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Wednesday, Nov 03, 2004

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Street children organise fete

NEW DELHI NOV. 2. School children and street children got together this past week-end at a fun-filled fair organised by "Badthe Kadam'' -- an organisation working for street and working children and facilitated by the Childhood Enhancement Through Training and Action (CHETNA) -- at St. Marry School in Safdurjung Enclave.

Thirty stalls were put up at the fair offering different food items and games. Some children groups also put up their own stalls and even participated in the various dance competitions.

Sushma and Luxmi , both rag-picker who participated in the fair, put up a "fruit chat stall''. "We are almost always seen as untouchables and people don't like to be associated with us. But here we got a good response from everybody,'' said Sushma.

The best part of the event however was the presence of more than 30 volunteers from Child Relief and You and Action Aid who facilitated various events. More than 450 people visited the fair and for many it was their first interaction with street children.

Medicity at Gurgaon soon

NEW DELHI NOV. 2 . Well known cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan laid the foundation stone of a new global centre -- Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences and Holistic Therapies -- at Gurgaon on Monday. To be called "Medicity'', the initiative will herald the new age of "combined medicine''.

To be established at a cost of 250 million dollars, the "Medicity'' will be a combination of super specialties like cardiology, neurosciences, oncology and high-end orthopaedic and alternate medicine.

Speaking about the new centre which will come up in the next two years, Dr. Trehan said: "This new global centre of medical excellence will become the Mecca of medical integration and holistic practices that are simply not in textbooks today. The concept of this new city of medical excellence is to integrate and explore the new frontiers in the field of medicine and healthcare and also go where no conventional medical institute has ever gone before.''

Athletics meet

NEW DELHI NOV. 2. The students of Harvard Academy in Preet Vihar won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals in various sporting events at the East Delhi State Athletics Meet this past week. The school team won the third position in march past.

Rashi Saili, who won the gold medal in long jump, and Poorava Gandhi, the winner in shot put, have been selected for the national finals. The school also bagged the best school trophy.

Sadbhawana Sammelan

NEW DELHI NOV. 2. Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti is holding a three-day "Sadbhawna Sammelan'' at the Ramlila Grounds here from November 5. Well- known social activist Satpal Ji Maharaj will address the sammelan on all three days along with some learned scholars.

The Congress general secretary, Digvijay Singh, will inaugurate the sammelan.

Kalam to open farm museum

NEW DELHI NOV. 2. The President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, will inaugurate the National Agricultural Science Museum here tomorrow.

The Rs 7.5- crore museum is the first such effort in India to reconstruct the beginning of agriculture, its progress over the ages and its present status, an official release said. Established at National Agricultural Science Centre Campus of ICAR, the museum is spread over a floor area of 23,000 sq ft.

The ICAR Director General, Mangala Rai, said the exclusive museum has 150 exhibits that were displayed in ten major sections.

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