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HEALTH FILE Noida, October 15 More than 1,500 families live in the co-operative housing societies of the public sector undertakings like Hindustan Fertilizer, NTPC, BHEL and Indian Oil. Overflowing septic tanks, cracked water pipes, inadequate drainage, have become a fact of life in the area. Strewn with sewage and discarded vegetables, the stench in these areas is appalling. The place has turned into a veritable breeding place for mosquitoes. People are exposed to the diseases like malaria, dengue and viral fever. Many leading doctors express their fears: “The spread of dengue is attributed to expanding geographic distribution of the four dengue viruses and of their mosquito vectors, the most important of which is the predominantly urban species aedes aegypti.” A rapid influx in the urban population is bringing over greater number of people into contact with this vector, especially in the areas favourable for breeding of mosquitoes. In the household where water storage is common and where solid waste disposal services are inadequate, dengue viruses are transmitted to humans through bites of infective female aedes
mosquitoes. “Mosquitoes generally acquire the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person,” explained Dr Ajay Agarwal of NMC. The residents of Sector-62 lament at the overflowing drains. “We knew that after the monsoon, the dengue threat would loom large. The parks are water-logged and the sewage is overflowing. The mosquitoes have invaded us, but the Noida administration has taken no action despite the repeated complaints,” the residents complained. They said that because of massive construction taking place in their area, there is a lot of filth and construction material lying around. This attracts the pests. There are no cleaners or sweepers appointed by the authority and as such no cleaning takes place regularly. V Ashta, secretary RWA, Sector-62 says, “Residential block B-9 and C-58 have continued to remain water-logged after the rains. The drains are full of stagnant water. These areas have become prolific breeding grounds for the mosquitoes. All kinds of refuse, pumped out sewage and dead bodies of rodents have been putrefying and emitting a foul stench. There is algae growth everywhere.” |
Mathura Road bag Inter-DPS title New Delhi, October 15 Birender Singh of Mathura Road was awarded the chairman’s trophy for the best player. The prizes were given away by president of the DPS Society Salman Khurshid and chairman Narender Kumar. Sports Authority of India director-general Shekhar Dutt was the guest of honour. The other DPS Schools who took part in the tournament were Vasant Kunj, Greater Noida, Maruti Kunj, Faridabad and Rohini.
R K Puram annex title DPS, R K Puram trounced Mathura Road by 95 runs to lift the Inter-DPS Cricket Tournament title. Scores: R K Puram: 243 for 7 in 40 overs (Divakar Jha 81, 5x4, 5x6, 61b; Anuj Prasad 32 n o, 2x4, 2x6; Bharat Suri 29, 4x4, 1x6; Abir Lavasa 26, 4x4; Shivam Sharma 2 for 30). Mathura Road:
148 all out in 36.5 overs (Aditya Aima 41,4x4; Shivam Sharma 21, Tejaswi Yadav 3 for 28, Arjun Suri 3 for 40, Nikhil Iyer 2 for 33). Divakar Jha was named the man of the match while Tejaswi Yadav got the best bowler award. Shivam Sharma was adjudged the best batsman while Arjun Suri got the best fielder award. Anil Choudhary and Devendra Sharma umpired the final match. Former Test player Chetan Chauhan was the guest of honour during the final match.
Under-22 trial Panipat:
The trials to select the district team (under-22) will be held at the Shivaji Stadium here on October 19, according to the president of the District Cricket Association, Girish Arora. The selected team will play against Yamunanagar on October 23, he added. Meanwhile, in the under-17 inter-district tournament, Panipat beat Panchkula by 6 wickets at Shivaji Stadium
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ESPN to net Wasim Akram New Delhi, October 15 In a career spanning over two decades, Wasim Akram emerged as the one of the fastest bowlers in the world and taking the highest number of wickets in Test cricket as well as one-day internationals. He played 104 Tests, claiming 414 wickets and scoring 2898 runs with a highest score of 257. His ODI wicket haul stands at 502 with an average of 23.5 in 356 matches. Akram joining the ESPN commentary team comes close on the heels of Saurav Ganguly also agreeing to do the “Samsung Cricket Show” on ESPN. “We are extremely delighted to announce that Wasim Akram would shortly be joining our ‘Few Good Men’ commentary team. Wasim has been an inspiration for sportsmen across geographies with his grit, commitment and killer instinct,” observed managing director of ESPN R. C.
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Dhanraj to pen a book New Delhi, October 15 “My heart is filled with gratitude towards Delhi Book Store for introducing me to the new world of books. As a writer, this is the best beginning of a new innings for me and I hope to be comfortable in this new role as it would indulge me in doing what I am most passionate about—fitness,” Dhanraj said at a media meeting. |
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Rajiv, Neha annex TT titles New Delhi, October 15 Rajiv Ghai, who had won the Delhi State title two weeks ago, defeated Harshit Chand of Uttar Pradesh 11-8, 11-9, 11-9, 11-2 to lift the men’s singles title. Neha Aggarwal wrapped up a triple crown when she beat Easha Monga 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-3 in the women’s singles final. Neha had earlier lifted the girls and sub-junior girls titles. Principal of Guru Nanak Public School (Punjabi Bagh) Awtar Singh gave away the prizes. |
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Arun spins Salwan Boys into semis New Delhi, October 15 Scores: Salwan Boys: 269 for 9 in 40 overs (Tarun Chaudhary 66, Rajat Gupta 51, Rohit Singh 36, Rohit Saini 30, Angad Singh 4 for 71, Vikas Garg 2 for 42). St. Marks:
118 all out in 28.4 overs (Vikas Garg 61, Sawant Singh 33, Arun Choudhary 6 for 21, Narender Singh 3 for 14).
Anmol, Manish deadly Deadly bowling performances by Anmol Bhayana (4 for 6) and Manish Chaudhary (3 for 40) helped Bright Club defeat Century Club by eight wickets in a league match of the DDCA Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Yamuna Vihar ground. Scores: Century: 76 (Kshitij Patni 23, Anmol Bhayana 4 for 6, Manish Choudhary 3 for 40). Bright Club:
78 for 2 in 14.3 overs (Gaurav Parma 40 n o, Lakhvinder Singh 21 n o, Vikram Obrai 2 for 31). In another match, K G Colts beat Universal by one wicket. Scores: Universal: 205 for 9 in 45 overs (Vijay Kumar 69, Mohit Chaudhary 35, Ashwani Tyagi 39, Puneet Aggarwal 4 for 37, Amanjeet Singh 3 for 57). Kishan Ganj:
206 for 9 in 44.2 overs (Amanjeet 51, Mayank Sharma 35, Puneet Aggarwal 28 n o, Hrish Gautam 2 for 28).
Hero Honda beat NIIT Hero Honda defeated NIIT by six wickets in the opening match of the 7th D G Phadkar Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Teri Oval at Gurgaon. Scores: NIIT: 129 for 8 (Gaurav S 27, 2x4; P Nambiar 20, 2x4; Rabhuveer Singh 3 for 17, Karan Singh 2 for 26, Khazan Singh 1 for 39). Hero Honda:
130 for 4 in 22.3 overs (Khazan Singh 40 n o, 3x4, 2x6; Raghuveer Singh 32 n o, 3x4, 1x6; Ashish Sachdeva 2 for 27). |
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Rohtak: Hosts Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) Rohtak won the North East Zone Inter-University Kho-Kho (men) tournament, which concluded at MDU sports complex here today. In the last league match of the tourney, MDU defeated DU by 17-9 margin. Punjab University (PU), Chandigarh, finished second and GNDU, Amritsar, secured the third position.
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