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Sonepat health centres to get facelift with EC aid Sonepat, November 25 According to the Health Department spokesman, Dr O. P. Bakshi, the amount received would be utilised for the repairs completed in the hospitals and health centres at Gohana, Ganaur, Kharkhoda, Juan, Sonepat and Murlana. He informed there were 32 health centres, including hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and dispensaries in the district. Most of the buildings of these centres were in a dilapidated condition and medical
equipment there had become antiquated for want of funds. “We have received demands from the in-charge of the centres and these demands have already been sent to the health authorities at Chandigarh for allocation and release of the funds to carry out necessary repair works and replacement of medical equipment,” he said. Demands for ultrasound machines for Gohana and Ganaur hospitals had also been made in the proposals. After receiving proposals from the district authorities, a team from the European Commission visited the places to assess the demands made in the proposals and after the team’s report the amount was released, he added. |
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Over 12,000 kids given polio drops Rohtak, November 25 The Deputy Commissioner said that 10,668 pregnant mothers were administered tetanus injections during this period in the district. Nearly 18,320 children in the age group of three to six years were provided with informal pre-school education and 40,247 children and 11,076 mothers were given nutritious food. Under the ‘apni beti, apna dhan’ scheme of the government, 771 eligible persons were benefited, the Deputy Commissioner said in a statement. The women belonging to the scheduled caste, backward classes and those below the poverty line were given Rs 500 under the scheme. He claimed that a sum of Rs 2.30 lakh was disbursed at the time of the wedding of 23 girls of scheduled caste widows in the district till October 31. The government provides financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to a girl of the scheduled caste widow living below the poverty line. |
Basheer stars in Hari Singh Polo New Delhi, November 25 Basheer Ali, a member of the India polo team, scheduled to play in the World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan in December, led Samsung to an exciting victory. Preetinder Singh and A S Baath scored two and one goal respectively. For Rabo India, Capt. Navjit Sandhu scored four goals while captain Vikramaditya Singh accounted for the other goal. Basheer Ali drew first blood when he converted a 60-yard penalty in the first chukker. However, Capt Sandhu scored two quick goals to put Rabo India ahead. Minutes into the second chukker, Capt S S Baath and Yuvraj Shivraj Singh, playing in tandem, scored to level for Samsung while Preetendra Singh put them in the lead with a tap-in. Basheer scored his second goal to further enhance Samsung’s lead. And then Preetender hit home a goal to widen the lead to 5-2. When Samsung had almost ensured victory, Rabo stirred into action when Sandhu and Vikramaditya scored a goal each. And seconds into the final chukker, Sandhu equlised while Basheer found the match-winner for Samsung in the dying minutes. |
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Vikas shines as Sarvodaya enter final New Delhi, November 25 Scores: Sarvodaya Vidyalaya: 195 all out in 28.1 overs (Vikas Kumar 73, Surender Kumar 39, Anuj Prasad 3 for 42, Tejaswi Yadav 2 for 36). DPS:
170 all out in 29.1 overs (Anuj Prasad 56, Shrey Aggarwal 31, Pradeep Kumar 3 for 20, Chanchal Singh 3 for 29, Dharmender 3 for 35).
Dena Bank win A devastating bowling of 5 for 27 by Mahesh Sood enabled Dena Bank defeat DSI by seven wickets in the C L Gupta Memorial Cricket Tournament for the Prem Lata Trophy at the Mohan Meakin ground. Scores: DSI:
124 all out in 35.4 overs (Bhupender Lingwa 26, Shekhar Gill 25, Mahesh Sood 5 for 27, Kartar Nath 2 for 22, Joginder Singh 2 for 13). Dena Bank: 125 for 3 in 29.4 overs (Suresh Batra 37, Sanjay Sharma 33, Aditya Jain 20, Puneet Bisth 24 n o, Ravi Uniyal 2 for 22).
ICICI Bank win ICICI Bank defeated GE Capital by 57 runs in the Eventus Cricket Tournament at the Saket Sports Complex ground. Scores: ICICI Bank: 185 for 6 in 25 overs (Jitinder Diwan 82, Shrey Sharma 33, Manoj Kumar 1 for 9, Joginder Seghal 1 for 13). GE Capital: 128 for 6 in 25 overs (Prakhar Singhal 32, Arijit Roy 28, Shrey Sharma 4 for 16, Manish Kohli 1 for 14).
Bharat National win Bharat National Academy defeated R P Academy by five wickets and annexed the title in the SPM Under-13 Cricket Tournament at the SPM College ground, Punjabi Bagh. Principal of SPM College Dr S K Jolly gave away the prizes. Anuj Tyagi was named the best all-rounder, Manik Tandon the best batsman and Rahul Pandey the best bowler. Scores: RP Academy: 148 (Vaibhav Rawal 48, Mukul Dagar 31, Sameer Gupta 40, Rahul Pandey 3 for 21). Bharat Academy: 149 for 5 (Samarth 48, Abhisekh 39, Sameer Gupta 4 for 18). |
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Aizawl School drub Guru Gobind Singh New Delhi, November 25 DAV Inter College, Dehradun (Uttranchal) defeated Goa State Progress High School, Sanqulin 2-1 in a closely-contested match. Sanjay Thapa and Manoj Puratha scored the goals for the winners while Santan Rodriques reduced the margin for Goa. The match was of little interest as Carnicobar have already qualified for the quarter-final from the group. In the third match, Army Boys BRC, Danapur trounced NCC, KTK and Goa 5-0. Arjun Tudu scored four goals, including a hattrick, while Chandan Gurang completed the tally. |
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Judo team harvest three medals New Delhi, November 25 Chap Singh (55kg), Vikram Solanki (60kg), Archan (45kg) and Divaya (78kg) were placed fifth. Seventeen Asian countries participated in the championship.
Ranking TT Tourney The Table Tennis Federation of India will hold a National Ranking Table Tennis Championship (North Zone) at the Talkatora indoor stadium from December 8 to 11. All the top ranked players of the country, including national champion S Raman, S Sarat Kamal, Subhajit Saha, Soumyadeep Roy, N R Indu, Poulomi Ghatak, Mouma Das and Montu Ghosh, will be seen in action. Entries close on Dec 2 with Delhi Table Tennis Association organising secretary Hukam Singh, 6/2543, Beadonpura, Karol Bagh. |
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Shikhar to lead Delhi Under-19 team NEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan will lead a 16-member Delhi Under-19 team in the M A Chidambaram Trophy Under-19 One-Day Cricket Tournament to be held in Patiala from December 1. The team: Shikhar Dhawan, Kuldeep Rawat, Mayank Tehlan, Gaurav Chhabra, Abhinav Bali, Puneet Bisht, Ankur Garg, Deepak Rai, Wilkin Victor, Gaurav Sharma, Rahul Ahuja, Lalit Chaudhary, Bharat Khurana, Rachit Kapoor, Sahil Arora and Geet Vats. Bantu Singh and Suresh Batra will be the coach and manager respectively. Delhi and District Cricket Association sports secretary and junior selection committee chairman-cum-convenor Sunil Dev said the team were picked at the selection committee meeting attended by Sunil Aggarwal and S S Dutta. Sunil Dev said the selected players will report at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday at 9 am for regular practice.
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