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Woman bleeds to death
Kharar, September 30 Narinder Kaur (29), a resident of Kalewal village, was admitted to the hospital in the afternoon yesterday. She delivered a healthy baby at night but soon after started bleeding profusely. She was referred to the PGI, Chandigarh, but reportedly died on the way. Agitated family members refused to take the body of the deceased till a police case was registered. The police later registered a case under Section 304 A of the IPC. Husband of the deceased Ravinder Singh told Chandigarh Tribune that his wife had delivered the child around 9 pm after which she developed complications. He said they kept asking the staff and the doctor on duty, Dr Sukhwinder Kaur, to administer blood to Narinder Kaur but nothing was done. He said in spite of repeated requests to refer the patient to the PGI, the local hospital failed to act swiftly. When the hospital finally decided to refer the patient to the PGI around 11.30 pm, the driver of the ambulance reportedly remained untraced for another 20 minutes. He alleged that the hospital staff did not make provision for administering oxygen to the patient on the way or provide an attendant to monitor the condition of the patient. Ravinder Singh said he had got married around year and half ago and his wife had delivered the first child. He said his wife was highly qualified and had recently got a job in a government school. She was yet to draw her first salary. Dr Sukhwinder Kaur, however, said Narinder Kaur had gone through a normal delivery and was sent to a ward. Around 10.30 pm when she got a call that the patient was feeling uneasy, she went to attend to her and provided her with required medical treatment. She claimed that the patient’s bleeding was not alarming and that it was a normal occurrence after delivery. She said she attended to her for about an hour and then referred her to the PGI, as the patient was still feeling uneasy. The doctor said Narinder Kaur had even talked to her before being taken to the PGI. She said the family members of the deceased
wanted her to accompany the patient to the PGI but she could not do so as she was on emergency duty. MLA Bir Devinder Singh, who visited the hospital and met with family members of the deceased, said prima facie it appeared to be a case of negligence on the part of the hospital staff. He said he had talked to the Civil Surgeon and other senior officials and an inquiry into the matter had been ordered. If need be, a magisterial inquiry would also be ordered to probe the circumstances that led to the death of the woman, he said.
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656 go to state information panel with grievances
Chandigarh, September 30 The cases before the commission include 573 against various officials who have not responded to requests for information made to them. Besides, there are 83 appeals before the commission against the orders of different appellate authorities that have disallowed the delivery of information sought. Until September 28, the commission disposed of 198 of the cases before it. This was disclosed here today by an official spokesman of the commission. To ensure transparency and get feedback from litigants and the public, the commission invites the litigants to give their comments on the implementation of the RTI Act on a feedback form that has been specially designed for their convenience. The feedback so received has been analysed by the commission. The spokesman disclosed that in consultation with the commission, the state government has arranged a special seminar and orientation programme on October 4 for senior officers of the state government.
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Demand to restore Gajinder Singh’s civil rights
Chandigarh, September 30 Prof Jagmohan Singh Tony, secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), while addressing a press conference, said Gajinder Singh had already served 14 years in prison. He sidestepped questions as to where Gajinder Singh was based now, saying “all of you know where he is. Why do want us to spell it out?” Indian intelligence agencies believe that Gajinder Singh is in Pakistan. His prison sentence ended in 1994. Replying to another question Prof Jagmohan Singh said: “Gajinder Singh may choose to come to India or stay in any other country. We are demanding that he be allowed to live freely and the Indian Government should remove his name from the list of 20 most-wanted terrorists India had sent to Pakistan as he has already served his prison term”. Seated near Prof Jagmohan Singh were Mr Kanwar Pal Singh and Mr Satnam Singh Paonta Sahib of the Dal Khalsa.
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Conference on prohibition of child
labour starts
Amritsar, September 30 He said the law prohibiting employment of children below 14 years in hotels, restaurants, dhabas, motels, teashops, resorts and other recreational centres would come into force on October 10. The Labour Minister said that scourge of child labour was prevalent in the country and purely legislative measures could not curb it as it was more of a socio-economic problem. He said that coordinated efforts on the part of civil society, NGOs, trade unions and employers were required. He said that the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, would soon hold a conference of the Deputy Commissioners and the SSPs to ensure strict compliance of the notification.
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PSEB signs agreement for power purchase
Patiala, September 30 Mr R. P. Pandov, Director, Public Relations, PSEB, in a press note here said 90 per cent of the capacity of this coastal power station had been given on contract to five electricity distribution companies of Karnataka while the remaining capacity had been given to Punjab. He said from 2010, Punjab would get about 700 million units per year for 25 years. He said Punjab had signed three power sale agreements with the Power Trading Corporation of India earlier this month for the supply of 200 MW power from the Karcham Wangtoo hydel project of 1000 MW capacity, 340 MW from Teesta -3 hydel project of 1200 MW capacity and 300 MW from the 600 MW Dheeru thermal power project. Meanwhile, in view of the irrigation needs for the paddy, the board has decided to extend the cut-off date for disconnecting temporary power connections for tubewells to October 15.
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Move to close DD centre opposed
Abohar, September 30 Though the staff posted here was tightlipped on the issue, there were indications that the Ministry had taken the decision “in principle” on the ground that with the commissioning of a high-power relay centre at Fazilka, 30 km from here, there was no need of a small centre in Abohar. The centre at Fazilka has been equipped with a 1000-ft tower that transmits the DD programmes over 120 km and is considered the highest one. Dr Ambedkar Vikas Sabha and the Arya Youth Club have sent representations to the Ministry and senior officials of Prasar Bharti urging the Ministry to review its decision. The organisations said viewers in rural areas had been enjoying DD programmes since no cable network was available in the villages.
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Fatehgarh Sahib, September 30 Thousands of people from various walks of life, including bureaucrats, politicians, officials, Army officers, attended the cremation. People and officials of the district also attended the cremation. Major General Talwar was a 1962-war veteran. The local Press Club held a condolence meeting under the presidentship of Surjeet Singh Sahi and mourned his death. The Rice Millers Association, the Rotary Club and the Lions Club also mourned his death. OC
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Tax relief for Punjabi film
Amritsar, September 30 The executive producer of the film, Mr A.P.S. Chatha, told The Tribune that the movie had received a tremendous response across a wide cross section of the society. The movie had been released all over the country and abroad and according to the feedback received from the exhibitors, the cinegoers have well-received the film depicting the life and teachings of saint soldier Shaheed Baba Deep Singh. Mr Chatha said the film depicted the supreme sacrifice made by the Baba ji to save the honour of the innocent women from marauding Afghani raiders. He said the negotiations were on to sell the CD and DVD rights of the film both in India and abroad.
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Exhibition on women
empowerment
Patiala, September 30 These views were expressed by different speakers at a seminar organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Punjabi University on the concluding day of three day long photo-exhibition organised on the theme of women empowerment held in the university campus. Dr H.P.S. Walia, Head, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, that it was not only the issue of female foeticide. In fact no woman in the society was safe these days. “Every other day we get news of sexual harassment, rape or acid killing.
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One-day House session likely
Chandigarh, September 30 In this session, the Bills with regard to the setting up a new rural university and the advancing of loans by moneylenders are expected to be taken up. The session can be called on 24 hours’ notice because the last session of the Assembly, held in the second week of this month, was adjourned sine die. Issues relating to employees can also be taken up in the session.
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7 nabbed with police uniforms, I-cards
Batala, September 30 The police also seized from them bogus identity cardsone black colour uniform of SP rank having batch of IPS, one uniform of DSP rank, one uniform of SI rank, one uniform of ASI rank, five uniforms of sepoy rank, eight bogus identity cards of “AICBF”, one bogus stamp with stamp pad, nine caps, 14 belts, name plates, medal plates, 27 stars, five Ashoka stars, 11 recruitment forms, two mobile phones, four diaries, one air gun and Rs13,152. The SSP told mediapersons here yesterday that the arrested persons included Kunan Singh of
Kurukshetra, Mukhtiar Singh of Kahnuwan (Gurdaspur), Kashmir Singh of
Kurukshetra, Balwinder Singh, Sukhwinder Singh of Kurukshetra, Gurdev Singh of Kaithal, Ms Jaswinder Kaur of
Kurukshetra, along with one Gypsy (DLIC-E-7137).
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Ultrasound centre sealed
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 30 According to a press note issued by the Civil Surgeon office all officials concerned had been directed to conduct regular surprise checkings and inspect all ultra sound centres in the their respective areas.
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Three youths killed in road accident
Tarn Taran, September 30 The Harike police has registered a case under Sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC. The police identified the deceased as Jagat Mitter of Harike, Satnam Singh and Avtar Singh, both of Jauneke (near Harike) village.
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44 POs nabbed
Abohar, September 30 Special teams, formed under the supervision of an SP, were carrying raids in different areas regularly. Each team was headed by an NGO. The district was supplied a list of 915 proclaimed offenders. The teams had been asked to intensify efforts to nab all of them, Mr Shukla added.
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Shopkeeper ends life
Hoshiarpur, September 30 Karamjit Singh of Mohalla Kaintha owned a sound service shop near the level crossing but following the construction of a flyover on the site, his shop became isolated. He jumped in front of a train this morning.
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Lecture held on SC judgements
Patiala, September 30 Mr Justice S.N. Aggarwal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, while delivering lecture highlighted the importance of legal profession and advised all those who intended to enter into legal profession to work very hard and believe in God. He spoke on the latest judgements of the Supreme Court relating to compulsory registration of marriages, undertrial prisoners specially children, the liquor policy of the government, encroachment of public premises for commercial use and on police reforms. The Dean, Law faculty, Dr Param Jeet Singh, highlighted the importance of the landmark judgments of the Supreme Court. He said people by and large had complete faith in the judiciary and they look towards the judges for justice and implementation of their rights. He cautioned that the judiciary must perform it duty and fulfil its constitutional obligations Otherwise the judiciary would become crippled which in turn would cripple democracy and the entire system. Dr Harpal Kherha, Head, Department of Law, spoke about the courses being run by the department and about the achievements of the law students. The Dean Academic Affairs, Dr Sucha Singh Gill, paid vote of thanks. Mr Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice Chancellor, also attended the function.
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Vocalist, sitarist give tips to students
Patiala, September 30 Vocalist Pt Baldev Raj Verma and sitarist Pt Satish Chandra Srivastva were invited by the department for the workshop. Dr Navjot Kaur Kasel, Head, Department of Music, in a press note issued here, said the objective of the workshop was to give exposure to students to the traditional ways of learning music and also to give them an insight into the gharanas of Pandit Verma and Pandit Srivastva. Pandit Verma from Delhi is a disciple of Pandit Amarnath, who belonged to the Indore Gharana established by legendary artiste Ustad Amir Khan Sahib. During the workshop, he explained the basic characteristics of his gharana to the students. Pandit Srivastva of Kanpur is a disciple of legendary sitarist Pt Ravi Shanker, who propagated Indian music on global level. Pandit Srivastva demonstrated the various nuances and characteristics of Maihar Gharana of sitar established by Ustad Allauddin Khan. Students and teachers of the department and allied department of family of arts and culture participated in the workshop, she added.
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Pvt airline to link Amritsar, Toronto
Chandigarh, September 30 Incidentally, Transaero also becomes the second international airline after Air-India to link Amritsar with Toronto. While Air-India operates in the Birmingham-Toronto sector, Transaero will connect Toronto through Moscow. It is after a gap of more than 20 years that Amritsar and Moscow will be connected by air again. Transaero will use Boeing 767 aircraft on this new flight.
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