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Patiala, August 5
Khalsa College, Patiala, organised a one-day workshop on “Importance of Breast Feeding” to mark the World Breast Feeding Week from August 1 to 7. Dr Paramjeet Kaur, head and professor, department of community medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Dr Rajinder Singh, associate professor, Dr Simi Oberoi, senior resident, and Dr Amanjot Kaur, a postgraduate student of Government Medical College, threw light on various aspects of breast feeding.

Dr Paramjeet Kaur while addressing students said the workshop aimed at educating women about the benefits and healthy ways of breast feeding.

She said according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation, about 46.5 per cent of infants died because of malnutrition.

Ambala, August 5
The shopkeepers of Gandhi Market in Ambala Cantt chased and helped police nab a chain snatcher who was well dressed.

According to police sources, the accused originally belonged to Uttar Pradesh and was caught red-handed by the Gandhi Nagar market shopkeepers after he snatched a gold chain along with a locket from the neck of Ridam, a resident of Yamunanagar. Ridam was travelling along with her two friends in a three-wheeler from Mahesh Nagar to Sadar Bazar in which the youth was also sitting on the front seat.

According to the SHO, Sadar police station, when auto carrying local passengers reached near Gudgudia drain on Jagadhari road, the youth snatched the chain and jumped out of the moving three-wheeler and ran towards Gandhi Market.

The driver of the three-wheeler applied brakes immediately, when the victim along with her friends raised an alarm. The shopkeepers of Gandhi Market caught the youth immediately and informed the police. The youth was handed over to Sadar police along with the gold chain and locket. Nearly a dozen cases of chain snatching have been reported to police stations in the city in the past three weeks.

Ambala, August 5
INLD workers led by district president of the party, Balwinder Punia, burnt an effigy of the Chief Minister in front of the deputy commissioner this noon to protest against the leasing out of a piece of land to Rajiv Gandhi Trust at Gurgaon.

INLD MLA Rajbir Barara and senior leaders of the party Surjeet Singh Saunda, Harkesh Sullar, Sanjay Choudhary, Jagmal Rollan, Makhan Singh Laba, Shashi Kesri, Gurpal Singh, Ram Singh Korwan, Krishan Rana, Harpal Kamboj were present on this occasion.

Later they submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner, Ambala. The INLD activists alleged in the memorandum that the Haryana Government had favoured UPA chief Sonia Gandhi by allotting her Trust a piece of land at Gurgaon. — OC

Kharar, August 5
A 40-year-old scrap dealer was allegedly electrocuted near Gulmohar Heights near Khanpur village here this morning.

The deceased was identified as Nandu, a resident of Bangla Basti, Mundi, Kharar. However, the police has registered a case against the official of PSPCL on the complaint of the deceased’s brothe,r Raju.

According to the police, the incident took place around 9.30 am when Nandu was going towards his shop when he saw an electric wire that was lying on the road. After mistaking the wire to be a piece of scrap, Nandu touched the cable resulting in his electrocution. The body of the deceased will be handed over to the family after conducting a post-mortem examination tomorrow, the police added.

A police official stated that a case had been registered on the complaint of the deceased’s brother.

Panchkula, August 5
A local court here today convicted a husband for killing his wife. Meanwhile the court acquitted four other family members. The case dates back to October 2010.

Additional district and sessions judge Subhas Mahela convicted Kalka resident Manish Dutta for killing his wife Manisha Dutta. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Monday.

The court acquitted father-in-law Prakash Dutta, mother-in-law Santosh Dutta, Sister-in-law Anjali Dutta and brother-in-law Jitender Dutta.

Earlier, the Kalka police had registered a case of dowry death on October 2010 but after receiving the medical report the police later converted it into a murder case.

The police said that deceased Manisha, who was found dead hanging from a ceiling fan in her house, was actually murdered before hanging. The post-mortem report of the deceased had also confirmed that the death occurred due to strangulation. The police said that after murdering Manisha, the accused had hung her from the ceiling fan to show that it was a case of suicide.

The police said that Manisha’s husband Manish was having an illicit relation with his younger sister-in-law. The deceased had seen the two in a compromising situation. Thereafter Manish had murdered Manisha.

Panchkula, August 5
While the ban on mining in rivers of the district has pushed up the prices of sand and gravel in the area, it has activated the unscrupulous elements involved in the illegal mining. The District Mining Department had registered as many as 76 cases of illegal mining in the district during the previous month and imposed a penalty of Rs. 6,15,400 on the violators.

In fact after the ban on mining in the rivers of the district, the prices of these items had shot up in the area and in order to cash in on the gap between demand and supply, the unscrupulous elements have been digging up the riverbed in a big way. The prices of 300 cubic feet of sand and gravel have doubled to Rs 3,200 and Rs 10,000, respectively. Last year, these were available for Rs 1,600 and Rs 4,800 only.

Today, the district mining officer at a meeting with deputy commissioner Ashima Brar informed that as many as 76 cases of illegal mining had been registered in the district during the previous month and imposed a penalty of Rs. 6,15,400 on the violators. These included 51 cases in Panchkula only. The remaining 25 cases were registered in Kalka. FIR had also been registered in three cases, he said.

The Deputy Commissioner said that a number of complaints had been received regarding illegal mining especially in some areas of Pinjore Block. She directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Pinjore, to take action and register FIRs against the violators. She also asked the raiding parties of the departments concerned that photography and video recording of illegal mining should also be done so that FIR could be registered against the violators on the basis of these evidences.

Mohali, August 5
The Mohali police today arrested three imposters acting as policemen from Sector 70 here today. A case under Section 170 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against Viru, Ramesh and Jansha, the police said.

The police official said they got the information that three persons who were dressed in police uniform were collecting money from door-to-door in Sector 70. A police team raided the place and arrested them.

SHO Mator Tarlochan Singh stated that the trio had been arrested and the investigation had started. “We are probing the background of the arrested persons”, he added.

Zirakpur, August 5
The local police today booked a resident of Lalru in a theft case on the complaint of Bhim Sen, an owner of Electromax India Limited. The accused has been identified as Sampuran Singh, alias Bhura, a resident of Hasanpur, Lalru.

The investigating officer stated in his complaint that Bhim Sen said he owned a property dealer shop near Oriental Bank of Commerce in Zirakpur. Sen alleged that he got the information about theft in the morning and suspected that Sampuran Singh had stolen goods worth lakhs after breaking the locks of his shop late last night. He claimed that the accused decamped with 3 ACs, 1 TV, 1 fridge, 3 LCDs, 2 printers, 3 CCTV cameras and cash Rs 2.50 lakh. Bhim alleged that he had submitted a complaint against Bhura in some other case at the Panchkula police station. A case has been registered.

Chandigarh, August 5
Government Model High School, Sector 36, (GMHS-36) outplayed St Soldier School 8-1 in the semifinal match of the Inter-School Football Tournament for Boys (U-17) being held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22.

The referee awarded a total of six yellow cards, including a red card, to the players.

After GMHS-36 took the lead through Samuel in the beginning of the game, St Soldier team got an equaliser through Anuj in the dying minutes of the first half.

But the players of St Soldier failed to keep the ball in possession in the second half and lost by a margin of seven goals.

In the second match, Saupin’s School, Sector 32, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, 3-0. Manika Joshi scored the first goal in the third minute, Shubham doubled the lead in the 43rd minute of the game, while Guneet sealed the team’s victory in the 51st minute.

Chandigarh, August 5
Ninetysix boys and girls from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh will tee off for various titles in the second CGA Juniors Golf Tournament which opens at the Panchkula Golf Club tomorrow (Saturday).

This will be the second year of the initiative taken by the Chandigarh Golf Association to tap junior talent in the region.

The two-day tournament will be held on a stroke-play basis. A special Category E has been created for children in the age-group of five to seven years.

Children in the A, B, C and D categories will play 36 holes, while the in Category E, they will play only 18 holes. There will be separate prizes for girls and boys in each category.

Trophies will be distributed among winners and runners-up in each category and participation certificates will be awarded to all players.

For the convenience of participating players, the CGA has created a separate section on its website www.chandigarhgolfassociation.com for the draw, results and merit list.

All participants will be given Callaway’s golf balls and T-shirts. A dress code is to be adhered to by participants during the tournament. Parents will be allowed in the spectator gallery of the course at a minimum distance of 50 yards from the playing group.

Players holding high ranking in the Indian Golf Union such as Anant Singh Ahlawat, Tavleen Batra, Harsh Gangwar, Jairaj Sandhu, Jaiveer Sandhu, Digraj Gill, Aadil Bedi and Vasundhara Thiara will rub shoulders with the upcoming juniors.

The ceremonial tee off will be done by Chandigarh Golf Association president JS Cheema at 8.30 tomorrow morning. Prizes will be given away by Haryana Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Ajit M Sharan on August 7 at 4 pm.

Chandigarh, August 5
Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, thrashed Panjab University during the ongoing Institutional Football League being held at the football stadium, Sector 17, here.

The college won by a lone goal scored by Puran in the 56th minute of the game.

In the second match of the day, AG, Haryana, defeated Base Repair Depot Air Force 2-1.Harminder gave AG, Haryana, a lead in the 29th minute but Rony Jacob scored an equaliser for 3 BRD team in the 60th minute of the game. Harminder sealed the team’s victory in the 68th minute of the game.

Chandigarh, August 5
Maharishi Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalaya (MDAV), Sector 22, defeated Government High School, Hallo Majra, by 12 points during the ongoing Inter-School Kho Kho Tournament for Girls (U-17) here.

Government Model High School, Sector 38, defeated Government Model High School-28 by 19 points, while SGGSSS-35 defeated Government Model High School, Sector 38, by eight points.

Chandigarh, August 5
Deepika Negi and Garima Mattu of Government Model High School, Sector 37, and St Stephen’s School won the top two positions, respectively, during the Inter-School Judo Competition for Girls (U-17) in the 40 kg category here.

Ankita and Manpreet finished third and fourth. Sunita Sharma of Government Model High School, Sector 43, won the first place in the 36 kg category, while Bhavnesh of Government Model Senior Secondary School-35 finished as runners-up. Ankita and Manpreet finished third and fourth in the event.

Government Model High School, Sector 34, lifted the overall trophy, while IS Dev Samaj School bagged the runners-up trophy with 13 points. Government Model High School, Sector 43, finished third with six points.

In the girls (U-14) category, Government Model High School, Sector 34, lifted the overall trophy with 22 points, while Government Model High School, Sector 43, finished as the runners-up with 17 points and AKSIPS School managed to attain four points.

Chandigarh, August 5
Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, won the Inter-School Chess Tournament for Girls (U-17), while St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, finished second in the competition.

Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, secured the third position in the tournament, while Ryan International School managed to attain the fourth place.

Chandigarh, August 5
The Chandigarh Cricket Association will hold trials to select probables for the upcoming Haryana Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Patoudy Trophy at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, on August 6.

According to Surinder Singh Baijee, general secretary of the association, there will be no age limit for the trials and the first match will be held on August 9.