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KU Exams: DAV students get top positions

Ambala, December 31
Students of DAV College, Ambala City, achieved the top three positions in Kurukshetra University in MCom (second semester) examination declared today. College principal CK Yadav told Madhvi got the first position by securing 952 marks out of 1,200, while Manpreet Kaur and Nidhi got the second and third position, respectively. — OC

Illegal religious structures razed

Kalka, December 31
Continuing its anti-encroachment drive, the local administration yesterday razed three small temples here.

The team, along with the police force razed illegal structures, as the structures had been constructed on the government land, said the official sources.— OC

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 31
A state-level seminar on “Women’s role in history” was organised at the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College during the martyrdom day of younger Sahibzada of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Gujri.

Former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur said women were symbol of social development.

Lok Sabha member and president of SAD women wing, Paramjit Kaur Gulshan while speaking on the occasion urged people to eradicate female foeticide and other social evils. She asked women to unite against all evils that prevail in society and also to uplift and empower rural women.— TNS

Rajpura, December 31
Potholes on various roads has once again irked residents of various localities of Rajpura, who have been complaining since long to get these roads repaired.Situation gets worst during monsoon season, as vehicles get stuck up causing traffic chaos.

A view of potholed roads of Rajpura. Tribune photo: JS Virdhi

Besides traffic jam on major roads of the city due to encroachments, roads leading to civil hospital, bus stand and to the main market have developed potholes that have not been repaired since long.

Residents rue that accidents are also on the rise here due to engineering faults.

“The new car of my son-in-law developed some problems after it got stuck in the potholes of our locality,” said Sampat Kumar Sharma, a shopkeeper at civil hospital road.

Besides, elderly people, too, face problems while walking on these ill maintained roads, he added.

The roads leading to the ITI Chowk, Under Bridge road, Electricity Board

road, Bhogla road, road between city police station and civil hospital have developed deep potholes causing several accidents.

Mohinder Seghal, Municipal Councillor of Ward No 11 said the road leading to Sheetal Colony in his ward is worst.

“The road will be re-laid in the coming months. Tender for the cement release has been passed and now work would start soon. An estimated cost of Rs 7 lakh is expected for relaying,” said the municipal councillor.

Parveen Chhabra, president, Municipal Council, Rajpura, said “work order” of all broken roads has been issued and would be completed before February.

“The repair work was stopped a few days ago as the temperature came down due to rains. The construction work didn’t yield good results these days and the work has been stopped,” he said.

Meanwhile, he assured the residents that roads under the Municipal Council limits would be repaired soon.

Chandigarh, December 31
Nanak Singh, a resident of Sector 66, Mohali, in his complaint to the police said his Bajaj Chetak scooter was stolen from the parking lot of Sadar Bazaar in Sector 19. Nanak Singh told he came to the Sadar Bazaar for shopping.

In another incident, Sanjiv Sherawat of NAC in Mani Majra reported to the police that his Indigo car was stolen from outside his house. A case was registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Chandigarh, December 31
Excellent bowling spell by right arm leg spinner Sandeep Singh (four for 48) helped Punjab to restrict Maharashtra in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy being held at Palakkad (Kerala).After winning the toss, Maharashtra decided to bat first and scored 267 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 100 overs at the end of day’s play.

Maharashtra innings was strengthened by its opener southpaw Vijay Zol, who scored a scintillating century (100 off 152 balls) studded with 17 boundaries.

He was associated in a 71-run opening stand with Jay Pande (27).

The stand was broken by Punjab skipper Karan Kaila.

The other notable contributions came from Abhishek Rao (55) off 157 balls studded with seven boundaries and Kazi Shams Huzama (49) off 82 balls inclusive of 10 boundaries.

Kazi and Rao put on a 76 runs partnership for the 7th wicket before Kazi was caught by Anmolpreet Singh off right arm leg spinner Sandeep Singh with the team’s total reading 244 for seven in 92.5 overs.

Punjab spinners kept on pegging through out the day and were instrumental for all the eight dismissals.

Sandeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers, as he scalped four wickets giving away only 48 runs.

Arpit Singh Pannu two for 74 and Karan Kaila two for 94 were other wicket-takers.

Scores

Maharashtra U-16 - 267 for 8 in 100 overs (Vijay Zol 100, Abhishek Rao 55, Kazi Shams Huzama (49), Jay Pande 27 Sandeep Singh 4 for 48, Arpit Singh Pannu 2 for 74 and Karan Kaila 2 for 94).