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200 structures to be razed
Ambala, June 7 Sources added that about 200 illegal buildings in two unapproved colonies -- Gandhi Nagar, a residential colony, and Shiv Transport Nagar, a commercial complex having a large number of transport offices and godowns -- had been identified as violators of norms. The district administration, including an official of the district and town planning, Ambala, have already ordered demolition of these structures after getting survey reports from the DTP and officials of the municipal corporation. Notices had been issued to the owners of illegally constructed buildings in these unapproved colonies. Most of the families below poverty line are residing in this area, including Gandhi Nagar, Dhulkote and Garnala village. Sources in the district administration said under the National Security Act, according to Sub Section 2 of the Work of Defence Act, 1903, no construction is allowed within 100 metre from the boundary wall of Air Force Station. But large number of illegal buildings had been constructed close to the boundary wall of Air Force Station without seeking any permission. According to information, an Air Force officer had sent a copy to the state government regarding this matter. Following a complaint from the Air Force authority alleging a serious threat to the security of aerodrome, the Deputy Commissioner passed the orders to demolish all illegal structures. Sometime back the police had arrested four unidentified persons on different occasions allegedly spying the aerodrome area. Air Force officers have strongly demanded to remove these illegal constructions causing threat to the airport.
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Suspended cop’s wife threatens to commit suicide
Ambala, June 7 In a communication to the President of India and National Women Commission, Krishna alleged that senior police officers were harassing her husband Sube Singh, head constable, who was earlier posted at Ambala. She alleged that her husband had been transferred several times in a short period. He had been suspended without any specific reason, she alleged. She met the IGP, GRP, and handed over a copy of the complaint to him. He has reportedly assured Krishna that justice would be done to her husband. |
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One killed, 11 injured in accident
Rajpura, June 7 The accident took place near Dhindsa village. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ismail (45). He was among 11 other migrants who came from Meerut this morning in search of work during the paddy season. Police officials reached the spot and registered a case in this connection. Auto-rickshaw driver Dalbir Singh was seriously injured and was taken to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, and Zameel Ahmed was referred to GMCH-32, Chandigarh. Other injured were treated at the Civil Hospital, Rajpura.
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75 pc exemption on toll to locals
Dera Bassi, June 7 In the meeting presided over by SDM Puneet Goyal, the members of the committee pointed out that NHAI officials and GMR company were not giving the 75 per cent rebate to the locals. The NHAI project director, Anil Dahiya, and representatives of GMR company reportedly expressed their helplessness in giving the rebate. The matter of the fact was that the NHAI and the GMR were not clear about the interpretation of the word ‘local’. Members of grievances committee Raghbeer Juneja and Bhupinder Saini said there was a bias in the notifications given to toll plazas, as local people within the radius of 10 km around the toll plaza of Panipat were provided concession. They demanded the same notification for all toll plazas. SDM Puneet Goyal said including above issues some other local problems raised by the committee members would also be resolved soon.
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Vedic shivir concludes
Patiala, June 7 A hawan yajna was organised. Vijay Kumar, regional director, DAV Public Schools, Patiala & Ferozepur Zone, and SK Ahluwalia (IAS) Ex-Commissioner, Patiala division, graced the occasion as chief guests. Teachers enchanted “Badi Nirali Shaan Vedan Vale Di”. Various activities and competitions like declamation, antakshari and bhajan singing were organised during the shivir. Teachers were named after the four vedas-Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sam Veda and Athrava Veda. Eminent personalities enlightened the teachers about various issues. Dr Raju Vagyanik, a renowned vedic paricharak, Dr Mahesh Gautam, noted writer, Dr Rakesh Sachdeva, principal, DAV Model School, Chandigarh, Ved Parkash Gupta, former chairman, PRTC, Dr Ishwar Dass Johar, former principal, State College of Education, Dr Virender Kumar Alankar from the Department of Sanskrit, Punjab University, Mahant Atma Ram, noted social worker, Prof SC Sharma, ex-professor, Mohindra College, Swami Kripanand and Kumari Vaishnavi Bharti from Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan attended the shivir. Vijay Kumar presented merit certificates to the winners and teachers. Principal SR Prabhakar proposed the vote of thanks.
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SSCB emerge overall champs
Patiala, June 7 Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, was the special guest. He announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the Punjab Fencing Association. He said the Punjab government would recruit four fencing coaches in the state. Results of the final day: SSCB won the overall championship in men section, while Kerala emerged overall champs in the women section. In the men’s foil event, Manipur secured the first position, SSCB secured the second position and Punjab stood third; In epee team event, SSCB secured the first position, Manipur secured the second position, while Uttarakhand secured the third position; in sabre team events, SSCB stood first, Punjab secured the second position, while Haryana secured the third position; in men’s individual foil event, Vijay of SSCB won a gold medal, Sovaraj of Manipur won a silver medal, while Gaurav Gupta of Chandigarh and Rajeshwar of Manipur won bronze medals, respectively; in epee event, Himalaya of Madhya Pradesh won a gold medal, Sandeep of SSCB won a silver medal, while G Rohit of Karnataka and Shalin of Manipur won bronze medals, respectively; in sabre event, KP Gishonidhi won a gold, Vikram Jamwal of SSCB won a silver medal, while Notam of Punjab and Rashid of J&K won bronze medals, respectively. Women Section: In epee team event, Punjab clinched a gold medal; in women foil team event, Manipur stood first, Kerala secured the second position and Punjab secured the third position; in epee team event, Punjab secured the first position, Kerala secured the second position, while Manipur secured the third position; in sabre team event,
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Punjab PMT: Patiala boy secures 17th rank
Patiala, June 7 Others who have got through are Gunjan (179) , Saurav Mittal (192), Garima (232), Kamya (232), Saurav Kapoor (340), Arushi (455) and Pahul (480). — TNS
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Jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh stolen
Ambala, June 7 According to information, owner of the house Gurdev Singh and his wife were sleeping, when the incident occurred. Thieves entered the house from the rear side. The incident came to light in the morning, when Gurdev found the cupboard broken and jewellery missing. —
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SI granted bail in graft case
Chandigarh, June 7 According to the prosecution, Nirmal Singh, posted at the Sector 34 police station, had booked Subash Kumar for trespass. Subash had trespassed into a house in Sector 46 and was granted bail subsequently. Subash then complained to the CBI on May 22 and alleged that the SI had demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 for giving him a clean chit in the case. Bail for cops The CBI Special Court granted bail to three cops of the Rajasthan Police here on Monday. The cops were arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a liquor shop owner. The cops were in town to investigate a case of illegal supply of liquor from a tavern in Sector 32. According to the police, the owner of the tavern had offered a bribe of Rs 25,000 to SI Bharat Kumar, constable Khema Ram and head constable Shakeer Mohammad. They were caught while accepting the bribe and were booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. They were granted bail after furnishing bail bonds worth Rs 1 lakh.
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Man gets life term for wife’s murder
Panchkula, June 4 The accused,
Chandan, who has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Ritu, has been awarded life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 under Section 302 and a fine of Rs 5,000 under Section 498. Both sentences would run concurrently. The accused was arrested on December 21, for murdering Ritu Bala (29), who hailed from
Ludhiana. Ritu was murdered by her husband and in-laws on December 19, 2007. However, the court on June 4, had acquitted accused parents Inder Mohan and
Manorma, as the prosecution failed to provide evidences. Ritu, who was married to Chandan in 1999, was found dead in the bathroom of her house on December 19, after which the police had booked her in-laws and husband. One of the board of doctors at
PGI, Rohtak, had said marks on deceased’s mouth and nose indicated that she was smothered to death. The accused had claimed that his wife died of suffocation when she went to take bath in the morning. When she did not come out of the bathroom they knocked the door and after no reply they broke open the door. Ritu was lying on the floor and had possibly slipped while taking bath, he claimed. However, Ritu’s parents had alleged that their daughter was murdered as her in-laws were not happy as she didn’t have any son.
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Watchman arrested for murder
Chandigarh, June 7 Amit’s naked body, bearing stab marks on the head, was found on the intervening night of June 3 and 4. The police claimed that both the victim and the accused were drug addicts and knew each other. “Both had also committed some petty thefts together,” the DSP (South), JS Khaira, said. Rampal was annoyed with Amit as his contractor had fined him for the thefts committed by Amit at the contractor’s place. “On the fateful night, Amit again came to the site with his two other accomplices. Seeing him, Rampal attacked him with a brick and hit him with a spade. Amit died on the spot,” the police said. The police got the lead after talking to some drug addicts of the area. It learnt that the victim was often seen roaming around with Rampal. He confessed to his crime during interrogation. SSP worried
The SSP, SS Srivastva, admitted that the growing number of drug addicts had become a challenge for the police. “This is a matter of concern that in many crimes, including the double murder in the area recently, the involvement of the drug addicts has been established. The police is preparing a list of addicts and will work on a rehabilitation programme for them with the authorities concerned,” he said.
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Complainant fails to identify two accused
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 7 Lalit Behl, the complainant, did not identify Harinder and Jaipal, two of the accused. He claimed that the two accused had muffled their faces and so, he was unable to identify them. He, however, identified the other two accused, Rajiv, alias Raja, and Bhupinder, alias Bhuppi. Behl, a businessman, while deposing in court, stated that he was coming from the Delhi airport in his Honda Civic after returning from the Philippines when he was kidnapped by four persons in the wee hours on May 27 last year. He stated in court that he was heading on the GT Road when he, along with his driver, was held hostage near Shahbad Markanda. The driver was taken hostage at gunpoint and the accused took control of the car, following which the accused reached his house. They kept his family hostage for over two hours-and-a-half, ransacked the house and took away over Rs 20 lakh.
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Man injured in road mishap
Chandigarh June 7 Dashrath Mandal, a resident of Mauli Jagran, received injuries and was taken to the GMCH, Sector 32, when he was hit by a Santro car (Hr 03 D 2623), driven by Sanjay near Sukhna light point. A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered against him at the Industrial Area police station. Scooter stolen
Sarwan Kumar Madaan, a resident of Sector 43, reported to the police that someone had stolen his scooter (CH 03 F 2448) from his home during the intervening night of June 5 and 6. A case of theft has been registered.
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Anshul steers Punjab Warriors home
Panchkula, June 7 After winning the toss, Hyderabad team elected to field first. Hyderabad team restricted Punjab warriors to 134 in their stipulated 20 overs. Man of the match Anshul Lamba for Punjab Warriors scored 57 off 51 balls, whereas Harkrishan Kali knocked a cracking 21 off 15 balls. In reply, Hyderabad Hawks batsmen failed to achieve the target and could manage only 109 runs with four balls left. For Hyderabad Hawks, Regan Anthony top scored with 35 runs. In reply, Kanpur Knights managed to sore only 152 in their stipulated 20 overs. For Kanpur Knights, Sachin Bhartiya scored 59 runs off just 37 balls. Brief scores: Punjab Warriors: 134 (Anshul Lamba 57, Harkrishan Kali 21, Regan Anthony 3 for 31, Mohd Moinudin 2 for 15 and MA Rizwan 2 for 32). Hyderabad Hawks: 109 (Regan Anthony 35, MA Rizwan 22, Manan Dutta 3 for 31 and Harkrishan Kali 2 for 18 and Mohsin Khan 2 for 23). In the second match, Haryana Bulls defeated Kanpur Knights by 24 runs. Batting first, Haryana Bulls scored 176 in their stipulated 20 overs. For Haryana Bulls, Gurinder Saini completed his cracking 61 off 43 balls, whereas Pankaj Joshi scored 42 off just 25 balls. Haryana Bulls: 176 (Gurinder Saini 61, Pankaj Joshi 42 and Pawandeep Singh 2 for 24). Kanpur Knights: 152 (Sachin Bhartiya 59, Ritesh Mishra 42 n.o and Leela Vilas 2 for 16). Gurinder Saini was declared man of the match. The third match between Delhi Dragon and Chennai Champions had to be called off due to rain. The teams were awarded one point each.
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U-19 cricket tourney from today
Chandigarh, June 7 The teams have been divided into two pools. Stating this in a press release here today, the spokesperson said Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ropar have been placed in Pool A, while Pool B consists of Patiala, Ludhiana, Mohali and Bathinda. In Pool A matches ,Chandigarh will face Amritsar at the Sector 16 cricket stadium, while Jalandhar will have a face-off with Ropar in Jalandhar. In Pool B matches, Patiala will take on Bathinda in Patiala, while Mohali will lock horns with Ludhiana in Ludhiana. The matches will be of two days till the league stage, while in the semifinal and final stages, matches will be of four days. —
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In-form Kahlon all set for Queen’s Cup
Chandigarh, June 7 Harmeet, who was the national amateur champion for nine years, is getting back into shape after a lean period in 2007 and 2008. He bounced back into the game last year and he has carried forward that shape into the 2010 season. This season, he has notched four top-10 slots in five outings, including two events in which he finished third (Panchkula) and fifth (Mumbai). Armed with this show on the national circuit, Harmeet is all set for the Queen’s Cup Asian Tour event to be held at Koh Samui in Thailand from June 17 to 21, where he hopes to repeat if not improve upon his Thailand King’s Cup performance in December last when he finished fourth in that Asian Tour event. Harmeet gives full credit to his mental trainer Pradeep Aggarwal and Florida-based British coach Jonathan Yarwood for his return to form. “That stiffness in my stance has given way to a more relaxed approach to the game,” said Harmeet, who feels his new-found confidence gives him an advantage over the other players when playing on tough conditions. “Yes, I am now able to control my emotions on the greens,” he says, adding that golf is more of a mental game. Harmeet, who represented the country in the Asian Games twice (1994 and 1998) with the team finishing fourth on both occasions, finds cricket captain Dhoni worth emulating. “Whenever something is not working he tries something new.That is his trump card. I have tried this approach and it has worked wonders for me,” said Harmeet who turns 40 on September 15, 2010. Harmeet, who was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1997, soon after his victory in the Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, feels too much stress can spoil the game. Besides, one tends to bring home that stress and frustration. He claims to have overcome that stress and is all set to translate his form into good performances in the remaining tournaments. He feels the turning point in his game after the two-year lean period came last year, when he clinched the fourth slot in the Thailand King’s Cup Asian Tour event. Since then Harmeet has not looked back. His best round this year has been the five under 65 in the third round of the Aamby Valley Players Championship last month in which he finished with a six under 282 score to occupy the 10th slot in a field that included top professional golfers of the country, besides the top guns from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Harmeet, who is also the director of the Chandigarh Golf Club Academy, also takes tips from national grade A coach Jessie Grewal, who heads the National Golf Academy of India at the CGA Golf Range.
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DPCA Red corner glory
Chandigarh, June 7 Batting first, DPCA Blue were all out at 174 runs. Sukhraj Singh scored a half century. Chasing the victory target, DPCA Red easily achieved the target, as Rahul and Lovejeet scored 103 runs for the third wicket. Rahul (74) and Lovejeet Singh (56) were the main scorers. Brief scores: DPCA Blue: 174 (Gaurav Singh 18, Karan Aggarwal 10, Himanshu Khattar 28, Parnav Vashisht 12 and Sukhraj Singh 5 2x6, Talwinderjeet Singh jr 3 for 27, Lovejeet Singh 2 for 25 and Rishul Chopra 2 for 19). DPCA Red: 175 for 5 (Rahul Chabra 74, Lovejeet Singh 56 and Gaurav Singh 3 for 44). —
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City team on winning spree
Chandigarh, June 7 Chandigarh team defeated Kerala in their second league match by six goals to nil. Playing on the Astroturf field, team’s captain Gagandeep Singh and Chandigarh Football Academy trainee scored five goals. Gagandeep strike the ball in the net in the 29th, 32nd, 39th, 44th and 65th minute of the match. The final goal came from the strike of Rajinder Kumar in the 80th minute of the match. Chandigarh team will play their final match against Mizoram on Wednesday. |
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