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MC promise clean drinking water for 50 municipal wards
Patiala, July 1 In an interview with The Tribune, Sidhu said his main focus would be to ensure that all areas, under the jurisdiction of the civic body, got proper civic facilities and residents’ complaints were addressed on priority basis. Listing his priorities, Sidhu said: “I will try my best to ensure that people don’t face scarcity of water. Besides, stress will be laid on providing clean drinking water to the inhabitants of all the 50 municipal wards in Patiala.” He further added that as many as eight teams of the civic workers have been constituted to undertake the cleanliness drive in all 50 municipal wards. The commissioner further said instructions had been issued to the area welfare committees to ensure proper upkeep of roundabouts and greenbelts. He further said special emphasis would be laid on solving complaints related to water, roads, sewerage system and streetlights, on priority basis. “Directions have been issued to the electrical wing to repair all non-functional streetlights in the city,” he said. Sidhu also assured that steps would be taken to improve the work culture of the Patiala MC. “I have already instructed all the officials concerned to make an effort for the fast track development of the city. Those workers who would do a good job would be honoured on Independence Day and Republic Day, he said. Besides, new development oriented initiatives would be chalked out in consultation with the municipal councillors and civic officials. Replying to a query as how he planned to tackle the political interference prevalent in the MC, Sidhu said he was hopeful that elected representatives as well as municipal officials would cooperate for the development of the city.
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Free books given to kids
Dera Bassi, July 1 The school management praised the efforts of the bank for providing free books to poor students.
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Court orders auctioning of MC office furniture
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 1 The contractor, Kuldip Singh, said he did not get payment of Rs 80,000 from the MC over the past 20 years. The amount has now increased to Rs 7.27 lakh by adding the rate of interest on the amount over the years. The auction would be held on July 19.
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Insurance co. told to pay Rs 2.51-lakh claim
Chandigarh, July 1 In a complaint, it was stated that a Tata Transit Mixer was bought in the name of MG Contractor Pvt. Ltd. and was insured with National Insurance for one year under the package policy from January, 2009-2010. On May 13, 2009, the vehicle met with an accident and the insurance company was informed about it the next day. A DDR was also registered at Lekhi Sarai police station. The complainant stated that the surveyor appointed by the insurance company inspected the vehicle and took it to Maurya Motors for repair. On June 22, they received the vehicle on the payment of Rs 2.51 lakh. The complainant alleged that the insurance company informed them that after verification, their driver’s driving licence was found to be fake. The complainant enquired from the driver, who produced another driving licence, which was submitted to the insurance company. The insurance company repudiated the claim on the grounds that the driver’s second licence was also fake. Thereafter, the complainant got the licence verified and forwarded the receipt of the verification report to insurance company but the latter didn’t settle the claim. The forum observed that the surveyor had assessed the loss at Rs 2.34 lakh and his report could not be brushed aside.
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Hindustan Filters fined for not servicing water filter
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 1 Forum president Shashi Prabha Aggarwal and members Sher Singh Sidhu and Veena Chahal announced the decision within 69 days of lodging the complaint by a consumer. In her complaint, Balbir Kaur, a resident of Amloh, said she had purchased the water filter from Hindustan Filters on Ravidas Mandir road, Khanna, after paying Rs 7,500. She was told that the filter of water purifier, model W/L Grand Water Level, having one-year guarantee, needs to be serviced after every three months. When she approached the shopkeeper for servicing she was told that it could be used for next two months as well. However, some unwanted particles started coming in water and the matter was again brought to the notice of the seller who refused to respond despite repeated requests. A formal complaint was made in the consumer forum and the opposite party was summoned, but it failed to appear. After hearing the complainant the forum announced that the opposite party should pay Rs 5,000 to the complainant for mental agony and harassment and Rs 5,000 as litigation charges. The forum also asked the opposite party to repay the amount (Rs 7,500) of the RO system within one month of receiving the copy of the order.
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UT administration’s order rejecting allotment of booth quashed
Chandigarh, July 1 The assertion came on a petition filed by a booth owner, Raja Ram Singh, against the UT Chief Administrator. Holder of a handcart licence, Singh was allotted a rehri parking site in Sector 22-D Bijwara Market before being asked to deposit Rs 3,000 with Chandigarh Housing Board as earnest money for allotment of a booth. In his petition before the High Court, Raja Ram claimed that he was legally entitled to allotment of a built-up booth in the Sector 22-D rehri market but his claim was rejected on November 11, 2007. Giving reasons behind the rejection, he said at the time of inspection, Manohar Lal was found selling clothes at the site. On the basis of this report, the screening committee expressed view that the scheme’s benefit could not be passed on to “wrong hands”. Allowing his petition, Justice Ranjit Singh asserted: “The only ground to deny the claim of the petitioner is that he was found not working at the booth.” Justice Ranjit Singh added that before issuing notice on his plea, the court satisfied itself on the issue by going through a number of bills produced on record to show he had been purchasing clothes from agencies for selling at his booth. Justice Ranjit Singh further added: “Once the issue was argued before this court, a local commissioner was detailed, primarily on the asking of the counsel for the respondents. He has found that the petitioner is in continuous possession of the booth for so many years…. “Now to contest the right of the petitioner and stand on prestige against lowly placed person, who is running a booth does not speak well of the Union Territory Administration. I am of the considered opinion that the petitioner has made out a case for reallocation of the booth to him and the order, rejecting his claim may not be sustainable in view of the factual position now noticed. “The writ petition is, therefore, allowed and impugned order rejecting the allotment of booth to the petitioner is hereby quashed.”
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4 booked for killing newlywed woman
Zirakpur, July 1 The body of the deceased was handed over to family after conducting the postmortem. An investigating official stated that a case had been registered against four persons on the complaint of the deceased’s father Sukhdev Singh, who alleged that his daughter was killed for dowry. According to doctors, Gagandeep Kaur died due to strangulation. However, the exact cause of death would be confirmed after the arrival of the autopsy report, the official added. The accused would be arrested soon. Gagandeep Kaur, a 26-year-old newly-married woman, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in Himmatgarh Dhakola village yesterday. The father of the deceased said that his daughter wanted to meet him on Monday but her in-laws did not allow her to do so. He told the police that on Thursday evening he got a call from her daughter’s father-in-law who informed him that Gagandeep had become unconscious and they were rushing her to the hospital, she died due to heart attack on the way.
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Four booked for looting elderly women
Mohali, July 1 These accused, Jarnail Kaur, Ranjit Kaur, Maya and Buta Singh, give lift to elderly woman and forcibly take their jewellery before throwing them out of the vehicle. A case under Section 379-B of the IPC has been registered against them. Theft Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Phase XI, complained to the police that on June 26 he had gone to Kurukshetra along with his family. Upon returning on June 28 he found that the locks of his house were broken and gold jewellery, Rs 15,000 and a camera were stolen. Cheating Two cases of cheating were registered by the Mohali Police. Satnam Singh, a resident of Jalandhar, complained to the police that Surinder Pal, Karanveer Kaur and Baljeet Singh, all residents of Phase IIIB2, took Rs 6.10 lakh from him to send him to New Zealand. In another case, Talwinder Singh complained to the police that Rajiv Walia, a resident of Phase X, took Rs 1.70 lakh from him to send him abroad. Neither were they sent abroad nor was their money returned. The accused were booked in both the cases.
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Man stabs sister-in-law to death, wounds wife
Chandigarh, July 1 The accused, Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Pipli village, near Panipat, was on the run and efforts were on to arrest him, the police said. Sonu was stabbed in the chest and declared brought dead to the PGI. Her sister Seema was admitted in a critical condition on sustaining a grievous stab injury in the neck. The Sector-39 police station SHO, inspector Charanjit Singh, said Ramesh Kumar and his elder brother, Rakesh Kumar, were married to the two sisters, who had their parents’ home at Dadu Majra Colony here. Ramesh, who was unemployed, had a matrimonial dispute with his wife, Seema, who left his Panipat house a week ago due to his wayward ways, the police said. Ramesh’s elder brother, Rakesh, had been working as sweeper in the YMCA (Young Mens Christian Association) at Sector 11. Both sisters had gone to their parents’ house at Dadu Majra. The accused came to the city from Panipat today and reached his in-laws’ place in an inebriated state. He then asked his wife to accompany him back to Panipat. Seema refused to accompany her husband, which led to a heated argument and, eventually, physical assault. Seema’s sister, Sonu, was fatally stabbed by Ramesh, who pulled out a knife when she intervened in a bid to save her sister from the wrath of her brother-in-law. Ramesh then went on to stab his wife Seema in the neck and the fled, leaving both bleeding profusely. Sonu’s husband, Rakesh, rushed them to the PGI, where the police was called. The police said Ramesh has a criminal past. A case under Sections 394, 302 and 34 of the IPC (murder and causing injury) was registered at the Sector-39 police station. The body was kept at the hospital mortuary and would be handed over to family after post-mortem examination.
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First cholera case reported
Chandigarh, July 1 The administration was quick to react though with health officials visiting the house of the patient, Sulekh Chand, at Mauli Jagran village. Sulekh Chand, who runs a tea vend in Sector 28, had been unwell for the past few days and was admitted to the Panchkula General Hospital from where his samples were sent to the PGI. He was diagnosed with cholera today. Sulekh was later discharged from the hospital.
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Assault victim alleges police inaction
Chandigarh, July 1 Nipun Singh, a Zirakpur resident, claimed that he was brutally beaten up by security guards at DT Mall on June 27 and sustained seven stitches on the head. The police refused to entertain his complaint and forced them to pursue a compromise, he alleged. Nipun had gone to the mall to celebrate his friend’s birthday. He bought tickets for a movie and went shopping during the spare time. They left the mall and then came back after some time. Once in, they realised that they had forgotten something in the car. “As my friends and I tried to leave the mall, the security guards closed the exit gate and accused us of shoplifting. Enraged at the allegations, we asked them to search us,” said Nipun. “As a heated argument ensued, one of the security guards pulled out a baton and hit me on the head. Five other guards joined him and assaulted me. I sustained a deep injury on my scalp. My friends then called the police, which took me to the hospital,” he said. Nipun, who is pursuing BBA from a private university, alleged that the police refused to entertain his complaint and sided with the security staff. “The police even refused to examine the CCTV footage and threatened us,” he alleged, adding that the incident had left them harassed. Nipun has now moved a complaint to the UT SSP alleging police inaction. Mani Majra police station SHO Rajesh Shukla dismissed it as a minor scuffle and said the youth got injured after he fell on the floor. “He was never beaten up and was drunk, so we did not take action and a compromise was reached,” he said.
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TC, CAC split 10 goals
in a cliffhanger
Chandigarh, July 1 In-form player Nadeem of TC again led the team from the front, netting three goals. He scored goals in the 20th, 28th and 54th minutes of the game. CAC were the first to strike the plank through Lovepreet in the fourth minute of the game. Vardhan doubled the lead in the sixth minute. However, Sanwar Ali of TC reduced the margin in the 13th minute. Nadeem of TC sounded the board in the 20th minute to level the score 2-2. He struck again in the 28th minute to give his team a 3-2 lead. However, CAC came back with an equiliser through Vinod in the 33th minute. This was followed by Raminder’s goal in the 50th minute, putting CAC again in the lead by 4-3. However, Nadeem came to the rescue of TC with a goal in the 54th minute. TC smelled victory when Harish scored a goal and gave his team a 5-4 lead. However, Lovepreet spoiled TC’s party, levelling the score in the last minute of the game. In the second match of the day, Air Head Quarter (AHQ) defeated Eastern Air Command (EAC) 3-1. Virender Tripathi and Prabhakar scored in fifth and 15th minutes, respectively, while Prabhkar scored the third goal in the 53rd minute for AHQ.
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CL Champs give DPCA the blues
Chandigarh, July 1 Batting first, DPCA Blue set a target of 88 runs in the allotted 25 overs. Mannu was the highest contributed for his team with his 24 runs. In reply, CL Champs achieved the target with four wickets to spare. For the winners, Anush scored unbeaten 23 runs. Brief scores: DPCA Blue: 88 all out in 25 overs (Mannu 24, Nitin 13; Nikhil 2 for 7, Abhishek 2 for 14). CL Champs: 89 for 6 in 24.3 overs (Anush 23 n.o, Ajay 15; Honey 3 for 10).
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Mysore’s Yashas Chandra wins by two strokes
Chandigarh, July 1 Yashas Chandra of Mysore could not have asked for more as he lifted the A category title. Yashas wrapped up his triumph with a par on the 17th and a birdie on the 18th when his chip in on the last hole saw the ball sail over the high trees to the old 17th hole for a superb birdie. Honey Baisoya clinched the B Category title at 296 with Viraj Madappa finishing three strokes behind. Karandeep Kochhar continued his good game on the last day to romp home winner in the C category by a big margin of 13 strokes over Sarthak Kohli and Arjun Puri who tied for the second spot. In the D category, Digraj Singh Gill triumphed over Karan Pratap Singh by two strokes. Tied for the third place were Manav Bais and Chandigarh’s Aadil Bedi. In the girls’ D category, Arshia Mahant won by a margin of one stroke with Tanirika giving her tough competition. The prizes were given away by Chandigarh Golf Club president Malvinder Singh and KB Singh from the sponsors. The final scores: Boys: A category: Yashas Chandra 291, Tarundeep Singh Chadha 293, Manu Gandas 295; B category: Honey Baisoya 296, Viraj Madappa 299, Piyush Sangwan 301; C category: Karandeep Kochhar 304, Sarthak Kohli and Arjun Puri 317; D category: Digraj Singh Gill 243, Karan Pratap Singh 245, Aadil Bedi and Manav Bais 250. |
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DAV, Stepping Stone in final
Chandigarh, July 1 Batting first, the hosts set a target of 202 runs after they were bowled out in 40 overs. Kulbeer Singh (46) and Arvind Chouhan (37) were the chief contributors for the team. For GNPS, Sanjog took three for 20, whereas Arpit and Auranzeb took two wickets each. In reply, GNPS were bowled out for 133 runs. Arpit Singh (20) and Vineet Dhaka (27) were the main anchors for the team. For DAV, Himank took four for 17, whereas Pardeep and Raman took two wickets each. In the second semifinal, Stepping Stone Academy Sector 37 defeated Ropar DCA by five wickets. Batting first, Ropar DCA were bowled out for 100 runs in 26 overs. Karan chipped in with 20 runs, whereas Sukhjinder scored 38 for the team. For Stepping Stone Academy, Amish, Devinder and Jagjit took three wickets each. In reply, Stepping Stone achieved the target in 30 overs. Raman (21) and Karan (20) guided the team to victory. For the visitors, Resham and Karan took two wickets each.
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Kishan in last eight
Chandigarh, July 1 Shareshth, after getting an initial lead of 12 points on the coloured balls, failed to overcome Kishan in the second and third frame and lost the match 3-0. Anil Sharma and Divya Sharma entered the semifinal of the senior billiards category by defeating Himanshu Aggarwal 2-0 and Mohit 2-0, respectively. Results: Senior snooker: Kishan Bansal b Shareshth 3-0; Praveen Rathi b Anil Sharma 3-2; Umesh Gupta b Himanshu Aggarwal 3-0; Sunny Bhalla defeated Anshul 3-0; Jimmy b Aman Goel 3-1; Gagan b Sumit Bahl 3-0; Aneesh Saini b Parveen Rathi 3-1; Sunny Bhalla b Rahul Sharma 3-1. Senior billiards: Anil Sharma b Divya Sharma 2-1; Anil Sharma b Himanshu Aggarwal 2-0; Anil Sharma b Mohit 2-0; Divya Sharma b Himanshu Aggarwal 2-0; Divya Sharma b Mohit 2-0; Himanshu Aggarwal b Mohit 2-0.
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Patiala sit pretty at 193 for 2
Chandigarh, July 1 Continuing from their overnight score of 253 for 7 in 94.3 overs, Amritsar managed to reach a total of 280 in 106 overs. Sharad Lumba (95), Navneet Singh (69), Raman Arora (32) and Shiv Love (30) were the main contributors for the Amritsar team. In reply, Patiala scored 193 for 2 in 82 overs at the close of the day’s play. Jeevanjot Singh (80) and Preet Kamal Rai (5) will open the Patiala’s innings on the third day. Kunwar Raina scored 72 runs before being bowled out.
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