Mohali, November 12
There was no effect of the strike call on Mohali courts that were seen functioning smoothly throughout the day.

Notably, yesterday the Joint Action Committee of All Bar Associations, here, had announced a two-day strike from today against the Punjab Rent Act.

On being contacted, the Mohali Bar Association president, Parminder Singh Toor, confirmed that there was no strike in the courts here. “We too, are against the certain provisions of the Punjab Rent Act. We have contacted the Bar Council in this connection, which assured us that they were going to take up the matter with the Punjab Chief Minister soon,” said Toor.

On the other hand, HS Garcha, spokesman of Bar Council, confirmed that a resolution was passed in today’s general house under which the council’s delegation would meet the Punjab CM on the issue very soon. Meanwhile, the lawyers at Kharar courts did not work today due to the strike call.

Chandigarh, November 12
An employee with the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation was assaulted by four youths, as he was issuing challans in Mauli Jagran.

The police has registered a case and efforts are on to arrest the youths.

Madan Lal (Sub-Inspector), municipal corporation, was issuing challans of vendors at Mauli Jagran. He was also seizing the unauthorised items put on sale in the Mani Majra market. As Madan Lal was issuing the challans, junk dealers Mangat Ram and Mohammad Asif along with two others thrashed him and snatched away his challan book.

The police has booked the four for theft, causing hurt and obstructing government servant from performing his duty in the incident. The police so far has not arrested any accused in the incident. The investigations are on.The Mauli Jagran area is a congested one and vendors are usually seen selling their wares there.

Chandigarh, November 12
Bringing laurels to the city, a 17-year-old local softball player, Aseem Wadhwa, has successfully made it to the final list of the Asian Men’s Junior Softball Championship to be held at Chayapum in Thailand. The competition will start from December 1.

To prepare for the competition, Wadhwa will be attending a coaching camp in Cuttack from November 15. In the 15-day long camp, Aseem will go through rigorous training along with other teammates selected from across the nation.

A student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, has been selected to represent the nation on the basis of his performance in the recently concluded Junior National Softball Championship at Phagwara.

The teenager has also played cricket before trying his hand in softball.

“I am happy to see my name in the final list. The biggest achievement for any player is to represent his own country, and I am glad I could attain it. I have played three nationals and same number of state championships till now to add experience to my sports career. My coaches form my backbone and have nurtured my skills time to time. Gurpreet Singh taught me the batting skills, while Rajnish guided me on how to remain focussed on field and the secretary of the local softball association, Rooplal, pushed me to face competition at the national-level,” said Aseem while accrediting his success to his mentors.

Class XII student of a local school, Wadhwa is also looking forward to participate in Junior World Cup to be held in the coming time.

“I have some major plans ahead. After the Asian competition, I will try and put myself for the world cup squad. Next year, I will fall in the senior age group and will need to practice harder to come over as a strong competition,” said Aseem.

“I am also giving time to academics, so that they don’t lag behind,” said the all-rounder softball player.

Chandigarh, November 12
Panjab University defeated Post Graduate Government College (PGGC), Sector 11, in their first match of the Panjab University Inter-College Kho-Kho Championship for Men, at Panjab University, here today.

Patiala, November 12
On Day 1 of the All India Inter-University Cycling Championship, Punjabi University won a gold medal in 1500-metre race today.

The women team, including Rekha Rani, Sandeep Kaur, Seema Rani and Priyanka, clocked this win in 2:01:871 seconds beating the previous record of 2:07 that was set last year.

Rupinder Gill, Gargi Madan, Manisha and Sayona of GND University, Amritsar, bagged the second place, while Sumi Titus, Lidya Mol M Sunny, Krishnanthu and Krishna M S of the University of Kerela notched the third spot.

In the 500 metres, men team time trials event, Punjabi University team comprising Manjot Singh, Sukhchain Singh, Kumar Gaurav and Arshdeep Singh, bagged first position, while Kuldeep Singh, Karanveer Singh, Vikas Kumar and Gurpal Singh of GND University secured second position. The third spot was conquered by MGS University, Bikaner. The team comprised of Surinder, Rajesh, Klau Ram and Manohar Lal.

In the elimination race for men, Pankaj Kumar of Kurukshetra University bagged first position, Abhinandan Bhosle of Bhartiya Vidya Peeth, Pune, secured second position in the competition.

Sukhwinder Singh of Punjabi University, Patiala stood third.

Chandigarh, November 12
DT Cinemas defeated Piccadily Square in the first match of the Cinema Cricket League.

The winning side defeated their rivals by six wickets.For the winning side, Rakesh Chand posted 27 runs. Chand also hogged limelight in the match by claiming six wickets of the rival team.

Electing to bat first, Piccadily Square posted 125 runs. DT Cinemas attained the target set by the team of Piccadily Square on the loss of four wickets.

The second match will be played on November 18. Fun Cinemas and DT Cinemas will face each other in the match.

Piccadily Square will lock horns with Fun Cinemas on November 19.

Chandigarh, November 12
DAV College, Sector 10, will face SGGS College, Sector 26, in the final of the Panjab University Inter- College Badminton Tournament for Men (A-division) at Gymnasium Hall of Panjab University, tomorrow.

In the women’s category final (A-division), GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, will cross swords with DAV College.

Earlier in semifinal played today, in men’s’ category, DAV College beat Panjab University, 3-0, while SGGS College, Chandigarh, registered a 3-1 victory over GGDSD College.

In the women’s semifinal, GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, trounced Panjab University, 2-0, whereas DAV College beat MCM DAV College for Women, 2-0.

Women (A-division)

• GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, beat JC DAV College, Dasuya, 2-0
• Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, beat Guru Nanak College, Moga, 2-0
• DAV College, Chandigarh, beat SBBSM College for Girls, Sukhanand, Moga, 2-0
• PU Campus, Chandigarh, beat AS College for Women, Khanna, 2-0
• DAV College, Chandigarh, beat Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, 2-0
• Women (B-division) MGKMSSPE, Jhakroudi, Samrala, defeated SHSM College for Women, Chella, 2-0
• MLBG Girls College, Tapprian Khurd, beat Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, Ludhiana, 2-0

Dera Bassi, November 12
Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET), Dera Bassi, has brought laurels to the institution by bagging a gold Medal in the PTU Inter-College Cricket Tournament at RBIENTW, Hoshiarpur.

The first match was won by SSIET, where SSIET beat RBIENT, Hoshiarpur. In the semifinal, SSIET defeated MIMIT, Malout.

In the final match SSIET women’s team beat RBCENT, Hoshiarpur. RBCENT set a target of 84 runs in 12 overs. — OC

Patiala, November 12
Multani Mal Modi College has won the Inter-College Tae kwon do Championship for Girls at PMN College, Rajpura. Government College for Girls, Patiala, notched second spot and Guru Nanak College, Budhladha, secured third position.

Modi College was adjudged as first runners-up in the boy’s category in the same event.

Chandigarh, November 12
With a motive to make the conception of sports clearer among children, former Haryana Sports Director (2008-12) OP Singh is all set to launch a book titled, ‘Say Yes to Sports’ on Wednesday in New Delhi.

The book, on the revolution in school sports across the country, is scheduled to be launched by Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development.

“Say Yes to Sports is about children and transformation. So I decided to release this book on the eve of National Children Day. The book imbibes details as to how sports help children in their growing years and sharpen their learning abilities. I hope it sparks revolution in school sports across the country,” said OP Singh, also an IPS officer.

“Interestingly, it is not as much about lack of opportunity or facility as it is usually believed. It is more about lack of awareness,” said Singh.

“The basic idea is to make people understand that it is possible to build a popular sports culture by highlighting sporting successes inspirational, substantive and realistically achievable. I hope the effort will help children and make teachers motivate students to indulge themselves in sports,” said the former Haryana Sports Director.

Chandigarh, November 12
Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 56, defeated Ryan International School, Sector 49, by 60 runs, in the opening match of Pt Kedarnath Memorial Trophy for Women, here today.

Electing to bat first, the winning side posted 138 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. Kajal played an unbeaten knock of 30 runs, while Kajal (junior) added 18 runs to the team’s total.

For bowling team, Arshdeep claimed a wicket for 27 runs. Chasing the target, Ryan International School could manage to score only 78 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Arshdeep and Mehak were the only main contributors. Bowler Anjali claimed four wickets while Kajal and Sonia claimed a wicket each.

Chandigarh, November 12
Punjab will lock horns with West Bengal in the All-India final of Vinoo Mankad Cricket Trophy for Boys (U-19) in Ahmedabad.

In the semifinal, Punjab defeated Uttar Pradesh by 45 runs. Prabhjot Singh scored 64 runs, while Karan Kaila claimed four wickets for 60 runs to ensure team’s win.

Electing to bat first, Punjab scored 253 runs for seven wickets in the allotted slot of 50 overs. The opening duo, Prabhjot Singh and Karan Sharma, scored 30 runs. Karan was knocked down by AG Shukla for 16 runs off 29 balls, inclusive of three boundaries. Thereafter, Anmolpreet joined Prabhjot and added 29 runs. Anmolpreet scored 15 runs off 20 balls, inclusive of two boundaries. Navneet Singh along with Prabhjot scored 78 runs. Prabhjot was caught out by Mohd. Raza for 64 runs off 82 balls, studded with four boundaries.

For Uttar Pradesh, Mohd Raza claimed two wickets for 47 runs, while AG Shukla, TB Trivedi and KR Yadav claimed a wicket each. Chasing the target, Uttar Pradesh managed to score 208 runs before getting all out in 46.2 overs. For Punjab side, Karan Kaila was the pick of the team. Kalia claimed four wickets for 60 runs. He was equally supported by Siddharth Sharma. — TNS