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Infant gets new lease of life, courtesy Fortis, Rotary
Mohali, March 1 The first surgery was performed on a seven-month-old child, Rahul, who was discharged from the Fortis Hospital here today. The surgery was conducted by Dr T.S. Mahant, Executive Director, Cardiovascular and thoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital. He said Rahul underwent a complex open heart surgical procedure, which became even more complex due to his age. According to a press statement issued by the Fortis Hospital, the Rotary Club would provide Rs 65,000 towards the cost of consumables and medicines while the hospital would take care of the entire hospitalisation and medical costs. The club president, Mr Charanjit Singh, informed that the cost of the treatment was funded through voluntary contribution of Rotarians and some of the philanthropists from the city. There was a continuous need for funds in order to sustain the project, he added. He said the Rotary Healthline Project was conceived in 1999 by the former world president of Rotary International, Mr Rajendra K. Saboo, in association with the PGI, Chandigarh, to save the lives of children from underprivileged sections of the society suffering from congenital cardiac disease. Dr Vishal K. Singh, consultant, Paediatrics, told the Chandigarh Tribune that the child had a hole in between the pumping chambers of the heart. He weighed only 6 kg and had a chest infection when he came to the hospital. He was gradually stabilised before being operated upon. Dr Singh said the surgery took four hours and the patient was kept on a ventilator for 16 hours. The father of Rahul, Ashok Kumar Gupta, said he was working at a shop in Sector 26. He said that the child had started breathing very fast and was not gaining weight. He was taken to the PGI but it was suggested by the hospital authorities to take the child to Delhi for treatment. He said he met a Rotarian Arvind Mehan who provided help and finally the child was operated upon and his health had now started improving. |
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Workshop on drug design begins
Mohali, March 1 The workshop started with a welcome address by Prof P. Rama Rao, Director, NIPER. According to a press statement of NIPER, the workshop would mainly focus on quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR), an advanced technique which is gaining importance in the area of drug discovery and development. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies help to understand the relationship between intrinsic molecular features and biological properties. The workshop includes 13 lectures by eminent speakers from academia and pharma industry followed by five interactive sessions, ‘hands-on’ practical training and poster presentations. |
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PGI Director honoured
Chandigarh, March 1 The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh circle, Mr Hemant Contractor, honoured him on the occasion. The General Manger, State Bank of India, Mr Krishna Kumar, was also present. |
Deepinder beats Navtej in snooker
Chandigarh, March 1 In the second match between Gaurav Gulati and Rajesh Jain, Gulati got the better of Jain by 2-1. Gaurav won the first frame 44-30 but lost the next one 48-68. In the third frame he finished with 56-18 to win the game. K. S. Nalwa was the winner of the last match in which he thrashed Dharminder Chawla by 2-0 (76-32, 53-14). In the billiards pre-quarterfinal 150 points match, Deepinder Patwalia defeated Sandeep Kochar by 153-34. Handball
selection trials The Chandigarh Handball Association will hold selection trials on March 6 at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here at 4 p m to select the under-17 team which will play a series against Pakistan next month. CHA Secretary Rahul Talwar said a Pakistan Punjab handball team would visit Chandigarh in April and play a few matches here. The players born on or after January 1, 1988, could take part in the trials. Trials for kabaddi Trials to select men and women kabaddi players will be held on kabaddi ground of the Sports Complex, Sector 42, here, on March 2. The selected team will participate in the 12th All-India ''A'' grade kabaddi tournament scheduled to be held at Bilaspur from March 19 to 21. Cue master league
from March 6 The qualifying tournament for the second leg of the National Cue Master League will be held at Asia Billiards, Sector 34, here from March 6 to 8. In the league, each match consists of all three cue games — 9 ball pool (race to 3), snooker (single frame) and billiards (50 points first). Entries for the qualifying round will close on March 5 at Asia Billiards. The entry fee for the qualifying round is Rs 500. The winners will play in the next leg starting on March 21 at Hyderabad. |
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Aid for special Olympian
Chandigarh, March 1 Sunil Kumar is visually handicapped and he has been selected to represent India after he won two gold medals in discus throw and shot put events during the 8th Senior National Championship for disabled. Mr Johar also appreciated the efforts of his teacher, Mrs Kuljinder Kaur Randhawa, who guided and financially supported him. Mr Johar has also assured him that the financial help would be provided to each student, who excelled in sports at national and international
tournaments. |
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Jerath is boxing team manager
Chandigarh, March 1 This is the fourth time that Dr Jerath has been appointed as manager in the international championship. He accompanied the Indian team in the 5th Asian Boxing Championship, 1985, to Kathmandu. |
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Eagle Club
win volleyball
tourney
Chandigarh, March 1 In the final match of the tournament, the Eagle Club beat the Negi Club by 25-15, 25-21, 19-25 and 25-22. Organising secretary for the tournament Gopal Benjwal stated that more tournaments would be organised to promote sports among the youth. |
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Gym at community centres soon
Chandigarh, March 1 A proposal was put forward in the first meeting of road committees of the MCC, which was held yesterday. All that now remains to be finalised is that how much will the MCC spend on these gyms. "We have to ascertain weather we should make it a low-cost basic gym, or should we spend more, the costs need to be worked out," informed Pardeep Chabbra, chairman of the roads committee. A final decision will be taken in this regard at the next meeting of the road committee to be held in the coming fortnight. The meeting also saw a strategy being chalked out for the completion of the re-carpeting of roads at the earliest, before the monsoon sets in. |
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