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US docs’ act of generosity Chandigarh, February 6 The team has already implanted two pacemakers and the first patient to be operated upon yesterday, Ms Ajmer Kaur, mother of an employee of the PGI, is recovering fast after the procedure was carried out successfully. The patient would never had been able to afford the pace- maker, which, along with the defibrillator costs over 15 lakh, Dr Anil Grover, Head of the Department of Cardiology, PGI, said pacemakers were still too expensive for most people to afford, he said. He said the team had also conducted a bi-ventricular pacing, an operation that has been done at the PGI for the first time. ‘‘The technique of implanting a pacemaker is not so difficult but the fact that pacemakers is being implanted by the visiting team itself and that too for free, is
unique, 'he said. The three-day conference that begins tomorrow is being hosted by the PGI in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, and the DMC, Ludhiana. Dr NS Dhalla, Dr Paresh Dandona, Dr Dipak Das, Dr C. Rajamanickam are some of the leading doctors from the country who will be attending the conference. |
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Fortis package for soldiers, families Chandigarh, February 6 Approximately 1200 officers and 50,000 men who retire every year from defence services will now avail this benefit at the hospital. People who are not members of either the Army Group Insurance Fund (AGIF) or the Air Force Group Insurance Fund (AFGIF) will now be able to avail of this facility. Also, members of the AGIF/AFGIS who have exhausted their insurance cover are eligible for the same. The empanelment covers special packages for heart procedures like angiography, bypass surgery, angioplasty, valve replacement, pace maker implant etc. With this empanelment, over 74 lakh Kendriya Sainik Board Soldiers and Widows of Ex-servicemen and their dependants will be able to get treatment at Fortis Heart Institute. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. R.V. Karanjekar, Medical Director, Fortis Heart Institute Multi-Speciality Hospital said, “On an average, 2.5 lakh ex-servicemen and their families every year seek medical treatment. Post-retirement, the level of physical activity goes down, increasing the risk of heart-related diseases and other ailments. For a healthy living, they need to carry on with regular exercises and should lead a lifestyle primarily focused on prevention rather than cure”. |
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Students’
rally on pulse polio Chandigarh, February 6 Students carrying placards and banners along with teachers, doctors and members of the CAG moved through different parts of Sector 40 and adjoining areas. The Director, Health Services, Dr C.P. Bansal, who was the chief guest, said the administration had made elaborate arrangements for administering polio drops during the second round. The target was to immunise 1.22 lakh children below the age of 5. |
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Orthopaedic
surgeon SAS Nagar, February 6 Dr Anant Joshi, who is a MS (Ortho) and Masters in Sports Science from the USA, has also been involved in catering to sports-related injuries of the Indian cricket team. |
Thai Thassha enters final Chandigarh, February 6 Top-seed Karan Rastogi did not have to exert much, as Max Jones of Britain conceded the match in the first set due to fitness problems. Second-seed Som Dev Varman had an easy passage to the semi-finals, while fourth-seed Dimitri Tolok was stretched to three sets by unseeded Sanam K. Singh of the CLTA. Among the girls, fourth-seed Thassha Vitayaviroj of Thailand upset top-seed Montinee Tangphong of her country in straight sets to book a place in the final to be played on Saturday. In the quarter-finals, third-seed Sanaa Bhambri and seventh seed Yana Nemerovski had moved into the semi-finals with easy victories against their opponents. The remaining semi-finals and the doubles final will to played tomorrow, followed by the prize distribution for the doubles events. Results (main draw): Boys’ singles quarterfinals — Chatwinder Singh (IND) b Vijay Sunder Natarajan (IND), 6-3,6-3; Dinitri Tolok (UKR) b K. Sanam Singh (IND), 4-6,6-1,6-1; Som Dev Varman (IND) b Nichlos Cavaday (GBR), 7-5, 6-0; Karan Rastogi (IND) b Jones Max (GBR), 3-2 (conceded). Girls’ singles quarterfinals
— Montinee Tangpong (THA) b Anastasia Zhukova (RUS), 6-2,6-1,4-6; Thassha Vitayaviroj (THA) b Parul Goswami (IND), 6-2,6-0; Sanna Bhambri (IND) b Wen-Hsin Hsu (TPE), 6-1,6-0; Yana Nemerovski (ISR) b Iryana Tsymbal (UKR), 6-0, 6-1. Girls’ singles semifinals — Thassha Vitayaviroj (THA) b Montinee Tangpong (THA), 6-4, 6-4. Boys’ doubles semifinals — Jamie Murry and Vikas Punna w/o Nick Cavaday and Jones Max; Chatwinder Singh and Dominic Inglot b Hezi Ravid and A. Weintraub 6-3, 6-3. Girls’ doubles semifinals — Yoon Shin Junj and Anastasia Zhukova b Jennifer Debodt and Daniella Cohan, 6-1, 3-0 (conceded); Efrat Zlotikman and Yana Nemerovski b Hsu Wen-Shin and Husain Hswan, 6-4, 6-4. |
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Cricket
fever catches on Chandigarh, February 6 With the cricket fever catching on, the mood at spice is patriotic. The Spice family has found a unique way of wishing the Indian team the very best for the World Cup. A huge signboard has been put up in the Sector 35 showroom and customers are being encouraged to write messages to the Indian team. In sync with this, Spice has also introduced a new SMS-based runs contest in a tie-up with www.contests2win.com. The runs contest will consist of six questions sent everyday to the user on request. These questions represent six balls of an over and the user has to answer them and in effect play an over of a match everyday. A player will score 1,2,3,4 or 6 runs for the correct answer and play a dot ball and score zero runs on giving the wrong answer. To play this game, the user has to send an SMS as SMS "RUNS" on 8558 and then take guard and start playing. In addition to winning
daily prizes subscribers can become eligible to win a grand prize of 10 gm of gold. Normal SMS charges would apply for subscribers wishing to participate in the runs contest. Incidentally, Spice invited the legendary DP Azad to one of its showroom at Sector 35, Chandigarh, and requested him to be the first person to put his good wishes on the signboard. Speaking on the occasion, Mr D.P. Azad said: “I really appreciate Spice’s noble initiative to wish luck to our national team. I hope this message reaches them in the most strong sense and once again helps them bring laurels to the country.” Speaking on the occasion, Mr Swarn Bajaj, Head, Marketing Spice Telecom said: “With the Cricket World Cup round the corner and the cricket fever gripping the entire country, we decided to provide our subscribers with an opportunity to wish our players luck for the World Cup. In addition to this, we are also in the process of launching a couple of exciting and innovative services for the World Cup and we would be announcing these services soon.” |
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Sports day of school Panchkula, February 6 The results (as per order of merit):
tricycle race — Mayank, Karanveer, Aarushi and Tanvi; alphabetic race — Pritvish and Atul, Vatika and Anmol, and Mohit and Anjali; Kangaroo relay — Akshay, Bhupesh and Rahul; jalebi race — Himank, Lalkshay and Aakash; back race — Deepanshu, Shivam and Amarpratap; 800 m race — Parvinder, Nikhil Sethi and Sher Singh; 200 m — Aditi, Akshita and Vinni; 100 m — Sarayu, Deepti and Amanpreet and Palak; high jump — Sher Singh, Parvinder and Munish Sharma; relay race — (first) Nikhil Sankash Shiva Subir, (second) Deepak Rana, Munish, Keshav and Vardan, (third) Anav, Abhinav, Parvinder and Tejan; bicycle race — (first) Deevakshi and Anav, (second) Tammana and Nikhil Sethi, (third) Aditi and Munish Garg; kite flying — (first) Babloo and Gurucharan, (second) Geeta Ram and Parmod, (third) Subhash and Shamsher.
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Sensors to control cattle menace Chandigarh, February 6 A demonstration was shown to Municipal Commissioner M. P. Singh, Medical Officer (Health) Dr G.C. Bansal and Superintendent of Slaughter House, Dr M.S. Kamboj by Everest Enterprises. The corporation has sought details on the product.
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