For Manpreet Kaur, no dream is heavy to lift

Jalandhar, November 30

Manpreet Kaur (32), a resident of Taddeyan village, Phagwara, today qualified for the next paralympics. The 12-day qualifying tournament for the para-players is being organised at Tbilisi, Georgia. Kaur, a powelifter said, she qualified in the 41 weight category by lifting 83-kg weight and bagged position among top 10 players. The tournament kicked off on November 25 and will end on December 6. Along with Manpreet, 11 others from India are participating in the tournament. Crippled due to polio, Manpreet is receiving training from the Sports Authority of India, Ahmedabad. She represented the country in several international para powerlifting championships.

Physically disabled people meet Chief Minister

Members of the Physically Disabled and Blind People’s Union met Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and submitted a memorandum regarding their pending demands. Lakhbir Singh Saini, president, said, after months of appeals, they were finally able to meet the CM. Apart from demanding regularisation of jobs for the physically-disabled people, the union demanded ration cards to be issued from the Food Supply Department. — TNS