US University names Centre after city based entrepreneur Anil Sharma Chandigarh 21 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : In a landmark achievement bringing pride to Chandigarh, city born and based entrepreneur and Mohali based 22nd Century Technologies CEO Anil Sharma along with his wife Anupama Sharma has been honoured by George Mason University which has named its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship as the “Anil and Anupama Sharma Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” The recognition by one of the leading public research universities in the United States marks a significant milestone in the journey of a man whose roots are firmly connected to Chandigarh. George Mason University is a leading public research university in Virginia known for its strengths in innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, public policy and research. For Chandigarh, the honour is particularly significant as Anil Sharma has transformed a modest beginning in the city into a successful global ent...
Park Grecian Hospital gives new lease of life to 32-year-old woman S.A.S.Nagar 20 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : A 32-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and severely uncontrolled blood glucose levels got a new lease of life after a treatment at Park Grecian Hospital, Mohali recently. The woman successfully treated for extensive deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right lower limb complicated by life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE). She was brought to Park in a severely elevated blood glucose level, along with significant swelling, numbness, discoloration and severe pain in her right lower limb. She was initially managed by Dr. Neeraj Garg, consultant–endocrinology, with aggressive management of her uncontrolled diabetes along with appropriate anticoagulation. Given the extensive nature of the thrombosis and the limb-threatening clinical presentation, she was subsequently evaluated by Dr. Syed Wahid, vascular surgeon, and Dr. Sankalp Sharma, associate director–interventional car...