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HEALTH

250 students examined
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, September 20
As many as 250 students were examined in an adolescent health awareness camp at Government College for Men, Sector 11, here today. The camp was organised by the Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.

A complete check-up of eyesight, haemoglobin, blood pressure and physiology was conducted during the camp. The students also filled up a questionnaire related to various aspects of adolescent health awareness. The project was organised in association with the World Health Organisation.

A team of 10 doctors, including the head of the department, Dr Veena Parmar, examined the students. She also gave a talk on nutrition in adolescence, vaccination, road safety and sex education.

GMCH to issue disability certificates
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, September 20
The Chandigarh Mental Health Authority has constituted a medical board at the Department of Psychiatry in Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, to evaluate and provide disability certificate for chronic mental disorders.

The board will evaluate and issue the disability certificate on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.

Those requiring the certificate may obtain a form and get an appointment from the Outdoor Patient Department of the department on all working days between 9 am to 5 pm (Monday to Friday) and 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday.

The initiative has been taken by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, for rehabilitating people with blindness, low vision, leprosy cured, hearing impaired, locomotor disability, mental retardation and mental illness.

Centre, laboratory sign MoU
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 20
With the signing of an MoU between the Government of India and Chandigarh Clinical Laboratories (CCL) , it has become the only laboratory in the region apart from the PGI, to get this approval for providing various diagnostic facilities to the people.

Disclosing this at a press conference here today, the Managing Director of the CCL, Mr R.R. Khanna, said the approval was given after very stringent inspections by a team of experts from the Director, Health Services, UT, and the Centre, along with doctors from different streams of laboratory medicine.

He said now the CCL would provide various diagnostic tests, including bio chemical, microbiological, histopathology, immuno assays, heamatological tests, drug assays, hormones and cancer marker tests.

He further said another achievement for the CCL was the collaboration with the Indian Red Cross for running laboratories in Zonal Hospitals and adjoining Primary Health Centres in the districts of Mandi, Kangra and Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.

Mr Khanna, said the CCL had been taking keen interest in promoting continuing medical education programmes in the region by holding regular seminars and updating physicians, surgeons and general practitioners with advances in laboratory medicine through its quarterly CCL News Letter.

SPORTS

Chandigarh Police lift football trophy
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, September 20
Chandigarh Police lifted the Senior State Chandigarh Police Shaheed Samarak Football Meet trophy by defeating AG, Audit, Haryana, 4-2 in a thrilling final played here at Police Lines, Sector 26. The half-time score was 1-0 in favour of the winners.

Earlier, both the teams were introduced to the chief guest Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), UT Administrator, who also gave away prizes to the winners.

Munish of Chandigarh Police scored the first goal in 34th minute. Munish again struck in the 55th minute with a solo effort. But the right striker Deepak Gurung of AG, Haryana, scored a goal for his team in 70th minute.

The third goal for Chandigarh Police was scored by Satnam Singh in the 73rd minute. But Suraj of AG, Haryana, reduced the margin soon. Again it was the turn of Chandigarh Police with Munish scoring the fourth goal in the 90th minute.

Gymnastic tourney

The 30th Chandigarh State Gymnastics Championship began here today in senior, junior and sub-junior sections. Mr D.V. Bhatia, President, Chandigarh Gymnastics Association inaugurated the meet at Sports Complex, Sector 7. More than 200 gymnasts from 20 institutions are taking part in this meet. In the matches played today in sub-junior (below 12 section), Deepika Rawat performed exceptionally well in three events securing first place in Floor, Uneven bars and Balancing beam. Ritu finished second in Uneven bars and Balancing beam.

In junior girls section, Nazma clinched first place in Uneven bars and Balancing beam. Tomorrow, the competitions will begin at 9 am.

AG, Punjab triumph

AG, Punjab, outplayed AG, Uttar Pradesh, 26-24, 25-20, 25-16 to capture the volleyball title in the All-India Audit and Accounts (North Zone) Volleyball Tournament that concluded here today at Sports Complex, Sector 7. Mr A.K. Vatta, Central Observer from Delhi, lauded the hosts for conducting the meet. Mr M. Deena Dayalan, Accountant General (A&E), Haryana, gave away the prizes.

Selected

Satinder Kaur of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, has been selected to represent India in the World Tug of War Championship to be held at Pretoria, South Africa, from September 25 to 28. This was stated by Mr M.S. Brar, general secretary, Chandigarh Tug of War Associaton.

ADMINISTRATION

Speakers banned during Navratras in Panchkula
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 20
During the forthcoming Navratra mela, commencing from October 7 to 14 , no private agency or bhandara samities will be allowed to use loudspeakers.

This was stated by Ms Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Administrator of the Mata mansa Devi Shrine Board, while discussing the arrangements for the forthcoming mela. She said an information centre had to be set up by the Public Relations Department, Haryana, to provide necessary information to the devotees.

On this occasion she directed all officers of the board as well as officers of department concerned to provide adequate facilities to pilgrims visiting the fair.

She said special buses of the Haryana Roadways would ply from various places such as Ambala, kalka, Naraingarh, Pinjore and nearby towns. Apart from this, CTU would also ply its buses from Sector 17 and Sector 43 bus stations of Chandigarh for the devotees. A temporary bus stop would be erected near Swastik Vihar. Drinking water and other facilities would also be provided to devotees.

Ms Arora further said the Public Health Department and HUDA would provide drinking water facilities besides four water tankers and temporary toilets. She directed executive officers of the local municipal corporation to insure proper cleanliness during the fair. Besides this, round-the-clock power supply would also be provided by four transformers and three generators. Sufficient police force would be deployed in and around the mela site.

Repair of Ghaggar bridge starts
Our Correspondent

Panchkula, September 20
In less than three days after “Chandigarh Tribune” highlighted the problem faced by motorists in crossing the dilapidated Ghaggar bridge on the Panchkula-Naraingarh highway, the Building and Roads Wing of the Haryana Public Works Department (HPWD) today started repairing its surface.

A visit to the site revealed that the department had pressed over 15 labourers and three vehicles, including a road-roller, in repairing the damaged parts of the bridge besides laying layers of bitumen over the surface after filling potholes with gravel. Layer of sand, that had accumulated on either sides of the bridge, had also been removed.

Major and minor repair works were also being done on various other main and link roads in parts of the area besides patch-work on all roads that were damaged during the recent rains.

The HPWD (B and R) authorities said the monsoon had worn off the wearing coat of the surface of the bridge resulting in potholes.