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Begging a family tradition in this village
Shamdo Camp (Rajpura), February 3 They daily commute to Chandigarh and neighbouring towns to seek alms. A similar scenario can be witnessed in every household in the camp located on the outskirts of Rajpura. The village, claimed to be a place of Shanidev, is having a population of approximately 1,500. On every Saturday and Tuesday, youngsters from this village leaves for various cities, including Chandigarh, Panchkula, Gobindgarh, Rajpura and Khana, to collect alms as part of their hereditary culture. These localities are following this tradition since long. Every men of the village perform the begging part, while women look after children and learn sewing. Usually, male children leave their studies at the age of 16 and join their superiors. However, young girls help their parents in household works. “We are following the tradition since long. Our community represents as the disciples of Shani Maharaj. So people give alms to us without any hesitation. Every household here uses mustard oil to cook food. On certain days, our youths go on pheris (rounds) to their respective marked area. We have the blessings of Shanidev. With changing times, we are teaching sewing to women here and also different ways to save money. We never allow them to ask for alms. We teach mantras and shalok to the natives of this village,” said Girdhari Lal, sarpanch of Shamdo Camp village. Image defamed
“Earlier, we were respected but people from other communities have defamed us. At every light point, one would see a small boy or a girl holding small bowl less than half filled with mustard oil with some coins into it and asking for alms. Neither a girl nor a boy from our community performs this kind of task. Male child accompany their superiors only after they attain the age of 16. No one from us stands on every traffic light and asks for essentials,” said the sarpanch of Shamdo Camp village. Unemployment to blame
The young shoulders, being unemployed, have their say on this hereditary begging. “We are asked to study, but it’s too late. After completing our senior secondary education, we are unemployed. With begging becoming a peril, we are left with no other option but to work on daily wages,” said a group of three youth, Nanoram, Chalaram and Ashok. The busy days
On every Saturday, Tuesday and special occasions, youths go to cities like Chandigarh and Panchkula by maxi cabs. A few of them are dropped near the Zirakpur highway, while the rest of them are dropped near Tribune
Chowk. In the evening, they return to their village. A certain amount of money collected during the day is offered to the Shanidev temple of the village, while the rest of the amount is distributed among the households. |
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Group clash leaves two injured
Kharar, February 3 Paramvir Singh Ghumman, a resident of Sunny Enclave, Kharar, suffered a head injury while Harjinder Singh, a Balongi residents, sustained hand and leg injuries. The two were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Kharar. The police said Gurinder Singh and his friends were consuming liquor in a car when Harjinder and his friends asked them not to do so. "Gurinder Singh and his friends left the place and returned after sometime. They attacked the other group with swords, stones and rods. First, they fired two gunshots into the air and then damaged two cars, furniture and windowpanes. Some of them even pelted stones at the youths sitting in Harjinder's shop," said SHO Manjit Singh. Gurinder Singh is the son of the sarpanch of Manana whereas Harjinder Singh runs a property business at the highway. A case under Section 307 IPC and Sections 25,54,59 of the Arms Act was registered against the youths, including one Gurinder Singh from Manana village, Kharar, Binder Singh, Jaswinder Singh and their accomplices, said SHO of the Kharar police station Manjit Singh.No arrest has been made so far.
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Two killed, 3 hurt in accident
Dera Bassi, February 3 The deceased have been identified as Satnam Singh, a resident of Sheri village, Patiala district, and Kala Rana, a resident of Parou, Patiala district. The injured persons, Harpal Singh, Sukhvinder Singh and Sajjan Singh, have been admitted to AP Jain Hospital, Rajpura. The bodies of the victims have been handed over to relatives after conducting a post-mortem. The police have registered a case against car driver Parkash Sharma under Sections 279, 337, 304-A and 427 of the IPC. However, the car
driver fled the spot with his vehicle.
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Two killed in accident on Kharar-Morinda highway
Morinda, February 3 It was learnt that Anand was on his way to Ludhiana when the accident took place. After hitting Mithu, Anand rammed the vehicle (white Honda City bearing the registration number PB10CT 4334) into a tree and died on the spot.A resident of Ramgarh Manda village, Mithu and his father Ram Dev were going home. The latter escaped unhurt. The police said they were yet to trace the owner of the car. The bodies were handed over to the families after the autopsy. |
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Cricketers Shivam, Jagjeet on cloud nine
Chandigarh, February 3 Bhambri, an 18-year-old student of GNPS, Sector 36, scored 4 half-centuries in the same tournament. He scored 80 not out and took 2 wickets in the quarter-final against Jammu and Kashmir. In the semis, he scored 45 runs and took 2 wickets against Haryana. In the finals, he scored 93 runs and took 2 wickets against Punjab.
Shivam ensured his place in the team by claiming the ‘top-scorer’ award at the (U-19) Inter-School Cricket Tournament. He scored half centuries in all the six matches. “I am happy to contribute in the team’s win. It was a tough tournament but our team work helped us to overcome the strong rivals. In bowling, I ensured to bowl at a good length. I hope the selectors will shortlist me for the national senior cricket team camp,” said
Bhambri. Earlier, before getting transferred to Chandigarh, he represented Punjab in the Vijay Merchant Trophy and also played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and Cooch Behar trophy. He also bagged the ‘best batsman’ award in the (U-19) Cremica Cup. Seventeen-year-old Jagjeet Singh, a student of
GMSSS, Sector 35, is playing cricket since the past 7 years. He took 4 wickets in the finals of tournament by giving away 27 runs. While in the semi-finals, he claimed 3 for 22 against Haryana. In total, he claimed 10 wickets in the five matches in the championship. Earlier, he represented the city in two other nationals of (U-16) boys group. Both the times, the local team secured third place. In the Inter-School tournament, he claimed 7 wickets. “Our team’s win helped us in creating our own identity. The tournament went good for the team and as well as for me individually. Performing at national level is a good sign for my sports career. Regular playing and practicing hard is my key to success. My next aim is to bag a seat in the nation’s junior cricket team,” Singh said. |
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‘Internal conflicts’ mar city football team’s performance
Chandigarh, February 3 The local side lost first three matches of the qualifying stage that placed the city’s name at the bottom of the points table. The report highlighting unfair means to shortlist players for the competition was published in these columns. In the first match, the local team faced a 2-1 defeat against Haryana followed by a 3-0 defeat against the host’s, Delhi. In the last match, Uttrakhand defeated Chandigarh by 1-0. In the first match, playing eleven of the local side was changed at the eleventh hour. The step of making key-players to sit outside has left differences amongst the members of the side and the coaching staff. Learning from past, in the second match, the team management rolled back their decision. The team played at par for the first 45 minutes. However, in the second half, the team failed to match up to their rival’s stamina and conceded three goals. In the last match, played today, Chandigarh lost to
Uttrakhand. According to a few senior players of the team, the playing squad did not played at the expected level and indifferences between team members and the coaching staff, during the first match, resulted in a poor start by the team.“The pool was not that tough to clear but lack of confidence and indifferences marred the performance of the team,” said a player. |
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CHART trainee Naresh topples Dhruv Sharma to enter semis
Chandigarh, February 3 Naresh defeated Dhruv by 5-4(4) and 4-0. In another match of the same category, Rishabh Sharda defeated Yuvraj Singh Kooka by 4-1 and 4-0. In the girls’ category, top-seed Harleen Kaur defeated Rahat Mangat while Khushbeen Kaur defeated Sagrika Singh to steer into the semi-finals. Results Girls (U-14) singles pre-quarters: Harleen Kaur bt Ibadat Kaur 4-0, 4-0; Rahat Mangat bt Aditi Dogra 4-1, 4-0; Sagrika Singh bt Nandini 4-2, 5-3; Khushbeen Kaur bt Priyanka Jakhar 4-0, 4-2; Jahnavi Dwivedi bt Bindu Kulhria 4-5(6), 4-2, 7-2; Hansika bt Inayat Sandhu 4-2, 4-0; Princy Panchal bt Nikita Kharangra 4-2, 1-4, 7-4; Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa bt Akshita Tandon 5-3, 4-1; Boys (U-14) singles pre-quarters: Rishabh Sharda bt Tushar Agarwal 4-1, 4-0; Yuvraj Singh bt Kooka Vatsal Chauhan 4-1, 0-4, 8-6; Aishwaray Goel bt Ayush Poddar 4-1, 1-4, 7-5; Sehaj Sidhu bt Vikramadiyta Kadian 4-1, 4-0; Asav Kumar bt Sarthak Sudan 4-1, 4-1; Shaurya Piplani bt Onkar Apte 4-1, 4-0; Naresh Badgujar bt Hiren Daral 5-3, 4-2; Dhruv Sharma bt Sahishnu Sharma 1-4, 4-2, 7-5; Girls (U-14) singles quarter-finals: Harleen Kaur bt Rahat Mangat 5-4 (3), 4-1; Khushbeen Kaur bt Sagrika Singh 4-0, 4-0; Hansika bt Jahnavi Dwivedi 5-3, 4-2; Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa bt Princy Panchal 4-1, 1-4, 8-6; Boys (U-14) singles quarter-finals: Rishabh Sharda bt Yuvraj Singh Kooka 4-1, 4-0; Aishwaray Goel bt Sehaj Sidhu 4-1, 5-4(5); Shaurya Piplani bt Asav Kumar 5-3, 1-4, 8-6 and Naresh Badgujar bt Dhruv Sharma 5-4(4), 4-0.
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Dept of Evening Studies lift trophy
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 3 Results (early quarters) DAV College of Education Fazilka beat GHG Khalsa College of Education, Sadhar, by 2-1(24-26, 25-17, 25-20); Bhutta College of Education, Ludhiana, beat Babe Ke College of Education, Daudhar, by 2-0 (27-25, 25-17); LLRM College of Education, Dhudike, beat BCM College of Education, Ludhiana, by 2-0 (25-13, 25-11); Government College of Education, Chandigarh, beat JD College of Education, Muktsar, by 2-0 (25-19, 25-14); Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, beat LLRM College of Education, Dhudike, by 2-1(25-19, 22-25, 25-22) and Government College of Education, Chandigarh, beat DAV College of Education, Abohar, by 2-0 (25-23, 25-21).
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Cleanliness campaign taken up by DLSA
Panchkula, February 3 Chief judicial magistrate-cum-secretary of DLSA Sunil Chauhan said the focus of the project was to sensitise the villagers on their improper garbage disposal habits and to assist them to play their role in keeping the village clean. “It is their fundamental duty to improve and protect environment,” he said. He said DLSA wants to instill the idea that everyone has a part to play in keeping village clean and beautiful. Chauhan gave lectures at the Government Senior Secondary School, Barwala. A panel of lawyers would give lectures at various schools and gatherings at villages during the said campaign.
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