Selection trials on Jan 2
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 18
The selection trials for the day boarding scheme of the Sports Authority of India in DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, will be held on January 2 and 3. According to Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal of the school, the age group identified is from 13 to 19 years for football and handball disciplines. Talwar said the selected players would get a stipend of Rs 3,000 per annum, sports kit and training by SAI coaches. Those interested may contact the school’s office at 8 am on January 2.

Little Flower school win

Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, Panchkula, outplayed Mohali Cricket Association by 45 runs in the 1st Satluj Cricket Tournament (under12) for Satluj Cup played here today at Panchkula. LFS team won the toss and elected to bat first.

Brief scores: LFS: 118 runs for nine (Kunal 20, Shankar 14, Karan 2 for 24, Rajan 2 for 11; MCA: 73 runs all out in 18 overs (Sachin 17, Lovely 4 for eight).

Elected

Mr R.R. Bhardwaj, Deputy Chairman, Punjab State Planning Board, was unanimously elected as President, Chandigarh Swimming Association, in the general body meeting of the association held today. The meeting was held at House 168, Sector 15- A, Chandigarh

Cricket meet

Milo Young Cricket-2003 will be organised from December 19 to 24. As many as nine school teams in below-18 section comprising Chandigarh, SAS Nagar and Panchkula will participate in the meet. The first match of the meet will be played tomorrow between Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, and SD Public School at ‘C’ grounds, SAS Nagar.

Selection trials

The Sports Department, UT Administration, will hold the trials to select the Chandigarh Civil Services Badminton team on December 20 at 11 am at badminton hall, Sector 42. The players will take part in the AlI-India Civil Services Badminton Tournament to be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from January 6 to 10. Those interested may contact Mr Rajiv Tuli, badminton coach at Sector 42 Indoor Hall.

ADMINISTRATION

Closing time limit for shops in SAS Nagar likely
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, December 18
For the first time ever, all showrooms, restaurants, dhabas, rehri markets and rehris operating in the township are likely to face closing time limit.

This was stated by the Superintendent of Police, Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, while addressing a meeting of traders and shopkeepers of the township at the Phase VIII police station here today.

Stating that he would take up the matter with the Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, the SP said he would write to the DC to consider a proposal seeking closure of all shops whether eateries or cyber cafes in the township by 10 pm. The demand was put up by the traders at the meeting.

The SP who also listened to the various problems being faced by the traders and residents, however, pointed out that there was a lack of cooperation between the trading community and the police in ensuring complete security of their shops.

Some of the traders present at the meeting also demanded that the SP should take initiative in taking permission from the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) to allow the residents to build large gates encompassing a complete colony or phase and deploy security guards there. The SP promised to write to the DC to request PUDA for a permission in this regard.

The traders also brought a large number of petty theft and crime cases that they alleged had not been taken cognizance of by the police to the notice of the SP, who said he would look into the complaints.

The police also made requests to the traders to get their employees verified by either the police or themselves to their satisfaction.

The meeting was called by the police to discuss security arrangements in the markets of the township in wake of a daring robbery that took place in one of the department stores in the main market early this week. The SHOs of the three police stations were also present and were directed by the SP to take necessary action.

Interestingly, no regulations have been laid down by the administration regarding the closing timings of shops in the township. When contacted, the Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, Mrs Seema Jain, stated that she would take an immediate decision on the matter in case there was a demand from the traders to regulate the closing time of shops in the township. ‘‘The only people who have contacted me for permission to keep their shops open till midnight are certain cyber cafe operators who have been given the permission,’’ she said. The DC also said the closing timing of shops depended on the market dynamics and shopkeepers themselves and could be regulated only if there was a demand for the same.