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Youth’s body found in Ghaggar

The body of a 22-year-old youth, Surjeet Kumar, of Sector 49, Chandigarh, who had drowned in the Ghaggar river on Thursday evening while immersing an idol of Goddess Durga, was found this morning.

Divers and relatives of the victim were searching for the body for the past four days. The body has been handed over to relatives of the victim.

The incident occurred when over 25 devotees of Sector 49, Chandigarh, had gone to immerse an idol of Goddess Durga in the Ghaggar.

The victim slipped into the river and was missing since then. Divers were called from Ropar but they could not find the victim.

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28
The district police has arrested two drug peddlers at a naka and has also claimed that one of the arrested peddlers is a police constable with the Haryana police. The police has also recovered 25 gm smack, 255 gm narcotic powder and .38 bore revolver from his custody.

Addressing the media persons here today SSP, HS Mann, said the police had set up a naka at T-point on the Hansali Road and was checking the vehicles. The police signalled a swift car No. PB-11AW-7099 for checking but the driver fled away. The police chased the vehicle and nabbed the miscreants. The accused were then taken in custody and revealed their identity.

The SSP said Karanvir, one of the accused, claimed himself to be a constable with the Haryana police. He said that during checking of vehicle the police has recovered smack and narcotic powder along with .38 bore revolver. The accused have been booked under the NDPS Act and it was being verified that whether one of the accused was constable or not. The Haryana police has been informed regarding the issue, said he.

Chandigarh, October 28
In the ongoing campaign of Vinoo Mankad Trophy, the team of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh made it to the knockout stage of the tournament. In the first match, played today, the Delhi team disposed off the Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) by 7 wickets to garner 5 points including a bonus while in another match, the team of Himachal Pradesh defeated Haryana by 92 runs.

After winning the toss and elected to bat first, the JKCA scored 194 for 9 in 50 overs. Batsmen, Ahmed Banday (56), Siddharth Mangotra (38) and Mohd Hazik (31) were the main contributors for the batting side while for the Delhi team, Aakarshit Gomel, Shivam Sharma and Nitish Rana claimed two wickets each.

In reply, the wining side chased the target in 39.1 overs after loosing 3 wickets. Nitiash Rana contributed unbeaten 80 runs while Aakarshit Gomel scored an unbeaten 31 runs. For the JKCA, Aaqib Nazir and Paras Sharma grabbed one-wicket each.

In the second match, played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, Himachal Pradesh defeated Haryana. The wining side scored 275 after losing 5 wickets in 50 overs with NT Sharma taking the charge after contributing 58 runs. He was equally supported AK Bains, who contributed 46 runs. PS Khanduri (39), AR Kalsi (35), SC Jamwal (34) and SK Minhas (20) were the main run getters. For Haryana, Waseem Mohd claimed 3 for 27.

In reply, the Haryana team was bundled out for 183 in 49.1 overs. AR Rana (56), Shiva Yadav (30) and Poonish Mehta (20) were the main run getters for the team. For bowling side, VP Kumar was the pick of day after claming 3 for 35 while AP Sharma claimed 2 for 23.

Col CK Nayudu Trophy

Batsmen of the Punjab team put their team in the driver’s against Rajasthan during the third day of Col CK Nayudu Trophy. Overnight not out batsmen Gitansh Khera and Sharad Lumba added 183 runs for the 6th wicket. Gitansh scored 102 off 175 with 12 boundaries while Sharad Lumba completed 139 off 236 with 14 boundaries and 2 sixes. Later, Gurinder Singh joined the team’s centurion club after posting an unbeaten 100 off 103 with 10 boundaries and two sixes.

Brief Scores:

Rajasthan (1st inning)-228 for 8 (Pranay Sharma 81 and Saurabh Chohan 75, Atul Bhatia 29 Rajesh Bishnoi 25, Gurinder Singh 4 for 59, Yogesh Kumar 2 for 74 Taruwar Kohli 1 for 39, Rahul Singla 1 for 36).

Punjab (1st inning)-220 for 5 in 71 overs (Simranjeet Bawa 29, Ravi Inder Singh 40, Himanshu Chawla 38, Sharad Lumba 139, Gitansh Khera 102, Gurinder Singh 100, Ravee Sharma 4 for 166, Rajesh Bishnoi 3 for 119). Rajasthan (2nd innings)-56 for one at close of 3rd day of the play.

Chandigarh, October 28
In the ongoing CII-Tata Motors Corporate Cricket cup, the Vodafone team thrashed Nector’s cricket team while Dabur registered win over the Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32 (GMCH-32), held here today.

In the first match of the day, making it a one-sided affair, the team of Vodafone defeated Nector by 181 runs. Batting first, the wining side posted 210 runs in their allotted slot of 20 overs.

Batsman JV Singh scored a quick fire 67 off 41 while his counterpart Rakesh Khanna contributed 52 off 37. For bowling side, Varun was the only wicket taker after getting 1 for 29.

In reply, the Nector was bundled out on a mere total of 29 runs in 9.2 overs. Prince (16) was the only main scorer for the team. Bowler, Nitish Azad was the main wicket taker after grabbing 3 for 1.

In the second match of the day, the Dabur India registered a 3-wicket win over the GMCH-32. After elected to bat first, the loosing side scored 102 runs in their allotted slot. Harish top the team’s score chart after scoring 35 off 32 while Sanjeev scored 30 off 32. For bowling side, Vicky grabbed 3 for 14.

In reply, the Dabur India achieved the target in the 16th over of the match. Batsman Ravinder helped the team to achieve victory after contributing 45 off 36. Bowler, Rajiv grabbed 3 for 9.

Panchkula, October 28
Rajat Khaneja managed to defeat Mishu Kaliain straight games by 3-0 during the All-India Open Snooker Championship being held at Sector 14 here today.

Rajat dominated the game from the start hitting with the highest break of 70. He made another break of 55, in the second frame to name the match. In another match, seeded player Aayush Kumar from Ludhiana defeated Rahul Sharma by 3-1.

Results: Aayush Kumar b Rahul Sharma 3-1; Dharminder Lilly b Satnam Singh 3-1; Sumit Talwar b Tanurag Gautam 3-0; Pushpender Singh b Gaurav Garg 3-0; Anmoldeep Singh b Shiven Chaudhary 3-1; Next stage-Aayush Kumar b Amar Benipal 4-0; Sumit Talwar b Micky Grover 3-0; Sameer Bhalla b Prateek Singla 3-0; Divya Sharma b Aditya Bansal 3-0; Bunty Ratra b Ankur Nanda 3-0; Anmoldeep Singh beat Ankit Gupta 3-0; Nitesh Madan b Satyan Anand 3-0;Manjot Singh b Gaurav Bharti 3-2. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 28
An all-round performance, Jasvir helped the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26 (GMSSS-26), to book their berth in the finals of Inter-School Cricket Tournament for boys (U-19), here.

Jasvir contributed unbeaten 43 runs and claimed two wickets, in the semifinal match against Banyan Tree School (BTS). After electing to bat first, the losing side scored 118 runs after losing nine wickets in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Except Jasvir, Anil hogged the limelight after claiming 3 for 17 while Israr and Deepak claimed 2 wickets each.

On other hand, the wining side achieved the target with Jasvir (43) and Deepak (48) playing a fine knock. For the BTS, Hardeep and Amrit grabbed two wickets simultaneously.

Chandigarh, October 28
The Academy of Golf, Chandigarh Golf Club, will organise a-month long ladies golf camp, for members and non-members from November 3, at the Chandigarh Golf Club, here.

The camp will be held twice a week and the programme is designed to provide platform to the beginners.

Chandigarh, October 28
MDAV-22 will organise the 3rd Luxmi Arya Memorial Kho Kho Trophy for Boys and Girls (U-14) from Nov 19 to 21, here today.

The players born on or after Jan 1, 1999 and studying in class 8 are eligible to take part in the championship. The interested schools can confirm their entries with Surinder Singh (9814630280) before Nov 10. — TNS