HEALTH

Wheatgrass tablets for disease-free living
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 13
An innovative wheatgrass tablet, claimed to be a panacea for most of the ailments of the human body, has been launched in the City Beautiful by a Pune-based naturopath, Mr Sanjay K.Redekar.

Branded as “Deerghayu”, the tablets are the sold form of wheatgrass juice extracted from seven-day-old blades of wheatgrass and consumed the world over as a food supplement.

A seven-day-old plant of wheatgrass contains chlorophyll, vitamin A, B-17, C, E, protiens, amino acids, active enzymes, calcium, magnesium, zinc, dietary fibers and minerals which are essential for a human body. Wheatgrass juice is the pure juice that is extracted from the wheatgrass pulp that human bodies can not digest.

According to Mr Redekar, if a person consumes wheatgrass juice on a daily basis he will be free from all blood related problems.

Following benefits are ascribed to wheatgrass therapy:

*  Purifies blood and increases production of haemoglobin.

*  Rebuilds the blood stream.

*  Improves the body’s ability to heal wounds.

*  Helps reduce high blood pressure.

*  Improves blood sugar disorders

*  Improves digestion.

*  Cures skin disorders.

*  Helps prevent tooth decay.

*  Helps keep hair from graying.

*  Acts as an effective energiser.

*  Helps overcome radiation from television and computer screens. 

Health of aged discussed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 13
Medical disorders and health issues affecting the aged were discussed at a continuing medical education programme on "Geriatrics : A challenge of the millennium", organised by Western Command Hospital at Chandimandir today.

About 60 delegates from military hospitals as well as reputed civilian institutes attended the programme. It was inaugurated by Major-Gen M P Jaiprakash, Senior Consultant (Medicine), Armed Forces Medical Services. In his guest lecture, he talked about the approach of a clinician towards the elderly.

Geriatrics, which is the study of ailments affecting the aged, has acquired greater importance and relevance due to the increasing number of population in the geriatric age group due to increase in average life span.

In India about 4 per cent of the population is above the age of 65 years. Though this figure is low as compared to developed countries, the absolute size of this population is considerable and there is a requirement to provide comprehensive medicare to this section of society.

In his keynote address, Dr O P Sharma, founder-secretary of the Geriatric Society of India, made a detailed audio-visual presentation on health problems afflicting the elderly and their management.

Several technical sessions were conducted, in which military as well as civilian doctors delivered lectures on various related topics. Dr S. Saxena from Delhi spoke about renal replacement therapy in the elderly, while Lieut-Col S C Karan of this hospital gave a presentation on obstructive uropathy. Heart-related problems were discussed by Dr Jagmohan Verma, Dr A Moullick and Dr Sudheer Saxena.

Col S Kumaravelu from Pune gave a talk on Alzheimers disease, while depression in elders and and Parkinsonism were discussed by Major R Saini and Lieut-Col S Johri, respectively. ENT-related problems were discussed by Col D P Vats and Col S B Mahajan from Delhi.

SPORTS

Rakesh, Pavitra adjudged best boxers
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, June 13
Pugilists from Punjab and Haryana won the titles in men and women sections, respectively, in the 14th Senior Northern India Boxing Championship which came to close today at the Sector 42 Sports Complex. Earlier, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, PWD, B&R, Minister Punjab, gave away the prizes. He applauded the efforts of the organisers in holding this event to give thrust to boxing. This three-day meet was organised by the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association.

In the individual section, Rakesh of Punjab was adjudged best boxer, while Anil Bahuguna of Uttranchal the best loser. In the women section, Pavitra of Haryana declared best boxer while Renu Deepak of Chandigarh the best loser.

In the team championship, in men section, Punjab earned 32 points, Delhi 26 and Uttranchal 17. In women team championship, Haryana got 45 points, Punjab 18 points while Uttranchal bagged 15 points.

Results (all final): women: below 46 kg: Reetu (Pb) b Meenakshi Yadav (Har); below 48kg:Anjali Tyagi (Del) b Sharmila (Har); below 50 kg:Chhotu Lora (Har) b Mandeep Kaur (Pb); below 52 kg: Savita (Har) b Kulwinder Kaur (Pb); below 54 kg: Monika (Har) b Ruby (Pb); below 57 kg: Pavitra (Har) b Palwinder Kaur (Pb); below 60 kg: Purnima (Har) b Naveeta (Pb); below 63 kg: Rachna Yadav (Har) b Divya Pandey (Pb); below 66 kg: Kavita Goyal (Har) b Adityata (Chd); below 70 kg: Anita (Chd) b Meenakshi (Har); below 75 kg: Gurjeet Kaur (Pb) b Renu Deepak (Chd); below 80 kg: Reena Kanwar b Revti Arora (Har): and below 86 kg: Deep Shikha (Chd) b Anita (Pb).

Men: below 48 kg: Amandeep Singh (Pb) b Ramesh Singh (Chd); below 51 kg: Kidar Singh (Utr) b Deep Chand (Del); below 54 kg; Mukesh Kumar (Har) b Kamal Dutta (Pb); below 57 kg: Jai Prakash (Del) b Rakesh Singh (J&K); below 60 kg: Pawan Mann (Del) b Sandeep Thakran (Har); below 64 kg: Rakesh (Pb) b Anil Bahuguna (Utr); below 69 kg: Joginder Singh (J&K) b Milan Guing (Utr); below 75 kg: Gotam (Pb) b Sandeep Kumar (Del); below 81 kg: Sanjiv (Pb) b Pardeep Dahla (Har); below 91 kg: Ajay Kumar (Del) b Ramesh (Har); and above 91 kg; Balkar Singh (Pb) b Jatinder (Har).

Cricket coaching camp for youngsters from today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 13
Egged on by the success of its teams in age-group tournaments, the Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to start a fortnight-long coaching camp for u-15, u-17, u-17 and u-22 age-group cricketers. As many as 30 budding cricketers will be provided specialised coaching, diet and tips from former players at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium from tomorrow.

The youngsters would go through various drills under the guidance of experienced coaches to rectify faults in the technique. Arrangements have also been made for the audio video sessions to apprise them of their faults in batting\bowling techniques so that they are removed at the earliest.

"Former distinguished players like Milkha Singh, Tarlochan Singh Bawa and Brig (retd) G.S. Sandhu will be special invitees to guide youngsters," Mr G.S. Walia, secretary of the MCA, said here today.

Besides the services of D.P. Azad, Punjab Ranji Trophy coach Bhupinder Singh Sr, Arun Sharma, Bharti Vij, Sukhwinder Tinku and Kailash Chander. Former Indian seamer Chetan Sharma is also likely to be there at the camp.

Mr D.P. Reddy, president of the MCA, appreciating the efforts of cricketers and coaches said it was laudable that in a short span, the MCA had graduated from Minor District to Major District.

About scrapping of the u-19 final match as a result of the complaint regarding two over-age Mohali players figuring in the team, Mr Walia clarified that the team was selected only after the medical report regarding the age of the players was received from orthopaedic doctors, adding that steps would be taken to avoid recurrence of such incidents in the future.

The list of players selected for the camp are: Sunny Sohal, Simranjit Singh, Nikhil Diwedi, Harmeet Singh, Harman Singh, Gurvivek Singh, Sukhmeen Singh, Sumit Ohri, Varinder Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Harpreet Singh, Parminder Singh, Gauravjit Singh, Harmanbir Singh, Harpreet Singh, Satyajit Singh, Rohit Gupta, Jaskaran Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Mandeep Singh, Rahul Mankotia, Aman Singh, Varun Khanna, Samandeep Singh, Inderpreet Singh, Nikhil Sharma, Sarabjit Singh, Jayant Kumar, Baldeep Singh and Navtej Singh.

Anmol bags chess title
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, June 13
Anmol Razdan, a student of DAV Public School, Sector 8, bagged the Chandigarh Junior Chess Championship which concluded here today at the St Kabir Public School, Sector 26. Anmol earned 6.5 points and he was followed by Simranjeet Singh and Himal Gusain with six points each. Ripudaman secured 5.5 points. Those who got five points are, Mandeep Singh, Prince, Shweta, Jaskaranjeet, Karandeep, Rashpal Kaur, Madan, Tanmay, Vikram. Damanpreet and Shishir won 4.5 points each. Sahil Singla, Sahil Bhatia, Rahul, Roohi, Himanshu, Arun, Vishal, Ira, Robin, Prakhar, Jaya, Rupinder and Isha got four points each.

Anmol Razdan, Simranjeet Singh, Himal Gusain and Ripudaman have been selected to represent Chandigarh in the National Chess meet to be held in Vijaywada in August this year.

Snooker meet

A snooker doubles match involving players from Pakistan and India will be played at Chandigarh from June 17 to 20. This event titled AirTel Indo-Pak Peace Snooker Match will be of five frames. In this event, an Indian and a Pakistani player will team up and play against another team consisting of an Indian and a Pakistan cueist. According to Mr Alok Kumar, who recently won the Asian snooker title and the man behind this initiative, the coming forward of corporate sector in supporting cue sport will help spread the game in this country.

The tournament will have five top players both from India and Pakistan vying for top honours for the cup named Rexello Castors Peace Cup. The teams are: India — Pankaj Advani, Alok Kumar, Yasin Merchant, Rafath Habib and Manan Chandra, delegate-cum coach — Michael Ferreira; Pakistan — Saleh Mohammad, Mohammad Yousuf, Khurram Agha, Naveen Perwani and Imran Shezad, and delegate cum coach — Ali Asghar Valika.

ADMINISTRATION

Awareness drive on smoking in public places
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 13
Awaiting finalisation of the nitty-gritty of booking a person for smoking at public places, which came into force since May 1, the Chandigarh police has launched an awareness drive to educate the possible offenders.

The beat staff have been told that bus stands, district courts, railway station, hospitals and restaurants with a seating capacity of more than 30, are to be considered public places for the purpose of enforcing the ban. However, offices of private companies and private enclosures do not fall in this category.

The beat staff are going to these places and dissuading the people from smoking at these places and also telling them that, after sometime, if they smoke at these places, they will be booked.

The ASP and Station House Officer, Sector 17, Mr Sanjay Jain, has held a series of meetings with different target groups to check the violation of the ban.

All ‘paan’ and ‘bidi’ vendors in the city have been told to put up boards announcing that the sale of ‘bidis’ and cigarettes to persons below 18 years of age is illegal. These boards have come up across the city.

Mr Jain has called meetings of the staff of the bus stands drivers, conductors, restaurant-owners and cigarette vendors to inform them about the ban.

The owners of restaurants and hotels, with a seating capacity of more than 30 persons, have been asked to create separate no-smoking zones.

The drivers and conductors of buses of the public transport companies are specifically being told not to smoke in the vehicles they drive.

The awareness campaign is aimed at reducing the number of cases against smokers who are not aware of the ban and are ignorant about what is defined as a public place.

The rules regarding the ban have yet to be formulated by the Chandigarh Administration.