HEALTH

Book released
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 11
Dr Rajeev Gupta’s new book “Freedom from Stress”, was released during a doctors’ meet at a local hotel by Mr Kamleshwar Sinha, Associate Editor of The Tribune, here yesterday. The meet was attended by more than 150 doctors .

Releasing the book Mr Sinha stressed upon the need to continue medical education of the medical community and the general public. Dr L.S. Chawla, former Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid University, highlighted the role of regular medical education in the health delivery system and cited the example of Netherlands where health educators played a very important role. Commenting on the rising levels of stress, Dr Khurana felt that an average Indian citizen is put to a lot of stress daily, which could be easily avoided by an efficient administrative machinery.

A symposium organised by a city-based NGO — Manas Foundation on “Management of Depression” was conducted after the book release.

ADMINISTRATION

Admn turns deaf ear to residents’ plea
Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, February 11
Both the district authorities and the civic administration remain unresponsive to a long-standing demand of residents of several adjoining localities for installing traffic lights at the Karabara and New Grain Market intersection, which has led to growing discontentment among the people.

Several residents of Nanak Nagar, Arjun Nagar, New Sabzi Mandi, Karabara, Azad Nagar, New Azad Nagar, Bahadarke, Kasabad and Bharti Colony said repeated memorandums, reminders and personal visits to senior district and Municipal officials had failed to elicit any positive response. “In the absence of trafficlights and proper enforcement of traffic regulations at one of the busiest intersections, road accidents, at times fatal, have become a routine and many a precious lives have been lost due to apathy and callous attitude of the administration”.

Arrangements in place for poll : DC
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 11
All arrangements have been completed in this district for free and fair polling on February 13. The Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Mr S.K. Sandhu, said as many as 2,140 polling stations had been set up in 12 Assembly segments where 19,24,999 voters could exercise franchise.

The administration had deployed a polling staff of 11,902 and another 214 supervisory officers who had adequate knowledge of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The polling would commence at 8 in the morning and continue till 5 pm.

Mr Sandhu maintained that in keeping with the directions of the Chief Election Commissioner, the voters would have to produce their voter identity cards at the time of polling. However, those eligible voters whose names figured in the electoral rolls but did not possess an ID card, would be allowed to cast their vote on the basis of an identity proof like driving licence, PAN card, bank pass book, Kisan Pass Book, ration card, and student identity card.