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Tribune News Service

Patiala, November 22
Bhupindra International Public School celebrated its annual function-cum-convocation ceremony on the school premises here on Saturday.AMD of PIDB Shivdular Singh Dhillon graced the occasion as the chief guest. The function started with the recitation of Gayatri Mantra and Mool Mantra, which was followed by captivating performances by tiny tots of the school.

Dance performances by the students enthralled audience. An English play brought forth the plight of trees that are being cut mercilessly and are leading to environmental degradation. What would be the future of the nation with the declining number of girls was the question raised before the audience through a Hindi play on female foeticide.

School principal Indu Sharma read the school annual report and highlighted the achievements of the school in the field of academics, sports, literature and arts at the state as well as district level.

The chief guest gave away the prizes to the toppers. The chief guest was presented with a memento by school president Gurmeet Singh Arora. The function concluded with the National Anthem.

Ambala, November 22
“Many child labourers working in hotels and restaurants in the district have gone unnoticed by the Labour Department. They should courageously fight against the social menace. There is a need to create awareness against trafficking of women and child labour”. This was stated by Anil Kumar, Commissioner, Ambala Division, who was the chief guest in a “workshop on bonded child labour” organised by the district administration and the Labour Department here recently.

He further said making children work as labourers was rampant not only in the agriculture sector but also in industries like matchbox, leather, stone quarries, brick-kilns, and many more. These children are denied their right to childhood, to education, to play and to dream like normal children. This practice has been continuing in blatant violation of the constitution and the laws.

The workshop attracted representatives of brick -kilns, hotels, restaurants, NGO representatives, lawyers, besides the officers of the district administration and the police. This deliberation aspired addressing issues related to the district-level task force and strategy aiming at preventing child labour, child trafficking and the status of child’s right to equitable education in general.

Deputy Commissioner Sameer Pal Srow said that the workshop was held with a motive to build consensus on future strategies to collate with other child rights organisations and youths for the implementation of laws enacted for the purpose of child-rights protection. Also, the objective of this workshop was to build a network with the local child rights organisations of the state.

Srow further said that the vast majority of bonded child labourers came from poor families. He urged brick-kiln and restaurant owners to be careful about the health of those children working for them. The children's parents borrow money from rich moneylenders. However, when the parents are unable to pay back the loans, the moneylenders keep their children, and force to work in factories until the money is paid back with exorbitant interest, he added.

Those present on this occasion included RN Mehlawat, a representative of Human Rights Commission, and Anupam Malik, Joint Commissioner, Labour Department.

Chandigarh, November 22
Three persons snatched Rs 10,000, a mobile phone and a gold chain from a Darua resident late last night.Baljinder Singh, a resident of Darua village, reported to the police alleging that Vicky, who address was not know, along with two others snatched Rs 10,000, gold chain and a mobile phone from him around 11.40 pm at Lakshmi Narayan Market in Sector 26 yesterday.

Panchkula, November 22
The police has booked five persons of a family for allegedly strangling Payal (daughter-in- law) a few days ago. The accused had dumped her body in the water tank on the roof of their house to make it look like a suicide.

The Chandimandir police has registered a case under Section 302, IPC, against Vinod (husband), Pardeep (brother-in-law), Capt Jaidev (retd) and Sharbati Devi (father-in law and mother in law, respectively) and a close relative, Jaswant Singh.

The police said the postmortem was conducted here last evening and it was found that Payal was first strangled with a thin cord and later her body was dumped in the water tank. The police said it suspected foul play as the body was in standing position in the large tank.

Payal, a resident of Faridabad, married Vinod 10 years ago and had a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old daughter.

The father of the victim, Hanuman Parshad, in a complaint to the police alleged that the accused would often harass her for dowry. He claimed that he had given enough cash and a Maruti car to the accused at the time of the wedding, but they continued to torture his daughter.

Panchkula, November 22
Haryana got the first position by winning seven gold, three silver and one bronze medals in the boys’ events of the Sub-Junior National Choi Kwang Do Boys and Girls’ U-14 Championship at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here.

Stating this in a release here today, Bikram S Thapa said Haryana had also got the first position in the girls’ events by winning nine gold and three silver medals. Uttarakhand boys got the second position with three gold, six silver and two bronze medals, whereas Chhattisgarh girls got the second position with two gold and one silver medals. While Chandigarh lads got the third position with two gold and two silver medals, Jharkhand girls got the third position with one gold and two silver medals.

Brief results:

Air Shield drill U-14 girls:

Weight category 20-24 kg: Shweta-Maharashtra, gold medal; Kajal Shinde-Maharashtra, silver medal.

Weight category 25-29 kg: Aishu-J&K, gold medal; Aishrya-Maharashtra, silver medal; Gursimran- Punjab, bronze medal; Tarnita-Chhatisgarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 30-34 kg: Pushpa-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Manisha-Jharkhand, silver medal; Shivani-Maharashtra, bronze medal.

Weight category 35-39 kg: Vimla-Tamil Nadu, gold medal; Pooja-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Tejaswini-Maharashtra, bronze medal; Ekta-Jharkhand, bronze medal.

Weight category 40-44 kg: Deepa-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Nupur-Chhatisgarh, silver medal; Divya-Jharkhand, bronze medal; Neha-Punjab, bronze medal.

Weight category 45-49 kg: Vanita-Maharashtra, gold medal; Shakshi-Rajasthan, silver medal; Sukreety-J&K, bronze medal.

Weight category 50 kg & above: Gauri-Maharashtra, gold medal; Darika-Delhi, silver medal; Stuti-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; Vaidehi-Haryana, bronze medal.

Defence drill U-14 girls:

Weight category 20-24 kg: Ravina Jhandare-Maharashtra, gold medal.

Weight category 25-29 kg: Virender Kaur-Punjab, gold medal; Sidhali-Maharashtra, silver medal; Raksha-Haryana, bronze medal; Ruby Verma-Chhatisgarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 30-34 kg: Vishakha-Jharkhand, gold medal; Vaani-Rajasthan, silver medal; Mehak-Haryana, bronze medal; Monika-Maharashtra, bronze medal.

Weight category 35-39 kg: Champa-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Hakkya-Tamil Nadu, silver medal; Ankita-Jharkhand, bronze medal; Shailja-Chandigarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 40-44 kg: Alzeena-Rajasthan, gold medal; Shweta-UP, silver medal; Babeeta-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; Prastuti-J&K, bronze medal.

Weight category 45-49 kg: Sharada-J&K, gold medal; Jyoti-Rajasthan, silver medal; Mikita-Jharkhand, bronze medal; Pooja-UP, bronze medal.

Weight category 50 kg & above: Madhuri-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Shyamma-Gujarat, silver medal.

Pattern U-14 girls:

Age category 13-14 yrs: Ponam-Haryana, gold medal; Shikha-UP, silver medal.

Pattern U-14 boys:

Age category 12-13 yrs: Sayansh-Haryana, gold medal; Rajyandra-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Dhruv-Delhi, bronze medal; Mayank-UP, bronze medal.

Age category 13-14 yrs: Rohan Kaushik-Haryana, gold medal; Umesh-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Vernium-J&K, bronze medal; Gaurav Solanki-UP, bronze medal.

Speed drill U-14 girls:

Age category 13-14 yrs: Monika Vageda-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Pratima-Rajasthan, silver medal.

Air shield U-14 boys:

Weight category 20-24 kg: Rishikesh-Maharashtra, gold medal; Aashish-Haryana, silver medal; Rohan-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; Ishan-Punjab, bronze medal.

Weight category 25-29 kg: Yatharth-Haryana, gold medal; Akash-Jharkhand, silver medal; Vinod-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; Harpreet-Punjab, bronze medal.

Weight category 30-34 kg: Mridul-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Swarthak-Chhattisgarh, silver medal, Sunder-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; Zishant-UP, bronze medal.

Weight category 35-39 kg: Chirag-Haryana, gold medal; Suraj-Goa, silver medal; Bhanuprakash-Chhatisgarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 40-44 kg: Rubeel Haider-UP, gold medal; Shubham-Chandigarh, silver medal; Anant Shri-Haryana, bronze medal; Amir-J&K, bronze medal.

Weight category 45-49 kg: Mahesh-Chandigarh, gold medal; Rahul-Punjab, silver medal; Pradeep-Jharkhand, bronze medal; Paras-UP, bronze medal.

Weight category 50 kg & above: Arjun-Haryana, gold medal; Yashwant-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Saurabh-Chhattisgarh, bronze medal; Sagar-Rajasthan, bronze medal.

Defence drill U-14 boys:

Weight category 20-24 kg: Prateek-Haryana, gold medal; Neeraj-Punjab, silver medal.

Weight category 25-29 kg: Abhijit-J&K, gold medal;

Vikrant-UP, silver medal; Vivek-Uttarakhand, bronze medal; M Subhash-Tamil Nadu, bronze medal.

Weight Category 30-34 kg: Maharishi Dutt-UP, gold medal; Amardeep Singh-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Sandeep-Chandigarh, bronze medal; Mukesh-Chhattisgarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 35-39 kg: Shobhit Khurana-Haryana, gold medal; Vishal-Uttarakhand, silver medal; Rishikesh Simpi-Maharashtra, bronze medal;

Sumrit-Chandigarh, bronze medal.

Weight category 40-44 kg: Akash Rana-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Shiv Sarwar-Jharkhand, silver medal; Sharbir Singh-Punjab, bronze medal; Abhishek-Delhi, bronze medal.

Weight category 45-69 kg: Harish-Uttarakhand, gold medal; Manmohan-Haryana, silver medal; Aiejenkya-Maharashtra, bronze medal; Maninder-Punjab, bronze medal.

Weight category 50 kg & above: Mantej-Punjab, gold medal; Anurag-Maharashtra, silver medal; Sidhant-Haryana, bronze medal; Manish-UP, bronze medal.

Chandigarh, November 22
Twenty-seven junior golfers in the 6-15 age-group received certificates for participating in various EGTF junior golf coaching programmes conducted by the Chandigarh Golf Club Academy between July and November this year.

Giving away the certificates, Chandigarh Golf Club president Birinder Singh Gill said: “We are proud to have launched the Junior Golf Mission 2016. We will continue to provide the youth of the tricity with the necessary resources to assist them in honing their basic skills.”

He said the EGTF junior golf coaching programme for 2011 would commence on March 19.

EGTF-certified coach Ajay Gujral, who is also the joint director of the academy, urged the youngsters to continue to hone the basic skills that had been taught at the camps in 2010 and be an inspiration to young golf enthusiasts so that they joint the 2011 EGTF coaching session.

Tournament committee chairman Capt GS Ghuman said: “We have already conducted two junior golf tournaments of the Junior Golf Mission 2016. The remaining three tournaments will be completed by April, with the third tournament scheduled for December 20.”

Chandigarh Golf Club honorary secretary GS Sandhu: “Make use of all that has been taught to you at the EGTF junior golf programme. Work hard in the years to come because the aim of the Junior Golf Mission is the 2016 Olympic Games.”

Chandigarh, November 22
Feroz Singh Garewal of Chandigarh fired the best card of the day, one-under 69, to win the B category title in the silver anniversary tournament of the Albatross Junior Golf Tour on the par-70 greens of the Tollygunge Golf Club in Kolkata.

Feroz started well being three under at the turn. But then, a bad two over back nine saw him finish at one under 68.

Feroz was one stroke better than Ankur Chadha, who won the A category title with a par 70 card.

Piyush Sangwan of Gurgaon won the C category title carding a one over 71.

Arjun Atwal, who created history by becoming the first Indian to win a title on the US PGA Tour, presided over the awards ceremony.

The results:

A Category: Ankur Chadha 70, Harman Virk 75, Tarundeep Singh Chadha 76; B Category: Feroz Singh Garewal 69, Viraj Madappa 75, Anant Ahlawat 78; C Category: Piyush Sangwan 71, Tutul Ali (caddie) 79, Ritwik Jain 85; D Category: Sai Venkat 77, Harshjeet Singh Sethi 82, Devansh Chadha 84.

Mohali, November 22
Gurinder Singh’s six-wicket haul helped Punjab U-19 defeat West Bengal U-19.Resuming at overnight score of 70 for two, West Bengal were bowled out for 283 in 87.4 overs, thus conceding an innings and 90-run win to Punjab.

West Bengal started the day with a flourish and were 225 for three at lunch. They were helped in their cause by two fruitful stands, third-wicket stand of 86 runs followed by fourth-wicket stand of 110 runs between skipper Sudeep Chatarjee (78) and SS Das (69).

Immediately after lunch, medium pacer Sandeep Sharma was introduced in the attack and in his first over, he castled skipper Sudeep Chatterjee for 78, inclusive of seven boundaries.

This was the turning point of the match and from thereon, left arm spinner Gurinder Singh wove a web around the batsman and it was a continuous procession from the stadium with the whole team crumbling for 283 in 87.4 overs. Gurinder Singh returned the flattering figures of 29-9-62-6. This innings win enabled Punjab U-19 to garner six points, including a bonus.

Brief score:

West Bengal: 283 all out in 87.4 overs (Sudeep Chatterjee (78), SS Das (69), VB Singh (72); Sandeep 2 for 50, Gurinder Singh 6 for 62).

Punjab will travel to Rewa to take on Madhya Pradesh from November 27.

Chandigarh, November 22
St Kabir Public School, last year’s winner; St Xavier’s, Chandigarh, last year’s runner-up; St Xavier’s, Mohali; St Stephen-44; Little Flower Convent School, Panchkula; and Strawberry World School, Sector 26, got a bye to the second round in the ICSE Girls’ Basketball Tournament that kicked off at St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, here today.

Six teams are participating in the tournament. In the first match of the day, Little Flower, Panchkula, took on St Xavier’s, Mohali. Little Flower won 35-15 with Anubha scoring 16 points for the winning team. For Xavier’s, Manpreet scored eight points.

In the second match, St Stephen’s took on Strawberry World School. St Stephen won the match by a creditable 25-3 points, Sweera Puri scoring 16 points for the winning team.

Last year’s runner-up, St Xavier’s, Chandigarh, took on Little Flower, Panchkula. Little Flower won the match by 28-19. Anooba scored 16 points, while Arushi scored six points. For Xavier’s, Jofia scored 10 points and Ritika six points.

In the last match of the day, last year’s winner, St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, won the match 34-18. Kamakshi scored 16 points, while Sidhi scored eight points. For St Stephen’s, Saveera scored five points, while Dilpreet Brar scored eight points.

St Kabir has set up a summit clash with Little Flower for the title to be played on November 25 at St Kabir Public School.

In the boys’ section, Little Flower got off to a winning start by beating Gurukul Global by 22-16. Mayank and Tushar scored six points each for Little Flower, while Shivam scored eight points for Gurukul.

Eleven teams from Chandigarh are participating in the Kabir Trophy for boys, which also took off today. St Xavier and Tender Heart School have been placed in Group A, while New Public School, Little Flower Convent and Gurukul Global in Group B, St Kabir, Strawberry World and DAV-15 in Group C, whereas JNV-25, St Joseph and St Stephen, Togan, have been placed in Group D.

JNV beat St Joseph 20-12 and Tender Heart got the better of St Xavier-44 with a score of 32-19.

Chandigarh, November 22
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56, is all set to clash with Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, in the final of the Junior State Cricket Women Tournament (U-19) for Pt Kedarnath Trophy to be held on November 25 at GMSSS-56.

In the second semifinal match against IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21, GMSSS-56 elected to bat after winning the toss. The team scored 110 runs and were all out in 19.2 overs. Kavita 23 and Sarita 21 were the main scorers. For Dev Samaj, Dolly was the pick of the bowlers as she took three wickets giving away 19 runs. Yash was another wicket taker who scalped two wickets giving away 29 runs.

Chasing the victory target of 111 runs, IS Dev Samaj School were bundled out for 67 runs in just 16.1 overs. Dolly 12 and Saloni were the only batswomen who faced the GMSSS bowlers with some courage.