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YPS continue winning spree
Tribune News Service

Patiala, April 15
Giving yet another remarkable performance, YPS, Patiala, defeated YPS, Mohali, by 23 runs on the second day of the Dhruve Pandove Memorial T-20 Cricket Tournament, which is underway at YPS ground, Patiala. Batting first, YPS, Patiala, scored 165 runs for six wickets in 20 overs.

For YPS, Patiala, Karan Kaila scored 78 runs and was not out, whereas Hakirat scored 27 runs. For YPS, Mohali, Vaibhav took two wickets for 19 runs and Abhishek took one wicket for 27 runs. Chasing the target, YPS, Mohali, managed to score only 146 runs in the stipulated time.

In the second Pool A match, Lawrence School, Sanawar, defeated Woodstock School, Mussoorie, by four wickets. Woodstock School scored 147 runs for seven wickets. Chasing the target, Lawrence School achieved the target in 18.3 overs losing six wickets. In the third match of Pool A, BCS, Shimla, defeated Woodstock School, Mussoorie.

During the Pool B matches, MNSS, Rai, thrashed The Scindia School, Gwalior, by 74 runs. Batting first, MNSS scored 178 runs in 20 overs, whereas The Scindia School was all out for 104 runs in 16.1 overs.

In the second match, Modern School, New Delhi, drubbed Vasant Valley, New Delhi, by a huge margin of 129 runs. Modern School scored 266 for seven in 20 overs, whereas Vasant Valley scored 137 runs losing five wickets.

In the third match, MNSS, Rai, beat Vasant Valley, New Delhi, by 49 runs. MNSS scred 179 runs loosing 8 overs in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Vasant Valley could gather only 130 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. 

Kalka, April 15
There has been a gross violation of the Urban Area Act in Kalka tehsil for the past over two years, causing a revenue loss of lakhs of rupees to the state government.

Official sources say the Urban Area Act 8, 1975 has already been enforced within the 5-km area limit of the municipal limits of Kalka, Pinjore and Panchkula. Under the Act, cutting, carving or transfer of land and construction on less than 12.5 bigha without the permission of the department of town and country planning, Haryana, is a criminal offence.

The sources confirm that the Punjab New Capital Periphery Act, 1952, has already been enforced in the rural areas of the tehsil, beyond the areas that have been included in Panchkula corporation, and any construction without the permission of the director of town and country planning is a violation of Act 41 of 1963.

Under the Act, there is a provision of imprisonment of three years and fine of at least Rs 3,000 in case of carving of plots, construction of houses on plots, construction of roads and transfer of plots without getting the permission.

The department of town and country planning had sent a letter to Kalka tehsil in this context in January, 2008, but to no avail.

In the tehsil, registries of plots less than 12.5 bighas are being carried out without the permission of the department for the past two years.

The sources say most registries have been made by showing fake construction plan of house of 10x10 sq ft area.

Small plots in biswas have been transferred by making power of attorney. Such registries and transfer of plots on power of attorney have caused a revenue loss worth lakhs of rupees to the state government.

Chandigarh, April 15
A local court today acquitted four persons - Gurjit Singh, his brother Jagjit, Sandeep and Vikas - who were charged with the murder of a 21-year-old youth.The police had registered a case against four of them on February 28, 2009.

According to information, there was a dispute over Rs 2,500 that led to the death of Vinod, a resident of Indra Colony, Mani Majra. He had tried to break peace between his friend and another persons during an exhibition being held at the Parade Ground inSector 17.

Vinod was running a balloon-shooting stall at an exhibition in the ground. He was a friend of Kamal, who had dispute with Gurjit Singh, also running a stall there. Earlier, Gurjit took the air gun of Kamal as security and told him to pay back his money. When Vinod and Kamal went to solve the dispute, Sandeep allegedly hit Vinod with a pair of scissors. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. 

Panchkula, April 15
Burglars decamped with jewellery and cash worth lakhs of rupees after breaking into a house in Sector 12-A here last night.The owner of the house Captain Sushil Kapoor had gone to attend the 175 years celebration of Gorkha Rifles at Dagshai in Himachal Pradesh at the time of the incident.

The theft came to light this morning when the family returned from Dagshai to find that thieves had entered into the house by cutting the drawing room grill and took away jewllery and cash.

They also took away 500 dollars from the almirah. Besides, they took away wrist watches, cash, a mobile phone, silverware and some jewellery from his daughter’s room on the first floor.

Chandigarh, April 15
Medha Toor and Himani Mor from Haryana clinched the girls’ under-16 doubles title with ease, as their rivals Karman Kaur (Delhi) and Victoria Chahal (Haryana) (4-1, 4-0) could not put up any resistance during the course in the All-India Tennis Association Championship at the Sector-10 tennis stadium here today.

The boys’ under-16 doubles title went to Atul Sri Patel (Chandigarh) and Dhruv Aggarwal (UP), who got the better of Anand (Delhi) and Shailender Boniface (Delhi) 1-4, 4-1, 10-5 in the final. Local duo of Sumit Pal Singh and Nihit Rawal beat Param Pun (Chandigarh) and Shrey Gupta (Haryana) 5-4 (4), 3-5, 10-8 in the final.

In the girls’ singles (under-16), Victoria Chahal put up a title clash with Riya Bhatia from Delhi.

In the semifinal matches where Victoria Chahal (Haryana) beat Hassan Abdal Dhanoa (Punjab) 0-6, 7-5, 6-1, Riya Bhatia (Delhi) defeated Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) 6-3, 6-4.

The results:

Boys U-12 singles (semifinals): Ishaque Eqbal (Chd) bt Dhruv Arya (Har) 6-3, 6-0, Shrey Gupta (Har) bt Faizal Qumar (Raj) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

Girls U-12 singles (semifinals): Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) bt Zeel Desai (Guj) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, Himani Mor (Har) bt Mihika Yadav (Mah) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.

Boys U-16 singles (semifinals): Shailender Boniface (Dli) bt Naveen Anand (Dli) 7-5, 7-5, Fatehdeep Singh (Pb) bt Kamal Kishore Maderna (Chd) 6-3, 6-4.

Girls U-16 singles (semifinals): Victora Chahal (Har) bt Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) 0-6, 7-5, 6-1, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) 6-3, 6-4.

Boys U-12 doubles (final): Sumit Pal Singh (Chd) & Nihit Rawal (Chd) bt Param Pun (Chd) & Shrey Gupta (Har) 5-4 (4), 3-5, 10-8.

Girls U-16 doubles (final): Medha Toor (Har) & Himani Mor (Har) bt Karman Kaur (Dli) & Victoria Chahal (Har) 4-1, 4-0.

Boys U-16 doubles (final): Atul Sri Patel (Chd) & Dhruv Aggarwal (UP) bt Naveen Anand (Dli) & Shailender Boniface (Dli) 1-4, 4-1, 10-5.

Chandigarh, April 15
Noida lad Rahul Bajaj fired yet another under par score to take a four-stroke lead over his nearest rival Ashbeer Singh Saini, on the penultimate day of the IGU categorised Chandigarh Open Amateur Golf Championship on the par-72 greens of the Shivalik Golf Club at Chandi Mandir here today.

Rahul played a one under par-71 to be the leader at three under 213 after the third round with Kapurthala's Ashbeer managing a one over 73 to be four strokes behind at 217.

The Noida golfer began with a birdie on the first hole. He bogeyed the second, but returned with birdies on the third and fifth. A bogey on the seventh saw him take the turn at one under 35. Rahul played a bogey-free even par-36 return nine to finish with a one under 71 card.

Ashbeer, top junior golfer of the country, conceded a bogey on the third to be one over par-37 at the turn. Two birdies and an equal number of bogeys saw him finish with an even par-36 back nine and a one over par card for the day. Saurabh and Gagan played one under par-71 scores to move up the ladder.