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Seminar organised by Cytology Department Chandigarh, October 13 Prof S.B.S Mann, Director- Principal of the Chandigarh Medical College and Hospital, released a souvenir during the inauguration of the North-West Chapter of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists today The morning discussions centered around contemporary aspects of gastro-intestinal diseases. Dr Rakesh Kochhar of the PGI, detailed various endoscopic techniques used in gastrointestinal tract cytology, highlighting the role of endoscopes in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease. Addressing the delegates, Dr Kochhar said a wide variety of esophageal diseases, both malignant and benign, required morphological confirmation of the clinical and endoscopic picture so as to reach a specific diagnosis. Over the past two decades a number of number of techniques had been developed to facilitate tissue-sampling through the endoscopes. He said starting from now almost mandatory biopsy, sampling using brushing and transendoscopic fine needle aspiration added to the diagnostic yield and the newly developed technique of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration had made the task of the clinician much easier. He also spoke at length on abrasive balloon cytology, brush cytology, and other related subjects. Prof S.K.Gupta, Head of the Cytology and Gynae-Pathology, PGI, stressed the vast improvements made in cytological sampling techniques with the development of fiberoptic endoscopes. Dr Neelam Marwaha of the Chandigarh Government Medical College spoke on the haematological manifestations and Prof Usha Datta of the PGI on the immunological aspects of gastrointestinal disease. Prominent among those who addressed the delegates were Dr Varsha Gupta of the Chandigarh Medical College, Dr Rakesh Sehgal and Dr Palab Ray both of the PGI. |
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Two-day CME on geriatric diseases Chandigarh, October 13 In his inaugural address, the GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt Gen Surjit Singh, emphasised upon the importance of research and study in the field of geriatric diseases. Stating that such programmes helped to keep the medical fraternity abreast of the latest developments in their field, he expressed hope that both, the hospital faculty as well as participants would benefit from the proceedings. Welcoming the delegates on the occasion, the hospital Commandant, Maj Gen P Dayal, highlighted the aim of the CME and said that the life average expectancy in India, which is presently 64 years, is expected to touch 70 years by 2020, which required greater focus on old-age diseases. In his keynote address, Maj Gen P Subhas, Commandant of the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital, New Delhi, delved on various aspects of organ preservation in cancer cases. A souvenir was also released on the occasion by the Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lt Gen H S Kanwar. During a scientific session later, Lt Col N S Maini gave a presentation on pathogenesis and physiology of ageing, while Lt Col V Rai highlighted challenges to pri-operative and critical care in elderly patients. Dr S Prabhakar, Head of the Department of Neurology, PGI, gave a talk on ‘Management of dementia’, while Col C M Adya and Lt Col S M Bhatnagar evaluated joint disorders in geriatrics and new hopes emerging in the field of osteoarthritis. Distinguished medical experts from various medical disciplines from the Armed Forces Medical Services as well as civilian institutions are attending the CME. |
SPORTS
ROUND-UP CHANDIGARH: The Indian roller skating team needs tough physical training so that the skaters do not lack in stamina and endurance. This observation was made by Ms Madhu Bahl who accompanied the Indian team to the ninth Asian Skating meet at Taiwan as its manager. Ms Bahl said apart from regular pre-match preparations made by the coaches, how the team was managed off the ground was also important. On the holding of coaching camps, Ms Bahl who is also the principal of the KB DAV Centenary school, said here school had played host to two national coaching camps in roller hockey, whereas the camps for speed and artistic events were held at Nagpur and Visakhapatnam respectively. She is of the opinion that instead of two, there should have been at least four camps. She also feels that our skaters do not show the sincerity which skaters from other countries show. The coaching of skaters was discussed with officials from Taiwan and Japan during the Asian meet and the important point that emerged was that Indian skating coaches should be sent to foreign countries for training so that on their return they could hone the skills of Indian skaters. She, however, expressed satisfaction that skating rinks of India were better than those of many other countries. She, however, observed that girl roller hockey players showed better effort as compared to the boys who were casual in their approach. The artistic and speed skaters who were trained by French coaches had improved their performance. But the major worry before sending the team was that the players and officials had themselves to bear the expenses since the Government of India had cleared the trip at no cost to the Government. But she hoped that the performance of Indian skaters who stood second among the Asian countries, would induce the Government to India to recognise their potential and talent and provide financial backing in the future so that deserving players would not miss a chance on account of financial constraints. *
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Rapid chess National rapid chess began at Chandigarh on October 11 which saw for the first time a galaxy of budding youngsters, nearly 120, from all over India, participating in the event. This game has become a household name and a serious sport. But more impressive was the fact that almost every player was accompanied by his parents or guardians. If parents start taking an interest in sports and sparing time for the children, it shows a healthy trend. |
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Junior soccer semis today Chandigarh, October 13 In the quarterfinals played here today, defending champions SD Public School crushed the Sector 20 Government Senior Secondary School, 5-0, with the halftime
score being 2-0. In the second quarterfinal match played today, DAVSSS-8 defeated GMSSS-19, 8-1. The sector 44 Sanjay Public School defeated the Sector 25 Jawahar Navodya Vidyalaya, 11-0.
FCI beat LIC Food Corporation of India XI defeated Life Insurance Corporation XI by 19 runs in a match of the second Dilawari Cricket Tournament on Gursagar Grounds here today. In the second match of the day, Indo-Dutch XI beat Canara Bank XI by 68 runs. Brief scores: FCI XI — 190 runs for six wickets (Ashwani Razdan 32, Arun Sharma 35, Sonam 28, Kamal Thakur 25, Sumardeep Singh 3 for 37); LIC XI — 171 all out (Amarjit 58, Sumardeep 36, Kamal 2 for 33, Kulwinder Singh 2 for 18). Second match: Indo-Dutch XI — 175 all out (Lalit Joshi 56, Rajbhishek 28, Jagjit Saini 24, Charan Dass 3 for 31, Sanjeev Sekhri 2 for 37); Canara Bank — 107 all out (Sanjeev Sekhri 24, Mahesh 18, Lalit Joshi 3 for 22, Asha Ram 2 for 15).
Good spell Ajay Mannu, a Ranji player of Himachal Pradesh, who claimed four wickets for 12 runs, helped Khalsa Club beat Panchkula Sports Club by ten wickets in the first Chandigarh League Cricket Tournament here today. Brief scores: PSC — 76 all out (Gaurav Chopra 18, Vishal Saini 14, Ajy Mannu 4 for 12, Chandan Puri 2 for 10, Radhey Shyam 2 for14); KCC — 79 for no loss (Vineet 32 n.o., Ravi Dhaliwal 32 n.o.).
UT teams Sonika of the Sector 45 Dev Samaj College for Women and Mukesh Sharma of the Sector 32 SD Public School will lead the UT girls’ and boys’ teams, respectively, for the 47th Junior National Ball Badminton Championships to be held at Varanasi from October 17 to 20. The teams are as follows: Girls — Sonika, Anisha Bhatti, Jagdeep Kaur, K. Smiti, Santosh, Monu Dhiman, Amrita and Swati Kapoor. Boys — Mukesh Sharma, Guriwnder Singh, Lakhbir Singh, Gurinder Gill, Shiv Kumar, Abhineet, Navdeep and Munish Rana. Baljinder Banwait and Amit Chaudhary will accompany the team as coach and manager,
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Huge total In a match of the Dhruv Pandove Trophy PCA Cricket Tournament for players under the age of 19, Chandigarh scored a huge total of 338 for eight in 90 overs against Amritsar here today. Bhageshwar and Uday Kaul scored 74 and 72 runs, respectively for Chandigarh, while Vipul Sharma made 52, Bishwas Bhalla 35 and Gaurav Gupta 21. Mukesh of Amritsar claimed three wickets for 102 runs, while S.P. Singh took three wickets for 90 runs. |
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