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Tribune News Service

Bassi Pathana, October 27
To educate the student community about traffic rules and to create awareness to obey the rules, the traffic police today organised seminars at Pine Grove Public School. SP Singh, DSP Bassi Pathana, was the chief guest, while Rakesh Sidiqui, traffic in charge, presided over the function.

Addressing the students, the DSP said as the traffic had increased manifolds and infrastructure was the same, only traffic sense and obeying traffic rules could save human lives.

Rakesh Sidiqui briefed the students about the traffic rules by giving a live presentation. — OC

Ambala, October 27
Night life in Ambala will soon be brighten up with a night food street coming up soon near the general bus stand here.

This move will be a boon the tourism, as the location for the night food street is both near to the bus stand and railway station, providing people with hygienic food at cheaper prices.

Official sources say that the food street will have around twelve restaurants, which would offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items.

Municipal Corporation, Ambala, has planned to set up food street facing the National Highway no.1 near the bus stand, Ambala Cantonment, comprising various restaurants.

The administrator-cum-DC, Ambala, Sameer Pal Srow said there were about twelve dhabas functioning at this place for the past several years. He said the administration proposes to build a lane for all dhabas, which would be housed in similar looking restaurants.

The proposed restaurants would have provision for eateries on the ground floor, while the kitchens would be located on the first floor.

Ambala DC said a fresh blue print of proposed complex had already been prepared. He said all double storey new restaurants having sitting place for the visitors on the ground floor, kitchen on the first floor and a park maintained by the corporation in front would have a similar look to give a unique facelift to the town.

He added that a meeting had already been held with the dhaba owners, who had welcomed the proposal to construct double storey prestigious restaurants having similar outer look for which site plans would be approved by the Municipal Corporation. He said dhaba owners had promised not to encroach upon so as to avoid traffic hindrance on the highway.

Chandigarh, October 27
Due to difference in opinion between members of the Bench on an application filed by HC Gera, a biologist-cum-anti-malaria officer, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has decided to constitute a full Bench to settle the difference in opinion between the two members.

Claiming his reversion from anti-malaria officer to the post of entomologist-cum-parasitalogist to be manipulated, the applicant had filed a case seeking relief.

Passing the orders, the tribunal held, “In view of the difference in opinion between the two members of the Bench, the Registry is directed to place the records of this case before the chairman in terms of provisions of Section 26 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, who may constitute a full Bench or may refer the matter to a larger Bench for reconciling the difference in opinion between the two members.”

The case is slated to come up for hearing on November 29.

One of the members of the Bench dismissed the plea of the applicant and the other member of the Bench provided relief to him.

Chandigarh, October 27
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum today directed Shalimar Estates to pay Rs 68,115 to the complainant.

Pronouncing the orders, the forum stated that respondents were guilty of adopting unfair trade practices in collecting the money without obtaining prior sanction to set up a colony in Panchkula. The forum directed the respondents to refund Rs 68,115.

The complainant, Anita Saxena, a resident of Ghaziabad, had stated in the complaint that she had sought allotment of a residential plot in Shalimar Estates Naggal-Alipur (Panchkula), Phase-I, in 2002 and was allotted six-marla plot.

She said she had deposited instalments to the tune of Rs 68,115. It was alleged that considerable period had gone, but no project had started on the site, where the respondents were supposed to erect houses.

In its reply, Shalimar Estates denied that the complainant had ever visited its office. It was asserted that the Haryana government had wrongly launched the criminal proceedings against the respondents, which had been challenged before the High Court, wherein stay had been granted and the petition stood admitted.

Moreover, the possession of the plot would be given to the complainant, but the complainant chose to approach the forum just to harass, pressurise and lower down reputation of the respondents.

Chandigarh, October 27
The police has arrested a man for robbing a taxi driver of a car he had hired at Manali. The police tracked down the accused through the location of his mobile phone in less than 24 hours.

On the other hand, the driver claimed that he traced the car through the global positioning system installed in it, located it in Sector 37 and informed the police.

The additional SHO of the Mani Majra police station, sub-inspector Ranjit Singh, said the accused was identified as 29-year-old Sanjay Kumar of Una.

He had hired a Tata Indica (HP01K-2529) from Anu Sharma of Kullu, who sent his driver, Ravi Kumar of Kangra, with the car.

The driver told the police that the accused sped away with the car from near Kala Gram here around 4 pm yesterday. The police arrested the accused around 2 pm.

The police said a case of robbery under Section 392 of the Indian Penal code was registered against the accused. He would be produced in a local court tomorrow.

Mohali, October 27
The police has booked a police personnel on a charge of criminal breach of trust by public servant, who had allegedly lost his wireless set while he was on the duty.

According to the police, Daljeet Singh, who worked with control room, was booked under Section 409 of the IPC. Daljeet tried to cook up a story to cover up his irresponsible act, but after investigations he was held responsible for the loss.

Chandigarh, October 27
The police today brought eight members of a gang involved in car thefts on production warrants from Rajpura.

The DSP (Crime), Satbir Singh, said the Rajpura police had busted the gang last month and recovered several vehicles from them, including four Mahindra Bolero jeeps stolen from various parts of the city. The accused have been identified as Ajmer Singh, Varinder Singh, Amir Khan, Sushant, Satbir, Sanjay, Ali and Priya Watts, all lodged in Patiala Jail.

The crime branch today produced them before a local court, which remanded the accused in police custody till October 29. Satbir Singh said the jeeps were stolen from Sectors 15, 22 and 27.

Satbir Singh said Ajmer Singh and Varinder Singh were arrested last year in connection with the theft of Maruti Gypsy vehicles, including some police vehicles.

They were in Burail jail and were released in July this year. They formed a gang and again started stealing vehicles.

The DSP said the interrogation of the accused would lead to the cracking of more cases of vehicle theft. They would also learn where the accused disposed of stolen vehicles.

Chandigarh, October 27
Punjab scored 522 runs in their first innings during the U-22 Tournament for Col CK Nayudu Trophy at Gwalior.

In their first innings, MPCA were restricted to 232 in 83.4 overs.

With an overnight score of 385 for 5 in 94 overs, Punjab team was strengthened further by Anshul Tripathi with his 151 runs. Mandeep Singh (100) and Kunwar Raina (33), Amitoze Singh (27), Mandeep Singh (100) and Himanshu Chawla also chipped in. Other notable scorers were Taruwar Kohli (43) and Rajwinder Singh (43 n o).

AA Ali completed his five-wicket haul, returning with figure 5 for 151, while IS Pandey took 2 for 95.

In reply, MPCA scored 137 for 1 at the close of day’s play. Satyam Chaudhary (46) and HG Sagar (62 n o), and Ubirla (14 n o) were the main scorers for MPCA.

Score

MPCA (first inning): 232 all out in 83.4 overs; Punjab (first innings): 522 all out in 132.3 overs (Anshul Tripathi 151, Kunwar Raina 33, Pery Goel 10, Amitoze Singh 27, Mandeep Singh 100, Taruwar Kohli 43, Himanshu Chawla 151, Rajwinder Singh 43 not out, IS Pandey 2 for 95, N Sawke 1 for 112, Anurag 1 for 85, AA Ali 5 for 151 and U Birla 1 for 9).

MPCA (second innings): 137 for 1 in 49 overs (Satyam Chaudhary 46, HG Sagar 62 n o and Ubirla 14 n o). 

Chandigarh, October 27
Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School (GGMSSS), Sector 18, drubbed GMSSS, Sector 26, by five wickets in the Inter-School Cricket Tournament U-19 (girls) here today.

After winning the toss, GMSSS-26 elected to bat first. The team scored 61 runs for the loss of six wickets. In reply, GGMSSS-18 chased the target comfortably for the loss of five wickets in 11.3 overs.

In the second outing, IS Dev Samaj School-21 lost to GMSSS-35 by one wicket.

IS Dev Samaj team set the target of 67, hitting 66 runs for the loss of seven wickets in alloted overs. GMSSS-35 overhauled the target in 13.5 overs, losing nine wickets in the course.