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PGI to charge Rs 50 daily for lab tests
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 5
Patients admitted to the PGI’s general wards should be ready to shell out a daily payment of Rs 50 for their stay during the treatment for conducting laboratory tests.

Following the decision of the Standing Finance Committee and the governing body meeting held on May 5 and September 22 this year, the PGI authorities have decided to charge the sum from each patient admitted to the general ward daily for conducting the laboratory investigations in the Departments of Biochemistry and Haemotology.

In the order issued on October 29, a copy of which is forwarded to all offices, including the heads of various departments and the institute’s audit branch, PGI Director Prof K.K. Talwar has conveyed that the charges would be effective with immediate effect. However, the fee section in the institute is yet to implement the decision.

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PU grounds parched; sportsmen risk injuries
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, November 5
The vast grounds at Panjab University, Chandigarh, seem to be at the mercy of the rain god for the grounds were last watered by the PU authorities more than a year ago.

This startling fact came to light after a visit by this correspondent to the campus and after talking to various sportspersons practising there.

With no water, the grounds, which having facilities for cricket, football, hockey and handball, bear a barren look.

Thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of the Department of Sports, which has been embroiled in infighting for some time, the ground has lost its turf and sportsmen are exposing themselves to injury by being forced to play on the grounds deprived of green grass.

Sources said officers of the PU have been blatantly ignoring the responsibility by putting the onus on the Panjab University Sports Council (PUSC), an elected body among affiliated colleges of the university, for the maintenance of the grounds.

A sports teacher at one of the local affiliated college questioned the provision of money to the PU from the PUSC fund, while its more than 100 colleges were being deprived of it to upkeep their sports infrastructure.

Thousands of students studying in Panjab University and its affiliated colleges located as far away as Ferozepore, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana come to take part in PU inter-college sports activities.

Recently, during the All-India Inter-Varsity Handball Meet and in the Inter-College Hockey Meet, the problem was raised by the participants, but to no avail.

PU grounds are the largest in Chandigarh, much bigger than those of Sports Complex, Sector 7, and Sports Complex, Sector 46.

A sportsman on the condition of anonymity said: “How can the PU be serious about sports when it has not had a full-time Director of Sports for several years.” He asked: “If the PU can provide PUSC funds for the construction of a new sports hostel, why cannot it make arrangements to water its grounds?”

He said sportsmen were bound to suffer injuries if they used grounds unfit for them.

The sources said the main tubewell that met water requirements of the university grounds had not been working for the past four years. Instead, drinking water was being diverted to water the grounds.

When the fact was brought to the knowledge of the Public Health Department of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, they responded by cutting off the water supply, they added.

Interestingly, the only water that these grounds have had in the past three months has been through rains.

At present, the inter-college and inter-varsity sports season is at its peak and the PU has to finish its activities in the current sports calendar by December 31. Unless sincere efforts are made in these two months, sports and sportsmen in Panjab University are bound to suffer.

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SGGS korfball champion
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, November 5
SGGS College, Sector 26, here won the Panjab University inter-college korfball championship in the inter-zonal korfball championship. In the final, they outplayed GGD SD College, Sector 32, by 17-08.

Swimming contest on Nov 7

The Chandigarh Swim-ming Association will hold one day 16th Open Chandigarh Swimming championship for juniors, senior and sub-junior at Panjab University Swimming Pool on November 7.

This was stated by Mr JP Sharma, General Secretary of the association. Mr Sharma told that recently Indian Olympic Association in its annual general meeting held at Delhi has asked the Swimming Federation of India to give direct affiliation to the Chandigarh Swimming Association.

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Two cops suspended for smuggling liquor
Our Correspondent

Mohali, November 5
Two commando jawans and a class IV employee working in the commando complex were caught red-handed carrying 14 cartons of IMFL liquor during a surprise check carried out by Ms Gurpreet Deo, Commandant, 4 Commando Battalion, here today.

According to a press note, the Class IV employee, who worked as a washerman, has been dismissed from service while the two constables have been suspended. A criminal case has also been registered against the two police personnel, apart from initiating a departmental inquiry against them.

The checking was carried out in the residential quarters of police officials of the rank of constables and head constables on account of Divali festival to ensure that no illegal activity, including gambling, was going on.

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CAT notice to minister on engineer’s transfer
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 5
The Chandigarh Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today issued notices for November 17 to five persons, including Union Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, in a transfer case.

In his interim order, Mr Jasbir S. Dhaliwal, also directed that Mr Prem Mohan, an executive engineer with the Ludhiana Central Division of the CPWD, will continue to work at Ludhiana till the next date of hearing.

Mr Mohan was transferred to the Chandigarh by using the “political influence” of the Minister. It was alleged that Mr Mohan was “forced” to sign application for his transfer by, among others, Mr Nirmal Singh, Xen (Valuation).

The Director-General (Works), CPWD, New Delhi, succumbed to the “political interference” by the minister while effecting the transfer, the application of Mr Mohan alleged.

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Deputy DEO Chanchal Singh shifted
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 5
The Chandigarh Administration today transferred the Deputy DEO Chanchal Singh as Assistant Director (Vocational Education).

Mr Chanchal Singh will hold the charge of Deputy Registrar, (Examination) and Nodal Officer of the Sarv Shikhsha Abhiyan. He will continue to officiate as Principal of Sector 35 Government Model Senior Secondary School.

The post of Assistant Director (Vocational Education) had fallen vacant after Mr Prithpal Kaur assumed the charge of Deputy Director (Adult Education).

Sources in board said the senior principal would be posted as Deputy DEO.

Meanwhile, the Government Teachers Union said today that shifting of the Deputy DEO was its long-pending demand. The union said the senior principal should be posted as Deputy DEO.

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