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Saturday,
August 9, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Doctors’ indifference
blamed for man’s death Students protest against fee hike
5 Haryana IAS
officers transferred Murder case solved, 2 arrested |
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Attack on
sadhus,
12 injured Women force closure of liquor vend Ambala
DC tops LL.B (evening) exam 5-year-old boy
abducted Gang of
criminals busted, 5 held Three saved from drowning in Yamuna Two Nepali women held Man murdered by nephews Scheme for draining rainwater
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Doctors’ indifference
blamed for man’s death Fatehabad, August 8 Vidhan Chand, a resident of Regar Basti here was admitted to the hospital in July with pain in abdomen. The doctors attending on him advised surgery as he was suffering from peptic perforation. As the patient was very poor and listed as “below poverty line” in the official records, his wife Maina Devi approached the Deputy Commissioner for financial aid. The Deputy Commissioner, on July 21, directed the Senior Medical Officer, in charge of the hospital, Dr D.L. Bansal, to give treatment free of cost to the patient and send the bills to the District Red Cross. The patient, however, died today without any surgical operation performed on him. Ms Maina Devi, widow of the deceased, alleged while talking to mediapersons here today that her husband had died due to the apathetic attitude of the doctors of the hospital. She alleged that when her husband was admitted to the hospital, she was told that he would have to undergo surgery immediately. She said that a doctor of the hospital demanded Rs 5,000 for the operation. The doctor had told her that water had accumulated in her husband’s intestines, and this required surgery. She said that later she was told by the doctor that the operation was not required and the patient would get right with medication.
She said that her husband needed blood as his haemoglobin level had gone down considerably but the doctors did not do so. She alleged that only those medicines were provided to her free of cost that were available with the cooperative stores. Rest she had to purchase from the open market despite the orders of the Deputy Commissioner. Meanwhile, Dr Om Parkash Dahmiwal, a surgeon in the hospital, told The Tribune that the hospital authorities took four X-rays of the patient’s abdomen and an ultrasound test was also done. He said that earlier it was thought that surgery was needed to cure him but later it was found that surgery was not advisable. He said that the patient had died due to general debility. He said that the haemoglobin level of the patient had come down considerably. But neither Dr Dahmiwal nor the SMO, Dr D.L. Bansal, could give any explanation as to why blood was not administered to the patient when he needed it. |
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Students protest against fee hike Hisar, August 8 The students of the local Government College, Jat College, F.C. College and Dayanand College boycotted their classes and joined a protest march. However, the strike passed off peacefully and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the district. Reports from other parts of the district said no teaching work
was done in any of the colleges because of the strike. SIRSA: There was a partial effect today of a statewide strike call given by the Students Federation of India against the increase in fee at the local Government National College. The rest of the colleges in the district remained unaffected by the strike call. Students of Government National College organised a procession from the college to the Deputy Commissioner’s camp office and submitted a memorandum to him. The students have demanded withdrawal of the fee hike failing which students from poor families will be deprived of professional education, they said. The students said the increase in fee would render 85 per cent of the students unable to pursue professional education. KARNAL: The Students’ Federation of India on Friday made attempts to disrupt studies in colleges here on a call for a state-level strike against the fee hike in the colleges and universities in Haryana. Students, led by the SFI’s district convener Sandeep Singh, tried to disrupt studies in the morning but except in DAV College, students in all other colleges came back to attend their classes. He said for similar courses different fee could not be charged. Despite this, lakhs of students were being “fleeced” in the name of 20 per cent quota for management seats in professional courses. There was no provision for merit in these courses, he added. |
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Still living in medieval age Morni, August 8 Though the Integrated Watershed Development Project (IWDP- Hills) has made water available for drinking and irrigation purposes in the area falling in the Tangri watershed, it has not touched the lives of villagers living in the Ghaggar watershed. As a result, development has eluded almost 10 Dhanis or hamlets in the Ghaggar watershed in Morni area. A visit to the area by The Tribune team today revealed that over 100 residents of Dhamur, Kenan and Teepra still have to walk long distances to get water. Since the perennial source of water is about 800 meters away, the residents have no option but to walk the distance and carry water for daily use. Because of this scarcity of water, agriculture is not possible, though rain-fed crops like maize and chari are grown in a small area. Most of the people here have no fixed avocation and work as labourers, in case the Public Works Department (PWD) or other government departments, have to carry on any development works here. In the Tangri watershed area, with the IWDP — Hills making water available by constructing water harvesting and storage structures during the past two years, the residents now have an assured supply of drinking water and also water for irrigation. Says Bhim Dutt, president of the Village Development Committee, Khadoon- Bana, “ With water being available for the past two years, we have started cultivating crops like onion seed, tomatoes, brinjals and other vegetable crops. This has also improved our economic conditions,” he says, while adding that for the past two years, the villagers have also not taken any loan from the only private financier in Morni. At least 30 per cent of the Dhanis in these hills are still without power, thanks to the state government’s policy of not electrifying any village which has less than 20 households. Khadoon, Bana and Khetra hamlets in Tangri watershed area, and Dhamar, Kenan and Teepra in the Ghaggar watershed have still not been electrified, even as we have entered the 21st century. Sulochna Devi, a 60-year-old resident of Khadoon village, who has been living here for the past almost 43 years, has never seen electric power operate tubelights, fans or electric bulbs. “I went to my brother’s house in Mandana near here a few years ago, where I saw how by pressing a button, one can get light in a room,” she says, when questioned if she knew what difference the availability of power can make. Other than a bulb, tubelight and fan, she has never seen television or any other electrical appliance. In the nearby hamlet of Bana, Babu Ram informs that though the DRDA has provided them with solar lights, most of the villagers do not use these. “ I have just appeared in my MA final examinations , but studied under the light of an earthen lamp. After six in the evening, it is pitch dark and studying is not possible. Thus, the children of the area fare badly in studies and after a few years give up on education,” he complains. He rued that it was only during the elections that politicians remembered them. We hope that before the next elections, they provide us with power. |
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5 Haryana IAS
officers transferred Chandigarh, August 8 Mr Anil Razdan, Chairman, Haryana Power Generation Corporation, (HPGC), has been posted as Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Public Works(B&R) and Architecture Departments vice Mr Naresh Gulati. Mr Razdan will also retain his charge as Chairman of the HPGC. Mr Dalip Singh, Special Secretary, Secretariat Establishment, has been posted as Special Secretary, Cooperation Department, against a vacant post. Mr Alok Nigam, MD, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Additional MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, and Ms Jyoti Arora, Special Secretary and Director, Industries, Mines and Geology Departments, will swap their places of posting. Mr V. Umashankar, MD, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Additional MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, has been posted as Administrator, HUDA, Hisar, relieving Mr Subhash Chandra of the said charge. Mr Sudhir Mohan, DIG, Security, has been posted as Director, Sports and Youth Welfare Department, vice Mr M.S. Mann. |
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Forum fines
man,
wife Rs 10,000 Karnal, August 8 Mr S.B. Bansal, a medical practitioner and his wife Neeta Bansal, lecturer in the government college here defrauded local branch of Bank of Rajasthan by submitting fake affidavits/documents to obtain duplicate copies of two FDRs (fixed deposit receipts) which were never issued to them by the bank. The couple had applied for loan against the FDRs, which actually were issued to one Vijay Kumar Kakkar. However, at the time of computerisation of the bank branch, the names of the couple and Mr Kakkar were inadvertently inserted in the same account number. Taking advantage of this mistake on part of the bank the couple submitted an application for the issuance of duplicate FDRs on the ground that the original FDRs had got misplaced. The bank officials issued duplicate copies of the FDRs to the Bansals. Meanwhile, when the original bearer of FDRs, Mr Kakkar applied for the encashment of the FDRs on maturity, the fraud came to light. Reacting to this, the bank officials served a notice to the couple to surrender the duplicate copies of the FDRs. Instead of cooperating with the bank, the Bansals filed a compliant before the Consumer Redressal Forum alleging that the bank officials had refused to sanction loan of them. The complaint was dismissed by the three-member ‘jury’ of the forum comprising Mr M.S. Malik, President of the forum and two members Mr J.P. Duhan and Ms Usha Sharma. It imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the complainants for filing a false and frivolous complaint against the bank Manager. |
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Murder case solved, 2 arrested Fatehabad, August 8 Karan Singh, a former sarpanch of Sirdhan village in the district, was gunned down by some persons on July 16 when he was coming to Fatehabad in his Maruti car. He had been serving a sentence in the Hisar jail for the murder of Rameshwar, a resident of Bhodia Khera village and was on parole when he was murdered. The police today arrested Umed Singh, a resident of Bhodia Khera village who is also a cousin of Rameshwar. The other suspect arrested today has been identified as Yuvraj, alias Raja, a resident of Pili Mandori village. While Umed Singh wanted to avenge the murder of his cousin, Yuvraj was also nursing a grudge against Karan Singh as the latter had
humiliated him the Hisar jail, where both were inmates. |
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Attack on
sadhus,
12 injured Kurukshetra, August 8 The injured sadhus, included 90-year-old Krishan Dev, 80-years-old Sant Ram, Baba Halmaan Giri, Pawan Giri, Phakkar Baba, Vijay Giri, Baba Devander Dass Gupta, Devi Ram Charan Daas, Moni Baba, Shankar Dass and Sadhvi Lakshmi Devi. Injured Vijay Giri told mediapersons that at 3 a.m. some persons under the influence of liquor approached Baba Halmaan Giri and demanded from him a ‘chillum’ to smoke which was denied. On this both of them started beating him up and according to Vijay Giri’s allegations, they threw his belongings into the sarovar. Other sadhus said that after a while, they brought other four or five persons sitting at the nearby tea-stall and again started beating the sadhus. Hearing their cries hundreds of other sadhus reached the spot and challenged them, following which, the attackers escaped leaving behind a motorcycle and an identity card there. According to
police sources, with the help of identity card the police constable has been identified as Ishwar Singh, belt number 947. He had been deployed on the Kurukshetra University Campus for the security of Haryana Governor. As function is scheduled to be held on the campus after unfurling the National Flag by Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand here on August 15, 2003, the Independence Day. After holding an inquiry into this episode, the police sources said that the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Headquarters, Mr Anil Dhawan, has recommended Ishwar Singh’s suspension. |
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Women force closure of liquor vend Ambala, August 8 This morning, a group of villagers went to the liquor vend and told the owner to shut it. The persons manning the vend were told to leave. Following this, the vend was closed. Ms Pushpa, a member of the village panchayat, maintained that the opening of the liquor vend was a serious issue. “We are all aware of the impact of alcohol on the lives of the people. We are determined regarding the issue and we will not allow the liquor vend to remain here,” she asserted. She said the location of the liquor vend was not proper, adding that while a school was located near it, the road was frequented by womenfolk for going to the fields. A villager pointed out that the liquor vend had been opened on the road connecting the village to Tundli, Topekhana, Parade and Tundla Mandi. “Earlier, there was a liquor vend on the Panjokhra road but the Army authorities had recently demolished the structures there. Following this, the liquor vend was opened up here,” he said. Ms Shanti Devi, another local resident, said opening a liquor vend at the village was wrong. “We need to take stern steps so that our families do not fall prey to alcoholism,” she added. Incidentally, it is not for the first time that women have taken the lead in resolving an issue. A few months ago, women of Topekhana Bazar had got the power supply to their area restored after nearly three days. The Topekhana Bazar women had gone to the local power office and ensured that the transformer was sent to their area. |
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Ambala
DC tops LL.B (evening) exam Ambala, August 8 The soft-spoken Deputy Commissioner, who is also a tough taskmaster, said he used to devote regular hours to his law studies. “Besides attending the full law lecture, I would study late in the night as well early in the morning,” he said. Mr Gautam used to be an oddity in the law classes as fellow students used to be surprised to see a person of his stature attend classes regularly. “There is no shortcut to success. I worked hard for my exams,” he said. “I used to sit in the bench alongwith other students during the lectures. I did not expect any special favours,” he added. Mr Gautam, who did his masters nearly 25 years ago, said he was happy to have topped the examination in evening course. “Overall, I have stood fourth in the university,” he said. “After I became Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, I had to deal with a number of court cases. Keeping that in mind, I sought permission from the government to do my LLB. I am glad that my effort has borne fruit,” he added. |
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5-year-old boy
abducted Sirsa, August 8 Himanshu Jain, son of Arvinder Jain running a paints shop in the local Suratgaria Bazaar, was returning home in the afternoon from school in an autorickshaw. As he got off from the autorickshaw, two young men riding a Hero Honda motorcycle kidnapped the boy. The men’s faces were covered. One was wearing a helmet while the other had covered his face with a black cloth. The teacher sitting in the autorickshaw cried for help. The relatives of Himanshu and other people gathered in the street, but by then the kidnappers had fled. The police reached the spot and sealed the checkposts to the city. The father of Himanshu in his statement to the police has denied having animosity with anyone. |
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Gang of criminals busted, 5 held Hisar, August 8 They have been identified as Joginder, Vinod, Karam Singh, Rohtash and Biru. According to the police, they were planning to rob a bank and a petrol pump. On a tip-off, the police raided their hideout on the Bagla Road here last evening and nabbed them after a brief struggle during which the culprits allegedly fired a few shots. An official spokesman said the arrested criminals were wanted in connection with the looting of a trader of Barwala after shooting him, They had also robbed a patwari carrying a huge amount of cash for disbursing old-age pension. Two stolen mobikes, two pistols and a sword were recovered from them. He said the gang leader was currently lodged in Gurgaon jail from where he was sending instructions to the arrested gangsters to. He would be brought here for investigation. He was facing trial in a case of smuggling narcotics, he added. |
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Three saved from drowning in Yamuna Yamunanagar, August 8 Rassed of Faijpur village and Pirthi and Manda of Kalesar village were crossing the river when suddenly they were caught in deep water and trapped there. Somehow, they were able to reach an island and shouted for help. The police was informed of their predicament. Shukardeen of the area jumped into swollen river at risk to his life and rescued the three one by one. Meanwhile, according to reports, the water of Yamuna has entered many villages including Bheelpur, Kannewala, Belgarh and Lakkar. Mr Vijayendra Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, said today that the water had started receding and the situation was under control. |
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Two Nepali women held Ambala, August 8 Man killed Liquor seized |
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Man murdered by nephews Hisar, August 8 According to the police, the victim, Dhara Singh, had a quarrel with his nephews early in the morning yesterday. Angered over the dispute, three of his nephews identified as Balwinder, Dhoop and Mangal pounced upon their uncle and attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. Dhara Singh died on the spot. Meanwhile, his wife, who tried to rescue her husband, was also attacked with similar weapons. She has been admitted to hospital. The police said the deceased had a longstanding dispute with his nephews over some family matter. They had frequent altercations but intervention by other villagers saved the situation on earlier occasions. A case of murder has been registered. —
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Scheme for draining rainwater Fatehabad, August 8 The Deputy Commissioner, Dr R.B. Langyan, said here today, that the scheme included the construction of a bridge near the local bus stand where there was a problem of water accumulation. The scheme also included increasing the number of drains. |
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Bhajan’s nephew gets anticipatory bail Fatehabad, August 8 Ajab Singh, a resident of Ganda village, had lodged a complaint with the Vigilance Bureau in this regard. —
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Medical camp held Fatehabad, August 8 |
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‘Kranti jyot yatra’
begins today Chandigarh, August 8 A press note issued by the PCC office here said Mr Bhajan Lal, President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, had deputed coordinators in all districts for streamlining the programme in cooperation with the DCC presidents. |
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