In Brief

“The students said that they committed the snatching for the first time,we are investigating whether they have a past record. All the three have done diploma in electronics,” said DSP Vijay Kumar.

A case under sections 392,411,34 of the IPC has been registered.

Ambala girl tops Kurukshetra University
Harvinder Kaur,a student of Mass Communication at Government College in Ambala Cantonment,has topped in the Kurukshetra University examination held this year. She secured 351 marks and was got the first position. Vidhi Gupta was placed second by securing 323 marks,stated college acting principal Grudev Singh. He claimed that this was the first time that a student of government college had topped in the university.

‘Govt trying to appease minorities’
Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia while addressing a meeting at Gita Mandir School,Tepla,10 km from here,condemned the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal for giving reservations to Muslims in their respective states. He regretted that both the state governments were neglecting the Hindus whereas Muslims were given special status to enjoy the privileges for getting government jobs. He said that the Hindus were being discriminated even in undertaking pilgrimage to Amarnath Shrine and were being taxed whereas the Muslims going on Haj were given financial grant of Rs 23,000 each.

Togdia disclosed that the VHP would launch a campaign from August 16 till December 15. He criticized the government for its failure to control the prices.

Free legal aid clinic inaugurated in Ropar
District and Session Judge-cum-District Legal Services Authority,Ropar chairman G K Dhir today inaugurated a permanent free legal aid clinic started at Majri Thekedaran near on Tuesday. While speaking on the occasion,Dhir said the free legal aid clinic would function from 8 am to 10 am and 5 pm to 7 pm every day,where Advocate Rajbir Singh Rai would provide free legal consultation to people of 74 villages. He also said five more permanent free legal aid clinics would be set up at village Bharatgarh,Bilawalpur,Shampura,Dhangrali and Sandhuan. He said the main aim of setting up such clinics was to provide free legal aid to the people at their door steps and urged the people to take advantage of such clinics.

Cop assaulted at Kalka railway station
An inspector Gurpreet Singh was allegedly beaten up by parking contractors at Kalka Railway Station on Monday night. Trouble began when Singh refused to pay the parking fee and got into scuffle.

Singh was reportedly beaten up by the parking staff and he was rescued by his colleague at the railway station. The police have registered a case against the erring contractor. Later,parking contractor Tara Chand got a cross complaint registered.

Fire breaks out in Parwanoo industrial unit,loss pegged at Rs 80 lakh
Major fire broke out in Shiwathene Agro at Parwanoo around 1.30 am and it took them more than sixteen hour to control the fire. The loss of material is being pegged at Rs 80 lakh. The cause of fire is not clear yet as per Narveer Singh Rathor D S P,Parwanoo.

SGPC polls: Preparation of voters’ list gets under way in Ambala
The process of preparing voters’ list for the SGPC elections has been started in Ambala district comprising Ambala and Panchkula districts. During the last elections,the number of voters was 26,147 which is likely to increase to 50,000. This time sehajdhari (clean shaven) Sikhs have been debarred from voting right and only those Sikhs who qualified the terms and conditions Sikh tenets would be eligible to become voters. Any Sikh male or female on attaining the age of 21 years could submit the form by July 1. The Returning Officer and ADC Renu Phulia advised the patwaries to go to gurdwaras where devotees gather in the morning and get their forms filled. She said that the forms would be verified by July 1.

Meanwhile,Shiromani Akali Dal leaders including SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar at a thinly attended meeting at Ambala appealed the Sikhs to get them enrolled for becoming voters for SGPC elections. He criticized the Congress for dividing the Sikhs on divide and rule policy. He said that the Sikhs should vote for strengthening the Akal Takhat. He criticised the Congress for creation of Haryana ad hoc Akali Dal to weaken the Sikh unity. He said that the leaders of Adhoc Committee would also field their candidates to weaken the SGPC. SAD general secretary Prem Singh Chandumajra and Dr Daljit Singh Cheema Media Incharge to Punjab Chief Minister also addressed the meeting. — ens

Eight-year-old dies in mishap
An eight-year-old child died after being hit by a rashly-driven car on Monday. The victim,Hemant,had sustained serious head injuries,when the car hit him at the Sector 24/25/37/38 roundabout. He was rushed to the PGI and he succumbed to his injuries on Monday. A resident of Sector 25,Hemant’s father works as a sweeper. The police have booked the driver of the car,Varinder Thakur,a BTech student,in a case of causing death due to negligence. The accused is a resident of Dhanas. A case under Section 304 A,279,337 of the IPC has been registered in police station 39.

Three booked for cheating
Three persons were booked for cheating in two separate cases in the city on Wednesday. In the first case,a couple was booked for duping a resident for Rs 2.65 lakh. The complainant Rama Duliana,a resident of Sector-46,alleged that Arvind Kumar and his wife Sapna,residents of Zirakpur had promised to send him abroad,but they failed to do so and never returned the amount of Rs 2.65 lakhs paid by him. A case has been registered in Sector-34 police station. In another case,Bharat Ghai,Manager of Bajaj Auto Finance,Ltd.,Sector 26,alleged that Naveen Rawat,a resident of Zirakpur,cheated his company by showing himself as the guarantor for the sanction of loan of Rs 50,850 in November 2009. A case has been registered under Section 419,420,467,468,471,120-B of IPC.

Spurned in love,Dell employee committed suicide,say police
A day after the decomposed body of a Dell employee was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his rented accommodation in Sector 38,the police have said one-sided love was the reason behind the suicide. The victim,Abhishek Sharma,a resident of Kullu,had proposed to a girl,who refused him. Depressed,he ended his life on Saturday but his body was not found until Monday,said police. The police recovered a number of text messages from the deceased’s mobile,which clearly reflected that he was in love with the girl,but she was not. “Preliminary investigations have revealed that one-sided love was the reason for the suicide,” said Janak Rana,SHO,Sector 39 police station. Post-mortem of the body was conducted today and the body was handed over to the family. ens

Orientation programme for community teachers concludes today
A 20-day orientation programme organised by Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for community teachers would conclude on Wednesday. The programme emphasized on the enhancement of the various skills of the teachers including teaching skills,classroom management,preparation of worksheets,teaching-learning material. As many as 200 community teachers and 48 community volunteers were divided into 15 groups. One leader in each group used to give details of the work done. Different resource persons were invited to deliver lecture everyday. Jaswinder Kaur explained on bridge course in Hindi,Paramjeet Kaur delivered a lecture on skill development rolling and crawling insects. Malini Sehgal,child specialist spoke about the importance of health and hygiene. Lalita Jagmohan Singh spoke on ‘English Bridge Course’. Inderjeet Sandhu delivered a lecture on emotionally smart classroom while Poonam Vij delivered a lecture on spelling remediation.

Summer camp for ‘differently abled’ children held
To provide comprehensive education to special children,Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA),Chandigarh organised a summer camp of 15 and 30 days at Government Senior Secondary School- sector 38 W,DMC,Chandigarh. The camp started on June 3 in which about 75 Children With Special Needs (CWSN) from all over Chandigarh with different disabilities – hearing impaired,visually impaired,physically challenged,mentally retarded,cerebral palasy,blindness participated. In the remedial teaching programme,the resource teachers identified the hard spots of the children and guided them accordingly. Various activities like Taylor’s frame,repetition and drill,worksheets,assignments etc were undertaken. The students were highly benefited through remedial teaching as the activities were undertaken depending upon the individual needs of CWSN.

Over-exercising bad for knee joints: Experts
Over exercising can put stress on knee joints,doctors have opined,adding that long-term effects of strenous activities show in older age. “We all exercise in different ways to keep ourselves fit and healthy. While some of us go to gymnasiums,others prefer outdoor activities like walking,jogging or yoga. Irrespective of the kind of exercise we do,our knee joints come under a lot of stress and pressure. Since they bear our body weight during all kinds of activities,this load increases manyfolds during exercise,” said orthopedician Dr H S Batth.

The high impact activities include jogging,tennis,climbing and weight training. The low impact activities,which are more knee-friendly,include walking and stationary cycling,say experts. Doctors said while one must increase the rigours of exercise gradually,in case of any pain or swelling,exercise must be stoped immediately.

Applying ice on the affected area,taking sufficient rest and consulting a doctor in case of persistent pain are other steps to follow in case of emergency. “Repeated injuries over a period of time puts undue pressure on knee joints and can lead to early onset of arthritis,” said an expert.