Zirakpur, May 25
The body of a man was found in the basement of Mona Greens, a housing project coming up on the VIP Road, here this morning.

The investigation officer in the case, ASI Kaka Singh, said the deceased has been identified as Ashish (25), a resident of UP who was working as a painter with a contractor of the project.

Inquiries revealed that Ashish had been to the 14th floor of a building of the project after having his dinner last night but his body was found in the basement, the IO said, adding that there were injury marks on the body. The body has been shifted to the Dera Bassi hospital and the police investigations are under way.

The deceased's family members have been informed. — TNS

Mohali, May 25
The police has booked two local property dealers on charges of forgery and cheating. The two persons, Surinder Singh and Amar Singh, have been booked more than two years after a complaint had been made by Manpreet Rana of Sector 69 here.

Rana had complained to the police in January 2012 that he had a plot in the Industrial Area, Phase IX. The two suspects had allegedly tried to sell the plot on the basis of forged documents.

He had also alleged that they had sold six trees growing on the plot.

The SHO of the Phase XI police station had been asked to conduct a probe into the allegations made in the complaint. The probe took more than two years. — OC

Chandigarh, May 25
Six persons were arrested for gambling at public places in the city. The police recovered Rs 6,000 from their possession. Accused Sunil, Sanjay, Raj Kumar and Raj Pal were arrested from a public park in Phase-II, Ramdarbar. Accused Pradeep and Dharam Singh of Mani Majra were arrested from Shivalik Park, Mani Majra. All the six were released on regular bail.

Two pedestrians injured

Two pedestrians were injured in different road accidents today. In the first incident, Sidharth Tuli of Kurushetra reported that a Haryana Roadways bus hit him from the right side when he was at the ISBT-17. The bus driver, Manoj, has been arrested. Sidharth was admitted in GMSH-16. Another pedestrian, Rajinder, resident of Sector 47, was injured when he was hit by a two-wheeler in Sector 47. The scooter driver, Param Singh, was arrested.

Two arrested

The police arrested Sandeep and Vinod for stealing led cobs (electricity lights) from a shop in Mani Majra on Saturday night. The shop owner, Mohinder Sharma, lodged an FIR against two persons at the Mani Majra police station. The police said the thieves were known to Sharma, who was already suspicious about the involvement of the two. The two have been remanded in judicial custody.

Youth stabbed

Rameshwar Parsad (28), was stabbed by his friend in Maloya, Sector 39, last night. The accused was identified as Mukesh and is absconding. Injured Parsad alleged Mukesh attacked him following a verbal argument. — TNS 

Chandigarh, May 25
From dust storm to non-working air conditioners at VIP boxes due to a short circuit at Level 1, everything, failed to dampen the spirits of spectators coming to witness the last home game of Kings XI Punjab against bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils in the seventh IPL season at the PCA Stadium, Mohali.

Preity Zinta runs during the match break to throw T-shirts among fans at the PCA Stadium in Phase IX, Mohali, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

The scorching heat made the spectators survive hard. However, a few hours later dusty storm and then the cloudy sky offered a relief to the cricket fans.

The Kings XI Punjab started the evening on a good note and after elected to bowl first restricted the Daredevils on a low total.

Coming to bat second, the home team received early jitters. However, Manan Vohra, stood like a strong pillar for his teams' batting line-up. Making it more lenient, Manan played at a slow pace to ensure that his team should reach the winning total with ease. After their 7-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils today, they will leave the city for play-off matches on Monday.

Crowd support for local youth

Chandigarh's lad Manan Vohra, made the spectators to tap on their feet, with scoring a well made 47 runs off 38 balls, including four boundaries and two sixes. However, he fell short of a half century when Imran Tahir bowled him. He was given the man of the match award for his major contribution to the team's win.

"It's my home ground, so it's always fun to be here and make runs. I was just waiting for my turn and, so far, performed as per my team's expectations,"said Manan, after receiving the man of the match trophy.

"He is a great player and deserves to be in the Team India. The way he played today shows that he is capable of playing under pressure, while chasing the target. Hope, he will continue to play like this during the play-off matches," a spectator said.

"The 20-year old was among the two uncapped players who were retained by the IPL franchise. Earlier, he forced his way into the Ranji Trophy squad with three back-to-back hundreds in the BCCI's U-25 tournament followed by a crucial role in helping Punjab qualify for the quarterfinals by scoring a 187 against Jharkhand in the last league match of the Ranji Trophy last season," he added.

Chandigarh, May 25
Dr Nikita Kamal, captain of the winning team of the National Open Bridge Tournament, with 15 years of experience of playing the game, said: "Bridge is a game played in men’s arena, due to which there is a lesser participation of women in the competitive level." The three-day tournament, organised by the Punjab Bridge Association, was held at Hotel Aroma in Sector 22.

An eye surgeon by profession, Nikita had led the Constellation team from Delhi.

She said there was a prejudice that the standard of women players was lower than their counterpart. However, that was not true.

"Women are equally competent but they do not participate in large numbers in tournaments and neither do they get involved in post-game analysis like men," she said.

After winning the tournament, she said: "It was a matter of pride for our team, for last year also we had bagged a championship in the city.”

President of the association former Punjab Chief Secretary KR Lakhanpal, said: "This is the first time that top teams from the country had come here to participate in the tournament. We have tried to raise the competition level of the game.” The tournament concluded on Sunday.

Results

Super league winner: First position: Constellation team (Delhi): 72 points; Second Position: Punjab Bridge Association (I): 55 points; Third position: AK Sharma (Himachal Pradesh): 49 points; Fourth position: Spartan (Delhi): 48 points; Fifth position: Himachal Pradesh Association: 38 points; Sixth position: Punjab Bridge Association (IV): 38 points

In pairs event: 1st position: HS Dhariwal, Bhagat Ram; 2nd position: Sandeep Narang, K Bhattacharya

Special Prize: Rana Jolly, RK Goel, Kuldeep Khanna, Col Brar.