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BODY&MIND As many as 150 neurosurgeons attending the second Indo-Japanese neurosurgery conference at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here are looking forward to a lecture on surgical robotics by Professor Hongo Kozuhiro from Shinshu University in Japan. The lecture is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the conference here on Friday. According to Dr S. S. Kale, organising secretary of the conference and Senior Neuro Surgeon at AIIMS, the Indo-Japanese collaboration in neurosurgery began from a similar conference in Nagoya in Japan last March and is a great learning experience for Indian neurosurgeons. “Twenty-two neurosurgeons from Japan are attending the conference. The delegation is led by Professor J. Yoshida from Nagoya University, Japan. There are some Japanese neurosurgeons who have achieved tremendous success in treating certain neurosurgical disorders like vascular neurosurgery, skull-based tumours and ancurysms. Indian neurousrgeons have been going to Japan for training. The neurosurgeons from Japan will share with their Indian counterparts the most advanced techniques ranging from gene therapy for malignant glioma to surgical robotics in neuro surgery,” he said. The organising secretary further pointed out that contrary to general belief that neurosurgery means brain surgery, neurosurgeons diagnose and treat the entire nervous system. This encompasses treatment of congenital and degenerative diseases of the spine, pain caused by pinched nerves in the neck, low back pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain and injuries of the head and spine, brain tumours, haemorrhages and trauma, tumour of the pituitary gland and disorders of the arteries. Describing the conference as a stepping stone for long lasting Indo-Japanese collaborative efforts on advanced neurosurgeries, Professor V.S. Mehta, Chief, Neurosciences Centre, AIIMS, observed that Indian neurosurgeons are becoming competitive in neuroscience research. “These specialities are still limited to big cities. The total number of neurosurgeons in India is about 800 for a population exceeding 100 million. In contrast, Japan has 8000 neurosurgeons for a population of 120 million.’’ The participants will also present their views on motor cortex tumours, surgical removal of Arterio Veinous Malformation around the motor cortex, gene therapy for malignant glioma, cervical disc replacement and spinal cord malformations. Professor P.N. Tandon, Professor A.K. Banerji, Professor S.N. Bhagwati, Professor V.K. Jain, Professor Atul Goel are among the prominent neurosurgeons attending the conference.
ISO certification The Himalaya Drug Company known for its herbal products, has been awarded ISO 9001: 2000 certification for its quality management system from National Quality Assurance. One of the oldest and largest certification bodies of UK, the NQA provides certification and assessment services to a wide range of manufacturing, commercial and service sectors. Hailing the recognition, Dr S. K. Mitra, Executive Director, Research and Technical Services, Himalaya Drug Company said, ``Himalaya is delighted to receive ISO 9001: 2000 certification, a standard that is recognised and respected worldwide.’’
Bharti Healthcare, manufacturers of hard gelatin capsules and a group company of Bharti Enterprises has bagged the Excellence in Cost Reduction Award. Instituted by the Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India, the award is given to ten leading companies in the manufacturing sector and top five companies in the service sector. The capacity utilisation by the company has increased from 82.6 per cent in 2000-’01 to 91.8 per cent in 2002-’03. ICWAI President, Mr K. L. Singh presented the award to the Chief Executive Officer and Director (Operations), Bharti Healthcare at the 45th national convention of ICWAI at Vigyan Bhawan on Friday. The Bharti Healthcare Plant located in Dharuhera, Haryana, produces capsules of various sizes ranging from ‘00’ to `4’.
DMA reminds LG The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has reminded the Lt-Governor of Delhi, Mr Vijai Kapur, to hold long overdue elections of the Delhi Medical Council. A delegation of DMA led by its President, Dr Anil Bansal stressed the need for elections to the DMC in public interest. Dr Bansal has said that failure to hold elections constitutes a blatant violation of the rights of 23,000 members of the Council. He has pointed out that the DMC came into being in 1997 with the passage of the Delhi Medical Council Bill by the Delhi Assembly. As per the constitution of the Council, the members were nominated by the government for three years only. Although elections were due in 2000, the ad hoc office bearers continued to hold their offices. In a memorandum submitted to Mr Kapur, the DMA has stated, “More than five years have lapsed since this nominated council came into existence. Till now, there is no communication from the DMC regarding the constitution of a duly elected and representative Medical Council in Delhi. This has resulted in unjustified and non-mandated extension to the nominated council beyond three years. This is a gross miscarriage of justice to all members of the Delhi Medical Council.’’ |
Indian blind cricket team to play five ODIs in Pak New Delhi, February 14 The team will leave for Lahore on the Delhi-Lahore Bus Service on February 18 and return home on March 1. The one-day matches will be played at
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 22, National Stadium in Karachi on February 22, Karachi on February 24, Shekhopura Stadium on February 27 and Rawalpindi on February 29. The Indian team will be led by Manvinder Singh Patwal of Delhi. BV Vishal Kumar of Karnataka is the vice-captain. Other members of the team are: Pushparaj Simon (Andhra Pradesh), Rajinder Verma (Rajasthan), Inder Singh (Delhi), Mallikarjun N D (Karnataka), Rajesh Singh (Delhi), Ashish Singh Negi (Uttaranchal), Amandeep Singh Arya (Uttranchal), Gurpreet Singh (Punjab), B Nanaji (Andhra Pradesh), Shekar Naik L (Karnataka), Nirmal Kumar Kapana (Rajasthan), Y Manjunatha (Karnataka). Standbyes: Kethan Patel and Ramesh Jamedar. Officials: Udey Gupte (coach) and Amarjeet Singh (administrative manager). Chairman of the Association for Cricket for the Blind George Abraham said “the tour provides yet another platform for people to people contact between the two countries. We believe that the blind cricketing fraternities of the two nations would love to have along term friendly relationship up and running with plenty of sport and friendly exchanges”. He said this Indo-Pak Tournament, which has been carefully planned by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), is also actively supported by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which is the mainstream cricketing body in Pakistan. The five-match series will be played in true ODI style with the first match being played at Lahore. The Indian team is a well-rounded side comprising players with both experience and youth. Although it is the first visit by an Indian side to Pakistan, India has played Pakistan on two previous occasions during the two World Cups held in India in 1998 and 2002. The two countries have an even record with both sides winning one match each. India scored a comprehensive victory over Pakistan at the first World Cup in New Delhi in 1998 and Pakistan, the current world champions, evened the record by stealing a close match during the 2002 World Cup in Chennai. Cricket for the blind is a marvel of ingenuity, determination and application on sheer defiance of overwhelming odds. The Association of Cricket for the Blind was established in 1996 to take care of the administration a promotion of the game in India. The founding chairman of ACBI, Mr George Abraham, is also a prime mover behind the formation of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC). The council, comprising seven major cricket-playing nations, saw the game being standardized with the formulation of set rules that would govern blind cricket tournaments. The ODI series is an attempt by disabled sportsmen of both the countries to strengthen the bond of friendship and sportsmanship. It's an initiative that hopes to mark a beginning of more blind cricket in the sub-continent between India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will provide the visually impaired cricketers from both countries with an opportunity to demonstrate their talents and potential. The focus is on ability rather than disability, of the indomitable human spirit surmounting every obstacle through grit and determination. |
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DAV College record crushing victory New Delhi, February 14 Abhinav Rai, who opened the scoring in the 8th minute, also scored the seventh goal while R Pratap Singh struck home the second goal. Mohd Ali knocked in a brace while the other goals were scored by Rajeshwar Singh, Amit K Singh and A Pratap Singh. Room Singh pulled off the consolation goal for the losers. In other matches, NAS (PG) College, Varanasi beat Youth Affairs and Sports, Gwalior 7-1 while St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi defeated Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Aligarh 4-0. Vijay Singh, Satish Kumar (3), Harish, Balwant Singh and Vivek Dahiya were the scorers of Gwalior while Sujay Bisht hit home the lone goal for Gwalior. Jayant Kerketta (2), Thomas Nag and Vikram Mundu scored the goals for Ranchi. Sunday’s fixtures: Rourkela Municipal College vs Vivekanand College, Kolhapur (11.45 p m); Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Aligarh vs American College, Madurai (1.45 p m); NAS College vs St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore (3.30 p m)—Shivaji Stadium.
Salwan move into Ganga cricket semis Deadly bowling by Deepak Rai (4 for 11) helped Salwan Boys School, Rajender Nagar defeat Modern
School, Bahadurgarh by seven wickets and entered the semi-final of the Ganga Under-17 Inter-School Cricket Tournament at the Ganga School ground. Scores: Modern School:
143 for 8 in 30 overs (Suraj Yadav 44, Parashant 32, Deepak Rai 4 for 11).
Salwan Boys: 144 for 3 in 23 overs (Rajat Gupta 44, Narender Singh 42 n o, Arnav 3 for 23). |
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Century Club defeat Central Bank New Delhi, February 14 Scores: Central Bank:
209 for 5 in 40 overs (Bantoo Singh 56 n o, Nitin Goel 57, Nitin Saini 40, Darshan Lal 2 for 32). Century Club:
213 for 5 in 37.5 overs (Pratap Rawat 71 n o, Darshan Lal 73, Ranbir Singh 2 for 37, Saurabh Negi 2 for 47). Inborn defeated Subhania Club by ten wickets in a Super A Division match at the Yamuna Complex ground. Scores: Subhania Club:
61 all out in 14 overs (Deepak Singh 25, Karambir Bhati 5 for 30, Darvesh Ahlawat 3 for 7). Inborn Cricketers:
66 for no loss in 8.2 overs (Rahul Ahuja 50 n o). Patel Nagar beat Ekta Club by seven wickets in an A-I Division match at the University ground. Scores: Ekta Club:
148 all out in 39.4 overs (Ajayveer Nagar 34, Harvinder Singh 3 for 37, Nitin Madan 2 for 21). Patel Nagar Gymkhana:
149 for 3 in 35 overs (Kanwaljeet Singh 39 n o, Amandeep Singh 29, Hardeep Singh 28, Arun Sharma 28 n o). Gemini Club defeated Bank of Baroda by eight wickets in an A-II Division match. Bank of Baroda scored 207 in 40 overs. Scores:
Bank of Baroda: 207 for 7 in 40 overs (Sharad Bhatnagar 67, Surender Arora 57, Mohit Vashisht 2 for 55) Gemini Club:
203 for 2 in 26.1 overs (Komal Singh 97 n o, Vikas Rathi 43). |
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Bahadurgarh to host rural
athletics meet Jhajjar, February 14 Mr Mohinder Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, said that the sports competition would be organised in the local Brig Hoshiar Singh Stadium. He informed that about 3,000 sportspersons from the rural areas of the state would participate in the competitions. He said that many sports events including circle kabaddi, volleyball, wrestling, athletics, cycling, weightlifting, etc would be held in the competition. The main attraction of the competition would be a Ragni and a Lokgeet (folksong) competitions on the occasion, he added. In a meeting of the district officials, the DC constituted various committees for the smooth functioning of the programme. He said that Mr Abhay Chautala, MLA from Rori and president of Haryana Olympic Sangh would be the president of the organising committee, while Mr B S Dhalia, financial secretary, Haryana would be the executive officer of this committee. |
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