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Man dies in road mishap
Tribune News Service

Lalru, August 17
Over 280 volunteers, including 44 women, of the Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation donated blood in a camp organised at the Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan here today.

Blood transfusion teams form Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and Civil Hospital, Mohali, helped in collecting the blood units.

Dr BS Cheema, in charge, Sant Nirankari Mandal (Chandigarh zone), motivated the gathering to donate blood voluntarily and save lives through this noble cause. He also appealed the gathering to spread awareness among people about it.

Refreshment was also given to the donors during the camp, said a spokesperson for the foundation.

Chandigarh, August 17
Honda Siel Cars India Limited and its dealer Lally Automobiles have been directed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to pay Rs 30,000 compensation to a Sector-30 resident for deficiency in services.

Complainant Kamla Devi alleged she had purchased a Honda City car inMay 2010. Her grievance was with the regard to a dent in the front bar ofthe chassis of the vehicle, which she noticed only after one and a half years of thepurchase of the vehicle. She claimed that since the vehicle had notmet with an accident during her ownership, the dent in the front bar of the chassis of the vehicle could only mean that accidental and second-hand vehicle was sold to her.

Denying allegations, Honda Siel Cars India Limited and its dealer, Lally Automobiles private limited (Prestige Honda) in Industrial Area, said the dent could have occurred due to rash and negligent driving by the complainant herself.

“Even though the allegations of the complainant are not really proved, yet her anxiety on realising the dent in the vehicle cannot be overlooked, even if there is no hindrance to the running of the vehicle. In the given situation, though we cannot pass orders to replace the vehicle or refund the price, we deem it appropriate to allow this complaint only to order the manufacturer and the dealer to pay a consolidated compensation of Rs 30,000,” the forum held.

“As it is not proved whether the dent is on account of the manufacturer or by the dealer, the amount will be shared equally by them. They will also pay Rs.10,000 towards the costs of litigation, which will also be shared equally by them,” the forum further directed.

Chandigarh, August 17
National Insurance Company has been directed to pay Rs 44,159 paid by a complainant for insurance earlier and Rs 10,000 as compensation for deficient services.

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has also directed the company to pay Rs 7,000 as the cost of litigation. Pavneet Singh, the complainant, alleged that he purchased a Honda Activa and got it insured with the opposite party for the period October 30, 2012, to October 29, 2013.

The complainant said on October 8, 2012, his cousin took the vehicle to Sector 36 market and parked it there from where it was stolen by some unknown persons. He alleged that on the day of theft, the complainant visited the office of the opposite party and informed about the theft, but they were allegedly told to come after four to five days. When the complainant visited the office of the opposite party on December13, 2012, he was told to come on December 15, 2012.

Later, the opposite party allegedly took the stand that the claim would be lodged only after the registration of an FIR. The complainant lodged an FIR at the Sector 36 police station, however, the claim was rejected.

In its reply, the opposite party averred that the vehicle was stolen on December 8, 2012, whereas the intimation was received by it on December 17, 2012, after which the claim was registered. Then a request for deputing the investigator was made and a letter was written asking for delayed intimation. It has furtherbeen averred even after passage of 30 days of the purchase of the vehicle, the complainant did not apply for its permanent number and at the time of theft it was still having temporary number, which was in violation of law.

.“We are of the view that there is no merit in the contention of the opposite party that there was delay on the part of the complainant in intimating it about the theft and the same seems to be an afterthought. The registration of the vehicle and the incident of theft, were two absolutely different matters having no link whatsoever,” the forum ruled.

Chandigarh, August 17
High drama was witnessed in the Sector 40 Krishna Market last night when kin of a missing debt-ridden trader, Sunil Kumar, were thrashed by a local financier and his musclemen, from whom the trader had borrowed money. The injured include the parents and younger brother of Sunil Kumar.

Injured identified as Ramesh Lal (55), his wife, Rekha Rani (50), and younger son, Deepak Kumar (30). The incident took place when Deepak along with his parents had closed the shop and was coming out from the Krishna Market at around 9.30 pm. Injured Deepak told the police, financier Anil, who also ran a shop in the same market, was already waiting there along with his musclemen and all of them attacked him and his family members. The police said Sunil had borrowed money from accused Anil and later distributed it among other shopkeepers, who assured Anil that his money would be returned, but the accused was insisting that he would receive the cash only from Sunil. All injured were rushed to GMSH-16 in a police Gypsy and discharged from the hospital on Sunday. The police said Anil was a small time financier, who gave money to people on interest. The police have registered a case and efforts are on to nab the accused and identify other culprits.

Chandigarh, August 17
A 12-year-old inmate of Snehalaya — a home for the destitute in Maloya — managed to give the police a slip yesterday as he was brought for a check up at Government Multi Speciality Hospital in Sector 16.

The boy, Dimple, was brought to the hospital alongwith three other inmates, when he told the authorities that he needed to go to the washroom. On seeing an opportunity, he escaped from the hospital.

The Snehalaya authorities informed the police which registered a case of kidnapping at the Sector-17 police station. Later, the boy’s relative from Panchkula called the police and the boy was then recovered . —TNS 

Chandigarh, August 17
City’s chess prodigy Tarini Goyal won the Chandigarh Women’s Chess Championship that concluded at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here today.

The Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, student claimed the title by scoring 2.5 points out of the total three. Her sister Arunima Goyal of Sri Guru Gobind School, Sector 35, too, scored 2.5 points, but finish second on the move basis.

With two points in there kitty, Edha Garg and Shweta of Carmel Convent School, Sector 26, had to satisfy themselves with the third and fourth position respectively.

The championship was organised by the Chandigarh Chess Association. The top four players will now represent the city at the forthcoming National Women Challengers Chess Championship to be held in Goa from September 6 to 15.

During the closing ceremony, association vice-president Naveen Bansal awarded the winners.

Chandigarh, August 17
Siemens-XI registered a four-wicket win over ATS-XI during a second Corporate Cricket Cup tie here today.

After electing to bowl first, the winning side restricted the opponents to a total of 121. Harpreet and Harman claimed two wickets each. Hardeep’s 53 off 45 was the only remarkable knock. In reply, powered by Prajil’s 26-run knock and Vakul’s 25, Siemens-XI won the match. Govind grabbed three while Sandeep took two wickets.

In another match, Earth Infrastructure beat Kudos XI by 104 runs. The former posted 174 runs. Sunil (53 off 34), Manoj (50 off 36) and Sandeep (40 off 17) were the main scorers. In reply, Kudos XI could muster only 70 runs. Sukhwinder and Savinder took three wickets each.

In the third match, the Chandigarh Group of Hotels registered a 29-run win over PGI-XI. The winning side set a 169-run target. Bunty lead the score chart with 62 off 55 while Adil hit 28 off 24. In reply, the PGI side scored 140. Prakash claimed three for 26 and Mandeep two for 33.

Chandigarh, August 17
The boys’ cricket team of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, defeated Shivalik Public School in a match of (U-14) category during an inter-school cricket meet being organised by the DPS Cricket Academy here.

After electing to bat first, the winning side posted 169 runs in the allotted slot of 25 overs at the loss of 4 wickets.

Opener Atul provided the team with best of the start and scored 63 runs off 61 balls. In bowling, Sukhbir and Bhupinder claimed 2 wickets each for 36 runs and 35 runs, respectively. In reply, the Shivalik side bundled on a mere total of 92 runs in 19.3 overs with Rithik (32 off 38 balls) and Jatin (17 off 21 balls) contributing a lion’s share. For Saupin’s, Ronitclaimed 4 for 12 while Aryan claimed 2 for 14.

Chandigarh, August 17
The Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) will hold trials tomorrow to select Mohali’s senior cricket team for the forthcoming inter-district cricket tournament for the Katoch Shield Trophy.

The cricket trials will be held at the B-Ground of the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Phase IX, Mohali, on August 18 at 3pm.

The players who are born, residing, studying or working in Mohali district are eligible to participate in the trials.

Chandigarh, August 17
The All India Tennis Association's Level-III coaches programme concluded at the CLTA Courts here today. The weeklong workshop saw participation of 39 coaches from nearly 15 states.

The workshop, held under the guidance of Kawaljit Singh, Gajendra Singh and Nar Singh, helped the participants learn scientific methods of coaching. — TNS

Chandigarh, August 17
The Chandigarh Football Academy (CFA) team defeated the Indian sub-junior side in a friendly match during their ongoing exposure trip. Playing at Goa yesterday, the CFA lads played well against the experienced opponents to register a 3-0 win.

For the first time, the team was playing under floodlights and on an Astroturf field. Maintaining the ball’s possession from the word go, the CFA team opened its account with Sumeet’s goal. In the second half, Gurkirat scored another goal for the team, before Jason tripled the joy in the 78th minute.