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Patiala, July 4
The only student from Patiala to make it to AIIMS this year, Nishant Agarwal, a student of Bhupindra International School, has made the city proud by securing the sixth rank in the AIIMS entrance exam.

Son of Dr Hari Om Aggarwal and Dr Sangeeta Aggarwal, Nishant always wanted to be a doctor. His elder sister, Alisha Aggarwal, is also doing her MBBS from Government Medical College, Patiala. Owing to their parents’ profession, the siblings had grown up hearing about the medical line and decided to join this profession.

A topper throughout, Nishant had secured the ninth rank in NEET and was the second topper in Punjab in the test. He scored 92 per cent in the class XII examination and topped Manipal University.

"I am thankful to my parents, teachers and mentors at iQuest, Patiala, for their support. I am happy that I fulfilled my dream," he said. 

Ropar, July 4
Congress workers from five villages today submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Pradip Kumar Agrawal a day after sitting on dharna at Chandigarh-Ludhiana highway against alleged irregularities in counting of votes during the panchayat poll.

The Congress workers were led by Chamkaur Sahib MLA Charanjit Singh Channi. They alleged that the staff deputed at the counting centres in villages Kajoli, Kalaran, Kainor, Adhreda and Tapparian Amarsingh had declared the Akali-BJP supported candidates victorious even after the Congress backed candidates got more votes.

This practice was adopted by the counting staff at the centres where Congress supported candidates won with a margin of less than 50 votes. Recounting was allowed at such villages and ultimately the candidates backed by ruling alliance were declared winners, alleged Channi.

He said Baljinder Singh, a Congress worker, had won with a margin of 47 votes for the post of sarpanch at Kajoli. However, a rival, Niranjan Singh, an Akali leader, demanded recounting and still Baljinder won by 24 votes. Then counting was done for the third time and Niranjan was declared winner by one vote. “Same was done at Kalaran village, there recounting route was adopted to declare the SAD worker as winner,” he alleged. “At other villages, the SAD supported candidates were declared winner and the staff left the place even without providing details of votes polled to the contestants,” said the MLA. —TNS

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 4
Resentment prevails among rice millers in the state as the deadline fixed by the state government for delivering milled rice to the FCI by June 30 has expired and still more than 6 Lakh MT of paddy is lying in the rice mills.

The rice millers alleged that the FCI was not accepting the milled rice from them due to the storage of space. As a result, the rice millers have stopped milling the paddy.

Nakesh Jindal, secretary of the association, said a delegation of the Punjab Rice Millers’ Association led by Taresm Saini, national president, and Jagdeep Singh Cheema, secretary, and district presidents called upon Partap Singh Kairon, Minister for Food and Civil Supply, and urged him to extend the milling of paddy period till August 31.

As per the new policy of the state government, only those mills will be allotted paddy for milling from the next year, which have delivered 100 per cent milled rice by June 30.

The association members urged the government not to take such step as they could have delivered the milled rice had the FCI accepted the rice.

He said the delegation also urged the minister to take up the issue with the Union Government for providing space and to extend the milling date till August 31.

He said the minister had assured the delegation that he would take up the matter with the Union Government. He also assured that the date would be extended. 

Ropar, July 4
The efforts of local MLA Daljit Singh Cheema in bringing the two factions of the Ropar Beopar Mandal together proved futile. One of the factions has decided to organise a general body meeting on July 5 at the Lahri Shah temple for the election of new president of traders' body.

Last week one of the factions revolted against the serving president Paramjit Singh Makkar and decided to elect a new president. The proposed names for the post of vyapar mandal's president are Parvidner Pal Singh Binta, district president, Youth Akali Dal (U), and Rajeshwar Jain, district vice-president, BJP.

The new faction then approached the MLA of Anandpur Sahib and Health Minister MM Mittal and Ropar MLA Daljit Singh Cheema. Cheema directed both the groups to send eight-member delegations for the meeting so that the issue could be settled amicably. During the meeting, heated arguments were exchanged following which the dissident group decided to convene a general body meeting to elect the new president. —TNS

Chandigarh, May 30
A local court today remanded a UT police ASI, who was arrested in a bribe case, in 14-day judicial custody. ASI Devinder Kumar was arrested yesterday for demanding a bribe of Rs 3,500 from a person for not implicating him in a case.

The the CBI had arrested the ASI while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 3,500 in the Sector 19 police station where he was posted. Earlier, the accused was arrested in 2001 in a similar case by the CBI. At that time he was a head constable. He was later acquitted by a court in 2008.

The CBI had received a complaint from Amandeep Singh, a resident of Himachal Pradesh. Amandeep complained to the CBI that he went to the booth market in Sector 19 on May 20 and gave a Rs 500 note to a shopkeeper after purchasing some goods. That note was found to be counterfeit, following which the shopkeeper called the police. 

Lovepreet Singh at the District Courts, Phase 3B2, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky gharu

Mohali, July 4
The Mohali police today arrested a criminal, who has been declared as proclaimed offender, wanted in several cases of theft and attempt to murder. Inspector Samar Vineet, Station House Officer of Phase I police station, said the accused, Lovepreet Singh alias Kabootar (24), was nabbed late last night.

“There are four cases, including attempt to murder against him at Chandigarh. In Mohali, Kabootar was being wanted in two theft cases and one snatching case. Kabootar was declared as proclaimed offender by court in 2010,” said Samar Vineet.

He said Kabootar was produced before the court today afternoon and was sent to jail.

Chandigarh, July 4
In the ongoing 5th Ashok Kumar Vij Memorial Cricket Tournament for Boys (U-13), the cricket team of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, and Satluj Public School, Panchkula, registered win in their respective matches, at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, here today.

The tournament is being organised by the Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA), which is affiliated with the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).

In the first match of the day, the KK Cricket Academy went down against Saupin’s School, Sector 32, by seven wickets. Batting first, the losing side posted a low total of 56 runs before bundling out in the 22nd over.

Abhishek remained the highest scorer for the team with 18 off 25 while Vaibhav scored 7 off 15 balls. In the bowing side, Prithvi Lohtia remained the highest wicket taker with 2 for 23 while Prabhjeet Singh claimed 1 for 12.

On other hand, chasing the target, the Saupin’s School posted 57 runs with losing three wickets in 13 overs. Divy (24 off 26) and Prabhjeet (16 off 25) guided the team to victory. In bowling, Atul grabbed 2 for 6.

In the second match, Satluj Public School beat Mount Carmel School by 83 runs. Winning the toss, the wining side scored a healthy total of 195 runs for 6 wickets in the allotted slot of 30 overs. Shravan Sharma contributed 75 off 64 to top the team’s score chart while Mandeep chipped 28 off 39. The team’s innings was later stabled with a 30-run contribution by Arjun Azad. In bowling, Dhananjay claimed 2 for 30.

In reply, Mount Carmel was bundled out on a total of 112 runs in 24 overs. Sarab (45 off 61) and Anuj (22 off 22) remain the main contributors for the team. Bowler Arjun Azad ended with the figures of 4 for 14 while Sahil claimed 3 for 16.Aryan Verma was the other main wicket taker claiming 2 for 2. The team of Coaching Centre, Sector 32, will face Saupin’s School and the host side Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, will cross swords with Satluj Public School on Friday.

Chandigarh, July 4
The UT Sports Department will start an annual sports talent scholarship to felicitate outstanding local players here. The players, who have represented the city during 2012-13 and attained the first, second and third positions in the recognised games are eligible to fall under the scholarship category.

These games include archery, athletics, aquatics, badminton, basketball, billiards or snookers, boxing, baseball, cricket, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, handball, judo, kabaddi, kho-kho, lawn tennis, rifle shooting, rowing, sailing or yachting, skating, skiing, swimming, softball, squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling.

Application forms can be obtained from the office of the District Sports Officer at the Sports Complex, Sector 42. These can also be obtained from principals of colleges, the office of District Education Officer (DEO), secretaries of state sports associations and the Director, Sports, Panjab University. The last date for the receipt of application forms is August 30.

Chandigarh, July 4
The Pre-Subroto Football Cup for Boys (U-14 and U-17) will start from tomorrow at football stadium of Sector 17 and Sports Complex of Sector 42 here. A total of 11 teams have confirmed their entry in the boys (U-14) category while in the boys (U-17) category, a total of 13 teams will vie for attaining the top spot.

The matches of the boys (U-14) category are scheduled to be played at Sector 42 while the matches of the boys (U-17) category will be played at the football stadium of Sector 17. Winners of each category will represent the city in the upcoming Subroto-Cup, organised annually by the Indian Air Force at the Ambedkar Football Stadium, Delhi.