Dera Bassi, February 1
A motorcycle-borne youth died on the spot when his vehicle collided with a Haryana Roadways bus at Dera Bassi on Monday night. The deceased was identified as 25-year- old Vikas Kumar, a resident of New Shiv Colony, Jind.

As per reports, he was employed as an electrician with Kudos Chemical and was returning to Dera Bassi when his motorcycle collided with a Haryana roadways bus at Barwala T point at Dera Bassi. He was rushed to Dera Bassi civil hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The police sent the body for a post-mortem examination after registering a case.

Ambala, February1
City magistrate Ambala Pratima Chaudhry conducted a surprising checking of school buses this morning to find out whether the guidelines prescribed by the Supreme Court are being followed or not.

According to the information received, she checked buses of various schools carrying the students. The school bus of Angel Pubic School was impounded during the drive as it neither had the required documents nor was it painted in yellow colour. The name of the school was also not mentioned on the bus.

Another bus, belonging to the DAV institution, which was carrying more students than its prescribed capacity, was challaned.

The city magistrate said that the campaign would be continued. During the drive, presence of first-aid box, reflector, horizontal grills, fire extinguisher, and attendant in buses would be checked.

Panchkula, February 1
In the Samjhauta blasts case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Swami Aseemanand before a local court here today. The special NIA court deferred the hearing for February 22 as both parties - prosecution and defence - sought time.

In the case, the NIA had already filed a chargesheet against Swami Aseemanand and four others in the Panchkula NIA court. In the chargesheet the agency had accused Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalasangra alias Ramji of hatching a criminal conspiracy, which resulted in blasts in the cross-border train near Dewana railway station in the Panipat district in February 2007. This resulted in the death of 68 persons. A majority of those killed in the blast were Pakistanis.

Chandigarh, February 1
Thieves had a field day as three cases of theft were reported from various areas of the city in the past 24 hours.

In the first incident, thieves targeted the Gem Technical Lab at Sector 22, right next to the police station, in the wee hours after breaking the locks. The police registered a case under Section 380 of the IPC.

The shopkeeper reported that the thieves took away precious gems and jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh. “The shops nearby remain open till late at night. The thieves broke the lock and entered the shop,” said Ashwani, owner of the shop.

In another incident, Arvinder Singh Sethi of Sector 20 reported that someone stole two wheels of his car (CH38(T)-7288) parked in front of his residence yesterday. A case under Section 379 of the IPC was registered.

A resident of Ram Darbar reported that someone stole his motorcycle (CH03Z-4196) from his house past night. The police registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC.

In yet another incident, Harish Kumar of Sector 18 reported that someone tried to break into in his shop at Sector 20 past night. A case under Sections 457 and 511 of the IPC was registered.

Chandigarh, February 1
In a tough match, the host handball team of Panjab University overcame Calicut University on the first day of All- India inter -University Inter Zonal Handball championship for Men, being held here today.

PU team defeated the rivals by 31-24 while the LNUPE Gwalior defeated Pt. RSSU Raipur in a one-sided affair by 41-14. MGSU team, Bikaner, routed Utkal University by 30-11 while GND varsity, Amritsar, overcame Kakatiya University by 35-17.

Results: Kurukshetra University bt Osmania University by 35-19; MG Kashi Vidyapith bt Shivaji University by 32-24; Periyar University bt M.D.U, Rohtak, by 34-30; Rajasthan University bt Manipur University by 26-12; PU Chandigarh, bt LNUPE, Gwalior, by 24-10; Calicut University bt Pt. R.S.S.U, Raipur, by 28-12; Kakatiya University bt Utkal University by 26-13; GNDvarsity, Amritsar,. bt MGSU, Bikaner, by 41-31; MG Kashi Vidyapith bt Osmania University by 27-25; Kurukshetra University bt Shivaji University by 37-25; M.D.U, Rohtak, bt Rajasthan University by 31-28; Preiyar University bt Manipur University by 20-06.

Chandigarh, February 1
The cricket team of St Stephens School Cricket Academy defeated Paragon Senior Secondary School, Mohali, by 50- runs in the ongoing Sardar Bhagwant Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament, being held here today.

Batting first, the St Stephens team posted a target of 174runs after losing nine wickets in the allotted 25 overs while Talwinderjeet Singh scored 66- runs and Lovish 32 runs in the team’s total. Rishu Chopra also contributed 30 runs. For bowling side, Sidharth took 3 for 25 and Garry claimed 2 for 18.

In reply, Paragon Senior Secondary School, Mohali, could manage to score only 124 runs before getting bundled out in 19.2 overs. Sidhath (42) and Variender (23) were the main contributors for the team. Aman was the pick of the bowlers for taking 5 for 17 while Gaurav grabbed 3 for 20 along with Talwinderjeet Singh, who claimed 2 for 8.

Talwinderjeet Singh of St Stephens cricket academy was declared the man of the match.

Chandigarh, February 1
The cricket team of Chandigarh defeated Jalandhar by six wickets, securing five points, including a bonus, in a match during the FC Mittal cricket trophy held at the cricket stadium in Sector 16, here today.

After winning the toss, Jalandhar opted to bat and were restricted to 210 for 8 in the allotted 50 overs. Skipper Taruwar Kohli scored an unbeaten 93 runs of 103 balls, studded with seven boundaries and two sixes.

Pargat Singh was the other noticeable batsman who chipped in 40 runs of 44 balls, hitting five boundaries and one six. For Chandigarh, Gurinder Singh took 3 wickets for 22 runs, while Amit Uniyal and Siddharth Kaul took two wickets each.

In reply, the local team chased down the target in 36.5 overs with opener Sarul Kanwar (62 runs of 60 balls) and Amit Prashar (50 runs of 55 balls) scoring for the team. Bipul Sharma scored an unbeaten quick fire 51 of 36 deliveries, with 8 boundaries.

Scores: Jalandhar: 210 for 8 in 50 overs (Taruwar Kohli 93 not out, Pargat Singh 40, Gurinder Singh 3 for 22, Amit Uniyal 2 for 47, and Siddharth Kaul 2 for 34)

Chandigarh: 214 for 4 in 36.5 overs (Sarul Kanwar 62, Amit Prashar 50, Bipul Sharma 51 not out, Vishwas Bhalla 32,Varun Khullar 1 for 38, Shubek Gill 1 for 46 and Yogesh Kumar 1 for 33).

In another match of the day, Mohali piped Ludhiana by 5 wickets to secure full five points, including a bonus at Ludhiana. The Ludhiana team, after winning the toss, was bowled out for 227 in 48.4 overs. Chintan Sehgal and Nitin Goel put on 87 runs for the opening wicket in 20 overs before Chintan Sehgal was caught by Bir Kanwar off Varun for 38 runs (of 68 balls) studded with 3 boundaries.

Nitin Goel and Karan Goel stabled the team’s innings with a 52-runs partnership. In reply, Mohali scored 228 for 5 in 38 overs. Harpreet Singh Munder (40), Sachin Sohal (41) and Harpreet Sunny(39) were the main scorers for the team.

Scores: Ludhiana: 227 all out in 48.4 overs(Chintan Sehgal 38, Nitin Goel 53, Karan Goel 33, Gitansh Khera 44, Ankur Kakkar 23,M.Gony 4 for 38, Varun Khanna 3 for 43 and A.Brar 2 for 40)

Mohali:228 for 5 in 38 overs(Harpreet Munder 40, Sachin Sohal 41, Gurkirat Mann 83, Harpreet Sunny 39 not out,Chintan Sehgal 2 for 44).

In the third match, Amritsar defeated Patiala at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala.

Brief Score: Amritsar: 283 for 6 in 50 overs (Manish Bhatia 80, Munish Sharma 65, Chandan Mandan 52, Sharad Lumba 38)

Patiala: 254 for all in 48.1 overs (Jeevanjot 79, Ravi Inder 31, Kunwar Raina 44,Vinay Chaudhary 4 for 26, Aman Bawa 2 for 38)

Chandigarh, February 1
On the second day of the ongoing Strawberry Fields World School athletic meet, Bhavika Singh, Anushka Sapra and Anisha Gauba won the top honours in the 100 m sprint event here today.

Seerat Sidhu, Bhavya Arora and Inayat Rai won the title in the girls’ heat while Sannat Verma, Avi Singh and Karan S Bhalla won the boys’ heat.

Results:

Medal winners: Prabhleen K Ghandhi, Ganeive Brar, Sehajpreet Kaur;

100 m - Sohail Bir Singh Sidhu, Pratul Kalra, Manan Goyal; Bhavya Arora A, Muskaan Pehal, Divneet Kaur, Gurmehar Kaur;

Race : Vinish Jain, Japreet Brar, Sehaj Sidhu, Agrima Kapoor; Hiya Chaudhry, Vrinda Aggarwal, Upneet HR Sandhu, Shray Dewan, Sidharth Miglani, Ritwik Rana, Nischae Anand, Aman Grewal, Anushka Sapra, Parnika Singla, Urja Chandok, Janshar Gill, Vishesh Arora, Prithvi Singh, Maulik Punj, Jasleen Sangha, Sehajpreet Kaur, Ganeive Brar, Saumya Seth, Jairaj Nehra , Jashan Bal, Abir Hiranandani, Aryan Sharma, Prabhleen Kaur Ghandhi, Gauraangi Anand, Sehaj Sekhon, Sohailbir Singh Sidhu, Pratul Kalra, Manan Goyal, Namrita Sharda, Sukhmani Kaur, Balneet Kaur, Monarch Goyal, Hargun Toor, Yashovardhan Nehra, Samkiti Jain, Garima Bhargava, Dishita Aggarwal, Shahzad Singh Brar, Parmod Kumar, Harshdeep Singh Gulati, Divita Bhalla, Divneet Kaur, Muskaan Pehal, Upneet HR Sandhu, Ishita Goel, Sana Kapoor, Ritik Mohapatra, Gurnaz Singh Virk, Rishabh K Sehgal, Jayant Sood, Maulik Punj, Uddhav Bagrodia, Rizul Goyal, Sehajpreet Kaur, Kaashvi Mahajan, Jai Singh Oberoi, Sukhteshwar Sidhu, Jairaj Nehra, Prabhleen Kaur Ghandhi Gauraangi Anand, Amisha Kapoor, Anhad Batta, Avi Giri, Nikhil Prabhakar, Sukhmani Kaur Dhillon A Srishti Joshi, Suhavi Sunderlal, Riya Freddy Merchant, Bhavika Singh, Parnika Singl, Sannat Verma, Avi Singh, Shray Dewan, Muskaan Pehal, 2nd Gurveen Tulsi, Eknoor Chahal, Sannat Verma, Ritivik Kohli, Avi Singh, Ritik Mohapatra; Garima Bhargava, Prabhleen K Gandhi, Sehajpreet Kaur, Sohail Bir Singh Sidhu, Manan Goyal, Pratul Kalra, Anisha Gauba, Riya F Merchant, Anushka Sapra, Sannat Verma, Avi Singh.

Tug of war: Yellow House, Green House, Red house.