Rare surgery performed
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 8
A rare surgery was performed recently at Deepak Hospital on Mr Bharti, a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib, who had been suffering from severe chronic constipation for the past nearly 10 years, The operation is called laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy, said Dr A. Ghosh, the attending doctor.

Dr Ghosh said the patient was admitted to the hospital on June 20. He was unable to relieve himself without taking medicines. Sometimes a whole week used to pass without any bowel movement. On endoscopic examination, his whole large intestine was found to be coloured spotty black due to the effects of drugs he took, a condition known as melanosis colon. The X-ray report suggested that he had a tardy large bowel, known as colonic inertia.

Dr Ghosh said a major operation was required to extirpate the submotile colon with an incision almost extending from the top to bottom of the abdomen, which would mean much pain, blood loss and weeks of convalescence. “Instead, we preferred to perform a minimally invasive way of operation. On June 24, a few small keyholes were made in the abdomen through which the large bowel was extirpated under video guidance. A 5-cm incision was made for the removal of the diseased large intestine and the restoration of the bowel continuity.,” he said.

Health staff body office-bearers

Ludhiana, July 8
Mr Sukhwinder Singh of Ludhiana was elected president of the Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Association (PHDSOCA). The elections of the office-bearers were held on July 5 under the supervision of the returning officers Mr Chain Singh, Mr Sarabjit Singh, Mr Kuldip Singh, Mr Yudhishtir Batra and Ms Kamla Luthra. More than 108 delegates from all districts participated in the state-level elections.

Mr Ajit Singh Man was unanimously nominated to the post of general secretary. Mr Bikramjit Singh was elected cashier of the association. All new office-bearers assured the health employees that they would do everything for the unity and prosperity of the association. OC

City girls beat Patiala by 8 wkt
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, July 8
Anuradha Sharma (29 n.o) and Sukhwinder Kaur (3for 13) excelled as Ludhiana defeated Patiala by 8 wickets in their second match of the Punjab State Women Cricket Championship being held at the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines ground, here today.

Patiala won the toss and elected to bat first. They were restricted to a modest total of 74 runs in 28 overs. Not even a single player could reach the double figure mark. And their five batswomen got themselves run out.

For Ludhiana, Sukhwinder Kaur took three wickets for 13 runs while Sonia and Ramandeep Kaur grabbed one wicket each.

Ludhiana achieved the target in 14.5 overs losing just two wickets. Anuradha Sharma remained not out on 29 while Amandeep Kaur and Poonam Arora contributed 16 and 12 runs, respectively. For Patiala, Anu and Gurpreet shared one wicket each

Brief scores: Patiala 74 all out in 28 overs (Gurpreet Kaur-9, Gurdeep Kaur-6; Sukhwinder Kaur 3 for 13, Sonia 1 for 13, Ramandeep 1 for 8)

Ludhiana-75 for 2 in 14.5 overs (Anuradha Sharma-29 n.o, Amandeep Kaur 16, Poonam Arora 12; Anu 1 for 24 and Gurpreet 1 for 6).

25 jhuggis razed
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 8
A demolition squad of the local Municipal Corporation today razed at least 25 jhuggis in a slum colony near Puneet Nagar this afternoon. The slum area had come up on the banks of the Budda Nullah and was causing obstruction in cleaning the sewerage drain.

The area is also in the news because of the gastroenteritis outbreak. The MC team withstood resistance by slum dwellers. The team also took the assistance of the district police in the demolition.