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Black market: Gas agency sells LPG cylinders at Rs 700
Morinda, June 19 Gas consumers Rakesh Puri, Rajinder Pal, Vinod Kumar, Hakam Singh and Ashok Kumar Rana alleged that the employees of the Morinda Gas Agency, which deals in Indane cylinder supply, had been making fake cylinder booklets and also misbehaving with the consumers. Instead of providing people cylinders on time, the gas agency employees were allegedly selling the same at higher rates in black market. Domestic cylinders were being sold at Rs 700 in the black market. Area residents had made written complaints to the Chief Minister’s office alleging that such malpractices forced consumers to buy cylinders illegally. Consumer Rakesh Puri alleged that if a complete check of the records with gas agency was conducted there would be many cases of cylinder booklets issued in fake name of people who did not even exist. Consumers alleged that despite repeated requests, the agency did not book cylinders. If some consumer went to the agency with his or her booklet, the employees at the agency made fake entries into his/her booklet, leaving an impression that the consumer had been timely given the gas supply. When people tried to reason, their booklets were torn off. Rakesh Puri said when he went to the gas agency recently, the agency employees made advance entries of September 30, 2011, and December 27, 2011. Rakesh has made complaints to the district food and civil supplies office, but the authorities had turned Nelson’s eye. The district food and civil supplies officer Roopinder Kaur said she has not received any written complaint regarding this. Indane area sales manager Chetan Patwari said he was aware of the malpractices of the said gas agency. “Few months ago, a departmental inquiry was conducted and the agency was slapped a fine as well. If any consumer faces a problem he or she may call at 0172-2780568 and lodge the complaint. We will redress it effectively,” he asserted. Despite repeated attempts, the owner of the Morinda Gas Agency could not be contacted for comments. Fake entries Employees of the Morinda Gas Agency make fake entries in the consumer’s booklet, leaving an impression that the latter had been timely given the gas supply. When people try to reason, their booklets are torn off
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290 to be interviewed for posts of constable
Ropar, June 19 Recruitment board chairman-cum-SSP, Ropar, Jatinder Singh Aulakh said candidates should appear for interview on June 24 and June 25 from 7 am at the Police Lines. He said the results of candidates, who had cleared physical fitness test, were available at SSP office, Ropar, Police Lines, Ropar, and all police stations of the district. Roll number-wise call letters had been sent to the respective police stations. Candidates who were not from Ropar district could collect their call letters and roll numbers from the Police Lines tomorrow. The list would also be available on the website www.rupnagarpolice.com. Candidates could collect call letters from munshis of respective police stations. Candidates should also bring their requisite documents. The Ropar Police was supposed to fill 100 vacancies. About 2,323 candidates had applied for the post, while 1,449 participated in the physical fitness test. Seven hundred and twelve cleared the physical fitness test and 290 of them were shortlisted on the basis of their educational qualification.
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Paddy transplant machine put on display for farmers
Jainagar (Rajpura), June 19 Agriculture department officials said the aim of the field visit was to show farmers the mechanisation of paddy sowing and its transplant. Dr Gursewak Singh Sandhu, joint director-cum-state nodal officer of Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), said the department had decided to utilise 30 acres of land of farmers for sowing paddy using recently purchased paddy-transplant machine by the department. “The machine is useful for farmers as it saves time and money. It also improves efficiency,” he said. He added that currently there were 449 small transplant machines in the state and 28 more would be provided on subsidy. The machine consumed two litres of petrol for sowing paddy on one acre. The department is offering a subsidy of Rs 70,000 on small machines, which otherwise cost around Rs 2.5 lakh. Also, a subsidy of Rs 3 lakh is being provided on big machines that cost Rs 10 lakh. The government is creating awareness among farmers about the advantages of paddy transplant machines in view of acute labour shortage and skyrocketing wages. The department officials said paddy nurseries raised using the machine involved a different method for sowing. The machine, as compared to manual sowing, accurately used seedlings as per experts’ recommendations. Chief agriculture officer of Patiala Dr Rajinder Singh Sohi, agriculture officer of Rajpura Santokh Singh Chahal, agriculture officer of Patiala block Dr Jasbir Singh Sandhu and Inderpal were present during the awareness programme.
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Region SCAN
Dera Bassi, June 19 As per reports, Jagtar Singh, owner of the shop, said he was informed by the workers of the nearby factory about the fire in his shop around 5.30 am. He informed the Dera Bassi fire brigade. Though the fire tender doused the flames within 30 minutes, most of the goods, including furniture and electrical equipment, got destroyed in the fire. He said goods worth over Rs 3 lakh were destroyed in the fire. Truck driver killed in accident
A truck driver was killed when he was crossing the national highway after parking his truck on the roadside. The accident occurred when truck driver Sandeep Sharma, a resident of Bijar of Hamirpur district, was crossing the road and was hit by a Sharma was killed on the spot. The police had registered a case against the unidentified car driver under Sections 279 and 304-A of the
IPC.
Congress leader meets traders
Kharar: The Congress government would solve problems of businessmen after coming to power in the next vidhan
sabha. Former Congress Animal Husbandry Minister Jagmohan Singh Kang said this during a door-to-door visit of party workers. Members of various traders’ associations attended the meeting and pledged their support to Kang. He asserted that the Congress government would fulfill the demands of traders and would open new avenues attracting better investments. He claimed that earlier too Congress had worked for betterment of businessmen.
Unscheduled power
cuts
Mohali: Even as the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed officials of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL) to release power connections to residents of Nayagoan, the consumers in Kansal were reeling under unscheduled power cuts. The power to Kansal and Nayagoan was fed from the 66 kV sub-station at
Mullanpur. Gurpreet Singh Malhotra, a resident of Kansal, lamented that the electricity supply was cut off everyday without a break for hours together without any notice.
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Litigants to get space in new district courts building
Panchkula, June 19 Construction of the fully airconditioned building is said to be almost complete. Recently an administrative judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court had inspected the facilities there and had left instructions for adjustments in the electric panel and windows to be made. According to sources the building is expected to be ready within the next eight to ten days and would be handed over to district court officials. They added the building, built under a central government scheme, will have facilities like sitting arrangements and drinking water for litigants visiting the courts. Giving the details, Nardev Sharma, president of the Panchkula Bar Association, said the new building’s ground and the second floors would be set aside for litigants while the consumer forum and a bar room would occupy the first and third floors. “There will also be a library and the basement will be converted into a record room”, he added.
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One more held in Tanishq robbery bid
Chandigarh, June 19 The police has arrested Pankaj Goyit, a former security guard of the showroom, and recovered a revolver from him.The police said Pankaj worked with the showroom as a security guard for the past two years and left the job a few months prior to the incident.He had planned the dacoity, along with four others. Two others were arrested, earlier, while the remaining two accused are still at large. Pankaj was arrested from Haryana. Pardeep is son of a UT police head constable. Earlier, the police had arrested Pardeep Kumar, alias Mota, and Hardeep in the case. The robbery bid at Tanishq had occurred around 1.45 am on November 4 last year when Vinod Kapoor, owner of Tanishq showroom, at Sector 17, was preparing to down the shutters. One of the security guards had kept a bag full of keys on a chair outside the showroom when two youths came picked up the bag and started to run. When one of the security guards resisted, the robbers reportedly had fired two gunshots on the floor. One of the bullets hit Santosh, an attendant at the showroom. She sustained five stitches in her right leg.
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City footballers want global exposure
Chandigarh, June 19 At present, there are almost nine players representing the nation in different age groups, but here at local-level these players have no other option but to undergo a daily practice. The players and officials concerned are demanding for a foreign trip with the changing dominance of soccer. The exposure trip to Germany, which was earlier a part of the CFA schedule, is also pending form the past two years. “Even for playing at a good-level one needs good exposure. The players no doubt are performing well, but it is high time for players to get international exposure. Earlier, our players went to Germany and the result was visible,” said Harjinder Singh, chief coach of the academy. Notably, the players have no tournaments to play except for the national-level competition. If the administration is spending a good amount, proper treatment should be given to players. “The academy has moved to international-level. But apart from playing an inter-school tournament, there is no other tournament for us in the whole year, whereas for the Administrator Cup the batch is still young,” said Harjinder. Selected in Indian team Two players of CFA Academy- Daniel Lal Hlimpuia, and Arzit Lal Ramzauva have been selected in the Junior (U-16) Indian team squad today Striker Daniel and mid-fielder Arzit have been selected to represent the country in the upcoming Asian qualifying championship to be held in China next month. The North-East duo is also expected to remain the part of the team for the Portugal and England tour A total of five players were selected for the camp, out of which these two made it to the final list Platform to excel I am happy with the selection of boys, they both are excellent players and they also take full advantage of the co-ordination among them. This can be a good platform for them to hone their skills~ Quality players We need international exposure. Players must know how to overcome strong contenders so that they can perform well at international-level after giving their best at local and national levels. If the academy wants to produce more players there should be an extra effort for quality — coach Harjinder Singh
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Satnam outshines Arif
Chandigarh, June 19 Satnam Singh overcame Arif Akhtar by 2-1 (44-55, 60-33, 70-44). In another match of the same category, Sandeep Duggal defeated Abhinav by 2-1, whereas Gurpreet Singh beat Dinesh Kanwar in a one-sided affair by 2-0 (64-36, 63-16). After a tough fight, Khem Chand went down to top seed Sumit Talwar by 2-1 (36-38, 56-21, 74-27). In the sub-junior category, Manik defeated Arush by 2-1 (53-37, 45-57, 56-23), while Prashat overcame his opponent, Ashish by 2-1 (59-27, 48-58, 53-50).
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Mohali emerge victorious
Chandigarh, June 19 Mohali declared the first innings at the total of 285 for 8 after Gurkirat Singh Mann completed 121 off 92 studded with 17 boundaries and three sixes. For Ludhiana, Sandeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers for his 4 for 28. Chasing the target, the visitors managed to score 270 for 5 in 67 overs till the end of the second innings. Himanshu Sheley (101) and Gitansh Khera (79) guided the team to the total after a 178-run stand. Mohali earned full on the basis of first innings lead. Whereas the match between Jalandhar and Chandigarh at the cricket stadium, Sector 16, ended in a draw after 33 overs could be completed. This was for the third time that the teams shared points due to poor back-up facilities on the ground. Earlier in the match, Chandigarh made 115 for 4 before the play was called off. Anil Sihag (56) and Gaurav Puri (33) were the main contributors.
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GNPS-36 beat GMSSS-19
Chandigarh, June 19 In the first match of the day, GNPS and CCA beat the opponents by 15 runs. While batting first, GNPS and CCA team set the target of 184 runs for one in 40 overs. Arjit Singh contributed an unbeaten 72 runs, including 11 fours and two sixes. In reply, GMSSS-19 team was bowled out for 165 in 35 overs. Kapil Punia contributed 46 runs in the team’s total. In the second match of the day, Ropar DCA defeated DAV-8 by 39 runs. The visitors were all on 129 runs in 39.2 overs. Akshdeep (37 runs) and Rohit (21 runs) topped the team’s score chart.
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Team from USA visits hockey academy
Bassi Pathana, June 19 Tracy Evans met all budding hockey players of the academy and encouraged them to work hard. She was impressed with the performance and overwhelming response of players. An interactive session was held. She appreciated the services being provided by the academy to players. She said she was not only impressed, but astonished to see that players at the age of five could play such a skilled game. She also praised coaches and assured them that she would support them and would try to organise exchange programmes. A workshop on sports training was also organised which was attended by players from Kurali, Bassi Pathana, Basant Pura and Fatehgarh Sahib. Exhibition matches were played between the teams.
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Airtel XI beat Dell XI
Panchkula, June 19 Batting first, Dell XI was bowled out for 119 runs in 20 over. Mrinal Sharma contributed the most 26 off 18. Alok Juneja was the pick of the bowlers for his 4 for 20. In reply, Airtel XI achieved the target in 18.5 overs with five wickets in hand. In the second semifinal of the day, Godrej and Boyce XI defeated ICICI Bank XI by 80
runs. Batting first, Godrej and Boyce XI made 157 runs. Sushil Siwach contributed the most 45
runs. In reply, ICICI Bank XI team was bowled out for 87 runs in 20.5
overs. Kulwinder Romy took 3 for 14. Scores Dell XI- 119 all out in 19.5 overs
(Mrinal Sharma 26, Paritosh Dabhol 20, Upinder Ahluwalia 20, Alok Juneja 4 for 20 and Param Oberoi 2 for 9) Airtel XI- 122 for 5 in 18.5 overs (Jatin 28, Mohit Prashar 24, Param Oberoi 21 and Paritosh Dabhol 3 for
22) Godrej and Boyce XI- 157 for 7 in 25 overs (Sushil Siwach 45, Charanjeet Channi 38, Vikas Sharma 2 for 19 and Deepak Sharma 2 for
24) ICICI Bank XI- 87 all out in 20 overs (Gaurav Vaid 23, Vikas Sharma 20, Kulwinder Romy 3 for 14 and Naresh Dhingra 2 for 23).
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Players make best use of vacations
Patiala, June 19 Braving heat and sunlight, these players are following a rigorous training schedule in order to get their routine form after a break due to examinations. The camps that are ongoing include athletics, archery, boxing, cycling, judo, football, weightlifting, powerlifting and hockey. Also, it is for the first time that the university is organising a tae kwan do camp after its addition in the All-India Inter-University Championship. Tae kwan do coach Satwinder Singh said the university had been rendering full support to this new game and large number of students were attending the camp. One of the archers Sukhwinder Singh said these camps were important, as performance comes down due to examination break and it certainly takes some time to get in the form. “By the time the classes start, competitions are already on our head. Therefore, these two months are very crucial. We get every kind of facility during these camps, including food, boarding and lodging and the best part is there is no pressure of attending classes or studies,” he added. Sports director of the university Dr Rajkumar Sharma said hundreds of players were already training in these camps. Considering the need of players, the university will soon make an air-conditioned hostel for them, he added.
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