Chandigarh, October 15
A local court today issued notice to south Indian actress Tanisha Singh and artiste Poonam Sulecha for hurting religious sentiments acting on a petition filed by an advocate.

“The sole purpose is to show her body and spread vulgarity under the garb of religious dance. The actress is using a religious slogan and picture of Lord Krishna and Radha playing Dandiya on her back thus hurting religious sentiments,” reads the petition. The pictures were published in a vernacular daily on October 8. The court has issued notice to the respondents to appear in court on January 7. The petition has been filed by advocate Arvind Thakur and spokesperson of the Vishv Hindu Parishad Vijay Singh Bhardwaj. 

Chandigarh, October 15
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Chandigarh Housing Board to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation to a resident for causing mental agony and harassment.

The CHB has also been directed to refund the amount of Rs19,817 towards 18 per cent interest amount along with interest at the rate of nine per cent per annum to the complainant from the date of deposit.

In addition, the CHB has also been directed to pay Rs 10,000 to the complainant towards costs of litigation.

The complainant Ranbir Khanna, alleged that he became a member of State Bank of India Supervising Staff Cooperative House Building Society. The objective of the Cooperative Society was to get the land from the Chandigarh Administration and then to construct the houses for its members. The administration decided to allot the land for the construction of houses and the complainant was declared eligible.

The complainant deposited 10 per cent earnest money for the cost of land which was worked out at the rate of Rs 750 per square yard with the society. Thereafter, a dispute arose between the Chandigarh Administration and the SBI Society and the matter was taken to the High Court in a joint writ petition.

The CHB gave an opportunity to the complainant and other members of the society to deposit the balance 15 per cent of the price along with 18 per cent interest per annum.

The forum in its order stated, “The complainant was intimated that the society was taking up the matter with the Chandigarh Housing Board for refund of the interest amount deposited by the complainant. We feel that the complainant has suffered enough of mental agony and harassment.” 

Chandigarh, October 15
A mutilated body of a 34-year-old motor mechanic from Saketri was found near government school in Kaimbwala village this morning. The body was identified as that of Inder Kumar, who was missing from his residence since yesterday.

The police has registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC against unidentified assailants and investigations is under way.

The incident came to light after a school boy noticed the body lying in a pool of blood. The boy informed his school authorities, following which the police was called.The police shifted the body to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 where it was later identified by the family members. The victim's head was smashed with boulders in order to destroy his identity.

An empty bottle of soft drink and blood stained stones were also recovered from the spot.

Mohali, October 15
Plan of feasting with stolen chickens has landed three migrants behind bars at Phase XI. According to the police, the migrants, identified as Karan, Mallu and Naresh conspired to celebrate post-Navratras days with feast of non-vegetarian dishes after stealing chickens from a kiosk at Phase XI.

The accused targeted a shop and took away seven chickens and other goods, including buckets and clothes, from the shop at night on Sunday.

The matter came to light when Rishi (owner), opened his shop the next day and found that all the chickens were missing. He reported the matter to the police and raised suspicion against the accused.

The station house officer of the area, inspector, Jarnail Singh, said the stolen items had been recovered from the accused.

“The trio has been sent to the judicial custody today after culmination of their one-day remand under the police custody,” said Jarnail Singh. 

Panchkula, October 15
Sleuths of Haryana Vigilance Bureau nabbed a supervisor of the Marketing Board, Panchkula, red-handed while accepting Rs 10,000 as bribe from a ‘safai’ contractor with a promise to get his annual contract renewed.

The accused, Amit, has been nabbed on the complaint of Navin, a ‘safai’ contractor, of Sector 5.

According to sources, the accused had asked the complainant to pay him Rs 10,000 to get the latter’s contract renewed. On Navin’s complaint, the vigilance team laid a trap today and nabbed Amit.

A corruption case has been registered against Amit in this connection.

Chandigarh, October 15
The UT police today arrested two minors in case of motorcycle theft. The case was registered on the complaint of Ajay Thakur, a resident of Sector 47.

Today, at 1.30 pm, two juveniles were arrested along with the stolen motorcycle. Both the accused were minors and belonged to Jagatpura village in Mohali.

They stated that they had stolen it from Phase XI, Mohali.

The juveniles were produced in a court and were sent to juvenile home.

Chandigarh, October 15
In yet another incident of confirming the entries but not fielding players, authorities at Panjab University allegedly failed to field women’s team in the ongoing Inter-College Football Championship for women (A-division).

It is for the second consecutive year that the authorities have failed to constitute a team to participate in the championship.

The competition is being organised by the Directorate of Sports, Panjab University.

According to fixtures, this year, the team was scheduled to face GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sudhar, Ludhiana, on October 13. But due to no team from the Panjab University campus, the latter was given a walk-over against the rivals.

Notably, the campus side earlier failed to participate in the Inter-College Competition for men (A-division), because the authorities could not find any players to play from the campus side. Also, recently the Panjab University in the history of over a decade, failed to qualify for the All India Inter-University Soccer championship after tasting defeat in their first qualifying match of the North Zone Inter-University championship.

“If the campus team is not participating in the inter-college tournaments, despite having a proper infrastructure and coaching staff, the matter really needs to look into. I will go through the details and collect facts before taking any action, if required,” said Navdeep Goyal, Dean Student Welfare (DSW).

In the ongoing league matches of the Panjab University Inter-College Football Championship for women, SHSM College for Women, Chella Makhsuspur, defeated GN College for Girls, Muktsar, 2-1, while GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sudhar, blanked SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, 5-0. The matches are being held at the football grounds of the campus.

Chandigarh, October 15
GGD SD College, Chandigarh, defeated Guru Nanak College (GNC), Ferozepur, in the ongoing Inter-College Kabaddi Championship for men (A-division), here today.

The team registered a 51-14 victory over their rivals. In the second match, DAV College, Sector 10, blanked GN Khalsa College, Abohar, 49-36, while SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, beat BKS College, Muhar, 42-13.

In other matches, SGGS College, Chandigarh, defeated LR DAV College, Jagraon, 46-13, and Government College, Muktsar, registered win over DAV College, Chandigarh, 54-33.

Chandigarh, October 15
Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 19, lifted the title of Inter-School Volleyball Championship for boys (U-14), here today.

In the finals of the competition, GMSSS-19 defeated Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS), Kaimbala, 25-14, 25-17 and 25-9. Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, defeated St Soldier School, Sector 21, 25-18, 25-12 and 25-21 to finish third in the competition.

In the final of boys (U-17) category, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, and DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, attained the top three spots while in the boys (U-19) group, SGGSC-26 secured the top spot, followed by DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, and GN Khalsa Public School, Sector 30.

Chandigarh, October 15
Two local carrom players have been selected to represent the country in the forthcoming test series (under-19) between India and Sri Lanka. Mohd. Talib and Tuba Sehar, studying in St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, will be participating in the event at Gurgaon, to be held from October 21 to 23.

This is the first time that Chandigarh players have been selected for an international carrom event. Both will be representing the country in the event.

Talib secured his berth in the boy’s section, while Sehar confirmed her entry in the women’s category of the international event.

The Indian contingent was selected by the AICF after conducting proper selection trials in Vadodara, Gujarat. The trials were conducted for over a period of two days from October 11 to 12.

Players selected from across the country for the international event to be held in Gurgaon from October 21 to 23 includes:

Boys - Akhil Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Sony Choudhury (Assam) and Mohd. Talib (Chandigarh);

Girls - Kajal Kumari (Bihar), Aishvarya (Tamil Nadu), Tuba Sehar (Chandigarh)

Chandigarh, October 15
In the ongoing All India Invitational Handball Tournament for women, Chandigarh defeated Jammu and Kashmir, 36-7. The tournament is being held at Handball Courts, Sector 42. Khushboo contributed seven goals, while Tanvee and Jyoti netted 6 goals each.

Kavita, Deepa, Veena, Vanita and Phuljohan contributed the lion’s share in team’s win. For losing side, Tanvi, Megha, Geeta and Arushi reduced the margin for the losing side.

In the Pool B category, Punjab defeated Chhattisgarh 31-30. In a closely-contested match, Rajwant scripted Punjab’s win with contributing 18 goals. Ramanjot, Savita and Pawandeep netted three goals each. For Chhattisgarh, Anita Roi hit seven goals while Durga Tiwari, Bharika, Rupa, Seema, Priya and Anamika remained the other main scorers.

Results

Haryana beat Kerala 48-18. (scorers-Rimpi 12 goals, Kusam 7 goals, Anumit 6 goals, Ritu 4 goals, Shilpa 3 goals, Sakshi 3 goals, Priyanka 3 goals, Jyoti 3 goals, Neeraj 2 goals, Monika 2 goals, Pinki 2 goals, Gurmail 1 goals; other team’s scorer - Anju 8 goals, Niyana 7 goals, Anjana 2 goals, Akila 1 goals); Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi 25-24 (scorers - Sonam 9 goals, Gurpreet 8 goals, Sonika 3 goals, Supriya 3 goals, Srishti 1 goal; Indu 1 goal; other team’s scorers - Sanju 9 goals, Priti 8 goals, Manisha 4 goals, Meghna 2 goals, Hema 1 goal); Kerala beat J&K 39-7 (Naina 15 goals, Anju 14 goals, Jayapriya 5 goals, Rosemery 3 goals; other team’s scorers - Prerna 2 goals , Arushi 2 goals, Tanvi 1 goal, Megha 1 goal, Geeta 1 goal) — TNS

Chandigarh, October 15
GGS College for Women blanked MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, 3-0, in the Inter-College Volleyball Championship (league championship) for women, here today.

The team won their set at 25-09, 25-07 and 25-08. In the second match, Post Graduate Government College (PGGC), Sector 11, defeated GN College, Moga, 2-0.

Results

PG Government College bt PGGCG-42 by 2-0 (25-15, 25-14);Government College, Hoshiarpur, bt Dasmesh Girls College, Badal, by 3-1 (25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13); Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, bt PG Government College, Sector 11, by 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-16); GN College, Muktsar, bt PGGCG, Sector 11, by 3-0 (25-06, 25-12, 25-12)