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Exercise in natural environs,
Chandigarh, September 29 The best way to be fit and healthy is to exercise in a natural environment. Director of the PGI, Dr K.K. Talwar, said while talking to The Tribune. He advised youngsters not to flock to gymnasiums but to exercise in natural environments. “Oxygen intake is comparatively higher while doing exercises in the natural environment than inside a gymnasiums”, he said. He warned that persons above 30 years of age with even the slightest of heart ailment should not do any kind of exercise at gyms without seeking proper medical advice. “In other cases, you may not be knowing that you have developed a heart problem and this may be aggravated once you start doing strenuous exercises,” he said. Advocating simple exercises like daily walk as a routine, he said there was scientific data to prove that “exercises and playing sports in natural environment helps reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease”. He said doing yoga could also be helpful for particular ailment if done in a specific asana for a specific ailment. Dr Talwar said there was a growing incidence of heart ailments among patients especially between 30 and 40 years of age. “Every week, we get 25 cases of people with heart attack who come to us in a very critical stage. We also find that heart disease is now becoming common in the younger people who are between 30 and 40 years of age. Heart diseases have been developing in the early age due to unbalanced diet, stress, smoking and physical inactivity. Consumption of tobacco and alcohol apart from mental stress, too, play a major role in the disease. He said PGI Advanced Cardiac Centre would be ready in the next few months.
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British school plans branch at Shimla
Chandigarh, September 29 The opening of new branches at Amritsar and Agra besides Shimla, would address the needs of the parents, particularly NRIs, wanting to educate their children in global standards of education as IGCSE is recognised in over 150 countries, Ms Mona Sethi, TBS Director, told The Tribune here today. In addition to the existing branches at Panchkula and Mohali, the new branches would prove to be ideal educational destination for international community to adapt socially throughout the world, Ms Parvinder Kaur, Principal of the Mohali branch, said. With “any
time, anywhere learning” as the motto, the IGCSE and the Cambridge International Primary
Programme (CIPP) provides communication skills which were acceptable at the international level, a promoter, Mr Ranjan Sethi, claimed. Since the emigration rate from this part of the country to the UK, the
USA, Canada and the European countries was higher than other parts of the country, the Indian students faced a lot of difficulties in pursuing studies in these countries. However, with the IGCSE degree, which offers a standardised globally-acceptable education, the problems of the Indian students are addressed and they did not find any difficulty in getting admission to a course of their choice in different countries of the world, Mr Sethi. With that end in mind, the TBS is inviting the representatives of the Quality Control
Authority (QCA) from UK to check the standard and curriculum which the Cambridge
had prescribed for the school. Ms Sethi said to integrate the Indian children with global education
environment, the student and teachers exchange programmes were high on their agenda. In fact, Ms Joanna Barnecka, a member of the Association of the International Students of Education Community (AISEC) from Poland, is on a four-month trip with the TBS. |
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Mela on AIDS awareness
Chandigarh, September 29 The play highlighted the main causes of spreading the HIV/AIDS. Dressed as a joker, a volunteer of the organisation also distributed condoms among the gathering. Mr Pramod Sharma, coordinator of the Yuvsatta, said despite high literacy rate in urban areas, condom use was going down due to myths and inhibitions associated with it. |
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Gen Talwar dead
Chandigarh, September 29 He is survived by his son, Col K.S. Talwar, a Guards officer, and two daughters. His elder daughter is the Deputy Commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib, while the other is head of the Dental Department at the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital. General Talwar was commissioned into the 7 Para Field in June 1956 and commanded 9 Para Field. He was dropped along with artillery guns behind the enemy lines during the 1962 Chinese aggression and was later taken prisoner of war. He had also taken part in the liberation of Goa. Later, he commanded 8 Mountain Division, then based in the Eastern Sector and as associated with combating the Naga insurgency. He also served as Major-General at Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir. His funeral will take place at the Sector 25 cremation grounds at 11.30 am tomorrow. |
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Non-surgical facelift catching up, says doc
Chandigarh, September 29 Dr Dhir claimed that the non-surgical facelift has been catching up in the country tremendously due to less risks, money and time involved in the technique. The surgery is not only a revolutionary way to combat signs of aging but could also be used for enhancement of breasts. “Also known as Featherlift, this non-surgical procedure lifts and tightens sagging foreheads, brows and cheeks without the extensive investment of time and money required by surgical brow and facelifts. Jowls and creases around the mouth and chin (smile and marionette lines) can be improved. Eyes can be made to look more open and less tired,” Dr Dhir said. Dr says, “During the treatment monofilament, polypropylene threads, having cogs, are inserted below the skin through a hollow needle. The needle is then removed, leaving only the threads inside. The threads are placed in carefully predetermined areas of the face and as the threads are made out of the same material that has been used for sutures for decades there are few problems of rejection by the body”. The areas which may be treated with this treatment include the outer brow for zygomatic arch ptosis, the cheeks for buccal and infraorbital ptosis, the jaw line for mental ptosis such as jowls and the neck for submental ptosis. The common areas for younger patients are the cheeks and brows since they are the first in line to begin their descent, he added. The technique is being used for giving shape to nose, the main attraction of a face, in maximum number of cases Worldwide, claimed Dr Dhir. Injection lipolysis, is, however, another type of cosmetic surgery preferred by the youngsters for reducing weight and extra fats on their faces. According to Dr Dhir the techniques is been for reducing fat deposits, especially in those body parts that cannot be specifically targeted by dieting or sport. The therapy could be the best way of getting rid of unwanted localized deposits of fat, like double chin, fat on the thighs, belly and upper arms. In fact, injection lipolysis is the best suited for areas of soft fat on the belly, the face, the inside of the thighs, the back and hips. Injection lipolysis treatment should not be carried out on adolescents, children, pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers, and on patients suffering from rare diseases, he opined. “Apart from giving shapes to body, the types of cosmetic surgeries are also being used for penile implant for impotents and hymen reconstruction among women. The penile implant among men and hymen reconstruction among women was just experimented in the country but the type of the surgeries are more common especially in Arabian countries,” disclosed Dr Dhir.
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Patient’s salute to lifesavers
Chandigarh, September 29 Hailing from Imphal, Class-X student Ranjna cannot stop expressing gratitude towards volunteer blood donors and doctors for giving her a new lease of life. “I would like to express my gratitude to those volunteer blood donors who have been coming to the rescue of numerous patients requiring blood transfusion either as an emergency requirement or for planned surgery. Most of the patients are poor and needy and come from far-off places to the premier health institute with a hope of survival. “I salute the blood donors for their generosity and sense of moral responsibility towards society,” said Ranjna. Talking with Chandigarh Tribune, Ranjna said her misery started two years back when pain developed on the left side of the chest besides recurrent attacks of chest infection for which she needed frequent hospitalisation. She had to quit her studies following the diagnosis, which also caused her family a lot of stress and agony. Ranjna was diagnosed with a hole in the heart and stones in the gall bladder at the Government Hospital, Imphal. Due to lack of facilities for the open-heart surgery at the Imphal hospital, she was referred to the PGIMER here. “We were alone in the city and my father was asked to arrange three to four units of blood for the surgery. There was no scope for calling my near and dear ones here for donation and the only person accompanying me was my father. He, too, was unfit to donate on medical grounds. Due to the unavailability of blood, the surgery had almost become impossible,” recalled Ranjna. “A ray of hope came when my father informed me that blood (four units) will be arranged for the surgery from the stock donated by voluntary blood donors in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER. The doctors performed a successful surgery on me. After recovery, I will rejoin my school,” claimed cheerful Ranjna. Dr Neelam Marwaha, Head of the Transfusion Medicine Department, PGIMER, said there was a desperate need to encourage youngsters above 18 years of age to volunteer for blood donation so that more lives could be saved. Dr Marwaha stressed the need for forming youth clubs at school, college and university levels. “There are over 300 thalassaemic children who require regular blood transfusion at the PGI. At least 6,000 units of packed red blood cells are required. To maintain optimum hemoglobin level, a thalassaemic child requires blood transfusion every 2-3 weeks. So lives can only be saved if more donors come forward,” said Dr Marwaha.
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Senior medicos look for greener pastures
Chandigarh, September 29 Doctors from the PGI have been shifting overseas after taking a long leave from their institute. Now a new trend has started. Doctors from Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, who have completed 20 years of service, are among the new crop of migrating medicos. Enquiries reveal that monetary requirements, in this era of changing lifestyle, to meet every comfort of the life have been forcing the health experts to leave the country. Moreover, non implementation of the Bakshi Committee recommendations on the pay scales of faculty members is another major reason of migration of medicos from the PGI. The Bakshi Committee report had recommended scales higher than those suggested by the Fifth Pay Commission report for five posts, including Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Additional Professor, Professor and Director at the PGI and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The PGI is under the direct control of the Centre. Since appointments of doctors in GMCH and the GMSH are made from 60 and 40 per cent quota from Punjab and Haryana, medicos employed with these hospital have been following a new trend. Availing the facility of the premature retirement scheme, introduced by the governments, the doctors have been shifting out of the country after completing their 20 years of service. In such a way the medicos of these hospitals are not only enjoying all the benefits of postretirement but also investing the funds, they get after retirement, in other sectors. Medicos are of the view that doctors in city are underpaid for the services they render in the hospitals. Moreover, the working environment and rational working hours with hardly any stress on them in foreign countries bring them higher salaries. Extra working hours and additional incentives add to their remuneration, claims a city-based doctor.
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SGGS-26 win kabaddi meet
Chandigarh, September 29 The second, third and fourth positins were secured by LLR Government College, Dhudike, GGDSD College, Hariana and BAM Khalsa College, Garhshankar, respectively. LLR college defeated BAM of Garhshankar 40-18. GHG Khalsa College of Gurusar Sadhar won PU Football (men) championship for 2006-07. The college beat BAM Khalsa College, Garhshankar 2-1. The other match was held between SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur and DAV College, Hoshiarpur was won by former 4-0
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Cross country championship
Chandigarh, September 29 SGGS Khalsa College of Mahilpur secured third position while GGD SD College of Hariana got fourth position in the meet. In the women category, SGGS Khalsa College of Mahilpur won top honours. The results: individual positions (men): 1 Joginder (DAV College, Sector 10), 2 Anil Kumar (SGGS College, Chd), 3 Mokan Singh (SGGS, Chd); women: 1 SGGS Khalsa College, 2 G N Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, 3 J C DAV College, Dasuya; individual positions (women): 1 Priyanka Patel (SGGS, Mahilpur), 2 Rajdeep Kaur (GN Khalsa College, Lud).
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DAV-8 paddlers triumph
Chandigarh, September 29 In the under-17 group, the host team of Manav Mangal High School-21 will take on Ajit Karam Singh International Public School-41 team for the top position in finals to be held tomorrow on their premises. In the semifinals played today, MM-21 beat DAV Public School-8 (3-2) and AKSIPS-41 defeated Shishu Niketan-22 (3-0). Results: U-14 (boys): Finals DAV Public School-8 b Manav Mangal-21 (3-0), Mayank Kapoor b Kashish ( 11-9, 11-2, 11-4), Sahil Singla b Aditya ( 11-7, 10-12, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3), Mayank Sharma b Tushar ( 9-11, 11-9,, 12-10, 11-7). For third and fourth positions: Delhi Public School-40 b AKSIPS-41 (3-2), Puneet Kumar b Inderbir Singh (11-9, 11-3, 11-0), Rajat Saini lost to Ranjot Singh (9-11, 9-11, 4-11), Harshit Sethi lost to Himanshu ( 11-9, 5-11, 10-13, 7-11), Puneet Kumar b Ranjot Singh (11-8, 11-2, 11-3, Rajat Saini b Inderbir Singh (11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6). U-17 (boys) Semi-final: AKIPS-41 b Shishu Niketan-22 (3-0), Karamjot Singh b Rohit (11-5, 11-6, 11-6) Sumit Chaudhary b Piyush (12-10, 11-3, 11-5), Deepak b Anmol (11-9, 11-8, 11-9). Manav Mangal-21 b DAV Public School-8 (3-2), Sameer b Chetan Singls (11-8,12-10, 11-4), Ankush lost to Rajan Mohindra (11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11), Himanshu b Manik Vig (9-11, 11-5, 11-5,11-7), Sameer lost to Rajan Mohindra (8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8,8-11), Ankush b Chetan Singla (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8). Manav Mangal-21 b Aurbindo School-27 (3-0), Sameer Singla b Anupam (11-7, 11-8, 11-9), Himanshu Attri b Aseem (11-8, 11-6, 11-6). AKSIPS-41 b St. Johns-26 Chd (3-0), Sumit b Sidharta (11-6, 11-7, 11-8), Deepak b Varun (11-6,7-11, 11-8, 11-7). Shishu Niketan -22 b Sri Guru Harkishan Public School-40 (3-0), Rohit b Sandeep (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) Piyush b Arshdeep (11-1, 11-9, 11-8), Anmol b Nakul (11-3, 11-6, 11-6).
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Pauline wins golf trophy
Chandigarh, September 29 The Best Nett Trophy was won by Gaitri MM Singh with a two-day Nett total of 140 ( 72+ 68). Irina Brar, winner of this trophy six times, was unable to participate as she was not fully recovered from yet another injury. Parnita Garewal, winner of the trophy in 2004, has recently turned professional, thus was not eligible to participate in the event. Ms Wazir Singh presented the trophies to the winners. |
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Red tape delays tennis courts project
Chandigarh, September 29 The work of laying the clay courts started in 2004. But the work came to a grinding halt when the Engineering Department officials realised that the sanction for heavy compacting after laying the brick layers had not been sought while taking the administrative approval. Sources revealed that the non-mentioning of the expenditure incurred on heavy rolling in the estimate, prepared by the Engineering Department, is the reason behind the delay. The Sports Department, Chandigarh, gave the green light to the project without bothering to check the error. The work came to a halt when the Engineering Department refused to bear the expenditure on rolling. “It needs heavy rolling for one time so the estimated expenses would be between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000. After that brick powder will be laid on it and that required light rolling. The Sports Department has the roller for the purpose”, said an official. Lakhs of rupees spent by the department on fencing, sprinkle system and laying the brick layers are going waste. At present, the courts are in a dilapidated condition as grass, weed and shrubs have started growing in and around these. On the issue, the Director of Sports, Department, Chandigarh, Mr I.S. Sandhu, said, “Two reminders have already been sent to the department concerned to take an immediate action. Finishing the work of tennis courts is also on our priority list”. The other reason of delay was that the focus of the department was shifted to the renovation of the Cricket Stadium of Sector 16 for the forthcoming practice matches, added Mr Sandhu. Mr S. Jaitley, Superintending Engineer of the Engineering Department, cleared that the matter was under consideration. The process takes some time if some change occurs. However, Mr Jaitley denied any conflict on the matter and stated that the work would start very soon.s
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Utej wins 50m breaststroke event
Chandigarh, September 29 The event is being held as part of the UT Inter-School games conducted by Education Department, Chandigarh, in various disciplines at different venues. In the u-17 boys softball event, Mount Carmel-47 beat Government High School, Sector 30 (23-15), while Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, team stood first in the handball meet (U-14, GIRLS) held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, here, today. Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, came second and third, respectively. Results (swimming under-14 boys): 50m breaststroke: Utej Singh 1, Amandeep Singh 2, Saheb Rana 3 100m freestyle: Saheb Partap 1, Parth and Akhlesh 3 50m freestyle: Saheb Partap 1, Utej Singh 2 Akhlesh 3 200m freestyle: Saheb Partap 1, Amandeep Singh 2 Akhlesh 3 Results (swimming under-17 boys): 50m freestyle: Vivek Yadav 1, Siddarth Kalia 2, Kanwar Nain Singh 3 100m breaststroke: Karan Bhai 1, Parminder Singh 2, Rishabh 3 100m freestyle: Kunal Bhardwaj 1, Vivek Yadav 2, Angad Singh 3 400m freestyle: Kunal Bhardwaj 1, Angad Singh 2, Parminder Singh 3 Results (swimming under-19 boys) 100m butterfly: Udhay Grewal 1, Aakash Bansal 2, Amanpreet Singh 3 200m breaststroke: Akshay 1, Sparsh 2, Amanpreet Singh 3 50m freestyle: Gaganpreet Singh 1 , Abhitej Sandhu 2, Eshan Bakhshi 3 100m breaststroke: Sparsh 1, Raghwinder Singh Rawat 2, Akshay 3 200m butterfly: Akash Bansal 1, Udhay Grewal 2 800m freestyle: Sumeet Heer 1, Sidharth 2 50m butterfly: Eshan 1, Arsh Deep 2, Udhay Grewal 3 50m backstroke: Sidharth 1, Nikhil Chaudhary 2, Gautam Raina 3 400m freestyle: Akash Bansal 1, Sidharth 2, Sumeet Heer 3 (Handball under-19 girls): GMSSS-21 1, GNPS- 36 2; SGGSSSS- 35 3 (Handball under-14 boys): GHS-47 b GMSSS-43 (7-4) GNPS-36 b GMHS- SARANGPUR (7-2) GMSSS-46 b GMSSS-21 SCORE (6-0) GMSSS-19 b GMSSS-21 SCORE (13-11) GNKS-30 b GHS - 25 (14-3) (Softball under-19 boys): GSSS- 15 b PMSD -32 (9-1) (Softball under-17 boys): MOUNT CARMEL- 47 b GHS 30 (23-15)
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Free entry for practice matches
Chandigarh, September 29 The Chandigarh Administration is organising one-day cricket practice matches on October 4 and 5 at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16. The entry will be totally free and invitation passes can be collected from the office of Director of Sports, Hockey Stadium, Sector 42. The teams of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are visiting Chandigarh to play in the ICC Champions Trophy at Mohali and will play practice matches at Cricket Stadium in Sector-16, which has been prepared for these matches. The stadium can accommodate around 25,000 spectators, including VVIPs, VIPs and Press Gallery. It is ready in all respects to conduct the matches as per the schedule. Entry in the stadium to witness the matches will be allowed only to the invitation/pass holders. The Indian players from Punjab who could feature in the matches include Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Harbhajan Singh, V.R.V. Singh and Reetinder Singh Sodhi. The Sri Lankan team consists of star players like Sanath Jaysurya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Marvan Atapattu, Upul Chandana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Thilan Samaraweera, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas etc. Sri Lanka Team will play one-day practice match with Punjab XI on October 5. The students of all schools have been invited specially and invitation cards for the students and principals of all government/private schools of Chandigarh have already been delivered to the Department of Education.
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