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PUNJAB

Ludhiana
Cops offer day's salary to help acid attack victim: All employees deployed under the Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana, have agreed to donate their one-day salary to an acid attack victim. The 22-year-old girl was attacked hours before her marriage at a beauty parlour. She was recently flown to Mumbai for specialised treatment at the National Burn Centre in Airoli, Mumbai. 

Phagwara
Man booked on rape charge: The police have booked a Phagwara resident, Rakesh Kumar, for allegedly raping a woman at her house here on Wednesday. The police said the complainant alleged that the accused barged into her house and raped her.

Flesh trade racket busted, four held: The local police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a flesh trade racket and arrested two women and two men. A case under the Immoral Trafficking Act has been registered. Harinder Singh, SHO of city police station, said the police after receiving a tip-off, raided the house from where the racket was being run and arrested four people.

CHANDIGARH

Two-day ICAI conclave begins: The Chandigarh branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) started a two-day conclave — ‘Vishwas 2013’, — here today. The event has been organised to enrich professionals and through them the public at large on various changes in the laws and its implementation and interpretation.

Auxiliary nurses get training: The first batch of the three-day training for ANMs on HIV/AIDS and ART” under the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in association with the Indian Nursing Council was organised under the guidance of Sandhya Ghai, Principal, and Avinash Kaur Rana, Principal Coordinator. The training was completed at the National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE), PGIMER, Chandigarh, from December 16 to 18. A total of 24 nurses from Punjab and Chandigarh participated in the event.

Dental treatments discussed: 'From guessing dentistry to precision dentistry, the magnification technology had changed the way dental treatments were done. The dental ergonomics had revolutionised dental treatments making it easier to view the oral cavity unlike the earlier days, said chief managing director, The Dental Arcade, Dr Vijita Mehta, MDS, Endodontist. “Magnification allows the dentist to have a better view of patient’s oral cavity and an easy access which in a way improves the overall result of the treatment by limiting the trauma and increasing the precision,” she added. Showing hands-on live demonstration with a reporter in the dental chair, Dr Vijita went through the “patient’s” jaw and teeth, magnified live on the screen at The Dental Arcade. 

Three held for illegal sale of kerosene: The Food and Supplies Department today arrested three persons for illegally selling kerosene in Manimajra. At least 1,800 litres of kerosene was seized while the commodity was being sold to consumers. The commodity was brought from Haryana. The three accused were handed over to the police and a case has been registered under the essential commodities Act.

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Red Cross distributes relief material: The Indian Red Cross Society, J&K, distributed relief material among the families, whose houses were devastated in various fire incidents recently at Koolipora, Khanyar, Grattabal and Nawa-Kadal in Srinagar. Besides blankets, clothes, torches and slippers, cash assistance was also provided to the victims. The distribution of relief material was carried out by the officers of the Red Cross. 

DEHRADUN

Qureshi for expansion of medical facility: Padma Shri Mohan Chandra Pant, newly appointed VC of Hemawati Nandan Bahugun Medical University, called on Governor Aziz Qureshi on Thursday. Qureshi expressed hope that necessary resources would be gathered to improve medical and health services in the state. He said focus would be to provide and expand medical facilities in rural areas.