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AIDS awareness camp for labourers Chandigarh , April 20 When the TNS approached some of them, they shared their views about the sexually transmitted diseases. Like a daily wage-earner Ram Singh, who had come to Chandigarh from Gorakhpur in UP just two months back, said he knew much about the deadly disease and how it is contracted. ‘‘I will be more careful in future and ask others to do the same. ’’ Of course, for many, the pamphlets and literature being distributed on the spot were nothing more than pieces of useless paper. Though, magic show, folk songs and awareness talks arranged on the spot, did have some effect, many observers felt that more people could have been targeted by motivating disinterested bystanders to join the audience. Later, visiting the family Welfare Mela, the UT Director, Health Services, Dr Rameshwar Chander, expressed satisfaction at the response. ‘‘Even if 20 per cent of our target audience is able to comprehend and practice the fundamentals of safe sexual behaviour which we are trying to convey through these camps, 80 per cent of our job is done,’’ he said. The fortnight-long “yauvan mengal melas” have been organised in various slums and colonies besides the labour chowks, to sensitise people from the lower socio-economic strata of society about various aspects of STDs, RTIs , HIV/AIDS and their control. The camps have been organised under the nation wide Family Health Awareness Campaign. According to the Dr Rameshwar Chander, safe sexual practices lead to attitudinal and behavioural changes and also help in early detection and prompt treatment of various sexually transmitted diseases. ‘‘Considering the fact that awareness level regarding these infections is almost negligible among the migrant population, the camps are specifically targetted towards them,’’ said Dr N.M. Sharma from the State AIDS Control Society. The campaign has been organised as per the guidelines of the National AIDS Control Organisation , Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through a strategy which targets population by involving the community. The camp was organised , in association with Jan Shikshan Santhan , an NGO.  |
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Free eye camp today Chandigarh, April 20 A team of senior doctors from the Sector 32 GMCH will conduct the camp. Medicines will be distributed free of cost among poor patients. It will be followed by a Bhagwati jagran in the main park of the complex. |
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Facial cosmetic
surgery “vital” Chandigarh , April 20 Elaborating upon the importance of cosmetic surgery, Dr Bhangoo said that human beings, irrespective of their age, had a universal desire to have presentable and aesthetic looks. Facial rejuvenation like liposuction, chin implants, facelifts and rhinoplasty were some of the often practised techniques in cosmetic surgery. Later, Dr Raj Bahdur, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medical Superintendent, and Prof S.B.S. Mann, Director Principal, GMCH, honoured Professor Bhangoo and
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Private buses to ply in city Chandigarh, April 20 Official sources said that a notification in this regard would be issued within five days, thus resulting in a major shift in the policy regarding inter-city transportation. The buses will conform to the latest pollution and noise emission control norms and will ply on roads within sectors, but not on roads in front of a row of houses. The roads to be used will be those which link the sub-sectors of a sector. Till now the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), which is a government body, runs buses on the local bus routes and the movement of most of the buses is from east to west. This makes travel from north to south difficult as no buses are available. The mini buses are aimed at sorting this out, authorities explained. Private operators will be invited after laying down stringent operational norms. The Administration will also lay down prices of tickets calculated on kilometre-basis in consultation with the operators. |
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Karan Avtar
proposed for FS’ post Chandigarh, April 20 Mr Karan A. Singh and Mr S.S. Channi were the two officials to be informally interviewed by the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen
J. F. R. Jacob (retd). Another officer in the panel of four officers , Mr R.C Nayyar, had shown his disinterest in the post. Mr Singh is presently posted as Secretary Expenditure with additional charge of Managing Director Infrastructure Development Board in Punjab. He has a Ph.D in economics from the university of Michigan USA. The tenure of the present FS, Mr Rakesh Singh, ends on June 12. Sources said the name of Mr Karan A. Singh has to be approved by the appointments committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and it would take six to eight weeks. |
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Ban on sale of
‘unsafe’ eatables Panchkula, April 20 An official spokesman said the items that were banned included uncovered sweets, cakes, biscuits, bread, fruits, vegetables, sugarcane juice, and all kinds of drinks, including lassi. The spokesman added that the manufacture and sale of ice, ice candies, soda water , carbonated water and drinking water from water trolleys without getting their samples tested and approved from a laboratory had also been banned. The spokesman said health officers, the SDM, CTM, DDPO, and Executive Officer of the Panchkula Municipal Committee had been empowered to check and destroy all rotten fruits and other items sold in the market. |
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