Today’s health tips

Knee ache:

By Dr Aditya Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, PGI.

1. Regular exercise of the knee joint goes a long way in reducing the chronic problem of knee ache. Special care should be taken to mobilise the knee joint which is a relatively superficial joint in the body.

2. Elderly persons, especially women after their menopause, need to be more careful as they are at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis and a persistent ache in the knees.

3. Take regular dosage of anti-inflammatory drugs if the problem persists.

4. Consult an orthopaedician as in severe cases a knee surgery could also be performed. 

SPORTS

Jharkhand, Haryana ready for semifinal clash
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 17
Cricket teams of Haryana and Jharkhand had an extended practice session at the cricket stadium in Sector 16 today. Both teams will clash in the semifinal of the Ranji Trophy starting tomorrow.

The international stars of both teams, Ajay Ratra, Amit Mishra, Mahendra Dhoni and Joginder Sharma, also joined in the session.

This match has become quite significant as it is the first ever first class match allotted to Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated with the Haryana Cricket Association, after a gap of almost 15 years.

The wicket which was re-laid only six month ago, will suit both bowlers and batsmen. The Jharkhand team arrived at 7.30 pm last evening. The Haryana team, led by Ratra, had their second session in as many days.

The umpires for the match, Mr Ramaswamy and Amish M. Saheba, arrived today and inspected the pitch and the outfield.

A sudden dust storm sent the ground staff scurrying to cover the pitch.

Yoga conference from tomorrow
Our Sports reporter

Chandigarh, March 17
More than 200 delegates from various parts of the country will converge to Chandigarh to take part in the two-day National Conference on Yoga and Naturopathy to be held at National Technical Teachers Training Institute and Research, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on March 19 and 20. Mr Dharamvir, president of the Indian Yoga Federation, said lodging and boarding arrangements for the visitors have been made on the institute campus. A separate counter for herbal foods, yoga literature has also been set up. The conference is being organised by the IYF in collaboration with the Department of Ayush, Government of India.

Sports meet: The three-day annual sports meet of the Industrial Training Institute, Sector 28, concluded today with chief guest Mr Vivek Attray, Director and Joint Secretary, Technical Education, UT, giving away the prizes. Various athletic events and matches in volleyball and cricket were also held. On this occasion, a website www.ITIChd.org of the institute was also launched.

Results: 100 m — Joti Parkash; 200 m — Jatinder Rawat; 400 m — Vijay Pal; 800 m — Gandhi Lal; 1500 m — Sudhir Singh ;5000 m — Pradeep Kumar; long jump — Joti Parkash; high jump — Gopal Krishan; triple jump — Jatinder Rawat and discus and shot put — Kuldeep Kumar. (girls): Long Jump: Simmi.

Handball meet: Hindon, Ambala, Chandigarh and Jammu areas have entered the semifinals of the Western Air Command Handball Championship being played here today at the 12 Wing, Air Force.

Results: Ambala area defeated Halwara 16-10; Chandigarh beat Adampur 24-07; Pathankot beat Srinagar 12-11:

ADMINISTRATION

5th economic census in May
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 17
The Chandigarh Administration will conduct the fifth economic census during the month of May and June this year to collect useful information about all the enterprises engaged in economic activity. This will help in policy formulation and planning. The entire economic census work will be completed within a period of two months effective from May 1 to June 30, 2005 .

A meeting of the state-level steering committee was held here today to work the strategy. The meeting was chaired by Mr Lalit Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator.

It would also provide sampling frame to be used for detailed enterprises related sample surveys. The economic census will further give detailed information on the number and distribution of enterprises by industry, type of ownership, power or fuel used, perennial or seasonal, numbers of workers hired employed, source of finance and agency of registration.

The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Director Panchayats, Mr Arun Kumar, was directed to seek the cooperation of sarpanches of the villages for the smooth conduct of the census. Similarly, the cooperation of households and shopkeepers would also be sought for the correct and reliable information which will be used solely for the purpose of planning and development.