DMCH up and running
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 7
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) has started taking in patients from the OPDs and clinics of its faculty. Dr S.C. Ahuja, Principal of the DMCH, in a statement to the Press here today, said the faculty had made this possible.

All laboratory services are, now, available round-the-clock. Senior doctors, residents and nurses are on duty and taking care of the admitted patients. There were more visitors than yesterday in the OPDs today, 181 of which were treated and 116 were found to be new. “This shows that patients are returning to the DMCH,” said Dr Ahuja.

Warm welcome for lifter Batta
Iqbal Singh

Khanna, August 7
Vicky Batta, who won a silver and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting, was received with great enthusiasm by city residents here today.

Batta was given a warm reception near the civil court complex where he reached with his father Ashwani Batta from New Delhi. He was welcomed to the rousing sounds and beats of dhol and bhangra.

Vicky Batta (21), a head constable in Punjab Police, won a silver and a bronze medal in weightlifting in the 56kg catagory. He lifted weight 135kg for his silver medal and won the overall bronze lifting 242.5kg. Barely 5ft tall, Batta draws inspiration from his fellow players, coach Mohan Singh and his parents.

The cold weather and the time difference at Manchestar were not conducive to his performing well there. But, he says, will try his best to win gold medal in the coming Asian Games at Busan.

Batta does not consider his lack of height an obstacle and said he was happy with the warm welcome accorded to him by the residents of the city.

His father Ashwani and mother Neelam were also present at the reception along with his coaches.

No civil officer nor any police officer was present at the occasion. 

Second win for F.C. Chopra XI
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, August 7
Prabhjot Khatra, Dushyant Kohli and Charanjit excelled with bat, scoring 81, 75 and 59 runs respectively as Prof F.C.Chopra XI beat Ashok Jain XI by 232 runs to register their second consecutive victory in the first Charanjit Singh Ahluwalia Seniors Cricket Tournament being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association at the Arya College for Boys ground here today.

Prof F.C.Chopra XI won the toss and elected to bat. In their quota of 50 overs, they amassed 333 runs for the loss of eight wickets.

Facing a daunting task, Ashok Jain XI batsmen failed to deliver goods. Only Ashish Vinayak and Gurpreet Khaira could reach the double figure, making 31 and 20 runs, respectively, and their innings folded at 101 runs in just 29 overs.

For Prof F.C.Chopra XI, Gaurav Marwaha was the pick of the bowlers claiming three wickets for 13 runs. The other notable wicket takers were Tarun Kanish and Karan Puri capturing two wickets each for 13 and 27 runs, respectively.

Brief scores: Prof F.C.Chopra XI — 333 for 8 in 50 overs ( Gaurav Marwaha 36, Dushyant Kohli 75, Prabhjot Khatra 81, Charnjit 59, Harkirat 16, Karan Puri 13, Deepak 3 for 53, Karan Goel 2 for 54, Varun Gupta 1 for 5, Avtar Singh 1 for 72 and Charandeep 1 for 32) Ashok Jain XI — 101 all out in 23 overs ( Ashish Vinayak 31, Gurpreet Khaira 20, Gaurav Marwaha 3 for 13, Karan Puri 2 for 27, Yogesh 1 for 21, Tarun Kanish 2 for 13 and Rajan 1 for 12).