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Residents up in arms against builder
Our Correspondent

Dera Bassi, July 2
Residents of Chandigarh Apartments today held a protest its builder for not providing basic amenities since 2003.

They pasted a banner at the entry gate to mark a protest that they had been waiting for basic amenities like drinking water, sewerage, drains, roads, streetlights and community hall since 2003 but nothing was done by management of the Chandigarh Apartments till now.

They alleged that there was no proper system of sewerage and disposal of rainwater and all roads were in poor shape. SP Bhardwaj and Neelam Sharma residents of this apartment said that the flats lacked drinking water facility. There was no proper arrangement of disposal of dirty water and electricity wires were lying uncovered. Residents warned that if their demands for basic amenities were not met with then they would hold a protest march to the SDM office.

Meanwhile manager of Chandigbarh Apartments Gurmeet Singh said that residents were not cooperating and the apartments would be handed over to the Dera Bassi municipal council within the next 3 months.

Bassi Pathana, July 2
The police arrested two thieves, who were involved in various theft incidents in the area. The police recovered gas cylinders and other household goods from their possession.

DSP Rajwinder Singh Sohal told Avtar Mohamad, a resident of Nand Pur Kalour village, complained to the police that two gas cylinders had been stolen from his house.

The police party headed by ASI Nirmal Singh at Bhatheri village naka on the Morinda-Chuni road stopped two unidentified persons carrying gas cylinders. During interrogation, they revealed their identity as Kala Ram and Mangat Ram, both are residents of Ward No. 9, Morinda, and admitted that they had stolen the cylinders.

The police registered the case under Sections 454, 384 and 411 of the IPC and they were produced in the court and sent to the Nabha jail till July 16.

Ambala, July 2
A student of Class XII sustained minor burn injuries after two motorcycle-borne youths threw acid on her.

The girl was on her way home from school, when the incident occurred.

The girl sustained burn injuries on her neck and hands. She was admitted to the Civil Hospital in Ambala City.

According to information, the girl hails from Kokhpur village. The reason behind the incident could not be ascertained.

The police said the girl could not identify the accused, as they fled. A case has been registered against the accused. — OC

Panchkula, July 2
Two persons, including the father of the 18-year-old rape victim of Kalka's gang rape appeared as supporting witnesses during an in-camera hearing in the court of District And Sessions Judge Ritu Garg here today.

Anil Kumar, father of the rape victim and Kaka Ram, Kanungo in the Forest Department at Dharampur, appeared before the court to record their statement regarding the case, sources said.

The rape victim yesterday identified three accused, Vikram Chaudhary, Madan Yadav and Sumit, who had allegedly raped her in their Maruti Zen car after kidnapping her from a crowded marketplace in Kalka on January 9. The fourth accused, Sushil, is still at large, the sources added.

She stated that after pulling her inside the car, the accused tried to choke her and later forcibly drugged her, and raped her at a secluded area in HP. She added that someone had tried to save her there, but the accused hit him with a bottle. The victim stated that when she regained consciousness, she found that she was half-clad, the sources said.

The victim said that she along with the accused had sustained injuries when their car with registration number was DL-7C-5286 collided with a truck in Dharampur. The victim informed the Judge that after the accident, the accused had taken her to a hospital and forced her to tell the doctors that she was Vikram's wife. Later, when she got an opportunity, she told the truth to one of the attendants in the hospital, which further led to their to their arrests, the victim added. 

Chandigarh, July 2
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice of motion to the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Union Government and other respondents on a petition challenging Bar examinations filed by Ashima Bindlish and three other students of Panjab University’s final year of law.

Issuing the notice, the Bench comprising Justice MM Kumar and Justice AN Jindal directed the BCI to show cause whether it was empowered to frame rules under the Advocates Act

Initially, the petition came up for hearing before the Division Bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Alok Singh. But as Justice Singh expressed reservations on hearing the matter, Justice Gupta directed the case to be fixed before an appropriate Bench, in which Justice Alok Singh was not a member. In their petition, the students contended that the BCI had no powers to make such rules and impose unreasonable conditions.

The petition stated that BCI could not impose any pre-enrolment condition for a graduate to be granted a licence to practice. It could not impose post-enrolment conditions, like qualifying an exam in absence of any express power conferred on the BCI. — TNS

Chandigarh, July 2
A cyclist and a pedestrian got injured in two different road accidents, which took place in different parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday.

A case has been registered in the Sector-26 police station on the statement of constable Rajesh Kumar, BDC police post, against the unidentified driver, who fled from the spot after hitting a cyclist near BDC, Sector 26 light point, on Thursday. The cyclist got injured and was admitted to the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital. In another incident, a pedestrian, identified as Pankaj Sharma, a resident of Solan, was hit by Santro car (HP-15-B-0030) driven by Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Pinjore, near the road dividing Sectors 30 and 32 on Wednesday. The victim got injured and was admitted to the PGI. A case has been registered in the Sector 34 police station.

Zirakpur, July 2
The police today booked four unidentified persons for assaulting Gurcharan Singh, a Haryana Roadways driver, after his bus met with an accident on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway on June 28.

Chandigarh, July 2
With Brazil’s juggernaut coming to a halt in FIFA World Cup today, local fans were seen a little disappointed.

“I will not be following the matches now onwards,” said Anil Bhandari, a resident of Sector 19. For Bhandari, who is a die-hard fan of Brazilian football skills, the party and fun is over. The World Cup has witnessed a number of defeats, but Brazil’s exit is really shocking, echoed Vinny, Amit and Gora, all friends from Sector 22.

Even many hoteliers, who were cashing in on FIFA fever, now feels that Brazil’s defeat would decrease their clientele. Many were seen disappointed by Brazilian stopper Mello, who was held responsible for the first self-goal, which turned out to be suicidal for the team.