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Fatehgarh Sahib, September 2
Bharat Vikas Parishad, Bassi Pathana, organised a quiz competition ‘Bharat Ko Jano’ today. Amarjit Singh, a social worker, was the chief guest on the occasion while Manpreet Singh Sahi, president, presided over.

As many as 300 students belonging to 22 across the district participated in the quiz competition. District Public Relations Officer (retd) Jai Krishan, project chairman, conducted the contest. Addressing the gathering, Amarjit Singh called upon the other social organisations to raise their voice against the social evils.

In junior section, Harsimran and Tushar of Guru Nank Public School were adjudged winners and Jasanpreet Singh and Harleen of STS Public School were declared runners-up. In senior section, Rahul Kumar and Gagandeep of Lala Lajpat Rai School were adjudged winners and Bhawan Sharma and Hitesh Verma of Guru Nanak Public School were declared runners-up.

Patiala, September 2
Winning of MAKA Trophy for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13 by the Punjabi University, Patiala, took the shape of a mega event with its arrival on the university campus amidst impressive fanfare, beating of dhols, nagaras and fire crackers. The trophy, brought in an open vehicle, was received by the university fraternity of teachers, administrative officers, students and research scholars, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Jaspal Singh, in the lawns opposite Guru Tegh Bahadur Hall, here today. Punjabi University has won the last year’s trophy by a huge margin of over 20,000 points.

Earlier, while presiding over the annual general body meeting of the Sports Committee in the Senate Hall, Dr Jaspal Singh said the real credit of winning the trophy goes to the student players, particularly those belonging to the rural areas, who toiled hard despite the paucity of funds and lack of international or even national standard facilities and infrastructure.

“They, along with their coaches, have really compensated for all these scarcities through their sheer hard work, dedication and commitment for their respective sports. It’s now for us to compensate them in whatever way possible for the honour they have brought to our university,” he said.

Vice-Chancellor said Punjabi University has now attained such a status in the world of university games that its name will always be mentioned whenever it comes to awarding of MAKA Trophy, which it has won for the fifth time. He exhorted the sportspersons, coaches and officials from the university and various affiliated colleges to make efforts to retain the highest position for the successive years.”

Dr Raj Kumar Sharma, Director Sports, presented a detailed report about the activities and achievements of the university during last year. In his presentation he said that the university won gold, silver and bronze medals in 22, 26 and eight events, respectively, in different team events in the inter-university competitions, besides 41 gold, 37 silver and 37 bronze medals in the individual events. The university sportspersons wrested 161 medals in the national and six in the international level championships.

Meanwhile, star cast of a Punjabi movie Hanni, including Harbhajan Mann and Sarabjeet Cheema, joined the celebrations.

Chandigarh, September 2
A 25-year-old accused of molesting a four-year-old girl was acquitted after the complainant turned hostile at a local court here today. The girl was allegedly molested around five months ago when she was at a crèche run by the mother of the accused.

On March 16, the girl’s mother complained to the police that her daughter was molested by Monty, a student of BCom, at the crèche in Sector 38 West. The victim, a resident of Dadu Majra, started crying in front of her parents and narrated the incident to them.

However in the court, the victim as well as the complainant turned hostile leading to the acquittal of the accused.

Similarly, an accused of abducting a 13-year-old girl was acquitted after the girl in her statement recorded that she was not forced by the accused to accompany him. The parents of the girl lodged a complaint with the police that their daughter was kidnapped by Abhi, alias Naveen, a resident of Sector 34, on November 24, 2011. The girl was later recovered by the police on December 4.

The girl, however, refused to undergo the medical examination and claimed that she had left the house on her own. — TNS

Chandigarh, September 2
A daylight theft was reported at a house in Sector 19 today where thieves managed to decamp with jewellery worth around Rs 6 lakh. The house is close to the Sector 19 Police Station.

The theft was reported at the residence of Varinder Kumar Sharma, who works at the Punjab Electricity Board in Patiala, while his wife is a schoolteacher.

According to the police, the entire family left the house in the morning. The family came to know about the theft around 2.30 pm when the complainant’s wife returned home. Apart from gold jewellery, Rs 5,000 cash was also found missing. The entire house was ransacked. The police has registered a case.

Meanwhile, a theft at senior Punjab police official’s residence in Sector 16 was reported at the Sector 17 Police Station. The domestic help, identified as Rajesh, decamped with Rs 3.5 lakh from the residence on Sunday. Sources said the domestic help was hired only a few days ago. — TNS

Chandigarh, September 2
The Handball Coaching Centre of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, (GMSSS-19) defeated Ajit Karam Singh International Public School (AKSIPS) in the opening match of the girls’ category during the 28th Sub-Junior State Handball Championship, being held at DAV School, Sector 8, here today.

The team registered a 9-0 victory the rivals. Earlier, the team led the first half at 5-0. For the winning side, Madhu and Alisha remain the top-scorers with a contribution of 3 goals each while Smrity netted 2 goals during the 28th Sub-Junior State Handball Championship.

In the second match of the day, the team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, thumped down Sacred Heart, Sector 26, by 5-0 with Pooja meeting 2 goals while Soni, Babita and Neha contributing a goal each.

In the last match of the day, the team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28, by 3-2. Sangeeta (2 goals) and Prachi (1 goal) remain the main contributors in the team’s win during the 28th Sub-Junior State Handball Championship.

Chandigarh, September 2
Triumphant in their opening encounter, the Minerva Youngsters Club registered a 3-2 win over the Indian Air Force team, during the match of 126th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Football Stadium Delhi, today.

Notably, after failing to get any tournaments or exposure through local football associating (Chandigarh Football Association), the team won their opening clash against the Indian Air Force and will now face the Tata Football Academy (TFA) in their second match, scheduled for September 4.

Pressurising the rivals, for first 30 minutes, the winning team with well executed strategy packed their mid-field and stopped the rival’s attacking line to penetrate team’s defense. In the 31st minute, acting quickly on a miss-pass by rival’s defender, right half-back Akib Javed, a former trainee of the Chandigarh Football Academy, posted the first goal for the team. He successfully netted the ball with a powerful half volley shot from top of the penalty area. After his goal, the team played the left 14th minutes of the first half with upper hand.

After lemon break, the team again marched towards the rivals’ area and in the 65th minute, bore the fruit when right striker Rajan Negi netted the second goal with his solo effort. In the efforts, the team faced a wake up call, when Air Force striker, Vivek Kumar, reduced the margin in the 69th minute through left flank.

The team feeling burdened at 2-1, called substitute Abhishek Kumar in the 75th minute and after five minutes of his entry, he proved his iron, with making the score to 3-1, in the 80th minute. As the match was coming to end, the Air Force side reduced the wining margin through Mandeep Singh, in the 82nd minute and the Chandigarh side named the match at 3-2. 

Chandigarh, September 2
The Chandigarh team went down to Patiala in the Katoch Shield Cricket Trophy, here today. The team, resuming at overnight 159 for 4 in 42 overs, lost Manan Vohra to an off medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma on 83 runs inclusive of 10 boundaries and a six. Later, the team continued to lose wickets at regular intervals folded up their innings for 218 runs in 60.1 overs. Medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma claimed Gurinder Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Rakesh Rawat in quick succession. He claimed 4 for 49 while Mohit Mohindera and Rajwinder Singh took two wickets each. In reply, the Patiala openers Kunwar Raina scored unbeaten 10 run and Ravi inder Singh scored 31 off 23 balls with three boundaries and 2 sixes ensured a 10-wicket victory for their team. Patiala got 7 points, including a bonus, to take their points tally to 8 while Chandigarh got -1 and their tally was reduced to 2.

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, Sandeep Sharma 2 for 28).

Patiala (1st Innings): 298 for all 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, Gurinder Singh 3 for 107, Gurjot 2 for 38 Rakesh Rawat 1 for 31 and Gaurav Gambhir 1 for 41).

Chandigarh (2nd innings): 218 all out in 60.1 overs (Jaskaran Sohi 2, Manan Vohra 83, Vishwas Bhalla 4, Sarul Kanwar 62, Gaurav Gambhir 10, Gurkirat Walia 19, Gurinder Singh 15,Sandeep Sharma 4 for 49, Mohit Mohindera 2 for 46 and Rajwinder Singh 2 
for 80).

Patiala (2nd innings): 41 for no loss (Ravi Inder Singh 31 not out and Kunwar Raina 10 not out).

In the second match, the Mohali team bundled out for 227 runs against Jalandhar. Left arm-spinner Yogesh Kumar played the innings for Jalandhar with claiming 6 for 84.

Mohali batsmen, resuming at 76 for 2 overnight scored 227 for all in 94.3 overs. For Mohali, skipper Mayank Sidana claimed 86 off 148 balls inclusive of 10 boundaries. In their second innings, the Jalandhar team closed the day at 111 runs for 3 in 32 overs. Jalandhar has established an overall lead of 266 runs with Mandeep (junior) scoring 51 off 64 balls with 6 boundaries and a six while skipper Taruwar Kohli contributed 41 off 65 balls with 5 boundaries.

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 Kumar 25 and Navdeep Singh 10, Harmeet Bansal 5 for 65, Varun Khanna 3 for 129 and Anmoljit Singh 2 for 63).

Mohali (1st innings): 227 all out in 94.3 overs (Sunny Shoal 38, Harsrup Singh 15, Mayank Sidana 86, Vir Kanwar 19,Yogesh Kumar 6 for 84, Rahul Sharma 2 for 59 and Shubek Gill 1 for 23).

Jalandhar (2nd innings): 111 for 3 in 32 overs (Mandeep Junior 51, Taruwar Kohli 41, Varun Khanna 2 for 37).

In the third match, the team of Amritsar defeated Ludhiana by 25 runs. The Amritsar side, resuming from 179 for 8, were bowled out for 205 in 113 overs, giving a 227-run target to Ludhiana. For Ludhiana, Deepak Bansal claimed 4 for 26. In reply, the Ludhiana side bundled out for 202 runs in 73.2 overs. Nikhil Chaudhary (41 runs inclusive of 6 boundaries) and Himanshu Shally (26 rus inclusive of 3 boundaries) were the only main scorer for the team. For Amritsar, off-spinner Charanjit, who bagged 6 wickets in the first innings, again claimed 4 for 64 to take his match tally to 10 wickets. He was ably supported by Vinay Chaudhary, who took 3 for 65. With this win Amritsar got 6 points.

Brief scores

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

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

Amritsar (2nd innings): 205 all out in 113 overs (Sharad Lumba 47, Aman Bawa 48, Mohit Handa 23, Abhinav 35 not out and Vinay Chaudhary 13).

Rahul Singla 3 for 37, Deepak Bansal 4 for 26, Anil Sihag 1 for 34 and Himanshu Shelly 1 for 3).

Ludhiana (2nd innings): 202 all out in 73.2 overs (Ashish 24, Sunny Pandey 34, Nikhil Chaudhary 41, Gitansh Khera 12, Himanshu Shelly 26, Amritpal 12 and Rahul Singla 9 not out, Bharat Lumba 1 for 19, Kamal Passi 2 for 34, Charanjit Singh 4 for 69 and Vinay Chaudhary 3 for 65).

Chandigarh, September 2
The baseball team of Government High School, Sector 11, (GHS-11) defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, by 6-4, in a match of Inter-College Baseball Tournament for Girls (U-14), held here today.

In the matches of boys’ category, the team of Government Model High School, Sector 37, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47, while defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, trounced Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44. 

Chandigarh, September 2
The Kabbadi team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, (GMSSS-40) defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, by 21 points, in the opening match of Inter-School Circle Kabbadi Tournament for Boys (U-19), being held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, here today. In the second match, the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, beat Government High School, Sector 40, 13 points.

Result

SGGS School, Sector 35, beat Government High School, Sarangpur, 17 points; DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Khuda Alisher, 13 points; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sarangpur, beat Government High School, Dadu Majra, 15 points; Government High School, Kajheri, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, 10 points; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Maloya, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56, 21 points; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, 5 points; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, 21 points; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, beat Government High School, Sector, 40 13 points during the Inter-School Circle Kabaddi Tournament for Boys.

Chandigarh, September 2
Four cagers of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, have been selected for the upcoming 64th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held in Cuttack, Odisha.

They are Amrinder, Akshita, Tripatjot and Jasmine. Notably, their team had recently won the Pandit Mohan Lal Basketball Trophy, held at SD School, Sector 32. — TNS