HEALTH

Health camp begins today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 31
Beginning tomorrow, health workers from the city will be monitoring its entire slum and urban population for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) they might have contracted.

The risk of HIV/AIDS increases six to 10 times if a person has been suffering from STI. Sources in the Health Department say that at any point of time, 5 per cent of Chandigarh’s population suffers from sexually transmitted infections. The national average is also the same.

It is to detect the current population for any such infection and to provide them a medical cover that the UT State AIDS Control Society is organising the family heath awareness campaign in the city for 15 days. Being organised annually, the camp this year will cover the urban population as well.

Dr Sonia Trikha, project director, State AIDS Control Society told The Tribune, “We will cover the slums, villages as well as urban locations. We have decided to set up camps at Fun Republic, the Sector 17 plaza, PU campus and the Sector 15 rehri market to target the urban population.”

The campaign will be inaugurated tomorrow by UT Health Secretary Krishan Mohan at Ram Darbar.

AIDS awareness drive from today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 31
The local unit of the state AIDS Control Society has decided to launch a Family Health Awareness Campaign from September 1 to 15. Under the campaign 21 awareness-cum-medical camps will be organised all over the city in order to create awareness among general public about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

Mr Krishna Mohan, Home Secretary, will inaugurate the compaign tomorrow.

In each camp, patients with symptoms suggestive of reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections (RTIs/STIs) will be examined, counselled and provided free treatment.

SPORTS

CFA drubs Nawanshahr academy by 13 goals
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 31
The DDA Academy, Delhi, registered a thrilling win over St Stephen’s Football Academy, Chandigarh, by 3-1 in the opening match of Chandigarh Junior Challenge Football Cup for Boys (under-17) played at Sector 17 football stadium, here today.

Right from the beginning of the match, DDA lads made a dominating impact and in the 5th minute, Manish Thapa sent a fine cross from the left flank where Kulbhushan made no mistake and scored the first goal. It was again Manish Thapa who dribbled past a defender of St. Stephen and Striker Khushal Chetri of DDA took powerful grounder from right flank which entered the goal in the 12th minute of play. DDA was leading by 2-0 at the breather.

After the lemon break, the play was confined to midfield. In the 43rd minute, Manish Negi scored third goal for DDA with his solo efforts. St. Stephen’s came up with couple of fine moves and could only reduce the margin in the 62nd minute of the play.

The second match between the Goa Football Association and the Gurdaspur Football Club ended in a draw (1-1). Girish Nair of GFA scored one goal for his team in the 12th minute of the play. At breather, equaliser was scored by Karampreet Singh of Gurdaspur Football Club in the 58th minute.

In the third match of the day played at Sector 42 football grounds, Chandigarh Football Academy drubbed Nawanshahr Football Academy by 13-0 in a one-sided match at Sector 42 football grounds Rakesh scored four goals while Manoj scored first hat-trick of the tournament.

In the last match between SAI, Kolkata, beat the Youth Football Club, Rurka Kalan, 1-0.

Spiker selected for UN programme
Tribune News Service

Atul Soni

Chandigarh, August 31
A former international handball player Atul Soni of Chandigarh has been selected for the special programme of the United Nations Mission to be held in Kosovo later this year. Atul, who has been playing handball for around 20 years was invited by the UN to be part of the training in policing. He is already employed in the Punjab Police as sub-inspector.

Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Atul said he started playing in 1986 when he was a student of Government Model School, Sector 29. He was groomed by Mr Gurcharan Gill. He represented India in the Junior Asian handball meet held in Teheran in 1990 and then in the Commonwealth Handball Championship held in New Delhi in 1991.

Another international venture achieved by Atul was in 1991 when he secured second place and then again in 1994, when he helped India win silver medal in the Senior Asian Handball Championship held in Malaysia. Atul was also instrumental in Punjab winning a gold medal in the National Games held in Ludhiana.

Atul said, “Being a sportsman, I always wanted to strive for better exposure. That is why I chose to interact with the UN and they have offered me this unique opportunity after a tough selection procedure from all over India”. He is the only one from the city to get this offer. Atul is from family of handball players with wife Sunita Soni, a national player and sister Seema Soni who also played at the national level.

Sanjay Public School win judo title
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 31
Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, cornered glory by winning the overall trophy for boys Under-19 in the Chandigarh Inter-School Judo Championship at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here today.

With 16 points, Sanjay Public School collected three gold medals. Sharda Sarvhitkari of Sector 40 was runner-up with eight points. The third place went to Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, with seven points.

Results (under-19): Under 45 kg —1 Anit Rana (GMHSS-40), 2 Devinder Sharma (GMSS- 20-D), 3 Arush Rana (St Xavier’s-45) and Shamshad (GMSSS 47).

Under 50 kg — 1 Ravinder Singh (DAVSSS-8), 2 Vikas Arya (Sharda-40) , 3 Manoj Singh (GMSS-23) and Raj Kumar (GMSSS-40).

Under 55 kg — 1 Vijay Chauhan (Sanjay PS-44), 2 Parvesh Ladwa (GMSSS-23), 3 Amit Dhiman (DAVSS-8) and Sumit Singh (GSSS-27).

Under 60 kg — 1 Manish Gautam (GMSSS-35), 2 Chander Kumar (GMSSS-23), 3 Amand Rana (GMSSS-33) and Ravinder Singh (GMSSS, Manimajra).

Under 65 kg — 1 Gurinder Singh (SanjayPS-44), 2 Rajveer Singh (GMSSS-37), 3 Shrayas (GMSSS-21) and Paramvir Singh (GMSSS, Mani Majra).

Under 71 kg — 1 Kuldeep Kang (Sanjay Public School-44), 2 Vinod Kumar (GMSSS-33), 3 Amandeep (St Xavier’s-44) and Lucky Dhiman (GMSSS, Mani Majra).

Plus 71 kg — 1 Manmeet Singh (Sharda-40), 2 Amandpreet (GMSSS-21), Pardeep Kumar (Sanjay PS-44) and Gaurav Majajan (GMSSS-35).

Overall trophy — 1 Sanjay Public School-44 16 pts, 2 Sharda Sarvhitkari-40 8 pts, 3 Government Model Senior Secondary School-23, 7 pts.

Shooting meet from Sept 3

Chandigarh, August 31
The sixth Punjab State Inter-school Shooting Championship will be organised by the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association at Shooting Range, Phase VI, here on Sept 3 and 4.

The events will be held for junior and sub-junior boys and girls in air rifle and air pistol events both in the ISSF and NR categories. The eligible participants may forward their entries to their respective Secretaries of the District Rifle Shooting Association.

Sports events

Forest Hill Resort (FHR) is coming up with a series of regular sports events under the name ‘Drizzles’ for its members. These events would be conducted in golf, mountain biking, trekking, run-for-fun and many more such activities.