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Two students selected for Indian Coast Guard, Navy
Dera Bassi, December 23 Shruti Giri, while informing about the selection process, said, “I was called for the preliminary selection board (PSB) at Coast Guard Selection Board, Noida. It was a two-day process in which officer intelligence rating test, picture perception and discussion test was conducted. After clearing the PSB, I was called for the final selection board (FSB) at CGSB, Noida, for a five-day interview process.” Akashdeep Singh said, “I owe my success to my institute and teachers who helped me shape up my personality and have made me all the more confident.” The chairman, Sri Sukhmani Group of Institutions, Prof Avtar Singh, applauded the efforts of the training and placement cell.
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SC upholds extension of Punjab Rent Act to city
New Delhi, December 23 A three-member Bench In one of the appeals, the petitioner had contended that the extension of the Act to Chandigarh through an executive action was ultra vires as laws could be enacted only by Parliament in respect of union territories. The Bench, which included Justices Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, noted that Parliament hardly had sufficient time to go into the details of all the legislative requirements of Chandigarh or other union territories. It was unreasonable to expect Parliament to enact laws for UTs, which had only a few seats in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Further, most of the MPs from other parts of the country were unlikely to be interested in framing laws for UTs, the Bench explained, citing earlier rulings of the apex court. In such a situation, adaptation of laws in force in other areas of the country, particularly in contiguous states, through extensions would be the most convenient course of action, the Bench explained. One of the appeals had been filed by the Haryana Government which had taken on rent a property in Chandigarh. It contended that only NRIs could avail of the one-time privilege. Since the landlord, Kalu Bahadur, was born in Iran, he should not be given the special protection meant for NRIs, it argued. Bahadur’s advocate Dr Surat Singh, however, contended that since Haryana had not challenged the validity of Section 13B in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, it could not raise the point in the apex court. Pointing out that Bahadur had an Indian passport, the apex court upheld the orders of the HC and the rent controller and directed the Haryana Government to vacate the premises within a year and also clear all the rent arrears. — TNS
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What led father to take U-turn?
Panchkula, December 23 Finding that that the probe was not being done properly, he moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court and got a special investigation team (SIT) constituted. His efforts to get justice for his daughter Jyoti went futile once he refused to recognise Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary in the court today. A tailor by profession, Buti Ram ran from pillar to post to get the probe conducted fairly as the MLA from the ruling party in Himachal Pradesh was the main accused in the case. A special investigation team (SIT) in the case was constituted after Buti Ram had moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court saying that the investigation by a single Investigating officer (IO) was not being done fairly. He had demanded that the probe be done by an independent agency. Buti Ram had alleged several times that there was threat to his life and family from the aides of the MLA. The Panchkula Police had asked the Hoshiarpur police to provide him security. In the transcripts provided by the police, it was stated that Chaudhary’s wife Nidhi had even spoken to Jyoti’s maternal uncle on the phone. The transcript mentioned that the maternal uncle had allegedly spoken about giving money to Jyoti’s family and settling the matter. But Buti Ram gave up his entire battle today. In his statement before the court, Buti Ram said that he didn’t know who Chaudhary was. Buti Ram is the complainant in the Jyoti murder case. Buti Ram was the key witness in the case. His another daughter Ishu too, was an important witness, but she failed to depose before the court. Buti Ram verbally informed the court that since his wife was unwell she could not make it to the court.
Supplementary statements of Buti Ram
My daughter Ishu told me that her sister Jyoti was in relationship with Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary. Jyoti was given a SIM card, which was provided on Ishu’s voter ID. Jyoti had told Ishu and me that Chaudhary was a very rich man and son of former MLA of Himachal Pradesh Lajja Ram Chaudhary. Jyoti said she had good relations with Chaudhary and the latter had also come to Ishu’s wedding in September. Ishu and I interacted with him when Jyoti introduced him to them. We also got photographs clicked. She also said that Chaudhary had promised to marry her after the elections. But later, he backtracked from marrying her. But when my daughter began putting pressure on him to marry her, to eliminate, he killed her with the help of his aides.
In tears
Buti Ram began crying after he came out of the court. When asked why he turned hostile, he folded his hands and left the premises.
Setback
* Three more witnesses were examined on Monday, but they did not support the prosecution’s case. *
Assistant sub-inspector Rakesh deposed before the court on Sunday saying that they had arrested MLA’s brother Madan Lal Chaudhary for reportedly giving him shelter, but as it could not be substantiated, they filed for the cancellation of the case *
The maternal uncle of the victim, Lakwhinder Singh, said he knew his niece and her husband, but the person sitting next to her was said to be some Raj. He said the photograph was not taken in his presence and he didn’t know any Ram Kumar. *
Kalu Ram, another witness said that he found a mobile near the Ghaggar Bridge, which the police claimed to be that of Jyoti, but he was not aware of any such case and to whom the phone belonged.
Jyoti murder case
Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary and four others are accused of killing Jyoti, who hailed from Bhunga village in Hoshiarpur. The victim was found murdered on a road in Sector 21, Panchkula. The chargesheet by the Panchkula police stated that since Jyoti was coming in the way of Chaudhary’s political career and wanted him to continue his relationship with her, he eliminated her with the help of aides. First, Jyoti was strangulated and then a truck was run over her to show that it was an accident.
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Man convicted of rape
Mohali, December 23 The accused has been identified as Raju Chettri. The court of Mohali Additional District and Sessions Judge, Manjot Kaur, sent Chettri to 10-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 for raping a seven-year-old girl. Chettri, a resident of Assam, was a driver at a factory and raped the minor girl, who was a daughter of his colleague, on the premises of the factory at Phase VII, Industrial Area, of the town. A case of rape was registered on May 11, 2013, on the complaint of the father of the victim. The victim had to be shifted to Civil Hospital at Phase VI after the incident.
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Attach DC’s property: Court
Chandigarh, December 23 The court of Civil Judge today directed to attach the salary, air-conditioner, computer and three official vehicles belonging to the DC. The court has specified January 10, 2014, as the last date for attaching the DC's property. The case will come up for hearing on January 10. The petitioner, Naseem Abbas, a resident of Colony Number 5, had stated that despite the directions of the permanent lok adalat, the estate office failed to comply with the orders. Following this, an execution petition was filed in the court. Counsel for the complainant Manjeet Singh had sought to attach the estate officer's property in the execution petition following which the court had issued warrant for attaching the property of the estate officer. The counsel for the complainant had raised an objection over it.
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Gang of robbers arrested
Mohali, December 23 The accused have been identified as Khushneed, Qazim, Kulwinder, Manoj and Illa. They were allegedly involved in a robbery case at Saneta village. “The accused had looted jewellery from a nomadic family in the month of September last year. A case in this connection has been registered against them at the Sohana Police Station,” said the police. The gang members were wanted by the police of three more districts including Ferozepur, Ropar and Hoshiarpur. The robbers were produced before the Mohali court, which then sent them on a day’s remand under the police custody. “We are ascertaining their involvement in some more cases that took place in the district recently. Investigations are on,” said the police.
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Pavit leads 7th round
Chandigarh, December 23 Results Point position 7th round Pavit Singh, Delhi, 7 33; Rajesh Kumar Nath, Himachal Pradesh, 6 35; Sandya M, TamilNadu, 6 33; Sudhir Kumar, Haryana, 6 33; Pradip Tiwari, DASCB 6 31½ ; Sumit Grover, J&K, 6 31½; Shubham Lakudkar, Maharashtra, 6 31; Uppal Anshul Chattisgarh, 5½ 34½; Gaurav Kumar, Bihar, 5½ 31½ ; Ashutosh Kumar, Bihar, 5½ 31½ ; Sahil Tickoo, Haryana, 5½ 31; Sanjeev Thakur, Himachal Pradesh, 5½ 30½ ; Shashwat Chakraborty, Chattisgarh, 5½ 30; Vikram Mukhija, Rajasthan, 5½ 30; DS Negi, Delhi, 5½ 29; Shubham Sarin, Haryana, 5½ 27; Ujjwal Mehra, Punjab, 5 32½ ; Sushant Manuja, Punjab, 5 32; Jagdeep Singh Sudan, Delhi, 5 32; Ishaan Bansal, Punjab, 5 31½ ; Sayantan Chandra, West Bengal, 5 31½ ; Bhupendra Kumar, Himachal Pradesh, 5 30½, Lakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, 5 30; Bhat Siddharth K, Delhi, 5 30 Manik Arora, Punjab, 5 29½ ; Anshul K Kaushik, Haryana, 5 29; Pratik Shenvi, Maharashtra, 5 29; Prateek Wadhwa, Chandigarh, 5 28.
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City dancers bring laurels
Chandigarh, December 23 Six participants won gold medals. Pair of Bandeep Rekhi and Soma Rekhi, Madhav Banati and Samia Rekhi won gold medal in team events while Sahira Jain and Ranjana bagged the top honour in the individual category. It was a competition of Latin dances including Chacha, jive, rumba, samba and paso doble. Bandeep Rekhi, 42, interestingly started learning about the western classical dances about 10 years ago, not thinking about taking it up professionally. “I started dancesport as hobby, but than I realised there is more to it and then I fully devoted myself to it, said Bandeep, also running a retail shop in Sector 17. He also motivated his wife Soma Rekhi and now they both are trained dancers and won several competitions together. He said his passion for the dance is what keeps him going. The dancesport has been getting a lot of popularity and it will also get the due recognition from the Olympics committee in future. He said children must take up dancesport in a big way as it is not only a big stress buster but keeps one fit and flexible. And it will have a great future in time to come, he said. All those who won the gold in the competition are his students. He takes classes at Hotel Mount View every day in the evening and aims at popularising the sport in the city. The Chandigarh DanceSport association will honour winners.
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Local players bag medals in National School Games
Chandigarh, December 23 In Tae-kwan-do boys and girls (U-17) event, held at Rajanadgaon (Chhatisgarh), Harsimran Kaur won bronze medal in the 48 kg while Disha bagged the bronze medal in the 41 kg category. In swimming, Chahat Arora bagged gold medal in the 50m breast stroke event whereas in the 100m breast stroke event she bagged silver medal. The girls’ handball (U-17) team also won silver medal in the championship.
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Water sports: Arjun bags 20 medals in a year
Chandigarh, December 23 Winning a total of 20 medals in last 12 months Arjun has ended his second year in water sport on a high note. A student of GGDSD College, Sector 32, has not only made his college proud but also brought laurels to the City Beautiful and Panjab University in various All-India Inter-University Championships. Arjun participates in all events of water sports like Yachting, Kayaking, Canoeing and Rowing. He is looking forward to achieve more in the field of water-sports. “I started participating in water sports two years back and I am lucky that I am performing well. Last year, I went through some rigorous training and won some local tournaments. This year while representing my college and university I won 20 medals in all the four categories. To participate in all the four categories is hectic and a challenging task but professional training helped me a lot to overcome every hurdle.” said Arjun. For his best performance, he was also named as captain of All India Inter-University Championship. “Water-sports have given me a new life. And I am enjoying this new phase. I am looking forward to participate in the senior championship to be organised by Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association in Bhopal. I am not getting any financial help from the family. Being an expensive sport, I have to face many ups and downs. So, I wanted to achieve best,” added Arjun. “He is among the rising stars of this sport. Chandigarh is not among the popular states for water-sports. However players like him, will surely make city proud at international level,” said Deepak, his coach. Medals won by Arjun Silver medal in Panjab University Inter-college championships- Yachting 1200m; 600m- Bronze; Kayaking- K-1 1000m- Gold; K-1 200m- Silver; K-2 1000m- Silver; K-2 500m- Silver; K-2 200 m- Silver; K-4 1000- Gold; K-4 500m- Gold; K-4 200m- Gold; Canoeing- C-1 500m Gold; C-1 200m Gold. All India Inter University Championship- Kayaking K-2 500m- Silver; K-4 1000 m Bronze; Rowing- Single Scull- Bronze; Double Scull- Bronze; Four Scull- Bronze; Yatching-1800m- Gold; 1200m- Gold.
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Mohali Industries Association beat DIG Jam by 10 runs
Chandigarh, December 23 Batting first the MIA side posted 137-runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Kaffil scored highest runs (39) for his team. Ashish followed his teammate with a 31-runs contribution. For bowling side of DIG Jam, Yuvraj and Madan Lal took 2 wickets each. In reply, the DIG Jam team failed to achieve the target and ended their innings on 128-runs. For the losing side, Amrit and Deepak hogged the limelight with a 33-runs and 22-runs, contribution, respectively. For MIA, Gaurav Bindra took 3 wickets while Sanjay Gandhi and Kamal Bhutar claimed a wicket each. For scoring highest runs for winning side Kaffil was adjudged as man of match award.
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Sugandha wins title in tennis
Mohali, December 23 Results Boys (U-10) Kumar bt Gurusimart (5-3); Dhairya bt Rayan (5-0); Sidarth Goyal bt Jaskirat Chugh (6-0); Boys(U-12) Samarth Suri bt Sidarth Goyal (6-4); Dhairya bt Aryan (6-2); Kumar Mahismat bt Anmol (6-2); Boys(U-14)- Adesh bt Daaanvir (6-1); Samarth bt Sidarth (6-1); Swamin bt Bhavjeet (6-1); Aryan bt Shaurya Banerjee (6-0).
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Special children suffer apathy of administration
Chandigarh, December 23 However, parents are not happy because of the lack of support by administration. “Performing sports has made my son independent. He is having IQ level of 48 but he can explain things like sports, what a medals stands for and its types. It brings joy and a ray of hope for us. He is not aware of what exactly he is into. For him, everything is same, every person is good but participation in games has given him an aim. Hopefully, he will continue to work for his passion.” said Baldev’s father Harsimran. He won a medal in table-tennis competition. Another proud father, added, “I am happy that despite facing such problems in life, he is performing well in sports. These medals are really important for us. It gives our children an identity. They cannot behave like normal kids, they can’t express themselves, can’t eat or play like other kids but when they win medals they made us proud,” said Vedparkash Kallia, father of Akshit. He participated in athletics event of the competition. But this happiness remains for a short while, when someone ask these parents about their future planning, many of them were left with blank faces. When asked about the problems, these parents accepted that funding and lack of help from administration led them down. “They are making themselves and all of us happy by winning medals. But in a day or so, things will be back to square one. We face a lot of trouble in collecting funds just to make sure that they can play, participate and win medals. But when it comes to appreciation, felicitation or some help nothing comes from administration,” said Paramjeet Kaur, guardian of Prabhjot Singh, who participated in table-tennis and won medals. Another parent added, “We are not asking for any financial aid. But these kids, if deserve, should get help in their tour expenses. They are not felicitated by any sponsors or local authorities. We are spending lakhs on them from our own pocket. We are trying hard to make them happy but sometimes it becomes really impossible for us,” said Gulashan Kumar, father of Hardik. “I had requested the UT Sports Department but they asked me to bring papers approved by the Government of India. I will again approach the authorities to get some reimbursement,” said Nellu Sareen, area director of Bharat Special Olympics Chandigarh chapter.
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Trials to select handball players today
Chandigarh, December 23 The selected players will attend coaching camp before short listed to represent the city in the upcoming 36th Junior National Handball Championship to be held at Jorhat (Assam) from January 6 to 11. The players born on or after January 2, 1994 are eligible to participate in these trails.
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