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Doctor-drug industry nexus fleeces cancer patients
Three held with PDS wheat
Villagers nab robbers, win kudos from cops
Abohar woman wins prize for best kinnow fruit
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Dera chief’s case deferred to Feb 18 Rajinder Singh Sidhu (right) along with his counsel Nav Kiran Singh (left) coming out of the court after appearing in a case relating to Dera Sacha Sauda chief in Bathinda on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
Inculcate values, actress tells youth
Punjabi film star Neeru Bajwa at a function in Abohar on Saturday. Photo: Raj Sadosh
Couple held for enacting false drama
Talwandi Bar Assn condoles demise of Bhinder’s father
Addl charge
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Doctor-drug industry nexus fleeces cancer patients
Faridkot, February 11 For example, the MRP printed on a 10 tablet strip of Amzine (Cetinizine-Di Hydrochloride tablets) is Rs 19. But the retail chemist shops are paying just 90 paise for each strip to the wholesale medicine dealers. Slidenafil, a citrate tablet, is another drug with Rs 216 as MRP but the wholesale price of this medicine is just Rs 33. NICIP+Plus, a strip of 10 tablets of nimesulide and paracetamol, has Rs 33.50 as printed MRP but in the wholesale medicine market, the drug is available for just Rs 4.65. Nimucel Gold, another combination of nimesulide and paracetamol tablets, has Rs 36.30 as MRP but the wholesalers sell this 10 tablet strip for just Rs 3.40. The bills of these and many other medicines are in the possession of this correspondent. With this huge difference in the actual price and the printed MRP of many of these branded medicines, some doctors prefer to prescribe these selected brand names, not the generic names. While a generic name has the active ingredient of the medicine, a brand name is the trade name the manufacturer gives to the medicine. So, by prescribing the brand names of these costly medicines, some doctors earn a good commission and get gifts from many pharmaceutical companies, said Dr SS Gill, vice-chancellor of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS). Even a large number of life-saving drugs, like the expensive cancer medicines, are pushing the families of the cancer patients into poverty as they have to pay an exorbitant price for these medicines, said Dr SS Gill. The families of many cancer patients not only lose their loved ones but money also, said Gill, while narrating instances of the fleecing of cancer patients. Most cancer drugs are horribly expensive and the MRP printed on these drugs is some times manifold higher than the actual price, said Dr HP Yadav, head of the oncology department at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot. The sale of these drugs not only fetches huge profits for the retailers, wholesaler chemists and the pharmaceutical companies, but also for some doctors who recommend these expensive drugs, said Dr SS Gill. Many pharmaceutical companies and drug dealers are far more interested in money than they are in cure, said Gill. "Many times, I have raised the matter with the union and state government and requested many pharmaceutical companies to stop this unethical practice," said the vice-chancellor. To curtail this fleecing, Baba Farid Medical University is directly buying some general medicines from the pharmaceutical companies. But in purchase of some specific medicines, not available in the university hospital, the patients are charged exorbitant prices, said Dr Gill. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers recommends that the MRP should not exceed more than 50 to 100 per cent of the manufacturing cost of the drugs. However, the MRP of the drugs of some reputed pharmaceutical companies carries more than 500 to 1000 per cent of its actual cost of production. Only the government and society can jointly fight this corrupt practice. "We even need a Lokpal like institution to tackle this menace," said Dr Gill.
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Three held with PDS wheat
Muktsar, February 11 “Preliminary investigations suggest the wheat was loaded from a PUNSUP godown. Inspector Makhan Singh has been booked,” said Jasvir. Those arrested include Raj Kumar, Sonu and Rakesh Kumar, all residents of Muktsar, while Makhan Singh was absconding. A case has been registered under sections 420, 309, 381, 411 and 120-B of the IPC. |
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Villagers nab robbers, win kudos from cops
Ferozepur, February 11 In an incident that took place yesterday at night, residents of village Gamewala under the Mamdot police station caught hold of two of the robbers who were attempting to loot a shop in the village. "The villagers acted smartly and thoughtfully as they surrounded the entire area to get the robbers arrested, though some of their accomplices managed to escape," said Sulakhan Singh, DSP (Detective), adding that the police officials were also informed timely, who arrived to arrest the accused. The DSP (D) said the robbers had come in a Tavera vehicle and on two motorcycles. "A motorcycle and a mobile phone along with some equipment which the robbers had brought to execute their sinister designs were also seized," he added. Meanwhile, lauding the effort of the villagers, SSP Hardyal Singh Mann today presented all of them with commendation certificates. The SSP said that many such incidents would get sorted out following the arrest of these two persons. The villagers honoured today were Nishan Singh, Sucha Singh, Sukhchain Singh, Tajinder Singh and Amrik Singh. |
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Abohar woman wins prize for best kinnow fruit
Abohar, February 11 However, most of the prizes winning women were not present at the prize distribution ceremony. In Zaffa fruit category, Vishnu of village Khubban got the first prize while Gurvinder Singh of village Danewala Satkosi got the second prize. The blood-red variety of citrus grown by Gurjinder Singh of Danewala Satkosi was adjudged the best. Randeep Singh of the same village won the second prize. Vinod Kumar of village Khippanwali and Yashoda Devi of the same village won the first and second prizes, respectively in Mausambi fruit category. |
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Dera chief’s case deferred to Feb 18 Bathinda, February 11 Gurmeet Ram Rahim had allegedly hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community by wearing a robe similar to the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh. Earlier, the police had filed an application in the court of the CJM for cancellation of the case along with an affidavit of the complainant Rajinder Singh Sidhu which says that he had not seen the Dera head dressed as Sri Guru Gobind Singh. Sidhu, however, later clarified that he does not wish to get the FIR cancelled. During the arguments today, senior advocate Nand Lal Garg said that even if a challan is presented in the court, the sanction of the Punjab government is necessary for taking cognisance after the completion of the investigation. Pleading the case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim, advocate Navkiran from Chandigarh said the case should be pursued even if the complainant withdraws his petition as the offence is towards the Sikh community and not any individual. Later, talking to TNS, advocate Navkiran said, “Rajinder is only an informant who raised the matter. Secondly, Gurmeet Ram Rahim has filed a petition in the High Court demanding the quashing of the FIR wherein he admitted to giving ‘jaam-e-insaan’ to his followers at Salabatpura, the Punjab headquarters of the Dera. It shows that the Dera head admitted to his crime”. The advocate alleged that a compromise has been arrived at between Gurmeet Ram Rahim and the Shiromani Akali Dal with the help of the police. He said that the compromise was reached between the police and the Dera head three days ahead of the elections to woo the voters in favour of the Akalis during the Vidhan Sabha elections. It seems that the court may now ask for the cancellation of the report, ask the police for further investigation or the court may also proceed on the basis of the record which has already been submitted. }We have prayed that the matter submitted in the court is enough to take cognisance in the case and summon Gurmeet Ram Rahim,” he said. Meanwhile, Baba Hardeep Singh of Gurusar Mehraj, insisted that the police should submit a challan in the court at the earliest. Hardeep Singh said that it will be clear in the next hearing whether the case would reach its logical conclusion.
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Inculcate values, actress tells youth
Abohar, February 11 The organisers led by chairman Sanjeev Middha presented bouquets to welcome the actress. |
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Couple held for enacting false drama
Abohar, February 11 Both have been lodged in the jail, sources said. The Special Court on February 23, 2010, sentenced Shanker Lal to rigorous imprisonment for one year while the quantum for his wife was six months under Sections 120 and 182 IPC. It was held that the convicts dared to give false information to the high Court of Punjab and Haryana by enacting a pre-planned drama. Anil Singhmar of village Dharampura had stated that on April 26 1997, Santro Devi, wife of his former tenant Shankar Lal, accused him and his father Atma Ram of kidnapping and killing her husband. The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a CBI probe. — OC |
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Talwandi Bar Assn condoles demise of Bhinder’s father
Bathinda, February 11 President of the Bar Association Ramesh Goyal said that senior advocates Sukhdev Singh Sidhu, secretary Sarabjit Singh Dhaliwal, AK Goyal along with the other members of the Bar have condoled the death of Bhinder’s father, Pritpal Singh Bhinder. — TNS |
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The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate
(CJM) Harjeet Singh today adjourned the case of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for February 18.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim had allegedly hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community by wearing a robe similar to the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh.
Abohar, February 11
SHO Jasvir Singh said the police, following a tip-off, intercepted a canter near here and recovered the wheat.