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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Junior doctor assaulted by patient's relatives in PGI
Chandigarh: A junior resident doctor was physically assaulted by the attendants of a paediatric patient inside the neonatal intensive care unit. The incident occurred around 12.20pm on Thursday. Based on the statement of the victim doctor, Sector 11 police registered a case against unidentified persons and started a probe. No arrest has been made in the case so far. In his complaint, Siddharth Chakraborty, a junior resident in the 5th semester of the paediatrics department, alleged that he was attacked by the relatives of an infant. Earlier in the day, Dr Chakraborty assisted a fellow junior resident, Paras Kandpal, with a difficult intravenous cannulation for the child. After the procedure, the child's mother, Manpreet Kaur, alleged that bruises on the child's neck were caused during the medical intervention. She reportedly threatened to summon her relatives, accusing Chakraborty of misconduct. By 12.20 pm, four to five persons, reportedly family members of Manpreet Kaur, arrived at the ICU. "The male relative held my collar and tried to drag me outside the ICU. The mother slapped and kicked me multiple times. They hit me repeatedly," the doctor said. He managed to escape after nearly 10 minutes and took refuge inside the ICU. The hospital administration was alerted, and the security in-charge of PGI informed the police, who reached the spot and recorded the statement of Dr Chakraborty. Police also took the doctor to GMSH-16 for a medical examination. After verifying the facts, the police registered a case against unknown persons under the relevant sections of BNS and have been checking CCTV cameras to identify the persons who assaulted the doctor. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Mint
24-04-2025
- Mint
Fake captain defrauds woman of ₹17.5 lakh, take these steps to stay cautious
Recently a case was reported where a woman has claimed that a fake captain has defrauded her of ₹ 17.5 lakh. This is how it happened: Manpreet Kaur's husband who works in the Army as Naik was approached by a colleague and was introduced to 'Captain' Sagar Guleria who – he claimed – had helped a number of Army personnel procure housing loan assistance and government subsidies. Her husband – at Guleria's instance -- applied for a personal loan of ₹ 17.5 lakh which was transferred to the joint bank account of husband and wife. Then Guleria told them to transfer the entire money to his account so that he could apply for the assistance and subsidy. Then when they transferred the money through RTGS, Guleria stopped taking their calls and completely disappeared from the scene. This is one of the many frauds which have been happening all around for the ease of money transfer through net banking and UPI, among other options. In the first half of 2024-25, banking fraud cases surged 27 per cent over the corresponding period of previous year, RBI data showed. 1. Never transfer money on any pretext: In this instance, the victims were persuaded to transfer the money to the perpetrator's bank account. This is a complete red flag. Why would someone convince you to transfer the money for any reason but to commit a fraud? Several cases of digital frauds also came to light where victims were told to transfer the money in order to prove genuineness. 2. Do not trust a stranger: Seeking help for subsidy and housing assistance should ideally happen via a formal channel and not through some person you meet unofficially. A new person promising to help you financially is just a stranger who you are reposing your faith in. There is more risk than benefit. , 3. Reviews from friends: It is always recommended to ask around and seek feedback from the people around you. Sometimes you get too engrossed in the situation at hand and as a result, you develop a tunnel vision and fail to get the overall perspective of the situation. In this case, if the victim had asked around about the perpetrator, he would have probably been told that several Army personnel were defrauded with similar modus operandi. Visit here for all personal finance updates. First Published: 24 Apr 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
4 Bathinda women take phulkari embroidery to int'l stage at Creativa Dortmund
1 2 Bathinda: Hailing from the Malwa hinterland, with modest backgrounds and not much access to the outside world, four women from Bathinda villages have taken Phulkari (a flower pattern embroidery) to well-known boutiques and design stores of Cologne. After rubbing shoulders with renowned handicraft designers at the Creativa Dortmund fair in Germany, these women successfully brought Phulkari to the global stage by showcasing their work at one of Europe's largest and most creative exhibitions in March. Creativa is a large European creativity and handicrafts fair, known for showcasing the latest innovations and trends in the creative industry. "My maternal grandmother gave me a Phulkari at my marriage, which piqued my interest towards this artform. I received a formal training in this folk art and even provided training to certain women. Now, when I got a chance to showcase this talent, I prepared Phulkari bookmarks to be handed over to foreign delegates, which were highly appreciated. I had a chance to hold a debate over creativity and collaborations to take Phulkari to other levels. Upon visiting design centres in Cologne, I got an understanding of German fashion fiestas," says Satbir Kaur from Ramsarra village in Bathinda, who acted as a Phulkari trainer at a centre prepared by Guru Gobind Singh Refinery. The refinery collaborated with Nabha Foundation in sending the Phulkari trainers to the Dortmund exhibition. Apart from Satbir, Manpreet Kaur from Mahinangal village, Sandeep Kaur from Malkana village, and Lakhbir Kaur participated with Nabha Foundation executive director Shubhra Singh and Guru Gobind Singh Refinery CSR head Vishav Mohan Prasad. Manpreet Kaur says, "I was studying privately at home and never imagined that I would attend an international creative fair, but aligning with HMEL Refinery's Phulkari project gave my life a whole new purpose. During the German visit, I found that, like the Kashmir Pashmina Shawl, the naturally coloured Indian creativity could be taken to further heights with trending designs." Sandeep Kaur said after participating in a bag-making workshop at the fair, she learnt a lot about world designs and prepared bags as per the European styles. Over 700 exhibitors from across the world participated in Creativa, where these women initially found themselves to be inferior but won laurels with their creativity and designs. These four women earlier received training at a centre set up by the refinery and later turned out to be trainers. Nearly 300 rural women have received training in Phulkari making in the last few years. MSID:: 120405404 413 |
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
City moves forward with proposed sewer, water rate increases
Notices will be sent to thousands of Bakersfield residents next month informing them of the process by which they can protest a massive increase in water and sewer rates proposed by the city. Faced with significant costs to update water and sewer infrastructure, city officials have proposed increasing water rates by 50% over five years and sewer rates by nearly 300%. If approved, the rate changes would go into effect July 1. The increase would impact roughly 166,000 people, or 50,000 households, said city spokesman Joe Conroy, and 106,200 parcels will be sent notices regarding the sewer increase. Water rate notices are expected to go out April 25 and sewer notices April 11. The city's water system serves about 40% of Bakersfield's population, with the remainder served by CalWater or smaller water providers. After extensive debate Wednesday evening, the Bakersfield City Council voted to send notices to customers regarding the rate increase as required under Proposition 218. Proposition 218 is a 1996 law that requires local governments to receive voter approval for tax increases and says that a public hearing must be held within 45 of notices being issued. If more than 50% of voters object to a rate increase, it can't be adopted. Following motions approved Wednesday, protest hearings on the water rates will be held at the council's meeting at 5:15 p.m. May 28, and June 11 for the sewer rates. Written protests can be submitted to the City Clerk's Office during regular business hours through the dates of the hearings. The rate increases had been recommended by the city's Water Board, consisting of councilmembers Manpreet Kaur, Bob Smith and Andrae Gonzales, at a meeting earlier this month. The council spent more than an hour debating each item Wednesday, and ultimately voted to move ahead with rate increases. The decisions weren't unanimous. Ward 1 Councilman Eric Arias was the only member to vote against sending notices for the water increase and both he and Ward 2 Councilman Andrae Gonzales voted against sending notices for the sewer increase. Ward 4's Ken Weir and Ward 7's Manpreet Kaur were both absent. Ward 5 Councilman Larry Koman put forward a motion that would have returned the water rate proposal to a consultant for reevaluation, a process city staff said would take at least six months. That motion failed to pass with only Koman and Arias voting in favor. Council members and staff repeatedly said the decision to raise rates was not easy, but noted Bakersfield ratepayers pay significantly less than other comparable cities. Furthermore, a series of state-mandated water quality and conservation measures will require the city to make significant upgrades to its infrastructure in coming years. City staff developed a 10-year master plan to bring the city into compliance, said Kristina Budak, director of water resources, adding that the proposed increase would keep the city's financial reserves healthy. "This allows us to stay above our target reserve," Budak said. "(It) ensures that we have a healthy fund moving forward to address any concerns or issues that are not identified in our 10-year plan." City Manager Christian Clegg said there is a structural imbalance. "We're spending more than we're bringing in every year," Clegg said. "And in the next two years, we will spend all of our savings down. And by fiscal year (2028), we won't have enough money to pay for operations." Council members acknowledged the impact on residents, but also said if the city waited, the cost of improvements would rise. "The other consideration is it only gets more expensive the longer that we wait," Gonzales said. "So the capital expenditures only, it doesn't get less expensive, it gets more expensive to actually construct some of these projects, and, again, we can defer it, but we will be paying more in the future." But if the city moves ahead with its sewer rate increase, it's going to be too late for Kern County to hold its own Proposition 218 hearings by July 1 for the 600 or so county residents impacted by the change. That means without approval from its residents for a rate increase, Kern County will have to make up the difference out of its own funds for a year. "I can't put that fee on the county people because I would also have to do my own Proposition 218 (hearings) and allow them the voice to protest out of that fee as well," said Joshua Champlin, director of Kern County Public Works. Speaking to The Californian, Champlin said he wouldn't be able to get that done before July 1, meaning the increase on the county side wouldn't be reflected until the next fiscal year. About 600 customers in an area of unincorporated Kern County receive city sewer services under an agreement between the two governments. "It says in the agreement that the county shall pay the current city rate for all of its users. So it doesn't, it doesn't say there's any allowance for this in our agreement," Champlin said. "It doesn't say we can pay less if our people don't pay it. It just says the county shall pay them at the same rate that the city charges their people." The issue has come up before but in lower amounts, Champlin said, but because of the size of the increase he estimated the county would have to make up more than $400,000 in costs. Champlin commented on the increase at Wednesday's meeting, where he asked the council to put off the item so it could be discussed further between the city and county. But the city is on the same deadline to get the increase on its own tax rolls before July 1, the start of the fiscal year. In voting against sending out the notices, Arias said there were large cuts being planned at the federal level that will impact families in the coming year, and that the timing of the increase troubled him. "We have to do everything that we can at the local level to help folks literally survive and fight for the next day," Arias said. "It's very clear that we need to update the sewer plant. I just don't know that now is the time."
