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More services for terminally ill cancer patients Chandigarh, October 5 At the moment, Chandigarh Hospice Centre in Sector 43 has a provision for 10 patients who are kept in separate wards and are attended day and night, free of cost. Two doctors and three nurses are on permanent duty at the Hospice Centre to take care of the admitted patients, who received home care along with medical support within the Centre, which runs on donations. Under the new expansion project of the Administration, there is a proposal to start two new private rooms for which the UT Administration will charge Rs 250 a day for providing some extra facilities. These private rooms will be on the line of the private wards in hospitals. Besides, the Administration will also extend the normal ward facilities in four more rooms which will be equipped with two beds each to accommodate patients. As most of the patients are unable to to move and walk, let alone take care of themselves, the Administration has also decided to make a provision of a ramp and even a lift in due course of time. Earlier, while visiting Hospice Centre in Sector 43 on September 13, when the Centre crossed the 102 patient mark, the Deputy Commissioner Mr Arun Kumar had promised to provide for a lift to make things easier for the patients, who are in dire straits due to their terminal illness which causes unbearable pain. Also, according to information available, the washrooms doors of the building are also being widened so that the patients can easily move around in wheel chairs. For catering to the additional requirement, another nurse along with three nursing attendants, one cook-cum-driver will also be engaged. Currently housing eight terminally-ill cancer patients, in a pathetic physical and mental state due to disease, which has fatally infected their vital organs, Chandigarh Hospice is the only Hospice in the North, besides the one in Delhi. Launched as an extension of the home care project of the PGI, Hospice delivers effective palliative care to terminally-ill cancer patients and provides them with hospital facilities in a homely atmosphere. Recently the Hospice acquired an ambulance donated by Dr
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Survey to detect diarrhoea cases Panchkula, October 5 Dr B.S. Dahiya, Director General, Health, Haryana, said health teams were conducting house-to-house surveys to detect the cases of malaria and diarrhoea. He said curative and prophylactic treatment was being given free of cost. Fogging was also being done in the entire labour colony. Dr Dahiya said four health posts had been set up in the area and a temporary OPD and laboratory had been established. Doctors are available round the clock to deal with the crisis . Yesterday the state Red Cross and district Red Cross teams distributed milk, apples, bananas and biscuits among patients. |
Sanjay School boys win soccer meet Chandigarh, October 5 Paonta Sahib boys made an early breakthrough when in the 28th minute, Harpal Singh struck with a goal. The half-time score was 1-0 in favour of Guru Nanak Mission School. They did not allow Sanjay School players to make any dominant move, as a result, till the 53th minute, no goal was scored by them. After the lemon break, Sanjay School boys had to change their tactics and they began dominating the proceedings with repeated attacks. At that juncture, Guru Nanak Mission boys put eight players in the defence. Sanjay School boys finally succeeded in the 54th minute and managed to equalise following a corner kick by Rahul, their right stopper. In the 68th minute, Gurdeep Singh of Guru Nanak converted diverted a kick of Rahul into their own goal, thus a blessing for Sanjay school boys. Ultimately, the match went in favour of Sanjay Public School. Cricket tourney Chandigarh registered a narrow win over Panchkula in the opening tie of the Haryana State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Pataudi Trophy, which was held on Saturday evening at the JR Institute of Cricket Technology, Barwala, near Panchkula. Panchkula won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 132 runs in 33.3 overs with Radhey Shyam Gupta scoring 23 runs, followed by Anurag Chopra who scored 20 runs. Manav Asopa contributed 32 valuable runs. Madan Lal was the most successful bowler claiming four wickets for 14 runs. In reply, Chandigarh achieved the target by scoring 135 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 34.3 overs, with only three deliveries left. Vineet Jain scored 35 runs, Rajesh Patha 18 runs, Amit 14 runs, Madan Lal 19 runs. Umesh Kaira claimed three wickets for 20 runs, Ashutosh Walia bagged three wickets for 43 runs, while Kamal Walia got two wickets for 26 runs. Chandigarh will now play their next tie at Panipat on October 6.
Amar Jit shines A fine bowling spell by left-arm spinner Amar Jit Kumar, who claimed five wickets for 12 runs, enabled the United India Club, Chandigarh, beat the Blue Star Club by 105 runs in the Inter-Institutional Cup League Cricket Tournament organised by the District Panchkula Cricket Association at Cricket Stadium, Sector 3, Panchkula, here today. Amar Jit Kumar of the United India Club was declared the ‘man of the match’. Electing to bat first, United India XI lost two wickets quickly. Captain N.K. Sidhu (22) and Vaneet Chawla (45) consolidated the innings with a stand of 52 runs. Sumandeep (37) and Vikram Khajuria (44) scored freely as United India XI managed to score 187 for six in the allotted 25 overs. In reply, Blue Star XI lost wickets at regular intervals. Gobind (24) and Ashish (23) were the only players who entered the double figures as United India Club’s left-arm spinner Amar Jit Kumar run through the Blue Star innings. They were bundled out for 82 runs. Brief scores: United India XI: 187 for 6 (Vaneet Chawla 45 n.o., Vikram Khajuria 44, Sumandeep 37, N.K. Sidhu 21, Kulwinder Romi 20; Sham 3 for 25, Gobind 3 for 25). Blue Star XI: 82 all out (Gobind 24, Ashish 22; Amar Jit Kumar 5 for 12, Raj Kumar 3 for 17, Sushil 2 for 6).
Edmund Rice sports Hosts St John’s High School, Sector 26, clinched the overall trophy in the Edmund Rice Sports Meet, which concluded on Saturday evening on the school premises. Bhavesh Malik of St John’s won the singles badminton title by defeating Harsh Aggarwal of St Joseph’s College, Nainital. Bhavesh and Gagandeep clinched the doubles title. Bhavesh was later declared the best player of the meet. In football, however, St John’s School had to face defeat at the hands of St Joseph’s College, Nainital, They lost by three goals to four via tie-breaker. In the TT final, Sidhant Trehan of St Columbia’s, Delhi, beat Jaysuriya of St John’s, Chandigarh. The doubles final was won by Sidhant and Vaibhav of St Columbia, Delhi.
Badminton team Nancy Mehta of Government Model High school, Sector 36, and Manmeet of DAV Model School, Sector 15, have been named skippers in their respective sections in the Chandigarh sub-junior ball badminton team that will take part in the 23rd National Sub-Junior Ball Badminton Championship to be held at Bhilai (Chhatisgarh) from October 8 to11. The team is: girls — Nancy Mehta, Jaspreet Kaur, Prerna Sadana, Priyanka, Nivedita, Neha, Kavita, Sakshi, Indu and Nitika; boys — Manmeet, Ankur, Vikas, Manoj Lamba, Amandeep Singh, Shubham, Aditya, Mohit Aggarwal, Gursimran Singh and Vaibhav
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Chevrolet wins car rally Chandigarh, October 5 The owner of the car, Mr Jaswant Singh, said his father, Balbir Singh, whose Ford was the first runner-up in the vintage car selection, had lovingly restored the vehicle. Incidentally, this car also received a ‘special prize’ for being the oldest car to compete in the rally. The winner in the vintage category was another Chevrolet, owned by Mr Govind, this one dating back to 1938. In the classic section, the winner was Mr Jaswant Singh’s Chevrolet 1960, while the first runner-up was an earlier edition Chevrolet owned by Mr Baljit Singh Manco, proudly bearing a 1948 dateline. The second runner-up was a classy 1964 Mercedes owned by Mr Gurmeet Singh. Interestingly, while the term ‘vintage’ applied to cars which were manufactured before December 31, 1939, the term Classic covered different classifications for vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1940. The delightful red and black 1930 Ford, owned by Mr Vijay Aggarwal, who drove it all the way from Dehra Dun to participate in the rally, also received a special prize for this sporting gesture. Each of the cars of yesteryear has a nostalgic tale, which gives it an additional sheen. While the winning Chevrolet was found ‘rusting in garage in Kishangarh’ by the present owners, the 1948 Chevrolet has often been dubbed the ‘mafia car’ for its popularity with the Italian Godfathers. Incidentally, this vehicle is in its original condition, with no parts added. |
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Gakhar wins golf title Chandigarh, October 5 The match was conducted on stableford basis. The defending champion, Dr G.S. Kochhar, was placed at third spot while Dr V.S. Sachdev finished runner-up. Mrs Iona D’ Cuhha won the best net score in the ladies section and Raghav Bhandari won the best net score in the junior section. This annual feature is sponsored by Sushil Popli in memory of his father Mr D.C. Popli. Prizes were distributed by Mr Sushil Popli and Sneh
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