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Bankers protest anti-employees’ stance
Patiala, January 25 Addressing the rally, K. K. Sehgal, president of National Confederation of Bank Employees (Punjab and Chandigarh), said the main thrust of the rally is on the 9th wage revision and the fact that workload on the employees had increased manifold. Sehgal said the unions have demanded immediate recruitment to provide better customer service to its clients. He added that in case associate banks are merged, retiring benefits should be given to the bank’s employees. S.K. Malik, general secretary of Union Bank of India, added that bank employees under the banner of United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU) would carry on fighting against the management and for the welfare of employees. Several leaders of All India SBoP Employees Confederation including Sunil Sharma, Sushma Gupta and Darshan Singh were also present on the occasion.
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Undertrial dodges police
Patiala, January 25 He was brought to the court complex in a bus and was surrounded by security men. Ram Gopal asked one of the security men that he wanted to have tea, after which he managed to dodge the cops and escape. He was facing murder charges and had allegedly gunned down Balwinder Singh at village Lakhomajra over a land dispute on August 24 last. Ram Gopal had surrendered to the police on September 7. Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the erring cop, Jaspal Singh, under Section 223, 224 of the IPC at the Kotwali police station today. |
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‘Concept car’ hogs limelight at conference
Banur, January 25 The remarkable turbo car which can be adapted into a more practical model for on-road use has been patently conceived, designed and produced by a SUSCET team at a phenomenally low price of Rs 7,000. A host of experts, scientists and delegates who had assembled here to participate in the conference appreciated the design of the car. Meanwhile, conference was marked by the presence of a galaxy of eminent scientists, researchers, academicians and industrial players from around the world. The conference dwelled upon the need to revamp, refresh and renew the existing knowledge referential points in the academic sphere. Over 125 papers on a variety of subjects ranging from environmental issues related to mechanical engineering, such as alternative fuels and emissions to production, design and industrial engineering concepts were presented. Speaking about the conference, Sukhwinder Singh, chairman SUSCET, congratulated Dr Lonia for such a remarkable exhibition of ingenuity. He termed the conference as a great success in terms of providing a platform for sharing diverse understanding of latest trends in the mechanical stream. Dr M.S. Kang, vice-chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said SUSCET's initiative in holding such an international conference would go a long way in chalking out future strategies of technical advancement. Dr Kang also shared his ideas on global warming. Dr G.S. Hira, director principal of the institute, while proposing a vote of thanks for delegates from Australia, USA, Singapore and several Indian states hoped that more such meaningful interactions to chart out a future course for sustained knowledge sharing and pooling initiatives would be held in future.
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Kang, Pauline clinch Chandigarh golf titles
Chandigarh, January 25 A cloudy weather and cool breeze told on the putting of Harjinder on the return nine as he conceded double bogeys on the 13th and 17th for a bad six over par return nine of 42 after firing a two-over par 38 in the front nine. But despite shooting a bad eight-over par 80 on the final day he survived to clinch the title by a margin of one stroke over Abhijit Chadha. Harjinder's two day aggregate was 154 against Chadha's 155. Abhijit, who played a bad eight over par 80 yesterday, fired a three over par 75 today to come very near to upsetting Kang for the title. Abhijit played a back front nine of 40, but then he fired birdies on the 14th and 17th for a one-under par 35 on the back nine to finish just one stroke behind the leader.
Ram Pal also fired a three-under par 75 to finish third with a two-day aggregate of 157 along with Lt Col R.S. Grewal, but because of a better back nine Ram Pal clinched the third slot.
In the ladies' section, Pauline J.M. Singh clinched the title although her card today was even worse than the opening day. She returned a 23-over par 90 for a two-day aggregate of 176. This was eight strokes better than her nearest rival Sonali Chibber. Another three strokes behind was S. Ratia at 187. Mansimran clinched the title in the 15-17 age group carding a 10 over par 82 for a total score of 163. In the 13-14 age group Tarundeep Chadha emerged the winner with a two-day aggregate of 171. Karandeep Kochhar became the youngest golfer to clinch the title when he carded 97 in the under-10 event. One stroke behind the winner was Ikravdeep
Ghai.Jaipreet Ghuman clinched the title in the girls' under-15 event returning a score of 101. The prize distribution of the championship will be held at the CGA Golf Range on January 27 at 7 pm and the prizes will be given away by C.S.R. Reddy, IG, Patiala Range, and president,
CGA. Men's Open: H.S. Kang 74+80=154, Abhijit Chadha 80+75=155, Ram Pal 82+75=157, Lt Col R.S. Grewal 80+77=157. Ladies’ Open: Pauline J.M. Singh 86+90=176, Sonali Chibber 89+95=184, S. Ratia 93+94=187. 15 to 17 years: Mansimran 81+82=163, Shashi 83+92=175, Akshay Sharma 89+89=178. 13 to 14 years: Tarundeep Chadha 88+83=171, Rishi Arora 84+88=172, Prabhdeep Ghai 83+89=172, Jaipal Singh 82+90=172.
Girls' under-15: Jaipreet Ghuman 101, Mehar Dhillon 104, Natasha Gill 112.
Boys' under-10: Karandeep Kochhar 97, Ikravdeep Ghai 98, Adil Bedi 107. |
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With 8 goals, Deepak remains highest scorer
Chandigarh, January 25 Deepak played a vital role in the win, scoring eight goals. He was well supported by Ravi, who contributed five goals. Nitin scored two goals for the winners. For GHS-26, Jagdish and Deepak scored four goals each while Vicky netted two.
In girls’ category, CCGMSSS, Sector 21, lost to Coaching Centre, Sector 42, by 20-23 in a high-scoring match. Anita was the highest scorer with eight goals, followed by Nishu and Pooja, who netted five and four goals, respectively, for the winners. For losing side, Neha and Gajali chipped in seven and five goals, respectively. |
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After rejecting ICL, Sec 16
stadium warms up to IPL
Chandigarh, January 25 “We will be happy to provide our stadium for IPL twenty20 matches, if they (BCCI or PCA) ask for”, said Inderjit Singh Sandhu, additional deputy commissioner and director of Chandigarh Sports
Department. “Equipped with all international facilities, the stadium is ready for any international match. If the PCA or BCCI needs to hold some IPL matches at the stadium, we will be happy to provide the infrastructure to them”, said Sandhu. On the requirement of floodlights for twenty20 matches, which are generally held under the lights, Sandhu said, “The process of installing the lights is in pipeline. Very soon the stadium would have the
facility”. Interestingly, the administration had turned down the Essel Group’s request of providing the stadium for their inaugural league held in December last year following which the group took over Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula and renovated it spending over Rs 4 crore to hold the league’s first edition. “Actually, they (ICL) approached us in October when we were busy in holding ODI between India and Australia. After that they never came to us”, clarified Sandhu. We are open to anyone, including ICL to hold top class matches here to promote the game in the city, added Sandhu. |
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List of probables for u-19
Chandigarh, January 25 The names of probable are as follow: Kunal Mahajan, Aman Singh Chhabra, Bhajanjot, Kunal Dua, Ved Priya Malik, Ishan Ali, Kshitij Mohan, Sahil Aggarwal, Karan Sharma, Aditya Sood, Gurpreet Singh, Navdeep, Jaskaran Malhotra, Surinder Kumar Gupta, Pardeep Sharma, Bhagwant Singh, Baljit Singh, Rozal Batra, Prince Saini, Pardeep Singh, Nitin Chaudhry, Ajay Malik, Ravinder Dhiman, Gurinder Pal and Bhupinder Kumar. |
Breakthrough in pemphigus treatment: AIIMS
Chandigarh, January 25 In a development that may bring cheers to pemphigus patients, doctors at the AIIMS have reported high success rate in the treatment of the disease, which is probably the only fatal disease among the skin ailments. Dr V.K. Sharma head of the department of dermatology and venereology, AIIMS, told The Tribune that the DCP therapy was a boon for patients, on the sidelines of the Dermacon-2008, 36th conference of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists being organised at the PGI here. Lasting for about two years, the DCP regimen significantly reduces the side effects of other medicines used for the treatment of the disease. Not only that the disease continued to be in remission for 5-10 years without any relapse with the DCP therapy, Dr Sharma added. A former head of the department of dermatology and venereal diseases of the AIIMS, Dr J.S. Pasricha, claimed that the AIIMS treatment was a landmark as several prestigious foreign medical journals had reported that the disease continued to evade treatment. In fact, an exhaustive survey of the pemphigus at the AIIMS has revealed that 424 of the 500 patients were in remission for a variable period after complete withdrawal of all treatment. While one patient was still infected, 57 patients were not available for follow-up and 18 patients had died, Dr Pasricha informed. What is heartening to note was the fact that about 61 per cent patients did not develop a relapse for a minimum period of 10 years after complete withdrawal of the treatment, Dr Pasricha claimed. Early diagnosis and regular medication were keys to the treatment of the disease, which played havoc with the lives of thousands of patients, the doctors said. Clinical severity of the disease was the main reason for the dosage to be administered, they added. The treatment of the fatal disease has sent the medical fraternity in a tizzy, as fatalities are reported from the world over. |
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AIIMS team wins quiz
Chandigarh, January 25 The contest, started in 2005, is organised by the Indian Association of Dermatologists Venereologists and Leprologists, association president S. Sachidanand told reporters. The role of steroids administered in high intermittent doses to prevent complications of daily steroid intake was stressed by Dr Binod Khaitan.
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Burglars loot Raghunath temple
Panchkula, January 25 Interestingly, the thieves did not touch the ornaments of three other idols. Though the cash box was also broken, the amount was found lying in the temple. In spite of the priest and ‘sevadars’ present inside the temple, the burglars managed to dodge them. However, recordings by CCTV cameras revealed that two persons remained inside the temple between 12.50 and 1.10 pm, said Balbir Singh, SHO, Sector 20 police station. Although pictures of the accused were captured by the cameras in the dark, experts were able to develop the picture of only one of them.
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