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Higher Studies
Patiala, June 27 With most of the colleges offering certain master’s courses and job-oriented graduation courses other than the routine gradation courses, the city colleges have become the top choice among students from nearby villages and cities. Besides students, parents, too, see Patiala as one of the best options for higher studies now. Those parents who feel their kids can’t adjust with the fast pace of Metros and are scared to send their kids far away due to multiple reasons feel that Patiala is one of the best choice available. “The culture of the city suits our family values and there is certain decorum in the colleges, which is a must for college students,” added Kahn Singh from Mandor village, who was in the city to get a prospectus. “With an increase in drug addiction among youth, I am not too sure sending my children in cities like Chandigarh and Delhi. I feel Patiala colleges are much higher on cultural values. The kids here are more sincere and respect their teachers more than kids in Metros, added Bachhan Singh. Bikramjeet Singh, a student, feels that he prefers Patiala because the city is economical. He said: “Staying and transport is cheap here. Even if you don’t get hostel in college, one can still afford to live outside whereas in cities like Chandigarh, Mumbai etc the room rent and food is very expensive.”
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Fuel Price Hike
Ambala, June 27 He said the party had launched a drive in the state against the continuously rising prices of essential commodities sometime back, which has resulted in relief to people to some extent. He further said that the prices of all essential commodities would witness further increase as a result of increase in the prices of petroleum products for which the BJP would hold a state-wide agitation soon. He said the government’s decision to increase the rate of quota wheat by Rs 2.43 per kg from July 1 would be another burden over the general public which is already squeezed under the pressure of rising prices. He said the district had daily requirement of 95,000 litres of petrol and the consumers would have to spend nearly Rs 3.54 lakh extra every day due to recent price hike. He said the daily consumption of diesel was nearly 2.55-lakh litre in the district and the consumers would have to bear an additional amount worth Rs 5.10 lakh daily as a result of increase in the diesel prices. Vij said the worst part was the increase in the LPG rates by Rs 35 per cylinder, which was going to affect nearly 2.4 lakh LPG consumers in Ambala district, putting an additional burden worth Rs 71.40 lakh on them. He said rise in the prices of petroleum products would affect daily life of large number of families due to increase in fares and freights. The prices of pulses had gone up by more than 34 per cent, milk prices had gone higher by over 21 per cent and the price of vegetables had jumped by 5 per cent to 15 per cent in the past one year, he added.
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Babyal faces water, power shortage
Ambala, June 27 He said as the tubewell in the area was non-functional, the residents did not get water for more than two hours in a day. A non-operational tubewell has affected thousands of people in Babyal and adjoining areas. The pressure of water is very low, even on ground floors, and noon supply was not being given at all. Overhead tanks have run dry over the past many days. Those living on the first floor and above are the worst sufferers. “There are two tubewells in our locality and both are non-functional,” said Baldev Singh, a resident of Sham Nagar. Residents say they no longer feel that they are living in an important city of Haryana as life has become miserable for them. Besides, the residents also face problems of low voltage and frequent tripping apart from scheduled power cuts. Residents of Sham Nagar, Nasib Bagh and adjoining areas also complain of a similar problem. Karnail Singh, another resident of the area, said despite repeated complaints to the authorities, the situation had not improved. The department had not taken any action, although assurances had been given by the officials concerned to streamline the water supply in the area. Tubewells are rendered non-operational due to power cuts, leaving residents without water. The severity of problem has increased after the panchayat and zila parishad elections as now no one is bothered about the promises of promptly attending to the power snags. “At times we have to operate our handpump for more than half-an-hour in order to get one bucket of water which is not even fit for drinking,” said an angry resident. An official says a new tubewell is expected to become operational in a short period, which would supply water to the first and second-floor level of houses at normal pressure. He says water level has fallen considerably. The motors of old tubewells, which have been supplying water earlier, are not able to cope with the demand as the pressure had fallen drastically, he adds.
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‘Non-employment pushing youth towards drugs’
Patiala, June 27 He said in Punjab almost 95 per cent deaths were directly or indirectly related to drugs. He said it was high time that people should come forward to fight against the menace. He said non-employment, loneliness, trend of nuclear families, mobile phones and TV trends had pushed the youth towards drugs. A play titled “Dukhdi Rag Punjab Di”, written and directed by Rajwinder Singh Samana was also staged on the occasion. Patiala SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra said the play was based on the real situation of Punjab. He said the district administration should work in cooperation with people to uproot this evil.
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U-19 Cricket
Patiala, June 27 Dalip 35, Sukhminder 39 and Jagmeet 28 were the main scorers. Host team started their inning in a disappointing fashion, loosing wickets at regular intervals. Ultimately, they were all out after making 129 runs in 27.2 overs and lost the match by 40 runs. Ajay Bharti 34, Pyush 16 and Prabjot 20 were highest scorers. Since, BECC had already won three matches earlier, the result of this match didn’t affect the host team. Trophy was presented to winners by former Punjab and Haryana Ranji player PD Sukla, who was the chief guest. Score: Sunny Cricket Club Bhatinda: 169 for nine in 35 overs (Dalip 35, Sukhminder 39 and Jagmeet 28) (Ajay Bharti one for 13, Pyush one for 26, Navendu Sharma two for 20, Ravi one for 24 and Prabhjot two for 22) Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala: 129 all out in 27.2 overs (Ajay Bharti 34, Prabhjot 20 and Pyush 16) (Narinder two for 15, Sandeep three for 22 and Gaurav four for 44)
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Two students held for snatching
Chandigarh, June 27 The police said both accused, in their mid-twenties, had been identified as Kanu Avasthi, a resident of Gurdaspur, and Mandeep, a resident of Jalandhar. They stay in the hostel of the institute. The incident occurred around 9.15 pm when the victim, Sunil Kumar, was sitting on the median near traffic lights. He told the police that two motorcyclists sped past him and returned from a distance. One of the motorcyclists, later identified as Mandeep, who alighted from his vehicle, walked up to him without provocation. He then snatched his mobile phone and took out Rs 300 from his pocket. Sunil raised an alarm, following which Mandeep panicked and ran towards the motorcycle. In haste, he failed to mount the motorcycle. Unaware, his associate Kanu drove off. As a result, Mandeep fell on the road and ran. He hid himself behind a nearby bus queue shelter, but was nabbed by public. The police was informed about the incident, which on arrival took him into custody. It recovered the snatched articles from his possession. Later the police also arrested Kanu from near his institute and impounded the black Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle allegedly used in the crime. They were produced in a local court today, which remanded them to two-day police custody. The SHO of the Sector 31 police station said more cases of snatching were likely to be solved following the sustained interrogation of the accused. Most of the snatchings are known to have been committed on black Pulsar motorcycles. The accused will be produced before victims, who have given a description of the snatchers matching their appearance.
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Thieves strike at 2 houses
Chandigarh, June 27 Gold and silver jewellery, including earrings, three chains weighing about three tolas, silver ornaments weighing around 10 tolas, and Rs 1,000 were missing. The remote control and keys of his car (CH-04-H-8976) were also stolen. In another incident, Parmod Kumar, a resident of Sector 26 reported that someone had stolen Rs 12,000, two gold rings, a DVD player and other articles from a house in Railway Colony in Mauli Jagran during the night of June 25. —
TNS
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Man attacked in Sec 38
Chandigarh, June 27 He was taken to the Sector 16 Government Multi-Specialty Hospital for treatment. He told the police that he had a dispute with his landlord. A case has been registered against unidentified persons.
Caught drinking
The police on Saturday arrested Vinod Kumar, a resident of Sector 38, Dharminder and Pardesi, both residents of Dadu Majra Colony, from near the gate of the Sector 17 ISBT for allegedly consuming liquor at a public place. A case under the Excise Act has been registered.
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Attack on Labourers
Chandigarh, June 27 The SHO of the Sector 34 police station, Udeypal Singh, said a case of kidnapping, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy against a group of youngsters, suspected to be accomplices of the accused, has been registered. On June 24, a group of youngsters forcibly took Raju to the district courts and threatened him to give an affidavit in favour of the assailants. Raju, brother, Ram Lal, is battling for life in the PGI, where he was admitted in a critical condition. In the courts, Raju had spotted the cops and ran to them narrating the incident of his kidnapping and giving a statement in favour of the accused. The SHO said the police had been identifying the accused from video footage as they had got the entire scene videographed in the court premises after the incident came to light. He said no one was arrested in this case so far. On Tuesday night, a group of assailants armed with batons, sticks and rods assaulted eight labourers residing in a house in Sector 45. The police had arrested four persons in the case.
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3 assaulted, robbed of Rs 8,000
Panchkula, June 27 Jagpal, alias Jaggi, and his nephews Kishan and Pawan were brutally injured by the accused with baseball bats and hockey sticks when they were guarding construction material at the site. The accused had also damaged their Innova before fleeing from the site. Kishan and Pawan had been admitted to the General Hospital, Sector 6, with fractured arm and head injuries, respectively, while Jagpal was discharged after providing the first aid. The Pinjore police, on the complaint of Jagpal, has registered a case against Vinod Kaushal, Virender Kaushal, residents of the CRPF camp, Rohit and Sukhta, residents of Himshikha, Bobby and Laddy, residents of Chandigarh, and five other unidentified persons. A police team has raided various places at Pinjore and Chandigarh. However, no arrests have been made till the filing of the report. Jagpal, in his complaint to the police, said he was constructing a house in Damdama village and had brought Rs 40,000 with him. After making a payment of Rs 32,000 to labourers he had Rs 8,000 in cash wit him. He said one of the accused dialled his number to know about his whereabouts. Soon after he told him that he was at the site, 11 persons arrived at the site in two cars, Swift and Indica, and demanded money from him. He said when they saw the accused with sticks he tried to run away from site along with his nephews. However, the accused blocked their way by placing their cars in front of their Innova. He alleged the accused took away Rs 8,000 and a gold chain after brutally injuring them. He said he had identified two of the accused, Vinod and Virender, who were living in the CRPF camp.
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Assault on ex-cricketer
Chandigarh, June 27 The SHO of the Sector 36 police station, Anokh Singh, said he along with DSP (South) Vijay Kumar went to the PGI to inquire about the matter. The SHO said though Nayyar was not comfortable in talking, he told them that the assailants were four in number. He said he could not identify the make of the car in which the assailants came. Nayyar said that he suspected that his landlord could have perpetrated the attack. Meanwhile, doctors said Nayyar had fractured his knee. Acting on the report, the police added Section 325 (grievous hurt) of the IPC in the case.
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Camp to select city football team
Chandigarh, June 27 The probables for the camp were selected through a trial conducted by the Chandigarh Football Association on June 11. The Chandigarh team is clubbed with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura in the pre-quarterfinal stage of Santosh Trophy. Recently, the performance of U-19 team in the junior national for Dr BC Roy Trophy held in Kolkata made the senior team to work hard to make their entry possible in the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. “The team is working hard to give their best in the tournament, our immediate aim is to qualify for the knockout stage,” said coach Harpreet Bedi, further adding that there was lack of opportunities for the senior-level players in the city. “These players will be regular here for a month, but once the trophy is over, very few of them will turn up for practice, as there would be no benefits for them,” stated Bedi. On the other hand, there are many individuals in the Santosh Trophy camp, who earlier represented the city in various national and international tournaments and a few of them were also a part of the soccer clubs in Delhi and West Bengal. |
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