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India has 60 pc cases of spine TB in
world
Chandigarh, March 2 Around three crore persons suffer from bone and spine TB in the world and 60 per cent of them reside in India. Low immunity (due to malnutrition), congested surroundings and unclean living place, especially slums, and even persistent dampness in the walls can lead to TB. “Spine TB is a disease which is more common among the young patients. We have seen patients as young as one year catching the disease,” says orthopaedic consultant at Mukat Hospital Mohinder Kaushal. Dr Kaushal performed a surgery on the four-year-old patient, Jatin, hailing from Ambala. The surgery, says the doctor, was challenging as the vertebra was infected and there was pus in the chest cavity behind the heart and lungs of the child. The doctor said here today, “After six weeks of rest the child would be absolutely normal.” Doctors, however, say the surgery can be avoided if the patient is diagnosed early. The operation can be replaced by simple medication for effective results. “At the PGI we perform such surgeries routinely as the spine TB is among the common TBs, only after the lung TB. Though essentially it is a developing country’s disease, TB is now emerging in the developed countries also as an opportunistic infection among the HIV patients,” says Dr Aditya Aggarwal of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the PGI. |
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Message to stop female foeticide conveyed through
programmes
Chandigarh, March 2 The students from the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, and the Government College of Education, Sector 20, participated in an Inter-College Cultural Competition and conveyed the message of the workshop through their entertainment programmes. The representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Regional Office, and the Government College of Education also recited poems and sang songs on the subject. In addition, artistes of the song and drama division made their presentations on the theme. They also presented entertainment programmes. Parul Sharma of the Dev Samaj College has been selected for the first prize in the inter-college competition of cultural programmes. The team of the Government College of Education was awarded the second prize for a skit directed by Harpreet Singh with Preeti Sood, Deepak Sharma and Amandeep Kaur as artistes. Amandeep Kaur has also been selected for the third prize for her poem on the same subject. Gurmukh Singh Saini of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been awarded consolation prizes for Punjabi poem. Mr Dilip Kumar, DPI (Colleges), chief guest at the workshop, stated that the problem of female foeticide was very serious in the region and all sections of society were expected to play their role in finding the solution to the problem. He mentioned that the media should expose the culprits and the public should share such information with the competent authorities as well as with the media. Ms Ira Joshi, Joint Director, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), New Delhi, stated that the awareness about the gender rights had already picked up but the needy women should be extended due help till they joined the mainstream. Earlier, in his welcome address, the Chairman of the IMPCC, Mr K. S. Dhatwalia, stated that the awareness campaign on female foeticide had generated adequate debate in the media but the cases of female foeticide and abandoning of girl child were still continuing. He mentioned that the different sections of society should join this campaign by choice and not by compulsion. The social problems should be the cause of concern for everyone, as the current problem would surely lead to bigger problems in future, he added. Dr K. C. Dubey, Station Director, All India Radio, presented the vote of thanks. The chief guest, later, inaugurated an exhibition organised on the same subject and women empowerment. At the very onset, the DPI (Colleges), Mr Dilip Kumar, admitted he had not come prepared on the issue of female foeticide. He began on the right track by stating that low female ratio was a major problem and that the Chandigarh Administration had started an “Apni Beti, Apna Dhan” scheme to check female foeticide. After a very brief introduction to the topic, he went on to say that he was surprised that the city’s “two-and-a-half colleges” had more girls despite the poor sex ratio. “In academics, too, girls are taking the lead. They are not a burden. I have myself recruited 50 per cent women in recent interviews at the secretariat,” he maintained. Media, judges, lawyers and the Director, Health Services, have a major role to play in checking female foeticide, he added.
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Rural sports meet gets
underway
Chandigarh, March 2 Various events like kabaddi, wrestling, tug-of-war and athletics were held. The place was abuzz with crowd from various villages cheering the players. The following are the results. Wrestling (men) 50-kg: Jatinder bt Akshay and Sarhind bt Manpreet; 55-kg: Suraj Parkash bt Varinder while Ashu bt Kamal; 60-kg: Ashwani bt Anil; 66 kg: Narinder bt Narinder and Balkar bt Narinder; 74-kg: Vinod bt Varinder and Gama of Palsora bt Naresh of Kishangarh; 84-kg: Ashwani of Kishangarh bt Satnam of Raipur and Papu of Palsora bt Charanjit of the same village. Volleyball: Kaimbwala bt Raipur Kalan 25-18, 25-23 (2-0). Kabaddi: Dadu Majra bt Maloya 37-7. Tug-of-war: Lahora bt Raipur Kalan and Dadu Majra bt Raipur Kalan. Varinder Singh of Behlana won the first place in 800m men’s final while Ravinder Singh of Dadu Majra secured the second position and Rattan Kumar of Hallo Majra third. Events in athletics and kabaddi would be held tomorrow. |
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His ‘juttis’ attract star cricketers
Mohali, March 2 Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag have succumbed to Pappu’s ‘mojris’. His unique ‘juttis’ also adorn the feet of Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Bobby Deol as well as international tennis star Boris Becker. Already in the city to start preparing for the Indo-Pakistan cricket tour, Pappu is busy working on special ‘juttis’ for the Pakistani cricketers. Every ‘jutti’ is prepared keeping in mind the persona of the person. His two brothers, Dunger Mal and Ramesh, also help him in his profession. A lot of stars had graced their special occasions wearing the ‘juttis’ prepared by Pappu. “Sehwag and Dravid put on his Jodhpuri golden ‘juttis’ on their wedding days and Sehwag even invited me on his marriage. Tendulkar ordered for four ‘mojris’ for his family and he was so happy with my work that he presented me with his bat,” he proudly says. |
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Amarinder goes skeet
shooting
Chandigarh, March 2 Raja Sidhu said it was a private visit of the Chief Minister as for the past many days Patiala-based shooters wanted to practice at trap and skeet ranges since this is the only range in Punjab where facilities for clay pigeon shooting were available. Other shooters who were present on the occasion, included Bunny Chahal, Bunny Sidhu, Hardit Singh, Major A.P. Singh, among others. It may be recalled that the Mohali shooting range was made operational during the 2001 National Games with the efforts of the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association. New Vice-Chief of National Rifle Association of India
Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (In charge Sports and Youth Affairs), was elected vice-president of the National Rifle Association of India for a term of four years in the annual general body meeting of the association held in New Delhi, last evening. Rana Sodhi himself a former International shooter is also the Vice-President of the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association. Gurjiwan wins shot put gold
Capt Gurjiwan Sidhu, a veteran athlete of Chandigarh, has brought laurels to the city once again when he fetched a gold medal in the shot put event in the 26th National Masters Athletics Championship held at Chennai from February 24 to 27. Captain Sidhu also won a bronze medal in the hammer throw. He won in the above 70 years’ category. He also improved upon his old distance in shot put from 10.65 metres to 11.04 metres. Incidentally, his younger borther Mr P.S. Sidhu also got a silver medal in discus throw in the above 60 years’ category in the same meet. Now Captain Sidhu has set his eyes on the World Masters Athletic meet to be held in the early part of next July in Spain and in the World Masters Games to be held in Edmonton, Canada, later in July this year. Vandana, Vikas best athletes
Vandana of BFA (fourth year), and Vikas Kumar of BFA Second year both from the Painting Department were declared best athletes in girls and boys sections respectively at the athletic meet held at the Sports Complex, Sector 7. today. Other winners in the girls section in different events are. Suchi, Navjeet, Ajita, Manik, Divya and Navneet. In the boys section, the winners are Vijay, Narenderjeet and Chamspa Dorje. |
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Dravid, Kumble arriving tomorrow
Mohali, March 2 The Punjab Cricket Association in association with the Rotary Club and the Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, Sector 37, will organise a blood donation camp on March 6 from 9 am to 1 pm on its premises. This was stated by Mr M.P. Pandove, Honorary Secretary, PCA, here today. The association has urged all those having tickets for the Mohali Test to donate blood. The members of India and Pakistan cricket team will give autographs to the donors. Meanwhile, the PCA has requested Mr Venkat Sundram, Chairman of the pitch committee of the Board of Cricket Control of India to inspect the Mohali’s pitch. Bollywood stars along with former Pakistan captains are expected to attend the first Indo-Pak cricket Test match at PCA Stadium on March 8. |
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Boxing championship
from today
Chandigarh, March 2 Apart from 27 Indian teams a 10-member boxing team from Mauritius has also confirmed its participation in the tournament. Each team will be allowed to field eight boxers of any weight class of their choice. |
Admn ordered to stall appointment of Asst
Engineer
Chandigarh, March 2 The order was passed after the applicant, Mr Nitin Gupta, working as a Junior Research Fellow in the Pollution Control Committee, moved the tribunal challenging the appointment of Mr Sandeep Madan against the post of Assistant Environment Engineer. Further directing the administration to maintain status quo over the appointment, the tribunal comprising Mr L.M. Mehta, Member (Administrative), and Ms Shyama Dogra, Member (Judicial), issued notices to the Union Government and the Chandigarh Administration for March 7. In his plea, the applicant had stated that the post of the Assistant Environment Engineer was filled in violation of the set criteria. He said he had applied for the post of Engineer after it was advertised in August 2004. On the basis of the applications, the department shortlisted the candidates on the basis of their academic qualifications, additional qualifications and experience. The applicant along with other candidate was called for interview on February 18, 2005. He further stated that the post of engineer had to be filled as per the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh Administration (Method of Recruitment, Promotion, and Condition of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Regulations, 2004. The candidates selected had less marks and less experience as compared to the applicant. Further, the selection was made in absence of the Chairperson of the Pollution Control Committee. Besides being more experienced, the applicant had been performing the duties of Assistant Engineer since October 2002. |
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