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HEALTH

Seminar focuses on hospital management
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 16
The technique of hospital management has assumed paramount importance in providing efficient and effective health care services. This was stressed by the Deputy Director Medical Services, Western Command, Maj Gen S. C. Sharma, while inaugurating a seminar on hospital management at Command Hospital, Chandimandir today.

He said as a result of rapid advancement in biotechnology leading to increased in sophistication of biomedical equipment in therapeutic and diagnostic fields, as well as the coming up of super speciality departments, hospital management had become a highly specialised area. He called for bridging the gap between the limited resources and the high expectations of a demanding clientele by using modern management techniques. He expressed the hope that with this exposure to the latest developments in the field, the senior Army Medical Corps officers attending the seminar would be equipped for better management of health care services in their respective units.

Welcoming the delegates, the hospital Commandant, Maj Gen Pratap Dayal said the seminar would provide them an excellent opportunity to derive maximum benefits from the discussions and interaction which would take place in the following sessions.

The deputy chairman of the organising committee, Col R. P. Bhatnagar stated that eminent professionals from the Army and civil institutions are participating in the five-day seminar, which would result in the dissemination of a vast amount of experience and knowledge.

Hahnemann’s birth anniversary celebrated
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 16
Life and works of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homoeopathic system of medicine were deliberated upon on the occasion of his 246th birth anniversary celebrations at the premises of the Institute of Homoeopathic Medical Education and Research at Chunni Kalan today.

Presiding over the function, the Deputy Commissioner Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr B.S Soodan, talked about the advantages of the homoeopathic system of medicine and efforts made by the Director of the Institute, Dr J.B.D' Castro , in providing the facilities to rural people in the region. He assured them that the government would support their venture by constructing a pucca road leading to the Institute with the help of gram panchayat and ensuring proper supply of electricity. Mr Ashok Goyal, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, was also present at the function.

A sum of Rs 25,000 was donated by the Deputy Commissioner from Red Cross Society and another Rs 25,000 were donated by Mr Goyal for free treatment of the poor and needy persons of the region.

Earlier, a quiz based on homoeopathic system of medicine was conducted by the Director. Additional director of the Institute, Dr Meera , talked about the achievements and future plans of the Institute.

SPORT

Panchkula club beat St Stephen’s
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, April 16
Sunny Sharma scored 53 runs and took two wickets for just 19 runs, thus enabled the Panchkula Sports Cricket Club in outscoring St Stephen’s, Sector 45, by 34 runs and moved into the last four of the under-16 cricket tournament for M M Lal Jain trophy played at the Manav Kendra cricket grounds, near here, today. The meet is being organised by the Chandigarh Cricket Association.

Batting first, the Panchkula club batsman, Sunny Sharma, scored 53 runs in just 43 deliveries. He was involved with 2nd wicket partnership of 71 runs with Vishal Sahni, who contributed 19 runs. PSC scored 154 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 25 overs. In reply, St Stephen’s-45 were all out for 110 runs with Sukreet Singh being the highest scorer with 24 runs. Rishab Thakur claimed three wickets, while Sunny and Rishabh took two wickets each.

Brief scores: Panchkula SCC: 154 runs for nine in 25 overs (Sunny Sharma 53, Vishal Sahni 19, Vidit Kataria 15, Vivek Walia 13 n.o., Tarlok 3 for 21 and Alok 2 for 20). St Stephen’s-45: 110 all out (Sukreet Singh 24, Ankit Malhotra 16, Sunny Sharma 2 for 19, Rishab Thakur 3 for 15 and Gaurav Chopra 2 for 14).

ADMINISTRATION

Councillors for status quo on apni mandi
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 16
The proposal to develop parks at three existing apni mandi sites in Sectors 15, 22 and 27 by discontinuing the same has been opposed by the respective area councillors and the sector level associations of these areas. The MC Commissioner, Mr M.P. Singh, had sought their view on the issue.

The Mayor had recently proposed that green parks be developed in these sectors of the city out of the local MP fund. Following this request, money was sanctioned and the Secretary MC, Mr Ashwani Kumar, has in separate letters written to the councillors informed them that “these sites are to be developed from the local MP’s area development fund and the funds for the same have been received from the DC office. Hence, the sites have to be discontinued.’’ They were asked to express their view on the same.

While the sites in Sectors 15 and 22 fall in the wards of BJP councillors, Mr Prem Sagar Jain and Mr Des Raj Tandon, the one in Sector 27 falls in Deputy Mayor, Mr Mohinder Singh’s ward. They are of the firm view that the same should not be discontinued in the wider interest of the majority of the residents.

Strongly opposing the proposal, Mr Jain has, in a letter to the Commissioner pointed out that “the existing site was inspected by the former Commissioner, Chief Engineer and other officers before approval. The same was later properly levelled after covering the deep potholes and a pedestrian pathway was also raised up to 3 feet so as to avoid inconvenience to residents in rainy season.’’ He further said that the weekly apni mandi in the area is a boon for the residents of Sectors 16, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 25 who come here to procure fresh vegetables at cheaper rates.

Mr Jain is of the view that the funds allocated by the present MP should be used for further improvement of the existing apni mandi by providing proper sheds to the farmers, who have to bear the vagaries of weather and also have urinals for the convenience of the buyers. The excess funds, if any, can be used to develop the open space in 15-C, opposite the road dividing Sectors 15 and 16 or any other place.

In his letter, he has also listed out that five green belts have already been developed during the last few years for the benefit of young and old. Discontinuing the apni mandi to have another green belt will only be opposed by the consumers.

A move to close these mandis some years back was met with great resentment and the present Chief Election Commissioner, Dr M.S. Gill, who had initiated the scheme when he was the Agriculture Commissioner here had issued a statement that consumers, especially women, should come out with their `belans’ on the street to oppose the persons who wanted to close it.

However, Mr Des Raj Tandon and Mr Mohinder Singh are of the view that if the apni mandi sites are to be developed into parks, the same should be provided at another viable alternate site and not discontinued. Mr Tandon could not be contacted for he was out of station.

The delegation of residents and women associations of Sector 15, who met the Commissioner listed out the advantages of getting cheap, fresh vegetable from the farmers without paying extra amount to the middle men.

Mr Raj Kumar Goyal, when contacted, said that he had only sent a proposal for shifting the apni mandi in Sector 22 and developing the same into a park, keeping in view the requests made by the fruit and vegetable vendors in the area that their regular business is affected on account of the apni mandi right next to them. He categorically denied that he had sought that the mandis be discontinued.

Puranjit interviewed for CE’s post
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 16
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today held an interview to select the Chief Engineer for the Chandigarh Administration. The present incumbent, Mr Puranjit Singh, who was given the charge on March 31, was the only candidate to be interviewed. The UPSC will communicate the outcome at a later date, official sources said.

The UPSC nominee and the UT Home Secretary, Mr Raminder Singh Gujral, interviewed Mr Puranjit Singh this morning as a part of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting.

It is likely that the DPC will promote him and endorse the stance of the Administration in posting him as Chief Engineer. The interview was conducted even as one of the Administration’s nominee, the Finance Secretary, Mr Rakesh Singh, was away on tour to Delhi.

The UPSC nominee decided to interview only Mr Puranjit Singh as he was the only eligible candidate for the post when it fell vacant on the suspension of K.K. Jerath. Sources said the UPSC, on the long delay in having a UT cadre Chief Engineer, said under the rules the person from the parent cadre should be considered first before any deputationist.

Once the UPSC had fixed a date for selection in October, however, this was changed at a request sent by the Administration. The Administration expressed its desire to hold simultaneous interviews to select a Chief Engineer for the Administration and the Municipal Corporation, respectively. This was turned down by the UPSC.