NEIGHBOURHOOD

Bridging academics-industry divide
Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, March 29
The department of management studies of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College today unveiled a “Case Development Initiative”.

According to sources, the aim is to bridge gap between academics and industry.

Principal Dr MS Grewal said that as a part of the initiative, industry-oriented case studies would be developed.

This, he added, was in tune with the best b-schools in the world that add practical touch to theoretical concepts taught in their masters’ programmes.

Dera Bassi, March 29
The police has arrested a Delhi resident who was involved in the sale of duplicate watches. The accused has been identified as Arun Kumar. The police has also seized 105 duplicate watches from the custody of the accused.

According to information, the accused was involved in selling watches in different places of the country. A case has been registered.

Fatehgarh Sahib, March 29
A meeting of the Punjab Rice Millers Association was held today at Sirhind wherein the members of the association welcomed the Punjab Government’s decision to take back the increased rates of power.

The millers said such decisions were in the favour of industrialists. However, regarding the decision of adjusting the refund of increased rates in the six months bills from April 1, the millers said the bills should be adjusted instead in two months.

District president Inderjeet Singh rued that the millers were yet to give delivery of government custom milling of rice of 2009-10 as lack of storage space in government godowns prevented the same.

He said even now the rice shellers of Punjab were full to their capacity with rice and milling was delaying. The millers demanded that the government should intervene to get the milling process at a faster pace.

Kalka, March 29
With the rising of mercury, the residents of Kalka, Pinjore and hundreds of its adjoining villages are infuriated over the unscheduled, long power cuts and erratic power supply in the area.

The residents are deprived of electricity for 13 to 15 hours daily, which has caused great inconvenience to them. Subsequently, they have great resentment towards the department of the UHBVN and the state government.

The residents are sore over the erratic power supply for the past two months and allege that the official agencies have been indifferent towards their plight.

They rue that it is especially harsh on the students who are preparing for their annual examinations.

Chandigarh, March 29
Chief justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today slapped a fine of Rs 15,000 each on secretary in the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development and the All India Technical Education Council for not filing the reply to a writ petition.

In his petition, Abhineet Taneja from Panchkula had sought formulation of a policy on holding interviews for admissions to MBA and other courses. 

The Bench also directed that 50 per cent of the amount would be recovered from the salary of officials concerned.Taneja had asserted that a substantial number of institutions conducting courses in management were collecting large sums of money by way of application fee. But the money was not being refunded to those not called for group discussions and interviews.

Chandigarh, March 29
Two Mohali residents allegedly thrashed a Chandigarh Police head constable and two home guard volunteers at a naka on the road separating Sectors 25 and 38.

Police sources said a special anti-snatching naka had been set up last night.

A police team spotted two motorcyclists, one of whom was riding without a helmet. The police stopped them and their breath was reeking of alcohol.

They started arguing with the police, saying that the naka had been set up to harass people. They also claimed that they were employed as drivers at the GMCH-32 and asked the cops to let them go.

The SHO of the Sector 39 police station said the motorcyclists tried to escape from the spot and two home guard volunteers stopped them. In the process, the motorcyclists manhandled them, besides a head constable, Dilbag Singh.

They tore the uniform of the policemen and additional force was called to control them. The accused, identified as Bhag Singh and Darshan Singh of Mohali district, were taken to the Sector 16 GMSH and their medical examination confirmed that they were drunk. A case of causing hurt and obstructing a government servant from discharging his duty and common intention was registered against them. They were produced before a local court today and remanded in judicial custody.

Chandigarh, March 29
A day after the Government Model Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, received its “missing” answersheets through a mail, the UT police initiated its inquiry into the case.

The police officials are trying to figure out the “play” behind the disappearance of the Class XI answersheets of music and computer science from the exam control room last week and the subsequent recovery through a parcel today.

According to a senior official, it seems to be an outcome of an internal politics and to clarify that statements of various teachers and principals were recorded today.

It may be noted that the answersheets of Class XI had gone “missing” from the school last week when an invigilator left them at the exam control room.

The school evaded filing any FIR and tried to keep the matter under wraps. The matter, however, came to light when during a “search” meeting two of the teachers ended up having a scuffle.

Meanwhile, the answersheets reappeared in the mail on Saturday, just around the time when a specially conducted re-test had been completed. Interestingly, the postmark on the envelope showed that the answersheets had been posted from a post office in Sector 19, located less than 2 km from the school.

Zirakpur, March 29
A 30-year-old widow, Seema Bassi, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the hook of a ceiling fan at Harmilap Nagar, Baltana, here today.

The investigating officer stated that the incident took place around 11 am when she was alone at her home.

A suicide note was found where she stated that no one should be held responsible for her taking the extreme step, the investigating officer added.

The police said according to her brother’s statement, she got married with Chetan Bassi of Ludhiana four years ago. Her husband had also allegedly committed suicide in February.

After the death of her husband she was under depression, the police added.

She is survived by her one-year-old son. The body was handed over to the family after the autopsy at Dera Bassi Civil Hospital. The police has initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.

Chandigarh, March 29
Reckless driving cut short a promising career when a 22-year-old MBA student and only son of his parents lost his life in a high-speed collision between two motorcycles on the road separating Sectors 42 and 43 here this afternoon.

The other motorcyclist escaped with minor injuries. The victim was identified as Manpreet Singh, a resident of Sector 70, Mohali.

Son of a manager with the Punjab and Sind Bank, Sector 17, Manpreet was a student of Gian Jyoti College, Mohali. He was on his way back home when the mishap occurred.

According to the police, both motorcyclists were overspeeding and the collision took place when one of them attempted to overtake the other.

The other motorcyclist, later identified as Anil Kumar, was trying to overtake Manpreet and both vehicles got entangled. They lost control over their motorcycles and fell.

Manpreet’s motorcycle was dragged a distance before it hit a road berm. He sustained severe head injuries while Anil had a narrow escape.

Manpreet was wearing a helmet, which was crushed due to the impact of the collision. They were rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, where Manpreet was declared dead on arrival.

The police arrested Anil, an employee with a private firm, on the charges of causing death due to rash and negligent driving.

Chandigarh, March 29
AG Punjab scraped past a spirited Orissa 2-0 to storm into the final of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department’s Inter-Zonal Hockey Tournament at the Sector-18 stadium here today.

Punjab team surged ahead in the 23rd minute with Inderjit scoring through a penalty corner.

Repeated attempts by Orissa to equalise the score failed to yield result. However, they succeeded in restricting Punjab’s lead to the solitary goal in the first half.

In the second half, Punjab got a penalty corner in the 59th minute and Harpreet did not make a mistake.

Punjab got seven penalty corners but could convert only one, whereas Orissa wasted all four penalty corners that came their way.

In the second semifinal, AG Jharkhand thrashed Rajasthan 5-1. Jharkhand led 2-0 at half time with goals by Yakub Nag (23rd minute) and Bangra (24th minute).

After the lemon break, Jharkhand scored three more goals through R Sorang (41st minute), TM Dang (45th minute) and A Bangra (62nd minute). The only face-saving goal for Rajasthan came through Adhiraj Singh in the 53rd minute.

Tomorrow’s fixture: Final match between AG Punjab and Jharkhand at 10 am at the same venue. 

Chandigarh, March 29
Saupin Fighters defeated LIC Juniors in the Dr DD Sharma Memorial U-14 Cricket Tournament at BTS Cricket Ground, Sector 48, here today.

Batting first, Saupin Fighters scored 134 runs for the loss of three wickets. Raman 56 and Nipun 40 were the top-scorers. For LIC Juniors, Kartvya and Divyanshu bagged one wicket each.

In reply, LIC Juniors could only manage to score 128 runs. Pranjay contributed 58. Shubham bagged two wickets while Parvesh bagged one wicket. Saupin won the match by six runs.

In the second match of the day, MCM Blue Caps beat GNPS and CCA by six wickets. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, GNPS scored 97 runs for the loss of five wickets.

Anshul 24, and Shivam 16 were the main scorers. For MCM, Rakshat bagged two wickets and Deepanshu and Gurpreet claimed one wicket each.

In reply, MCM Blue Caps achieved the target by scoring 101 runs losing four wickets.

Yogesh 32, Shubham Vij 29 and Anant scored 21 were the main scorers. For GNPS, Ishaan Maavi and Lakshya bagged one wicket each.

Panchkula, March 29
Despite an unbeaten century by Nitin Chaudhary, Little Flower Cricket Academy were defeated by MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy- 36 by four wickets to enter the final of the first Under-10 Twenty-20 League Cricket Tournament at Hansraj Public School Cricket Ground, Sector 6, here today.

Batting first, Little Flower scored 161 runs for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 20 overs.

Nitin Chaudhary (106 not out) Mehar Bedi (26), and Saksham Gupta (14) were the main scorers.

For MCM Blue Caps, Manav Malhotra and Sanyam Saini were the main wicket-takers as they took three wickets each for 18 and 19 runs, respectively.

Chasing a victory target, MCM Blue Caps achieved the target of 162 runs in 19.4 overs losing six wickets.

Avneet (39), Sanyam Saini (36), Abhinav (22) and Manav Malhotra (20) were the main scorers.

For Little Flower, Nitin Bhardwaj (2 for 26), Mehar Bedi (2 for 26), Saksham Gupta (2 for 25) were the main wicket-takers. Nitin Chaudhary was declared man of the match.

In the second league match of the day, NICS Cricket Academy, Patiala, beat hosts Hansraj Cricket Academy by 50 runs.

Aditya Sachdeva (38 runs and three wickets for only 14 runs) of NICS was declared man of the match for his all-round performance.

Brief scores: First match: Little Flower CA Panchkula: 161 for six in 20 overs (Nitin Chaudhary 106 not out, Mehar Bedi 26, Saksham Gupta 14; Manav Malhotra 3/18, Sanyam Saini 3/19).

MCM Blue Caps CA Chandigarh: 162 for six in 19.4 overs (Avneet 39, Sanyam Saini 36, Abhinav 22, Manav Malhotra 20; Nitin Bhardwaj 2/26, Mehar Bedi 2/26, Saksham Gupta 2/25).

Second match: NICS CA Patiala: 149 for eight in 20 overs (Aditya Sachdeva 38, Geetansh 32, Arshdeep Singh 21; Mehul Garg 3/26, Akshat Garg 3/20, Tanish Dhingra 2/28).

Hansraj CA Panchkula: 99 for nine in 20 overs (Antriks Walia 21, Mehul Goyal 22, Aman Kumar 21; Aditya Sachdeva 3/14, Geetansh 2/7, Arshdeep Singh 2/20, Lovedeep Singh 2/15).

Patiala, March 29
A five-day boxing workshop attended by professionals from all over the country concluded at the NIS here. NIS executive director LS Ranawat was the chief guest at the valedictory function.

He congratulated the six boxers who had won gold medals during the Commonwealth Championship at New Delhi recently.

He also appreciated the efforts of the boxing department for organising the workshop, which was aimed at raising the prospects of probables for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

On facilities available to boxers at the SAI, Ranawat said the boxers were being provided with best facilities and it was the ultimate training ground for boxers.

During the morning session, chief national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu discussed the latest trends in boxing. Cuban coach BI Fernandes elaborated on scoring patterns. Dr Rajdeep Kaur, in charge of sports sciences faculty, and national campers attended the workshop. TL Gupta, in charge, boxing, shed light on the scoring system and change in rules.

He also spoke on the standards of boxing in Olympics, World Championship, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He discussed the standards of each weight category and the prospects of India.

Mohali, March 29
Continuing with his winning streak, Prabhmaan Singh of Total Tennis Academy outclassed Armaan Singh 4-0, 4-0 to enter the semifinal of the under-12 boys’ category in The British School Total Tennis Championship at The British School, Sector 70, here today.

Prabhmaan will now face his practice partner Aankush Nagpal, also of Total Tennis, in the semifinals to be played tomorrow.

Aankush Nagpal beat Mayank in a one-sided affair, losing just a solitary game to clinch the match 4-1, 4-0 in 40 minutes.

Paras Mittal will face Parmeet Deol of the CLTA in the semifinals. Mittal blanked his opponent Prabhnoor Singh in just 30 minutes 4-0, 4-0.

However, Parmeet had to toil hard to beat Sagar Bains 2-4, 4-2, 4-1. Parmeet Singh played all-around tennis to 
beat Bains.

In the boys’ under-14 category, Himmat Kadiyan, Anish Goel, Sagar Bains and Paras Mittal reached the semifinals by beating their respective opponents with ease.

Himmat Kadiyan beat Sourav Prashar 4-2, 4-0 and will face Anish Goel in the semifinals tomorrow.

Anish Goel beat Harnoorinder Singh 4-2, 4-2. Sagar Bains beat Arnav Uday Singh 4-1, 4-2. Bains will face Paras Mittal in the semifinals.

Mittal had little difficulty beating Chiranjeet Dahiya 4-1, 5-3.

Brief results: Boys’ under-12: Paras Mittal b Prabhnoor Singh 4-0, 4-0; Parmeet Deol b Sagar Bains 2-4, 4-2, 4-1; Aankush Nagpal b Mayank 4-1, 4-0; Prabhmaan Thapar b Armaan Singh 4-0, 4-0.

Boys’ under-14: Himmat Kadiyan b Sourav Prashar 4-2, 4-0; Anish Goel b Harnoorinder Singh 4-2, 4-2; Sagar Bains b Arnav Uday Singh 4-1, 4-2; Paras Mittal b Chiranjeet Dahiya 4-1, 5-3.

All boys’ under-12 and under-14 semifinals along with boys’ under-16 and girls’ events would be held from 9 am onwards tomorrow on The British School premises.