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Tragedy strikes Kurukshetra family
Our Correspondent

Ambala, January 12
A person, who was taking the body of his wife in a Sumo car, was killed in a road accident on the GT Road near Ambala City late last night.

Another person accompanying him also died on the spot. According to information, Devi Prasann, a resident of Kurukshetra, had got his wife admitted to a hospital in Chandigarh after she sustained a brain injury. Later, his wife died.

When he was taking her body to Kurukshetra late on Monday night, the vehicle he was travelling in overturned after it hit a divider due to dense fog near Ambala.

Devi Prassan and co-passenger Amrit Kaushik died in the mishap while three others, including the driver, sustained injuries. One of the injured was referred to a hospital in Chandigarh.

The bodies were handed over to the relatives after post mortem today.

Chandigarh, January 12
Problems for Sacred Heart School are far from over. For less than a week before the meeting of “ The Christians and Minority Community” has been called to show solidarity with the school, two city residents have moved court, claiming “a communal colour is being given to the ongoing controversy”.

The controversy being the recent inquiry conducted by the UT administration and the subsequent report submitted holding the school guilty of wrongly expelling Ruchika Girhotra.

It was submitted in the plaint that during the inquiry, the role of the principal of the school was also investigated.

In a plaint filed today, two residents, Raj Kishore and Anil Kumar, have sought a stay against holding of a public meeting on January 17 under order 39 Rule 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the CPC.

It has been alleged in the plaint that the meeting was being called by the Bishop of Shimla-Chandigarh Diocese of Christians and people of the minority community to show their solidarity with the school and level allegations against the UT administration of falsely implicating the school.

The case filed by advocates Dalip Mahajan, Rohit and Ashok Arora will come up for hearing tomorrow.

It has been further claimed in the plaint that the above said meeting was nothing but an act to give it a “communal colour”. Such an act is also an attempt to overawe the inquiry being held in the matter by the UT administration.

A decree for the grant of stay against the holding of public meeting at the church in Sector 19 was sought.

Chandigarh, January 12
Harinder’s quick fire 82 helped GNPS and CCA - 36 win the U-11 BTS and Saupins Cricket Tournament concluded at the BTS Cricket Academy, Sector 48, here, today.

After winning the toss, GNPS and CCA-36 elected to bat first and put up a modest total of 184 runs for the loss of two wickets in their stipulated 20 overs.

Harinder, while batting excellently did not give any liberty to the BTS Royal bowlers and hit all around the ground. He hit 13 fours in his unbeaten score of 82 runs off 48 balls. Nahar 34 off 28 ball, including 7 fours, was the other top scorer for his team. For BTS Royals, Honey, who was declared man of the match, was the only bowler, who impressed with his bowling figures of 2 for 21.

In reply, despite all round performance of Honey, who scored 72 runs and took two wickets giving away 21 runs BTS Royals failed to achieve the target of 185 and lost the match by 44 runs in their stipulated 20 overs with 3 wickets in hand.

Honey hit quick fire 72 in 50 balls and included seven hits to the boundary. Swapnil, 30 off 22 balls, including 4 fours was the other top scorer for the BTS team.

For GNPS & CCA-36, Sanjay 4 wickets for 27 runs and Charanpreet 2 for 20 runs were the pick of the bowlers.

Simerjeet bagged the Man of the Series award, while Honey got the Best Bowler of the Tournament award.

Swapnil Modgill got the Best Batsman and Prithvi was declared the Best All Rounder in the tournament.

Brief scores:

GNPS & CCA-36: 184 for 2 in 20 overs (Harinder 82 n.o., Nahar 34, Honey 2/21).

BTS Royals: 140 for 7 in 20 overs (Honey 72, Swapnil 30), Sanjay 4/27, Chiranpreet 2/20).