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Youth falls into gorge, dies
When Civil Hospital took money that wasn’t to be charged
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TV channel team manhandled
Travel agent arrested for duping villager
Raid teams formed to nab murder accused
Power cuts in Punjab
Journalism course admission date extended to Aug 1
12th anniversary of holy Kali Bein’s kar sewa celebrated
Vandalism of Ambedkar’s statues condemned
Scrap free power to big farmers: Sabha
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Youth falls into gorge, dies
Jalandhar, July 29 Sources said the victim, along with a number of devotees, based in the city, was walking along the roadside and when they reached Amloh village. The victim skidded off the road and fell into a 50 feet deep gorge. People accompanying him, who noticed the incident, immediately informed the other group members and after a struggle of an hour, the victim was taken out from the gorge. The victim was rushed to the Community Health Centre, Amb village, but the doctors declared him brought dead. Youth found unconscious at ISBT, dies
Jalandhar: A youth, who was found in an unconscious state near the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) here yesterday, died at a hospital. The victim was identified as Sonu, a resident of Saidan gate. Police sources said passers-by, who found the youth in an unconscious state, had informed the 108 emergency ambulance, which rushed the victim to the local Civil Hospital, but the victim died at the hospital a few hours later. The victim’s father Raj Kumar said his son was working at some spare parts shop at Shastri Market. About the cause of the death, the father said even he could not know the exact cause behind his son’s death. |
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When Civil Hospital took money that wasn’t to be charged
Jalandhar, July 29 While higher-ups have always claimed that they did not know that the staff was unaware of the various NRHM scheme guidelines (on not to charge patients), what the staff says presents an entirely different picture about the state of affairs at the hospital. The staff on duty at the maternity ward today told The Tribune that patients at the maternity ward were being charged for tests and medicines for years and the practice wasn’t stopped with the implementation of the Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna (JSSY) in June 2011. While we were not charging them for files, patients were regularly being charged for the different tests before and after delivery. “Every patient was being charged Rs 300 to 400 for various tests. They were also paying for various medicines and vaccinations and there were no guidelines ever to end the practice.” Even if it is assumed that only 10 deliveries take place per day (while the actual average deliveries keep fluctuating from 10 to 20) and every patient is charged Rs 300, the hospital must have been minting an extra of at least Rs 90,000 per month. Even in the paediatrics ward, the average number of patients being admitted everyday is between 10 to 15 and 80 per cent of them are newborns. They, too, were charging patients for tests and medicines and mandatory file charges of Rs 100 per patient. Charges for tests at the pediatric ward ranged from Rs 400 to Rs 500. By this count, even the staff at the paediatrics ward was receiving at least Rs 1,20,000 per month, not counting the file charges. Staff at the computer section also claimed that in the maternity wards, at least Rs 285 were being charged from almost every patient for all the mandatory tests etc. There charges do not include the payment made for patients made for medicines, injections, syringes etc. While such staggering amounts were being received from patients, it is difficult to believe that such a huge amount of money went unnoticed by the hospital authorities present or previous. Talking to The Tribune, Medical Superintendent Dr Iqbal Singh said, “It is very wrong if they have done it. I was not aware that the patients were being charged. It shouldn’t have been done.” When asked whether the MS office never got the wind of such staggering amounts being charged from patients, Dr Singh said, “I have just joined in April. We hadn’t checked the accounts. But I will see into it now.” When asked whether the lakhs of money minted illegally from patients per month would be returned now, Dr Singh said, “If this has been done, they have indeed followed a wrong procedure. We will see what can be done in future about the money earned by the hospital from such cases.” At least Rs 300 to 400 from delivery cases and ~400 to 500 from the paediatrics ward patients were being charged despite regulations not to do so. The MS office said it never got the wind of it. When asked whether the illegal money would be returned, the office said it would look into it. |
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TV channel team manhandled
Jalandhar, July 29 The Dera followers allegedly damaged a camera of the team and shooed away a reporter and his photographer from Patiala from the place. The reporter, while addressing mediapersons here today, claimed that the incident occurred in Jodha village adjacent to Dera on Saturday afternoon when he, along with his cameraman, was shooting certain scenes. He alleged that the followers got furious over this and manhandled them. The followers damaged their camera and took away their mobile phone and other items, he added. The reporter also alleged that police officials at Beas, Ghuman, and Mehta did not entertain their complaint and kept on making excuses. Finally, a complaint was filed before SSP (Rural) Amritsar, following which the SP(D), Jasdeep Singh visited the spot. Pritpal Singh Virk, SSP (Rural), Amritsar, however, claimed that the mediapersons were shooting the airstrip and other restricted areas of the Dera. Preliminary investigations, Virk said, showed that the journalists were adamant on their decision of shooting the prohibited areas despite repeated requests and warnings by the followers. “The Dera followers finally shooed them away and in the process some of their equipment was broken. The incident is being investigated by the SP (Headquarters) and action will be taken against the defaulters,” Virk said. |
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Travel agent arrested for duping villager
Jalandhar, July 29 The arrested person was identified as Mohan Singh, a resident of Mohalla Karamsar, Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana. Police sources said Kot Kalan resident Harjinder Singh had complained to the Anti-Fraud Cell that in 2011, the travel agent had promised to send him abroad, and for that, he gave him Rs 7 lakh, adding that after a few months, when the agent could not arrange his visa, he took the help of the police. After investigation, the Sadar police registered a case under Sections 420, 406 of the IPC against the agent, police sources said. Acting on a tip-off, the accused was nabbed from Ludhiana on Saturday evening. |
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Raid teams formed to nab murder accused
Jalandhar, July 29 Mohammad Guljar, Mohammad Taslim, Mohammad, Shaheed, Mohammad Saffi, Mohammad Naseem, Mohammad Asif and some unknown persons were booked on the charges of murder. Jaimal Singh, SHO, Maqsoodan police station, said raids teams had been constituted to nab the murder accused, who had been at large after the incident. The teams have been conducting raids at the suspected hideouts of the accused, but till now could not get any success to nab them. It may be recalled that the victim, who was identified as Samasudhin Saif Ali, alias Shambu, a resident of Punjabi Bagh, had been beaten to death by scores of persons. The reason of the clash was the race for the post of head of a religious place, sources said. Two groups, who have been supervising the functioning of the religious place, have been fighting for long to stake their claim over the place.
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Power cuts in Punjab
Jalandhar, July 29 As soon as one opens Facebook, he finds comic statements on power shortage with eye-catching pictures, titles, comments and satire on the Badal government. Pictures of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal with slogans from films are also doing the rounds. One such hilarious post reads: “Ab to Punjab mai bijli bhi medicine ki tarah ho gai hai yaaro - 1 ghanta subah naashte se pehle, 2 ghante dopeher khane k baad Or 3 ghante raat sone se pehle…Dr Badal prescription.” Another post, which has been receiving a lot of comments and likes, is that of a picture of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal where he has been shown directing people by saying “No if, No but….only Power cut”. Adding more charm to the Facebook humour on power cuts has been a night view picture of around six countries, which also includes - Punjab from India. The picture shows all the five countries with a glittering view of night, while the picture of Punjab is “complete black” indicating acute power shortage in the state. As if this was not enough, even Facebook users have also been posting their own status on the unscheduled power cuts and the problems associated with it. “We are sure that the Badal government must be getting the feedback of the masses on the acute power shortage. The satire on Facebook is just an attempt to make the government realise the difference between its claims of making Punjab a power surplus state and the ground reality,” said Jasmeet Singh, a Facebook user. The tale of light-hearted humour on power cuts does not end here, as a picture on Facebook with Punjabi subtitle reads: “Punjab is the only state, where people hold celebrations after every half an hour, when electricity resumes.” “This is hard reality! Whenever electricity resumes, people indeed end up thanking the Almighty, as bearing the humid weather with no power supply is hell of an experience. And we are sure that the workers of the SAD must have forwarded these sentiments of people to the Badal government,” said Radhika Singh, a youngster. Further another eye-catching slogan reads: “What is the first thing that promptly comes out of your mouth, whenever there is a power cut?” “Since, there is no respite from power cuts and the condition is worsening with each passing day, Facebook has become a wonderful medium to express our sentiments to the government. But, it seems that as of now there would be no solution to our problems,” said another user. |
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10-day annual training camp concludes
Jalandhar, July 29 This was disclosed by Commanding Officer of the battalion Col RMS Sandhu on the concluding day of the 10-day camp. Col Sandhu said he had already selected around 20 girls in the camp, while some other aspiring cadets would be selected from another upcoming NCC camp in October. “The capsule course would begin in November, in which the cadets would be trained by a psychologist, a ground testing officer and an interviewer to help them prepare for the SSB interview,” he added. “We have selected those girls who are firstly interested in joining the forces and secondly those who are in the final year of their graduation course and appearing for the ‘C’ certificate exam in February next year. This would be my first ever capsule course with this battalion,” Col Sandhu said. The 10-day-long ATC saw as many as 323 cadets from across the Doaba region taking part in it. Cadets from schools and colleges from Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr, Dasuya, Hoshiarpur, Garhshankar and other nearby places participated. “We also trained and prepared the cadets for certain emergency duties in disaster management like floods, earthquake, some natural and human error accidents. The camp was focused at making the NCC cadets a potent youth force of the nation and make them socially responsible,” he said. Earlier on the concluding day today, the battalion conducted a blood donation camp in association with the Rotary Club of Jullundur at Hotel Radisson. As many as 65 units of blood were collected during the camp from cadets, officers and the staff of the hotel participated. “A similar blood donation camp was also held at the battalion yesterday,” he added. |
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Journalism course admission date extended to Aug 1
Jalandhar, July 29 The university has allocated 25 seats to the course, but a lukewarm response has made it difficult for the department authorities to fill even 20 seats. The admissions were held through online counselling and the first phase of it was held on July 9. Till date, 16 students has applied online for admission to the course and only eight students joined, following which the department finally decided to make spot admission. Even the response to spot admission has also been quite less. Head of the department Dr Kamlesh Singh Duggal said the admission date was extended to August 1 so that the students, who could not take admission due to the late declaration of graduation course examinations results, could also join. “Though the response to admission as compared to the previous year has been low, but we would be able to fill around 20 seats,” he added. Dr Duggal also quoted another reason, “These days, students apply for admission simultaneously in many institutes and as soon as they find a good option, they proceed, which leave seats in other institutes vacant. Even we received such cases, where students, who were in the waiting list of other institutes, like Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi, and Panjab University, later joined there,” he added. Lukewarm response
The GND University has allocated 25 seats to the course, but a lukewarm response has made it difficult for the department authorities to fill even 20 seats. The admissions were held through online counselling and the first phase of it was held on July 9 |
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12th anniversary of holy Kali Bein’s kar sewa celebrated
Jalandhar, July 29 The government had not ensured any efforts to begin the treatment of the black waters of the holy Bein, which was declared holy in the summer of the year 2006, following which, the then President APJ Abdul Kalam had also visited the Bein. The black waters of Begowal, Bholath and other villages as well as Kapurthala district are part of the Bein, but no treatment plant had been set up in any of the said towns. The government’s approach has failed the people of these villages, who have put in precious efforts to clean the scared waters of this historic river of the state. The Punjab Government had proposed a deadline of November 30, 2011, to set up treatment plants in the 45 districts of the state, but it has miserably failed to attain the same, which has resulted in a spate of horrendous diseases and cancer cases in the state, Sant Seechewal said. He said there needs to be a large-scale plantation of trees in the state, as in the absence of tress, human beings would be exposed to new hazards, which would prove fatal for the health of the state’s populace. Speaking on the occasion, MP Dr Ratan Singh Ajnala said the industrial growth of the state should not take a toll on the residents’ health and environmental balance of the state. Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar said CM Parkash Singh Badal had been seriously initiating serious endeavours to counter the problem of toxic waste being dumped into Punjab’s rivers. A large number of people attended the celebrations and kar sewa activists were honoured on
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Vandalism of Ambedkar’s statues condemned
Jalandhar, July 29 According to reports, Ambedkar's statue was damaged and the head thrown in a field at Katat village in the Mehnagar area last day. The Dalit icon's statues were also damaged in Nai Palia and Jiyasath villages. In a joint statement issued here today, Dal Khalsa general secretary Dr Manjinder Singh and youth wing leader Prabhjot Singh, said “It is shocking and disgusting to hear that the statues of Dalit icon Dr Bhimbaro Ambedkar had been vandalised. We urge the UP Chief Minister to act swiftly and sternly.” Expressing solidarity with Dalit brothers, they said, “Such shameless actions of a few needs to be nipped in the bud.” Taking a dig at mainstream politicians of the UP, they said, “Whosoever was behind the act and whatever reason there could be, showing disrespect to a person who is no more for the sake of cheap political gains is immoral.” |
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Scrap free power to big farmers: Sabha
Jalandhar, July 29 This facility should be provided only to small farmers with agricultural land up to 5 acres, he said, adding that this was required to save the state’s economy from collapsing. Lashing out at the ruling Akali Dal president and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal and Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh, sabha president Paramjit Singh Kainth stated that only small farmers required free power, as they had only limited resources, whereas big farmers were minting money like anything by utilising this facility. They did not require such type of support in any way. Stating that both Sukhbir and Capt Amarinder Singh lack vision for the state, he further stated that there was an agriculture land mafia working with the backing of political parties. Misusing the facilities of the free subsidised products resulted in a big loss to the state exchequer.
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