HEALTH

Retired doctors to get NPA
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 28
PCMS doctors who have retired after August 1 this year, will continue to get the retirement benefits, inclusive of NPA. The authority regarding this, called back by the Accountant-General (AG) Punjab, has been again delegated to District Treasury Officers. This was conveyed to Dr Hardeep Singh, state President, Punjab Civil Medical Services Association, through a written communication.

In a press note issued here, Dr Hardeep Singh thanked the Accountant-General for responding positively to the request of the PCMS Association. Dr Singh said, "Previously, the Accountant-General had withheld initiation of monthly pension by withdrawing the powers from all District Treasury Officers of Punjab, on account of previous orders of withdrawal of NPA from August 1.

But after the Punjab Government withheld these orders and resumed NPA, undue delay in initiation of pension by AG, led to harassment of retired doctors. Now the powers regarding pension have again been delegated to the District Treasury Officers and District Development Officers. With this, the PCMS doctors denied pension will be provided the pension inclusive of NPA".

SPORTS

GGN Public School lead in Sahodya meet
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, November 28
On the third day of the 12th Sahodya Schools Athletics Meet being held at the GGN Public School, the hosts GGN Public School, Rose Garden, have secured 196 points to establish the lead over others. Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar followed with 167 points.

The third day’s results: boys-(U-19 5000m) — Naveen Tewari of KVM School 1, Harmandeep Singh of GGPS, Mullanpur2, Balraj Singh of GGN Public School 3; 800m — Inderjit singh of GRD Academy 1, Devpreet Singh of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 2, Inderjit Singh of GNPS, Mullanpur 3.

Javelin throw — Jasmeet Singh of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 1, Jaswinder Singh of GMY Public School 2, Karan Kalia of KVM School 3; Discus throw- Harpreet singh of GGN Public School 1, Balwinder singh of GMT Public School 2, Pawandeep Singh of GNIPS, Model Town 3; 400m- Daljeet Singh of GNPS, Mullanpur 1, Jaspal Singh of GGN Public School 2, Gauravansh of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 3.

4x100m relay — GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 1, GGN Public School 2, NSPS, Gill Park 3; (U-16) 400m — Gurpreet Singh of Sacred Heart School, BRS Nagar 1, Gauravdeep Singh of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 2, Sunnypreet of KVM School 3; 800m — Gauradeep Singh of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 1, Gurpreet singh of Sacred Heart, BRS Nagar 2, Sunnypreet of KVM School 3; Long jump — Jatinder Singh of SKSSPPS, Neelon 1, Barinder Singh of NSPS, Gill Park 2, Abhishek of KVM School 3; Triple jump — Amandeep singh of GGN Public School 1, Girinder pal singh of Alpine International School 2, Ravi Verma of A S Modern School, Khanna 3.

Girls (u-19 years) — shot put- Harneet Bhatti of Sacred Heart School Sarabha Nager 1, Sakshi of Sacred Heart School, BRS Nagar 2, Ramandeep Kaur of GNPS, Mulklanpur 3; High jump — Jatiner Kaur of Sacred Heart School, BRS Nagar 1, Gurmeen Kaur of BCM School Shastri Nagar 2, Harman Kaur of GGN Public School 3; Long jump — Tamanpreet Kaur of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 1, Jaspreet Kaur of BCM School, Shastri Nagar 2, Navneet Kaur of GGN Public School 3; u-16-years shot put — Navjot Kaur of Shamrock School 1, Gurpreet Kaur of GNPS , Mullanpur 2, Arshpreet Kaur of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 3; 400m- Pawandeep Kaur of GNPS, Mullanpur 1, Avneet Kaur of GNPS, Sarabha Nagar 2, Anureet Kaur of GGN Public School 3.

Punjab Circle enter semi-finals
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, November 28
Punjab Circle thrashed Uttar Pradesh Circle 3-0 to register their third consecutive victory and secured a berth in the semi-finals in the 17th All-India Postal Hockey Tournament being held at the astro turf ground of the Punjab Agricultural University here today. The other teams that have advanced into the last four stage, include the reigning champions Madhya Pradesh Circle, Karnataka Circle and Tamil Nadu Circle.

On the third day of the tournament today, last year’s runners-up Punjab Circle beat Uttar Pradesh 3-0. Hosts surged ahead in the very first minute of the match through Kuldeep Singh and six minutes later, Sanjay Kumar sounded the board to increase the lead. Manmohan Mishra struck in the 47th minute and helped his team wrap up the issue 3-0.

In another match, holders Madhya Pradesh Circle routed Jharkhand Circle 8-0 to make their entry into the semi finals. Aftabudin scored the first hat-trick of the tournament. Faizal Ali scored a brace while other scorers were Sadiq, Moin-ul-Haq and Mojib-ul-Ghani.

In the third match, Karnataka Circle prevailed over Orissa Circle 2-0 to complete the semi final line up. In the semi-finals slated for tomorrow, Madhya Pradesh Circle will take on Karnataka Circle at 11 am while Punjab Circle against Tamil Nadu Circle at 1.30 pm.

Hockey tourney from Dec 2
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, November 28
The second edition of the All-India Guru Gobind Singh Inter-University Namdhari Seed Gold Cup Hockey Tournament will be organised by the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association (LSWA) at the astroturf ground of the Punjab Agricultural University here from December 2 to 6.

According to Mr Sukhwinder Singh, honorary general secretary of the LSWA, eight teams — Mumbai University, Kurukshetra University, Meerut University, Panjab University, Punjabi University, Delhi University, Jamia Milia University and Ch Devi Lal University — have confirmed their participation.

The LSWA will invite Unique Club of Shahbad Markanda, Dhanoa Club of Jalandhar, Amritsar Club and Guru Nanak Pritam Girls Senior Secondary School of Shahbad to take part in the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy.

ADMINISTRATION

Two panchayat members suspended
Our Correspondent

Amloh, November 28
Two members of Bhagwaanpura gram panchayat of Amloh block have been suspended by Mr S.P. Singh, Deputy Director, Panchayats, vested with powers of the Director Panchayats, Punjab, Chandigarh. The copy of the order, dated November 21, was presented to mediapersons by the gram panchayat here today.

It was stated in the order that the DDPO, Fatehgarh Sahib in his preliminary enquiry conducted on November 18, had found that panch Sohan Singh and panch Soma did not attend panchayat meetings. They refused to receive the agenda of the meetings.

It was alleged that panch Sohan Singh was given Rs 15,000 in advance for developmental works, of which he did not give any account.

The BDPEO, Amloh, was asked to take over the charge from the members and hand it over to the sarpanch.