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Faculty development programme concludes
Surinder Bhardwaj

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 15
A five-day faculty development program on ‘Digital Image Processing’ concluded at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College here today. More than 30 colleges from Punjabi University, Patiala, Yadwindra College, Talwandi Sabo, Doaba College, Kharar, and Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal, participated in the program.

This program was mainly conducted to give latest technology know-how to the computers faculty. During the program, experts including Dr Lakhwinder Kaur and Dr Vishal Goyal from Punjabi University, Patiala, Dr Kulbir Singh from Thapar University, Patiala, and Dr A P Singh from Sant Longowal College shared their expertise with the participants. College Principal Dr MS Grewal expressed satisfaction over the workshop and said that such programs help in updating the knowledge of the faculty and they can further share it with the students.

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Youth found dead
Suman Bhatnagar

Ambala, June 15
A body of youth was recovered from Bhakda canal near Ismailpur village close to Ambala City this morning. The deceased was identified as Pradeep, a resident of village Bhurewala. According to information, Pradeep had gone to village Gangkheri to meet some of his relatives a few days ago and he had been missing since then.

The police suspects that he might have drowned in the canal while taking bath.

The relatives of the deceased alleged foul play in this matter and demanded inquiry into it. The police sent the body to civil hospital for postmortem. The exact cause of the death would be conformed the after the postmortem examination report, said the police.

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Painter found dead
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 15
A man was found dead in a drain today noon on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road near the FCI godowns, Khamano.

The deceased was identified as Amarjit Singh resident of Khamano. The police sources informed that Amarjit was working as a painter.

He was painting the electric poles near the FCI godowns. Due to intense heat he fell from the pole in the near by drain, said the police. He remained drowned in the sullage water and some passer by informed the police that about the incident.

His body was handed over to his parents after the postmortem examination.

On the complaint of Darbara Singh, father of the deceased, a case was registered under Section 174 of the CrPC.

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Heavy vehicles pose serious threat
Hemant Kumar

Kalka, June 15
Despite of the fact that Parwanoo-Pinjore by pass has become functional two months ago, heavy loaded trucks keep crossing through the old main bazaar of Kalka and narrow, Pinjore market, without any check.

The residents of Kalka and Pinjore alleged the passing of these heavy vehicles, through Kalka and Pinjore main bazaar causing traffic hazard and was a serious threat to accidents specially, to pedestrians.

The stretch of National Highway (Pinjore-Shimla highway) from Kali Mata temple to Parwanoo barrier was accident prone, which has claimed many lives, due to these heavy vehicles.

The narrow stretch in Pinjore, opposite Dharamandal Dropadi Kund, is also an accident-prone area, which causes traffic disruption. This stretch has also claimed many lives of pedestrians.

The residents have urged the police to make a check on the entry of such heavy vehicles through main bazaars of Kalka and Pinjore. They said that these vehicles should strictly be diverted to newly constructed Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass.

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Woman alleges molestation
Our Correspondent

Sriya Rajpoot, who alleged molestation by liquor vend employees, in Mohali
Sriya Rajpoot, who alleged molestation by liquor vend employees, in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Mohali, June 15
A woman artiste from Mumbai has complained to the police that employees of a liquor vend allegedly tried to outrage her modesty in Mohali village on Thursday night.

Sriya Rajpoot, who had come for the shooting of a Punjabi song, told the police that she along with her two colleagues was returning to their hotel in Mohali village when three employees of a liquor vend allegedly caught hold of her arm.

When her colleagues objected they were manhandled by the alleged accused, she added.

The police has registered a case against the three vend employees under Sections 341, 354, 506 and 34 of the IPC in this regard.



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2 juveniles held in vehicle-theft cases
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 15
A team of the special technical operation cell of PCR recovered nine motorcycles from the possession of two juveniles, both residents of Hallo Majra, and Basant Kumar, a resident of same area. The juveniles used to steal motorcycles for joyride and later abandon them.

DSP (PCR) Roshan Lal said they had a tip-off of juveniles involved in vehicle thefts on which two teams led by Inspector Ranjit Singh Dhillon and SHO, Mani Majra police station, Rajesh Shukla arrested the juveniles on June 14 and recovered four motorcycles, which were stolen from Mani Majra area.

The DSP further said the juveniles were arrested with two stolen motorcycles during investigation and two more stolen motorcycles were also recovered from different parts of the city. They were fond of riding two-wheelers and used to steal them for the same and after riding them for a few days, abandon them in different parts of the city, the DSP said.

The police stated that on the information provided by the juveniles, accused Basant Kumar was arrested while riding a stolen motorcycle. During the interrogation, Basant revealed information about four more stolen motorcycles, which were recovered from various parts of the city. A case has been registered.

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3 youths injured in clash
Our Correspondent

Dera Bassi, June 15
Three youths were seriously injured in a clash during marriage party at Mudra farm Bhankarpur, here last night.

As per information from the police, the clash occurred when the marriage party of bridegroom Gurminder Singh of Bhankarpur was going on and some youths of the same village clashed with friends of bridegroom and used sharp edge weapons in the clash.

The injured were the friends of bridegroom and were admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh.

The police has registered a case regarding this clash against seven persons under Sections 307, 324, 323, 341, 148 and 149 of the IPC.

Injured were identified as Gurvinder Singh, Randeep Singh and Sahnawaz.

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Gold chain snatched in Sector 37
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 15
A snatching incident was reported in Sector 37 today.

Vimla Devi, a resident of the sector, stated that two unknown occupants of a scooter snatched her gold chain near the Sector 36/37 dividing road and fled from the spot.

A case under Sections 356 and 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 36 police station and is under investigation.

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Ex-serviceman held
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, June 15
The local police has arrested a retired army officer Colonel (retd) Subash Chander Kohaar for allegedly attacking the watchman of a house in at Sector 6 here on 
Wednesday night.

The arrest was made after the landlady of the house complained to the police and provided a recorded CCTV footage to the police. A case under Sections 452, 427, 323, 506, 34 of the IPC has been registered against the three accused who had made ruckus at the house by not only beat the watchman but also broke one of the CCTV cameras installed near entry gate of the house.

The Sector 5 police station incharge while confirming the arrest said that Kohaar would be produced in the court tomorrow after conducting a medical test at the Sector 6 General Hospital tomorrow.

Notably, at the time of the incident there were only women in the house and the landlady Meenakshi had made called up a security agency. She said three accused started slamming the main gate with feet and as they saw a CCTV camera installed at the gate they damaged it.

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Woman booked for cheating
Our Correspondent

Mohali, June 15
The police has registered a case of cheating against a woman running a consultant company in Matour village here.

According to the police, Pawan Kumar , a resident of Barnala, complained that he had contacted the owner of the company, Mandeep Kaur, after reading an advertisement in a newspaper. He wanted to go to Singapore.

The company owner had allegedly taken Rs 2.50 lakh from him on the pretext of sending him to Singapore on a work permit. He was not sent abroad and neither was his money returned to him.

The police has registered a case under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC in this regard.

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Choi Kwang Do Federation Cup
Nimit, Ankita win gold
Tribune News Service

Panchkula June 15
Nimit Berry and Ankita Sharma from Haryana won gold medals in the boys (under-10) and girls (under-14) categories respectively in the Air Shield Drill events in the second Choi Kwang Do Federation Cup organised by the Madhya Pradesh Choi Kwang Do Association, Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, Indore, which concluded recently.

Stating this in a release to the media here today, Master Bikram S Thapa said that Nimit won the final in the 51 kg category while Ankita won in the 39-42 kg category. He said 10 best Choi Kwang Do affiliated states from over all India with a student strength of 300 to 400 participated in this championship. The events held were Defence Drill, Airshield Drill, Pattern, and Speed Drill. Boys and girls in the age categories from under-10 to above-17 participated in the championship, he added.

Brief results:

Airshield Drill: U-10 boys- Nimit Berry- Gold Medal (Weight Category 51 Kg and above); Chirag Aggarwal- Gold Medal (Weight Category 42-45 Kg); Vishnu Abrol-Gold Medal (Weight Category 18-21 Kg). U-14 boys- Ravi- Gold Medal (Weight Category 33-36 Kg). U-14 girls- Mehak Abrol- Gold Medal (Weight Category 30-33 Kg); U-14 girls-Ankita Sharma- Gold Medal (Weight Category 39-42 Kg). Above-17 boys-Rahul Mahajan - Gold Medal (Weight Category 63-66 Kg).

Defense Drill: U-17 boys- Shubhang - 4th Bronze Medal (Weight Category 60 Kg and above). U-14 girls- Meghna Sharma-Gold Medal (Weight Category 30-33 Kg).

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Under-22 Cricket
Nawanshahr beat Fatehgarh Sahib
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 15
Resuming at their overnight score of 87 without loss, Nawanshahr today were all out for 358 in 79.4 overs against Fatehgarh Sahib in the ongoing Punjab Under-22 Inter District Cricket Tournament being held at Nawashaher today.

For Nawanshahr, Ramanjot Singh (46) Harpreet singh (60) Balwinder Singh (61) and Mohit Kumar (63) were the main scorers. For Fatehgarh Sahib, Sanjay Kumar picked up 7 for 140 along with Saurav Shahi who took 2 for 60.

Fatehgarh Sahib in their second innings lost 3 wickets in 27.1 overs at the close of the match. Maintaining his form skipper Daksh Aggarwal again played a chanceless unbeaten knock of 61 hitting 12 boundaries in his second fifty of the match along with Ramneet Singh (31 not out). For Nawanshahr, Amandeep Singh (1 for 0) and Saranjit (1 for 17) were the main wicket takers.

Nawanshahr won the match on the basis of the first innings lead and got 3 point from the match.

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Braving heat, players attend training camps
Gagan K Teja
Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 15
While people are sitting in the comfort of air-conditioners and coolers to escape the scorching heat, sports persons from Punjabi University, Patiala, are undergoing rigorous training during the summer camps underway on the university campus in their run up to the coveted Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy.

Braving the hot weather, these players are training for about 8 hours a day in severly adverse weather conditions. Talking to The Tribune, international archer Parveena informed that before the final exams, there has been a gap of about two months in their training schedule. “As a result, there is a decline in the fitness level of players. Now, we have various tournaments lined up soon after the beginning of the new session. Therefore, this one month coaching camp is very important to bring things back on track,” she added.

Footballer Suman Poonia said training in hot weather helps them in adapting to the weather. She says that when they go for tournaments in the southern states, the weather is very hot and it becomes easy to perform well if we have the experience of playing in high temperature conditions.

“There is no denying the fact that it sometimes becomes really difficult to bear the heat, but we plan our training accordingly. While we do running and other outdoor exercises early morning, we focus on our main games in the evening sessions to avoid very hectic schedule,” added Sarabjeet Kaur.

Highlighting the importance of these camps, Director Sports of the university Dr Rajkumar Sharma said that these preparatory camps are very crucial for players. The players are out of form and they hardly have one and two months in their inter-college tournaments. Therefore the players are impressed upon to attend these camps. “We have a fully air-conditioned hostel for these players so that they can rest properly. Moreover, their coaches pay proper attention on their diet according to the weather which helps them get along well,” he added.

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APJ win Hot Weather trophy
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 15
APJ Cricket Club won the second Hot Weather Under-14 tournament defeating Saupins Cricket Academy by 5 wickets in the finals held here today.

Winning the toss, Saupins decided to bat first and were bundled out for 98 runs in this stipulated 20 overs. Satyam (31 runs in 36 balls) and Prabhjeet (16 runs off 23 balls) were the main scorers. For APJ Cricket Club, Aashish was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3 wickets giving away only 12 runs. Harinder 2 for 13 was the other successful bowler.

In reply, APJ achieved the target of 99 runs in 19.5 overs, losing only 5 wickets. Inderpreet (18 runs in 23 balls) and Sehatab (13 runs in 22 balls) were the main run getters. For Saupins, Prithvi was the only bowler who impressed with his bowling figures of 3 wickets for 18 runs.

Aayush Sikka was given with man of the series award while Manbir and Prithvi Lohtiya were declared best

batsman and best bowler respectively.

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