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Famous Punjabi singer Gurdas Mann during a performance on the concluding day of ‘Parivartan 2K9’, a technofest, at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph |
One dead, four hurt in accident
Rajpura, November 10
Four members of a family from Karali village near Banur met with an accident this evening and one of them died. The family, including a boy, a girl and their parents, were returning from Patiala after attending a marriage function in their Satro.
Woman killed in accident
Dera Bassi, November 10
A 55-year-old woman was killed in a road accident at the Dera Bassi-Mubarikpur road this evening. The deceased was identified as Veena Rani, a resident of Mubarikpur.
BSNL landline phones out of order for 2 weeks
Kalka, November 10
Hundreds of subscribers of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) of Kalka and Pinjore have great resentment over the non-functioning of their landlines phones.
Congress men protest distress sale of paddy
Bassi Pathana, November 10
The Congress men, led by former minister Harbans Lal, along with farmers and commission agents, today organised a dharna in the local grain market to protest against the distress sale of 1121 variety of Basmati paddy as well as the non-lifting of procured paddy.
Job fair at engg college
Lalru, November 10
Job fair “AVLAMBAN 2009” was held at Swami Parmanand College of Engineering and Technology here today. Engineer Amit
Garg, head training and placement cell, said over 2,000 students of BTech, MCA, MTech belonging to 20 different colleges participated in the fair.
Students give new look to old articles
Patiala, November 10
A seven-day workshop on “best out of waste” organised by home science department of Government College for Girls concluded here yesterday.
Articles made during the workshop were at a display in an exhibition.
Dismissed cop held with 25-kg poppy husk
Kharar, November 10
Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky, from Jandpur village, a dismissed constable from PAP Phillaur, was arrested today with 25 kg of poppy husk.
The CIA staff cops arrested him near Fatehullapur village.
Kidnapping finger at father-in-law
Chandigarh, November 10
Rajinder Satlani, a resident of Uttarakhand, accused his father-in-law and others for kidnapping his wife from a guesthouse in Burail village here this morning.
Satlani, in his mid-twenties, told the police that his father-in-law had called him for a compromise as the marriage was solemnised against his wishes, but left with his wife without informing him.
180 cartons of spurious ghee seized
Chandigarh, November 10
The police seized 180 cartons
of spurious ghee from Darua village which was brought from Delhi by a Manimajra resident.
The SHO of the industrial area police station said acting on a tip-off, a police team went to Goodwin Chamba Mandi Transport in Darua village, which had transported the ghee, bought by Manimajra resident Mukesh Kumar.
2 held in theft case
Chandigarh, November 10
Two persons were arrested for allegedly committing thefts in different parts of the city. In his complaint, Ankush Negi of Sector 23 alleged that Sunny Kumar of Sector 24 was caught red-handed while stealing his mobile phone from his residence yesterday.
Suicide bid by jilted lover
Chandigarh, November 10
A jilted lover in his mid-thirties allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at Sector 41 here last evening.
The police said the victim, Munish Kumar Aggarwal of Phase I, Mohali, was in love with a married woman from Baterla village.
Nehru Junior Hockey Meet
Thumping win for Danapur lads
Chandigarh, November 10
After facing a 14-0 humiliation yesterday, Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, failed to learn their lesson as Army Boys Sports Coy, BRC
Danapur, thrashed the Delhi team 7-2 in a pool ‘L’ match of the 38th ATS Nehru Junior Hockey (Under 17) Tournament at Sector 42 Hockey Stadium here today.
A player flicks the ball to the goal of an opposing team during the 38th ATS Nehru Junior Hockey (Under-17) Tournament at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
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Junior Women Cricket
Andhra Pradesh book semifinal berth
Chandigarh, November 10
Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashta and Uttar Pradesh have entered the semifinals of the National Junior (under-19) Women Cricket Tournament organised by the Chandigarh Women’s Cricket Association CWCA here. |
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A batswoman plays a shot during a match between Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
GGC Club hold DAV Club to a draw
Chandigarh, November 10
Government College for Girls Club, Sector 42, and DAV Club, Sector 8, played a 2-2 draw in the inaugural match of the Chandigarh Women Football Championship for the Deepak Kampania Trophy at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today.
10 city golfers for PGTI meet
Chandigarh, November 10
Ten city golfers led by sixth-ranked Harendra P Gupta and seasoned Harmeet Kahlon will tee off from the greens of the Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai for the Rs 30 lakh prize money Aircel-PGTI Players Championship to be held from tomorrow.
Basketball
St Kabir retain trophy
Chandigarh, November 10
Hosts St Kabir School, Sector 26, trounced resilient St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, 34-29 in the final to retain the ICSE Basketball Championship for girls here today.
In a nail-biting match, the teams were locked 27-27 with just one minute left in the game.
Inter-media badminton meet from Nov 14
Chandigarh, November 10
A two-day Inter-Media Badminton Tournament will be organised by the Chandigarh Press Club at Sports Complex, Sector 42, here from November 14.
Stating this in a press release today, club president Sarabjit Pandher said the championship would be open to journalist members (regular and candidate) and non-journalist members working in the print or electronic media.
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