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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 19
A body of an unidentified person was found on the railway track near Sector 47 here this morning. According to information, the railway police received the information at 8.15 am that a body of a youth, aged about 30 years, was lying on the railway track. 

The police team reached the spot and took the body in its custody for further investigation. Shiv Ram, investigating officer, said that the youth was hit by the Jan Shatabdi in the morning. He said the body had been kept at the mortuary in Ambala for inquiry and identification. — TNS

Mohali, June 19
The police today arrested a 16-year-old boy for raping a 14-year-old girl at Bar Majra Colony near Balongi village. The accused had an affair with the victim. The victim's father, Vijay Gupta, a labourer, alleged that he and his wife were not at home when the incident occurred.

"My wife, who works in a pickle factory came home early on Friday and saw the accused fleeing after committing the crime," alleged the complainant.

The police said it had arrested the accused yesterday and produced him in the court which sent him to juvenile home in Ludhiana.

Mohali, June 19
The police today arrested three persons and recovered opium from their possession. The accused have been identified as Parminder Kumar (19), a BSc student, and a resident of Kagmabad Goon, Meerut (UP), Talib (19), a resident of Khera Mugal, Saharanpur (UP), and Darshan Singh, a resident of Sector 41. The police has recovered 3.5 kg opium from them.

SSP GS Bhullar said the accused were arrested following a tip-off. “Parminder and Talib used to bring opium from UP through state transport buses and sold it in Punjab. We laid a special naka near Dara Studio and arrested both the accused," said SSP Bhullar.

The third accused, Darshan Singh, was arrested at another naka laid in Kharar. “Darshan Singh was driving a Maruti car (HR05G-3190). The accused have been sent to a two-day police remand by the local court.

Chandigarh, June 19
The department that boasts of providing world class services to its players has failed to deliver the best when it comes to supplying medical kits to coaching centres.

Notably, some stadia are surviving on "betadine" bottles while others have nothing except water.

In a recent incident, a player practising at the Sector-42 Hockey Stadium, faced this irony when he received an injury on his ankle. The player was injured during a regular practice session and was later made to sit and wait for his parents.

"Injuries are a regular feature, but if a player receives an injury, the officials (present on ground) should provide them at least with primarily aid. When I came to pick my son, I was shocked. There was no coach or any official (present on the ground) and players were playing on their own. And moreover, there was no ice-pack, bandage or any kind of balm for the primarily aid, said a parent.

"The officials are charging a usual amount from us, so they should at least administer the first aid," he said.

A player, who practises regularly at the Sector-18 Hockey Stadium, said, "We sustain injuries on a regular basis during our practice sessions. But here, we have only a bottle of "betadine". There are no ice-packs or some other balm. Primary aid is very important and moreover the initial stage is the best stage to avoid any serious injury," she said.

Another player, said, "At our stadium, we have a medical kit but if a player receives an injury, he has to borrow ice from a vendor sitting outside the stadium," said the player. The officials should make proper arrangements, he added.

The same scenario was witnessed at the Sports Complex, Sector 46.

On other hand, District Sports Officer KS Bharti said, "For the state-run academies, we have a special medical budget allocated but when it comes to coaching centres, coaches and managers are provided first-aid kits from the miscellaneous budget. And if they need any addition to it, they can ask for it from the department, anytime. Till date, no one has asked for any such thing," said KS Bharti.

Chandigarh, June 19
Coaching Centre, Sector 32, defeated DAV College, Sector 10, during the Junior Cricket Cup for Boys (U-14) at DAV College, Sector 10, here today.

After electing to bat first, the winning side posted a total of 120 runs in 20 overs. Sachin(28) and Shivam (26) were the main contributors. For the bowling side, Mony took 3 wickets while his bowling partner Shaurya claimed two wickets.

In reply, the losing side fell short of nine runs and lost the match. All-rounder Mony completed his half-century while Deepak contributed an unbeaten knock of 23 runs. For the bowling side, Shivanshu and Sachin claimed one wicket each. In another match, Millennium Cricket Academy, Mohali, overcame Saupin's Cricket Academy, Sector 32, by five wickets.

Batting first, Saupin's team were bundled out on a mere total of 96 runs, with Prithvi contributing 31 runs while for the winning side, Manyu was the pick of the bowlers after taking 3 for 15. In reply, Millennium team achieved the target in 19th over of the game.

Brief scores: CC-32: 119 for 9 in 20 overs (Sachin 28 ,Shivam 26, Mony 3 for 10 and Shaurya 2 for 20). DAV-10:110 all out in 19.5 overs (Mony 56, Deepak 23, Shivanshu 1 for 13, Shubham1 for 6 and Sachin 1 for 12).

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 19
Punjab is the only state in the country which has its own comprehensive sports policy to promote sports among youths as a mission. The government has constructed six international-level hockey stadia and 13 multi-purpose stadia in the state at a cost of Rs 200 crore, besides the sports department is going to set up one sports school in every district and a multi-purpose stadium in every block.

The sports department today distributed kits among 300 youth clubs falling in the district," said Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, general secretary, SAD, while addressing members of youth clubs and village panchyats belonging to 120 villages here today.

He said a multi-purpose sports stadium named after Baba Zorawar Singh Baba Fateh Singh would be constructed on 10 acres municipal council land at Sirhind town, so that the youth might be attracted towards sports instead of drugs.

He also appealed to the village panchyats to offer land to the sports department so that the stadia could be constructed.

He said Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal had great affection for sports and he wanted that youngsters should adopt sports as a career which was why he had announced sops for the sportspersons.

He said Punjabi Youths wanted facilities and recognition, which the state sports department under the guidance of Sukhbir Badal had started. He said every type of sports, including traditional Punjabi sports, would be promoted.