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Power failure hits PGI services
Chandigarh, June 1 Power supply to some parts of Chandigarh, including the PGI, Panjab University, Sectors 34, 38, 39 and 40, and the adjoining villages remained disrupted due to tripping of the 220 kV Ropar-Mohali transmission line. Power supply to these areas is being fed via the 220 kV Mohali sub-station. The power supply was restored at around 3.30 pm. Patients had to wait in queues at fee sections as the computers installed there stopped working within a few minutes of power failure. Reports of laboratory tests also got delayed in the absence of power at the hospital. Attendants of patients had to shift their patients through ramp, pulling the stretchers as the elevators at Nehru Hospital also stopped working. |
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2 PGI doctors get extension
Chandigarh, June 1 The extension is expected to give some respite to the PGI which is already short on staff.
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ITF Tourney Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 1 Sunil, a product of the rural scheme of the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, and his partner Stephen Amritraj, beat Tushar Liberhan and Navdeep Singh 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Tushar and Navdeep won the first set 6-4 as Stephen Amritraj's serve was broken in the sixth and 10th games. However, as the match progressed, Stephen and Sunil raised their game. Left-handed Sunil and his partner reeled off three games in a row by winning the 10th, 11th and 12th to make it one-all. Navdeep was broken in the 11th game. The spectators remained spellbound throughout the match. There was not a single dull moment in the match. Both the pairs fought for every point. Tied six-all in the decider, the issue was resolved by a tiebreaker which Sunil and Stephen won by 7-4. Sunil-Stephen won $630 and the trophy, which were presented by CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap. The winners get 18 points. The runner-up pair of Tushar and Navdeep received a pay cheque of $330 and a trophy. Meanwhile, highest-ranked (398th) and top-seeded Karan Rastogi will face unseeded and 817th ranked Prakash Amritraj in the singles final tomorrow at the centre court at 9 am. In the semifinals played today, Karan Rastogi ousted Vijay Kannan in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. In another match, Prakash Amritraj downed Vishal Punna, ranked 982nd, in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Prakash broke Punna in the first game of the first set and held his serve to gain a 2-0 lead. Plucky Punna won the third game on his serve at love raising hope of a close fight. After suffering a break in the fifth game, Punna broke back in the sixth game to win his second game in the second set. Prakash also displayed his serve-and-volley game. Amritraj broke Punna again in the seventh game and led 5-2. With his serve to follow, Prakash Amritraj held it after facing a break point as he trailed 30-40. Amritraj held his serve to win the game and set. Prakash Amritraj maintained his pressure and broke Punna in the first and third games of the third set and gained a comfortable 4-0 lead. The sixth game saw a long rally before Amritraj won at love. Punna was again broken in the seventh game and Amritraj won the game, set and the match. Punna served three aces and Prakash Amritraj two. Prakash also committed two double faults, one in the sixth game and second in the eight game of the first set. Karan Rastogi stormed into the finals in great style. He jumped to a 3-1 lead before Kannan opened his account. Kannan was broken in the second and eight games as Karan Rastogi won the set at 6-2. After 2-all in the second set, Rastogi won the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth games in a row to emerge winner at 6-2. Results: Doubles (final): Sunil Kumar Sipaeya and Stephen Amritraj bt Navdeep Singh and Tushar Liberhan 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Singles (semi-finals): Karan Rastogi bt Vijay Kannan 6-2, 6-2, Prakash Amritraj bt Vishal Punna 6-2, 6-1.
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CA-37 trounce
Prudential CC
Chandigarh, June 1 CA-37 batted first and made 124 for 8 in the allotted 25 overs. Gurdip, who hit four fours, remained not out on 52. Gurdip was associated in a 53-run partnership with Piyush (26) for the third wicket. Mukesh was the most successful bowler for Prudential CC as he captured four wickets for 33 runs. In reply, Prudential CC were all out for 80 in 11 overs. Gurharminder (18) was the only batsman who could reach the double-figure mark. Their innings was shattered by Piyush (4 for 28), Varun (2 for 26), Gurpreet (2 for 26), Lovenish (2 for 6). In another match, MCM Blue wrecked Castle CC by seven wickets. Castle XI scored 111 all out in 22.4 overs and MCM Blub achieved the target in 20.5 overs. Ashish remained not out on 55. In another tie held at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium, here, today, a fine all-round performance by Bharat Bhushan (77 not out and 2 for 12) paved the way for Chetna Cricket Club to register a 100-run triumph over Victorious Cricket Club. Chetna Club, captained by Harprit Chetna, won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted an impressive 174 for 5 in the allotted 25 overs. The highlight of their innings was a brilliant 107-run partnership for the second wicket between opener Bharat Bhushan and Ravi Kumar. After an early setback as opener Anoop Gautam was soon back in the pavilion with a scorecard reading 1 for 11, Bhushan and Ravi bolstered their innings putting on 107 runs for the second wicket before Ravi was dismissed for 44 runs, which contained six fours. Bhushan remained not out on 77 in 73 balls and 103 minutes. His knock was studded with eight fours. Sanjay of Victorious CC got two wickets for 38 runs. Chasing the big task of scoring 175 runs for victory, Victorious CC were bowled out for 74 runs in 17.5 overs. Off spinner Harprit Chetna wrecked Victorious Club's innings by grabbing four wickets for four runs in 3.5 overs. All-rounder Bharat Bhushan bagged two wickets for 12 runs from three overs. |
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Chandigarh lift Dhruv Pandove Trophy
Chandigarh, June 1 The verdict was given in favour of Chandigarh on the basis of the 1st innings lead they earned. In the first innings, Chandigarh decided to bat after winning the toss. They mustered 403 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 80.3 overs. Vaibhav Narang made 126 runs studded with 20 fours off 180 balls. Ankit scored a splendid knock of 113 runs in 140 balls in 19 fours. Gurinder Gaggi and Anshul Tripathi contributed valuable unbeaten 59 and 50 runs, respectively.
In reply, the Kapurthala team was bundled out for 134 runs in 54.3 overs. Ravinder Pal Singh showed some resistance and scored 37 runs off 54 balls but the rest of the wickets fell cheaply. Chandigarh’s Anshul Tripathi and Gurinder Gaggi proved to be the wreckers - in - chief for Kapurthala lads. Anchul took four wickets at the cost of 16 runs while Gurinder took three wickets off 33 runs. The Chandigarh team put to bat in the second innings piled up 53 runs without loss in 16 overs. Amit and Shivam were playing at 29 and 24 runs, respectively, when the final judgment was given in favour of Chandigarh. Results: Chandigarh (1st Innings): 403 for 8 in 80.3 overs (Vaibhav Narang 126, Ankit Kaushik 113, Gurinder Gaggi 59 n.o. and Anshul Tripathi 50 n.o., Sukhdev 3 for 66, Manoj 2 for 65). Kapurthala (1st Innings): 134 all out in 54.3 overs (Ravinder Pal Singh 37, Krishan 24, Rohit Jassal 18, Amrinder 18, Gurinder Gaggi 3 for 33, Anshul 4 for 16, Vishal 2 for 32). Chandigarh (2nd innings): 53 without loss in 16 overs (Amit 29 n.o, Shivam 24 n.o.).
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A fine blend of academics and sports
Chandigarh, June 1 Aayush, a budding cricketer, has made his parents, teachers, coach and well-wishers proud by securing 85 per cent marks in the matriculation exams. For a sportsperson who has to spend four to five hours daily for regular practice, besides giving valuable time to various matches, this is a big achievement. “Though my first preference was cricket, I did not ignore my studies. Whenever I got time, I studied,” said Aayush, an opening batsman and wicket keeper. Aayush, a student of St John’s High School, Sector 26, represented Chandigarh twice in the School National Games at the age of 11 and 13. Besides this, Aayush has also played for Chandigarh in a u-15 inter-district tournament. Aayush was also part of the Punjab u-15 team, which clinched the inter-state Poly Umrigar trophy. Aayush made an unbeaten century (100 n.o) in a match of the Friendship Series against the Pakistan u-17 team. In another match against a South African team (u-17), Aayush struck 65 not out. Aayush, who has been sharpening his skills under coach Nagesh Gupta at St John’s Cricket Academy, Sector 26, gives all credit to his coach and parents. Terming him brilliant, Nagesh said Aayush was a fast learner and that was the reason behind his success in both academics and cricket. |
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Women boxers do city proud
Chandigarh, June 1 Arpana won gold in the 63-kg category after beating Quizam Bi of Jammu and Kashmir in the finals by a verdict of RSC-OC in the 1st round. Gurpreet won gold in the 86-kg category after beating Nidhi of Haryana by RSC-OS in the 2nd round.
Sapna won the bronze medal after beating Kavita Joshi of Uttarakhand by RSC-OC in the 1st round, much to the dismay of the home crowd. Balvir Kaur bagged another bronze medal in the 57-kg category by defeating Pallvi of Rajasthan by RSC-OS in the 2nd round. In all, 92 boxers from 14 states and units of the IABF participated in the five-day tournament. Haryana won the overall championship while the runner-up position went to Hawa Singh Academy of Bhiwani. Sangeeta Rana, an IABF judge from Sikhya School, Chandigarh, honoured for being the “Best Judge” of the championship, was presented with an IABF trophy. Shikha Pandit of Chandigarh accompanied the team as coach-cum-manager.
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Self-defence training camps begin
Chandigarh, June 1 This is the 5th consecutive year that the front is conducting such camps in Chandigarh. The aim of these camps is to teach self-defence techniques. These camps teach stretching exercises and self-defence techniques, including karate, taekwondo and hapkido. Written material on is also circulated to the participants. The training camps are held at Sector 40 A, Sector 28, Sector 38 West, and Sector 23 D.
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Dharminder, Anil advance
Chandigarh, June 1 The other qualifiers are Sumit Talwar and Pardeep Kinger from Pool-B, Sameer Bhalla and Aman Goel from Pool-E, Rajat Khaneja and Ajay Saini from Pool-F, Anuj Uppal and Harpreet from Pool-G, Joy Mehra and Sumer Chandi from Pool-H, Sunny and Dheeraj Sohi from POOL-I, Anish Saini and Anand from Pool-P. |
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City girl grabs tennis titles
Chandigarh, June 1 Ikttesh, a student of Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, got the better of Vidushi Bhalla of Delhi 6-2, 6-0 for the u-14 title. She also bagged the u-16 title beating Akanksha Punj of Delhi in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
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Motorbike expedition from June 16
Chandigarh, June 1 Giving details of the expedition, Dr Raj Kumar, one of the organisers said, “The expedition will be flagged off from the city and will pass through Khardung-La to reach Pangong-Tso Lake (4267 metres) -the last civilian point along the China border - before reaching back home via Manali.” Interested persons may contact Dr Raj Kumar or Capt S. M. Soni at 9417461789 or 94173-03522, respectively. Capt Soni can also be emailed at
captsmsoni@yahoo.co.in. |
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Cricket trials today
Panchkula, June 1 Players born on or after September 1, 1988 are eligible to participate in the trials. They must come in white kit and must bring along their date of birth certificates. |
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No more powers for mayor
Chandigarh, June 1 During a meeting held with the mayor and other officials of the corporation recently, the home secretary made it clear that as of today no administrative functions could be assigned to the mayor as per the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act of 1994. Going on record, the home secretary said the administration had been transferring functions related to basic amenities to the corporation. He further said the process of transferring the functions had been gradual as the administration had to keep in mind the availability of financial and other resources available with the corporation. As of today, out of 18 functions specifically mentioned in the 12th schedule of the Constitution of India, 13 are already under the control of the corporation. Three functions are partially shared by the corporation and administration and only two functions are retained by the administration. He also stated that there was no overlapping of powers in any area. Krishna Mohan said under the Capital of Punjab (development and regulation) Act of 1952, the administration had been empowered to perform certain functions, including town planning and regulation of land use and construction of buildings. Therefore, the issue was not required to be discussed any further for the time being. The meeting had been convened to discuss points raised by the city mayor and the councillors who had been demanding that the dual control should be ended and the mayor should be given additional powers to bring about more efficiency in the working of the corporation. |
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Admn to revise property resumption rules
Chandigarh, June 1 Lalit Sharma, adviser to the UT administrator, has directed the home secretary, the finance secretary, the deputy commissioner and the legal remembrance cell to work out a framework of clear-cut guidelines on resumption of property in the city. The "controversial" Hotel James Plaza case, in which the hotel site was restored to the owners by the adviser despite twice being resumed by the estate office, on different grounds, formed the background to the development which will form the base for a clear-cut policy for the future. The case had generated a lot of public debate. It was being alleged that the hotel owners were being charged merely Rs 2-odd crore for the property which today was worth more than Rs 200 crore. Quoting the order of the adviser, a senior official said "the law is very clear that resumption is a drastic measure and needs to be exercised only in extreme conditions". He said the Teri Oat Estate case in the Supreme Court provided the base of his decision in favour of James Plaza. The law of the land clearly provided for favouring the allottee. It has been pointed out that "the Supreme Court had held that mere failure to complete construction is not by itself a sufficient reason to invoke resumption". The order also said it was "difficult to understand the contention of the estate office that the petitioners cannot claim extension as a right". It has been pointed out that "it is desirable that both citizens and functionaries of the state are unambiguously aware of what the rules expect of them and the transparent limitations imposed by rules, beyond which there is no succour". Importantly, counsel for the petitioner had pleaded that he was "seeking no more than what has been given to others". |
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