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Docs in fix as govt hospitals get inferior goods
Admn razes 40 illegal chambers of lawyers
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Four days on, man’s body fished out of holy sarovar
Two youths attacked, eight booked
Man killed in mishap
Notorious peddler held with charas
Farmers to get 50 pc subsidy on fertilisers
From University
Pharmacists continue protest
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Docs in fix as govt hospitals get inferior goods
Amritsar, December 19 The goods purchased included surgical gloves, gauzes (broad dressings mostly used in caesarean surgeries), adult dippers used on patients undergoing male sterilisation and cotton. Few of these goods were even reportedly returned to the manufacturer after the authorities of hospitals found out about the poor quality of materials. A doctor on the condition of anonymity said even needles used for injecting medicines in the spinal cord are of poor quality. The cotton supplied to the hospitals is not fresh, but recycled, said another member. The medical fraternity admitted that recycled cotton could be infectious especially when used in surgeries. Surgical gloves, if of poor quality, may tear during the surgery leaving the surgeons at a high risk of getting infection from the patient. The district administration had purchased the items from a Jalandhar-based manufacturer. However, earlier purchases had mostly been made from manufacturers and dealers in the city. The matter was also raised in few meetings of district officials, said a source. However, no department official has dared to file a formal complaint for fear of earning official wrath. Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra, who is overall in charge of the purchase made by the department, said purchase was made through a proper system. He said he was not aware of the exact amount which was spent on the items, he has not received any complaint so far. Docs, patients at risk
Purchases
Doctors’ take Even needles used for injecting medicines in the spinal cord are of poor quality. The cotton supplied to the hospitals is not fresh, but recycled.
Purchase was made through a proper system. I have not received any complaint so far — Dr Yash Mitra, Civil Surgeon
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Admn razes 40 illegal chambers of lawyers
These super structures had allegedly sprung up at a vacant land of the parking on the premises of an old bar office and near washrooms. At a time when Amritsar Bar Association President Pradeep Kumar Saini was already caught in a controversy of favouritism over the allotment of chambers in a newly-built C block, the demolition of illegal chambers have once again brought him under fire from opposing factions. The illegal chambers were allegedly constructed by young lawyers who do not have chambers in any block, during the nights when the premises were closed. This was done to evade the act from being noticed by the administration. However, the administration taking a strict note swiftly moved to demolish these chambers to avoid any controversies at a later stage. Earlier Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal and District and Sessions Judge HS Madaan visited the land encroached for constructing these chambers. Saini said, “I strongly condemn the act of those people who had misled these youngsters to act in the manner.”
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Archaeological survey objects to construction of child care centre
Amritsar, December 19 In a letter, the ASI has said the building site falls within 200-meter radius of the historic site Ram Bagh. Hence, the hospital must have taken a prior permission from the ASI. The work on the proposed centre began around 10 days back. The Ram Bagh had been declared a protected monument by the ASI. In June, the health department had announced to build a 50-bed Mother and Child Care Centre at the Civil Hospital. The department had said the upcoming centre would have all mother and child care treatments under one roof. After receiving a letter from the ASI, the Civil Hospital authorities have brought the matter to the notice of higher officials of Punjab Health Systems Corporation. Senior Medical Officer Dr Balbir Singh Dhillon confirmed that the Civil Hospital has received a letter from the ASI which has raised an objection over the construction. He said the work at the construction site has not been stopped for time being, but the senior authorities have been informed about the letter. At the same time, the management has also informed the ASI that the construction is being managed by PHSC and the local management has nothing to do with it. “We cannot stop or even commence a construction on our own. It is a project of the state government,” said Dhillon adding that even at the present stage, the construction has not crossed the foundation stage. However, he added that the upcoming centre would be a boon to local patients.
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Four days on, man’s body fished out of holy sarovar
Amritsar, December 19 The deceased was yet to be identified. The body has been sent for the post-mortem examination. Harbans Singh Malhi, manager, Golden Temple, said from his clothes, it appeared that the victim was a non-Punjabi and might have taken the extreme step under depression. The divers have also found some paddy grains from his pocket which indicated that he used to work in fields. Divers, hired by the district administration and SGPC, took two days to fish out the body from the sarovar. Malhi said the SGPC was thinking to replace water from the sarovar following the incident. victim’s Identity not known yet
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Two youths attacked, eight booked
Amritsar, December 19 The police has registered a case under Sections 307, 341, 323, 427, 148 and 149 of the IPC besides Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against the unidentified accused. Prabhjot Singh, in charge, Gumtala police chowki said nobody had been arrested so far. “The complainant was yet to identify the accused. As soon as they give the names of the culprits, raids would be conducted to nab them,” he added. He said the incident occurred when the accused, reportedly employees of a liquor contractor, recovered illicit liquor from a person, known to the victims whose car was also damaged in the incident. He said further investigations were going on.
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Man killed in mishap
Amritsar, December 19 Deceased’s father-in-law Gurdial Singh of Heir village said Jasbir had come to see him on his bicycle. He was returning home when a car (PB-02-AB-4815) hit him. He died on his way to a hospital. Gurbhej Singh, investigation officer, said the accused fled after the incident. He said efforts are afoot to identify and arrest the unidentified
accused. — TNS
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Notorious peddler held with charas
Amritsar, December 19 A case under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against him at D-division police station. The police said he was a habitual offender and was currently on bail. Earlier, he was arrested by Islamabad police on similar charges in 2011 and was later released on bail. Preliminary investigations revealed that he used to procure charas from a Jalandhar-based drug trafficker who used of supply the same at undisclosed places.
— TNS
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Non-branded woollens sell like hot cakes
Amritsar, December 19 He said it seemed that recession and inflation had led to low sales of branded items this year. He accepted that though the winter arrived relatively early this year, the sale of woollens picked up gradually. He said the sale picked when the winter intensified. Traders, dealing in branded woollens, said their sale was not as impressive as last year. They rued that lion’s share was pocketed by traditional woollen stores. Rahul Kumar, manager of a branded woollen store, said many direct outlets and franchisee stores of international and national chains besides big malls have resorted to sale to attract customers. He said some of these stores are selling two pieces of apparels at a discounted cost of Rs 1300 whereas the cost per a piece is Rs 900. With a view to give thrust to the sales, many branded stores are doling out other offers like free shopping on a purchase of woollens worth Rs 4,000 and above. Jaideep Singh, owner of a famous apparel store, said there has been an increase of 10 to 15 per cent in prices of woollen garments as compared to last year. He hoped that the customers would return to the branded shops with the announcement of discounts. Unlike big malls and branded stores, traditional markets at Katra Jaimal Singh, telephone exchange chowk, Tokeriyan Wala Bazaar and Chitta Katra in the walled city are abuzz with activities. Shyam Lal, a trader at Tokeriyan Wala Bazaar, an area known for low-priced garments, said they recorded good sales this time. He said even customers from posh areas have been coming to buy the apparels.
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Manuscripts, preserved by city resident, find place at Tirupathi museum
Amritsar, December 19 Showing RTI information, he said books containing 22 folios having both the sides of manuscripts with a total of 44 pages and three separate framed manuscripts of ‘Santhi Parvam’ of Sri Mahabharata have been displayed in the gallery number 7 of the museum. Also famous as ‘manuscript man’ in the city, he donated these manuscripts to the famous museum after preserving it with cut-mount method in 2008. Expressing his happiness, he said it is the one of the richest museum managed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Khosla inherited a number of manuscripts from his forefathers who used to collect these manuscripts after travelling all over the country. He took upon the responsibility to preserve these manuscripts. The manuscripts were made of natural materials such as birch, palm leaf, handmade paper and cloth that require special care and conservation. He said even the ink and colour used in writing these manuscripts were natural. Khosla had been conserving these manuscripts as per the guidelines of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi, and had offered these to various religious institutions of the country. He had also donated a manuscript of Hanuman Natak, written in Gurmukhi script, which was probably translated during the era of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Nanded Sahib. Earlier, he had offered one handwritten book ‘Sharah Hikmatul Ain’, written in 1270 Hijri (a Mohammedan calendar), to Dargah Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Ajmer. He has donated pages of ‘Markanday Puran’ to Chintpurni, Jawalaji and Chamunda Devi shrines. He has a Persian manuscript ‘Tibbe Akbari’ written in 1190 Hijri by Mohammed Alzani during the reign of Aurangzeb. Each page of the book is encircled with gold.
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Farmers to get 50 pc subsidy on fertilisers
Amritsar, December 19 He said the same had been given to every block and interested farmers could procure the fertiliser after filling the requisite forms available with the blocks concerned and then getting it attested from the sarpanch and nambardars concerned. He also appealed to farmers to inform the agriculture department in case any person was found involved in adulteration of
fertilisers.
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From University
Amritsar, December 19 Dr Jain has been selected on the recommendations of the scrutiny committee and panel of judges constituted by the IIFS for his academic achievements. He is a well-known scientist working in the area of development of new and improved formulations for the treatment of cancer. This award would be presented to Dr Jain at the Grand Annual Ceremony of IIFC during the international seminars on 'Economic Growth and National Integration' scheduled to be held on February 9, 2013, at New Delhi. Recently, he got the project worth Rs 17 lakh under the prestigious SERC Fast Tract proposal for young scientists from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. He has more than 75 research publications to his credit. UGC-NET: 10 centres at varsity
As many as 39 centres have been established, including 10 in the university, for conducting University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for eligibility of teachers scheduled to be held on December 30. Dr TS Banipal, coordinator of the UGC-NET, said all arrangements have been made. The roll number and subject wise centre statement and the lists of candidates appearing in this test have been uploaded on the university website. Athletics gold
Dr Sukhdev Singh of Physical Education (Teaching) Department of Guru Nanak Dev University has won gold medal in triple jump during the 17th Asian Masters Athletics Championship which was held at Taiwan, China recently. He won the gold in the category of 45-plus age group. He won third consecutively gold at the event. Aged women honoured
The Ladies Club of Guru Nanak Dev University today organised ‘A Day with Elderly Ladies’ in the university’s guest house. As many as 17 women aged 75 years and above were present. The programme aimed at felicitating the senior women citizens living on the university campus. Senior citizens were honoured with a shawl and memento. The student of the Music Department presented a musical programme on this occasion.
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From schools
Amritsar, December 19 The resource persons emphasised the need of strict adherence of traffic rules for the safety of life and requested students to propagate the message of road safety and traffic rules among public. Students get to learn about animals
A power point presentation on animals was given to students of Ryan Public School. Children were apprised about the various animals including pet and wild animals. Pictures of animals, their feeding habits, natural habitats and nature were showcased. Rhymes related to these animals were also recited. Dance contest
Rehmat Arora (7), a Class II student of Spring Dale Senior School, bagged the second runners-up trophy in the King of Dance Competition organised on December 16. The show held at Shivalik Lawns at Karnal. Rehmat competed with dancers from Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
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J&K’s Prinkle to meet Punjab’s Kavya in finals of tennis tourney
Amritsar, December 19 In the same category, Kavya Gupta of Punjab defeated Raahat Manrai of Chandigarh 6-3, 6-4. In boys U-16 doubles semi-final, Rohit and Eklavya defeated Aman and Atul 5-4(4), 4-2. In other semi-final match, Vikas and Suraj defeated Kabir and Anmol 5-4(5), 4-0. In boys U-18 quarter finals, Dalwinder Singh of Punjab won against Uday Pratap Singh 6-4, 6-4; Kabir Bhatia outplayed Anirudh Patel of Haryana 6-3, 6-4; Jaguar Singh defeated Ravjeet Singh 6-4, 6-4; and Sumit Pal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir beat Alok Arnav Goel of Uttar Pradesh 6-2, 7-5. In boys U-16 quarter finals, Sumit Pal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir defeated Mritunjay Badala of Uttarakhand 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Rohit Kumar of Haryana beat Punjab’s Suraj Kumar 6-4, 6-2. Eklavya Singh of Jharkhand defeated Punjab’s Ravjeet Singh 6-1, 6-2 and Nihit Rawal of Chandigarh defeated Alok Arnav Goel of UP 7-5, 6-2.
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Pharmacists continue protest
Amritsar, December 19 The pharmacists have gone on a protest path demanding one-year extension of service after retirement as announced by the state government for its employees. Association president Shamsher Singh Kohri said it was wrong on the part of the Director to deny them extension after retirement when all other categories of employees would be getting that. He said the association was hopeful that department would fulfil the demand of pharmacists. Ashok Sharma said a delegation of the association would meet Director Ashok Nayyar on December 26 to discuss the demand.
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The department purchased materials worth Rs 28 lakh. The purchased goods were meant for all the government hospitals in the district.
Amritsar, December 19