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NEIGHBOURHOOD

650 tested at eye check-up camp
Tribune News Service

Patiala, March 11
As many as 650 patients were examined by Dr Sukhdip S Boparai and Dr Anuradha Raj from the Patiala Eye Hospital and Lasik Laser Centre at a free eye check-up camp at Malkomajra, near Patiala, here yesterday.

Speaking to the eye patients gathered at the camp, Dr Boparai underlined the need for special care of eyes.

“Balanced diet, rich in beta carotene foods like carrots, cod liver oil, etc is extremely good for eyes,” he asserted.

He further stated that sometimes people experienced headaches, along with pain in the forehead, for a prolonged duration of time.

“The pain increases while studying, working in front of computers or watching television. In that case, there is an immediate need for getting proper examination of eyes from an eye specialist physician,” he added.

Carpenter falls from building, dies

Kalka, March 11
A youth of Jattwala village of Pinjore block died yesterday after falling from the third floor of a building. According to information, Sachin (22), who was a carpenter, was fitting windows at a building in Parwanoo when the incident occurred.

He sustained severe multiple injuries and was rushed to the ESI Hospital, Parwanoo, where he succumbed to his injuries. — OC

Five employees found absent during checking

Ropar, March 11
Five employees of various departments at Chamkaur Sahib were found absent during checking conducted yesterday.ADC Sukhwinder Singh Mrar conducted checks in different departments and anganwari centres in district. At the Soil Conservation Department office in Chamkaur Sahib, Harmanjit Singh and sewadar Harpal Singh were found absent.

Similarly, from the agriculture office at Chamkaur Sahib, ADO Gurmail Singh and Sohan Singh were found absent. Area officer Surinder Singh from the Fisheries Department, Chamkaur Sahib, was also found absent.

Besides this, Mrar also visited anganwari centres at Bela 1, 2 and 3, Balrampur, Jhallian Khurd, Mahlan and Jagatpura. He also visited Government Elementary School, Jhallian, Government Elementary School, Jhallian Khurd, Government Primary School, Jagatpura, Government Primary School, Bela, Government Elementary School, Balrampur and CDPO officer, Chamkaur Sahib. — TNS

CRIME

Two bikers snatch gold chain
Tribune News Service

Zirakpur, March 11
Two motorcycle-borne youths snatched a gold chain from Parveen, a resident of Zirakpur, this afternoon.According to sources, the incident occurred when the victim went to Baltana for some work where two youths snatched her gold chain from her neck.

Though she raised an alarm, the youths managed to flee from the spot.

Later, she submitted a written complaint to the police.

Locket snatched

Panchkula: Keeping the police on its toes, two motorcycle-borne youths tried to snatch a gold chain of a woman in Sector 17 here this evening. However, the snatchers were able to take away a locket attached to the chain.

The victim, Sunita Devi, a resident of Sector 17, in her complaint to the police, said she was going to Sector 8 market when two unidentified youths, riding a black motorcycle, tried to snatch her gold chain.

However, they were able to take away the gold locket as it got stuck in the hand of one of the snatchers.

Even though she raised the alarm, the youths fled from the scene immediately. She said her stolen gold weighed about 35 gm.

A case has been registered in the Sector 5 police station and the investigation in the case was on.

Cash, jewellery burgled from house
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, March 11
Locked houses in the town continue to be targeted by thieves as they decamped with cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh from a house in Sector 4.The incident came to light when the caretaker of the house, Mamata Sharma, along with her brother, returned this afternoon from Yamunanagar. After opening the gate of the house she found pieces of windowpane glass spread on the floor and the lock of the main door broken.

She informed the police, which arrived at the site within few minutes. A Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team also reached the site and took the samples of fingerprints.

Mamata informed the police that she and her husband Mohan Sharma had gone to attend the marriage of a relative in Yamunanagar on Sunday. She said when she returned, along with her brother Sandeep, this afternoon she found the main door open and clothes and other items in the house scattered all over the place.

She said the thieves had taken away Rs 35,000, four rings and two sets of earrings. Madan Brar, who along with his family was living in Germany, owned the house she added.

A case was registered by the Sector 5 police station.

2 school dropouts held

Mohali, March 11
Two school dropouts were arrested today for their involvement in nine cases of mobile phone snatching in Mohali.Station House Officer, Matour Police Station, Tarlochan Singh said the two youths Surjit, a resident of Mohali, and Ranjit Singh, a Kharar resident, were involved in snatching mobiles in various parts of the city.

The total amount of snatched mobiles comes to Rs 1.35 lakh. The suspects used to snatch mobiles on Pulsar motorcycle. — TNS

SPORTS

PEC Athletics Meet
Manjit grabs first position
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 11
Manjit secured first position in 10,000m race during the second day of the 64th Athletics Meet of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) here toady.Deepankar secured second position in the race, whereas Harmeet finished third in the event and Moh Junaid Khan grabbed fourth position in the race.

Results

Tripple Jump: Shivam, Ravi and Utsav

1,600m Cycling: Parveen, Om Parkash and Sahil Arora

200m: Shivam, Atinder and Utsav

Javelin Throw: Parveen, Hunavir and Ravi

110m Hurdle: Utsav, Shivam and Saurabh

4x100m relay mixed: Saurabh, Sahil, Priyanka, T Divya, Radhika, Tanroop, Shivam, Amandeep, Arpita, Garima, Varun and Vikas Tug of War

400m Hurdle: Atinder, Parveen and Utsav

4x100m inter-department relay:

Sahil, Amandeep, Inderjeet, Shivam, Aman, Atam Prakash, Ajay, Utsav

Shaurya, Karanpreet, Sunil and Sahil Hammer Throw: Amandeep, Inderjeet and Tejinder

400m: Atinder, Atam Parkash and Parveen

1,000m Cycling: Om Parkash, Sahi and Babanpreet

1500m: Parveen, Atinder and Ravi

Girls

Broad Jump: Priyanka, Renu and Amrit

800m: Radhika, Monika and Livleen

Javelin Throw: Archana, Amrit and T Divya

400m: Radhika, Livleen and Harleen

Rope skipping: Harleen, Livleen and Renu

1,600m Cycling: Livleen, T Divya and Renu

West Indies vs Ireland
Kieron Pollard hogs limelight
Deepankar Sharda

Chandigarh, March 11
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Adrian Pollard might have missed an opportunity to add another ton to his batting career, but he did not miss the chance to entertain spectators, who came to watch the clash between West Indies and Ireland during the league of ICC-Cricket World Cup at the PCA Stadium, Mohali.

Twenty-four-year-old Kieron Pollard made a quick fire 94 off 55 balls, including five sixes and eight boundaries, to help the Caribbean team register a crucial 44-run win against the Irish team and adding full points for moving up to the points tally. His counterpart, opener Darren Smith also contributed 107 runs to build a good partnership between them. The spectators were seen enjoying the brilliant knock by him. On the other hand, Irish team supporters were seen disappointed, as the team lost the match after giving an expected good fight.

“We were in the college when we came to know that the West Indies team was batting first. We immediately rushed to the stadium and were amazed to see Pollard banging the ball, but the Irish team as expected gave a tough fight to the opponents,” said a group of college-going students coming out from the students’ block. Irish batsman Ed Joyce contributed 84 runs, including nine fours, to take the team close to the target, but they failed to overcome the bowling attack of West Indies duo, Dareen Sammy and Sulieman Benn, who took three and four wickets, respectively.

“We were here to support the Irish team, as it is the best team among those who are not favourites for the tournament. No matter that they have lost the match, but they fought hard,” said a group of Ireland team supporters while furling the Ireland flag.

Meanwhile, some local youngsters were seen dancing on dhol beats, while watching the match. “We are here to enjoy the match, as the players are giving their best to win the match and we are making our best efforts to enjoy the match with desi beats,” said Jyoti Malhotra and company while enjoying with her group.

‘Mobile Tracer’ comes handy

Police personnel were seen using the new “Mobile Tracer”, a machine to check spectators coming to watch the match. According to the police personnel deployed there, the machine helps to catch any person carrying suspicious material like weapons inside the stadium.

This was for the first time that the police personnel were using such a machine. There were a total of 18 machines used at all gates of the PCA Stadium. Notably the matches at the PCA Stadium witness a huge number of foreign audiences.

Stars not favourable

It seems that stars are not favouring the England team, as the team tasted its second defeat in a row during the league stage of the ICC- Cricket World Cup Championship.

The English team lost to one of the host nations, Bangladesh by two wickets as the English team failed to break the nine-wicket partnership, which added 50 more runs to achieve the target. This is the England’s consecutive defeat after Ireland defeated them in the previous match. After this, the Pool B is once again open for all the teams competing in this group for attaining top four positions in points tally.

‘Black’ business

During the second match at the PCA Stadium, police officials caught many sellers who were selling tickets in black. TNS team came across many youngsters indulging in this business outside the stadium for some profit. “We have our sources inside the stadium, who provide us tickets and we sell them to people by making some profit,” said a 15-year-old boy.