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Man found hanging in train
Ambala, January 14 A passenger on the platform saw a person hanging in the bathroom of the general coach of the train. The bogey where the body was found was last in the train. The deceased has been identified as Kanhaiya Lal. |
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Kidnapping case cracked; 2 more held
Patiala, January 14 The accused, identified as Raju and Yaseen Khan, were arrested from Balaganj area of Lucknow. One of their accomplices, Islam alias Chotu, was already arrested from New Delhi. Patiala SSP Ranbir Singh Khattra said Yuvraj’s family knew the accused. He said the accused were having personal enmity with Yuvraj’s father, Kaushal Yadav, as the latter’s tailoring centre was doing better than that of the accused. “On the pretext of giving sweets to the child, the accused kidnapped Yuvraj and later demanded a ransom of Rs 3 lakh for releasing him,” he told mediapersons. The SSP added that in a joint operation, the Patiala police and the Special Task Force (UP) rescued the child from the accused hiding in the forest area of Lucknow. “A team led by SHO, Civil Lines, SI Bharpoor Singh, and SHO, Rajpura, SI Bikram Brar, carried out the search operation in the Balaganj forest area to apprehend the accused. Finally, the accused were nabbed from Balaganj Chowk, Lucknow, yesterday,” he said. A case under Sections 364, 384 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the police station, Civil Lines. The SSP also honoured the cops, who conducted the operation.
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Man killed as scooter rams into tractor
Lalru, January 14 The police said the incident took place at around 9 am when contractor Daya Ram was on his way to a construction site on his scooter. While he reached near the village, a speeding tractor rammed into the scooter and he fell down on the road. A passerby immediately rushed him to the Dera Bassi civil hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the police added. The tractor driver managed to flee from the spot leaving behind the vehicle. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after conducting a post mortem. A case has been registered against the tractor driver, the police said. 3 booked for dowry
The police today booked three persons in a dowry harassment case on the complaint of Shruti, a professor at a college in Phase VI, Mohali. She had accused her in-laws of harassing and beating her up for dowry. In her statement, Shruti alleged that she got married to Samir Chopra, a resident of Dhakoli, two years ago. After a few months, her in-laws started beating her up for dowry. She said her in-laws were constructing a house at Dhakoli, for which they demanded money and when she failed to get it, they beat her up. Investigating official stated that the statement of the victim had been recorded. After arrival of medical report, husband Samir Chopra, father-in-law Madan Lal and mother-in-law Rajkumari were booked for harassing and demanding dowry. Snatching
Zirakpur: Raj Kumar, a resident of Sector 11, Panchkula, reported to the police that he was standing on the Kalka Chowk along with his wife to board a bus where two women snatched the gold chain from his wife neck and fled from the spot. A case has been registered against Goma and Karnalo, both residents of Nabha, on the complaint of Raj Kumar. Fraud
Dera Bassi: The police registered a case of fraud against Bharat Bhushan, a resident of Mohalla Katik, on the complaint of Pardip Verma, a resident of Mohalla Mira Gali, yesterday. The complainant alleged that Bharat Bhushan came to his shop at around 5.30 pm to sell 5 kg of silver. But on checking the silver, it was found all copper. He immediately called the police and handed him to them. |
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Makar Sankranti celebrated
Kharar, January 14 A large number of devotees visited the gurdwara on occasion and paid obeisance. Special buses were pressed into service to ferry devotees from different villages of district and adjoining areas. Special ‘langars’ were also organised at various places in Kharar and adjoining areas on the occasion. |
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Pedestrian crushed under truck
Kalka, January 14 The deceased has been identified as Bal Krishan Joshi (34) of Uttaranchal, who was presently residing in Gurbakhsh Colony near the Upper Mohalla in Kalka. According to an eyewitness, a recklessly-driven truck-trailer (HR-37-9833) coming from Parwanoo side tilted on the road and Bal Krishan was crushed under it. He was on his way to Samtal Factory in Parwanoo where he worked. Driver of the truck Ajay Kumar of Karnal and conductor Rahul of Panipat also sustained multiple injuries. They were rushed to the GMCH-32, Chandigarh. The police has registered a case under Section 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC and handed over the body to the relatives after the post-mortem.
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MC, police to check traffic bottlenecks
Patiala, January 14 Patiala Municipal Corporation Commissioner Manjit Singh Narang said he was aware of the problem of traffic bottlenecks created by illegal parking of vehicles, including rickshaws and auto-rickshaws, at the bus stand traffic lights chowk. He said the situation was serious at the chowk from where the road leads to the Raajpura Colony’s main market. Narang said he would ask the MC staff to coordinate with the traffic police to check the menace of unauthorised parking at the chowk, which had become a major traffic bottleneck. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Sunita Rani said she was aware of the problem of the unauthorised parking of vehicles. She said traffic policemen would be deployed to ensure that there was no unauthorised parking at the chowk. She said the problem would be solved soon and the traffic bottlenecks at this junction would be removed. Encroachments in the main market of the Rajpura Colony have become a regular feature with the encroachers having a field day. The then Patiala Divisional Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir had issued directions to the Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, to launch a campaign against encroachments. But the MC has not reacted to the menace around the bus stand. |
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102-yr-old freedom fighter dead
Kharar, January 14 Gurdev was born in Shergarh Bara village. His son was looking after him at his house in Chhajju Majra village. His son, Raghubir Singh, said his father was a soldier in the Azad Hind Fauj and went missing for seven years while fighting in Burma in 1945. Later, he was jailed in Singapore. He was awarded with Tamra Patra (citation) by the then Prime Minister. The last rites of Gurdev were performed with full state honours at his ancestral village in Sirhind. His son, too, was in the Army. He lost his fingers during the Indo-Pak war. Tehsildar of Bassi Pathana, former minister Harbans Lal and others were present during the last rites.
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Nari Niketan Case
Chandigarh, January 14 The police had arrested them on the charges of raping the mentally challenged girl at Aashreya in Sector 47, a home for orphaned mentally retarded children. With their arrest, the total number of arrested persons have reached nine on the charges of raping the victim, apart from two women employees of Sector 26 Nari Niketan, who are charged with abetting and assisting in the crime. The police had arrested Naresh Kumar of Sector 70, Mohali, and Devinder Singh of Mauli Jagran on the basis of statements recorded of the accused and the suspects involved in the case. The victim had also identified the accused. The accused had also reportedly confessed to the crime and admitted that they had raped the victim in Aashreya. Naresh was working as a driver in the Government Institute of Mentally Retarded Children in Sector 32 and Aashreya, while Devinder was employed as attendant when they raped the victim. After the arrest of Chhotu Ram, alias Madho, after his DNA samples matched with the newly born baby of the victim in December, the police had arrested his accomplice Bhagwandin Yadav. Both accused, along with others arrested, are in judicial custody. The police had registered a case of gang-rape, destroying evidence and criminal conspiracy on May 18 last year after the victim was found to be pregnant. The police had taken blood samples of 23 suspects employed at Nari Niketan and Aashreya during the course of investigation.
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Youth convicted
Chandigarh, January 14 The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge RS Sondhi today convicted Gaurav and acquitted his accomplice Vikas of the charges. The orders would be pronounced tomorrow. On April 7, 2008, a reckless car driver had not only hit a traffic policeman but also dragged him on his bonnet to a distance, when he signalled him to stop near the Aroma traffic light in Sector 22. The incident took place when home guard Satnam Singh, who was regulating the traffic, signalled a Santro car (PB-03-C-5600) driver to stop. The driver instead of stopping his car hit Satnam Singh. The constable fell on the bonnet. However, the driver did not stop his car and drove it toward the small rotary near the health centre. The police had arrested the accused, Gaurav, a student of SD College and Vikas, student of correspondent studies, both residents of Moga, on the charges of attempt to murder, causing injuries and obstructing a public servant from discharging his duty under various provisions of the IPC.
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Out-of-turn allottees told to vacate flats
Chandigarh, January 14 Several members of the United Cooperative Group Housing Society, Sector 68, Mohali, had approached the High Court, holding that a total 264 members had been allotted flats in the society. Out of which only 106 were genuine. After enrolling 285 members initially, the society managing committee enrolled some more members who were also allotted out-of-turnpossession of the flats. Justice Kannan directed that vacated flats would be re-allotted to eligible members in accordance with their seniority. If any obstruction was caused in vacation or re-delivery to eligible persons, the court could be approached and the process could be undertaken with the help of bailiff of the court. The cost of possession would be borne by the person causing obstruction, court ordered. Earlier, the court appointed senior advocate Girish Agnihotri as administrator and another advocate Dinay Jeet Sheron for assisting Agnihotri. Hearing on encroachment
Zirakpur and the area around it has as many as 71 unauthorised colonies, while only 24 colonies are licenced, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told on Tuesday. Greater Mohali Area Development Authority’s additional chief-administrator Balwinder Singh, in a reply told the Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, said there were two more colonies, which were approved, but later their licence was cancelled after these were found to be violating the rules and directions. He added that 15 colonisers were facing criminal proceedings in the court for raising the colonies without proper licence. Earlier, the High Court had taken suo motu cognisance of the media report on protest by Zirakpur residents after rainwater claimed a life. The court sought a report on condition in Zirakpur, including non-discharge of rainwater, mushrooming of unauthorised colonies, encroachment on the Patiala-Zirakpur Highway, charging hefty developmental charges from builders for providing no developmental work, traffic chaos due to encroachment under the Ambala-Zirakpur flyover, shelter for bus passengers and water logging. The Bench has fixed the case for April 6 for further hearing.
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Four rape accused booked for murder
Panchkula, January 14 According to the police, the accused after kidnapping the girl took her towards Dharampur and were molesting the victim when a local resident spotted them and objected to it. They, however, caught hold of him and threw him down thereby injuring him seriously. Though he did not report the matter to the police. When the girl told the Panchkula police about the incident the eyewitness was traced and a case under Section 307 registered in this regard. On the complaint of the girl’s mother, the police had registered a case against the four accused identified as Madan of Saharanpur (UP), Vikrant of Muzzaffar Nagar, Sumit of Jalandhar and Sushil. All accused had criminal record and were involved in numerous incidents in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand.
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Violence mars Lohri festivities
Chandigarh, January 14 Lawlessness following incidents of crime is becoming all too common in Indira Colony, where similar scenes occurred a few months ago after a youth was murdered there. In last night’s incident a dispute between two families snowballed into violence with miscreants having nothing to do with either side hurling stones, causing damage to houses and vehicles parked in the streets. The cops, who used mild force to disperse the violent mob, remained deployed in the colony throughout the night. The police has, meanwhile, registered a cross case against both parties while charging a group with rioting, causing hurt, damaging property and criminal intimidation and the other party with assault, causing hurt and damaging property and criminal intimidation. Sources said a colony resident, Jagdish, had a dispute with his neighbour Rakesh. They had an argument outside Jagdish’s home when some people passed remarks on Rakesh, who was walking down the street. The heated debate that ensued took a violent turn and members of both parties who were armed attacked each other. Several people were injured in the clash. DSP (east) Jasbir Singh Cheema said five people belonging to both sides that were involved in the fight had been arrested and efforts were on to nab the remaining miscreants. In a similar incident, a Punjab police subinspector, Rajnish Kumar, who was posted in vigilance security was hurt in a clash in the Sector 46 market last night. He had gone for dinner with two friends to the market where he had an argument with a group of youngsters. Soon the debate turned into blows being exchanged with more youths belonging to the other party joining in. They assaulted Rajnish with batons and rods while his friends fled from the scene. Rajnish was taken to the Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32 where he was diagnosed with a fractured hand. He was later discharged from the hospital. The SHO of the Sector 34 police station said a case of rioting, causing hurt and criminal intimidation had been registered based on a complaint filed by Rajnish. Two suspects in the case, Kulwinder Singh of Sector 46D and Jagdeep Singh of Sector 45D, had been arrested so far while their accomplices were still at large, he added. In yet another incident, Amit, a resident of Mouli complex, reported that a group of about four people thrashed and threatened him in the area on Thursday afternoon. The police has registered a case.
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Woman hangs herself to death
Chandigarh, January 14 The police said the death came to light at around 4.30 pm when Jatinder’s younger brother Amandeep noticed her hanging. The police was informed about the incident, which took the body into its custody and shifted it to the Sector-16 Government Multi-Specialty Hospital. Jatinder was to be married in March. The police said a post mortem would be performed tomorrow. The police has initiated inquest proceedings into the incident under Section 174 of the CrPC.
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Mohali, January 14 A police official said the victim was coming from Landhran after celebrating Lohiri at a friend’s place. When they reached near the Lakhnour turning, they failed to see the pillar and rammed into it. The impact of the collision was such that the jaws of Manjeet broke and Amarinder sustained injuries. Amarinder has been admitted to the Sohana hospital. Theft scarce: Residents raised a false theft alarm when they found lights of the post office in Phase V on. The police searched the premises thoroughly. But, soon they realised that it was false alarm. The employee of the post office had erroneously left the lights on. — TNS
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Haryana book berth in semis
Chandigarh, January 14 In the first league match, Haryana defeated Puducherry by 120 runs. Haryana captain Sumit Hooda was declared the man of the match. In the second league match, Haryana defeated Marathwara by nine wickets. Ajay Duhan, Haryana, was declared the man of the match. In the third league match, Haryana thrashed Sri Lanka by 20 runs in an interesting end. Sumit Hooda was declared the man of the match for his all-round performance. It is being reported that Haryana would play with Tamil Nadu in the first semifinal match and in the second semifinal, Maharashtra would face Andhra Pradesh, said Cricket Federation of India general secretary Amarjit Kumar. He added Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah Garu would be the chief guest in the final and would distribute prizes to winners. Many big political personalities like MP V Hanumantha Rao, All-India Congress Committee and chairman of Cricket Federation of India, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy Garu, sports minister, Andhra Pradesh, MP M Anjan Kumar Yadav, Hyderabad, and MP Sarve Satya Narayana would be the guest of honour on the closing ceremony function.
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Athletics Meet
Chandigarh, January 14 Sandh, GMSSS, Sector 16, came out second followed by Surbhi, GMSSS, Sector 32. Jaspreet Kaur, GMSSS, won the first prize in shot put. She is followed by Ramneek Kaur, Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, and Anjali Thakur, GMSSS, Sector 10, on the second and third position, respectively. In the long jump, Radhika Thakur, St Soldier School, won the first slot, while Loveneet Saini, GMSSS, Sector 21, and Raskirat Kaur, DAV Model School, Sector 15, stood second and third in the competition. In the relay 4x100 m category, St Soldier School won the first prize, while GNPS, Sector 36, and GMSSS, Sector 35, remained on the second and third slot. In the under-17 (girls) 400 m race category, Varsha, St Soldier School, grabbed the first position. She is followed by Simran, St Soldier School, and Seema, GHS, Sector 40 A, on the second and third position, respectively. Gagandeep Kaur, St Solider School, stood first in the shot put followed by Jyoti, GMHS, Sector 26, and Harkirat Kaur, GNPS, Sector 36, who were second and third in the competition. In the long jump event, Navkiran, St Stone, Sector 37, was first, while Jasbir Kaur, GM School, Sector 46, and Renuka, GMSSS, Sector 37, were second and third. In the under-14 (girls) 600 m category, Sunita Guleria, GMSSS, Sector 37, won the first position and Sukhdeep Kaur, GMSSS, Sector 37, and Sangeeta, GMHS, Mani Majra, came out second and third in the race. Similarly, in the high jump category, Neha, GMHS, Sector 46, won first slot, while Amita, GMHS, Sector 26, and Pallavi Thakur, St Stones, Sector 37, were on the second and third positions.
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Trials to select Punjab team tomorrow
Chandigarh, January 14 The trials for Punjab team would be conducted at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, on January 16 at 2 pm. List of probables for the Chandigarh team are Vaibhav Gupta, Tajishwar Singh, Samandeep Singh, Balvir Kumar, Yovandeep, Harmanpreet Singh, Bhuvesh Sharma, Mohd Sharin, Abhishek, Vijender Singh, Kamalrantar Singh, Navdeep Singh, Jaiprakash, Vishvas, Shashank Mishra, Rajvir Singh, Deepak Kashyap, Anshu Bansal, Khushal Singh, Gurminder Singh, Rohit, Gurjeet, Sahil and Vikas Kumar. All probables have to report to coach Davinder Singh at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, on January 17 at 2.30 pm, said Cricket Council of India general secretary RS Dandiwal. All interested may contact Sajjan Kumar (9256419948).
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Blue Chilly Cup semis from
Jan 16
Chandigarh January 14 Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, will take on Mohali Cricket Academy on the GNPS grounds in Sector 36, while Desh Prem Azad Academy will face DAV Senior Secondary School-8 at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45. The matches will begin
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Sqay meet from Jan 22
Chandigarh, January 14 Ravinder Talwar, general secretary, Chandigarh Olympic Association, will be the chief guest on the occasion. More than 400
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