Sukhbir Singh Badal to
visit flood affected areas tomorrow
CHANDIGARH, Aug 18, 2008
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal will be making
an aerial survey of the flood affected areas and will also visit
the flood-hit people tomorrow.
S. Badal will be accompanied by Punjab Minister for Information
and Public Relations Bikram Singh Majithia.
Meanwhile, the SAD president also today directed the Youth Akali
Dal (YAD) leadership and cadres to reach out to all flood affected
areas in Punjab and proactively participate in the relief and
rescue operations.
"The YAD leaders and workers must immediately fan out to
the flood-affected areas and tie up with the local citizenry and
agencies already tasked by the state government for the relief
effort. The Youth cadres are hereby directed to assess, arrange
and ensure systematic and orderly distribution of food, water,
medicines and clothing for the flood affected people," the
SAD president said in his urgent missive.
He asked the leadership of Youth Akali Dal in particular to
keep him posted about the requirements of the people and report
to him the latest situation on an hour-to-hour basis.
SAD amused by "9 Darbari Ratans"
certifying Amarinder's mental health
CHANDIGARH August 18, 2008
Drawing a chuckle from a statement issued by a rag-tag bunch
of nine Congress MLAs, Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary Prem
Singh Chandumajra today said the nine Darbari Ratans who rushed
to vouch for the sound mental condition of Capt Amarinder Singh
only proved that the former CM was at the mercy of not even the
second rung leadership of Punjab Congress but is now forced to
cling to 'third rung' limpets masquerading as psycho-analysts.
In a statement issued here, Prof Chandumajra said, "It
is surprising that while nine MLAs are certifying his fit mental
condition, Amarinder Singh has not been inspired enough to speak
for himself and re-assure fellow Punjab politicians that he is
not rushing to find some Pakistani nurse for sustained treatment."
"Is that the reason why no first rung or second rung leader
of Congress has come to the aid of the man who hallucinates about
himself as a 'Maharaja' and wants his followers to address him
as such?" he said.
Prof Chandumajra congratulated the Congress MLAs for choosing
just the right Urdu couplet for Capt Amarinder Singh's benefit
– Abbi to ibtidai ishq hai, rota hai kya, aagey aagey dekhiye
hota hai kya – but regretted that the best recipient of
such meaningful poetry may not be currently in India and might
have gone to Pakistan where Urdu is more popular.
Prof Chandumajra said while Amarinder is expressing his gratefulness
to 10, Janpath for creating an apology of a slot for him as 'Campaign
Committee chairman', the people of Punjab did not let go lightly
of the very first opportunity to put their stamp on Sukhbir Singh
Badal's leadership and sagacity by ensuring a thumping win for
the Akali Dal in the recently-held local government elections.
The fact that it took no less than nine MLAs to vouch for the
psychic stability of Amarinder Singh, is proof enough that Sukhbir's
fears about Amarinder's mind are not unfounded. Had the Akali
Dal president been wrong, it would have taken just one sane MLA
to put to rest all doubts among the people about the resident
of what Congress MLAs privately call Patiala's 'Fool's Paradise.'
Chandumajra said he had never earlier heard of the psycho-analytical
skills of the nine Congress MLAs whose names have appeared in
the statement. "However, I am sure they could not have chosen
a better specimen to practice their hands on as Amarinder Singh
is a fit case to study how bad hallucinations can be. Who else
can live in a palace in a democratic country?" Chandumajra
asked.
INTENSIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME
LAUNCHED----CHAWLA
Chandigarh August 18, 2008
Shikha Nehra
In order to ensure oral health hygiene in the state and to, provide
on the spot diagnostic preventive interceptive & curative
Dental Health Care Services to the people at their door steps
in the far – flung rural areas of the state and the school
children through fully equipped Mobile Dental Clinic Vans, the
Punjab government has launched a massive dental health care programme
for school children, school teachers and general public, which
was first of its kind in the country.
Disclosing this here today Prof. Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, Health
and Family Welfare Minister Punjab said that this programme was
launched with an objective to bring down the incidence of oral
and dental diseases to less than 40 % and also to bring down the
Decayed Missed Filled Teeth (D.M.F.T.) in School children of 6
- 12 years less than two. The minister also said that 354 new
Dental Clinics would be opened to cater to the rural population
in Punjab by the end of five years plan. In order to generate
awareness amongst the people, Dental Health Education Training
to all the primary school teachers, medical & paramedical
personnel would be imparted by the government and regular special
dental health fortnights would be organised all over the state,
said the Minister.
Adding further, she said that Punjab was the only state in India
which had launched Intensive Dental Health Care Programme. Under
this Programme one sub-division was selected and the schools were
being covered block – wise. After covering the whole Sub-division
the next Sub-division was to be taken up. At present three Medical
Officers (School Health Clinic-I, Intensive Dental Health Care
Programme-I &P.H.C. Medical Officers (Dental) – I) visit
the schools as per the detailed programmes circulated to them.
The Special feature of this Programme was that in addition to
the imparting of Dental Health Education training to the School
children & detailed Oral Health check up, each child was given
a mouth rinses with the freshly prepared 2 % solution of sodium
fluoride to arrest the initiation & progress of dental caries
and this process was repeated after every six months. The children
suffering from Dental Diseases were provided necessary Dental
treatment on the Mobile Dental Clinic Vans, said Prof. Chawla.
To impart training to the in service PCMS Dental Doctors, so as
to update their knowledge in the field of dentistry, an Advanced
Dental Training & Research Centre has been established at
Mohali. Re-orientation Training Programme Workshop and Seminars
etc. were being conducted regularly, she added.
NOTED THEATER PERSONALITY MR. BHAG SINGH
CREMATED
Chandigarh August 18, 2008
Mr. Bhag Singh, former Deputy Director of Information &
Public Relations Department Punjab and the celebrated dramatist,
Punjabi film actor-director and writer who breathed his last yesterday
was cremated at Chandigarh today. His grand son Mr. Param lit
the pyre.
In a condolence message, Mr. Badal said that Mr. Bhag Singh
was Punjabi film actor-director who performed his professional
duties with utmost dedication, commitment and sincerity. In his
death the state has lost a gem and a vacuum has been created which
was difficult to be filled.
Mr. Badal expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the members
of the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to grant peace
to the departed soul and give strength and courage to them to
bear this irreparable loss.
Director Information & Public Relations Punjab Mr. Tejveer
Singh, placed wreath on the body of Mr. Bhag Singh on behalf of
Punjab Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal.
Dr. Senu Duggal, Joint Director Information & Public Relations
Punjab placed wreath on behalf of S. Bikram Singh Majithia Information
& Public Relations Minister Punjab. Dr. Uma Sharma, DPRO Mohali
also laid wreath on behalf of Information & Public Relations
officers association.
DR. NERWAL GETS STATE AWARD
Chandigarh August 18, 2008
Dr. Harjit Singh Nerwal, an eminent Government Homoeopathic Medical
Officer was one of the recipients of the State Awards for his
outstanding contribution and services rendered in the field of
Homoeopathy. The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
presented this State Award to Dr. Nerwal at the State Level Independence
Day Function at Ludhiana.
Dr. Nerwal has diverse experience in homoeopathy for the cure
and treatment of acute and chronic diseases & drug de-addiction
and organized several free homoeopathic camps in rural as well
as in urban areas in the state. Credited with pioneering the Homoeopathic
treatment in the field of Veterinary Sciences, Dr. Nerwal had
also represented the State Government at various National Level
Health Care Programmes.
NOTED THEATER PERSONALITY MR. BHAG SINGH
CREMATED
Chandigarh August 17, 2008
Mr. Bhag Singh, former Deputy Director of Information &
Public Relations Department Punjab and the celebrated dramatist,
Punjabi film actor-director and writer who breathed his last yesterday
was cremated at Chandigarh today. His grand son Mr. Param lit
the pyre.
In a condolence message, Mr. Badal said that Mr. Bhag Singh
was Punjabi film actor-director who performed his professional
duties with utmost dedication, commitment and sincerity. In his
death the state has lost a gem and a vacuum has been created which
was difficult to be filled.
Mr. Badal expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the members
of the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to grant peace
to the departed soul and give strength and courage to them to
bear this irreparable loss.
Director Information & Public Relations Punjab Mr. Tejveer
Singh, placed wreath on the body of Mr. Bhag Singh on behalf of
Punjab Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal.
Dr. Senu Duggal, Joint Director Information & Public Relations
Punjab placed wreath on behalf of S. Bikram Singh Majithia Information
& Public Relations Minister Punjab. Dr. Uma Sharma, DPRO Mohali
also laid wreath on behalf of Information & Public Relations
officers association.
