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Workshop on knee replacement
Chandigarh, March 16 Eminent orthopaedic surgeons from Italy and Germany would take part in the workshop. Prof Raj Bahadur, Head of the department, said the hip resurfacing was the newer method of hip replacement, particularly in younger patients. “Similarly the total knee replacement, which would be introduced in the workshop, is also designed to provide near normal knee flexion which is very significant development as far Indian patients are concerned,” he said. The department has started the registration and screening of patients. Those found fit to be operated would be given a choice to get operated by the visiting doctors. Interested patients should contact room number 3208, level III, Block B, at the hospital in person or on telephone numbers 0172-2665253, extension -2311, 0172-2624402 and cellphone: 94170-37844, 9872881962. |
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Brisk walk good for backache: expert
Chandigarh, March 16 “If you do not sweat after a walk of half an hour, then the muscles are not toned up enough. The walk then does not solve much of a purpose,” said Prof V.K. Khosla, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the PGI. Linking sudden backache with any activity like lifting of weight too may be a misplaced thought as in most of such cases there is no physical activity by the patients who later on complain of the lower back aches. “The patients try to link the starting of the problem to some activity that they have performed recently, including lifting of weights, etc but the truth is that the muscles do not remain toned up due to proper exercise and such problems arise,” said Prof Khosla. Equally crucial is the wearing of comfortable shoes, as “high heel shoes” too contribute to the ache in the lower back. The idea is to have no strain on the back muscles. Excess body weight too creates imbalance and leads to the problem of backache. “Obese people are highly prone to low back ache problems as the body balance gets disturbed as the protruding stomach becomes heavier for the spine to support,” explained the doctor. A bad posture and
sedentary life style are the common factors responsible for damaging the back along with the intake of unhealthy diet. Most of the trauma cases that we get at the PGI are related to injury of the spinal cord, that requires immediate medical care. Extreme pain or pressure in the neck, head or back and the tingling or loss of sensation are the important signs of injury to the spinal cord which are among the most common injuries in the accident victims. Both the spinal cord and the severe head injuries require the initiation of the treatment in the golden hour, that is, within the first six hours of the accident. Protect yourself from lower back ache by….
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Haryana and Jharkhand teams arrive in city
Chandigarh, March 16 Both teams arrived in Chandigarh today. The Haryana team had a practice session this afternoon under their coach Ashwani Kumar, a former Ranji Trophy player. The Jharkhand team was earlier scheduled to come at 11 a.m on board the Delhi-Kalka Shatabadi Express reached by Jan Shatabadi here around 6.30 p.m. They will have a practice session tomorrow. “The wicket has been prepared to suit batsmen as well as the bowlers”, said Mr Sukhwinder Bawa coach posted at DAV School, Sector 8. The Haryana team is led by Ajay Ratra. The Chandigarh player Bhagishwar Bisht will open the game for the team. India’s one day team wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for Jharkhand. Addressing a press Conference at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium, Mr Sanjeev Mehan, the president of the CCA, thanked the Chandigarh Administration for its support in organising the match. The Administration was keen that major matches be played at the stadium as world class facility was being put to no use for the past several years. “The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to Haryana took up on the challenge to bring back cricket to Chandigarh”, said Mr Surinder Singh Baijee, secretary of CCA. “Seeing the success of the match, the CCA will stage even more matches”, Baijee said. President of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), Mr Ranbir Singh Mahendra, who is also Secretary of the HCA came and inspected the stadium. |
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Chandigarh State Open Games
Chandigarh, March 16 The schedule of games is as follows: Basketball (men and women) and volleyball (men and women) at Sports Complex, Sector 7; gymnastics (men and women) at DAV College, Sector 10; badminton (men and women), handball (men and women), wrestling (men) at Sports Complex, Sector 42; lawn tennis (men and women) at Lake Club, Chandigarh; table tennis (men and women) at Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23; Athletics (men and women) at Sports Complex, Sector 7. The participant should be the resident of UT, Chandigarh or should be an employee of the Chandigarh Administration or the Punjab and Haryana Governments, Central Government and paramilitary forces stationed at Chandigarh. The participants shall have the residence proof and players from villages should submit a proof duly signed by sarpanches. The entries can be submitted at Sports Complex, Sector 42 till March (5 pm.) |
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A promising gymnast
Chandigarh, March 16 Dhan Bahadur, whose parents migrated from Nepal many years ago, was born in Chandigarh. He took to gymnastics about five years ago. Presently he is getting training at the DAV College Coaching Centre, Sector 10. In the past five years, Dhan Bahadur has astonished the gymnastic coaches with his stupendous performance. He won bronze medal in horizontal bar in junior boys category at the National School Games, held in Pune. It was a big victory for Chandigarh as after a long back UT could fetch any medal in this event in the school games. Dhan Bahadur also won fourth place in horizontal bar, fifth place in table vault and seventh place in roman rings. For the past two years, he had been declared best gymnast in the UT Inter-School gymnastics meet and also in the Chandigarh State Gymnastics meet. |
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A talented batsman
Chandigarh, March 16 Bisht is from DAV School, Sector 8 cricket coaching centre, while the match is to played at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. So far he has played four Ranji matches and four one-dayers on the domestic circuit for Haryana Ranji team. In his four games he scored a century (113) and two half centuries (50 and 51). In the one-day format he has scored 76 against Punjab. Hailing from Nainital, Uttaranchal, Bisht moved to Chandigarh to play cricket. He did his schooling from Government Model School, Sector 20. He did his graduation from SD College, Sector 32. For playing cricket he preferred to play at the DAV school, Sector 8.
His coach Sukhwinder Bawa, says: “Bisht is very talented batsman and I hope he would show his potential in coming match.” Bisht says “Like any other player inclusion in the Indian team is my target and to achieve it I am working very hard. But at this moment I am concentrating on the forthcoming match against Jharkhand where I would try to stay at wicket for long. I would give my 100 per cent in the match.” |
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Halwara area outplays
Srinagar in handball meet
Chandigarh, March 16 In other matches Hindon defeat Ambala 16-6 and Srinagar 20-9. In yet another tie, Jammu defeated Suratgarh 15-5. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated yesterday by Air Commodore T.K. Venugopal, AOC 12 wing. The final will be played on
March 18. Selected Athletics meet Results: long jump (girls) — Gurpreet 1, Jasmine 2 and Saloni 3; 100 m — Jasmine 1, Gurpreet 2 and Saloni 3; shot put — Saloni 1, Rupinder 2 and Lilly Sodhi 3; Javelin throw — Rupinder 1, Simran 2 and Rupinder 3; long jump (boys) — Satwinder Singh 1, Amaninderjeet Singh 2 and Mandeep Singh 3; shot put — Paramvir 1, Randeep 2 and Amarpreet Singh 3; and 1500 m (boys) — Davinder 1, Mohd Akhtar 2 and Rohit Sharma 3. |
CHB housing scheme
Chandigarh, March 16 The meeting of board of members of the CHB was informed about this today. The CHB has also planned to come up with a shopping complex in Sector 51-A. The Board also asked the engineering wing of the CHB to explore using technologies which allow to lessen the environmental impact. The board also decided a total of 11 appeal cases of various residents. |
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MC budget meeting put off
Panchkula, March 16 Exercising his powers under Section 246 of the Haryana Municipal Act, Mr Brijinder Singh “held the meeting in abeyance till further orders” after a no-confidence motion had been moved against the President, Ms Seema Chaudhary, by the members of the council. The agenda for tomorrow’s will be kept in abeyance till the President is able to prove her majority in the House on April 1. Meanwhile, Mr Dahiya, authorised by Mr Brijinder Singh to convene a special meeting of the council, today, issued a notice for April 1, giving the mandatory 15-day notice for the same. The Municipal Council has 33 members of which 31 are elected and two, the local Member of Parliament and MLA, Kumari Selja and Mr Chander Mohan, respectively, are the two nominated members of the council. The Congress councillors will need 22 votes in the House for the no-confidence motion to be carried. It maybe recalled that Congress councillors had, yesterday, submitted a representation to the Deputy Commissioner, moving a no-confidence motion against the President and seeking suspension of the president and vice-president, Mr Kuldeep Waraich. They had also demanded cancellation of the tomorrow’s meeting, alleging that the President wanted to sanction payments for works which had not been done. |
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Admn to send villagers’ team to Hyderabad
Chandigarh, March 16 Under a programme, a 50-member delegation, comprising representatives from 18 villages, is being sent to the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad. Women panchayat members would also be part of the delegation. During the nine-day training programme, beginning from March 25, the members would attend classes on rural development, ways to empower the Panchayati Raj Act, self-governance, hygiene, cleanliness and maintenance of panchayat property. The members would also be shown a model of the subject. Deputy Commissioner Arun Kumar told Chandigarh Tribune that the delegation would have at least one member each from all the 18 villages. Members of the Panchayat Samiti and the Zila Parishad would also form part of the group. Though the Administration would be bearing all travelling expenses of the team, Rs 500 was being taken as a refundable security. The programme would be a prelude to an earlier decision taken by the administration to honour the best village on the eve of the Republic Day. A cash reward of Rs 2 lakh would be given for the development of the village that would be adjudged the best. The selection of the village would be on the basis of sanitation, cleanliness, peaceful resolution of disputes, running of library, youth club, mahila mandal and promotion of sports activities, conservation of soil and water,
afforestation, enrolment in schools, income-generating activities, identification of talent, removal of encroachments and maintenance of panchayat property. Correspondence with samiti in Punjabi
Deputy Commissioner Arun Kumar has accepted the demand of the Panchayat Samiti members for the use of Punjabi. He said along with English, correspondence with the samiti and the Zila Parishad would be done in Punjabi. Recently the 15-member
Panchayat Samiti had passed a resolution demanding Punjabi as the official language to communicate with the Administration. The decision would improve the communication between the members and the officials of the Administration, said Mr Didar Singh, Chairman of the samiti. |
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