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Doctors from Canada to carry out operations at Civil Hospital Mohali, February 11 This was stated by Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, after meeting senior officials of the Health Department, who had come to inspect the Civil Hospital here today, where children suffering from the deformity would be operated upon by a team of doctors coming from Canada. Mr Bir Devinder Singh said a team of 13 persons, including six doctors, would reach Delhi on February 20 and the Civil Hospital on February 22. The doctors are linked with an NGO, Operation Rainbow, Canada. This organisation, under a misssion, carried out such operations in developing countries each year. He had requested the organisation to put India, especially Punjab, on their list. As the hospital did not have a functional ICU, a temporary ICU would be set up during the period the operations are carried out. Necessary equipment was being borrowed or shifted from various agencies. Senior doctors from medical colleges would be assisting the foreign team. The team would also hold interactive sessions with doctors so that a proper post-operative care of the patients was taken. He said as the patients were coming from poor families, arrangements for their accommodation would be made. Ms Rani Mann, the site coordinator of Operation Rainbow, said the problem was more common in Muslim countries. Among those who visited the hospital were Mr D.S. Guru, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Ms Anjali Bhawra, MD, Punjab Health Systems Corpoation, Dr Harinder Rana, Civil Surgeon, Ropar, Dr A.K. Khullar, Deputy Medical Commissioner, Ropar. |
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Palliative care meet begins tomorrow Chandigarh, February 11 About 150 delegates from all over the country and 30 foreign delegates, including from the UK, Australia and Europe, are expected to be participate in the conference. According to organisers, palliative care dealt with terminally-ill cancer patients, who were unsuitable for any specific treatment and needed to be managed for the control of their symptoms so as to improve their quality of life. The organisers added that different aspects of palliative care of terminally-ill cancer patients would be discussed during the conference. For sensitising medical students, a pre-conference workshop would also be organised tomorrow. |
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Raman Kumar shines in
one-sided match Chandigarh, February 11 Earlier in the morning, A.G., J&K, won the toss and elected to bat. A.G., Haryana, captain Parveen Sharma struck in the very first over when he forced Ashwani Gupta to pick the ball into the hands of Gulab Rubani at first slip. After that, Ranjit Bali and Ravi Kant put up a good partnership against some fine bowling by AG, Haryana, bowlers and contributed 49 runs for the second wicket. However, the introduction of Raman tilted the balance in favour of A.G., Haryana. None of the J & K batsmen were comfortable with the hostile bowling of Raman and they were bowled out for a paltry 66 runs in 26.4 overs. Six J&K batsmen went back to the pavilion without opening their account. In reply, AG, Haryana, achieved the target in 9.2 overs without losing any wicket. Didar Singh and Satnam Singh made unbeaten 22 and 34 runs, respectively. Brief scores: A.G., J&K — 66 all out in 26.4 overs (Ranjit Bali 25, Raqvi kant 21, Raman Kumar 6 for 17); A.G., Haryana — 70 for no loss in 9.2 overs (Didar Singh 24 n.o. Satnam Singh 34 n.o.) In the second match of the day played at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Delhi Audit convincingly beat A.G., Shimla, by eight wickets to move into the semifinal. A.G., H.P., decided to bat first after winning the toss, put up only 116 runs on the board before being bundled out in 32 overs. Ramesh Bittu was the top scorer with 25 while Vishal Jagotra and Ramesh Thakur contributed 18 and 15 runs, respectively. For Delhi Audit, Kaushal Pal took three wickets while K.S. Rana and Deepak Sain bagged two wickets each. In reply, Delhi Audit achieved the target in 22 overs for the loss of two wickets Pankat Joshi and Raju Sharma remained unbeaten on 45 and 29 runs respectively. Parveen sain of A.G., H.P., took two wickets for 21 runs. Now A.G., Haryana, will take on A.G., Punjab, in first semifinal at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow while Delhi Audit will clash with A.G., U.P., in the other semifinal at DAV S.S.S., Sector 8. Earlier in morning, Mr Y.C. Satyawadi, Principal Accountant-General, inaugurated the tournament.
Handball meet Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, beat SDP College for women, Ludhiana, 20-0 in the Panjab University Inter-College Zonal Handball Tournament for Women here today. The winners lead 15-0 at half time. The scorers for the winners were Kiranjit Kaur (9), Reena (7), Sunita (3) and Karanpreet (1). In another match GGD SD College, Chandigarh, beat S.G.H.R.S. College for Women, Chabbewal, 29-30, after badly 29-20 at half-time. The scorers of SD College, Chandigarh, were Kamini (16), Rakesh (6), Harvinder (5) and Rooman Devi and Paramjit Kaur one each. The scorers for the losers were Paramjit Kaur (8), Rekha Rani (6), Mandeep Kaur (3), Sukhjinder Kaur (2) and Jasvir Kaur. |
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4 CFA players invited for
selection trials Chandigarh, February 11 According to Mr Ravinder Talwar, President, Chandigarh Football Association, the players invited for the trials are Gagan, Sukhwinder, Pawan and Gurpreet. Mr Talwar further added that the players have been directed to report at the PJN Stadium, Fatorda, Margao, before February 27, along with full playing kit as well as their original birth certificate. |
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PUDA’s proposal for railway reservation counter shot down Mohali, February 11 According to sources, the Chief Administrator (CA), Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), Mr Sanjay Kumar had a fortnight ago proposed to give office space, free of cost, in one of PUDA’s vacant commercial built-up sites to the Railway Board to set up a computerised reservation counter. The proposal was then sent to Mr Sidhu. However, it was sent back with a noting that the matter had been discussed with the minister, who felt that the site being suggested by the Chief Administrator was to be sold by PUDA and hence could not be let out. The sources, however, pointed that the suggested site was located in the office complex, recently vacated by PUDA in Phase I. But since the SDM’s office, along with the District Town Planner’s office, were still running there, they said PUDA had no immediate plan to sell it. This decision of the minister will prove to be a big blow for Mohali residents who have been demanding a reservation counter here for the past three years now. The Chief Administrator, in his note to the Secretary, had clearly stated that members of a large number of welfare associations had met him and put forth the need for a counter in Mohali. He had pointed out that Mohali residents had to go to the Sector 17 bus stand or the railway station in Chandigarh to get tickets booked. ‘‘I am of the considered view that to provide space for a railway reservation centre in Mohali is more of our social commitment and rather an ‘essentiality’ for the people of Mohali to which PUDA must stand committed,’’ reads the Chief Administrator’s note, dated January 29, 2004. Readers of this newspaper will recall that last year’ PUDA’s Mohali office had sent a proposal to the headquarters suggesting that it would provide space at a nominal rent for a railway reservation counter. The headquarters had, however, turned down the proposal, stating that the Railway Board was paying Rs 10,000 per month as rent to the UT Administration for the reservation counter at the Sector 17 Inter State Bus Terminus. Thus suggesting that board would have to pay a similar amount to PUDA for the use of its space in Mohali. However, the Chief Administrator, in this note to the Secretary, had put forward that he had discussed the matter of nominal rent with Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Ambala, who had informed him that in the recent past, premises for railway reservation counters had been provided free of cost to them without which they would not be able to open such centres. |
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F&CC meeting postponed Chandigarh, February 11 The F & CC will take up the leasing out of the eating joint at Shantikunj in Sector 16. The bids can witness an upward trend following completion of the lighting-up process of the pavements in the entire spread. This will naturally encourage a greater number of visitors. The corporation will also take up the proposal for construction of a new road in Ram Darbar besides recarpeting of the existing layout of roads in the area. The corporation will also take up rough cost estimates for providing storm water drainage in AG Staff Colony, Sector 41, drain water gullies in Sector 21 and carpeting of V5 roads in Sector 16, besides certain others development issues. |
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New SBI Deputy MD Chandigarh, February 11 The Chandigarh circle, which comprises 669 branches located in Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and UT, was being headed by Mr Agarwal since January 2003.
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