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Scholarships for SC, ST students
Patiala, December 7 The institute director Dr. Pardeep Malhotra said the institute was inaugurated last week by Thapar University director K.K. Raina and was dedicated to provide best education services to all sections of the society irrespective financial status. “Our focus is particularly on those students, who cannot take coaching for some reasons. The fee structure of the institute has been designed to cater to the students from all financial backgrounds. Moreover, we are not compromising on the technology as we are effectively using latest technology like multi-media projectors as an education tool so as they could understand things in a better manner,” said Dr. Malhotra. He said scholarship would be given to brilliant scheduled caste (SC) and schedul tribe (ST) students.
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Family planning camp extended
Patiala, December 7 The associate professor, Dr S P Singh, Post Partum Unit, and senior nodal officer said here today that as per the policy of the Punjab government, those who opted for female lapro tubectomy and were below the poverty line would be given Rs 600, similarly, the male opting for non-scalpel vasectomy would be given Rs 1100, irrespective of their family status. Dr Singh further said the persons undergoing sterilisation operations were being given incentives in the form of a set of utensils in addition to the monetory benefits given by the state government. The lapro tubectomy and non-scalped vasectomy operations were being conducted by well-qualified and experienced doctors of the Post Partum Unit of Rajindra Hospital, under the guidance of Dr S K Bajwa, Dr Parneet Kaur and Dr Sarbarinder Kaur. S P said the medicines were being provided free of cost to the patients. Motivators were also rewarded by giving incentive of Rs 150 for tubectomy and Rs 200 for vasectomy per case.
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Dr Kapoor principal of dental college
Patiala, December 7 A fellow of the International Association of Oral and Maxofacial Surgeon and Indian Board of Oral and Maxofacial Surgeons, Dr
Kapoor, was the former head of the oral and maxofacial surgery department of both the Punjab Government Dental College,
Amritsar, and Patiala. He is credited with having published over 50 scientific papers in international and national conferences. He is the author of a text book of oral and maxofacial surgery. Dr Kapoor has done an advanced training in use of cutting laser, dental implants in France, and advanced AO course in India. He is a former senator of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences and an examiner in oral and maxofacial surgery with over 12 universities in the country. Immediately, after taking the charge of his new assignment, Dr Kapoor had a round of the dental college and hospital and interacted with senior faculty and students. |
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Disabled kids take part in march
Patiala, December 7 A.C Varma, managing director, the State Bank of Patiala, appreciated the efforts made by Karminder Singh, secretary of the society, for the welfare of the handicapped. On the occasion, the bank has donated a cheque of Rs 3.36 lakh for the furniture of the new building for the school of deaf and dumb and blind run by the society. R. D. Singh, DGM, the Mall branch, Patiala along with his team distributed biscuits and sweets to 500 children participating in the march. Prem Puri, an NRI, secretary N. S. Sodhi, Navjivani School, and other prominent persons of the city were also present on the occasion. Deaf and dumb children also presented a cultural programme.
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19 colleges participate in placement drive
Kharar, December 7 This drive was open for B.Tech (CSE, IT, Electronics), MBA, MCA students’ passing out in 2009. About 500 students took part in this drive. A total of 14 students were shortlisted by the company for the final placement. Web Com Technologies, the US, is expanding its arms in different sector and provide different methodologies to complete current economy fall down. Another prestigious upcoming company, Money Matters Inc, a marketing and distribution company for various financial products, also made its presence in the placement drive at
GGSCMT, Kharar, for MBA students, specialised in HR, marketing and finance.
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Security tightened for Jor Mela
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 7 The mela would begin from December 24 and conclude with nagar kirtan from gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib to gurdwara Jyoti Swarup. The preparations for the festival are going on for the past few days, wherein, special arrangements for devotees and stages for political rallies have been set up near gurdwaras. Sons of Guru Gobind Singh were buried alive inside a brick wall here by Mughals 304 years back. Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Dr Kaustubh Sharma said 350 police officials from the district and around 1400 cops would be deployed at the mela. He revealed the parking areas would be set up outside venues of rally and special barricades and nakas would be set up besides CCTV cameras. Sharma pointed out that a special exercise by the Punjab police had been completed recently, wherein, photographs of thieves, robbers and other criminals were collected. Their posters would be put on display for the first time in the festival for identification. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has been arranging deewan, where the Sikh preachers, ragis, dhadi jathas will present devotional songs and give the accounts of the Sikh history. The district administration will ensure that wine shops would remain closed for three days. The educational institutions adjoining gurudwaras will also remain closed for three days, in view of the mela. The mela would begin with Akhand Path of Guru Granth Sahib at gurdwara Jyoti Swarup. A number of devotees are expected to pay obeisance at gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and Jyoti Swarup and meetings would be held by various political parties next day.
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BSNL services suspended for eight hours
Kalka, December 7 The subscribers alleged that the services went out of order during 11am, which could not be resumed till the filing of this report. Some of the owners of PCO and the cyber cafes at Pinjore told that the continuous suspension of the broadband system, in the area affected their business. They said they were fed up with the frequent suspension of the system in the area, which occurred mainly due to the widening of NH-22 between Panchkula and Pinjore.
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Workshop on cosmetic surgery
Ambala, December 7 Dr Sudhir Mehta, HOD plastic surgery department, Gyan Sagar Medical College at Banur said it was believed that the face of a person could only be beautified through plastic surgery but in fact the minor deformation of any part of the body could be normalised through it. He informed that a plastic surgery centre would soon be started in Ambala City. Dr Mahesh Manocha, an eye surgeon in Ambala said a doctor should be careful while attending the patient with eye diseases. He said a number of new technologies had been introduced in the field of eye surgery and they should be aware of it. Dr Deepti Manocha, Dr Kapil Vohra also spoke on this occasion. |
Lok adalat for traffic challans on Dec 12
Panchkula, December 7 She said both the parties interested to solve their cases could approach the lok adalat on the district courts premises. The core committee decided that the lok adalat for cases under 138 NI Act would be held on December 13.
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Man arrested with 48 kg poppy husk
Chandigarh, December 7 The driver, identified as Naveen Dikshit of Muzafarnagar, has been arrested and a case under Section 15 of the NDPS Act registered against him. He was later produced in a local court, which remanded him in judicial custody. 3 held for picking pocket
Narinder, Avtar Singh and Sonu, all residents of Manimajra, have been arrested on a complaint by Hem Raj, who alleged that he caught the accused near the local bus stop when they picked his pocket and tried to flee with his wallet. A case been registered.
Vehicles stolen
Naveen Goyal of Sector 21 has reported to the police that his Hyundai Verna car was stolen from his house on December 5. In another incident, Roshan Lal of Sector 37 reported that his motorcycle was stolen from his house on the same day. Two cases of theft have been registered.
Car stereo stolen
Kunal Rana of Sector 37 has reported that a stereo was stolen from his car that was parked at the IT park yesterday. A case has been registered in this regard.
House burgled
Lakhbir Kaur of Sector 20-C has told the police that some gold jewellery and other articles were stolen from her house between December 1 and 6. A case has been registered.
Assaulted
Navjot Singh of Sector 34 has complained to the police that Harpreet Singh Cheema and his father, Harjinder Singh, residents of Model Town, Ludhiana, allegedly thrashed him near the press lights on Saturday evening. The accused have been arrested. The police today seized half kilogram of smack from two Saharanpur residents. The two suspects were bringing the contraband for selling it to local contacts. Mehtab Gulbahar and Gurdeep Singh are reported to have been in the business for the past few months. The duo was arrested with the contraband behind the Phase 8 building of the Punjab School Education Board here. A police official said more recoveries were likely to be made from the suspects after their interrogation. More arrests were also likely to be made in the coming days.
Man dies in accident
An unidentified man died in a hit and run case at Zirakpur last night. Believes to be around 35 years of age, the victim was found dead along a road. A police official said it seemed that a vehicle hit him. The body has been sent for post mortem to the civil hospital.
Worker suffers burn injuries
Vinod, an employee working at Happy chicken corner in Phase 7 market suffered 35 per cent burns while he was working in the shop. Due to a gas leakage, the room where he was cooking caught fire. He was taken to a local hospital for medication. The victim suffered burn injuries on his hands and face.
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Snatching case registered
Mohali, December 7 According to the police, Swaranjit Kaur alleged that around 8.15 pm on Thursday she was coming back home when a Maruti car came in front of her and a youth came out with a sharp edged weapon and threatened her to stab her. The accused snatched her purse containing Rs 60,000 and fled from the scene. The police has registered the case and started further investigation.
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7-year-old city lad sets record
Chandigarh, December 7 The seven-year-old took the tough greens in his stride and emerged the winner defeating Lakshya Loomba of Bangalore by a big margin of 35 strokes. Played on the Golden Greens on December 4 and 5, the tournament was divided into five categories’, A to E. Playing nine holes on each day the junior golfers from all over the country had a trying time playing in the high winds and narrow tough course. On the first day Aadil started with a hat trick of bogeys in the first three holes. He dropped another stroke on the fifth before double-bogeying the ninth for a six over par 42. The second day began with Aadil sinking birdies on the first and third. But this excitement was short-lived as he dropped for strokes conceding a quadruple bogey on the fourth. Two more bogeys on the sixth and eighth saw Aadil playing a four over par 40 for a tally of 10 over par 82. His performance fetched him a Taylor-made golf set and a certificate of merit. For seven-year-old Aadil the Gurgaon win is not a fluke. He has won virtually all Albatross tournaments. In August he clinched the title at the Qutab golf course, Delhi. He followed it up with repeat wins in Chandigarh and Jaipur in September and October, respectively, before the record-breaking feat at the Golden Greens in Gurgaon. Aadil is also doing well on the Indian golf junior circuit having finished fifth and fourth in the championships held in Chandigarh and Jaipur, respectively. In the IGU tournaments the seven-year-old is pitted against under-11 competitors. He will proceed to Kolkata to play two IGU matches at Tollygung and RCG, Kolkata. Coach Jessie Grewal has high hopes on Aadil, who spends an entire day with him once a week at the CGA golf range. Aadil's performance has not got unnoticed. A company from West Asia, Abdul Rehman Air-conditioners, Kuwait, has come forward to sponsor golf items worth Rs 75,000 every year for the next three years. CGA president C.S.R. Reddy has announced advanced golf training for Aadil to hone his skills. Aadil was happy about his latest performance. His coach had helped him to come down from a 25-over performance to a record 10-over at Gurgaon.
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Chhattisgarh emerge overall champs
Chandigarh, December 7 Madhya Pradesh finished second with 198 points while Kerala was declared third with 164 points. In the course, Chattisgarh won 31 gold, 14 silver and 16 bronze medals while MP collected 17 gold, 21 silver and 16 bronze medals. The concluding day witnessed a grand closing ceremony with handing over the games flag to the department of forests, West Bengal, which would host the 18th All-India Forest Games and Sports Meet next year. More than 2,000 sportspersons from the forest department, forest corporations and forestry institutions from different states participated in all 137 game events. Speaking on the occasion, Tikshan Sud, forest minister, Punjab, stressed the need to organise more such events, which are helpful in cementing the bond of brotherhood and sportsmanship in the people across the country. He also thanked all participants for showing complete discipline during the games. Dr R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, presided over the function. Balramji Das Tandon, ex-minister, Punjab, was also present on the occasion. Earlier in a very stiff and interesting competition, Haryana won the tug of war event from Punjab. The runner-up championship trophy was awarded to Madhya Pradesh. The best sportsman spirit award was given to Shiv Shankar of Andhra Pradesh. Other awards, which were given during this ceremony, were as under: The award for march past went to Chhatisgarh. 1. The award for quiz competition went to Manipur. In this category Himachal Pradesh got the runner-up award. 2. Punjab bagged the second position in cultural competition while the first award went to Sikkim. 3. In volleyball Himachal Pradesh bagged gold, Madhya Pradesh got the silver and Kerala got the bronze. 4. Chhatisgarh secured gold in basketball. In this category Karnataka won silver and Himachal Pradesh won the bronze. 5. In kabaddi Tamil Nadu won gold medal and Karnataka got the second position. 6. In hockey Tamil Nadu won gold medal and Chhatisgarh has to satisfy itself with a silver medal. 7. In football in a tough competition Meghalaya won the gold while J & K got the silver medal. 8. In cricket J & K won the gold while Karnataka has to satisfy with a silver medal.
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Probables for 10-day cricket camp
Panchkula, December 7 The camp will start from December 9 to 16 at Police DAV Public School, Ambala . All players should report to chief coach K.M. Tiwari at 3 pm on December 9. The final 16 members’ team will be selected after the camp. The names: Amar Preet Singh, Gourav Goswami, Rahul Bali, Hitesh Kumar, Kawaljit Singh, Karanbir Singh, Shivam Bhardwaj (WK), Rahul Tiwari, Munish Maini, Kulwinder Singh, Raman Kumar (WK), Dilraj Singh, Rahul Dhiman, Hitesh Malik, Deepak Dhiman, Ishu Kharbanda, Pratik Kumar, Gurdeep Matto, Sumit Phogat, Mandeep Matto, Gautam Nagpal, Ashminder Singh, Mohit Rana, Rohit Kumar, Abhi Grower, Rohit Rana, Tushar Roy, Harish Kumar, Kulwinder Singh, Amit Kumar. The names of probables being announced by the Cricket Federation of Chandigarh has announced the probables for the seven-day coaching camp are as under: 1. Parcha Upadhyay 2. Arshbir Sandhu (WK) 2. Arpinder Singh (WK) 4. Amanpreet Singh 5. Sarthak Grower 6. Pardeep Singh 7. Sumit Hooda 8. Neeraj 9. Ganesh Prashad 10. Vikas Dhiman 11. Rahul Sahota 12. Kawaljit Singh 13. Gurminder Singh 14. Sahil Kanojia (WK) 15. Ricky Kumar 16. Deepak Sharma 17. Vinay Rai 18. Gaurav Saini 19. Anurag Kumar 20. Vikas Dhiman 21. Manpreet Singh 22. Sahil Aggarwal 23. Lalit Goyal 24. Sajal Malkotia 25. Mandhawan Kaushal 26. Gaurav Vaish 27. Pawan Kumar 28. Akash Deep 29. Akhil Khingrala 30. Hanish Garg 31. Prabhjot Singh 32. Naveen Singh 33. Shubham Roy 34. Parmal Singh All players should report to coach Monty Inderjit Singh at 3 pm on December 9. The camp will start from December 9 to 15 at Banyan Tree School, Sector 48 here.
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Ishita clinches top honours
Mohali, December 7 The tournament concluded at Golden Bells School, near Sohana, here today. Guraadash Kaur secured second position while Jasmine finished third in the championship. The winners would participate in the state championship. The other results are as under: Rink race 1 (girls’): Under 0-6: 1 Ishita, 2 Guraadash Kaur, 3 Jasmine Kaur. Under 0-6 (boys’): 1 Nikhil Tamang, 2 Unnatvir, 3 Jaskamal Singh. Under 6-8 (girls’): 1 Prabhveer Kaur, 2 Nankie Bawa, 3 Irvandeep Sodhi. Under 6-8 (boys’): 1 Souvik Guriya, 2 Malkit Singh, 3 Yuvraj Singh. Under 8-10 (girls’): 1 Lisa Chandel, 2 Komaljeet Kaur, 3 Anushpreet Kaur. Under 8-10 (boys’): 1 Jasdeep Singh, 2 Vijay Tamag, 3 Harshpreet Singh. Under 10-12 (girls’): 1 Sakshi Tiwari, 2 Jahnvi Kaushik. Under 10-12 (boys’): 1 Aamir Lama, 2 Tushar Thakur, 3 Sukhjinder. Under 12-14 (girls’): 1 Gursimran. (Boys’): 1 Parampal, 2 Vijay Jain, 3 Santbir Singh. Under 14-16 (boys’): 1 Rohit Paday.
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Prinkle beat Shea in Total tennis tourney
Chandigarh, December 7 In the boys’ under-12 age group, Sachin Kumar outplayed third seeded Paramveer Bajwa of Patiala in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 to become champion. The final lasted to 40 minutes only. The other results are as under: Finals: Boys’ (under-10): Param Pun beat Sumit Pal Singh 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. (Under-12): Sachin Kumar beat Paramveer Bajwa 6-1, 6-2. (Under-14): Ranjodh Singh beat Sachin Kumar 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. (Under-16): Aviraj Kamboj beat Ravisher Singh 6-0, 6-2. (Under-18): Amardeep Singh beat Aviraj Kamboj 6-2, 7-5. Girls’: (Under-10): Prinkle Singh beat Shea Bhasin 4-1, 4-0. (Under-12): Nikita Bisnoi beat Nehmat Aulakh 6-0, 6-2. (Under-14): Madhushahi beat Samridhi Lodha 6-3, 6-3.
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Meeting held to review security arrangements
Mohali, December 7 A meeting of the committee was also held under the chairmanship of I.S. Bindra, president of PCA, which was attended by the representatives of the Mohali police, the Chandigarh police, Fortis Hospital, the telecom department, Taj hotel and PCA officials. Meanwhile, all sub-committees have been advised to put all arrangements in place for the smooth conduct of the Test match. |
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