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Only 2 private hospitals want swine flu vaccine for staff
Amritsar, May 13 Only two private hospitals in city have come forward to demand swine flu vaccine from the district health department so far. The department had asked city hospitals to send in their requirements for the vaccine to immunise their staff last week. This shows the seriousness of these hospitals towards the threat of swine flu.
4 held with 624 cell phones
Seven booked for bigamy
mothers day
11 police chowkis get new heads
Schools most prone to disasters
Two of treasury staff postpone hunger strike
Medical check up camp today
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Not enough ground for
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Amritsar, May 13 Encroachment especially footpaths and failure of the MC to devise safe routes like subways to provide passage to pedestrians are other major concerns for its resident. Shopkeepers have encroached footpaths at Queen's Road, Cooper Road and Madan Mohan Malviya Road have been partially or completely. As a result, pedestrians have no choice but to walk on the main road. Residents feel that the councilor must have prevailed upon the officials of the MC to get encroachments removed permanently.
Queen's Road and Cooper Road have been one-way for many years and thus the flow of traffic does not stop at any point yet there is no provision for pedestrians to cross the road. Many commercial buildings have come up on these roads but neither the councillor nor the corporation could convince owners of these to make provision to park vehicles. Similar situation prevails on the road outside Shivala Da Bhaiyan where several hotels have come up recently. The areas that come under this ward include Shivala Colony, Hukum Singh Road, Krishna Square, Hussainpura West, Muslim Ganj, Milap Avenue and parts of Joshi Colony. The shopkeepers dealing in the sale and purchase of two-wheelers have encroached upon the pavements on Hukum Singh Road while repeated requests to remove them have fallen on deaf ears. However, many residents of the ward cite inaccessibility of the councillor as a major problem.
The proposed library at Hukam Singh road not built, why? I don't know of any proposal to construct a library. Some mohalla committee may have proposed it. What are your achievements? Almost all roads of my ward are pucca. Under-developed Muslim Ganj area falling between Tilak Nagar and Shivala Colony now has pucca road and potable water reaching each of the houses here without motors. A lot of development work has taken place which is evident from the number of votes cast in the favour of the BJP in the 2009 Lok Sabha and this years Assembly polls. People complain you are inaccessible? It is not true. My husband and I are always accessible to inhabitants of the ward.
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One killed in mishap
Amritsar, May 13 Kanwaljit Singh, SHO Chatiwind police station said his body was found by a patrolling party of the police and it seemed that he was hit by an identified vehicle. He had died on the spot while the accused fled from the spot.
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Only 2 private hospitals want swine flu vaccine for staff
Amritsar, May 13 The two hospitals have demanded 200 doses of the vaccine, said District Swine Flu Nodal Officer Dr Amandeep Singh. He said the demand will be met soon as a report to the higher authorities in the state has been sent. Dr Singh said the vaccines were meant for doctors and para-medical staff working at the hospitals. He said, "It is sad that not many hospitals demanded the vaccines as there are chances of health employees getting infected." Sources said last year, they had to return the vaccines to the state department as private hospitals did not take them. This year the district department had asked for the demand for the vaccine from the city hospitals to ascertain the actual demand from the entire district as it wanted to save the hassle of returning the vaccines at a later stage. The insensitivity of the private hospitals in city can be assessed from the fact that as many as 25 swine flu positive cases and seven deaths due to the disease had been reported in the city since 2009. Officiating Civil Surgeon Dr Hardeep Singh Ghai said the hospitals were asked to demand the vaccine in view of the swine flu threat looming large over the region. He said it is the duty of the private hospitals to take necessary precautions against the virus.
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4 held with 624 cell phones
Amritsar, May 13 Department Superintendent VK Dhawan and Inspectors Ashok Chaudhry, PD Singh and SK Mishra were part of the raiding team. Chaudhry said a case has been registered under the Customs Act against the ffour accused as they could not produce any documentary proof of the imported handsets. He said the names of the accused and other details of the case will be disclosed only after the preliminary inquiry.
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Seven booked for bigamy
Amritsar, May 13 Punam Sharma, the victim and a resident of Quila Bhangian, in her complaint to the D-division police alleged that she was married to Jagdish Singh in January this year at a hotel. However, no one from the boy’s relatives attended the wedding. She said her father spent Rs 3.50 lakh at the wedding function. She alleged that the accused started living with her at her residence and soon she got pregnant. Later, the family came to know that he was already married to Gini, a resident of Bilaspur in Gurdaspur and had a child with her, she alleged. When she confronted the accused, he started quarrelling with her. He alleged on May 6, the accused along with 20 other persons thrashed her. The police said a case under Section 494, 452, 427, 420, 34 IPC in this connection. No arrest has been made so far.
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Hats off to the most special woman in the world
Neha Saini Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 13 For those who have just been blessed with the bliss called motherhood, the realisation of what it means is clearer then ever. Sharing their joy of motherhood are some mother's from city, who celebrated their first ever Mother's Day, finding themselves on the other side! Life is not the same anymore, "It's even better," says Pooja Arora, mother to four- month-old Amaira. "The moment I held her in my arms, I knew it was going to be difficult but I also knew that it was going to be the best job in the world," says the 26-year-old HR manager for Kapsons, Amritsar. Even if it means walking the tight rope between her job and her kid, as a working mother, Pooja doesn't mind the gruelling routine, shuttling between her work and home, keeping a close tab on Amaira's needs and her own. "It's a big responsibility, being a mother I have found my comfort zone doing everything I am supposed to do as a mom." Well, she does find a support system in her mother-in-law and her husband, "They are a huge support, since I am a professional and they fill in when I am not around Amaira," she says. Though her job as a working mother does make her realise her own mother's hard work in raising her. "My perspective towards my own mother has changed drastically over the past four months. I just love and respect her even more now," she says. Similar are sentiments of another young mother, Mehak Manchanda shares how everything seems unimportant in front of her two-month-old son Ruhaan. "The only thing I am high on now is happiness," she says. Looking after her son has is her only priority, "I have become excellent at calculations as I have to manage Ruhaan's sleep timings, feeds and other knick knacks. I feel I am busy all the time." Of course, that means little compromises on her husband's part. "Well, he knows he is being ignored all the time because of Ruhaan, but who said all the sacrifice has to come from the mother alone," she smiles. Richa Benipal, a 27-year-old mom to six-month-old Arushi feels being a mother is like running an organisation. "You have to be alert and on your toes all the time, planning ahead and multitasking. It's sheer hard work." Tips from your mother come in handy, she says. "I have started worshipping my mother and mother-in-law after becoming a mother. You need all the strength and patience in the world in taking care of a child." Well it's not all that hunky-dory as motherhood does have its side-effects, so to say. "Feeling sleep deprived all the time," says Pooja. "Staying up all night with the child is tiring, especially when you have a career to chase in the morning," she says. "Your mind is never relaxed. There is always something you are thinking and planning over for your child," says Mehak. Richa feels there is nothing she misses out on. "Yes you are fatigued and there is no room for your personal needs for a while but isn't that what being a mother is all about?" The smile behind all the hard work, yes it definitely is!
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11 police chowkis get new heads
Amritsar, May 13 Police Commissioner RP Mittal said 11 chowki in-charges have been shifted so far and several assistant sub-inspectors have been appointed in their place. As part of the police reforms, the state government has issued instructions to the senior police functionaries that only substantive grade of sub inspector or above can be posted as SHOs besides only officers with substantive rank of ASI will be posted as chowki in-charges. The government has also decided not to dismantle the system under which SHOs and chowki in-charges were appointed by the MLA of the party in charge of the area. Earlier, due to political intervention and using their political clout many local rank officials were discharging their duties as in charge of police chowkis. This led to corrupt practices in the police department. The police chowkis from where local rank officials have been shifted are bus stand, Ranjit Avenue, Rani Ka Bagh, Gumtala, Ghanupur Kale, Fatahpur, Taran Wala Pul etc.
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Schools most prone to disasters
Amritsar, May 13 There is need to equip schools with better safety measures. The fact was highlighted at the National School Safety Programme (NSSP), a programme attended by four master trainers from the city recently at New Delhi. The members found that a majority of the city schools were ill-prepared in disaster management. They were part of a batch of 29 selected from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to undergo five-day programme at the National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi. The master trainers from Amrisar were Deputy Chief Warden, Civil Defence, Surjit Sharma, Inspector Harish Behal, Avtar Singh, a lecturer from Government Senior Secondary School, Gumanpura, Sukhdev Singh from the fire department and Ranjit Singh, Naib Tehsildar from the revenue department. Sharma said history of disasters makes it clear that schools are most vulnerable to natural calamities as well as disasters for which man is responsible. Schools need more safety plans as there are many vulnerable sites like school laboratories, kitchen or canteen, parking lot and if the building is unsafe, he added. He said a fire breakout led to the deaths of more than 400 people half of them being students at the Dabwali school prize distribution ceremony in 1995. In 2001, 31 teachers died, 95 were injured and 971 students perished and 1,051 wee injured in Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat. Another fire accident at Lord Krishna School, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, took the lives of 94 children in 2004. To promote a culture of disaster preparedness in schools, he said the government must make it mandatory for all schools and buildings being used for the public to prepare its employees and incorporate disaster management measures. He said the disaster management programme and evacuation plans are missing in the government and non-government schools in the city. Vulnerability and hazardous points must be identified with the help of experts to remove them immediately, he said. A complete record of students, staff and visitors in the main school building must be kept at the entrance and this record must also be saved at another place located at a distance. “Every school must have a disaster management plan to meet any eventuality. Of course, know disaster means no disaster. Continuous training in the educational institutes must be offered to the students, teaching and non-teaching staff. Besides, at least four mock exercises must be conducted every year in each school,” he said. He said schools must be made secure by training the students who can be more useful at the time of a disaster as they are present there. Being physically fit and agile they can even be used to deal any eventuality even outside the school. Evacuation plan must be displayed inside the school,” he said.
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Two of treasury staff postpone hunger strike
Amritsar, May 13 Munish Kumar, who had earlier declared to sit on a hunger strike alleging anomalies in type-tests conducted for the clerks said the protest has been postponed for two weeks after suggestions from the leaders of Punjab State Services Federation. He said the federation has demanded re-scheduling of the test. He said if the demand is not fulfilled within 15 days, a pen-down strike will be held. He alleged that some persons who had passed the test will fail if the test is conducted again. He said the employees will not allow the victimisation of eligible and deserving candidates.
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Medical check up camp today
Amritsar, May 13 Dr Singh said the patients with critical He said the department provides assistance to the card holders for treatment. The beneficiaries have to be eligible and pay one time fees of Rs 30. He said monetary help of a maximum of Rs 30,000 can be provided.
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Amritsar, May 13
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With a majority of posh areas falling in Ward 22, the residents do not need to bother about civic amenities like sewerage, water and roads. Areas of concern here are roads and supply of potable water.
Encroachment especially footpaths and failure of the MC to devise safe routes like subways to provide passage to pedestrians are other major concerns for its resident.
Rajani Mahajan became the councillor of Ward No 22 in the 2007 MC polls after the ward was reserved for women. Her husband the BJP leader Baldev Raj Bagga fielded her. With the ward again being designated as general this time, Baldev Raj is hoping to get the BJP ticket to open his political account. Though he claims to have been associated with the RSS since 1977 but he never contested the elections. 
