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Blood transfusion: India
faces staff shortage
Chandigarh, September 23 This was stated by PGI transfusion medicine department head Dr Neelam Marwaha. Dr Marwaha was nominated as chairperson of Indian chapter of the South Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (SAATM) launched at the PGI here yesterday. There were not more than 30 postgraduates in the transfusion medicine in the country as this medical stream remained neglected till recent years, said Dr Marwaha. The first postgraduate course in the transfusion medicine was started in 1993 at the PGI, Lucknow, from where just 20 postgraduates have passed out till now. Due to this paucity of postgraduates, more than 2,000 blood banks in the country were being run by pathologists or MBBS doctors, said Dr
Marwaha. Highlighting the requirements for organising a well-planned transfusion programme for patients with thalassaemia major, the newly nominated chairperson of SAATM said currently more than 300 patients were undergoing regular blood transfusion at the PGI and required 6000 packed red cells units every year. In addition to it, special care was required during compatibility testing and for improving quality of packed red blood cells by leuco-reduction and red cell washing techniques to reduce transfusion-related reactions, said Dr Marwaha. A CME was also organised. Transfusion medicine is a rapidly advancing field. From donor motivation to testing blood for safety, the scope of the speciality has expanded into patient care, stem cell therapies and cord blood banking. This was stressed by Dr J.G. Jolly, professor emeritus, department of transfusion
medicine, PGI. Dr N. Choudhury discussed the need for incorporating good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in the transfusion services as life-saving products were being prepared from a precious resource-the voluntary donors. |
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Para-medical facilities on highways
Chandigarh, September 23 The provisions will be implemented in the new projects, while arrangements will be made to provide the facility in ongoing projects also. This was stated by D.P. Gupta, former director-general, ministry of surface transport, today during the valedictory session of the All-India Seminar on Safety on Roads. When asked about the reason behind the pathetic condition of highways in India, he informed that improvement of highways and road safety had never been on the priority list of the central governments. Road accidents constitute the highest percentage of all accidental deaths in India, which is around 36. Out of the 1.27 million deaths worldwide, 8-10 per cent occurred in India. Citing the Planning Commission’s report, professor P.K. Sikdar and J.N. Bhavsar, in their paper, said the country loses around 55,000 crore in road accidents annually, which is 2-3 per cent of the gross domestic production. Foreseeing the problem of traffic jams and congestion in Chandigarh, A.S. Ahlawat, UT SSP (Traffic), and H.C.Sethi, consultant, highway traffic and transportation, reported in their joint paper that the city had seen growth of vehicles in a period of 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, by 22 times, from 12,384 vehicles to 2,73,000. They said the projected total number of vehicles for year 2026 is 11.8 lakh, which is scary, as it will be far from the capacity of the city. |
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DAV-15 athletes are overall champs
Chandigarh, September 23 Rahul and Avinash of DAV-15 were declared the best athletes in the u-14 and u-16 categories, respectively. Celeste of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, and Puneet Kaur of St Soldier’s-28 bagged the best athlete titles in the u-14 and u-16 categories, respectively. Meanwhile, Abhinesh of MIA DAV School, Mehatpur, also shared the best athlete title with Rahul in the u-14 category. Flying Sikh Milkha Singh was the chief guest. He gave away prizes to the winners. Tanya Abrol of “Chak De” fame was also present. As many as 1000 athletes from 60 schools participated in the event. A cultural programme marked the closing ceremony. Other results Best athlete boys’ u-19: Saurav Kalia (MIA DAV School, Mehatpur); girls’: Sarita (DAV-15, Chandigarh); u-14 (boys’ 4x400m): 1 Hawa Singh, Rohit, Shashi, Kundan; 2 Rajat, Saurav, Arun, Mukul; u-16 (boys’ 4x400): 1 Amzad, Pankaj, Vaibhav, Lakhan; 2 Karanvir, Gaganpreet, Deepinder, Arvinder; u-19 (boys’ 5,000m): 1 Lakhwinder Singh, 2 Rohit Kumar; u-19(girls’ 3000m): 1 Pooja, 2 Sapna; u-14 (girls’ 4x100m): 1 Alisha, Swati, Harpreet, Celeste; 2 Gagan Deep, Diksha, Saru, Shivani; u-19 (girls’ 4x400m): 1 Pooja, Mandeep, Nisha, Sarita; 2 Deepshikha, Preeti, Girja, Saya; u-16 (girls’ 4x400m): 1 Radhika, Puneet, Maninderjeet, Mansi; 2 Parul, Gulaksha, Monika, Manisha; u-14 (boys’ 4x100m): 1 Kundan, Raj Vikram, Sashi, Hawa Singh; 2 Saurabh, Arun, Mukul, Rajat; u-16 (boys’ 4x100m): 1 Abhijit, Nishant, Akshay, Rajat; 2 Vaibhav, Piyush, Lakhan, Manish; u-19 (boys’ 4x400m): 1 Lakhwinder Singh, Aman, Sukhmandeep, Parwinder; 2 Tanjit, Naveen, Umesh, Pankaj; u-19 (girls’ 4x100m): 1 Nisha, Pooja, Mandeep, Sarita; 2 Snehal, Shikha, Manisha, Sakshi; u-14 (boys’ 800m): 1 Rahul, 2 Kundan, 3 Abhinesh; u-19 (boys’ 4x100m): 1 Vivek, Yesuraj, Amanpratap, Parwinder; 2 Saurav, Harinder, Rajat, Vijay. |
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Rudraksh is best karateka
Chandigarh, September 23 Meanwhile, Ryan International-49 lifted the overall title in the tournament. Results U-14 boys: Below 15 kg: 1 Rudraksh Gupta, 2 Suhird; below 20 kg: 1 Dhanraj, 2 Tapan; below 23 kg: 1 Danish Preet Singh, 2 Shivam, 3 Akram; 24-26 kg: 1 Varinder Singh, 2 Mohinder, 3 Arun Jaitly; below 32 kg: 1 Divas, 2 Akshat; u-17 boys’ 42 kg: 1 Sumit, 2 Arush, 3 Dheeraj; below 46 kg: 1 Arjun Singh, 2 Sunil Kumarm, 3 Rubal Kumar; below 55 kg: 1 Iqtedar, 2 Prahbjot; u-19 boys’ below 60 kg: 1 Rishi, 2 Surinder, 3 Gursewak Singh; below 75 kg: 1 Gaurav, 2 Jagdeep Singh; u-14 girls’ below 15 kg: 1 Gayetri, 2 Mehak; below 20 kg: 1 Minakshi, 2 Puja, 3 Drishti; below 23 kg: 1 Agam Jot, 2 Raman Deep; below 26 kg: 1 Anupam, 2 Sarabjit Kaur, 3 Ananya; below 29 kg: 1 Tehmina Khan, 2 Mehak, 3 Preeti; below 32 kg: 1 Ritika, 2 Tanya Nanda, 3 Seema; below 35 kg: 1 Dimple, 2 Prerna, 3 Ruchi; below 38 kg: 1 Jyoti, 2 Pragya, 3 Mehjabi; below 41 kg: 1 Pinki, 2 Kajal, 3 Shabnam.
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Struggling for ‘respectable life’, ex-cricketer knocks HC doors
Chandigarh, September 23 When all avenues of help dried up, Worrel, with amputated limbs, moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He had sought directions to the Chandigarh sports secretary, Chandigarh Sports Council, BCCI and director, UT Sports Authority, to provide adequate support to him so as to enable him to lead “august, eminent, healthy and respectable life” as envisaged under Article 21 of the Constitution. He had also sought assistance for treatment. Expressing his anguish over the apathy showed by the administration, Worrel said he sought the help as he was living like a destitute. He also sought directions for framing of a policy that would entail medical and other allowances for benefit of former cricketers like himself. In fact, moved by his predicament, the High Court had ordered Rs 25,000 be paid to Worrel as an interim relief and Chandigarh sports secretary and director, UT Sports Authority, were directed to do the needful. On Thursday, the counsel for the BCCI sought time to file his reply to the petition. Following this, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover granted him a four-week period to file the same and fixed October 31 as the next date of hearing. Before coming to the court, Worrel had approached MP Pawan Bansal and the Prime Minister’s Office. The PMO had written to the UT Administration on March 8 this year that the petitioner’s request for relief be taken up expeditiously. Though it may not matter much for the administration, it is important to disclose that the petitioner has four daughters and an unemployed son to look after. Even the PGI has given a certificate with respect to his illness, sufferings and approximate expenditure on his treatment, but to no avail. |
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Daaman-Rashmi doubles queens
Chandigarh, September 23 Oscar Bansal clinched four titles in the tournament and was adjudged player of the tournament. The results: Under-13 girls singles (final): Rashmi b Daman Sharma 21-14, 21-5. Under-13 girls doubles (final): Rashmi and Daman b Shreya and Mehak Sood 20-22, 21-14, 21-18. Under-16 girls singles (final): Nisha b Chetna 21-8, 21-15. Under-16 girls doubles (final): Nisha and Pooja b Manvika and Rashmi 21-11, 21-16. Under-19 girls singles (final): Purnica b Nisha 21-15, 21-15. Under-19 girls doubles (final): Purnica and Chetna b Nisha and Tanupriya 21-15, 21-13. Women’s singles (final): Navita Thakur b Manju 21-16, 15-21, 21-5. Women’s doubles (final): Manju and Navita b Seema and Purnica 21-17, 18-21, 21-10. Under-16 boys’ singles (final): Harminder b Kanwar G.S. Cheema 21-13, 21-13. Under-16 boys doubles (final): Tarush and Harminder b Kanwar Cheema and Rishab 21-12, 21-10. Under-19 boys singles (final): Oscar Bansal b Tushar 21-18, 21-17. Under-19 boys doubles (final): Oscar and Ankur b Tushar and Aman Sethi 21-15, 21-16. Men’s singles (final): Oscar Bansal b Pankaj Nathani 21-16, 21-12 . Men’s doubles (final): Ashish and Pankaj b Oscar and Vivek 21-13, 17-21, 21-19. Above-35 singles: Rajiv Mehta b Yogesh 21-10, 21-11. Above-35 doubles: Rajiv Mehta and Jagdish b Munish and Mahal Chand 21-11, 18-21, 21-18. Above-45 singles: Om Vir b Vijay Sharma 23-21, 21-14. Above-45 doubles: Subhash Nagpal and M.P. Dogra b Vijay and A.K. Sondhi 22-20, 21-15. |
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P’kula eves register win in volleyball
Panchkula, September 23 Meanwhile, deputy commissioner of Panchkula Rajinder Kataria visited the places where the players have been put up to take stock of their board and lodging arrangements. Results Hammer throw: 1 Neelam, 2 Rinku, 3 Kusukne; 200m: 1 Anu, 2 Ritu, 3 Manisha; 3,000m: 1 Geeta, 2 Ritu, 3 Puja. Volleyball: Yamunanagar b Hisar; Panchkula b Mewat; Faridabad b Panipat; Kaithal b Karnal; Jhajjar b Gurgaon. Handball: Rothak b Rewari; Hisar b Gurgaon, Sirsa b Bhiwani; Panipat b Ambala; Panchkula b Yamunanagar. Basketball: Bhiwani b Fatehabad; Hisar b Karnal; Ambala b Faridabad; Gurgaon b Panchkula; Yamunanagar b Panipat; Sirsa b Kurukshetra. Hockey: Sirsa b Karnal; Gurgaon b Ambala; Yamunanagar b Panipat; Hisar b Bhiwani; Jhajjar b Kaithal; Jind b Fatehabad; Sonepat b Mewat. Kho-kho: Jhajjar b Faridabad; Panipat b Mahendergarh; Karnal b Rewari; Bhiwani b Kaithal; Jind b Fatehabad; Ambala got walkover against Yamunanagar; Rewari got walkover against Sonepat; Panchkula got walkover against Gurgaon. Kabaddi: Kurukshetra b Fatehabad; Mahendergarh b Panchkula; Jind b Karnal; Mewat b Ambala; Bhiwani b Rewari; Sonepat b Sirsa; Jhajjar b Rohtak; Mahendergarh b Panipat; Faridabad b Kaithal; Hissar b Kurukshetra.
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Talwar re-elected boxing assn
chief
Chandigarh, September 23 Other
office-bearers
Chairman-Satish Chandra; senior vice-presidents-S.K. Thakur and S. Marriya; vice-presidents-Manju Bhardwaj, Gurmail Singh Aujala and Gurjit Kaur; joint secretaries-K.I.P. Singh, H.K. Khanna and Vikram Singh Rana; treasurer-Balkar Singh Virk;
executive members-Parshotam Das, J.D. Singh, Harsh Kumar, Harjinder Pal Singh, Sonia Kanwar and Sangeet Rana. |
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Cricket probables
Chandigarh, September 23 According to joint secretary of the association Anirudh Chaudhary, the selected players have to report at Rohtak along with proof of date of birth on September 27. Probables are Sandeep Singh, Ankit Rawat, Dhruv Singh, Chander Pal Saini, Sanjay Badhwar, Jatinder Billa, Jaideep Chaudhary, Abir Lavasa, Shivaran, Karan Verma, Shrey Chaudhary, Om Pal Bokan, Vicky Moore, Prem Pratik, Sanjay Kamboj, Harpal, Amit Kumar, Shakun Verma, Kuldeep Hooda, Suuny Sharma, Sachin Hooda, Sandeep Godara, Jasmer Singh, Deepak Gupta and Ajmer Singh. |
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