Correspondent Nawanshahr, February 14 A special medical check-up camp was organised for the jaundice patients by NRIs Jaspal Singh Dhesi and Sahib Singh Dhesi in collaboration with Satinder Kaur Kariha, wife of late SAD MLA Jatinder Singh Kariha and municipal councillors Jinderjit Kaur, Param Singh Khalsa and SGPC member Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa at Mohalla Gobindgarh here today. Dr Vineet Kaur Dang, MD (Medicine) from PIMS, Jalandhar, examined 240 persons and found about 200 persons suffering from jaundice. Out of them, the condition of 10 patients was found to be serious and they were taken to PIMS, Jalandhar, for treatment. The NRIs’ family would bear the treatment expenses of the patients admitted to PIMS, Jalandhar. The clinical tests were done free of cost and free medicines were provided to the patients. The town has been under the grip of jaundice for the past couple of weeks and as per the survey conducted by the Health Department, about 400 cases of jaundice have been found in the town, thanks to the leakage of the sewerage manholes, contamination of drinking water supply and deplorable condition of sanitation prevailing in the town. Muskan (10), daughter of Hardip Kumar of Nai Abadi, reportedly died of jaundice yesterday. After the outbreak of the jaundice, Deputy Commissioner, Shruti Singh constituted teams, headed by the Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, BDPOs and Executive Officers of the Nawanshahr, Banga, Balachaur and Rahon and comprising officials of the Health Department and Sewerage Board, under the supervision of the SDM, Neeru Katyal Gupta, who has been appointed as the nodal officer.
	PCA holds trials for bowlers at Burlton Park Kusum Arora Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 14 The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), Mohali, conducted trials for fast bowlers and spinners at the Jalandhar District Cricket Academy (JDCA) in Burlton Park here today. A committee, comprising Harwinder Singh, former Indian team bowler, Deepak Chopra, Bharti Vij and Harjinder Singh Harry, all Ranji players, took the trials of the medium pacers and spinners in the morning. As many as 90 boys from Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala thronged the cricket ground early in the morning as the trials started at around 6.30 am with a physical fitness test, comprising running. “At 7.30 am the trials started during which we checked the speed of the bowlers through speed gun, which was brought from the PCA, Mohali,” said secretary of the JDCA Surjit Rai Bitta. He said the trials had started on February 12 and would continue till February 18. “The PCA will select 20 fast bowlers from different selection centres and shortlisted boys will be further asked to appear for another set of trials at the PCA, Mohali, later,” he added. “The names of the shortlisted bowlers will be declared after the conclusion of the trials on February 18,” the JDCA members added.
	Chemists seek security, arrest of addicts Hoshiarpur, February 14 A deputation of the Wholesale Chemists Association, led by their president Anil Kumar Sood, met SSP Balkar Singh Sidhu and demanded their security and arrest of some addicts who assaulted chemist Rahul Angra with sharp-edged weapons for not providing them intoxicant drugs today. The SSP deputed the DSP (Headquarters) to look into the matter and take strict action against the miscreants who had assaulted chemist Rahul Angra for not supplying them intoxicant drugs. Later, talking to mediapersons Sood said the Punjab Drug Controller had cancelled licences of three wholesale chemists of the town for allegedly selling intoxicant medicines to addicts about two-three months ago. He warned if no action is taken against the assailants, all chemists of the town would go on an indefinite strike. — OC
	Khair wood seized, 8 held Pathankot, February 14 The police impounded five trucks carrying khair wood allegedly cut from jungles of Himachal Pradesh here last evening. The SSP, SK Kalia, said the trucks were intercepted on a tip-off at a naka near Akalgarh Road. The khair wood was worth about Rs 3 lakh. He said the occupants of the trucks were booked under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC. Eight persons, namely Pawan Singh, Chatur Singh, Surinder Singh, Mangal Singh, Sohan Singh, Deepak Rana, Varinder Pal and Rajesh Kumar were arrested. — OC Gang of robbers busted, 6 held Phagwara, February 14 The police busted an inter-district gang of robbers and arrested its six members who were going to commit a robbery towards the Banga side today. The SHO (City), Sarwan Singh Bal, told mediapersons here that the police had recovered two pistols, nine cartridges and four sharp-edged weapons from them. The arrested robbers were identified as Manga Masih of Kalanaur, Vikramjit Singh of Verka, Jagdip Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Narinder Singh (all three of Batala) and Prince of Tarn Taran. The SHO said the robbers were nabbed during a naka near the old Banga Road octroi post. The police also impounded their car. — OC