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Learn with fun at summer camps
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
Summer holidays have begun and the city is set to witness a gamut of workshops, courses and camps to keep young minds active and channelise their energy. The options vary from karate and skating to mime theatre workshops, calligraphy, arts and crafts and dance classes with most sessions beginning from tomorrow.

Strawberry Fields in association with the Durga Das Foundation is holding dance and craft classes at Nehru Bhavan. The dance classes are being held in conjunction with Shiamak Davar’s Institute of Performing Arts and are for children between four and 11 years of age.

KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7-B, will hold classes in calligraphy, art and design, theatre workshops, martial arts and skating in addition to dance classes for all age groups. These sessions begin from June 1.

Srijan is organising workshops for creative writing, painting and crafts, theatre, dance and vocal music at DAV Public School, Sector 8-C.

The Pracheen Kala Kendra, Sector 35-B, is also holding a theatre workshop, along with classical and folk dance and art and craft classes for children between the ages of five and 16 years.

Some camps are for the sporty ones. Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, is holding training sessions for softball, karate, cricket, bhangra and gymnastics and Golden Bells Public School in Mohali is holding a camp for swimming.

A mime theatre workshop is being held by the Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts at the Tagore Theatre.

English speaking classes and etiquette training courses are also there for children as young as five years.

Pearls Performing Arts Society is holding personality development classes through yoga, dance and theatre at the Punjab Kala Bhavan.

Inlingua, in Sector 9-C and Language Edge in Sector 8-C are holding English language courses and the Finesse Institute for Languages, Sector 32, is conducting personality enhancement programmes.

The Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children in Sector 32-C is organising a camp for special children from June 1. The classes will train the children in self-help skills, art and craft, music, dance and games.

Dutt Vishesh School is holding a workshop for children in which they are encouraged to bring junk to school and make creative things out of it.

City ideal for honing weightlifting skills
Akash Ghai
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
Weightlifting not only gives strength, toughness, power and stamina but also helps in attaining that well-shaped body that every youth wants to possess. Being a ‘hard’ game, the sport requires proper training and guidance under the supervision of well-trained coaches to avoid any physical injury.

To meet the needs of local weightlifters, the city has three training centers. These are located at Sector 42, Panjab University and Mohali. The Sector 42 centre is run by the Sports Department, Chandigarh Administration, whereas the Chandigarh Amateur Weightlifting Association is patronising the Public Sports Club at Sector 66 in Mohali. Besides weightlifting, these centres also provide infrastructure for bodybuilding and power lifting.

Offering all kinds of facilities, these training centres have more than 125 lifters. The number is expected to rise after the colleges and the universities re-open.

On enquiring about the demands and requirements to better the standard of the game, coaches and officials associated with the sport expressed satisfaction with the paraphernalia provided at these centres.

“Working under the aegis of the Department of Sports, the university training centre offers modern equipment besides a fitness centre and weight training for all games. The centre has a separate hall for women trainees. It has special sets designed for women”, said KDS Nagra, Coordinator of Punjab and Chief Coach of the Sports Authority of India.

Pratima Kumari and Sana Macha Channu, Olympians involved in the doping controversy in Athens in 2004, received training at the centre two years ago and created new records in the three disciplines of the game at the national level after the intensive coaching sessions they received here, Nagra said. Nagra has specialised in weightlifting and weight training for different games and has done Master’s in Sports from Germany.

Appreciating the efforts being put in by the Sports Department, Chandigarh, Administration, to raise the standards of the game, Amrik Singh, SAI coach, at the Training Centre, Sector 42, said, “The department is doing well to promote the sport and fulfil all demands made by us from time to time. We have three platforms with reinforcement systems for training 25 to 30 lifters. This includes five women”.

Amrik Singh believes the team is doing a good job at the centre and has been winning the Chandigarh State Weightlifting Championship since 1991 besides winning the Women Weightlifting and Powerlifting Championship since 1997 continuously.

In the National Championship at Vishakhapatnam in 1993, J.S. Pearson won a bronze medal. Pearson also won a silver in the inter-state championship. In the junior nationals, Manwar Singh from the centre won a silver medal at a meet held at Patiala. Inderpal won a silver medal at the National Games held at Patiala in 2001-02 as well as at the Senior National Games at Bhilai in 2002.

In the Girls’ category, Jagdeep Bawa bagged a silver medal and Deepika won bronze medals in the All-India Inter-University Championship at Vishakhapatnam in 2004-05.

Most women shy away from weightlifting, maintains Amrik Singh, “Being a tough and power-packed game, very few girls take to it. They have the potential to produce great results at international level provided they continue to train. But most of the girls, who take up this sport, quit immediately after completing their studies”, he added.

To encourage lifters doing well at various state and national meets, the Sports Department is providing them with incentives to perform better - Wing seats at coaching centers, which include Rs 50 per day for their diet for the year and a concession in their academic fees.

Sandeep records win in snooker meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
Second seed Sandeep Dugal stream rolled Amit Jain 42-50, 82-59, 75-45 in the first round of the best of three frame snooker tie in the 5th Saurabh Khattar Memorial Billiards and Snooker Championship at Chandigarh Club, here today.

Vineet Khosla thrashed Mahesh Chawdhary 31-35, 47-9, 50-12. Rajneesh Bhutani could not meet the challenge posed by Akhay Goel and lost the game 41-43, 60-45, 43-18. In another tie, Suresh Chaudhary routed Anant Chibber in a one-sided affair 48-20, 50-18. G.B. Singh beat Ajay Gupta and the score stood at 45-13,50-40.

In another easy contest, Rajal Sawhney prevailed over Jitesh 86-49, 58-43.

Navjot Singh could not resist the challenge posed by Anoop Kumar and lost the game at 40-70, 34-40.

Residents’ association holds athletics meet
Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 22
More than 125 children of the township participated in an athletic meet organised by members of the Phase-IV Residents Welfare Association here. Students in the age group of 5-13 took part in various events. Women members of the association participated in musical chairs competition.

The meet was inaugurated by Mr B.S. Tej, president of the Citizens Welfare Federation, Mohali.

The winners were awarded medals and certificates. Noted author, Manmohan Singh Daon gave copies of his book ‘Kikli Te Titli’ to the winners.

The winners of various competitions include: Deepinder Kaur, Hrithik, Harshpreet Singh, Gunveer Singh, Drishjot Singh, Harshit, Shubham, Prabhsimran, Vikram, Dhareen Bhullar, Nancy, Sonal, Arshita, Surbhi, Simardeep, Sahil, Manveer, Sanchit, Harmanpreet, Rushil, Gunjan, Dalip, Anmol, Manpreet, Harleen, Anusha, Taranpreet and Japleen.

Ms Balwinder Kaur, Ms Balwinder Kaur and Ms Santosh won the top positions in the musical chairs for women.

Minerva Academy win by 110 runs
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
Minerva Academy thrashed Punjab and Haryana High Court XI by 110 runs to storm into the final of the UT League Cricket Tournament at cricket stadium, Sector 16, here today. In another semifinal, DAV Coaching Centre, Sector 8, beat ICL XI by 66 runs.

In the first match between Minerva Academy and high court, Minerva Academy set a target of 190 runs. In reply high court XI were bundled out for 80 runs. Harish Garg, of M A, was the top scorer, with 72 off 60 balls. In the second match, DAV-8 made 160 runs for 7 wickets in 25 overs. ICL team could score only 94 runs before wrapping up in 22 overs.

Brief scores: MA 190 for 5 in 25 overs ( Harish Garg 72, Harpreet Sunny 51, Davinder 2 for 26).

H. Court 80 all out in 18 overs (R Kohli 18, Jagjit 18, Harish Garg 5 for 12) 2) DAV 160 for 7 in 25 overs (Gaurav Gupta 84, Vipul 20, Sidharth 3 for 27)

ICL XI 94 all out in 22 overs (Neeraj 19, Karanveer 2 for 9, Amandeep Saggu 2 for 20, Naresh 2 for 22).

Ball badminton title for MM School
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, won the boys title by beating Shishu Niketan Coaching Centre, Sector 22, by a comfortable 29-12, 29-8 verdict in the final of the Chandigarh Subjunior Ball Badminton Tournament, at Sanjay Public School, Sector 44 here.

Manav Mangal Club emerged winners in the girls final as they defeated Manav Mangal of Sector 21 by 29-17, 29-18. The bronze medal went to IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21 who beating Government Model School, Sector 36, by 29-18, 29-21.

Sanjay Public School chairman T.R. Sethi distributed the prizes.

Results: boys (final): Manav Mangal School-21 bt Shishu Niketan Coaching Centre 29-12, 29-8.

Third and fourth positions: Khalsa Club-35 bt Manav Mangal Club-21 29-6, 29-2.

Girls (final): Manav Mangal Club-21 bt Manav Mangal-21 29-17, 29-18.

Third and fourth positions: IS Dev Samaj School-21 bt Govt Model School-36 29-18, 29-21.

Ban likely on sale of cut fruit
Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 22
The Ropar Deputy Commissioner today said that a ban would be imposed on the sale of cut fruit and food items kept in the open throughout the district. Talking to mediapersons at a function organised in Nadiali village near here today, the DC, Mr H.I.S. Grewal, said this was being done keeping in view that the rampant sale of unhygienic food items at various places in the district.

Following the imposition of the ban, action is expected on cut fruit vendors, fruit juice vendors, roadside dhabas serving food cooked unhygienically and sweets shop owners.

Consumption of open and cut fruit and juices is a serious health hazard and could lead to the outbreak of water borne diseases.

Mr Grewal added that he would be imposing the ban under Section 144 of the CrPC and the violators would be booked under Section 188 of the IPC.