Surgeons’ conference in March
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 9
The executive committee of the Northern Chapter of Surgeons of India at its meeting on December 8 in Ludhiana has allocated the northern surgeons’ annual conference to Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana, on March 14 and 15, 2003.

The conference was due in November, 2002, and was allocated to Amritsar Medical College. This was disclosed by Dr Kuldip Singh, honorary secretary of the Northern Chapter Association of Surgeons of India. Surgeons from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh form the Northern Chapter of Surgeons of India. He also informed that a symposium on complications in minimal access surgery (laparoscopic surgery) would be held during the conference where four to five subject experts in the field of laparoscopic surgery would highlight the problems and complications of this procedure and discuss its management.

Another feature of the conference will be a panel discussion of experts on the subject of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Besides this, there will be continuing medical education programme highlighting the diagnosis and management of cancer and other abdominal surgical problems. The national and international faculty have been invited to demonstrate a live surgery and to deliver FC Eggleston oration. A young surgeons contest will be held among the young surgeons by presenting their surgical papers.

Local shuttlers win national title
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, December 9
Local lads, Gurbaksh Singh of Speed Fund Academy, Ludhiana, and a class VII student of Green Land Senior Secondary School, and Raj Kumar, a student of class VIth in Alpine International School, made sorts of history by winning doubles title (u-13 years) in the 17th Mini and Sub-Junior National Badminton Championship held from December 1 to 7 at Patna.

Trainees of Mr Gianinder Singh, senior badminton coach with the Punjab Sports Department, who accompanied the squad informed that these boys have brought laurels to the state Punjab had won this title about 12 years back when Harish Chander (elder brother of Raj Kumar), with Sachin Ratti of Jalandhar clinched the title.

An elated Mr Gianinder Singh said these shuttlers are very talented and have great potential to bring more laurels. In the last edition of this championship held at Ooty (Tamil Nadu), this pair had made an early exit (first round). He further said that another player from Ludhiana, Arun Dhand, had brought glory to the nation when he became World Master’s Doubles Badminton Champion (above 40) in the tournament held at Melbourne, Australia last month.

On their way to the title winning performance, Gurbaksh and Raj Kumar overcame spirited challenge from their rivals. In the second round encounter, they drubbed Uttaranchal’s pair of Ashu Pande and S Naniwal 15-6, 15-2. The pair faced a little resistence in the pre-quarterfinal match as they emerged winners 15-3, 15-6 against Rahul Jayram and Arjun Sriram of Kerala.

In the qurterfinal, Gurbaksh and Raj Kumar got the better of Chandigarh’s lads, Oscar Bansal and Gaurav Verma, 15-5, 9-15 and 15-6.

In the summit clash, Gurbaksh and Raj Kumar scored an easy victory over Karnataka’s M.D. Anup Kiran and Aditya Prakash whom they outplayed 15-4, 15-10 to annex the title.