Ludhiana, May 6
As many as 250 patients were examined at a medical check-up camp organised by the Punjab Students Federation in association with the local branch of Indian Medical Association at Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, here, today. The Punjab minister for jails and cultural affairs, Hira Singh Gabria, inaugurated the camp.

A team of doctors, including Dr Jagdip Madan, orthopaedician, Dr Ramesh, eye specialist, Dr Ritesh Chhabra, paediatrician, Dr Barinder Ahuja, gynaecologist, Dr Kulwant Singh, cardiologist, and Dr Ravi Aggarwal, examined the patients. Blood sugar level, blood grouping and HB level tests were conducted and medicines were distributed among them free of cost.

Dr Ramesh and Dr D.S. Walia delivered lectures on eye donation and blood donation, respectively, to mobilise the public toward the noble causes.

Others present at the camp were president of the federation Kanwaljeet Singh Chhabra, Ranveer Singh Hans, Dr Ritesh Aggarwal and Dr Sanjeev Mehta.

Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
The local unit of the Safai Mazdoor Union has urged the Punjab Chief Minister to direct the Local Bodies Department to review the staff strength in the Sanitary Department. It has also urged him to abolish the practice of carrying night soil on head.

According to Roop Lal Kalyan, office-bearers of the union at a meeting, headed by Som Nath Chuahan, held here on Saturday, resolved to seek the intervention of Badal in getting the sanitary arrangements reviewed.

“Though the area and population of the town has increased during the past decades, the strength of scavengers has not been increased accordingly. Obviously, the quality of work gets affected when some employees proceed on leave,” argued the union leaders.

Other long-pending demands of the employees were also discussed at the meeting.

Hussan Lal Hans, chairman, Rakesh Kumar, vice-president, and Ashok Kumar Dhaliwal, secretary of the unit, also spoke.