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UID card: Long wait irks applicants in Muktsar
7-yr-old sodomy victim shows personality disorder
Canada’s ex-MP lays emphasis on value-based education
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Two held for smuggling 70 LPG cylinders
Woman alleges fraudulent collection of female eggs
Bodies fished out of canal
MSc exam
Army team leaves Fazilka for trekking expedition in HP
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UID card: Long wait irks applicants in Muktsar
Muktsar, June 2 People coming to the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here to get their cards made have to wait for hours in a queue. Further, due to lack of basic facilities, these people can be seen lying on the floor and waiting for their turn. Mukhtiar Singh of Bhalerian village, who had come to get his Aadhar card made, said, “I had deposited the application form yesterday and the officials had told me to come today. But even after a wait of more than three hours, my turn has not come. When I ask about my turn, the officials of the private company simply say that they will call me when my turn comes." Another resident, Manjeet Kaur of Bhangchari village, said, “The process is very difficult. The machines have not been installed in the villages and when one comes here to get the card made, one has to wait for a long time.” However, Narinder, district in-charge of Karvy Computershare Pvt Ltd, which has been assigned the task to make the Aadhar cards in Muktsar district, along with another private company, said, “The machines are being installed in all villages by turn. But the residents are not willing to wait and get the cards made in their own villages. They directly come here and form a crowd, which becomes a reason for making them wait.” “The cards of nearly 63 per cent of the total population in the district have been made. The remaining ones will also be covered soon. Actually, the residents line up here to get their Aadhar cards, which has to come by post. But a majority of the people are complaining that they have not yet got their cards by post.” Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh said, “Of the total nine lakh people in the district, 5,68,381 have completed their registration. Of them, 4,69,417 have already been issued the cards.” “Those who have not yet received their Aadhar cards by post may now go to the Suvidha Centre at Muktsar, Malout and Gidderbaha in the district and get their cards after depositing a nominal fee of Rs 10.” |
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7-yr-old sodomy victim shows personality disorder
Faridkot, June 2 As there was no psychotherapy for the child who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a 60-year-old, the teachers at Government Primary School in the village and his parents, who are daily wagers, are finding it difficult to handle the recurring absenteeism of the child from school. Though his parents send him to school every day, but suffering from fear psychosis and harassed by the taunts of his classmates, the child does not attend classes and prefers to be aloof. Lured by the accused on September 18, 2012, the class 3 student was abused at a secluded place in the village. The police had booked the accused, Prem Singh, under sections 377 and 506 of the IPC and put him behind the bars. But the child started showing post-traumatic disorders. "We are using various methodologies to deal with the situation so that the child overcomes the tragic incident. But the improvement is not discernible," said Inderjit Singh, the school head teacher. However, Dr Harish Arora, a senior psychiatrist at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, said in most such cases, the abused child starts distrusting adults and exhibits a wide array of characteristics and behaviuor. "The aim behind the treatment is to not only look after his current mental health, but also to prevent future problems. The victims may withdraw from school and social activities and exhibit various learning and behavioural problems," said Dr Harish Arora. "We will speak to the district education and school authorities so that the child receives proper treatment and a congenial atmosphere at school for better growth," said Ravi Bhagat, Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot. |
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Canada’s ex-MP lays emphasis on value-based education
Moga, June 2 Malhi also brought out the importance of responsibilities of the citizens. “If the duties are performed perfectly, the rights automatically get implemented. One should understand the interdependence of these three aspects- rights, duties and responsibilities,” he said. Dr JS Dhaliwal, chairman of the BIS Group of Institutes, claimed that his institutes were trying their best to inculcate moral values among the students and said value-based education should begin from the primary stage of education. The placement officer of the institute, Harjinder Kaur, presented an animated documentary film on drug addiction for educating the youth to kick drugs and develop a healthy society. |
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Two held for smuggling 70 LPG cylinders
Moga, June 2 A criminal case under sections 420, 120-B of the IPC and section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, has been registered at Dharamkot police station. Two youths, identified as Jaspal Singh, a resident of Badshahpur village and Davinder Kumar, a resident of Hamirikhera village, both in Jalandhar district, had been arrested by the police. A case has also been registered against the owner of the Guru Nanak Gas Agency, Moga, but no arrests have so far been made by the police. SHO Suraj Pal Singh who is investigating this case, told media persons that the two arrested youths used to procure re-filled domestic gas cylinders from the gas agency and smuggle them to Jalandhar where these cylinders were being sold to commercial establishments at higher rates. “On the basis of secret information, we set up a special police naka on the Dharamkot-Jalandhar road and intercepted a canter, which was carrying 70 re-filled cylinders. We arrested the driver and another youth sitting in the canter and also took into custody the canter along with the cylinders,” the SHO said. The alleged accused were produced before a local court, which sent them in police remand. A senior police official confirmed that the owner of the gas agency was also involved in the scam and would be arrested soon. |
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Woman alleges fraudulent collection of female eggs
Moga, June 2 Confirming that she had received a complaint in this regard, the CMO said, “The complaint is of serious nature. I have constituted a special team of doctors to inquire into it.” The woman, Kanwaljit Kaur, wife of Balkar Singh, a resident of Zira in Ferozepur, has alleged in her complaint that she was suffering from abdominal pain for the last few months. “A local Aasha worker of the health department referred me to a reputed private clinic at Moga where I was told that fibroids had developed in the uterus for which regular injections were advis," the woman alleged. The woman visited the clinic regularly for a few weeks on the advice of the Aasha worker and finally on March 2, she was taken to the operation theatre and the eggs were taken out from her ovary after administering her anesthesia on the pretext of removing the fibroids, she alleged. CMO Dr Amarjit Kaur said the inquiry team would record the statements of the woman, Asha worker and the doctors concerned to reach a conclusion. “Had the woman complained about the incident within a few days of the collection of eggs from her body, then we could have gone for medical and clinical tests," she said. The doctor who is running the hospital, claimed that the woman had given her consent in writing for collecting her eggs. “On the same day, we collected eggs from four women donors and they all gave their consent," he said. The allegations of the woman whose eggs were
collected has exposed that private clinics pay money to the agents in the rural areas, registered medical practitioners and Asha workers who bring the gullible patients to the private hospitals for monetary benefits and the patients are often exploited by the private hospitals. The general secretary of the District Bar Association Sukhwinder Singh Ramuwalia is of the opinion that if money is involved in the racket, then it amounts to a serious criminal offence. |
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Bodies fished out of canal
Abohar, June 2 While identifying the body of Suresh Kumar Soni at the Civil Hospital here, his wife Asha Rani said he had not been keeping well and went missing on May 25. The other body, which is of a youth, has not been identified so far. The post-mortem of the bodies was conducted at the request of the Khuyiansarwer police station. |
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MSc exam
Fazilka, June 2 Sonam Jairath secured 1,903 marks out of a total of 2,400. A student of Panjab University, she would be conferred a gold medal by the university authorities. |
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Army team leaves Fazilka for trekking expedition in HP
Fazilka, June 2 GOC, Amogh Division, Major General NC Badhani and Brigadier Rakesh Raina, Commander, Fazilka Brigade, were present at the ceremony. Army officials said the trekkers were completely trained in acclimatising themselves to the scorching temperature of above 40 degree Celsius at Fazilka as well as the freezing temperature at the Pin Parbati pass. The team is going to undertake a trekking route of 155 km in seven days. They will start the trek from Manikaran in Kullu district and after crossing the glaciated Pin Parbati pass at a height of 5319 meters, reach Sagnam in the Pin Valley of Spiti. The trek is considered to be one of the most challenging treks in the state. Lieutenant General Ghei handed over the flag to the team leader which would be hoisted on the Pin Parbati pass. — OC |
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Muktsar, June 2
General Officer Commanding (GOC), Chetak Corps, Lieutenant General NS
Ghei, flagged off a trekking team of Fazilka Brigade and the Amogh Division from
Fazilka. The 13-member team is undertaking an expedition in the treacherous terrain of Pin Parbati valley in Himachal Pradesh (HP).
