SPORTS

Carrom meet from Nov 16
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 6
Saupin’s School is organising the IInd Saupin's Inter-School Carrom Tournament, under the aegis of the Panchkula District Carrom Association from November 16 to 19 at Saupin's School, Sector 9, Panchkula, for schools of Panchkula district. Competitions will be held for boys and girls, both for team championship and singles events. There will be two separate categories — up to Class VIII and above Class IX. Entries close on November 11.

Billiards meet

A total 72 entries have been received in all the four categories for the 19th Duggal Memorial Chandigarh State Junior and Senior Billiards and Snooker Championships starting tomorrow. While 32 entries are in senior snooker , 16 entries are for senior billiards while 16 entries in junior snooker and eight entries in junior billiards. Top players like Sandeep Duggal who is in the Indian team , Sumit Talwar, Manav Dhawan, Ashu Duggal, Gagan Makkar, Vishal Gupta, Ricky Sood, Amandit Joshi, Pranav Jain and Manu will be seen in action during the championships.

Cricket tourney

Six teams, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Haryana and Delhi will take part in a cricket tournament for the deaf and dumb to be played at the PCA Stadium from November 7. The final of the tournament will be played on November 10. the tournament is being organised by the Punjab Deaf and Dumb Sports Association.

UT team third in police meet
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, November 6
The Chandigarh police shooting team has secured the third position in the revolver/pistol shooting competition during the recently concluded 46th All-India Police Duty Meet (Shooting Competition) held at Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.

The 12-member team led by ASI Parminder Singh also secured the fourth position in the rifle shooting competition. In the overall championship for state (revolver/pistol and rifle shooting), the team bagged the fourth position. Constable Manjit Singh won two bronze medals, one each in the .38-bore revolver shooting competition (quick reflex shooting) and snap shooting events.

All the participants have been awarded commendation certificate (Class I) along with a cash award by the UT Inspector-General of Police, Mr B.S. Bassi.

ADMINISTRATION

80 challaned
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, November 6
For all those who are plying on the roads of this township without the required documents, a seat belt or the helmet, be warned. The police here has started a week-long special drive against the violators of traffic rules.

A special mobile team of traffic policemen has been created who will be moving around the township throughout the day and stop vehicles to conduct surprise checks and challan the violators.

In today’s drive, more than 80 persons were challaned for various violations. According to the SP, SAS Nagar, Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, the largest number of violations in the township relate to non availability of the requisite papers and licences. ‘‘These violations need to be checked as young children too are roaming about the township on vehicles, he said.

Another joint at Sukhna Lake in the offing
Monica Sharma

Chandigarh, November 6
There’s nothing unusual about it. You, too, must have felt the need for sipping a hot cup of invigorating tea or coffee after jogging or walking for long minutes at Sukhna Lake. The wait will soon be over if the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation’s proposal of setting up a kiosk at the regulatory end of Sukhna Lake is approved by the Government of India.

In a letter addressed to the authorities at New Delhi, CITCO officials have reportedly sought the green signal for their project aimed at developing tourism in Chandigarh.

Giving details, CITCO’s Managing Director S.P. Singh asserts, “The setting up of the kiosk at the lake is being carried out under the Central Financial Assistance Project for further developing Chandigarh as a tourist destination”.

If all goes well — the way CITCO plans — the kiosk would be christened Treetop. “The modalities are being worked out,” Mr S.P. Singh adds. “The menu and the timing would be decided only after approval is received from the Union government”.

But why have another eatery at the lake? Aren’t residents happy with the existing joint — Chef? “They are,” another officer asserts, “In fact, Chef is doing real good business at the lake. That’s the reason we plan to have another joint. This one will be at the regulatory end, while Chef is at the starting point”.

Officially, the authorities refuse to divulge more. Unofficially, they agree that the joint will also gain immense popularity among the youngsters preferring to “sit and have something away from probing eyes of elders”.

Officials further reveal that the kiosk currently operating in Sector 10 will be shifted to the regulatory end once the concrete structure being constructed at Leisure Valley is complete.

“Stop ‘n’ Stare — that’s what the kiosk opposite the museum in Sector 10 was named. Within days of its opening, it gained a lot of popularity among the young crowd,” the officials add. “That’s the reason why CITCO decided to develop it on the lines of `Drop in’ in Sector 34. No wonder construction work is on in Sector 10. Once the job is over, the kiosk would be shifted to the lake”.

The eatery at the lake will not only cater to the youngsters “having a nice time away from the maddening crowd” and tourists visiting the spot, but also to morning and evening walkers, as per the plan.

“The idea is not just to earn profit, but also to fulfil the needs of regular visitors to the lake, who wish to have something nice and refreshing after sweating it out,” the officials claim. “That’s the reason why the products would be reasonably priced,” they add.

Gujral proceeds on leave till Nov 24
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 6
The UT Home Secretary, Mr Raminder Singh Gujral, has proceeded on leave till November 24 following which the work being handled by him has been distributed among other senior officials. The Finance Secretary, Mr Karan Avtar Singh, will look after the work of the Home Department, Medical Education, Law and Order and Local Self Government. The Chairman of the Chandigarh Housing Board, Mr G.K. Marwah, will be Secretary, Public Relations, Cultural Affairs and Tourism.

The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Mr M.P. Singh, will look after the work of Food Supplies. The Managing Director of CITCO, Mr S.P. Singh, will be looking after the work of Secretary, Education. Meanwhile, urgent files relating to Vigilance will be submitted to the Adviser to the Administrator directly by the Joint Secretary Vigilance, Mr Ashok Sangwan.