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HEALTH

Cardiologist honoured by DMA
Our Correspondent

Noida, August 22
Dr Purshotam Lal, a pioneer in Inverventional Cardiology and director of Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, was given the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Delhi Medical Association on its 88th foundation day here.

This award was given to Dr Lal in recognition of his achievements in this field. He has introduced more than 20 innovative interventional techniques in the field of cardiology and has presented more than 250 papers in various conferences on the subject.

The techniques include slow rotational angioplasty, directional coronary atherectomy, supported angioplasty, coronary stenting, rotablator, ASD closure, gene therapy, coronary screening, etc. His name has been listed in the Limca Book of Records and he was awarded the V V Shah Oration by the Cardiological Society of India in 1992.

The ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ was presented to Dr Lal by Mr Arun Jaitely, the former Union Minister who was the chief guest at the function. Dr A.K. Walia, the Health Minister of Delhi, presided over the function. The former Delhi Health Minister, Dr Harshwardhan was also present on the occasion. Nearly 500 doctors participated in the award distribution function.

SPORTS

FCI garner full points off FCI (HQ)
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, August 22
In a battle of the food giants, Food Corporation of India (FCI), North Zone beat Food Corporation of India, Headquarters 4-0 to garner full points in a Senior Division Round-Robin match of the Delhi Soccer Association Institutional League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital on Thursday.

Five times former champions FCI, North Zone scored two goals in either half to assert their supremacy. FCI (NZ) have collected ten points from four matches while FCI (HQ) have notched up only four points from as many matches.

Outside left Bhupender Singh Rawat scored the first goal in the fifth minute. FCI Headquarters put up a spirited display to counter North Zone’s aggressive play, but it was of no avail as North Zone struck again when Ravi Rana scored the second goal in the 35th minute to enhance the lead.

In the second half, North Zone earned a number of chances to increase their lead, but Pushpinder and Deepak Chouhan failed to convert them into goals. But after many a miss, Pushpinder capitalised a cross from Bhupender Rawat to score the third goal in the 37th minute. Sanjeev Bhalla completed the tally in the 63rd minute when he beat rival custodian Mohd. Shariq all ends up.

Friday’s fixture: RBI vs Indian Airlines (7.30 am); Delhi Administration vs DDA (2.30 p m).

IA ground DVB in Hockey League
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, August 22
Indian Airlines inflicted a crushing 7-2 defeat on Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) in a league match of the Delhi Hockey League for Institutions at the Shivaji Stadium in the Capital on Thursday. Airlines led by 5-1 at the breather.

Raminder Singh put Indian Airlines on the track of a big score when he hit home the first goal in the seventh minute. Then Y. S. Rawat went on a scoring spree, striking a brilliant hattrik of goals, which came in the ninth, tenth and 13th minutes. Sushil Tirkey struck the fifth goal in the 22nd minute.

Mahesh scored a goal for DVB in the 17th minute and Rishi Pal got their second goal in the 39th minute. Sanjay Bhatia rounded off Airlines’ tally in the 53rd minute.

Food Corporation of India (Headquarters) downed Delhi Audit 2-0. The goals came once in each half. Prabhakar Singh opened the account in the 16th minute. Mohd Ansari added the second goal in the 30th minute of second half.

FCI (NZ) and Delhi Customs and Excise from Pool A and Indian Airlines and FCI (Hq) from Pool B, have qualified for the semi-finals.

	Soccer player Amarjeet Singh is no more Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, August 22 A veteran soccer player of Delhi, Amarjeet Singh, died in the Capital following a brief illness. The 45-year-old Amarjeet Singh, popularly known as Aape, leaves behind his wife and one son. He was cremated at the Manglapuri crematorium in Dwarka. Amarjeet Singh, who was employed with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), was a regular member of his office team in the DSA League. He was closely associated with his team currently playing in the Institutional League. He represented the Delhi Cantt team and also the Delhi State Senior Football team in the National Championship for the Santosh Trophy from 1976 to 1986. He was a member of the Delhi team, which participated in the Mini Asiad competition held in Delhi in 1981. The DSA, Delhi Football Players’ Welfare Association and the Veterans Football Club, mourned Amarjeet Singh’s sudden demise.
	Sahara Enterprises lift cricket title Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, August 22 Sahara Enterprises beat JRA by six wickets in the final match of the Turf Sports Management Six-a-Side Cricket Cup title at the Modern School ground in the Capital on Wednesday. G E Capital beat Hamdard XI by two wickets in the title clash for the plate. Gaurav Uppal of Sahara Enterprises was adjudged the man of the match. Sri Ram of JRA got the best batsman award while Siddhant Malik of Sahara was named the man of the tournament. The maximum sixes award went to Paulistya Sachdev of Sahara and Gaurav Uppal. DDCA vice-president Suresh Chopra and organising secretary Sachin Khurana and Kshijij Rohtagi gave away the prizes. Mr V K Baweja of Modern School was also present. Scores: JRA: 40 for 3 in 5 overs (A Krishnan 24, Siddhant Malik 2 for 6). Sahara Enterprises: 44 for no loss in 2.1 overs (Gaurav Uppal 23 n o, Paulistya Sachdev 20 no). Hamdard XI: 57 for 1 in 5 overs (Ramesh Kancha 30 n o, Majeed Khan 19 n o). GE Capital: 61 for 4 in 4.5 overs (Joginder Singh 37 no).
	Ramjas School storm into semis Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, August 22 Ramjas School No 2 defeated Ramjas No 5 by 48 runs to enter the semi-final of the first Ramjas Inter-School Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Ramjas Sports Complex ground. Puneet Bisth, who cracked a rapidfire 56, was declared the Man of the Match. In another match, Salwan Public School beat Hansraj Model School by four wickets off the second last ball. This was the first victory recorded by Salwan School. Ankit Saggi, who scored an unbeaten 22, was declared the Man of the Match. Scores: Ramjas School No 2: 190 for 6 in 35 overs (Puneet Bisth 56 (5x4), Ramit Gill 35, Rohit Sharma 24, Mohan Kumar 2 for 34). Ramjas No 5: 142 all out in 28.5 overs (Mohan Kumar 40, Saurabh Tiwari 2 for 23, Karam Bir Bhati 2 for 18). Hansraj Model School: 154 for 7 in 35 overs (Rachit Kapoor 41, Ankur Garg 24, Manu Sharma 23, Sachin Gaurav 23, Jitender Kataria 2 for 18). Salwan Public School: 155 for 6 in 34.4 overs (Raman Sachdev 31, Ankit Saggi 22 n o, Jagdeep Singh 22, Rohan Gulati 20, Kartikey Bhatia 3 for 32, Ankur Garg 2 for 22).
	Mayank stars in Govt School’s win Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, August 22 Mayank Tehlan’s fine knock of 74, studded with eight fours and two sixes, enabled Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Vikas Puri defeat Young Friends Club by six wickets in a league match of the Jayanti Devi Goel Memorial Cricket Tournament. Mayank was declared the Man of the Match. Putting into bat Young Friend made 187 for 4 in 35 overs Scores: Young Friends: 187 for 4 in 35 overs (Wilkin Victor 97, Ishan Bakshi 32). Govt Boys Senior Secondary School: 188 for 4 in 32.2 overs (Mayank Tehlan 74, Dhiraj Sharma 36, Rakshit Pant 2 for 35).

Ghaziabad civic body budget passed amid uproar
Parmindar Singh

Ghaziabad, August 22
After a lot of uproarious scenes, the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam passed a budget of Rs 69.06 crore for the year 2002-2003.

A provision for an income of Rs 65.93 has been provided in the budget. Each ward will spend Rs 10 lakh with the consent of the ward councillor. Another Rs 5 lakh could be added to this amount for the development works in the ward, which will be granted after the completion of all works by December.

The board meeting was presided over by the Mayor, Mr D.C.Garg. Presenting the budget proposals, the Chief Nagar Officer, Mr R.B.Morya, said a provision of Rs 60.60 crore was provided for receipts in a budget of Rs 69.06 for the year 2002-2003.

According to the budget, Rs 24.90 crore will be collected from house tax, sewer tax, water tax, advertisement tax and other taxes; Rs 9.23 crore from sale of shops, lands; Rs 1.36 crore from rent and Rs 18.67 crore from other taxes.

An amount of Rs 24.40 crore will be spent on construction of public utilities, Rs 9.60 crore on water works, Rs 2.60 crore on health, Rs 16.90 crore on sanitation and cleanliness and Rs 4.81 crore on administrative expenses.

Councillor Vijay Mohan accused the Mayor of having inflated the budget figures through statistical gimmicks. Public interest has not been kept in mind at all, he said.

He suggested scaling down of budget figures by Rs 24 crore. “The members have not been told clearly about Nagar Nigam’s debts and assets position,” he charged.

To increase the income, Rajinder Tyagi suggested that the Nigam should collect money from the GDA for removing garbage, and impose penalties on illegal water and sewerage connections. He also suggested that the Nagar Nigam should set up its own petrol and diesel stations.

The Congress Party Councillor, Mr Satish Chopra, complained that the Nigam was getting very little return from advertisement hoardings. He said that contractors were not following the rules. The allegation lead to an uproarious scene and members demanded relevant files to be presented in the meeting.On many occasions, there were heated arguments and vocal confrontations between councillors of the ruling party and the Opposition.

Members frequently rushed near the Mayor’s seat and exchanged charges and shouted slogans against each other. Finally, the budget was passed even as members continued to shout at each other.