Teachers appreciate Johar’s decision
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 12
The Primary/Elementary Save Education Front, Punjab, has appreciated the Education Minister, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, for taking certain impartial decisions during a meeting with presidents and general secretaries of all teachers’ unions recently. The meeting was held at Chandigarh.

The members said in the first phase of the meeting, Mr Johar heard the demands of the representatives of eight unions of primary teachers agitating under the banner of the front.

The minister assured them that he would take up their demand regarding recruitment of primary teachers on a regular basis with the Bhattal Committee. He said the rationalisation of the staff would be held after March next year. He issued instructions to the Director, Primary Education, that promotion of head teachers/centre head teachers should be completed within 15 days.

He also decided to start the ETT training classes from January, 2005. He directed the DPI (P) to issue instruction to all DEOs that teachers would not do any work as regards mid-day meals. It would be done by the village committee.

SWOT Analysis: A two-day workshop for teachers on ‘SWOT Analysis’ concluded here on Sunday. The workshop was organised to evaluate teachers’ strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the field of education through a variety of follow-up programmes. It was conducted by two leading educationists, Dr Jaya Indiresan, former NIEFA fellow, and Ms Sudesh Ahlawat, a professional trainer from DAV, BCM, GGN, GNI and Sat Paul Mittal School.

Ms Amarjyoti Chawla, Principal of the school addressed the participants. Mr Gajjan Singh Thind, Director, MGM Public School, encouraged teachers to excel in the field of education. He thanked Dr Jaya and Ms Sudesh Ahlawat for conducting the workshop.

Exhibition: Saraswati Modern School, Hambran Road, organised an exhibition where students displayed models on diverse subjects. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr S.N. Sharma, Principal of the Arya College for Boys.

The Arts and Craft Department models were judged by Mr Bhatnagar and models on computers were judged by Mr Lalit. Children showed their talent by making models on different topics like solar system, Parliament House, pollution, endangered species, organic farming, birth and evolution of starts etc.

Amloh school honours teacher
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Amloh, December 12
Principal Zora Singh at a brief function organised at the Government Secondary School for Boys here yesterday honoured Mr Mehar Singh ‘Guru’ , lecturer of the school, for the laurels brought by him for the school. Mr ‘Guru’ is one of the six officials of the district who have been awarded the President of India’s census medal for outstanding contribution during census operationers in the state in the year 2001.

The silver medal, which is the highest census medal on behalf of the President, was given by the Governor of Punjab, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), at a function organised at Shivalik Public School in Chandigarh on Friday.

Mr Khiswant Rai Thappar, Mr Pawan Kumar, Ms Manjit Kaur, Mr Balwant Singh Faror and Mr Parween Kumar were the other teachers of the district who won the medal.

HEALTH

Donate blood, says philanthropist
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 12
Let blood save precious human lives by circulating in the vessels of some needy persons instead of spilling on the roads, a local philanthropist, Mr Jagjit Singh Jajjie, who was felicitated by the district administration recently has appealed to the youth.

As a donor for more than 100 times, Dr K.C. Goel, District Health Officer, recommended his name for the felicitation.

Mr Jajjie, who is associated with many local organisations, including the Bharat Vikas Parishad and the Kalgidhar Federation, was honoured by Mr Hussan Lal and Dr Inderjit Kaur Walia, Deputy Commissioner, and Civil Surgeon, respectively, at Sangrur at a function organised on December 1.

While talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Mr Jajjie claimed that he had donated 133 units of blood so far. He heads the Blood Donors’ Society which maintains groupwise record of the volunteers.

Mr Jajjie had earlier been honoured at a state-level function held four years ago. Red Cross societies of respective districts are his favourite visiting places where he can be seen seeking dates for holding blood donation camps.

He maintains that the human blood is the fastest multiplying tissue and there is no risk in donating it. “Instead, it corrects many such disorders of the body which otherwise could have required elaborate medical treatments,” claimed Mr Jajjie. Hypertension and diabetes were among the many ailments which used to be corrected by removing blood by leeches and mechanical sucking three decades ago.

The donor said blood donation was the only service to the humanity which even the poor could also afford.

12-day dental camp ends
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 12
A 12-day dental camp, organised by the Bharat Vas Parishad, Ahmedgarh, and its branch at Hargobind Nagar, concluded at the local Civil Hospital today. The concluding function was presided over by Mr Jagdish Singh Garcha, MLA, Kila Raipur. Dr K.C. Goyal, DHO, Sangrur, was the chief guest.

Addressing the gathering Mr Garcha said the role of social organisations like the parishad in providing’ medical facilities to the poor was crucial.

In the camp, as many as 1360 patients were examined. Twenty persons were supplied with dentures and 400 others got their teeth filled, all free of cost.

Dr Goyal, appreciated the role of the parishad in organising medical camps frequently. He assured them of co-operation on the behalf of the Health Department.

Dr Y.M. Randhawa, SMO, Dr Shiv Dutt Gill, Dr Vikas Raj Hind, Ms Mira Hind and Dr Sunit Hind were honoured by the parishad for their outstanding contribution.

150 examined at medical camp

Doraha, December 12
A two-day medical check-up camp was organised at Sidhu Hospital here, which concluded here today. A total of 150 patients were examined during the camp. Dr Gurdip Singh Sidhu, Director and Head of the Department of Surgery, informed that hernia could be cured surgically.

He explained that hernia was a kind of weakness in the abdominal muscle in which intestines protruded outwards. This caused a bulge under the skin, which initially appeared while coughing or straining, but later when the disease advanced it remained protruded outwards. If not treated in time, severe complications like intestinal obstruction, strangulation and gangrene of the entrapped intestine could occur.

He said the latest way to treat hernia was laparoscopy repair. He informed that with conventional open techniques, the chances of recurrence of hernia were 20 to 30 per cent. There was considerable post-operative pain and the patient lost many working days during the convalescent period. In laparoscopy repair, through three small punctures in the abdominal wall, hernia contents were pulled back into the abdominal cavity and a special mesh was introduced into the abdomen.

Dr Sidhu further said free camps, focusing on various diseases, were being regularly organised at their local hospital. OC