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Health mela focus on safe syringe practice
New Delhi, October 3 The 10-day mela will lay special stress on safe syringe practices besides general health awareness. The venue for the mela has been shifted to Laxmi Nagar in East Delhi starting this year. Organised by the Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) in association with the Health Ministry’s Department of Science and Technology, the ‘MTNL Perfect Health Mela 2003’ would incorporate live demonstrations of the Ayurvedic ‘Panchkarma’ detoxification therapy, free HIV/AIDS testing, free Prostate Surface Antigen (PSA) blood tests, dengue and malaria control camps. Patient-friendly and computerised heart and health care reports, blood pressure check-ups for all and free general health check-ups will also be part of the mela. Among those expected to be part of the inaugural function of the mela are athletes and sports stars and celebrities from the fields of fine arts and cinema. Quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, Dr Aggarwal, mela president said that 12 billion injections were administered worldwide every year and since syringes were re-used, the subject had become a major public health priority. According to the WHO estimates, 50 per cent of injections in developing countries were unsafe and these accounted for 33 per cent new Hepatitis B infections, 42 per cent new Hepatitis C infections and between 5-10 per cent new HIV infections. To tackle this silent menace, the ‘India Injection Safety Coalition’ had been initiated by PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) in partnership with the Health Ministry, WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, Indian Medical Association, Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Nursing Council of India, Injection Device Manufacturers of India and other NGOs. The network was trying to induce safe injection practices and this would be promoted at the mela, Dr Aggarwal said.  |
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Make
blood donation a mass movement: Governor Sonepat, October 3 He was addressing a function jointly organised by the District Red Cross Society and District Child Welfare Council in local Panchayat Bhawan for distribution of the sewing machines, hearing aids, dresses and wheat bags along with blankets among the deserving persons. The governor recalled that initially the Red Cross Society was formed to help the soldiers in the wars, but with the passage of time, its areas of service have been extended. Moreover, the Red Cross movement was a worldwide attempt to help the poor and it needed to be made a mass movement, he said. The governor said that such programmes have been started in the state from the day of Gandhi Jayanti and would be organised in other districts of the state on regular intervals. He asked the administration to ensure that the amount donated in the Red Cross Society was not misused. Welcoming the governor, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Balwan Singh, who is also the ex officio president of the district Red Cross Society, gave details of the various welfare activities being conducted by the society in the district with the help of social and voluntary organisations and assured the governor that there would not be any misuse of the public donations and contributions. On the occasion, the governor distributed 200 sewing machines to the widows and destitute women with aim to help them generate their source of income for sustaining their lives, 78 hearing aids, free dresses to all the inmates of Bal Gram Rai and 400 bags of wheat and 400 blankets to the needy persons. |
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Kirpal Ruhani Mission felicitated New Delhi, October 3 The seminar was held at Habitat Centre in the Capital, which was chaired by Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj. Ms Swaraj also presented the award to Harsh Anand and R. K. Kaushal, on behalf of the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission. The award was presented to Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission for its regular blood donation camps. Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission is a non-profit, non-denominational organisation having over 1,500 centres all over world. It undertakes various activities for the distraught that include financial help, medicines, clothing, food, shelter, blood donation, free eye check-up and operation camps, donating appliances and equipment to handicapped etc. The head of the mission, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, who is also the president of the World Council of Religions, said about how to empower the soul through meditation to all seekers who practice a vegetarian diet and refrain from intoxicants. This is open to people of all age groups, religions, and nationalities, irrespective of their faith. They can integrate meditation while following their own community norms. The mission encourages people to fulfil their responsibilities to family and society while pursuing a spiritual life. |
Simla Youngs lift soccer title New Delhi, October 3 The regulation time play and extra time produced no goal, and tie-breaker rule was applied to settle the issue. In an evenly-fought match, both the teams forced numerous chances to score, but could not translate their territorial superiority into goals as the forwards fumbled at the nick of time. In the tie-breaker, Simla Youngs proved better marksmen as they hit the bull’s eye through Devesh Kaushik, Sandeep Malik, Manish Negi, Inderjeet Sharma and Manoj Choudhary while Irfan Zaman, Faiz Alam, Naveen Malik, Parveen Kumar and Ranjeev Saini scored for City Club. With five goal each, the sudden-death was applied in which Simla Youngs custodian Vinay Kumar blocked Shaid Akhtar of City’s shot while Hitender Singh Rawat found the mark for Simla Youngs to annex the cup. Youngs received a cash prize of Rs 75,000, while City collected Rs 45,000. Goans were awarded the Fair Play Trophy. The semi-finalists—Indian National and Raisina Sporting — received a cash award of Rs 15,000 each. Four best players — Navin Malik, S. K. Bokibuddin Ahmad, Bishwanath Dev and Hitender Rawat — were awarded Rs 2,500 each. |
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Dharmender, Kishan bowl Govt School to victory New Delhi, October 3 Scores: Govt Boys School:
113 all out in 39.4 overs (Prateek Mann 41, Dharmender Pandey 4 for 16, Kishan Buswala 3 for 14). Gyan Bharati: 114 for 5 in 19 overs (Ranjeet Singh 44, Satpal Singh 34, Jayant 4 for 27).
Salwan annex title An all-round display by Yogesh Nagar (3 for 13, 37 n o) helped Salwan Boys School beat St. Giri School by nine wickets and lift the first St. Giri Inter-School Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Paschim Vihar Sports Complex ground. Scores: St. Giri School: 88 all out in 22.2 overs (Vikas Kumar 20, Sahil Kher 18, Yogesh Nagar 3 for 13, Vicky Yadav 3 for 11, Tauseef Ahmad 2 for 18). Salwan Boys: 89 for 1 in 15 overs (Yogesh Nagar 37 n o, Gurpreet Singh 29, Praveen Kumar 1 for 16).
Airlines enter final Indian Airlines defeated Sonnet Club by seven wickets to enter the final of the Jailal Solanki Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakin ground. Scores: Sonnet Club: 140 for 9 in 40 overs (Parminder Singh 31, Suhail Sharma 26, Vartik Tihara 20, Doda Ganesh 3 for 39). Indian Airlines: 144 for 3 in 29.4 overs (J Arun Kumar 58, Ritender Sodhi 22 n o, Shafiq Khan 22 n o, Chetanya Nanda 2 for 11).
K N Colts enter quarters K N Colts beat Outer Delhi Club by eight wickets to enter the pre-quarter-final of the 13th All-India Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament for the Utkarsh Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Scores: Outer Delhi Club:
154 all out in 30.1 overs (Chetan Bisth 42, Arun Rawat 4 for 19, Vivek Mishra 2 for 15, Anand Mishra 2 for 21). K N Colts: 156 for 2 in 29.3 overs (Vivek Mishra 31, Hitanshu Das 32, Vikrant Dhir 33 n o, Pradeep Yadav 30 n o, Rahul Nigam 2 for 29). |
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DPS sail into Radha Kishan cricket semis New Delhi, October 3 Scores: DPS:
179 all out in 29.2 overs (Arjun Suri 38, 4x4; Hemant Chugh 33, 5x4; Bharat Suri 30, 4x4; Mohit Negi 4 for 35). Salwan Public School: 170 all out in 28.5 overs (Ankit Sagi 54, 7x4; Nitin Chugh 44, 6x4; Arjun Suri 3 for 24, Rohan Malhotra 2 for 24). Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan defeated Modern School, Bharakhamba Road by one wicket and entered the semi-final. Modern School: 201 for 7 in 30 overs (Aviral Himatramka 46, 3x4, 1x6; Ankit Lamba 46, 2x4, 4x6; Yagyawalk Bhatt 3 for 34, Robin Bist 2 for 35). Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan: 205 for 9 in 29.5 overs (Robin Bist 113 n o, 10x4, 7x6; Vartik Tihara 3 for 16, Manak Babar 2 for 20).
Jodhpur down Mathura Refinery Delhi Public School (DPS), Jodhpur trounced DPS, Mathura Refinery by 125 runs in the All-India DPS Cricket Tournament on Friday. Scores: Jodhpur:
255 for 7 in 40 overs (Saket Choudhary 68 n o, 6x4; Shashank 50, 4x4; A. Purohit 4 for 42, Aditya Lodha 3 for 35). Mathura Refinery: 130 all out in 26.2 overs (Aatish Sharma 45, 8x4). In other matches, Angul defeated Jammu by two wickets, Bulandshahr beat Saket by nine wickets, Nigahi defeated Faridabad by two wickets, Panipat beat Damanjodi by nine runs, Bopal Square (Gujarat) defeated Jhakri by 33 runs and Dadri trounced Korba by ten wickets. |
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Ayush stars for Anand Sports New Delhi, October 3 The league was inaugurated by former Test umpire Ram Babu Gupta. Delhi and District Cricket Association sports committee members Ashok Sharma and M K Sharma were also present. Scores: Maulana Azad: 154 all out in 32.4 overs (Mohd Naved 35, Mohd. Zakir 29, Sunil Yadav 3 for 32, Bhargu Srivastava 2 for 2). Anand Sports: 155 for 2 in 25.2 overs (Ayush Sharma 73 n o, Ashish Sharma 40 n o, Akash Talwar 29). |
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Dheeraj hits century for Najafgarh New Delhi, October 3 Electing to bat, Gold Star Academy scored 221 for 5 in 35 overs. Scores: Gold Star Academy: 221 for 5 in 35 overs (Akash Gahlot 71, Dinesh Kaushik 52 n o, Akash Ohlyan 42, Sachin Singh 2 for 26). Najafgarh: 227 for 7 in 30 overs (Dheeraj Sharma 105, Akash Ohlyan 42, Ajay Bshiya 4 for 41, Geet Arora 3 for 30). Sajal, Kunal move up in TT New Delhi, October 3 Sajal defeated Vatin Chauhan 4-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 while Kunal outplayed Sarbjit Singh 13-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. Kartik Kukreja beat Dipanshu Bansal 11-2, 11-5, 11-8, while Archit Bagoris had to struggle to beat R Pramod 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6.
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