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8 more persons with eye injuries admitted
Chandigarh, November 11 Many of the injured would not be able to gain vision, said doctors. More than 150 patients with burn and eye injuries reached city hospitals yesterday. There were 14 patients with closed globe injuries and 20 with open globe injuries. A majority of those injured were bystanders, the doctors said. Thirteen persons were from the city while the rest were referred by hospitals from different parts of the region, the doctors added. |
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Senior players must be recalled: Pillay
Chandigarh, November 11 “With the top players being left out of the Olympic qualifier camp getting under way at Bangalore, the team will face a tough task during the qualifiers. Winning Asia Cup and some recent podium finishes does not mean that reserving berth in the Olympics will be easy”, said the star striker, who is in town to participate in the 37th SN Vohra’s All-India Gurmit Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Sector 42 hockey stadium. At least eight senior players deserve place in the camp because of their talent as well as experience, added Pillay. “The name of Sandeep Singh comes first here. When there was no drag-flicker, they (the IHF) always made hue and cry. Now India’s number one drag-flicker (Sandeep) is being ignored for no reason. Besides, Vikram Pillay, Viren Rasquinha, Gagan Ajit Singh, Deepak Thakur and Arjun Hallapa should be called back in the team if we are really serious about the challenge,” said Pillay. Criticising politics in the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), the veteran player was of the view that there was no need to have a foreign coach for the Indian team. At the moment, there is a need to work cohesively for proper marketing of the game like cricket, said Pillay who rued the indifferent attitude of the IHF towards the winners. “Still the Asia Cup winners have been waiting for felicitation by the IHF. Every player needs financial support and the IHF should award them with handsome cash prizes,” said Pillay, who has been planning to open hockey academies at Pune and Mumbai. “Making a documentary on the game is also high on my agenda”, summed up Pillay. |
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Equestrian Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 11 Players of the Chandigarh Horse Riding Society clinched 51 medals during the meet, which is one of the highest tallies by any contingent at the show. For these young riders, it is a privilege to be associated with the sport. Most of them took to horse riding as past time but later went on to win accolades in various state and national circuit tournaments. “We have produced winners like Mehr Sidhu, Pukhraj and Berinder Singh, who have won loads of medals in national-level tournaments,” said J.S Sandhawalia, joint secretary, CHRS. At the north zone event here, the youngest of all was seven-year-old Adhiraj Toor of class II at St John’s School-26. He won third place in rescue race group 3 (children) category. Brother-sister duo of Rishab Jha (10) and Jyanti Jha (12) won five and four medals in different events during the show, respectively. They find horse riding a relaxing activity. Manmohan Sandhu (9) won five medals in trotting race, rescue race, hack, boot and hay race events. “It needs a lot of courage to control this powerful animal”, said Prabhsimran (14), who won four medals during the event. Meanwhile, in the children’s group I, Bhavyajeet Singh (Army Polo and Riding Club, APRC, Delhi) and Anil Mataria (Rai School) were declared best rider children, whereas in group II, Ishaan Gadhoke (APRC), and in group III Zoravar Singh Thiara (St John’s) and Navni Nayak (APRC) got best rider awards. In senior category, Capt Amit Sinsinwar (9 Dogra’s) and Ris Gulab Singh (RTS&D, Hempur) got the best rider award.
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City to have women’s polo team
Chandigarh, November 11 The team has been practising at the CHRS of the Lake Sports Complex here to reach the goal. Mounting on horse with fitting shoes in saddles and holding the reins in their hands, these gritty children are all set to put Chandigarh on the global map by making their presence felt in international equestrian competitions. Around 40 girls are learning the technicalities of riding like equilibrium, steadiness, uniformity, precise spacing, tackling hurdles, aerobics on horseback, rotation and revolution and scarf-pegging, etc. at the
CHRS. The club has around 20 horses of different breeds. Around five to six horses are owned by the riders. Confirming this, CHRS general secretary J.S Toor said: “This is on top of our agenda. By next year, we will have a Chandigarh women’s polo team which will represent India in international equestrian events. The proposal to form girls’ squad came up because so far India does not have any women’s polo team. Interestingly, there is a 70:30 ratio among girls and boys, respectively, in our academy. We have ample infrastructure, conforming to specifications of the National Equestrian Society and talent too”. With the help of the Chandigarh administration, we have been providing a subsidy of Rs 3,000 per month to each rider and around 300 riders have received instructions in the academy so far. Ram Kishan, a former Army horse trainer who now trains at the CHRS, opined that everybody could not be a horse rider as it required lot of attitude. |
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PU table tennis meet Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 11 GGS College, Chandigarh, paddlers beat MCM, Sector 36, 3-2. GGS did not have a good start as Isah lost the game to Arshdeep of MCM (5-11, 12-10, 6-11, 7-11). But Nadia levelled the series by beating Dimple (11-9, 11-3, 11-5). MCM’s Richa took further lead by beating GGS college’s Saloni (11-7, 11-5, 11-10). The GGS paddlers bounced back and grabbed the next two deciding games. Nadia beat Arshdeep in straight sets (11-1, 11-6, 11-9) and in last game Isah beat Dimple (11-8, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9). MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, Chandigarh, finished second, while AS College for Women, Khanna, came third. Football: MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, beat MLBG Girls College, Taprian Khurd, Hoshiarpur, 9-0 on the first day of the Panjab University Inter-College Football (women) Tournament at PU grounds here today. In the second match, GGS Khalsa College for Women, Jhar Sahib, defeated Jagat Sewak Khalsa College (women), Moga, 6-1.
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Passi to lead city football team
Chandigarh, November 11 Waris Rashid of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, has been appointed vice-captain. The players attended a one-week coaching camp at Government Model Senior Secondary School ground in Sector 37. The 18-member squad comprises two players each from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, St John’s School, Sector 26, Ryan International, Sector 49, and Saupin’s School, Sector 32, eight from St Stephen’s, Sector 45, one each from St Xavier’s, Sector 44, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22. The team: Sumit Passi, Rajbir Singh (both GMSSS-37), Yatharth Malhotra, Arsh Sardana (both St John's-26), Waris Rashid, Sonu Majhi, Umakantha, Golmei, Suraj Sungh, Attinderjeet, Sartaj Singh, Jasbir Singh (all St Stephen's-45), Pranav, Uday (both Saupin's-32), Mohit (St Xavier's-44), Karna Singh, Abhishekh (both Ryan Public School) and Sandeep Kumar
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Ranjit, Sunil star in Sun XI win
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Admn in fix over implementing orders
Chandigarh, November 11 The immediate cause for worry for the administration is the replacement for outgoing finance secretary S.K. Sandhu, whose deputation period has already ended. The orders of the new incumbent are awaited. “An official cannot be simply relieved as the work would suffer. It takes some time for the new replacement to come,” said an official. Normally, the process of selection should be completed before the term of the outgoing deputationist comes to an end. Sources in the administration said in case of the previous SSP, Gaurav Yadav, the ministry had taken a serious note of overstay by the cop. The orders said an official had to be relieved the moment the deputation term ended. “As a special case, the administration can always request the ministry to allow overstay till the new incumbent joins,” said an official.
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