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Fighting against odds, Hargunpreet excelled in all he did
Patiala, July 16 Twenty-two weeks of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, followed by a three-year maintenance phase was given at PGIMER, Chandigarh. His treatment was completed in 2007. Hargunpreet was declared fit and administration of drugs were stopped. As a precautionary measure he still goes to PGI for regular check-ups after every four months. Heavy intake of medicines rendered him too weak to appear in the matriculation examination in March 2004. His father Roopinder Singh, a state awardee teacher, wanted him to take rest during treatment but he did not want to lose another precious year of his life. On Hargunpreet’s insistence, his father got him admitted to Class X in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Pheel Khana, Patiala. Talking to The Tribune, Hargunpreet remembered his difficult times and said it was his faith in God that made him fight against all odds. Hargunpreet scored 78.46 per cent marks in matriculation examination held in March 2005. He also stood first in Class XI and XII in humanities. He recently bagged the first position in BA I exams in Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala, by scoring 74 per cent. He has won several essay competitions at the district, state and national levels. He has won cash prize and trophy from the Government of India for standing first in an all-India essay writing competition (Punjabi). “Jeevan Shakti Award” of Rs 5,000 and a memento for the year 2008 was given to him by the Sahayta Cancer Sahyog Society, Chandigarh, in recognition of his stupendous achievements despite cancer. Sarab Singh Memorial Golden Trophy for this year was also awarded to him by Guru Arjan Kirtan Mandal, Patiala, in appreciation of his achievements. During his ailment, he studied the lives of great men. He wrote inspirational articles, which were published in special issues of prominent Punjabi newspapers. A compilation of 108 such articles has been published in the form of a Punjabi book under the title ‘Museebataan Ton Na Ghabrao’. He said he had experienced that a problem, when faced in the right way, proves to be a blessing in disguise.
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Action against 36 NGOs, youth clubs
Megha Mann Tribune News Service
Anandpur Sahib, July 16 The office of the block development officer has in a communiqué to the SHO directed action against these organisations. As soon as the SAD-BJP government came to power, it directed all such NGOs and youth clubs across the state to return the unused funds. Most of these clubs failed to return unutilized funds and are now registering cases against them. At least 14 such clubs have failed to spend funds worth Rs 5.50 lakh. Remaining 22 such organizations, with Rs 12.80 lakh, have used the funds allotted to them during the election, which was illegal. Sources in the block development office stated that these organisations had ended up spending money on holding cultural fairs, which they were not allowed to. Only those organisations are given funds that are registered with sports department or the youth welfare department. Many fake organizations have been detected in Anandpur Shaib that is not even registered with these agencies. The sources say that such organisations have taken advantage of certain political clout. In these cases funds were given on recommendation of politicians. The sources added that this was a pressure tactic of the government to flush out money from these organizations. Meanwhile, the SHO said he had urged the BDPO office to first order departmental inquiry. “We cannot register case without evidences,” he added.
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LPG agency harass consumers
Bassi Pathana, July 16 When contacted Madam Cheema, owner of the agency, said they were implementing company’s order.
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IT deposits taxing for people
Bassi Pathana, July 16 While talking to The Tribune Kamal Kishore, an industrialist and Nakesh Jindal, secretary, district rice millers’ association, said, “the State Bank of Patiala, Punjab National Bank and even HDFC exists in the town but none have been authorised to accept the taxes. It is ironical that in the age of computer, they have been forced to travel to Sirhind for depositing their taxes. In Sirhind, only the State Bank Of Patiala has been authorised to collect taxes. They have to stand in long queues. Sometimes it became taxing as we have to stand throughout the day for depositing taxes.” They urged higher authorities to make arrangements for depositing the taxes in the town itself. Though Bassi Pathana is a sub divisional, the state government has neglected it. The Income Tax department and banks should, at least, make arrangements for assesses to deposit taxes in
the town.
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Kharar residents block NH-21
Tribune News Service
Kharar, July 16 Traffic from Desumajra to the Kurali T-point came to a standstill with residents in hundreds holding a vociferous protest against the Punjab State Electricity Board. SHO Chand Singh reached the spot and tried to reason out with the angry crowd. The crowd dispersed at 10.30 pm after the supply was restored. Power went off at 4.45 pm when a few persons were seen felling trees near Khanpur. Not only was the Majra-Mullapur power supply line affected, but six feeders of the Ropar power station went out of order too. The scheduled cut in the town is 11 am to 3pm daily.The executive engineer said they received information about the breakdown at 6.45 pm. It took more than three hours to restore the supply. Following the power failure, water supply in the town was severely hit.
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Plug loopholes in judicial system, says Dhanda
Patiala, July 16 BJP MP Avinash Rai Khanna suggested that there were innumerable cases in courts which could be solved amicably by both disputing parties. He added that the Anti- Dowry Act (498 A) and the Act pertaining to Schedule Castes were being badly misused. Under the garb of these Acts a large number of people were being victimized.Need of the hour is to make rural people more aware, he added. Mahatma Gandhi institute’s director-general B.K Srivastava said a Vidhan Sabha Study Centre would be set up for providing legal awareness to MLAs. He urged police officers present at the meeting to resolve problems of people at their level so that the common man could avoid the courts, which were already under tremendous pressure with hundreds of cases already being heard by them. Divisional commissioner S.K Ahluwalia said laws were enacted by the state to help people but the same were now being misused by a few vested interests. |
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8 councillors paraded before SAD observer
Bassi Pathana, July 16 Sources said Rajesh Pal Singh Lalli, senior SAD leader, along with Didar Singh Bhatti, MLA, paraded eight newly-elected councillors out of 13 from Bassi Pathana’s council and staked claim for The sources added that Bhatti paraded 12 out of 17 councillors. Bhatti, son of Didar Singh Bhatti, who was elected unopposed, is likely to become new council
president. Similarly, Didar Singh Bhatti paraded nine out of 14 zila parishad members before Rakhra. |
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World Bank grants Rs 6 cr for 21 villages
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 16 The modern technology would be used to provide pure water in these villages. Special awareness camps will be organised to publicise this scheme, he added. T.S. Puri, Water Resources Development department, said this step had been taken after potable water in a few villages of this district was found to be unfit for human consumption. |
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Grant sanctioned
Patiala, July 16
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Ajay, Akshat move into semis
Chandigarh, July 16 After losing the first set in tie-breaker 6-7 (6), the local player came from behind to equalise the second set through tie-breaker at 7-6 (4). Maintaining the tempo in the deciding set, Ajay clinched the victory in the over three-hour long well-contested match. In another match, second seed Himanshu Mali of Delhi showed the doors to unseeded Gurinder Singh 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4 while the third quarterfinal match between Delhi’s Bhamjot Singh and qualifier Rushi Amin (Gujarat) was won by the former 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3. The fourth semifinalist is another local lad Akshat Joshi (CLTA), who defeated fourth seed Yash Deshmukh (Maharashtra) 6-4, 7-6 (8). Ajay Yadav is now pitted against Bramjot Singh and Himanshu Mali and will fight with Akshat Joshi of Delhi in the semifinals tomorrow. In the girls’ section, Prabhamrit Kaur Sandhu, second seed Nihal Singh (Delhi), fifth seed Monica Sant (Guj) and Mehak of Chandigarh advanced to the under-18 semifinals. The results: Girls Under-18 (QFs): Prabhamrit Sandhu (Chd) bt 6-2, 6-2, Monica Sant (Guj) bt Subh Gulati (Del) 6-2, 6-2, Nehal Sahni (Del) bt Wadhawan (Chd) 6-2, 5-7, 6-0, Mehak Singh (Chd) bt Indu Punia (Har) 6-1, 6-1. Girls under-14 (QFs): Nehal Sahni (Del) bt Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) 6-2, 6-1, Charvi Saxena (Chd) bt Hassan Dhanoa (Pb) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (3), Disha Dang (Del) bt Nandani Sharma (Chd) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. (Q-finals): Boys Under-18 singles: Ajay Yadav (Chd) bt Tushal Thawani (Mah) 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3, Himansu Mali (Del) bt Gurinder Singh (Pb) 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4, Bhamjot Singh (Del) bt Rushi Amin (Guj) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3, Akshat Joshi (Chd) bt Yash Deshmukh (Msah) 6-4, 7-6 (3). Boys Under-14 (QFs): Fathdeep Singh (Pb) bt Shashank Sharma (Del) 6-1, 7-5, Mandep Kumar (Chd) bt Ranjodh Singh (Pb) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, Trivesh Singh (Del) bt Nameer (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-0, Udai Mann (Chd) bt Bhavratan Singh (Chd) 6-2, 6-1.
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Stress on fitness at junior golf camp
Chandigarh, July 16 The clinic, the first of its kind, was attended by all EGTF junior golfers. Emphasis was laid on the technical finesse of fitness, warm-up schedule, warm-down schedule and various stretching exercises required to fine-tune the playing skills of golfers. Dr. Satbir Singh, a sports medicine specialist and fitness expert, explained the importance and relevance of fitness. Later, he conducted a one-hour workshop along with inputs from the golf coach about the various technical aspects of the game. Static stretch, active stretch, PNF stretching, ballistic stretch to increase the flexibility and decrease the musculoskeletal injuries and exercises involving the body weight were taught to the juniors. The clinic ended with a question and answer session in which questions from juniors relating to nutrition and power and endurance training were
answered. EGTF coach Ajay Gujral said: "Such sessions are going to be conducted on a regular basis in order to help the juniors achieve better results in golf". |
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Chandigarh team beat Ferozepore
Chandigarh, July 16 Batting first, the Ferozepore team were bundled out for 60 runs in 18 overs. Harman (11) and Gurcharan
(10) were the only batsmen reaching double figure. Parmod Yadav (2 for 6), Lavnish (2 for 13) and Tushar Pasricha (1 for 12) were the main wicket takers. In reply, Chandigarh reached the target in 9 overs, losing two wickets only. Rahul Sharma made 21 runs while Sahib Deep Singh remained unbeaten
on 16 runs. Score: Ferozepore: 60 all out in 18 overs (Harman 11, Gurcharan 10, P Yadav 2 for 6, Lavnish 2 for 13, Tushar 1 for 12). Chandigarh: 63 for 2 in 9 overs (Rahul 21, Sahib Deep 16 n o, Sukhpreet 13). |
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Rains wash out Indo-Pak rugby match
Banur, July 16 A Pakistani delegation is led by president Pakistan Rugby Association Rai Altaf Hussain. However, Riyaz Khan Fatiyana, a senior human rights activist and member, National Assembly of Pakistan is also part of it. Sukhvinder Sidhu, chairman of the SUSCET, said rugby was a tough sport and he is quite fascinated by it. "I would have loved to see the match, had the rain not spoiled it". Sidhu said the Pakistani delegation admired the college and the its facilities, besides having an healthy interaction. |
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Boxing c’ship from August 2
Chandigarh, July 16 The event will be held in all weight categories of senior category. The entry fee of Rs 50 per head per weight category along with the authority letter will be accepted on the spot at the time of weighing-in on August 2 from 8 am to 10 am. During the championships, the Chandigarh men and women teams will be selected for participation in the 55th Senior National Men Boxing Championship to be held at Bathinda from September 6 to 12 and also for 9th Senior National Women Boxing Championship to be held at Agra from November 2 to 7. |
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Youth Akali Dal funds players
Chandigarh, July 16 The players, Navdeep Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Kuljeet Kaur, Sukhjit Kaur and Daljit Kaur, were selected in the 18-member national squad but they were finding it hard to join the team due to unavailability of funds. |
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Chess tourney on July 19, 20
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Manna chief of Lalit Kala Akademi
Chandigarh, July 16 According to a press note, Diwan Manna will be the chairman, Rajinder Bhandari the vice-chairman and Ravinder Sharma the secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi. Non ex-officio members of the Lalit Kala Akademi include Zoya Chaman, Ishwar Dayal, Siddhartha Wig, Madan Lal, Bheem Malhotra, Prabhdip Brar, Sonal A. Singh, artist, Sanjay Kumar, artist, Suraj Mukhi Sharma, Ritu Bansal, artist, Nonika Singh, Vandana Shukla, Aditya Pande, Parul Dar and Bela Sehgal. Kamal Tewari, Kamal Arora and Parvesh Sethi would be the chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, respectively, of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi. Non ex-officio members of the akademi include Kumara Verma, Dolly A. Tewari, Mukesh Gautam, Sahib Singh, Umesh Kant, Shiv Kumar, Sudesh Sharma, Zulfikar Khan, Yash Pal, Ravinder Singh, Ratnika Tewari Mohan, Kanwar Iqbal, Harleen Kohli, Chander Sharma, Suchitra Mitra, Rama Rattan, Kana Singh, Vandna Shukla, Balpreet, Nonika Singh and M. R. Dhiman. |
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