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District police arrests eight drug peddlers
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 28 HS Mann, SSP, told that the campaign launched by the district police against drug peddlers and anti-social elements is gaining momentum. He said that the people have also started providing information about drug peddlers and anti social elements as they are fed up of their activities. He said that during checking of vehicles on Sanghol-Khamano road, at a naka on Kalewal village, the police signaled a scooter rider to stop for checking but the he tried to flee. However, he was nabbed and during the search 1,000 intoxicant tablets and 100 capsules were recoverd. The driver was identified as Jasbir Singh, alias Prithi, resident of Kalewal village. He admitted that he used to sell the intoxicants in the rural area. Drug peddlers have also been held at various other places. The Bassi Pathana police has arrested one Baljit Singh and recovered 5 gm smack from him. The Sirhind police arrested one Manvir Singh, a resident of Khoje Majra, and recovered 9 gm smack. The Amloh police arrested one Harsimranjit Singh, alias Prince, resident of Machrai Kalan and recovered 270 gm narcotic powder from his custody. He admitted that he used to sell it. The Fatehgarh Sahib police arrested Manpreet Singh, a resident of Khanna, and recovered 1,000 intoxicant tablets and capsules. He used to supply to petty shopkeepers in rural area. Sirhind police arrested one Surinder Pal Singh, alias Sipahi, a resident of Nabipur village and recovered 100 gm narcotic powder. He also used to sell the drugs. The Fatehgarh Sahib police also arrested Gurmeet Singh, alias Pappu, a resident of Ludhiana and recovered 20 bottles of whisky meant for sale in Chandigarh. SSP said that all these drug peddlers have been booked under NDPS Act.
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UCE students, SFI stage protest outside VC office
Patiala, August 28 "Despite repeated requests, the issue of providing another hostel has not been taken care off," said the protesting students, pointing out that because of the unavailability of the another hostel, many students were facing extreme difficulty. SFI leader Vijay alleged that hostel rooms are being shared by three-four students but varsity was least bothered. The protesting students also said that besides the basic facilities, the non-functional Wi-Fi internet service is also troubling them. —TNS
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Ambala, August 28 On seeing the youths, passersby informed the district administration about the incident. Jitender's body was fished out this afternoon. Divers are still looking for Rinku. ADC SS Phulia said the search operation would continue. 14 illegal structures razed Dera Bassi: Following the High Court's orders, officials of the municipal council demolished 14 illegal structures near the national highway. Dhabas were also pulled down. — OC
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Two-day police remand for Mehak's husband
Panchkula, August 28 It was on August 19 that the body of 23-year-old Delhi girl, Mehak, was found with a stole around her neck under mysterious circumstances at her in-laws residence in Sector 16, Panchkula. The police had appealed to the court to send the accused to a three-day remand. When asked about the arrest of Mehak's in-laws, SHO of the Sector 14 police station Lakshmi Chand said investigations were on and they would be arrested soon. It was after Mehak's parents met Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police Parul Kush and protested outside her office with members of the Nari Niketan that the police took action to pacify the agitators. The autopsy report had also raised serious questions as the same had revealed injury marks on her body indicating that she was first poisoned.
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Decision on CBI’s closure report today
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 28 The fate of former UT Adviser Lalit Sharma (now retired), former UT Home Secretary Krishna Mohan and former Director (Tourism) Vivek Atray, who were booked by the CBI, will be decided tomorrow. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in the case of corruption, abuse of power and criminal conspiracy registered against them in 2010 for their alleged involvement in multi-crore amusement-cum-theme park scam. The complainant in the case had strongly objected to the closure report and stated that the case should not be closed as the CBI had procured evidence that it was a huge scam. The complainant, Vivek Aditya, has also moved an application in the court seeking re-investigation in the case. A clean chit has been given to all the officials as well as MD of the Unitech, a real estate company accused in the scam as per the CBI’s closure report. The CBI had registered the case in 2010. The CBI had booked two senior IAS officers, an HCS officer and a real estate company to whom the project was awarded by the Chandigarh Administration. The FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the multi-crore amusement-cum-theme park project scam stated that the Chandigarh Administration’s former top bureaucrats, in connivance with M/s Unitech Limited, indulged in criminal conspiracy and awarded 73.65 acres of land in Sarangpur village to Unitech Limited at Rs 5.5-crore fixed annual licence fee and 1.1 per cent annual revenue sharing. By doing so, the FIR stated that they caused “wrongful loss to the government and corresponding wrongful gain to Unitech Limited, Gurgaon.” Former UT Adviser Lalit Sharma, former UT Home Secretary Krishna Mohan, former Director (Tourism) Vivek Atray and Ajay Chandra, MD of Unitech Limited, were named as accused in the FIR.
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Witnesses identify accused in court
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, August 28 The statements of the witnesses were also recorded in the court. Walia and Sunil said that they had seen the two accused entering the store and fleeing with money that was looted at gunpoint. It was in December 11, 2009, when the Panchkula police had got three persons on production warrants - Naveen Kumar, Anil and Vikram - for committing a robbery of Rs 40,000 at Rama Dairy, Sector-21, Panchkula, at gunpoint.
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Taxi driver commits suicide
Chandigarh, August 28 Vijay Kumar (25) hung himself from a ceiling fan last night. The police has booked his wife Gita and in-laws, including Rajni, Rakesh and Sushma, residents of Mani Majra. Geeta, Rajni and Rakesh have been arrested and are in judicial custody. The police has registered a case on the complaint of his brother Ajay Kumar. The couple was having strained relationship for quite some time. They have a three-year-old daughter. They also have a case pending with the Women and Child Support Unit of the UT police. In addition, Greta had complained to the Panchkula Police alleging torture by her husband. She works in a beauty parlour at the Sector 15 market. In the suicide note recovered from the spot, Vijay Kumar had written that his wife Geeta and in-laws were pressurising him to give them money, or else they would get a case registered against him and wont allow him to get a bail. It was also written in the note that Geeta demanded money from him to run her father’s shop. She used to go to the parlour against his wishes. He was fed up of being harassed and tormented by his wife and in-laws and thus was ending his life, read the note. Inspector Gurmukh Singh, SHO, Sector 11 police station, said that they had arrested the three as suicide note mentioned their names and it was a clear case of matrimonial dispute.
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Panchkula, August 28 The case came up for hearing today in the court. It was on October 8, 2011, when VS Yadav, a doctor of Colonel rank, posted at the military hospital in Ambala Cantonment, was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing a medical fitness certificate. Paramjit Singh, who hails from Amloh (Punjab), had complained to the CBI that he had appeared in the Army recruitment test for Jawans in Punjab. However, during his medical examination, Yadav told him that there was a problem in his ears, so he could not be given a medical fitness certificate. When Paramjit said he didn’t have any problem in his ears, the doctor stated that he was a medical expert and knew better. It was after Paramjit approached the CBI that a team of the investigating agency caught the Colonel red handed. — TNS
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Jashandeep wins 50m breaststroke
Chandigarh, August 28 Ravi of DAV College, Sector 10, took 0:34.62 seconds to complete the race while Vinay Saharan of the same college took 0:34:64 seconds to attain the second and third places, respectively. In the 50 metre freestyle event, Karan Brar of DAV College, Sector 10, completed the race in 0:25.33 seconds to win the title. Jashandeep Singh secured the second place with 0:25.35 seconds while Sumit Dalal of DAV College with 0:25.84 seconds finished third in the tourney. Results 200 metres butterfly stroke-1st Karan Brar of DAV College 2:36.21 sec.; 2nd Pankil of PU campus 2:50.81 sec.; Sumit Dalal of DAV College 2:58.64 sec.; 200 metres breast stroke-1st Jashandeep Singh of PU Campus, 2:34.05 sec.; 2nd Ravi of DAV College, 2:54.29 sec.; 3rd Vinay Saharan of DAV College 2:54.85 sec. 1500 metres freestyle-1st Rohit of DAV College 21:51.86 sec.; 2nd Ravi 22:55.55 sec.; 3rd Abhimanyu Dalal of PU campus 25:58.85 sec.; 4X100 meters medley relay-1st Karan Brar, Sumit Dalal, Rohit, Ravi of DAV College 04:34.45 Sec.; 2nd Jashandeep, Pankil, Abhimanyu and Angad Singh of PU campus 05:03.86 Sec.; 3rd Gaganpreet, Swaroop, Navdeep and Jaswinderof SGGS College 06:04.28 Sec.; 4X200 meters freestyle relay-1st Karan Brar,
Sumit Dalal, Vinay and Ravi of DAV College 9:10.92 sec. (NMR); 2nd Jashandeep, Pankil, Harinderjit and Vivek Yadav of PU campus 11:30.02 sec.; 3rd Gaganpreet, Swaroop, Navdeep and Jaswinder of SGGS College 12:29.24 Sec.; Women Section-50 metres breast stroke-1st Harsimran Kaur of MCM DAV College 0:42.19 sec.; 2nd Naveen Kumari of PG GCG, Sector 42, 0:43.58 sec.; 3rd Pooja of PGGCG, Sector 11, 0:45.00 sec. 50 metres freestyle-1st Harsimran Kaur of MCM DAV College 0:30.95 sec.; 2nd Arshpreet K Grewal of KLSD College, Ludhiana, 0:34.50 sec.; 3rd Pooja
of PGGCG, Sector 11, 0:35.06 sec. 200 metres butterfly stroke- 1st Harsimran Kaur of MCM DAV College 3:14.37 sec.; 2nd Arshpreet K Grewal of KLSD College, Ludhiana, of 3:52.51 sec.; 3rd Yashvi of PU campus, 4:43.82 sec. 200 metres breast stroke-1st Harsimran Kaur of MCM DAV College, 3:22.70 sec.; 2nd Naveen Kumari of PGGCG, Sector 42, 3:43.16 sec.; 3rd Shruti of PU campus, 3:50.47 sec. 800 metres freestyle-1st Harsimran Kaur of MCM DAV College 11:41.32 sec.; 2nd Arshpreet K Grewal of KLSD College, Ludhiana, 13:07.25 sec.; 3rd Pooja of PGGCG, Sector 11, 15:17.85 sec. |
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Strawberry Fields World School lift Meredith trophy
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 28 The team played their quarter-final match against St Soldier's School on Sunday, August 26, and won the match by 3-1 score. The semi-final match was held on Monday against St Kabir High School and SFWS beat them by 4-1. The final match was held on today against St John's High School and the team from SFWS beat the team on their home ground by 2-1 score after registering wins the second time in a row.
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GMSSS claims overall trophy with 21 points
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 28 The wining team bagged the trophy with 21 points while the team of Government Model High Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, secured the second position with 10 points. Ryan School, Sector 49, finished at the third place in the competition. Results
Below 36 kg-Santosh Kumari, Kiran, Nisha Rani and Garima; Below 40 kg-Kirti, Shivani, Preeti and Yogita Bisht; Below 44 kg-Teela, Roopa, Baagirathi and Karishma; Below 48 kg-Rishika, Shreya Mahajan, Rekha and Archna; Below 52 kg-Jasleen Sandhu, Kajal Rani, Shivani and Kajal Negi; Below 56 kg-Seema, Preeti, Monalisha and Kirti; Above 56 kg-Pooja, Drshika, Preeti Divya and Priyanka. The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, stood first with 22 points in the under-14 competitions
for girls. With 12 points the team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra, secured runner-up place while the Government High School, Sector 7, finished in the third place with 9 points. Results
Below 23 KG-Khushi, Simran, Isha, Shaizeen. Below 27 KG-Pooja Bist, Ankita, Saheen, Anjali. Below 31 KG-Sushmita, Aarti, Rajni, Satbir. Below 35 Kg-Rajbir Kaur, Tarnum, Divya, Pinki; Below 39 kg-Sandhya, Seema, Sejal, Shanti Rawat. Below 43 kg-Kajal Rawat, Jasleen, Sushila, Shallu Singh; Above 43 kg-Komal, Mamta, Kavya, Nancy Kumari. |
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Shooter Sunil bags top spot
Chandigarh, August 28 Results
Sports Pistol Junior Men-Parvar Nishan (261/300); Pranav (250/300); sports pistol women-Gauri (272/300); Free Pistol Men-Sunil Chaudhary (259/300); Air Rifle-Gurvinder Singh (570/600); Air Pistol-Sunil Chaudhary (561/600); .22 Rifle-Manmohan Singh Mavi (72/300); Women-Deepinder Kaur (343/400); Yashhaswini (362/400). |
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GMSSS-47 gymnastic champs
Chandigarh, August 28 The winning team secured 52.10 points to finish first in the competition. The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, got 42.40 points and came second in the competition while Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, bagged the third place with 42.25 points. Results
Rhythmic gymnastics (U-19): Hoop-Shailja Jyotshi with 13.60 points, Poonam bags 6.70 points, Divya gets 6.20 points; Ball-Shailja Jyotshi with 11.50 points, Poonam gets 9.50 points, Taniya bags 5.50 points, Shivani gets 5.50 points; Clubs-Shailja Jyotshi 9.80 bags points, Divya gets 7.50 points, Taniya gets 7.30 points; Ribbon-Poonam bags 8.30 points, Taniya bags 8.00 points, Nancy with 7.10 points; All-round best gymnast (Rhythmic)-Shailja Jyotshi with 34.90 points, Poonam with 26.50 points, Taniya with 25.30 points. |
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Sarangpur GMSSS score 483, tops tourney
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 28 The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, secured the second place with 480.5 points and Government High School, Sector 25, secured the third position with 453.5 points. The team of Government Model High School, Vikas Nagar, managed to attain the fourth place with 443 points. The yoga team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, won the Inter-state Yoga Tournament of Girls (U-19), here today. The team secured a total of 360 points. The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, with 330 points grabbed the second place in the event. Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, with 300 points and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, with 263 points, finished as third and fourth, respectively.
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Carmel Convent eves walk out with top honour
Chandigarh, August 28 The winning side registered a 3-0 victory over the rivals. In the semi-final of the competition, Sacred Heart School overcame Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, by 3-1 score while the team of Carmel Convent School defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, by 3-0. The Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, by 3-0 to attain the third place in the competition.
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Wrestler Umesh secures first position
Chandigarh, August 28 In the same category, Mona of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 38, finished as second while Chandirmani of Government Model High School, Sector 34, and Kajal of Government High School, Mauli Colony, both secured the third place. Results
Weight 48 kg: Sweety of GMHS-34; Kiranjeet of GGMSSs-20; Anita of GMSSS-32 and Sangeeta of GHS Mauli Colony; 51 kg-Navpreet Kaur of GMHS-34; Umadevi of GMSSS-32; Sheanaz of GHS Mouli Colony and Kimmi of GMSSS-20. |
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Kendriya Vidyalaya-31 drub KV Baddowal by 5-0
Chandigarh, August 28 In another match, KV Subathu defeated KV 2 Ambala by 1-0. In the handball event, the team of KV 1 Patiala overcame KV 1 Chandimandir by a margin of 13-4. As many as 297 students from Kendriya Vidyalayas of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are participating in the tournament. Matches will be held on league-cum-knockout basis. Results
Football-KV RCF Hussainpur defeated KV Mullanpur by 6-0; KV 1 Chandimandir defeated KV 31 Chandigarh By 2-1; KV 31 Chandigarh defeated KV Baddowal by 5-0; KV Subathu defeated KV 2 Ambala by 1-0. Handball-KV 2 Chandimandir defeated KV 31 Chandigarh by 4-2; KV 47 Chandigarh (1st shift) defeated KV 1 Chandimandir by 7-6; KV CRPF Pinjore defeated KV 31 Chandigarh by 9-2; KV 1 Patiala defeated KV 1 Chandimandir by 13-4; KV CRPF Pinjore defeated KV 2 Chandimandir 9-4. |
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P’kula cricket body to conduct trials today
Panchkula, August 28 The selected team will participate in Haryana State Inter-district Cricket Championship for Pataudi Trophy commencing on August 30. According to Sandeep Moudgil, honorary secretary of the association, the team will play its first match on August 30 against Ambala at JR Institute of Cricket Technology at Panchkula. The players will be further considered for selection to Haryana state Ranji Trophy team. — TNS |
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