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Electricity pole endangers lives of commuters
Zirakpur, September 12 The situation becomes even worse during the night. There is no proper lighting system due to which motorists cannot see this pole easily. The Zirakpur Municipal Council officials, however, are yet to wake up from their deep slumber as they have not taken any action in this regard. Residents told The Tribune that they had submitted their complaint to the officials concerned and also informed the area councillor many times,
but nothing has been done so far. Mahesh, a resident of Baltana, stated that on Thursday night, he along with his four friends, all residents of Baltana, had a narrow escape when the car they were travelling in rammed into the pole. Rain further led to poor visibility, he added. He claimed that the accident resulted in sparking and they could have been electrocuted. Another resident of the area claimed that many accidents had been reported in the past few days. He claimed to have informed the MC officials and the electricity department about the pole fitted in the middle of the road, but nobody took any action. An official of the electricity department stated that he would visit the site and ask the official concerned to shift the location of
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Cantt Board superintendent held for taking bribe
Ambala, September 12 A three-member CBI team conducted a raid and reportedly caught Renu red-handed while she was accepting the money in her office at the Cantonment Board. According to sources, the team was also searching other documents in her office. The CBI team also raided her official residence near to Cantonment Board office. The raid was on till the filing of this report. The detail of the seizures made by the raiding party was not available. The complainant, Karan, a railway employee and a resident of Railway Colony, wanted the birth place to be shown as Ambala Cantt though the original birth place was elsewhere, sources added. |
Drug Peddling Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 12 The crime branch of the Chandigarh Police had on July 16 arrested the British national on charges of possessing charas and psychotropic tablets. Nineteen-year-old Tandy, a resident of London, was arrested from Sector-38 West during a checking drive. The accused was riding a motorcycle without helmet. On being signalled to stop, Tandy tried to flee. During search, the police found 40 gram charas and psychotropic tablets from his pocket. Tandy was on a tourist visa valid till November 8. He had arrived in India on May 22 and purchased a Bullet motorcycle (HR 12 E 7183) from a mechanic before heading to Manali in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
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Gangrape: Cop accused of cooking up story
Panchkula, September 12 Accused Kuldeep Singh and Ajay Arya, in their bail application, alleged that events mentioned in the FIR were concocted one and had been deliberately drafted by SHO Aman Kumar, as he had “very good relation” with the complainant. Moreover, just to register the FIR in Sector 14 police station the story of kidnapping near the government college, Sector 14, was mentioned in the FIR. They stated that even though it was a busy place, there was no evidence at all regarding the kidnapping near the college. The accused said the victim had stated that the alleged rape and kidnapping had taken place on June 1. However, she lodged the FIR on June 7. They stated that the call details of the victim showed that her phone was working the whole night and she was talking to various persons, but she did not make any call to the police. Last month the police had filed a chargesheet against Kuldeep Singh and Ajay Arya. On June 7, the police had registered an FIR under rape and kidnapping charges against Ajay Arya, a resident of Sector 21, Chandigarh, Amarinder Singh, a resident of Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 5, Panchkula, and Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Sector 39, Chandigarh, under Sections 366 (kidnapping), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. The victim, in her statement, had stated that after her car broke down at Sector 14, the accused approached her and offered her a lift in their car. The victim had alleged that when she refused their help, they pushed her in their car forcibly and later raped her. In the case on July 5, Superintendent of Police Maneesh Chaudhary even suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector Mahmood Khan, Additional SHO of the Sector 14 police station, for not conducting a fair investigation.
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Rape accused’s father booked for threatening victim
Panchkula, September 12 During investigation, the police came to know that Gagandeep’s father Charanjit had also threatened the victim and had made threatening calls. Therefore, the police had registered an FIR against him as well. Meanwhile, Charanjit today also filed a bail application in the Panchkula district court, which would come up for hearing tomorrow. The victim in her complaint had stated that few years ago she came in contact with Gagandeep. Thereafter, he had promised her that he would marry her and on the pretext of marriage he had established physical relationship with her. Both had decided to tie the nuptial knot on September 2, but the accused did not turn up for the marriage. Thereafter, the victim lodged a complaint with Panchkula SP Maneesh Chaudhary, who further directed the Sector 20 police station SHO to register an FIR against accused Gagandeep.
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Girl accuses classmates of molestation
Chandigarh, september 12 Parents of the girl claimed to have already filed a complaint with the police on September 2, it was today that an FIR was registered against her‘classmates’ under Section 509 of the IPC. The matter came to the fore when the girl accompanied by her parents raised hue and cry outside the school after being denied entry as they had ‘gone to the police’. “My daughter had not keeping well for quite sometime and one day when she fainted in school we rushed her to Fortis and the doctor told her that she was worried about something and it was only on September 1 she revealed that two of her classmates helped by a girl had been molesting her for the past three years. She said one aaya and a peon were helping the boys. We apprised the school authorities of it, but they hushed up the matter and when we went to the police, they barred my daughter from coming to school,” said the girl’s mother. The girl alleged that one of her friends would drape a saree around her and take her to a bathroom, where she would be tied to a chair and a plastic tape would be put on her mouth while the boys would molest her. She claims to have been quiet as the boys threatened her of circulating her MMS. Parents claimed to have struck a ‘compromise’ with the parents of boys and got their section changed but want the school authorities to punish the school staff.
The police claims to be investigating the matter and sources say that there are many loopholes in the girl’s statements.
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kho-kho meet Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 12 The local outfits defeated Ludhiana team by one turn and 9 points. In their second match, PG Government College for Girls, Sector 42, defeated DD Jain Memorial College for Women, Ludhiana, by one turn and 14 points. In the third match of the day, Sant Darbara Singh College for Women, Lopon, Moga, defeated SGG Janta Girls College, Raekot, Ludhiana, by 9 points. While the teams of SGHRS College, Chabeewal, got a walkover against Khalsa College, Ludhiana, and SNN Dohara College got a walkover against Panjab University Campus team. In their first match, DD Jain College, Ludhiana, got a walkover against Khalsa College, Dasuya.
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Pargat Singh elated at Indian victory
Chandigarh, September 12 In the final clash, Indian hockey team defeated traditional rivals Pakistan by 4-2 through a tie-breaker. “It was due to the team work and understanding among players that it resulted in victory. Though the team is inexperienced all the players supported each other”, said Pargat, two-time Indian Olympic hockey team captain. “The well-earned victory in the Asian Hockey Tournament will give a boost to the confidence of players for the upcoming competitions” said Pargat. According to the former player, the team under the guidance of new coach Michael Nobbs, played an attacking game. Changes that were needed were made in the format. “Earlier, there was no uniform coaching system under different coaches.With new coaches stepping in, required changes were made in the coaching pattern”, |
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PG govt college lads register victory
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 12 Government College defeated Chandigarh College of Engineering by 4-0. In the first half of the match, centre half-back Ajay Kumar drew the first blood in 9th minute of the game. Puran Joshi doubled the lead in the 22nd minute followed by a goal in the 25th minute of the game by M Roko Singh. In the second half, Ajay Kumar sealed the team’s victory in the 65th minute of the game. In the second match of the day, BAM Khalsa College, Garhshankar, overcame GNN College, Doraha, Ludhiana, by 3-0. The team took an early lead through Charanjit in the 8th minute of After a 1-0 lead in the first half, Manjinder doubled the lead in the 65th minute while Prabhjot Singh Scored the third goal for the team in the 78th minute of the game after getting a diagonal pass from Pargat Singh. Earlier, DAV College, Sector 10, and Government College Sector 46 got a walkover against their respective rivals.
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Black Elephant defeat Pandove academy
Patiala, September 12 After winning the toss, DPCA elected to bat first and with contributions coming from skipper Mayank (65) and Kulwinder (26), they managed to reach a reasonable score of 153 runs in 50 overs. BECC made a solid start with wicketkeeper batsman Simranpreet scoring 52, Vikram 29 and Abhisek 19 not out in 39.4 overs. In another match held at YPS grounds, YPS defeated DMWCC by six wickets and stood third.
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No takers for shooting in city
Chandigarh, September 12 The sport was handed over to the Chandigarh Police in 2001 by the UT sports department, after giving the reason that shooting dealt with firearms, and it still didn’t have good facilities in the city. Interestingly, even after being handed over to the Chandigarh Police nothing was done. “I don’t know when the officials of the UT sports department will understand that it is a ‘sport’ and that too a recognized one, it is not a ‘law’ that the police should take care of it” said Lt Col (Retd.) JS Dhillon, coach of Abhinav Bindra and vice-president of the Chandigarh Riffle Association. The Patiala ki Rao Shooting Range in Sector 25, which is the only range to have all the shooting facility in India, is in a dire need of revamp. The range is marred by wild growth in the shooting area, broken target machines and pulleys, stinking toilets, dry taps, stray animals and poisonous reptiles. “I am exhausted after getting false assurances from the authorities from past 10 years. I have written many letters to the dealing hand but nothing has happened so far. The only assurance I gat is, “Sir kam ho jayega (work will be done)” said Dhillon. No individual or team in the city has won any medal at the national level for a long span of time. “Abhinav has his own shooting range and that was provided to him by his family. If one thinks that on can bag medals after practicing in a range full of wild grass with no upgraded equipment and unhealthy environment, it is next to impossible” said Dhillon. According to Dhillon, the sports department should take back the sports under its wings and start renovating the shooting range. “On one side, the administration is making tall claims about promoting sports and on the other, it has failed to maintain the existing sports facilities. The maintenance of the ranges needs a lot of effort, including financial contribution”, said Dhillon. Adding further “I pained to see the range in a dilapidated condition, which has hosted two national championships and several state competitions. If we have good shooting facility it will encourage the sport” said Dhillon. No progress so far
Shooting was handed over to the Chandigarh Police in 2001 by the UT sports department, after giving the reason that shooting dealt with firearms, and it still didn’t have good facilities in the city. Interestingly, even after being handed over to the Chandigarh Police nothing has been done so far.
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