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Shop robbed twice in three months
Dera Bassi, February 24 Earlier, goods worth lakhs were stolen from Saini Electric Works, owned by Ravinder Saini and his brother Baljit, in December 2007. Thieves had entered the shop through an opening in the back wall of the shop, which opens into the Municipal park. Using the same route, this time robbers broke the grill of the opening from the park side. Meanwhile, special police teams from Patiala and Chandigarh were called for investigation. A dog squad, which was also pressed into service, sniffed out a jacket lying at the site of crime. A forensic team also inspected the site. This is the third major theft reported from shops on the National Highway during the past three months. Some weeks ago, thieves had decamped with material worth lakhs from a hardware shop in the same area. However, police are still clueless.
Instal victory tower at Chappar Chiri: Experts
Mohali, February 24 Notably, the village land is slated to be acquired for the construction of a golf course. According to the plans laid down by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA), the village with a choe running across it is a perfect site for a golf course. Vehemently opposing the idea, the participants at today’s seminar including leading historian Kirpal Singh demanded that the village be put on the tourism map of the state and a victory tower be built to mark the sacrifices made by those who died in the battle with the
Mughals. The academicians led by President Gurbax Singh Shergill, president of the foundation, and Nirmal Singh Sandhu, general secretary, demanded that the battle site be protected from acquisition and a theme park be built here, along with a victory tower. They also asked the Punjabi University vice-chancellor Jaspal Singh, who was present on the occasion, to set up a research cell in the varsity which would focus on research on this period of Punjab’s history. |
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Coaches catch fire, passengers safe
Ambala, February 24 At around 3 am today, the two coaches caught fire near Devbandh (UP) railway station. Those injured were rushed to a hospital in Devbandh and Shanpur. However, once the train was on tracks again many people complained of suffocation and had to be given medical aid at the Ambala railway station at around 6:30 am. Senior railway officials, including the ADRM R. Saxena and superintendent Ram Nath Meena, and a medical team of the railways were present at the spot. One of the passengers, Surjit Kaur from Hoshairpur said all her belongings had been burnt but she had managed to escape to another coach. “We are not aware of how the fire was started,” she said. |
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Extortion bid, one held
Patiala, February 24 Ashok was arrested with his Delhi-based accomplice Poonam who, according to the police, used to work in the extortion racket being operated by Ashok. The DSP added that Ashok threatened to kidnap the children of his nephew Vinod Kumar if the latter did not pay him money. On Vinod’s complaint, police laid a trap and called Ashok to the local bus stand where he was told he would be given Rs 1 lakh. Ashok took the bait and was nabbed. Gurdev Singh Dhaliwal, SHO of Kotwali, said a case has been registered against Ashok. |
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Rural dispensaries sans medicines
Patiala, February 24 Dr Aslam Parvez, president of the association, today claimed that there was absolutely no supply of medicines in these dispensaries. “People will start losing faith in the health delivery system. There is no supply of medicines for paediatric and gynaecology patients although 70% patients visiting rural dispensaries are females and children,” he alleged. A top ranking official of the health department, however, said dispensaries cannot be run without medicines and the charges were baseless. |
BCS golfers clinch trophy
Chandigarh, February 24 The tournament, the first of its kind, was played between old students of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Doon School, Dehra Dun, Lawrence School, Sanawar, and Mayo College, Ajmer. Sixty golfers took to the greens of whom 25 belonged to the BCS, 17 to the Sanawar School, 12 to the Doon School and six to Mayo College. The Peoria system of handicapping was applied and the tournament was played on a Stableford basis. Twelve points behind the leaders with 128 points was the Doon School foursome of Ravibir Grewal, J.S. Cheema, Shiv Suri and Jayant Pathak. R.S. Brar, Jesse Grewal, Maj B.S. Dhillon and Karan Pannu finished third with 122 points followed by the Ajmer team of Gurpreet S. Bakshi, Jessie Bakshi, Manav Grewal and Tinoo Bajwa who could muster 104 points. The individual best was by Gurmeher Brar who collected 37 points. The 10-handicap player representing Bishop Cotton School even fired a birdie on the sixth hole. Ravibir Grewal of Doon School finished second with 36 points with B.S. Gill (BCS) and R.S. Brar (Sanawar) sharing the third spot with 35 points each. A representative each of the four schools, Ravibir Singh (Doon), Bawa Sandhu (Sanawar), Ajay Thiara (BCS) and Bholu Kochhar (Mayo) announced that the competition would be an annual feature and would be played on the Chandigarh Golf Club greens. There was a special wooden spoon for the lowest points, which went to Mnu Virmani of Lawrence School, Sanawar. Prizes were given away at a prize distribution function held in the evening. The results: Team event (Stable ford system): Gurmeher Brar, B.S. Gill, Simrinder Singh and Sujan Singh (BCS) 140 points, Ravibir Grewal, J.S. Cheema, Shiv Suri and Jayant Pathak (Doon School) 128 points, R.S. Brar, Jesse Grewal, Maj B.S. Dhillon and Karan Pannu (Lawrence School, Sanawar) 122 points, Gurpreet S. Bakshi, Jessie Bakshi, Manav Grewal and Tinoo Bajwa (Mayo College, Ajmer) 104 points. Individual contest: Gurmeher Brar (BCS) 37 points, Ravibir Grewal (Doon School) 36 points, B.S. Gill (BCS) and R.S. Brar (Lawrence School, Sanawar) 35 points each, Simrinder Singh and Sujan Singh (BCS) 34 points each, J.S. Cheema (Doon School) 33 points, Shiv Suri (Doon School) and Gurpreet S. Bakshi (Mayo College) 32 points each. |
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Himal wins chess championship
Chandigarh, February 24 Himal Gusain and Abhinandan Vohra finished on identical 5.5 points at the end of the final round. The champion was picked through toss.
Abhinandan Vohra secured second position. With 4.5 points, Biswas finished third. In the U-10 girls’ category, Tarini Goyal won the top honours while in boys’ section, Anubhav Tuknayat bagged the first prize.
Simranjeet Kaur and Tejas Nagpal became first in the under-14 category of girls and boys sections, respectively. The championship was conducted by Chandigarh Chess Association.
The results are as follow: 5.5 Points: Himal Gusain, Abhinanadan Vohra. 4.5 Points: Sanjeev, Biswas, Ashwani
Nirankari. 4 Points: Naveen Bansal, Vipan Negi, Hemant Mohta, K. Ananda Kumar, Madan Lal, Simranjeet
Kaur. 3.5 Points: Swapan Kumar, Sanjeev Jain, Harinderpal Singh, Barinderpal Singh, Tejas Nagpal, Arunima Goyal, Hari Lal Sharma.
3 Points: Tarundeep, Anubhav Tuknayat, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Bhardwaj, Tarini Goyal, Dinesh Saksena, Varun Garg. 2.5 Points: Manish Sehgal, Dinesh
Phalswal. 2 Points: Sachleen Singh, Gagandeep Joshi, Rahul Arora, Jayat,
Rajni. 1.5 Points: Prakhar, Jasmeet, Mehak. 1 Point: Rimmy. 0 Point: Kuber, Ravinder Kumar. |
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Jai fashions GCC’s triumph
Chandigarh, February 24 Elected to bat first, GCC put on 186 for 7. After losing their openers, Jai Kapil and Vineet Chawla steadied the innings with their partnership of 87 runs. Jai Kapil hit 54 while Vineet made 31 runs in the process. Inderjeet also played a notable innings of 40 runs. In reply, SVIET could score 154 for 9 in 25 overs. Jabarjeet Singh was the only one to put up a good display of 56 runs. Kulwinder Romy and Devi Singh took two wickets each for 26 and 19 runs, respectively. In the second match of the day, Hari Kirpa XI defeated Charan Salwan XI by 19 runs. Hari Kirpa XI was bundled out for 143 runs. Anil Sharma was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed four wickets for 19 runs.
Charan Salwan XI was restricted on 124 runs. The tournament is being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club. Brief Scores: Godrej CC: 186 for 7 in 25 overs (Jai Kapil 54, Inderjeet 40, Vineet Chawla 31, Akash Sharma 2 for 34, Siddharth Saini 2 for 18) SVIET Club: 154 for 9 in 25 overs (Jabarjeet Singh 56, Abhijit Singh 26, Siddharth Saini 23, Kulwinder Romy 2 for 26, Devi Singh 2 for 19).
Hari Kirpa XI: 143 all out in 25 overs (Vinod Sharma 40, Jatin 35, Anil Sharma 4 for 19. |
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Badminton
Chandigarh, February 24 Dev Samaj’s Manjula and Tanya emerged winners in their singles match but the pair consisting both the paddlers lost in doubles. Manjula beat Santosh Kumari 18-21, 21-9, 24-22, while Tanya defeated Kirandeep 21-15, 21-9, in singles. |
Asthma among kids on the rise
Chandigarh, February 24 Meanwhile, initiating discussion on cystic fibrosis, Dr Meenu Singh, head of the paediatric pulmonology division at the Advanced Paediatric Centre of the PGI, said the disease which was thought to be non-existent in Indians had recently started getting detected with increasing regularity. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for this condition anywhere in the world. Cystic fibrosis occurs because of an inherited genetic defect and a number of families in North India have more than one affected child, she added. Prof O.N. Bhakoo, former head of paediatrics at the PGI, stressed the importance of reviewing scientific data on the efficacy, safety and benefit of these vaccines and balancing these factors against the cost. |
Tipsy cops thrash Army men
Chandigarh, February 24 According to the police, the incident took place in the parking lot a little after mid-night, when the security guards of the police officer suspected that the two Army men had opened the window of a Honda City car belonging to their officer. Both Army men, who were captains, were drinking in their vehicle. They got offended and soon they entered into a heated debate which turned violent. The cops, who outnumber the Army men, thrashed them. The police was informed about the incident which took both parties to the police station. They were later taken to the Sector 16 Government Multi Speciality Hospital for medical and first-aid. Confirming the incident, the police said both parties reached a compromise and did not lodge any complaint. A daily diary report, has, however, been recorded in this regard.
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Esteem, scooter stolen
Chandigarh, February 24 Jai Parkash of Sector 38 lodged a complaint with the police alleging that his Maruti Esteem Car (CH-01-S-4356) was stolen from the parking lot of Rose Garden, Sector 16, on Saturday. In another incident, Charan Dass of Manimajra reported to the police alleging that his Bajaj Chetak scooter (CH-01-S-3632) was stolen from Phase II, Ram Darbar on February 21. Two cases of thefts have been registered.
Ganja seized
The crime branch of the Chandigarh Police arrested Dharam Dev of Shahpur colony, Sector 38, on the charges of carrying nine kg of ganja on Saturday. A case under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Held for playing loud music
The police arrested Ram Kisan of Sector 56 from Sector 26 on the allegation of playing loud music beyond the permissible limits on Saturday. A case under Sections 4 and 5 of the Noise Control Act has been registered in this regard. The accused was later released on bail.
Theft
Kalika Prashad of Sector 47 reported to the police alleging that a wallet containing a PAN card, a driving licence, a registration certificate, insurance and other documents was stolen from the boot of his scooter parked in Phase I, Industrial Area, here today. The police, however, recorded a daily diary report in this regard by distorting the fact that the wallet had gone missing, alleged the complainant.
Injured
A motorcyclist Gaurav Gaba of Sector 37 was hurt after being hit by a Tata Indica car (HR-68-T-4430) near Sector 36 and 37 traffic lights point on Saturday. The injured was admitted to the Sector 16 Government Multi-Speciality Hospital. A case has been registered.
Certificate lost
Navraj Singh of Sector 23 reported to the police that his certificate of matriculation examination passed in 2004-05 from Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-A, (roll number 2165636) had been lost. The police has recorded a daily diary report in this connection.
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Trading racket: 4 more nabbed
Mohali, February 24 The accused Shamsuddin, Mohammad Naujeen, Satish Kumar and Bhagwan Das have been arrested from the customer care centre of the company involved in illegal online trading in Sector 48, Chandigarh. The HRD manager of the company Soman Sundaram was arrested by the police on Friday night and over Rs 5 lakh recovered from him. The SSP SAS Nagar RS Khatra said preliminary interrogation had revealed that the racket was spread across North India and involved investments by hundreds of persons. “The amount involved in these transactions which were taking place for the past many years could go beyond Rs 500 crore,” said the SSP. He added that the hunt was on for the owner of these companies. Sources added that the ‘Reymount Componay’ was operating from its office in Sector 34, Chandigarh. Later this was wound up and a new company ‘Kerford investments’ floated. Sources added that the company owners had also floated another company recently. The police seized computers from the customer care centre from which they found that the customer/client list was deleted. The SSP said IT experts were working round the clock to ascertain the extent of the scam and those involved in it. Reymont Company and Kerford Investments facilitated online trading from their websites trading in gold, silver other precious metals and other commodities was done using foreign currency in the international market, which the trading company officials claimed, was in Chicago. However, these companies were neither registered with the Reserve Bank of India nor approved by the Government of India. Sources added that those who had floated these companies not just duped their clients of the lakhs but also caused a loss of crores to the state exchequer.
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Despite unruly crowd, Sunidhi’s show a success
Chandigarh, February 24 The seats were full inside the enclosure, but that was no deterrent to the enthusiastic crowd that couldn’t get entry inside. While hundreds were jampacked inside where Sunidhi performed, an even greater number of fans were seen outside, dancing and going mad at the tunes she sang. Climbing the trees outside, dancing on a roof beside the enclosure, clinging to the tower near the entry, standing on top of cars, the fans left no stone unturned. Inside the enclosure where Sunidhi sang, the situation was no different. The audience sitting on the back seats, fully enjoying the Rose Festival, stood on chairs and were seen dancing throughout her performance. The number of songs Sunidhi sang ensured that the audience is not left hankering for more. Calling Chandigarh an impressive city, Sunidhi Chauhan said she is in love with the stage and enjoys herself fully wherever she performs.
Stones hurled on stage
Certain disruptive elements in the crowd threw two stones on stage where Sunidhi was performing. The first stone was thrown at 7.30 pm, half an hour after her performance began. While she then said, “Please throw flowers on me, not stones, it is Rose Festival,” the second stone that was thrown on stage made her turn away from stage, for five minutes, thus halting the performance for a while. The singer simply left the song in between, only to appear again with the same energy. The police and the authorities, including the director tourism, Vivek Atray, swung into action and went outside to take stock of the situation. |
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