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Lasik surgery ‘safe’ for Indian eyes New Delhi, August 5 Addressing a press conference here today, the DOS and IIRSI pointed out that Lasik was a safe option, but conceded that strict criteria should be followed before the selection of patients for the surgery. It was added that the patients should be informed of any possibility of complications arising because of the Lasik surgery. Reacting to the criticism related to the surgery, the Opthamologists presented extensive data and cited published research findings to suggest that not only is the procedure safe, but criteria related to the success of the surgery are not specific to any race or ethnic group. Contradicting reports that Lasik surgery was not suitable for Indian eyes as the cornea thickness was less here, Dr H K Tewari, Head of Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, clarified that no study was conducted at his Centre or anywhere else in the world, which suggested that there was an increase in the incidence of Retinal Detachment after Lasik was introduced. President of the DOS, Dr. A K Grover and Scientific Committee Chairman of IIRSI, S Sachdev said, that Lasik has been in the country for past seven-years now with several lakh cases already treated. Not only does the collective practical experience of India’s Ophthalmologists proved the safety of the surgery, even the US FDA has approved Lasik for vision correction. They said Lasik was a cosmetic surgery with a success rate of 98 per cent and the growing popularity of it was evidence of the surgery being safe. It was pointed out that like any other surgical procedures, Lasik may also lead to a small rate of complications, which could be minimised by proper patient selection and meticulous surgery. As for the risk of retinal detachment after Lasik, it was pointed out that it was an inherent risk of Myopia and no study from India or abroad had attributed Lasik surgery to the cause of retinal detachment directly or indirectly.  |
Mamta’s touch in Commonwealth
hockey Rohtak, August 5 People said it with ‘ladoos and sweets’ in the
Model Town area, where her parents Kamla and Haripal reside. Mamta had
struck twice in the final to prove instrumental in India’s famous
win at Manchester. Talking to the NCR Tribune here today, the proud
mother of Mamta, Kamla, said that the entire family was sitting in
front of the TV, when the final was being played at Manchester. When
India won finally, everybody jumped with joy and the series of
celebrations started not only at Rohtak but in Mamta’s native
village Givan also. Later, after midnight, Mamta spoke to her family
on phone from Manchester. According to Mamta’s mother, her voice was
chocked with emotions originating from joy when she said, “Mummy hum
jeet gaye aap sub ko bahut badhaee” (Mom, we have won, many congrats
to all of you)”. As the city now awaits for her arrival here and
gets ready to welcome Mamta, her well-wishers, schoolmates, coaches
and friends continue to discuss her deeds not only at Manchester but
also at other tournaments, she represented earlier. Mr Bhoop Singh,
who taught Mamta the basics of hockey expressing happiness on her
achievements said that she was born with the talent. She plays hockey
like men use to play and is in dominating position most of the time.
He also said that Mamta’s two sisters Poonam and Sushma have also
played hockey at the national level. Sushma is still playing for the
Railways. Her mother Kamla has also played Kho Kho and Kabaddi.
Talking to the NCR Tribune, Mamta’s mother Kamla said that her
daughter picked up the hockey stick at an early age. She helped India
to clinch victory in the Indian juniors in the four-nation tourney in
America in 1998. She was declared the best player in the Junior World
Cup hockey tournament held in Malayasia, where India won the bronze
medal. She has also played a leading role in India’s victory in test
series against New Zealand and Australia. Mamta’s father Haripal
Singh, a primary teacher posted in the village Bidhlan of the Bhiwani
district, is also happy with the achievement of her daughter and is
hopeful of her promotion in the Railway department where, she is
employed presently. |
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Delhi Division retain soccer title New Delhi, August 5 In a hotly-contested match, Delhi Division took the lead in the third minute when inside-right Shyam Kumar found the mark. But the lead was shortlived as outside-left Bhupender Sharma pulled off the equaliser when he dodged past State custodian Biswanath Deb from inside the box to guide the ball in, in the 17th minute. After sharing the spoils in the first half, Delhi Division regained the lead through mid-fielder Vimal Thapa in the 60th minute. Shyam Kumar bolstered the lead five minutes later, while Harish Bisht got a goal for Headquarters’ Division to reduce the margin, in the 70th minute. Bikaner Division beat Jagadhari Workshop Division 4-0 to take the third place in a placement match played in the morning. |
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‘New Balance’ to promote jogging concept New Delhi, August 5 As per the strategy, teams comprising young people, wearing T-shirts with slogans, will go out jogging in the morning hours near popular parks of the Capital, where people come for morning walks. Any person joining them for jogging will get a T-shirt with “Join U” slogan, free. This jogging is open for people of all age groups. Any person running for continuous one month with “Join US” team will get one pair of “New Balance” shoes. The main purpose of promoting jogging is better health care. Similar programmes will be taken to various major cities in India. Each city will have ten jogging teams. The “New Balance” range of athletic shoes are popular worldwide with athletes and youth for their comfort and durability. In India, they have been targeted at sports loving people as well as college going youth and executives. The New Balance shoes cater to all categories of health conscious customers, including children, men and women. They can be worn on different occasions, including formal functions. This new range has been launched in major cities of the country through its well-knit distribution and retail network as well as its own 13 RSH show rooms and Shopper’s stop in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune and Bangalore. The new range has a prize tag of Rs 2000 and above. |
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Delhi Audit to take on Zakir Hussain College New Delhi, August 5 Five times champions Food Corporation of India (North Zone) will clash against Central Secretariat at 4 pm. Twenty-two affiliated institutional teams are taking part in the championship. Prominent clubs in the fray are: Delhi Audit, Oriental Bank, Reserve Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Delhi Development Authority, Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Administration, New Delhi Municipal Corporation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Food Corporation of India (Headquarters), Food Corporation of India (North Zone), Northern Railway, Railway Board, Urban Development Ministry, ZHC, Central Secretariat, Indian Airlines, Delhi Customs, BSNL and Delhi Vidyut Board. A novel feature of this year’s championship is that it will be played in a new format of two divisions — Super and A Division. Last year’s quarter-finalists have been seeded in the Super Division and the matches will be played on a round-robin league basis. In the A Division, the remaining 14 teams have been divided into two groups of seven teams each and will play on a round-robin league and knock-out basis. Two top teams of each group will qualify for the semi-finals and final. |
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Garden City to host
pro golf New Delhi, August 5 The tournament offers a total prize purse of Rs 10 lakh. The winner will be richer by Rs 1,62,000, while the runner-up stands to gain Rs 1,12,000. “We are happy to sponsor the second edition of the Hero Honda Open South”, said Mr Pawan Munjal, managing director of Hero Honda. “As a company with a strong sporting culture, we have reiterated our commitment to professional golf by becoming the umbrella sponsors of the Indian PGA Tour for the second successive year”, added Mr Munjal, who is also the president of the Professional Golfers’ Association of India. Hero Honda Motors will present a “Passion” motor cycle to the golfer who cards the first hole-in-one in the main professional four-day event. “The Southern tourney is one of the most looked forward to tournaments on the professional golfing calendar”, said an official. The tournament has attracted a full strength field, including the life of defending champion Vivek Bhandari, twice Masters winner Jyoti Randhawa, thrice champion golfer of year award winner Mukesh Kumar,winner of the Royal Springs Open Digvijay singh, Indian Open winner Vijay Kumar, Honda-Siel PGA Championship winner Uttam Singh Mundy, Arjun Singh, Indrajit Bhalotia, Ali Sher, Feroz Ali, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, Rahil Gangjee, Rahul Ganapathy, Shiv Prakash, Ashok Kumar, Shamim Khan, Suleiman Ali, Vinod Kumar and also last but not least Zai
Kipgen. |
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Akash,
Hanshit star for St. Marks School New Delhi, August 5 Batting first, St. Marks School thrived on the willow-wiedling might of Akash Chopra and Hanshit Singh to post a handsome total of 276 for 8 in 35 overs. In reply, Vardan Club were sent packing for 79 in 19.1 overs. Only Tony Singh could hit the top figure of 32 as bowlers Harish Kumar (3 for 7), Sumit Silwa (3 for 28), Karan Wahi (2 for 19) and Angad Singh (2 for 15) called the shots, to have the Vardan batsmen all knotted up. Akash Chauhan was adjudged the Man of the Match while Harish Kumar got the best bowwler award. Akash’s swashbuckling knock was appreciated by all. Hanshit Singh was declared the best batsman. Scores: St. Marks School: 276 for 8 in 35 overs (Akash Chauhan 81, Hanshit Singh 67, Sumit Silwa 40, Mahavir Singh 3 for 24). Vardan Club: 79 all out in 19.1 overs (Tony Singh 32, Harish Kumar 3 for 7, Sumit Silwa 3 for 28, Karan Wahi 2 for 19, Angad Singh 2 for 15). |
Musical chairs hamper Noida development Noida, August 5 Transfers and postings being ordered within days of the officials taking charge at one place is playing havoc with the normal work, and particularly the development of places like Noida and Greater Noida, comments an officer. The Chief Executive Officer of Noida administration, Mr Vinode Malhotra, has been posted out within one month of taking over. All those officers who had been posted as CEOs, of Noida administration in the last one year, have been victim of bureaucratic groupism, with the result that Noida’s development work has suffered a lot. With the assumption of office by the BSP-BJP Government in the state, people had thought that instability in the state was over. But the frequency of changes in CEO of Noida, has not only shocked the Noida administration officials, but the general public of the area as well. The period of instability in Noida administration had began with the posting of Lalit Srivastava as CEO one and a half years ago. After a few days’ stay, he was replaced by R N Trivedi as CEO. He was succeeded by V K Malhotra after a while. Mr Malhotra’s clash with the then Industrial Development Commissioner, Mr S N Shukla, was the subject of talk in the whole state. Ultimately, the administration had to intervene between the two officials. V K Malhotra was posted out from Noida on March 27. He had handed over his charge to CEO-cum-chairman, Greater Noida, Brijesh Kumar who looked after the additional work for about a month. Mr Brijesh Kumar went to the Government of India on deputation on April 30 by handing over the charge to additional CEO Sanjeev Nayyar. After five days, Sanjeev Nayyar was posted out of Noida. Dharmendra Dev Mishra joined as CEO-cum-chairman of Noida. Within another 33 days, Vinode Malhotra too has been posted out. In this brief period, Mr Malhotra launched a number of schemes. His honest way of working had made a good impression on the Noida officials, though it also surprised some staff who surmised that he would not continue for long. They were proved right. On the morning of August 3, Mr Vinode Malhotra got the news of his transfer. |
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Survey to assess drought damage Faridabad, August 5 Stating this in a meeting of the patwaris here today, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anil Malik, asked the revenue officials to execute the work in a proper manner. He directed the patwaris to visit the spot and assess the damage without any bias or favour. He said strict action would follow against all those employees, who were found to be indulging in corrupt practices or those who do not do their work properly. Admitting that Kharif crops in several areas had been damaged beyond repair, he said accurate inspection was required to assess the loss. He said a detailed report of the survey would be sent to the CM office at Chandigarh by August 21. He also stated that patwaris working overtime to get collection of pending revenue and dues in their areas would be rewarded and those involved in illegal activities would be punished. |
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