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Four schoolchildren killed in accidents
Patiala, January 28 While in the first accident in the morning three students of Akal Academy, Balberha, who were riding a motorcycle, were killed when their bike collided with a truck. The deceased have been identified as Gurtej Singh and Amul Goel from Balberha village, and Harinder Singh from Dandua village. The students were on their way to their academy when the mishap took place. Police officials said the victims were studying in class X. “They probably lost control over their motorcycle and hit a truck,” said the investigating officer. In another mishap, a school student, Manjit Singh, was crushed to death by a speeding truck near Sanauri Adda, here this morning. The victim was riding a cycle when the truck hit him and fled from the scene. The onlookers have provided the registration number of the truck to the police. A case has been registered.
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Black Elephant club record win
Patiala, January 28 Panchkula boys won the toss and elected to field first, but the decision backfired when the hosts made 183 runs without any loss. Vikram 76 (retired hurt), Ibadat 72 not out and Jasan 26 not out played valuable innings for their team. In reply, the visitors started their innings in a disappointing fashion and kept losing wickets.. Tusar 28, Sharvan 18, and Nehal 17 were the main scorers who helped their side reach 128 before being bowled out in 24.2 overs.. — TNS |
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Tips given on teaching techniques
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 28 Chatha said all state governments were giving priority to education and health in its bid to improve standards of living. “The need of the hour is not only to equip masses with education, but also to provide them with the knowledge that helps them survive and earn a decent living,” he said. Dr PS Ghuman of Punjabi University gave tips on teaching profession. He quoted that a teacher should teach students the way to catch a fish rather than giving him or her a fish. — TNS
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Residents oppose
blocking of level crossing
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 28 A flyover is under construction for the past two years and is yet to be completed. The area residents fear that the level crossings would be closed once the flyover is complete. A railway line is passing through Brahmanmajra locality, wherein around 5,000 people are residing. The area residents, opposing permanent closure of the level crossings, said it would make the life of people more difficult. “We will have to take a longer route to reach the other side of the city in view of permanent closure of level crossings. There is a market and schools on one side and gurdwara and cremation ground on the other,” said Rajiv Kumar, an area resident. The residents recently met Member of Parliament from Fatehgarh Sahib Sukhdev Singh Libra and apprised him of their problem. The MP assured the delegation of area residents that the matter would be taken up with the railway department officials. |
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Residents protest against encroachments
Banur, January 28 “The protest is apolitical,” said the manch president. “We will soon intensify the agitation if an anti-encroachment drive is not launched,” Shanty added. The government land at ward no 2 and 8 was encroached upon by unscrupulous elements recently by bending rules, which should be restored with the municipal committee, he said. However, despite attempts officials of the municipal committee were not available for comments. — TNS |
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Day V: Farmers stay firm
Dera Bassi, January 28 Congress leader Rakesh Sharma and Deepinder Singh Dhillon had visited the dharna site and promised support to the struggling farmers. Farmers were shocked with the court’s decision, which was in favour of the village panchyat. Farmers had filed an appeal under Section 11 of the Punjab Village and Common Lands Regulation Act, 1961, to get the ownership right of the land. Farmers pointed out that as per the land and revenue record in the ownership column 84 ploughs and four nambardars of village were shown as owners of land, but now government is trying to occupy their land. Farmers said that their appeal was dismissed by panchyat director. Bhupinder Singh, Satpal Singh and Jai Singh said farmers had been fighting for the ownership right of 5,200 kanal that was provided to them under the consolidation scheme. Also, 500 kanal was left for common purpose at the time of implementing the consolidation scheme. Farmers alleged that state government was trying to occupy their land illegally. Earlier, farmers had approached the Punjab Chief Minister, but so far nothing has been done in this regard. Two persons had even lost their lives after hearing the decision, farmers added. They warned that if government failed to provide justice to farmers, they would resort to hunger strike and block national highway soon.
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Shalimar Estates told to pay Rs 42.80 lakh
Chandigarh, January 28 According to the complainants, they had applied for commercial showrooms at Shalimar Estates in response to an advertisement in 2006 and had deposited a total amount of ` 42.80 lakh in instalments. As per the complaints, the possession of the showrooms was to be given to them by the company within two years but the same had not been done till the filing of the complaint in July 2009. The complainants alleged that the company neither completed the construction nor handed over the possession of the premises as per agreement and subsequently when they asked for their money, they didn’t get any response. In reply, Shalimar Estates admitted that they had issued the acceptance-cum-demand letter, but it nowhere stated that the showroom was allotted on the terms as alleged by the complainant. It was also stated that the project got delayed due to some reasons and it was not intentional and they were willing to pay the damages (` 10/- per sq feet per month) to the complainants as mentioned in the application form. The commission comprising presiding member Neena Sandhu and member Jagroop Singh Mahal rejected the contention and directed the company to refund the deposited money, along with interest, and pay compensation of ` 50,000 to each of the complainants.
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Laptop stolen from car
Chandigarh, January 28 2 vehicles stolen
Raj Kumar, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, reported to the police that someone had stolen his Maruti car (CH-01M-1631) from outside his house. In a separate case, Raju, a resident of Phase II, Ramdarbar, Chandigarh, alleged that thieves had decamped with his scooter (CH-01T-5982) from Ram Darbar.
Mobile phone snatched
Beena Sharma, a resident of Sector 41, alleged that an unidentified person had snatched her mobile phone and Rs 250 in cash at Sector 41-A. A case of snatching has been registered.
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1 arrested for theft bid
Chandigarh, January 28 The police said Angwinder Singh, a resident of Sector 23, was addicted to drugs. The incident took place in the evening when the accused was trying to break the lock of the house . He was seen by a passersby, who raised an alarm. The accused tried to flee but was apprehended by some persons. Two beat constables also reached the spot. SI Rajeev Kumar, in charge, Sector 22 police post, said the accused had been involved in five cases of burglary in Sector 22 and his police remand would be taken to investigate his role in other cases.
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FC Mittal Trophy Tribune News Service
Mohali, January 28 Players of both the teams are evenly balanced and their strength lies in their batting line ups. Jalandhar will bank heavily on the fireworks of opener Ishan Malhotra, Satpal, Robin Singh, Abhishek Gupta, Taruwar Kohli and wicketkeeper Sarabjit Singh. In the bowling department, the team will be well served by off-spinner Gurkirat Singh, left-arm spinner Yogesh Kumar, right-arm leg spinner Rahul Sharma and medium pacer Navdeep Singh. Chandigarh lads on the other hand have been winning all their earlier matches on the strength of the depth in their batting led by Ranji Trophy player Vishwas Bhalla. Besides him, they have in their ranks strokeful opener Amit Prashar followed by reliable Gurkirat Walia and Gaurav Gupta. They have a long list of all-rounders. This includes southpaw Bipul Sharma and Amit Uniyal followed by right-arm leg spinner Karanvir and off-spinner Gaurav Gambhir and wicketkeeper Simrat Bawa. The match is likely to be a cliffhanger and the prize distribution will take place at the end of the game. Ranji Trophy panel umpires Navdeep Singh and Bharti Vij will supervise the match, while former international umpire Jasbir Singh will be the match referee. The senior selection committee led by Chaman Lal Malhotra will hold a meeting after the match to finalise the Punjab’s one-day squad for the upcoming North Zone Inter-State matches for Vijay Hazare Trophy to be hosted by the PCA at Mohali, Chandigarh, Patiala. Punjab will play against Haryana at the PCA stadium, Mohali, on February 10.
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