Dhanwantri Award for Dr Sachar
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 31
Dr R.K. Sachar, Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious Dhanwantri Oration Award by the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM). He will deliver the oration at J.N. Medical College at Belgaum in Karnataka on February 6 during the annual conference of the association.

Dr Sachar was elevated to a fellow of the IAPSM in 1999 and was awarded the Harcharan Singh Oration of IAPSM in 2002. He had taken training at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA, during a fellowship awarded by the ECFMG under its international medical scholars programme. He was awarded another fellowship by AUSAID where he worked at the University of Melbourne.

Rana Club win cricket tourney
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, January 31
Jaswinder (74) and Mandeep (57) enabled Rana Club to register an easy 66-run victory over Double Deckor Club and clinch the cup in the Maya Devi Ahuja Memorial cricket tournament held at the Chandigarh road, Sector 32 ground here today.

Batting first, Rana Club scored 210 for 5 in the allotted 22 overs. The main contributors were Jaswinder, Mandeep and Inder Pal who made 74, 57 and 27 runs, respectively.

Double Deckor Club in their essay could muster 144 runs after losing 8 wickets. Baldev top scored with 44 runs, followed by Harbhajan and Sarabjeet Richa who chipped in with 25 and 22 runs, respectively.

Lala Lajpat Rai, member of the Rajya Sabha, gave away prizes. The winners received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a trophy while the losing finalists got a cash prize of Rs 5,100 and runners-up cup. Jimmy of Rana Club was named the best fielder while the best batsman award was shared by Sarabjeet Richa and Baldev of Double Deckor Club. Varinder Patwari of Rana Club was adjudged the best bowler of the tournament.

Brief scores: Rana Club- 210 for 5 ( Jaswinder 74, Mandeep 57, Inder Paul 27, Yogesh 23, Sarabjeet Richa 1 for 35, Lovely 1 for 44, Nitin 1 for 40 and Baldev 1 for 43)

Double Deckor Club- 144 for 8 (Baldev 44, Harbhajan 25, Sarabjeet Richa 22, Rakesh Saini 4 for 25, Sanjay 1 for 23, Varinder 1 for 24, Lalit 1 for 26 and J P Singh 1 for 25).

Kabaddi meet postponed
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 31
The 6th International Lodhi Kabaddi Cup Tournament that was to begin at the Guru Nanak Stadium here yesterday was called off due to rain. A large number of spectators from all over the state had converged here to witness kabaddi matches but the weather played havoc and they had to return disappointed. Earlier, an exhibition match between Punjab and Haryana women was organised, but that too, had to be stopped midway due to rain.

The organisers were forced to postpone the tournament as it was not possible to conduct matches on the slippery ground. Mr Beant Singh Dhaliwal, president of the Lodhi Kabaddi Club, said the tournament would now be held on February 6 at the same venue.

Three local boxers win medals
Our Correspondent

Khanna, January 31
Three local boxers have won bronze medals in the 18th Sub-Junior National Boxing Championship held at Kolkata from January 24 to 28. Mr J.S. Grewal, boxing coach of the Sports Authority of India, said here today that the boxers, Gurdip Singh, Harcharan Singh and Baghel Singh, were students of the local A.S. Senior Secondary School.