Tally launches certification programme
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 12
The Tally Education Services Group today announced its Global Online Certification Programme in Chandigarh with two tests, the Tally Financial Accounting Certification and the Tally Technologies Certification.

Addressing a press conference, Mr Avinash Gupta, CEO (Education and Training Business) of the company, said Tally had also tied up with Punjab Infotech and was in the process of starting a number of related courses in various government colleges of Punjab. He said talks with Panjab University, Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjabi University were also on.

The certification programme would enable students from any educational background to take a test by paying Rs 990 at any Tally Academy.

Those successful would receive a competency certificate declaring them as certified professionals, Mr Gupta said. They could also avail of placement services from Tally.

The company also planned to set up 70 more centres within a month across Punjab and hoped to generate 5,000 employment opportunities in the area of financing and accounting. 

Parents told to build confidence in kids
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, March 12
A seminar was organised by Child Development Centre here to apprise parents of new concepts in raising children. A parent-teacher meet was also organised. Dr Manjit Dhillon, Dean, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana, highlighted new concepts in the bringing up of children. She urged the parents to build confidence among children at an early age by exposing them to various activities and programmes like arts, music, dance and sports.

Dr Pritam Singh, former Principal of the Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar, said in this competitive society it was the foremost duty of parents to select the right type of school in which creativity and imagination of children could be given an important place in the learning process.

Dr Dhillon inaugurated an exhibition of paintings and drawings made by children of the centre.

Tiny tots enjoy fun games
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, March 12
Kids of Saplings Nursery School, Rajguru Nagar, here had a fun and frolic filled day today as the annual sports day was celebrated. Children, accompanied by their parents and grand parents, took part in fun games.

They competed in games like aeroplane race, monkey race, back race and banana race. Games for the parents and grand parents were also conducted. Children presented a karate demo.

Ms Bina Rao, chief coordinator, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Bhai Ranhir Singh Nagar, gave away prizes to the winners. Ms Kitty Bakshi, Principal of the school, thanked the parents and others who had turned up to encourage the children.

Gurmehak, Sargam, Karan, Nirbhey, Adhi, Jasjeer, Virtika, Himansh, Pushkar, Sanjam and Amitoj won prizes.

Meanwhile, Kids Zone school, New Chander Nagar, here organised its sports day yesterday. The games were inaugurated by Mr Raj Kumar Malik, Chief Manager, State Bank of India, Link Road, Ludhiana.

The following are the results.

30-m race: Mannatbir 1, Khushi 2 and Rimjhim 3; 20-m race: Harsh 1, Pranav 2 and Somil 3; banana race: Ramneek 1, Kartik 2 and Yadhu 3; tri-cycle race: Shreya 1, Rachit 2 and Srishti 3; musical chair: Ayush 1, Prithish 2 and Shivam 3; frog race: Vishesh 1, Saksham 2 and Himanshu 3; balloon race: Gunjan 1, Shubam 2 and Tisha 3; lemon-and-spoon race: Tanish 1, Vansh 2 and Guddu 3.

The chief guest gave away prizes to the winners.

Medical college alumni meet on March 19
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 12
An alumni meeting of the Government Medical College, Srinagar (J&K), will be held here on March 19. Disclosing this here today, Dr Gurinder Singh Grewal, an alumnus of the college said there was a good number of doctors in Ludhiana who had studied in the college.

HEALTH

Docs concerned over commission system
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 12
The commission system, which is harming the credibility of the medical commission, has become a cause of concern for the doctors. The issue came up for a discussion during the monthly meeting of the local chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) held here recently.

The meeting also discussed in detail the issue of a doctor of a leading medical institution in the city, who is learnt to have constructed a palatial house with the commission he got from various doctors by referring patients to them. Some of the doctors even suggested taking some action against this “commission agent”.

Some doctors, who attended the meeting, said there was a unanimous view at the meeting that the commission system “has ruined the noble profession”. The members were unanimous that there should be an end to this system as this was making treatment costlier. The doctors said the benefit of the commission amount should be passed on to 
poor patients.

The doctors at the meeting were of the view that the public should be made aware that patients should not visit any specialist with reference slip from any RMP as this was going to make the treatment costlier. The doctors also proposed that the IMA should publish a list of the charges for the various procedures as per the facilities available.

IMA members expressed helplessness in curbing this menace as they feared that their business too would come down.

The meeting passed three unanimous resolutions, including that no doctor would host parties for quacks. Of late it was seen that many doctors were impressing the quacks by taking them to farm houses for parties. The IMA would socially boycott the doctors indulging in this. The doctors would also not distribute any gifts on Divali, New Year or any similar kind of occasion and no doctor would accept any kind of cut or incentive from their fellow friends.

140 operated upon at eye camp
Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 12
Major eye aliments, including myopia and hyper-metropia, are caused because of a lack of concern among residents of rural and suburban areas about eye health care and malnutrition. This was observed by a team of ophthalmologists after examining around 800 persons at the 29th eye camp organised by the local unit of the Punjab Mahavir Dal and the Shri Sanatan Dharam Parcharak Sabha at the Civil Hospital here today.

The camp was inaugurated by Swami Rameshwar Giri Ji while Ms Razia Sultana, Parliamentary Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, was the chief guest.

Dr R.N. Bhatnagar and Dr Sachin Walia, both surgeon, said majority of the patients examined by them had ignored the eye health care. “Besides ignoring proper hygiene care of eyes they paid little attention to nutritional constituents required for optimum vision,” maintained the doctors.

Appreciating the role of social organisations in providing health facilities to members of weaker sections, Ms Razia Sultana said proper follow up would help in improving life of the poor.

As many as 140 persons were operated upon for implanting lenses. The organisers provided medicines and spectacles to the patients and food to their attendants free of cost.

Dr K.C. Goel, DHO, Sangrur, Mr Jatinder Bhola, president of the Municipal Council, Ms Santosh Rani, Mr Ravinder Kumar and Mr Kulbhushan Goyal addressed the function marking the culmination of the camp.

Doctor stresses on contraception awareness
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, March 12
A workshop on contraception, anaemia and adolescent health was organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Indian Medical Association(IMA) at Kapoor Hospital here today. It stressed on the need for awareness about contraceptives to check the population explosion.

Dr Suneeta Mittal, Professor and Head of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at AIIMS, Delhi, and Dr Anita Sabharwal and Dr Ashok, also from Delhi, were the keynote speakers.

Dr Mittal said with the prevailing rate of population, India would become the highest populated nation, which would spell disaster for the economy and welfare of the masses. "Women must know about contraceptives. By gaining knowledge of contraceptives and planned families, they can empower themselves as they will be able to get rid of unwanted pregnancies," she said.

She said the main objective of the workshop was to sensitise medical professionals so that they could bring about awareness among the masses.

Due to lack of awareness, more women were undergoing sterilisation while the same procedure for men was 20 times more easier, she added.

Dr Anita Sabharwal and Dr Ashok spoke on anaemia and adolescent health. Dr Avtar Krishan, finance secretary of the IMA, highlighted various IMA programmes.

In her inaugural address, the head of Cremica Group, Ms Rajni Bector, emphasised on the role of doctors in checking foeticide. She said the one-child norm was the need of the day, irrespective of the sex of the child.

Dr B.S. Shah and Dr Waheguru Pal Singh, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, also addressed the workshop.

SPORTS

Sukhraj, Amandeep best athletes
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, March 12
Sukhraj Singh and Amandeep Kaur were declared the best athletes among boys and girls, respectively, in the first annual athletics meet of the GMT College of Education, situated on the Jalandhar byepass, here today. Sukhraj won four titles while Amandeep annexed two to emerge as the best athletes.

Mr Kashmir Singh Thind, chairman of the college, inaugurated the meet in which a large number of students took part. Dr H.S. Sidhu, Ms Surinder Kaur and Ms Poonam Sidhu, Principal of the college, were present.

Results: (boys)- 100m- Sukhrah Singh 1; 200m- Sukhraj Singh 1; 400m- Sukhraj Singh 1; discus throw- Anil Kumar 1; shot put- Anil Kumar 1; long jump- Sukhraj Singh 1; frog race- Manoj Kumar 1.

Girls- 100m- Neetu 1; 200m- Amandeep Kaur Ghai 1; 400m- Amandeep Kaur 1; discus throw- Manjeet Kaur 1; shot put- Surjeet Kaur; long jump- Pawandeep Kaur; frog race- Nandni 1.