HEALTH

24 dengue patients admitted to DMCH
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 17
About 24 fresh cases of dengue, majority of them from Ludhiana, were admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) during the last 24 hours. The patients belong to Jammu Colony, Haibowal Kalan, Dholewal, Sidhwan Bet, near Durga Mata Temple, Sant Vihar Colony, Akash Nagar, Haibowal Khurd, Civil Lines, Gurdwara Road, South Model Gram, Millar Ganj, Sunder Nagar, Urban Estate etc.

With the new admissions, the total number of cases from Ludhiana has crossed the 200 mark.

The total number of patients reported from Gurdaspur (Batala) are 112, six from Amritsar, two from Bathinda, 10 from Hoshiarpur, seven from Jalandhar, three from Kapurthala, two each from Nabha, Phagwara, Ropar and Sangrur and one each from Muktsar, Saharanpur and Ferozepore.

While 185 patients have been discharged, 142 are still admitted at the DMCH. Out of the total dengue cases reported, 256 were suspected cases while 97 are positive cases.

Check your thermometer for accuracy
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 17
If you are feeling feverish, consult the doctor instead of relying on your thermometer. A number of cases have come to light in which patients had to suffer from mental agony due to of their faulty thermometers. Chemists feel that since the mercury in the thermometer is set manually, there could be a manufacturing defect in it.

Mr Pramod Jain, a local resident, said that he was feeling like having mild fever for the past few days. He consulted one of the best city physicians, who initially said that it could be viral fever due to the changing weather. But whenever he noted down his temperature, the thermometer showed 99°F. “After about a week, the doctor asked me to under-go for certain tests. Blood tests, urine tests, haemoglobin, ESR etc were conducted but the reports were normal. Though I was relieved that everything was normal, I was worried as to why I was suffering from low-grade fever?

One of my relatives advised me to change the thermometer. I bought a new digital thermometer and that showed absolutely normal temperature. I noted my temperature for a week in the new thermometer and it showed normal body temperature. I suffered from stress due to the faulty thermometer”, said Mr Pramod.

Another patient Reena, suffering from viral fever, had to go through a similar situation. “My thermometer always showed temperature of 99 to 99.5°F. Though the doctor told me not to get worried, I got panicky. My ultra-sound, blood test, and acid, urine tests etc were done but the reports were normal. Then the doctor advised me to stop looking at the thermometer. I stopped noticing my fever and I was alright within a few days. I was under tension because I used to see my temperature thrice a day and everytime there was a variation”, said Reena.

SPORTS

BCM School athletics meet begins
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, October 17
Kanwalnain of Bhaskar House in the boys’ section and Harsimran of Apple House in the girls’ were at the centrestage on the opening day of the third annual inter-house athletics meet of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, here today.

In the boys’ (under-19) category, Kanwalnain bagged titles in shot put and 800 m and 1,500 m races. In the girls’ (under-16) category, Harsimran clinched titles in long jump and 400 m race.

Earlier, Ms Paramjit Kaur, Principal of the school, inaugurated the meet. More than 500 boys and girls were taking part in the meet. The students were divided in four houses namely Apple, Arya Bhatt, Bhaskar and Rohini. The participants took part in an impressive march past. A cultural programme was also presented.

The results: girls (under-16) 800 m — Kuldeep of Bhaskar House 1, Kamalpreet of Rohini House 2, Bhagyashree of Arya Bhatt House 3; (under-18) 800 m — Gurmeen of Apple House 1, Sweety of Arya Bhatt 2, Rajneet of Apple House3; (under-16) 400 m — Harsimran of Apple House 1, Rupam of Bhaskar House 2, Sarishma of Rohini House 3; (under-19) shot put — Pooja of Bhaskar House 1, Parveen of Apple House 2, Prabhdeep of Bhaskar House 3; (under-16) long jump — Harsimran of Apple House 1, Manjot of Arya Bhatt House 2, Sarishma of Rohini House 3; discus throw — Danika of Bhaskar House 1, Damini of Bhaskar House 2, Shagun of Apple House 3; (under-19) discus throw — Money of Apple House 1, Parveen of Apple House 2, Sweety of Arya Bhatt House 3; 155 m — Sweety of Arya Bhatt House 1, Rishi of Bhaskar House 2, Shifali of Bhaskar House 3; (under-14) long jump — Tavleen of Bhaskar House 1, Sakshi House 2, Vishakha of Arya Bhatt House 3.

Boys (under-19) shot put — Kanwalnain of Bhaskar House 1, Amritpal Singh of Arya Bhatt House 2, Abhey Pratap of Bhaskar House 3; (under-16) 800 m — Pranav of Arya Bhatt House 1, Saurabh of Rohini House 2, Nikhil of Apple House 3; (under-19) 800 m — Kanwalnain of Bhaskar House 1, Abhishek of Rohini House 2, Sahil of Apple House 3; (under-19) long jump — Abhishek of Rohini House 1, Rishi of Arya Bhatt House 2, Sumit of Rohini House 3; (under-16) shot put — Eshan of Rohini House 1, Abhishek of Apple House 2, Shivam of Rohini House 3; (under-14) long jump — Tapur of Bhaskar House 1, Tanvinder of Arya Bhatt House 2, Parth of Apple House 3; (under-16) discus throw — Eshan of Rohini House 1, Ruchir of Bhaskar House 2, Shivam of Rohini House 3; (under-19) 1500 m — Kanwalnain of Bhaskar House 1, Sahil of Apple House 2, Kapil of Rohini House 3; (under-16) long jump — Nitish of Arya Bhatt House 1, Ashish of Arya Bhatt house 2, Kumal of Bhaskar House 3; (under-16) 1500 m — Manik of Arya Bhatt House 1, Koshish of Apple House 2, Gaurav Gupta of Rohini House 3; (under-19) 400 m — Abhishek of Rohini House 1, Sandeep of Bhaskar House 2, Sumit of Arya Bhatt House 3.

Kabaddi tourney

Star Sports Club of Chhandran village, near here, will hold a kabaddi tournament at the village on Sunday in 28 kg, 32 kg and 42 kg categories, according to Mr Romesh Chhander, patron of the club. Mr Darshan Singh Mangat, member Block Samiti, will inaugurate the tournament and Mr Harinder Singh Raju and Bhinder Singh, both panchayat members, will distribute cash prizes among the winners.