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Kalka/Panchkula, August 25
Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Haryana BJP launched its Vijay Sankalp Yatra from Kalka after performing a yajna at Kali Mata Temple today. The yatra will cover the entire state in four phases.

Rattan Lal Kataria, MP from Ambala, his wife Banto Kataria, Krishan Pal Gujjar, Union Minister of State for Surface Transport, Kanwarpal Singh Gujjar, state general secretary of the BJP, and Vishal Seth, Panchkula BJP chief, were also present during the launch of the yatra.

After performing the yajna, BJP leaders and workers assembled at the Gandhi Chowk in a large number. A cavalcade of vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, followed the leaders from Kalka to Pinjore.

Earlier, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Transport and Roads, said Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda should wait and watch to see a BJP Chief Minister in another two months after the Assembly elections in the state.

Scores of BJP leaders from Panchkula welcomed the yatra at the Majri Chowk and accompanied it to Barwala, Raipur Rani and Naraingarh.

Raj Kumar Saini, MP from Kurukshetra, welcomed the yatra in Raipur Rani at a function.

Senior BJP leaders, including Sham Lal Bansal, Gian Chand Gupta, Pramod Singla, Deepak Manchanda, Rajesh Gaur, Virander Singh Bhau, among others were present on the occasion.

COURTS

Disrespect to Tricolour
Actor Mallika Sherawat declared ex parte
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
In the second such petition against the actor, the court today declared Mallika Sherawat as ex parte after receiving no reply from her on a petition restraining her from defaming the nation by draping herself in the Tricolour in her forthcoming film, ‘Dirty Politics’.

The petition has been filed by advocate Mandeep Kaur.

A similar petition has also been filed by a social activist against the actor and in that too Mallika Sherawat was declared ex parte earlier this month.

With this, Sherawat will no longer be able to give her side of the story in the case.

Earlier, the court had issued notice to the actor for allegedly showing disrespect to the National Flag. Besides the actor, the court has also declared the producer and the director of the film as ex parte after they too failed to respond.

The case has now been adjourned to October 14.

Chandigarh, August 25
The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shamili Nagpal today sentenced two youths to three years imprisonment in an attempt-to-murder case. The court sentenced Rahul and Gurdeep Singh, alias Lovely, and also imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 each on them.

The case was registered on January 24, 2010, when a student Shobhit Kumar was beaten up by a group of assailants. There were eight more accused in the case who have been acquitted as the charges could not be proved while these two were convicted.

Panchkula, August 25
PGI XI, Earth Infrastructure and Lawyers’ XI registered victories in their respective matches of the ongoing 2nd Corporate Cricket Cup organised by Professional Cricket Club at the Barwala cricket stadium.

In the first match, PGI XI defeated Infosys by 48 runs. After electing to bat first, PGI XI posted 153 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Ravi (63 runs off 50 balls) and Manoj (34 runs off 35 balls) scripted the team’s total while Anshuman claimed 1 for 12 for the bowling side. In reply, the Infosys side was bowled out on 105 runs in 17.5 overs with Lakshay contributing 46 runs off 30 balls and Raghav chipping 19 runs off 12 balls. For the winning side, Puneet hogged the limelight by claiming 3 for 8 while Manoj grabbed 2 for 13.

In another match, Lawyers’ XI defeated ATS Corporate House by 17 runs. The winning side, after winning the toss and elected to bat, scored 123 runs for 7 in 20 overs. Rajat put the team ahead with his 69-run contribution off 58 balls. For the bowling side, Govind (2 for 14) and Ankur (2 for 20) claimed two wickets each. In reply, ATS team scored 106 runs in 18.2 overs before getting all out. Hardeep (35 off 17) and Vikas (25 off 27) remained the main scorers for the team. Rajat claimed 3 for 13 while Nilesh took 2 wickets for 9 runs.

In the next match, Earth Infrastructure registered 7-run win over Siemens XI. The winning side posted 111 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs while Siemens XI could manage to score only 104 runs in the allocated slot. For the winning side, Sunil topped the team’s score chart with 48 off 44 while Amardeep supported him with 19 off 21 balls. For the bowling side, Dinesh claimed 2 for 11. Later, for the losing side, Ashok with 51 off 53 balls remained the main contributor. For Earth Infrastructure, Savinder (4 for 11) claimed most wickets.

Chandigarh, August 25
Cagers of Tribune Model School, Sector 29, defeated The Millennium School, Sector 67, Mohali, by 15-10 in a match of the First Independent School Association’s Basketball Tournament for boys being played here today.

In a see-saw match, the winning team named the first quarter by a score of 6-1 while dropped down the other two quarters at 5-2 and 4-3. In the final quarter, the winning team outclassed their rivals by 4-0. For Tribune Model School, Aniket collected 10 points. In the second match, New Public School, Sector 18, drubbed down Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38, by a score of 35-5. The winning team named the first set at 12-02 followed by 11-00, 4-2 and 8-1 win in the next three quarters. For the winning side, Abhinav guided the team to victory by contributing 12 points while for the losing side, Kartik reduced the margin by scoring 2 points.

In the third match, St Peter’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, beat Saupin’s School, Sector 32, by 15-6. For the winning side, Sameer scored 4 points to bag the highest scorer award while for the losing side, Milin scored the best shot by securing 4 points. The winning team named the first three quarters at 5-4, 8-0 and 2-0 while lost the last set at 0-2. In the fourth match, Vivek High School, Sector 38, beat Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, by 44-6 (8-2, 6-0, 10-2 and 20-2). Sartaj collected 16 points for the winning side while Manan gathered 2 points for the losing side.

In the matches of the girls’ category, Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, beat St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, by 17-8 (3-2, 2-4, 8-0, 4-2) with Gurleen (6 points) collecting the major share for the winning team and Satinder Pal (8 points) gathering the most points for the losing team.

In the second match, riding high on 4-point contribution by Vibhuti, Gurukul Global School, Mani Majra, trounced down AKSIPS, Sector 45, by 9-0 (3-0,2-0,2-0,2-0). In the third match, Vivek High School, Mohali, went down against Guru Harkrishan School, Sector 38, by 14-2 (2-0, 0-10, 0-4 and 0-0) with Harman contributing 4 points and Parminder collecting four points. For the losing side, Mallika with the contribution of two goals remained the best scorer of the team.

Results

Girls: Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, bt Tribune Model School, Sector 29, by 28-10 (8-0, 6-4, 8-2, 6-4); Saupin’s School, Sector 32, bt St Kabir School, Sector 26, by 16-0 (4-0, 4-0, 4-0, 4-0).

Boys: AKSIPS, Sector 41, bt RIMT World School, Mani Majra, by 20-16 (8-8, 4-2, 0-6, 8-0); St Kabir School, Sector 26, bt St Soldier’s School, Sector 28, by 12-4 (6-4, 4-2, 0-6, 12-4); Vivek High School, Mohali, bt Gurukul Global by 42-22 (10-12, 12-2, 12-6, 8-2). 

Chandigarh, August 25
Government High School, Sector 47, beat AKSIPS, Sector 41, by 2-0 (25-19 and 25-19) during the opening game of the Inter-School Volleyball Tournament for (Under-17) boys at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, here today.

In other matches of the volleyball tourney, Government High School, Colony No. 4, defeated Government Model High School, Sector 41, by 2-0 (25-12 and 25-21).

Chandigarh, August 25
The 4th edition of the All-India Dhruv Pandove (U-19) trophy is all set to begin from August 28. The first round matches will be conducted at the cricket grounds of Chandigarh and Patiala.

According to Captain Sushil Kapoor, tournament director, a total of 8 teams are participating in the event and are drawn into two pools with Pool– A, including Punjab, Vidharbha, Andhra and Assam, while Pool-B includes HPCA (Himachal Pradesh), Baroda, MPCA (Madhya Pradesh) and Bengal Cricket Association.

The league stage matches will be of two days duration with a minimum of 100 overs play on each day while the final will be a four-day affair to be played from September 6 to 9 at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala. The winners of the championship will be awarded with a cash award of Rs 1 lakh along with the winners’ trophy while the runners-up will be awarded with Rs 50,000 along with the runners-up trophy.

The organisers will also select the ‘man of the match’ award for each match besides awarding best bowler, best batsman and a player of the tournament. 

Mohali, August 25
The five-day Annual Inter-House Swimming Meet commenced at Yadavindra Public School in Mohali today.

In the 25 m freestyle boys (U-19) event, Aditya (Ranjit House) won the water race while Mahesh (Patiala House) and Amit (Ranjit House) attained the second and third place, respectively.

In the 50 m backstroke boys (U-19) event, Amit (Ranjit House), Roohanjot (Nalagarh House) and Anmolpreet (Nalagarh House) bagged the top three positions.

Meanwhile, in the 25 m freestyle girls’ (U-19) event, Anahat (from Nalagarh House), Karman (from Tagore House) and Inayat (from Ranjit House) remained the top three position holders.

Chandigarh, August 25
Eves of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, outplayed Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, during a match of the Inter-School Football Championship for (U-19) girls at the soccer ground of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, here today.

After a goalless draw in the stipulated time of 70 minutes, the match’s fate was decided in a tie-breaker. In the deciding penalty shoot, Shivani and Bharti scored a goal each while Sneha scored a consoling goal for the losing side. In the second match, Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, routed St Soldier’s School, Sector 28, by a solitary goal scored by Stanzin in the 10th minute.

Chandigarh, August 25
In the opening encounter of the Inter-School Netball Tournament for (U-19) boys, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Collegiate Public School (SGGSCPS), Sector 26, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, by 13-2 while Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, beat DAV School, Sector 15, by 9-2.

In the last match of the same category, St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, by 7-2.

Results

Boys (U-17): GMSSS-20 bt Chandigarh Baptish-45 by 12-0; Moti Ram School, Sector 27, bt DAV-15 by 14-1; Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, bt DAV Public, Sector 8, by 8-1.