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Towns to get new bus stands
Bassi Pathana, Sirhind and Amloh to have modern bus stands
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 10
The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) will construct modern bus stands at Sirhind, Bassi Pathana and Amloh towns of the district. Besides this, the PRTC is also going to construct bus stands at Patran and Mansa, said DPS Khurbanda, MD PRTC, while talking to mediapersons at Bassi Pathana today. He had come to inspect the site given by the municipal council for the bus stand.

Justice (Retd) Nirmal Singh, MLA, Bassi Pathana, said that the bus stands will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4 crore, with various modern facilities, including good eatery junctions. He said that an announcement system will be installed to apprise the passengers about the time table, arrival and departure of buses, just like it is at railway stations. He said that this was long pending demand of the area as there was no bus stand and people had to stand in the open to take buses.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will lay the foundation stone on October 3 and the PRTC will complete the bus stand within 10 months, he said. The municipal council has given 14 kanal piece of land for the bus stand, he added.

DPS Khurbanda informed that the bus stand at Sirhind will be constructed on the GT Road at a cost of Rs 5 crore. The municipal council of Fatehgarh Sahib-Sirhind has given land on the GT Road for the purpose. He said that these bus stands will be constructed in record time. He also stated that New Delhi-Bassi Pathana bus service will start soon.

Banur, September 10
A youngster was killed and another injured in road accident near Banur last night. The deceased was identified as Ashok Kumar, 20, a resident of Bajigar Basti, Banur. As per information, the accident occurred when a speeding car hit a three-wheeler on the Chandigarh-Rajpura road near Rampur village. The victims were travelling in the three-wheeler which was going from Zirakpur to Banur. The car was coming from the opposite direction and was on the wrong side of the road.

The police has booked the car driver under Section 279 and 304 A. The injured driver of the three-wheeler was admitted to hospital at Rajpura. The body of the victim was handed over to his relatives after post-mortem.

Fatehgarh Sahib, Sept 10
The state health department has initiated an enquiry against Dr Jagpal Singh, Deputy Medical Commissioner (DMC), Fatehgarh Sahib, on the complaint of Ajmer Singh, president, Sweet Makers Association. In the complaint, Ajmer Singh has demanded action against Dr Jagpal Singh for his alleged involvement in monthly collection of bribe from the sweet makers of the area. Besides this, Ajmer Singh has also served a legal notice to Dr Jagpal Singh for not making a payment of Rs 19,500 for the goods taken from his shop. He has urged the Health Minister to constitute a medical board to examine whether Dr Jagpal Singh is fit to serve as a doctor.

In a press release, Ajmer Singh said that Dr Jagpal Singh took sweets and other items from his shop when Luxmi Kanta Chawla, the then Health Minister, came to Fatehgarh Sahib. He said that he has been making rounds and requesting the doctor to clear the payment but instead of making the payments, the doctor is threatening to conduct a raid on his shop.

Ajmer Singh said that acting on the complaint, the health department has initiated an inquiry in to the matter. He said he has recorded his statement with the officials conducting the inquiry, as the doctor was involved in collecting bribe every month. Ajmer demanded that the doctor be transferred out of the district.

When contacted, Dr Jagpal Singh confirmed that a legal notice has been served by Ajmer Singh to him. He said the Civil Surgeon office had purchased the goods from his shop on the eve of the function organised for the then Health Minister Luxmi Kanta Chawla and the payment is to be made by the Civil Surgeon office, not him.

Chandigarh, September 10
In a clear cut departure from the earlier method of sticking to a set formula for calculating the compensation to be paid to accident victims, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled the method is meant only for assessing fair and adequate compensation. The Courts can travel beyond it to grant additional compensation.

Justice Jitendra Chauhan has also ruled that the Courts can go beyond the pre-set limit of Rs 15,000 for medical expenses, in injury cases.

The case

The significant ruling came on an appeal filed by Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. against Gurdev Singh and other respondents. The company had challenged the award dated November 20, 2008, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panchkula.

Allowing Gurdev Singh’s claim petition, the Tribunal had awarded a compensation of Rs 4, 63,400 to him, resulting in the filing of an appeal by the insurance company for reduction in the compensation amount.

On April 20, 2000, Gurdev Singh was travelling on a scooter, when it was hit by a truck near the Saket Hospital in Chandimandir. He suffered permanent disability as his leg had to be amputated due to injuries. Counsel for the insurance company argued that the compensation amount, awarded under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicle Act, had to be assessed as per a structured formula

The verdict

Justice Chauhan ruled the awarded compensation “appears to be little more than what could have been as per the structured formula”. But is not so, “in view of totality of facts and circumstances of the case”.

“The structured formula is not a cast iron straight jacket formula. It is one of the efficacious modes to provide relief to the victim of accidents. The facts of each case need to be examined in the light of surrounding circumstances.

“Formula is meant only to assess fair and adequate compensation and, if it appears to the court from the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case that an additional amount of compensation is to be awarded, the same cannot be denied for the reason that the relief sought in the claim petition is not provided in the formula. Such an approach will be contrary to purpose and object of this Welfare Act”.

Enhancing the compensation by Rs 40,000, Justice Chauhan added even in injury cases filed under Section 163-A, the Courts can go beyond the pre-set limit of Rs 15,000 for medical expenses. “Medical expenses would not only be restricted to immediate and urgent medical attention…. It must include, keeping in mind the nature of injury suffered, provision for all such expenses as have to be reasonably incurred or can be expected to be incurred to enable the injured claimant to stand back on his feet and lead a normal life…” 

Chandigarh, September 10
The bowling attack of Patiala continued to trouble Ludhiana during the ongoing Katoch Shield cricket championship today. Ludhiana was bundled out for 143 runs in 43 overs in the second innings. Patiala won by an innings and 28 runs. The Patiala team earned 6 points including a bonus to maintain their top position in the points table.

Ludhiana team, after resuming from 36 for 3, failed to counter the bowling attack of Rajwinder Golly. He ended the match with the figure of 21-7-40-6. Ashish (32), Gitansh Khera (36) and Himanshu Shelly (40) were the main scorers for the team.

Brief scores:

Patiala (First innings)- 334 all out in 98 overs (Preet Kamal 102, Himanshu Chawla 103, Ravi Inder 46, Sukhjider 4 for 86, Rahul Singla 3 for 137, Baltej Singh 2 for 22).

Ludhiana (First innings)- 163 all out in 63.1 overs (Davinder Sidhu 39, Gitansh Khera 26 and Himanshu Shailly 24, Rajwinder 4 for 28, Ankur Jund 2 for 26 and Sarabjit Ladda 2 for 51) Ludhiana (Second innings)- 143 all out in 43 overs (Ashish 32, Gitansh Khera 26, Himanshu Shelly 40, Rajwinder Gollu 6 for 40, Ankur Jund 3 for 63).

In the second match played at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, the Chandigarh team ended the day on 248 for 2 in 102 overs. The team lost their first wicket at 78 after opener Jaskaran Singh was caught and bowled by Parneet Pandher for 48 off 122.

Vishwas Bhalla was joined by Simrat Bawa and the duo put on 122 runs for the second wicket before Simrat Bawa was caught by Gony off Varun Khanna for 62 off 146.

Later, Vishwas Bhalla went on to complete an unbeaten 110 off 291 balls inclusive of 9 boundaries. For the bowling side, Varun Khanna and Parneet Pandher claimed one wicket each.

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 2 for 77, Gurinder Singh 3 for 185 and Avinash 3 for 148).

Chandigarh (First innings)- 248 for 2 in 102 overs (Jaskaran Singh 48 , Vishwas Bhalla 110 not not out, Simrat Bawa 62, Varun Khanna 1 for 69 and Parneet Pandher 1 for 62). In the third match played at the Gandhi Grounds, Amritsar, the host team was bowled out for 331 in 106 overs. Manish Bhatia scored 101 runs while Sharad Lumba contributed 84. For Jalandhar, Gurkirat Singh and Yogesh Kumar claimed three wickets each. In reply, the Jalandhar team scored 203 for 4 in 63 overs at the close of third day's play. Abhishek Gupta contributed 41 runs. Taruwar Kohli and Sarabjit Singh put on unbroken 96-runs for the fifth wicket.

Brief scores:

Amritsar (First innings)- 331 all out in 106 overs (Manish Bhatia 101, Sharad Lumba 84, Karan Sharma 34, Ishan Malhotra 2 for 35, Gurkirat Singh 3 for 41 and Yogesh Kumar 2 for 76).

Jalandhar(First innings)- 203 for 4 in 63 overs (Taruwar Kohli unbeaten 76 and Abhishek Gupta 41, Sarabjit Singh 44 not out, Sunny 3 for 38 and Kamal Passi one for 22).

Chandigarh, September 10
The soccer team of Govind National College, Narangwal (Ludhiana), won the final match of Panjab University Inter-College Football Tournament for Men (B-Division) at the PU ground today. In the final of the competition, the GNC-Narnagwal team defeated LLR Government College, Dhudike, 2-1.

Chandigarh, September 10
The badminton players of DAV College, Sector 10, won the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton tournament for Women (A-Division) today. In the final of the tourney, the team overcame GGS College for Women. The team of PU Campus and MCM DAV College, Sector 36, secured the third and fourth position respectively.

Results:

PU Campus bt MCM DAV College by 2-0 (Aastha bt Bhavya 21-1, 21-3; Purnica & Chetna bt S Ponni & Bhavya 21-8, 21-7; DAV College bt GGS College (W) by 2-0 (Nisha bt Jyoti 21-18,16-21,21-18; Arzoo & Daksha beat Jyoti & Amit 21-14, 17-21, 21-19.—TNS

Chandigarh, September 10
In the ongoing inter-college baseball tournament for women, Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, defeated Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, by 8-4. In the second match of the day, the Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, registered a 23-0 win over Baba Kundan Singh College, Muhare.

Chandigarh, September 10
SGGS College, Sector 26, won the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton tournament for Men (A-Division) held at the badminton court of Panjab University today. The team of DAV College, Sector 10, came second while the Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 42, attained the third position. PG Government College, Sector 11, were fourth. SGGS College has won the title for the fourth time in a row.

Results:

GCC & BA College beat PG Govt College, Sec-11 by 3-0 (Rahul beat Saurav 21-5, 21-7; Harmninder beat Sunil 21-8, 21-7; Harmininder & Rahul beat Sunil & Rajat 21-5, 21-9; SGGS College beat DAV College by 3-0; Rupinder beat Robin 21-13,21-10; Vipul beat Ajay 21-18, 21-15; Anand & Abhinav beat Komal & Jivtesh 21-13, 21-07.

Chandigarh, September 10
The host team of Panjab University (campus) defeated GKSM Government College, Tanda, in a match during the ongoing inter-college cricket tournament for men (A-division) being played at the Panjab University grounds today. The team registered a 157-run victory over the rivals. For the PU team, Yuvraj (62), Deepak (29) and Karan (18) contributed the lion’s share. For the Tanda side, Vikas Chauhan (64) was the main scorer.

In another match, the local cricket team from PG Government College, Sector 11, defeated SD College, Hoshiarpur, by 8 wickets. Batting first, the Hoshiarpur side posted a target of 55 runs in 22.4 overs. The winning side achieved the target in the 8th over of the match.

Khalsa College lift trophy

Chandigarh, September 10
Khalsa College, Garhdiwala (Hoshiarpur), lifted the Panjab University Inter- College Basketball Tournament for Men (B-Division) after defeating Government College of Commerce & Business Administration, Sector 42, by 44-19 today. — TNS