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Job fest at Kharar college
Kharar, October 1 Some of the leading companies that participated in this job fest include HCL, NIIT(Cisco), Webcom Technologies, USA, Maxvistas, V-Glow, Idea, Tcil It, WeExcel, Cad Centre, Career Weavers, Vision Unlimited, Blue Beacons, IICE, ACS, RSG Software, Animation Plus and Columbus. More than 2,000 students from around 86 different universities and states of the country participated in the fest. Some of the most prominent were Punjabi University, Patiala, GNDU, Amritsar, MDU, Rohtak, UIET, Chandigarh, SLIET, Longowal, Pune University, ICFAI, Amity University, HP University, Shimla, IET, Bhaddal, Chitkara, DAV, GIT, Jaipur, Doaba, SUSCET, Tangori, RIET, Nawanshahar, Indo-Global, IITT, Kala Amb, GCG and GCM Sector 11, Mullana, Ambala, Harayana Engineering College, Bhai Gurdas and Yadvindra College Patiala. This job fest was for CSE, ECE, IT, ME, MBA, MCA and hotel management students who passed out in 2009 and for those who will pass out in 2010.
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Archery Meet
Patiala, October 1 Government Kirti College, Patran, and Physical Education College, Bhaggo Majra, won the men and women championship, respectively. In individual category, Parwinder Singh from Government Kirti College, Patran, and Swati from Government Physical College, Patiala, emerged champions. Results Women: 1st Swati (Government Physical College, Patiala), 2nd Mukesh (Physical Education College, Bhaggo Majra) and 3rd Rajbir (Physical Education College, Bhaggo Majra) Team champions Women: 1st Physical Education College, Bhaggo Majra, 2nd Government Kirti College, Patran, and 3rd Government Physical College, Patiala |
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B’ball player Harjeet honoured
Patiala, October 1 Twenty-one-year old Harjeet is an outstanding basketball player from Patiala and recently played the first senior Asian Basketball Championship that was held at
Chennai. Though the team stood sixth and managed to stay in the upper pool in the championship, Harjeet for sure has made a mark for herself. Earlier, Harjeet had represented India twice in the junior Asian Boxing Championship that was held at Singapore, Bangkok and Thailand.
Harjeet is a former student of Government Senior Secondary School,
Tripri, Patiala. Harjeet, who is now playing for Delhi, visited the school today and addressed the
youngsters. Harjeet, while addressing the youngsters, said she was proud to be an alumnus of the school and gave the credit of her achievements to the principal and her coach Amarjot Singh. The principal and other staff members honoured her by presenting a memento. They also congratulated her family for their support. |
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Blood donation camp
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Assembly Elections
Ambala, October 1 Commenting on the Congress status in Panchkula, she stated that candidates had been shifted even in the past and she was confident that DK Bansal would win from Panchkula. “It is a Congress wave and I am confident that people will vote for the Congress. Bansal had also won from here when he was allotted a ticket for the first time.” Commenting on MLA Nirmal Singh she stated that he was a seasoned politician and she was confident of his win.
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Man fires at mother-in-law
Ropar, October 1 The couple had got married on September 20. In her statement to the police, Jagjit Kaur said her husband had been forcing intimacy on her. Shocked over this attitude, she asked him to leave her to her mother’s place in Ropar for few days. On September 27, Jagjit came to her mother’s place. Rajinder came to fetch her today but the girl’s mother Jaswinder Kaur resented. Both had a verbal duel after which Rajinder opened fire and shot his mother-in-law in legs. She was rushed to the civil hospital while he fled from the spot. The police has registered a case against Rajinder Singh. |
Youth held guilty of stabbing girl
Chandigarh, October 1 On October 11, 2006, after being unsuccessful in love with student of Sector 34-based Frankfinn Institute, Ajay, resident of Yamunanagar, then 21-year-old, stabbed a girl several times in full public view near busy Piccadily Chowk in Sector 21. The accused was said to be a distant relative of the victim. The 19-year-old victim, belonging to Saharanpur, was accompanied by her cousin sister when around 12.15 pm, Ajay Kamboj, stabbed her with a dagger. Hearing their cries, two boys - Vishal and Vijay - living in the vicinity, came to the balcony of their room and saw the girl being stabbed. They raised the alarm and rushed for her help. Both girls grappled with the assailant and tried to overpower him, but in vain. Soon, Vishal and Vijay reached the spot and overpowered the assailant, who also sustained injuries during the scuffle. The police had stated that the girl and the boy were distant relatives and they had met at a marriage party a few years ago. It was a case of one-sided love. The boy wanted to marry the girl while she declined.
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2 youths held in murder case
Mohali, October 1 Sources in the police said while the police arrested two youths, including a son of the Haryana Police ASI and a taxi driver, their third accomplice was still at large. The police refused to share names of the suspects claiming that it would hamper investigations. On the day of the incident, Sunil was returning to his home with his ‘rehri’ at Phase VIII when two motorcycle-borne persons allegedly attacked him. They attacked Sunil with sticks and rods and then sped away. A retired Army officer, Abhijeet Shahi, reportedly saw the incident along with another person who knew the victim. They rushed him to Fortis from where he was shifted to the PGI. According to the police, Sunil used to load ice-cream from factory in Phase IV, Industrial Area, where he had some tiff with workers of a paint factory in the neighbourhood.
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Ambala resident held for fraud
Chandigarh, October 1 Sources in the Economic Offences Wing of the Chandigarh police said Amarbir Singh of Phase VII, Mohali, filed a complaint against Gaurav Attri of Ambala alleging that he had financed a truck to the accused. He financed Rs 9,99,000 to the accused following an agreement. The complainant further told the police that the verification made by the company officials revealed that the accused had disposed the vehicle after dismantling the same. The police arrested the accused on Wednesday and produced him before a local court, which remanded him to two days of police custody. — TNS
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Cyclist killed in accident
Chandigarh, October 1 According to the police, 30-year-old Nanhe of Darua village was killed when a white-coloured jeep rammed into a bicycle he was riding pillion. The mishap occurred at traffic lights point on road dividing Sectors 29 and 30 around 1:30 am today. The victim’s cousin Badshah, told the police that they were returning home after finishing work. Nanhe was a painter and was unmarried. In another mishap, motorcyclist Manoj Kumar of Sector 40-D reported to the police, alleging that a truck (HR 37 A 0384) hit his vehicle near Satsang Bhavan in Sector 26 on Tuesday morning. Jagdish Kumari, who was riding pillion on the motorcycle, was hurt and admitted to Sector 16 Government Multi-Speciality Hospital. The police arrested the truck driver Surajpal.
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New Indira Colony Violence
Chandigarh, October 1 Though there were rumours of some mischievous elements resorting to stone pelting on a shop, the police claimed nothing of the sort had happened there. However, the police remained deployed in the area to tackle any eventuality. A police official said though the things were coming back to normal, they were not taking any chances until they were quite sure that no untoward incident would occur in the locality, which could disturb the peaceful atmosphere. He added that the police would remain deployed there in the coming days. Shops in the colony and school were opened today. The police remained posted outside the school and the market, besides patrolling other areas. Police officials held a meeting with representatives of the colony and a religious organisation, asking them to make efforts for the peaceful atmosphere there. Meanwhile, Babloo, the murder accused, was arrested today after
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7 nabbed with 175 bottles of liquor
Chandigarh, October 1 The police arrested Krishan Lal and his wife Rajwinder Kaur of Maloya from their residence and seized 175 nips of country-made liquor from them. Ramu Verma of Colony No 5 was nabbed with 42 quarters of liquor from his residence. Similarly, the police arrested Nanku of Colony No 5 from near his residence and seized 36 quarters of country-made liquor from him. In addition to this, the police arrested Darshan Singh of Sector 35 from Colony No 5 and seized 39 nips of liquor from him. In another incident, the police arrested Naresh Kumar and Rohit of Colony No 5 and 41 and 42 bottles of country-made liquor from them. The police has registered six cases under the
provisions of the Excise Act against the accused in this connection. Cheating The police arrested Mohammad Yusuf of Sector 35, known as Bengali Baba, on the charges of cheating and intimidating a Sector 35 woman. The victim, in her complaint, alleged that the accused had taken Rs 4,000 in June from her, promising to trace her missing husband. She alleged when he could not provide her any information, she told him to return her amount. But he refused to do so and began issuing her threats. A case of cheating and criminal intimidation has been registered against the accused. Opium seized The police today arrested Chaman Lal of Sector 29 from near the road dividing Sectors 19 and 27 and seized 40 grams of opium from him. A case under Section 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered.
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C’wealth Cricket
Chandigarh, October 1 The match started at 9.30 am and Australian team after winning the toss decided to bat first. They scored 211 runs for eight wickets in the 50 overs. Tom Rogers and Stephen Canglio scored 56 and 48 runs, respectively. For Indian side, Saqib Alam took two wickets for 38 runs. To chase the target of 212 runs in 50 overs, Indian team started well. However, they soon started loosing wickets at regular intervals. From the Indian side, skipper Saqib Alam scored 44 runs. Jordan Matthews took three wickets for 49 runs. The Indian side won the match in a nail biting finish by one wicket with six balls to spare. Saqib Alam was adjudged as the man of the match.
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Trials on October 5
Chandigarh, October 1 The selection will be for basketball (Sports Complex-7), handball (Sports Complex-42), Swimming (Swimming Pool-23) and Table Tennis (Table Tennis Hall-23). |
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Ashish bags top rank in U-19 long jump
Chandigarh, October 1 While, in U-14 long jump girls category, Komal, Gurleen and Urvashi stood first, second and third, respectively. Results U-14 800 Mts Boys: Vijay, Geeta Adarsh Vidyalaya, Rohit Tayagi, Laureate Public School, Shimla; Nitin, Rastriya Military School, Chail U-14 800 Mts Girls: Naveksha, Rajni Saini and Lakhvir U-19 Long Jump Boys: Ashish Lohan, Tushar and Satnam Singh U-14 Long Jump Girls: Komal, Gurleen and Urvashi U-16 800 Mts: Rajat, Suraj and Abhey U-16 Long Jump Boys: Shubham, Ramanpreet and Abhinesh U-16 Long Jump Girls: Celeste, Parul and Jyoti Rana U-16 800 Mts Girls: Varsha, Celeste and Kanchan U-19 800 Mts Girls: Preeti, Honey Thakur and Mitlesh U-19 Javellin Throw Girls: Puneet, Tenzin and Gursharan U-14 Relay 4 x 100 Mts Boys: Dashmesh Academy, Anadpur Sahib, Guru Nanak Mission Public School, Poonta Sahib, and Geeta Adarsh Vidyalaya, Solan U-14 Relay 4 x 100 Mts Girls: Guru Nanak Mission Public School, Poonta Sahib, Eicher Public School, Parwanoo, Sophia Convent School, Kalka, and Doon Valley Public School, Nalagarh U-16 Relay 4 x 100 Mts Boys: MADAV Public School, Mehatpur, Guru Nanak Mission Public School, Poonta Sahib, Lawrence Public School, Mohali, and Chapslee School, Shimla U-16 Relay 4 x 100 Mts Girls: Bhawan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, St Soldier International School, Sector 28, Chandigarh, Geeta Adarsh Vidyalaya, Solan U-19 Long Jump Girls: Radhika Thakur, Rafia and Surbhi U-19: 800 Mts Boys: Satwinder Singh, Mohit and Gaganpreet U-19 Javellin Throw Boys: Sharandeep, Tejveer and Deepak Rana.
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Harshita, Nidhi shine in Panjab University’s win
Chandigarh, October 1 Khalsa College players batted first and scored 136 for five in 50 overs. Ramandeep 34, Ruby 25 and Mandeep 21 were main scorers. Meanwhile, in the second match, MCM DAV College defeated GGS College for Women, Sector 26, by 201 runs. Results PU campus thrashed Khalsa College for Women by seven wickets PU campus: 137 for three in 44.1 overs (Harshita 73, Nidhi 29); Khalsa College Ludhiana- 136 for five in 50 overs (Ramanpreet 34, Ruby 25 and Mandeep 21) MCM DAV College, Sector 36, beat GGS College for Women by 201 runs MCM DAV College scored 281 for six in 50 overs (Aakriti 130 n.o; Hema 24); GGS College scored 80 all out in 14.2 overs (Angla 29 and Meena 15)
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Tennis court used for marriage parties
Chandigarh, October 1 Besides, misuse of the place during the parties, the court is left sticking as no one cares to clean the court after the parties. Leftover food and vegetables kept on rotting in open inviting stray animals and dogs to feast on it. “The court is occupied by the party people of the stray animals. We have spend money to take membership, but are not getting in the name of facilities,” said a member. “Since the private parties and functions have occupied the court, the players and students are being denied the playing area,” alleged a tennis coach. A player on the condition of anonymity said if the authorities were unable to maintain the tennis court, they should hand it over to any tennis association. "We demand that parties should take place at a separate place,” said Nitin Sharma, a Sector 38 resident. Municipal joint commissioner TPS Phoolka said: “We are serious about the matter and therefore, they had passed a plan for constructing a boundary wall for the ground.” However, an official of the community centre said: “People pay to Municipal Corporation to use the land and there is no problem.” On the contrary, Phoolka said: “This is unlawful and if this type of activity is taking place then stern action will be taken against the official concerned.”
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Cricket meet tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 1 A total of eight teams have been divided into two pools that will part in the tournament. Pool A: HDFC, Godrej and Boyce, Innovative Consultants, Glacier Enterprises. Pool B: Airtel, Sigma, ICICI, Indian Railways (DMW). The league matches of the tournament will be of 25 overs each, semifinals of 30 overs each and final match will be of 35 overs. |
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Saini takes lead in Chandigarh Jr Golf
Chandigarh, October 1 The Kapurthala teenager left overnight leader Honey Basoya of Delhi far behind. In fact Honey, who plays in the B Category (13 to 15 years) played a bad 10 over 82 card to be 14 over 230. But still he continued to be the leader in the B Category with Shubhankar Sharma a good 13 strokes behind at 243. Trailing Ashbeer by two strokes in Category A (15 to 17 years) is Khalin Joshi at 226, followed by Trishul Chinnappa (228) and Delhi's Ankur Chadha (230). In the under-11 category, eight-year-old Aadil Bedi, who led by two strokes on the opening day, found his match in Karandeep Kochhar, who fired the best card of the day in this category, 12 over 84, to be 173 after two rounds. This score is seven strokes better that Aadil Bedi, who is trailing second at 180. Just one stroke behind Aadil is Jaiveer Singh. Feroz Singh Grewal of Chandigarh led the pack in the C Category (11 to 13) with a three round score of 240. Piyush Sangwan was three strokes behind at 243, followed by Jaiveer Sandhu. In the girls section Ankita Tiwana, Gurbani Singh, Aditi Ashok and Tarannam Bali led in A, B, C and D categories, respectively. Ashbeer started with birdies on the second and third. But then followed a double bogey on the fifth and a bogey on the ninth leading to a one over 37 score at the turn. A par back nine with two birdies and an equal number of bogies saw him finish the day at one over 73. In the under-11 section Karandeep dropped six bogies and finished with a double bogey on the ninth to be eight over 44 at the turn. He managed five pars in the back nine, dropping bogeys on the 11th, 14th, 15th and 16th for a 40 and a card of 84. Yesterday, eight-year-old Aadil had shot a 14 over 86 card to be the leader. Leading scores: Category A (15 to 17 years): Boys---Ashbeer Saini 224, Khalin Joshi 226, Trishul Chinnappa 228, Ankur Chadha 230; Girls----Ankita Tiwana and Meher Atwal 163, Gursimar Badwal 166, Akariti Singh 168. Category B (13 to 15 years): Boys---Honey Basoya 230, Shubhankar Sharma 243, Arjun Singh 246; Girls---Gurbani Singh 172, Amrita Sarna 176, Raksha Phadke 178. Category C (11 to 13 years): Boys---Feroz Singh Grewal 240, Piyush Sangwan 243, Jairaj Singh Sandhu 246, Vidit Singh 247; Girls----Aditi Ashok 169, Ridhima Dilawari 182, Seher Atwal 190. Category D (under 11 years): Boys---Karandeep Kochhar 173, Aadil Bedi 180, Jaiveer Singh 181; Girls ----Tarannam Bali and Riya Ahuja 215, Vrinda Aggarwal 231.
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600 take part in KVS athletics meet
Panchkula, October 1 Surender Singh of KV No. 3, Patiala, and Sandeep Kumar of KV, Rohtak, bagged the first position in 800 m race for u-19 and u-17, respectively. Priyanka was declared first in 800m race. —
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Referees violate uniform code
Chandigarh, October 1 A city-based netball coach, said: “When the referee, whose job is to judge the players, is least bothered about the basic rules and regulations, then how the discipline can be expected from the players?” A netball player also accused the sports department of PU for not providing the basic infrastructure and said: “What to say about facilities, even the basic norms are not being followed here.” While, another player said: “If any player does not wear proper uniform, then he or she is not allowed to play the match, the same rule should be followed for the officials conducting the match.” However, CS Grewal, director, sports department Panjab University, said: “We have already given the instructions to the referees and other officials to come in prescribed uniform, but if someone is not following the guidelines, then strict action will be taken against them.”
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