Aggarsain Hospital to start free OPD
Tribune News Service

Panipat, November 30
With the aim to provide the best possible medical services at affordable prices, Maharaja Aggarsain Hospital, which is run by Aggarwal Charitable Trust, Panipat, has planned to introduce “Free Evening OPD” from December 1 and free medical check-ups of the schoolchildren.

This was stated by the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta, while speaking to media persons in the hospital on Saturday.

Claiming that the hospital has an amazing infrastructure with 48 operational beds and projected for 150 beds, Dr Gupta said that the hospital would be converted into a Quality Super Specialty Hospital in due course of time.

He claimed that the facilities available in the hospital include general care, Hi-Tech surgical unit with a trauma unit, a unit for transurethral resection of prostate, intra-corporeal lithotripsy of urinary stones, infertility unit, a psychiatric wing, a well equipped nursery and intensive care unit.

The trust also plans to install a spiral C.T. Scan and MRI unit within a year, he said and added that the trust was looking forward to a “Test-Tube Baby Centre” and a Cardiac Catheter Lab for heart patients. Besides, the hospital also plans to provide medical education to the people through media, he added. Answering a question, Dr Gupta said that the medical staff of the hospital have been directed to attend emergency cases without bothering about the payment. As the hospital is the property of the trust and is being run on charitable basis to provide hi-care medical facilities to the people of Panipat, Dr Gupta claimed that, there would be no scope of cheating.

SPORTS

Jindal Steel power to Hari Singh Polo Cup
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 30
Jindal Steel and Power recorded their third title victory of the season when they toppled defending champions Royal Kashmir Army 13-6 in the final of the Rabo India Maharaja Hari Singh Cup Polo Tournament at the Jaipur Polo ground on Sunday.

Jindal got off the mark in style when Samir Suhag shot in two 60-yard penalties to put them ahead by 2-0 in the first chukker. Suhag then completed his hattrick in the second chukker to widen Jindal’s lead. Jindal then found to their mortification that they were under pressure too as 23-year-old Juan Ambroggio slotted in two quick goals to narrow the lead to 2-3 at the end of the second chukker.

The tide once again swung in favour of Jindal in the third chukker as Simran Shergill and Vishal Singh undid Juan’s good work by scoring two and three goals respectively, widening the gap to 8-2. The fourth chukker witnessed Royal Kashmir straining hard to catchup with Jindal, but without much success, as they could fire home just one goal through Oliver Taylor. Jindal then further consolidated their position as Capt. Pandher fired in two consecutive goals to take push the lead to 10-3.

Royal Kashmir had something to cheer about in the fifth chukker as Ambroggio, Taylor and Capt Sandhu scored a goal each while Jindal drew a blank in this session. But Jindal revved up once again in the final chukker with Vishal Singh scoring two goals and Samir Suhag blasting home the 13th goal, which proved really unlucky for Royal Kashmir as they had to surrer their crown rather tamely.

Jindal Steel’s Samir Suhag won the most valuable player award for his consistent display in the tournament. The best polo pony award was bestowed on Chanchal, owned by Simran Shergill. Rana Kapoor of Rabo India gave away the prizes.

Low-scoring matches in Subroto Cup
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 30
The Subroto Cup Football Tournament witnessed low-scoring matches at the Ambedkar Stadium on Sunday.

Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Higher Secondary School, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) registered their first win in two matches when they scored a narrow 1-0 victory against American College Higher Secondary School, Madurai (Tamilnadu) 1-0 in a listless contest. Manish Raja slotted in the match-winner in the 46th minute.

Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Shillong (Meghalaya) too scored a narrow victory when they defeated Air Force School, Subroto Park (New Delhi) by a lone goal.

The Delhi boys should be given due credit for keeping the superior-skilled Good Shepherd boys at bay till the 58th minute when their talented striker Hopingstone Suting dribbled past two defenders to put the ball in, with a deft left-footer.

In the third match, Bangladesh Krira Shikha Sansthan, Dhaka were held to a 1-1 by Kabiraj Tilla High School, Badharghat (Tripura). The Dhaka team took the lead when Herok scored a brilliant goal. But they nullified this advantage when their defence was caught napping and the goal-keeper showed slippery fingers when Tripura school captain Bino Kishore Jamatia latched onto a free ball, then moved ahead to blast it in and level the score.

Monday’s fixtures: American College vs MM Rabbani School (9 am); Air Force School vs Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa School (10.30 am); Mamta Modern School vs Kabiraj Tilla School (2 pm); Bangladesh Krira Shikha vs G V Raja Sports School, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala (3.30 pm)—Ambedkar Stadium.

Pahari Dhiraj cash in on Central Bank
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 30
Pahari Dhiraj cashed in on the weak spots of Central Bank of India to record an exciting six-run victory in the DDCA A-I Division match at the RSC ground.

Central Bank scored 162 for 9 in 40 overs.

Scores: Pahari Dhiraj: 168 all out in 34.5 overs (Bhupender Lingwal 34, Sandeep Rawat 33, Virat Kohli 32, Ankit Rawat 4 for 37, B S Rawat 3 for 18).

Central Bank: 162 for 9 in 40 overs (Nitin Goel 44, Safraj Nawaj 3 for 25, Paramjeet Singh 3 for 30).

Young Cricketers beat Telefunken by seven wickets in an A Division match at the YSC I ground.

Scores: Telefunken: 172 for 8 in 40 overs (Neeraj Sharma 49, Asjeet Jai Prakash 37, Shoaib Prasad 31, Rushil Bhaskar 3 for 32).

Young Cricketers: 174 for 3 in 33.2 overs (Sunny Thakur 43, Karan Rai 36, Rushil Bhaskar 31, Sushil Kumar 2 for 40).

Universal Club defeated Lal Bahadur Shastri Coaching Centre by eight wickets in an A-II Division match at the YSC II ground.

Scores: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club: 129 all out in 36.5 overs (Christy Joshi 44, Manoj Gupta 4 for 29). Universal: 133 for 2 in 28.3 overs (Raghav Bindra 47, Kuldeep Bardwaj 37 n o, Lalit Rawat 34 n o).

Xansa defeat Daksh

An all-round display by Rajeev Khanna and fine batting by P. C. Pandey enabled Xansa defeat Daksh by four wickets in the third Eventus Cup Cricket Tournament.

Scores: Daksh: 155 all outt in 24.1 overs (Chandan Sing 31, Charanjeet Singh 29, Rajeev Khanna 4 for 11, Tarun Kumar 2 for 27).

Xansa: 156 for 6 in 22.1 overs (P C Pandey 58, Rajeev Khanna 22, Mohit Kaushal 2 for 35, Md. Aavesh 2 for 33).

Another batch comes out fit and ready
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 30
Another batch of fitness trainers passed out of the Reebok Instructor Certification Programme, which started in August this year. The certificates were presented by national bodybuilding champion Prasad Kumar G.

Targeted at aerobic instructors, the Instructor Certification Course is held twice a year in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The course imparts theory and practical classes and covers a vast variety of topics.

The course spans over 80 hours and at the end of the training, a written and practical exam is conducted in basic aerobics and step.

Prasad Kumar G, apart being 12 times ‘Mr India’, is also the winner of the Mr South Asia contest and had stood sixth in the recently held ‘Mr Universe’ contest in Mumbai. He has been closely associated with the Fitness Training Programme conducted for fitness enthusiasts across the country. The programme has already produced over 500 instructors.