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Ropar, October 1
The Institute of Management Studies at IET Bhaddal Campus held a talent hunt programme for its MBA, MCA, BBA and BCA students. Institute finance secretary Sukhpreet Singh was the chief guest on the occasion.

Various competitions, including songs, dances, Rangoli, IQ tests and business quizzes were organised in order to bring out the hidden talent of students.

Jasdeep was declared first in debate, Ashul inpaper reading, Bhupinder Kaur in collage making, Pooja Nadda in solo song, Sarbjeet in solo dance, Neha Thakur and Manpreet Kaur in rangoli and painting, Rajni Sharma in mehndi, MBA third semester group in skit and Hari Krishan in marketing.

MBA third semester team performing Punjabi folk gidha won the best group-dance competition. IMS director-principal Dr VP Nagpal congratulated all students for exhibiting their talent.

Ambala, October 1
The district administration has banned the parking of three-wheelers and four-wheelers in the main bazaars of the cantonment by passing an order here.

In his order, the Ambala SP has barred the parking of three-wheelers and four-wheelers in Rai Market, Sadar Bazaar, Sarafa Bazaar, Nicholson Road and Sabzi Mandi road.

If the vehicle is found creating traffic hazard, it will be towed away, says the order. In such an event, the owner of the vehicle will bear the towing cost besides any other penalty, the SP adds.

Encroachers rule the roost in the cantonment, as the local municipal corporation and the district administration have virtually turned a blind eye to the mess. This has caused traffic chaos in the town. The worst affected is the main Sadar Bazaar area.

Shops and rehris have come up on both sides of the road, leading to traffic congestion.

Any move to remove encroachment it is vehemently opposed by the lobby. It is difficult for pedestrians to cross the congested bazaar road in morning and evening hours, say sources.

With no provision of parking in the main bazaar, the narrow and congested streets pose a big traffic challenge for residents.

In the main Sadar Bazaar area, some banks have set up their own parking areas by putting up fence on service roads. Several shopkeepers have extended their shops in the absence of check either from the corporation or the administrative side.

The problem has been compounded by haphazard parking of vehicles. Scores of vehicles remain parked on both sides of the Vijay Rattan Chowk-Sadar Bazaar road, the sources say.

Three-wheelers and rickshaws can also be seen parked on both sides of the main road.

Haphazard parking makes it difficult for people to cross the street, while some parked vehicles remain stuck due to the blockage of way.

Every effort of the district administration to restore order has been nullified by the negative approach of residents. The district administration has finalised a plan to ease traffic flow, but it is to yet be implemented.

Ambala, October 1
The project of the Ambala municipal corporation of shifting of dairies from Ambala Cantonment and Ambala City limits to outside the twin cities has been put on the backburner. No wonder that the dairies continue to play havoc with the sanitation system of the city and cattle continue to be traffic hazard.

Deputy Commissioner Sameer Pal Srow had a few months back ordered dairies in the city’s residential localities to halt their activities and shift to other areas in view of an imminent spread of epidemic diseases perceived by the administration.

The directive said dairying activities in residential areas in Ambala were posing a major threat and hence needed to be shifted outside these areas to locations allotted to dairies outside the municipal limit.

In 2004, the then Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, also decided to shift all dairies under a special campaign to maintain sanitation in the city. According to sources, he also announced that all basic facilities would be provided to the dairies.

The municipal corporation had at that time taken initiative to shift all the dairies to a faraway place. The place identified by the municipal corporation were Khatoli and Kanwli villages near here and a provision of Rs 1.48 crore had been made to construct the complex. The government also acquired a piece of land. But the move to shift the dairies fell flat as the dairy owners had opposed it.

The Deputy Commissioner recently asked the executive officer, Ambala City, Sadar, and the secretary of the Naraingarh municipal committee to ensure all necessary arrangements to keep residential areas and nullahs clean in their jurisdiction.

They were also told to take steps to shift the dairies out of residential areas after giving three months notice to their owners.

Sources in the administration said there was no immediately proposal to shift out the dairies from the city limits due to a petition filed by a construction company whose land was adjacent to these villages.

The court directed to consider ways and means in a planned and scientific manner keeping in mind the socio-economic and health issues involved therein. According to a survey, there were nearly 150 dairies in the city, which had to be shifted.

Kharar, October 1
With advent of ‘Shraadhs’ (days to remember forefathers), the demand for milk has risen, while liquor sale has decreased.

Considered religious days, Shraadhs started from September 23 and would continue till October 7. “People believe in donating as much as possible in the memory of ancestors. Being attached with religious mindset of the days, most of the Hindus avoid taking liquor in these days, thereby affecting its sale,” confirmed Paramjit Singh, a tavern owner. He added that the lull was expected to remain till October 16 when the Navratras conclude.

While the liquor sale has decreased, milk is registering an all time high sale. The Verka milk plant at Mohali, which caters to the parts of Mohali, Ropar, Chandigarh, Panchkula and Shimla, has also registered an increase in demand of milk.

Chairman Markfed, PS Chalaki said present consumption of milk was 3.12 lakh litres per day, which was 3 lakh litres before onset of Shraadhs.

“Last year, by the end of Shraadhs, milk demand had touched 3.40 lakh litres. This year, we expect this figure to be around 3.75 lakh litres,” he said.

Chalaki added that the plant authorities were going extra mile to ensure that consumers got quality milk.

Chandigarh, October 1
The court of additional district & sessions judge Gurbir Singh yesterday sentenced a resident of Colony No 4, Raj Kumar, to life imprisonment for setting his wife ablaze when he was in an inebriated condition. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. The woman later succumbed to her burn injuries in a city hospital.

According to the prosecution, the victim, Saroj, who was admitted to a hospital with burn injuries on September 15, 2009, stated to the police her husband had set her afire with the intent to kill her. She said on the day of the incident Raj was drinking in front of their children.

“My husband suddenly became infuriated as he thought I was trying to stop him from drinking liquor. He subsequently picked up a bottle of kerosene oil and said he would kill me if I dared stop him. I thought he was was only threatening me. However, he went on to pour kerosene on me and set me on fire”, she stated.

Saroj was admitted to Government Medical Hospital & College, Sector 32, where the cops recorded her statement. The police initially filed a case under section 307 (attempted murder) of the IPC.

Saroj succumbed to her injuries on September 21, 2009 following which the police booked Raj Kumar on charges of murder. 

Chandigarh, October 1
Bulbul, the woman whose newborn died at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), today filed an application in the district courts seeking registration of an FIR against Health Secretary Ram Niwas, Director Health Services Dr MS Bains, Medical Superintendent of GMSH-16 Dr Rajiv Vadhera and 12 others.

She has urged the court to register an FIR against all the accused under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC by issuing directions to the SSP.

Bulbul said that on July 22 at around 9 am, she went to the GMSH after labour pains. She was ignored, maltreated and avoided by the hospital staff, she alleged.

Bulbul said she gave birth to a girl child and the newborn fell on the floor resulting in her death. The case will come up for hearing on October 6. 

Chandigarh, October 1
The police on Thursday arrested a truck driver for allegedly ramming his vehicle into a car.

Mohali, October 1
Empty stands welcomed Indian and Australian teams on the first day of the first Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here today.

Yesterday, the PCA officials had claimed that around 10,000 tickets had been sold for the match.

However, today’s turnout belied their claim, as just around 1,000 spectators showed up for the match. All stands, barring students and general blocks, wore a deserted look. The stadium has a capacity of around 32,000 seats.

“The fans may have bought tickets to see the match on the weekend. Had India been batting first, the scene may have been different today,” felt GS Walia, honorary joint secretary of the PCA.

Some local schoolchildren who had come in a group said they were there to see star cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting in action.

“We are not interested in the Test match. It’s more fun watching a T-20 match and an IPL outing. We are here just to see Tendulkar, Bhajji and Dravid,” said Gogi, Sweety and Gurpreet, all students of a local school.

Panchkula, October 1
North Zone started their campaign on a winning note, as they defeated Oman team by two wickets in the 1st Rajiv Gandhi All-India Inter-Zone Under-15 National League Cricket Championship for the Royal Empire Cup that started at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Sector 3, here today.

Batting first, Oman mustered 109 runs in their allotted 25 overs with the help of Gayash’s 25-run knock.

Vishwas Khatak and Amit Dhiman were the pick of the bowlers claiming two wickets each for 12 and 15 runs, respectively.

After early jolts, North Zone achieved the target in 23.5 overs. The team scored 110 for eight as Yugneek Kandhela hit 45 runs to emerge as the highest scorer in the match.

Brief score: Oman: 109 for 8 in 25 overs (Gayash 37, Abishek 15; Vishwas Khatak 2 for 12, Amit Dhiman 2 for 15, Piyush Arora 2for 13).

North Zone: 110 for 8 in 23.5 overs (Yugneek Kandhela 45, Vishwas Khatak 12; Zakir 2 for 18, Yash Lakhani 2 for 37).

In the second match of the day, Cricket Federation XI got the better of South Central Zone by two runs in a nail-biting contest.

Batting first after winning the toss, CFI XI scored 134 runs in 20 overs. Rohit Chaudhary was the highest scorer with 44 runs, while Shashank Garg chipped in with 21 runs.

Akhil of South Central Zone snapped three for 20, while Rajath scalped 2 for 15.

In reply, South Central got off to a flier as openers Raj and Rajath (52 off 46) scored 31 runs in just three overs. But Kanwaljeet Singh produced a deadly bowling spell (four for 16) to turn the tables on the rivals.

South Central were bowled out for 132 runs in the final over, as the last man was run out.

Brief scores: Cricket Federation XI: 134 for 8 in 20 overs (Rohit Chaudhary 44, Shashank Garg 21, Yuvraj 11; Akhil 3 for 20, Rajath 2 for 15).

South Central Zone: 132 all out in 19.4 overs (Rajath 52, Akhil 11; Kanwaljeet 4 for 16, Shashank 1 for 21).

In the third match played at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh, South Zone beat Sri Lanka team by 87 runs.

Brief scores: South Zone: 187 for 9 in 20 overs (Vishnu 49, Gautam 42, Anand 39; Ashwin Mulanga 3 for 44, A Brar 3 for 29).

Sri Lanka: 100 all out in 16.6 overs (Asantha 25; Vishnu 2 for 49, Vishwajeet 2 for 30).

In the second match played at the same venue, West Zone beat Eastern Zone by 80 runs.

In the match played at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, North Zone beat West Zone by 45 runs.

Brief scores: North Zone: 116 all out in 21 overs. (Ankit 28, Vishwas Khatak 27, Yugneek 18; Sindhia 4 for 28).

West Zone: 71 all out in 18.4 overs (Sankit 26; Vishwas Khatak 2 for 10, Piyush Arora 2 for 16, Amit Dhiman 2 for 10).

Shishu Niketan log win
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 1
Shishu Niketan School defeated DAV Blue-8 29-7, 29-19 in the boys’ section of the 14th Chandigarh Junior State Ball Badminton Championship at IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, here today.

The second match between Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, and Government Model High School, Sector 37, went in favour of the former as they beat their opponent 29-4, 29-8.

In another match, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, got the better of MDAV, Sector 22, 29-16, 29-5.

Results: Boys: Shishu Niketan-22 D b DAV Blue-8 29-7, 29-19; Manav Mangal School-21 b GMH School-37 29-4, 29-8.

Girls: Government Model Senior Secondary School-32 b MDAV-22 29-16, 29-5.

Chandigarh, October 1
In an effort to encourage water sports, the Chandigarh administration will organise the 1st Chandigarh Watersports Festival from October 21 to 23 at Sukhna Lake here.

UT Sports Secretary Sanjay Kumar said teams from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab Police, NCC, CRPF, Panjab University, BSF and Army will participate in the competition.

The events include cadet sailing and wailler competitions, rowing, kayaking, canoeing and sweep rowing coxless (men & women) — 1000 m.

The cash prizes and certificates will be conferred on the first, second and third placed competitors in each event.

Interested teams can send in their entries with Rs 50 as entry fee. Registration by participants can be made at Lake Sports Club at Sukhna Lake from October 1 to 10.

Chandigarh, October 1
Hosts Panjab University sailed into the next round beating H North Gujarat University 38-12 on the second day of the All-India Inter University Netball (Men) Championship for 2010-11, being played on knock-out basis at Panjab University grounds, here today.

The other results: MD University, Rohtak, b Osmania University 28-24; Annamalai University b Bharathidasan University 32-19; Pt RS University, Raipur, b MJPR University, Bareilley, 32-12; GND University, Amritsar, b MD University, Rohtak, 33-16; Annamalai University b Punjabi University, Patiala, 38-31; Panjab University, Chandigarh, b Bangalore University, Bangalore, 31-29; KU, Kurukshetra, b Pt RS University, Raipur, 34-12.