NEIGHBOURHOOD

Residents get tubewell, streetlights
Our Correspondent

Dera Bassi, December 8
MLA Jasjit Singh Bunny inaugurated the new streetlights at the Lalru Mandi and tubewell at Dera Bassi.

The Lalru Nagar Panchyat has been setting up these lights at a cost of Rs 30 lakh. After inaugurating this project, the MLA stated that the SAD-BJP government was committed to provide good living, educational and health facilities to the people of the state.

He also inaugurated the tubewell in Dera Bassi.

He said that to provide suitable drinking water to the people, seven new tubewells were being set up in the town by GMADA and the sewerage board.

As many as three new tubewells would be set up in Lalru by GMADA, he added. Speaking on the conditions prevailing at government schools, he said over Rs one crore would be spent on the construction of new school buildings and repair of old school buildings in this constituency.

Kalka, December 8
More than 150 students from 10 villages of Raitan area comprising Dakhrog, Bhawana and Khoi Bagharani villages, who commute to Pinjore and Kalka for studies, have been facing inconvenience due to bus timings.

The students and their parents alleged that despite of the fact that school timings have been changed due to winters from 9 am to 3 pm, Haryana Roadways bus, ferrying students, is running as per the previous summer timings i.e. from 8 am to 2 pm.

Subsequently, the students have to wait for three hours, as the next bus service for the above said villages is at 5 pm.

A delegation of students and parents headed by VK Bansal, president, Shiwalik Vikas Manch, today met the GM, Haryana Roadways, and submitted a memorandum seeking immediate change in the timings of the bus service accordingly.

Kharar, December 8
A national-level seminar on teaching for sustainable environment was organised at the Doaba Group of Colleges in association with The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) to make teachers aware, instrumental and to encourage environmental initiatives undertaken by schools and colleges.

In technical session, representatives from TERI, New Delhi, delivered a multimedia presentation along with technical paper session involving teachers, educationists and students of BEd from different colleges.

Prizes were given to winners of photography competition on their contribution towards environment.

Panchkula, December 8
The local police has opposed the bail application filed by Ludhiana-based doctor Sumit Sofat, presently lodged in Ambala jail in connection with an attempt to murder case, on health grounds.

The police informed the district court that Ambala jail doctor could treat Sofat of his ailment and there was no need for any other treatment.

Sofat has sought the bail for the second time. He had stated that he had the problem of stone and needed proper medical treatment. Earlier on October 25, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ritu Garg had dismissed Sofat’s bail application.

The police, on a tip-off, had arrested Sofat, a resident of Heera Nagar (Ludhiana), near Hotel Sunbeam in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on September 17.

Dr Sofat was booked by the police following investigations into his complaint regarding robbery and shootout in Morni Hills on July 19, 2009. During investigations it was revealed that the doctor had only planned the incident to implicate one Ramesh Pashan and his two sons in a criminal case.

Sofat, in his complaint to the police, had alleged that Pashan and his two sons, Vinayak and Abhinav, with the help of their driver Ranjit and two other unidentified persons had attacked and injured his driver Nelson, who was shot twice in the chest. Pashan family had robbed him of Rs 33 lakh which was lying in his vehicle, he had further alleged.

Zirakpur, December 8
With the arrest of five members of a gang on Tuesday, it seems that efforts to curb burglaries and thefts in the town have fructified.

The police said sharp-edged weapons were recovered from their possession.

The accused have been identified as Ranjit Singh and Sunil Kumar, both residents of Jhandpur, Kharar; Yogesh Sharma, a resident of Gobind Vihar, Baltana; Devi Lal, a resident of Burail, Chandigarh; and Raju Gabaria, a resident of Ram Darbar, Chandigarh.

The police stated that Ranjit Singh, Sunil Kumar and Raju were involved in various theft cases in Sectors 31, 26 and 34, Chandigarh.

The accused were produced in the Dera Bassi court today, where they were sent to a two-day police remand.

Zirkapur SHO Yogi Raj said ASI Anup Singh was patrolling near Baltana when he received a tip-off that the suspects were planning a robbery at the rear side of Choice Hotel.

Acting swiftly, a police team raided the place and arrested them. The police also seized three knives, iron rods and a “subli” from their possession.

During preliminary investigation, it was found that Ranjit, one of the accused had a criminal background, and more than 20 cases had been registered against him in Chandigarh. They also confessed to have committed five thefts in Zirakpur.

The police said Yogesh, along with Raju, used to do a quick recce of an area before committing a theft.

Chandigarh, December 8
DAV College Girls Club-8 faced a stiff resistance from Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, before winning the Chandigarh Senior Girls Football League Championship by 4-1 goal.

The match started on a cautious note, as DAV girls were strong and mounted pressure from the beginning. However, they could not do any damage due to strong defence managed by Pallavi of Sacred Heart. However, Sacred Heart girls could not stand the pressure and conceded first goal in the ninth minute when speedy ring winger Neha Pandey of DAV club dribble passed the defenders and beat the rival goalkeeper with powerful shot.

Stung by this goal, Sacred Heart girls collected their nerves and started making counter attacks. Right-winger Ivy Raina got a golden chance in the 15th minute, however, she shot wide off rival goal keeper Anjana Thakur at her mercy.

In counter attack, speedy right striker Pooja of DAV Club scored second goal in the 17 minute with solo efforts.

However, Sacred Heart girls did not lose heart and played combined game and managed to reduce the margin in the 20th minute when their junior international player Tanvi Bhargava scored the first goal for her team with an angular shot which beat the rival goal keeper Anjana completely.

DAV girls tried hard to increase the margin, but failed to increase the margin. Half time score was 2-1 in favour of DAV club.

After the lemon break, DAV Club added two more goals in 45th and 57th minutes. In the second insignificant match, Saupin’s School and Carmel Convent School played goaless draw.

Chandigarh, December 8
APJ, Kharar, beat DAV-8 by just one run in the Leslie Gordon Carver U-17 Inter-Academy Cricket Tournament held at DAV School, Sector 8, here today.

After winning the toss, APJ elected to bat first and were all out for 149 in 39.4 overs. Gaurav Sharma 34 (1x4), Abhijit Garg 26 (3x4), Kapil Punia 18 (2x4) and Karan 18 (2x4), were the main scorers. For DAV-8, Suraj Singh four for 44 and Rakesh Rawat three for 46 were the main wicket takers. Sparsh also impressed with his bowling figures of two for seven.

Chasing the victory target of 150 runs, DAV-8 fell short by one run and were bundled out for 148 runs in 38.3 overs. Pradeep Kumar 60 (7x4) and Rahul Sokand 25 (2x4) were the main scorers.

For APJ, Kapil Punia four for 35 and Gurnek Singh three for 14 were the main wicket takers.

In the second match of the day held at LIC Grounds, Sector 26, Ropar District Cricket Association (RDCA) beat LIC Club-26 by six wickets.

After winning the toss, LIC Club elected to bat first and scored 156 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 40 overs. Kuljinder Singh 28 (5x4), Ajay Kumar 27 (3x4), Anil Kumar 26 (2x4) and Nawansh Aggarwal 26 (2x4) were the main scorers. For RDCA, Arjun Kumar and Sukhjinder Singh were the pick of the bowlers, as they took three wickets each giving away 33 and 18 runs, respectively.

Panchkula, December 8
Centuries by Harsaroup Singh and Vishwas Khatak helped Satluj Public School, Sector 4, beat Shri Shri Academy by 122 runs in the Satluj Trophy U-15 Cricket Tournament being held at Satluj Public School here today.

After winning the toss, Satluj scored a huge total of 256 runs in their stipulated 25 overs. Captain Vishwas Khatak (100 not out), Harsaroup Singh (106) and Abhishek (27) were the main scorers. For Shri Shri Academy, Kapil was the main wicket taker, as he scalped two wickets giving away 30 runs.

Chasing a target of 256 runs, Shri Shri academy were bundled out for 134 runs in 24.3 overs. Yash Kapila 34, Himanshu Negi 17, Shakshar 18 and Harshit 16 were the main scorers.

For Satluj School, Hardik Chaudhary and Amish Sidhu took three wickets each giving away 22 and 25 runs, respectively.

In the second match, Andale School beat British School by four wickets.

Batting first, British School were bundled out for 105 runs in 19.4 overs. Resham 29 and Yogesh 23 were the main scorers. For Andale School, Deepak was the pick of the bowlers, who scalped three wickets for 23 runs. Anjit (2 for 12) and Negi (2 for 26) were the other wicket takers. In reply, Andale School did not face any difficulty in achieving the target as they made 106 runs in 13.1 overs.

Chandigarh, December 8
Saaniya Sharma, the big hitter from Chandigarh, is all set to repeat her prize winning Gurgaon performance, when she tees off with the cream of women’s golf professionals in the sixth leg of the Hero Honda Women’s Professional Golf Tour to be played on the Panchkula Golf Club greens from tomorrow.

Saaniya pipped Bangalore’s Sharmila Nicollet by two strokes to clinch the Hero Honda Women’s Professional Golf Tour fifth leg title on the par-72 greens of the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon.

She finished with a three-day tally of 221 to defeat Sharmila (223) by two strokes with both girls firing identical three over 75 cards on the final day. Nalini Singh Siwach finished a distant third at 232 with Chandigarh’s Preetinder Kaur occupying the sixth slot at 239.

This was Saaniya’s first major title this season. She pocketed the prize money of Rs 64,000.

Currently occupying the third slot in the Women’s Golf Association of India (WGAI) order of merit, Saaniya will face tough competition from Tanya Wadhwa. This 18-year-old from Texas became the youngest girl to win a professional championship in Texas in 2008, when she was just 15. The 2003 junior world champion and the US Kids world champion are now poised to make a mark in the Women’s Professional Golf Tour.

Sharmila has won three of five legs of the current tour with Saaniya and Nalini Singh Siwach winning one leg each. Another edition to this leg will be Vandana Aggarwal.

Jessie Grewal, director of the Golf Academy of India, sees a lot of talent in Saaniya. He feels the big hitter is capable of making it big in the days to come. At the moment, Sharmila heads the order of merit with earnings of Rs 2,68,000 from five outings. Nalini Sinch Siwach occupies the second slot at Rs 1,92,000 with Saaniya a close third at Rs 1,75,000.

The following is the order of merit after the fifth leg of the Hero Honda Women’s Professional Golf Tour played at Gurgaon: 1. Sharmila Nicollet; 2 Nalini Singh Siwach; 3 Saaniya Sharma; 4 Neha Tripathi; 5 Rani Sonti; 6 Preetinder Kaur; 7 Pallavi Jain; 8 Nalini Singh; 9 Nikki Ponappa.