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Lone blood bank awaits licence renewal
Kharar, April 2 The blood bank is operating without licence for want of preliminary inspection by district drug inspector Pradeep Mattoo. The bank distributes around 100 units every month to government hospitals in Mohali, Kurali, Morinda and adjoining areas. It also serves private hospitals, including IVY Hospital, Gracian Hospital, Indus hospital, Chawla and Inscol Hospital. As per sources, the hospital authorities at Kharar had submitted requisite fee for inspection in July last year and despite that, the licence renewal has been delayed by an year. Director health and family welfare, too, took the notice of the delay and shot off a letter to the drug inspector on February 22 asking him to conduct inspection as soon as possible and submit report with the department. The letter mentioned that the licence renewal had been pending since April 20 last year. After the drug inspector submits preliminary report, a joint team from the central government will inspect the blood bank and renew the licence. Meanwhile, the drug inspector agreed that the licence renewal had been pending for the past one year. “Earlier, we had acute shortage of staff. The new drug inspectors joined in December. The newcomers are too naïve to inspect an establishment like blood bank,” he said. Mattoo added that he had dual charge. Besides being drug inspector for Mohali, he is the licensing authority for chemists of Faridkot and Ferozepur districts. Till December last, he also had charge of Ropar. He said the Kharar blood bank would be inspected in a week and then a joint team from the central government will conduct the final inspection.
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ITF Men's Circuit
Chandigarh, April 2 It was an easy affair, lasting 53 minutes, for Bopanna to show the doors to Thailand’s Peraklat Siriluethaiwattana in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. Putting up top class perfection in his serve, Boppana fired 11 aces to put his opponent under pressure.
Succumbing to the pressure, Peraklat committed five double faults in comparison of Davis Cupper Boappana’s two double faults. It was a major upset when wild card teenager Yuki Bhambri stunned second seed Peng Sun of China 6-4, 6-2 to reserve his quarterfinals berth. In the first set, Yuki broke Sun’s serve in the ninth game to get lead of 5-4. Holding his serve, he won the first set at 6-4. Winning first set proved to be a psychological edge over Sun as Yuki again broke him in the third game and seventh game to take vital lead of 5-2. Committing no mistake, Yuki outclassed Sun in the eighth game to win the set at 6-2. Vivek Shokeen was yet another Indian to give an impressive show. Pitted against fifth seed Yu Jr Wang of China, Shokeen rallied to win in the well-contested sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 22 minutes. The quarter-final line-up is: Vivek Shokeen (India) vs Hyun-Wood Nam (Korea), Rohan Bopanna (India) vs Danila Arsenov (Rus); Divij Sharan vs Roman Jebavy (Cze); Harsh Mankad vs Yuki Bhambri (India).
The results are as follow: 2nd round: Vivek Shokeen (Ind) b Yu Jr Wang (China) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Hyun-Woo Nam (Kor) w/o LL-Ye Du (China) on medical grounds; Harsh Mankad (Ind) b Kento Takeuchi (Jpn) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Yuki Bhambri (Ind) b Peng Sun (China) 6-4, 6-2, Rohan Bopanna (Ind) b Siriluethaiwattana (Tha) 6-3, 6-3; Danila Arsenov (Rus) b Nathan Thompson 4-0, deuce conceded; Divij Sharan (Ind) b Virali-Murugesan (Ind) 6-3, 6-3; Roman Jebavy (Cze) b Kumantsov Andrey (Rus) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Doubles (q-finals): Rohan Gajjar and Purav Raja (Ind) b John McGahon (Irl) and Ciaran Moore (RSA) 6-4, 7-6 (2); Harsh Mankad and Rupesh Roy (India) w/o Roman Jebavy (Cze) and Nathan Thompson (US); Yuki Bhambri and Kamala Kannan (Ind) b Christoph Lessiak and Mario Tupy (Aut) 6-2, 6-4; Vivek Shooken and Autosh Singh (Ind) b Ilya Beltaev and Sergei Krotiouk (Rus) 6-0, 6-1. |
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Increase the number of ITF tournaments: Shokeen
Chandigarh, April 2 Delhi-based Vivek, who is in town to participate in the ongoing $10,000 India F5 Futures ITF Men's Circuit at CLTA Stadium in Sector 10 here, is of the view that like the tennis powerhouses, including Spain, France, Germany and the US, the number of ITF tournaments should be increased here. “Due to less number of ranking tournaments, many talented players, who have no resources to bear the expanses of foreign tours for participation in the tournaments, gave up midway,” said the last year Davis Cupper. “In those countries, over 35 Future Cups, six-seven Challanger Cups and two-three ATP tournaments take place every year. The biggest advantage to the players of those countries is that they do not have to move to other countries to increase their rankings. Besides, they remain busy in playing the game at top-class competitive level. In comparison, here in our country, we have only a handful of good tournaments, which is the major drawback for the players. If the number of tournaments increase here, we too, will not have to travel abroad for improvement in our rankings,” said Shokeen, the 700th ranked player. The 20-year-old player also feels that the lack of world-class training here is also one of the points that we have a limited new crop of tennis players. “I think there is a need to improve training as well as coaching level conforming to world class standards,” said Shokeen. About his last year Davis Cup experience, Shokeen said, “Though I could not perform well there, I got a rich experience. But the past is past. Now I am looking forward to improve my ranking from 700th to 400th by the end of this year, which is also my immediate aim.” “After taking my first year exams in the first week of May, I will participate in the two-week Challenger Tournament to be held at Delhi from May 12. The next programme is yet to be finalized,” said Shokeen. |
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Cricket Tourney
Chandigarh, April 2 Batting first after winning the toss, GNPS posted 146 for 6 in the allotted 30 overs. With the help of three boundaries, Harjit completed his half-century. He was well supported by Sanjog who made 46 runs. For APJ, Sahil captured three wickets for 31 runs. In reply, APJ were restricted on 116 all out in 27.2 overs. Despite getting a good 55-run start from their openers Anmolpreet (34) and Sahil (12), the team could not maintain the momentum and lost quick wickets at regular intervals. The most successful bowler for the GNPS was Sanjog, claiming three for 15 while Arjit took two for 29. Brief score: CCA-GNPSA: 146 for 6 in 30 overs (Harjit Singh 58, Sanjog 46, Sahil 3 for 31, Prabhjot 1 for 45) APJ Academy: 116 all out in 27.2 overs (Anmolpreet 36, Omick 15, Sanjog 3 for 15, Arjit 2 for 29). Tomorrow's fixture: Sector 16 Cricket Stadium vs MCA-YPS Academy at 2 pm. |
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Cricket trials today
Chandigarh, April 2 The tournament will be held in Chandigarh from April 12 to 16. All players have to report to Harish Kumar, cricket coach at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. President of the Chandigarh Twenty20 Cricket Association, I.D. Kamboj, said as many as 25 probable would be selected for the coaching camp. “The final selection will be made on the basis of performance. A player who was born on or after June 30, 1995, and a resident or studying in Chandigarh will only be eligible to participate in trials”, said
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U-16 team selected
Chandigarh, April 2 Manan Vohra, Shaha Nawaz, Naveen Dhiman, Maninder, Kishna, Akshay Kushak, Vaibhav Garg, Pardeep, Shubham Mahajan, Samit Rathi, Harpreet, Pankaj, Jaskaran, Gaurav Sharma, Abhishek, Argal, Arun Saraha, Shasya, Shivadeep, Natish, Talwinder, Rahul, Mohit, Anmal, Ashish Rai, Mohamad Sharag, Rahul Chara, Karan Goel, Hatesh Bhutani, Vivek, Kashitej, Aman, Adit Hari Mehta, Baljinder, Shivneed, Ankit, Abhishekh, V. Bhardwaj. |
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Player does a monkey after rage fit
Chandigarh, April 2 In a bizarre incident, Kumantsov Andrey of Russia hurled his racquet in a fit of rage after losing a match, as a result of which it got stuck in a tree adjoining the court. The second round match of the main draw of $10,000 India F5 Futures ITF Men's Circuit was on between the Russian player and Roman Jebavy from Czechoslovakia at CLTA court adjoining the stadium parking. The 772nd ranked Russian player, who had won the first set of the match, could not digest his loss at the hands of Jebavy (4-6, 7-5, 6-4). In a fit of rage, he threw his racquet, which got stuck in the tree. However, he realised his mistake and climbed up the tree, much to the amusement of the onlookers. It took the player over 15 minutes to bring back his playing equipment with the help of some players and cops. |
Muscular dystrophy patients hold get-together
Chandigarh, April 2 Pallav Mukherjee, the nominated councillor of Chandigarh, was the chief guest. All participants felt the need for easy accessibility in public places, transport and parking places. They said the city should be made more wheelchair accessible. He assured all help to the association for making Chandigarh a wheelchair friendly city. Pankaj Sharma, a yoga specialist, gave useful tips for the management of muscular dystrophy. A team of physiotherapists lead by Dr Goswami from the PGI gave a demonstration on breathing exercises and special exercises for muscular dystrophy patients to keep them physically active. A group of students from PEC organised the entertainment session of the event. Members of the Inner Wheel Club helped the association in making the event successful. “Ours is a non-profit voluntary organisation dedicated to the cause of those suffering from muscular dystrophy and other neuro-muscular diseases,” said Gurbir Singh Kochar, president of the association. He explained that muscular dystrophy was a genetic disorder. “The muscle fibres are gradually replaced by fatty tissue and the normal function of the muscle is impaired. There is a gradual degeneration of muscles. There are many types of muscular dystrophy. It can affect people of all ages. Although, some forms first become apparent in infancy or childhood, the others may not appear until the middle age or later. One of the severest types is duchenne muscular dystrophy. The patient needs a wheelchair at a tender age of about 10. There is no known cure for it anywhere in the world,” he said. During interaction, it was stressed that patients should keep a positive attitude that helped them overcome the deadly disease. “More than the doctors, persons suffering from the disease can motivate us lead a normal life and this helps a lot”, said mother of a muscular dystrophy patient. Patients shared their experiences and entertained one another with songs and jokes. “For such patients the family support is very important as the person becomes dependent on them as disability increases”, stressed Gurbir. “Never think of the past nor the future, just think of today and enjoy each day,” he said.
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4 shopkeepers duped of Rs 14 lakh
Panchkula, April 2 According to the victims the two accused, one of them in mid forties and other around 27 years old, visited the shops in the market of Sector 11 to purchase household goods, including furniture and electronic goods. While one of the accused introduced himself as Dr Kapil, a child specialist at the PGI, and the other person accompanied him as Dr Vishesh. They asked the shopkeepers to deliver the goods at house No. 1072, Sector 21, on Saturday; the cheques were issued against payment. However, when the cheques were bounced the shopkeepers reached the house and found the empty building locked. “The accused reached my shop to get a quotation for beds, sofa set, dining table and bar trolley worth Rs 3, 55, 500 on Thursday,” said Raj Verma, of Adarsh Furniture. They told that they purchased a house in Sector 21 for Rs 2 crore and wanted to purchase household goods. Next day they asked for a performa invoice and on Saturday we delivered the goods at their house against a cheque, he said. The accused were able to get a refrigerator, a 42” TV, Washing machine and Water purifier from LG showroom. Budhiraja furniture and Ahuja furniture were also duped in the same way. However, the manager of Ambika Enterprises, a dealer of Sony refused to deliver the goods against a cheque when the accused approached him on Friday.
Inquires revealed that the accused used cheques issued to Tarsem Kumari, who use to stay at GH-38, some time back. However, Tarsem Kumari who has shifted to Gurgaon had already lodged a complaint with the bank authorities about the missing of cheques, which were used to fleece the shopkeepers. Interestingly, the accused used a mobile number, which they got activated in the name of Tarsem Kumari on March 25. The inquiries further revealed that the tricksters had already parked three trucks near the house and as soon as the goods were unloaded and were loaded in the parked trucks and the accused fled leaving the rented accommodation. The sources in the police confirmed that the trucks were taken to Ambala City where the cheaters had hired a hall in janjghar for Rs 1,500. The goods were than shifted to somewhere in Natinal capital region of Delhi, said the sources. The police parties have been dispatched to Delhi in search of the accused, said sources.
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Man held for eve-teasing
Chandigarh, April 2 A case under Section
294 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-17.
Cheating
On a complaint of Saroj Uppal, a resident of Sector 22, the police has
registered a case of cheating and forgery against her daughter Sitaxi Uppal of Uttar Pradesh. The accused allegedly withdrew Rs 2.20 lakh from the complainant’s bank account through two cheques using fake
signatures. The case has been sent to the economic offences wing of the Chandigarh police.
Vehicles stolen
Rajesh Kumar, a resident Sector 29, reported to
the police that Jeep (CH 03 C 3609) was stolen from outside his residence on Monday. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. In another incident, forest guard working at Mani Majra Bhupinder Singh reported to the police that 21 iron angles were stolen from near St Kabir School, Sector 26, on March 31. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police
station-26.
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Moga resident held for impersonation
Chandigarh, April 2 Jagroop Singh had come to the college to take BA-I English examination on behalf of Manoj Kumar. The superintendent in-charge caught Jagroop and after identification found the youth appearing on someone else’s roll number. The matter was reported to the police, which arrested Jagroop under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC. The accused will be presented in the court tomorrow.
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Body found near CTU workshop
Chandigarh, April 2 The police said the incident came to light at around 9.30 am. No visible injury marks were found on the body. He looked like a sadhu. The body has been sent to the mortuary.
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