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Senior national kabaddi meet Favouritism alleged in selection of player Akash Ghai Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 8 Many kabaddi players were upset over the selection of a Government College, Sector 11, player, alleging that he did not know even the basics of the game. “For him, who seemed to be a favourite of some office-bearer of the association, the other talented players of the camp, who have played many state and national tournaments, are being ignored”, lamented a kabaddi player on condition of anonymity. Interestingly many players, who got selected in the final team for nationals, are not happy with the way the final selection took place. “Though we are part of the team, the selection procedure was definitely not fair. Earlier also, two outside players were fielded in the local team during the junior nationals last week. This time, too, the association has been behaving arbitrarily, ignoring the talented and experienced players for the sake of novices”, said a kabaddi player while talking to TNS on condition of anonymity. One left out player Randeep Singh, who has been part of many nationals, including school nationals, junior nationals and senior nationals, also alleged that the association was not fair in selection. “Even the training in the preparatory camp held at Police Lines was just a formality. The coaches used to come late more than one hour from the scheduled time”, resented Randeep. On the issue, SS Randhawa, president of the Chandigarh Kabaddi Association, said, “The team was selected by our selection committee. But definitely I will look into the matter and try to solve the issue.” The team will leave the city on Monday morning.
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Sabrina, Vibhuti storm into final
Mohali, December 8 Sabrina registered a victory over Simran Suri, 4-1, while Vibhuti Khullar defeated Arshiya, 4-1, in the semifinal matches. In the under-12 boys’ category, Harmeet Singh cleared the second round beating Srijan Uppal, 4-1. As many as 150 players have been participating in the different categories in the tourney. Dr Roshan Sunkaria, IAS, managing director, Punjab Health Systems Corporation, inaugurated the championship. Results: Boys (Under-12): Sukhen b Vaibhav Rattan (4-1), Sachit Malhotra b Ayush Chandel (4-0), Varun Singh Gill b Hritik Abrol (4-1), Sanjog Singh b Arkirsh Khanna (4-1)Divayansh Pandey b Bavesh Nibber (4-1), Paramvir Singh b Nikhil Deora (4-2), Sohraab Singh b Akhil Nibber (4-1), Yogesh b Inderjit Singh (4-3), Utkarsh Khosla b Shushant Sethi (4-1), Prabhsimrat Singh Bal b Arsh Preet Singh (4-0), Harmeet Singh b Aditya (4-1), (Second round): Harmeet Singh b Srijan Uppal (4-1), Sumit Pal Singh b Sameer (4-1), Ishaq Eqbal b Arshmit Singh Aulakh (4-1), Ankush b Himank Chawla (4-2), Suken b Digvijay (4-3), Varun Gill b Sachit (4-1), Kuwar Singh b Divayansh Pandey (4-2), Andrew Pardeep b Paramvir Singh (4-3), Sachin b Bhardwaj (4-1), Shashank b Sohraab Singh (4-3). (Under-14): Chandeep Singh b Ankush Thakur, Ranjodh Singh b Utkarsh Khosla (4-1), Trideep Sharma b Arshmeet Singh Aulakh (4-2), Akash Dhingra b Himank Chawla (4-1), Kashish b Chirag Nanda (4-3), Sumit Pal Singh b Vaibhav Rattan (4-0), Divyansh Pandey b Abhijit Singh (4-3), Anshul Chawla b Ayush Nijhawan(4-1). (Under-18) first round: Gourav b Ankit Rana (4-0), Arman Chaudhury b Naunihal Singh (4-0), Kanwaljot Singh b Chandeep Singh (4-1), Nipun Sodhi b Raman (4-1), Devbir Singh b Shiva (4-1), Jitesh Wadhwa b Sehaj Abrol (4-3). (50+ senior master (doubles): Suresh and Tilak R. Sarangal b S.K. Chanana and Harbans Singh (6-4), Dr Sanjeev Sodhi and B.B. Mehta b Col J.L. and Pala Ram (7-5). Girls (Under-12): Simran Suri b Neha (4-1), Arshiya b Shrishti (4-1), Vibhuti Khullar b Nandini Sharma (4-2). |
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Balraj, Amanjot clinch gold
Chandigarh, December 8 Navneet Singh of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, and Kuljit Singh of GN College, Moga, finished second and third, respectively. In the women section, Amanjot of PU Campus emerged winner in 100m hurdle event. Shivani of MCM DAV College, Chandigarh, and Sonia of PU Campus claimed second and third positions, respectively. The results: 5000m: 1 Mokham Singh, 2 Manoj, 3 Kamaljeet; hammer throw: 1 Gurpreet, 2 Manish, 3 Harpreet; discus throw: 1 Gagandeep, 2 Gurmilap, 3 Parvinder; javelin throw: 1 Jarnail, 2 Hardeep, 3 Rohit; 5,000m: 1 Rajdeep, 2 Gurbeer, 3 Inderjeet; high jump: 1 Akwinder, 2 Sandeep, 3 Manpreet; long jump: 1 Daljit, 2 Raman, 3 Maninder; 1,500m: 1 Sandeep, 2 Gursangat, 3 Hardeep; 400m: 1 Sandeep, 2 Jaswinder, 3 Mohan; 200m: 1 Jaswinder, 2 Summet, 3 Ajay; shot put: 1 Gurpartap, 2 Ranveer, 3 Om Bahadur; long jump: 1 Ajay, 2 Sandeep, 3 Bahadur. discus throw: 1 Mukesh, 2 Tarandeep, 3 Surinder; high jump: 1 Mukesh, 2 Ajay 3 Om Bahadur. |
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Chotu fashions NCA win
Chandigarh, December 8 The tournament is being organised by the Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy and the Twenty20 Cricket Federation of India. The NCA won the toss and mustered 166 runs for 6 in 20 overs. Narinder hammered 61 runs. Varun and Sunny Sharma of Twenty20 Cricket Association Haryana claimed two wickets for 27 and 32 runs, respectively. In reply, the Haryana team was bowled out for 132 runs in 18.1 overs. Brief scores: NCA: 166 for 6 all out in 20 overs (Narinder 61, Chotu Singh 31; Varun 2 for 27, Sunny Sharma 2 for 32). Twenty20 Cricket Association of Haryana: 132 all out in 18.1 overs (Varun 32, Sonu Singh 12; Chotu Singh 3 for 21). Man of the match: Chotu Singh (NCA). |
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Tamil Nadu coach gets Dilip Bose award
Chandigarh, December 8 The award, comprising a silver salver and a cash prize of Rs 50,000, was given by Anil Khanna, honorary executive vice-president and secretary general, All-India Tennis Association. Earlier, 129 tennis coaches from all over the country participated in the workshop, organised by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) under the auspices of the All-India Tennis Association Coaches Education Programme at the auditorium of Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here. Experts from different fields shared their expertise with coaches and gave them tips to enhance their professional approach. |
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Gujarat struggle at 61 for 3
Chandigarh, December 8 After wining the toss, Gujarat opted to bat first. But the decision proved wrong as the team lost its opener Venu Srinivasan with just 17 runs on
scoreboard. Priyank Panchal and Chirag Gandhi put up some resistance against the precise bowling of Madhya Pradesh. Priyank made 36, while Gandhi scored 16. The team was tottering at 61 for 3 in 26.4 overs at the draw of stumps. Jessal Karia (0) and Dhruv Rawal (1) were on crease. Earlier, the match started late due to wet wicket. Only 26 overs could be bowled today and the play had to stop 25 minutes early due to bad light. Brief score: Gujarat: 61 for 3 in 26.4 overs (Priyank Panchal 36, Chirag Gandhi 16; Mayank 1 for 8, Madur Nahar 1 for 10). |
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NFC register win in softball
Chandigarh, December 8 Results: Boys: junior: GMSSS-10 b GMSSS-23 (11-7); Almoon Club b Khalsa Club (14-1); Almoon Club b Unique Club (5-2). Senior: NFC b GCG-11 (10-0). Girls: junior: GMSSS-10 b Sacred Heart (4-1); NFC b GMSSS-23 (10-0). |
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Surprise check by SSP
Chandigarh, December 8 Sources in the police said the SSP checked the location of police officials to ascertain if they were in field. Directions were issued to the police to check youngsters driving without headgear and under the influence of alcohol. The SSP also visited Sectors 22 and 17 to check if the instruction were being followed. The SSP said it was a routine check and as the winter had set in, the force had been directed to be extra-vigilant against drunken driving. He said the presence of police around taverns, pubs and restaurants helped curb drunken driving and other violations. |
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Six buses impounded
Chandigarh, December 8 The police said a drive was carried out from 10 am to 1 pm at the Sector 20-30-32-33 rotary. |
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Pinjore Heritage Festival
Panchkula, December 8 Chaos reigned supreme at the road as hundreds of vehicles made a beeline for the historic gardens to have a glimpse at the Indian culture being showcased at the festival on the weekend. However, a majority of them were disappointed as they could not make it to the venue in time. Tempers ran high as the motorists honked in an attempt to overtake each other. The district police, including senior police officials, had a tough time in controlling the vehicular traffic. Ultimately, the traffic was restored in the evening. Recently, the central government had given contract for the four-laning of the Zirakpur-Parwanoo highway which entails a flyover at Pinjore and Kalka. Currently, the authorities are removing illegal constructions and encroachments along the highway. Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, was the chief guest on the second day. The inclusion of the Kalka-Shimla rail link on the world heritage list of UNESCO will go a long way in bringing the 17th century Pinjore Gardens on the world tourist map, said Hooda. Various competitions were organised to mark the festival. Results: Mehndi competition (rural): Rajni-I, Manjit Kaur-II, and Jasvinder Kaur-III; Mehndi competition (urban): Ravinder Kumar-I, Shivani-II, and Deepak Deman-III; Face-painting competition: Gurvinder Yadav and Shiwani Dhiman-I, Ranjana and Abhey-II, and Ankush and Praveer-III.
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Music captivates audience
Pinjore, December 8 The well-known Gulam Sabar Nizami brothers and the Qawwali Queen Chanchal Bharti swayed the audience with mollified version of Urdu and Sufiana Kalams. They combined their composition with choicest couplets relating to the relevant themes. While Nizami Brothers gave a extravagant start to the Mehfil with ‘Kabbe mein hai tera jalba kashi mein nazara hai, yeh bhi hamein payara hai who bhi hamein payara hai’, similarly, Chanchal Bharti too commenced on a patriotic note which later melted into Sufiana and romanticism. Later she enlivened the performance with the verbal duals with Nizam Brothers through crispy couplets in her melodious voice traversing in all octaves. The audience were sent into trans as Bharti doled out Amir Khusro's classic composition ‘Chhaap tilak sab chheeni ray tose naina mila ke’. The cultural evening was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda by lighting the traditional lamp. While addressing Hooda said Panipat-Kurukshetra-Pinjore were being developed as integrated tourist circuit and Government of India has sanctioned a sum of Rs 16.30 crore for this purpose. Hooda said the tourism was getting special impetus during the present regime. The state minister of tourism, Kiran Choudhry, said tourism was getting a new height.
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Men in khakhi feel overworked
Kharar, December 8 "After every 15 days or so, from 2 pm to 9 pm, we are ordered to check traffic chaos, wrong parking and remove away temporary obstacles that fall in the way from Kharar to Kurali," said a cop posted in Kharar. This cop was unaware that he was guarding roads for Punjab Governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues’ motorcade. This VIP duty not only ends by 9 pm but stretches on to even midnight at times. "It becomes difficult to stay on guard. Fog makes visibility near difficult and the job tougher," added another cop deployed at Khanpur village round about. Its not only the police personnel that are left on tenterhooks but even the doctors, paramedics and civil administration staff of Nangal, where Rodrigues goes fishing. Last time he visited Nangal was around 22 days ago. Under the Z plus security, maximum police force is deployed at every intercepting road, near bus stands and on the turn of villages falling on the route. These personnel are deployed from city, sadar and police posts falling under jurisdiction of Kharar, Rupnagar and Nangal police. "The entire force is diverted towards this VIP duty, wherein Governor moves for personal interests. No matter what happens, our priority is to oversee security arrangements. With Chief Minister, Prakash Singh Badal's visit scheduled for tomorrow for S.A.S Nagar, we are completely occupied. Two VIP visits in two consecutive days’ leaves us totally drained with just a handful cops," added a high rank official from Kharar police. Meanwhile, SP (detective) of Rupnagar police Ashish Chaudhary added that for Z plus security system there is a standard operation procedure. "VIP duties are a part of our job and it's a routine," he added. |
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5 injured in road mishap
Rajpura, December 8 The accident took place when the driver of the PTRC bus that was on its way to Chandigarh from Faridkot lost control of the vehicle, while he was trying to avoid a collision with the car in front of the bus, which all of a sudden applied brakes. The driver of the bus in an attempt to avert the collision applied brakes and turned the steering towards right due to which he lost control over the vehicle. Though he prevented ramming into the car ahead, but another car coming from the opposite direction smashed into the bus and subsequently the bus fell on the car itself. Five members of the family, including Jaswant Singh (47), his wife Jaspal Kaur (40), daughters Gurvinder Kaur (20), Rajwinder Kaur (16) and son Dalwinder Singh (18) sustained grievous injuries. The injured belonged to Zirakpur and were returning after attending a wedding ceremony of one of their relatives. The passengers in the bus broke the windows to escape from the bus. Some sustained minor injures and were let off after giving first aid. Passersby initiated the rescue operations and pulled out the injured from the car. They were immediately rushed to the Gian Sagar Medical College and hospital, near Banur. Their condition was stated to critical.
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Body exhumed, sent to Patiala
Dera Bassi, December 7 The exhumation of body began at 10 am and it took around two hours to exhume it from eight-foot deep pit. As per orders of the government, entire proceedings were done in camera through video graphy. The badly decayed body was taken to the local civil hospital for postmortem. But as it was decomposed to a great extent and was difficult to manage, the civil hospital authorities referred it to the Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. Earlier, Akbar's parents had requested the administration to give the body to them before sunset today. They pleaded that Muslim traditions do not allow a grave to be left vacant with corpse exhumed. However, as the body was sent to Patiala, it could not be handed over to Akbar's parents today. The area SDM S.L. Bhumbak had ordered the exhumation of a dead body from its grave for a probe into the cause of victim's death. On November 26 the police had started investigations into the death of Akbar Ali who was found dead under mysterious circumstances on November 24.
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Convicted cop ‘killed’
Banur, December 8 Gulab Singh had been convicted by a court for killing his wife about 10 years back and was under going life imprisonment at the central jail in Patiala. He was out on parole to attend a wedding ceremony of one of his relatives. His father stated that it appeared that his son had been killed out of vengeance. After attending the wedding ceremony as Gulab Singh came out and reached the glass door of the palace, one of the doors shattered and he collapsed there and then. Ajaib Singh stated that his son had sustained two fire arm injuries in his stomach claiming that he had been murdered. He stated that the shots first shattered the glass door and then hit his son in the stomach. Meanwhile, a team of local police officials reached the spot to take stock of the situation. The police said matter was being investigated and it would be premature to say anything. The body was sent to the Rajpura civil hospital for postmortem examination. The police said the cause of death could only be ascertained through the postmortem examination following which appropriate action would be taken.
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Child’s body found
Ambala, December 8 According to information Kartik had disappeared while playing near his house. Children of the village spotted Kartik’s body in a pond while playing. They immediately informed the sarpanch of the village. Kartik’s parents also reached there and they identified the body. The police sent the body to the civil hospital for post mortem. |
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