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Shifting of NIS post office irks employees
Patiala, March 22 When a team of post officers reached the NIS on Thursday evening for shifting the office materials to the Ragho Majra post office, members of the NIS Employees Association blocked their way and did not allow them to take the material out of its premises. Blaming the officers, association president Kirat Singh said their delegation had visited the head office in Chandigarh and were assured that this problem would be resolved soon once Executive Director of the NIS L.S. Ranawat, who was out of city, would be back? Our delegates had not even returned and these officers started shifting the post office. They had not even taken a gate pass from the institute. He said:”This post office has been a part of the institute for 40 long years now and its shifting will affect the entire system. Moreover, other state players who visit the institute for the practise session here and this post office is often used by them for the delivery of their letters and other sports-related goods. At this crucial time when the Commonwealth Games are on almost upon us, the closure of the post office is highly unacceptable? “Many students of the institute have an account with this post office and shifting the post office will increase their problems,” added an officer. Kirat Singh informed that they had lodged a complaint with Assistant Post Officer Shashi Bala yesterday, as a result of which the team had returned only to appear the next day.
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Drug addict’s body found
Dera Bassi, March 22 According to the police, Ajmer was a drug addict and had been missing since long. A post-mortem examination of the body was conducted at the local civil hospital. The body was handed over to the relatives, later on. It is believed that the accused died due to the excess use of drugs. |
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Body found
Rajpura, March 22 The deceased was reported missing for the past two days. The deceased relatives informed the police that Kashmir used to do menial jobs in Rajpura and adjoining towns to earn a living. Police officials who reached the spot said it seemed an unidentified vehicle had hit him. The body was handed over to the family members after conducting a post mortem at the Rajpura Civil Hospital. The police is investigating the matter. |
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Gas leak: Two get burn injuries
Zirakpur, March 22 The injured have been identified as Priyanka, an employee at a shop and R.K. Jindal, owner of the shop. According to fire official B.S. Sandhu, the blast took place on the ground floor of R.B. & Associates at 10.15 am after which a fire engulfed the shop, leaving two persons injured. A fire tender from Dera Bassi was rushed to the spot and the situation was brought under control within 15 minutes. He said the explosion took place when a victim was switching on the electric switch or the burner of a cooking gas at the kitchen. He said a gas leak could be the reason behind the blast. It would be cleared after recording the statement of the injured woman, he said. The furniture and other items were totally burnt and the ceiling of the building developed cracks. DSP, Dera Bassi, J.S. Khaira, SP (D) Virender Pal Singh and forensic expert Gopal Krishan Mishra inspected the spot to find out any foul play. The injured have been admitted to the the Panchkula Civil Hospital. Priyanka, a resident of Jagadhri, suffered 70 per cent and R.K. Jindal 20 per cent burns. SHO, Zirakpur, Yogi Raj said the police team was investigating the cause of the blast and sought an explanation from the shop owner. “We are investigating the matter and cannot say anything as of now,” he added.
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Fresh summons for Kings XI owners
Chandigarh, March 22 Abhey Singh Sandhu, nephew of Bhagat Singh and Vijay Singh Bhardwaj of the VHP along with the chairperson of the Global Human Rights Council have alleged that the team’s advertisement that appeared on March 13 had used the names of the freedom fighters to gain cheap publicity for collecting the paid spectators. They have filed a suit last week requesting for the permanent injunction for restraining the defendants from publishing the names of martyrs.
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Immigration company fined Rs 58,000
Chandigarh, March 22 The company has also been asked to pay Rs 23,100 which the complainant had deposited with the Canadian Embassy on their advice as the initial assessment fee along with a compensation of Rs 15,000 for causing physical harassment and mental agony and pain. Hardev, a resident of Nawanshahar, Punjab, in his complaint submitted to the forum, alleged that he was allured by the flashy advertisements and the high claims made by the company to provide consultation and documentation for seeking immigration to Canada as a skilled worker. He approached them along with all relevant documents. After checking his eligibility, he was told to apply for immigration. As he fulfilled the Canadian Embassy’s requirement he was told that his case would be processed within four months. Believing their words, he applied for the immigration. A total fee of Rs 60,000 was charged from him and he deposited an initial amount of Rs 20,000 in their office, against proper receipt on account of processing documents and consultation charges. Hardev alleged that despite repeated requests, representations, reminders and personal visits, the company failed to process his file within the requisite time. The period of four months elapsed but the company failed to do anything. The company in their reply admitted the factual matrix of the case/reply, and said the complainant himself approached them for getting immigration to Canada as the federal skilled worker and had agreed to all terms and conditions told to him and made the payment after being fully satisfied. Visa was to be granted by the embassy and the company was to only give proper guidance to, which it had provided.
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SC grants 7-day relief to Sofat
Panchkula, March 22 A division bench of the SC, while giving conditional relief to Sofat, who had filed a special leave petition (SLP), has said if Sofat surrendered before the trial court at Dehradun within seven days and moved an application for bail, the same would be considered within three days by the trial court on merits in accordance with the law. The apex court has made it clear that the relief would be for seven days only from March 19. It was on July 20 last year when Sofat lodged a complaint with the Panchkula police alleging that Ramesh Pashan, a resident of Ludhiana, along with his sons and driver and two others attempted to kill him, besides robbing him of Rs 33 lakh. On his complaint, the police here registered a case under Sections 395 (punishment for dacoity) and 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and under different Sections of the Arms Act against Pashans. However, during interrogation, the police found that Sofat had cooked up the story to frame Pashans to settle his old enmity. Dr Sofat was also wanted by the Ludhiana police in various criminal cases registered against him.
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Youth found dead under mysterious circumstances
Chandigarh, March 22 The deceased, Zakir Khan, was a carpenter by profession. His wife, Kiran, has been rounded up by the police for investigation. The matter came to light when the sister of the deceased, Shabnam, who stays with her father, Choote Khan, at Mani Majra, visited the house of his brother this afternoon. She alleged that Khan was found lying on his bed with his hands and feet turned blue. He was immediately taken to the GMCH, Sector 16, where he was declared dead.“My father had asked Khan to give him Rs 70,000 two days ago. As Khan did not reply, I came to meet my brother,” said Shabnam. Kiran claimed that she had not been at home for the past two days, said the police sources. Khan’s friend Iqbal is also reportedly missing, said the police. Though the police is also working on suicide angle, it does not rule out any foul play in the case.
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Accused held, another at large
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, March 22 The accused has been identified as Ganga Ram, a resident of Unnao district (UP), while his accomplice Ram Avtar is still at large. The accused was arrested today by a police team headed by SHO Karambir Singh, Sector 20, and was remanded to five days’ police custody for further investigations. The body of Ghunsu Ram, alias Kishan was found on a rickshaw near the Vegetable Market, Sector 20, in the wee hours of March 17 and a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC was registered against the unidentified persons at the Sector 20 police station. During the preliminary investigations, the accused has confessed to committing the crime. He told the police that he and his accomplice had picked out Rs 1,600 from the victim’s pocket when they had drinks with him on March 16. When Ghansu came to his senses after a few hours of reaching home, he saw the money missing from his pocket. He went to the Ganga Ram’s house during late night hours. However, the two accused murdered him and in order to dodge the police had parked the rickshaw near the vegetable market with the body. SP Maneesh Chaudhary said investigation in the case were on and co-accused Ram Avtar would also be arrested soon.
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 22 Wild card entrant Indian player N Vijay Sundar Prashanth also stole the show with his triumph over Lian-Ch Huang of Taipei in three sets in the first round match of men’s singles group. He beat Lian 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. CLTA trainee Vijayant Malik and Ashutosh Singh moved into the men’s doubles second round after beating wild card duo of Yogesh Phogat and local lad Shiva Sangwan in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Results: Men’s singles (Ist round): Juan-Pablo Villar (Arg) beat WC-Mandeep Singh Gill (Ind) 6-1, 6-1; Vivek Shokeen (Ind) beat Almong Maschiach (Isr) 7-5, 7-6 (2); Ruben Gonzales (USA) beat Christopher Racz (USA) 6-1, 6-1; WC-N Prashanth (Ind) beat Liang-Chi Huang (Tpe) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Men’s doubles (Ist round): Mithun Murali and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (India) beat Roman Jebavy (Cze) and Adrian Sikora (Svk) 6-7 (3), 6-3 (10-8); Peter Aarts and Christopher Racz (USA) beat WC-Abhijeet Tiwari and Akash Wagh 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-6; Ruben Gonzales and Nathan Thompson (USA) beat Alexei Filenkov and Michail Pavlov (Rus) 6-4, 6-1, Liang-Chi Huang (Tpe) and Yannick Nelord (Ind) beat Francesco Garzelli (Ita) and Juan-Palo Villar (Arg) 6-4, 6-3; Srirambalaji Narayanaswamy and V Peranamallur-Chandrasekhar (Ind) beat Stephan Fransen (Ned) and Divij Sharan (Ind) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8; Vijayant Malik and Ashutosh Singh (Ind) beat WC-Yogesh Phogat and Shiva Sangwan 6-1, 6-4; Rohan Gajjar and Rupesh Roy (Ind) beat WC-Chandril Sood and Lakshit Sood (Ind) 6-1, 6-4.
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Delhi legal team lift golf cup
Chandigarh, March 22 Played on a stable ford format, the Delhi team won the tournament with a score of 18.5, with the Chandigarh team finishing at 14.5. Delhi also clinched the individual title with Anil Sethi playing 13 under his handicap. Ravi Verma, who played 11 under his handicap, finished second. The longest drive was hit by Shantanu Mohan Puri of Chandigarh, while Raj Sharma of Delhi won the straightest drive contest. KK Singha of Chandigarh was the closest to the pin, while Chaudhary was declared the best lady golfer of the tournament. |
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Sandeep retains top slot in bike category
Chandigarh, March 22 Defending champion Sandeep Matharu retained his top slot in the bikes category, trailing Saajanpreet Singh Rajan Sidhu at second and third positions, respectively. Other results are: Cars category: Udaibir Sangha and Jasmohan Singh 1, Dhirender Kumar and Anish Agarwal 2, Udaibir Sidhu and Tushar Marwaha 3; Endurance rally winners (TSD): Jitender Bawa and Pradeep Kumar 1, Vishal Dua and Ravi Kaushal 2 and Sunil Dutt and Chidananda Murthy, Gulpreet Sinhh Aulakh and Dheeraj Arora 3. The winners were presented trophies and cash prizes by Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh. The function was held at the Rock Garden today. |
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UP begin campaign with win
Chandigarh, March 22 The winners took the lead in the 14th minute through SM Kamar. Within the span of five minutes, the lead swelled to 3-0. Tarun Banerjee (16th minute) and Arshad Idris (19th minute) were the scorers this time. In the 22nd minute, HP team reduced the margin through Davinder Singh. The score was 3-1 at half time. For HP, Sudhir struck the second goal in the 38th minute. Thereafter, AM Rizvi (47th) and SM Kamar (53rd) sealed the victory for the UP team 5-3. Meanwhile, AG Haryana got a walkover from AG, Jammu and Kashmir, as the latter did not turn up. In the semifinals tomorrow, AG Haryana will take on Delhi (Audit), while UP will have a face-off with Punjab tomorrow. The tournament was inaugurated by Satinder Sharma, international hockey umpire. |
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Cricket Stadium outplay APJ Academy
Chandigarh, March 22 Chasing a target of 233 runs, APJ Academy were all out at 197 in 39.2 overs. The superb batting by Karan, who hit the first ton of the tournament, could not make a difference. He hit 103 off 98 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and four sixes. Earlier, batting first, Sector 16 Cricket Stadium Academy, scored 232 in 40.2 overs. In another match, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated Mohali Cricket Academy by three wickets. Brief scores: MCA: 209 in 35 overs (Kinderpreet 28, Pukhraj 22, Ravi Saini 54, Anmol 71, Pardeep Kumar 4 for 40 and Kulbir 3 for 30). DAVSSS-8 Academy: 210 for 7 in 33.1 overs (Simranpreet 24, Bhagminder 36, Karan 72 and Jatinder 4 for 35). Sector 16 Cricket Stadium Academy: 232 in 40.2 overs (Nawansh 57, Megha Pandey 30, Nishant 29, Karan Bhargava 3 for 44, Karanveer Singh 2 for 42, Tushar 2 for 40 and Manik 2 for 51). APJ Academy (Kharar): 197 in 39.2 overs (Karan Bhargava 103, Shivraj 20, Harshdeep Singh 13, Kuljinder 3 for 33, Deva 2 for 35, Abhijit Singh 2 for 44 and Daksh Sharma 2 for 10). Tomorrow’s fixtures
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