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Kalka, July 23
On the complaint of a hotel owner, Ashok Bansal at Kalka, seven persons who were arrested yesterday, were produced in the court here today.

The police sources revealed that Ashok had lodged a complaint with the local police station, that seven persons including Sanju, Jainender, Surinder, Narender, Lalit Kumar, Rajkumar and Ranbir Singh deliberately tried to take possession of a land adjacent to his hotel. — OC

Dera Bassi, July 22
Nearly 150 illegal access routes continue to become the cause of accidents on the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway. The national highway authority and administration have been blaming each other for the situation. The issue was already highlighted but no appropriate solution of the problem has been found yet.

Project director of the national highway authority, Anil Kumar Dahiya, said that they had removed the illegal access routes but due to lack of cooperation from the administration of areas concerned, these were re-opened by some companies and people. He further informed that owners of housing projects near Zirakpur were not implementing building by laws, which caused danger to the National Highway.

Meanwhile, the SDM Dera Bassi, Inderjeet Kaur Kang, said that it was the duty of national highway authority to maintain the situation. The administration was ready to provide force to remove the illegal access any time, she added.

Notably, the court had also issued directions form time to time to remove the illegal access points near the national highway but these were continue to become the cause of accidents. GMR Company, which had constructed the National Highway, identified over 150 illegal accesses on the Ambala-Chandigarh Naional Highway between the area of Ambala and Chandigarh. The GMR Company had also issued noticesto companies to remove illegal accesses including ATS, Bhushan Steel, SBP homes, JCBL, Hella India, India gates, Wockhardet, Bhandari Export, Silver City, Maya Garden and Toyota Globe. Illegal access falls in the areas of Lalru, Dera Bassi, Zirakpur and some in Haryana.

Chandigarh, July 23
The sun will not set on the old-age home in Sector 15. For making it a better place for the gray-haired inmates in the dusk of their lives, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the UT Legal Services Authority Secretary to inspect the home once every month.

The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain also directed him to a report any deficiency he may find to the Secretary, Social Welfare. He, in turn, “shall take steps to remedy the same immediately”.

The Bench also directed the Secretary Social to look into the deficiencies pointed out by advocate Tanu Bedi in her report and take immediate remedial steps. In her complaint, Bedi had brought out the “sad state of affairs” in the old-age home run by the Chandigarh Administration. She had asserted that the manager was not functioning 'properly', rather, misusing the “powers entrusted to him”.

In the complaint, Tanu Bedi had stated that the residents of the state-run old-age home were facing harassment at the hands of its manager. She said that she visited the old-age home where the inmates informed her that they were provided woolen sweaters but the manager took them away. She was also told this was not the first time such an incident had happened. The residents also said that they had to pay Rs 16 a day for going out of the old age home. They said that the home was earlier better managed by Lions club.

The residents also complained about the non-availability of medicines. Bedi also found two old women lying on the floor, and their rooms were stinking. She stated that total neglect of problems faced by old women was apparent and the house demonstrated lack of concern towards hygiene and medical treatment.

During the hearing of the case, UT senior standing counsel Sanjay Kaushal said he too visited the old-age home along with advocate Bedi on January 16 and the interaction with the inmates revealed that the manager’s behaviour was rude. Some of the inmates had tears in their eyes as they narrated the incidents.

Taking cognizance of Bedi’s complaint on the mismanagement of the Sector 15 old-age home, the High Court had earlier put the UT Administration in notice.

After a notice was issued to the UT Administration, it terminated the services of Ajay Kumar, resident manager of the old age home. He has been replaced by Parvesh Bhonsle.

INVOLVEMENT OF COPS' KIN TO BE BLAMED?

y The two girls told the police about a youth named Abhinesh who stays in the police lines and is the son of a UT police sub Inspector. Is this the reason why the police did not bother to investigate and did not seek police remand of the girls?

Chandigarh, July 23
On the first day of the Pre-Suborto Cup Football Tournament, St Stephens School, Sector 45, defeated Chitkara Institute at the football stadium of Sector 17 here today.

In the first match, St Stephens, Sector 45, defeated Chitkara by 4-0. Arjun ensured the team's victory after scoring two goals in the 8th and 32nd minutes while Arshdeep and Jashandeep scored one goal each..

In the second match, the team of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, overcame St Soldier, Sector 28 by 2-0. Kamal scored both the goals in the 15th and 25th minutes of the match.

In another match, Delhi Public School, Sector 40, defeated Government Model High School, Sector 38(West) by 3-0. Gurkaran contributed two goals in 20th and 36th minutes while Dhruv ensured the team's victory in the 38th minute of the match.

Chandigarh, July 23
The UT Sports Department might boast of providing 380 sports wing seats in 17 disciplines at around 23 centres across the city, but when it comes to treating everyone equally, the department fails.

The players, who won first three positions in the inter-school tournaments fall under this category, but instead of providing all top positions holders with diet (under spots wing), the department has selected 23 schools to distribute the wing. In this process, the schools having larger number of position holders were short-listed but the schools having onlyone or two top positions holders were neglected. The step left many players in lurch as even after wining the same positions, they were denied their right.

"It happens annually. The players should be given their dues directly. Many a time, the officials misuse their power in allotting the sports wing seats to a school. If a player has won a tourney, he should be given the daily diet or money directly. It would save the department's time and energy. Now, on one hand, the schools having 10 top position holders are being provided with all the money, and on the other hand the schools having one or two position holders are getting nothing. The ultimate loss is of the player. It is not their mistake if they are the only winners from the school," said an official requesting anonymity.

"The department works on the list provided by the education department. Those schools which provide the list of their achievers fall under this category. Many schools have only one or two positions holders, so they do no bother to apply. The UT sports department works with the consensus of the education department and the latter should emphasise on facts while making the list," said KS Bharti, district sports officer. When asked about the role of a school, he said, "Schools have been given the responsibility to distribute the diet in a proper and equal manner to their achievers. The seats are allotted, on the basis of achievements we receive. We can provide all the players with diet but only if we get the exact data from our subordinates. It is the right of every position holder and he or she should get it," said Bharti.

"Officials should concentrate on a player's interest while making rules or providing facilities. Direct availability of the 'wing' is the best possible thing for a player. The officials should understand the fact that the players bring laurels to schools and he or she should be given the facilities," said a player.

Centres and sports disciplines

Saupin's School-32: Archery; Govt Model Sr Sec School-8: Archery; Govt Model Sr Sec School, Kaimbwala: Archery, Volleyball, Wrestling; Govt Model Sr Sec School-23: Athletics, Badminton; Govt Model Sr Sec School-37: Athletics, Hockey; Guru Nanak Khalsa Sr Sec School-30B: Athletics, Boxing, Handball, Volleyball; St Joseph's Sr Sec School-44: Basketball; Govt Girls Sr Sec School-20B: Basketball, Hockey, Kabaddi; DAV Sr Sec School-8: Basketball, Gymnastics, Lawn Tennis; Shardha S Hitkari School-40: Boxing, Wrestling; Govt Model Sr Sec School-35: Cricket, Hockey; Guru Nanak Public School-36: Cricket; Govt Model Sr Sec School-16: Football; MRA Sr Sec School-27: Gymnastics, Table Tennis; Govt Model Sr Sec School-19: Handball;Govt Model Sr Sec School-10: Kabaddi; Govt Sr Sec School, Dhanas: Kabaddi; Govt High School-46: Kho-Kho; Govt Model High School-41, Badheri: Kho-Kho; Maharishi Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalaya-22: Kho-Kho; New Public School-18: Table Tennis; Manav Mangal High School-21: Table Tennis; Govt Sr Sec School-27: Volleyball; Govt Model Sr Sec School-26: Volleyball.

Panchkula, July 23
Satluj Public School, Sector 4, will organise champions league cricket tournament for boys (U-14) here. The tournament will start from July 25 at the school grounds. The tournament will be played under league basis.

Players born on or after January 1, 1998, can participate in the tournament. Interested teams can send their entries to to MGS Sidhu (94171-71587) or Sarpreet Gill (9501414313) before July 23. — TNS

Mohali, July 23
The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, has set up its first nodal centre in Punjab at the GGS Group of Institutes, Kharar, to provide open source technology in 
computer science. The nodal centre was set up under a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Surinder Pal Singh, chairperson of the GGS-Sachdeva Group, said the tie-up would not only help in bridging the gap between industry and academia and help students in getting employed but would also help industry in picking up the best talent from the institute.

Baljeet Kaur Monga, managing director, said the group had already tied up with three companies, including an animation and visual effects institute, Frameboxx, and its production house "Tea Stall".