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School holds inter-house quiz contest
Dera Bassi, December 20 After a preliminary test, the participants qualified for the final stage which comprised four rounds namely, ‘What’s making news’, ‘Catch-hold-pass’, ‘Lights-camera-action’ and ‘Race against time’. Himalya house clinched the first position. Principal Sudeshna Sharma said such competitions prepare them to face the challenges of the competitive world. Director Kanwaljeet Kaur lauded the efforts of the management.
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Husband gets seven years in jail
Chandigarh, December 20 The court ordered that the amount of the fine will go to eight-year-old Krish, Monica’s son, as compensation. While pronouncing the order, the court said, “Parents get their daughter married to a person hoping that he will give love, affection and every kind of protection to their daughter. However, the convict, Vikas Goyal, being her husband, could not protect the life and liberty of his wife; rather he tortured his wife physically and mentally, which compelled her to extinguish the candle of her own life in this young age. By this act, Vikas Goyal has spoiled his own life as well as the life of his little angel Krish. It is really painful that she was tortured to such an extent which compelled her to leave this beautiful world by leaving behind her lovely kid Krish.Therefore, the benefit of probation cannot be bestowed upon the convict; rather he deserves severe punishment. So far, the convicts GP Goyal and Prem Lata Goyal are concerned, a lenient view is taken as they are old persons and suffering from various ailments. Monica Goyal, a 35-year-old computer teacher with New Public School in Sector 18, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on October 15, 2012. The victim was taken to Government Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sector 16 by her in-laws where she was declared brought dead. Monica Goyal was taken to the hospital in a private ambulance by her father-in-law GP Goyal and her husband Vikas in the morning when she was declared brought dead. The police was then called by the hospital authorities. Monica’s family had alleged that her husband and in-laws murdered their daughter as they used to beat and harass her for dowry. Her postmortem examination had revealed that the death was due to hanging. A clot was also found on her head. After the incident, a team of the CFSL had reconstructed the death scene and hung a dummy to the ceiling fan. Monica and Vikas Goyal got married 12 years ago and have an eight-year-old son, Krish. Lack of evidence While the police had also booked all four accused on a charge of murder, the court acquitted them of the murder charge in the absence of any medical evidence which could strongly suggest that the victim was killed.
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Pay Rs 4 lakh to customer, insurance firm told
Mohali, December 20 The company had, earlier, declined to pay the insurance amount saying that negligence on part of Baldhir Singh was responsible for theft that took place on May 11, 2011. Baldhir had allegedly left the key of the vehicle in the key slot. On the other hand, according to Baldhir Singh, he was buying kulfi from a rehri on the day the car was stolen, he said the amount was paid to the kulfi seller, but while he was coming back to the car, the kulfi seller asked him to change the currency notes. “I switched off the engine without taking out the key from the key slot and went to change the notes. But when I came back, I found my car to be nowhere around the area,” said Baldhir. The Adalat held that the applicant was very near to the car, and it was visible to him. The court, therefore, said it was not a negligence on his part, if he left the key in the vehicle. The company was directed to pay the insurance amount of Rs 4,20,000. It was further ordered that if the amount was not paid within 30 days, the company would be liable to pay the same along with interest of nine per cent per annum, since the date of repudiation (April 29, 2013). Vodafone directed to allot preferential number
The Permanent Lok Adalat has passed an order directing Vodafone Essar South Limited to allot a preferential number to a customer.
Sahib Singh had moved an application before the Lok Adalat alleging that on March 13 he was allotted the number (9888890990) by Vodafone Store, Waves System Corporation, which received Rs 250 as security, but subsequently the number was allotted by them to Uday Partap Singh of Pathankot district.
The application was opposed by Vodafone alleging that the number had already been allotted to Uday Partap Singh, but they allegedly failed to produce any document/evidence in support of this.
The Adalat drew an adverse inference against Vodafone and held that this number had not been allotted to any other person till it was allotted to Sahib Singh.
It, therefore, directed Vodafone to allot the same to him. The
Adalat, however, gave an option to Vodafone that if it did not want to withdraw the said number from Uday Partap Singh, it should pay Rs 50,000 to Sahib Singh in lieu of the allotment of the said number.
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HC slams Mohali, Panchkula
Chandigarh, December 20 As the traffic management case came up for resume hearing before Justice Rajive Bhalla, the Mohali district authorities placed a traffic plan before the Bench. But the plan to regulate the traffic flow in Zirakpur failed to find the High Court’s approval as it was made without holding consultations with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Responding to a query by the Bench on making functional the Zirakpur bus stand, the state said it was ready and would be thrown open soon. The Bench was also told that other arrangements to regulate the traffic were also being made near the Zirakpur flyover. Taking a note of the assertion, the Bench said the practice of loading and boarding of passengers near the flyover was still a major cause of concern and a safety hazard. It was of the view that buses were still not being parked in the service lane. The Bench directed Mohali Deputy Commissioner and Senior Superintendent of Police to file an affidavit on the functioning of the bust stand and further arrangements for the traffic regulation in Zirakpur. Justice Bhalla also took a serious note of illegal hoarding and banners in Panchkula and directed the Panchkula Municipal Corporation to file a status report on the issue. The Bench also directed the Panchkula administration to install CCTV cameras at vital public places like malls, markets, parking lots, light points and roundabouts. It also recommended night vision cameras with video recordings. Justice Bhalla, on the previous date of hearing, had made it clear that buses picking up and dropping passengers should not stop at the foot of the Zirakpur flyover. He had also made it clear to the authorities concerned that special provisions were required to be made for the parking of buses in service lanes carved out of the highway at least 100 m before the flyover. Justice Bhalla had further expressed dissatisfaction with the revised arrangement made by the police and the municipal corporation authorities, whereby passengers were made to board buses a few meters away from the Zirakpur highway.
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Bogus doctor caught
Chandigarh, December 20 The clinic named Bengali Dawakhana was being run by SK Vishwas, who claimed to be a BAMS graduate. The team headed by Nodal Officer (bogus doctors) Dr Manjushree raided the clinic at around 11 am today and prepared a detailed report. While refusing to comment over the content of the report, Dr Manjushree said, "We acted on a complaint received a few days ago." The report will be sent to the UT Health Services for further action. — TNS
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Man killed in road accident
Mohali, December 20 The deceased has been identified as Raju of Amb Sahib Colony, Phase XI, while the injured has been identified as Jaggi Ram. Jaggi Ram told the police that Raju, who worked as a tailor, was riding the motorcycle, when they were hit by a vehicle. While Raju died on the spot, Jaggi was rushed to the Civil Hospital. The police have registered a case under Sections 279, 337 and 304 of the IPC against unidentified person. Investigations are on.
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Man held with 100 kg of poppy husk
Chandigarh, December 20 The accused Gurpreet Singh of Popna village in Mohali was arrested from Khuda Lahora, following a tip-off. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the Sector 11 police station. Local firm in police net
Manoj Kumar, a resident of Ropar district, has accused a Sector 40-based firm of duping him of Rs 2.40 lakh. The complainant had allegedly paid the amount to the firm in lieu of sending him abroad.
Manoj said neither he was sent abroad nor the money was returned. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.
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SD, GNPS cagers lift trophies
Chandigarh, December 20 On the other hand, in the girls’ category, Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, lifted the trophy. In the boys’ final, the winning team beat Vivek High School, Sector 38, by a score of 87-42 and lifted the trophy. Deepak (31), Harkirat (25), Subegh (10) and Digvijay (10) were the main scorers for the winning team. For the third position, DAV School, Sector 8, defeated Sri Guru Harkishan Model School, Sector 38, by a score of 55-48. Yogesh (17) points, Sumit (15) and Aman (12) were the main scorers for DAV. The girls’ final witnessed a one-sided match as Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, defeated IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21 by a score of 60-14. Amrinder (24), Akshita (10) and Jasmine (8) were the main scorers for the winning team. In the third position match for the girls’ category, St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20. Kensiya with 26 and Asmita with 14 played a vital role in their team’s victory for the third place.
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Golf tour: Brara
leads with 78
Chandigarh, December 20
Brara began his day with a birdie on the par-five second hole but dropped strokes on the sixth and ninth holes to make the turn at one-over 37. He had a dismal tenth hole where he triple-bogeyed but recovered a stroke on the par-three 11th, which he birdied. However, he double-bogeyed the par-four 12th, dropped another shot on the par-five 13th and paved his way in to card a 78 and steal a one-stroke lead over his nearest rival, Bill Aulakh (a scratch handicap golfer) who carded an opening round of 79 with five bogeys and two double bogeys against a solitary birdie. Another participant from the US, Arjan Singh, lead the 0-14 handicap category with a nett 68 while Neil Singh Chahal from the UK was second, a stroke behind. Harminderjit Sangha from Singapore and Amarjit Singh Dhaliwal had identical nett scores of 68 in the 15-24 handicap category, but Sangha emerged ahead on countback due to a better back nine. Harbhajan Singh Hayer and Deep Grewal, both from the US, shared the best gross scores in the 15-24 handicap category, but Hayer had a better back nine. The longest drive was hit by Harbhajan Singh Hayer, who sent his drive to 280 yards, while Jagmohan Singh won the nearest to the pin award. Samurai Thakur won the gross prize amongst the invitees with a score of 82 while Shakti Dogra was second with his round of 83. Karanpal Singh won the nett category with a 68 while Deshbir Singh finished second at 69. Eighty-five participants from 12 countries are fighting it out for the Golf Tourism Trophy and have two more rounds to go. The second round will be played at the Chandimandir Golf Course and the final 18 holes will be played at the Panchkula Golf Course on Sunday.
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City skater makes a mark
Chandigarh, December 20 She finished her campaign with one gold and silver in the championship being organised
by the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI) at Mumbai. In the Under-10 category, Vidushi bagged the gold in road race and silver in the rink race 2.
The five-day event (December 16 to December 20) witnessed a massive participation of over 800 athletes from 22 states contesting in various disciplines of skating. Chandigarh contingent comprised of sixteen skaters.
With this, Vidushi’s medal tally rose to 90 in her skating career. She is now eyeing upon international events. Vidushi
has recently been felicitated by the Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator in
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Young Kartik defies odds to excel in junior golf
Chandigarh, December 20
Kartik, who currently plays in Category B of the Albatross Tour, started the year with two first place finishes- in the 10th Chandigarh Amateur Golf Championship and Punjab State Golf Tournament in February. The following three events in Noida, Gurgaon and Delhi saw him card a fifth place finish and two seventh place finishes. He was second at the Pitch and Putt Golf Tournament in Chandigarh and won the Gold Medal Round played at the Panchkula Golf Course in June. The first CGA Juniors saw him finish fourth in the individual category and second in the inter-School competition. Two months later he improved upon his performance and finished second in the Second CGA Juniors. Another three top-tens followed in October at three different venues -- Jaipur, Delhi and Chandigarh. A third place finish at the Albatross Northern India Pre-Qualifier at Forest Hills Golf Resort added to his profile as one of the most upcoming juniors in the city. The Western India Junior Amateur Golf Championship was a learning experience and he finished eighth competing alongside some of the leading juniors in the country and finished 11th a week later at the All India Junior Amateur Golf Championship in Pune. He proved his top billing with a second place finish at the 5th Albatross Junior Golf Championship which concluded at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida last month. “He has a strong mind but I am working on his fitness and his swing as it is changing since he is growing taller and stronger. This is the first year he has played the full IGU circuit and he certainly has a lot of potential,” said Mahesh, his coach at the Chandigarh Golf Range Academy. His father is committed to his progress and feels that for Kartik golf will always come first. “I had a choice of playing golf or tennis and I chose golf. Tiger Woods is my idol and I hope to be able to represent my country some day like my father,” says Kartik. Sanjeev Kumar adds, “I currently work for the Punjab Police but was employed on the basis of my sport so everything I have achieved is because of that. I hope the same for my son but we are currently looking for sponsors as the investment involved in travelling for tournaments is a lot. I have also spoke to Jeev Milkha Singh and hope my son can receive the support to achieve his potential.”
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Chandigarh Baptist clinch title
Chandigarh, December 20 Batting first, Chandigarh Baptist School did not pile a huge total but it gave a competitive target of 113 runs in 20 overs. Nikil played a good inning of 31 runs while Ritik scored 24 runs. Hosts St John’s started well but fell short of the target in the end. They lost the match by 12 runs as the wininng team restricted the loosing side to 100 for 6 in 20 overs. Angad with 40 runs played well for St John’s but could not win the match for his team.
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UT Sports Dept to conduct tennis trials on Dec 23
Chandigarh, December 20 The players working under the Department of Chandigarh Administration (UT) are eligible to take part in the trials. All the participants are advised to carry the individual identity card for the verification of eligibility criteria. According to KS Bharti, district sports officer, Chandigarh Administration, the selected team will represent Chandigarh Civil Services Tennis team in the All India Civil Services Lawn Tennis Tournament to be held from January 18 to 23 at Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
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Bikers ride their way through scrutiny trials
Mohali, December 20 There was a huge rush of spectators at the ground, as the competitors familiarised themselves with the track. The scrutiny of the vehicles was held as per the norms of the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of India (FMSCI). President OYA Dr Sandeep Bansal said the event witnessed a heavy rush of entries. All the 70 standard and 10 premium spots for the Motocross (bikers’ category) have been filled. All the 60 spots available for Autocross (Cars and SUVs category) have also been filled. SSP Mohali Inder Mohan Singh Bhatti will inaugurate the event tomorrow and will also give away the prizes after the finals on December 22. Founder TCAS Gulpreet Aulakh said, “The event would have the biggest and most technical track in northern India.” The track for the event measures 2.5 km and is the only twin-dirt track of the country, he said. “Also, it is The qualifying rounds will be organised tomorrow for both Autocross and Motocross. There are 15 categories in Autocross and 5 in Motocross.
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Carrom tourney from January 4
Chandigarh, December 20 The three-day long tournament will witness a total of six events in the men’s and women’s singles, Boys’ and Girls’ (junior singles) and boys’ and girls’ (sub-junior) singles category. A player under the age of 18 years as on December 31, 2013, and 14 years as on March 31, 2014, can participate in the junior and sub-junior categories, respectively. The top eight ranked players will be awarded ranking points that will benefit the players during the forthcoming national championship. Those interested in participating in the tournament can submit their entries to SK Mishra (09216512422) before 5pm on December 28.
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Trials for free cricket coaching on Dec 22
Chandigarh, December 20 Local players born after December 31, 1999, studying in any school of the city are eligible for the trials. Interested can come in white dress and can contact Dr AR Luthra on the school premises. The selected players will be given free cricket coaching on weekly basis for full 1 year.
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