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Amritsar traders also against PRTS
24 Faridkot villages better gender ratio
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BJP’s Sahi had won a Congress bastion
After ‘win’, Sukhjit will get responsible post, says Badal
SGPC objects to Tytler heading Olympic delegation
Hepatitis C cases on the rise in Faridkot district
Check flow of dirty water: HC to Faridkot admn
Ambulance 108 again drives into controversy
Commission for 41 more services under RTS Act
Suvidha centre detects 1,000 fake forms
Centre launches Golden Hour project for accident victims
Abolish cross-subsidy on power, say industrialists
Students oppose compulsory Punjabi subject
African student may be shifted to PGI
PAU suspends six-year BSc (Home Sc) course
Organisation comes to aid of needy students
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Amritsar traders also against PRTS
Amritsar, July 7 These traders are against the project right since its beginning. Hall Bazaar traders had even shut their shops in protest against the project on December 12 last year within days of Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal laying its foundation stone. Talking to The Tribune, Mahesh Mittal, a stationery shop owner, said the PRTS project would spell doom for their businesses. "The Sherawala Gate to Dharam Singh Market stretch was once a buzzing commercial area, but today you will not find even a small tea shop there". He said the PRTS would also not benefit the commuters. "Most commuters from Gol Bagh side of the railway station don't even take a rickshaw which charges Rs 10 per person up to the Golden Temple. They prefer to walk it". He said the PRTS fare was being projected at Rs 15-Rs 20 per person at present, which was bound to increase by the time the project was launched. He said the government should instead run battery-operated or CNG vehicles, besides constructing multi-storey parking lots in and around the walled city to reduce traffic congestion. Ankur Sharma, who owns an electric appliances shop at Hall Bazaar, said the PRTS would adversely affect the traders, particularly the retailers. "I fear that we will not be able to survive this jolt. The project will start hitting our businesses even before its start, as its construction phase will throw the traffic out of gear, leading to a chaos. Besides, shifting of power cables, sewerage and water lines will also create a mess in the market". Anil Kumar, another shopkeeper, said: "Where is the space for PRTS? The authorities have already demarcated a 7-ft footpath on either sides of the road, besides earmarking space for vehicle parking on the roadsides. There is hardly any space left for the vehicles to move". Referring to the state of affairs, he said the MC had installed lamp posts on the roadsides each costing Rs 70,000, but almost all of them had gone defunct while the plan to underground power and other cables remained on paper. Satnam Singh Kanda, who owns a hotel in Dharam Singh Market, said: "The tourists visit Amritsar not only to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple but also to shop at Hall Bazaar and other old markets which have their own charm. The government must understand that business in the walled city thrives primarily on tourists who may lose touch with heritage bazaars once the PRTS comes up".
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24 Faridkot villages better gender ratio
Faridkot, July 7 Though there are 24 out of 167 villages in Faridkot which have shown good results in this regard, it is Ukandwala, Dana Romana, Chanian and Mani Singh Wala villages that have been short-listed for the honour. While as per 2011 census, the overall male:female ratio in Faridkot district was registered at 1000:889, in 24 villages of the district, the birth of girls outnumbered those of boys in the last five years. In Ukandwala, Dana Romana, Chanian, Mani Singh Wala, Machaki Mal Singh, Dagu Romana, Sukhanwala, Pindi Balocha, Behalewala, Nathalwala, Chugewala, Janeria, Nanaksar and some other villages of Faridkot, the gender ratio has not only showed the highest ever increase in the 0-6 age group but also remained much above the 1,000-mark. In Chanian village (population: 1,404), 101 girls took birth in the last six years against 95 boys. In Dana Romana village, (population: 1,421), 66 girls born against 57 boys, in Mani Singh Wala village (population: 2,090), 131 girls and 124 boys and in Ukandwala village (population: 1,310), 66 girls born against 50 boys born during this period. Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat gives credit to youth clubs in these villages for spearheading a campaign against female foeticide. District Development and Panchayat Officer Chhinder Pal Kaur said the young generation did a commendable job. "After the census 2001 showed a gloomy picture of skewed gender ratio, the youth took charge and launched a crusade against female foeticide," she said. In 2011 census, Punjab improved the most with a 48-point increase over 2001 in gender ratio in the 0-6 age group. The ratio was 798 in 2001 and it increased to 846 in 2011, said Ravi
Bhagat. showing the way In a number of these villages, the gender ratio has not only showed the highest ever increase in the 0-6 age group but also remained much above the 1,000-mark
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dasuya bypoll
Dasuya, July 7 Hoshiarpur SSP Balkar Singh Sidhu said in all, 1,640 police personnel, including two SP-rank officers, 10 DSPs and 820 non-gazetted officials, had been deployed across Dasuya Vidhan Sabha segment. He said unaccounted money totalling Rs 8.83 lakh had been seized at various nakas laid by the police. Punjab Police ADGP (Law and Order) SK Sharma, who visited the town today to oversee security arrangements, said all entry points to the town would be put under scrutiny once canvassing ended at 5 pm on June 9. Security checks have also been intensified in Talwara, which is also part of the assembly segment. Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh had recently said that experience of the municipal and other local body elections had resulted in apprehensions among party workers that the same tactics of “violence” and “intimidation” might be used by the ruling coalition during the Dasuya byelection. Amarinder had pointed out that during the civic elections in Patiala, the state government had specially deputed four SSPs to take control of elections. Congress’s campaign in-charge, Kewal Dhillon, however, said that more CRPF companies should have been deployed.
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BJP’s Sahi had won a Congress bastion
This has brought the people of the constituency in direct contact with the high-ups of the state they had only heard about earlier but never met. In the absence of any hotels or guest houses in the constituency that runs along the Himachal border on one side and is almost encircled by the Beas on other sides, Punjab's biggies have had little choice but to stay with party workers in their homes. Barring a small fleet of Congress leaders who head for Hotel President, the only hotel in Dasuya, which has been booked by the Congress, almost all other convoys of politicians head for workers' homes in Dasuya, Tanda, Talwara and other nearby villages. The constituency has had the distinction of being a Congress bastion for over 35 years, returning the party nominees every time till Sahi won from here on a BJP ticket in 2007. Even in the post-Emergency election in 1977, the Congress had retained this seat. But things have changed after Sahi worked for development in the area and promoted communal harmony. A remote and backward constituency, here villages like Sadhani were approachable only through Himachal Pradesh till a few years ago. But this by-election not only brought latest Audis, BMWs and Mercs to the roads that are virtually non-existent at many places, but also resulted in a focus on the plight of the people who have been living here devoid of basic amenities like clean water, electricity and health infrastructure. As there is no clear-cut demarcation of pockets in the constituency that are more important and since most villages are far-flung and have a scant population, both the Congress and the BJP-SAD alliance have divided the constituency into zones. The SAD has divided Dasuya into 15 zones and Dasuya town, the BJP has divided the area into 11 zones while the Congress has put more emphasis on micro-management and divided the constituency into 17 zones. The SAD runs its campaign and day to day poll-related activities from a rented showroom opposite the railway station. Office incharge and party spokesperson Dr Daljeet Cheema says though the election planning is done mentally, the computers come in real handy in managing day-to-day affairs. BJP is using a shop in Sahi market belonging to the former MLA's family. Several top BJP leaders like Shanta Kumar, JP Nadda, Captain Abhimanyu, Bhagat Chuni Lal, Anil Joshi and several others remain huddled together for several hours everyday, taking stock of the campaign. It is a battle that is being fought on the ground and not from rooms of five star hotels. "It is wrong to say that there is a sympathy wave for the BJP candidate. We are all here to pay our homage to Sahi, who worked hard for the people of this constituency," says Captain Abhimanyu. Congress leaders appear a little dejected. The core team of Kewal Dhillon, Love Kumar Goldy, OP Soni, Laal Singh and a few other MLAs is trying their best within the given circumstances. Ramesh Dogra, former minister and father of Congress candidate Arun (Micky) Dogra, too has been seen walking around with a stick despite serious sickness and brain tumour. The CPI, CPM and SAD (Longowal)-supported People's Party of Punjab candidate Bhupinder Singh Ghuman is also in the fray.
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Capt hits back at Sukhbir
Kamahi Devi (Dasuya), July 7 While addressing rallies in Dasuya constituency, Amarinder was at his oratorical best as he targeted Sukhbir. “Kaka tu kithe chala gaya si jadon Vidhan Sabha da session chal reha si. Garmee zyada lagee tan oh US bhajh gya. (Sukhbir where were you when the Vidhan Sabha session was on? You fled to the US after feeling the heat,” Amarinder retorted. At an election rally two days ago, Sukhbir had targeted Amarinder: “Kithe gaya Raja. Oh tan kehnda si main Dasuya chhad ke nahi javanga. (Where is Capt Amarinder Singh? He had announced he would not leave Dasuya till the elections were over).” The PCC president claimed that the Deputy Chief Minister flew to the US with his children as he could neither bear summer heat nor the heat of the Opposition legislators in the Vidhan Sabha. “We had raised important points for discussion in the House. Sensing that the SAD-BJP combine would be on the mat, Sukhbir thought it prudent to run away from reality,” he said. Amarinder also hit out at the state government for “failing” to maintain the 321 tube-wells set up in the Kandi area during his tenure as Chief Minister. Among those present on the occasion were CLP leader Sunil Jakhar, Fatehjung Bajwa, Luv Kumar Goldy and Sundar Shyam
Arora.
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After ‘win’, Sukhjit will get responsible post, says Badal
Sukhjit's husband Amarjit Singh Sahi was a Chief Parliamentary Secretary. Badal said this while holding election rallies in favor in Naraingarh, Budhobarkat, Alampur, Jhingran and Panwan villages. Accompanied by BJP state president Ashwani Sharma, the CM claimed that in this byelection, speeches and reasoning held no significance as the sympathy towards Sukhjit had made it a one-sided affair. "Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh is well aware of the fact and, therefore, has come today at the fag end of the election. The Congress has accepted its defeat even before elections," he said. "I am responsible for the area's development and I will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the region progresses," he said.
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SGPC objects to Tytler heading Olympic delegation
Amritsar, July 7 In a strong-worded statement released here today, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said that appointing a person who was “involved in massacre of Sikhs” during the 1984 riots would be tantamount to adding salt to injury of the Sikh community. Makkar claimed the move will hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs, besides tarnishing the image of the Indian democracy. He said UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should immediately reverse the decision. In another development, the SGPC today informed that the UP-based firm that was selling tobacco pouches by the name of Giani Paan Samagri with a photograph of Guru Nanak Dev on it had tendered an apology.
— TNS
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Hepatitis C cases on the rise in Faridkot district
Faridkot, July 7 The prevalence of active HCV infection among healthy inhabitants of Faridkot was analysed through random blood sampling. Out of 2,119 persons screened for antibodies against HCV, 321 were actively infected with HCV, claimed the study by Dr Deepak Arora, Dr Neerja Jindal, Dr Raman Dang and Dr Rajiv Kumar. The prevalence of active HCV was high among men in comparison to women. Around 237 men and 84 women in the 20-50 age group were found positive. The prevalence of HCV increases with age. Its incidence was found highest in the age group of 30-50 years, revealed the study. Though HCV is common in Faridkot, accurate epidemiological information is quite limited. In the suburbs of the city and in far-flung areas, quacks (unqualified medical and dental practitioners and midwives) and barbers using non-sterilised instruments are the main culprits behind the spread of HCV in the area, revealed the study. Another study conducted by the Department of Dentistry of DMC, Ludhiana, revealed that a large number of hepatitis B and hepatitis C cases were seen in the Baghapurana and Nihalsingh wala subdivisions. This outbreak is due to the use of non-sterilised needles and syringes by unqualified medical practitioners. Patients are given injections instead of medicines to provide them fast relief. This is the reason for HCV becoming active in this area. Despite the doctors having knowledge about parental route of transmission of hepatitis C, many continue to reuse needles and syringes, said Dr Atul Sharma of Ludhiana. Blood transfusion is an effective mode of transmission of hepatitis C infection as it allows a large quantum of infective virions into the susceptible patient. In developed countries, numerous corrective measures have reduced the spread of infection through this route. In India, mandatory screening for HCV was introduced as late as 2002, he added.
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Check flow of dirty water: HC to Faridkot admn Chandigarh, July 7 In the petition placed before the Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, the petitioners had sought directions to the respondents to rebuild the drainage system initially constructed by Nagar Council. The drainage system was meant for carrying dirty water of the colonies “in a manner that the dirty water does not come out from the underground drains”. After notice of motion was issued, the Director of Local Bodies in Ferozepur was asked to file a status report on the functioning of the drainage system. He was asked to specify whether the drainage system was working satisfactorily, or improvement by repair or installation of new drainage system was required. In response, a report was filed stating that level of the drain, at one point was defective. As a result, dirty water was spilling from the drainage system into the streets. Subsequently, an affidavit was filed by Director of Local Government AK Sinha. He informed the court that “as per communication received from the Municipal Council, Faridkot, the drainage system has been cleaned. “All the obstacles made by farmers for using water for irrigation purposes have been removed and at present the flow of dirty water is proper.” The High Court was also told that repair work has also been carried out to ensure the flow of dirty water. Disposing of the petition, the Bench directed the Executive Officer of the Faridkot Improvement Trust and the Municipal Commissioner “to ensure that the dirty water does not come out into the streets during the rainy season and thereafter”.
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Ambulance 108 again drives into controversy
But in Punjab, the facility has again courted a controversy, this time also over the photographs being carried on the ambulances. Prior to the Punjab Assembly elections, these ambulances used to carry the pictures of the Chief Minister on one side and the Health and Family Welfare Minister on the other. In its second tenure, the SAD-BJP government preferred to have the photographs only of the Chief Minister on both sides. While the move did not annoy Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal, former minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla is peeved over why her photographs were removed from the ambulances. Chawla said, "The state government should not have removed my photo from the van. It was me who struggled for two years to introduce the scheme in Punjab under the National Rural Health Mission. It was my right…. How will other politicians feel in case their names are removed from the foundation stones they have laid during their rule?” When the model code of conduct was imposed during the last assembly elections, the Election Commission had ordered removal of these photographs from the ambulances. However, Mittal does not seem to be having any problem with his picture not being carried on the ambulances. “I have no objections to the Chief Minister's photo being pasted on both sides of the ‘108’ service. The Chief Minister is the captain of our team. Carrying his photo signifies that the entire team is being represented. I am not into photo politics.” When the scheme was introduced in 2011, the Chief Minister allowed the Heath Department to paste his photo along with the slogan “Atal Swasthaya Sewa” on 90 ambulances received under the scheme. Later, Chawla’s photo was displayed on the other side. When Gosain became the Health and Family Welfare Minister, his photo replaced those of Chawla’s.
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Commission for 41 more services under RTS Act
Chandigarh, July 7 Originally, 67 services were notified under the Act on July 28, 2011, when it was implemented in the state. Later, two more services were added to it in May this year. However, the Commission has now recommended to increase the number of such services to 110. Commission chairman SC Aggarwal said the decision to bring more services under the purview of the Act was taken at a meeting recently. Those who attended the meeting included Iqbal Sidhu, Dalbir Singh Verka and HS Dhillon. Aggarwal said since the implementation of the Act, 15,07,319 citizens had availed various services under it. The Commission had received four revision petitions so far. Commission members had been visiting various districts to monitor the implementation of the Act. The Commission would soon start getting daily report on the delivery of services under the Act, he said. Among the new services recommended to be brought under the Act include giving interim medico legal report to the person concerned within two days, copy of complete medico legal report in seven days, issuance of disability certification in four days, demarcation of plot by Housing and Urban Development Department in five days, attested copy of any document in three days and issuance of plinth and roof level certificate by Housing and Urban Development Department in seven days. Other recommended services are related to Local Bodies Department, Punjab Mandi Board, Industries Department, Housefed (Cooperation) and Colonisation Department.
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Suvidha centre detects 1,000 fake forms
Moga, July 7 Mohit Arora, officiating in-charge of the centre, admitted that such forms were in circulation. He said the forms were printed without the permission of the district administration and probably being circulated in the public by agents outside the district administrative complex. He said the centre staff had been asked to check authenticity of the forms for which an awareness campaign had also been launched. "Now, we are issuing slips bearing serial numbers attached to the forms to prevent the circulation of unauthorised forms,” he said. District Magistrate Arshdeep Singh Thind said he had marked an inquiry and action would be taken against those found guilty of printing and selling duplicate forms. The centre had been losing revenue due to duplicate forms, he said, adding that after a strict vigil in the past two days, income from the sale of forms had increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 12,000 per day. Thind has appealed to the people to purchase forms from the authorised sale counter of the centre to avoid delay in services and cancellation of their application.
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Centre launches Golden Hour project for accident victims
The ministry has selected the Amritsar-Pathankot highway (NH-15) for the pilot project as the number of road mishaps on the highway has seen a sharp increase. The health departments in three districts have initiated the process of empanelling private and government hospitals which are located on the 108-km highway connecting the holy city with Vaishno Devi. Ministry reports reveal the stretch has a high vehicular traffic (75,000 vehicles plying per day) while as many as 2,410 accidents have been reported in 2011 and 2012. National Highway 15 connects Amritsar with the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu. Majority of victims are pilgrims visiting the holy shrine. Dr HS Ghai, Deputy Medical Commissioner-cum-officiating Civil Surgeon, Amritsar, said the process of empanelling the private and government hospitals located on the stretch has been initiated. Recently the department held meeting with the managements of private hospitals located on the stretch falling in Amritsar. They have shown their keen interest in the project, Dr Ghai said. “This is one of the five pilot projects initiated by the Central Government in the country,” said Dr Ghai. He said under the project, free treatment up to Rs 30,000 would be given to accident victims in the nearby hospitals for 48 hours. All the expenses would be incurred by the government. “We will be able to save many precious lives which we lose as we can’t give them timely treatment,” he said. The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has been roped in for volunteer service, whose volunteers would first reach the site and take the victims to the hospital. These volunteers would be given special training for this purpose. The project, named as Golden Hour project, is likely to be started by the next month. There area over 200 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics located on the national highway till Pathankot. Timely help
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CPI to press for Food Security Bill in monsoon session
Ludhiana, July 7 “The party is carrying out a nationwide campaign to mobilise public opinion and also hold a dharna in front of the Parliament from July 30 to August 5 in support of the Bill,” he said. Reddy alleged that due to anti-people policies of the government and failure of the public distribution system, a majority of the people below the poverty line were being denied food grains and proper nutrition. On party's decision to abstain from the Presidential election, Reddy said it was in protest against the economic and anti-people policies of the UPA Government. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been saying that harsh decisions have to be taken to set the economy right. But these decisions will benefit multinational companies and corporate sector while hitting the common man hard," he said. The CPI leader also condemned the Union Government for its failure to curb rising prices of essential commodities and pushing the nation into an economic mess. “Petrol and CNG prices have increased, the Service Tax has been raised and more and more services and items have been brought under the ambit of the Service Tax, which are bound to increase inflation," he said. Reddy blamed the Central and concerned state governments for indiscriminate killing of innocent persons in the name of fight against Naxalism. He said his party disagreed with the methods of Naxalites and Maoists, but still it did not mean that security forces be allowed to kill unarmed and innocent people in fake encounters. He made a strong plea for immediate implementation of the recommendations regarding suitable hike in minimum support price of food grain as cost of fertilisers, seeds and other inputs has gone up manifold. "There is a widespread unrest among farmers and government ought to take remedial measures without any further delay," the CPI leader added.
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Abolish cross-subsidy on power, say industrialists
Patiala, July 7 Speaking to The Tribune, Federation of Punjab Small Industries Association president Badish Jindal said, “Levying of the 20 per cent cross-subsidy charges on the power tariff for the industrial consumers is to extend the benefit of free power to the agriculture sector, which is injustice with the industry.” President of the Fasteners' Supplier Association of India, Raj Kumar Singla said the total power consumption in Punjab during 2011-12 was 34,850 million units (MUs) and the total cost as per average price was Rs 4.39. “While the trade and industry paid Rs 6,861 crore for 13,394 MUs, with an average of Rs 5.12, the agriculture sector billing was Rs 4,012 crore for 10,992 MUs with an average of Rs 3.65 per unit”, he said, adding that the disparity in the form of cross-subsidy being levied on industry was unfair. Naresh Aggarwal from the Pathankot Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the 20 per cent cross-subsidy being levied on the industry to provide power to other categories was uncalled for. “The agriculture sector is being given free power, whereas the industry, which is the backbone of the economy, is suffering a lot just because of the anti-industry policies of the government,” he said. “The Electricity Act-2003 stipulates that the cross-subsidy has to be abolished by 2013. But so far, the process has not been initiated by the Power Corporation,” he said.
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Students oppose compulsory Punjabi subject
Patiala, July 7 The university has replaced the optional subject of Punjab History and Culture with elementary Punjabi, as a result of which these students will now be compelled to study Punjabi. Notably, Guru Nanak Dev University has also recently abolished Punjab History and Culture subject under the guidelines of the Punjab Language Act and now Punjabi University, Patiala, has applied this. Criticising the decision, Sonia from Kurukshetra, who has accompanied her cousin sister to the university, said it was highly unjustified. "I was planning to seek admission in Government Bikram College of Commerce next year as the college is well-known for this stream but now I will have to explore other options. How can you expect us to spend time learning a new language while we have so many other important subjects to study," she added. Bikramjeet Singh from Hisar, who has recently done his graduation from a city college, feels this is no way of promoting a language. "Everyone wants to study in the best institute of the country and if every state starts making their language compulsory, it will be impossible for us to explore good options, added Bikramjeet. Dean Colleges Dr JA Khan said they had taken the decision in the light of the Punjab Language Act. "It will not be like Punjabi compulsory or elective paper. We will only be teaching basics of the language so that students get to learn a new language. It will not be difficult for students to learn it," added Dr Khan.
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African student may be shifted to PGI
Patiala, July 7 Though he is moving his eyeballs, he is unable to receive any sensation because of the damage caused to his brain. A medical board of four specialist doctors, including Civil Surgeon Dr Virinder Singh Mohi, assistant professor of surgery Dr Harnam Singh Rekhi and assistant professor of cardiology Dr Harcharan Singh from Government Medical College, and Dr Arvind Malhotra, consultant neuro-surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital, examined the patient today in presence of Yannick's father Nestor Ntibateganya and his cousin Deogeraties, who is a cardiologist in the USA. About the report of the medical board, Dr Mohi said, "He is off the ventilator but is unable to make any purposeful movement of upper and lower limbs. He is currently being fed by Ryles tube. His vitals, including blood pressure and pulse, were normal but we opine that he should be shifted to a tertiary care institute like PGI, Chandigarh, for better medical care and in the larger interest of the patient," he added. About Yannick's chances of improvement, he said, "He may or may not improve but we should always think positive." Sources in the hospital said while Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced Rs 5 lakh assistance for Yannick, his total medical bill could be over Rs 15 lakh. SDM Gurpal Singh Chahal said they had already given a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the hospital and the administration had already initiated a process about rest of the payment. "All we can assure you is that there will be no financial burden on Yannick's father. Many NGOs are already coming forward to extend their support to the family," he said. "We have already told his father about PGI's credentials and he says he will get Yannick shifted either on Monday or Tuesday. His cousin wants to have a look at the PGI before we shift him there," he said. Meanwhile, visibly distressed Nestor is just hoping for his son's recovery. "My son's health is only concern. I just want that he should be provided the best medical assistance so that he can stand up on his feet once again," added Nestor.
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PAU suspends six-year BSc (Home Sc) course
Ludhiana, July 7 The university rules stipulate that to run a course, at least 50 per cent seats have to be filled. The university offered 40 seats in BSc (Home Science) six-year programme, in which at least 20 applications were required. Ironically, only 14 applicants applied for the course. However, Head of Home Science Department Neelam Garewal could not be contacted despite several attempts. "The university had started the programme to empower women. It is a need based programme, but the department failed to make it popular," said a former student of the department.
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Organisation comes to aid of needy students
Chandigarh, July 7 “This number is up from 412 of the last year,” said Gajinder Singh Ahuja, secretary general of the SHDF. He added, “15 scholarship recipients belonged to farmers' families where the farmer had committed suicide to escape the unbearable debt burden.” He further stated, “Need based scholarships are granted after a rigorous screening process and our findings reveal that 60 per cent of the scholarship recipients were from families with income of less than a dollar a day per person and 18 per cent from families with slightly more than a dollar a day per person income.” "There is increased emphasis on female education in our programme. 69 per cent of the scholarships went to female students and 31 per cent to male students. 52 per cent scholarship recipients were from rural areas and 48 per cent from urban areas.”
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