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July 2, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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Proposal to set up ICU in Gurgaon Civil Hospital Gurgaon, July 1 According to sources, the Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha and local MLA, Mr Gopi Chand Gehlot, has taken up the issue with the Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon, Mr Anurag Rastogi. There is a move to get the project funded by the District Red Cross Society. In a related development, the hospital authorities have sent a proposal to the office of the Deputy Commissioner for reviving the posts of eight House Surgeons. The posts were in existence till 15 years ago. They had not been re-sanctioned since then. The demand for reviving the posts has to be seen against the backdrop of the proposed ICU. The Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr S. P. Singh, said that the revival of the posts was necessary to start the ICU. In view of setting up the ICU, the hospital authorities have also sent a proposal for creating several new posts. They are of one nursing sister, eight staff nurses and four class 1V staffs. According to hospital sources, the ICU would be set up at the present site of the Casualty Ward. The ward will be shifted to another site in the hospital premises. The need for an ICU stems from the pressure of increasing population in all the townships of the district as well as growing industrialisation of the city and its surroundings. The Civil Hospital caters to the lower income groups. It finds itself hamstrung to deal with emergency cases in the absence of an ICU.  |
Karun sets fastest lap timing in F3
Championship New Delhi, July 1 At the previous round at Castle Combe, Karun had his strongest qualifying performance of his F3 career—second and third positions—onnly to have a problem with fuel injectors on race day, costing the JK Tyre prodigy vital points. Karun, the reigning Asian Formula 2000 champion, came to Brands Hatch full of confidence and it showed, as he was second at the end of the test sessions on Friday. Karun followed this up by qualifying a strong third for Race I, but slipped back to fifth for Race 2. With 19 cars covered by less than half a second, it was not going to be an easy race. At the start of Race One, Karun Chandhok got off the line well, but got held up at the first corner, which allowed Jasper Carlsen to go around the outside. As they climbed towards the Hill bend, the leaders braked a little earlier than Karun anticipated, causing him to lock his brakes up and collide with Cartsen and ending his race on the spot. A disappointed Karun later said, “I am really upset. At Castle Combe, I didn’t score points and was really determined for a good showing here at Brands. We went up the hill towards Druids, the leading cars braked really early and there was just no way for me to slow down the car. I apologised to Jasper later because it was an unfortunate incident. I really have to score some solid points in the next race”. In race 2, Karun made a good start and passed Stephen Colbert as they went into paddock at Hill bend for the first time. Up ahead there was carnage as five cars were involved in a big accident, which brought out the safety car. Karun took to the outside and avoided all the mayhem once again and came out in second place. From there on, his race pace was impressive and he set the fastest lap of the
race, far away. Expressing his happiness at the result, Karun said, “I was really surprised with our race pace today. The car was pretty good and we were able to do almost all our laps within three tenths of each other and this is the first time I’ve set the fastest lap of the race. It’s good to finish on the podium after the string of bad luck and results we’ve had”. Karun’s race engineer Alan Woodhead said, “Karun and I are making good progress this season. The last time we came to Brands Hatch, we were happy to be in the fifth and sixth whereas now, we are not happy unless we’re in the top 3. This just shows how our expectations are changing as the season progresses. I’m glad he finished second and set the fastest lap in the progress as this will give him a lot more confidence under race conditions for the rest of the season”. The next race is a non-championship event to be held as a supporting race to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on July 7. There are no points up for grabs, but the opportunity to race in front of the Formula I teams is one that every driver hopes for. |
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Team MRF finish second in APRC
rally New Delhi, July 1 The 36-year-old Warren, a regular in the Australian Rally Championship, is placed second overall in the APRC Championship with a total time of 2 hours 36 minutes 18.8 secs, behind 2001 Asia-Pacific Rally Champion Karamjit Singh of Malaysia. Warren, however, led in Group N class (Karamjit is in Group A), making the most of an error by compatriot Reece Jones early in the day when he went off the road. Jones lost almost six minutes, but has been catching up Warren pretty quick. The gap was down to 44 seconds at the end of day two in Warren’s favour with just six stages (64km) to go. “It was tough out there”, said Stuart at the day’s final service. “The car’s been good and we have been able to push it that extra bit. The rains made it very slippery and we need that extra bit, especially while exiting corners. Jones is catching up but we’ll try to stay ahead of him tomorrow”, said Warren. |
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Suresh Batra bowls Dena Bank to
victory New Delhi, July 1 Dena Bank captain Pradeep Gupta won the toss and elected to bat. Mahesh Sood spearheaded the batting fireworks with a well-crafted 56 while Puneet Bisth (39) and Saumik Chatterjee (28) made valuable contribution to the total. Though Jaspal Singh (3 for 50) and Sumit Singh (2 for 30) gave fine bowling performances for Daryaganj Gymkhana, they could not prevent Dena Bank from posting a challenging total. In reply, despite the dashing batting displays by Hardeep Singh (57), Gaurav Malhotra (40), Jagdish Singh (31) and Tarun Gupta (31), Daryaganj Gymkhana crashed out for 188 in 38.2 overs as Suresh Batra showed deadly form and scythee into the middle order and tail, to give Dena Bank victory. Daryaganj, who made a good beginning, found themselves at a dead end, when Suresh got going. Scores: Dena Bank: 210 for 8 in 40 overs (Mahesh Sood 56, Puneet Bisth 39, Saumik Chattarjee 28, Mohit Sharma 28, Jaspal Singh 3 for 50, Sumit Singh 2 for 30). Daryaganj Gymkhana: 188 all out in 38.2 overs (Hardeep Singh 57, Gaurav Malhotra 40, Jagdish Singh 31, Tarun Gupta 31, Suresh Batra 5 for 20, Mahesh Sood 2 for 27, Nitin Kashyap 2 for 28). |
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Naman Khanna, Sahil Virmani shine for Gyan
Bharti New Delhi, July 1 Electing to bat, DCF scored 153 for eight in the allotted 35 overs. Sahil Kher (47) and Abhishek Narang (35 n o) were their main scorers. Sahil Virmani’s deadly bowling display, with equally good performance by Bidur Sethi (2 for 24) and Vinayak Lal (2 for 24) helped Gyan Bharti dismiss their rivals for a cheap total. In reply, Gyan Bharti South Delhi Cricket Academy raced to the winning target by making 154 for 2 in 30.5 overs. Naman Khanna’s dashing knock made a mockery of the rival team’s brittle bowling resources. His unbeaten 85 contained eight fours and one six off just 69 balls. Scores: DCF: 153 for 8 in 35 overs (Sahil Khel 47, Abhishek Narang 35 n o, Sahil Virmani 3 for 29, Vinayak Lall 2 for 20, Vidur Sethi 2 for 24). Gyan Bharti South Delhi Cricket Academy: 154 for 2 in 30.5 overs (Naman Khanna 85 n o, Abhilash Malik 27 n o). |
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Nipun stars in St. Mark’s
victory New Delhi, July 1 Batting first, St. Mark posted a fighting total thanks to the blistering knock of Nipun Malhotra. Then Savit Singh played havoc with the ball to oust Salwan. Scores:
St. Mark School, Meera Bagh: 215 for 6 in 35 overs (Nipun Malhotra 76 n o, Sharansh Sharma 52, Chitt Mohan Bhatia 3 for 36). Salwan Public School: 111 all out in 33.2 overs (Parav Verma 38, Kapil Sahni 30, Savit Singh 3 for 13, Sharansh Sharma 2 for 16). |
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EC decision hailed Rewari, July 1 The decision has come in the wake of the Supreme Court’s similar directives to the Election Commission. The order would be enforced from July 1. Mr Swami said that it was a very important decision, which would be instrumental in putting an effective check on the increasing criminalisation of politics and paving the way for educated people to enter the political arena. He further said that the example of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, where criminals had entered politics in a big way, should not be allowed to be repeated in other parts of the country. |
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