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Chaos on railway overbridge
Kurali, October 10 As per Surinder Sharma, president of the Rasta Kholo Sangharsh Committee, which has been agitating against setting up of toll tax barrier and protested consequent fleece, reveals that the project has violated several norms laid in its agreement. Earlier, the width of bridge was planned to be 17.5 metre to accommodate the growing traffic. However, owing to urban construction, it was found infeasible. It was later decided to make it 13.5 metre, which was also not feasible. Finally, it was decided that total width of the bridge would be 11.5 metre with 0.5 metre area of railings, 1.5 metre each for pavements and only 7.5 metre was left for the traffic, Sharma added. Sharma has pursued the matter till the Supreme Court wherein it was directed that locals be exempted from paying toll tax, which has never happened. “Only a handful of us, who lay hue and cry, are exempted from paying the tax. Rest all locals pay taxes, which is not justified,” he added. Besides charging for a narrow bridge and potholed road right beneath the toll tax barrier, the construction company is also minting money from the advertisement hoardings displayed promptly on the facet of toll tax barrier building. Even the service lanes provided are inadequate. Toll collected from private four wheeler vehicles for multiple trips in 24 hours is Rs 17. Buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles pay much higher amount. Construction of this bridge has completely alienated the west side population of area from the main city. More than 40 trains run on this route daily and with the work on Bilaspur cement factory getting completed, 15 to 20 more trains are expected to add. People living in alienated area have no option but to use unsafe methods to cross the railway lines for commuting. XEN, central public works division (CPWD), Gurmukh Singh says he has recently joined the office and will look into the matter. |
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Kurali battles traffic problem
Kurali, October 10 Converging at the ill-managed Kurali chowk, the traffic moves at a snail’s pace, especially during the peak hours. Serpentine queues are seen from the chowk till the toll tax barrier and towards the Chandigarh road. Situation worsens when people, taking advantage of absence of traffic cops, hold the entire traffic for ransom in wake of their grudge against the local government or the administration. In one such incident, people blocked traffic protesting against the police inaction over the issue of a couple eloping on their own will to get married. Such protests not only clog the road, but holds entire traffic for ransom for hours together, even after the protest has come to an end. While protesters have found holding up traffic a novel way to register their protest and blackmail the authorities concerned, the traffic police has chosen to remain mum. The main chowk is often found manned only during VIP visit. “We are understaffed and overworked. Mohali district mainly relies on the police force taken from other districts or from different battalions. Owing to proximity to Chandigarh and cricket stadium at Mohali, we often have little time to look after the area,” reveal cops at Kurali police station. The roads witness heavy rush from different quarters. Large and heavy vehicles carrying industry goods and raw material ply on this road. Similarly, the industrial traffic moving on the Siswan-Baddi road, too, converges here before moving ahead. “While opening of the Siswan-Baddi road has shortened 56 km distance between Chandigarh and Baddi to mere 26 km, it has left city choking. Government should draft a plan to de-congest this stretch as well,” demanded Ashok Kumar, an area resident. Meanwhile, DIG, Ropar, Gurpreet Deo was not available for comments. Project to widen this road up to Kharar is under process. The central public works division has already submitted proposal and budget to the department seeking approval. Entire stretch will be widened and many trees will be axed down for this purpose. |
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Zonal youth fest from tomorrow
Bassi Pathana, October 10 All 30 colleges of the Fatehgarh Sahib zone would participate in the youth fest and compete for 27 events, which include giddha, bhangra, quiz, debate, folk song, western and Indian dances, play, mime, skit, painting, etc., said Dr RK Sharma, director, Cordia Group of Institutes, Sanghol. He said Deputy Commissioner Yashvir Mahajan would inaugurate the festival, whereas Dr Manjit Singh, Registrar, Punjabi University, Patiala, would preside over. Many renowned artistes like Satwinder Bugga, Ranbir Rana, Harmanjit Singh, Barinder Singh (Binu), Bhupinder Babal and Jelly are expected to grace the event with their performances. |
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Ribha shines in debate
Patiala, October 10 In the individual category, Ribha Singla of MM Modi College, Patiala, won the first position. Anju Bala of Mohindra College, Patiala, stood second, while Kulwinder Kaur of Khalsa College, Patiala, won the third prize. Mohammad Khalid of Government Ripudaman College, Nabha, took the consolation prize. Teams from eight colleges participated in the competition. The topic was “Honour killing should be declared as heinous crime by an act of Parliament and perpetrators be punished as murderers.” Shivdular Singh Dhillon, additional secretary, personnel department, Punjab government, presided over the function.
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Kings XI’s termination from IPL Akash Ghai Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 10 “Why you are dragging me into the fight arena of bulls,” said India’s first cricket Dronacharya DP Azad when asked for his comments on the issue. “I have heard the news but am yet to know the details,” said Azad. On the other hand, local cricketers who were part of Kings XI preferred to remain silent on today’s development, which is likely to tell upon their cricketing career. At least eight domestic Punjab Cricket Association players, including Sunny Sohal, Karan Goel, VRV Singh, Uday Kaul, Reetinder Sodhi and Bipul Shamra, were part of Kings XI, whereas Sarabjit Ladda and Amit Uniyal had represented Rajasthan Royals. None of these players was ready to talk on the issue, as most of the phone calls made to them went unanswered. Only one talked on the condition of anonymity, saying the news was a big shock for budding cricketers. “Being part of the league not only gave us a chance to play with international players but also earn handsomely. Big names will move on to other IPL teams but no other franchisee will pick budding players like us,” he said. Local fans were disappointed with the termination of Preity Zinta’s team. “The team had earned a major fan-following in the state. We will surely miss the team and also Preity Zinta in the next leg of the league,” said cricket fans Amit Trehan, Neeraj, Sumit and Sandeep. Terming the IPL a cricketing extravaganza, they said watching the IPL would no longer be fun for local enthusiasts.
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CBSE North-Zone Roller Skating Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 10 Brief results Age group: Under 19 (boys) road race (quad) Rahul Mittal Ryan International School, Sector 49-B (!st), Divyan Jolly Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, Delhi (2nd) and Kartik Bharol Sachdeva Public School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi. Age group: Under 16 (boys) road race (quad) Harsh Beniwal KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7-B (1st), Ishnoor Singh Hillwoods Academy, Preet Vihar, Delhi (2nd) and Sudhanshu Jain Shishu Niketan Public School, Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 5, PKL (3rd). Age group: Under 14 (boys) road race (quad) Siddharth Jain Shishu Niketan Public School, MDC, Sector 5 (1st) Bhanu Sunil Khajuria Delhi Public School, Jammu (J&K) (2nd) and Aman Raijada Lancer's Convent Senior Secondary School, Sector 14, Rohini, New Delhi (3rd). Agegroup: Under 12 (boys) road race (quad) Balkirat Singh Rangi Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27 (1st), Mohit Kumar KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7 (2nd) and Dikshant Indraprastha Convent Senior Secondary School, Begumpur, Delhi (3rd). Age group: Under 10 (boys) road race (quad) Saurabh Joshi Sachdeva Public School, Pitampura, Delhi (1st) Vatsal Gupta K.C. International School, Akhnoor Road, Paloura, Jammu (J&K) (2nd) and Vansh Rajput Jodhamal Public School, Jammu (3rd). Age group: Under 16 (girls) road race (quad) Darshwinder Kaur KB DAV, Sector 7 (1st) Jagrika Bajaj Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, Delhi (2nd) and Anjali Bhartiya Public School, S.D. College Road, Ambala Cantt (3rd). Age group: Under 14 (girls) road race (quad) Arushi Goel North Ex Public School, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi (1st) Suvidha Sarin Maharaja Harisingh Agricultural Collegiate School, Jammu (2nd) Aayushi Rakwal Presentation Convent Sr. Sec. School, Jammu (3rd). Age group: Under 12 (girls) road race (quad) Nikita Thakur Presentation Convent Sr. Sec. School, Jammu (1st) Prakriti Saxena Pragati Public School, Dwarka, Delhi (2nd) Ishita Delhi Public School, Maharaja Hari Singh Marg, Jammu (3rd). Age group: Under 10 (girls) road race (quad) Drishti Gupta Delhi Public School, Jammu (1st) Ujwal Maharaja Harisingh Agricultural Collegiate School, Jammu (2nd) Sakshi Yadav Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, Pkl (3rd). Age group: Under 8 girls road race (quad) Vanshita Kukreja Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chd (1st) Katrina Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, Pkl (2nd) and Jhankar Sethi Adarsh Public School, Vikaspuri, Delhi (3rd).
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CCA, Rest of Punjab declared
joint winners
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, October 10 Resuming from their overnight score of 287 for 4 in 90 overs the Rest of Punjab team scored 544 for 9 in 182 overs at the end of match. Sunny Sohal, Karan Goel and Gitansh Khera missed their centuries as both got out on their individual score of 98, 92 and 94 runs, respectively. Ravi Inder Singh 75, Ankur Kakkar 29, Pankaj Dharmani 30, Reetinder Sodhi 46, Manpreet Gony 26 were the other main scorers for the Rest of Punjab team. For CCA, Bipul Sharma and Karanveer were the main bowlers who scalped 4 and 3 wickets giving away 129 and 122 runs, respectively. Ajay Dalal 1 for 92, Satnam Singh 1 for 62, were the other wicket takers for the Chandigarh team. Brief Scores: Chandigarh Cricket Association: 642 for all out in 177.5 overs (Sarul Kanwar 121, Vishwas Bhalla 139, Gaurav Gupta 50, Simrat Bawa 158, Bipul Sharma 50, Karanveer 75, Navdeep 5 for 160 Lakshay Seth 2 for 140, Manpreet Gony 1 for 109, Ankur Kakkar 1 for 26 and Karan Goel 1 for 82) Rest of Punjab: 287 for 4 in 90 overs (Karan Goel 92, Ravi Inder 75, Ankur Kakkar 29, Pankaj Dharmani 30, Reetinder Sodhi 46, Sunny Sohal 98, Gitansh Khera 94, Manpreet Gony 26 Ajay Dalal 1 for 92, Satnam Singh 1 for 62, Bipul Sharma 4 for 129 and Karanveer 3 for 122).
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NPS Club win Harbans Lal memorial football tourney
Chandigarh, October 10 After the first half went barren, Viikas Gulia of NPS brought cheers to his team with his sole goal in the 72nd minute of the game after receiving a good pass form Johny Chand. Earlier, Johny Chand of NPS Club made some brilliant moves but the team could not give proper finish to those. RC missed a brilliant chance when Harvinder Pal of Rajeshwar Football Club tried a well-measured long-range shot in the 26th minute, which struck the cross bar of the goal post. Johny Chand of the NPS Club adjudged for the man of the match award. In the under-13 category final, the Chandigarh Football Academy, Sector 42, defeated Saupins School by 4-0. Mobashir of CFA scored two brilliant goals in the 5th and 8th minutes respectively. Jatinder scored in the 25th minute and Tehlil scored the final goal for his team. Aryaman of Saupins School showed some brilliant moves in the opponents defence. The man of the match award was given to Mobashir of CFA.The members and the manager of the U-19 team, which won the junior national championship at Kolkata recently, were also felicitated by the Youngsters Club.
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Tarini wins under-9 chess championship
Chandigarh, October 10 Tarini accumulated 10 points in the 11-round tournament to finish as national champion. Putting up a splendid show, Tarini remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. However, in two matches she ended in draw. Tarini beat a number of top players including the Asian Gold Medalist Bansi Prathima of Andhra Pradesh, R Vaishali, K Priyanka of Tamil Nadu and Sonali Jena of Orissa in the course. Tarini is a student of class IV in Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 26 here. |
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Desh Prem drub Mohali academy
Chandigarh, October 10 Batting first, DPACA put on 163 all out in 36.4 overs. In reply, MCA were restricted at 115 all out in 25.1
overs. Brief scores: DPACA: 163 all out in 36.4 overs (Karan Aggrawal 40, Lovejit 37, Talwinderjit Junior 18, Sahil Aggrawal 15 no, Prananjoy 4 for 32) MCA: 115 all out in 25.1 overs (Abhijit 35, Raman 15, Shubham 2 for 30, Talwinderjit Junior 2 for 17, Karan Aggrawal 2 for 15). |
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