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Stadium at Paploha village At snail’s
pace The Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board, Panchkula, had undertaken the construction of the stadium at Paploha village five years ago. The village panchayat had earmarked six acres for the purpose. However, the construction work has been going on at a snail’s pace for the past over three years
Kalka, March 13 However, the construction work had been going on at a snail’s pace for the past over three years. Village residents said the beginning of work on the stadium had brought a ray of hope to youngsters living in the area. However, the work was being carried out at a snail’s pace by the contractors due to the apathetic attitude of the department concerned, the residents alleged. The project, which was started in 2006, was to initially cost Rs 38 lakh and the work was to be completed in 2008. However, the delay had jacked up the cost to Rs 80 lakh, if the work was to complete by 2011, said official sources of the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board. The residents alleged that the work on the construction of an approach road from the main Paploha-Charnia road to the stadium had also been hanging fire for over a year. The villagers attributed this to irregular payment to the contractors by the department concerned. The Haryana government had initiated the construction of 154 multipurpose sports stadia across the state to promote rural sports. Out of these, two were to be constructed in Panchkula district — one at Paploha village of Pinjore block and another at Natwal of Raipur Rani block. The work on the Natwal stadium had also been hanging fire. So much so that that the boundary wall of the stadium had already collapsed. Amar Singh, a resident of adjoining Naggal village, said residents had been waiting anxiously for the completion of the work on the stadium as it would facilitate hundreds of sportspersons, especially schoolchildren of Kalka subdivision. |
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300 students given degrees
Patiala, March 13 College principal Dr Manjit Singh Virk, director Dr PN Chichra and director-general Dr AS Bhatia congratulated the students and faculty members. |
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Road Accidents
Zirakpur, March 13 Mission member Rajesh Pathania said in a recent road accident near Bouli Sahib Gurdwara, wherein a resident of Dhakoli died on the spot, the victim’s body kept lying on the road for over an hour and the police failed to take the victim to the hospital in time. He said the mission felt concerned about the victims of road accidents. “We will meet police officials and exchange views on helping victims during road accidents,” he added.
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Accident victim dies
Lalru, March 13 She was admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32, in a serious condition. The body was handed over to her relatives after a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered against the driver of an unidentified car under Sections 279 and 304A at the Lalru police station.
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Four hurt as cars collide
Dera Bassi, March 13 Both cars were coming from the Ambala side when the accident occurred. The injured were admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. |
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Girl commits suicide
Ambala, March 13 According to police sources, the girl, who was a resident of Mullana village, had gone to the college on Friday but failed to return home. The girl’s parents lodged a missing person’s complaint with the Mullana police. The police sources said the Saharanpur police contacted the Mullana police this morning and informed them about the recovery of Seema’s body from the railway tracks at Saharanpur. |
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Cyclist killed in mishap
Bassi Pathana, March 13 The victim fell on the road and sustained multiple injuries. A passerby informed the police. The victim was taken to the local Civil Hospital from where he was referred to the PGI. The victim succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. The body was later handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination. The police has registered case against the driver of the bus. |
Immigration co told to refund Rs 1.5 lakh
Chandigarh, March 13 The forum has held the company guilty of deficiency in services and trade malpractices. In order to immigrate to Australia, Palwinder Kaur had contacted the immigration company after seeing their advertisement in a newspaper. She was asked to deposit her original passport, along with
Rs 50,000 as fee. She was asked to pay Rs 10,000, along with her original passport in October 2006 and the balance amount was to be paid after issuance of visa. However, the company later asked the complainant to submit some more documents, along with two drafts of Australian dollar 1,000 and 1,060, which were submitted by her. But there was no response from the company even after repeated visits. In its reply, the company stated that the file was to be processed only after the complainant had submitted the required documents, including educational qualification documents, experience documents, spouse education documents, spouse experience documents, children birth certificate, children educational documents and all family members’ details, but she failed to do so. The company denied that it ever agreed that the balance amount was to be paid only after the grant of visa. The company further stated that the case could not be fully processed due to the non-submission of the required documents. The order, passed by the forum stated: “It’s unfortunate that in the name/assurance of 100 per cent guarantee of immigration to Australia, the company in the form of commercial organisation has emerged to entrap innocent, simple and unsuspecting students/ complainant in their net in order to make quick and easy money by fleecing them through flashy advertisements of bright future and their success, which are the steps in the direction of unfair trade practice. They are a slur on the fair and noble profession of maritime services and such acts need to be condemned.” The forum observed that the company had no right to retain the amount. The act of the company had caused mental agony, pain harassment and financial loss to the complainant and amounts to deficiency in service and unfair trade practice. The company is liable to refund the amount received from the complainant, along with interest and compensation.
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PGI MURDER CASE
Chandigarh, March 13 The police said 22-year-old Rohit Thakur, a resident of Khuda Lahora, was the prime accused in the case and had been arrested. He was pursuing diploma in mechanical engineering from a private institute in Dera Bassi. The police said Rohit had enmity with Kanhaiya Lal over the issue of a girl. Rohit had an affair with a girl who used to stay near his house and later she shifted in the residential premises of the PGI. Rohit used to come to meet her, but Kanhaiya used to object to it, which was the main reason behind the scuffle, the police said. Besides Rohit Thakur, the police has arrested Jatinder, who is pursuing web designing from a private institute. Jatinder was injured during the attack yesterday and was arrested after he was discharged from hospital today. The other three who have been arrested are Pradeep Kumar, alias Bhoora, Vicky, alias Billa, and Amandeep, alias Makhan. The four other accused -- Lucky, Chocha, Sona and Chota -- are yet to be arrested. Raids are being conducted on their possible hideouts. All the accused are in their early 20s and are residents of Khuda Lahora. The iron rod used in the crime has been seized. The police has also impounded the Verna car in which the accused had come to attack the victim. Meanwhile, the postmortem of the deceased was conducted today and the body was handed over to his family members. His family staged a protest against the police and also blocked the road outside the hospital mortuary. A case under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 of the IPC has been registered against the accused.
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Eight nabbed in cases of snatching
Chandigarh, March 13 The police arrested Ram Chander and Acchey Lal, residents of Manimajra, who reportedly snatched a mobile phone from
Vijay Kumar, a resident of Sector 26. They were arrested near the railway crossing at Shastri Nagar, Manimajra. In another incident, the Industrial Area police arrested a minor, who snatched a mobile phone from Ropp Kumar, a resident of Daria village. Meanwhile, a Sector-49 resident was apprehended from near a petrol station at Sector 28. The police recovered a mobile phone which he had snatched from Dinesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 7. The accused, Ashok Singh, was booked under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC. The Sector-11 police arrested Kuldip Singh, Pardeep Kumar, Ravi Kumar and Parveen, residents of Sector 25. The accused had forcibly taken away a purse containing Rs 1,475, an identity card and an ATM card from Manoj Thakur, a resident of Dhanas village.
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Man robbed of car
Panchkula, March 13 The unidentified assailants, who had come in a Maruti Zen car (PB 08AJ 1337) also hit the victim on the hand with a sharp-edged weapon before taking away his car (CH 01AA 2393). The accused left their car behind. In his complaint to the police, Tarun said he was going to meet someone in Sector 20 when two assailants asked him to stop his car near the roundabout. He alleged that the accused tried to kidnap him by pushing him back in the car but when he resisted, the accused drove away, dragged him to some distance. In the process, the accused injured him with a sharp-edged weapon on the hand. The SHO of police station-5 said a case under Section 392, Indian Penal Code, had been registered against the unidentified persons. He said the complainant was also sent for a medical examination at the General Hospital, Sector 6.
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One held for illegal mining
Panchkula, March 13 Following a tip-off, a police team led by ASI Ishpal Singh laid a trap near the Tangri river at the village and arrested Kuldeep, who was driving a tractor-trailer laden with sand. The Chandi Mandir police has registered the case under Section 21-4 of the Mines and Mineral (B&R) Act, 1957 and impounded the vehicle.
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Woman sets herself afire
Mohali, March 13 The victim has been admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, in a critical state with 90 per cent burns. Her husband, who tried to save her, also suffered 30 per cent burns. The police said domestic tension between the couple reportedly forced the woman to take the step.
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1st Shooting World Cup
Chandigarh, March 13 The contingent will leave for Sydney under the supervision of former international ace shooter and Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh Dhillion. The shooters will compete in rifle, pistol and shot gun event. Earlier, ace shooters Gagan Narang and Hariom Singh had booked two places in the forthcoming Olympic Games after winning the World Cup held last year. National selector Tejinder Singh Dhillion said the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) had decided that the players would compete to book quota for the nation, instead of individuals. “Earlier, if any individual wins the competition, he/she himself/herself qualifies for the Olympics. But this time, the winner will only confirm the berth. After that if he/she performs well during the year then he/she will qualify to participate in the Olympics or else the shooter in the form will represent the nation in the Olympics,” said Dhillon. “The contingent is looking forward to book as much quota as possible,” added Dhillon. Teams players Men: Abhinav Bindra, Joydeep Karmakr, Surendra Singh Rathore, Sushil Ghaley, Hariom Singh, Gagan Narang, Sanjeev Rajput, Satyendra Singh, Imran Hasan Khan, Omkar Singh, Zakir Khan, Samaresh Jung, Amanpreet Singh, Amit Kumar Pilania, Omparkash, Vijay Kumar, Rahul Panwar, Pemba Tamang, C K Chaudhary and Gurpreet. Women: Suma Shirur, Priya Aggarwal, Pooja Ghatkar, Tejaswani Sawant, Ayonika Paul, Lajja Gauswami, Raj Kumari Rathore, Hema KC, Meena, Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayeed, Annuraj Singh, Sushma Singh, Shewta Chaudhary, Sonia Rai, Heena Sidhu, Harveen Saro and Pushpanjali Rana.
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