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Oxygen for hospital engineering institute Chandigarh, March 8 The Institute was started in 1976 as a non political, non-governmental, non-profit, professional body with more than 200 professionals which included engineers and doctors as patrons. The body was formed to promote integrated planning, designing and execution by different disciplines of hospital engineering other than giving a solid academic base to hospital engineering as a discipline. But lack of funds and a gradual loss of interest among those involved in the body's functioning led to the collapse of the body. It was, however, instrumental in getting courses in hospital engineering started at the PGI, Rohtak, and Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala. Instrumental in this unique process of revival of the institute are Dr J.C. Mehta, founder president of the body and the current
superintending engineer PGI, Mr J.S. Rosha. Talking to the Chandigarh Tribune, Dr Mehta said that the effort was to revive the body and the tradition. “Hospital engineering is a speciality job and the need to recognize it had been long delayed. Moreover there has been mushrooming of hospitals and clinics in the country. The private sector is building many hospitals but professional standards in buildings these need to be established and maintained,” he said. Once revived and nomination of its various office-bearers held the Indian Institute of Hospital Engineering proposes to hold the first national conference of hospital engineering in collaboration with the Hospital Engineering Department of the PGI. They will also be conducting self-financing continuing medical education programmes. A consortia of special list of hospital engineers, planners and consultants is also being planned. |
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Plague: 3 patients discharged Chandigarh, March 8 Those who were discharged today were Naveen, Rakesh and Reena. Naveen and Rakesh belong to the Himachal family while Reena Philips is the nurse who took care of Krishan Singh, while he was at Silver Oaks Hospital, SAS Nagar. Those who remain in the PGI’s isolation ward are Kamaljit, wife of Krishan Singh, and their daughter Jasbir. Doctors stated that Kamaljit was also fine and could be discharged, but had to be here to take care of her daughter. Satisfied with the condition of members of the Himachal family, the doctors also said they would be visiting the PGI off and on for certain tests to ensure that there were no complications. “We have been treated well. I don’t think the condition I was in, I could have been saved at Jubbal,” said Rakesh. Rakesh had been attending on Sulochna, wife of Randhir, the first person of the Himachal family to die of plague. “We had come here with Sulochna when she fell ill but on the February 13 we ourselves fell ill. Since then we have been here and are grateful to God and the doctors here who have taken care of us,” he said. Rakesh is married to Jyoti, Randhir’s sister, who too was ill and was discharged some days ago from the PGI. Their son Ekkal has already left for their home at Hathkoti after having been admitted to the PGI’s advanced paediatric centre for a non-plague problem. Naveen, Randhir’s brother, was also discharged today. Looking forward to getting back to their house at Hathkoti, Naveen said that they would, however, stay for some more days in Chandigarh for medical tests. Reena Philips has, however, decided to leave her job at Silver Oaks Hospital. Bitter about the way the hospital had dealt with her, she said she would most probably look for a job elsewhere. “Reena was told about the fact that the patient who died at the PGI was a plague patient as late as February 22. The hospital had no idea that they were dealing with a plague patient and as a result no precautions were taken,” said Reena’s father.
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Want to help! Chandigarh, March 8 Those who want to send financial help may please send cheques in the name of Director PGI, Sector 12, Chandigarh, with a covering letter addressed to the Medical
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PCA Stadium: trip down memory lane Chandigarh, March 8 But night cricket was not the only thing that Chandigarh and Mohali saw for the first time on that day. That match also saw Chandigarh airport being used for its maiden international flights as two chartered flights were used to transport the Australian team, officials of various national cricket associations as well as of the International Cricket Council, personnel of the print and electronic media and others associated with cricket to Lahore a day after the conclusion of the match at the PCA Stadium. But for the obstinacy of the Chandigarh Administration the PCA Stadium might never have been built. It was in the eighties that the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) had approached the Administration for long-term lease of the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium so that it could be developed into a modern complex. By that time the stadium had played host to a number of international matches organised under the aegis of the PCA. The Administration did not agree to the PCA’s proposal and it was for this reason that the association decided to build the Mohali complex which now is probably the envy of every cricket association of the country. For the records, the PCA is probably the only state association in the country which has so may international-level centres at Mohali, Amritsar, Jalandhar as also Patiala. The first match at the new stadium at Mohali was between India and South Africa in the Hero Cup on November 22, 1993. Yet to be completed then but nevertheless one could visualise what the complex would look like once fully completed. India beat South Africa by a comfortable margin of 43 runs and then went on to win the tournament at the final played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The South Africans, who had recently returned to international cricket after a long absence due to the policy of apartheid followed by their government, were a huge draw with the Mohali crowd. The beautiful outfield at Mohali gave a wonderful opportunity to the South Africans, especially Jonty Rhodes, to exhibit their brilliant fielding capability, the likes of which people of Mohali had never seen before. Plans to install lights at the PCA Stadium were taken once it was agreed that the stadium could be selected as a venue for the 1996 Wills World Cup semi-final. But then there was a major hitch. The stadium was on the flight path of Chandigarh airport (which is also an important Air Force base) and construction could be done only up to a specified height. The PCA sought the opinion of a number of experts and finally lights were installed at the stadium using towers of lower heights than usual. But the number of towers is more than conventially used so that the light is of the proper intensity. And so far in the six day-night matches played at the stadium no team has ever complained about the lights. India played under lights for the first time at this venue on November 3, 1996, in a Titan Cup match against Australia and came out triumphant by five runs in a high-scoring encounter. India made 289 for six in their allotted 50 overs and the visitors folded up at 284, falling short by just five runs. This match will be particularly remembered for the brilliant 94 by Mohammad Azharuddin, the brisk 62 by Sachin Tendulkar and a dogged knock of 56 by Rahul Dravid. And on Sunday the home team will again be looking towards Dravid for a good score. However, India would probably like to forget its performance when it played at the stadium the last time on April 1, 1999, in the Pepsi Cup tie against Pakistan. Pakistan got the better of India by a huge margin of seven wickets after they were skittled out for 196 after opting to bat first. It was in this match that a large number of visitors came to Chandigarh from across the border by a special train run at the initiative of the PCA The visitors from Pakistan were bowled over by the hospitality of the people of Chandigarh and the win on the ground was like the icing on the cake. |
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Special buses for match Chandigarh, March 8 Special routes will start operating at 12 noon till 3 p.m. and on the return journey it will be from 9.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. The following are routes: Panjab University/ PGI, Sectors 11/15, 10/16, 16/17, bus stand, Sectors 21/ 22, 34/ 35, 43/ 44, Phases VII, VIII and IX cricket stadium (frequency is 15 minutes). Mani Majra, housing board, grain market, Madhya Marg, Sectors 7/ 19, 8/ 18, KC Cinema, Sector 17, bus stand, Aroma, Sectors 21, 20, 20/ 30, 32/ 33, 45/ 46 and to the cricket stadium. Besides this, five extra buses will be available from 9 p.m. onwards at the stadium which will be sent to various destinations depending upon the requirement, according to a press note of the Director, Transport. In addition to these buses, the regular route buses will be available. |
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Annual athletics meet Chandigarh, March 8 In 200 metre girls section, Ansh Seedhar bagged first place, while in men section, Harwinder Singh won the 200 metre section. Shweta won first place in broad jump for girls. Javelin throw for girls was won by Ansh who also captured the 800 metre race for girls. The tug of war competition was won by the final year students. Shweta won the 100 metre, while Guntas finished second. Pradeep Bansal won the hammer throw event, Ansh Seedhar also bagged the 400 metre event, while Kunal Dalal won in the men section. Ansh Seedhar also secured first place in rope skipping section. Sandeep won the 1500 metre event. Rohit Sharma also bagged the 1000 metre cycling event and Arti Mehta, the National rifle shooting star, clinched the first place in 1600 metre cycling event. Rani adjudged best athlete: Rani of the Phramacy Department was adjudged best athlete in the two-day annual athletic meet of the Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, which concluded here today. Sports meet: Former National badminton player Nirmala Kotnis of West Zone won the women singles title in the badminton event on the second day of the 34th All India Central Revenue Sports meet here today on the PU campus. |
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340 students honoured Chandigarh, March 8 Four students were awarded roll of honour for outstanding performance in sports. Sarita, Babita and Harpreet were awarded for being members of the Panjab University basketball team, while Rajinder was captain of the Panjab University yoga team. College colours were awarded to 22 students for sports and 12 participation in cultural activities. College mementoes were awarded to members of the college council. These included Harpreet, Komal Sekhon, Surbhi and Prem Lata. Prizes were given by the UT Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral. Addressing the winners, Mr Gujral said it was necessary to be involved in co-curricular activities for all-round development of the personality. Earlier, the Principal, Ms Mohini Sharma, read out the annual report and highlighted the various achievements in the field of academics, culture and sports by students and staff. |
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MCC defers meeting over paid parking Chandigarh, March 8 The next meeting was fixed for March 14. There would be two regular committee meetings in the second and third week every month and the agenda would be distributed three days in advance in normal course. An urgent agenda item could still be brought before the committee. The meeting yesterday had been given 25 agenda items to clear — 14 as agenda items, 4 supplementary items and 5 in the second supplementary. Members said they could not discuss the issue of paid parking as the information provided in the agenda sent to them was insufficient and the terms and conditions, changed from time to time, were not available on the agenda. Proposals regarding a fee on taxi operators, public toilets and bus queue shelters on build-operate-and-transfer basis, collection of money from the Chandigarh Administration on account of rent due on liquor vends on municipal land, sanitation contract for four villages and a private company’s offer of converting leaves of the city into wood were deferred. The committee passed Rs 6.45 lakh for an open brick drain near Sant Nirankari Mandal, Rs 6.22 lakh for the construction of two parking lots in Sector 32 under the direction of a court, a sewer-line in slaughterhouse and waiver of Rs 50,000 security for Sadhna Society in Raen Basera, retaining Rs 13,950 penalty on the society. A deep tubewell for the slaughterhouse and Rs 19.09 lakh for its renovation, purchase of 700 metric tonnes of cement, Rs 7.02 lakh for a shallow tubewell in the Terraced Garden, free land for organising a consumer fair between March 14 and 18 in the Nehru Park in Sector 22 and fixing of reserved prices of eight shops in Janata Colony and Kumhar Colony were approved. The committee did not approve the purchase of 100 garbage bins of 4.5 cubic metres each for want of specifications and quality and Rs 18.7 lakh for storm water drainage near the Sukhna Lake, besides taking decisions on procedures to invite tenders for tubewells and setting up a plant for converting leaves into wood. |
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Poll for MC House panel chiefs Chandigarh, March 8 Members were today informed about the notification. The first meeting of the second House of the MCC had authorised the Mayor, Ms. Lalit Joshi, to form the committees. |
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