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MC turns blind eye to encroachments
Patiala, February 27 The Patiala Mayor, when contacted said the MC had taken notice of these illegal constructions and proper notices had been served to the owners of these shops. |
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New strategy to curb crime on anvil
Bassi Pathana, February 27 For public convenience, boxes would be installed at important places, so that common man finds
it easy to send suggestions to the police. The keys of these boxes will be with the SSP
and he will ensure that these boxes are opened daily. This practice will make it easy for the police in controlling crime to a great extent. He said special police helpline cell had been created for the NRIs and the general public. "People do not have to visit police stations for lodging complaints and FIRs, they can use the box or can directly mailhim at "contactsspfgs@gmail.com." He also added that the identity of the information provider would not be let out. Samsher Singh Boparai SP (D) said, “SSP's new step will help in curbing the crime making public safer and more secure.” |
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International seminar on religion
Patiala, February 27 He was addressing a gathering on the second day of the International seminar on religion and human social responsibility at Punjabi university. Dr Andreas Bock-Raming from Mainz University of Germany spoke about the Sarvastivada School of Budhism. Dr Pradyumna Shah Singh of Punjabi University discussed the role of Jain Tirathankars. Dr Nirmal Singh from the USA delved on the model of Sikh theology. Dr Ali Ihsan Yitik from Turkey presented a paper on Islamic view about the religious pluralism. Dr Rajinder Kaur Rohi and Dr Gurmeet Singh Sidhu from Punjabi University also presented their papers. |
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Newly wed stabbed to death
Panchkula, February 27 According to the police the accused fled the spot after committing the crime. The woman was brought from West Bengal. It was assumed that Kishanpal purchased her in order to marry her. The police was informed that Kishanpal had stabbed his wife and when the police reached the spot Puja was lying in a pool of blood. “We shifted Puja to the local civil hospital from where she was referred to PGI. However, she succumbed to her injuries today evening,” said the police. |
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Flesh trade racket busted
Patiala, February 27 The Chief Judicial Magistrate S.S. Panesar later remanded all the four to a 14-day judicial custody, after they were charged under various sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act. According to Gurdev Singh, SHO, Kotwali police station, the police acted on a tip off and raided a chakla (den) being run by one Seema, who in turn used to entice customers by presenting girls at the den. The SHO added that the cops had to take help of a customer to nab the accused who were Seema, Harwinder Kaur, Jyoti and Sunita. The police have also arrested the two customers, Gulshan Kumar and Yogesh Kumar, who were sitting at the den when the raid was conducted. |
Hole-in-one feat by 80-year old
Chandigarh, February 27 Ved Prakash had no inkling about the feat when he took his tee shot on the 11th hole. A good swing saw the ball go sizzling into the skies before landing on the greens to be virtually gobbled up by the hole. Venayak's caddie realised the importance of the situation and virtually let out an excited cry. Soon the Lambas also congratulated Venayak. The secretary of the club said Venayak would be honoured with a trophy. Venayak said the feat would have gone unreported had his caddie not told him about recording the incident on the card in the presence of the three teammates, the Lambas. A Chandigarh-based hotelier settled in England, Venayak was honoured with the Member of the British Empire Award in 1999. Venayak takes time off from his hotel business in England to be at his Sector-18 residence for six weeks in January and February every year. The Venayak’s trip to India every year has a charitable purpose. This year, the Venayaks-Ved and Bimla-have come with a donation of Rs 5 lakh for the Society for the Rehabilitation of Mentally Challenged in Sector 36. |
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Incomplete sports projects sportsmen’s bane
Chandigarh, February 27 Interestingly the project was started around four years ago but came to a halt due to administrative rigmarole. The final layer of red soil is still to be laid, which would be followed by final rolling. Apart from this, many other sports projects, including setting up of volleyball and basketball courts and the construction of changing rooms and washrooms for handball players at the complex, a multipurpose hall, the installation of floodlights at tennis courts at Lake Club and renovation of Sports Complex at Sector 7, are yet to see the light of the day despite repeated claims by the authorities for their early completion. The work on volleyball courts started over a year ago but has been abandoned after the laying of the cinder layers. As for the multipurpose hall at the Lake Club, only its marking has been done. To provide extra time of practice to players, the administration announced the installation of floodlights at Lake Club tennis courts but nothing has been done so far. “The work which should be completed within months takes years to get completed due to officials’ apathy and administrative rigmarole. With such delays, it is not only sportsmen who suffer but crores of rupee also go waste”, said a sportsperson on condition of anonymity. On the issue, Inderjit Singh Sandhu, director, Chandigarh Sports Department, said, “In fact lots of formalities are required to complete a project. Last year, our priorities were changed due to the One-Day International between India and Australia held at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. These projects are in the pipeline and would be completed very soon”.
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City to get world-class stadium
Chandigarh, February 27 At present, there is no stadium in the city to organise any national and international meet. Moreover, the facilities do not meet the technical and administrative requirements. Though the city has a football stadium, its infrastructure is not up to the mark. The house formally agreed to the proposal made by nominated councillor Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd). According to Chandigarh mayor Pardeep Chhabra, building the stadium would certainly motivate new players. “I have already had a word with Pawan Kumar Bansal, minister of state for finance, and he has no objection to this. Even the UT administrator has given a nod to the proposal,” said Chhabra. According to Brig Kuldip Singh (retd), the land (8 acres) reserved for the construction of the proposed stadium in the southern sector is not only insufficient, but the location is also a drawback. The city is losing the footprints of international football players and athletes, which is a matter of concern for the sports department,” added Chandpuri. |
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Lahore XI to add zing to ICL
Panchkula, February 27 According to Varinder Chopra, manager, Chandigarh Lions, besides Lahore XI, Ahmedabad XI would be the other new team which will participate in the championship. “This time, eight teams will participate in the championship which will be held at three venues-Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Panchkula,” said Chopra. Meanwhile, Reetinder Singh Sodhi and Sumit Kalia, who played for Chandigarh Lions earlier, will now play for Ahmedabad XI. To check the ground conditions, former Indian cricketer and chief selector of the ICL Kiran More visited the stadium here today. Besides examining other facilities at the stadium, More had a look at the newly laid pitches for the forthcoming championship. “The stadium is fit to hold tournaments of international standard. I hope that the cricket buffs will have nice time during the championship here,” said the former wicket-keeper. Meanwhile, Chandigarh Lions and Ahmedabad XI, will arrive here tomorrow to attend the conditioning camp starting from February 29. |
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Admn turns down Kapil’s request to set up academy
Chandigarh, February 27 His request to open a cricket academy at the Sector-16 stadium, where he honed his skills, has been turned down. Inderjit Singh Sandhu, director, Chandigarh sports department, said, “We got a request from Kapil to set up a cricket academy for the budding players at the stadium last month. But his request was turned down, as we did not want to give anyone ‘exclusive rights’ of the stadium. We are open to provide the stadium to anyone for holding matches or tournaments but not for other purposes.” When asked whether the cricketer, who is currently the chairman of the executive board of the Indian Cricket League (ICL), wanted to open an academy for the ICL, Sandhu denied: “There was no mention of the ICL in the letter. What Kapil had mentioned was that he wanted to give back to the city players what he had learnt from the game. As he honed his cricketing skills at the stadium, he wanted to set up an academy here.” On being asked whether the administration would allow the ICL to hold matches at the stadium, Sandhu said, “Certainly, anyone can use our stadium but on terms and conditions prescribed by the administration.” |
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Khalsa college shuttlers
lift trophy
Chandigarh, February 27 The team beat Shree Satya Sai B.Ed College, Karaiwala, Muktsar, by 3-2 in the final. For the winning team, Tarandeep Singh and Harsh won their singles matches. Tarnadeep beat Deepak 21-15, 21-10 whereas Harsh got the better of Ajay 21-10, 21-11. However, Ajay Kumar of Gurusar Sadhar lost to Manish of Karaiwala 13-21, 21-14, 10-21. In doubles, duo of Ajay Kumar and Tarandeep remained winners beating Ajaya and Deepak 21-13, 21-7 but the pair of Harsh and Naresh from Gurusar Sadhar lost to duo of Manish and Vipul 18-21, 13-21. Other results: Semifinals: GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, b BCM College of Education, Ludhiana, 3-1; Shree Satya Sai B.Ed College, Karaiwala, b DM College of Education, Moga, 3-2. |
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Gagandeep wins in badminton
Chandigarh, February 27 Vivek Atrey, UT joint secretary, technical education, inaugurated the meet. Results: Throw ball: ECE department b AA department; carrom (singles): Lalita b Getanjali; carrom (doubles): Amrita and Reetika b Arshdeep and Jyoti; badminton (doubles): Gagandeep and Namrata b Rashi and Rashi Sharma; kho kho: ECE department b physical department; cricket: ECE department b IDD department; cricket: staff vs students: Staff b students; basketball: ECE department b physical department; discus throw: 1 Manpreet, 2 Anita, 3 Pinky; shot put: Pinky b Manpreet; javelin throw: 1 Shilpy, 2 Manpreet, 3 Sharanjeet. |
Car thief nabbed within minutes
Chandigarh, February 27 According to the police, Mittal of Sector 21 reported to the police at 12:40 am that his Maruti car (UP-12-B-7755) was stolen from his residence. The PCR immediately flashed the information alerting the PCR personnel. At 12:45 am the car was spotted by the PCR personne near Labour Chowk and it took turn toward Batra rotary. They chased the car, which took a turn from Piccadilly Chowk and then headed towards Singla turn in Ram Darbar. The car thief was later nabbed at Tribune Chowk at 12:48 am. The police apprehended the driver of the car, who has been identified as 49-year-old Varinder Singh of Sangrur. He was handed over to the Sector 19 police station. The police said he was being interrogated and so far he had admitted to have stolen only the car recovered from him. Commanding the co-ordination and prompt action, the IGP gave certificate and cash reward to sub-inspector (SI) Gurdial Singh, volunteer Sarbjit Singh, volunteer and gunman Jaga Singh, head constable (HC) Waryam Singh, constable Rashpal Singh, volunteer Rakesh Kumar, Vivek Sharma, assistant sub-inspector Yagaywant Singh, HC Satya Parkash and constable Shiv Narain.
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Thief who stole car of judge nabbed
Chandigarh, February 27 He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by judicial magistrate first- class Balwinder Kumar. Narinder had surrendered in the court of JMIC Atul Marya in another case after which the naib court of Balwinder Kumar arrested him. The car of judicial magistrate Sarita Gupta, who was posted in Hisar then, was stolen from the parking of the High Court on February 22, 1999. The car was found in the possession of Narinder Pal who was arrested on October 16, 2002. The police booked him under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC. A resident of Mani Majra, Narinder Pal, alias Nindi, was put in Burial Jail after arrest. After 90 days of judicial custody, he was granted bail. But he did not appear before the court for two months after which he was declared proclaimed offender on October 29 last.
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Sangrur man held with poppy husk
Chandigarh, February 27 The police said Naresh Kumar of Sangrur was arrested from Sector 17 ISBT this afternoon while carrying 13 kg of poppy husk. A case under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered.
Held for rape
The local police today arrested a man in his mid-thirties on the charge of raping a 14-year-old girl. According to the police, the accused Hira Lal, a father of two, had fled to Delhi three -four days ago after committing the crime. He was nabbed tonight when he came back from Delhi. The police said the victim, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, had been staying with her sister’s at Naya Gaon. Hira Lal, who was working as a gardener at a house in Sector 11, used to visit the victim’s sister place as both belong to the same village. Last Sunday, Hira Lal took the victim along on the pretext that her sister was calling her at his place. He took her at a house in Sector 2 where he raped her. The incident came to light when the victim complained of pain to her sister. On being persuaded, the victim narrated the whole incident following which her sister went to Hira Lal. However, he did not admit to his crime. The matter was reported to the police. The victim was medically examined and rape was confirmed. The police registered a case of rape and arrested Hira Lal.
Snatchings
Tara Devi Verma of Nahan complained to police that two unidentified motorcyclists snatched her bag containing Rs 12,000 and other articles from near Hotel Park View tonight. The police has registered a case. Meanwhile, Jyoti Dogra of Sector 40-C reported to the police alleging that an unidentified motorcyclist snatched her purse containing Rs 5,000 and documents from Sector 41 on at 2:40 pm today. A case has been registered.
Cheating
Ajit Thakur, employee at Bhagat Singh Petrol Pump, Sector 17, filed a complaint with the police alleging that driver of a Lancer car (CH-03-V-1916) sped away without paying for the fuel worth Rs 1850 filled in his vehicle on February 25. A case has been registered.
Vehicle stolen
Jatinder Gujral of Sector 37 reported that his Santro car (CH- 01-Z-0343) was stolen from his house last night. In another incident, Sanjay Gupta of Sector 37-D lodged a complaint with the police alleging that his Santro car (CH-03-7048) was stolen from Sector 36 on Tuesday. Two cases have been registered.
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Scooterist dies in accident
Chandigarh, February 27 According to the police, the victim was on his way back home when a car coming on the wrong side collided with his scooter. He was seriously hurt in the mishap and the car driver sped away from the spot. The police said it was a Maruti Zen car. The victim was rushed to Sector 16 Government Multi-Specialty Hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. A case of causing death due to the rash and negligent driving has been registered against the unidentified car driver. The police said the victim was working as an air-condition mechanic at a shop. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.
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Immolation bid against demolition
Chandigarh, February 27 According to the police, the incident took place at around 11:15 am, when the MC staff on its demolition drive tried to raze down the illegal structure of Rajesh Kumar. In order to stop the MC officials, Rajesh poured kerosene to set himself afire. Onlookers, including police, immediately snatched away match box from him. The police told TNS that Rajesh Kumar was arrested after registering a case of attempt to suicide against him. He was later released on bail.
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Rock is mixture of various cultures: Parikrama
Chandigarh, February 27 Prior to their performance at the Leisure valley, artists of the renowned international rock ensembles ‘Parikrama’ and Indi Rock-pop, Bandish, interacted with mediapersons at Aroma hotel here today. “Vocal oriented rock popular music genre is the product of many sub-cultures tracing the origin of rock during the fifties”, maintains Sabeer Malik and Christopher, lead artists and composers of Parikarma and Bandish bands, respectively. The self proclaimed “Gurus” while talking to The Tribune disclosed that though the Rock form was pioneered and propagated by maestros like Black Chuck, Elvis Presley, Beatles and many more in the alien lands but the musical affinities seemingly blurred the geographical lines to see the popularity of rock in India. We have strived hard to cultivate the western rock genre adding softening influences of Indian sublime music, the Indian classical and traditional to make it acceptable to Indian milieu, chips in Shambu Nath Bhattacharji, the Tabla exponent and known classicist. Credited with over 1,000 performances, we are reining supreme in English rock for the last seventeen years while many groups had packed up, says Sabeer of Parikarma. Our super hit “But it rained” has created many records, he claims. Sabeer says generating a crazy audience for rock music is more challenging in India attuned to the rich classical, ghazal, light film or regional folk music. But, the idea to float the Indi-pop ensemble “Bandish” clicked well and we are in tune with the time, says the elated Christopher, composer of eight albums and former artist of Euphoria band. Bandish offers something for everyone from pure rockers to hip-hoppers. Both the bands often fuse Indian classical music instruments like mridangam, tabla, and flute with conventional instruments like guitar, drums, and keyboard. The band is credited for improvising Pink Floyd songs highest among all. A Parikrama original “Rhythm and Blues” was created in course of their jam session with Usha Uthup. Parikrama has also performed with Saif Ali Khan in New Delhi, said Sabeer
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