Chandigarh, March 27
Nearly 3,500 cases at the PGI in the last 10 years and still counting; families of patients suffering from neuro development disorders keeps getting bigger and the list longer.

While there is little hope for those with major disorders, caused due to an imbalance of structural and functional communicating systems, early detection for early intervention in patients with mild disorders can help management of these kids.

Ignorance about symptoms is playing havoc with these children, who can be treated.

The Advanced Paediatric Centre at the PGI will host a day-long regional workshop to impart diagnostic acumen to members of the medical fraternity and non-medical professionals involved with childhood disability on April 2.

Autistic spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders will be dealt with and hands-on experience given to delegates in identifying symptoms at the workshop.

“Doctors fail to pick milder symptoms. Therapy can help alleviate most problems. Most of our doctors are not trained for early diagnosis”, says Prof Pratibha Singhi, in charge of the neuro development disorders unit at the centre.

“A child’s brain has a lot of plasticity. If one part fails, the other part takes up its functions if stimulated properly. There are a whole lot of symptomatic and supportive therapies”, she adds.

Mohali, March 27
Students and staff of Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran (Mohali) participated in a blood donation camp organised here by the Deptt of Transfusion Medicine, PGI Chandigarh.

Mr M.L. Sharma, SDM Mohali was the chief guest. A record number of 229 persons including 45 girls donated blood.

Dr Usha Rao, the leader of PGI team, explained that out of the total blood requirement in PGI everyday, majority of it was donated by the relatives and friend of the patients. Still, PGI fell short by a number of units daily.

This shortage was made up by voluntary donation by students and others. She appreciated the staff and students of Chandigarh Engineering College as a leader in this direction, having arranged the second blood donation camp within a year.

Chandigarh, March 27
MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, was awarded the Panjab University General Efficiency Sports Shield (Principal Bains Trophy) for the 10th year in succession during the annual sports prize distribution function held on its premises here today. The college had secured a record 495 points and won the honour for the 34th time.

During the 2005-06 session, the college was runners up in four games, third in eight games, and was fourth in three games. The cricket team of the college was the Panjab University Inter College Cricket champion for the seventh year in succession.

Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, bagged the runners up trophy (PUSU Trophy) by piling up 381.5 points while Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh, got Dr G.S. Dhillon Trophy in the General Championship (B division) by scoring 60 points.

Among boys, DAV College, Chandigarh, won Sir Sadi Lal Trophy by securing 632 points. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Chandigarh, was the runners up in the General Championship by securing 382.5 points. It won the KK Grover Trophy. Government College, Karamsar, bagged the PUSC Trophy by collecting 70 points in the general championship (B division).

Among the Evening and Education colleges, Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, won the PUSC Trophy by getting 133 points.

Chandigarh, March 27
Ms Dalbir Sahi was declared the winner in the women’s category with 13 points while in the children camp Karandeep Singh led with 17 points in the CGA Airtel open pitch and put golf tournament held at the Golf Course here today.

Mr J.S. Cheema, senior vice-president, CGA, inaugurated the tournament in which around 100 participants from all golf clubs took part in open, women’s, and junior boys with age group between 15 years and below. The significant part of the tournament was that 20 children attending regular golf camps at the CGA Golf Range were made to play against the seniors.

Mt Aditya Gupta, vice-president, Airtel, along with Mr P.S. Pruthi, president, CGA, Mr C.S.R. Reddy, general secretary, and Mr J.S. Cheema honoured the winners.

Other results:

Open category: Rahul Bakshi 17 points (winner), Rakesh Jolly (runners-up);

Women’s category: Dalbir Sahi (winner), Pauline J.M. Singh (runners-up);

Juniors’ category: Tarundeep Chadha (winner), Aneesh Gupta (runners-up);

Children’s camp: Karandeep (winner), Chirag (runners-up);

Youngest participants of the tournament—Fateh S. Grewal.

Special prizes: Maximum Pars- H.S. Johl;

Maximum Birdies-H.S. Kang;

Children Camp-Maximum Birdies-Karandeep;

Maximum Pars-Chirag;

Women’s—Maximum Birdies-Kanwaljit Chahal;

Maximum Pars—Pauline J.M. Singh;

Juniors: Maximum Birdies-Tarundeep Chadha;

Maximum Pars-Tarundeep Chadha;

Chipping Competition—Rishi Raj Singh (winner), Anil Ahuja (runners-up)