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Ropar, September 27
College of Architecture, IET Bhaddal, organised an interaction with Padam Shri Nek Chand here.

Nek Chand discussed his views on art and architecture with students and teachers.

He shared his experiences about adventurous and artistic journey from his village to the Rock Garden and his love for nature.

He said: “Nature and man-made things should be in harmony with each other. If there is conflict between the two, it leads to destruction. Urban and industrial waste can be used to create better living and aesthetic environments for the society.”

Nek Chand added that Le-Corbusier’s use of concrete in its plastic forms inspired him. He recalled how he maintained secrecy and toiled hard for about 20 years on his bicycle to collect about 20,000 natural rock forms and sculptures.

“I didn’t prepare any formal plans and drawings, but followed my heart for creation of this garden. My art is not for sale, but it’s an art for the masses,” he said advising students to channelise their energy for creative arts and aesthetic pursuits.

Principal SS Sekhon welcomed Nek Chand. Kulwinder Gurcharan Singh, Chairperson, Bhaddal Institutes thanked Nek Chand for presenting a set of special books related to Rock Garden for library of College of Architecture, IET Bhaddal.

Rajpura, September 27
Raj Kaur of Alimajra village, who had eloped four days ago, surfaced today married to the man she went with.

Girl’s parents had earlier got a case registered against Baljit Kaur of the same village alleging that she had instigated their daughter to elope with her love interest. The 19-and-half-year-old girl, however, refuted the allegations and said her parents had framed Baljit Kaur to settle a personal score.

Talking to the TNS, Raj said she had married Jasbir Singh, a photographer in Kaami Kalan village of Rajpura, at her own will.

“We have produced all documents concerned and proofs of date of birth in the High Court to get the marriage registered,” she added.

Earlier, the police had registered a case under Sections 363, 366-A and 120-B of the IPC against Baljit Kaur.

Shambhu police station in charge Amanpal Singh Virk said the girl’s mother misled the police and concealed facts about her age. The SHO said even Raj’s sister, when brought to the police station to verify facts about her missing status, wrongly accused the police of torture. Raj had eloped with Jasbir, as her mother wanted her to marry someone else. Action would be taken against Raj’s mother, he added.

Patiala, September 27
Biological Society of MM Modi College, Patiala, organised an inter-class science quiz contest in which a large number of students participated.

Quiz master Prof Ravinder Yadav hosted the contest and the audience also participated enthusiastically.

Dr Ashwani Sharma, president, Biological Society of the college, apprised the audience of various activities carried out by the society.

Team A, comprising Ginny, Shashi, Anjali and Amrit won 1st position. Team D, comprising Sadhna, Harjot, Arpan and Japreet bagged second position and Team C, comprising Gurdeep, Diksha, Reena and Kiran got 3rd position.

College principal Dr Satish Bhardwaj, congratulated the winning teams and exhorted the students to participate enthusiastically in various activities related to the learning of basic sciences.

Dr Vinay K Jain, Dr Rajeev Sharma, Dr Kuldeep Kumar, Prof Amit Sareen, Prof Deepti, Dr Sonika Kapoor, Prof Sonali, Prof Gagandeep, Prof Seema, Prof Sanjeev, Dr Sanjay, Prof Neetika and Prof Rajni were also present.

Patiala, September 27
The quarterfinal and semifinal matches of the All-India Indian Public School Conference (IPSC) Tennis Championship for boys and girls were held at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, here today.

Boys and girls in the age group of U-14, U-17 and U-19 displayed some spectacular performances.

As many as 18 schools and over 220 players are participating. The final matches of the team championship will be played tomorrow.

Results

Quarterfinal- (Girls)

U-14: DPS RK Puram beat Welham girls 2-1 and MGD Jaipur beat YPS Patiala, 2-0

U-17: DPS RK Puram beat Scindia Kanya Vidalya, Gwalior 2-0, DPS Mathura road beat Modern School 2-0, YPS, Patiala, beat MNSS Rai 2-0 and MGD Jaipur beat RKC Rajkot 2-0

Semifinal

U-14: DPS RK Puram beat DPS Mathura road, 2-1

U-17: YPS Patiala beat MGD Jaipur, 2-0

U-19: Modern School beat MGD Jaipur 2-0 and DPS RK Puram beat MNSS Rai 2-0

Quarterfinal: (Boys)

U-14: MPS Mumbai beat Scindia School, Gwalior 2-0, YPS Mohali beat RKC Rajkot 2-0, DPS RK Puram beat Doon School 2-0 and Modern School beat DPS Mathura Road 2-0

U-17: Modern School beat RK Puram 2-0; DPS Mathura road beat Doon School 2-1 MNSS, Rai beat YPS, Patiala, 2-1 and Welham boys beat Lawrence School, Sanawar, 2-0.

U-19: Modern School beat YPS, Patiala, 2-0, DPS Mathura road beat Mayo College, Ajmer, 2-0, Welham boys beat Scindia School, Gwalior, 2-0 and DPS RK Puram beat Doon School 2-0

Semifinal

U-14: YPS, Mohali, beat HMPS 2-0

U-17: Modern School beat Mathura road 2-1 and MNSS Rai beat Welham School 2-1

U-19: Modern School beat DPS Mathura road 2-1 

Ambala, September 27
“Dissolving the municipal council to form a municipal corporation has further aggravated the problem of the town. Civic amenities in Ambala Cantonment have collapsed and the town is turning into a slum,” said local BJP MLA Anil Vij here today.

Miffed at getting no response to his query submitted on May 9 over corruption in NREGA, he sought a thorough investigation into increasing corruption and action against those involved.

Anil Vij said development works were lacking in villages and rural areas attached to the corporation were facing utter neglect.

He said a large number of pending mutation cases had made the life of common people miserable.

After listening to the grievances of people at the PWD Guest House, he said heaps of garbage in residential colonies behind the Banarsi Das Mill spoke volumes about the working of the corporation and exposed lapses on the part of the district administration.

The residents rued that corporation’s safai workers never visited their areas to lift garbage. Consequently, drains remained choked, leading to stench.

He said the Hooda government’s decision to merge the municipal committees of Ambala and Ambala Cantonment to form a corporation was a wrong one and would prove disastrous for residents of the two towns.

He also questioned the rationale behind the administration’s last-month demolition notice to 1,200 owners of houses near the Tangri river, after they had sought power connections. He said they had been on the voter’s list for the past several years.

Also, the giving of charge of Municipal Corporation Commissioner to Ambala Deputy Commissioner would hamper the day-to-day working of the corporation, he added.

He would meet the Deputy Commissioner on September 30 to take up the problems of residents.

Ambala, September 27
The Kharga Corps is organising a World Heart Week to raise awareness on keeping healthy among the families of Armymen.

Sources say the Army has always taken pride in the physical fitness of its men and is now extending the same to their families.

The aim is to increase awareness and identify the risk factor to enable the men and their families to lead a healthy lifestyle.

As part of the week, a walkathon was organised for the defence personnel and their families on September 26.

A free health check-up camp will be organised for the families of the defence personnel on September 28.

A lecture on healthy lifestyle and an exhibition would also be organised. Comprehensive health checkup would also be done to identify risk factor.

A poster-making competition, exhibition on health and a quiz competition for schoolchildren, including lecture on healthy lifestyle, has been planned for the officers and Armymen.

On September 29, a “No Mechanical Transport” day will also be observed wherein all ranks will walk from their residence to their respective place of work, the sources added.

Ambala, September 27
A seminar on nutritional requirements of children was organised at DHD SD Public School, in which Dr Vinti Dawar, reader in the department of hotel management, Kurukshetra University, was the resource person.

The awareness seminar highlighted nutritional requirements of children and various dietary ingredients, which can help the overall growth and development among children.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Dawar apprised mothers and grandmothers of topics like how to encourage children towards nutritional eating habits. She gave healthy cooking tips and also discussed recipes offering alternatives to chips, chocolates, pizzas and soft drinks.

School principal Neelinderjit Kaur Sandhu said it was imperative for the parents to be aware of the nutritional requirements of children, especially of younger children where nutrition played a critical role in the child’s development.

The need of the hour is to educate the parents in developing healthy eating habits among the children. Nutritive food not only makes a child healthier but also makes the child emotionally stable and improves school performance, she added.

The seminar will also highlight the anxiety in parents related to food likes, dislikes and requirements, which change on continuous basis among toddlers.

Dr Dawar apprised mothers and grandmothers of topics like how to encourage children towards nutritional eating habits. She gave healthy cooking tips and also discussed recipes offering alternatives to chips, chocolates, pizzas and soft drinksthey were stopped.

The need of the hour is to educate the parents in developing healthy eating habits among the children. Nutritive food not only makes a child healthier but also makes the child emotionally stable and improves school performanceMullanpur and Nayagaon.

Chandigarh, September 27
Acting on a petition by Nisha Gupta, former headmistress of the SD High School, Sector 24, for quashing the order to terminating her service, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the post held by her will not be filled.

Justice Permod Kohli also issued a notice of motion for November 30 to the managing committee of the school, the Chandigarh administration and other respondents.

In her petition, Gupta had contended that before terminating her service, neither was a meeting of the managing committee convened properly, nor was a decision taken to terminate service.

Her counsel added that the termination of service of the petitioner was an arbitrary exercise of power by the school manager and the order dated September 16 was in utter violation of provisions of the relevant Act and rules.

Going into the background of the controversy, the counsel said the manager wrote a letter on August 31, alleging certain lapses on her part during a visit by the school’s managing committee members on July 30.

It was alleged the petitioner was absent from duty from 12.30 pm to 1.45 pm that day. The petitioner explained her position, adding that the members visited the school on July 28 and not July 30.

The counsel said, “The petitioner was being harassed by the school manager for reasons best known to him. Facing this situation, the petitioner was constrained to make a representation on September 9 to the school managing committee president, highlighting the conduct of the manager. The petitioner sought information with regard to powers and duties of the manager.”

The counsel further said, “On September 16, to the dismay and surprise of the petitioner, the manager wrote a letter to the petitioner that her service had been terminated with immediate effect. In the letter, it was also mentioned that a cheques for salary in lieu of a month’s notice was also enclosed.”

Panchkula, September 27
An Innova car was stolen from outside the residence of its owner in Sector 10 here late last night.

In a complaint to the police, car owner Abhinav Aggarwal reported that he had parked his car (HR 03 R 0060) outside his house around 11.30 pm.

He learned about the theft when he came out of the house around 5.30 am.

The Sector-10 police has registered a case and started the investigation.

Meanwhile, Bharat Hiteshi, general secretary, Sector-10 Welfare Association, has expressed concern over the rise in theft cases in the area.

He has urged the district administration to expedite the installation of security gates on main entry and exit points on the lines of Mohali, besides beefing up the security in the sector. 

Chandigarh, September 27
A 32-year-old labourer was killed after being knocked down by a car on the road dividing Sectors 24 and 37 here last night.

The victim was rushed to the PGI in a critical condition where he later died around 3 am. In a separate incident, two were injured after a car in Ram Darbar hit their scooter.

The police said the victim, Jatinder Prashad was crossing the road, along with his relative Mukhtiar, when a Volkswagen car, which was coming from Sector 25, rammed into the victim injuring him severely. The car driver, Harneet Singh, a resident of Sector 38-West, rushed the victim to the PGI.

The police has arrested the accused and registered a case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving against him.

About the second mishap, the police said a recklessly driven Maruti car knocked down two youths, identified as Monu and Prem, both residents of Phase II, Ram Darbar, near the Community Centre in Ram Darbar last night. Both victims were admitted to the Sector-32 Government Medical College and Hospital.

The police arrested the car driver, Rajesh, a resident of Sector 47, on charges of causing injuries due to the rash and negligent driving. He was also booked for driving vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Chandigarh, September 27
The police has booked the mother of a rape accused on charges of tampering with his matriculation certificate to prove that he is a minor in order to secure bail for him.

The in charge of the Palsora police post, sub-inspector Ajay Kumar, said since it was a major case, they had decided to go into details of certificates produced by the family of the accused, showing him to be a minor.

“The mother of the accused, Saraswati, alias Somwati, produced the photocopy of a certificate issued by the Uttar Pradesh government. After verification, the certificate was found to have been tampered with. She had used a fluid to conceal the actual age of her son,” he said.

The police arrested Saraswati after registering a case of forgery, criminal conspiracy and cheating against her. The police today produced the documents before the juvenile home authorities at Sector 25, asking the authorities to shift the accused to the Burail jail.

Mohali, September 27
All eyes were set at one person when a private flight landed at a local airport here this afternoon.

Sachin Tendulkar, who was accompanied by two other star cricketers Zaheer Khan and VVS Laxman made a fine landing here.

The stars were immediately taken into tight security cover and were driven to a hotel, where the Indian and Australian teams are being put up for Mohali test match.

The importance of the upcoming match between India and Australia can be gauged from the fact that the three star cricketers headed to the PCA Stadium for net practice after one-hour rest at the hotel.

At the PCA stadium, too, the players arrived for the practice session amid tight security and even the media was not allowed to interact with them.

Sachin and Sehwag batted first during the practice session. Sachin preferred the bowling of regular Indian bowlers like Zaheer, Ishant and Harbhajan, while local players bowled to Sehwag.

They batted for almost one hour. VVS Laxman who arrived late for the practice session was seen doing warming up exercises and was assisted by the team-physio.

After Sachin and Sehwag, Laxman and Harbhajan went for the batting session and thereafter Amit Misra, Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan also batted for about half-an-hour.

Sehwag, who was injured by Ishant’s bowl preferred to take rest after being provided the first-aid.

Sachin and Amit Sharma also bowled to their teammates under the supervision of coach Gary Kirsten.

The practice session continued till 5.45 pm. 

Chandigarh, September 27
Excellent knock of 134 by Sunny Sohal helped CL Malhotra to pile up 305 runs for the loss of three wickets against IS Bindra XI on the second day of the Emerging Players Tournament held at the LIC Stadium in Sector 26 here today.

Replying to IS Bindra XI score of 268, CL Malhotra scored 305 for three at the end of the Day II play.

Openers Satpal and Sunny Sohal put up 102 runs for the first wicket before Satpal was trapped in front by Sarabjit Ladda for 43, Sohal was then joined by Uday Kaul and the duo pitched 83 runs for the 2nd wicket which was broken by Gaurav Gambhir when he had Uday Kaul caught by Siddharth for 50.

Sohal was then joined by Gurkirat Walia and the two took the total to 273 when the former was caught by Jaskaran of the bowling of left arm spinner Yogesh Kumar for 134 off 237 balls with 15 boundaries and one six.

Gurkirat Walia 46 not out and Ankur Kakkar 23 were at the crease.

In the second match played at Patiala Navjot Sidhu XI, which resumed their innings at 76 for seven were bowled out for 110 in 41.2 overs today.

Amit Uniyal was the first one to go when he was caught by Sharad Lumba off Rajwinder Golu for 24.

Karanveer was next to go when he was caught of the bowling of Rajwinder Singh for six. Gitansh Khera was the last man out at 110 scoring 22.

For MP Pandove XI, Rajwinder Golu returned flattering figures of 18-7-33-9 as instrumental in the 10th dismissal also as he had caught Gitansh Khera off Tripathi.

Leading by 62 runs on the first innings, MP Pandove XI had a sound start of 58 between Kunwar Raina and Jeevanjot Singh which was broken when the latter was trapped in front by Lakshay Seth for 32.

Raina was the next to go caught by substitute Siddharth of Seth for 40. Amitoze Singh 44 and Himanshu Chawla unbeaten 44 added 57 runs for the 5th wicket. MP Pandove XI were 195 for five in 66 overs at the end of the play.

Left arm spinner Lakshay was the main bowler for Navjot XI, who scalped five wickets for 68 off 33 overs out of which 11 were maidens.

Scores

CL Malhotra XI: Satpal 43, Sunny Sohal 134, Uday Kaul 50, Gurkirat Walia 46 not out and Ankur Kakkar 23 not out

Navjot Sidhu XI: 110 all out in 41.2 overs (Amit Uniyal 24, Gitansh Khera 22 and Rajwinder Golu nine for 33)

MP Pandove XI: 195 for five in 66 overs (Kunwar Raina 40, Jeevanjot 32, Amitoze 44, Himanshu Chawla unbeaten 44 and Lakshay Seth five for 68). 

Chandigarh, September 27
The Junior Golf Mission 2016 of the Chandigarh Golf Club was off to a good start with Tarundeep Chadha firing a one under 71 card in the A category to clinch the Hero Honda Junior Golf Championship on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.

Raghav Bhandari finished two strokes behind at 73.

There was a tie for the top slot in the A category for girls, in which Jaipreet Ghuman and Tavleen Batra carded identical 76 gross scores. But because of a better back nine, Jaipreet was declared the winner with Ambala's Tavleen Batra occupying the runner-up slot.

The scores in the A category were the right indicators for the build up to the Olympic Games 2016 when golf is to be included as an Olympic event.

But in most of the other categories, the winners and runners-up were decided on nett scores. A lot of golf players feel gross scores should be the criteria for determining the winners, as the competition is in different age groups and not handicap groups.

The Category D title was won by Aadil Bedi who scored a nett score of 73. This was four strokes better than Karanveer Singha's 77. In category C, Paramjit Yadav and Jaiveer Singh Sandhu tied with identical nett scores of 72. But Paramjit was declared the winner because of a better back nine.

There was a tie in the B category also, with Yuvraj Sandhu and Jairaj Singh Sandhu tying at 81 gross. Yuvraj won because of a better back nine.

Vrinda Aggarwal won the girls (C category) title with a nett score of 76 with Gurjot Badwal finishing six strokes behind at 82.

The girls’ D category title was won by Harmanbir Bajwa with a nett score of 91. Ashmeet Saini finished two strokes behind at 93.

Chandigarh Golf Club president BS Gill gave away the prizes. Capt GS Ghuman, chairman of the tournaments’ committee, said the club would soon start a tournament for families.

Mohali, September 27
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today suffered a sprain in his ankle during a net practice session at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

According to sources, the injury was grave and could lead the “Turbanator” out of action during the first Test match of the Indo-Aussie series, starting from October 1at the stadium.

Bhajji was taken to a hospital for MRI. The sources claimed that as per the MRI report, the injury was grave and chances are that the cricketer may not be able to recover before the upcoming match.

Earlier, Bhajji had developed sprain when he was sweating it out with other members of the Indian team at the PCA this afternoon.

Though the spinner left the nets after the injury, he again came to the Sector 16 Stadium for practice.

Meanwhile, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who sustained “soft tissue injury”, on his wrist yesterday during the practice match against

Australia, did not come out on the fields today due to his injury.