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CME on tuberculosis on February 3 Chandigarh, January 31 Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. One-third of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with M. tuberculosis. The infection results in two to three million deaths and eight to 10 million new cases of TB in a year worldwide, according to Dr Atul Sachdev, Professor and Head, Department of Gastroenterology. In India, everyday, more than 20,000 people become infected with the tubercle bacillus, more than 5,000 develop the disease and more than 1,000 die from TB. This adds up to about 20 lakh people developing TB and about five lakh dying of TB every year. It is responsible for the loss of about Rs 700 crore every year due to loss of more than 17 crore workdays. Thus, India has one of the highest numbers of patients with active TB. |
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Stress-release meditation Chandigarh, January 31 People from different sections of life performed stress-release meditation and listened to the message delivered by Ma Sadhna. She explained the new ways of spreading Osho’s vision in the world and the techniques of improving the qualities of one’s life. |
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Hepatitis-B vaccination
drive begins Chandigarh, January 31 The first 150 doses were given completely free at the IMA complex, in Sector 35, Chandigarh. Prof S.B.S. Mann, Director-Principal, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, visited the IMA complex and personally supervised the camp. The vaccination drive will continue till February 4. The IMA appealed to all Chandigarh citizens to get themselves vaccinated at their nearest clinic, nursing home and health centre, or the GMCH, Sector 32, and the PGI.
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Community awareness
camp Chandigarh, January 31 According to a press note issued by the society, Dr Sukhdev Singh interacted with farmers on the topic of herb cultivation. A street play highlighting the importance of Indian systems of medicine and homoeopathy was also organised on the occasion. Patients were examined and briefed about personal hygiene. During an interactive session, people were told about home remedies for dysentery, cold, cough, body ache, giddiness etc.
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Uzbek tennis team in city Chandigarh, January 31 Today during their practice session at the deco-turf courts. Petr Lebed talked about tennis prospects in their country. These players play at the TTZ courts in Tashkent, he said. He said it was not possible to play outdoors in their country and hence they prefer to play indoors on synthetic courts. Edvard Khan, a player, said nowadays the maximum and minimum temperature at their place hovered between 5°C and 1°C. He said they felt quite happy and satisfied while playing in India. Before coming to Chandigarh, they played in Delhi. Petr told Chandigarh Tribune that all these players were schoolchildren and were shaping up well. He said exposure at international level would help these players to perform better. Elina created a flutter in this meet by making into the last eight when she defeated the sixth seed Krushmi Chheda of India in pre-quarterfinals after beating another Indian Sharanya Pattabi in her first-round match. Petr said Elina was the Central Asia champion in her age group. He was of the view that the players were making their best efforts as far as training was concerned. He said tennis was the second most popular sport in their country. Petr praised Indian juniors and said playing with them could prove good for his trainees. |
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MCMDAV-36 win hockey title Chandigarh, January 31 |
Status report sent to Centre Chandigarh, January 31 The status can be accorded to employees only through an amendment in the relevant Act by Parliament, which will require the information today carried by Ms Nanda to Delhi. Under the Government of India rules, the status was to be accorded to the employees who had been transferred to the MC on perpetual deputation basis, but the MC Act did not have provisions to this effect. The amendment to the Act will meet a long-pending demand of MC employees to consider them on deemed deputation. The corporation has, however, asked the Administration to bear the liability of leave, salary and pension contributions estimated to be around Rs 13 crore per annum. The corporation has cited the example of the Bhakra Beas Management Board, which has been exempted from bearing the financial liability of the staff drawn from undivided Punjab. The corporation’s argument is that the employee-lender organisation must pay for the services rendered by the transferred employees. Though information sought by the Government of India has been taken to New Delhi by Ms Nanda, there are no indications yet as to whether the Central Government will bring an amendment in the Budget Session itself.  |
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Vehicle
stickers confiscated Chandigarh, January 31 The Corporation also rejected around 75 stickers already issued by the contractor on the ground that he had unilaterally decided to issue stickers without consulting the Corporation. However, the Corporation itself was planning such stickers but no final decision had yet been taken, sources said. He said they were charging Rs 20 for re-issuing a pass in case it was lost or torn but the Rs 5 sticker could have saved them of the problem of protecting the pass or losing it. Those who were opposed to these stickers said when Rs 30 had already been charged for lamination why should there have been another charge for the sticker. |
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Decision on public area use hangs fire Chandigarh, January 31 The matter came up before the Second Resource Generation Committee (SRGC) meeting when the Chairman of the then committee, Mr Harish Bhanot, suggested that there should be some charge on lawns developed on public land by residents. Mr Bhanot was informed that a resolution in this regard had already been passed by the House and rates fixed. The charge, however, might spark off controversy as if residents did not upkeep the place, the corporation might have to arrange additional human and material resources to keep these places tidy. The money collected through this head had to be spent on putting cement tiles on road berms, it was noted in the minutes of the SRGC meeting placed before the House at its meeting this week along with comments of the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC). Other suggestions like construction of one-room tenements to be let out to migrant
laborers on non-transferable and minimum rent basis, levy of tax on professional traders and transfer of share of extension charges levied on plots lying vacant forwarded by the SRGC, have not yet seen the light of the day. The SRGC had decided that the corporation should examine a proposal to levy tax on professional traders on the line of other municipal corporations. This tax was mooted under the provisions of the Section 90 (sub clause 2) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act which says “Corporation can impose tax on professional traders.” The F&CC, held after the committee meeting, had not taken any decision on the SRGC meeting on the ground that there were no specific proposals in the meeting. The matter was placed before the General House for information recently minutes of which were passed by the House. Another ticklish issue went unnoticed in the House meeting was that the then Chief Engineer of the corporation had suggested that the Administration should be asked to part with 60 per cent of the charge they impose on owners of plots, on which houses have not yet been built or constructed. The corporation had asked for its share on the ground that these plots had been provided sewerage and water pipes etc by the municipal body. |
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