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Chemist shop in General Hospital closed
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, June 24
The Health Department today closed down the chemist shop, Aarohi Medical Hall, operating in General Hospital here. The shop has been closed following complaints of overcharging received by the Health authorities.

Officials informed that the lessee of the chemist shop had today appeared before a five member committee, which also had a representative from the district administration.

The medical store had earlier been issued a notice on May 30, stating that his licence would be cancelled because of certain alleged irregularities.

The proprietor of the medical store, however, failed to give any reply to this notice till June 16. Health Department officials say that the chemist shop was thus closed down today.

Awareness camp

Chandigarh, June 24
The servants of the People Society organised an awareness camp at Maloya colony today to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse which falls on June 26.

The camp was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment and State AIDS Control Society. OC

Olympic Day forgotten
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, June 24
Every year June 23 is being celebrated as Olympic Day. On this day in 1894, the International Olympic Committee was founded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In many parts of the world, fun races and other sports activities are held on this day.

While the United Nations is celebrating 2005 as the Year of Sport and Physical Education, in India the Olympic day was ignored.

It was the Haryana Olympic Association (HOA), which hosted sports functions all over the state for the past five years, coinciding with Olympic Day. With the change of Government in the state this year, Olympic Day was completely ignored and not a single sports activity could be held. Though the same team of the HOA with president Abhey Singh Chautala as president and Mr MS Malik, Secretary-General, continues to head the HOA, sports activity on this day was totally ignored.

In Chandigarh, also it was a complete miss as the Chandigarh Olympic Association failed to generate interest. Both the president Rana Gurmit Sodhi, and the secretary general, Mr Ravinder Talwar were away and no one else was aware of day. The UT Sports department also did not make any plan to commemorate the event. The Joint Director Sports, UT Mr JPS Sidhu, was also away to attend a seminar.

Similarly there was no sports activity planned by the Punjab Olympic Association to celebrate Olympic day. There have been instances when even the August 29, the National Sports Day, has been ignored in the country.

A promising skater
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, June 24
Japneet Kaur who has just passed Class X from Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, is good both in sports and studies. Japneet, who secured 90.8 per cent marks Class X, was the lone player from Chandigarh who represented India in the 11th Asian Roller Skating Championship held in Jeonju (South Korea) last month.

In 2003 also, she took part in the 10th Asian Roller Skating Championship held in Akita (Japan). Japneet said it was in the 1993 when she learnt the first lesson of skating under the guidance of Mr Inderpal Singh. Later, it were Mr Sarabjeet Singh and then Mr Harpreet Singh who moulded her to this level, said Japneet.

Japneet was one of the key members of the Chandigarh roller hockey team that won the bronze medal in the 32nd National Games held in Visakhapatnam in 2002 where skating was introduced for the first time in the national games.

In 2003 and 2004, she captained the UT team to win bronze medal and silver medals respectively. Japneet said till now, she has won 53 medals in various competitions.

Skating meet from today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 24
The Rollerbones Skating Club will organise its annual skating championship at skating rink, Sector 10, from June 25 to 26.

As many as 300 skaters from different parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh are expected to participate in this championship which is recognised by the Chandigarh Roller Skating Association,
affiliated to the Roller Skating Federation of India.

Circuit House for Panchkula planned
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, June 24
A Circuit House will be constructed in Sector 12-A, near the ministers’ bungalows. The Circuit House is being constructed on two vacant plots in the sector.

The Financial Commissioner, Public Works Department, Mr Dharam Vir, accompanied by Engineer-in-Chief, PWD, and senior officials of district administration today inspected the site selected for the construction of the Circuit House. As many as eight plots in Sector 12-A here are lying vacant, and two adjoining plots have been earmarked for the Circuit House.

Officials say that the need for building a Circuit House in Panchkula was felt so that it could also act as a guest house. Since Haryana Niwas at Chandigarh was often full to capacity, the Circuit House at Panchkula would serve as an alternate state guest house.

Mr Dharam Vir also inspected the Chandimandir-Jallah road, which is in a dilapidated condition. This is an important trade route as the minor minerals extracted from the Ghaggar river are ferried from this road. Officials say that this two-and-half lane road is being rebuilt at a cost of Rs 15 crore. The government proposes to get this road built on a build operate and transfer basis.

The Financial Commissioner also inspected the construction work of various buildings being built by PWD. It is learnt that a sum of Rs 20 crore is being spent by the PWD for construction of buildings of Education Department, Haryana Public Service Commission and Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission.