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December 4, 2001,
Chandigarh, India
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Heart diseases claim 50 pc lives in elderly: expert Chandigarh, December 2 ‘‘According to the Indian Council of Medical Research figures, 10 per cent of the urban population and 7 per cent of the rural population is suffering from various forms of heart diseases. The WHO predicts that by 2010, India could have a 100 million people with heart diseases,’’ he further said. Speaking on cardiac surgery in the elderly, Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, senior consultant cardio-vascular surgeon, Fortis Heart Institute, stated that because of increasing longevity 40 per cent of the octogenarians had symptomatic cardio-vascular disease and a significant number of such cases benefit from surgery. Dr Bedi added that continuous refinements and advances in cardio-pulmonary bypass techniques, myocardial protection, improved anaesthesia, better pre and post operative care, a clearer understanding of the patho-physiology of disease and most importantly, the use of the beating heart technique had led to marked improvements in surgery safety for elderly patients. Dr R.P. Sapru, former head of the Department of Cardiology, PGI and Medical Director and cardiologist, INSCOL, talked to the audience about how the incidence of patient suffering from a heart disease increased steadily with age. |
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Conference on rheumatology Chandigarh, December 3 This conference is being organised in the region after a gap of 12 years. The conference will begin with a Continuing Medical Education (CME) seminar on day one at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir. More than 200 delegates, including some top faculty members in the subject, are likely to participate in the conference. The conference will be formally inaugurated on December 7, at the PGI by the UT Administrator. |
Saurav! so what if you
are married Chandigarh, December 3 The first day of the first cricket Test being played here at PCA Stadium, SAS Nagar, saw not so big crowd in the VIP blocks, but it was chiefly composed of youth and college students. Most of them had turned up after watching it on their television sets in the morning. Rashmi, a college student, said she skipped her classes just to watch how players behaved and played on the very first day. Supreet Singh, a school student, said Mohali had seen an international cricket match after a long time, so he was here to watch the match with one of his cousins.
Sidelights * There was otherwise excitement among the crowd, officials and former sports persons who had come here to watch the first day's proceedings. * A keen supporter of Harbhajan Singh was repeatedly heard saying “Bhaaji, ek hor, ek hor” (Bhaaji, one more, one more). Again, when Harbhajan claimed his fourth wicket, he roared in lighter vein, “Mummy, mobile ton bolda han, char(wickets) le laliyan, panjvi leni hai, tusi TV khol lo” (Mummy, calling from mobile, four wickets have gone, fifth is on its way, turn on the TV). * The much sought after batsman, Virender Sehwag, who remained in news due to recent South Africa controversy, along with Sarandeep Singh, took a round of the ground much to the delight of the fans. Sehwag, wearing tinted glasses, got cheers from the crowd as he strolled with a big balloon in his hand. A section of the crowd, which had dames from Manipur, shouted, “Dennesse hai hai, Sehwag Zindabad”. * At 3 pm, an Air Force plain crossed over the ground and, interestingly, on the very next delivery visitors lost their fifth wicket when Mike Ramprakash gave it away to Harbhajan Singh. * When the first Indian batsman, Shiv Sunder Das, got out, Sachin was seen chewing his nails in the dressing room. He also had a word with one of the ground staff, Vijay, and said the turf/pitch was very good. * V.V.S. Laxman was seen absorbed reading the main sports page of The Tribune while sitting besides coach John Wright outside the dressing room, while Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh shared their viewpoints after reading another newspaper. * Bhangra performed by St Stephen's School students during lunch regaled the audience. Music from huge speakers, installed above the manually-operated scoreboard, entertained the spectators during the drinks break. * Both Indian and England players got confused after looking at the electronic scoreboard that was covered with a banner. They finally settled down after looking at the manually-operated scoreboard installed on the left side of the main pavilion. |
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MOHALI TEST SAS Nagar, December 3 Apart from having bought prime locations in and around the stadium, the advertisers have found innovative ways to send their message to the consumers. A MNC in the business of beverages, Coke had provided table, chairs and umbrella with its slogans to a hotelier on subsidised rates. A financial institution, UCO Bank had provided sun shades to the spectators. The country’s largest telecommunication service provider, BSNL, also made its presence felt with the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) appointing it as a total solution provider for the Test match. The corporate body had got printed placards, claiming fours and sixes. An official of the corporate body said at least 100 landline telephone connections for trouble-free communication. “It is the right opportunity to project our capabilities in the field of telecom service providers”, said a senior official of BSNL. To ensure that communication link was not snapped, a multiple connectivity had been established, one directly with the Phase 4 main exchange and another through the Phase X exchange. On the request from the VSNL, the BSNL had provided two ISDN lines to the BBC for live coverage of the match. A staff of around 15 persons had been deputed specially for the match.
Sidelights * The IAF planes undertook flying operations over the PCA stadium distracting the attention of the players and the spectators on at least three occasions today. * The number of spectators in the general stands was average whereas the other stands had low presence. The foreigners who came to support the English team could be seen sitting scattered in different stands near the main pavilion. They could be seen enjoying the game and the the sun bare-chested. * The policemen were on duty at the stadium since the early morning. The security threat to the English team saw a strong force of 550 cops for the Test match. A community kitchen was run at the Phase 8 Police Station to serve food to the cops on duty. * The first day of the match passed out almost trouble-free. The movement of traffic on roads leading to the stadium was not hindered. The traffic was also allowed to move on the main road in front of the main pavilion. * The company which gave a fresh coat of paint to the PCA stadium, American Paints, had put up a stall in front of the stadium for the sale of tickets. An official of the company said tickets worth Rs 10 lakh had been given to them for sale. |
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Honey beats Banipal in snooker meet Chandigarh, December 3 HT shuttlers win The brave fight put in by Harish Lakhanpal of The Tribune team who won his singles tie against team of Hindustan Times. In the final, The Tribune team lost to HT at 1-2 in the Ist Chandigarh Inter-Media Kelvinator Badminton Tournament, concluded last evening on the Chandigarh Press Club premises. About 35 participants flexed their muscles in this two day meet and they were drawn from different media organisations: The Times of India, Punjabi Tribune, Indian Express, Financial Express, Amar Ujala, PTI and UNI. Harish defeated Hari Warrier of HT at 7-3,7-5,7-0. But in the first doubles, HT team comprising Raveen Thukral and Ajay played a neat and superb game and defeated The Tribune team led by Harish alongwith Gopichand. In the next doubles event, Harish and Raman Khanna also lost. Earlier, The Tribune shuttlers outplayed Press Club team while the HT team had beaten Amar Ujala ‘B’ team to make their way into the final. Jagtar Singh Sidhu, president, of the Chandigarh Press Club, gave away the prizes.
Sports meet The 20th inter-region sports meet of Punjab National Bank, Northern zone, concluded here today on the grounds of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 23. As many as 200 sportspersons of
the bank participated in various events like cricket, basketball, volleyball, kabaddi, kho-kho, carrom, chess, badminton, throws and jumps. Chandigarh region bagged the best region trophy in the team events while Hisar region got the best region trophy in athletics. Mr U.S. Bhargava, General Manager, PNB, gave away the prizes. Som Dutt of Hamirpur region was declared best male athlete while Bimal Jhass of Chandigarh, was declared best among women athletes.
Chess tourney The Chandigarh Chess Association will hold a chess tournament for under-nine age group boys and girls on December 9 at the Chess Centre, Sector 42. According to Mr Vipnesh Bhardwaj, secretray of the association, the team comprising eight players will be selected, two from each category, to finally represent Chandigarh in the 15th National Children’s under-seven and nine boys and girls chess championship to be held at Chennai from December 22.
Powerlifting championship
from Dec 8 The Chandigarh Powerlifting Association will conduct the 10th junior men and Ist women Chandigarh Powerlifting Championship to be held on the PU campus coaching centre on December 8 and 9. The team for the National Powerlifting Meet to be held at Bhopal from December 18 to 22 in different sections will also be selected during the meet. Also the
power lifters of UT who brought laurels to the city in various national and other meets will be honoured. |
30 officials found absent Panchkula, December 3 According to information available, senior officials, including Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, District Social Welfare Officer, Naib Tehsildar and in charge of the Police Control Room, were found absent. It is also learnt that most officials of the Excise Department, including three Excise and Taxation Officers and four Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers, were found absent. It may be noted that this was the second time that the DC had conducted a surprise check. The first such check was conducted on the day the timings were changed from 10 am to 9 am. |
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Accountant told to recover penalty from EO SAS Nagar, December 3 The accountant has been asked to recover the penalty from the salary of the Executive Officer. The President said despite several reminders the penalty amount had not been paid by the EO. The accountant has been asked to explain as to how the EO was allotted the official accommodation of the President. Any resolution of the General House deciding to allot the President’s house has been sought by the President. Earlier, the civic body after passing a resolution in a meeting held on July 27, 2001, to recover the house rent from the EO at the market rate was forwarded for approval to the Local Government. In the meanwhile, the Executive Officer, Mr Brar, was transferred to Gidderbaha civic body about four months ago and Mr Bhagwant Garg was posted in his place. But the former officer continued to stay in the official accommodation in the Municipal Council Residential Complex in Phase 5 here. Some alterations in the house had also been made. The Local Government Department had also issued notice to Mr Brar to vacate the house. |
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