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Rayat eves emerge victorious
Ropar, February 24 About 10 teams participated in the tournament. Shaleen Thakur of Rayat institute was declared woman of the series, while Swati from IET Bhaddal was adjudged woman of the match. Teams from Rayat Institute of Engineering, Rayat Institute of Management, SUS Tangori, IET Bhaddal, BBSBEC Fatehgarh, LIT Phagwara, Indo Global College, Rayat and Bahra, Hoshiarpur, and RIMIT Architecture took part in the meet. In the first semifinal played between Rayat institute, Rail Majra, and SUS Tangori, Rayat eves won the match. In the second semifinal played between IET Bhaddal and RIMIT Architecture, Mandi Gobindgarh emerged victorious. In the final match played between RIEIT and IET Bhaddal; RIEIT won the overall trophy. IET Bhaddal won the toss and chose to bat. It set a target of 65 runs in 12 overs. In the first innings, Surbhi of RIEIT took four wickets, Inayat Singh took two wickets, Shaleen Thakur took two wickets and Shailja Bajaj took one wicket. In the second innings, Shaleen Thakur made 30 runs in 25 balls, which included four fours.
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Environment Preservation Week
Patiala, February 24 Justice RS Bhalla and Justice MM Kumar, Punjab and Haryana High Court judges, accompanied him. He also appreciated the efforts of the university Vice-Chancellor Gurjeet Singh and Registrar Dr GIS Sidhu welcomed the guests. The environment week will conclude by an environment awareness march in the city tomorrow beginning from the university.
The university students were given an opportunity for conducting the awareness campaign by the Ministry of Forests and Environment. The task of environment protection and preservation was carried out under the guidance of Renuka Salathia and Abhinandan
Bassi, assistant professors of Law at the university.
Student coordinators Harkirat Singh, Aditya
Sharda, Ritesh Aggarwal, Ankit Acharya and Leeza Grover, Livleen Makkar, Devilal Changal have initiated this campaign. He also visited the site of their new building at Sidhuwal village. Mudgal interacted with students and faculty members on the occasion. He said law and advocacy allowed the person to be his or her own boss, whereas, working in multi-national corporations took away the freedom.—
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Bioscience Olympiad today
Kharar, February 24 The semifinal and final rounds would be held tomorrow, in which knowledge and skills of the students in the field of bio-pharma sciences would be tested. Winners of the event would be given laptops, mobile phones and scholarships for further studies. Aptitude test Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) visited Guru Gobind Singh College of Management and Technology, Kharar, and interacted with students of CSE, IT and ECE streams regarding various job opportunities open for them with leading HCL and its allied companies on completion of their BTech degree. Around 300 students participated in this drive. The aptitude test covered questions pertaining to mathematics, general knowledge and issues related to science and engineering subjects. Forty students cleared the aptitude test. Subsequently, the company also explained the students about six weeks and six months industrial training and its applications.
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On-the-spot painting contest
Baltana, February 24 The topics of the painting competition were very educative and related to the environmental and wildlife issues like “Save Trees”, “Save our planet earth” and “Save Tiger”. Principal Pooja Sharma explained the importance of the environment and wildlife to the students and the teachers of the school.
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Man held for possessing sharp-edged weapons
Ambala, February 24 According to information, the police had got a tip off that Rajinder was carrying swords in a gunny bag near the Spatu Road. The Ambala City SHO led by DSP (headquarter) Rameshwar Sharma nabbed Rajinder, while he was carrying knives on his scooter.
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Woman’s death: Kin block NH-21
Kharar, February 24 The irate family members alleged the police and health authorities of harassing them by not conducting a post-mortem on time. Demanding immediate arrest of the accused, the family members held the traffic for ransom near the Kharar bus stand at around 4 pm. During the next 45 minutes, they raised slogans against the administration and police. SHO HS Bal reached the spot and asserted the protesting family members of arresting the accused soon. A board of three doctors conducted the post-mortem at the Kharar Civil Hospital and handed over the body to the relatives. While family members lifted dharna within 45 minutes, it took nearly two hours for the traffic to resume. Long queues of vehicles were seen near the bus stand. Victim’s maternal uncle Paramjit Singh said yesterday evening when the family members reached the PGI to take the body, the doctors said the post-mortem would be conducted at the Kharar Civil Hospital and the body was kept at the mortuary of the latter hospital. However, when the family members reached the Kharar Civil Hospital today morning, the doctors said the post-mortem would be conducted at the PGI. When police officials inquired from the PGI, the attending staff said Harpreet’s mother-in-law forcibly got her discharged from the PGI and she died on coming out of the hospital. Therefore, the post-mortem was to be conducted at the Kharar Civil Hospital. Harpreet died after being allegedly beaten up by her husband. Accepting the demand of protestors, the police has also booked a case against victim’s father-in-law Ranjit Singh. Meanwhile, the police arrested her husband Balwinder Singh and mother-in-law Rajinder Kaur. The local court has sent them to two-day police remand.
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Shopkeepers oppose MC’s move to vacate land
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 24 The orders were passed by the central works division, Mohali, to a large number of shopkeepers who were told to vacate the land so that widening of the Sirhind-Bassi Pathana road could be done. The affected shopkeepers closed their shops and began agitation from chungi number 4 to Jyoti Swarup Chowk, where they blocked the road and raised slogans for nearly one hour. Councillor Anand Mohan, Harvinder Singh and others said the construction was done at the Bassi Pathana-Sirhind road as per the PWD guidelines and maps were cleared by the MC and everybody was paying house tax and other taxes as per the rules. They said the road was made the scheduled road in 2001, but people were not informed about it. Sirhind MLA Didar Singh Bhatti, ADC Dharmpal Gupta and Fatehgarh Sahib SDM also reached the spot and assured the agitating shopkeepers to find a solution. The MLA assured the area residents to bring this matter with the Chief Minister. The dharna was lifted after assurances by the MLA and other senior officials.
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Muslims protest against Wakf Board
Ambala, February 24 The Muslims organised a protest rally in front of the Wakf office and later submitted a memorandum to executive official of the board. Committee chairman Harphool Khan led the demonstration. The committee alleged in the memorandum that the Wakf Board had failed to save the interests of the Muslims. The condition of the Muslim schools was worst and the Wakf Board failed to provide quality education in those schools. The committee said the condition of a number of mosques in Haryana were in a deplorable condition. The Muslim leaders demanded that the income of the Wakf Board should be spent in the welfare of the Muslim community. — OC |
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Foundation stone of lawyers’ chambers laid
Patiala, February 24 The function began with Ganesh Vandana performed by students of Apollo Public School. Addressing the gathering, the chief guest said he was delighted that the Patiala Bar Association had taken up this cause, as it was important for lawyers to have their cabins instead of sitting in the sheds. He also lauded the efforts of Justice MS Gill and Justice Rajiv Bhalla who had worked day and night for the clearance of this project. Appreciating the establishment of the evening courts, he said it would be beneficial in the long run, as it would facilitate in solving petty issues and the courts would be able to address major issues faster. District Bar Association president Rakesh Gupta while highlighting the problems of the lawyers said the construction of these chambers was a long-pending demand, as it was against the status of the lawyers to operate from the sheds. He also demanded sufficient grants from Punjab Advocate General HS Mattewal, who attended the programme as a representative of the Punjab government. He announced that the new block would contain 250 chambers with a basement and five stories. It would be fully equipped with lift, canteen and intercom facilities. Mattewal assured the president that the government would give sufficient grant for the successful completion of the project. He also announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh for the Patiala Bar Association in order to fulfill their needs. The chief guest honoured chief architect and chief engineer Col Bishan Das, Patiala, for helping in the project. Justice KS Grewal, Judge United Nations Appeals Tribunal, SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra and Punjab and Haryana Bar Council chairman Partab Singh were other dignitaries present on the occasion.
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Student commits suicide
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Seth Bhagirath Dass’ Property
Chandigarh, February 24 They have been asked to meet and prepare a “comprehensive proposal”, which in their view would best serve “the purpose of the will and the trust”. The proposal has to be placed before Justice Tewari by March 31. Pronouncing the orders in an open court, Justice Tewari appointed retired high court judge Justice AL Bahari as the executive chairman. The other appointed to the board of trustees are senior advocate RS Cheema, advocate Chaudhari Kundan Lal, entrepreneur Yashovardhan Saboo and chartered accountant Mukul Bansal. A renowned lawyer practicing in the high court, Seth Bhagirath Dass had died on April 25, 1989, after executing a will and a codicil, bequeathing most of his property to the trust formed in his mother’s name. The immovable properties include a “bagichi” at Amritsar and two “tewalas”. The prime objectives of the trust were “meeting educational and health” requirements of the needy. One of the trustees, Yadvinder Thakur was appointed as the executive trustee, but the sister of Seth Bhagirath Dass filed an application for his removal under Section 301 of the Indian Succession Act. The Single Judge, Justice SN Aggarwal, in the impugned order, directed Thakur’s removal from the “office of the executor as also from managing trustee”. Om Parkash Aggarwal was also removed from the office of the trustee and the appointment of all other trustees by Thakur and Aggarwal were declared illegal. Acting on the appeal, a Division Bench ruled: “Even after the death of widow of late Seth Bhagirath Dass, there is nothing to show that the property was put to use for the purposes indicated in the will.” “This conduct of an executor was not above board and he rendered himself liable to be removed. We are also in agreement with the Single Judge that the appointment of other trustees to which the executor was a party has to be annulled. Conduct of Om Parkash Aggarwal in setting up tenancy and continuing in possession of the Trust for his personal benefit, and there being hardly tangible account of use of the property for the last 20 years, sufficient grounds are made out for exercise of power under Section 301”. He fought selflessly Senior advocate Rajinder Kumar Chhibbar was not holding anyone brief, when he appeared before the high Court for safeguarding Seth Bhagirath Dass’ legacy. He was initially representing an applicant. But during the course of proceedings, the applicant died; and Chhibbar was left without instructions. But he continued to appear “as a member of the general public” without any remuneration, as the masses were “the beneficiary under the will”. “When I joined the practice, Seth Bhagirath Dass was the high court Bar association president. How could I let his legacy crumble?” he questions. Justice Bahari says he too has accepted the responsibility with the same objective of preserving the Trust. “We will put in our best to execute the will and put the money to use for pious purposes as spelled out in the will,” says Justice Bahari, now functioning as the presiding officer of permanent Lok Adalat. Punjab’s former advocate-general-cum-senior advocate practicing on the criminal side RS Cheema says all out efforts will be made to prevent the property from being wasted and to put it to use the way Seth Bhagirath Dass wanted. Legacy of late lawyer all set for revival Shattered windowpanes; fragments of glass strewn all over the place; mounds of decaying leaves in front of the once impressive gates; and termite-eaten fence - all narrate the distressing story of Seth Bhagirath Dass’ brick-by-brick crumbling legacy. But all this is about to change. The heritage of the late senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is all set for resurrection, with the high court asking the newly appointed Justice AL Bahari to visit Dass’s desolate four-kanal house, number 31 in Sector 9. Justice Ajay Tewari, in fact, asked Justice Bahari to personally visit the house within the next couple of days. Justice Tewari also directed the handing over of the house keys to Justice Bahari. Before parting with the orders, Justice Tewari further asked another new trustee Mukul Bansal to visit the Amritsar properties within a week or so. The directions are significant as Dass’ legacy is in shambles; the dispensary running during his lifetime needs a new lease of life. The educational and charitable objectives he wanted a trust created by him to achieve remain in abeyance. Issueless Seth Bhagirath Dass had donated his library to the high court, while leaving property worth crores to the Trust on his death on April 25, 1989.
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Top lawyers back Mattewal in gratuity case
Chandigarh, February 24 The advocates, in separate communications, have claimed there was nothing unethical about a counsel giving his opinion; and every lawyer had the legal right to give opinion and appear for the party to whom the opinion was given. The communications follow the High Court’s observations that the issues involved in a gratuity matter were apparently “compounded due to an action taken by a senior counsel”. Justice Ranjit Singh has gone on to observe that an action of a Registrar to favour a bank, “which was a party before the Court, that too on the advice of the counsel representing the bank would certainly be a cause of concern. It is for the counsel to consider if it was ethical to tender legal advice in a case where he was representing a party. It would be a cause of grievance to those employees who were affected because of the withdrawal of these communications”. Reacting to the observations, advocate G.C. Dhuriwala said the news article regarding the criticism of a senior lawyer in the high court by a honourable judge was “most unfortunate”. He said every lawyer had a legal right to give opinion and issue notices on the instructions of the aggrieved persons, and he could also appear for a party to whom the legal opinion was given. Former advocate-general of Punjab and Haryana H.L. Sibal said it was rather surprising that unnecessary controversies were being raised on matters which have no basis for criticism or controversy. Punjab’s former advocate-general G.S. Grewal said he was rather impressed by the research on the basis of which legal opinion was rendered by Mattewal. He added that as a senior counsel one had to give legal opinion on various aspects to appear for the same party to whom the legal opinion was given. Punjab’s former advocate-general Harbhagwan Singh too said there was nothing unethical about a counsel giving his opinion as a law officer, and then appearing for the same party. The Bar Council said even “short time probe in the matter” revealed opinion was given by Mattewal, “and in pursuance of the same he filed a writ petition on behalf of a bank, which is a usual practice and falls within the inevitable duty of an advocate”. The Council also appreciated the improvement in relations between the Bench and the Bar, particularly the efforts made in this regard during the tenure of the present Chief Justice. The office-bearers decided to meet the Chief Justice to further strengthen the relations between the Bench and the Bar.
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Court reserves order on ‘fake’ certificate case
Chandigarh, February 24 The petitioners, police inspector Yash Pal and subinspectors Uday Pal, Hardit, Charanjeet, Dilbagh and Dalsher had challenged the cancellation report that had been submitted following a departmental inquiry. They had alleged Gopal had produced a forged certificate before the police, stating the latter had been declared world champion and gold medal winner during the World Yoga Sport Cup held at Genoa in Italy. The complainants had recently moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court to transfer the case to another court in Punjab, stating “Gopal was an influential person and, therefore, no judge was ready to intervene in the matter”. However, the high court had directed the district courts to take up the case.
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Centre directed to give details of repatriation policy Chandigarh, February 24 The posers from Justice Sham Sunder came on a petition claiming crime and punishment do not commensurate, when it came to foreign nationals. The petition stated Abdul Sharif was sentenced to three-month imprisonment for crossing the Indo-Pak border without valid documents; but has already spent 12 years in jail. The matter was brought to the fore by World Rights Protection Council through chairman-cum-advocate Ranjan Lakhanpal. He was seeking for Sharif’s release and deportation to Pakistan. The petition said a first information report dated April 12, 1997, under the provisions of the Indian Passport Act, and Foreigners Act was registered at Gharinda police station against him. After the conclusion of the trial, the court of additional judicial magistrate (first class) on July 17, 1997, convicted him and sentenced to three-month imprisonment. But even after the completion of the sentence, he was not allowed to go, and was kept in the “internees camp” at the Amritsar central jail. He was currently awaiting repatriation or deportation to his native country. After going through the contents of the affidavit, the high court had asked the secretary in the Union External Affairs Ministry, and Secretary Home, to file affidavits giving details of the matter. |
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Acquitted
Chandigarh, February 24 The complainant had alleged that he had applied for the storage of petroleum products through the duo. He alleged that the duo asked him to pay Rs 5,000 for getting the file. The deal was struck at Rs 4,500. While he was about to meet the duo, the CBI caught them red-handed.
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Scooterist crushed to death
Chandigarh, February 24 The victim was identified as 48-year-old Krishan Das of Bhabat village at Zirakpur. Ranbir Singh of Mohali, driving the bus of St. Xavier’s School, Sector 44, fled the spot, but was arrested later. According to eyewitnesses, the bus did not stop at the traffic signal and hit the scooter. Krishan lost his balance and fell. He was crushed under the rear tyres of the bus. He sustained head injuries and was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, where he was declared brought dead. A helper-cum-security guard at the Punjab Markfed office, Krishan was survived by his wife and two sons. The police registered a case under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code.
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Drug Trafficking Case
Mohali, February 24 The African national was caught with 15-kg heroin during a raid conducted by the director, revenue intelligence, Ludhiana, on May 5, 2007. Acting on a tip off that the African national was to receive the consignment from an unknown person, the DRI official laid a trap in Phase XI on May 5, 2007. While they successfully nabbed the African national, two other persons in a Swift car allegedly managed to flee. The African national had already being convicted by the Panchkula court in a case of 9-gm heroin in 2003.
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1 held for making pirated CDs
Chandigarh, February 24 Liquor seized
The police has arrested Umesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Vijay Kumar, all residents of Sector 56, from different parts of the city on Tuesday with 16 quarters of country-made liquor each. Three separate cases under the Excise Act have been registered.
Stolen
Swaran Kaur of Sector 38 reported that someone had stolen her bag containing keys, a gold chain, a gold ring, a mobile phone and some documents from her car, which was parked near Hotel Mehfil on Monday. A case has been registered.
Assaulted
Ram Roop of Phase-I, Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, filed a complaint alleging that some unidentified persons assaulted him near SD Mandir in his locality today. A case has been registered.
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Triangular Series
Chandigarh, February 24 In the final match, Saupin’s School-32 beat BTS Cricket Academy-48 by nine wickets. After winning the toss, BTS Cricket Academy-48 elected to bat first. However, its batsmen failed to face the fine line and length bowling of Saupin’s bowlers and were bundled out for 110 runs in their stipulated 20 overs. Ashish 31 off 23 balls with five fours and one six and Pradeep 29 with 5 hits were the main scorers for their team. For Saupin’s, Jaswinder was the pick of the bowlers, as he took two wickets for only 10 runs in his allotted four overs. Chasing a victory target of 111 runs, Saupin’s School-32 did not have any problem in achieving the target, as they score 115 runs for the loss of only one wicket in just 16.4 overs. Rohan 58 off 43 balls, including nine fours and two sixes and Nipun 37 off 46 balls, including seven hits to the fence were the main scorers for their team. For BTS Academy, Amol was the only successful bowler, who scalped one wicket for 29 runs in his allotted four overs. Rohan of Saupin’s school, who was declared man of the match, was also adjudged man of the series, while Simer from Saupin’s got the best bowler award. Amol of BTS Cricket Academy got the best wicket keeper award. Brief scores: BTS Cricket Academy-48: 110 all out in 20 overs (Ashish 31 (4 X 5, 6x1, 23 balls), Pardeep 29 (4 X 5, 36 balls), Jaswinder 2 for 10, Parvesh 1 for 19. Saupin’s School-32: 115 for 1 in 16.4 overs (Rohan 58, (4X9, 6x2, 43 balls), Nipun 37 (4 X 7, 46 balls), Amol 1 for 29.
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AG Haryana lift trophy
Chandigarh, February 24 In the final, AG Haryana beat Delhi Audit by three goals to lift the cup. In a keenly contested match, AG Haryana was in an attacking mood from the very beginning. However, both the teams failed to move the scoreboard within the stipulated time. In the tiebreaker, AG Haryana won the match by 3-1 to clinch the title. AG Haryana goalkeeper Kulwinder Singh was the star of the match. Sushama V Dabak, Principal Accountant General (Audit), Haryana, gave away the prizes.
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Mohd Yusuf, Jaspreet declared best athletes
Chandigarh, February 24 Mohd Yusuf won gold and silver medals in shot put and long jump, respectively, while Jaspreet Kaur bagged two gold medals, silver and bronze medals in discus throw, chatti race, shot put and long jump, respectively. Results. Girls: long jump: Harmandeep Kaur 1, Shailja 2 and Jaspreet 3; discuss throw: Jaspreet Kaur 1, Jaspreet Dhillon 2 and Priyanka Walia 3; chatti race: Jaspreet Hundal 1, Bandana 2 and Jaspreet Dhillon 3; 100m race: Monu Thakur 1, Harmandeep 2 and Neha 3; skipping race: Jaspreet Hundal 1, Indu 2 and Monu 3; shot put: Amanpreet 1, Jaspreet Dhillon 2 and Neha 3; spoon and marble race: Nisha 1, Rishu 2 and Pooja 3. Boys: Sack race: Ravish 1, Hanish Verma 2 and Mahesh 3; 100m: Ravish 1, Parveen 2 and Humam Qadir 3; long jump: Sachin 1, Mohd Yusuf 2 and Narinder S Chauhan 3; shot put: Mohd Yusuf 1, Vikrant 2 and Arvinder Chaudhary 3. |
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Fencing Meet
Chandigarh, February 24 Earlier, in the semifinal matches, Punjabi University defeated Manipur University 15-13, while Kerala University beat Kurukshetra University 14-11 to enter the final of the foil team event. The women’s title in the same event was captured by Pune University by defeating Manipur University 15-12 to lift the title. In the semifinal matches, Pune University fencers defeated Panjab University 15-4, while Manipur University beat Jammu University 15-12. Kannur University, Kerala, annexed the women’s Sabre team title by defeating Punjabi University 15-12. Earlier, in the semifinals, Kannur University thrashed Kurukshetra University 15-7, while Punjabi University blanked Jammu University 15-2.
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Gurjant, Jigisha shine in athletics meet
Mohali, February 24 Results: Field events (boys): Broad jump: (U-19): Ameek Singh (Aitchison House) 1, Parambir Singh (Tagore House) 2 and Taramdee Singh (Patiala) 3; triple jump: (U-14): Karmanbir Singh (Aitchison House) 1, Ravtej Singh (Tagore House) 2 and Adesh Partap (Aitchison House) 3; (U-17): Rainer Singh (Nalagarh House) 1, Sikander Sharda (Aitchison House) 2 and Mehnaazpreet (Patiala House) 3; high jump: (U-10): Hussanbir Singh (Tagore House) 1, Sehej Singh (Aitchison House) 2 and Rajit Banerjee (Ranjit House) 3; javelin throw: (U-17): Gurjant Singh (Nalagarh House) 1, Montek Singh (Ranjit House) 2 and Imaan Bhullar (Tagore House) 3; discus throw: (U-19): Pritam Basi (Nalagarh House) 1, Ranbir S Gill (Nalagarh House) 2 and Ameek Sidhu (Aitchison House) 3. Girls: javelin throw (U-19): Meghna Singh (Nalagarh House) 1, Harkiran Nain (Tagore House) 2 and Rhythm Randhawa (Ranjit House) 3; broad jump (U-17): Tarini Ravjit (Aitchison House) 1, Jaskiran (Tagore House) 2 and Anya Gupta (Tagore House) 3; track events: boys: 800m (U-17): Hiteshwar (Patiala House) 1, Samrat (Nalagarh House) 2 and Jobanpreet (Ranjit House) 3; 1,500m (U-12): Rahil (Aitchison House) 1, Mahesh (Aitchison House) 2 and Gagandeep (Aitchison House) 3; girls: 100m (U-14): Jigisha (Nalagarh House) 1, Vibhu (Tagore House) 2 and Amanat (Ranjit House) 3; 1,500m (U-14): Jigisha (Nalagarh House) 1, Harleen (Patiala House) 2 and Daanish (Ranjit House) 3; 400m (U-12): Rishu Taneja (Nalagarh House) 1, Jasmin (Nalagarh House) 2 and Gurleen (Nalagarh House) 3; 4X100m relay (U-19): Tagore House 1, Patiala House 2 and Ranjit House 3; 100m (U-17): Tarini Ravjit (Aitchison House) 1, Anya Gupta (Tagore House) 2 and Palak Gupta (Tagore House) 3.
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