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Panchkula, January 31
A rape convict today left everyone surprised when he told the court that he was juvenile.

Yesterday, Saajan was convicted for raping a 13-year-old girl of Surajpur. Today, when the court was about to announce the quantum of sentence, Saajan submitting an application claiming that he was juvenile and furnished a birth certificate to substantiate the claim. The certificate was made in Bihar from where the accused hails.

After receiving the application at the eleventh hour, the court directed the police to verify the birth certificate produced by the accused.

The case has now been deferred.

In April, the victim, a student of Class VIII, was on her way to the school when Saajan allegedly kidnapped her. He took her to Bihar where he raped her repeatedly, revealed police investigations.

After the incident, the victim's father had alleged delay in arrests made by the police. He searched for his daughter and provided the kidnapper's location to Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).

In his complaint, the victim's father said when he called up the investigating officer and told him that his daughter was in Bihar and they should rescue her, the police officer said they were short of women police officials.

The accused was arrested on July 31 last year.

In August 2013, the District Legal Services Authority had got the girl medically examined after she was recovered by the police from Bihar. The tests conducted at the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, confirmed that she was seven-week pregnant. Later, the DLSA had moved an application in the court requesting for the medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), which was conducted at Kalka. 

Mohali, January 31
A college student was killed and three others were injured in a road accident near the Chandigarh Group of Colleges at Landran.

The police identified the deceased as Arpit Sood, a student of the college at Tangori. According to reports, Sood had gone to drop a friend at the Landran college. As he was getting out of his car, a speeding Duster car hit him and dragged him along for some distance. He reportedly died on the spot.

The Duster later collided with three other cars, injuring three students. The injured were shifted to a hospital. Reports said the police personnel present at the spot failed to arrest the driver of the Duster. However, a case has been registered.

Chandigarh, January 31
A resident of Sector 16 here has been duped of Rs 27 lakh by online fraudsters. Sarwan Kanta, the victim, stated that she had received an e-mail declaring that she won crores in a lottery.

The sender claimed to hail from UK and the money she supposedly won was in pounds. She was directed to deposit tax amounting to Rs 27 lakh in various bank accounts. A was registered at Sector 17 police station. — TNS

Chandigarh, January 31
Local players Aashima Garg and Priyanka Rawat won silver medal in Lawn Tennis Open Doubles during the 39th Women’s National Sports Tournament at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad.

The tournament began from January 27 and ended on January 30.

In the first round, players from Chandigarh defeated Shreya Pai and Bhargavi from Maharashtra, 7-1. In the quarterfinals, the duo trounced Shameema and Surya from Tamil Nadu, 7-2. The local players won the semifinals by defeating Vineeta and Aarushi from Delhi, 7-4.

Ashima and Priyanka, however, lost the final match to Himani and Renu from Haryana.

Chandigarh, January 31
The Panchkula Golf Club (PGC) will organise a Junior Golf Coaching Programme at the Panchkula Golf Club from March 16 to May 4.

The general manager of the Panchkula Golf Club, Brig (retd) IS Punia, said, “We are committed to provide an unforgettable golf learning experience to each participant, members as well as non-members of the club.”

The coaching programme is exclusively designed for beginners, children and teenagers and will be organised by a certified coach, Ajay Gujral, European Golf Teachers Federation.

The Junior Golf Training Programme will have a total of eight coaching days and will be held on every Sunday from 9.00 am to 10.30 am.

The organisers said their idea is to promote golf in the region and give an opportunity to everyone from the tricity to learn the art of playing the game.

In order to provide personalised attention and hands-on instruction to each junior participant, limited number of enrollments will be taken, said an organiser.

The programme will focus on the fundamentals of the game including basic swing technique, short game instructions and integration of the core values ranging from proper etiquettes, dress code and good sportsmanship.

PROMOTING GOLF

The coaching programme is exclusively designed for beginners, children and teenagers and will be organised by a certified coach, Ajay Gujral, European Golf Teachers Federation. It will be held on every Sunday from 9.00 am to 10.30 am.

Chandigarh, January 31
The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) will be organising the CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls (under-14) from February 1.

“As many as 146 players are taking part in the event. There are 105 boys participating and 41 girls taking part in the tournament,” said an organiser. The matches will be played at tennis stadium, Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) Complex in Sector 10.

“The matches will start from 9 am and continue throughout the day,” said organisers.

Chandigarh, January 31
The 49th Annual Athletics Meet was held at the Government Home Science College, Sector 10, today. The principal of the college, Madhu Nanda, inaugurated the meet. Students marched to the tunes of the Chandigarh Police Band and impressed one and all present on the occasion.

The principal of the college read the annual sports report and highlighted the achievements of students. Sunil Bhatia, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, and Director of Sports, Chandigarh Administration, encouraged students to follow a healthy regime and exercise for at least an hour daily. Bhatia was the chief guest on the occasion.

Chandigarh, January 31
SCD Government Evening College, Ludhiana, won the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball (Men) Evening and Education Colleges Championship.

The Kenway College of Education, Abohar, secured second position in the championship.

In the semifinals, SCD Government Evening College, Ludhiana, defeated the Department of Evening Studies, Chandigarh.

The SCD Government Evening College, Ludhiana, trounced the Department of Evening Studies by 42-17.

In another match, the Kenway College of Education, Abohar, defeated the Government College of Education, Chandigarh, 42-21.

In the deciding match, SCD Government Evening College, Ludhiana, defeated the Kenway College of Education, Abohar. The winning team showcased an exceedingly well sportsmanship and defeated the Kenway College of Education by 58-22.

The management of the SCD Government Evening College congratulated the winning team and lauded the efforts of the players.

PU inter-college kho-kho tournament for women

In the Panjab University Inter-College Kho-Kho (Women) C-Division Tournament for Education Colleges, the Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana, defeated Lala Jagat Narayan Education College, Jalalabad, by 4 points.

In another match played on the occasion, the Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana, defeated DD Jain College Education, Ludhiana.

The Malwa College of Education emerged victorious by trouncing DD Jain College Education by 12 points. The match was closely-contested one. The winning team, however, strategically paved way to victory.

Chandigarh, January 31
The Bharti Viz Cricket Academy defeated Government Model School, Sector 40, in 30-over League Cricket Tournament for Boys (under-14) at Government Model School, Sector 40, today.

Batting first, Government Model School scored 95 runs in the allotted slot. Bharti Viz Cricket Academy achieved the target in just 19 overs.

Shivam, with 42 runs, was the top scorer for the winning team.

Brief score

Government school 95 all out (Satvik 25 runs, Agrim three for 5 runs)

Bharti Viz Academy 96 runs (Shivam 42 runs, Gagan 22 runs, Prince two for 22 runs, Deepak four for 10 runs, Atul two for 34 runs, Abhishek three for 31 runs)

Guru Nanak Public School will clash with KK Cricket Academy and Bharti Viz Academy will face off with Shivalik School, Mohali, on Saturday.

League Cricket Tourney

The Bharti Viz Cricket Academy defeated Government Model School, Sector 40 and will play against Shivalik School, Mohali, on Saturday. The cricket academy had scored 95 runs in the allotted slot of 30 overs during a match played at Government Model School, Sector 40, on Friday. Shivam scored 42 runs and paved way for victory for the winning team.

Chandigarh, January 31
GGDSD College today organised a national seminar on "emerging trends in information technology: challenges and strategies". As many as 46 research papers were presented by academicians from different universities.

The selected research papers, which were presented earlier, have been printed in a book with the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). The book was also released here today.

UT Excise and Taxation Commissioner Anil K Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion.

Anil K Gupta in his inaugural address spoke about the adoption of IT in the financial sector, mainly in indirect taxes.

He said IT was the key for the overall development of the economy. The crux of the seminar’s topic was that the technology could only sustain if it was useful and cost-effective.

Principal Bhushan K Sharma said the aim of the seminar was to enlighten the young minds about the research and provide them with an exposure to inventions in technology.