Workshop on female foeticide
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 22
A workshop on “Female Foeticide” was organised at Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women as a part of “health education week” by the Ludhiana Citizens’ Health Council yesterday.

The participants discussed the causes of female foeticide in Punjab, its implications and impacts on the society, role of social and government agencies in curbing the evil, and status of women and their reproductive rights.

The participants agreed that poverty and ignorance were the main factors responsible for discrimination against the female sex. They felt that the religious organisations had to play a major role in educating masses to overcome the disparity in sex ratio. The NGOs had to play a major role in educating masses through plays, songs, etc.

Male dominance and preference for male child was another cause of female foeticide and only education could solve this problem, they opined. 

SPORTS

PNB inter-region sports meet
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, December 22
Participants from Kapurthala region hogged limelight as they bagged overall trophies in the men’s as well women’s section in the two-day 20th Punjab National Bank Inter-Region (Punjab) Sports Meet which concluded here today. Kapurthala region also clinched the best march past trophy.

In the men’s section, Kapurthala secured 32 points to win the overall championship. Hosts Ludhiana region with 28 points got the second spot. Kapurthala eves finished ahead of Jalandhar region which collected 245 points.

J.P. Saroya of Hoshiarpur region and Alice of Jalandhar region were adjudged the best athletes in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, while Ravneet Singh of Ferozepore region and Satya Hans of Kapurthala region were declared the fastest runner among the men and women participants, respectively.

In the 100m race, Ravneet Singh proved his supremacy over others while in the women’s section, Satya Hans proved too good for her rivals. In the men’s section, C.P. Verma of Chandigarh and Sohan Lal of Kapurthala finished second and third respectively. Sweety Kalia and Alice, both from Jalandhar region, earned the second and third spot, respectively, in the women’s section.

Mr Udhay Shankar Bhargava, General Manager, PNB, Punjab zone, gave away prizes to the winners. More than 200 participants from eight region took part in this meet.

Results:- (Men) - high jump - 1 - S.K. Dogra (Jal), 2- Kuldip singh (Hsp), 3- Varinder Kumar (Jal); 100m: 1- Ravneet Singh (Fzr), 2- C P Thakur (Chd),3- Sohan Lal (Kpt); 200m: 1-C.P. Verma (Chd), 2- Ravinder Singh (Kpt), 3- Narinder Singh (Fzr); 400m -1- Ravinder Singh (Kpt), 2- Gurmeet Singh (Bth), 3- Amrik Singh (Chd).

800m: 1- Tehal Singh (Ldh), 2- Amrik Singh (Chd), 3- Bhupinder Singh (Chd); 1500 m: 1- J P Saroya (Hsp), 2- Amrik Singh (Chd), 3- Nehru Lal (Bth); 5000m: 1- J.P. Saroya (Hsp), 2-Amrik Singh (Chd), 3- Gurmeet Singh (Bth); 10,000m: 1- J.P. Saroya (Hsp), 2- Amrik Singh (Chd), 3- Gurmeet Singh (Bth ).

Tripple Jump: 1- J P Sharma (Ldh), 2- Ravinder Singh (Kpt), 3- Piyara Singh (Jal); Shotput: 1- Sohan Singh (Kpt), 2- Barkat Masih (Kpt), 3- H L Saroya (Hsp); Discus throw: 1- Sohan Singh (Kpt), 2- Barkat Masih (Kpt ), 3- Kaur singh (Bth); Javelin throw: 1- Naresh Kumar (Jal), 2- Boota Singh (Gdp), 3- J P Sharma(Ldh).

Hammer throw: 1- Sohan Singh (Kpt),2- J K Sehgal (Kpt ), 3- Barkat Masih (Kpt); Chess: 1- Sanjay Garg (Ldh ), 2- R K Sharma (Bth ), 3- Sunil Maini (Kpt); table tennis-1- K C Rana (Kpt), 2- Girish Kohli (Asr),3- R K sharma (Fzr); Badminton-1- Sudhakar Sharma (Jal ), 2- Rajeev sharma (Jal),3- D K Pathania (Asr).

(Women): 100m -1- Satya Hans (Kpt ), -2- Sweety Kalia (Jal ), 3- Alice (Jal); 200m: 1- Satya hans (Kpt ), 2- Alice (Jal ), 3- Baljeet Kaur (Ldh); 400m: 1- Baljit Kaur (Ldh ),2- Shashi Sharma (Jal ) ,3- Alice (Jal ); 800m: 1- Alice (Jal ), 2- Satya Hans (Kpt ), 3- Sanjukta (Kpt ).

Long jump: 1- Satya Hans (Kpt ),2- Sweety Kalia (Jal ), 3- Alice (Jal ); shotput: 1- Satya Hans (Kpt ), 2- Amarjit (Ldh), 3- Alice (Jal); Discus throw: 1- Amarjit Kaur (Ldh ),2- Satya Hans (Kpt ), 3- Alice (Jal ); Javelin throw: 1- Baljit Kaur (Ldh ), 2- Amarjit Kaur (Ldh) 3- Satya Hans (Kpt ); table tennis: 1- S. Kaushal (Kpt ), 2- Alice (Jal ), 3- Amarjit Kaur (Ldh ): and Badminton: 1- Sweety Kalia (Jal), 2- Sanjokta (Jal ), 3- Alice (Jal).

Athletics meet

The annual athletics meet of SDP Senior Secondary School, Hazoori road, and Om Parkash Gupta SDP Model Senior Secondary School, Quila Mohalla will be held at the SDP College for Women, Daresi road ground, on December 25.

According to Ms S. Verma, Principal, SDP College, around 300 participants will take part in this meet. Mr Sohan Lal, D.P.I. (Secondary), Punjab, will be the chief guest on the occasion.