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DSA elections: Efforts on to strike compromise 
M.S.Unnikrishnan

New Delhi, July 12
The Annual General Meeting and election of the Executive Committee members of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium conference room on Sunday, July 14 at 11.30 am.

The outgoing body, comprising Umesh Sood (president), Nasir Ali (secretary) and Leo Rodrigues (treasurer), have completed two terms of four years each, and are, therefore, not eligible for re-election according to the DSA constitution.

But the DSA seems to have vertically split on the eve of the elections with outgoing secretary Nasir Ali throwing a spanner in the works. Mr Ali had insisted on contesting for the post of the president in violation of the DSA

constitution, and he opted out only when Mr Umesh Sood threatened to go to court.

Though Ali has withdrawn from the fray, his stubborn stand created a lot of bad blood, as friends turned enemies overnight, and two warring groups emerged on the fray. But now efforts are on to smoothen things out so as to avoid a confrontation, though a contest looks inevitable.

Article 8 (b) of the DSA constitution, drafted by Justice M L Jain (retd), says, “The office-bearers and nine club members of the Association may hold office as such for a term of four years on obtaining simple majority votes of the members present and voting in the lection provided that no principal office bearer shall be eligible for re-election for a consecutive second term for the same office under any circumstances”.

But some of the affiliated units were of the opinion that in view of Article 8 (b), none of the three principal office bearers were eligible to seek re-election for any of the principal office bearer’s post. Justice M L Jain (retd) was also of the same opinion. So this clarification from Justice Jain cleared the air.

The Sood camp also insisted that the four teams relegated from the A Division should not be demoted, although the League Committee and the Executive Committee of the DSA had recommended the relegation of the four clubs from A Division. But the Ali camp clarified that Ali had “never declared his candidature for any of the principal office bearer’s post”. Therefore, the name of Mr Nawabuddin Zaheer was suggested for the post of president, with Mr N K Bhatia of State Bank of India as secretary and Mr Hem Chand of Veterans Club as treasurer.

Jaladh Dua slams century for DAV School 
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 12
An aggressive knock of 101, studded with 12 boundaries by Jaladh Dua, and deadly bowling of 4 for 34 by Vipin Malhotra and 3 for 26 by Mohit Kumar helped DAV School, Shalimarbagh beat Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh, by three wickets in a league match of the second Raman Lamba Memorial Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Salwan School ground in the Capital.

DAV, electing to field, restricted Hans Raj Model School to 173 for eight in 35 overs. Vipin Malhotra and Mohit Kumar bowled with venom to throttle the Hansraj batsmen. Chirag Mehta was their top scorer with 31 while Kumar Abhishek contributed 24. In reply, DAV, helped by a fine century from Jaladh Dua, made 177 for 7 in 34.2 overs.

He was also involved in a 79-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Gopal Singh to ensure the smooth victory of DAV.

Scores: Hans Raj Model School: 173 for 8 in 35 overs (Chirag Mehta 31, Kumar Abhishek 24, Vipin Malhotra 4 for 34, Mohit Kumar 3 for 26).

DAV, Shalimarbagh: 177 for 7 in 34.2 overs (Jaladh Dua 101 n.o., Tarun Sharma 21, Gopal Singh 18, Prateek Vadera 2 for 18, Kumar Abhishek 2 for 22).

Top players for Royal Springs Open
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 12
Jyoti Randhawa, making a comeback to professional golf after almost four months of injury, and Mukesh Kumar, the No 1 player on the domestic circuit, lead a star-studded field as the new season of the Indian Golf Tour begins with the Rs 15 lakh Royal Springs Open in Srinagar from July 17.

The lung-opener of the 2002-03 Golf Tour season, will be considered a ‘major’. A full field of 100 professionals is expected to take part. The four-day professional event is scheduled to be held from July 18 to 21, and will be preceded by a pro-am on July 17.

The tournament was scheduled to be held from May 29 to June 2, but was postponed due to the tense situation then prevailing in the Kashmir Valley.

The silver lining of the rescheduled dates came for players who got their playing privilege from the new season through the Qualifying School, which finished on Friday in Jaipur. Because of the rescheduled dates of the tournament, 36 top players from the Q-School can take part in the tournament.

The tournament boasts of a full field and apart from Mukesh and Randhawa, includes the likes of second-ranked golfer on the 2001-02 Order of Merit, Feroz Ali; winner of the Indian Open 2002 Vijay Kumar, twice Indian Open winner Ali Sher; youngsters Rahil Gangjee and Rahul Ganapathy; Uttam Singh Mundy, Shiv Prakash, Suleman Ali, Zai Kipgen and Ashok Kumar.

The Royal Springs Golf Course, bordering the famous Dal Lake, boasts of undulating and beautifully manicured fairways. Lightning speed greens call for accurate approach shots and a well-tuned short game.

The par three fifth hole offers one of the most scenic views from the tee, with the green nestled between a colourful bed of flowers and the majestic Dal Lake on the farther side.

Sanjay Khera stars in Arya Vrat’s victory
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 12
A brilliant all-round performance by Sanjay Khera (73 n.o., and 2 for 38) was the highlight of Arya Vrat Sports Club’s six-wicket victory against Ramjas School in a league match of the Champion Trophy Cricket Tournament at the Ashok Vihar Picknichut ground in the Capital.Ramjas School, batting first, scored 229 for 7 in 35 overs with Ramit Gill striking a strokeful 72. However, his knock proved to be of no avail as Arya Vrat Club, helped by Sanjay Khera’s unbeaten 73, scored 230 to race to victory.

Scores: Ramjas School: 229 for 7 in 35 overs (Ramit Gill 72, Rahul Yadav 36, Yogesh Sharma 2 for 33, Sanjay Khera 2 for 34, Dhanesh Kaushik 2 for 38).

Arya Vrat Sports Club: Sanjay Khera 73 n.o., Kamal Baniwal 63, Dhanesh Kaushik 41 n.o., Karam Veer Bhati 3 for 31).

Young Friends sail into Gyan Bharti cricket final
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 12
Friends Club defeated Hans Raj Academy by 16 runs to enter the final of the first Gyan Bharti South Delhi Under-13 Cricket Tournament at the Gyan Bharti School ground at Saket in the Capital.

Young Friends won the toss and elected to bat. Jayant Yadav struck a quickfire 47, which contained five fours, to power Young Friends to 145 for 9 in 35 overs. Hans Raj Academy were shot out for 129 in 31.2 overs.

Scores: Young Friends: 145 for 9 in 35 overs (Jayant Yadav 47, Karan Khanna 19, Samir Khurana 18, Karan Preet Singh 4 for 25, Vinod Chugh 3 for 19).

Hans Raj Academy: 129 all out in 31.2 overs (Prateek Sharma 28, Anmol Sharma 21, Karan Preet Singh 21, Dhruv Shorey 2 for 15, Mohit Malhotra 2 for 19, Love Storey 2 for 28).

Gurgaon industrial units to be relocated
Tribune News Service

Gurgaon, July 12
In a follow-up action to the directive of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the state to shift the industrial units from the residential areas in the city, the government has initiated measures to rehabilitate them.

The Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon, Mr Anurag Rastogi, held a high-level joint meeting of the departments and agencies on Thursday on the issue. It was decided that the industries in the residential zones would be provided with plots and sheds by Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) and the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation.

The administration has laid down July 22 as the deadline to apply for the rehabilitation of sites by the industries. It has cautioned that it will not entertain any application made after the deadline. In response to a case filed before it, the high court had directed the government to submit to it a status report on the number of industrial units in the residential zones of the city.The Municipal Council had identified 243 such units.