Mohali, May 22
On the second day of the final match’s 1st innings, Chandigarh’s wreckers-in chief Anshul Tripathi and Gurinder helped the team to clean sweep the Bathinda team during the Punjab state inter-district u-17 tournament for the M.L. Markan Trophy 2007-2008.

The tournament is being held at the PCA stadium, here.

While the Chandigarh team scored a mammoth 335 runs, the Bathinda team was bundled out for 115 runs in 78.3 overs.

Bhatinda’s wickets fell quickly. Only Jashan Deep and Rajkamal put up some resistance, scoring 34 runs each.

Chandigarh’s Gurinder claimed eight wickets for 42 runs and Anshul Tripathi took two wickets for 19 runs. Chandigarh scripted a 220-runs lead in the 1st innings.

Chandigarh have begun batting for the 2nd innings. Aayush and Shivam were playing at 25 and 24 runs, respectively, at the end of the day’s play.

Brief scores:

Chandigarh (1st innings): 335 all out in 93.3 overs

Bathinda (1st innings): 115 all out in 78.3 overs (Jashan Deep 34, Rajkamal 34; Gurinder 8 for 42 and Anshul Tripathi 2 for 19).

Chandigarh (2nd innings): 54 without any loss (Aayush 25 n.o and Shivam 24 n.o).

Mohali, May 22
Keeping in view the current situation in Punjab, the inter-district u-13 tournament, scheduled to begun from May 25, has been postponed till further communication.

M.P. Pandove, honorary secretary, PCA, further informed that the inter-district u-19 tournament, however, will continue as per schedule.

Chandigarh, May 22
Farheen of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, Chandigarh, completed hat trick by winning the women’s, girls’ junior and girls’ sub-junior title in the 10th St Stephen’s Carrom Ranking Tournament that concluded at the school in Sector 45 today.

Gagandeep Singh clinched the men’s singles title, thrashing Neeraj Bharti in straight games 25-04, 25-24.

In the semifinal, Gagandeep ousted top seed Asif in a nail-biting contest.

Hassan of Sikhiya won the double crown pocketing boys’ junior and boys’ sub-junior title. In the boys’ sub-junior singles, Hassan defeated Mohd Talib of BMD Public School, Chandigarh, 25-13, while in boys’ junior event, Hassan defeated Piyush Sood 25-12, 25-14. Hassan scored the only (white) slam of the tournament.

The prizes were given away by chief guest Amardeep Dahiya, an industrialist.

Results: Men’s singles: semifinal: Gagandeep b Asif 25-14, 10-25, 25-7; Neeraj b Saquib 25-09, 25-04.

Final: Gagandeep b Neeraj Bharti 25-04, 25-24

Boys’ singles (junior): quarterfinal: Piyush Sood b Varun Sood 25-05, 25-05; Aarish b Tasavar Ali 25-05, 25-00; Shaquib b Naushad 25-00, 25-00; Hassan b Kartik 25-00, 25-03.

Semifinal: Piyush Sood b Aarish 25-14, 23-20; Hassan b Shaquib 25-06, 25-03.

Final: Hassan b Piyush Sood 25-12, 15-14.

Boys’ singles (sub-junior): semifinal: Hassan b Shaquib 25-11, Md. Talib b Aarish 25-13.

Final: Hassan b Md. Talib 25-13.

Women’s singles: semifinal: Farheen b Anjali Yadav 18-08, 25-08, Akanksha b Tuba 22-11, 15-17, 25-12.

Final: Farheen b Akanksha 10-13, 20-17, 25-02.

Girls’ singles (junior): quarterfinal: Farheen b Gulshan 25-01, 25-05; Akanksha b Reena 18-14, 25-03; Kudrat b Bhanu Sadana 11-24, 16-10, 23-17; Harshpreet b Samridhi Piplani 25-02, 25-04.

Semifinal: Farheen b Akanksha 13-09, 23-05; Harshpreet b Kudrat 25-00, 17-25, 25-05.

Final: Farheen b Harshpreet 25-06, 24-10.

Girls’ singles (sub-junior): semifinal: Farheen b Tuba 25-05; Gulshan b Samridhi Piplani 25-16.

Final: Farheen b Gulshan 25-05. — TNS

Chandigarh, May 22
The Chandigarh Hot Weather Cricket Tournament, being organised by the Chandigarh sports department, will commence tomorrow with a pool D second-round match between DAV Public School-15 B and Sector 16 Cricket Stadium XI at the stadium in Sector 16 here. According to the draw, prepared and released today, DAV-15 B and Sector 16 Cricket Stadium have been given a bye in the second round.

Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Lalit Sharma will inaugurate the tournament at 9.30 am.

Chandigarh sports director Inderjit Singh Sandhu, after giving last-minute instructions, said a record number of 44 clubs had sent in their entries.

The teams have been divided into four pools and preliminary matches will be a 30 over-a-side affair.

Pool C will see tough contest as Professional Cricket Club, Himachal Cricket Club, Moody ICL XI and JJ’s XI are all locked in the pool.

In pool D, St John’s-26, Cricket Academy-37, Dainik Bhaskar Cricket Club and Sector 16 Cricket Club will give each other tough competition. Minerva Cricket Academy will look to pose a strong challenge to its opponents in pool A.

LIC XI, Chetna Cricket Club and Sector 19 Cricket Club are other strong teams. DAV-8 A are favourites in pool B.

Groupings: pool A: Minerva Cricket Academy, Sector 19 Cricket Academy, Punjab Warehousing Corporation, DAV-8 B, Nivia Cricket Club, Sports Club Chandigarh, Victorious Cricket Club, Chetna Cricket Club, Chandigarh Club, LIC XI.

Pool B: Guru Nanak Academy, Kalsi XI, Bombay XI, Sun Club, Central Club, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Broadcasters XI, DAV-15 A, Anron XI, Coper Cricket Club, DAV-8 A.

Pool C: Professional Cricket Club, Quark Media Cricket Club, Himachal Cricket Club, Link Cricket Club, Dainik Jagran, Moody ICL XI, Kansal Cricket Club, MCM Blues Cricket Club, AHG Haryana Cricket Club, Shivalik Public Cricket Club, JJ’s XI.

Pool D: St John’s-26, Municipal Corporation XI, High Court XI, PGI Cricket Club, St Xavier’s Cricket Club, Sunrise Cricket Club, Prudential Cricket Club, Cricket Academy-37, Dainik Bhaskar Cricket Club, CMRA XI, DAV-15 B and Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.

ADMINISTRATION

DA of UT pensioners raised
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22
The Chandigarh administration has enhanced the rates of dearness relief being given to pensioners or family pensioners of the Union Territory from the existing 29 per cent to 35 per cent with effect from January 1, an official press note said today.

Other provisions governing the grant of dearness relief to pensioners, such as regulation of dearness relief during employment or re-employment and regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn, will remain unchanged.

The payment of dearness relief involving fraction of a rupee will be rounded off to the immediate lower or higher fraction of the rupee if the same is 50 paisa or above.

Keeping in line with the decision taken by the centre, it has been decided to dispense with the issue of ready reckoner along with the dearness relief orders.

It will now be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authority, including nationalised banks, to calculate the quantum of dearness relief payable in each individual case.

All district treasury officers, treasury officers and public sector banks have been asked to immediately arrange payments of dearness relief under the orders.

The liability in respect of pre-November 1, 1966 service of the pensioners and their family pensioners would be divisible amongst the successor states of the erstwhile State of Punjab, including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.