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De-stress, energise and lose weight
Chandigarh, July 26 The programme is an invigorating fusion of a combination of exercise routines yoga,
pilates, cardio and weight training, dance and step aerobics and meditation. The aim is to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight and feel confident of your body and appearance and change your life! Participants will also have access to the steam and spa facilities available at the gymnasium and all included in the package. Anup
Debnath, chief instructor, Planet Fitness, says the sessions will not be “intense
ragra” wherein the participant goes back feeling fatigued. “It will be a gradual fitness process of detoxification and healthy eating combined with exercise, which is a must in the case of every individual.” A short-term programme for long-term benefits, the programme is aimed at those individuals who have not exercised in a while and want to spruce their health up in a holistic way. “A body needs a minimum of three months to start changing its composition which is why the programme is for 12 weeks and not less,” explains Anup. However, good health and happiness come steep at approximately Rs 7,000 for the three-month workshop! Despite the price tag, the varied exercise routines are tagged at cheering drab workouts with frolic and results! |
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Woman loses kidneys, seeks help
Chandigarh, July 26 For the couple, the nightmare began few months ago when PGI experts tested Ritu for repeated gastric problems. “I used to vomit occasionally and vomiting would often be accompanied with pain. I took the problem casually but I still took medicines. I don’t know what happened, why the problem continued and I decided to show it to a doctor in the PGI. Ultrasound confirmed the loss of both kidneys,” said Ritu who has nowhere to go. But she is overwhelmed by the support Rakesh has given her. She tells, “He has sold off all his belongings, even utensils of the house. We have already spent Rs 2 lakh on the treatment and Rakesh is heavily in debt. I don’t know how we will survive like this. Children are also growing weaker by the day. I have no money to feed them.” The worst problem which Rakesh is facing is lack of a kidney donor for his wife. “My kidney has not matched. I have no help and I don’t understand where to go for a kidney. I am now at the mercy of donors. I cannot get her dialysis done anymore and she starts feeling breathless after every week,” Rakesh said, pleading incessantly for help. Those interested in helping the couple can contact them at house No. 2025, Sector 23-C or call at 9417474943. |
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Health centre raided, officials found absent
Panchkula, July 26 As many as two medical officers, two lab technicians, one pharmacist, four class IV employees and two workers posted at the Churmastpur health centre were found absent. The Senior Medical Officer was the only medical officer present. Officials in the Health Department stated that other discrepancies were also found in the store of the OPD. The stock register was not properly maintained and expenses incurred had not been properly worked out. Dr Garg also checked the Sector 4 dispensary in Panchkula. All doctors were found on duty and stocks were in proper order, informed a senior health official. |
Attrey tournament in September
Chandigarh, July 26 “The soggy conditions help to revitalise these tracks as well as the outfield as the grass grows, said Harish Sharma, coach at the Sector 16 cricket stadium, here. Utilising these conditions, the stadium, has been ready to conduct any kind of domestic or international level match, added Sharma. However, installation of nets for practice and work on water tank for the sprinkle system are still pending as the proposal has been in the pipeline with the Engineering Department of Chandigarh. “We have sent a proposal to the department concerned and after the clearance the system will get ready within two months”, said Mr. Sharma. There was a proposal to erect two-storey structure on the old gymnasium building in which media box and a restaurant would come up, he said. The JP Attrey Tournament, an annual feature in which more than 10 teams of different states participate, will start in the third week of September at the stadium. “We are also expecting to get some Ranji matches along with All-India under-19 tournament, conducted by the BCCI, in the coming season”, hoped Mr Sharma. |
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SAI draws flak over transfer of coaches
Chandigarh, July 26 Surinder Mahajan’s, a badminton coach, contributions also cannot be ignored. The university has imported two howa courts for badminton apart from three wooden courts to train the players who have brought laurels to the university on national and international levels. Similarly, Bhupinder Singh (football), KDS Nagra (weightlifting), P.P. Singh (judo), Gurinder Kaur (hockey), Sanjeev
Sharma(kho-kho), Narinder (handball) and Sukhwinder Singh (athletics) also have good results to show. In fact this was the biggest ever reshuffle of the coaches by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in two decades, which has invited a lot of flak from the sports fraternity. However, PU is not alone in facing the mass transfers of coaches, majority of SAI coaches in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Chandigarh have also been transferred to various state coaching centers, SAI training centres or centers being run at schools and colleges in the region. The worst hit apparently is the PU, where as many as nine serving coaches had to face unplanned transfers. “We had asked SAI to provide us two additional coaches for cricket and lawn tennis, instead they have ordered the transfer of the existing lot with no substitution. Crores of rupees have already been spent on generating the infrastructure but with these new orders the entire effort will come to a naught now,” rued Prof D.S. Toor, director of the PU sports campus. The SAI corporate office, New Delhi, had ordered the transfer of coaches on July 5. In all 741 coaches have been transferred and 25 are from Chandigarh. In fact, the PU sports director had earlier written to the Director-General , SAI, and a copy was sent to the Regional Director, SAI, Sonepat, highlighting the achievements of the coaches and asking them not to transfer them or at least provide a replacement in case of transfers. “I am not averse to the idea of transfer but there has to be a system. I relieved the coaches with effect from July 20 but till date there is no replacement,” said Professor Toor. |
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GOC-in-C distributes kits among tennis players
Chandigarh, July 26 “A Delhi-based firm, which sponsored the racquets and kits, has signed an agreement with the CLTA to supply tennis kits and racquets to all 18 trainees of the academy. Twelve have been sponsored by the Army and the six selected by the CLTA from the villages of Punjab and Haryana”, the CLTA Chairman, Mr Rajan Kashyap, said. General Pattabhiraman also met Mr Akhtar Ali, International Tennis Coach, who is conducting a 10-day special tennis coaching camp at the CLTA. The CLTA looks after all requirements of players between the age group of nine to 11 years, including their board, lodging, studies, physical development and training. Representatives of the Army and the CLTA meet every three months to review the progress of the trainees. |
Master Plan reviewed
Chandigarh, July 26 Stressing on the need of popularising the use of solar energy, the Administrator suggested that the provision of solar energy panels must be made mandatory in proposed commercial and residential buildings, parks and public utility projects in the pipeline. While discussing plans for coping with the future demand of potable water in the city, the Administrator emphasised on the need for water harvesting measures and creating more water bodies for meeting the demands. He said the new lake which was coming up near Dadu Majra would help in recharging ground water. He said emphasis must be laid on upgrading the civic amenities in the southern sectors besides creating a supporting infrastructure for meeting the health, education recreational and sports needs of the people. The UT Administrator said with the setting up of world class IT Park and several other projects coming up in the city, there would be a growing demand for residential accommodations and a supportive system of healthcare, education and recreational activities. The Administrator also asked the officers to carry out various plans for the development of Sector 17. He directed the Deputy Commissioner to finalise the agreement with the shopkeepers so that this model could be used in other sectors. He said that with a view to ease congestion on the roads and facilitate vehicular traffic, a fly-over at Transport Nagar must be constructed. The senior officers who attended the meeting were Mr Lalit Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator, Mr Krishna Mohan, Home Secretary, Mr S.K. Sandhu, Finance Secretary, Mr R.K. Rao, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr P.S. Aujla, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, besides others. |
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