Vandana Singh is a chief content producer with the Hindustan Times and works on the Delhi desk.
Articles by Vandana Singh
Railway to accept donations for better facilities at station
Taking note of the lack of basic facilities for passengers at railway station, Ferozepur Division of northern railway had decided to accept donations from outsiders.
Updated on Nov 18, 2014 07:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Vaccination at young age can help prevent cervical cancer
Cervical cancer, which is the second common cancer in the world among women, is the only form of cancer that can be prevented with vaccination. But still most of the women are either not aware of the preventive vaccination or if they know, they don’t approach the doctor due to social constraints.
Updated on Nov 16, 2014 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
8 kiosk dispensaries to be set-up in slums soon
District medical commissioner (DMC) Dr Jasbir Singh told the Hindustan Times on Friday that the dispensaries would provide health care facilities to a large section of migrants and slum-dwellers in the district.
Updated on Nov 14, 2014 07:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Diabetics, heart patients need to be careful about dental health
People having diabetes or cardiovascular diseases need to be extra careful about health of their teeth, say experts. Dentists say that diabetes, cardiovascular or other diseases like hypertension make dental treatment complex and difficult.
Updated on Nov 12, 2014 04:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Hanging power cables pose a threat to visitors at BRS Nagar market
Bunches of intertwined, naked wires hanging at the F-block market in BRS Nagar are posing threat to visitors. Some wires are hanging just four feet above the ground and in the parking area, a few naked wires are almost touching the ground.
Updated on Nov 11, 2014 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Postgraduates line up at test centres for Class-4 railway job
In a sad comment on the education system in the country and a reflection on the mad preference for a government job, and that too with the Centre, of the more than 12,000 candidates who appeared for the exam conducted to fill 1,500 Group D (Class-4) posts in the Ferozepur railway division on Sunday.
Updated on Nov 10, 2014 10:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
PMC registrar, president differ on action against BAMS doctors
The Punjab Medical Council (PMC) registrar and president have different views on initiating action against the BAMS doctors practising allopathy.
Updated on Nov 06, 2014 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Maternity hospital awaits opening
The state government’s ambitious project to impart quality healthcare facilities- the mother child hospital at Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital- is still awaiting opening. The Rs 16.6-crore project had started in the beginning of 2013 and was scheduled to be completed by mid-2014.
Updated on Nov 05, 2014 02:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
19 of 48 food samples fail quality tests
The samples of sweets collected by the health department during Diwali have failed quality test. The department had collected a total of 97 samples during October, and most samples were of sweets. Of these, report of 48 samples has come from the food laboratory in Chandigarh.
Updated on Nov 05, 2014 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
19 out of 48 samples fail quality test
The samples of sweets collected by the health department during Diwali have failed quality test. The department had collected a total of 97 samples during October, and most samples were of sweets. Of these, report of 48 samples has come from the Food Laboratory Chandigarh.
Updated on Nov 04, 2014 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Staff too decry neglect at civil hospital
It is not the patients alone who are upset at the poor arrangements at the gynaecology department, even the staff working in the department at Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital is upset with the insufficient arrangements.
Updated on Nov 03, 2014 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Women more prone to stroke than men: Experts
Though stroke problem is more common among women and each year more number of women suffer from sudden strokes than men, very few women are aware about this fact.
Updated on Oct 29, 2014 02:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Despite health warnings,paddy stalks continue to be burnt in district
As paddy harvesting reaches its peak in the district, health advisories issued by the administration as well as health experts against the burning of paddy stalks continue to go unheeded, with many continuing the practice undeterred.
Updated on Oct 26, 2014 08:24 PM IST
None | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
City NGO opens a free dispensary for poor
With a motive to provide good health and to decrease burden of medical expenses of poor people, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Maha Sabha Ludhiana has started a free dispensary for the needy. The dispensary, which has been started in the community hall of Shaheed Baba Bhan Singh at Sunet, remains open for four days in a week and run with the help of volunteer doctors.
Updated on Oct 25, 2014 09:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Diwali rush sparks long waiting lists for trains
With Diwali round the corner, people are busy booking tickets of trains bound to their native places. The trains running towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh particularly are running with long waiting lists.
Updated on Oct 14, 2014 03:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Diwali rush spurs long waiting lists in trains
With Diwali round the corner, people are busy booking tickets of trains bound to their native places. The trains running towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh particularly are running with long waiting lists.
Updated on Oct 12, 2014 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Security beefed up at rly station ahead of Diwali
With the festival of lights around the corner, a large number of police personnel have been deployed at the Ludhiana railway station to ensure foolproof security and to control the huge crowd thronging the station.
Updated on Oct 12, 2014 01:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Parents flocking to psychiatrists to make their children smarter
City psychiatrists are coming across a new phenomenon of anxiety among parents, especially middle-aged parents. Thinking of the cut-throat competition these days, parents get anxious and rush to psychiatrists for getting their children counselled.
Updated on Oct 11, 2014 03:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
'Healthy breakfast must to get rid of viral infection'
With changing weather conditions, over 200 patients are visiting OPD of Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital for different viral infections such as cough, sneezing, sore throat, running nose, fever or breathing problems every day. The situation is almost similar in other city hospitals.
Updated on Oct 09, 2014 02:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Only 12 doctors for 30 govt dispensaries
Most of the government dispensaries in the district are unable to serve the purpose for which they have been set up as the authorities concerned have failed to fill the posts of doctors, leaving patients, who visit these dispensaries, harassed.
Updated on Oct 09, 2014 02:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Senior officer inspects railway station
Senior divisional commercial manager (DCM), Ferozepur Division, northern railway, Roshan Singh inspected the city railway station on Saturday to check cleanliness and other commercial activities.
Updated on Oct 05, 2014 02:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Varied activities to mark Int’l Week of Older Persons
With a theme “Leaving no one behind: Promoting society for all”, the district health department comprising all community health centres (CHC) and primary health centres (PHC) is observing International Week of Older Persons in the first week of October.
Updated on Oct 04, 2014 01:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
J&K flood victim needs help for surgery
A Hamripur resident, who had gone to Jammu and Kashmir with a self-help group to sell their handmade pickle and jam at an exhibition, had returned with an injury in her leg and needs help for surgery.The patient, Meena, 21, has been admitted to Deepak Hospital in Ludhiana.
Updated on Oct 01, 2014 08:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Donating blood a healthy way to serve humanity, say doctors
Donating blood is considered a noble act, as it saves life in emergency. Besides, it also benefits the donor in terms of health. On this Voluntary Blood Donation Day that is observed across India on October 1 every year, doctors, blood banks and NGO’s have urged people to debunk the myths related to blood donation and work for the cause.
Updated on Oct 01, 2014 04:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
NGOS, volunteers to help rly authorities in cleanliness drive
The city railway station will organise a cleanliness drive to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, following the Central government’s decision to celebrate the entire week as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, under which, all government institutions will be properly cleaned.
Updated on Sep 30, 2014 03:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Dilapidated quarters put railway employees’ lives in jeopardy
Aarti, a resident of Railway Colony Number 5, lives in perennial fear that her house could collapse any time. Nearly two weeks ago, few houses, one of them adjoining her house, collapsed following heavy rains.
Updated on Sep 28, 2014 12:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
24 fined up to Rs 1 lakh for food adulteration
The court of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) slammed various companies, contractors, suppliers and others for selling adulterated, expired or misbranded products and imposed a fine ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
Updated on Sep 25, 2014 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
PSPCL employees gets political support
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) co-ordination committee held a massive protest outside PSPCL complex on Ferozepur Road didn't carry only the employees and officers of corporation, but the MP, MLA's and other top leaders also came in to participate and show their support for the cause.
Updated on Sep 25, 2014 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
PSPCL employees’ agitation gets political support
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL ) employees’ and officers’ agitation over shifting of PSPCL complex office on Ferozepur Road has also attracted the support from political parties.
Updated on Sep 24, 2014 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana municipal corporation yet to feel the sting of dengue cases
Despite the health department being on its toes for months for inspection of larvae of dengue-causing mosquitoes, the municipal corporation (MC) fails to challan the violators.
Updated on Sep 23, 2014 10:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vandana Singh, Ludhiana