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Florence Nightingale anniversary: Nurses air their grievances New Delhi, May 12 A public hearing, which to many members was the first of its kinds, was held at the Lady Harding Medical College here today. Addressing the concerns of these paramedics was the National Commission for Women Chairperson Dr. Poornima Advani. Speaking on the occasion, General Secretary of the Delhi Nurses Union and Secretary General of the All India Government Nurses Federation Ms G.K. Khurana said, “‘Being prominently a women’s profession, nurses who work on shift duties with odd hours need security and it is up to the hospital authorities to take up this responsibility”. Inaugurating the function by lighting a lamp in the name of the ‘lady with the lamp’, Nightingale, Ms Advani said, “I am surprised that till date no representation has been made to mark a National Nurses Day in the country. She went on to add, “You work night and day, in war and peace and despite the several directives issued by the government regarding adequate security within hospitals, help lines and more PCR vans, we must look at the harsh realities of today”. She said that the NCW will submit a report of such public hearings to the government. Referring to the professional hazards faced by the nurses, Mrs Takwal, President of the Delhi Nurses Union, said that hospitals have been given the status of an industry and according to the law there should be a crèche for every 30 women working, she also demanded a 24-hour crèche as most of them work all shifts. Raising the issue of uniforms, Takwal said, “we have won the war regarding the uniform but our sisters in the armed forces are being forced to wear a different shade while elsewhere in the country, many have to wear the frock, a vestige of the colonial regime. It is up to the NCW now to put pressure on the government to set right this problem,” she said. Among the other issues brought up by the nurses, the fact that the nurses fear reporting any incident of harassment because of possible repercussions was highlighted by one nurse from the Ram Mahohar Lohia Hospital. Sister Kala said, “We are the scapegoats everywhere. If a patient dies, the grieving relatives tend to blame us”. She cited incidents when some nurses have even been roughed up by the relatives. “The security guards kept by the hospitals or even the fourth class employees report for night duty in a drunken state, putting the sole staff nurse in danger. I need not list the number of recent incidents that have been reported. All this shows that it is up to the hospital administration to ensure our security”, she said. It was also pointed out that those who dare to report to higher authorities are not spared. “ I request that those who take action also think and do something for the future security of the victim. Most of the times, the culprit gets away free and in fact it is the victim who quits her job,” she said. |
Bhaskar Pillai qualifies NCA coaches’ course New Delhi, May 12 NCA vice-chairman C K Khanna, who is also the vice-chairman of the Communication and Co-ordination Committee of the BCCI, said Bhaskar Pillai, along with Suresh Luthra, are the two from Delhi to qualify the Level-2 Coaches Course of the NCA. Bhaskar was an outstanding cricketer, a batsman of class, who was unlucky not to don the India colours. When he was selected for an one-day international at Jammu, the match was cancelled due to rain. It is a singular achievement for Bhaskar as many former Test players have failed to qualify such courses and also the umpires’ examination conducted by the BCCI. Bhaskar, employed with SAIL, has been a regular member of the Sonnet Club for a number of years, and has an astute cricketing brain. If more and more former players come forward to attend such courses, youngsters would have the privilege of learning the basics from those who have played cricket at the highest level. With cricket academies and coaching institutes mushrooming in Delhi, cricket coaching has become a ‘big business’ with ill-equipped coaches fleecing gullible parents. It is, therefore, a farsighted move by the NCA to conduct coaching courses to turn out coaches with proper grasp of the nuances of cricket coaching. |
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GHPS advance
in Ranjit Singh Cricket tourney New Delhi, May 12 Harpreet was adjudged the man of the match and the award was presented by school principal S Minhas. Scores: MRV School, Dwaraka:
137 all out in 24 overs (Shivam Sharma 66, Ankush Panwar 40, Hardeep Singh 3 for 24, Sandeep Bisht 4 for 20).
GHPS: 139 for 3 in 21 overs (Harpreet Singh 52 n o, Bhavjeet Singh 32). Vartik Tihara shines Vartik Tihara played a fine all-round role, scoring an unbeaten 33 and capturing 4 for 14, to help Sonnet Club defeat DAV School, Shalimarbagh by one wicket and entered the quarter-final of the Achrekar Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Sant Sujan Singh School ground. Vartik Tihara was named the man of the match. Scores: DAV School:
145 all out in 39 overs (Tapan Jain 57, Sahil Chugh 33, Vartik Tihara 4 for 14, Dilraj Singh 3 for 27).
Sonnet Club: 146 for 9 in 39.5 overs (Rushil Bhaskar 47, Vartik Tihara 33 n o, Sahil Chugh 5 for 25, Abhishek Chugh 3 for 18). |
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St Giri School to hold cricket coaching camp New Delhi, May 12 A few boys will be shortlisted from the camp for regular coaching at the school academy. Application forms can be collected from the school reception. Phones: 25721803, 9899143360. MRV summer camp MRV School Academy will organise a cricket camp at Dwaraka from May 15. Details can be had on phones 26143100, 9811625642. Coaching in basketball, skating Summer coaching camps will be held in cricket, basketball and skating at the DAV School, Vasant Kunj. Interested players can collect information on phone 26892800. Remal Public School will conduct a cricket coaching camp for boys in the age-group of 8 to 19 years at the school ground at Sector 3, Rohini from May 15. Details can be had from phone 9891412670. Gyan bharti cricket coaching camp The Gyan Bharati Cricket Academy will hold cricket trials for their academy. Details can be had from the school office or on phones 9811004516, 32031751. |
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Kamal Nigam scores unbeaten century New Delhi, May 12 Scores: Golden Arrow: 135 for 8 in 25 overs (Prayag Raj 41, K. K. Dixit 3 for 25, Pankaj Kumar 3 for 30).
Bharat Club: 140 for 1 in 15.3 overs (Kamal Nigam 102 n o, Satish Upadhyaya 30 n o, Anil Kumar 1 for 45). G E Capital win G.E.Capital defeated Xansa by eight wickets in the CallC Cup Cricket Tournament. Scores: Xansa: 80 all out in 25 overs (Vishal Jhingan 17, Atul Gupta 12, Binod Patnaik 4 for 17, Prashant Pandey 3 for 5, Joginder Sehgal 2 for 15).
GE Capital: 81 for 2 in 10 overs (Arijit Mukherjee 36 n o, Puneet Sharma 18 n o, Vikas Keer 1 for 26). Hardeep shines for
E-Fund An all-round display by Hardeep Singh (64, 3 for 17) helped E-Fund defeat L G Electronics by eight wickets in the Century Cup Cricket Tournament at the IIT ground, Haus Khas. Hardeep was declared the man of the match. Scores: L G Electronics:
114 all out in 24 overs (Devasis 29, Vineet Bhatiya 31, Hardeep Singh 3 for 17, Pankaj 2 for 23).
E-Fund: 115 for 2 in 19 overs (Hardeep Singh 64). |
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HDFC bag Turf Corporate Challenge Trophy New Delhi, May 12 Put into bat, HDFC Bank totalled a respectable total, thanks to Muskan Singh’s fine knock and lusty hitting in the end overs by Sandeep Thakur and Girish Sharma. In reply, Jaquar crashed for 134 as their batsmen failed to negotiate spinners Sant Ram and Harsh Sharma, who took three wickets each, to suffer a crushing defeat. Modern School (Barakhamba Road) principal Lata Vaidyanathan gave away the prizes. Vinay Kumar and Deepak Sharma, both of HDFC, were adjudged the man of the tournament and best batsman respectively. Sonal Gidwani of Jaquar won the best bowler award. Scores: HDFC Bank:
218 for 7 in 30 overs (Deepak Sharma 25, Vinay Kumar 26, Muskan Singh 47, Sandeep Thakur 35, Girish Sharma 28 n o, Sidhant Malik 2 for 35).
Jaquar and Co: 134 all out in 23.2 overs (Abhishek Budania 26, Vinay Kumar 2 for 29, Sant Ram 3 for 12, Harsh Sharma 3 for 40). Kalka Society cricket camp The Kalka Education Society will hold a summer cricket coaching camp for children in the age-group of 6 to 19 years at the Kalka Public School ground, Alaknanda, New Delhi. Detailed information can be collected from the school reception or coach John Anthony from May 15 or on phones 26274080, 26272538, 30912496. |
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