North-Zone hockey tournament kicks off at PAU
Author(s): City Air NewsPlayers during North-Zone hockey tournament, which began at PAU, Ludhiana on Friday. Ludhiana, February 13, 2015: A week-long “North-Zone Inter- Varsity Hockey Tournament 2014-15” got underway at the Punjab Agricultural...
Ludhiana, February 13, 2015: A week-long “North-Zone Inter- Varsity Hockey Tournament 2014-15” got underway at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU inaugurated the tournament by unfurling the flag of Association of Indian Universities (AIU). A total of 33 teams from different Universities of northern region are participating in the tournament, to be continued upto February 19.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Dhillon stated that sports play a vital role in life. “Ever since the inception of PAU, this University has produced great Olympic hockey team captains such as Prithipal Singh, Charanjit Singh and Ramandeep Singh,” he highlighted. “Hockey is our national game and is of immense importance to Punjab as well as PAU,” he said. With the increasing significance of sports; proper awareness, sports facilities and training are essential, added Dr Dhillon.
Earlier, Dr Ravinder Kaur Dhaliwal, Director Students’ Welfare, welcomed the dignitaries, guests and the participating teams. She called upon the teams to maintain discipline and play matches with true sportsmanship. She informed that PAU is hosting North-Zone Inter-Varsity Hockey Tournament after eight years and matches will be played on Astroturf/grassy hockey grounds of PAU. Dr Vishal Bector, Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering, conducted the programme and proposed the vote of thanks.
Today, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak defeated Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Faizabad by scoring 11-5. Lucknow University, Lucknow (U.P.) and Panjab University, Chandigarh got walk over against Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyala, Haridwar and Chandigarh University, Gharuan, respectively. The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana got walk over against Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. The Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa defeated Dr B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra with a score of 8-3 whereas HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar beat University of Allahabad, Allahabad with a score of 5-3. Bundelkand University, Jhansi got walk over against Swami Vivekanand Sbharti University, Meerut while Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Jalandhar) got walk over against GADVASU, Ludhiana. The University of Jammu, Jammu got walk over against Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar while University of Kashmir, Hazratbal got walk over against DCR University of Science and Technology, Murthal. The Charapati Shauiji Maharaj University, Kanpur got walk over against Amity University, Noida (UP). The Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla defeated Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar with a score of 5-4 whereas Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut beat Kumaun University, Nainital with a score of 4-2.