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Courts come down heavily on drug peddlers
Chandigarh, November 18 While a Patiala-based youth was sentenced to 10 years in jail for smuggling 3.3 kg of charas in a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) case, the court held that drug menace was growing in society and crippling the youth and the menace needed to be curbed at all levels. In the first case, the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Roopam today sentenced a 43-year-old man to 10-year imprisonment in a case of drug peddling after convicting him under the NDPS Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him. The court also ordered that the period of imprisonment be extended further by two and a half years in case the fine was not paid. The convict, Sanjeev Kumar, is a habitual offender and had been arrested earlier also. According to the prosecution case, the NCB had arrested the accused Sanjeev Kumar, alias Sanjay, a resident of Patiala, from the Inter-State Bus Terminal Sector, Sector 17, while he was carrying 3.3 kg of charas. Youth gets 1-year jail for carrying 150 gm of charas The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Paramjeet Singh sentenced a 30-year-old youth, Sonam Wangal, a resident of Dehradun, to one-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. The UT police had arrested the accused in June 2007 with 150 gm of charas. “He seems to be a small trader and not the kingpin. The drug menace is growing in society and crippling the youth,” said the court. 2-month jail for carrying opium In a separate case, the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Paramjeet Singh sentenced Ramesh, alias Monu, to undergo imprisonment for two months and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him. He was arrested with 70 gm of opium on September 28, 2012. Convicted The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Nagpal today convicted Sajid, a resident of Saharanpur, for carrying 700 gm of charas. He was arrested in August 2013. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on November 20.
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Wife, brother-in-law acquitted in case of abetment to suicide
Chandigarh, November 18 In a suicide note recovered from the spot, the deceased blamed his wife Kavita and brother-in-law Ravi for taking the extreme step. It was also mentioned in the note that the brother-in-law had assaulted him several times. The prosecution had claimed that Sunil was under stress for a long time as he doubted his wife’s fidelity. A case was registered on the complaint of the deceased’s mother, Sharda Devi. “The police did not carry out any investigation and even the allegation of alleged illicit relationship, which forced Sunil to commit suicide, was not corroborated. Despite the fact that a suicide note was found, the case fell flat as the allegation could not be established,” said defence counsel Terminder Singh.
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Taxi driver gets two-year jail term
Tribune News Service
Mohali, November 18 The police had registered a case under Sections 279, 338, 304 A of the IPC against him. In the accident, which had occurred at Chawla Light Point at Phase VII, between a Tata Sumo and Zen car, three students including Harjit Singh, Jaswinder Singh and Ravi Kumar had lost their lives. The impact of the collision was so strong that the victims’ Zen car got stuck in a hoarding around 20 feet above the ground. Three employees of a private company, who were travelling in the accused driver’s Tata Sumo, escaped unhurt.
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Three get 10-yr jail for robbery
Mohali, November 18 The accused had broken into the house of Joga Singh, a resident of Lalru, on June 4, 2011 and looted gold and silver jewellery from there. The police had registered a case under Sections 459, 380 and 411 of the IPC at the Lalru Police Station. The trio is already lodged in two different jails in another robbery case. The Mohali Court has ordered to shift the trio to the Nabha Jail from there. — TNS
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Sector 35 murder: Accused’s identity turns out to be fake
Chandigarh, November 18 Senior citizen Neelam Saini was found murdered on November 14. Her servant reportedly decamped with gold and valuables worth around Rs 20 lakh. SSP Sukhchain Singh Gill said the investigation in the case revealed that Sunil Safi was not the real name of the accused. “A police team went to the house in Madhubani district of Bihar that the accused had given as his address to the agency. It turned out to be of a person whose name is Sunil,” the SSP said. Gill said the Bihar resident told the team that his house was burgled a few months ago and the voter-ID card was among the items stolen then. The SSP said, “The accused had changed the photograph on the voter-ID card.” The police are suspecting that the accused is a member of some gang that operates in different parts of the country by changing identities. With the development, the Chandigarh Police are now left with the accused’s photograph only. However, the SSP claimed, “We have some other leads in the case which are being worked out.” Meanwhile, the police have circulated the accused’s photograph to their counterparts in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Punjab and Haryana.
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Canter driver booked for negligence
Tribune News Service
Zirakpur, November 18 Ashwani Kumar, investigating officer (IO) of the case, revealed that Kalim and Salim regained consciousness in the hospital and stated that the driver had bolted the door of the canter, in which they were travelling, from outside. Kalim and Salim were discharged from the hospital this afternoon while the bodies of the deceased are still in the morgue of Dera Bassi Civil Hospital. The postmortem will be conducted tomorrow. The tragedy occurred when the victims were on their way to unload the catering goods at a godown owned by a caterer in Baltana.
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2 snatching incidents reported
Chandigarh, November 18 Jatin Saini,
a resident of Sector 41, claimed that three unknown miscreants, who
were on a motorcycle, sped away after snatching his wife’s purse on
the stretch from near the Transport light point. The purse contained a
mobile phone and important documents. Meanwhile, the police said Shahid Alam, a resident of Burail village, claimed that he caught Ashu, a resident of Sector 20, Chandigarh, while he tried to snatch his silver chain in Sector 20. The accused was arrested and a case was registered at the Sector 19 police station.
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Minors held for snatching bid
Mohali, November 18 “They tried to snatch the purse from the woman but were nabbed by some onlookers,” the DSP said. During their interrogation, the accused confessed that they also used to steal two wheelers. Investigations are on in the case, the police said.
— TNS
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Man held for bomb hoax
Chandigarh, November 18 When he was told that his call was being recorded, he claimed that he was calling from Pakistan. A team of Operations Cell of the Chandigarh Police that was present in Sector 45, swung into action and apprehended the accused, who was later identified as Valeshwar Ram of Bihar. The mobile phone and the SIM card that was used to make the call were also seized.
— TNS
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Football players brave the dust
Chandigarh, November 18 In the recent past, the ground has also hosted matches of the 60th National School Games for baseball. “The ground is unfit for playing,” said a referee when he was asked about the standards here. After every kick, whenever the ball rolls over the field, players face dust raising from the ground. “Every time, we hit the ball or tackle a player, the dust disturbs us. We are not able to play under such circumstances. It may even lead to health issues,” said a player. During the course of the play, such heavy amount of dust could cause health issues pertaining to breathing. During the game, a player inhales much amount of air than the normal routine. Also, the present situation is turning out to be a harsh experience for officials supervising the tournament. On an average, participating teams spend over 60 minutes on the dusty field. “The excessive load on the same ground is causing such situation. There is no look after of the ground that lead it to more dust than grass on the field. The organisers could have asked for grounds of private schools or Sports Complex, Sector 42” said a coach. When asked about uneven patches, he said: “This is quite embarrassing to organise such tournaments under these standards. Not only the players but the officials on duty are also suffering due to it.” “The coaches accompanying teams are asked to give a written complaint in this regard so that we could forward the same to the officials of the sports branch,” said the coach on condition of anonymity. DAV School again come under the scanner Striking the headlines for fielding an 18-member squad from Haryana in the local inter-school tournament of girls earlier this month, the DAV School was again caught on the wrong foot in the ongoing inter-school championship for boys. The DAV side has allegedly fielded two overage players in a match against Vivek High School, here, on Tuesday. The latter played under protest and submitted a written complaint to organisers against two players - Harmeet Singh and Rajesh. The screening committee will take a call against the protest on Wednesday. St Stephen’s-45 log win In the first match of the ongoing tourney, St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, defeated St Joseph School, Sector 44 (2-1). The team registered a convincing win over the rivals by playing ball possession throughout the 60 minutes of the play. For the winning side, Rishab scored both goals, one each in the 27th minute and the 53rd minute, respectively. While for the losing side Aniel reduced the margin in the 34th minute. In the second match, Government Model High School, Sector 36, defeated Government Model High School, Sector 38, by a solitary goal. Jaskaran striked the only goal of the match in the 23rd minute. In the third match, the team of St Kabir School, Sector 26, outclassed St Soldiers School, Sector 28, (2-0). Manan Seth opened the team account by placing the ball over the goal line in the 16th minute while Arjit doubled the lead in the 39th minute. |
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PU meet: Dharamvir bags gold in 400m race
Chandigarh, November 18 In the same category, Deepankar of DAV College, Sector 10, bagged a silver medal in 51.01 seconds while Hohiar Singh of the Panjab University campus claimed a bronze in 51.03 seconds. Pankaj of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, attained the fourth spot in 51.81 seconds. In the long-jump of the same category, Sumit Chodhry of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, landed at the highest distances of 6.73-m followed by Sewa Singh of the same college, at a distance of 6.52m. Ramandeep of GGS DAV Jalandhar side attained a bronze with a total distance of 6.44m while Hardeep Singh of AS College, Khanna, attained the fourth position with 6.36m. In the finals of 400-m event of Women (BED Colleges), Naseeb Kaur of Desmesh Girls’ College of Education, Badal, attained the first spot with the timing of 1:15.20 while Ramndeep Kaur of GHGH College of Education, Sidhma, secured the second spot in 1:17.96. Neelam Ran of Lala Jagtnarayn Collge of Education, Jalalabad, (1:21.44) and Sandeep Kaur of GHGH College of Education, Sidhma, (1:22.03) secured the third and the fourth spots, respectively. Results Men 400-m final: Dharmvir Singh of SGGS College, Chandigarh, - 50.16; Deepankar of DAV College Chandigarh -51.01; Hohiar Singh of Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh - 51.03; Pankaj of SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh - 51.81; Discus throw: Final - 1st Jaideep of DAV School, Sector 10, Chandigarh - 45.05m; 2nd Ashok Kumar of DAV, Sector 10, Chandigarh - 41.41m; 3rd Harpreet Singh of GPC, Aloure, - 39.22m; Long jump: Final - 1st Sumit Chodhry of SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, - 6.73m; 2nd Sewa Singh of SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh - 6.52m; 3rd Ramandeep of GGSDAV, Jalandhar - 6.44m; 5000 m: 1st Ranjeet Kumar of SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, -15:24.37; 2nd Pritpal Singh of SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, -15:26.13; 3rd Makhan Singh DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, - 15:40.42; Women: Discus Throw Final - 1st Ramanpreet Kaur of GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya , - 40.25; 2nd Harmandeep Kaur of MGKMSS, Jhakroudi, -30.84; 3rd Maninderjit Kaur of Panjab University Campus - 27.57; Long Jump Final: 1st Niharika Vashishat of GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, - 4.95m; 2nd Shukhwinder Kaur of Bhag Singh Khalsa College for Women, Abohar, - 4.72m; 3rd Shivdeep Kaur of GNG College, Ludhiana, - 4.64m; 400m Final: 1st Veerpal Sandhu of GGS College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh, - 1:00.25; 2nd Pooja Devi of the GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, - 1:00.90; 3rd Amnpreet Kaur of KCW, Ludhiana, - 1:01.92; 5000 m Final: 1st Anita Chaudhary of KCW Ludhiana -18:46.27; 2nd Harpreet Kaur GTB Khalsa College Women, Dasuya -18:53.50, 3rd Surinder Kaur of GGS College Women Chandigarh -19:00.66; Men (evening education): 400 m final: 1st Sandeep Kumar of DAV College of Education, Abohar, 56.35m, 2nd Harpreet Singh of Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, - 56.38m, 3rd Jaswinder Singh of SCD Government Evening College, Ludhiana, - 59.62m; Discus Throw Final: 1st Parvinder Kumar of Lala Jagat Narayan College, Jalalabad, -28.49m, 2nd Sahil Thakur of SCD Government College, Ludhiana - 26.94m, 3rd Manpreet Singh of Lala Jagat Narayan College, Jalalabad - 26.92m; Long Jump Final: 1st Pawan Kumar of DAV College of Education, Abohar, - 5.40m, 2nd Harjeet Singh of GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, - 5.27m, 3rd Gurvinderpal Singh of Panjab University, Chandigarh, -5.14m; Women BED Colleges: 400m Final - 1st Naseeb Kaur of Dasmesh Girls College of Education, Badal, - 1:15.20, 2nd Ramndeep Kaur of GHGH College of Education, Sidhma, 1:17.96; 3rd Neelam Ran of Lala Jagat Narayan College, Jalalabad, 1:21.44; Long Jump Final: 1st Pawndeep Kaur of DSDS College of Education, Lopon, 3.61m; 2nd Amndeep Kaur of DSDS College of Education, Lopon, 3.60m; 3rd Sharandeep Kaur Dasmesh Girls College of Education, Badal, 3.57m; Discus Throw Final: 1st Ramandeep Kaur of SDS College of Education, Lopon, - 20.28m, 2nd Rajwant Kaur of Lala Jagat Narayan College, Jalalabad, - 18.75m, 3rd Amandep Kaur of SDS College of Education, Lopon, -18.39m. |
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Kabaddi gaining popularity, says Arjuna awardee
Chandigarh, November 18 The experienced defender believes that kabaddi is no more ignored. “The game is really gaining popularity under the corporate sector and the recent pro-kabaddi championship has given a new identity to it. The youth is getting encouraged and, moreover, the deserving players are getting a chance to prove their iron,” said Gautam. On the facilities youngsters getting in the country, he said things had changed so far and the players were getting all attention. “With changing times, the players are getting essential facilities, including indoor courts and proper fields having mats. The game no longer exists as a sport played outdoors. And the introduction of money in the game has given youngsters a ray of hope,” said Gautam, adding that “the involvement of foreign players in the game is also making it popular.” On Indian team’s recent gold medal finish during the 2014 Incheon (South Korea) Asian Games, he maintained that the team deserved the top-podium finish. “The team played really well and deserved to win the gold medal. The batch is in a great touch. I hope they would keep the things going in the coming world cup tournaments,” he said. When asked about if the performance of the Iran team is turning out to be a cause of concern for future, he said: “Yes, the team played well and slowly gaining the tactics to disturb opponents. However, the Indian side is good on basics that give them an edge to play with an upper hand,” Gautam said. Arena having newly laid kabaddi mats opened
The 2014 Asian Games gold medallists Jasbir Singh and Praveen along with former Asian
team captain Manpreet and world cup gold medallist Jagdeep, inaugurated the arena having newly laid kabaddi mats at the Sports Complex of Sector 42. The kabaddi mats
are put up to felicitate players of the coaching centre. “Many of our players complained of not having mats at the sports
complex, which reflects the exposure. However, on request, the UT Sports Department provided us
with the same today,” said DS Kohli, a kabaddi coach. |
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City doc’s video adjudged best
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 18 The video presentation was on difficult and challenging situations successfully treated with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery. The video, submitted by Dr SPS Grewal, Dr Surendra Basti and Dr Dilraj Grewal, was selected from submissions to the academy not only from India or USA, but from across the world. About 22,000 ophthalmologists from around the world participated in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Conference.
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