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December 29, 2002, Chandigarh, India |
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Sabeeha Dhillon gets gold
Chandigarh, December 28 Veerpal Kaur and Ramandeep Kaur Sidhu, both of Punjab, followed Sabeeha with scores of 542/600 and 523/600. Akanksha (10), a class V student of KB DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, shot an impressive 176/300 in the 10 m air pistol event. Arjun Chandel of DAV School, Sector 15, was another shooter who shot 164. In the free rifle (ISSF) prone senior men’s open section, Bhagat Singh of UP was leading at 577/600. Umesh Chandra of the ITBP was leading in the air pistol (ISSF) senior men’s open while Kamal Sain of the CISF led in std pistol (ISSF) senior men’s section. Sushma Rana of the CISF led in the sports pistol (ISSF) senior women’s section, with score of 578/600. Bikramjeet Singh of Punjab was leading in the sports pistol (ISSF) junior men’s section with score of 554/600. Medal winner Kriti Puri, a class X student of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, won a gold medal and a bronze medal in the 48th National School Games held at New Delhi from December 23 to 28. Earlier, she bagged a gold medal in the CBSE National Games at Faridabad in October. Throwball meet Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka won titles in the men’s and women’s section, respectively, in the 25th Senior National Throwball championship, which concluded here this evening at Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22. In the women’s section, Delhi bagged third place, while West Bengal cornered the third place in the men’s section. Ms Lakhwinder Kaur Garcha, OSD to Chief Minister, Punjab, was the chief guest. She awarded prizes to the winners and announced a sum of Rs 25,000 to the Chandigarh Amateur Throwball Association. HSIDC win The HSIDC XI defeated Canara Bank by 114 runs in the Ist Inter Institutional Cricket Tournament, organised by the Gallant Cricket Club here at Panchkula. Gold for Vandana Vandana of Haryana bagged the gold medal in the Sub-junior girls individual kumite event in the below 20 kg section on the second day of the seventh Sub-Junior and Junior National Karate Championship, being played here at Skating Rink in Sector 10. Palak won the silver medal while Sagrikas of Uttar Pradesh got the bronze medal. Various other results are: Sub-junior girls: Individual Kumite: 20.1 kg to 25 kg: Tejni K Amin (Gujarat) 1, Pratiksha (Mah) 2, Shiba and Nancy Sharma (Chd) 3. 25.1 kg to 30 kg: Kiran Kumari (Ktk) 1, Aarti Thoraf (Mah) 2, Vinisha Joshi (Raj) and Ketiya Kumari (Guj) 3. 30.1 kg to 35 kg: Esha K Reddy (Ktk) 1, Kavita Rokhe (Mah) 2, Vidushi (Del) 3, Amanpreet (Chd) 3. 35.1 kg to 40 kg: Shabnam Khan (Mah) 1, Nisha Bale Rao (Mah) 2, Ankur Dahiya (Chd) 3. Sandeep Kaur (Chd) 3. 40.1 kg to 45 kg: Bhawna (Ktk) 1, Anita (HP) 2, Manali (Guj) 3, Medha (Ktk) 3. above 45.1 kg: Nidhi (Guj) 1, Naman (Guj) 2, Greeshima (Ktk) 3. Purnima (Ktk) 3. Team championship-kata: sub-junior girls: Karnataka 1, Andhra Pradesh 2, Tamil Nadu 3. Junior girls: Tamil Nadu 1, Karnataka 2, Kerala 3. Judo championship Archana of Kurukshetra University bagged the gold medal while Najru Nisha of Panjab University, Chandigarh, secured the silver medal in the below 44 kg section on the second day of the All India Inter University Judo championship for men and women held here today at the university gymnasium hall. In the 70 kg section, Sandeep of GND varsity, Amritsar, got the gold medal while Aarti Sharma of Panjab University, Chandigarh, bagged the silver medal. In the men’s section, SD Mane of Dr BSA Marathwada University won first place in the below 66 kg section, while Chander Sekhar of PU Chandigarh won the silver medal. In the 100 kg section, Ajaypal Singh of GND varsity, Amritsar, won the gold medal, while Deepinder of PU, Chandigarh, secured the silver medal. Volleyball meet Hosts Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, moved up in the boys section on the opening day of the Chandigarh Junior and Sub-Junior Volleyball championship played here. The two-day meet is being organised by the Chandigarh Volleyball Association. SPS-41 overpowered Sarvhitkari School, Sector 40, by 2-0 while in another boys’ tie, the Sports Complex, Sector 7, downed SD Public School, Sector 32 by 2-1. In girls matches, Sharda Sarvhitkari School, Sector 40, defeated Kendriya Vidyalya School, Sector 47, by 2-0, while Government Model Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, beat Government Model High School, Sector 32, by 2-0. ESTESA XI win A superb performance by Vijay Bhasin with unbeaen 32 runs and three wickets for 17 runs, enabled ESTESA XI to beat the Chandgarh Housing Board XI by nine wickets in the fourth City Beautiful Invitation Cricket Tournament played here at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. In another tie, PEC Employees XI beat Sports Department Employees XI by 65 runs. Wrestling meet Wrestling Coaching Centre, Sector 30, bagged the first place in the Greco Roman event while the Chandigarh Police got the second place in the UT Senior State Wrestling championship here today. SD College, Sector 32, emerged the winner in the team champioanship in the free style section while WCC-30 was the runner-up. Various winners in free style section include Anil Kumar (below 55 kg), Rakesh (below 60 kg), Surinder (below 66 kg), Surinder (below 70 kg), Jaipal (below 84 kg), Satinder (Below 96 kg) and Sarwar (above 96 kg). In the Greco Roman category, Amit won the first place in the 55 kg section. Other winners in this section include Narinder (below 60 kg), Sukhdeep (below 66 kg), Surinder (below 74 kg), Jagat (below 84 kg), Devinder (below 96 kg) and Amrik (above 96 kg). |
City roads to be recarpeted Chandigarh, December 28 In a thanksgiving party hosted by Mr Chhabra after the meeting, Commissioner M.P. Singh informed that the Corporation had spent Rs. 6.5 crore against a budget of Rs 4.45 crore. He said with the help of the Chandigarh Administration in the Municipal Corporation an estimated work of Rs 14 crore had been completed. Repair of the dividing road of Sectors 42 and 43, 21 and 18, a road in Sector 39 near water works, extension of parking area in front of the District Court, recarpeting of Sector 22 C, Himalaya Marg, in front of Sector 29 EWS houses and fitting tiles along the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 were approved in the meeting. Work on Sector 46 V-5 road, Sector 15 D tile fitting, recarpeting of Sector 46 market’s parking lot, in front of Jagdamba Sweets in Sector 40 and backlanes behind SCOs, a road in Ram Darbar and road turns in Mauli Jagran and the road in front of the Secondary School in Sector 26 were also passed by the committee. Mr Chhabra asked the officials to communicate his gratitude to the whole team of the engineering wing for making it possible to recarpet roads in time. |
800 cops for New Year Eve Chandigarh, December 28 Seventytwo places, which include hotels, clubs and eating joint, have been identified where force will be deployed in strength. Nine DSPs, 23 Inspectors, 100 SIs and ASIs, 450 constables (including 50 woman constables) and 200 Home Guard volunteers would be on duty. Internal nakas will be put up for checking by commandos of Operation Cell and the local police. A PCR vehicle will be deployed at every important place. Reserve force will be kept at the Sector 26 Police Lines. |
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