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Healthy Indo-Pak tie may boost medical tourism
4 held for making threat call at Bathinda refinery
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Differences between SAD, BJP leaders surface
Students of St. Xavier’s Mansa shine
Drug trafficker runs away from police custody
15 held for betting in IPL, 150 mobile phones seized
Case lodged against straw burning
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Healthy Indo-Pak tie may boost medical tourism
Faridkot, May 25 It is not only in the Malwa region of Punjab that cancer is highly prevalent but in Pakistan, too. There, the rate of cancer is highest in Asia due to which every year, 40,000 women die only of breast cancer, said Dr SS Gill, vice-chancellor, BFUHS, Faridkot. The state and the central governments are already in the process of establishing a super-speciality cancer hospital, by investing over Rs 150 crore in Faridkot. Rs 45 crore has already been spent and the hospital has the potential to attract medical tourists, particularly cancer patients from Pakistan, said the VC. As the cost of treatment in the developed countries like the US and the UK is ballooning, the comparatively low-priced healthcare in Faridkot offers a big incentive to the Pakistanis. But to develop medical tourism for the benefit of people of both the countries, the Hussainiwala border in Ferozepur needs to be opened to reduce the distance, said Deep Malhotra, the Akali MLA from Faridkot. Reaching Faridkot for a patient from Pakistan is a cumbersome and tedious process at present, he said. "For this purpose, the Ferozepur and Faridkot MPs will take up the matter with the Prime Minister and also urge the Punjab government to raise the matter with the central government," said Faridkot MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan. The cost of treatment at the Faridkot hospital would be nearly a tenth of the price of comparable treatment of cancer in the developed countries. Environment, culture and the lifestyle of the East and West are different due to which methods of cure can also differ. But in case of Pakistan and India, there is no such problem and more over, they will also get a chance to visit and pay obeisance at the dargah and temple of the great sufi saint Sheikh Baba Farid," said Deep Malhotra, the local MLA. About medical tourism, Dr SS Gill, VC, BFUHS, said this is a fast growing sector in India and an estimated 1.5 lakh foreigners travel to India for low-priced healthcare every year. Besides earning foreign revenue, medical tourism would help in upgrading the cancer hospital in Faridkot with the availability of the latest medical technology and a growing compliance with international quality standards. "Cancer hospital in Faridkot is already getting patients from all over India," said the VC. |
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4 held for making threat call at Bathinda refinery
Bathinda, May 25 Sources said a number of mobile SIMs has also been seized from these persons and raids were being conducted to arrest their accomplices from various parts of the district. The man who provided SIMs to them has also been arrested. Confirming the facts, Sukhchain Singh Gill, SSP, Bathinda, said, "Four persons, including one Pintu Yadav of Uttar Pradesh, who called up one Shivanand Hote, senior executive security officer at the refinery about planting a bomb on May 21, have been arrested." The SSP added, "The SIM, which was used to make phone call to the refinery official has been seized. It has also been found that someone sold SIMs to them without getting any proof of their identity." He further said that raids were still on to arrest their more accomplices. Parminder Singh, DSP, Talwandi Sabo, said, "I am still conducting raids in the villages along with the informer. So, at the moment, it is not possible to reveal the identity of all those arrested." Meanwhile, scanners were installed at all entry points of the refinery, so that information of all persons and vehicles entering or leaving the refinery could be noted down for security purposes. A case under sections 384, 506, 511 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against them. |
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Nomination
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Muktsar, May 25 Karan Kaur Brar said Jagjeet Singh and Nanak Singh, who could not file their nominations for the Nagar Panchayat elections in Bariwala yesterday had also gone to meet Sukhbir today, but could not meet him, as they were not allowed inside. “Even I, after a long wait of four hours, was allowed to go inside to meet Sukhbir. I told him what kind of cheap politics the Akalis were indulging in the Muktsar assembly constituency. I narrated the yesterday’s entire episode and Sukhbir assured me that he would take action against those whose names figure, including Jaspal Singh Marar, son of Sukhdarshan Singh Marar,” said Karan Kaur Brar, while speaking over the phone. “This is not the first incident when the Akalis have played such politics. Earlier, they not only harassed the Congress workers but even registered criminal cases against them. At that time, I raised my voice in the Assembly and now, I will move an application before the Election Commission seeking a fresh date of election for ward number 3 of Bariwala Nagar Panchayat," added Brar. She also claimed that Sukhbir criticised the step taken by the Akalis yesterday. |
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Differences between SAD, BJP leaders surface
Fazilka, May 25 As per sources, half a dozen members of the Panchayat Samiti, Fazilka, through a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, Fazilka, have asked him to call a meeting of the general house as they want to table a no-confidence motion against the chairman. There are 25 members of the Samiti of which one had passed away. Notably, a two-thirds majority, comprising 17 members, can remove the chairman. As per the norms, one-fifth of the members can move a no-confidence motion. It is learnt that on the basis of the demand of the members, the office of the Deputy Commissioner has fixed a meeting of the general house on June 1. As per sources, Fazilka ADC Darshan Singh Grewal would preside over the
meeting. There is an old tussle between the Ranjit Singh Dhaliwal group that is supported by SAD and the local BJP MLA Surjit Kumar Jyani's camp over the dominance of the local Block Samiti. Earlier too, efforts were made to remove Dhaliwal. The Dhaliwal group says the move to remove him has been initiated at the behest of Jyani. On the other hand, the Jyani group is alleging that Dhaliwal and his followers had opposed Jyani in the previous Fazilka assembly elections. "I have sufficient numbers," said a confident Dhaliwal, adding that Paramjit Singh Sindhwan, OSD to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who contested the assembly election from adjacent Jalalabad constituency had deputed him in 25 villages of the Jalalabad assembly constituency for campaigning. Hence, there was no question of opposing Jyani, he said. However, Jyani has denied his involvement in the campaign to remove the chairman. The political leaders have reportedly started mounting pressure on Samiti members, whose presence is otherwise seldom a cause for worry by the senior leaders. The political observers are waiting for the outcome of the result on June 1. |
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Students of St. Xavier’s Mansa shine
Bathinda/Mansa, May 25 Six students, Ankur Goyal, Chandandeep Singla, Mallika Mangal, Mandeep Singh, Harpuneet and Jatin Goyal, scored an A1 with CGPA 10. Of all the students who had appeared for the exam, 15 students scored over 90 per cent; 13 students scored over 80 per cent; 8 students over 70 per cent, 9 students over 60 per cent and the remaining over 50 per cent. The school congratulated all the students for their success and gave the credit to the dedicated staff; hard work of the students and the supportive parents and the well-wishers. |
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Drug trafficker runs away from police custody
Moga, May 25 As per the details available from the local police, Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Daulewala village of Moga district, was in judicial custody following allegations of smuggling poppy husk. He was taken out of the Ferozepur jail on Friday morning by two cops, Akbar Masih and Jagdish Singh of the Ferozepur police, for producing him in sessions court at Barnala. But after being produced in court, the drug trafficker persuaded the cops to take him to his residence in Moga district for lunch from where he fled with the help of his brother on a motorcycle. The cops were reportedly offered drinks along with lunch. On seeing that the cops were drunk, the residents informed the local Fatehgarh Panchtoor police station. Moga SSP Surjit Singh Grewal said a criminal case of negligence in duty and conspiracy has also been registered against them and a report sent to the Ferozepur police for necessary action. Meanwhile, reports from the Ferozepur police revealed they have been suspended from
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15 held for betting in IPL, 150 mobile phones seized
Abohar, May 25 The local police had recently nabbed six persons but sources said they were small fish. Superintendent of Police Dr Ravi Kumar, who monitored the raids, confirmed that two bookies were unearthed and 15 persons have been arrested along with 170 mobile phones, three laptops, six colour TV sets, dish TV along with set-up boxes, scores of chargers, mobile phone batteries and calculators. The bookies had reportedly maintained a record of their business. The SP had constituted two teams. One team led by SHO Vishnu Khatri raided the house of Sanjay alias Sanju Aggarwal resulting in the arrest of ten persons. The accounts were maintained in the laptops. Another team led by sub-inspector Mangla Ram carried out a raid at the house of Purshotam Aggarwal. Incriminating documents were found but no major cash recovery was made, sources said. The special investigation team is vetting the records. |
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Case lodged against straw burning
Muktsar, May 25 In his complaint to the police, Ranjit Singh said on the night of May 19, one Darshan Lal burnt his wheat stubble and the fire spread across his fields causing damage to the eucalyptus trees. The Bariwala police has registered a case under sections 188, 278 and 427 of the IPC in this regard. However, there was no arrest made till the filing of this report. |
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