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CRPF man killed in road mishap
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Meanwhile, Rajesh Ranjan, who was driving the bike also sustained multiple injuries and was referred to the GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The police have impounded the truck, but truck driver managed to flee.

Protest by railway employees

Hundreds of railway employees of the Northern Railway Mens’ Union (NRMU) today raised slogans against higher officials of the railway department. In the form of a procession led by various union leaders, they reached Kalka railway station and showed their resentment.

They said since past few years due to the apathetic attitude of the department of Inspector of Works (IOW), residents of the railway colonies have been facing acute water shortage, but the department has not taken any steps to control the situation. They told The Tribune that the problem becomes serious during summer season and alleged that residents have been facing acute water shortage problem since one month.

The water is being supplied to them after a gap of more than 48 hours. 

Patiala, June 2
DMW Cricket Club defeated NICS by nine wickets in the DWM U-16 Cup Tournament being played on the DMW cricket ground.After winning the toss, NICS elected to bat first and managed to score 96 runs in 28.4 overs. Karan Phatak (23) was the highest scorer for NICS.

For DMW, Bhupinder Singh claimed three wickets for 14 runs. He was well supported by Rahul Gothwal, who took one wicket for nine runs. Tanish Gill took two wicket for 16, Nikhil Mahajan took two wickets for 28 runs.

The hosts managed to achieve the target in 13

overs with a loss of one wicket. Shubham Rai led the chase with 44 runs.

He was supported by Anmol Malhotra (43).

Yesterday after winning the toss, PAU, Ludhiana,

scored 85 runs in 29.3 overs. Mayank 39 (not out) and

Jagman 17 were the highest scorers for the PAU. Tanish Gill and Gopal Hanan took two wickets each for DMW.

Chasing the target, DMW Cricket Club achieved the target in 10.4 overs. Anmol Malhotra (35 not out) and Subham

Rai (34 not out) were the highest scorers for DMW. Jagman was the sole wicket taker for PAU. 

Chandigarh, June 2
The police today arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) wanted in a case of dacoity.The police said the accused, identified as Manjit Singh, a resident of Phase III, Bapu Dham Colony, was wanted in a case of dacoity registered against him in 2006.

Panchkula, June 2
The police arrested two youths for stealing petrol from a motorcycle near Nirjhar Vatica parking here this morning. The accused have been identified as Sandeep and Narveer. Parents of both the accused work with the police department.

The incident came to light when Deepak Gill, a resident of Mani Majra, returned from the morning walk and saw the two stealing petrol from his motorcycle (Hr-31c 0553). He raised an alarm and the duo fled from the site on their motorcycle. Gill gave them a chase and was able to block their way near Shalimar chowk, but the two beat him up.

Some passersby caught hold of the accused and handed them over to the police. 

Chandigarh, June 2
Fifth seed Ranjeet Singh upset top seed Kamal Kishore by 6-2, 7-5 to make it to the semifinal of the ongoing U-16 AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association courts, Sector 10, here today.

In U-12, seventh seed Uday Singh Mann got the better of Sumit Pal Singh 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2 in a closely contested tie.

Now, Uday will face Sachin Kumar, who beat Sean Yip 6-3, 6-2 today.

In girls U-16, third seed Nikita Bishnoi had a three-setter win over Karishma Mehta 6-4, 4-6 and 6-2. Bishnoi will meet Nikita in semifinal, who beat Arshpreet Mann 7-5 and 6-1.

Other semifinal will be held between fourth seed Ashima, who beat fourth seed Sabrina Gill and Shweta Sangwan, who upset second seed Charvi Saxena 6-0 and 6-0.

Results

Singles quarterfinal

Boys U-16: Ranjeet Singh (CHD) bt Kamal Kihore Maderna (RAJ) 6-2 and 7-5; Pranav Suri (CHD) bt Vikas Berwal (HAR) 6-3 and 6-4; Sachin Kumar (CHD) bt Sean Yip (CHD) 6-3 and 6-2 and Uday Singh Mann (CHD) bt Sumit Pal Singh (J&K) 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2

Girls U-16: Nikita (CHD) bt Arshpreet Mann 7-5 and 6-1; Nikita Bishnoi (CHD) bt Karishma Mehta (CHD) 6-2, 4-6 and 6-4; Aashinma Garg (CHD) bt Sabrina Gill (CHD) 6-1 and 6-0 and Sweta Sangwan (HAR) bt Charvi Saxena (CHD) 6-0 and 6-0

Girls U-12: Nandini Sharma (CHD) bt Nimrat Walia (CHD) 4-2, 4-5(5) and 5-3; Aastha Malhotra (CHD) bt Nitya Deswal 4-1and 4-1; Saumya Saxena (CHD) bt Neelanchal Gupta (CHD) 5-4 (3) and 4-0 and Sharishty Dhanda (HAR) bt Rubani Ahluwalia (CHD) 4-1, 1-4 and 4-1

Boys U-12: Sumit Pal Singh (J&K) bt Sabrang Sandal (CHD) 4-0 and 4-0; Nihit Rawal (CHD) bt Aditya Sharma (RAJ) 4-1 and 5-3; Paramveer Singh Bajwa (PB) bt Robin Kapoor 4-0 and 4-0 and Param Pun (CHD) bt Mirtunjay Badola 4-1, 3-5 and 4-1

Doubles quarterfinal

Boys U-16: Sean Yip (CHD) & Pranav Suri (CHD) bt Vikas Berwal (HAR) & Anish Goel (CHD) 4-0 and 4-2; Mandeep Kumar (CHD) & Uday Singh Mann (CHD) bt Yashvardhan Singh (HAR) & Manan Sheokand (HAR) 4-1,4-1; Sachin Kumar (CHD) & Nirbhay Singh Soin (GUJ) bt Andrew Pradeep (CHD) & Abhishek Verma (PB) 4-0, 4-2 and Ranjeet Singh (CHD) & Kamal Kishore Maderna (RAJ) Rahul Seth (CHD) & Barun Gill (CHD) 4-1, 4-2

Boys U-12: Param Pun (CHD) & Nihit Rawal (CHD) bt Leonardo Pamei (MNI) & Abhay Sarna (CHD) 4-0 and 4-2; Rohit Kumar (HAR) & Aditya Vashishta (RAJ) bt Rishabh Sarda (CHD) & Sagar Bains (CHD) 5-3 and 4-2; Calvin Golmei (MNI) & Parmeet Singh Deol (CHD) bt Siddharth Basnet (CHD) & Jagdeep Singh (CHD) 4-1, 5- 4 (4) and Sumit Pal Singh (J&K) & Paramveer Singh Bajwa (PB) bt Rahul Verma (CHD) & Angrej Singh (CHD) 4-1, 4-1. 

Chandigarh, June 2
In the absence of a fixed selection policy, personal whims and fancies rule the selection of games for local government schools.The sports wing of the UT education department has been giving its patronage to table soccer, an unrecognised sports discipline.

While PS Brar, state sports organiser, justifies its selection as a recreational option for the differently abled, he fails to give the number of students to have opted for it so far.

In an effort to promote the game, the authorities concerned have provided a room at the Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, in which at least four tables have been set up for the discipline.

“There was a proposal during SK Setia’s tenure to promote the game in a big way by setting up table soccer centres at around six more schools, besides holding regular inter-school tournaments. After his exit, all plans were shelved,” says a department official.

So while the game continues to enjoy its association with the education department, sports officials have not cared to review its worth.

After Setia’s exit, government schools have neither constituted official teams, nor included the discipline in the National School Games, held in UT every year.

On the game not having recognition from the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) or the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) he says, “We will moot a proposal to get it recognised in the upcoming meeting of the SGFI.”

Though the Table Soccer Association claims to be a regular participant in various tournaments in India and abroad, it has failed to find a following among government schools so far.

Chandigarh Table Soccer Association president Ravinder Talwar says that the game has been gaining popularity in the city.

“Several centres are being run by the association at private schools here. Our association has been affiliated to the International Table Soccer Association. Any association can apply for recognition to the IOA three years after coming into being. This is our third year and we are going to apply for recognition,” he says. 

Results: 49kg: Vikas Dhaiya beat Vijay Kumar; 52kg: Mukesh Kumar beat Jarnail Singh; 56 kg: Ashok Sura beat Parveen Kumar; 60kg: Karambir beat Sandeep; 64kg: Sombir beat Rahul Sharma; 69kg: Naresh beat Mohit Sharma; 75kg: Suresh Kumar beat Sanjay; 81kg: Sunil Panwar beat Sham Yadav; 91kg: Vinod Kumar beat Inderpreet Singh; plus 91kg: Manoj Kumar beat Gurbeer Singh. — TNS

Chandigarh, June 2
Haryana crushed Chennai by 173 runs in the second Chaudhary Ranbir Singh Hooda All-India U-17 Surya Cup Cricket Tournament being played at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today. Batting first, Haryana scored 268 runs in 25 overs. Gaurav Tandon stole the show, slamming 131 runs in just 63 deliveries. He was well supported by Jatin Arora, who scored 64 runs.

In reply, Chennai innings were restricted to 95 runs with only A Raja managing to reach the double figure (14).

In another match between Federation XI and Andhra Pradesh, Federation XI emerge victorious. In a match between Punjab and Hyderabad, Punjab defeated Hyderabad by 53 runs, while Puducherry beat Tamil Nadu by four wickets.

Brief scores:

Haryana: 268 for 5 in 25 overs (Gaurav Tandon 131, Jatin Arora 64 and Moni 2 for 37).

Chennai: 95 all out in 22.1 overs (A Raja 14, Amit Kumar 5 for 15 and Naveen 3 for 26).

Federation XI: 201 for 3 in 25 overs (Animesh 70, Deepak Saroha 59 n o, Mukesh 20 and Karan 1 for 27).

Andhra Pradesh: 71 all out in 14.1 overs (Prashant 18, Amit Dhiman 3 for 8 and Himanshu 2 for 11)

Punjab: 158 for 8 in 20 overs (Chetan 53, Lokesh 26, Yash 19, Balu 2 for 29 and Nagraj 2 for 27).

Hyderabad: 105 for 10 in 16.3 overs (Shiva 27, Samrat 41, Yash 4 for 12, Piyush 3 for 25 and Varun Kohli 2 for 11).

Puducherry: 105 all out in 20.4 overs (Satish 21 and Darshan 2 for 12).

Tamil Nadu: 106 for 6 in 17.2 overs (Gyaz 14, Vishnu 3 for 28 and Abhishek 2 for 20).

Chandigarh, June 2
In a close contest match for the six-a-side Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament, Namdhari got the better of BPCL by 6-5 at the Sector-18 Hockey Stadium here today. In another match between ONGC and RCF, Kapurthala, the former team registered 9-4 win over the latter.

Earlier, both the teams scored one goal each in the fifth minute of the match. While for Namdharis, Gurphej opened the account, it was Jarnail, who equalled the score. Balwinder was instrumental to give the lead to Namdharis with his second goal in the eighth minute, but the next two minutes saw two goals for BPCL through Karamjeet (9th min) and Jarnail (10th min).

Till half time the score was equalled at 3-3, but with the goals by Gurmil (22nd), Dhian (24th) and Balwinder (27th min), Namdharis hit a total of six goals whereas the rival BPCL conceded the defeat by a margin of one goal. Sher Singh (17th min) and Irshad Ali (30th min) struck for their team. In another match, ONGC drubbed RCF by 9-4. Dharmadher opened the account for the winners in the sixth minute, but the score was equalled in the same minute by Gagndeep of RCF. By half time the score was 5-3 in favour of ONGC.

The other scorers for the winning team were Jagwant (18th, 19th and 21st min); Gagandeep (10th, 19th min); Arun (10th and 13th min) and Dharmahder (6th and 7th min); while for RCF, the goals were scored by Gagandeep (6th, 13th and 30th min) and Simrandeep (11th min). — TNS