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Dera Bassi, March 31
Water of the Ghaggar River, which was once useful for animals and irrigation of fields, is now badly polluted due to the discharging of industrial and domestic effluents in the river.

After visiting the river site, it was found that the polluted water was flowing into the river. Dirty water was mixing in the river from the Sukhna Choe, which is flowing from the Chandigarh and Panchkula side.

Residents of the nearby villages expressed concern over the problem and said the dirty water was coming into the Ghaggar River from Sukhna Choe which flow with the polluted water of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Zirakpur.

They further said this dirty water was not useful for the irrigation of crops and for animals. The polluted water had been contaminating the ground water.

Congress leader, Manpreet Kaur Dolly, demanded that the pollution control board and the state government should take proper steps to control the polluting water of the Ghaggar River. She said that the residents are being affected by the polluted water as many people often come in the grip of diseases after drinking the water from hand pumps. Many crops had also been damaged.

Meanwhile, Joginder Singh, XEN pollution control board, admitted that the water of Ghaggr River was flowing polluted due to various reasons but board had taken appropriate steps to resolve this problem. He said a survey of this problem was conducted and its report was submitted to MLA, NK Sharma, for further action.

He added that the treated water of Chandigarh and Panchkula was mixing into the river through Sukhna Choe and nearly 20 per cent of the untreated industrial water of Chandigarh and Panchkula were also mixing in the water of river. This treatment plant would be handed over to the soil conservation department that would supply treated water to farmers for the purpose of irrigation and it would not flow in the Ghaggar River. Along with this polluted water of Dhabi Choe and Jharmal Choe it was adding to the woes by mixing into the Ghaggar River.

Xen, Joginder Singh, said a water treatment plant would be set up by Punjab State Industrial Export Corporation at Focal Point, Dera Bassi, which would be helpful in treating the industrial effluents.

The board officials and employees were keeping 24 hour checking on the pollution related industries which had been set up on the bank of Jharmal Choe to control the polluted water. He assured that the board had taken strict measures against industries which were found discharging effluents in the Jharmal Choe. The full report of this problem had been handed over to Local MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary, NK Sharma, who would take this problem with concerned authorities.

Dera Bassi, March 31
The local police has seized over nine kg of poppy husk during a naka near Lalru. The police sources said that a man was coming on his motorcycle when he was stopped for checking at a check point. After his search, the police found a bag which contained nine kg of poppy husk.

The accused was identified as Hakan Singh, a resident of Bharoug. The police has registered a case. — OC

Kalka, March 31
Renowned Punjabi vocalist and Bollywood singer, Salim enthralled audience by rendering sufi and religious numbers in a programme organised by Mahadev Sewa Sangh, Kalka, on Sunday in local Anaj Mandi.

Satwinder Rana, a former MLA and general secretary, state Congress, presided over the programme.

Salim presented his popular sufi and religious songs. He also rendered sufi songs like, “mein tere bina kamli hoee” and “tumba tunak tunak vajda”, which cast a spell on the audience during the programme.

As many as 25,000 people attended the programme of Salim and enjoyed it.

Mohali, March 31
A local MBA student received a shock of her life when her friend took away her Mahindra Verito car along with Rs one lakh cash and went missing for past 10 days.

During the police investigation, it was also found that the accused Avi Karan, a resident of Mundi Kharar, was married.

In her complaint to the police, the victim Geeta Arya alleged that her friend Avi Karan had borrowed her car around 10 days ago on pretext that he had to go to Zirakpur. "He had also taken cash, around one lakh rupees, from me. When he did not return till night I called him up and found his mobile phone switched off", said Geeta Arya.

The victim approached the police after four-five days of the incident. Surprisingly, she did not have the address of the accused. Somehow, the police managed to get the address of Avi Karan. When the police reached house of the accused, only then it came to light that he was already married. "His mother Rajinder Kaur, told us that the family had disowned the accused", said the police. Interestingly, while conducting search, police recovered the seats of Geeta's car from the accused house.

Geeta, who has been staying in Phase 6 as a paying guest, along with her friend, had come into contact with the accused through her friend just few days ago.

"We have rounded up some acquaintances of the accused. He would be nabbed soon", said the police.

A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 406 and 120 B, his father Harbhajan Singh and his mother Rajinder Kaur at the Phase 1 Police Station.

Dera Bassi, March 31
The Lalru police has booked a man for teasing his 13-year-old niece. As per information, Jarnail Singh, father of the girl, reported that when his daughter was watching television, the accused, Krishan Kumar, called her at his daughter at his house and sexually harassed her.

After the incident, the minor girl, who studies in Class VI, narrated the incident to her parents.

The police has registered a case against Krishan Kumar, a resident of nearby Tarark village under Sections 354, 294 and 504 of the IPC.

Chandigarh, March 31
A girl, who stayed as a paying guest in Sector 22, was allegedly teased by to scooter-borne persons on Saturday. In another case of eve- teasing, the police arrested a person.

The girl, who was on her way to the PG accommodation, was teased by the scooter riders near the gurdwara in Sector 22 (D). They fled the scene when the girl raised an alarm. The complainant failed to note down the registration number of the scooter.

A case has been registered at the Sector 17 police station.

In another case of eve-teasing reported today, the UT police arrested Ram Lakhan, a resident of Sector 29, who was teasing girls near the kerosene station in Sector 29.

A case has been registered at the Sector 31 police station and an inquiry initiated. 

Chandigarh, March 31
A three-wheeler driver was killed after a car hit the vehicle near the prepaid booth in Sector 43 on Sunday.

The police stated that the three-wheeler driver, who had been identified as Amar Singh, a resident of Kansal village, Mohali district, was injured after being hit by a car. The car driver fled the scene. The police officials said an injured Amar was rushed to the PGIMR where doctors on duty declared him dead.

The registration number of the car could not be noted down. A case has been registered. — TNS

Chandigarh, March 31
The sixth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is round the corner and so is the craze to watch this shorter-format of cricket match.

The home side of Kings XI, Punjab, is scheduled to play eight home matches including six at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, Mohali, and two in Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamsala. Vogue to witness these two last-matches is more than that of the other six matches at the PCA Stadium, Mohali.

Ticket-selling-outlets for the upcoming IPL matches are receiving queries regarding the availability of the tickets for the last two matches across the city. “We are receiving almost 10 to 12 queries everyday for the matches in Dharamsala. The craze among masses for Dharamsala matches is more than that of here. Climatic conditions are good there and moreover, being a hill station, it attracts more people,” said an official of the ticket selling counter.

The management of the Kings XI Punjab team and the HPCA is yet to decide the prices of tickets and their selling date. “The tickets are expected to be available a month before the match dates in Dharamsala. The management has decided to provide the tickets at some selective outlets that will be disclosed later,” said a spokesperson of Kings XI.

The stadium is scheduled to host two evening matches on May 16 (Thursday) and May 18 (Saturday). In the first match, the host team will face the Royal Challengers, Bangalore, while in the other match the team will lock horns with Mumbai Indians.

“We had visited the stadium during the last edition of the IPL. It becomes icing on the cake to see favorite cricket stars in action at such a beautiful place. This year, the craze is expected to be double when Sachin Tendulkar’s team will play the match. I have visited a Mohali-based ticket counter. But returned empty-handed due to non-availability of the tickets. Whenever, the sale of tickets will start, I will book four for my family,” said Dr Vikram Bhasin, a resident.

A cricket fan, added, “I have requested one of my friends, who is working with the management concerned, to keep 12 tickets for the May 18 match, in advance. It is a best opportunity to see Sachin Tendulkar playing and that too in such a good place. My friends have decided to pool in the entire expenditure to see the match,” said Anoop Bhardwaj.

Chandigarh, March 31
The cricket team of Dabur India defeated Alembic Pharma while Kudos Chemie routed Ranbaxy XI, during the matches of Pharma Cricket Cup, held at SD Senior Secondary School, here today.

In the first match of the day, the Dabur India defeated Alembic Pharma by 2 wickets. After elected to bat first, the losing side posted 61 runs before bundling out in 14.5 overs. Chaman Thakur (15) and Rajiv (11) were the main scorers for the team.

For the bowling side, Dhanveer claimed 4 for 2 while Geru Ram took 3 for 8.

In reply, the Dabur India team achieved the target in 12.2 overs with Ashok (37) contributing the most runs. Bowler, Vinod and Pankaj took 2 wickets each.

In the second match of the day, the team of Ranbaxy XI went down against Kudos Chemie. The latter scored 114 runs in the allotted slot with Rawat (27) and Rajbeer (27) sharing the paoints. Gurdeep Raina was the pick of the team with claiming 3 for 14 while Nikhil claimed 2 for 19.

On other end, the Ranbaxy side bundled out for 97 runs in 15.4 overs with Deepak taking the charge and claiming 4 for 17. Rashpal was the other successful bowler with grabbing 3 for 17.

Chandigarh, March 31
The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), has selected the probables of boys (U-16) cricket team, here today. The selected players will attend the coaching before representing Chandigarh in the upcoming cricket tournament.

Selected players: Raman Bishnoi, Anusheel, Jasnoor Singh, Yogesh, Tarun, Lovely, Lakshey Rakhra, Jagmeet,Rahul Singh, Abhimanyu, Kshitij, Sumit, Akhil Guleria, Nipun Pandita, Kuljeet Kuhar, Aasim, Pardeep Yadav, Shivam, Eshaan Mavi, Chiranpreet, Shubham Chand, Yogesh and Kshitij. — TNS

Chandigarh, March 31
The cricket team of Mohit Warriors won the cricket cup for youth against drugs, at the cricket ground of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, (timber market), here today. The team defeated the Sun Rise Club in the final of the competition.

After elected to bat first, the winning side posted 131 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. The opening pair of Anil and Sidharth provided the team with a good start. Sidharth scored 43 runs off 36 balls while Anil scored a quick-fire 49 runs off 29 balls. For the bowling side, Fayaz claimed 3 for 20 while Keshav claimed one wicket.

Man of the match-Anil Kumar, man of the series-Ankit Kaushal, best batsman-Gautam Patwari, best bowler-Rahul.

Chandigarh, March 31
Tejas Nagpal, Arunima Goyal and Pratyaksh Goel ended their campaign on a victorious node during the Chandigarh Open Boys and Girls (U-17 and U-7) Chess Championship, concluded at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here today.

Tejas Nagpal of St Kabir School won the boys (U-17) open championship with 4.5 points while Arunima Goyal of Sacred Heart School bagged the girls’s (U-17) championship with 3.5 points. Pratyaksh Goel with 3 points won the title of boys (U-7) category. A total of 39 players, in both boys and girls categories, participated in the championship.

The selectors have shortlisted, Tejas Nagpal and Amartya Bhattacharya in the boys (U-17), Arunima Goyal and Simranjeet Kaur in girls (U-17), Pratyakash Goel and Kartikey Kaul in boys (U-7) category, to represent Chandigarh in the upcoming nationals at Pune, Maharashtra, (U-7) from May 1 to 9 and Dibrugarh, Assam, (U-17) from May 1 to 10.

Point positions end of the 5th and final round:

Boys-4.5 points-Tejas Nagpal, 4 points-Amartya Bhattacharya; 3.5 points-Yash Raj Kapoor, Sachleen Singh, Utsav Dutta, Archit Gupta, Manish Mandal, 3 points-Jaskeerat Singh, Livanshu Jashan Khurana, Arsh Mahajan; 2.5 points- Yogik Khurana, Abhiroop Kaul, Mauraya Mahajan, 2 points-Akash Bhardwaj, Yash Yakhmi, Anhat Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Siddharth Mahajan, Abhinav; 1.5 points-Shishir Lamba; 1 point-Shaurya, Aadidev, Rishabh Ramsisaria, Ananmay; Girls (U-17)- 3.5 points-Arunima Goyal, Simranjeet Kaur; 3 points-Tarini Goyal; 2 points-Aditti Ramsisaria, Khushboo Garg, Inayat Kaur; 1 point-Kashish Kaushal, Tanya Kaushal, Nikita Kaul; 0 point-Saumya Lamba; Boys (U-7)-3 points-Pratyaksh Goel; 2 points-Kartikey Kaul; 0.5 point-Shaunak Chaudhary, Rajatdeep. 

Chandigarh, March 31
The handball team of Coaching Centre DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won the 26th Junior State Handball for Boys while Coaching Centre, Sector 42, lifted the girls’ title, at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, here today.

In the final match of the junior category, the DAV team defeated Coaching Centre of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by 32-22 Manavpreet and Vicky contributed 8 goals each while Aman scored 7 goals for the winning side.

Vikas (4 goals) was the other main-scorer of the evening.

The team of Coaching Centre Sector 42 routed Coaching Centre of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, by 18-14, to win the girls championship. Khushbu (7 goals), Kiran (5 goals) and Fulljahan (4 goals) guided the team 
to victory.

In the final match of the sub-junior Girls category, Handball Coaching Centre, Sector 42, defeated Coaching Centre of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by 14 -9.

Jyoti, after taking the team’s charge scored 10 goals while Pooja, Gulshan and Phooljahan contributed a goal each.

The team of Coaching Centre Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, and Coaching Centre Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, secured third positions in girls and boys category, respectively.

Mohali, March 31
Tennis player Komal routed Nainpreet to win the final of girls (U-18) category in the ongoing Paragon Total Tennis Championship, being played at Paragon School, Sector 71, here today.

In the match, that lasted over 110 minutes, Komal defeated her rival Nainpreet at 1-4, 5-4 (7-5) and 5-3.

In the final match of boys’ (U-16) category, Nikhil Sandhu outclassed his rival Abhishek Alhawat in a one-sided affair at 6-1 band 6-1.

Results:

Girls (U-12) first round-Anupriya beat Arushi 6-0;Komal beat Hargun 6-0; Gurleen beat Anvi Aggarwal 6-2; Semifinals-Anupriya beat Komal 6-1; Gurleen beat Anvi 6-0; Final-Anupriya beat Gurleen 4-2, 3-5, 4-3. Boys (U-14) final-Jaideep beat Neel 4-1, 5-3. Boys (U-16) final-Nikhil beat Abhishek 6-1, 6-1. Girls (U-18) semifinals-Nainpreet beat Arshiya 6-2; Komalpreet beat Dolly 6-0.