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Rs 550 crore for urban development
Bassi Pathana, October 8 The government was preparing a master plan for these towns and the same would be submitted to the Chief Minister shortly, the minister said. He also announced to include Bassi Pathana town in the master plan. People from rural areas had started migrating to the urban areas, which had created crisis in the towns, said the minister. Later, addressing the Van Mahotsav function of the municipal council, he expressed concern over the growing menace of pollution. He said it was unfortunate that air, water and even the produce of farmers had become polluted leading to increase in cancer cases. Highlighting the importance of trees, he called upon the people to grow trees and stop using pesticides. He appreciated the efforts of the municipal council in making the town green. Earlier, MLA Didar Singh Bhatti and senior SAD(B) leader Rajeshpal Singh Lalli highlighted the plight of the town and demanded funds for the town. Capt Kanwaljit Singh announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh for the town.
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Prize distribution function at Deepmala
Derabassi, October 8 Punjab cooperation minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, was the chief guest and Derabassi council president, Manjit Kaur Dali, was also present on the occasion. There were dances, poems recital, dandia, bhangra and giddha, to mesmerise the audience. The main attraction of the show was the fancy dress competition presented by the students. Executive director of the school, Anita Mittal, presented the annual report and told about the achievements of the school. The chief guests distributed the prizes and mementos to the students. |
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St Peter’s academy shine
Patiala, October 8 The winners mixed caution and aggression in equal measure to make their way past their opponents. In the last quarter of the match, St Peter’s slipped a bit but managed to close out the contest with a 9 point margin. Earlier, St Peter’s academy downed Our Lady of Fatima Convent School 18-13 in a match devoid of any interest. In other matches of the day, Aurobindo School defeated Budha Dal School 17-10 while later in the evening Budha Dal School came out with all guns blazing to make mincemeat of DAV Public School 31-5.
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Lawyers boycott court, demand judge’s transfer
Ambala, October 8 The association, at its yesterday’s meeting, had decided to boycott this court to protest against the behaviour of the judge. A resolution was passed that no lawyer of the Ambala Bar would appear in this court till the judge was transferred. President of the association S.M. Shrama said a meeting of the Bar was also summoned this afternoon wherein the members decided to continue their agitation till the transfer of the judge. |
Cash Scam Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 8 The court held: “The accused was asked whether he wanted to get the statement recorded and he stated in the presence of his wife that he did not want to give his statement.” It is pertinent to mention here that after Ravinder moved the application, the court deferred the recording of the statement twice on the request of the accused that he was not mentally and physically fit. Talking to the mediapersons he said, “I am not under any pressure and am withdrawing the application willingly.” Meanwhile, Ravinder’s wife said the medical facilities provided to him in the jail were not up to the mark and he was kept in solitary confinement. The matter had surfaced after a packet containing Rs 15 lakh was delivered at the residence of High Court Judge Nirmaljit Kaur on August 13.
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Moody ICL lift trophy
Chandigarh, October 8 After winning the toss, Moody ICL opted to bat and with the help of Chetan Sharma and Deepak Joon’s long partnership of 98 runs, the team mustered a total of 148 runs in 20 overs losing six wickets. Ranjeet took two wickets for Chandigarh. Chandigarh found the target tough and could only score 132 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. The run rate of Chandigarh could not stabilise due to fall of wickets at regular intervals. Harry scored 31 runs in 25 balls and Rahul scored 23 in 18 balls. Ajit Chandela, T.P. Singh and Anshul Lamba took two wickets each for Moody ICL. Cash prizes and trophies were given away by chief guest Capt Shergill, director transport, Chandigarh. Moody ICL was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 1,75,000 while Chandigarh got Rs 75,000. Earlier in the day, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh had played for the third position in which Delhi defeated Himachal Pradesh by seven wickets. Delhi was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 35,000.
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Tarundeep fires eagle on day two
Chandigarh, October 8 In the “A” category of the IGU-categorised tournament, Chandigarh’s Aman Guron continued to lead over favourite Chikkarangappa of Bangalore by three strokes after the second round, both firing identical five over par 77 cards. A Class XI student of St John’s School, Tarundeep shot an eagle on the second after faltering with a double bogey on the opening hole. He followed it up with a bogey and a birdie on the third and fourth, respectively, to restore a par score. But then one more bogey on the ninth saw him finish the first nine at one over par 37. Tarundeep, who turned 14 on September 29, conceded five bogeys for a bad four over par 40 back nine and a second round score of five over par 77 and a two-day score of 157. Ankur Chadha is just one stroke behind at 158. Aman continued his magic spell again firing the best 77 card shared by six in “A” category to lead with a two-day aggregate of 152, still three strokes better than Chikkarangappa’s 155. Another three strokes behind is Kapil Kumar at 158. But the day’s best card came in the “B” category where Subhankar Sharma returned a three over par 75 card to lead after the second round at 158. He leads the Delhi girl Gurbani Singh by four strokes. The 54-hole “D” category, which began today saw Viraj Madappa take the lead at six over par 78 with Mohd Wasil one stroke behind at 79. Another three behind was Piyush Sangwan at 82. Fortynine golfers failed to make it to the third round when the cut was applied today in the “A”, “B” and “C” categories at 172, 175 and 188, respectively. The leading scores: “A” category (under 18): 152 Aman Guron (75-77); 155 Chikkarangappa (78-77); 158 Kapil Kumar (81-77), 159 Haman Thakur (82-77) and Zubin Nijhawan (81-78); 161 Romario James (84-77) and Deepinder Sandhu (80-81); 163 Ajay Verma (83-80), Sanjeev Kumar (82-81) and Jong Yung Kim (79-84). “B” category (under 15): 157 Tarundeep Singh Chadha (80-77); 158 Ankur Chadha (81-77); 162 Varun Verma (82-80); 163 Gurnoor Sandhu (82-81); 164 Abhishek Kuhar (83-81); 165 Dhruv D. Kumar (79-86); 167 Gauri Monga (81-86). “C” category (under 13): 158 Subankar Sharma (83-75); 162 Gurbani Singh (81-81); 164 Honey Baisoya (84-80); 166 Akash Shrinivasan (86-80) and Vidit Singh (88-78); 169 Feroze S. Grewal (84-85). “D” category (under 11): Viraj Madappa 78, Mohd Wasil 79, Piyush Sangwan 82, Karandeep Kochhar 93, Ayaan Ali Shah 98, Sarthak Kohli 99.
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Cycles find no legal parking space in city
Chandigarh, October 8 While visiting the parking lots, it was found that some contractors are charging Rs 2 for a bicycle parked in it and somewhere it is free. A parking contractor of Sector-17 stated that they were not charging anything from bicycle owners as they had not earmarked any space for them. He claimed that nothing was mentioned in the contract about the bicycle parking. It was on the basis on mutual understanding that they were allowing them to park their bicycle on the pavements. According to the agreement between contractors and the corporation, an area should be earmarked for the two-wheelers which includes bicycls also and contractor could charge Rs 2 from the owner. Municipal Corporation joint commissioner TPS Phoolka said as per the contract, the contractor had to provide services for bicycle also. He said the corporation had no power to challan bicycle owners to park their cycles in the non-parking area. A cyclist stated that it was strange that on the one side, the administration was promoting the cycle tracks all over the city, but on other side, the municipal corporation is not providing any services to park the bicycle in the parking lots.
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GGS grapplers annex title
Chandigarh, October 8 The college wrestlers dominated all weight categories. Kanta, Anjana, Sonia Mor, Manjeet Rani and Neeta bagged the gold medals. MGKM Shahi Sports College of Physical Education, Jharkroudi, and MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, bagged the second and third positions, respectively. Meanwhile, in the final of the squash championship, DAV College-10 defeated Panjab University Campus 3-2 to win the PU Squash Championship. In this match, Ishan Dev (DAV) lost to Abhilakshay (PU). Rubek (DAV) beat Shikhar (PU), Pankaj (DAV) beat Abhinav (PU), Gurteshwar (DAV) beat Abhay (PU), Ricky (DAV) beat Kabir (PU).
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Easy wins for Carmel, Sacred Heart
Chandigarh, October 8 Carmel Convent handed out a 5-0 drubbing to Vivek High School-37 in the inaugural fixture of the championship. Namrat Kochhar Geisingh engineered the facile win for Carmel. The star striker struck three goals. In the second match, Sacred Heart School defeated Saupin's School-32 by 2-0. Trapping a through ball in the 10th minute, Savita dribbled her way into the box before unleashing a powerful shot. In the 25th minute, Manpreet tasted the Saupin's goalkeeper with a hot shot. Prerena pounced on the rebound and beat the Saupin's defence with a fine shot. In the third match of the day, Mount Carmel-47 ousted the Banyan Tree School-48 by 3-0. A solo effort by Priyanka in the 19th minute helped Mount Carmel forge ahead. Namita and Richa contributed one goal each in the 27th and 32nd minutes to round of the winners' tally. With St Kabir School, Sector 26, withdrawing from the tournament, Government Model Senior Secondary School-37 was awarded a walkover.
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