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Stress on innovations in research
Patiala, January 3 The aim was to promote quality research at national and international level. The workshop was divided into four technical sessions, covering different issues- research methodology, preparing research proposals and research projects, case study method of doing research and publishing research papers in national and international journals. Delegates from India and abroad took part in the workshop. Dr J S Banga, senior divisional manager, National Insurance Company, was the guest of honour. He emphasised on the need for promoting industry-institute interaction in the present day business environment. Dr Mahesh Joshi, from RMIT University Melbourne, delivered a talk on “publishing research papers in national and international journals.” He discussed about the method of writing research papers and publication of papers in various journals. An associate professor from Government Bikram College of Commerce Dr Narinder Kaur emphasised on preparing research proposals, dissertation and report writing. She discussed various aspects of writing a research project like review of literature, aims and objectives, methodology, scope and research design. JS Sidhu from University of Ballarate, Australia, shared his experiences as a research scholar and appreciated the efforts towards organising the research workshop. Relevance of case study research in management education was discussed by Dr GS Batra from School of Management Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala.
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Patiala railway station gets facelift
Patiala, January 3 The new reservation office, inaugurated by Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur here yesterday, has provision for six counters and has a touch screen enquiry system. It has other public amenities, including an ATM. The heritage character of the old building has not been altered and the new reservation office looks a part of the old railway station. Besides the new reservation office, the railways have made provision for a big parking lot. A new parking has been readied, which has enough accommodation for 500 scooters and cycles, 50 cars and 44 auto-rickshaws. This is hoped to ease traffic congestion at the main compound outside the railway station
building, which otherwise used to get crowded every time a train arrived. Divisional Railway Manger HK Jaggi said the signal system up to Bathinda would be upgraded soon. The new alarm signal system, which is to be commissioned shortly, would give an alarm to the driver to alert him about a signal in fog at least 600 metres before the signal. Railways had plans of development at this station such as landscaping and development of green patches in circulating area, provision of couch guidance system, electronic train indicator boards etc, he added. Concern over sale of gurdwaras’ land
Preneet Kaur said the Union Government had conveyed its concern to Pakistan on the sale of pieces of land attached to gurdwaras and urged Islamabad to look into the matter and take appropriate remedial action. In an informal chat with mediapersons on the sidelines of the inaugural function, she said the matter related to incidents of sale of some of the land attached to gurdwaras in Pakistan had caused concern among Sikhs. She said the Indian government had conveyed the concerns in this regard to the Pakistani government and requested the latter to look into the matter. Notably, the Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (PETPB) had reportedly sold around 855 kanal worth hundreds of crores of rupees on a nominal price. This includes nearly 811 kanal in Lahore. The sale violates the Nehru-Liaqat pact signed by the two Prime Ministers in 1950 in New Delhi. The PETPB had reportedly sold 855 kanal belonging to Gurdwara Deh and Samadh Bhai Mann Singh in Lahore to the Defence Housing Authority of Pakistan, 25 acres belonging to Gurdwara Bebe Nanaki Ji at Dera Chehal village and 307 kanal at Hadbast Mauja Mota Singh Wala district in Pakistan. The matter of these lands was raised in parliament a few days ago and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna had promised to take up the issue with Pakistan, she added. |
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SBoP extends home loan bonanza
Patiala, January 3 According to bank sources, the bank offers three schemes under Home Loan Bonanza -- SBP Hi-Five which was up to Rs 5 lakh fixed at 8 per cent for the period of five years, similarly SBP Easy Home Loan and SBP Advantage Home Loan wherein interest rate is fixed at 8 per cent for the first year. There will be no pre-payment penalty if the customer opts to pre-pay the loan on reset date. However, processing fee has been kept reasonable. State Bank of Patiala has also revised interest rates on domestic term deposits w.e.f. January 1. The interest rate for 15 days to 45 days have been fixed at 2.75 per cent per annum, 46 days to 90 days at 4 per cent, 91 days to 180 days at 5 per cent, 181 days to less than 1 year at 5.75 per cent, 1 year to less than 3 years at 6.75 per cent, 3 years to less than 5 years at 7 per cent, 5 years to less than 8 years at 7.25 per cent and 8 years to ten years at 7.50 per cent. The sources further said the senior citizens would be given additional rate of interest at the rate of 0.50 per cent for a period of one year and above and the interest on SBP Tax Saving Scheme has been fixed at 7.25 per cent per annum. |
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Dogs’ day out in Patiala
Patiala, January 3 The show was inaugurated by Patiala Deputy Commissioner Dipinder Singh. A souvenir for the show was also released. Though there was a decrease in the football as compared to last year because of rain but still a large number of dog lovers gathered to have a look at the well-bred dogs. Dr Mathew C John from Chennai and N Radha Krishanan form Mumbai judged these shows. Around 264 dogs in 37 breeds participated, out of them 42 dogs were imported from different countries. The exhibitors from Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, UP and Delhi participated. A large number of Rottweiler (34), Saint Bernard (27), Labrador (27), Pug (21) and German Shepherds (26) were seen in the shows. New Foundland and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeds were the main highlight of the show. The spectators were amazed to see the smallest and the largest types of canine world. Result of N Radhakrishnan: Best in show GSD of Ajmer Singh from Ludhiana, 2nd- Pug of Yogesh Tuteja from Amritsar and 3rd Boxer of Danvir Singh, Hoshiarpur Best in show bred in India-Yogesh Tuteja from Amritsar Best puppy in show-Beagle of Khem Chand Shrivastva from Delhi Result of Dr Mathew C Johan: Best in show- Boxer of Danvir Singh, Hoshiarpur, 2nd GSD of Ajmer Singh from Ludhiana, 3rd Doberman of Subhasis Dhar from Hawrah Best in show bred in India-Danvir Singh from Hoshiarpur Best puppy in show - Beagle of Sanjay Dhillon from Jalandhar. |
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"Ray of hope" for differently abled
Patiala, January 3 Nancy Ghuman, joint secretary of the organisation, said the aim was to change the image of these children in
the society. “People think that mentally challenged children are good for nothing, but our association will make people understand about the mental abilities as well as internal qualities of these children. Moreover, such a programme is the first of its kind to happen in the city,” she added. Manjit Singh Narang, commissioner of municipal corporation, Patiala, will inaugurate the function. Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala, will be the chief guest and will
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US team visits medical college
Banur, January 3 The team comprised Mary Herrera, secretary of state of New Mexico State, Mark F Valdes, deputy state treasurer, New Mexico, Pawan Singh Dhindsa, general counsel to India and NK Sharma, chairman of Mohali District Planning Board. Sukhwinder Singh, vice-chairman of Gian Sagar Educational and Charitable Trust, president Harnam Singh Dhaliwal and chief executive officer took the team around the college. The visiting team was shown the campus. The team was also shown latest equipment. |
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Elderly woman commits suicide
Ambala, January 3 According to information, Ram Piyari locked herself in the bathroom of the house. When one of the family members noticed the smoke coming out of the bathroom he raised an alarm. The woman was rushed to the local Civil Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The police is investigating the matter. The cause behind the incident could not be ascertained so far. |
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Kabaddi meet by NRIs
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 3 Besides Madhopur Academy of Fatehgarh Sahib, Guru Arjun Dev Academy,
Jalandhar, Meeri Peeri Kabaddi Club, Bathinda, Bhagwan Singh Club,
Barnala, Nirbhour Khalsa Academy, Patiala, Bhall Kalan Club, Moga, Baba Farid Club, Faridkot and Guru Nanaksar Gurdaspur participated. Deputy Commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib Yashvir Mahajan and SSP Dr Kaustubh Sharma were also present and gave away prizes to the winning teams. The DC and SSP said games played an important role to keep the youth away from drugs and other illegal activities.
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Babla Case Cop accuses UT counsel of coercion Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 3 Inspector Chandel said he would lodge a complaint against Gupta for threatening him and influencing him to register a case against Babla. Talking to the TNS, Chandel said he had received a phone call from inspector Kuldeep Singh of the special crime investigation cell (SCIC) asking him to talk to Gupta. “Gupta asked me first if I was Dilsher Singh, to which I replied in the affirmative. He then sought the reason behind not registering a case against Babla in the SIM card recovery incident. I told him that the matter was under investigation and I was recording statements of jail officials.” “Gupta then sought justification for delay in the registration of the case. I told him that I was not answerable to him and he should not speak to me in this manner. He told me to speak properly at which I told him that I was on leave for two days and was giving replies to him out of respect to his post. The line was disconnected,” claimed Chandel. Chandel said he was on leave for two days and was investigating the matter. Gupta, being the UT senior standing counsel, could not give directions to him on how to proceed in the matter. On Friday, an SCIC team had taken Babla to the Burail jail after his police remand ended. It was alleged that during search, a SIM card was found in a tracksuit handed over to Babla by his son. The matter was reported to the area police, which recorded a daily diary report into the incident. Anupam Gupta, however, declined to make any comment on the issue.
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Youth held for rape
Chandigarh, January 3 Mani Majra police station SHO said he had received information that a group of people had assembled at the Indira Colony and caught hold of a youth for raping a girl. The police reached the scene and registered a case against the accused after recording the victim’s statement. The SHO said the victim told the police that her mother and brother had gone to Rajiv Colony in Panchkula. She was alone at home last night. Around 1 am, she heard a knock at the door. When she opened the door, Ravi, the accused, entered the house forcibly and gagged her with a cloth. She fell unconscious and when she regained consciousness found herself near a government school in the locality around 5 am. The victim told the police that she went home and waited for her mother to return. She later narrated the incident to her. Acting on the complaint, the police registered a case of rape (Section 376), administering poison (328) and criminal trespass (452) under the Indian Penal Code against the accused. Both the victim and the accused were medically examined. A police officer said a police team was patrolling in the area where the victim claimed to have found herself in the morning and had found nothing of the sort there. It was when the people assembled in the locality that the information about rape was reported.
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Four held for gambling
Chandigarh, January 3 In another incident, Sanjay Kumar of Bapu Dham Colony was arrested from the same colony while gambling at public place. The police seized Rs 1,940 from him. Similarly, Sunil Kumar of Attawa was arrested near Hotel Akash in Attawa for the same charge and the police recovered Rs 1,080 from him. Three cases under the Gambling Act have been registered. Theft
Yogesh Kumar of Burail lodged a complaint with the police alleging that Sunil Kumar of Sector 20-C was caught red-handed while stealing his cycle near Shastri Market in Sector 22. A case has been registered. Cheating
Hardeep Singh of Dadu Majra lodged a complaint of fraud against Balbir Singh of Sector 40. He alleged that Balbir had taken token money from him for selling his house in Super Society Sector 49 but he neither executed the deed nor returned his money. A case has been registered.
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Nursing student commits suicide
Chandigarh, January
3 Even her friends and fellows at the hostel failed to shed any light on the reason that forced Anshu to commit suicide, said a police officer. The death came to light around 3.30 pm. The police said the victim’s friends said she had dined with them last night and watched TV before going to her room. They did not notice anything amiss with her then. In the morning, they tried to call her up but she failed to answer the phone. When they did not get any response from her even in the afternoon, they informed the police. The police found her body hanging with a
dupatta. The police contacted her father Thomas Mathew, who hails from Karnataka and informed him about the
death. Anshu was an MSc (I) student of nursing at the PGI and had come to the city a year ago. The police has shifted her body to the Government
Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, and initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code in this regard.
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Rizul hogs limelight in BTS meet
Chandigarh, January 3 Two innings of 20-20 final match between GNPS & CCA and Greenfield Cricket Academy was abandoned due to heavy rain and the organiser declared the two teams as joint winners. After winning the toss, GNPS & CCA elected to bat first and its batsmen failed to face the tight bowling of Greenfield bowlers in the first innings. They made 73 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Shubam Chand impressed with this batting performance, as he was the top scorer with 32 runs of 43 balls, which included four hits to the boundary. For Greenfield Academy, Gursimran and Gurmant were the pick of the bowlers as they took two wickets each giving away 11 and nine,
respectively. In reply, Greenfield Academy also could not perform any better as they were all out for 89 runs in 18.2 overs taking a lead of 16 runs in the first innings. Bhav 19 and Manpreet 16 were the top scorers for their team. For GNPS & CCA, Shubham Chand was the pick of the bowlers as he took five wickets giving away 26 runs while Rizul with two for 14 was the other wicket taker. In the second innings, GNPS & CCA were able to put up a modest total of 155 runs for the loss of three wickets in their 20 overs setting the victory target of
139 runs. Shubham Chand with quick fire 86 of 52 balls and Simranjeet 33 of 38 balls were the top scorers. Greenfield Cricket Academy ’s batting was not able to start due to rain and the technical committee of he BTS Cricket Academy declared both the teams as joint winners. Score: First Innings GNPS & CCA: 73 for eight in 20 overs (Shubham Chand 32, Gursimran 2/11 and Gurmant 2/9) Greenfield Cricket Academy: 89 all out in 18.2 overs (Bhav 19, Manpreet 16, Shubham Chand 5/26 and Rizul 2/14). Second Innings GNPS & CCA: 155 for three in 20 overs (Shubham Chand 86 and Simanranjeet 33). |
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16-member cricket team announced
Panchkula, January 3 Amarjit Kumar, general secretary of the Cricket Federation of Haryana, said Sumit Hooda and Ajay Duhan would be captain and vice-captain, respectively. He further announced that Suman Saini and Sube Singh, coach and manager, respectively, would accompany the team during the six-day championship. The other members of the team that have been selected after the 15-day coaching camp at Hansraj Public School Cricket, include Sunil Kumar (wicket-keeper), Ashish Roy, Naveen Baloda, Jatin Arora, Charanamrit Singh, Dharmender Kumar, Pranav Bhaskar, Parveen Saini, Chetan Singh, Ravi Kumar, Amit Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Krishnender Vashist and Ankit Chaudhary. |
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Saint Soldier Trophy
Chandigarh, January 3 DAV won the toss and elected to bat first and was able to put up a modest total of 226 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Kulbeer with 79 of 28 balls with six fours and eight sixes and Akash 29 with two fours and two sixes were the top scorers for the DAV team. For CM Eleven Tushar and Sourav picked up two wickets each giving away 29 and 35 runs, respectively. In reply, CM Eleven failed to face the tight bowling of DAV bowlers and made only 85 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Ajay Ashish was the
only batsman who faced the fine bowling of DAV with confidence and scored 23 runs in 27 balls even as the wickets continued to fall at the other end. For DAV, Ashish Thakur three wickets for six runs in four overs and Raman Bishnoi two wickets for 16 runs were the main wicket takers. In the second match between MCA-YPS and Shree Shree Academy, the match had to be abandoned due to rain and both the teams were given one point
each. After winning the toss, Shree Shree Academy decided to bat first and scored 137 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Gurdeep hit all around the ground by punishing every lose ball and scored 73 runs in 52 balls with 10 fours and three sixes. Priankit 28 in 38 balls was the other main scorer. For MCA, Sidhant was the pick of the bowlers, as he took two wickets giving away only 23 runs in four overs. In reply, MCA-YPS had scored 42 runs for the loss of one wicket in five overs when the rain interrupted and the organisers called off the match. Both the teams shared one point each. |
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Jeev opens Golf Club Academy
Chandigarh, January 3 "It is great to see the Chandigarh Golf Club take the initiative to improve the learning facilities for golfers at all levels,” Jeev added. According to club secretary Nippy Ghai, the academy will help the junior golfers to learn golf in a systematic method. Club president Birinder Singh Gill and captain of the course IPS Mann also shared with Jeev the course improvement matters suggested by David Hemstock and Nic Davies who have paid one liaison and two other visits to the CGC. Jeev was told that David Hemstock and Nic Davies would be advising the CGC on course improvement matters for the next six months and in case their advice was found good then they would be asked to make a five-year roll on plan for improvement of the course. Jeev said: “The tie-up with foreign consultants is a step in the right direction and will benefit the CGC to keep its course maintained at the highest level.” |
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Chess
Chandigarh, January 3 Atanu shares the lead with Arvinder Preet Singh, Linda Rangarajan and Ram Prakash with four points each at the end of the fourth round. Rakesh Aggarwal, Punjeet Jaiswal, Anil Kumar and Yashpal Arora shared three-and-a-half points each. Points position at the end of the fourth round: Atanu bt Sahu Vikramaditya, Prakash Ram bt Hemant Kumar Singh, Rakesh Agarwal drew with Puneet Jaiswal, Anilkumar OT drew with Yashpal Arora, Singh, Arvinder Preet bt Saxena Manav, Linda Rangarajan bt P L Sharma, Souvik Chakraborty bt Dev Krishan, Himal Gusain bt Heera Singh, Ritwan Sauntra bt Gitin Oberoi, Roshan Rangarajan bt Mohit Sharma, Biswajit Chatterjee bt Jatinder Singh, Sarthak Bansal drew with Atul Kumar, Sumit Grover bt Shubham Sarin, Gupta Aakarshan bt Bahadur Singh, Manish Uniyal bt Tm Kawadkar, Ashish Kumar bt Goyal Arunima, P Srikanth bt Shweta, Aubhropratim Manna bt Karan Manish Jain, D K Chopra bt Ajay Singh Jaswal, Dr Sanjay Date bt Amartaya Bhattacharjee, Yogesh Gautam bt Tejas Nagpal, Saurabh Mandal bt Karan Bhatti, Nitin bt Inderjeet Kaushal, Srinath Rao S V drew with Pranjal Kaura and Ashwani Nirankari bt Shivika Jain. |
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Vishwesh makes it to Grade-3 tourney
Chandigarh, January 3 CLTA trainee Manoj Sheoran was down a set 4-6 and 3-5 in the 2nd set came from behind to take the 2nd set 7-5 and he was break up serving 1-0 in the final set when it started to rain heavily and the play was suspended. In another final round, Suraj Beniwal (CLTA) trainee won the 1st set 6-2 and leading 4-3 in the 2nd set against Digvijay Singh Naruka, CLTA trainee. In other remaining qualifying match, two CLTA trainees are playing each other. Atul Sri Patel and Navneet Seth are 6-6 and 3-3 in tiebreak of 1st set. The spokesman of the CLTA said matches would be resumed tomorrow at 8 am and added that the girls final round qualifying would also be held tomorrow. After the qualifying matches main draw matches would start,
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Satluj Public School emerge victorious
Panchkula, January 3 Batting first Bhavan Vidhalaya scored 136 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Tushar (33), Kulshan (18) and Shubham (18) were the main scorers for their team. For Satluj Public School, Manik and Arshpreet Singh took two wickets each giving away 21 runs each. In reply, Satluj Public School achieved the target of 137 runs in 19 overs losing only three wickets. Ravi Saini (52) n.o., Sohal Singh (26), Rahul Singla (28) n.o. and Arshpreet Singh (24) were the top scorers. Score: Bhavan Vidhalaya - 136 for seven in 20 overs (Tushar (33), Kulshan (18), Shubham (18), Manik (2/21) and Arshpreet Singh 2/21) Satluj Public School - 137 for three in 19 overs (Ravi Saini (52) n.o., Sohail Singh (26), Rahul Singla (28) n.o. and Arshpreet Singh 24). |
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