SPORTS

Parul Verma wins Super Series tennis
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 3
Parul Verma of Chandigarh cruised past Pulkit Mishra in the pre-quarters round of boys’ under 16 AITA Super Series Tennis tournament being held at CLTA, Sector 10, here today.

Niroshita Mandala of Andhra Pradesh struggled hard to overcome the challenge put forth by Prachi Nadkarni of Maharashtra but ultimately lost the tie at 5-7, 6-4, 3-6.

Delhiite Kush Jagga gave a straight set defeat to Arpit Sharma of West Bengal and the score was read as 6-4, 6-1 in the Boys’ pre quarters round under 18 category.

The tie between the Maharashtra duo ended in a well decided tie. The six-foot one inches tall Sampada Kanade stole the show today also by registering a straight set defeat to Deepna Vazirani 6-3,6-3.

Boys Under 16 (Pre-Quarters Round)

1- B. Bikram Reddy (AP) bt Ankit Sachedeva (DLI) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Aswin Vijyaragavan (AP) bt Mesheer Vaswani (KAR) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Parul Verma (CHD) bt Pulkit Mishra (DLI) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1; Gaurav Walia (MAH) bt Karanuday Singh (DLI) 6-1, 6-3; 6-Shiva Sangwan (CHD) bt Chandril Sood (UP) 6-3, 6-3; Vijayant Malik (CHD) bt Ronak Manuja (MAH) 7-6(2), 7-5; Priyank Gangadharan (TN) bt Uday Karan S. Puniha (CHD) 6-2, 6-2; Manav Dhawan (PB) bt A.N. Muddappa (KAR) 7-6(0), 2-6, 7-5.

Girls Under 16 (Pre-Quarters Round)

Prachi Nadkarni (MAH) bt Niroshita Mandala (AP) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Jilki Nelord (DLI) bt 8-Renuka Keswani (DLI) 6-0, 6-3; 4-Sweta Solanki (DLI) bt Inayat Khosla (CHD) 6-1, 6-2; 5-Shushrutha Reddy (AP) bt Sanjana Kapoor (DLI) 6-0, 6-0; Taruka Srivastava (UP) bt Henaa Ahuja (DLI) 7-5, 6-2; Shalini Saboo (DLI) bt Arundhuti Basu (WB) 6-2, 6-1; Sumana K. (TN) bt Rajeshwari C. (TN) 7-5, 6-2; Vishaka Sheron (DLI) bt B. Sai Pujitha (AP) 6-0, 6-1.

 Delhiite Kush Jagga gave a straight set defeat to Arpit Sharma of West Bengal and the score was read as 6-4, 6-1 in the Boys’ pre quarters round under 18 category.

Boys Under 18 (Pre-Quarters Round)

Kush Jagga (DLI) bt 7-Arpit Sharma (WB) 6-4, 6-1; 4-Rahul Belwal (DLI) bt Harmanbir Singh (PB) 6-1, 6-0; Christopher Marquis (MAH) bt Jai Vinod (PB) 6-3, 6-1; 3-Saketh M. Sai (AP) bt B. Bikram Reddy (AP) 6-0, 6-2; 6-Siddharth Alapati (AP) bt Akshay Kohli (DLI) 6-2, 6-0;

1-Gursher S. Harika (CHD) V/s Navinder Pal Singh (CHD) Aswin Vijayaragwan (AP) V/s Shiva Sangwan (CHD) Baibhav Das (WB) V/s Mesheer Vaswani (KAR)

Girls Under 18 (Pre-Quarters Round)

Sampada Kanade (MAH) bt 5-Deepna Vazirani (MAH) 6-3, 6-3; Inayat Khosla (CHD) bt Treta Bhatacharya (WB) 6-3, 6-0.

Bedi Club beat Sun Club
Tribune News Service

Kharar, May 3
A fine half century by Vineet Soni (56) enabled Bedi Cricket Club to beat Sun Cricket Club by 2 wickets in First Rajesh and Mukesh Memorial Cricket tournament at Khalsa Senior secondary School here yesterday.

In another match, JJ Sports beat Kalsi Cricket Club, Chandigarh by 8 wickets. Both teams reach quarterfinals of the tournament.

Brief scores:

SCC: 134 all out in 25 overs.

Ranjit Rana 32, Vishvas Gabba 41, Sandeep and Amit 2 for 19 and 2 for 25, respectively.

Bedi CC: 135 for 8 in 24.4 overs

Vineet Soni 56, Harwinder 2 for 8.

Kalsi CC: 116 all out in 22.3 overs

Munish 33, Baljit Kalsi 24, Kulwinder Romi 4 for 16, Umesh Kaira 3 for 15.

JJ Sports : 117 for 2 in 19.1 overs

Kulwinder Romi 35, Manav 55. 

Sepak Takraw championship on May 7
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 3
The Chandigarh Sepak Takraw Association will hold the 4 the Chandigarh Senior State Sepak Takraw Championship for Rev. Samuel John Trophy at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, here, on May 7 and 8.

The entries should reach before May 5 at CSTA, St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44 or Physical Education Department, Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, here.

PSCC lift MCC cup
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 3
A fine knock by Gagan Bassi (52) helped the Punjab Secretariat Cricket Club (PSCC) to lift the MCC Cup by defeating the Municipal Corporation Cricket Club at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, here, today.

The MCCC posed the target of 170 runs in 25 overs. In reply, PSCC achieved the target on the last ball of the match.

Brief scores:

MCCC: 170 for 4 in 25 overs

Varinder 88, Deepak Gaur 37, Bhupinder 2 for 21

PSCC: 172 for 9 in 25 overs

Gagan Bassi 52, Yashpal 40, Deepak Gaur 3 for 26.

ADMINISTRATION

UT notifies bylaws on debris disposal
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 3
The Chandigarh Administration today notified the Disposal of Construction Material, Malba and Debris Byelaws, 2005. These lay down the norms for disposal of debris and also lay down the fines for anybody violating the orders.

The bylaws shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the official gazette. No person shall deposit or leave any malba or rubbish or construction material in any street, public place or common portions, other than the place notified in this behalf by the corporation. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of the site to remove the malba or construction material immediately.

Any inaction will be liable for action and the MC may, without notice, remove any of the things and deposit in any street, public place or at the common portions.

The MC will have powers to levy charge for removal of debris, malba and construction material. Any person aggrieved by an order of the authorised officer of the corporation may prefer an appeal to the MC Commissioner.

In carrying out the work regarding additions, alternations or repairs or construction at the site, the owner or the occupier has to ensure that no obstruction to common portions shall be caused or misuse of the property shall be made such as occupying common passage, staircases, approaches and the like is littered and no nuisance is created.

The owner will be required to set up barriers or fences with GI sheets, wire-mesh or ply boards to ensure trapping and containment of all construction material.

No person shall be allowed to sell construction material including sand, bajri, bricks etc by storing the same on the unauthorised places within the municipal area. Removal charges may be upto Rs 500.

Sale of cut fruits banned
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 3
The office of the Deputy Commissioner today passed an order prohibiting the sale of food and drinking items in the open without safe cover. Mr Arun Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, in a press note said “all kinds of sweets, cakes, breads, cut fruits and drinks should be properly protected by wire gauge or a glass cover to protect contamination by dust and flies”.

The order also banned the sale of unchlorinated water, ice candies and aerated water in the open.

The Commissioner of the municipal corporation and his officers have been asked to inspect market, buildings, shops and other places for the sale of fruit and drinks and examine the violations. The food items in this category are required to be seized and destroyed.

The order will remain in force till December 31, the note added.

MC re-invites tender for sanitation
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 3
The tenders for sanitation works in Municipal limits of Panchkula have been re-invited for May 6. The tenders could not be allotted today as none of the contractors could fulfil the conditions laid down by Municipal Council.

The MC also proposes to divide Panchkula into four zones. As many as five contractors had bid for one zone, and four for the second zone. However, none of the contractors could fulfil all 32 conditions laid down by the MC, so the tenders have been re-invited.