Adapt yourselves with latest norms, teachers told
Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 23
Mr Amarjit Singh, principal in-service Teachers Training Institute, Sangrur, urged the teachers attending a 10-day seminar being organised under Preparation for Learning Enhancement in Punjab program at the local M G M N Senior Secondary School to dedicate their lives for improving the academic life of students. More than 100 primary and upper primary teachers from around 50 schools of the block interacted among themselves to learn fundamental modules.

Addressing the teachers, Mr Singh said that the basic understanding of elements of teaching were necessary for educating students at any level. "As the syllabi and curricula continue changing from time to time, updating of knowledge was necessary for teachers," stressed Mr Singh. He emphasised on the proper use teaching aids, particularly for primary classes.

Mr Pardeep Sharda, principal, and Mr Jawahar Verma, block coordinator, said the participants were imparted knowledge about 10 modules of teaching, including objects of teaching, children learn from environment, democracy and education, teacher and teaching, training of the parrot , India before British rule and I am a teacher.

Mr Ashok Dhand, Rajinder Sharma, Jasbir Singh, Tarsem Lal and Devider Kumar elaborated various aspects of primary education.

Meanwhile, another camp was organised at Guru Nanak Kanya Mahavidyalya that was supervised by Ms Kuldip Kaur, coordinator. Bhupinder Kaur Principal, Sikander Singh Jartoli , Kamal Preet Kaur, Baljinder Singh, Balbir Singh and Rajinder Kumar spoke on various avenues of learning. 

Course on fabric painting ends
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 23
An eight-day short course on fabric painting and printing concluded at the Department of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Science, PAU. An exhibition of colourful articles, including suits, dupattas, bed linens, towels, handkerchieves, etc was also organised on the occasion.

Director, Students Welfare, Dr Lall Singh Brar, and Dean, College of Home Science, Dr Manjit Kaur Dhillon, visited the exhibition.

According to Head, Department of Clothing and Textiles, Dr Neelam Grewal, 33 girls and housewives participated in the course.

Techniques imparted during the course included fabric painting with traditional technique as well as with free-hand shading effect, screen printing, stencil printing, printing with blocks and non-conventional techniques, etc. 

Summer camp concludes at Gurkirpa School
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 23
A 28-day summer camp, being held at Gurrkirpa play-way and day-care centre, concluded here today. More than 75 students participated in the camp. According to Ms Gurpreet Kaur, Principal of the school, students took part invarious activities and dances like western, Punjabi folk, yoga, classical vocal and instrumental, as well as art and craft. The children were trained by professionals and experts in their respective fields.

With all fun, some serious business of personality development was also under taken at the camp.

Other activities undertaken during the camp included a pool party to beat the heat, a lively debate, art and craft competitions. A grand function was organised to mark the conclusion of the camp.

Doraha cadets participate in CATC
Our Correspondent

Doraha, June 23
A total of 11 cadets of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, participated in the10-day CATC camp organised at Anand Ishar Public Senior Secondary School, Chappar, at Ahmedgarh.

This combined annual training camp was attended by 550 cadets from nearly 50 schools and colleges of Ludhiana, Doraha, Abohar, Ahmedgarh, Sangrur, Samrala and Malerkotla. Various activities, including drill , firing, competitions of different variety were organised during the course of the camp. A blood-donation camp was also a part of the camp. A visit to Halwara Air Force Station added to the store of knowledge of cadets.

Cadets of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, won commendable positions. Captain Sunil Kumar of GNN College, Doraha, was adjudged the 'Best Firer' as he participated in group firing and achieved a target of 1.5cm and won a gold medal. Similarly, Amandeep Singh, Under Officer, of the college, has been deputed as the camp senior for Republic Day celebrations. Captain Sunil Kumar, has been deputed as camp senior for Thal Sena Camp. Gurjit Singh and Harpreet Singh of the same college, donated blood at the camp.

HEALTH

Endoscopic surgery for tumour comes off age
Our correspondent

Ludhiana, June 23
'Excruciating headaches, loss of smell perception, blurred vision, eye pain, protruding eyeballs, torrential nasal bleeds, nasal speech and nasal stuffiness, not necessarily in that order, may indicate a sinister pathology, warranting a visit to the specialist. Who knows you may be having a tumor, hidden deep in the crevices of your nose or the sinuses.'

According to Dr Daljit Singh,Principal, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), here the institution striving to serve the ailing mankind, has developed to a level of excellence, the field of minimal invasive surgery of tumors of the nose, sinuses and the head neck region, applied to resection of tumors of this region.

He mentions with pride that Dr Manish Munjal, Professor of ENT Department, has to his credit a unique and exhaustive series of more than 50 cases of tumors of the nose and sinuses, tackled using the 'endoscope, with video documentation'. This presentation was acknowledged and appreciated by the ENT specialists at the CME of the Ear, Nose, Throat and Head Neck surgeons of this district recently. The series of tumors dealt with the endoscopic modality, included the youngest child of 6 months to the eldest of 72 years of age.

Dr Manish Munjal emphasised that protruding and watering eyes, with or without accompanying pain, blurred vision or change in color perception or inability to look to one side might indicate obscure pathology in the domain of the ENT surgeon, extending to the eye region. "Nasal bleeds, nasal blockade, one sided nasal discharge, especially in the adolescents point towards a tumor of blood vessels usually and has to be operated upon."

He said severe headaches, localised to the forehead, temples, back of the head or diffuse, may be due to sinus-nose disease or one that was creeping towards the brain. Loss of smell too required a thorough assessment. The tumors could be endoscopically diagnosed earlier, meticulously biopsied with precision, entirely cleared sometimes, and future treatment like radiation or chemotherapy, if required, could be better planned. 

Hernia check-up camp
Our Correspondent

Doraha, June 23
A free hernia check-up camp will be organised at Sidhu Hospital, Doraha, on Sunday. Dr Jagmohan Singh, vice president,IMA, Punjab, will inaugurate the camp. Dr Gurdip Singh Sidhu,director and chief of Surgery Department, said the charges for the surgery would be heavily subsidised for deserving patients, booked during the camp. He also added that the hospital had been awarded ISO 9001-2000 for its international standards and it regularly organises such camps focusing on different diseases for the benefit of society

Hernia is protrusion of abdominal contents through a weak area in the abdominal wall. Dr Sidhu explained that this protrusion of abdominal contents causes a bulge under the skin, which initially appears while coughing or straining, but later when the disease is advanced, it remains protruded outwards. It can occur in the naval area, in the groin or at the site of any previous surgery. 

SPORTS

15 swimmers selected for final trials
Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 23
Amarjit Singh, secretary, Sangrur District Swimming Association, and Balbir Singh, team manager, said 15 swimmers were selected for the final trials that took place at Ludhiana today.

It was disclosed by office-bearers of the association after preparing the final list of the selected swimmers at M G M N Senior Secondary School here. Mankiran Kaur, Arpanjit Kaur, Sehajbir Kaur, Simarvir Kaur, Amrinder Singh, Karandeep Singh, Jatinder Singh, Chamkaur Singh, Sumit Kumar, Amarvir Singh, Ramneet Kaur, Jaskiran Kaur, Rajbir Singh, Azad Singh and Surinderjit Saini are the selected swimmers who reached Municipal Swimming Pool, Ludhiana, for the final performance.

The DSA authorities claimed the district team had been retaining the state championship consecutively for the past five years. "Though we are satisfied with the performance of swimmers, we intend to extend our base in the state. Besides five indoor all-weather swimming pools, we have asked the authorities to develop one pool at local town," said the secretary DSA.