400 examined at health camp
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 14
Over 400 patients were examined by medical experts and medicines distributed free of cost at a camp organised by the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation ( Chandigarh and Haryana) at Kishangarh village yesterday.

Specialists from ENT, eyes, dental and general medicine examined the patients at the health awareness and ‘sadhana’ camp held at the government primary school.

While a number of tooth extractions were done on the spot, some poor patients were provided with spectacles. A nager sankirtan was also taken out, apart from cleaning up of the streets and temples.

The state president of the organisation, Mr Rajinder Singh, and the district president, Mr Subhash Mahajan, said the purpose behind holding the camp was to serve the poor and needy and make them understand the importance of health and hygiene. 

SPORTS

YPS bags Dhruv Pandove cricket tourney
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, April 14
Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, outplayed RIMC, Dehra Dun, by 22 runs to bag the Dhruv Pandove Memorial Cricket tournament which concluded last evening at YPS, Patiala grounds. As many as nine school teams from select ICSE schools of the region took part in this two-day meet.

In the finals, YPS, SAS Nagar, made 73 runs for no loss in five overs with Amarpreet Singh scoring 42 runs in 15 deliveries which included three sixes and four boundaries. In reply, RIMC, Dehra Dun scored only 51 runs for the loss of four wickets.

The teams were divided into three pools. The participating teams were Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Punjab Public school, Nabha, RIMC,Dehra Dun, Scindia School, Gwalior, Lawrence School, Sanawar, Vasant Valley, Delhi, Wood Stock School, Mussorie, YPS, Patiala and YPS, SAS Nagar.

Felicitated

As many as 50 expeditionists of the Khardung-la, which trekked to Kibber in Himachal Pradesh last year were felicitated in the presence of ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh and Dronacharya Awardee Mr D.P. Azad at a function held last evening at Punjab Film and TV Training Institute, SAS Nagar. The expedition was organised by the Chandigarh Adventure Association.

On August 15, the expeditionists hoisted the National Flag at Kibber at an altitude of 14,500 feet above mean sea level.

Wanna beat the heat, take a dip
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, April 14
With the onset of summers, various swimming pools in the city have started witnessing flow of visitors to beat the heat. Swimming pools in the city normally get busy during this time of the year, as these give the residents respite from scorching heat. Swimming pools remain close for almost four to five months in a year. In summers, fun seekers outnumber serious swimmers, who compete in various tournaments, when it comes to attendance at swimming pools.

Chandigarh has a large number of clubs and associations providing this facility to the residents, with some being run by the UT Administration and others by private clubs. Though the month of April does witness the beginning of rush, it is during the month of May that residents start making a beeline for swimming pools.

As the day temperature has been hovering around 35 °C for the past few days, pool administrators have started gearing themselves up to tackle the inflow of visitors.

While Golf Club and Mohali Club opened their swimming pools to the members on April 1, Chandigarh Club opened its swimming pool on April 13. However other UT Administration-run centres are yet to throw swimming pools open to general public. The pool in Chandigarh Press Club is under renovation and will be operational by next month, says the manager of the club. Mr Vijay Kapoor, vice-president, Forest Hill Resort and Country Club, said a new swimming pool was under construction and would be ready for use in a few months.

Lake Club will however open its swimming pool tomorrow. It has its own arrangement for supply of water through a tube-well plant installed on the premises, which also caters to the requirement of tennis courts. The centre offers pool facility to existing members as well as outsiders who have to pay to use the facility.

The two pools in Sector 23 are facing slow progress in work. Mr Yash Pal Chhabra, executive engineer, Public Health Wing, MC, said it would take a few days before the two pools are thrown open to public.