One decision saves 3 lives

Abohar: A Ladhuwala village-based couple has donated the organs of 18-yr-old son Aditya Nain, who was declared brain dead following a mishap in Sriganganagar, near here. The donation gave a new lease of life to three critically-ill patients. A Health Department team, comprising of Chief Medical Officer Dr Girdhari Mehrada, Dr NP Singh and Vinod Bishnoi recently visited Ladhuwala to honour Aditya’s father Puran Ram Nain. The Nain family organised a blood donation camp on the occasion. Besides, the administration has announced to display a banner at the civil hospital and all primary health centres in Sriganganagar in the honour of the deceased. This will motivate others for donating organs and bodies, the official hope. Earlier, Abohar-based former District Scouts Trainer Darshan Lal Chugh had set an example by donating the bodies of his minor son and wife.

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Doctor with a mission

Fatehgarh Sahib: Dr Pankaj Preet Singh, head of the physiotherapy department of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, is on a mission to serve the poor. Though he worked as a personal physiotherapist of SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal, he maintains a low profile and provides free of cost treatment to a number of people who throng the physiotherapy centre of the university with various ailments. Besides, he holds free physiotherapy camps regularly, particularly for children, senior citizens and mentally retarded. His team of doctors assisted by university students attends to them. He also gives regularly gives lectures to medicos. “I like to treat senior citizens and those with mental illness. It is my passion to serve those who are neglected by their families and society,” said Dr Pankaj Preet Singh.

Little wonder

Jalandhar: While a “little” mufflerman (a kid dressed up as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal) had been in news recently, Jalandhar witnessed a “little” Ambedkar in one of the shobha yatras held recently during the month-long celebrations on the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas. While constitutional rights and Babasaheb Ambedkar as well as Savitri Bai Phule had also featured as one of the tableaus during the shobha yatras, this little spectacled kid was dressed up as Dr BR Ambedkar holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand. He won the hearts of many with his attire.

Where’s my seat? Mr Speaker

Chandigarh: Lehragaga MLA Parminder Singh Dhindsa, who was recently expelled from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over his outbursts against party chief Sukhbir Badal, has asked Speaker Rana KP Singh as to where should he be seated in the House during the budget session. In a letter to the Speaker, Dhindsa, who was the Finance Minister during the SAD-BJP regime, said he wanted to know if he could still sit in the seat allotted to him as an Akali MLA or would be made to sit elsewhere. Dhindsa told The Tribune that he could not attend the first day of the session as he was awaiting the Speaker’s reply.