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Inter-college wrestling meet gets under way
Patiala, October 30 Welcoming the participants, he appreciated sportspersons of colleges for their performance that enabled the university to win the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the second time. He added that the university had decided to give a cash prize of Rs 12,000, Rs 11,000 and Rs 10,000 to the winners of gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the all-India inter-university competitions. Their coaches would also be honoured with the same amount as an incentive. College principal Dr Satish Kumar Bhardwaj welcomed the players and the chief guest. He highlighted the achievements of the college in sports. The college had won Punjabi University’s overall championship (men) trophy last year. Dr Rashpaul Singh, chairman, sports committee of the college, said 21 colleges affiliated with the university were taking part in the men’ category. Competitions in women category will be held tomorrow. Prof Balvir Singh conducted the stage at the inauguration ceremony. The results: 66 kg category (men): 1 Dinesh of Multani Mal Modi College; 2 Rinku of Government College, Mohali; 3 Parwinder Singh of Punjabi University Campus and Sukhmander Singh of GB College, Faridkot; 74 kg category: 1 Paramjit of Multani Mal Modi College; 2 Wazir of DB College, Dhuri; 3 Gurdhyan Singh of Khalsa College and Lovepreet Singh of GB College, Faridkot; 120 kg category: 1 Rampal of DB College, Dhuri; 2 Vajinder of Multani Mal Modi College; 3 Jatinder Singh of GRC, Malerkotla, and Amritpal Singh of Malwa College, Bathinda.
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Nine arrested for robbery
Rajpura, October 30 The arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Patiala, Tavinder Singh, a resident of Moti Bagh Colony, Patiala, Paramjeet Singh, a resident of Rajpura, Jatinder Singh, a resident of Patran, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Sampli village in Fatehgarh Sahib, and Lakhvir Singh. Stolen four wheelers and two wheelers and fire arms have been recovered from their possession. They had been using fake registration numbers on stolen vehicles. Police officials said they were planning to rob some people on the highway today as well. Later, three more members of this gang were arrested who were identified as Avtar Singh, a resident of Nathu Majra, Raju Sharma, a resident of Mohindra Colony, Patiala, and Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Nathu Majra. The police officials investigating the matter said the kingpin of the gang, Joga Singh, a resident of Ganda Kheri village in Rajpura, also involved in a bank robbery here, had committed suicide few months ago. This gang was involved in 10 incidents of loot and decoity during the past few months and eight cases were registered against them while two cases went unreported. Two .315 bore country made pistols, a stolen car and two bikes were also recovered from their possession.
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Pinjore-Parwanoo stretch in utter neglect
Kalka, October 30 They allege that due to the apathetic attitude of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the condition of the highway has been worsening with each passing day. Daily commuters, especially two-wheeler riders, have been the worst hit due to the poor shape of the road. The stretch between Gandhi Chowk, Kalka, and Parwanoo barrier, especially opposite the Kali Mata Temple, has deteriorated, leading to frequent traffic jams, especially in the evening hours. Consequently, motorisrts are forced to move at snail’s space. The national highway authorities have not carried out maintenance work on the stretch for a long time. Huge potholes dot the stretch leading to frequent accidents. Many accidents have taken place on the stretch and claimed many lives in the recent months due to the poor shape of the road. The condition of the highway in the main bazaar of Pinjore is no different. As a result, jams are commonplace there. The inhabitants of Kalka and Pinjore have accused the NHAI authorities of failing to carry out maintenance and re-carpeting of the highway despite repeated requests.
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Domestic Disputes
Ropar, October 30 While taking any decision, the sanctity of marriage and future of children be kept in mind, he added. “It is important that counsellors keep visiting those households where disputes have been solved and couple are living peacefully,” he added. He said since its inception in 2002 till August, 2009, the helpline had received 605 cases of domestic disputes out of which 580 had been settled. At least 274 cases had been settled with mutual consent, 101 cases had seen divorce, in 22 cases registration of cases was recommended and 183 applications had been submitted. The panel members present during meeting included Gulzar Singh, Sukhdarshan Singh, Shakuntala Devi, Preetam Singh, Mahinder Singh Bajwa, Surinder Kaur Sohal, Jasvir Kaur, Jaswant Singh Bhatia and Dr Dev Shakti Mahendru. SP (H) Charanjit Kumar, DSP (R) Bhupinder Singh Thind, DSP (D) Baldev Kaur Sidhu and cell coordinator ASI Simranjit Kaur were among those present.
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2 houses burgled in Kharar
Kharar, October 30 He found that the backdoor of his house was broken and belongings were scattered. He said material worth Rs 3 lakh were stolen from his house, including cash and jewellery. In a similar incident, Santokh Singh, a resident of Gulmohar city, said he was away with his family for three days and was informed by a neighbour that locks of his house were broken. They found that all costly items were stolen from their house. The police has registered separate cases after taking finger prints and pressing a dog squad into the service.
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Bharat Kesari award winner attacked
Dera Bassi, October 30 Investigating officer stated that the incident took place at around 7.45 pm when Jagmeet Singh was standing outside a fast food joint in the main market when five youths initially assaulted him and later injured his left leg with the sharp-edged weapon. The assailants managed to escape from the scene and left the wrestler severely injured. In his statement to the police, Jagmeet Singh alleged that four youths led by Ravi Kant attacked him. SHO Ranjodh Singh stated that a case has been registered against the accused and further investigations have begun. Jagmeet Singh was awarded with the Bharat Kesari Award by the Chandigarh UT Wrestling Association on May 3 this year. Last year, Jagmeet had challenged Great Khali, a star wrestler in WWE.
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Sangita shines in folk dance
Ambala, October 30 President of college management committee Bharat Bhushan Jain said such activities kept the Indian culture alive and need of the hour was to nourish the cultural heritage. In folk dance competition, Sangita Bali of Tulsi College of Education was declared first, while Rajender Kaur of PKR Jain College of Education and Gifty of Surya College of Education secured the second and third position, respectively. In classical dance, Dipti Datt of PKR Jain College of Education topped the competition, while Kalpana of Tulsi College of Education and Monika of Sardari College of Education got the second and third position, respectively. —
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National conference from today
Patiala, October 30 Experts will dwell on changed economic, social and geographical conditions during the conference. Nearly 50 national-level scholars will read their respective papers. Besides, scholars from Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Delhi and Uttrakhand will also take part in the conference. The conference will be inaugurated by Patiala Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir. Dr HN Misra from Allahabad University will deliver the key lecture.
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BSNL equipment in disrepair
Kalka, October 30 Official sources said around five pillars and several DPs here and Pinjore had been lying out of order for over two years, causing inconvenience to hundreds of customers. Higher officials have been informed about the problem but to no avail. Residents of Tagra Hansua village, near here, said the BSNL pillar on the T-point of the village was damaged by a truck two years ago but had not been repaired so far. Similarly, inhabitants of Pinjore said pillars at Chauna Chowk, Model Town and Ratpur Colony had been lying out of order for a long time. The damaged pillars — comprising plastic modules with wiring and DPs — with a capacity of 50 to 2,000 pairs make it difficult for linemen to trace faults in telephone lines, causing a delay in maintenance of faults in telephone lines. BSNL subscribers of Paploha village, Majra, Nangal Bhaga and Orian, near here, alleged that the landline phones of the area had not been repaired in spite of repeated complaints to the department. Similarly, many incidents of theft of valuable cables that pass under the forest bridge on the NH-22 at Pinjore had taken place but the department had not taken any precautionary measure. The official sources further revealed that in spite of the fact that the department had already allotted the work of maintenance of pillars and DPs on contract at Rs 8 lakh two months ago, the work had not been initiated so far. The DGM, BSNL Ambala, could not be contacted for comments.
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Pay Scale
Ambala, October 30 Haryana Prant Adhyapak Sangh, an organisation of the aided schools, said the state government had made injustice to them for not paying them the arrear of three years and nine months. President of state unit Rambhaj and general secretary Ramesh Bansal said earlier the state government had implemented the recommendations of the pay commission since the date of the announcement. They said the decision of the state government would cause of a great financial loss to the teachers of the aided schools. Meanwhile, president of Ambala district unit Mahender Bhatnagar and general secretary SN Tiwari said the aided schools were known for quality education and most of the merits in education boards’ examinations were achieved by the students of these aided schools. They urged the state government to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations from
January 2006.
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Court takes note of lapses
Taking a serious note of lapses on the part of two authorised engineers in issuing fitness certificates for operating underground oil tanks, oil tankers, vehicles transporting petroleum gas or petrol or diesel, Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice Mahesh Grover today directed the personal appearance of city-based deputy controller of explosives on November 10.
The deputy chief controller was asked to bring the entire record, including the list of detailed particulars of all such certificates by his office from January 1, 2008, to October 30. The directions came during the resumed hearing on a PIL by city-based television reporter-cum-cameraman, who had conducted a sting operation.
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Man gets life term for murder
Panchkula, October 30 The court, however, acquitted Suman, former girlfriend of the deceased and Raj Kumar, both co-accused in the case, finding no evidence again them. Public prosecutor Dharam Pal informed the court that the trio Jai Bhagwan, his cousin Suman, a 22-year-old resident of Garhi Kotaha village in Raipur Rani, and their relative Ram Kumar, were involved in the crime. The case dates back to June 13, 2007, when body of Ram Kumar was found in the fields of Raipur Rani. The police informed the court that Ram Kumar had an affair with Suman for the past many years. Later, he ditched her and was blackmailing her on the pretext of her letters written to him. Meanwhile, Bhagwan came to stay at the house of his aunt and his cousin Suman narrated her story and sought revenge from Ram Kumar who had betrayed her for another girl and had been blackmailing her on the basis of her letters written to him. The two decided to murder him and Bhagwan bought a saw from Raipur Rani. The girl called up Ram Kumar and asked him to meet her one last time. She fixed a place and asked him to come alone at 10 pm when, usually, there was a power cut in the village. On his arrival, the youth was attacked by Bhagwan, who was hiding in nearby bushes. Later, the police recovered the burnt clothes he was wearing at the time of the murder and the weapon used in the crime. Raj Kumar was arrested for helping the two for allegedly removing the evidence.
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Servant decamps with cash,household items
Chandigarh, October 30 Theft
Ramesh Agnihotri of NAC Manimajra reported someone had stolen medicines from his store on October 28 night. In another incident Arun Rattan, a resident of Phase-II, Ram Darbar, reported that a computer LCD monitor, two credit cards, an electric iron and Rs 18,000 had been stolen from his house on October 28 night. Similarly, Harjinder Singh of Sector 51A lodged a complaint with the police alleging someone had stolen about a dozen water taps from his home on October 29. Three separate cases have been registered in various police stations.
Cars lifted
Amar Nath of Sector 47D filed a complaint with the police alleging someone had stolen his Maruti Zen car (registration no: PB37 A6100) from Sector 22 on October 27. In another incident, Amit Jain of Grain Market, Sector 26 alleged his Hyundai Santro Xing car (registration no: CH03 P9815) was stolen from a vacant plot adjacent to the BSNL telephone exchange on October 25. Two separate cases of theft have been registered.
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Mother hangs herself to death
Chandigarh, October 30 The SHO of the Sector 31 police station said the death came to light around 2 pm when Pushpa’s husband Kanhiya Lal, a sergeant in the IAF, returned home from his job and found the door locked form inside. When his repeated knocks went unanswered, he broke open a window and found his wife hanging from a ceiling fan hook. He called his neighour and broke open the door. The police was informed about the incident, which reached the spot and took the body into its custody. The police ruled out any foul play behind the death. Kanhiya Lal said he went to the office early in the morning and his wife went to drop their children at school. The police handed over the body to the family after post-mortem and initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code in this connection.
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Man commits suicide at in-laws’ house
Panchkula, October 30Rajinder Singh (34), a resident of Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Raipur Rani near here last night. Though the wife of the deceased claimed that he committed suicide, the police found no suicide note on the spot. Usha, wife of Rajinder, said she was watching TV in another room and when she entered his room she found his body hanging from the ceiling. Ram Singh, father of the deceased, told the police that Rajinder got married to Usha, a resident of Raipur Rani, a few years ago. Later, the relation of the couple had strained, he said. Ram Singh added that last week, on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, Rajinder took his wife to her parents in Raipur Rani and left for home. He returned to the house of his in-laws yesterday to take his wife along and decided to stay there for the night, he added. The SHO of Raipur Rani said the body had been sent for postmortem.
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AITA Series
Chandigarh, October 30 Nandani, who yesterday clinched the under-12 doubles title, won the first set with ease at 6-2. However, Karman Kaur rallied smartly and did not drop even a singles game in the second set, which she won 6-0. In the decider, Nandani and Karman exchanged stroke for stroke before the Chandigarh girl clinched the issue Nandani and Shristi Dhanda of Haryana beat Karman Kaur of Delhi and Harsimran Kaur of Haryana 5-3, 2-4, 10-7 in the girls’ under-12 doubles final yesterday.
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Manav Mangal Open TT Meet
Chandigarh, October 30 Kalyani, who recently claimed the women’s singles title in the Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, rallied to defeat Naina Suri of DAV Public School, Sector 8, 8-11, 11-2,12-10, 11-5 in the semifinal. Somana Shah defeated Garima of Bhavan Vidyalaya of Sector 27 11-5, 11-4,11-9 to reach the final. It will be an all-NPS-18 affair in the junior boys’ category as Shubhankar Sarkar will fight against Tarak Roy. In the cadet girls’ category, Sumana of NPS-18 will clash with Parveen Verma of DAV Public School, Sector 8. In the cadet boys’ category, Divaksh (DAVPS-8) will meet Pankaj (St Stephen’s-45) for the title. In the sub-junior girls’ category, Anu Saini (Manav Mangal, Panchkula) will face Somana (NPS-18) and in the sub-junior boys’ category, Subhakar Roy (NPS-18) will cross swords with Tarak Roy (NPS-18). The results: junior girls’ singles u-17 (semifinal): Kalyani (Manav Mangal -21) b Naina (DAVPS-8) 8-11, 11-2,12-10, 11-5; Somana Saha (NPS-18) b Garima (Bhavan Vidyalaya-27) 11-5, 11-4,11-9. Junior boys’ u-17 (semifinal): Shubhankar Sarkar (NPS-18) b Tushar Gupta (Manav Mangal-21) 11-9, 11-13,11-5,11-9; Tarak Roy (NPS-18) b Mayank Kapoor (DAVPS-8) 8-11,11-, 14-12,10-12,11-4. Sub-junior girls’ u-14 (semifinal): Anu Saini (Manav Mangal, Panchkula) b Barbie Bajaj (Sacred Heart) 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5; Somana (NPS-18) b Parveen (DAVPS-8) 13-11, 11-3, 11-2. Sub-junior boys’ u-14 (semifinal): Subhakar Roy (NPS-18) b Aditya Pandey (Manav Mangal-21) 8-11, 11-9, 18-16,11-4; Tarak Roy (NPS-18) b Shashwat Somani (Manav Mangal, Panchkula) 13-15, 11-1, 11-6, 13-11. Cadet girls’ u-12 (semifinal): Sumana (NPS-18) b Bhavya (Sacred Heart-26) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4; Pareen (DAVPS-8) b Yashi Sharma (Ludhiana) 11-9, 13-11, 11-3. Cadet boys’ u-12 (semifinal): Divaksh (DAVPS-8) b Tanmay Kundu (NPS-18) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8; Pankaj (St Stephen-45) b Shaurya Gupta (St Anne’s-32) 11-5, 11-8,12-10.
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Hans Raj Sports Meet
Panchkula, October 30 DAV has 13 zones in India from where girls from Class VIII to XII are likely to participate in nine sports competitions, including basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, kho-kho, gymnastics, judo, yoga and table tennis, besides athletic events to be organised at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula. Santosh Bhandari, principal, DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 8, while talking to the media said their school would host the three-day mega DAV event, which would be inaugurated by Mohal Lal, secretary, Arya Vidya Sabha, New Delhi, on November 1 at 10 am. However, on the second and the third day the sports activities would commence at 9 am and conclude at 5 pm, she added. Bhandari further said, DAV Public Schools system was the single largest non-governmental education society in India and competitions in sports were an integral part of the DAV system, as it served the educational objective of personal virtue and intellectual achievements. Sports competitions gave our players the desire to play and win and the extra push to do better, she added.
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GGS eves register win
Chandigarh, October 30 In other league matches, Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, Ludhiana, beat MGKMSS College of Physical Education 26-10, while Dev Samaj College of Women, Ferozepur, b Khalsa College Sidhwan 30-08. Dev Samaj drew their match against GGS College, Chandigarh, as the score remained tied at 17-17. However, acrimonious scenes were witnessed as the GGS College players objected to the final point given by referees to the Dev Samaj team |
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Vidushi, Aryanpal skate to glory
Chandigarh, October 30 Akshita of Little Flower Convent, Panchkula, and Kriti of Ryan International, Sector 49, finished second and third, respectively. In the boys’ 6-8 years quad final, Aryanpal of St Xavier’s School, Panchkula, emerged winner, pushing Pranjal of NR BPS, Delhi, and Vishavpartap of Pathankot to second and third places, respectively. Daksh Jaglan of Bhavan Vidayalaya of Panchkula excelled in the boys’ 6-8 years in-line rink 3 final. Harsh Sehrawat of Little Flower and Darshik Gogia of VIS, Delhi, finished second and third, respectively. Results (finals): quad: boys’ 6-8 years: 1 Aryanpal (St Xavier’s, Panchkula), 2 Pranjal Tushir (NR BPS, Delhi), 3 Vishavpartap (Pathankot); girls’ 6 to 8 years: 1 Vidushi (The Banyan Tree School-48), 2 Akshita (Little Flower Convent, Panchkula), 3 Kriti (Ryan International-49); boys’ U-6: 1 Raghav Vashisht (St Xavier’s), 2 Akheel Hazarika (DLF, Gurgaon), 3 Gaganjot Singh (VIS); girls’ U-6: 1 Gurveen Kaur (Carmel Convent-9), 2 Vamil Chaudhary (KB DAV-7), 3 Srividhya (KB DAV-7); girls U-4: 1 Yashika (St Anne’s, Chandigarh), 2 Puneet Bajwa (Ryan International-49), 3 Paramita (Shemrok, Mohali). Boys’ U-4: Samarvee (St Kabir), 2 Digvijay Singh (YPS, Mohali); in-line rink 3: boys 6-8 years: 1 Daksh Jalan (BV, Panchkula), 2 Harsh Sehawat (Little Flower), 3 Drishik Gogia (VIS); girls’ 6-8 years: 1 Alisha Makal (The Gurukul, Panchkula).
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