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Another male bastion
stormed Chandigarh, February 29 She grabed
attention as she was the only woman rider among 94 entries. Riding a
Yamaha in the novice class, she exuded confidence of an old-timer.
Another male citadel bit the dust on Sunday. A collision with another
rider during practice on Saturday did not deter this young rider. She
was raring to go today. "It was a minor accident. Just scratches and
bruises, but I am ready." She finished ahead of three riders, but it
was not the result that was important. It was her competing against the
men. A student of BA-II at Kanoria Girls College, Jaipur, she rides a
Pulsar to her college. Riding is her passion. It has to be if she is to
compete with the best riders of the country. If she can be as good as
the men, she comes out with a quick, "Why not?" "If I get the
requisite back-up support and sponsorship I think I can compete with the
best. " Yamaha prepared her motorcycle and she had their technical
support but total support is still to come by. She will probably have to
prove herself more, if she has the capability to withstand the pressure
of competitions before sponsorship is forthcoming. Jahnavi is upbeat
about her performance though. After the race she said, "I think that I
should have taken part in two events, not just one. I am not really
satisfied with my performance today. Should have overtaken a few more
riders." What ever the result, she is ready to walk the path she has
chosen for herself. With one leg of the National Motocross Championship
2004 behind her she is raring to ride in the other events of the
national championship. "There is no question of my not participating in
the other events. I will compete in all the other events of the
championship," she says with finality. |
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Chicken sales pick up
as flu scare ebbs Chandigarh, February 29 The price of chicken has gone up from Rs 50 a kg to Rs 60 a kg,
thereby bringing down the exhorbitant prices of meat and fish, which
were till recently being sold at Rs 150 and Rs 280 per kg,
respectively. The crippling effect of the flu had brought the prices of
chicken broilers to an all-time low of anything between Rs 35-Rs 40 per
kg and that of leg and chest pieces to Rs 50 per kg in the city and
surrounding areas. However, a visit to the Sector 21 meat market and a
few big meat shops in the city and surrounding areas by TNS today
brought out that prices of poultry products had started increasing with
the sales picking up. While the rate of broiler chicken has gone up to
Rs 60 per kg, leg and chest pieces were being sold for Rs 70 per kg.
Mr Sunil, who sells fish in the Sector 21 meat market, said the sale
of Singhara boneless fish, which recorded significant sale during the
past few days following a drop in the sale of chicken, even at
exhorbitant prices ranging between Rs 250- Rs 280, had started
declining. While the prices have come down to Rs 160-Rs 180 per kg, a
change in weather coupled with people beginning to consume chicken had
affected the sales, he said. Jaipal, a meatshop owner, said the prices
of meat had also fallen from Rs 150 per kg to Rs 120 per kg and the
sales had also gone down. Following a considerable rise in demand, the
price of red meat in the supermarkets had gone up to Rs 150 a kg.
Similarly, there a steep hike in the price of fish, said Nitin Mittal of
a supermarket in Sector 9. The president of the Meat Market Traders
Association, Mr Vijay Kumar Sonkar, said in the event of farmers of
various poultry belts having destroyed eggs in large numbers after
taking these out from incubators, the supply of chicken was less
compared to its demand. Mr Sunil Parthi, who didn’t give up eating
chicken even after the bird flu scare, said with the change in weather,
the sale of fish and meat was bound to go down and people avoid feeding
their children with non-vegetarian dishes during the examination
days. Meanwhile, the business of chicken eating is getting back to
normal in clubs and restaurants. This will also bring cheer to Chinese
restaurants in the city as chicken is the preferred meat in the Chinese
cuisine. Earlier, chilly paneer and veg manchurian were the common
orders in restaurants. The sale of eggs is yet to show any changing
pattern, may be because of the scare in the neighbouring states of UP
and Bihar. Eggs, which were being sold for Rs 22-24 per dozen till
December, have witnessed a steep fall in prices, and are now available
for as low as Rs 12-15 per dozen. However, a distributor of herbal
eggs in Panchkula claimed that the sale of their products had picked up
during the past two months even as they were priced at Rs 36 to Rs 44 a
dozen. They claim that people were lured by their USP, which promises
low cholestrol, no eggy smell, more Vitamin-E and more Omega-3. This
alone explains more and more people taking to products like Smart eggs
and other such new organic and bio eggs. |
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City
players enter handball tourney semis Chandigarh, February 29 Later, in the men’s tie between Punjab and Himachal
Pradesh, the former outplayed Himachal Pradesh by 25-16 with the
half-time score of 14-7. The main scorer for the winners side was
Harpinder 10, Gaurav 5, Sachin 4. For losers, Munish scored 6, Sunil,
Sahil and Vivek scored 3 goals. Earlier, in the league matches, in the
men’s section, Punjab defeated Haryana 33-21 with half-time score 18-10.
For winners, the scorers were, Sachin 10, Sanjay seven, Harpinder 4,
Rajnish 4 and Harneet 3. For the losing team, Shamsher and Sunder scored
7 each, Amit, Vijay Pal and Parvesh scored two goals each. In yet
another tie, Punjab overpowered Delhi 37-19 with half-time score of
18-14. Scorers for Punjab — Jaswant - 12, Sukhdev - 6, Lachman and Pawan
- 5 goals each; Losers - Narinder Mann - 8, Ramesh - 5, Sunil - 3 and
Jaipal - 2. In the women’s section, Punjab defeated Delhi 17-13 and
half-time score was 10-7. Scorers — winners: Gurpreet Purewal 11, Saroop
Kaur 2; losers -Suman, Renu and Purnima - 3 goals each. In the second
league tie for the women’s section, Punjab defeated Himachal Pradesh
31-21 with half-time score 11-3. Scorers: Punjab - Saroop Kaur and
Karamjit - 8 goals each, Harvinder - 7, Sandeep 3. Losers - Sneh Lata -
6, Kumari Reeta - 5, Savita - 4, Mala Rani and Sapna Sharma - 3 goals
each. |
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Spikers get
cash prizes Chandigarh, February 29 They were given cash prizes at a
felicitation function held on the premises of Shivalik Public School,
Sector 41. Mr Som Prakash, president of the association, announced a
cash prize of Rs 25,000 to the team. Mr Vijay Pal, secretary general,
announced Rs 10,000 grant to Balwinder as diet money. Mr P.R. Kapta, a
volleyball lover, also announced a grant of Rs 10,000 to another
promising spiker, Gurvinder Mavi. Lalit and Vinod Negi, two other
spikers, were also given Rs 10,000 by the association. The president of
the association was all praise for the encouragement and support
provided by Shivalik Public School. He said the volleyball academy
being run in the school, with Mr Mohan Nagreta as its coach, had been
doing a good job. Mr D.S. Bedi, Principal of the school, said for the
past 18 years, SPS-41 had been laying emphasis on sports and produced
players of repute in various sport disciplines like hockey, wrestling,
athletics, football, badminton, basketball and volleyball. He said
under the sports academy scheme, the players were being provided with
free lodging, boarding, education, sports kits and coaching. |
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