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October 2, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Hearing
problems of the elderly discussed Chandigarh, October 1 The topic for discussion was ENT problems of the elderly, particularly loss of hearing and use of hearing aids. Dr G.S. Kochhar, President, IMA, in his welcome address said hearing loss was very common among the elderly and 30 per cent of the population above 65 years was suffering from hearing loss. He also stressed the need for a complete ENT check-up regularly. The guest speakers were Dr Arjun Dass, Professor and Head ENT Department, GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and Dr Nitin M. Nagarkar, Reader, Department of ENT, GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. Dr Dass in his lecture mentioned that a majority of people over the age of 65 years had some degree of hearing loss. Some elderly also had a problem of buzzing sound in the ears. He discussed the use of hearing aids in selected cases. Dr Nagarkar said there were different types of hearing aids at present available and indication for their use in the elderly. He stressed that a proper fitting hearing aid could be very beneficial for patients with hearing loss. This was followed by a lively interaction with the senior citizens. |
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New hope for heart
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Chandigarh, October 1 Called biventricular pacing or cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), it holds out new hope for advanced heart failure patients. The technique was demonstrated at a recently organised conference on cardiology, “Interventions 2001”, at Singapore which was attended, among others, by the well-known Chandigarh cardiologist, Dr R.K. Jaswal, who is Senior Interventional Cardiologist at a local heart institute in the private sector. In an interview with TNS here today, he said nearly 50 per cent of the patients with advanced heart failure had intraventricular conduction delays. “The resultant prolonged QRS (electrical impulses of the heart) duration places the failing heart at a significant mechanical disadvantage and has been associated with poor outcome in these patients. Biventricular pacing (CRT) narrows QRS duration and has been found to be promising in the management of advanced heart failure patients”. About 63 per cent of CRT patients suffering from severe heart failure with intraventricular conduction delay showed marked improvement in the quality of life and functional capacity. Biventricular pacing was found to be safe and well tolerated with no serious adverse events among those patients receiving active medical treatment. He said that encouraged by the efficacy and safety of biventricular pacing, he would undertake biventricular pacing in suitable cases at Mukut Heart Institute. This modality would not only improve the quality of life of these advanced heart failure patients, but would also decrease the number of hospital admissions. |
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52 donate blood at Amartex camp Panchkula, October 1 The camp was organised on the occasion of the World Blood Donation Day in collaboration with the District Red Cross Society. The camp was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, who motivated the donors to come forward and donate blood for a good cause. A team of doctors from the PGI conducted the camp. |
Young cricketers have date with
stars Chandigarh, October 1 The spirited boys, all dressed in cricket uniform from Classes I and III, were visibly happy on seeing the star players. Brother C. Abreu, a former Principal of the school, gave his encouraging remarks to the youngsters. Ms Pushpinder Cheema, Principal of the school, expressed her happiness about their visit to the school to motivate young cricketers. She praised the efforts made by their coach Paul Francis in producing a battery of talented players in various age groups. Kaif and Sarandeep later gave away winning trophies and prizes to the players. Kaif, in his brief speech, stressed on the need for working hard, since it was just the beginning of their cricketing career. Sarandeep called on the need to respect their coach. Both are representing the Oil and Natural Gas Commission team. Kaif said since prominent players from the entire country were participating in this annual meet, which was a good exposure for everyone, he had decided to play here. He said the Sector 16 cricket stadium was having a nice turf for batsmen. He hoped to return to the Indian team soon and was now in good form. Meanwhile, the fourth Edmund Rice cricket tournament evoked a good response. Many school teams in under 12, 14 and 16 age groups take part each year.
Cross-country championship Ambala Sports day The first sports day of the Convent of Sacred Heart was organised on the school premises. Students took part in races and medals and certificates were awarded to the winners. A display of skating skills and karate was also held. A tree plantation drive was undertaken by Ms Sunita Gautam.
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Rashi,
Satish claim state TT titles Chandigarh, October 1 In the girls final, Rashu outplayed Neha, also from Sirsa, in four games at 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7 while third place in this section went to Manisha of Rohtak, who defeated Aarti from Sirsa 7-11,8-11,15-13,13-11,11-7. In boys final, Satish had a tough time against Dev Saini, from Sirsa, in the match lasting five games but Satish ultimately won at 6-11,11-8,7-11,11-6,11-3. In the match for third place, it was again a Sirsa boy, Hitesh, who outclassed Neeraj, also from Sirsa, 13-11,11-9,12-10.
Rudra wins gold in
world yoga meet Rudra Mukherjee of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula, has won a gold medal in the 10th Olympic Yoga Sports Worldcup, organised by the International Yoga Federation recently at Buenos Aires (Argentina). Rudra weighing only 26 kgs, won the coveted medal in men’s section where participants more than double his age were also there in the fray. Indian team was
represented by three males and three females. Rudra has been consistent in his
practice and was guided by Ms Indu Aggarwal, a yoga instructor, that helped him achieve this rare feat at a young age. Earlier, Rudra had won the title in the 8-11 years section at the 25th National Yoga championship held at Palani (Tamil Nadu) in December. He also won a bronze medal at the 16th Haryana State Yoga Championship held at Kaithal in October, 2000. Mr G.S. Sardana, director of the school, while expressing his happiness over the achievement by Rudra said the school was providing all support in his pursuit for further excellence in Yoga.
Soccer title for
St John’s St John’s High School, Sector 26, retained the under 10 boys title for the fourth time in a row when they overpowered St Joseph’s-44 by seven wickets in the fourth Blessed Edmund Rice cricket tournament played here today at St John’s School-26. Brief scores: St Jospeh’s-44: 63 all out in 17 overs (Karanjeev Singh 14, Parminder 9, Parveer Singh 2 for 11, Abhay Kumar Singh 2 for 14). St John’s-26: 64 runs for three in 14 overs (Utkarsh Malhotra 27, Parveer Singh 11). In other matches of the day, Little Flower School, Panchkula, defeated St Joseph’s-44 by nine wickets in under 12 section while Little Flower School, Panchkula, outplayed St Joseph’s-44 by seven wickets in the under 14 section. Army School, Chandimandir, outclassed Valley Public School, Panchkula, by eight wickets in the under 16 section. |
New Commissioner for Central
service Chandigarh, October 1 In her capacity as the head of the Commissionerate - II here, she will be responsible for generating revenue from the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the districts of Sangrur, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune here today, Ms Jaswal said the recession in the industry was affecting revenue generation. “The growth rate of revenue generation, should be higher than what it actually is,” she added. Hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, she is the first woman to serve as an executive commissioner in this
commissionerate. Despite recession, the commissionerate had achieved a growth of eight per cent till August in this financial year over the corresponding period last year, she said. |
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Transfers
in Police Department Chandigarh, October 1 It is learnt that the SSP has replaced most of the heads of police posts in the UT. Sub Inspector Gurjit Kaur has been made in charge of the PGI police post and her predecessor, SI Gurdarshan Kaur has been transferred to the police station, Sector 3. SI Jarnail Singh, posted in the crime branch has now been made in charge of the Maloya police post replacing SI Jai Singh. The latter has been transferred to the Crime Branch. Yesterday, ‘munshis’ posted at various police stations and police posts in the city were transferred. According to the information available, as many as 62 cops, including munshis, have been issued transfer orders. Head Constables posted at certain police stations, too, have been issued transfer orders. It is learnt that cops who had been stationed at their present place of posting for more than two years have been targeted. |
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Move to amend Consumer Protection Act Chandigarh, October 1 According to him, the proposed amendments are aimed to make the Act more effective. Speakers at the workshop hailed the government’s decision to amend the Act, but were of the opinion that any amendment in the existing Sections 3 and 12 of the Act, will harm the interest of the consumers. The speakers said the panchayat would oppose any move of the government to impose stamp duty or to immunise any industry. The workshop was attended by delegates from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. Dr Bajrang Lal Gupta, all-India president of the panchayat was also present at the workshop. This was stated by Dr O.P Sharma, vice-president, of the local unit of the panchayat in a press note. |
Jhuggis
demolished in Palsora Chandigarh, October 1 The demolitions were carried out on those jhuggis which were illegally constructed jhuggis in the school building compound were demolished. Six trucks and two JCBs were engaged in the campaign. Between 50 to 60 policemen from the Sector 39 police station were deployed to prevent any resistance. The encroachment clearance efforts continued for almost three hours. The officials who supervised the campaign, included the SDM, Mr Gyanesh Bharti, the Tehsildar, Mr Gurnam Singh Rajpuri, and the Enforcement Magistrate, Mr Ishwar Singh. |
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