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Augmentation of water supply
mooted
Ambala, March 13 Randeep Singh Surjewala, Public Health Minister, Haryana, has assured local legislator Anil Vij that the project of supplying canal water after its purification would be taken up shortly. The work on augmentation of drinking water supply to Ambala is likely to be taken up soon. Ambala has been facing an acute problem of low water pressure. Explaining the reason behind the fall in the pressure of water in main lines, sources in the administration said the groundwater level had plummeted considerably and motors which had been supplying water earlier failed to meet the rising demand of water. Surjewala has assured Anil Vij that the work of supplying canal water to Ambala Cantt will be completed by June 30. He said Rs 30.82 crore had been allocated for the project. As of now, the town gets water supply from tubewells which is too meagre to meet the increasing demand. Anil Vij had taken up the project about seven years ago during the Chautala regime. However, the project failed to take off at that time. He has now taken up the matter with the Haryana government and received a favourable response from the Public Health Minister. After completion, the project will also supply water to a number of villages, including Kardhan, Khozkipur, Sunder Nagar, Chanderpuri, Barnala, Tundla, Panjokhra, Machhonda, Vidya Nagar and Nanhera. |
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Patiala flowers steal the show
Patiala, March 13 He said farmers must take advantage of various subsidies being provided by the department and lay more stress in growing these crops as wheat and rice production was facing various problems. Growing flowers and vegetables required less investment and the water consumption was also low, he added. He said the government had made proper arrangements for sale of various flowers, fruits and vegetables. He further said that the government had decided to give away prizes to various schools and cremation grounds that would decorate their campus with flowers. Deputy directors of horticulture have been asked to select good campuses from their respective districts which would be suitably rewarded. The first prize winner would get Rs 75,000, while second and third prize winners would get Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively. He also announced a cash prize of Rs 25,000 for Nachhatar Singh of Bhaddal Thuha village of Fatehgarh Sahib who had decorated the cremation grounds of his village. He also announced that the department had declared seven citrus areas in the state and was working hard to develop them properly. Director of horticulture department, Punjab, Baldev Singh informed about various schemes of the department and Dr Jaswant Singh laid stress on the importance of crop rotation stating that only then the farmers could be benefited. Talking about agriculture policies of central government, he said they were not farmer friendly and would harm Punjab farmers in the long run. Therefore, the government must re-consider their policies otherwise it would harm the food basket of the nation severely. About wheat crop 201, he said the Punjab government was seriously considering their proposal and would take proper decision keeping in mind the interests of farmers. In the end, the minister also requested the farmers to grow paddy after June 10. Results of Baby Show: 0-1 year — 1 Seerat and 2 Divjeet Singh. Twin sisters Harshroop and Harshnoor were given special prize in 0-1 age group; 1-2 years -- 1 Tushar Goyal and 2 Navrajinder Singh; 2-3 years -- 1 Manavsi and Taraspreet and 2 Pranav Goyal; 3-4 years -- 1 Jasleen Kaur and 2 Iman Handa. Flower category: Patiala was declared first and Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur were declared second and third, respectively. In vegetable category, Ludhiana was declared first and Patiala and Jalandhar were second and third, respectively.
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SDM injured in mishap
Dera Bassi, March 13 His gunman and driver were also injured. According to information, The SDM was on his way to the Hoshiarpur Civil Court in his Innova car. As he reached near Balachaur, a motorcyclist came in front of the vehicle. Trying to avert collision, the driver lost control over the vehicle and rammed into a eucalyptus tree. Passengers who were travelling in the vehicle sustained injuries and were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Balachaur, from where SDM Puneet Goyal was referred to the DMC, Ludhiana. He sustained multiple fractures in his left arm and leg.
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Bus catches fire
Lalru, March 13 The incident took place at 6 pm yesterday when the bus carrying 35 passengers was on its way from Chandigarh to Rohtak. While the bus reached near Dappar toll plaza Sadhu Singh, a floor supervisor, noticed fire balls falling out from the front of the bus and immediately informed the bus driver. The bus driver stopped the bus and asked the passengers to leave the bus immediately. Acting swiftly, toll plaza employees rushed to the spot and doused the fire on time. However, the passengers boarded other buses to Rohtak and some were even refunded the fair. |
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Dera Bassi roads in bad shape
Dera Bassi, March 13 They asserted that despite being an industrial hub, roads here were full of potholes, which had made the vehicular movement unsafe. A shopkeeper, who runs a shop on the tehsil road, said several accidents had occurred on these potholed roads. “We have asked the authorities concerned several times, but nothing concrete has been done till now,” he added. While the stretch between the police station and Government College is in a bad condition, the Mubarikpur road, too, presents the same picture. Internal roads leading to the city also need re-carpeting. “The authorities never heeded our pleas,” says Sushant Verma, a resident of Dera Bassi. Dera Bassi Executive Officer Bhusan Jain stated that roads in Dera Bassi were in a poor state. He claimed that all roads in the town would be re-carpeted soon.
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Patiala press club thrash MC
Patiala, March 13 The toss was conducted by Patiala Mayor Ajitpal Singh Kohli and municipal commissioner Manjit Narang. After winning the toss, Patiala Press Cricket Club skipper Ashwani Chawla elected to bowl first. Patiala MC team managed to score mere 84 runs in 15.1 overs as they lost all wickets before the stipulated overs. Councillor Ginni Nagpal made 23 runs in 17 balls for MC. Chasing the target, the PPCC scored 85 runs in 8 overs only. Displaying the sensational batting skills, the openers for the PPCC, Aman Sood and Baljinder Sharma, thrashed the MC bowlers all across the ground. Aman scored five boundaries and one six to reach score of 38 runs in 26 balls, whereas Baljinder hit four boundaries. Aman was declared the Man of the Match for his excellent batting display and also for taking five wickets in four overs. Baljinder scored 27 runs in 20 balls.
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Anita wins in women’s category
Patiala, March 13 The teams included Punjabi University campus, MM Modi College, Patiala, Government Mohindra College, Patiala, Mata Sahib Kaur College, Patiala, Khalsa College, Patiala, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, Malwa College, Bathinda, Government Physical College, Chupki, Government College, Ropar, Patel College, Rajpura, etc. Punjabi University director Dr Rajkumar Sharma inaugurated the championship at 11 am. Tae-kwon-do coach Satwinder Singh informed that women competitions were held today and the men competitions would be fought tomorrow. Technical director SP Shukla and joint secretary of the Punjab Tae-kwon-do Association Harmeet Singh were the other dignitaries on the occasion. Rajkumar Verma, Narinder Verma and Karan Kumar and coach Satwinder Singh were the referees. Results (Women) 57-62kg: 1 Gurjeet Kaur (Mata Sahib College), 2 Mamta Kaur (Modi College) and 3 Pawandeep Kaur (Physical College, Chupki) and Kanwaljit Kaur (Mohindra College); 62-67kg: 1 Anita (Mohindra College), 2 Pushpinder Kaur (Physical College, Chupki) and 3 Amandeep Kaur (Mata Sahib College) and Sonia Rani (Rajindra College, Bathinda); Above 73kg: 1 Neelam (Modi College), 2 Dilpreet Kaur (Mata Sahib College) and 3 Mandeep Kaur (Patel College).
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Notice to UT admn
Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh yesterday issued notice of motion to the Chandigarh Administration, along with Punjab and
Haryana, seeking a ban or restricted use of lead in paints.
The petition in public interest was filed by city resident Shweta
Kaushik. She insisted lead could act as a poison, if exposed to human body. It could harm the red blood cells and limit their ability to carry oxygen to organs and tissues. The Bench has issued notice to respondent authorities for May 17.
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Six-month jail in cheque-bounce case
Chandigarh, March 13 The police had arrested Jain on a complaint of Gian Chand Gupta under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. Gupta had lodged a complaint claiming that he had given his accommodation to Jain on a rent of Rs 13,000 per month. The accused has given him a check, which was dishonoured.
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CBI court asks for evidence
Chandigarh, March 13 Anupam Gupta, the counsel of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, had moved a protest petition against the CBI's closure report, saying that the agency came under pressure from forces outside it, but the offences are made out against the accused. However, the court asked the Bar Association counsel to "provide the ingredients" on which it had made the arguments. Gupta also submitted that the association was not of the opinion that further investigations be carried out in this case. After questioning the defence counsel on whether the accused has any right to be heard in the case before the pre-cognisance stage, the judge fixed March 20 as the next date of hearing. He will now have to clarify the legal position on this point. The CBI counsel had earlier submitted that the 20-page closure report filed by the investigating agency mentioned that it could not proceed in the case due to want of sanction from the competent authority. The case came to light nearly two years back when Rs 15 lakh was "wrongly delivered" at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of the High Court following which she reported the matter to the police. Ram, clerk of former Haryana additional advocate general Sanjeev Bansal, the prime accused in the case, had allegedly delivered the money after which the police registered an FIR on August 16, 2008. The case was later handed over to the CBI on August 28, 2008.
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2 get 10-yr jail
Chandigarh, March 13 The police had caught the duo with two kilogram of heroin in 2007. They were arrested under Section 8, 21 (C) and 29 of the NDPS Act.
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Man held for stealing
Chandigarh, March 13 Dowry
Deepti Sharma, resident of Sector-21, has lodged a complaint with the police against her husband Brijesh Kumar, father-in-law Tara Chand, mother-in-law Suman and sister-in-law Anju, along with Sunil Kumar, all residents of RK Street Nagar, Ferozepur, for demanding dowry.A case has been registered.
Gambling
The police arrested Yograj, a resident of Burail village, from Banquet Hall, Burail, on March 12, while playing satta. A case has been registered. The accused has been released on bail. —
TNS
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88 tee off in TiE golf
Panchkula, March 13 Inaugurated by Haryana financial commissioner (revenue) Naresh Gulati, the tournament was a shot-gun start of 22 four balls and is being played on the stableford format. The event is based on the handicaps derived from the Peoria system. Under this system the organising committee secretly selects six holes. After the completion of play the six Peoria holes are announced and the final ranking is done after calculating the scores of the secret holes. The final rankings will be declared on Sunday.
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Atinder, Harleen best
athletes
Chandigarh, March 13 In the boys category, Atinder Pal Singhm and Utsav Kumar Regmi bagged the first and second positions, respectively, while in the girls category, Harleen Kaur and Priyanka secured the first and second positions, respectively. Parveen Kumar bagged the best cyclist award. Anurag Agarwal and Dhirender Tayal in memory of Prem Kadiyan presented Kadiyan memorial award and a cheque of Rs 5,000 to Harleen Kaur, who secured the first position in 100m. Atinderpal Singh was declared the best athlete. Dr Manoj Datta, director, PEC, gave away medals, prizes and certificates to winners. Brief results: Boys: 100m: Prabhjot Grewal 1, Atinderpal Singh 2 and Utsav Kumar Regmi 3; 200m: Atinder Pal 1, Utsav 2 and Parveen 3; 400m: Atinder Pal 1, Parveen 2 and Varun Kashyap 3; 800m: Atinder Pal 1, Vishal Garg 2 and Pushpinder Sandhu 3; 1,500m: Atinder Pal 1, Pushpinder 2 and Amit Jakhar 3; 5,000m: Vishal Garg 1, Pankaj 2 and Deepak Gulia 3; 10,000m: Pankaj 1, Bhushan 2 and Karan Sharma 3; 110m hurdles: Utsav 1, Varun Kashyap 2 and Jagpreet 3; 400m hurdles: Atinder Pal 1, Varun Kashyap 2 and Jagpreet 3; high jump: Utsav 1, Raghav 2 and Harmeet 3; broad jump: Raghav 1, Vishal Garg 2 and Atinder Pal 3; triple jump: Varun Kashyap 1, Utsav 2 and Amit Jakhar 3; shot put: Aditya Sahni 1, Bharat Handoo 2 and Varun Kashyap 3; discuss throw: Amit Thakur 1, Aditya Sahni 2 and Parveen 3; javelin throw: Jagpreet Singh 1, Pramesh 2 and Sameer Sethi 3; hammer throw: Amit Jakhar 1, Harjot Singh 2 and Sameer 3; obstacle race: Vishal Garg 1, Atinder Pal Singh 2 ; 4X100 m relay: Vishal, Bharat Ankur Dogra and Amolijeet Singh and Satwinder Singh 1, Harshmeet, Sahil Arora, Sahil Arya and Kushal 2, Pushpinder, Abhishek, Arshdeep and Inderpreet 3; 4,800m cycling: Parveen 1, Ajay 2 and Charandeep 3; 1,000m: Parveen, Charandeep and Parveen 1; 1,600m: Parveen 1, Amit Thakur 2 and Pankaj 3. Girls: 50m: Priyanka 1, Harleen 2 and Monika 3; 100m: Harleen Kaur 1, Priyanka 2 and Livleen Kaur 3; 200m: Priyanka 1, Livleen Kaur 2 and Harleen Kaur 3; 400m: Priyanka 1, Livleen Kaur 2 and Harleen Kaur 3; 800m: Livleen Kaur 1, Harleen Kaur 2 and Eesha Devgan 3; high jump: Archana 1, Livleen Kaur 2 and Priyanka 3; broad jump: Harleen Kaur 1, Renu Dadwal 2 and Livleen Kaur 3; shot put: Ranjana 1, Amandeep Kaur 2 and Divya Rangray 3; discuss throw: Harleen Kaur 1, Ranjana 2 and Saningdha 3; javelin throw: Amandeep Kaur 1, Anamika Thakur 2 and Ranjana 3; three-legged race: Livleen and Harleen 1, Arshdeep and Mitali 2 and Sukhdeep Kaur and Archana 3; slow cycling: Livleen 1, Harleen 2; 1,600m cycling: Preetdeep Kaur 1, Swati Sharma 2 and Harleen Kaur 3. |
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Sports council to honour position holders
Chandigarh, , March 13 Stating this in a press release here today, joint director sports JPS Sidhu, said players who bagged medals in athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, billiards/snookers, boxing, cricket, canoeing, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, handball, judo, kabaddi, kho-kho, tennis, rifle shooting, rowing, sailing/yatching, skating, skiing, swimming, softball, squash, table tennis, tae-kwon-do, volleyball and weightlifting should submit their applications to the Chandigarh Sports Council. |
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Vijayant in main draw of F2 tennis tourney
Chandigarh, March 13 CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap here yesterday said that players from 16 countries would participate in the prize money tournament. Vijayant is among the nine Indians, who figures in the list of 18 players for the main draw released by the International Tennis Federation. Besides Vijayant, who is also playing in the India F1 Futures in Kolkata, is at the ninth place here and Kolkata, leading players from Argentina, India, Czech Republic, Russia, USA, Slovakia, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden, France, New Zealand, Italy, Great Britain, Taipei, Austria and Canada are taking part in the tournament, he added. The main draw would be of 32 while the qualifying round will be of 48. The ITF has released a list of 41 players for the qualifying matches to be played on March 20 and 21. Villar, Juan-Pablo (Arg) 396, Gajjar, Rohan (Ind) 460, Virali-Murugesan, Ranjeet (Ind) 474, Jebavy, Roman (Cze) 597, Roy, Rupesh (Ind) 598, Vasiliev, Mikhail (Rus) 613, Thompson, Nathan ( USA) 677, Sikora, Adrian (Svk) 725, Malik, Vijayant ( Ind) 752, Sharan, Divij (Ind) 775, Singh, Ashutosh (Ind) 825, Shokeen, Vivek (Ind) 830, Nelord, Yannick (Ind) 838, Mashiach, Almog (Isr) 842, Fransen, Stephan ( Ned) 845, Narayanaswamy, Srirambalaji (Ind) 870, Gonzales, Ruben (USA) 917, Huang, Liang-Chi (Tpe) 1157.
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