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Firm, dealer penalised for deficiency in service
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
Whirlpool India Limited and a city-based dealer of the company have been penalised for selling a defective refrigerator to a Mohali resident. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed them to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation for harassment caused to the complainant.

Amit Kumar, the complainant, purchased a Whirlpool refrigerator from Arvindra Electronics Private Limited, Sector 22, for an amount of Rs 41,200. He said at the time of the purchase, the representatives of the opposite parties projected it to be the latest and the best model available in the market and in case of any problem in the said product, they had a replacement policy.

“Within two months of purchase, the refrigerator suddenly stopped working,” he said.

He registered a complaint about the fault.

On the next day, a company service engineer visited the complainant’s place and after checking the product, he thoroughly informed the wife of the complainant that there was a major manufacturing defect in the refrigerator and many parts of it would have to be replaced.

The complainant talked to the engineer over phone and asked him to get the refrigerator replaced because it was having a patent manufacturing defect.

The engineer left with the promise to visit again with his senior on the next day. However, nobody visited the place.

“We feel that the complainant has suffered mental tension, agony and physical harassment on account of the deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties,” the forum said.

It also directed them to pay Rs 5,500 towards litigation expenses.

SPORTS

23rd Smt Krishna Khaitan All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament
Shuttlers Ravinder, Aman Kumar log win in third round
Tribune News Service

A player in action during the All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Chandigarh, February 24
Ravinder Goyat and Aman Kumar from Haryana defeated Rohit Dhiman (Assam) and Akash Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), 15-6 and 15-13, in the third round of the boys’ doubles (Under-19) category, during the ongoing 23rd Smt Krishna Khaitan All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at badminton courts of Panjab University, here today.

In other matches played under the same category, Tapas Shukla and Mohd Umair Siddiqui from Uttar Pradesh defeated Abhishek Singh (Uttar Pradesh) and Ashish Tiwari (Madhya Pradesh), 15-5, 11-15 and 20-18.

In the boy’s category (Under-17), Prateek Rathee of Haryana defeated Ramneek Singh Toor from Delhi, 11-15, 15-6, 15-7, while Abhishek Saini of Haryana beat Pranay R of Andhra Pradesh, 15-10 and 15-13.

Results

Boys (Under-17)-Mahendra Kumar bt Khushank Khurana, 15-11, 15-6, Anant Shivam Jindal bt Raghav Bajpai 15-8, 15-7, Akul Chauhan bt Siddhant Salar 16-14, 15-10, Yaman Rathore bt Yovan Dabas 15-13, 17-15, Lalit Dahiya bt Karan Negi 15-7, 14-16, 15-11, Abhishek Saini bt Pranay R 15-10, 15-13, Prateek Rathee bt Ramneek Singh Toor 11-15, 15-6, 15-7, Abhyansh Singh bt Pajuli Virat Thapa 15-7, 15-11, Aman Farogh bt Shubham Mittal 15-8, 15-12, Priyansh Kushwani bt Tushar Sharma 10-15, 15-9, 15-12, Sourabh Singh bt Akshay Ola 15-10, 15-10, Arjun Gupta bt Junaid Ansari 15-9, 15-8, Aniruddha Mayekar bt Charith KRK 15-10, 13-15, 16-14, Satya Prakash Yadav bt Anil 15-4, 15-10, Saksham Rajpal bt Amlan Chakraborty 11-15, 15-10, 15-3, Kevin Arokia Walter bt Narendra Koranga 15-13, 18-16, Nishchay Jaiswal bt Viraj Datt 15-5, 15-6, Arinjay Bisht bt Manmohit Sandhu 15-11, 15-11

Girls (Under-17)-Anamika Kashyap bt Anisha Wase 15-12, 10-15, 15-7, Poorvi Singh bt Muskaan Joon 6-15, 15-8, 15-6, Shalaka Sahasrabudhe bt Sarayu Vyakaranam 20-18, 7-15, 15-7, Kanak Rawat bt Teenu Dahiya 15-7, 15-13, Joshi Divyanshi bt Parul Thakur 14-16, 15-4, 15-11, Khushboo Kumar bt Dipti Kuity 17-15, 15-13, Mayuri Yadav bt Divyanshi Sharma 15-7, 15-5, Himanshi Rawat bt Aarya More 10-15, 15-4, 15-10, Riya Khatri bt Kosha Trivedi 15-9, 15-6, Tanishka Malakar bt Amolika Singh 15-7, 15-9, Namita Pathania bt Rakshita Bhandari 15-7, 15-1, Manisha Bhoria bt Simranjit Kaur 10-15, 15-11, 15-13

Boys doubles (Under-17)-Arjun Sachdeva and Saad Ali Syed bt Bhavadheer Vivek Ankam and Qadeer Moinuddin Mohammed 15-4, 15-7, Charith KRK and Sri Dattathreya Reddy Soma bt Aamil Ahmed Ishaq and Adam Ahmed Ishaq 15-11, 15-9, Lalit Dahiya and Rohan Parashar bt Harsh Jagdhane and Deep Rambhiya 11-15, 15-12, 15-13

Boys (Under-19)-Sahej Sabharwal bt Utkarsh Choudhary 15-8, 15-9, Aniruddha Mayekar bt Singh Deepak Patwal 15-14, 15-8, Rituraj Choudhary bt Ashish Tiwari 15-10, 15-10, Lalit Dahiya bt Harinagu K 15-8, 10-15, 15-11, Priyansh Kushwani bt Anant Thapliyal 15-10, 15-4

Girls (Under-19)-Mamitha Kadari bt Shivani 10-15, 15-6, 15-7, Diksha Choudhary bt Shalaka Sahasrabudhe 15-7, 13-15, 15-5, Rohini Bilawar bt Sejal Singh 15-5, 15-4, Mithula UK bt Aarya More 15-13, 7-15, 15-12, Radha Mundle bt Anamika Kashyap 15-12, 14-16, 15-11, Kalpita Sawant, MAH, bt Dipti Kuity, GUJ, 15-8, 10-15, 15-10

Boys doubles (Under-19)-Chandramouleeshwar G and Vinit bt Akul Chauhan and Gaurav Mishra 13-15, 15-9, 15-13, Randeep Kumar and Arpit Singhmar bt Sourabh Kerhalkar and Sarvesh Kukde 16-14, 15-6.

ITF Men's Futures International Tennis Championship
Ramnathan pulls ahead of Swedish player
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
Fifth seed R Ramnathan defeated Swedish player Lucas Renald, 7-6(5), 6-2, in a single category match of the ongoing ITF Men’s Futures International Tennis Championship at tennis courts of the CLTA, Sector 10, here today. Ramnathan attained two set points on Renald’s serves. The latter, however, managed to save the set points. And the set went to a tie-breaker. Ramnathan took the lead at 4-2.

In the meantime, the Indian seed got a mini break and grabbed the chance to serve for the second set at 6-5 .

In another match, former CHART trainee Vijayant Malik defeated Kaza Vinayak Sharma in a one-sided match. Vijayant conceded three games and advanced to the second round of the tournament.

Debutant CHART trainee Vikrant Dahiya lost his match against Ronak Manuja. In the first set, Dahiya pushed Ronak on a back foot. The set went to tie-breaker.

Ronak won the tie-breaker and conceded by two points.

In the second set, Ronak broke the first game. Vikrant, however, returned in the next set. In the fifth game, Ronak broke the serve, 6-3. In another one-two-one match, third seed Sriram Balaji thumped down Japanese Sho Katayama in straight sets. In the doubles’ category match, Vivek Shokeen and Sanam Singh posted an easy victory against Chandril Sood and Lakshit Sood. The brothers lost the match, 6-0 and 6-4.

In another match, Sho Katayama and Sato Bumpei beat Jui Chen Hung and Lucas Renard, 6-2 and 6-4.

Results

Main draw singles: First round-Vijayant Malik bt Vinayak Sharma Kaza 6-3, 6-0, N Sriram Balaji bt Sho Katayama 7-6(4), 6-3, Vignesh Peranamallur bt Sagar Ahuja 6-1, 6-2, Ronak Manuja bt Vikrant Dahiya 7-6(2), 6-3, R Ramnathan bt Renald Lucas 7-6(5), 6-2

Main draw doubles: Pre-quarters round-Sriram Balaji and R Virali Murugesan bt Vijayant Malik and Arun Prakash Rajgopalan 6-2, 2-2 (retd.), Vijay Sundar Prashant and Ashwin Vijayaragavan bt Neeraj Elangovan and Vinayak Sharma Kaza 6-3, 6-4, Sho Katayama and Sato Bumpei bt Jui Chen Hung and Lucas Renard 6-2, 6-4, Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash and Vignesh Peranamallur bt Shotaro Goto and Suzuki Ko 7-6(2), 6-4, Vivek Shokeen and Sanam Singh bt Chandril Sood and Lakshit Sood 6-0, 6-4, R Ramanathan and Gabriel Truljillo Soler bt Ronak Manuja and Anvit Bendree 6-3, 6-3, Garvit Batra and Sasi Kumar Mukund bt Ronit Singh Bisht and Jatin Dahiya 4-6, 6-4 (10-6), J Nedunchezhiyan and Vishnu Vardhan bt Sagar Ahuja and Saurabh Patil 6-1, 6-0.

Golf tour unearths talented little masters of region
Shona A Singh
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
The Little Masters Junior Golf Tour (LMJGT) has proved a boon for the region’s young golfers. “Formed in 2012 to encourage junior golfers fulfill their dreams, the volunteers in LMJGT are apprised of the rules of the game and are encouraged to participate in large-scale golf events. We also give tips to parents on how to make their wards practice the game accurately. We guide them on zeroing in an efficient coach as well,” said Faisal Qureshi, founder of the LMJGT.

Qureshi plans to set up two more centres to assist junior golfers.

The tour has signed more than 250 members till now and has already implemented over 13 events, three parent/child events and the inaugural Punjab and Delhi NCR Skills Event.

In the skills challenge, organised in association with the 4th Punjab Event of the Little Masters Junior Golf Tour, local lad Simarjit Chadha had emerged victorious. The event was held at the Panchkula Golf Course and the Forest Hills Golf course recently.

“Clubs such as ITC Classic Resort, Panchkula Golf Club, JP Greens, Karma Lakelands, Forest Hills Golf Resort, Jalandhar Golf Club, Manesar Golf Club and Golden Greens Golf Club were kind enough to give their golf course for the events. They have helped us in promoting the game,” said Qureshi, who has also gained the recognition of the Indian Golf Union.

In the last event, over 100 players took part in a two-day affair at Forest Hills. Some of the leading players in the region are Simarjit, Amrit Lal, Karandeep Kochar, Jujhar Saini, Manjot Saini, Hunar Mittal and Ivan Jolly. The Little Masters Junior Tour's Australian representative, Lajla, also attended the event and is planning an event along with the Canberra juniors.

The LMJGT has also tied up with the Pepsi Titan Little People's Golf Championship in the USA and the Zhang Lian Wei Invitational Golf Championship in China. An exclusive tie-up with The Jason Floyd Golf Academy in Spain is another feather in the cap, where the management sends two players a year for a weeks’ coaching or invite academy coaches to visit India for attending camps.

Furthermore, the tour plans to take six junior golfers to St Andrews in 2015 to see the British Open and play a few links in golf courses.

“I have travelled all over the world playing and coaching the game. I visited India last year and was very impressed to see the response the game has been receiving,” said Micheal Hebron of the PGA of America.

“Junior golf is the most important aspect of the game today. The tour is helping the young children transform into little wonders,” said Jeev Milkha Singh.

In 2013, the tour donated Rs 30,000 to an NGO that helps underprivileged and handicapped children. The LMJGT has many projects in the pipeline this year.

Harbhajan named captain of Punjab team
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
Harbhajan Singh will lead Punjab team in the one-day limited matches of the North Zone League for Vijay Hazare Trophy in Delhi to be held from February 27 to March 6. The squad was finalised after a five-day preparatory camp at the cricket stadium of Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, Mohali.

According to Sushil Kapoor, spokesperson, PCA, Harbhajan has been named as the captain of the team, while Mandeep Singh will act as the second in command.

Punjab will play their first match against Haryana on the opening day at Jamia Milia Grounds and in the next league match on March 1, the team will lock horns with DDCA at Kotla. On March 3, Punjab will play against JKCA (Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association) at Jamia Milia and on March 5, the team will clash with the SSCB (Services Sports Control Board) at Palam-I. The last match would be played against Himachal at Palam-I.

Other members: Harbhajan Singh (Captain), Mandeep Singh (Vice captain), Yuvraj Singh, Manan Vohra, Jeevanjot Singh, Gitansh Khera (Wicket keeper), Taruwar Kohli, Gurkirat Singh Mann, Manpreet Singh Gony, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Sunny Sohal, Ravi Inder Singh, Himanshu Chawla, Rajwinder Singh, Gurinder Singh, Bhupinder Singh Singh Sr (Coach), Harminder Singh (Fielding coach), Sushil Kapoor (Manager admn), Dr Ravi Raghuvanshi (Physio), Dr Satbir Singh (Trainer), Amit Kumar (Video analyst).

Carrying forward the learning, leaving behind the imprint
Junior international players Daniel, Arzit of the Chandigarh Football Academy bid adieu to alma mater
Deepankar Sharda
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
Junior international soccer players Daniel Lal Hlimpuia and Arzit Lal Ramzauva are paying visit to their Alma Mater, Chandigarh Football Academy (CFA), Sector 42, for the very last time now. The members of the junior Indian soccer team for Under-19 and Under-21 categories are now looking forward to a new lease of life.

In Chandigarh to sit for their Class X board examinations, both players are cherishing their stay at the local academy.

“The learning phase at the Chandigarh Football Academy taught us a lot. Our coach helped us prove our mettle. To become a part of the Indian team and to strive for perfection in each match is a big responsibility. All thanks to our efficient coaching and crystal-clear basics that we have managed to perform well so far,” said the duo.

Daniel represented the city in the SAFF Games for Boys (U-16) in Nepal. The team secured second position in the tournament. He was also selected for the Asian Qualifying Championship. A member of the Indian team too, Daniel says, “I am happy that I could carry forward my achievements at a good pace. I frequently accompany the senior age group side so as to gain experience. So far various international tours, under the guidance of proper staff, have helped me a lot. Arzit and I make a good striking pair. In addition, the experience gained under the guidance of coach Harjinder Singh has proved a real boon for us.”

Arzit plays at half-back. Like Daniel, he too played his first international match at SAFF Games for Boys (U-16) in Nepal, and later became a member of the team for the Portugal and England tour. “Life has totally changed now. All credit goes to the unconditional guidance of our coach. Playing for the nation is entirely different than representing a state. I am lucky that I came here to learn. I will encourage youth from my country to hone their skills here,” said Arzit.

Both the players, many a times, have helped the Chandigarh Football Academy to overcome strong opponents in different tournaments.

The duo played half-back in the team and Arzit, often, played as the main striker.

Both were enrolled in the academy in 2007.

“They are among the top talents that the Chandigarh Football Academy has produced so far. Both the ball players have the ability to turn the fortune in their favors. The academy and personally I will miss them a lot. I would like to wish them all the luck,” said Harjinder Singh, a former captain of the Indian football team and the coach at Chandigarh Football Academy.

‘We owe our success to our coach’

“The learning phase at the Chandigarh Football Academy taught us a lot. Our coach Harjinder Singh helped us prove our mettle. To become a part of the Indian team and to strive for perfection in every match is a big responsibility. Thanks to our efficient coaching and crystal-clear basics, we have managed to perform well so far,” said junior international soccer players Daniel Lal Hlimpuia and Arzit Lal Ramzauva.

Chandigarh Basketball Association selects team
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 24
The Chandigarh Basketball Association (CBA) has selected the local basketball team to represent the city in the 64th Senior National Basketball Championship in New Delhi. The championship will be held from February 26 to March 5. A total of 12 players each in men’s and women’s category have been selected to participate in the event.

Selected members

Men’s team: Parveen (Airforce), Rohit Gulia (Airforce), Manpreet (Airforce), Surrender (Airforce), Sartaj (Panjab University Campus Club), Ravi(University Campus Club), Veeranant (University Campus Club), Vinay Punia (Jugraj Club), Kuldeep (Jugraj Club), Aditya (Jugraj Club), Navjot (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Jangsher (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College)

Women’s team: Kirti (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Harkiran (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Gul (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Payal (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Sweety (Shri Guru Gobind Singh College), Gaganpreet (Post Graduate Government College), Navneet (Post Graduate Government College), Meenu (Post Graduate Government College), Anu (PGGC), Kiranpreet (MCM college), Urvashi(MCM college), Karamjeet (MCM).