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Neighbours set woman on fire
Kharar, April 25 Today when she was alone at her house around 10 am her neighbours Tony, Jhelu and his wife Baby, Swarno, Rajji and eight unidentified people started pelting stones on her house and abused her. She ran inside her house, but before she could bolt the door, her neighbours barged into the room. They allegedly poured kerosene oil over her and set her on fire. On hearing her cries, her 23-year-old son Gholu reached the house and tried to douse the flame. Victim Surinder Kaur was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Mohali, and further referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. She has sustained 50 per cent burns. The police has registered a case against the accused. No arrests have been made so far. |
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Cops beat up 12-yr-old boy
Kharar, April 25 As per reports, two cops reached at the rehri of one Yogesh Kumar. Instead of Yogesh Kumar, his 12-year-old son was present at the spot. Cops allegedly asked the boy to summon his father Yogesh Kumar as they had received a complaint against him. The child said his father was not present at the spot. One of the cops allegedly beat up the child. As the child started crying, his mother and bystanders came to save him. Neighbouring shopkeepers and other people got together and raised slogans against the cops. DSP, Kharar, Sukhdev Singh Virk said the cops had gone to sort out differences in two factions and that they did not beat up the child. |
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200 checked at medical camp
Dera Bassi, April 25 Blood pressure and blood sugar level of patients were also checked. Notably,
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Open manhole poses risk to life
Zirakpur, April 25
Residents claim that commuters cannot anticipate this open manhole in the dark and small accidents keep taking place. Adding to their woes, streetlights are also not functional at many places in the locality. Recently, a resident of a nearby colony was injured due to this manhole. Residents of the area have complained about the missing manhole cover to the area councillor, who had approached the official concerned many times, but nothing has been done so far. Inderjit Singh, a resident of Himmatgarh, says: “In the absence of proper street-lighting, the missing cover of the manhole serves as death trap.” He says the uncovered sewer manhole is 20-ft deep. Another resident says the manhole has been lying uncovered from the past 15 days and the authorities concerned are indifferent towards the safety of children and senior citizens. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, SDO water supply and sewerage board, Mahesh Chawla said the matter was not in his knowledge. He said the complainant should approach him tomorrow and inform him about the exact locality where the manhole cover was missing. The matter would be solved on priority basis, claimed Chawla.
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Rajpura, April 25 The accused was carrying the contraband in a shoulder bag. A case in this connection has been registered against the accused under various sections of the NDPS Act. — TNS
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4 arrested with transformers
Ambala: A team of the detective staff of Ambala police has reportedly arrested a gang of four persons for stealing transformers. They were identified as Gurdeep, a resident of Shahpur, Ram Kumar, a resident of Patrehri, Devinder and Swaran Singh.
Police sources said the accused had allegedly stolen transformers, belonging to the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, worth lakhs of rupees. The gang used to remove transformers from the electric poles installed in rural areas during night. They were produced in a local court and were sent to the police custody, sources added.
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Low yield of wheat upsets farmers
Dera Bassi, April 25 Farmers of Dera Bassi and Lalru areas said that they had been noting 5 to 6 quintal loss in the wheat production for every one acre of the crop. Narinder Singh and Baldev Singh of Toganpur village said they had produced five quintal lesser wheat per acre than last year. Harpal Singh of Bhukri said a disease had affected his crop in the last stage, which caused the loss in crop yield. Market committee officials also admitted the decrease in average wheat production this year, but they could not identify the reason behind this. Meanwhile, chief agriculture officer Harmanjeet Singh Sandhu said only some areas were affected and overall production had not declined.
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Mayank pockets gold in boxing
Ambala, April 25 Harsh, Lagan,
Shubham, Chirag, Mayank, Bhagya, Amandeep, Deepka, Pratham, Randheer,
Anshul, Navdeep and Abhishek won bronze medals. Principal Vikas Kohli urged students to take part in extra-curricular activities.
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Ethical hacker spins Web around students
Kharar, April 25 Highlighting the dangers that lurked in the use of Web, he said any Internet user could be a tragic victim of hacking unless they were careful. He cited an example of a Mumbai woman who fell prey to hackers while chatting for hours on Facebook without taking any precautions. Her day-to-day life was uploaded live on the Internet. He demonstrated ways of accessing blocked sites in college systems and the difficulties faced by college authorities in preventing misuse. He said he first hacked the website of Chip, a computer magazine, when he was 12. The same company went on to offer him his first job. Fadia gave demonstrations on unravelling the IP address of any computer, importance of keeping the IP address safe, use of anonymiser to hack into any system, role of Internet proxy servers and types of services available on the Web to overcome restrictions imposed by Internet proxy servers. He also touched upon the aspect of terrorists and other criminals hacking into systems of security agencies. He said during the 9/11 attack in the US, he was among the experts called in by the US government to track criminals. He also highlighted the importance of computer’s MAC address and the ways of protecting it. He demystified trojans, showing how these could cause damage and ways to stay safe from hackers who used trojans. College of Engineering principal Dr Promila Kaushal delivered the welcome address. Dr Sanjay P Sood, head of e-governance mission, Chandigarh, was the first speaker. Chief guest Dr Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP (state crime branch and cyber investigation cell), Punjab, expressed concern over the increasing trend of cyber crime and the steps needed to prevent it.
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HC collegium gives names of 3 more advocates
Chandigarh, April 25 The names finding favour with the High Court collegium are Once the Supreme Court collegium, the Union Law Ministry and the President clears the nine names, along with the name of sessions Judge VS Malik, the number of High Court Judges will increase to 52. As of now the High Court has 42 Judges against the sanctioned strength of 68. Information available from Delhi suggest the list of six advocates earlier sent by the High Court for elevation as Judges had hit a barricade, as it was forwarded by collegium headed by an outgoing Chief Justice, Justice Mukul Mudgal. The list was sent after the High Court collegium met practically after a gap of nearly three years to clear the names for elevation. It was sent to the governors of Punjab and Haryana, even as the Chief Justice heading the collegium was at the fag end of the tenure. Otherwise also, the convention has been that the Chief Justice should send the list for elevation, if he knows he will still be in the office to see the list through to end. It is believed the list has now found its way back to the Apex Court collegium. The other lawyers whose names are now in line of elevation are RN Raina, NK Sanghi, Rameshwar Malik, TS Dhindsa, PS Dhaliwal and Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia. The development is significant as an increase in the number of Judges is expected to go a long way in cutting down the pendency of cases. As of now, the High Court has approximately two lakh pending cases. Already, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has emerged as a Judge with little inclination to keep the matters pending for long for bringing the pendency down. Chief Justice Gogoi, in particular, has been disposing of expeditiously petitions filed in public interest by leaving the state and other respondents with little option but to act. This is not all. Chief Justice Gogoi has also been setting an example for others by not getting up till the court holding hours are over at 4pm.
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Consumer Court
Mohali, April 25 Handing down the order, the Forum comprising BS Mehandiratta and HK Ghuman, president and member, observed that the builder was responsible for deficiency in service due to delay in handing over the possession of a flat. Sharvani Bhattacharya, a resident of Udaipur, Rajasthan, earlier residing in Rajiv Vihar, Mani Majra, complained that she had approached the builder on reading an advertisement regarding launch of their project of 48 exclusive two-bedroom apartments on the VIP Road, Zirakpur. On August 27, 2006, she booked a flat at a cost of Rs 17,50,000 and deposited Rs 50,000 as earnest money. Thereafter, she paid another Rs 1,03,000. For making payment of the balance price, the complainant initially took loan from the ICICI Bank. However, officials of the aforesaid bank visited the work site and on finding that the construction work was yet to commence, refused to disburse the next instalment. Under compulsion, the complainant had to secure a loan of Rs 14,88,000 from the State Bank of India and requested the ICICI Bank for foreclosure of the loan account. The complainant had to pay an extra amount of Rs 1,053 as interest towards the foreclosure of this loan account. After the builder assured that construction work would pick up pace, she entered into tripartite agreement. The complainant wanted to buy the flat to save the rent being paid by her and her husband for staying in a rented accommodation in Chandigarh. Her husband was, during this time, posted at Chandigarh. He was working as an engineer in the petroleum division of Reliance Industries Limited. She claimed that the builder had cheated her as they had no intention from the very beginning to construct the flats and to complete them as per the promised schedule. After hearing arguments of both the parties, the Forum directed the builder to refund the paid amount along with 9 per cent interest on the amount.
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One arrested for raping minor
Mohali, April 25 A case was registered against him on the complaint of the victim’s mother Phoolwati, a resident of Mataur village. She alleged that on
April 18 when she was returning home from work she heard her daughter screaming. When she entered the room, she found that the accused was raping her daughter.
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Two houses burgled
Chandigarh, April 25 Sunil Kaul, a resident of Sector 35-C, reported to the police that he returned home today after being out of station for two days and found his house ransacked. Employed with a private firm at Sector 34, he had returned after paying homage at the Vaishno Devi temple. He left the house with his family after locking it on Saturday and the theft reportedly took place on Sunday night. He reported to the police that someone had stolen Rs 9,700, four gold bangles, one gold bracelet, one gold ‘mangalsutra’, one gold set with earrings, one gold coin, 16g gold, five gold chains, three gold pendants, two gold rings, three pairs of gold earrings, one pair of gold ear chains, one camera, one silver key holder and two silver bangles from his house. A team of forensic experts took samples from the spot. A case under Sections 380 and 457 of the IPC was registered at the Sector 36 police station. In the other case, Rakesh Verma, a Sector 11 resident, reported to the police that thieves decamped with six bottles of IMFL and some clothes from his house. The police said he was out of station along with his family and found the house burgled when he returned. A case was registered at the Sector 11 police station.
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2 cases of snatching
Chandigarh, April 25 She reported that her purse, containing a bank draft for Rs 50 and a cheque for Rs 5,000 drawn on the Punjab National Bank, was snatched from near the Palika Bazar. A case under Sections 356 and 379 of the IPC was registered. In a separate case, Geeta Ram of Sector 42-B reported that a motorcyclist sped away after snatching the purse of his wife on the road separating Sectors 36 and 37.
Boy caught
red-handed
The police arrested a boy red-handed while he was trying to flee after stealing the purse of a woman here on Monday. Puja of Kansal village in Mohali district reported that Rajinder Sharma, a resident of Sector 38, was caught while he was stealing her purse, containing Rs 200 and an identity card, from her scooter (HR51AJ-7159) near the Palika Bazar, Sector 19. The police nabbed the accused. Passersby saw
the accused stealing a purse from her scooter and informed her. She chased the boy and simultaneously, informed the police.
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Test-drive car robbery case
Panchkula, April 25 Police teams have been dispatched to Panipat, Karnal, Meerut road in Uttar Pradesh and Shambhu Barrier in Patiala in search of the accused. The police has also prepared the sketches of the two accused with the help of Umesh, an employee at the showroom, who was forcibly taken away by the accused on gunpoint. Umesh was later dropped near Karnal. Police officials said even though the company had installed CCTV cameras in the showroom, the accused must have done recce to check whether the cameras were functioning or not besides befriending one of the staff members. The police said it was carelessness on the part of the showroom owners who failed to take notice of the missing vehicle for about four hours, which had been taken away by the accused on the pretext of having a test drive. The accused had also not deposited the driving license before taking away the new Maruti SX4 worth Rs 8 lakh and it was only after four hours that the staff swung into action to inform the police in this regard. “We had directed the company officials to install CCTVs in the showroom after daring robbery on January 16 when some unidentified persons had struck the showroom and looted Rs 15 lakh cash after killing the security guard on duty. He said the CCTVs were installed, but these were not functional,” said Superintendent of Police Manish Chaudhary. Chaudhary said his teams were working on the case and the sketches of the accused would also be released soon. He said they were hopeful that the criminals would be nabbed as soon as possible as the police was not leaving any stone unturned.
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Malvinder is Golf Club president
Chandigarh, April 25 Malvinder Singh was immediately hugged and greeted by those present. The winning candidate shook hands with Colonel Panag and hoped that all would work for the betterment of the club and the course. Outgoing president BS Gill was among the first to greet Malvinder Singh. The new president castigated those who branded him an outsider. “If I am an outsider the members would not have elected me president for the fourth time. During my last term as president, I was on the greens four times a week,” said Malvinder, but he hastily added: “Lets make friends instead of wasting our time on recriminations. We have to go ahead, aiming for perfection.” Malvinder Singh is all for implementing the five-year rolling plan for the maintenance of the course. “After all, David Hemstock’s team of designers from England, who have put forward the rolling plan know their job. The team has designed 200 golf courses around the world, including the Aamby Valley golf course, considered among the best in Asia.” On the prohibitive cost of over Rs 1 crore per annum for the rolling plan, he said: “I feel it is very much worth it. We cannot have consistency with presidents and captains changing almost every year, and each team coming out with new ideas. For consistency, the five-year rolling plan is the final answer.” “If you give peanuts you get monkeys,” this is how he summed up the caddie problem at the Chandigarh Golf Club. “These youngsters trudge 18 to 36 holes everyday for peanuts. It is high time we increased the caddie fee, which is a pittance compared to what they are paid in Delhi and Gurgaon. We have to pay them more and give better facilities if we are to retain the caddies who look for greener pastures after they have mastered the nuances of the game,” said the president. A separate canteen, an insurance policy against serious injuries and coolers in the caddie rooms are on the agenda of the new president. It was a clean sweep by Malvinder Singh. His team swept 10 of the 11 managing committee seats and shared the 11th seat as counting of votes for the 11-member executive committee concluded at 7.30 this evening. The 10 who emerged clear winners are Capt GS Ghuman, Dr GS Kochhar, Jasbir Singh, Col HS Baidwan, Lt-Col KS Thandi, Ravibir Singh Grewal, Dr BR Jain, SR Sharma, Sanjit Singh Bala and Gursharan Singh Sandhu. For the 11th seat, there was a tie between winning team’s Sardul Singh Gill and Anil Gakhar, both polling 424 votes. With the two sharing the 11th seat, it was decided to give the two six-month terms each. Anil Gakhar will occupy the seat for the first six months, while Sardul Singh Gill will hold it for the remaining six months.
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500 for skating meet
Panchkula, April 25 The two-day championship is being organised by Roller Hawks at Banyan Tree School, Sector 48, Chandigarh. Skaters in the 4-14 age group can participate in rink and road races. Entries will be accepted till April 29. Interested players can contact organising secretary on 9815960966.
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Pradeep guides DAV-8 to five-wicket victory
Panchkula, April 25 Batting first, St Stephen’s scored 185 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 30 overs. Gaurav Singh 46, Lovish Bansal 34, Jagpreet Singh 23 and Karan Aggarwal 23 were the main scorers. For DAV, Pradeep was the pick of the bowlers, as he scalped three wickets for 20 runs. Himank was the other successful bowler with 2 for 30. In reply, DAV-8 scored 189 runs losing only five wickets with two overs to spare. Pradeep Yadav 63, Shikher 43 and Rahul Sheokand 27 not out were the main scorers. For St Stephen’s, Rishu Chopra and Gaurav Singh took two wickets giving away 30 and 40 runs, respectively. In another match, Satluj Cricket Academy B team beat DAV Cricket Academy, Sector 15, by three wickets. Batting first, DAV scored 204 in 29.1 overs. Sachit Nayyar 89 and Ankit Chataka 38 were the main scorers. For Satluj B team, Sunil, Gurvinder and Deepak took two wickets each. In reply, Satluj B team scored 208 losing seven wickets in 28.4 overs. Deepak 37, Mevha Panday 34 not out, Gurvinder 34 and Ankush Dhariwal 33 were the main scorers. For DAV, Harmanpreet Singh, Anmolpreet Singh and Ankit Chataka took two wickets each. Brief Scores Match I St Stephen’s: 185/8 30 overs (Gaurav Singh 46, Lovish Bansal 34, Jagpreet Singh 23, Karan Aggarwal 23; Pardeep 3/20 and Himank 2/30). DAV-8: 189/5 in 28 overs (Predeep Yadav 63, Shikher 43, Rahul Sheokand 27 not out; Rishu Chopra 2/30 and Gaurav Singh 2/40). Match II DAV-15: 204 in 29.1 overs (Sachit Nayyar 89, Ankit Chataka 38; Sunil 2/20, Gurvinder 2/27 and Deepak 2/32). Satluj Cricket Academy B team: 208/7 in 28.4 overs (Deepak 37, Mevha Panday 34 not out, Gurvinder 34, Ankush Dhariwal 33; Harmanpreet Singh 2/41, Anmolpreet Singh 2/24 and Ankit Chataka 2/39).
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