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crime against women
Girls form brigade to create awareness
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 9
Even though the government is yet to frame any stringent laws to restrict crime again women, some of the girls in the district have formed an organisation "Girls Organisation of India" (GOI) to protect the rights of women in the country.
Woman attacked
Chandigarh, January 9
A woman was injured after she was hit with stones by youngsters, who were drunk, at a colony in Sector 32 late this evening. The police has arrested the youngsters. The woman has been admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. The incident occurred at 10 pm.
Rs 28.12 crore loan for unemployed youth
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 9
The District Dairy Development Department under self-employment scheme imparted training to unemployed youths and arranged a loan worth Rs 28.12 crore from different banks to help them in setting up 440 commercial diary units during last five years in the district.
Woman in flesh trade racket a victim, says court
Chandigarh, January 9
Holding that a woman, who is an accused in a flesh trade case registered under the Immoral Trafficking Act, is a victim of society and not an accused, the court of District and Sessions Judge SK Aggarwal today
acquitted a woman of all charges while dismissing the state appeal against her acquittal.
Fast-track courts to be set up
Chandigarh, January 9
Fast-track courts to deal with offences against women will soon be set up in the UT district courts. A day after Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir asked all the High Courts to set up fast-track courts to deal exclusively with offences against women, the UT district courts is all set to act on his orders.
Fiza's property case: Next hearing on February 2
Mohali, January 9
In the case of succession for the Anuradha Bali aka Fiza’s property by her kin, the local court set February 2 as the next date of hearing.
Earlier in the last date in December, the court had called objections.
3 cheating cases reported
Chandigarh, January 9
A UT police sub-inspector’s wife was duped of Rs 42,000. She gave the amount to another woman for investment.
Bhagwant Kaur, UT police sub-inspector’s wife, and a resident of Police Society, Sector 51, alleged that Darvesh
Kaur, a resident of the GT Road, Dholewal, Ludhiana, and Raj Kumar Malik, a resident of Janta
Nagar, Ludhiana, cheated her of Rs 42,000 by investing her money in Guru India Company.
Fraudsters befool 80-yr-old woman
Mohali, January 9
Two fraudsters, including a woman, befooled an 80-year-old woman, Sant
Kaur, on the pretext of solving all her problems and took away 50-gram gold jewellery from her at Sector 68 here today.
Police registers missing report in assault case
Chandigarh, January 9
Tall claims of the UT police about a quick and easy registration of FIRs fell flat when a security guard, who was brutally assaulted and robbed in Hallo Majra last night, was turned back by the police after merely lodging a missing report about a mobile phone.
Ashok Kumar shows his injuries.
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Nayagaon police station ‘attacked’
Mohali, January 9
Around 12 persons attacked the Nayagaon police station to set free their friend who was detained by the police on the charge of preventing a public servant from discharging his duty, here today.
58th national school games
DAY I: No conveyance provided to players
Chandigarh, January 9
The facility of common food mess, left the participants of the 58th National School Games in a mess, as the teams arriving in the City Beautiful for participating in the games for hockey and cricket were seen facing acute problem for their daily diet in the common mess, provided
by the UT Education Department.
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Manager of the Gujarat team (in black jacket) distributes cash among players for their meals; and (right) food being cooked in the open at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-B,
in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan
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BPEd students appointed as umpires
Chandigarh, January 9
The seriousness of the Directorate of Sports, in organising tournaments, came to light after students of Physical Education Department were appointed as the officials (line umpires) for the inter-college tennis competition for men, being kicked off at the tennis courts of PU Campus, here today.
A BPEd student, appointed as a line official, uses a mobile phone during a tennis match at the PU in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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Satluj Academy win by 9 wickets
Chandigarh, January 9
In the ongoing 1st Gurdev Singh Hayer Memorial Tournament for Boys (U-13) the team of Satluj Academy defeated Bharti Vij Cricket Academy
(BVCA) by 9 wickets, here today.
A batsman hits the ball during a cricket match at St Soldier’s School, Sector 28, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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Dabin Kim defeats Miki Kobayashi in tennis tournament
Chandigarh, January 9
Dabin Kim of Korea defeated Miki Kobayashi of Japan in a tough three-set clash of girls’ singles category during the ongoing ITF Junior Grade Tennis Tournament, being held at the CLTA Complex, Sector 10, here today.
She defeated her rival at 6-4, 5-7 and 6-3. In the match of boys’ category, Pranav Suri lost to eighth seed
Wen-Chun Liang of Taipei in straight sets 6-2 and 6-2, while Majid Kilani of Tunisia upset 3rd seed Rishab Agarwal by 5-7, 6-0 and 3-6.
Dabin Kim returns a shot during a tennis match held at the
CLTA, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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City residents will feel the pinch of the hike in railway fares, being implemented from January 21. The hike was announced by Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today. For a railway journey of around 250 km, the commuters will have to shell out around Rs 30 to Rs 35 more, while for a journey of around 770 km, the hike will be around Rs 90 to Rs 100.
