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2,300 take mock AIEEE
Kharar, January 10 Rayat Bahra Group vice-chairman Gurvinder Singh Bahra said special arrangements were made for picking and dropping of the students from various locations in and around Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. The students were offered prizes, including laptops, personal computers, televisions and scientific calculators, besides tuition fee waiver commitments ranging from 25 per cent to 100 per cent while studying in Rayat Bahra institutes. The topper would be awarded with a laptop along with 100 per cent waiver on the tuition fee at entry level while studying in Rayat and Bahra institutes. The second and third ranking students would get personal computers and a tuition fee waiver of 75 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, while fourth position student would get colour TV and 25 per cent tuition fee waiver offer. |
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1.3 lakh children given polio drops
Patiala, January 10 ADC (development) Dr Jaswant Singh inaugurated the programme by giving polio vaccine drops to small kids at a function held at Ablowal village in Government Primary School here today. District vaccination official, Dr Archana Gupta, disclosed that a total of 33 transit teams were constituted, who administered polio drops to the target children at bus stands, railway stations, main highways and prominent road crossings in Patiala. She further added that in addition to these transit teams, 33 mobile teams were also pressed into the service, which visited every nook and corner of Patiala and administered the polio drops. Bassi Pathana: The health department in collaboration with religious and social organisations administered polio drops to children here today. Municipal council president Kulbhushan Malhotra inaugurated the campaign by administering polio drops to a child at the council office booth. Senior medical official Kuldeep Singh Kang said the health department had constituted 14 teams, including mobile and transit teams, besides this, 12 polio sewa booths had also been set up. The mobile team would cater to the need of remote rural areas. He said the department had fixed a target of 3,250 children, where 1,433 had been administered the drops. He said in the next two days, the teams would go door to door to ensure that no child remained without polio drops. Dera Bassi: As many as 21,073 children below five years of age were administered polio drops in Dera Bassi sub-division here today. The Rotary International Club organised the camp at the Civil Hospital in the area. Punjab additional health secretary Gurdev Singh inaugurated the camp. Mohali civil surgeon PK Sridhar and assistant civil surgeon, Dr Vijay Harjoi, administered the polio drops to the children during the day. Rotarian Bhupinder Saini, assistant governor of Rotary International District 3090, informed that 149 teams, including three transit and four mobile teams, were pressed into the service. As many as around 750 health workers and more than 20 supervisors were also deputed for the campaign, which will continue for the next two days as a door-to-door campaign, he added. |
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Canada MLA honoured
Patiala, January 10 Brar said Punjabis, who were settled abroad, were keen on returning to their native land, but lack of social security kept them away. Brar said Punjabis settled in Canada had done well both on the professional and economic front. He said about 28 per cent Punjabis were residing in his Surrey constituency, but their land holding was 50 per cent. He said Punjabis settled abroad would like to invest in India and particularly in Punjab but they were afraid of doing so, as there were frequent cases of grabbing of properties of the NRIs by unscrupulous elements. He said he was not happy with the quality of education being imparted in the state and wanted that the Punjab government should improve the quality of education. English learning should be made compulsory from Class I onwards. Brar said India had 50 per cent of the young population and the country had the potential to provide one third of the skilled work force of the world. Lack of professional education had deprived Punjabi youth of job opportunities, he added. He said the state government should set the system right and set up a department to research the job avenues abroad. Brar underlined the need for organising workshops and special orientation courses for those, who were planning to shift abroad. He appreciated the work being done by Kala Kriti in fighting social evils like female foeticide and dowry. |
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300 awarded degrees
Rajpura, January 10 Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Mukul Mudgal was the chief guest and he awarded the degrees to the students of engineering, architecture, pharmacy, business administration, computer applications, hospitality and education. Punjab Technical University Vice-Chancellor, Dr Rajneesh Arora, Jalandhar, and Chitkara Educational Institutes director-general, Dr Madhu Chitkara, presided over the function. Dr Rajnish Arora while congratulating the students motivated them to dream and aspire high to achieve new heights in their professional as well as personal lives. Justice Mukul Mudgal too congratulated the students and wished them a bright future ahead. Dr Madhu Chitkara presented the annual report and she claimed that CIET had been ranked among the top 50 private engineering colleges of the country as per a survey conducted by C-Fore Mint. |
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Awareness week ends, traffic violations continue
Zirakpur, January 10 Though traffic cops are busy in intercepting outstation vehicles, especially Delhi numbers, they hardly bother to challan traffic violators. During the week-long road safety week they were educating people about the traffic rules like wearing helmets, using seat belts, refraining from over-speeding and installing reflectors on the rear of the vehicles. But it seems that this education was only for one week. A visit to the area reveals that traffic violations are on a rise. Youngsters riding two-wheelers without helmets, vehicles coming on the wrong side of the highway, auto-rickshaws and rickshaws often parked on the roadsides posing a threat to other commuters are common practice. A Himachal Pradesh-based truck driver alleged that traffic cops usually harass out station truck drivers and ask for “kharcha pani”. Non-functioning of traffic lights in Zirakpur made traffic jam a routine affair as traffic police was not present on some intersections. Residents claimed that the traffic cops were always busy on their phones. Zirakpur-based advocate Harinder Pal Singh Ishar said celebrating traffic safety week was a good thing but first the traffic police should educate parents and school teachers about the consequences of traffic violations. He said the school authorities should ban use of two wheelers for minor students. Meanwhile, SSP, Mohali, GS Bhullar said the traffic safety week would prove to be a big help to streamline the traffic movement and to keep a check on traffic violation in the district. “We are calling the advisory committee meeting on Wednesday to discuss all traffic relating matters in the district,” he added. |
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8 shortlisted in placement drive
Kharar, January 10 Meanwhile, Greenfield, online market research and survey software provider, organised a joint placement drive at Rayat-Bahara Bio-Technology centre wherein 19 students were selected. Assistant managing director Dr Sandeep Kaura said as many as 35 colleges from all over Punjab and other states participated. Company officials conducted various tests. As many as 19 students have been selected and were given offer letters. |
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Kidnappers booked for rape
Kalka, January 10 The police sources revealed that three out of the four accused -- Madan, Vikrant and Sumit - who were seriously injured, were being given treatment at the PGI in Chandigarh. The condition of Sumit was said to be critical. As per the statement of the victim last evening, the girl, a resident of Broad Gauge Railway Colony, was allegedly kidnapped and gang raped near the railway over bridge, adjacent to Broad Gauge Railway Colony, when she was returning to her home. The kidnappers had later entered Himachal Pradesh from Kalka-Parwanoo barrier. The accused rammed their car into a truck parked on the NH-22, near Dharampur, and were nabbed by the police. The police said after the accident one of the accused, Sushil, absconded from the spot. The police further revealed that the accused were apparently professional criminals as many sharp weapons had been recovered from their car. A special police team had been deployed around the accused at the PGI from the security point of view, added police sources. The DSP, Parwanoo, said the Solan Police had registered a case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC and had impounded the car used in the crime. |
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Gang of thieves busted, 3 held
Kharar, January 10 Addressing mediapersons today, SHO Tarlochan Singh said the police got information stating that Gagandeep Singh, Fatehgarh village, Kurali, Narinder alias Nindi, Adheri village, Kurali, and Sukhwidner alias Monu, LIC Colony, Mundi, Kharar, were involved in lifting vehicles from residential areas of Kharar and Kurali. A team under ASI Ramji Dass as per the tip off stopped all three riding on a motorcycle during a naka put up near Bhagat Ghat. During verification, it was found that the motorcycle had been stolen. The accused accepted that they hide the stolen things in a house in LIC Colony, Mundi, Kharar. The police has also recovered six LPG cylinders, one Esteem car, two motorcycles and four mobile phones from their possession. The accused had stolen the car from Dasmesh Nagar, Kharar. One motorcycle was stolen from Chandigarh and another from Chamkaur Sahib area. The stolen car was hid somewhere near a canal in Kharar. All three had also stolen things from the residential areas in Kharar and Kurali and had even snatched mobile phones. |
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Nine sub-inspectors promoted
Ropar, January 10 The newly promoted cops include Varinderjit Singh, Manvir Singh of Ropar, Avtar Singh from Sadar police station, Raminder Singh Kahlon from Chamkaur Sahib, Gurvinder Pal Singh from Morinda and Sarabjit Singh from Anandpur Sahib. Others include Surjit Singh from Nangal, Sheetal Singh of Ropar and Gurvinder Singh from drug enforcement cell. Speaking on the occasion, SSP LK Yadav said the promoted cops now had an added duty to their profiles. A cultural programme was held at the occasion to share the joy of New Year. Cops and their families danced to the beats of various dance numbers presented by Punjabi singers. Apart from cops’ families, retired police personnel, community policing resource centre members and those from women helpline too participated. |
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For them, honesty the best policy
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 10 Subedar Rajinder Singh from Khoje Majra had come late last evening to get the palace booked for his niece’s wedding. While leaving the premises, when he sat in his car, his bag containing Rs 60,000 cash and some documents fell near the palace. The watchman of the palace, Husan Lal, found this bag at night and took it into his custody. He apprised Manpreet Singh about the bag this morning. Manpreet immediately called up at a couple of phone numbers of the persons who had visited his marriage palace yesterday. From each caller he enquired about the missing bag but no one agreed. When Manpreet called Subedar Rajinder Singh, the latter told him that he had lost a bag containing cash and some documents. Manpreet asked Rajinder Singh to verify the contents of the bag and told him that his bag was found lying on the road. The bag was handed over to Rajinder and he thanked Manpreet for the gesture. |
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PEFA to act against polluting HP factories
Ropar, January 10 In a meeting held here today the members of the association decided to resort to legal action against the polluting units of Himachal Pradesh. It was decided that masses would be made aware about harmful effects of polluting water body like the Sutlej, which is home to innumerable organism, including some rare migratory birds. The body also decided to take up the matter with the Ropar district administration in this context. PEFA members rued that despite repeated requests and complaints to various authorities no action had been initiated regarding constant pollution flowing from Himachal Pradesh into Punjab. The association had chalked out a plan and it would soon be implemented to remove pollution from the river. The matter of reducing migratory birds at the international Ropar wetland would be brought into the notice of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, it added. |
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Lights to come up on highway
Dera Bassi, January 10 GMR officials said the traffic lights would be installed for a smoother flow of traffic near the bus stand at Dera Bassi. The traffic lights would also be installed at Bhankarpur and Dhulkot in Ambala on the national highway in coming days, sources added. In August last year, a meeting was held at Zirakpur in which the SDM, Dera Bassi, the DSP, Dera Bassi, the director, NHAI, drainage department, and MC officials had visited Zirkapur, Dera Bassi and the Lalru area. They had discussed the problems faced by commuters while commuting on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway. The administration had asked NHAI officials to re-work on medians on the Dera Bassi-Ambala highway. NHAI’s project director Anil Dahia said the work to install traffic lights had been started. |
Octogenarian killed, 4 hurt in mishaps
Chandigarh, January 10 He was going to meet his son, a shopkeeper in the Sector 19 market, on a rickshaw when the accident took place near the Sector 27-28 traffic lights point at around 10:30 am. A black colour car (PB-65-H-0036) rammed into the rickshaw and sped away. The police said the rickshaw-puller, Jahku Ram, and the elderly may man were seriously injured in the mishap and were rushed to the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital. While Tirath Dass was declared brought dead, Jakhu Ram was admitted to the hospital. The police said a case had been registered against the unidentified driver. In another hit-and-run case, a cyclist, Ganender Singh of Mani Majra, was hurt after being hit by an unidentified motorcycle near the Sector 21 market on December 31. He was admitted to the PGI. In another case, a pedestrian was injured after being hit by a Maruti car (CH-01-Z-5341) near a petrol station in Sector 56 on Saturday. He was admitted to the PGI in an unconscious condition. The police has arrested the car driver, Islam Ali of Colony No. 5, after registered a case of causing injuries due to rash and negligent driving. Ravneet Kumar of Sector 7, a motorcyclist, was severely wounded
after being knocked down by a Honda City car (CH-03-X-4995) near KB DAV School in Sector 7 on Saturday. He suffered head injuries and was admitted to the PGI in an unconscious condition. A case has been registered.
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Body found
Chandigarh, January 10 According to the police, the body was spotted at around 5 pm in bushes near the rivulet. The police reached the spot and recovered the body. The police said the body was decomposed and was beyond recognition. Inquest proceedings have been initiated into the death under Section 174 of the
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Tricity Premier League
Chandigarh, January 10 Braving chilly weather, hundreds of budding cricket players from the tricity thronged the BTS Grounds for selection trials. A bench of six coaches headed by RP Singh, CCA, selected the players for six teams. Parveen Sharma, BTS Cricket Academy, releasing the list of players said Parvesh Sharma, Nipun, Arshan, Simeerjeet, Rajat, Devesh, Rakashat, Gagnesh, Resham, Gagnesh, Nipun Pandey, Shivam and Vivek had been selected to represent Pace Riders. For Sunfire Rockets, Abhishek, Anant, Gurdeep Singh, Harinder, Shubham, Nishant, Deepanshu, Sidarth, Sahib, Akash, Nikhil Popli, Abhishek and Surya would participate in the tournament. For Punjabi Tigers, Yuvraj Singh Gill, Shubham Viz, Mayank, Bhav, Shorya, Mandeep, Lakshay, Ayush, Sachin, Rajkarn, Karanvir, Deepanshu and Prithvi have been selected whereas Amrit Singh, Hunny, Rizul, Arnab, Jaskarn, Udey, Aditya, Vishal, Abhey, Ishan Mavi, Balwinder, Simran and Chiranpreet have been selected to represent Rihalz Warriors. Pranjay Sharma, Arjun, Kartvya, Abhijot, Mandeep, Mehul, Ankeet, Aman, Shubranshu, Ayush, Gurman and Anil have been selected to represent HR Royal Kings and for Moudgil Challengers, Swapnil, Sherry, Arshul, Shibu, Jaswinder Saini, Udey, Navjot, Shubham Arora, Ankit, Bhavesh, Yogesh and Karan Kapoor have been selected. Parveen said the tournament would be played on league basis and the first match would start at 11 am at BTS Academy Grounds, Sector 48. |
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Rajeshwar Club emerge football champs
Chandigarh, January 10 Earlier, Rajeshwar Club and St Stephen’s had defeated Maruti Club and Mohali Phase VII Club, respectively, by an identical score of three goals. In the quarterfinal matches, Sunday Club beat Sherry Eleven by three goals to one, while Young Football Club, Dadu Majra, beat Friends Club, Sector 17, by three goals to nil. St Stephen’s, Sector 45, and Rajeswar Club defeated Mohali Phase VII Club, respectively, by an identical score of three goals to nil. Kamlesh, former Mayor, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, gave away prizes to the winning teams. The winning team got a cash prize of Rs 4,100, whereas St Stephen’s, Sector 45, were given Rs 3,100. Nearly 18 teams participated in the tournament, which was organised by Guru Gobind Singh Sports Club, Dadu Majra, in association with Janwadi Naujawan Sabha and Guru Gobind Football wing, which is associated with Nehru Yuva Kendra. |
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Korfball Meet
Chandigarh, January 10 PU Campus beat SGGS College 8-4 in the final match held on the PU grounds, while DAV College bagged the third place by defeating Maharaja Ranjit Singh College, Malout, 7-5 in the match held for deciding the third and fourth positions. |
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World School Gymnasia
Chandigarh, January 10 Avinash, who has been training under coach Iqbal Singh in the Sector-46 stadium, represented India in athletics in 400 m and 400 m relay event. |
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