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Admn’s claims consumed by fire
Ambala, May 6 Talking to The Tribune, Ambala deputy commissioner Mohammad Shayin said officials of the agriculture department had already tutored the farmers on do’s and don’ts in case of a fire. “Fire tenders have also been deployed outside fire stations close to the fields, so as to enable them to respond quickly in case of a fire.” Only three fire tenders each are stationed at the fire departments in Ambala Cantonment and Ambala city while one is stationed at Naraingarh. No additional equipment or facilities are available with the department. Though the fire tenders move immediately on receiving a distress call, long distances and lack of water supply in the villages remain major handicaps. Officials of the fire department informed that situation was the same across the state. The administration had stationed one fire tender at Mullana to ensure quick response but executive officer B.B. Bharadwaj of Ambala Cantonment fire station said stationing of an engine alone could not be of much help. “We only have three fire tenders and no other facilities. By the time we reach the incident site, it is already too late. Also, we don’t have water back up and water availability is already a problem.” His counterpart in the city, Kehar Singh Kadiyan corroborated his views. Both are, however, hopeful that since a proposal for a separate directorate for the fire department is in the pipeline, things should improve soon. “At times we seek help from the neighbouring states and even the Air Force,” they stated. Farmers are the worst effected and are not happy either with the compensation or with the arrangements for fire fighting. Twelve acres of standing crop on the farm of Gurdial Singh of Kesari village was destroyed this month. Upset and in a dilemma, he does not know what to do, as the land is not his. “The compensation is given to the owner. And I only have it on rent,” he remarks. He directs his anger at the administration for not having repaired the electrical lines well in time. “The fire occurred due to a short circuit at noon. The fire department was informed immediately but they took half-an-hour to reach,” asks Gurdial Singh. Mullana Market Committee chairman J.D. Singh, also from the same village, met the same fate two years ago. “My fields, too, caught fire. We need a better fire fighting system. Fire engines take time to reach the villages from the city. There should be fire stations or tenders deployed in a cluster of villages,” he suggests. The deputy commissioner clarifies that the administration did take initiatives in this regard and suspend the electrical supply to ensure less sparking. The agriculture department, too, advocates that the crop should be first cut from under the overhanging cables. Eighteen acres of crop of Nirmal Singh of Nakat Pur village was destroyed, Dharam Singh’s 17 acres of crop was destroyed in Pinjola village. “Every time during the elections we are assured that this issue will be dealt with, but nothing is ever done.” Apart from compensation by the Haryana government, the local administration, too, has provided a compensation of Rs 5,000 per acre through the District Red Cross Society.
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Four thieves held
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 6 During investigations it was found that the accused were inter-state smugglers of poppy husk who had recently started lifting vehicles and were also planning to rob a moneylender. The CIA staff of the Fatehgarh Sahib police received a tip off about these thieves who were roaming in and around the city for the past few days. A special naka was laid near Nandpur Kalour on Bassi-Morinda road where an Indica and an Ascent car were signalled to stop. When the occupants of these cars were questioned, they failed to give satisfactory replies about the documentation of these vehicles. They were brought to the police station where it was found that they were using stolen cars. Further interrogations brought forth the fact that they also had a country-made gun, which was recovered later from Nishan Singh, a resident of Rajo Majra in Sangrur district. Nishan Singh was absconding for the past six years after a case pertaining to smuggling of poppy husk was registered against him
in the Dhuri police station. He was now residing in the village as Balwinder Singh. He also managed to procure a driving license under the fake name. Another accused, Hardip Singh, a resident of Kokari Kalan, has a number of cases registered against him under the NDPS Act. A knife was recovered from his possession. On their disclosure, four Maruti cars were also recovered and they further confessed to have stolen seven cars from Sarabha Nagar area of Ludhiana. The other two accused have been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Kokari Kalan in Moga, and Jaswinder Singh of Sector 52A, Chandigarh. Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Kaustubh Sharma said further interrogation was on and efforts would be made to recover
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Green Enclave Theft
Kharar, May 6 Addressing mediapersons here today, Sandhu said the two youths — Bhupinder Singh and Chander Shekhar — were handed over to the police on Monday afternoon for committing theft at his place but had not been booked. He also said the two youths were involved in the shootout at North Park, Panchkula. He alleged that the police had not investigated properly into the matter and his statement was also not recorded properly. He claimed that Rs 25,000 and some other things were stolen by the thieves who were also carrying arms and other sharp-edged weapons. Meanwhile, police officials are looking into the matter and the complainant’s claims are being investigated. |
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SAD candidates elected
Bassi Pathana, May 6 Ashok Kumar Singla, District Electoral Officer cum Deputy Commissioner, said after completion of withdrawal of nomination papers in the district, two SAD (B) candidates from Hawara Kalan and Manali constituencies of Khamano Block Samiti were declared unopposed winners.
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7 shops robbed
Ambala, May 6 The incident occurred at about 3 am. It is alleged that around 7-8 robbers tied up chowkidar Radhey Shyam at gun-point and broke open the locks of the shops. The incident came to light when a youth working with a cellular company crossed the site. The robbers also assaulted him. He, however, managed to escape and informed the police. A case has been registered and inquest proceedings have been initiated. |
34 probables for football nationals
Chandigarh, May 6 In their first match, the Chandigarh team will face Bihar on May 26. Seven-time champion Punjab and 29-time champion West Bengal along with last year’s semi-finalists Kerala and Maharashtra have been directly seeded into quarterfinal league. Meanwhile, the Chandigarh Football Association (CFA) has selected 34 probables for the preparatory coaching camp for the forthcoming tournament. The camp will start from May 7 in which training will be imparted in morning and evening sessions at the Sector 17 Football Stadium under the supervision of National Institute of Sports (NIS) qualified coach Mukesh Kumar. The names of probable are: Ankit Malik, Sandeep, Moznath, Rajesh Bora, Sonu, Jasmeet Singh, Suraj, Hanish, Deepak Hooda, Akhil, Jashanpreet Singh, Sukhdeeep Singh, Pawandeep Singh, Jaskaran, Gianeshwar, Deepankar, Kemai, Jagmohan Singh Negi, Manjeet Singh, Raju, Kamal, Rakesh, Manpreet Singh, Gopal Thapa, Sunny, Anil Saini, Deepak Sethi Pawandeep Singh, Mohit Raj, Gurwinder Singh, R Bhatt, Rajiv Rattan, Jatinder Singh and
Puneet. Coach: Mukesh Kumar (Chandigarh Police). The following are the groupings: Cluster I: Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chandigarh and Sikkim. Cluster II: Services, Manipur, Orissa, Nagaland. Cluster III: Delhi, Tripura, Gujarat. Cluster IV: Jammu and Kashmir, Pudicherry, Daman and Diu and Himachal Pradesh. Cluster V: Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Cluster VI: Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Assam. Cluster VII: Chattisgarh, Railways and Miozram. Cluster VIII: Meghalaya, Goa and Uttrahand. |
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Praveen adjudged man of the match
Chandigarh, May 6 The tournament is being organised by Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy and played at their ground in Sector 38. Shalimar Cricket Academy (Delhi) won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 111 runs in 16.2 overs. Manjeet and Navrose Preet claimed three wickets each for 9 and 15 runs respectively, while Paras and Parveen Kumar took two wickets for 17 and 6 runs, respectively. The Vivek team achieved the target in 11.5 overs. Parveen Kumar of Vivek Academy was adjudged the Man of the Match. Brief Scores Shalimar Cricket Academy (Delhi): 111 runs all out in 16.2 overs. Gaurav Kumar, 26 runs, Sham Singh 24 runs. Navvrose Preet Singh Sihota, 3 wickets for 15 runs, Manjeet Singh, 3 for 9 runs, Paras Singh, 2 for 17 run, Parveen Kumar 2 for 6 runs. Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy, Chandigarh: 112 runs for 1 wicket in 11.5 overs. Parveen Kumar, 40 runs n.o, Anu, 21 runs, Janu 19 runs n.o.
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Arunima leads day one of chess competition
Chandigarh, May 6 According to the organisers, a team of four players will be selected to represent the city at the 35th National Women ‘B’ Chess Championship to be held at Calicut from June 6 to 14. The points position at the end of third round is as follows: 3 points: Arunima Goyal, 2.5 points: Srishti Jain, Shweta., 2 points: Simranjeet Kaur, Jasmeen Kaur, 1.5 points: Koumudi, 1 points: Rishu Rathi, Ravneet Kaur, Kashsish, Reeta 5 points: Rajni 0 Point: Sharanjeet Kaur. |
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ICL, IPL a boon for CITCO hotels
Chandigarh, May 6 In fact, a majority of cricketers during the T-20 matches being organised at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, have made Hotel Mountview and Hotel Shivalikview their new abode. M.S. Dhoni, captain of the Chennai Super Kings, prefers to stay at Hotel Mountview - the only five star hotel in Chandigarh. On the other hand, Hotel Shivalikview is popular with several players of the Mumbai Indians, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Kings XI Punjab. Players, including Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Brad Hodge, John Buchanan and David Hussey enjoy Shivalikview’s hospitality. Since the cricket players of various countries participating in the IPL matches stay at Hotel Shivalikview, the food served matches international quality, official sources claimed here today. In the hospitality industry, Citco has carved a niche for itself and always strived hard to extend excellent services to its clientele, which is evident by the preference of cricketers for these hotels. |
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Billiards
Chandigarh, May 6 The snooker match (2nd round best of three frames) between Navtej Singh and Ravneet Bhatwa was a good contest, which was finally clinched by Navtej 2-1. Bhatwa led in the first frame, winning the set 60-45 but in the next two frames Navtej put up superb show to win 42-37 and 63-22 points, respectively. Other results: K.S. Nalwa b Harinder Singh 2-0 (61-24, 64-22); Sanjay Kaushal b M.S. Judge 2-0 (63-54, 58-15); Pardeep Kinger b Ravi Mohan 2-0 (49-33, 57-22).
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Man booked for misuse of funds
Chandigarh, May 6 Former college principal Kuldip Singh lodged a complaint against the culprit. The police has registered a case under Section 408 at the Sector 26 police station. No arrest has been made so far.
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3 incidents of theft in Manimajra
Chandigarh, May 6 Inderpal of the area alleged that someone had stolen his water cooler from his garage last night. Balbir Chand of Sector 17 complained that someone had stolen BSNL cables from Manimajra office on Monday. In another theft incident, the police arrested Satish, a resident of Indira Colony, for stealing sewerage main hole covers. The complaint was made by Ayur of the same colony. The police has registered cases under Section 279 at Manimajra police station. Gambling Four people, including Parveen of Dhanas, Raj Kumar of Panchkula, Adesh of Sector 45, Pancham of Sector 22 and Neetam of Sector 23, were arrested by the local police on the charge of gambling on May 5. A case has been registered.
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35th anniversary of Batalvi commemorated
Chandigarh, May 6 The leading artists of the region, including Dolly Guleria, Kanwar Iqbal Singh, S.D. Sharma, NirmalKumar, Prof Meenakshi, Sarabjit Bhasin, Balraj Bajwa and Daljit Singh attended the function. Music director Kanwar Iqbal Singh conducted the programme. The audience relished the classic compositions of Kanwar Iqbal and Dolly Guleria. Close associates of the poet including Mohan Bhandari, Bhushan Dhyanpuri, Bishambar Shambi, and C.R. Moudgil paid lyrical tributes to Batalvi. On the occasion, the chief guest Ajay Swaroop, chief general manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle, felicitated Aruna Batalvi, wife of Shiv Kumar Batalvi and son Dr Mehraban. Dr Swaran Singh, principal secretary, cultural affairs, Punjab government, presided over the function. The guest of honour, C.R. Moudgil, director Haryana Punjabi Sahit Akademy, presented the awards to participants and felicitated Aruna Batalavi with a shawl and a memento. Meanwhile, in another programme, ‘The Kayanat Arts’ paid rich tributes to the poet under the chairmanship of Mohan Bhandari at the Uttam complex. Noted singer Bishambar Shambi, R.D. Kailey, Goverdhan Gabbi and others presented compositions of Shiv Batalvi.
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