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Blood donors to be honoured
on R-Day
Mohali, January 25 Mr M.L. Sharma, SDM, who will be hoisting the National Flag said here today that this year stress had been laid on student participation in the march past rather than cultural activities. Those to be honoured are: Mr T.D. Sharma, Mr Avtar Singh Panchi, Mr Gurpreet Singh, Mr Hemant Puri, Mr Hakam Singh Jawanda, Mr Rajvinder Singh Guddu, Mr Madhu Bhushan, Mr Kamaljit Singh, Mr Swaran Singh, Mr Deepak Bhalla, Mr Kulwinder Singh Cheema, Mr Pawan Kumar, Mr Balwant Singh Rangi, Mr Baldev Singh Sandhu, Mr Sukhwinder Singh Barnala, Mr Neelam Kumar Sood, Mr Rakesh Sethi and Mr Deep Singh (blood donors); Mr Bal Krishan and Mr Madan Lal (social workers); Ms Satya Devi; and Rajbir Kaur, Jatinder Kaur, Paramjit Kaur, Gurleen Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Jaswinder Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur, Varun Vaid, Jasveer and Saksham Dhawan, all students. |
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City leads in fight against TB
Chandigarh, January 25 Speaking on the completion of four years of launching of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), she said around 8,000 TB patients had been put on treatment. Out of these, around 3,000 highly infectious sputum positive cases, who could have spread infection amongst thousands of people, had been treated so far. Around 1,700 deaths of TB patients, who were critically sick, had also been saved. The cure rate of patients was 88 per cent in Chandigarh. The city was making rapid strides towards the control of tuberculosis in the city and had established two treatment units at Chest Clinic, Sector 22, and Poly Clinic, Sector 45, 13 microscopy centres and 106 DOT centres. Medical officers and para-medical staff posted in all these health institutions were trained for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Besides a 15-bed hospital was functioning 24 hours to provide health for TB and respiratory disorder patients. The Pilot Project of Public Private Mix (PPM) for involving medical colleges, private practitioners and NGOs since September, 2003 had also contributed in the performance of the RNTCP and control of tuberculosis in the city, she said. With the establishment of zonal task force at the PGIMER, and state task force at the GMCH-32, medical colleges had been fully involved in the RNTCP. The Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL) was under way in GMCH-32 Chandigarh. The Director Health Services further said the administration had taken up with the Government of India for creating an additional treatment unit at the Civil Hospital, Mani Majra, and upgrading the Microscopy Centre of the GH-16 to the level of medical college. The administration was also keen on establishing a state training demonstration centre and an IRL for introducing cultural sensitivity tests for multi-drug resistance (MDR) cases, etc. |
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Commendation
certificate for PGI suptd
Chandigarh, January 25 Another awardee on the list is Mr S.D. Kalia, who has been associated with education of the slum children. He has established more than 20 health centres in the region. Dr (Brig) M.L.Kataria has been awarded for exemplary work in the field of social service. He is also associated with education centres for slum children and vocational training centres. Priya, a Class IX student, is being awarded the commendation certificate for her work in the field of art. She was awarded the best Artist Award by the administration in 2003 and 2004. She has featured in a Hindi feature film opposite Juhi Chawla. Neha Dabar, a student of Class VI, has been awarded the certificate for her stage performances. She has featured in Boogie Woogie show on the television. Ms Prem Girdhar, joint secretary of the Society for the Care of Blind, has been working in the field of social work more prominent since 1990. She is being awarded for her selfless service zeal. Mr Rajiv Tewari is being awarded the commendation certificate for meritorious service in his job in the administration. He had joined as a stenographer in 1990 and rose to the rank of a section officer. Mr Jagjit Singh from the Department of Information Technology has also been selected for the certificate. One addition that was made to the original list of awardees included Dr Sanjay Tyagi, Director of Software Technology Parks of India, Mohali, for his professional achievements. |
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Technological innovations should be poor-centric, says expert
Chandigarh, January 25 Addressing a gathering of academicians, scientists and students, Dr Mashelkar not only drew attention to serious concerns like those of health, education, poverty and sanitation but also suggested ways to counter such problems in order to make headway as a developed nation. Informing about the sanctioned budget for the CSIR laboratories had taken a leap from 32 crore to 350 crore at present, the Director-General cited various social and technological innovations made in various sectors. He added that in the field of education, the likes of ‘Ekal Vidyalas’ and ‘Pratham’ were success stories while the city and the police reforms in Surat and Trichy too have set high examples which could be emulated. Outlining the 4As, affordability, accessibility, availability and appropriateness necessary for any technological innovation, Dr Mashelkar stressed on healthy pubic and private partnership. About the different private initiatives in fields of education, health and hygiene, Dr Mashelkar viewed the computer-based functional literacy programme through the use of discarded PCs by Tata Consultancy Services as a landmark innovation to solve the problem of illiteracy. He, however, suggested that a lot needs to be done in the health sector and the reverse pharmacology approach was now the need of the hour. Although major breakthrough’s have been made in this field and phase II clinical trials for psoriasis are already in place but a lot still needs to be done. Prof Asis Datta, Director, National Centre for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, and Prof N.K. Ganguly, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi were present on the occasion. IMTECH Journal ‘The Making of IMTECH: Personal Reminiscences’ was also released on the occasion. CSIR’s breakthrough projects
lA personal computer for Rs 10,000. Called Mobilis will perform all the functions except for video games and high end software programmes. While 30,000 pieces have already been manufactured, companies like Walmart, Airtel and others are showing keen interest in the project. lLow cost sanitary napkin will be available for Re one. The project is undertaken by Shriram Research Institute, can be made in villages and promises an absorption of 300 per cent. lA water purifier that not only removes bacteria but also makes it bacteria free, is already being produced commercially and the government plans to install it in all schools running under the Sarv Shiksha Centres. |
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Rejected candidate moves tribunal
Chandigarh, January 25 The applicant, Amarpreet, had moved the tribunal after his application was rejected for appointment as X-Ray technician in government-run hospitals in the city. After hearing the arguments, the tribunal today reserved the judgment. The applicant had stated that in 1991, the Chandigarh Education Department started vocational courses for X-ray technicians. During 2001-2002, the administration made new recruitment rules for appointing X-ray technicians in the GMCH and the General Hospital, Sector 16. In 2004, the administration rejected applications of the candidates on the plea that the qualification parameters had been changed. The Atomic Energy Research Board (AERB) had stated that the minimum qualification for X-ray technician should be 10+2 (science) and one-year diploma in X-ray technician. In light of the guidelines, the administration stated that it had more qualified candidates. After the orders of the tribunal, the candidate was given an opportunity to appear in the interview and then his application was rejected. |
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Pain relief camp
Chandigarh, January 25 |
Composite sticks revolutionise hockey
Sports equipment has gone hi-tech with change in the surface of playing fields. This is particularly true for hockey, which is now played mainly on synthetic turfs. One could notice hockey players in the ongoing Premier Hockey League in Sector 42 playing with composite sticks (carbon graphite, Kelvin (R) and glass fibre).
Hockey in India used to be played on grass. Lately, it was adopted by the West and went in for change in surface. Asian countries hockey giants, particularly India and Pakistan, also developed synthetic turfs. But the hockey stick made of wood remained the same for long until it was gradually replaced by another suitable alternative — graphite, glass fibre and Kelvin (R). The modern era of sports saw the emergence of composite hockey sticks. The new material has revolutionised hockey equipment. In India it was Rashid Brothers of Malerkotla whose owner Abdul Rashid pioneered the composite hockey stick in the country. His youngest son Haroon Rashid, who lives in Chandigarh, says, “Despite durability factor, it is the water beneath the synthetic turf which damages wooden stick, hence the alternative materials preferred the world over.” He says better control, extra performance and lesser vibration during the course of play is another positive factor for using these sticks. He says these were available in different composition lengths, shapes and curvatures, according to the requirements of players. Razi Rehman, a goalkeeper playing for Lucknow Nawabs, has also tried to use pro-Rehman stick in a few matches, says Haroon. He adds apart from hockey sticks, the carbon fibre, which is the main material for graphite, is being used in tennis, badminton and squash raquets. Graphite sticks made in the Pakistan town of Sialkot were used in Sydney Olympics 2000 while the Indian hockey team used the one-piece graphite sticks. On the durability of the composite stick, Haroon says it costs starts from Rs 2,500 and if used properly it can last even up to five years. A hockey expert was of the view that composite sticks were about 20 per cent stiffer than wood and had good shock absorption properties. Mr Vikramjeet Singh, a chemical engineer who has done research on carbon fibre, says this is a wonder material, epecially in sports. He says carbon filament is made out of long, thin sheets of carbon similar to graphite. Carbon fibre exhibits the highest tensile strength and it is waterproof, fireproof and has higher modulus of elasticity. |
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Sports day celebrated
Chandigarh, January 25 As many as 31 sportspersons of the school, who had represented Chandigarh state in the national meets, were also honoured during the function. The ‘best sportsperson of the year’ was awarded to Gursimran Kaur the gold medalist in the National Rifle Championship-2005. She has been selected in the Indian probables camp for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne this year. The chief guest Brig. J.S. Randhawa gave away the prizes to the winners. |
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PU, DU teams in finals
Chandigarh, January 25 Paras Thakur (PU) won the first singles after drubbing Kushagra Mahajan 6-1, 6-1 whereas Gurdit Singh lost to Arjun Talwar 3-6, 2-6. The PU duo — Paras and Gurdit — beat GND university pair Arjun and Khushagra 7-6(2), 6-4 in doubles. In reverse games, Gurdit lost to Kushagra 4-6, 2-6 but Paras enabled the team to move into the final finals after beating Arjun 7-5, 6-2. Tomorrow, the finals will be held between Chandigarh and Delhi. |
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St Anne’s girls bag tennis title
Chandigarh, January 25 The school team won the lawn tennis tournament. In the final, Arshi Khosla beat Krishma of Carmel Convent 6-1, 6-2. Similarly, Noorpaul beat Iktesh 6-0, 6-2. Prizes were distributed to the winners by the Director, Sports, UT Administration, Mr Inderjit Singh Sandhu. The Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, Mr
S.N. Sahay, was the chief guest. TNS |
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Kabaddi tournament from Feb 2
Mohali, January 25 Over 10 kabaddi academies of Punjab, along with other club and village teams, will vie in the tournament to win the prizes worth
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Students take part in cycle rally
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Finals of Tae Kwon Do
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