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International conference
aims at reducing complications
in spinal surgeries New Delhi, March 9 The conference, which is the
2nd Annual Meeting of the Spinal Cord Society (Indian Chapter) under the
patronage of the International Spinal Cord Society and the International
Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, will aim at adapting the advances
in spine management and surgeries that reduces complications to the
requirements of the developing countries of the region. “The countries
in this region have common problems like limited resources, lack of a
barrier-free environment etc. Hence, a common forum for discussing
these problems and coming out with a model system for management of
these ailments is most vital. The Spinal Cord Society (Indian Chapter)
could play a pivotal role in this regard,” said Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia,
Chairman Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC). India carries about 20
per cent of the global load as per the Disability Adjusted Life Years
System (WHO). With the rapid socio-economic development, increased life
span and significant increase in the number of road traffic accidents
there has been a rapid increase in the incidence of spinal cord injuries
in India. Even though the last two decades have seen an explosion in
the understanding of the Pathophysiology of spinal problems and the
technology available to diagnose and correct them, unfortunately, not
all spine surgeons or spinal problems go without complications or result
in a successful outcome. Once there is a complication or if the
surgery fails, the medical and social costs to the society increase
exponentially. |
Cable TV to ‘black out’
Indo-Pak series New Delhi, March 9 The COUF, in a media release, noted that “the
increase of charges is an opportunistic move by Ten Sports to encash the
popularity of cricket in India”. It said the “demand of Ten Sports” to
increase the total charges from cable operators is five times more of
today’s outflow (amounting to 500 per cent increase). The COUF members
felt that Ten Sports’ stand was a king of “blackmailing and has some
hidden agenda”. It said the TRAI (regulators for cable TV industry)
has freezed the rates for subscribers of cable TV as on December 26 and
the TRAI Tariff Order, dated January 15, 2004 has not been able to
freeze the charges of pay channels from cable operators. The COUF said
it was rather “funny and illogical that the cost of the cable operator
increases due to increased charges of pay channels and cable operators
are not even permitted to increase charges of cable TV subscribers as
per the TRAI order of January 15.” So, the cable operators are “left
with no option than to discontinue the service of Ten Sports” and
therefore, there will be no beaming of the Indo-Pak cricket series. The
COUF has decided to “black out” Ten Sports from cable TV “till they
revert back to original charges”. It said the black out will extend to
all over India. |
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India to
train Mauritius
sportspersons New Delhi, March 9 The Indian Government will also explore the possibility of securing seats at NIS, Patiala, on scholarship basis in favour of Mauritius technical cadres. These decisions were taken during a visit by the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Vikram Verma to Mauritius. Mr Verma also assured his Mauritius counterpart that the existing list of exchanges between Mauritius will be expanded to include other disciplines like boxing, dumbbell fight and hockey. Mr Verma said three key areas like sports, culture and health have been identified wherein Mauritius could benefit from the wide-ranging experiences of India in these spheres. Mr Verma,
during his three-day visit to Mauritius, signed a the renewal of
protocol agreement with the Mauritius Sports and Youth Affairs Minister
Ravi Yerrigadoo. |
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Ravi Uniyal,
Harender shine New Delhi, March 9 Scores: Business Standard: 102 all out in 22 overs (Chander Mohan 31, Amit Tomar 30, Ravi Uniyal 4 for 19, Harender 3 for 11). Pan Business List: 103 for 2 in 21 overs (Ravi Uniyal 47 n o, Nalin Khanna 38, Sunil Kumar 2 for 15).
Rakesh, Ramesh deadly A half century by
Nikhil Kumar (53, 8x4) and deadly bowling by Rakesh Kumar (3 for 28) and
Ramesh Mauraya (2 for 11) helped Ericsson defeat Ernst and Young by 18
runs in the Reebok Cricket Tournament at the Palam ground. Scores:
Ericsson: 170 for 5 in 25 overs (Nikhil Kumar 53, Ghanshyam 26, Amit
Kalra 34 n o, N Saurabh 2 for 14, M Kartik 2 for 26). Ernst and Young:
152 all out in 24 overs (Raj Nalam 49, Girish Kumar 31, Rakesh Kumar 3
for 23, Ramesh Mauraya 2 for 11). |
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PMG
shortchange MTNL
in DDCA League New Delhi, March 9 Scores: MTNL: 127 all out in 30.1 overs Chandan 40, Dharmender Pandey 3 for 32, Ranjeet Singh 3 for 39). PMG: 131 for 4 in 22.4 overs (Rajeev Rana 42, Ranjeet Singh 35 n o, Vipin Rawat 33 n o). Delhi Colts beat Rajender Nagar Colts by 118 runs in an A-I Division at the Yamuna ground. Scores: Delhi Colts: 225 for 7 in 40 overs (Gautam Kumar 107 n o, Suraj Verma 39, Narender Kumar 2 for 37). Rajender Nagar: 107 all out in 35.1 overs (Lakhvinder Singh 22, Arjit Gill 4 for 30, Gautam 2 for 24). City Gymkhana defeated Jaat Heroes by six wickets in an A-II Division match at the University ground. Scores: Jaat Heroes: 174 all out in 37.4 overs (Man Mohan Rawat 33, Abhinav Sharma 26, Manoj Chauhan 4 for 28). City Gymkhana: 179 for 4 in 32.2 overs (Sunny Grover 66 n o, Lokesh Kulbe 42 n o). Ircon defeated Malik Sports by seven wickets in an A-II Division match at the polo ground. Scores: Malik Sports: 165 all out in 30 overs (Fakhruddin 39, Mohd Shakir 29, Surender Kumar 5 for 24). Ircon Club: 169 for 3 in 24.1 overs (Gurbachan Singh 44, Rajender
Singh 39). |
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Star-studded
field for
Open Chess New Delhi, March 9 Member of Parliament Dr Karan Singh will inaugurate the tournament on Wednesday at 12.30 pm. Players from England, Kazakhstan, Uzbekstan, Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, Ghana and Bangladesh are some of the leading names in the tournament. The Indian
challenge will be led by Grand Master Surya Shekhar Ganguly. The other
prominent Indian players in the fray are GM Sandipan Chanda, GM R B
Ramesh, GM Koneru Humpy, GM Dibyendu Barua, GM Praveen Thipsay, IMs D V
Prasad, Lanka Ravi, P Konguvel, Rahul Shetty, V Saravanan and V Koshy,
Sudhakar Babu, Sharad Tilak, RAvi Hedge, S C Sahu and Sriram Jha. |
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Top players
for golf tourney New Delhi, March 9 The tournament will carry a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh with the winner getting Rs 1,21,500. The field for the tournament is one of the strongest in recent times on the Tour, with the cream of Asian and Indian golf vying for supremacy. Ashok Kumar leads a 100-strong field, including some of the
biggest names in Indian golf like Order of Merit winner Mukesh Kumar,
Vijay Kumar, Feroz Ali, Ali Sher, Gaurav Ghei, Uttam Singh Mundy, Vivek
Bhandari, Amritinder Singh, Digvijay Singh, rookies Gurbaaz Mann and
Sandep Syal. |
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