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Tribune News Service

Kalka, March 25
A 50-year-old retired CRPF employee committed suicide by hanging himself with a fan today. The deceased has been identified as Mukhtiar Veg Mirja, a resident of Dharampur Colony, Pinjore.

Izhar, son of the deceased, said his father was mentally ill and had a dispute with family members on Monday night, due to which he took this extreme step.

It was only in the morning, that the family members came to know about the suicide and informed the police. The police have recovered a suicide note from the site of incident, according to which he committed suicide due to his illness.

The body of the deceased has been sent to the Kalka CHC mortuary for conducting a postmortem. A case has also been registered in this regard.

The deceased has left behind him three daughters and a son.

Chandigarh, March 25
The CBI court today issued arrest warrants against the complainant in the five-year corruption case registered against former NCB zonal director SK Sekhri. The court issued arrest warrants against Rajesh Dua, and directed the CBI to produce him before the court on April 11, which is the next date of the hearing of the case.

The court had issued summons a total of 16 times to Dua to appear in court in the last two years to record his statements, however, he failed to do so following which arrest warrants were issued against him today.

SK Sekhri, the then officiating zonal director (ZD) of NCB, was arrested in September 2009, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from Rajesh Dua, the owner of a Baddi-based pharmaceutical company. Sekhri was arrested from Paschim Vihar in Delhi, where a Central Bureau of Investigation team from Chandigarh zonal headquarters had laid a trap to nab him.

As per Dua's complaint to the CBI, Sekhri had raided the pharmaceutical company earlier that year and seized some documents from its manufacturing unit. Sekhri had allegedly later demanded bribe from the firm.

Chandigarh, March 25
A local court today acquitted two former PU students, including an ex-student leader, in an attempt to murder case. It acquitted Amandeep Singh Multani, the former student leader, and his accomplice Barinder Dhillon in the case that was registered in 2007.

Ajay Pal Singh, the complainant in the case, turned hostile in the court, which led to the acquittal.

He was brutally attacked with sharp-edged weapons on the PU campus in 2007. Student rivalry was stated to be the reason for the brawl.

Ajay failed to recognise the accused in the court following which Multani and Dhillon were acquitted.

Chandigarh, March 25
Thieves decamped with cash and important documents from a temple at Dhanas, Chandigarh.

Vikas Sharma, a resident of Dhanas, Chandigarh, alleged that cash worth Rs 4,000 to 5,000 was stolen from the cash box of the temple, along with some important documents, on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

Chandigarh, March 25
A day after the clash at the BJP office here, the police today arrested three persons. Mukesh Rai, a block president of the BJP in Mauli Jagran, his brother Pawan Kumar and an associate Chandan, have been arrested for attacking the state convener of the party’s colony cell, Anil Dube, inside the party’s office ‘Kamlam’ in Sector 33 here.

The three had attacked Dube and his colleague Deepak following a verbal spat, which turned violent when a meeting between senior party leaders and local workers was under way.

The medical reports of the injured persons confirmed sharp injuries and the police have recovered the weapon used during the clash.

Notably, senior party leaders, particularly Harmohan Dhawan, had tried to convince the two parties to strike a compromise but they reportedly declined.

The victim, Dube, was a councillor on the BJP ticket from Mauli Jagran for a long time.

The police said the assault was the result of previous enmity between the two leaders.

Chandigarh, March 25
Showcasing their talent in a right manner enabled them to bag the biggest deal of their life. Trainees Daniel Lal Hlimpuia and Arzit Lal Ramzauva, well-known names with the Indian soccer panel and Chandigarh Football Academy (CFA), have been approached by Libero Sports to ensure their future in soccer.

Libero Sports, the biggest football consultancy, has approached both the players for managing their careers with getting contracts in India’s top I-League clubs. Reportedly, the 17-year-old duo has been offered over a sum of Rs 15 lakh each for a season. “We are on talking terms with many clubs and hopefully will bag them with a good deal. They are really good and we are looking forward to land them at a club worthy of securing their future,” said Abhishek from Libero Sports.

Junior international soccer players Daniel and Arzit are members of the under 19 and under 21 junior Indian soccer team for. Earlier, they represented the nation in the sub-junior category while playing under CFA. Daniel represented the city in the SAFF Games for (U-16) boys in Nepal. The team secured the runners-up position in the tournament. Later, he was also selected for the Asian qualifying championship. Arzit also played his first international match at SAFF Games for (U-16) boys in Nepal and became a member of the Portugal and England soccer tour. Both the players are known for their ace judgment and combination. Arjit plays at half-back position and acts as the half-back of the team, while, Daniel plays at both centre half-back and right-in (striker) positions. Both the players have played under the banner of CFA for a regular period of seven years. And, at present both are in city to appear for their Class X board examinations.

“The stay in this academy has helped us to bag such a great achievement. Also, we got a chance to represent the nation. Various exposure trips, international tournaments and precise practice under professional and well-renowned coaches have helped us to attain this fame. Before finalising or signing any contract for the club, we will discuss it with our coach Harjinder Singh and our parents. And only after their mutual consent we will make a go. However, we are happy after learning that our efforts are ready to pay,” said the duo.

“Both players are well entitled to receive best of the offers. I wish they could lay more for the nation and mark their value by playing for some top level clubs. At the age of 17 years both of them are getting such an offer and if they continue to play well, they might end up getting a more handsome deal,” said Harjinder Singh, a former captain of the Indian football team and the coach at Chandigarh Football Academy. 

Chandigarh, March 25
Taking a serious note of improper functioning at the Directorate of Sports, Panjab University, the Senators demanded appointment of a regular director for the smooth and clear functioning of the department.

Amidst heavy argument, the demand was raised in a recent meeting of Senate held on March 22. In the meeting, it was discussed that the Directorate of Sports posses most of the modern infrastructure enough to uplift the standards of sportspersons and their performance, however, non-appointment of coaches and director has led to a chaos in the system. In the absence of a regular director, the chairman of the Department of Physical Education is looking after the functioning of the department, as his additional charge.

In addition, to this, the senators also raised objections against the performances of the SAI (Sports Authority of India) coaches posted in the campus. “The campus claims to have a world-class shooting range but I wonder where is a professional coach to maintain it or to impart training to shooters. The funds are not meant to adjust the dear and near ones. We don’t have our own coaches and the camps are being initiated by unprofessional people. We have grounds, athletics track and all other means but still we lack professionalism to some extent,” said Senator Varinder Singh.

When asked about players achieving laurels under such circumstances, the Senator added, “College teams under Panjab University are the one’s getting the laurels. The campus teams stand nowhere. We have only limited number of boats for water sports. There is no check-eye on the coaches appointed by SAI in the campus. Majority of players, who brought laurels, represents one or the other college. We are not misjudging their achievements but the campus should have something to cheer on. The coaches appointed with the teams have no past records of performances and the department is being run by only one or two officials and their families,” said Singh.

The issue of appointment of a regular director is pending since long. And in order to meet the shortcomings, Panjab University has conducted interviews for filling two posts of assistant directors for the Directorate of Sports last year however, later the posts were cancelled. “They were cancelled as we demanded that a director should be appointed first. The Vice-Chancellor should take some serious notice over the dying spirit of sports in the university,” said Singh.