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Panic over swine flu persists
Swine flu
Cavalcade follows Harsimrat
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Khetri Pashudhan Contest
Man held for killing wife
Freedom fighter remembered
400 trees felled in forest area
Only Amarinder can take on Akalis, says Moga MLA
malwa diary
Addict kills wife
Rights Commission seeks report by Jan 28
Attack victim succumbs to injuries in Mansa
Man attacks wife with acid, booked
Youth dies in mishap
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Panic over swine flu persists
Bathinda, December 20 According to District Health Officer
(DHO) Dharampal Singh Sekhon, as many as 18 persons belonging to Bathinda district were under 'B-category' treatment of the disease, till today. Meanwhile, taking precautions, the health department has been monitoring about 116 more persons, who had come in contact with the suspected as well as detected cases. As per the information received, the district health department has prepared audio cassettes to make people aware about the symptoms of swine flu, which also urges people not to
panick. To reduce the anxiety level among the common people, the district health department has publicized the contact number of the medical officers concerned. Besides arranging for a separate ICU ward, a special control room has also been set up to deal with swine flu regarding calls and information. When contacted, the DHO informed that the samples of the 30-year-old suspected male patient from
Bathinda, who was admitted to the Civil Hospital on Saturday, were sent to the
PGIMER, Chnadigarh but no further information could be received from there. Informing about some snag in the laboratory at
PGI, the DHO said, "We had sent the samples of that two-and-a-half-year-old girl on Saturday, who was then referred to
Patiala, but we could not get her report, till evening. Besides the technical snag, there is heavy rush from all over for testing, so the reports are getting delayed." It may be mentioned that during the past a few days, Bathinda district has witnessed three deaths due to swine flu, as a result of which panic has struck people more than the actual intensity of the disease. |
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CM to hold meeting with health officials
Our Correspondent
Ferozepur, December 20 He said that till now, around 125 swine flu cases have been identified in the state whereas 20 patients have died due to seine flu so far. Chandra further said that the health department has made provision of medicine for 50,000 patients, and already 1100 beds have been provided for swine flu patients in various hospitals of the state. Special sample test centre has been started at the PGI Chandigarh and help was also being taken from FORTIS Amritsar and Mohali, he added. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would preside over a meeting with the health officials to take stock of the situation on Monday, he said.
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Cavalcade follows Harsimrat
Bathinda, December 20 A close confidante, however, chipped in, “She is not only an MP but also a member of the ruling Badal family. So such treatment is natural.” |
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Bathinda tops the chart with 70 awards
Rajay Deep Tribune News Service
Bathinda, December 20
The race was so exciting that the organizers had to press the police to keep people away from the track. An HF breed cow of Jahanjit Singh of Nawan Kila village in Ferozepur was recorded as giving 19.460 kiloliters of milk at one time. The cow of Kuldeep Singh of Sherron village in Sangrur, gave over 17 kiloliters of milk at one go. However, the judges said that the cows would be milked thrice during the day and after measuring the total quantity, the final result would be declared. According to information, during the first two days, about 987 animals belonging to various categories reached the venue, which included 429 from Bathinda, 184 from Ferozepur, 130 from Muktsar, 103 from Barnala, while the participation from Sangrur and Mansa remained lukewarm with 72 and 69 animals only participating in the fair, respectively. Giving the results, organizers disclosed that out of the total 180 prizes distributed in two days, Bathinda bagged 70, Muktsar got 32, Ferozepur received 27, Barnala clinched 20, Sangrur got 18 and Mansa remained at the bottom with 13 prizes. Meanwhile, they informed that out of the total prize money disbursed (Rs 6,92,800), livestock holders of Bathinda had won Rs 2,34,300, Muktsar district got awards worth Rs 1,46,500, Ferozepur animal rearers got prizes worth Rs 1,12,500, Barnala bagged prizes worth Rs 92,000, Sangrur got prize money worth Rs 77,000, while Mansa could get only prizes worth Rs 30,500, including all categories.
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Man held for killing wife
Bathinda, December 20 According to information, Satnam Singh, a labourer was suspicious about the character of his wife, Kulwinder Kaur. The issue had been a reason for frequent quarrels between the couple, sources said and added that on Saturday night the matter took a nasty turn and resulted into the incident. Receiving the information, police registered a case against Satnam under section 302 of the IPC and nabbed the accused on the spot. Police officials said that after conducting the postmortem, the body had been handed over to the kin of the deceased. Villagers said that the couple married some 11 years ago and were blessed with two sons. |
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Freedom fighter remembered
Bathinda, December 20 Jerseys distributed: The Lions Club Bathinda Royal distributed 425 jerseys free of cost among the students of five local schools, according to president of the club Narinder Kamra here on Saturday. —
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400 trees felled in forest area
Ferozepur, December 20 Official sources said that illegal felling of trees by the unscrupulous elements had been facilitated by a section of revenue officials, who had shown these elements as cultivators on the forest land belonging to the provincial government by tampering with the revenue record. The revenue officials involved in this fraud had minted money in this illegal exercise. Gurjeet Singh Pannu, SDM, Ferozepur, who visited the spot, said that action would be taken against the revenue officials, who had tampered with the record of revenue department by showing the unscrupulous elements as cultivators of forest land just to facilitate them to cut the trees. He added that land would be taken back from the possession of illegal occupants and would be brought under plantation. An intensified patrolling of the area had been started for round-the-clock so that illegal felling of trees could be stopped immediately. Now, the area would be cleared of unscrupulous elements and would be developed as green belt. Mahavir Singh, District Forest Officer (DFO), Ferozepur, said that those, who had illegally cut the fully grown trees, were being identified for registration of criminal cases
against them. Two unscrupulous elements were arrested a few days ago for illegally felling the trees into the forest area. He alleged that trees, which were about 15-20 years old, were felled
in a planned manner by the unscrupulous elements in the past about three years. He said that whenever the officials of forest department tried to stop these unscrupulous elements from illegally felling the trees, the unscrupulous elements always tried to attack them. He said that even two fully grown eucalyptus trees were felled last night. He pointed out that a few months ago, an application was moved with the police authorities for registering a criminal case against a few persons, who were involved in felling of about 60 trees in this area but no action was taken against them. He said that things started moving in the right direction when the matter was brought to the notice of Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav as the revenue officials, who had been facilitating the illegal felling, had been taken to task. |
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Only Amarinder can take on Akalis, says Moga MLA
Moga, December 20 “Ever since, the formation of the SAD-BJP government, there has been a consistent attempt to damage the social fabric in the state,” he said. He said that the Akali leadership has demoralised the police force by using it for vested interests. “The Akali leaders at the district and sub-division levels are not only doing political bidding but also directly interfering into the routine affairs of the administration,” he said. Further, claiming that the former CM Captain Amarinder Singh was getting huge response from the public, Jain said that his stature as a Sikh leader in the Punjab politics has off late become taller than Parkash Singh Badal and all other panthic leaders. The Congress MLA said that Captain was the only leader from the opposition, who was politically competent enough to take on the Badal family and take out the people from the ongoing dark days of misrule. Making appeal to all the Punjabis to unite together and strengthen the hands of the former CM, he said that it was the need of the hour to protect the interests of the people and bring back the state on the right track. Meanwhile, the local party leaders Jagroop Singh Takhtupura and Navdeep Sangha, who were also present with him on the occasion, said that huge gathering in the Saturday’s party rally at Moga was an indication that people of Punjab were now looking for a change and Captain Amarinder Singh was the only ray of hope for them. |
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Spiritual discourse for religious growth
Under the aegis of the Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha, Punjab, a special musical discourse on the life and sacrifice of Swami Shardhanand was organised at the DAV College for Women.
The discourse was part of the activities being organised by the Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha to observe Swami Shradhanand Balidan Saptah Samaroh. On the occasion, the discourse was delivered by Vijay Anand president, Arya Samaj, Ferozepur. During his spiritual discourse, he highlighted the various aspects of Swami Shradhanand’s spiritual and religious growth. Principal Dr Pushpinder Walia thanked Vijay Anand, president and Manoj Arya, secretary, Arya Samaj for their inspiring presence and proposed the introduction of such spiritual sessions from time to time for the character building of students. — Anirudh Gupta The Punjab Government Pensioners Association in Abohar has been bringing smiles on the faces of the retired employees, who had celebrated diamond jubilee birthday.
Honouring such four veterans on the ‘Pensioners Day’ this week had more significance. Celebrity Hindi poet Harish Himani, who had retired as deputy district education officer was among the four senior citizens honoured this time, during a function held at Teachers’ Home. Himani had come into prominence by lyrics titled “Lekar pyas kahan jaun main” and “Kaise kehte ho ab meri yaad nahin aati hai” that he had composed between 1960-1970. His thought provoking and motivating poems during the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars were highly appreciated. Chief guest Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Amit Dhaka garlanded Himani and presented a woollen shawl to him on behalf of the Association. Ram Lal Dhingra, another ideal teacher of the area's oldest educational institution Shri Guru Nanak AV Senior Secondary School, social activists Ram Chander Bhayya and Labh Dass were also honoured on the occasion. Former SDM BL Sikka, complimented the veterans. Captain SK Dutta, patron of the Association, said retired personnel must remain active till their last breath by involving themselves in social welfare. — Raj Sadosh
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Addict kills wife
Fazilka, December 20 It is stated that Surjit Singh, a labourer, is a drug addict and Reshma Bai dissuaded him from it. Surjit Singh, in a fit of anger, hit Reshma Bai with a baton on her head on Saturday morning. Following which, she was rushed to the local civil hospital in a serious condition from where she was shifted to the Medical College, Faridkot. She succumbed to her injuries on Saturday midnight. A case has been registered against her husband Surjit Singh under section 302 of the IPC. It is stated that accused Surjit Singh is absconding. Reshma Bai is survived by three children. |
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Rights Commission seeks report by Jan 28
Abohar, December 20 The Commission has taken cognisance of the media reports that quoted Jakhar telling the members of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Estimates Committee and senior officers about unchecked discharge of disposal water in the canal system during an inspection of the Buddha Nala at Ludhiana recently. The legislator had prompted the visiting team to have a close look at the stinking water that was being supplied to millions of residents in the Malwa region through Sarhind feeder and Abohar branch. Notably, the Commission had initially taken up the matter five years back also and the state government had reportedly given an undertaking that measures would be taken to stop flow of the sewerage water and chemical effluents in the canals of the region. Later, the Punjab and Haryana High Court too had expressed concern over the same. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had recently claimed that a
plan to clean the canals had been formulated. However, the MLA resented that minimum allocation has been made for the canals of the region. |
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Attack victim succumbs to injuries in Mansa
Mansa, December 20 Police had registered a case against Kuku Kumar and Pardeep Kumar, both sons of Ram Kumar Turkia, former MC, and three unindentified persons under section 307 that today turned into 302 of the IPC after the death of Narinder Kumar. Police has arrested Kuku Kumar. |
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Man attacks wife with acid, booked
Fazilka, December 20 As per the details available and statement of Puran Chand, a resident of local Jhinvar Mohalla, his daughter Seema Rani was married to Kailash about 15 years back. However, her husband, who was allegedly addict and her in-laws used to turn her out of their house on wage pretexts. Due to this, Panchayat members and eminent persons of town intervened and settled the dispute. After this, Seema returned to her in-laws. However, her husband and in-laws continued to torture her. Kailash took a bottle of acid lying in their bathroom and allegedly forcibly put it in the mouth of Seema, resulting in serious injuries to her. On the intervention of eminent people, Puran Chand allegedly took her along with him and got her treated. As her condition deteriorated, she was admitted to the local civil hospital. According to the SHO, city police, Baljit Singh, a case has been registered today against Kailash, his father Nomian and mother Chhotan Bai under sections 328 and 34 of the IPC. |
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Youth dies in mishap
Abohar, December 20 As per the information, residents of village Diwankhera Ravi Dass (19) and his friend Sandeep Kumar had returned from Ludhiana late on Saturday night and hired a three-wheeler to go to their village. The three-wheeler was reportedly hit by a truck that was returning to Jammu after unloading goods in Rajasthan. The collision took place near the juice factory on the Abohar-Sriganganagar road, five km from here around midnight. Ravi Dass died on the spot while his friend, driver of the tempo and his son sustained injuries, sources said. —
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