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CME on urology
The Patiala Chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), led by its president Dr Jatinder Kansal, organised a continuous medical education (CME) programme on “Newer Horizons in Urology” for its members here on Monday. Dr Varinder Dhankar, a specialist in urology, highlighted modern medical and surgical approach to treat various types of kidney, urinary bladder and urinary system disorders.
He also dwelled on various corrective medical and surgical methods to treat impotence, and the side effects associated with modern medications. The scientific session was chaired by Dr Avinash Goyal and Dr RK Jindel. Punjab Medical Council president Dr Manhohan Singh, IMA’s Dr DS Bhullar, Dr Janak Sachdeva, Dr BK Chopra, Dr JPS Sodhi, Dr DC Sharma and Dr Sachinn Kaushal were among 200 who attended the
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Pedestrian killed
Lalru, August 22
The victim was going on foot when the truck knocked him down, killing him on the spot. He was employed at a nearby sand store and was returning home after work. The driver fled the scene. The body was handed over to the deceased’s relatives after a post-mortem examination at the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital. A case has been registered against the unknown driver.
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16 get trapped in swollen Kaushalya
Kalka, August 22 While five youths trapped in the river were on a picnic, the others had gone to a temple near the river to pay their obeisance. According to sources, incessant rain in the higher reaches resulted in a sudden rise in the water level of the river around 6 pm, giving little opportunity to those in the river to escape. The victims raised the alarm, following which a team of 50 CRPF personnel headed by Deputy Commandant Sanjay Gautam arrived at the scene and saved five youths — Jaswant Singh, Ashish, Amit, Kasim and Hasim — of Pinjore with the help of a rope. Eleven others — Mahavir Rana, Krishan Lal, Mohan Lal, Geeta, Ritu, Jimmi, Pankaj, Aman and Manish — from the surrounding areas also got stuck in the river. They had gone to pay obeisance at Shivlotian Temple on the bank of the river. They were also rescued by the CRPF team. The 16 victims While five of the victims, all youths, were on a picnic by the riverside, the remaining 11 were visiting a temple near the river to pay their obeisance when they got trapped |
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Ambala doctor held on rape charge
Ambala, August 22 The police today produced the doctor in a local court, which remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days. According to the police, the woman had gone to the doctor’s clinic to get some treatment last evening. While she was on her way to a toilet located on the clinic premises, the doctor allegedly pushed her
into his bedroom and raped her. Sources said certain influential persons of Ambala City attempted to negotiate a settlement
but the woman was adamant on filing a complaint of rape against the doctor. The woman alleged that the doctor raped her and later when she escaped from the clinic, she approached the police. The medical examination of the doctor and the woman was conducted at the Ambala City Civil Hospital this afternoon. On the woman’s complaint, the police has registered a case of rape against the doctor. Meanwhile, the doctor refuted the woman’s charges and said certain people who wanted to grab his land had hatched a conspiracy against him. |
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NAAC team visits SD College
Ambala, August 22 The team validated the re-accreditation report submitted by the college on aspects like the teaching-learning process, governance and leadership, research and consultancy and best practices, etc. It also interacted with the college faculty, non-teaching staff, students, parents and alumni. Based on the recommendations of the team, the college will be awarded with a grade by NAAC. The Haryana Government has made it compulsory for all universities and colleges of the state to get accreditation. The process was first carried out throughout the country in 2003. In the second phase, institutes of higher education were volunteering for re-accreditation now. The team members included Prof N Sundararajan, Vice-Chancellor, Jain University, Bangalore, Dr Sudipti Banerjee, former chairman of commerce department, and MPR Lyngdoh, former principal, Shillong College,
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Principal honoured
Charles J Osta, principal, Indian Public School, Ambala Cantonment, was honoured with the “Best Educationist Award” and a “Certificate of Excellence” during a ceremony at Krishna Menon Bhawan, New Delhi, on August 12. The award was given by Dr GVG Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, for his achievements and role in the field of education.
The International Institute of Education and Management, New Delhi, honours educationists, industrialists, social workers and scientists from across the country every year. |
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Statue unveiled
A statue of Kargil martyr GD Dhindsa was unveiled by Ram Kishan Foji, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Haryana, on the premises of Government Senior Secondary School, Pinjore, here. In his address, Foji stressed the need for curbing female foeticide.
He urged students to draw inspiration from martyrs and work for the uplift of the nation. He said the state government had raised the freedom fighters’ allowance from Rs 11,000 to Rs 15,000. A blood donation camp was also organised. Eighty persons donated blood. OC |
Man dies as SUV rams into truck
Mohali, August 22 The police said the incident took place when the victim along with his friend Jaswant Singh, a resident of Ropar, was going towards their native village in an SUV. As they approached Khanpur village, a speeding truck overtook their vehicle and then braked suddenly. The SUV rammed into the truck even as its driver braked hard to avoid a collision. The occupants of the SUV were taken the Civil Hospital. However, they were later shifted to the PGI, Chandigarh, where Vijay died during treatment. The police has registered a case against the unknown driver of the truck and started its investigation.
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Servant nabbed from Bihar
Panchkula, August 22 The accused, Akhilesh, had fled after killing 65-year-old Shanti Devi. He had also injured her daughter-in-law Isha and her two daughters. Soon after the incident, a police team headed by sub-inspector Harvinder Singh of the CIA staff was dispatched to the accused’s village in Gaya district. Akhilesh was arrested from his home where he had gone after committing the crime. The motive behind the murder will be known only after the police team reaches Panchkula tomorrow, said superintendent of police Manish
Chaudhary. Akhilesh, a servant at a house in Sector 12, had killed 65-year-old Shanti Devi and left three other wounded on Saturday night. Deceased’s son Praveen Kumar had told the police that the accused had been employed on the reference of another servant employed at one of his relative’s house at Sirsa in Haryana two years ago.
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Robberies on autos: Man held
Chandigarh, August 22 It arrested the accused, Laxmi Kant, who along with his accomplice, had robbed an apple merchant, Gian Singh of Shimla, and a student of the PU when they were in their auto-rickshaw. His accomplice, Shamji of Kajheri village, Sector 36, is absconding. The police said the accused disclosed that two of their targets were looking for prostitutes when they approached him at the ISBT-43. Laxmi then realised that they had huge money and decided to rob them. The two had robbed apple merchant Gian Singh of Rs 36,000 and a cheque of Rs 1.35 lakh from near sector 25 on August 15. They also attacked him in the process with a knife. Similarly, the accused also tried to rob PU UIET student Shikha Mittal on the dividing road of Sector 14 and Sector 25, but failed in their attempt. A resident of Sector 27 was also robbed on August 18 in Sector 37 but he had not intimated the police. Both victims were drunk when they were robbed. ASP Desraj Singh said the police recovered one auto, a cycle rickshaw, two robbed cell phone and a cash of Rs 12,000 from his possession.
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Youth threatens to end life
Chandigarh, August 22 He then threatened his family that he will commit suicide if his elder brother failed to apologise to him. Fire brigade personnel reached the spot and persuaded him to come down after half-and-hour. The police later arrested him under preventive measures. 4-yr-old killed Four-year-old Rohan of Attawa village in Sector 42 died after he fell down from the third floor of his house on Monday. The police said the child was playing on the third floor when he accidentally slipped and fell. The child was rushed to the GMSH-6 where doctors declared him brought dead. Rs
15,000 snatched Two unidentified motorcyclists snatched Rs 15,000 and a cell phone from Suresh Kumar of Ramdarbar late last night. The incident took place at the light point in Hallo Majra. The police said the accused have been identified and would be arrested soon. A case has been registered at the Sector 11 police station.
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Tall ask for Sidhu’s XI
Chandigarh, August 22 Resuming at their overnight score of 233 for 5 in 64 overs, Sidhu’s XI added only 46 runs to the team total. Overnight not out batsman Harmeet Bansal was the first to go for 46 off 98 balls. His knock was studded with eight boundaries and one six. His partner Ankur Jund fell short of a century by three runs. His 120-ball knock was studded with 13 boundaries and two sixes. For Bindra’s XI, Sandeep Sharma, Gurinder Singh and Varun Khullar took two wickets each. Later Bindra’s XI declared their second innings on 260 for 5 in 64 overs. Himanshu Chawla (76) and Manan Vohra (68) added 127 runs for the second wicket. Taruwar Kohli (46) and Gitansh Khera (32) was the other main contributors. In their second innings, Sidhu’s XI made 17 for no loss by the end of the day’s play. Malhotra’s XI collapse In the second match of the day, MP Pandove’s XI, resuming on 145 for 6 in 46 overs, were bowled out for 202 runs at the PAU ground in Ludhiana. Chaman Lal Malhotra’s XI failed to impress and were bundled out for 97 runs in the second innings. Brief scores (match 1): Bindra’s XI (1st innings): 413 all out in 113.5 overs (Manan Vohra 34, Ravi Inder 66, Himanshu Chawla 82, Gurkirat Mann 141 not out, Taruwar Kohli 23, Gurinder Singh 23, Harmeet Bansal 2 for 56, Ankur Jund 5 for 64); Sidhu’s XI (1st innings): 279 for 8 in 79.3 overs (Pargat Singh 78, Vishwas Bhalla 22, Ankur Jund 97, Harmeet Bansal 46, Sandeep Sharma 2 for 52, Gurinder Singh 2 for 54, Varun Khullar 2 for 39); Bindra’s XI (2nd innings): 260 for 5 declared in 64 overs (Manan Vohra 68, Himanshu Chawla 76, Gurkirat Mann 30, Taruwar Kohli 46, Gitansh Khera 32 n.o., Gaurav Gupta 2 for 40); Sidhu’s XI (2nd innings): 17 without loss. Brief scores (match 2): Malhotra’s XI (1st innings): 217 all out in 82.2 overs (Anil Sihag 76, Shive Love 34, Rahul 26, Maninder Singh 3 for 33, Love Ablish 2 for 23, Rajesh Sharma 2 for 51); Pandove’s XI (1st innings): 202 all out (Amitoz Singh 58, Preet Kamal 35, Sharad Lumba 46, Manpreet Gony 4 for 25, Rahul Singla 3 for 56); Malhotra’s XI (2nd innings): 97 all out (Karan Goel 32 Anil Sihag 22, Rajesh Sharma 5 for 39, Yogesh Kumar 4 for 25); Pandove’s XI (2nd innings): 58 for 2 (Sarul Kanwar 51 n.o., Manpreet Gony 2 for 10).
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Aashima, Nikita blank opponents
Chandigarh, August 22 During a first-round match in the main draw, Tanvi overcame Shrishty 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. In another three-setter in a match under the same category, Prinkle Singh overcame Sabrina Gill 6-4, 3-6, 6-0. In the girls (U-18) category, Aashima Garg blanked Sahiba Grover 6-0, 6-0 and Nikita Sharma meted out the same treatment to Gurjot Kaur 6-0, 6-0. In the boys (U-14) category, Adhhayan defeated Sacchit Malhotra 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Rishabh Sharda blanked Karan Thind 6-0, 6-0. In the boys (U-18) category, Ranjeet Singh overcame Bhavtaranpreet Singh 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2. Results: boys (U-14): Vignaesh N defeated Siddharth Basnet 6-0, 6-3; Mohak Bajaj defeated Danish Ahmed 6-3, 6-4; Adhhayan defeated Sacchit Malhotra 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Utkarsh Bhardwaj defeated Jagjit Singh 6-2, 6-2; Jagdeep Singh Bajwa defeated Rahul Verma 6-3, 6-0; Abhinav Mahajan defeated Swapnil Negi 6-1, 6-3; Kabir Manrai defeated Ankeet Kashyap 7-5, 6-3; Sagar Bains defeated Vatsal Gandhi 7-5, 6-2; Abhiney defeated Durgesh Agarwal 6-1, 6-2; Rohit Kumar defeated Hemant Nama 6-2, 6-1; Atishay Jain defeated Raunaq Singh Marwaha 6-1, 6-0; Rishi Khirwar defeated Kabir Kler 6-2, 6-1; Gurjot Singh defeated Avi Malhotra 6-1, 7-1(4); Parth Aggarwal defeated Amit Beniwal 6-3, 6-4. Boys (U-18): Rishbh Dev defeated Yatharth Vidhrohi 6-0, 6-1; Jagmeeti Singh defeated Parth Agarwal 6-4, 6-4; Sohrab Kunwar defeated Uday Pratap 6-1, 5-7, 7-5; Aditya Vikram defeated Abhinav Mahajan 6-2, 6-2; Nirbhay Singh Soin defeated Abhijeet Singh 6-0, 6-0; Digvijay Singh Naruka defeated Saurabh Ajnar 6-1, 6-2; Ranjeet Singh defeated Bhavtaranpreet Singh 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2; Mandeep Kumar defeated Prateek Bhandari 6-0, 6-0; Akash Goyal defeated Azad Singh 6-3, 6-0; Raghav Talwar defeated Rahul Seth 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1; Tejas Kapoor defeated Uday Singh Mann 6-1, 6-2; Ravjeet Singh defeated Mahanya Khanna 6-2, 6-2; Aviraj Kamboj defeated Dipanshu Garg 6-4, 6-2; Ajay Thakur defeated Santbir Singh 6-1, 6-2; Fatehdeep Singh defeated Yasvardhan Singh 6-4, 6-2. Girls (U-14): Tanvi Bhathatan defeated Shrishty Dhanda 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Bani defeated Isha Kochhar 6-1, 6-2; Jannat Kurana defeated Kriti Soni 6-0, 6-2; Arushi Bhasin defeated Gulmehar Kaur 6-1, 6-0; Nimrat Walia defeated Neelanchal Gupta 6-4, 6-1; Agrima Sharma defeated Rubani Ahluwalia 7-6(3), 6-0; Kavya Gupta defeated Prakriti 6-1, 6-4; Gayatri Kumariaha defeated Saumya Saxena 6-2, 6-3; Maitry Phukan defeated Taru Ahluwalia 6-1, 6-4; Prinkle Singh defeated Sabrina Gill 6-4, 3-6, 6-0; Sarah Dev defeated Sandeep Kaur 6-0, 6-0; Karishma Mehta defeated Seerat Kaur Pannu 6-3, 6-1; Arushi Kakkar defeated Yashi Saxena 6-1, 6-3; Aarzoo Choudhary defeated Nimrat Kang 6-3, 6-1; Ayushi Gupta defeated Saryana Khanna 6-2, 6-1; Rutvi Jatin Shah defeated Yubrani Banerjee 6-1, 6-1. Girls (U-18): Charvi Saxena defeated Yagini Kapoor 6-1, 6-1; Aashima Garg defeated Sahiba Grover 6-0, 6-0; Vineeta Singh defeated Karishma Mehta 6-2, 6-3; Arushi Bhasin defeated Ayna Arora 6-1, 6-1; Nikita Sharma defeated Gurjot Kaur 6-0, 6-0; Dimpy Khirwar w/o Shrishty
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Delhi XI give Jaipur team a pounding
Chandigarh, August 22 In the first match of the day, Shivalik academy defeated Maharaja Ranjit Academy, Amritsar, 2-0. For the local outfit, Sukhjeet Singh drew first blood in the 36th minute by converting a penalty corner. Harjot Singh struck the plank in the 49th minute. In the second match, Delhi XI defeated SVM School, Jaipur, by a flattering 12-goal margin. For Delhi XI, Vasudev hit five goals. |
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Jaipreet, Vijay lift I-Day Cup
Chandigarh, August 22 The final appeared to be leaning towards a one-sided affair, with Ekam bowing out due to injury, leaving Binny to battle it out alone. It was no cakewalk for the winning duo. At the turn Jaipreet and Vijay had taken a two-hole lead. Soon after the turn, the leading pair lost three holes in a row, allowing Binny to go ahead by But then Jaipreet rallied, drawing level in the next hole, and moved ahead, with Vijay birdying the 14th. After sharing the 15th, Jaipreet and Vijay won the 16th and 17th to emerge winners. In the semifinals played earlier, Dimple Minocha and Neelu Chopra went down fighting to Binny and Ekam. The pair of Jaipreet and Vijay beat S Ratia and Kainaat Singh 8-7 to reach the final. |
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