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Mystery gang keeps Kharar residents awake
Kharar, August 11 The residents of the area are resorting to ‘theekri pehra’ (night vigil) so as to avoid any uncertain circumstances. The police of the area termed all such news as mere rumours as no concrete evidence of any incident in this regard has been found. “Some people used to claim that they have seen suspicious persons roaming in their area and suspected them as some mysterious gang members. Investigations made in this regard however proved nothing worthwhile. Undoubtedly, residents of the area are scared and some mischievous elements are frightening them further,” said RS Mrar, the DSP of the area. Citing yesterday’s incident on the Randhawa road, DSP Mrar said, “When the police team went there nobody came forward to file any complaint.” On the other hand, Amandeep Singh, a resident of a colony on Randhawa road, claimed that some persons had tried to break open the doors of his house two days ago. “We were scared and raised an alarm following which the miscreants fled away,” claimed Amandeep Singh. He said yesterday also some miscreants came in the area. “We have started night vigil on our own now. The people on ‘theekre pehra’ challenged the miscreants, who then entered in a field and fled away. One of the residents also fired two gun shots in air to scare the miscreants,” said Jagjit Singh, a resident of the area. The residents also alleged that the police was not taking the problem seriously. “When we informed the police yesterday, a police party came casually at the spot and did not show any interest to check the field or the area, where the gang members were seen fleeing away,” alleged the
residents. Mohali Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Darshan Singh Mann said he was aware of the ongoing problem. “Certainly, rumour mongers are behind spreading such news for mischief. On our part, we have intensified the night patrolling of the area and the staff is on a high alert. If people are resorted to ‘theekri pehra’, it’s their own wish otherwise we are just a call away,” said SP Mann. Psychiatric viewpoint
Dr BS Chavan, a senior psychiatrist of the area and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, said such rumuors were not new in our country. “In fact, the imaginary fear of ghosts and other such things is deep rooted somewhere in our minds since our childhood. So, we believe in all such baseless things like ‘bhoot’ (ghosts) and ‘Monkey-man’. Surely, some mischievous people are behind these rumours and they spread these for fun sake,” said Dr Chavan. |
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Punjab rice millers demand security refund
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 11 The paddy milling bills have been cleared and millers have submitted affidavits to the district heads of the procurement agencies regarding the payment of any type of recovery that arises. Nakesh Jindal, press secretary of the association, said Tarsem Saini, national president, in a memorandum to the commissioner has mentioned that while finalising the bills of custom milling the state agencies at the district level can withheld 10 per cent security amount on the plea that gunny bags recovery charges have not been finalised, whereas the 60 per cent cost at custom milled rate is recovered from the millers, out of the gunnies left over after milling of paddy. The Food Corporation of India also follows the pattern of Punjab Government for the recovery of gunnies. He has urged them to issue instructions to the state agencies not to withhold any amount out of security deposit at the time of finalising the custom milling charges bills and also to refund the withheld amount of the previous years. FCI Punjab region may also be requested to follow the same pattern. |
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Students deserve better facilities: DC
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 11 Expressing his dismay over the sitting arrangement for students on the ground, without food and water, he instructed the school head to ensure proper arrangements for them in future. Earlier, the DC planted a sapling in the school ground to launch a plantation drive in the school. He said to control the growing menace of pollution tree plantation was the only solution. It is a dire need of the hour that every section of society should take the responsibility and come forward for the noble cause, Sekhri said. |
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Rotary Club celebrates vanamahotsava
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 11 The president stressed on the need to preserve the ecology. He announced that all steps would be taken to safeguard the saplings, including the provision of tree guards. He said all arrangements for watering the plants had already been made.
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Boy’s body recovered
Ambala, August 11 Soon the villagers of Sambhalkha village rushed to the spot. Later, the body was taken to Civil Hospital at Ambala Cantonment. After the postmortem the body was crematedin the village. “The body was entrapped in the bed of the river,” a diver said. |
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Two juveniles arrested for theft
Chandigarh, August 11 Sohan Lal Jindal, a resident of Ram Darbar, had reported to the police that miscreants broke into his house and stole cash, jewellery, mobile phone and other items on the intervening night of August 9 and 10. Jindal and his family had gone to watch a movie when the theft occurred. The footage reportedly showed a girl tampering with the camera. The police rounded her up and on her disclosure, the two juveniles were arrested. The police recovered Rs 23,400, 17 mobile sets, two laptops, two gold bangles, two watches, a pair of gold earrings, a gold ring, two pairs of gold ear studs, a gold chain and a kundan set from their possession. The recovered loot is estimated to be worth Rs 2 lakh. Both the accused have been sent to juvenile homes. The police, however, took no action against the girl who is said to be an accomplice of the two juveniles. A case has been registered at the Sector 31 police station.
Vehicle thief arrested
With the arrest of a person who was riding a stolen motorcycle, the police claims to have recovered 12 motorcycles and solved six cases of snatching. The accused has been identified as Sanjay, alias Suraj, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Acting on a tip-off, a barrier was laid in the residential area of Sector 44 by a team of the Sector 34 police station. The accused was on a Pulsar motorcycle (number CH01AA2527). During questioning, he disclosed he had stolen the motorcycle. Sanjay is involved in 18 criminal cases, the police said. He was produced in court and was remanded to four-day police custody.
Rape case: Accused sent to judicial custody
Panchkula: Uma Shankar, who was arrested on Saturday following charges of rape levelled against him by his daughter, was sent to judicial custody by the duty magistrate on Sunday. The 19-year-old victim, a resident of Fatehpur village in Sector 20 alleged that she was being victimised by her father for the past few years. She alleged Uma Shankar was now trying to molest her younger sister as well. The victim was rescued by a police team along with advocates of Legal Aid Clinic.
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Man held for murder
Mohali, August 11 According to the police, Surinder Singh was arrested from the Mohali bus stand. His accomplice, Satpal, who is a relative of Surinder Singh, is still on the run. Both the accused and the victim belong to Santemajra village. The station house officer of the Balongi police station, Inspector Gurjit Singh said Surinder Singh has confessed that he along with Satpal stabbed the victim to death after consuming liquor with him at a liquor vend. “Jai Singh (46) had illicit relations with Surinder’s wife, which led to Jai Singh's murder," the Inspector said. Notably, the body of the Jai Singh had turned into a skeleton when it was recovered. The victim’s son, Rahul, had identified his father's body. On July 24, Rahul had informed the police that his father was missing. Rahul informed the police that he had seen his father with Surinder Singh and Satpal at a liquor vend, following which the police had registered a case under Sections 302, 34 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code at the Balongi police station.
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Road accident claims two lives
Zirakpur, August 11 The deceased have been identified as Sandip Kumar (25), a resident of Andheri village, and Smriti from Mubarakpur. The third girl, Neha, who has been shifted to the Government Medical Hospital College, Sector 32, is in a critical condition. According to sources, the victims were on the motorcycle when they were hit by a Skoda car near Singhpura Chowk. The injured were immediately taken to the GMCH, Sector 32, where Smriti was declared brought dead while Sandip succumbed to his injuries after some time. The car driver fled from the spot leaving his car behind. The Zirakpur station house officer, Inspector Tarlochan Singh, said a case has been registered against the driver.
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Two arrested for supplying duplicate Kurkure
Mohali, August 11 Giving details, the station house officer (SHO) of Phase I police station, Dharampal Singh said that the police intercepted the canter, carrying the boxes of the duplicate product under the name of
Kurmure. “Kurkure is a product of PepsiCo India and a fake trademark of the company was found printed on the packets of snacks. Juneja Firm, based in Panipat, was manufacturing the product and there was no mention of the date of manufacturing or expiry on the packets," said Inspector Dharampal. He added that as many as 40 boxes (each box containing 150 packets) of large packets and 100 boxes (each box containing 30 packets) of small packets were recovered from the truck. Inspector Dharampal Singh said three persons have been booked in this regard. “Apart from the
driver and the agent, we have also registered a case under Sections 272, 273, 420, IPC, 63, 65 of the Copy Rights Act and 103 of Trade Mark Act against Gulshan Juneja, owner of the company," said
the SHO.
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Chandigarh State Shooting Championship
Mohali, August 11 A visit to the Markfed shooting range has revealed that like previous years, it is waiting for a make over. The range is hosting the 38th Chandigarh State Shooting Championship due to non-availability of the Patiala Ki Rao shooting range in Sector 25. "The shooting range is not available in Chandigarh, so we have shifted the venue. Now, to improve the infrastructure is in the hands of the local authorities (Markfed) as we have nothing to do with this," said GS Mangat, general secretary of the association. Earlier, in 2009, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had announced an ultra-modern shooting range at Mohali. "The only development was cutting of grass, which was done prior to the tournament. The shooting range is in a dire need of make over. The open range is becoming a hub of bugs and insects," said a shooter. Another shooter added,"The boundary wall of the shooting range touches the agricultural land, which is the main reason of dampness. The authorities should spend a good amount to upgrade the facilities here as it is the only range of the region," the shooter said. Meanwhile, the Patiala Ki Rao shooting range, which was handed over to the Chandigarh police in 2001 by the UT Sports Department, is still under construction work. Earlier, in January, the 300-mt range was inaugurated by the Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil. However, the construction work on other range is still going on under the supervision of the Chandigarh police. The first deadline to complete the shooting range was October 31, 2011, which was further extended to November 30, 2011.Later, it was pushed to January 13, 2013. |
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Dhirili, Saanvi march ahead in badminton meet
Panchkula, August 11 In the girls’ (U-10) qualifying matches, Dhirili defeated Deeya (31-22), while Saanvi beat Raiza Dhillon (31-3). In another matches, Anshu registered a 31-26 victory over Ananya, whereas Shivali trounced Manat (31-18). About 250 players are participating in this championship. Results Girls’ (U-10): First round - Sujit bt Asmi (31-08); Gaurya bt Alisha (31-24) Boys’ (U-10): Saaresht bt Aditya (31-21); Ananjay bt Mehar Jol (31-09); Jayan bt Adhiraj (31-20); Agastya bt Yatharth (31-21); Chaitanya bt Rudransh (31-14) Girls’ (U-13): Ayushi bt Ananya (31-17); Vanshika bt Tanishka (31-23); Soumya bt Radhika (31-16); Anahita bt Kashish (31-20) Singles: Nimisha bt Kanak (31-14); Diya bt Akshita (31-24); Devika bt Arshiar (31-29); Garima bt Vooantika (31-26); Himanshi bt Eknoor (31-06); Jitika bt Dhriti (31-07); Manya bt Jhanvi (31-20); Saave bt shanya (31-18) Girls’ (U-15): Durganshi bt Manshi (31-04); Rashi bt Pankhuri (31-06); Chavi bt Bhouika (31-08); Ria bt Himanshu (31-05) Singles: Sanali bt Simran (31-13); Tamanna bt Shivangi (31-10); Arashdeep bt Adhiti (31-13); Muskan bt Ayushi (31-07) Girls’ (U-13) doubles: Ananya and Dia bt Saavi and Vanshika (31-17); Chhavi and Rashi bt Dhiriti and Jitika (31-04); Arshia Dhar and Arshia Agarwal bt jhanvi and Stuti (31-05); Mugdha and Vani bt Ayushi and Devika (34-32) Second round: Girls’ (U-10) - Shivali bt Harshita (31-23); Mugdha bt Sujeet (31-02); Shreya bt Varinda (31-13); Devika bt Gaurya (31-03) Boys’ (U-10): Aarush bt Akshit (31-07); Shrey bt Saaaresht (31-04); Isshan bt Vardhan (31-09); Avyay bt Ammojay (31-22) Second round: Jayan bt Hemansh (31-04); Gauransh bt Chaityana (31-21); Sangam bt Siddharth (31-19) Boys’ (U-13): Dhruv bt Harsh (31-10); Pravar bt Abthishek (31-21); Vansh bt Aryan (31-09); Vipil bt Praneet (31-14); Yuvan bt Anuj (31-13) Boys’ (U-15): Suresh bt Aakash (31-15); Manav bt Adhip (31-04); Kartik bt Samarth (31-20); Venketsh bt Robtin (31-12); Samay bt Arjun (31-08); Abthinav bt Eklavya (31-17) |
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Tennis Tourney
Mohali, August 11 In the final of the boys’ (U-14) category, Aniket Khosa beat Siddarth Kanchustambam in a well-settled match (6-4, 5-7 and 6-2), while in the final of the girls’ (U-14) category, Komaljit beat Harleen Kaur (6-1, 6-7(4) and 6-3). Results Girls’ (U-14) quarterfinals: Harleen Kaur bt Khusbeen Kaur (9-4); Tanya Batra awarded walkover against Nimrat Kang; Priyanka Khanna bt Reetinder (9-4); Komaljeet bt Nandini (9-3) Semifinals: Harleen Kaur bt Tanya Batra (6-4, 6-3); Komaljeet bt Priyanka (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) Boys’ (U-14) semifinals: Siddarth Kanchustambam awarded walkover against Sabrang Sandal; Aniket Khosa bt Abhimanyu Rozra (7-5, 6-2). |
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Roopmeet, Sunil claim top spots
Chandigarh, August 11 In the air rifle event of the senior women category, Roopmeet secured 392 points out of 400 to claim the top spot, while Sunil bagged the air pistol event title of the senior men category with 568 points out of 600. Results Air Pistol Senior Women: Harpreet Kaur 345/400; .22 Open Site Rifle: Gurinder Singh 246/300 and Tejpal Singh 219/300; Sports Pistol Women: Aastha Sahotra 247/300; Harpreet Kaur 245/300; Standred Pistol Senior Men: Sunil Chaudhry 269/300; Sandeep Sarai 236/300; Free Pistol Senior Men: Mainash Jain 214/300; Air Rifle Peep Site Junior Men: Arjun Babuta 362/400; Air Pistal Nr Senior Men: Vijay Kumar 363/400; Air Pistal Youth Women: Shivangee Sanwaria 326/400. |
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