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Jaya, Garima annex Khalsa Open Lawn Tennis titles
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 25
Jaya Vatwani and Garima won the under-18 and under-16 titles respectively in the inaugural Khalsa Open Lawn Tennis Tournament held at the newly constructed courts of the Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce at Pitampura. One hundred and twenty two players in various age groups participated in the tournament.

Jaya Vatwani made short work of Renuka Keswani 6-3, 6-1 while Garima rallied from a set down to overwhelm Renuka Keswani 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Bhuwon Bhatia bagged the boys under-18 as he got walkover from Naren Prakash while Tushar Jagota beat Adesh Minda 2-6,6-3, 6-0 to lift the boys under-16 title.

Rohit Bisht bagged a double crown when he emerged the winner in the boys under-12 and under-14 events. Bisht beat Shaantnu Rajput 6-3, 7-5 (11-9) in the under-12 final while he downed Vinish Nair 6-3, 6-0 in the under-14 title clash.

The winners and runners-up were given cash prizes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 respectively.

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president S Paramjit Singh Sarna presided over the prize distribution function. Khalsa College physical education director Pargat Singh was also present.

Principal of the Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Dr Jaspal Singh said the tennis courts will be known as the “Khalsa Tennis Academy” and will be operative from May 1. He said the registration for enrolment in the academy has already begun. 

FCI ground IA, enter semi-finals
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 25
An all-round display by Pankaj Thakur (39, 1x6, 3x4, 33b and 3 for 35) helped Food Corporation of India (FCI) ground Indian Airlines by 40 runs to enter the semi-final of the 13th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Khalsa College ground on Friday.

Pankaj was named the man of the match for his fine display.

Indian Airlines skipper Sukhvinder won the toss and opted to field. Airlines struck quick blows when they scalped two FCI wickets to reduce them to 17 for two. But Sanjiv Kohli and Navin Negi put on 58 runs for the third wicket and Akash Malhotra and Sumit Narwal hoisted 60 runs for the fifth wicket to revive the FCI innings.

Later, a 62-run eighth-wicket partnership between Pankaj Thakur and K S Rana enabled FCI consolidate their position.

Set a 229-run target for victory, Indian Airlines folded up for 188 off 37.2 overs. Though Manish Sharma played a dashing knock of 82, his effort went in vain. Pankaj Thakur was given the Pepsi man of the match award by chief guest Puran Bajaj.

Scores: FCI: 228 in 39.1 overs (Pankaj Thakur 39, Navin Negi 36, Sumit Narwal 31, K S Rana 26, Akash Malhotra 25, Sanjeev Kohli 25, Subhash Chaudhary 2 for 3,Ishan Ganda 2 for 28, Rajat Bhatia 2 for 39).

Indian Airlines: 188 in 37.2 overs (Manish 82, Rajat Bhatia 28, Shafiq Khan 22, Pankaj Thakur 3 for 35, Manu Kumar 2 for 27, Irish Saxena 2 for 42).

Rajasthan Colts will take on ONGC at the Khalsa College ground on Saturday.

Hemant, Ranchal bowl J N Golden to victory

New Delhi, April 25
Devastating bowling performances by Hemant Singh (4 for 26) and Ranchal Chaudhary (3 for 48) helped J N Golden beat Gyan Bharti South Delhi Academy by

J N Golden: 182 for 5 in 36 overs (Akash Chauhan 46 n.o, Sahil Arora 42, Dinesh Dogra 25, Manav Sharma 2 for 45).

Rajdhani Cup Cricket

Surmount Club defeated Najafgarh Club by one run in the second Rajdhani Cup Cricket Tournament at the Najafgarh Sports Club ground.

Scores: Surmount Club: 206 for 6 in 35 overs (Gurpreet Makkar 51, Pawan Kataria 56, Pradeep Rana 3 for 38, Ravinder Singh 3 for 47). Najafgarh Club: 205 for 5 in 35 overs (Dhiraj Sharma 66, Manoj Kataria 55, Sanjay Rishi 3 for 41, Parmesh Bhatia 2 for 48).

J D Tytler School win

J D Tytler School beat Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan by ten runs and entered the semi-final of the first Bhavan Under-13 Cricket Tournament at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan ground.

Scores: J D Tytler School: 166 for 8 in 25 overs (Rishi Bhardwaj 50, Rahul Bhardwaj 3 for 19).

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan: 156 all out in 24.3 overs (Arun Rawat 53, Rahul Sharma 31, Rishi Bhardwaj 2 for 18, Ashish Verma 4 for 32).

Standard Chartered advance

Standard Chartered Bank defeated Business India by 16 runs in the Reebok Cricket Tournament. Scores: Standard Chartered Bank: 182 for 8 in 25 overs (Varun Agnish 68, 4x9; Amit Sharma 55, 4x6, 6x2; Rajesh Tank 3 for 24; Tapan Kumar 2 for 24, Ravinder Gill 2 for 32).

Business India: 166 for 9 in 25 overs (Ravinder Gill 56, 4x8, 6x1; Shammi Kapoor 34, Ashwin Juneja 2 for 20, Sanjay Nayal 2 for 19). OSR

Rajan, Amit Mishra star for Shastri
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 25
A strokeful unbeaten half century by Rajan Gupta (54 n o, 3x4, 1x6) and biteful leg-spin bowling by India player Amit Mishra (3 for 29) helped Lal Bahadur Shastri Club beat Mohan Meakins by 15 runs and entered the quarter-final of the 12th Shera Pandit Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakins ground, Mohan Nagar. Rajan Gupta was named the man of the match.

Scores: Shastri Club: 147 all out in 29.3 overs (Rajan Gupta 54 n o, 3x4, 1x6; Dilip T T 25, Joginder 16, Varun Singh 4 for 20, Aditya Jain 2 for 32). Mohan Meakins: 132 all out in 30 overs (Ashish 32, Aditya Jain 27, Danny 20, Amit Mishra 3 for 29, Abhishek 3 for 24).

Varun Sood deadly

A deadly bowling spell of 5 for 24 by Varun Sood, who also struck a dashing 67 with eight fours, helped University Cricket Coaching Centre beat Young Star Cricket Club by 70 runs in a league match of the second Kundan Lal Jain Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Vikaspuri school ground. Scores: University Coaching Centre: 229 for 7 in 35 overs (Varun Sood 67, Deepak Yadav 63, 6x4; Chayan 33, Gagan Kapoor 2 for 29, Charanjit 2 for 41). Young Star Club: 159 all out in 34.3 overs (Deepak Singh 33, Naveen 25, Upmanyu Kumar 24, Varun Sood 5 for 24, Ujjawal Nanda 3 for 27).

RWA flouting rules to build wall; probe ordered
Our Correspondent

Noida, April 25
The Neighbourhood Committee of Sector 17 here has alleged the resident welfare association of the sector is bent on harassing the residents. The association is allegedly constructing an illegal wall around some houses so that nobody can dare oppose its misdeeds.

A high wall is being constructed on one side of the side of the drain in Sector 17 by the RWA without taking any permission from the Noida Authority or the district administration. Both Noida Authority and the DM’s Office have expressed ignorance about the wall.

When a complaint was lodged with the Noida Authority and the district administration a high-level inquiry into the whole matter was ordered.

Mr Yudhishtar Sharma, Chairman of the Neighbourhood Committee, and the Secretary, Dr Amit Gupta, told NCR Tribune the office-bearers of the other association were bent upon harassing the residents by their high-handed actions.

They were collecting Rs 400 a month from each house.

Those from outside the sector were charged a rent of Rs 15,000 a day for using the sector park for parties whereas the right to charge rent rested with the Noida Authority only.

They had also permitted people to put up kiosks, again for a price, Mr Sharma alleged.

The RWA had surrounded the residents of the sector with iron gates to “teach them a lesson”, which was against the verdict of the apex court, Mr Sharma said. The gates were normally kept locked to inconvenience the residents. Children were forbidden to play in the parks but nobody bothered when parks were extensively damaged by the parties and wedding receptions being held there.

The RWA was misusing its powers. It had even misused a Rajya Sabha member’s special grant for their activities.

It was alleged the work of raising the wall was given to the UP Rural Engineering Services Department on April 20, while in Noida all such development works are to be executed by the Noida Authority.

The Noida Authority officials, when apprised of the construction of an illegal wall by the RWA, inspected the site and stopped the work.

The District Magistrate has ordered the Chief Development Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar, to probe the matter.

Computerised facility for driving licences
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, April 25
In order to check driving licences malpractices, including issuing of fake ones, the district administration has computerised the licensing branch functioning in the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) at the district headquarters.

The computerised system has started functioning and the first and second driving licences were issued to the Commissioner of Rohtak Division, Mr. R. R. Bainswal, and the Deputy Commissioner of Sonepat, Mr Balwant Singh, at a function.

It is alleged that both the licences were issued without any formality. The commissioner already has two driving licences and this is the third one. Generally, the new driving licence is issued when the old one is lost and the holder is required to lodge an FIR with the police.

The commissioner hoped that the applicants would benefit from the new computerised facility and they would not have to wait for months for seeking driving licences from the Licensing Authority.