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Blood donation, health camps organised Sonepat, March 15 Mr Shashi Karan Naasa and Mr Hem Makkar, social activists of the samiti, were the first who donated blood at the camp. Both were followed by other members of the samiti. Mr S. K. Arora and Mr Manu Dev Dewan, veteran social leaders of the region, were present on this occasion. As many as 1,242 patients suffering from various diseases were examined and treated at a one-day health check-up camp organised by the Samaj Sewa Samiti here yesterday. According to a press note released by the samiti, well-known doctors also carried out ECG tests, blood group and blood sugar tests and X-rays in the camp. The patients were, however, charged subsidised rates for the X-rays and other tests. The patients were given medicines worth about Rs 50,000 free of cost. The doctors also promised to provide subsidised medicines to the patients having slips of the samiti for two days more if they visited their clinics and nursing homes for check-up. This is the first ever camp organised by the samiti here. The samiti had been rendering yeoman service to society for the past several years by providing free textbooks and other stationery worth several lakhs of rupees to more than 1,000 poor and deserving students of various educational institutions here. Similarly, the samiti had been distributing quilts and blankets among the poor and deserving persons every year during the winter season. |
Kotsur, Iuldachev maintain lead New Delhi, March 15 Both the leaders are clubbed together on seven points. They are followed by GM Serik Temirvaev of Kazakhstan, GM Safin Shukhrat of Uzbekistan, defending champion R B Ramesh, IM CS Gokhale, IM D V Prasad and IM norm seekers R R Laxman and R Balasubramanian, who all have 6.5 points each in their kitty. With just three rounds remaining in the Rs 4 lakh prize money tournament, the battle is likely to heat up for the winner’s purse of Rs 1 lakh. The top board game between Kotsur and his teammate Temirbaev turned out to be a damp squib as they settled for a quick draw. Iuldachev decided to fight it out against Balasubramanian but could not make any headway as the latter played solidly with the pieces. Employing the Reti opening, Balasubramanian maintained the dynamic equilibrium for a long time and drew the game after an intense struggle. The Indian GMs had a good day with only national champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly missing out on beating talented youngster Deep Sengupta, who gave very little chance to his opponent. Ganguly employed the Berlin defence, hoping to catch Sengupta off-guard in the end game, but timely exchanges only led the game to a level position where the draw was agreed to. R B Ramesh had a smooth sailing over IM Neeraj Kumar Mishra, whose opening mistakes from the black side of a Sicilian Taimanov cost him dearly. Ramesh seized the initiative in the middle game and a direct assault on the black king proved decisive. Former Commonwealth champion Dibyendu Barua defeated IM Atanu Lahiri, Sandipan Chanda put it across Laisram Imocha while Koneru Humpy accounted for K Visweswaran in other important games.  |
Haryana bag team title in National Boxing New Delhi, March 15 The Services Sports Control Board, who lifted three gold, one silver and one bronze medal, took the runner-up position. Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association president Md. Aslam Khan, who is also the vice-president of the Indian Olympic Association, gave away the prizes. Secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation Rajesh Bhandari declared the championship closed. |
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Varun slams century New Delhi, March 15 Scores: Madras Club: 269 for 7 in 40 overs (Varun Sharma 106, Gautam Sharma 50, Puneet Bisht 37, Varun Sood 36, Sareen Bansal 3 for 48). Essex Farms: 165 for 9 in 40 overs (Sareen Bansal 36, Ashish Kwatra 35, Sanjay Kumar 31, Gautam Sharma 3 for 37). Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) defeated Punjab National Bank (PNB) by 34 runs in an A-II Division match at the Mohan Meakins ground. Scores: LIC: 218 for 8 in 40 overs (Raghuvir Singh 55, Vikas Kumar 40, Sudhir Kumar 2 for 32). PNB: 184 in 33.1 overs (Sukhvinder Singh 69, Rajesh Kumar 58, Dev Kumar 2 for 19). Mayapuri defeated Bank of Baroda by six wickets in an A-II Division match at the Yamuna complex ground. Scores: Bank of Baroda: 152 for 9 in 35 overs (Surender Kumar 29, Mayank Sethi 3 for 24, Akhand Rathore 3 for 29, Tarandeep 2 for 21). Mayapuri: 155 for 4 in 24.5 overs (Sumeet Dogra 60 n o, Akhand Rathore 50 n o, S K Dogra 2 for 19, Parvesh Kumar 2 for 49). Lion Kanishka defeated Malik Sports by nine wickets in an A-II Division match at the University ground. Scores: Malik Sports: 133 all out in 38.1 overs (Imran Ali 73 n o, Shehzad Khan 26, Pitamber Dutt 4 for 29, Vivek Verma 3 for 29). Lion Kanisha: 136 for 1 in 17 overs (Pitamber Dutt 69 n o, Nalin Nanda 41). Shahdara Club defeated Bank of India by seven wickets in an A-II Division match at the Yamuna complex ground. Scores: Bank of India: 188 all out in 40 overs (Narender Sood 63, Amit Kumar 36, Amit Tewatia 2 for 38). Shahdara Sports: 191 for 3 in 37 overs (Kaif Mohd 80, Ravi Prakash 55). |
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Om Nath Sood Cricket from April 3 New Delhi, March 15 Organising secretary Pramod Sood said on Monday that the title winners will be given a cash award of Rs 25,000 while the runners-up will be awarded Rs 15,000. Mr Sood said special prizes will be awarded to the best batsman, best bowler, best wicket-keeper and man of the tournament. Prizes will also be awarded to the man of the match, fastest century, fastest fifty, hattrick, best disciplined team and best sportsman. Two scholarships for upcoming players will also be awarded. Entries close with Mr Pramod Sood at 1358, Rani Bagh, Delhi-110034 or at phones 9811387176 or 27024755. SAIL Trophy Cricket The 14th SAIL Trophy Limited Overs (40 overs) Invitational Cricket Tournament will be held from March 25 at the Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium. The final will be held on April 8. Tied match in
Teri Cup ICICI Bank tied with HCL Technologies in the Teri Cup Cricket Tournament at the Central Secretariat ground. Scores: HCL Technologies: 171 all out in 24.3 overs (Yogesh Mehra 66, Anand 23, Sanjeev Singh 3 for 27, Jitender Dewan 2 for 29). ICICI Bank: 171 for 8 in 25 overs (Sanjeev Singh 31, Sunil Gulati 31, Vikas Prashad 31, Sandeep Ahuja 2 for 27, Ravi Negi 2 for 17, Yogesh Mehra 2 for 29). Danny Ranawat hits ton A stunning century by Danny Ranawat (140 n o, 7x6, 13x4, 91b) and a dashing half century by Varun (58 n o, 2x6, 5x4, 57b) helped Australian High Commission Cricket Club rout British High Commission Cricket Club by nine wickets in the third Raymond Commonwealth High Commission Cricket Tournament. Scores: British High Commission: 240 for 7 in 30 overs (Sri Parave 63, 3x6, 6x4, 55b; Subroto Malik 62, 3x6, 7x4, 36b; Rohit Roy 54, 2x6, 7x4, 33b, Chaman 2 for 46, Rat Marclo 2 for 53). Australian High Commission: 243 for 1 in 27.2 overs (Danny Ranawat 140 n o, Varun 58 n o). |
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Eastern Air Command crush
Central Command New Delhi, March 15 The tournament was inaugurated by Air-Vice Marshal Murali Sundaram, AVSM, chairman of the Air Force Sports Control Board. Scores: Central Air Command: 160 all out in 47.5 overs (Nawaz 55 n o, Bhaskar 46, Roy 18, Mohan 4 for 23, Pankaj 3 for 20, Mohanty 1 for 32). Eastern Air Command: 161 for 5 in 39.3 overs (Babu 49, Maher 47, Mohanty 44, Roy 4 for 38, Sudhir 1 for 22). |
Water, power tariff will go up in Delhi, claims BJP New Delhi, March 15 He claimed that prices of electricity and water would be raised by the Sheila Dikshit administration immediately after the Lok Sabha poll. “The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has already got permission to hike power prices and this will be done immediately after the poll,” he claimed. Dr Harshvardhan alleged that the Delhi government had privatised water supply through the “back door” by engaging a French company for the Sonia Vihar project. Criticising the state government for going ahead with the Unit Area Method for determination of property tax despite opposition from many quarters, dr Harshvardhan claimed that taxes would go up significantly in middle and lower income areas. The Delhi BJP chief said district consumer forums had a huge backlog of cases and the State Consumer Redressal Commission, an appellate body, was without a president. He said a delegation of BJP’s Mahila Morcha met Ms Dikshit today and handed over a memorandum demanding protection of consumer rights. |
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