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Beijing Olympics
Patiala, August 19 One thing about Vijender is sure. He is not like that Greek mythological creature - Icarus - the one who flew too close to the sun and got its wings burnt. The Bhiwani plays to his limitations and does not take too many undue risks in the ring. Experts feel that unlike Akhil, who sometimes became more aggressive than what was needed of him, Vijender carries a cool head on his broad shoulders. “More importantly, his feet are firmly placed on the ground and his head is not in the clouds,” revealed a senior boxing coach. Vijender will square off against his rival from Ecuador, Carlos Gongora, who is ranked world No. 9. Boxing experts feel that despite the fact that Vijender has beaten more experienced rivals in the run up to the Beijing Olympics, yet it will not be a cakewalk for him in the quarterfinal bout. Speaking from Beijing with tremendous confidence, Vijender said, “I know I am on the cusp of creating history for my country. After Akhil’s loss yesterday, it has become all the more important for me and Jitender to do well. I have seen and studied videos of my opponent and have chalked out a plan with the help of my coaches G.S. Sandhu and Cuban coach B.I.J Fernandez. Still some things have to be left to fate and if God is kind enough tomorrow, I may sail through to the last-four stage without much worries.” Senior boxing coach Harpreet Singh, at whose centre Vijender and Jitender used to train whenever the boxers needed a `venue change’ from the National Institute of Sports (NIS) here, says: “ Unlike Akhil, who needlessly resorted to bouts of aggression, Vijender is a cool character. His footwork is good and he uses space in the ring to his advantage. He is one of the most clean and balanced boxers I have ever seen. The manner is which he trampled the Thai boxer 13-3 in the pre-quarterfinal only suggests that a medal for him is not out of reach.” While Vijender will square off against Carlos Gongora in the 75 kg weight class, Jitender Kumar will test his skills against three-time European champ Georgy Balakshin of Russia in the 51 kg category. |
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Tribune photographer gets national award
Patiala, August 19 Sachar was honoured with a national prize by Bitta for his depiction of the Kargil sector, particularly during the Kargil conflict. Bitta lauded the role of Sachar in the field of photography saying that his work had showcased nature in an entirely different perspective. The V-C said the university was proud to host the event as it would enable students to traverse through nature without going to distant places like
Kargil, Ladakh and Dubai. “Photography gives us a peep into divergent scenes of different places and it is like travelling to these places. It actually changes our outlook towards life,” said the
V-C. S.K. Ahluwalia, commissioner, Patiala division, and Ajit Pal Singh
Kohli, mayor, also appreciated the effort of Sachar, who is also contributing in capacity of a photojournalist with The Tribune group. |
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NRI among two killed in accident
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 19 NRI Manpreet Singh (27) came to India few days back. He was married to SHO Arvinder Kaur deployed at a police station in Fatehgarh Sahib. Manpreet was on his way towards Sirhind from Patiala, along with four others. As soon as he reached near Chormajra village, their car collided with a truck canter stationed on the road. Manpreet was a resident of Barunga village near Amloh and another victim Harinder Singh Hari (28) was a resident of Talania village in Fatehgarh Sahib. Both Harinder and Manpreet died on way to hospital. Senior police officials reached the spot and a large number of police officials attended the cremation of the victims in the evening. This is third accident wherein a
stationed truck on road was involved in a major accident. Police officials revealed that such accidents are on a rise in the area and stringent action must be initiated against truck drivers who negligently park
their vehicles on road without any indications. A case in this connection has been
registered against the truck driver and the truck has been impounded. |
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Former Tribune employee dead
Ambala, August 19 He joined the institution on 24 August 1953 at Ambala and retired on January 89. His two sons-Srikant Sharma and Shashikant Sharma- are also working in The Tribune. He is survived by his wife and five sons and two daughters.
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Medical teachers protest govt’s irregularities
Patiala, August 19 The Association warned the government against amending the rules at the stage after the alleged promotions of ineligible doctors. Dr B.S. Sohal, general secretary of the association, said a general body meeting of the medical and dental teachers had been called on August 23 to chalk out a protest programme against the recovery of 5 per cent HRA, against non-implementation of the 1999 Punjab Government notification of time-scale placement and the conveyance allowance granted to the medical and dental teachers and to fill up the vacancies of various staff members in the hospitals. |
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House burgled in Pinjore
Kalka, August 19 When Inderjit, along with Simranjit, returned around 10 am they found that their house was locked from inside. They knocked the door, but there was no reply. They went to the backside of the house and saw a man flee. They raised an alarm, but to no avail. Police sources said that according to the complainant, the thieves have taken jewellery of more than Rs 1 lakh by breaking open an almirah. The police was investigating the case. |
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Mayor sends relief for flood victims
Patiala, August 19 He said he would ensure that proper aid was provided to the victims time to time. The Youth Akali Dal also sent a six-member team to distribute the ration
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Cricket: DPS Chandigarh win trophy
Chandigarh, August 19 Batting first, DPS scored 139 runs in 36.1 overs. Chandigarh team’s captain Dhruv Batta was the top scorer for the day with unbeaten 49 in 54 balls. For the Yamunanagar team, Arpit was the pick of the bowlers. He claimed three wickets for 29 runs in 8 overs. Arpit was also declared the man of the series. He clinched 13 wickets (maximum) in the tournament. The second highest wickets (10) were taken by Sai Parichay Setia of the Chandigarh team. For the third and fourth positions, match was played between DPS, Karnal, and DPS, Jhakri. Batting first, DPS, Jhakri, could only manage 46 runs in 20 overs with two wickets to spare. Karnal overhauled the target in 13 overs with nine wickets in hand. The valedictory function was held in the evening. D.P. Azad (Dronacharya Awardee), founder president, Indian Golf Federation, and Member, technical committee, BCCI, was the chief guest for the day.
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St Xavier’s lift soccer title
Chandigarh, August 19 In the under-14 (boys), St Xavier’s beat St Soldier’s by 2-1. Ben William and Mohit of St Xavier’s scored a goal each in the 10th and 24th minutes, respectively. For St Soldier’s, Sumit scored a goal in the 22nd minute. In the under-19 (boys), Shishu Niketan-22 beat St Xavier’s by 2-0. Nitin Negi and Nikhil Dogra scored one goal each in the 13th and 22nd minutes, respectively. Special prizes were given to outstanding performers in all categories: Under-12: Uday of St Kabir - best striker, Raghav of Strawberry School - best goalkeeper, Rudra of St Xavier’s - best defender, Gagan of St Xavier’s - player of the tournament. Under-14: Sumit of St Soldeir’s - best striker, Chaten of Baptist School - best goalkeeper, Gurkaran of Saupin’s School - best defender, Ben William of St Xavier’s - player of the tournament. Under-19: Saransh of Vivek High School - best striker, Ravinder of St Xavier’s - best goal keeper, Anil of DAV-15 - best defender, Nitin Negi of Shishu Niketan - player of the tournament. Chairman Andrew J. Gosian encouraged the participants. Chief guest George Shear gave away the prizes. |
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Brunei Open
Chandigarh, August 19 Armed with a new swing, Amandeep is one of the three Chandigarh golfers among the 10 Indians vying for the cash prizes at stake. "The rhythm in my swing was missing. I have got it back," said Amandeep when he was in Chandigarh recently. Amandeep had so far received training under Italian swing guru Donato Diponziano. But when in Chandigarh, he was under the tutelage of Jessie Grewal, the only grade A teaching professional in the region. Jessie Grewal has managed to do a clean-up of Amandeep's swing. The compensations have been eliminated. "And if Amandeep manages to achieve perfection in his natural swing, he could be a major challenger in the major pro events. These will include the China Open, Brunei Open, Malaysia Open, Hong Kong Open, Indian Open and Singapore Open," said Jesse during a chat at the Chandigarh Golf Range. Besides Harmeet Kahlon and Gurbaaz Mann from Chandigarh, another golfer from the region, 20-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar from Kapurthala, will be seen in action in the tournament to be played from August 21 to 24. Thirtyfour-year-old Chinese Taipei's Lin Wen-tang is aiming to become the first man to win back-to-back titles at Brunei, where he will be challenged by top names like Thai star Thawom Wiratchant, in-form Malaysian Ben Leong and former champions Terry Pilkadanis of Australia and compatriot Wang Ter-chang. Gaurav Ghei from Delhi is also capable of upsetting the applecart of top golfers on the given day. Other Indian golfers in the fray are Rahil Gangjee, Anirban Lahiri, Himmat Singh Rai, Ranjit Singh Rathore and Naman
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Kapil in city
Chandigarh, August 19 Earlier also, Kapil Dev had applied for the stadium in Sector 16 as the venue for an ICL tournament, but was refused by the UT administration. The former cricketer could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. |
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Guv seeks Abhinav’s expertise
Chandigarh, August 19 Bindra, along with his father A.S. Bindra and mother Babli Bindra, called on the Punjab Governor and UT administrator at Punjab Raj Bhavan today. They discussed the scope of promoting this game in the region. General Rodrigues appreciated Abhinav’s commitment. |
Cop’s con lands him behind bars
Chandigarh, August 19 The city police has arrested Rajinder Kumar on charges of cheating people to satisfy his drive to play lottery. Most of his victims were those who were out to make a quick buck. According to the police, Rajinder used the “greed factor” to lure his victims by promising them to pay Rs 1,000 per day as interest if they invested Rs 1 lakh in his business, which he never revealed. Several people fell prey to his “lucrative” offer and invested their money. After getting the money, he used to play lottery. In a bid to earn the confidence of his investors, he used to pay them Rs 1,000 per day initially. As the word of his lucrative ‘scheme’ spread, he had more victims at his door and they willingly paid him, said an official. His victims included his former colleague, Surinder Singh, who had reportedly paid him Rs 10 lakh. An athletics coach also fell prey to his offer of sending him to Australia and paid him the money. However, Rajinder squandered everything in his bid to make the million. He even sold his house to pay his dues and his family also deserted him. Rajinder had started staying at different gurdwaras and temples. After getting a complaint, the local police arrested Rajinder last evening. According to police sources, Rajinder has admitted to the crime.
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Woman’s body found
Chandigarh, August 19 According to the police, the woman was strangulated with her own dupatta and her clothes were torn. The body was found near the Sukhna choe. According to sources, the woman, Radha, who worked at a sweets factory in Industrial Area, failed to reach home after work yesterday. During search, her husband Samsher Singh Dunia along with a neighbour found the body near the choe. The police has not ruled out rape and has sent the body for a post-mortem examination. The woman is survived by three daughters and one son. Shamsher Singh works with the Panchkula branch of the sweets factory.
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Bid to rape 8-year-old
Mohali, August 19 Thefts
A resident of Phase IV, Gurcharan Singh, complained to the police that thieves decamped with gold jewellery, cash and other household items when the family was out of the town. Gurcharan Singh told the police that he, along with other family members, had gone to Ludhiana on August 15 . When he came back last night, he found the locks of the house broken. The house was ransacked. He said the thieves had taken away gold jewellery, Rs 75,000 and other items. The police is investigating the matter. In another case, resident of Phase X Vishambhar Vishwas complained to the police that thieves broke into his house when he and members of his family were out of station. He told the police that he had gone to Kolkata on August 13. When he came back last evening, he found the locks broken and house ransacked. The police has registered a case.
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Thieves decamp with jewellery, cash from Worrell kin’s house
Zirakpur, August 19 According to the police, Jatinder alleged that miscreants had entered the house by breaking the lock of the main door when he and his family was away for the last rites of D.C. Worrell in Chandigarh. Jatinder told the police that when his brother-in-law reached home in the afternoon, he found the goods strewn all over the place. A case has been registered and investigation is on.
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FIR against ‘Mocha’ owner
Chandigarh, August
19 Mother of MTV VJ
Bani, the landlady, Tanya Judge, stated in the FIR that Vijayant had not paid the rent of the shop for the past one year and owed her Rs 24 lakh on this account. She alleged that the accused had trespassed on her premises and broken the locks of her office while she was out of station. She stated that under the agreement it had been mentioned that the physical possession of the showroom was with her and the owner of the coffee shop had no other right but to run the coffee shop.
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Rotary Club, PGI join hands for ‘Gift of Sight’
Chandigarh, August 19 The decision was based on the positive response to the 'Rotary Heartline' project launched nine years back to help poor heart patients. “The Rotary Club of Chandigarh shall be spending Rs.19.20 lakh to restore sight to at least 160 poor patients requiring complicated vitreo-retinal surgery,” said club president, S.K. Duggal. Dr. Amod Gupta, head of the AEC at PGI, said the vitreous and retinal disorders led to blindness in considerable number of patients in case of retinal detachment and post-surgery complications, especially cataract surgery, which was being effectively handled at the AEC. “Many patients have no option but to live with the ailment for the rest of their lives because of economic reasons. This project will make it possible for them to go for eye surgery without burning holes in their pockets,” said Dr K.K. Talwar, director, PGI. Speaking on the occasion, former Rotary International president, R.K. Saboo, said the project demonstrated the global presence of the organisation in which the Rotarians from different countries worked together for a humanitarian cause. He also lauded the efforts of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables in USA and District 3080 (India), District 6990 (USA) and the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for making this project a success.
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