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90 per cent heart diseases preventable: expert
Government to probe sale of multi-crore land by previous SAD-BJP regime
BJP elections put off in Punjab
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Poohla being framed in false cases, say supporters
Kidney racket accused sent to 14 days’ judicial custody
Dirty water supply in Harkrishan Nagar
Retired officers seek
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Security lax despite threats
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90 per cent heart diseases preventable: expert
Jalandhar, September 24 The nine-foot by six-foot model of the heart has been set up by BBC Heart Care Centre here. Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, the Punjab Minister for Local Bodies, today, on the occasion of the World Health Day, unveiled the model. “One in 20 persons is at the risk of acquiring heart disease in Punjab. Our objective is to make people aware of the importance of health of a very crucial organ of the body, which has been neglected owing to the lack of awareness,” said Dr Charanjit Singh Pruthi, the Managing Director of BBC Heart Care Centre. “Ninety per cent of heart-related problems could be prevented if people made it a point to adhere to a healthy routine, exercise and stress-free life. Yoga is one of the best remedies for a healthy heart,” he added. He said since the BMC Chowk here was the most important landmark and since BBC Heart Care Centre was already maintaining one of the islands of the roundabout, it was decided by the management to place the mega-heart model at the place. “We think that every person passing through the chowk will take the image of the heart along with him, and this would keep him alert about the health of his heart,” said Dr
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Government to probe sale of multi-crore land by previous SAD-BJP regime
Jalandhar, September 24 Though the land, according to the Punjab Minister for Industry and Environment, Mr Avtaar Henry, was worth crores of rupees, it was “gifted” by Mr Badal to Mr Adesh Partap Singh at a throwaway price of Rs 9 lakh per acre. “The Punjab Government is going to initiate a high-level probe into the scam. We want to expose the Akalis and their misdeeds,” said Mr Henry. He alleged that the SAD-BJP combine was not left with any valid issues, and hence they were resorting to clamour so that they could run away from discussion on the issue of development. “They knowingly violated the discipline of the Assembly so that they could stay away from a healthy discussion. Whenever the Akalis have been out of power, they have raised clamour about various issues, but when they enjoy power, they forget all these issues,” alleged Mr Henry, who laid the foundation stones of the Chintpurni road, a community centre at Neelamahal locality, a new park at Bikrampura, and a drainage system at Deen Dyal Upadhya Nagar here today. |
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BJP elections put off in Punjab
Phagwara, September 24 He said organisational elections would be held in Manipur despite the due Assembly elections there. Elections in the remaining 27 states would be held on schedule. Mr L.Ganeshan was unanimously elected president of the Tamil Nadu BJP, he added. Meanwhile, five senior BJP leaders, including the Punjab BJP President, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, MLA Ms Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, former ministers Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, Mr Balramji Dass Tandon and Mr Manoranjan Kalia condemned the police action against the veterinary students and demanded immediate resignation of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. Ms Lakshmi Kanta Chawla will lead a state-wide dharna before the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, on September 26 to protest against the police charge. |
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Poohla being framed in false cases, say supporters
Jalandhar, September 24 Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Ranjit Singh Rania, Baba Sukha Singh and Balwinder Singh, all supporters of Poohla, alleged that cases were being slapped on Poohla and his associates by the police even as Poohla was in Ludhiana jail. “On the other hand, a retired army officer, who was the arch-rival of Poohla and who was being booked by the Chandigarh police for forcibly taking control of a gurdwara, was not being arrested,” they alleged. |
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Kidney racket accused sent to 14 days’ judicial custody
Phagwara, September 24 Special Investigating Team (SIT), headed by Phagwara ASP, Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, said that the four accused — kidney patient Kamaljit Kaur, her husband Jaswant Singh, both residents of Batala, Jujhar Singh, stepbrother of Kamaljit Kaur, and his wife Baljit Kaur, had been booked in Jalandhar on May 3 under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC. Ranjit Singh, the servant, who had allegedly sold his kidney, impersonating as Jujhar Singh, had already been arrested in the racket on June 6. Dr Gill said that Ranjit had donated his kidney posing as Jujhar Singh, and had taken a 10-marla plot in return. The family members had presented photographs of Ranjit Singh with Jujhar’s wife to convince the authorities. The operation was conducted in a hospital at Jalandhar. Dr Gill further said that after the four had surrendered in Jalandhar, the SIT had brought them to Phagwara on a day’s police remand. On Saturday, they were again produced before the judicial court, which sent them in judicial remand for 14 days. “More revelations are expected in the days to come in the said racket,” claimed the Phagwara ASP. |
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Dirty water supply in Harkrishan Nagar
Phagwara, September 24 The residents have been forced to use bottled water for drinking or fetch water from nearby localities. They have also been forced to use toilets of their neighbours and relatives. Several residents have reported upset stomachs. Santosh Sharma, a resident of the locality, alleged that several complaints were made to authorities but they paid no heed. Talking to The Tribune, several residents said with leakage in the underground water pipes, sewerage water is suspected to have mixed with the drinking water supply. |
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Retired officers seek
better deal
Jalandhar, September 24 The association has nominated Col G.S. Ahluwalia (retd) as the president. Col G.S. Ahluwalia (retd) and Col Kashmir Singh (retd) alleged that despite repeated requests, no action had been taken by the Ministry of Defence to sort out the matter and to accord justice to retired officers during the past 20 years. |
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Security lax despite threats
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