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Workshop on verbal autopsy
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, October 31
A workshop on verbal autopsy was organised by the PGI’s Department of Community Medicine in association with the Registrar General of India and University of Toronto, Canada.

Around 35 delegates participated in the workshop, which included director census operations of various states and doctors from various training institute. After undergoing training in the workshop, the trainer would undertake the training of registrar general supervisors of various states and would assess the cause of death through verbal autopsy.

On the second day of the workshop, three groups went through the training manual. In the group work presentation, Dr Gajalakshimi from Chennai explained about the forms and Dr Gururaj from Bangalore talked about training programme strategy.

Prof Rajesh Kumar of the PGI said the instruction manual on verbal autopsy should be self-explanatory. Dr Prabhat Jha from the University of Toronto, said RGI surveyors from certain states would undergo training in the months of December, 2002 and January, 2003. On third day of workshop, key presentation of group work and session was chaired by Registrar General Government of India, Mr J.K. Banthia.

PU win rowing championship
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, October 31
Panjab University emerged winner in both women and men’s section of the All India Inter University Rowing Championship here at Sukhna Lake. In the women’s section, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Calcutta University, Kolkata, got the second and third positions’ respectively.

Pune University and GND varsity, Amritsar, secured the joint fourth place. In the men’s section, Calcutta University, Kolkata, got the second place, while Osmania University, Hyderabad and Pune University, Pune, bagged the third and fourth places, respectively. Raja KS Sidhu, secretary-general, Punjab Olympic Association, who was the chief guest, gave away the prizes.

Results: women: Double scull:PU Chd (Gurpreet Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur)1, Kerala University (Seema J and Julee Verghese) 2, Pune University, Pune (Sanmukh Deepali and Garud Shilpa) 3.

Coxless pairs: PU Chd (Gurpreet Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur)1, Kerala University (Seema and Julee) 2, GND University, Amritsar (Vishal and Surinder Kaur)3.

Badminton tourney: DC Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, Panchkula, Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, and Captain Amol Kalia Fertiliser School, Naya Nangal, continued their winning spree on the second day of the CBSE North Zone Badminton Tournament played here at various centres in Panchkula and Chandigarh.

In the girls under-19 section, Hansraj Public School will meet Captain Amol Kalia School in the final. In the girls under-14 section, the teams which have reached the last four include, DC Model School, Panchkula, Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, Captain Amol Kalia School and DAV Public School, Amritsar.

Various winners in the girls under-16 include, BBMB DAV Nangal, Bhavan SL Public School, Amritsar, Sacred Heart School, Chandigarh, Ajanta Public School, Amritsar.

In the boys under-14 section, Hansraj Public School got the better of Vivek High School, Chandigarh, with score being 2-1. In the boys under-19 section, GA School, Solan, Patel Public School, Rajpura, SD Public School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, Bhavan Vidyalya, Sector 15, Panchkula, surged ahead. In the boys under-16 section, the teams which have made it to the next round are Apeejay School, Jalandhar, Mukat Public School, Rajpura, Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh, DC Model Senior Secondary School, Panchkula, Hansraj Public School, Chandigarh and DAV School, Amritsar.

Cricket tourney: Government Model School, Sector 46, got the better of Government Model School, Sector 45, by six wickets in the UT Inter School Cricket tournament for the below-19 age group. GMS-46 elected to bat first and scored 137 runs in 25 overs. Mahesh and Dinesh scored 35 and 30 runs, respectively. For GMS-46, Vikas captured three wickets for 22 runs , while Yadwinder took two wickets for 25 runs. GMS-46 achieved the target in 21.3 overs. Shashwat, Aditya Sood and Jarnail contributed 39, 22 and 15, runs respectively. Kuljeet of GMS-45 bagged two wickets each.

List released: The Amateur Athletic Association, Chandigarh, released the list of probables who will represent Chandigarh in the 10th National Inter-State Under-22 Athletic Championship to be held in Chandigarh on November 12 and 13. The probables, according to a press note of the association, are: Lakhvir Singh, Jatinderbir Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Harmal Singh, Manoj Kumar, Vikas, Amandeep, Gurmeet Singh, Chander Shakher, Gurinderpal Singh, Joginder Singh, Zulfkar Singh, Jagroop Singh, Bikramjeet Singh, Jegminder Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Pawandeep Kaur, Veena Yadav, Akhwinder Kaur, Jagdeep Bawa, Hardeep Kaur, Sakshi Sharma, Amandep Kaur, Virpal Kaur, Manju Hooda, Jasbir Singh (coach) and Iqbal Singh (coach).

The selected athletes are advised to contact Iqbal Singh on November 1 at 4 p.m. at the sports complex, Sector 46.

Nine sites identified for sale of crackers
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, October 31
The Deputy Commissioner, Ropar has identified nine locations in the township for the sale of crackers.

The DC has, however, also agreed to a proposal of the SDM that all applications for permission for sale of crackers be routed straight through the Municipal Council who after having charged the ground rent, be allowed to sell crackers and the ground rent receipt be considered the requisite permission. Till last year the permission was issued by the SDM’s office after the applicant had paid MC the ground rent.

Sources in the SDM’s office stated that this had been done to reduce red tapism involved in getting permissions for the sale of crackers, but there are others who feel that this could mean that there would be no quality check on the crackers that are sold.

The nine locations earmarked are the Dasehra Ground in Phase 1, Opposite Kings supermarket in Phase II, Opposite Phase V Bougenvilla park, Opposite Hot Millions in Phase 3B2, Opposite the MC office in Phase 7, Opposite Silvi Park in Phase X, Opposite House number 1371 in phase 11 and one near St Xaviers School in Sector 71 and ground opposite YPS school in Phase VIII.

The police will challan all those who sell crackers at places other than those earmarked. The SP, SAS Nagar, has also written to the SDM for deputing two Duty magistrates for assisting his team on Divali duty. The Fire Officer SAS Nagar, has been asked to start taking rounds of the nine locations from tomorrow to ascertain the fire safety worthiness of various stalls.

The MC office shall remain open tomorrow for receiving fresh applications for the sale of crackers at the nine locations.

SDM meets cable operators, residents
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 31
The district administration has decided to intervene in the ongoing cable war between residents and cable operators for a uniform rate in township.

A meeting was called by the SDM (Civil), Mr Inder Singh, here today. Representatives of residents welfare associations and cable operators were present. Residents complained that cable charges had been enhanced several times during the past one year.

The residents also objected to advertisements being placed on screen by operators, which the latter maintained was legally allowed to them. The operators, on the other hand, submitted that enhancement in charges was a result of increase in subscription by pay channels and further due to increase in electricity tariff in Panchkula as compared to Chandigarh.

The SDM then assured both parties that he would look into the matter and submit his recommendations for uniformity in rates to the Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula.