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Chain snatching on the rise in Ambala
Ambala, May 8 Four incidents of snatching have been reported in the town during the past 24 hours. A 55-year-old woman, Promila Jain, was robbed of her gold chain by a youth while she was out for an early morning walk along with her husband, a businessman, on Mall Road in the cantonment area. The snatchers managed to flee. In another case, a youth riding a motorcycle snatched the gold chain worn by a resident of Inderpuri, Swaran Lata, outside her home when she was purchasing vegetables and fruits from a street vendor. According to sources, motorcycle borne snatchers plan a smooth operation as they approach women on the pretext of seeking directions and fleeing the scene after committing the robbery, leaving the victims baffled. Two snatchers on a motorbike snatched a gold chain worn by Meena Chopra, a resident of New Janakpuri in the cantonment area late on Saturday evening and managed to speed away from the scene. Another city resident, Sunita Rani, lost her bag containing Rs 10,000 in cash that she had just withdrawn from the Punjab National Bank in Baldev Nagar when two youths on a motorcycle snatched the bag. Baldev Nagar police station chief Dharam Pal said the police had stepped up patrolling and special investigating teams had been set up to nab chain snatchers as also to spread awareness among women about the potential situations and suspects. Apart from targeting women moving about on their daily errands, the culprits have been targeting elderly women who go for a walk early in the morning as they are not in a position to offer any resistance. Meanwhile, the cops arrested three youth snatchers in the city’s Railway Colony locality, the sources added. |
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18 suffer from diarrhoea in Ambala
Ambala, May 8 The district health department has declared alert and deputed a health team along with two doctors in affected areas with ample stocks of halogen tablets and ORS pouches at Sultanpuri village having a population of about 188 persons. The doctors camping in the village said about 18 patients admitted to the civil hospital today were showing symptoms of diarrhoea. Patients were suffering with high-grade fever and were admitted to the Civil Hospital. Their condition was stated to be normal and doctors were continuously monitoring their condition. The villagers have been counselled to drink boiled water and were told to eat fresh food only. Chlorine tablets have been distributed among the villagers. The health department officials said the main water pipeline of the village had been cleaned and fresh water supply would resume in a day or two. The residents of the adjoining villages had also been warned and were told to keep their water tanks clean. |
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24 injured in road accidents
Ambala, May 8 Police sources said the driver of a truck, on way from Naraingarh to Shahbad, lost control over the vehicle on a flyover near Nagla Jattan village and rammed the truck into a roadside tree, which fell into a pit injuring seven persons seriously. All injured were referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. A case has been registered at the Saha police station in this connection. In another accident, 12 persons travelling in a three-wheeler were injured in an accident after being hit by a car near MM University, Mullana. The driver of the car was arrested by the Mullana police for rash and negligent driving. Five students travelling in a car sustained injuries when the driver lost control over the vehicle. The car rolled on the roadside near Bhurewala village on the Naraingarh-Raipur Rani road. All injured were admitted to the Naraingarh Civil Hospital, said sources. |
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Ration distributed among needy
Bassi Pathana, May 8
He said in the present era of commercialisation, no one thought about the needy and down trodden section of society.
President Chander Pal Yadav said besides this, members also undertook other social works like medical camps, solemnised marriages of poor girls and created awareness against social evils like dowry, female foeticide and drug de-addiction. |
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Supporters of Khurana burn CBI’s effigy
Rajpura, May 8 The agitators raised slogans against the CBI and alleged that the arrests were made on the instructions passed by Congress leaders sitting in Delhi. They alleged that raids were conducted in the election year to gain mileage in coming assembly elections. Rajpura Municipal Council president Parveen Chhabra addressed the agitators at Tahli Wala Chowk and urged them to intensify the agitation. He was also accompanied by some BJP councillors. Chhabra said state-wide agitation would be launched if the Centre Government failed to act fairly in the case. He said no money was recovered from the house of the MLA and the allegations of seeking bribe worth Rs 1.5 crore is wrong. |
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New sub-registrar office to come up soon
Patiala, May 8 “Earlier office of the sub-registrar was cramped. It consisted of just one room where a sub-registrar sat along with his two clerks and a peon. Whenever people visited for work, they didn’t even have a place to sit. Therefore we had made a proposal for the construction of a new office, which has been approved by the government. The cost of this project will be approximately Rs 1 crore 25 lakh,” he said. He further informed that the whole idea behind this is to provide good service to the people. He said, “The new office will be constructed on the ground floor of E-block that will be constructed soon after we get a grant. I have been ensured that once the grant is sanctioned, the work will be completed within 90 days.” Talking about various facilities to be included in the new office, he informed that the office would include an electronic display showing the token number so that people would know their turn. This would not only ensure maximum transparency but would also save people from unnecessary botheration of checking their turn with the office, he added. |
Consumer Courts
Chandigarh, May 8 The forum has also ordered a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for causing mental agony and harassment to the complainant. In his complaint, Rajesh had stated that he had taken one year Marine Open Policy of Rs 50 lakh from the company in August 2009 after paying a premium of Rs 13,789. The insurance covered theft, pilferage, non-delivery and destruction due to strikes, riots and civil commotion besides rail/road risks. He stated that he dispatched a consignment of 592 boxes of apples on October 10, 2009 from Chandigarh to Hyderabad costing Rs 7.9 lakh. It was sent through a truck of Link Roadways. However, the consignment did not reach the destination on the scheduled date i.e. October 16. The complainant lodged a police complaint on October 22. Subsequently, he filed a claim with insurance company with requisite documents. He also filed the monetary claim with Link Roadways. As the insurance company failed to settle his claim, the complainant approached the forum. In its reply, the insurance company stated that they had not received any information from the complainant regarding the dispatch of consignment of apples from Chandigarh to Hyderabad. Further, there was a collusion between the complainant and Link Roadways, whose truck was used for transportation. In case of any loss to the complainant, the roadways were liable to pay. As Link Roadways refused to accept the notice, they were proceeded against ex parte. The forum, comprising president, Lakshman Sharma, and members Ashok Raj Bhandari and Madhu Mutneja, rejected the contention of the insurance company that the consignment was not booked by the complainant as the complainant produced the copy of marine declaration form submitted to the company. The forum stated that despite submitting the claim for his loss with all necessary documents in time, the company failed to settle the complainant’s claim, so they were liable to pay Rs 7.9 lakh, value of consignment, along with compensation and cost of litigation to him.
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Man held for impersonation
Chandigarh, May 8 Police sources said the accused was impersonating Charanjit Singh, a resident of Sarwan village in Muktsar district. During inquiry, the accused claimed that he was a friend of Charanjit Singh. But the police said they were investigating if he had taken money from the candidate. A team has been dispatched to arrest Charanjit Singh, said police station-39 SHO Charanjit Singh. The police has registered a case under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC against Jaspal Singh on the complaint of Nirmal Singh, central superintendent at the school.
Suicide bid
Bikram of Sector 24 attempted suicide by setting himself afire after dousing himself with kerosene at his residence yesterday. He was admitted to the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, with 60 per cent burns. A case under Section 309 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-11 in this regard.
Gambling
Danvir Singh of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, was caught red-handed while gambling near Khera Mandir of his locality yesterday. A sum of Rs 170 was recovered from his possession. A case under Sections 13A, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. The accused was later bailed out.
Fake deed
A Mohali resident filed a complaint of cheating against two persons, including a woman, for preparing a fake deed of a commercial property in Chandigarh. The complainant, Parwinder Singh of Phase VI, alleged that Jasbir Kaur, also a resident of Phase VI, and Narinder Bansal of Sector 21 made a fake rent deed of booth No. 152, Sector 34 C, Chandigarh. The fake deed was prepared on October 21 in 2004. The police has registered a case under Sections 192, 193 and 453 of the IPC at the police station-34.
Stolen
Mohd. Arif Ansari of Mani Majra reported that his Bullet motorcycle (CH03-T-0942), which was parked in front of his house, was stolen during the intervening night of April 30 and May 1. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.
Arrested
Som Pal of Mani Majra was arrested on charges of lifting a motorcycle of his neighbour. Surinder Kumar of Mani Majra lodged a complaint, accusing Som Pal of stealing a Yamaha motorcycle (PB10 AV 6365) of Ranjot Singh, a resident of the same locality, last night. The police recovered the motorcycle after arresting the accused and registered a case under Sections 379 and 411, IPC, against him at the police station, Mani Majra.
Theft
Daljit Singh Guleria of Sector 48 complained that his servant Rahul stole 100 gm gold and 500 gm silver from his house last night. A case under Section 381 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the police station-31.
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7 more arrested in Bataud assault case
Panchkula, May 8 With the fresh arrests the total number of the arrested persons in the case has now come to 15. Eight persons arrested earlier were already sent to judicial remand yesterday. The police said the arrested accused were Jitender Kumar, Ravinder, Jasbir, Golu, Bhim Singh, Jitender Singh and former sarpanch Ran Singh, whose names figure in the FIR registered for the group clash and assault as well as using derogatory remarks about complainant Dalits’ caste (Section 3 of SC, ST Act). The seven accused would be presented before the local court tomorrow, the police added. Over 150 police personnel have been deployed in Bataud village so as to thwart any untoward incident there between the two communities. The conflict dates back to March 17 after a group of Dalits reportedly objected to the possession and cultivation of about 400-acre shamlat (village) land by members of upper caste. The accused had also allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Dalit women. However, the accused had told the police that they owned the land, which they had been cultivating for the past over 40 years and the Dalits were trying to grab the same by levelling false allegations against them.
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Markan Trophy: Mohali, Patiala record wins
Mohali, May 8 As the team fell short of 52 runs in their first innings from the Mohali’s first innings total of 291, Mohali was declared the winner on the basis of the first innings lead. For Ropar, Sahil Sharma hit 42 runs. Then Shubhankar (64 off 107) and Harpreet Brar (63 off 105) tried hard to save the match with their 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket but all in vain. Left arm spinner Amish Sidhu gave a sterling bowling performance for Mohali by picking up seven wickets for 93. Harpreet Singh ably supported him, who took three for 74. Mohali got two points from the win. In the second match played at Ludhiana, Bathinda secured first innings lead against Ludhiana and garnered two points. Resuming their overnight score of 88 for three in 41 overs, Bathinda were all out for 254 in 90.5 overs. Kumar Raghav scored a fine ton (102 off 204) but his efforts did not bore fruit, as the team fell short of 21 runs from their target. He was ably supported by Anil, who chipped in 49. Ludhiana in their second innings were 93 for three before the stumps were drawn. In the third match at Patiala, Chandigarh were bowled out for 202 in 74.3 overs. Their skipper Shivam Bhambri played a defiant knock of 66 runs in 145 balls with the help of 11 fours. The other notable contributions came from Arjit Singh (30) and Vinit Dhaka (34). Ashutosh (five for 47) was the pick of the bowlers for Patiala. He was ably supported by Tanish Gill (two for 28) and Sahil Gupta (two for 47). Patiala in their second innings were at 30 for no loss in 10 overs. Brief score (Match I): Mohali (Ist innings): 291 all out in 81.1 overs (Harsrup Singh 65, Abhijit Garg 46, Jasbir Singh 46; Harpreet Brar 5 for 58, Bhupinder 3 for 59).Ropar (Ist innings): 239 all out in 86.3 overs (Sahil Sharma 42, Shubhankar 64, Harpreet Brar 63; Amish Sidhu 7 for 93 and Harpreet Singh 3 for 74). Match II Ludhiana (Ist innings): 233 in 61.2 overs (Nimit Malhan 42, Mony Pandey 39, Mayank Bagaria 27; Prash 4 for 45, Anil 3 for 11, Kumar Raghav 2 for 39). Bathinda (Ist innings): 254 in 90.5 overs (Rahul Kumar 25, Kumar Raghav 102 not out, Atul Kumar 23, Anil 49; Vishwanatha 5 for 71, Nikhil 3 for 75). Ludhiana (2nd innings): 93 for 3 before the stumps were drawn (Dipin Chitkara 23, Mayank 20, Nimit Malhan 20 not out; Prash 2 for 16). Match III Patiala (Ist innings): 262 all out in 95 overs (Sagar Kumar 81, Manveer 44, Anmol Malhotra 56; Bhagminder 5 for 58). Chandigarh (Ist innings): 202 all out in 74.3 overs (Shivam Bhambri 66, Arjit Singh 30, Vinit Dhaka 34; Ashutosh 5 for 47, Tanish Gill 2 for 28, Sahil Gupta 2 for 47). Patiala (2nd innings): 30 for no loss in 10
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Anshul, Arjun pitch in for win
After winning the toss, DP Azad elected to bat and scored 130 for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Yash (44) and Arjun Aggarwal (20 n.o.) were the main scorers. For BTS, Abhishek was the only bowler to impress, with bowling figures of two wickets for 23 runs. In reply, BTS Academy failed to achieve the target and were bundled out for 66 runs in 18 overs. Sachin (21) was the only batsman to show some courage. For BTS, Anshul was the pick of the bowlers. Arjun Aggarwal was the other successful bowler, taking two wickets for 10 runs. In the second match of the day, CL Champs defeated Bharti Vij Academy by 10 wickets. After winning the toss, Bharti Vij elected to bat. They scored 95 runs for the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Shivam (44) and Sachin (17) were the main scorers. For Bharti Vij, Vaibhav was the only bowler to impress, with figures of three wickets for 15 runs. In reply, CL Champs achieved the target of 96 runs in just 11 overs, without losing
any wicket. The opening pair of Sharwan and Sakhsam remained unbeaten on their individual scores
of 35 and 33 runs, respectively. Scores Match 1: DP Azad: 130 for 5 in 20 overs (Yash 44, Arjun 20 n.o., Abhishek 2 for 23); BTS: 66 all out in 18 overs (Sachin 21, Anshul 3 for 5, Arjun
2 for 10). Match 2: Bharti Vij: 95 for 4 in 20 overs (Shivam 44, Sachin 17, Vaibhav 3 for 15); CL Champs: 96 without loss in 11 overs (Sharwan 35 n.o., Saksham 33
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Hot Weather Cup
Panchkula, May 8 Batting first, Godrej & Boyce XI amassed 163 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Besides Bawa, the opener Sanjay Ahuja made 37 runs. Daljeet Singh emerged as the highest wicket-taker for his team with his
3 for 23. In reply, Baswr XI gave up at 116 runs. Pardeep Singh top-scored with
34 runs. Vijaypal took 3 for 20. Scores: Godrej & Boyce XI: 163 for 7 in 20 overs (Harminder Bawa 59 n.o, Sanjay Ahuja 37, Tarandeep 22; Daljeet Singh 3 for 23, Tarun Sood
2 for 25). Baswr XI: 116 for 8 in 20 overs (Pardeep Singh 34, Gurwinder Singh 29; Vijaypal 3 for 20, Sushil Siwach 2 for 12). In the second match of the day, Dell XI defeated ICICI Bank XI by 57 runs. Scores: Dell XI: 161 for 9 in 20 overs (Amit D Singh 43, Rajat Sharma 38, Lovepreet 22; Munish Sharma 2 for 29, Deepak 2 for 33). ICICI Bank XI: 104 all out in 18 overs (Gourav Vaid 32; Upinder 2 for 23, Raj Singh 2 for 22). |
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St Xavier's School emerge carrom champs
Panchkula, May 8 It was Damanpreet, who gave Xavier's a winning start. She defeated Ailvi Arora 13-6 in the first game of the final round. St Stephen's player Tuba made it 1-1 after beating Sakshi of Xavier’s 21-0. In the doubles section, Saumya and Kalyani outplayed Stephen's pair of Ashima Saluja and Simran Sandhu 18-0 to fashion Xavier's well-merited
verdict. In the boys section, St Stephen's School, Chandigarh, won the title after crushing St Xavier's School of Mohali 3-0. In the opening match, Arish defeated Raunak 16-5 to give St Stephen's a flying start. Then Talib blanked Deepakjeet Singh 21-0 to make it 2-0 and in doubles, Ayush and Chirag beat Paramveer and Pawan 21-0 to win the top honours. Results Boys (semifinals): St Stephen’s, Chd, bt Saupin's, Pkl, 3-0 (Talib bt Prajwal Dhiman 20-0, Arish bt Sahib Saggu 17-1, Chirag and Aayush bt Sanveer Singh and Dhanjay 16-0). St Xavier’s, Mohali, bt The Gurukul, Pkl, 3-0 (Ronak Banerjee bt Subham 12-1, Deepakjeet Singh bt Ashwin 15-5, Paramvir and Pawan bt Gaushwar and Divyansh 16-0). Final: St Stephen's, Chd, bt St Xavier’s, Mohali, 3-0 (Arish bt Raunak 16-5, Talib bt Deepakjeet Singh 21-0, Ayush and Chirag bt Paraveer and Pawan 21-0). Girls (semifinals): St Stephen's, Chd, bt St Xavier’s, Moh, 2-1 (Tuba bt Sreetama 21-0, Simran lost to Kirpaish 10-21, Ashima and Silvee bt Harleen and Kajal 13-8). St Xavier's, PKL, bt St Xavier's, Pkl, 2-1 (Sakshi Thakur lost to Akshika 1-13, Damanpreet Arora bt Bableen 17-4, Saumya and Kalyani bt Aarti and Sheenam 12-7). Final: St Xavier's, Pkl, bt St Stephen’s, Chd, 2-1 (Damanpreet bt Silvi Arora 13-6, Sakshi lost to Tuba 0-21, Saumya and Kalyani bt Ashima Saluja and Simran Sandhu 18-0). |
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