SPORT

Weightlifting championships conclude
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 3 — Manwar Singh created a new record in snatch category by lifting 90 kg in the below-56 kg class of the 12th Senior and 2nd Junior Men Weightlifting Championships which concluded here at the Sector 42 coaching centre. Manwar also established a new record in total by lifting 190 kg as against previous of 175 kg. Sukhjinder Singh created new record in snatch by lifting 115 kg as against old record of 105 kg and in clean and jerk 140 kg against old record of 130 kg.

In 94-kg category, Shiv Pratap created new record in snatch by lifting 130 kg, in total he lifted 290 kg. In 105-kg category, Komaljit Singh lifted 120 kg in snatch, 150 kg in clean and jerk and 270 kg in total.

In junior section, Kambuan Kamei created two new records by lifting 100 kg in clean and jerk and 115 kg in total. In 77-kg category, Inderpal Singh created new records in snatch, clean and jerk and total by lifting 130 kg, 150 kg and 280 kg, respectively.

In 95-kg category,Vikas Duggal created new record, while in 94-kg class, Dara Singh made a new record.

Ball badminton camp:
Four city ball badminton players: Anisha Bhatti of MCM College, Monu Dhiman of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Sonika of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 36, and Mukesh Sharma of SD Public School, Sector 32, have been selected for the Indian junior ball badminton camp going to be held at Bhilai.

Junior boxing:
In the 23rd UT junior boxing championship, Ashwani Sharma, Paramjeet, Dharminder, Jaspal, Sohan Rawat, Rajesh Gupta, Arvind Kumar, Vijender Singh, Navneet Kumar, and Sunil Kumar made it to the finals of the meet. Earlier the two-day meet was inaugurated by Mr L.V. Sehgal, Principal of Bal Bharti Public school, New Delhi.

Volleyball championship:
The Chandigarh Volleyball Association will hold UT Senior State Volleyball Championship for men and women on December 7 and 8 at Sports Complex, Sector 7. On the basis of the performance in the meet, UT team will be selected for the National Volleyball Championship to be held at Calicut from January 7 to 14. Entries close with Mr Suresh Kumar, coach, at Sector 7 on December 6.

Coaches welfare association:
A seminar on video arthroscopy in knee joints was organised by the SAI Coaches Welfare Association today in which 25 coaches took part. Dr A.S. Bhatia, Orthopaedics surgeon and specialist in arthroscopic surgeries, educated the coaches about the knee injuries and gave tips about its prevention and cure.

ADMINISTRATION

Lawyers resent EO notices
From Our Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, Dec 3 — There was resentment among the section of lawyers on the notices issued by the Estate Office for the clearance of the encroached space by the lawyers within the District Courts complex.

There were about 800 lawyers without chambers in the District Courts. These lawyers complained to The Tribune that there were limited number of chambers in the complex. As per the original conditions of allotment of 108 chambers which took place in 1986, there had to be one allottee and two co-alottees which were to be decided upon in consultation with the Administration.

The number of chambers remain same from many years. So the lawyers have no alternative, than to encroach space. Even about 300 lawyers had filled application invited by the Estate Office for re-allotment of chambers in 1998 and each had submitted Rs 1,000 along with the application, the Administration had done nothing till now, they said.

Senior officer of the Estate Office earlier informed that office had served the notice to the lawyers, who have occupied space illegally, and owners of the kiosk canteens within the courts premises.

The President of the District Bar Association, Mr N.K Nanda, said that hundreds of lawyers in the District Courts do not have chambers.

Mr Nanda further added that soon the District Bar Association was going to meet the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R Jacob(Retd), to inform him about the problems of the lawyers.

Talking about kiosk canteens, Mr Nanda said the Bar Association regularly checks the canteens and the canteens owners always take care of the cleanliness and hygienic food.