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Midday meal workers oppose contract system
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 9 The state president Harjinder Kaur Lope, while lashing out at the state government, said authorities were trying to find ways to snatch jobs of the midday meal workers by awarding the work to private contractors. She said the front would make every effort to foil this attempt of the government by launching a state-wide protest. She also demanded that the midday meal services should be brought under the purview of minimum wages scheme. Lope accused the government of playing a “cruel joke” with the workers by paying them Rs 1,200 per month without any allowances, including the dearness allowance, and other labour-oriented benefits. She said the government should introduce an insurance scheme worth Rs 2 lakh for every cook, deposit their salary directly into their savings account and provide additional cooks in schools having a larger number of students. Speaking on the occasion, district president Mamta Sharma said the state government had gone back on its earlier assurance of not introducing the contract system. She warned the government of a struggle if the government launched the contract system. She alleged that the government was playing with the health of around 20 lakh children who are being served food under the scheme. Sharma accused said the state government of nepotism in granting the contracts. Ahe said the contract system was against tenets of the Sikh religion. The front also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner Yashvir Mahajan demanding an immediate meeting with the Chief Minister so that they could raise the issue with him.
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Owner booked
Surinder Bhardwaj
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 9 The youth, Amrik Singh, was found dead in the gymnasium yesterday evening. Ruling out a case of murder, the police said the death occurred due to the consumption of narcotics. Senior Superintendent of Police HS Mann said the deceased and the owner of gymnasium were drug addicts. Both of them had consumed smack at the cremation ground yesterday afternoon before going to the gymnasium, Mann said. In the evening Amrik’s condition deteriorated; however, as the owner himself was under the influence of drugs, he could not take him to hospital, he said. A high dosage of the narcotic might have led to his death, Mann added. The viscera of the deceased had been sent for chemical analysis, and after getting the report appropriate action would be taken, he said. Meanwhile, Inderjit Singh is still absconding. Earlier, the police had registered a case under Section 174 of the IPC. It was after people blocked traffic by laying the deceased’s body on the road, the police had to give them an assurance that an acton would be taken against the gymnasium owner. After receiving this assurance, Amrik’s body was cremated. Mann also said the police was investigating the use and sale of drugs in gymnasiums.
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250 students attend anti-ragging seminar
Dera Bassi, September 9 Dr Gopal Arora, CJM, Roop Nagar, was the chief guest on the occasion. More than 250 students participated in the seminar. A large numbers of Advocates from Bar Association, Dera Bassi, also participated in the seminar. Dr TD Sharma, director-principal of the college, welcomed the chief guest and made the students aware of the harmful effects of ragging. He also gave a brief account of measures taken by the institute to stop ragging. Bar Association members highlighted the aims and objectives of Free Legal Aid Authority. |
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Riot-affected families flay red-tapism
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 9 Addressing the media after the meeting, Harvinder Singh Babbal, district president of the society, said there were certain families who could not avail benefits announced by the Centre as well as the state government. He accused certain officials of unnecessarily harassing these riot-affected families by not releasing the grants. Babbal said the society had taken-up the matter with Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, following which the departments concerned had initiated the proceedings to release the grants. He said, however, there were still certain families, who were struggling to receive the benefits due to red-tapism. Babbal urged such families to contact the society members, so that their cases might be taken up with the government.
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Local school team wins debate
Patiala, September 9 The debate was organised by Punjab Public School, Nabha. Somya Gupta of Vidya Devi Jindal School (VDJS), Hissar, was declared as the best speaker of the debate, whereas Kudart kashyap of Lawrence School, Sanawar, was selected as the best speaker of the final round. Bir Kanwar of PPS won the first position in JAM (just a minute) round and Somaya Gupta of VDJS, Hissar, got the first position in the turncoat round. Suniti Sharma, chairperson and principal of MGD Girls School, Jaipur, appreciated PPS for organising the debate. |
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HC raps administration for violating litigation policy
Chandigarh, September 9 “In our opinion, the filing of this petition by the Chandigarh Administration is contrary to the litigation policy framed by the Union of India,” the Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Mittal and Justice Inderjit Singh has ruled. The assertion comes soon after the Administration was blamed for deliberately delaying the issue of appointment for making it “time-barred”. The national litigation policy aims at minimising government litigation, as the State is believed to be the biggest litigant. Once in place, the litigation policy is expected to reduce the pendency of cases from 15 years to
three years. The Case
The rap on the UT Administration’s knuckles came during the hearing of a petition filed by the Chandigarh Administration and other petitioners against Mangleshwer Singh and another respondent. In its petition, the Administration and other respondents had challenged the order dated April 2 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal allowing an application filed by Mangleshwer Singh. Deciding his application, the tribunal had directed the “competent authority” to re-consider or review Mangleshwer Singh’s case for appointment on compassionate grounds against vacancy, if available, within three months. In his case, Mangleshwer Singh’s father died in 1989. His mother, appointed on compassionate grounds, too expired on November 16, 1995. At that time, Mangleshwer Singh was a minor. On attaining the age of majority, he applied for appointment on compassionate grounds in 2002. The Tribunal, after considering all these facts, came to the conclusion that Mangleshwer Singh’s case was kept pending without reason so that his case became time barred and his prayer could be rejected. The Verdict
After hearing the counsel for Chandigarh Administration, and going through the case record, the Bench dismissed the petition after virtually censuring the Administration for filing needless litigation. “In these facts and circumstances and keeping in view the fact that the only direction issued by the Tribunal vide the impugned order is to re-consider the case of respondent- Mangleshwer Singh, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. No merit. Dismissed,” the Bench
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Girl's skeleton found on Panchkula-Morni road Hina Rohtaki Tribune News Service
Panchkula, September 9 The police said in Morni one could not even trace the location of a mobile phone as the signal was not available there. The skeleton was tied with a rope and thrown near a tree on the Panchkula-Morni road. The victim's clothes were also found near the spot. The police after going through all missing reports, finally closed the case today. “No viscera could be sent for identification. We flashed messages across all police stations not only in Panchkula, but also in Haryana," said in-charge of the Morni police post Paramjit Singh. The police has failed to crack the other four cases
as well. It was in July, 2012, when the body of a fireman, Jaspal Singh, was found hanging from a tree in Morni. Singh was a resident of Raipurani. It was in 2010 when the body of an NRI, Davinder, was found hanging from a tree in Morni .The police had also recovered an abandoned Maruti car near the spot. Davinder's family had, however, claimed that the NRI was murdered. After six months, the Panchkula police closed the case. The family moved an application before the top officials of the Haryana police following which the police was directed to register a murder case. And so far no breakthrough has been achieved. It was in May, 2009, when the body of a 25-year-old youth was spotted near Morni T-point and the Panchkula police had failed to identify the victim. Later, the case was closed. It was in June, 2009, when a body of a newlywed girl was found near the Morni-Panchkula road. The face of the girl could not be recognised. The police had to close this case also.. "In the absence of mobile towers, it becomes difficult to crack the cases,” it added.
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Man sets himself afire
Chandigarh, September 9 The police said Pintu was under influence of liquor when the incident occurred. The victim had a heated alteration with his wife, Sunita Devi, over some issue. Pintu thrashed her and pushed her out of the room and locked himself from inside. Sunita told the police that her husband poured kerosene on himself and set himself on fire. She raised the alarm following which her neighbours came to rescue Pintu. The police rushed the victim to Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, where he succumbed to his burn injuries. He had suffered 75 per cent burns. The victim is survived by wife and six-month-old daughter.
Domestic help found dead
In another case, a 30-year-old domestic help was found dead in the servant quarters at Sector 15 today. The deceased was identified as Jagdish. He was found unconscious in his room by his employer Surjit Singh, who is a Punjab government employee. The victim was taken to Government Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sector 16 where he was declared brought dead. Empty bottles of liquor were found from the room and the victim had also vomited. The police has collected samples of vomit and has sent those for testing. However, the police has ruled out any foul play. Inspector Gurmukh Singh said the victim might have died due to excessive drinking, but the exact cause of death could be ascertained only after an autopsy. In a separate incident, a 45-year-old man was found dead in a public toilet in Sector 28. The deceased was identified as Laxam.
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Katoch Shield Mann and Gony score tons on second day’s play at PCA Stadium Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 9 During the second day’s play, Sachin Sohal was the first to go for 23 runs, but later Manpreet Gony joined Gurkirat Mann to stitch a 174-run eighth wicket stand in just 192 balls. The partnership came to an end when Avinash got Mann caught by Simrat Bawa. Mann managed to put up an impressive total of 115 off 112 deliveries, studded with 14 boundaries and three sixes. Continuing with his fine touch, Gony put on 102 runs with Harmeet Bansal for the unbroken ninth wicket stand. Gony completed 108 off 178 with the help of six boundaries and five sixes, while Harmeet remained unbeaten on 50 off 72 aided by five boundaries and a six. For the bowling side, Gurinder Singh and Avinash were the main wicket takers with three wickets each. In reply, Chandigarh scored 27 for no loss in 12 overs with Jaskaran Singh (17) and Vishwas Bhalla (6) on the crease. Brief scores Mohali (first innings): 675 for 8 in 163 overs (Harpreet Mandher 188, Sunny Sohal 144, Gurkirat Mann 115, Manpreet Gony 108 not out, Harmeet Bansal 50 not out, Siddharth Kaul two for 77, Gurinder Singh three for 185 and Avinash three for 148) Chandigarh (first innings): 27 for no loss in 12 overs (Jaskaran Singh 17 not out, Vishwas Bhalla 6 not out) In the second match, at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala, the host team resuming from their overnight score of 301 for 7 managed to add only 33 runs to the total before getting all out. Preet Kamal completed his century, scoring 102 off 179 with 12 boundaries and three sixes. Ludhiana’s Sukhjinder Singh claimed a brilliant hat-trick in the 98th over with a bowling spell of four for 86. In reply, the Ludhiana side was bundled out for 163 in 63.1 overs. Davinder Sidhu (39), Gitansh Khera (26) and Himanshu Shailly (24) were the main scorers for the team. Patiala’s Rajwinder claimed four for 28 while Ankur Jund and Sarabjit Ladda claimed two wickets each. Brief Scores Patiala (first innings): 334 all out in 98 overs (Preet Kamal 102, Himanshu Chawla 103, Ravi Inder 46, Sukhjider four for 86, Rahul Singla three for 137, Baltej Singh two for 22) Ludhiana (first innings): 163 all out in 63.1 overs (Davinder Sidhu 39, Gitansh Khera 26 and Himanshu Shailly 24, Rajwinder four for 28, Ankur Jund two for 26, Sarabjit Ladda two for 51) Ludhiana (second innings): 36 for 3 in 15 overs (Rajwinder Gollu two for 9). In another match of the tournament, Jalandhar scored 210 for 6 in 72.5 overs at close of the second day of play against Amritsar on Gandhi Grounds, Amritsar. Overnight not out batsman Manish Bhatia completed a sedate century, scoring 101 off 206 studded with 17 boundaries. For the hosts, Ishan Malhotra and Yogesh Kumar took two wickets each. Brief scores Amritsar (first innings): 210 for 6 in 72.5 overs (Manish Bhatia 101, Karan Sharma 34, Ishan Malhotra two for 25, Yogesh Kumar two for 39)
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City has always been a special place for me, says Sanam
Chandigarh, September 9 “The city has always been a special place for me. I have played many tournaments at the CLTA courts. It’s a great honour for me to represent the nation in the Davis Cup in front of my home crowd and my family,” said Sanam. Although, there were many expectations from him as he was performing in front of his home crowd, Sanam said he will give his best to fulfil them. “The CLTA has increased its capacity to 4,000 chairs and I am looking forward for an excellent support from the local tennis lovers,” he added. Commenting on the weather conditions, Sanam said although it was hot during this time of the year, the conditions were good to perform well. “The newly carpeted court is good to play and hopefully the other team members will find comfort while playing here,” said Sanam. On his latest performance, he said, “The team has performed well at the recently held tournament in Shanghai,” adding, “The pre-match practice will play an important role in coming-up with a proper team combination. We have seen the opponents playing and we are expecting a good fight from them. We will try harder to grab the cup and take full advantage of the home conditions.” |
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Top teams to play in JP Atray memorial cricket tourney
Chandigarh, September 9 Players including Akash Chopra, Rahul Dewan, Karan Goel, Ajankya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel, Ravinder Jadeja, S Sriram, Venugopal Rao, Wasim Jaffar, Mohd Kaif, Paul Valthati and Chiteshwar Pujara are expected to represent their teams in this tournament. A total of 31 matches including the finals will be played through out the 11-day tournament, being organised under auspices of the Punjab Cricket Association. It will be conducted on a league-cum-knock out basis. All the matches will have 50 overs per innings. The teams participating in the tournament have been divided into four pools and the top two teams from each pool will qualify for the quarter finals. The winners will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 2 lack along with the winner’s trophy while the runner-up team will be awarded Rs 1 lakh and the runner-up trophy. Baroda Cricket Association, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, DDCA President’s XI, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Indian Oil Corporation, Mumbai, BPCL Mumbai, Air India Delhi, Reliance Industries Mumbai, All India FCI Delhi, MRF Chennai, SBOP Patiala, PCC, PCA Colts, State Bank of Hyderabad, CAG Delhi and ONGC Delhi will participate in the tournament. The tournament will be played at various venues in and around Chandigarh.
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Tarini wins chess championship
Chandigarh, September 9 In the open category, Jaskeerat Singh of Delhi Public School, Sector 40, outclassed others with 4.5 points. A total of 33 boys and girls participated in this championship. Tarini along with Kashish Kaushal will now represent the city in the forthcoming National Open (U-13) Chess Championship to be held in Tamil Nadu from October 13 to 23. Jaskeerat Singh and Anubhav Tuknayat will also be representing Chandigarh. Results Girls’ (U-13) category: 3 Points: Tarini Goyal; 2 Points: Kashish Kaushal, Mehak, Nehal Saini; 1 Point: Edha Garg, Saumya Lamba. Open category: 4.5 Points: Jaskeerat Singh; 4 Points: Anubhav Tuknayat, Amartya Bhattacharjee, Rishabh Jain; 3.5 Points: Jashan Khurana; 3 Points: Anhat Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Arsh Mahajan, Aditya Bedi, Yogik Khurana, Shishir Lamba; 2.5 Points: Pratyaksh Goel, Keshav Raj Singhal, Maurya Mahajan; 2 Points: Jashan Singh, Manveer Singh, Akansh Dhull, Sultan Singh, Levanshu Khullar; 1.5 Points: Shaurya Pabbi, Nikhilesh Sood, Paras Chauhan; 1 Point: Yash Yakhmi; 0 Point: Punya Garg.
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GN College march on in football
Chandigarh, September 9 In another match, The LLR Government College, Dhudike, defeated Government College, Karamsar, by 4-3. Meanwhile, Malwa College, Bondli Samrala, overcame BSSG Government College, Sidhsar, by 4-2 during tie-breaker. Earlier, LLR Government College, Dhudike, overcame GTBN College, Dakha, by 5-3; while in another match, Government College, Karamsar, defeated Sri Ram College, Dalla, by 2-1. Other results Baseball (women) league: Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, beat GN Khalsa College (W), Ludhiana by 8-1; Khasla College (W), Ludhiana, beat BKS College, Muhar, by 23-0. Basketball (men) (B-division): Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, beat SAVJ College, Ludhiana, by 52-3; Government College of C&BA, Chandigarh, beat GN College, Narangwal, by 38-21; Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, beat SACC&M,
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