SGPC demanded a corridor for Sikh pilgrims

Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Punjab Dy. CM & Shahbaz Sharif Pays Obeisance at Golden Temple
Prays for Peace and Prosperity for Both Countries

Amritsar: (Gajinder Singh King//Punjab Screen): 

The Chief Minister of Pakistan Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif and Deputy Chief Minister Punjab Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal and Revenue Minister of Punjab Mr Bikram Singh Majithia today paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar on the concluding day of his four day visit to India.
       Both leaders have prayed to the Almighty to grant peace and prosperity to both the countries. Meanwhile, the President of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Jathedar Avtar Singh demanded a corridor for Sikh pilgrims to frequently pay obeisance at historic Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib and also sought more visas for the Sikh pilgrims, especially on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji being celebrated at Nankana Sahib.

       The SGPC also made a proposal to construct a ‘Saran’ at Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore for pilgrims/ jathas who visits Pakistan every year.

           Earlier, the SGPC President  Jathedar Avtar Singh honoured Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan delegation with siropas and  replica of Sri Darbar Sahib and a book set. Shahbaz Sharif assured SGPC chief that he would take up the matter with Pakistan Government.
Prominent amongst present on the occassion included Mr Kamal Sharma BJP President and CPS Mr Inderbir Singh Bolaria.

Mandeep Kaur Khalsa in Doraha (+प्लेलिस्ट)

Tentative List of 119 Sikh Political Prisoners

Still in Different Jails of India 

Death Sentence to Sikh Political Prisoners
1. Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar (Since 1995) Tihar Jail, Delhi
2. Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana (Since 1995) Central Jail, Patiala
Life Convicts Sikh Political Prisoners
Maximum Security Jail, Nabha

1. Lal Singh  (Since 1992)
2. Dilbagh Singh (Since 1999) 
3. Swaran Singh (Since 1991)
Model Jail, Burrial
4. Lakhwinder Singh (Since 1995)
5. Gurmeet Singh (Since 1995)
6. Shamsher Singh (Since 1995)
7. Subheg Singh (Since 1995) Central Jail, Ldh.
8. Nand Singh (Since 1993) Central Jail, Patiala
Central Jail, Amritsar

9. Baj Singh (Since 1993)
10. Hardeep Singh (Since 1993)
11. Waryam Singh  (Since 1991) Central Jail, Pilibhit, UP
12. Gurdeep Singh Kherra (Since 1990) Central Jail, Gulberg, Karnatka
13. Gurmeet Singh Fauji (Since 1995) Central Jail, Bikaner

Tihar Jail, Delhi

14. Jagtar Singh Hawara (Since 1995)
15. Paramjit Singh Bheora (Since 1995)
16. Daya Singh Lahoria (Since 1995)

7/10 Years R.I. or Under-trails Sikh Political Prisoners
1. Bapu Dr. Assa Singh 94 Years  (District Jail, Hoshiarpur)
2. Bapu Maan Singh 69 years (Central Jail, Ludhiana)

Model Jail Kapurthala

3. Bapu Harbhajan Singh 84 Years 
4. Bapu Balwinder Singh 61 years 
5. Bapu Mohan Singh 72 years 
6. Bapu Saroop Singh 64 Years 
7. Bapu Avtar Singh 76 years 
8. Bapu Sewa Singh 73 years
9. Jaswant Singh UK 
10. Balwant Singh 
11. Kashmir Singh 
12. Kulwinder Singh 
13. Ashu Singh 

Maximum Security Jail, Nabha

14. Bapu Gurjant Singh 71 years
15. Harjinder Singh Kali 
16. Kulvir Singh Barra Pind 
17. Harnek Singh Bhapp 
18. Balbir Singh Bira 
19. Bakhsish Singh Baba 
20. Gurpreet Singh Khalsa 
21. Harminder Singh 
22. Daljit Singh Coach 
23. Amrajit Singh 
24. Kewal Singh Sondh 
25. Darshan Singh Baba 
26. Jagmohan Singh 
27. Gurmail Singh Boba 
28. Jaswinder Singh 
29. Gurjant  Singh 
30. Manjinder Singh 
31. Jasbir Singh Jassa 
32. Ravinder Singh Rinku 
33. Parshotam Singh Bunty 
34. Avtar Singh Materi 
35. Pargat Singh Bhalwan 
36. Harjant Singh DC 
37. Gurjant Singh 
38. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi 
39. Kulwant Singh Bant 
40. Sukhwinder Singh Boxer 
41. Sandeep Singh 
42. Harpinder Singh Chehal 
43. Piara Singh 
44. Satnam Singh 
45. Lovejeet Singh 
46. Avtar Singh 
47. Sandeep Singh
48. Mandeep Singh 
49. Ajmer Singh 
50. Balwant Singh 
51. Satnam Singh 
52. Amrik Singh 
53. Daljit Singh 
54. Lakhbir Singh 
55. Rana Partap Singh
56. Maninderjit Singh 
57. Tarandeep Singh 
58. Karamjit Singh Bunty 
59. Sarwan Singh
60. Jatinder Singh Happy 
61. Dharam Singh 
62. Kashmir Singh 
63. Labh Singh 
64. Harwinder Singh 
65. Gurwinder Singh 
District Jail, Nabha
66. Bibi Sukhjinder Kaur 
67. Surinder Singh Thikriwala 
68. Baljodh Singh 
69. Parminder Singh 
70. Narinderpal Singh 
71. Sukhjinder Singh 
72. Surinder Singh 
73. Harpreet Singh 

Central Jail, Patiala

74. Mohinder Singh 
75. Kulwant singh 
76. Warayam Singh 
77. Bhupinder Singh 



Tihar Jail, Delhi

78. Baljit Singh Bhau 
79. Tarlochan Singh 
Central Jail, Sirsa
80. Shivraj Singh 
81. Balkaran Singh 
82. Bhai Amarjit Singh 
83. Nirmal Singh 
84. Gurpreet Singh 
85. Raju Singh  
86. Gurbinder Singh Sonu 
Central Jail, Amritsar
87. Pal Singh France 
88. Narain Singh Chaurra 
89. Makhan Singh Gill 
90. Sukhdev Singh Chirra 
91. Nishan Singh 
92. Gurmukh Singh 
93. Darshan Singh 
94. Jagtar Singh 
95. Sukhwant Singh 
96. Sukhdev Singh 
97. Sher Singh Bhutal

Amfula Jail, Jammu
98. Malkeet Singh Bhotna 
99. Jagjeet Singh 
100. Surjeet Singh 
101. Harbans Singh 
(TOTAL 119)

Prepared by:
Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur
District Courts, Ludhiana
{Press Sec. SAD (PP)}
98554-01843
Released by:
SAD (Panch Pardhani), 
Dal Khalsa
Sikhs For Human Rights, 
Lawyers For Human Rights International
On 10th December 2013 (International Human Rights Day)
at Gurdwara Sahib, Sec-34, Chandigarh.
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CME on Infectious diseases was conducted in CMC

Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:05 PM
Dr. Aroma Oberoi spoke in the CME at CMC Ldh

Ludhiana, 7th December, 2013: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen): A continuing medical education (CME) programme on Infectious diseases was conducted in Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC), Ludhiana on December 7. The CME was jointly organized by the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology of CMC, Ludhiana. Dr. Abraham G Thomas, Director of CMC was the Chief Guest. Along with him, Dr. Karamveer Goyal, President of Local Indian Medical Association, Dr. S.M. Bhatti, Principal of CMC, Dr. Kanwal Masih, Medical Superintendant, CMC, Dr. Kim J Mammen, Associate Director, CMC inaugurated the CME officially. A total of 170 delegates from different parts of Punjab attended the meeting.

The participants in this CME included distinguished faculty members from different medical colleges, specialists in district hospital and other government hospitals, medical officers and private practitioners from the state of Punjab. The aim of this update was to improve the understanding of common infectious diseases relevant to clinical practice and interpretation of microbiological results. The meeting was accredited with two hours by the Punjab Medical Council.

Dr. Aroma Oberoi, Head of the Department of Microbiology spoke on the topic “Role of a clinical microbiologist in the present era of pan drug resistant bugs and no drugs”. She mentioned the importance of clinical microbiologists in tackling the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Mrs. Shereen Rachel Varghese from the department of Microbiology educated the audience on the various mechanisms of drug resistance.

Dr. Mary John, Head of the department of Medicine gave a talk on “Antibiotic Stewardship”. In this talk, she stressed on the need to have an antibiotic stewardship programme in the hospitals to prevent the emergence of drug resistance. Dr. Jency Koshy from the Department of Medicine spoke on “Pre-ART work up in HIV infection”, in which she educated the audience on the importance of work up before starting antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Divya Deodhar fom the Department of Medicine talked on “Syndromic approach to Acute Undifferentiated Fevers”. She gave an overview of the clinical diagnosis of undifferentiated fevers.

Dr. Sanjay Rajpal from New Delhi spoke on newer diagnostic methods in Tuberculosis, in which he updated the audience on the newer tests for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis. The delegates actively participated by asking questions to the speakers. The scientific sessions were chaired by eminent Professors from CMC like Dr. Anna Mani, Dr. Nitin Malhotra, Dr.Vandana Berry and Dr. Chanchal Gera. The in-charge of the scientific session was Dr. Vipin Sam Alexander. The Masters of ceremony were Dr. Eshani Dewan and Dr. Chris Baby. The vote of thanks was given by Dr. Sangeetha Mohan from CMC. As per the delegates, the CME was a very enriching and educational feast.
Dr. Aroma Oberoi in “Infectious Diseases Update-2013”

Neurological Diseases: CME at CMC

Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 4:00 PM
A Leading Cause of Disability in India

Ludhiana, 17th November, 2013: (Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria): India, the world’s second most populous country, is facing the emergence of a “hidden” epidemic: disability due to neurologic diseases. The rapid economic, demographic, and social transformation of India in recent decades has already resulted in the double burden of unresolved epidemics of infectious diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis) coupled with rising rates of chronic diseases (e.g., stroke, heart attack). This was stated by Professor Gourie Devi, former Director and Vice-Chancellor of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore in the 31st Dr LH Lobo memorial oration. She said stroke, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injuries due to road traffic accidents are the major causes of disability in India.  She spoke also about the delivery of neurological services at different levels of care in India.

Dr LH Lobo memorial trust, Ludhiana has been organizing the Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration and Scientific symposium for the last 30 years, in memory of the late Dr LH Lobo, an eminent and renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon and Former Head of Orthopaedic department and Principal of Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana.   This year the 31st Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration was organised by the department of Neurology, CMC on November 16th in the hospital auditorium. The inaugural function and the oration were conducted by Shri Sukhpat Rai Wadehra, President, Dr LH Lobo Memorial Trust and Dr MK Mahajan, Secretary, Padma Bhushan Prof JS Chopra, from Chandigarh was the Guest of Honour. Dr S Chopra gave the vote of thanks.

After the oration a CME on ”Management of Central Nervous System Infections” was organised by the department of Neurology, CMC Ludhiana. Prof Satishchandra Director and Vice-Chancellor of NIMHANS Bangalore gave a talk on the neurological manifestations in HIV patients.  Dr S Prabhakar, Head of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, updated the audience on the recent management of Bacterial meningitis. Prof Mathew Alexander HOD, Dept of Neurology, CMC Vellore spoke about the brain infection following measles virus. Prof Gourie Devi discussed about the various types of TB infection that can affect the brain.

Prof Yashpal Singh briefly talked about the common viral infection of the brain called Herpes simplex encephalitis. Prof Gagandeep Singh discussed various treatment options for Neurocysticercosis(tape worm) affecting the brain. Dr Jency Koshy gave a lecture on neurological complications that can occur due to Dengue fever. Dr DivyaDeodhar spoke about the current treatment of TB infection affecting the brain. Dr Vikas Loomba talked about the emerging infection called Scrub Typhus and its neurological manifestations. A PG Quiz on the Neuroinfections was held during the program. More than 200 delegates attended the program. The CME was organised by Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian and Dr Yashpal Singh.         Neurological Diseases: CME at CMC

CMC:31st Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration on November 16th

Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 1:59 PM
Oration will be held in CMC Hospital auditorium 

Ludhiana, 13th, November, 2013: (Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria): Dr LH Lobo memorial trust has been organizing the Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration and Scientific symposium for the last 30 years, in memory of the late Dr LH Lobo, an eminent and renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon and Former Head of Orthopaedic department and Principal of Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana.   This year the 31st Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration will be jointly organised by the Dr LH Lobo Memorial Trust and the department of Neurology, CMC on November 16th in the hospital auditorium.

Professor Gourie Devi, former Director and Vice-Chancellor of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore will be delivering the oration. After the oration there will be a CME on “Management of Central Nervous System Infections” from 9 am to 2 pm. Padma Bhushan Dr JS Chopra, Dr S Prabhakar, Head of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh; Prof Satishchandra, Director and Vice-Chancellor, NIMHANS, Bangalore; Prof Mathew Alexander, Head of Neurology, CMC Vellore; Prof Gagandeep Singh, Head of Neurology, DMC, Ludhiana; Prof Yashpal Singh, Department of Neurology, CMC; Dr Jency Koshy, Department of Medicine, Dr Divya Deodhar, Department of Medicine, CMC, and Dr Vikas Loomba, Department of Medicine, CMC will be the faculty for the CME. 

The inaugural function and the oration will be conducted by Shri Sukhpat Rai Wadehra, President, Dr LH Lobo Memorial Trust and Dr MK Mahajan, Secretary, Dr LH Lobo Memorial Trust. Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian is the Organising Secretary and Dr Yashpal Singh is the Joint Organising Secretary. There will be no registration fee and the program will start at 8.30 am and conclude at 2.00 pm. Two CME credit hours will be available from Punjab Medical Council.
CMC:31st Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration on November 16th

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                              Infection of CNS

Celebrate but Green Diwali--Dr. Parveen Kaur Chawla

Principal of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women 

Published on Oct 30, 2013

Dr.Mrs.Parveen Kaur Chawla M.Sc. PhD H.Sci. Hm.Sc is the Principal of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women Ludhiana. is also presently the Member of Senate (Panjab University, Chandigarh) She was 'Nominated by the 5th TEC/UGC Consortium Agreement for the year 2012-2013 for a period of one weak' for a professional Visit to the University of Mauritius, Mauritius from 6th Oct to 13th Oct, 2013. She was the only nominee from the region of Punjab. She was invited to interact with the students of the University on certain current topics of Nutrition. She spoke out her mind on the following topics:-

• Importance of Balanced diet in Adolescent girls and occurrence of Nutritional Deficiency disease due to excessive use of Junk Food.

• Importance of dietary pattern and physical activity of the growth pattern and health related fitness in Children.

• Management of Obesity

• Role of Fiber in Diet. Her main stress was on the excessive use of Junk Food by adolescents which has a very adverse effect on the nutritional status of our teenagers and youth. She told that the students raised many queries which she answered to her best. 

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