Medical Supt redesignated
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 8
The Union Health Ministry has finally re-designated PGI Medical Superintendent Dr A.K. Gupta as Professor in Hospital Administration, a request which had been pending with the ministry for a long period.

It was a rather long wait for the Medical Superintendent as despite the matter coming up for discussion during the last two Governing Body meetings, a decision could not be taken.

With a section of staff opposing granting of Professor rank to Dr Gupta, the Governing Body, at its last meeting on December 12, had decided to leave the matter to the Union Health Minister, Mr Shatrughan Sinha.

The issue had generated a lot of controversy before the last Governing Body meeting. Despite clear directions, the matter was not included on the agenda. It was at the last-minute intervention of the Health Ministry that the matter was included as a table agenda item. 

City girl aiming for glory
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, January 8
Sabeeha Dhillon, the star rifle shooter and a student of local MCM DAV College for women, Sector 36, has been chosen by the National Rifle Association of India to take part in masters Shooting Meet to be held at the Tughlakabad Shooting ranges, New Delhi, from January 28. This meet, initiated for the first time in India, aims at providing exposure to the top six shooters of the country in each event by the NRAI. During a recent visit by Mr Baljit Singh Sethi, Secretary General, NRAI, to the city during the closing ceremony of the Northern India Shooting, Meet he had told Chandigarh Tribune that they wanted to have competition for the top-rank shooters so that they could select best team for any world-level meet.

Sabeeha had been dropped by the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association in the 32nd National Games at Hyderabad at the last moment in the 10-metre air rifle event. She had been regularly practicing ever since she returned from Hyderabad. Sabeeha had surprised everybody last year in the 31st National Games at SAS Nagar by giving a shift challenge to Olympian Anjali Ved Pathak and securing bronze medal in the senior women section at the age of 18. On her forthcoming Masters Meet, she said the meet would be quite exciting as all top-rank women shooters like Anjali, Anuja Tere will be there.

Sabeeha said before going to the event, she had to prove her worth in the Panjab University Inter-College Shooting Meet at SAS Nagar from January 19.

Sabeeha who had secured 65 per cent marks in BA first year said though she wanted to prepare for her final examination due in April, the national camp beginning February 6 at Bangalore was equally vital for her future selection. Sabeeha says she practices for nearly three hours at a 10-metre shooting range in her Sector 33 residence.

Councillors may be given powers to 
issue ration cards
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 8
Councillors and sarpanches of the villages may be empowered to issue necessary verification certificates for the issuance of ration cards in the Union Territory. This was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Commissioner M. Ramsekhar and a team of councillors led by Mayor Subhash Chawla here today. The meeting lasted more than two hours.

The DC asked the Mayor to send a detailed proposal on empowering the people’s representatives to issue certificates for ration cards.

The Mayor led-delegation comprised Senior Deputy Mayor Kuldeep Singh Kajheri, Deputy Mayor Geeta Rani, former Senior Deputy Mayor Surinder Singh and Deputy Mayor Balraj Singh and councillor Sohan Lal.

They asked the DC to relocate dairy operators from villages and the city to check the menace of stray cattle. The DC asked for a formal proposal on the issue. The team suggested certain areas in Daddu Majra and Mauli Jagran for the purpose.

Councillors also raised the issue of issuance of NOCs in Manimajra.