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29 suspected dengue cases in district
Inter-state gang of robbers busted, 5 arrested
Bus fare hike adds to commuters' woes
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Satellite channels: Break in relay irks Railway Colony residents
Inter-school drama competition held
Maqboolpura police station gets new building complex
Clinicians sensitised to monitoring of adverse drug reactions
B-block Ranjit Avenue
The shabby condition of the green belt at B-block of Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar.
Photo: Sameer Sehgal
CBSE Volleyball Tournament concludes
World Food Day observed
Four KCPS students selected for national games
Youth commits suicide
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29 suspected dengue cases in district
Amritsar, October 19 The reports of the suspected dengue patients are yet to reach the Health Department, said Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra. He said there was no need for the general public to panic as the situation was fully under control. He said as per the guideline of the national vector-borne disease-control program, dengue fever is an acute febrile illness of two to seven days' duration. The usual symptoms of dengue are headache, retro-orbital pain, rashes, haemorrhagic manifestation and leucopenia. The Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital said they were equipped with a Apherisis machine that helps in extracting platelets from the blood, while the other components can again be put to circulation in the body of the donar. "During dengue the platelets of blood go down. These are required to be supplemented from outside when the platelet count goes down below 25,000. At the Civil Hospital the cost of the service is around Rs 7,000," he said. However, the private hospitals and clinics are charging much more." Do’s and don'ts for patients
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Inter-state gang of robbers busted, 5 arrested
Amritsar, October 19 Among those arrested include Charanjit Singh, Malkeet Singh, Gurbir Singh, Jugraj Singh and Lakhwinder Singh. Six of their accomplices were absconding, while two were already in the Amritsar Central Jail. A case under Sections 399, 401 of the IPC has been registered against them at the Chatiwind police station in this connection. The police slapped a separate case under the Arms Act against Gurbir Singh who was caught by the police party with a country-made pistol (.12 bore) from his possession, while he was escaping. The Chatiwind police received specific an information that members of the gang were hiding in a pear orchard located on a road leading from Bishamberpur village to Rajewal. Immediately, police teams were dispatched, which raided the designated place and arrested the accused. Pritpal Singh Virak, Senior Superintendent of Police, while confirming the incident, said the gang was active in various parts of the state, including Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Barnala, Sangrur, etc., where a number of cases had been registered against them. As per the investigations, they had been in the illegal trade for the past eight months. The miscreants used to steal electricity transformers, besides indulging in lootings and robberies. On the information provided by the five arrested accused, the police recovered as many as 3 quintals of copper extracted from the stolen electricity transformers. Kamaljit Singh, SHO, Chatiwind police, said the accused admitted to four robberies occurred in Amritsar rural police district, while a number of similar cases were registered in Jhabal and Sadar police stations in Tarn Taran. Those who were yet to be arrested are Bikky, Bunty, Sikander, all residents of Jabbowal village, Raju of Khairdeenke village, Ashu, Golly and Partap of Ghannupur Kale in the Chheharta area. Rambo and another unidentified accused were facing trials, the SHO said.
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Bus fare hike adds to commuters' woes
Amritsar, October 19 After the hike was announced, frequent travellers were a distraught lot. “This (the hike in diesel prices) is a bad decision. We are already bogged down under inflation. How can we pay more? Fuel prices are hiked almost every fortnight. There’s no relief for the common man,” said Amarjit Singh, a businessman, who frequently visits Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar from Amritsar in buses. Jaswant Singh, a daily commuter, lambasted the hike and said it shook his budget. He said 13 paise more for every km would mean much for him as he frequently travelled to various parts of the state. He said the hike was a blow to daily commuters and it was part of the rising investment cost in the business. Surinder Pal, an employee of a private company here, said his permanent residence was in Chandigarh where his family also lives. “Every Saturday, I go to Chandigarh and return on Monday morning. However, the hike has made the travel more costly as the government has hiked its ordinary bus fare from Rs 160 to Rs 190. Private operators have also hiked the fare of AC coaches on the same route from Rs 320 to Rs 400,” he said. “I prefer AC buses over normal buses to escape from dust and heat. I do not feel that it will be economical to travel in the AC coach. To bring down the cost, I will travel in ordinary bus now,” he said. Meanwhile, the Transport Department said the hike in fares was unavoidable as all buses run on diesel.
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Satellite channels: Break in relay irks Railway Colony residents
Amritsar, October 19 He said: “These days, family members relieve boredom with satellite channels and even children prefer to watch television over playing in ground”. Rinky, another resident of the same locality, who works as housemaid, is perturbed at a sudden expense ahead of the festival season. She said her husband was a fruit vendor and she had been finding it difficult to make both ends meet. She said over the past year inflation had raised the cost of each item and as parents, they were responsible to raise their four school-going children. Om Prakash, another resident, said the similar tactic was used in Rani Ka Bagh locality last month. He said the deadline of October 31 to install set-top boxes being flashed on TV channels was for metropolitan cities. He wondered that even then they were being forced to install these boxes. Gurinderjijt Singh, distributor of Fastway and SITI cables in the city, denied the charges of forcing consumers to install set-top boxes. He said though the deadline for the city was March 31, 2013, it does not mean that they would act only near the deadline or after it. He said the discontinuation of the relay of channels did not take place at his end. It was being done by the cable operators, who were nearly 280 in the city. He indicated that the similar procedure of blocking the service was being adopted by an advertisement to convey the message, though for a few minutes. He said about 1.25 lakh set-top boxes had been installed in the city and the feedback of consumers was encouraging as they were now enjoying digital facility with 245 channels. Earlier, the same customers were viewing 90 channels at a monthly rent of Rs 230. He said at the same rent they would be able to view 245 channels. Besides, for the installation of a set-top box, the market cost of which was Rs 2,000, a customer had to deposit a refundable amount of Rs 600. Prof Varinder Bhatia said the Indian cable industry was worth Rs 270 billion and was the third largest in the world, after China and the US. He said as per a survey conducted in 2010, India now had over 134 million households (out of 223 million) with television sets, of which over 103 million had access to cable TV or satellite TV, including 20 million households, which were DTH subscribers. In urban India, 85 per cent of all households had a TV and over 70 per cent of all households had access to satellite, cable or DTH services. TV-owning households had been growing at between 8 per cent and 10 per cent, he added.
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Inter-school drama competition held
Amritsar, October 19 As many as 22 winning teams from the state competed for the state-level competition on five themes - Science for Society, Energy Crisis, Life History of Scientists, Health and Hygiene, Wonder World of Mathematics. The two-day programme was attended by the principals of different schools. Exquisite costumes, quality direction and heart-touching performances by the participants were appreciated by the viewers. Dr Dharam Veer Singh, director of the host school, said the competition aimed at fostering creativity and integrating the study of science with reading, writing, music, art and performing arts. Dr Dharam Veer further said he felt proud that his school was chosen as the venue for the competition and also welcomed many such competitions in the future also. It was an event that aimed at putting a spin on the understanding of science. The costumes, dialogue delivery, background music and the props used enhanced the interest and credibility of the drama. Such programmes encourage the students, teachers and science communicators to explore and experiment with dramatic media as means of communication. The drama players made the unified efforts to create science awareness among the public. The first prize was won by the host school, second by Ludhiana district and third prizes were jointly given to Mohali and Fazilka schools. The winning teams were given away prizes by Jagtar Singh
Kularia, director, State Science Education Department, Punjab, Charanjit Singh
Chadha, president, Chief Khalsa Diwan Society, Vijay kumar, coordinator, Science Drama, Punjab.
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Maqboolpura police station gets new building complex
Amritsar, October 19 Speaking to the media, he said the Punjab police was committed for the safety of life and property of citizens. He said the newly constructed building of Maqboolpura police station had all necessary infrastructure provided under modern police station. Maqboolpura police station has been carved out of the areas falling in the A-division and Sultanwind police stations, including Focal Point Industrial Area, International Bus Terminal, Ista Hotel, Alpha-one shopping mall, Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, Taran Wala Pul, etc. Ram Singh said the Police Department had initiated a number of steps to curb the instances of snatching, robberies and petty crimes, besides improving the traffic scenario in the holy city. Due to these steps, the incidents of snatching and robberies had scaled down in the recent past, he claimed. He said that department has also decided to penalise traffic offenders. Among those present on the occasion included Upkar Singh Sandhu, District SAD president, DCP KS Gill, ADCP Harjit Singh Brar, ADCP Baljit Singh Randhawa, ADCP AS Pawar, ACP Sukhwinder Singh and other police officials.
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Clinicians sensitised to monitoring of adverse drug reactions
Amritsar, October 19 Dr Jaswant Rai, Head of the Department, said the motive of the workshop was to sensitise the clinicians of the institute to reporting and monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), besides optimising the safe and effective use of medicines. He said the safety of clinical workers was also of great concern during the workshop. “Adverse drug reactions are considered to be one of the leading causes of death among hospitalised patients. The main responsibility of physicians is to prevent disease, provide relief, cure and use medicines effectively with minimum adverse effects at the minimum cost,” he said. The speakers also discussed the revised Medical Council of India guidelines, which have made it mandatory for institutions to constitute an Institutional Pharmacovigilance Centre to create awareness of ADR monitoring and reporting. Around 70 participants from various clinical departments of Government Medical College participated in the workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr SS Shergill, principal, GMC. Others who attended the workshop included Dr Dinesh Badyal, Dr IPS Grover, Dr Navyug Raj Singh, Dr NC Kajal, Dr BS Bal, Dr Dinesh Kumar and Dr SK Malhotra.
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Residents complain of unkempt green belt
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 19 Manohar Lal Arora, a resident, said: “MC workers dump dry leaves and grass outside our homes. They usually burn it here instead of lifting it”. He said the smoke emanating from the burning of leaves posed a health hazard for the residents. He said they had repeatedly requested the workers not to burn the grass, but to no avail. The residents further complained about the wild growth alongside their houses. “The growth is the hiding place for dangerous reptiles. Children playing around in the streets are not safe. In view of the interest of the residents, the MC must get the area cleared of the wild growth,” said another resident, Munish Khanna. Aditya Bali, another resident, said Ranjit Avenue was considered to be the posh colony of the city. “But when people here are facing a number of problems, what can be expected in other areas. The area falls under two MC wards number 5 and 6. We have approached both councillors, but to no avail,” he said. The residents said the green belts were not serving any purpose for which the places were earmarked. “Wild grass and garbage dumps are seen predominantly on these places,” said Raghav Khanna, another resident. He said the problems faced by the residents should be solved at the earliest.
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CBSE Volleyball Tournament concludes
Amritsar, October 19 In Boys U-19, Spring Dales Public School, Ludhiana, bagged the first position, while Police DAV Public school, Amritsar and DIPS, Kapurthala earned second and third positions, respectively. Police Commissioner Ram Singh was the chief guest during the closing ceremony, while Santokh Singh Sethi was the guest of honour. As many as 76 teams of boys and 26 teams of girls took part in the tournament. The function opened with the recitation of a shabad, followed by cultural items presented by students. An energetic and exciting performance of famous martial art, Gatka, was performed by the students. Folk dances of Punjab, giddha and bhangra, were also performed by the students on the occasion. Dapinder Kaur, principal of the host school, welcomed the guests.
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World Food Day observed
Amritsar, October 19 Anjana Gupta, principal of the school, motivated the students to eat nutritious food, which contains vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins that help the body to work effectively and strengthen the immune system. She also advised them to avoid eating junk food as it makes the body obese and disease prone. To lay emphasis on eating healthy food, various activities were designed for different classes. A salad-making competition was organised for class V students, while a competition on ‘cooking without fire’ was organised for class VII students.
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Four KCPS students selected for national games Amritsar, October 19 School principal Dr Sarvjit Kaur Brar yesterday said one of their students, Dilbar Khan from class IX, won silver medal in the CBSE Athletics Meet and was selected for the CBSE National Athletic Meet to be held in Chennai. “In the Sub Junior Gymnastic Competition also, our student Priyanshu Sharma of class V bagged gold medal in the state-level championship held at GNDU and is selected for the national event,” said Dr Brar. — TNS
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Youth commits suicide
Amritsar, October 19 Manjit Singh, SHO, Civil Line police station, said the deceased had a dispute with his family over a minor issue. Last night he returned home heavily drunk and later committed suicide by shooting himself in the bathroom with his licenced pistol, the SHO added. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family after postmortem examination.
— TNS
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Amritsar, October 19
