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Subway construction hangs fire
Ambala, August 17 President of the Ambala Youth Congress Ajay Saini has threatened that if the Ambala railway authorities did not start its construction at the earliest, the party workers would gherao the divisional railway manager at Ambala Cantonment. He said this subway would benefit thousands of city residents. Around three years back, the railway ministry had approved the construction of this subway on the condition that the state government would bear its expenditure. Two and half years back, the PWD department had deposited Rs 1.72 crore with the Ambala Railway division for its construction. Local MLA Venod Sharma was the PWD minister at that time. Strangely, the Ambala railway authorities have not even completed the tender procedure for the construction so far. On one pretext or the other, the railway authorities have been delaying the construction work. A railway official clarified that they had invited the tenders twice but none of the contractors turned up. This plea of the railway authorities does not convince the local people. The residents believe that there could be some pressure behind the delay, best known to the railway authorities. Union minister and local MP Sailja, at a public function around two months back, had said she would take up the matter on priority basis and the construction of the subway would be started soon. Despite that the railway authorities did not take any action in this regard. |
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Olympic effect: Boxing gets a boost
Patiala, August 17 He lauded the efforts of the players saying that they had created a niche for boxing in India. “Earlier, boxing did not enjoy this much popularity but these guys have really made it big this time,” he added. Harpreet Singh, who trains at multi-purpose school, had been earlier coaching Indian squad for 10 years. He said, “Before going for Olympics, these boys would often come to my training centre to get a feel of diverse venues and to get used to the spectators. They were very confident and were determined to make it big and that is what has made the difference.” He further said, “It’s not that there was less exposure earlier or the training techniques were inferior, it’s just that, this time, these boys were psychologically programmed to think only of victory. I am sure this determination will take them really ahead.” When asked about medal hopes, he immediately named Akhil and Vijender. He said both of them were very smart and composed players. “They are aggressive when they want to be and smart enough not to commit any mistake in aggression. I am sure of their victory. As far as Jitender is concerned, he is a very talented child. Let’s hope he makes himself and the nation proud,” he added. |
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Civil hospital sans funeral van
Kalka, August 17 Vinod Kumar, brother of Naresh Kumar who had drowned in the Kaushlaya river near Pinjore last week, told The Tribune that they had to face a lot of inconvenience due to the non-availability of the funeral van at the Kalka civil hospital and finally, they managed to arrange a van from Chandigarh. The sources further said Kalka SMO had written to the District Red Cross Society two years ago to provide a funeral van. The hospital administration had also sent reminders to the society in this context, but to no avail. Residents of Kalka have urged the district administration to provide a funeral van and driver keeping in view the inconvenience faced by the people. Dr S.K. Gupta, SMO, Kalka civil hospital, said the hospital would soon have a funeral van as the district administration had given a nod to provide a van to the hospital and it was expected to come in the first week of September. The hospital had received a letter in this context, added Gupta. |
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125 encroachers get notices
Dera Bassi, August 17 The notices stated that the residents who had encroached upon any part of the national highway and scheduled roads had violated the PUDA and Municipal Acts and action would be taken against them. The defaulters have been asked to remove the encroachments on their own failing which the state would be forced to remove them. The decision was taken at a meeting that had been called on the directions by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The notices have created panic in the area and the defauters, who got the notices, were seen making a beeline for the council office trying to explain their position. |
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Roads in town cry for attention
Bassi Pathana, August 17 There are numerous deep potholes on the roads and travelling on most of the roads has become a nightmare. Let alone driving, it is difficult to even walk on these roads. With no system for drainage of rain and sewer water, the roads are over-flowing causing a
great loss. The rainy water has destroyed Chandigarh-Bassi Pathana and Bassi Pathana-Khamano roads. These roads are littered with pits with some of them as deep as two feet, thus causing great risk and inconvenience to the pedestrians as well as the vehicles. The accidents, after sunset, have become a
routine matter. The vehicles of those unknown to the area, often fall in deep pits. Various social organisations have urged deputy commissioner to direct the PWD department to initiate repair work immediately as well as to lay premix on these roads. |
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Change in Surajpur land use
Kalka, August 17 Informing this Vijay Bansal, advocate and former secretary of the state Congress, said he had sent a letter to Kumari Selja that the state government was going to carry out a change in land use (CLU) of 122 acres land of ACC cement factory which had provided employment to thousands of people of the for more than five decades. But the factory was closed down in 1997 on the directives of Supreme Court of India. Bansal added that the above said 122 acres land had been sold to some private company which was planning to set up a residential colony while the residents of the area wanted that this land should be used either for setting up some other industries or some IT centres. |
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Cheema is dist SAD president
Bassi Pathana, August 17 Addressing the function, Rajesh Pal Singh Lalli, senior SAD (B) leader of the area, said, “Jagdeep Singh Cheema is a dynamic, dedicated and honest young leader of the area and he enjoys good reputation. He is popular among masses and people approach him in large number to get their grievances redressed.” He said by appointing him as district jathedar, Badal had taken a right decision at the right time. He hoped party would perform excellently under his command in the Parliament elections. Hundreds of supporters of Cheema gathered at his residence to congratulate him. |
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Seminar on nanotechnology
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94-year-old dies after quarrel,
3 booked
Kharar, August 17 In the statement that he gave to the police on August 14, Mansa Singh said he was sitting near the village well on August 10 when his neighbour Gurmeet Singh, with his two sons Binder Singh and Kala, started fighting with him. The two families had a dispute over tying cattle in front of Mansa Singh's house. His hip got fractured in the scuffle. The police has registered a case against Gurmeet and his two sons for murdering Mansa Singh. |
Tribune Impact
Chandigarh, August 17 Talking to The Tribune, R.P. Singla, PCA official, said the association had decided to provide for all the medical expenses of Worrell. He further said, “I met him (Worrell) and his family to apprise them of our decision. On the instructions of the PCA president I.S. Bindra and honorary secretary MP Pandove, I gave them Rs 5000 immediately besides ensuring all help to the needy family.” Singla said, “It is not for the first time, we are helping a family in the hour of need. Even the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with the PCA has extended financial help to the family in the past also.” On the other hand, Sushil Kapoor, organising secretary of JP Atrey Memorial Cricket Tournament has stated that they too would pool in some financial resources for the welfare of former cricketer and his family very soon. “The JP Atrey committee had earlier also come forward with a cheque of Rs 10,000 two years back to meet his requirements. As Worrell has done a lot for the game in the city as a coach also, now it is the duty of cricketing fraternity to help him in his hour of need”, Kapoor said. Besides this, certain philanthropists also contacted The Tribune to offer help to the Worrell’s. |
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DPS Yamunanagar humble hosts
Chandigarh, August 17 In the second match, DPS Jhakri beat DPS Karnal by 5 runs. Sanket of Jhakri team made 15 runs. The third match of the day between DPS Chandigarh and DPS Bhatinda was abandoned due to rain but the match was awarded in favour of DPS Chandigarh team on the basis of run rate. On the basis of these matches four teams out of six, DPS Chandigarh, DPS
Jhakri, DPS Yamunanagar and DPS Karnal, have entered the semi-finals. |
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Junior golf camp from September 6
Chandigarh, August 17 Boys and girls in the 7-15 age-group will be eligible to join the camp. The trainees will be all youngsters interested in the game. They will include even non-members. The aim of the camp, according to a press note, is to spread the awareness of the game among all youngsters in the tricity. The camp will be conducted twice a week, every Saturday and Sunday. On Saturdays the trainees will get their training under Ajay Gujral from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. while on Sundays the camp will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Each trainee attending the EGTF camp will get a golf manual along with complimentary copies of golf magazines. Those not having
their own golf kits will be provided with junior golf clubs and the youngsters who complete training at the junior
golf camp will be given EGTF certificates. More details can be had from EGTF coach Ajay
Gujral at the Chandigarh Golf Club. |
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Himal leads the chess pack
Chandigarh, August 17 He was leading the pack with 6 points at the culmination of the 6th round. However, Ajay Jaswal was on second spot with 5.5 points. The four-day tournament, which started on 15th of this month, concludes on 18th August. The point position at the end of the 6th round is as follows: 6 Points: Himal Gusain
5.5 Points: Ajay Jaswal 5 Points: Ashwani Nirankari 4.5 Points: Naveen Bansal, Nitin, Abhinandan Vohra, Anil Raina, Baijnath Prasad, Sunil Bansal, Harinderpal Singh. 4 Points: Sanjeev Biswas, Vipnesh Bhardwaj, Satpal Verma, Anubhav Tuknayat, Pranjal Kaura, Shweta, Harish, Manish Sehgal, Karan Bhatti 3.5 Points: Arunima Goyal, Tejas Nagpal, Jatindra, Gitin Oberoi, Vipan Negi, Amiit Mitra, K. Aditya, Akash Bhardwaj, Ashish Bhargav, Prateek, Sachleen Singh, Manu Aggarwal. 3 Points: Shrishti Jain, Devinder S. Rawat, Simranjeet Kaur, Barinderpal Singh, Harshpreet Singh, Pallak, Tarundeep Singh, Mayank Kaura, Vaibhav Verma, Koumudi, Utkarsh, Tarini Goyal, Ashish Goyal, Jaskeerat Ahluwalia. 2.5 Points: Madan Lal, Abhinav Bansal, Harish Chand, Vinod sunwar.
2 Points: Aman Rayamajhi, Arshdeep Singh, Madhuri, Ashwani Tuknayat, Naresh Kumar, Cheenat, Roopam Bhadwaj, gulshan Rai, Parveen Goel, Ravikant Sood, Jaskeerat, Mukesh Kumar. 1.5 Points: Kamaljit, Manmeet, 1 Point: Ajayveer Singh. |
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15,000 to take part in half marathon
Panchkula, August 17 Skydiving is also being organised with cooperation of the Indian Air Force at Parade Ground, Sector 5. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) is hosting the function under the sponsorship of the union ministry of new and renewable energy. The main attraction of the function are Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja National marathon (21 kms) for men and women. Prizes for the winners, however, have been doubled this year. While the first prize has been increased to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 51,000, the second prize has been fixed at Rs 71,000. The third winner would be awarded with Rs 51,000. Battery-operated vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers) developed and manufactured in India will be the highlight of the function. The battery-operated vehicle rally is being organised for the first time in India. An exhibition would also be held at Indradhanush Auditorium. It would be the fifth national-level function on the occasion of Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas. |
30-year-old killed in mishap
Mohali, August 17 The incident took place near Jagatpura village at about 10 am. Manoj lived in Faidan village nearby and was probably trying to cross the tracks. His brother Randeep Kumar told the Railway police that Manoj could not commit suicide as he was happy and looking forward to go back home. Kharar post in charge of the Railway police Charanjit Singh said Manoj’s body was badly mutilated and was sent for postmortem after which it would be handed over to the family for cremation.
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22-yr-old commits suicide
Panchkula, August 17 According to the police, none of the family members was at home at the time of the incident. Sonu’s wife had gone to her parental home while his parents had gone out for some work. The family members have cited no reason for suicide. The police has sent the body for postmortem after registering a case.
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Money, mobile snatched
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Panchkula, August 17 According to the police, Shayam Lal and Lakshman, employed at Heritage hotel, Sector 10, were returning to their home at Abhaypur late night when three motor cyclists threatened them. They fired shots in air and fled the spot after taking away mobile phone and Rs 1,000 from Shyam Lal.
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Comedy artistes tickle funny bones
Panchkula, August 17 The invincible laughter trio of Kapil Sharma, Sudesh Lahiri and Chandan Parbhakar — hailing from Amritsar, now settled at Mumbai — spelt satires on day-to-day chores of life. While Kapil won applause for his spontaneous articulation and dramatic treatment, Sudesh employed his vocal musical traits to
spell magic. He attempted to emulate the “gayaki ang” and style of ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh by moulding Punjabi songs to the maestro’s classic ghazal tunes. The programme largely attended by families of serving and retired soldiers was organised by a private hospital as a salutation to the supreme sacrifices made by the immortal
soldiers. Almost every eye was moist and the entire house stood up in reverence as chief guest Rajender Kataria, an IAS, honoured Col J.S. Kanwer and his wife, parents of martyr Major Sandeep Shankla, Ashok Chakra awardee, who made the supreme
sacrifice fighting the insurgents. Wife of Capt Deepak Guleria, Sena medallist, was also honoured along with her son amidst patriotic fervour as “Bharat Mata ki jai” slogans reverberated the arena. |
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Patriotic programme at Kala Gram
Chandigarh, August 17 The programme started with Vande Matram by Jaspreet Jassal followed by “Dekho veer jawano” by Ajay Bakshi. “Ae mere watan ke logo” by Prianka Singh was appreciated by the audience. Child artists Harnoor from Amritsar and Puneet Kaur from Ambala stole the show by singing “Har karam apna karenge” followed by “Hai preet jahaan ki reet sada” by Vinil, “Ae mere pyare watan” by young Dixant, “Chhodo kal ki baatein” by Manmohan, “Chitthi aayi hai” by Dr Sandeep Jassal, “Apni azadi ko hum hargiz bhula sakte nahin” by Anil Sharma and “Ab koi gulshan na ujade” by Ramesh Dhiman. Raksha Bandhan also found echo in Meena Sudan’s “Behna ne bhai ki kalai pe”. Dr Jassal, preventive health consultant and lifestyle expert from Live Life More Foundation, also gave health tips to audience. He highlighted the positive impact of the three colours of the tricolour. Orange colour, he elaborated, could come from fruits like papaya, oranges and mangoes for vitamins A and C, powerful anti-oxidants to combat ageing. White colour stands for calmness and stress-free lifestyle and green colour represents green environment and vegetarianism for longevity. Gopal Munjal, chairman and managing director of the Ind-Swift Group of Companies, was the guest of honour. |
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