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Special anti-polio drive on April 6 Sonepat, April 3 The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Balwan Singh, told mediapersons here today that the Health Department has made elaborate arrangements for making the campaign a success. As many as 675 polio booths will be set up in the district for this purpose. Moreover, 57 mobile teams have been set up and these include 15 teams that would be deputed at bus stations and the railway stations for administering the drops to the children of travellers passing through the district. He disclosed that 42 mobile teams will cover the children of people living in the slums, brick-kilns and labour colonies. The district administration, he said, has arranged 79 vehicles for the officials of the mobile teams in the district. The immunisation programme will begin at 8 am and continue till 4 pm. The pulse polio immunisation programme (PPIP), which was launched in 1995 throughout the country, envisages the eradication of the crippling disease, poliomyelitis, by the end of the millennium. The deadly disease, called polio in short, can strike at any age but generally affects children below three years. In Sonepat district, the immunisation was provided to the children below five years. The DC has claimed that the previous campaign, launched by the Health Department in co-ordination with the voluntary organisations in the district, had proved a success.  |
Airlines, CWC advance into quarters New Delhi, April 3 An unbeaten 70 off 91 balls with four fours and one six by Ishan Ganda and 70 not out, off 72 balls with six fours, by R R Parida helped Indian Airlines defeat Goswami Ganesh Dutt Club by eight wickets at the Harbaksh Singh Stadium. Electing to bat, G G Dutt scored 172 in 43.3 overs, with Surender Dayma contributing 75 off 83 balls with eight sixes and two fours and Amba Prashad remaining unbeaten on 50. Indian Airlines knocked in some quick runs to score 176 for 2 in 30.5 overs. Ishan Ganda was adjudged the man of the match. Scores: G G Dutt: 172 all out in 43.3 overs (Surender Dayma 75, Amba Prasad 50 n o, Amit Sharma 23, Sonu Sharma 3 for 25, R P Singh 2 for 14, Subhash Choudhary 2 for 31). Indian Airlines: 176 for 2 in 30.5 overs (Ishan Ganda 70 n o, R R Parida 71 n o, Amba Prasad 1 for 22). Fine batting by Kuldeep Rawat, who scored 62, and Gaurav Sharma, who hit 37, enabled CWC beat Aravali Club, Udaipur (Rajasthan) by three wickets at the Central Secretariat ground. Kuldeep’s cameo powers CWC to have an impressive win over Aravali Club. Scores: Aravali Club: 235 for 9 in 45 overs (Vikas Sahu 84, Himanshu Khullar 37, Shamsher Singh 36, Surjeet Verma 2 for 37, Ashwani Anand 2 for 39). CWC: 236 for 7 in 44.4 overs (Kuldeep Rawat 62, Gaurav Sharma 46, Shailender Singh 36, Sunil Sudan 22 n o, Rakshit Pant 2 for 48). Vikas Sahu was named the man of the match. |
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Gautam Gambhir felicitated New Delhi, April 3 Ghambir scored 618 runs during the West Indies tour to emerge the highest scorer for the country. His performance in West Indies earned Gambhir the India call as he has been included in the Indian team for the Tiangular Cricket Series to be held in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from April 11 to 20. Mr Ravi Khanna of Chand Khanna Club, who is also the secretary of the Delhi and District Cricket Association, presented a memento to Gautam Gambhir. Coach Raju Tandon and Chand Khanna Club officials Nitin Mehra and Maqsood Karim were among those who attended the function. |
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Veterans to hold athletics meet in Delhi New Delhi, April 3 VAAAD president Raj Singh, a former international wrestler and referee, said the Delhi State Veterans team for the Veteran National Athletic Championship, to be held at Imphal (Manipur) from April 16 to 19, will be selected on the basis of the performance at the Delhi meet. Veterans athletics in Delhi have been looking up after Raj Singh took over as the president. A former international wrestler, who has represented the country 71 times, Raj Singh, who is the chief security officer of MTNL, dons many caps, including that of a wrestling referee, judge, coach and sports administrator. Mr Dharam Vir Yadav, a member of the State Transport Authority and the Delhi Transports Corporation boards, will be the chairman of the VAAAD while Union Minister Food Processing Subhash Mehria has agreed to be the patron of the association. Working president of the VAAAD Nina Seth said over 200 men and women athletes, in the 35 to 70 plus age groups, will be participating in the athletics competitions, which will have all the mandatory events. |
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Sonnet enter SAIL Trophy
quarterfinal New Delhi, April 3 Mayank Sidana received the man of the match award from former Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy player Chaman Lal. Sonnet skipper Devendra Sharma won the toss and elected to field. Subhania were restricted to 112 for 6 in 30 overs while Sonnet scored the required runs for victory in 23.1 overs for the loss of just one wicket. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side as it started late due to overnight
rain Scores: Subhania Club: 122 for 6 in 30 overs (N P Singh 32, 4x4; A John 29, 3x4; Karan Harit 2 for 28, Arun Singh 1 for 32). Sonnet Club:
125 for 1 in 23.2 overs (Mayank Sidana 58 n o, 6x4; Saket Bhatia 54 n o, 4x4; A John 1 for 25). Friday’s fixture: Indian Airlines vs Indian Air Force; 9 am.
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Tri-series live on Star TV New Delhi, April 3 This will be an excellent opportunity for the newcomers and some old hands in the Indian team to come good, and cement their places in the senior national team. The South African team, eager to prove a point, will also be looking forward to this triangular series as an ideal launch pad for their new combination. And for hosts Bangladesh, the TVS Cup offers another chance to prove their credentials, after their unimpressive performance in the just-concluded World Cup in South Africa. The newcomers in the Indian team include Aavishkar Salvi, Gautam Gambhir, Amit Mishra and Abhijit Kale. They all caught the selectors’ eye following their impressive performances for India A during the tour of the West Indies. Opener Gautam Gambhir has proved to be one of Delhi’s key players, and may open for India at Dhaka in the absence of Sachin Tendulkar, who has opted out of the tour. Spinner Amit Mishra has been an integral part of the Haryana Ranji Trophy team for quite some time while speedster Aavishkar Salvi and batsman Abhijit Kale from Mumbai and Maharashtra respectively, have been stealing the spotlight with their consistent performances in domestic cricket. Kale aggregated 683 runs in Ranji Trophy last season. Gautam Gambhir had topped the chart with 802 runs with Hrishikesh Kanitkar coming second with 734 runs. The youngsters will have some inspiring figures in seniors like skipper Saurav Ganguly, vice-captain Virender Sehwag, dashing young batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif to watch and learn a lot. India take on Bangladesh in the opening match on April 11. The match will start at 1.30 pm. |
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Shastri Club beat Gyan Bharti New Delhi, April 3 Scores: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club:
187 for 8 in 35 overs (Saumik Chatterjee 46, Parvesh Chikara 39, Mukesh Kumar 3 for 25, Pramod Kumar 2 for 52, Gursaran Singh 2 for 39). Gyan Bharti:
121 all out in 30.2 overs (Gursaran Singh 29, Brijesh Obrai 22, Ashutosh Sharma 3 for 17). Sonnet beat Aryavrat Sonnet Club defeated Aryavrat Club by 165 runs in a league match of the first Dr Hedgewar Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Rashtriya Swabhiman Khel Parishad ground. The tournament was inaugurated by Dronacharya Award-winning coach Ramakant Achrekar. Scores: Sonnet Club:
246 for 4 in 35 overs (Karan Rai 83, Prateek Suneja 57 n o, Vishu Tomar 57). Aryavrat Club: 81 in 31.5 overs (Bhupender Yadav 26, Abhishek Kumar 22, Mohit Malhotra 3 for 12, Gaurav Dahiya 3 for 16). |
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Business India thrash Gillette New Delhi, April 3 Scores: Gillette:
127 for 8 in 25 overs (Vineet Sharma 33, 32b, 4x2; Anjeev Lohia 32, 60b, 4x2; Tarun Khurana 2 for 16; Raju Tank 2 for 28). Business India: 130 for 8 in 25 overs (Vipul Pant 39, 59b, 4x2, 6x1; Amit Kanojia 31 n o, 16b, 4x3, 6x1; Anjeev Lohia 2 for 14, Ashok Kumar 2 for 23). Amit Kanojia was adjudged the man of the match.
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Rs 3.72 crore spent on job scheme Sonepat, April 3 Giving this information, Mr Balwan Singh, Deputy Commissioner, told mediapersons here today that the state government had allocated about Rs 3.72 crore and distributed 3,961 tonnes of wheat for the implementation of this scheme during the year 2002-2003 in this district alone. The district administration, he said, had executed as many as 815 development works by utilising Rs 2.98 crore and distributing 3,018 tonnes of wheat during the period under review. He said that the development works included construction of streets, phirnis, schoolrooms, gau ghats, pucca roads to cremation grounds, retaining walls, digging of ponds, earth work on roads, construction of playgrounds in schools, construction of hospitals and dispensaries in rural areas of the district.
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Noida collects Rs 70 crore as stamp duty Noida, April 3 According to Noida’s Chief Financial Advisor, a total of 7,749 pieces of property were registered between April 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003. Stamp duty on 50 industrial properties came to over Rs 1.04 crore. As much as Rs 2.49 crore had been collected as stamp revenue on 228 residential plots while some 1,096 residential properties fetched a revenue of Rs 4.72 crore on account of stamp duty. Twenty-four commercial properties earned a stamp duty of Rs 62.27 lakh. The Financial Advisor said in all, 5,351 properties were registered during the year, of which 1,743 properties registered between September 2002 and December 31, 2002 had brought a stamp revenue of over Rs 42.30 crore while from January and February 2003, Rs 18.60 crore had been earned on 1,844 properties, and during March the
registration of 1,764 properties had brought Rs 11.12 crore to the state revenue. |
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