NEIGHBOURHOOD

Bid to take village land, five injured
Gurdeep Singh Mann
Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 20
With his balanced performance, Vijender Kumar has created history and delighted his fans. His victory has ensured a medal for the nation.

With this, Vijender has become the first Indian boxer to win a medal in the Olympics.

The excitement and energy throughout the country was worth watching.

Vijender before going to the Olympics said, “I am in the best form and am looking forward to knock down anyone who comes in my way. I don’t know if I will win a gold but it will definitely be a medal for India.”

Vijender has fulfilled his promise and has brought cheers on the faces of all sports lovers. Vijender, who had a bad time during the last Olympics, has proved his mettle this time.

This charming man, full of life had said, “I have to give my best to fulfill the dreams of my coaches and parents. It has taken a lot of hard work for me to reach here and now, I will not let this opportunity slip from my hands. I want to make my nation proud.”

This man before the Olympics was disheartened with his job because he expected a DSP post whereas he was made an inspector, but now even this problem has been solved.

The Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, declared that he would be promoted to a DSP post. The government has also announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh for Vijender.

What remains to be seen is that whether he can win another gold medal for India. Whatever the medal, nothing can take away the credit of his sensible and mature boxing style.

Patiala, August 20
The Government Rajindra Hospital, one of the biggest government hospitals in Malwa region, is lagging far behind as far as cardiac operations are concerned.

Sources revealed that patients from middle class and poor families preferred to visit the hospital since it was financially viable for them as far as operations of ears, nose and throat were concerned. However, when it came to the most delicate organ of the body, heart, people preferred to keep away from the hospital.

The main reason for people flocking to private hospitals and staying away from reputed government hospitals was that such hospitals did not have state-of-the-art equipment to deal with cardiac surgery cases.

A doctor, speaking on conditions of anonymity, revealed that if top cardiac surgeons were posted in government hospitals and such institutions were equipped with latest equipment, people obviously would start preferring government hospitals because they were considered to provide health care at cheaper costs as compared to private hospitals.

Sources within the hospital disclosed that the cardiac department of the hospital was without the services of any cardiac surgeon since long. In the cardiology department, doctors from the medicine department were checking heart patients and advising on medicines. The job is primarily done in other hospitals by doctors specialising in heart diseases.

Things have come to such a pass that the doctor heading the cardiology department, Dr Harbir Kaur, is also from the medicine department. Other doctors posted there are also from the medicine department.

No efforts are being made by state health department to post doctors specialising in heart disease in the cardiology department.

It has been many times that if any patient developed heart complications he was referred to the PGI at Chandigarh.

Surinder Singh, medical superintendent of the hospital said even if the hospital had good doctors specialising in heart diseases, still patients would not come to the hospital because of the lack of hi-tech infrastructure. He added that there was a shortage of good surgeons in the region and said it was duty of the health department to post good cardiologists in the hospital.

Kalka, August 20
A decade has gone since the demand was raised, but dwellers of Tipra colony adjacent to Kalka are yet to see a bridge over the Sukhna river to link with Kalka and nearby areas. Nearly 4,000 people have to cross Sukhna river every day to reach Kalka.

It takes a 7-km detour via Pinjore or a 3-km trek through village Tipra and Khatik Mohalla to reach the colony. The access is harder during rains. Public works department (buildings and roads) has already laid bridges over the Majra Mehtab and Paploha rivulets, but ignored the demand for a bridge over the Sukhna river.

Villagers of Kanguwala and Bitna on the edge of river Kaushlya and dwellers of the HMT and Christian colony also have to cross the river to reach Kalka. Villagers claimed that they had brought the matter to the knowledge of the then Haryana Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala. They had also took the matter to the current incumbent Bhupinder Singh Hooda during his visit to the Mango Festival, Teej Celebrations and Civil Hospital, Kalka, last year.

Delegations have also met union minister Kumari Selja in this regard during her several visits to Kalka, but got only empty assurances.

Raised in 1980, Tipra colony has over 2,400 houses, including 300 railway quarters of retired railway employees. With a population of over 15,000, the colony has 3,500 voters. However, away from the allegations, other residents who did not want to be named, urged upon the administration to take the issue of reconstruction of the sole bridge without any further delay of time so that children and working class of the area could commute to their destinations sans difficulties.

Bassi Pathana, August 20
A complete strike was observed in all the central government offices here. All banks, post office and BSNL office remained closed. The employees sat on dharna in front of their offices and organised rallies.

Lalit Kumar Bansal said on the call of All India Postal Employees Union, all the post offices at Bassi Pathana, Sirhind, Fatehgarh Sahib remained closed. He said various employees unions have given the call to protest against the anomalies in the 6th Pay Commission.

Main demand of the employees was to fill vacant posts, stop privatisation, and to regularise the services of all the employees working on daily wages and contract basis.

The people had to face a great difficulty due to the strike.

Lalru, August 20
The local police arrested a migrant labourer hailing from Bihar on Wednesday after he was suspected for murdering Amod Kumar, another labourer at Lalru on August 15.

According to the police, the body of 30-year-old man was found near cremation ground along with slum area on August 15. A case was registered and the body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem.

While the post-mortem report revealed today that asphyxiation was the cause of death, later the investigation conducted by police team stated that the deceased had a fight with Tej Narain, a migrant labourer after consuming liquor on the night of August 15. During investigation, Tej Narain had a brawl with the deceased leading to the death, added police.

A case has been registered. 

Panhckula, August 20
Within four days of dacoity at Amartex, the district police claimed to have arrested three of the accused here today.

Six persons, including an assistant manager and three other employees of Amartex Industries Limited, have allegedly looted Rs 17 lakh on knifepoint from the showroom of the company at industrial area on the intervening night of August 15 and 16.

The accused had been identified as Ram Muarat, assistant floor manager of the showroom, salesmen Anand, Anil Kumar Singh and Anil Kumar Singh. The police also found the involvement of Ram Kishore, an employee at adjoining company and Jatinder Kumar Singh, a former employee of Amartex.

Panchkula SP Sandip Khirwar said the police arrested Ram Murat, his brother Ram Kishore, alongiwith Anil, at New Delhi railway station. The accused would be produced at district courts and the police would seek their custody to recover the booty and arrest other accused, said the SP.