Ludhiana, September 26
Responding to a call by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), hundreds of doctors and medical students today held a protest march against the increasing incidents of assaults on members of the medical fraternity and registration of cases under Section 304-A of the IPC.

They submitted a memorandum to the district administration and met the SSP, calling for action against those who indulged in violence at a local nursing home earlier this week. They also demanded the withdrawal of case against a city doctor.

Addressing a rally, IMA president Arun Mitra maintained that medical professionals performed moral, professional and ethical duty towards patients with diligence and no doctor would ever want to cause harm to a patient.

“Holistic care, being a part of the our basic training, becomes a part of our mindset. However, despite best efforts, mishaps do happen once in a while. In such situations, the doctors have to face the wrath of an unruly mob. A bad outcome of any critically ill patient cannot always be attributed to negligence or lack of proper medical care,” he said.

While demanding the withdrawal of case against Dr R.K. Aggarwal, they urged the government to take measures to stop assaults on doctors. 

Ludhiana, September 26
Members of the Ludhiana District Chemists Association (LDCA) yesterday felicitated Tikka Dalip Singh and G.S. Chawla on their election as the president and secretary of the association. The newly-elected office-bearers are already serving the Wholesale Chemists Association in similar capacity.

At a function, organised in Pindi Street here, the largest wholesale and retail medicine market in the region, the chemists danced at the beat of drum and distributed sweets in the market.

The elections was supervised by returning officer Surain Singh in the presence of Surjit Mehta, president, and other office-bearers. Representatives of subdivisional and town-level bodies of chemists, also attended the election meeting.

Prominent among those present in the function were Harish Kapila, Pradeep Passi, R.K. Miglani, Atam Parkash Singh, G.S. Grover, Amar Singh, Narinder Singh, Manjit Singh, Devinder Singh, Vijay Kumar, Lovely Dawar.

Ludhiana, September 26
Maharaja Aggarsain School, Sirsa, recorded victories in the boys as well as girls sections on the second day of the CBSE North Zone II Hockey Tournament being played at Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, here today. In the boys u-19 years section, Aggarsain School outplayed Akal Academy, Reeth Kheri, while in the girls section (u-14), they overwhelmed Akal Academy, Reeth Kheri, 13-0.

In the boys u-19 years category, Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, lost to Moti Lal Nehru Sports School, Rai (Sonepat), without posing any challenge 0-6.

In another match (boys u-19), Guru Nanak Foundation Public School, Hisar, outclassed Jhamku Devi Public School, Abohar, 4-1 after leading by one goal at the breather. Pooja Modern School, Pipli, routed Ajal Academy, Talewal, 12-0.

In the girls section (u-14), MDN School, Rohtak, blanked Arya Girls School, Panipat 5-0.

In the boys u-14 years section, Sant Sar Public School, Batala, along with NDMP School, Bhiwani, Khalsa Academy, Amritsar, Mata Gujri Public School, Ferozepur, and Apollo International School, Sonipat, registered victories in their respective matches.

Sant Sar Public School outnumbered OP Jindal Modern School, Hisar, 6-0; NDMP School thrashed Apeejay Public School, Charki Dadri, 10-0; Khalsa Academy pipped Akal Academy, Bhai Desa, 5-0; Mata Gujri Public School prevailed over Mehta Gurkul, Doraha, 2-1 and Apollo International School swarmed Akal Academy, Talewal, 7-0.

Surinder Singh, secretary, managing committee, Guru Nanak Public School, was the chief guest today while RS Gill, principal of the host school, addressed the players of all participating teams and wished them a comfortable stay.