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HEALTH

DMCH doctors honoured
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 9
Dr Alka Dogra, Chief of the Dermatology Department at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, and Dr Sunil Gupta, Reader in the Dermatology Department of the DMCH, have been honoured for spreading awareness on HIV and AIDS among the masses and doctors by the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, at the national conference on HIV and AIDS, organised in Amritsar on October 6.

According to a press note, the dermatology department of the DMCH is actively engaged in creating awareness about HIV/AIDS by organising public lectures and quiz programmes for medical students.

It may be mentioned that Manipur leads in having maximum numbers of HIV and AIDS patients.

Fine batting by Charandeep, Amarpal
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, October 9
Sargodha National Public School scored a convincing five-wicket victory over SAN Jain Senior Secondary School to register their second win in the Parle-G PCA Cricket Tournament (u-16) being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association on the Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, campus here today. This was the second defeat of SAN Jain Senior Secondary School.

Despite Chinton Sehgal’s fine batting (93), team of SAN Jain Senior Secondary School was 183 all out after 38.2 overs. For Sargodha National Public School, Charandeep and Yogesh took three wickets each for 28 and 40 runs, respectively.

A fine batting performance by Charandeep and Amarpal Singh helped Sargodha National Public School to overhaul SAN Jain Senior Secondary School ’s total in 36 overs. Charandeep remained not out on 64, while Amarpal Singh made 55.

They also shared a 93-run partnership for the third wicket. Dushyant Kohli and Yogesh contributed 17 and 18 runs, respectively.

Today’s match was inaugurated by Mr Suresh Gupta, a local industrialist. Tomorrow, in the fifth match of the tournament Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, will play against SAN Jain Senior Secondary School.

Brief scores: SAN Jain Senior Secondary School 183 all out in 38.2 overs (Chinton Sehgal 93, Tarun Passi 11, Vaneet Sehgal 15, Charandeep 3 for 28, Yogesh 3 for 40, Amandeep 1 for 26, Sushyant Kohli 1 for 34 and Gurmeet Singh 1 for 36).

Sargodha National Public School 185 for 5 in 36 overs (Charandeep 64 not out, Amarpal Singh 55, Dushyant Kohli 17, Yogesh 18, Ricky 2 for 41, Sukhwinder 1 for 37, Avnish 1 for 34 and Chintan Sehgal 1 for 17).

Cycling meet

All arrangements have been made for the All-India Inter-Varsity Cycling Championship, which begins at Punjab Agricultural University here tomorrow, according to Mr J.S. Toor, Director, Students Welfare, PAU.

The boarding and lodging arrangements for the participants have been made in university hostels. More than 20 teams (men and women) drawn from different universities from all over the country will take part in the five-day championship. Mr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, will inaugurate the championship at 10.30 a.m.

ADMINISTRATION

Special scheme for rural funds mooted
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 9
To bring about intensive development in the villages of the state, the government has decided to provide funds as per the requirements submitted by the Panchayats under a special integrated rural development programme.

This was announced by Mr Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister, Punjab, today while addressing a gathering at Ghumandgarh village, 8 km from here, after laying the stone of a new linkroad and formally inaugurating the upgraded Government High School in the village.

Mr Kahlon said under the present SAD-BJP government in Punjab, the state had seen great development and to further boost the process, funds worth Rs 3,000 crore were being spent on big infrastructural projects, including the four-laning of main roads, construction of bridges, hospital buildings etc. He said to ensure quality in development projects, the panchayats have been involved in the process.

The minister said transparency had been brought in the utilisation of the grants to prevent diversion of the government funds. He accused the previous Congress government in the state for ignoring the development of the state and said the Congress had robbed the funds.

The minister said the education system in the state had been revamped and during the last four years 1600 government schools had been upgraded. He said two schools in the block would be developed as model schools, where different wings of commerce, science and sports education would be provided and the medium of teaching would be English in these schools.

Mr Kahlon announced a grant of Rs 1.5 lakh for the school building, one lakh each for pavement of streets and drainage and Rs 25,000 for development of the village pond.