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Health ministry seeks information from PGI Chandigarh, December 15 The first part of the question deals with a query as to which instances have been considered to be actions of misconduct and if any cases have been filed against them. Also being asked of the PGI are the details of any action taken against the employee in such cases. The next part of the question deals with whether any court instructions have been given to the PGI administration to stop illegal action against the employees of the institution? And in case such instructions have been passed then has the PGI abided by these orders? In case the PGI has not followed the court orders then reasons are to be given for it. This question is scheduled to be asked in this session of the Parliament. Sources in the PGI state that the question is a result of a notice reportedly served by the Himachal Pradesh MP, Mr Suresh Chandel, also a member of the PGI’s Institute body, to the union Health Minister bringing to his notice the long pending demands of the PGI employees and the victimisation of the employees leaders. Mr Chandel has reportedly brought to the notice of the minister the fact that the PGI administration has not implemented some of the demands of the employees union which have been approved by various committees and the Institute Body of the PGI. In this notice, informed one of the leaders of the PGI employees’ union, the MP had listed among other issues the fact that since the Minister of Health is the final appellant authority for these employees, a decision to reinstate some of these employees was taken to be with effect from an old date and not from what the PGI authorities allegedly reinstated them from. Similarly, a backlog promotion scheme for the employees too has been approved by the Institute Body and is yet to be implemented. Full wages for the strike period to these employees have also been approved by the Institute body but yet to be released say these employees. Informing about the High court orders which were given to the PGI on 2.12.1998, Mr Subhash Chander nirankari, president, PGI Employees Union, said the High Court had ordered the PGI in a response to an application filed by the union that no action be taken against the two employee leaders. The High Court had also reportedly ordered that no action be taken against the 10 other employees against whom PGI had decided to take action. This is not the first time that such a question will be raised on the floor of the Lok Sabha. A similar question had been asked in the monsoon session of the Parliament this year too. To which the PGI administration had reportedly replied that it was a law abiding body which did not indulge in any unconstitutional activity, neither did it harass any of its employees in the guise of launching departmental inquiries against them. A question of a similar nature had been asked the year before this also. |
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Experts warn against use
of synthetic insulin Chandigarh, December 15 Dr Arthur Teuscher, one of the leading diabetes experts in the world, has strongly warned against the use of synthetic insulin and suggests recourse to safer natural insulin to prevent a sudden and dangerous drop in sugar levels. Natural insulin is also less expensive than synthetic insulin. Multinational companies who control 94 per cent of the insulin market worldwide claim that synthetic insulin is better than natural insulin and are removing natural insulin from the market. “In certain European countries, as a result the natural insulin is more expensive than synthetic insulin,” says Dr Philip Corman. Dr Philip Corman and Dr Teuscher are joined by Dr Sam Moses, the leading diabetes expert of the country, in stating that synthetic insulin in India costs Rs 200 per vial, double the price of natural insulin, and it should be a matter of national concern for India which may have 58 million diabetic patients by 2025, the highest in the world. The three experts also informed that very soon natural insulin will be imported by other countries from India who have more or less stopped the production of natural insulin. The doctors also blame pharmaceutical companies in hurrying up the whole project and introducing the drug in the market without enough trials. Natural insulin is available in two forms: bovine (from cattle) and porcine (from pig) in India and is considered to be an absolutely safe form of insulin. “Natural insulin is slow acting and as a result its effect also lasts for a longer period of time. What is most important to understand is the fact that although any insulin is effective, the synthetic or human insulin acts fast and brings a sudden drop in the glucose levels of the body. This can cause a large number of related problems some of which are now being called the Death in Bed Syndrome and the Human Insulin Hypoglycemia Unawareness Syndrome,” said Dr Teuscher. “What we are insisting on is free choice of insulin. The patient should be made aware of the consequences of both the types of insulin and then allowed to choose,” says Dr Moses. What is worse in case of India is that here the companies providing synthetic insulin do not carry any warning in the leaflet accompanying the dose and so patients are totally unaware of the side effects of synthetic insulin. |
Powerlifting team announced Chandigarh, December 15 Selection trials The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association will hold selection trials for the 47th Senior National Ball Badminton Championship for men and women tomorrow at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, at 12.30 p.m. The selected players will take part in the championship going to be held at Coimbatore Tamil Nadu from January 12 to 16, 2002.
Football probables The Chandigarh Football Association will conduct field trials to select 28 probables for a coaching camp to represent Chandigarh in the 24th Sub-Junior National Football Championship (boys) to be held at Shillong (Meghalaya) from January 8, 2002. The players born on or after January 1,1986, will be eligible to take part in the trials to be held on December 26. This was stated in a press note of the association.
Elected Mr Satish Chandra (IAS), Chairman of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association, was unanimously elected President of the association for the remaining balance term of the
association. The outgoing President, Mr J.R. Kundal (IAS), had tendered his resignation from the post owing to personal reasons. Mr J.S. Negi District Sports Officer, UT Administration, attended the meeting as observer of the UT Sports Department and the Chandigarh Sports Council. It was decided to hold the Ninth All-India A.K. Misra Memorial Boxing Championship at skating rink, Sector10, from January 25 to 29, 2002.
Athletics meet PANCHKULA Mild showers and cold weather failed to dampen the spirits of the young participants, who enthusiastically participated in the march past. The function began with Mr B.B. Gupta, general secretary of the Panchkula Public Schools Association unfurling the flag and later declaring the meet open. The Principal of Satluj Public School, Mr Krit Serai, said all participants under the age of 10 were awarded medals and certificates. The results are: Races: 100m (boys, under-12): Rahul Chauhan 1, Vikas Gupta 2, Ishwar Thakur 3; 100m (girls, under-12): Sofia Gill 1, Somriti Mitra 2, Richa Munjal 3; 100m (boys, under-16): Jasbir Gill 1, Jeetendra 2, Dharminder 3; 100m (girls, under-16):, Richa second 1, Nitasha 2, Rajni 3; 200m (boys, under-12): Rahul Chauhan 1, Munish Chauhan 2, Vikash Gupta 3; 200m (girls, under-12): Ritu second 1, Savitri 2, Sofia 3; 200m (boys, under-16): Jasbir Gill 1, Sandeep Mann 2, Sandeep Sharma 3; 200m (girls, under-16): Richa Gulati 1, Ramandeep 2, Rajni Mitra 3. |
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SPORTS ROUND-UP Chandigarh She said the boys did not lag behind. They also secured the second place in the All-India Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Inter-zone Badminton Championships for boys held at Sahibabad (Ghaziabad). The boys team was made up of Munish Garg, Anshul Aggarwal, Prattek Mittal, Prerak Sharma and Dhruv Sharma. They played a valiant game before losing to Delhi Zone in a pulsating final. One of the boys, Prerak Sharma, had gone to the Czech Republic for training last year. Another student of this school, Akshit Mahajan, is now the Haryana state champion in the under 10 section.
Employees’
tournament This week saw two tournaments organised for employees. The first was the All-India Oriental Insurance Employees Badminton tournament at the Sector 42 hall, and the other was the North Zone AG Cricket Tournament. In the badminton event, players from as far as the South Zone took part. The organisers decided to follow the new scoring system of seven points. They also used the best quality shuttlecocks, which are generally used in international events. Though the boys were in good form, the women needed to be encouraged more. The Oriental Insurance and other companies could recruit prominent players so as to build a strong team both for men and women. The cricket tournament which had teams from various Audit and Accountant General offices, saw some of the Ranji Trophy players in action. On the penultimate day, a brawl between AG Haryana and Delhi Audit teams led the latter to withdraw from the tournament. |
12 complaints taken
up at “khula durbar” Panchkula, December 15 Only 12 complaints, most of them pertaining to the Estate Office were taken up during the “khula durbar”. Officers from various wings of HUDA were present. A number of complaints pertaining to physical possession of houses, issuing of completion certificates, repair of roads, widening of roads and the carpeting of roads where they had been dug up were received. Problems relating to sewerage connections being given but no outlet being provided were also brought up by the residents. The Panchkula Welfare Association also brought up complaints regarding personal ledger accounts not being maintained by HUDA, request for charging extension fee on a quarterly basis rather than a yearly basis, control over private schools having been allotted land at concessional rates selling of fully developed plots and expeditious disposal of building plans were also made. Mr Gupta directed the officials concerned to clear the complaints within a specific time-frame. |
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