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Rajpura bus stand inaugurated again
Rajpura, December 18 He was speaking during the re-inauguration of the Rajpura bus stand, which was earlier inaugurated by Patiala MP Preneet Kaur in 2006. Mohan Lal said that the earlier inauguration by Preneet Kaur was a mere a “vote gathering” tactics as it failed to function properly after the inauguration due to various faults and other problems. “Now, the bus stand will start functioning properly,” he claimed. He said that special buses would be run between Chandigarh and Rajpura to facilitate the government employees in the morning from Rajpura at 9 am and at 5 pm from Chandigarh. He said that AC bus stands would be built at Patiala and Bathinda soon. He further said that 500 more buses have been added into the fleet of roadways during the past two years. PRTC has also added 166 new buses during the past some time. As many as 100 new AC buses would be added during the next year, he said. At an average, 40 lakh people travel in PRTC and Punjab Roadways buses every day. He also said that a grant of Rs 2 lakh would be given to the kin of those killed in bus accidents within 24 hours. The local buses have been instructed to halt at the newly built bus stand from now onwards, said the minister.
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Farmers jam NH 21
Kharar, December 18 At 1 pm, the farmers first staged a dharna outside the PSEB office near bus stand and then jammed traffic on the NH 21 for around 45 minutes. They also submitted their memorandum to SDO Harbans Singh. Leaders of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) accompanied the farmers in their stir. Block president Jassal Singh Niamian said the government was making false claims of providing eight hours of the uninterrupted power supply to the agriculture sector. He added that since Diwali, the villages falling under the Badali feeder are getting the power supply for less than three hours. Villagers also made specific complaint against a junior engineer of the PSEB alleging him of misconduct and demanded his transfer. They have threatened to intensify the stir, if their demands are not met within a week. Meanwhile, XEN P.S. Bains said the board did not get adequate supply and hence was not able to transmit the same to masses. He added that the problem arises more in winter, when it becomes difficult to correct faulty connections and lacunae in fog and mist. He added that the specific complaint against the junior engineer will be probed into and decision will be taken later.
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Man booked for fraud
Kharar, December 18 He said he came across Gaur, a property consultant, in Mullapur through a friend. Jagdeep inquired about Verna car from Sanjeev and the latter agreed to sell the car at Rs 6.5 lakh. Jagdeep gave Rs 4 lakh as down payment and said he would pay the rest when the registration number of the vehicle is transferred on his name. Meanwhile, he came across the fact that the car he purchased was the stolen car. He asked Sanjeev to give back his money, but Sanjeev refused. Jagdeep found that even the documents of the vehicle were forged. The police has booked Sanjeev.
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Three held with stolen car, pistol
Kharar, December 18 The CIA police sub-inspector Sarabjit Singh arrested Jatinderpal Singh alias Chotu and Paramjit Singh alias
Bhola, both from Solakhian village and Pal Singh from Bhagomajra Bairopur village. The police has also recovered a pistol and three live cartridges from the possession of Jatinderpal Singh. |
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MC poll: 79 file papers in Pinjore
Kalka, December 18 On the fifth day, 21 candidates filed their nominations. On the very first day of the nominations i.e. on December 12, four candidates filed their nominations. From ward no- 4, Avinash Kaur, wife of Arvind Singh( former muncipal councillor), filed her nomination while from ward no-12, Krishan Lal Lamba and Ashish kumar and from ward no-7, Surjit Kaur filed her nomination. On December 13, a single nomination by Amit Piplani from ward no-12 was filed. Monika Malik, SDM-cum-returning-officer, said on December 18 that the scrutiny of the nomination forms would be carried out and the contestants could retract names. On the third day, 24 candidates, including Kuldeep Singh Kikka, and the former president of the MC, Pinjore, Sucha Singh, also filed their nominations from ward no-14 and ward no-2, respectively. On December 16, 25 contestants, including Krishna Lakra, vice-president of MC, Pinjore, and Tarsem Gupta, president, Pinjore Welfare Association, filed nominations. For the by-election of ward no-8 in Kalka, three candidates today filed their nominations, which includes Kapil Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Jindal and Manij Mehra. The scrutiny of the papers would be carried out on December 19.
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Confusion over commencement of exams
Kalka, December 18 The students said they were confused over the date of commencement of the examinations. As the date sheet issued by the university since 10 days on the website of Kurukshetra University showed that the examinations would be commenced from January 1, 2009, which is different from the date sheet issued by the college today, which mentions that the examination of M Com first semester would be starting from December 22, 2008. It has created a confusion and panic among the students. They alleged that hundreds of students who are at far of places are unaware about the revised date sheet as told by the college administration. Parents of the students said if there was any change in the date of examinations, the university should update its website.
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Culture immersion programme ends
Patiala, December 18 The programme is a regular feature under an agreement between the Singapore Khalsa Association and Punjabi University in which 20 students and two teachers from Singapore take part every year. Presiding over the valedictory function, Dr Jaspal Singh, VC of Punjabi University, said the programme was aimed at training Singapore students in the fields of Punjabi language, religion, history, folk games and folk art forms. He assured Harbans Singh, the team leader of the Singapore Khalsa Association, to forge stronger ties and cooperation between the two institutions.
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Punjabi varsity wins runners-up position
Patiala, December 18 Of the 27 items in which competitions were held, it finished in top bracket in 14 items. While it won the first position in folk/tribal dance, classical dance, creative dance, clay modelling, it finished second in poster making, folk orchestra, western group song, classical vocal solo, semi-classical, classical instrumental items. It cornered third position in group song (Indian), light vocal (Indian), classical instrumental and quiz competition. By virtue of its performance in the north zone festival, Punjabi University has qualified to participate in All-India Inter-University Festival to be held at Vidya Sagar University, Midnapur (West Bengal). |
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Annual concert
Ambala, December 18 Folk dances included
Rajasthani, Gujarati, Haryanavi and Naga dances were performed. The little ones walked the ramp and were appreciated by one and all. The highlight of the evening was the Korean dance, which was performed very gracefully by the students of 8th and 9th standard. Cash prizes were given to all students who secured 80 per cent and above in the ICSE 2007 examinations by principal
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IAS officer’s bail plea dismissed
Chandigarh, December 18 The application seeking interim anticipatory bail was filed yesterday.
Moving the application seeking interim anticipatory bail, the IAS officer had stated that when he got married to Shevta
Verma, no dowry demand was made and he has vacated the house in
Panchkula. Anurag Verma and his family were booked on the complaint of his wife Shevta
Verma. Meanwhile, Verma moved the High Court seeking the grant of anticipatory bail. His petition, claiming implication, is scheduled to come up for hearing before Justice Mohinder Pal of the High Court on Friday.
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Abduction bid: Two Punjab cops convicted
Chandigarh, December 18 Judicial magistrate (first class) Mahesh Kumar today sentenced Amrik Singh and Sukhdev Singh to one-year imprisonment for attempting to kidnap and cause grievous injuries to complainant, Simple Sethi and her grandfather Harbans Singh. Simple and Harbans Singh were commuting on a two-wheeler on October 8, 1999, when both were waylaid by accused- Amrikh Singh and Sukhdev Singh- as soon as they reached near grapes garden. Both accused who were travelling in a Gypsy hit the complainant from the rear side as a result they fell down. Thereafter, the accused started thrashing Harbans as a result his tooth broke and he sustained injuries on other parts of the body. Both cops, then, tried to abduct Simple, who resisted and raised an alarm. The accused than fled towards Children Traffic Park, Sector-23. Since, the park’s gatekeeper had closed the gate they could not enter the park. This damaged the gate of the traffic park. Meanwhile, Simple started chasing them on her two-wheeler leaving her grandfather at accident’s spot. The accused then ran towards the Mohali barrier. Simple continued to chase them. Cops, Ashok Kumar and Budh Singh, who were deputed on the Mohali barrier stopped their vehicle and arrested the accused. Exemplary courage displayed by Simple was recognised by the administration and
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Rape accused gets 7-yr jail
Chandigarh, December 18 According to the prosecution, the accused Raju Tiwari used to work in a showroom in Sector 40 where a minor girl used to work. The victim was allegedly kidnapped on April 4, 2007. An FIR was registered on The victim called her father from a STD-PCO in Panipat, thereafter the complainant recovered the victim from Panipat in June, 2007.
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Two killed in accidents
Chandigarh, December 18 A 25-year-old daily wager, Gurjinder Singh, died after being hit by a truck in Industrial Area, Phase I here late this evening. The victim, who was employed with
MES, Jagatpura, was going on his bicycle when he was hit by a speeding truck. The victim succumbed to his injuries after being admitted at
GMCH, Sector 32 here. The driver of the truck, Sarwan Singh, has been arrested and a case was registered at the Industrial Area, Phase I police station. In the second incident, a 35-year-old man, Pardeep Singh, died after being hit by a vehicle on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway. He was declared brought dead at GMCH, Sector 32.
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One killed in mishap
Mohali, December 18 The deceased was identified as Shamveer, working as a munshi at a private brick kiln company on the Ramgarh road. According to the police, Shamveer, a resident of Mubarikpur (UP), died after his cycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle from behind. The police stated that he was rushed to Dera Bassi civil hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The body was handed over to the family members after conducting postmortem.
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Minor held for stealing Rs 150
Chandigarh, December 18 A case under Section 382, 411 of the IPC has been registered at Manimajra police station. The accused has been arrested. Assaulted
The local police has registered a case on the complaint lodged by Saroj Kumar of Daria village, alleging that Satpal and his son, both of the same village assaulted him, near his residence, yesterday.
He was injured and admitted to GMCH-32. A case under Sections 324, 506, 34 of the IPC has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. The accused has been arrested.
Dowry
The local police has registered a case on the complaint filed by a lady of Manimajra alleging that her husband Anil Kumar, father-in-law Veer Sain, and mother-in-law Parvesh Kumari, harassed her and demanded more dowry. A case under Sections 406, 498-A of the IPC has been registered at
the Manimajra police station.
Stolen
Sandeep Gupta of Sector 33, filed a complaint with the police, alleging that his Motorcycle (CH-03-X-2955) was stolen from his residence during the intervening night of December 16-17. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at Sector 34 police station.
Snatched
Baljinder Kaur, a resident of Sector 22 alleged that she along with her friend were coming from Sector 23 on a rickshaw, suddenly two youth on a motorcycle came and snatched her purse. No case was registered till the filing of report.
Consuming liquor
The local police has arrested Raj Kumar of Hallomajra, while consuming liquor at public place from Sector 31, yesterday. A case under Section 68/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered at
the Sector 31 police station. In yet another case, local police arrested Rajesh Mehta of Industrial Area-I, while consuming liquor at public place, in Hallomajra, yesterday. A case under Section 68/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered at
the Sector 31 police station. In one more case, local police arrested Jagdish Yadav of Hallomajra, while consuming liquor at public place from Poultry Farm
chowk, yesterday. A case under Section 68/1/14 of the Excise Act has been registered at
the Sector 31 police station.
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Pauline lifts Sardar Wazir Singh Trophy
Chandigarh, December 18 With three of the Chandigarh lady amateurs playing on the national amateur circuit it was left to Pauline to brush away the remaining competitors for the trophy which was instituted by Madhu Brar in memory of her father 11 years back. A surprise chief guest who gave away the prizes was former national amateur golf queen Irina Brar who is studying for a double doctorate in psychology (sports and clinical) in the US. Pauline played a 10 over par 82 on the first day and followed it up with an 18 over par 90 on the second for a two-round tally of 172. Her nearest rival was Swatantar Ratia who finished 11 strokes behind at 183. Dalbir Sahi and Madhu Brar tied for the net prize both carding a two-round net tally of par 144. But Dalbir was declared the net winner because of a better second round score. Irina will be off golf till March next as the doctors have asked her to lay-off because of bulging discs on the neck and back.
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Kang wins LG Cup
Chandigarh, December 18 Fifteen-year-old Ashbeer, who had maintained a neck to neck fight in the first three rounds crumbled under pressure on the final day conceding two triple bogeys to go down before the experienced Kang by four strokes. Pawan Kumar finished in third place along with Rahul Bajaj at five over par with a total score of 293, while Manav Das from Ambala finished three strokes further back at 296. Both Rahul Bajaj and Manav Das have won once this year on the LG Amateur Tour. Gagan Verma, the leader on the LG Order of Merit list, finished 15th on the leader board. He had a terrible second round and never got back into contention. Young Ashbeer started in style racing to a five stroke lead over Kang after four holes. But this was as far as he could go. He dropped three shots conceding a triple bogey on the par-four fifth hole. He repeated this triple bogey on the 10th as his game fell apart. He continued to drift as Kang took over in the back nine and raced to four stroke win. Kang did not get off to the best of starts but kept it together after a horrid front nine and finished with a three over 75 for a tournament total of one under par. Ashbeer carded a 79, his worst round over the duration of the tournament and finished with a four day total of three over par, 291. Kang said, "I had a terrible front nine and got unlucky in a couple of places but managed to hold on after that." This was his second win on the LG Amateur Tour after registering his maiden win on the tour last year when he won the LG Samarvir Sahi Amateur. Kang was all praise for Ashbeer Saini. He said, "He is a very good player but lacks experience right now. I am sure he will go on to win many titles in the future." The next tournament on the LG Amateur Tour is the prestigious LG Goodricke Eastern India Amateur which will commence at Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Friday. While Kang would be hoping to continue his good form, Ashbeer gets a chance to redeem himself and he would be hoping to put on a good show once again. Scores: 287 H.S. Kang (71-71-70-75); 291 Ashbeer Saini (69-73-70-79); 293 Rahul Bajaj (75-73-75-69), Pawan Kumar (78-70-71-74); 296 Manav Das (74-78-74-70), Sanjeev Mehra (73-73-74-76); 297 Moin Malak (78-75-72-72), Akshay Butta (76-74-75-72), Raja Sardar (73-71-73-80); 298 Arshdeep Tiwana (76-72-73-77).
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Archit, Khusbu clinch titles
Panchkula, December 18 Results: under-9 (boys): 1 Jaskirat (D.P.S Chandigarh), 2 Rishabh Jain (D.P.S.Chd), 3 Shiva (D.P.S. Pkl). Girls: 1 Tarini (Sacred Heart), 2 Khushi (St.Teresa Convent School, Pkl), 3 Ishita (St.Teresa Convent School, Pkl). under-13 (boys): 1 Abhishek Aggarwal (Strawberry Field World School), 2 Sunbir Chawala (Strawberry Field World School), 3 Mukul Sharma (Gurukul). Girls: 1 Arunima Goyal (Sacred Heart), 2 Shivani (St.Teresa Convent School), 3 Swati (St.Teresa Convent School). Open boys: 1 Archit (D.P.S. Pkl), 2 Piyush (D.P.S. Pkl), 3 Mukul
(St. Teresa Girls: 1 Khusbu (St.Teresa Convent School), 2 Ity (St. Teresa Convent School), 3 Jaspreet (St. Teresa Convent School).
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