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AIDS threatening to undo the gains made in child healthcare New Delhi, August 28 Speaking on the occasion, Dr Lodha said, “HIV infection/AIDS is a serious problem in the developing world. There is a need for urgent action to contain the epidemic that threatens to undo all gains made in the area of child health. There should be a commitment to improve the quality of life of the affected children and implement strategies to reduce the risk of infection in children.” “A child himself/herself cannot fight for his/her rights. There is a need to sensitise policy-makers, health managers and community leaders about the enormity of the problem and possible solutions. Organisations and individuals must take up the responsibility of caring for these children,” he added. He emphasized that SOS is a model institution where utmost care and support is being provided to orphaned children and helping them from being infected by the dangerous HIV. Paying tributes to Mrs Tara Ali Baig, Mr J.N. Kaul, president of SOS India, said: “Mrs Baig was a committed leader of SOS movement with a vision, drive and compassion. She had dedicated her life for the welfare of children and women and played a pivotal role in the development and strengthening of SOS programmes.” The purpose of organising this lecture on this occasion was to sensitise the people about the dangerous disease, HIV/AIDS, its prevention and precaution to save our future generation, he said. He also announced that four more new villages will be ready by the year-end in Bhuj, Rourkela, Hyderabad and Kashmir for the destitute and orphaned children. Prof Syed Shahid Mahdi said: “Children are our future citizens and the future of these children is very much dependent on our support to them. They need proper education, good environment, proper healthcare, nourishment, love and affection for their overall development.” |
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Gynaecologist
honoured Bhiwani, August 28 The award is given to selected extraordinary men and women from science, technology, education, industry, fine arts, politics and social work, who have done something special for their country and attained excellence in their respective fields of work. Those who have received the award so far, include late Mother Teresa, former vice-president B. D. Jatti, Governor Justice M. Fathima Beevi, Justice P. N. Bhagwati, R. S. Sarkaria, H. R. Khanna, Election Commissioner G. V. G. Krishnamurthy, industrialist Vijay Mallya, film stars Sunil Dutt, Dev Anand, Pran, cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, Sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and others. The Union Minister of State for Human Resources Sanjay Paswan gave away the award to Dr Bhardwaj at a function held in New Delhi yesterday. She had been honoured with the award for her services rendered in the rural areas of Bhiwani district and at several free medical camps that had been held regularly every year at Barabanki and other places. |
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Top medicos examine global technological strides New Delhi, August 28 Both the exhibition and conference serving as an ideal platform to create awareness with the latest technological health breakthrough all over the world and scope for the buyer-seller meet. Organised by FeP Pvt. Ltd in association with SMTA, the exhibition is witnessing the participation of more than 200 exhibitors, who are looking forward to better business response, greater establishment and more visibility of their individual set-ups. Encompassing the contribution of medical professionals and those of the technology providers, the exhibition is expected to prove a boon for enhancing business opportunities in the Indian health industry. Along with the exhibition is the ongoing conference where prominent doctors participated and addressed pressing issues and concerns about cancer and also on current technologies like Bioinformatics and Telemedicine. Every year, in India 10 lakh new cancer patients are diagnosed and out of them, 60 to 80 per cent are diagnosed in advanced stages, this was one of the facts brought out by Dr K J Choudhury, Sr. Consultant with Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. He also spoke on the shortage of financial resources, limitation of healthcare delivery systems and personnel along with lack of awareness on the part of healthcare workers and policy makers that most cancer patients face problems in addition to their medical along problems. Telemedicine, the new advancement in the health information, that proves to be the ultimate boon in the health sector especially the developing countries like India, has also created a lot of interest and infrastructural gains for those looking for new medical openings and opportunities and for the far-flung patients who lack adequate medical information and expertise to deal with them. |
FCI to meet N Rly in hockey final New Delhi, August 28 In the semi-finals on Thursday, FCI defeated Indian Airlines 12-0, after leading by 6-0 at half time, while Northern Railway defeated FCI, Headquarters. FCI, North Zone were in a roll as they pumped in goal after goal against Indian Airlines whose defence cracked at the slightest pressure. Lakhbir opened the account in the seventh minute and then Navbir Singh took over, scoring the next three goals on trot, to record a fine hattrick. He returned to score the eighth, ninth, tenth, 11th and 12th goals to account for a double hat-trick. In between, Satwinder Junior came up with the fifth goal while Satwinder Senior struck home the sixth goal, and Harish the seventh goal. Northern Railway and FCI Headquarters were locked 1-1 at half time after FCI took the lead through Rajvinder Singh in the fifth minute and Rajiv Panchal equalised for Railways in the 13th minute. FCI regained the lead through Mukesh Kaushik in the 32nd minute, but the Railwaymen clinched the issue when Sonu and Gajinder Singh found the mark in the 33rd and 39th minutes respectively. Academy Club trounced MBS XI 10-0 in the league for clubs. Academy notched up five goals in each half. Sunil began the goal rush while Rohit Sharma added the next three goals to score a hattrick. Naveen Senior accounted for the fifth goal while Surinder slotted home the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth goals to complete the second hat-trick of the match. Sandeep scored the tenth goal to complete the goal-glut. Punjab Hawks defeated Delhi Youth 7-1 in the second match. Naveen (2), Mudit (2), Parshant (2) and Navtej were the winners’ marksmen. Ashok Kumar scored the lone goal for Delhi Youth. |
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Gagan Ajit initiates hockey clinic
New Delhi, August 28 Gagan Ajit Singh, who was a member of the Indian team for the just-concluded Champions Trophy at Amsterdam, said he was delighted to be part of this initiative and felt overwhelmed by the efforts of the Gurgaon-based Heritage School to promote hockey.  |
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Goans hold Simla Youngs goalless New Delhi, August 28 Friday’s fixtures: Shahdara vs Indian National (2.30 pm); Delhi Police vs Raisina (4.30 p m)—Ambedkar Stadium. City Club vs Collegians (2.30 pm); Indian Air Force vs Tarun Sangha (4.30 p m)—Nehru Stadium. |
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Ashutosh,
Deepak star for Salwan New Delhi, August 28 Scores:
St. Marks School: 81 all out in 27.1 overs (Vaibhav Khetrapal 38, Ashutosh Sharma 4 for 8, Deepak Rai 3 for 10). Salwan Boys: 82 for 3 in 19.4 overs (Rajat Gupta 35 n o, Yogesh Nagar 31 n o, Hansit Singh 2 for 21).
St. Giri Cricket The second St. Giri Inter-School Under-15 Cricket Tournament will be held from September 12 at the St. Giri School, Rohini Sector 111. Entries close on September 7 at phones 27524641, 27516622.
Delhi Chess for Deaf The first Delhi Chess Tournament for the Deaf, organised by the Silent Sports Promotion Society, will be held on August 29 and 30, at the Hindu Mahasabha Bhawan, Mandir Marg. Over a dozen teams will participate in the tournament. Bhartendu Prakash Singhal, MP will inaugurate the tournament. |
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MNSS win swimming championship Sonepat, August 28 Govind of Jind in the mens’ section and Ram Bhateri in the women section were declared as the best swimmers of the three-day championship. The secretary and commissioner of the Sports Department, Haryana gave away the prizes to the winners. The best group swimmer awards went to Ramphal of
Hisar in group-1, Harbir of Rai in group-2, Vaibhav of Jind in group-3 and Amit of Bhiwani in group-4 in the boys category; and to Renu and Surbhi of Rai group-1, Sujata of Rai in group-2 and Abhilasha of Gurgaon in group-3. Following were results of the final day events: 200 meter Medley (men):
Top three positions: Anil (Rohtak), Jagdish (Hissar), Govind (Jind). Women:
Ram Bhateri (Hisar), Anuradha (Gurgaon), Chesta (Rai). 50 meter Backstroke (men):
Rakesh (Karnal), Kamaljit (Sirsa), Praveen (Sirsa). Girls: Group-2: Rachna (Rai), Amarjit (Sirsa), Upasna (Faridabad); Group-3: Abhilasha (Gurgaon), Bhawna (Rai), Ritika (Faridabad); Group-4: Abhilasha (Faridabad), Nandni (Faridabad), Ashmi (Rohtak). Boys:
Group-1: Rahul (Sirsa), Sandeep (Bhiwani), Amit (Jhajjar); Group-2: Sandeep (Rai), Punit (Panipat), Samar (Kurukshetra); Group-3: Vishal (Sirsa), Kulpreet (Jind), Ashish (Sirsa). 200 mt Backstroke: Men:
Anil (Rohtak), Ajai (Sirsa), Yashvir (Jhajjar). Women: Preeti (Rai), Poonam (Rai), Deepti (Hisar). Boys:
Group-1: Pankaj (Panchkula), Praveen (Sirsa), Rahul (Rai); Group-2: Naveen (Sirsa), Pawan (Rai), Pankaj (Rai). Girls: Group-1: Neeraj (Rai), Jyoti (Rai), Kritika (Hisar); Group-2: Sujata (Rai), Anumeha (Madhuban), Sucheta (Rai). 100 mt Freestyle relay (Men):
Rohtak, Bhiwani, Hisar. Boys: Group-1: Sirsa, Jind, Karnal; Group-2: Rai, Sirsa, Jind; Group-3: Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Madhuban. 100 mt Freestyle (Men):
Govind (Jind), Jaibir (Rohtak), Vinod (Jind). Women: Ram Bhateri (Hisar), Mahesh (Jind), Harmanji (Sirsa). Group-2: Amit (Rai), Sahil (Rai), Vikas (Panipat). Girls:
Group-1: Renu (Rai), Monika (Rai), Promila (Jind). Group-2: Sujata (Rai), Preeti (Rai), Devika (Gurgaon); Group-3: Bhawna (Rai), Kartika (Faridabad), Ritika (Faridabad). |
Rs 21 cr spent by UHBVN on various power-related projects Sonepat, August 28 Giving details of the amount spent on the various projects, an official spokesman told mediapersons here today that a sum of Rs 2.50 crore had been spent on the construction of the 132 KV sub-station at Kundli village and another Rs 6 crore on the construction of 132 KV sub-station at Harsana Kalan village, as well as Rs 1.20 crores on the construction of 33 KV sub-station at Khewra village. With the commissioning of these power sub-stations, the power supply system in the district would be considerably improved. He also disclosed that a sum of Rs 4.25 crore was spent on the purchase of new transformers, which were erected both in the urban as well as rural areas of the district. Another sum of Rs 3.20 crore was spent on replacing of 305-km-long 11 KV transmission lines to improve the power supply system. According to the spokesman, a sum of Rs 3.05 crore had been spent on erecting 20 km long 11 KV transmission lines. The spokesman also claimed that the UHBVN had taken a series of steps to check the cases of power theft and replacing the burnt electricity transformers. He also warned that the UHBVN would take strict action against those consumers who were found guilty of committing power theft in this district. Meanwhile, several areas including Adarsh Nagar, Hem Nagar and Sector- 14 remained powerless for at least seven hours at a stretch yesterday, which caused inconvenience to the residents of the area. The power breakdown occurred around 11 am and the power supply was restored around 6 pm. Moreover, the supply of drinking water was disrupted during this period. |
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