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Pedestrian crushed to death
Kalka, December 13 The police said the incident took place at around 7 pm, when the speeding truck hit the pedestrian, resulting the death of the man on the spot. The deceased has been identified as Mahipal (30), a resident of Derabassi, according to the documents recovered from the pocket of the deceased. The body has been sent to the Civil Hospital, Kalka, for post mortem. The truck driver absconded after the incident and the police is investigating the matter and has registered a case against the driver. |
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Legal cell to take out silent procession
Ambala, December 13 He demanded that the government should provide interest free loans to new advocates. He also said proper arrangements of sitting and drinking water should be made in the judicial complexes. Members of the cell kept two-minute silence to pay tribute to the deceased at Mumbai blast. General secretary of the cell Jasbir Rathi and president of Ambala unit Gopal Krishan were also present. |
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Ancient scripts on display at Sirhind
Fatehgarh Sahib,
December 13 The exhibition was held with the help of cultural department of Panjab University. The manuscripts of the 14th century and 17th century were also put on display and a number of residents, including students visited the exhibition. Various scholars expressed their concern over students lacking interest in Sanskrit. They said steps should be taken to preserve these scripts and they should be translated into all the languages for better understanding.
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Two injured in collision
Rajpura, December 13 They were going on a bike towards Mardapur village when their vehicle collided with an Indigo car that was coming from Ambala. The car driver escaped from the spot when police arrived. Both the injured were rushed to the local civil hospital from where Dharminder, who was in a serious condition, was referred to Chandigarh. A case in this connection would be registered after completing the formalities, police officials said. |
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Seminar on women empowerment today
Bassi Pathana, December 13 A seminar on women empowerment would also be held during the occasion. Hassan Singh Mejie, adviser of the trust informed H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune, will be the chief guest and K.S. Bains I.A.S (retd) will be the guest of honour. |
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District courts website frozen in time
Chandigarh, December 13 This, in spite of the current incumbent, Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, having visited the district courts complex in Sector 17 as part of pre-mega lok adalat today. The lok adalats are being organised to ensure speedy disposal of cases and keep a tab on pendency. Though five months have elapsed since the retirement of former chief justice Vijender Jain, the district courts website still has his name as chief justice of the High Court. High pendency and work burden seem to have taken a toll on the courts so much so that they have forgotten to get their facts right. The former chief justice served from November 28, 2006 to August 1, 2008 but this fact has apparently slipped out of the mind of the person in-charge of maintaining the court website. While the district court website - <http://chddistrictcourts.gov.in/> - has been proudly flaunting the name of Justice Vijender Jain, contrary to the High Court website, which has been updated. On the website of Punjab and Haryana High Court - http://highcourtchd.gov.in/ - the list and photographs of sitting judges and the name and picture of the presiding chief justice have been updated. A district courts employee said: “It seems to have been ignored by the person in charge of maintaining the website.”
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513 cheque-bounce cases disposed of
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 13 Huge rush of litigants was witnessed as at least 513 cases of cheque bounce were disposed of and Rs 36,72,000 given in compensation. Held as part of the Samadhan 2008 programme, the lok adalat was organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Justice J.S. Khehar, chairman state legal services authority, Justice K.S. Garewal and Justice K. Kannan. The court also settled 147 civil suits and disposed of six accident cases wherein a compensation of Rs 17,31,000 was awarded. Also around 8,200 traffic challans were settled A mega lok adalat will be held on December 20 and 21 wherein traffic challans will be disposed of during the adalat.
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Bags containing 2 laptops, cash stolen
Chandigarh, December 13 In another incident, the local police registered a case on the complaint filed by Anita Mehta, a resident of Sector 16, alleging that her two gas cylinders were stolen from her residence yesterday. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at police station-17. Also, a resident of Sector 43, Rajinder Kumar lodged a complaint with the police alleging that his Kinetic scooter (HR 07 E 2841) was stolen from his residence on the intervening night of December 11 and 12. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-36.
Assault cases
Pali, a resident of Sector 26, lodged a complaint with the police alleging that Ashok, Sonu, Firoz and Rakesh, all residents of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, assaulted his his wife Jamuna, daughter Suresh Bala and son Bindu at his residence yesterday. A case under Sections 323, 452 and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-26. Also, Pawandeep, a resident of Mohali, filed a complaint with the police alleging that two persons — Sunderjit Singh of Sector 47 and Swarnjit Singh of Mohali — riding an Activa scooter (PB 65 E 1584) assaulted and intimidated him near Sector 42-43 crossing, when he was going in his Indica car yesterday. A case under Sections 323, 341, 506 and 34, IPC, has been registered at the police station-36.
Liquor seized
The police arrested two women — Nitu and Neenu — of Sector 25 near the Himachal sarai and seized 48 bottles of rum from their possession yesterday. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered at the police station-11.
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Maid held for theft
Chandigarh, December 13 “We arrested Manju on a tip-off and she confessed to have committed the crime,” J.S. Khera, DSP, said.
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Basketball Tourney Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 13 Both semifinals were played today on St Kabir School courts here. NPS beat Little Flower School of Panchkula by 39-29 in the first semi-final encounter. Neha continued to give a brilliant display. She scored 20 points out of 39 netted by NPS. She was well assisted by Manisha (8), Smiti Kaura (6) and Karamjit (5). Little Flowers also excelled in shooting. Anubha Gupta and Prachi combined well and counter-attacked to sink baskets at regular intervals. Anubha scored nine and Prachi eight. Meenu Thakur and Isha Sharma contributed six points each. Results: NPS, Sector 18, (Neha 20, Smiti Kaura 6, Manisha 8, Karamjit 5) bt Little Flower, Panchkula, (Anubha Gupta 9, Meenu Thakur 6, Isha Sharma 6, Prachi 8) by 39-29. St Kabir, Sector 26, (Naina 6, Prakriti 4, Rupandeep 8, Tanvi 2) bt St Xavier's, Sector 44, (Mankanwar 6, Riya 2, Ijoma 1, Deepkrit 2) by 23-11.
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Need for apt sports curriculum discussed
Panchkula, December 13 One such seminar was held in Hotel KC Cross Road here today. The event which is open to school principals, school leaders and PE teachers, had speakers, including Om Prakash, former Indian volleyball captain, A.K. Kausahl, director International Public School, Jagwant Singh of SD Public School and Suhas Nair, programme director at EduSports were present during the seminar. It was discussed that sports could play a major role in developing the skills required for a successful life. Additionally, sports can also foster life skills such as interpersonal skills, team spirit, social grace, etiquette, right attitude, managerial skills, time management and self-motivation. However, this cannot happen without a scientific and structured approach of delivering sports services in schools. There is a need for proper curriculum for sports and physical education along with other
subjects. Parents and coaches also need to be involved in a positive way, so that children have fun while
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DPS snatch three-wicket win
Chandigarh, December 13 The tourists batting first after winning the toss piled on a total of 171 all out. Mini Nicholas (27) and Jacobus Johannes (25) made useful contributions. Sanchit Gupta was the highest wicket taker for DPS as he claimed four wickets. DPS, Pinjore, achieved their target by scoring 171 for three in 19.2 overs. Sanchit Gupta contributed 28 runs. He also took four wickets and was rightly declared the man of the match. Alberton Cricket and Hockey Club are on a 42-day tour to India. — TNS
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Arun Walia chief of roller skating body
Chandigarh, December 13 Walia, a senior additional advocate general of Haryana, has been elected as the chief of the skating body. He is also the senior vice-president of the Chandigarh Roller Skating Association. “My immediate focus will be to organise the national championship that we are planning to host in Chandigarh in the second fortnight of January and to chalk out the plans for the 2010 Asian Games, as skating has been included in it as a medal sport for the first time," said Arun Walia. Pradeep Ganeriwala, the outgoing president of the federation, has voluntarily stepped down from the post. He served the federation for 25 years. During his tenure, India women roller hockey team won the gold medal in the Asian Championship held in India last year and the country is presently ranked overall second in Asia. |
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St John’s book berth in semifinal
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 13 Earlier today, St John's clinched the semi-final spot with a 3-1 margin as the teams were involved in a goalless draw in the stipulated period. In the tie-breaker session, St John's emerged winners by converting three out of five spot kicks through Parseej, Ranshed and Sarfroj. Krishna and Chander muffed their penalties. For Ryan International School only Parbodh converted his penalty. Pranav, Gurjivan and Arshjot wasted their chances. St Kabir School overcame the challenge of Vivek High School, Sector 38, by 3-0. The winners shot into the lead through Shivam Kanwar in the fifth minute. Amitoj Singh (30th) and Sanchit Bhudhiraja (40th) added one goal each to make the score look more impressive. St Stephen's School ousted Doon International of Mohali by 3-0 and in the fourth quarter-final, St Xavier's School beat New Public School, Sector 18. In the one-sided match Xavier's netted through Paramvir (11th), Rudra (14th), Mehtab (27th) and Sanyukt (35th) to record a fluent 4-0 victory.
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Cricket tournament from today
Barwala (Panchkula), December 13 In the second match of the day, Numero Uno XI will play Azzaro XI. Each team will play three league matches and the top two teams will qualify for the finals. The league matches will be of 25 overs each while the final would be
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Gurbaaz slips to tied 18th spot
Our Golf Correspondent
Chandigarh, December 13 Today's par performance came a day after the Chandigarh golfer sizzled with a seven under par 65 in the second round yesterday. With today's card Gurbaaz is tied 18th along with Change Tse ping of Taipei at seven under par 207. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee was the leader after the third round. The 2004 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion returned an eight under par 64 for an 18 under par 198 total, to end the day five shots ahead of Americans Corey Harris and Anthony Kang, who both carded matching 203s. Singapore's Lam Chih-bing also moved into contention for his maiden Asian Tour title after carding a 67 for a 205 total to share fourth place with England's Steven Tiley and overnight leader Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand.
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