‘Give way to ambulance’ drive kicks off
Tribune News Service

Patiala, September 7
Society for People’s Welfare and Awareness Patiala (SPWAP), an NGO, in collaboration with District Traffic Police, has started a unique campaign ‘Give Way to Ambulance’ to create awareness among the masses on smooth passage of ambulances carrying serious patients on roads.

The NGO’s chairman, Karamjit Singh Jatana, and secretary general Dr DS Bhullar, said, “It is our moral and ethical duty to make way for the ambulances so that the patients may avail the much needed treatment by reaching at a hospital on time.”

Traffic in-charge Hardeep Singh said it is the duty and responsibility of every citizen to learn and abide by the ambulance rules.

According to Dr Bhullar, fast improvements are being made in the ambulance rules in India and presently as many as 13,847 ambulances are working round-the-clock in over 35 states of the country under the National Rural Health Mission programme and more than 500 ambulances will be added this year. “But the public is not sensitive about their duties and responsibilities as a concerned citizen of the country,” said Bhullar.

Superintendent of Police (retd.) Sohan Lal, Dr OPS Kande, Amarjit Singh Cheema, audit officer Kamar Manjit Singh Dhaliwal, Kaka Ram of Red Cross Society, Kaka Singh Shermajra, Jawahar Lal Singla and Inder Pal Singh Saini, along with schoolchildren were present on the occasion.

500 examined at camp
Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 7
Hargobind Sahib Charitable Trust, Khera Hansali, today organised an eye check-up-cum-operation camp at HGS College for Girls at Khera village under the patronage of Sant Baba Ajit Singh Ji Hansali wale. Minister for Food and Civil Supply Adesh Partap Singh Kairon inaugurated the camp.

A nine-member team of doctors from PGI, Chandigarh, checked up the eyes of more than 500 patients and conducted operations on patients where an immediate need for a surgery was felt.

Addressing the gathering, Kairon appreciated the efforts of the Trust for providing a team of quality doctors to check-up the eyes of rural people, who can not afford to visit PGI. He stressed on the need to donate eyes. He assured full assistance from the government.

The team of doctors advised the gathering to go for a routine eye check-up to avoid weak eyesight in future. “Children below 8 years of age and those above 40 years of age must go in for a routine check-up” said a doctor.

Punjab Colonisers and Dealers Association to hold thanksgiving rally
Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, September 7
As many as 95 per cent colonisers have welcomed the Punjab government’s new policy for the regularisation of the illegal colonies, claimed Kultar Singh Jogi, president of the Punjab Colonisers and Dealers Association (PCDA) today.

After presiding over the meeting of the local unit of the PCDA, Jogi said the association would organise thanksgiving rally in Ludhiana on September 11. “The Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal while accepting our demands announced a simple policy to provide relief to the plot holders in illegal colonies. The new policy has given relief to the people who wanted to purchase plots at a cheaper rate,” said Jogi.

Speaking on the occasion, District president, PCDA, assured Jogi that all the members of the district unit would participate in the rally.

People can build their dream houses

The new policy has also given relief to the people who wanted to purchase plots at a cheaper rate to build their dream houses. The rally to be held is our way of thanking the state government for announcing the policy.

— Kultar Singh Jogi, president, PCDA

IT dept survey
‘Unaccounted income declared by businessmen’

Tamanna’s murder
2 convicted in dowry case
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 7
The local court today pronounced a seven-year rigorous sentence to dowry victim Tamanna’s husband Vikas and his mother Krishna. Both the family members of the victim were held guilty by Panchkula district and Sessions Judge Ravi Sondhi yesterday.

Tamanna had succumbed to her injuries at PGI in November, 2012, following being beaten up badly by the accused. While her husband, Vikas had stated then that she had fallen in bathroom and got hurt.

Her post-mortem report however stated that she had a broken thorasic bone and ruptured spleen. The injuries had led to an internal bleeding and resulted in her death.

The 25-year-old victim was traffic constable in Chandigarh Police. Tamanna, also a National-level athlete, was recruited in the force under the sports quota.

Two get 7-yr jail for rape Ambala:

Vimlesh Tanwar, Special Judge, Fast Track Court, Ambala, has sentenced two accused in a rape and abduction case to a seven-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on Friday. The convicted have been identified as Teja Singh and Jaswinder Kaur.

According to the prosecution, Teja Singh had abducted a 16-year-old girl on September 13, 2012, from Ambala City. Teja was accompanied by Jaswinder Kaur. Singh then took the girl to some unknown place and raped her.

On the complaint of the girl, the police had registered a case under Sections 376, 366 and 120-B of the IPC. — OC

Saji Mohan’s case adjourned to October 15

Punjabi singer accused of fraud in Mumbai Police net
Team sent to bring him back to Mohali
Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 7
The Mohali police has sent a team to Mumbai today to bring back Preet Brar, a noted Punjabi singer, and an accused in cheating and other several cases in the area. Notably, Brar was caught by the Mumbai police yesterday from the Mumbai Airport from where he was intending to go abroad. The Mohali police had sounded an alert on all airports across the country.

Mohali SSP, GS Bhullar, said his team would bring back the singer tomorrow. “A case under Sections 406 and 420 has been registered against the singer at Phase VIII police station on the complaint of a local resident, Amandeep Singh.

Besides, two or three more criminal cases have been registered against him at the Kharar police stations,” said SSP Bhullar. Brar’s bail application has already turned down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

In his complaint, Amandeep had alleged Brar took Rs 51 lakh from him for getting him plot at Kharar. But neither he was given any plot nor he (Brar) returned his money, alleged the complainant, who had filed an FIR against the singer on July 31, 2013.

Carrom tourney
Tuba enters quarterfinals
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 7
The 23rd Chandigarh State Carrom Tournament was declared open at the St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today. On the first day, in Girls’ junior singles carrom players Tuba, Manu Gupta, Nidhi and Priya Sharma entered into the quarterfinals.

Results

Men’s singles: First round-Anuj K Sinha bt Umeed Ali 24-15, 25-03; Neeraj Bharti bt Ritesh Sood 25-00, 25-00; Mohd Aarish bt Shubham Sharma 25-00, 24-00; Raj Kumar bt Sahil Thakur 25-00, 25-07; Tasavar Ali bt Mukesh Chand 25-10, 25-12; Aneesh Ahmed bt Preet Kanwal Singh 25-02, 25-00; Mohd Saquib bt Ankush Taneja 17-19, 23-09, 25-15; Mohd Talib bt Jatin Chaudhary 23-04, 25-04; Yishu Sharma bt Rahul Goel 22-01, 22-00; Mohd Hassan bt Amardeep 25-00, 25-00.

Boys’ singles (Junior): First round: Amarjeet Sharma bt Ayush Makkar 21-00, 21-00; Rafat Ali bt Maneet Singh 20-00, 22-00; Ankush Taneja bt Sahib Preet Singh 16-11, 07-09, 13-04; Tasavar Ali bt Shanu Goel 15-00, 14-01; Aditya bt Bhagwant Singh 18-00, 20-04; Namitanshu bt Sarabjeet Singh 15-00, 14-00; Aayush Kumar bt Pushpit 21-00, 21-00; Rahul Goel bt Kunal Batra 10-04, 20-00; Mahir Yadav bt Abhishek 24-05, 17-01; Paras Arora bt Preet Kanwal Singh 03-20, 11-10, 25-06; Jatin Chaudhary bt Shubhan Banyal 11-00, 21-04; Paramjeet Singh bt Aditya Kumar Gupta 06-05, 05-16, 15-09; Mohd Arib bt Sahil Thakur 14-03, 21-04.

Second round-Mohd Talib bt Amarjeet Sharma 23-01, 22-03; Ankush Taneja bt Rafat Ali 16-00, 16-08; Tasavar Ali bt Aditya 25-00, 05-00; Yishu Sharma bt Namitanshu 21-00, 21-00; Ayush Kumar bt Rahul Goel 21-00, 21-00; Paras Arora bt Mahir Yadav 16-01, 21-15; Jatin Chaudhary bt Paramjit Singh 20-04, 23-00; Aarish bt Mohd Arib 14-23, 11-09, 20-07.

Boys’ singles (sub-junior)-First round: Shubham bt Pushpit 14-07; Amarjeet Sharma bt Arshdeep Singh 21-00; Yash Gupta bt Ankit 23-00; Anmol Bhatia bt Anubhav Gupta 21-00; Aditya bt Jap Jot Singh Walia 23-00; Mukul Negi bt Hemant Kumar 07-00; Mohd Adil bt Taranvir Longia 21-00; Mayank Gupta bt Madhav Inder Singh 21-00; Nitin Malik bt Ayush 07-00; Viren Behl bt Ranvir Longia 05-00; Rishit Nanda bt Jashandeep Singh 16-00; Dhruv Zutshi bt Gautam Sharma 22-00; Preet Inder Singh bt Anant Sood 02-01; Shubkirat Singh bt Raghav Sharma 09-00; Aryan Singh Dhaka bt Raghav 11-04; Viren Pathania bt Asmeet Singh 19-00.

Second round-Mahir Yadav bt Shubham 21-00; Amarjit Sharma bt Amanpreet Singh 19-00; Yash Gupta bt Arshdeep Sokhal 17-01; Anmol Bhatia bt Piyush Mann 21-00; Aditya Gupta bt Aditya 09-08; Mohd Adil bt Aryan Singh 18-00; Rishu Sharma bt Mayank Gupta 21-00; Sahil Thakur bt Nitin Malik 21-00; Ayush bt Viren Behl 04-00; Dhruv Zutshi bt Richit Nanda 09-00; Gur Rehmat Singh bt Preet Inder Singh 21-00; Shub Kirat Singh bt Abtinder Singh 10-00; Aryan Singh Dhaka bt Abhishek Kumar 09-00; Atul Yadav bt Onkar Singh 19-00; Chirag C bt Viren 21-00.

Girls’ singles (junior)-First round: Maryam bt Akanksha Bhatia 21-00, 19-04; Manu Gupta bt Vrinda 21-00, 21-00; Sanya Chadha bt Muskan 23-00, 12-04; Reena bt Mansi Gupta 14-00, 17-00.

Quarterfinals: Tuba bt Maryam 21-00, 16-00; Nidhi Gupta bt Komal Gupta 23-00, 18-00; Manu Gupta bt Sanya Chadha 15-04, 14-05; Priya Sharma bt Reena 21-00, 21-00.

Girls’ singles (sub-junior)-First round: Bisakha Sharma bt Sanya Mahajan 15-00; Ashu Sharma bt Bhavika Tyagi 20-04; Sanya Chadha bt Mehak 25-00; Aakanksha Bhatia bt Anushika 13-05; Sukhali bt Drishti 08-07.

Chandigarh Academy come crashing down against SGGS-26
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 7
Players of the state-run Chandigarh Hockey Academy (CHA) while representing Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, tasted first their defeat, since the start of this academy, against SGGS School, Sector 26, (SGGS-26) during the final match on Inter-School Hockey Tournament for Boys (U-19), here today.

In the final of the tournament, played at the Government Model Senior Secondary Schools, Sector 37, (GMSSS-37) the players tasted a 4-0 defeat against SGGS School, Sector 26. Notably, the Chandigarh Football and Hockey Academy are being looked after by the UT Administration and the downfall of these same academies has been reported in the same columns. The administration is serving these players with best of the facilities with allotting a special budget for them. In the final of the championship, the losing team faced the bolt from the blue in the very second minute of the match when Jashanjit of SGGS School, Sector 26, sounded the wooden plank with a strongly hit ground-level shot. Soon, after receiving the wale up alarm, the CHA players started playing possession. But within the gap of five minutes, before the first-half whistle, the team went down to 3-0 with Harmanpreet (25th minute) and Gurkirat (30th minute) striking a goal each for SGGS side. Moving their goal-scoring campaign further, the SGGS team scored the decider in the second half with Raj Kumar, smartly dodging the defender, putting the white ball in-nets during the 36th minute.

Zoravar blanks Dhruv in tennis

Chandigarh, September 7
In the ongoing Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) Tennis (boys and girls) Tournament, Zoravar Dhillon defeated Dhruv Malhotra 5-0 while Anirudh Sangra beat Shridam Anand 5-0, being held at the CLTA courts here today. The tournament will be held on the weekends of September 2013. The games are being played on a format with best of 13 games for green balls and best of 9 games for orange balls. The semifinals and finals will be of 3 short sets for green balls and best of 13 games for orange balls.

Results

Boys Orange Ball Court: Zoravar Dhillon bt Dhruv Malhotra 5-0; Pratham Mehta bt Kartik Goel 5-2; Anirudh Sangra bt Shridam Anand 5-0; Charan Dhindsa bt Ekambir Brar 5-2; Adit bt Udaykaran 5-4; Arpit Dhull bt Gurvavraj Malhan 5-2; Rajatdeep Gogia bt Uday Pal Singh 5-0; Jaskeerat bt Manveer Singh 5-0; Yohance Thakur bt Praduman Dahiya 5-1. Boys Green Ball Court: Manraj Chatha bt Sidhak Bains 7-5; Viren Gulia bt Karanvir Dhiman 7-2; Jivaj Chawla bt Aryan 7-0; Gaurav bt Gurmehar 7-0; Rishi Jalota bt Arnav 7-0; Chirag bt Gaurav 6-3. — TNS