29072024-CT-01.qxd 7/28/2024 11:34 PM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune P’KULA CIVIC BODY TO HOLD SURVEY OF STRAY CATTLE MINI SHOPPING COMPLEX AT PANJAB VARSITY IN SHAMBLES STARS WHO STUDIED ACTING IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS To help civic body in taking a decision on setting up of new cattle pounds and transportation of strays. P2 Bio-medical waste, condemned wooden cabinets, racks and doors dumped near vacant shops. P3 Janhvi took professional acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in California. P4 » » WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH Annual art exhibition by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi: Galleries of the Punjab Arts Council, Sector 16-B, Chandigarh. The exhibition will be on till July 30 from 11 am to 7 pm (Sunday open) Apni Mandi: Sectors 43, 45 and Maloya MOHALI Apni Mandi: Phase V Zirakpur, July 28 More than 24 miscreants vandalised two hotels and several cars parked there around 11:30 pm last night. Guests, who confronted the vandals, were reportedly thrashed and their vehicles damaged. The police have arrested four persons and booked 18 in the case. Those booked have been identified as Nikhil Chaudhary, Baaz and Brahman Rana of Banur; Chetan, Vishal and Jassi of Dhakoli; and Samma, Kapil, Kuldeep, Rakesh, Deepak, Channi, Harpreet, Prince, Lokesh, Sahil Thakur and Deepak of Zirakpur. A case under Sections 309(4), 310(2), 308(2), 331(6) and 111 of the BNS has been registered at the Zirakpur police station. Praveen Kumar, owner of Hotel G Plaza on the Zirakpur-Chandigarh road and Hotel New Style near the barrier, alleged that a group of persons had demanded Rs 50,000 per month of extortion money. When he refused, they went on a rampage, vandalising his hotels and cars A damaged car parked in front of Hotel G Plaza in Zirakpur. parked outside. He alleged that a person had created a ruckus in the hotels on July 21 and July 24, and threatened the manager, after which bouncers were deployed in the hotels. Today, a group, armed with sticks and rods, came in cars and bikes. They parked their vehicles some distance away and vandalised the hotel reception, furniture, an LED set and also attacked guests. The hotel owners’ association has demanded stringent action against the miscreants and demanded security against extortionists. The incident is said to be the fallout of a tussle between two groups of extortionists. Investigating officer Jaswant Singh, along with a police team, reached the spot and began investigation. There have been many cases of extortion attempts by gangsters in Zirakpur in the past. On July 18, 2022, around 10 hoteliers complained to the police that they were forced to pay varying sums as extortion to the Ankit Rana gang. A day earlier, the Zirakpur police and the Anti-Gangster Task Force had nabbed three members of the Bhupi Rana gang from Baltana after a shootout. They had come on two motorcycles to collect Rs 50,000 monthly “protection money” from hotel owner Faizal. Gangster Bhupi Rana was running an extortion racket from jail through Ankit Rana. On April 21, 2022, the police booked three persons for usurping the hotel of a Panchkula businessman and threatening to kill him. Man held for theft at house in Faidan Tribune News Service WOMAN DUPED OF ~38.5 LAKH Residents protest near the mango orchard in Sector 20, Panchkula, on Sunday. NITIN MITTAL Auction of P’kula orchard cancelled Tribune News Service Chandigarh: The police have booked two persons for cheating a Bihar native on the pretext of sending him abroad. Mohammad Irshad Alam had reported that Vikram and Rinku cheated him out of Rs 10 lakh. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station. TNS PRADEEP TEWARI Owner alleges he was threatened by group of extortionists INBRIEF TWO BOOKED FOR IMMIGRATION FRAUD Panchkula, July 28 Auction of the 14.55 acre mango orchard in Sector 20 here was cancelled today. The process started at 10 am and it was cancelled by 10.30 am. Officials concerned were not available for comment as this reporter tried to find out the reason for cancelling the auction. The land was offered for developing a group-housing society. Residents of Sector 20, who staged a protest against the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) outside the orchard today, said, “The mango orchard is the only green cover left in our area. The sector is highly populated and the roads remain choked with traffic all the time. The whole sector, barring the orchard, has been concretised, the reason we want the administration to save it from being chopped.” The local residents, including dwellers of Group Housing Society 22, 38, 41, 79 and representatives of the Sector 20 market, took part in the protest outside the orchard. They were led by Suncity Parikrama Resident Welfare Association. Akhil Goel, a local resident said, they urged the administration to save the trees. “We were joined by children from the area as well,” he said. continued on page 3 Chandigarh, July 28 A 29-year-old man has been arrested by the UT police for a daylight theft at a house in Faidan village. The accused, identified as Sonu (29), is a resident of Kajheri village. Depender had reported that his house was burgled on May 31 while he had gone for work. When his family returned home in the evening, they found the house ransacked. A laptop, an LED set, electronic items and cash were stolen from the house. A case was registered at the Sector 31 police station. Sonu was arrested and the stolen items were recovered from him. Besides, 14 mobile phones, three LPG cylinders and a bicycle stolen from parts of Chandigarh and Mohali were also recovered from him. The police said the accused was earlier booked in a case of theft in 2023. Principal and students of DAV College celebrate Manu Bhaker’s bronze medal victory in the Paris Olympics; and (below) the shooter with Dr Amrinder Mann, HOD, Physical Education, before leaving for Paris. DAV College celebrates Manu’s Olympic feat Deepankar Sharda Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 28 Last October, in a hall jampacked with students at DAV College, Sector 10, the Hangzhou Asian Games (team) gold medallist Manu Bhaker danced to the beats of dhol, while the gathering lauded her achievement. While everyone was enjoying the moment, she went into a ‘serious’ mode when a journalist asked the shooter about her 2022 Tokyo Olympics misfortune. Nine months later, the world saw Manu, a student of DAV College, smiling while flaunting the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. The 22-yearold shooter from Haryana has become the first Indian female shooter to win a medal in the women’s 10m air pistol in the Olympics. In the last Olympics, she had finished 12th in the event and 15th in the 25m pistol event. In the 10m air pistol mixed team event, she bagged 7th spot after her pistol malfunctioned. On Sunday, she ended the country’s 12-year wait for a medal in shooting at the Olympics. She has become the fifth shooter after Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang to win an Olympics medal in shooting for the nation. A brilliant student Dr Amanendra Mann, Head, Department of Physical Education, DAV College, is one of the closest associates of the ace shooter. Manu, who got enrolled for her Master’s degree in 2022-23, represented Panjab University in the Kehlo India University Games and many other events. Mann was going to Chateauroux shooting range HER ACHIEVEMENTS ■ Silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships ■ Nine medals at the 2017 National Games ■ Gold medal at the 2018 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico ■ Gold medal at the World Cup in the 10m air pistol mixed team event ■ Gold medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ■ Gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics 2018 ■ Gold medal at the 2019 ISSF World Cup ■ Gold medal at the 2019 Pistol & Rifle ISSF World Cups ■ Gold (team) at the 2022 Asian Games in France when he saw Manu win the historic medal live on his mobile phone. “Manu is a disciplined, mentally strong, committed, goal-oriented, hard-working and fun-loving shooter. Whether it’s a national or international tournament, she plays every shot with a composed mind. She is very strict with her training schedule and applies the same temperament to academics. At such a young age, she has mastered time management to perform excellently in sports as well as aca- Woman, son held for Committee seeks power load enhancement Plan to install solar plants at over 2,829 govt houses immigration fraud Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Mohali, July 28 The police have arrested a woman and her son for duping a number of people on the pretext of sending them abroad. An SUV, 500 gm gold and Rs 7 lakh have been seized from them. The suspects, Arpana Sargota (42) and her son Kunal Sargota (23), own Xenon Law Offices located in Sector 106. A case under Sections 406, 420 of the IPC and the Immigration Act was registered atainst them by the Phase 11 police on February 22. The police said Aparna’s FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE 2 hotels, vehicles vandalised, guests thrashed in Zirakpur PANCHKULA Apni Mandi: MDC, Sector 5 (Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com) Chandigarh: The police have registered a zero FIR on a complaint filed by a woman who was duped of Rs 38.5 lakh. A resident of Jagadhri in Yamunanagar district had alleged that she fell victim to an immigration fraud. The police said they had informed their Haryana counterparts as the fraud took place there. TNS MAX 35°C | MIN 29°C YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 29°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.40 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Tribune News Service Performance by band Ozee: Sector 16-17 underpass, 6.30 pm PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET MONDAY 7.18 PM » MONDAY | 29 JULY 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST husband, Sanjay Singh, was already arrested in multiple cases. Aparna is said to be the winner of a beauty pageant. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (City-2), Harsimran Singh Bal, said Aparna and her son were booked in, at least, 25 cases of Immigration Act and were wanted by police. On February 21, the police booked 15 persons, including six women, who were associated with an immigration consultancy that duped people of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad. Chandigarh, July 28 To install solar panels on the rooftops of all government houses, the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Committee (CREST) has written to the UT Engineering Department to increase the sanctioned power load of all those houses, which have load less than 2 kW. There are many government houses with sanctioned power load from 0.5 to 1 kW. According to officials of CREST, a solar power plant would be viable only at a house with the sanctioned load of, at least, 2 kW. To make Chandigarh a A rooftop solar power plant at government houses in Sector 19, Chandigarh. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI solar city, the UT Administration has set a target of installing solar power c m y b plants atop all government houses by the end of this year. People living in gov- ernment houses will not have to spend money from their pocket on the installation of solar power plants and power produced would be used by them free of cost. The cost of installation would be borne by CREST under the Central scheme. There are a total of 5,611 government houses of different types in the city, of which solar plants have been installed on 2,782. The solar plants are being set up under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijali Yojana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13 had announced the scheme with the aim of providing 300 units of electricity free of cost every month to one crore households under the scheme. Most of the government houses are located in Sectors 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 27. The administration has shortlisted a total of 30 companies. Under the scheme, a private house would get benefit from the Central Finance Assistance up to a maximum of Rs 78,000 in the installation of 3 kW plant, which costs nearly Rs 1.50 lakh. Nearly 2,800 households have registered for the scheme in the city so far. Last year, Chandigarh got the first prize in solar energy generation in the UT category. Such plants have also been installed on the rooftops of all government schools. demics,” said an elated Mann, who will be meeting her on Monday. He said, “Her Olympics bronze is a milestone that will be remembered and celebrated for years to come. It’s a shining example of what can be achieved with passion and perseverance. Also, it’s a great comeback. She dedicated herself completely to shooting,” said Mann over the phone from Chateauroux. In the evening, the student residents and faculty of DAV continued on page 3 Three carjackers land in police net Tribune News Service Mohali, July 28 The police have arrested three members of a carjackers’ gang involved in several incidents. The suspects, identified as Kapurthala resident Paminder Singh, Ferozepur City native Lucky, alias Kala; and Eklavya were arrested from IT City. On May 12, three youths had snatched a taxi from the driver on the AerocityZirakpur road in Mohali early in the morning. Lovepreet Singh, the taxi driver from Mohali, had parked his vehicle on the roadside when three youths asked him to continued on page 3