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Dengue grips Gurdaspur district
Chawla inaugurates CPSC
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Complaint filed against Kapil Sibal
Villagers seek pollution-free
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DC identifies areas for cracker sale
Jammu Frontier win BSF athletics meet
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Dengue grips Gurdaspur district
Gurdaspur, October 20 The confirmed cases are from Batala, Naushera Majha Singh and Gharota, while the 51 suspected cases are from different part of the district. All the three confirmed cases have been shifted to the DMC, Ludhiana, and Fortis Hospital, Amritsar. The authorities have set up a special ward where patients are being kept in isolation. There were rumours that the patients were forced to buy free medicines from outside the government-run hospital. However, these rumours were quickly scotched by the Civil Surgeon Dr Chandanjit Singh who said he had written a letter to the officials of his department to keep ready adequate stocks of medicine. Dr Adesh Jot Kaur, District Epidemiologist, said the IG Macelisa test-the most reliable test to determine dengue fever-was being conducted on patients. The facility of the IG Macelisa test is available at 10 government hospitals across the state and the local Civil Hospital, here, is one of them. Most of the cases in the town have been reported from the Geeta Bhawan road area where rotting garbage dumps are a normal sight. “We have urged the Municipal Council to clear the garbage piles to ensure the situation does not aggravate,” said the Civil Surgeon. Interestingly, during the Anti-Dengue month organised by the health authorities in July this year, seminars were held in urban and rural schools where the students were educated about the causes of the disease. However, these seminars, organised at the tax payer’s money, seemed to hold little or no water as the disease has finally knocked the doors of the residents. Good Samaritans have stepped in to save the day for the health authorities. An NGO, Sewa Bharti, has stepped in to provide free transportation to the patients who have to be sent to far away hospitals for specialised treatment. Another local dentist, Dr Vikram Gandotra, too, will be bearing the transportation charges. The District Health Officer Dr HS Kochar said special entomological teams have been formed to spray disinfectants in the affected parts of the town, including the Geeta Bhawan road area. Sensing the gravity of the situation, the Municipal Council has started de-clogging drains in and around the Geeta Bhawan road.
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Chawla inaugurates CPSC
Amritsar, October 20 Speaking on the occasion, the minister said four community police service centres, out of the total five constructed in the city, had already started working. With the opening of these centres, the people won’t have to make rounds of the police station for their minor works, including taking copy of FIRs, current status report and passport inquiry. Police Commissioner RP Mittal and ADCP SP Joshi were also present. |
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Insult to Tricolour
Jalandhar, October 20 The BJP leader said today that someone had had got a picture dated July 13 posted on his facebook account in which the national flag had been put upside down at an event where the Union Minister was signing an MoU with a Mozambique diplomat. Sampla said such an incident amounted to violation of the Prevention of Insult of National Honour Act-1971. He said he had got a complaint lodged in the Basti Bawa Khel police station in this regard today. He said the case was yet to be registered. |
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Villagers seek pollution-free
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Nawanshahr, October 20 The chain hunger strike was started at bus stand,
Tonsa, on Monday. As many as 11 persons have been observing fast daily. Representatives of
panchayats, village-level environment and sanitation committees, political and social organisations also participated to express their solidarity with the demands of the residents of the affected
villages. Rajwinder Singh Lucky, former district Youth Congress President, said the water and air pollution was being caused by the industrial units situated in the area. — OC |
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DC identifies areas for cracker sale
Pathankot , October 20 The Deputy Commissioner, Siban C, has directed that fire crackers can be sold only at the prescribed sites, including open space at the Ram Lila ground, Chhota park opposite the Guru Nanak Park, Model Town, open space of the IDSD school ground and the Municipal colony park, Dhaki road. He also stated that no person will be allowed to sell fire crackers without permission and the authorised fire work dealers have to put up their stalls at specific areas stated by them. He added that the sellers have to keep fire extinguishers ready to meet any emergency.
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Jammu Frontier win BSF athletics meet
Jalandhar, October 20 The Punjab Frontier and North Bengal Frontier stood second and third respectively. The chief guest, DGP of Punjab Armed Police (PAP), Shashi Kant, gave away the prizes. The Additional Director General (West), BSF Himmat Singh, was also present on this occasion. Results: 26 Miles Marathon: M Jayashankar and Koz Choving from Assam Frontier stood first and second, respectively,and NK Gautam from Jammu Frontier stood third. Long Jump: Anil Kumar Mishra from Punjab Frontier came first, Somarjit Kumar from Assam Frontier stood second and Jasbir Singh from Gujarat Frontier bagged the third position. 3000 Steeple Chase: Harpreet Singh from Assam Frontier-first, Jaswinder Singh from Jammu Frontier- second and Mahinder Kumar from Assam Frontier- third 4X400 metres relay: Punjab Frontier-first, North Bengal Frontier-second and Jammu Frontier-third. 10,000 metres race: Mandeep Yadav from BSF Punjab Frontier- first, Rasik Lal from BSF Jammu Frontier- second, M Jayashankar from Assam Frontier-third Hammer throw: Harbhajan Singh from Gujarat frontier- first, Rajender Kumar from North Bengal frontier- second and Mandeep Singh from Assam & Meghalaya frontier- third 200 metres: Mandeep Kumar from North Bengal-first, Jitender Singh from Punjab frontier-second and Kuldeep Singh from Malda frontier-third 110 metres hurdle: Simranjit Singh from Jammu frontier-first, Ajay Kumar and Surender Kumar from Malda frontier stood second and third respectively. 4X100 metres: Punjab frontier-first, Assam frontier-second, Gujarat frontier third. |
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Chawla, Punjab Minister for Women and Child Development, inaugurated the fifth community police service centre (CPSC) under the Saanjh scheme at the D-Division police station here today.
