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Hooda, Bansal campaign for Congress candidates
Mohali/Kharar, January 22 Addressing a rally at Kharar, Hooda said during the SAD-BJP regime, Punjab had scaled down on the chart of performing states whereas Haryana had shined during the Congress regime. He said Punjab was like a big brother for Haryana. Seeking votes for Kang, the Haryana Chief Minister said he was the most suitable candidate who could represent the area. Earlier, the Chandigarh MP spoke in support of Kang. In Mohali, Pawan Kumar Bansal, while speaking in favour of Congress candidate Balbir Singh Sidhu, said by bringing the Congress to power in Punjab, the voters could witness a high pace of development. He said various initiatives by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to introduce reforms that could have benefited Punjab were opposed by the SAD-BJP combine in Parliament. “They state that the UPA was discriminating against Punjab. But, in parliament, the SAD-BJP combine oppose the reforms that benefit Punjab,” he said. At another function, president of the Mohali District Bar Association Parminder Singh Toor has announced his unconditional support to Sidhu. On the other hand, the SAD candidate, Balwant Singh Rammowalia, today asked the Congress to announce some solution to rid Punjab of debt. While addressing a gathering here, he said the SAd had left no stone unturned for the progress of Punjab. The international airport, IT Park and many other policies are examples of development carried out by the SAD-BJP government in Punjab. The industry of Punjab is suffering due to wrong policies of the Congress as the neighbouring states have been given special industrial packages. The PPP candidate, Bir Devinder, while addressing a rally said he always took initiatives for the progress and development of villages. He said the SAD and the Congress had formed governments but livelihood opportunities had not increased. The condition of villages has also not changed according to people’s expectations. The fight is actually to change the system.
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Kansal plays Gujjar card
Kharar, January 22 While his rivals term him as an opportunist who has been siding with different parties, the one-time confidant of Jagmohan Singh Kang himself belongs to the Gujjar community. The BSP candidate is working hard to woo the Gujjar voters. Dismissing the BSP candidate to be an insignificant challenge, Kang, during his campaign, warns the voters against wasting their ballot for the BSP candidate. “I have been thrice minister in the Congress government and have done a lot for the area compared to what the SAD candidate has done,” claims Kang while justifying his candidature. On the other hand, the BSP candidate claims that his slogan of “Free the youth from drugs and gymnasiums in very village” has caught voters’ attention. “I have set up 200 gymnasiums much before the elections,” he said. But Kang has been successful in wooing the prominent persons of Nayagaon and the neighbouring areas. Political analysts believe that the SAD candidate had also strongholds in the Kandi area and a share in the Gujjar vote bank.
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SAD seeks ban on kite flying
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 22 Replying to the notice, Bhatti’s office in charge termed the allegation as baseless and said there was no programme of the party to distribute kites among people.
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consumer courts Our Correspondent
Mohali, January 22 Balbir Singh had in a complaint under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, said he had got his Skoda-Octavia (Rider), model 2005, insured with the company. The car came in contact with water on September 2, 2010, while being driven on the road dividing Sectors 70 and 71, Mohali. As a result thereof, the engine of the car broke down. The matter was reported to the company and on its instructions the car was brought to the workshop of Krishna Auto Sales, Chandigarh. After that, the company sent a surveyor, Saravjeet Singh, to the workshop. On his instructions, engineers and mechanics of the workshop opened the engine and removed the damaged parts with a view to assessing the loss. After that, the surveyor prepared his survey report and submitted it to the company. On the instructions of the surveyor, the workshop repaired the engine of the car and made the same in a proper running condition. The workshop prepared a bill of repair charges totalling Rs 96,520. On the directions of the surveyor, the complainant paid the repair charges from his pocket. The surveyor gave an assurance that Rs 96,520 would be reimbursed to him by the company. Instead of reimbursing the same, the company settled the claim for Rs 17,313 only and denying the claim to the remaining amount on the ground that “internal parts inside the engine body cannot be damaged merely by coming in contact with water” and that as per the policy terms and conditions, the loss was not covered by the policy. Condition No.2 (a) says “consequential loss, depreciation, wear and tear, mechanical or electrical breakdown, failures or breakages” is not covered. The complainant said he was entitled to the reimbursement of the remaining amount as well. The complainant alleged deficiency in service on the part of the company and sought directions to its representatives concerned in the case to pay him the remaining charges of loss/damage to the tune of Rs 79,207 with interest thereon, compensation for harassment and agony and litigation expenses. However, the company branch office concerned and the claim department stood by their letters reiterating that the remaining amount of Rs 79,207 could not be reimbursed to the complainant on account of Condition 2 (a) of the terms and conditions. They also pleaded that their surveyor assessed the loss to the tune of Rs 17,313 only and they had paid this amount to the complainant. Denying any deficiency in service, they sought the dismissal of the complaint. After careful consideration of the arguments and evidence, the forum bench, comprising BS Mehandiratta, president, Dr SS Dhaliwal, member, and HK Ghuman, member, allowed the complaint and directed the company on January 16 to reimburse to the complainant the remaining amount of loss/damage to the car to the tune of Rs 79,207 with interest thereon at the rate of 9 per cent per annum with effect from December 3, 2010 (the date on which they paid the amount of Rs 17,313) till the date of actual payment. They were also directed to pay to the complainant the costs of litigation totalling Rs 3,000.
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HC go-ahead for Panchkula slaughterhouse
Panchkula, January 22 Officials of the Haryana Urban Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation have scheduled a joint inspection of the project on January 25 to finalise the formal handover of the project to the civic body. Now, the local residents can have access to quality meat products. At present, a number of illegal slaughterhouses are running at Abheypur, Kharag Mangoli, Old Panchkula, Rajiv Colony and Indira Colony. The slaughterhouse, which was constructed in 2003, could not be made operational for residents of Luxmi Enclave, which is situated very close to the slaughterhouse, filed an application in the court challenging the setting up of the slaughterhouse near the residential area. The slaughterhouse was set up in Industrial Area Phase I, near a seasonal rivulet. While 1762.5 sqm of land was earmarked for the slaughterhouse on one side of the rivulet, about 3356. 5 sqm of land on the other side of the rivulet was earmarked for a meat market. A 2.5-m wide pedestrian bridge was to be constructed on the rivulet to connect the slaughterhouse and the meat market. The slaughterhouse has been built at a cost of Rs 20 lakh by HUDA. Executive Engineer of HUDA Preet Mohan confirmed that a joint inspection committee was scheduled to visit the slaughter house on January 25. An effluent treatment plant has already been set up there and an application for NOC from the Sate Pollution Department to run the slaughter house will be forwarded soon, he said.
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Man crushed to death
Panchkula, January 22 When the Himalyan Queen Express was approaching the Chandi Mandir railway station at around 5.15 this evening, Sharma tried to board the moving train and in the process he lost the balance. As a result, he fell on the track and died on the spot. Sharma is survived by his wife and two children. — TNS
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4 held for gambling
Panchkula, January 22
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PU blank kakatiya in handball
Chandigarh, January 22 In the first one-sided match, the PU team defeated Kakatiya University by 25-0 while in their second match; the local outfits overcame Pune University after a margin of 24-07. In the other matches, Manipur University played a draw against Pune University (13-13) and the RTM University Nagpur beat GGD University Bilaspur by 36-03. Results: Kurukshetra b MGU Kottayam by 24-16; Delhi University b Calicut University by 35-26; Pt Ravi Shankar Univerity b Rajasthan University by 9-6; Punjabi University, Patiala, b ANU Guntur by 25-6; Manipur University b Kakatiya University by 15-07; MGU Kottayam b GGDU Bilaspur by 24-4; Kurukshetra University b RTM University Nagpur by 24-14; Calicut University b Pt Ravi Shanakar by 30-16; Delhi University b Rajasthan University by 31-04; Punjabi University Patiala b MGSU Bikaner by 42-7. |
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Saupin’s school win by 6 wickets
Chandigarh, January 22 In reply, the winning side scored 136 runs in 24 overs after loosing 4 wickets. Kunal of the MCA was declared as the best batsman while Prithvi Lahotia (Saupin's 32) was awarded as the best bowler. Harman of the MCA, Mohali, won the best keeper title and Ayush (Saupin's 32) was adjudged as the best fielder. Varun was declared as the man of the series for giving his best in the tournament. Brief Scores: Saupin's 32: 135 runs in 30 overs (Satyam 26, Aman 16, Prabhjeet 21, Varun 38, Manav 1 for 19, Prabhjeet 1 for 4). MCA Mohali: 136 runs in 24 overs (Harman 56, Kunal 38, Tushar 2 for 31, Kunal 1 for 25).
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Angad pockets golf title
Chandigarh, January 22 In the final match of the championship, Angad overcame Gagan by 5 and 4 in a final 36-hole competition. He also secured the second place in the Indian Golf Union’s Order of merit list. Meanwhile, in the team championship, a pair from Bangalore, S Chikkarangappa and Khalin Joshi, grabbed runners-up prize while Angad Cheema and Delhi’s Honey Baisoya were declared winner. In the finals of the amateur’s event, both the players, who finished second in World Inter-Amateur Championship in Malaysia, last year, squared until the 16th hole. Verma won 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 12th, 14th whereas Cheema claimed 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 13th to equal the game. Cheema later birdied the 17th to go 1-up for the first time before halving the 18th.
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Gallant club drub Laser Sharp Cricketers
Chandigarh, January 22 The GCC, batting first, managed to score 246 for 3 in 20 overs. Chirag Verma was the main scorer while he was equally supported by Piyush (88- runs). Abhishek (17). For the bowling side, Rahul Sharma and Vinay Bansal took one wicket each. In reply, the LSC team scored 102 before getting bowled out in 19.5 overs. Hitesh Pandit (47) and Rahul Sharma (20) were the main scorers for the team. Varinder Singh Saini took 3 for 19 while Sikander Rana and Vivek Gill took 2 wickets each. Brief Score: GCC-46: 246 for 3 in 20 overs (Chirag Verma 129 not out, Piyush 88, Abhishek 17, Rahul Sharma 1 for 39, Vinay Bansal 1 for 41). LSC-47: 102 all out in 19.5 overs (Hitesh Pandit 4, Rahul Sharma 20, Varinder Singh Saini 3 for 19, Sikander Rana 2 for 20, Vivek Gill 2 for 21).
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Chandigarh, January 22 The bowling side restricted the rivals on the total of 113 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Aman (24), Sahil (17) and Sarthik (15) contributing the most runs for the team. For the bowling side, Honey and Saurav took two wickets each. In reply, Megha (27) and Saurav (26) guided the team to victory while Kuljinder remained unbeaten on 25 runs. For the HCA, Pawan and Sunil claimed 2 wickets each. — TNS
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273 participate in Kids Olympics
Chandigarh, January 22 Around 273 children between the ages of 5 to 18 years participated in the athletic events. The participating athletes were from five different orphanages of the tri-city and one orphanage of
Ludhiana. The names of the orphanages (Bal Sadan, Shishu Greh Panchkula. Kartar
Asra, Snehalaya Chandigarh, Guruasra, Mohali and Sahayata Red Cross
Ludhaina) participated in different athletic events. |
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