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‘Black Divali’ for Nankana Sahib School teachers
Ludhiana, November 5 The reason given by the teachers is that they had earlier complained against high handedness of Mr Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Additional Secretary Nanakana Sahib Education Trust. The press note stated that Mr Grewal had summoned a computer teacher home and when the teacher delined , he had ordered the contractor recruiting teachers to give fresh advertisement and appoint new teachers. The teachers complaint against his behaviour to Bibi Jagir Kaur, president, SGPC,which annoyed Mr Grewal. Mr Maheshinder Singh, did not like this behaviour of teachers and decided not to give them their salaries. The teachers are protesting against it. When contacted Mr Maheshinder Singh in a telephonic conversation with this correspondent said ,’I have no reason to hold the salaries of staff. On October 26, the teachers had brought salary register to me. I asked them to bring ‘attendance register’ to me as I had heard that some teachers were not present but were marking themselves present in the attendance register. After that no register was brought to me and so I thought that either the teachers had gone to the trustees or Bibi Jagir Kaur and has sorted out the matter. I would certainly like to add that certain teachers for reasons known to them are indulging in politics and spoiling the academic atmosphere of the school.”
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Teachers design KG curriculum
Ludhiana, November 5 Mr Sarabjit Kwatra and Mr Raman Nayyar from Ways and Means, a human resource development institute, conducted the seminar. After the warm floral welcome by Principal, Mrs Paramjit Kaur, and Mr R.B. Khanna, the sacred lamp-lighting ceremony took place. Mrs Paramjit Kaur laid emphasis upon organising such seminar as a few interactive hours made it possible to build a worthwhile tomorrow. The wonderful part of the seminar was its tri-part division into knowledge, skill and attitude which transformed the teaching and learning environment. It put the trust back into teachers to work together, to develop their own projects, to be innovative and creative, to inspire their students in a way to bring out all required colours in their personality. Nearly about 60 teachers from various schools attended the seminar which was made interesting by slide shows, games, interaction and dramatisation. An open session was also held in the end and queries put up by teachers were well-answered by the resource persons. An academic curriculum was developed for students of nursery, lower KG and upper KG by consensus of the teachers present.
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Rakesh Syal’s photo wins prize again
Ludhiana , November 5 Syal says that more than 20,300 entries were submitted to the online photography contest, which attracted contestants from around the world and featured in 10 separate categories.
Syal’s stunning image, “Engulfed by the clouds of illeteracy”, garnered the top honors after being submitted in the monthly theme category. All winning images can be viewed at betterphoto.com’s contest page:
http://www.betterphoto.com/contest/winners/0509.asp The contest is conducted each month. Budding photographers can send entries in different categories that include Nature and Landscapes, Animals, People, Elements of Design, Digital Darkroom, Travel and Place, Flowers, Details and Macro, Special Effects, and Monthly Theme.
Betterphoto.com also offers a variety of services: digital camera reviews, online photo courses, free newsletters, a discussion forum, web sites for photographers, question-and-answer section, how-to articles, photo galleries, and more.
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IMA writes to PM on doctor harassment case
Ludhiana, November 5 Dr Gursharan Singh, a senior functionary of the association, in his letter to the Prime Minister, said the case pertained to Machhiwara, a historical town 35 km from here, in which a member of the IMA, Dr. Sunil Dutt, had been harassed by relatives of a patient, who died in Ludhiana. The doctor had done nothing except prescribing some medicines to the deceased that too three days prior to his death. Unfortunately, the patient died, probably due to dengue. He said the relatives of the deceased started harassing the doctor by resorting to a dharna, besides physically assaulting the doctor and rampaging Dutt Nursing Home. To pressurise the authorities into registering a case, the protesters also demonstrated in front of the local police station. Later on, the police registered a case against the rioters, he pointed out. Dr Gursharan Singh said the IMA constituted a team of doctors which went through the records and found that the doctor had no link with the death of the patient. “The committee has given a few recommendations which need your attention. These points need your urgent attention as it pertains to the health of our nation,” he said. He said India is among those countries who are having a poor patient -doctor ratio. As many as 5.6 doctors exist for 1,00,000 people in the country, as per the World Health Organisation record. Whereas, in the USA and Australia 5.6 doctors look after just 2,000 people. “The IMA is of the view that the ratio in the context of India has deteriorated considering the exodus of doctors from India to the developed countries. Countries like Australia feel that they are still short of doctors despite the high doctor-patient ratio. They have gone to the extent of abolishing any pre- entrance test for Indian MBBS doctors with five-year experience. Same is the scenario in the UK, where a lot of our specialists are migrating,” he said. “Many other countries are in the process of following the same policy as Indian doctors have been able to prove their worth. Already 50 per cent of doctors migrating to Australia from all over the world are from India only. The fact of exodus of doctors can also be checked from the number of character certificates issued by the MCI and various state medical councils. “These developments must set of alarm bells as this is going to create a big vacuum of doctors in India. A detailed enquiry into this will be able to establish that such incidences as that happened to Dr Dutt of Machhiwara are the main reason leading to the exodus of the doctors,” he said. The IMA requested the Prime Minister to bring a special legislation for the protection of hospitals as at times such nuisances proved fatal to other patients admitted to that set-up. He also added that this was not aimed at protecting anyone from law.
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Lobo Memorial Oration at CMC
Ludhiana, November 5 A surgery update followed the oration wherein eminent speakers gave an insight on the latest advancements in the field of surgery. Dr P.K. Chowbey, Chairman, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, discussed the current and future trends in the treatment of hernia. He highlighted the role of laparoscopic treatment in hernia patients — a technique which was fast gaining popularity due to its patient friendliness characteristics. Dr Adarsh Chaudhry, Senior Consultant, GI Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, discussed the importance of early diagnosis in the pancreatic cancer patients and the role of radical surgery in the treatment. He emphasised that the surgical treatment should only be performed in the patient that can be benefited from it as the surgical treatment did not reap desirable results in the patients with advanced stages of disease. He also highlighted the role of advanced diagnostic facilities like CT scan in staging the disease. During the second session of the programme, Dr Sewa Singh Legha, world renowned oncologist and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, spoke about the modern approaches in the management of breast cancer. He said that breast cancer was the major contributor to women mortality and hence preventive measures should not be ignored. He emphasised the early and timely detection of the disease to reap maximum benefits from the treatment. Organising secretary and Head of Department of Surgery, Dr Navneet Chaudhry, informed that since its inception by Dr Eggleston in the early fifties, the Department of Surgery, had progressed leaps and bounds. The department had initiated many super specialised surgical procedures in the state of Punjab, including laparoscopic or key-hole surgery and oncological surgical treatments. Dr Tehemton E. Udwadia, chief guest on the occasion, expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the Surgery Department, CMCH and the Dr L.H. Lobo Memorial Trust for organising a world-class interactive CME programme. He also applauded the role of Surgery Department at CMCH in making the latest surgical treatments available for the people of not only Punjab but all the neighboring states.
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Harpreet, Kulvir win 200 m races
Ludhiana, November 5 Earlier, Mr Jaswant Singh, Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana declared the two-day meet open. The chief guest took the slaute from participants during an impressive march past. The students performed a cultural programme on this occasion. Ms B. Gulati, Principal of the school read out of the annual report and welcomed the chief guest. Mr Gurbir Singh Sarna, Mr Harbhajan Singh and Ms P. Kahlon along with other members of the management committee of the school were present there. Results- Senior girls- 200 m Harpreet Kaur Chawla 1, Gurpreet Kaur 2 and Sabby 3; senior boys 200 m-Kulvir Singh 1, Harmanpreet Singh 2 and Mandeep Singh 3; junior girls 200 m-Vaneet Kaur 1, Roopan 2 and Harmilanjot Kaur 3; junior boys 200 m- Jasmer 1, Krishna 2 and Darvesh 3; sub junior boys-Bhupinder Singh 1, Harsimran Singh 2 and Surinder 3; sub junior girls 600 m- Antarpreet 1, Mandeep 2 and Gurjot 3; senior boys 1500 m- Paramjeet singh 1, Gurpreet Singh 2 and Kulvir Singh 3; shot put-Rimple 1, Sneha 2 and Jaspreet 3.
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Kirti bags TT crown
Ludhiana, November 5 Kirti won the first two sets by a whisker, 11-9 and 11-8, but went down fighting 10-12 in the next game. She regained her composure to wrap up the fourth set 11-7 and lifted the title. Earlier in the day, Kirti gave a sterling performance to upset the top seed Lovepreet of Ropar in four sets in the semi-final while Deepa registered a win over Neeru, also of Ropar in straight sets — 11-9, 11-9 and 12-10 to set up the title clash. Other results — Sub-junior boys (pre-quarter finals): Vitesh of Amritsar b Harguru Anand of Ludhiana; Arshdeep of Patiala b Sandeep of Jalandhar; Simranjit of Jalandhar b Akash Chopra of Ropar; Santosh of Fatehgarh Sahib b Ravinder of Fatehgarh Sahib; Sahil Mattu of Amritsar b Ishaan of Ludhiana; Ravi Dangi of Ludhiana b Deepanshu of Sangrur; Netran of Ropar b Inderveer of Ludhaiana and Kartik of Jalandhar b Deepak of Ropar. Sub-junior boys ( quarter finals)- Vitesh of Amritsar lost to Arashdeep of Patiala; Simarjeet of Jalandhar b Santosh of Fatehgarh Sahib; Sahil Mattu of Amritsar b Ravi Dangi of Patiala and Kartik of Jalandhar b Netran of Ropar. Boys singles (pre-quarter final)- Kamaljeet Singh of Patiala b Gikamal of Jalandahr; Ankush of Ludhiana b Anil of Kapurthala; Manish Saini of Patiala b Sanit of Jalandhar; Piyush of Jalandahr b Anil of Jalandhar; Manpreet of Ludhiana b Harshdeep of Sangrur; Rahul of Amritsar b Sahil of Jalandhar; Sahil of Ludhiana b Amrinder of Amritsar; Abhinav of Amritsar b Jatin of Moga; Sunny Mattu of Amritsar b Vandit of Jalandhar; Raghav of Patiala b Kartik of Jalandahr; Jubin of Jalandhar b Ravinder of Fatehgarh Sahib.
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Gold Cup hockey tourney begins
Doraha, November 5 The first match was played between Faridkot and Thapar Academy Sansarpur in which Thapar Academy defeated Faridkot by 3-0. In the second match, Namdhari Academy, Bhaini Sahib, defeated Speed Academy, Ludhiana, by 2-0. The third match was played between Air India, New Delhi, and Sai Academy, Kurukshetra, in which Sai Academy was defeated by New Delhi by 2-3. Rock Rovers Chandigarh and Punjab and Sind Bank Jalandhar played the fourth match that ended in a draw. The fifth match was played between the SKSP Club Bangladesh and Gurgaon which was won by Gurgaon 3-2. Sai Academy Sundergarh defeated PSEB Academy Patiala by 2-nil. In the first match of Pool-D played between the PSEB, Patiala, and Namdhari Academy, Namdhari Academy defeated the former by 1.0. In the second match of Pool-C, the match between Punjab and Sind Bank and Rock Rovers ended in a draw. Sai Academy, Lucknow defeated Gurgaon in the third match of Pool-A. Similarly, Sai Academy, Bhopal, defeated Sai Academy, Kurukshetra, by 2-1 in the fourth match of Pool-B. Thapar Academy, Sansarpur, of Pool-C reached the semi-finals.
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MC XI win by 5 wickets
Ludhiana, November 5 BSNL XI won the toss and opted to bat first. They were all out for 179 runs in 29.4 overs. The main contributors were Amit, Neeraj and Charanjeet who made 42, 41 and 30 runs respectively. For Municipal Corporation XI, Yogesh took four wickets for 23 runs while Nakul Sharma and Rajesh captured two wickets each conceding 31 and 27 runs, respectively. Municipal Corporation XI achieved the target losing five wickets in 28.5 overs. Their innings revolved around Bharat Bhushan, Sunil Sharma, Anil Singla and Harmit Batra who chipped in
with 58, 22, 23 and 21 runs, respectively. For BSNL XI, Varinder was the main wicket taker taking three for 24 runs.
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Sacred Heart athletic meet
Ludhiana, November 5 Competitions in various sports and cultural events like individual and group song and dance, fancy dress, diya and salad making. flower arrangement and mimicry are being held throughout the week. Boys and girls of primary classes enthusiastically took part in the ‘Look Like Chacha Nehru’ and ‘Best Punjaban’ Contest and the following were adjudged as the prize winners. Chacha Nehru Contest Satinder Singh, Karan Bhatia 2. Best Punjaban contest Nafisa Thakur Arshika 2 The culmination of the sports week will be held on November 9. Mrs Amrit Kaur Gill, SDM, Ludhiana East will be the chief guest. Finals of selected sports events will be held on that day along with a short cultural programme. A healthy baby contest was also held today for children from 6 months to 4 years of age. The jury for the competition was a team of doctors from CMC Ludhiana.
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