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Saras Fest
Singer Diljeet enthralls audience
Ropar, October 11
On the ninth day of Saras fair, singer Diljeet Singh enthralled audience at Nehru Stadium here today.Punjab chief secretary SC Aggarwal was the chief guest. Aggarwal congratulated Priyank Bharti, Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, for organising such a fair.
Inspection at railway station
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 11
A special inspection for security purposes was done at the railway station here yesterday in view of the festive season ahead.
Khoya seizure: Patiala cops take U-turn
Patiala, October 11
The police administration has taken a U-turn on the issue of taking action against 43 sweet shop owners who were allegedly involved in buying spurious khoya and milk products from the cold stores here. While earlier the police had categorically said there was involvement of a large number of sweet shop owners of Patiala in the “unhealthy” practice of purchasing “spurious” khoya and other foodstuff, now the cops say that they do not have any list of the erring 43 sweet shop owners.
Kalka: Political future at stake for three
Kalka, October 11
The political future of three prominent candidates is at stake in these assembly elections. While Satvinder Singh Rana, Congress candidate and sitting MLA from Rajaund, has to win the seat to continue in politics (his old constituency was abolished during delimitation), the INLD would think twice to field its
candidate Pardeep Chaudhary if he disappoints the party for the fourth time to make it to the state
Assembly.
150 quintal sugar seized
Rajpura, October 11
The police nabbed a truck driver with 150 quintals of sugar on Sunday, which was smuggled from Haryana without any legal papers and other requisite bills. The Shambhu police post in charge Kiranbir Singh laid a naka near Shambhu barrier and recovered sugar after checking. The accused had been identified as Pritpal Singh of Daliayavi village near Ambala in Haryana. He has been booked under various sections of the Essential Commodities Act and was produced before a magistrate. He was sent to two days of police remand.
700 bags of foodgrain gutted
Patiala, October 11
Bags of sugar and rice in large number were destroyed after a fire broke out in a godown in the Sanauri Adda area here this afternoon. Though no one sustained any injures, the goods stored in the godown were reduced to ashes.
Two-day seminar at Thapar varsity ends
Patiala, October 11
Indian Nuclear Society (INS) national seminar organised by the school of physics and materials science, Thapar University,
Patiala, concluded on the university campus today.
Founders’ day at Sacred Souls
Kharar, October 11
The sixth founders' day of Sacred Souls School, Gharuan, was celebrated by students.Pargat Singh, director sports, Punjab, presided over. Col (Dr) DS
Randhawa, director of Rayat Institute of Management, Ropar, was the chief guest and Col HIS Virk was guest of
honour.
Murder case cracked
Dera Bassi, October 11
With the arrest of one person, the Mohali police claims to have solved a four-month-old blind murder case of a taxi driver. The victim, Kapil Dev (24), a resident of Kangra (HP), was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway near Bhankerpur village at Dera Bassi.
Blank Elephant maul APJ School
Patiala, October 11
A fine 116 by Anmol Malhotra and 100 by captain Anmol Preet Singh helped Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala, beat APJ School Kharar by 117 runs at Military Ground here today. This was the final match of Triangular Series for Punjab Today Foundation Cup.
BSNL Athletics Meet
Upender, Geetanjali emerge champs
Patiala, October 11
The 9th All-India Athletics Meet of the BSNL concluded at NIS grounds here today.LS Ranawat, executive director of the NIS, was the chief guest. He declared the ceremony closed and lowered the flag.
Liquor contractor, guard killed in accident
Kharar, October 11
A Ludhiana-based liquor contractor and his guard were killed in an accident on the Kharar-Morinda highway today while another person accompanying them received serious injuries.
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3 hurt in mishaps
Chandigarh, October 11
Three persons have been injured in hit-and-run road accidents in various parts of the city.The police said Sharad Sharma of Sector 22 reported that a Skoda Car (CH 03 X 6182) hit his car near the rotary of Sectors 24, 25, 37 and 38 last night and sped away.
One booked for forgery
Chandigarh, October 11
The police has booked a Kolkata resident for allegedly forging his father’s will to grab a house worth Rs 2 crore the latter had bequeathed to him and six of his brothers.
Four held for impersonation
Chandigarh, October 11
The police today arrested four youths hailing from various parts of Haryana on charges of impersonation for trying to appear in place of original candidates in a written examination for the recruitment of constable by the Chandigarh police.
Shimla youth found dead
Chandigarh, October 11
A boy in his twenties was found dead at a rental accommodation provided by his friend in Sector 7 here this evening.
Two cars collide as another jumps divider
Chandigarh, October 11
Occupants of three cars had a miraculous escape when a Maruti Alto car being driven by a youngster crashed through hedges over a road separating Sectors 9 and 17 here tonight and landed on the other side of the road.Seeing the car come in front of him all of a sudden, a driver applied the brakes of his car, as a result of which another car crashed into the rear of his vehicle.
The car which met with an accident in Chandigarh on Sunday. Photo: Nitin Mittal
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PHD Chamber Golf
Gill fires hole-in-one
Chandigarh, October 11
BS Gill created a flutter on the greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club, firing a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole as Dilmick Lamba cinched the 0-12 handicap title with 37 points in the PHD Chamber Golf Tournament here today.Played on the 3/4th handicap Stableford format, it was exciting golf as 130 golfers, including 12 diplomats 65 bureaucrats and industrialists from the region, teed off for the five titles at stake.
From left: Ambassadors Jonathan (Zimbabwe) and Voroshilov Enkhbold (Mongolia) with BS Gill who scored a hole-in-one in the PHD Chamber Golf Tournament at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Saurabh overpowers Rahul in boxing
Chandigarh, October 11
Saurabh of SD Club thrashed Rahul of SD Public School by 32 points in the 30 kg category of the 24th Chandigarh State Sub-Junior Men and Women Boxing Championship at SD Public School, Sector 32, here today.
Abhimanyu shines in YPS, Mohali, win
Mohali, October 11
On the third day of Under-14 Boys’ IPSC Tournament, hosts Yadavindra Public School,
Mohali, thrashed Birla School, Pilanai, by eight wickets at the school grounds here today.The local team showcased their batting and bowling prowess, with star of the day being Abhimanyu
Singha, who scored 76 runs off 59 balls and scalped two wickets in five overs.
A Rajkumar College batsman bowled by Daly College team during a match at Mohali
on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
MG Cup League
Vinod wrecks HDFC Bank-XI
Panchkula, October 11
A five-wicket haul by Vinod Sharma and a patient half-century by Narinder Bunty enabled Godrej & Boyce-XI defeat HDFC Bank-XI by 23 runs in a league match of the fourth MG Cup League Cricket Tournament organised by the Chandigarh Sports Club at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Sector 3, here today.
Reebok Cup
Satluj academy register 9-run win
Panchkula, October 11
Satluj School Cricket Academy, Panchkula, beat Hansraj Cricket Academy, Panchkula, by nine runs in the First Khan Chand Khurana Inter Academy Under-14 League Cricket Tournament for the Reebok Cup at Hansraj Public School, here today. Abhishek Thakur of Satluj Academy was declared man of the match.
Ameek, Simranjeet chess champs
Chandigarh, October 11
The Chandigarh Under-25 and Under-15 Boys and Girls Chess Championship concluded at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, today. At least 51 players participated in the selection tournament.
Softball
Top honours for Nine Famous, Striker clubs
Chandigarh, October 11
Nine Famous Club and Striker Club won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the 24th Senior Chandigarh Softball Championships, which concluded at Government College for Men, Sector 11, here today.
Double delight for SGGSSS-35
Chandigarh, October 11
Hosts Sri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, clinched under-14 boys and under-18 boys titles during the 29th sub-junior (boys and girls) and 31st junior (boys and girls) Chandigarh State Kho-Kho Championship held at the school grounds in Sector 35 here. Coaching Center-46 and Coaching Centre-44 won under-14 girls and under-18 girls category, respectively.
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