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One hurt in firing incident
Tribune News Service

Lalru, November 19
Most part of a loaded truck and material was gutted when it touched the electricity wires. In the incident one person was killed near Lalru at kurli village today.

According to information available, a loaded truck with plastic chairs and plastic table seats had caught fire after it touched the electricity wires near Kurli village.

The truck had come from Puducherry to unload the material at Supreme Factory, Lalru, and it was by mistake the driver had brought the truck on Kurli road where the incident occurred.

When the truck touched the wires, then Alaoudeen, brother of the truck driver, who was seated beside the driver seat fell in front of the truck after getting a electric shock and was run over by the truck and injured. Later he died at the Civil Hospital, Ambala. The deceased was identified as Alaoudeen, resident of Ghumarhera district, Palwal, Haryana. His Brother Slaoudeen was driving the truck. A case was registered under Section 174 of the IPC.

Kalka, November 19
Diversion of traffic due to maintenance work of the railway line of the Pinjore -Nalagarh railway crossing no-138 on NH-21-A claimed one life on the Kalka-Charnia road today. According to information available, the accident took place at around 3.45pm, when two motorcycle-borne persons were hit by a truck, the duo fell on the road and another truck crushed one of them while another sustained serious injuries.

The deceased, who died on the spot, has been identified as Rakesh Kumar, who hailed from Bank Colony in Karnal. Dhiraj Marwaha, who was seriously injured, was rushed to GMCH, Sector 32 .The relatives of the deceased have been informed about the incident and the body has been kept at the Civil Hospital, Kalka, for autopsy. A case has been registered in this context. The traffic from Pinjore was diverted to Kalka-Paploho -Charnia link road, which led to traffic disruption through out the day. 

Zirakpur, November 19
The Zirakpur police today produced, Gurmail Singh, who was accused of killing his wife at a Dera Bassi court where he was sent to judicial custody in Patiala jail.

A case has been registered against Gurmail, a resident of Preet colony, on the complaint of Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Sukhna colony, Zirakpur.

Zirakpur SHO Yogi Raj stated that in his complaint to the police, Lakhbir Singh alleged that his sister Kiranjit Kaur was married to Gurmail about 18 years ago.

On Thursday evening, his son told him that Kiranjit’s husband hit his wife with a hot iron and killed her. He immediately rushed to her sister’s house where he found that the family members took her to GMCH-32, where doctors declared her brought dead.

The police official said the couple was often involved in altercations. They were quarreling even on Thursday morning. When Gurmail returned home in the evening, the quarrel began again, following which he lost his temper and hit Kiranjit with an iron, which hit her on the rear side of the head, the official added.

The police sources also said his son Ravi also said that he was working on a computer in another room and only heard the cries of his mother when he went to the other room.

When Ravi asked his father what happened to his mother, Gurmail tried to hide the truth from his son and told him that she suffered an electric shock while ironing the clothes, the police sources added.

The police said when Ravi found that his mother was seriously injured, he immediately informed other members of the family about the incident.

The police also said Kiranjeet’s father Agar Singh alleged that the couple had fought last week, but the matter was soughted out and a compromise was reached. However, The police said Gurmail had been sent to 14 days judicial remand.

Chandigarh, November 19
An unidentified pedestrian was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Hallo Majra village.

The police said it received information about the accident around at 1.30 am on Friday and found the mutilated body on the spot. The police said the victim’s face was beyond recognition. No document that could establish the identity of the victim was found from the body.

Panchkula, November 19
An excellent batting performance by Prabhjit, unbeaten 76 of 42, helped Saupin’s-32 storm into the final, beating Hansraj Cricket Green team in the Inter-Academy Championship Tournament under-10 at the Hansraj Academy, Sector 6, here today.

After winning the toss, Saupin’s elected to bat first and was able to put up an imposing target of 173 runs in 20 overs, losing only four wickets in the process. Prabhjit unleashed a flurry of boundaries piling up 72 runs in just 42 balls.

Prithvi also kept the scoreboard running making unbeaten 40 runs in 25 balls. For Hansaj, Chaitanya and Prabhav took two wickets each, giving away 29 and 40 runs, respectively.

Chasing the victory target, Hansraj Green could manage only 114 runs in 18 overs with no player left to bat. Prabhav (29 runs) and Gaurik Soni (21 runs) were the only batsmen, who could face Saupin’s bowlers with some courage.

For Saupin’s, Pranav Batta and Yash were the pick of the bowlers, as they took three wickets each, giving away 16 and 19 runs, respectively.

Saupin’s team will now be facing Strawberry Fields School, Sector 26, in the final to be played on Sunday.

Brief score:

Saupin’s-32: 172 for 4 in 20 overs (Prabjeet 76 not out in 42 balls (4x7), Prithvi 40 not out in 25 balls, Chiranpreet 31 in 40 balls, Manav 36 runs; Chaitanya 2 for 29 and Prabhav 2 for 40).

Hansraj Greens: 114 runs all out in 18 overs (Prabhav 29 runs, Gaurik Soni 21 runs; Pranav Batta 3 for 16 and Yash 3 for 19). 

Chandigarh, November 19
Fine performance by Dolly 23 not out and three wickets helped IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21, beat Coaching Club, Sector 56, by eight wickets in the Junior State Cricket Women Tournament (U-19) for Pt Kedarnath Trophy held at GMSSS- 56 here today.

After winning toss, Dev Samaj team elected to field first. Coaching Club scored 85 runs in their stipulated 20 overs and lost seven wickets in the process.

Meena 21 and Ravinaa 14 were the only batswomen who could face the Dev Samaj bowlers with some courage. For Dev Samaj, Dolly was the pick of the bowlers as she took three wickets giving away 13 runs. Kavita and Saloni were the other bowlers who took one wickets each giving away seven and 17 runs, respectively.

Chasing the victory target Dev Samaj didn’t have any difficulty in achieving a winning total of 57 runs in 19.4 overs and losing only two wickets. Dolly with unbeaten 23 runs and Pushpa seven were the main scorers. For Coaching Club, Shivani and Reena took one wicket each giving away 17 and 20 runs, respectively.

Results

Coaching Club- Sector 56: 85 for seven wickets in allotted 20 overs. (Meena 21, Ravinaa 14, Kavita 2-0-7-1, Saloni 3-0-17-1, Dolly 4-0-13-3).

IS Dev Smaj School: 86 for two wickets in 19.4 overs (Dolly 23 not out, Pushpa seven, Shivani 3-0-17-1, Reena 3-0-20-1).

Tomorrow’s fixture

Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, vs LIC Club, Sector 26, Chandigarh, at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56, at 9 am.

Chandigarh, November 19
Ajeetesh Sandhu of Chandigarh started his campaign in the ninth Tata Open with a hole-in-one on the first hole of the par-72 Beldih golf course at Jamshedpur today.

The tournament being played on two golf courses also saw Kolkata's Rafich Ali Mollah achieving the hole-in-one on the 11th hole of the par-66 Golmuri Golf Course.

Ajeetesh, who finished the first round tied sixth at three under 69, achieved the rare feat with his seven iron tee shot.

Delhi’s Ashok Kumar took the round one lead firing a whirlwind seven under 59 at the Golmuri Golf Course.

Vikrant Chopra, Vijay Kumar and Rafick Ali Mollah are tied second with matching scores of five under.

While Vikrant and Vijay fired scores of five under 67 at Beldih, Rafick posted his five under 61 at Golmuri.