Ludhiana, August 29
While cardiac bypass and angioplasty (stenting) remain the standard procedures for opening clogged arteries and restoring blood supply to the heart, completely non-invasive techniques like External Counter Pulsation (ECP) and Artery Clearing Therapy (ACT) are also gaining ground with more people opting for these.

Director, Sibia Medical Centre, Dr S.S. Sibia said procedures like ECP and ACT have shown excellent results in clearing blocked blood vessels.

Citing a recent case, he said a Nigerian finance manager, Adeyeye Adniran Jacob (51), was suffering from persistent chest pain and was unable to walk even a short distance. For certain reasons and beliefs, Jacob did not want to go for cardiac bypass, which the doctors had advised him to have.

Searching the internet for some viable alternative, the Nigerian national came across information about non-invasive and non-surgical treatment for angina in the city.

Dr Sibia said Jacob underwent some ECP sessions and ACT drips. With the completions of 6th ECP session, there was substantial relief from pain, which completely went away by the 35th sitting. A non-invasive blood mapping test - Cardio-vascular Cartography performed on the patient before and after the treatment revealed that blood flow to his heart had been restored to normal level.

“Before the treatment, the patient was able to run for just about 6 minutes on Treadmill Test before developing chest pain and discomfort. But post-treatment, he kept running for more than 11 minutes, and even though he felt tired, he had no chest pain.”

Ludhiana, august 29
The XVIth edition of the Ludhiana District Shooting Championship would be held at the Markfed Shooting Ranges, Mohali, on September 1 and 2. Honorary general secretary, District Rifle Association, Ludhiana, Gurinder Singh Garcha said this today.

Competition in air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle and standard pistol for sub-junior, junior and open categories for men as well as women would be conducted during the two-day meet. On the basis of their performance, the Ludhiana teams would be selected for the forthcoming Punjab State Shooting Championship, he said.

Ludhiana, August 29
Raj Kumar who created history by clinching the mixed doubles title in the Asian Youth Badminton Championship (u-16) which concluded in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday was given a warm welcome on his arrival here last evening.

Raj Kumar paired with Prajakta Sawant from Thane, Maharashtra, to rattle rivals from Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and China to lift the title. A large number of badminton fans along with coaches Mangat Rai Sharma and Lakhwinder Singh (Raj Kumar's trainers) were in attendance at the railway station to receive the champion.

As Raj Kumar, accompanied by Pranav Chopra alighted from the Shatabdi Express, they were mobbed by sports lovers. Raj Kumar was garlanded and then taken to the Shastri Hall near the Guru Nanak Sports Complex.

Ludhiana, August 29
Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, delivered a stupendous performance to win the title in the Ludhiana II Zonal Table Tennis Tournament (u-14) organised by the Education Department at Shastri Hall, near Guru Nanak Stadium, here today. In the finals, Sacred Heart School overpowered DAV School 2-0.

In the semi-finals, DAV School routed BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, 3-0, while Sacred Heart Convent School scored an identical win (3-0) over BCM School, Chandigarh road, to settle for the title clash. In badminton, Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, blanked BCM School, Shastri Nagar 3-0 to emerge zonal champions. — OSR

Ludhiana, August 29
Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kithclu Nagar branch, won the title in the Ludhiana PAU Zone Volleyball Tournament for Boys U-19 that concluded at Government Model Senior Secondary School on the Punjab Agricultural University campus here yesterday. In the final, the BVM lads defeated the team of Government Senior Secondary School, Haibowal, in straight sets 25-19, 25-21 to wrap up the title.

Earlier, in the run up matches up to the final, the BVM boys outplayed the team of BVM, Udham Singh Nagar, 25-18, 25-21 and prevailed over Government Senior Secondary School, Hambaran, 25-17, 25-19 to set up the title clash with Government School, Haibowal. Santosh Mehra, principal of BVM School, congratulated the students for bringing fame to their school.