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Accused booked in hit-and-run case
Kharar, March 16 Nanak Singh was on his from Chandigarh to Kharar on his motorcycle. He was found lying seriously injured near Mundi Kharar. He later succumbed to his injuries on February 25. Police had then initiated proceedings under Section 174 Cr Pc. Later, Avtar Singh, a resident of Machhipur village from Kharar, approached Malkeet Singh and told him that when the accident took place, he was present at the spot. He said Jasvir's truck had (PB 12 B 9974) hit Nanak. Jasvir alighted from his truck and stood at spot for a few minutes before fleeing. Jasvir Singh has been booked and a police party will soon be sent to arrest him.
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Four held for domestic violence
Kharar, March 16 Mamta, a resident of Jhanjheri village, alleged that on the night of March 14, her husband and his family members beat her up badly. In a disheveled state, she went to her neighbour's place and fell unconscious. She was taken to the Kharar civil hospital yesterday morning as she had sustained serious head injuries. In her statement to the police, Mamta accused her husband Anil Kumar, brother-in-law Sri Ram, nephews Rinku and Deepu and Sri Ram's wife of beating her up. She alleged that Sri Ram misled her husband Anil and got the family land registered in his name. Mamta has an eight-year-old daughter who is suffering from a heart ailment. She is living apart from her husband and earns her living by running a small grocery shop. She has been married to Anil for the past eight years. The police recorded Mamta’s statement only after a local NGO working for women's right took up the issue. The police later arrested Sri Ram, Rinku, Deepu and Anil Kumar as a preventive measure. They will be produced before the SDM's court tomorrow. |
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Hari Kirpa ahead with 90 runs
Chandigarh, March 16 Decided to bat first Hari Kirpa mustered a total of 216 runs, with a handsome contribution from Lakhan Shandil and Ramandeep on the other end. Himmat Ramala was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 2 wickets for 32 runs. SVIET XI batsmen failed to put up a good show as only one batsman could cross 20 runs; as a result the team was bowled out for 132 runs. Brief Scores Hari Kirpa XI: 216 for 5 in 25 overs, (Lakhan Shandil 70, Ramandeep 55, Himmat Ramala clinched 2 for 32)
SVIET XI: 132 all out in 20.1 overs, (Sidhharth 25, Charan Kanwal 19, Vimal Tinkoo took 4 for 14 runs).
In the second match of the day, Bedi CC defeated Deep Engineering by 50 runs. Bating first, Bedi XI put up 192 runs on board. Ajay Disodia was the top scores with 52 runs. Tej Gobing chipped in with 50 runs at the end of the innings. Mickey scalped 3 wickets for 30 runs.
In reply, a fighting performance by Ajay Partap (72) went in vain, but the team failed to stay on the wicket and got out in quick succession, as a result the team was
bundled out for 142 runs. Dinesh Rana was the nemesis for the batsmen, as he picked up 5 wickets for 19 runs. Brief scores Bedi CC: 192 for 7 in 25 overs, (Ajay Disodia 52, Tej Gobind 50, Mickey got 30runs), Deep
Engineering: 142 all out in 19.5 overs, (Ajay Partap 72, Somesh Bhardwaj 17, Dinesh Rana capture 5 for
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Intellinet takes lead
Chandigarh, March 16 Put into bat first, Intellinet XI made mammoth 207 runs in the allotted 25 overs. Vikas Charak was the top scorer with a glorious half-century, which was well supported by Mukesh Kumar, who made 45 runs. Navdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers, scalping 3 wickets for 26 runs. In reply, Fortis XI was off to a shaky start, losing wickets at quick succession. As a result, Fortis XI was all out for 137 runs in 18 overs. Neeraj Rana was the lone ranger getting 39 runs for his team, who remained unbeaten. Brief Scores Intellinet XI: 207 for 9 in 25 overs, (Vikas Charak 62, Mukesh Kumar 45, Navdeep Singh got 3 wickets). Fortis XI: 137 all out in 17.5 overs, (Neeraj Rana 39 no, Sanjay 29, Rajeev Rana bagged 3
for 9 runs). In the second match of the day, HDFC XI defeated Fullerton XI by 15 runs. After winning the toss HDFC XI made 174 runs in 25 overs. Anup Gautam top scored with 73 runs. Vikas Kala got 2 wickets and gave 27 runs. Batting second, Fullerton looked sure to overtake the total easily. But the HDFC bowlers took quick wickets, managing to restrict the batsmen to 154 runs.
Brief scores: HDFC XI: 174 for 8 in 25 overs. (Anup Gautam 73, Charanjeet Singh 19, Vikas Kala took 2 for 27), Fullerton XI: 159 for 8 in 25 overs.
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IPL team supervises facilities at PCA
Mohali, March 16 Neil, who was accompanied by his assistant Keog Paul and Sachin Bajaj, manager cricket operations, supervised the prevailing facilities at the stadium. “We know the stadium, which houses the world-class facilities, is completely fit to hold the big event. It’s just to see the pace of construction for the renovation of the stadium besides supervising hospitality, gym and net facilities”, said Bajaj. Brigadier G.S. Sandhu (retd), CEO, PCA, who escorted the team at the stadium said, “The ongoing renovation work would be completed much before time.” When asked when the Mohali team would come at the stadium to hold its camp, Sachin said, “As the team consists of foreign as well as Indian players, the schedule of camp depends on their availability. Most probably, the camp will be held a week or 10 days before the starting of the tournament”. |
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6 players honoured
Chandigarh, March 16 Balbir Singh, an eminent hockey player and an Olympian, was the chief guest. He congratulated the students on their achievements and encouraged them to win more awards and be consistent in their efforts. The players honored were: Harveen Sarao (International level shooter), Munshaidi Khatun (International level rower), Diviya (International level judo player), Akwinder Kaur (Best athlete in Panjab University), Gurbinder Kaur (Best swimmer in Panjab University), Monika Rinwa (Best Archer in Panjab University). |
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Rohit fashions Tribune’s victory
Chandigarh, March 16 Rohit from The Tribune was the top scorer who scored 79, for Press Club Balak Ram was the top scorer with 25 runs. The second match was played between Times of India and Hindustan Times, which TOI won by 38 runs. In the third match of the day, Media XI trashed Financial World by 3 wickets.
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International coach for baseball
Chandigarh, March 16 "They are the qualified coaches who had led their teams to many international victories. The BFI also intends to start training camps for those who wish to learn the game”, said Deepak Joshi, president, BFI. |
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Urology dept holds seminar
Chandigarh, March 16 Dr Avinash Srivastava, chief urologist, RG Stone Urology and Laparoscopy Centre, Ivy Hospital, Mohali, educated the doctors on the topic ‘Holmium laser prostatecomy - the platinum standard" while Dr Raman Singla spoke on ‘minimum invasive surgery - an overview’. Dr B.S. Bansal, chairman and managing director, RG Stone Urological Research Institute, said CME was not only a must in the fast changing medical scenario today but also a crucial component in the growth of the medical community. |
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Farmer found murdered
Mohali, March 16 Kuldeep was found lying in a pool of blood by another villager Balwinder Singh this morning. He then informed Kuldeep’s brother Sohan Singh who also lives in the village. When Sohan reached the spot, he realised that his brother had already died. A bottle of liquor was also found next to the body. No weapons were recovered from the spot. The police was called in at about 7.30 am. While the police is working on various theories regarding the murder, no immediate motive to the farmer’s murder could be identified. A watchman working with the engineering college at Tangori village told the police that his duty finished at midnight and when he crossed the village pond, he saw three persons sleeping next to the pump. He said the three had covered themselves with sheets and were sleeping on the ground. SAS Nagar SSP R.S. Khatra said Kuldeep was sleeping next to the motor for the past two days. The motor was being used to draw water for irrigation. The police said the victim’s brother told them that there was no enmity with anyone and he had no clue as to who could have wanted to kill the farmer. “It is not the handiwork of a gang of criminals as there is no looting involved. There seems to be no property dispute as Kuldeep Singh owned barely 1.5 acres of land in the village,” said Khatra adding that the victim was married and had three small children. “We are looking for the two persons who seem to have spent the night here with the victim. Though the victim’s brother says that his brother was keeping a watch on the irrigation pump alone, the liquor bottle seems to tell a different story,” said the SSP. The police has not been able to find any clues from the scene of crime. The SSP rued that the work of the police had been made more difficult as the villagers who crowded around the body this morning, touched everything around it. “There are so many footprints that it would be impossible to discern anything specific. Even the liquor bottle was removed from near the body and thrown away by some villagers in their bid to show respect to the body. So there is no way to take any fingerprints from the bottle. His clothes were soiled with blood but people had already touched the body several times,” said Khatra. The police called special investigation teams including fingerprint experts and a dog squad to the spot. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.
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Jewellery, cash looted from house
Chandigarh, March 16 Foetus found
A male foetus was found in a garbage bin near the Sector 24 market, today morning. The police said the incident came to light when a servant of a nearby shop went to the bin to dispose of garbage. The foetus has been sent to Sector 16 Government Multi speciality Hospital for post mortem. A case has been registered.
Stolen
Miscreants stole a briefcase belonging to S.S. Minhas of Sector 21 from his car at Sector 52, yesterday. In his complaint, Minhas alleged that his Esteem car (DL-8-CC-7539) was parked near the wine shop at Sector 52 from where someone stole his briefcase containing a charger, an ATM card, a credit, a debit card, share certificates and other documents, lying in the car.
Looted
Subhash Chander of Sector 32 lodged a police complaint that someone looted one gold nose-pin, one gold ring, some jewellery and other documents from his residence Friday. A case has been registered.
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2 nabbed for cheating
Chandigarh, March 16 The SHO of Sector 31 police station inspector Bhupinder Singh said Tersem Massey, in charge of an electronic appliances company in the city, lodged a complaint that duplicate coolers were being sold in city by using labels of his company. Subsequently, Anil Jain of Bala Ji Company was nabbed from Phase II, Ram Darbar, and seven coolers were recovered from him. Devinder Singh, an employee of another company from the same area was also arrested and five coolers were recovered from him. Cases of cheating under section 420 of the IPC and under provisions of the Copyright Act have been registered.
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‘Queen of thumri’ delights audience
Chandigarh, March 16 She treated the city audience to a remarkable live performance full of lyrical depth, grace and divine magic with the exposition of a khyaal in raga Purabi and a drut bandish before she sent them in a scintillating reverie with renditions of ‘Tappa’ and thumri in Mishar khamaj. She improvised her melodious voice to express emotions of devotion, mystical love and pain of separation. Keeping the ensuing Holi festival in mind, she presented a Hori to conclude her recital amid standing ovation. Her senior disciples Reeta Dev and Piyali Maitra provided admirable vocal support to this living legend. The acclaimed Kathak Guru took the centre stage to delineate her delectable compositions, which had enriched the repertoire of this classical dance form. Commencing with Surdas’s “Aang hi koti kaam…,” she stamped her versatility with immaculate presentation of her choreographies in Kathak, a Bhajan and the intoxicating ghazal by Ghalib “Aah ko chahiye ek umar asar hone tak.” Earlier, eminent vocalist Dr Hari Charan Verma gave a grandiose start to the festival on Friday. Armed with virile voice and robust lung power Dr Verma bared the melody of raga Bihag doling out a special turn of phrase to leave a distinct mark of his innovated effort. A purist he presented old and authentic composition of Swami Haridass, guru of Tansen and a composition of Sadarang in Raga Nayaki Kanarah. He concluded his recital with Braj ki hori, which recreated a divine atmosphere of Hori in Mathura and Vrindavan, casting a magical spell on listeners. Maintaining the tempo the vivacious Kuchipudi danseuse, after ceremonial invocation to Lord Venkateswara presented ‘Jathi Swaram’ displaying her rhythmic virtuosity and dance technique. She then moved to present ‘Meenakshi Shabdam,’ a narrative dance in which Parvati wins the divine love. After ‘Abhinaya’ she concluded with ‘Tarangam’ with a brilliant nimble foot work, motional display, facial and body movements while dancing on a brass plate. Her dance recital was a spectacle to the eyes and treat to the ears of the audience. On the second day young versatile vocalist Sungandha Mishra in an entrancing spell revealed a voice, which has acquired greater sweetness, an enriched technique and superior stage confidence while delineating the melodic features of raga Hansdhwani. In both the vilambit khayal and Drut bandish her rendering was notable for the deft manner. She retained her magic in rendering the Tarana followed by Tappa in and Dadra. With an effortless ease in her method of singing, clarity of notes, smooth progression of the raga through a well-knit 'vistar' and variation of taan and argam combined with a complete control over rhythm, Sungandha Mishra sent indication of a legend in the making. The scion of Jaipur Kathak gharana, Rajendra Gangani maintained his supremacy as the brightest exponent of this school of dance. He gave a superb performance. Beginning with ‘Panchakshara,’ paying obeisance to Lord Shiva, he went on to his rhythmic forte of pure nritta that had the audience in raptures. His reflective disposition combines well with his virtuoso technique. He concluded his performance with Ram Bhajan amidst thunderous applause and standing ovation from the audience. Krishan Mohan had inaugurated the festival while Kendra director M.L. Koser thanked artists and the audience. |
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‘Wanderers from Rajasthan’ enthral
Panchkula, March 16 Staged by 40 artistes of gypsy origin from all parts of the world under the aegis of The International Dance Theatre, Amsterdam, the two-hour musical bonanza depicted varied facets of gypsy culture, their quest for tracing their original roots, traditions, their preservation and proliferation among the scattered community. The two-hour captivating show portraited the transformation of a migrated gypsy's life in alien lands as influenced by the lifestyles of host countries to where the gypsies had migrated centuries back. Split up in 14 brief sequences under the direction of Maurits van Geel, the programme commenced with the gypsies enjoying festivities with their deity Goddess Kali at a religious festival in a village in south France. In pace with historical continuity, the next sequence depicts the similar celebrations by traveling groups of entertainers in a village in Rajasthan (India) a thousand years back. After the performance brought alive the gypsy culture in every part of the world it finally completes the full circle and culminates at the same village of Les Saintes Maries -de-La-Mer in the south of France from where it began. Chief guest Birendera Singh, finance minister, Haryana, lauded the
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Bollywood singer in new avatar Chandigarh, March 16 In the city to promote the album, KK terms the new venture as a combination of 10 soothing tunes and melodies, fused with interplay between English and Hindi lyrics. The music arrangement takes the title song ‘Aasman ke’, essentially a love song to the soft rock space. ‘Aasman ke’ is also the video track, the video being shot by Saket Chaudhary of ‘Pyar ke side effects’ fame. However, keeping experimentation alive, one of the tracks, ‘Cineraria’, is in English. “We wanted to refrain from ‘Indianising’ it and hence it’s in English,” he explains. Another number takes its musical influences from Bengal’s traditional Baul folksongs and is “a little modern, a little rock”. “I just hope the audience enjoys listening to it as much as I enjoyed composing and singing it,” the marketing executive-turned singer says. Without any formal training in music this self-proclaimed die-hard fan of Kishore Kumar was first spotted by Vishal Bhardwaj, who gave him a leg up into Hindi cinema with the film ‘Maachis’ as one of the playback singers in Gulzar’s hit number ‘Chodh aaye hum woh galiyan’. However, he entered the big league in 1999 when he bagged the Screen Award as the best singer for his solo (non-filmy) album ‘Pal’. And rest is the history. KK has scores of hits such as ‘Mujhe kucch kehna ha’, ‘Pyaar re’ (from ‘Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai’), ‘Aaja gufaon mein aa’, ‘Bandaa yeh bindaas hai’ (from ‘Aks’), ‘Koi kahe kehta rahe’ (from ‘Dil Chahta Hai’), ‘Bardaasht nahin kar sakta’ (from ‘Humraaz’), ‘Chale jaise hawaey’ (from ‘Main Hoon Na’), ‘Its the time to disco’ (from ‘Kal Ho Na Ho”), etc. “It was only because I got a break in the film industry that I made it big in Bollywood music. I have been lucky with the songs I have been singing - both lyrics and composition wise,” he explains his mantra for success.
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