The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

HEALTH

Tips to check stress
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 28
“The present system of education is based on senseless and rote learning and is giving sleepless nights to mothers which is an important reason of ongoing stress among school-going children,” said Dr Rajeev Gupta, city-based psychiatrist during the 56th orientation course in Ramgarhia Girls College yesterday.

This talk was part of UGC-sponsored programme for the college and university lecturers. Dr Gupta stated that overworked mothers were becoming victim to the rising levels of stress and in most of the cases it was the chronic and ongoing stress that led to insomnia, restlessness, anxiety, undue fear, tensions, bodyaches, migraine, irritability, depression, high blood pressure and gastric ailments. He said that it was important to get rid of the effects of the daily stress by regular exercise, meditation, yoga, entertainment and socialisation, because once it got accumulated, it could flare up over trifle reasons and person had to suffer from its bad consequences.

Dr Gupta said that today most of women were overburdened since they easily accepted more responsibilities and many women felt shy or guilty of asking their husbands to share the responsibilities. He said that unless women came out of this self made trap, they were bound to experience more stress and strain. He commented that “In the process of women liberation, women have liberated males of their economic and other responsibilities.

SPORTS

1,000 take part in annual meet
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 28
The Annual Sports Meet and Cultural Programme of GMT Senior Secondary Public School was organised here today. The show was well-managed and it began with a march past, in which, about 1,000 students participated.

Various athletics events, including 200 m, 100 m and 50 m races, shot put and long jump, were organised. The winners were as follows: Long jump: Group A (boys) — Jagdeep Singh (Class XI) 1, Prabhsimran Singh (Class XII) 2, Jasiwnder (Class XI) 3; girls — Anita (Class IX) 1, Amandeep (Class XI) 2, Reena (Class IX) 3.

Group B (boys) — Mandeep (Class VIII) 1, Ranjit Singh (Class VIII) 2, Ashwini (Class VIII) 3; girls: Meenakshi (Class VI) 1, Neha (Class VI) 2 and Pinly (Class VI) 3.

Group C (boys) — Rahul (Class V) 1, Inderpal (Class III) 2, Ramninder Singh (Class V) 3.

Shot put: Group A (boys) — Balwinder Singh (Class XI) 1, Ajay (Class XI) 2, Prabhsimran (Class XII) 3; girls — Reena (Class IX) 1, Rupinder Kaur (Class XII) 2, Skinder Kaur (Class XII) 3.

Group B (boys) — Karamvir (Class VIII) 1, Mandeep (Class VIII) 2, Ranjit (Class VIII) 3; girls — Heena (Class VII) 1, Chinky (Class VI) 2 and Pinky (Class VI) 3.

The athletics meet was followed by a colourful cultural programme. The participants presented ‘giddha’, ‘bhangra’ and various other group dance. The performance by nursery kids stole the show.

The Principal of the school, Ms Heema Jassal, said these activities were vital for the development of the personality of each student. The Director of the school, Mr K.S. Thind, said these activities provided students with an opportunity to spot their hidden talents and gain confidence.