The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Cops keep partying within limits
Policemen check a vehicle on the New Year’s Eve in Dehradun on Friday Dehradun, December 31
The Dehradun police made random checks at different points in the city on New Year’s Eve. The cops had set up 52 pickets in Dehradun and had deployed a large number of policemen there. The police mainly kept a check on drunken driving and drinking in the open. City Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagatram Joshi said anyone indulging in hooliganism or drunken driving would be taken to task.

Policemen check a vehicle on the New Year’s Eve in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Exciting prizes greet partygoers
Dehradun December 31
City hotels welcomed the New Year with gala dance parties, delectable cuisines, interesting games and fascinating prizes. The hotel premises, which had been decked up since Christmas, welcomed guests with banners announcing the fare on offer.

A girl looks at a New Year gift in Haridwar on Friday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur

A cyclist braves heavy rain in Dehradun on Friday Heavy snowfall in Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh, December 31
Moderate to heavy snowfall has been reported in parts of Pithoragarh district in the past 24 hours, breaking the two-month-long dry spell in the region. “The hills in the Byans and Darma valleys in Dharchula subdivision, including Panchachuli Hansling, received 3 feet of snow. Gunji, Nabhidhang and Kalapani also received 3 feet of snow,” said a weather unit of the ITBP based at Jajrdeval.
A cyclist braves heavy rain in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Climate Change Workshop
Experts find problems with everything
Kosi Katarmal (Almora), December 31
The two-day national workshop on ‘Search for Alternate Paradigms in Context of Climate Distortion’ ended here on Thursday evening with the participants resolving that a shift in paradigm from neo-liberalisation to people-centric processes was the need of the hour.

THDC India Ltd to build Khurja thermal power plant
Dehradun, December 31
Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary (Energy), UP (left), and DV Singh, Director (Technical), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation exchange files of an MoU THDC India Ltd, a joint venture of the Centre and UP, today signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Government for setting up the 1320-MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant in Bulandshahr district of UP. The power purchase agreement with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) was also signed on this occasion. The MoU was signed by Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary (Energy), UP, DV Singh, Director (Technical) THDCIL and S.K. Agarwal, Director (Finance), UPPCL.
Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary (Energy), UP (left), and DV Singh, Director (Technical), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation exchange files of an MoU.

Joshi on the trail of man-eater
Dehradun, December 31
A day after declaring a Sundarkhal tigress as a man-eater, the Uttarakhand wildlife authorities have deployed eminent hunter Thakur Dutt Joshi along with a team of foresters in the area to gun down the wildcat. However, rain hampered their movement today.

Vijay steers Himalayan Academy into final
A match of the Beehive Challenger’s Trophy Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament in progress in Dehradun on Friday Dehradun, December 31
Vijay gave a brilliant all-round performance (109 runs and six wickets) to lead Himalayan Cricket Academy (HCA) into the final beating New Star Cricket Club (NSCC) by 65 runs in the today’s semifinal match of the Beehive Challenger’s Trophy Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament played here today. The toss of the first semifinal, which was played at Matawala Bagh, Saharanpur Road, was won by HCA. It set a mammoth total of 184 runs losing four wickets in 20 overs.
A match of the Beehive Challenger’s Trophy Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament in progress in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Final showdown

A tourist watches the last sunset of 2010 in Mussoorie.

SAF Winter Games
Ice-skating team selected
Dehradun, December 31
Finally, the Indian ice-skating team that will take part in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Winter Games was declared today. The following are the members of the team: Speed event (men): Subodh Patil (Maharashtra), Harshil Bhosle (Maharashtra), Ali Amir (Jammu and Kashmir), Kirat Singh (AP) and Sohan Saarkar (Maharashtra).

Snow, rain to continue
Dehradun, December 31
Heavy snowfall continued in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand even as rain occurred at many places in the state. According to the Director of the Dehradun Meteorological Centre, Dr Anand Sharma, rainfall and snowfall are likely to continue at various places in the next 24 hours. Heavy snowfall is likely to continue at higher reaches in the state, he added.

Cantt Blue, Garhwal Sporting in last four
Dehradun, December 31
Cantt Blue and Garhwal Sporting entered the semifinals of the Shaheed Khadag Bahadur Memorial Football Tournament here today at SGRR, Nehru Gram. In the first quarterfinal, Manish Negi scored the lone goal to guide Cantt Blue to a 1-0 win over Sports Hostel. He found the net in the 18th minute of the first half.
Players vie for the ball during a match of the Shaheed Khadag Bahadur Memorial Football Tournament in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

A match in the 39th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship under way in Dehradun on Friday Simran of U’khand wins
Dehradun, December 31
Simran (Uttarakhand) got the better of Vaishali (Bihar) 8-7, 9-0 in a match of the first round of the Youth Girls Singles in the 39th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship held at Agarwal Dharamshala today. While in the second round of the boys singles, Mohd Hassan (Chandigarh) defeated Raghvender Bharti (Chhattisgarh) 21-0, 21-1.
A match in the 39th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship under way in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Rituals at Ganga ghats welcome 2011
Sandeep Rawat
Tribune News Service

Haridwar, December 31
The joy of bidding adieu to 2010 and welcoming 2011 was twofold in the pilgrim city of Haridwar. While many residents bade the tenth year of the millennium goodbye in a traditional manner, the rest welcomed the New Year in the usual party mode.

Traditional rituals were performed in the temples and on the Ganga ghats. At Dakshineshwar Kalipeeth temple, an elaborate ritual was performed wherein hundreds of earthen lamps were lit and then offered to the Ganga amid chanting of Vedic hymns.

The world famous Har-ki-Pauri Ganga aarti too was thronged by people in large numbers on New Year’s eve

The younger generation and the industrial hub enjoyed partying till late night to welcome the New Year. All the hotels had made special arrangements for customers, particularly tourists from other states who enjoyed every moment of the fun.

Despite the mushrooming of Internet and mobile technology over the past few years, many denizens, especially from the younger lot, were seen selecting greeting cards and small gifts for family members, relatives and friends till late in the evening.

“I have bought a family card and a friend card as despite all the new forms of communication, the printed format continues to have a unique appeal for the sender and the receiver,” remarked Zaara Ismail at Ranipur Mod-situated Archie’s store.

Sleet, a poor compensation for white New Year
Our Correspondent

Mussoorie, December 31
Snow eluded Mussoorie that was eagerly waiting to celebrate a white New Year’s Eve. For once, tourists and residents became excited as white sleet began to descend from the dark ominous skies around noon today.

However, by the evening, the sky cleared and Mother Nature compensated by providing tourists with a rare glimpse of the last sunset of the year for few moments.

Tourists after making their way through heavy traffic finally made to the Mall Road. Residents did not rule out the chance of enjoying a white New Year as areas around Mussoorie like Dhanolty and Nag Tibba have experienced a good amount of snow.

In the days gone by...

According to local historian and chronicler Gopal Bhardwaj, a white New Year’s Eve in Mussoorie is not a new phenomenon. Available records suggest that Mussoorie has been covered with a white mantle on New Year’s Eve on several occasions in the past.

According to a book titled “Mussoorie Merchant” by MF Monk, who spent more than 21 years in the town, 6-16 ft of snow was a regular feature here. This information has been taken from a letter written to a company in London in 1847. The book also contains many letters that he wrote to his sister in England from 1828 to 1849.

Gopal Bhardwaj has a picture of the snowfall that took place on New Year’s Eve in 1920.

Another instance of snow on New Year’s Eve was recorded in 1961. Residents and tourists woke up to 3 to 4 ft of snow that rendered the inhabitants helpless as the town remained cut off for three months.

Gopal Bhardwaj added that electricity, drinking water and radio communication weren’t available and the townsmen received the news of Goa’s liberation after a month when the road link was restored. The drinking water in pipes was frozen and people had to melt the snow to make tea.

The next instance of snow on the last day of the year was in 1975. Residence woke up to 1.5 ft of snow and the news of the demise of the Railway Minister in Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet.

Bhardwaj said that there have been several other instances of snowfall on New Year’s Eve. He added that during those days, snowfall was a common thing in winters that remained till March.

However, in the past 10 years, snowfall has been eluding the town due to rampant construction, global warming and pollution.

Real greeting cards continue losing to virtual version
Yamini Sunwar
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
Greeting cards have slipped off the priority list of New Year shoppers due to the invasion of e-cards and multimedia messages through mobile phones or Internet.

“I don’t believe in cards. They are a sheer wastage of money. People just read it once or twice and then it is dumped somewhere in a corner. e-Cards are best suited to send greetings. They are also cheap. I have already sent emails and SMSes to all my friends and relatives today,” said Raghav, a college student.

“Many Doonites are still coming to purchase greeting cards for the New Year, but we cannot deny that the demand has decreased in the recent years. Youngsters prefer the Net to greet near and dear ones,” said a salesman at Art Home, a gift store.

“After my marriage, I have settled down in Dehradun with my husband, but my in-laws and my parents are in Uttarkashi. On every occasion, I prefer sending my wishes through the Internet. The process of posting greeting cards is time-consuming,” said Arti Bisht, a housewife.

These trends notwithstanding, outlets like Archies and other gifts stores in the city were decked up with greeting cards as well as decorative items.

“We have greeting cards, photo frames, fancy and scented candles and decorative items in attractive packaging,” said the owner of the Archies Gallery.

Exciting prizes greet partygoers
Seema Sharma
Tribune News Service

Dehradun December 31
City hotels welcomed the New Year with gala dance parties, delectable cuisines, interesting games and fascinating prizes.

The hotel premises, which had been decked up since Christmas, welcomed guests with banners announcing the fare on offer.

PC Arya, food and beverage manager, Great Value Hotel, said, “A musical troupe will play all kind of music on public demand.”

Then, there were exciting prizes for winners in the each category - King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Made for Each Other, Best Foot Tapping Dance.

Similarly, hotel Softel Plaza came up with a Drink, Dine and Dance package. The General Manager of the hotel said that they too would dish out alluring prizes for various contests.

Mahender Thapa, customer executive, Hotel Madhuban, elaborated on the preparations made by the hotel. “We are holding various dance competitions and a series of prizes for persons who dressed and danced the best. There are many surprise gifts on offer as well.”

Hotel Aketa’s New Year party is only for in-house guests. “This is our tradition,” said Ajay Kumar, Front Office Manager. “We have a special dance party for our in-house guests. They will be offered complementary dishes and sweets as well.”

Some hotels like Pacific are surprisingly not doing much on the occasion.

Heavy snowfall in Pithoragarh
Our Correspondent

Residents gather around a bonfire to beat the chill in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Pithoragarh, December 31
Moderate to heavy snowfall has been reported in parts of Pithoragarh district in the past 24 hours, breaking the two-month-long dry spell in the region.

“The hills in the Byans and Darma valleys in Dharchula subdivision, including Panchachuli Hansling, received 3 feet of snow. Gunji, Nabhidhang and Kalapani also received 3 feet of snow,” said a weather unit of the ITBP based at Jajrdeval. “Snowfall has also been reported at the places situated at a height of more than 7,000 feet, including Bundi (3 cm), Garbiyang (5 cm), Gunji (9 cm), Kalapani (12 cm) and Jolikong (28 cm),” said the officials of the ITBP weather unit.

The Darma valley in Munsiyari, comprising Nanda Devi, Nanda Ghunti and Kalamuni, received the first heavy snowfall of the season but Munsiyari town, which is favourite with the New Year’s Eve revellers, has received not more than 5 cm of snow. “The Kalamuni Mountain, on the way to Munsiyari town, received more than 2 feet of snow but the rest of the town received less snow,” said RS Panda, a hotel owner in Munsiyari town.

“This timely rain will benefit the rabi crop in the hilly terrains of the district for the next 20 days. As much as 20 per cent of the crop has already been damaged,” said RK Singh, an agriculture scientist with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pitthoragarh.

Climate Change Workshop
Experts find problems with everything
Rajeev Khanna
Tribune News Service

Kosi Katarmal (Almora), December 31
The two-day national workshop on ‘Search for Alternate Paradigms in Context of Climate Distortion’ ended here on Thursday evening with the participants resolving that a shift in paradigm from neo-liberalisation to people-centric processes was the need of the hour.

In a 10-point resolution adopted by the participants, it was stated that climate change mitigation meets from Rio to Kyoto to Cancun have provided no relief and hope in terms of global warming and climate change. The world has been subjected to the monopoly of transnational institutions like the World Trade Organisation, World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

It was resolved that all the democratic, participatory, eco-friendly, non-centralised and inclusive experiments must be prioritised at the national and international-level policy making institutions.

The participants sought that there must be a proper system for hearing the voice of the marginalised majority.

The participants stated that proliferation of arms and ammunition has to be stopped and new methods need to be evolved to stop conflicts.

A major resolution passed was on the need for a change in consumerist lifestyle that is leading to 10 to 15 per cent of the rich utilising about 70 per cent of the resources.

It was asserted that the poorer sections be provided with social security and parity. The participants were unanimous in stating that traditional and economic systems of multi-cultural societies and communities of India need to be rejuvenated.

There is a need to recognise the destruction that has taken place through chemical-based agriculture and genetically modified techniques that were leading to the destruction of ecological and biological systems.

It was demanded that the government dissociate itself from the foreign agri-business techniques and instead, the care of natural resources should be handed over to the local communities.

The participants opined that there was a need to recognise the unsustainability of the fossil fuel-based system and a move towards sustainable renewable energy system was the need of the hour.

On the issue of nuclear energy, it was felt that although it is being promoted as the clean and reliable energy alternative, there is proof that suggests that it is unsustainable and polluting besides the health hazards, displacement and radiation that is caused by it.

It was demanded that the government nullify all the nuclear agreements and stop all the nuclear plants across the country.

There was also a demand to mitigate the problems arising out of climate change with integrity. The participants also emphasised upon the need to protect the interests of the farming community.

On the issues pertaining to tribesmen, it was said that they must be treated humanely and they should not be forced out of their habitats.

Another important resolution pertained to the recent conviction of Dr Binayak Sen and it was demanded that the human rights of the person involved in helping the poor tribesmen must be protected and the state should not target him.

THDC India Ltd to build Khurja thermal power plant
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
THDC India Ltd, a joint venture of the Centre and UP, today signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Government for setting up the 1320-MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant in Bulandshahr district of UP. The power purchase agreement with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) was also signed on this occasion. The MoU was signed by Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary (Energy), UP, DV Singh, Director (Technical) THDCIL and S.K. Agarwal, Director (Finance), UPPCL. PPA was signed by DV Singh, Director (Technical) THDC India Ltd, and SK Agarwal, Director (Finance), UPPCL. Uttar Pradesh Minister for Energy Ram Veer Upadhyay was also present.

This is THDC India Ltd’s maiden foray in the thermal power sector, after its memorandum of articles was amended to enable the corporation to enter into different sectors of conventional/non-conventional sources of energy, apart from its core business in hydro-power sector.

Since the commissioning of its 1000-MW Tehri Hydro Power Plant in 2006-07, THDC India Ltd has consistently been a profit-making body. It is on the verge of commissioning of the 400-MW Koteshwar Plant. Its first unit is scheduled to be commissioned in February, 2011. The 1000-MW Pump Storage Plant in Tehri is scheduled to take off in mid-2011.

THDC India Ltd is also in the process of setting up windmill farms in MP, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

Joshi on the trail of man-eater
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
A day after declaring a Sundarkhal tigress as a man-eater, the Uttarakhand wildlife authorities have deployed eminent hunter Thakur Dutt Joshi along with a team of foresters in the area to gun down the wildcat. However, rain hampered their movement today.

Joshi, a hunter, has been credited with gunning down as many as 60 man-eaters in Uttarakhand. A total of four teams have been set up under the supervision of Joshi by the park authorities that would hunt down the man-eater as well provide security to the villagers.

Jim Corbett National Park Deputy Director CK Kavidayal said a total of four teams had been pressed into service. While two teams are focusing on providing protection to the villagers from wild animals, the rest are searching the forests for the tigress.

Meanwhile, the wildlife conservationists are opposing the decision of the Uttarakhand wildlife authorities to kill the tigress. They have suggested tranquilising and relocating the man-eater tigress to a forest area elsewhere.

Vijay steers Himalayan Academy into final
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
Vijay gave a brilliant all-round performance (109 runs and six wickets) to lead Himalayan Cricket Academy (HCA) into the final beating New Star Cricket Club (NSCC) by 65 runs in the today’s semifinal match of the Beehive Challenger’s Trophy Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament played here today.

The toss of the first semifinal, which was played at Matawala Bagh, Saharanpur Road, was won by HCA. It set a mammoth total of 184 runs losing four wickets in 20 overs.

The innings of the winning team was fashioned by Vijay who struck 109 off 59 balls. Varun Negi and Jishan Azmi scored 26 runs each.

Gayander took two wickets and Sudhir and Sanjeev got a wicket each for the rival team. While batting, all the NSCC batsmen were bowled for 119 runs in 18.4 overs. Sanjiv played a valiant knock of 70 runs, which went in vain. Aslam also chipped in with 17 off 17 balls.

On the other hand, HCA’s Vijay continued his terror even while bowling. He claimed six wickets. Shekher also pocketed two wickets each for HCA.

The second semifinal will be played between Young Men Cricket Association and the Institute of Technology and Management tomorrow at 11:30 am.

SAF Winter Games
Ice-skating team selected
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
Finally, the Indian ice-skating team that will take part in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Winter Games was declared today.

The following are the members of the team: Speed event (men): Subodh Patil (Maharashtra), Harshil Bhosle (Maharashtra), Ali Amir (Jammu and Kashmir), Kirat Singh (AP) and Sohan Saarkar (Maharashtra).

Speed event (women): Shruti Kotwal (Maharashtra), Rinzin Dolma, Kunjus, Sonam Tsomo and Sabina, all from Jammu and Kashmir.

Figure event (men): Anumpama (AP), Vasudev (Delhi), Yaspal (Delhi), Asvin Raj (Uttarakhand) and Guvnit Singh Sidhu (MP).

Figure event (women): Avni (AP), Simrita (Delhi), Alakhia (AP), Anushia (Tamil Nadu).

Ice hockey: Tunbup Lamgail (captain), Aliama, Andul, Alaz Giri, Abdul Hakim and Jakshir Hussain are among other selected players.

Technical committee members: Pawan Akula, Karan Chauhan and Arvind Gupta.

Cantt Blue, Garhwal Sporting in last four
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
Cantt Blue and Garhwal Sporting entered the semifinals of the Shaheed Khadag Bahadur Memorial Football Tournament here today at SGRR, Nehru Gram.

In the first quarterfinal, Manish Negi scored the lone goal to guide Cantt Blue to a 1-0 win over Sports Hostel. He found the net in the 18th minute of the first half.

Forward Ashish of Sports Hostel was declared Man of the Match. Manish Negi and Pankaj of Sports Hostel and Vivek of Cantt were shown yellow cards during the match.

In the second quarterfinal played today, Garhwal Sporting defeated Balaji 4-2. Dheeraj (ninth), Man of the Match Vijyant Shah (20th) scored in the first half for the winning team. Abhishek Kala (13th) and Naveen Shah netted a goal each in the second half to guide their team home.

From the rival team, Sagar Bhandari (29th minute of the first half) and Pankaj (18th of the second half) scored a goal each.

Nehru Gram and Eleven Star will lock horns tomorrow in another quarterfinal.

Simran of U’khand wins
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 31
Simran (Uttarakhand) got the better of Vaishali (Bihar) 8-7, 9-0 in a match of the first round of the Youth Girls Singles in the 39th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship held at Agarwal Dharamshala today.

While in the second round of the boys singles, Mohd Hassan (Chandigarh) defeated Raghvender Bharti (Chhattisgarh) 21-0, 21-1. Mohd Rashid (Jharkhand) surpassed Monish Meshram (Vidarbha) 19-10, 0-21, 11-10 and Dileshwara Rao (Andhra) beat Mohd Muneeb (Delhi) 21-0, 19-15.

The other results of the individual events are as follows: Boys singles (2nd round): Mohd. Hassan (Chandigarh) bt. Raghvender Bharti (Chhattisgarh) 21-0, 21-1; Mohd. Rashid (Jharkhand) bt. Monish Meshram (Vidarbha) 19-10, 0-21, 11-10; B, Dileshwara Rao (Andhra) bt. Mohd. Muneeb (Delhi) 21-0, 19-15; Sitaram Bandekar bt. Bibhu Data Naik 21-0, 21-0; Sahil Shaikh (Gujarat) bt. Mahesh Sanzgiri (Goa)16-10, 9-10, 21-0; Lokesh Bihari (Bihar) bt. N. Yaimasana (Manipur) 19-5, 18-7; M.J. Pavith (Kerala) bt. B. Ajay (Hyderabad) 16-6, 21-4; D. Kalyan (Hydeerabad) bt. Mohd. Arish (Chandigarh) 13-11, 5-21, 21-17; S.K. Basheer (Andhra) bt. Imran (Chhattisgarh) 10-8, 21-8, Devesh Mahor (MP) bt. Alwin Viswanath (Puducherry) 21-0, 21-0; Ansari Naeem Akhtar (Maharashtra) bt. Abhishek Dalvi 21-0, 19-1; Ashraf Shaikh (Gujarat) bt. Nidish (Haryana) 19-13, 20-5; Mohd. Arif (UP) bt. Ashique Samundre (Vidarbha) 20-4, 4-21, 21-5; Ravinder Kumar (Uttaranchal) bt. Devesh (Bihar) 21-0, 21-0; V.R, Venkateswaran (TN) bt. Ravish Bhatt (J & K) 21-0, 21-0; S. Bonikapoor (Manipur) bt. Srikanth (Puducherry) 21-0, 21-0; Ashish (Haryana) bt. Abhisek Negi (Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; S.S. Adarsh (Kerala) 21-0, 21-0; Vicky Shah (Jharkhand) bt. Vivek Pandya (Gujarat) 21-0, 21-0; Akash Sendre (Chattisgarh) bt. A. K. Barik(Orissa) 19-0, 17-1.

Girls singles (2nd round): Dipika Sinha (Bihar-Defending Champion) bt. Rupak Karwade (Vidarbha) 21-0, 21-0; A. Gayatri (Kerala) bt. Gangayamma (Hyd) 21-7, 17-1; S. Adhulya (TN) bt. Abidha Rawat (Delhi) 21-0, 21-0; Juhi Kumari (Jharkhand) bt. Jyoti Bisht (Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; Asha Thakur (Chahattisgarh) bt. Pranita Harizan (Goa) 15-9, 21-0; Kabita Devi (Manipur) bt. Tharini (Puducherry) 21-0. 21-0; Shikha Singh (UP) bt. Binash Amin (J&K) 21-0, 21-0; D. Nagamani (Hyderabad) bt. Vidya Sinha (Uttaranchal) 19-3, 21-0; Th. Kebiton (Manipur) bt. Jitika (Haryana) 21-0, 12-0; Neha Vemula (Maharashtra) bt. Kanchan Datta (Uttaranchal)21-0, 21-0; Disha Mulgaonkar (Goa) bt. Abhigya Rawat (Delhi) 21-4, 13-6 21-4, 13-6; Tuba (Chandigarh) bt. Kimani Mehta (HP) 21-0, 21-0; Archana (Bihar) bt. Reema Rana (Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; Pravasini Singh (Orissa) bt. Sushma (HP) 21-0, 21-0; Maitreyee Gogte (Maharashtra) bt. B.S. Vivya (Kerala) 21-0, 21-0; Neha (Delhi No.1) bt. Rohini Rana(Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; Kabya Shree (Jharkhand) bt. Dulshan (Chandigarh) 12-6, 21-8; P. Vineela (Andhra) bt. Bovia Gora (Puducherry) 21-0, 21-0; Bhoomi Tripathi (UP) bt. Ayush Sharma (Utttaranchal) 10-7, 10-12, 12-3; MSK. Harika (Gujarat) bt. Bhakti (Gujarat) 21-0, 21-0

Youth girls singles (2nd round): Kudarat (Chandigarh) bt. Himani (Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; K. Karn (Bihar) bt. Neha (Delhi) 16-3, 21-0; B. Sudha Rani (Andhra) bt. Mohini (Uttaranchal) 21-0, 21-0; C. Marvia (Puducherry) bt. Juilee Deshpande (Vidarbha) 21-0, 21-0; Rozi Parveen U.P. bt. Shreya (Haryan) 21-0, 21-0; Chetan H. (Goa) bt. Heena Fayaz (J& K) 21-0, 21-0; D. Amuly (Hyderabad) bt. Kavita (Haryana) 21-0, 21-0; Khushbu Kumari (Jharkhand) bt. T. Hima Bindu (Andhra) 21-0, 21-0; L. Sheibya Devi (Manipur) bt. Taruna (Delhi) 11-8, 21-2; Kamna Gupta (UP) bt. Yashika (HP) 21-0, 21-0. 1st round: A Benita Glady (T.N.P bt. Megha Chandra (Chhattisgarh) 21-0, 21-0; C. Maria (Puducherry) bt. Ninni Naik (Goa) 21-0, 21-0; and Simran (Uttaranchal) bt. Vaishali (Bihar) 8-7, 9-0;

Meanwhile Khajan Dass, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister, visited the venue of the championship and watched some of the matches. He gave away certificates to the winners of the team events.