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4 injured in pharma unit fire
Dera Bassi, November 16 The injured were rushed to the
PGI, Chandigarh, in serious condition. Fire officials said the exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained yet. However, sources said the fire broke out after a blast in the factory. Fire tenders from Dera Bassi and Mohali rushed to the spot to douse flames. SDM Puneet Goyal and DSP Jatinder Khaira rushed to the spot to monitor rescue operations. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against the management of Anuja Healthcare Limited. |
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1 held with 3-kg opium
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 16 He was arrested during a special naka from near Ladpur village near Mandi Gobindgarh. A case has been registered against the accused under the NDPS Act at the Mandi Gobindgarh police station. The police is investigating the matter.
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Archery meet begins in Patiala
Patiala, November 16 He said it was a good chance for players to improve their performance for international events. He said the tournament would open new door for archery lovers and players of Punjab. Director sports Dr Raj Kumar thanked the university authorities for their support. A total of 11 teams from all across the country, including 30 international archers are participating in the tournament. Club president S Harpal Singh Teja said winning teams would be given cash prizes worth ` 11,000, ` 7,100 and ` 5,100, respectively.
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Four arrested for snatching mobiles
Chandigarh, November 16 Vicky was arrested on the intervening night of November 14 and 15 when he stabbed a migrant from behind and took away Rs 150. On his disclosure, his accomplice Rakesh was arrested. Rakesh along with Vicky had robbed Monu, a resident of Mauli Jagran, a few days ago. Rakesh was involved in another case of damaging public property. Similarly, Prem Chand and Vikas had snatched a mobile phone from Indresh, a resident of Mauli Jagran. In his complaint, Indresh had alleged that he along with his friends Babu Ram and Salesh was returning home after work when the accused riding a motorbike (HR 03 C 3174) snatched his mobile and sped away. The police has recovered the stolen mobile from the accused. “With the arrest of the accused, we hope to figure out more cases of snatching and theft in the area,” said JS Khera, DSP (East).
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Kidnapping Case
Panchkula, November 16 However, the other three accused are still at large. It is worth mentioning here that one-and-a-half-year old child of a local businessman, cousin of the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Bansal, was allegedly kidnapped from a park outside his house in Sector 7 on October 5. The kidnappers had demanded Rs 1 crore as ransom but finally settled for Rs 20 lakh and released the boy the next day. SSP Maneesh Chaudhary confirmed that one of the accused had been arrested in the kidnapping case. He refused to provide more details stating that a press conference would be held tomorrow as three more accused were yet to be arrested.
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2 burglars held
Mohali, November 16 SHO Matour police station Tarlochan Singh said Rs 4,000 cash, several gold jewellery items, 12 watches and some other items have been recovered from them. They have confessed to have committed several burglaries in Chandigarh.
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Easy win for city lad, enters next round
Chandigarh, November 16 Beniwal put up a good show of volleys and service to dominate his opponent. This is the 12th tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association this year. All doubles matches for boys’ U-14 and 18 and girls’ U-18 are in progress. Results Boys’ U-14: 1st Vishnu Prasad bt Santbir Singh 6-2, 6-1; 2nd Anurag Nenwani bt Paramvir Bajwa 6-7 (8), 7-6 (8), 6-4; 3rd Alex Solanki bt Sumit Pal Singh 7-5, 7-5; 4th Dheeranush Bhatti bt Allen Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (6); 5th Dhruv Pal bt Shrey Gupta 6-0, 1-6, 6-0; 6th Tegbir Hara bt Karandeep Singh 6-1, 5-7; 7th Vikas Berwal bt Mayukh Rawat 6-1, 6-0; 8th Sachin Kumar bt Waiga Arya 6-2, 6-4 Boys’ U-18: 1st Vishvesh Sinha bt Harpreet Sidhu 6-1,6-1; 2nd Rishabh Dev bt Sachin Kumar 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; 3rd Anuj Punjani bt Dhruv Goel 6-1,6-1; 4th Fatehdeep Singh bt Ajay Yadav 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4; 5th Suraj Beniwal bt Udai Mann 6-1, 6-0; 6th Rakshit Rishi bt Aditya Sharma 6-3, 6-2; 7th Manoj Sheoran bt Shashank Sharma 6-4, 6-0; 8th Dhruv Aggarwal bt Dheeranush Bhatti 6-3, 6-2 Girls’ U-14: 1st Devanshi Bhimjani bt Seerat Pannu 6-0, 6-0; 2nd Simran Wadhwa bt Karishma Mehta 6-4, 6-0; 3rd Charvi Saxena bt Gayatri K 6-3, 6-3; 4th Victoria Chahal bt Sharishty Dhanda 6-0, 6-; 5th Jahnvi Gupta bt Saumya Saxena 6-2, 6-4; 6th Bhavya Wadhawan bt Aastha Malhotra 6-2, 6-0; 7th Nandini Sharma bt Harleen Wadhwa 6-3, 6-1; 8th Karman Kaur bt Ayna Arora 6-0, 6-0 Girls’ U-18: 1st Shweta Rana bt Vibhuti Khullar 6-0, 6-0; 2nd Gundeep Kaur bt Karishma Mehta 6-0, 6-0; 3rd Riya Bhatia bt Charvi Saxena 6-2, 6-3; 4th Abhilasha Mehra bt Prinkle Singh 6-1, 6-2; 5th Rajbir Kaur bt Aashima Garg 6-1, 6-3; 6th Devanshi Bhimjyani bt Rahat Manrai 6-2, 6-3; 7th Victoria Chahal bt Nikita Bishnoi 7-6(4), 6-2; 8th Rimpledeep Kaur bt Nandini Sharma 6-0, 6-1. |
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Special Olympics Bharat
Chandigarh, November 16 About 50 athletes from four different institutions from the city and its surrounding villages participated. Vineeta Arora, principal, Bhavan Vidyalaya, who was the chief guest gave away medals and prizes to the winners. Neelu Sarin, area director of Chandigarh, said the selection committee had selected the athletes, who would be participating in the six-day National Championship of the Floor Hockey to be organised at Shimla from December 14. Results Boys: Asha School, Chandimandir (Ist), SOREM, Sector 36, (2nd), Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, (3rd) and Sadhana Vocational Training Institute, Mani Majra (4th). Girls: Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, (Ist) and SOREM, Sector 36, (2nd). |
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Volleyball Tourney
Chandigarh, November 16 Seven teams in girls’ section and eight teams in boys’ section participated. Results Sub junior boys’ section: Sports Complex, Sector 7, bt St Stephen’s 25-12, 25-14 and 25-16; GMSSS -16 bt Lawrence Public School -51 25-14, 25-18 and 25-19; Athletics Club, Sector 7, bt Moti Ram School 25-04, 25-13 and 25-12; Athletics Club, Sector 7, bt GMSSS-16 25-19, 25-15 and 25-17 Sub junior girls’ section: SGGS Collegiate-26 bt St Stephen’s 25-12, 25- 08 and 25-16 Junior boys’ section: YFC, Sector 27, bt Lawrence Public School -51 25-09, 25-17 and 25-18; DAV SS School- 8 bt GSSS, Sector 40, 25-15, 25-23 and 25-21. |
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LIC pip Youngster Club by 10 wickets
Chandigarh, November 16 The three LIC bowlers didn’t spare Youngster Club that decided to bat first after wining the toss. LIC bowlers bundled them out for 55 runs in just 14.4 overs. Manisha was the other wicket taker who scalped one wicket giving away three runs. For youngsters, Kirti and Neha were the only scorers, who faced the tough wrath of LIC bowlers and scored 20 and 17 runs, respectively. Chasing the victory target, LIC Club didn’t face any difficulty in achieving the target of 56 runs in just 11.2 overs and that, too, without losing a wicket. Manisha and Anita with 25 and 12, respectively, were the main scorers. Chandigarh Women's Cricket Association is organising the tournament to promote women cricket. A total eight teams are taking part. Score Youngster Club: 55 all out in 14.4overs. (Kirti 20, Neha 17, Manisha 1 for 3, Preeti 2 for 13, Mala 2 for 19, Rajni 2 for 10,) LIC Club, Sector 26: 56 for no loss in 11.2 overs (Manisha 25 not out, Anita 12 not out). Next match: Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56 (Club), vs Rayan International School, Sector 49, at GMSSS, Sector 56, at 9 am on November 18. |
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Football Meet
Chandigarh, November 16 In the second match, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, beat Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, by 5-0. In another well-contested match, Delhi Public School, Sector 40, beat SD High School, Sector 24, by 4-2. In the fourth match of the day, St Soldier’s International School, Sector 28, trounced SD Public School, Sector
32, 7-0. In the last match of the day, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated Tribune
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Chahat brings laurels in swimming
Chandigarh, November 16 Chahat had also bagged silver medal in the same events in school nationals as well as in the CBSE nationals held at Kolkata and Rohtak, respectively, last year. She does her practice under the guidance of coaches Parminder Singh and Jasjeet Kaur.
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