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Kaplana Chawla Institute declared insolvent
Shambhu (Rajpura), August 26 This is being done after the society failed to return the loan amount of nearly Rs 8 crore and bank. The college was mired in controversies since its inception in 2007 as some of its trustees were accused of forging documents pertaining to the land. The Rajpura police had also registered a case in this regard against trustees. Chairman of the society SC Gupta said a case was already pending in the court and a separate inquiry was also pending with the police. According to reports, Rs 13 crore were to be spent on the institute out of which a building spread in 18 acres with 85,000 square feet covered area was constructed. Labs equipped with computers and centrally air-conditioner system was also installed in the building. BTech courses, including electronics and communication, information technology, mechanical engineering and computer science, were to be offered at the institute. Gupta claimed that he had spent Rs 5 crore on the institute, while the computer labs and other necessary equipments had already been installed in the building. A visit to the college revealed that some portion of the institute was constructed and most of the rooms were locked. Only security guards were deployed on the premises. Interestingly, a board installed outside the institute informs visitors that the college is approved by the AICTE (All-India Council for Technical Education) and is affiliated to Punjab Technical University (PTU). Punjab National Bank officials said it would an open bid and reserve price was Rs 9 crore. Interested bidders would have to deposit 10 per cent of the amount in advance. Successful bidder would deposit 15 per cent of the total amount within 24 hours and the full payment would be made within 15 days. The auction would be held on September 26 at PNB branch in Sector 16, Chandigarh, at 11 am.
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Selection camp at Pbi varsity
Patiala, August 26 As many as 100 NSS volunteers from 45 colleges along with five programme officers participated in the selection camp. The camp was organised under the guidance of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Government of India. NSS Regional Centre assistant programme adviser Gurdeep Singh Bhatti, Chandigarh, guided the volunteers, who participated in the drill, cultural and overall personality development activities. The security persons of Punjabi University demonstrated the drill activity. Punjabi University NSS programme coordinator, Dr Paramvir Singh, told six boys and six girls had been selected for the drill and two boys and two girls had been selected for the cultural activities, respectively. Dr Paramvir said 16 selected volunteers would participate in the Pre Republic Day parade camp, which would be organised by the Government of India in October and after that the selected volunteers would participate in the Republic Day celebration at New Delhi.
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Ex-Colonel gets Godfrey award
Patiala, August 26 Sahota, while addressing mediapersons, said it was important to look after environment and he was glad that social workers like Col Das were not only making people aware about the importance of tree plantation but also working hard for the maintenance of trees. He also stressed the need to check water wastage and conserve the ground water level. Col Das was handed over a bronze medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 50,000. He had earlier won Karamyogi Award in 2002 and was given a special award by the Punjab government in 2007. He had also won Godfrey Phillips Award (gold medal for the Northern region) in 2008 and was recently honoured by Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal on January 26, 2009.
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Bid to rob petrol pump manager
Zirakpur, August 26 The police booked three unidentified youths on the complaint of Adesh Kumar, who works as manager at Shiva Petrol Pump located at the Zirakpur-Patiala highway, and resides at Sunrise Complex, Lohgarh. Adesh complained to the police that he was carrying Rs 1.27 lakh when he reached home on Tuesday at 7.45 pm. Two youths knocked at his door around 9 pm. When his wife Radha opened the door, the accused put a revolver on her neck and tried to enter the house. They demanded cash from the manager. No harm was done as the manager bravely grappled with one of the accused and screamed for help. The second accused used some spray and both of them managed to escape. All three were in their early twenties, he added. The petrol pump is owned by Capt R.R. Bhardwaj (retd). The Zirakpur SHO said a case had been registered against the three unidentified accused and a hunt was on to nab them.
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Failure to deposit Rs 2-cr house tax
Zirakpur, August 26 According to MC sources, the notices under the Municipal Act, Section 80(2), have been issued to owners of godowns. He said if they failed to deposit the money the property would be auctioned in accordance with the Municipal Act. The list of house tax due against various commercial properties provided by MC office reveals that about Rs 34 lakh is pending against Ramesh Aggarwal, who owned four godowns -- number 314, 314-A, 315 and 315-A -- in Pabhat village. The house tax amounting to Rs 5,96,140 lakh is pending against Preet Mohinder Singh, who owns godown number 303, while an amount of Rs 9,88,709 is pending against Hargopal Das who owned plot number 114-A; Rs 6,19,650 are pending against Jasvinder Singh and Baljit Singh of plot number 195; Rs 4,85,312 are pending against Raman Kumar of plot number 114, and other prominent defaulters in MC list are from Baltana and nearby areas. Talking to The Tribune, executive officer, Zirakpur, Sukhjinder Singh Sidhu said the MC had given notice to defaulters and they have been told that their properties would be seized and auctioned according to the Municipal Act, Section 80(2), in case they failed to clear their pending amounts. He said the amount recovered from the defaulters would be used for development of that particular area and the basic amenities would be provided on priority basis. Meanwhile, the godowns owners alleged that the MC had failed to provide them with proper road and other basic facilities. They claimed that they had given written complaints to the MC many times, but nothing has been done yet. |
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Husband, in-laws booked for dowry
Kharar, August 26 After a few months of the marriage, her husband and in-laws started demanding dowry and also harassed her. Despite repeated attempts of Kulwinder and her family members the in-laws did not stop the harassment and finally a complaint was lodged with the police against the in-laws and the husband. The city police station, after completing the investigations, registered a case in this connection against the husband, Harcharan Singh, and his parents Satnam Singh and Swaran Kaur.
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Wakf Board shops sealed
Ambala, August 26 The Wakf Board property is situated in a mosque near Topkhana Bazaar on Panjokhra Road. According to Ramandeep Singh, CEO, Cantonment Board, the shops and residential area had been illegally constructed as there was no permission taken from the board, nor was any information given to them. “Sometime back we had received an application from the Wakf Board to expand the mosque. However, we now find that shops have been
made.” Haryana Wakf Board officials, however, stated that they had leased the area where the shops had been constructed by a private person and it was his responsibility to seek sanctions from the Cantonment Board. The officials further stated that according to the Wakf Board Act, it could lease out property. |
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Leopard terrorises Kalka villagers
Kalka, August 26 Amar Singh, one of the villagers, told The Tribune that the leopard had killed his two goats in the last couple of days. Subsequently, panic is brewing among the villagers over their safety as they have to confine themselves in their houses after evening hours. The villagers further alleged that the department of forest compensates very low amount of money in case any animal falls victim to the predator. About Rs 200 to Rs 250 are given for each goat. The villagers further alleged that they had submitted a memorandum to state minister Kiran Chaudhary during her visit regarding their protection and enhancing the compensation, but nothing has happened till date. The villagers have urged the state government to fence their villages for their protection from wild animals, which also destroy crops. |
Where are they kept after 18, states asked
Chandigarh, August 26 Justice Rajesh Bindal of the High Court has also asked the Home Secretaries of the two states and UT to file their affidavits in the matter. They have also been asked to furnish the details of number of children or shelter homes in each state; the number of juveniles in these homes, and their age. The directions came during the hearing of a bail petition filed by five juveniles against the state of Punjab in a murder, attempt to murder and rioting case registered in August last year at the Raja Sansi police station in Amritsar. During the arguments of the case, Justice Bindal observed that an issue has cropped up on where a juvenile, who is an accused in an offence committed by him, has to be kept after attaining the age of 18, though when the offence was committed he was less than 18. Justice Bindal took on record Punjab state counsel’s assertion that some of the accused, who were now 18 plus, were still in the shelter homes with the other children. Referring to Section 33 (4) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, the counsel added a child may be allowed to remain in the children home or shelter home till suitable rehabilitation is found for him, or till he attains the age of 18. The counsel also referred to second provision of Section 44 of the Act, which disclosed a juvenile or a child over 17, but less than 18, would stay in the after-care organisation till he attains the age of 20. After hearing the state counsel, Justice Bindal asked the Punjab Home Secretary to file the affidavit. As the issue was of general importance, Justice Bindal directed the issuance of notice to Haryana Advocate-General and the UT senior standing counsel as well, for examining the issue. Before parting with the order, Justice Bindal asked Haryana and UT Home Secretaries to also file their affidavits, before fixing the case for the second week of September.
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Police remand for accused
Chandigarh, August 26 The court of JMIC Hem Raj Mittal remanded Simranjit Singh and Gurjeet to one-day police custody. The prosecution said the police needs to interrogate from where the pistol was procured and also the whereabouts of the other three students named in the FIR. The duo was arrested following an altercation between PUSU and SOPU supporters on Panjab University UIET campus. On a complaint of Praveen, the injured member of SOPU, the police arrested Simranjit Singh Dhillon, president, PUSU, and Gurjeet, a student of the PGGC, Sector 11.
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CBI convicts 6 Army personnel
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, August 26 The CBI special court today convicted six Army personnel, including a Colonel, in a fake purchase scam dating back to 1992. Holding the accused guilty, including an Army supplier, the CBI special court of Darshan Singh held all six guilty. Pronouncing the orders, the court sentenced them to one-and-a-half year of imprisonment. The court has also directed Capt Sudhir Deopujari to pay a fine of Rs 25,000, Naresh Chadha to pay Rs 20,000, Capt Suresh Hingorani and Havaldar SG Kulkarni to pay Rs 12,500 each and Anil Dalal, Colonel KK Pandey and Major DK Roy to pay Rs 6,250 each. The officers used to procure fake purchase bills from two firms owned by an Ambala resident, though the material was never delivered. The CBI had registered four different cases against the accused in 1992. The accused included one Colonel, a Major, two Captains, an Army Havaldar, all posted in HQ 627 (I) AD, besides an auditor in the office of Controller of Defence Accounts (CDA) and an Army supplier. Special prosecutor Pawan Dogra held that payments were made on bogus bills raised without a receipt of any material under the provisions of the Unit Local Purchase Orders (ULPO) without receiving any item. In some cases, the officers signed the ULPO, though they were not authorised to sign these documents. According to investigations, the fake bills were raised for amounts Rs 5.65 lakh in one case, Rs 1.63 lakh, Rs 2.83 lakh and Rs 2.01 lakh in other cases in 1990. The CBI had filed the charge-sheet in the case on February 24, 1993 and had charged all seven accused for cheating and forgery under the provisions of Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC and six Army officials were also charged for the offences under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Accused cop demands dismissal of petition
Chandigarh, August 26 In an affidavit placed before Justice Rajan Gupta of the Punjab and High Court, Verma claimed the petition was totally devoid of merit. The affidavit, filed through counsel Deepak Sibbal, said the entire petition had been “nothing but a plethora of patent lies”, and since no relief had been prayed for against him, the petition deserved to be dismissed with exemplary costs on the petitioners to serve as a deterrant for abuse of process of law. Elaborating, he said the inquiry officer found that one of the petitioners at various places had given different timings of being present in his office on December 26 last year. Taking on record the reply, Justice Gupta fixed September 18 as the next date of hearing. Justice Gupta, on the previous date of hearing, had directed the UT administration to place on record the inquiry conducted by Superintendent of Police (traffic) in the case. In his petition, a Sector 17 trader had accused him of thrashing him up "violently with fist and leg blows", resulting in injuries on face, arms and legs. The trader and his wife, Sudha and Arvind Pandey, had also alleged the issuance of threats, as action was initiated against a local sub-inspector by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the basis of their complaint. Arvind Pandey had alleged that Verma had threatened he "would be put to death by way of an accident", if he pursued the case before the CBI. Going into the background, the petitioners contended sub-inspector Sanjeev Kumar had demanded Rs 50,000 from them, through another shopkeeper Subhash Kataria. The amount was for settling his shop's dispute, which arose after a worker and several others trespassed and threw the stocks out on November 3 last year. Acting on the complaint, both Kataria and the sub-inspector were arrested by the CBI. Counsel for the petitioner contended before Justice Gupta that the Pandey couple had been pursuing the matter, but action had not been initiated.
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Man held for petrol pump robbery
Panchkula, August 26 The accused identified as Teg Bahadur (34), a resident of Nada village. Four Maruti-borne youths looted the petrol pump and locked the owner and two of his employees inside the bathroom and storeroom before fleeing the spot with booty. Panchkula SP Amitabh Dhillon said Bahadur was still a suspect as petrol pump owner and his employees had idnefied him as one of the accused. Any evidence against the accused, however, was yet to establish, he said.
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Three arrested for burglary
Chandigarh, August 26 Sources in the Operations Cell of the Chandigarh Police said they had information about the activities of the miscreants and acting on a tip off they managed to nab one of the accused, Kamal of Ram Darbar, from a naka on August 24. He named his two other accomplices, Aman and Monu alias Manda, both of Ram Darbar, during interrogation and the police managed to nab them yesterday. The police said four cases of burglaries were worked out during their interrogation. The investigators recovered 16 tolas of gold ornaments, eight mobile phones, a video camera, a still camera, four wristwatches and about 50 kg of brass utensils from the accused. The accused are in their early twenties and had earlier been arrested in similar cases. The police said more cases of thefts are likely to be solved during their sustained interrogation. They would be produced in a court for police remand. Assaulted Devinder Singh of Guru Gorakhnath Mandir, Sector 19, reported to the police alleging that Jagjit Singh of Ludhiana stabbed him with a sharp-edged blade and threatened him near Community Centre in Sector 42 yesterday. He got injured and was admitted in Sector 16 Government Multi Specialty Hospital. The police arrested the accused after registering a case against him. Cop booked The police registered a case of assault and criminal intimidation against the Punjab Police sub-inspector, Sarjeevan Singh, posted in the intelligence wing at Punjab Police Headquarters in Sector 9, for allegedly assaulting and molesting his colleague lady constable Sukhdarshan Kaur of Phase III-B2, Mohali, on July 21. The police registered the case after conducting a probe. Motorcycle stolen Sanju Kumar of Sector 51-A reported that his motorcycle (PB 05 N 9301) had been stolen from Sector 37-A, on August 23.
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Malwa school beat MRS academy
Chandigarh, August 26 Dilpreet, a player of MRS academy, turned a penalty corner in his team’s favour in the 18th minute of the match. But after that, all efforts made by MRS players went in vain. Subsequently, Malwa players hit the board thrice. Out of three goals, Navdeep scored two field goals in 42nd and 45th minutes of the match. One penalty corner was turned in to goal by Harmanpreet of Malwa Academy. However, the second match played between Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, and BUSH Academy, Tarntaaran, ended in a draw (0-0) as both the teams could not avail the penalty corners in their favour.
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St Anne's beat Saupin's by 87 runs
Chandigarh, August 26 In the second match, APJ School, Kharar, got success against Satluj School by 19 runs. Breif score: St Anne's 126 for 7 in 20 overs (Anshul 34, Mayank 19, Shubam 12, Nipun 3 for 12). Saupins's School: 39 runs all out in 13 overs (Shubam 11) In another match: APJ School, Kharar: 103 all out in 20 overs (Sahil Saini 23, Shubam 22, Sahil Sharma 12, Gagandeep Singh 2 for 19, Vishesh 2 for 17). Satluj Public School, Panchlula: 84 all out in 17.4 overs (Akshik Rana 22, Shubam 16, Ashish 2 for 18, Ekansh 2 for 11, Sahil Saini 2 for 10, Sahil Sharma 2 for 16). |
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Powerjit helps Alpine School to win
Chandigarh, August 26 Alpine school won the toss and elected to field. St Terasa Convent School scored 84 for 7 in 16 overs. Labesh (17) and Abhitosh (10) were their main scorers. Sobir (2 for 10) and Jagjeet Singh (2 for 15) restricted St Terasa Convent's total with good bowling. In reply, Alpine School easily achieved their victory target in just eight overs by scoring 86 for 2. After losing two wickets, Powerjit Singh and Sobir ensured no further loss to overcame St Terasa's total. British School, Panchkula, got the third position. Brief scores: St Terasa Convent School, Panchkula: 84 for 7 in 16 overs (Labesh 17, Abhitosh 10, Sobir 2 for 10, Jagjeet Singh 2 for 15). Alpine School, Pinjore: 86 for 2 in 8 overs (Powerjit Singh 40 n.o.; Sobir 20 n.o., Sagar 1 for 24, Abhitosh 1 for 23).
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18 teams to participate in Challenge Cup
Chandigarh, August 26 The organising committee met today at the Sector 17 Football Stadium under the chairmanship of Sports Director ML Sharma and reviewed the arrangements. According to ML Sharma, Director, Health Services, Chandigarh, has already requested to depute two teams of doctors for conduct of the medical examination of the players and also to provide first-aid at the venue during the matches. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gen SF Rodrigues (retd) will inaugurate the tournament and Adviser to the UT Administrator, Pradip Mehra, will distribute the prizes on the concluding day. JPS Sidhu said the teams had been divided in to four groups and winners of each group would qualify for semi-finals to be played on September 8. Participants: Basil Football Academy (Goa), Burn Hall School (Srinagar), Cantonment Board Senior Secondary School (Jalandhar Cantonment), Chandigarh Football Academy, Mahilpur Football Academy (Jalandhar), Football Academy (Rurka Kalan, Jalandhar), Haryana Football Association, IFA Academy (Kolkata), Indian Tigers Football Academy (Mumbai), Madhya Pradesh Football Association, New Public School Academy (Chandigarh), Rajasthan State Football Association, Rohit Football Academy (Orissa), SAI NSEC, Kolkata, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Football Club (Mizoram), St Stephen's Football Academy (Chandigarh), Usman Azad Urdu High School and Junior College (Maharashtra) and Daman and Diu.
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Shooting meet on Aug 29
Chandigarh, August 26 The students can participate in the sub-junior group (up to the age of 15 years) and junior group (up to the age of 21 years) in the air rifle and air pistol categories. The interested students can submit their entries along with their date of birth certificates attested by heads of the respective schools and two passport size photographs at the shooting range at 9 am on the day of the competition. Entry fee for each match is Rs 100. |
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Punjab Blue rule on Day 1
Mohali, August 26 The Punjab Blue started off with Sunny Sohal and Captain Vishwas Bhalla. But they lost their first wicket at the nominal score of 37, when Vishwas Bhalla was caught by Satpal at mid-wicket of the bowling of VRV Singh for 13. At this stage, Manish Bhatia joined Sunny Sohal and the duo put on a double-century partnership (238 for the second wicket) before Sunny Sohal was caught off the bowling of Baltez for a well-compiled 126 off 213 balls spiked with 15 hits to the boundary. After the dismissal of Sunny Sohal, Manish Bhatia also made his exit after compiling a brilliant century (124 studied with 17 sweetly timed boundaries and three effortless sixes of 179 balls) before he hold on to Sadana in the deep off the bowling of left-arm spinner Sarabjit Ladda. Southpaw Manish Bhatia and right-handed Sunny Sohal totally pulverised the red attack and hit the ball at will to all parts of the ground during their imposing second wicket partnership. Punjab Red team were handicapped by the absence of their star bowler VRV Singh, who came off the field after bowling just seven overs as he complained of side strain. Left-arm spinner Sarabjit Ladda, who bagged two wickets but proved expensive as he was hammered for 121 runs. The wicket was giving no assistance to the bowlers. Sarabjit Singh (21 n.o.) and Jeevanjot (8 n.o.) were at the crease at the close of the play with the Punjab Blue team seating pretty at 328 for 4 in 90 overs. The match will resume tomorrow. Punjab Yellow 289 for 8 Meanwhile, in the second match played between Punjab Yellow and Punjab Green, Patiala, Punjab Yellow, after winning the toss, posted a healthy total of 289 for 8 in 90 overs. Gurkirat Mann (68 off 70 balls studied with 7 fours and 3 lofty sixes), Perry Goel (44 off 79 balls with 7x4s) were involved in the fifth wicket stand of 86 runs. Thereafter, Gaurav Gambhir (52) off 37 balls with 4 fours and Bharat Loomba 56 off 126 balls with 6 fours stitched a partnership of 91 runs for the 7th wicket. Sarul Kanwar, with 28 off 48 balls with inclusive of 5 fours, was the other contributor for the Punjab Yellow. For Punjab Green, left-arm spinner Varun Khanna (4 for 90) and right-arm medium-pacer Hardevinder Singh (2 for 43) and Mohit Mohindra (1 for 16) shared the spoils. The match will resume tomorrow.
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Girls’ football meet from Sept 2
Chandigarh, August 26 The entries will be closed on August 28 and players born on or after January 1 and not later than December 21, 1999, are eligible to take part in the championship. |
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