Wednesday, June 6, 2001, Chandigarh, India

 

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HEALTH

Ayurveda ‘can cure’ complicated diseases
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 5
Ayurveda can cure most of the diseases if diagnosed at initial stages, says Dr Kuldip Singh, Ayurveda Medical Officer of the Department of Ayurveda, Punjab. Even most complicated diseases like bronchial asthma, chronic osteo arthritis and multiple sclerosis can be managed with ayurvedic medicines and treatment, he adds.

Dr Kuldip Singh has over 28 years of experience in the field and claims to have cured at least 50 to 60 cases of chronic diseases and disorders.

Quoting the example of five-year-old Ravdeep Singh who was suffering from muscular atrophy, Dr Kuldip Singh said that the PGI had declared him incurable and his parents were told that the disease was as serious as AIDS. “The boy was in a really bad condition. His face was pale, he could not stand properly, his bone joints were swollen and he always felt tired,” he added

Within one month of starting treatment, Ravdeep could stand up and walk without support. “After 10 months of regular treatment, he now runs and plays and goes to school,” Dr Singh said.

The doctor says that ayurvedic medicines are nature based and revolve around plant, gold and other such extracts, which is why they do not have any side effects. Dr Kuldip Singh says that bronchial asthma can be treated completely with ayurveda. “Unfortunately most of the cases are presented quite late due to indiscriminate use of steroids.”

Karanpal Singh, a motor mechanic came to him with multiple sclerosis. “ Both his legs were paralysed and he was bed-ridden. However, after six months of regular treatment he is back to his workshop and his overall health has improved,” says Dr Kuldip Singh.
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Steps to ensure hygiene in dhabas
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh , June 5
The Chandigarh Administration has directed all the restaurants, hotels, dhabas and manufacturing units in the city, which are directly handling foodstuff, to obtain medical fitness certificates for their workers.

The certificate will have to be obtained twice a year on the prescribed proforma from a government hospital or dispensary. The UT Health Department has given one month’s time to get the fitness certificates. The licensee or the worker, who does not obtain the certificates, will be challaned under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA), 1954.

Under Rule 50 of the PFA, every person handling foodstuff directly has to be free from infectious, contagious or loathsome diseases. According to the directions, workers who are covered under the ESI can also get their medical examinations done from the ESI hospitals and dispensaries.
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Silver medals for city wrestlers
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, June 5
Yaginder and Ajay Kumar of Chandigarh won silver medals in the freestyle event (63 kg) in the National Sub-Junior Wrestling championship which concluded recently at New Delhi. Satinder in 85 kg, and also from Chandigarh, could manage bronze medal in the Greco-Roman style in the meet.

Meanwhile, the UT wrestlers team in the under 20 section has been selected for the Junior National Wrestling championship to be held at Bhopal (MP) from June 13 to17. The team is: Satyawan (50 kg), Krishan Kumar (54kg), Rakesh Kumar (58 kg), Rajesh Kumar (69kg), Rajdeen (75kg) — all in free style, Narinder (50 kg), Kuldeep (54 kg), Rakesh Kumar (69 kg) and Kuldeep (75 kg) in the Greco-Roman style.

Handball championship

The Maintenance Command will take on the Eastern Air Command, while the Western Air Command will meet the Central Air Command in other semi-final to be played on Wednesday in the Air Force Handball championship being held at 12 Wing AF.

In the matches held today, Western Air Command b Training Command 23-11 (half time 21-17) scorers- winners-Gurneet 6, Kuma VM 5, Sharma RK 3. losers- Sachin 5, Kurville 3. MC b CAC 16-12 (half time 11-9) scores-winners-Arjun and Chauhan 5 each, Srivastava 3; losers- Jaipal, Ojha and Jaina 3 each.

CAC b SWAC 31-24(14-12)- winners-Jaipal 6, Ojha 4, Sidhu and Jaina 3 each; losers-OP Singh 5, Panchal 4 and Prem Kumar 3.

Ball badminton trials

The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association will hold selection trials for a summer vacation camp on June 7 at Shivalik Public School in Sector 41 at 4.30 pm. This was stated by Mr Baljinder Singh, secretary of the association.

Meanwhile, as per information received from the Ball Badminton Federation of India, the Indian ball badminton team which was to take part in a tournament in Nepal, will go to the country later due to the recent happenings in Nepal.

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‘Need for all-weather swimming pools’
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, June 5
The Haryana Swimming Association has taken a number of steps to promote swimming in the state. Mr Randhir Singh, secretary of the association, said in a statement issued at Panchkula that the main reason for the state’s “not so outstanding” performance in swimming could be attributed to the variation in climatic conditions in this part of the country, due to which swimming pools in the state remain operational only for four to five months. Swimmers from coastal states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal have advantage of good climate, and get exposure for nearly eight to nine months in a year.

Randhir Singh, who is also the secretary of the association envisaged the need for an all-weather swimming pool in Haryana. He was of the view that such a pool could be constructed at the newly created sports district Madhuban.

Mr Singh said the monthly recurring costs of any swimming pool are quite high. To augment resources, swimming pools could be made commercially viable by constructing shops, to be rented out for monthly revenue. Corporate sector could also share the burden of swimming pools, he added.
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Demolition notice
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 5
The Estate Office has issued a notice for demolition to the owner of a shed in the Industrial Area Phase II here, though he has obtained a stay against the order from the Punjab and Haryana High Court and even informed the office about it.

The Estate Office had issued a notice on May 23 to the owner to demolish a section of a building that was under construction. The notice said the Estate Office would demolish the building within three days of this.

On May 25, the owner obtained a stay against this order and informed the office about it. However, the office staff with demolition machines arrived at the site, following which, heated words were exchanged as the owner showed them the stay order. The owner of the site won the argument, but was amazed that the right hand of the enforcement wing did not know what its left hand was doing.

A few days ago, the Estate Office staff had ignored a notification of the Chandigarh Administration and demolished a part of a showroom on Madhya Marg in Sector 9.

A March 30 notification allows the owner of any building to use a material of his or her choice to furnish the corridor at the shop entrance. The enforcement staff had not even bothered to read it.
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Octroi wing row continues
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, June 5
Despite concerted efforts by the President of the SAS Nagar Municipal Council to check the large-scale evasion of octroi, controversy in the octroi wing refuses to die. This time the focus is on the weighing bridge of the civic body which had reportedly been out of order for the past several months.

The weighing bridge, located in the Industrial Area, (Phase 1) here had a capacity to weigh around 40 tonnes of freight. Sources said Rs 18,000 was paid for getting the weighing bridge passed and this was being done despite the machine lying out of order. 
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Exemption allowed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 5
The Chandigarh Administration today said ‘‘continuous process industries’’ located in the Industrial Area, (Phases-1 and II) would be allowed to run their industry during the period of peak load hour restrictions on payment of exemption charges which are more like an additional levy.

The exemption will, however, be accorded at the level of the Chief Engineer on the basis of a report from the field offices regarding actual load being used for the continuous process viz-a-viz the total sanctioned load.

Peak load hour charges are detailed as follows:
Category  Peak load exemption charges
Medium supply consumers
(sanctioned load between 20 and 100 KW)
Rs 100 per KW or part thereof per month of sanctioned load in addition to normal charges.
Large supply consumers
For load up to 100 KW
Rs 120 per KW per month over and above the normal energy bill
For load more than 100 KW  
Exemption up to 65 per cent of the  sanctioned contract demand @ Rs 1.80 per KW/hr/day
Exemption above 65 per cent of the  sanctioned contract demand @ Rs 2.70 per KW/hr/day

 


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