The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

FARIDABAD
CM inaugurates referral hospital
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 20
The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today inaugurated a 30-bed referral hospital and a newly constructed power sub-station at Sector 3 and 31 here, respectively.

The referral hospital, the first of its kind in the region, has been built at a cost of Rs 2.10 crore and have come up in one year’s time. The hospital is likely to cater mainly to poor people in the slum areas and in the region.

It will admit only those patients who are referred to it by any of the 45 health centres attached to it. Another such hospital is under construction at Sector 30 here and is likely to be ready by December end.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated a 66 kv sub-station at Sector 31 here. Its foundation stone was also laid last year and it is likely to help improve the transmission of power in local areas. Senior officials and political activists of the ruling party were present on the occasion.

There has been persistent demands from residents of the city for a referral hospital. With the setting of the present one, they hope they don’t have to go to Delhi for specific treatment.

Latest surgical methods for poor
Bijendra Ahlawat
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 20
The recent modernisation of the Eye Department of Bhadshah Khan Civil Hospital here has brought about a sea change in the technical outlook of the facilities provided here.

Equipped with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic instruments, it has started delivering state-of-the-art ophthalmic services to the people.

According to Dr Ravinder Mathur, District Eye Surgeon, the Eye Department of the hospital has already created a record of sorts in the number of eye operations conducted in the past few years.

He said the ultrasonic and laser machines, operating microscope, computerised eye testing, slit lamps, keratometer, applanation tonometer (all imported) and other latest equipment were now available even to the poorest patients. He said these instruments had been essential part of the newest techniques of lens implant and glaucoma surgery. He said while a majority of the district-level hospitals lacked these facilities several patients were either deprived of these or they had to rush to metro towns for these.

SPORTS

A-I to meet Punjab and Sind Bank in hockey
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 20
Air-India, Mumbai will clash against Punjab and Sind Bank in the final of the 38th Nehru Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium here tomorrow at 3 pm.

In the semi-finals today, Air-India gave a 4-1 lashing to Bharat Petroleum while Punjab and Sind Bank derailed Railway XI with a 3-2 victory. Bharat Petroleum and Railway XI will fight for the third and fourth positions.

In a virtually one-sided encounter, Air-India scored two quick goals in the 20th and 23rd minutes through Lakhwinder Singh and Tushar Khandekar to take a 2-0 lead. Bharat Petroleum reduced the margin in the 27th minute of first half as the half time session ended on a 2-1 lead for Air-India.

In the second half, Air-India were unstoppable and scored two more goals, through Khandakar and Jaswant Singh, to seal an emphatic victory.

In the second semi-final, the Bankmen were jolted out of their wits when Railway XI forged ahead in the 27th minute through a goal by B Suleman. Punjab and Sind Bank wiped off the arrear three minutes into the second half when Parminder Singh sounded the board, and Rajinder Singh converted a penalty corner to make it 2-1 eight minutes later.

Baljit Singh consolidated the lead for the winners in the 55th minute while Mukhtiar Singh got the second goal for the Railways seconds before the final hooter. Air-India had beaten Bengal XI 4-0 and drew with Rock Rovers, Chandigarh 3-3 while Punjab and Sind Bank had beaten Tamilnadu XI 4-0 and IHF Juniors 2-1 in the Super League matches.

Wednesday’s fixtures: Bharat Petroleum vs Railway XI (12 noon), Air-India vs Punjab and Sind Bank (3 p m)—Shivaji Stadium.

Goal-glut in Subroto Cup soccer, Army Boys post huge victory
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 20
A flurry of goals marked the matches in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here today.

Army Boys ASC and College, Bangalore inflicted a crushing 6-1 defeat on G V Raja Sports School, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala in a one-sided encounter.

The goal-glut started in the seventh minute when Ravindra Thapliyal blasted home the first goal. Sabeeeh AV, R Emshing Korang and Lalcheng Chhanga scored a goal each in that order while Manish Maithani scored a brace of goals for the winners. A Jocob scored the consolation goal for the Kerala school.

In the second match, MPLL Adarsh Inter-College, Faisabad,

UP and Air Force School, Subroto Park (Delhi) played a one-one draw. Virendra Kaushal scored in the fifth minute for the UP team while Abinav Sen booted in the equaliser for Air Force school.

In the third match, St. Xavier's School, Ambikapur (Chattisgarh) trounced Don Bosco High School, Salcorna, Panjim (Goa) 4-0. Vinod, Slugencikujur and Avsnsensusming (two) were the marksmen.

In the fourth match, Govt. Secondary School, Carnicobar routed Sainik School, Imphal 5-2. Gomer scored four goals in a row for Carnicobar to steal the spotlight, after Denil had put them in the lead in the very first minute. Nathaneal and Lining scored the two goals for the Imphal school.

Wednesday's fixtures: Don Bosco (Goa) vs MPLL Adarsh Inter-College, Faisabad (9 a m); St. Xavier's (Chattisgarh) vs Air Force School, Delhi (10.30 a m); GV Raja School (Kerala) vs Sainik Schook, Imphal (2 p m); Army Boys College, Bangalore vs Govt. School, Carnicobar (3.30 p m)--Ambedkar Stadium.

Vivek, Mann bow out of Futures Tennis
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 20
Third-seeded Vivek Bhakuni bowed out of the Tata Futures Tennis Championship at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association courts on day two when he surrendered in straight sets. Vivek Bhakuni was bundled out by Jitin Bishnoi 6-3,6-2 in the only upset result here today.

Top-seeded Chatwinder Singh of Chandigarh scored his second victory when he disposed of Nakul Yadev 6-2, 6-2 while second-seeded Divij Sharan posted his second victory drubbing Honey Rana 6-0, 6-1. Barring eighth-seeded Varu Giri, all other players scored easy victories. Giri had to sweat it out to beat Tushar Garg 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 while seventh-seeded Viraj Bhargava stormed past Mayank Tyagi 6-1, 6-2.

Fifth-seeded Wrik Ganguly crushed Rathindra Kakati 6-2,6-0 while fourth-seeded Parantap Chaturvedi rushed past Prateek Kumar 6-1,6-2. With mostly players from Delhi slugging it out, in the absence of entries from other States of North India, the Zonal Championship has lost much of its interest. The interesting part, however, is that even the top-seeded Chatwinder of Chandigarh is a wild card entry.

Dr Vece Paes, coordinator of the tournament, had promised a star cast in the North Zone leg, but when the draw was cast, the top players were missing.

Atwal qualifies for European PGA Tour
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 20
Arjun Atwal returned an impressive four-under 68 in the final round of the final stage of the European PGA Tour's Qualifying School to become only the second Indian to qualify for the prestigious Tour. Jeev Milkha Singh was the first-ever Indian to make it to the EPGA Tour. Jeev qualified in 1997, and has been a regular on the tour since 1998.

The Kolkata-based Atwal's sixth round 68 enabled him to finish tied 15th with an impressive tally of eight under 424. Atwal's earlier five rounds brought him scores of 73,67, 75, 71 and 70. The final stage was being staged in Spain. Atwal now joins 34 other players as those who made it to the Category-II exemption on the European PGA Tour. An exemption in this category gives the players playing privilege throughout the 2002 season. Chandigarh's Amandeep Joh.

Harinder Gupta leads the way in Amateur Golf
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, November 20
Harinder Gupta of Chandigarh, with an aggregate score of 69, was leading after the completion of the first round, closely followed by Manav Das of Karnataka, in the Northern India Amateur Golf Championship at the Delhi Golf Club course here on Tuesday.

Due to the rush of entries, a pre-qualifying tournament was played and a cut was applied for the first 24, thus making a total field of 102.

The leading scorers were: Harinder Gupta (69), Manav Das (70), Gagan Verma (71), H S Kang (72), Samarjeet Singh (72), Pritam Saikia (73), Saurabh Bahuguna (73), Amit Luthra (73), Sarvpal Singh (73) and Mohd. Wazir (74).

ADMINISTRATION

DDA orders or not, the show must go on
Nalini Ranjan

New Delhi, November 20
Despite the DDA order to stop immediately the illegal construction work at a 4,060-sq. metre site of this agency at Mayur Vihar Phase-II, the All-India Digamber Jain Society seems to be totally unfazed. The DDA had sent a letter to the society about two weeks back but construction work has not been stopped as yet.

Actually, five years’ back this society had applied to the DDA for the allotment of land to establish a senior secondary school at Dilshad Garden. This area falls under North-East District. Violating the rules, the DDA allotted the land at Mayur Vihar, Phase-II, for construction of a middle school in lieu of a senior secondary school. This area falls under East district. It is worth mentioning that on February 16,2001,the institutional branch of the DDA organised a meeting regarding fixation of norms for recognition as well as allotment of land to different levels of schools and it was decided that in future the Education Department would sponsor cases for a particular area along with giving the DDA the option to allot land in a nearby locality but within the same educational district.

Surprisingly, the All-India Digamber Jain Society was given this land about a month after this meeting. When well-known social worker G. Tyagi and other people of this area sent a letter of objection in this regard to the Urban Development Minister, Mr Anand Kumar, the DDA had no option but to issue an order for stopping the ongoing construction.

According to highly placed sources, an Essential Certificate (EC) is a must for any society in getting land for such a purpose, except the minority community. Despite not being included in this type of category, this society succeeded in getting this land without showing this certificate. When contacted in this regard the Chairman of the society Mr O.P. Jain, said due to an oversight on the part of the DDA they were suffering.