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Ropar: Rupnagar today created a record of sorts with unanimous election of panches and sarpanches of 54 panchayats in the Rupnagar Assembly area.

Disclosing this in a statement released by the SAD party head office here today, the secretary and spokesman of the party Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said this was for the first time in the history of the area when such a large number of sarpanches and panches had been elected unanimously. Three other villages have elected their sarpanches unanimously. These villages would witness contest for panches only. — TNS

Chandigarh, June 25
A 45-year-od rickshaw-puller was allegedly stabbed to death by a carpenter at a hutment near Mauli Jagran here this morning. The victim, Munshi Ram, was stabbed to death by Thakur, alias Amresh, with two-foot-long handsaw as he suspected the rickshaw-puller had stolen his utensils in which he used to sell boiled eggs on a stall.

The man was murdered at around 10 am at the hutment on the rear side of Hotel Solitaire. Thakur, who was in an inebriated state, confronted Munshi Ram and asked him if he had stolen his three utensils. As the victim expressed ignorance and denied having stolen his utensils, Thakur took out his hand saw and hit Munshi Ram on the neck and head. The rickshaw puller died on the spot due to excessive bleeding as his throat was slit.

Munshi Ram’s two minor daughters, nine-year-old Reshma and seven-year-old Ruksaar, were witness to the murder and Reshma immediately rushed outside and raised a hue and cry. She summoned a beat constable who was in the NAC market and narrated the incident. The police immediately reached the spot and arrested the accused. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

The deceased’s wife was not living with him and both the daughters will now be sent to Snehalaya, the police said. Munshi Ram hailed from Kanpur and had been residing in the city for the past many years. The accused, Thakur hailed from Rai Bareilly in UP. Both the accused and the victim knew each other and they had drinks together last night. The two had reportedly entered into a violent scuffle last night over the issue of utensils while having drinks.

The police said Thakur used to work as a carpenter on daily wage. He used to sell boiled eggs by the roadside on days when he had no job. A case of murder under section 302 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Chandigarh, June 25
In the second incident this year, a theft of books was reported at the PGI.

Dr Shobhan Babu, Junior Resident, department of pharmacology, PGI, reported that someone had stolen books from his room on June 24. The police has registered a case of theft under section 380 of the IPC at the Sector 11 police station.

This is the second incident of theft reported from the PGI this year. In the previous incident, Dr Vineetha Raghu had reported on March 29 that her mobile phone, cash, ATM card, bag and documents were stolen from the consultant room, department of radio diagnosis, Trauma Ward, PGI. The police had later apprehended Amit Prasar on the basis of CCTV footage on April 2. Prasar was a resident of Sector 25. 

Panchkula, June 25
In the First Rising Star Cricket Cup for Boys (U-14), the Hansraj cricket academy went down against the DC Model cricket academy by eight wickets here today. Batting first, the losing side posted 111 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Aman Kumar scored 25 off 33, Aditya contributed 28 off 25, and Utkarsh chipped in with run-a-ball 23.

Mandeep Bhardwaj, Ishanq Gupta and Gurpreet claimed two wickets each. The DC Model cricket academy reached the target for the loss of two wickets with only a ball remaining in 19.5 overs.

Monarch Goyal scored 24 off 29 and Ayush Khera contributed 21 off 27. Aman claimed a single scalp, giving away 15 runs.

Chandigarh, June 25
The pair of Kundal Aleen and Hardeep Sandhu defeated Navneet Singh and Ravneet Singh today during a main draw match of pre-quarters round in boys’ doubles (under-18) category in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the CLTA Courts in Sector 10.

Kundal and Hardeep trounced the Singh duo 4-2, 4-2. In other matches, Jagmeet Singh and Manjot Singh beat Alok Arnav and Karan Thind 5-3, 5-3; and Paramveer Bajwa and Anush Dheer Bhatti thrash Dushyant Agrahari and Shouya 4-2, 4-0.

In a singles encounter of the boys’ (under-18) category, second seed Ranjeet Singh beat Raghav 9-6, while top-seeded Hardeep Singh Sandhu sailed through 9-0 against Arnav Alok Goel. Paramveer Bajwa, meanwhile, won a tough fought match against Lavish Nehra 9-8 (3).

In the girls’ (under-18) category, second seed, CLTA trainee Gayatri Kumaraiah defeated Simarjeet Kaur 9-5 to book a quarterfinal berth.

Pre-quarters round

Boys’ (U-14): Sagar Bains bt Navneet Singh 9-7; Calving Golmei bt Shikhar Jyot 9-4; Sahishnu Sharma bt Sehaj Sidhu 9-1; Ishan Sethi bt Varun Mehla 9-3; Aditya Vashisht bt Chiraz Singh 9-1; Gurjot Singh bt Hardeep Mehla 9-1; Rishabh Sharda bt Saurabh Prashar 9-2; Sabrang Sandal bt Jaskaran Riar 9-0; Boys’ (U-18): Hardeep Singh Sandhu bt Arnav Alok Goel 9-0; Paramveer Bajwa bt Lavish Nehra 9-8 (3); Alan Johnsor bt Sumit Pal Singh 9-4; Pranav Suri bt Vikarant Dahiya 9-1; Jagtar Singh bt Sultan Atwal 9-8 (5); Qamar Faisal bt Dheer Anush 9-7; Vikas Berwal bt Mundkurtaran 9-6; Ranjeet Singh bt Raghav 9-6; Girls’ (U-14): Prinkle Singh bt Saisha Khanna 9-0; Prakriti Bainwani bt Khushbeen Kaur 9-2; Rubani Ahluwalia bt Jahnavi Shivran 9-6; Seerat Sidhu bt Luvya Lamba 9-0; Bani Singh bt Ashpreet Bajwa 9-1; Prakashan Abhirani bt Jannat Khurana 9-2; Tanya Batra bt Aashta Malhotra 9-7; Ishita Parik bt Hansika 9-5; Girls’ (U-18): Rajbeer Kaur bt Charvi Saxena 9-1; Bhawya Wadhawan bt Seerat Sidhu 9-4; Nikita Bishnoi bt Seerat Pannu 9-7; Aastha Malhotra bt Meenal Maharawal 9-4; Neeru bt Saumya Sazena 9-3; Aarushi Kakkar bt Harsimran Kaur 9-7; Aashit Gupta bt Prakriti Banwani 9-4; Gayatri Kumraiah bt Simarjeet Kaur 9-5; Boys’ doubles (U-18): Kundal Aleen and Hardeep Sandhu bt Navneet Singh and Ravneet Singh 4-2, 4-2; Jagmeet Singh and Manjot Singh bt Alok Arnav and Karan Thind 5-3, 5-3; Paramveer Bajwa and Anush Dheer Bhatti bt Dushyant Agrahari and Shouya 4-2, 4-0; Vikrant Dahiya and Shrey Gupta bt Abhijeet and Jagdeep Bajwa 5-4 (5), 4-0; Vikas Berwal and Pranav Suri bt Ojas Rathi and Raghav Talwar 4-0, 4-1; Rahul Seth and Eklavya bt Gajri Rohin and Tarun Mundkar 4-0, 4-5 (0), 7-4; Sumit Pal Singh and Qamar Faisal bt Mritunjay Badola and Raghav Sighania 4-2, 5-4 (5); Jagtar Singh and Ravinder Singh bt Barun Gill and Digvijay Pratap 4-2, 4-0; Boys’ doubles (U-14): Gurjot Singh and Anmol Rattan Kamboj bt Karan Bhalla and Shrenik Bhalla 4-0, 4-0; Ishan Sethi and Chiraz Singh bt Sahej Sidhu and Akshit Chabra 5-3, 4-0; Sabrang Sandal and Calvin Golmei bt Gaurav Seth and Shreyas Chopra 4-0, 4-2; Dhruv Sharma and Savneet Bajwa bt Jaskaran Riar and Balinder Oberoi 4-2, 4-2; Shivam Vij and Shashikant bt Bhupinder Singh and Rohit Malik 4-0, 4-1; Aditya Vashist and Sahishnu Sharma bt Kanav Khurana and Shikhar Jyot 4-1, 4-0; Neeraj Yashpaul and Arya Vardhan bt Barun Mehla and Akhilanand Ajeya 2-5, 5-4 (6), 7-4; Sagar Bains and Rishabh Sharda bt Anurabh Singh and Krishan Hooda 4-0, 4-0; Girls’ doubles (U-18): Khushbeen Kaur and Jahnavi Shivran bt Nandini Singh and Pritam Simran 4-2, 4-1; Charvi Saxena and Saumya Saxena bt Pious Mudgil and Mariyam 4-1, 4-0; Nimrat Kang and Kavya Gupta bt Meenal Maharwal and Prakriti Bainwani 4-2, 5-3; Simarjeet Kaur and Bani Singh bt Harsimran Kaur and Aarushi Kakkar 5-4 (2), 3-5, 7-4; Neelanchal Gupta and Abhirani Prakashan bt Tanya Batra and Surabhi Akhilanand 4-1, 4-2; Rubani Ahluwalia and Aastha Malhotra bt Sabrina Gill and Gurmehar Kaur 5-3, 4-1.

Chandigarh, June 25
The cricket team of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated Sarhitkari Cricket Academy during a Guru Nanak Public School Cricket Championship for boys (U-12) tie here today. Batting first, the winning side posted 102 runs in 40 overs, with Hritik scoring 33 runs and Aryan contributing with 11.

For the bowling side, Mandeep claimed three for 24, while Prabhjeet took two for 18. In reply, the Sarhitkari side was bundled out on 65 runs. For the winning side, off-spinner Nanak claimed four for 14, while Danish and Loveshek shared two wickets each. Kushi (10) and Prabhjeet (7) were the main scorers for the losing side.