HEALTH

10 ‘delivery huts’ to be set up
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 15
With a view to reducing the maternal mortality rate (MMR) and the infant mortality rate (IMR) by promoting institutional deliveries, the local health authorities have decided to set up 10 “prasuti greha” (delivery huts) in the district. The first delivery hut at Ramgarh will be inaugurated next week.

A sum of Rs 10 lakh has been earmarked for setting up these delivery huts in rural areas. Officials say Rs 1 lakh for each hut will be spent by the district health authorities. Health sub-centres and primary health centres, where Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) stays at the centre, and those located within the “phirni” of a village, have been chosen to be converted into delivery huts.

The officials say that two other huts — at Barwala and Kot — will be operational in October. The buildings of these sub-centres will be renovated and furnished with delivery tables, autoclaves, sterilisers and other equipment.

The ANMs in these delivery huts will be initially given Rs 10,000, which will be deposited in a bank. The savings account will be jointly operated by the ANM and a woman panch/ sarpanch, to ensure that there is no cash crunch for buying medicines or repair of equipment needed for safe delivery. All women who deliver their children in these huts will be given 100 tablets each of B complex, iron and calcium.

Fearing expensive treatment, most people shy away from coming to hospitals for child birth, thus risking the life of the mother and the baby. Most babies in the state are delivered by unskilled mid-wives, which has led to a high infant mortality rate of 65 per cent in rural areas and 56 per cent in urban areas of Haryana. The MMR in the state is 300 deaths per 1 lakh population. This scheme has been introduced in order to ensure that more and more expectant mothers go in for institutional deliveries, under hygienic conditions. 

SPORTS

India (u-19) cruise to 7-wkt win
Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 15
Valiant 70 not out by I.G. Pradeep enabled India (under-19) crush Punjab (under-19) by seven wickets in a practice match at PCA Stadium here today. Put to bat first by India, the Punjab team lost first wicket at seven runs after Ishan Dogra was caught by Anirudh Srikant off Mahesh.

Only Sumit Sharma (38) and Charanjit Singh (28) showed some resistance to the bowling attack of the India team. The Punjab team was bundled out at a paltry 156 in 48 overs. Abu Nachim and Piyush Charu scalped three wickets each.

The India team started their innings on a cautious note but their opener Ankit Rawat had to leave the ground after being retired hurt at 2 runs.

At one stage, the team was struggling at 35 for 3 but unbeaten knocks by Kant Shukla (70) and Rohit Sharma (45) propelled the team to victory in just 35 overs.

Manish Bhatia of Punjab took two wickets for 48 runs, while Hardavinder claimed one wicket for 16 runs.

The match was played with the new ICC rules as the “power play” and “substitution” rules were in play. Brief scores: Punjab (u-19): 156 all out in 48 overs (Sumit Sharma 38, Charanjit Singh 28 n.o., Sunny Sohal 26, Manish Bhatia 14; Abu Nachim 3 for 22, Piyush Chawla 3 for 38, A.G. Murtaza I for 20).

India (u-19): 158 for 3 in 35 overs (I.G. Pradeep 70 n.o., Ravi Kant 45 n.o., Ali Murtaza 15, A. Srikanth 12; Munish Bhatia 2 for 48, Hardavinder 1 for 16).

Western Air Command clinch hockey title
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 15
Western Air Command beat South West Air Command 1-0 in the final of the Air Force Hockey Championship at the hockey stadium in Sector 42 here today. It was the inside-right Anil Yadav who clinched the title for the WAC when he converted a penalty corner rebound in the 58th minute.

This enabled the WAC to take the custody of the trophy for the third year in a row.

Both teams played defensively throughout the match. The winners got four penalty corners in the third, 40th, 55th and 58th minutes but got success only in the last one.

South West Air Command forced three penalty corners in the 50th, 51th and 64th minutes during the match. However, they failed to capitalise on any of these chances.

Air Commanding Officer S.P.S. Virk was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.

Meanwhile, 10 probables from among the eight teams, which competed in the championship, have been selected for a coaching camp.

They will be joined by the 18 members of the Indian Air Force team.

A final 18-member Air Force squad will be selected for participation in the Services Hockey Championship.

Easy win for MCM DAV

Chandigarh, September 15
The local MCM DAV College for Women defeated Dev Samaj College for Women Ferozepore by 27-07 in the ongoing Panjab University Inter Zonal Handball (Women) tournament at Panjab University here today.

The other results are as follows: Government College for Women, Ludhiana b GGS College for Women, Chandigarh 22-21, Govt College for Women, Ludhiana b Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepore 39-07, GGS College for Women, Chandigarh b MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh 23-09. TNS

Three-day kabaddi tourney
Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 15
The Baidwan Sports Club, Sohana, will organise a three-day kabaddi tournament at the grounds near Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan here from September 23 to 25. Over 150 teams of different clubs and villages are expected to take part in the tournament.

The kabaddi matches will be held under different weight categories. Besides, dog race and girls’ kabaddi match will be the other attractions.

“The winners will be awarded with cash prizes,” said Mr Dinesh Chaudhary, president of the club.

Boxing meet from October 1
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 15
The two-day 20th Chandigarh State Sub-Junior Boxing Championship will be held at Sports Complex, Sector 42, on October 1 and 2. Boxers born between 1990 and 1994 are eligible to participate in the championship, which would be held in weight categories from 36 kg to 86 kg.

The 13-member team will be selected on the basis of the performance in the championship. The team will participate in the 21st National Sub-Junior Boxing Championship to be held at Noida from October 16 to 22.

11-member team for boxing meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 15
An 11-member Chandigarh boxing team will participate in the 52nd National Senior Boxing Championship to be held at Chennai from September 19 to 25. The team members are as follows: Paramjeet, Aman Thakur, Jatinder, Sanjay Kumar, Balwinder Singh, Mandeep, Sanjay, Ajay Singh, Vishal Gaurav, Nanak Singh, Pardeep. Dr C.K. Jerath, Varinder Dangi, Jagdeep Singh and Balkar Singh will accompany the team as officials.

Tennis title for city lad
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 15
Top seed Shiva Sangwan of Chandigarh got the better of third seed Bibaswan Deb in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in the boys’ Under-14 singles final to lift the Nike Junior Tour — AITA Tennis title at the BTA Complex, Kolkata, today. Earlier, Shiva Sangwan defeated Kaza Vinayak Sarma of Andhra Pradesh 6-1, 6-1.