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Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
Chhat (Banur), March 24 Being a holiday, the zoo director was not present in the office, but his official vehicle remained busy taking around the daughter of a senior wildlife official and her friend for an extensive visit to the zoo today. Even the driver escorting them had been specially called in from Chandigarh and was not 1deployed on the zoo premises. Interestingly, even the staff had a busy time saluting the vehicle assuming that the director was riding in it. “My vehicle was following the director’s vehicle when we entered the zoo. While I paid Rs 250 as the entry fee, the director’s vehicle zoomed by with the guards on toes,” said Kuldip Malhotra, a visitor from Patiala. The employees on the condition of anonymity revealed that this was not for the first time, but earlier also the families and friends of the senior officials paid visit to the zoo in similar way. Besides enjoying all other freebies, they use the official vehicle as well. A senior zoo official on the condition of anonymity said use of official vehicle was not permissible even for a minute and it was a sheer wastage of government money and manpower. When the matter was brought to the notice of Punjab Forests and Wildlife Preservation Minister Tikshan Sood, he assured to look into the matter and said an action would be initiated against the officials involved in misusing the official machinery. Zoo director Tushar Kanti Bahera admitted that his vehicle was used for sightseeing, but added that he was present on the zoo premises at that time.
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Grooming session for boxers begins
Patiala, March 24 Chief national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu, Cuban coach BI Fernandis, RK Kelley, in charge academics, Rajdeep Kaur, in charge science faculty, and Bhiwani boxing coach Jagdish Singh were present on the occasion. While inaugurating the seminar, Ghuman said, “I am hopeful of the team’s win in the Commonwealth Games.” He appreciated the efforts of coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu. Gurbax Singh Sandhu and Fernandis conducted the workshop. Sandhu said experts would dwell on planning, periodisation, load dynamics, strategies, tactics and changing trends of boxing during the workshop. Science teachers will deliver lectures on the latest trends of training methods, sports psychology, sports physiology and anthropometry. They will also deliberate upon various methods for training boxers for the Commonwealth Games. Around 20 coaches are participating in the workshop.
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4-kg opium seized, 1 held
Rajpura, March 24 Rajpura City SHO Bikramjeet Brar said a naka was laid on the Ambala-Rajpura road on a tip off. The accused was driving a two-wheeler towards Rajpura and was intervened for checking. Policemen recovered 4 kg of opium from his possession and a case was registered against him at the Rajpura City police station. Police officials said the accused was produced before the magistrate and further investigation was on. —
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5 booked in gangster murder
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Ambala, March 24 The Haryana police had constituted five police teams to nab the culprits. Giving this information here today, SP Bharti Arora said the police had booked Nishan Singh and Kuldeep of Ambala in the case. Three others booked, but absconding included Vikram of Ambala Cantt, Priya Ranjan of Bihar and Gobind of Rajasthan. According to official sources, the SP ordered suspension of four policemen after receiving an inquiry report, which held Inspector Balwant Rai, SI Madan Lal, ASI Vinod and one more responsible for not performing duty properly. The assailants not only hit Bobby from a point-blank range but also managed to flee from the spot. Bobby was involved in various criminal activities and allegedly killed a local municipal councillor Raju Dhallaiya at Ambala Cantt. He had 146 FIRs registered against him in various police stations. His name was involved in 12-13 cases of murder under Section 302 of the IPC in the district and about 32 cases registered in Haryana. |
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Thermal plant working reviewed
Ropar, March 24 He visited all the other locations in boiler and turbine areas where the overhauling work was going on. Sra also visited sedimentation tank in coal handling plant and sewerage treatment plants that were under construction. He asked officials to complete the work soon. Chief engineer PK Sood told him that overhauling work of Unit No. 4 was closed for the past 45 days and would start functioning within 25 days after completing the overhauling work. He said record of previous highest generation of 9,806.16 million during 2007-08 had been exceeded. The generation would improve further and much higher record would be achieved by March 31. He said 100 per cent of dry and 90 per cent of wet ash was being used for the past six months in the plant. |
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World Water Day
Patiala, March 24 In a memorandum to the office of the Dean Students Welfare, Sikh Students Federation (SSF) has raised concern over the problem. After submitting the memorandum, Dalbir Singh and Kamaljeet Singh, representatives of SSF unit, informed “Punjabi University is an influential institution and people may follow any initiative taken by it,” said Parmjeet Singh Gazi, national president of the organisation. “SSF is also working to spread awareness among students, and a booklet carrying detailed information on the current crisis would be released soon,” he added.
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Protest against rights abuse in Pak
Patiala, March 24 Addressing protesters, SNO president Dr Manjit Singh Randhawa said the Nizam-e-Adl 2009 regulation should be repealed in order to safeguard the human rights of Indian citizens within international borders of Pakistan. He maintained that without repealing the regulation, it was impossible to save lives, property and shrines of minority Sikhs and Hindus in Swat valley and North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan from the Taliban rule. “It is unfortunate that the United Nations Human Rights system is observing silence on persecution of minorities that stood reduced to negligible levels in Pakistan, as a result of forced conversions, killings and migration. Pakistan is signatory to various UN conventions on human and minority rights and conservation of diverse cultural and religious world heritage of humanity,” they added.
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Ram Navami celebrated with fervour
Bassi Pathana, March 24 Shri Ram Leela Committee organised the function. Various saints delivered the discourse on the life of Lord Ram. They urged people to follow the path shown by the Lord. They described Ramayana as a complete granth that has solutions to all problems. They highlighted various incidents from the life of Lord Rama. Community kitchen was served to all. Similarly, Shri Rama Sewa Dal also celebrated Ram Navami by solemnising the marriage of a needy girl. The couple was given all household goods, clothes, cycle, silver and gold
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Thapar varsity fest from today
Patiala, March
24 The night will feature performances by Punjabi singers
Dalbir, Akash AD, Saarthi K and Raja Bath. Also, for those looking for some thrill, the fest will provide them with an opportunity to feed their racing instincts through JK Tyre Speed Fest Autocross on March 26 and 27. The event will begin with a “Rally School” being organised tomorrow by India's lone WRC driver Gaurav Gill and The Numero Uno of Gypsy Category, Sunny
Sidhu. The qualifying round, including categories of car, SUVs and bikers will be on March 26 and final on March 27.
Zorbing, rock climbing, rapelling, paintball, etc will also be the part of event.
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BJP demands shifting of MC office
Ambala, March 24 He said the utilisation of the same building would save money. He, however, lamented that the elected representatives, including panches and sarpanches, had not been taken into consideration by the Haryana government before announcing a municipal corporation for Ambala. Anil Vij said the move, which was the brainchild of the Congress, was against the interests of people. Vij said there was a distance of 10 km between Ambala City and Ambala Cantt. If the proposed municipal corporation had its office at the administrative complex in Ambala City, residents of Ambala Cantonment would be put to inconvenience. Meanwhile, according to official sources, the new corporation would have 31 wards. The number of voters in each ward would be 10,000 against the present 3,000 in each ward. The charge of the newly-formed municipal corporation has been given to the local sub-divisional magistrate till elections are held after the notification of new wards.
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BJP lashes out at
authorities
Bassi
Pathana, March 24 Holding the school authorities responsible for hurting sentiments of the Hindu community, the organisations have warned them that such anti-community activities would not be tolerated. Manoj Banda, secretary, Hindu
organisations, in a press release said despite the fact that the state government had declared a holiday on Ram
Navami, the authorities of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College did not suspend classes. He urged the Chief Minister to look into the matter. Meanwhile Rajiv
Singla, president, local mandal, BJP, said the party would submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard.
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Murder accused held after 2 years
Zirakpur, March 24 Nageshwar Sahni, a migrant labourer, died after his brother-in-law Varinder Sahni and a relative Hari Narayan smashed a beer bottle on his head. The incident took place on August 4 last year. The police said the accused would be produced before the Dera Bassi court tomorrow. Zirakpur SHO Yogi Raj said Varinder Sahni, one of the accused, was nabbed at Madhuban district, Bihar, and other accused Hari Narayan would be arrested soon. On October 3, 2008, Nageshwar Sahni, a labourer in his mid-twenties was murdered by two youths after they had an altercation with him over a petty issue. He was found dead in a godown.
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Landlord injured in assault case
Chandigarh, March 24 Tripta said Rupam had been living as a tenant for the past three years. “For the past one year, she has stopped paying rent. When we asked her to vacate, she refused to do so,” alleged Tripta Singh. On the other hand, Rupam alleged that the couple was lying. “They have inflicted injuries themselves to lodge a false complaint against me. In fact, they attacked me along with their two maidservants today afternoon. When my relatives came to rescue me, they too were beaten up,” alleged Rupam adding that the couple have taken advance rent till August and now started harassing her. Meanwhile, the police has started investigations in the case.
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Bank duped of Rs 3.4 lakh
Chandigarh, March 24 Threatened
Jasvir Sinngh, a resident of Mouli Daidwan village, Sector 80, Mohali, reported to the police alleging that Pardeep Kumar and Rajiv, both residents of Kaithal, threatened him at Sector 20-A on March 20. A case has been registered
Two run over
by truck Pawan Kumar and his father, Avtar Singh, residents of Mauli Jagran, were killed when a truck (HR-37-A-4042) hit the motorcycle they were riding near Garcha Turn, Dariya village on March 24. They were rushed to the GMCH-32 where doctors declared them brought dead. The truck fled after leaving the truck on the spot. A case has been registered
Gambling The police has arrested Munish Kumar, a resident of Maloya Colony, for indulging in gambling from Attawa village on March 23.
Theft Seema, a resident of Sector 38 complained to the police that someone had stolen two LPG cylinders from her house on March 22.
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Star-studded show at PCA
Mohali, March 24 Oberoi and Anupam Kher were the surprise package for spectators. Not to forget Preity Zinta, who made the things more glamorous at the stadium. Kher and Oberoi joined the local crowd to cheer the Punjab’s Kings XI. Spectators were mesmerised seeing their favourite actors closely. The hopes of Kings XI fans were dashed the local hero, Yuvraj Singh, returned to the pavilion after scoring just 15 runs. Yusuf Pathan of the Royals also failed to make a mark as he was out for 28. However, there was no let up in the excitement till the last ball was bowled. “We are here to have a glimpse Shilpa Shetty,” said Gurbaz Singh, who came from Amritsar along with his friend Rakesh Bakshi. Similarly, for the teenagers Sukshi and Jasmine, having seen Vivek Oberoi from so close was the most thrilling moment of their life. “We are thrilled to see him so closely,” they said. “I think that this ‘cricket tamasha’ is gaining success just because of these factors. Otherwise, there is nothing in it if we talk about the game. These stars are after money not for the promotion of the game,” said Sudarshan Kumar, an ardent fan of Test cricket. “I am here just for my eight-year-old son, who wants to see Yuvi in action,” he added.
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ITF Men’s Circuit
Chandigarh, March 24 Vivek after splitting the first two sets kept his nerves under control and managed to prevail over long-haired Argentinean in a tiebreaker. He along with Karan Rastogi and third seed R Virali Murugesan are keeping the Indian challenge alive in the ITF Men’s Futures. Other players to make their exit earlier in the rounds were eighth seed Vijayant Malik and fourth seed Roman Jebavy of Czech Republic. Vijayant lost to Patrik Brydolf 6-7 (5), 4-6 and Ruben Gonzales (USA) upset Jebavy 6-2, 6-2. Commonwealth Games 2010 probable eighth seeded Vijayant went down fighting to Patrik from Sweden in 40 minutes. With Patrik committing two double faults, Vijayant gained a 3-2 lead, which he increased by retaining his serve in the next game. Serving powerfully, Patrik, who fired 10 aces and committed six double faults, broke Malik in the third game of the second set to take an early 2-1 lead. Thereafter, he did not look back and won the second set also at 6-4. Another Indian Karan Rastogi maintained his winning spree, as he ousted wild card N Vijay Sundar Prashanth in a tough match and qualified for the quarterfinal. In the 160-minute tussle in the middle, Karan, who had yesterday upset second seeded Rohan Gajjar, won after losing the first set 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Results: Men’s singles (Ist round): Vivek Shokeen (Ind) bt 1-Juan Pablo Villar (Arg) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), Romain Sichez (Fra) bt 5-Rupesh Roy (Ind) 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-R Virali Murugesan (Ind) bt Ashutosh Singh (Ind) 6-2, 6-2, Q-Patrik Brydolf (Swe) bt 8-Vijayant Malik (Ind) 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-Adrian Sikora (Svk) bt V Peranamallur Chandrasekhar (Ind) 6-1, 6-1, Ruben Gonzales (USA) bt 4-Roman Jebavy (Cze) 6-2, 6-2, 6-Nathan Thompson (USA) bt Q-Murali Mithun (Ind) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, Karan Rastogi (Ind) bt WC-N Prasanth (Ind) 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0.
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Arpit scripts GNPS academy win
Chandigarh, March 24 Batting first, GNPS were all out for 192 runs in 43.4 overs. Arpit and Arun Saroha (24) were associated in a 51-run partnership for the fifth wicket. For YPS, Abhimanyu and Robin scalped two wickets each for 39 and 20 runs, respectively. Chasing the target, YPS-MCA was dismissed for 124 runs in 37.2 overs. Mayan Munjal (43) and Mehnazpreet (22) were the only batsmen who faced GNPS bowlers with some courage. For GNPS, right arm off spinner Arpit Singh captured three wickets for 10 runs, while left arm spinner Harshit Sharma and medium pacer Rajpal Singh took three wickets each giving away 14 and 33 runs, respectively. Brief scores: CCA-GNPS Academy: 192 in 43.4 overs (Arpit Singh 37, 4x4s, Arun Saroha 24, Abhimanyu 2/39, Robin 2/20). YPS-MCA: 134 in 37.2 overs (Mayank Munjal 43, 7x4s, Mehanazpreet 22, Arpit Singh 3/10, Harshit Sharma 3/14, Rajpal Singh 3/33).
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Modgill Challengers trounce Pace Riders
Chandigarh, March 24 After winning the toss, Modgill Challengers elected to bat first and scored 136 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Yogesh 33 and Jaswinder Saini 31 were the main scorers. For Pace Riders, Parvesh was the pick of the bowlers, who scalped two wickets for 17 runs. In reply, the Pace Riders failed to chase the target and were all out for just 54 runs in 15.1 overs. Parvesh was the only batsman, who faced the Modgill bowlers with some courage and scored 13 runs. For Modgill Challengers, Ankit and Swapnil were the pick of the bowlers, who demolished Pace Riders batting taking three and two wickets for just three and one run, respectively. Brief scores: Modgill Challengers: 136 for 7 in 20 overs: Yogesh 33 (4X4, 32 balls), Jaswinder Saini 31 (4X6, 20 balls), Parvesh 2 for 17. Pace Riders: 54 all out in 15.1 overs: Parvesh 13 (4X2, 26 balls), Ankit 3 for 3, Swapnil 2 for 1.
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Oscar claims singles’ title
Chandigarh, March 24 Oscar, a third year engineering student of the UIET, Panjab University, said he had a tough draw and faced players from countries like France, Scotland, Australia, Iraq, India, Egypt, and Mauritius. His coach and mentor, Surinder Mahajan, said Oscar worked very hard for the tournament. |
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‘Increased workload can strengthen muscles’
Chandigarh, March 24 Dr SN Sharma, former chairman of the department of physical education, Panjab University, said sportspersons should have the spunk to down their rivals on the battleground. Gross strength in sportspersons was a major requirement, he added. Dr Sharma said coaches needed to groom players keeping in mind their capabilities. He said the players should follow a balanced programme. Gradual increase in the workload would bring better adaptability to improve the strength of sportspersons’ muscles, he added. Kalley, academic in charge, said acceleration in sports could be achieved with the coordination of coaches, scientists and athletes. KS Bharti, coordinator of the course, proposed the vote of thanks.
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Selection of choi kwang do teams
Chandigarh, March 24 Stating this in a press release here today, the District Education Officer said the teams would be selected on March 29 at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37. |
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5 amateurs hone skills for Queen Sirikit Cup
Chandigarh, March 24 The young lady golfers are honing their skills for the Queen Sirikit Golf Cup to be played at Hamilton in New Zealand from April 7 to 9. The five comprising three-member India team, Vani Kapoor, Gurbani Singh, Shreya Ghai, reserve player Neha Tripathi and Akriti Singh. The team will leave on April 2 for the cup. Indian Golf Union Ladies Section (IGULS) chairperson Soni Manjit Singh was all for having bench strength of 10 to 12 players, who could make the India team on any given occasion. “For this we need more such golf academies, where the players can hone their skills under top teaching professionals. The National Golf Academy of India is a perfect place to hold a conditioning camp. But such facilities should be available at more centres across the country for periodic assessment of leading golf players.” She agreed that India’s performance in the Queen Sirikit Cup had been poor. But she hastened to add that the average scores had improved from 84, three years back, to 77 today. She said inclusion of Akriti Singh in the conditioning camp was to prepare a team for the next Queen Sirikit Cup to be held in India in 2011.
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