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Patiala, November 18
The Northern Regional Language Centre (RLC), Patiala, held a two-day workshop, which concluded here today. The future vision of RLCs in which language experts, linguists and principals of RLCs from all over India participated.

RP Sisodia, Director, Language Division, Department of Education, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi, while addressing the participants said, that there should be a shift in objectives of RLCs. These language -teaching centres should be treated as language resource centres. For this there was a need of modern dynamism and assured to provide infrastructure and manpower at all regional centres.

Dr Rajesh Sachdeva, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, said, “We are trying to promote modernisation in Indian languages. Planning language is equivalent to planning society”. He said, “We are sure that all languages will rise in public perception. In charge of all RLCs Prof SK ajyashree suggested short -term need-based programmes for IAS probationers, bank officers, paramilitary froces, industries and mass media people at all regional centres.

He also suggested orientation courses for mother tongue, Language teachers and applied linguistics-oriented research at each centre like error analysis, language pedagogy, testing and evaluation socio-linguistics, pycho linguistics.

Dr Burman presented the report on lack of infrastructure and manpower in RLCs. He said due to abolishing of posts and ban on recruitment the centre was facing an alarming situation and it would become worse in 2011 if necessary measures were not taken.

Dr Roop Krishan Bhat, principal, Northern Regional language centre, Patiala, organised and conducted the workshop. Dr KN Mehta, principal, Western Regional Language Centre, Pune, Dr. Bhamti Devi, principal, Eastern Regional Language Centre, Bhubaneswar, Dr M K Koul, principal, UTRC, Lucknow, Dr Jog Raj, principal, UTRC, Solan, and Dr RK Bhat, principal, NRLC, Patiala, described the achievements and problems of their respective centres.

Dr S Reddy, Academic Secretary, CIIL, Mysore, Dr ON Koul, former Director, CIIL, Mysore, Dr BD Jayaram, former Deputy Director, CIIL, Mysore, Dr. Ghazanafar Ali, Director, Jamia Milia University, Delhi, Dr AR Fatihi from Aligarh Muslim University, Dr Ramesh Sharma from Delhi University, Dr Joga Singh, Head, Linguistics Department, Dr Amarjit Kaur, Head, Development of Punjabi Department, and Dr Devinder Singh from Punjabi University participated in the workshop.

Dr KS Mustafa presented a vote of thanks on this occasion.

Chandigarh, November 18
The CBI special court today sentenced former protector of emigrants (PoE) KL Gandhi to two years’ imprisonment in a graft case.

A fine of Rs 9,500 was also slapped on him. He was held guilty of corruption by the court on November 16.

On March 29, 2006, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked the then protector of emigrants along with a clerk and a peon.

CBI officials had said Sohan Lal, a peon in the office of the PoE, was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 75,000 as bribe from a local travel agent on behalf of Gandhi.

The travel agent had alleged in his complaint that the officer had demanded money to clear the backlog of cases.

A clerk in the office of the PoE, Noor-ud-din, was also nabbed for allegedly directing the peon to accept the bribe.

The bribe had been demanded for giving the mandatory clearance in some cases forwarded by a recruiting agent. 

Chandigarh, November 18
The District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum has directed Bharti Airtel and The Radius, Sector 8, to pay Rs 32,000 to three complainants for causing harassment along with Rs 5,000 as litigation charges.

The complainants, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar, Shekhar, Dharam Pal, all residents of Sector 7, had seven mobile connections provided by Airtel under the corporate category and were paying the bills regularly. The bill amount for the month of August, September and October 2008 was paid through cheques. However, the company did not post the correct bill amount against each connection and posted it in a negligent and arbitrary manner.

As a result of which the company began disconnecting the mobile connections on account of non-payment of bill and the complainants had to get the same restored time and again since August 2008.

However, the company in its reply submitted that inadvertently the composite amount of Rs 7,820 paid through cheque was posted against one number, which was later on identified and corrected.

The forum in its orders observed that due to the mistake of the company itself, they penalised the complainants by barring their calls or disconnecting the connections. The deficiency on the part of the company is manifest due to which the complainants suffered harassment on account of disconnection of mobile numbers or their calls were barred as a result they could not use the services for which they had already paid.

It is the negligence on the part of the employees of the company, who wrongly posted the amount against either a single connection or against some connections in contravention of the directions given by the complainants’ mobile phone users, stated the orders.

Chandigarh, November 18
Thieves broke into a garment shop and decamped with cash and other articles in Sector 22. In another incident a house was burgled in Sector 23.

Rajiv Vikram Seth, owner of Wool-o-Wool in Sector 22, reported to the police alleging that Rs 78,000 and garments worth about Rs 15,000 were stolen from his shop last night.

Giving details Seth said he came to know about the theft when his employee rang him up this morning. He went to the shop and found that it was ransacked. The police was informed about it.

He said the thieves gained entry from the first floor by breaking open the locks and entered into his shop by removing the exhaust fan. They broke the drawers and took away the cash lying there.

The police called the forensic experts to examine the crime scene, however, they reportedly failed to pick up any fingerprint from there. The police quizzed his employees but failed to make any headway into the case.

In another incident, Ravi Kant of Sector 23-D, reported that someone had stolen two laptops, two digital cameras, Rs 40,000 and Pounds Sterling worth 1700 from his residence during the intervening night of November 17 and 18. A case has been registered.

Chandigarh, November 18
Tyres of two cars were stolen in Sector 41 here last night. Pawan Kumar said his Hyundai Santro Xing car (CH 04 J 2135) was parked in front of his residence.

His neighbour told him around 6:30 am today that the tyres of his car had been stolen. He came out and saw his car placed on bricks.

Zirakpur, November 18
A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by an unknown vehicle on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway near Singhpura village in Zirakpur late this night. The deceased was identified as Sandeep Doda, a resident of Gulmohar City, Zirakpur.

Irked mob at the place blocked the national highway for more than an hour and raised slogans against the Punjab Police. The incident took place around 9.30 pm when Sandeep was going towards the Dera Bassi side on his motorcycle, where the unidentified vehicle hit the motorcycle from the rear side. A passerby immediately informed the patrolling police, but the police fled the accident site and the man died on the spot.

Angered commuters, meanwhile blocked the highway and raised slogans against the Punjab police for not taking the matter seriously. Commuters alleged that the life of the victim could be saved if the police had reached on time. Long queues of the vehicles were witnessed of both sides and commuters faced inconvenienced. The traffic jam was cleared after the intervention of SHO Zirakpur Sukhwinder Singh. The police took the body to Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi.

Sandeep is survived by his wife and two children. The police stated that the body would be handed over to the family after conducting the postmortem examining tomorrow. No case had been registered till the filing of this report.

The Zirakpur SHO said that the petrolling team, which was present at the accident site, was suspended by the order of Mohali SSP.

Chandigarh, November 18
An unidentified woman today reportedly set afire a motorcycle near Vatika School, Sector 19, here, this afternoon.

According to eyewitnesses, a man in his mid-twenties came to the school gate around 1 pm and parked his Hero Honda motorcycle (HP 40 9829) near the Verka Milk booth and went away. A little while later a woman appearing to be in her early twenties, came there on a purple colour Honda Activa scooter. She opened up the seat of her scooter and brought out a container. She sprinkled something on the motorcycle and went away. The man came back after 20 minutes and saw his motorcycle engulfed in flames. Some matchsticks and a matchbox were lying near the motorcycle. The police was informed about the incident. Eyewitnesses said the woman was of wheatish complexion and was of slim bearing. She was wearing a brown jacket.

The SHO of the Sector 19 police station said when the police reached there the motorcycle was found burnt on the spot, but the man was no where there. The police brought the motorcycle to the police station and was trying to trace its owner. He added that they were waiting for the man to turn up and would record his statement to initiate further action into the incident.

Chandigarh, November 18
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) thrashed Indian Navy 6-1 in the 46th Jindal Steel Nehru Senior Hockey Championship being held at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.

Despite efforts by the Navy team, ball was under the control of the IOC, who scored the first goal in the third minute through Didar Singh, who converted the penalty corner and in the 15th minute, Arjun Anthil scored the field goal to give 2-0 lead to IOC. Didar Singh with individual tally of four goals converted the penalty corner in the 24th minute and just before half time in the 35th minute, AK Kiro of Navy converted the penalty corner to reduce the lead of the IOC to two goals.

In the second half, IOC players continued to play attacking game and scored the fourth goal in the 40th minute through Didar Singh, who converted the penalty corner. Didar again converted the penalty corner in the 52nd minute and finally IOC’s Kamlesh sounded the board through field goal in the 60th minute.

In another match, Namdhari XI drubbed Border Security Force (BSF) 4-0. Malak Singh of Namdhari scored the first goal in the 26th minute through field goal and five minutes later he again sounded the board through field goal to give 2-0 lead to his team in the first half of the match.

In the second half, Namdhari’s while playing attacking game did not allow the BSF boys to take control of the ball and scored their third goal in the 53rd minute through Dilbagh Singh (junior). Finally, Gurmail Singh scored the fourth goal in the 65th minute to seal the fate of the BSF team.

In the first match of the day, Punjab National Bank defeated Bengal XI 2-1. Bengal team played an attacking game and were able to score the first goal of the match in the sixth minute through field goal by Rizuddin. However, PNB boys later took full control of the ball and equalised the score in the 19th minute through Lakhwinder Singh, who converted the penalty corner. In the 35th minute, Jalvinder of PNB scored the field goal to give 2-1 lead to his team in the first half. Both the teams could not score any goal in second half of the match.

The fourth match was played between Air India and SAI XI and the former defeated their opponents 1-0. The only goal scored in the match was by Air India’s MK Mudappa, who converted the penalty corner in the fifth minute.

Chandigarh, November 18
St Soldier’s International School, Sector 28, hogged the limelight by winning first two positions in the 400 m race for girls on opening day of the Inter-School Tournament (U-16) here today.

Varsha of St Soldier’s covered the first lap of 400 m race with ease (1:02.28). Her teammate Komal was second (1:15.06), while Diksha of Government Model-26 stood third (1:30.11).

St Soldier’s boys also dominated the 400 m race, as Simranjit Singh clocked 56.95 seconds to clinch a gold medal. Rahul Dhayia of St Soldier’s bagged a bronze medal (1:00.1). Sehajbir Singh of St John’s, School-26, bagged a silver medal (58.53).

Vir Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, clinched a gold medal in the boys 40 m archery competition with 227 points.

Harvardhan of Government Model-10 and Jugraj of Saupin’s, School-32, bagged a silver medal and a bronze medal with 203 and 200 points, respectively.

Jasman of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, claimed a gold medal in the 40 m archery competition with 210 points, while Raskirat (DAV-15) and Navneet (Saupin’s School-32) got a silver medal and a bronze medal with 205 and 195 points, respectively.

Other events like badminton, basketball and hockey for boys and girls are being played at different venues.

Results: Archery (boys) 40 m: Vir Singh (GSSS-27) 227 points 1, Harvardhan (Govt Model-10) 203 points 2 and Jugraj (Saupin’s School-32) 200 points 3.

Girls: 40 m: Jasman (Saupin’s School-32) 210 points 1, Raskirat (DAV-15) 205 points 2 and Navneet (Saupin’s -32) 195 points 3.

Athletics: High jump (boys): Shrikant (AKIPS School-41) 1.45 m 1, Vishavjeet Singh (St Soldier’s-28) 1.45 m 2 and Piyush (AKSIPS School-41) 1.40m 3; High jump (girls): Ritika (Stepping Stones School-27) 1.15 m 1, Neha ( Government School-26) 1.10 m 2 and Gyatri (Government School-26) 1.10 m 3.

400 m (girls): Varsha (St Soldier’s-28) 1:07.28 seconds 1, Komal (St Soldier’s -28) 1:15.06 seconds 2 and Diksha (Government School-26) 1:30.11 seconds 3.

400 m (boys): Simranjit Singh (St Soldier’s-28) 56.95 seconds 1, Sehajbir Singh (St John’s) 58.83 seconds 2 and Rahul Dhayia (St Soldier’s -28) 1.00.01 seconds 3.

Javelin throw (girls): Hitesh Kumari (Government School-26) 14.58 m 1, Diksha (Government School-26) 13.00 m 2 and Manpreet Kaur (Stepping Stones-37) 8.32 m 3.

Javelin throw (boys): Sandeep kumar (Government School-47) 36.77 seconds 1, Shrikant Nawani (AKSIPS School-41) 29.76 seconds 2 and Vishavjeet (Stepping Stones-28) 27.85 seconds 3.

300 m (boys): Rohit (DAV School-8) 10.30.36 seconds 1, Vikas (St Soldier’s -28) 0.36.09 seconds 2 and Harjinder (Government Model-26) 11.10.30 seconds 3.

Mohali, November 18
Hindu Sabha School, Amritsar, lifted the PCA Boost Cricket Cup 2008-09 by defeating Shivalik Model Public School at the PCA Cricket Stadium here today.

After winning the toss, Ropar team decided to bat first. The decision proved right initially with the opening stand of 88 runs between Manish and Ronil of Shivalik school. Ronit 46 and Manish 36 were the main scorers for their team.

However, excellent bowling spell by Jatin Rana and Abhishek of Hindu Sabha, Amritsar, helped restricting Ropar at 128 runs.

In reply, Ankush Anand of Hindu Sabha continued his good form by scoring 47 runs with the support of Vikramjeet (not out). They were able to achieve the target of 129 runs in just 22.5 over by losing just two wickets.

Jatin Rana of Hindu Sabha, Amritsar, was declared man of the match, while Kanwarpreet Singh, Shivalik Model, Ropar, was declared man of the series. Ankur Anand and Jatin Rana of Hindu Sabha, Amritsar, were declared best batsman and best bowler of the series.

Brief scores:

Shivalik Model Public School (Ropar) : 128 all out in 30.4 overs (Ronit 46, Manish 36, Jatin Rana 4/8 and Abhishek 4/22);

Hindu Sabha (Amritsar): 129 for 2 in 22.5 overs (Ankush Anand 47 not out and Vikramjeet 51 not out).

Chandigarh, November 18
Kanwalpreet of Ambala Lawn Tennis Academy defeated Raghav Talwar of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the boys singles quarterfinal of the AITA Talent Tennis Series being played at the ALTA courts in Ambala today

Tied at six-all, the issue went to a tie-breaker, which was won by Kanwalpreet 7-6 (4). In the second set, Kanwalpreet got an early break to wrap up the match by winning it at 6-3.

Kanwalpreet will face top seed Ankush Arora in the semifinal.

Barun Gill got the better of Ishaan Kakkar 6-4, 7-5, while Sheetij Chillar overcame a stiff challenge of Rahul Seth 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the singles semifinal encounters.

Ankush Arora and Nihit Rawal beat Kanwalpreet and Aditya in the doubles semifinal 6-2, 6-1.

Results:

Boys singles (quaterfinal): Kanwalpreet beat Raghav Talwar 7-6 (4),
6-3, Ankush Arora beat Nihit Rawal 6-2, 6-1, Barun Gill beat Ishaan Kakkar 6-4, 7-5 and Sheetij Chillar beat Rahul Seth 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Boys doubles (semifinal): Ankush Arora/Nihit Rawal beat Kanwalpreet/Aditya 6-2, 6-1 and Ishaan Kakkar/Rahul Seth beat Sunny khandarke/Ishan Iqbal 6-3, 6-4.

Girls singles (semifinal): Pukhraj beat Sharisty Danda 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 and Himani Mor beat Sabrina Gill 6-4 (2), 6-2.

Chandigarh, November 18
Top professional women golfers from all over the country will converge on the greens of Chandigarh and Panchkula in the first fortnight of December, when the Women's Golf Association of India brings the third and fourth leg of the Women's Professional Golf Tour to the tricity.

The Chandigarh Golf Club will host the third leg of the tournament from December 7 to 10 with the fourth leg teeing off at the Panchkula Golf Club on December 11.

The fourth edition of the six-leg tour got under way on the greens of the Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon yesterday.

After playing the second leg at Rambagh Palace Golf Club in Jaipur from November 24 to27, the women golf professionals will come to the city for the fourth leg.

According to Champika Syal, president of the Women's Golf Association of India, the WGAI along with GRAVVA will sponsor the six-leg tour over the next three months.

The total prize money at stake is Rs 10 lakh with a break-up of Rs 1.68 lakh for each leg.

Mohali, November 18
Rupinder Singh of Shivalik Public School bagged the first position in the U-16 (boys) category by defeating Arun George of TOC H Public School, Ernakulam, in final of the 18th CBSE National Badminton Championship, which concluded here today.

GS Grewal, IAS, was the chief guest on the occasion. Students of Shivalik Public School presented a cultural programme. Around 64 teams of six zones, including the Gulf zone, participated in the five-day event.

Results: Girls U-14: Ruthvika of Harvest Public School 1, Insha of DAV Public School, Jharkhand, 2, Shikha Batra of BP Vidya Mandir, Nagpur, 3 and Tamal Salvi of Kavi Bharathi Vidyalaya, Chennai, 4.

Boys U-14: Saurabh of Little Angle Senior Secondary School, Sonepat, 1, Vaibhav of Bhavan’s BP Vidya Mandir, Nagpur, 2, Sahil of DPS, Bangalore, 3 and Ayush of Spring Dale Public School, Amritsar, 4.

Girls U-16: Rasika of Modern School, Maharashtra, 1, Medhanvitha of Etasi Timpany Senior Secondary School, Vishakapatnam, 2, Agnaamto of St Mary’s Catholic High School, UAE, 3 and Indu of Little Angle Senior Secondary School, Sonepat, 4.

Boys U-16: Rupinder of Shivalik Public School, 1, Arun George of TOC H Public School, Ernakulam, 2, Pranav of Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Kochi, 3 and Manureet of DAV Public School, Amritsar, 4.

Girls U-19: Aarti of Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Kochi, 1, Radhika of Birla Vidya Niketan, New Delhi, 2, Niharika of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Rajasthan, 3 and Sana of Kairali School, Jharkhand, 4.

Boys U-19: Ankit of St Paul Senior Secondary School, Rajasthan, 1, Deepak Khatri of DAV Public School, Panchkula, 2, O Prahas of P Obul Reddy Public School, Hyderabad, 3 and Chanpreet of Sita Grammar School, Malerkotla, 4.

Chandigarh, November 18
DAV Public School-8 “A” and Eco Friendly Sports Organisation (EFSO) annexed the cadet boys and cadet girls team titles in the 22nd Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship being held at the Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23, yesterday. EFSO blanked players of Table Tennis Club 3-0 in the final of cadet girls team championship. Bhavya gave EFSO 1-0 lead after beating Khayati 11-6, 11-5, 11-2. Somana beat Shubhangi 11-2,11-5, 11-1 in the second singles and Bhavya and Somana defeated Khayati and Shubhangi 11-0, 11-4, 11-1 to wrap up the title. DAV-8 “A” claimed the cadet boys team title at the expense of Coaching Centre, Sector 23, whom they outplayed in the final 3-1. DAV team had a disappointing start as they lost the opening singles. Ishu lost to Pankaj 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11. Divaksh restored parity by getting the better of Shaurya 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3. DAV went on winning the doubles as their pair of Shorab and Divaksh defeated Pankaj and Uday in a tough match 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 to give their team a 2-1 lead. Divaksh then defeated Shaurya 13-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9 in the reverse singles. EFSO will meet DAV Public School-8 in the final of sub-junior girls team championship. In the semifinal rounds, DAV Public-8 routed CTTC-23 3-0 and EFSO also won by an identical 3-0 margin against Manav Mangal School-21.

Results: Cadet boys (final): DAV-8 “A” beat Coaching Centre-23 3-1 (Ishu lost to Pankaj 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, Divaksh beat Shaurya 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3, Sohrab and Divaksh beat Pankaj and Uday 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 and Divaksh beat Shaurya 13-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9).

Semifinal: Coaching Centre-23 beat players of Table Tennis Centre-50 3-1 (Shaurya lost to Tanmoy 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, Pankaj beat Lovnish 11-7, 11-4, 11-3, Shaurya and Pankaj beat Tanmoy and Mukund 11-9, 11-9, 13-15, 18-16 and Pankaj beat Tanmoy 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3). DAV Public School-8 “A” beat CTTC 3-0 (Shorab beat Sikand 15-13, 11-6, 8-11, 14-16, 13-11, Divaksh beat Abhijit 17-15, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, Divaksh and Ishu beat Sikand and Hardik 11-3, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9).

Cadet girls (final): EFSO beat PTTC-50 3-0 (Bhavya beat Khayati 11-6, 11-5, 11-2, Somana beat Shubhangi 11-2, 11-5, 11-1, Bhavya and Somana beat Khayati and Shubhangi 11-0, 11-4, 11-1).

Semifinal: EFSO beat DAV Public-8 3-2 (Sumana beat Rhia 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, Bhavya lost to Pareen 8-11, 10-12, 11-4, 0-11, Sumana and Bhavya lost to Rhia and Pareen 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11, Sumana beat Pareen 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 and Bhavya beat Rhia 11-9, 11-7, 11-4). PTTC-50 beat Manav Mangal-21 3-2 (Shubhangi beat Himani 11-6, 11-6, 13-11, Khayati lost to Sanighdha 9-11, 5-11, 3-11, Shubhangi and Khayati beat Himani and Sanighdha 11-7, 11-7, 13-11, Shubhangi lost to Sanighdha 6-11, 6-11, 11-511-13 and Khayati beat Himani 11-6, 11-2, 11-4).

Sub-junior girls (semifinal): DAV Public beat CTTC-28 3-0 (Barbie beat Anshuki 11-8, 11-7, 11-6, Pareen beat Inayat 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, Barbie and Pareen beat Anshuki and Inayat 11-6, 15-13, 11-7). EFSI beat Manav Mangal-21 3-0 (Alish beat Richa 11-8, 13-11, 11-4, Sumana beat Anviksha 11-4, 11-6, 11-4, Sumana and Bhavya beat Richa and Anviksha 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-1).

Sub-junior boys (semifinal): Coaching Centre A beat Manav Mangal-21 3-2 (Dinkar Goel beat Akul 11-6, 16-14, 11-7, Mandeep lost to Aditya 9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11,
Dinkar and Shubham beat Akul and Aditya 11-9, 11-2, 11-9, Dinkar Goel lost to Aditya 7-11, 14-12, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, Mandeep beat Akul 11-6, 11-7,
8-11, 11-5).