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Fatehgarh Sahib, July 3
Residents of Rupalheri village got their village pond cleaned without any government assistance. Colonel (retired) Shamsher Singh Dhanoa of the village took the initiative with the help of other residents. The two and half acres pond had been overflowing as villagers had been releasing the polluted water into the pond for a long time now.

Dhanoa said it took three months to extract the sludge from the pond. — TNS

(Above) The illuminated Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore; and (below) artistes perform during the Mango Mela on Sunday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal and Parvesh Chauhan

People turned up in large numbers in the festival. Seven step gardens wore a festive look.

Winners

Category A: Section Variety Prize Name & Address

Dusheri: GGN, Fatehpur, Panchkula; RFRS, Gangia, Hoshiarpur, Pb; langra: GGN, Pinjore, Panchkula; GGN, Fatehpur, Panchkula; chousa: GGN, Chhachhroli, Yammuna Nagar; GGN, Fatehpur, Panchkula; Bombay green: GGN, Chhachhroli, Yamuna Nagar; Sipia shah pasand: RRS, CCSHAU, Budia, Yamuna Nagar; malika: Government Fruit Nursery, Mall road, Patiala; RFRS, Gangia, Hoshiarpur; amarpali: GGN, Fatehpur, Panchkula; RRS, CCSHAU, Budia, Yamuna Nagar; ratol: nil; pickle: RFRS Bahadurgarh, Patiala; Government Nihal Bagh, Patiala; other varieties: Government Garden and Fruit Nursery, Patiala; GGN, Fatehpur, Panchkula; Category B (organic): Gulab Singh, Yamuna Nagar; Kuldeep Singh, Yamuna Nagar: Category B: Dusheri: Anichate, Ambala; Maheshinder Singh, Patiala; Amandeep Singh, New Moti Bagh, Patiala, S Joydeep Singh, Patiala; Dr Simrat Sagar Singh, New Moti Bagh, Patiala; Krishan Chand, Karnal; Balbir Singh, Yamuna Nagar; Udaypal, Panchkula; Joginder Singh, Patiala; Pirthi Raj, Yamuna Nagar; Subedeen , Yamuna Nagar; S Kanwarbir Singh, Patiala; langra: Urmila Devi, Kurukeshtra; Anvar Chauhan, Panchkula; S Kulwant Singh, Patiala; Ravinder Singh, Ambala; Jugeet Kaur, Patiala; Valeri Hara, Yamuna Nagar; chousa: Dr Maheshinder Singh, Patiala; Inder Garg, Yamuna Nagar; Ravi Kumar, Fatehabad; PK Sarkaria, Patiala; Sudesh Pal Singh, Ambala; Ramesh, Ambala; Bombay green: Sunita Saluja, Yamuna Nagar; Saukat, Panchkula; sipia shah pasand: S Kulwant Singh, Patiala, malika: S Kulwant Singh, Patiala; Banta Ram, Ambala; Sartaj Singh, Patiala; amarpali: Balbir Singh, Kurukeshtra; ratol: S Jatinder Singh, Patiala, Ravneet Kaur, Patiala; pickle variety: Chanderpal, Kurukeshtra; Amarjeet Kaur, Kurukeshtra; Ajay Singh, Kurukeshtra; Samsudeen, Yamuna Nagar; Baldev Singh, Patiala, Jugit Kaur, Patiala.

Pinjore, July 3
The grandeur and magnificence of the otherwise panoramic ambience of the historical Pinjore Gardens got augmented, as the brightest Odissi dance exponent, Dona Ganguly brought alive the serene, romantic and vibrant lyrical melody of the dance in her recital here today.

Accompanied by a dozen accomplished beautiful danseuses, Dona Ganguly commenced the programme with an invocatory “Mangla Charan”, dedicated to the Jagannath Rath Yatra before the devotional Vishnu Vandana, which created spiritual fervour.

Dona was, however, at her best, as she presented Jatayu Moksha from epic Ramayana in the abhinaya portion of the recital. She displayed her aesthetic potential of an actor, dancer, an amateur artiste, as she has been hailed by audience and critics alike.

She brought a life, most of all navrasa in the act.

Thereafter, her disciples presented a Pallavi delineating the fundamentals of the Odissi dance. The dancers varied their body moments and gestures to create a spell binding presentation. Dona

Ganguly concluded the recital with a scintillating performance of Mahasur Mardani. She was altogether in a different avatar in the episode she executed with adroit mastery, much to the delight of dignitaries and large crowd of audience at the Mango Mela.

The soothing music and light effects augmented the level of presentation. Dona, too, expressed admiration for the large appreciative crowd on her first-ever performance in the region. HE Jagannath Pahadia, Governor, Haryana, was the chief guest, who also honoured the artistes.

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 3
Retired teachers and those serving in various government-aided schools hailed the state government’s decision to resume pension and implement recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission.

Press secretary of the Aided Schoolteachers Union said teachers, especially the retired ones, were happy with the decision. The government today announced to release Rs 40 crore for the payment of arrears of 3,000 serving and retired teachers. 

Kharar, July 3
Harpreet Singh, a resident of Behlolpur village in the Balongi area was booked yesterday for making objectionable video of a woman and blackmailing her.

In her complaint to the police, the 23-years-old victim from Jujhar Nagar village in Balongi stated that her in-laws lived in Manak Majra village in Kurali.

After marriage, she had differences with her in-laws. Accused Harpreet Singh came to know about the tension prevailing in thee house and allegedly started troubling her. On April 8, when she had come to her parents’ place, she was alone at home, Harpreet allegedly raped her and made a video of it. She told the police that Harpreet threatened to kill her father and daughter, if she revealed the incidence to anyone.

Harpreet began forcing her to live with him. When she returned to her in-laws’ place on April 11, Harpreet threatened her and took her on his motorcycle to Doraha, where she was again raped. With the help of the Doraha police, both parties reached a compromise but then again Harpreet threatened to kill her father and daughter.

On May 22, the victim’s father felt that the accused was blackmailing his daughter and he made a complaint at the Balongi police station. Harpreet repeatedly threatened the victim on May 24 and raped her. The victim then herself went to the police and lodged a complaint.

Chandigarh, July 3
Ramesh Kumar, who had stabbed his sister-in-law to death two days ago, was sent to a two-day police remand today.

The accused, who is a resident of Sonepat, was arrested yesterday from his cousin’s house in Indira Colony.

Sources said Ramesh’s wife Seema was staying with her parents in Dadu Majra, when he went to bring her back on June 1, the latter refused following which the couple entered into a scuffle. When his sister-in-law Sonu (22) tried to intervene, the accused stabbed her in the chest.

A case was registered against the accused at the Sector 39 police station.

Chandigarh, July 3
The police has initiated legal proceedings against Banji Rana on the charges of cheating Kiranjeet Singh, a resident of Sector 35.

In his complaint, Kiranjeet Singh alleged that Rana had taken Rs 2.5 lakh from him in September, 2009, on the pretext of sending him abroad.

He said the accused neither sent him abroad nor returned his money.

Dera Bassi, July 3
The police has booked a person on the charge of assaulting a homeguard volunteer during his duty time. Injured Jaspal Singh, a resident of Sundran, had been admitted to the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi.

Chandigarh, July 3
Divya Sharma will lock horns with Aneesh in the final of the ongoing 25th Haryana State Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior Billiards and Snooker Championship after defeating Prav Manchanda here today.

Divya thrashed Parv Manchanda by 3-0 during the quarterfinal match of the tournament, whereas he defeated Kishan Bansal in the semifinals.

In the quarterfinal match, Divya hit breaks of 23, 32 and 28 to make grip over first frame. On the other hand, Parv tried to slow down the game, but failed in his attempt and lost the match.

Later in the semifinals, Divya outperformed Kishan Bansal by 3-0. In another semifinal match of the tournament, Aneesh beat Umesh Gupta by 3-1.

Results: Senior snooker: Parv Manchanda bt Sameer Bhalla (3-1); Divya Sharma bt Parv Manchanda (3-0); Divya Sharma bt Kishan Bansal (3-0); Aneesh Saini bt Umesh Gupta (3-1).

Chandigarh, July 3
Banyan Tree School (BTS) defeated DP Azad Cricket Academy Blue, during the St Stephen’s junior (U-12) championship being held at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.

Batting first, the DPCA Blue set a target of 101 runs in the allotted 25 overs. Nitin contributed 34 runs in the team’s total. For the BTS, Akhil took 2 wickets for 27 runs.

In reply, the BTS team achieved the target in 24 overs. Noor (25) and Sachin (20) remain the top scorers for the team. For the DPCA Blue Karan took 2 for 11.

In the second match of the day, Stepping Stones defeated Tau Devi Lal, Panchkula, team by 8 wickets.

Batting first, Tau Devi Lal scored 80 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Sharwan scored 15 runs for the team. For Stepping Stones, Rishab Kwatra and Jaideep took 3 wickets each.

In reply Stepping Stones team achieved the target in the 11th over of the game. Sachin guided the team with his 52-run contribution. Mandeep took 1 for 21.