HEALTH

Cancer awareness from today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 5
Seeing the magnitude of cancer problem in India and delay in its detection, Chandigarh will be the third city in the country where National Cadets Corps (NCC) will be involved in spreading awareness about the disease, which has assumed alarming proportions. The cancer awareness programme will be launched jointly by the Cancer Care India and the National Cadets Corps. A local NGO, Sahayta, is one of the 20 support groups in India, which has joined in to form an apex body which will create awareness about the magnitude of the problem and its prevention.

A total of 12 lakh cadets would be imparted training by holding workshops on cancer awareness at Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehra Dun, Bhilai and Patna. After Delhi and Kolkata,Chandigarh is the third city, where the programme will be launched tomorrow, at DAV College, Sector 10. “To begin with, we will seek the help of 550 NCC cadets in the UT to educate the masses, about cancer and its prevention,” informed Mrs Neelu Tuli, president Sahayta and treasurer of National Support Group. The programme, would be extended to the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

To be launched in 580 of the 597 districts of the country, it was felt that it would be possible to reach out a large section of the population by involving NCC cadets, as they can operate at various levels, including schools, villages and social sector. 

Jail inmates made aware of AIDS
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 5
The Indian Council of Social Welfare (ICSW) today organised an AIDS awareness camp at the Burail jail. The camp was held under the “Target Intervention programme for Jail Inmates — Awareness and Sensitisation Camp”.

Funded by the State AIDS Control Society, around 70 inmates lodged at the jail, attended the camp. The resource person for the camp, Dr Sangeeta Jund, Coordinator, ICSW, stressed the need for adopting preventive measures and safe sexual behaviour. The inmates were also informed about the causes and prevention of AIDS.

Ms Poonam and Ms Rekha from the State AIDS Control Society and Dr Balraj Salwanm, Medical Officer, were also present. Pamphlets were distributed among the inmates.

SPORTS

Harmandeep shoots two golds
Tribune Reporters

Chandigarh, September 5
Harmandeep Singh Sidhu, a student of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Chandigarh, won two gold medals in the recently concluded 13th All-India G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship held at Chennai. He won the medals in the in air rifle peep sight senior men and junior men categories. He scored 383/400. Surjeet Bhadu of Panjab University Campus scored 367/400 in air pistol (NR) senior men's category and won the gold medal. Gurmandeep Singh Sidhu, younger brother of Harman Deep Sidhu, a student of YPS, Mohali, won the gold medal in air rifle open sight (NR) sub-junior men's category, scoring 294/400. In all the Chandigarh shooting team bagged four gold medals.

The following shooters have qualified for the forthcoming National Shooting Championship to be held in New Delhi: Harmandeep Singh Sidhu, Sarbjeet Singh Randhawa, Jagraj Singh, Surjeet Bhadu, Indermeet Sarao, Aakash Pahuja, Jagatpreet Kaur and Shivendu Sharma.

The Chandigarh shooting team is also scheduled to participate in the All-India Kumar Surendra Shooting Championship to be held at Ahmedabad from October 5 to 11.

Kabaddi trials: Trials to select the Chandigarh kabaddi team (men and women) will be held on September 6 at the Sector-42 sports complex at 4 pm.

The selected players will participate in the North Zone Kabaddi Championship for men and women to be held at Karauli (Rajasthan) from September 18 to 21. A coaching camp for the selected players will be held from September 8 at the Sector 42 sports complex.

Cricket tourney: The second United India Insurance Cup Inter-Institutional Cricket Tournament will be organised by PEC Employees Cricket Association at PEC cricket ground, Sector-12 from September 20. According to N.K. Sidhu, Secretary, Sports and Recreation Club, United India Insurance Company, Chandigarh, 10 teams from different institutions will be participating in this league-cum knockout tournament.

The teams: Group-A: New India Assurance Company, Education Department, Chandigarh City Employees-XI, PEC Employees Cricket Association and United India Insurance Company.

Group-B: BSNL, Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), Punjab Financial Corporation, Harmukh Cricket Kashmiri-XI and Kashur Cricket Kashmiri-XI.

Coaching camp: The following players have been selected for a coaching camp of the Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association. The selected Chandigarh team will participate in the 23rd Sub-Junior National Ball Badminton Championships being held at Bhillai (Chattisgarh) from October 8 to 11. The final selection of the team will be done after the coaching camp. The coaching camp will be held at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-D, Chandigarh, from September 3 to October 5.

Boys ( Front players) : Manmeet (DAVMS- 15); Prince (GMHS-36); Shubam (MMHS-21); Tushar (GMHS-36). Centre players : Amandeep Singh (MMHS-21); Vaibhab (St Josheph’s-44).

Back players: Ankur Tiwari (GMHS-36); Manoj (GMHS-36); Mohit Aggarwal (St Josheph’s-44); Gursimran (St Josheph’s-44); Karan Bajaj (St Josheph’s-44); Khuswant (MMHS-21);and Vikas (MMHS-21).

Girls (Front players): Shakshi (GMSSS-16); Priyanka (St Joseph’s-44); Nivedita (St Joseph’s 44); Tanvi (GMHS-36); Shika (GMSSS-16).

Centre players: Nancy (GMHS-36); Nitika Arora (Sacred Heart-26).

Back players :Neha (GHS-41); Kavita (GHS-41); Prerna (St Joseph’s-44); Jaspreet (GMHS-36); Indu (GSSS-15); and Monika Singh (GMHS-41).

Billiards: In the final match of the Vishnupal Memorial 9 Ball State Billiards Tournament between Gagandeep Singh and Kamal Kant, Gagan defeated Kamal by 9-7 to win the title. It was good match and an excellent conclusion of the tournament. Both players played well and the score was nearly equal from the start till the end of the match. The winners will represent Chandigarh in the forthcoming Nationals scheduled to be held in Chandigarh this month.

Ambala
Karate meet: The fourth district karate championship was held here yesterday. The championship was organised by the District Karate Do Association, Ambala. Mr Lalit Jain inaugurated the championship.

As many as 100 students from different schools participated in the championship.

In 50-55 kg category, Mursleem bagged the first position while Neeraj was second.

In 55-60 kg category, Pawan, Tarun Bajaj and Anand Kumar bagged the first, second and third positions, respectively.

In 60-65 kg category, Pawan Deep was first and Vijay was second. Vijay was first in 70-75 kg category. In 75-80 kg, Ashok Rana was declared first.

In sub junior girls, upto 22 kg, Shivani won the top position. Pooja was first and Gurpreet was second in up to 45 kg category. In 55-60 kg, Mamta was first and Malti was second.

In semi contact style, in 11-13 year age group, Rahul Passi was first, Vikas Rathi was second while Navneet Singh and Lalit shared the third spot. In 13-15 year category, Pankaj Dogra was first, Deepak Vij was second while Ankush was third.

In 15-18 years group, Deepak Parche was first, Deepak Senwal was second while Rajesh Mehra was third.

In girls Kumite in 18-21 years category Mamta was first. In Kata, 13-15 years, Pankaj Dogra was first and in 15-18 years, Deepak Parche was first.

Patiala
Local doctor for UK: Dr Munish Chander, Assistant Secretary of the Anti-Doping Commission of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has been invited by a government organisation in United Kingdom —UK Sport— to take part in the Third International Forum on Elite Sports scheduled to be held in Loughborough from September 9 to 13.

Dr Chander will deliver a lecture on dope control measures in elite sports.

Aquatic meet: Yadvindra Public School (YPS), Patiala won the 4 x 400m medley for senior boys with ease on day one of the 20th All-India Inter Public School Aquatic Meet which commenced at the NIS pool here today morning.

Other results: 4x400m medley (senior boys): YPS, Patiala— first; DPS, Mathura road, New Delhi— second; Modern School, New Delhi— third.

(Senior girls): DPS, Mathura Road, New Delhi— first; Modern School, Delhi— second; Mayo College Girls School— third. (Junior boys): DPS, Mathura Road— first; Modern School— second; RIMC, Dehra Dun— third.

400m individual medley (senior boys): Anirudh G.V (DPS, Mathura Road, Delhi)— first; Vishwarath Tomar (Modern School, Delhi)— second; Sameer Sarin (DPS, Mathura Road)— third. 100m breast stroke (senior boys): K.Rawat (DPS, Mathura Road)— first; Rajesh Khanna (Modern School)— second; Kabir Aslam (Scindia School, Gwalior)— third.

100m breast stroke (senior girls): Shruti Gupta (DPS, Mathura Road)— first; Rashi Kapoor (Modern School, Delhi)— second; Rhea Sharma (Mayo College Girls School)— third.

200m individual medley (senior boys): Anirudh G.V (DPS, Mathura Road)— first; Sameer Sarin (DPS, Mathura Road)— second; Vishwarath Tomar (Modern School, Delhi)— third. 100m free style (senior boys): Navpreet Sidhu (YPS, Patiala)— first; Gagandeep Bhangu (YPS, Patiala)— second; Vishal Sharma (RIMC, Dehra Dun)— third. 100m free style (senior girls): Christina T (Mayo College)— first; Ismat Vijay Singh (YPS, Patiala)— second; Jazbaat Kaur (Mayo College)— third.

50m back stroke (junior boys): Shantanu Tokas (DPS, Mathura Road)— first; Naman Arora (Modern School)— second; Hitesh Kulkarni (Modern School)— third. 50m back stroke (senior girls): Tanvi Bhatia (DPS, R.K Puram) — first; Neha Chawla (DPS, Mathura Road)— second; Deepti Rana (Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar)— third.

50m back stroke (junior girls): Pakhi Malhotra (DPS, Mathura Road)— first; Rini Bhargava (DPS, R.K Puram)— second; and Snigdha (Maharani Gayatri Devi School, Jaipur)— third.

ADMINISTRATION

Marriage resorts again under IT scrutiny
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 5
Even though the marriage season is a few months away, marriage resorts on the outskirts of the city have once again come under the scrutiny of the Income Tax Department. Those who have invested in infrastructure at the marriage resorts could also be in trouble.

Apprehending evasion of income tax, sleuths of the Income Tax Department from the Patiala range have been busy for the past few days in conducting an extensive survey at Sohi Banquets, a marriage resort in Zirakpur. The survey would be extended to other marriage resorts in the area, said a senior officer in the department. Sources in the department said the investment made in raising a huge structure on a six-acre plot, collections from marriage functions and the related business of catering and tent houses had come under the scrutiny of the IT sleuths. The account books and financial records of the marriage resort had been taken into possession by assessing officers.

It may be mentioned here that about 10 months ago, the Chandigarh range of the Income Tax Department, North-West region, launching a major drive to survey the business activity of tent houses and catering agencies at marriage resorts. Officials of the Income Tax Department had prepared a directory of leading tent houses, marriage resorts and restaurants which were fudging income records despite doing brisk business.

The Intelligence Wing of the department had conducted a survey of the modus operandi of these operators and mode of payments by the parties. In December last year, a survey had been carried out on the premises of about 10 marriage resorts in the region. The sources said after the survey, the department had found evasion of income tax in crores. A senior officer said it had been noticed that marriage resorts were functioning as “one-stop shops” for marriages and other parties, where all facilities, including serving meals and drinks, and arrangement of pandits, granthis, etc for marriage ceremonies, were made available.

Wedding wealth: After the UT Administration launched a major drive to demolish unauthorised structures of marriage resorts owned by influential persons, the business activity has shifted to marriage resorts in the surrounding areas of Punjab. Most of the resorts in Zirakpur are located along the Ambala-Kalka and Chandigarh-Patiala highways. The charges per marriage function, including the cost of erecting tents and catering service, start from a few lakhs. Those who make payments, mostly in cash, for organising lavish marriage parties could also come under the scanner.

30 illegal structures razed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 5
A demolition team of the Chandigarh Administration today razed around 30 structures that had come up in Palsora village, near Sector 39. These structures had come up on lands that had been evicted after the demolition of the Labour Colony in the village.

The team was assigned the task to remove only the jhuggis that had come up on the vacated lands. The team also removed a building in Sarangpur village, near Sector 25. This building housed a bank.

Owners of several illegal constructions close to Gursagar Gurdwara, near Sukhna Lake, have been given time to bring these down. These include a house at the rear end of the gurdwara and several hutment nearby.

Mayor inspects Mani Majra roads
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 5
The Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, (MCC), Mr Subash Chawla, today inspected the condition of roads of the motor market and other areas of Mani Majra. The Mayor, was accompanied by the Chief Engineer of the (MCC) and officers of the Engineering Wing.

Mr Chawla said he had directed the Chief Engineer to prepare an estimate to lay fresh in the motor market as the volume of business there had increased manifold. A large number of encroachments were also noticed in the market. He also visited a new commercial area, being developed behind the Mani Majra cremation ground.

Mr Chawla along with Deputy Mayor, Ms Geeta Chaudhary, and Mr Sohan Lal Vaid, chairman of the Roads Committee, also listened to grievances of the Sector 40 residents, shopkeepers and rehri walas. The residents complained about poor sanitary conditions in the area. The Mayor informed that Rs 25 lakh was required to carpet the roads in the area.