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Mango Mela concludes
Kalka, July 6
The two-day 17th Mango Mela at Yadvindra Gardens,
Pinjore, organised by the state horticulture department in association with the Haryana tourism concluded today.
The mela left visitors thrilled, tickled and amused despite the fact that rain partially affected some of the activities.
MC Chief Poll
Keen contest on cards between SAD, Congress
Bassi Pathana, July 6
SAD (B) leaders and Congress councillors are holding a series of meetings to get their man installed as the president of the municipal council.
Hectic parleys are in progress even among erstwhile enemies with Congress and a faction of SAD (B) to keep local MLA Didar Singh Bhatti out of the race of
presidentship.
Manch seeks quota under Punjab govt rules
Kharar, July 6
Office-bearers of Dr Ambedkar Bhalai Manch, Kharar, have demanded reservation for SC students as per Punjab Government rules for the Centre-sponsored national means-cum-scholarship scheme.
Sidhu visits wife in hospital
Patiala, July 6
Navjot Kaur, wife of BJP Member of Parliament from Amritsar Navjot Singh Sidhu,
who was admitted to Sadbhavna Hospital here last evening, has recovered from
suspected food poisoning. Dr Sudhir Verma, in-charge of the hospital, said here
tonight that the former cricketer’s wife, who is an MBBS doctor posted in
Patiala, had suffered from a gastric problem and had recovered.
Amritsar MP and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives at the hospital to meet his wife in Patiala on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar
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Power Crisis
Ambala village shows the way
Ambala, June 6
With the region reeling under power crisis, Sullar village on the Ambala-Hisar road, near here, has set an example for others by switching 100 per cent to the CFL to save on power.
Missing Dalit families return
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 6
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today visited the family members of Dalits who were reportedly missing since the past few days due to the alleged fear of the area MLA and
police.
PPCC president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal opens the lock of the door of a house belonging to one of the Dalit families that had reportedly gone missing a few days ago due to fear of local MLA, at Fatehgarh Sahib on Monday.
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The native returns
Ropar, July 6
Mohammad Yusuf Khan (80) of Pakistan visited his native village Kamalpur here today.
At the time of Partition, Yusuf Khan left India with his family at the age of 20. His family moved to a village in
Faislabad, where he got married. His son Arshad got him to Kamalpur.
Road rage leaves two injured
Dera Bassi, July 6
Two persons were injured in an incident of road rage here this evening. According to the police, Om
Prakash, who runs a stone crushing business, alleged that he was driving back from his workplace on the Ramgarh-Mubarakpur road when he tried to overtake a canter ahead of his car.
Cyber crime cell for Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 6
The district is set to get a cyber crime cell that would start functioning in the first week of August.
The cell would be equipped with the latest software to crack fraud cases committed through the Internet or any other electronic channel.
Another theft at gurdwara
Dera Bassi, July 6
In another instance of its kind in the past week, thieves decamped with money from the cash box in a gurdwara here.
The incident took place at Daffarpur village on the Ramgarh road.
Two youths commit suicide
Lalru, July 6
In separate cases, two youths allegedly committed suicide here today. According to the police, the body of Manjit Singh (24) of Dharamgarh village, who had got married three months ago, was found floating in an old well near the village today.
Arunima, Pranjal chess champions
Chandigarh, July 6
Arunima Goyal and Tarini Goyal in girls’ category and Pranjal Kaura and Mayank Kaura in boys’ category will be representing the city in the National Chess Championship (U-11 category) to be held at Ahemdabad from August 28 to 31.
Arunima Goyal readies to make a move in the Chandigarh Chess competition.
— A Tribune photograph
U-12 cricket: Sunny Enclave reach final
Mohali, July 6
Sunny Enclave XI moved into the final defeating Sector 16 Cricket Stadium by four wickets in first semifinal of the Sardar Amar Singh Memorial Under-12 Cricket Tournament at PCA ground here today.
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Pandey scripts Panchkula’s win
Panchkula, July 6
A deadly bowling spell by Kapil Pandey (5 for 6), including a hat trick, enabled Panchkula district to beat Yamunanagar by eight wickets in the Haryana State Inter-District (u-22) Cricket Championship that started at the JR Institute of Cricket Technology grounds here today.
5 move ahead in AITA U-12
Mohali, July 6
Ankit Saini, Qumar Faizal, Sanchit Thakur, Yash Gupta and Mrinal Kanwar have moved ahead after beating their respective rivals in the boys’ under-12 final qualifying round in the ongoing Manav Mangal AITA Total Tennis Talent Series at Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase 10 here today.
Kickboxing trials on July 9
Chandigarh, July 6
Trials to select Chandigarh kickboxing teams for participation in the North Zone Kickboxing Championships will be held at I.S. Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, on July 9 at 3 pm.
Two earn black belt
Panchkula, July 6
Shiv Raj Gharti and Rudal Kumar graduated to the second degree Black Belt in martial art. The test was held at Choi Kwang Do Martial Art School, Sector 16 here today.
Badminton tourney
Chandigarh, July 6
Accountant general (Audit), Punjab and UT, has been organising IA & AD North Zone Badminton Tournament 2008-09. Six badminton teams from north region are participating in the tournament.
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Asheema, 23, who was married to Atul Bhatia of Sector 20 some months ago, fell to death here today. Her parents alleged that she jumped from the apartment building in which her in-laws had a flat, after an altercation with her mother-in-law. The police has arrested Asheema’s husband, his brother and his parents.
