Chandigarh, April 17
China Eastern Airlines, Chaudhary Airways and a local travel agency have been jointly penalised for deficiency in services when the complainant travelled to Melbourne.

The opposite parties have been directed to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to complainant, Monika Garg, for mental agony caused to her. The complainant approached Unique Worldwide Travels to avail the service of China Eastern Airlines. The agency informed the complainant that in the Delhi to Melbourne flight via Shanghai, the stopover time period would be of more than 12 hours and therefore she would be provided a hotel stay with meals and pick-up and drop facility from the airport to the hotel in Shanghai. She was informed that wheelchair and escort facilities were provided for passengers, who were aged or travelling with small children.

The complainant paid Rs 84,000 for the booking of flight. However, after security check-in at the Delhi International Airport no one came to provide a wheelchair and escort services. The complainant boarded the flight at the Delhi airport and was shocked not to have found seats for her small children. The complainant also alleged that vegetarian refreshment was not provided. 

Mohali, April 17
The Mohali police have registered a case against an unidentified supporter of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate from the Anandpur Sahib constituency, Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, for defacing the public property, here.

The case has been registered under Section 3 of the Defacement of Public Property Act, 1977, and Section 127-A for violating the model code of conduct at the Mullanpur Garibdas police station on the complaint of the area’s block development panchayat officer.

In the complaint, it has been alleged that the flexes of Chandumajra installed at the Kurali-Siswan T-point near Majra village were larger than the prescribed size, which was a violation of the poll norms.

Acting on his complaint, the police have registered a case against an unidentified supporter of Chandumajra.

An official of the district electoral office said: “It is mandatory to mention the name and other details of the persons in banners and flexes who install these”.

“The police should book the person, whose name and other details were mentioned in the flexes in question, instead of registering a case against an unidentified supporter,” said the official.

Mohali, April 17
The Mohali police have booked seven persons, including a woman, in four different cases of fraud.

In the first case, Surjit Singh of Phase II alleged that Baljit Singh of Phase VII and Tarlochan Singh of Sohana village duped him of Rs 3.50 lakh on the pretext of selling a plot in Sector 80. “The amount was given as advance money for the deal but the accused neither sold me the plot nor did they return the money,” Surjit Singh alleged. A case has been registered at the Phase-I police station.

In the second incident, Navjeet Singh, a resident of Sector 69, alleged that he was defrauded of Rs 6 lakh by one Sandeep Kumar, who introduced himself as the director of an electronic news channel. “Sandeep had taken Rs 6 lakh as sponsorship money for a new year programme. When I reached the venue of the programme on the given date, I was taken aback on finding there was nothing. When I enquired from Sandeep, he said the programme had been cancelled,” claimed Navjeet, adding that the accused did not return the money.

A case in this regard has been registered at the Mataur police station.

In another case, the Phase VIII police have booked Kamal Attri of Sunny Enclave, Kharar, for fraud. In his complaint, Amanpreet Singh, a resident of Sector 42, Chandigarh, alleged that the accused had taken Rs 5 lakh from him last year on the promise of getting him a contract. “Attri could not get me the contract and gave me a cheque, which was returned dishonoured,” alleged Amanpreet Singh.

In yet another case, the police booked Satnam Kaur and her two sons, Dharamvir and Sonu following a complaint by Prabhjot Kaur, a resident of Phase IV here. The complainant alleged that she had given the accused a sum of Rs 20 lakh last year and they have now refused to return the amount.

Chandigarh, April 17
On the final day of the play, Mohali won three points while Amritsar got one point during the ML Markan Trophy held today.

The Mohali team won three points on the basis of the first innings lead. Earlier, resuming batting from the overnight score of 281 runs for five wickets, Amritsar scored 517 runs in 152.2 overs before being bowled out. Kunwar Pathak and Shivam Sharma added 186 runs to the team's total before Pathak was caught by Amardeep off Akash Dhari.

Pathak scored 131 of 306 balls studded with 22 boundaries and one six. On the other end, Shivam scored 89 of 229 balls with 18 boundaries.

For Mohali, Akash Dhari scalped seven wickets by conceding 166 runs.

Brief scores

Mohali: 681 for eight in 142 overs (declared).

Chandigarh, April 17
Bhavy Bhambri beat Tanya Sharma 15-13 and 15-8 while Radha defeated Sabreen Kaur 15-8 and 15-9 in their respective second round matches of girls (U-10) category at the ongoing Tricity Li-ning Junior/Sub-junior Badminton Tournament in Sector 42 here today.

Results

Girls (U-10) second round: Suhavi Kaur bt Aashna Jagdev 15-2, 15-3; Yashasvi Sharma bt Saher Bedi 15-4, 15-11; Alisha bt Palak Arora 15-5, 15-7; Mansi Sharma bt Avni Ganjoo 15-10, 15-8; Ariadne Rahul bt Bhavya 15-7, 15-8; Ayushi bt Adhya 15-1, 15-1; Mehak bt Ridhi Saini 15-2, 15-4; and Shagunpreet bt Sandali 15-3, 15-3.

Girls (U-13) second round: Charu Sharma bt Aenna Sharma 15-11, 10-15, 15-9; Arpita Malik bt Himanshi 15-7, 15-3; Tanvi bt Aneesha 15-10, 15-6; Mannat Brar bt Surman Kaur 15-2, 15-2; Akshika bt Simran 15-6, 15-10; Naina Trehan bt Shanya Singh 15-2, 15-0; Rashi Vashist bt Nimanpreet Kaur 15-1, 15-4; Sharone bt Asmi 15-9, 15-4; Divya bt Garima 15-8, 11-15, 15-12; Seerat bt Anna Shree 15-5, 15-9; Jaismine bt Kashish 15-6, 15-2; Dea Batra bt Prabhuti 15-1, 15-3; Varinda bt Mandeep 15-7, 5-15, 15-8; Vanshika bt Divyangi 15-12, 15-5; and Garima Singh bt Naina Goyat 15-6, 15-9.

Girls (U-15) first round: Haritika bt Mandeep Kaur 15-4, 15-4; Romit bt Dhristi Deswal 15-1, 15-2; Arshia bt Manavi Goyal 15-4, 15-6; Tamana Arora bt Sharon Verma 15-7, 15-12; Aarushi Sharma bt Cathy 15-3, 15-10; and Dea Batra bt Anmol Sharma 15-5, 15-3.

Boys (U-17) second round: Ishan Verma bt Kartik Malhotra 15-10, 15-10; Paras Mittal bt Ishan Singh Rao 15-7, 11-15, 15-13; Amit bt Vasu Ahuja 15-5, 15-7; Rajat Saini bt Nitin Gupta 15-10, 15-12; Kevin Wong bt Nilaksh Kanwar 15-5, 15-5; Abhinav Tyagi bt Gaurav Sharma 15-4, 15-9; and Abhishek Saini bt Harmanpreet Singh 15-6, 15-3.

Chandigarh, April 17
The Mumbai zone will face Nagpur in the title clash of the Bank of India Inter Zone Cricket Tournament at the cricket stadium in Sector 16 here on Friday.

In the semifinals played here today, the Mumbai team defeated Ahmedabad by six wickets while the Nagpur zone beat Pune by 42 runs.

In the first semifinal, which was reduced to 10 overs due to drizzle, the Mumbai zone sent the Ahmedabad team packin g by six wickets.

Invited to bat first, the Ahmedabad team posted 75 runs with Divyang Badhiya leading the score chart with 31 runs.

For the Mumbai team, Rajindra Shirke claimed two wickets for 13.

Chasing the target, the Mumbai team scored 77 runs in 9.2 overs with Shekhar Bhor hitting an unbeaten knock of 22 runs. For Ahmedabad, Raunk Kumar took three wickets for 14 runs.

In the second semifinal, the Nagpur zone beat Pune by 42 runs. In the allotted 20 overs, the Nagpur team scored a healthy total of 159 runs for three wickets.

Paresh Sutane was the highest scorer for the team with 76 runs while for Pune, Mangesh Vadiya remained the best bowler claiming two wickets for 28 runs.

Chasing the target, the Pune zone could only manage 117 runs for eight wickets.

Sham Oka scored unbeaten 51-run knock whereas Mangesh Vaidya contributed 42 runs to the team's total.