HEALTH

Programme on radio oncology tomorrow
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 14
The Department of Radiotherapy, PGI, will organise a two-day Continuing Medical Education Programme on “Newer techniques in radiation Oncology” from April 16. The programme will discuss highly precise and accurate radiation techniques like intensity modulated radiation therapy and 3D cnformal radiation therapy. Stereotactic radio-surgery for the treatment of brain tumours will also be discussed during the programme.

Pror S.C. Sharma, head of the department, stated that the new techniques could deliver a high dose of radiation as compared to conventional techniques of radiation with lowest dose to the surrounding normal tissues.

More than 100 delegates will attend the CME and the faculty from Tata Memorial Cancer Centre and Hospital, Mumbai, and AIIMS, New Delhi, will deliver lectures. 

SPORTS

Kabaddi matches mark sports mela’s conclusion
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 14
The three-day rural sports mela, Vishaal Pendu Khed Mela, concluded today with much fanfare at the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Stadium at Khuda Ali Sher village, near here. The event was organised on the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar by the gram panchayat, Khuda Ali Sher, and the local youth club.

Kabaddi matches were held today under various categories in which six academies from Ropar, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana took part. The Nirmal Nimma Kabaddi Club, Manupur, in Fatehgarh Sahib district, won the kabaddi tournament and Rs 25,000 as prize money. Runner-up Baidwan Kabaddi Academy, Mauli Baidwan (Ropar) walked away with Rs 20,000.

In the under-60 kg category, the kabaddi team of Dusarana (Ropar) was declared the winner while Kakrala Bhaika (Patiala) team was the runner-up and pocketed Rs 4,000 and Rs 3,000, respectively.

In the under 65 kg category it was again the Dusarana kabaddi team which won the prize money of Rs 9,000 while the runner-up team from Bajheri village pocketed Rs 6,000 cash prize.

For the recreation of the spectators various innovative sports were also played like Bahadur Khan of Malerkotla pulling a motor cycle with rope tied to his ears. Another amazing act was six-year-old girl Gurpreet Kaur pulling a motor cycle with a rope tied to her neck.

Later, the “Dhadi” jatha of Des Raj Lachkani and Surjeet Khan regaled the spectators with traditional songs.

Mr J.P. Sharma, vice-president, World Kabaddi Federation, distributed the prizes.

Mandeep , Poorna romp home in AITA tourney
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 14
Mandeep Gill of Chandigarh entered the finals of boys’ under-14 and under-14 to 16 years categories and Poorna of Chandigarh followed the suit in the girls’ section under the same categories of AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament held at Lake Club, Sector 6, here today.

Top seed Kshitij Kamal of Delhi had an easy exit in the boys’ under-16 singles semifinals playing against third seed Pulkit of Delhi by losing the match at 0-6, 0-6.

Girls’ singles u-14 years (semifinals)

Poorna (Chd) beat Janesh (Chd) 6-1, 6-4; Ankita (Chd) beat Saadgi (Gujarat) 6-4, 6-4.

Boys’ singles u-14 years (semifinals)

Mandeep Gill (Chd) beat Vaidik Munshaw (Gujarat) 6-3, 6-0; Digvijay (Chd) beat Ashwani (Chd) 6-4, 6-2.

Girls’ singles u-16 years (semifinals) : Mehak (Chd) beat Saadgi Rajani (Gujarat) 6-3, 6-2; Poorna (Chd) beat Prabhamrit (Chd) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Boys’ singles u-16 years (semifinals) : Pulkit (Delhi) beat Kshitij Kamal (Delhi) 6-0, 6-0; Mandeep Gill (Chd) beat Uday Punia (Chd) 6-7(2), 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles (all quarterfinals): Boys u-14 years: Kshitij (Delhi) and Amit Chauhan (Chd) beat Naveen and Paramvir (Chd) 6-4, 6-0; Vaidik Munshaw and Sarvik Rajani (Gujarat) beat Imanveer and Jivtesh (Chd) 6-2, 6-1; Fateh ladhar (Chd) and Arjun Sehgal (Pb) beat Ashwani and Amrinder (Chd) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Raghav and Gauravinder Toor (Chd) beat Garry Amor and Gurinder (Chd) 7-6, 6-7, 6-0.

Double event of girls under 14 years did not take place.

Boys’ u-16 years : Harsh Vardhan (Guj.) & Chandan Shaolin (Chd.) Top seed b. Adhay Raj & Mandeep Yadav (Chd) 6-2, 6-1; Uday Punia & Tanveer Sandhu (Chd.) b. Ravinder Singh & Amit Chauhan(Chd.) 7-6, 3-6, 6-4; Pulkit (Delhi) & Saurav (Pb.) b. Karanvir & Akshit (Chd.) 6-0, 6-3; Hary Amor (Chd.) & Inderjot (Pb.) Seed No.2 b. Javtesh & Sikhar (Chd.) 6-2, 6-2.

Girls’ u-16 years : Mehak(Chd.) & Sadgi (Guj.) top seed b. Noor & Roop (Chd.) 6-1, 6-2; Prabhamrit & Mirgnanini(Chd.) b. Nupur & Tanvi (Chd.) 3-3, conceded ; Ankita & Jaanish (Chd) b. Ayoshi & Shilpa (Chd.) 6-1, 6-1; Poorna (Chd.) & Renuka (Del.) seed Jaanish (Chd.) 6-2, 6-0.

All finals will be played tomorrow starting at 9.00 a.m

Mehar, Mandeep emerge u-16 tennis champs
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 14
Mehar Anand and Mandeep Singh Randhawa today bagged the girls and boys under-16 singles titles, respectively, at the St Peter’s Tennis Tournament organised in the St Peter’s School, Sector 37, here.

Mehar Anand controlled the ball during most of the play and forced her opponent to commit errors as she vanquished the never-say-die spirit of Tanya Chauhan in the three well-fought sets by 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in 80 minutes.

Tanya, however, got the consolation victory as she partnered with Aashna to defeat Ramneek and Avneet 6-3, 6-2 in the girls under-16 doubles final.

Mandeep Randhawa, using his great height to perfection, executed his ground strokes with near precision and served with power to deny his opponent and also his doubles partner Harjee Singh the boys under-16 title. The final saw Mandeep racing to an easy 6-2, 6-3 victory in 50 minutes.

ADMINISTRATION

HUDA to auction commercial sites on April 21
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, April 14
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided to auction commercial sites in Panchkula on April 21. The auction will be held at Estate Office, HUDA Complex, Sector 6, on at 10 am.

The commercial sites to be auctioned include booth without basement , booth with basement, built up kiosks without basement, shop-cum-office sites with built up basement, double-storey shop with basement and spare parts shop without basement. A spokesman for HUDA said these sites were located in Sectors 2, 3, 6, 8, 11 shopping centre, 12-A, 12, 14 (main shopping centre) 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, Sectors 4 and 5 of Mansa Devi Complex, and Industrial Area Phase-II.

He said the allotment of shops of commodity centre in Sector 16 would be on 99-year lease hold basis.