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Chhat Bir Zoo Bipin Bhardwaj Tribune News Service
Chhat Bir, July 15 Heli, a lioness, procured from Rajkot in Gujarat in March 2011, gave birth to a litter of four cubs almost 18 days ago. Her male partner, Abhay, came from Delhi Zoo after her first mate, Gagan, died just after nine months of their arrival. Zoo officials have concealed the development and are monitoring the mother and its cubs round-the-clock in an isolated house at the lion safari. Taking no chance, the zoo authorities have permitted entry to the ‘house’ only to the keepers who are monitoring each activity of the first-time mother, Heli, and its cubs, sources in the zoo said. Dharinder Kumar, Chief Wildlife Warden, Punjab, however claimed that the mother and its cubs were doing fine. “The family is in isolation and is being monitored through CCTVs installed inside the house. Their gender has not been determined as yet. The cubs will be released in the safari for display only after a considerable age,” Kumar claimed. With the new arrivals, the population of lions in Chhat Bir Zoo has gone to five, including an old inbred male, Raman. Raman is the only survivor among over hundred hybrid lions and has developed cataract in both eyes. He has even lost his canines. Experts say that the zoo officials must manage the population of Asiatic lions scientifically to avoid inbreeding. The Chhat Bir zoo earlier had Asiatic and African lions and due to inbeeding their population had risen to nearly 105 in 2001-02. The inbreeding had even led to genetic disorders and eventually mortality rate became high. The Punjab Wildlife Department took almost 13 years to overcome this problem by phasing out the old stock of hybrid lions.
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Dera Bassi, July 15 The committee also elected Mohinder Sood as vice-president, master Som Dutt as secretary and RD Shashtri as treasurer. — TNS
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Court raps CBI for reporting late without intimation
Chandigarh, July 15 “Why did you not inform the public prosecutor? At least I require a word from you. The court has been kept waiting. This is a serious communication gap and you ought to have informed the public prosecutor that you are late,” the CBI Judge Vimal Kumar told the investigating officer. The court proceeding began after the CBI officer apologised. Horticulture Dept SDO sent to judicial remand The court sent the three accused, including an SDO of the UT Horticulture Department, to judicial remand for 14 days. The anti-corruption branch of the CBI had yesterday arrested the SDO, Navraj Singh Dhillon, along with two employees of the Horticulture Department, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a contractor. The other two accused are Ashwani Kumar, a sub-divisional clerk, and Raju, a computer operator. The three were arrested from their office in Sector 23 and the bribe money was recovered from Dhillon’s possession. The bribe money was being accepted from the contractor to clear his pending bills.
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Case against DSP Bains transferred to ADSJ court
Mohali, July 15 Earlier, the trial in the case was being held in Mohali CJM Ashish Saldi’s court. Now, the case will be heard in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Tarsem Mangla. In the first hearing today, Bains and his accomplice NK Goel were present in the court. Following brief arguments, the court set July 22 as the next date of hearing. Notably, Bains, who was posted as DSP (City 1) here, was dismissed from service by Inspector General of Police, Zone 1, Patiala, on March 27. Then, a case under Sections 7/8/13 (1)(a)(d)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B of the IPC was registered against Bains and Goel at the Mataur police Station. Later, another case under the Arms Act was registered against Bains at the Patiala Civil Lines police station following recovery of an unlicensed foreign-made Webley Scot revolver from his Patiala residence. The Mohali police had been facing flak for presenting a very ‘weak’ challan in the case.
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Charges framed against former Panchkula DHO
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 15 The police had, on May 6 this year, booked 57-year-old Vermani in the case of rape. The victim, who hails from Hamipur in Himachal Pradesh, is staying in a rented accommodation in Sector 11 and had been living in Panchkula in the past. She had met Vermani for her treatment. She complained to the police that she was raped by the doctor on the pretext of providing her a job. The victim had stated to the police that she had told the doctor that she was divorced and was in search of a job so that she could meet her daily expenses. Lalit then told her that he knew a friend who ran a factory and he would talk to him and get her some computer-related job. She added that on May 4, the doctor called her and told her that he had arranged for her interview with his friend for the particular job. The doctor then came to her place and picked her from her Sector 11 residence and told her that they would be going to Hotel Shivalik View for the interview. After reaching the hotel, he asked for the keys of a room from the reception much to the woman’s surprise. He then told her that his friend had booked a room where the interview would be conducted. The two then reached the room of the hotel where the woman was offered lunch. When she refused then the doctor offered her juice which was allegedly mixed with a sedative. The woman said that after she had the juice, she became unconscious and gained consciousness only after two hours. And when she woke up she found that she had been raped. She saw the doctor sleeping besides her. The woman was then threatened by the doctor and later dropped to her residence. The accused doctor retired in 2006.
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Three more accused in Gurjant murder case held
Mohali, July 15 Kamal, Dali and Lada were arrested from near Bakarpur village, said Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police Inder Mohan Singh Bhatti. The police have so far arrested five of the seven accused named in the FIR. Kuldeep Singh, alias Deep, and Sukhpreet Singh, alias Sukha, were arrested on July 13. Notably, Gurjant Singh, alias Jenta, was murdered on July 7 when he went to a car service centre located on the Kambali village road near Phase XI.
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PSEB employee suspended for embezzling funds
Mohali, July 15 PSEB secretary GS Batth said Tarun Kumar, who was posted in the accounts branch and used to prepare salaries of employees, embezzled funds meant for salaries and arrears. Tarun Kumar has been put under suspension and an inquiry has been marked in the case, said Batth.
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City to host baseball nationals in Oct
Chandigarh, July 15 After failing to conduct the tournament in November 2013 and further in January 2014, the department has again asked the SGFI to allow hosting of the baseball nationals for boys and girls (U-19) in October 2014. Sources said the department was planning to conduct the nationals around the Dasehra and Diwali holidays to avoid any haphazardness, which occurred in the previous year in providing stay to participating teams and organising the matches, here. “The city will host the SGFI baseball nationals in the boys’ and girls’ (U-19) categories expectedly in October. Last year, the department failed to host the national school games for cricket following issues regarding staying of teams and organising matches,” said an official of the Education Department on the condition of anonymity. “Hopefully, this time everything would fall in line. Last year, the department fall-short on many things. In February, it was not able to accommodate teams and school teachers, who were responsible for organising such meets,” the official added. One of the reasons for not hosting the SGFI national school games in cricket was due to the busy schedule of local schools and officials of the Education Department in November 2013. The competition was further postponed to January 2014 and then from January 30, 2013, to February 4, 2014. However, the department took a U-turn at the eleventh hour. However, sources, at that time, maintained that the competition was dropped following budget constraint. The matches for the competition are expected to be held at the grounds of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35; PEC University of Technology; Panjab University; and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 42; in Chandigarh. |
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Sarvhitkari Blue pip Red in cricket
Chandigarh, July 15 The team lost six wickets in their innings. Starting on a good note, opener Sehaj played sensibly and stabled the innings. He completed his half century off 62 balls before getting out. He was equally supported by Sourav, who scored 14 off 18 balls to remain the second highest scorer for the team. For Sarvhitkari Blue, Harsh (2 for 9) and Addy (2 for 12) claimed two wickets each. In reply, the winning team achieved the target in 23 overs with Mohit (32 off 35 balls) and Harsh (18 off 21 balls), ensuring their team’s victory. In bowling, Taran claimed 2 for 23 to remain the highest wicket-taker. Earlier in their previous match played yesterday, Sarvhitkari Red defeated the Mohali Cricket Association by 21 runs. After electing to bowl first, bowlers of the association restricted Sarvhitkari Red’s score at 145 runs in 25 overs. Taran initiated his team’s total with a 35-run contribution off 38 balls. Prabhnoor, with his 15-run knock off 25 balls, remained the other main scorer in the team’s total. In bowling, Kushpreet lead the day by claiming 3 for 15. Chasing the target, the Mohali Cricket Association bundled out on a mere total of 124 runs in 23 overs. Samith’s 52-run contribution off 64 balls went in vain. His counterpart Sam scored 10 off 12. In bowling, Taran claimed 3 for 14 while Yash grabbed 3 for 18 for the winning team.
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City’s Saaniya to play in 9th leg
Chandigarh, July 15 In the eight leg, Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma finished tied for the sixth place with Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi and Pune’s Shweta Galande with identical totals of 226 after 54 holes. Saaniya carded three birdies on 3rd, 9th and 11th holes and an equal number of bogeys on the 7th, 9th and 14th holes. Another favourite, Vani Kapoor of Delhi, who dropped title in the previos two tournaments will also like to end her title drought in the Rs 5,00,000 ninth leg of the competition. With total earnings of Rs 8,60,000 from eight starts, Vani is comfortably sitting atop the favorite list. Local sensation and Hero MotoCorp Sponsred Sharmila Nicollet will miss the ninth leg of the competition. She is scheduled to play in the Ladies German Open from July 17 to 20 in Wörthsee, Germany. In the amateur category, Raksha Phadke, who won her maiden title at the KGA last week playing in a professional event, is giving the ninth leg a miss. Other amateurs Anisha Padukone, Delhi’s Mehar Atwal and Millie Saroha are also in a ood form. The Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2014 comprises a total of 15 legs spanning across the country. — TNS
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Volleyball matches to spread awareness
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 15 The Khushi Clinic of TCIF has taken an initiative to reach the target group and spread awareness among them of HIV/AIDS/STI. The society is regularly organising volleyball matches near the office of the Chandigarh Transport Association. Three teams, comprising of 10 players each, uses to take part in this tournament. The move helps in creating interest among the truck drivers and their helpers to indulge in interpersonal communication during the game that is used to motivate the players and their friends to undergo HIV-syphilis testing.
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