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MC dragging its feet in fake bill scam case
Ludhiana, December 17 This despite the fact that the MC’s core committee had recently accepted the inquiry report by a joint commissioner and had decided that municipal commissioner AK Sinha would be asked to take necessary action against those found guilty. The commissioner washed his hands off the responsibility today, stating action would now be taken only on the directions of the local bodies department’s vigilance cell. Talking to The Tribune, Sinha said, "The matter is now being taken care of by the vigilance cell of the local bodies department following the directions of minister Manoranjan Kalia and they would deal with the case. We will take action only after we get further orders as senior functionaries are now handling the case." According to sources, the inquiry process will begin from scratch. Chief vigilance officer AK Prabhakar, who had summoned the case’s records on Monday, now has the forged bills, vouchers, measurement books and other official records pertaining to case in his possession. The officials will now probe the matter by looking into all its aspects. "A hearing would be given to the guilty contractors as well as officials concerned like SEs, XENs, SDOs and JEs. As usual the inquiry is expected to take a long time, giving immediate relief to everyone”, the sources said, adding an FIR should have been immediately registered by the civic body as soon as they had come to know about the fraud. Pointing towards the functioning of the Vigilance Cell, the sources said, "The functioning of this department is already under the scanner. The fact could be proved through various cases like substandard material being used for construction of roads, illegal construction of buildings, cutting of colonies illegally that are hanging fire in the department. More than hundred charge sheets have been issued to the Ludhiana MC officials in last two years @and yet no action has come till date." The inquiry report prepared by additional commissioner KP Brar had indicted three contractors - Varinder Kumar, Kulbir Singh and Sunny, grandson of Punjab assembly deputy speaker Satpal Gosain. Besides, several MC officials were found guilty. They include SEs Arun Sharma and Dharam Singh, XENs Karamjit Singh, HS Khossa, PK Chaddha, SDOs Rahul Gagneja, Rakesh Sharma, Deepak Kocchar and JEs Raghubir Singh, Harjit Singh, Rakesh Singla, along with DCFA Gupta and DCLA Sukhdev Brar. The report had stated these officials worked hand in glove with the contractors in preparing the fraudulent bills and issuing payment vouchers, that cost the civic body over Rs 75 lakh.
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Women storm male bastion
Ludhiana, December 17 The change came to light when an equal number of women turned out for the recruitment drive conducted recently by private security agencies at the police lines headquarters in Civil Lines here. All these young men and women had come from the vicinity of the city for their enrolment as private security guards. According to Inderjeet Gupta, a private security adviser, these 50 men and women would undergo a rigorous training session at Jhankhera in Hoshiarpur for two months. This training would being provided free of cost by the Punjab government to ensure more job avenues for unemployed youths, following which they would be recruited by private agencies. While young men were seen shivering as they were made to sit in the biting cold during physical measurement, the women, who were attending a counselling session, were excited and looking forward to their new assignment. “I belong to a humble family from the Gill village and my father could hardly arrange two meals for us. This is the reason I could not continue my studies and had to leave studies after matriculation. The job with a security agency has turned out to be a blessing for me as now I can share the burden of my father and can help him run the house,” said Gurpreet Kaur, who planned to fund the education of her two younger siblings with her earnings. According to the recruitment organiser, there was a huge demand for trained private security guards who could face any sudden eventuality. The mushrooming of shopping malls had also generating more job avenues for the youth. A trainer conducting the physical test of the youths said recently, shopping malls and other private establishments had expressed interest in hiring female security guards. The presence of female security guards helped as a majority of women visiting shopping malls refused to be frisked by male security guards. Rani, who was among the 25 girls selected, said, “I am up tothea challenge and will join the training at Jhankhera. There are hardly any jobs available. Girls hailing from rural areas always struggle to find jobs in the private sector. Instead of sitting idle at home, I agreed to take up the job of a private security guard.”
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Power cut schedule redrawn
Ludhiana, December 17 In many localities, municipal tubewells were switched off at the stipulated time of 9.30 am without taking into consideration the cut, thereby depriving people of water. The staff at the complaint centres of the PSEB in various parts of the city were either unaware of the new schedule of power cut or had a vague idea which added to the confusion. It was learnt that the new schedule was given effect, reportedly under pressure from the industry which wanted uninterrupted power during the day to complete the eight-hour shift. However, having received a strong feedback against the revised power cut schedule, senior officials of the systems and operations wing of the board at Patiala reviewed the situation and the revised schedule was scrapped later in the day. VK Gupta, chief engineer, systems, operations and control, said the cut schedule for mixed feeders in the urban areas had been redrawn and from tomorrow, there would be no power cut in the city before 9 am. The scheduled cut in major towns and cities would be for four hours during the day, but efforts would be made to cut it down to three hours depending on the availability of power.
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Riot victims to gherao Doabia Commission
Ludhiana, December 17 The president of the DSGMC, Paramjit Singh Sarna, had appointed the commission for a probe into the police firing on protesting Sikhs on December 5. Taking a dig at Sarna, the president of the Danga Peerat Welfare Society, Punjab, Surjit Singh, said the DSGMC president was a ‘Congress agent’ while trying to portray himself as a sympathiser of Sikhs. “When he is so close to the Congress, a party known for unleashing terror again Sikhs during the 1984 riots, how can he call himself a sympathiser of this community? We will not be taken in by his attempts to befool us,” said Surjit Singh. He warned that if the commission came to Ludhiana, they would not let it hold an inquiry into anything. The riot victims questioned Sarna about the authority under which he had constituted a commission led by a retired judge. “What is his authority to do so? It is for the government to see,” they said. “It is strange that he is making noise over a Sikh killed here while he did not do anything for hundreds of Sikhs who were tortured and killed in riots,” said Surjit Singh. Recalling that Sarna did not allow the victims to organise ‘akhand path’ at a gurdwara in Delhi on the 25th anniversary of the riots, Surjit Singh said he honoured Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit. The victims accused Sarna of enacting a drama prior to SGPC elections to affect the mandate against the Shiromani Akali Dal. |
Revised Salaries
Ludhiana, December 17 The fast entered its seventh day today after the state government and the university administration failed to provide funds for the revised pay scales from August, 2009. Lakhwinder Singh Sandhu and Dr KS Sangha (conveners) of the forum said the Punjab government employees had been drawing their salaries in the revised pay scales from August, 2009. They decried the indifference towards the university employees. A group of five members — Dr Bharat Bhushan Vashisht and Dr MS Kahlon from PAUTA, Ram Nath, Charan Dass and Krishan Pal from the PAU Employees’ Union — sat on hunger strike today. The gathering was jointly addressed by HS Mundi, president, PAU Employees’ Union, Avinash Kumar Sharma, general secretary, Lakhwinder Singh Sandhu, Charnjit Singh Sekhon, senior vice-president, Jasbir Singh, secretary, Ashwani Nauriyal, cashier, Avtar Singh Guram and Dr Harmeet Singh Kingra, vice-president, PAUTA, appealed to the state government to provide the required funds immediately. They also appealed to the university administration to get the funds allocated from the ICAR at the earliest. The speakers cautioned the state government that the agitation would be intensified if their demands were not fulfilled immediately. The employees had suspended their protest on December 11, following assurance from the state government that the necessary approval for the payment of salaries to the employees and teachers was released from November onwards.
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From Schools
Ludhiana, December 17 Principal Rajeshwari, who was the guest of honour, reiterated the value of Punjabi culture and heritage. Annual Day
Bal Bharati Public School celebrated its annual day, “Myriad Hues”, (splash of colours) at Guru Nanak Bhawan presenting various forms of dance and action dramas. R Talwar, principal secretary, home affairs, was the chief guest. The programme started with the lighting of the traditional lamp, followed by a divine invocation “Nav Durga”. A welcome song and dance were presented by Mont-II classes. A satirical episode, “Shaadi Ka Pakora”, was presented by tiny tots depicting the strange but comical destiny of Tomy - the dog on his wedding day. The legend of “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” was also depicted by prepared by students of Mont-I classes. The symbol of love, “Heer Ranjha” was staged through a musical play by students of primary wing. Cartoons like Mickey and Minee, Tom and Jerry, Hippo and the dog, Donald Duck, Shinchan and Doremon were brought together on the stage in “Disneyland Comes Alive” by kids of Montessori wing. “Natkhat Duhai”, a qawali, saw children of primary wing coaxing teachers to teach with love and care. A Rajasthani folk dance brought the colours of Rajasthan live on stage. The school round-up was presented by principal Punam Dogra which highlighted the achievements in the field of academics, sports and extra-curricular activities. The chief guest awarded around 100 prizes to students for their achievement in academics and other activities of the school.
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College mgmt, students at loggerheads
Ludhiana, December 17 Students of the college, including those of MBA, BBA, BCA, BSc and fashion technology, have been on strike for the past one month against the college authorities for their lackadaisical attitude towards teaching and have boycotted their mid-semester tests. MBA students of the college have also alleged that they are not being taught the syllabus prescribed by the university for the past two semesters. The students, refusing to be identified, have alleged that the principal has been harassing them, especially girl students, by passing lewd comments. They have also claimed that female staff members pass similar remarks time and again and indulge in character assassination of students by demanding and discussing their personal lives in classrooms. Refuting the allegations as baseless, college principal Dr Anuradha has said no strike has been observed at the college. According to her, the only demand of the students is unlimited freedom, the rejection of which by the college authorities has turned them hostile. “They want to break rules and want us to allow them to do whatever they want. I will not let that happen at any cost. Our rules are mentioned in the prospectus,” she says. Regarding allegations of lewd comments, she says, “As principal, I understand my responsibility. No staff member is allowed to do so on the campus.”
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UGC NET
Doraha, December 17 Though candidates welcomed the efforts of the UGC to bring transparency in the declaration of results as the candidates could now check their performance paper-wise as the mark sheet was available on the Net, but most of them rued that the detailed marks arrived after they had taken two more attempts. The UGC should make the score sheet available as soon as possible so that students are able to evaluate their actual position and make an improved attempt in the next exam, the candidates said. An unsuccessful candidate stated: “The result has never been declared so late. Generally, the UGC used to announce the results at least a month before the next exam and we had ample time to prepare for the exam, but this time we hardly have two weeks.” A student who cleared NET said: “I spent Rs 525 on filling forms. A post was advertised in my subject in the beginning of this month, but since the result had not been declared, I missed a golden chance. I hold the UGC responsible for playing with my career as I was on the top of the merit list. It should declare the result in time.” “It is only when the result is in hand that we start taking the test seriously. As most of the candidates are employed somewhere or the other, they have to take out time to prepare systematically for the exam,” a candidate remarked. As per the UGC NET rule, to get the third paper evaluated, the candidate is supposed to score minimum qualifying marks in Paper I and Paper II.
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Classes VI to X
Mandi Ahmedgarh,December 17 The decision was taken after the authorities observed that a large number of students did not bother to appear in monthly tests conducted by schools. From now on, performance in annual examination will have only 60 per cent weightage in deciding the fate of students for the next class. Investigations revealed that teachers and heads of government schools had failed to motivate all students to appear seriously in monthly tests being conducted for middle and high classes. Though tests were conducted for mathematics, science, social studies and English for students of classes VI to X, only a few students used to appear in the tests. Other students either absented on the test day or failed to fare well in these subjects. Staff at government schools, predominantly those situated in rural parts of the region, had stopped reprimanding erring students due to the alleged non-cooperative attitude of their parents. Some teachers had to face embarrassing situations on being strict with students not appearing in tests. All other methods to involve students in the process proving futile, teachers and heads suggested that weightage of these tests be increased. The matter was reportedly discussed with educational experts, too. It was ultimately decided to increase the weightage of monthly tests from 10 per cent to 15 per cent and those of September and December examinations to 7.5 per cent each. Ten per cent marks in annual examination have been allotted for assignments and homework given by teachers from time to time. Thus, 40 per cent weightage will be given to monthly tests, September and December examination and class performance. “The rest 60 per cent weightage will be given to examination conducted in March annually,” reads a paragraph of communication circulated by the director general (school education) to all circle education officers, district education officers and heads of government schools in the state.
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Award for research presentation
Ludhiana, December 17 They were awarded the first prize, according to Dr SS Gosal, additional director of research (agriculture) of the university.
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Media meet at CIPHET today
Ludhiana, December 17 CIPHET director Dr RT Patil will showcase different technologies developed by the institute. The institute will also release its technologies of green chilli production and production of bars from guava. Besides, farmer-turned-entrepreneur Bachittar Singh will launch groundnut milk-based products.
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CITIZENS’
GRIEVANCES
The fact that the rail overbridge proposed to be set up on the site of the old Lakkar Bridge will not be connected to the elevated road defeats the entire purpose of the project despite a planned expenditure of Rs 60 crore. The overbridge’s present design is in the form of a Y shape with the tail starting from the Civil Lines. While the downward ramp will end at the Central Post Office at Mata Rani Chowk, the upward ramp will begin from the Reikhy Cinema chowk.
Though municipal corporation officials claim this design will ease traffic flow, experts feel it would further impede vehicular mobility. Should the civic body go ahead with the project or should it consult the experts once again before commencing work? Following are the responses of some readers of The Tribune:
Y-shaped design will not ease traffic
With work on the project have been delayed for a long time, several shops, houses, offices, hotels and other establishments in the area continue to exist under the contant threat of demolition. Many of already been razed. As most vehicles coming from the direction of Haibowal, Civil Lines, Millerganj and the bus stand (via Jagraon bridge) pass by the Clock Tower and through the Mata Rani chowk, huge traffic jams can always been seen around the Clock Tower and Mata Rani chowk. The Y shape of the proposed rail overbridge will not reduce vehicular traffic. The tail end side (Civil Lines) of the overbridge should be connected to the elevated bridge with two chowks at the elevated bridge road or two chowks - one at the Mata Rani chowk and at the other at the Reikhy Cinema Chowk. Otherwise the elevated bridge will not serve to ease traffic. Besides, it will create a hurdle if a Metro rail track is laid from the Clock tower towards Phillaur and double decker buses are introduced to ply on the Y-shaped rail overbridge. Jai Gopal Kusla
II According to the project’s original design the Y-shaped rail overbridge was to be connected with a flyover. If that were not done the flyover would not serve any purpose at all. Traffic moving from the Civil Lines to the old city and vice versa may ease to a little extent, relieving pressure on the Domoria Pull, but through traffic from the Civil Lines area towards Jalandhar and Ambala, avoiding the city centre, will not reduce the congestion. We don't have a shortage of planners and architects who could find out some solution to decongest the streets and work out an alternative plan. When the plan for a flyover on the GT Road, passing through the city from Chand Cinema to the Jagraon bridge, was proposed, shopkeepers in the area, who feared it would affect their business, raised a big hue and cry. However, the flyover was designed in such a way that its pillars occupied minimum space. These shopkeepers are now using the space under the bridge for parking their vehicles without hindering the flow of traffic. The traffic movement can further be eased if an encroachment drive being currently undertaken is continued and the shopkeepers observe the rules. The city needs flyovers that are properly planned by experienced engineers to ease the congestion on the streets. Krishan Chitkara
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Almost all the contributors to the ‘City Concerns’ column are the view that if the old Lakkar Bridge were not connected to the elevated road, it would defeat the entire purpose off the proposed rail overbridge project. Hence, at least one arm of the overbridge must be connected with elevated road in order to have some respite from the incessant traffic jams. The elevated road should also be extended up to the Jalandhar Road bypass as announced earlier by the municipal corporation. Similarly, the upward ramp beginning from the Reikhy chowk should be connected with the elevated road and to the Civil Lines area with a side downward ramp. This is the only way to ease traffic flow on the stretch. We hope the civic body pays attention to these crucial points to avoid wastage of public funds. Gurdial Apra
IV Officials should adopt ‘bottom-up’ approach
The area near the elevated road is already in a bad shape due to the proposed rail overbridge project. Instead of helping to ensure smooth flow of traffic it has become a nightmare to pass through the entire area from the Mata Rani chowk right up to the Dukhniwaran gurudwara (near Subzi Mandi in Fieldganj). The shops near the Clock Tower have permanently lost any scope of having sunlight as the elevated road has covered their buildings. Instead of this if the entire stretch had been widened by removing encroachments, imposing restrictions on unauthorised parking, the goal of easing traffic flow could have been accomplished easily. The old Jagraon bridge was much better for vehicular movement than the new arrangement. The officials responsible for this project at its planning and execution stage have messed up the entire stretch of GT Road. The only remedy for the proposed rail overbridge in place of the old Lakkar Bridge is for MC officials to adopt a bottom-up approach - they should consult the shopkeepers at the site as well as educated people in the surrounding area about the practicality of the project before beginning the overbridge’s construction. Puneet Maini
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24-hr OPD at Civil Hospital for swine flu
Ludhiana, December 17 As a result, the district health department has started round the clock OPD at the Civil Hospital here from today. One doctor and paramedical staff would be present at the hospital to deal with cases pertaining to suspected swine flu cases and swab samples would be taken of patients falling under “C” category. Dr Harvinder Singh, SMO at the hospital, said: “We have plenty of medicine, but it would only be given to patients with symptoms of influenza H1N1 infection and not on demand to panic-stricken people.” Ardent movie buffs have cut down on their visits to the cinema hall and some people are even excusing themselves from marriages and other functions. Civil Surgeon Maninderjit Singh during a meeting with medical superintendents of leading city hospitals convened yesterday had categorically stated that patients ought to be divided into three categories according to symptoms and be treated as per the guidelines issued by the department of health and family welfare, Punjab. All hospitals have come forward to provide isolation wards and ventilators. “There is a need to address the queries of the people, which would automatically take care of the panic. Queries would be addressed at the Civil Hospital round the clock,” he added.
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Pensioners flay govt’s tactics
Ludhiana, December 17 BR Kaushal, chairman of the Pensioners Information Centre Management Committee, rued the delay tactics of the Punjab government in implementation of their demands recommended by the Fifth Pay Commission. “The government has neither set up an anomalies’ removal committee, nor has it taken a decision on the payment of arrears on the revision and re-fixation of pension for the period from January, 2006, to July, 2009. No step has been initiated for the revision of family pension and the state medical and family welfare department has not issued instructions regarding medical and healthcare benefits,” they stated. Dr Hari Singh Brar, a retired PAU professor and city councillor, was the chief guest. He felicitated six pensioners with ‘Golden Age’ honour. The second updated edition of the telephone directory of the Retirees Welfare Association of the district was also released at the occasion.
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Mystery shrouds disappearance of labourer
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 17 While Karnail Kaur (name changed), apprehending danger to her life, had accused the family of killing Pappu and throwing his body in a canal, Jagtar Singh Kaka, her father-in-law, alleged that she had been instigated by his political rivals, including the sarpanch of the village. Pappu was suspected of having illicit relations with Karnail Kaur. Terming charges of honour killing baseless and politically motivated, Jagtar Singh Kaka maintained that Pappu was alive and they (members of the family) were searching for him. “They are trying to malign my image, as I had dared to contest election against their candidates in panchayat elections. Whatever my daughter-in-law uttered on the fateful day was due to instigation by my political rivals, led by chief of the civic body,” said Jagtar Singh, when asked about allegations levelled by Karnail Kaur in the presence of villagers and members of the panchayat. Pappu, a 24-year-old migrant, had been living and working with Jagtar Singh for over seven years. Besides looking after cattle, he used to help Karnail Kaur in household affairs, too. Villagers were shocked when Karnail Kaur went running to the house of Mallah Singh, a former sarpanch of the village, to seek protection from his father-in-law who, according to her, had attempted to kill her. Marks of injuries on her body suggested that she had been physically assaulted. However, instead of informing the police, villagers called her parents from Lohara village and handed her over to them. She has not yet returned to the village. Admitting that Karnail Kaur had accused Jagtar Singh of murdering Pappu and throwing his body in canal, sarpanch Davinder Singh said the police should get the matter probed by a senior officer. “We have nothing to do with the family affairs of Jagtar Singh and we intervened in the matter only when former sarpanch Mallah Singh invited us to his house. We only want a probe into the mysterious disappearance of a migrant labourer to bring out the truth,” said Davinder Singh denying allegations levelled by Jagtar Singh.
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Miscreants smash windscreens of 6 cars
Ludhiana, December 17 Talking to The Tribune, Rocky Bansal said, "At around 5:30 am today some women of the locality rang the doorbell of our house and told us the windscreen of my car was shattered. I immediately rushed out and was shocked to see the damage done. When I looked at my neighbour's car it was in the same condition with even its windowpanes broken." Bansal added, “We suspect it to be the work of some miscreants as the vehicles’ windshields and windowpanes were broken by throwing stones. In fact, stones were found in some of the cars”. The cars that were damaged included a Mahindra Logan, Honda City, Suzuki Swift, Suzuki Dzire and Toyota Innova. Area residents ruled out robbery as a motive as laptops, stereos and documents in some of the cars were intact. While the front windshields of four Suzuki Swift cars were broken, windowpanes of the other vehicles were shattered. "Apart from the windshields the dashboards of some of the cars have also been damaged. We are amazed the miscreants didn’t touch anything expensive," said Bansal, adding owners of the damaged vehicles informed the police as well as the area’s MLA and municipal councillor about the incident, who also arrived at the scene. Area SHO Beant Juneja said, "After receiving thecomplaints I went to the scene and met one of the car owners. It's too early to say something, but one of the theories we’re working on is that some mischievous youngsters must have done this after returning from a party”. A similar incident had occurred a few months ago in Dugri (phase I) where unidentified miscreants had broken windowpanes of cars parked in a row on a street in the vicinity of about 50 houses. No case was registered following that incident too.
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29-year-old commits suicide
Khanna, December 17 Family members of the deceased said she was about to get married and had been in depression for the past some time. Police officials said inquest proceedings would be initiated in this connection after recording the statements of her family members. Woman commits suicide
with baby girl
A woman committed suicide along with her one-anda-half-year-old daughter on Thursday by jumping before a speeding train near Bhadla village. According to railway police officials, the woman seemed to be in her thirties and was yet to be identified. The police said they were run over by the Howrah train, which passed the village around 8:30 am. A passerby informed the police about the bodies this morning. The badly mutilated bodies were kept at the mortuary of the Khanna civil hospital. Inquest proceedings were initiated in this regard.
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Khanna, December 17 The victim -- 70-year-old Ajaib Singh -- was going on his cycle to get a gas cylinder refilled. He tried to cross the road near the gas agency, but was hit and came under the front wheels of the truck. The driver fled the spot. Police officials stated that a case in this connection had been registered and the body would be handed over to the family after a postmortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital. — TNS
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Kidnapped labourer rescued,2 held
Jagraon, December 17 The police had received a complaint from Jagder Singh, a migrant labourer from Sapol district, Bihar, and a painter by profession, that two persons — Sudhir Kumar of Saharsa, Bihar, and Vijay Kumar of Madepur district, Bihar — had gone to the kiosk of his brother Ram Kumar, who used to sell tobacco products, on the Humbran road in Sidhwan Bet market and forcibly took him away on a motorcycle (PB 25 B 8268) towards Jagraon. He claimed that he tried to trail them but failed. He apprehended that the kidnappers might eliminate his brother after robbing him. A police team headed by SI Gurcharan Singh was formed to look into the
matter. Yesterday evening, the police party, following a tip-off, raided a tubewell room near Kaunke village and arrested the two accused and recovered Ram Singh from their possession.
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Abduction case registered
Jagraon, December 17 ASI Balwant Singh, the inquiry officer, said the girl, a resident of the Kacha Malak road here, went missing early on the morning of November 1. Kuldeep Singh, father of the girl, had lodged a missing person report. She used to stay at home after she got a compartment in the class XII examination, he had said then. He now said someone used to claim that his daughter was with him. On the basis of his statement, a case was registered under Sections 363-A and 366-A of the IPC. Investigations by the Ludhiana Tribune revealed that the girl had an affair with a youth and her mother had given consent to their relationship. The girl and the youth had reportedly got married. They had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for police protection. Afraid of police action, parents of the girl had got the case
registered.
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CBSE Volleyball Tournament
Mandi Gobindgarh, December 17 Similarly, Sant Isher Singh Ji Memorial Public School, Rara Sahib, and Shah Satnam Ji Girls School, Sirsa, won their respective semifinal matches to reach the final in the girls’ category. Results: Girls’ quarterfinals: SGGS Collegiate Public School, Chandigarh, beat St Joseph’s Convent Senior Secondary School, Bhopal, 25-15, 25-11, 25-13; Sant Isher Singh Ji Memorial Public School, Rara Sahib, Ludhiana, beat Green Field Public School, Ghaziabad, 25-11, 25-10, 25-17; St Francis De Sales School, New Delhi, beat Thakur Dass Senior Secondary School, Hisar 25-18, 25-22, 25-16; Shah Satnam Ji Girls School, Sirsa, beat SBS Mootha Girls Senior Secondary School, Chennai, 25-5, 25-15, 25-19. Girls semifinals: Sant Isher Singh Ji Memorial Public School, Rara Sahib, beat SGGS Collegiate Public School, Chandigarh, 19-25, 25-21, 13-25, 25-21, 15-11; Shah Satnam Ji Girls School, Sirsa, beat St Francis De Sales School, New Delhi, 25-16, 25-19, 25-14. Boys’ quarterfinals: Pooja Modern Public School, Pipli, beat Sharada Vidyalaya, Mangalore, 25-18, 18-25, 22-25, 30-28,15-9; SN Vidya Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Trissur, beat Atomic Energy Central School, Indore, 25-11, 25-19, 25-11; Shah Satnam Ji Boys School, Sirsa, beat Bokaro Ispat Vidyalaya, Bokaro, 25-15, 25-15, 25-8; RS Public School, Karnal, beat Green Field Public School, Ghaziabad, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16. Boys’ semifinals: Shah Satnam Ji Boys School, Sirsa, beat Pooja Modern Public School, Pipli, 19-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-23; RS Public School, Karnal, beat SN Vidya Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Trissur, 25-19, 25-11, 25-16.
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Basketball
Ludhiana, December 17 The seating capacity of the main stadium had also been increased.“Maple wood has been used for the flooring of the stadium. Such wooden courts are used in the Olympics as well as by the NBA. As many as 45 teams, 23 in the men’s section and 22 in the women’s section, have confirmed their participation so far for the event.” The PBA will host the event for the seventh time. The inaugural edition of the championship was held here in 1951 when Punjab (men) emerged champions, overcoming Mysore. The city again played hosted in 1982, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2005 and the event would return to the city after a gap of four years. Various committees have been constituted with Dr SS Chauhan, DIG, Ludhiana, Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, SSP, Ludhiana, Yurinder Singh Hayer, Rupinder Singh, SP, Ludhiana, and Arjuna awardee, former international basketball star Sajjan Singh Cheema as its members who will coordinate with local organisers, Gill added. Teja Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, PBA, along with other office-bearers of the association besides Jagroop Singh Brar, a member of the British Columbia Assembly (Canada), was present at the conference.
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CBSE Basketball
Ludhiana, December 17 In the boys’ final played at BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar branch, Jindal Public School, Dwarka, managed to scrape past Police DAV Public School, Amritsar, 77-75 to bag the title. The final in the girls’ section started on a brisk pace and Chetinad Vidyashram, Chennai, girls outperformed the reigning champions in the first quarter and wrapped it up 16-14. However, in the second quarter, Delhi girls bounced back and not only wiped out the deficit but surged ahead 38-27. In the third and fourth quarters, Delhi players dominated the proceedings and finally won the verdict 80-44 to retain the title. International players A Chinmayee and Manini contributed 29 and 17 points, respectively, while Shaifali netted eight points for the winners. For Chennai school, Shruti and Bhuvmesh contributed 16 and 15 points, respectively, and Deepika accounted for five points. In the hard line cup match, Moti Lal Nehru Sports School, Sonepat, outplayed Army Public School, Noida, 51-38 and had to content with the third spot. The final in the boys’ section was marred by some unpleasant moments with the Police DAV Public School, Amritsar, charging Jindal Public School, Dwarka, with fielding overage players. After lodging the complaint formally, Amritsar agreed to play the match in which they went down fighting by just two points (77-75). In the match to decide the third position, PML SD Public School, Chandigarh, defeated Spring Dale Public School, Amritsar, 64-50. Chander Shekhar, ADGP, railways and traffic, Punjab, was the chief guest at BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar branch, while Dr Harnish Singh Bindra, senior consultant, Mohan Dai Cancer Hospital, Ludhiana, presided over the prize distribution function at Chandigarh road branch.
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