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2 kids electrocuted
Dera Bassi, April 16 The building on the Barwala road in Kurawalla village houses about 70 small rooms rented out to migrant labourers. The kids were siblings and their father was out to work when the incident took place. The mother of the two, who is pregnant, carrying another one-year-old child in her arms rushed to the neighbours for help when she was told that her children were lying injured on the roof. Those who reached the roof saw one child lying unconscious on the floor and the other hanging by the wire. The two were taken to a private clinic from where they were rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, where they are battling for life. PSEB SDO G.S. Sandhu, who reached the spot for inspection, said the high voltage line was an old one and this sort of construction was not allowed under it. The police is investigating the matter. The owner of the building could not be contacted and others in the area refused to talk to the media and give information about the identity of the children or their parents. |
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Wheat crop gutted at four places
Bassi Pathana, April 16 It was due to the road dividing the fields, the loss was confined to 12.5 acres, otherwise it would have been a great tragedy. The residents of the area have demanded compensation as well as cancellation of the licence of the contractor. They have also demanded registration of a case against him. The deputy commissioner said he had directed the SDM to sent the report of the loss so that it might be sent to the PSEB for compensation. He assured the farmers that their loss would be compensated. |
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Even 12 years after SC verdict, MC fails to take possession of land
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 16 The property measuring 4.19 canal, which was a part of the shamlat land of Brahman Majra village, was taken over by the MC. However, the villagers moved the court claiming that the land belonged to them. After losing the case in the lower courts, the villagers filed a petition in the apex court which also upheld the verdicts of the lower courts and ordered handing over of the land to the MC. This order was pronounced 12-years back. In the meantime, the disputed land was encroached upon by a brother of the then MC president. After the court order, the case was presented before the sub-divisional magistrate under the Public Property Act for handing over of the land to the MC. But, the council failed to take up the case on the regular basis and it kept lingering on for years together. However, about three years ago, one of the former MC councillors Harveerinder Pathak took up the matter and started writing letters to the higher-ups highlighting the reluctance on the part of MC officials in regaining the land. Following which, the matter was expedited and the SDM passed an order in September last year, asking the officials concerned to take the possession of the land by January 31 this year and file a compliance report. However, even today the land is in possession of the encroacher and the MC officials seem to be doing nothing in retrieving the land worth crores. Harveerinder Pathak alleged that MC officials were conniving with the encroachers and were deliberately delaying taking the possession so that in the meantime, the encroachers could exploit another legal loophole to retain the land. Executive officer of the MC Charanjit Singh stated that the matter had been settled and the MC would soon take possession of the land. He, however, failed to tell as to why, despite clear directives, the land had not been taken into possession by the MC. He reacted by saying that it was for the revenue department to hand over the land to the MC. Meanwhile, sources in the MC said though the land had formally been transferred in the name of the MC by the revenue department, but MC had done nothing to remove the encroachment from the land which means that it was still in the possession of the encroacher. |
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Closure of road passing through Baradari Gardens
Patiala, April 16 Agitated over the construction of a “pucca” wall to prevent them from walking across Baradari Gardens on the road from Sheranwala gate to Leela Bhawan, a group of morning walkers and residents have alleged that certain powerful bureaucrats were hobnobbing with the hotel management and allowing them to violate the original plan with impunity. The original 4.5-acre hotel plan, according to highly placed administrative sources, cleared by the Punjab cabinet in 2006 had excluded a major portion of the main road and accordingly the residents were promised that a strip for pedestrians would be left intact even as the vehicular traffic would be stopped. The plan was allegedly changed later on. Rajindera Kothi, residence of the then crowned prince Rajinder Singh, was leased out to the well-known Neem Rana Group of Hotels for a period of 30 years for its conversion into a heritage hotel by the then Captain Amarinder Singh government in 2006. The contention of the residents, particularly a group of morning walkers, was that the ‘original plan’ was changed with the help of some “powerful bureaucrats” and that the main road of the Baradari Gardens was included in it afterwards. They also alleged that during the previous Congress regime, the hotel management had erected a ‘kutcha’ wall on the road but, now the same had been converted into a ‘pucca’ wall. On the other hand, highly placed sources in the administration said the agreement had envisaged leaving of a narrow passage for pedestrians on the main road and in front of the porch of Rajindra Kothi and that residents had been provided with an alternative route from behind the building. “We will look into the matter as we are not aware about the closure of the road,” said a senior official. Deputy commissioner D.S. Grewal was not available for comments. Morning walkers were seemingly not in a mood to give up their fight for opening up of the closed road. They have formed “Baradari Bachao Committee” headed by K.K. Sharma to pursue their point of view. “Emotionally, every Patiala resident associates himself with Baradari Gardens. What would be left of the historic gardens without its arterial road? We have decided to fight it out even if we have to go to the court. Besides, the closure of the main road would result into a great deal of inconvenience to one and all and the traffic situation would worsen. We are in the process of laying our hands on official records from the revenue department,” said Sharma. Another resident and morning walker Vinod Dhundia said the gardens was the only serene place left in Patiala. “What would we do if they snatch this patch from us with the help of their political or bureaucratic clout?” questioned Dhundia. Another resident Joginder Chadha said he failed to understand what the government wanted to prove by disturbing the peace of a place which was considered to be the lungs of Patiala. “It shows that they are not bothered to save the interest of the common man,” rued Chadha. |
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Newly Wed’s Death
Rajpura, April 16 Residents of Taranjeet’s native village, Kalhodi, had gheraoed the Sadar police station yesterday to protest against the police inaction. They had later even blocked traffic on the national highway No. 1 following which the case was registered. They alleged that the police had failed to take action against the in-law's of Taranjeet who were responsible for the girl's death. Taranjeet Kaur had died on April 3. |
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Media studio opened at Pbi varsity
Patiala, April 16 The studio will be fitted with state-of-the-art equipment like video cameras, FCP machines, teleprompter, chroma, audio-visual mixers, studio lights and sound peripherals. Dr Jaspal Singh said the department was passing through a phase of its renaissance and he would ensure that it was transformed into one of the best media centres in the region. At the new studio, the students would get hands-on training on the equipment used at all radio and TV channels. This would enable them to adapt to the professional environment and facilitate their absorption in various media organisations, he said. Disclosing his future plans, the VC said a new site had been earmarked for setting up a media centre the work on which would start shortly. While appreciating the success of the on-line newspaper, he expressed a sense of satisfaction over the proposal of starting of an on-line radio and television by the department from the next academic session. Head of the department Dr Gurmeet Maan said the studio would help the students of the department by providing them professional training in various genres like news reading, anchoring, talk shows, interviews and panel discussions. |
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Punjabi version of classics released
Patiala, April 16 Translated by Prof Achhru Singh, these novels deal with petty pranks and daring adventures of two highly imaginative, creative, resourceful and mischievous lads Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckelberry Finn. Millions of copies of these novels were sold within no time of their publication. Congratulating Prof Achhru Singh, Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar said he had brought laurels to the Sikh community by translating the classics into Punjabi. S.K. Ahluwalia said Prof Achhru Singh was doing yeoman’s service to Punjabi language by bringing classics within the reading reach of Punjabi readers. Noted author Dr Kuldeep Singh Dhir appreciated the efforts made by Prof Achhru Singh while Dr Jagtar Singh said the number of published and translated books of Prof Achhru Singh had reached 19 and five of his books were with publishers. |
Foreign cricketers descend for IPL encounter
Media stays
away Key player of the Indian cricket team and skipper of Kings XI Punjab Yuvraj Singh was shocked to see a handful of journalists at the press conference hall of the stadium so much so that the star cricketer exclaimed: “Where are the other journalists, are any more to come?” Due to the decision of some media organisations of keeping away from the
IPL, barely 8-10 journalists were present during Yuvraj’s conference
Mohali, April 16 The key players of Chennai team, who reached Hotel Mountview this afternoon included Stephen Fleming, Mathew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Michael Hussy, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suresh Raina besides Parthiv Patel, Vidyut Shivaramakrishnan, Anirudh Shrikant, P. Amarnath, S. Badrinath and local player Manpreet Goni. Team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not accompany the team as he has to be present during the inauguration of the league at Bangalore on April 18. Kings XI Punjab members, including Yuvraj Singh, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Kyle Mills, Sree Santh, Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla are the other star attractions who have been adding zing to the cricketing scenario here. Members of both the teams opted to sweat it out at the nets. While Punjab Kings played a practice match dividing the team members and local players into two groups under floodlights, Chennai Kings worked hard for over two hours at indoor nets of the stadium to get into the groove. “In the modern speedy twenty20 format, the players need to adjust very quickly,” said Irfan Pathan, a key member of the local favourite team adding that pitch conditions at Mohali stadium always assisted bowlers. During the practice match, Punjab Ranji bowler Gagandeep Singh, who did not get a chance in the IPL, attracted attention by claiming three wickets in an over. Meanwhile, the organsiers claimed to have sold out around 15,000 tickets of the forthcoming match between Punjab and Chennai team on April 19. The match will start at 5 pm on
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Kanpur pitch was no issue: Vessels
Chandigarh, April 16 “Any foreign team should be prepared for such situations as the host teams try to incur benefits of every kind,” Vessels said at a local hotel here today. Vessels, who is coaching the Indian Premier League’s Chennai Super Kings team, being led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, also praised the Men in Blue for putting up a good show at the test to square the series. “The Indian team played very well. I think there was no problem with the pitch at Kanpur as the hosts always play using all their strength,” Vessels said. Interestingly, the hosts, who were lagging behind by 1-0 after Ahmedabad debacle, leveled the series 1-1 by thrashing South Africa dramatically by eight wickets on the third day of the third test. Lauding Dhoni for his leadership qualities, Vessels said, “The Indian ODI skipper is a top player. He knows how to take along every member of the team with him. I think the team members (Chennai Super Kings) will gel with him,” he said. “Ours is a well-balanced team but definitely a strong batting lineup is our forte,” the coach said. “On the other hand, the team consists of many young Indian players for whom IPL will be a good opportunity to learn from international players,” added Vessels. Chennai Super Kings will take on local favourite Kings XI Punjab on April 19 at PCA Stadium. |
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Baroda lift U-13 National Twenty20 trophy
Chandigarh, April 16 Due to rainy conditions, the final match between Baroda and Delhi was abandoned and decision was sought with the spin of a coin. Earlier, Baroda elected to field first after winning the toss and restricted the rivals at 106 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Rahul Patel, Vishal Raj and Vikram put up a great show with the ball finishing with two wickets each. Baroda was 32 in four overs when rain disrupted the match. Thereafter, the decision was taken by spinning a coin and Baroda was declared winner. Chandigarh finished third after defeating ATC-XI. Earlier in the day, Baroda defeated Chandigarh in the first semifinal by 42 runs. Batting first, Baroda put up a target of 151 for Chandigarh. Ilesh Patel was the highest scorer with 61 runs off 40 while Vikram Chaudhary contributed 56 off 55. For Chandigarh, Daksh took two wickets for 12 runs. Chandigarh were all out on 109 in 17.5 overs. Pushkar scored 34 while Shubhankar made 25 runs. Vikram Choudhary, who also took three wickets in the course, was declared ‘Man of the Match’. In the second semifinal played between Delhi and ATC-XI, Delhi defeated ATC-XI by 9 wickets. Batting first, ATC-XI scored 104 runs for 8 in the allotted 20 overs. Chasing the target, Delhi scored 108 runs in 13.3 overs and entered the finals. |
‘Save Girl Child’ campaign
Chandigarh, April 16 The rally was largely attended by doctors, nursing students and para-medical staff of the health department under the leadership of Manjit Singh Bains, director, health services-cum-appropriate authority, Chandigarh. The procession ended with the lighting of candles as a symbol of the participants’ commitment and enlightenment against gender bias. — TNS
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ASI’s son held on snatching charge
Chandigarh, April 16 Amninder Singh is said to be the son of ASI Pritam Singh while Sarabjit is the son of a bank employee. After allegedly snatching two gold chains from Sectors 19 and 46 yesterday, the accused reportedly snatched another chain in Sector 42. The victim raised the alarm. In order to go unnoticed, the accused hid their bike and started walking. The police, however, stopped them and inquired about their whereabouts. Davinder Sharma, SHO, Sector 36 police station, said the accused had been arrested and the police had seized 3 gm of smack from their possession. Meanwhile, Bhanu Partap of Sector 40, who was wanted by the police on the charge of snatching, surrendered in the court today.
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Two held for robbery
Chandigarh, April 16 The police said the accused identified as Surinder Kumar and Feroz Khan of Colony No. 5, both in their early 20s, had strangled the victim and left her for dead. The accused had taken away a gold earring, a gold chain, three gold bangles, a DVD player, a mobile phone and Rs 10,000 in cash. A case of theft, cheating, snatching and assault had been registered at the Sector 36 police station on the complaint of victim’s son, Kishore Kumar. DSP (operations cell) Vijay Kumar told the TNS that the accused were nabbed following a tip-off on Monday. The two were taken in five-day police remand. During sustained interrogation, the two admitted to having committed the crime. The investigating officials recovered gold ornaments, DVD player and other articles from their possession. The two, who were unemployed, used to target habitual drinkers lying by the roadside and steal their valuables.
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Mobile phone, chain snatched
Chandigarh, April 16 A case of snatching has been registered at the police station-17. In another incident, a resident of Sector 32, Jaya Prabakaran, reported to the police that her gold chain was snatched in Sector 20. A case under Sections 356 and 379 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-34.
Car stolen
Archana Nizman, a resident of Sector 32, reported to the police that her car (CH 03 9584) was stolen on from Sector 9 April 14. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police station-3.
Theft
Divesh Sharma, a resident of Panchkula, lodged a complaint alleging that his laptop was stolen from his car from Sector 17 yesterday. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police station-17. Also, Kanta Devi of Maloya reported that her gold ornaments were stolen from ISBT, Sector 17, on April 10. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-17.
Assault
Sonu, a resident of Maloya, filed a complaint with the police alleging that Phool Singh, Anoop Kumar, Hari and Surinder Singh of Maloya Colony, assaulted him at his residence yesterday. He was admitted to the PGI. A case under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323 and 307 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-39. Also, Shabnam, a resident of Sector 26 reported that Raj Kumar of Sector 26 allegedly assaulted her at her residence on April 10. She was admitted to the Government Hospital, Sector 16. A case under Section 325, IPC, has been registered at the police station-26.
Two held
The local police has arrested Dalip Kumar and Jamadar on charges of cheating. Both accused used to fool people and run away with their money. A case has been registered.
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Girl held for immoral trafficking
Chandigarh, April 16 According to sources, the 20-year-old girl, hailing from Ludhiana, was staying in Sector 56 and had been pretending to be working in a call centre as a customer care executive. Acting on a tip-off, the police sent a decoy customer, who struck a deal with the girl for Rs 4,000 on the telephone. A police team along with a member of a social welfare unit arranged a meeting with her in Sector 17. The police nabbed the girl the moment the decoy customer handed over marked currency to the girl.
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Body found outside PGI
Chandigarh, April 16 The police has ruled out any foul play behind the death. It was, however, yet to assert whether it was a case of accident or suicide.
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Entertainment Tax Exemption
Chandigarh, April 16 Most of the artistes stated that as the Punjabi film industry is facing a bad phase and if this policy would be implemented it would adversely affect the Punjabi film industry, which is already passing through a very bad period. They suggested that the government should frame such a policy, which would give incentive to the Punjabi film industry and help in its promotion on other parts of the country. They opined that there is a shortage of theaters in Punjab, and if tax exemption policy is implemented on all movies, it will ruin the screening of Punjabi movies in the theatres. They also expressed that on the other side exemption would promote screening of adult and low-grade movies in the state, which will also affect the culture of the state. While talking to The Tribune, Iqbal Dhillon, renowned Punjabi director, stated that approximately Rs 50 to 60 crore belonging to Punjabi film directors was at stake. If the Punjab government implemented this policy than low-grade films would be promoted. He suggested that the government should formulate a policy, which would benefit the Punjabi industry.
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City rocks with Sonu
Chandigarh, April 16 Niigaam reflected lots of energy while performing ‘Rang De Basanti’ and other popular songs. Other songs like ‘Suraj Hua
Madham’, ‘Tu Jaha Main Waha’ added a flavor of romance. Rohit of Chandigarh, Sulab of Delhi, Manjira of Mumbai, Samaayan of Kolkata and Deepak of Bangalore shared the stage with Sonu. It was a dream come true for these youngsters. |
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