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PNB Inter-Zone Sports Meet from today New Delhi, March 2 Over 400 sports persons from all the 18 zones of the bank are expected to participate in the meet. ICICI Bank move up ICICI Bank defeated Hero Honda by 18 runs in the 11th Teri Cup Cricket Tournament at the Shri Venkateswara College ground. Scores: ICICI Bank: 143 for 8 in 25 overs (Sanjeev Singh 62, 7x4, 1x6; Raghubir 3 for 22, Gagan Verma 2 for 38). Hero Honda: 125 all out in 23.2 overs (Sumet Negi 36, 6x4; Kiran Khatru 32, 1x4, 3x6; Gaurav Ahuja 4 for 6, Vikas Prasad 3 for 28). Wrestling
championship Lt. Governor Vijay Kapoor will be the chief guest at the Annual Wrestling Championship to be held at Village Bharthal, near Bijwasan, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The bouts will begin at 4.30 pm. Mohit Bhalla shines A dashing batting performance by Mohit Bhalla, who hit 69 off 67 balls with four boundaries and two sixes, and deadly bowling by Rakesh Makkar (2 for 21) helped Citi Financial beat National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) by 28 runs in the Reebok Cricket Tournament at the Palam ground. Scores: Citi Financial: 164 for 6 in 25 overs (Mohit Bhalla 69, Nitin Chinda 56, P Ramrakhani 3 for 30). NTPC: 136 all out in 25 overs (Ajay Chaturvedi 46, Rakesh Makkar 3 for 21, Satyan Rai Mehta 2 for 21). Winners FCS win
CRY cricket Winners FCS defeated MaxHealth Care by one run in the final of the Corporates Team Cricket Cup for CRY at the National Stadium. Winners made 171 in 26.4 overs while MaxHealth Care replied with 170 for 9 in 30 overs. Pranab Bhalla (49), Himashu (44) and Parakh Kapoor (41) were the top scorers while Parakh Kapoor also emerged as the top bowler with 3 for 27. He was adjudged the man of the match. Preet Singh got the man of the series award, Pranab Bhalla the best batsman award and Pankaj the best bowler award. |
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Dena Bank, Delhi Telecom win in DDCA League New Delhi, March 2 Scores: Golden Hawks: 187 all out in 39 overs (Vishal Tyagi 54, Kuldeep Rawat 44, Vikas Vij 3 for 26, Aditya Jain 2 for 34, Suresh Batra 2 for 35). Dena Bank: 188 for 2 in 37 overs (Aditya Jain 74 n o, Sanjay Sharma 70, Pradeep Sahu 26 n o). A dashing century by N S Negi (127 n o) and deadly bowling by Vineet Kapoor (4 for 51) helped Delhi Telecom defeat Lion Kanishka by 43 runs in an A-II Division match at the University polo ground. Scores: Delhi Telecom: 281 for 5 in 40 overs (N S Negi 127 n o, 10x4, 3x6; Sanjeev Kumar 41, Mukesh Sharma 35, Amanjeet Singh 2 for 42). Lion Kanishka: 238 for 8 in 40 overs (Pitamber Dutt 65 n o, Mudsar Rashid 51, Amanjeet Singh 48, Vineet Kapoor 4 for 51). South Delhi defeated National Stadium Cricket Centre by four wickets in a Super A Division match at the University ground. Scores: National Stadium: 193 for 7 in 40 overs (Rameez Niyamat 50, Maninder Singh 35 n o, Rashid Khan 2 for 35). South Delhi: 196 for 6 in 34.4 overs (Adil Ahmad 86, V Arvind 26 for 3). Telefunken defeated Pelicans Club by seven wickets in an A-I Division match at the Yamuna Sports complex ground. Scores: Pelicans: 156 all out in 38.1 overs (Sidarth Sharma 47, Praveen Pawar 3 for 18, Shoaib Prasad 3 for 27). Telefunken: 160 for 3 in 24.1 overs (Shoaib Prasad 55 n o, Mohit Puri 53).
Doordarshan beat World Bank Fine batting by Gurbachan Singh (58, 7x4, 2x6, 45b) and Manoj Singh (52, 5x4, 3x6, 46b) enabled Delhi Doordarshan XI beat World Bank by three wickets in the Commonwealth Cricket Tournament for Raymond Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Scores: World Bank: 243 for 3 in 30 overs (Puran Singh 157 n o, Keneth 51, Manoj Kumar Singh 2 for 39). Delhi Doordarshan: 246 for 7 in 28 overs (Gurbachan Singh 58, Manoj Kumar Singh 52, Sunil Vaidhya 37, R S Rawat 33).
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New official outfit for Indian soccer team New Delhi, March 2 The breathable fabric wicks moisture away from skin, allowing the player to stay dry, comfortable and optimising performance by minimizing overheating and energy loss. The team jersey is priced at Rs 1,490. S Ganesh of Adidas said the company has been associated with FIFA, UEFA and AFC and many of the top international federations and their national teams for many years, including France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, Japan and China. |
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Sachin slips to third spot New Delhi, March 2 Australia continue to top the
World Test and ODI team ranking with 74 and 76 points respectively. South Africa are at the second spot with 67 and 68 points, respectively. India are at the fifth spot with 40 points, behind Pakistan (60 points) and England (53 points) in Tests and slip to third position with 62 points in the shorter version of the game. Three Indian batsmen—Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman— and as many bowlers—Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar and Irfan Pathan—figure among the top ten in either Tests or ODIs.DIs. In Test batting, West Indies captain Brian Lara tops with 141 points, followed by South African captain Graeme Smith (139 points), Herschelle Gibbs (135 points), Matthew Hayden (122 points) and Ricky Ponting (116 points). Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid with 112 points is at the sixth position. In the seventh to tenth positions are Gary Kirsten (104 points), Jacques Kallis (103 points), Marcus Trescothick (100 points) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (96 points). In ODI batting, Kallis, Gilchrist and Sachina are followed by Chris Gayle (80 points) and Stephen Fleming (76 points) at the fourth and the fifth spot respectively. VVS Laxman eighth with 65 points. In Test bowling, Anil Kumble is at the eighth sport with 77 points while Makhaya Ntini of South Africa tops the pack with 188 points. Others in the descending order are Shoaib Akhtar, Shaun Pollock and Muttiah Muralitharan. |
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HDFC Bank move up in Turf
Corporate Challenge New Delhi, March 2 Scores: HDFC Bank: 203 for 5 in 25 overs (Vinay Kumar 90, Sant Ram 45, R K Reddy 3 for 34). Rebusis: 110 for 8 in 25 overs (Tarun Kumar 31, Girish Sharma 3 for 16, Harsh Gupta 3 for 27, Sant Ram 2 for 16). Teri Cup Cricket B L Kashyap defeated Daksh by three wickets in the 11th Teri Cup Cricket Tournament at the Shri Venkateswara College ground. Scores: B L Kashyap: 193 for 7 in 24.3 overs (Kannav Anand 45, Monu Thapa 33 n o, Mayur 3 for 40, Puru Singh 2 for 34). |
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12 countries for Open Chess New Delhi, March 2 Apart from India, players from England, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, Ghana and Bangladesh will participate in the prize money tournament. Felicitation for wrestlers The Indian wrestlers, who won medals at Sofia (Bulgaria), will be felicitated by Union Minister of State for Sports Vijay Goel at his residence, 5 Mahadev Road, on Wednesday at 3.15 pm. |
District admn enforces closure under Shops Act Sonepat, March 2 The order was enforced by the government as Sunday has been declared a closed holiday under the Shops Act. According to a report, all the main bazars and commercial centres remained deserted. It is stated that the Deputy Commissioner of Sonepat, Mr M. R. Anand, had taken a serious note of shopkeepers keeping their shops open on Sunday. Subsequently, he had directed the officials of the Labour Department to take action against such shopkeepers under the Shops Act. The District Labour and Concilliation Officer, Mr D. N. Kaushik, reportedly convened a meeting of the shopkeepers association and asked its representatives not to violate the Shops Act and keep their establishments closed on Sunday, which has been declared a holiday under the Shops Act by the state government. The representatives of the association assured the district administration that they would abide by the provisions of the Shops Act and no shopkeeper would violate these provisions in future. Meanwhile, the Residents Welfare Association and the Sonepat Citizens forum have urged the Deputy Commissioner to take action against the officials of the Labour Department who had failed to enforce the Shops Act strictly in the past. In a joint press statement issued here recently, these organisations alleged that the officials had overlooked the wrong doings of the shopkeepers. A high-level inquiry into the scandal is likely to expose the misdeeds of the officials. |
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LG told to intervene to save MCD from huge loss New Delhi, March 2 Governor of Delhi, today demanded his personal intervention in the matter of passing of resolution on the setting up of a computerised tolling system at 10 major borders of Delhi. He stressed that with his intervention the MCD would be saved from huge financial loss. Giving details, Mr Gupta disclosed that the corporation had unanimously passed the Resolution No. 646 in respect of setting up a computerised tolling system at 10 major borders of Delhi with the stipulation that the eligible firms must have solvency status in India. Later, the Screening Committee gave its recommendations which include that the solvency should not be restricted to India alone as much of the technology is to be provided by the foreign partners. In the present situation companies, which can give solvency in foreign or Indian currency, should also participate. It was also stipulated that companies eliminated on the ground that they were not able to give clarifications within a reasonable time-frame would restrict competition. The Mayor also expressed his agreement with the clarifications of the Screening Committee. Mr Gupta further disclosed that the Commissioner along with his reply placed this matter before the Standing Committee on 17/02/04, but the matter was referred back to Commissioner vide proposal No. 349. Since Congress has absolute majority in the Standing Committee, Mr Gupta said he also recorded his dissent on this matter but no heed was paid. Mr Gupta alleged that if this resolution is not implemented justifiably, then the corporation would have to incur a loss of crores of rupees. Mr Gupta further said that had the extra benefits such as permission to run restaurants and display of advertisement boards been included in the conditions earlier, the bids would have been of a higher amount, thereby benefiting MCD. Moreover, the Screening Committee and the subsequent reply of the commissioner were not considered properly and positively. All these reasons will thwart fair competition. It is in this context that Mr Gupta has sought the intervention of the Lt. Governor under Section 2 (1) of the DMC Act. |
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Licences of 9 fair price shops cancelled Sonepat, March 2 Giving this information, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr M. R. Anand, told mediapersons here today that the department had also suspended the supply of 32 other fair price shops. The administration had also issued show cause notices to 218 other fair price shops asking them to explain why their depots should not be cancelled on account of indulging in irregularities and malpractices in the distribution of rationed articles. He also disclosed that the officials of the department had also inspected 148 fair price shops in a bid to ensure the regular supply of rationed articles to the consumers in the district. The DC also disclosed that the officials of the department had checked seven brick kilns, 42 petrol pumps and eight LPG agencies during the period under review. The officials of the department, he said, have also taken steps to ensure the supply of bricks at the rates fixed by the district administration by the 238 brick kilns in the district. According to the DC, there were 14 LPG agencies in the district and including seven of the Indane and five of the Bharat Petrolleum. One each belonged to IBP and Hindustan Petrolleum. Meanwhile, corruption prevalent in the Food and Supplies Department have added to the woes of the BPL families, who were being denied their quota of subsidised rationed commodities by certain depot holders in connivance with the officials of the department concerned. |
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