Western Command celebrates Vijay Diwas
To commemorate Vijay Diwas, a wreath laying ceremony was organised at Veer Smriti in Chandimandir to pay homage to all the bravehearts who made supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation during 1971 war.
Newly-crowned Junior boys’ National billiards champion Ranveer Duggal inched towards a ‘double’ in the ongoing 90th National Billiards & Snooker Championships as he moved one step closer to the knockout stage in Junior boys’ snooker event at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, here on Sunday.
Chandigarh’s Duggal, runners-up last year, beat Samundra Singh of Rajasthan 3-0 (62-9, 68-5, 82-1) and Ishant Kumar of Himachal Pradesh by an identical 3-0 margin (67-41, 75-4, 70-40) in his four-man group stage and is one step away sealing a Last 32 spot.
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Meanwhile, Tathya Sachdev (MP) moved up to challenge Duggal for the top-spot in the group with wins over Ishant Kumar (3-1) and Samundra Singh (3-0). Among other group matches, Tushar Tilara (UP) beat Vishesh Singhal (Odi) 3-0 and Irham Parvez (J&K) put it across Naveen Soloman (AP) 3-0.
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