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Move to provide MRI test on subsidised rates Chandigarh, November 9 According to sources in the department, the administration has invited limited tenders from four private diagnostic centres, so that an agreement can be signed with one of them to refer patients. Interestingly, the department which has failed to get a CT-scan machine installed at the General Hospital for the past almost two years, has come up with the proposal to make available the MRI scan to patients at subsidised rates. So far, apart from the PGI, no other government hospital has a CT-scan machine. The proposal to have a private CT-scan installed in General Hospital and Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has not come through with the file shuttling between the administration and the hospital authorities. The authorities had come in for a lot of criticism for inviting private parties to install the CT-scan machine instead of doing it on their own. “Though the modalities of the proposal have yet to be worked out, the MRI under this arrangement is likely to cost at least Rs 1,000 less than the market rate,” said a Health Department official. Health officials say the need to work out this kind of an arrangement was felt as the majority of patients could not afford to pay Rs 3,700 for the test at private centres. “With the waiting period for an MRI at the PGI often stretching to a month’s time, we felt that having this arrangement would be in the interest of the poor patients,” explained an official.
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Health Dept fails to check quackery Panchkula, November 9 The Health Department, however, has failed to do much in this regard, except for launching a day-long drive against BAMS or BHMS doctors prescribing allopathic medicines. Most of these shops (usually called ayurvedic khandani davakhanas), which can be seen along the Chandigarh-Panchkula highway, are being run by illiterate people, who claim to cure all kinds of diseases, including the sexually transmitted ones. The “persons” running these shops claim that their “purely herbal” medicines can cure all diseases, including those which have “no cure in allopathy.” This correspondent visited these shops pretending to be a skin allergy patient. A “hakim”, though initially suspicious, asked if any allopathic treatment was being taken. On being told that it was, he said he could begin his treatment only after the patient stopped taking chemical drugs. Asked if he had done a course in Ayurveda, the question is brushed aside with the reply that “...We have spent years researching on various herbs found in forests and know much more than doctors. Moreover, we charge only Rs 10 as consultation fee.” During a visit to another “medical shop” operating in Rajiv Colony, another illiterate “hakim” and his wife informed that they got around five-six patients daily. “My wife also assists me in deliveries and treats all women’s diseases”, he said. He claims: “Waise bhi hamara kaam chalta hai kyonki jo bhi delivery hamare haath se hota hai, usko ladka hi paida hota hai. (We are popular because all deliveries done by us lead to a male child).” Asked how he is qualified to perform deliveries, he says with a smile: “Hamein Allah ka noor prapt hai.” Such “doctors” are also there in Indira Colony, Azad Colony and in many villages of Panchkula. Since most of them double as exorcists, they claim that they are often called by people to their houses for getting rid of ghosts. The Civil Surgeon, Panchkula, Dr Satvir Chaudhary, admitted that quackery was on the rise in the district. “We have formed a three-member committee comprising the District Drug Inspector, District Ayurvedic Officer and a qualified doctor, who will conduct raids at various places”, he informed. |
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Pulse Polio drive to
continue for 2 days Panchkula, November 9 A spokesman for the Health Department said 3,339 children in urban areas of Kalka were given the drops, besides 6,373 children in the rural areas of Kalka; 2,680 in urban and 2,607 in rural Pinjore, 17,526 in Panchkula, 8,351 in Old Panchkula, 1,807 at Morni, 3,553 at Raipur Rani, 3,449 at Barwala, 2953 at Hangola and 4647 at Kot. Children between the age of 0-5 years in the district were administered the drops at 299 fixed booths. Besides five transit teams and 13 mobile teams also covered children in this age group. The polio drops were administered from 9 am to 5 pm. The local bus stand and railway station were also covered. Around 1,232 workers including health workers, ICDS workers, teachers, NSS volunteers and 54 supervisors of the Health Department had been deployed for the effective implementation of this programme. Officers of the Health Department said the drive would continue for two days and health workers would go from door-to-door for the next two days to administer polio drops.
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AKSIPS Sports Day organised Chandigarh, November 9 The function began with a dance performance which mesmerised the audience through a vibrant musical adaptation of “Vande Mataram”. This was followed by a flag-hoisting ceremony by Dr B.N.S. Walia, a former Director of the PGI. The senior students of the Einstein, Iqbal, Shakespeare and Tagore houses of the school took part in the march past led by their respective house captains. Then there was a wide array of races and drills. Children dressed in spotless white dresses participated in the three-legged race, obstacle race, sack race, needle-and-thread race and skipping race. The relay race caught everyone’s attention. Umbrella drill was performed by students of
Class VII to the tune of popular song of 1960’s Sayonara. The gymnastics display projected the elasticity and flexibility of the performers. A bhangra drill presented by students of classes IV and V also enthralled the audience.
Chess tourney Simranjeet Singh with 5.5 points emerged champion in the Chandigarh Junior Under-19 Chess Tournament, which concluded at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here today. Simranjeet Singh, (5.5 points), Anmol Razdan, (5 points), Shweta (5 points) and Ripudaman Singh (4.5 points) have been selected to repsesent Chandigarh in the National Junior Chess Championship to be held at Bikaner from November 13.
Pitch and Putt contest Fatehbir Singh Dhaliwal has won the monthly Pitch and Putt competition organised by the Chandigarh Golf Association at the CGA Golf range. Rahul Bakshi was the runner-up. In the junior section, Arsh was the winner while Dilsher Sukhija remained runner-up. Thirtyfive participants took part in the competition.
Wrestling title The Wrestling Coaching Centre, Sector 30, won the overall championship in the Chandigarh Senior State Wrestling Championship here today. In the free-style event, Suraj Prakash, Narinder, Ravinder, Raj Singh, Ajit and Sarwar won the first place in their respective categories. In Greco-Roman section, Jagbir, Ashwani, Surinder, Jasbir, Ramesh and Jagmit won in different weight categories.
Elected Seema Jain and Gurdeep Singh were unanimously elected as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Ropar District Basketball Assocition at its general body meeting held last evening. It was also decided to hold a district basketball championship for men and women in the first week of December.
Bedi Club win A knock of unbeaten 100 runs in just 60 deliveries by Arpinder Bedi enabled the Bedi Cricket Club in trouncing the Lancer Club by 131 runs in the Late Sohan Singh Memorial Cricket Tournment played at the PGI cricket ground, Sector 12, here. The knock of Arpinder comprised five sixes and 10 hits to the fence. He was helped by Navjeet Gill who scored 72 runs and both of them were involved in a 145-run partnership. Brief scores: Bedi Cricket Club: 222 for three in 25 overs (Arpinder Bedi 100 n.o., Navjeet Gill 72).
Lancer Club: 91 runs all out in 18.3 overs (Rajeev 41, Sandeep Sandhu 3 for 11, Kulbir 2 for seven).
Volleyball meet The Shivalik Volleyball Academy went down fighting to AG, Punjab, in the men final of the Chandigarh State Senior Volleyball championship played at the Sports Complex, Sector 7, here. In the women final, Sports Authority of India, Red coaching centre, Sector 18, clinched the title. In previous men matches, the Shivalik Volleyball Academy had beaten the CRPF and SGGS Khalsa College. |
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Saupin’s girls lift
carrom trophy Chandigarh, November 9 Earlier, in the girls section, Saupin’s School A team won the trophy, detthroning defending champions St Stephen’s A team. In the junior boys section, St Stephen’s B team was declared winner while its A team secured the second place. Saupin’s School A team lifted the senior boys trophy while DAV School, Sector 8 got the second place. Winners in individual section in senior boys include Rahul Arora, Manish Chaudhary, Rohit Saharan, Harpreet, Sagar Pushkarna, Mandeep Singh, Sachin Khanuja, Karan Goswami, Amit Garg, Gautam Kaushal and Manish Dhiman. In the junior boys section, those making their entry to the second round are Shouvik Sen, Prikshat, Puneet Garg, Akshat Bhatt, Aditya Sharma, Anish Kumar, Pankaj, Abhinav, Hemant, Rohit and Sumeet, Mitesh Chahal, Shushyant, Shiva Dhir, Yotsha Khamsun and Ankit Goyal. |
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Ladies’ golf meet from Nov 11 Chandigarh, November 9 According to Ms Gaitri M.M. Singh, the Captain of the ladies section of the club, this event will be played for 72 holes for eight categories from sub-juniors to above-65. The ceremonial tee-off will be performed by Raja Malvinder Singh, the President of the Chandigarh Golf Club, at 7.30 a.m. on November 11. |
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