Chandigarh, November 4
On a petition filed by an NGO in connection with unused cycle tracks and their poor condition, a local court yesterday issued a notice to the Chandigarh Home Secretary, Superintendent of the traffic police and the MC Commissioner.

The petition was filed by Arvind Thakur of the Global Human Rights Council (GHRC).

In the petition it was stated that special tracks were constructed alongside all important roads in the city after spending crores of rupees and felling around 2,000 trees to create space for them. However, cyclists and rickshaw-pullers were not using the tracks.

It was further stated that the UT administration had never thought about the right use of these tracks. Also, several tracks in the city were in poor shape.

The petitioners had demanded that the administration should take measures to ensure proper utilisation of these tracks.

Chandigarh, November 4
A criminal complaint was filed against Digvijay Singh, general secretary of All-India Congress Committee (AICC), in a local court here today. The complaint was filed for defaming the Rashtriya Swyam Sewak (RSS) Sangh.

The complainant, Arvind Thakur, who is a lawyer, said Digvijay Singh, while talking to the media in New Delhi on October 28, had intentionally defamed the sangh by terming it “an organisation of terrorists”.

The complainant said as the news item, printed in a daily newspaper, was read in the Bar room of the district court here, the court had the territorial jurisdiction to try and decide the complaint.

The court has admitted the complaint and scheduled it for evidence process on February 9 next year.

Mohali, November 4
The owner of Commando Caterers, Kamaljit Singh Walia, who was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance on Tuesday, was remanded in two more days of police custody by a local court today. He was produced in the court late in the evening. Soon after he was brought out of the vehicle at the court premises, Walia started shouting that the vigilance was going to get him killed and was not allowing his medical examination done on time. He alleged that the vigilance was harassing him.

While producing Walia in the court, the vigilance officials accompanying him also misbehaved with certain mediapersons present on the court premises.

Walia was arrested for allegedly accepting bribe on behalf of a government official and preparing fake documents. A case was registered against Walia under Sections 420, 467 and 471 of the IPC and under the relevant Sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Kamaljit Singh’s family had earlier alleged that he had filed a police complaint against BIS Chahal, former media adviser to Capt Amarinder Singh, but later withdrew it. Owing to this, the SAD government had allegedly been harassing Kamaljit Singh.

Chandigarh, November 4
A prosecution witness deposed before a local court in connection with the rape-on-wheels case here yesterday. The case had been filed against former UT Home Secretary and top Haryana-cadre IAS officer NK Jain and others. Defence counsel Ravindra Pandit said a UT police official who had done the “jama talashi” (the report about the recovery of any belongings of the accused person) recorded his statement before the court.

The victim has already turned hostile in this case. In August 2002, the police had filed a case against NK Jain and four others for hatching a conspiracy to frame a Sector 8-based businessman, MK Jain, in the alleged rape.

Mohali, November 4
In a one-year-old case of honour killing, the crime branch of the Punjab Police today arrested five persons accused of murdering Amandeep Singh, a resident of Halwara, in cold blood. To pass off the killing as an accident, the accused had dumped the victim’s body on the road and driven a Tata Sumo over it.

Though the Halwara police had registered a case of causing death due to negligent driving, the case was referred to the ADGP (crime) for investigation when the victim’s father alleged that it was a murder. SSP Kanwar Vijay Pratap Singh said the crime branch, after investigating the case, had registered a case of murder against 18 persons.

Those arrested — Chamakaur Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Harbans Singh, Harjit Singh and Dhanwant Singh — would be produced in court tomorrow. Sources said the victim was done to death as he had an affair with a girl from the accused family.

Chandigarh, November 4
In-form local player Kinshuk Sharma defeated Yogesh Phogat in the men’s (singles) final to lift the title of the Sanjog Kapur Memorial CLTA-AITA Open Tennis Tournament for Mens at the CLTA courts, Sector 10, here today.

While Tarrannum Handa of Delhi defeated Riya Bhatia, also from Delhi, to bag the women’s title.

In the men’s final, Kinshuk defeated Yogesh in three sets 6-7(4), 6-4 and 6-4, while Tarrannum defeated Riya Bhatia 6-2 and 6-1.

On the other hand, the pair of Sachin Kumar and Kinshuk Sharma defeated Anwar Shahul of Karnataka and Rynold Timothy of Kerala 6-4 and 7-5 to win the doubles title.

Also, Shreya Pasricha and Tarrannum Handa of Delhi defeated Riya Bhatia and Victoria Chahal of Delhi 6-1 and 6-0 to win the women’s doubles title.

Chandigarh, November 4
The Chandigarh Police Football Club got the better of YFC, Rurka Kalan, in the senior category, while Ajit Karam Singh Public School (AKSIPS), Sector 41, overcame Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School in the match of the junior category during the ongoing 6th Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament being held at the Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today.

In the first match of the senior category, the visiting team of Rurka Kalan went down against Chandigarh Police team, captained by Munish Kumar by 1-0.

After a goal-less first half, Gagandeep put Chandigarh team in the driver’s seat in the 58th minute of the game. Kamalpreet Singh of Youth Football Club, Rurka Kalan, was declared man of the match. In the match of the junior section, Ajit Karam Singh School, Sector 41, defeated Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School by 2-0. Mohit of Ajit Karam Singh School opened the account in the 30th minute, while Mohit doubled the lead in the 32nd minute. Karan Dadhwal of Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School was declared man of the match.

Chandigarh, November 4
The UT education department will conduct trials to select the football team of girls (U-19) at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, on November 8 here.

The selected team will represent the city in the upcoming 57th National School Games to be held at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, from December 1to 9.

The interested players are advised to give trials in proper kit, along with the original date of birth certificate. 

Panchkula, November 4
In order to encourage sports, the Haryana sports and youth affairs department has decided to register boys and girls of the district under the sports physical aptitude test (SPAT) scheme.

A spokesman of the department said under the scheme, all boys and girls of both urban and rural areas between the age group of 8-19 years could register on the department website by tomorrow. Apart from the government schools, boys and girls of recognised and private schools could also apply under the scheme, he added. Under SPAT, boys and girls of 8-14 years attaining 75 per cent marks in the state level competitions would be given a scholarship of Rs 1,500 per month while Rs 2,000 per month would be given as scholarship to boys and girls between the age group of 15-19 years.—TNS

Chandigarh, November 4
Wrestlers of the Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar, secured first position in the Panjab University Inter-College Wrestling Tournament for Women being held at the PU gymnasium hall here today.

Grapplers of Abohar college finished first after securing 24.5 points, while Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, finished as the first runners-up with 13.5 points and Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, finished third after securing 13 points.

PG GCG, Sector 42, finished fourth with eight points.

Results:

48 kg: Amanpreet Kaur, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur; Anjali, GN Girls College, Ludhiana; Poonam Rani, AS College for Women, Khanna; and Gagandeep Kaur, MG Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan.

51 kg: Greena Rani, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; Sapreet Kaur, MG Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan; Neha Sharma, GN Girls College, Ludhiana, and Priyanka Kapoor, Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh.

55 kg: Jaspreet Kaur, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; Varsha Rai, GN Girls College, Ludhiana; Paramjit Kaur, PG GC-11, Chandigarh; Pooja Dudi, PG GCG-11, Chandigarh.

59 kg: Deepika, PG GCG-42; Amanjeet Kaur, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; Ramandeep Kaur, GN Girls College, Ludhiana; and Manpreet Kaur, AS College for Women, Khanna.

63 kg: Gurpreet Kaur, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; Harpreet Kaur, GN Girls College, Ludhiana; Priya Sharma, PU Campus, Chandigarh; and Sakina Devi, PG GCG Sector 42, Chandigarh.

67 kg: Veerpal Kaur, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; Sukhvinder Kaur, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur; Rajandeep Kaur, MG Kh College for Girls, Kottan; and Asha, PG GCG Sector 42, Chandigarh.

72 kg: Mandeep Kaur, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur; Shivani, Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh; Suman Devi, Bhag Singh H Khalsa College for Women, Abohar; and Manisha, GN Girls College, Ludhiana.

Chandigarh, November 4
Carrom player Tuba defeated Manu Gupta to win the final of the girls’ category in the 13th Raj Kumar Babuta Memorial Carrom Ranking Tournament being held here today.

Tuba retained the title after defeating Manu by 20-4 and 16-8. Earlier in the semifinals of the tournament, Tuba defeated Akriti Sharda by 21-00 and 22-00, while Manu overpowered Nidhi Gupta by 12-9 and 8-5.

Results:

Boys (sub-junior): Md Arish bt Ayush Kumar 20-00, 21-00; Yishu Sharma bt Ankush Tyagi 21-05, 5-15, 12-00.

Junior: Md Saquib bt Avneet Singh 25-01, 24-00; Tribhuwan Singh bt Akshay Sidhu 23-00, 25-00; Preet Kanwal bt Jaspreet Singh 25-00; 25-00; Yishu Sharma bt Ayush Garg 12-5, 6-2, 17-4; Shannu Goyal bt Prince Sharma 18-10, 24-00; Hassan bt Anmol Rattan 22-00, 24-00; Arish bt Ritesh Sood 21-00, 21-00; Rahul Sharma bt Sushant Chadha 21-00, 17-08; Sidhartha Sharma bt Akhil Aggarwal 16-00, 25-10; Arib bt Ayush 22-10, 13-08; Tassawar Ali bt Mandeep Singh 25-00, 23-00; Kuldeepak Dhir bt Jaspreet Virk 25-00, 25-00; Talib bt Chirag 25-00, 25-00; Saquib bt Tribhuvan 21-00, 20-00; Yishu Sharma bt Preet Kanwal Singh 5-22, 13-00, 17-08; Ankush Taneja bt Shannu Goyal 17-9, 17-4; Arish bt Rahul Sharma 20-00, 18-01; Arif bt Sidhartha Sharma 23-4, 25-00; Tassawar Ali bt Rajan 25-5, 22-4; Talib bt Kuldeepak Dhir 14-3, 25-5.

Quarterfinals: Saquib bt Yishu Sharma 21-00, 21-04; Hassan bt Ankush Taneja 21-5, 21-00; Arif bt Arish 20-1, 14-13, 21-00.

Girls (junior): Farheen bt Gurkiran 18-7, 21-00; Manu Gupta bt Gulshan 15-13, 21-00, Priya Sharma bt Nidhi Gupta 20-00, 17-06; Tuba bt Aman Preet 21-00, 21-00; Farheen bt Manu Gupta 17-01, 23-01; Tuba bt Priya Sharma 23-02, 16-06.

Men (singles): Preet Kanwar bt Jasvinder 25-00, 18-05; Sudhir Sidhu bt Ranjan 19-01, 25-01; Gagandeep Singh bt Ankush Goyal 25-00, 25-04; Raj Kumar bt Parveen Rastogi 25-5, 19-20, 25-11, Hassan bt Rozerio Simpson 25-00, 25-00; Neeraj Bharti bt Preet Kumar 25-5, 25.00; Talib bt Sudhir Sidhu 25-08, 11-23, 25-10.

Chandigarh, November 4
Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, defeated SCD Government College, Ludhiana, by 4-1 in the match of the Panjab University Inter-College Hockey Tournament for Men (A-Division) Tournament being held at the Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

In another match, LLR Government College, Dhudike, overcame PGGC, Sector 11, by 9-0.

Results:

Men (B-division): Malwa College, Bondli, Samrala, defeated MGKM Shahi Sports College of Physical Education, Jhakroudi (Samrala), by 4-0.