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Seminar on mental health
Chandigarh, October 10 About 50 families of mentally ill persons attended the symposium which focused on day-to-day difficulties faced by the families. During the symposium, experts deliberated upon how to enhance the coping skills of the family members and evolve strategies for the patients so that they become more functional. Speaking on the occasion, Dr B.S. Chavan, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, said hardly any organised efforts have been made to make such patients more productive and independent thereby reducing the burden on the family members. He added that such patients could also be rehabilitated and stressed on the fact that appropriate care and treatment should not be denied Dr Chavan said there were just 2.5 psychiatry beds per one lakh population and most of these were in mental hospitals where the condition was very bad. He emphasised that programmes, policies and acts focusing on creating awareness and improving mental and physical health should be initiated. Various problems related to taking care of the mentally ill were discussed through case studies. Repeated concerns were expressed by the parents regarding the future care of their children and the issue of appointment guardianship and the legal provisions for the mentally ill as per the Mental Health Act 1987, were also discussed. The concluding session focused on making policy guidelines for such patients which included suggestions like setting up a home on the pattern of senior citizen home, setting up of vocational training centres and simplifying the procedures of guardianship among many others. |
Sachin Tendulkar disappoints fans
Mohali, October 10 However, two former Test cricketers came forward in defence of Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath said, “Sachin’s comeback in the squad has brought a whiff of fresh air and was the need of the hour for the Indian cricket. Today, his early dismissal was the result of excellent delivery by Balaji, which could have proved fatal to any batsman of the world.” Chetan Sharma, another former Test player, said: “It was the fitness of Sachin which mattered, not the runs at this stage. I am concerned with the fitness of Sachin at the moment. We should give him time as the runs are not a problem for a batsman like Tendulkar.” Earlier, Sachin’s fans, who only came to see the firing from their idol’s bat, welcomed him with an applause as his team got the chance to bat first. But the excitement suddenly disappeared with the fall of his wicket. “I, along with my friends, took leave from our office immediately as we came to know that Sachin would open the match. But now it is disappointing to see the maestro going back so early,” said Arun Kapoor, a fan of Tendulkar. Another group of cricket enthusiasts, who seemed disheartened with Sachin’s early dismissal, stated they were expecting a ton from him after his lay-off of six months. “I also made a bet with my friend about that. It is more disheartening to see Sachin’s fall on 12 than losing a bet,” said Rahul Sachdeva, a member of the group. However, the half century by local star Yuvraj Singh compensated and assuaged the feeling among the crowd, the turnup of which was much below the expectations of the organisers. Yuvraj made 50 off 63, hammering six fours. The people also supported the other upcoming local speedster V.R.V. Singh. Though he proved costly as he gave 63 runs for one wicket in 10 overs, he managed to impress Srinath with his speed and pitching, who termed him the future bowler of Team India. |
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Chandigarh Games from Oct 27
Chandigarh, October 10 Rana Gurmit Sodhi, Chairman of the games and also President of the COA, and Mr Ravinder Talwar, organising secretary, said the
competitions would include archery, athletics, basketball, handball, hockey, football, boxing, volleyball, kabaddi, kho-kho, table tennis, swimming, yachting, canoeing and kayaking, rowing, wrestling, gymnastics, weightlifting, judo and taekwondo. Rana Sodhi, who presided over the meeting of the COA last week, had asked the respective associations to help organise these maiden games in a befitting manner. Mr Talwar said once these games were over, then we would build a team of selected probables for the future tournaments such as National Games to be held in Guwahati. Meanwhile, the COA has set the qualifying standards for selection of teams for the state games. The top eight teams or individuals in the state championships will compete in the inaugural state games. The COA has formed various committees for the smooth conduct of the games. A budget of Rs 38 lakh for conduct of the state games was passed at the last annual general body meeting of the COA. The COA will extend a grant of Rs 5,000 to each association for organising the championship in their respective disciplines. |
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HC lawyers cricket tourney
Chandigarh, October 10 Elected to bat, after winning the toss, CLSA Yellow managed to put up a total of 159 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 30 overs. The main scorers for CLSA Yellow were —Sandeep Moudgil (35) and K.D.S. Sukhija, 28 (not out). Hemant Bassi took two wickets for 40 and Sandeep Moudgil 2 for 27. For Rajasthan, Sunil Dikshit claimed two wickets for 37 runs and was supported by R.S. Meena who took 2 for 25. In reply, Rajasthan High Court achieved the target in 29.4 overs. The main scorers for Rajasthan were Sunil Dikshit (33), Ashish Sharma (36). In the other match of the day played at D.A.V. College, Sector 10, Andhra Pradesh High Court defeated Punjab & Haryana (CLSA Black) by 47 runs. Brief scores: Andhra Pradesh High Court: 207 for 9 in 30 overs. (Sunil Goud 72, N. Vijay 24, Samuel 33, G.S. Sawhney 5 for 38); and CLSA Black: 160. Rajesh 73 Vishal Sharma 34; Sunil 4 for 26 and Raj Gopal 3 for 23. DAV College win: DAV College, Chandigarh, gave a straight set defeat to Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh, (2-0), in the Panjab University Inter-College Tennis (men) Tournament held on the PU campus, here today. Panjab University Campus, SGGS College, and GGD SD College got second, third and fourth positions, respectively. Final results: Paras bt Gurdutt 6-1, 0-6, 6-2; and Gurmehar bt Modi 6-1, 6-1. |
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3 titles for DAV-8 paddlers
Chandigarh, October 10 In this meet, 375 players from Chandigarh, Panchkula, Ambala, Mohali, Ropar, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir took part. Results: (finals) Manav Mangal, Sector 21, Chd, b Manav Mangal, Sector 11, Panchkula 3-0 (Sachin b Chirag 11-9, 9-11,11-7,11-3, Sameer b Harpreet 5-11, 11-9,11-7, 8-11,14-12, Ankush b Paras 11-2,11-7, 6-11,11-5. Under-16 girls: DAVPS-8 b Manav Mangal, Chd 3-0 (Sunanda b Bhawna 8-11, Mahima b Manisha 11-5,11-7,11-4, Kaveri b Richa 11-8) Under-19 boys: DAVPS-8 b BBMB, DAV Nangal 3-0 (Rajan b Naveen 11-8,9-11,12-10,12-10, Simran b Amrit 11-4,11-6,11-4, Shaveen b Ankush 11-7,11-9,11-4. Under-19 girls: Nadia b Vibhuti 11-2,11-7,11-1, Afsha lost to Garima 11-6,11-9, Irika b Khushboo 11-7,11-8,11-3, Nadia b Garima 11-3,3-11,11-5,13-11. Under-14 boys: DAVPS-8 b Manav Mangal, Sector 21, Chd, 3-0, Sacred Heart, Chd, 3-1. |
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St. John’s win in cricket
Chandigarh, October 10 St John's (B) — 75 runs for five in 19.2 overs (Nishant 31 n.o., Piyush Arora 2 for 21, Devinder 2 for 10). Mohali Later the MLA also attended a meeting of the college's ICT Promotion Society. The status of construction of the computer lab in the college was discussed at the meeting. |
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Astha, Sadhna win
Chandigarh, October 10 Astha, who was adjudged to be the best sub-junior female fighter, has been selected for the national sub-junior taek won do championship. |
Smoking in public places banned
Chandigarh, October 10 A notification to this effect has been issued keeping in view the ill effects of cigarette smoking and the smoke inhaled by the others, causing irreparable loss to the health of passive smokers. The administration has constituted joint teams under the Act consisting of police inspectors and food inspectors or drugs inspectors for the effective enforcement of this Act. Eight teams have been deputed with immediate effect. A fine up to Rs 200 will be imposed upon the person caught red-handed and he will be also be tried in the court. Selling of tobacco products to a person under the age of 18 years will be a punishable offence. Public place is any place to which the public has access and includes auditoria, hospitals, railway waiting rooms, amusement centres, restaurants, public offices, court buildings, educational institutions, libraries, public conveyances and the like which are visited by general public but does not include any open space. The owner or the manager or incharge of affairs of a public place will have to display at a prominent place a board of a minimum size of 60 cm by 30 cm in the Indian languages, as applicable, clearly mentioning that ‘no smoking area — smoking here is an offence’. The boards will have to be displayed at least at the entrance of the public place and at the conspicuous places. However, the owner or the manager or in charge of affairs of a hotel having 30 rooms or restaurants having sitting capacity of 30 or more and the manager of the airport will have to ensure that the smoking and non-smoking areas are physically segregated, the smoking area is located in such manner that the public is not required to pass through it in order to reach the non-smoking area and each area should contain boards indicating “smoking area and non-smoking area. The responsibility to ensure that the buyer of the tobacco product is not a minor lies with the seller of the tobacco products. |
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