SPORTS

Tender Heart students excel
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, May 24
Students of Tender Heart School, Sector 33, Chandigarh, have won many accolades in cycling, thanks to the support and encouragement given by the school Principal, Ms Prem Suri. She said their students were doing exceedingly well in cycling and chess.

She said the cyclists of the school have won laurels and pedalled their way to glory in the recently concluded Off Road Cycling Competition organised by the Rangers Club, Chandigarh, at Kaimbwala. Gaganbir Singh, Deepinder Singh and Loveleen Kaur won leading positions in various events and categories.

Gaganbir Singh, a Class X student, achieved distinction by securing first place in the time trials for under-18 year category and in massed start race for under-16 category.

Deepinder Singh, a Class IX student, got first place in time trials and mass start for under-14 category and also in the time trials for under-16 category. Loveleen Kaur, a Class VIII student, got second position in time trials in under-14 category and second position in mass start open category. Nechaldeep Kaur of Class IX got third position in time trials in below-14 category and third place in mass start open category Amanpreet Sharma of Class VIII got third place in mass start senior section.

PATIALA

Cricket meet: Chandigarh XI downed Patiala XI by seven wickets in the inaugural match of the three-match series for U-13 boys played at the Army School ground (primary wing) here today.

Brief scores: Patiala XI — 185 all out (Kunwar Raina 66, Amanpreet Singh 24, Girish 4 for 40, Anupam 2 for 27; Chandigarh XI — 186 for 3 (Simrat Bawa 83 n.o., Rakesh 35, Soumil Garg 1 for 21).

The next match between the two teams will be played at the Sector 16 Stadium at Chandigarh on May 29.

SAI coaches to train kids in govt schools
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, May 24
In an effort to promote sports in UT schools, coaches of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and of the Chandigarh Sports Council, will also now impart training to children in government schools in different disciplines.

According to Mr DS Mangat, DPI Schools, UT, this was long-felt need of the schools. He said it were schools where the real talent was and we had to nurture it. Mr Mangat said the schools and the UT areas, which had been left out, would also be covered in due course as the UT Sports Department was likely to seek the services of more part-time coaches. He said a few days back, he had also discussed with the sports/physical education teachers of these schools about training the students in morning and evening hours in schools. He said majority of them had agreed to the idea.

He opined that once these sports teachers proved their seriousness and commitment, more children would come forward.

On the issue of various complaints regarding the lack of train reservations for the UT team members, which go for the National School Games, Mr Mangat said the real fault was of the School Games Federation of India which many a times, did not inform in time about any cancellation of dates of National School Games. This resulted in their teams facing this problem. Mr Mangat said they normally approached the higher Railway authorities in this connection and whatever best could be done in the circumstances, was always provided to the teams.

Mr Mangat said he hoped for more joint efforts in sports promotion in coordination with UT Sports Department like upgrading of equipment to be used in schools.

He was of the view that efforts had to be initiated to streamline the sports in schools and the decision to provide the coaches was in that direction only. He said these coaches would be answerable for their monthly attendance and their performance record to the Joint Director Sports, UT, or the District Sports Officer through their respective heads of the institution concerned were they were posted.

Coaches for different disciplines appointed in various government educational schools are, athletics (Iqbal Singh — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, (thrice a week-evening hours); badminton (Manju Ghai) — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23 (in both sessions); basketball (Paramjit Kaur) — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16 (evening); cricket (SS Bawa) — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 27 (thrice a week); DC Worrell — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 (morning) and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32 (evening); football (Dinesh Kumar) — GMSSS-22 (morning); gymnastics — GMHS, Sector 10, (morning); handball (Iqbal Singh) — GMSS-44 (morning) and GMHS-42, (evening); Onkar Singh — GMHS-35 (morning) and GSSS-23 (evening); Mohinder Lal — GMHS-40 (morning) and GGSSS-21(evening); hockey (Kusum) — GMSSS-20 (morning) and GMSSS-44 (evening); judo (Krishan Lal) — GMSSS-21(morning); kabaddi (Pawan Kumar) — GSSS, Dhanas; kho-kho (DS Kohli) — GMSSS-35 (morning) and GMHS-42 (evening); lawn tennis (Gurvarinder Singh) — GMSSS-16; volleyball ( Suresh Kumar) — GMHS-26 (morning) and (Subhadra Chauhan) — GMSSS-47(morning).

Roller hockey camp concludes
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, May 24
The first phase of the national roller hockey camp for men and women came to a close this evening at the skating rink of Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School, Sector 7. The month-long camp was organised by the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI) in preparation for the world roller hockey meets to be held later this year. The Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral, and President, RSFI, Mr Pradeep Ganeriwal, were present at today’s functions. The camp was held at the initiative of the school Principal and coordinator, RSFI, Ms Madhu Bahl. As many as 18 men and 17 women skaters drawn from various states of the country underwent training from world renowned roller hockey coach Baraldi Aldo of Italy. He said Indian skaters have potential and the camp was aimed at improving their skills. The RSFI also accorded grades to skaters.

Earlier, the function began with introduction of skaters to the chief guest, Mr R.S. Gujral, Home Secretary, UT. Then it was the turn of students of the school, attired in colourful clothes to perform in the skating rink. The programme was held under floodlights. A skating dance and a classical dance performance enthralled the audience. Mr Gujral appreciated the efforts made by the school in promoting sports. He assured all cooperation to the school, whenever the National School Games were organised in the school skating rink.

Mr Ganeriwal highlighted the steps taken by the RSFI to promote skating in different parts of the country. He said roller hockey camps were now allotted to Chandigarh. The second camp would be held in August. He said the speed and artistic camps were conducted at Nagpur and Mumbai, respectively.

He said Chandigarh stands a good chance to host the World Group ‘B’ roller hockey meet which India had made a strong bid. This meet was likely to be held in November. “Apart from KB DAV School skating rink comforming to international standards, we have skating rink at Sector 10 and at Hansraj Public School, Panchkula, where events for the World Cup can be held,” he said. Prominent international skaters were also honoured on this occasion.

ADMINISTRATION

Sales tax assessment camp at Sector 26
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 24
The Chandigarh Sales Tax Department today began a two-day camp for the assessment of sales tax cases under deemed assessment scheme in Sector 26, Grain Market in coordination with Chandigarh Beopar Mandal & Grain Market Association Sector 26, Chandigarh.

According to Mr Jagdish Arora, President of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, the staff of the Sales Tax Department has been very co-operative and decided many cases and delivered the assessment order on the spot. The camp received tremendous response and 330 cases have been processed and revenue to the tune of Rs 8.82 lakh was collected.

The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal urged fellow members to avail themselves of the assessment scheme in force as this was the last opportunity and deemed assessment scheme would not be extended any more. Many members of Chandigarh Beopar Mandal and Grain Market participated with full enthusiasm and helped the Department for making the camp successful.

IT Dept seals bank lockers of wine trader
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 24
Sleuths of the Income Tax department today sealed six bank lockers of the family members and partners of Ladda Liquors. They also opened one bank locker from which jewellery worth a few lakh was recovered.

Ladda Liquors is a local liquor trader whose house, offices and 16 kiosks in Chandigarh were raided yesterday by the Income Tax Department. Sources said the income from just the ahatas adjoining the 16 kiosks of the group had been calculated in the range of Rs 75 lakh per year. And still the department was collating figures about profits made from sales of liquor.

The group owns 16 kiosks and figures will run into a couple of crore of rupees. Interestingly, the source added that the income tax returns in the past couple of years had not reflected even a very small portion of the actual income.

Without giving an exact figure of the income declared by the company, the source added, it was less than Rs 5 lakh. It was this figure which had shocked the Income Tax Department when it fished out the income tax returns of the family which own the company.

The Director General, Investigation, North Western Region, Mr C.K. Vohra, said ‘‘We are sure of getting to the bottom of all this.’’

Meanwhile, sleuths have seized keys of lockers from the house which may be of bank lockers.