Keeping Tab — Player to be operated upon

MUMBAI, June 8: Karnataka tennis player Shivshankar, who tore a cartilage in his leg while playing in the team events in the National Games, will undergo arthroscopic surgery at Hosmat, a reputed hospital for treatment of sports injuries. Well-known orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Dr Thomas Chandy will perform the operation. The cost of the operation will be borne by the medical committee of the National Games Organising Committee. “If there is any shortfall, it will be written off by the hospital,” Chandy said.

Way to go

Willingly or unwillingly, several scribes have been taken on a `tour’ of Bangalore by unscrupulous auto-drivers, with the result that the vulnerable have to shell out a few extra rupees. However, on way to the Koramangala Games Village this morning, a scribe had a pleasant experience. After realising that the driver was taking him for a ride, he asked a policeman to help him out. The cop not only gave the right directions, but also scolded the driver. There was a piece of advice too: “Don’t pay more than Rs 20.”