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Fatehgarh Sahib, August 16
The doctors in the district closed their clinics in protest against the alleged beating of Dr Harpreet Singh and ransacking his hospital Harpreet Medical Complex, Sirhind, by unidentified persons last night.

The doctor sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the local Civil Hospital. A delegation of doctors led by Dr Mohinder Singla, district president of Indian Medical Association (IMA), presented a memorandum to deputy commissioner and SSP demanding a fair probe into the incident. The delegation also demanded adequate security to the doctors and the hospital.

While talking to The Tribune, Dr Mohinder Singla said last night three unidentified persons came to the hospital in a black car. One of them complained of a knee problem. As the doctor bent to check his knee, they attacked him with baseball sticks. They ransacked the hospital and within a few minutes they fled away. He said it was a well-planned attack on him as they choose the closing timing to attack him. He said doctors are always soft targets. He said they have urged the DC and SSP to ensure protection to the doctors or else they would have to stop checking patients at odd hours. Dr. Harpreet Singh said he has no enmity with anyone nor he has seen these attackers before.

Interestingly members of District Likahri Sabha also joined the delegation as Dr Harpreet Singh also a writer and their member. When contacted, HS Mann SSP said a case under Sections 452, 406, 523 of the IPC has been registered and police is investigating the matter. He said sketches are being prepared as per the information of the doctor. He assured that law and order would be maintained and the culprit would be arrested soon.

Patiala, August 16
CMD of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited KD Chaudhri unfurled the National Flag and inspected the guard of honour at the PSPCL headquarters in Patiala.

Chaudhri said the power sector was passing through a difficult phase. "Notwithstanding the power crisis, I appreciate the efforts made by officers/employees of the PSPCL for providing satisfactory electricity supply and consumer-friendly services to 75 lakh consumers of Punjab," he said.

He also gave away prizes to 25 best employees.

State Bank of Patiala

The State Bank of Patiala celebrated 66th Independence Day in its head office. Achal Kumar Gupta, managing director of the bank, hoisted the Tricolour. A cultural programme was held. Children from SOS village, Patiala, and students of School for Deaf and Blind participated in the programme.

Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation

PRTC chairman Ranjit Singh Balian hoisted the National Flag in the head office on the Nabha road. Managing director of the PRTC DPS Kharbanda was also present on the occasion. Seventeen persons were given jobs on compassionate grounds, 43 employees were honoured for good work and 22 Class III and Class IV employees were promoted.

Awarded

Chandigarh: On 66th Independence Day, MC Mayor Raj Bala Malik, along with MC Commissioner VP Singh, gave commendation certificates to officials, including Mahesh Kumar, Sukhdev Singh, Parveen Kumar, all firemen, Rajni Jauhar, Senior Assistant, Dr Subhash Satija, Senior Medical Officer, civil dispensary, Sector 8, Bhupinder Kaur, SubInspector, enforcement, Sri Niwas, peon, Raghubir Singh and Rajesh Yadav, Chowkidar, Amit and Rajbir, sanitation workers, Lallan Parshad, Mali, Kapu Swami, Beldar, Maimuna Yasmeen and community organiser.

FOSWAC chairman PC Sanghi, PN Mehta, Sameeda Begum, Mauli Jagran, Pooja Thakur, president, self-help group, Palsora, were also honoured.

'At Home'

Chandigarh: Many VIPs, including Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, attended the "At Home" function organised by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil at Punjab Raj Bhawan.

Governor Shivraj V Patil met bureaucrats, politicians and dignitaries.

The invitees preferred staying near the Governor's house as there was some shade. Patil proposed the vote of thanks.

Chandigarh, August 16
The Special Technical Operation Cell of PCR launched a special drive to check illegal supply and sale of liquor on Independence day. The police recovered 41 cases of liquor from various places in the city.

About 28 cases were recovered from a Maruti car on the road separating Sectors 52 and 53. The accused, Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Imran, residents of Mohali, were arrested and a case under 61-1-14 Excise Act has been registered. Three cases of country-made liquor were recovered from house number 1390, Phase-I, Ramdarbar. One Dara was arrested and a case under the Excise Act has been registered. Ten cases and 125 quarters of liquor were recovered from a house in Sector 29. — TNS

Panchkula, August 16
Anchit Mahajan of Panchkula defeated Sahil of Yaumnagar in the first match under boys' singles (u-19) category in the 46th Haryana State Senior Open Badminton Championship that commenced at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here today. Anchit won the match 13-21, 21-12 and 21-11.

A total of 174 boys and 59 girls from the 18 districts of the state are participating in the tournament under various categories.

Results

Boys’ Singles (U-19): Ravinder Goyal (Bwn) bt Deepak(Hsr) 19-21, 30-29, 21-19; Ujwal Singh (Kkr) bt Sumit (Krl) 21-9, 21-04; Amit Sharma (Hsr) bt Sudanshu (Pnp) 21-18, 21-16; Mahesh Sharma (Bwn) bt Prikshit (Kkr) 21-15, 21-15; Inderneel(Pnp) beat Gurpreet (Srs) 21-10, 21-18; Rohan (Srs) bt Deepal (Pnp) 21-12, 21-09; Vishal (Krl) bt Nitin Kumar (Amb) 21-16, 21-16; Dinesh (Grn) bt Sahil (Jhj) 21-13, 21-18; Aman Kumar (Rtk) bt Kunal (Grn) 21-05, 21-10.

Men's Singles: Vineet (Spt) bt Shubam Agarwal (Kkr) 21-11, 21-13; Devyansh (Hsr) bt Jaspal Singh (Ymr) 21-15, 21-13; Manoj (Bwn) bt Amit Sharma (Hsr) 21-12, 18-21,21-15; Amit Jalandar (Srs) bt Vikas (Pnp) 21-19, 21-19; Kamaldeep Singh (Jnd) bt Pardeep Sharma (Grn) 21-19, 22-20; Aman Kumar (Rtk) bt Himanshu (HSR) 21-11, 21-05; Mukesh (Grn) bt Amit (Srs) 21-16, 21-14; Inderneel (Pnp) bt Saurav Kalia (Fbd) 21-15, 21-14; Sidarth (Bwn) bt Abhijot Mittal (Pkl) 21-17, 21-14; Pawan (Hsr) bt Lokesh (Pnp) 21-05, 21-01; Dinesh Gulia (Rtk) bt Amit (Pnp) 21-18, 21-11.

Chandigarh, August 16
On the first day of Punjab State Inter-district Senior Tournament for Katoch Shield, the Jalandhar team made a solid start after scoring 252 runs against Patiala, at Government Model Senior Secondary School Sector 26 here today.

After wining the toss, Jalandhar’s skipper Mandeep Singh elected to bat first. The opening pair of Robin Singh and Pargat Singh put on 35 runs before Robin Singh (20) was caught by Rajwinder off Robin Dhillon. Taruwar Kohli was the next to go after scoring 4 runs.

Later on, skipper Mandeep Singh joined Abhishek Gupta and the duo stitched a total 92 runs partnership for the fourth wicket before Mandeep Singh was cleaned up by Beant Singh on the individual score of 53 runs. Rahul Sharma also added an essential score of 28 runs, including three boundaries. He added 37 runs for the 7th wicket with Ishan Malhotra (31). For Patiala, Beant Singh remain the most successful bowler after claiming 3 for 51 while Robin Dhillon and Rajwinder Gollu grabbed two wickets each.

Brief scores

Jalandhar -252 for 7 in 90 overs(Mandeep Singh 53, Abhishek Gupta 55, Pargat Singh 45, Ishan Malhotra 31 not out, Rahul Sharma 28,Beant Singh 3 for 51, Robin Dhillon 2 for 42 , Rajwinder Gollu 2 for 52).

In the second match, at the cricket stadium of sector 16, the local side bundled out Ludhiana on a mere total of 216-runs, here. After putting to bat first, the Ludhiana team lost their openers on a total of 14-runs. Later, Himanshu Shelly (67) and Rahul Singla (42) stabled the team’s innings. For Chandigarh, Siddharth Kaul was the pick of the day after claiming 4 for 44.

Brief scores

Ludhiana-216 all out in 87.3 overs(Bharat Malhotra 35, Anil Sihag 36, Himanshu Shelly 67, Rahul Singla 42 not out, Siddharth Kaul 4 for 44 and Gurjayot 3 for 34).

In the third match played at Gandhi Grounds Amritsar, the home side after wining the toss scored 257-runs in 74 overs against Mohali.Chandan Madan scored 80 off 130 studded with 10 boundaries. For Mohali, left arm spinner Varun Khanna clamed 4 for 77.

Brief scores

Amritsar(1stinnings)- 257 for 7 in 74 overs(Chandan Madan 80, Sharad Lumba 26, Harman Bajwa 31, Amandeep Bawa 53 not out,Varun Khanna 4 for 77).

Chandigarh, August 16
The Yonex Chandigarh State Badminton Championship kicked off at Badminton Hall of Sector 42 Sports Complex today. A total of 600 badminton players have marked their presence in the three-day event. The tournament is being organised by the Chandigarh Badminton Association in both boys and girls (U-10, U-13, U-15,U-17, U-19 and seniors) category.

Results

Girls(U-10); Seerat bt Rohani (21-9); Gunisha bt Anvita (21-6); Medha bt Samridhi (21-13);Kaina bt Chatanya (21-15); Vanshika bt Suhani (21-3);Boys(U-10)- Kartik bt Ausho (21-10); Udai bt Aditya (21-10).

Girls(U-13)-Khushboo bt Shambhavi (21-14,21-3); Dia Batra bt Navsift (21-19.21-17);Ishita bt Manisha (21-3,21-1);Arpita bt Teasta (21-4,21-3); Boys(U-13)-Anshul bt Jaskaran (21-6,21-14); Anant Singh bt Rishab (24-26, 21-18,21-13); Aman Mehta bt Yatish (21-11.21-10); Adhiraj bt Aditya Gupta (21-12,21-18); Himanshu bist bt Kartik Gupta (21-19,21-19); Akshit Sehgal bt Aditya Sharma (19-21,21-7,21-10);Mammick bt Manav Sharma (21-7,21-12); Lakshya Bt Rishabh (21-7,21-12);Yuvraj bt Shaurya diwesh (21-12,21-16); Shivam Mittal Bt Raghav Sharma (21-10, 21-10);Rohan Verma bt Nilesh Gupta (21-19,21-8);Aryan bt Naman (21-13,21-14); Raman Kanwar bt Kinshuk Sharma (21-4,21-8); Manav Bansal bt Karan Boparai (21-11,21-16).

Boys(U-15): Saulab bt Mayank Walia (21-2,21-0); Vivek bt Harsh (21-8,21-6); Kanwar bt Gagandeep Dhillon (21-10,21-11);Aryan bt Akashdeep (21-7,21-10); Raman Kumar bt Amandeep Singh (21-11,21-13); Chandan bt Harmeet (21-5,21-12); Amit bt Manoj (21-2,21-12); Anshuman bt Rohit (21-11,21-8); Himanshu bt Yugraj (21-9,21-4); Pankaj bt Ankit (21-10,21-14); Manish Dangwal bt Sagar (21-19,21-23,21-14); Abhinav Tayagi bt Bhskar (21-4,21-2); Amandeep bt Chirag (21-13,21-17); Yuvraj bt Rishab (21-2,21-3).