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Bandh throws life out of gear
Fatehgarh Sahib/Rajpura Normal life was hit at both these places with activists forcing the shopkeepers to shut down their shops early in the morning. The protestors were demanding immediate arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh. However, the route of the Delhi-Lahore bus was diverted due to the dharna. The bus was escorted by two police vehicles and its route was diverted on the G.T. Road through Fatehgarh Sahib. The activists stated a protest march on streets and gathered at the G.T. Road near Sirhind Police Station. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar was also among those sitting on a dharna near Sirhind. Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Dr Kaustubh Sharma said the police told the protestors to lift the dharna as it lead to inconvenience to the commuters. However, it was lifted only in the evening. He said a section of people who gathered near Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib to block traffic were dispersed. Also at other places people tried to gather in large number, however, they were requested to cooperate with the police and they obliged. At Rajpura, a complete bandh was witnessed and some Sikh youth gathered at Gagan Chowk on National Highway where they blocked the traffic for few hours. Private schools in the city were closed and government schools had a poor presence of teachers and students. Passengers were seen returning without boarding buses at the bus stand. Very low turnout of passengers was witnessed at the railway stations of Fatehgarh Sahib, Sirhind and Rajpura. Cops were seen requesting the public not to gather around the public places, including bus stands and railway stations. Patiala: Most of the buses of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation remained off the roads and business establishments remained closed in different towns of Patiala district in response to a bandh called by different Sikh organisations to demand arrest of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda. According to information available, protestors blocked vehicular traffic on the busy Patiala-Chandigarh road at Gagan Chowk in Rajpura. Traffic came to a standstill for about two hours as the blockade continued. Similarly, traffic on the Patiala-Sirhind highway remained suspended for some hours when protestors put up a blockade at Madhopur Chowk at the intersection of the Patiala-Sirhind road and the G.T. Road. In Patiala city, most of the business establishments remained closed all through the day. Even roadside vendors were not seen today in view of the bandh call. Reports of complete bandh were received from the adjoining towns of Rajpura, Samana, Nabha and Patran. Manvesh Sidhu, managing director of the PRTC, said that PRTC buses plied on the main routes early in the morning. However, after about 8 am, the buses on most of the routes stopped plying as the protestors started stopping the buses. He said about 90 per cent of the buses remained off the roads. However, he said there was no damage to any of the PRTC buses as the buses were stopped wherever the protestors had put up blockades. SSP, Patiala, S.K. Asthana said there was no incident of violence reported from anywhere in the district and the bandh was complete and peaceful. |
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Four take away hired car
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 23 These men have hired the car over the pretext of visiting a hospital in Sirhind. They told the driver, Raj Kumar -- a resident of village Mujhal in Himachal Pradesh -- not to take the main road, as they had to take money from someone in a village. As soon as they reached near Buchere village, near Sirhind, they forced the driver to come out of the vehicle and tied his hands with rope. Later, some commuters untied the driver. A case has been registered in this connection. Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Kaustubh Sharma said this was an interstate crime and he was in touch with the Chandigarh police. Sketches of the culprits would be made to nab them, he said. |
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Sirhind boy state champion in javelin throw
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 23 Bir Devender, a student of Ashoka Senior Secondary School, Sirhind Mandi, stood first in the state. |
Twenty20: Nipun steers DAV to victory
Chandigarh, July 23 DAV team won the toss and elected to bat first. The team put on 122 runs for 3 in the allotted overs. Nipun scored an unbeaten 55 runs while Abhishek Thakur contributed 25 runs. In reply, Paragon team was wrapped up for 58 in just 12.2 overs. Harjinder Singh was the highest scorer with 10 runs. Besides Nipun, Rajat Sandhuja got three for 11. The tournament is being organised by the Twenty 20 Cricket Association of Chandigarh and Vivek High Asian Cricket
Academy. Meanwhile, the allegations of fielding over-aged players in the tournament has put the organsiers of the tournament under scanner. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Nagesh Gupta, coach of St John’s High School, Sector 26, alleged that in the match against his team (July 22), the hosts were found fielding two over-aged players. “When we lodged a protest, the organisers did not pay heed leading us to stop the match midway. Shockingly, instead of changing the players, the organisers changed the cut of date (from September 1, 1995 to January 1, 1995) to adjust the players. This is not only unacceptable but against the rules as well and depicts the unprofessional attitude of the organisers,” alleged Nagesh. Denying the allegations, Sutixen Mehta, one of the organisers said, “Changing the cut-off date during the tournament is an false allegation. In fact, St John’s entered the team on phone so might be they did not know about the correct date. As the team misbehaved on the field during yesterday’s match, the committee has decided to disqualify it from the
tourney.” Brief Scores: DAV School: 122 runs for 3 in 20 overs (Nipun Bhargav 55 n o, Abhishek
Thakur 25, Caharanjeet Singh 1 for 17, Rajat Nagpal 1 for 25). Paragon: 58 all out 12.2 overs (Harjinder Singh 10, Tejinder Singh 9, Nipun Bhargav 3 for 4, Rajat Sanduja 3 for 11) Tomorrow’s match: Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, v/s St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, at Vivek High School, Sector 38, at 2.45 pm. |
Inter-School
Tourney
Chandigarh, July 23 GHS-26 beat DAV School-15 by 2-0 while GMHS-26 got the better of Government High School, Dariya, by 2-0. In the first round of football, St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, St John’s High School, Sector 26, and St Stephen’s School, Sector 45 team beat their respective opponents . Results: Badminton (at Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23): DPS-40 beat Bhavan Vidhalya-27 by 2-0; Govt Model Senior Secondary School-20 beat KB DACV-2 by 2-0. Table Tennis (at DAV Public School-8): DPS-40 beat St Joseph’s-44 by 3-1; DAV Public School-8 beat Sri Aurobindo-27 by 3-0; AKSIPS-41 beat Stepping Stones-38 by 3-0; Manav Mangal-21 lost to Moti Ram School by 1-3; Stepping Stones-38 beat Government Model-47 by 3-0. Basketball (at Government Model Senior School-33): Bhavan Vidalaya-27 beat DAV-15 by 25-8; Guru Nanak Public School-36 beat St Anne’s-32 by 18-5; St John’s-26 beat GMHS-26 by 16-4; New Public School-18 beat St Joseph School-44 by 38-17. Dodgeball at GMSS-19: DAV-15 beat GMSSS, Raipur Khurd by 2-0; GMSSS-26 beat GMSS-39 by 2-0; GMS, Dariya beat GMHS-MM by 2-0; GMHS-26 beat GMSSS-19 by 2-1. Semifinals: GMS-26 beat DAV-15 by 2-0; GMHS-26 beat GMS-Dariya by 2-0. Fencing (at Government Model Senior Secondary School-10): 1 GMSSS-10, 2 GMSS-33, 3 GMSS-37 and GMSSS-15. Individual: 1 Ravi (GMSSS, Sector 10), 2 Shiva (GMSSS-10), 3 Rajat (GMSSS-33), 4 Dayaram (GMHS-26). Gymnastic (at Sports Complex, Sector 7): Floor: 1 Sandeep (GMHS-38), 2 Martin (St John’s-26), 3 Shashank (DAVPS-8), 4 Akshit (GMHS-7). H. Bars: 1 Sandeep, 2 Akshit, 3 Yatin, 4 Deepanshu Handball (at Government Model Senior Secondary School-21): GMSSS-21 beat Guru Nanak Khalsa School-30 by 11-5; GMSSS-24 beat GMSSS-47 by 5-3; GMSSS-16 got walkover; GMSSS-46 beat DAV-15 by 6-4. Hockey (at Government Model Senior Secondary School-42): GMSSS-44 beat SGGS-35 by 2-0. Kabaddi (at Government Model Senior Secondary School-44): GMHS-41 beat GMSSS-MM by 38 points; GHS, Dadu Majra beat GHS, Maloya by 7 points; GHS, Colony no 4 beat GMHS-39 by 29 points; GMSSS-56 got walkover against GSSS-38; GHS-40 beat GHS-11 by 10
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Golf Club course needs relook, say Aussie experts
Chandigarh, July 23 This meeting was the result of the club’s bid to improve the greens and fairways to take it to the highest international standards, said the current captain of the course Brig H.S. Bath. The experts were from Peter Thompson Group. Peter Thompson is a golf legend having won 102 golf tournaments, including the British Open five times. He has been instrumental in laying and upgrading a number of golf courses around the world, including the Delhi Golf Club. Although Peter Thomson himself could not make it, Ross Perrett, MD of Thompson Perret, attended the meeting. Also present was Andrew Purchase, director of Australian Golf, Singapore. Ross was for a total relook at the design of the course. He suggested changes in layout, doing away with the crossings, reducing space between green and next tee, more bunkers, remodelling of greens, making the water body on the 18th hole visible to the player hitting the approach shot for which remodelling of 17th and 18th fairway is needed. The club agreed to go in for a survey of the course. Andrew Purchase was asked to come up with concrete proposals for putting the maintenance procedure in place. This will include complete costing. Ross was asked to work out a master plan for revamping the course, including the cost involved. Club president D.S. Bains said funds were a major constraint. He said the entire procedure would be followed with transparency. Being a member-oriented club, he said the project would be taken up after talking to the members. Brigadier Bath said as part of the upgradation of the course, the fourth greens was being relayed on the design prepared by Colonel Bagga for which Laly Motors were bearing the total cost. |
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Club opens course to selected caddies
Chandigarh, July 23 Giving this information in an exclusive chat, Brig H.S. Bath, captain of the course, said Harinder Gupta, Ranjit Singh and nine other pro caddies could use the greens to hone their skills whenever they require. Besides these pros, the club has also given access to the greens to 20 amateur caddies who have gone through a selection process. EGTF coach Ajay Gujral will impart free coaching to 20 caddies every Monday from 9 am to 11 am. Brigadier Bath said seven other amateur caddies could play in the practice area. Once they show improvement and clear the screening test, they would also be allowed use the course. Four pro caddies were paid Rs 5,000 each for participation in the PGTI event in Kolkata. Even the amateur caddies (four of them) were paid Rs 7,500 each for playing in the Noida and Bangalore amateur events. At the behest of club president D.S. Bains, a special cash incentive was given to the staff of the old course for better performance as compared to the staff of the new course. K.S. Sibia was the judge for the competition. |
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Sepak takraw meet from July 26
Chandigarh, July 23 The interested players may send their entries to Inderjit Kumar, DPE of the school before July 25. During the meet, teams will be selected for the 12th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship to be held in Bangalore (Karnataka) from August 8 to 11. Players born on or after January 1, 1990, are eligible to take part in the championship. The entry fee for the championship is Rs 200
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Labourer run over by tractor, dies
Panchkula, July 23 The tractor trailer was being used to ferry labourers to the site of a road construction on the Raipur Rani-Triolokpur road. Mohan Lal, brother of the deceased Sham Lal, a resident of Plasra village, told the police that the driver could not negotiate a curve as he was driving it at a high speed. While the driver, Som Pal, and Mohan Lal managed to jump to safety, Sham Lal was crushed under the tractor. Yesterday, a four-year-old child and a 24-year-old youth were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a tractor trailer near Pyarwala village at Raipur Rani. The driver of the tractor turned the vehicle suddenly without giving
an indicator, resulting in the tragedy. Tractor trailers have emerged as one of the major “killers” on roads in the district during recent years. Around 7 per cent
of deaths on roads were due to negligent driving or commercial use of tractor trailers. While 315 deaths were reported due to motor accidents in the district since January 2006, tractor trailers were involved in 21 cases in the same period. Tractor trailer drivers were often found without relevant papers, including driver’s licence, Sandip Khirwar, SP, Panchkula, said. Even though meetings were held in villages to create awareness among people, they did not fix reflectors on trailers which were primarily meant for field use, he said. Brakes and headlights also did not meet the specifications meant for commercial vehicles, he added.
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Woman foils snatching
Panchkula, July 23 According to sources, Nirmal Kaur, a resident of Sector 9, was returning to her home after visiting her relative admitted at General Hospital, Panchkula, when three miscreants armed with sharp edged weapons attacked her in a bid to snatch her chain. However, she resisted their attempt and caught hold of one of the snatchers. By the time passers by overpowered the snatcher and handed him over to the police. A knife used by butchers was also recovered from the possession of the accused, identified as Bida, a resident of Kapurthala district. The police had registered a case of robbery against him. SP Sandip Khirwar said the two accomplices of Bida would be arrested soon. Another snatcher was caught on July 18 by people when he snatched a purse of a woman who was sitting in Vatika garden.
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Man thrashed for roaming nude, dies
Chandigarh, July 23 The deceased hailed from Uttar Pradesh and was an alcoholic. He is survived by wife and a teenager son. His wife is said to be hearing and speech impaired. According to eyewitnesses, a group of persons beat up Rajwant who was roaming naked in the colony at around 1 pm. One Mehkar Singh of the colony told the police that he saved Rajwant from the group following which Rajwant headed for home. But he collapsed on the way and died. The police was informed about the incident and it reached the spot at around 4 pm. By the time the police reached, the body had been shifted outside the deceased’s house and his wife was wailing beside it. The body bore some rashes, but no visible injury mark. The police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sent the body to hospital for postmortem.
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3 snatchings in 30 minutes
Chandigarh, July 23 One of the victims, Suman of Sector 41, was taking a walk near her residence at around 6 pm when her chain was snatched while the other Kaushaliya of Sector 46 was sitting outside her house when the miscreants pounced upon her. Similarly, Nikhila of Sector 47 was made target near her residence. According to sources, the description given by the victims was almost the same. The miscreants, who were two in number, were riding a motorcycle bearing registration number (PB-65-8259). The police later found that the registration number was that of a Maruti car. The miscreants are suspected to have gone towards Mohali after committing the incidents. The police has registered three separate cases.
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Woman killed in accident
Panchkula, July 23 The deceased has been identified as Amarjeet Kaur, a resident of Majri chowk. According to information, Amarpreet Singh and wife were going to Pinjore on a motorcycle around 7.30 pm when a Maruti car hit them. They were rushed to the General Hospital, Panchkula, where Amarjeet Kaur was declared brought dead. The driver of the car has been identified as Kala of Baltana village in Zirakpur.
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