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Online reports test docs’ skills
Stay on CLU charge extended by court
Night temperature may dip further
Library steps in to help needy students
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Cops get insight into medico-legal cases
Dr Jagdish Gargi addresses police personnel at the seminar held at the Adesh University in Bathinda on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph
Customised bus to bring the bride
NGOs intensify drive against China Dor
Students of a government school in Bathinda hold a banner focussing on how China Dor can cause fatal injuries to
birds and human beings. A Tribune photograph
Youngsters urged to get their voter ID cards made
Para-legal volunteers asked to popularise free legal aid scheme
Inter-varsity youth fest: DAV College students win silver
Bodies of missing lawyer, friend found
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Online reports test docs’ skills
Bathinda, January 22 Under the project, all the emergency medical officers conducting postmortems are supposed to report the findings in the specific software developed for the purpose. All the doctors at the Civil Hospital, barring the pathologist and the blood transfusion officer, have been deputed on emergency duty that involves loads of medico-legal work. Earlier, the postmortem reports were handwritten and a carbon copy of it was sent to the police. "Since the handwriting of most doctors is not easily legible, it used to be difficult to read out the report in the courts. Also, there was a large scope for tampering with the reports to benefit a particular person," said a doctor at the Civil Hospital. However, with the introduction of the online reporting, the possibilities of changing or tampering with the reports have become nil. All the doctors have been provided with individual IDs and passwords to maintain secrecy and ensure that the data input is safe. However, not all government hospitals have enough computers. At the Civil Hospital, Bathinda, doctors pooled in to get a printer. The doctors say they cannot even take the help of computer operators working on a temporary basis. "The computer operators are already burdened with work. Even if they are roped in, they fail to understand the medical terminology," said a doctor. There are also difficulties in filing the reports. As the software has been developed strictly according to the prescribed format, by non-medicos, it has certain functional problems. For instance, the format meant for reporting rape mentions that 14 swabs have to be collected, whereas practically only two or three swabs are collected. The doctors were of the opinion that either a separate cadre of forensic experts should be created to iron out these problems or the MBBS doctors should be trained to deal with medico-legal cases. "The specialists are largely unaware of the intricacies involved in forensic reporting. The job is tougher for paediatricians and orthopaedists," confided another doctor. Dr Gurmail Singh, the press secretary of the Punjab Civil Medical Service (PCMS) Association, who is also the emergency medical officer at the Civil Hospital, Bathinda, said the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed the software that is being used in government hospitals in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. "Though time and again we keep asking them to make corrections in the system, but still much needs to be done," he said. He added that the emergency medical officers (EMOs) should be stationed exclusively for medico-legal duties. The need of the hour was to make emergency duties attractive enough for the doctors to perform them. "Performing emergency duty should be considered equal to working in a difficult area. The government should offer emergency allowances, defence cover and ensure that the EMOs have to deal with no other work," he added. Fact file
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Stay on CLU charge extended by court
Bathinda, January 22 The president of the Hotels, Restaurants and Resorts Union, Satish Arora said the union had filed a civil writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the case was heard on December 19 last year. "The court granted us stay on CLU, which has now been extended to March 20," Arora said. He added that the orders have come as a major relief for the owners of such ventures who are busy with the wedding season across the state. The owners of these commercial establishments have been holding agitations and dharnas against the government for slapping them with high CLU charges. Around 3000 marriage palaces and resorts in the state have been opposing the CLU charges. Satish Arora said these charges had not existed before 2007, whereas the government has directed that all establishments should pay the charges from the day these were set up. "The charges were actually meant for only malls and big colonies. Marriage palaces and resorts have been wrongly included. We demand that the government should not charge the establishments that were constructed before 2007. The government can levy penalty or charge some other fees from 2007 onwards instead of burdening an industry, which is already facing a crisis," he said. Fact file
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Night temperature may dip further
Bathinda, January 22 As per the agri-met department of the PAU regional station, Bathinda, while the maximum temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 20.2 degree Celsius, the minimum temperature was recorded at 4 degree Celsius. On Monday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 4.6 degree Celsius and 16.2 degree Celsius, respectively. Cool winds blew at the sped of 1.5 kilometre per hour today and at 3 kilometre per hour on Monday giving the chills to the residents. On Friday, when the weather had staged a somersault and the region was lashed with heavy rains, the minimum and maximum temperature was recorded at 12.5 degree Celsius and 13.5 degree Celsius, respectively. The dip in minimum temperature is indicative of the fact that the cold weather is here to stay for some more days. Many areas in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and J&K experienced fresh snowfall over the weekend. This has not only disrupted the normal life in the area but also brought the cool winds in the plains. As per today’s forecast, the sun will continue to delight during the daytime but the night temperature may dip further. Dense morning fog may also grip the region over the next few days.
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Library steps in to help needy students
Bathinda, January 22 Kuldeep Dhingra, general secretary of the library, said, "The membership fee of the public library is Rs 370 for six months. However, we are ready to waive the Rs 300 charged as security fee for the science students belonging to the economically weaker sections of society. But for this, the school authorities have to take the responsibility in writing." He said that to encourage the needy students, the library provides the books and a peaceful environment to study. Parveen Garg, manager-cum-librarian, said, "For the senior secondary science students, the library has books in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics that adhere to the syllabus prescribed by the CBSE. For higher education, the library has books for MA literature (English, Hindi etc), History, Political Science and others that cover different subjects." Garg further said the Public Library has more than 48,000 books in four different languages — English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. There are plenty of books for the various competitive examinations as well. "We have several books for the preparation of entrance tests of banks, railways, PCS, NDA, BCA, PGDCA and MCA. The library has a good stock of manuals on general knowledge, books on reasoning and a 32-volume set of the Encyclopedia Britannica," Garg added. According to the librarian, there is a daily footfall of about 600 to 700 readers in the library. "We have placed a suggestion box for the readers, asking them for the name of the books they want us to buy. At the start of the year, the library purchased books worth Rs 1 lakh," he added. Satya Paul Azad Memorial Public Library is a privately managed library situated at Gol Diggi in Bathinda. In 1938, the library was set up in the local Sirki Bazar and was shifted to the existing building in the 1950s.
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Cops get insight into medico-legal cases
Bathinda, January 22 As many as 100 doctors, including forensic medicine faculty and post graduate residents of almost all the medical colleges of Punjab and Haryana attended the conference. A large number of doctors from PCMS cadre and doctors from National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) falling under zila parishads also attended this CME. Chancellor of Adesh University Dr HS Gill was the chief guest and Dr GPI Singh, Vice-chancellor of Adesh University and principal of AIMSR Dr Harkiran Kaur were guests of honour. Medical superintendents, Dr Avtar Singh Bansal and Dr Gurpreet Singh Gill, were the special guests. Dr Shiv Dutt represented the Punjab Medical Council. Prof and head of Forensic Medicine at GMCH, Chandigarh, Dr Harish Dasari delivered a talk on computerisation of Medico Legal Examination and Postmortem Reporting System (MEdLEaPR system). Associate professor, Department of Forensic Medicine at Government Medical College, Amritsar, Dr Ashok Chanana spoke on the medico-legal aspects of dental trauma. The main attraction of the conference was the panel discussion on opining nature of injury as dangerous to life. The panelist in the session were Dr Jagdish Gargi, professor and head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, and Dr Krishan Vij, professor and head of Department of Forensic Medicine at Gian Sagar Medical College, Banur, criminal lawyer Navjot Singh Romana and Dr Gurmail Singh from Civil Hospital, Bathinda. Police officials from different police stations in Bathinda district, lawyers from Bathinda court and doctors from various government hospitals from Bathinda clarified their doubts about the nature of injury as dangerous to life and when the police can register a case under Section 307 of IPC. The panelists said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) talks only about simple and grievous injuries, whereas the serious injuries have not been elaborated. "This leads to confusion while making medico-legal reports. There are no clear guidelines in IPC as to which injuries are life threatening and which are not. But the punishment has been specified in section 307 IPC," he said. Dr DS Bhullar from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, enlightened the audience about the recently-decided medical negligence cases by various courts. Dr OP Aggarwal, prof and head of Forensic Medicine at Mullana Medical College (Ambala), delivered a talk on legal aspects of medical practice. Dr Bhullar and Dr Anil Garg released the journal of PAFMAT. Dr Parmod Goyal was the organising secretary and Dr Rajiv Mahajan was the co-organising secretary of the event. Dr Akaashdeep from GMC Patiala spoke on the newly-formed act on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. The conference was attended by interns and MBBS students of Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR), Bathinda. |
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Customised bus to bring the bride
Bathinda, January 22 He ensured that his
bride and relatives had nothing to nag about. He burnt a hole in his pocket to get a bus customised for the purpose. The 35-seater bus was converted into a luxury vehicle fitted with white upholstery and sofa sets ensuring a comfortable journey, for the newlyweds and their relatives, from Queensland marriage palace on Goniana Road. A transporter by profession, Avneet married Kotkapura resident Gurpreet Kaur. One of his relatives said Avneet had zeroed in on using the customised bus for his wedding. “Some opt for helicopters while others go for chartered flights. Being a transporter, he chose a customised bus,” he said. The bus was customised by a Jalandhar-based firm. Rs 1.5 lakh were spent on it apart from the charges of vehicle. The sofas, curtains and interiors were added to give a luxurious feeling to its occupants. Sidhu is the brother-in-law of Gurpreet Singh Maluka, the managing director of Punjab State Cooperative Banks. Gurpreet is the son of Punjab Education Minister, Sikandar Singh Maluka.
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NGOs intensify drive against China Dor
Bathinda, January 22 As a part of their awareness drive in the city, the Bathinda Association of NGOs (BANGO) and its associate NGOs held a series of campaigns in various schools in the city to make the children aware about the fact that China Dor causes injuries not only to birds but also to human beings. Members of the Aasra Welfare Society and Civil Defence Warden Service visited the Khalsa Senior Secondary School in Sirki Bazar, Government High School in Sanjay Nagar, SSD Primary School in Poojan Wala Mohalla and Des Raj Elementary School in the city and spoke to students and teachers on the harmful effects of using China Dor. The NGO volunteers spoke extensively on how the China-made kite string could afflict fatal injuries on birds and human beings. The volunteers also asked the children to take a vow to not use the China-made kite string. They also exhorted the teachers and principals of the schools to be a part of the campaign and to inform the NGOs if they see any shopkeeper selling China Dor. |
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Youngsters urged to get their voter ID cards made
Bathinda, January 22 Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Mohamad Tayyab, shared the information about the event during a review meeting. He said January 25 is important as on this day Indian citizens, especially youth, are told about their right to vote. He added that to encourage youngsters a signature campaign will also be organised. He said the winners of slogan writing, poster making and debate competitions will be awarded during the event. Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav will be the chief guest at the event.
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Para-legal volunteers asked to popularise free legal aid scheme
Bathinda, January 22 President of the Bathinda Bar Association, Ranjit Jalal, said the aim of providing free legal aid was to ensure that even those from financial weaker background get justice and wake up to their rights. Kawaljit Singh said on January 23 a programme would be held for the welfare of the registered construction labourers and their families under the Building and Construction Workers (Welfare Under Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996.
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Inter-varsity youth fest: DAV College students win silver
Bathinda, January 22 Dr JS Anand, principal of DAV College, honoured the students and the director of the play, Amanjit Singh
Moni. He also congratulated the youth coordinator, Sukhdip Kaur and Paramjit Kaur for the victory of the team in various competitions. Teams from Punjabi University,
Patiala, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, also participated in the competition. |
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Bodies of missing lawyer, friend found
Bathinda, January 22 SP City Dharam Pal said the bodies were spotted by a passerby late last night and the family members rushed to identify them. The SP said the postmortem would be conducted tomorrow after which the reason behind the death of the boys would be ascertained. Gurwinder Mann, a lawyer who accompanied the family, said it was difficult to identify the body of Yogesh as it had been reduced to a skeleton. Dharam Pal said the two bodies were found within a distance of one kilometer. |
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One booked for beating up woman
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Bathinda, January 22
Bringing the bride and the marriage party home in
a bus is nothing new. In fact, it is old-fashioned. But Avneet Singh
Sidhu, a resident of the area near bus stand, made sure he did the conventional quite unconventionally.
He ensured that his
bride and relatives had nothing to nag about. He burnt a hole in his pocket to get a bus customised for the purpose.
With the festival of Basant just round the corner, the NGOs in the city have become more active in their initiative to ban the use of China-made kite string, popularly known as China
Dor, in the city. As a part of their awareness drive in the city, the Bathinda Association of NGOs
(BANGO) and its associate NGOs held a series of campaigns in various schools in the city to make the children aware about the fact that China Dor causes injuries not only to birds but also to human beings.
Bathinda, January 22
