Sunday, August 13, 2000,
Chandigarh, India

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HEALTH

500 doctors to attend healthcare exposition
Tribune News Service 

CHANDIGARH Aug 12—The Indian Medical Association, comprising 500 doctors from government institutions and the private sector, will hold an exposition ``Healthcare in the new millennium’’ on September 16 and 17.

Professionals from centres in Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi will interact with people and medical professionals of the region. They will talk about facilities at their centres, distribute health education literature, deliver talks on health-related issues besides conducting free check-ups.

A seminar on “ISO 9000 certification for hospitals” will also be held. To be attended by medical professionals, it will guide the audience on improving quality services offered by them.

A trade exhibition will be put up by pharmaceuticals and equipment manufacturers for benefit of medical professionals. Special sections will be earmarked for financial service providers, insurance providers, information technology providers and ambulance manufacturers.

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SPORT

Hansraj school lifts badminton title
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Aug 12 — Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, bagged the overall title by securing 11 points in the inter-schools Badminton championship organised by the District Badminton Association, Panchkula, which concluded today at the Sector 7 community centre, Panchkula.

HPS players clinched under 14 boys title, remained runner-up in under 19 girls and two of its boys-Dhruv and Akshit Mahajan— secured first and second position, respectively.

Mr S.K Monga, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, was the chief guest and gave away prizes. He appreciated the fine performance shown by young children who had come from SAS Nagar and Chandigarh to take part in the tournament. Ms Rajni Thareja, principal of HPS, graced the occasion.

The under-10 boys final played between Dhruv Sharma and Akshit Mahajan both of HPS was quite absorbing and eight-year-old Akshit a son of another senior badminton player Jatinder Mahajan was a treat to watch. Akshit gave a harrowing time to Dhruv in the first game and few of his drop shots near the net accompanied by cross court half smashes engrossed the packed crowd witnessing at the one court hall.

The under-10 girls final was pitted between Pallavi Aggarwal and Mohini Sharma both of Little Flower School, Sector 14, Panchkula. Pallavi who did not face any difficulty in reaching the final proved too good for Mohini and won in straight games.

Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16 girls led by national player, Mala Gaba, Parnita and Isha Sharma romped home with under-19 girls title by getting the better of Hansraj School eves at 2-0. DC Model SS School, Sector 7, Panchkula, won under 19-boys final by overpowering DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh at 2-1.

Results all finals — Under 14 : girls—Little Flower School-14, Panchkula b Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 2-0 (Pallavi Aggarwal b Bakul 11-2, 11-1; Kannu b Samridhi Mahajan 11-2, 11-2.)

Under-19 girls — GMSSS-16 Chandigarh b HPS-6, Panchkula (Mala Gaba b Gauri Sharma 11-6, 11-0; Parnita Verma b Shruti 11-2, 11-4)

Under-14 boys—HPS-6, Panchkula b DC Model SSS Sector 7, Panchkula 2-1 (Prerak Sharma b Ankit 15-4, 15-2; Anshul lost to Saurabh 4-15, 5-15; Anshul & Prateek b Saurabh & Ankur 15-11, 15-12)

Under-19 boys— Gaurav b Akash Sethi 15-10,17-16; Ashish lost to Vikrant Chaudhary 5-15, 6-15 ; Gaurav & Prateek b Ishaan & Vikrant 15-10, 15-7.

Under 10 boys— semi-finals: Akshit Mahajan b Priyank Sood 15-4, 15-3; Dhruv Sharma b Raghav Jain 15-3, 15-3; Dhruv b Akshit 15-10, 15-4) Finals: Dhruv b Akshit 15-10, 15-4.

Under-10 girls — semi-finals: Mohini Sharma b Muskan 7-11,11-8, 11-8; Pallavi b Surbhi 11-1, 11-0; Finals: Pallavi b Mohini 11-3, 11-4.

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Kanika, Kanwaljeet win table tennis tourney
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Aug 12 — Kanika Garg of Ropar and Kanwaljeet Singh of Patiala clinched the girls and boys under 12 titles, respectively, on the opening day of the Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament here today at the Sector 23 TT hall. Kanika disposed of Ankita of Patiala at 21-12, 21-12, while Kanwaljeet Singh outplayed Prateek Gupta of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula at 21-11, 21-19.

Results: Semi-finals: boys- Kanwaljeet (Patiala) b Manik (DAV-8) 21-5, 21-7; Prateek Gupta (MM-Panchkula) b Amanpreet Singh 21-19, 21-19.

QF — Kanwaljeet Singh b Inderjeet Singh 2-12, 21-9; Manik b Ramandeep Singh 21-14, 21-13; Amarpreet Singh b Manish Saini 21-17, 21-12; and Prateek Gupta b Robin Singh 21-18, 21-17.

Girls: Semi finals — Kanika b Geetinder Kaur 21-3, 22-20; and Ankita b Ritu 21-15, 16-21, 21-11.

QF — Ritu b Sadhika 14-21, 21-16, 21-19; Kanika Garg b Preeti Jain 21-5, 21-15; Ankita b Mahima 21-13, 21-8; and Geetinder Kaur b Jasleen 21-15, 21-16.
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ADMINISTRATION

Panchayat to impose octroi from September 11
From Our Correspondent

ZIRAKPUR, Aug 12 — The Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat has decided to impose octroi from September 11, besides recruiting employees for the sanitation of the township, Mr Ashok Kumar Sikka, Administrator, Nagar Panchayat, said today.

The authorities have also planned to operate all octroi posts itself which were being run by a private contractor earlier. The area, within the limits of the civic body, will be demarcated again for creating wards. He said Rs 35 lakh would be spent on widening the Zirakpur-Dhakauli link road. The octroi will be collected by employees of the municipality till an elected civic body is constituted.
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