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HEALTH

Importance of iodine to be discussed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 19
The National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP) of the Health Department, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Welfare, Punjab, will observe a Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders week from October 22 .

Iodine deficiency causes long- term irreversible defects in humans and animals. Lack of iodine in the diet can lead to low I.Q., defective growth, irreversible mental retardation, abortions, goitre. Consumption of iodised salt prevents these disorders, said Dr Vanita Gupta, Programme Officer, NIDDCP, General Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh.

She said during this week lectures on importance of iodine in human life and how to prevent these disorders would be delivered to school- children of various schools.

These schools are: Government Senior Secondary School, Maloya Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 47, Government High School, Dadu Majra, Government High School, Sarangpur G.M.S.S.S, Sector 10, Government High School, Sector 11, Government High School Sector 24 and Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 23. She said the concluding function would be held at Government Senior Secondary Model School Sector 19 on October 30.

Nursing delegation bags first prize
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 19
A nursing delegation of the Chandigarh Medical College and Hospital won the first prize and Dettol shield at the national-level XIX Trained Nursing Association biennial 68th conference held in Goa recently.

According to Ms Shakuntala Kathuria, Nursing Superintendent, Medical College and Hospital, at the individual level Ms Baljeet Kaur, Assistant Nursing Superintendent of the college, bagged the first prize in the category of teaching model “Foetal circulation” along with ‘Ms Cherian Shield’. From Chandigarh Ms Rajinder Dhadha, Ms Rita Sikand, Ms Baljeet Kaur, Ms Santosh Kaushel and Ms Sushma Saini took part in the panel discussion on “The protection of clients through nursing standardisation”.

Osteoporosis detection camp today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 19
The Orthopaedics Department of the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital will celebrate “World Osteoporosis Day” on October 20.

On this occasion, an osteoporosis detection camp will be organised at the department and Prof Raj Bahadur, Head of the Orthopaedics Department, will deliver a talk for the patients at 12 noon in the Orthopaedics OPD.

Professor Bahadur said, “The osteoporosis is a disease of modern era of increased life expectancy and the sedentary lifestyle. This special day is celebrated all over the world to create awareness about the disease in general public. It does not manifest itself for a long period and has been given the name of ‘silent killer’. It usually manifests in the postmenopausal women and the men beyond the age of 60 in the form of pathological fractures around the hip joint, wrist joint and spine. These fractures result from the trivial trauma and the management of these fractures is also cumbersome in an osteoporotic bone.”

He maintained that early detection, before the occurrence of fractures, the treatment was possible in the form of administration of vitamin D, calcium and other drugs and incorporation of physical activity into one’s routine. Certain precautions to prevent the fall in the elderly could prevent the occurrence of fractures to a large extent.

He said at the camp the detection of osteoporosis would be done with the help of a sophisticated computerised machine using the principle of bone densitimetery.

SPORTS

Fun golf facility inaugurated
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 19
Mr V.K. Duggal, Director-General, Tourism, Government of India, inaugurated the 18-hole miniature golf facility at the Chandigarh Golf Association Driving Range. Mr Duggal was impressed with the unique creation of the CGA. Mr Duggal is not new to the City Beautiful. He was posted here as Adviser, Chandigarh Administration. Under his tenure, a number of national and international sports events were smoothly conducted.

‘‘The 18-hole fun golf facility here is wonderful and unique,’’ remarked Mr Duggal after going round the driving range. Complimenting the CGA President, cricket Dronacharya Desh Prem Azad, General Secretary C.S.R. Reddy, Senior Vice-Presidents J.S. Cheema and Rajiv Bali, Joint Secretary J.S. Sukhija, Secretary Vivek Vahi and Sajiv Aggarwal and other officials connected with the project for raising such golf facilities, Mr Duggal said these efforts would certainly help in creating a healthy sports atmophere in the region. He hoped other state golf associations and golf clubs would provide such facilities for their members and the general public. Golf is considered as a part of tourism.

Amidst a cheering gathering Mr Duggal was conferred the honorary membership of the Chandigarh Golf Range. He thanked the members for giving him membership of the prestigious Golf Range.

Mr Duggal was apprised about the salient features of the miniature golf facility, which is also known as Putt-Putt golf, castle golf and family golf. Miniature golf is also played on cruisers. It is a complete 72-strokeplay mini-course with a number of obstructions and water hazards. Only a putter is allowed to be used.

A sum of Rs 5 lakh has been spent on the creation of the new and unique facility. All members of a family can enjoy a round of golf here.

Project in charge J.S. Sukhija along with Harpal Singh Malvai visited a number of golf clubs and cities, including Agra, before putting the project into translation. ‘‘This facility is available in a hotel in Agra. We improvised the concept and added more facilities, like a water channel,’’ said Mr Sukhija. While B.P. Singh and Anil Kaushik were responsible for landscaping, SP Constructions carried out the construction work.

City college clinch kabaddi title
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, October 19
SGGS College, Sector 26, clinched the Panjab University Inter-college Kabaddi (NS) Men Championship for the current year, while the second, third and fourth positions in the section were claimed by LLR College, Dhudike, Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, and Government College, Muktsar, respectively. The meet ended today at PU.

Girls football: St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, bagged the under-19 girls football title in the UT Inter-school Girls Football Championship. In the finals, they defeated Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by four goals to nil. Haranchal Kaur and Jasdeep Kaur scored two goals each.

Boys football: In the UT Inter-school boys matches played on Friday, the under-14 football title went in favour of Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, boys when they outplayed Government Model High School, Sector 38 at 4-0 with three goals scored by Sushil and the fourth by Ashutosh. Sanjay school has won six trophies in the current year. These include, pre- subroto cup for under-17, sub-junior championship-16, CBSE Cluster XI (under19), Inter-school football meet (under 17), SD Trophy for junior state championship (under 19) and the UT inter-school under-14 title.

Volleyball: In other matches of the day, in under-19 section volleyball discipline, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, dodged past GMSSS-23 at 25-13, 25-11, while MRASSS-27, defeated GHS, Mouli Jagran at 25-19, 25-06, DAVSSS-8 beat GMSSS-19 at 25-03,25-11 and PML SD Public School-32 beat GSSS-27 at 25-16,25-08. The winners in under-17 volleyball section were, GMHS-26, GHS-41, GSSS-40 and GSSS-27, while in under-14 section, the winners of today’s, matches were, Manav Mangal School-21 and GMSSS-16.

Deepak Kapani trophy: The St Stephen’s Club-45 and MCM DAV College, Sector 36, outscored their respective rivals in the Chandigarh Women Senior Football Championship for the Deepak Kapani trophy played here on Friday.

In the first match, St Stephen’s defeated Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, by four goals to nil with two goals goals scored each by Richa Walia and Jasdeep. In second league match, defending champions, MCM women, faced tough resistance from the DK club players and till half time no goal was scored. But after lemon break, the first goal was scored by Dimple in the 45th minute, while second goal was scored by Sharda through a pass by Gurdarshan just after seven minutes of the first goal. With the above win, MCM eves now top the league by winning all the matches.

ADMINISTRATION

PUDA’s booth allotment scheme from Oct 25
Tribune News Service

The number of booth sites and their allotment price is as under:
Sector	No of sites	Allotment rate (in Rs/ sqft)
55	2	5124
54	5	5510
53	71	5510
60	8	6137
59	95	4744
56	57	4000
61	23	6489
63	50	4744
64	81	5344
65	56	5264
71	58	5522

SAS Nagar, October 19
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority would relaunch its scheme of allotment of commercial booth sites at a reserved price in the town. The scheme would be launched from October 25, said the Chief Administrator, Mr K.B.S. Sidhu, here today.

He said the draw of lots and allotment of specific booth sites to the applicants under in the previous scheme had already been completed.

The Chief Administrator said the scheme had been made more attractive in the current format. The difference between the ‘tatkal’ and the ‘non-tatkal’ applicants had been done away with. The new applicants would not have to pay the 10 per cent premium, which was payable by the ‘tatkal’ applicants under the previous scheme. The prime booth sites would now be available at 10 per cent discount as compared to the previous offer.

Under the earlier scheme, applicants were given the option to select booths of their choice and they were able to acquire prime sites, on paying 10 per cent extra.

Mr Sidhu said the development work in and around booth sites had been expedited so that the successful applicants could commence construction immediately. The scheme would be open for a period of three weeks only and would not be extended.

Under the scheme, the application once submitted would not be allowed to be withdrawn at any stage, either before or after the draw. The adjustable application money would be Rs 50,000 and the balance of the 25 per cent of price would be payable within 60 days of the finalisation of the draw. Remaining 75 per cent of the price would be payable in three in annual installments with interest of 15 per cent per annum, on reducing balance basis.

Admn offices to be networked by Nov 1
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 19
As part of its computerisation drive, offices of the Panchkula district administration are all set to be networked by the end of this month under the “New Disha scheme.”

According to information available, the D-Net facility will be launched in the district on November 1. As a part of this, all information of the district offices will be centralised and available to the public at the click of a button. All government data base will thus be given a citizen interface.

A senior official in the administration informed that information kiosks would be set up at five places in the beginning. Subdivisions of Panchkula, Morni, Raipur Rani, Barwala and Kalka would be interlinked with the main server being set up at the district administration headquarters in Panchkula.

Residents of these areas would be saved a lot of inconvenience through these information kiosks. For any complaints, they would now have to visit these kiosks, file their complaints, which would be sent directly to the district server and then land in the office of the officer concerned via Internet.

Sources informed that each of the five information kiosks would be set up at a cost of Rs 60,000 each. The cost of the computers to be set up in the district Mini Secretariat would be borne by the Revenue Department.

Meanwhile, the HARIS (Haryana Revenue Information System) will also be extended to three other subdivisions in Raipur Rani, Barwala and Morni on November 1. This scheme was launched in Panchkula and Kalka subdivisions a few months ago. As part of this scheme, the registration of land deeds had been computerised in order to curb corruption in this office.

The Director General of National Information Centre, Ministry of Information and Technology, Dr N. Vijayaditya, today visited the District Informatics Centre . The aim of the visit was to see the ongoing developments in the field of Information Technology in the district NIC Centre. He was also given a presentation on the project.

Dr Vijayaditya was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, ADC, Mr S.K. Goyal, DDPO, Mr. Rajesh Jogpal and other senior officers of NIC.

RCC allotted land
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 19
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation here today decided to allot land to the Regional Computer Centre (RCC) in the Pocket I institutional area of Manimajra.

The institute which was one amongst the three applicants for six plots, today deposited a share of the 1.73 crore with the corporation for .61 acres of land.

The decision was taken at a meeting of officials and three councillors, including Ms Kamlesh and Mr Harish Bhanot.

The decision to give land to the RCC was left on the Municipal Commissioner, Mr M.P. Singh, after verifying the credentials of the centre.

Others who had applied for land allotment were Himachal Pradesh University and the Bureau of Indian Standards, but they could not deposit the requisite amount for allotment.