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Docs' association for a cause
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 26
Doctors of Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, practising in and around Chandigarh have formed an association for a cause.

The doctors from all fields of specialities have decided to improve the deteriorating patient-doctor relationship. They have resolved to undertake activities like open discussions with the patients, their relatives, academic updates. The office-bearers are: Patrons — Dr Charanjit Singh, Dr S.K. Bansal and Dr Neelam Mehta; President — Dr J.S. Cheema; Secretary — Dr S. Malhotra; Treasurer — Dr K.S. Dhillon; executives — Dr R.S. Bedi and Dr Ajay Sama.

SPORTS

St John’s school win cricket title
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, October 26
A brilliant knock of unbeaten 91 runs by Aayush Raj Soni helped St John’s-26 in winning the under-12 title of the IV Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament played here today at St John’s High School, Sector 26.

The captain of St John’s, Abhinav Sharma, won the toss and elected to bat first. But the team had an early shock when its openers, Devjyot Singh and Vikram Talwar, were dismissed without any of them reaching even the double figure. But an unbeaten 91 runs off 88 deliveries by Ayush Raj Soni and his fifth wicket partnerships with Arjanvir Chadha, who scored 28 runs in 30 deliveries, enabled St John’s in setting the target of 172 runs in 30 overs for YPS, SAS Nagar. But the YPS team was bundled out for 95 runs in 25.3 overs. Mr Dinesh Mongia was the key attraction for the budding cricketers. The organisers, based on the performance of the players in the league, adjudged three best players. These were: best allrounder (Keerat Singh), best batsman (Gurkirat Singh) and best bowler (Ishandeep Singh), all three from YPS, SAS Nagar.

Brief scores: St John’s-26 — 172 runs for eight in 30 overs (Aayush Raj Soni 91 n.o., Arjanvir Chadha 28, Ishandeep 3 for 36, Keerat Singh 2 for 37); YPS, SAS Nagar — 95 runs all out in 25.3 overs(Gurkirat Singh 19, Chiraginder 18, Devjyot 3 for 20, Himanshu Bawa 2 for 16).

Volleyball title

Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, retained the volleyball trophy in junior boys section while in the girls section, it was the Coaching Centre, Sector 18, who clinched the title in the Chandigarh Junior State Volleyball Championship here last evening at Sports Complex, Sector 7.

In the junior boys section last league tie, SPS-41 outplayed SD Public School, Sector 32, in a well contested four games at 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20. Balwinder Singh of SPS-41 exhibited a super display alongwith Surjit Singh, Surinder and Raju Chauhan also combined well in their team’s win. However, the runner-up trophy went to Sports Complex, Sector 7.

In junior girls section, CC-18 lifted the trophy and runner-up position went in favour of Sharda Sarvhitkari-40. The prizes were awarded by Mr D.S. Bedi, Vice-President, of the Chandigarh Volleyball Association.

ADMINISTRATION

26 Labour Bureau employees flout EC’s order
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 26
As many as 26 employees of the Labour Bureau may be booked by the police for not reporting on duty assigned to them by the Election Commission of India for a month-long electoral roll revision exercise beginning on November 5.

Out of 36 employees of the Labour Bureau, only 10 turned up today for training, an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO), Mr Ashok Vashisht, told Chandigarh Tribune.

The EC had appointed 11 AERO’s for an intensive voter revision exercise where enumerators will go house-to-house to enroll those attaining 18 years of age on Jan 1, 2000, and strike off names of those who have either died or migrated. The exercise is being taken up after seven years.

Mr Vashishth said registration of cases would be done after they do not report for the next training camp. Explanations had been sought from those who had not attended today’s training camp, he added. Mr Ashwani Kumar, another AERO, today conducted training for 59 enumerators and supervisors called for the voter revision duty. There were only couple of persons absent from his group today.

Mr Vashishth said he would wait till November 2 when the next training session would be held and then proceed towards the harsh measure.

Crime against women cell from next week
Ruchika M. Khanna
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 26
With the rising instances of crime against women in the district, the local police has decided to set up a crime against women cell. This cell will be operational from next week.

It is learnt that this will be set up under the direct supervision of the Assistant Superintendent of Police (Rural), Ms Bharti Arora. This will be set up in the same premises as the Sector 10 police post. The latter has now been shifted and the three HUDA shops in the Sector 10 market, from where the new CAW cell will function, are presently being renovated.

A police officer of the rank of an Inspector, two officers of the rank of Sub Inspector or Assistant Sub- Inspector of Police , two Head Constables and four constables will be handpicked for the job. “Cops with good counselling skills will be preferred as most of the cases referred to the cell relate to marital disputes,” informed a senior police official. He said that the staff deployed here would be from both the sexes.

The CAW cell will be closely linked with non-government organisations (NGOs ) and certain individuals for counselling of women. The police has already tied up with two NGOs — Piya Sharma Charitable Trust and Crime Against Women. The former has also assured the assistance of a psychiatrist for counselling sessions. Officials say that once the cell is operational, they will decide on fixed days and timings for counselling sessions.

It may be noted that as of now all cases of crime against women were dealt in the local police stations. Counselling (if any), in case of marital disputes, was also done by the staff posted here.

Officials hope that with the establishing of this cell, they will be able to rehabilitate certain women and also play a more pro- active role in saving certain marriages from dissolution.

Sources inform that other than cases relating to marital discord, the cell will deal with all cases of crime against the fairer sex. Even heinous crimes committed against women — abduction, rape, molestation and kidnapping will be dealt by the CAW cell.

It may be mentioned that efforts to set up the cell were being made for the past quite some time. Earlier, too, a Sub Inspector was made the in-charge of this cell and a woman ASI and two Head Constables were deployed for this duty.

But other than manpower, no additional infrastructure was provided. The ASI went for a training course and the two constables lost their jobs when the High Court ordered that the new recruitments to the posts of 1,600 constable be cancelled, it is learnt.

Explanation of 15 employees sought
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 26
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh here yesterday sought explanation from 15 employees who were found to be either late or absent from duty.

The Assistant Commissioner-I, Mr Ashok Vashisht, issued letters seeking explanation from the employees.

The explanation was sought after Mr Vashisht’s decision yesterday to mark attendance at 9.30 a.m. today before him.

In surprise checks earlier, Mr Vashisht, had been getting registers brought to him at 9.35, only five minutes after the reporting time for duty.

Mr Vashisht took today’s measure after it was found in yesterday’s surprise check that registers were locked.

After getting attendance of the employees today, the AC returned registers to different departments.

Mr Vashisht told Chandigarh Tribune that absence in the office today was higher than that in normal days.

There was a fear of queues in the morning but arrangements were made to avoid that.

Five employees could come at a time to mark their attendance as registers were placed on a table having all registers.

Certain employees had yesterday said that it would have been better to start punching machines than taking these adhoc measures.