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Dengue — prevention is the best
option
Chandigarh, July 18 Dr Bela Sharma, Consultant, Internal Medicine, Fortis, says, “Dengue is a viral fever and is spread by the aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus mosquitoes. It is also known as break bone fever because of the severe body aches. Dengue has a short incubation period — usually two or seven days. The symptoms of the disease include a sudden, high-grade fever, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, rash and deep muscle and joint pains. “The rash usually shows up three or four days after the start of the symptoms and begins on the torso, spreading out to the face, arms and legs. Dengue becomes dangerous if haemorrhage starts — external or internal. Nose bleeding is one of the main symptoms of dengue haemorrhagic fever. With dengue haemorrhagic fever the blood cells are crippled and bleeding starts in gums, the skin or the intestinal tract. “With the shock syndrome, blood pressure drops precipitously. As a result blood fails to meet metabolic demands of the cells in the body. Hospitalisation is a must in case such a complication occurs. Diagnosis is clinched by ELISA or RT-PCR test. Treatment is symptomatic, as there is no vaccine for dengue as yet. Dengue is not always dangerous as it is generally present in the milder form, but one needs to get worried if bleeding starts. “Prevention is the best option in case of dengue. The aedes mosquito likes to bite in the morning and afternoon, often indoors or in the shade. During daylight hours, in areas where mosquitoes are present, keep your hands and legs covered. You can wear loose fitting cotton clothes to remain cool in this hot weather. The aedes mosquito likes to breed in relatively fresh water such as may be found in water-coolers, empty tyres, flower pots, etc. Make sure that the area around your house is kept clean and dry. |
Balancing sports and
studies
Chandigarh, July 18 His journey of winning accolades began when he was just six. He won gold medals in speed skating and roller hockey in the Chandigarh State Roller Skating meet from 1996 to 2003. In the CBSE National Inter-School Skating meet, Anant bagged silver medal in 2000, 2002 and 2003. In addition to speed events, he performed equally well in the roller hockey at the state and national level. Anant says, apart from skating, he also spares time for tennis which is more of a power game. He helped his school in securing runner-up place in the lawn tennis in the under-14 section in a UT inter-school meet. Anant has been doing well in co-curricular activities also. His school Principal, Ms P. Cheema says, “The boy is outstanding in every field and wish he continued to bring laurels for school and state”. Anant was recently awarded a merit certificate in the National Cyber Olympiad 2003-2004 conducted by the Science Olympiad Foundation of India. He was also first in Chandigarh in this olympiad. He also won best reader award in 2002. He recentlty won first prize in a medi-quiz organised by a local medical college. Besides, Anant won laurels in intra-school Bournvita quiz, GK and IQ tests conducted by the Chandigarh Library Association from time to time. In mathematics also, Anant was awarded high distinction by the University of New South Wales in 1998 and 1999. Anant drew his inspiration from his elder sister Kriti Puri who is an international skater and also winner of various academic prizes. Anant, however, said, it was because of the support of his parents that he could pursue sports and studies with the same zeal. |
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State games in Oct, says Rana
Sodhi
Chandigarh, July 18 Rana Sodhi, who also holds the Youth Affairs and Sports charge of the Punjab Government, said the games would henceforth be held every two years. The city had enormous talent and it would be provided the right exposure. City sportspersons who had secured medals at the national games would be honoured. The state games would have 20 disciplines. It would held from October 8 to 10. Three committees had been formed for the games. The finance committee would be headed by Mr TC Gupta, president, Chandigarh Rowing Association, Games Technical Conduct Committee by Mr Chandersekhar, IPS, President, Chandigarh Hockey Association, and the cultural committee by the Director, North Zone Cultural Centre, Mr R.T. Jindal, Union Sports Minister Sunil Dutt would be invited to the games. Rana Sodhi said a sum of Rs 12 lakh had been finalised for the same which would be met through sponsorship and grants. The COA was committed to the welfare of sportspersons. Land allotment for the construction of Olympic Bhavan in the city was on the anvil. The COA had already submitted a detailed plan to the UT Administrator. Rana Sodhi said the affiliation of new units in various sports disciplines had been deferred till the next meeting of the COA. The meeting began with various members felicitating Rana Sodhi for his elevation to the post of Chief Parliamentary Secretary. Raja K.S. Sidhu, secretary, Punjab Olympic Association and a former international shooter, said it was for the first time in the history of Punjab that a sportsman of international stature had been given the responsibility of handling sports in the state. He thanked the Punjab Chief Minister for the same. |
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Jr Handball
Championship
Chandigarh, July 18 In the girls section, Coaching Centre, Sector 19 will take on Coaching Centre, Sector 42, (Team A) in the finals to be held tomorrow.
Carrom championship Mazhar Khan emerged as the new men singles champion while Saroj Chandel retained the women singles title at the concluding day of the Seventh St Stephen’s Carrom ranking tournament played here at the St Stephen’s School, Sector 45. The four-day meet was organised under the banner of the Chandigarh Carrom Association. The results are: men final: Mazhar Khan b Sudhir Sidhu 25-17, 24-25, 25-14; semi-final: Sudhir Sidhu b Neeraj Bharti 25-22,25-16; Mazhar Khan b Paramdeep 17-25, 25-19, 25-0. Women singles final: Saroj Chandel b Sushila Prasad 25-18,16-25,25-04. Final rankings of the tournament: men: Mazhar Khan 1, Sudhir Sidhu 2, Neeraj Bharti 3, Paramdeep 4, Gagandeep 5, Mukesh Piplani 6, Qayum Khan 7, Sayyed Taslim 8. Women: Saroj Chandel 1, Susheela Prasad 2, Anjali Prasad 3, Nidhi Patwal 4, Inder Kanta 5, Gulab Negi 6, Anita Sharma 7. Junior (boys): Rizwan 1, Pradeep 2, Furkari 3, Varun 4, Abhinandan 5, Shahnawaz 6, Piyush Sood 7, Mohd Saquib 8. Junior (Girls): Anjali Yadav 1, Pallavi Piplani 2, Suguna Dewan 3, Harshpreet 4, kudrat 5, Surbhi 6, Komal Sodhi 7, Akansha 8. Sub-junior boys: Piyush 1, Varun 2, Mohd Naushad 3, Viren 4, Nikhil 5, Sushant 6, Swaijeet 7, Gaurav 8. Sub-junior girls: Pallavi 1, Harshpreet 2, Bhanu 3, Akansha 4, Surbhi 5, Vishakha 6, Nidhi 7,
Neha 8. |
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Dinesh sculpts
PFC win
Chandigarh, July 18 Brief scores — PFC XI: 190 runs for seven in 25 overs (Dinesh 62, Mohan Singh 51, Munish 37 n.o., Indu 3 for 50, SK Chopra 2 for 48). BSNL XI: 117 runs all out in 18.5 overs (Indu 20, Sanjay 17, Ashwani 15, S Mahajan 4 for 13, Manoj 2 for 19, Deepak 2 for 35). In another match played today, Palsora XI beat Chandigarh CC by three wickets. |
PUDA not to give licence to Mohali MC chief’s
company
Mohali, July 18 PUDA’s stand is likely to bring it into direct confrontation with the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Raghunath Sahai Puri, who had in a highly controversial decision taken in October, 2003, gone out of his way to grant permission to the company — Janta Land Promoters Limited (JLPL) — to change the land use of over 120 acres in Mohali. The company, owned by Mohali Municipal Council’s President Kulwant Singh was, however, refused a license by PUDA on June 15, 2004. Upholding these reasons, the reply filed by the CA, PUDA, to the Secretary dated July 2, 2004, states: There were grave deficiencies in JLPL’s proposal. “...the competent authority was completely justified in rejecting the application of the appellants (JLPL). It is once again reiterated that the application was not only incomplete but also has serious flaws with regard to not only the connectivity with the adjoining areas but also basic defects which would at a later point of time turn the proposed colony into nothing better than a slum,” stated the reply. The Punjab State Industrial Export Corporation (PSIEC), which had been asked to provide connectivity to the proposed colony by the JLPL, has also made it clear that its connectivity will cost the JLPL Rs 83 crore. Besides this the JLPL will also pay for the maintenance and upkeep of PSIEC roads and infrastructure being used buy the developer. Sources in the PSIEC pointed out that the PSIEC would be using the money earned from the developer on setting up better industrial infrastructure in Mohali. Through the minister’s orders, the JLPL was allowed to buy large tracts of land already notified under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, as the Local Planning Area, (LPA), SAS Nagar, meant for the expansion of Mohali. The land also falls within the periphery controlled area of Punjab. The minister allowed the changes despite being advised against it by both the then Secretary of his department, Mr G.S. Sandhu, and the then Chief Administrator (CA), PUDA, Mr Suresh Kumar. Both had made it amply clear, in writing, that the change of land use should not be permitted. PUDA’s latest reply also points to the fact that 12 acres out of the 120 acres for which land use change was allowed by the minister belongs to the Forest Department and the JLPL has not procured the necessary permission from the department to use forest land for private commercial ventures. Also some part of the land that the JLPL proposes to develop is in fact owned by the PSIEC on which the JLPL has no control. |
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