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Doctor, student deliver
lectures at Perth conference
Patiala, November 22 He presented the views of teachers, parents and students on the complex problem of corporal punishment in schools. He highlighted the prevalence of the problem in Indian schools, where, as in most parts of the world, the practice had been banned. Sweden was the first country in the world to ban corporal punishment. The practice only encouraged children to see violence as the best means to solve problems, he averred. He also highlighted the problem of lack of safety precautions in schools. The safety precautions had been set by the government for schools to follow to ensure the safety of students. Due to poor supervision of students, many accidents happened in schools which could easily be avoided by proper control of schools, particularly when students left the school. He also highlighted poor management by auto-rickshaws drivers by overloading their vehicles with students, thus jeopardising the lives of occupants. Similarly, Dr RK Gorea, working as professor and head, forensic medicine, at a private medical college, presented a paper on “Prevention of socio-cultural crimes in children around the globe — Policy and practice” at the conference. He highlighted the various practices prevalent in the society that were acceptable as normal but were harming children in various parts of the world. Gender-based discrimination of children, female foeticide, female infanticide, honour killing, child marriage, witchcraft and custodial torture, ragging, corporal punishment in schools, bearing of pain and suffering by young people to get certified to be adult males and females and rigorous training of children to make them olympians were socio-cultural crimes that were practiced to different extents in different parts of the world. |
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Goalkeeper Baljit eyes comeback in global circuit
Dera Bassi, November 22 He said as per doctors, he would get full vision in the next four to five months. “Now my eye is better, I will be fit to represent India again,” Baljit added. Giving his best wishes to the Indian hockey team for the coming World Cup, Baljit said the young players were talented and fit. They are working hard and hopefully they will win the World Cup for India. Defending the selection of Rajpal as the team captain, he said it was a wise decision of the coach and federation. Elaborating, he said Rajpal was the senior most and confident player after Sandeep, who was currently out of the team due to an injury. Claiming that there was not in-fight in the team, he said the team stood united. He said as far as he was concerned, he had not received any support from the Punjab government. He is hoping that the state government will help him and think about him in future. He also appealed to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to think about him. Baljit was sent to the US in August after a golf ball, with which he was practicing during a camp in Pune, sneaked through his helmet’s visor and damaged his right eye. Baljit said he wanted to wear the goalkeeper kit and play for India again. |
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24 students visit Houston Space Center
Patiala, November 22 The students were divided into four teams of six. They were introduced to the centre by mentors Dave Brown and Ken Harms who briefed the teams about the various projects they had to undertake during the course of their stay. The project comprised “Rover design and construction”, “Rock lab”, “Rocket design and purchasing”, “Orbital lofting”, “Mars lander competition”, “Rocket construction”, “Rover obstacle course” and “Rocket launch”. They also went on Johnson Space Center, Starship Gallery and Shuttle mock-up tours. Satish Reddy, chief engineer for design and analysis, William J
Traver, deputy chief at flight medicine clinic, and Heather Paul, lead engineer with constellation space suit team, gave their presentations. The four teams gave two presentations each. An astronaut training was also given. The last day of the programme concluded with a graduation dinner. The trip was followed by a cultural extravaganza at Orlando, where the students visited Disneyland Epcot, Island of Adventure, Mall at
Millenia, etc.
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BA student succumbs to injuries
Dera Bassi, November 22 According to eyewitnesses, Sonam was hit by a white Gypsy. The driver of the vehicle sped away after the accident. The police is investigating the case. In another case, Manjeet Singh, a resident of Dhanas, Chandigarh, sustained serious head injuries in a road accident on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway here today. According to the police, they received information about a person lying injured near the railway flyover this morning. On reaching the scene, the injured told the police that he was riding a motor cycle and was hit by a car. The car driver sped away after the accident. The injured was taken to the local Civil Hospital from where the doctors referred him to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, where his condition was said to be critical. The police has registered two cases. |
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42 delegates attend rly
meeting
Kalka, November 22 As many as 42 delegates from various associations of Ambala attended the seminar which lasted for over four hours. Various matters related to the association were discussed. Ajay Jyoti Sharma, Company Commander (CC) of
RPF, Kalka, said the general election of the association was also conducted today under the supervision of SP Singh, observer of the election. In the election, Satbir Rana was elected as president and Rampal Dhaka as working president of the RPF Association. Meanwhile, Deepak Kumar was elected as vice-president, Jai Narain as division secretary, RK Narain as working division secretary, J Narain as assistant secretary, Shradha Pal as office secretary, Raghubir Singh as organising secretary and RK Malik as divisional cashier. The meeting was presided over by Dharmaveer Singh, AP Singh, president and general secretary of the Northern Railway RPF Association, respectively. |
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Police steps up search for retd judge’s son
Fatehgarh Sahib,
November 22 The family members had informed the police about their missing son and a DDR was lodged in this regard. Police officials said one of the two mobile phones of Arshdeep was recovered from the car but the other phone was still missing. Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Dr Kaustubh Sharma said they had asked the family members of the boy to provide the IMEI number of his mobile to search the tower location of the missing phone. He said it had come to their notice that some passersby had seen a boy driving around in his vehicle for some time before disappearing. He said the youth had recently completed his schooling and was reportedly upset over some issue. He also pointed out that the services of divers would be taken with the consent of the family members in a day or two.
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600 patients examined
Bassi Pathana, November 22 Lord Diljit Rana, chairman of the Rana Charitable Trust (UK) and Jawala Devi Memorial Trust, India, inaugurated the camp. Senior doctors of medicine, surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology examined over 600 patients belonging to adjoining 25 villages during the camp. Patients were given medicines free of cost. Lord Rana said due to lack of medical facilities in rural areas, the trust decided to organise the medical camp. He assured that such camps would be organised frequently.
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Founder’s day
Patiala, November 22 Students in the age group of 2 to 9 years performed in various events like puppet dance, martial art and “Shagna da vehra” and also acted in English play “A Diamond Necklace”, etc. Chief guest Pawan Bajaj, deputy general manager, the Bank of India, felicitated the students and gave away the prizes. Principal Gagandeep Kaur thanked chairperson Jagjit Singh Dardi and director Jaswinder Kaur Dardi for upgrading the building and infrastructure of the school. She also thanked all participants and their parents for their enthusiasm and support. |
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Extension lecture on nanotechnology
Kalka, November 22 SK Manocha, principal of the college, presided over. Prof Chakarvarti started the lecture by showing various upcoming applications of nano-technology through various animated clippings. He appreciated the Asians for out numbering the US citizens in research, especially PhD in science and engineering. He emphasised that each one of us should keep our ignorance quotient as constant. |
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Kabbadi meet concludes
Dera Bassi, November 22 Baljit Singh, Indian hockey player was the chief guest. Prof Avtar Singh emphasised on sports and games, especially kabbadi. Principal Dr GN Verma added that sports like kabbadi created a congenial atmosphere among students of various colleges. He also said the state government had already decided to encourage and promote traditional sports and nurture the players to enable them to compete in International and national meets.
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Pillion rider killed in accident
Bassi Pathana, November 22 According to the police, Lakhbir Singh was going to his village on a motor cycle on the Morinda Chuni road when a
Maruti car hit the vehicle and sped away. Lakhbir, who was riding pillion, died on the spot. His body was brought to the local civil hospital and was handed over to his relatives after a post-mortem examination. |
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Cases pending for want of presiding judge
Chandigarh, November 22 Many important cases, including the high profiled rape case of State versus Narinder Singh allegedly involving the director of Hero Cycles, and the murder trial of State versus Bagga, rape case of State versus Anil, are through with the proceedings. But because of the replacement, all three cases are pending and have been given the next date. Also, the infamous Nari Niketan rape case is still pending for want of the presiding officer in the court. According to sources, even though the name of the successor of G.R. Baniyal was cleared long back, the notification, it is being claimed was caught in the administrative process for more than a fortnight now. Sources claim that while the name of additional district and sessions judge, Sangrur, G.C. Garg has been cleared for the same but he is yet to join.
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Gang of car thieves busted, 4 held
Mohali, November 22 SSP GPS Bhullar said acting on a tip-off, a CIA team raided a hideout in Phase 8 and arrested the leader of the gang, Sunil Kumar, and recovered two stolen cars, a Tata Indica and Hyundai Verna. A .32 bore pistol and six live cartridges were also recovered from the suspect. After interrogation, three more gang members — Sandip, Harvinder and Sukhdev — were arrested. Sunil was wanted by the Delhi police in a similar case. An FIR each had been registered against him at Jhajjar in Haryana and Nangoli in West Delhi. The team also recovered a fake seal of the DTO, ink pad and empty copies of driver’s licence, a computer, scanners and printers. The gang members used to live in rented accommodation and prepare fake identities. The gang members were currently living in a rented house at Zirakpur. A case under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 379, 411 and 120 B, IPC, has been registered against the accused. A separate case under the Arms Act has been registered against Sunil Kumar. In January, the Mohali police had arrested members of a similar gang that used sell vehicles using fake registration papers. Two members of the gang, Charanjit Singh Channi of of Zirakpur and Sohan Singh Bains of Ludhiana, had then been arrested. The police had recovered copies of unfilled police verification report of the Mullanpur Dakhan police station, setting the alarm bells ringing in police circles. The gang was largely active in Ludhiana but further investigations could indicate other areas of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh where they used to operate.
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Theft at 3 places
Chandigarh, November 22 Kanwaljit Singh, a resident of Sector 40-B, reported that someone has stolen a gas cylinder and a battery inverter from his residence on November 17. Similarly, Mohammad Shekh of Ram Darbar, Phase-II, reported that someone had stolen two hand grinders, two hand grill machines, beefing machine, pipe cutter and some documents from his plot in the Industrial Area, Phase I, during the intervening night of November 19 and 20. Three separate cases of theft have been registered. Theft
Anil Kumar of Sector 44-D reported that an unidentified person had stolen a music system and tyres from his car (CH-04-H-8042) during the intervening night of November 19 and 20 from near his residence. A case has been registered. Motorcycle stolen
Ghanshyam, a resident of Mohali, Phase III-A, reported that someone had stolen his motorcycle (CH-03-C-2036) on October 31 from the Sector 27 market. A case has been registered. Charas seized
The police arrested Bittu Chauhan, a resident of Shimla, from Sector 28 yesterday, as he was allegedly carrying 730 gram of charas. A case has been registered.
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2 ex-servicemen nabbed with opium
Chandigarh, November 22 They were carrying the contraband in a Maruti car, when the police intercepted them on the information from the Sector 47-C market on Friday. The police said the opium was worth about Rs 12 lakh. DSP (South) Jaswant Singh Khaira said a special team was constituted to nab the smugglers involved in the narcotic trafficking. The accused told the police that they brought the contraband from Vikas Nagar in Uttarakhand. They were looking for customers when arrested.
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IOC thrash PSB
Chandigarh, November 22 PSB players started with an attacking game and scored the first goal in the 23rd minute through Daler Singh, who sounded the board through a field goal. At the half time, the bankers led by one goal. However, in the second half, IOC players took full control of the ball and did not allow their opponents to make any move. In the 39th minute, IOC’s Didar Singh scored the equaliser by converting the penalty corner and after five minutes he scored his individual second goal in the 44th minute by converting another penalty corner to give 2-1 lead to his team. Hamza Mujtaba scored the third goal (field) in the 58th minute to seal the fate of the bankers. The PSB got one penalty corner in the sixth minute but failed to convert it whereas IOC got eight penalty corners and were able to convert two. In the first match of the day, keen contest was witnessed as Namdhari XI beat Bharat Petroleum Corporation by 5-4. Harpreet Singh scored the first goal for Namdhari in the fourth minute by converting the penalty corner. However, BPCL’s Gurpreet Singh scored the equaliser in the 29th minute by converting the penalty corner. In the second half, Namdhari’s Gumeet Singh sounded the board in the 47th minute through the field goal to take 2-1 lead. However, Gurpreet Singh of BPCL scored the equaliser in the 48th minute by converting the penalty corner. In the 51st minute, Ravi Pal of BPCL scored the third goal through the penalty corner and Punoalik Bellary scored the fourth goal through the field goal to give 4-2 lead to his team. However, Namdharis immediately took control of the ball and scored their third goal in 56th minute through Malak Singh who sounded the board through the field goal. In the 65th minute, Harpreet Singh scored the equaliser by converting the penalty corner and finally Harmeet Singh scored the winning goal in the 67th minute through the field goal. The BPCL got six penalty corners and were able to convert only two, while Namdhari XI converted two out of four penalty corners. |
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GGDSD College register victory
Chandigarh, November 22 Results: 48 kg: Sandeep Singh, GGDSD College, Sector 32, 1, Mohan Singh Rana, SGGS College, Sector 26, 2, Sandeep Kumar, MMD DAV College, Gidderbaha, and Rakesh Saini, DAV College, Hoshiarpur, 3. 51 kg: Surinder Singh, SGGS College, 1, Sarvan Kumar, DAV College, 2, Ashwani, GC-46, Chandigarh, and Ravi Kumar, Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, 3. 54 kg: Iqbir Singh, SGGS, 1, Surinder Singh, MGKM SS College of Phy Edu, Jakroudi, 2, Arvind, PGGC, Sector 11, and Sandeep Singh, Malwa College, Bondali, Samrala, 3. 57 kg: Pawan Shekhawat, GGDSD, 1, Manpreet Singh, Gobindgarh, 2, Sahil Jaswal, SGGS, and Gagandeep Singh, SGGS Kh, College, Mahilpur, 3. 60 kg: Sombir, GGDSD, 1, Njarinder Singh, MGKM SS, 2, Bhagwandeep Singh, AS College, and Rakesh Kumar, SGGS, 3. 64 kg: Mohit, SGGS, 1, Pardeep Singh, Gobindgarh, 2, Deepansh Saini, GC Hoshiarpur, and Modh Tanvir, GN, College, Narnagwal, 3. 69 kg: Bhagel Singh, MGKM SS, 1, Naresh Kumar, GGDSD, 2, Kranvir Singh, Gobindgarh, and Parveen Kumar, SGGS, 3. 75 kg: Deepak, GGDSD, 1, Vishawajeet, PU campus, Chandigarh, 2, Amit Sharma, Gobindgarh, and Varinder Singh, GC-46, 3. 81 kg: Manveer Singh, AS College, 1, Rakesh GGDSD, 2, Bikramjit Singh, SGGS Kh, and Inderpreet Singh, GC-46, 3. 91 kg: Vinod Kumar, GGDSD, 1, Dharmveer, PGGC-11, 2, Sukhjit Singh, Gobindgarh, and Randeep Singh, DAV, 3. +91 kg: Davinder Singh, AS College, 1, Diljotwinder Singh, SGGS, 2, Lakhwinder Singh, SGGS Kh, and Channpreet Singh, Malwa College, Bondali, Samrala, 3. |
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Manil fashions Godrej & Boyce win
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, November 22 Godrej & Boyce XI won the toss and elected to bat first. Their openers put on 40 runs in nine overs before Kulwinder Roy was given out a leg before wicket off Roshan Lal. Skipper Vaneet Chawla (36) partnered Manil (76, 4x4s, 1x6), who scored at a steady pace. Then Inderjeet accelerated the team's run rate even further. He played a fine cameo inning of 27 runs off 15 balls. Godrej & Boyce XI scored 205 for seven in stipulated 30 overs. Roshan Lal picked up three wickets for 48 runs. In reply, the Indian Railways (DMW) could muster only 129 for nine in 30 overs. Their first wicket fell in the third over and it set the tone for the rest of the match. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals, as Naresh Dhingra bowled another great spell and picked up four wickets for 19 runs only. There was a brief partnership between Kiran Kumar and Ajay, which gave the bowlers a scare, but as soon as it was broken the Godrej players relaxed a bit as the Indian Railways was at 111 for eight in 24 overs. Kiran Kumar was the highest scorer for his team as he made 38 runs, including five boundaries and a six. Managing director KC Mittal, MG Contractors Pvt Ltd, distributed the prizes. Brief scores: Godrej & Boyce XI: 205 for 7 in 30 overs (Manil Manav 76, Vaneet Chawla 36, Inderjeet 27, Roshan Lal 3 for 48, Dilip Yadav 2 for 31, Sanjay 1 for 37). Indian Railways (DMW): 129 for 9 in 30 overs (Kiran Kumar 38, Ajay 27, Sanjay 17, Naresh Dhingra 4 for 19, Inderjeet 1 for 3, Narinder Bunty 1 for 8). The following were adjudged the best in their respective departments: Best bowler: Kiran Kumar (Indian Railways), best batsman: Dilip Yadav (Indian Railways), best all-rounder: Inderjeet (Godrej & Boyce) and Man of the Match: Manil Manav (Godrej & Boyce).
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9 players achieve black belt
Chandigarh, November 22 Master Bikram S Thapa, fifth degree black belt (US), and director-cum chief instructor of its India operations presented the black belts to the nine players. Amongst the candidates, Colonel PS Gopal (Retd) is the only achiever in the country to have earned his CKD black belt at the age of 68 years. He has trained himself for three years and passed the strenuous tests competing with young candidates of up to eight years of age. Also amongst the achievers who passed the tough and stringent black belt test were Taanisha Vashisht and Shiksha Thaman. Instructors and office-bearers from all over the country participated in the seminar. Besides deciding on the venue for the 2010-2011 National Choi Kwang Do International Art meet, they also underwent the strenuous training programme, which included basic and advanced techniques of the art along with syllabus of the training instructions for the tests of white belt to black belt and referee exams. |
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Handball
Chandigarh, November 22 Similarly, in the girls’ section Coaching Centre Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, will clash with Hand Ball Coach Centre, Sector 23, in final. In the semifinal matches, Coaching Centre DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Team A defeated Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector 30, by 28-17 points. In the first half, DAV team led by 14-9 points. Similarly, in the second semifinal match HB CC, Sector 42, defeated HB CC, Sector 23, by 26-23 points. In the first semifinal of the girls’ section, Coaching Centre Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, beat HB CC, Sector 42, Team B by 16-11 points. The GMSSS, Sector 19, team led by 7-5 points at half-time. Similarly, in the second semifinal, HB CC, Sector 23, beat HB CC, Sector 42, Team A by 13-10 points. Sector 23 team
led by 6-4 points at half-time. — TNS
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Mandeep, Sarabjit shine in rowing
Chandigarh, November 22 Mandeep Singh bagged a silver medal in the single scull, while the duo of Mandeep Kaur and Sarabjit Kaur clinched a bronze medal. Gurbachan Singh and Rakesh Raliya won a silver medal in the coxless pair, while Ravi Shankar, Vikas Ranjan, Rakesh and Gurbachan bagged a silver medal in the coxless four events. |
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