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Doc’s fellowship mired in controversy Rohtak, January 30 On the other hand, a section of the doctors of the PGIMS alleged that the fellowship was not an award and Dr Siwach had exaggerated the importance of this fellowship for his vested interest. Substantiating their allegation, they produced a letter from Dr S. Rajasekaran of WOC, which categorically stated that “This is not an award or honour and also not a recognition of any specific work done by a person”. Dr S.Rajasekaran further stated that “The fellowship gives free registration for people from different countries to attend the meeting. Dr Siwach had applied for the fellowship and had stated that since he is holding a university post with fixed pay, it would be helpful for him to attend the meeting if it can be subsidized by providing free registration.” On the contrary, Dr Siwach, in a letter written to the director, PGIMS, Rohtak, had termed the fellowship as an academic excellence award by WOC and claimed that his academic merit and research work had been recognised at an international level. He had also claimed that he stood second in the merit list of the SICOT scholarship. Subsequently, the ‘achievement’ of Dr Siwach was highlighted by the various newspapers. Several doctors of the PGIMS, Rohtak, stood against this ‘trickery’ and complained to the director of the institute. The matter was also reported to the state government. It is reliably learnt that Maj-Gen Virender Singh Poonia, director of PGIMS, has constituted an inquiry committee today, to determine whether the fellowship given to Dr Siwach could be termed as an award or honour. The three-member committee has reportedly been asked to submit its report as early as possible. When contacted, the director of PGIMS admitted that he had received a written complaint in this connection. However, he refused to comment on the issue till the report was submitted by the committee. Dr R.C.Siwach described the whole episode as unfortunate and a result of professional rivalry in the institute. |
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gear up for next phase of Faridabad, January 30 Consequently, in view of the coming `pulse polio campaign’ on February 9, the health authorities have decided to fully activate its machinery so as to achieve the desired results. The health authorities today announced that a meeting of the sarpanchs and panches of the district has been convened on February 3 at the MCF auditorium here. The meeting will be addressed by the Deputy Commissioner. The authorities have directed the Block Development Officers and other officials at village level to ensure maximum attendance in the meeting. The Deputy Commissioner had also held a meeting on February 28 at district headquarters, in which officials of the Health, Panchayat, Education and other concerned departments took part. According to the Civil Surgeon (Chief
More than 5600 employees and volunteers have been asked to go from door to door to administer polio drops to infants and children. The authorities have also asked the various resident welfare associations, NGOs and welfare bodies to help in the pulse polio drive. It is reported that some of the villages falling in the remote areas have not been covered extensively. Moreover, several families refuse to go to the polio booths, situated normally in schools or prominent villages, due to illiteracy and ignorance. Due to the nature of their work, many migrant workers in the district have been unable to take advantage of the scheme, said a social activist. Although the health authorities claim to have sent special mobile teams to cover workers in brick kilns, experts in this field feel that employees, especially daily wage labourers and workers in factories, may not have been covered. A case of suspected polio came to light in the NIT area here about three weeks ago when the family members of a girl reported “paralyses type of attack” on the legs of the girl. The civil hospital officials examined the girl and sent her stool for examination in the laboratory. A case of similar nature was reported in Hathin area a few months ago, when the parents of the child reported the matter to a hospital in the sub-division. While the report of the examination is still awaited, it is suspected that despite the efforts of the Health Department, an easy accessibility of ‘polio’ teams to each and every needy child was lacking. It may be recalled that even though the ‘pulse polio’ programme has been in operation for several years, Haryana is one of those states where polio cases have been reported. |
Northern crush ICF, enter final New Delhi, January 30 In the second semi-final, Western Railway nosed out Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthla through a second half goal, scored by Prem Kumar Singh in the 65th minute. Northern Railway, who led by four goals at the interval, began the goal-rush in the seventh minute when Kuljit Singh converted a penalty corner. Raju enhanced the lead five minutes later when he pumped in a fine field goal. Raju was on the mark yet again, three minutes later, when he hit in another brilliant field goal. Rajiv Mishra scored the fourth goal in the 22nd minute while Bikramjit Singh completed the tally in the 59th minute of second half, off a penalty corner. North Eastern Railway will take on Central Railway in the women’s hardline match on Friday at 1 pm, while ICF will meet RCF in the men’s match at 3 pm. |
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Air Force land in semis New Delhi, January 30 Air Force finished their league engagements on seven points from four matches to finish second in the pool behind Hindustan. The semi-final line-up will be complete after Moonlight’s match against New Delhi Heroes on Friday. Air Force were well served by Kalyan Pal who slotted in three goals while Victor and Danny accounted for the other two goals. Roy Pandit and Rana Sen scored the goals for Tarun Sangha. Tarun Sangha finished with just one point from four matches. Tarun Sangha forged ahead in the sixth minute when Joy Pandit found the mark. Kalyan Pal equalised for Air Force and Victor put them ahead. Kalyan Pal scored twice more for Air Force, but Rana Sen converted a penalty to reduce the margin. Danny hit in the fifth goal for Air Force. Before the start of the match, a two-minute silence was observed to mourn the death of former Delhi State captain Sharifudin. The 50-year-old Sharifudin, who had represented Delhi for several years, was ailing for the last three years. He is survived by three daughters. Friday’s fixture:
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Cricket
fever at Pizza Hut New Delhi, January 30 Customers at any of the 45 Pizza Hut restaurants across the country can enjoy a “Veggie-Tama-Tam” or a “Zhinga Zabardast”, an “Aloo Attack” or a “Murg Mazedar”. For the benefit of cricket lovers, television sets have been installed at all the Pizza Hut restaurants. A huge letter has been installed on the restaurant wall and customers are encouraged to write good luck messages to the Indian team. Two weeks into the World Cup 2003, these letters will be ferried to South Africa and presented to the Indian team.
Ramee bowls Canon to victory A devastating 5 for 10 bowling spell by Ramee enabled Canon trounce hosts Teri by four wickets in a league match of the 10th Teri Cup Cricket Tournament at the Teri Oval. Ramee was adjudged the Man of the Match. Putting into bat, Teri made 22all out in 11.3 overs Scores: Teri: 22 all out in 11.3 overs (Ramee 5 for 10). Canon:
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Nirmal Bora honoured New Delhi, January 30 Prakash shines:
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BSES annex Turf cricket crown New Delhi, January 30 Scores:
BSES: 179 for 8 in 30 overs (Ajeet Chaudhary 49, Satish Tyagi 35, Manoj Kumar 32, Nitin Punia 3 for 29, Harender Rawat 3 for 21). PBL:
164 for 9 in 30 overs (Ravi Uniyal 51, Nalin Khanna 28, Mohit Vadera 27, Nawal Singh 3 for 30, Manoj Kumar 3 for 31). |
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Ladies amateur golf New Delhi, January 30 The Ladies’ Golf is returning to DGC after a gap of four years.
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Vipul Sarees win
New Delhi, January 30 Scores: Vipul Sarees: 257 for 7 in 20 overs (Varun Gupta 90 n o, Akash Kumar 50, Ram Kumar 2 for 29). I and B Ministry: 182 for 6 in 20 overs (Rakesh Kumar 53 n o, Virender Grover 31, Vikas RAthi 3 for 31, Bharat Rana 2 for 16). Kishan Ganj defeated Rehman Club by 42 runs in an A-I Division match at the Yamuna Sports Complex II ground. Scores: K G Gymkhana: 178 all out in 33.4 overs (Pratap Rawat 36, Umesh Sharma 23, Raghib Mohd 2 for 27, Furqan Ahmad 2 for 30). Rehman: 136 all out in 29.3 overs (Mohd Raghib 54, Mehboob Ahmad 41, Dinesh Yadav 5 for 38). OSR
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