Harshraj Singh is a staff reporter in Ludhiana. He covers civic issues and politics.
Articles by Harshraj Singh
Girls at pvt schools have better physical growth than of govt schools: Study
Adolescent girls studying at private schools in the city have better physiological development than the girls studying at government schools - a trait directly associated with contrasting income of their families.
Updated on Aug 24, 2013 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Budding shooters' spirits high,but crave for basic amnesties
Non-availability of a shooting academy and an advanced shooting range have failed to dampen the spirit of budding shooters, who are enthusiastic to showcase their talent at the 14th Punjab State Inter School Shooting Championship kicked off at GN College at Narangwal near here on Friday.
Updated on Aug 23, 2013 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Despite much fanfare in city,baseball craves for gradation
Taking into consideration the craze for baseball among new players despite scanty infrastructure, coaches want the game to be included in gradation system in Punjab on the pattern of its neighbouring states.
Updated on Aug 16, 2013 07:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
City youth volunteer to help thalassemic children on I-Day eve
It is not that the youth in our country are ignorant about their responsibilities. When it comes to take part in social causes, they are the first ones to be spotted. One such example came to light on the eve of August 15, when youths in city came forward to help children suffering from Thalassemia by donating blood at a camp organised by the staff of Northern Railway Electric Loco Shed in association with Salam Zindagi Association.
Updated on Aug 14, 2013 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
CMCH: a journey worth recalling
It was during the Partition (1947), when Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), the oldest medical institute of the city, first offered its health services to male patients - mostly injured immigrants from Pakistan. Prior to this, the CMCH was only providing health services to women and children.
Updated on Aug 14, 2013 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
City emerging as medical tourismhub for NRIs from Punjab
Ludhiana has emerged as a fast growing destination of medical tourism for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) from Punjab, who are visiting city hospitals or nurshing homes/clinics for cheaper medical treatment as compared to the country they are living in.
Updated on Aug 11, 2013 06:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Good Samaritans help acid attack victim undergo first surgery
Thanks to the donations from Good Samaritans, acid attack victim Rajwant Kaur on Monday underwent the first surgery for her damaged face six years after being attacked. The surgery was conducted at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
Updated on Aug 06, 2013 08:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
'Patient's kin hesitant of organ donation due to lack of awareness, myths
Medicine has progressed leaps and bounds via transplant surgery in the present day. Organ donation after brain death can save the life of nine persons and improve the lives of many more. However, due to prevalence of myths, superstitions and lack of awareness in India, a majority of people do not prefer this noble gift of life for others.
Updated on Aug 03, 2013 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Unscheduled power cuts irk residents
While residents are already reeling under the soaring heat and humidity, unscheduled power cuts of up to three hours are only making matters worse.
Updated on Jul 30, 2013 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Garbage dumps near educational institutions a nuisance for all
Garbage Dumps outside city schools and colleges are becoming a nuisance for both authorities as well as commuters. These dumps outside Guru Nanak Public School in Sarabha Nagar, Government Primary School, Kutcha number 16 and Khalsa College for Women, Ghumar Mandi, are raising a stink around these institutes.
Updated on Jul 21, 2013 07:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Deepa Sharma Sood and Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
City hospitals prepared to tackle dengue cases
City hospitals have left no stone unturned to equip themselves to deal with dengue cases this monsoon. As the first case of dengue was reported from Koomkalan in the district on Friday, officials of the health department claimed that the situation was under control.
Updated on Jul 21, 2013 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Trauma centre at Khanna civil hospital on the cards
In a bid to improve emergency health services in Khanna, the health department is planning to open a trauma centre at the Khanna civil hospital. The trauma centre will be equipped to provide treatment to victims of physical trauma.
Updated on Jul 13, 2013 07:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
'25% drug addicts who consumed drugs through injections, caught HIV'
On the eve of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, experts say it is necessary to create awareness regarding the bad consequences of drug addiction to prevent youth in taking the wrong path.
Updated on Jun 25, 2013 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ward number 14 residents atrisk of vector-borne diseases
People living in the ward number 14 of the Ludhiana municipal corporation are highly prone to vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue, as mosquitoes are breeding faster in stagnant rainwater at various places here.
Updated on Jun 23, 2013 08:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
27 malaria cases reported; docs advise precautions
Even though the rainy season has just begun, as many as 27 cases of malaria have been reported to the health department from various parts of the district so far. However, sources with the health department claimed that the figures could be much higher.
Updated on Jun 19, 2013 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Man ailing from liver diseases rues ESIC hospital's apathy
A 43-year-old patient suffering from chronic liver disease has accused the authorities at Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Model Hospital of harassing him.
Updated on Jun 05, 2013 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Scarcity of labourers worrying paddy farmers
With the paddy season round the corner, farmers have started visiting Ludhiana railway station to find labourers for sowing paddy. As per the state government's norms, paddy sowing will start from June 10. Farmers from rural areas of the district can be seen looking-out for labourers at the railway station, which has become a hub for migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar looking for work.
Updated on Jun 02, 2013 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Mid-day meal curry samplefound unfit for consumption
Proving yet again that safe and hygienic food is a luxury in government schools, a sample of curry served in the mid-day meal failed laboratory tests on Wednesday. A team of health department had collected samples of curry and boiled rice from Government Middle School, New Subhash Nagar, on May 2 after receiving complaints of unhealthy meal being served to students.
Updated on May 29, 2013 08:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
With 98.6 percent, Ludhiana lad Ritish Goyal is on 'cloud nine'
Ritish Goyal, 18, of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar here is on cloud nine. With 98.6 per cent in Class 12 CBSE results, Ritish has bagged second position in India. Son of Dr AK Goyal, an orthodentist and Renu Goyal, a homemaker, Ritish believes that perseverance is the key to success. “Ritish has secured second position at all India level to make us the proud parents.”
Updated on May 27, 2013 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Girls outperform boys in Class-12 CBSE exams
Girls outdid boys in the district in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class-12 exams, result of which was declared on Monday morning. Of the five toppers in the four streams, four are girls.
Updated on May 28, 2013 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh,Swati Goel Sharma, Ludhiana
Medical exam from civil hospital mandatory for Amarnath Yatra
Pilgrims who wanted to go for the Amarnath Yatra are feeling the pinch, with the hike in price for the medical examination. The medical examination which was earlier being conducted at Rs 50 at various government hospitals was raised to Rs 200, earlier this week.
Updated on May 24, 2013 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Anti-Sajjan protest on aggressive track
Heat over the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar took steam out of railway traffic on Sunday here. Protesting against the verdict, the families of the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and members of the Sikh Students Federation (SSF) on Sunday blocked traffic on the Amritsar-New Delhi railway line.
Updated on May 06, 2013 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Parents left high and dry as school vans stay off roads
Thousands of schoolchildren and their parents were left high and dry after members of the School Vans Operators' Association went on strike in the city on Thursday.
Updated on May 02, 2013 07:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Children shun cold drinks to avoid tooth decay: say docs
When a 10-year-old's parents took him to a dentist with complaint of toothache, he had no idea that regularly consuming cold drinks could have led to tooth decay.
Updated on May 02, 2013 07:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Children shun cold drinks to avoid tooth decay: say docs
When a 10-year-old's parents took him to a dentist with complaint of toothache, he had no idea that regularly consuming cold drinks could have led to tooth decay.
Updated on May 02, 2013 08:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Passion uncorked, poetry written inside wine bottle
Wine and poetry often mix but now a teetotaller bard paints verses on the inside of empty liquor bottles to get his high. In 2012, the India Book of Records acknowledged the creative achievement of Sukhwinder Singh Lottey of Dhuri; and on February 27 this year, during Record Breakers’ Festival at Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra, Noida, it took Lottey less than 5 minutes to claim another record: for fastest poem written inside bottle.
Updated on Apr 19, 2013 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Safe water eludes city residents
Municipal corporation (MC) seems to have put city residents' health on the back burner. In a recent survey conducted by the district health department, as many as 10 samples of water, collected from various residential locations in the city in March, were found to be unfit for human consumption.
Updated on Apr 15, 2013 09:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Hygiene, safe drinking water a luxury for slum dwellers
Despite numerous cases of gastroenteritis and diarrhoea being reported at city hospitals in the past, the administration has failed to maintain hygienic conditions and provide safe drinking water in various slum areas.
Updated on Apr 15, 2013 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Agents selling birth, death certificate forms
The agents sitting outside the civil surgeon office complex are charging Rs 10 for the forms to apply for birth and death certificates which, otherwise, should be provided free of cost at Suvidha Centre inside the civil surgeon's office.
Updated on Apr 05, 2013 09:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Safe water still a far cry in govt schools
Health takes a back seat in the dusty corridors of government schools in Ludhiana district. In a recent survey by the district health department, it was found that 91 water samples collected from various schools in the district were unfit for drinking, putting students at the risk of potentially fatal diseases such as diarrhoea, hepatitis and typhoid.
Updated on Apr 01, 2013 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana