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Youth Fest
Punjabi University lifts overall trophy
Tribune News Service

Patiala, November 21
Punjabi University, Patiala, won an overall trophy during the two-day inter-zonal youth festival that concluded recently. Khalsa College, Patiala, stood second. Vice-Chancellor of the university Dr Jaspal Singh was the chief guest, while Punjabi singer Satwinder Bugga and Pammi Bai were special guests.

Nukkad natak: University Campus, Patiala; Khalsa College, Patiala; Modi College, Patiala; and Government Rajindera College, Bathinda; lok saaz: Sant Kabir College of Education, Kauli; Government Mohindera College, Patiala; Baba Farid College, Deon; and Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib; rvayti lok geet: Guru Gobind Singh College of Education, Talwandi Sabo; Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib; Gurukul College, Bathinda; PMN College, Rajpura; and Punjabi University, Akali Foola Singh Nabourhood Campus, Dehla Seehan; pehrava: Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Lehal Khurd; Desh Bhagat College, Bardwal; Guru Hargobind Singh Khalsa Girls College for Women, Hansali Khera; Jasdev Singh Sandhu College of Education, Kauli; Sant Kabir College of Education, Kauli; and Government College of Education, Faridkot; sammi: University Campus, Patiala; Govt College of Education, Faridkot; Guru Harkrishan Girls College, Phallewal Khurd; and Government Mohindra College, Patiala; phulkari: Punjabi University, TDP Malwa College, Rampura Phul; Guru Hargobind Sahib Khalsa College for Women, Hansali Khera; RIMT College of Education, Mandi Gobindgarh; and Government Mohindra College, Patiala; pakhi bunna: Maghi Memorial for Women, Amloh; Jasdev Singh Sandhu College of Education, Kauli; Government College of Education, Faridkot; and Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Lehal Khurd; nala bunna: Guru Teg Bahadur College For Women, Lehal Khurd; Guru Harkrishan Girls College, Phallewal Khurd; Government College of Education, Patiala; and SRS Mukat College of Education; pranda bunai: Government Ranbir College, Sangrur; Guru Gobind Singh College of Education, Talwandi Sabo; University Campus, Patiala; and Government College of Education, Patiala; guddian ptola: Government College of Education, Patiala; Modi College, Patiala; Guru Teg Bahadur College for Women, Lehal Khurd; and Government Mohindra College, Patiala; kroshia bunti: Maghi Memorial for Women, Amloh; Government College of Education, Patiala; Government Ranbir College, Sangrur; and SSD College, Barnala; rassa kassi: Tara Vivek College, Gajjan Majra; PMN College, Rajpura; SSD College, Barnala; and Khalsa College, Patiala; loon miani: PMN College, Rajpura; Government Mohendra College, Patiala; Punjabi University, Akali Foola Singh Nabourhood Campus, Dehla Seehan; and Government Physical Education College, Patiala.

Probe marked into bank fraud
Aman Sood
Tribune News Service

Patiala, November 21
With more than 12 cases of fraud reported at various branches of the State Bank of Patiala in the past three days, the cyber wing of the police has started a thorough probe. Some tricksters after copying a software of the bank took out money worth lakhs from the accounts of customers.

The fraud came to the notice of bank officials almost a week ago when some local residents claimed that someone had transferred money from their accounts.

“My friend was taken aback when he came to know that someone had withdrawn Rs 80,000 from his account. When he approached the bank officials they refused to entertain his request,” said Bansal.

Later, similar complaints poured in from various quarters. Patiala-based Dr Kuldeep Singh lost Rs 5.80 lakh in two days, while Kulwant Singh lost Rs 1.8 lakh.

Despite approaching the bank officials a number of times, the pleas of residents went unheard.

Residents blamed bank officials for the fraud.

When contacted, Patiala SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill said he had forwarded the complaint to the cyber cell, while the role of insiders would also be looked into. “The bank’s software is hacked and is being misused and we are following the case,” he added. Public relations officer of the bank VP Gupta said their IT cell was looking into the matter and the CCTV footage from all ATMs across the country from where the money had been taken out was being seen. “We have advised our customers to change their ATM pin codes,” he added.

CRIME

visa fraud
UT cops to contact London, via Delhi
Amit Sharma
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 21
The Chandigarh Police has decided to approach the Union Home Ministry to get to the Indian High Commission in London as it wants to establish whether the duo arrested for identity information theft for tourist visa had sent clients abroad using identities of clients’ namesakes.

Based on the documents recovered from the immigration fraudsters, the police was preparing a list of Chandigarh residents whose identities were used by the agents, that would be sent to the High Commission.

The police had also scrutinised the phone-books of the eight mobile phones recovered from the possession of the accused, on the basis of which people would be questioned.

The police today also raided the Sector-34 printing press where the fake documents were being printed. The role of the staff at the printing press was also under the scanner.

DSP (CID) Anil Joshi, heading the special investigating team (SIT), said the police was in the process of approaching the Union Home Ministry with the names of local residents whose fake documents had been recovered to establish whether anyone had gone abroad on their identities.

The police would send details of the passports recovered from the accused to the passport office to establish whether those were original or fake.

“We have also recovered passports that have expired. It is suspected that the accused used to change photographs on passport and reuse those,” Joshi said.

Police parties had also been dispatched to various places in Punjab to track the clients who had applied for visa through the immigration firm.

Sources said the Chandigarh Police had also contacted the intelligence wing of the Punjab Police to trace the history of the duo and links with the Hoshiarpur Institute of Management of Technology at Bhagpur village, where the accused had been chairman and finance secretary.

The police was also questioning the persons whose contacts were stored in the mobile phones of the accused.

“We are scrutinising numbers and details of the people are being collected to establish whether they were involved in the racket,” Joshi said.

The accused, Vikram Sharma and Vinay Chadha, had been sent to police remand till November 22.

1 held for snatching
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 21
The police today arrested a 19-year-old youth who used to snatch mobile phones from people when they were under the influence of liquor. Arjun of Bapu Dham Colony was arrested near a liquor vend at Kaimbwala and three mobile phones recovered from him.

“He used to target people who were under the influence of liquor. He did this during wedding functions and outside liquor vends,” said the SHO of the Sector-3 police station, inspector Punam Dilawari. A case was registered and investigations were on.

1 booked for attacking cop

The police today booked a resident of Hem Vihar at Zirakpur for threatening and injuring Sarabjeet Singh, a head constable with the traffic wing.

Ravi Kumar was booked for causing hurt and deterring a public servant from performing his duty.

The head constable stated that Ravi pelted stones on him and threatened him at the Housing Board traffic light point.

Ravi was arrested and an investigation begun. A case under Sections 323, 353 and 506 of the IPC was registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Man held with 70-g ‘charas’

The crime branch of the police today arrested Devinder Kumar with 70 grams of ‘charas’ from near the PEC University of Technology, Sector 12. He used to supply ‘charas’ to students of PEC and Panjab University.

Devinder of Shiv Mandir road at Naya Gaon used to deliver ‘charas’ to students near PEC and students from Panjab University also used to purchase it from him. He used to get the ‘charas’ from various parts of Himachal Pradesh.

A case under Section 20 of the NDPS Act was registered at the Sector-11 police station. Devinder was produced in court and sent to judicial remand.

Thieves decamp with cash, valuables
Tribune Reporters

Panchkula, November 21
Thieves made away with cash and valuables from a house in Sector 11 here last night. The owner, Rajesh, had gone to Sector 20. On return, he found Rs 20,000 in cash and valuables missing.

Man run over by train

DERA BASSI: A man died after being hit by a train near the Dappar railway station on the Ambala-Kalka track on Monday. The deceased is yet to be identified. The body was sent to the Civil Hospital for an autopsy.

Man killed in mishap

An elderly man was killed when he was hit by an unknown vehicle at Dera Bassi on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway on Monday. The deceased was identified as Ram Kumar (60), son of Mahinder, a resident of Narnaul, Haryana. He was working as a security guard in Avdhesh Tracks factory, Jawaharpur. Ram Kumar was crossing the highway when the vehicle hit him. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

3 held with stolen motorcycle

Kharar: The Mohali police today arrested three persons and recovered a stolen motorcycle, a laptop and three mobile phones from their possession. The accused have been identified as Damo, alias Sonu and Sanju, both residents of Nepal, and Heera Sharma, a resident of UP.

The police said a team led by Harminder Singh was patrolling and laid a naka near T-point Sohara. On receiving a tip-off, the police raided the spot and arrested them. A stolen motorcycle, a laptop and three mobiles were recovered from their possession.

A case has been registered against the accused and they will be produced in the court tomorrow.

Two crushed under train

Ambala: Kamlesh (35) and her daughter Versha (12), a Class VII student, were crushed under a train near Ambala Cantt. Sources said Kamlesh and her daughter were moving on the railway tracks near Kesri village. On seeing the train, her daughter raised the alarm and in an attempt to save her mother she was also run over by the train on the Ambala-Saharanpur railway track. Both of them died on the spot.

Two killed in accidents
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 21
A cyclist died after he was hit by a truck and a motorcyclist was killed as he hit a tree past night. Hori Lal (50) of Colony Number 4, working at a bicycle shop in Sector 7, was hit by a speeding truck near the Bapu Dham police post.

He was rushed to the GMSH, Sector 16, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the truck, Deep Kumar, fled the spot. He was arrested from the Hallo Majra traffic light point and later freed on bail.

Sunil (33) of Dhanas was killed in the wee hours on Monday. He lost control over his motorcycle and hit a tree near the roundabout separating Sectors 25 and 38.

He was seen by a police patrol party around 4 am. He was rushed to the GMSH, where he was declared brought dead.

SPORTS

Seven-wicket win for Delhi
9th Zonal Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Sports Meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 21
9th Zonal Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Sports Meet kick started at Panjab University today with hundreds of players from region to celebrate the golden jubilee of its functioning.

The meet will go till November 25, IAS (Ex-Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Sports & Youth Welfare) by unfurling the ESIC flag and congratulated the players for teaming up for the spirit of national organisation defending employee.

TK Bhattacharya, Commissioner (Personnel & Administration) and AK Verma, Additional Commissioner-cum-Regional Director, Delhi and BB Puri, Regional Director, Chandigarh and Punjab were among those present on the occasion. Results: Cricket, In the first match of the day regional office (RO) Delhi bagged 4 points defeated RO Himachal Pradesh by 7 wickets.

In the second match RO Haryana bagged 4 points defeating RO Chandigarh by 19 runs.

Badminton POOL A (MTC) RO Delhi defeated RO Haryana by 2-0, DMD defeated SRO Ldh by 2-0, RO Delhi defeated SRO Ldh by 2-0, RO Delhi defeated DMD by 2-0, RO Haryana beat SRO Ldh by 2-1.

POOL B (MTC) RO Punjab defeated RO Uttarakhand by 2-0, HQRS defeated RO HP by 2-0, RO Punjab beat HQRS by 2-0, RO HP beat RO J&K by 2-0, HQRS defeated RO Uttarakhand by 2-0. Chess Round 1 (Men and Women) Ashok Vij of Delhi beat J&K RO by 1-0, Seema Rawat of Pb beat Shanti Mahendran, HQRS RO by 1-0, Vijay James, Punjab beat Brij Mohan, Ldh by 1-0, Savita of DMD beat Mahima of Haryana by 1-0, Devinder, HP beat Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, by 1-0, Manju, HP defeated Meenu Bhatia, SRO Ldh by 1-0, Rajneesh K Sharma, Haryana beat Pradeep Kumar by 1-0, Rakesh Kumar DMD got walkover.

Round 2: Pradeep Kumar, HQRS beat Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Uttarakhand by1-0, Vijay James, Pb Beat Devinder, HP by 1-0, Brij Mohan, SRO Ldh beat J&K by1-0. Rakesh Kumar, DMD defeated Ashok Vij, Delhi by 1-0, Rajneesh Sharma of Haryana got the walkover.

Table Tennis (Men and Women) POOL A (Men and Women) RO Punjab beat Haryana by 3-1, RO HP bat RO Haryana by 3-0, SRO Ldh beat RO Uttarakhand by 3-0, RO Delhi beat RO HP by 3-0, RO Punjab beat RO Uttarakhand by 3-0, RO Delhi beat RO Haryana by 3-SRO Ldh beat RO Haryana by 3-1, DMD beat RO Haryana by 3-2, RO. RO Haryana beat RO Uttarakhand by 3-1

POOL B (Men and Women) RO Delhi beat RO HP by 3-0, RO Pb got walkover against HQRS, SRO Ldh beat RO HP by 3-1, DMD beat SRO Ldh by 3-0, RO HQRS beat Delhi by 3-0, RO Punjab beat SRO Ldh by 3-0, DMD beat RO Punjab by 3-2, DMD got walkover against HQRS. HQRS beat SRO Ldh by 3-RO Punjab beat DMD by 3-2, HQRS beat RO HP by 3-0, SRO Ldh got walkover againt HQRS.

Paramvir, Nimrat enter pre-quarterfinals
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 21
Paramvir and Nimrat clear the main draw of the Under 14 1st round to enter the pre-quarterfinals qualifying round in the CLTA-AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls Under-12 and 14 being organised at CLTA Complex today.

The singles and doubles pre-quarterfinals rounds matches for boys and girls will be played at Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) Complex and Lake Sport Complex, Chandigarh from 8.30 am and 9 am, respectively, on November 22.

Brief Results of Main Draw 1st Round Results

Boys Under-12: Rohit Kumar (HAR) bt Drona Walia (UTK) 4-0, 4-1, Vipul Mehta (DLI) bt Ahi Udai Singh (CHD) 2-4, 4-0, 4-0, Piyush Salekar Sunder (MAH) bt Shaurya Veer 4-0, 4-1, Himanshu Mor (HAR) bt Chaitan Yadav Chauhan (UP) 2-4, 4-1, 4-2, Rishabh Sharda (CHD) bt Anmol Ratta Kamboj (CHD) 4-2, 4-1, Calvin Golmei (SKM) bt Akasrshit Mahajan (UP) 5-3, 4-1, Abhimanyu Vannemreddy (TN) bt Sanket Tomar (DLI) 4-2, 4-0, Aryaman Agarwal (UP) bt Chiraaz (CHD) 4-0, 4-0, S. Dakshineshwar (TN) bt Sarvesh Maria (PB) 4-1, 4-2, Ashutosh Tiwari (UP) bt Rajveer Singh (RAJ) 4-1, 4-0, Sanchit Sikka (UP) bt Saurav Prashar (CHD) 4-1, 4-2, Sacchitt Sharrma (DLI) bt Abhimanyu Rozra (HAR) 4-2, 4-2, Amit Beniwal (HAR) bt Saurav Kalra (DLI) 5-3, 1-4, 4-2, MS Karthik (TN) bt Ayush Deawal (DLI) 4-1, 4-0, Danish Ahmad (DLI) bt Rudra Kapoor (UP) 4-2, 4-0, Utkarsh Bhardwaj (UTK) bt Sagar Bains (CHD) 4-0, 3-5, 4-1

Boys Under-14: Paramveer Singh Bajwa (CHD) bt Amit Beniwal (HAR) 6-1, 6-2, Sidharth Basnet (SKM) bt Sacchitt Sharrma (DLI) 6-2, 6-0, Krishna Rajput (CHD) bt Arun Kumar (HAR) 2-6, 6-1, 7-5, Adhhyan (CHD) bt Jagdeep Bajwa (CHD) 6-3, 6-3, Nihit Rawal (CHD) bt Chinmay Dev Chauhan (UP) 6-2, 6-2, Utkarsh Bhardwaj (UTK) bt Sagar Bains (CHD) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, Raunaq Marwaha (HAR) bt Chaitanya Dev Chauhan 6-2, 6-2, Rohit Kumar (HAR) bt Ramanjot Singh (CHD) 6-2, 6-4, Arjun Singh (UP) bt Abhimanyu Vannemreddy (TN) 6-4, 6-3, Keshav Vasudeva (DLI) bt Aakarshit Mahajan (UP) 6-0, 6-1, Rishabh Sharda (CHD) bt Sahaj Somani (DLI) 7-6(3), 6-3, Karandeep Singh (PB) bt Himanshu Mor (HAR) 6-3, 6-0, Manik Dawar (UTK) bt Harshit Sharma (DLI) 6-3, 6-3, Aryaman Agarwal (MP) bt Robin Kapoor (PB) 6-0, 6-0, Rahul Verma (CHD) bt Anmol Rattan Kamboj (CHD) 6-4, 6-3, Param Pun (CHD) bt Digvijay Pratap Singh (CHD) 6-4, 6-3.

Girls Under-12: Shreya Kalia (HP) bt Alisha Menon (PB) 4-0, 4-1, Sukanya Biswas (UP) bt Shivi Singla 4-1, 4-0, Tanya Batra (CHD) bt Sehajpreet Kaur (CHD) 4-0, 5-4(4), Yubrani Banerjee (WB) bt Ananya Bhargawa (UP) 4-0, 4-1, Sabhyata Nihalani (DLI), Stephen Chelseas (KAR) bt Arshpreet Kaur (PB) 5-3, 4-1, Chetna Kumari (HAR) bt Hanshika (CHD) 4-0, 4-2, Agrima Sharma (DLI) bt Shivrani Jahanavi (HAR) 4-2, 4-1, Prinkle Singh (J&K) Rhea Verma (UP), Jannat Khurana (PB) bt Asha Yadav (HAR) 4-0, 4-0, Manu Sharma (HAR) bt Taru Ahluwalia (CHD) 4-1, 4-2, Aarja Chakraborthy (UP) bt Akshita Singh (CHD) 4-0, 4-0, Seerat Kaur Pannu (PB) bt Nimrat Kaur Kang (PB) 4-1, 5-3, Rubani Ahluwalia (CHD) bt Sukhmani Sahota (PB) 4-2, 4-2, Neeru (HAR) bt Hiya Chaudhary (CHD) 4-0, 4-0, Akanksha Bhan (GUJ) bt Harleen Kaur (PB) 4-0, 4-1.

Girls Under-14: Nimrat Walia (CHD) bt Alisha Menon (PB) 6-1, 6-1, Yubrani Banerjee (WB) bt Rubani Ahluwalia (CHD) 6-2, 6-1, Aarja Chakroborty (UP) Komaljit Kaur (CHD) 6-0, 6-1, Gayatri Kumariah (CHD) bt Sabrina Gill (CHD) 7-5, 6-1, Mehakdeep Kaur (CHD) bt Akshita Singh (CHD) 7-5, 6-3, Tanya Batra (CHD) bt Hiya Chaudhary (CHD) 6-3, 6-2, Aarushi Kakkar (CHD) bt Sandeep Kaur (CHD) 6-0, 6-0, Prinkle Singh (J&K) bt Sukanya Biswas (UP) 6-1, 6-0, Saumya Saxena (CHD) bt Agrima Sharma (DLI) 6-4, 6-4, Aayushi Gupta (UP) bt Karishma Mehta (CHD) 6-0, 6-1, Shea Bhasin (CHD) bt Chetna Kumari (HAR) 6-2, 6-1, Jannat Khurana (PB) bt Swatantra Saryu 6-2, 6-0, Akanksha Bhan (GUJ) bt Seerat Sidhu (CHD) 6-1, 6-2.

Trials for nationals today

Re-trials to select Chandigarh Badminton Women Team 28 for XXXVII National Sports Festival for Women would be held on November 22, Badminton Hall, Sector 42 at 3 pm. The sports festival would be held in Jharkhand (Ranchi) on November 22. Participants should be below 25 years as on December 31, 2011. Free boarding and lodging facilities would be provided by the host state for the participants and officials.

Black fighters win Panchkula premier league
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, November 21
Fine and steady batting by Aparm Virk 73 not out, enabled Black Fighters to clinch victory against Blue Blasters Panchkula in the Panchkula Premier League Under-13, held at St Soldier's School, Sector 16, Panchkula.

Panchkula Black Fighters won the toss and elected to bowl first. Opponent team grabbed the opportunity as skipper Vaibhav Sharma 80 and Yugam 16 gave there team a desired start. Vaibhav in particular looked in sound touch as he punished each loose ball, his shots range was treat to eyes as he played all round the ground. At one stage, Blue Blasters were 86 without loss but introduction of leg spinner Arjun Azad broke the partnership as he stumped Yugam, he bowled a tight line and batsman had no idea how to defend it and as a result they lost a few quick wickets but at the other end, Vaibhav kept ticking runs. Great catch by Eranjay Kherawat of bowling of Arjun Azad claimed Vaibhav's wicket in 21 overs. The team was all out for 143 in allotted 25 overs.

Chasing the target, black fighters started on aggressive note but early departure of Kshitij Sharma 13 gave them a heavy jolt. Apram Virk started from where he left in last match and looked in touch he played all over ground but nobody supported him on the other end. At one stage, it looked blue blaster will win the match but class and patient knock by Aparm Virk 73 not out, showed them victory door in 21.1 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. Jatin Sharma 12 supported him. For the bowling side Tarun Verma took 4 wickets for 20 runs.

Brief scores:

Blue blasters Panchkula 143 all out in 25 overs (Vaibhav Sharma 80, Yugam 16, Arjun Azad 5 for 16, Vasu Gupta 2 for 12).

Panchkula black fighters 144 for 8 in 21.1 overs Apram Virk 73 not out, Kshitij Sharma 13, Jatin Sharma 12, Tarun Verma 4 for 20, Anmol Puri 2 or 22). Apram Virk was declared man of the match. Best batsman: Vaibhav Sharma 208 runs. Best bowler: Arjun Azad 13 wickets. Best wicketkeeper: Adheesh Sharma 5 stumps, 6 catches. Gutsy player of the tournament: Kshitij Sharma 171 runs and 8 wickets.

Man of the tournament: Apram Virk 216 runs and 6 wickets. Chief guest on the occasion Sanjeev Azad CEO CMD RIA constructions along with Neera Singh administrator gave away the prizes.

y Fine and steady batting by Aparm Virk 73 not out, enabled Black Fighters to clinch victory against Blue Blasters Panchkula in the Panchkula Premier League Under-13, held at St Soldier's School, Sector 16, Panchkula.