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Principal accused of using foul language
Students stage dharna

Patiala, September 6
The health care committee of Khalsa College, Patiala, organised a free skin check-up camp on the college premises with the cooperation of Micro Labs by bringing in renowned dermatologists, Dr Dimple Chopra, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, and Dr Navdeep Kaur, Columbia Asia Hospital, Patiala.

Dr Ajit Singh, convener, health care committee and other members, Prof Gagandeep Singh, Prof Inderbir Kaur and Prof Jatinder Kaur, informed that 325 teachers and students were examined and free medicines were also given. While sharing their views, doctors informed that environmental pollution, hypertension and consumption of fast food have adverse effects on skin.

College principal, Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha said the objective of free skin check-up camp was to bring awareness about skin care among the students.

Patiala, September 6
Punjabi University’s Centre for Advanced Media Studies (CAMS) will organise a four-day workshop on “Radio Programming and Production Techniques” from September 7 to 10. Director CAMS Dr Gurmeet Maan said the workshop would focus on concepts and areas like Radio Jockeying and anchoring, Internet radio, community radio, central technical area, common technical infrastructure and studio setup with real snap shots, signal flow from studio site to transmitter site, future of FM radio etc.

Registrar of the university Dr Manjit Singh will inaugurate the workshop.

Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh will preside over on September 10.

Patiala, September 6
Punjabi University, Patiala, the venue for coaching Indian Fencing team that started from September 3 on the university campus is beaming with energy as they shed their sweat for the upcoming tournament.

General secretary of the Indian Fencing Association, Arun Vij, said the camp would be held till September 27 after which the players attending the camp would take part in the Senior Commonwealth Championship to be held in Melbourne, Australia, from September 25 to October 5.

The list of players who have been selected are Rajesh Singh, Vijay Kumar, Rabbi Kumar and Tukaram, V Roji Devi, Athira, Loidam Devi and S Bindu Devi.

In Epee section (male): Jayant Singh, Ejinkya Dudher, Himalaya Viskarma and Mardeep Basidia.

Epee section (female): Dilna VP, Kavita Devi, Shammipreet and Ambilya P.

Saber section (male): Surindro Singh, Notam, KP Gishondhi and Vikram Singh Jamvalav.

Saber section (female): CA Bhawani Devi, Risha Putheshri, Komalpreet Shukla and Megha Rachnai. 

Bassi Pathana, September 6
Most residents here are only waiting for some magic to happen and water to come, as they are surviving without drinking water supply for the past one week.

The water supply is hit, as one of the water tubewells of the local municipal council has gone out of order and people having installed tullu pumps illegally has worsen the situation. Now situation has come to such an extent that residents are longing for a drop of drinking water to quench their thirst.

Hundreds of residents, who were running from one end to another to get drinking water from hand pumps, alleged that the council had failed to provide basic civic amenities, particularly drinking water in scorching heat.

Manoj Banda, general secretary, Hindu Organisation, alleged that the residents of Cheema Colony, Chaudhry Colony, Giljian Mohalla, Balmik Basti and other areas are not getting drinking water.

Besides, there is no one to redress their grievances. He said executive officer of the municipal council visited occasionally, as he had been posted here in "C" class council from "A" class council, Mandi Gobindgarh. Hundreds of residents of slums and other weaker section areas made queue at hand pumps early morning to get a bucket of water.

Kulbhushan Malhotra, president of the council, said the water-level at one of the water tubewells has gone down, so the water pump was not working. The council was supplying water to the town from other tubewell, but people having tullu pumps had affected the supply. He said estimate had been prepared to initiate repair work and it would take at least 15 days to improve the condition.

Rajpura, September 6
The Rajpura police today recovered Rs 8.25 lakh cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh on a tip-off provided by a clerk and teacher, both deployed in the education department, Rajpura, who were arrested last month for usurping money to the tune of nearly Rs 1.5 crore from the state exchequer.

Earlier, the police had recovered cash, jewellery, electronic gadgets and two SUV’s from the accused, Sukhbir Singh and Parveen Bala.

The two had been withdrawing general provident fund of retired employees by forging signatures, identity cards and other related documents.

Sukhbir Singh, a teacher handling charge of block resource person under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA), and clerk Parveen Bala, both deployed in the education department, Rajpura, were interrogated and money was recovered from different places in Rajpura.

The money recovered by the police from the accused has now increased to around Rs 60 lakh.

Rajpura SHO Bikramjeet Singh Brar pointed out that the police was also probing the role of other officials of the education department. He did not rule out the possibility of more arrests.

Kalka, September 6
Despite the fact that the Kalka- Shimla Rail Section is already marked on the World Heritage Map, the residential houses of various Railway colony, including the heritage kothies, are in a pathetic state, due to the negligent attitude of the Inspector of Works (IOW) department of Kalka .

Residents of the railway colony, including T-13,T-15, T-14 of the NG Railway Colony, on the condition of anonymity said that more than 75 per cent of the residential houses of the Narrow Gauge Railway Colony , Broad Gauge Railway Colony, including double storeys , railway colony adjacent to Kalka Railway Branch School , are in deplorable condition for past many years.

These houses have leakage problem, whereas the roofs pose danger to those residing in it. The houses are not in a good condition and the windows and doors need immediate replacement. In many houses the old electricity wiring system pose a threat to human life. Although the residents have brought these problems to the notice of the IOW department many times, but to no avail.

They added that the old kothies (heritage residential buildings), near NG Diesel Shed , Railway Gurdwara , Railway Workshop , Near old Running room , are more than 95 years old and are in deplorable condition too. These houses need immediate maintenance. They further alleged that these residential houses specially the single-room quarters have not been even white washed for the past couple of years.

The children parks in these railway colonies are already in ruins. The link roads of these railway colonies have not been re-carpeted for a very long time now due to the apathy of the IOW department.

Chandigarh, September 6
The police yesterday arrested a 15-year-old boy on charges of decamping with household articles after breaking into a house last month.

The police said the mother of the accused worked at the house where he committed the theft.

Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Army Flats, Sector 44, reported to the police that the accused had stolen a laptop, a camera, a mobile phone, a gold ring, two wristwatches, artificial jewellery, two woollen suits and Rs 400 from his residence on August 26.

Chandigarh, September 6
A day after the launch of the Chandigarh chapter of the All-India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum (AIMPF), the forum received 45 phone calls on its helpline from elderly women facing dowry harassment cases today.

Local chapter in charge Manjit Puri said the forum was launched on Sunday, aiming to create awareness about rights of mothers-in-law.

The in charge said people not only from the tricity but also from Punjab and Haryana, facing cases of dowry harassment, had come forward to seek assistance.

“Not just husbands but their elderly mothers and other family members also suffer on account of false cases registered under 498A of the IPC. The misuse of law has just become another way of making money for the police and lawyers,” said Puri.

The in charge said they would hold meetings on Sundays at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, from 4 pm to 7 pm and would be available on helpline 95695 63161 round-the-clock.

Chandigarh, September 6
Four days after the Sector-7 hit-and-run case in which a Maruti car driven by a woman overturned after being hit by another car, the police has not been able to trace the offender.

VK Tandon, a retired colonel and a resident of Sector 18, told the TNS that the car driven by his daughter Vijayeta Tandon was sideswiped by another car (PB 29 D 8622) on September 3. The impact of the collision was so powerful that Vijayeta’s car overturned on the road. Both Vijayeta and her friend escaped with minor injuries.

Tandon said the police had registered a case of rash and negligent driving against an unidentified driver but had not been able to trace him so far. A police team had conducted a raid on the address traced through the registration number of the vehicle but no one was reportedly found there. — TNS

Panchkula, September 6
The police seized 500 cartons of Indian-made foreign liquor worth over Rs 4 lakh being illegally transported to neighbouring states at Mouli village near Barwala town in the wee hours here today.

On receiving a tip-off, police team led by ASI Deepak Kumar, in charge, Mouli police post, laid a naka and seized 500 cartons of liquor including 428 Patti Rasilla Santara, 72 Patti of Hawldar whisky of different brands from truck no HR-14G-0036, being taken to neighbouring states.

The police registered a case against the two accused, who have been identified as Krishana Kumar, resident of Hamau Pur village in Rohtak, and Sunil Kumar, resident of Naya Bansh, Sonepat district, diver and co-driver, respectively.

Both the accused were produced before Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner for penalty.

Meanwhile, CIA team of the Sector 5 police station lead by SI Khajan Singh raided Sumit Dhaba, Chandi Mandir, and recovered 24 bottles of country-made liquor and 10 bottles of Beer.

The police registered a case against Dhaba owner Ashok Kumar, who was produced before the District Excise and Taxation Commissioner for penalty.

Chandigarh, September 6
A young couple were in for a rude shock when two youths posing as mendicants forced them to pay Rs 200 at the Rose Garden, Sector 16, today.

The “babas”, who began by seeking alms for wishing them good luck, soon threatened them ill luck if they did not give money. As luck would have it, two boys in the vicinity dropped by claiming that the two had troubled them a little earlier too.

On receiving information, a police team reached the scene and thrashed the two. The two returned the money and the police let them off after a warning, as the couple refused to press charges.

On being confronted by the Tribune team, the two - Akash and Mukesh - hailing from Sonepat district, Haryana, maintained that they had not been duping people. Rather, they had just been praying for them, they asserted.

They said they had come to the city to pay obeisance at the Mansa Devi Temple. They appeared to be in their mid-twenties.

Regular visitors to the Rose Garden said snake charmers and mendicants frequently targeted couples, “disturbing” their privacy.

Exploiting the vulnerability of couples, they often created a scene and held them to ransom. The couples, on the other hand, preferred to part with money to avoid any undue attention.

The boy refused to lodge a complaint saying he just wanted his money back. He gave a declaration that he did not want any action against the two.Interestingly, a bag carried by the two contained a pair of jeans and a ladies suit, often used by snake charmers for diverse roles. The police has confirmed receiving similar calls in the past.

Chandigarh, September 6
Sindhu PV, member of the Indian Uber Cup team, lived up to the expectations of his fans by winning three titles in the 20th Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All-India Junior Ranking Prize Money Badminton Tournament at the Panjab University Gymnasium here today.

Fifteen-year-old Sindhu won junior girls U-19 singles, sub-junior girl’s U-16 and sub-junior girl’s U-16 doubles titles to hog the limelight.

In junior boys U-19 section, Olympian Sai Praneeth B of AAI, emerged winner beating seventh seed Sarang Lakhani of Maharashtra in straight games 21-12 and 21-14 in the final tie today.

Manav Rachna International University’s vice-president Dr Amit Bhalla distributed prizes among winners.

Results

Junior girl’s U-19 singles: 7-PV Sindhu (AAI) bt 4-Tanvi Lad (AI) 21-18, 21-16.

Junior boy’s U-19 singles: 2- Sai Praneeth B (AAI) bt 7-Sarang Lakhani (Mah) 21-12 and 21-14.

Sub-junior boy’s U-13 singles: 1 Chirag Sen (Utr) bt 2-C Rahul 
Yadav (AP) 17-21, 21-9 and 21-9.

Sub-junior girl’s U-13 singles: 2-Shikha Gautam (Mah) bt 1-Harika V (AP) 21-18 and 22-20.

Sub-junior boy’s U-16 singles: 1- Arun George (Ker) bt 4-Arsalan Naqvi (UP) 21-11and 21-10.

Sub-junior girl’s U-16 singles: 8-PV Sindhu (AAI) bt Meenakshi K (AP) 21-8 and 21-7.

Sub-junior boy’s U-13 doubles: 1 Chirag Sen (Utr) and C Rahul Yadav (AP) bt 2-Siril Varma and Kanishq M (AP) 21-13 and 21-17.

Sub-junior girls U-13 doubles: Vaishali G and Harika V (AP) bt Mahima Aggarwal (KTK) and Kuhoo Garg (UTR) 21-14 and 21-11.

Sub-junior boy’s U-16 doubles: 3-Talar Laa (ANP) and Sai Tanuj (AP) bt Chaitanya Reddy K and Chaitanya KP (AP) 21-16, 21-17.

Sub-junior girl’s U-16 doubles: Ritupurana Das (WB) and Sindhu PV (AP) bt 1-Rutvika Shivani G (AP) and Poorvisha S Ram (KTK) 21-13, 21-12.

Junior Mixed doubles U-19: 4-Srikanth K and Maneesha K (AP) bt Hema Nagendra Babu T and Meghana J (AP) 21-12, 19-21, 24-22.

Chandigarh, September 6
The tournament’s favourite Mohun Bagan of Kolkata secured berth in the final four bracket today after showing the door to Sambalpur Football Academy of Orissa by 2-1 in the 8th Administrator’s Challenge Cup All-India U-17 Football Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at Football Ground, Sector 17, here today.

With the win, Mohun Bagan logged seven points and ousted New Public School, Sector 18, from the fray.

NPS had six points from three matches. From Group B, Mahilpur Football Academy had qualified for semifinal, as they emerged group champions with nine points.

On the other hand, Indian Football Academy (IFA) of Kolkata brightened their chances to qualify for semifinal from Group D after beating Dalbir Football Academy, Patiala, by 4-0 in their third league match.

Earlier, Sambalpur academy took lead through Suresh Kujur in the 68th minute after the first half went barren.

Kujur headed a cross from the left flank to get lead for his team. But the spirited Mohun Bagan took just two minutes to produce equaliser through Anubarta Maity in the 70th minute. Maity again struck in the 77th minute to see his team moving in the semifinal round.

Mohun Bagan’s Banish Singh was cautioned after he removed his shin pads and threw these on the sideline in the 13th minute.

Mirnal Adhikari was given yellow card for rough play in the 75th minute.

In their match against Dalbir Academy, IFA continued their victory run. With nine points each, IFA and SGGS Paldi were tied for the top position in their group.

However, SGGS Paldi has completed their league fixture. Now, IFA has to play Himachal Pradesh in their last fixture. They need just a draw against Himachal to oust SGGS Paldi tomorrow.

In group D match between Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, the former drubbed the latter by 4-0. Mukesh (5th), Vaibhav (21st) and Ravi Srivastava (67th and 77th) netted the goals for winners.

Rohit Football Academy of Orissa kept their hopes alive for a semifinal berth from Group A after beating local DAV School Football Academy by 2-0.

A Nayak gave them the lead in the sixth minute, while Y Sinu sealed the 2-0 victory by converting a penalty stroke, awarded in the 13th minute.

Tomorrow’s fixtures

The match is scheduled between GNPS-36 and Saupin’s School, Sector 32, at 10 am at BTS, Sector 48, ground.

Chandigarh, September 6
An eight-day junior golf coaching programme for children in the age group of 7-15 years will be held at the Chandigarh Golf Club Academy from October 19 to 29.

The coaching programme is in keeping with the club’s policy to take the game to the youngsters of the tricity. For a larger involvement of the kids, the camp has been thrown open to the wards of members and also non-members of the golf club.

The young trainees will be taught the basics of the game like posture, stance, alignment, aim, grip, chipping, pitching, bunker shots, putting, safety etiquettes and rules of the game.

The camp is being held strictly under the guidelines of the European Golf Teachers Federation, UK, and on completion of the course, the trainees will be issued EGTF certificates.

To motivate the trainees, one golf crystal trophy will be given to the trainee performing the best on each day. Each trainee will also receive three-month complimentary subscription of the Golf Plus magazine and a comprehensive golf manual.

The camp will be conducted by EGTF-recognised coach Ajay Gujral, who can be contacted at the Chandigarh Golf Club Academy or at 9814356013.