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Amenities missing, patients turn to private hospitals
Ambala, September 1 Built in the British era, the Civil Hospital in Ambala Cantonment was then a premier institute in the state. However, now it is in a pitiable condition. A large section of the ailing populace of the region does not get proper facilities at the 75-bedded hospital. The wards are ill maintained with stinking toilets. The bed sheets are not frequently changed. Most part of the hospital has been declared unfit to accommodate patients. There is no generator except for one at the operation theatre. Even the operation theatre is unfit for carrying out surgeries in absence of sophisticated equipment. Sources reveal that patients from middle class and poor families prefer to visit this hospital since it is financially viable for them as far as operations of ears, nose and throat are concerned. However, when it comes to the most delicate organ of the body --the heart -- people prefer to keep away from such hospitals. According to Narendar Chaudhry, civil surgeon, Ambala, there is no post of cardiologist in this hospital. Sources in the hospital disclosed that 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 surgery cases. As a result, there has been more than 50 per cent decline in the number of patients. There is no canteen in the hospital and no place to stay for attendants accompanying the patients. Sources said a large number of patients, usually accident victims, die for the want of blood, which is often arranged from the blood bank in Ambala City, more than 10 km away. One of the relatives of a patient admitted in the hospital alleged that blood was arranged through professional donors, who charge exorbitantly. A majority of these donors belong to the weaker sections of society. Official sources also disclosed that there was no ultrasound facility in the hospital. Patients have to go to private clinics for ultrasound and other radiological tests since there is no radiologist in the hospital.
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SGPC Poll
Ambala, September 1 Sources said the number of Sikh voters in Ambala district was more than 29,000 in the last SGPC election in the state, which had now witnessed a drop to 17,629 during registration of voters completed recently by the district administration as against expectation of more than 50,000 Sikh voters. Earlier, the Sikh leaders made appeals to the Sikhs to get forms filled in and submit to the MCs in urban areas and patwaris in the rural areas before August 14. To mobilise the Sikhs qualified for becoming voters, Jathedar Harpal Singh Pali and Haryana Akali Dal secretary general Jathedar Ranbir Singh Fauji organised meetings in this regard and admitted that Sikhs were not coming forward to participate in the electoral process. They said though the government had extended the date for vote preparing, the members of the community were not availing the opportunity to get themselves registered as voters. They appealed to them to file the application forms to enrol themselves as voters. He, along with other Sikh leaders, expressed concern over the strict measures adopted by the district administration to identify eligible voters to participate in coming SGPC elections in the state. He said only “keshdhari” Sikhs would be able to vote in the coming election. He said recent floods in the district had also severely affected the process of registering of voters. According to official information, a total number of 17,629 Sikh voters identified to cast their vote in the coming SGPC elections include 9,306 from Ambala City, 3,496 from Ambala Cantt, 4,428 from rural areas in the district, 340 from Shahzadpur and 59 from Kavadmajra circle. When contacted, Gurdeep Singh Bhanokheri of SGPC (Haryana), claimed that the number of voters registered in Ambala is higher than the last election which was nearly 27,000. He said some patwaris have not submitted the registration forms of the new voters. After submission of the pending forms, the number of voters would be about 35,000, he claimed.
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Railway employee held for graft
Ambala, September 1 Accused Ashish Yadav had allegedly demanded money for granting permission for power shutdown on a particular railway track. Sources said Yadav was caught red-handed by the CBI team while taking bribe from an employee working with the Mumbai-based transport company at Ambala Cantt. He was posted as a section engineer, Indian railways, and posted at Ambala Cantt. The CBI team laid a trap and the complainant approached Yadav for the said purpose. The complainant, who works in RR Roads Company, alleged that the transport company had submitted an application to the divisional railway manager of Ambala Cantt for granting the permission for traffic and power shutdown for crossing of their loaded trailers at Ropar-Ghanauli railway section. A case was registered against Yadav under the prevention of corruption act and produced before the judge who sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
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Thieves strike at cop’s house
Panchkula, September 1 The Raipur Rani police has registered the case and was investigating in the matter. The police said the thieves entered the house of Rohtash, a police constable, and took away Rs 10,000 in cash, one kg silver and one gold set. Rohtash and his family were out of the town and had returned this morning when the people informed them about the incident. The accused had entered the house after scaling the wall of another house located on the backside. Thereafter the thieves broke open the shutter of electronic shop “Walia Enterprises” owned by Ram Satwalia. The accused took away wall clocks, fans, mobile sets, television sets and LCDs worth Rs 5 lakh. The thieves even did not spare a Sikh shrine as they took away cash from the “goluk” of a Gurdwara. However, it was not known how much cash was in the “goluk”. The thieves also unsuccessfully tried to break open the shutters of a goldsmith’s shop and the Post Office located in the town. DTPO thrashed
The police today arrested Jagdish, a shopkeeper, for misbehaving and slapping the district town planning officer (DTPO) in Bhagwanpur village near Barwala yesterday. The Barwala police has registered the case against Jagdish under Sections 332, 353 and 186 of the IPC and produced him in the court, which remanded him to judicial custody till September 15. The DTPO, Vijay Kumar, in his complaint to the Chandimandir police said during an anti-encroachment campaign they had gone to the village to remove the unauthorised shop constructed by accused Jagdish. However, when reached near the shop the accused started abusing him besides slapping him thus obstructing him in performing his official work. Arrested for theft
The Barwala police has arrested two thieves, identified as Surender Pal of Kheri Gujran village, near Mohali, and Ashok Kumar of Sangoli village also in Mohali and recovered power motor, electric wire and iron pipes worth Rs 60,000. Chandimandir police station has already registered a case against the accused on August 20. The accused were produced in the court today, which sent them to judicial custody. In yet another case the police has arrested Dishan of Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh and recovered two motorcycles, Honda (HR-03k-2896) and Pulsar (without number plate), worth Rs 90,000 from him. The accused was produced in the court today which sent him to police custody. Woman
electrocuted
Zirakpur: A 32-year-old woman reportedly died of electrocution at Sanaoli village here last night. The deceased was identified as Kamla Devi. According to police sources, Kamla was trying to switch off an electric water motor at a farm house in Sanoli village when she was electrocuted. The body has been handed over to family after conducting the postmortem. An inquest proceeding has been initiated. |
Consumer Courts
Chandigarh, September 1 The complainants, Ajay Wadhwa and Prabh Dyal Wadhwa, both residents of Mohali, had filed execution for compliance of orders under Section 27 of the Consumer Production Act. Ajay had stated in the complaint that his brother Amit Wadhwa had taken an education loan of Rs 3.95 lakh from the State Bank of India, Mohali branch. He had further taken an insurance cover of Rs 4 lakh from the SBI Life Insurance Company Limited and he was the nominee in the policy. However, the company failed to send the document of the policy to the bank and the complainant. Complainant’s brother Amit Wadhwa left for Australia to pursue further education on July, 2004 and after completing his post-graduate course, he joined a job there in April, 2007. However, he met with an accident the same month there and succumbed to his injuries. Amit and his father had paid the entire loan amount. However, the security documents and insurance policy in original was neither returned nor reported lost. Thereafter, a claim of Rs 8 lakh was filed on May, 2007 by complainant with the insurance company, which was denied on the ground that the policy had lapsed, hence was not payable. The forum had directed the respondents to pay jointly and severally Rs 4 lakh along with Rs 4 lakh as double accident benefit and further Rs 2 lakh as compensation for harassment. The forum had directed that the total amount of Rs 10 lakh along with Rs 10,000 as cost of litigation was to be paid to the complainant.
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Saji Mohan not produced in court, yet again
Chandigarh, September 1 Instead, the authorities of the Central Jail in Mumbai today submitted a letter in Marathi, stating that as per the procedure followed by NDPS courts, the NCB had to produce the accused along with security with the assurance that he would be brought back after orders in the case were pronounced. During the last hearing, the court had raised questions on the conduct of Superintendent, Central Jail, Arthur Road, Mumbai, and had asked the IG (Prisons) to initiate action against the Superintendent. The court had been issuing production warrants for Saji Mohan, but he had not appeared even once as the jail authorities had not brought him here. He had been booked by the UT police for embezzlement of funds and a charge sheet in the case was filed in June, 2009. He had also been booked by the Mumbai police after contraband was seized from him.
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Fake ID Cards
Chandigarh, September 1 The police registered an FIR against Chander Mohan, Platoon Commander, Home Guards, and Gauri Shanker and Sher Singh, volunteers of the Chandigarh Home Guards, under Sections 467 (forgery of valuable security), 109 (punishment of abetment), 465 (punishment for forgery), 469 (forgery for purpose of harming reputation), 471 (using a forged document as genuine) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC on March 3, 2006. Parmod Kumar, proprietor of Krishna Graphics at Sector 17, stated that during the second week of January, 2006, Chander Mohan visited his shop along with Mohan Lal Verma, the then District Commandant, Home Guards, for the purpose of preparation of Verma’s name plate. Chander Mohan enquired from him as to whether he prepared identity cards also, to which the latter replied in the affirmative. Parmod Kumar then said he would prepare the format and get it signed from the competent authority with an official stamp. Chander Mohan further informed him that he had his own identity card when he was of head constable rank and requested him to prepare the format accordingly. He assured him that he would get the signatures and stamp of the issuing authority. He added that in case the format prepared by Parmod Kumar was good, he would give more orders for preparation of identity cards. The next day, Chander Mohan went to the shop along with two home guard jawans, one of whom appreciated the quality of his photograph. He told Parmod Kumar that Sher Singh and Gauri Shanker would come to his shop the next day for getting similar identity cards prepared for some other staff members. Subsequently, Sher Singh and Gauri Shanker, went to the shop and delivered the particulars of seven persons. During the course of inquiry, a printout of the seven formats of identity cards were procured, attached on a page attested by Pramod Kumar.
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Israeli’s Case
Chandigarh, September 1 The police had claimed to have arrested the Israel national from Industrial Area here. On the other hand, the fiancée of the accused, Lada Svobodova, got an FIR registered at the Panipat police station, stating that Lior was kidnapped from there
in 2005. The FIR pertaining to Lior’s abduction was registered in 2007 on a complaint filed by his fiancée before the Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Panipat.
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Disproportionate assets case
Mohali, September 1 A 34-page report containing details about the property, bank accounts and other matters was shown by the court to chartered accountant SK Srivastava. He was asked whether the signatures on the report were his to which he replied in the affirmative. When he was asked whether he had read the contents of the report before signing it, Srivastava said that he had not read the report but had allegedly signed it under pressure of the then DIG BK Uppal. He said he wanted to go through the contents of the report but was told by the DIG that the document was confidential and, moreover, a rough draft. He was further told that he would be given a copy of the final document. But he was never shown the report. He had signed the document at the office of the Vigilance Bureau. Srivastava was appointed chartered accountant by the Vigilance Bureau for evaluating the contents of the report. He was paid Rs 40,000 in this regard. Srivastava was questioned by Special Judge Rajinder Aggarwal in the presence of both Badals. Surinder Kaur Badal has been exempted from appearing in the court. The next date of hearing has been fixed for September 20. The then DIG BK Uppal and investigating officer Surinder Pal have been summoned for examination. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau had registered a case of corruption and disproportionate assets in 2003 against the Badals and others under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC and relevant section of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Since morning, the area around the district courts complex in Phase III-B1 was converted into a police cantonment. Visitors and litigants faced hardships because of a tight security cover.
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Labourer commits suicide
Chandigarh, September 1 He was found hanging by his neighbours, who informed the police. The police rushed the victim to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Preliminary inquiries revealed that he was an alcoholic and had been in depression after his year-and-a-half-old son died two years ago due to ailment. His wife had deserted him after the death of his son, he added. The police said it appeared from the scene that Jagat had consumed liquor before hanging himself. The police initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code. — TNS
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Eight held for consuming liquor at public place
Chandigarh, September 1 Gurjeet Singh, Parvesh and Jasvir Singh of Sector 22, Sumesh Bhardwaj and Samrat Bhardwaj of Sector 47 and Anuj Pamby of Ludhiana were arrested from Sector 22 around 2:40 am today. Rajesh Kumar of Sector 18 and Vikas of Sector 19, Panchkula, were arrested from Sector 18 last night. Four separate cases under the Excise Act were registered at the Sector 17 and Sector 19 police stations. Assault
Anil Kumar of Khuda Ali Sher filed a complaint with the police that Surinder Kapil and Harinder Kapil of the same village assaulted and threatened his brother Parveen Kumar and friend Ashish Kumar at the village on Monday. The victims were injured and admitted to the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16. The police arrested the accused after registering a case of attempt to culpable homicide, criminal intimidation and common intention under Sections 308, 506 and 34 of the IPC.
Eve-teasing
A local girl lodged a complaint with the police that Ashish of Khuda Lahora village assaulted her and tried to outrage her modesty near the cardio centre at the PGI on Monday. In another incident, a city resident accused Chucha of Sector 25 of harassing his daughter on Tuesday. Two separate cases were registered in this regard.
Stolen
Pankaj Pandey of Zirakpur reported to the police that someone stole his Maruti Swift Dezire car (DL2CAL-5959) from Sector 26 on Tuesday night. A case of theft was registered.
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Administrator’s Challenge Cup
Chandigarh, September 1 The all-important goal was scored in the 17th minute when Borish bulged the net after getting a clean pass from Gopal Kundu from the left flank. The difference of goals could have been bigger had the visitors capitalised on the chances that came their way. Mohun Bagan forwards tested the NPS’s defence many a time after their first success but failed to capitalise on any of the chances. In 28th minute, MBA’s Narayan Biswas dribbled his way into the ‘D’ area. However, he unsuccessfully tried to dodge the custodian, Parminder Singh. In the second half, Mohun Bagan witnessed many good chances but could not score. On the other hand, NPS were evidently relying on rough play. Jobandeep Singh of NPS was cautioned twice for deliberately indulging in rough tackle. He was first cautioned in the 33rd minute and later in the 62nd minute when he punched Sanjoy Halder of Mohun Bagan, who was taken out on stretcher for medical treatment. He earned two yellow cards, while his teammate Rishi Chettri was cautioned in the 64th minute for rough play. The win earned three points for Mohun Bagan in their first outing. Earlier, Chandigarh Home Secretary Ram Niwas inaugurated the tournament. Also present were Sports Director ML Sharma, joint director Dr JPS Sidhu and district sports officer KS Bharti. Tomorrow’s fixtures: Sector-17 stadium: SFA Orissa v YC Rurka Kalan (7 am) and Mahindra and Mahindra v Rohit Academy Orissa (11 am). Sector-42 ground: Gorkha Training Centre Shillong v Indian Tigers, Mumbai (7 am) and Madhya Pradesh v Dalbir Academy, Patiala, (9 am).
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Harmandeep guides Ryan to 32-run win
Chandigarh, September 1 Batting first, Ryan posted 127 for five in 20 overs, thanks to Harmandeep and Kartik, who unleashed a flurry of boundaries. In reply, Mount Carmel were restricted to 85 all out in 18 overs. The second match of the day between YPS School, Mohali, and Ajit Karam International School, Chandigarh, was won by the latter by six runs. Brief scores: First match: Ryan International School: 127 for five in 20 overs (Kartik 35, Harmandeep 40, Yashwinder 14; Aman 2 for 21, Abhishek 2 for 17). Mount Carmel: 85 all out in 18 overs (Karmanjeet 22, Rahul 20, Abhishek 15; Anirudh 2 for 19, Kunal 2 for 13, Kartik 2 for 10). Second match: YPS School: 108 for three in 20 overs (Prabhsimran 50, Jaskaran 20, Bikram 24; Abhishek 1 for 14, Ghanshyam 1 for 12). AKSIPS: 102 for eight in 20 overs (Rabteshwar 59, Akash 9; Arbaaz 3 for 12, Gangesh 1 for 18, Anirudh 1 for 12).
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Rock climbing meet on Sept 5
Chandigarh, September 1 The organisers claimed that adventure sport lovers will get to see leading climbers and mountaineers from across the country during the event here. They will display not only their prowess in this adventure sport but also teach the audience about the sport and its scope, added the organisers. The rock climbing facility available in the college has added a new dimension to adventure activity in the city, as the facility will be made available to Army officers, bureaucrats and general public, added the college authorities.
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PGTI Meet
Chandigarh, September 1 Breathing down his neck barely one stroke behind at 138 are Harendra P Gupta of Chandigarh and Delhi’s Vinod Kumar, who carded the best card of the day, a six under 66 on the par-72 greens of the local course. Chandigarh’s fourth-ranked PGTI player Sujjan Singh (13 over 157) failed to make cut by seven strokes. Also falling by the wayside was Ranjit Singh (eight over 152), as 50 professionals and two amateurs made it to the third round. Mukesh was in great hitting form, but his putting just did not click. He came very close to firing eagles on the par-5 13th and second holes, but ended up with birdies two-putting from 20 ft and 15 ft, respectively. Starting from the 10th, the Mhow-based professional sank birdies on the 13th and 15th to be two under 34 at the turn. He fired another three birdies on the back nine (second, fifth and sixth) for a bogey-free five under 67 card. His performance took him from the overnight sixth slot to the top of the leaderboard. Mukesh, who is ranked second on the PGTI Order of Merit, looks to finish the season with the top rank. Talking about his game today, he said: “My hitting was much better today. I was quite accurate off the tee with the ball landing very close. But I still need to improve my putting.” Delhi’s Vinod Kumar, who has had four top-10s this season, came back with a flurry of five birdies on the back nine to post the best card of the day. A 10th tee starter, Vinod started badly, missing five birdie putts before sinking his first birdie putt on the 18th to be one under 35 at the turn. But on the back nine, the Delhi golfer converted all five birdie putts for a flawless five under 31. Vinod said: “I felt a little out of sorts during round one but now seem to be back in my groove. I’m looking forward to playing alongside Mukesh Kumar in the third round. One gets to learn a lot from playing in the same three-ball as Mukesh since he is such an experienced campaigner.” Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta, who has had just one top-10 finish this season, played some steady golf today. He repeated his three under 69 card on the second day to tie with Vinod Kumar at the second spot. Harendra fired four birdies but conceded a bogey on the 14th. Overnight leaders Gaurav Pratap Singh (Noida) and Ashok Kumar (Delhi) slipped to fourth and fifth slots at 139 and 140, respectively. Rahil Gangjee’s (72-72) two-day total of even par 144 helped him end the day in tied ninth place. Chandigarh’s Randhir Singh Ghotra fired another even par 72 card to be tied ninth at 144. Seasoned Harmeet Kahlon, an Arjuna awardee, could muster a two over 74 card to be tied 16th at one over 145 (71-74). Three other city golfers — big-hitter Gurbaaz Mann, Ajeetesh Sandhu and AS Lehal — are tied 24th, one stroke behind Kahlon. With two more days to go the contest is still wide open. Scores (after second round): 137 Mukesh Kumar (70-67); 138 Vinod Kumar (72-66) and Harendra P Gupta (69-69); 139 Gaurav Pratap Singh (68-71); 140 Ashok Kumar (68-72); 141 Shankar Das (70-71); 142 Om Prakash Chauhan (73-69); 143 Feroz Ali Mollah (68-75); 144 Randhir Singh Ghotra (72-72), Toran Bikram Shahi (74-70), Ranjit Singh Rathore (74-70), Rahil Gangjee (72-72), Shamim Khan (72-72), Shaurya Singh (71-73) and Vikrant Chopra (74-70).
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Cross Country
Chandigarh, September 1 The team garnered 17 points to win the title. The second position was secured by Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, with 34 points, whereas GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, and Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, finished third (44 points) and fourth (72 points), respectively. While in the men’s section, SGGS College, Sector 26, emerged winners in the 12-km cross country with 50 points. SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, (Hoshiarpur) remained second, earning 111 points. The third and fourth positions were occupied by Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Abohar, (157 points) and DAV College, Abohar, (181 points), respectively. The results: Girls: 1 GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, (Kulwinder Kaur, Pooja, Amandeep Kaur, Kamla, Varsha, Mandeep Kaur); 2 GN Girls College, Ludhiana, (Prabhveer Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Rajni Bala, Ramandeep Kaur, Kiranjeet Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur), 3 GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, (Rajpreet Kaur Saini, Ramanpreet Kaur, Harvinder, Arshpreet Kaur, Romy). Individual positions: 1 Kulwinder Kaur (GGS College for Women, Chandigarh), 2 Pooja (GGS College for Women, Chandigarh), 3 Prabhveer Kaur (Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana). Men: 1 SGGS College, Chandigarh, (Inderjit Singh, Trilochan Singh, Amit, Avtar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Ramandeep Singh, Sarabjit Singh, Vinod Kumar, Sachin Yadav); 2 SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, (Balvir Kumar, Jasvir Singh, Satnam Singh, Tarjan Kumar, Shanky Singh, Saleem, Pardeep Kumar, Hardeep Singh, Harpreet Singh, 3 Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Abohar, (Gurwinder Singh, Rajesh Kamboj, Jaswant Singh, Sita Ram, Raj Kumar, Arvinder Singh). Individual positions: 1 Inderjit Singh (SGGS College, Chandigarh), 2 Umesh Sharma (Government College, Hoshiarpur), 3 Jaswant Singh (Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Abohar).
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