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Patiala, May 23
The annual prize distribution function of Mata Sahib Kaur Khalsa Girls’ College of Education, Patiala, was celebrated on the college premises today.Registrar Manjeet Singh, Punjabi University, Patiala, was the chief guest. College principal, Dr Santokh Singh Parmar, read out the college annual report and highlighted the academic and other achievements of the college in the session 2009-2010.

The students were awarded prizes and certificates for their achievements. — TNS

Ambala, May 23
As many as eight persons, identified as Ashok Kumar, Ram Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Raju, Binder, Bhoora, Billu and Bhola, were booked on charges of rape here last night. The city police has registered a case under Sections 376 (rape), 342 (wrongfully confinement) and 366 (kidnapping) against the accused in this regard.

The victim, a middle-aged woman, was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, where doctor on duty confirmed that she was raped.

According to information, the victim is a resident of Mani Majra. In her complaint to the police, she alleged that four persons, namely Ashok, Ram Kumar, Ajay and Raju, kidnapped her when she went for an evening walk on May 21 at Mani Majra.

She informed the police that the kidnappers had confined her in a house in Kaithmajri at Ambala City where four more youths joined them. The police also raided the house at Kaithmajri, but no arrest has been made so far, police sources said. — OC

Ambala, May 23
The untimely death of two teen-aged girls due to a mysterious disease has annoyed residents of Samlehri village. The disease has affected a large number of residents and more cases were reported in the village today.

The agitated villagers are holding the Health Department responsible for the death of the two girls. They said that the disease had been prevailing in the village for past one fortnight but the doctors could not diagnose it. A team of specialised doctors of PGI Chandigarh should have been summoned to the village, they said.

Seeing the disease spreading its tentacles, the villagers have panicked. Some of the villagers are temporarily shifting their kin to relatives’ houses residing in other villages. A few villagers have got their patients admitted to private nursing homes instead of taking them to the civil hospital.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Renu Phulia along with senior officers of the Public Health and Health Department visited the affected village. Former Zila Parishad chairman Brahmpal Rana also accompanied them.

The villagers told the ADC that the contaminated drinking water could be one of the reasons behind the mysterious disease. They said the drinking water pipelines coming across the village pond had leakage into it. They said that they had made repeated complaints to the officials of the Public Health Department but no one had taken the complaints seriously.

On the other hand, the officers of the Health Department were of the view that mustard oil being used by the villagers could be one of the causes. They said that one of the shopkeepers of the village was bringing the mustard oil from Uttar Pardesh and adulteration could not be ruled out. The Health Department made an announcement in the village this morning in which it advised the villagers not to purchase eatable items, including mustard oil, from the village shops till the matter was solved.

Deputy Commissioner Samir Pal Saro said a team of doctors and paramedical staff would be present in the village round the clock to keep a close watch on the situation. He said that 40 affected villagers had been admitted to a private nursing home at Ambala Cantt, where two senior doctors of civil hospital had also been deployed.

Rajpura, May 23
A 40-year-old man and his daughter were run over by a speeding truck near Gagan Chowk here last evening.

The victim, a Class IV employee residing at Bhappal village, has been identified as Sohan Singh. He was returning from Chandigarh to Bhappal along with his daughter, Harvinder Kaur, when the accident occurred. The police said their bike skid and they got crushed under the wheels of the truck. They were rushed to the local Civil Hospital where they were declared brought dead.

A case has been registered. The bodies were handed over to the family after a postmortem.

Chandigarh, May 23
The police has arrested a resident of Sector 38 for crashing his car into barricades and injuring a home guard volunteer on duty who tried to stop him at Sector 35 on Saturday.

Chandigarh, May 23
Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) caught Sub-Inspector Nirmal Singh of the Chandigarh police while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 at the Sector 34 police station here this afternoon.

CBI sources said Subash Kumar, a resident of Sector 48, lodged a complaint against Nirmal Singh, alleging that he had been demanding Rs 5,000 from him for dropping his name in the chargesheet in a case registered against him. Nirmal Singh was caught at the police station where he had called Subash Kumar to give him the money.

Sources said Nirmal Singh had registered a case of assault and trespass on a complaint lodged by Rajinder Kaur of Sector 44 against Jasbir Singh, Jagga Singh and their friend Subash Kumar on May 18.

Subash Kumar was arrested and later released on bail. Nirmal Singh had told him that he would “dilute” the case and sought Rs 5,000 from him.

The police said Rajinder Kaur had a dispute with her brother and cousin over a house in which she was living.

The owner of the house, Sant Vinod Singh, had bequeathed it to Rajinder Kaur, Jasbir Singh and Jagga Singh. Jasvir Singh and Jagga Singh allegedly made a power of attorney in the name of Subash Kumar, triggering a dispute.

A civil suit had been lodged in a local court. Subash Kumar had gone there on May 18 and an altercation followed.

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused who will be produced before a court tomorrow.

DSP (South) Vijay Kumar said Nirmal Singh had been suspended with immediate effect and a departmental inquiry had been initiated against him. An explanation had also been sought from the SHO of the Sector 34 police station, Inspector Udeypal Singh, for his lack of supervision.

Mohali, May 23
A brutal snatching incident has left a Phase IX resident shaken and badly injured.Narrating the incident, Raj Pal, the victim, said on May 9 he was returning from Apna Mandi when four persons attacked him near the Amb Sahib Gurdwara and snatched his belongings.

“So severe were the blows that I was left with a head injury, nose injury, a fractured jaw, and a fractured hand,” he said.

He was admitted to Silver Oaks Hospital before he was shifted to the PGI, Chandigarh. “The police came to the hospital to record my statement, but I don’t know what action they have taken,” he said.

The armed snatchers took away mobile, watch, cash and his ring. The place where the incident occurred had no street lights.

Man killed in mishap

Zirakpur: A 20-year-old cyclist died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Silver City Extension on the Ambala-Chandigarh Highway.

The deceased identified as Mohammad Makki, hails from Bihar. He had come two days ago in a search of work.

The incident occurred when the victim was moving towards to Singhpura village on his cycle where a speeding vehicle coming from Chandigarh rammed into his cycle. He fell on the road and died on the spot.

The body has been handed over to the family after the post-mortem. A case has been registered against the driver of unknown vehicle.

Mohali, May 23
Middle order batsman Gurkirat Singh hammered a brilliant unbeaten ton (147 off 166), which guided the Mohali team to register a win over Kapurthala on the basis of first innings lead in the Punjab Under-22 Inter-District Cricket Tournament held at the PCA Stadium here today.

With the win, the Mohali team has logged two points.

Earlier, resuming from 11 for no loss, Mohali team put on 328 for eight in 95 overs today. The main highlight was the unbeaten 147 runs by Gurkirat studded with 16 boundaries and two sixes. He was well supported by Gunjot Singh, with whom Gurkirat accumulated 132 runs for the sixth wicket.

Earlier opener Ankit Pursharthy gave the team a good start with his sedate half-century. He was caught by Sandeep off Balwinder Singh.

For Kapurthala, Arjun Kumar proved to be the highest wicket taker for the team with four for 89, followed by Balwinder Singh, who took two for 38.

Brief score:

Kapurthala: 285 for all out in 93.4 overs.

Mohali: 322 for 8 in 95 overs (Gurkirat Singh Mann 147 n o, Ankit Pursharthy 50, Gunjot Singh 44, Arjun Kumar 4 for 89, Balwinder Singh 2 for 38).

In the second match between Ludhiana and Chandigarh at Ludhiana, Chandigarh got the better of Ludhiana on the basis of first innings lead.

Skipper Simrat Bawa guided the team from front slamming an unbeaten century of 111 runs, which contained 10 fours, while opener Amit Parashar completed his half-century to provide the team a good start with Manan Vohra, who hit 29 runs.

Chandigarh started their innings from overnight night for no loss to muster a total of 336 for five in 87.5 overs. The partnership of 166 runs between Bawa and Anupam Gambhir played the vital role in the win. The duo had carried the team’s score from 170 for four to 336 for five before Gambhir was snapped by wicket keeper Gitansh Khera off Gagandeep Singh when he was at 92.

For Ludhiana, Rahul Singla took two for 75.

Brief score:

Ludhiana: 313 all out in 90.5 overs.

Chandigarh: 336 for 5 in 87.5 overs (Simrat Bawa 111 n o, Amit Prashar 50, Anupam Gambhir 92, Manan Vohra 29 and Ankit Kaushik 29, Rahul Singla 2 for 75).

Chandigarh won on the basis of first innings lead and logged two points.

In the third match between Patiala and Amritsar played at Amritsar, the former team was declared winner on the basis of first innings’ lead.

Brief score:

Amritsar (Ist innings): 152 all out in 61.4 overs.

Patiala (Ist innings): 336 all out in 93.4 overs (Mohit Mohindra 64, Preet Kamal 55, Kunwar Raina 54, Robin Dhillon 42, Himanshu Chawla 38, Charanjit Singh 3 for 55, Kamal Passi 3 for 74, Lakshay Seth 2 for 122).

Amritsar (2nd innings): 51 for 3 in 9.5 overs (Rahul Khosla 17, Lakshay Seth 13, Robin Dhillon 3 for 29).

In the fourth match at Jalandhar, host team Jalandhar drubbed Mansa by an innings and 303 runs and in the process logged three points.

Brief score:

Jalandhar: 627 for 6 in 95 overs.

Mansa (1st innings): 134 for all in 40.2 overs (Aman Bharti 41, Pritpal Singh 27, Yogesh Kumar 4 for 21, Maninder Singh 5 for 30).

Mansa (2nd innings): 163 for all in 36.2 overs (Manil Bajaj 97, Pritpal 21, Maninder Singh 5 for 37, Yogesh Kumar 3 for 56).

At the end of the second round, Jalandhar and Patiala are on the top of the tally with five points each in Pool B, while in Pool A, Chandigarh mustered four points from two wins. Mohali and Ludhiana have also accumulated two points each, whereas Mansa (0), Kapurthala (0) and Amritsar (0) are at the bottom.

Patiala, May 23
DMW Cricket Club defeated Cantt XI, Patiala, by 10 wickets during the

10th Hot Weather U-14 cricket tournament organised by Black Elephant Cricket Club today.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Cantt XI scored 182 runs for a loss of seven wickets in the scheduled 35 overs. Jasan 62 and Tejpreet 36 were the main scorers for Cantt XI.

Chasing the target, DMW Club achieved the target in 29.4 overs without loosing any wicket. Sanveer Hara played a superb knock of 101 not out, while he was well supported by Nikhil Mahajan (66 not out).

Score:

Cantt XI Patiala: 182 for seven in 35 overs- (Jashan 62, Tejpreet Singh 36, Aneesh 23 and Karanveer Singh 19). Tanish Gill took three wickets for 35 runs, Ratnesh one for 28 and Shubham one for 18.

DMW CC Patiala: 183 without loosing wicket in 29.4 over (Sanveer Hara 101 not out and Nikhil Mahajan 66 not out).

In another match held at YPS, NICS defeated APJSS, Kharar, by 67 runs. Batting first, NICS team mustered 220 runs for five wickets in 35 overs. Karan Pathak played a super knock of 128 not out with the help of 10 boundaries. Chasing the target, APJSS were all out for 153 runs in 31.2 overs.

Score:

National Institute Cricket Sports Patiala: 220 for five in 35 overs (Karan Pathak 128 not out, Mandeep 16 and Udhay 14). Ashish took three wickets for 22 runs and Sahil one for 41.

APJSS Kharar: 153 all out in 31.2 overs (Sahil 56, Arpit 46 and Arjit 16).

Naman took five for 12 and Karan Pathak one for 21.

Chandigarh, May 23
PML SD Public School, Sector 32, won the Junior Men and Junior Women Chandigarh State Boxing Championship, which concluded here today. SD school got 30 points in the men section and 12 points in the women section.

BCC-42 with 20 points bagged the runner-up position in the men section, while Sikhya School bagged the third position with five points.

In the men section, Shubam Gupta of BCC-42 was declared the best boxer, while the best loser award went to Sumit Hooda, PML SD, Sector 32.

Similarly in the women section, the best boxer award went to Toshiba, PLM SD-32, while the best loser award went to Taslima, Sikhya School-46.

Results:

Junior men (46 kg): Shubam Gupta, BCC-42 bt Sumit Hooda, PMLSD.48 kg: Amandeep, PML SD bt Hari Chand, BCC-42.50 kg: Kimat PML SD bt Lakshya, BCC-42.

52 kg: Rohit, GNK-30 bt Lavish, PML SD-32.

54 kg: Arvind, PML SD bt Ajay Kumar, Burail Club.

Men 57 kg: Naveen PML SD beat Dhiraj GMM-23.60 kg: Sagar PML SD beat Prabhjot, SD Club.

63 kg: Shubam Gulati BCC-42 beat Jatinder PML SD.

66 kg: Gurdeep Singh, BCC-42 beat Sandeep, AKS-52.

70 kg: Deepak, AKS-52 beat Sahil Chaudhry, BCC-42.

80 kg: Ishan, Burail Club beat Pranav Dhir, BCC-42.

Women 42 kg: Sarita, United Club beat Taslima, Burail Club.

44 kg: Shenaz, Friends Club beat Savita GM-47. 46 kg: Sangam PML SD-32 beat Konika, SD Club. 48 kg: Sunita, Sikhya-46 beat Poonam United Club.

50 kg: Pratima PML SD-32 beat Ahmen, Friends Club.

52 kg: Toshiba, PML SD-32 beat Ashima, SD Club

54 kg: Simran, PML SD-32, beat Divangni, United Club.

Panchkula, May 23
Deepak of AG Haryana and Parikshit Vashistha have won men’s single and boy’s junior events of the 5th RK Babuta Memorial Prize Money Ranking Carrom Tournament, which concluded at Saupin’s School, Sector 9, here today.

In men’s singles, Deepak thrashed Parikshit in two straight sets 25-10 and 25-16 in a closely contested match. Earlier, Deepak and Parikshit had entered into the finals by defeating Sahil Garg (25-0, 25-1) and Mandeep (24-17, 18-16).

However, in boy’s junior event Parikshit, winner of men’s single and boy’s junior of last tourney, defeated Sahil Garg in a one-sided competition by 25-0 and 25-0.

Sahib Saggu of Saupin’s School won the boy’s sub-junior title by defeating Rachit Pahwa (St. Kabir) by 23-10 and 21- 14.

Yamini of UIET (PU), Chandigarh, winner of the last year’s women senior as well as girl’s junior won the title by defeating Twinkle (BV), by 25-0 and 25- 0 in an easy competition.

Twinkle (BV) won the girl’s junior title by defeating Magdalene (Saupin’s) by 21-0. The girl’s sub-junior title was clinched by Prabhpreet of Saupin’s defeating Kanikshka Aggarwal (Saupin’s) by 25 - 6.

Results

Men’s senior (semifinal) Deepak bt Sahil Garg by 25-0, 25-1; Parikshit Vashistha bt Mandeep by 24-17 and 18-16.

Men’s senior (final)

Deepak bt Parikshit by 25-10 and 25-16.

Boy’s junior (semifinal)

Parikshit bt Abhishek Gupta by 25-0, Sahil Garg bt Gursimran by 25-0.

Boy’s junior (final)

Parikshit bt Sahil Garg by 25-0 and 25-0.

Boy’s sub-junior (semifinal)

Sahib Saggu (Saupin’s) bt Himanshu (BV) by 22-0, Rachit Pahwa (St Kabir) bt Shanu Goel (Saupin’s) by 15-23, 18-10 and 10-8.

Boy’s sub-junior (final)

Sahib Saggu (Saupin’s) bt Rachit Pahwa (St Kabir) by 23-10 and 21-14.

Women’s senior

(semifinal)

Yamini (UIET, PU) bt Sneh Pawar (UIET, PU) by 25-0, Twinkle bt Sumitra Vashistha 
by 25-17.

Women’s senior (final)

Yamini (UIET, PU) bt Twinkle by 25-0 and 25-0.

Girl’s junior (semifinal)

Twinkle (BV) bt Bharti Arora (Saupin’s) by 18-12 and 25-12, Magdalene (Saupin’s) bt Kanika Rajput (Gurukul) by 15-0.

Girl’s junior (final)

Twinkle (BV) bt Magdalene (Saupin’s) by 21-0.

Girl’s sub junior (semifinal)

Prabhpreet (Saupin’s) bt Shaina Khanna (Saupin’s) by 10 - 4, Kanishka Aggarwal bt Ashima Sharma by 17-5.

Girl’s sub-junior (final)

Prabhpreet (Saupin’s) bt Kanishka Aggarwal (Saupin’s) by 25-6.