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Patiala, January 22
Chhoti Baradari Shopping Complex located in the heart of the city, near the Mall, has become a parking hazard for general public visiting the market.

The Chhoti Baradari was developed as a shopping complex by the Patiala Improvement Trust and was named Beant Singh Shopping Complex.

Soon after being developed in the nineties, during the regime of the Beant Singh government, it attracted scores of corporate houses and banks who set up their offices in the shop-cum-offices in the market.

As it was close both to the Mall Road and the Lower Mall, it attracted a lot of offices also and as of now it has a host of corporate offices, banks, newspaper offices and software companies.

The developers of the market had left big parking spaces for orderly parking and to ensure that there were no traffic snarls. There are hundreds of vehicles parked in the market at any given point of time during the day till late evenings.

Now, the market has been facing a peculiar problem since a car bazaar has come up at the market, which has resulted in hundreds of four wheelers being parked all over the market.

These vehicles occupy not only the parking lots but are also parked outside showrooms and footpaths. The haphazard parking of these vehicles leads of frequent traffic hold-ups and blockades.

Though the car bazaar functions only on Wednesdays, the vehicles continue to be parked almost all days of the week compounding the problem of traffic congestion. The authorities, namely the traffic police and the improvement trust, seem to be ignoring the problem despite frequent public outcries against this problem.

Wary and concerned citizens have sent anonymous complaints to several newspaper offices besides officials of the district administration and the local bodies department, but to no avail. Nobody has come out in open as they fear reprisals from the musclemen of the owners of the car bazaar.

Gurinder Singh Sodhi, estate officer of the improvement trust, said the trust had not received any complaint in this regard so far. He said the improvement trust would initiate action for shifting of the car bazaar and against haphazard parking of vehicles only if it got a complaint from somebody.

Even as the authorities keep on turning a blind eye to this problem, the general public continues to suffer. Real estate dealers say the prices of showrooms in the market had failed to appreciate since it had become a jinxed market that had refused to grow because of the car bazaar and the Sunday market when temporary kiosks are put up all over the parking lot.

Rajpura, January 22
A large number of members of the Hindu organisations of the city today staged a dharna at Thikriwal Chowk here after two temples were damaged in an anti-encroachment drive.

Around 50 police personnel and officials of the municipal council damaged two temples in the city in ward numbers 18 and 25, which were allegedly encroached upon by a section of local residents for the past one month.

The members of Hindu organisations, raising slogans against the MC officials and the Punjab government, demanded immediate restoration of the temples, the walls of which were damaged during the anti-encroachment drive.

Meanwhile, commuters were at the receiving end due to the protest on Thikriwal Chowk. Police officials reached the spot and tried to divert the traffic through different routes of the city.

However, chaos was witnessed in the city due to the protest and members of the Bajrang Dal and other Hindu organisations were still sitting on a dharna in the biting cold and demanded immediate restoration of the damaged property of the temples.

Chandigarh, January 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday asked the UT administration to explain why status report had not been filed on a petition filed in public interest on the hazards faced by people living in the vicinity of the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.

The Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh also asked the administration to inform the court on the period of completion of the proposed projects.

The directions came on a petition filed by Ominder Singh and others against the Chandigarh administration.

Chandigarh, January 22
A local court today sentenced convicted ASI of the UT police to two years of imprisonment in a graft case.

The CBI special court of Darshan Singh, which had earlier convicted Surinder Pal, accused of taking a bribe of Rs 2,500 in 2007, sentenced him to two years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000. The CBI had arrested Surinder Pal, after he was caught red-handed taking a bribe in his room at the police station-39 on August 21, 2007.

The complainant, Rajesh Kumar, of Ambala had alleged that ASI Surinder Pal had demanded Rs 2,500 from his relative Rajinder Kumar of Dadu Majra Colony, threatening Rajinder with implicating him in a case if they failed to meet his demand. He had told them that there was a complaint against Rajinder in his police station regarding taking money on the pretext of arranging jobs.

He had asked Rajinder to either pay him the money or face charges in the case.

Chandigarh, January 22
In an affidavit placed before Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Carmel Convent, Sector 9, today gave reason for its stand on denial of admission form to persons other than either of the parents.

The affidavit came in response to a petition filed by NRI Lalit Gupta. The petitioner had asserted that he was in the UK and wanted to get his daughter admitted to lower kindergarten (LKG) in Carmel Convent. But his father, also the child’s local guardian, went to the school only to be denied the registration form.

The affidavit filed by the principal of the school, Sister Maria Christi, stated that according to the process of admission, registration forms for admission to LKG were to be available and were required to be filled and submitted on November 30, 2009 from 9 am to 12 noon.

The notice had contained stipulation that form be filled up in the school itself. In the affidavit, Sister Maria Christi said the registration forms were available, required to be filled and submitted on November 30, 2009, between 9 am and 12 noon.

The school was not selling any prospectus or brochure or admission form. The forms were issued only to the parents in the school. They were supposed to fill it up and information of a minor child could be best provided by either of the parents only, the school reply before the HC further stated.

The affidavit of the school has been placed on record and the Chandigarh Administration has been asked to file its reply in the case by February 2

Chandigarh, January 22
The police arrested two youngsters on charges of robbing a man herelast night.The police said Sandeep Kumar of Maloya, a salesman in furniture market, had lodged a complaint with the police that two knife-wielding youngsters riding motorcycles had robbed him of his wallet containing Rs 3,500 in cash and a mobile phone. He jotted down the registration number of one of the motorcycles used in the crime and handed over it over to the police.

Following a tip-off, the police arrested Suneel Dutt of Kharar from Ropar and on his information arrested his accomplice Ishan Khanna of Kharar.

The accused were today produced before a local court, which remanded them in three-day of police custody.

Chandigarh, January 22
The police booked two city residents on charges of duping ICICI Bank by furnishing fake documents to obtain loans.In another incident, a woman was booked for defrauding a Patiala resident by falsely promising to send him abroad.

Gurinder Singh, manager with ICICI Bank, Sector 9, had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that Gurwinder Singh of Sector 70, Mohali, and Sawheny of Sector 56 had taken a loan to purchase a vehicle by furnishing fake documents.

The police had registered two separate cases of cheating against the accused under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.

In the second case, Satnam Singh of Patiala reported that he had given Rs 2.34 lakh to Anu Sharma of Sector-47-D, who had promised to send him abroad.

She neither sent him abroad nor return his money. A case of cheating has been registered.

Mohali, January 22
Vishal Kumar, a resident of Sector 70, was killed in a road accident near the ESI Hospital, Phase VII, late last night.The police stated that the incident took place when Vishal was on his way to his house on a scooter. When he reached near the ESI Hospital a speeding Tavera hit the scooter from rear. He fell on the road and sustained serious injuries. A passer-by immediately rushed him to nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment this morning.

The body of the deceased had been handed over to the family after conducting the postmortem, the police added.

Chandigarh, January 22
Guru Ram Dass BEd College, Jalalabad, has won the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (men) Evening and Education Colleges Championship held on the PU Campus here today.

In the final match, Guru Ram Dass BEd College, Jalalabad, defeated MD College of Education, Abohar, 2-0.

Earlier, in the first semifinal match, MD College of Education, Abohar, defeated BCM College of Education, Ludhiana, 2-0.

In the second semifinal match, Guru Ram Dass BEd College, Jalalabad, beat Bawa Nihal Singh BEd College, Muktsar 2-0.

Mohali, January 22
Former Indian pace bowler Manoj Prabhakar will train pace bowlers to be selected during the Chandigarh Zonal Selection, which will be held at Yadavindra Public School on January 23.Winners of the U-15, U-19 and U-22 categories from each zonal competition will be selected and provided with a structured training-cum-selection session to be conducted by Manoj Prabhakar.

Stating this in a press release today, Manjari Upadhye said trials to select the next fast bowling sensation from Chandigarh would be held on the YPS grounds, Sector 51, at 7 am.

Participants can register on the spot.

Chandigarh, January 22
Tight and accurate bowling helped Tribune XI beat Dainik Jagran by 10 wickets in the Inter-Media Cricket Tournament being held at Government Senior Secondary School , Sector 26, here today.Tribune XI will take on Dainik Bhaskar in the final match.Dainik Bhaskar defeated The Indian Express by nine wickets in the second semifinal match held at the same venue.

In the first semifinal match, Dainik Bhaskar won the toss and elected to bat first, however, its batsmen failed to face the tight bowling of Tribune team and were all out at 83 runs in 18.4 overs.

Opening pair of Sandeep 17 and Naresh scored 52 runs. After their departure, other batsmen failed to face the fine bowling spell of Vaibhav, Vijay and Sanjay Kalia, who took two wickets each giving away 8, 15 and 12 runs, respectively.

In reply, Tribune XI easily achieved the target in just 12.4 overs without losing any wicket. Vikrant 36 off 43 balls, including five fours, and Rohit 38 were the top scorers.

Brief scores:

Dainik Jagran: 83 all out in 18.4 overs (Sandeep 17, Naresh 24, Ajay 7, Vaibhav 2/8, Sanjay Kalia 2/12 and Vijay 2/15 Runs).

Tribune XI: 84 for no loss in 12.4 overs. (Vikrant 36 not out, Rohit 38 not out).

In the second semifinal match of the day, Dainik Baskar defeated The Indian Express XI by nine wickets.

Dainik Baskar won the toss and elected to field first. The Indian Express was bundled out for 64 runs in just 18.4 overs. Jaipal 17, Chander Shekhar 13 and Kamleshwar 14 were the top scorers.

For Bhaskar XI, Himant was the main bowler, who scalped four wickets giving away only 11 runs. Sanjeev and Pawan were the other wicket takers, who took two wickets each giving away eight and 30 runs, respectively. Excellent wicket keeping by Umesh, who took four catches behind the wicket helped his bowlers scalp the wickets of their opponents.

In reply, Danik Bhaskar achieved the target of 65 runs losing only one wicket in just eight overs. Omparkash’s unbeaten 30 off 22 balls included four hits to the boundary. Hemant 13 not out, was the other main scorer.

Brief scores:

Indian Express: 63 all out in 18.4 overs (Jaipal 17, Chander Shekhar 13 and Kamleshwar 14).

Dainik Baskar: 65 for 1 in 8 overs. (Omparkash 30 not out and Hemant 13 not out). 

Chandigarh, January 22
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, and APJ Kharar, have won their respective matches in the Times NIE-Cremica Inter-School Knock-Out Cricket Tournament held here today.

GNPS, Sector 36, put up a modest total of 317 runs for the loss of one wicket in their stipulated 20 overs.

Quick fire of 184 off 83 balls by man of the match Jaskaran Sodhi helped his team set an unachievable target for his opponents. His total included 34 fours and four sixes. Jaspreet with 59 off 27 balls, including five fours and four sixes, was the other top scorer.

In reply, SWSMP School, Ratwara Sahib, were bundled out at 47 runs in 14.3 overs. Karanjeet 17 and Sukvir 17 were the only batsmen, who faced GNPS bowlers with some courage.

Brief scores:

GNPS, Sector 36: 317 for 1 in 20 overs (Jaskaran Sohi 184 and Jaipreet 59).

SWSMP School, Ratwara Sahib: 47 all out in 14.3 overs (Karanjeet 17 and Sukhvir 17). In the second match of the day, APJ Kharar, defeated Doon International School by 253 runs.

Batting first, APJ Kharar, put up a huge total of 298 runs on the score board losing only four wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Man of the match Pankaj Rawat 109 off 5 balls, including 19 fours and four sixes, was the top scorer. He also took one wicket. In reply, Doon School batsmen were bundled out for 43 runs in just 9.3 overs. Jaskirat and Yadwinder scored 11 runs each.

Brief scores:

APJ Kharar: 298 for 4 in 20 overs (Pankaj Rawat 109).

Doon School: 43 all out in 9.3 overs (Jaskirat 11 and Yadwinder 11).