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IMA health suffers due to melas Noida, January 1 One such bill amounting to a huge sum of Rs 7,00,000 is now being claimed by Pavilion and Interior (I) Pvt. Ltd. A-63, Sector-57, Noida, for erecting a structure for the mela held in November 2000. It has become quite difficult to foot the bill now as the association’s account in Corporation Bank, Noida, has been frozen. The IMA secretary, Dr Atul Kaushik, levelled a number of charges against the manner these melas were held and said, “I have been elected honorary secretary, IMA, Noida Branch with a clear mandate to ensure transparency and fair play in the functioning of the association. But despite numerous requests, I have not been handed over records of the previous years by the outgoing team. No accounts including the balance sheets and profit and loss account are available for the last two years.” Despite repeated attempts, comments of Dr Alka Ray, President of IMA, Noida, could not be taken. An amount of Rs 35,428 has been systematically withdrawn from the accounts of the IMA Housing Fund in the Corporation Bank, Noida between August 2000 and 2001 to prevent bouncing of the cheques issued by the IMA, Noida branch. The Corporation Bank is now demanding this money from IMA, Noida branch so that it can be transferred to the IMA Housing Fund to which the money originally belonged. But the empty coffers of the branch are unable to meet this demand. Health Mela named “SPANDAN 2001” was organised from December 7 to 9, 2001 without sanction from the executive, including the secretary. Dr Kaushik said, “It is intriguing to note that when bills amounting to lakhs of rupees remain unpaid, why are such “melas” organised and for whose benefit. He has mentioned the allegations and enclosed necessary annexures with his letter of resignation to President, UP IMA
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Athletic track ready for Afro-Asian Games New Delhi, January 1 Though the old track had not completed its expected life span, the possibility of hosting the Afro-Asian Games from November 3 to 11, necessitated the relaying of the track, to be in conformity with international standards. The Polyurethane track is an advanced variety of athletic track imported from Germany, as it has more cushioning effect, which will help the athletes produce better results. The relaying of the track was done under the supervision of German experts and Superintending Engineer (infrastructure) Akhilesh Kumar. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) did not slacken work on the track though the news of the postponement of the Afro-Asian Games was announced while work on the track had just begun. The work was completed as scheduled. Work was also simultaneously completed on the laying of two hockey turfs at the National Stadium. The Sportilux hockey turf was imported from Desso DLW, Netherlands. Delhi is now the only city in the country which boasts of three brand new synthetic hockey turfs – two at the National Stadium and one at the Shivaji Stadium. Meanwhile, the Government has only “postponed” the Afro-Asian Games to the last week of March, and not “cancelled” though the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Uma Bharti has not given any firm commitment regarding the hosting of the games even in March, what with war clouds hovering over the Indo-Pak skies. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi and secretary-general Randhir Singh have already announced that the IOA is fully prepared to host the games in March-April. The IOA has reportedly managed to secure fresh dates from international federations and National Olympic Committees of participating countries from Asia and Africa, for the Games. Randhir Singh is confident that the games could be hosted with a budget of Rs 30-35 crores, now that all the major works on the infrastructural front have been completed. The Afro-Asian Games are expected to cost around Rs 150 crores out which a major chunk was to be spent on the renovation of the stadium and laying of new athletic and hockey tracks. But the renovation and other works were completed for much less amount than what had been estimated. Now, the Government has to only give the go ahead for the Games, other things being very much in place. |
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15 teams for Nehru Girls Hockey Tournament New Delhi, January 1 This tournament, to be sponsored by the New Delhi Municipal Committee, was to be played in October but was postponed due to the preparations for the Afro-Asian Games. Jawarhal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society secretary Shiv Kumar Verma said in the Capital on Tuesday that the under-17 girls teams are being sponsored by various State governments after holding qualifying matches at district and State levels. The tournament carries prize money of Rs 1 lakh. In addition to this amount, Rs 10,000, sponsored by Pepsi Foods, will be given to the team achieving the highest rate of penalty corner conversion. NDMC chairman Subhash Sharma will inaugurate the tournament on January 3 at 3 pm. Mr Shiv Kumar Verma said a selection committee has been constituted to spot talented players for conferment of scholarship of Rs 600 per month for one year, under the “Sports Talent Search Scholarship Scheme”. Besides the members of the winning and runners-up teams, players from other teams will also be eligible for the scholarships. Most of the matches in the tournament will be supervised by woman umpires in a bid to boost the quality of women umpires in the country. The participating teams are: M K Convent School, Mungeshpur (Delhi), SGNP Girls Senior Secondary School, Shahabad Markhanda, Haryana, Prerna Hindi School, Chandkheda, Distt. Gandhinagar (Gujarat), St. Xavier’s High School, Mapusa (Goa), Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Model Senior Secondary School, Yamuna Nagar (Haryana), G V Raja Sports School, Thiruvanathapuram (Kerala), Saitul Higher Secondary School, Aizawal (Mizoram), Birsamunda Vidyapitha, Rourkela (Orissa), Nari Shiksha Niketan Inter-College, Lucknow, Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School, Dharamjaigarh (Chhatisgarh), Maharaja Agrasain School, Sirsa (CBSE), Prof. D B Deodhar Higher Secondary School, Mahalunge, Balewadi (Pune), and school teams from Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jharkhand. |
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Frontiers snatch points from City Club in DSA League New Delhi, January 1 City Club, very popular club among soccer fans from Old Delhi, was packed with many talented players. They called the shots in the initial part of the match, but forwards Sunil Chetri and Aftab Ashraf muffed virtual sitters from close. The forwards’ inability to convert good goal-bearing moves created by mid-fielders G Ninja Kabui and Vivek Sharma brought to nought the victory hopes of City. Midway through the contest, Frontier started making inroads into the City territory when wingers Balvinder Singh and Anuraj Meena floated crosses into the goal area. But forwards Nitin Pant and Kecakielie could not make use of the nice passes, as they bungled with their shots. |
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Suresh Rohilla upsets Nanda New Delhi, January 1 Rohilla will take on Suresh Sharma in the final. Suresh Sharma beat Maharaj Krishan 100-90,100-96 in the other semi-final. In the quarter-final matches, Bhaskar Nand beat Vijay Sharma 100-65,92-100,100-70, Suresh Rohilla b S S Khurana 76-100,100-97, 100-98, Suresh Sharma b Sunil Arya 100-50,100-58.
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