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Sirhind gets aid to improve sex ratio
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 18 In 2001 census, Fatehgarh Sahib reported the worst ever sex ratio of the state with just 728 females for 1,000 males. Consequently, the Centre government launched this special scheme in Sirhind block, which had most disturbing sex ratio of the entire district. “This scheme was introduced to promote girl child under the Central sponsored scheme wherein Rs 5,000 is given to the mother of the girl child during registration of birth at Sirhind,” said Neeta Gupta, district project officer of the scheme. She said Rs 1,250 was given to encourage immunisation up to two years and Rs 1,500 was given to the child when she was admitted in Class I. From two to five years age of the child, Rs 500 was given each year till she completed Class V. After completing Class VI, she was given Rs 2,250 and for Classes VII and VIII she was given Rs 750 each for completing both these classes. The parents were suggested to teach their daughters till Class VIII, which was compulsory under this scheme. If she was not married till the age of 18 to 21 years and continued her education, then the girl was entitled to Rs 1 lakh given by the Life Insurance Corporation of India with the help of government. Gupta stated that so far 4,700 beneficiaries had been included in this scheme who had been given cheques. Those who had got the money were school-going children. However, the Rs 5,000 given during the time of birth registration was still awaited and efforts were on to get money from the Central government. About 250 children had been identified so far who would be provided with it. Out of Rs 97 lakh, so far 57 lakh had already been distributed and the rest would soon be received by the other beneficiaries. The joint bank accounts in the name of daughter and mother were opened in nearest bank branch with the consent of the beneficiaries and money was transferred into their account through cheques, she said.
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Shopkeeper shot at in Rajpura
Rajpura, January 18 As per the police, shopkeeper Rajesh Kumar, a resident of the area near Shani Dev Mandir, was returning to his home after closing his shop. Five persons, with faces covered, approached him and fired at him. They decamped with Rs 10,000 cash as well. He got shot in his shoulder and was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Rajpura. The doctors referred him to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The police has booked five unidentified people in this connection. |
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Kin of cancer patients seek aid
Patiala, January 18 The family has no hope left in case they do not get any financial aid from the government or some social organisation for the treatment of Reema (15). Speaking to The Tribune, Reema’s father Major Singh, a resident of Balla village, said Reema was his only daughter. “Because of the cancer, we had to withdraw Reema from school after Class VII. Now, her treatment is going on at Government Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The treatment is near completion,” he disclosed, while adding that according to the doctors treating her, an amount of Rs 40,000 was still required for completing the treatment. He had urged the government to look into their case sympathetically, so that his daughter could get well. Major Singh can be contacted through his neighbour Sham Lal at 9878657182. |
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Drug peddler arrested
Bassi Pathana, January 18 The police signalled the accused, Gurpinder Singh, who was on a motorcycle, to stop for checking. However, Gurpinder tried to speed away but the police overpowered him. The police recovered 1,600 tablets of penotil, 800 tablets of lomotil and 120 capsules of proxyvon from his possession. Gurpinder, alias Bunty, a resident of Ismailpur village in Khanna sub-division, admitted that he used to sell intoxicants to students in schools and colleges. |
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12 villages to merge in Dera
Bassi: Bunny
Dera Bassi, January 18 Speaking after laying the foundation stone of the bus shelter, Bunny said more than 12 villages would be merged in Dera Bassi. He further added that the re-carpeting work of the roads would be completed by March 31. |
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INTACH to enlist heritage buildings of Ambala
Ambala, January 18 The decision was taken at a meeting, held under the chairmanship of Brig. GS Lamba (retired). It was also decided that a heritage walk would be arranged to bring awareness among the general public about the heritage monuments existing the city. A member of the chapter, Jasmer Chand, will submit a report about legal position of the monuments so that the departments concerned could be approached to preserve the monuments. To promote folk dances and folk music instruments, renowned classical dance exponent Shabnam Nath has been given the project.She will hold a festival of folk music and dance with the help of Desh Bandhu, principal, SD College, Ambala Cantt. Lamba said the heritage clubs would be formed in schools and a painting contest would also be organised shortly. He further added that the main aim of INTACH was to protect and preserve the heritage of India. Lt Gen. Ranjit Singh (retired), Major Chauhan (retired), and Rtn. SK Aggarwal and eminent artist Harjit Purewal were also present at the meeting. Literature and historical photographs of the heritage monuments here were also exhibited at the meeting.
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Ruchika Case Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 18 Ashu Girhotra, in an affidavit submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, said trial for abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the IPC never began. As such, the “question of conviction or acquittal for the same offence does not arise at all”. In an attempt to clarify the legal position, his counsel Pankaj Bhardwaj said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) never examined him. Ashu’s statement “has neither been recorded by the CBI, nor any finding/adjudication has been done on the issue. Therefore, the factum of abetment to suicide has never been adjudicated. It is the CBI, which only took into account the components of Section 354 of the IPC (outraging modesty), based upon the recommendations of the report of RR Singh, the then DGP, Haryana”. The affidavit has been filed on Haryana’s former Director-General of Police SPS Rathore’s plea for quashing the FIR registered under Section 306. Bhardwaj said quashing was being sought on the ground that “charging of the petitioner under Section 306 of the IPC stood concluded till the Supreme Court”. “The petitioner was never charged under Section 306 of the IPC by any court of law whatsoever. The CBI had charge-sheeted Rathore only under Section 354 of the IPC. The CBI essentially examined and got collected evidence pertaining to Section 354 IPC on the basis of (the report of) the then DGP RR Singh, and did not delve deep into the mysterious circumstances in which Ruchika ended her life. Thus, it cannot by any means be construed that the charging of the petitioner under Section 306 stands concluded.” Bhardwaj said the petitioner got Ashu involved in false cases and “parading him half-naked in the streets was the last nail in the coffin, which goaded and compelled Ruchika to commit suicide”. The affidavit was placed before Justice Sabina and would now come up for arguments on January 25.
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Notice to UT admn, Carmel Convent School
Chandigarh, January 18 Babla case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla on a petition by the Chandigarh administration for quashing the orders of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) allowing his application to surrender in a case of cheating registered against him. At the time of passing the order on January 9, Babla was in the custody of the Chandigarh police in grain market shed allotment case. In the petition placed before Justice Sabina, UT senior standing counsel Anupam Gupta asserted that the order of the ACJM was not only violative of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) but also resulted in grave miscarriage of justice and it would be pre-eminently in the interest of justice that the court should set it aside. Costs imposed
Following the failure of the union government to file its response to an ongoing PIL about the acquisition of forest land in the Pinjore-Kalka area for setting up an urban estate, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today imposed cost of Rs 20,000 The order by Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh was issued during the resumed hearing on the PIL filed by advocate Vijay Bansal. He has questioned the legality of the action of Haryana in allowing acquisition of a forest land for setting up an urban estate by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). The HUDA had notified on December 10, 2008, to acquire the land on the outskirts of the historic town of Pinjore but the petitioner termed the acquisition plan against the law, as HUDA had not secured the necessary clearance from the union forests and environment ministry before notifying the proposed acquisition.
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Baba’s bail plea rejected Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 18 Earlier, while opposing his bail, the prosecution stated in the court of Sumit Ghai that Baba was an influential man and that the possibility of his tampering with the evidence could not be ruled out if he was granted bail. Baba along with others had allegedly sold a piece of land for over Rs 1.2 crore to a private company, ATS Builders, on the basis of forged general power of attorney (GPA). The land belonged to an NRI woman, Kamaljit Kaur, the complainant in the case.
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Four cases of dowry registered
Chandigarh, January 18 In a similar case, Maninder Kaur of Patiala has lodged a complaint with the police about her her in-laws and husband Jaswinder Singh of 511, Maloya Colony, near Chandigarh, harassing her to bring more dowry. In another case, Amandeep Kaur of Sector 47 has reported to the police that her father-in-law and husband Amadeep Singh of Sector 45 have been harassing her to bring more dowry. In yet another case, Dr Purmila Parmar has lodged a complaint with the police about her husband Inder Parkash and other members of his family harassing her to bring more dowry. The police has registered cases at the different police stations concerned and investigations are on. Ganja seized
The crime branch of the Chandigarh police has arrested Nasheer Ali of Mauli Jagran from near the Nirankari Bhavan in the same locality around 11.30 pm and recovered 500 grams of ganja from his possession. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him.
Mobike stolen
Gursewak Singh of Kandala village in Mohali district has reported that someone stole his Splendor motorcycle (CH03U-2165) from near the British Library in Sector 9 on January 14. A case was registered and police investigations were on.
Quarrel
On the basis of a complaint by Varinder Kumar of Sector 20, the police has registered a case against Ashok Kumar and Mandeep Singh for quarrelling with him and stealing his pigeon from his residence. The police has arrested Ashok while Mandeep is at large.
Injured
A pedestrian, Amardeep Singh of the transit camp in Sector 46, was hit by a motorcycle (PB65G-4126), being driven by Sachin Verma of 3B1 in Mohali, near the road separating Sectors 51 and 52 around 7 pm on January 14. He was injured and admitted to a hospital. A case was registered and investigations were on.
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2 houses burgled
Chandigarh, January 18 VV Bhaskar of Sector 11-B reported that someone had stolen around Rs 25,000, a laptop and some credit cards from his residence a few days ago. Roshan Lal of Sector 7-B reported that someone stole two LPG cylinders and Rs 4,800 from his house on January 16. Two cases were registered.
Mobike stolen
Satnam Singh of Phase XI at Mohali reported that someone stole his Pulsar motorcycle (CH03P-5291) from Sector 22 on November 11. A case of theft was registered.
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Burglars strike at Sector 21 house
Panchkula, January 18 The theft came to light when a neighbour noticed that the lock of the main door was broken. The owner of the house, Mohan Lal Aggarwal, who returned today, said he had gone to Gurgaon on January 12. “My wife was to board a flight for the US and we left on January 12. My neighbour informed me on the phone that the lock of the main door was broken, after which I asked my relatives staying in Sector 12-A to see what had happened. We were told that valuables and cash worth at least Rs 1.5 lakh were missing from the house,” he stated.
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T20 tourney begins at DAV-8
Chandigarh, January 18 Gen Rodrigues stated this while inaugurating the Time NIE-Cremica Cup-2010, Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament at DAV School, Sector 8, here today. He said the tournament would be a forum for the cricketers of the region to display their talents. With changing times, people preferred Twenty-20 and ODI, instead of test matches, he added. He said City Beautiful had proved to be a nursery for internationally famous cricketers. Cricket has become synonymous with the city with the availability of the international standard infrastructure in the satellite town of Mohali and the Cricket Stadium of Sector 16, he added. As many as 32 school teams are taking part in the tournament. The fun-packed day also included a cultural programme by the students of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Chandigarh. The students put up a splendid show of talent in their traditional Punjabi folk dance. The audience, too, joined to rock the dance floor. The event was followed by an opening match between Guru Gobind Singh Vidya Mandir and DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh and the latter demonstrated a wonderful performance in winning the game by eight wickets. After winning the toss, Guru Gobind Singh Vidya Mandir elected to bat first and was all out for 84 runs in 15.3 overs. Mandeep 18 and Jagjit Singh nine were the only batsmen who faced the accurate and tight bowling of DAV bowlers. In reply, DAV Senior Secondary School scored 86 runs in 5.4 overs without losing any wicket. Akshay Kaushik of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh was declared man of the match for 42 not out which included four fours and three sixes and taking four wickets in four overs. Parshant Chopra was the other main batsman who scored 28 runs. Score: Guru Gobind Singh Vidya Mandir, Ratwara Sahib: 84 all out in 15.3 overs (Mandeep, 18, and Jagjit Singh, 9) DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh: 86 not out in 5.4 overs (Akshay Kaushik, 42, (man of the match), Parshant Chopra, 28).
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Nipun dazzles in Pace Riders’ win
Chandigarh, January 18 After winning the toss, Pace Riders elected to bat first and made 151 runs for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Man of the match Nipun hit all around the ground punishing the loose balls of the Sunfire bowlers. Nipun’s 72 include eight fours and four sixes. Shivam 37 of 45 balls, including five fours was the other main scorer. For Sunfire, Nishant was the only bowler who impressed with his bowling figures of two for 21. In reply, Sunfire Rockets batsmen failed to face the accurate and tight bowling of Pace Riders and were bundled out for just 87 runs in 15.2 overs. Shubham was the only batsman who faced the tight bowling with some courage and scored 34 runs of 31 balls, which include five hits to the fence. Resham was the pick of the bowlers, who did not allow any liberty to the Sunfire batsmen and took four wickets giving away only four runs. In the first match of the day, fine batting performance by man of the match Yogesh helped Modgill Challengers beat Rihalz Warriors by 43 runs. After winning the toss, Rihalz Warriors elected to bowl first. Modgill Challengers put up a modest total of 156 runs for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Yogesh 55 of 40 balls and Ravteshwar 22 were the main scorers. For Moudgill Challengers Honny impressed with his bowling figures of two wickets for three runs. In reply, Rihalz Warriors were bundled out for 113 runs in 17 overs. Arnam was the only batsman who faced the Modgill bowlers with courage and scored 37 runs of 32 balls, which include three hits to the boundary. Shubham four for 24 and Ankit two for 25 were the pick of the bowlers. Scores Sunfire Rockets: 87 all out in 15.2 overs (Shubham 34 and Resham 4/4). Pace Riders: 151 for six wickets in 20 overs (Nipun 72, Shivam 37 and Nishant 2/21) Modgill Challengers: 156 for six in 20 overs (Yogesh 55, Ravteshwar 22 and Honny 2/3) Rihalz Warriors: 113 all out in 17 overs (Arnam 37, Shubham 4/24 and Ankit 2/25). Tomorrow’s fixture: HR Royals Kings (LIC) V/S Sunfire Rockets at 12.30 pm.
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TT trials tomorrow
Chandigarh, January 18 Stating this in a press release today, RK Bhatti, secretary RSB Chandigarh, said those eligible Central Government employees of Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh or interested to participate, should report at 10.30 am at the venue for trials. Bhatti said the selected players would represent TSB Chandigarh in the All-India Civil Services Table Tennis Tournament, which would be held at Mizoram from February 22 to 27.
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MCM, Greenfield to fight for title
Chandigarh, January 18 In the first match, being organised by Bharti Vij Academy, MCM beat BTS by 107 runs in a one-sided affair. MCM won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 204 for the loss of three wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Yogesh’s fine century, 110 in 60 balls, with 12 fours and seven sixes and Harswarup with 42 in 39 balls with two fours and four sixes were top scorers. For BTS Academy Shubham Chand picked two for 29 in four overs. In reply, BTS Academy surrendered against MCM bowling and could score only 97 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Yash Kapil 26 and Nipun 22 were the main scorers, while Rakshat of MCM Academy was the most successful bowler, as he took three for 11 runs in four overs. In the second semifinal match, Greenfield beat Bharti Vij Academy by 13 runs. Greenfield won the toss and elected to bat first and made 177 for the loss of four wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Sukhdeep scored fine 67 in 44 balls with seven fours and three sixes and Major Singh scored 60 in 31 balls with nine fours and two sixes. For Bharti Vij Academy Ankit and Lakhwinder picked one wicket each. In reply, Bharti Vij Academy, chasing a big total fought hard against Greenfield Academy and made 164 for four in 20 overs. Abhishek scored 59 in 46 balls with nine fours and Rishabh made 37 runs in 29 balls with two fours and three sixes. For Greenfield, Parminder took two for 12 in three overs.
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16 teams make it to second phase
Chandigarh, January 18 After the league phase following teams have qualified for the knockout phase: St Anne's Convent School, Saupin's High School-32, St Kabir Public School-26, Stepping Stones-37, St Soldier's International School-28, SD Senior Secondary School-24, New Public School-18 Team A, St Stephen's School-45, Shishu Niketan-22, St Xavier's School-44, Mount Carmel Club-47, St John's School-26, Vivek High School-38, Banyan Tree School-48, St Peter's Senior Secondary School-37 and DAV Secondary School-8 Team A. Strong contenders St Stephen’s School-45 routed Government Model School by 5-0. Golmai Suraj (2), Warish Rashid (2) and Sehraj (1) were the scorers. St Kabir Public School-26 eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over St Mary’s School. The important goal was scored by Dasmesh. SD Senior Secondary School, Sector 24 caused a mild upset, as they shocked DAV Senior Secondary School-8 A team by 1-0 with Amit snatching the match-winner. They went on to rout St Peter’s School-37 by 4-0. Saurav and Amit contributed a brace each for the winners. St Peter School-37 A team routed Ajit Karam Singh International Public School-45 A by 4-0. Shubham, Prabhat, Ashish and Navjot were the goal-getters. Chandigarh Olympic Association general secretary Ravinder Talwar inaugurated the tournament. The Chandigarh Football Association officials are providing technical assistance while head scout former Iranian striker Jamshed Nassiri kept his eyes on the ground to spot talent. Today’s league matches were completed and tomorrow knockout stage would be conducted and skill tests would also be held.
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Golden Bells School bag bronze
Mohali, January 18 All participants were given medals and certificates by the Punjab Amateur Ball Badminton Association. School principal and staff congratulated the team for their performance in the state championship.
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City college shown the door
Chandigarh, January 18 In the second match, GN College, Narangwal, beat GNN College, Doraha, by two goals to one.
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