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Ambala, July 4
Two students of Ambala have made the city proud by securing state ranks in the International Olympiad Awards, 2013-14, organised by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) in association with The British Council and the BBC Knowledge in Delhi recently. Kunal Aggarwal of Class VII from PKR Jain Senior Secondary School and Ramanpreet Singh of Class XII from SA Jain Senior Model School secured state ranks 3 in the National Science Olympiad category. Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India, was the chief guest at the award ceremony function, which was held in Delhi. Several other dignitaries also recorded their presence.

Over 27,000 schools from 1,360 cities across India and 16 countries participated in the Olympiad exams during 2013-14 and millions of students appeared in the Olympiads. About 24,000 students from 3,350 schools have been awarded for achieving top state-level ranks. Close to 4,60,000 students have been awarded “Medals of Excellence” for achieving top ranks in their respective schools. A certificate of participation and a personalised performance analysis report was also provided to each student in their school. — TNS

Panchkula, July 4
With examination of three witnesses, the prosecution evidence in the Jyoti murder case ended today. There were a total of 90 witnesses from the prosecution.

The three witnesses were formal witnesses, namely Station House Officer Munish Kumar and Dr Sunita and Dr Aanchal Diwedi from the Central Forensic Scientific Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh. The doctors said they had exhibited the CFSL reports.

The witnesses were summoned after the prosecution produced a supplementary challan. The supplementary challan consisted of the reports from CFSL that were sent for re-examination by the police. Reports included samples of hair, the victim’s clothes, a DVR of the nursing home where the victim allegedly went for an abortion and seat covers.

Tomorrow, the statements of the accused would be taken under Section 313 of the CrPC.

Chandigarh, July 4
The CBI court today acquitted a former PU Controller of Examinations and three others in a paper leak case dating back to 1998.

The court acquitted Dr Sodhi Ram, former PU Controller of Examinations, clerk Dhan Singh and two students Ashwini Gupta and Anurag Gupta, who were students of PU, of all the charges.

Dr Sodhi Ram and the other three were arrested by the CBI on July 21, 1998, for their alleged involvement in question papers leak case of B.ScIII(Honours), Department of Mathematics, in May, 1998.

The CBI registered an FIR on July 21, 1998, under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI had produced the chargesheet in the case in the lower court on August 4, 2000.

It was first reported on May 26, 1998, that a theory paper of Maths had been leaked. Taking cognisance, the then vice-chancellor M M Puri had ordered a commission of inquiry. On June 6 the same year, Puri wrote to the CBI, requesting the agency to probe the matter so as to “restore the honour of the university”.

The CBI agreed and registered an FIR on July 21, 1998, under the Prevention of Corruption Act. On June 9, 2000, the investigating officer recorded the confession of one Dhan Singh, an accused in the case, who worked as a clerk with the university, who named Dr Sodhi Ram. Singh alleged that Ram had asked him to leak out two papers. Following the confession, Ram was arrested the same day. After remaining behind bars for seven months, he was released on January 17, 2001.

The CBI had produced the challan in the case in the lower court on August 4, 2000. Ram clarified his stand before the PU Senate on August 26, 2000, following which the Senate refused to grant sanction to prosecute him. Dropping charges of corruption, the court had then framed charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy against Ram.

As per the prosecution case, the answersheets were smuggled out and were attempted by the students, who were sitting outside the examination hall. It further transpired that petitioner Dhan Singh had started picking up question papers set up by the examiner in the year 1994 and after getting the same photocopied from the market, had sold the same to the students. He had picked up question papers of B.Sc (math) only on the ground that his clients were students of B.Sc. Honours (math). The other accused were selling papers to students of other subjects on payment basis.

All the accused were acquitted after none of the charges could be proved in court.

Chandigarh, July 4
Gupta Electronics and Electrical, Mani Majra has been penalised for selling an already used and repaired mobile handset to a complainant projecting it as a new handset. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the owner of the store to refund the cost of mobile handset -— Rs 3,200 and pay Rs 10,000 towards compensation for causing mental and physical harassment and Rs 3,000 towards litigation expenses to complainant.

Pawan Kumar purchased a new mobile phone (Spice Smart Flo Mi-351) from Gupta electronics (the opposite party) by paying Rs 3,200. After a few months, the mobile handset reported problems of frequent rebooting and interrupted browsing. As the complainant took the mobile for repair to the Vignesh Services Authorised Service Centre, he was shocked to know that the mobile phone had already been repaired and was sold on March 7, 2013 by the dealer, while the complainant had purchased the handset on August 24, 2013, stated the complaint.

“When the matter was brought to the notice of the opposite party, it refused to entertain the complaint, the complainant alleged.

In its reply, the opposite party admitted the sale of the mobile handset in question but stated that the answering a new sealed cover mobile phone was sold at a reasonable price to the complainant and the seal was opened in the presence of the complainant.

A perusal of the file reveals that the handset in question was sold at Howrah, West Bengal, and later on repaired twice. Gupta electronics has not produced any document to prove that he is the authorised dealer of the manufacturing company (of which the complainant’s phone was). So the evidence shows that the opposite party is involved in the malpractice of sale of fake/duplicate handsets/items to innocent consumers. 

Chandigarh, July 4
The police arrested two minors and recovered a stolen motorcycle and a country-made pistol from their possession.

The accused were on a Honda Stunner motorcycle bearing a fake registration number CH-01-AB-2866, instead of the original number CH-01-AB-2866. A country-made pistol was also recovered from them.

The accused were stopped at a naka laid near the Sector 25 Rally Ground for routine verification, and the police found the registration number to be fake.

During questioning, the accused told the police that they had stolen the vehicle from Sector 43. One of the accused said the pistol belonged to his father, who died a few years ago. The accused claimed to have stolen the motorcycle for a joyride.

They were produced at a local court and sent to the Sector 25 Juvenile Home.

Chandigarh, July 4
Three students - Damanjeet Singh, Aryan Singh and Amitoj Singh Rajpal from Saupin’s School, Sector 32, here, - got selected for international football tournaments, Helsinki and Dana Cup. These will be held in Finland and Denmark, respectively, from July 7 to 27.

The school authorities said a total of 18 players attended international camps in Ahmedabad and Kolkata, out of which three players of the school were selected for the tournament.

They said Aryan would also be going for the Gothic Cup in Sweden and Dana Cup in Denmark.

The young lads, who are geared up to play in the international tournaments, said they had put in a lot of hard work and dedication to make the cut.

Elated with his selection, defender Damajeet said: “I started playing football at the age of six and then gradually I discovered my potential and passion for the game.”

School principal Surita Sharma and sponsor Sukanto Das Chakraborty from the Pride Sports Management congratulated the children and wished them luck for the tournament.

Chandigarh, July 4
Udayveer Singh, Jasmol Arora, Shrenik Bhalla and Sarabjot Singh cruised into the semi-finals in the U-12 category of the ongoing LD Kapoor Memorial Total Tennis Championship being played at the Total Tennis Academy, YMCA, in Sector 11 here today.

On the fourth day of the tournament, Jasmol ousted Ravi Karan Singh in the boys U-12 category 7-3.

While it was merely a cakewalk for Shrenik in the boys U-12 category as he downed his opponent Ronav Saundh in a one-sided affair that lasted barely 30 minutes.

In the boys U-14 category, Sarabjot had to face tough resistance from his opponent Ravi Karan as the match went into a tie-breaker. Sarabjot just managed to pull the match in his favour in the tie-breaker itself. He won the tie-breaker 7-1 and the match 7-6 (1). Meanwhile Shrenik defeated Ronav Saundh 7-1. — TNS

Chandigarh, July 4
In the first match of the inter-district U-25 cricket tournament, organised by the Haryana Cricket Association, played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, the Panchkula team defeated the Chandigarh team by 155 runs.

After winning the toss, Chandigarh elected to bowl. It failed to curtail the opposite team from putting up 203 runs on the board to chase in 40 overs.

Nipun Gupta (62 runs), Davender Singh (41) and Ajay Dhun (27) remained the main contributors for Panchkula.

While chasing the score, Chandigarh failed to deliver as it crumbled for 48 runs in 22.5 overs.

Brief scores

Panchkula — 203 for 7 in 40 overs – Ajay Dhun 27 of 47 balls, Nipun Gupta 62 (NO) of 70 and Davender Singh 41 of 24; 
Gintanshu 3 for 37

Chandigarh — 48 runs in 22.5 overs (all out). – Piyush 28 of 58; Nipun Gupta 2 for 2, Karan Gupta 3 for 21, Sidarth 2 for 2 and Ranjeet 2 for 1.

Chandigarh, July 4
The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) is organising the CLTA-AITA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament from July 7 to 11.

The organisers said the qualifying matches for the event would be held on July 5 and 6. Players from across the country would participate in the tournament.

The organisers claimed that 180 players had registered for the qualifying draw in the men’s event and 49 players had registered for women’s qualifying draw.

The qualifying matches for men’s and womens categories will be held at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association grounds.