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1 killed, one hurt in accident
Lalru, February 22 The injured person was identified as Surinder, a resident of Banur, whose motorcycle was hit by the canter. He was admitted in the GMCH-32, Chandigarh, in a serious condition. The driver of the canter, who lost control over the vehicle, was absconding. The police had registered a case against the canter driver under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC. |
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200 examined at medical camp
Dera Bassi, February 22 President of K Shanti Charitable society Kashmiri Lal Mittal and vice-president Ved Raj Goyal said the clinic was set up one year ago and thousands of patients had received the benefit from clinic by getting treatment and medicines free of cost. Besides, the institution has been providing financial help to poor students in Punjab, Haryana and other places, he added. — OC |
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Athletics meet begins at govt college
Kalka, February 22 Results 400m girls: Vishav Bharti first, Kiran second, Poonam Devi third 800m boys: Neeraj Saini first, Pawan second and Satish third Discus throw boys: Kuldeep Singh first, Puneet Kumar second and Pradeep Kumar third 800m girls: Vishav Bharti first, Kiran second and Poonam Devi third Discus throw: Kiran first, Navita second and Neha third High jump boys: Deepak Verma first, Manjeet Singh second and Sunil Kumar third High jump girls: Vishav Bharti first, Navita second and Kiran third.
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19 students get cooking certificates
Rajpura, February 22 Besides certificates, they were also given Rs 2,000 each as stipend. Minister of tourism and culture Hira Singh Gabria gave away the certificates to the students. Speaking during the occasion, Gabria said Hunar-Se-Rozgar initiative was launched in 2009-10 by the ministry of tourism with a view to develop employment skills among students
of weaker sections of society. During the programme, practical training was imparted to the students in basic and advanced kitchen training and labs of the institute, thus refining their basic skills, paving the path for a successful career in the hospitality sector.
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PTU regional centre in Mohali
Kharar, February 22 This was stated by PTU Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora during a visit to Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan campus, here yesterday. Arora distributed offer letters among 54 engineering and MCA students. He added that the up-coming regional centre in Mohali would act as a single window facilitate counter where students-related tasks such as submission of examination forms, collection of roll numbers and other university-related tasks could be done. “There will be no need to visit university campus in
Jalandhar, thereby saving a lot of time of students,” Aroa said. Dr Arora also said university had already geared up to provide placement opportunities to its students much before they actually complete their academic terms. Dr Arora further said that PhD in Mass Communication and a dual degree programme in hospital engineering and hospital management in association with Baba Farid University will be introduced from this academic year.
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One convicted for culpable homicide
Chandigarh, February 22 On July 10, 2009, accused Om Parkash and his brother Manoj were consuming liquor when a heated argument began. The police said that they had some property in the name of their mother and the two started discussing about the price of the property then. A scuffle ensued following which Om Parkash attacked Manoj with an iron rod. Manoj was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead. After registering the case of murder against Om Prakash, the cops had arrested him on the next day. In the court, the case was changed to culpable homicide.
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Councillor’s husband sent to police remand
Panchkula, February 22 Talking to the media outside the court premises, Maneesh alleged that his estranged wife Bhawna Gupta was levelling false allegations against him. He claimed that she was under the influence of some political leaders of the town and the whole issue was being politicised. The police had arrested Maneesh after Congress councillor Bhawna Gupta had lodged a police report against her in-laws for harassing her for dowry. Bhawna had filed dowry harassment charges against three persons, her husband Maneesh, AP Gupta (father-in-law) and Nitin (brother-in-law) at the Sector 14 police station. Unable to control his emotions, Maneesh said he had spent lakhs of rupees when she contested the council election, besides purchasing four cars in her name. He further claimed that he also took her to six different countries. He said he was capable of fulfilling all the needs of his wife and claimed his in-laws were not so affluent. While Manish was sent to the police remand, his father and brother were on the run and were being searched by the police. The Sector-16 councillor, Bhawna, is also associated with several units of the Congress, including its information technology cell.
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Two arrested for kidnapping woman
Chandigarh, February 22 The accused has been identified as Mohammed Farooq Khan and Shyam Sood. 26-year-old Farooq, a resident of SAS Nagar, is working with ICICI Bank in Sector 9, Chandigarh, while 28-year-old Shyam, resident of Sector 40, is a property dealer. The woman is yet to be recovered. The two accused were produced in the local court and were sent to six-day police custody. The incident took place on January 2 and came to light when Pushpa contacted her husband Parbhakaran Singh narrating she was in trouble and pleaded for arranging her return ticket to Mumbai. “Since then, her cell phone was switched off and her bank accounts and ATMs were also not operated by anyone,” her husband told the police. Alleging initial delay in registering a case by the UT police, Parbhakaran said a complaint was immediately lodged with the Mumbai police and the Chandigarh police, but the Chandigarh police refused to entertain the complaint and claimed that since Pushpa came to the city from Mumbai, hence the matter would be investigated bythe Mumbai police. It was only when Pushpa’s family lodged a complaint with the UT SSP that the police swung into action and arrested the two today, said Prabhakaran while talking to mediapersons here. The police said that investigations revealed that accused Farooq and Pushpa were in touch for a long time. Parbhakaran had filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police and the case was transferred to Chandigarh, as both the accused were from the city. A case was registered at the Sector 17 police station.
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3 booked for cheating
Chandigarh, February 22 Acting on a complaint of Samer Alam, resident of Sector 29, Chandigarh, Pulkeet Gupta, resident of Sector 44, was booked under Sections 420,120-B of the IPC. Samer alleged that the accused took Rs 1.4 lakh for sending him to Canada. However, the accused failed to keep his commitment and did not return the money. In another incident, the Sector 39 police station arrested Sanjeev Kumar and Anuradha, both residents of Sector 38. The accused had taken Rs 3.46 lakh from Krishan Kumar, resident of Panipat, for sending him to England, but duped him. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.
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Two arrested in murder case
Zirakpur, February 22 The duo has been accused of being involved in the murder of Ravinder Singh, owner of Singh Medicos, near AKS Colony on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway. He was shot by two unidentified persons on November 1. He succumbed to his injuries on November 22. Confirming the arrest, SHO, Zirakpur, Yogi Raj stated that the two have been booked in the murder case on the statement made by Ravinder Singh when he was in the hospital. The SHO said a police team got a tip off that Kuljit Singh had returned from abroad and was roaming in the area. According to sources, the Zirakpur police, along with a CIA team, raided Kuljit’s shop on the Lohgarh road and arrested him. The police also impounded his car from the spot. The police official said the accused would be produced in the Dera Bassi court tomorrow. The police official said the incident took place on November 1 when some unidentified miscreants reached the shop of the victim and asked him for a medicine. Ravinder was later shot at, the official added. The official added that Ravinder, in his complaint, stated that he had property disputes with Kuljit Singh and Barnala builders.
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Molestation Case
Panchkula, February 22 The girl alleged that DSP Rathi was threatening her to withdraw her complaint. She alleged that when she was sitting outside the office of the DSP (Crime) yesterday, her father dragged her and tried to beat her up. However, she was able to free herself from his clutches with the intervention of her grandfather and uncle accompanying her. She said the DSP had remained a mute spectator during the whole episode. The Sector 5 police station had already registered a case under Sections 354 , 323 and 506 of the IPC against the victim’s father Surinder Singh, uncle Satinder Singh and aunt Savitri Devi. The victim had alleged on February 16 that her father tried to rape her in the bathroom just a few days after her mother died in December last year. When she resisted, her father told her that he was under the influence of drugs and asked her not to report the matter to anyone. She had also alleged that on February 8 her father, along with his brother Satinder Singh and sister-in-law Savitri Devi, brutally thrashed her without any provocation. Superintendent of Police Maneesh Chaudhary said earlier, too, the girl had filed the case, but later both the parties had reached a compromise. He said they would look afresh into the whole issue and determine if the girl had compromised under pressure. He said the case was handed over to DSP (HQ) Badri Parshad. Meanwhile, the father of the girl, Surinder Singh, claimed that her daughter had fallen in bad company and he had asked her to mend her ways. He said his relatives were also misguiding his daughter, as he had some property dispute with his father and elder brother.
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Telecast of World Cup Matches
Chandigarh, February 22 Viewers today observed that the matches are being telecasted through a Bangladeshi channel with its logo on the top, instead of through the DTH service, which was used earlier. But the issue could not dampen the spirit of cricket lovers, as the viewers are enjoying the World Cup matches on their television sets daily through various ways and means. A source from the operators’ side revealed that at a meeting, which was held earlier, all bills were shown to the authorities and broadcasters were asked to flash signals to the cable operators. “We have given the payment on time to multi-system operators (MSOs), but later we came to know that they failed to make the payment to the broadcasters,” said the source. Adding further, “If there is any further delay in the payment from the upper authorities, we are not responsible for it and why our customers should get affected. No one wants to lose its business and we will give our best to telecast every match to our viewers,” stated the source. The source also added, “They will not even hesitate to move to the court if there would be no response over the matter,” added the source. On the other hand, a source in favour of one of the broadcasters, said, “It is the matter of MSOs and operators and we are not concern with the operators. We directly deal with MSOs and are responsible to them and we have a valid reason and legal support with us for the step taken,” said the source.
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Sale of tickets — Day II
Chandigarh, February 22 The tickets for the next match between West Indies and Ireland to be held on March 11 were also available at the Mohali outlet. According to Poonam Bagga, branch manager of the Mohali outlet, the second day has seen more customers than the first day. “We have sold about 204 tickets of Rs 50, 177 tickets of Rs 100, 26 tickets of Rs 500, four tickets of Rs 1,500 and two tickets of Rs 5,000 on the second day for the March 3 match “ said Bagga. Whereas 71 tickets of Rs 50, 236 tickets of Rs 100, four tickets of Rs 500, six tickets of Rs 1,500 and two tickets of Rs 5,000 for the match between West Indies and Ireland were also sold out today,” added Bagga. On the other hand, the tickets worth above Rs 500 are yet to open an account at Chandigarh branches, as at the Sector 22 outlet, 36 tickets of Rs 50, 38 tickets of Rs 100 and four tickets of Rs 500 were sold. At the Sector 15 outlet, 54 tickets of Rs 50 and 12 tickets of Rs 100 were taken by the customers. On the other hand, Panchkula has still not sold the tickets worth above Rs 100, as only 30 tickets of Rs 50 and nine tickets of Rs 100 were sold today.
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Sportspersons to be felicitated today
Chandigarh, February 22 The players who brought laurels to the city by winning first three positions in the national championships/tournaments at the sub-junior, junior and senior level for 2009-10 in the events of archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, cycling, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, rowing, skating, swimming, softball, table tennis, lawn tennis and weightlifting will be felicitating with cash awards and prizes. All players are advised to attend the rehearsal at 11 am. — TNS |
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Cricket
Chandigarh, February 22 Eight teams from all over India, including AG Haryana, AG Tamil Nadu, AG Andhra Pradesh, AG Madhya Pradesh, AG Nagpur, AG Orrisa, AG West Bengal and AG Punjab, will play for the top honours in the three-day tourney. The first match of the tournament will start at 10.30 am.
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Tennis Meet
Chandigarh, February 22
The host defeated Calcutta University, Kolkata, by 2-1. The winners defeated Danielle and Mohana from the visitors’ team by 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. In the singles category, Prabhamrit Kaur defeated Deepti Srivastva by 7-6, 6-4, 6-1, whereas Danielle Jones from the visiting team got the better of Noor Paul in the straight sets by 2-6, 3-6. In the second match of the day, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, beat Delhi University, Delhi, by 2-1. In the singles category, Parul Goswami overcame Garima Wadwani by 6-1, 6-2, whereas Sweta Solanki outnumbered Jilke Nelord by 3-6, 3-6. In the doubles category, the duo of Parul and Jilke defeated Garima and Saadgi by 6-4, 6-1 in the straight sets.
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Saupin’s cricket academy lift title
Panchkula, February 22 In the league phase, Saupin’s academy got the better of Little Flower School Cricket Academy, while in the second match, the winners defeated Saint Soldier School Cricket Academy. |
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Inderpal, Nikita excel in sports meet
Mohali, February 22 Results: Nursery: Tricycle pick n run race (boys): Inderpal Ist, Arshpreet IInd, Karanvir IIIrd. Girls: Mannatdeep Ist, Ananya IInd, Harsirat IIIrd. LKG: Bicycle race (boys): Yuvraj Ist, Gurcharan IInd, Namit IIIrd. Girls: Nikita Ist, Mehar IInd, Kasak IIIrd. KG: Pack your bag race (boys): Aadi Ist, Dev IInd, Akashvir IIIrd. Girls: Amangeet Ist, Mehak IInd, Chetna IIIrd. Class I: 100m lemon and spoon race (boys): Sukhteshwar Ist, Rahul IInd, Amanpreet IIIrd. Girls: Jasmine Ist, Deepali IInd, Palika IIIrd.
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