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Chandigarh, December 10
Adding a twist to the controversy hovering around the Tavera-Audi accident, the owner of the Audi car today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court to implead him as a party in the matter.

The application will come up for hearing on Thursday, when the case comes up for resumed hearing. In the application, through senior advocate RS Cheema, he has requested the court to hear him before passing any orders on the petition filed in the matter. The Chandigarh police have been at the receiving end, with the High Court rapping them on their knuckles for 'shoddy investigations' in the accident case. The High Court, on the previous date of hearing, had questioned the police on the method of their investigations that left the task of gathering evidence to the victim's kin.

In response to the queries by Justice Amol Rattan Singh, the police made attempts to justify their actions by claiming that a special investigation team was constituted and the erring officials were was placed under suspension. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory, too, was asked to step in. Taking a note of the contentions, Justice Amol Rattan Singh asked the Chandigarh police to carry out the probe expeditiously. The assertion came after the victim's family expressed apprehensions on the delay in receiving the CFSL report. Before parting with the case, the Judge fixed November 6 as the next date of hearing.

The directions came on a petition filed by Yash Pal Juneja, father of the 21-year-old victim. Two college students from Ghaziabad and the taxi driver had died on the spot when their Chevrolet Tavera was involved in a collision with Audi Q7 after the vehicle crossed over the divider. The accident occurred on July 24 around 1 am. Initially, the Chandigarh police registered a case against the taxi driver who died in the accident. It was only after a hue and cry was raised that a case was registered against the SUV driver.

Blaming the Chandigarh police for carrying out 'tainted' investigations, the father has sought transfer of the probe to some independent investigating agency. He alleged that the accused was close to politicians.

Chandigarh, December 10
An all-round performance by Punjab team enabled them to stand tall against Vidarbha side, by an innings and 309 runs, in their 4-day match of Cooch Behar (Elite C) encounter, at Nagpur.

The bowlers of Punjab side drubbed their opponents on a mere total of 138-runs in 51 overs (in first innings). Punjab’s spinner Sukhwinder Singh claimed 5 for 29 while skipper, left arm spinner, Karan Kaila took 4 for 14. For Vidarbha, KP Kakad (37-runs) and GS Chawla (34-runs) gave some resistance to Punjab. The Punjab team, in their first innings, opened with Prabhjot Singh and MS Bawa. The duo put on 41 runs for the first wicket before Bawa was ousted by RK Chaudhary on 13-runs. Anmolpreet Singh joined opener Prabhjot Singh and the duo stabled the team’s innings with gathering 213 runs for the second wicket. Prabhjot was caught by RK Chaudhary off Ali Joalizorain Khan on 135 off 229 balls studded with 17 boundaries and a six. Later, Anmolpreet Singh was caught by GS Chawla off OS Dixit. He missed out for 8-runs from his century and scored 92 off 163 balls with 12 boundaries.

Thereafter, Navneet Singh Virk and Nikhil Chaudhary added 81 runs for the fourth wicket before Navneet was run out for 46 off 69 balls with 2 boundaries and four sixes. Nikhil and Anmol further stretched the score to 71 runs for the 5th wicket before Chaudhary was run out for 88 off 163 balls inclusive of 7 boundaries and 2 sixes.

Chandigarh, December 10
In the ongoing Annual Athletic Meet of The Millennium School, Muskan Raj bagged the first place in the girls (U-12) category, being held at Sports Complex, Sector 7, here today.

Muskan won gold medal in high jump. Abhishek Thakur and Parul Singh both claimed top spot in the 1,500 M race for Boys (U-15) category and triple jump for girls (U-15) category respectively.

In the medicine ball throw, Komalpreet Singh, Naman Kalsi, and Harpinder Singh won under the category of sub-junior boys whereas in sub-junior girls’ group Navnoor, Harshanjit and Maitri took the lead.

In the long jump event for girls’ sub-junior group, Sommya, Gurmaan and Navleen bagged top spots. Athletes Harrohit and Muskan Raj finished at top and second in 400m track race of girls (U-12) category whereas in boys (U-15) event Abhishek Thakur won the 400m race.

Chandigarh, December 10
Saupin's School, Sector 32, defeated St John's High School, Sector 26, 2-1. The first half of the game ended without a goal but in the second half St John's side scored a goal through Anil in the 37th minute of the match. Down with one goal, Saupin’s team leveled the score through Sujal in the 39th minute. In the 45th minute Shaurya scored the second goal for the Saupin’s side, in a match of the ongoing St Kabir Football Tournament, being held at the school’s soccer ground, here today. In the second match, Students of Chitkara School managed to stop St Kabir School, Sector 26, at a goal less draw.

The host side dominated the entire match but their strikers and half-backs failed to turn open opportunities into goals.

Their star striker Arjit failed to play as per expectations as he was well checked by Chitakara’s defenders. In the third match, Strawberry World School, Sector 26, defeated Government Model High School, Sector 26, 2-0. Vivek High School drubbed St Xavier’s Sector 44, Chandigarh, 4-1.