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Gurmeet stars for R R Gym New Delhi, January 22 Rohtak Road Gymkhana will take on Malviya Club in the final on January 24. Gurmeet Singh was named the Man of the Match. Scores: Super Star Club: 113 all out in 37.1 overs
(Amar Singh 40, Durga Prasad 21 n o, 2x4, Gurmeet Singh 3 for 22, Sandeep Angurala 3 for 19). Rohtak Road Gymkhana: 114 for 4 in 26.1 overs
(Gurmeet Singh 50, 8x4; Chetan Sharma 38, 6x4; Narender 2 for 32). Vijay Dahiya to lead Vijay Dahiya will lead Delhi in the Ranji Trophy cricket match against Bengal, to be played at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground, from January 25 to 28. Other members of the team are: Akash Chopra, Gautam
Gambhir, Mithun Manhas, Pradeep Chawla, Siddharth Verma, Amit Bhandari, Saradeep Singh, Varun Kumar, Sohail
Rauf, Rahul Sanghvi, Arun Singh, N S Negi, Sonu Vaid and Sanjay Gill. Northern Rly crush
Railway Board Northern Railway recorded a crushing 9-0 victory against Railway Board in the PNB All-India Railway Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Wednesday.
Brajnav Singh, who opened the account, scored three goals while
Sandeep, Kuljit Singh (3) and Bikramjit Singh scored the other goals. In other matches, South Central Railway defeated CLW 5-2 while Central Railway defeated RSC 5-0. |
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Cricket rating awards New Delhi, January 22 The awards, established in 1995, comprise trophies and Rs two million in prize money. The awards for the year 2001-2002 will recognise achievements in five categories—cricketer of the year, team of the year, batsman of the year, bowler of the year and fielder of the year. And special awards will be presented to the “best match-winning performance, lifetime achievement and cricketer of the century.” And the unsung heroes of “cricket community” will be recognised through two awards—best coach and best sports media personality.. A special jury panel, comprising Ajit Wadekar and Sanjay Manjrekar, will select the winners of the special awards. During the function, the Indian team for the World Cup to be held in South Africa, will be given a warm send off. |
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Team TVS Racing retain position New Delhi, January 22 The eventful day kicked off with round one of Indian Experts—Foreign Open class up to 250cc category where Vijaykumar emerged a clear winner. He later won the round two as well, and took his final tally to 197 points in this category. He also emerged winner in Class 2 Indian Experts 80cc, 150cc and second in Class 3—Indian Experts four-stroke class above 110 up to 250cc.c. Vijaykumar will now leave for Dubai to represent India at the first round of the prestigious 2003 Asian Motocross Championship, which will be held from January 21 to 24. He is the only representative chosen by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India to represent India. |
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Judo Federation to hold trials New Delhi, January 22 The selection trials will be held in the following weight categories. Men: 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg, 100kg and above 100kg (open). Women: 48kg, 52kg, 57kg, 63kg, 70kg, 78kg and above 78kg (open). The judokas can attend the selection trials through their State or department units, which are affiliated to the JFI. The selected players will be put through a training programme under the guidance of qualified coaches. |
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Mt Carmel beat Modern New Delhi, January 22 Samuel scored two goals and Timothy one for the winners while Abhinav Grover slotted home the consolation goal for Modern School. In another Group B match, St. Columba’s defeated Sardar Patel Vidyalaya 5-0. Cedric (2), S Dutta, Robinson and Lijo were the goal-scorers. In Group D, Air Froce School defeated Springdales, Dhaula Kuan 4-0 while G D Goenka downed Birla Vidya Niketan 3-0. Prashant, Michael, Krishna and Rakesh scored the goals for Air Force School.
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NDMC to provide better civic amenities New Delhi, January 22 Giving details of the decisions of the council, Mr Ram Bhaj, MLA and Vice-Chairman, NDMC said that the civic body had decided to consider the introduction of a new slab of 25 per cent, between the existing slab of 20 per cent and 30 per cent, which will be with rateable value between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh. The existing slab of 30 per cent will be continued on the properties with rateable value above Rs 10 lakh. The civic body has also acceded to the request of aided schools and colleges for grant of 50 per cent rebate if there are no arrears. The council has decided to mechanise its sanitation scheme for removal of garbage and solid waste as per guidelines of various court judgements. It has decided to procure 7 garbage compactors with 14 cubic metre capacity, 1 industrial mechanical road sweeper and 550 garbage bins compatible with compactors of 1,100 litters capacity. A sum Rs 5.40 crore has been sanctioned for these purpose. The civic body has decided to develop the area around state emporia buildings at Baba Kharak Singh Marg and an amount of Rs 98.11 lakh will be spent for this purpose. Mr Ram Bhaj further said that the rebate introduced in late payment surcharge for recovery of its electricity/water dues by the civic body has revealed fruitful results. The civic body has recovered Rs 318.30 lakh from the consumers on this account. The time limit for depositing the dues was December 31, 2002. Now, with a view to recover maximum amount of arrears from the consumers who intend to settle their dues after availing 50 per cent rebate, the council has decided to reopen the scheme for all categories of consumers, fixing last dates for filing the application to February 20, 2003 and March 20, 2003 for depositing the remaining dues. Similarly, the civic body has sanctioned an amount of Rs 56.7 lakh for the annual maintenance of 66 KV, 33 KV and 11 KV incoming feeders, feeding electricity supply to NDMC area. It covers the cost of replacement of cable, transition joints, end-termination joints and for digging and making joints. For augmentation of sewerage at 3rd and 6th cross road, Sarojini Nagar, Rs 10.58 lakh have been sanctioned. A sum of Rs 57.26 lakh has been sanctioned for strengthening and resurfacing of important roads such as Tughlaq Road and Kamraj Marg, which have developed cracks.  |
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Death of cattle: Two suspended Rohtak, January 22 The DC had visited Mungan village on Tuesday to ensure proper arrangements for health check-ups, procuring blood samples of affected animals and making available required veterinary medicines. During investigation, the DC observed that Dr Raj Singh Dangi, Veterinary Surgeon, Haryana Cattle Breeding Centre, Kansala and Sri Aflatoon, VLDA at Mungan village, failed to discharge their duties properly. He claimed all the 1,457 milch cattle in Mungan village had been vaccinated. He said the veterinary doctors of Hisar had taken the blood samples of the affected cattle and the reports were expected in two days. Besides, the DC said the milch cattle in the adjoining eight villages would also be vaccinated by Thursday evening. Commenting on the type of disease, he said it appeared to be a mixed type of infection.
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CM lays stone New Delhi, January 22 The Department of Public Works of the Haryana Government will construct the bridge for which the Government of NCT of Delhi has released the funds. The
bridge will have a 7.5-metre-wide carriageway. It will cost an
estimated Rs 1.15 crore. The construction of bridge is expected to be
completed in one year’s time. On the occasion, the Chief Minister
said the Government of NCT of Delhi was all for development of the
city, according to the demand and need of citizens. Funds, she said,
would not be a handicap. TNS |
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