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Servant had planned murder:
cops Panchkula, May 1 Seventeen-year-old Achint Bahadur had bludgeoned and stabbed Suresh Bala Bishnoi and then shot himself last evening. Police investigations reveal that there was no immediate provocation for the crime, rather the servant had been planning to club either Mr Bishnoi or his wife to death. It is learnt that one of the immediate neighbours of the Bishnoi’s told the police that he had seen the servant ruthlessly hit a wooden baton on a bundle of clothes for two consecutive days a fortnight ago. The neighbour said he had even joked with him and asked him if he was practicing how to hit someone. “After this incident, we never saw him repeat this act,” he said. Other neighbours, too, told the police that the servant was often scolded by his employers. In fact, the victim had scolded him yesterday for not performing one of the chores properly. Mr Bhoop Singh Bishnoi, husband of the victim and an HCS officer, when contacted by Chandigarh Tribune, was dumbfounded with grief and expressed ignorance at how the servant could have taken such a drastic step. Recalling instances of disagreement, he said his wife had sometimes scolded Achint , but it was never serious. He also recalled an instance when he had refused to hand over Achint’s savings to his uncle two months ago. “Since I would always pay his dues to his ‘mausa’ who had brought him here, I had refused to give the money to an unknown person. But this was for his (Achint’s) benefit only. This could not have been reason enough for taking such a drastic step,” he said. “When the victim came home, she must have again rebuked
the servant, who attacked her with a knife. The victim could have picked up the baton in self defence and he may have snatched it from her and bludgeoned her to death. When she ran outside, bleeding profusely and crying out for help, the servant, who had covered his face with a handkerchief, followed her. He, however, retreated into the house after dropping the baton when he saw the neighbours had gathered outside,” said the SP, Mr Ranbir Singh Sharma. He said circumstantial evidence pointed that the accused went inside, wiped the blood-stained knife with the handkerchief and went upstairs. The police felt he had taken out the point .32 bore revolver of Mr Bishnoi earlier, and could have used it to threaten the victim. Once inside, he rushed upstairs and after firing four shots aimlesslessly, shot himself in the temple. Meanwhile, the post-mortem examination of the victim and the servant was conducted at the Sector 6 General Hospital today. The post-mortem report revealed that she had been beaten with a baton on the forehead and there were 10 stab wounds on her face, neck and upper abdomen. Excessive bleeding led to her death. The body was later cremated at the Bishnoi’s farmhouse. Achint Bahadur’s relatives had arrived here from Ismailabad near Ambala to take away his body.
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SACHIN CASE Panchkula, May 1 It is learnt that while Gaurav Bhalla was arrested from his house in Sector 10 here and Rs 18.5 lakh had been recovered from the house, Munish Bhalla was arrested in Ambala. A sum of Rs 20 lakh were recovered from him. The accused, along with two others, Gaurav Mani and Suresh Nai, had conspired to kidnap Sachin Garg, grandson of a local businessman and philanthropist, Mr Sham Lal Garg, on April 2. They had released him on the night of April 3 after a ransom of Rs 1 crore had been paid to them. The police has so far recovered Rs 55.5 lakh from six of the seven accused. A sum of Rs 17 lakh had been recovered from Gaurav Mani on April 29. Three youths Pankaj Bansal, Amit Verma and Govind, had been arrested on April 29 on charges of harbouring the accused. It was after the boy was released that the police got to know of the kidnapping and got into action. In spite of the complainants refusing to get a police case registered, the police began investigations. After checking telephone records, the police zeroed in on two mobile phone numbers from which frequent calls had been received at the Garg’s telephone on April 2 and April 3. The police found that the two numbers were of a cash card and the same had been discarded after April 4. It found the IME number (identity code of the mobile handset) from the cellular operator and began tracing the accused through new cash cards installed in their cell phones. The police finally zeroed in on Gaurav Mani and Gaurav Bhalla and began to follow them. The youths were, however, alerted and Gaurav Bhalla, Munish Bhalla and Suresh Nai escaped to Mumbai. By the time a local police team reached Mumbai, they fled to Delhi and from there to Ambala and Panchkula. The police is now on the look out for Suresh
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TRIBUNE IMPACT Chandigarh, May 1 A month-long special drive was launched to check the unauthorised use of black films and on the first day, the police had set up four nakas in different parts of the city. Sources said the challaning drive would be intensified in the coming days. It is also learnt the police was in the process of acquiring special instruments to gauge the visibility level of the films used in vehicles (authorised users of black film) as per laid down standards. Chandigarh Tribune had carried a story today regarding misuse of black films on vehicles by a large number of people including VIPs. Meanwhile, the police set up special checkpoints at several places in the city this evening to check incidents of snatching. |
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Admn seeks ministry’s help The Head of Surgery, Dr J.D. Wig, had approached a court against the orders of the Health Ministry that Dr M.
Minz, being senior, should be made the head. The court had directed the PGI that the entire process of the creation of a separate department be completed within three months. The next court hearing is scheduled for May 27. Chandigarh, May 1 Despite repeated requests by former UT Adviser, Neeru Nanda to the PGI for a copy of the Dr J.S. Chopra inquiry report regarding the death of a patient, Mohinder Kaur, allegedly due to negligence, the PGI failed to provide the same. The matter will come up for discussion at the governing body (GB) meeting of the institute, scheduled for May 12 at New Delhi. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a letter dated February 7 had directed the PGI to present the inquiry report along with the comments of the Director before the GB.” Whether a copy of the inquiry report is to be given to the UT Adviser, as per her request, or not would be decided after the matter is placed before the GB,” wrote Mr S.K. Mishra, Under Secretary, Ministry of Health. Ms Neeru Nanda, in her letter dated October 14, 2002 , to the Secretary, Health, had requested for a copy of the report along with the views of the Health Ministry, regarding criminal or departmental culpability of the doctors concerned so that the Chandigarh administration could take the matter to its logical conclusion in compliance with the orders of the high court. Mr H.S. Tuli, husband of Mohinder Kaur, had also filed a complaint before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, UT, for compensation claim. Even though the PGI sent a copy of the inquiry report to the Health Ministry on June 13, 2002 followed by the comments of the PGI Director on December 28, last year, the report has till date not been placed before the governing body. Mr Tuli, had made a complaint to the UT administrator regarding the death of his wife allegedly due to the negligence on the part of PGI doctors. |
Common man ‘hit’ by TRAI policy Chandigarh, May 1 Elaborating the findings of the survey from Jaipur, Mr Aditya Kumar, Director of the sansthan disclosed that regulator’s decision to reduce long distance call rates (more than 500 kms) at the cost of short distance call users had hit the common subscribers, as 96 per cent of the respondents termed the decision ‘bad.’ Since average ratio of short vs long distance calls was 77:23, the increase in short distance tariff rates would affect the lower end users. According to BSNL officials, about 60 per cent of the subscribers were not even using the free incoming calls (125 per month in rural and 75 in urban areas), the cut in free calls to 50 in rural and 30 in urban area would hit them hard. Mr Alok, programme coordinator of the survey team, said the majority of respondents felt that TRAI was biased towards business class customers in hiking monthly rental, cut in free incoming calls and in offering discounts to them at the cost of common consumers. He said 70 per cent of surveyed consumers felt that TRAI was also biased in favour of mobile telephony as its recent policy promoted mobile users with major discouragement for landline users. He said TRAI’s decision of raising effective charges by sixfold for calling from landline to mobile would adversely hit the consumers who were using coin box phones installed at public places. They would not be able to call the WLL and mobile users by dropping Rs 1 coin in these box phones.A large section of daily wage workers, students, patients at hospitals were using these phones, he added. At least 52 per cent of total surveyed consumers, he said, had only landline telephones, 30 per cent used mobile phones as sole communication medium, while 18 per cent used both. When asked which connection would they opt in case of applying for another connection, 65 per cent favoured mobile and 29 per cent favoured landline phone. Only 6 per cent voted in favour of WLL, a clear indication of upward graduation of telephone market. Interestingly, 86 per cent of surveyed consumers were unable to understand the tariff structure, inter-connectivity user charges announced by the TRAI. Frequent changes in the tariff, they felt, eroded their confidence in TRAI, and increased risk perception of players. However, 82 per cent of the respondents recognised the role of TRAI as a responsible body to judiciously balance the interests of all stake holders. But 96 per cent of the surveyed consumers were of the view that unlike telecom operators, the consumer rights organisations were lobbying to take care of their interests. Mr Kumar said this was a ‘wake up call’ to all consumer bodies/organisations to make joint efforts to bargain for the interests of the consumers before the
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Tribune staff seek new wage
board Chandigarh, May 1 The union also demanded intervention by the Central Government to help end the contract system in the newspaper industry so that all employees could get benefited from the wage boards. It was felt that the contract system was nothing but a handle to harass and exploit employees in the newspaper industry. The president of the union, Mr Balbir Singh Jandu, said that there was need to guard against the influence of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on our economy. Paying tributes to the Chicago martyrs, Mr Jandu said it was the result of their sacrifice that the working conditions were improved for the labour class all over the world. The general secretary of the union, Mr Anil Gupta, gave a brief account of the martyrs who shed their blood in Chicago for the sake of the working class. The senior vice-president of the union, Mr Haresh Vashishth, listed the achievements of the union. The Union honoured its around 350 members with mementoes for donating blood at various camps organised by the union. The mementoes were presented to the blood donors by a former president of the union, Mr Jagtar Singh Sidhu. The others who paid homage to the Chicago martyrs were Mr Jagtar Singh Sidhu, Mr Surinder Singh, Mr A.S. Sekhawat and Mr Mohan Verghese. |
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Gate rallies, demonstrations
on May Day Chandigarh, May 1 A number of labour unions today observed Labour Day by organising gate rallies and demonstrations and paid homage to the martyrs of Chicago, killed in the police firing in the USA in 1886. Majority of the trade unions and Leftist leaders made speeches condemning “globalisation and capitalism” and blaming “policies of the IMF and the World Bank for all the problems of labour class.” But another section of leaders tried to re-evaluate the “importance of trade unionism” in changing economic scenario. Most of the rallies were attended by ‘committed’ cadres of the trade unions, and the young workers were conspicuous by their absence. The workers present at rallies looked directionless, depressed and confused over the ‘repeated speeches’ of their middle-aged leadership. Mr Bihari Lal, a labourer participating in a rally at the industrial area, said innocently, “Our unions leaders are making same speeches every time, but they have failed to protect our jobs and we are feeling orphaned now.” What is the importance of labour day in the changed economic scenario? Dr Manoj Sharma at the University Business School in Panjab University, said, “I feel despite sanctity of that day for the working class, it has lost its importance. Trade unions have no relevance in an era of hire and fire and globalisation. The need is to promote companies like Reliance, Ranbaxy, Infosys which are taking due care of their workers.” While the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and other unions announced one-day strike on May 21 “to protest against the privatisation move of the government,” a section of the bank employees expressed unhappiness over tomorrow’s bank strike as they would have to surrender a day’s salary varying between Rs 600 to Rs 1,000 for each bank officer. After paying homage to the martyrs of Chicago at a rally of MC employees, Mr Y.D. Aeri, local general secretary of CITU, said, “The administration of the one of the most rich cities is threatening its workers either to opt for the MC or face retrenchment. There is no way except to struggle and fight for rights and strike on May 7.” Members of the joint platform of mass organisations organised a massive rally in sector 17. Addressing a rally of labourers in industrial area, Mr Malkiat Singh, all-India secretary of the All-India Centre of Trade Unions (AICTU), wondered how could Centre and state governments think about anti-labour laws, when the labour departments have failed to ensure even minimum wages for the workers in the factories of the champions of economic reforms. Organisations like the Mazdoor Sudhar Sabha and the Godwin Education Society organised camps in labour colonies to encourage workers to educate their children and abstain from intoxicants to improve their standard of living. PATIALA: City Mayor Vishnu Sharma today assured various employee associations that he would convey their demand for grant of compensatory city allowance (CCA) and institution of the 4-9-14 year promotion policy in government jobs to the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. Mr Vishnu Sharma was presiding over a meeting of employee associations, including District Congress (INTUC), PRTC Employees Federation (INTUC), Food and Supplies, PSEB, Irrigation and PWD (Building and Road) held in front of the railway station here to mark May Day. Chandigarh, May 1 Speaking on the occasion, Dr C.L. Narang of the Department of Adult and Continuing Education said the common worker was suffering due to over-population and ignorance. He added that in case of mishap or tragedy, workers were not compensated properly. He also said the wages of women were not on a par with those of their male counterparts. The college Principal, Mrs Satinder Dhillon, said child labourers were also being exploited at their places of work. She lamented that children begin earning a livehood at a tender age, ignoring their studies and health. Meanwhile, members of the Government Classical and Vernacular (C&V) Teachers Union observed May Day as “demands day”. According to a statement issued here today, their demands include the appointment of headmasters of elementary schools from among C&V teachers having adequate experience, bringing posts of C&V teachers on a par with vocational teachers, grant of two special increments and restoration of pay-grade parity. |
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Post office queues
disappoint residents SAS Nagar, May 1 Mr Ardaman Singh, a resident of Phase IV holding account no 489030, said he was suffering from a servical problem and could not stand in the queue for too long. Similarly, Mr O.P. Dahuja, a resident of Phase IIIA holding account number 489095 too, had to take the help of the postmaster for withdrawing the money. Mr Dahuja told this correspondent that he was suffering from arthritis and could not stand in the queue for too long. He said he had deliberately come around 12.30 p.m. for withdrawing the money thinking that around that time there would not be too much of rush. “But after seeing the long queue I was compelled to take the help of the postmaster,” he said. Out of five counters in the postoffice, queues were seen in front of three counters almost every day. These dealt with MIS, savings bank and registered letters. The postoffice has around 10,000 account holders under the MIS and at least 300 letters were sent through registered post daily. The postoffice had only 12 employees to handle all types of accounts — savings, recurring deposit, PPF, NSS, NSCs, MIS — and various other types of work. Out of the 12 employees three to four remained on leave on an average in a month. After the upgradation of the post office on August 1 last year most of the work is being handled independently, including claim cases relating to the deceased. Earlier the post office was working under the Ropar branch but since January 1 last year it came under the Chandigarh branch. People going in for payments above Rs 20,000 are asked to wait as the cheques in this regard is issued by the Head Postoffice in Chandigarh which takes three to four days. The postmen at the postoffice say that they were overburdened with work. There was no postman for sorting the letters. There were only three postmen for delivering the speedpost letters. There were eight postmen and two extra-departmental employees for distributing “dark” in Sectors 55 and 56 falling in Chandigarh and Phase I, II, VI, Sectors 55, 56 of SAS Nagar and Phase I to VII of the industrial area here. Postmen say 40 to 45 bags of “dak” reached the postoffice daily and they had to work even after office hours to distribute it. |
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‘Cops trying to bail out accused’ SAS Nagar, May 1 V.K. Chopra was shot on February 17 by some scooter-borne assailants, following which, three persons — Ravinder Sharma, P.S. Matharu and Brij Bhushan Sharma — were arrested. Two other accused remain untraced. In the letter to the CM, Ms Neerja, wife of late V.K. Chopra, has alleged that Ravinder Sharma and P.S. Matharu have got an inquiry marked into the case through Mr K.K. Attri, ADGP (Crime) Punjab. “Since the file is pending with the inquiry officer appointed in the case, the SAS Nagar police will not be able to file the challan within 90 days of the incident, which will enable the accused to obtain a bail,” she says. Mr Attri, when contacted, refuted the allegation and said no inquiry had been marked by the crime branch in this case. “We have not received any complaint through any lawyer and the charge is false. The complaint has been forwarded by the CM’s office, at which the file has been sought back, but, according to my information, no inquiry has been marked as yet by the crime branch,” he said. Regarding the possibility of a delay in filing of the challan if the file remains with the crime branch, Mr Attri said, in such cases, the SSP concerned seeks the file back in time for filing the challan. The family has also alleged that it has been receiving threats from one of the main accused, Ravinder Sharma, and asked the CM to provide it with security. The Superintendent of Police at SAS Nagar, Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, could not be contacted, but sources in the police here said all preparations for the filing of the challan were over and it would be filed in the court on the due date before the stipulated 90 days get over in mid-May. |
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Tankers supply water to
colonies Chandigarh, May 1 The supply
through lines has been restored but tanker will keep supplying water an official spokesman said. The corporation has also started water supply through tankers in other colonies where permanent tanks have been created for the purpose. Around two water tankers were sent each day to each of these rehabilitation colonies, the spokesman said. He claimed that this season water supply had been better than the past year due to the installation of several new pumps. |
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Death of 8 stray cows confirmed Chandigarh, May 1 However, the authorities have denied deaths due to any disease including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) as had been alleged by BJP councillor Gian Chand Gupta and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The authorities have sent a carcass for a postmortem to exactly know the cause of deaths. “Diseased, old, ill-nourished and discarded cows are bound to meet their inevitable fate when they are stuffed in a gaushala beyond its capacity,” an attendant in the gaushala told Chandigarh Tribune here today. A veterinary doctor said the earlier postmortem of animals had revealed that animals had eaten polythene. Apart from these problems, it was found out that there had been a lack of coordination amongst three agencies involved in the affairs of the gaushala. The Chandigarh Animal Welfare and Environment Development Society, the Municipal Corporation and the Animal Welfare Department of the Chandigarh Administration are involved in the management of the gaushala. Due to shortage of staff and space, the necessary segregation of the weak and strong animals was not done to prevent a fight for the survival of the best. The quality of fodder supplied by a donor was told to be even better than that was used by dairy owners. Contrary to the condition in the gaushala, there have not been unusual number of deaths reported from the cattle ponds. Even last year, the gaushala which was a cattle pond last year, did not see as many deaths during the last summer as this year. With the deaths being given Hindutva colour, a decision to only take cows at its capacity of 250 in Sector 45 gaushala and 125 in the Sector 25 has been taken which is likely to aggravate the already existing problem of stray cattle on the roads. Information received today also revealed that the animals of dairy owners have started coming back to Burail as soon as the municipal corporation deciding to halt the campaign to drive out animals of dairy owners, which was also likely to bring more animals on the road. |
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Capt Tomar
cremated Panchkula, May 1 The last rites were performed by the victim’s six -year- old son, Kshitij, and father, Mr. S.S. Tomar. The child, oblivious of the tragedy that had befallen on them, performed the last rites as his grandfather helped him consign the body to the flames. The funeral was attended by a number of Air Force personnel, who had arrived from Leh, the last posting of Mr Tomar, before he opted out of the Air Force. Friends and colleagues of Mr. S.S. Tomar from the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation also attended the funeral. Mr Harsh
Vardhan, a Director of Himalayan Heli services, where Mr. Tomar was employed, also attended the funeral. |
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Stamp in honour
of journalist
Chandigarh, May 1 Hailing from Jalandhar district of Punjab, his career spanned over 55 years. As a journalist. Durga Dass was fair and objective in reporting and a supporter of the voice of disent as a political columnist. He was chairman of the Press Gallery Committee of Parliament; President of the All-India-Newspaper Editors Conference, founder-President of the Press Club of India and member of the Press Council. Durga Dass authored two important books India and the World (1958) and India from Curzon to Nehru and After (1969).
His love for the profession found culmination when he founded the Durga Dass Ratan Devi Trust in 1969 to give five annual Durga Ratan Awards for excellence in Journalism. |
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From pillar to post in search of wife Chandigarh, May 1 The complainant, who runs a small business in Mani Majra, in
his complaint at the Mani Majra police station, alleged that his in laws had kept his wife at their house in Nagal Ambia, Shahkot (Jalandhar). He alleged that his in-laws had lured his wife to send her abroad through a travel agent. “My father-in-law works at the Jalandhar passport office and has liaison with some travel agents. My wife is living with a person named, Kaka in Talwandi Mado”, said Ashwani. He also said that he had been threatened that a case would be registered against him under the Dowry Act if he raised any objection in this case. The complainant has a five year old daughter, Akanshna and old parents to look after. |
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ULTA PULTA The other day I saw a man wearing a mask, passing in front of my house. The sight of the mask troubled me and I nervously asked him: “Bhai sahib, is there a SARS victim in our mohalla?” He replied: “No! but around the corner there’s a heap of garbage with mosquitoes breeding and dogs somersaulting on it. I’m sure it can lead to the outbreak of any serious disease!” I warned him sternly that a mask should not be worn for such inconsequential reasons. After all, if another 10 or 15 persons like him disturbed by the dust and dirt decide to don the mask, there would be panic in the city. City tourism would crash. We need to fight rumours of the SARS disease with the same force as the disease itself. If the word spreads that the groom has just returned from Hong Kong, chances are that the girl’s father will suddenly declare in a filmi style: “Yeh Shaadi nahi ho sakti!” Air-India pilots have started an agitation calling for greater protection for flying to SARS-affected areas. I’m sure within a few days even the autowalla and rickshawalla will ask for a ‘SARS-free’ medical certificate before boarding a passengers. China’s economy has been severely affected by the high count of SARS victims. All entertainment and business centres have been closed. In India, if people get to know that a SARS victim has been to a theatre, they’ll stay away from the hall for weeks. The poor producer will not know if his film was badly made, or it was just the scare of SARS! Defence Minister George Fernandes is a troubled man these days. The crowds at the gate seem to be thinning. The invitations to political dinners are lessening. He worriedly asked his PA: “Am I using my popularity?” His PA reminded him: “Sir, you have just returned from China!” |
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Aeronautical Society meeting today Chandigarh, May 1 The meeting will discuss various issues relating to development and growth of aviation in the country. Amongst other things, the society will discuss events that will take place to mark the centenary of aviation including the Air Race — 2003. After Independence, this will be the first time that such an air race will be held. This race is to start from four different regions of the country and culminate at Nagpur. Chandigarh is the place selected for the take-off for the northern region. Tomorrow’s meeting will be hosted by the Chandigarh branch of the society. Mr N.R. Mohanty, Chairman of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, who is also the president of the society. |
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LPG supply to
resume today Chandigarh, May 1 Following the assurance, the association decided to open their establishments tomorrow. |
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Dairy owners’ issue: BJP
team meets Jacob Chandigarh, May 1 The delegation went to the Administrator reportedly after the Kisan Morcha representatives yesterday met the Union Minister State for Home I.D. Swami in Delhi to demand the same. The delegation comprised BJP president Yashpal Mahajan, dairy owners from Burail, Attawa, Badheri, Butrela and Manimajra, BJP general secretary Bal Krishan Kapoor, secretary Ramveer Singh Bhatti, Mr Harbhajan Singh Mr Gurdeep Singh, Mr Bahadur Singh, Ram Singh, Karnail Singh and Mukhtiar Singh. Municipal Commissioner M.P. Singh and Deputy Commissioner Ram Sekhar were also present at the meeting. |
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Man hurt in attack Chandigarh, May 1 His condition was said to be out of danger. A relative of the victim, Mr Devi Dyal Sharma told the police that Gian Singh of Sector 47 hit Ajay with an axe, while Singer, Sunny and Khanna attacked him with batons. No arrest had been made till reports last came in. A case under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC has been registered. Injured: A resident of Sector 15, Panchkula, Mr Kewal Sahni, was injured after a truck (registration number not known) hit his car near the Transport Chowk traffic light points, Sector 26 here yesterday. He was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered. Vehicles stolen: Ms Sarbjit Kaur, a resident of Sector 33 reported to the police that her car (PB 14 8860) was stolen from near DAV College, Sector 10, here yesterday. Yamaha motorcycle (PB 03F 9059) of Mr Pushpan Dass, a resident of Sector 47, was reportedly stolen from Kisan Mandi in Sector 46 on April 28. Two cases of theft have been registered. Held:
The police has arrested Rakesh of Khuda Lahora village and Harbans Lal of Attawa village here yesterday allegedly for smuggling liquor. The two have been booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act. |
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Attack on lawyer’s house, vehicles smashed SAS Nagar, May 1 The police has registered a case in this regard and is on the lookout for the Maruti Esteem (HR-51-D-7645) used by the attackers. According to the information given by a member of Mr Hundal’s family at about 11 pm yesterday, the doorbell rang and Harpreet went to open the door. The moment the door opened, two persons standing outside raised a baseball bat to hit Harpreet, who immediately shut the grill and locked the doors before running inside and raising an alarm. The intruders, then started smashing the vehicles parked outside — the family car, two motor cycles and three scooters. Mr Hardayal Singh Hundal said the assailants were Raju and Rinku of Phase IV. “They had come to leave a repaired inverter in the neighbourhood about a month ago and got involved in a spat with us after they had parked their car in front of our house,” said Mr Hundal. The police says that the two have absconded. |
REVA to be launched today Chandigarh, May 1 REVA is a zero emission vehicle. Its running cost is less than 28 paise per km and the cost of maintenance is 60 per cent less as compared to other small cars. It is very easy to charge the batteries of the vehicle by plugging into a household 15 amp plug. REVA is a stylish car with two-door hatch back. The body of the car is made up of ABS polymer which is dent proof. The chassis is mild steel space frame. The bumpers are energy absorbing. The main advantages are economy, safe and environment friendly. The engine has no gears or clutch. REVA is ideal for stop and go city driving. It provides for quick acceleration and small turning radius. It is easy to manoeuvre and park on crowded roads. The ex-showroom price of REVA standard is Rs 2,40,777. The Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources is providing a subsidy of Rs 75,000. This vehicle is first of its kind on the city roads. |
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