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HEALTH

A mela for ‘perfect health’ from Nov 17
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 15
Faced with the growing number of fatal diseases including AIDS and heart ailments among its population, the Delhi Government in association with the Union Ministry of Science and Technology is hosting a nine-day Perfect Health Mela from November 17.

The Health Minister, Mr A. K. Walia, told reporters here today that the Mela would be organised by the Heart Care Foundation of India jointly with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. It would, he said, focus on lifestyle interventions and preventive care as a major theme highlighting the need for regular check-ups and health awareness. Already, Delhi has earned for itself the dubious distinction of having more than 24 thousand HIV positive people. And with the incidence of heart ailments is also on the rise. It is feared that the population of the nation’s Capital is at a higher risk of contracting diseases, fatal or otherwise, than ever before. The situation is worse confounded by the inadequate health infrastructure and general lack of awareness.

SPORTS

Air India fly past Bengal XI in Nehru Hockey
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 15
Air India went on a goal-blitz in the first half to strike home four goals without reply, to rout Bengal XI 4-0 in a Pool D Super League match of the 38th Nehru Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium here today.

In a one-sided match, Air India set up a blistering pace to put Bengal on the defence, and struck goals at their sweet will. Vijay Alphonso started the goal-rush with a field goal in the eighth minute, Inder Salaria made it 2-0 four minutes later, Tushar Khandakar made it 3-0 in the 15th minute and Gavin Ferreira rounded off the tally (4-0) in the 30th minute.

In other matches, Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Juniors scraped past Combined Universities by a lone first-half goal scored by Amarjit Singh off a penalty corner in the third minute, in Group IV, BEG and Centre, Roorkee drew with Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) XI 3-3 in Group III while Punjab Police powered past Indian Navy 5-1 in Group V.

BEG and ONGC were involved in a close encounter as both the teams made tit-for-tat assaults to score goals and wipe out each other's lead. BEG fought back from arrears twice to undo the lead provided gained by Amarjeet Pratap, the mercurial forward of ONGC, who scored all the three goals for the Oilmen.

BEG took the lead in the 10th minute through Rajesh, and held onto it for the next 31 minutes, when Amarjeet came up with a field goal. He scored twice more, in the 48th and 62nd minutes, while P P Minj made it 2-2 for BEG in the 51st minute and Arvind Rai got the third goal (3-3) in the 65th minute, when he converted a penalty stroke.

Punjab Police sunk Indian Navy when they inflicted a 5-1 lashing on them. Sarabjit Singh opened their account in the ninth minute. U P Singh scored the second and fifth goals while Baljit Bhullar got the third goal and Harmeet Singh accounted for the fourth goal. Rajan Lakra got the consolation goal for Navy in the 65th minute when he converted a penalty corner.

Friday's fixtures: Punjab and Sind Bank vs Tamilnadu XI (1.30 p m); Indian Airlines vs Railway XI (3.15 p.m.) – Shivaji Stadium.

Shiva, Deepak to lead soccer teams
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 15
Shiva and Deepak will lead the Under-14 and Under-17 teams respectively of the Mamta Modern Senior Secondary School in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament to be held at the Ambedkar Stadium from November 17. Harbal Ways, Ratna Sagar and Delhi Sportsmen Association are sponsoring these teams.

Mamta School are former champions of the Subroto Cup. They won the title in 1998. Three of Mamta Modern School boys were part of the Indian Schools team, which participated in the Asian Schools Football Tournament held at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from October 13 to 19.

Daniel Chopra finishes 4th in Q-School Golf
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 15
Indian-born Daniel Chopra, now based in Sweden, was placed fourth with a tally of five-under 139 after two rounds of the second stage of the US PGA Tour Qualifying School Tournament, which started at various venues across the United States, according to information available here.

Chopra followed up his opening round 65 with a two-over 74 at the par-72 Orange County National course at Orlando, Florida.

India's very own Jyoti Randhawa, however, put up a disappointing performance with a five-over 77, to tally eight-over 152. Randhawa was tied for the 65th position. Jim Mcgovern, Perry Moss and 17-year-old boy prodigy Tryon were tied in a three-way lead at six-under 168 apiece. The top 20 players and ties from each venue will make it to the final stage of Qualifying School, which will be a six-round affair at the Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, starting on November 27. Jeev Milkha Singh, the other Indian player trying for a USPGA Tour card, became the only Indian to move into the final stage of the Q-School with an impressive second stage performance. In the six-round final stage of the European PGA Tour Qualifying School, being played at San Rogue Club and Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, India's Arjun Atwal was tied 84th.

Half-done stadium ready to play host
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 15
The spruced up Ambedkar Stadium will play host to the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament, starting on November 17. But the stadium still sport a half-done look as the postponement of the Afro-Asian Games brought a sudden halt to the renovation work.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which controls the Ambedkar Stadium, has not bothered to change the seats at the stadium. The Ambedkar Stadium lacks a proper press box, and the deficiency would have been rectified had the Afro-Asian Games been on.

ADMINISTRATION

Permits of 32 PDS shops cancelled
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 15
Permits of as many as 32 ration depots in the district have been cancelled on charges of irregularities in the past month. According to district authorities, 29 ration shops operating in the rural areas have been closed while only three `defaulting’ shops were located in the urban areas. The total number of shops found to be involved in irregularities in the district in the month of October had been 945. Of these, 118 depots are functioning in slum and industrial pockets. The District Food and

Supply Department has seized security deposit worth Rs 1.02 lakh of about 127 shops and 37 licence holders during the current financial year so far.