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Couple ends life on rail track in Kurali
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 24
National Insurance Company has been penalised for not providing complete claim of insurance on a dead cow.

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the company to disburse the remaining insured amount of Rs 14,000 to the complainant being the insured value of the dead cow, pay Rs 5,000 as compensation for mental agony and harassment and Rs 5,000 as costs of litigation.

Ranjit Singh, the complainant, alleged that he purchased 10 cows through Punjab National Bank which were insured with the opposite party. One of the cows, with insured value of Rs 50,000, died on February 20, 2013. The complainant said due information was given to the opposite party, the formalities were completed and all the documents were handed over to the investigator. However, the claim was allegedly settled at Rs 36,000 only and the amount was directly transferred to the loan account of the complainant without any intimation to him.

In its written reply, the opposite party averred that the insurance policy was subject to terms and the claim was rightly settled at Rs 36,000, keeping in view the valuation report. “Surprisingly in his letter the investigator has not mentioned anywhere, in detail, as to how he reached the figure of Rs 36,000. There is also no mention of difference as observed by him between the milk yield of the dead cow with that of any other cow. “

Chandigarh, August 24
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a New Delhi resident.

On complaint of Sudhir Khosla, the consumer forum also directed the real estate company to refund Rs 6.25 lakh paid as advance while applying for a plot along with 7 per cent interest. The developer will also have to pay Rs 10,000 as cost of litigation. Khosla alleged that in 2006, he had applied for a residential plot. He claimed that he would get the residential plot in the nearby area of Delhi thus he paid of Rs.6.25 lakh. Without his consent, in June 2011, he was allegedly allotted a plot in Golf Links II, Sector 116, SAS Nagar.

Ansal properties denyingany deficiency in services claimed that Khosla was not a consumer as he had nowhere stated that he had availed the services for his own use. “The refusal to refund the amount with 7 pr cent interest as per stipulated conditions in the advance registration form is definitely a case of deficiency in service and also unfair trade practice,” the forum ruled.

Panchkula, August 24
The spate of thefts has created panic among the city residents. The recent incidents – burglary at a house of former Additional Director General of Punjab Police, in Sector 6, on Thursday, and loot of Rs 10 lakhs from two liquor contractors in Sector 25, on Friday night, have raised doubts on the functioning of the district police.

The deteriorating law and order in the city has forced the high profile residents to seek services of private security agencies. The common man, however, is on the mercy of the God.

The police have failed to solve a majority of the robbery, burglary and theft incidents occurred in the city in last couple of months.

Gian Chand Gupta, former Mayor of Chandigarh, and a city-based industrialist, claimed that the traders, especially jewellers, were the most unsafe in the city.

He said the city police have discontinued night patrolling in a majority of the sectors.

Thought the traders have installed CCTVs and hired watch guards but there is still a desperate need to intensify police patrolling during night, Gupta claimed.

Gupta has demanded that additional police force should be deployed in different markets for patrolling at night.

Gurdial Singh, former ADGP, alleged that the officials of the city police were inaccessible. Almost all senior police officers do not pick their official mobile phones, he said.

“A majority of the land line telephone numbers of the police department are defunct. The Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles are missing from their designated sites,” he alleged.

ACP Arshdeep Singh and DCP Rahul Kumar were not available for comments. 

Panchkula, August 24
The police stated that the robbers had used a country made pistol to shoot at liquor contractors, including a youth BJP leader, outside a liquor vend in Sector 25 on Friday.

The fact came to light during investigations when police recovered a bullet from the left window of the Innova car used by the contractors.

ACP Jagtar Singh said the assailants used a short-range weapon. During the search of the vehicles, a bullet that penetrated into the left window was found.

ACP said the police have called some Swift Dezire cars, bearing registration numbers (CH- 7175), for identification.

The police have also asked shopkeepers of the area and those who have installed CCTVs, to submit video recording so that the assailants and the car used by them could be identified..

The police was earlier suspecting that the victims made a fake complaint as no evidences of gunshot were noticed during preliminary investigations. However, a case was registered later in this regard.

Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Police has booked a resident of Raipur Khurd for allegedly duping a Mohali resident on the pretext of sending him abroad.

The complainant, Satpal, alleged that Jagdeep Singh, a resident of Phase IX, Mohali, received Rs 2.37 lakh from him to send him abroad. However, the accused neither sent him abroad nor returned the money.

Chandigarh, August 24
Saupin’s School, Sector 32, defeated Delhi Public School, Sector 40, in the finals of the Independent Cricket Cup organised here today. The title winners named the match by 36 runs.

Opting to bat first, the winning side posted 122 runs in 25 overs by losing nine wickets. Manav led the team’s score chart with his quick-fire knock of 64 runs off 59 balls, including nine boundaries. He was equally supported by Prabhjeet, who scored 18 runs off 10 balls, including two boundaries. For DPS, Ashwin and Yuvraj claimed two wickets each for two and four runs, respectively.

Chasing the target, DPS merged their innings on 86 runs in 23 overs with Yuvraj (32 runs off 56) and Himansh (15 runs off 20) touching the double figure score. For Saupin’s School, Sukhman, Prabhjeet and Hameet claimed two wickets each.

Harshit of DPS was awarded with the title of ‘Man of the Series’. Atul and Sukhman of Saupin’s School-32 were adjudged as ‘best batsman’ and ‘best fielder’ of the tournament, respectively. Vaibhav Kalta of DPS School was awarded with the ‘best wicket-keeper’ award while Anshul of DPS was announced as the ‘best bowler’ of the tournament.

Chandigarh, August 24
In a closely contested match, St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, beat Swami Vivekanand School by six wickets in the ongoing series of the 6th St Joseph’s (Under-13) Cricket Championship, being played here today.

Batting first, the losing side, riding high on 41-run contribution by opener Lakshay posted 110 runs in 20 overs. Ritish was the other main scorer with his contribution of 12 runs. For the bowling side, Rachit shined with the bowl and claimed 4 for 14 while Yashvardhan claimed 2 for 20. In reply, St Joseph’s scored 111 runs in 14 overs with Yashvardhan Chauhan (22 runs) and Shravan Rajput (17 runs) encouraging the win. For the bowling side, Ritish and Sukhmeet claimed two wickets each.

Brief score

Swami Vivekanand: 110 for 7 in 20 overs (Lakshay 41, Ritish 12, Rachit Srivastava 4 for 14, Yashvardhan 2 for 20); St Joseph’s: 111 for 4 in 14 overs (Yashvardhan Chauhan 22, Arshdeep 16, Shravan Rajput 17, Ritish 2 for 15, Sukhmeet 2 for 9).

In the second match, leading on unbeaten 39-run contribution by Varun, APS, Sector 20, beat Shivalik Public School, Mohali, by eight wickets.

After putting to bat first, Shivalik School posted 117 runs in 20 overs with Tanuj (26 runs) being the main scorer while for the bowling side, Karan claimed four wickets along with Rachit who took two wickets. Chasing the winning total, APS achieved the target in 17 overs with Varun (39 runs) and Pankaj (19 runs) leading the score chart.

Brief score

Shivalik Public School Mohali:117 for 10 in 20 overs (Tanuj 26, Dharam 11, Arjun 9, Karan 4 for 18, Rachit 2 for 20); APS, Sector 20: 118 for 2 in 17 overs (Varun 39, Pankaj 19, Harshit 1 for 22, Dev 1 for 18).

Chandigarh, August 24
Sigma XI lifted the trophy of the 2nd AG Challenger Cup T-20 Cricket Tournament that concluded at the cricket stadium of Sector 16 here today. The team won the championship after defeating Earth Green Infrastructure by 39 runs in the floodlight final.

After electing to bat first, Sigma XI set a target of 112 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. The team’s score chart was initiated by Sandeep Mehta’s 29-run contribution and Vipin’s 18-run contribution. Both the batsmen remained the best scorers for the team.

For the bowling side, Satish hogged the limelight by claiming 3 for 21 while Sukhwinder supported his bowling mate by claiming 3 for 23.

Chasing the target, Earth Infrastructure, failed to achieve the target and could manage to score only 73 runs for 9 wickets in the allotted slot. For the batting side, Manoj (18 runs) and Amardeep (13 runs) scored the lion’s share. For the bowling side, Rakesh bowled a stable spell and claimed 4 for 12 whereas Sanjay Jain claimed 2 for 11.

Title holders

* Abhilash Menon (JW Marriott): Best player

* Savinder Singh (Earth Green Infrastructure): Best bowler

* Raghav Sehgal (Infosys XI): Best batsman

Chandigarh, August 24
The Rock Rover Hockey Club will host the 13th edition of the ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament from August 30 to September 6 at the hockey stadium of sports complex, Sector 42, today.

Earlier, the tournament was scheduled to be held from August 23 at the same venue. The tournament will now be played under league-cum-knockout basis with teams from across India participating for claiming the winning trophy. The winners will be awarded with a cash prize. Also, the organisers will be felicitating the best goalkeeper, best fullback, best halfback, best forward. The most well disciplined team will also be awarded.

Chandigarh, August 24
Harvest Tennis Academy, Ludhiana, will conduct Rs 1 lakh Prize Money AITA Tennis Tournament for men and women (Singles and Doubles) on the academy campus in Jassowal (Kular) village from September 20 to 26. The tournament will be conducted under the aegis of the Punjab State Lawn Tennis Association and All India Tennis Association (AITA).

All main draw matches will be best of three sets.

Top ranked players from all over India will participate in the national level tournament. According to tournament director Gaston Touzet (from Germany) the main draw for men and women will be of 32 players of which 24 will be given direct entries. The draw for doubles event will be of 16 direct entries.

The interested players can confirm their entries at the office of the Harvest Tennis Academy on or before September 1.

Chandigarh, August 24
The UT Education Department will host Chandigarh Inter-School Netball Tournament at KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7, from August 25 to September 1.

The championship will be conducted in the age group of Under 14, 17 and 19 years category for both boys’ and girls’ events. A total of 40 teams are participating in the seven-day long tournament.

Teams participating

• Boys (U-14): Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27-A; St Peter School, Sector 37; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20-D; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28-D; Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Sector 38; DAV Public School, Sector 8C.
• Boys (U-17): Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28-D; Chandigarh Baptist School, Sector 45; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20-D; DAV Model School, Sector 15; Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27-A; DAV Public School, Sector 8C, and Mount Carmel School, Sector 47.
• Boys (U-19): Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27-A; Sri Guru Gobind Singh Collegiate Public School, Sector 26; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21-A; DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8C; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20-D; DAV Model School, Sector 15; St Joseph School, Sector 44; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, and KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7.
• Girls (U-14): Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20 D; Carmel Convent School, Sector 9; Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20 B, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28.
• Girls (U-17): Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 28; Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20 D; Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20 B; Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, and Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26.
• Girls (U-19): Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19; Mount Carmel School, Sector 47; Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26; Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27-A; KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7; DAV Model School, Sector 15, and Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20 B.

Chandigarh, August 24
Minerva (A) defeated Minerva (C) to win the finals of the UT Futbol Campeonato 7-a-side Football Tournament that concluded at football stadium of Sector 17 here today.

The team registered a 1-0 victory over their rivals with Karan chipping in the solitary brace. Earlier, in the semifinals, Minerva (A) side defeated Panjab University by 3-0 with half back Pawan scoring two goals and Harminder scoring the finals goal.

In the second semifinal, Minerva(C) defeated Tripari Football Club by a solitary goal scored by Anmol.

In the hardline match, Punjab University outclassed Tripari Football Club by 2-0. Striker Rocky scored both the goals. The winning team was awarded with a cash award of Rs 25,000 while the runners-up and second runners-up bagged Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000, respectively. During the award ceremony, Shivansh Bector was named as the best upcoming player while Ranjit Bajaj was declared as the best custodian. Mid-fielder Arsh was awarded with best half back title and striker Karan for scoring ten goals was named as best scorer of the competition.

Local lads prove their mettle at junior golf championship 
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 24
Team of local golfers made their mark during the inaugural leg of the Inter-Club Junior Golf Championship at the Delhi Golf Club, where around 22 golf clubs from the country floated their talent.

Top four IGU (Indian Golf Union) rank holders, including Aadil Bedi (13 years) of Vivek high School; Jaiveer Singh (15 years) and Karandeep Kochar (15 years), both of St John’s High School, Sector 26, and Jairaj Singh (17 years) of DAV Model School, Sector 15, showcased excellent temperament and came ahead of five-strokes to win the championship.

After the close of the first day, Delhi was leading by 5 shots with a score of 229 while the Chandigarh lads were at the fourth position with a score of 234 (Karandeep 73, Aadil 79, Jaiveer 83) with three best cards taken out of team’s score.

On the second day, all the four players started cautiously and played stable games. Karan 73, Jaiveer 73 and Aadil 74 stunned everybody with one-stroke victory over the Delhi Golf Club (A) team. Chandigarh jumped on to a total score of 455.

Coach Jesse Grewal said: “To beat home club players is a commendable effort. They all are very hard working and experienced golfers.”