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Punjab Government to auction mining sites
Dera Bassi, February 16 The Mining Department of Mohali district has decided to auction the nine mining sites in the nearby Ghaggar on February 24 and 25. The District mining officer, DP Bhagat, said the sites in the Ghaggar near Dera Bassi and Banur would be auctioned on February 24 and 25 to check the shortage of construction material. Talking about getting environmental clearance from the Central Ministry of Environment, he said contractors concerned would get it on their own after auction. Notably, many sites in the Ghaggar and other rivers of the state were lying blocked in the absence of the environment nod. During the past one and a half years, sand mining has been stopped in the absence of environmental clearance. Various development projects have been lying incomplete due to the blocking of sand mining. Sources said a truckload having 400 to 700 ft sand was available from Rs 12,000 to 21,000 and this material was being brought mostly from Himachal Pradesh. The district administration has set up a stockyard at the Grain Market in Banur to ensure proper supply of sand and gravel on reasonable rates. Deputy Commissioner Tejinderpal Singh Sidhu said with the setting up of the stockyard at Banur, people would get construction material on reasonable rates and illegal mining and black marketing would be stopped. The Deputy Commissioner said any person could book construction material by contacting phone numbers 01762251446 and 8054635454, The DC added that officials concerned had been appointed to check the illegal mining.
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Dera Bassi, February 16 UIET Director Rachit Garg said as per the results, all students of this class have cleared the examination with first division. —OC
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Woman held with drugs
Chandigarh, February 16 Accused Geeta Devi of Palsora village has been remanded in judicial custody on Sunday. Geeta was earlier arrested in six liquor smuggling cases. Two of her relatives are already behind bars in drug peddling cases.The woman was arrested after she was returning after receiving the consignment from the supplier when she was intercepted for checking at a barrier. — TNS
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Lack of food stalls disappoints spectators
Chandigarh, February 16 The 13,500 capacity stadium witnessed a total of four stalls (three of which were selling chips and one selling cold drinks). The spectators were not allowed to carry water bottles or cold-drink glasses inside the stadium. “Had it been summers, it would have been difficult to witness the match in such conditions. Now, the spectators are left with only one option and that is to eat chips,” stated Amayara, another spectator. She added, “With no other option in hand, we are eating chips. A single packet of these chips costs Rs 50 while a box of these worth Rs 60. Also, the snacks box contains only sweets and samosa but still costs Rs 50. Like other international stadiums, this hockey stadium should have a proper canteen with good options of eatables,” said Dev Mohini. Punjab Warriors win last game at home In their last home game, the Punjab Warriors defeated Ranchi Rhinos by 4-2. Running a successful home campaign, the Punjab Warriors team played five matches at their home ground of Mohali, with three wins, one draw and one defeat. The team lost their opening match against Delhi Waveriders. The team has qualified for the semi-finals of the championship. “The tournament, here in Mohali, went good and witnessed a quality game of hockey. This will improve the standards of the game. The home team participated with great zeal and entertained the masses,” said a local hockey coach. Olympian Balbir Singh Senior honoured In a gesture of respect, the management of Jaypee Punjab Warrior presented a team’s jersey to hockey’s living legend Olympian Balbir Singh (Senior). A jersey signed by all the team’s members was presented to the Olympian during the interval of the ongoing match between Punjab Warriors and Ranchi Rhinos. Balbir Singh Senior, a former skipper of the Indian hockey team, has three Olympic gold medals in his kitty that makes him among one of the most successful players of hockey. |
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Vivek High Cricket Academy log win
Chandigarh, February 16 After electing to bat first, Young rising academy posted 154 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. The team’s innings was studded by 63-run contribution by Piyush Arora, including four boundaries. He was equally supported by Nikhil, who scored 32 runs. For the bowling side, Arjun Singla claimed 3 for 27 whereas Pukhraj Singh Gujral and Ayush Giamzo claimed two wickets each. Chasing the target, Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy scored 155 runs in the 18th over of the match. An unbeaten partnership between Tejas Kang (77 runs) and Daksh Sharma (51 runs) helped the team to register a thumping victory. Brief scores Young Rising Cricket Academy: 154 for 9 in 20 overs (Piyush Arora 63, Nikhil 32, Manpreet 18, Pukhraj Singh Gujral 2 for 28, Arjun Singla 3 for 27, Ayush Giamzo 2 for 18); Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy: 155 for wkts in 17.5 overs (Tejas Kang 77 runs not out, Daksh Sharma 51 runs not out, Gurpreet 3 for 29 runs, Piyush Arora 2 for 8). TITLE HOLDERS
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SD School pugilists lift junior, sub-junior titles
Chandigarh, February 16 Pugilists of PML SD Public School won the 28th Sub-Junior Boxing Championship with 30 points whereas boxers from Government Model School, Karsan, finished at the runners-up position with 18 points. Also, in the 36th Junior State Boxing category, PML SD School won the overall championship with 9 points whereas lads from GGDSD College, Sector 32, finished runners-up with 8 points. In the junior category, boxer Gurgej of SD school was adjudged as the best winner while Manoj of SD club was adjudged as the best loser. In the sub-junior category, Shankar was named as best winner whereas Subhash of DAV school was named as best loser. Results Sub-Junior (2001 age-group): 38kg- Subham bt Rohan; 40kg- Shivankt bt Shiva; 34kg- Abhishek bt Nikhil; 2000 age-group: 36kg- Vikas kumar bt Salil Khan; 48kg- Yuvraj Singh bt Harshdeep; 44kg- Sparsh bt Anuj; 46kg- Kuldeep bt Arun; 48kg- Rahul bt Mohd Faiz; 1999 age-group: 40kg- Dhanveer bt Anup; 42kg- Jugalpreet bt Vishal; 44kg- Jaikaran bt Karan Singh; 46kg- Shivkant bt Ankit; 48kg- Ashish bt Anmol; 50kg- Rahul Yadav bt Aman; 52kg- Vinay bt Vikas; 57kg- Sawan bt Vishal; 63kg- Arun Yadav bt Ishant Bhata; 1997-98 age-group: 46kg- Vipin Vaid bt Ajay; 50kg- Ashu bt Subhash; 52kg- Masnsor Ahmed bt Amit Kumar; 54kg- Abhay bt Balram; 57kg- Vishal bt Bikram; 60kg-Sachin bt Rahul; 66kg- Hemant bt Karandeep; 70kg- Shankar bt Deepu Gill; 75kg- Hitesh bt Nariender; 80+kg- Kishan bt Tejwinder; Junior: 49kg- Anaad bt Bharat Kumar; 56kg- Ashish Rana bt Gaurav; 60kg- Munish bt Vikrant; 64kg- Sagar bt Manoj; 69kg- Gurgej bt Ankit; 75kg- Ankhush Hooda bt Sunil; 81kg- Sohan bt Anur Sharma; 91kg- Abhishek bt Vikas; 52kg- Deepak bt Saurav.
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City veteran athletes clinch 41 medals
Chandigarh, February 16 Results Men 40+: Santokh Singh- 2 bronze in 400m hurdle, 100x4; Manjit Singh- 1 bronze 100x4; 50+: Gurminder Singh Dhessi- 1 bronze 4x100; 55+: Mangat Ram- 1 silver, 2 bronze 110m hurdle, 400m hurdle, 400x4; Balvinder Singh- 1 bronze 100x4; Manjit Singh Ghuman- 1 bronze 5Km walk; 60+: Amrik Singh Shahi- 1 silver 4x100; Sada Ram- 2 silver, 2 bronze 800m, 200m, 100x4, 400x4; Jagir Singh- 1 gold, 1 silver high jump, 300m hurdle; Ravinder Singh Klair- silver, 2 bronze 5000m, 10,000m, 100x4, 400x4; Sukhdev Singh- 1 bronze 5km walk; MS Khan- 1 bronze 4x100; 65+:Gurdial Singh Saini- 1 silver 5km walk;70+: Prem Singh Shahi- 1 silver high jump; SS Parmar- 2 gold 5,000m, 300m hurdle; Mukhtiar Singh Ghuman- 2 bronze 5km walk, 400x4; 75+: Surinder Singh- 1 silver, 1 bronze 5,000m, 1,500m; Atma Ram- 1 bronze discuss throw. Women 35+: Akshi- bronze 4x100; Nisha- bronze 4x100; 40+: Amarjit Kaur- 1 silver, 2 bronze 5km, 4x100, high jump; Balvir Kaur- 2 bronze 4x100, slow walk; Saroj Rani- 2 silver, 1 bronze 10km, 5km, 5000m run.
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DAV School-8 register 116-run victory
Chandigarh, February 16 At their home ground, the local side posted a healthy total of 162 runs in their allotted slot of 20 overs. After a slow start, middle order batsmen Sanjeet and Mandeep stabled the team innings. The duo stood for a 79-run partnership. Sanjeet scored 40 runs off 41 balls whereas Mandeep scored 39 runs off 38 balls. Later, Prashant Tomer took the charge and scored a quick-fire knock of 24runs off 9 balls, to guide his team to a respectable total. For the visiting side, bowler Navpreet claimed 2 for 33 whereas Sachin managed to get 1 for 29. Chasing the target, the DC model school handed over their innings on a mere total of 46 runs. The team was bowled out in 8.5 overs with Tavleen Singh hogging the limelight for DAV-8. Tavleen claimed 4 wickets for 2 runs. Sarthak, was the other noticeable bowler with 3 wickets for 4 runs. The second match of the day between APJ Cricket Academy, Kharar, and City Public School, Jalandhar, at GNPS, Sector 36 was cancelled due to wet field. Both the teams were awarded two points each.
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Refresher course for coaches from today
Chandigarh, February 16 The topics include understanding wellness in sports, sports nutrition, develop your general philosophy and objective for better performance, scope in present science, sports mind game, scientific approach to sports, strategic phenomena, coaching competencies and philosophy of Yoga, during next days of the course. KS Bharti, District Sports Officer, Sports Department, Chandigarh Administration, is appointed as the coordinator for the 5-day refresher course.
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Injury forces Jeev to miss golf tourney
Chandigarh, February 16 Jeev Milkha Singh was at the Chandigarh Golf Club, to inaugurate the new water hazard on the 6th hole of the course. In addition to this, he also launched the new golf cart hiring scheme. In this scheme 4 new "Club Car" Golf Carts will be made available for the members. The carts can be hired for 9 holes or for 18 holes. With this facility the members would not need to buy their own independent carts which turn out to be expensive. "Chandigarh Golf Club is my home ground and I am happy to see that the club is providing all facilities for local budding golfers. The new water hazard will also help the professional golfers like me," said Singh. "With introduction of this water hazard the existing hole no 6 will be more challenging and picturesque hole to play. To add a level of difficulty it was decided by the committee to have a water hazard which would give a risk reward option to the long hitters and professional golfers. The water hazard has a surface area of approximately 8,000 sq feet and is fed by tertiary water. The depth of the water hazard has been kept to a maximum of 5 feet to make it safe," said Bobby Sandhu, Captain of the Chandigarh Golf Club. No plan to join AAP
During an interaction, Jeev Milkha Singh denied any possibility of joining the Aam Aadmi Party. According to him, the news of his family joining the AAP was just a rumour. “I have nothing to do with politics, neither is my father (Milkha Singh) interested in politics. It was a rumour,” said Singh. |
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3-day national referee training programme concludes
Panchkula, February 16 The 3-day training programme was attended |
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