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Swine flu case detected
Ladowali Road-Guru Nanak Pura stretch provides nightmarish ride
Traffic congestion an unending affair at Rama Mandi intersection
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Bone-chilling weather brings warmth to these shopkeepers
Sun shines, but cold wave persists
University students bask in the sun in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Burglars strike at six places in Phagwara and Phillaur
Residents protest against power failure
Medical camp held for motorists
Fake travel agent booked for fraud
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Swine flu case detected
Jalandhar, January 9 Talking to The Tribune, Civil Surgeon RL Bassan said Medical Superintendent Dr Renu of the Civil Hospital was asked to keep the isolation ward ready for the suspected swine flu patients. A city woman has been suffering from swine flu and admitted to DMC Hospital in Ludhiana since January 1. Neeru Gakhar (56) of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar here was confirmed suffering from the endemic disease on Monday after the report of her blood samples were received. The woman was referred to DMC Hospital on January 1 after detection of symptoms of the flu. Neeru had been suffering from influenza when she returned from Delhi after attending a marriage ceremony on November 29. She was admitted to a private hospital, where she remained for several days. Meanwhile, Bassan said, “Her condition is stable.” Besides, a number of persons, including her family members, who had come in her contact, were put under observation and some of them were also given tamiflu capsules. Bassan said awareness regarding the symptoms of swine flu would be spread among private doctors and residents. Any patient suspected to be suffering from swine flu should contact the doctors at the screening ward of the Civil Hospital. Precautions and preparations |
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Ladowali Road-Guru Nanak Pura stretch provides nightmarish ride
Jalandhar, January 9
The damage stretch of the road with the gravel scattered at the T-point from where a road leads to Railway Colony has made it accident prone. Moreover, the chocked sever pipes at the intersection of the Guru Nanak Pura road and Ladowali Road have been emitting foul smell. Travelling on the road, especially during rain, gets very difficult as even light showers are enough to flood the entire stretch. Commuters rue that the Municipal Corporation (MC) has failed to re-carpet the road for the last over four years thus making their ride a bumpy one. Narinder Singh, a resident of Guru Nanak Pura, complains that two-wheelers often skid on the road and meet with accidents. The rate of accidents has witnessed a sharp increase on this particular road in the past one year, Saurabh Sood, another resident claimed. A stretch was re-carpeted by the area councillor before the MC elections just to allure the voters, but the situation still remained the same as the poor quality bitumen got washed away during recent rains, alleged Surinder Mittal, a resident.
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Traffic congestion an unending affair at Rama Mandi intersection
Jalandhar, January 9
The ongoing tug-of-war between the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the Union Defence Ministry over the "transfer of land" seems to be the reason for the delay in the construction of the overbridge and inconvenience to the public. This also has reportedly delayed the widening of the PAP Chowk-Rama Mandi stretch of the GT Road, here. When contacted, Jaswant Singh, manager, SOMA Infrastructure Limited, a construction company carrying out the widening work on the road, claimed that the Defence Ministry had not handed over the land (along the left side of the road from Rama Mandi to PAP Chowk) to the company as yet. He, however, claimed that the work on the rest of the road would be completed shortly.The leniency of police officials at the PAP Chowk, unscheduled bus stoppages from the PAP Chowk till Rama Mandi and violation of traffic rules by vehicles while overtaking each other are some reasons for occurrence of traffic jams on the road, a senior police officer claimed. The police officer said the department had shortage of staff and therefore it was difficult to cater to a population of nearly 12 lakh, besides enabling easy movement of those VVIPs, VIPs, bureaucrats and politicians travelling on the GT Road daily. The slow pace of widening of the GT Road is the other reason for traffic congestion.
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Bone-chilling weather brings warmth to these shopkeepers
Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 9 The prolonged cold spell becomes a boon for shopkeepers selling various items, including woollen garments, quilts, blankets, dry fruits and groundnuts. Their sale had increased exponentially as compared to the same period during the previous years. The sale of winter snacks like gur (jaggery), sugar made gachak, revri, dry fruits and groundnuts, sut laddus, chirvare (beaten rice), bhugga and khajoor made of sugar and other eatables has witnessed significant rise despite the fact that the prices of most of these items have increased by over 10 per cent. Satnam Singh, a shopkeeper near Attari Bazar, said he as much sold groundnuts and gachaks he sold in the past year. His sale is likely to be at least double as compared to the last year as the cold spell may continue for a few more weeks, he added. Satwant Kaur, a customer, said, “Groundnuts and gachaks are rich source of energy and people of all age groups like them, especially during the winter.” Many shopkeepers selling woolen clothes claim they have already sold more than what they sold in the last winter. Shiv Kumar Jain, manager of a Ludhiana-based factory RN Oswal, said, “We have been holding special sale of woollen items, including women and men’s sweaters, cardigans, coats, caps and socks for over a decade. But this year, our company has already sold 125 per cent more woollen garments as compared to the last winter.” RN Oswal is holding special sale of its woolen garments at Virsa Vihar near Namdev Chowk. “If the extreme cold continues, the sale will definitely be 150 per cent more than the last year,” he added. A huge rush of customers was seen in Rainak Bazar, Attari Bazar, Sheikha Bazar, Mitha Bazar, Jyoti Chowk area in the city. A number of customers were also seen at the Tibet Refugee Market at Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar also.
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Sun shines, but cold wave persists
Jalandhar, January 9 The Meteorological Department predicted continuation of cold wave even on Thursday. The weather forecast said the sky would remain partly cloudy with mist and fog in the atmosphere in the next 24 hours with visibility levels remaining from one kilometre to three kilometers. The lowest temperature in Jalandhar district was registered in Adampur at 0.6 degree Celsius and a maximum of 20.7 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature in Amritsar was recorded at 3.4 degree Celsius and maximum was 10.4 degree Celsius. In Halwara, the minimum and maximum temperature was recorded as 3.4 and 17.2 degree Celsius respectively. In Pathankot, the minimum temperature was 4.8 while the maximum remained 16.1 degree Celsius. In Bathinda, the minimum temperature was recorded as 1.2 degree Celsius while the maximum as 17.4 degree Celsius.
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Burglars strike at six places in Phagwara and Phillaur
Phagwara, January 9
The owner of the house was away along with his family at the time of the incident. He found his house burgled when he came back. Two more houses in Sukhchain Nagar and Fateh Singh Nagar were burgled. The thieves entered the houses after cutting the grills and decamped with valuables worth thousands of rupees. Burglaries were also committed in Phillaur where thieves burgled two grocery shops. The thieves decamped with grocery items worth thousands of rupees. The police has registered cases in this regard.
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Residents protest against power failure
Nakodar, January 9 The protesters alleged that no Powercom employees were available to fix the problem due to which the residents had to face great harassment. Sources said a technical snag in the power lines was behind the power failure which continued till late last night. No senior officer of Powercom was available for comments.
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Medical camp held for motorists
Jalandhar, January 9 The camp was organised by Sonalika Group in association with Bickons International Club and was supported by the highway patrolling wing of the Jalandhar police. Senior functionaries of the Sonalika group including PT Sood, SK Pombara, Atul Sharma, AK Pathak, Anoop Sharma, Indrajeet and Rajesh Thakur attended the camp.
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Fake travel agent booked for fraud
Phagwara, January 9 Paramjit Kaur in her complaint to the police stated that neither the travel agent could send her abroad, nor returned her money. |
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An extreme cold wave continued in the region even today despite the fact that sun was seen after over a fortnight which provided much-needed relief to the residents.
The Meteorological Department predicted continuation of cold wave even on Thursday.
In another incident, the house of another NRI Dheeraj Kumar was
burgled in the NRI Colony. The burglars took away gold ornaments worth over Rs 2 lakh, Rs 25,000 cash and other household items.