IT Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Chaman Lal, a resident of Sector 20, was killed after his moped was hit by a car at the Aroma lights point here last night.

According to the police, the accident took place at around 8.30 pm when a Maruti Swift car (PB-10-B-0750), coming from the Sector 17 ISBT chowk, hit the moped.

Chaman Lal was rushed to the Sector 16 Government Multi Speciality Hospital.

Chaman Lal told the police in his statement that no accident had taken place and also gave wrong address. Later, he succumbed to his head injuries.

Gurbax Singh of Mani Majra, who informed the police about the accident, was traced and a case registered after his statement.

Chaman Lal had retired last year.

The police has traced the car and arrested its driver, Tarsem Kumar, a Khanna-based commission agent, on the charge of negligent driving.

Tarsem told the police that Chaman Lal had jumped the red light, leading to the mishap.

Source: TNS

Kharar: A youth was killed in a road accident near Daun village last night. Rajinder Singh (27) and his colleague Deen Mohammad were going on a motor cycle when it rammed into a road divider.

Balongi police post in-charge Dalip Singh said while Rajinder died on his way to the hospital, Deen Mohammad received injuries and was admitted to the local civil hospital.

He has sustained fractures on the face, besides head injuries.

Rajinder hailed from Jaipur (Rajasthan), while Deen is a resident of Gurna Khedi village in Banur.

The police has informed the family of the deceased in Jaipur. None of his relatives has so far come to claim the body, police officials added.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: To offset the expenditure incurred in implementing various projects of the administration, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will be allowed to sell commercial property.

“Since the CHB would be implementing various projects, including the underpasses and the Nehru centre for performing arts, a lot of funds would be required to fund the projects,” an official said.

Sources said the CHB was expected to earn Rs 1,650 crore in the land deal with Parsvnath Developers for the IT habitat. So far, the developer had paid Rs 369 crore.

The amount received on behalf of the administration is a trust grant and would be utilised for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers and the development of infrastructure services.

Apart from this, the prime land to be vacated by the slum colonies would also be put to commercial use by the CHB.

The commercial sites within the projects being implemented by the CHB would be sold by it to jack up its resources.

A number of commercial properties in Sectors 48, 49, 50 and 51-A are already with the CHB. Skeptical about the success of the CHB in disposing commercial properties, an official said it had not been able to sell over 150 vacant commercial properties which were as old as 15 years.
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Mohali: At the PCA Stadium here, it was loud cheers and dancing to the beat of the ‘dhol’ all the way. Supporters of both teams, in a rare gesture of camaraderie, applauded for all players. The roaring sound of the ‘dhol’ even drowned the noise that aeroplanes flying overhead made.

The fluttering Tricolour and Pakistan’s national flag were not to be seen. Fans had to leave the “ paraphernalia” outside the stadium, as directed by the police.

“I brought the Pakistani flag from home to cheer for my team, but in vain. It is the flag which distinguishes a Pakistani fan from an Indian fan. Otherwise, where is the difference,” observed Shariq from Islamabad.

However, some smart supporters draped the flags around them to carry these inside. The ‘Maxican Wave’ time and again kept the stadium alive. The broke into a frenzied dance each time a boundary was hit.

Master blaster Sachin and offspinner Harbhajan Singh kept the stands entertained with their electrifying performances.
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