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First cardiac remodelling surgery in India SAS Nagar, August 14 The surgery was carried out recently by a team of doctors under Dr Achintya Moulick, chairman, Cardio Vascular Sciences, Fortis Heart Institute and Multi-speciality Hospital, SAS Nagar. Cardiac remodelling surgery is part of surgical management of heart failure, which can serve a big section of the population in need of heart transplantation. Due to a shortage of heart donors, only 10 per cent of these patients survive. With this surgery, now possible in India, people suffering from this disease can get treatment in their own country. Dr Moulick told mediapersons here today that the patient, Mrs Meena, was a candidate for heart transplantation. During the eight-hour-long surgical procedure, she underwent bypass surgery, restoration of cardiac anatomy and a mitral valve (MV) repair. He said, "The recent resurgence of interest in surgical treatment of heart failure is one of the most exciting developments made in modern cardiac surgery. This will provide hope to a large number of patients who keep waiting for heart donors. With this effective surgical procedure, we hope to benefit such patients and people of this region. Though this procedure was technically challenging, it could be done in the best of hands all over the world. Only two major centers in the world were actually doing cardiac remodelling, one in South America and the other in Japan. The Fortis Heart Institute and Multi-speciality Hospital has now become the third centre.” During the cardiac remodelling surgery, the dead piece of the heart's left chamber (ventricle) was removed and a valve repair was done. After the surgery, the patient's EF (ejection fraction) improved to 35 per cent with significant decrease of the leak in the valve. Dr Moulick stressed that cardiac remodelling was not just a substitute for transplant programmes, it also a very potent therapy for those in heart failure to improve their quality of life."  |
Top seed crashes out Chandigarh, August 14 Vijayant conquered the first set with ease but Shiva came back in the second set by winning in the tie-breaker and then the third set, he forced Vijayant to commit errors and finally won. Results: boys under-14 singles (quarterfinals round): Shiva Sangwan (CHD) bt. Vijayant Malik (CHD) 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-1; Navinder Pal Singh (CHD) bt. Ankit Sachdeva (DLI) 6-1, 6-4; Deepinder Singh (CHD) bt. Chandril Sood (UP) 6-1, 6-0; Karunday Singh (DLI) bt. Zehn Laliwala (GUJ) 6-4, 7-5; boys under-14 singles (Pre quarterfinal round): Vijayant Malik (CHD) bt. Prateek Bhambri (DLI) 6-0, 6-3; Shiva Sangwan (CHD) bt Arjun Chaudhary (DLI) 6-0, 6-3; Navinder Pal Singh (CHD) bt. Ajay Kumar (DLI) 6-2, 6-4; Karunday Singh (DLI) bt. Rahul Jain (DLI) 6-3, 6-2; Chandril Sood (UP) bt Yuvresh Bansal (CHD) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Ankit Sachdeva (DLI) bt Parul Verma (CHD) 6-3, 6-2; Deepinder Singh (CHD) bt. Sidharth Singh (CHD) 6-1, 6-2; and Zehn Laliwala (GUJ) bt Irawan Sireg Dody (DLI) 6-2, 6-3. Girls under-14 singles (Quarterfinal round): Surbhi S. Verma (MAH) bt Prerna Bhambri (DLI) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3; Garima Vatwani (DLI) bt Shradha Singh (CHD) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Amrita Seth (DLI) bt 6-Navjot Saini (PB) 6-2, 6-3; Girls under-14 singles (Pre-quarterfinal round): Surbhi S. Verma (MAH) bt. Ramneek Rihal (CHD) 6-4, 6-1; Prerna Bhambri (DLI) bt Manya Nagpal (DLI) 6-0, 6-0; Garima Vatwani (DLI) bt. Qudrat Paul (CLD) 6-1, 6-1; Shradha Singh (CHD) bt Dipti Srivastava (WB) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Navjot Saini (PB) bt Jaanesh M. Kaur (CHD) 6-2, 6-0; Amrita Seth (DLI) bt Ankita Singh (CHD) 6-2, 6-1; Sweta Kumari (DLI) bt Noor Paul (CHD) 6-2, 6-0; Yajini Baluja (DLI) bt Saumya Avinashi (DLI) 7-6(3), 6-2. Boys under-14 doubles (Semi-final round): Kush Jagga and Ajay Kumar bt Lakshit Sood and Chandril Sood 7-6(6), 5-7, 7-6 (5). Bharti, Irfan win Bharti and Mohd Irfan of Delhi division bagged the men and women singles titles, respectively, in the 24th Zonal North Zone LIC Carrom Tournament which concluded this evening at Parkview, Sector 24, Chandigarh. Results: final: men: Mohd Irfan (Del) b Sanjay Verma (Del) 25-24, 25-04; women: Bharti (Del) b Sneh Lata (Del) 25-4,25-0. Ball badminton meet The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association will organise the IXth Chandigarh Sub-Junior State Ball Badminton Championship from August 27 to 29 in under-15 section for both boys and girls at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44. Players born on or after January 1,1989 were eligible to take part. According to Baljinder Singh Banwait, general secretary of the association, the city teams for the 23rd national sub-junior ball badminton championship to be held at Bhillai from October 8 to 11 will also be chosen during this meet. Soccer tourney Nilgiri House won both the junior and senior titles in the inter-house soccer tournament of St Soldier Divine Public School, Panchkula, played today at Sector 16, Panchkula. In the final played between Aravali and Nilgiri House, latter defeated former at 2-0. Rural sports meet The Guru Gobind Singh Sports Club and DYFI in collaboration with the Panchayat of Dadu Majra will organise the annual rural sports meet in the Guru Dronacharya Stadium, Dadu Majra, on August 19 and 20. The events will be held in kabaddi both circle and national style, athletics event such as races, long jump high jump and tug-of-war. |
229-cr plan to make Haryana green Panchkula, August 14 The project — natural resource development through people's participation — will aim at increasing production from forest lands (mainly in the Shivaliks and Aravalis), community lands (panchayat lands) and farm lands (agro-forestry) by afforestation and soil and water conservation methods. Besides, institution building and community organisation through poverty alleviation programmes for reducing the dependence of people on the forests will also be a part of this project. A three-member team of consultants for the JBIC, comprising of Goran Haldin, Miyoko Tani Guchi and Kaneyasu IDA, today held discussions with senior officials of the Department of Forests and the Department of Rural Development for the implementation of this integrated project. While it is proposed to spend Rs 161 crore on plantation, over Rs 10 crore will be spent on soil conservation measures, besides constructing water harvesting structures and rehabilitation of water storage structures. It is learnt that the state government had submitted this project to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests last year. The project was then referred to the Union Finance Ministry which decided to fund the project through a foreign investor and thus the JBIC was shortlisted. It may be noted that the JBIC is also funding projects on afforestation in Punjab and Rajasthan. Mr J.P.L. Srivastava, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Haryana, when contacted by The Tribune, said that one of the primary objectives of the project was to increase the tree cover in the state. “The forest cover in Haryana is 3.5 per cent of the total area in the state (1.5 lakh hectares), whereas the tree cover, including the tree cover outside the notified forest areas, is 7.8 per cent of the total area. Under the project, villages will be identified near the forest areas and by involving these people in activities like pisciculture, apiculture, floriculture, etc. It will also help in their economic uplift,” he said. He informed that while water and soil conservation measures would be employed mainly in the Shivaliks (Ambala, Panchkula and Yamunanagar), focus will be on protection of forests and promotion of agro-forestry in the Aravalis (Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mahendragarh, Rewari and Bhiwani). |
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PANCHKULA DIARY Panchkula, August 14 While giving this information, the Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, Ms Satwanti Ahlawat said the Company Commandant of Home Guards, Mr J.P.S. Grewal, and the Company Commander, Mr Suresh Nagpal, had been bestowed Presidential medals in recognition of their exceptional services in the civil defence. She said the Chief Secretary, Mr A.N. Mathur, would also present awards to Rudra Mukherjee, student of Class VIII, and Kirti Gehlawat of Class VII, both from Manav Mangal School, for outstanding performance in yoga. She said Sub-Inspector Surjeet Kumar would also be honoured on the occasion for saving a kidnapped child and recovering an amount of Rs 1 crore from the kidnappers. Besides this, Sub Inspector Jai Pal and Constable Vijay Kumar would also be honoured for nabbing a Nigerian carrying 900 gm heroin. Constable Naresh Kumar and Darshan Singh would also be honoured. Mr. I.P. Singla, District Small Savings Officer, would also be honoured for outstanding performance in the small savings scheme from 1991 onwards. She said an attractive marchpast would be organised on the occasion of Independence Day in which contingents of the Haryana Police, Home Guards, NCC, Scouts, Girl Guides and various schools of the city would participate. A colourful programme by the schoolchildren would also be the highlight of the day. Keep the town clean,
urges DC The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Satwanti Ahlawat, has urged all Sector Welfare Associations of the city to make efforts in keeping the city clean and beautiful and cooperate with the district administration in the maintenance of parks. She said the municipal council had decided to take over the maintenance of parks from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and give it to various registered sector welfare associations. It had also been decided that these associations would be provided Re 1 per sq mtr for the maintenance of the park. This money would be spent on hiring of gardeners and other related works. She urged the remaining welfare associations to get themselves registered. The Executive Officer of the municipal council, Mr O.P. Sihag, said the council had started the work of removing congress grass from vacant plots and internal roads of the sectors. He said after the monsoon, HUDA and the municipal council would start the repair of roads of all villages within the municipal boundary at war-footing. |
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President’s medal for 2 cops Chandigarh, August 14 Mr Saini is an investigating officer in the Industrial Area police station and Mr Sharma in charge of the Palsora police post. While Mr Saini was behind the arrest of 45 proclaimed offenders as part of a special force, Mr Sharma led several raids against terrorists and gangs of robbers and burglars during the militancy days. Both had entered the police as constables. |
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Nod to sewerage plant Chandigarh, August 14 Justice O.P. Verma (Retd.) today gave his approval to the Tertiary Water Network Action Plan prepared by the Chandigarh Administration and asked the Administration to work out financial modalities for the same. The Rose Garden and Leisure Valley were detached from the network sixty years ago but have again been linked saving potable water. The Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, said a plan for building over 5,000 rehabilitation as well as EWS tenements in Sector 38 and 49 had been finalised and the area earmarked. Justice Verma asked the Inspector-General of Police to book scrap dealers under Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code if found purchasing stolen goods. |
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