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Hospital to cover rural areas Gurgaon, February 25 To start with, these hospitals are jointly organising a camp for the physical challenged on February 28 at village Dhankot. In the camp, the experts from the St. Stephen’s Hospital will examine the patients and distribute artificial limbs, tri-cycle, wheel chair, crutches, etc free of cost to the deserving persons. Mr D.D. Jain, the Chairman of the Om Indu Jain Charitable Trust, said that a state of art Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) would be opened at the Dhankot hospital, as a satellite centre of St. Stephen’s Hospital. The camps for the physical challenged would be organised regularly, said the chairman. St. Stephen’s Hospital is known for reconstruction surgeries, especially of post polio paralysis patients. If some of the patients need the operation, St Stephen’s Hospital would perform them free of cost at Delhi, said Mr Jain. Dr Amod Kumar, Head of Department, Community Health Department, St Stephen Hospital said unsafe deliveries in the villages was a major public health problem. The large proportion of infant mortality is attributed to birth related complications. Dr Amod suggested that the deliveries should be conducted in well-equipped hospitals under trained medical supervision in hygienic atmosphere. The details for the establishment of a Rural Birth Centre (RBC) at Om Indu Jain Hospital is also being worked out, where trained medical experts can help in the delivery of child, informed Mr Jain. St Stephen’s Hospital has agreed to provide referral services at concessional rates to the patients of eight villages, Dhankot, Kherki Majra, Chandu, Bhudhera, Kaliwas, Markdola and Ikbalpur, recommended by the Om Indu Jain Charitable hospital. Om Indu Jain Hospital is presently providing OPD facilities for villagers in mother and child care, eye care, medicine, dental, Eye, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Orthopaedics, where more than 150 patients avail the services daily. The eye care unit, managed by Venu Eye Institute, Delhi, has thirty bed for IPD (Indoor Patients) where more than three thousand surgeries are being performed each year. |
New benchmark in cricket coaching New Delhi, February 25 The mesmerising impact of the game is evident from the sprouting of cricket academies like mushrooms all over the Capital. In Delhi, where there is no crunch in resources and facilities for the game, there is a great craze for the game. And unscrupulous coaches and the so-called ‘cricket promoters’ have made a neat killing from such mindless cricket craze, to bring a bad name to the game, by ruthlessly exploiting gullible parents. But there is one cricket academy in Delhi, which stands apart, amidst the cricket coaching ‘jungle’. When a ‘Drona’ and an ‘Arjuna’ join hands to establish a cricket academy, it has to be the best in the business, and nothing less. No wonder, the once godforsaken Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex has now begun humming with cricket activity, thanks to the establishment of the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation there. When Dronacharya cricket coach Gurcharan Singh, and his Arjuna-award-winning disciple, former Test spin wizard Maninder Singh, decided to set up the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation at the Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex, they were venturing into an uncharted and risky territory. But the duo brought their professional touch into play, and soon enough, the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation was teaming with cricket trainees. Whether the boys will play for the country or not is a question of destiny, but one thing will be sure— the talented will get an opportunity to bloom into their full potential under the expert guidance of Gurcharan Singh and Maninder Singh.. “We set up the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation to cater mainly to the need of cricket trainees in the trans-Yamuna area, who, otherwise, had to commute long distances to reach the Sports Authority of India (SAI) coaching centres at the Nehru Stadium, the National Stadium and the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium”, explained Gurcharan Singh, the force behind the venture. After retiring from the SAI as director of coaching, Gurcharan Singh was restless to get back into “action” and he roped in his famous disciple, Maninder Singh, to establish the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation at the expansive Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex ground. The academy was inaugurated by former Union Home Minister Buta Singh on June 11, 2000. The Delhi Development Authority was convinced about the viability of the project to allot the famous duo some space at the Yamuna Vihar stadium complex, Then Gurcharan and Maninder have hewen out a virtual cricket oasis from marshy land with wild growth. This is perhaps the only cricket academy in Delhi, which boasts of eight pitches—two Astro-turfs, three grass turfs for pace bowlers, two for spinners and one cement pitch. No other cricket academy in Delhi possesses Astro-turf pitches, which are all-weather, as cricket can be played on it even during the rainy season. The pitches and ground are tended by four full-time groundsmen to keep them in good shape.. More than 120 trainees in four different age groups are being given coaching at the Dronacharya Foundation — over 40 boys in the 8 to 10 age group, over 20 in the 10 to 13 age group, over 15 in the 13 to 16 age group, and nearly 30 in the 16 and above age category. Besides, Gurcharan Singh and Maninder Singh, there are many other coaches like NIS-qualified Anil Kumar, Pradeep Jain, Arun Sethi, Hemant Sharma and physical trainer Rajbir to look after every aspect of coaching. “We spare no effort to give the best coaching to our trainees”, pointed out Gurcharan Singh. Signs of success are already visible, as many of the boys of the Dronacharya Foundation have made their mark in junior cricket. Gaurav Malhotra was selected for the National Cricket Academy, Mridul Gupta played in the Ranji and Duleep Trophy, Tarun Gupta represented the Delhi Under-19 team, Amjad Vohra led the Delhi Under-14 in the School Games Federation of India Tournament, Sunny Bhatia represented the Delhi Under-16 team, Gurpreet Singh toured England and Sri Lanka and Ankit Kaishta toured England and Sri Lanka, with the Delhi Blues Cricket Team. Gurcharan Singh sees a lot of potential in players like right-arm leg-break bowler and batsman Tarun Gupta, gooly leg-break bowler and all-rounder Ankit Kaistha, all-rounder Lohit Sharma, who is also an excellent fielder, and left-arm spinner and batsman Mayank Sethi, who, he thinks, can really go places with the right breaks and correct coaching. Though the trainees have to pay for their coaching, the charges are not beyond the limit of many, and those boys who are talented and who cannot afford the coaching fees, are subsidised by the Foundation. Free memberships and facilities are provided to India A and B players, and a 50 per cent concession is provided to those who have played at the Ranji and above level, a 30 per cent concession to those who have represented in the BCCI/SGFI junior tournaments, and concession to brothers of already enrolled players. “We should not be compared to other DDA cricket academies as there are vast differences in admission and fee norms”, observed Gurcharan Singh. |
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Amit Luthra wins Corporate Golf crown New Delhi, February 25 Shefali Syal emerged winner in the ladies’ category with a tally of 44 points. Rajesh Kumar won in the men’s handicap 18-24 section, with 44 points, while Sudhir Talwar finished second, one point behind. In the ‘men’s handicap 0-17’ category, Atul Dhir stole the honours with 41 points while Harinder Bansi finished second with 40 points. The winners received a glittering trophy plus a putter each. The winners will be flown down to Mumbai to participate in the pro-am of the DHL Open, to be held from March 5 to 9, 2002. Among the other prize winners were Sunil Jasuja, who recorded the ‘longest driver’ overall on the fifth hole with a scorcher of a 300-yard effort and Pradeep Jain, who won the ‘closest to the pin’ category with his ball coming to rest 5’5’’from the pin on the eighth hole. The prizes were given away by Mr S Raghunandan, country manager, DHL Worldwide Express. |
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Oberoi Blues emerge
polo champions New Delhi, February 25 In a fast-paced final, Oberoi Blues set the ball rolling when they scored two goals through Dhruvpal Godara and Vishal Singh. Roddy Williams scored the first goal for McDowell’s when he converted a 40-yard penalty. Oberoi Blues got going once again when Duruvpal Godara and Phillip Elliot found the mark in the third chukker, while Martin Nero got one for McDowell’s. McDowell’s hit back in the fourth chukker to wipe out the arrears and then forge ahead through goals from Shamsheer Ali, Roddy Williams and Uday Kalaan.
Gen. Thimayya Cup National Defence Academy (NDA) beat Indian Military Academy (IMA) by five goals to two and lifted the General Thimayya Polo Cup at the Jaipur Polo Ground. Cadet V Chouhan scored three goals, and Cadets Kataria and Duparkar scored one goal each for NDA. Rahul Dagar scored both the goals for IMA. Tuesday's fixtures: HT Trophy (14-goal): Jindal Steel and Power vs Royal Kashmir (3 pm)--Jaipur Polo ground. |
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IAF shock Hindustan Club in League New Delhi, February 25 Air Force slotted in the match-winner through inside-left Sona Ram Champia in the 20th minute when he put the ball in over the head of onrushing Hindustan custodian Saleem Ansari. Hindustan desperately tried to get the equaliser, but IAF custodian Arbindo Bandopadhyaya, who is also the captain of the team, brought off many good saves to foil the Hindustan strikers. Earlier, Delhi Police were held to a 1-1 draw by Sivananda-New Delhi Heroes. Delhi Police took the lead in the fifth minute when Justfield Momin scored following a goalmouth melee. N D Heroes pulled back the equaliser six minutes later through out-side left Girish. Tuesday’s fixtures: Frontiers vs Moonlight (1.30 p m); Indian Nationals vs Tarun Sangha (3.30 pm)—Ambedkar Stadium. |
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SPORTS CORNER New Delhi, February 25 Scores: Standard Chartered Bank: 159 for 6 in 22 overs (Anurag Srivastava 49, 7x4, 1x6; Vikrant 32 4x4, 1x6, Lalit Maurya 3/17). GAIL: 160 for 3 in 18.1 overs (J Maria Thomas 71, 8x4; Lalit Maurya 56, 6x4; Anurag Srivastava 2/24).
East to take on West in Deodhar Trophy East Zone will take on West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy Cricket match to be held at the Harbaksh Singh Stadium in the Delhi Cantonment area on Tuesday. While the West Zone team were announced well in advance, the East Zone team were yet to make their presence in the Capital till late in the evening. The match will start at 9 am.
J N Golden lift Meham Cricket title Deadly bowling by Sant Ram (3/13) and Raman Ghai (3/15) helped J N Golden defeat Rohtak Club by 83 runs and lift the fourth All-India Meham Cricket Tournament title at the Amir Chand Sports Complex. Montoo Singh was declared the man of the match, Sunil Sudan the best batsman and Sant Ram the best bowler. Amanjeet Singh was named the man of the tournament. Scores: J N Golden: 188 for 8 in 30 overs (Pankaj Malik 36, Sunil Sudan 31, Sanjay Saini 30 n o, Montoo Singh 4/39). Rohtak Club: 105 all out in 17.5 overs (Montoo Singh 42, Sant Ram 3/13, Raman Ghai 3/15, Sanjay Gill 2/24).
Sumit Rana stars in Shastri’s victory Sumit Rana played a fine all-round role (32 and 4/18) as Lal Bahadur Shastri Club beat Air Force by 77 runs to enter the quarter-final of the second Rajdhani Cricket Tournament at the Air Force ground. Rana was declared the man of the match. Scores: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club: 165 for 9 in 40 overs (Sumit Rana 32, Rajan Gupta 30, Pankaj Maitrey 3/19). Air Force: 88 all out in 33.2 overs (Pankaj Maitrey 25, Sumit Rana 4/18, Nitin Aggarwal 4/23).
Ekta Club win by 79 runs Ekta Club beat Three Star by 79 runs in an A-II Division match of the DDCA League at the Yamunavihar Sports Complex ground. Scores: 188 for 9 in 40 overs (Gopal Bisth 41, Shashi Bhushan 28, Sandi Kumar 3/31, Raj Gautam 2/45). Three Star: 109 all out in 26.1 overs (Kunal Jain 25, Devender Sharma 4/37, Gopal Bisht 2/20).
Suresh Kumar passes away Former Delhi State player Suresh Kumar died in the Capital on Saturday following a brief illness. Suresh Kumar played as a mid-fielder for Delhi Cantt., Modernites and Young Boys .
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YMCA boys win 7 golds Faridabad, February 25 According to the Director of the Institute, Dr Ashok Arora, the sports meet titled ‘Spardha 2002’ was held from February 14 to 17 at IT Banaras Hindu University, where sportsman representing about 17 Engineering colleges took part. He said that the team of YMCA Institute which comprised Vinay Dahiya, Vikas Pannu, Yoginder Hooda, Devender, Satbir, Satpal Adhana Lajpat Rai, Ravinder Anil and Sunil, won seven Gold, two Silver and eight Bronze medals in various athletic events.
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