SPORTS

Ankit shines in CCA XI win
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, January 2
The Chandigarh Cricket Association Coaching Centre (CCA), affiliated to the Punjab Cricket Association, outplayed the Coaching Centre, Sector 16, by five wickets, thanks to a brilliant performance by Ankit Kaushik. Ankit scored 53 runs in 46 deliveries in the First Captain Cander Vijay Memorial Trophy Cricket Tournament played here today.

In heavy cloudy weather, the Coaching Centre, Sector 16, was restricted to 123 runs for a loss of seven wickets in 30 overs. In reply, CCA XI achieved the target in style with remaining five wickets in 26.3 overs.

Apart from Ankit, Akshit Chodha scored 46 runs and both were involved in a 96-run partnership.

Brief scores: Coaching Centre, Sector 16: 123 run for seven in 30 overs (Gurpreet Singh 37, Raj Karan 29, Gurinder Singh 27 no; Puspasar 2 for 23, Rohit 2 for 15). CCA XI — 125 runs for five in 26.3 overs (Ankit Kaushik 53, Akshit Chodha 46, Gurinder Singh 2 for 19). The final of the tournament will be played between CCA XI and CC, Sector 16, at DAV College, Sector 10, on Sunday.

Afghanistan u-17 team has practice session
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, January 2
The visiting under-17 cricket team from Afghanistan had its first day of practice session today at the PCA stadium in Mohali.

Fifteen players along with two coaches, two doctors and one observer of the International Cricket Council arrived last evening to have a 10-day session here. Mr Virender Bhatnagar, cricket coach at the PCA, is assisting in training the visitors along with former Ranji player Bharti Vij. Taj Malik the coach of the visiting team was happy at the support provided by the hosts and said their boys would get good exposure by playing here.

He said, in Kabul these days they, too, were having coldest weather , so it was better playing here in this part of the country.

Skipper Mohammad Nabi praised the PCA stadium and said they would like to be further fine tuned before the start of the Asia Cup-under-17 meet at Hyderabad.

On January 5, the visitors would play a match with the under-17 PCA team as part of the training. At present the team is putting up in the dormitories of the PCA and would leave on January 11.

ADMINISTRATION

Admn clarifies on taxation regime on medicines
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 2
The Excise and Taxation wing of the Chandigarh Administration today clarified about the taxation regime on the sale of medicines in the city.

In case of medicines with labels indicating MRP inclusive of local taxes, no sales tax is payable.

In this case, the MRP is fixed by taking into account the local taxes levied by the state, under the Drug (Price Control) Order 1995.

As there is no other local tax payable at the moment except sales tax in Chandigarh, anybody charging over and above the MRP in such cases would be liable for action under relevant law.

Admn warning on housing societies’ membership
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 2
The Cooperative Department of the Chandigarh Administration today warned city residents against accepting membership being offered by any cooperative housing society.

The substitution of members does not hold good and stands-suppressed, said the order. Consequent upon the bifurcation of cooperative house building societies in May last year, the new substitution policy is under the process of being framed by the Chandigarh Administration, the order says. Till the finalisation of the policy, the housing Societies are directed not to substitute any member or transfer any share, it adds.