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Parmod Mehta

Ropar, July 5
Ropar Deputy Commissioner Arunjit Singh Miglani inaugurated the second computerised land mutation centre here today.

He said almost 98 per cent of land mutations had been computerised and 80 per cent inteqal records had been computerised.

Morinda was the first tehsil of the district to undergo the process followed by Ropar tehsil. Further, Chamkaur Sahib and Anandpur Sahib, too, would soon get computerised centres.

Miglani added 12 villages, including Asmanpur, Pakhar Majra, Salora, Bhagwantpura, Santpur Uraf Chupki, Kakre, Jabrehda, Sultanput, Chhoti Jhallian, Solakhian and Chhota Bande Mahal had been computerised.

Copies of land mutation from these areas could be taken from Ropar by paying Rs 20 per page. Anyone seeking information regarding revenue record of inteqal could now go to the centre at Ropar instead of approaching patwari, he said.

He added that the Punjab Land Record Society had already imparted training to the area patwaris and kanugos teaching them how to operate the software used at the centre.

Chandigarh, July 5
In another hit-and-run accident, a 35-year-old woman was seriously injured when a speeding car rammed into her scooter at the intersection separating Sectors 47 and 48 and Phases X and XI, Mohali, here this afternoon.

The victim identified as Seema Baliyan, a resident of Sector 48-A, has been admitted to a private hospital in Phase IX. The Chandigarh and Mohali police initially argued over the jurisdiction issue and in the end, the Mohali police took up the matter.

However, till the filing of the report, no case had been registered.

The victim’s husband, Ajit, claimed that a speeding white Hyundai Accent car being driven by a woman rammed into the scooter. The car sped away from the spot after the mishap.

He said his wife suffered rib fracture, besides multiple injuries on her face and limbs.

Chandigarh, July 5
The police has arrested a Sector 23 resident on charges of robbing a man of cash and documents in Sector 52 here.

Baldev Raj, a resident of Sector 23, had reported to the police that Kulbir Singh, alias Kala, a resident of Nehru Colony, Sector 23, had forcibly taken away Rs 2,000 and some documents from him near Government School, Sector 52, on July 2.

Chandigarh, July 5
The police today arrested minor boys from Dhanas while allegedly riding a motorcycle they had stolen last night.

SHO of the Sector-39 police station, Inspector Janak Rana, said the accused were arrested near Dhanas bridge this afternoon while riding on the stolen motorcycle.

Parveen Vij, resident of Dadu Majra Colony, had lodged a complaint this morning alleging that his motorcycle was stolen from his residence last night. A case of theft has been registered.

The accused were produced before a local court, which sent them to juvenile home.

Caught drinking in public

The police yesterday arrested Jatinder Malik, resident of Sector 46, from near HMT Showroom in Sector 22 while allegedly consuming liquor at public place.

A case under the provisions of the Excise Act has been registered at the Sector 17 police station.

Chandigarh, July 5
A motorcyclist was killed while the driver of a mini truck was seriously injured when their vehicles collided near the Botanical Garden at Dhanas yesterday afternoon.

The motorcyclist - 34-year-old Bhagat Singh, a resident of Housing Board Colony, Dhanas, and working as a clerk at DAV College, Sector 10 - succumbed to his injuries at the PGI this morning, while the truck driver, Balwinder Singh, a resident of Sector 38, who had suffered a fracture in the leg was receiving treatment at the PGI.

Eyewitnesses told the police that the collision was so powerful that the truck landed in a ditch after its driver lost control of the vehicle.

The truck was coming from Dhanas, while the motorcyclists were coming from Chandigarh. The mishap occurred around 4.30 pm.

The police said Balwinder’s legs were stuck in the mangled truck and it took a lot of effort to pull him out.

Bhagat Singh was returning home from work when the accident took place.

The police has registered a case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving against Balwinder on a complaint lodged by Dalip Singh, a resident of Housing Board Colony.

Panchkula, July 5
A 25-year-old youth was injured in an assault by a group of youths in the Mansa Devi Complex area late last night.

Karan, a resident of Swastik Vihar Society, Sector 5, was attacked by the youths as he returned home from a theatre in Mani Majra after dropping his friend Abhishek at the latter’s house.

The victim suffered serious head injuries and received six stitches.

The police said they had detained one of the six assailants, Navin, on the basis of documents found from a car left behind by the accused.

During interrogation, Navin alleged that Karan had misbehaved with them earlier.

In his complaint, Karan claimed that Abhishek had received a call on his mobile phone while they were watching a film and the accused had threatened to kill him.

He said after dropping Abhishek at his house, he returned home and was parking his car when he was assaulted by the accused who had followed him to his house.

They assaulted him with baseball bats and beer bottles.

The accused fled the scene, leaving their car behind, after the victim’s family members and neighbours came out hearing the commotion.

He said Abhishek had an old enmity with the accused as they had had a brawl on Holi.

The victim claimed he had tried to save his friend and since then the accused were after him.

The victim has identified three persons — Laddan, Navin and Vikas Joshi — who were accompanied by three others in the assault.

The police has impounded the car (HR 03 E 9339) left behind by the assailants.

Chandigarh, July 5
The first monsoon showers played spoilsport as 80 young golfers drawn from all over the region for the inaugural Hero Honda Chandigarh Junior Golf Championship failed to tee off at the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.

Heavy overnight showers, which continued till late morning, forced the club management to postpone the tournament to October 11, much to the disappointment of boys and girls who had skipped school to participate in the first mega junior golf event organised by the Chandigarh Golf Club.

The young participants had come from various districts of Punjab and also from Delhi. Most of them were accompanied by their parents. The kids were keen on testing their skills on the challenging Chandigarh greens.

The club management was also eager to conduct the tournament. The organisers deferred a decision on postponing the tournament till afternoon, hoping the greens would be back in shape by the tee-off time of 1 pm.

However, a final inspection of the course showed that fairways were wet and slushy. The greens had become very soft and would not have allowed good playing conditions.

In fact, allowing the tournament in such conditions could have even damaged the course.

The decision to postpone the tournament to October 11 came as a blow to young golfers.

However, all was not lost. Seeing disappointment on the faces of the young golfers, club president Birinder Singh Gill invited the youngsters to a golf clinic by Arjuna awardee and Asian Tour winner Harmeet Kahlon.

A national amateur champion for several years, Kahlon, who is also the director of the CGC Golf Academy, gave a presentation of the finer nuances of the game.

They also received tips on putting, grain and line reading, use of teaching aids, hitting, mental routine, warm-up and physical stretching exercises from the international professional player.

Chandigarh, July 5
The Chandigarh Golf Club Academy will once again open its doors to the wards of members and non-members of the tricity for a three-month junior golf camp starting from August 21 to November 21.

Besides the tricity, young golf enthuisiasts between 6-16 years from Patiala, Ambala and Ludhiana will also be welcome to join as trainees for the camp to be held on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 pm to 5 pm.

The trainee performing the best will be given a golf crystal trophy on each of the 28 coaching days. CGC Golf Academy joint director Ajay Gujral said the junior camp was part of the initiative of CGC president Birinder Singh Gill to promote junior golf in the tricity.

“To be conducted on the guidelines of the European Golf Teachers' Federation, the three-month EGTF coaching programme is designed to allow the junior golfers the opportunity to learn, practice, play and enjoy the game, besides, having daily competitions,” he said.

Kids will be introduced to golf and will be taught the basics of the game like posture, stance, alignment, aim, grip, chipping, pitching, bunker shots, putting and safety.

To make the camp attractive each trainee will receive a six-month subscription of Golf Plus, a golf visor and a free comprehensive golf manual composed by the coach himself. For details contact Chandiarh Golf Club at 98143 56013.

Chandigarh, July 5
Former Olympian SS Gill will lead the Chandigarh Hockey team, participating in the Senior National Hockey Championship, to be held in Bhopal from July 4 to 18.

The team will lock horns tomorrow with Vidarbha in their inaugural match there.

The other members of the team are- Harmandeep, HS Goldy, Harjot, Gagandeep, Manmohan Singh, Gurdeep, Gaurav Tokhi, Daljit Singh, Sukmeet, Inderjit, Ramandeep, Deepanshu, Pawan Bansi, Ravinder, Gagandeep, Baljit Singh, DP Singh and Gujrant.

The two officials, accompanying the team, are Amarjit Singh (manager) and Manmohan Singh (coach).

Chandigarh, July 5
Chandigarh girl’s soccer team would face Bihar in their opening match of the ninth Junior National Football Championship for Girls to be held in Chandigarh from July 15.

According to sources, all the matches would be held in Punjab Engineering College, Sector 11, here.

Chandigarh team would lock the horns with Bihar in their first match on July 15.

A total of 27 states will participate in the tournament. All teams have been divided into eight clusters. Chandigarh team is pooled in Cluster IV with Jharkhand, Pondicherry and Bihar.

Last year’s winner Orissa is clubbed with Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh in Cluster V, where as runner-up Manipur is in Cluster VI with Chhattisgarh and Delhi.

Other groups: Cluster I: Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Cluster II: Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Sikkim. Cluster III: Haryana, Mizoram and Gujarat. Cluster IV: Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Pondicherry and Bihar. Cluster V: Orissa, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh. Cluster VI: Manipur, Chhattisgarh and Delhi. Cluster VII: Assam, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. Cluster VIII: Tripura, West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Panchkula, July 5
The Panchkula District Cricket Association has granted provisional affiliation to Shri Shri Cricket Academy, functioning at DC Model School, Sector 7, here, today.

According to sources, the aim is to promote the game in Panchkula and its adjoining areas, particularly for junior cricket.

With the affiliation, the academy will work to boost the organised junior cricket in the district, said Arun Kanojia, director of the academy.

“We will try to help the State Cricket Association by providing them the talent,” added Kanojia.

Kanojia also lauded the management of DC Model School for providing their premises for running the academy. Shri Shri Cricket Academy has already been participating in various junior tournaments in Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali.