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Roadside eateries pose health threat
Woman burnt alive, husband booked
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Man booked for raping daughter-in-law
Motorcycle recovered, two arrested
2 Army jawans assaulted, robbed
Coaching centre doing yeoman service
Poll staff not happy with honorarium
City hospital starts Oxinium knee implants
Health Dept seeks residents’ help
Purse snatched from woman
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Roadside eateries pose health threat
Amritsar, February 2 These illegal eateries, which have mushroomed at every nook and corner of the city, often are not serious in serving hygienic food. At most of these stalls and rhehris small kids are seen washing utensils and serving food. While most of the residents, oblivious to the health hazards, relish food at these eateries, the district administration, too, seems to have turned a blind eye to the act. It is seen that at a few of these eateries, roadside municipality water taps, which are often surrounded by garbage and filth, are used for procuring water for cooking and washing purposes. The eatables, too, are not properly covered after cooking. Even the food is cooked on the roadsides. The dust and smoke emitted by vehicles make these roads a bad place for cooking food. Sukrit, a student said, “At least they should cover the eatables. Cooking on roadsides can never be considered hygienic. The dust particles and smoke can cause problems for the people who eat from these shops.” A private employee, Suresh said, “Even the child labour laws have not proved a deterrent for these eatery owners. How can they expect kids to wash utensils properly.” He said the health Department should look into the hygiene levels of these eateries to prevent the likely outbreak of water-borne diseases. official speak We are already working on a campaign that will be launched soon to ensure people’s health. The department will identify and issue strict orders to all such eateries to cover the food items. An intensive awareness campaign will be run in the city for the general public. Even people themselves must not eat at such eateries where they find that proper hygiene instructions are not followed. — Dr Manjit Singh Randhawa, Civil Surgeon
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Woman burnt alive, husband booked
Amritsar, February 2 The accused, identified as Harish Kumar, managed to flee, while the police has registered a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC at the Khalchian police station on the statement of Saroj, mother of the victim and resident of Maharaja Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital in Beas. Saroj in her complaint said Jyoti was married to Harish in 2003 and they had a son. She alleged that Harish Kumar, who drives an auto-rickshaw, was a heavy drunker. His drinking habit has become a bone of contention between the couple. Harish used to beat her brutally daily. She alleged that on the intervening night of January 30 and 31, the Harish poured kerosene on her daughter and set her ablaze. Jyoti was rushed to a hospital, where she said that Harish tried to killed her. Randhir Singh, SHO, Khilchian police station, said raids were being conducted to nab the Harish.
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Man booked for raping daughter-in-law
Amritsar, February 2 However, the victim (30) lodged her complaint with the Ajnala police, falling under the Amritsar (Rural) police district, only late last evening. She alleged that her father-in-law, who is in his 50s, raped her in a haveli (a place located on the periphery of the house where milch animals are tied). The police has registered a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC. The accused has been absconding since the registration of the case. The victim in her complaint stated that her husband was busy in elections and had gone for some work. Surinder Singh took advantage of this. She alleged that he took her to a well located a few km away from the house for milking buffaloes. As soon as they reached the spot, Surinder Singh pushed her on the cart and raped her. After committing the crime, he threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed this to anyone and fled, she alleged. She said she somehow reached home. The next day she narrated the whole incident to her brother and mother, who took her to the police station for lodging complaint. Harikrishan Singh, SHO, Ajnala, said the police had registered a case and hunt was launched to nab the accused. He said the medical examination of the victim would be conducted.
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Motorcycle recovered, two arrested
Amritsar, February 2 The thieves have been identified as Gurdip Singh, alias Honey, resident of Gobind Nagar, located on Sultanwind Road, and Jatinder Pal Singh, alias Bittu, resident of New Azad Nagar. The B-Division police station has registered a case under Sections 472, 379 and 411 of the IPC. The police authorities said the thieves were nabbed during a naka and recovered a motorcycle. The accused were riding the motorcycle with fake number. During investigations it was found that the accused had stolen this motorcycle.
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2 Army jawans assaulted, robbed
Amritsar, February 2 Amritpal Singh, resident of Mahal Kalan village in Barnala district, in his complaint to the
Maqboolpura police stated that he along with his friend Daler Singh of Varpal Patti Mastuki
was coming towards the city. When they reached near the Rajinder Nagar turn near the
elevated road, some unidentified persons armed with baseball bats and hockey sticks intercepted their car and started beating the driver and clashed with them. He said the miscreants snatched Rs 40,000 from them and fled away. The police has registered a case under Section 323, 379-B, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Ashwani Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO), Maqboolpura police station, said as the police was busy in the re-polling in the area, they were
investigating into the allegations.
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philatelic club
Amritsar, February 2 Something as normal and cheap as a postage stamp can be preserved and turned into a collector’s item. Think about owning hundreds of valuable pieces of history and the point gets across. The Amritsar Philatelic Club with over 100 members and a collection that competes with the best is a fine hub of such stamp collectors, who have a fine collections of stamps and coins. Starting with Dharmendra Kapoor, a businessman, avid stamp collector and the secretary of the Amritsar Philatelic Club, gives an insight into the hobby. “Stamps have been the most important and constant source of historical and cultural influence of our society. Every year the Indian Postal Department releases 100 odd stamps and that makes it the best possible activity for people like us. There are stamps issued in the field of science, technology, culture, entertainment, literature?, the list is long.” According to him every stamp has a history. “I have a collection of 3,200 stamps, mostly Indian, which includes 50 commemorative limited edition stamps. Apart from that there are some rare foreign stamps as well,” he tells. It is so knowledgeable and exciting to collect stamps. Dharmendra believes its all about maintaining them, “Most people think just collecting stamps is enough, but the real value of a stamp is only when it is preserved. We have so many accessories in market now like mounts, stock books, etc, that sometimes the cost of preservation goes higher than the actual value of the stamp,” which by the way he says is quite appreciable. “Post-Independence stamps of Rs 1.50 or Rs 5 denominations are now valued at Rs 20,000 and goes up to a few lakhs. The stamps with some error are the most rare and can fetch you up to Rs 40 lakh in the market,” he adds. Dharmendra personal favourite is his copy of the first-ever stamp released in India called Sidh Dak, a set of three postage stamps. Now that’s a rewarding hobby. But for most stamp collectors it is about passion and not moollah. Like Rajan Arora, another businessman and stamp collector, who has collected stamps for over a decade now. “Most of my collection has stamps that have not been reprinted or are just limited edition. But you have to know your stamps if you want to be a good collector,” he says. Moreover, for Rajan, who is also associated with the Amritsar Philatelic Club, “Education comes through these pieces of history. Stamps tell you about their era. Most commemorative stamps are released on some person, place or happening of importance and so they reflect a lot of the culture of that period.” He also buys and sells off his stamps to other collectors to keep his collection updated. “Sometimes we are not that updated about the latest releases or covers, specially foreigen stamps. So, the exchange is for good,” he said Shanti Swaroop, a Limca Book record holder for most extensive collection of coins and currencies, finds it impossible to maintain his ever-increasing collection. “I have over 10,000 coins from 150 countries, some as old as 2,800 years and the Maurya period currency,” informs Shanti, who runs a bakery shop in the city. Collecting them for the past 40 years, 48-year-old Shanti maintains his collection by individually packing each currency coin. “They are my most prized possession and I make sure to preserve and keep them safe.” Well, the hobbies of kings has become the king of hobbies in the holy city!
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Coaching centre doing yeoman service
Amritsar, February 2 The centre is a boon for the otherwise neglected region. Over 100 students have already received specialised training and instructions from experts under the programme. Poor students belonging to backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and minorities are provided the guidance free of cost. Principal of the college Dr Daljit Singh said the centre aims at preparing the students coming from the border belt, who form a major chunk of the college students, for various competitive tests. “The special coaching classes are held on the campus to provide guidance,” he said while motivating the students to utilise the opportunity by joining these classes. “There are many commercial centres opening up in private sector, but deserving students from poor backgrounds cannot afford their hefty fee. With the UGC help, we opened up this centre in October last year,” said Dr Daljit. Khalsa College Public School, adjacent to the
college, which is also being run by the Khalsa College Charitable Society, is also running a state government-sponsored coaching centre. The centre is giving candidates valuable training and guidance for various examinations, especially the IAS and PCS. The coaching centre at the college focuses on UGC-NET so as to make deserving candidates eligible for lectureship and research to meet rising demand of trained college and university teachers. “If more students succeed in these exams, our college would also gain glory. We are opening up our well-stocked libraries, including its magazine and newspapers sections, and multi-media projectors for latest information in their respective subjects,” said Dr Daljit. He thanked the UGC for choosing the college for the initiative. Dr Jatinder Singh Gandhi from the Chemistry Department and Dr Sawant Singh Monto from the English Department are the coordinators who had been entrusted with the responsibilities to make the centre a success.
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Poll staff not happy with honorarium
Amritsar, February 2 As per information, Presiding Officers in the Amritsar (Central) constituency were only paid Rs 925, while as per rules they were to be paid Rs 1,450. The polling officers at booths in this constituency were paid Rs 725. As per rules they were required to be paid Rs 975. General secretary of the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) Ashwani Kumar, while confirming the lesser payments to the election staff, said, “In the Amritsar (West) constituency, the reserve election staff was not paid any honorarium. As per rules, many of the government employees who were called up at booths as reserve were also to be paid the honorarium.” Similarly, election staff in constituencies as Rajasansi, Majitha and Baba Bakala, too, were not happy with the honourarium they received. A booth-level officer in the Baba Bakala constituency, Nirmal Singh, said, “So far we have not received any money for the services rendered by us for correction of the electoral rolls in this constituency.” The BLOs were required to be paid Rs 3,500 as honorarium. “Even Rs 3,500 is not enough as we have spent more than that in getting the electoral rolls photocopied. We have been using our vehicles and paying for the petrol from our own pockets,” said another BLO. The BLOs, mostly schoolteachers, were engaged in preparation and correction of the electoral rolls. They had been visiting their respective booths for more than three months now. The BLOs said on various occasions they had to spent money from their pockets for various miscellaneous works. Joginder Singh, another BLO said, “We had been going from door-to-door when most of the people were staying indoors. Now we are being paid peanuts for our hardwork.” The employees demanded that they should be paid the entire honorariums as per rules without any further delay. “These are the reasons why government employees do not want to be put on election duty,” said a fuming employee.
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Governor lays stone of lecture theatre complex at GND varsity
Amritsar, February 2 The complex would house six lecture theatres with capacity of 120 students each and three lecture theatres to accommodate 250 students each. All the lecture theatres would be equipped with state of the art infrastructure and facilities. A ramp would be constructed along with a staircase. The complex is constructed keeping in view the increase in number of students in the campus. Vice-Chancellor Prof AS Brar, Dean academic affairs Dr Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar and Executive Engineer Mokesh Sharma were also present on the occasion.
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City hospital starts Oxinium knee implants
Amritsar, February 2 The hospital has operated 17-year-old Gagandeep Kaur with the new techniques. “In younger patients, the metal implants posed a problem after 15-20 years as these had to be replaced. With Oxinium, which is an alloy of zirconium, the problem can be overcome,” said Dr Avtar. He said because of the longevity of Oxinium implants, these are ideal for patients in their thirties or forties. The implants are in use in USA since 2009. These can be used in people who suffer from arthritis, have worn and torn joints, damaged cartilage and irreparable bone to bone rubbing. “An Oxinium implant has metal, which makes it unbreakable and ceramic that makes movement smoother,” said Dr
Avtar.
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Health Dept seeks residents’ help
Amritsar, February 2 The department has appealed to people to call at 0183-2211864 in case they have information about sale of habit-forming drugs. The sale of the habit-forming medicines is rampant in the localities inhabited by lower economic sections of
the society. Even those who take to drugs as heroine and smack initially, later shift to habit forming drugs as these are cheaper in price. The cough syrups and pain relieving medicines are the most common substitutes. Talking to The Tribune, civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh Randhawa said, “People can call up at my office to convey the
information.” He said the office had been received calls daily informing about the sale of drugs in different areas ever since it started a vigil to check the menace. He added that the people also come personally to convey the information.
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Purse snatched from woman
Amritsar, February 2 In a complaint lodged with the Rambagh police, Kiran Bala alleged
that the motorcycle-borne youths snatched her purse containing Rs 3,500, election-related documents and some
important documents and fled away. A case under Section 379-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been
registered.
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