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Dowry Allegation
Rajpura, May 8 Balwinder Singh, father of the deceased, Gagandeep Kaur, and a resident of Phase VII, Mohali, said his daughter was married to Amandeep Singh, a computer teacher at a government institute, just one and half months ago. The boy was residing in the Alipur area of Rajpura, along with his parents. Amandeep’s father Ajaib Singh is a block development officer in Chandigarh. Gagandeep’s family members said the marriage was solemnised as per the wishes of Amandeep’s family. While Gagandeep was an MPhil and was deployed as a lecturer in private institute near Rajpura for the past some time, her elder sister Roopinder Kaur is a doctor at a renowned hospital in Mohali. Balwinder alleged that Amandeep’s family members had been demanding a Swift Dzire from him for the past few days and after repeated demands a car was booked in the name of Gagandeep. He alleged that the victim’s in-laws then demanded more dowry and harassed his daughter over one pretext or the other. Amandeep’s family members informed Balwinder about illness of his daughter and told him to reach Rajpura this morning where he was told that his girl had consumed some poisonous substance. The elder sister of the deceased, however, spotted marks over her sister’s neck and accused her in-laws of killing her. Police officials were informed and a case under Sections 304-B and 34 of the IPC has been registered against Ajaib Singh, Amandeep Singh and his mother Devinder Kaur. While the SHO (city) was on leave, investigating officer Amrik Singh said no arrests had been made in this regard and investigation was on. |
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Minister honours physically challenged
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 8 The conference was organised with the help of the Confederation for Challenged. People from various parts country participated and discussed problems being faced by the physically challenged. Jagroop Singh, a physically challenged resident of Bassi Pathana, was also honoured by the minister for helping a girl, who lost her leg in an accident, by bearing her medical expenses. The minister assured physically challenged people to fix a meeting with the Chief Minister to look into their long pending demands. The pending demands include free bus service for them. The minister assured the participants to get two front rows reserved for the disabled. He also announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh to the Confederation for Challenged. Meanwhile, a Bassi Pathana-based NGO, Hindu Organisation, submitted a memorandum to the minister demanding immediate government bus service from Bassi Pathana to Sirhind in the morning. |
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Poor facilities at Lalru grain market
Dera Bassi, May 8 Not only the provision for drinking water and proper place to sit is missing, the commission agents are forced to work in makeshift offices. Reason — the Punjab Mandi Board, after purchasing 16 acres at a rate of Rs 8 lakh, is now demanding Rs 75 lakh per acre for construction of shops. The rate is unacceptable to the commission agents. For the past four years, the commission agents have been doing their business from temporary tents. Mohan Lal, Nand Lal, Ashok Kumar and Ghan Shyam, all commission agents of the grain market, lament that the state was not keen on providing them with permanent structures where they could interact with farmers. “We are bound to run their business from the temporary tents and during the season of summers it is very difficult to sit in the tents. Farmers have been also facing harassment along with us as they could not find proper place for sitting and other facilities as of drinking water,” added commission agents. They demanded the place for the construction of shops on reasonable rates. Gurpal Singh, a farmer of Toganpur village, said farmers were also harassed due to absence of proper sitting place. Contrary to the argument of commission agents, district mandi officer Gurcharn Singh said 11 commission agents were offered the land for construction of shops on reserve rates, but they had not accepted the offer. |
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Gurdas Maan Night
Rajpura, May 8 The famous Punjabi singer was performing during promotional campaign of a private company. Thousands of people from Rajpura and nearby towns reached there to listen to the signer and created a chaos. A handful of police officials deployed during the function resorted to cane charge after barricades were broken by some unscrupulous elements. Some of the police officials who were managing the crowd allegedly slapped the nephew of the SAD leader who allegedly tried to enter without a gate pass and then entered in a scuffle with the cops deployed to control the crowd. The nephew called up his supporters and reached the police station and demanded action against the cops. Senior SAD leaders from Rajpura reached the spot and sought suspension of the three cops. They also reportedly complained against the Sadar SHO in this regard. Sadar SHO Gurjit Singh confirmed that three police officials, including two ASIs Sohan Singh and Harmanjit Singh, and head constable Amarjit, have been suspended in this regard. |
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Rice shellers fear losses due to delay in lifting
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 8 Press secretary of the association Nakesh Jindal, while addressing media after a meeting of the rice shellers in Sirhind, alleged that the delay in lifting of rice was due to the wrong policies of the central government. “We are worried about the deteriorating quality of rice stored in shellers. Even there is no space for storage in government godowns,” he said. The government has also delayed the process of extending deadline for milling paddy and it has added to more chaos in the process of milling and delivery of rice, Jindal said. He stated that rice shellers in Punjab were supposed to deliver 91 lakh metric tonne of rice after milling the paddy before March 31. Though the government extended the deadline, there is no movement of rice from godowns due space shortage and 36 lakh metric tonne rice is still not delivered. He demanded that lifting of rice from shellers should immediately be expedited to bring respite to shellers. |
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Bail plea of BKI terrorists rejected
Ropar, May 8 Rejecting the application, the court observed that since the accused had committed heinous crimes under Explosives Act and the Arms Act, bail could not be granted. The two accused were arrested on November 15 last with arms and a large amount of explosives. Their counsel moved the bail application in court on April 20. They had reportedly been working with the BKI since long and were recently helping Baljit Singh
Bhau, an accused lodged at the Tihar jail Delhi. They had planned to kill Baba Piara Singh Bhaniarewala during his visit to Ambala. They had accepted before the police that they planned to revive terrorism in
the state. Dekwala had been involved in sending RDX to Jagtar Singh Hawara, prime accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, at the Burail jail in the form of sweets in 1997. In 1998, he was held with a large amount of RDX, an AK-47 assault rifle and a pistol. Cherian and accomplices looted two pistols at Muddo and Sangatiyan villages in 1990. |
Non-bailable warrants against Dhawan, family
Chandigarh, May 8 The warrants are returnable by August 28. The Registrar of Companies has filed two complaints under the Companies Act regarding violations and financial irregularities of Mehfil Hospitality. Earlier, the court had issued summons for the family. It followed with bailable warrants. As the Dhawan family did not appear in the court today, it issued non-bailable warrants to them. Dhawan, who had won the Chandigarh seat only once in 1989 from the Lok Dal seat, is known as an eternal party swapper. Recently, he had raised many eyebrows in political circles by switching to the BJP after failing in the last Lok Sabha elections, in which he had contested on the BSP ticket for the coveted
Chandigarh seat.
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Girl injured in road accident
Zirakpur, May 8 “The victim sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to the GMCH-32, Chandigarh. The motorcyclist fled away from the spot after the incident and the police is investigating the matter,” said a police official. In another incident that took place on the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway, near Hotel Bristol in Zirakpur, a concrete filled truck tumbled on the road today. According to the truck driver, due to some technical fault in the rear wheel of the truck, he failed to control it and it tumbled on the road. Though the driver escaped without injuries, the incident caused a traffic jam on the highway for about 15 minutes.
Shopkeeper
arrested
In a surprise raid conducted by the CIA staff today, a Baltana-based shopkeeper was caught red-handed while selling duplicate fans of a renowned company. The police has booked the shopkeeper under the Copyright Act and further investigations were on till the filing of this report.
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Jalandhar muster 173 runs
Chandigarh, May 8 Yesterday’s unexpected rain delayed the match by an hour today. After winning the toss, Jalandhar skipper Taruwar Kohli elected to bat first. The team lost its openers at just 25 runs. Pargat Singh (9) was the first victim of Sarul Kanwar, while Ishan Malhotra fell prey to left arm seamer Amit Uniyal. The next wicket of Taruwar Kohli fell at the team’s total of 69. Wicket keeper Sarabjeet Singh joined Robin Singh. The duo salvaged the team with their timely partnership of 98 runs for the fourth wicket. Robin, who chipped in 65 runs, stayed at the crease for 229 balls and faced 196 balls, whereas Sarabjit was unbeaten at 48 when the first day’s play was over. For Chandigarh, Amit Uniyal scalped two wickets, being followed by Bipul Sharma and Sarul Kanwar with one wicket each. In the second semifinal match between Patiala and Mohali at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala lads managed 259 for 4 in 95 overs. Leading the team from the front, skipper Pankaj Dharmani hit superb unbeaten century (122 off 283 balls). Dharmani was well supported by Himanshu Chawala, as the duo mustered 102 runs. Chawla remained unbeaten on 57 off 96 balls. Jaskaran Singh and Gunjot took two wickets each for 37 and 65 runs, respectively. Brief scores: Jalandhar (first innings): 173 for 4 in 70 overs (Robin Singh 65, Taruwar Kohli 23, Sarabjit Singh 48, Amit Uniyal 2 for 22, Sarul Kanwar 1 for 18 and Bipul Sharma 1 for 18). Patiala (first innings): 259 for 4 in 95 overs (Pankaj Dharmani 122 not out, Himanshu Chawla 57 not out, Amitoze 30, Ravi Inder 29, Jaskaran Singh 2 for 37 and Gunjot 2 for 65). The second day’s play will start at 7 am tomorrow. |
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Hockey
Chandigarh, May 8 In the semifinal, Western Air Command and South Western Air Command beat Maintenance Command and Training Command, respectively. For South Western Air Command, the goals were scored by Saini (13th min), Anil (24th min) and Brar (54th min), while for Maintenance Command, Keshwan and Alam hit the goals in third and 48th minutes. In the second semifinal, Rana opened the account for Western Air Command in the eighth minute of the game and the lead was extended by B Singh and Satbir Singh in 35th and 69th minutes, respectively. While for Training Command, Kujur and T Singh reduced the margin in 44th and 53rd minutes, respectively. —
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St John’s lift trophy
Chandigarh, May 8 The winners, St John’s, after overcoming a stiff resistance from St Soldier International School, outplayed the hosts after playing an evenly-contested goalless 60-minute match. In the tie-breaker, the teams were tied four-all. St John’s Ransher misdirected his spot kick which went wide. St Soldier's got the advantage when Jaideep came to take his penalty. In sudden death, Nitin of St John's converted his penalty with a well-angled shot to give his team a 5-4 lead. The regulation period ended in a goalless draw. However, there was a lot of action in the field. Both teams had chances to score but could not convert these into goals. St Soldier's striker Sumit Dhankar was most impressive. He initiated a number of goal-bearing moves, but his teammates failed to support him. Sumit Dhankar was declared best player of the tournament. Mayor Anu Chatrath gave away prizes to the winning team. |
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Tennis
Mohali, May 8 Results of the qualifying rounds: Boys (U-14): Harsimran Singh (Chd) beat Muneet Singla (Chd) 5-3 ,4-2. Addhan (Chd ) beat Vidit Vohra (Chd) 4-1 ,3-5 ,4-2. Abhijeet Singh (Chd ) beat Harpreet Singh (Chd) 4-0 ,4-0. Karan Garg (Chd ) beat Bhavesh Singh Soin (Puj) 4-1 ,4-2 . Manjot Singh (Pb) beat Saurabh Prashar (Chd) 4-2 ,4-0. Josh Bhasin (Chd ) beat Sahil Rawat (Chd) 3-5 ,4-1 ,4-2. Kamalpreet Singh (Chd ) beat Rahul Kumar Thakkar 4-2, 4-1. Preston Vaz (Maha) beat Kashish Sehgal (Chd) 5-4 (2), 3-5 ,4-2. Manav Poddar (Har) beat Sharshwat 4-2, 4-1. Abhinav Mahajan (Chd) beat Abhinav Bansal 5-4 (1), 4-2. Shiwansh Salwan (Chd) beat Ishrat Cheema (Pb) 2-4, 4-1 ,4-2. Harmaldeep Singh (Pb) beat Arwinder Singh (Chd) 4-1 ,5-4 (3). Akhil Bansal (Chd) beat Dhruv Mehra (Pb) 4-0 ,4-0. Cheerag Bajwa (Chd) beat Rohit Kumar (Pb) 4-0 ,2-4 ,4-1. Robin Kapoor (Pb) beat Satwik Sharma (Chd) 2-4 ,4-1 ,4-2; U-12 category: Mihit Uppal (Pb) beat Ankush JIndal (Chd) 4-1, 4-1. Lax Vohra (Chd) beat Tushar Dhawan (Chd) 4-0, 4-0. Parneet Deol (Chd) beat Suneet Singh 4-0, 4-0. Gurseerat Singh (Chd) beat Anmol Rattan (Chd) 4-0, 4-1. Saurabh Kalia (HP) beat Yuvraj Singh (Chd) 4-2, 4-0. Anmol Goel (Chd ) beat Adit Garg 4-1, 5-3. Manveer (Pb) beat Adesh P Singh 2-4, 5-3, 4-1. |
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Skating carnival: Rolling Tigers pocket 19 golds
Chandigarh, May 8 U-4 boys category: Vidansh (gold), Aditya Sherawat (silver) and Namay Gupta (bronze). U-4 girls category: Pulkita Dhawan (gold). U-6 boys category: Sahil Grover (gold), Amanpartap Singh (silver) and Pranay Goud (bronze). U-6 boys inline category: Vihaan (gold), Udayveer (silver) and Achintya (bronze). U-6 girls category: Saakshi Grover (gold), Swarnima (silver) and Harshita Paul (bronze). U-6 girls inline category: Hargunn Mummick (gold). U-8 boys category: Raghav Vashishth (gold), Sanyam Gupta (silver) and Bhawandeep (bronze). U-8 boys inline category: Rishit Puri (gold). U-8 girls category: Vidushi Rawat (gold), Katrina Mahajan (silver) and
Shivani (bronze). U-8 girls inline category: Dayita (gold) and Seerat (silver). U-10 boys category: Vikram Singh (gold), Adhiraaj Kundlas (silver) and Uday Magoo (bronze). U-10 boys inline category: Love Verma (gold), Harsh Sherawat (silver) and Daksh (bronze). U-10 girls category: Mrinaal (gold), Vanshita (silver) and Khayati (bronze). U-10 girls inline category: Shivani (gold) and Navya Ohri (silver). U-12 boys category: Jasdeep (gold), Prabhav Valecha (silver) and Ketan Bassi (bronze). U-12 boys inline category: Anuj Sud (gold), Gaurav Bishnoi (silver) and
Shubham (bronze). U-12 girls category: Priyanka (gold), Sirjana Dhaliwal (silver) and Dhriti (bronze). U-12 girls inline category: Chhavi Bishnoi (gold). Under 14 boys category: Aditya Gandhi (gold) and Anmol Nayyar (silver). U-14 boys inline category: Shubham (gold) and Aruj (silver). Under 14 girls category: Akrita Sangi (gold), Komal Sachdeva (silver) and Kriti Jagga (bronze). U-16 boys cateogry: Akshit Aggarwal (gold). U-16 boys inline category: Shubham Mittal (gold). U-16 girls category: Neharika Malik (gold), Yashika (silver) and Tanisha Roy (bronze). |
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