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May 7, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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1 more diarrhoea case reported Chandigarh, May 6 Hospital authorities said diarrhoea cases had started pouring in and there were seven children who were treated for diarrhoea at the OPD. The diarrhoea cases were not being reported from any particular colony but were scattered all over the city. Out of these seven cases, two each were from Palsora and Sector 22 and one case was from Sector 43. Meanwhile, the health authorities and Municipal Corporation are monitoring the supply of safe drinking water, especially to the slum and rehabilitation colonies from where majority of the diarrhoea cases are reported. TNS |
Trehan upsets seeded player Chandigarh, May 6 Nitin Trehan beat Vishal Gupta, 39-55, 48-28, 61-29. In other matches of the day, Anand Chibber defeated Jaspal Singh, 39-75, 42-32, 67-25; Saurav Nayyar beat Vikram Jit Singh, 60-30, 23-62, 59-41; Rajesh Jain beat Amit Jain, 18-46, 54-42, 63-35; Harinder Singh beat Mukesh Chopra, 61-20, 64-52; Vineet Khosla defeated MS Grewal, 52-37, 64-24; Sanjay Talwar beat Rohit Daggar, 36-40, 60-20, 58-10; and Ajay Gupta beat Atul Arora, 55-11, 44-27. In billiards, Ajay Gupta moved into the quarter-finals. In the matches played today, Anandit Joshi beat Saran Singh 151-39; Sanjay Kaushal beat Anand Chibber, 151-116; M.S. Grewal beat Harinder Singh, 151-120; and Ajay Gupta beat Amit Walia, 150-110. Kho-kho championship The Shishu Niketan Club, Sector 22, won the boy’s final after defeating Government Model High School, Sector 43, by one point in the Chandigarh Sub-junior Kho-Kho Championship at Government Model School, Sector 28. The Coaching Centre, Sector 23, defeated Sacred Heart School by five points in the girls’ final. The prizes were distributed by the Punjab Director, Vigilance, Mr S.M. Sharma. Netball trials The Netball Association of Chandigarh is conducting trials for selecting boys’ and girls’ teams (under 16) for the four-day Sub-Junior National Netball Championship to be held from June 4. The trials will be held on May 10 at Sector 28 Government Model High School at 4 pm. According honorary secretary of the association R. Sharan, a 20-day training camp will also be organised for teams representing Chandigarh in the national championship. |
Mohali MC may reintroduce
pre-audit scheme
SAS Nagar, May 6 The need to start the scheme was felt keeping in view the increased workload relating to income and expenditure. The issue was discussed in the House in March, but a decision on the matter was kept pending. At the meeting development works costing about Rs 2.79 crore for the town are also likely to be cleared. The House is also scheduled to discuss the issue relating to the sanctioning of Rs 1.11 lakh for the repair of a funeral van apart from clearing the expenditure incurred on the function organised recently in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the municipal library building in Silvi Park in Phase X and inauguration of the work of boring of three new tubewells. Among the other items on the agenda of the meeting, is the recruitment of 35 firemen on a regular basis. The development works to be undertaken include the maintenance of roads, the strengthening of road dividers, the provision and repair of curb channels, the provision of streetlights, the removal of congress grass, the construction of road gullies and the development of the cremation grounds. The House is also likely to clear a “lavish” expenditure of Rs 70,400 incurred on a public function held in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the Silvi Park municipal library and the inauguration of the work of boring three new tubewells by Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, Local Government Minister, on April 25. A sum of Rs 10,400 was spent on decorations sand bouquets, Rs 14,500 on advertisement and invitation cards for the function, Rs 15,000 on refreshments and Rs 17,500 on the shamiana and chairs besides other expenses. |
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