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No clue of missing girl student
Ambala, September 21 Charan Das, a resident of Asandh and father of the missing girl, reached Ambala and lodged a complaint with the Baldev Nagar police station about the sudden disappearance of his daughter after being informed by her friends. She had gone to take her lunch in the hostel canteen at around 3 pm and after that she didn’t return to her room. Police sources said that they were trying to get her mobile-phone call details from the Cyber Cell, as it was found to be switched off. The police also conducted raids at various places to locate the missing girl and find out if she was kidnapped or had eloped with someone willingly. The police has been probing the incident but has failed to get any clue in the past seven days. Efforts were on to verify about her whereabouts from different places where her relatives are staying, the police sources added. |
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BKU leader booked for fake assault
Panchkula, September 21 The local police booked Guni, along with three accomplices, for conspiring to implicate three residents of Pharal village in Kaithal district - Ashok, Soni and Randeep, as well as a political opponent, Ratanmaan, a resident of Karnal, in a criminal case. On July 31 night Prakash, chief of the BKU’s Mahender Singh-Sharad Joshi faction, was brought to the General Hospital in Sector 6 with a bullet injury and doctors later referred him to PGI, Chandigarh. Prakash had alleged five assailants shot at him on the Tangri river bridge near Barwala. “I had stayed at the home of my relatives in Bataud village and was going alone to Sarakpur village, near Raipur Rani, on a motorcycle when five people alighted from a Suzuki Alto car and fired two rounds at me”, he claimed. The police, however, found loopholes in Prakash’s allegations and arrested three suspects - Ramsarup, Sukhbir and Ombir. “Randeep, Soni and Ratanmaan were present at their homes at the time of the incident. Moreover, the time to travel between Barwala and Kaithal takes over two hours”, the
police said.
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Two dupe couple of Rs 5 lakh
Panchkula, September 21 A youth at the bank collected cash, passbook and filled deposit form from him and went towards the cashier seat. A few minutes later, another youth returned the passbook to Raghunath. Thereafter, Raghunath checked with the cashier but was shocked to know that money was not deposited. The police has registered the FIR and started investigations. The police said they were checking CCTV footage of the bank. Meanwhile, bank officials have informed the police that accused were not their employees.
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firing incident
Panchkula, September 21 It was on Saturday evening that Bhalla, a resident of Sector 4, got a ransom call of Rs 10 lakh allegedly from Kuldeep, alias Manga, a gangster lodged at the Ambala Jail. When Bhalla refused to accede to his demand, a bullet was shot at his car parked at his residence within minutes of the ransom call. The worries of the police, however, mounted after the call was traced to Ambala only, as was claimed by the caller. The call was made from inside or around the Ambala Jail, said sources. The police is in the process of investigating that how Manga, lodged in the jail for the murder of a notorious gangster, Bobby, can make a call from inside the jail, even as jammers were installed in the jail to block mobile phone signals. Making calls from Haryana jails by gangsters, however, is not a new thing. While Nishan Singh and Bobby had been running their business of extortion from Ambala Jail, three warders had been suspended for their alleged tempering of jammers in Sonepat Jail in 2007.
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garbage mess
Chandigarh, September 21 The accused were booked under preventive measures of Section 107 and 151 of the CrPC and were later released on bail. The former Mayor along with a group of residents blockaded the dumping ground this morning, preventing vehicles from entering the compound. MC employees and officials requested the protesters to allow the vehicles in, but to no avail. The police then arrived at the scene and picked-up the protesters before taking them to the police station-39. The DC had yesterday summoned Kamlesh to stop the agitation.
Processing of garbage resumes
Chandigarh: The working of the garbage processing system of the city resumed today after the plant located at Dadu Majra started accepting municipal corporation garbage vehicles. The plant also sent its vehicles to the dumping ground to dispose of the garbage that remained collected in the plant for the past four days. Sources in the administration said UT Adviser K K Sharma constituted a committee to monitor the status of the plant and the dumping ground. The committee comprises MC Chief Engineer, a representative of garbage processing plant, an official of the Chandigarh Pollution Control Board and area councillor
Kamlesh. — TNS
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Irfan Pathan all set for comeback to team India
Irfan, who is in the city for playing the JP Atray Memorial Tournament for Reliance team, seems to be in a good form, as he scored a ton in his first match and also took wickets after making a come back from back injury. “I have full faith that I will get selected in the team for the upcoming series in October. I am putting all the hard work to sharpen my bowling and batting skills, but I am concentrating more on bowling, as it is my forte,” said Pathan. On being asked about playing at the domestic-level cricket, the cricketer feels that it is important to play and perform well at this level, as it boosts the confidence and helps to regain the lost form. He also added that for a bowler pace is not everything. “I am looking forward to give my best in the domestic cricket after coming back from the injury. Earlier, I never paid much attention to this level of game and now with sustained hard work, I will give quality performances and will overcome my weaknesses. I will also meet former cricketer Kapil Dev for some tips,” said Pathan. When asked about the poor performance of the Indian cricket team in the recently held series, the player said the team was going through a bad phase. “I hope the team will recuperate its loss in the upcoming tournaments.” Adding further about the performance of the bowlers, he said, “I cannot comment on performance of others, I can only ensure about my best performance whenever I will get a chance,” said Pathan. |
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Over the hill, raw are in
Issue of overage, inexperienced referees and favouritism will rule the roost at the tournament, as the referee’s panel appointed by the Chandigarh Football Association (CFA) has raised many eyebrows, as a few referees are ineligible to supervise matches due to their respective ages, in concern with the rules of the All-India Football Federation (AIFF). As per the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) under which AIFF functions, a referee should not be more than 42 years of age and should have good eyesight. Notably, some referees, who are included in the panel, are above 45 years of age, while a few are recruited recently, but they will officiate all matches as sources (in organisers) claimed “favouritism” the reason for it. Controllers of this national-level tournament did not feel the need to call referees from other states with the help of AIFF in order to avoid any objections during the tournament and notably, the match commissioner, who is responsible for checking all facts and details, has appointed these officials. Interestingly, the competition is not an invitational tournament, as the teams participating are recommended by the state associations and travelling concession vouchers are also given by the AIFF. “This is not a new thing, these referees will supervise all matches in one way or another, but a referee should be fit and tough, both mentally and physically, to supervise a game. But the scenario is different here. This is not a local level or school-level tournament, top teams are participating in the tournament, which requires proper supervision. No doubt, you get good officials here, but they should also fulfill the framed criteria,” said an official on the condition of anonymity.
A total of eight referees are appointed for organising 44 matches, including semifinals and final. As per fixtures, four to five matches will be played everyday at two venues and four referees are required to supervise one match, which will make a tiring schedule for these officials and it might affect the play. Interestingly, the head referee appointed for the tournament is a retired official of an organisation |
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Canara Bank get better of Reliance-I
Chandigarh, September 21 In reply, Reliance-I team was bowled out for 137 in 34.1
overs. Sunny Singh (31) and Irfan Pathan (28) were the top scorers for the team. Former international player Sunil Joshi took four for 29. In the second match of the day, a brilliant consecutive ton by Gurkirat Mann helped PCA Colts to register a 85-run victory against MPCA at Dhruv Pandove Stadium,
Patiala. Gurkirat scored an unbeaten 108 off 117 studded with nine boundaries and three sixes. Batting first, PCA team scored 279 for six in 50
overs. Love Kumar (64) and Mohit Handa (14) were the other main contributors. For
MPCA, Nikhil Sake took two for 52 and Salman Baig took two for 59. In reply, MPCA team was bowled out for 194 in 46
overs. Shane Alam (48) and Rohan (32) contributed the most. For PCA team, Bir Kanwar took a five-wicket haul
for 32. Brief scores (Match I) Canara Bank: 171 all out in 39.3 overs (KB Pawan 30, P Deshpandey 31, C Raghu 27; Munish Parmar 4 for 30, Aditya 2 for 17, S Naik 2 for 34). Reliance-I: 137 all out in 34.1 overs (Sunny Singh 31, Irfan Pathan 28; Sunil Joshi 4 for 29). Match
II PCA Colts: 279 for 6 in 50 overs (Gurkirat Mann 108, Love Kumar 64; Nikhil Sake 2 for 52, Salman Baig 2 for
59). MPCA: 194 all in 46 overs (Shane Alam 48, Salman Baig 26; Bir Kanwar 5 for 32, Rahul Kanojia 3 for 35). |
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21 teams to vie for hockey title
Chandigarh, September 21 According to organisers, winners of the tournament will be awarded with Rs 75,000, while the runner-up will be given a cash prize of Rs 50,000. The best player, best goalkeeper, best halfback and best forward will also be awarded with Rs 5,000 each. The final of the tournament will be played under floodlights. |
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Handball tourney
Chandigarh, September 21 About 20 teams are participating in the three-day tourney. The colleges affiliated to the university, including SSIET Dera Bassi, BBSBEC Fatehgarh Sahib, SUSCET Tangori, Chitkara College, JSSIET Kaulli, RIET Fagwara, RIET Rail Majra, DAVIET Jalandhar, RIMT Mandi Gobindgarh, IET Bhaddal, GZCET Bathinda, CEC Landran, GNE Ludhiana and GTB Malout, are
participating in the tournament. |
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Chandigarh, September 21
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