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6 quintal of adulterated sweets seized
Attar Singh
Tribune News Service

The adulterated sweets that were seized from a shop in Ambala. A Tribune photograph

Ambala, October 16
With Divali round the corner, over 6 quintal of adulterated sweets were seized from a sweetmeat shop in Ambala. District health officer Dr Surinder Mohan said adulterated sweets seized from a manufacturing unit near Tangri river, Ambala Cantt, were destroyed.

On receiving a tip-off, a team of district health department raided the premises of a leading sweets manufacturer. “We seized over 6 quintal of spurious sweets which were later destroyed by our officials,” said Dr Surinder Mohan.

Sources said a sweets manufacturing unit running from a gurdwara complex in Topkhana Bazar cantonment area was also raided. Workers, however, managed to flee. The team collected samples of all recovered goods. Sanitary inspector Rishi Raj said the units were running illegally without seeking permission from the district administration.

Raids are being conducted at factories as well as retail shops.

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 16
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Life Insurance Corporation zonal office to pay Rs 5 lakh to the complainant along with Rs 5,000 as costs of litigation.

The forum comprising Sashi Prabha Aggarwal, president, Sher Singh Sidhu and Veena Chahal, members, stated that complainant Pawan Kumar, a resident of Manela village, had got his minor son Udesh insured with the LIC on August 4, 2010, vide policy number 153840846 for a sum of Rs 5 lakh and deposited Rs 15,494/ vide receipt number 2107482 dated August 4, 2010, as per terms and conditions, the amount was to be realised either on the date of maturity of the policy or on the death of the person insured, which ever occurred earlier. Unfortunately, the son of the complainant died on August 7, 2010, and the complainant requested the LIC to release the amount, but they kept putting off the matter.

The LIC in its reply stated that the policy was issued under table 75 to 20. The date of issuance was August 4, 2010, and date of maturity was August 4, 2030. The policy holder was minor. The LIC said on August 6,2010, his father gave an application that the terms and conditions were not acceptable, so the policy was cancelled and premium was refunded through cheque number 119118 dated August 30, 2010, as such the policy had been cancelled.

The court said the documents placed on record showed that the opposite party had written the letter to cancel the policy instead of giving the claim to the complainant. “The affidavit of the complainant shows that he has not written the letter and he has not received the premium from the opposite party. It shows deficiency in service on the part of opposite party as the complainant has purchased the policy on August 4, 2010, and his son expired on August 7, 2010, therefore the LIC is liable to pay the policy amount of Rs 5 lakh to the complainant,” the forum observed.

Panchkula, October 16
A Panchkula-based jeweller went missing on Friday. Sonia Katwani, wife of the jeweller, a resident of Sector 20, told the police that her husband left the home in his car in the morning to take money from a jeweller of Mani Majra. He was supposed to give that money to another jeweller in Chandigarh, but he did not return home.

Dinesh’s car was traced to Paonta Sahib where his relatives stay. SHO Dharmvir Singh said the mobile phone location of Dinesh showed him on the Saha road.

Chandigarh, October 16
The UT police today arrested two persons for impersonating during the written exam for the posts of clerk in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The exam was being held at Shivalik Public School in Sector 41 when the examiners found that another person was appearing in place of the actual candidate. The examiners then called the police.

The police arrested Rakesh Sharma Kumar, a resident of Brass village in Karnal district, for appearing in place of the actual candidate Pawan Kumar, also a resident of the same village. A case of cheating was registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Inspector Charanjeet Singh, SHO, Sector 39 police station, said they received a complaint from Kamalkant, administrative officer, central recruitment agency, Punjab and Haryana High Court, regarding the fraud. The examiner caught the impersonator when his photograph on the form did not match with the form submitted earlier. After the impersonator Rakesh Sharma was arrested, the police questioned him about the whereabouts of the actual candidate and then arrested Pawan, who was waiting outside the examination centre.

Both accused are residents of the same village Brass in Karnal district and are graduates.

A case under Sections 419, 420, 120-B of the IPC has been registered. 

Chandigarh, October 16
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has started preparing the pitch for the upcoming day and night match one-day match between Indian and England on October 20 at PCA stadium Mohali, here.

As per schedule, the authorities have started working on the 22-yard surface and out-field well before time. The men in blue will face the English team in the third One-Day International (ODI) of the series here. Daljeet Singh, curator of the pitch at the PCA stadium, said the surface would benefit batsmen as well as blowers. The hard wicket will also add pace to the surface, which will result in a fine one-day game.

“The weather is pleasant and clear, so the track is almost ready. It is a fresh and good wicket, which makes it a good batting track. The pitch will also provide some bounce”, said Daljeet Singh.

Adding further, he said the pitches here have always been good, including the World Cup matches. The out-filed is also expected to be fast.

“Regular rolling is being done on the field and the out-filed is also been designed with two shades of green. It is better to get over with the basic things well before time, otherwise later the grass becomes yellowish in colour” said Daljeet.

“Experts will check the dew factor two-days before the match as the weather was changing and it will play an important part during the game” Daljeet said.

Discussing about the upcoming match, “Being a curator I cannot predict the result but the third match of a series is always important, as it predicts the winner of the series or can give a team the chance to comeback in the series. We are looking for a good and smooth match and hope we will witness it”, said Daljeet.

Chandigarh, October 16
The Panchkula District Cricket Association will host two four-day matches of the Col. CK Naydu Trophy for Boys (U-22) of the plate group and a three-day match of the North Zone for the Vijay Merchant Trophy (U-16) at the JR Institute of Cricket Technology (Barwala), Panchkula, later this month.

A match referee, one umpire's coach and two umpires from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will officiate the matches.

According to Sandeep Moudgil, honorary secretary of the Panchkula District Cricket Association, “The preparations are in full swing and the priority has been given to provide a supporting pitch for the bowlers as well as batsmen. The scoreboard has been enlarged. Also a new pitch cover has been brought by the Haryana Cricket Association” said Sandeep.

According to the organisers, the Vidarbha team will arrive here on October 18. 

Chandigarh, October 16
In order to make fast buck, many vendors selling eatables in the tricity have shifted their base outside the PCA (Punjab Cricket Association) Stadium, Mohali.

As people in large number are queuing up outside the stadium for buying tickets of the upcoming third one-day international match between England and India, here on October 20, these vendors are going to make the most of it and sell their products.

Sugarcane juice vendors were seen putting up their ‘rehris’ outside the stadium awaiting brisk sale. Even stalls of ‘desi food’ like ‘Kulche chole’ are here to make good profit.

“Instead of wandering from one place to another we have camped here and we are alrea getting a good crowd. The more the rush the better it will b for us”, said Zayeed Husain, one of the vendors, standing outside the student ticket-selling counter.

Interestingly Due to the ODI match some vendors from other states also postponed their programme of going back to their hometown for Diwali this month.

“I was planning to leave for my hometown for Diwali with my family but I postponed my plan till October 21, as I am planning to sell the Indian tri-colour flags on the day of the match. I am hoping of a good sale so that I can celebrate the festivals of light with great joy” said Harirath Shukla, a sugarcane vendor, he further said, “My partner who is a painter will also accompany me to the match venue to make some bucks as this is one of our few opportunities when we can fill our pockets” said Shukla.

Earlier this year, the vendors made good money during the World Cup semifinal match at Mohali.

“We are happy that we will be able to earn good money in the coming days,” said Alok Nath, who hails from Bihar and lives in Phase-I ,Mohali.

Chandigarh, October 16
St. Xavier’s School, Sector 44, will face Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 36, and St. John’s School, Sector 26, will play against St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, in the semifinals of the ongoing Sub-Junior Football (Boys) Championship for the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy, being held at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today.

In the quarterfinal match, St Xavier’s school defeated Delhi Public School, Sector 40, by 2-0. Nitish put Xavier’s team ahead after scoring the first goal in 32nd minute while Varun doubled the lead in the 43rd minute of the match.

In the second match of the day, Government Model School, Sector 36, got a walkover against Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28.

In another match St. John’s school and St Stephen’s school defeated their rivals to move into the next stage.