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Amalgamation of ambulance services
in offing Chandigarh, October 20 It will set up a control room which will act as a help line. This helpline will have a toll-free telephone number alongwith another telephone line and shall be manned 24 hours round the clock. The UT Red Cross has further decided to provide mobile phones to the drivers of ambulances and funeral vans of all agencies to achieve better connectivity. Depending upon the cooperation of various agencies, the UT Red Cross aims to launch this service by December 2004. In Chandigarh, multiple agencies like Haryana Red Cross, Punjab Red Cross, non-government organisations, various hospitals ,including Government Hospital in Sector 16, Government Medical College, and PGI, are providing ambulance and funeral van services. The total number of ambulances in the city is 27 whereas the number of funeral vans is eight. They are running on different terms and conditions such as some ply only within Chandigarh while others take the patients to Mohali and Chandigarh, with still others carrying the patients to UP, Haryana, Himachal, JK
Punjab, Rajasthan. In a meeting held today, the Deputy Commissioner-cum-chairman, theUT Red Cross Society, Mr Arun Kumar, said it has been decided that UT Red Cross will bring about co-ordination in working of these ambulances. |
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Prof Talwar elected
Fellow Chandigarh, October 20 Prof Talwar is a renowned cardiologist and was the first to use biopsy to perform study on myocardial involvement which is prevalent in Asia and central American countries. He is recipient of many national and international awards, including the prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award.
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Digvijay whams Anmol to clinch u-10 title Chandigarh,
October 20 Digvijay also reached the finals of boys under -12 category by defeating Gurinder Singh with a score of 8-2. In the finals, he will face the challenge from top seed Fateh Singh Ladhar, who defeated Gagandeep Singh in a tough fought battle at 8-6. In the men’s singles semifinals played today, top seed Tushar Sharma of Patiala clashed with Arvind Sharma, the third seed from Air Force. In the first set, both players played some good backhand shots. At one stage, both were tied at 3-3 in the first set, but then it was Tushar all the way as he took nine games in a row to wrap up the match with the score reading in the favour of the top seed Tushar at 6-3, 6-0. The second semifinal was played between Sanjeev Kumar from Patiala and Sunny Sapra of Jalandhar. The first set saw some good tennis from both the players from the baseline. Both held their serves till the score was at 4-4 but Sunny could not hold his serve and lost the next game to lose the first set at 4-6. Then in the second set Sanjeev put some early pressure to take the lead of 4-0. Sunny could not bounce back from the big lead and conceded the victory and final berth to Sanjeev Kumar after loosing the match at 4-6, 2-6. The men’s singles final will be played on October 22. In the boys under -14 semifinals, both the top seeds moved to the finals. In the first semifinal, played between the top seed Mandeep Singh Gill and the third seed Abahiraj Singh, both players fought very hard for the final berth but it was Mandeep who controlled his nerves in the final stage of the match to wrap up the tie at 9-6. Mandeep will now face Saurav Sharma, the second seed from Patiala who defeated Arjun Sehgal from Patiala at 9-2. In the ladies singles quarterfinals played today, top seed Prabhamrit Kaur of Chandigarh and the second seed Gitanjali Sharma from Patiala booked their places in the semi-finals by defeating their opponents with ease. In the girls under -10 section, top seed Sonali Bansal of Total Tennis Academy and Sheshna Sekhari surged ahead in the final. Tomorrow, the men’s doubles semi-finals, the ladies singles semifinals and boys under- 18 semifinals will be played in the morning session. The evening session will see more action with girls under -10 final, girls under- 14 semifinals and the boys under -14 finals scheduled to be played. results:- Boys under -10 final : Digvijay Singh Mehta b Anmol Singh Bains 6-0, 6-0. Boys under -12 semifinals: Fateh Singh Ladhar b Gagandeep Singh 8-6; Digvijay Singh Mehta b Gurinder Singh 8-2. Boys under -14 semi-finals: Mandeep Singh Gill b Abhairaj Singh 9-6;Saurav Sharma b Arjun Sehgal 9-2. Girls under- 10 semifinals: Sonali Bansal b Mannat Johal 7-0; Sheshna Sekhari b Shaina Diwan 7-3 Girls under -14 pre-quarter finals: Prabhamrit Kaur b Tanvi Goel 6-3; Shilpa b Isha Jain 6-1; Ikttesh beat Sonali Bansal 6-4; Pallak Grewal b Shiny Amber 6-2; Shivangi Bansal b Priniti Aggarwal 6-1; Shaleen Chandra b Rythem 6-3. Ladies singles quarterfinals: Prabhamrit Kaur b Eqroop 7-0; Shivangi Bansal b Ritu Malhotra 7-3; Isha Jain b Gunsirat Kaur 7-4; Gitanjali Sharma b Sonia Sharma 7-5. Men’s singles semifinals: Tushar Sharma b Arvind Sharma 6-3, 6-0; Sanjeev Kumar b Sunny Sapra
6-4, 6-2. Men’s doubles semifinals: Sanjeev and Varun Sharma b Sunny and Amrinder 9-5. Pardeep and Karan Patnaik b Abhairaj and Prabhjot 9-6 |
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New shooting star on horizon Chandigarh, October 20 This was his first national event and he competed with shooters who were up to 21 years in this category. This is a new record which a shooter has accomplished at the tender age of 14. His foray in the shooting arena began just a year ago when he participated in the 28th Chandigarh State Shooting Championship 2003 where he secured the bronze medal in the Sub-Junior Air Rifle category. He also secured fourth position in the .22 SB rifle in the junior prone event. In the 5th Chandigarh State Inter-School Championship 2003, he secured silver medal in 10 metre air rifle. In December, 2003, he struck a gold medal at the 28th Northern India Shooting Championship held at Dehra Dun in the .22 ISSF SB rifle junior prone event. In August, 2004, he reaped a rich haul of medals in the 29th Chandigarh State Shooting Championships. He won a gold medal in 50 metre .22 ISSF SB rifle junior prone event, a silver medal in 50 metre .22 ISSF SB rifle senior prone event, a silver medal in 50 metre .22 ISSF SB Rifle Senior team event and a bronze medal in 50 metre .22 ISSF SB Rifle Junior 3 position event. In the 6th Chandigarh State Inter-School Championships 2004, he secured a silver medal in 10-metre air pistol. He says he owes his success to his father, Sukhdeep Singh, who is his mentor and guide. Mansimran also participated in the National .22 Rifle Junior 3 Position match but could not do well in the event because of lack of practice due to shortage of ammunition. This happened because despite repeated requests the Chandigarh Administration did not enhance the ammunition quota for practice. Sukhdeep Singh also did not take part in the big bore rifle event at the nationals because the Chandigarh Administration did not enhance his quota of ammunition. Due to the non-cooperative attitude of the administration, Chandigarh has lost an assured medal chance and wasted one year of Sukhdeep Singh in the competition. |
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St Joseph’s House of Sacred Heart wins trophy Chandigarh, October 20 An impressed march past followed by athletics events, including the 400- metre and 200-metre races, frog race, sack race, joker race,chatti race, lemon and spoon race and obstacle race, were the highlights of today’s function. Aerobics and yoga by schoolchildren drew thunderous applause. Pragati emerged first in frog race while Harnoor and Ipshita stood second and third, respectively. Earlier, school national and international players Shakun Salwan and Japneet Kaur (roller skating), Amol Kaur (cycling), Natasha Singh (shooting), Amrinder Kaur (shooting), Samridhi Mahajan (badminton) and Ayushi Toki (chess) lighted a torch. While DC Arun Kumar was the chief guest yesterday, the DPI (Schools), Mr D.S. Mangat, presided over today’s function. |
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Veteran bags gold in US meet Chandigarh, October 20 He also won silver medals each in 100 metres and 200 metres. Gurdev Singh arrived here last evening after spending few months in USA and Canada. He also won gold medal in 80 metres and a silver medal in 5 km walk in the 19th Cansikh Sports meet held in Toronto in June this this year. Gurdev had earlier won medals in the Kila Raipur Sports Festival and in the various National Veteran Athletic meets. |
Engineering Dept official suspended Chandigarh, October 20 Official sources said an occupant of the house had lodged a complaint.
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