HEALTH

Special clinics in General Hospital
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh , April 25
To provide relief to the patients suffering from chronic illnesses, the General Hospital, Sector 16, today started specialised clinics in various departments. The clinic, inaugurated by the UT Director, Health Services, Dr Rameshwar Chander, apart from giving the secondary level of treatment, will provide the second line specialised services in the hospital so that patients suffering from long duration illnesses are able to get better facilities. The special clinics will operate from 12. noon to 2.30 p.m. every day, except Sunday.

Besides, a baby clinic will be working on Wednesday in room 55.

Honour for Dr Kochhar
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 25
Dr Rakesh Kochhar, Additional Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, PGI, has been awarded the Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterology. Usually, Fellows are elected from amongst members of the college. However, as the letter of award states, Dr Kochhar’s name has been recommended for direct Fellowship because of his outstanding qualifications.

Dr Kochhar has over 150 publications to his credit. He has pioneered new treatment strategies for radiation proctitis and benign obstructions of the esophagus . He has also devised new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities using endoscopic methods to facilitate management of patients with various gastrointestinal disorders.

SPORT

Karan, Simerveer enter third round
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, April 25
Karan Patnaik, a trainee of Total Tennis Academy alongwith Simerveer Singh of the CLTA made it to the third round in the under-14 boys section of the YMCA Open Total Tennis Tournament which entered the third day here today at the YMCA Courts, Sector 11. Both had a smooth sailing from their respective opponents Amandeep Singh and P Mittal in the second round.

In the first round matches (under-16), Karan Patnaik and Kunal Tuteja won their respective matches. The tournament has evoked a massive response.

Results: boys (under-14): Second round — Karan Patnaik b Amandeep Singh 5-0; Harkamal b Amanpreet Singh 5-0; Nitish Sharma b Gurbir Singh 5-3; Sanjog Kapoor b Shivam Bhatia 5-0; Sanchit Balhara b Satyadeep 5-4 (7-1); Kunal Tuteja b Raghav Gupta 5-2; Kulwinder b Mandeep Yadav 5-1; Pranav Saboo b Pulkit 5-0; Anshul Kadiyan b Inderjot Singh 5-3; Simerveer Singh b Pari Mittal 5-0; Anshul Garg b Gurpavit 5-3; Yuvresh b Amit Jain 5-1; Gursimran b Gauravinder Toor 5-2; Kinshuk Sharma b Sameer Sharma 5-1.

Boys (under-16): First round — Sahil Thapa b Anshul Garg 5-3; Rohit Sharma b Nayab Malhotra 5-3; Simerveer b D Mitia 5-2; Arjun Grewal b Inderjot 5-3; Karan Patnaik b Sandeep 5-1; Manjit Singh b Karan Chaudhary 5-2; Gursimran Brar b Shivam Bhatia 5-0; Gurtej Singh b Micheal 5-3; Dixit Mehra b Hardaman Singh 5-1; Gursher Singh b Amit Jain 5-0; Kunal Tuteja b Randeep 5-3; Satvir Singh b Gurmehar 5-1; Vikas b Gurbir 5-2.

Handball tourney

Chandigarh and Halwara team sailed into the finals of the Western Air Command Inter-Area Handball championship played here today at 12 wing Air Force station. In the first semi-final, Chandigarh overwhelmed Rajokri at 28-12 and Cpl Balakrishnan, Cpl Mattey each scored eight goals. In other semi-final, Halwara outplayed Hindon XI by 25-5 and JWO Ahlawat was the main scorer with six goals. The finals will be played tomorrow at 4.30 pm.

Basketball tourney’s venue changed

The 52nd Junior National Basketball Championship which was to be held at Cuttack (Orissa) from June 17 to 24 will see a shift in its venue and now it will held at Bhilai (MP) on above dates only. According to Mr K.S. Bharti, Secretary of the Chandigarh Basketball Association, said players born on or after January 1, 1983 will be eligible to take part in this meet. He said Basketball Federation of India was also conducting a referees examinations in ‘B’ category during this meet. 

Patiala boys in final
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, April 25
Atma Kumar Sabha Senior Secondary School of Patiala entered the final of the All-India Inter-school Cricket Tournament for Parle Champions Trophy in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium of Chennai yesterday. They beat the Mumbai team by one wicket. Bhupinder Singh was declared the man of the match.

The team will face the winner of the match between Bangalore and Delhi team.

Brief scores: Mumbai — 134 all out in 46.4 overs (Pankaj Ojha 33, Arif Sunsara 32 n.o, Shiva Kumar 3 for12; Patiala — 136 for nine in 49.3 overs (Prince Kumar 29, Bhupinder 38 n.o, Arif Sunsara 3 for 26, Rakesh Kanoja 3 for 18).

Chess meet

The Chandigarh Chess Championship for boys and girls under the age of 18 will be held on April 28 and 29 in the Sector 42 complex. Entries close with Mr Karma Angdui at 1341, Sector 41-B. The selected players will take part in the national championship in Hyderabad next month.

The Chandigarh Kho-kho Association will hold trials on April 28 in the Sector 42 Government High School here to select players for a coaching camp for the north zone Kho-kho Championship at Mandi.

ADMINISTRATION

MC workers meet SE
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 25
A delegation of the Electricity Streetlight Employees and Workers Union led by its chief, Mr Parkash Chand, met the Superintending Engineer (B and R), of the MC, Mr I.S. Sokhey, today and complained against the Executive Engineer (Electrical), Mr P.K. Kashyap. They have sought action against the official, failing which, they will intensify their agitation.

Their other demands include filling up of all vacant posts, proper drinking-water and toilet facilities, uniform and washing allowances for employees of the Electrical Wing; implementation of the High Court order on the daily-wage earners and the 8-16 promotion scale.

Mohali civic body chief on the mat
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, April 25
Leading their charge against the ruling group in the local Municipal Council, Opposition councillors today levelled serious allegations against the President, Mr Kulwant Singh, particularly for “misleading” them on development work in the town. Diverting funds sanctioned for a tubewell in Industrial Area Phase I and II to Phase IX without the approval of the House was a serious matter, they added.

Talking to mediapersons, Mr SS Patwari said work on boring a tubewell in Phase IX started on April 19 whereas the agenda item to divert the funds for the tubewell from Industrial Area, Phase I and II, to the residential area in Phase IX was put up for approval in the meeting of the civic body on April 23. He said the President had promised to get five tubewells bored by April but so far only two had been sanctioned.

The Principal Secretary, Local Government Department, had marked an enquiry into the diversion of the sanctioned funds from one area to another.

Mr Manjit Singh Sethi, said the civic body had never bothered to get the quality of water checked when taking over the new tubewells from the Sewerage Board.

On the issue of the revised water and sewerage rates, they said the President had not informed the Public Health Department about the rolled back rates, thereby putting a burden on the residents.

Mr Patwari said he had urged the government to take back the increased water and sewerage rates.

Mr Manmohan Singh Langh said after an enquiry into the sale of wood at high rates at the local cremation ground was marked by the Chief Minister’s office on his complaint, officials of the civic body had approached him “for a compromise.” I have told them to refund the excess money charged from the kith and kin of the deceased and then I will talk on the issue”. Mr Sethi alleged that the record of the receipts issued at the cremation ground was being tampered with to avoid action against the guilty. 

Houses for cops soon
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 25
The city police is likely to take possession of 76 newly constructed houses for its personnel in Sectors 42 and 46 here soon. These houses have been constructed by the UT Engineering Department for inspectors, sub inspectors and senior assistant sub inspectors.

The construction of 16 Type-4 houses in Sector 42 for inspectors and senior sub inspectors and 60 Type-3 houses in Sector 46 for sub inspectors and assistant sub inspectors has already been completed. The police is likely to take possession of these houses by the second week of May.

The construction of 142 more Type-3 houses for police personnel in Sector 42 is likely to be finished by the end of this year. This will provide 218 non-gazetted officers with government accommodation.

The police had decided to construct as many houses as possible for constables, head constables, sub inspectors and assistant sub inspectors here.

Housing, road safety and police hospitals come under planned expenditure and each year about Rs 1 crore is allocated for building houses for policemen. All police inspectors are to be provided with free accommodation by the government.

Police to revive beat system
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, April 25
The Ropar police is reviving beat system to improve policing in the town. A police official said the scheme would be implemented once 120 additional Punjab police commandos requisitioned from Amritsar joined their new assignment here.

He said a beat box would be set up in each phase which would keep a record of the people living in the respective area.

Besides, the Ropar police was also starting a special drive to create traffic awareness among the school children.