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Clean Drinking Water
447 primary schools to get RO systems
Nawanshahr, June 24
Thanks to the innovative and worth-emulating idea of Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, primary schoolchildren in the district would now get clean water. With a view to ensuring better healthcare and preventive measures to protect children from various water-borne diseases, the DC has ensured the judicious utilisation of the meagre grant being provided to every village under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for improving health and sanitation.

Another suspected case of swine flu
Jalandhar, June 24
Two days after the discharge of all swine flu patients of Guru Amardas Public School, another suspected case has been reported in the Civil Hospital.

Industrialists demand power from central pool
Jalandhar, June 24
Expressing concern over the grim power supply in the state, the members of Laghu Udyog Bharti today demanded power from the central pool in order to make up losses incurred by the industrialists.

Forum orders insurance firm to pay up
Hoshiarpur, June 24
Providing relief to Ashutosh Beary of local Dhobhi Ghat, the District Consumers Forum ordered United India Assurance Company Limited to pay Rs 41,963.16 with interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of filing the complaint till the actual payment was made, within one month to the former.

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	Clean Drinking Water 447 primary schools to get RO systems Parmod Bharti Nawanshahr, June 24 Thanks to the innovative and worth-emulating idea of Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, primary schoolchildren in the district would now get clean water. With a view to ensuring better healthcare and preventive measures to protect children from various water-borne diseases, the DC has ensured the judicious utilisation of the meagre grant being provided to every village under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for improving health and sanitation. Under it, the DC motivated the Village Health and Sanitation Committees (VHSCs) to utilise the grant for installing reverse osmosis (RO)/filter systems in government schools to improve the quality of drinking water. The VHSCs have also been permitted to use a part of the grant to meet the recurring expenses on the maintenance of these machines. In the first phase, a target of installing RO/filter systems in all the 447 primary schools has been fixed and so far RO systems in 110 rural government primary schools have been installed. As many as 18 schools each in Balachaur and Aur blocks, 46 in Nawanshahr and 28 in Banga block have been covered under the scheme. In the schools where storage tanks had not been installed earlier, 50-litre water tanks have been installed along with the RO/filter system. The remaining schools would also be provided with the facility of RO/filter system to ensure clean drinking water before August 15. The Civil Surgeon has been directed to monitor the implementation of the scheme. “Under the National Rural Health Mission, a grant of Rs 10,000 is being provided to each village which is supposed to be utilised by the Village Health and Sanitation Committee. It has come to my notice that this grant is generally used for holding medical check-up camps or providing free medicines to the needy. In many villages, the amount is not being used at all,” said Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, adding that this information made him consider that the amount should be used for achieving the twin aims of ensuring clean drinking water to schoolchildren as well as to provide them preventive measures against various ailments.
	Another suspected case of swine flu Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 24 Two days after the discharge of all swine flu patients of Guru Amardas Public School, another suspected case has been reported in the Civil Hospital. This time a student of DAV Nursing Institute showed symptoms of the flu and was admitted to the isolation wards of the Civil Hospital. The girl, who was undergoing training in the Civil Hospital, reportedly got infected by the virus while attending to the flu-infected students. Civil Surgeon Dr S.S. Walia claimed that preliminary reports of the blood tests of the girl had been found negative. He claimed that the suspect was being treated in the hospital and would be under doctor’s observation till final reports of her blood samples arrived from Delhi.
	Industrialists demand power from central pool Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 24 Expressing concern over the grim power supply in the state, the members of Laghu Udyog Bharti today demanded power from the central pool in order to make up losses incurred by the industrialists. In a meeting, held at the Industrial Estate, Jalandhar, S.P. Sharma, the president of the Jalandhar unit, “If the state government claims that they are procuring power at Rs 7 to 8 per unit for the day supply then it should offer concession during the night time.” “More than two years have passed but the state government has failed in deciding an industrial policy. Industry minister Manoranjan Kalia should look into the matter in the larger interest of the state industry,” he added. Unit general secretary Pankaj Dhir maintained that though an amount of Rs 8 crore was sanctioned for the development of the focal point but later it was reduced to Rs 4 crore. “The amount was rather merged with the development of the Sports Surgical Complex,” added Dhir.
	Forum orders insurance firm to pay up Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, June 24 Providing relief to Ashutosh Beary of local Dhobhi Ghat, the District Consumers Forum ordered United India Assurance Company Limited to pay Rs 41,963.16 with interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of filing the complaint till the actual payment was made, within one month to the former. The forum further asked the insurance company to pay the litigation expenses of Rs 1,000 to the complainant. Ashutosh stated that he and his wife purchased two joint insurance policies. While on a business tour, he suffered from B/L nasal polyposis and was admitted to Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, on July 20, 2008. When he submitted a claim for Rs 41,913 of the expenses of the hospital to the insurance company, he was informed that his claim had been repudiated as per the terms and conditions of the policy as it was found that he had been suffering from bronchial asthma, on salmetrol and flucatisone puff BD for the past eight years. The forum held that the doctor who was competent to give anaesthesia did not have sufficient medical knowledge to state that Ashutosh was suffering from bronchial asthma, on salmetrol and flucatisone puff BD for the past eight years. The said evaluation stood rebutted by the consultation notes of Dr Manish Prakash, wherein he has stated that Beary was suffering from bronchial asthma on asthalin puff B/D for the past three-four months. The forum further held that since the insurance company had failed to prove that the complainant was suffering from bronchial asthma, on salmetrol and puff BD for the past eight years, therefore, it had no legal right to repudiate the claim on the ground that the said disease was excluded under clause 4 (4.1) of the insurance policy. Further, it cannot be said there was any concealment of the disease at the time of obtaining the insurance policy, thus the repudiation of claim by the insurance company is illegal.
	Post of VC of GND varsity State VCs’ advice sought Sanjay Bumbroo/TNS Amritsar, June 24 The state government has sought the views and recommendations from the present set of Vice-Chancellors in the state for appointing a suitable candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), lying vacant for the past six months. The Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Anjali Bhawra, has written to the former Vice-Chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University and the Vice-Chancellor of the Central University, Bathinda, Dr Jai Rup Singh, to send his recommendations for nominating the new Vice-Chancellor in Amritsar. According to the recommendations, Jai Rup Singh had mentioned the names of Dr A.S. Brar, Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University, and Dr S.S. Chahal, former Director, Research, Guru Nanak Dev University, and recently appointed Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan Agriculture University, and Dr B.S Dhillon, a senior leading scientist presently working with the university at Stutguart in Germany. Dr Jai Rup Singh said a person of high scientific calibre with international recognition should be made the Vice-Chancellor of the premier university in Amritsar, which had been highly rated by NAAC’s re-accredited universities in the country. Besides, the UGC had given it the status of university with potential for excellence, he added. Meanwhile, the Guru Nanak Dev University Non-Teaching Employees Association has urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal not to accede to the recommendations of Dr Jai Rup Singh and added that the government must appoint an eminent educationist with administrative experience to head the university here.
	Dowry Demon Newly married poisoned to death Our Correspondent Batala, June 24 In what appears to be a dowry death, newly married Sukhraj Kaur was allegedly killed by her in-laws in Bhamri village. According to the father Jagtar Singh, resident of Nathpur village, her daughter was poisoned by the in-laws, which resulted in her death before she could be taken to a hospital. In his complaint to the police, the father said he was informed by a caller that something had been happened to his daughter. When he reached her house, she could only utter that she had been given some poisonous substance, Jagtar added. Talking to mediapersons, he said her daughter got married to Jagpreet Singh just six months ago. At the time of marriage, he said, an Alto car, ornaments and furniture were given to the groom in dowry. But the greed of the in-laws did not end there. After some time, they returned the car and asked for Rs 60,000. A case under section 304 B of the IPC has been registered against Jaspreet Singh, Dalbir Kaur, Manjinder Singh and Gopi.