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Dental conference from September 1
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
International College of Continuing Dental Education, under the aegis of the Asia Pacific Dental Federation (APDF) and the Indian Dental Association, is organising a joint scientific conference at the CII building in Sector 31 on September 1 and 2.

The conference is being held for the first time in North India. Tikshan Sood, minister of medical education and research, will inaugurate the conference, said the chief organiser, Dr Bhagwant Singh, vice-president, APDF, in a press note.

The convener of the conference, Dr S.P.S. Sodhi, vice-principal of the Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences, Ferozepur, said the theme of the conference is ‘Ensuring success in endodontics implant dentistry and crown and bridge in dentistry.’ About 500 delegates from Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, HP, Jammu and Kashmir and UP are expected to attend.

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GMSSS-35 lads emerge champs
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
Players of Government Model Senior Secondary School-35 grabbed gold medal in the inter-school chess tournament (u-17 boys) 2007-08, which concluded at St Kabir School-26 here today.

Meanwhile, GMSSS-37 cornered glory by clinching the top position in the inter-school hockey tournament (u-14 and u-17)held at the Sector 42 sports complex.

Other results

Chess: U-17: 1 GMSSS-35, 2 GMSSS-32, 3 St Kabir 26; u-19: 1 GMSSS-37, 2 GMSSS-20, 3 GMSSS-33.

Hockey: U-14: 1 GMSSS-37, 2 GMSSS-35, 3 St Stephen-45; u-17: 1 GMSSS-37, 2 DAV-8.

Football: GMSSS-10 team emerged winner in the u-19 football tournament held at GMSSS-22 grounds, here, today. DAV-15 got the second place while Sanjay Public School-44 stood third.

Judo: Judokas of GMSSS-21 stole the show by clinching the first place in the final judo event for u-19 held at Sports Hall, Sector 42, here, today. DAV-8 and Dev Samaj-21 bagged the second and third prizes, respectively.

Carrom: DAVPS-8 clinched the title in the u-14 inter-school carrom meet held at St Stephen’s School-45, here. St Kabir-26 and Mount Carmel-47 won the second and third positions, respectively.

Kho-Kho: Government Model High School-41 lads won the u-19 kho-kho meet held at SGGS-35, here. GNKS-30 and GMSSS-22 got the second and third places, respectively. The u-14 title went to Ajit Karam Singh-41 team while GMHS-40 and GMHS-46 got the second and third places, respectively.

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Cricket trials on Aug 27
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
The trials to select the Chandigarh u-17 cricket team will be held at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, here, on August 27 at 4 pm.

The selected team will participate in the forthcoming Haryana Inter-district Cricket Tournament. According to Surinder Singh Baijee, general secretary, Chandigarh Cricket Association (affiliated to the Haryana Cricket Association), the players, born on or after September 1, 1990, will be eligible to participate in the trials. 

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KV-2 corner glory

Chandigarh, August 25
Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) No. 2, Chandi Mandir Cantonment, thrashed KV No. 5, Bathinda, with a convincing margin (19-11) in the regional inter-KV handball (boys) tournament of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Chandigarh region, which commenced at KV No.1 Chandi Mandir, today.

As many as 92 students, representing eight teams from KVs of Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh, will be playing matches on the league-cum-knockout basis during the two-day tournament.

Results: KV No. 4, Ambala Cantt, b KV No. 1, Bathinda, by 20-3; KV, Rohtak, b KV No. 1, Chandi Mandir, by 10-7; KV No. 2, Chandi Mandir, b KV No. 5, Bathinda, by 19-11; KV, CRPF, Pinjore, b KV, Nabha, by 30-10; KV, Rohtak, b KV No. 1, Bathinda, by 15-4; KV No. 4, Ambala, b KV No. 1, Chandi Mandir, by 14-4; KV No. 2 Chandi Mandir, b KV, Nabha, by 23-20; KV, CRPF, Pinjore, b KV No. 5, Bathinda, by 21-1. — TNS

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SN Vohra Tourney
Malwa school, Ranjit academy set up summit clash 
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
Malwa Khalsa School, Ludhiana, and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy, Amritsar, set up the title clash in the 6th SN Vohra Sub-junior U-14 Hockey Tournament. The tournament is being played at the Sector 42 hockey stadium.

Both teams got entry in the final on the basis of points earned during the semifinal league matches.

Earlier, in the semifinal league match between Baba Uttam Singh Hockey Academy (BUSH), Khadoor Sahib, and GRM School, New Delhi, the former blanked the later by 7-0.

Gurdeep Singh was declared the man of the match.

In the second league match, Malwa Khalsa School lost to Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy, Amritsar, by 2-3.

The Ludhiana team opened their account in the third minute by converting a penalty corner through Gagandeep. For Amritsar, Gurpreet netted the ball in the 21st minute. Both teams were levelled 1-1 till the half time.

Gurpreet extended the lead to 2-1 in the 37th minute while Ramandeep accumulated one more goal in the 46th minute.

The Ludhiana team, which missed 9 out of 11 penalty corners, could only reduce the margin in the 51st minute through Nirmaljeet. Though the team lost by 2-3, yet it managed to get entry in the final on the point basis.

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Nipun scripts victory for Sector 16 stadium
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25
An all-round performance by Nipun (35 runs and 2 for 9) enabled the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium team to register win over Shri Shri Academy, Panchkula, by 43 runs in the semifinal match of the First CCA U-11 Gold Cup Cricket Tournament at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, here today.

Batting first, the Sector 16 team scored 92 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Besides the opener Nipun, Pryanshu made 20 runs.

Chasing the target, Shri Shri Academy was packed up for 49 runs in 17 overs. Nipun, Eshaan, Daman and Pryanshu snapped two wickets each. Only Gurdeep Singh (28) could reach the double figure.

Brief scores

Sector 16 Cricket Stadium: 92 for 4 in 20 overs (Nipun 35, Pryanshu 20, Mohit 2 for 15)

Shri Shri Academy, Panchkula: 49 all out in 17 overs (Gurdeep Singh 28, Nipun 2 for 9, Eshaan 2 for 15, Pryanshu 2 for 1 and Daman 2 for 9)

Tomorrow, the second semifinal match will be played between MCA, Mohali, and GNPS and CCA Academy, Sector 36, at 9 am. 

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Table Soccer
Indersain bags title

Chandigarh, August 25
Indersain Goel and Asim Mehta clinched the boys’ u-12 doubles titles in the All-India Invitational Table Soccer Championship being held at Banyan Tree School- 48.

Results : Boys’ u-8 singles: 1 Bikramjeet, 2 Talwinder, 3 Jobanpreet; girls’ u-12 doubles: 1 Vandana and Manpreet, 2 Sukhdeep and Jaspreet; boys’ u-12 doubles: 1 Indersain and Asim, 2 Vishnu and Gaurav, 3 Sanjay and Ravinder; boys u-18 doubles: 1 H. Seitajit and H. Bisarjit Manipur, 2 Arshdeep and Amanpreet, 3 Rahul and Subham: boys’ u-17 doubles: Amritsar b DPS, Pinjore. TNS

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Naman, Karen best skaters

Chandigarh, August 25
Naman Gupta bagged the first position in the 6-8 years boys’ category in the Third Smt Rama Dikshit All-India Dikshant Roller Skating Championship held at Dikshant School, here, today. Results: Rink race II: U-4 years boys: 1 Kartik Mehta, 2 Shivam Taneja, 3 Aneesh Sood; 4-6 years boys: 1 Aryan Pal, 2 Raghav Goel, 3 Pranav Arora; 4-6 years girls: 1 Rishita, 2 Surchi Garg, 3 Khyati Jain; 6-8 years boys: 1 Naman Gupta, 2 Gubeer Singh, 3 Mohit; 6-8 years girls: 1 Karen George, 2 Isha Singh, 3 Upasana; 8-10 years boys: 1 Mohit, 2 Raimajeet, 3 Akshit Bhalla; 8-10 years girls: 1 Mani Kamboj, 2 Mehak Singh, 3 Srijina; 10-12 years boys: 1 Majini Gill, 2 Prashant;10-12 years girls: 1 Pawandeep, 2 Apaar, 3 Swapnil Kaur; 12-14 years boys: 1 Anshul Sharma, 2 Maninder Singh, 3 Shrey Gautam; 12-14 years girls: 1 Pawandeep, 2 Vrinda, 3 Amandeep Kaur. — TNS

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