HEALTH

Toothbrush removed from stomach
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 16
Mr Anil Kumar, a mentally-challenged male residing in the city, was operated upon at a private nursing home in Sector 21 for the removal of a toothbrush, which he had accidentally swallowed a week back.

The patient and his family had been moving from one clinic to the other and were referred to Hope Clinics by a samaritan. Yesterday, an endoscopy was performed on him, which showed the toothbrush lying in the stomach with some part of its length in the intestine.

Dr Nagpal, Dr N.S. Sandhu and Dr Harish Gupta treated the patient, which took about 3 hours. Dr Nagpal said though he had removed many foreign bodies in his career using other techniques, it was one of the very few times when surgical assistance was needed. Team effort is needed to tackle such problems, he said. Dr Nagpal said patients were occasionally brought to him where attempt to remove the object had already been made outside.

Dr Nagpal said the most common foreign body removed endoscopically by him were coins (at times more than one). He has removed virtually everything like pins, sewing needles, nails, screws, dentures, datoon, batteries, lockets, gold rings, plastic toys, chicken bones etc.

Dental check-up camp organised
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 16
The Lions Club Nightingale organised a dental check-up camp at Government High School, Sector 7, here today. This was the third camp by the club, stated Ms Renu Bali, region coordinator of the club, in a press note.

Students of Classes I to V were educated about oral hygiene. More than 300 children were checked during the camp. Their teeth were checked by Dr Vimal Deep and Dr Simran.

The children were given demonstrations on how they could have healthy gums and teeth. The president of the club, Mr Benipal, emphasised the role of non-government organisations and women in generating awareness about proper dental care among children.

SPORTS

Administrator’s XI win Samuel Banerjee Cricket Trophy
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, February 16
The Administrator’s XI defeated Chandigarh Press Club XI by seven wickets in the Annual Samuel Banerjee Cricket Trophy match played here today at the Cricket stadium, Sector 16. Batting first, the Press Club team managed to score 157 runs for the loss of two wickets in the stipulated 25 overs.

But the Administrator’s XI was quick to react in showing their extraordinary form. They slammed the required target of 158 runs for the loss of three wickets in just 21.3 overs.

The man-of-the-match award was given to Narinder Kawatra, while best batsman award went to Vikrant Gupta, best bowler award Ajay Banerjee and a special prize to KB Singh. Rakesh Sethi and ArunTuli were the umpires while Sarbjit Pandher and Ramesh Handa provided the commentary in English and Hindi, respectively.

Earlier, Lieut-Gen JFR Jacob (retd), UT Administrator, inaugurated the match. He also promised to upgrade the facilities at the stadium by next year. Ms P. Banerjee, wife of late Samuel Banerjee, former Sports Editor, The Tribune, distributed the prizes. The Administrator’s XI was represented among others by Mr M.Ramsekhar (captain), Vivek Attray, Capt Piyush Mishra, HGS Dhaliwal and Daniel Banerjee.

Shruti to lead

Ms Shruti Kapadia of MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, will lead the Chandigarh women football team in the IX Women National Football championship to be held at Malda (West Bengal) from February 20 to March 5.

According to Mr Rakesh Bakshi, secretary of the Chandigarh Football Association, the team is: Shelly, Vandna, Amandeep, Soni Bhandari, Jyotsna, Pinki Sharma, Rinki Sharma, Anita, Aarti, Suvidha, Ritu, Sameena, Dimple, Anjum Rekha and Gurjeet. The city team will play its first tie on February 22. Mr CP Malik will accompany the team as coach-cum manager.

Yoga sadhna camp

The week-long free ‘Yoga sadhna camp’ to commemorate the 83rd birth anniversary of Yogi Raj, Sadgurudev Mr Devi Dayal Ji Maharaj, which falls on Basant Panchmi, will conclude tomorrow at the Divya Yog Mandir, Shivalik Enclave, Mani Majra. The people from different walks of life were already attending to various asanas, mudras and kriyas. Tomorrow, the yoga demonstrations would also be held along with bhandara for the devotees.

Selection trials

The Chandgarh Kabaddi Association will hold the selection trials to select the UT team for the North Zone Kabaddi meet (national style) to be held at Bulandshahar from February 25 to 27. The trials will be held on February 18 from 3 pm onwards, said Mr AC Khanna, secretary of the association.