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10-yr-old girl killed in accident
Ambala, February 12 According to information, Muskan and Jiyoti were going to Shiv Temple located on the Ambala-Chandigarh road along with their family members. A Honda City car coming from Chandigarh side hit the girls. Muskan died on the
spot, while Jiyoti sustained head injury and was rushed to the Civil Hospital at Ambala City. Since she sustained the head injury, doctors on duty referred her to the PGI, Chandigarh. The car driver managed to flee from the spot. Harish Sasan, chairman, municipal council, Ambala City, accompanying the grief stricken family told when Jiyoti was brought to the Civil Hospital, no specialised doctor was present for two hours to attend the patient. He told when he rang the Deputy Commissioner only then a senior doctor came to attend her. He said a new building of the trauma centre was constructed in the Civil Hospital campus but neither the trauma equipment nor specialised doctors were available. He said he had sent a complaint to the Chief Minister. Meanwhile, the police had registered a case against the unknown driver of Honda City. One of the residents of Baldev Nagar area who was present at the time of accident noted the number of vehicle. He later informed the details of the car to
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Two hurt as cop fires in wedding party
Rajpura, February 12 The incident took place at Mohabbat Palace on the Patiala-Chandigarh road. The police said the bride’s family was from Ajraur and the groom’s relatives were from Kurukshetra. Police officials from Rajpura and Haryana were also among the guests, besides some Armymen on leave, who were dancing to the tunes of different songs in the party. The trouble started after a dispute between a Haryana police official and another guest over a song. After heated arguments, the Haryana cop allegedly fired gunshots with his service revolver, which hit a Punjab Police constable, identified as Daler Singh and a Kurukshetra resident, Surinder Singh. Though the police has rounded up the constable and his accomplice, who were also beaten up by other guests after the firing incident, the police did not confirm their arrest. They were in an inebriated condition, said the police. The police has booked the duo after their medical examination. The injured were rushed to the Rajpura Civil Hospital from where they were referred to the GMCH-32 in Chandigarh.
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Jail inmates celebrate Shivratri
Ropar, February 12 The jail is equipped with modern facilities like library having 1,000 books, a canteen, doctors, pharmacists and other staff members for giving medical services. The jail houses six bedded medical care system. SP (headquarter) Charanjit Kumar inaugurated the system today. Inmates Darshan Singh and his companions started the cultural event with Dev Shiva Var
Mohe. Chamkaur Khattra presented religious songs and comedian Rana Ranbir entertained the audience. Singer Bhupinder Gill presented famous song “Jadon tak
nachchengi” and others. DSP Ropar Bhupinder Singh Thind, DSP jail Surjit Singh and DSP jail Rajiv Arora were also present. |
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Stress on interaction between coaches, players
Patiala, February 12 A documentary on late Dr Ajmer Singh, who donated body for medical advancement, was also screened. Prof (Dr) ML Kamplesh delivered the keynote address and appreciated the efforts of Dr Ajmer Singh in the field of sports. He also stressed upon innovations in sports and called for video taping of events, which would help in checking the mistakes committed by various players during their competitions. A book titled, “Human body measurements”, by Prof (Dr) SP Singh was also released. Dr Peter Klaus Herm from Germany in his speech highlighted various aspects of kinanthropometric support. Jagmohan Singh, former joint director general,
NIS, Patiala, highlighted the need for interaction between coaches and players and talked about mobility and flexibility and stressed upon the need of preparatory development restoration.
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Urs begins at Roza Sharif
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 12 Khalifa of Roza Sharif, Saiyyad Mohammad Sadik Raza Muzaddi said people visited at the dargah of Hazrad Sheikh Ahmad Faruki on the 400th yearly Urs. Stringent security arrangements were made by the police, besides providing accommodation for visitors by some NGOs. However, devotees from Pakistan failed to reach the Roza Sharif. It was said the 113 members from Pakistan failed to reach here like last year due to delay in visa. It was said nearly 200 members were expected to reach Fatehgarh Sahib. |
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Athletics meet at Chaman
Ambala, February 12 Gurleen Kaur of Bhabha House was declared the best athlete (junior girls), Pranav Kharbanda of Tagore House was the best athlete (junior boys), Anisha Sharma of Bhabha House was the best athlete (senior girls) and Dinesh Bajaj of Raman House was the best athlete (senior boys). The Raman House secured the overall first position, RK House, Tagore House and Bhabha House secured the second, third and the fourth position, respectively. The RK House bagged the first position in march past. The chief guest motivated the students and asked them to put in their best in all fields and declared the closing of the athletics meet.
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Bank told to pay Rs 10,000
Ambala, February 12 The complainant, Aman
Handa, had deposited a cheque of Rs 5,000 at the HDFC Bank on July 11, 2008, which was not forwarded by the bank for clearance due to deficiency in services. President of the forum Shakuntala Dagar has directed the Reserve Bank of India officials to stop customers from dropping cheques into drop boxes kept at banks, which is a wrong practice adopted by a few banks for their own convenience and should be discarded. She said
cheques, along with filled forms, should be stamped and signed by the authorised official of the bank in order to avoid any confusion. |
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Cyclist killed in road mishap
Mohali, February 12 Snatching
Pinki, a resident of Phase 7, complained to the police that she was returning home along with children when motorcycle-borne youths snatched her gold chain last evening. A case under Section 382 of the IPC has been registered at Phase 1 police station.
Arrested
LALRU: The Lalru police arrested one person, who was gambling, and recovered Rs 11,500 from his possession. The arrested person was identified as Jagmal Singh, a resident of Mohalla Garhi, Lalru. The investigating officer stated that a police team raided the lottery bazaar at Lalru, where the accused was arrested. A case has been registered against Jagmal and further investigations have begun.
Injured
ZIRAKPUR: Two persons were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a motorcycle on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway near Nabha Sahib Gurdwara here today. The injured have been identified as Jagir Singh and Balkar Singh. The impact of the collision was so great that the car tumbled down on the roadside. The police said a case would be registered after recording the statements of both parties.
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Vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, February 12 Lalit Jain of Sector 39 reported to the police alleging that someone had stolen his Bolero (PB-03-F-0316) from his residence on February 11 night. A case has been registered.
Injured
Parveen Yadav, a resident of Khuda Lahora, was injured after being hit by a car (HR-29-H-0690) driven by BK Gupta of Sector 16, Panchkula, near the PGI on Monday. The victim was admitted to the PGI. A case has been registered.
Threatened
Somwati, a resident of Mauli Complex, reported to the police alleging that Lakhan and his accomplices had threatened her and stolen some items from her house on February 8. In another incident, the police booked Avtar Singh and Darshana, both residents of Mani Majra, on the complaint of Prem Lal, a resident of Sector 28 who allegedly entered in his house forcibly and threatened him. Two separate cases have been registered.
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Scooterist hurt in mishap
Chandigarh, February 12 The police has registered a case against the Vishawa Nath and a motorcyclist,
Pawan, under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC. Though Vishwa Nath was wearing a helmet, he received serious head injuries and was rushed to the PGI along with
Pawan. The condition of Vishwa was stated to be serious as he is reportedly in coma. The police said Vishwa Nath was coming from the wrong direction near the Sector 42 furniture market after coming out the Sector 42 petrol station. His scooter CH-03-E-1191 was hit by a speeding motorcycle CH-04-7144 driven by
Pawan.
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PU judokas excel in inter-varsity championship
Chandigarh, February 12 Dr DS Bedi, director principal, Shivalik Public School, Mohali and Chandigarh, inaugurated the championship. The judokas representing 65 universities from all over India are participating in this championship. In the 60 kg category, Paveen Kumar of PU bagged the first position while in the 73 kg and 81 kg categories, Amandeep and Jaswinder Singh, have bagged the first position respectively. Final results: 60 kg: 1 Parveen Kumar, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2 Adsul Ram Dr BA Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 3 Kapil Dev, GNDU, Amritsar, and Parmod Kumar, CCS University, Meerut. 73kg: 1 Amandeep Singh, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2 Manjeet Singh MD University, Rohtak, 3 Sukhpal Singh, Punjabi University, Patiala, and Sandeep Kurukshetra University. 81kg : 1 Jaswinder Singh Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2 Ren PR, Calicut University, Kozhikode, 3 Rupinder Rishi, Punjabi University, Patiala, and Mridul Baghel Barkatullah University, Bhopal. |
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St Stephen’s crush DAV-15
Sanjay Bumbroo Tribune News Service
Panchkula, February 12 Batting first, St Stephen’s-45 amassed 213 runs for the loss of two wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Udit Hari Mehta (110 not out) and Lovish Bansal (47) were the top scorers for St Stephen’s. Chasing a victory target of 214 runs, DAV-15 batsmen failed to face the tight and accurate bowling of St Stephen’s who did not allow any liberty to the batsmen. Abhishek Thakur (25 not out) and Anshuman (24) were the only top scorers for DAV-15 who faced the tight bowling with some courage. For St Stephen’s, Gaurav Singh, Jagpreet Singh and Rishu Chopra demolished the DAV-15 innings by taking two wickets each giving away 13, 19 and 6 runs, respectively. DAV-15 were bundled out for 87 runs in 17.3 overs. Brief scores: St Stephen’s-45: 213 for 2 in 20 overs (Udit Hari Mehta 110 not out and Lovish Bansal 47). DAV-15: All out for 87 in 17.3 overs. (Abhishek Thakur 25 not out, Anshuman 24, Gaurav Singh 2/13, Jagpreet Singh 2/19 and Rishu Chopra 2/6).
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Aadil takes lead in junior golf
Chandigarh, February 12 Eighty young golfers in the age group of 6-17 years teed off on the par-72 greens of the CGC in which future young champions of the region will fight it out for several titles at stake in the two-day competition. Aadil Bedi had a five over score at the turn. He lost nine strokes on the back nine for a 14-over card. Feroze Singh Grewal surprised everyone by taking the lead in his first tournament in the B category. He led by three strokes over Pukhraj Gill. In the girls’ division in the same category, Tavleen Batra from Ambala shot an eight over card to take the leader’s place. In the A category, K Ragav Bhandari took a lead by shooting 73. He led Rishi Arora by three strokes. In the girls’ division, Vasundara Thiara, Varinda Agarwal, Gurjot Badwal, Tavleen Batra and Gursimar Badwal led in the E, D, C, B and A categories. The scores: E category: Girls: Vasundra Thiara 52; boys: Digraj Gill 44, Ekamveer Guron 47, Harhsjeet Sethi 49. D category: Girls: Varinda Agarwal 103; boys: Aadil Bedi 86, Amrit Lal 87, Adilbir Singh 88. C category: Girls: Gurjot Badwal 76; boys: Harsh Gangwar 81, Jairaj Sing Sandhu 82, Rohan Kathurai 82. B category: Girls: Talvleen Batra 80; boys: Feroze Grewal 81, Pukhraj S Grewal 84, Gurnoor Sandhu 84. E category: Girls: Gursimar Badwal 75; boys: K Ragav Bhandari 73, Rishi Arora 76, Harman Virk 79. |
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SAI badminton coach returns with glory
Chandigarh, February 12 Giving details of the tournament, Mahajan said B Sai Praneeth of India won two titles when he defeated Kheradmandi of Iran in straight sets 21-18, 21-19 in the final and Pranav Chopra of Ludhiana paired with Sai Praneeth to win the doubles in straights sets 21-18, 21-12 against Ali and K. Mohammadeza. PV Sindhu won the silver medal as she lost to Rie Eto Japnese players in closely contested match in the final, he added. Mahajan said many top players from Malaysia, Scotland, Japan, Turkey, Iran and other countries participated in this prestigious tournament. Sai Praneeth had won prize money of Rs 1 lakh while Pranav and Sidhu won Rs 50,000 each along with trophies and merits certificates. |
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Gill nominated patron-in-chief
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 12 Stating this in a press release here today, MS Brar, secretary general, Chandigarh Tug-of-War Association, said the association would organise the Chandigarh State-Level Tug-of-War Championship (men and women) in the first week of March.
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