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HEALTH

Rare honour for Indian surgeons
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 16
In a rare honour, Dr Kuldip Singh, Professor of Surgery at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), and Prof T.E. Udwadia, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Grant Medical College and JJ Hospital, Mumbai, have been elected unopposed as the President of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES) 2004-2005 and President of the World Federation of Endoscopic Surgeons, respectively.

Presently, the honorary secretary of the IAGES, Dr Kuldip Singh has been one of the founding members of laparoscopic surgery in India and has been at the forefront in realising the potential and acceptance of laparoscopic surgery since its very inception in India. He has been one of the founding members of IAGES along with Prof Udwadia, the father of laparoscopic surgery in India.

Dr Kuldip Singh was trained at Middlesex Hospital in England and at the National University, Singapore. He has presented more than 40 guest lectures at the various international forums and has been showcasing the practice and development of laparoscopic surgery in developing countries. He has been the governor of endoscopic and laparoscopic surgeons of Asia and the governing council member of Association of Surgeons of India. He was awarded the Punjab state award for his outstanding contribution in the field of surgery.

Prof Udwadia would be attending the sixth national conference of endoscopic surgery from February 19 to 21 in Ludhiana. An innovative and renowned surgeon, Prof Udwadia was the first surgeon in India to start laparoscopy in surgery in 1972 and the first to perform laparoscopic surgery in the developing world in 1990. With missionary zeal, Prof Udwadia has conducted 48 workshops all over India and Nepal, Mexico, Brazil, China, Myanmar and other developing countries spreading the gospel of laparoscopic and Minimal Access Surgery in developing countries.

SPORTS

Anupreet, Jasjit clinch table tennis titles
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, February 16
Anupreet Bassi of Government Medical College, Patiala, and Jasjit Kaur Khurana of Government Medical College, Amritsar, won the table tennis title in the boys and girl sections, respectively, in the three-day North Zone Inter-Medical Colleges Indoor Games that concluded at the Dumra Auditorium of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here yesterday.

In the boys final, Anupreet Bassi, defeated Paramjit Singh of the Dashmesh Institute of Research and Dental Studies, Faridkot, to clinch the title while in the girls section, Jasjit Kaur overpowered Shivani of Government Medical College, Amritsar, to bag the title.

Government Medical College, Patiala, and Government Medical College, Amritsar, won team championship in the boys and girls categories, respectively.

Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, distributed the prizes.

Other results: badminton (boys) — Varun Aggarwal of DMC, Ludhiana, B. Simranjit Singh of DMC, Ludhiana; team championship- DMC, Ludhiana ‘A’ 1, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Ludhiana 2; girls — Anju of Government College, Amritsar b Simrandeep Kaur of GMC, Chandigarh; team championship — GMC, Amritsar 1, MMC, Ludhiana ‘A’-2.

Mixed doubles — Varun Aggarwal and Harneet Kaur of DMC, Ludhiana b Jagroop Singh and Anju of GMC, Amritsar.

Carrom (boys) — Ranjandep of DMC, Ludhiana b Pankaj Kataria of GMC, Patiala; Girls — Monica Gupta of GMC, Amritsar b Amarinder Kaur of DMC&H, Ludhiana.

Chess — (girls) — Khushpreet Kaur of DMC&H, Ludhiana b Priyanka of DMC&H, Ludhiana; boys — Mansumeet Singh of DMC&H, Ludhiana, b Sandeep Bansal of DMC&H, Ludhiana.

Athletics meet of SDP schools
Our Sports Reporter

Winners at the fourth annual athletics meet of SDP schools in Ludhiana on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph

Ludhiana, February 16
The fourth annual athletics meet of the SDP Schools, managed by the Sanatan Dharam Pracharak Sabha, was organised at the SDP College for Women ground here today. Students of SDP Senior Secondary Schools, Hazoori road, Basti Jodhewal and Quila Mohalla, took part.

Results: (u-19 years) — 800 m- Mandeep Kumar 1, Naresh Kumar 2, Gurpreet 3; 1500 m- Mandeep 1, Veer A K Love 2, Narinder 3; long jump- Sandeep Batra 1, Narinder 2, Santosh 3; javelin throw- Deepinder Singh 1, Anil 2, Sumit Chopra 3; discus throw- Naresh 1, Rohit Sahota 2, Deepinder Singh 3; shot put- Rohit Sahota 1, Jatinder Singh 2, Suneet Chopra 3; hammer throw- Jatinder Singh 1, Sunil 2, Rohit Sahota 3; and best athlete- Narinder Singh of 10+2.

U-17 years (800 m): Shambu 1, Sanjeev 2, Vinod 3; 1500 m- Shambhu 1, Vinod 2, Vijay 3; long jump- Rahul 1, Om Parkash 2, Sanjiv 3; javelin throw- Om parkash 1, Surinder 2; Manoj 3; discus throw- Rajeev 1, Abhay 2, Rinku 3; and shot put- Rahul 1, Rinku 2, Surinder 3- best athlete- Shambu.

Aeromodelling display at Anand Isher school
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, February 16
A large number of people including students, their parents, teachers and guests were all cheers for the magnificent air-display held at Anand Isher Senior Secondary Public School, Chhapar, near here yesterday. Manjeev Bhogal put up an aeromodelling display which was appreciated by everyday.

During the annual day of the school, the aeromodelling show was conducted by Bhogal and his team mate Dharminder. It was a beautiful star-winged petrol engine aircraft which stole the show. The 70 cc petrol-engine plane took off spiritedly after a short run-up.

It circled the field, took turns, dips and spiralled downwards and then took position for straight flights. The plane weaved in and out- a flight of crows loudly as it chased them out of the school boundary.

Mr Kartar Singh, Principal of the school, said the school has decided to have its own aeromodelling club.