NEIGHBOURHOOD

Rural games kick off in Patiala
Tribune News Service

Ropar, August 28
In a ranking that we are not proud of, India has leaped from 12th rank to 4th rank in greenhouse emissions the past 10 years.

Growing population and high rate of industrialisation has been constantly adding to the greenhouse emissions.

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Dr Srikanta K Panigrahi stated this while interacting with mediapersons. He was here as chief guest during van mahotsav function held at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Academy (SASA), Ropar.

Talking about the role of common man in climate control he said: “A lot is in the hands of the people. Media too plays an important role in propagating the need for environmental awakening in the masses.”

Panigrahi had come on the invitation of Sukhjinder Singh, founder-director of the school.

Speaking on the occasion, Panigrahi applauded the role of the academy in developing personality of students.

He said no government could solve the problem of the people until they were not prepared. He further stated that Indians were getting awareness day-by-day and soon India would become a role model in solving climate change problems. The need of hour is to save existing forests, he added.

Patiala, August 28
Nanhi Chaan and Environment Conservation Cell of Khalsa College, Patiala, celebrated Vanamahotsava on the college premises in coordination with an NGO, Dedicated Brothers. It was dedicated to the slogan of SGPC, “Har Vehre Hove Rukh, Ehe Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Da Nishana Parmukh”.

Patiala Deputy Commissioner Deepinder Singh was the chief guest, who planted saplings on the occasion. He stressed on the involvement of younger generation in preserving natural heritage of earth.

Dr Gurdish Kaur, convener, Nanhi Chaan and Environment Conservation Cell, discussed the importance of conserving environment and planting trees. NGO president Ravinderpal Singh Waraich, secretary Sharpreet Singh Sandhu and Jaspreet Singh and Ravee Singh Ahluwalia were also present.

Dera Bassi, August 28
The police claims to have busted a gang of mobile phone thieves with the arrest of three persons and also seized nine mobiles from their possession. The accused have been identified as Munish Kumar and Rohit Kumar, both residents of Dera Bassi, and Balkar Singh, a resident of nearby Amlala village. 

The police said further investigation was on.

Chandigarh, August 28
Relatives of Maya today moved an application in the district courts seeking handling over of the investigation to an SP-rank officer. Maya had committed suicide in a church recently.

It was mentioned in the application that they had no faith in the investigating officer Avtar Singh and DSP (Central) Jagbir Singh.

Judicial Magistrate First Class, SK Sharma, today issued a notice to the UT police and sought their reply.

In the application filed by Manju, maternal aunt of deceased and Monica, deceased’s younger sister, stated that the conduct of the investigating officer ASI Avtar Singh in this case had from the very beginning not been up to the mark and he had delayed the filing of an FIR by two days. Further he had taken no action against the accused for destruction of evidence.

On July 24, Maya, a help, at Don Bosco Navjeevan Church, Sector 24, Chandigarh, was found dead. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan.

While the police registered a case on charges of abetment to suicide against Mercy Sebastian, niece of Father Sebastian of the church, kin of the deceased allege that Maya was murdered after Mercy learnt that her son Anup had proposed Maya for marriage. Maya’s body was kept in the mortuary of Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH-16), Chandigarh, for nearly three weeks after which it was cremated.

Mohali, August 28
The police today booked one person for allegedly abducting a minor girl from Samgoli village. The accused has been identified Jagbir Singh, a resident of Fatehpur village, Dera Bassi.

The investigating officer said the complainant, Manmohan Singh, a resident of Samgoli village, told the police that her daughter was studying in Class X. On August 22, the complainant went for some work for two hours. When he returned, he found that his daughter missing.

Mohali, August 28
In yesterday’s incident of robbery at an MIG house in Sector 70 here, the police has found that the Honda Activa scooter, on which the three robbers had come, had been stolen from Kharar. A fake registration number of Chandigarh had been fixed on the scooter to misguide the police.

The three youths, believed to be in their mid twenties, had barged into the MIG flat and robbed the occupants of the house of Rs 50,000 and jewellery. The total loss has been put at over Rs 1.5 lakh. Two brothers — Mehul (14) and Rahul (9) — were at home when the robbers had entered the house on the pretext of asking for water.

Sources said the CIA wing of the district police was handling the case. The police had identified certain suspects. It may be mentioned that the two brothers had returned from schools and had just opened the lock of their house when the three boys managed to enter the house.

Soon after drinking water, the robbers aimed a knife at Rahul while asking his brother about the almirah in which cash and jewellery was lying. To further threaten the boys, the robbers tried to hit the elder brother. Horrified, the robbers were told about the place where the cash and jewellery was lying.

Chandigarh, August 28
Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, is all set to lock horns with Shivalik Hockey Academy, Mohali, in the final of the ONGC 9th SN VOHRA Sub-junior U-14 Hockey Tournament to be played tomorrow at the Sector 42 hockey stadium.

In the first semifinal match of the day, Shivalik Hockey Academy, Mohali, thrashed MRS Hockey Academy, Amritsar, 6-1. Gursewak of Shivalik Academy sounded the board in the second minute of the game through field goal. In the 10th minute, Sahil also gave his team 2-0 lead by scoring a field goal. He once again sounded the board through field goal in the 18th minute taking his individual tally to two goals. Harkirat scored the fourth goal for his team in the 21st minute and soon after Gurkirat sounded the board through a field goal to give his team 5-0 lead in the first half of the match.

In the second half, Shivalik Academy player Maninder sounded the board through field goal in the 49th minute of the game. Soon after MRS Academy’s Maninder scored the only goal reducing the margin by one goal. Shivalik Academy won the match by six goals to 1 in the regulation period.

In the second semifinal match, Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, defeated CHF Academy, Chandigarh, by two goals to 1 in the regulation time.

Keen struggle was witnessed in the match as no goal was scored in the first half of the match. Players of both the teams played an attacking game but failed to convert the chances, which came their way.

Chandigarh, August 28
CLTA trainee Fatehdeep Singh won the boys U-14 title by defeating Garvit Batra in the final 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 of the MCC-Adidas Nationals held in Chennai today.

Stating this in a press release, Gary O’Brien, director, coaching, said Fatehdeep was inducted into the CLTA programme two years ago. Fatehdeep finished runner-up in the U-12 nationals in 2008, he added. Gary said in the U-12 nationals held at Mumbai in May last year, CLTA trainees Ishaque Eqbal and Vanshika Sawhny won the U-12 boys and girls titles, respectively. — TNS

Chandigarh, August 28
An impressive all-round performance by Yogesh helped Stepping Stones, Sector 37, beat DAV School, Sector 15, on the second day of the Inter-school Saupin’s Gold Cup Cricket Tournament held on the BTS-48 ground here today. After winning the toss, DAV-15 elected to bat and were bundled out for just 85 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.

Except for Rajat, who scored 32 runs off 32 balls, none of the batsmen could stay on the crease for long with wickets falling one after the other. For Stepping Stones, Yogesh was the pick of the bowlers, as he scalped four crucial wickets and gave away only 12 runs. Chasing the target, Stepping Stones scored 86 runs in 19.3 overs and won the match by two wickets.

On the batting front, too, Yogesh gave a good score of 30 runs off 23 balls. For DAV, Harpreet and Kavish were the main wicket takers who scalped three wickets each giving away 10 and 18 runs, respectively. Score: DAV School-15: 85 all out in 20 overs (Rajat 32 runs (4x5), Harpreet 10 Yogesh 4 for 12 and Rishab Kawtra 2 for 17). Stepping Stones School-37: 86 runs in 19.3 overs (Yogesh 30, Shayam 11, Harpreet 3 for 10 and Kavish 3 for 18).