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Five arrested for highway robberies
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 13 SP Kaustubh Sharma said the police arrested Gagan Kumar, alias Sagar, his wife Pinki, Raj Kumar, alias Raju, Iqbal and Suraj, residing in hutments in different areas of Ludhiana and Rajpura. Bittu of the Dhoha Colony at Rajpura managed to escape. They were arrested during patrolling near the Madhopur village on the GT Road. They had looted a Qualis, a Sumo and a Maruti car from Ludhiana and Ambala at gunpoint. They allegedly used to offer a lift to people in stolen cars and then loot them at gunpoint. They also used to threaten and beat up their victims. They used to take ATM cards from their victims and force them to disclose the passwords. They used to abandon their victims at secluded places. They were arrested with a stolen Qualis (PB11P-4655) with a fake number plate. Four mobile phones, cash, ATM cards, a .315-bore pistol and four cartridges were seized. A Qualis and two motorcycles were also recovered. They were booked under Sections 399, 402, 382, 473, 379 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. They admitted that the gang had been operating in areas of Ambala, Khanna, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Phagwara, Jalandhar, Mandi Gobindgarh and parts of Himachal Pradesh.
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Inter-state cultural programme at Khalsa College
Patiala, February 13 Under the leadership of Dr MS Gill, union minister, Knit India Yuva Yatra Programme, the students of Nagaland visited the college and presented their cultural programme amidst loud cheers. College principal Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha said India was a land of rich and diverse cultures. This cultural exchange between Nagaland and Punjab was a unique form to showcase the cultural heritage. Outstanding performances by the students of Nagaland, including folk song, solo song, rock band and folk dance, left audience spellbound. The folk dance performed by the students of Nagaland was based on “Celebration of victory”. The students of Khalsa College displayed the Punjabi culture with their marvellous performances. They performed folk orchestra, which bagged first position at the national-level competition, and Sakshi, a student of BCA III, sang the Punjabi folk song. College vice-principal Prof Ambika presented the vote of thanks to the chief guest, students of Nagaland and other dignitaries present.
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Prize distribution at SD Toddlers
Ambala, February 13 The programme commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the chief guest, which was followed by Saraswati vandana. Principal Shanta Sharma welcomed the guest and tiny tots performed a marchpast. The other attraction of the programme were a balance race, pack your bag, birthday party and sack race. The chief guest gave prizes to the children. He said the children were the future of the country. The other dignitaries, including SD College Society president BK Soni, senior DAV functionaries Ajay Krishanji, RP Vij, RC Sharma, Deshbandhu, Neelinderjeet Kaur Sandhu and Surender Juneja were also present.
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Rs 25-lakh grant to govt college
Patiala, February 13 Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal was the chief guest. He inaugurated new library building and laid the foundation stone for new computer block. He also announced a grant of Rs 25 lakh for the development of the college. Extending a warm welcome to the chief guest and other dignitaries, principal Satinder Kaur read out the college annual report and apprised the guests of various achievements of the students in different fields. She also highlighted the national conference on “Business process re-engineering” organised by the college recently. As many as eight roll of honours, 83 college colours and 179 merit certificates were awarded to the students by Manpreet Singh Badal for excelling in the field of academics, sports, NCC, NSS and co-curricular activities. Pallavi Gupta was presented with the roll of honour for standing first in the university in MCom examination and Taranbir Singh has been conferred with the roll of honour for taking part in the Republic Day parade. Badal lauded the efforts of the principal and urged the youth to come forward and play a significant role in the nation building. He further stated that even after 63 years of independence, 30 crore children were malnourished. He called upon the youth to fight poverty, illiteracy, corruption, nepotism and opportunism in the country and inspired them to recognise their duties towards the nation.
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Morinda to be upgraded as tehsil soon: Minister
Morinda, February 13 The Cabinet Minister for rural development, panchayat and elections Ranjit Singh Brahmpura said this while addressing people at a religious ceremony held at the block samiti building recently. He said the SAD-BJP government was committed to work for the upliftment of villages. For this purpose every assembly constituency has been granted Rs 5 crore each for initiating development works. He distributed cheques of Rs 22.45 lakh under the Indira Aawas Yojana to 119 poor families for constructing new houses and repairing old ones. He also gave Rs 45 lakh cheque meant for upgrading five primary schools in the area to the level of middle school. Morinda MLA Ujagar Singh Badali demanded an office for the block samiti, which is presently operating from a rented accommodation. Former minister Satwant Kaur Sandhu demanded special grant for the development of the Chamkaur Sahib constituency. Prominent among others present at the occasion included DDPO Sanjiv Garg, SP Charanjjit Kumar, DSP Chamkaur Sahib.
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Trust holds medical camp
Bassi Pathana, February 13 Prof Mejie said the trust had been organising the medical check up, diabetes, blood pressure awareness-cum-women empowerment camps for residents of 135 villages adopted by the trust. He said people particularly from the rural areas should take benefit from these camps, as specialist doctors briefed the villagers about the symptoms, causes and remedies of various dreaded diseases and provided free medicines also. The trust also arranged a meeting of women and girls under its empowerment of rural women programme and they were asked to join the training classes in needlework and garment manufacturing free of cost. Narinder Singh Mejie, Gurinder Singh Sukhija, all trustees, Jai Singh Mejie, Amareshwar Singh and Jyoti Malhotra, local advisor, also addressed. |
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One killed in accident
Bassi Pathana, February 13 Fortyfive-year-old Jhirmal Singh of Rally village was coming to Bassi Pathana on his motorcycle when the car hit his motorcycle near the power grid. He fell on the road and died on the spot. The driver of the car fled from the spot. The body was taken to the local civil hospital. The body was handed over to his relatives after post-mortem examination. The police registered a case under Sections 279, 304-A and 427 of the IPC.
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Pbi varsity second in cricket
Patiala, February 13 Dr Rajkumar congratulated coach Harpreetinder Singh and the players for this spectacular win and encouraged them to continue the good work. Akashdeep Singh was declared the best bowler of the tournament.
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Baseball championship
Patiala, February 13 Results: In the men section, Punjabi University, Patiala, beat MD University, Rohtak, by 8-7. In other match, Punjabi University, Patiala, beat Hindustan Institute, Chennai, by 13-3. Hindustan Institute, Chennai, v/s University of Pune match draws at 8-8. In the women section, Punjabi University, Patiala, beat University of Delhi by 10-0 and University of Delhi beat Jiwaji University, Gwalior, by 7-0. |
PU gets HC rap for wasting fund
Chandigarh, February 13 The scathing observations came in storekeepers’ recruitment matter, which saw the Panjab University rejecting all the applications without even putting together a selection criterion. Virtually rapping the varsity on its knuckles for wasting public fund by issuing advertisement “without formation of criteria for selection”, Justice Kannan held its conduct left “much to be desired”; and imposed a cost of Rs 10,000. The petitioners, Vandana Dhadwal and another, had earlier responded to an advertisement issued by varsity for several posts. Out of 11, seven were shortlisted. “The interview committee appears to have rejected all the applications and called for fresh advertisement,” Justice Kannan observed. In the detailed order, Justice Kannan ruled: “The petitioners who were chagrined at their non-selection sought for information through the information commission as to why they had been rejected out of consideration. They also wanted to elicit information through the PIO, Panjab University, the criteria adopted for the selection to the posts. The response to the information commission's queries and what they elicited are indeed shocking. “The university stated no criteria had been prepared or approved by the senate or the Panjab University for the post of store keeper. When the query was with reference to the marks obtained by candidates, the response was the marks given by the committee members to the candidates were not available on the records. “The endorsement in the proceedings of the selection committee states none was found suitable for the post of store keepers, the post be re-advertised. It is un-understandable as to how the selection committee found the candidates to be not suitable, when they had not even evolved the necessary criteria for selection”. Justice Kannan added: “The writ petition exposes unsavoury goings-on in the Panjab University. It is also a waste of time and effort for persons who are made to appear for interview when the University was probably not serious about conducting any interview or selecting any of them. I reject the written statement as a tissue of lies and the university shall now consider the applicants along with the other candidates that may apply for an advertisement that is proposed to be issued by the University. The writ petition is allowed with cost assessed at Rs 10, 000 against the University.”
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Babla’s bail plea dismissed
Chandigarh, February 13 The police had registered a case of cheating and forgery against Rajesh Chauhan on the charges of furnishing forged documents for obtaining a job of auction recorder at the market committee on January 4 this year.
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Tehsildar’s bail plea dismissed
Chandigarh, February 13 He had helped Baba Pritpal Singh, chairman of Gurdwara Gur Sagar Sahib near Sukhna Lake, who along with his followers, allegedly sold a piece of land belonging to an NRI woman, by making a fake general power of attorney.
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Couple booked for cheating
Chandigarh, February 13 The accused have been identified as Sanjay Bhanot and Rani, both residents of Milk Colony, Dhanas. The police said the complainant, Manjit Singh, a resident of CG-11, Panjab University complex, was on friendly terms with the accused and wanted to purchase a car. The accused told Manjit that he could purchase their Santro car if he was interested. Manjit agreed and the deal was settled for Rs 2.90 lakh. He paid them Rs 1 lakh in cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 1.90 lakh. When Manjit demanded possession of the car, the accused told him to purchase a new Alto car and gave him a cheque of Rs 4 lakh. However, the cheque got bounced due to insufficient amount in the bank account of the accused. Manjit Singh again approached Sanjay and his wife and urged them to return his money so that he could purchase the car. But the couple refused to do so and threatened him. A case under Sections 420,120-B, 467, 468, 472, 406 and 506 IPC has been registered against the accused.
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One held with ganja
Chandigarh, February 13 Stolen
The local police has arrested Lal Bahadur Yadav, a resident of Sector 22, for stealing a bicycle of Rashpal Singh, a resident of Kishangarh village, from the SBI parking yesterday. The complainant had caught the accused red-handed. A case has been registered.
Gambling
Shah Mohammad, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, was arrested for gambling in Sector 26 yesterday. The police has also recovered Rs 1,480 from his possession. The accused was later releasd on bail.
Injured
Nirmala Devi of Behlana village complained to the police alleging that she and her husband, Ami Chand, were injured when their scooter (CH-1N-8079) was hit by a truck (HR-38U-3811) driven by Harjinder Singh, a resident of Daria, near the railway light point yesterday. Both of them were injured and admitted to the GMCH-32. A case has been registered and accused was released on bail.
Liquor seized
The police has arrested Billu Ram, a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, and recovered five bottles of country wine from his possession.
Theft
Sanjay Singh, a resident of Phase II, Industrial Area, reported that someone had stolen computer parts and pen drives on February 12 night by breaking the lock.
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5 held for burglaries
Mohali, February 13 Mohali SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the accused were involved in several cases of theft, assault and attempt to murder, mostly registered at the Mani Majra police station in Chandigarh and the Phase I police station in Mohali. Several stolen goods worth lakhs, including laptops, LCD screens, I-pods and 42 mobile batteries, were recovered from their possession. The modus operandi of Manoj, Arjan, Kuldeep, Rahul and Jaswant Singh was to commit a burglary in a stolen car and leave the car. A stolen car (PB65A-7075) has also recovered. They had reportedly committed theft at a mobile shop at Jagapura, a grocery shop at Gobindpura, a cloth shop at Zirakpur, three shops at Phase V of Mohali and a cloth shop at Sector 21 in Chandigarh. At least 11 cases registered in Chandigarh and five in Mohali were solved with the arrest of the thieves, the SSP said.
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Pardeep’s knock helps Hanuman academy win
Panchkula, February 13 Batting first, Sri Hanuman Cricket Academy with an average of 7.11 runs per over scored 207 runs in 29.1 overs, however, they lost all their wickets. Pardeep Singh played a sensible knock of 64 runs off 68 balls, including eight fours. Naveen Baloda (59) and Ankit Chaudhary (21) were the main scorers for Sri Hanuman Cricket Academy. For Hansraj Cricket Academy, Sumit Hooda was the pick of the bowlers, who took four wickets for just 25 runs, while Shikhar Dhyani was the other bowler, who impressed with his bowling figures of 2 for 8. Animesh Goyal and Ashish Rai took two wickets giving away 32 and 42 runs, respectively. Chasing a target of 208 runs, Hansraj cricket Academy failed to achieve the target and lost all wickets for just 117 runs in 29.1 overs. HCA batsman could not face the tight and accurate bowling spells by Sri Hanuman Cricket Academy bowlers. For Sri Hanuman Academy, Naveen Baloda was the pick of the bowlers, as he took three wickets giving away only 10 runs. Amit Chaudhary, Ajay Duhan and Jatin Arora were the other main wicket takers who took two wickets each giving away 26, 22 and 21 runs, respectively. Pardeep Singh of Sri Hanuman Cricket Academy, Panchkula, was declared man of the match. Brief scores: Sri Hanuman Cricket Academy: 207 all out in 29.1 overs (Pardeep Singh 64, Naveen Baloda 59, Ankit Chaudhary 21, Sumit Hooda 4/25, Shikhar Dhyani 2/8, Animesh Goyal 2/32 and Ashish Rai 2/41 ) Hansraj Cricket Academy: 117 all out in 27.2 overs (Abhinav Shaunkla 28, Sumit Hooda 22, Animesh Goyal 24, Naveen Baloda 3/10, Amit Chaudhary 2/22, Ajay Duhan 2/21 and Jatin Arora 2/26).
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Feroz stands out in junior golf
Chandigarh, February 13 Feroz, who had been doing well in the C Category (U-13), stunned everyone by winning the title in the B Category in his very first appearance in the U-15 category finishing with a two-day tally of 161. Vivek Gupta finished four strokes at 165. Adilbir Singh overtook eight-year-old Aadil Bedi, overnight leader, to clinch the title in the D Category. Adilbir tallied 167 to take a four-stroke lead over Aadil Bedi who finished with a two day score of 171. Rishi Arora triumphed in the A Category. There was a stiff competition in C Category between Jairaj Sandhu and Harsh Gangwar. But after the play off Jairaj Sandhu emerged winner. Finishing one stroke behind the joint laders was Karandeep Singh Kochar who was making his first appearance in the C Category. In the girls division, Vasundara Thiara, Varinda Agarwal, Gurjot Badwal, Tavleen Batra and Gursimar Badwal were winners in the E, D, C, B and A Categories, respectively. Prizes were given away by Chandiarh Golf Club president BS Gill. CGA president CSR Reddy was all praise for the budding golfers for whom the CGA had started a junior golf circuit. The budding trio of Aadil Bedi, Karandeep Kochhar and Jaiveer Singh were given special trophies and merit certificates for their fine performance in 2009. CGA secretary JS Cheema said the years ahead would be a challenge as more than 200 young golfers were in the fray for tournaments for which the city needed more golf courses. Results: E Category girls: Vasundra Thiara (105); boys: Digraj Gill (84), Harhsjeet Sethi (89) and Ekamveer Guron (92). D Category girls: Varinda Agarwal (208); boys: Adilbir Singh (167), Aadil Bedi (171) and Amrit Lal (175). C Category girls: Gurjot Badwal (160); boys: Jairaj Sing Sandhu (163), Harsh Gangwar (163) and Karan Kochar (164). B Category girls: Talvleen Batra (165); boys: Feroz Grewal (161), Vivek Gupta (165) and Gurnoor Sandhu (171). A Category girls: Gursimar Badwal (150); boys: Rishi Arora (154), Harman Virk (158) and K Ragav Bhandari (163).
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Agam, Karishma shine in karate meet
Chandigarh, February 13 Results: Girls below 17kg : Karishma (Shikya-46) 1, Vidhushi (BTS-48) 2, Muskan (CL Agg -7) 3 and Premsimran Below 20kg: Pooja (GMSSS-10) 1, Sachi (Ryan-49) 2, Anjali (CL Agg -7) 3 and Somaya (Sacred Heart-26) 4. Below 25kg: Garima (GMSSS-10) 1, Kavawalpreet (AKSIPS-41) 2, Mahima (CL Agg-7) 3 and Khushi (GMSSS-10) 4. Below 30kg: Shivani (GMSSS-18) 1, Harshita (Sacred Heart-26) 2, Lovisha (AKSIPS-41) 3 and Tanisha (Sacred Heart -26) 4. Below 40kg: Anjna (GMSSS-18) 1, Arshdeep Kaur (AKSIPS-41) 2 and Prabhsimran (Ryan-49) 3. Below 35kg: Kusumjit Brar (AKSIPS-41) 1, Garima (CL Agg-7) 2, Manisha (GMSSS-18) 3 and Divya (GMSSS-18) 4. Below 45kg: Kirtee (Carmel Convent) 1, Sapna (GMSSS-10) 2 and Muskan (AKSIPS-41) 3. Boys: Below 17kg: Agam (BTS-48) 1, Aditya (AKSIPS-41) 2 and Tushar (CL Agg-7) 3. Below 20kg: Hiten 1, Sidharth (Ryan-49) 2, Kartik (BTS-48) 3 and Yogesh (CL Agg-7) 4. Below 25kg: Harkaran (AKSIPS-41) 1, Ritik (BTS-48) 2, Sidharth 3 and Kinshik (Ryan-49) 4.
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Judo
Chandigarh, February 13 Sandeep, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, has bagged the second position in the same category, while Harpreet Singh and Kartar Sudhir, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, and Dr BA Marahwada University, Aurangabad, respectively, secured the third position. In the 100-kg category, Rajender, Kurukshetra University, has won gold, while Manpreet Singh, PU, has bagged the silver medal. Ajay, MD University, Rohtak, and Anil Kumar, GNDU, stood third. Navchetan Singh, GNDU, has bagged the first position in the 90-kg category, while Navjot Singh, PU, has secured the second position. Amrinder and Jaswant stood third. |
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