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SPORTS

Indian hockey team honoured
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 8
“We have worked hard at the camp here and our well- balanced team can do wonders in Holland “, commented Rajinder Singh, chief coach of Indian hockey team at the function organised by the newly formed Sports Journalists Association, Chandigarh, here today.

The function was held to honour the Indian hockey team members along with its coaches and other officials by the office-bearers of the association. They also wished the team good luck for the eight-nation tournament for Rabobank Trophy to be held in Amstelveen, Holland, from August 14.

Echoing the views of his chief coach, captain Dilip Tirkey said his team would perform to its potential and put up a good show in the forthcoming tournament.

Punjab’s Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rana Gurmit Sodhi, who was the chief guest at the function, said the performance of the hockey team had not been so good over the years and hoped the present side would strive hard to bring laurels to the country. In his address ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh, another guest of honour, exhorted the team members to work hard.

Among those present at the function were Dronacharya awardee D.P. Azad, Mr Ravinder Talwar, Secretary-General of the Chandigarh Olympic Association, and Mr Yash Pal Vohra, Secretary, Chandigarh Hockey Association.

Powerlifting c’ship
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 8
Public Sports Club, Sector 56, Chandigarh, bagged the senior and sub-junior boys trophy for the sixth time in a row by obtaining 179 points in the 21st Senior men/6th Sub-Junior boys Chandigarh Powerlifting Championships that concluded here today at the weightlifting coaching centre, Sector 42. Mr Vinod Kumar Bhalla, president, Chandigarh Powerlifting Association and Additional Secretary, Local Government, Punjab Government, gave away the prizes.

In the Sub-Junior section Ramandeep Singh in 82.5 kg class bagged first place while Jugal got first place in 90 kg class section. Other winners are 100 kg — Harpreet Singh, 110 kg — Lakhwinder Singh. In the senior section Hussan Lal got first place in 82.5 kg while in 90 kg Paramjit Singh secured a gold medal. In 100 kg Gurvinder Singh got first position while Hari Chand won in 110 kg class.

Table tennis tournament
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 8
The Prof R.S. Mehta Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament will be held from August 13 to 15 under the aegis of the ChandigarhTable Tennis Association. The tournament will be played at the Sector 23 table tennis hall. The events to be covered are kids singles, cadet boys singles, cadet girls singles, sub-junior boys and girls singles, boys singles and girls singles, men singles and women singles. Entries can be sent to Ms Anuradha Bansal or Mr Harman Singh at the TT Hall, Sector 23, on August 12.

ADMINISTRATION

SCOs, SCFs can gain height
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 8
The Chandigarh Administration has allowed an increase in the height of shop-cum-offices (SCOs), shop-cum-flats (SCFs) which have been converted to SCOs and guest houses, an official press note said here today.

The relaxation has been allowed on the condition that the present façade is not disturbed. The height can now be increased maximum by 3 feet 9 inches from the front façade. It has allowed additional height on the second floor of the SCFs which have been converted into SCOs or guest houses in shopping centres on V-4 streets.

The owners of the full row or block of shops shall have to submit a concept plan for façade control to the Department of Urban Planning and the owners of the SCOs shall collectively make changes in their front façade. Before availing the relaxation, the owners shall have to remove all other violations in their SCOs and restore their front and rear facades as per the architectural controls.

It is worthwhile mentioning here that the existing architectural controls allow staircase from the rear side only for access to the residential unit on upper floors. As per this relaxation the

Administration has not allowed any staircase on the rear side to second floor where commercial or habitable use along with additional height is availed of.

The relaxation has been allowed subject to payment of composition fee, besides conversion charges being realised for conversion of an SCF into SCO or guest house and fee for additional covered area on the second floor. The owners shall also have to follow a uniform colour scheme as approved in the concept plan. The relaxation has been allowed subject to approval of revised building plans by the Plan Approval Committee (PAC).