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Transfer gene testing facility to smaller Chandigarh, October 4 “The need of the hour is to transfer the gene testing facility to smaller hospitals and the medical fraternity needs to play a more active role by creating public awareness on the issue,” opined Dr Madhu Khullar, Additional Professor in the Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology. The Department of Anatomy at the PGI today organised a symposium on the “Recent advances in anatomy” in which doctors from all over the region participated. Dr Khullar, who presented a paper on ‘Molecular genetics of disease’, said the latest technology cost was not a limiting factor and the setting up of a genetic laboratory was not very expensive. “The level of awareness about genetic testing amongst the doctors is very poor and as such we need to have training programmes for them at bigger institutes like the PGI,” she suggested. Though an increasing number of gene tests are being made available commercially, but the debate on the method that should be adopted to deliver it to the public is the challenge faced by the medical fraternity
today. The ultimate goal is to use this information to develop new ways to treat, cure or even prevent thousands of diseases that afflict mankind, pointed out doctors. The delegates at the symposium felt that as far as the pre-natal diagnostic tests were concerned, a lot more needed to be done. The doctors felt that as was the case in some of the foreign countries, a legislation should be made to make pre-natal diagnosis and screening of genetic diseases mandatory as this would reduce the number of children being born with thalassaemics and other genetic disorders. Earlier, the PGI Dean and Head of Radiodiagnosis, Prof Sudha Suri, inaugurated the symposium. She said genetics was playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diseases. The Human Genome Project, she said, was one of the most astounding medical projects of all time. The delegates stressed the need for donating bodies as they felt that cadaver dissection was essential for acquisition of scientific and communicative skills. The first annual meeting of the North India Anatomists Federation will be held tomorrow. |
Afro-Asian Games to boost India’s image Chandigarh, October 4 The forthcoming Afro-Asian Games to be held in Hyderabad from October 24 will give a tremendous boost to the euphoria created by recent upswing in the sports standards of the country sportspersons. Today we have hockey team already taking the world by stride with three great wins out of four in the past one year, then shooters Abhinav Bindra, Anjali Bhagwat, R. Rathore, Manavjit Singh giving their best. Again we have Anju B George, K.Beenamol. Neelam J Singh, Bahadur Singh again showing excellent results. then we have Karnam Malleshwari in weightlifting and Palwinder Cheema in wrestling, who all could be the torch-bearers for the nation. The big sponsors who were till date limited to cricket only, are now turning their sides towards the Indian sportspersons and sports as a whole. Take for instance in hockey, as before the Champions Trophy in August last, Sahara India decided to contribute its major money share towards sponsoring the entire team. The recent Asia cup win at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) has further boosted the morale of the Indian hockey fraternity and the Sahara India were now the happiest lot. Only last month, Samsung India Limited, one of the premier Consumer electronics company, had signed an memorandum of understanding with the Indian Olympic Association to fund Rs 1 crore to the IOA out of which Rs 50 lakh will be distributed among five chosen olympic ratnas, Abhinav Bindra, Anjali Bhagwat, Anju George, K Beenamol and K. Malleshwari, so as to on their training and other related costs for the 204 Olympics. All this could be possible because now there is shift towards the attitude of the society for sports. This was stated by seven times World billiards champion Geet Sethi who visited the city few days ago. Sethi had termed the present upsurge as the beginning of the India as a strong sports nation in the next one decade. But Sethi had evinced the hope that this all would be possible if we continue to give good performance overseas and then have good
exposures to various international tournaments. The first Afro-Asian games will be staged in India involving top ranked players from Asia and Africa in eight disciplines of athletics, football, hockey(men and women), tennis, shooting, weightlifting and boxing. ‘The presence of players from the two continents will enhance India’s image and would give exposure to Indian sportspersons, said Mr Raja Randhir Singh, Secretary-General of the Indian Olympic Association. Raja Randhir who is also the Secretary-General of the Olympic Council of Asia was instrumental in making the bid to host the games. |
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Golf tournament at Forest Hill Chandigarh, October 4 The tournament will be conducted in four categories — men, women, boys and girls. Entries close on October 9 at 5.30 p.m. Entry forms are available both at the CGA Golf Range and the Forest Hill Golf and Country Club. A technical committee under Mr Lokender Malik, manager, Forest Hill Golf and Country Club, has been formed. According to Mr D.P. Azad, President, Chandigarh Golf Association, Col B S Sandhu, CMD, Forest Hill Golf and Country Club has given a special offer to members of the CGA Golf Range to play at the Forest Hill Golf and Country Club by paying nominal green fee in order to promote the game in this part of the country. |
Bar: extend date for
filing IT returns Chandigarh, October 4 The assessees of the Chandigarh region who could not file their return on September 30 due to half yearly closing of banks. October 2 was a national holiday and October 3 was declared a local holiday by the Income Tax Department due to Ramnavami . Employees of the Income Tax Department who were accepting the returns on October 3 at a special counter in Sector 17 refused to accept returns after 3 pm. The association has appealed to the CBDT to take in to account public interest. |
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