Docs hail decision on transfers
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, March 13
The Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) has welcomed the decision of the Punjab Government to cancel the transfer orders of 72 PCMS medical officers working at various medical colleges. The transfers of these medical officers have been cancelled for the second time in less than six months.

Dr Hardeep Singh, president, and Dr Yadvinder Banga, organising secretary of the state PCMS Association, said in a press note here today that earlier the Chief Minister had also given a general relaxation, banning the transfers of PCMS doctors serving at various medical colleges of the state.

Gastroenteritis: ‘no need to panic’
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, March 13
Though the district Health Department claims that only one or two cases of gastroenteritis have been reported from Punjab Mata Nagar in the last 24 hours, several area residents continue to complain from symptoms like vomiting, motions and pain in the abdomen.

Dr Ajit Singh Chawla, district epidemiologist said that there was no need to panic as the situation was under control. None of the area residents needed to be hospitalised, he said.

The department officials had taken five water samples from the area and the report is expected to come by Monday. “But the other water samples, which were tested here in city, are fit for human consumption”, said Dr Chawla. But if the private medical practitioners in the area are to be believed, more than two or three persons suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting were daily coming for medicine. 

Lakhvir, Satbir are best athletes 
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, March 13
Lakhvir Singh and Satbir Kaur were yesterday adjudged best athletes among boys and girls, respectively, in the fourth annual sports meet of the Partap College of Education, Hambran Road. Dr Amarjeet Dua, Dean, College Development Council, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, gave away prizes to the winners.

Results: Boys: javelin throw: Lakhvir Singh, 1; Vishal Mittal, 2; Balwant Singh, 3;

Discus throw: Manpreet Singh, 1; Vishal Mittal, 2; Rupinder Singh, 3.

Long jump: Lakhvir Singh, 1; Deedar Singh, 2; Ajitpal Singh, 3.

Shot put: Vishal Mittal, 1; Manpreet Singh, 2; Lakhvir Singh, 3.

100 m race: Deedar Singh, 1; Gurcharan Singh, 2

Kho kho: Bhagat House; volleyball: Sarabha House; Tug of war: Bhagat House.

Relay race: Deedar Singh and Gurcharan Singh, 1; Suresh Boris and Lakhvir Singh, 2; Balwant Singh and Gurtej Singh, 3.

Girls: javelin throw: Anita Rani, 1; Satbir Kaur 2; Daljeet Kaur, 3.

Discus throw: Satbir Kaur, 1; Daljeet Kaur, 2; Pooja Marwaha, 3.

Long jump: Avrinder Kaur, 1; Satbir Kaur, 2.

Shot put: Satbir Kaur,1; Navdeep Kaur, 2; Anita Rani, 3.

100m race: Daljeet Kaur,1; Satbir Kaur, 2; Avrinder Kaur, 3.

Kho kho: Bhagat House; Tug of war: Bhagat House.

Sack race: Avrinder Kaur,1; Supreet Kaur,2; Ritu Bhandari, 3.

Chatti race: Satbir Kaur, 1; Ravinder Kaur, 2; Shabnam, 3.

Potato race: Supreet Oberoi, 1; Daljeet Kaur, 2.