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Train skips station due to signal fault
Ambala, March 21 The train went through the station creating panic among the passengers, especially the daily passengers who commute between Saharanpur and Ambala as there was no signal for the incoming train and it ran through an abandoned platform instead of its prescribed platform No. 2, eyewitnesses said. The train, however, was stopped in the yard about 2 km away from the station after passengers raised hue and cry. It was brought back to the platform from where the passengers got down and boarded the train for their onward journey towards Nangal Dam. The daily commuters association has complained of the incident to the Railway authorities, as it not only put them in inconvenience but also put a question mark on the safe running of trains. However, station manager R.N. Meena stated that today’s incident was due to some operational defect and an inquiry would be held into the incident. The ADRM has also taken the matter seriously and sought a report. — UNI
Protest Against House Tax
Kharar, March 21 Marking their protest against the ‘irrational tax’ levied upon people, traders of various associations of shoe merchants, chemists, jewellers etc got together at Nanu Mal Dharamshala in Kharar. However, many shopkeepers were seen selling their products from under the shop shutters. In some cases, wherein two brothers owned a shop, one went to attend the bandh congregation while the other ran the business. Various office-bearers of the mandal addressed the gathering at Dharamshala. Traders decided not to respond to house tax notices received by them and said they would not pay the same. Politicians, including local Congress MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, BSP leader Jaswinder Jassi and SAD youth leader Jasjeet Singh Bunny, addressed the traders at different timings. All three assured the traders that they would not have to pay the tax.
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Villager’s death sparks row
Bassi Pathana, March 21 They alleged that Nirmal Singh died due to negligence on the part of doctors of the hospital. The villagers put the dead body in front of the hospital and raised slogans against the hospital, demanding registration of a case against the negligent doctor. The managment of the hospital informed the police and a large number of policemen were deputed for the security of the hospital. Nirmal’s brother Sher Singh and uncle Harnek Singh told The Tribune that he complained of stomach pain a few days back and was admitted to the nursing home. The next day at about 8 am, he was operated upon and discharged. But his condition started deteriorating after a few days and they informed the doctors of the hospital, who took him to the PGI where he died today. They said PGI doctors told them that Nirmal lost his life due to the negligence on the part of the hospital doctors. Meanwhile, owner of the nursing home Dr Navinder Singh said Nirmal Singh was admitted to the hospital 20 days ago. He had stones in gall bladder and was operated upon successfully and discharged. After a few days, he came to the hospital and complained of pain again. So they helped him and accompanied him to the PGI where he remained for five days and died today morning, he added. He further said certain mischievous persons guided them to bring the dead body to the hospital and put pressure on us. Bassi Pathana DSP Rajwinder Singh Sohal said the family of the deceased had not lodged any complaint with the police. As the owners of the hospital sought security, the police reached there to maintain law and order. Meanwhile, Jagdeep Singh Cheema, general secretary, State Youth Akali Dal, and Gurwinder Singh Bhatti, son of MLA Didar Singh Bhatti, tried to sort out the matter. Till the filing of the report, the dharna was going on whereas the dead body had been removed.
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From Schools & Colleges
Patiala, March 21 Job offer
Rajpura: American IT giant Outline Systems Inc has offered the highest international package of Rs 36 lakh a year to 20 BTech and MBA students during the first-ever job fest organised at Aryans Business School (ABS) on Friday. The final selection of the candidates will be subject to issuance of visas by the US embassy. More than 400 students of BTech, MBA, MCA, BCA, BSc from various colleges of north India had appeared for the various rounds of interviews and written test. 825 get degrees
Fatehgarh Sahib: As many as 825 students, including 80 of MBA, 62 of MCA, 80 of PGDCA, 45 of BCA, were awarded degrees during the annual convocation of Mata Gujri College held on the college premises on Friday. The convocation was presided over by Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Vijender Jain while judge of the High Court Rajive Bhalla was the guest of honour. Congratulating the students, Justice Jain said there was no substitute to hard work and honesty. He motivated the students to contribute their bit in eradicating social evils like female foeticide and drug abuse. In his convocation address,
Punjab Advocate General Hardev Singh Mattewal asked the students to play a positive role in building the nation. Earlier, while welcoming the guests, director principal of the college Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia presented the annual report highlighting the academic, sports, cultural and other achievements of the college.
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Media should not be seen in isolation: VC
Patiala, March 21 Principals, teachers, students, along with their parents, from seven schools of the urban, suburban and rural areas participated in the discussion. Presiding over the discussion, vice-chancellor of the university Dr Jaspal Singh said we needed to shrug off the habit of shifting blames and responsibilities on others. He further said media was a part of society and therefore, should not be seen in isolation. It could play a powerful role in giving a right direction to society. But like all other things, media was changing at a great speed and so were the parameters of the parent-child relationship. Patiala Division Commissioner S.K. Ahluwalia pointed out that greed for publicity among the audiences and internecine war of one-up-man-ship among the media was the main cause of media attracting so much contempt and criticism. |
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Now, rural doctors seek law for protection
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 21 Dr Aslam Parvez, state president of the association, said the doctors had hailed the decision of the Andhra Government to bring in a law for the protection of the persons in medical service. He stated that a similar law should be enacted in other states also and the state government should take the initiative in this regard. This was a long-pending demand of the medical community, he added. Dr Aslam said the association had already sent a missive to the Chief Minister and the department concerned to take up the matter seriously and enact a law for the protection of the medical professionals as early as possible. |
ERCA beat YPS by 74 runs
Chandigarh, March 21 Electing to bat first ERCA put on a total of 141 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Abhishek was the highest scorer with 34 runs while Shubhranshu contributed 29 runs. For the YPS team, Tushar bowled excellently to pick up 6 wickets for 24 runs. In reply the YPS batsmen succumbed to the fine bowling by Pankaj (3 for 18), Asalam (2 for 11) and were all out for 67 runs. Only Deshbir showed some resistance with 24 runs. In the second match played today APJ, Kharar team beat Sri Sri Academy, DC Model School by 2 wickets. Batting first, Sri Sri team put 116 runs on the board in the allotted 20 overs. Rizul made 19 runs while Debu contributed 15 runs. For the APJ team Shubham picked up 1 wicket for 15 runs. In reply APJ chased down the total in 15 overs with Sahil Sharma being the highest scorer with 32 runs, Shubhman contributed 22 runs. For Sri Sri team Gurdeep picked up 4 wickets for 15 runs. Brief Scores ERCA: 141 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek 34, Shubhranshu 29, Tushar 6 for 24) YPS: 67 all out in 16 overs (Dehsbir 24, Pankaj 3 for 18, Asalam 2 for 11, Chetan 2 for 8). Brief Scores Sri Sri Cricket Academy: 115 for 6 in 20 overs (Rizul 19, Debu 17, Shubham 1 for 15) APJ: 116 for 8 in 20 overs (Sahil 32, Shubhman 22, Gurdeep 4 for 15).
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Shooting championship from March 25
Patiala, March 21 The event will feature the top shooters of the country, including Manavjit Singh Sandhu (world champion), Lt Col Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore (olympic medallist), Mansher Singh (Beijing olympic qualifier), Anwar Sultan and Birendeep Singh Sodhi.
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Charan Salwan defeat Godrej CC
Chandigarh, March 21 Charan Salwan won the toss and decided to
field first. Godrej CC could not get a desired start, as their first wicket fell, with the scoreboard reading 14, followed by another at 18. Though, Godrej CC kept losing wickets frequently, but Monu Khaera steadied the ship, chipping in valuable 37 runs and remained unbeaten. Anil Sharma was the pick of the bowlers, as he picked up 3 important wickets, giving away just 11 runs. In reply, Charan Salwan XI also lost their first wicket early on in the innings. But a fruitful knock of 50 runs by Amandeep Singh helped the team to get to a commanding position in the match. But after he got out, other batsmen followed him quickly, and the team was reduced from 128 for 4 to 150 for 9. Needing just 2 runs to win in the last 3 balls, the last pair finally achieved the total on the second last ball. Anil Sharma helped with valuable 35 runs for his team. Brief Scores: Godrej CC: 151 for 7 in 25 overs. (Monu Khera 37, Anand Uppal 22, Anil Sharma took 3 for 1), Charan Salwan XI: 152 for 9 in 24.5 overs. (Amandeep Singh 50, Charanamrit 37, Anil Sharma 35, Kulwinder Romy got 2 for 12runs). |
Another snatching in Sector 33
Chandigarh, March 21 SCOOTER STOLEN: Ashok Kumar, a resident of Panjab University, Sector 14, reported that his scooter (CH-01-R-8591) was stolen on March 19 from apni mandi, Sector 15. A Case under section 379 IPC has been registered at Sector 11 police station. GAMBLING: Rahul, a resident of Maloya Colony was arrested on charges of a gambling at public place today. Rupees 480 were recovered from his possession. A case under section 13-A/3/67 of Gambling Act has been registered in Sector 39 police station 39. CARS STOLEN: Mukhtiar Singh, a resident of Sector 37 reported his car (CH-01-U-5655) was stolen from outside his house. Vishal, a resident of Mani Majra, also filed a complaint that his car car (PB 08-A-0678) was stolen today. Two separate cases have been registered. ILLEGAL LIQUOR: Suresh, a resident of Sector 26, was today arrested for carrying 44 quarters of country liquor. A case under section 61/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered at Sector 26 police station. LOOTED: Thieves broke into SCO 2462, Sector 22, and decamped with Rs one lakh here this afternoon. They also stole cash and and a cellphone from the adjoining Duggal Homeo Clinic. They first entered a provision store from the ventilator and later broke the partition to enter the clinic.
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Smack worth Rs 1.5 cr seized, 2 held
Mohali, March 21 The smack was to be taken to the Baddi area in Himachal Pradesh. At a press conference here, SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra said the smack was allegedly seized from two persons riding a motor cycle at a checkpoint at Barri Karoran village around 7 am by CIA staff in charge Purshotam Singh and Naya Gaon SHO Gurjit Singh. Khatra said the two accused, riding a Pulsar motor cycle, were pulled over by the police party for checking. The two were identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Civil City Colony, Ludhiana, and Manoj Kumar, alias Mama, a resident of Narang Mohalla, Muktsar. Manoj was carrying a bag containing 30 pouches of smack. Each pouch contained 50 gm of the contraband. During interrogation it was revealed that the smack was brought from Sangaria in Rajasthan and later allegedly sold in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Baddi and Nalagrah areas of Himachal Pradesh. The police has registered a case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act in this regard. Manoj is already facing five cases under the Act in Muktsar. The district has become a hot market for drug peddlers as the area has a number of engineering colleges and IT units with young population. Though the police had been making small recoveries of drugs earlier, it had failed to lay its hand on major suppliers. Recently, 20 gm smack was found on a person in Kharar, which helped the police get vital leads. He said during a drive carried out against anti-social elements in the district during this year, the district police had registered 77 cases and arrested 84 persons. It had recovered 18,52,620 ml liquor, 1.731 kg smack (including today’s seizure), 1.32 quintal poppy husk, 2 kg opium, 1.760 kg charas from the arrested persons.
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Glimpse of contemporary Swiss dances
Chandigarh, March 21 The first performance of the contemporary Swiss dances by the noted Swiss dance company DA MOTUS will be presented at the Sukhna lake Promenade in the city on March 23 from 6.30 PM onwards. The event supported by the Chandigarh Tourism and STEPS will feature five accomplished artists from Switzerland, who attired in green fine plastic clothes, will be presenting the contemporary dances from their country. Divulging on the aims and objectives of the venture, at a press conference at the residence of thespian Neelam Man Singh, the troupe manger Ewa, disclosed that the dance ensemble DA MOTUS founded in 1987 in Switzerland by Antonio Buhler and Brigitte Meuwly has performed at various International festivals and cultural events in more than 100 cities across 30 countries. DA MOTUS cannot be defined as theatre, neither as dance, nor as any conventional form of body art. They are different and constantly surprise their audiences. Their performances are diverse, stand out for their vivid creativity and are known for their constant search of artistic renewal, enriched by a subtle ability to play with the circumstances, on stage as well as out-door. Catch the Swiss dancers performing alive at Sukhna Lake Promenade at 6.30 PM onwards on Sunday. |
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‘Sur Bahaar’ emanates melodic fervour
Chandigarh, March 21 Seema commenced the recital with an invocatory to goddess through a Dogri bhajan to seek blessings and also giving a feel of her grounding in the Dogri folk with an honest appeal. Instead of delving into the romanticism Seema chose to bring alive the realties of contemporary daily life in the soulful rendition of Dr Sagar Azmi’s ghazal, “Ab to hamare ghar ka yeh mahaul ho gaya , Rishton ka ehtram bhi lafzon mein kho gya”, weaved in raag Pilu. She maintained the same rational thought in Dr Bashir Badr, “Khuda humko aisi khudayi na de ke apne siwa kuch dikhayi na ,” The softness and purity of her voice was revealed in the next compositions of Sahir Ludhianvi, Faiz Mohammad Faiz, Mirza Ghalib, Vali Aasi, Dushyant Kumar and others. Her life partner Anil Sehgal, a versatile poet critic and litterateur with five degrees in his kitty, interspersed the renditions with critical literary appreciation while Vijay Vashisht of the AIR compeered the concert with admirable competence. Prof Murlidhar Soni led the accomplished musicians, including Avirbhav Verma.
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