City hospital corrects hip bone disorder
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 16
For 12-year-old Kenyan resident Noor K. Motapanyane, Chandigarh has proved to be lucky destination. His rare hip problem, where the hip bone had slipped and restricted him to a wheelchair, has been treated at a Sector 34 hospital here.

With Noor’s hormonal problems and obesity (he weighs over 80 kgs), doctors in Kenya were reluctant to operate on him. They wanted him to shed at least 30 per cent weight before surgery.

“I had contacted the doctors all over my country and even consulted doctors in Europe. All were reluctant to operate on my child due to his hormonal problems. Then I came to India in July and consulted various doctors in Mumbai. But the doctors there were also reluctant to take up the case due to the same problems,’’ said Noor’s mother Salma, talking to mediapersons today.

The family then arrived in the city 10 days ago and the child was operated upon within days.

Dr Harinder Batth, consultant orthopaedician, said he took up the case as a challenge. “On diagnosis, we found Noor was suffering from slipped upper femoral epiphysis, a disease that is rare in India but is more prevalent in Africa. The boy needed immediate surgery as he was unable to walk and was the wheelchair.’’

“At Kenya, Noor was diagnosed late and the doctors choose to give extended physiotherapy for treatment, while the treatment should have been a surgery,’’ Dr Batth said.

Post-surgery, the Kenyan family is rejoicing the cost-effective treatment in India.

“The doctor’s fee alone in Kenya cost us 10,000 dollars apart from the cost of medicines. But here, in all we have spent around 1000 dollars and importantly Noor is fine now,’’ said Noor’s mother.

Hospital fails fire safety norms
Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 16
A team of fire officials today visited Silver Oaks Hospital in Phase X to inspect fire safety preparations. According to Sub-fire officer, Mr Devinder Singh Dogra, the hospital had inadequate fire safety preparations. “The building has five floors. The top floor houses a nursing institute. There are only five fire extinguishers in the building which is highly inadequate. The kitchen complex which runs on LPG, too, does not have arrangement to control a fire,” he said.

Moreover, the fire extinguishers installed in the building did not conform to the norms. These are dry chemical powder based which are not suitable for hospital. Instead carbon dioxide extinguisher should be used,” Mr Dogra said. The hospital authorities had promised to do the needful.

SPORTS

4-day hockey meet begins
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 16
The Sahibzada Hockey Tournament for under-15 began at the Sector 42 hockey stadium, here today, in which both teams of Chandigarh Hockey Academy, named Red and Blue, surged ahead.

In the first tie, CHA Blue downed Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, by 18 goals to nil. Half-time score was 10-0. Preetinder scored five goals, while Gurpreet and Rupinder scored two goals each. In the second tie, CHA Red trounced SAS Centre, Mohali, by 19-0 with half-time score of 10-0. Dharamvir and Sandeep Singh scored six goals each. Earlier, the four-day match was inaugurated by Mr J.S. Dhalwial, hockey promoter. 

Satluj Cricket Centre drub GMSSS-46
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 16
Satluj Cricket Coaching Centre, Panchkula, got the better of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, by seven wickets in the inaugural Satluj Champions Series under-14 cricket tie played at the Satluj Public School ground here today.

In the opening match, skipper Vipul Chadha of the host school decided to field first and their bowlers — left-arm spinner Rishi Raj, Vipul Chadha and Tanveer Manak — bundling out GMSSS-46 for 83 runs. Nikhil Arora with 32 runs was the top scorer. Rishi Raj scalped four wickets giving 18 runs.

Chasing the target, Satluj Centre achieved the same in 18.5 overs with loss of three wickets.

Brief scores: GMSSS-46:83 runs all out in 19.4 overs (Nikhil Arora 32, Gaurav 14, Rishi Raj 4 for 18, Tanveer Manak 2 for 22, Vipul Chadha 2 for 20).

Satluj CC: Tanveer Manak 27 n.o., Ankur 19 n.o., Sawan Kumar 2 for 14).

Squash meet

The Chandigarh State Senior Squash Championship for men and women will be held on August 20 at the squash courts, Sector 7.

This was stated by Mr H.C. Sharma, secretary general of the Squash Rackets Association of Chandigarh. The meet would begin at 8 am.

Meanwhile, players selected on the basis of the meet would represent the UT in the national squash championships to be held at Jodhpur (Rajasthan) from September 18 to 25.

Aspirants can contact the secretary-general at 9417003017.

Players selected

The Chandigarh Chess Association has selected five players on the basis of just-concluded UT Chess Championship for the National Cities Chess Championship to be held in Kolkata from September 28 to October 5.

The players are: Sanjeev Biswas, Anmol Razdan, Himal Gosain, Swapan Biswas and Anil Raina.

Earlier, Sanjeev Biswas won the UT chess title by securing eight points last evening. Anmol Razdan finished second with 7.5 points.

Those who scored seven points at the end of the final round were: Himal, Swapan, Anil Raina, Ashwani, Naveen Bansal, Nitin and C.M. Oberoi.

Sacred Heart football champion
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 16
Soccer eves of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, went down fighting 0-2 to Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, in the final of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Girls Football Championship which concluded at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, here on Monday.

The four-Day meet was organised by the Chandigarh Football Association.

Divya Sharma scored both the goals in 10th and 55th minute.

Simran, Divya and Sunidhi were declared best players of the meet.