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Patients examined at free camp
Chandigarh, December 26
A free eye and medical check-up camp was organised by the Youth Welfare Sports and Health Club at the Munna Lal Puri Government School, Mullanpur Garibdass, today. In addition to the check-up free eye drops and medicines were also distributed. Among those present on the occasion were Mr S.S. Randhawa, DPI Schools, Punjab, Wing Commander Aswani Kumar from Air Force Station, Mullanpur and Cabinet Minister Jagmohan Singh Kang.

Osteoporosis camp for Central Govt employees
Chandigarh, December 26
A free osteoporosis awareness and detection camp for the central government employees was organised today at the Kendriya Sadan by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee (CGEWCC).

Chandigarh lads down West Bengal
Chandigarh, December 26
Hosts Chandigarh got the better of West Bengal by three goals to nil but could not prevent the latter from getting a green card on the penultimate day of the All-India Football Federation Under-14 Soccer Festival being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association at the Punjab Engineering College grounds, Sector 12, here today.

Rotary badminton court inaugurated
Mohali, December 26
During his annual official visit to the Rotary Club SAS Nagar, the Rotary Governor, District 3080, Mr Ranbir Singh, inaugurated “Rotary Badminton Court” here.

Good response to total tennis meet
Chandigarh, December 26
The Fort Ramgarh YMCA Total Tennis Championship began this morning at the YMCA Total Tennis Academy, Sector 11. The championship was inaugurated by Mr Pawan Kapoor, international tennis player. In the boys section, under-10, under-14 and under-16 matches in the first round were played. Players from various parts of the region have converged on Chandigarh to participate.

School students celebrate X-mas
Chandigarh, December 26
Students of Vivek International Public School, Housing Board Colony, Phase III, Baddi (HP) celebrated Christmas with great enthusiasm. A classroom decoration competition was held and the best decorated room was adjudged by Mrs Sushma Sanwal. She appreciated the efforts made by the students and teachers and gave then valuable suggestions. Students sang carols in colourful dresses and Santa Claus distributed sweets.

Road to be widened
Dera Bassi, December 26
The vice-chairman of the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC) today laid the foundation stone of a ambitious project to widen the 8-km Dera Bassi-Chadyala road.

Patients examined at free camp
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 26
A free eye and medical check-up camp was organised by the Youth Welfare Sports and Health Club at the Munna Lal Puri Government School, Mullanpur Garibdass, today. In addition to the check-up free eye drops and medicines were also distributed. Among those present on the occasion were Mr S.S. Randhawa, DPI Schools, Punjab, Wing Commander Aswani Kumar from Air Force Station, Mullanpur and Cabinet Minister Jagmohan Singh Kang.

As many as 370 patients underwent the eye check-up while 320 patients and school children were examined. Under the programme 350 bottles of eye drops and 35 spectacles were distributed among the patients.

Osteoporosis camp for Central Govt employees
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 26
A free osteoporosis awareness and detection camp for the central government employees was organised today at the Kendriya Sadan by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee (CGEWCC).

The camp was inaugurated by Yashpal Bhagat, secretary, CGEWCC. As many as 200 employees and their family members were examined at the camp.

A para-medical team of Ranbaxy Company, led by Dr Gaurav Sahni conducted a screen test of heel bone to check the strength and density of the bone.

Chandigarh lads down West Bengal
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, December 26
Hosts Chandigarh got the better of West Bengal by three goals to nil but could not prevent the latter from getting a green card on the penultimate day of the All-India Football Federation Under-14 Soccer Festival being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association at the Punjab Engineering College grounds, Sector 12, here today.

Chandigarh also earned a green card. Vikram opened the account for Chandigarh in the 34 th minute and Jony Sharma made it 2-0 in the 44 th minute. Vikram himself rounded off the tally with a fine goal in the 70th minute.

Mizoram won 3-0 and their rivals Jharkhand earned a green card. Mizoram’s marksmen were Bieparysa (35th ), Malsawmfela (42nd) and Lalmuansanga (47th).

The victory in a match will have no bearing on the fair play trophy. A state winning the maximum number of green cards will be declared the winners. According to Vision Asia Director Shaji Prabhakaran, the points in four matches would be counted before awarding the fair play trophy. The Sikkim players were good in physique and skills in comparison to other teams. Today they were pitted against Goa whom they downed 5-0. NW Lepcha (1), B Roy (2) and Ashish Chettri (2) were the scorers. However, on the basis of their skill, both teams were awarded green cards.

Meghalaya overcame a stiff challenge from Kerala by 3-2 in a keenly contested match. Daman Guha (15 th and 44th minutes) and Honey Mawa (69 th) fashioned Meghalaya’s thrilling win. Mithun Kumar and VV Nair scored in the 34th and 50th minutes, respectively, to reduce the margin for Kerala. Both teams secured important green cards. Vipin Negi scored the important goal as Delhi had a 1-0 triumph over Maharashtra . Green cards were awarded to both teams.

Punjab were running into minus points as on the very first day their two players were declared overage by the medical panel. Punjab today drew with Uttranchal by sharing two goals. While Neeraj Singh gave Punjab the lead in the 14th minute, Gaurav Sharma restored parity for Uttranchal in the 23rd minute. Both teams secured green cards.

Mizoram scored a 3-0 win and their rivals Jharkhand a green card. Mizoram’s marksmen were Bieparysa (35th), Malsawmfela (42nd) and Lalmuansanga (47th).

Results: Chandigarh (Vikram 2, Jony Sharma 1) b West Bengal 3-0, green cards for both; Mizoram (Bieparysa 1, Malsawmfela 1, Lalmuansanga 1) b Jharkhand 3-0, green card for Jharkhand; Uttar Pradesh (Mukesh 2, Biru, Subhash, Ekhlakh, M Z Khan, Sharad Chaudhary and Ankit 1 each) b Chattisgarh 8-0; Tripura drew goal less with Orissa; Punjab (Neeraj Singh 1) draw with Uttranchal (Gaurav Sharma) 1-1, green card for both teams; Haryana b Pondicherry 12-0, green cards for both teams; Meghalaya (Daman Guha 2, Honey Mawa 1) b Kerala (Mithun Kumar, VV Nair 1 each) 3-2, green card for Kerala; Sikkim (NW Lepcha 1, B Roy and Ashish Chettri 2 each) b Goa 5-0, green card for Sikkim and Delhi (Vipin Negi) b Maharashtra 1-0, green cards for both teams.

According to Mr Shaji Prabhakaran, who has come from Delhi to pursue the global campaign of Asian Football Confederation, said the festival had helped in promoting football in a big way. He said next year, the selected under 14 boys from all over India would take part in the AFC under-14 tournament to be held in Iran in March next.

Rotary badminton court inaugurated
Tribune News Service

Mohali, December 26
During his annual official visit to the Rotary Club SAS Nagar, the Rotary Governor, District 3080, Mr Ranbir Singh, inaugurated “Rotary Badminton Court” here.

Built under the specifications of the Sports Authority of India, on the premises of the Rotary Vocational Training Centre (RVTC), Sector 70, here, the badminton court will be used for holding various badminton competitions besides it will be open for badminton players of the town and for the members and family members of the Rotary Club. The president of Rotary SAS Nagar, Dr B.S Chandhok, said a Rotary Badminton Club would also be formed under the “pay and play” scheme, which will make the court available for everybody.

The District Governor distributed various awards and recognition in which five citizens of the town were awarded vocational awards for their dedication and sincere service towards society. These included — Dr Raju Dhir, SMO and Nodal Officer for polio, Mohali, for his contribution towards polio immunisation programe, SI Hakikat Singh, SHO, Phase 8, Mohali, Ms Sadhana Sagar, Head Department of Fine Arts, Govt College, Mohali, Mr Surinder Mahajan, national badminton coach, Sports Authority of India, Chandigarh and Mr S.K. Rana, for their dedicated services towards the cause of Rotary and society.

Prizes were also given to the winners of the 21st Nitish Laharry-on-the — spot painting competition held on November 25. Secretary of the club Gurvinder Juneja presented the activity report for the year 2005-06. Dr Chandhok in his presidential address “Looking Ahead” announced the holding of 12 more blood donation camps by the club.

Good response to total tennis meet
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 26
The Fort Ramgarh YMCA Total Tennis Championship began this morning at the YMCA Total Tennis Academy, Sector 11. The championship was inaugurated by Mr Pawan Kapoor, international tennis player. In the boys section, under-10, under-14 and under-16 matches in the first round were played. Players from various parts of the region have converged on Chandigarh to participate.

According to Mr Amitabh Chandel, chairman, Fort Foundation, the championship has drawn a good response from players all over the region, with some good matches being played today.

The results of today’s matches are:- first round: Boys under 10: Parampun b Aditya Bansal 7-5; Harmandeep Singh b Harpreet Bains 6-2 Aniket Bhatia b Abhishek Bansal 6-4; Prateek Jain b Karan 6-2; Tanveer Singh b Himanshu 6-3.

Boys under 14: Harry Jindal w/o Hrsantokh Gill; Deepak Garg w/o Saransh Sood; Vivek Mehta b Santveer 6-2; Sankal Sardana b Hardik Sawhney 6-1; Kunal Bansal b Suveer Sachdeva 6-3; Namanjot Singh w/o Manpreet Sadeev Kang w/o Rishab dev; Parminder Singh b Raghav Kapur 6-3 Srijan Uppal w/o Sachin Chandel; Vishavjeet w/o Sonam Phunstok; Digvijay Naruka b Amhad Soin 6-1

Boys under 16: Akshat Joshi w/o Sonam Phuntostok; Sadeev Kang b Digvijay Naruka 6- (5) Sankalp w/o Rishab Dev; Raghav Singhal b Kunal Bansal 6-1; Sankalp Sardana b Bhagwan Singh 6-5(6); Sidharth Singh b Shobhit Phuttela 6-2; Darshpal Singh b Sachin 6-3.

Road to be widened
Tribune News Service

Dera Bassi, December 26
The vice-chairman of the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC) today laid the foundation stone of a ambitious project to widen the 8-km Dera Bassi-Chadyala road.

To be executed by the Punjab Mandi Board, the project, aimed at widening the current 10 feet road to 18 feet, would cost Rs 1.17 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dhillon claimed that roads measuring only 250 km were recarpeted during the previous Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) regime in the Banur Assembly constituency. However, the Punjab Mandi Board had already recarpeted over 300 km of roads during the regime of the current government.

Besides, the road being relaid by the board, certain roads, including the Dera Bassi-Barwala, Bhankharpur-Mubarikpur, Mubarikpur-Dera Bassi and Dafarpur-Kakrali roads are being recarpeted by the Punjab PWD.

Prominent among those present were Mr Prem Singh, Dera Bassi Congress chief, Mr Balak Ram and Mr Bakhshis Singh, municipal councillors, Mr Iqbal Singh, Director of the Punjab Agricultural Development Board, and Ms Gurpreet Kaur, Member of the local market committee.