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Dera Bassi, November 27
Two women, alleged of stealing a gold 'kara' of a person were arrested today. The police has recovered the stolen 'kara', weighing around 2 tola, from their possession. The accused have already been booked in several other cases. Dera Bassi SHO Gurdial Singh said Harpal Singh, son of Sona Ram, had lost his 'kara' while boarding a bus for Lalru from Dera Bassi bus stand last Monday.

The accused has been identified as Shinder Kaur, wife of Kala, a resident of Sher Majra and Bholi, wife of Baba Singh, a resident of Bhagria, Patiala. — TNS

Chandigarh, November 27
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the grandchildren of terrorism victims cannot avail reservation in admissions at Panjab University.

The ruling came on a petition filed by one Bakhtawar Singh against Panjab University and other respondents. The petitioner had moved the High Court after the varsity had passed an order canceling his admission on August 23.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina said the cancellation of admission was ordered after it was granted to the appellant. The order was passed only after the discovery of lack of eligibility.

The Bench found that Bakhtawar's claim for admission in the reserved category quota for terror victims "did not stand satisfied as the appellant was a grandson of a terrorism victim while there was reservation only for the children of a terror victim".

Concession for grandchildren was not specified in the Panjab University Calendar and Handbook of Information-2012. The Bench also referred to a recent verdict of the High Court in the case of Pawanpreet Kaur versus State of Punjab and other respondents.

Dealing with the issue of reservation and admission to medical colleges, the Bench had held "a claim for inclusion of a grandchild of terrorism victim could not be made in absence of rule providing reservation directly".

The Bench added that in another petition on which decision was taken on February 28, the court had rejected the claim of a terrorism victim's niece for admission to MCA course in Panjab University.

The Bench concluded, "The reservation rule was identical to the rule in the present case and of the same university…. Strict and literal construction of the rule is required to be applied. The court can neither add nor subtract from the list of beneficiaries enumerated in the rule."

Chandigarh, November 27
A 55-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he was hit by a car at the road dividing Sectors 35 and 36 this afternoon.

The police has booked Sarita Ghosh, a teacher of a prominent school in the city, for causing death due to negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC. She was also injured in the accident and was admitted to the Sector 16 hospital.

The victim, Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Patiala, received severe head injuries. He was declared brought dead at the hospital.

Eyewitnesses said Kuldeep had stopped his bike on the roadside for answering a phone call when he was hit from the rear by a speeding car. The victim jumped in the air as a result of the mishap, and his head hit the road berm. The mishap occurred around 4 PM at the dividing road near the small rotary on the road.

Police sources said Sarita’s husband was at a senior post of the Defence Research Development Organisation in Sector 36. The car also overturned after the mishap and Sarita was pulled out from the vehicle by passers-by and the police.

Kuldeep was immediately rushed to the PGI, where doctors declared him brought dead. The traffic flow was disrupted for over 30 minutes on the road after the accident. The body of the victim was kept in the mortuary and postmortem would be conducted tomorrow.

Chandigarh, November 27
Thieves decamped with cash and jewellery from a house in Sector 40 yesterday night.

Jagdish Lal, a resident of Sector 40/B, told the police that a ‘mangalsutra’, three pairs of tops, two gold earrings, one diamond bangle, 1 LCD set and cash Rs 90,000 were stolen by the thieves.

He said the thieves entered the house after breaking the back door yesterday night.

The family had gone to attend a wedding function when the thieves struck at the house.

A case under Sections 457, 380 of the IPC has been registered.

Chandigarh, November 27
Chandigarh Cricket Acdemy defeated Mohali Cricket Academy (B) by eight wickets during Double Leg League Cricket Tournament for Boys (U-19), held at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, today. After electing to bat the Mohali team side posted 225 runs before getting all-out. Vishal Sharma (44) ,Ramandeep (46) and Akash Dahri (22) were the main scorers for Mohali while Jagjeet and Anil claimed three wickets each.

In reply, the wining side achieved the target after loosing two wickets. Bhagwinder scored a brilliant 105 off 106 while Shivam Bhamri scored 48 off 64.

Panchkula, November 27
In the first semi-final match of the Satluj Winter League Cricket Tournament for Boys (U-13), Satluj Stunners Cricket Academy, Sector 4, beat CL Champs Cricket Academy, Sector 11, by 9 wickets, here. The losing side scored 122 runs in 30 overs with Ajay scoring 28 runs for his team. Kshitij of Satluj took three wickets.

In reply, the winning side achieved the target in the 15th over of the match.

Score:

CL Champs Cricket Academy: 122 for 9 in 30 overs (Gaurav 60, Ajay 28, Kshitij 3 for 18, Sahil Vashisht 2 for 11, Prabhjeet Singh 2 for 15).

Satluj Stunners Cricket Academy: 123 for 1 in 15 overs (Prabhjeet Singh 50 not out, Shravan Sharma 26, Hardik Choudhary 29 not out, Gaurav 1 for 33).

In the second semi-final, the team of St. Soldier’s Cricket Academy, Sector 16, thrashed Doon Cricket Academy, Sector 21, by 25 runs. St. Soldiers’ won the toss and scored 205 runs in the allotted overs. Kshitij Sharma scored unbeaten 136 runs, while Ayush Sikka scored 28 runs for his team. Surya Kanojia took three wickets. In reply, Doon Academy failed to achieve the target and bundled out for 80 runs. Arjun Azad was the main wrecker after taking 4 wickets for 17 runs.

Score:

St. Soldier’s Cricket Academy: 205 for 3 in 30 overs (Kshitij Sharma 136 not out, Ayush Sikka 28, Surya Kanojia 3 for 23).

Doon Cricket Academy: 80 all out in 24 overs (Alankrit 19, Arjun Azad 4 for 17, Rohit 2 for 1).

Chandigarh, November 27
BKSP Bangladesh defeated New Public School, Sector 18, to win the Rao Jai Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament for Boys today. The wining side won the match with a score of 61-36.

BKSP Bangladesh won the first three quarters by 18 - 5,10-7 and 24-13 while lost the fourth quarter by 9-11. Both Apu (16) and Mashar (10) were the main point grabbers. — TNS

Chandigarh, November 27
SGGS College, Sector 26, thrashed Arya College, Ludhiana, in a one-sided affair during the ongoing Inter-College Softball Tournament for Men, which is being held at the PU grounds, today. The team registered a 12-0 victory over the rivals with Sumit, Pawan and Kulbhushan scoring two runs.

Shamsher, Vikramjit, Ashish, Jatin, Gurmangat and Jaspreet contributed one run each.

In another match, PU Campus defeated DAV College, Sector 10, by 5-1. For the winning side, Umesh, Pardeep, Karan and Jagdeep contributed, while for DAV Deepak contributed one run. In the third match, GGD SD, Chandigarh, beat PG GC, Sector 11, by 9-7. Aman, Amit, Rupinder contributed two runs each and Vaneet scored one run. For PG GC, Sector 11, Talwinder, Parveen contributed 2 runs each, while Pardeep, Ashish, Varinder, Ankur and Karan were the other contributors.

Chandigarh, November 27
The kabaddi team of Dev Samaj College for Women (DSCW), Sector 45, won the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi Tournament (National Style) for Women, held here today at PU Gymnasium Hall.

The team of GGS College for Women, Sector 26, finished runners-up, while Guru Nanak College for Girls, Muktsar, managed to attain third place in the competition.

The team of Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, finished fourth.

The Results:

Dev Samaj College for Women (DSCW), Ferozepur, beat Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, by 38-5; GGS College for Women beat Guru Nanak College for Women by 26-23.