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37-year-old man falls off train, dies 
Our Correspondent

Ambala, October 14
A rail mishap was averted today when the driver of the Dhandhari-Kalan goods train noticed a crack in the rail track of the Ambala-Rajpura rail section, near Ambala City.

The driver immediately reported the matter to the Ambala City station master, who further informed the engineering wing of the department. The repairing team rushed to the spot and within an hour the track was repaired. The Amarpali express which was scheduled to cross through the same track, suffered a delay due to the ongoing repair work.

Ambala, October 14
The patients at the Ambala civil hospital, which is one of the major health care centers in the region, have become a harried lot as they are made to share beds with other patients.

With a rise in number of patients visiting here every day, the severe shortage of beds has hit the hospital putting the already suffering lot in a more uncomfortable situation.

Some of the beds have been placed near toilets, putting the patients in danger of contracting more ailments. Many patients have been allegedly pushed out of the emergency ward and are made to rest on the corridor of the hospital which has only two fans and that too non-functioning. Adding insult to the injury, patients were not even provided with proper mattresses or bed sheets.

Sources in the hospital said a detailed plan under which a sum of Rs 75 crore was to be spent on the hospital for its upgrade was prepared by the district administration and sent for the state government’s approval, but nothing much could be materialised for the hospital.

Chief medical officer Dr Vinod Gupta said he would immediately take up the matter with the hospital authorities and would ask them to put the house in order. “All required measures will be taken to ensure well-being and safety of our patients. They will be provided with good medical care at the earliest.” 

Chandigarh, October 14
The wait of four years coupled with mental and physical sufferings has finally ended for 35-year-old Suman who became a victim of wrong blood transfusion losing her foetus at the GMSH-16.

After a delay of nearly a year-and-a-half, she finally received a compensation of Rs 4.38 lakh from the hospital for medical negligence that ruined her life.

Dr Rajiv Vadehra, medical superitendent, GMSH-16, appeared in person before the Chandigarh State Consumer Commission, in pursuance of the order dated September 27 summoning him to explain why “Suman has not been paid the full amount as per the earlier orders and show cause why he should not be sentenced to imprisonment for defying the orders”.

Dr Vadehra tendered an amount of Rs 4,38,515 through Bankers Cheque drawn on the Treasury Department, Chandigarh Administration, in favour of Suman.

“He explained that the delay in payment occurred due to the late approval by the Finance Department that was received only on October 9,” said her counsel Pankaj Chandgothia.

Chandgothia, pointed out that the Consumer Commission had passed orders in March 2012, directing the GMSH-16 and its three doctors to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation and Rs 50,000 as legal costs.

“I lost my baby in the incident. But I am now focusing on a better life for my other children. I am grateful to all those who helped me find justice and provide compensation. All my three children are schoolgoing. My elder son is 11-year-old and has started going for tuitions,” Suman said.

In December 2009, in a case of mistaken identity wherein two women by the same name in a similar state of pregnancy at the hospital were admitted, Suman was administered wrong blood units. A unit of B-positive blood that was meant for the other woman was administered to her. Due to this, the foetus died and her kidneys were severely affected and she landed into PGIMER for tertiary care. Her vision has deteriorated gradually after the incident and she faced more difficulty at night. Her overall health has also declined and she remains on medication for her frequent illness. She lost her child but will utilise the money in education of the other three children.

Chandigarh, October 14
The inquiry into the alleged case of “wrong” surgery affecting the fallopian tubes of a 21-year-old woman at GMSH-16 could not be initiated today as the family of the complainant failed to turn up for recording their statements.

The family has been summoned to appear next week. The records of the surgery were submitted by the surgeon accused of “medical negligence”. The probe being conducted by Dr KS Bal will now be initiated after the complainant or her father records the statement with the committee.

Allegations of medical negligence rocked the institution when father of the woman filed a complaint with the Medical Superintendent of the hospital on October 1, alleging that during the appendectomy (removal of appendix), her fallopian tubes were either damaged or removed.

The surgery was performed on June 16. After a few days, her biopsy was conducted which, according to the father, revealed that her fallopian tubes were either damaged or removed during the surgery.

The incident had raised several question marks over the system of surgeries being performed at the institution. 

The woman kept suffering in pain for several days after the surgery. It was only after her biopsy was conducted that the family learnt about the alleged “fault” at the end of the surgeon involved.

An official from the hospital, requesting anonymity, said the probe could not be initiated until the inquiry in charge records the complainant’s statement. 

Keeping in view the possible limitations of the family in reaching the hospital and their mental agony, the committee decided to provide them more time to appear for recording their statements, the official added.

Chandigarh. October 14
Two persons reportedly committed suicide in the city today. Parshant (34), a resident of Sector 46, ended his life by hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. No suicide note was found from the spot. The police said Parshant was under depression.

In another incident, a 39-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself at his Sector 32 residence. The police said Surjit Singh was found hanging from a ceiling fan this evening. He was staying alone. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 14
As many as 20 companies in the region have been sealed and cases have been registered against them for violation of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms during the last financial year.

AK Saini, Deputy Director-General (North), BIS, said complaints had been received against them that these companies did not own a license for ISI mark on products or they were using fake mark on their products.

He said after conducting raids, cases would be registered against these companies and action be taken as per the directions of the court. The companies which were raided by the BIS are in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pardesh and Uttarakhand.

He said this year also, cases have been registered against three companies in the region for violating the BIS norms. A seminar on international standards to ensure positive change was held here today in which AK Saini said the objective of the programme was the requirement for standardisation recognised by the BIS, which had initiated action for developing standards in tune with the world trade.

A house break-in incident was reported from Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Divya Rangre, a resident of Sector 10, reported to the police that her gold jewellery and watches were stolen from her house on October 13. Divya is pursuing her MBA from Mumbai and told the police that she had come home after about a week from there and found the house ransacked. She said her mother and sister were away to South Africa and the house was locked when the theft occurred. The police has registered a case of theft under Section 380, IPC, in this regard.

Four persons were held for gambling and the police recovered Rs 90,000 from them. The police sources said Narinder Singh of Sector-41, Ram Niwas of Palsora village, Rajiv Kumar of Sector 38 (W) and Kuldeep Singh of Attawa were arrested from near Sector 40-C on October 13. The four were found indulging in gambling. The police reached the spot and nabbed them and recovered Rs 90,000 from the spot. The police has registered a case under Sections 13-3-67 of the Gambling Act in this regard. The accused  was arrested and later  on bailed out.

The Chandigarh Police claimed to have solved eight theft cases with the arrest of two thieves. The Sector 34 police station SHO nabbed Suraj Verma (19) of Sector 52 and Monu (20) of Phase 2, Ram Darbar. Suraj was nabbed from Colony No 5 and Monu from Sector 32 on September 12. The police recovered seven motorcycles and mobile phone from them. The duo had mainly struck in areas falling under Sector 19, 31, 34 and 36 police stations. The police sources said more recoveries are expected from them during investigations. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 14
In an embarrassment to Panjab University (PU) its soccer team will not participate in the All-India Inter-University Championship for Men in a history of over a decade.

The PU soccer side lost its first qualify knockout match in the ongoing North-Zone Inter-University Football Championship that barded their participation in the All-India edition of the tournament.

The top four teams from each region qualify to participate in the All-India Inter-University Football Championship.

In their first match of the north zone championship, being played at the Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak today, the Panjab University team tasted defeat from Kurukshetra University by 1-0. The PU team was in need to win their only knockout match against the Kurukshetra side to qualify for the all-India level tourney.

According to sources, after losing the match, the PU team raised objections against two players of Kurukshetra University. But the objection was overruled by the members organizing committee.

Notably, the team was performing under a coach, appointed specially by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Earlier, objections were raised prior to the final selection of the team that participated in the north zone football championship.

According to members of the selection committee, the committee was not considered before the final selection of the team and also the directorate of the sports without considering the members appointed a special invite for the selection. “Our opinion is not even considered before the final selection of the team. As per written rules, the selection committee is responsible for selecting the PU team. We were called only to select players for preparation camp. But when it comes to final selection, only one person does this every time. How can the authorities rely on a single person, who even failed to find 18 players for this institution,” said members of selection committee from colleges of Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana (Punjab).

The members also raised question over the selection of players, “The coach has selected more players of a team that finished third in the inter-college competition in comparison to the selection of players from the runners-up and the winning side. Now, how this selection can be justified,” asked a coach, seeking anonymity.

Earlier, under the guidance of the professional coach, the PU Campus had failed to find 18 memebers from the entire university to participate in the inter-college football championship. The matter was reported in same columns.

Chandigarh, October 14
Continuing their winning streak, the cricket team of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School defeated Delhi Public School, Sector 40, by 8 runs, in the ongoing Inter- School Cricket Tournament for Under-boys (U-17).

The team’s win was scripted by a quick fire knock by Virat (34 off 22) and bowler, Zorawar Singh, who claimed (3 wickets for 14). Batting first, the winning side posted 113 runs with Virat scoring a major share. He was supported by Tanuj, who scored 19 runs in end overs. The DPS side could manage to score only 105 runs. For the bowling side, except Zorawar, Dheeraj (2 for 18) and Amul (2 for 22) remained the other main wicket takers. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 14
The Kabaddi team of GGDSD College, Sector 32, beat PGGC-11 during the ongoing Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi (national style) tournament for Men, being held here today. The team registered a one-sided victory at 36-6.

Results

LR DAV College, Jagraon (Ludhiana) beat GGS DAV Cent College, Jalalabad, (Ferozepur)

Score: 32-18; Guru Nanak College, Ferozepur, beat Malwa College, Bondli (Samrala), by 40-34; Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Abohar, beat PU Campus at 50-28; SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, beat MMD DAV College, Gidderbaha, 41-23; DAV College, Chandigarh, beat DAV College, Hoshiarpur, by 33-19; LR DAV College, Jagraon, (Ludhiana) beat GNN College, Doraha, 41-15. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 14
GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana, blanked GN College for Girls, Muktsar, by 8-0, in the league match of Panjab University Inter-College Football Tournament for Women (A-division), being held here today.

For the winning side, Rajveer scored 4 goals in 3rd, 21st, 41st and 51st minute while Veerpal Kaur contributed 2 goals, one each in the 24th minute and 27th minute. Gurpreet Kaur (87th minute) and Karamjeet Kaur (6th minute) scored a brace to complete the team’s winning tally.

In the second match, the team of SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, defeated SHSM College for Women, Chella Makhsuspur, Hoshiarpur, by 2-1. Amandeep Kau opened the team’s account in the 21st minute but the Makhsuspur side leveled the score through Ranjit Kaur in the 44th minute.

In the second half, Rajwinder Kaur sealed Mahipur’s win after the netting the final goal in the 71st minute of the match. 

Chandigarh, October 14
In the first match of the All-India Invitational Handball Tournament (Women), the visiting side of Haryana defeated Chandigarh by 33-21, here today.

For Haryana, Pinki collected 12 nets while Gurmail (7 goals), Rimpy (5 goals), Anumet (5 goals), Ritu (3 goals) and Shilpa (1 goal) remain the other main contributors.

For the losing side, Kavita reduced the margin by making 4 nets while Deepa, Nishu and Khita contributed three goals to reduce the margin. Veena and Tanvi (2 goals each) and Jyoti, Sham, Khushboo (one goal each) scored their share.

In the other matches, the Punjab side defeated Delhi by 28-27. For the winning side, Rajwant collected 12 points while losing side Sangeeta collected 10 goals while the Chhattisgarh side overpowered Uttar Pradesh at 28-21 with Anita Rao scoring 10 goals for the winning side. — TNS