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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Robbers loot Petrol pump
Suman Bhatnagar

Ambala, January 7
Around six robbers looted a petrol pump on the GT Road close to Ambala City in the wee hours today. They took away cash Rs 2.15 lakh from the petrol pump.

According to information, around six robbers came in a Scorpio car at Manmohan Singh Filling Station around 4 AM. They had covered their faces with monkey caps. Four of the robbers came down from the vehicle, while two remained sitting in the car.

Two employees of the filling station, Mahesh and Santosh, were on night duty at the petrol pump. When they came to fill petrol in their vehicle, the robbers got hold of them. They asked the filling station staff to handover the cash available with them. Both employees got afraid and handed over the cash Rs 2.15 lakh to them. The robbers locked them in a room and destroyed their mobile phones.

After the incident, the employees informed the owner of the petrol pump who reached the spot within half an hour. After getting the information, the SHO of the Baldev Nagar Police Station, along with police force, reached there. The employees of the petrol pump told the police that they could not trace the number of the car as the number plate was covered by some paper.

The police has registered a case of robbery against unidentified persons and investigating the matter.

Three drug peddlers, one gambler arrested

Fatehgarh Sahib, January 7
The district police has arrested three drug peddlers and recovered 25 kg of poppy husk from their possession.

The CIA staff of the Sirhind police had arrested two persons, identified as Joginder Singh, alias Kaka, and Bali Mohamad. The police recovered 25 kg of poppy husk from their possession. The accused admitted that they were involved in the sale of drugs in the district. The Bassi Pathana police also arrested one Sandeep Sood, who in the guise of computer lottery, was indulging in gambling. The police recovered Rs 15,200 from his custody. — OC

COURTS

HC notice on PU Senate nominations
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice of motion on a petition challenging the nominations made by the Chancellor to the Panjab University (PU) Senate for 2012-16.

The notice was issued on a petition filed in public interest by Chandigarh-based RTI activist Dr Rajinder K Singla. The PIL was filed in December just before the winter break, but was referred to another Bench by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain. Since the Chief Justice himself happens to be the ex-officio member of the PU Senate, the Bench transferred the matter.

The grounds taken by the petitioner to challenge the nominations are that women candidates have been left out of the list; and two candidates have been included despite the fact that they lost the senate elections.

The petitioner added the varsity has nothing less than 188 colleges affiliated to it along with four regional centres. But not a single teacher has been included.

CRIME

Woman duped of Rs 1.13 lakh

Chandigarh, January 7
The UT police registered a case of fraud against an unknown person who duped a resident of Mani Majra of Rs 1.13 lakh by assuring that she has won a lottery of Rs 25 lakh. The police has initiated an inquiry into case.

According to the police, Vinish, a resident of Thakur Dwara in Mani Majra, alleged that the caller who made calls from phone number 00923002809930 cheated her in June last year by offering her a fake lottery of Rs 25 lakh.

Police officials said the complainant received calls from the phone number claiming that she had won a lottery.

The complainant assuming it an authentic call agreed to deposit Rs 1.13 lakh as the processing fee to get the lottery amount. “The woman was asked to deposit the amount in the account of a private bank,” police officials added.

The woman even after depositing the said amount failed to get the money won in the lottery. She also didn’t get any response from the unknown caller, following which she approached the police.

Police officials said the phone number had been traced to Pakistan and the account details in which the money was deposited was being scrutinised. A case under Section 420, IPC, has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. — TNS

Unidentified body recovered

Mohali, January 7
The police recovered an unidentified body near the rivulet at Balongi here today. It was lying along the banks of the rivulet. The face of the deceased was crushed with a stone.

The police said somebody had called up at the police station to give information about the incident. “It seemed that the deceased was migrant and aged between 25 and 30 years. We have recovered a huge stone with blood stains near the spot,” said the police. A case has been registered. — TNS

SPORTS

City to host national school games on ill-equipped grounds
Deepankar Sharda
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 7
In the world of modern techniques, when hockey stadiums come up equipped with extra stable Astroturf fields, the City Beautiful will organise the 59th National School Games in hockey, on fields having bald surfaces, uneven patches and some of them are half covered with grass.

Once interacting with Dhanraj Pillay, the ace former international hockey player mentioned, there is a dire need to improve hockey at grass-root level, if the nation expects something out of this national game. Somehow, the upcoming national school game of hockey is enough to tell that how is our national game growing.

The upcoming nationals are schedule to be organise at various centres including Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-B, Government Model Senior Secondary School Sector 37-B, Government Model High School, Sector 42, Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, Hockey Stadium, Sector 18, Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Sports Complex, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, and St Stephens school sector 45, here.

Notably, out of these venues, the stadium of Sector 42 is the only arena to be equipped with an Astroturf field (which also needs replacement) and all others have rough surfaces. A total of 22 states across the nation are expected to participate in the competition.

“We cannot organise the entire competition on the only Astroturf field we have here otherwise, it will take a month to finish the competition. We have shortlisted some grounds that are capable of hosting these matches. We are working on other aspects but left with no option. In all most all the states, the players play hockey on grassy fields only, the Astroturf field is not a must required thing. Although, in this competition, each team will be given a chance to play on the Astroturf field,” said an official of the UT Education Department, on condition of anonymity.

Upkar Singh, Director Public Instruction (DPI) Schools, stated, “We have reviewed all the venues and could not find anything. We are ready to conduct this tourney and if there are certain shortcomings, it will be improved well before the tournament,” said he.

Sahil beats Robbie in tennis tournament

Chandigarh, January 7
The ITF Junior Grade 3 Tennis Tournament began today at the CLTA Tennis Stadium, Sector 10 here. Players from as many as 19 countries are vying for top honours in the tourney, which will see singles, and doubles matches for both boys and girls U-18 years played through the week.

In the boys singles, seeded players moved to second round. Seed seven Sahil Deshmukh (IND) bt Robbie Ridout (GBR) 4-6 6-4 6-3. In another match India’s Ranjeet Singh (CHART) lose to Djurabeck Karimov in three sets. Fifth Seed Chin-Chun Tang was given tough fight by Indian Paramveer Singh Bajwa. Fifth seed one in three sets. In the Girls Soyeon Choi of Korea upset seven seed in Indian Riya Bhatiya. Choi won in three sets. All the seeded girls move to second round with straight set wins.

The results of boys singles matches Round 1 were:

Duck Hee LEE (KOR) (1) bt Garvit Batra (IND) 6-1 6-4, Wang Aoran (CHN) bt Vikas Berwal (IND) 6-0 6-1, Sahil Deshmukh (IND) bt Robbie Ridout (GBR) 4-6 6-4 6-3, Shao Chi Yang (Tpe) bt Nuradim Ramdani (INA), 6-3, 6-4, Nino Serdarusic (CRO) bt Anvit Bendre (IND) 6-2, 6-2, Djurabeck Karimov (UZB) bt Ranjeet Singh (IND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0. — TNS