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Fatehgarh Sahib, October 24
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal today flagged off nagar kirtan jatha from Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib to Nanded. The jatha was organised by Baba Maan Singh to celebrate the 300 years of Gurta Gaddi Diwas.

Badal said the 300 years of Gurta Gaddi Diwas was being celebrated by the Sikh Sangat with fervour. The jatha would reach Nanded after passing through various states of the country and halt in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Delhi and others.

Nagar kirtan will reach Jaipur on October 25, Indore on October 26, Berhampur on 27 and Nanded on October 28.

Meanwhile, a section of college students from Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, being run by the SGPC, also met the Chief Minister and apprised him of the alleged blasphemous act by the college principal on Thursday during a religious function. The students demanded immediate action against the principal and said cases registered against some students should be quashed. The CM assured the students that no police action would be initiated against any students protesting against the principal.

A large number of SGPC members, local politicians, DC Surjit Singh Dhillon and SSP Kaustubh Sharma were also present.

The leaders lauded Baba Maan Singh for organising the kirtan jatha. They said a large number of social, religious and other works had been initiated by the SGPC and Baba Maan Singh earlier and more such efforts would be made in the future as well.

Patiala, October 24
"Guru Granth Sahib contains a unique quality of exponentially transforming a multi-split personality into the highest state human consciousness."

This was stated by Dr Jaspal Singh, vice-chancellor of Punjabi University, while presiding over a seminar to mark the occasion of the third centenary of Gurta Gaddi Diwas of Guru Granth Sahib at the university's Regional College at Rampura Phul yesterday.

The seminar was second in the series of eight such seminars to be organised by Punjabi University at different places before its culmination into a big conference on the university campus.

While stating that one of the cardinal principles of the granth was that human life was like an echo point, Dr Jaspal Singh said people should be cautious while performing their daily chores. “It is because whatever is said or done comes back to us manifold”, he said.

Sikh preachers and scholars should use the modern information technology to spread the divine message of collective human welfare to the maximum number of people, he added.

Noted Sikh Scholars, Dr Jodh Singh and Dr Gurnek Singh, also shared their views about pluralistic nature of Guru Granth Sahib on the occasion.

Patiala, October 24
Even as the Patiala divisional commissioner, S.K Ahluwalia, has ordered the authorities concerned to register an FIR against the Modern Senior School management led by Dr Ravi Singh, the latter has vehemently refuted the allegations of corruption levelled against the management.

Countering the charges of misappropriation of funds levelled by the divisional commissioner, Dr Ravi Singh challenged his authority to conduct an inquiry. The head of the school management claimed that he would not only take up the case with the Punjab Chief Minister, but would also file a case against Ahluwalia.

Dr Ravi Singh rubbished the claims of Ahluwalia that he had a hand in a fraud amounting to Rs 90 lakh, as was being alleged by Ahluwalia. He claimed that after Partition, the land on which the school was built was taken over from the State Bank of Patiala. The land was with the bank as the trust controlling the school had raised a loan for constructing the school.

Out of the total amount of Rs 90,000, his father Mohan Singh gave Rs 30,000, claimed Dr Ravi Singh, and the government gave the rest of the amount on a promise that the school be constructed on the said land.

“It is a private school and not the government-aided one which means that the Patiala divisional commissioner had no locus standi to conduct an inquiry into the working of the school or its finances.

He claimed that the school was run under the guidance of the Saraswati Vidya Committee and it was following all rules and regulations. He said that the divisional commissioner was slated to retire and he was levelling false allegations against the management committee.

The divisional commissioner, when contacted, said that he had conducted an inquiry against the school management on the instructions of the Chief Minister. He added that since the government had given Rs 60,000, the state had every right to conduct an inquiry. He claimed that Dr Ravi had admitted before him in writing that there was some negligence on the part of management in running the school.

Patiala, October 24
Responding to the call of Jathedar Kulwant Singh of Takht Hazur Sahib, a team of 50 doctors and paramedical staff and volunteers of the Nishkam Medical Care Society is ready to leave for Nanded to provide medical facilities to lakhs of pilgrims and local Nanded residents for 10 days beginning from October 27.

The society has four years experience in this field and has been active in organising medical camps at Cheema village, near Sunam, with active cooperation of the Baru Sahib Academy. They have held six medical camps and conducted around 300 operations.

According to information released by Dr Gurdeep Singh from Patiala, the camp site will be at Dashmesh Hospital at Nanded and the team will provide round the clock medical support and free medicines to the pilgrims and local residents.

The team will leave tomorrow by Sachkhand Express and will camp there till November 6.

The doctors who will participate in this noble mission include Dr Gurdeep Singh, Dr H S Sandhu, Dr Gurmeet Singh, Dr Harjinder Kaur, Dr Gurpreet Kaur, Dr Gurinder Kaur, Dr Mandeep Kaur, Dr Harpreet Kaur, Dr Kuljit Kaur, Dr K. S Walia, Dr J. S Hans, Dr G. P Singh, Dr Jasbir Singh, Dr Inderpreet Singh, Dr Kushal Hans, Dr Upinder Singh, Dr Gurinder Singh, Dr Karminder Singh, Dr Taranjit Kaur, Dr Harpreet Singh, Dr J.S. Pannu, Dr Surinder Singh, Dr Ranjit Singh Raipuria.

The paramedical staff include Ved Prakash Mangla, Ram Murthy Sharma, Nirmal Kumar, Vivek Sharma, Sawaranjit Singh, Jagmohan Kaur, Sudesh Sharma, Jasbir Kaur, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar, Sarbeshwar Bansal, Jasbir Singh, Satpal Singh, Parminder Singh, Mahesh, Gurpreet Singh, Baljinderjit Singh, Balwinder Singh, Surinder Kaur, Amarinder Singh, Rajbir Kaur, Darshan Singh, Jarnail Singh, Salig Ram Verma, Ajay Kumar, Sukhminder Kaur. The camp organising committee includes B. S. Arora, organising secretary, M R Singh Mehta, joint organising secretary (Finance), and Gurbax Singh Dhingra, joint organising secretary.

Kalka, October 24
The joint solid waste management project of Kalka and Pinjore has been hanging fire since more than three years due to the lethargic attitude of the district administration, despite the fact that the two towns are in dire need of solid waste management project.

According to official sources, a proposal in this connection was sent to the office of the district town planner (DTP), Panchkula, three years back for the NoC. The MC Kalka and Pinjore had jointly selected 5 acre for this purpose near Seyuri village opposite NH-22, adjacent to the BDPO office, Kalka.

The project, like in other metropolitan cities, was to be completed at a cost of Rs 2 crore. But the department of town and country planning, Panchkula, had rejected the plan in 2006.

The then district town planner, Panchkula, had confirmed the rejection of the plan as the land selected for the purpose was not permissible under the development plan of the department and MC Kalka had been asked to recommend some other land.

The rejection of this project was a setback for the MC, Kalka, and for its people as there was no spare land within its limits. Sources further added that in the first quarter of this year, the MC again sent a proposal in this context for the approval to DTP, Panchkula, and the MCs of Kalka and Pinjore was to complete the project, which was likely to be started in May this year, as the state govt has already granted Rs 1.08 crore for this project, Rs 78 lakh to the MC, Pinjore, and Rs 30 lakh to the Kalka Muncipal Committee. But the project has not seen the light of the day till date.

Ambala, October 24
A block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) was beaten up mercilessly by a local shopowner, Kulbeer Saini, and his staff in Saha yesterday.

BDPO Gagandeep Singh visited Kwality Sweets, Saha, on Wednesday to check the quality of material being used for making sweets there.

On finding over 30 kg of khoya unhygienically stocked in a fridge, he sealed the fridge and told the shopowner Kulbeer Saini that the samples would be checked the next day by officials of the health department and he should not open the seal.

This morning, when he visited the shop again along with officials of the health department, he was attacked with hot oil by the owner. Saini allegedly ran into the street after the BDPO with a utensil filled with hot oil and threw it at him. The BDPO somehow managed to escape. He was then beaten up by workers of the shop. He, however, was rescued. A case has been registered at the Saha police station. According to SHO Ram Niwas, Kulbeer Saini has been arrested.

DC Mohammad Shayin has stated that strict action would be taken against the accused as officials could not be treated in this manner.

Chandigarh, October 24
Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Sondhi yesterday sentenced Paramjit Singh, alias Sukha, and Kamaljit Singh, alias Manna, to rigorous imprisonment of seven years for possessing RDX.

The accused Kamaljit Singh was convicted under Sections 4(b)(2) & (5) (b) of the Explosive Substance Act while Paramjit Singh was convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act and under Sections 4 (b) (2) & 5 (b) of the Explosive Substance Act.

The court observed: “After considering peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, it comes out that the offence committed by the convicts is very serious and could have far-reaching repercussions on society and tranquillity of the state. As such they are not entitled for any uncalled for leniency.”

The two accused were arrested in 2005 and were suspected to be trained by Babbar Khalsa International head Jagtar Singh Hawara, who was allegedly preparing 'human bombs'. However, the prosecution was not able to establish their links with Hawara.

According to the prosecution, police officials were patrolling in Sector 22 on July 15, 2005, when they received secret information that three persons, who had been trained by Hawara, were assembling near Kisan Bhavan in Sector 35 with arms and ammunition. The police apprehended that the accused were trained to revive terrorism in India. The police conducted raids late at night and arrested the two accused. The police also recovered .25 bore pistol, five live cartridges, two detonators and 450 gm of RDX from them. The accused didn’t have permit or licence for possessing arms and ammunitions.

An FIR was registered against the accused under Sections 121, 121-A, 122, 133, 120-B of the IPC, under Sections 4,5 of the Explosive Substance Act and under Section 25 of the Arms Act.

Chandigarh, October 24
The three-judge committee, set up by the Chief Justice of India for looking into the cash-at-judge’s doorstep case, today left the city after winding up its probe.

The committee has been told by Delhi-based businessman-cum-accused Ravinder Singh that he has no information about the money, and it was for another accused Sanjeev Bansal to explain.

Before departure, the committee interacted with a senior CBI official and re-examined Ravinder Singh for the third time. The committee, in two sessions of three days each, examined almost everyone directly or indirectly involved with the matter.

The cash scam had come to light after Rs 15 lakh were erroneously delivered at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by the clerk of former law officer Sanjeev Bansal. In the statements of the witnesses recorded subsequently by the Chandigarh police and the CBI, the name of another high court judge, Justice Nirmal Yadav, had surfaced.

She was projected as the alleged intended receiver, an allegation she had vehemently denied before the CBI and the three-judge panel.

Chandigarh, October 24
Pursuant to his transfer, Justice K. Kannan of the Madras High Court will be sworn in as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court next month. Information reaching the Punjab and Haryana High Court suggests his transfer has been cleared by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.

With this, it is clear the transfer of no Punjab and Haryana High Court judge is currently in the pipeline. The number of high court judges with his transfer will increase to 48.

Justice Kannan is author of several leading law books, including the ones on injunction and insurance. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 24
The District Magistrate, Chandigarh, has banned the bursting of crackers in the silence zone between 10 pm to 6 am.

The areas where the ban has been imposed are Sector 1 (Capitol complex, including Rajendra Park and Chandigarh Club), Sector-12, Sector 14 (Panjab University), the area in and around the Sukhna Lake (up to 100 m from the high water mark), and the area North-East of Uttar Marg, including Rock Garden and the Lake Club.

The ban on bursting of crackers would also be enforced within 100 m in and around all hospitals, educational institutions, courts and the religious places.

The official communiqué stated that the order would come into force from midnight of October 26 and remain effective till November 14. 

Chandigarh, October 24
A lok adalat was organised under presidentship of Manjit Singh Sullar, member-secretary, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, today. The cases pertaining to banks were taken up for hearing.

As many as 835 cases relating to ICICI Bank were taken up. Out of these 36 cases were settled and an amount of Rs 66.23 lakh was settled in favour of the bank. A lok adalat for traffic challans would also be organised on November 11 at the district courts.

Chandigarh, October 24
A routine verification of traffic violator’s documents led to the arrest of a man riding a stolen motorcycle.

Head constable Raghubir Singh and constable Surinder Singh, who were on duty at Sector-38 West light point, stopped the man riding a black Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle (CH-24 (T)-0694) for not wearing helmet yesterday. The man tried to escape when he was asked to produce his documents, but was arrested. Thorough verification revealed that the motorcycle belonged to a resident of Sector 38-D. The man identified himself as Monto, a resident of Dadu Majra village. The police contacted the vehicle owner and came to know that it was stolen some time ago. The matter was handed over to the Sector 39 police station, which registered a case of theft against Monto.

Both cops were given commendation certificates and a cash reward of Rs 1000 each. 

Chandigarh, October 24
Mystery shrouds the death of an eight-year-old girl Roshni who was found hanging with a dupatta tied around her neck from a window grill in her Mauli Jagran residence here this afternoon.

Though the police suspects that the death could be an accident as the dupatta got entangled around her neck while she was playing, it did not rule out the possibility of suicide or some foul play behind the death so far. The police got the spot examined by forensic as well as Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL) experts to unravel the mystery behind the death. The body was found hanging from the grill and the victim’s feet were in the air.

According to the police, Roshni was noticed hanging by her younger sister Chandni around 2 pm. She raised an alarm and ran to their next-door neighbour Malti crying for help. The victim’s mother, Kiran, a domestic help, had gone to Panchkula while her father, Chanderpal, a labourer, had gone to his native village. Roshni was at home with her siblings.

The SHO of the Mani Majra police station Hari Kumar and DSP (East) PK Dhavan reached the spot. Sources said Chandni told investigating officials that Roshni told her to play outside as she wanted to sleep. Then she began tying the dupatta with the window and began playing with it.

DSP Dhavan said the circumstantial evidence did not suggest that any scuffle or struggle took place in the house. The way the body was found hanging also did not suggest any foul play behind the death, but to ascertain the exact condition under which the incident took place, the scene was examined by the forensic experts. He added that the police was working on several theories to unravel the mystery behind the death.

He further said there was least probability of a girl of such a tender age committing suicide. The other children present at the home and the neighbours told the police that no one had come to the house. Even the deceased’s body did not have any visible injury marks or signs of struggle.

The SHO said the body had been shifted to the Sector 16 hospital for the post-mortem.

Chandigarh, October 24
Navdeep Kaur, a resident of Sector 47, has in a complaint alleged that her husband Maninder Singh, father-in-law Dharam Singh and mother-in-law Narinder Pal Kaur, all residents of Patiala used to harass her for bringing insufficient dowry. A case under Sections 406 and 498-A of the IPC has been registered her in-laws at the Sector-31 police station.

Stolen

Sanjay Chadha, a resident of Sector-45 has in complaint lodged with the police alleged that his Indica car (CH-04-6035) was stolen from in front of his residence on the intervening night of October 21 and October 22. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector-34 police station.

In another case, Dharambir Singh, a resident of Sector-23, alleged that his Hero Honda motorcycle (CH-03-A-9695) was stolen from Sector-17 on October 21. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector-17 police station.

Narcotics seized

Chaman Singh, a resident of Sector-25, was arrested from near the cremation ground on October 23. About 25 grams ganja was recovered from his possession. A case under Section 20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the Sector-11 police station.

Abducted

A woman has in a complaint lodged with the police alleged that Narain Bahadur, a resident of Sector-31, abducted her 16-year-old daughter from her residence on October 23. A case under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC has been registered at Sector-31 police station.

Scuffle

Harinder Pal, a resident of Sector-50, has in a complaint lodged with the police alleged that Aman and Manu, both residents of Sector-66, and four others were beaten up and threatened with dire consequences at Sector- 34 on October 22. A case under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323 and 506 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector-34 police station. Complainants were admitted to GMCH, Sector -32.

Accident

Motorcyclist Gobind Garg, resident of Mani Majra, was hit by a truck (HR-38-D-7685) driven by Indresh Bhardwaj, a resident of Panchkula, near NAC Mani Majra, on October 20. He sustained injuries and admitted to the PHC Mani Majra. A case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. The accused has succeeded in getting the bail.

Wine recovered

Mohindero, a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, was arrested from near the Dadu Majra bus stop on October 23. About 16 quarters of country wine was recovered from her possession. A case under Sections 61/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered at Sector-39 police station.

In yet another case, Manminder Singh, a resident of Sector- 40, was arrested from near the roundabout of Sectors 14-15-24-25 and 96 quarters of country wine was seized from her possession. A case under Sections 61/1/14 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector-39 police station.

Mohali, October 24
The local police today booked the husband of a 24 year-old woman for allegedly dousing her with kerosone at their Phase XI house here this evening. The victim, Baljinder Kaur, who was six month pregnant, has been admitted to the PGI with around 50 per cent burns.

On the basis of a statement given by the victim before the magistrate, the police has booked the husband, N Amar Singh and his other family members for criminal conspiracy, demanding dowry and causing injuries to the victim. A case under Sections 326, 498 and 120 B of the IPC has been registered against the victim’s in-laws.

According to the police, the victim alleged she was at home with her husband when he poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. She was referred to the PGI from Phase VI civil hospital here. The victim was taken to the hospital by her neighbours. Ever since their marriage two years ago, the couple had strained relations.

Killed

A 40-year-old was killed while a tractor-trolley hit his scooter he was riding near Lalru last late night.

According to the police, Baljinder Singh, a resident of village Satarpur died after a tractor from the opposite direction hit him. The deceased was returning home when the incident occurred. He was a working in a private company. The driver of the tractor, identified as Dalbir Singh, fled from the spot.

Liquor seized

The Derabassi police today recovered around 62 boxes of liquor being smuggled from Chandigarh to other states including Delhi , Meerut and Ambala City .

According to the police, they received information that three vehicles containing liquor had left the Chandigarh . In an attempt to nab them, the police set up nakas near Derabassi Toll Plaza intercepted the three vehicles containing around 62 boxes of liquor. The local police have arrested three drivers separately who were smuggling English liquor from Chandigarh . The local police arrested Mukesh, a resident of Delhi , Vineet, a resident of Merrut and Ashwani Kumar of Ambala City . According to Station House Officer, Derabassi, Dalbir Singh Grewal. “We had an information that liquor would be smuggled from Chandigarh to the other neighbouring state leading which we laid check posts on highway.” 

Chandigarh, October 24
Manpreet Singh of SGGS College, Sector 26, clinched the men 200 m race during the Chandigarh State Senior Athletics Championship that concluded here yesterday at Sports Complex, Sector-7.

While, Harwinder Singh of Sports Complex, Sector-46, and Amandeep Singh of D.A.V.College-10 stood second and third, respectively, in the same category.

Other results:

Men: 800 m: 1. Parwinder Singh DAV Model School; 2 Surinder Singh ESI, Sector-19; 3. Baldhir Singh DAV College-10; 10,000 m: 1. Tarjan Kumar SGGS College-26, 2. Avtar Singh SGGS College-26, 3. Chet Ram Sports Complex, Sector-7; long jump: 1. Kuldeep Saroa D.A.V.College-10, 2. Lakhbir Singh SGGS College-26, 3. Bhavtaran Singh PUC, Sector-14; discus throw: 1. Arun Saroa Sports Complex, Sector-46, 2. Lakhwinder Singh BSC, Sector-39, 3. Pukhraj Singh BSC, Sector-39; hammer throw: 1. Jaswinder Singh GCM, Sector-11, 2. Akash Singh DAVSSS, Sector-8, 3. Ishant D.A.V. College.

Women: 200 m: 1. Yogita DAV Model School-15, 2. Anita Kumari PUC, Sector-14, 3. Kusam Lata GMSSS, Sector-21; 800 m 1.Tanveer Kaur GGSC Sector-26, 2. Parul KBDAVS, Sector-7, 3. Amandeep Kaur GMSSS, MM Town; 1,500 m 1. Parul KBDAVS, Sector-7, 2. Tanveer Kaur GGGSC Sector-26, 3. Amandeep Kaur GMSSS, MM Town; long jump: 1. Manjeet DAV Model School-15, 2. Yogita DAV Model School-15, 3. Mandeep Kaur DAV Model School-15; discus throw: 1 Anita Kumari PUC, Sector-14, 2. Jyoti Sharma GGSC, Sector-26, 3. Kusam Lata GMSSS, Sector- 21.

Chandigarh, October 24
Carmel Convent, Sector 9, spearheaded by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association trainee Ikttesh Chahal, claimed the girls under-19 team title by defeating the hosts St Peter's Secondary School 2-0 in the final of the CBSE North Zone Lawn Tennis Championship which concluded at the St Peter's Tennis Academy in Sector 37 here today.

With her deep serve and powerful strokes Ikttesh Chahal proved too good for Avneet whom she beat without dropping even a single game in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.

Ikttesh's colleague Deepali also displayed good tennis on the clay court as she beat Shivika Sharma 6-4, 6-1 as Carmel Convent raced to an authoritative 2-0 title triumph.

However, the day belonged to CRPF Public School, Rohini (Delhi), that grabbed the boys’ under-19 and girls’ under-14 team titles, respectively.

Results: Boys Under-19: CRPF Public School, Rohini, Delhi, bt Ryan International, Vasant Kunj, Delhi (Rubal Shandelya bt Sahil Chhabra, Adit Jain bt 
Shitij Kamal).

Boys under-14: Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, bt St John's School, Sector 26, (Basil L. Khuma bt Raghav Talwar, Mayank Yadav lost to Pranav Suri, Basil and Mayank bt Dhruv and Pranav Suri).

Girls Under-14: CRPF Public School, Rohini, Delhi bt Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh 2-0 (Anukriti Chauhdary bt Sonali, Medha Toor bt Vibhuti).

Chandigarh, October 24
As many as 250 players from Chandigarh, Panchkula, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Jammu, Ambala and Patiala are participating in the YMCA Total Tennis Championship that started today at the Total Tennis Academy, Sector 11.

It was a smooth sailing for the seeded players in various categories into the second round by defeating their respective opponents with ease.

In the boys’ under-10 category, the match of the day was played between Samarth Bhardwaj and Rehan Sareen, which lasted for over an hour as Samarth had to sweat the match till tie-breaker to win his first match of the championship. The final score was read in the favour of Samarth Bhardwaj 6-5, 7-4.

In the boys’ under-14 category, top seed Ranjit Singh, second seed Nishat Eqbal, third seed Utkarsh Khosla and the fourth seed Param Pun made to the second round with an ease.

Chandigarh, October 24
Vijay Kumar of Chandigarh Police emerged winner in air-pistol ISSF men category on the second day of the 33rd Chandigarh State Shooting Championship held at Shooting Range, Sector 25, here today. Gurmeet Singh won air pistol (NR) senior men championship, while in the junior men category, Mohiteshwar K. Joshi stood winner.

Lt Col J. S. Ahluwalia bagged air pistol veteran championship. Harwinder Singh and Gurdev, both of Chandigarh Police, won the free pistol 50m and centre-fire pistol title, respectively.

Chandigarh, October 24
A 28-member contingent from Pakistan, including 14 women, will converge on the greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club for the Third PUNJAAB Cup annual golf tournament to be played between the Punjab teams of India and Pakistan from October 28 to 30.

This will be the third tournament between the two Punjab teams which began with the first PUNJAAB Cup at Chandigarh in 2005. That year the India Punjab team clinched the title. The second tournament held in Lahore saw the Pakistan Punjab team emerge the winners. The third annual event, scheduled for 2007, had to be postponed a number of times because of the political uncertainty in the neighbouring country. Finally, the green signal for the 2007 event was given in 2008 for which the two teams will battle it out in a spirit of bonhomie, which has been evident in the previous two tournaments.

The Pakistani golfers and delegates will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple on Sunday after crossing over from the Wagah border. The Pakistani delegates had expressed a desire to be in India during Diwali.

Talking to mediapersons at the Chandigarh Golf Club today, Punjab Golf Association president S.K. Sharma said the bonhomie between the two sides during the first PUNJAAB Cup was so much in evidence that the two PGAs decided to make it an annual feature.

He said before the PUNJAAB Cup the Pakistan PGA president, Maj Gen Zafar Abbas, will formally tee off a golf tournament to be played in memory of Col B.S. Kahlon at the Panchkula Golf Club. The gunshot tee off will see golfers from Panchkula, Mohali, Chandi Mandir Cantt and Chandigarh vying for the title. Minister for power and parliamentary affairs Randeep Singh Surjewala will give away the prizes.

The clash of the Punjab golfers of India and Paksitan will begin at the Chandigarh Golf Club on October 28. The three-day tournament will be played on the Ryder Cup format with the Indian Punjab team being led by Harjinder Singh Kang.

To be teed off by Chandigarh Golf Club president D.S. Bains, the first day will see the teams clashing in a two-ball foursome (alternate shot) competition. The second day will see a four-ball, best ball foursome clash followed by a single ball matchplay on the concluding day.

Col H.S. Baidwan, general secretary of the PGA, said the competition will be in under 40, 40 to 50 and above 50 age-groups. The region's only Grade A coach Jesse Grewal has been named captain of the Indian Punjab team.

The delegates will get a chance to see the festival of lights and will got shopping in Chandigarh and Ludhiana.

The teams

Punjab (India): Under 40: Harjinder Singh Kang, Aman Guron, Angad Cheema and Raghav Bhandari; 40 to 50 years: Suman Puri. Samdeep Sandhu, J.S. Bakshi and Rupinder Singh Sandhu; Above 50: Ishwar Pratap Singh Mann, Brig G.J. Singh, Col Iqbal Singh and Col A.D. Singh.

Punjab (Pakistan): Under 40: Danyal Jehangir, Aadil Jehangir,Muhammad Safdar Khan and Abdul Zahoor; 40 to 50 years: Sardar Murad Khan, Saleem Raza, Kamran Ashraf and Mohsin Anwar; Above 50: Muhammad Shafique Bhatti, Zahid Ahmed, Muhammad Alam Sethi and Muhammad Jameel Khalid. 

Chandigarh, October 24
With 12 points, the Panjab University clinched the Panjab University Inter College Chess (women) Championship for the session 2008-09 held at DAV College, Sector 10, here today.

In the basketball A-division (men) tournament, DAV-10 got the better of RSD College, Ferozepur, by 99-41. In the second match, SGGS College beat Government College-46. In the last match, SCD Government College, Ludhiana, beat Government College, Hoshiarpur.