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Soon, designated dharna sites in CM’s home dist
Protesters seek arrest of ‘negligent’ DMCH docs
Eat right food to prevent osteoporosis
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Improvement Trust acquires Fazilka philanthropist’s land
Wellness initiative for revenue officials in Moga
Man, son killed in road mishap
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Soon, designated dharna sites in CM’s home dist
Muktsar, March 25 As per the information, a committee has been formed comprising the ADC (G) NS Bath and SP (H) NPS Sidhu to find out suitable land for this purpose, having water supply and toilet facility. Sources said the state Home Department had shot off a letter to the district heads to designate some areas as protest venues in their jurisdiction at the earliest. Being VVIP districts, a large number of organisations stage protests in Muktsar and Bathinda, which creates problems for the commuters. The Bathinda district administration has already declared a site for holding rallies, whereas the Muktsar district administration is also about to designate the area. ADC NS Bath said, “The protest venues will be declared soon and everyone will be allowed to stage a peaceful rallies there, but with prior approval.” He added, “Once the area is designated for the purpose, no one will be allowed to block the roads, rotaries or hold dharna anywhere else. It will not only help the police and district administration, but also the commoners, as they will get respite from the long traffic jams caused due to dharnas.”
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Sobrajjit Singh death case
Barnala, March 25 Sobrajjit Singh, son of the secretary of the Association for Democratic Rights (AFDR), Barnala, Sohan Singh, had met with an accident on January 28 last at Barnala. He had been admitted to the local civil hospital, from where he had been shifted to the DMCH, Ludhiana, where he died on February 6. After holding a rally in front of office of the Deputy Commissioner, the protesters, led by the action committee formed for seeking justice for Sobrajjit’s family, reached the Kachehri Chowk here and held a demonstration and burnt the effigy of the state government. The protesters were addressed among others by the convener of the action committee, Gurmail Singh Thuliwal, president of the Inqulabi Kendra, Punjab, Narayan Dutt, senior vice- president of BKU (Dakonda) Manjit Singh Dhaner, a leader of AFDR Narbhinder Singh, a leader of Tarksheel Society, Punjab, Balwinder Barnala and a leader of the Democratic Teachers Front, Gurmail Bhutal. Addressing the protesters, the leaders said no action had been taken against the doctors of the DMCH. They demanded the registration of a case against the doctors and their arrest Dr Darshan Pal and others also said during the post-mortem of the Sobrajjit's body, a piece of medicinal glove had been found in his lungs. This proved negligence on the part of the DMCH doctors, they alleged.
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Eat right food to prevent osteoporosis
Faridkot, March 25 At the deliberations, organized by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), in which over 800 delegates participated, the doctors said that keeping in view the increased incidence of fractures in osteoporotic bones, the theme of the conference was "Fracture free future." Osteoporosis and deficiency of Vitamin-D was debated at the meet. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and are more likely to suffer fracture. Usually, the bone loses density. Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease, particularly among women over the age of 50. “In women, this process accelerates after menopause, but there are ways to apply the brakes. One of the best lines of defence is your diet -- eating the right food can give you the maximum peak bone mass and boost your bone density at any age," said Dr Ravinder Garg, organising secretary. "If you want to build stronger bones, you need three key elements-- calcium, protein, and vitamin D. Bones are largely made up of a protein -- collagen -- bound together by calcium and other trace minerals. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium so that it can do its job of building strong bones. Sunshine is a good source of vitamin D. People may choose a vitamin D supplement to overcome the shortcomings," said the doctors.
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Improvement Trust acquires Fazilka philanthropist’s land
Fazilka, March 25 The Trust had set up MR College in 1940 in the memory of its founder Seth Munshi Ram Aggarwal. The college, which was a pioneer educational institute, catered to the educational needs of a large area for several decades. The college was taken over by Punjab Government in 1980 and was rechristened as MR Government College. Since then, the Trust has been serving the humanity. As its founder had donated his entire land to the Trust for the furtherance of welfare scheme, it continues to own 16.3 acres of land on Freedom Fighter Road. The land is now considered prime commercial property, evaluated at over Rs 35 crores. The Improvement Trust notified advertisements in leading newspapers three days back seeking objections on acquiring 16.3 acres of land. "The trustees have never resolved to transfer the land to the Improvement Trust for commercial benefits. We are surprised to see the advertisement for the acquisition of land in the newspapers," said Girdhari Lal Aggarwal, secretary, Munshi Ram Aggarwal Charitable Trust. The residents are also perturbed over the proposal of the Improvement Trust to acquire the prime land for carving out a residential and commercial colony. One of the oldest structures of the town, Raghuvar Bhawan, awaiting heritage status because of its glorious past, is also located on this piece of land. "A university building should have been come up on this land to fulfill the dream of its founder. Instead, it is being exploited for monetary benefits," said Navdeep Asija, general secretary, Graduate Welfare Association, Fazilka. Asija said if the proposal is not dropped, he would launch an agitation and would knock the door of the court if the need arises. Executive Officer, Improvement Trust, Fazilka, Jawahar Lal Aggarwal, while justifying the proposal, said under section 36 of Improvement Trust Act, the land of a Trust can also be acquired.
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Abohar girl tops BHMS exam
Abohar, March 25 Shivangi Dixit, a student of the college, has emerged as the topper. She was also the topper in the exams conducted during the past three years. Principal Dr Rajinder Girdhar said Puneet Kaur, Swaran Lata, Aujas Shukla, Kirandeep Kaur and Shalini Gupta figure among the top 10 students on the exam merit list.
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Wellness initiative for revenue officials in Moga
Moga, March 25 The man behind the idea, Joram Beda, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), himself holds an MBBS degree. Beda said as many as four revenue officials had probably died of cardiac arrest in the middle of their career during the last three months in Moga district. Krishan Gopal a patwari from Dharamkot, breathed his last while in sleep three months ago followed by Jasbir Singh, a patwari from Nihalsinghwala sub-division. Jaswant Singh, a kanungo of Dagru circle, died of cardiac arrest and recently, Dayal Singh, the patwari of Budhsinghwala village died of heart failure. In the first medical camp held on the premises of the Zila Parishad building, 50 patwaris were checked by medical experts. “The doctors have prescribed them medicines and advised them to change their diet plan so that they can lead a healthy life,” Beda said. Ashok Verma, president of the district association of patwaris, said there was a heavy work load on the patwaris due to which they were in the grip of hypertension and other lifestyle diseases. — TNS
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Man, son killed in road mishap
Muktsar, March 25
They were going towards Muktsar after paying obeisance at a dera. The bus driver was booked at the Bariwala police station. — TNS
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