HEALTH

Camp on mental retardation
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 23 — There is need for change in the existing health set-up, which needs to be made more community-oriented. This was stressed by Dr N.N. Wig, former adviser to World Health Organisation on mental health, after inaugurating a camp on mental retardation at Government Middle School, Karsan Colony, Ram Darbar, here today. The camp was organised by the Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children, Sector 32.

Dr Wig said doctors needed to go into the community and try to tackle problems with existing resources. According to him, mental health services needed to be integrated with general health services. Talking about education about these special sub-groups, he emphasised the need to have special arrangements in schools.

Dr V.K. Kak, Director-Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital and Secretary of Medical Education and Research, informed about the emphasis being laid by various departments of the GMCH on reaching out to the community. He added that GMCH was planning to start special clinics for senior citizens.

Dr S.B. Chavan, Head of the Psychiatry Department, GMCH, and project director of Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children said a team visited all local schools, anganwadis and private health clinics about a month back. Teachers of these schools were given proformas for screening children and selecting mentally retarded children.

A video show was held, where films were shown to parents of mentally retarded children. Registered children were subjected to screening and IQ assessment. An exhibition was put up, where charts and pamphlets on mental retardation and articles made by children of the institute were displayed. Members of parents' association of mentally retarded children of GIMRC took active part in the exhibition and counselling. Thirty children were found mentally retarded.

Nirankari Mission followers donate blood
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CHANDIGARH, April 23 — As many as 520 persons, including 143 women, donated blood at a camp organised by the local branch of Sant Nirankari Mission at Satsang Bhavan, Sector 30, today. This camp was organised as part of the 120 blood donation camps to be organised by the Mission all over the country during this year to promote the voluntary blood donation movement.

A 35-member medical team of the PGI Blood Bank Society headed by Dr S.K Agnihotri, Head of the Blood Transfusion and Immunohaemotology Department, collected blood.

Mr M.P. Singh, Home Secretary-cum-Municipal Commissioner, who inaugurated the camp, stated that the Nirankari voluntary donors are imbued with the noble spirit of serving the suffering humanity, which is the essence of religion.

Highlighting the importance of blood donation, Baba Hardev Singh, head of the Nirankari mission, said, "By donating blood we are doing our fundamental duty to help cement bonds of our vast family, which is organically and naturally one.'' He appealed to the followers of the mission to donate blood regularly.

Mr Kesho Ram Nandwani, zonal in charge of the Sant Nirankari Mandal, informed that more than two lakh units of blood had been donated in the camps organised by them. The blood donation programme was adopted by the mission in 1987 to pay a tribute to Baba Gurbachan Singhji and other martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of truth and human values.

A langar was organised for the donors and volunteers at the venue.

Moms-to-be given fitness tips
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 23 — A total of 62 women were examined at a free medical camp held at Chetanya Hospital for Mom and Kids, Sector 43, here today.

About 30 pregnant women were examined and given advice regarding exercises and physical fitness to be done during the antenatal period. Dr Poonam Kumar, obstetrician and gynaecologist, emphasised the need for maintaining a proper posture during pregnancy and after delivery while feeding a baby. She explained that bad posture led to back ache in 90 per cent of the cases.

She also taught them certain pelvic floor exercises, which were to be done to make the muscles of the perenium more supple. This ensured that delivery of the baby was made easier during labour. She also talked as to how to reduce the problem of cramps in the leg during pregnancy.

Ms Neelu Malhotra explained about correct dietary practices, which needed to be strictly followed for the healthy growth of the child in the foetus. Women who complained of problems on taking iron and calcium tablets, were advised nutritious food, which could supplement these essential components in the body. She pointed out that many women, who were advised to take tablets, often complained of constipation, diarrhoea or gas in the stomach. Dr C.P. Malhotra performed the ultrasound for assessing the well-being of the foetus and the growth of the baby.

In addition to this, pap smear test was done on all eligible women above 20 years of age for cancer detection. The importance of this test, helpful in early detection of cancer of cervix, was also explained to the women who visited the camp. Dr Poonam Kumar said the incidence of cervical cancer was very high in India and awareness about the same was essential. The report of this screening test would be made available on Tuesday.

EDUCATION

Stone of PG studies centre laid
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The foundation stone for a centre of post-graduate and vocational studies was laid in GGDSD College here today.

Mr Upkar Krishan Sharma, President of the college managing committee, and Mr H.L.Sharma, General Secretary, presided over the function. Dr A.C.Vaid, Principal, gave details about the project planned to be completed in five months at an approximate cost of Rs 30 lakh.

Dr Vaid said the teaching rooms, library facilities, seminar rooms and a reading room were likely to be available in three months

SPORT

Kaysons, High Court, 3 BRD win
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, April 23 — Kaysons XI and high court XI beat Milan Group and Punjab Tractors Limited, respectively, in the inaugural Salzer Cup Cricket Tournament at the Sector 5 cricket ground, Panchkula, today. The tournament is being organised by the District Panchkula Cricket Association.

Batting first, Milan Group had a partnership of 61 runs between Gurbachan and Anoop, who scored 31 and 26 runs, respectively. K.V. Singh scored 26 runs and Jagdish scored 22 runs. Milan Group scored 142 runs in the allotted 25 overs. In reply, Kaysons XI scored 145 runs with seven wickets in hand. Kulwinder (44), Upinder Rana (27) and Shammi (26) were the main scorers.

In the second match, a fine performance by R.K. Singh, who scored 45 runs and claimed two wickets for nine runs, enabled 3 BRD to register a nine-wicket win over Inde-Dutch Systems Limited. Batting first, Inde-Dutch Systems scored 72 runs all out. Rajiv Rawat scored 23 runs. In reply, 3 BRD scored 75 runs for one wicket in 13.2 overs.

In the third match, High Court XI outplayed Punjab Tractors Limited, thanks to fine bowling by left-arm spinner Jitender Kohli, who bagged five wickets for 12 runs. High Court XI scored 184 runs for nine wickets, with Rajinder Kohli scoring 50 runs, Jagjit 29 runs and Gurdip Rana 27 runs. In reply, PTL were bundled out for 121 runs, with Ramesh scoring 27 runs, Suman 23 runs and Bharat Bhushan 20 runs.

Title for Navjosh: Navjosh Singh won the millennium cup Golf Tournament at Shivalik Golf Course, Chandi Mandir. Senior officers from the Army and civil services were present. The prizes were given away by the wife of the GOC-in-C, Western Command.

The various winners were: Millennium Cup — Navjosh Singh Tiger; Net — Navjosh Singh 1, brig S.S. kler 2, Major Rohit Bhasin 3; Juniors — Navjosh Singh Tiger 1, Snehil Sood 2; ladies' golf — Sahi.

UT cricket: A knock of 47 runs by Amit and a haul of three wickets by Sonu Sharma helped Bhakra Beas Management Board XI beat Pace XI by 72 runs in the in the UT Cricket Tournament played at PEC grounds.

Batting first, BBMB scored 163 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 25 overs. In reply, Pace XI were all out for 91 runs in 24.3 overs.

In other matches, Khalsa cricket club (15) outplayed CNS XI by 12 runs, Chetna XI defeated shine star XI by nine runs and Eagle CC beat JAL XI by two wickets.

Brief scores — first match: BBMB: 163 for 8 in 25 overs (Amit 47, Surender 24 n.o., Parveen 18, Pawan 18, Balram 3 for 33); Pace XI: 91 all out in 24.3 overs (Sanjeev Chaudhary 34, Sonu Sharma 3 for 14, Sameer 2 for 15, Baljeet Bawa 2 for 19).

Second match — Khalsa CC: 110 all out in 22.3 overs (Ramesh 32, Amit Kumar 21, Vaneet Soni 20, Manu Bedi 4 for 25, Jugraj Singh 2 for 10, Vivek Jain 2 for 16); CNS XI: 98 all out in 24.3 overs (Satbir Singh 28, Vaneet Khosla 2 for 20).

Third match — Chetna XI: 192 for 8 in 25 overs (A.P. Singh 55, Ajay Sharma 42, Naresh 19, Sushil Khosla 2 for 19); Shine Star XI: 183 for 9 in 25 overs (Rahul Panta 67, Kamal 38, Sanjay 22, Dharamvir 3 for 21, Munish 2 for 29, Harpreet 2 for 18).

Fourth match — JAL XI: 154 for 7 in 25 overs (Jagmohan 40, Vijay Gulati 38, Manjit 21, Satish 2 for 21, Ramesh 2 for 36); Eagle XI: 157 for 8 in 23 overs (Gurinder 33, Ajay 29, Rakesh Chouhan 18, Tirath 2 for 14).

ADMINISTRATION

Computerised property documents to be issued from today
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, April 23 — The process of issuing computerised property documents at the subdivision office here will begin tomorrow with the inauguration of the facility by the Commissioner of the Patiala range, Mr D.S.Kalha.

The computerisation has been done as part of the Punjab Government’s plans to reduce the time consumed in preparing the registration documents.

Mr Kalha will inaugurate a similar facility at the Kharar subdivision office. Computerisation of all subdivisional offices in the district was on the agenda of the government. The vehicle registration cell at the Subdivisional level is, however, not being computerised at the moment.

For the convenience of the public, the facility had been installed in a separate hall, located on the ground floor of the SDM’s office in the PUDA complex in Phase 1. An information board about the registration fee for different types of documents had been displayed outside the hall for the convenience of the general public, said the SDM, Mr O.P. Popli.

Explaining the process of computerisation, officials handling the system said that persons involved in the registration of the documents would have to present themselves before the Tehsildar along with their photographs. For checking undervalue registration of the property the land price — urban and rural — as assessed by the revenue officials had been fed in the computer software so that no error could be made. At least one computer with other related equipment had been installed at a cost of over Rs 2 lakh.

Mr Popli said that the tehsildar concerned would sit from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on all working days and the copy of the registered document would be made to the persons concerned on the same day.

Administration intervenes in gurdwara poll
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, April 23 — The local administration today intervened in the controversy over elections to Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Phase XI, which it felt could lead to a law and order problem.

The police had been deputed at the spot to prevent any untoward incident. The group in power was to anounce the results of the elections today, when the DSP, Mr S.S. Gill and the Tehsildar, Mr Jagdeep Singh Momi, reached the spot.

After assessing the situation, the officials said, "In the view of the administration, the elections had not been free and fair." Five members from each group have been called to the SDM's office tomorrow to decide on the future course of action.

The group in power, led by Mr S.S. Sood, described the intervention by the administration as unrequired. The opposite group, led by Mr Narajjan Singh, hailed the decision, saying the elections had not been held in a fair manner.