Chandigarh, January 11
Dr Iqbal Singh Dhillon, a city-based author, known for his path breaking work on folk dances of Panjab has now come up with a book on a very different topic - snoring.

Having taught English language and literature to degree and postgraduate classes for about 10 years, Dr Dhillon worked as the Director and the Head of the Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, for 27 years.

“I decided to work on snoring as I suffered from the problem myself and was told that there was no cure to the problem ,” he said.

Dr Dhillon has come up with a 90-page book on snoring titled, ‘Victory over Snoring’ which will be released by the PU Vice-Chancellor tomorrow. “Snoring is an abnormality which is common around the world. It affects the life and health of a snorer adversely in many ways. The real cause of snoring had never been identified but I have discovered that the real cause of snoring lies in the lungs and not in the throat,” said Dr Dhillon.

The book also suggests a cure for snoring. Divided in to six chapters, the book deals with the subject systematically. The traditional approach towards analysing and tackling the ailment of snoring, it has been shown, is based chiefly on the belief that sound of snoring is produced when some of the organs in the mouth create an obstruction in the air passage while one breathes during sleep. The author has tried to prove that such an approach is quite fallacious.

On the other hand, he has tried to demonstrate that snoring is created when some of the organs in the mouth instead of obstructing the air passage, act jointly as air-stream mechanism to provide breathing during sleep when the lungs fail to generate normal respiration when muscles in the thoracic area around the lungs go dormant during sleep.

He said a ten-day course has been specifically designed for the cure of snoring the schedule of which has been included in the book.

Dr Dhillon is the founder Chairman of the Mission of Universal Harmony, Chandigarh, set up for propagation of philosophy of art consciousness for the welfare of mankind.

Chandigarh, January 11
To enrich the medical fraternity with the latest professional skills and devices to treat gastrointestinal (GI) infections and to improve the quality of health care, the Department of Gastroenterology will organise a symposium on “Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Infections” in association with the departments of Microbiology, Parasitology and Virology in PGI on January 13 and 14.

Gastrointestinal infections constitute a large proportion of clinical practise. There are a large number of diseases that require specialist appraisal, sophisticated investigations and special management, claimed Dr C. Vaishnavi, Additional Professor (GE Microbiology), Department of Gastroenterology, PGI.

Dr Vaishnavi adds that the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders will be discussed in the conference. The topics of the symposium include various aspects of Helicobacter pylori, antibiotic associated diarrhoea, GI tuberculosis, GI infections in HIV / AIDS and molecular methods in GI infections. A special session on the disinfections of endoscopes and endoscopic accessories will also be deliberated.

New modalities for the diagnosis and management of various gastrointestinal infections will also be discussed in the symposium. Nearly 300 to 350 delegates from all over the country are expected for the event.

Chandigarh, January 11
The MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy thrashed A P Jay School by 10 wickets in the fourth match of the First Jal Champions Trophy, being organised by the MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, here today.

Karan Khosla and Angad Khera played a key role in the victory with their deadly bowling attack. Karan snapped 4 for 8, while Angad Khera took 3 for 9 to restrict A P Jay on 58 all out in 22 overs.

Starting on a poor note, A P Jay lost three wickets in the first three overs at the score of just one run. Angad Khera took first three wickets. The downfall of A P Jay School was carried forward by Karan Khosla, who took 4 wickets in his three over spell conceding just 8 runs.

None of the batsman of A P Jay except Tushar (14) could reach a double figure. In reply, MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy achieved the target in just 7.4 overs. It was again Karan Khosla, who put up a good show with the bat and scored an unbeaten 34. Shubham Vij was 15 not out.

Brief score as follows:

A P Jay School: 58 all out in 22.4 overs (Tushar 14, Karan Khosla 4 for 8, Angad Khera 3 for 9)

MCM Blue Caps: 61 without loss in 7.4 overs (Karan Khosla 34 n o, Shubham Vij 15 no)

Tomorrow St John’s will take on A P Jay School at 11.00 am. 

Panchkula, January 11
The skaters of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, put up a brilliant performance at the 20th Haryana State Roller Skating Championship held from January 5 to 8 at Faridabad.

Shubham Narang, Rohit Bajaj and Arun were a part of the junior roller hockey team, representing Panchkula district, and won the top honours in the junior category. In the finals, Panchkula beat Kaithal by 4 - 2.

While in the sub-junior (U-12) team, Karan Narang and Chintan of the school were the members. The team brought laurels as they beat Kurukshetra team by 6-0 to win the gold.

A total of seven teams, participated in the junior category, while in the sub-junior section eight teams competed. The championship was organised by the Haryana Roller Skating Association.

Chandigarh, January 11
Amar Benipai edged out Rajat Khaneja in a keenly contested match by 7-6 on the third day of the Chaudhary Vishnu Pal Singh Memorial 9-Ball Open Prize Money Tournament at the Chandigarh Billiards Coaching Centre, Sector 22 here today.

In another match, Pramod Kumar did not give any chance to Vidhur and beat him easily by 7-1.

The other results of the day are:

Ajay Singla bt Jaswinder Sngh 7-6;

Satnam Singh bt Ashu Duggal 7-4;

Summer Singh Chandi bt Kamal Kant 7-3;

Ankur Nanda bt Amit Verma 7-4;

Pardeep Kinger bt Pankaj Gulati 7-2;

Amar Benipai bt Rajat Khaneja 7-6, Pramod Kumar bt Vidhur 7-1. 

Chandigarh, January 11
The second leg of the PCA Parle (u-17) Inter-School Tournament will start tomorrow at DAV School, Sector 8, here and the PCA stadium, Mohali. Six winning teams of the district-level league matches will take part in the tournament.

The teams have been divided into two pools consisting of three teams each. Top two teams from each pool will play the semifinal matches. The tournament will be played on the Deodhar Trophy rules. The final match will be played at the PCA stadium on January 16.