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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Unions at loggerheads
Surinder Bhardwaj

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 1
Punjab-based teachers’ unions representing those working in government-aided schools, which were opposing each other on the issue of merger with government schools, are now at loggerheads over the Teacher’s Day celebrations.

Government Aided Schools Bachao Front Punjab, a powerful organisation of these teachers that is opposing the merger, has decided to celebrate Teacher's Day with great enthusiasm at the district headquarters.

Punjab Government Aided School Teachers’ Union, which is demanding the merger, however, has decided to boycott the celebrations in protest of the failure of the government to merge the schools.

State president of Government Aided Schools Bachao Front Punjab Malkiat Singh said those giving the call to boycott Teacher's Day were enemies of teachers, as they did not realise the importance of the day. Meanwhile, another union, Government Aided Schools Progressive Front, is ready for the merger, but only with a concrete policy.

Foundation day celebrated
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 1
On the occasion of the 409th anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib, Shri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, celebrated its foundation day with fervour.

Giani Mal Singh, jathedar, Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, presided over the function. Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the SGPC and and chancellor of the university, was the chief guest on the occasion.

The bhog of sehaj path of Guru Granth was performed by the students of the university. In his address, Giani Mal Singh motivated the students to follow the tenets of Sikhism. He emphasised the need for setting up of more such educational institutes so that the challenges faced by the society could be tackled.

The SGPC president said the aim of setting up of the university was to encourage students for religious activities along with formal education. Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia, vice-chancellor of the university, exhorted the students to follow Sikh rituals and teachings. He said the motto of the university was to provide research-oriented environment in the field of religion.

A team of the Gatka Federation of India, Ludhiana, also performed on the occasion.

16-year-old girl missing
Our Correspondent

Kalka, September 1
Ram Shankar, a tea vendor and a resident of Railway Colony, Kalka, has lodged a complaint at the local police station that his 16-year-old daughter is missing from house since yesterday.

He has alleged in the complaint that his daughter had gone to leave two children for tuition near Kalka Railway Station at around 4pm on Saturday and did not return back. He has suspected in the complaint that Happy, his neighbour, son of Lachhman, a railway employee, might have taken the girl with him. The police has registered a case and investigation is under way.

CRIME

40,000 intoxicating tablets seized

Zirakpur, September 1
The police seized over 40,000 intoxicating tablets on Saturday. The police said it stopped a Uttarakhand Roadways bus for checking. On search, it found 40,000 tablets. The police failed to nab the accused as he fled the spot. A case has been registered. Two persons were held with 5 kg of poppy husk. The accused have been identified as Manjeet Singh and Parmjeet Singh, both residents of Dharmgarh village. A case has been registered.

Truck impounded

The police has impounded a truck (RJ02GA3198) loaded with stray cattle in Panchkula. There were 11 cows and four bulls in the stationed truck. A bull was found dead, the police said. The animals were sent to a gaushala in Zirakpu.. A case has been registered.—OC

SPORTS

Local team to compete for Durand Cup
Minerva-Youngsters’ Club to participate in the football tournament starting today
Deepankar Sharda
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
Local senior-level soccer players have been selected to play in the third oldest tournament of the world. The players will be putting their best foot forward in the 126th edition of the Durand Cup Football tournament, to be held at Ambedkar in Delhi. This is the first time that a local club will be representing the city in such a prestigious tournament.

The tournament was started by the British Army, in the memory of Sir Mortimer Durand, British’s Indian Foreign member, in 1888 in Shimla.

The Minerva-Youngsters’ club of Chandigarh will compete for Durand Cup. In their opening encounter, on September 2, the team is scheduled to face Indian Air Force.

The club was started by a former soccer player, Kanwar Harbans Lal, in 1997. His elder son, Kanwar Vinod Kumar, a customs officer represented the country in many international tournaments while his other two sons, Viney Kanwar and Varinder Kanwar, represented the city in many championships. His only daughter, Anita Kanwar, presently employed with the Western Railways, Mumbai, also represented the country in Hockey from 1986 to 1990.

After the death of the founder, PJS Dhadwal took over as the president of the club.

“The Minerva-Youngsters’ club will be the only club from the region to play in this edition. The team is marking their strategies under the supervision of a former player,” said Kanwar Vinod.

“The boys have a touch opening-match ahead. We are just keeping our fingers crossed. We have played many friendly matches including one with the Dalbira Football academy, Patiala, and few other teams from the state as well. Our team has many international-level players. We are hoping for the best,” said Vinod.

The club has won the Chandigarh State championship for four consecutive years (1997 to 2001) and has also bagged titles in the All-India tournaments held at Fatehgarh Sahib in 2003 and at Paonta Sahib for two consecutive years from 2009 to 2011.

Rajwinder’s 7-wkt haul leaves city team in disarray
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
During the Katoch Shield Cricket championship, the Patiala side ended their first innings at 298 runs in 86.5 overs against Chandigarh. The team added 155 runs to their overnight score of 143 runs for the loss of two wickets.

Kunwar Raina contributed 112 runs off 238 balls, inclusive of 15 boundaries and a six, before he was caught and bowled over by Jaskaran Singh. He added a total of 69-runs for the 7th wicket with Anmolpreet Singh who scored 38 runs. Patiala filed a 180-run innings over Chandigarh.

In their second innings, Chandigarh lost two quick wickets but a 111-runsstand by the openers, Manan Vohra and Sarul Kanwar, for the 3rd wicket, stabled the team’s innings. Sarul contributed 62 runs, while Manan Vohra scored an unbeaten knock of 73 runs off 133 balls studded with 9 boundaries and a six.

Brief Scores

Chandigarh (1st innings) - 118 all out in 46.4 overs (Manan Vohra 35, Vishwas Bhalla 21, Gurinder Singh 19, Rajwinder Singh 7 for 36 runs, Sandeep Sharma 2 for 28 runs)

Patiala (1st innings) - 298 for all out in 86.5 overs (Ravi Inder Singh 71, Kunwar Raina 112, Prabjot Singh 4, Sandeep Sharma 15, Amitoze Singh 4, Himanshu Chawla 12, Preet Kamal 4, Anmolpreet Singh 38, Mohit Mohindra 4, Rajwinder Singh 3, Jaskaran Singh 3 for 49 runs, Gurinder Singh 3 for 107 runs, Gurjot 2 for 38 runs, Rakesh Rawat 1 for 31 runs, Gaurav Gambhir 1 for 41runs)

Chandigarh (2nd innings) - 159 for 4 in 42 overs (Jaskaran Sohi 2, Manan Vohra 74 (not out), Vishwas Bhalla 4, Sarul Kanwar 62, Gaurav Gambhir 10, Mohit Mohindra 2 for 46 runs, Rajwinder Singh 1 for 54 runs and Amitoze Singh 1 for 30 runs)

In the second match, played at FC Sondhi Ground Jalandhar, the home side was bowled out for 382 runs in 141.3 overs against Mohali.

Mandeep Singh (junior) scored 113 runs to lead the team’s score chart. For Mohali, Harmeet Bansal claimed a five-wicket haul with claiming 5 for 65 runs, while Varun Khanna took 3 for 129 runs.

In reply, the Mohali side scored 76 runs for the loss of two in 36 overs. Sunny Sohal remained the main scorer for the team, while for Mohali left-arm spinner, Yogesh Kumar, took 2 for 19 runs.

Brief Scores

Jalandhar (1st innings) - 382 all out in 141.3 overs (Bhupinder Singh 31, Mandeep Singh Jr 113, Taruwar Kohli 98, Mandeep Sr 19, Luv Kumar 11, Abhishek Gupta 26, Himanshu Satyawan 30, Rahul Sharma 3, Yogesh 25, Navdeep Singh 10, Harmeet Bansal 5 for 65 runs, Varun Khanna 3 for 129 runs and Anmoljit Singh 2 for 63 runs)

Mohali (1st innings) - 76 for 2 in 36 overs (Sunny 38, Harsrup Singh 15, Sachin Sohal 9 (not out), Varun Khanna 4, Yogesh 2 for 19 runs)

In the third match, Amritsar margined a 200-runs lead over Ludhiana. Sharad Lumba (47 runs), Aman Bawa (48 runs) remained the main run-getters for the team. For Ludhiana, Rahul Singla claimed 3 for 35 runs.

Brief Scores

Amritsar (1st innings) - 118 for all out in 51 overs (Mohit Handa 24, Aman Bawa 18, Amritpal Singh 5 for 24, Rahul Singla 3 for 36 runs)

Ludhiana (1st innings) – 97 for all out in 25.5 overs (Baltez Singh 22, Anil 18, Charanjit Singh 6 for 56 runs, Kamal 3 for 11 runs)

Amritsar (2nd innings) - 179 for 8 in 101 overs (Sharad Lumba 47, Aman 48, Mohit Handa 23, Abhinav 19, Vinay 4, Rahul 3 for 37 runs, Deepak 2 for 21 runs, Anil 1 for 34 runs and Himanshu Shelly 1 for 3 runs)

Golf players bring laurels to state
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
City-based golfers, Karandeep Singh Kochhar and Jaiveer Singh, won the category A and B title during the 3rd Albatross Inter-School Golf Championship which concluded at the ITC Classics Golf Club, Gurgaon.

In the same category, Shubham Narain and Ritwik Jain of the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, finished second, while Saptak Talwar and Sarthak Chibber of Modern School, Vasant Vihar, Delhi, claimed the third spot.

Results

Category C and D-

Aadil Bedi and Vasundhara Thiara, Vivek High School, Chandigarh; Yuvraj Singh and Hargobind Singh, Bawa Lalwani Public School, Kapurthala; Digraj Singh Gill and Harmanbir Singh Bajwa, Ryan International School, Chandigarh

Individual (36 holes)

Category A (Boys) - Tae Seung Kim, Shubham Narain, Arjun Malik; (Girls) - Akaansha Varma, Sifat Kaur Alag, Ananya Ishani Singh

Category B (Boys) - Karandeep Singh Kochhar, Saptak Talwar, Sarthak Kohli; (Girls) - Amrita Anand, Arshia Mahant, Riya Ahuja

Category C (Boys) - Aadil Bedi, Yuvraj Singh, Manav Bias; (Girls) - Sahana Paravantavida, Sifat Sagoo, Ananya Barthakur

Category D (Boys) - Anmol Arora, Pratyush Sharma, Ishaan Sethi; (Girls) - Vasundhara Thiara, Anika Varma, Amani Narang

Category E (18 holes) - Ayaan Gupta, Fateh Singh Gill, Jujhar Singh

GMSSS-26 register victory
Tribune News Service

Results

Category C and D-

Individual (36 holes)

Category A (Boys) - Tae Seung Kim, Shubham Narain, Arjun Malik; (Girls) - Akaansha Varma, Sifat Kaur Alag, Ananya Ishani Singh

Category B (Boys) - Karandeep Singh Kochhar, Saptak Talwar, Sarthak Kohli; (Girls) - Amrita Anand, Arshia Mahant, Riya Ahuja

Category C (Boys) - Aadil Bedi, Yuvraj Singh, Manav Bias; (Girls) - Sahana Paravantavida, Sifat Sagoo, Ananya Barthakur

Category D (Boys) - Anmol Arora, Pratyush Sharma, Ishaan Sethi; (Girls) - Vasundhara Thiara, Anika Varma, Amani Narang

Category E (18 holes) - Ayaan Gupta, Fateh Singh Gill, Jujhar Singh

Players selected for tournament

Chandigarh, September 1
The Chandigarh Basketball Association has selected players to represent the local team in the 64th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held at Cuttack. The contingent includes 12 players each in the boy’s and girl’s category respectively.

Teams

Boys - Harkirat Singh, SD School, Sector 32; Gurpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Navin Kumar, Maninder Pal, Simran, Mankaran Singh Sandhu, OF New Public School, Sector 18; Arjit, St John’s School, Sector 26; Puneet and Ajay of SGGSC-26; Manbeer of St Joseph’s School, Sector 44.

Girls - Kirti, GGSCW-26; Harnoor Toor and Gurleen of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26; Ridhima of DAV College, Sector 10; Amrinder, Akshita, Tripatjot, Jasmine and Roopam of SD College, Sector 32; Amandeep, Kamonruk and Harmanpreet of NPS-18. — TNS