Ludhiana, December 14
The programme on healthy living along with an ayurvedic and nature cure camp, organised by the Nature Cure Education Trust and Tagore Lok Kalyan Trust at Tagore Bhavan here today evoked a huge response as more than 150 patients were examined by a team of doctors from Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic College from Sarabha village.

A large number of followers of nature cure thronged the venue.

The doctors and nature cure experts rendered advice to the patients on a variety of diseases like indigestion, liver problem, skin ailments, kidney problems, cardiac diseases, hypertension, gout and rheumatic pains.

Posters depicting information on healthy living without medicines were displayed. The exhibits contained educative material on heart diseases, asthma, diabetes and other functional disorders.

Naturopath, Mr S.R. Mittal, demonstrated the extraction of wheat grass juice on the spot, which he claimed was a panacea for several diseases, including anaemia, high blood pressure, indigestion and even cancer.

Mr Mittal said the Nature Cure Education trust, of which he was one of the trustees, had chalked out a plan to set up a nature cure college and hospital here which was expected to be functional within next three months.

He said the trust had further decided to hold a free camp every month on nature cure and ayurveda and arrangements were also being made for the patients to be transported to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic College in Sarabha village and back to the city twice a week for free treatment.

Ludhiana, December 14
The ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has upheld the election of Dr Paramjit Singh Ranu, Chairman, Punjab Homoeopathic Council to the lone seat from the state of Punjab in the Central Council. of Homoeopathy (CCH) while rejecting the plea of Dr Tejinder Pal Singh, Director, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Homoeopathic Medical College and Dean, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.

In the orders on the subject made by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on November 29, it was stated that the representation of Dr Tejinder Pal Singh, challenging the election of Dr Ranu to the CCH was devoid of sufficient ground or worthwhile evidence in support of the charges levelled by the complainant. Therefore, the representation was being rejected.

It may be recalled that Dr Tejinder Pal Singh had filed his nomination papers for contesting elections to the CCH conducted in July this year but his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer on some technical grounds. Aggrieved by the decision of the returning officer, Dr Tejinder Pal Singh had filed a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court as well, which was dismissed on July 29.

Thereafter, he filed an appeal before the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in which allegations were levelled against the state government as well as the returning officer. Challenging the action of the returning officer in rejecting his nomination papers, he had pleaded that the election of Dr Ranu be declared null and void.

The Government of India granted a personal hearing to the complainant and opinion of the Law Ministry was also obtained before dismissal of the representation made by Dr Tejinder Pal Singh.

The delay in issuing the notification about the election to the CCH by the Union Government had already been challenged by the victorious candidate Dr P.S. Ranu by way of a civil writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a notice had already been issued to the Union of India for December 16.

Ludhiana, December 14
Christmas is not only a festival of joy and happiness, but it also signifies ‘Togetherness, faith, love and care’. All over the world, people, irrespective of caste, creed or colour, enthusiastically celebrate this great festival of selfless service.

Keeping the age-old traditions alive, Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here, organised a series of Christmas services to mark the solemn occasion. The decorations done on all roads, linked to the CMCH, spoke volumes of the festive spirit of the hospital staff.

The interiors of the hospital also matched the atmosphere outside, with a Christmas tree standing tall in the reception area.

The Christmas camp fire was organised last evening in the Children’s Park at Senior Doctor’s Residential Complex of the CMCH to mark the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. The main theme of the function was ‘Opening Closed Doors’. The festivities were brought alive with special Christmas carols, presented by MBBS, BDS, nursing and paramedical students.

A Nativity play, illustrating the events related to the birth of Jesus Christ, was also presented by the medical students while a splendid package of various cultural programmes, woven around the Christmas theme, was the highlight of the campfire celebrations.

The perceptible joy on the faces of participating children could not be missed as their dear Santa Claus made a visit to conclude the evening and distributed gifts and sweets among them.

Dr John Pramod, Acting Director, CMCH, said,” With time, Christmas is now celebrated by all. Children, young and old people wait the whole year to celebrate Christmas with their friends and families. The CMCH family celebrates and shares the Christmas joy, happiness goodwill and peace with its patients and their family members and wishes them God’s blessings and speedy recovery.”

The priest, Rev V.K. Masih, Administrative Head, Fellowship Department, explained that the essence of Christmas was to realise that the mankind was not the hopeless beings thrown into this world, but were the children of the Almighty God who shared everyone’s pain and sorrow so that they could be in peace. As a whole, the services and the prayers rendered were to wish the patients a speedy recovery.

The CMCH will celebrate its institutional Christmas ward carol service on the evening of December 15 in the hospital chapel.

Ludhiana, December 14
A free chest and lung check-up camp was conducted at Vardhman Special Steels by Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospitals here today in which 235 workers of the factory were examined against respiratory diseases.

Dr Dinesh Goel, pulmonologist at Apollo, conducted the medical check-up of the workers, deployed at the shop floor and steel melting area, which affected the respiratory tract. The doctors observed that majority of the industrial workers examined during the camp, were keeping in good health as per the norms being maintained by Vardhman Steels.

Free spirometry test was also made available at the check-up camp along with medicines. Dr Goel emphasised on regular checkup of all the employees while highlighting the fact that good health enhanced the productivity of the employees and such welfare measures taken by the employers, boosted the morale of the work force.

Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 14
The single village kabaddi team of Dhulkot village emerged as the champion in open kabaddi at the three-day kabaddi tournament organised jointly by the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sports Club and Dehliz village panchayat that concluded at Dehliz yesterday.

Ms Razia Sultana, MLA, and Parliamentary Secretary, presided over the concluding day function. Mr Rachhpal Singh, an international kabaddi player and DSP Malerkotla, was the chief guest.

Out of 30 teams that participated in various categories, the Dhulkot team emerged as the best single village open team by defeating Jalaldiwal village. Teams from Ballewal, Hamidi, Kuthala, Rabbon and Jhuner villages won the final matches in 62, 57, 52, 47 and 38 kg categories, respectively. Lasara, Kuthala, Rabbon, Jhordan and Jand teams stood second in these categories.

The winning teams were given cash prizes besides being presented mementos by the MLA. While addressing the sports lovers, Ms Sultana called upon the social and political leaders to join hands in promoting the sports that would save the youth from clutches of addiction of various kinds.

International players, including Rachhpal Singh, Surinder Toni, Lalli Butahri and Balwinder Singh Ghaloti, were felicitated on the occasion.