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Patriotic fervour grips students at Rajpura
Tribune News Service

Patiala, November 16
Government Rajindra Hospital authorities are gearing up for the inspection by Medical Council of India (MCI) for the final approval from the council for the increase in number of seats.

The authorities had been demanding an increase in number of MD seats from 120 to 189 and of MBBS seats from 150 to 250. This demand was long awaiting a nod from the MCI.

In 2012, as many as 3,595 MBBS seats were allotted to different institutions across the country. But Punjab was not given a single seat despite holding several meetings in this regard. The plight has been the same since past 35 years.

In fact, the MCI had further imposed a ban on the admission in Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot, which further decreased the total number of medical seats in the state by 150, thereby worsening the situation.

Considering the demand for an increase in the number of medical seats, Government Medical College had appealed to the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, in this regard. Following the request, a 20-member team of BFUHS inspected the college. The team took stock of the infrastructure development plans that would be required in case the college was permitted to increase the seats and after studying the entire plan, they gave their consent.

Moreover, the college authorities received a no objection certificate from the Punjab government regarding the increase, following which the authorities submitted an application with the MCI along with the detailed proposal mentioning all structural changes, staff and space arrangements required for the advancement. The draft even included details of land that had been earmarked for the construction of various labs, library, wards and operation theatres, as per the requirements of the MCI.

Now, that the proposal lies with the MCI, the college authorities are busy fulfilling all the requirements, including filling of vacant posts, as the MCI can anytime conduct an inspection to take a final call on the issue.

The Punjab government has recently increased the posts of senior residents and other faculty members as well, including specialists, as the hospital has only five specialists.

Giving information in this regard, college principal Dr KD Singh said, “We will be able to admit more students from next session itself once we get a go ahead from the MCI.”

Dera Bassi, November 16
Lalru police has arrested a person and seized 10 kg of poppy husk from his possession.

The accused has been identified as Inderjeet Singh, a resident of Langroas, district Nawansehar.

According to information, the police nabbed the accused on grounds of suspicion near a factory at Gholu Majra village. He tried to dodge the police, but was overpowered by policemen.

A case has been registered against the accused, Inderjeet. — OC

Ropar, November 16
A person was killed, while three others were critically injured when their car collided with a tip truck near Bharatgarh late night here yesterday.

The deceased has been identified as Rajinder Kumar, a resident of Majara village.

The injured Satnam Singh, a resident of lower Dolewal village, Satish Kumar of Mehndli Khurd village, and Balwinder Singh of Bahal village are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

According to information, the four victims were going towards Anandpur Sahib when the driver of the tipper suddenly applied brakes and the car hit the tipper from the rear side leading to the tragedy.

The four were rushed to the Ropar civil hospital, where Rajinder was declared brought dead, while Satish and Balwinder were referred to PGI for further course of treatment, said the police.

Ropar, November 16
On the occasion of National Press Day, a function was organised on the premises of Rupnagar Press Club today.

Local MLA Dr Daljit Singh Cheema was the chief guest on the occasion, while Rupnagar Superintendent of Police (H) Harmeet Singh Hundal was the guest of 
honour.

Local MLA Dr Daljit Singh Cheema assured assistance to the Press club in its various endeavors.

Rupnagar Press Club president Bahadurjeet Singh, former Rupnagar improvement trust chairman Dr RS Parmar, senior lawyer HS Paul, Netaji Model School director VP Saini, Rupnagar Press Club secretary Satish Jagota and patron Gurcharan Singh Bindra also spoke on the occasion. 

Ambala, November 16
Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Aggarwal has awarded life imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each to six accused involved in a murder case, here today.

The convicted have been identified as Jaswinder, Mohit, Jagpreet, Tejinder, Rahul and Sandeep. Two other accused, Satwinder and Pradeep, are juvenile.

According to prosecution, the accused had assaulted Surya Pratap, a resident of Babiyal village, on February 9, 2011, when he was passing by on his motorbike along with his friend.

Pratap was seriously injured in the assault and later succumbed to his injuries, while undergoing treatment at PGI, Chandigarh.

The police had registered a case under Section 302 against eight persons, including two juveniles.

When the judge held them guilty, one of the accused Jagpreet managed to flee.

The police alerted the surrounding police posts in this regard, however, he himself surrendered to the court after few hours.

Chandigarh, November 16
Jaipuria Sunrise and SMV agencies have been penalised for delaying the possession of a flat.

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the opposite parties to pay Rs 1 lakh to the complainant.

The opposite parties were also directed to pay the penalty at the rate of Rs 5 per square feet of the super area per month for the period of delay till the delivery of possession of the flat to the complainant.

The complainant booked a residential flat in Jaipuria's Sunrise Greens at VIP Road, Zirakpur.

However, due to the delay in possession, the complainants had to take an accommodation on rent and ended up paying a sum of Rs 9,000 per month.

Panchkula, November 16
A 60-year-old woman was robbed of her gold bangle worth Rs 80,000 by members of the Sehnsi gang.

The victim has been identified as Satish Bala, former deputy registrar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. She is a resident of Sector 25, Panchkula.

The incident took place when she was waiting for a bus at the Sector 5 bus stand. Two women, in their late twenties, approached Satish Bala and said her relative was waiting for her in a car parked near the bus stand.

“When I went there, they said that they were mistaken and after giving me a reference of some grocery store, the women said they could drop me at Sector 25,” said Satish Bala.

The victim said instead of going towards Sector 25, the driver of the car turned the vehicle towards Sector 4. When the victim got off the vehicle, she realised that her gold bangle was missing.

In her complaint to the police, the victim said her gold bangle weighed 2.5 tolas and was worth over Rs 80,000. However, the police lodged a FIR which mentioned that the bangle was worth Rs 20,000 and had been stolen. 

Chandigarh, November 16
St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, and Delhi Public School (DPS), Sector 40 (DPS 40), registered victories in their respective matches of the ongoing St Kabir Inter-School Cricket Tournament for boys (U-12) here today.

In the first match, St Anne’s defeated Yadvindra Public School (YPS), Mohali, by 2 wicktes. The latter piled up 77 runs in the stipulated 20 overs with Pranshu (17 runs) scoring thje highest runs for the team.

For St Annes, Aditya Bhargava took 2 wickets for 11 runs. In reply, St Anne’s School achieved the target with Gurneet (24 runs) scoring a lion’s share. For YPS, bowlers Jaskirat and Pranshu took wickets.

In another match, Delhi Public School beat Chandigarh Baptist School Sector 45 by 6 wickets.

The Baptist team set a target of 72 runs with Abhinav contributing 21 runs. For Delhi Public School, Aagmandeep claimed 3 wickets for 5 runs while Yuvraj took 2 wickets for 6 runs.

Chasing the target, Delhi Public School scored 76 runs for 4 wickets in 14.2 overs.

Aagmandeep scored 17 runs, Arnav scored 13 runs and Mannu claimed 1 wicket for 11 runs and proved to be the star players of the Delhi Public School’s cricket team.

Chandigarh, November 16
Host St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, defeated St John’s School, Sector 26, while the Saupin’s School Sector 32 beat Millennium School, Mohali, in their respective matches of the ongoing 5th Super League Cricket Tournament for boys (U-13), being played here today.

In the first match, St Joseph’s School defeated St John’s School by 43 runs. An all-round performance by Anshul Negi (36 runs and claiming 2 for 7) helped the hosts to register a marginal victory over the rivals.

Batting first, St Joseph’s School posted 125 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Skipper Anshul Negi along with his crease mate Shrey Sharma helped the team to score a respectable total. Anshul Negi contributed 36 runs while Shrey Sharma chipped in 29 runs in the team’s total. For St John’s School, Sikander and Tanish claimed three wickets each, respectively.

In reply, the St John’s team could manage to score only 93 runs before getting all out in 17 overs. Ratish for his 28 runs contribution remained the top scorer of the team. For bowling side, Rachit Srivastava and Anshul Negi claimed two wickets each.

Chandigarh, November 16
Leading from the front, an all-round performance by the batsmen and bowlers of Punjab Cricket Team put them in the driver’s seat against the Railways’, during the ongoing Col CK Nayudu Trophy match today. After amassing 462 runs the Punjab side claimed 6 wickets of the Railway cricket team.

Earlier, resuming at an overnight score of 231 runs for 4 wickets in 90 overs, Punjab team went on to score 462 runs in 145.1 overs. Skipper Gitansh Khera scored 82 off 157 balls inclusive of 13 boundaries and he was equally supported by Amit Prashar (57 runs). Jaskaran Singh (46 runs) and Yogesh Kumar (34 runs) with their late contributions also helped the side to achieve a defendable total. For Railways’, KI Thakur, HG Kadam and PI Chaudhary claimed two wickets each.

Chandigarh, November 16
GGDSD College, Hariana (Hoshiarpur), defeated AD College, Dharamkot (Moga), by 14 runs to secure the third spot in the ongoing Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Championship for Men (B-Division) at PU campus cricket grounds, today.

After electing to bat first, SD College scored 189 runs for 8 in 30 overs. Gurdas Bhatia (56 runs), Tirath Singh (54 runs) and Kulbir Singh (30 runs) were the top scorers. For bowling side, Gurpreet Singh, Baljinder Singh and Ravinder Kumar claimed two wickets each while Dina Nath claimed 1 for 30.

AD College scored 175 runs for 8 in 30 overs. Ravinder Kumar (52 runs), Parminder (25 runs), Sharanpreet (22 runs) and Gurpreet (20 runs) were the main scorers. For bowling side, Parminder was the star claiming 4 for 29 while Gurdas Bhatia took 2 for 29. Harminder Singh and Sandeep Kumar claimed 1 wicket each. — TNS

Mohali, November 16
Karanbir Singh secured
a three-point lead after Round 3 of the Mohali District Chess Championship being played at Gurukul World School, Sector 67, here today.

In the same category, Riya Sharma and Rachinder Singh are two points behind him. Over 98 players are participating in the five categories in the tournament. In the boys (U-15) Harshit Garg is leading with three points while Mahul Puri, Armaan Gohil, Ishan, Mayank and Manpreet Singh are leveling at second spot with 2.5 points.

In the Girls (U-15) event, Ishita with three points dominated the chart while Jasmine Sahota, Jassica Sameer, Anukreet Saini, Komal Saini are following her with two points.

Chandigarh, November 16
As the nation bids a tearful adieu to the God of cricket- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar- after his successful career of 24 years, the Prime Minister’s Office decided to confer upon him the highest civilian award of the country. Yes! The prestigious Bharat Ratna Award to the man of ‘strokes’.

Here we have some quotes of renowned former Olympians Milkha Singh and Balbir Singh.

Also, The Tribune reporter Deepankar Sharda, talks to some local fans of the master blaster, over this decision of conferring upon him the Bharat Ratna award.

BHARAT RATNA FOR sachin

"Sachin is cricket’s James Bond and no one can take away this charm from him. Every man must be proud of him today and every Indian welcomes the decision of felicitating him with the Bharat Ratna"

VIKRAM CHOPRA, a fan

"15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches are enough to reveal the man’s status. He deserves the best. His farewell was emotional, his presence makes us proud and his master strokes motivate us to learn. Thank God for giving us Sachin Tendulkar"

Jagdeep Dhillon, a fan

"It is a great boost for the sports faculty. On similar lines, Dhyan Chand should also be honoured with the same recognition"

Milkha Singh, former olympian

"He is the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the honour. And he deserves to be felicitated with the best. Even at the age of 40 years, he has the same charm to make the audience go crazy. I wish him all the luck and give all my regards for entertaining us "

CHARANJEEV, a fan