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Dera Bassi, September 17
Residents blocked Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway for over half-an-hour to protest against power failure and disrupted water supply on Monday night. The protesters raised slogans against the authorities concerned for over 24 hours. Residents alleged that electricity supply was disrupted on Sunday evening following the squall and this has affected water supply as well. No repair work has been started by the authorities concerned, alleged the residents.

It was only after the police pacified the protesters, that the blockade was lifted.

Electricity department officials said the repair work was underway.

Ambala, September 17
Shri Vijay Inderdeen Charitable Trust will be organising a mega-function on September 22 to honour Venod Sharma, a former Union Minister and a local MLA, who has made the construction of a temple and a dharamshala possible in the area, by getting a 2.5 acres land allotment by the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The CM has also assured to grant land for the construction of a hospital after the completion of this work.

Manoj Jain, the convener of the function, said besides religious ceremonies, a music programme will also be organised in which Parakh and Party of Mumbai will participate.

Jain said, “The construction work of Shri Chintamani Pasharwanath Jain Swethamber temple and the dharamshala is going at a fast pace in Ambala, near the Motor market, where Jain saint Shri Vijay Inderdeen Sureshwar was cremated.”

This place is famously known as Vijay Inder Dham, said Jain.

Chandigarh, September 17
The special CBI court has awarded former chief manager of the State Bank of India Ajit Singh and deputy manager JP Ranga to a two-year imprisonment for misappropriating Rs 40 lakh.

The court held them guilty under Sections 120-B, 420 and 409 of the IPC and 13(2) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court has also slapped a fine of Rs 14,000 on the two.

The case dates back to August 8, 2002, when the two officials were posted at the Sector 17 treasury branch of the bank. The bank authorities lodged a complaint against them following which the CBI conducted raids on their residences. The raids were conducted in Chandigarh, Ambala and other cities.

The two convicts had transferred money from the accounts of different government departments into their personal accounts. The CBI sleuths had unearthed the misappropriation of Rs 40 lakh.

Investigations revealed that the officials used to credit the debited amount of different government departments on paper only and the amount was being diverted to their personal accounts.

The duo destroyed the evidence. The court had framed charges against the two in February 2006. 

Chandigarh, September 17
A local court today framed charges against the accused in the inspector Sucha Singh murder case.

The inspector was done to death by dismissed UT police constable Basant Kumar, alias Bunty, on June 8.

The police had registered a case under Sections 302, 307, 332, 333, 357, 397 and 34 of the IPC along with Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against the accused.

In its chargesheet filed three weeks ago, the police mentioned 46 witnesses, including police officials, CFSL experts and doctors.

The next hearing of the case is scheduled for December 21. The Chandigarh Police had filed a 297-page chargesheet, including 46 documents, in the court.

Sucha Singh was done to death on the intervening night of June 7-8. He was on a night duty along with driver and Home Guards volunteer, Jatinder Singh, when they rounded up a couple on suspicion at 2.15 am.

Basant, who was wanted in a double murder case in Sonepat, allegedly stabbed the Home Guards volunteer had fled with his female accomplice Sarita after snatching the Gypsy, which they later abandoned.

Basant and Sarita were arrested by the Haryana Police from Delhi. 

Mohali, September 17
The Mohali police has registered a case against a minor for raping a 13-year-old girl at Mataur village here today.

Both accused are residents of the village.

Inspector Navin Pal Singh Lehal, station house officer of the area, the accused had lured the victim to a deserted area near the village last night and raped her.

The victim told about the incident to her family members after returning home following which they approached the police.

The station house officer said the medical examination of the victim had confirmed rape.

“We have registered a case against the accused on the complaint of the victim's father, who is a tea vendor,” the station house officeradded.

The accused is reportedly absconding.

Zirakpur, September 17
A 13-year-old girl committed suicide on Monday night, by hanging herself in the house where she was working as a maid. The deceased has been identified as Neelam.

A case has been registered against the owner of the house. —OC

Chandigarh, September 17
Chandigarh registered a seven-wicket win to gather six points against Amritsar, during a match of the Katoch Shield Cricket Championship, at the cricket ground of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, today.

Resuming at an overnight score of 177-runs for 4 wickets, the visiting side got bowled out at 248 runs in 79.4 overs.

For Chandigarh, VRV Singh claimed 3 wickets for 38 runs, while Jaskaran Singh bagged 3 wickets for 34 runs. Gaurav Gambhir and Gurinder Singh claimed two wickets each.

With having a need of 145 runs to win, Manan Vohra from the Chandigarh team scored 68 runs. Manan was the first to move pavilion after being caught by Rohan Marwaha off Vinay Chaudhary on 41 off 55 balls, including six boundaries and a six. Vishwas Bhalla contributed a lion’s share by scoring 52 runs.

After his dismissal, the team lost two more wickets of Uday Kaul (2 runs) and Amit Prashar (16 runs) by off -spinner Charanjit Singh.

Duo of Vishwas and Jaskaran guided the team to victory with contributing an unbeaten knock of 59 off 85 and 16 off 6, respectively.

Brief scores

Amritsar (first innings) - 326 for all out in 95.3 overs

Chandigarh (first innings) - 430 for all out in 111 overs

Amritsar (second innings) - 248 all out in 79.4 overs (Sharad Lumba 48, Aman Bawa 45, Mohit Handa 45, VRV Singh three for 38, Jaskaran Singh three for 34, Gaurav Gambhir two for 57, Gurinder Singh two for 84)

Chandigarh (second innings) - 145 for 3 in 30 overs (Manan Vohra 41, Vishwas Bhalla 52 not out, Jaskaran Sohi 16 not out, Charanjit two for 52 and Vinay Chaudhary one for 33)

In the second match, the Patiala side beat Mohali by 74 runs, to lead the points table. Mohali resuming at a score of 151-run was stabled by Mayank Sidana and Gurkirat Mann, who added 149 runs for the sixth wicket, before Mayank was caught by Ravi Inder Singh off Sarabjit Ladda for 63 runs in 129 balls. After him, Manpreet Goy joined Gurkirat and the duo added a sum of 87-runs, to take the team’s total to 316 runs for 7 in 68.5 overs.

Gurkirat completed his century with scoring 145 runs in 151 balls with 13 boundaries and five sixes. Manpreet Gony was trapped by Rajwinder Golu for 48 runs off 42 balls. The team’s innings ended at 338 runs in 79.3 overs.

For bowling side, Rajwinder Singh was the pick of the day with taking six wickets for 134 runs.

Brief scores

Patiala (first innings) - 400 for all out in 98.2 overs

Patiala (second innings) - 254 for all out in 72.2 overs

Mohali (first innings) - 242 for all out in 57.1 overs

Mohali (second innings) - 338 for all out in 79.3 overs (Mayank Sidana 63, Gurkirat Mann 145, Manpreet Gony 48, Rajwinder Singh six for 134 and Sarabjit Ladda three for 98)

In the third match, Jalandhar marked a nine-run first innings lead over Ludhiana. Resuming at 118 for 2 in 40 overs, Jalandhar ended their day with 341 runs. Taruwar Kohli was the only main scorer for the team, with scoring 115 off 217 balls, studded with 12 boundaries. For Ludhiana Rahul Singla claimed four wickets for 100.

Brief scores

Ludhiana (first innings) - 332 for all out in 134 overs

Jalandhar (first innings) - 341 all out in 108 overs (Taruwar Kohli 115, Love Kumar 26, Himanshu Satyawan 58, Shubek Gill 43, Rahul Singla four for 100, Amritpal three for 67 and Baltej Singh two for 35)

Ludhiana (second innings) - 57 for two in 22 overs (Akhil Aggarwal 24 not out, Anil Sihag 10 not out)

Chandigarh, September 17
DAV College, Sector 10, and SGGS College, Sector 26, have entered the final of Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Championship for men (A-division). The match will be held on the grounds of the university.

In the semi-finals, DAV College defeated Panjab University Campus by scoring 151 runs, while the SGGS-26 beat Arya College, Ludhiana, by 113 runs.

In the first match, DAV elected to bat first and hit a total of 267-runs in 40 overs. Shresth scored an unbeaten knock of 83 runs while his counterpart, Shasya made 63 runs. Deepak with a contribution of 40 runs remained the other main contributor for the team. From the host side, Ashish claimed two wickets for 37 runs, while Manpreet took one for 32 runs. Panjab University bundled out for 116 runs in 28.5 overs. Yuvraj scored the major share with 26 runs. Saurabh and Veer Karan were the other main contributors for the side. Rahul claimed four for 6 runs and Parveen bagged four wickets for 24 runs.

In the second semi-final, SGGS-26 beat Arya College Ludhiana by 113 runs. The winning side set a target of 215 runs, before getting all out in 39.1 overs. Chasing the target, Arya College could manage to score 112 runs in 26.3 overs. Narinder claimed four wickets for 21 runs.—TNS

Chandigarh, September 17
The Chandigarh Athletics Association will organise a Chandigarh North and South Districts Athletics Championship, under-14 and under-16 categories for boys and girls, at the Athletics stadium, Sector 7, on September 18.

According to the organisers, the athletes, bonafide students or residents of Sectors up to 25 for North districts or residents of up to Sector 26 for South districts are eligible to participate in the competition. The entries will be accepted on the spot and the participants must produce original birth certificate and residence proof, prior to the official commencement of the championship.

During the championship, the organisers will also be shortlisting athletes, who will further participate in the National Inter-District Championship, in Lucknow. The championship will begin from October 25 to 27.

Participants are advised to reach at the Athletics stadium in Sector 7 to register themselves for the championship. The championship would offer a good platform to the performers, to showcase their talent, said an organiser.

Chandigarh, September 17
The status of Chandigarh Golf Club and Delhi Golf Club is the same. The land of both the clubs belongs to the Central government and the lease deed in both the cases is in the name of the President of India. But there is a huge difference in the lease amount of both the clubs, courtesy: The UT Administration.

Delhi Golf Club pays around Rs 6 lakh per annum as the lease rent while the UT Administration has fixed Rs 1.61 crore as lease amount for Chandigarh Golf Club.

Moreover, Delhi Golf Club is spread over 179 acres as compared to Chandigarh Golf Club which occupies 132 acres. The value of land where Delhi Golf Club is situated is much higher as compared to that of Chandigarh Golf Club.

President of Chandigarh Golf Club GS Sandhu said they had submitted a representation to the UT Administration to reduce the lease amount. The mediator has also suggested a lease amount to the UT Administration, he said.

UT Adviser KK Sharma said the lease amount of Delhi Golf Club was calculated as per the rates of year 2001 as institutional rates of 2011 of the land and development office were yet to be notified.

The lease document of Delhi Golf Club mentions that the amount would be based on institutional rates. There were chances that after the revision of rates, the lease amount of Delhi Golf Club would also be in crores, which would be payable by it with effect from 2011, said the Adviser. He denied that there was any discrimination in fixing the lease amount of Chandigarh Golf Club.

Mohali, September 17
The stands of the Punjab Cricket Association stadium wore a deserted look on the opening day of the qualifier round of Champions League T-20 Cricket Championship.

Most of the stands were empty even as the rates of tickets were much less as compared to the Indian Premier League matches.

Even the floodlit match between Sunrise Hyderabad and Kandurata Maroons failed to attract spectators. Interestingly, the stadium witnesses a sea of cricketing buffs when the same players are in action during the IPL matches.

Unlike the IPL matches, the opening qualifier round of Champions League remained a low-key affair even on the glamour front. Dancers were there to entertain the crowd, but the euphoria was missing.

The VIP boxes were also empty. The policemen were relieved as they did not have to manage the unruly crowd. In the first match of the day, Otago Volts beat Faisalabad Wolves by eight wickets.