CULTURE

Krishan Adeeb remembered
Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 8
Writers give a lot of satisfaction to the readers who admire their works but unfortunately many of them die in penury and history is replete with such examples. Wife of Krishan Adeeb, one such unfortunate writer, said, “My husband’s six unpublished works have not seen the light of the day due to lack of funds. Today they have organised a ‘mushaira’ in his honour in the university. I appreciate this gesture. But I will be greatful to university authorities if they clear the pension due to him and make sincere efforts to get his works published so that his admirers get a chance to read his thoughts.” Adeeb’s pension was withdrawn in 1996 and he died waiting for it in July 1999, she added.

She said when her husband was ill, no one came to his help. Recalling the days of his youth she said,” He loved writing so much that he often played truant from the school. 

HEALTH

Gastroenteritis cases on the rise in city
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 8
More and more cases of gastroenteritis and cholera continue to pour in at various city hospitals and private clinics. Ten cases of gastroenteritis have been reported at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, in the last two days. The doctors at Guru Teg Bahadur Charitable Hospital confirmed that on an average five fresh cases were reported daily in the hospital. Four patients suffering from gastroenteritis were admitted in the Christian Medical College and Hospital here today.

According to Dr Sandeep Puri, Medical Suprintendent, DMCH, acute gastroenteritis is characterised by sudden onset of excessive vomitting and diarrhoea. The disease is usually the result of an irritation in the intestinal tract and is caused by a variety of infective (bacteria and viruses) agents. He cautioned that people should ensure filtered water and clean food.

Dr Manish Malhotra, a city physician said gastroenteritis causes loss of body water and body salts. Everybody, regardless of age and sex were at the same risk to acquire the disease though the children less than one year of age were at the higher risk of developing diarrhoea, he added. Dr Malhotra said people living in poor sanitary conditions and unhygienic conditions were more vulnerable to the disease.

It maybe mentioned that gastroenteritis has already claimed three lives in the city. Two deaths were reported at the DMCH and an octogenarian woman died at GTB hospital five days ago.