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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Commission agents resent non-clearance of bills
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 5
Commission agents in the district are resenting the delay in clearance of their commission and labour charges bills, which according to the government directions were to be cleared along with the minimum support price (MSP) bills.

Following Food and Civil Supply Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon's orders, other district administrations were clearing the bills of commission agents, but not so in Fatehgarh Sahib, said Rajesh Singla, press secretary, Arthiya Association, Punjab. He said the association had brought the matter to Punjab Mandi Board vice-chairman Ravinder Singh Cheema’s notice, who assured them that the matter would be looked into on his visit to the district.

Nodal officer fails to attend meeting

In the meeting of officials of procurement agencies, summoned by Cheema yesterday, District Food and Civil Supply Controller-cum-Pungrain DM Harjit Kaur, who is the nodal officer for the implementation of all the government orders, was absent.

Cheema, reportedly irked by this, warned the officials that those who would not bother to implement the government orders and work in an arbitrary manner and promote corrupt practices, causing embarrassment to the government, would be taken to task.

He alleged that the nodal officer had intentionally remained absent from the meeting, despite being informed about his visit individually as well as through the commissioner office. He said he had specifically come to address grievances of the commission agents and farmers regarding the clearance of commission and labour charges bills. However, in the absence of the nodal officer concerned he could do nothing, he said.

He said he would bring the irresponsible attitude of the officer to the Food and Civil Supply Minister and Commisioner’s notice. He directed all the heads of procurement agencies to clear the labour charges and commission bills as promised by the Minister. If they failed to do so, he would brief the Minister and Chief Minister on as to how the officers were bringing a bad name to the government, he said.

On being contacted by this correspondent, Harjit Kaur failed to comment on the matter, saying she was busy at the moment.

CRIME

Car dealer dupes man
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 5
The Chandigarh Police has registered a case against a dealer of second-hand cars, who duped a complainant of Rs 2 lakh. The police said, the accused had shown a second-hand car to the victim and also took the money against it, but he did not register the vehicle in his name. The victim has been identified as Kuldeep Singh, whereas the accused dealer has been identified as Lucky Goyal, both residents of Sector 40.

“Lucky had taken Rs 2 lakh from Kuldeep and gave him a second-hand car. He told him that they would complete the paper work later on. But he kept delaying the registration work of the vehicle on one pretext or the other,” said a police official.

“After a few days, he forcibly took the keys of the car back and refused to return the money. The accused also threatened the victim of dire consequences if he dared to approach the police. We have registered a case and started our probe,” he added.

A case has been registered and an inquiry has been initiated.

Rs 53,500 withdrawn fraudulently
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 5
Rs 53,500 were fraudulently withdrawn from the account of a customer of the State Bank of Patiala, Sector 8. The victim, Lakshmi Chand, notice the amount was missing from his bank account, following which he complained to the bank authorities.

After an enquiry conducted by the bank, a case was registered at the Sector 5 police station on the complaint of general manager Ramesh Chandid.

SPORTS

Patiala colts lift ML Markan Trophy
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 5
Recording an innings and 47 runs win over Ludhiana, home side Patiala today lifted the ML Markan Trophy for Boys (U-16) at Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium. With the win, Patiala bagged seven points, including a bonus, to top the points table with 21 points. Off-spinner Akul Pandove and leg-spinner T Singh hogged the limelight. Pandove bowled a tight spell of 19 overs with 10 maidens and conceded only 17 runs for four wickets, while Singh grabbed five wickets for 18 runs in his short spell of three overs.

Brief scores

Ludhiana (first innings) 173 all out in 69.3 overs

Patiala (first innings) 315 all out in 104 overs

Ludhiana (second innings) 95 all out in 43 overs (H Singh 23, G Singh 29 not out, Akul Pandove four for 70, T Singh five for 18).

In the second match, Ropar defeated Jalandhar by an innings and 30 runs to bag seven points. Gurdeep Singh and Raghav Bali did most of the damage, bundling out the Jalandhar side on 151 runs in 71 overs. For Jalandhar, Jasvir Singh and Arun Verma gathered 73 runs for the fourth wicket, before Jasvir (53 runs) was dismissed by Bali.

Brief scores

Ropar (first innings) 275 all out in 132 overs (Mannat Verma 86, Akshdeep Singh 71, Rajeshwar four for 64, Prerit Dutta three for 83)

Jalandhar (first innings) 111 all out in 51.5 overs (Panni Arora 27, Arjun Verma 23, Raghav Bali four for 29, Amritpal Singh two for 5)

Jalandhar (second innings) 151 all out in 71 overs (Jasvir Singh 53, Arjun Verma 32, Raghav Bali five for 44, Gurdeep Singh four for 42)

Another match between Chandigarh and Mohali ended in a draw. Mohali got three points for their first innings lead, while Chandigarh managed to attain a single point.

Brief scores

Chandigarh (first innings) 239 all out in 97.4 overs

Mohali (first innings) 378 for 7 in 151 overs (Shubhman Gill 59, Nirmal Singh 82, Taranpreet Singh 144, Raman Bishnoi four for 150)

Chandigarh (second innings) 111 for 4 in 48 overs (Jagmeet 32, Abhimanyu 27, Akash Dahri two for 28).

DAV Cricket Club record 8-wkt win

Chandigarh, May 5
The DAV Cricket Club, Sector 8, today recorded an eight wicket win over Bedi Cricket Club during a UT Cricket League tie at the Sector 16 stadium. Batting first, Bedi Cricket Club set a target of 130 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Navjeet (32) and Gunjeet (36) were the main scorers. For the bowling side, Kulwinder claimed three wickets, while Luv bagged two wickets. In reply, the winning side achieved the target with two wickets in hand. Kamal (37) and Romi Brar (42) playing a pivotal role in scripted their team’s win.

In the second match, Local Boys Club defeated Kings XI Chandigarh Club by 19 runs. The winning side posted 143 runs on board, with Preet (34), Naveen (32) and Aatma (31) scoring most of the runs.

Chasing the target, Kings XI Chandigarh Club were bundled out on 124 runs, despite S. Bali’s 46-run contribution. For the bowling side, Karnveer claimed four scalps. — TNS

Ishan wins TT tourney
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 5
Ishan Kapoor of DAV School, Sector 8, today defeated Hrishikesh of Panchkula 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 (3-2) to lift the trophy in the boy’s cadet category of the First Millennium Tricity Table Tennis Tournament.

Earlier in the semifinals, Ishan beat Abheek Arora of Bhawan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (3-0) while Hrishikesh defeated Vaibhav of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10 (3-1).

Other results

Sub-Junior Girls' Singles

Semifinals: Sezal Gupta bt Arshita Garg 16-11, 11-5, 11-5 (3-0), Aabha bt Paavan 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 (3-2); Final: Aabha bt Sezal 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 11-3,11-5 (3-2]);

Sub-Junior Boys' Singles

Semifinals: Divyankar Somani bt Saurya Raj 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (3-0), Shaurya Gupta bt Sahil Sharma 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11, 14-12 (3-2); Final: Divyankar Somani bt Shaurya Gupta 9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9 (3-2)

Junior Boys' Singles

Semifinals: Divaksh bt Divyankar 11-2, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6 (3-1), Pankaj bt Sahil Sharma 17-15, 11-8, 12-10 (3-0); Final: Pankaj Sidana bt Divaksh;

Junior Girls' Singles

Semifinals: Sezal bt Parvita 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (3-0); Pareen Verma bt Aabha Sharma 11-8, 11-2, 13-11 (3-0); Final: Pareen bt Sezal 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 (3-0).