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GCG denies admission to sportswomen
Patiala, July 27 College principal Indra Bagga has refused to admit these girls saying she would not admit any wing girl in the college. She has asked them to take admission as regular students and has even refused to provide them any fee concessions and hostel facilities inspite of the guidelines of the sports department and Punjabi University, Patiala. This college has been earlier providing wing facilities and has an agreement with the sports department for supporting sportspersons, but now the principal has refused admissions without giving any explanation to department or the university. This college is the only government girls’ college in Patiala with a hostel and this decision has landed the students in trouble as most of them belong to far-flung areas. When almost all colleges are on the verge of closing admissions, these girls have been forced to take admission in colleges without hostel facilities. Talking to the The Tribune, director of sports, Punjabi University, Patiala, Rajkumar Sharma said this decision had put the university in an embarrassing position. “These colleges collect sports fees from every student which totals to lakhs. Twenty per cent of this remains with the college authorities and they are supposed to provide all kinds of facilities to these players, but I don’t know what is being done with this fund.” Meenakshi, an international gymnast, is one of the sufferers. She said, “While other states are providing the best facilities to their players, we are not even given fee concessions though we have been selected in the wing. What is the benefit of playing if we are not provided with even the basic facilities?” Other gymnasts who have fallen victims to this irrational decision include Kiranjeet Kaur, Manju Sharma and Seema, all gold medalists of the All-India Inter-University Championship. Kiranjeet said, “Everyone expects medals in Olympics but nobody cares to provide sufficient facilities to the players.” Sarbjit Kaur, a hockey player from Uttarakhand, said, “This last minute refusal has left me scared. I got selected in the trials and migrated from GNDU to take admission in Patiala as it is the hub of sports but the situation is such that now I have to take admission in a college at Talwandi Sabo. I am suffering for no fault of mine. There are three other girls with me who will now have to shift to Talwandi Sabo because of lack of hostel facility here.” Baljeet Kaur, ad hoc lecture of physical education, said the principal had denied admissions. On this issue, the director said they were providing coaches also and the college had no liability. “The college authorities have not given us any suitable explanation and are running away from their responsibility,” he added. The principal could not be contacted despite repeated attempts though she had promised to discuss the issue two days
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6 mentally challenged, kid sent to Padiala ashram
Kharar, July 27 In the first incident, a man aged around 30, who claims to be Bawa Khewan, was found wandering aimlessly in Firozpur village of Mohali district. He is unable to tell about his family. Also, a 40-year-old woman was found roaming naked near Banur town. One Amandeep Singh informed the police but the cops showed helplessness in providing any relief to the woman because they didn't have any transportation to take the woman to the ashram. Amandeep Singh then sought help from local college students and authorities in dressing up the woman and escorted her to the ashram. The Morinda police found a woman who is around 50, roaming aimlessly in ward No 3 of Morinda. She claimed to be Narayaini but is unable to tell anything about her family. In another incident, a 24-year-old man with a fractured arm was found sitting outside the ashram gate. He informed that his name was Raju. He is mentally ill and claims that he is a resident of Bharat Nagar Colony, New Delhi. He said his house had been destructed and he became homeless. He is unable to explain how he reached here. Also, some residents of Mohali Phase II brought a woman aged around 30 to the ashram. She says her name is Mamta Dixit. She was roaming aimlessly in the streets of Mohali for the past one year. When her health started to deteriorate and she was unable to take care of herself, the residents brought her to the ashram. This woman claims that her husband's name is Girish Kumar Vajpayee who belongs to Krishna Vidyalaya Mandir Saraswati Balika, Nawab Ganj Chanakyapuri, district Bareli, Pilibhit. Another man aged about 30 was brought to the ashram by the village panchayat of Neolka, Mohali. This mentally challenged man says his name is Mohammed Hafiz and claims to be from Mumbai. In yet another incident, a 10-year-old boy was brought by some residents of Chanalon village who reported that he was crying near the funeral home at Chanalon. The boy claims to be a resident of Chandigarh and said he was working at a goldsmith's shop and lost his way back home. The boy said he is originally from Katihar in Bihar and his name is Rahul. Anyone having information about these people can contact 9815103793 and 9915083793. |
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Residents reel under power cuts
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 27 "Now the electricity board has imposed long cuts during the night as well," said Tarsem Singh, a resident of Sirhind. Inverters have failed to provide relief to the residents and they are forced to buy expensive generators to get rid of the heat. A large number of residents of the area have devised ways to beat the heat. During daytime, youngsters can be seen bathing in rivers and water channels at Sirhind and Khamano while villagers try to get respite from the scorching sun by sitting in the fields where tubewells are running to water the fields. "I go on a long drive with my children during late hours and come back when the electricity is restored," said Subhash Mittal, another resident. The government had failed to purchase the required electricity despite the fact that reports of power scarcity had come in much earlier, he said. Electricity department officials refused to comment on power crisis and said they were forced to impose long cuts due to scarcity of power. |
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Pinjore-Kalka alternative route hangs fire
Kalka, July 27 A large portion of the bypass is to be widened and some stretch connecting Bharon Ki Ser village with Parwanoo barrier has to be constructed. Keeping in view frequent traffic disruptions on the NH-22 stretch from Kali Mata temple to Gandhi Chowk, Kalka, the then Kalka SDM, Saket Kumar, had sent a proposal to Panchkula DC regarding the construction of the alternative route. Official sources in the PWD put the total estimated cost of the project at around Rs 1.5 crore. It will take around two months to complete the project if the Haryana government provides the requisite funds, they added. |
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Couple killed in road mishap
Kharar, July 27 The deceased, identified as Baljeet Singh and his wife, Balwinder Kaur, were returning from Mohali when a Scorpio hit their scooter.The driver of the Scorpio, Sandeep Singh, admitted the two to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, where they were declared brought dead.Baljeet Singh was a farmer and also worked as a security guard at a factory in the Industrial Area, Mohali. Their bodies were handed over to their relatives after a postmortem. The police has registered a case against Sandeep Singh. |
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Boost Cup: Manan shines in GNPS win
Chandigarh, July 27 On the other hand, the loss did not affect St Stephen’s as the team managed to reach the finals despite losing today’s match. It had earlier won two league matches. Chasing a target of 199 runs, Manan stole the show, hitting 15 boundaries besides a 72-run partnership with Vaibhav for the third wicket. St Stephen’s batted first and made 198 for 6 in 40 overs with joint efforts by Lovish Bansal (61), Abhilash (56) and Harmanpreet’s 40. For GNPS, Hitesh Bhutani and Shashank snapped two for 32 and 50 runs, respectively. GNPS chased the target in 39.1 overs by scoring 202 for 4 wickets. Apart from Manan, Jaskaran (23) and Shubham Mahajan (20) were the other contributors. Harmanpreet (2 for 39) and Jaspreet (1 for 26) were the most successful bowlers for St Stephen’s. In the second match played at DAV-8, the hosts defeated St Anne’s by six wickets. The match was reduced to 35 overs. St Anne’s scored 192 for 7 in 35 overs. The team was well served by Anirudh 70 off 95 with 10 fours and T.P. Singh (29 n o) and Shivdeep (20). Akshay (2 for 37) and Vishal (2 for 33) were the most successful bowlers for DAV school. The team rode on Prashant Chopra’s ton (101 off 88) to score 195 for 4 in 30.3 overs. Brief scores: St Stephen’s: 198 for 6 in 40 overs (Lovish Bansal 61, Abhilash 56, Harmanpreet 40, Hitesh Bhutani 2 for 32, Shashank Chhabra 2 for 50) GNPS-36: 202 for 6 in 39.1 overs (Manan Vohra 124 n o, Shubham Mahajan 20, Jaskaran 23, Harmanpree 2 for 39, Jagpreet 1 for 26) St Anne’s: 192 for 7 in 35 overs (Anirudh 70, T.P. Singh 29 n o, Shivadeep 20, Akshay 3 for 37, Vishal 2 for 33) DAV: 195 for 4 in 30.3 overs (Prashant Chopra 101, Akshay 42, Adil 31 n o, Shivamdeep 2 for 22, Anirudh 1 for 33). |
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PGA adopts 2 amateur caddies
Chandigarh, July 27 The two are Rajesh and Rajinder, who were given golf sets at the recent tournament for caddies played on the greens of the Chandigarh Golf Association. Rajesh created a flutter in the ninth PGA Cup when he tied with seasoned amateur player H.S. Kang. The 18-year-old wilted under pressure in the play-off which Kang won comfortably. Rajinder returned the best card of one under par 71 and showed his class in the same tournament. The two played in the amateur tournaments at the JP Greens and in Mysore and also in the PGTI pro tournament in Chandigarh. The PGA bore their entire expenses of travel, boarding and lodging besides giving them a daily allowance. According to Col H.S. Baidwan, secretary-general of the Punjab Golf Association, the caddies would also receive an allowance of Rs 2500 per month. This would go a long way in meeting their expenses in honing their skills. Colonel Baidwan was happy at the enthusiasm shown by the caddies in the first major tournament for caddies conducted by the PGA. He said the Taylormade golf sets given to the two caddies cost the PGA Rs 1.20 lakh. He said the PGA would be on the lookout for new talent among the caddies. |
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Veteran athlete shines in Malaysian meet
Chandigarh, July 27 Participating in the age group of 65+, Gurdev Singh won silver medals in long jump and high jump while the bronze medal came in 100 m dash.
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Talk on cancer stem cell
Chandigarh, July 27 This event was a sequel to three earlier stem cell symposia organised by the PU to sensitise students, research scholars and faculty.
Prof. Awtar Krishan from the University of Miami, Florida, USA, foreign advisor to this symposium, was the guest of honour. He elaborated on the theme of the symposium and explained the necessity to have more such meetings to reap the benefit out of mutual collaborations of eminent scientists, both from India and abroad. Prof. R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, PU, in his welcome address emphasised on the need to start an active research in the field of Stem Cell Biology in the university. He apprised the participants about PU’s initiative on starting new courses like Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Microbial Technology under the emerging areas of science and technology. Dr Indreshpal, department of Stem Cell Plantation and Cellular Therapy at the University of Texas, USA, discussed about the use of stem cell from bone marrow and adipose tissue in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Sharmila Bapat from National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune, threw light on cancer stem cell in the context of their isolation, characterisation, marker identification and applications. The second session started with the lecture by Dr. Ashok Gupta, head, department of Otolaryngology, PGI, who discussed about the use of bone marrow mononuclear cells in the management of traumatic optic neuropathy. |
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Breakthrough in cervical disc replacement
Chandigarh, July 27 The very next day, she could move around without even wearing a spine collar. “Sunita was diagnosed to have degeneration of the cervical disc and radiculopathy in which the nerves got suppressed. She underwent total cervical disc replacement, which has been introduced in the GMCH,” said director principal Dr Raj Bahadur. “Disc replacement promises to relieve pain without compromising on the movement," said Dr Bahadur, who operated on Sunita. Talking about the disease and surgery, Dr Bahadur said artificial disc (total disc replacement) was a breakthrough in motion preserving technology for treating patients with cervical degenerative disease “Because of the sliding plastic core, artificial disc allows movements of the spine. Whereas the conventional method of degeneration of the facet joint results into the recurrence of the pain after few years of disc removal,” he elaborated. “Minor surgeries in the spine through cervical disc replcement will now lend better quality of life to the ailing patient. Cervical disc replacement, which was unknown to the Indian medical system 20 years ago, is now accessible to patients easily,” he added. Elaborating on this specific kind of surgery, he said the affected part of the cervical disc is removed and replaced with an artificial disc. The success rate is over 90 per cent. Some preventive steps were suggested by him to minimise the chances of suffering from this problem. Controlling obesity, which puts extra pressure on the neck, regular exercises for the neck and taking a five-minute break from the computer every 60-90 minutes were some of the suggestions. |
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3 held for stealing medicines
Zirakpur, July 27 Fraud
DERA BASSI: The Dera Bassi police has booked two persons for cheating a resident of village Kukhri who was trying to sell a piece of land which they did not own. According to the police, Amar Singh alleged that Harjot Singh of village Isapur Raoni and Gurmeet Singh of village Jaula Kalan had sold him three biswas of showroom land in Lalru for Rs 4.85 lakh. He said he had handed over Rs 1.5 lakh as advance. When the accused gave him the papers of the showroom he gave another Rs 1.5 lakh. However, when he cross checked from the revenue records, he realised that the two did not own the land and had given him fake papers of the property. The two have been booked under Sections 406, 420, 456, 467, 468, 477, 474 and 120 B of the IPC.
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MOHALI: The Mohali police has booked three persons of a family for allegedly beating up a resident of village Mohali here today. According to the police Major Singh of village Mohali alleged that when was coming home from the Verka chowk, near the Kamla Market Sonu, Rajinder Singh and Bittu along with some other persons attacked him and beat him up. The accused were carrying swords, sticks and baseball bats. He told the police that the accused are residents of Sonam. Major Singh has been admitted to PGI. The police has registered a case under Sections 341, 323, 324, 148 and 149 of the IPC.
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Youth hurt in Sector 8 clash
Chandigarh, July 27 One of the accused has been identified as Brar. Sources revealed that a girl was the reason behind the scuffle. It was learnt that both groups knew each other and hesitated to registered a case and wanted a compromise. The police later this evening booked Brar and his friends on the charges on rioting, causing injuries and criminal intimidation.
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2 more snatchings reported
Chandigarh, July 27 Rubi Dhillon, a resident of Sector 10, reported to the police that a youth allegedly snatched her gold chain this morning. Rubi alleged that her chain was snatched while she was walking in Leisure Valley. The accused escaped on a motorcycle. In another incident, Sunita Devi, a resident of Ludhiana, lodged a complaint that her purse containing cash was snatched from Sector 36. She alleged that two youths on a motorbike snatched her purse while she was on her way to the ISBT, Sector 43, in a
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