Harshraj Singh is a staff reporter in Ludhiana. He covers civic issues and politics.
Articles by Harshraj Singh
Dengue cases reduce with fall in mercury.
With the dip in mercury, residents could heave a sigh of relief as the city hospitals are finally witnessing a reduction in number of dengue cases. Though the aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread dengue, cannot breed in low temperature, doctors have asked residents to follow precautions and to not allow water to stagnate in and around their dwellings.
Updated on Nov 24, 2013 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Mirror therapy boon for patients suffering from unilateral neglect
A recent study conducted by Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, has revealed that mirror therapy is proving beneficial for patients suffering from unilateral neglect after stroke. Unilateral neglect is a symptom of brain damage in which a person is unaware of one side of his body and of anything in the external world on the same side.
Updated on Nov 22, 2013 09:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Absence of foot overbridge at Dhandari rly station proving fatal for commuters
Despite availability of three foot overbridges at Ludhiana Railway Station already, the work is on at another foot overbridge, but passengers are still harried, as every day they have to run helter-skelter to catch their train in absence of a foot overbridge connecting platform number one to platform number two at the Dhandari Railway Station.
Updated on Nov 18, 2013 07:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Exam centre at Doraha leaves PTU distance education students high and dry
Thousands of students of three learning centres running under distance education programme of Punjab Technical University in Ludhiana, are a harried lot as their examination centre has been set up at a college in Doraha, 25km from the city.
Updated on Nov 16, 2013 08:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Pregnant women advised to adopt a healthy lifestyle
Around 11% women suffer from diabetes during pregnancy, which if left untreated, can cause serious illness to the baby in the womb, say doctors. Early detection, appropriate treatment and improved lifestyle can prevent from further complications during pregnancy. On the eve of World Diabetes Day, doctors suggest women to follow precautions and adopt a healthy lifestyle for protection of the newborn as well as for them before and during pregnancy.
Updated on Nov 13, 2013 08:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Basic amenities still a distant dream for them
Basic amenities are still a distant dream for residents of Gurusar Sudhar and New Abaddi Akalgarh. They have been demanding safe water supply, proper sewage system, streetlights and well-constructed roads inside residential areas and to adjoining villages for quite a long time, but to no avail.
Updated on Nov 10, 2013 07:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Gurusar Sudhar
A town drowned in chaos: Gurusar Sudhar
Roadside encroachments, terrible traffic, zero presence of police personnel and few street lights - Gurusar Sudhar, 28km from Ludhiana, is a perfect example of all that is wrong with rural towns in Punjab.
Updated on Nov 06, 2013 09:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Gurusar Sudhar
Hospitals gear up for burn injuries on Diwali
Taking cue from the large number of burn cases reported on Diwali every year, city hospitals have made required arrangements to tackle any emergency situations on Sunday night. More than 70 burn cases were reported on Diwali night last year. Of them, majority of cases were of injuries on face and eyes.
Updated on Nov 02, 2013 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Railway hospital providing expired medicines
Despite several complaints by railway employees unions, the sub-divisional railway hospital here continues to allegedly provide expired medicines to patients.
Updated on Nov 02, 2013 03:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Migrants demand specials trains to clear festive season rush
With Diwali and Chhat Puja round the corner, trains to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are witnessing heavy rush, leading to migrants facing trouble in getting tickets.
Updated on Oct 30, 2013 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Public frustration palpable during Jyani's first visit to civil hospital
The anger and frustration among public was palpable during Punjab health minister Surjit Kumar Jyani's visit to the Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital on Friday.
Updated on Oct 25, 2013 07:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Respiratory problems increase as farmers burn paddy straw
With no stop on burning of paddy straw, cases of respiratory problems and conjunctivitis have increased by 20% at city hospitals. Worse, doctors say the cases are likely to increase as Diwali inches near and if no steps are taken to stop the practice or control pollution around Diwali.
Updated on Oct 23, 2013 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Now, get not-found certificate the same day
In a bid to prevent visitors' inconvenience in getting the not-found certificate, which is required in case of lost birth record, the authorities at civil surgeon's office have decided to provide the certificate on the same day after receiving application.
Updated on Oct 22, 2013 08:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
IIT-Kharagpur team roots for 'Lassi' as Google's next Android version's name
With a wish to see 'Lassi' as the next name of Google's Android operating system and to create awarness about and garner support for their campaign, a team of students from IIT Kharagpur are touring the length and breadth of the country. Harshraj Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 21, 2013 01:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Abandoned by kin, welcomed at this orphanage
Three-days-old Ambika, who was abandoned at a carcass dump (called hadda roori in Punjabi) is the newest member of SGB Bal Ghar, an orphanage run by Swami Ganga Nand Bhuriwale International Foundation, at Dham Talwandi Khurd, on the outskirts of the city.
Updated on Oct 18, 2013 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Living in poverty, and without government help
Poverty continues to afflict many in the industrial city of Ludhiana. While the world would observe International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, 30-year-old Kashi Ram, a rag-picker who lives in a slum near Sherpur Chowk, would be scavenging through the many garbage dumpsters of the city to feed his family of a wife and two children.
Updated on Oct 16, 2013 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Traders in tyre market don't budge; condition perfect for dengue larvae
Even after the repeated warnings, used tyres lying in the open are providing suitable conditions for the dengue larvae to survive at Tyre market near the railway station.
Updated on Oct 14, 2013 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Rare medical disorder makes life tough for 1-year-old girl
A the fragile age of one-and-a-half years, Ludhiana resident Riya has been reduced to a bony frame with swelling in her head and feet because of a rare medical disorder she is suffering from.
Updated on Oct 08, 2013 08:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Missing for six years, boy reunited with family, thanks to NGO
Thanks to the efforts of an NGO, a couple of Mandi Gobindgarh was reunited with their son six years after he went missing. Deepak was nine when he went missing and reached Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh by a train in 2007.
Updated on Oct 08, 2013 08:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Child-swapping case: Preliminary probe points to clerical mistake, 4 transferred
In the child-swapping case at the civil hospital here, the inquiry panel in its preliminary report has said that it was a clerical mistake in which a staff nurse had by mistake written that the child born was a boy, though in reality it was a girl.
Updated on Oct 06, 2013 09:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
3 years after health ministry's promise, civil hospital yet to get CCTV cameras
With a family accusing the civil hospital staff of swapping their newborn boy, the demand to install CCTV cameras and recruitment of more security staff on the hospital premises has risen.
Updated on Oct 04, 2013 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Health team destroys five quintals of unsafe sweets at Salem Tabri factory
A day after HT reported residents' demand for raids to check adulterated sweets, the health department on Tuesday seized and destroyed around five quintals of unsafe sweets and raw material at Muskan Sweets Factory being run in the residential area of Salem Tabri on Tuesday.
Updated on Oct 01, 2013 06:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Locals demand raids to check adulterated sweets
With the festival season around the corner, residents have sought regular raids by the health department at prominent sweet shops to check adulteration.
Updated on Sep 30, 2013 07:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Panel finds negligence accusations against woman-son doctor duo true
Two city-based doctors Dr Rama Sofat and her son Dr Amit Sofat have been found guilty of removing both ovaries of a woman in an inquiry conducted by a board of doctors constituted by the civil surgeon.
Updated on Sep 27, 2013 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
City's famed hockey nursery gets the govt's short shrift
Players at Malwa Hockey Academy, which happens to be the nursery of India hockey player Akashdeep Singh, have been deprived of a shot at international glory. Each trainee of the illustrious academy, which is run at Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School at Model Gram here, is entitled to receive a kit comprising a pair of shoes, shin guards, a hockey stick and mouth guard every year, but have not received the benefit since 2011, claims Jagbir Singh Grewal, treasurer of Ludhiana District Hockey Association.
Updated on Sep 25, 2013 08:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Visitors’ agony continues as clerical staff refuse to lift strike on Day 6
The clerical staff at civil surgeon's office continued their strike for the sixth day on Monday, leaving the work of hundreds of visitors hanging fire.
Updated on Sep 24, 2013 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Doubting its 2012 survey, district health dept to re-examine suspected cancer cases
Still not sure about the exact figure of cancer patients in the district, the health department will conduct a two-day screening camp beginning September 28 to re-examine the 5,811 people who were suspected to have cancer following a survey in December 2012.
Updated on Sep 20, 2013 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
'Treatment of mental disorders can help prevent suicides'
As many as 110 persons, including nine teenagers, have hanged themselves in the district since January, according to Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital.
Updated on Sep 09, 2013 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
NRIs enjoy discounts at private hospitals, common man left wanting
While expensive medical treatment is a distant dream for the common man, the Non-Resident Indians are getting preferential treatment with several city hospitals offering them 10 to 15% discount under a special privilege card by the state government.
Updated on Sep 01, 2013 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Removal of 6-kg tumour gives a new lease to life of 7-year-old
Doctors at Mohandai Oswal Hospital (MOH) here gave a new lease of life to a seven-year-old cancer patient by removing a 6-kg tumour from her adrenal gland, an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney.
Updated on Aug 28, 2013 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana