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Daylight robbery at Dera Bassi post office
Dera Bassi, May 5 Eyewitnesses said there were around 15 persons, including seven customers, inside the post office when the robbers entered the post office. The robbers held them captive and directed the postmaster, Shanta Sharma, to give them the keys of the chest where cash was kept. As she refused to give the keys and tried to divert their attention saying that the safe contains documents and not cash, one of the robbers thrashed her. In the meantime, Dharm Pal, an employee, handed over the keys to the robbers, who opened the chest and took away a bag containing Rs 99,400. Besides, they looted Rs 1 lakh lying with Raninder Singh, another employee. He was also assaulted as he tried to film their activity on his mobile phone. Raninder Singh said the robbers were carrying pistols and warned of dire consequences if anyone raised an alarm. Shanta Sharma said they had withdrawn Rs 4 lakh, which was to be paid to customers. The robbers decamped with the bag carrying Rs 1 lakh but failed to notice the other bag which contained the remaining amount, she added. Interestingly, there was no CCTV camera installed at the post office. It did not even have a security guard. An eyewitness said the robbers remained in the post office for nearly 10 minutes and were speaking Punjabi. On getting the information about the robbery, Mohali police chief GS Sandhu, Dera Bassi Superintendent of Police Anil Sharma and other police officers reached the post office. A team of forensic experts also examined the spot. SP Anil Sharma said an alert was sounded soon after the police learnt about the robbery. The police have managed to get certain clues, which could help in cracking the robbery, the SP claimed. A case under the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered against unidentified armed assailants following the complaint of Shanta Sharma, the woman postmaster. |
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Kalka MLA leads dharna against housefly menace in Barwala
Barwala, May 5 The protesters also threatened to block the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway if the administration fails to solve the problem in the next four days. Earlier, the INLD leaders had given a representation to the district administration seeking action against poultry farms that were allegedly dumping spurious feed and chicken droppings in an unscientific way thereby causing air and water pollution in the area. The housefly menace has made the lives of thousands of villagers miserable and they apprehend it could lead to outbreak of some epidemic. INLD MLA from Kalka Pradeep Chaudhary along with his supporters today reached Mauli village and marched to the police post raising slogans against the state government. The protesters also criticised the district administration for giving a burial to the serious problem that has badly affected the socio-economic status of scores of villagers in Barwala area, known for one of the biggest poultry belt of the country. Addressing the gathering, Chaudhary claimed to have raised the issue in the Vidhan Sabha in 2012. Then, Haryana Health Minister Rao Narinder Singh had also assured of an early solution. “Two years have passed since the minister’s assurance and the problem has aggravated. Today, the situation is such that marriage proposals for girls and boys of these villages were being rejected. Even farm labourers have shifted to other areas due to the menace,” the MLA claimed. Area Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Gurmit Singh along with Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry Department, MR Singla reached the spot to pacify the protesters. The SDM assured them that an action would be taken against the polluting poultry farms under Sections 268, 269 and 270 of the IPC. The officials said the Environment Department had already issued closure orders to 20 poultry farms and warning to 147 poultry farms for not complying with the directions of the Pollution Control Board. Criminal cases have been registered against persons for dumping rotten feed in the open at Jaloli and Naggal villages, the SDM claimed. Poultry farms to be blamed
Poultry farms in the area allegedly dump spurious feed and chicken droppings in an unscientific manner, thereby causing air and water pollution. |
Appointment of chief of police complaints body Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 5 After going through an affidavit filed by UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar, the Bench of Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice HS Sidhu observed in its orders that the Chandigarh Administration had not asked for names of retired Judges from the High Court Registrar. Virtually indicting the UT Administration, the Bench observed that the UT Administration had contacted only two retired Judges, Justice Kuldeep Singh of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice SS Sodhi of the Allahabad High Court. They were not expected to accept the offer; and the entire process was aimed at appointing a bureaucrat. The High Court, on the previous date of hearing, had virtually admonished the States of Punjab and Haryana, along with the Chandigarh Administration, for appointing retired bureaucrats before making thoroughgoing effort to find retired Judges for appointment as chairpersons of the state-level police complaints authorities. The Bench had expressed its total dissatisfaction over the manner in which the respondents were appointing the retired bureaucrats or retired police officers as heads of statutory tribunals. The Bench was of the view that the manner of appointment was in total disregard of the fact that the confidence of public could only be inspired with the appointment of retired Judges.
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Emaar MGF told to pay relief of Rs 2 lakh to complainants
Chandigarh, May 5 The forum also directed the company to pay the compensation delay in handing over the possession of the flat at the rate for Rs 5 per square feet per month of the super area to the complainants from the date of allotment. A Panchkula-based resident, Colonel SK Malhotra, the complainant, alleged that he was allotted a residential unit having super built area 1,750 sq. ft. in Mohali by the opposite party for a price of Rs.51,62,500. The date of allotment of the flat was Jan 8, 2008 and as per Clause 21.1 of the Buyer’s Agreement, the opposite party was to complete the units within a period of 36 months from the date of allotment and there is a delay of more than 2
and half years, the complainant stated. The complainant also stated that the opposite party “increased the area of the apartment from 1,750 sq. ft. to 2051 sq. ft. and price of the unit was also increased by approximately Rs.12.5 lakh”. The complainants made a request to waive off the increased price but the company refused. The opposite party stated, “After reading various sub-clauses of the agreement it is clear that the allottee had agreed that layout of the apartment and building were tentative and subject to change at the sole discretion of the company. It was the sole discretion of the company to carry out any alterations in the building/apartment or floor plans and allottee acknowledged that he would have no objection to such changes.”Upon going through the contentions of both sides, the forum partly allowed the complaint.
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Longia group unanimously elects office-bearers
Rival group terms the move invalid Tribune News Service
Mohali, May 5 Earlier, the group of former president of the association Amarjit Singh Longia elected Manjit Singh Chauhan as president, Gurdip Singh as vice-president, Sandeep Singh Lakha as secretary, Simarjit Singh as joint secretary and Neeru Thareja as cashier at the District Courts Complex here. “The office-bearers of the body were elected unanimously during a meeting, which was largely attended by local advocates,” said advocates Sanjiv Sharma and NS Rangi, who are supporters of the Longia group. Terming the election of office-bearers as legal and valid, Sharma claimed they had the support of the Kharar Bar Association. On the other hand, Parminder Singh Toor, the sitting president of the association, termed the election as invalid and illegal. “They (the rivals) have elected the body on their own. So it is not being recognised by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana,” claimed Toor. He added that the council had set May 7 as the date for holding election of Mohali District Bar Association. “The election would be held on the due date,” said Toor.
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Man held guilty in case of sexual harassment
Chandigarh, May 5 The girl was a student of a school here. The police had registered a case on January 19, 2013, on the complaint of the victim’s father. He had complained to the police that the accused was a driver and used to drop the girl to the school. He sexually harassed her while she was alone in the cab. The traumatised girl had narrated the incident to her mother. The accused was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Thieves decamp with valuables worth over Rs 2.5 lakh in Panchkula
Panchkula, May 5 Police sources suspect the use of some sprays, so that there was no noise while breaking open the windowpane and taking off grills to make an entry. This is the seventh such incident in the city in the last 12 days. Earlier, the house of Former Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Amarjeet Chaudhary and other VIPs was struck in Sector 6 and Sector 2, reportedly by the same gang.The Mittal’s family told the police that two expensive LEDs, a diamond and a gold ring and two expensive watches were missing from the house. It was in the morning when the family woke up to see broken window panes and grills. “First the grill of the small window was taken out. As the lock of the door didn’t open, they broke open the windowpane and took off the grill, but it’s strange that the family did not hear any noise,” said Inspector Malkiat Singh, Station House Officer of the Sector 5 police station. The forensic team was called by the police, which took the footprints of three unidentified persons. Though no CCTV cameras were installed at the councillor’s house, yet the footage of those installed in the neighbourhood were taken. “The footage is not
clear but we can see the movement of a car in the lane in the wee hours,” the official said.
Fear has spread among residents and they are scared of being attacked if the miscreants are making an entry into the house in their presence. VK Sood, a businessman and a resident of Sector 6 said, “We are spending sleepless nights. The thieves who are aware that the family is inside will definitely be armed.” He further said, “I usually come home late at night and I never come across any PCR in my sector. At the most we can lock our houses and sleep. If the police patrol sound their siren, the miscreants will not dare to strike.”
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Two commit suicide in city
Chandigarh, May 5 The police was informed and the body was lowered after cutting the rope with which he had hanged himself. The police rushed the victim to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 where he
was declared brought dead by doctors. A suicide note was recovered from the spot in which the victim had
apologised to his sisters and urged his parents not to worry. The police have ruled out any foul play. The police said the parents of the victim were citizens of Italy and his father was in India. Vikramjit had last spoken to the deceased around 8:30pm on Saturday. The body has been kept in the hospital mortuary and will be handed over to the family after postmortem. The victim was pursuing IELTS from a city-based institute. The police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC. In another incident, a 22 -year-old taxi driver allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison last night. The victim was stated to be upset over his prolonged illness and thus was under depression. The victim has been identified as taxi driver Gurbaj Singh, who was found unconscious in his house by his family. Gurbaj was rushed to the Sector 16 hospital where the duty doctors referred him to the PGI, where he was declared brought dead. Gurbaj was ill and was under treatment at the PGI since long. No suicide note was found. His relatives said Gurbaj was under depression for sometime,
now. Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter.
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Former SSP’s driver booked for negligent driving
Chandigarh, May 5 The police have booked Kalraj Singh in a case of rash and negligent driving registered at the Sector 36 police station. Accused Kulraj of Phase XI was arrested and later given bail. A couple, Pankaj Sharma and his wife, Ambika Sharma, who were in a Swift, were injured and rushed to a private hospital in Mohali when the mishap occurred on May 2. Ambika fractured her right arm. The SUV was being driven by Kulraj Singh and former SSP, Gur Iqbal Singh, was sitting inside the car when the incident took place. The police said the SUV was coming from the Sector 34 side when it hit the Swift, which was coming from the side of Sector 44. The two damaged vehicles have been impounded. A case was registered at the Sector 36 police station. A challan under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act, 1985, was slapped against Kulraj on May 2. The driver’s medical examination confirmed the presence of alcohol in his body.
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SGGS College lift soccer title
Chandigarh, May 5 Earlier, SGGS College qualified for the same tournament by winning the North Zone leg of the championship. On the other hand, local critics alleged that the team fielded two players, who were not part of the team during the North Zone qualifier stage, in the main edition held in Goa. However, organisers denied any such approach of the local team. “There were two players from SGGS College, Chandigarh, that had to be replaced. A letter was sent from the college requesting to replace two of the players since one of them had an injury and the other had to appear in examinations. Also, as organisers we verified the same with the Chandigarh Football Association and found no problem with the change" said an official statement given by organisers. The organisers have also shortlisted around 30 players to participate in a week-long training camp in Goa to be conducted by coaches from Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Also, out of the shortlisted players, a batch of final 14 players will travel to Buenos Aires to train under coaches of Boca Juniors. The tournament saw a total of 186 colleges fighting to make it to the final. |
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Vikram Aditya Singh Kadian claims tennis title
Panchkula, May 5 In the finals of the boys’ and girls’ combined (U-12) category, Vikram Aditya Singh Kadian defeated his female opponent Agrima Tiwari. He won the finals in straight sets 4-0 and 4-1. In the finals of boys’ and girls combined (U-14) category, Jasmol Arora faced a tough fight against Parveen Kumar. After losing the first set, in the tie-break Jasmol bounced back and
stabled his nerves in next games. In the second set, he again faced some resistance. However, he claimed the set in yet another toe-break. In the decider, Jasmol gained momentum and blanked his opponent. Jasmol won the match 4-5 (7), 5-4(5) and 10-3(8). |
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GNPS-36 pip Sagar XI in cricket
Panchkula, May 5 In the final, the GNPS team defeated the Sagar XI team by nine wickets. The losing side set a 160-run target in the allotted slot of 30 overs with Gourav Deep (36 off 46), Shourya (35 off 35) and Ansh Sehgal (20 off 22) scoring a lion’s share. In bowling, Pankaj remained the pick of the day by claiming 3 for 23 while Ritik Shukla grabbed 1 for 17. In reply, the winning team achieved the target with Avneet (73 off 56) and Sharvan (44 off 35). Avneet was declared man of the match, Yuvraj Rai best batsman, Nehal Tajaja best bowler, Gourav Deep player of the series and Ansh Sehgal best all-rounder. |
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Golf camp from May 27
Chandigarh, May 5 It is being designed for children from 7 to 18 years of age. Players can enroll for the camp on a first-come-first-served basis by contacting Ajay Gujral on phone No 9814356013.
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