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Female Asiatic black bear dies at Chhat Bir
Chhat Bir, November 20 Brought from a Tripura zoo in 2006, the 16-year-old bear died in 15 hours after the zoo authorities found her suffering from a pulmonary disease. The average life of a bear in captivity is 25 to 30 years. Frequent deaths of zoo inmates have brought the functioning of the zoo management under a scanner. With the female bear’s death, eyebrows are being raised over the arrangements for the zoo inmates for winters. Manish Kumar, field director of the zoo, claimed that the zookeeper found the animal uncomfortable on Wednesday evening, following which the veterinary staff was put on duty. After preliminary medication, the bear was kept under observation. The animal responded well and even took feed in the evening, Kumar claimed. “The animal was found motionless at about 6 am,” he claimed. The carcass was disposed of after a post-mortem examination at the zoo premises this afternoon. “We have sent samples to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareli, to ascertain the exact cause of death,” he claimed.
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Court acts on rape complaint, summons accused advocate
Chandigarh, November 20 In the summoning order, which came on a complaint by a 22-year-old woman, the court held that prima facie, it is established that the accused, by deceiving the complainant, intentionally raped her and forced her to have sexual relations with him. “The court is of the considered view that sufficient ground is made for summoning the accused for the offence punishable under Sections 376, 417, 493 and 506 of the IPC,” said the order. The complainant woman is represented by advocate AS Chahal. In her complaint, the woman alleged domestic violence and rape by the advocate. She alleged that she came from Narayangarh in 2012 and had a matrimonial dispute with her husband. She got in touch with the advocate, who told her that he would fight her case and take it to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The accused had also assured her of an accommodation in the city and provided her with a flat in Sector 38 and allegedly started living with her. The woman alleged that the advocate married her and later, she came to know that he was already married. Thereafter, the advocate allegedly asked the woman to vacate the flat, harassed her and removed her belongings from the accommodation. The victim has also attached photographs of her with the advocate. Before moving court, the woman had lodged a complaint with the SSP alleging rape but the police did not register the case and stated no case was made out as per the legal opinion. Meanwhile, the advocate stated that all the allegations were baseless and that he did not even know any such woman.
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Chandigarh, November 20 The court acquitted Shilpi Arora, the victim’s husband, mother-in-law Kamlesh Rani Arora, father-in-law Satish Arora and Shilpi’s friend Vikas Sethi. As per the prosecution case, in July 2013, the victim, a mother of two, had moved court accusing her husband and his parents of harassing her for dowry and rape. However, she turned hostile in the court leading to the acquittal. — TNS
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Tavern owner thrashed, robbed
Chandigarh, November 20 Munish Kumar, the victim, said around four persons, who consumed liquor at the tavern, entered into an altercation over paying the bill. “Soon, they started beating me and fled with the money in the cash box,” Kumar added. The accused also vandalised the tavern. The police have initated investigations in the incident.
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CTL fails to draw crowd
Chandigarh, November 20 Witnessing the match under cold conditions, the handful of invited spectators was seen enjoying the presence of legends including Leander Paes and Spanish Sergi Bruguera. The match of Punjab Marshalls begin with a delay of almost one hour following the delay in previous match between Banglore Raptors and Pune Marathas, held at Bangalore. The opening here was expected to get off by 8pm but it started at around 9 pm. “We are enjoying the clash of legends on this very field. It’s good to enjoy such a match in such a nice weather. I hope the home team will win their home game,” said Prityush Verma. Another spectator added, “This is a great platform to learn. Watching these players live is really helpful. This is really a good experience,” stated Prabhjot Singh, a local player. On the other hand, the first set between Punjab’s Leander and Mumbai’s Sergi witnessed a tough fight between both the players leaving the spectators high on expectations. The stands also witnessed extended support for Mumbai Tennis masters side. “We came all the way from Nagpur to support the Mumbai team. They are good and after playing a tough fight against Delhi team, in their opening game, the team will surely defeat the home side,” said Dayabhide, who along with his family witnessed the match. His 16-year old daughter added, “Although, I am big fan of Paes, I am supporting Mumbai. I want to be like Alize Cornet, who is playing from the Mumbai Tennis Masters.
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Chandigarh, November 20 In the BEd women section, SDS College Of Education, Lopon, bagged the trophy while in the evening studies, men’s category, DAV College of Education, Abohar, lifted the trophy. Result put on hold
Overall result of the men’s (regular) section has been put on hold following objections by GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, against the title winners SGGS College-26. The former alleged that all the athletes of SGGS College were illegible to play. The screening committee will go through all records before announcing the final results. —
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