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Urvashi reviews hospital’s performance
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 7
The Financial Commissioner, Health, Ms Urvashi Gulati, today visited General Hospital here and took a round of the OPD and other departments.

Accompanied by the Director-General, Health, Dr Sushma Madan, and the Civil Surgeon, Dr Satvir Chaudhary, Ms Gulati held meeting with doctors and reviewed performance of the district under various National Health Programmes being run in the state.

She said the equipment in the hospital should be properly maintained and utilised. She laid stress on improving the institutional deliveries, which will help in improving the mother and child health. She directed the DGHS to ensure that all delivery cases were given medicines from the hospital. She said sufficient funds were available for procuring medicines.

Ms Gulati asked the doctors to increase awareness about AIDS in rural areas. She asked the district health authorities to increase the frequency of health awareness camps and add mobile vans to provide health services to people living in far-flung areas.

Table soccer meet begins
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, May 7
The North Zone Table Soccer Championship began here today at Delhi Public School, Himshikha, Pinjore. More than 300 participants drawn from various parts of the North are taking part. Earlier, Mr Samson Masih Principal of the host school, declared the two day meet open.

The results are; boys: U- six: Akash (Haryana) b Pulkit (Chd)10-5; U-eight: singles: Anmol (Chd) b Sohail (Har) 10-08; U-eight (double): Kulvir and Shivam (Chd) b Anmol and Sudhanshu (har)10-06; U-10: singles: Jasjot (Pb) b Aman (Har)10-02; and U-19: singles: Himanshu (Del) b Raman (Pb)10-06.

girls:U-eight: singles; Indrakshi (har) b Mehak (Pb) 10-04; double: Mehak and Rythem (Pb) b Indrakshi and Shania (Har)10-07; U-10: double: Mohini and Priyanka (Pb) b Kompal and Vandita (Har) 10-09;U-12; double: Sakshi and Vandana (Har) b Urvi and Nitika (Chd) 10-08; U-19: Ravinder Johal, Deepika (Chd) b Rima and Ritika (del) 10-09. above 19: doubles: Jyoti Pannu, and Jyoti Kaushik (Chd) b Muna Rawat and Swati (Har) 10-08.

Throwball trials

The Amateur Throwball Association, Chandigarh will hold the trials on May 9 to select the Chandigarh teams in sub-junior and junior sections boys and girls. The trials will be held at 5 pm at Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21.

According to Mr P.S. Brar, secretary of the association, the selected players will take part in the sub-Junior National Throwball Championship to be held at Hyderabad from May 21 to 23 and the junior national meet at Ahmedabad from June 2 to 6.

Swimmers to represent city
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, May 7
Good news for city swimmers. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) has decided to allow them to take part in various competitions from Chandigarh.

For the past many decades, the swimmers did not have any option but to either represent Punjab or Haryana. But now with a newly formed ad hoc committee, which will work under the aegis of the SFI, the swimmers will be allowed to participate directly in various national championships from the session 2005-2006.

Mr Virendra Nanavati, the Secretary-General of the SFI has nominated Mr S.M. Sharma, IPS and IG (Provisioning), Punjab police, to head the committee, which will conduct the selection trials and also look after other affairs related to swimming.

While confirming the decision, Mr S.M. Sharma said it was a good gesture on the part of the SFI to think for the welfare of the local swimmers. He said Mr Nanavati had deputed Mr Balraj Sharma, Vice-President, SFI, to coordinate and act as an observer for the committee.

Mr Sharma said the selection trials to select the Chandigarh team would be held in the last week of May for further participation in the sub-junior and Junior National Aquatic Championship to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from June 16 to 19 and in Kolkata from July 3 to 7 respectively.

Sepak Takraw meet begins
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 7
The 4th Chandigarh Senior State Sepak Takraw Championship for Samuel John and Mrs Samuel John Trophy started at Mount Carmel School, Sector47, here today. Twelve teams of boys and six teams of girls are taking part. The tournament was inaugurated by Mr Ravinder Talwar, general secretary, Chandigarh Olympic Association.

The results are: Boys (league matches) Pool-A: Mount Carmel (A team) b SNS-22, GMSSS-19 b St Joseph’s -44, Youth Club b St Joseph’s -44, Youth Club b Khalsa Club, GMSSS-19 b Mount Carmel and GMSSS-19 b SNS-22.

Pool-B: St Joseph’s b Royal Club, Chandigarh Club b Mount Carmel, Unified Club b Mount Carmel Club, St Joseph’s CC b Unified Club and Mount Carmel (B team) b Royal Club.

Girls (round robin): St Joseph’s School b Mount Carmel-47, Young Club b Mount Carmel (A team) and Blue Star Club b Little Star.

Car rally: Punjab team flagged off
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 7
Mr Krishna Mohan, Home Secretary, Chandigarh, flagged off the Punjab team at the “Airtel One-India Challenge” car rally here today. The rally was open to everyone with a prize money of Rs 1 crore.

Four amateur drivers and their co-drivers of the Punjab team along with 200 participants from all over India will vie for the first prize in the 7,000 km challenge.

While flagging off the home team, Mr Mohan said, “It is indeed a proud moment for the people of Punjab to see their team compete at the national level. On behalf of the entire state, I would like to convey my best wishes to all the participants. I am confident that they will do their best and make us proud”.

All participants from various parts of the country, after traversing the length and breadth of the country, will first converge on Nagpur and finally reach Delhi as part of a grand finale.