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Parsvnath Case
Dera Bassi, May 8 The police has arrested Davinder Singh, the driver of the trolley which was used to ferry the complainant’s household items from the site and Basant Singh, driver of the JCB machine that was used to raze the structure. Davinder is a resident of Dera Bassi while Basant Kumar is from Kurukshetra. With this, the total number of persons arrested in the case has gone up to 10. Meanwhile, a local court today remanded the eight employees of Parsvnath Developers to 14 days in the judicial custody. The court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate Naval Kumar also rejected the bail application of the accused and would hear their case on May 11. The police also raided offices of the company in Sector 26, Chandigarh, today. “We went to ask for some papers but were told that there are no papers with regards to the Dera Bassi project in the Chandigarh office,” said the Dera Bassi police. Police sources added that a team would be leaving for Delhi tonight to arrest the other persons named in the FIR. The police had booked Pradeep Kumar Jain, chairman, along with five directors of the company, for conspiring with the accused.
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Namdharis played stellar role in freedom struggle: VC
Patiala, May 8 Dr Singh said another significant contribution of the Namdharis towards preservation of culture was that of keeping alive the original tradition of performing gurmat sangeet (religious music of Sikhs) on string instruments. Former president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and the Namdhari Darbar H.S. Hanspal said the role of Namdharis in the Indian freedom struggle had been totally ignored. The issue needed to be focused upon and debated at different platforms. He pleaded with the government to pay attention to proper projection of the contribution of Namdharis. Namdhari chair head at GNDU, Amritsar, Prof Joginder Singh; dean academic affairs of Punjabi University Dr Sucha Singh Gill; vice-president of Namdhari Darbar Surinder Singh and Prof Kirpal singh Kasel also spoke.
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Scientific instruments worth Rs 8 lakh stolen
Ambala, May 8 The incident came to light in the morning when workshop supervisor Om Prakash came to work. According to workshop owner M.R. Aggarwal, 100 microscopes, each worth Rs 8,000 were found to be missing along with some money. Aggarwal informed that the shop was closed as usual on Wednesday night. He had left the shop early and two of his workers left around 8 pm. It was in the morning that the theft was discovered. The police was informed and inquest proceedings have been initiated.
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Congress ignored
rural Punjab, says
Chandumajra
Patiala, May 8 Chandumajra, who undertook a whirlwind tour of about a dozen villages of Patiala district and campaigned in favour of his party candidates, alleged that it was the Congress, which ruled Punjab for decades together but failed to come up to the expectations of people, particularly those living in the rural areas of the state. “Not only the Congress had ignored the people of Punjab but it also worked against rural development in a planned manner. Rural Punjab has always been subjected to discrimination. People should come out against this age-old policy of discrimination by voting in favour of the party which has been standing guard for interests of the people of Punjab,” said Chandumajra.
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Fire dept lacks
manpower,
machinery
Patiala, May 8 The fire brigade is also burdened with the responsibility of taking care of fire accidents in the nearby towns, including Samana, Rajpura, Bhadson and Devigarh. Only five out of six fire tenders are in working condition. It has one foam tender, which has a capacity of 450 liters of foam and 600 liters of carbon dioxide. The fire brigade has no hydraulic lift or hydraulic platform. District fire officer Jatinder Singh said the matter of staff shortage had been brought to the notice of the municipal corporation commissioner S.P. Arora. As of now, there was an urgent need for seven drivers. Corporation health officer Dr Yadvinder Singh Banga said the matter of staff shortage had been taken up at the highest level but without any results. When contacted, Arora said the matter of recruitment of new staff was taken up with the local bodies department but the proposal was rejected on the plea that the state government had banned all new recruitments. The health officer said at least five more drivers and 20 firemen were required.
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4 handball players honoured
Ambala, May 8 Jasleen Kaur, Prabhjot and Garima Gupta, all of Class IX, were rewarded with Rs 10,000 each for winning gold medal in national handball school games held at Bilaspur (MP). Jasmeet Kaur of Class IX received Rs 21,000 for winning gold medal in handball national open tournament held at Renukoot (UP). District sports officer Subhash Sharma gave away the prizes.
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Man sentenced to life for sodomy,
murder
Ropar, May 8 The victim, Aditya Dhanraj Gill, had come with his mother to his maternal house in June 2006. On June 29, 2006 he went missing in the afternoon. Later, on July 1, the area residents reported to the police that a strong foul odour was emanating from the manhole of the sewer. The police looked into the matter and recovered Aditya’s body. Medical examination revealed that the child had been sodomised before being brutally murdered. A cloth was found tied tightly around Aditya's neck, which revealed that he was strangulated to death. The police also recovered a pair of scissors, a bed-sheet drenched in blood and Aditya's undergarments. Rohit was 17 at the time of the crime. He lived opposite to Aditya's maternal house. He was arrested and found guilty of the offence.
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Coaching camps from May 12 to 28
Chandigarh, May 8 Dr J.P.S. Sidhu, joint director, sports, said “A total of 595 boys and girls will attend the camps, being supervised by a three-member committee comprising district sports officer J.S. Negi, in charge of youth affairs, Amarjit Singh, and section officer Partap Singh, which will check the daily attendance, training schedule and refreshments during the camps”. The list of venue of the camps is as under: Swimming: Swimming Pool Yoga Centre-23 (18 players, coach Jasjit Kaur) and Swimming Pool Nursery-23 (14 players, Coach Paramjit Singh). Skating: Sector 10 Skating Rink (20 players, Coach Sarabjit Singh). Rowing: Lake Sports Complex (20 players, coach Arvind Sehgal). Table tennis: Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall (20 players, coach Rajiv Kaushal) and Moti Ram Arya School-27 (15 players, coach Harmanpreet Singh). Volleyball: Sector 7 Sports Complex (20, coach Suresh Kumar) and Sector 46 Sports Complex (20, coach Vandana). Wrestling: Sector 42 Sports Complex (boys 15, coach Darshan Lal). Weightlifting: Sector 42 Sports Complex (11, coach Umeshwari). Athletic camps: Sector 7 Sports Complex (15 boys and girls (coach S.K. Joshi) and Sector 46 sports Complex (20 boys and girls (coaches Iqbal Singh and Sarabjit Singh). Badminton: Sector 42 Badminton Hall (20 players, coach Rajiv Tuli) and Government Model SSS-23 (20 players, coach Promila). Basketball: Sector 46 Sports Complex (20, coach Amarjit Singh). St Joseph's School-44 (20, coach Paramjit Kaur) and Sector 7 Sports Complex (20, coach Manjit Singh). Cricket (boys): Sector 16 Cricket Stadium (40, coaches Harish Kumar and Sanjiv Pathanai) and St John's School-26 (20, coach Nagesh Gupta). Cycling: Lake Sports Complex (12, coach Acchru Pal). Gymnastics: Sector 7 Sports Complex (20, coach Varinder Saini). Hockey: Sector 18 Hockey Stadium (20, coach S.K. Goswami) and Govt Model SSS-44 (20. Coach Kusum). Handball: DAV SSS-8 (20, coach Ravinder Singh); GMSSS-23 (20, coach Onkar Singh), Sports Complex-42 (20, coach Iqbal Singh) and GMSSS-21 (20, coach Kanta). Judo: Sector 42 Sports Complex (20, coach Krishan Lal). Kabaddi: Sector 42 Sports Complex (20, coach D.S. Kohli). Kho-kho: Sector 42 Sports Complex (20, coach Lakhvir Kaur). Lawn Tennis: Sector 42 Sports Complex (15, coach Baldev Singh).
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Night golf tees off
Chandigarh, May 8 Strong winds this evening heralding a dust-storm threatened to wreck the opoening day's programme. But a few drops of rain and a drop in the wind speed saw the golfers, including eight ladies, tee off as the shot went off. As the evening progressed a cool breeze brought a feeling of comfort to the night golf participants. The captain of the course Brig H.S. Batth and the tournament c ommittee chairman T.P.S. Virk were happy at the smooth progress of the opening day's events.In fact the tournament today was a perfect dress rehearsal for the actual night golf tourism championship which will see diplomats and corporate executives sweat it out for the prizes at stake in the first night golf tournament to promote tourism in the city. The brain child of Chandigarh Golf Tourism Director Vivek Atray in sssociation with the Chandigarh Golf Association and the Chandigarh Golf Club the night golf championship will open the doors for night golf, which will replace day golf during the hot summer months. The competition played on the stableford system on the opening day will see competition on gross and nett scores on the main day tomorow. The main event tomorrow will see diplomats from the US Embassy and the High Commissions of Canda and Korea, besides a host of executives from corporates and travel and tourism agencites teeing off tomorrow for the prizes at stake in the first night golf tourism event to be hosted by Chandigarh. The results of the opening day's events were still being tabulates on the stableford system and would be announced tomorrow along with the main competiton. |
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APJ-Kharar lift trophy
Mohali, May 8 The team drubbed Government Model Senior Secondary School, Phase 3BI, by 67 runs in the final match of the tournament. Batting first after winning the toss, APJ put on 205 for 7 in allotted 35 overs. Prateek steered the team to respectable total with his 76 run knock. He was well supported by Devrat Sharma, who chipped in 45 runs. Gaurav struck twice for Government school team, returning with figure two for 28. In reply, Government team were restricted at 138 in 28 overs despite brave efforts being put in by Akhtar, who made valiant 54 runs. Manpreet helped the team with 23-run knock. Harkeerat was the wrecker-in-chief as he proved instrumental in sending four batsmen back to pavilion, conceding 22 runs. Navjot took two for 20 runs. The chief guest Varinder Pal Singh, SP Mohali, distributed the prizes to winners. The titles: Best keeper: Prateek Deswal - APJ School Best batsman: Ankit Pursharthi - APJ School. Best bowler: Munish - Government School Best all-rounder: Beer Kunwar Singh - APJ School. |
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Billiards and Snooker Championship
Chandigarh, May 8 Gursher Singh who clinched the first frame 67-45 against Rajesh Jain could not maintain the tempo and lost two frames consecutively 27-66, 37-56 to lose the game 1-2. Gurminder Singh beat Judge Bali 2-0 (52-45, 69-17) while Mahesh Chaudhary registered 2-0 win over Akshay Goyal. The frames score was 65-59, 39-28. In other two matches, Suresh Chaudhary beat Harpreet Singh 2-0 (62-17, 73-27) whereas Ashish Seth emerged winner against Vineet Khosla 2-0 (58-17, 72-08). In Billiards pre-quarter game of 150 points, Sandeep S. Chadha and Manu Singh continued their winning spree and beat their rivals with Chadha got the better of Harinder Singh, 151-101, while Manu beat Umesh Bhandari, 151-135, to secure quarterfinal berths.
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60 donate blood
Chandigarh, May 8 The chief guest Anuradha Saboo, director of Jan Seva Trust of the Saboo Family inaugurated the camp. She appreciated the role of the principal, PTA members, staff and students for organising the camp and sharing common concerns, which was the need of the hour. Saboo also honoured the donors. Union Bank of India, Sector 32, sponsored the camp. Meanwhile, Aryans Group of Institutes (AGOI), Chandigarh, would be holding career counselling camp on May 10 at the college campus. The students, who want to make their career in professional courses like MBA, MCA, PGDM, BBA, BCA, B.Sc (IT) etc can participate in the camp.
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One booked for preparing fake documents
Chandigarh, May 8 According to information, the accused prepared fake document on the letterhead of Chief Minister, Prakash singh Badal, directing the health department to transfer Karampal to Hoshiarpur. The Punjab police got a tip-off that the accused had prepared fake documents, which was proved during investigation. No arrest has been made so far. Vehicles stolen
Arun Kumar, a residence of Mani Majra has lodged a police complaint alleging that his car (CH-03-V-9485) was stolen from his residence on May 7. A case under Section 379 of IPC has been registered at Mani Majra, Police Station. In another incident, Yodsh, a resident of Sector 22 reported that his two-wheeler (RJ-31SA-4427) was stolen from Sector 17, while Usha Dutt of Sector 46 alleged that her Honda Kinectic (HR-49-1468) was stolen from Sector 10. Cases under Section 379 of the IPC have been registered.
Arrested
Vikal and Karam, residents of Rajasthan, were arrested on charges of stealing cash after breaking through the windowpane of a car parked outside Fun Republic, here this evening. According to police, the accused were caught by the security officer deployed at the venue. They have been arrested.
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Finally, Volkswagen arrives in city
Chandigarh, May 8 Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen group representative for India, today announced the appointment of Genuss Motors and Prestige Motors as its authorised dealers in Chandigarh and Ludhiana respectively. “The partnerships are in line with our strategy to extend Volkswagen’s reach in the country,” he said. The announcements come at a time when the company is witnessing an upsurge in demand from across the country and is building a plant near Pune, which will start production in 2009. Both the showrooms are spread over an area of 5,000 square feet and promise premium buying experiences to their customers, at par with the world-class Volkswagen standards of sales and services. Additionally, both dealers are also setting up state-of-the-art service facilities, well-equipped with tools and equipment capable of servicing eight cars per day, at each location. The facilities will be ready by July 2008. Volkswagen currently operates franchises in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. In 2008, Volkswagen aims to operate 15 outlets in India and will soon finalise its further network partners. The company is aiming at opening 30 outlets in India by the end of 2009.
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