IAF personnel donate blood
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 12
A blood donation camp, tree plantation function and a painting competition were organised at the Air Force Station here to mark the Subroto Mukherjee Week in the memory of the first IAF air chief.

About 50 IAF personnel and women donated blood at a camp organised today in association with the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. Air Officer Commanding, 12 Wing, Air Cmde S S Tilloo and president Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Local), Mrs Latika Tilloo, were among those who donated blood. 

SPORTS

Karan, Pankaj win gold in swimming
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 12
Karan and Pankaj Chauhan cornered glory by winning two gold medals each in their respective events on the second day of the subjunior, junior and senior swimming tournament held today at swimming pool, Sector 23. Karan won first place in group III in 100 metres breast stroke and 100 metres butterfly while Pankaj displayed his prowess in group II in 100 metres free style and 100 metres breast stroke.

The results are:

Group IV: 50 metres breast stroke:boys: Amandeep Singh 1, Saheb Rana 2, Mamnik Singh 3. Girls: Nutan 1, Chahat Arora 2, Singdha Prakash 3.

Group III: 100 metres butterfly: Karan Bhai 1, Akash Bansal 2, Sparsh Arora 3. 100 metres free style: Vivek Yadav 1, Saheb Pratap 2, Parminder Singh 3. 100 metres breast stroke: Karan Bhai 1, Angad Singh 2, Parth 3. Girls: 100 metres butterfly: Harsimran Kaur 1, Chitrangda 2, Parul Ohri 3. 100 metres free style: Nikhay Pannu 1, Megha 2, Amardeep 3. 100 metres breast stroke: Nikhay Pannu 1, Kriti 2, Dolma 3.

Group II: 100 metres butterfly: Ishaan Bakshi 1, Yadwinder Rawat 2, Sidharth Sehdev 3. 100 metres free style: Pankaj Chauhan 1, Gaganpreet Singh 2, Sumeet Heer 3. 100 metres breast stroke: Pankaj Chauhan 1, Aman Sharma 2, Saurabh Thukral 3. Girls: 100 metres free style: Shruti Sharma 1, Isha Kalia 2, Indeep Kaur 3.

Open: 100 metres free style: Abhimanyu 1, Gurpeet 2, Rajinder Singh 3.

UT girls subjunior soccer from today
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 12
Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, will play host to the Chandigarh Subjunior Girls Football Championship beginning tomorrow with the first tie to be played between Saupin’s School, Sector 32, and St Stephen’s School, Sector 45 at 10 am. This four-day championship is being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association.

Tomorrow the second match will be played between Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 (A team) and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10 at 11 am followed by another tie between St Soldier’s International School, Sector 28, and Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 (B team). The last match of the day would be played between Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, and Mount Carmel School, Sector 47.

Hockey trials
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, August 12
The Chandigarh Women’s Hockey Association will hold selection trials tomorrow at the hockey stadium, Sector 42, to pick the UT Subjunior women hockey team. The trials will begin at 4.30 pm. Players born on or after January 1,1990 will be eligible.

ETOs’ wings clipped
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 12
Realising that its excise and taxation officers were acting on their own while detaining goods of traders and imposing penalties, the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner has issued orders asking ETOs to refer the matter to their seniors for enquiry and imposition of penalty.

The DETC in his recent letter to all officers has virtually “clipped the wings” of the ETOs. Quoting the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948, the letter says the ETOs when detaining goods for verification, have to refer the matter to the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner for the subsequent imposition of any penalty or an enquiry.