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High alert in Ambala
Ambala, September 29 According to sources, a communication in this regard was received on Saturday. The Army, Air Force and the railways, besides important offices, have been alerted and extra forces called in from Madhuban. A high-level meeting of senior officials of the police, Army, Air Force, administration and senior civilians was also held last evening by Mohinder Kumar, commissioner, Ambala division. Talking to The Tribune, he said after the blasts in Delhi, information had been received that Ambala was also a target. The defence forces have intensified patrolling. The administration has removed shops and street-side vendors from the highway and in front of the railway station and the bus stand. In a drive that lasted two hours, all of them were
asked to leave. The police has identified 70 places which can be targeted and is taking steps to provide security there, SP Sibash Kabiraj said. A meeting was also held with members of market unions, rickshaw unions and taxi unions. |
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Police on heightened vigil
Ambala, September 29 Taking no chances, the police kept a check on two-wheelers and cycles being purchased. Efforts were also on to identify owners of vehicles and two-wheelers that had been parked in parking lots of bus stand, railway station and other public parking for a long time. Shopkeepers and general public had been asked to inform the police about any suspicious object or activity around them. They had also been asked to keep a vigil on vehicles parked for longer periods. |
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Canteen officials ‘harassing’ ex-servicemen
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 29 They alleged that the officials did not allow them to make purchase as per their entitlements. The retired
Army officials could make purchases of a fix amount from the CSD on subsidised rates. “If my entitlement is of Rs 2,000, the canteen officials use 50 per cent of it for others from my account. They do not allow us to use full entitlement,” alleged a retired havildar, Mukand Singh, a resident of Thablan village near
Bassi Pathana. “I was given only two bottles of rum (liquor) that too from the account of someone else. I am entitled to buy at least four bottles from the canteen, besides I could buy other things worth Rs 2,000,” he said. He alleged that the canteen officials were also not attending to the ex-servicemen. “The officials started hurling abuses on us when we requested them to allow us to buy things from the canteen,” he added. The retired Army personnel alleged that the canteen officials sold things to others by using one account for many customers. They have brought the matter to the notice of senior officials and the president of the State Ex-Servicemen Union. “Now, we have made a written complaint, demanding immediate action against the erring officials,” said aggrieved ex-servicemen. We would also raise the matter during the meeting of the district union of the ex-servicemen, they said. However, the canteen officials refused to comment on the issue and said they did not allow purchasing on the last days of month due to stock-taking wherein they had to check the accounts of the month. |
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MC drive to earn revenue
Patiala, September 29 Patiala divisional commissioner S.K. Ahluwalia, who has also additional charge as commissioner of the corporation, has made it clear that he will not allow illegal use of water and sewerage connections. Ahluwalia today said his next target would be to demolish illegal structures that had either come up in the town or were in the process of coming up. He added that a house tax collection drive had been launched in the town and all erring residents would have to cough up their pending house tax dues within one month. Ahluwalia had been maintaining that the corporation would go all out to collect its dues from those owning industries within the precincts of the municipal corporation. He said his main emphasis would be on the Focal Point area and that he had instructed two inspectors of the corporation to ensure that house tax was collected from residents of the area. The inspectors would prepare bills pending against erring industrialists of the area, which has scores of small units. Ahluwalia said there were around 200 industrial units in the area and dues had yet to be collected from at least 100 of them, which came out to around Rs 1 crore. He said he had met representatives of the Focal Point Industrial Association who had assured them of abiding
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Saif apologises to media
Saif’s crew members had allegedly assaulted a photojournalist and tried to break his camera yesterday. A case had been registered in this regard. Following this, protesting journalists had demanded action against Saif and others. After no action was taken, mediapersons again raised slogans against Saif and other members at the railway station this morning and stopped the train. They met Harcharan Bains, media adviser to chief minister, at a city hotel and demanded an inquiry into the incident. They also demanded suspension of SHO Banarasi Das who had allegedly not added Saif’s name to the FIR or initiated action. The mediapersons had demanded unconditional apology from Saif. The media adviser convinced the mediapersons stating that proper action would be taken by 3 pm. Saif finally reached the scene and apologised to the press on behalf of his crew members. He admitted that they had committed a mistake. While talking to mediapersons at the railway guest house, he hugged the photojournalist who was assaulted and offered him his apologies again. Saif was still in the town for a late-night shoot. |
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Villagers block traffic for 5 hrs
Boy killed Meanwhile, Sachin (8), a resident of Mahadev Colony, was crushed to death after a recklessly driven canter (HP 51 2956) hit the victim while he was crossing the
road. The incident took place on the NH-22 near Surajpur. The victim was taken to a hospital in Sector 6 Panchkula, where he was declared brought
dead. The canter driver fled the scene. The police has registered a case against the driver.
Kalka, September 29 According to sources, a bus had hit a motorcyclist, Mangal Sharma, around 8.15 am, injuring seven-year-old
Sachin, who was riding pillion. The villagers blocked traffic from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm seeking construction of speed bumps on the road to keep a check on recklessly driven vehicles. Officials of the local administration, including Kalka SDM and tehsildar, reached the scene to control the situation. They pacified the villagers by assuring them of constructing
speed bumps. Recently, Gaurav, a 13-year-old boy, was run over by a speeding truck at Majra Mehtab village. Also, a speeding truck had crushed a seven-year-old girl to death near Guga Mari around one year ago. The road had recently been widened from Kalka to Charnia and subsequently the traffic from Baddi and Barotiwala had been diverted to this road. |
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2 of family killed, 9 hurt in mishap
Ambala, September 29 The deceased, Simmi and her daughter Khushi, were declared brought dead at the civil hospital. Her son Happy was referred to the PGI in a serious condition. The injured, identified as Simmi’s husband Manish, his mother Kamla, aunt Reema, uncle Jagat Bhushan and Anish, have been admitted to the civil hospital. The victims, residents of Vivek Nagar, Ambala City, were on their way back from Haridwar when Anish, who was driving the vehicle, dozed off resulting in the mishap. Manish had recently lost his father and the family had gone to Haridwar for a religious ceremony. Trader robbed
Mohinder Singh, a Yammunanagar-based timber merchant was robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh. The incident came to light when he got off the bus at Ambala Cantt bus stand on his way to Raipur Rani to meet his son. In his complaint, he has alleged that the bag in which he had kept the money was cut from one side with a sharp-edged weapon. A case has been registered at the Lal Kurti police station under Section 379 of
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Raise wages of FCI labourers, urges union
Patiala, September 29 NCP state president Swarn Singh said there were 114 FCI depots in the state and the labour was working there under the banner of workers’ union. He added that the labour working with five depots in Amritsar were directly employed by the FCI. He rued that in spite of rise in prices of basic commodities, the wages of workers had not been increased. During the meeting, they decided that their president would meet union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and apprise him of their problems. He also expressed concern over the alleged malpractice of sheller owners to degrade the quality of rice by paying money to quality control officers. He said though FCI general manager Sarbjeet Singh had blacklisted around 1,000 shellers in the state, the practice of compromising with the quality of rice was still prevalent, especially in Mansa district. |
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Cops ‘loot’ mill workers of Rs 1,200
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 29 The cops, one of them in police uniform and another in plain clothes, stopped two mill workers who were returning to their villages on bicycles. “The cops used a whistle to stop us. They frisked our pockets and took out Rs 1,200 from both of us,” said Lachhman Singh. He added that his employer had given him bonus for Diwali. “We reached near Ferozepur village at around 3.15 pm and the two cops frisked us near a ‘satsang ghar’ in the village. Without questioning anything they put their hands in our pockets and took out the money,” Lachhman said. The victims added that while the cop in the uniform kept the entire amount in his pocket, the other one returned Rs 800. “When I asked for my money he threatened to slap me. The cops said they were deployed in Bassi Pathana police station,” said the workers. The victims brought the matter into the notice of their village sarpanch Bhupinder Singh who took them to the Bassi Pathana police station. The police station in charge refused to lodge a complaint in this connection as the area where this incident took place falls under the jurisdiction of Fatehgarh Sahib police station. “Despite narrating the incident in detail and giving descriptions of the accused cops, the police station in charge showed us the door,” said the village sarpanch. The in charge at the Fatehgarh Sahib police station, too, refused to lodge a complaint in this connection and said they should identify the accused from the police officials present in the police station. “We failed to find the accused there and returned,” said Suresh. Sarpanch Bhupinder Singh approached former minister from the area Dalip Singh Pandhi. Pandhi took the victims to SSP Kaustubh Sharma who reportedly assured them justice. Fatehgarh Sahib police station in charge Gurmeet Singh said he had shown all cops deployed in the police station to the victims and none of his men have committed the crime so there was no question of lodging an FIR in this regard. |
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Cash Scam
Chandigarh, September 29 The defence counsel requested the court to allow withdrawal of the bail application of the three accused, keeping in view the stage of the investigation. The court gave the liberty to the accused to file a fresh application. Sanjiv Bansal and Prakash Ram had moved the bail application on September 3 and it was adjourned from time and again. Co-accused Rajiv Gupta had also moved bail application on September 6. Another accused in this case, Ravinder Singh, surrendered on September 19 and is presently in CBI remand. Ravinder’s CBI remand will be ending tomorrow. Meanwhile, the counsel for Ravinder today submitted an application to Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, wherein he had said that the accused was not mentally prepared to appear before the Gokhale Committee.
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3 acquitted in extortion case
Chandigarh, September 29 According to prosecution, Om Prakash, Satpal, Ram Niwas and Sanjeev had allegedly threatened the complainant, Madan Lal, of dire consequences if the extortion money of Rs 50,000 was not given. Sanjeev has been declared a proclaimed offender in this case. A resident of Dhanas, Madan Lal got the FIR registered on November 29, 2003. According to the prosecution, the accused, Om Prakash and Ram Niwas, were in jail in a murder case when the money was demanded. Nine witnesses in this case turned hostile and the accused were acquitted.
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Insurance co told to pay Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, September 29 The forum directed the insurance company to pay another Rs 25,000 as punitive damages to the Stat Legal Services Authority along with the insurance claim of Rs 40,074. The petitioner, Vinod Kumar, stated he got his Tavera SUV insured with the company, which was valid up to the midnight of December 27, 2007. He stated that his car met with an accident on December 10, 2007, when his friend Jai Bhagwan, who has a valid driving license, drove the said vehicle. The vehicle met with an accident in Sector 9, Panchkula and the front portion of the vehicle was badly damaged. The vehicle was sent to the workshop for repair and the company was also intimated on December 11, 2007, regarding the accident and damage to the vehicle. Thereafter, a claim was submitted to the company and the damaged vehicle was got surveyed and the cost of repair was estimated between Rs 60,000 and Rs 70,000. It was alleged that despite making a number of requests and making frantic calls, the company did not make the payment to the workshop from where the vehicle was repaired. The petitioner had to make the payment of Rs 65,312 himself. The company stated that the vehicle was insured as a private vehicle but was being plied as a commercially in violation of the terms and conditions of the insurance policy. The forum headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal observed: “It is a serious matter and needs to be curbed so as to eliminate the tendency among the service providers to denying the claim of the consumers on unjustifiable grounds and thereafter, prepare false documents to justify their illegal decision.”
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Woman arrested for looting motorists
Chandigarh, September 29 According to the police, Shushma, a resident of Ludhiana, was arrested from Dhanas last night. She had allegedly looted Anil Kumar, a resident of Sector 52, on September 10 by taking lift from him from near the Fragrance Garden in Sector 36. She offered him a sedative-laced drink and decamped with his Rs 9,200, a gold kara, a wristwatch and a mobile phone. Anil gained consciousness after three days. The victim helped the police to identify the accused. She had duped about a dozen persons in similar fashion in Chandigarh and other places. She used to stay at religious places and is a widow, said the police. The local court has remanded her in three-day of police custody.
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32-year-old commits suicide
Chandigarh, September 29 The police has recovered a suicide note. However, the victim had not mentioned the reason behind the extreme step, said the police. According to the police, the deceased, Sooraj Prakash, a resident of Sector 28-B, was found dead in his room at 8:15 a.m. The body has been handed over to the family without post mortem following their request. Sooraj was unmarried and was working as an attendant at a shop in Sector 32.
Vehicle stolen
Puneet Kumar of Sector 22-B has filed a complaint that his motorcycle (CH-03-N-8098) was stolen from near the Neelam parking. A case of has been registered.
Theft
Varinder Bhardwaj of Sector 22-C has filed a complaint alleging that unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 15,000, a pair of gold tops and a gold ring from his residence between September 27 and 28. A case has been registered.
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Panipat woman was ‘gangraped’
Panchkula, September 29 The woman was discharged today after remaining admitted for two days at General Hospital here. The Ambala range IGP K.K. Sindhu today reached the hospital to meet her when her statements were being recorded. After this the victim left for her home at Panipat with her husband, brother and brother-in-law who reached here today. Narrating her tale of woes, she said the accused killed her father and brother and raped her. The perpetrators even threatened her prior committing the crime and challenged that the police could not arrest them, she claimed. “My father was killed by the accused on April 8 and the murder was described as suicide by the Panipat police,” she alleged. Later, when she tried to raise the issue with the higher authorities the accused started threatening her of dire consequences. The police was informed about the threats, but no action was taken. The accused, including Roshan, Brijpal, Balbir and another unidentified person, kidnapped her on May 31 and gang-raped her, she alleged. She alleged that the accused started threatening her to keep her mouth shut or face the consequences. Later, her brother was killed and the police again failed to take any action. She even visited DGP office thrice to lodge her complaint, but to no avail, she added. Alleging that the Panipat police was hand in glove with the accused, the woman urged the investigation into the case should be handed over to some independent agency. The spokesman of the police headquarters said nothing substantial was found in her allegations during the preliminary investigations. However, majority of the accused have already been arrested by the police and efforts were being made to arrest the remaining, he said.
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Robbery bid lands 22-yr-old youth in hospital
Chandigarh, September 29 Even as he was not able to steal anything from house number 280 in Sector 22, he had to bear medical expenses and the police registered a theft case against him. Vikram entered the house from the rear side on the night of September 1. As he heard footsteps, he lost his balance and slipped, resulting in injury in his backbone. The servant of the house informed the police, who rushed the thief to the PGI where his backbone was operated on with the financial help of the staff at the police post in Sector 22. After being operated on by a specialist at the PGI and being admitted there for 28 days, he was today arrested by the police and sent to judicial custody. He lay on a stretcher in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kanchan Mahi from where he was taken to Burial Jail. While the whereabouts of his family are not known, sources in the police revealed that Vikram had been in the city for the last 10 years. Crying in pain at the district courts complex, Vikram lamented, “I had come to city at the age of 12. I worked as a daily-wager for some time and later earned my living as a rickshaw-puller.” He ran from his hometown in Gharwal to earn a living here. “My life has been tough. I have been trying all kinds of jobs to earn money. I don’t know how it came to my mind to steal from that house, but my destiny landed me in a hospital,” he said. “This was the first time I thought of robbing a house. This injury has been painful. I will think twice before committing such a crime in future,” he added. The police, however, said it was not aware about Vikram’s past record. He used to sleep in a veranda in Sector 22 or at the bus stand in Sector 17.
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4 youths held for murder
Panchkula, September 29 Khushaal was killed while two others were inured when a group of boys from the same college attacked them near the college at Majri Chowk on Saturday. The police had registered a case against Maneesh, Tinku, Pawan, Rinku and Mukesh along with others. On the statement of Arun, who injured in the incident, the police has arrested the four accused.
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Suicide case of maid to be closed
Panchkula, September 29 SP Sandip Khirwar said since there was no complaint from the parents against any one, there was no need of investigation in the case. The police did not even find any offence in employing a child as servant. Two days after the incident, the parents of Kusum said that the police never tried to unearth the reason behind the suicide of their daughter.
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Youth thrashed after traffic violation
Mohali, September 29 Ignoring the signal of the police official manning the traffic junction, Gurpartap Singh crossed the junction while there was VIP movement on the road. Inspector Devinder Singh, who received a call to intercept the car that had jumped the signal at the previous junction, had to jump away from the path of the car to escape being run over by it. The Hyundai Verna car (PB 13 R 0050) was finally cornered by the policeman, who gave a thrashing to the youth. The police has registered a case of rash driving and misbehaving with policemen on duty. While the car was impounded, the youth was let off after being questioned.
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Jawan’s body found hanging from tree
Panchkula, September 29 According to information, the body was found hanging from a guava tree in the area. Arunesh, who belonged to Gurgaon, was deputed at the Army stable. The police has sent the body for a post-mortem examination after registering
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JP Atray Tourney
Chandigarh, September 29 Indian Oil were tottering at 20 for 2 when man of the match Wasim Jaffar walked in. He paired up with wicketkeeper Pinal Shah (16) but the latter was caught by R. Shukla off the bowling of medium pacer Niyas Mohammad. Later, Mithun Barela (7) and Sushil (4) failed to contribute much to the team total. Jaffar was then joined by Ravi Kant Shukla and the two took the total to 212 when Shukla was trapped by Y. Mahesh for 68. Thereafter, Aditya Tare joined Jaffar for the fifth wicket and the two put up 34 runs. Jaffar was finally caught by Senthil off the bowling of Niyas Mohammad. Rajesh Pawar and Aditya Tare took the score to 279 for 6 in 50 overs. R. Shukla (3 for 54) and N. Mohammad (2 for 51) were the principal bowlers for MRF. In reply, Indian Oil also started disastrously losing their first three wickets for 28 runs. Gnaneshwar Rao and skipper Venu Gopal Rao then got together to mend the fences. At team total of 93, Gnaneshwar Rao failed to beat the direct throw from Jaffar and was run out for 27. Soon after, Saurav Tiwari (9) faced the same fate with the team total reading 105. V. Gopal Rao and U. Shushil were then involved in a 36-run stand for the seventh wicket before Rao was caught by A. Rehane off the bowling of Rohan Raje for 88. His exit brought an early end to the MRF innings. The only consolation came from U. Shushil (41) who held the fort at one end. |
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Anjali beats Nikita in AITA tennis
Chandigarh, September 29 In another match, Samriti defeated Shivya. Bhavtaranpreet Singh was given a good fight by M. Sai Nikhil before winning in boys’ under-14 singles’ match. Mandeep Kumar rallied to prevail over Sean Yip in another first round encounter. Boys’ under-14 singles (Ist round): Nishchay Rawal bt Ranjot 6-0, 6-1; Sachin Kumar bt Nikhlesh 6-2, 6-2; Bhavtaranpreet Singh bt M. Sai Nikhil 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Atul Sri Patel bt Hardeep 6-1, 6-3; Manish Kumar bt Anush Bhatti 6-3, 6-3; Trivesh bt Anurag 6-0, 6-1; Fazal bt Ankit 6-2, 6-2; Ranjeet Singh bt Ayush 6-4, 7-5; Tarun Nath bt Navtej 6-2, 6-0; Mandeep Kumar bt Sean Yip 1-6, 6-0, 6-3; Fatehdeep Singh bt Ishaque Eqbal 6-0, 6-0; S. K. Mukund bt Bankim 6-2, 6-0; Aditya bt Tejas 6-1, 6-3; Kuwar Singh bt Nishat Eqbal 7-5, 6-3; Kamal Kishore bt Jatinder Singh 6-2, 6-1. Girls’ under-14 singles (Ist round): Samridhi Lodha bt Suvarna 6-2, 6-0; Vanshika Sawney bt Meehal 6-3, 6-0; Bhavika Wadhawan bt Disha Dang 6-2, 6-2; Samriti bt Shivya 7-6, 7-5; Ashwini bt Arshpreet 6-1, 6-1; Anjali bt Nikita 5-7, 7-6, 6-2; Anukriti bt Bhavya Wadhawan 6-2, 6-4; Disha Dang bt Sonali 1-6, 6-1, 6-0; Harman Kaur bt Shubh Gulati 6-4, 6-4; Madhu bt Nikita Bishnoi 6-3, 6-4; Rinisha bt Nikita 6-0, 6-4; Hasan Abdal Dhanoa bt Shivani 6-3, 6-0; Nandini bt Tripti 6-2, 6-3; Lavanya bt Vibhuti Khullar 6-1, 6-2; Anushka bt Shivani 0-6, 6-2, 6-3; Harkirat Kaur bt Harsimran 6-1, 6-2. |
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‘Indian hockey all set to start afresh’
Chandigarh, September 29 “The team is young and vibrant. Moreover, we all are keen to take the game to new heights, forgetting the sore past. Though the Indian hockey witnessed a lot of turbulent on and off the field, but I feel it all was past, and time has come to start afresh,” said Raghunath, who is in the city to participate in the ongoing 38th S. N. Vohra’s Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament representing Indian Oil Corporation team. Terming the failure of the Indian hockey team in Olympic qualifier a big shock for the country and the game, Raghunath said we should learn lesson from it. Sharing his past experiences with The Chandigarh Tribune, Raghunath V. R., ace Indian hockey drag flicker, said, “In 2007-08, we hadn’t lost even a single tournament except the one which we lost to England in Olympic qualifying match, and owing to that we couldn’t make it to the Beijing Olympics.” Terming the loss a bad luck, he said, “We all had an off colour and none of our players clicked on that day.” “Many big tournaments like Asian Games and Commonwealth Games are coming, and without wasting a single moment, we should chalk out the preparatory programme,” he added. On the recent controversy erupted due to the shortage of money to fund its food during the four-nation tournament in Australia, Ragunath said, “I am not aware of it, we didn’t have this sort of any problem in Australia. I just saw headlines flashing on television today, and I don’t trust everything shown on the television,” he quipped. This hockey prodigy hails from a place called Coorg in Karnataka that he said was known for hockey in South the way Punjab was in North. So it was obvious for him to fall for this game. He joined the Indian squad in 2002-03 and has got a unique recognition as a drag flicker. He considers Asian Games’ triumph as the biggest achievement in his life. And like others, his dream remains the same to win gold in Olympics. Meanwhile, this champ has stood up to the expectations of his fans in Chandigarh as well and continues to put up a great show in the ongoing Gurmeet hockey tournament, where today he helped his team to win the quarterfinals by netting two crucial goals. |
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Jeev finishes tied fifth in British Masters
Chandigarh, September 29 This was the first over par card by Jeev who played steady 69-71-69 scores on the first three days of the 1.8 million pound European Tour event. Shiv Kapur finished tied 59th with an overall seven over par 295 (72-71-78-74). Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño won the title after a thrilling play-off with Lee Westwood.The Spaniard started the final round two shots behind the defending champion but a brilliant final round 67, which did not contain a single bogey, took him level with the England player on a 12 under par total of 276. Jeev started steadily playing par scores till the fifth hole. But then he blundered with a double bogey on the sixth and a bogey on the ninth to take the turn at three over par 39. He started the return nine with a birdie on the 10th followed by another one on the 13th. He bogeyed the 16th, but made amends on the last hole for a one over par 73 card. After the third round yesterday Jeev was tied third playing a three under par 69. In fact on the first three days he seemed all set to achieve his dream of winning the British Masters.But his final one over card saw him slip to tied fifth slot. This performance has certainly taken him higher on the order of merit of the European Tour. The final leading scores: 276 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Spain (71-70-68-67) and Lee Westwood, England (68-70-68-70); 278 Michael Campbell, New Zealand (69-72-65-72); 280 Mikael Lundberg, Sweden (67-75-68-70); 282 Charl Schwartzel, South Africa (72-72-66-72) and Jeev Milkha Singh, India (69-71-69-73); 283 Magnus A. Carlsson, Sweden (73-70-68-72), Ross Fisher, England (71-68-71-73) and Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa (71-71-75-66); 284 Alejandro Canizares (71-68-72-73), Michael Jonzon (70-71-72-71) and Michael Lazrrazabal (74-71-69-70). |
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Gurmit Hockey
Chandigarh, September 29 Shavinder Singh began the proceedings for Air India with a field goal in the second minute of the game. ONGC soon replied with a field goal in the sixth minute. After this goal, both the teams vied hard till the 28th minute, when Vikas of ONGC converted a penalty corner taking a lead of two. But this lead was soon levelled by hockey wizard Dhanraj Pilley’s dazzling field goal in the 33rd minute. In the 47th minute, ONGC again took a lead, when Diwakar Ram converted a penalty corner. But later in the match, Air India surprised their rivals by scoring three consecutive goals with the score reading 5-4. It was Sandeep Singh who had netted two of the crucial goals (55th and 58th minute) for AIR India. But in the 61st minute, Diwaker Ram stole the show, when he converted one more penalty corner levelling the score 5-5. Later, the match was played through penalty shootouts in which AIR India drubbed ONGC by 8-6. In the second semifinal played under floodlights, IOC beat IOB 2-1 to enter into final in which they will lock horns with Air India tomorrow at 5pm. |
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Anuj in snooker semis
Panchkula, September 29 He beat Amit Garg in the first round and Nitin Rawal in the second round. Results: Senior
snooker: Gaurav Bharti b Rohit 3-0; Niteen Kumar b Vishal Mor 3-2; Divya Sharma b
Niteen Kumar 3-0; Parveen Rathi b Vineet Chauhan 3-1; Deepankar b Manan 3-1.Junior snooker: Anuj Garg b Amit Garg 2-1; Anuj
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MCM lift hockey title
Chandigarh, September 29 G. G. S. College for Women, Chandigarh, Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, and Government College for Women, Ludhiana, got second, third and fourth positions, respectively. While in the volleyball B-division (women) championship, MBB GRCC Girls College, Mansowal, lifted the trophy after trouncing Guru Nanak College, Moga 3-0. |
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GMSSS-19 gymnasts excel
Chandigarh, September 29 Besides being second best all round gymnast, Diksha won a gold (ribbon), two silver in ball and rope events. Kamini Sharma was adjudged third in the all round best gymnast category winning a gold (rope), a silver (hoop) and a bronze (ball). Yogeshwari also did well winning three bronze medals in rope, ribbon and hoop events.
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Divya trounces Amit by 3-1
Panchkula, September 29 In the junior Snooker Championship, Chirag Arora beated Himanshu Aggarwal from Kurukshetra and won the match 2-1. |
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