Deepankar ShardaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 22After hearing no words from the Association of Indian Universities AIU over conducting inter-university championships Panjab University issued a tentative calendar for organising inter-college championships for various disciplinesUsually the Directorate of Sports Panjab University starts organising inter-college championships in the month of JulyIt will be followed by archery men and women athletics men and women badminton men and women baseball men basketball men and women boxing men and women bridge men and women canoeing and kayaking men and women chess men and women cricket men and women and cross country men and women competitions in the same monthIn the next month championships for softball women weight lifting men and women and wushu men and women will be organised while in March only yoga men and women championships are scheduled to be conductedInter-college basketball events men will be conducted in October followed by events for athletics men and women volleyball men football men and cricket men in November
Deepankar ShardaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 18Indian javelin thrower and Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra reached Chandigarh on Wednesday to meet Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal KhattarChopra who had skipped the state governments honouring ceremony held on August 13 in Panchkula was received by state Sports Minister Sandeep SinghWhile revealing his plans on taking over as head of Centre of Excellence in Panchkula in a post offered by the state government Chopra said I will think about thisIt was a dream come true and I hope this gold medal would motivate youngsters and coming generation added ChopraI am taking proper care and will take all necessary precautions