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Patiala’s gender ratio registers increase
Patiala, April 3 Interestingly, the gender ratio in the rural areas is 889, whereas in urban areas, the figure stands at 886. Furthermore, the gender ratio in the age category (0-6 years) has also gone up. In 2001, the gender ratio (0-6 year) stood at 776, whereas Census 2011 figures show that gender ration in the above mentioned category is 834. Regarding population figures, the number of the males and females in the district are 10,02,044 and 8,90,170, respectively. The total population of the district is 18,92,282, an increase of 47,348 as compared to 2001. The break-up of the urban and rural pollution figures shows that in the urban areas the population figure stands at 7,62,003, as compared to 6,44,710 in 2001, an increase of 1,17,293. Likewise, in rural areas, the population figure was 12,00,224 in 2001 and the present population figure stands at 11,30,279. The decrease in the rural population can be attributed to the delimitation, after which several rural areas came under the jurisdiction of Patiala city. Besides, there are now 12,86,836 literates in the district (7,25,243 men and 5,61,575 women), as compared to 11,19,824 (6,46,751 men and 4,73,073 women) in 2001.
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Yuvi, Bhajji’s mothers pay obeisance
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 3 Yuvi’s mother Shabnam Singh said her son owned his success to his hard work and blessings of Sant Ram Singh. “I am here to thanks Guruji after India’s victory. It’s his blessings that have kept us in high spirits even during the toughest times in our lives,” she added. A firm believer of Sant Ram Singh, she said Yuvraj would excel in the upcoming IPL Cricket tournaments as well. When questioned about her son’s nuptial plans, Shabnam said it all depended on Sant’s blessings. “We are looking for a perfect match for him,” she added. Yuvraj and his mother had earlier visited the Dera ahead of India-Pakistan semifinal in Mohali on March 29. Also, spinner Harbhajan Singh’s mother Avtar Kaur reportedly visited Hansali Dera, around 10 kms away from Sirhind.
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One booked for inflating robbery figure
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 3 During preliminary reports and recording of statements, senior police officials found that the victim, Rohit Mittal gave contradictory statements. Onlookers informed the police that two robbers tried to snatch a bag containing money and also fired gunshots. But most of the money got scattered on the road and Rohit might have collected it. The police officials today said robbers managed to take away Rs 4 lakh, while Rohit kept the rest Rs 6.5 lakh. The money has been recovered with the confession of Rohit. During interrogation, Rohit revealed that greed overpowered him. The police has registered a case and Rohit has been taken into police remand. The police has also released sketches of the accused, who snatched bag from Rohit.
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GK Singh is Ropar DC
Ropar, April 3 Earlier, he had also served as OSD to Deputy Chief Minister. He will replace Miglani who has been transferred as chief administrator, PUDA. GK Singh was, earlier, ADC Sangrur where he was honoured with President’s silver medal in Census operations in year 2000. Gold medallist in MA political science, Singh started his career as a lecturer from Government College, Malerkotla. — TNS |
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CCTV cameras installed inside temple
Kalka, April 3 According to sources, considering the inconvenience caused to devotees, special arrangements have been made by the administration on every aspect. A team of doctors have been deployed. For emergency situations, an ambulance and fire brigade vehicle will be permanently parked outside the main gate of the temple. For safety of the devotees, special police and home guard personnels have been deputed. CCTV cameras have been installed for the first time in the temple to keep a strict vigil. Traffic police officials have also been deputed for the regulation of traffic on NH-22. |
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1 killed in road accident
Dera Bassi, April 3 The victim was trying to come out of his damaged vehicle when he was hit from the rear. —
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One held for sodomising 8-yr-old
Chandigarh, April 3 1 booked for stealing LCD
A spate of thefts was reported in the city in the last two days. Syam Sunder, a resident of Sector 23 B, reported that someone has stolen Samsung LCD from his residence. A case has been registered at the Sector 27 police station. In another incident, alertness on part of a Sector 23 resident helped nab a car thief today. Sangeeta, a resident of Sector 23, nabbed a thief, identified as Sunil, red-handed while he was trying to steal her car from her residence. The accused has been arrested and a case of theft has been registered at the Sector 19 police station. Jagmohan, a resident of Ram Darbar, reported that someone has stolen his Mahindra Max (CH-04-L-9001) parked in front of his residence last night. Rakesh Sehgal, a resident of Mohali, reported that someone has stolen his Maruti Zen car (CH-03-L-1481) parked in front of shop number 356-57, Sector 34-A, on April 1. Devika Daiya, a resident of Sector 21, reported that someone has stolen two mobile phones from her car (HR-03-A-1044) by breaking the left side mirror of the car, while it was parked in MCM College parking, Sector 36. Surinder Kaur, a resident of Sector 37 C, reported that someone has stolen Rs 25,000, one gold chain and earring from her residence.
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Missing student’s body found
Mohali, April 3 After searching for him, his father had lodged a missing report at the Sohana Police Station yesterday. Though the police has ruled out any foul play, family members have sought probe into the incident. The family members said after a tiff with the parents over a minor issue, Sunder had left his home on March 29 and didn’t return. SHO Sohana Deepinder Singh said no external injury marks had been found on the body. After initiating inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC, the body was sent for autopsy to the Phase VI Civil Hospital. Cheating
Ashwani Kumar, a resident of Sector 7, Chandigarh, complained to the police that he had bought a Santro car from Gagandeep Malhotra, a resident of Phase XI, for Rs 80,000. Against the deal, the buyer gave Rs 78,000 to the seller, but the later didn’t hand over the registration document of the vehicle. Instead, the seller took a loan of Rs 80,000 from ICICI Bank. A case of cheating has been registered at the Phase XI Police Station. In another case, Harbhajan Dass, a resident of Bilaspur, and Nehal Singh, a resident of Moga, complained that Jasbir Singh and Deepika of MS Consultation, Phase XI, took Rs 4 lakh each from them and other persons known to them to send them to Libya. Neither the victim neither went to Libya nor was the money returned. A case under Sections 420 and 120 B of the IPC has been registered at the Phase XI Police Station.
Sand mining
Mullanpur Police has booked Amritpal Singh, along with seven other persons on the complaint of Choe Anjuman Committee Mullanpur Garibdass for indulging in sand mining from Shamlat land in Mullanpur village. In another case, District Mining Officer has complained that Sohan Singh, along with four other persons of Hoshiarpur village were illegally removing sand from Majra village without any permission. A case under the Mining and Minerals Regulation Act has been registered at the Mullanpur Police Station.
Forgery case
The police has booked four persons in a forgery case on the complaint of Alka Chingan, a resident of Housing Board Colony, Dhanas, Chandigarh. The accused have been identified as Shashil Ohri, a resident of Sector 45, Hanumant Kumar Chingan, a resident of Phase VI, Mohali, Nigam Mehta and his wife Kamini Mehta, residents of Sector 41-B, Chandigarh. In her complaint filed on May 19, 2010, Alka said her in-laws had prepared a fake will and her husband harassed her. Later, she submitted her complaint to the SSP Mohali. A case under Sections 498-A, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against four persons on the complaint of Alka.
One booked
The police yesterday booked one person for allegedly abducting a minor girl from Madapur village, Mohali. The accused has been identified as Sonu, a resident of UP. The complainant, Ram Kishore, a resident of Madanpur village, alleged that Sonu abducted his 14-year-old daughter on the pretext of marrying her. The accused is still at large. A case has been registered.
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Cricket fever to rise
“Ticket-related queries have started pouring in. With Team India winning the World Cup, cricket fever has reached a crescendo. Nobody wants to give IPL matches a miss,” said PCA spokesperson Capt Sushil Kapoor. The PCA authorities claimed that they were ready for the matches as everything was in place. “As the semifinal match was played at the stadium, there seems to be no need of making arrangements again. Our stadium is ready and we have handed it over to team owners,” said GS Walia, joint secretary of the PCA.
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A ‘victory of sorts’ for bookies
Chandigarh, April 3 A report in this regard was published in these columns on February 20, a day after the World Cup had kicked off in Bangladesh. India had been termed as the hot favourite of the tournament by the bookies with a betting rate of Rs 3 that means a person, who had placed Rs 1,000 on the team, ended up earning Rs 3,000. Sri Lanka figured at the second place with a rate of Rs 4. Surprisingly, both teams were there in the title clash last night. Call it coincidence or something else, in the last World Cup in 2007, which had taken place in West Indies, the bookies had predicted the win of Australia much in advance. The rate for the “Kangroos’ was set at Rs 2.50 that time (The Tribune had reported this on March 14, 2007, a day after the ICC World Cup-2007 began in West Indies). Surprisingly, the result was not different, as Australia had emerged as the championship that time. Shockingly, an SMS was being circulated since April 1, which mentioned: ‘Sri Lanka would make a total of 275 runs while batting first in the final. Sehwag would be out in the first over. Sachin would be out between 90 and 95 runs and India would win by one wicket.’ While the final line of the SMS mentioned ‘Happy Fools Day’, the first two predictions in the SMS turned out to be right. According to an estimate, over Rs 50,000 crore changed hands in this illegal business during this World Cup.
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Chandigarh, April 3 Results: 1. Senior citizens (men): Col Chander Vij 1; Ramesh Dua 2 and Madan Lal Chitkara 3; senior citizens (women): Anju Handa 1; Vidya Sachdeva 2 and Raj Bani Nayyar 3; men: Kamal Deep Singh 1; Gurmail Singh 2 and Ravinder Singh Bhatia 3; women: Kamlesh Joshi 1; Balwant Kaur 2 and Amarjeet Kaur 3;boys (U-19): Shanky Ram, Shikhar Sharma and Mandeep 1; Vikas Goyat 2 and Vaibhav Mago 3; girls (U-19): Rubina Sharma 1; Sandhya Yadav 2 and Mansi Goyal 3; boys (U-16): Mehul Khera and Deepak Kumar 1; Pawan Kumar 2 and Bilal 3; girls (U-16): Taniya Chopra 1; Raj Shikha 2 and Varsha Sharma 3; men (open category): Rakesh Kumar 1; Amit 2; Tirlochan Singh 3; women (open category): Kulwinder Kaur 1; Sukhpreet Kaur 2 and Pooja 3. — TNS
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Dashmesh Club emerge kabaddi champs
Zirakpur, April 3 Former Chief Minister and president Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee Capt Amarinder Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, Congress leader Lal Singh, PPCC member Deepinder Singh Dhillon and other local leaders graced the occasion. Capt Amarinder Singh said efforts were on to include the game in Olympics. Balbir Singh Sidhu said more such events would be organised in future as well. He added that if the Congress came to power, a sports stadium would be set up in Zirakpur. Jaspal Singh, sarpanch, said 12 teams had participated in the tournament. Winners were given cash prizes worth Rs 1.51 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively. Gurdass Mann entertained spectators. Meanwhile, the event led to a traffic jam on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway in the evening. The police had a tough time managing the traffic.
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Good show by Abhijeet
Chandigarh, April 3 Abhijeet who defeated Barun in the first round held his nerve against Aditya when the score was at 4-4. He played consistent topspin forehand and defensive slice backhand to take two games in a row to send Aditya out of the tournament. Arvind Sethi of DPS defeated Karanveer Hooda in a tiebreaker 6-5(7-4). Around 143 players are participating in the tournament. Results Boys (U-10 first round): Sourath Batra beat Shreyas Chopra 6-2; Anitej beat Harbeer Singh 6-1; Vishvajeet beatPranav Dhawan 6-4; Karan beat Juber; Udayvir Singh beat Aadesh 6-3; Gaurav beat Arman Moudgil 6-0; Mehul Gupta beat Anil 6-2 and Japjot Singh beat Arpan. Second round: Chiraz Singh beat Sourath Batra 6-0; Vishvajit beat Anitej 6-2; Rana Manav beat Karan 6-3; Udayveer Singh beat Manveer; Arman Moudgil beat Mehul Gupta 6-0; Japjot Singh beat Pranav Chopra 6-1 and Asav Kumar beat Mehul Gupta 6-0. Boys U-12 second round: Arvind Sethi beat Karanveer Hooda 6-5(4); Chiraz Singh beat Aditya Bansal 6-2; Sehaj Sidhu beat Arnav Ghai 7-5; Abhijeet Chowdary beat Aditya Dhawan 6-4. Boys U-14 first round: Arnav Munjal beat Manik Kaushal; Sanchit Dhiman beat Karanveer Hooda 6-2; Lakshay Sofat beat Arnav Ghai 6-3; Rohit Dhiman beat Arvind Sethi 6-0; Sarthak Jain beat Hirday Pratap Singh 6-3 and Abhishek beat Abhey Sharma 6-2. Boys U-14 quarterfinals: Parmeet Deol beat Arnav Munjal 6-0; Lakshay Sofat beat Sanchit Dhiman 6-3; Rohit Dhiman beat Sarthak Jain 6-2 and Sachit Malhotra beat Abhishek 6-0.
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Body of a 14-year-old was found floating in a pond at Jagatpura village here this morning.The victim Sunder, a student of
government school, Sector 47, Chandigarh, had gone missing from his house on March 29.
Chandigarh, April 3
As getting tickets for the semifinal match was not less than a war-like situation, cricket buffs this time have already started making attempts to ensure a seat in the stadium during the T-20 ties.