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HEALTH

Conjunctivitis: Dos and don’ts
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 18
With eye flu or conjunctivitis having spread across the NCR, doctors have been quick to dole out precautions as well as solutions. Dr Markenday Ahuja, Director, Shri Baba Mast Nath Charitable Hospital, Rohtak, points out that reaching for over-the-counter eyedrops when the eyes become red or itchy may actually worsen the condition.

“Conjunctivitis,” he explains, “is the commonest infection of the eye, which occurs in acute as well as epidemic forms.”

Pointing out the symptoms of the ailment, Dr Ahuja said, “Redness in the eyes, thick greenish yellow oozing, swollen flakes and itching are the common features. Washing hands, avoiding contact with an infected person, avoiding self-medication are the precautions one must follow.”

As for people who have contacted the ailment, “a visit to a specialist is a must or if there is pain in the eyes, blurring or loss of vision or if the pupils are different in size”.

Dr Ahuja also advises changing of towels and pillowcases and wiping the discharge immediately with a disposable tissue to stop the infection from spreading.

SPORTS

FCI edge past Delhi Audit in hockey
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, August 18
Food Corporation of India (FCI), Headquarters edged past Delhi Audit 2-1 in the Delhi State Hockey League for Institutional teams, sponsored by Punjab National Bank, at the Shivaji Stadium on Monday.

The teams were level 1-1 at half time. Prabhakar Singh put FCI in the lead in the 15th minute while Amit Sharma pulled off the equaliser for Audit five minutes later. On resumption, Prabhakar struck again to regain the lead for FCI, and hung onto the lead precariously till the end.

In the second match, FCI (North Zone) whipped Delhi Police 5-1, after leading by 4-1 at half time. Vipul opened the account for FCI in the second minute when he converted a penalty corner. Satwinder added the second goal in the

10th minute while Jasbir Singh slotted home the third goal.

Satnam of Delhi Police put a temporary halt to FCI’s scoring spree when he found the mark to get a consolation goal for the cops. Navbir Singh scored a brace to complete FCI’s tally.

Indian Airlines crushed IPGCL (DVB) 9-0, after leading by 5-0 at the interval. Virinder scored the first, fourth and sixth goals. Ravinder Singh scored the second and seventh goals, Sanjay Bhatia struck home the third goal while Parmod and Ashutosh Verma (2) accounted for the other goals.

IndianOil Rally sets of for Wagah
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, August 18
A group of IndianOil employees set off for Wagah on their motorcycles. The motorcycle expedition was flagged off from the IndianOil Bhavan in Yusuf Sarai by Northern Region general manager V. K. Sood in the presence of Petroleum Workers’ Union general-secretary I. M. Uniyal.

The expedition aims for “reaching every part and every heart” and the motorbikers intend to promote the spirit of adventure and the message of “Oil Freedom” with IndianOil.

IndianOil, with its vast infrastructure network and virtually unlimited product range, is the only Indian company to actually bring Oil Freedom to the consumers.

The expedition, led by Stephen Ekka, will touch the Wagah border before returning to Delhi. IndianOil has undertaken many such expeditions in the past.

Mr Sood said the expedition will forge a closer bond, promoting national integrity and spreading the message of oil freedom.

Royal Rangers earn full points

New Delhi, August 18
Royal Rangers defeated Ahbab 2-0 to record their second victory in the Super Six League of the Delhi Soccer Association-SAIL A Division Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Monday. The goals came once in each half. Medio Dio Siam scored the first goal in the 26th minute. Though Ahbab mounted pressure in the second half, they could not encash the opportunities that came their way.

Inside-left Neeraj Ekka scored the second goal for Rangers when he made use of a cross from the left by Ricky Chaak

Ganga annex football title

Ganga School beat St. Marks School, Paschim Vihar 3-0 to annex the senior boys Zonal Football Tournament at the St. Marks School ground, Paschim Vihar. K C Lal, Rohato, Rashid Ali and Vishal Yadav were the goal-scorers. Ganga beat Devine Happy School, Paschim Vihar 15-5 and entered the semi-final of the junior boys zonal basketball tournament at the Vishal Bharti School courts. Juliyan (5), Rockey (5) and Jonothu (5) were the goal-scorers. OSR

Father Agnel down DPS to lift title

New Delhi
Father Agnel defeated Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, 70-69 in the Jindal Basketball Tournament at the Prithvi Nath courts.

In a needle match, DPS called the shots initially but Father Agnel gave a big thrust in the final lap to score a thrilling one-point victory. The players who fashioned Father Agnel’s victory were Sohail (24), Sisnav (18) and

Harsh Shukla (17). Guruk (32) and Abdulla (20) were the top scorers for DPS. Guruk was declared the Player of the Tournament while Bhavesh got the Most Promising player award. OSR

Gursharan qualifies for Level-II
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, August 18
Seven Delhi coaches, including former Test player Gursharan Singh, have qualified for the Level-II Coaches’ Course, conducted by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

National Cricket Academy vice-chairman C K Khanna said the NCA has recommended that these coaches be considered for various coaching assignments of Delhi junior and senior teams for the current year.

Among the seven coaches, six of them have played cricket at the top level, though Gursharan Singh is the only Test player. The seven coaches are: Gursharan Singh, Hitesh Sharma, Bantu Singh, Raju Tandon, Raj Kumar Sharma, Vijay Bahadur Mishra and Sanjay Bhardwaj.