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Red Cross to set up home for AIDS patients Chandigarh, March 27 The idea is to provide on the premises all facilities needed for such patients. This will be run on the lines of the Hospice, where terminally ill cancer patients are kept. It serves as a home for them as they need specialised care, which is not possible at home and hospital beds cannot be blocked for months. Also, prolonged occupation of hospital beds causes financial strain to on the family. The success of the hospice spurred Red Cross into setting up this community care project. The biggest challenge is to get well-trained staff. Handling AIDS patients is a highly specialised job, said the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, who is also part of Red Cross. Since Red Cross may not be equipped to handle the project, the Internal Medicine Department of the PGI and the State AIDS Control Society will be actively involved in the project. The State AIDS Control Society has also sanctioned a grant of Rs 20 lakh. Red Cross will contribute 20 per cent of the cost. The National AIDS Control Organisation lays down guidelines for handling AIDS patients and these will have to be followed. According to sources, once the Sector 29 dispensary is handed over to Red Cross, it will need re-designing for the project.
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Navinder, Alisha win tennis talent series Chandigarh, March 27 In the boys’ under-14, second-seed Uday gave a tough fight to fourth-seed Subhash and the first set went into tie-breaker. The match which enthralled the spectators was boys’ under-18 final played between local boy Navinder Pal Singh and Manav Dhawan of Punjab. Manav, seeded third in this tournament, won the first set with ease at 6-2 from fourth-seed Navinder Pal. But soon, in the second set, Navinder Pal with his neat game play proved his excellence in every department of the game and equalised the second set 6-4. Third set was more thrilling and both matched each other with various good volleys and back-hand
placings accompanied by fast-paced serves at times. The fight was neck and neck and finally in the tie-breaker the local boy taking advantage of the home courts managed to win 7-6 and the title. Third-seed Alisha Talwar downed Alipt Sandhu, second-seed, in straight sets to lift the under-18 title. In under-14 doubles final, Gurmohit Singh and Mandeep Yadav clinched the title while in under-18 section, it was Izreek Randhawa and Navinder Pal Singh who won the title. Finals: boys under-14:
Subhash C. Rao (Delhi) b Uday Karan Singh Puniha (Chandigarh) 7-6(0), 6-2. Boys’ under-18: Navinder Pal Singh (Chandigarh) b Manav Dhawan (Punjab) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5). Girls’ under-14:
Sweta Kumari Solanki (Delhi) b Navjot Saini (Punjab) 6-1, 6-3. Girls’ under-18: Alisha Talwar (Punjab) b Alipt Sandhu (Chandigarh) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles (finals): boys’ under-14: Gurmohit Singh (Chandigarh) and Mandeep Yadav (Chandigarh) b Pulkit Mishra (Delhi) and Subhash C. Rao (Delhi) 6-3, 6-4. Boys’ under-18:
Izreek Singh Randhawa (Chandigarh) and Navinder Pal Singh (Chandigarh) b Manav Dhawan (Punjab) and Harman Bir Singh (Punjab) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. |
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Sunny, Kamal lead in SJOBA rally Chandigarh, March 27 In the two-wheeler category, Sukhjinder Rana on Suzuki Shogun is one of the favourites though he will have stiff competition from more than 40 riders. According to Mr Amit Sethi, president of the SJOBA, this year, however no lady participant turned out for the rally though the association had kept separate prizes for this section. He said as many as 150 old students of the school were involved in the smooth conduct of the rally. He said the rally, which had gained importance over the years, was being sponsored by Mount Shivalik Breweries. Mr Sethi said marshals, medical team and fast-intervention vehicles were being provided for the rally. He said amateur radio operators were providing them with minute-to-minute information about the participants. The total prize money was Rs 1.50 lakh. Mr Amit Sethi said over the phone from the Koti resorts that barring minor breakdowns, rallyists completed the first leg of the rally. First to reach the Koti resorts today were Sunny Sidhu and Kamal Sidhu in Gypsy at around 3.54 pm. In car category, Sandeep Sharma and Kulbir Singh, reached at 4.32 pm. . In two-wheeler category, Ashish Sourav, riding mobike, reached at 5.29 pm while I.S. Charran in scooter category, reached at 5.46 pm. After a night halt at the Koti resorts, Mashobra, the return leg of the rally would begin at 7 am and passing through
Jatog, Totu, Gunahatti, Kunihar, Vaknaghat, Kandaghat, Chambhaghat, Bhoj Nagar, Chakki ka Mor, rallyists would have lunch at the Timber Trail resorts at Parwanoo. The first vehicle was likely to reach the school premises between 2 to 3 pm. The provisional results would be announced by late evening. Final results would be announced on the prize distribution function on March 28, said Mr Nipun Mehan, secretary of the
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PUDA okays Rs 815 cr for
projects Mohali, March 27 The rest of the annual budget proposals of PUDA were approved during the meeting, which included both the annual statement of accounts for 2002-2003 and the budget estimates for 2004-2005. These had been passed by the Finance and Accounts Committee of PUDA on February 13.
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