SPORTS

Jaskirat wins by one stroke
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 28
Jaskirat Singh Dullet of Patiala BEGC upset the local favourite Harinder Gupta to claim the Category ‘A’ title in the Chandigarh, Junior Subjunior Golf Tournament that concluded at the Chandigarh Golf Club today.

Lying level with the local hope Harinder Gupta at the start Jaskirat capitalised on his overnight good form and the excellent playing conditions on the course. He brought in an excellent level par round of 72, scoring birdies on the second, eighth and 10th holes. Harinder Gupta on the other hand got off to a slow start making four bogies in the front nine. His valiant fightback on the way home with birdies on the 16th and 17th holes went in vain, as he finished one over 73, just one stroke behind the winner.

In ‘B’ Category, Karan Vasudeva of DGC pressed home his overnight advantage making birdies on the fifth and seventh to finish level at the turn, whilst his nearest rival Madhav Verma faulted with a brace of bogies to start with. Karan went on to bring in a brilliant three over 75 card and romped home with a comfortable eight-stroke lead.

In ‘C’ Category, local lad Ajeetesh Sandhu did not disappoint his fans and won comfortably by a major of 13 strokes over his nearest rival Raghav Wahi of BSF Club, Jammu. Ajeetesh due to his excellent play climbed to 6th position in the ‘B’ Category.

In ‘D’ Category, Kanishk Madan of Delhi Golf Club won the tournament and local youngster Rahul Bakshi was second.

In a joyous ceremony the President of the Club, Mr G.S. Sandhu, gave away the prizes.

The results :

Category ‘A’: Jaskirat Singh Dullet 292, Harinder Gupta 293, MD Wazir 307, Lakhan Singh 313, Karan Talwar 314.

Category ‘B’: Laran Vasudeva 311, Madhav Verma 319, Aditya Singh 320, Anirban Lahiri 330, Nitin Mittal 332.

Category ‘C’: Ajeetesh Sandhu 340, Radhav Vahi 353, Viraj Gadhoke 353, Fatehbir S. Dhaliwal 360, Sidharth Seth 386.

Category ‘D’: Kanishk Madan 277, Rahul Bakshi 285, Madav Sohi 294, Madav Bal 294, Abheyjit Chadha 302.

ATTRAY CRICKET TOURNEY
Air-India team raring to go
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, September 28
More than 300 sportpersons are presently playing with Air-India, which has been instrumental in helping sport in the nation to grow. This was stated here today by S.M. Varadkar, manager of the visiting Air-India cricket team which will play in the J.P. Attray memorial cricket tournament, beginning tomorrow at the PCA stadium, SAS Nagar.

Seventeen cricketers including four below 18 years, are taking part in the tournament. Varadkar said the organisation was giving good exposure to players who were enrolled on a contract basis before giving them permanent employment in Air-India.

Air-India has produced notable players in football, cricket, badminton and table tennis. He said it was Mr V.K. Verma, commercial director and also president of the Badminton Association of India, was giving thrust to sport in the organisation. Ms Amarjit Bhinder, manager, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and based at local office, said they would organise a golf tournament next year, and sport was high on their priority.

Varadkar informed that the present team has Test star Parveen Amre, a middle-order right hand batsman, and Sameer Dighe, the wicketkeeper and Test star. Besides, Pritam Gandhe, right arm off-spinner and Neeraj Patel are also in the team. Harvinder Singh Sodhi, who arrived only last night from the UK will be reaching tonight for the tournament.

Varadkar said the players were happy with the league system introduced from this year. Amre, the skipper, said he hoped to win the title.

Dev Samaj girls win TT tourney
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, September 28
The UT inter-school table tennis tournament for girls saw IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary school, Sector 21, clinching the under-19 title, while the under-14 and under-17 section titles were pocketed by Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21.

In the under-14 girls section, wrong date of birth put in for a player by DAV Public School, Sector 8, led to the team getting disqualified. The final of under-14 was to be played between DAV PS-8 and Manav Mangal High School eves. The latter lodged a formal protest with Secretary, School Sports, UT Education Department, and finally DAVPS team was disqualified. It may be recalled that under-14 boys team of DAV Public was also disqualified for putting wrong date of birth of a boy player a few days ago.

Final results: girls: under-14: Manav Mangal High School 1, Bhavan Vidyalya School, Sector 27 2, Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 3.

Under-17: Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21 1, Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41 2. Bhavan Vidyalya, Sector 27 3. under-19; IS Dev Samaj Girls School, Sector 21 1, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16 2, New Public School, Sector 18 3.

Badminton championship

The VIIth Tara Chand memorial North Zone Invitational badminton championships will be held from October 14 to 18 at Community Centre, Sector 7, Panchkula. According to Mr TR Tuli, secretary, District Badminton Association, Panchkula, the events to be conducted include men and women singles and doubles, boys under-19 singles, under-16 girls and doubles, boys under-13 boys and girls singles and masters above 35 years. Entries close with secretary at fax 0172-578967 on October 10. The tournament will be held under the aegis of the Haryana Badminton Association and has been approved by the Badminton Association of India.

YPS win

Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, and St Joseph’s school, Sector 44, won their respective matches against St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, and Edmund Rice-26 XI by seven wickets and 59 runs in the under-10 section of the 4th Blessed Edmund Rice cricket Tournament, played here today at St John’s High school, Sector 26.

In under-16 age group, Valley Public School, Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula, and Satluj Public school, Panchkula, beat their respective opponents Air Force school, Sector 31, and St Anne’s Convent school, Sector 32, by 109 runs and six wickets, respectively.

Ball badminton

Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, emerged winner in the under-19 section of the UT Inter-school ball badminton tournament played here today. The under-17 section final will be played between IS Dev Samaj eves, while in under-14 section, the clash in semi-final would be between GMHS-36 and MRASSS-27. The other semi-final will have GMHS-41and GHS-41 playing against each other.

ADMINISTRATION

Role, duties of IT’s Settlement Commission discussed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 28
Applications and procedures were discussed and debated before the Income Tax’s Settlement Commission at a seminar organised here on Wednesday evening.

Giving an overview of the commission’s role and charter of duties of the commission, Mr Ashwini Kumar, delved upon the conditions stipulated for filing applications before the commission by the assessees. While listing out the enclosures to be attached with the application, he also discussed the procedures to be followed before and after the admission of applications.

Talking about the prevailing mind-set amongst the assessees as well as functionaries of the commission, Mr K.P. Garg, highlighted the practical aspects of approaching the commission for sorting out tax disputes. The best approach for assessees, he said, should be to approach the commission with an open mind.

The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North Western Region, Mr J.S. Ahluwalia, discussed upon the changing economic scenario and the role of the commission. He said that instead of burdening the commission with more work, assessees should declare their correct income and pay tax accordingly, which would be beneficial to both parties.

Stating that assessment must reflect to a reasonable extent, Mr V.P. Srinivasan, member of the Settlement Commission, said it was important that people make a full and true declaration of income.

Mr S.C. Prija, also a member of the commission, gave several examples of cases which ended in significant decisions. He said that the role of the commission is to arbitrate, mediate and settle income tax disputes and not to go into the legalities of the issues.

The Chairman of the commission, Mr A Chaterjee, who was the chief guest on the occasion, summed up the proceedings and gave his views and opinions on some of the issues discussed earlier. He also answered queries on technical matters raised by the audience.