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This school has 3 rooms for 400
students Faridabad, November 23 The Government Primary School at Amroli village in Palwal subdivision of the district has only three rooms while the student strength is about 400. According to villagers, the condition of the existing building was also pitiable as the building leaks after it rains. It is alleged that announcement with regard to upgrading and repairing the rooms has been made on various occasions but no work has taken place. While the post of headmaster is vacant, there are only four teachers at present. There is no separate school for girls in the village. According to reports, there are a large number of schools in the district where there is shortage of rooms and staff. |
Surgeon’s office shifted to build shopping
complex Sonepat, November 23 According to informed sources, the office has been shifted reportedly under pressure from the district and civic administration as it wanted to construct a commercial shopping complex at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. The land of this building originally belonged to the civic body and the office of the Civil Surgeon had been functioning in it since the time when the Civil Hospital was shifted to a new building during the regime of Mr Devi Lal. Meanwhile, the office of the Civil Surgeon has started functioning in the building of the Logistic Centre constructed with financial assistance given by the World Bank. This centre was meant for providing the housing accommodation to the doctors selected for training in various spheres. The building of this centre comprises bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and other residential facilities. The Health Department has, however, failed to construct its own building for the Civil Surgeon's office in the Civil Hospital's premises. It is also alleged that the authorities of the Health Department have not procured any permission from the World Bank authorities for the conversion of the training centre into the office building. Informed sources also revealed that the authorities of the Health Department have withdrawn the amount from the accounts of the World Bank for seeking power connections in the building of the Logistic Centre. However, the office of the Civil Surgeon remains cut off on the telephone since it was shifted to the new place. The people of both urban and the rural areas have to incur extra expenditure on transport for visiting the said office. Representatives of various political parties, social and voluntary organisations and trade unions today strongly opposed the shifting of the Civil Surgeon's office to the new hospital building and threatened to launch an agitation to force the state government to shift it to the old building immediately in the interests of the people at large. They also condemned the action of the district and civic administration for the forcible eviction of the Civil Surgeon's office from the old hospital building when the TB Centre and the CID Office were still housed there. They described the decision of the district administration as unjust, unwarranted and anti-people, and announced that the people of the district would continue their struggle until the Civil Surgeon’s Office was shifted to the old place. The representatives also appealed to the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to direct the Health Department Directorate to shift the Civil Surgeon's Office in the heart of the city. |
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Blood collection
a big draw Faridabad, November 23 He said about 32 units were donated at another camp organised at NH-4 by the Income Tax Department for benefit of Thellisimic child patients. About 1769 units of blood has been collected from 26 camps
held so far in this year. |
Junior World Cup squad
felicitated New Delhi, November 23 The Zuari-Chambal Group had announced a cash award of Rs 4 lakh to the Indian Junior Hockey team when they won the seventh Junior World Cup title in Hobart. And they fulfilled the promise today when Zuari Chambal Group chief executive officer H S Bawa handed over cheques for the said amount to the junior players and their coaches. The Rs 4000 crore Zuari-Chambal Group, founded by K K Birla, is a conglomerate of diverse businesses. Each player and coach got Rs 20,000 as their share. Another well-wisher of Indian hockey presented Rs 5,000 each to the players and coaches. The players who were present to receive the awards were: Gagan Ajit Singh, Deepak Thakur, Devesh Chauhan, Bharat Chetri, Jugraj Singh, Kanwalpreet Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, Bipin Fernandez, Ignace Tirkey, Vikram Pillay, Bimal Lakra, Viren Rasquinha, Arjun Halappa, Prabhjot Singh, Tejbir Singh and coaches Rajinder Singh and Narinder Singh Sodhi. Those who were not present to receive the awards were Bikramjeet Singh, Indrajeet Singh and Rajpal Singh. |
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Rajinder
itching to get seniors in
shape New Delhi, November 23 The nomination of junior team’s chief coach Rajinder Singh as the coach of the Indian senior team for the Champions Challenge Trophy Hockey Championship to be played in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from December 7 to 15 is a clear indication that the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is keen to consolidate the success at Hobart, by bringing some meaningful changes in the coaching methods of the senior team as well. The writing on the wall is very clear for chief national coach Cedric D’Souza—shape up or ship out. Cedric D’Souza was
conspicuous by his absence when the senior probable attended a brief coaching camp at the National Stadium here as a prelude to the selection trials. His deputy C R Kumar too was absent. Rajinder Singh and his deputy Narinder Singh Sodhi were in charge of the camp, and were also part of the selection process. No wonder, ten players from the junior squad figure in the team for the Champions Challenge trophy. Cedric’s absence was explained away by the IHF as due to a suspected cardiac problem. C R Kumar was reportedly appearing for his promotion test. But hockey observers believe that the IHF top brass has not been happy with the coaching methods of Cedric, who is more inclined towards the European style, whereas Rajinder Singh puts thrust in “Indian style”. Rajinder Singh’s attacking style of hockey had brought encouraging results for the Indian team at Hobart. Rajinder believes that “attack is the best form of defence”. And he also firmly believes in “complete team spirit.” “In modern hockey, individualistic game has no place”, he asserts. Rajinder says the Champions Challenge Trophy would be “an assessment tournament in preparation for the World Cup” to be held in February 2002 at the same venue in Kuala Lumpur. He said during the Champions Challenge Trophy, the weaknesses of the team will be identified and ironed out. The shortcomings in short corner “defending and attacking” will have to be rectified. Rajinder said the 25-yard rule, if applied, could be “dangerous for India, and good for the Europeans”. The Nehru Hockey Tournament in Delhi applied the 25-yard rule on an experimental basis. According to the rule, a goal can be scored from the 25-yard area near the goal. This rule enables more field goals to be scored, and almost all the matches in Nehru Hockey were decided during regulation time. This rule is also dangerous for the players as the chances of the players getting injured are more. Baljit Singh Saini was a victim of the rule, as an injury to his jaw suffered during the Nehru Hockey final, robbed him of a place in the team for the Champions Challenge Trophy. Rajinder said though there was no set system in hockey, in modern hockey, the mid-field has to be very strong for a team to emerge as match-winners. He said the system of play has to be constantly changed to counter the tactics of the opponents. “But only attacking hockey will bring us victory”, he noted. Rajinder said during the Junior World Cup, the excellent bench strength enabled him make the rolling substitutions very effectively. And that was one of the clinching factors in the Cup triumph. |
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Assam School beat Ranchi in
Subroto New Delhi, November 23 Durga Boro scored both the goals for Assam while Mahto netted the consolation goal for Ranchi. In another match, Govt. School, Aizowal beat Golden Valley, Haryana 2-0. Zahmingthanga and Danny Lalduhawama were the marksmen for Aizowal. Gayeshpur Vidyamandir, Nadia (Bengal) and Nanhari High School, Tripura played a one-one draw. |
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Coaches' seminar
concludes New Delhi, November 23 National Cricket Academy (NCR) head coach and former India medium pacer Balwinder Singh Sandhu and physio Dr A S Rana conducted the seminar. Twentyfour coaches attended the seminar as well as the exam. |
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Manav
Jaini wins golf
title New Delhi, November 22 Gurbaz Mann, on the basis of a play-off, emerged as the first runner-up with a score of 295 while Keshav Mishra (295) took the second runner-up position. A total of 102 golfers played in the first two rounds and the cut was applied after the second round. The first 40 plus golfers played the third and fourth rounds. A pre-qualifying round was played for golfers with handicap five or above. The championship was organised on behalf of Indian Golf Union. |
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