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ASH on Dera Bassi-Barwala road
Dera Bassi, February 12 After visiting the site it was found that ash was dumped in the open near Saidpura village where some paper mills are also situated. Jatinder Singh Kaka, a resident of Saidpura village, said due to ash commuters have difficulty crossing the stretch. He demanded that officials concerned must find some solution to solve the problem soon. Raj Kumar, a resident of Ram Pur Sainia village, said ash was being dumped by nearby industries and commuters face problem while passing from here. Some commuters have been facing eye ailments due to this harmful ash, he added. Meanwhile, management of nearby paper mills denied the charges of dumping the ash in open. Some private doctors reported several cases of eye ailments. According to doctors, eye ailment cases were caused by harmful ash. Dera Bassi SDM Puneet Goyal said people had not informed the administration at a time of dumping the ash and now the issue would be sent to the pollution control department. XEN pollution control board RK Rattra promised that officials concerned would visit the site where ash was being dumped and management of industries concerned would be asked not to dump ash in the open. |
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Girls taken to police station at midnight
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 12 The girls of BSc (biotechnology) and MSc (microbiology) accompanied by two lecturers were returning after visiting the Central Potato Research Institute at Shimla as part of an educational tour. According to Patiala DTO Naresh Garg, the girls were travelling in the bus, belonging to Khatra Transport, with incomplete documents. Despite lecturers’ plea not to take the bus to the police station, which would further delay their journey, the gunmen of the DTO asked them to sit and wait in an orderly tone. College principal Dr Jatinderpal Singh Sidhu said there was no point taking girls to the police station at midnight without any fault of theirs. “We are not against challaning to the bus operator, but taking girls to the police station is not at all acceptable. Such officials are maligning the image of good governance and policing,” alleged the principal. “We have taken a strong note of the incident and besides writing to the Chief Minister and the Transport Minister, the matter has already been brought into the notice of SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar and media advisor of CM Daljit Singh Cheema,” the principal added. One of the lecturers who witnessed the “highhandedness” said such incidents force parents to think twice before allowing children to go on study tours. He said the officials did not allow them to leave until family members of students approached senior government functionaries. When contacted, DTO Anil Garg said he was performing his duty, as his papers pertaining to road tax were incomplete. He claimed hat the bus was released within 20 minutes. “Moreover, people must bear with us during such circumstances,” he added. |
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Action sought against IAS officer for slapping child
Fatehgarh Sahib,
February 12 The NGO has also brought into their notice about the increasing incidents of bullying by IAS and IPS officers. In his letter, general secretary of the Hindu Organisation Manoj Banda, said besides police officers, politicians with red beacons atop their vehicles, too, bully on roads. Use of ear piercing sirens has lead to many accidents on busy interactions and national highways, which should be banned for the safety of people. Instead, number of traffic police officials should be increased on the roads for the smooth flow of traffic. The four-year-old girl, who was slapped by 1967 batch IAS officer Sujata Das, for a minor scratch on her car is astonishing. It’s high time to take action against such officers, the letter stated. Demanding stringent action against the IAS officer, Manoj said such officers must be taught a lesson.
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Special train cheers foreign tourists
Kalka, February 12 Kith Paskins and Julia of England, who came to know about the special train through Internet, were happy to bask in the scenic beauty of the Queen of Hills. Before the departure of the train, which was beautifully decorated with colourful flowers, all tourists were accorded a warm welcome. The Northern Railway has signed an agreement with the company for six months. The train has a seating capacity of 94. The company has provided three volunteers in each coach keeping in view the safety of passengers. The Special Royal India Chartered Train will depart from Kalka at 12.30 pm and 4 pm, while it will leave Shimla at 8 am. |
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Illicit liquor seized from dhaba
Kalka, February 12 According to police, during patrolling on a tip-off, the police team, along with officials in the food and supply department, raided LRC dhaba on the NH-21-A (Pinjore-Nalagarh highway) and nabbed Darshan Singh and Ravi Kumar, who were drying diesel from tanker no. HR 38 H 6524. — OC |
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Workers protest for salary hike
Dera Bassi, February 12 They demanded increase in their salaries according the rising prices of essential commodities. President of Worker’s Union Suneel Kumar alleged that despite promising an increase in the salaries of workers, management failed to deliver.
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Prince kidnapping case
Chandigarh, February 12 Two other accused, Amarpal, uncle of Prince, and Suresh, were also arrested in the case. On February 9, the defence counsel claimed that Banwari and Surra were juvenile in the court following which both were remanded in judicial custody for two days and the police was ordered to determine their age. Today, the defence counsel produced the birth certificate of Banwari and ration card of Surra as proofs to determine the age of both the accused. The court accepted Banwari’s birth certificate, showing him juvenile, as a proof while the ration card of Surra was not been accepted as a conclusive proof regarding his age. While Banwari was sent to the Juvenile Home, Surra has been remanded to one-day police custody. Being a juvenile, Banwari’s trial would be shifted to the Juvenile Board. Legal experts said the accused being juvenile, could get regular bail on preferential basis. Prince was kidnapped from his residence at Bapu Dham Colony around 9 am by the four accused on February 8. Banwari, who had made a ransom call on Dinesh’s phone at around 1.45 pm, was arrested by the police within hours. After that, all the four accused were arrested and the child was recovered. On being produced in the court on February 9, mastermind Amarpal and Suresh were sent to police custody.
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BMW crashes into auto, kills two
Zirakpur, February 12 The police suspects that the occupants of the car were consuming liquor as three liquor bottles were found in the car. Before the police arrived on the scene, the occupants managed to flee. The car was on its way from Dera Bassi to Chandigarh and in the process of overtaking the auto-rickshaw, the car rammed into it, killing Sham Lal (30), a resident of Sarangpur village, Chandigarh, and Shekhar (32), a resident of Sector 38. The injured has been identified as Dashrath Rishi, a resident of Sector 38, Chandigarh, who was referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, in a critical condition. Zirakpur SHO Yogi Raj said the car was impounded and a case had been registered against an unidentified driver of the car (CH-03-Y-5005), which belongs to a Lalru-based mushroom company, Agro Dutch. The complainant, Raj Kumar, told the police that his brother Sham Lal was driving auto-rickshaw for the past 10 years at the PGI auto-rickshaw stand, had come to Dera Bassi to meet Shekhar’s relative along with his friends. The investigating officer said the accident took place around midnight. When the auto-rickshaw reached near the Singhpura turn, a speeding BMW car hit the auto-rickshaw while overtaking it, the investigating officer added. The impact of the collision was so severe that the auto-rickshaw was split in three parts. A passer-by informed the patrolling police who took the injured to GMCH-32, Chandigarh. The bodies of the deceased have been handed over to the family after post-mortem.
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Two held for extortion
Zirakpur, February 12 Those arrested were identified as Bhupinder Singh, a Barnala based-property dealer, and Anil Kumar, a resident of Barnala. However, other five unidentified miscreants were still at large, he added. In his complaint, Gurvinder Singh, who also runs a crusher in Rajasthan, told the police that on February 9, he had come to meet his relative in Sector 30, Chandigarh. On his way to Patiala, he met with a minor accident near Lucky Dhaba on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway. Gurvinder Singh said although it was a minor accident, he fled from the spot. Thereafter, two unidentified persons approached him and asked him to hand over his driving licence and his phone number to them in order to avoid the police harassment, the complainant claimed. The complainant alleged that after two days the accused came to his relative’s house in Chandigarh with a newspaper clipping of some different accident that took place on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway in which a motorcyclist had died. The accused demanded Rs 5 lakh
from him. Gurvider Singh alleged that the accused threatened to inform the police in case they did not get the money. On Saturday, the accused again reached his relative’s house and asked him to give Rs 2 lakh. Gurvinder told the accused that he would give the money in Zirakpur around 2.30 pm. Later, Gurvinder informed the police about the incident. The police laid a trap near Paras Down Town and nabbed the accused. It also recovered the complainant’s driving licence from their possession.
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Girl, ‘lover’ attempt suicide
Chandigarh, February 12 The girl’s parents tried to search her on their own, but when they found that Sahil too was missing from his home, they registered a case against him, accusing him of abducting their daughter. The couple when reportedly got to know of it they panicked and tried to commit suicide in the temple compound around 3 pm today. According to sources,
both went to the temple to get married. Some onlookers informed the police which, after getting their whereabouts, rushed them to Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, from where they were discharged after being treated. The UT police, meanwhile, which was informed by the hospital authorities in the evening, has decided to get the complete medical examination of the girl done to verify the possibility of rape. Sahil, who was rounded up by police, has reportedly maintained that he received injury following a fall at home. Meanwhile, the Panchkula Police has registered a case of attempt to suicide under Section 309 of the IPC at the Mansa Devi Police Post. Sahil is an employee at a local shop, while the girl is a school dropout.
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Four held for gambling
Chandigarh, February 12 A case under Sections 13, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act has been registered at the Sector 17 Police Station. All of them were bailed out later.
Caught
red-handed
Sunila, a resident of Lakkar Bazar, Shimla, alleged that Sundri (16), a resident of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, Chandigarh, was caught red-handed while stealing her mobile phone from a local bus stand on Friday. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra Police Station. The accused was send to the Juvenile Home Sector-25. The Police is still investigating the matter.
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Vehicle stolen from HC parking
Chandigarh, February 12 In another incident, Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Dhanas, reported that some unknown person has stolen his motor cycle no HP-23-A-2370 from his house on the night intervening of January 19 and 20. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered. Manoj Kumar, a resident of Mouli Jagran, reported that an unknown person has stolen 10 Nokia mobiles, 15 Chinese mobile sets, eight demo mobiles, mobile recharge coupons worth Rs 9,000 and 10 mobiles (under repair), 10 mobile ear phones, 25 batteries, five boxes charger and Rs 1,200 after breaking the locks of Booth no. 2962, Mauli Complex, Mani Majra during the night intervening of February 11 and 12. A case under Sections 380 and 457 of the IPC has
been registered. Amrit Pal Singh, a resident of Sector 44, reported that some unknown person has stolen his Tata Safari no. CH-01AF-1882 from his house on the intervening night of February 10 and 11.
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PCA wants special bus routes for World Cup
Sale of tickets Tickets for first two league matches- March 3: South Africa vs Netherlands, March 13: West Indies vs Ireland) will be put on sale from February 21 onwards. Two counters will be set up at the stadium for the purpose. The tickets will also be available at certain branches of Central Bank of India (Chandigarh: Sectors 15, 22 and 32,
Mohali: Sector 70 and Panchkula Sector 10). “Fans can get tickets from these counters from 10 am to 5 pm on all working days. The counters at the stadium will be opened for sale even on Sundays,” said Pandove adding that the online sale of tickets has also already started and will be closed seven days before the start of the matches. Special discount for
students Students will be charged only Rs 50 for the student block ticket. But they will have to produce their identity card while buying the tickets, said PCA officials.
Mohali, February 12 “We will conduct meeting with the authorities concerned soon,” said PCA’s honorary secretary MP Pandove. This time the fans as well as the PCA will face more difficulties as the construction work of the sports complex, in front of the stadium, has begun. Earlier, the space was used as VVIP parking for international events. “If we have special inter-city routes for the matches, I think many people will opt for such routes,” said Pandove. He also added that they will provide “Park and Ride” facility from the earmarked parking lots to the stadium and vice versa for the fans free of cost. “The other big centres like Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai opt for such solutions, as they too face the same difficulty. We will follow their pattern,” said Pandove. A private transport has already been hired by the association, he added. |
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Lawn Tennis
Chandigarh, February 12 In a tough competition Aditya defeated Sumit by 8-7 (1) in the Boys’ (U-18). In another one-sided clash Akash Goyal defeated Amit Verma in straight sets by a margin of 8-1. Results Boys’ (U-16) 1ST round: Adhhayan defeated Rajat Rawat 8-3, Chirag Bajwa defeated Rishab Sharda 8-6, Digvijay Partap Singh defeated Anmol Rattan Kamboj 8-3, Mritunjay Badola defeated Josh Bhasin 8-7 (7), Tegbir Singh Hara defeated Anirudh Patel 8-5, Mohit Dahiya defeated Daksh Manglik 8-2, Rohit Kumar defeated Parasdeep Singh Virk 8-6, Santbir Singh defeated Saurabh Parashar 8-4, Ranjeet Singh defeated Raunaq Marwah 8-0, Nikhil Dabas defeated Shivan Batra 8-1, Shrey Gupta defeated Harinder Singh 8-0, Mayuk Rawat defeated Parmeet Singh Deol 8-1, Allen Johnson defeated Paramveer Singh Bajwa 8-4, Param Pun defeated Ishan Kakkar 8-4, Samrat Singh Rana defeated Digvijay Singh Ahlawat 8-0, Surya Partap defeated Anchit Gupta 8-2, Dushyant Agrahari defeated Rachit Yadav 8-2, Sultan Singh Atwal defeated Malviya Kanu 8-0, Conrad Mascarenhas defeated Shivam Sharma 8-0, Akhil Bansal defeated Navneet Reddy 8-6. Boys’ (U-16) 2nd round: Hardeep Singh Sandhu defeated Anmol Singh Sandhu 8-1, Adhhayan defeated Rohan Hehr 8-1, Aman Rawat defeated Chirag Bajwa 8-4, Digvijay Partap Singh defeated Mritunjay Badola 8-5, Ishaque Eqbal defeated Tegbir Singh Hara 8-6, Mohit Dahiya defeated Rohit Kumar 8-6, Santbir Singh defeated Prabhsimran Singh Bal 8-6, Ranjeet Singh defeated Nikhil Dabas 8-2, Manish Drall defeated Shrey Gupta 8-1, Mayuk Rawat defeated Lakshay Bharti 8-2, Allen Johnson defeated Nishat Eqbal 8-3, Param Pun defeated Samrat Singh Rana 8-2, Jagtar Singh defeated Surya Partap 8-5, Dushyant Agrahari defeated Sultan Singh Atwal 8-1, Anmol Singh Sandhu defeated Conrad Mascarenhas 8-1, Ankush Arora defeated Akhil Bansal 8-0. |
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