<img alt=”" src=”https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MdqNa4Hcsko/TqQBESLSoxI/AAAAAAAAAUs/r4qwjfi7YE4/s200/drrajeshgupta.gif” class=”alignright” width=”200″ height=”183″ />In recently concluded 21st National conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology held from 13-16 October at Jaipur, Dr Rajesh Gupta was awarded first prize in Special Mention Poster. <!–more–>The authors were Dr Rajesh Gupta, Dr Sunil Shenvi, Dr Rakesh Kapoor, Dr NM Gupta, Dr SC Sharma, Dr SS Rana, Dr DK Bhasin and Dr Rajinder Singh.

The study was started in Dept. Of Surgery and Radiotherapy in1999 by Dr Rajesh Gupta under guidance of Dr NM Gupta and Dr SC Sharma and subsequently carried on by Dr Rajesh Gupta, Additional professor in Surgical Gastroenterology Division and Dr Rakesh Kapoor, Additional professor in Radiation Oncology for last 10 years.

Award was for the impact of treatment on survival in cancer esophagus by adding chemotherapy and radiotherapy before surgery. More than 10 year experience showed that 5-year survival has significantly improved from 5% to 20% in locally advanced disease with addition of chemotherapy and radiotherapy before surgery without adding to any increase in surgical complications or operative time. We now have some of the patients surviving more than 10 years after surgery with this treatment.

This disease has very dismal outlook as almost all patients in India presents in advanced stage with significant difficulty in swallowing with hardly any 5-year survivors despite best efforts. This disease also has very strong association to smoking

<strong>Contact</strong>

Dr Rajesh Gupta, M Ch Surgical Gastroenterology

Additional Professor

Surgical Gastroenterology Division

Dept. of General Surgery

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India- 160012.

Mobile: +91-09216512636, 09914209639

I wish everybody a Merry  Christmas! Xmas is the good time to link yourself with Christ. Bow your head up the mountain and you will feel the salvation of Christ. May the Holy Spirit be with you all the time.

Incessant rainfall for last two days virtually derailed the normal life in this union territory Wednesday leading to traffic jams and waterlogging in different parts of the city.

The weathermen have predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the region during the next one or two days

Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius Wednesday, which was nine degrees below normal.Read More

The heavy rainfall activity being witnessed in the northern parts of the country, including Delhi, is likely to continue for the next 48 hours, India Meteorological Department officials said here on Tuesday.

“Heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, north Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunchal Pradesh during the next 48 hours,” the officials said.Read More

GJ-IMT is organizing IT Summit on Saturday, 25th September 2010, on “Revolution in Computer Technology: Road Ahead” at institute’s Campus, Mohali, from 10:00am to 4:00 pm. The IT Summit will offer an opportunity to update knowledge and skills as well as open vistas to new innovations in the IT sector. Read the rest of this entry »

The rupee gained 18 paise to 46.86 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange today amid a fall in the value of the American currency against its major rivals.Read More

With veterans like Shabana Azmi and Tom Alter in town with their plays, audiences in the city are revelling in the ongoing Chandigarh Theatre Festival.

‘The theatre festival of Chandigarh has got stunning response and we are feeling very satisfied. We have got the best of theatre productions and we are happy that we have been successful in bringing people to theatre even in this time of multiplexes,’ Chandigarh home secretary Ram Niwas told IANS Monday.More

Ph.D. Entrance Test – 2010 will be held on 22nd August 2010 (Sunday) in the Faculties of Arts, Business Management & Commerce; Design & Fine Arts; Education; Engineering; Languages; Law; Science.Read MOre

Sales & Marketing Strategies for IT Companies

Sales and marketing is at the core of all business activities, irrespective of the industry you operate in. Today, smart marketers are strategizing not only about getting through the current economic environment, but are also preparing to be ready for accelerated growth when the recovery finally speeds up. It’s a delicate balancing act. Read the rest of this entry »

To keep a check on canine population in the city, the authorities have made it mandatory for owners to keep only two dogs as pets and ensure their registration. Read the rest of this entry »

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced results for the Class X board exam, grades for which were accorded for the first time, as 89.28 per cent candidates cleared the test.

Girls continued to outscore boys in the board exam which will be abolished from next year. Read the rest of this entry »

From around 40,000 at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India. Our National Animal is fighting for its life! 2009 was the worst year for tigers in India, with 86 deaths reported.

Its major cause is poaching of tiger for, bones and other tiger products and loss of their natural habitat due to climate change and human activities like logging, farming and encroachment of forests. Boost in population has lead people to struggle for finding place to live, that resulted in vanishing forest area and hence decrement in number of these wild animals.

Already we have lost many species of animals in last century. The animals are killed for commercial use, and for their skins.

Why projects fail…

Basic need: The anti-poaching campaign has failed because the need to protect an ‘animal’ does not appeal to a poor and illiterate ‘human’ who has to struggle to feed his family. Especially when killing that animal [our national animal in this case] can give him money to feed his family.

Low personal appeal: Moreover, projects like the Project Tiger are very impersonal; they fail to create personal involvement in the wellbeing of every tiger. It is difficult to feel passionately about an idea. For success in the project, strong, passionate and personal involvement is necessary by the people.

Inadequate punishment: The punishment by law for smuggling of tiger parts is also probably not severe enough to be a deterrent. And even if it is, corruption and loopholes in the legal system do not allow law to take its course.

Poor technology: There also seems to be inadequate funds for sophisticated equipment to monitor tigers, and surveillance of all entry points to the park. Guides are still relying on ineffective and obsolete systems like the waterhole or pugmark system to monitor tigers.

What we can do

Reward villagers: Huge monetary rewards should be announced for any information given by the villagers that could prevent poaching activity. The informants should additionally be promised anonymity and protection.

Use latest technology: Tigers can be radio-collared to track them in the park. Rangers should give daily reports of their location and wellbeing with their signatures on that report. CCTV cameras and multi-layered surveillance can be put up in strategic locations to avoid escaping accountability.

Enforce stringent laws: All loopholes in anti-poaching and anti-smuggling laws must be plugged. Any infringement of law should get the severest punishment.

Educate the public: The claimed aphrodisiac properties in tiger parts must be denounced by modern medicine and by the W.H.O vehemently as they are not backed by scientific trials and studies. Major campaigns educating people about their inefficacy should be launched so that they abstain from buying products that make such claims.

Every little bit helps. You can speak up about the cause. You can write or blog about our tigers. Even staying up-to-date with tiger facts like knowledge of tiger sanctuaries, their population, news updates, etc. helps. You can also donate money to NGOs working for the cause, like WWF-India.

IPL 2010

13th March 2010, 08:00 p.m IST
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab – 3rd Match

24th March 2010, 08:00 p.m IST
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals – 19th Match

27th March 2010, 04:00 p.m IST
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 22nd Match

02nd April 2010, 08:00 p.m IST
Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers – 31st Match

09th April 2010, 08:00 p.m IST
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab – 41st Match

The art of Phulkari has emerged in the early 19^th Century. Phulkari literally means, flowers-crafting and it comprises of the colorful embroidery, originating from Punjab. The thread used for the embroidery is made from silk usually golden, yellow, crimpson red, blue or green colored. These are mostly worn in traditional Punjabi festivals.

If the whole piece of cloth is embroidered, the phulkari work is called ‘baag’ (garden). If only the sides are embroidered, the work is called ‘chope’. Phulkari products range from handkerchiefs, sofa and cushion cover, table covers, bed-spreads to beautiful wall hangings.