Polio drive: Going through the motions
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 21
Although the district administration claimed that over 5.10 lakh children up to the age of five years were administered polio drops and the target touching 116 per cent in the four-day pulse polio campaign concluded on Wednesday, the success of the drive is not above loopholes and hurdles.

Despite the claim of the teams engaged in the campaign, it is reported that several families were not visited by the teams in urban and rural areas. Reports from Mewat and other rural areas indicate that lack of awareness and education among people had been a major constraint in this regard. As a result, parents of many children did not take much interest in getting polio drops administered at the booths set up by the Health Department.

It is also reported that some of the volunteers and members of the team, which were given the job to visit house to house during the campaign, did the formality of putting the remark by chalks outside the main gate of several houses. And they randomly asked if there were children residing there.

According to some residents in Sector-14 and 16 here, the pulse polio team did not enquire about children in their houses and had put only remarks by a chalk outside, suggesting that the house had been visited.

It may be recalled that Haryana is among those states where polio cases have been detected despite several such campaigns carried out in past some years. The district authorities were engaged in the four-day programme, which covered 5,106,21 children in two phases.

SPORTS

Saviour School win in Ganga School cricket
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
Deadly bowling by Bhupender Lingwal (4 for 31) and a strokeful half century by Raman Gujral (62, 7x4, 7x1) helped Saviour Convent School, Paschim Vihar, beat Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura, by 18 runs in the second Ganga International Inter-School (Under-17) Cricket Tournament at the Ganga School ground.

Scores: Saviour Convent School: 174 for 6 in 30 overs (Raman Gujral 62, Ujwal 34, Varun 22). Bal Bharti School: 156 for 9 in 30 overs (Rajat Mathur 41, Nikhil 32, Anuj 25, Bhupender 4 for 31, Shawaj Sondhi 2 for 21).

In another match, devastating bowling performances by Parth Rana (3 for 12), Kunal (3 for 13), Neeraj Mann (2 for 18) helped hosts Ganga International School beat St Martin School, Paschim Vihar, by seven wickets.

Scores: St Martin School: 66 all out in 15.4 overs (Sanjeev 24, Parth Rana 3 for 12, Neeraj Mann 2 for 18, Kunal 3 for 13).

Ganga School: 67 for 3 in 11.3 overs (Puneet Lakra 25, Vikram Singh 23 n o).

Parveen, Shanti emerge best climbers
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
Parveen of Karnataka and Shanti Rani Devi of Manipur emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s section, respectively, in the first Indian Sport Climbing Championship, organised by the North Zone Sport Climbing Committee and Ramjas Sports and Mountaineering Institute, at the Ramjas Sports Complex. The climbing competitions were held under the guidance of S. Bhattacharjee, B. C. Nainwal and Harish Mamga. More than 100 climbers from 11 states participated in the competitions.

The prizes were distributed by former Deputy Inspector-General of Police of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Mr S. P. Chamo.

Results: Men: Karthik H. C. (Karnataka), Parveen C. M. (Karnataka) and Robin Rai (West Bengal). Women: Shanti Rani Devi (Manipur), M. N. Vatsla (Karnataka) and B. S. Archana (Karnataka). Boys: Jashuka Frank (Canada), Ram Kumar (Delhi) and D Subhas Singh (Manipur). Girls: Vandana (Karnataka), Debla Devi (Manipur) and Maryl Deena (Karnataka).

Sub-junior boys: Abhimanyu Sherpa (J and K), Vikas Jaiswal (Uttar Pradesh) and Pathan Alisha Khan (Manipur).

Speed climbing (Men): Parveen (Karnataka), Chitrasen (Manipur) and Vinod Verma (Delhi).

Women: Shanti Rani Devi (Manipur), Dentombi (Manipur) and Archana (Karnataka).

Hockey umpires’ seminar
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
An “elite” hockey umpires’ seminar, being organised by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society, began at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Thursday.

At least 50 hockey umpires from all over the country are attending the four-day seminar which will conclude on November 24. The conference was inaugurated by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vikram Verma.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Mr Murray Grime of Australia, Olympics and World Cup umpire, as the course leader for the conduct of the seminar. Mr Kukoo Walia, umpires’ manager of the IHF and a member of the umpiring committee of the FIH, is the course co-ordinator of the seminar.

The seminar will afford an opportunity for the umpires to familiarise with the latest rules and regulatios prevalent in hockey, and update themselves.

Sports Minister Vikram Verma, while inaugurating the seminar, said moves are afoot enhance the allocation for sports so that nothig is left to chance in sports promotion. Veterans hockey officials and Indian Hockey Federations top brass were also present.

Aizawl notch up big win
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
Government Higher Secondary School, Aizawl, Mizoram, routed Sri Ramakrishna Sharda High School, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 11-0 in the Subroto Cup Football Tournament at Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday. Lalramaluna scored six goals, Vanlalchuanga two, Samahnmte two and Lalhriatzuala one goal.

In another match, Koddlya Prasanna Banga High School, 24 Parganas, beat Navbharat High School, Bhabhua, Bihar, 1-0 to enter the quarter-final from Group II. Siddiqui scored the match-winner.

Friday’s fixtures: Navbharat School vs Bagafa Ashram School, Tripura (3 p m)—Ambedkar Stadium.

DSA to hold selection trials
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
The Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) will hold selection trials on November 23 at Ambedkar Stadium to select the Delhi team for the 39th Junior (Under-19) National Football Championship (North Zone) for the B. C. Roy Trophy to be held in Jammu and Kashmir from December 20. Interested players should report at Ambedkar Stadium with their original birth certificates between 4 and 6 pm.

Seven state teams—hosts Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh—will participate in the tournament.

Bal Bhavan annex kho-kho title
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 21
Bal Bhavan Public School, Mayur Vihar-11, annexed the title in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Kho-Kho Tournament title.

Bal Bhavan defeated Saraswati Bal Mandir School, Punjabi Bagh, 15-3 in the first match and Rainbow English School 12-6 in the second match. Bal Bhavan School beat Ravindra Public School in the semi-final, and in the title clash, they trounced Mayur Public Shool, IP Extension, 15-3 to annex the crown.

Captain of the Bal Bhavan team Tushar Dunga led from the front to guide his team to victory. He was given able support by Ankit Sharma, Ankur Nigam, Pushkar Kandpal, Prashant Yadav, Sandeep Singh, Shirish Bhardwaj, Pravesh Kumar Sharma and Ravi Kumar.

The Bal Bhavan School were tood good for their opponents and did not have to encounter too many hurdles in capturing the title.

Bal Bhavan School Principal B. B. Gupta hailed the excellent performance of his school team.

More cops shifted
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 21
Close on the heels of a major reshuffle of police officers of the DCP rank, the police commissioner, Mr. R. S. Gupta, has ordered the transfer of two assistant commissioners of police and 12 inspectors, including some station house officers.

The reshuffle is being seen as an attempt to streamline the force in order to provide better policing in the metropolis, which has been rocked by violent crimes in the last couple of months. According to official sources, the emphasis this time is on placing officers with proven capabilities at the district and police station level.

ACP Virender Singh has been transferred from Crime Branch to Traffic and G.S. Awana from Traffic to Crime Branch. Inspector Kapoor Singh has been transferred from Crime Branch to police station Shakarpur, Desh Bandhu from Shakarpur to Supreme Court Security, Satpal Kapoor from Supreme Court to Traffic, Orijinder Pal Singh from Kotla Mubarakpur to New Ashok Nagar, Maharaj Singh from Crime and Railways to Geeta Colony.