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More farmers opting for polygreen houses
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 20 Officials of the horticulture department at Fatehgarh Sahib said nearly 10 hectares more area was expected to come under polygreen house by this year-end. The officials said an increase of 42 per cent was witnessed in the area as many farmers had come forward to opt for polygreen houses. Besides growing vegetables like capsicum, chilly and tomatoes many farmers have grown a wide variety of flowers as well. They are earning much more than the traditional farming, as a polygreen house could be setup in small area of mere 1,000 hectares. One has to spend Rs 9.5 lakh on which the government provides 50 per cent subsidy later on. About 6,000 plants of different variety of flowers could be grown in 1,000 hectares, which costs nearly Rs 2.5 lakhs. One plant costs nearly Rs 35 to the farmers, including transportation cost. Jagdev Singh, deputy director of the horticulture department, Fatehgarh Sahib, said flower growers were earning Rs 2.5 lakh and more. One plant continued to produce flowers for three years and there was hardly any use of chemicals while growing vegetables or flowers inside polyhouses, he added. “Since insects and rodents fail to crawl into the polyhouses, there is hardly any chance of attack of any kind of disease. One has to maintain the temperature inside the net house,” said the deputy director. He said farmers of Fatehgarh Sahib took advantage of its proximity with cities like Chandigarh and Ludhiana where requirement of flowers increased manifold during festive season.
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Job fest at CGC
Kharar, June 20 Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Wochardt Ltd visited the campus. Seventy students took the test. Apollo Pharmacy, Biomax, Cipla, Kapalin Bio-Sciences, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Medsource Ozone Medicals, Merck Specialities Private Ltd, Morepan Laboratories, Nutrilife, Orbit Biotech, Panacea Biotech, Saurabh Chemicals, Surya Healthcare-Viva Pharmacy and Adi Bio-solutions will visit the campus tomorrow. Students from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir are participating in the fest. Results of job fest will be uploaded on the website of the college a day after the end of the placement drive.
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Kingfisher told to pay RsH 60,000
Chandigarh, June 20 The forum refused to accept the oft-repeated claims of errant airlines that the cancellation was due to “reasons behind the control”, the forum ruled that such claims had to be backed with evidence and not merely words. The airlines was told to compensate as it had failed to back its claim for cancellation with documentary evidence. Iqbal Singh and his family (wife Jagrup Kaur and daughter Upneet) had booked tickets of Kingfisher airlines for Srinagar to Chandigarh through Bajaj travels. The complainants alleged that while returning from Srinagar to Chandigarh on October 24, 2009, the scheduled flight was cancelled without a prior intimation. The complainants stated that due to cancellation, they had to stay back at Srinagar without a proper arrangement and they had to face a lot of inconvenience. When the complainant requested Kingfisher to arrange a flight from Srinagar to Chandigarh for the next day, it did not do it. Finally, the complainants had to purchase tickets of SpiceJet for October 25, 2009, from Srinagar to Jammu for Rs 3,200 per person. However, the expenses were reimbursed later. They alleged that they had to bear taxi expenses of Rs 8,000 from Jammu airport to Chandigarh airport, but airlines didn’t accept the demand. The airlines contested the complaint, saying the flight was cancelled at the last minute due to technical reasons. The airlines further claimed that the cancellation was beyond its control and thus the complainant could not be intimated. As per policy, passengers were given an option for full refund or free rescheduling in the next available flight as per availability of seats, but the complainants preferred full refund and the same was paid to them, stated the airlines in its reply. The forum, however, pointed out that it was necessary on part of airlines to explain and support the same with some cogent documentary evidence that the flight was cancelled for the reasons beyond its control. In the absence of this, the forum found Kingfisher guilty of deficiency of service. Accordingly, Kingfisher was asked to pay compensation of Rs 60,000 to the family.
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Nine-year-old hit by tractor-trolley, killed
Ropar, June 20 According to police officials, the child was playing outside a carpenter’s shop when a tractor-trolley, filled with sand and gravel and going towards the academy, hit him. The injured child was rushed to the Ropar Civil Hospital in a serious condition where he died. The deceased has been identified as Anurag Gupta of Hargobind Nagar, Ropar. The driver of the tractor-trolley had been booked for rash and negligent driving, which led to the death of the child. 35-year-old man found dead Lalru: An unidentified body of a man was found near a tubewell on the roadside near Tardak village. The deceased was about 35-year-old and apparently hailed from Nepal. The police said over consumption of liquor could have claimed his life. The body has been kept at the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital for identification for 72 hours. A case has been registered. Four booked for forgery Dera Bassi: The police has booked four residents of Delhi for forging the registration documents of panchayati land of Saidpura village. In her complaint, sarpanch Bipandeep Kaur alleged that Sadhu Singh, Ajmer Singh, Amrik Singh and Shera Singh, all sons of Bakhtavar Singh of Delhi, fraudulently registered the land in their names. The accused were trying to sell the land on the basis of these documents. The police had booked them under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of Two arrested for murder Patiala: The police today claimed to have solved a two-year-old blind murder case of a resident of Mandauli village by his fellow village folks for a gold ring. The police has arrested two persons, who had allegedly robbed their friend and later thrown him in a nearby Nirwana Canal. Patiala SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill said Gurmajor Singh and Tara Singh were arrested for allegedly killing their friend Kulwinder Singh. “Gurmajor owned a shop in the village where the trio consumed drugs. One night, the accused decided to get the gold ring worn by victim Kulwinder and they hit him with a wooden stick after consuming liquor and later threw his body in the nearby water channel,” he added. A team led by CIA, ASI Bhinder Singh conducted investigations and solved the matter. Man looted at railway station Ambala: Mohammad Ikram, a resident of Mahesh Nagar, Ambala Cantt, was offered a cigarette by an unidentified person at the railway platform in Ambala Cantt while he was waiting for his train. Akram passed out soon after smoking the cigarette and regained consciousness in the Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt. He found his luggage and cash missing when he returned at the railway station. The GRP has registered a case against the unidentified person and started investigations. 3 youths arrested for snatching Mohali: With the arrest of three youths, the Mohali Police today claimed to have busted a gang of snatchers. The accused have been identified as Malikat Singh, a resident of Halalpur village, Jaspreet Singh and Ravi Kumar, both residents of Radiyala village, Kharar. A police team was patrolling near Pepal Wala roundabout at Phase VII where it got information that the accused, who have been involved in various snatching incidents of mobiles, were roaming on a motorcycle. The police team laid a naka and nabbed them. A case has been registered. One booked for fraud The Mohali Police has registered a case of fraud against Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Phase IX, on the complaint of Baljit Kaur Purkhlavi, former councillor and a resident of Sector 70, Mohali. The investigating officer stated that the complainant alleged that the accused had used fake SC certificate to get the allotment of a plot with the help of some GMADA officials and cheated the administration. A police official stated that the accused had been booked under Sections 465, 467, 468, 471, 420 and 511 of the IPC. He said the accused would be arrested soon.
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Gyms at coaching centres picture of neglect
Chandigarh, June 20 Gyms in VIP areas or for VIPs are more hi-tech than gyms for players at sports complexes and training centres, which have not undergone change in 15 years. The equipment at gyms of Football Stadium, Sector 17, Sports Complex, Sector 7, and Sports Complex, Sector 46, are too old to be used, leading to locked doors. Dept’s negligence Gyms of coaching centres are under the sports department whereas hi-tech gyms are under the sports council. The sports department provides infrastructure to the sports council. VIPs and paid members concentrate only on ‘modern’ gyms. During a recent meeting, the UT sports authorities have decided to buy new equipment for the gym at the Lake Club, but none has come up with the idea to renovate old gyms. The authorities maintain that if the coach appointed at a coaching centre asks for requirements in writing, the centre is provided those. Players get an hour The exercise room at Sports Complex, Sector 42, is equipped with the latest technology, but players with the football and hockey academies can use the gym there only for an hour. Members of the gym have been given special timings, which are two or three hours in duration. “We understand that the gym is for players of academies, but other sports disciplines are being played. Weight training is essential for each game,” says a coach. |
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Summer Cricket (U-16) Tournament
Chandigarh, June 20 Batting first, Stepping Stones made 259 for 9 in the allotted 40 overs. Abhijit Garg with his quick fire ton off 58 balls guided the team to achieve a good total. On the other hand, his counterpart Ramandeep Singh equally supported him with 59 runs. From GNPS and CCA, Subham took 5 for 34. In reply, GNPS and CCA team were bowled out on the total of 225 runs in 39 overs. Archit Singh remained the highest scorer for the team after his 87-run contribution. For Steeping Stones, Babinder took 3 for 38. In the second match, DAV School, Sector 8, defeated Banyan Tree School(BTS), Sector 48, by nine wickets at DAV- 8 here today. After electing to bat, BTS were all out for 101 in 39 overs. Jaswinder (25) made the highest score for the team. For DAV, Kulbir took 4 for 13. In reply, DAV-8 achieved the target in 10 overs and with nine wickets in hand, Pardeep(39) and Kulbir (40) remained unbeaten. Scores Stepping Stones: 259 for 9 in 40 overs (Abhijit 109, Ramandeep Singh 59, Shubham Chand 5 for 34 and Sanjog 2 for 48). GNPS: 225 all out in 39 overs (Archit Singh 87, Vineet Dhaka 35, Babinder 3 for 38, Amish Sidhu 2 for 21 and Honey Rana 2 for 41). BTS: 101 all out in 39 overs (Jaswinder 25, Kulbir Singh 4 for13 and Sagar Sharma 2 for 14). DAV 8: 102 for 1 in 10 overs (Pardeep 39 not out, Kulbir 40 not out and Jaswinder 1 for 32). |
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Ankur prevails over Chetan
Chandigarh, June 20 Second seed Arif Akhtar overcome Sumit Sharma in a one-sided affair 2-0 (100-41, 100-13) while Sumit Talwar defeated Shivanm Chaudhary 2-0 (100-25, 100-24). In another match of the senior category, Gurpreet Singh defeated Ashish Nanda 3-1 (27-58, 63-28, 65-43, 67-12), Ankit Sharma defeated Manik Sharma 2-1 (55-48, 50-57, 60-27) and Rajat Khaneja outplayed Ankit Sharma 3-0 (52-25, 56-33, 50-37). In the junior snooker event, Rishab Gupta defeated Ankit Kapoor 2-0 (43-15, 51-32). In the sub-junior category, Prashat outplayed Pulkit 2-0 (54-20, 60-40).
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Chandigarh, June 20 The team comprises Kapil Puniya, Abhishek Sharma, Aayush Sikka, Aarif, Utkarsh Aggarwal, Harshit Manchanda, Anoop Dhanda, Manish Saini, Hemant Singh, Rahul Sharma, Aditya Choudary, Khushpal Singh, Aseem Wadhwa, Arun Balhara, Kartavaya Sharma, Shaurya Arora and Shivam Sharma. It will also conduct trials to select the UT U-19 team on June 22. — TNS
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Seven teams are in for all-India football meet
Chandigarh, June 20 “We are expecting more participation this year as seven teams have already confirmed their participation. We are waiting for the reply of other teams. Chandigarh Football Association will participate in the competition,” district sports officer KS Bharti has said. The winners will be awarded Rs 50,000 and the runners-up Rs 25,000. Board and lodging will be provided free. For the first time, the All-India Football Federation will provide railway travel concession to those teams that cover more than 500 km.
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Two coaches attend course in Hungary
Chandigarh, June 20 State hockey coach Gurminder Singh and Sports Authority of India athletics coach Jasbir Singh attended the course on general conditioning, which helped a sportsperson play under any circumstances. Over 40 coaches from across the nation were selected for the course. The coaches were made familiar with the knowledge of latest equipment, which were helpful in development of sportspersons. “The course was based on both theoretical and practical aspects of coaching. The coaching technique was the same, but the approach was different. The course would help us achieve expected results from our trainees,” said the two coaches.
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