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Chandigarh, April 20
The Crime Branch of Chandigarh Police arrested a resident of Mauli Jagran with 12 kg of ganja (marijuana) today. Accused Mema was arrested from near the railway track in Mauli Jagran.

Police officials said they received a tip-off that Mema was smuggling ganja, following which a trap was laid.

“We are investigating where the consignment was meant to be supplied,” said the police. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at the Mani Majra police station.

Meanwhile, in two separate cases, 48 bottles of wine and 48 quarters of country-made wine were recovered by the Chandigarh Police.

The police said Ranjit Singh, resident of village Bijra in district Amroha of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested with 48 bottles of wine from near the railway crossing in Kishangarh. A case under the Excise Act has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

In another incident, a woman was arrested from near the Government High School, Sector 56, along with 48 quarters of country-made wine. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Mohali, April 20
The Mohali Police have arrested four persons in separate cases and recovered poppy husk from their possession. Sukhbir Singh and Gurbir Singh were arrested at a naka laid near Sector 91 T-point late on Saturday night. The accused were travelling in a Skoda car and were coming from Chappar Chhiri side when the police arrested them with 27 kg of poppy husk.

In a separate case, the police arrested Saudgar Singh from Phase VI and recovered 10 kg of poppy husk from his possession. He was going to Chandigarh at the time of arrest.

The cases in this regard have been registered under the Narcotic, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Phase I police station.

Meanwhile, Shambhu, a resident of Rajasthan, was arrested in Kurali and four kg of poppy husk was recovered from him.

A case has been registered against him at the Kurali police station (City).

Panchkula, April 20
Thieves struck at the Sanatan Dharm temple in Sector 16 here this morning and decamped with cash and ornaments valued Rs 40,000.

According to the police, the thieves entered the temple from the back side and disconnected the alarm system. The way the wires of the alarm system were cut indicated that the accused were known to the entire technical system.

No CCTV cameras were installed on the temple premises.

The locks of all the donation boxes, containing abour Rs 25,000 cash, were found to be broken.

Thieves also took away the flute and crown of the deity.

Priests were sleeping on the premises of the temple.

The entire year's donations, which were kept at the temple, were deposited on the 8th of this month after the Navratras.

The local police reached the spot at around 5.30 in the morning along with a forensic team.

A case has been registered at the Sector 14 police station.

Chandigarh, April 20
Local badminton player Sanya Sethi won two titles on the concluding day of the Li-ning Tricity Junior, Sub-junior Badminton Tournament held at the Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

Abhishek Saini (left) on his way to win the U-17 title of the badminton tournament held at Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Sanya claimed the top position in the girls (U-17) and (U-19) categories. In the boys (U-17) category, Abhishek Saini lifted the crown while Abhijot Mittal claimed the title of boys (U-19) event.

In the first finals of the day, Sanya Sethi blanked her opponent Ishita by 2-0 in the girls (U-17) category. She won in straight sets 21-6, 21-11.

In the finals of girls (U-19), Sanya Sethi defeated Daman Sharma with the identical score of 2-0.

She won the game at 21-13 and 21-11.

In the boys (U-17) category, Abhishek Saini blanked his opponent Rajat Saini 2-0. The final score of the game was 21-8, 21-13.

The last final of the day was played between Abhijot Mittal and Adhdeep Singh in the boys (U-19) category. Mittal defeated Adhdeep 21-16, 21-8 to claim the title. 

Chandigarh, April 20
Opener Rajbeer’s 222-run knock off just 82 balls studded with 21 sixes and 17 fours scripted the Kudos XI’s stupendous 182-run win against the India Bulls during the First Ashok Kumar Vij Memorial Corporate Cricket Cup held on the grounds of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, here today.

Rajbeer of Kudos XI hits a shot during a match against  India Bulls for the First Ashok Kumar Vij Memorial Corporate Cricket Cup at the GNPS, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Batting first, the Kudos XI hammered 286 runs in the allotted 20 overs at the loss of two wickets. While Rajbeer slammed the bowling attack at the one end, his opening partner Rajiv hit 26 runs off nine balls. For the bowling side, Inder claimed both the wickets by conceding 30 runs.

In reply, the India Bulls fumbled out on 104 runs in 13.1 overs with Subhash scoring 56 runs off 31 balls and Vivek hitting 22 runs off 23 deliveries. For the Kudos XI, Ramkumar shone bright with four wickets for 14 runs.

In another match, the Dell XI defeated the PGI squad by five wickets.

After electing to bat first, the PGI team posted a healthy total of 170 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Taking the charge, opener Preet provided the team with a good start and went on to score 53 runs off 40 balls while Harvinder supported him with 23 runs off 16 deliveries. For the bowling side, Aman claimed two wickets while conceding 33 runs. Anish scalped one for 20 runs.

Chasing the target, the Dell’s batting line-up played steadily and achieved the mark in 18.3 oves. Raman (49 runs off 26 balls) and Raj (32 runs off 29 balls) were the top scorers of the team. Dayanand and Rajiv with bowling figures of two wickets for 28 runs and a wicket for 22 runs, respectively, were the main wicket-takers for the PGI team.

In the last match, the Placement Guru registered a four-wicket win over the Allengers XI. Batting first, the latter posted a target of 107 runs. The Placement Guru sent the rival team packing in 16 overs. Jaswant with 28 runs off 14 balls and Vivek with 16 runs off 19 deliveries led the Allengers XI’s day. For Placement Guru, Anirudh claimed three wickets for 21 runs while Vivek took two wickets for 26 runs.

In reply, the winning side achieved the target in 11.5 overs with Sarthak hitting 47 runs off 35 deliveries and Manoj making 25 runs off 10 balls.

Chandigarh, April 20
The Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA) has selected a 31-member probable’s squad for the upcoming inter-district cricket meet of boys (U-16) to be orgnaised by the Haryana Cricket association.

The CCA is affiliated with the Haryana Cricket Association.

The pre- tournament probable’s camp will start from April 21 at the cricket grounds of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19.

Among the probables are Treykash Bali, Swapnil Modgil, Ankit, Aayush Goutam, Nikhil, Manan Chadha, Aayush Chamola, Gurpreet Singh, Jaspreet, Manhar Manchanda, Varun Bhatnagar, Vivek, Amit Thapa, Prithvi Lohtiya, Rahul, Utkarsh Bhukal, Prince, Karan, Angad Singh, Alatmash, Abhishek Arora, Parnav Arora, Pankaj Singh, Ritik Shukla, Shivam Juneja, Sachin Rai, Arpit Kumar, Hardik, Harsh Marhwa, Sarav and Yugam Goutam.

Chandigarh, April 20
The Chandigarh Chess Association will organise the 25th Chandigarh Chess Championship from April 24 to 27 at St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here. Top four players will represent Chandigarh in the forthcoming National Challenger Chess Championship-2014 to be held at Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) from May 9 to 19.

The interested players can confirm their entries with the organizers before April 23. The reporting time for the first round on April 24 is 9 am.