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Awareness campaigns show positive
results Chandigarh, June 11 From spreading awareness about AIDS, since 1999, the focus of the National AIDS Control Organisation shifted to behavioural change communication and targeted intervention, with focus on certain communities and groups. To know the outcome of the AIDS awareness campaigns, the ORG-MARG is conducting a similar survey at the national level. The questions in a specific format include awareness about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) , AIDS and HIV, their transmission, prevention and practice of safe sex. The PGI Community Medicine Head, said the survey had revealed some interesting facts. “Information disseminated has also benefited the women in the family as they have also understood the fact that the condom not only acts as a contraceptive for family planning, but also provides protection from STDs and AIDS. The hesitation to get one from the dispensaries or the market still exists,” he added. He said awareness amongst women was a sign that the information was percolating in the right direction. “After the awareness campaigns, while men have started discussing their sex-related problems more openly, women too are admitting that they now insist their partners to use condoms.” Based on the report, the Community Medicine Department has also prepared a list of suggestions. These include a change in the way of distributing condoms and organising health check-up camps within the vicinity of their localities. “STD treatment should be extended upto the target group as people hesitate in going to the regular STD and RTI camps in the hospital and clinics due to the social stigma attached”, he added. |
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Maternity ward inaugurated Chandigarh, June 11 The ward is situated on the third floor, B-Block of the Nehru Hospital and has additional facilities, including an operation theatre for performing more than one Caesarean section, if necessary. Besides, a in vitro fertilisation (IVF) laboratory has also been added to the ward. |
Col Ajeet Singh heads UT Cricket
Association Chandigarh, June 11 The following have been nominated office-bearers by him: vice- president — Maj Som Dutt, Mr V.K. Bhardwaj and Mr DS Bedi;
secretary — Mr S.S. Bawa; joint-secretary — Mr Rakesh Jolly, Mr Subhash Mahajan and Dr Baljeet Kapoor; and treasures — Mr K.G. Sharma. Mr Inder Pal Singh, assistant secretary of the Chandigarh Sports Council,was present as observes during the election. The following have been nominated Executive committee members: Ravinder Talwar, Vaneet Chawla, Baljit Bawa, Anil Sharma, Y.P. Tiwari, R.P. Singh, M.P. Singh, S.K. Punia, Col C.S. Benoli, Vasdev Singh, C.K. Chaudhry and Sushil Kapur. The secretary read out the annual report and the house unanimously passed the accounts and the minutes of the previous year. Col Ajeet Singh Judge, appraised the house about the recent developments regarding the affiliation of the association with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Annual
calendar for the forthcoming year was also announced. He informed that an umpires and scorers clinic would be conducted in the second week of July. A conditioning camp for youngsters will be held in the first week of August. It will be followed by the under-19 cricket tournament for the Shivalik Trophy in September. The Kapil Dev Trophy for the Inter-College Cricket Tournament will be held in the second week of October. The Inter-International Cricket Tournament for corporate offices will be conducted in November. The UT Summer League will begin in the first week of March next year. |
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Nasarudeen sets new
record Chandigarh, June 11 The four-day championship was declared open by Air Cmde Ambrish Kumar, Air Officer Commanding, 3BRD at Lecma Auditorium. In all, 60 participants from seven air force commands and Air Headquarter are participating in the championship. The following are the results: 56 kg: LAC Sajesh Kumar (WAC) 90 kg - 1; CPL Nasrudeen (Air HQ) - 2; SGT Sri Kumar (TC) 77.5 kg -3. Clean and Jerk: CPL Nasarudeen (Air HQ) 115 kg - 1; LAC Sajesh Kumar, (WAC) 105 kg - 2; LAC Pankaj D. (EAC) 90 kg 3. Total: CPL Nasarudeen (Air HQ) 202.5 kg -1: LAC Sajesh Kumar (EAC 195 kg - 2; SGT Sri Kumar (TC) 167.5 kg - 3.
Powerlifting Public Sports Club SAS Nagar, won trophy in the 17th Sr (men) and 2nd Sub-Junior (boys) Chandigarh Powerlifting Championship at the Sports Complex, Sector -42, here last night. Public Sports Club, S.A.S Nagar obtained 121 points while Weightlifting Coaching Centre, Sector-42, Chandigarh, secured second position by obtaining 32 points. In Sr. 90 kg class, Jagdish Singh from Public Sports Club, created a record in bench press lifting 157.5. Results: 56 Kg: 1. Ravneet (Manimajra) 355 Kg. 2. Kulbhushan (PSC) 340 Kg. 3. Sohan Lal (PSC) 320 Kg. 60 Kg: 1. Vikramjit Singh (Chd), 472.5 Kg, 2. Bahadur Singh (Chd) 445 Kg, 3. Sohan Lal (PSC) 320 Kg. 67.5 Kg: 1. Sukhjinder Singh (Chd) 520 Kg, 2. Satinder Singh (Chd) 505 Kg, 3. Manjit Singh (Chd) 465 Kg. 75 Kg: 1. Ashok Kumar (Chd) 592.5 Kg’ 2. Suraj (Chd) 457.5 Kg, 3. Gurinder Singh (PMB) 455 Kg. 82.5 Kg: 1. Parminder Singh (Chd) 517.5 Kg’ 2. Amandeep Singh (Chd) 490 Kg, 3. Anil Puri (Chd) 352.5 Kg. 90 Kg: 1. Jagdish Singh (PSC) 640 Kg, 2. Jatinder Singh (Chd) 620 Kg, 3. Gurdeep Singh (Chd) 522.5 Kg. 100 Kg: 1. Hari Chand (Chd) 682.5 Kg. 2. Amrinder Singh (Chd) 350 Kg. 110 Kg: 1. Harinderpal Singh (Chd) 495 Kg 2. Amit (Chd) 307.7 Kg.
St Joseph cricket A fruitful partnership of 145 runs for the third wicket between Sachin Luthra (75) and Puneet Sharma (62) enabled District Panchkula CC to move into the final of the first St. Joseph Cricket Trophy, U-16, being organised by the Association of Chandigarh Cricket, ousting Mohali Cricket Association by 105 runs, played at DAV School, Sector 8 here today. Batting first, DPCC lost opener, Ridam Chopra, at a score of 6 on the board. Medium pacers, Mandeep Singh amd Karan Deep, did not allow DPCC batsmen to play freely. After the dismissal of their opener, Saurabh Walia, at a total of 39, Sachin Luthra came on the crease to support Puneet Sharma. Both played sensibly and were involved in a partnership of 145 runs for 3rd wicket. Towards the end a strokeful inning of 34 runs in 22 balls ( 2 x 6, 2 x 4) gave a respectable total of 250 runs for 8 wicket in the stipulated 40 overs, to the side. Except for skipper Sunny Sohail (84), who opened the inning for his side, none of the batsmen could reach the double figure as the team was bundled out for 145 runs in 28.3 overs. Brief scores: DPCC: 250 for 8 wicket Sachin Luthra 75, Puneet Sharma 62, Tejwinder Gill 34, Sourabh Walia 23. Gaurav Sachdeva 3 for 31. MCA: 145 all out in 28.3 overs. Sunny Sohail 84, Nishchay Trehan 3 for 31, Tejwinder Gill 3 for 33. |
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Sports Club win title Dera Bassi, June 11 In the semifinals of the tournaments, the Friends Club, Dera Bassi, defeated Mukandpur and Mubarikpur lost the match to the Sports Club, Trivedi Camp. Mr K.L. Gandhi, chairman of the host club, the Friends Sports Club, Dera Bassi, said that 14 sports club participated in the tournament. Sports lovers and rural sportspersons gathered to watch the tournament. Mr Parmod Sharma, a local industrialist, inaugurated the tournament while Mr Jaspal Singh, chairman of the Sher-e-Punjab Sports Club, Zirakpur, presided over the valedictory function. Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance and Planning Minister, Punjab, were the sportsmen to play games with a competitive spirit. Later, the Minister distributed prizes among the winners. Besides local residents, Mr Jagjit Singh Dalli, President, Dera Bassi, Municipal Council, Mr Narinder Sharma, a former sarpanch of the Lohgarh village were also present on the occasion. |
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Kang triumphs in par battle Chandigarh, June 11 The match was played in a new format with 5 points awarded for making par on 10 holes, 10 points for making par on three holes, besides a penalty of 5 points for not making par on three holes and 10 points penalty on not making par on two holes. Vikramjit Singh was runner-up with 65 points. Gurbaaz Mann hit the longest drive on hole No 2. K.S. Sibia got the prize for making a birdie on the 18th hole. |
30 jhuggis
removed Chandigarh, June 11 The drive was conducted under the supervision of the UT Enforcement magistrate, Mr Ishwar Singh. Seven trucks, 25 labourers, 12 Enforcement Inspectors and sub-inspectors, besides police
personnel of the enforcementing conducted the drive in about 2 hours, amidst resistance from the rag pickers. Mr Singh said that the rag pickers had been removed from the area twice earlier and the drive had been undertaken today only after the CHB gave an assurance that they would take possession of the area and ensure that these people do not encroach the abovementioned piece of land again. While the labourers removed and confiscated some things, the rag pickers were seen moving away with their belongings. However, no untoward incident was reported. Besides this, 12 jhuggis, which had recently come up, were removed in Palsora near the Jain Mandir. As many as 13 banners and 7 advertisement boards were also removed from various parts of the city. According to information available, as many as 127 challans were issued by the staff of the MC enforcement wing . Interestingly, 45 challans were cut of the unauthorised rehri phari vendors in the Sector 46 weekly Apni Mandi; 33 challans in the Northern sectors of 12, 14, 19, 28, 30 and Rock garden; 30 in Mani Majra and 21 others were issued in Sectors 22, 32 and 47. |
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Putting licensing authorities under the microscope Panchkula, June 11 It furnishes details of middlemen, operating in SDM (Civil) offices of Panchkula and Kalka, responsible for rampant corruption, and quotes evidence from inspections by administrative officials. A detailed report on the matter, submitted recently after enquiry to the Deputy Commissioner, has found much more. It has nailed those found guilty and is likely to make a few heads roll, which would hopefully lend these offices a cleaner image. Confirming the enquiry, the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, said, “Disciplinary action will be taken against all those found guilty.’’ This enquiry assumes significance in the light of the car-theft scandal, where a number of luxury cars, some of them bearing numbers issued by the licensing authority, were stolen from Delhi and sold in Chandigarh and surrounding areas. On the basis of the report by the police, checks by administrative officials early this month at the offices in question brought out the fact that most employees chose to play truant during work hours, causing inconvenience to the public and managed to get away with impunity. Cases of renewal of licences and issuing of registration certificates pending for over a month in these offices were revealed even as the team observed certain irregularities in the day-to-day functioning and found excess cash with the officials. According to sources, in Panchkula, the inspection team found that temporary number slips were issued without mentioning the expiry date and no confirmation was sought regarding issuing of no objection
certificates. In addition, they skipped recording of learners’ licenses, proof of residence and the vehicle number on which the driving test was taken. In Kalka, the licensing authority was found guilty of issuing licenses on the basis of a report by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, rather than the competent authority. Papers mandatory for issuing licenses were also found missing. At the office of the Sub-Registrar, Kalka, the inspection team found cash in excess of the number of receipts issued on that particular day. It also discovered that cash from receipts of the previous day had also not been deposited in the Treasury. It is learnt that while the employees in these offices were unwilling to submit records for inspections, a thorough investigation pointed towards gross irregularities. Ms Arora added that the administration had taken serious view of the findings of the report and had promptly disposed off all cases pending in these offices, while suitable action against the guilty would be taken shortly. Sources said that it was recommended that all officials at these offices, guilty of having accepted cash, ignoring norms of registration and charged with violating rules, be transferred from offices of public dealing. It was added that transparency in auditing and financial monitoring was essential to make these offices public-friendly.
Highlights How the office of the licensing authority is a money-minting machine * Delay in issuing registration cards and driving licenses * Excess cash in hand with clerks of the registering authority * Incomplete papers for registration of a new vehicle * No confirmation of vehicles from other states for issuing No Objection Certificates * Charging the old licensing fee despite the state government having revised rates with effect from May 17 * Driving licences issued without a proper driving test |
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Encroachments removed in Mauli Jagran Chandigarh, June 11 The drive was conducted under the supervision of the XEN (Roads), Mr Mukesh Anand, amidst heavy police deployment. Encroachments were removed from along the main road and the internal roads of the colony, which remained unremoved in the drive undertaken earlier. The drive was carried out prior to the recarpeting of these roads, in line with the ongoing practice. The drive, which began at 9.30 a.m. continued for nine hours without report of any untoward incident. The officials maintained that since people of the area were given sufficient notice, they were prepared for the same. Two JCB loaders, three trucks and about 50 labourers, including beldars of the roads wing, took part in the operation. SDO Ashok Sharma and overseer, Mr Ajay Garg were also present at the site during the operation along with about 40 police personnel. According to Mr Anand, the encroachments have been removed for the benefit of the people and sufficient notice was given to them before the operation was launched. The drive is likely to continue. |
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Draw of lots
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