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Rapid response team formed
Our Correspondent

Mohali, February 25
A rapid response team has been formed by the district health authorities keeping in view of the outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra.

Dr Yash Pal Singla, Civil Surgeon, Ropar, said here today that Dr H.N. Sharma had been made the nodal officer. Four specialists - chest, medicine, pathologist and paediatrics — had been made members of the Rapid response team which would work under the guidance of the SMO in charge of the Ropar Civil Hospital.

Dr Singla appealed to the public not to panic as no case had so far been traced in this area. He said if the department got a complaint in this regard, the sample would be send to the Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi. He said free treatment would be given to persons suspected to be suffering from the communicable disease.

He said the medical staff too had been directed to take precautions while handling suspected cases. The Central Government had been asked to provide the necessary safety kits to members of the staff.

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Inquiry sought against doctor
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25
The Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress has demanded an inquiry into the illegal abortion case by a lady doctor in Ram Darbar.

Mr Shambu Barnerjee, president of the colony cell of the party, said the president of the CTYC, Mr B. B. Behl, has been urged to recommend strict action against the doctor.

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SPORTS
 

Tribune team enters cricket semifinals
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25
An unbeaten knock of 45 by Gagan helped The Tribune team sail into the semi-finals of the Airtel-Press Club Inter Media Cricket Tournament beating Dainik Bhaskar by three wickets at DAV School, Sector 8, here today.

The Chandigarh Press Club was the other team, which made it to the semi-finals after thrashing Dainik Jagran by five wickets.

Earlier, in the first match the Press Club team put Jagran to bat first after winning the toss. Surinder Baijee (3 wickets for 23 runs) and Tripathi (3 wickets for 12 runs) put up good bowling display by restricting Jagran to just 94 runs in 16.5 overs. Naresh was the top scorer for Dainik Jagran and remained unbeaten at 26 while Sukhwinder made a valiant 22.

In reply, Press Club’s openers Vikrant (15) and Rohit (14) gave a good start. But immediately the club lost five quick wickets for 57 runs. The unbeaten knock of 20 off 17 balls by Akash Ghai steered the team to victory.

Parbhat was the only successful bowler for Dainik Jagran and took 3 wickets for 20 runs in his 4 overs. Akash Ghai of Press Club was declared man of the match.

In the second match of the day The Tribune team won the toss and decided to field first. Some good batting by Sanjeev (26) and Rajinder (14) helped Bhaskar to put on 103 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Tribune skipper Anjeev Jaiswal (3 wickets for 31) and Dheeraj (2 wickets for 9) proved instrumental to wrap up the rivals on meager total of 103.

Chasing the target, Tribune lost their three wickets immediately.

But the 44-run partnership between Gagan (45 n o) and Navtej Singh (13) provided support to bring off three-wicket victory in 19.1 overs for the team. Dainik Bhaskar’s Pawan stood out with his accurate bowling and took 4 wickets for 16 runs. The man of the match was given to Gagan.

Brief Score: Dainik Jagran 94 all out in 16.5 (Sukhwinder 22, Naresh 26 n o, Baijee 3 for 23, Tripathi 3 for 12, Deepak 2 for 11, Sanjay 2 for 18).

Press Club 95 for 5 in 15.2 overs ( Akash Ghai 20 n o, Vikrant 15, Rohit 14, Prabhat 3 for 20, Jatin 1 for 19).

Dainik Bhaskar 103 all out 20 overs (Rajinder 14, Sanjeev 26, Anjeev 3 for 31, Dheeraj 2 for 9).

Tribune 106 for 7 in 19.1 overs (Navtej 13, Gagan 45 n o, Pawan Thakur 18, Pawan 4 for 16).

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Diwakar beats Mohan in boxing
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25
Diwakar ( IABF-P) outclassed Mohan Singh (AR) in the feather weight category with the decision of Refree Stop the Contest (RSC) in the round III during the 13ths All India AK Misra Memorial Boxing Championship held at Skating Rink, Sector 10, here today.

In the middle weight category, Surender (Haryana) proved to be too tough for his opponent Parvin KR of Delhi and under the bantam weight group, Amarjeet (Delhi) in a one sided affair Vinod Bisht (Uttaranchal) 22-0.

The results:

Light Fly weight Biswajit Mandal b CS Sahu, Manish b Satish, MS Rana b Amandeep, Kamal KR b Suresh, Manoj b GR Rao, Balbir b Dhiraj KR, Suranjay b Vijay, Paramjit Singh b Sudhanjta.

Fly weight: Senthll Nathan b Aakaar, Monoharo b Puneet, Arun Singh b Arsh KR, Ashwani b H Bhatt, SB Thapa b N Kumar, Mukesh b Kapil, S Kotle b MD Atishamudin.

Bantam weight: Suresh KR b S Sahu, Kamal b Anil KR, HK Belwal b RK Tomar, Manadeo b Raj Kumar, S K Thapa b Rohit Thapa, Narender b K Anil KR, Amarjeet b Vinod Bisht, Akhil b Sachin.

Feather weight: AK Lakra b Michael Singh, V Shiva b Sagar, Yogesh b Pradip Singh, B Pyangrope b SC Keshvareddy, Diwakar b Mohan Singh, GS Suresh b Suresh KR, Rishi Kanta b Inderjit, Ravinder b YY Meitei.

Light weight: Gaurav Chauhan w/o T Mohan Rao, Dalbir b Dilli K, Mahmood Khan b Dalbir, Sonu Chahal b MD Habib, Jai Bhagwan b Sachin, Ramesh Chand b Gur Iqbal, Napolean b Anil Duhan, Naveen b KTT Singh.

Light welter weight: J S Patil b Deepak, Ravinder b Anil KR, Satpal b Pawan KR, G Satya Raju b Baljit, Manoj KR b H Hamant, Sandeep b Vimal KR, SB Pun b Balwinder.

Middle weight: Vinod KR b Gurlal, Barinder b Parminder, M Shradha Rao w/o Suresh, Surender b Pravin KR, G Madhu KR b Parvin KR, Sanjay KR b Guru Shankar, Amit KR b Akbar Ali.

Light heavy: Ram Singh b Manoj KR, Ajay KR b Naveen, Vijay Kishore w/o Jagtar Singh, M Thapa b Suskvir , Shashi KR b Virender Chand, J Singh b Dhiresh, GT Rao b Sunil, Sandeep b Subodh.

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PU softball team overall winner
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25
Panjab University softball team was declared overall winner on the final day of the All-India Inter-University Softball Championship that concluded at the PU campus here today.

All three teams — Panjab University, Delhi University and Kurukshetra University — won two ties each but the judgement was made on the basis of more number of runs made per innings.

PU team slug out Delhi University team 12-02 .The main contributors for the winners were Monika 3, Sarita Neena and Nidhi two each and Lata, Neha and Manjeet one each. Vinita and Renu were the scorers for the losers with one run each.

Delhi University came second while Kurukshetra University had to content with the third place.

Earlier, Delhi University in a one-sided affair defeated Kurukshtra University team 15-0. The main scorers for the winners’ side were Vineeta and Renu three runs each, Sashi and Jyoti two runs each and Pooja, Sonia, Mamta, Shilpi and Rani one run each.

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Fun, frolic mark sports day
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25
Fun and frolic marked the annual sports day of Strawberry Fields World School here today. A variety of sports activities were organised in which students from KG to Class IV participated. The young students exhibited great sportsman spirit in the racy and gripping 90-minute programme.

The event began with a synchronised march past with platoons of students taking the salute from the Chief Guest Mr H.K Dua, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune. This was followed by drill displays modeled imaginatively on the themes of harmony, national integration and unity in diversity.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dua appreciated the school’s efforts in providing the right mix of traditional learning and global education where life skills scored over other academic considerations.

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Small Wonders School holds sports day
Tribune News Service

Mohali, February 25
The children of Small Wonders School, Phase-7, here presented "rock and roll" on the occasion of annual sports day.

A skating competition was held on the school premises, the skating trainer, Mr Sarabjit Singh, has been coaching the students of Nursery, LKG and UKG. The children of play class presented a drill. Mr Jaswinder Singh, Branch Manager of IDBI Bank, Phase 3B-2, Mohali graced the occasion and appreciated the efforts of the staff members at the School.

The Principal, Ms Anu Mahajan, emphasised the importance of sports .She said it was an integral part of the curriculum for the physical development of children.

The director of the school presented certificates to the children. The prizes were sponsored by IDBI Bank. Mr Ashish Chaudhary, Sales Manager, Chandigarh, was also present on the occasion.

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Randhir, Parminder best athletes
Tribune News Service

Mohali, February 25
Randhir Singh (BA-I) and Parminder Kaur (BA- I) were declared best athletes in boys and girls’ categories respectively, during the 22nd Annual Athletic meet of Government College, Phase VI, held on its premises here today.

Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, Kharar, was the chief guest on the occasion. He announced to get a project of Rs 65 lakh sanctioned for the development of basketball court and other sports infrastructure in the college. Later, Mrs Maninder Dhillon, Deputy Director (Colleges), Punjab, and the college Principal, Mrs Mandeep Kaur, distributed prizes to the winners.

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Saupins School sports day
Tribune News Service

Mohali, February 25
Students of Saupins School, Sector 70, celebrated sports day here yesterday. Students participated in various races and drill. They also presented folk dances. Nursery students enthralled the audience with a Konkani dance.

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