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3 of family done to death in Sector 34
Chandigarh Police clueless; servant taken into custody
Chandigarh, February 7
The bodies of retired Gp Capt T.P. Singh, his wife and sister were found at their residence in Sector 34 here this evening. The police called it a “case of bizarre blind murder”. Two of the bodies bore injury marks from stabbing.

The body of Gp Capt T.P. Singh (retd) found in one of the rooms of his house in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Big players eye multi-storeyed project
Chandigarh, February 7
Several big players have evinced interest in the 11-storey building which is proposed to come up in Sector 17, next to the General Post Office. The response was witnessed during a pre-bid conference organised by the UT Estate Office here today.

Tehelka prosecutor alleges interference by senior officer in posting
Chandigarh, February 7
Prosecutor in the Tehelka court martial cases, Lt-Col Sanjay Sitanshu, today alleged interference by a senior officer, believed to be a lieutenant-general, in diverting his posting from Kota to Agra.

COMMUNITY

UT restrained from dispossessing land owners in Mauli Jagran
Chandigarh, February 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today restrained the UT Administration from dispossessing owners of a poultry farm at Mauli Jagran from their land, which has been acquired for the construction of a new road from UT to Panchkula. The order could hit the plan to construct an alternative route to Panchkula.

Farmers protest against PUDA's urban estate Zirakpur, February 7 Members of the Kisan Hit Bachao Committee today organised a rally at Singhpura, near here, against the acquisition of land by the Punjab Urban Development Authority for the development of an urban estate here. Members of the Kisan Hit Bachao Committee protest against PUDA's urban estate in Zirakpur at a rally on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Encroachments removed in Kishangarh
Chandigarh, February 7 The UT Estate Office today demolished a farmhouse which had been constructed by a former Sarpanch of Kishangarh village, Mr Prem Singh, on the outskirts of the village. Officials of the Estate Office said 33 acres had been cleared of different type of encroachments. A JCB removes illegal structures at Kishangarh in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Admn fixes Rs 12 per km for new taxi service
Chandigarh, February 7
Chandigarh Administration has decided to charge Rs 12 per km from the customers for using the services of the local taxi service set to commence shortly in the city. The Administration will charge a meter down payment of Rs 15 on the commencement of journey, sources in the administration said.

Bitta’s house issue referred to Secy
Chandigarh, February 7
The UT Estate Office has referred the case of alleged unauthorised occupation of government accommodation by Mr M.S. Bitta, to the Secretary, House Allotment Committee. The issue had been raised by the President of Federation of Lawyers against Corruption, Mr Arvind Thakur.

Stray dog bites 12 children
Mohali, February 7
The Kharar MLA, the local SDM, doctors from the Civil Hospital, and a team of officials from the Veterinary Department today visited Mataur village after several children were bitten by a stray dog suspected to be suffering from rabies here yesterday.

Residents asked to donate books
Chandigarh, February 7
The Regional Resource Centre, Panjab University, has solicited support from residents of Chandigarh and Punjab to donate books on community related issues in the form of textbooks, readers, magazines in Hindi and Punjabi for adult migratory population residing in slums.

‘Moneygram Yatra’ flagged off
Mohali, February 7
‘Moneygram Yatra’ was flagged off from Phase V here today. The yatra will cover a total distance of 3882 km in 30 days. The 15-member team of participants will visit 12 cities, including Chandigarh, Patiala, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Batala, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Phagwara and 65 villages in Punjab to promote awareness regarding money transfer service.

CPI to protest against water, sewerage charges
Mohali, February 7
The local city committee of the Communist Party of India will be organising a protest against the hike in water and sewerage charges outside the office of the Municipal Council on February 10.

• Demand for help to kin of ’67 aircrash victims
• Ghee samples collected

CRIME

Utter callousness on part of cops
Woman’s mysterious death
Chandigarh, February 7
In a classic case of callousness, two days after the death of a woman both the Delhi and the Chandigarh Police have failed to take note of the unnatural death and also failed to register a case due to dispute over jurisdiction.

Smack seized, two arrested
Chandigarh, February 7
The police has arrested two persons from various parts of the city and seized 440 grams of smack from their possession. Sources in the police said a team of the operation cell had arrested Surinder Dass of Sector 19-C and seized 250 grams of smack from his possession.

BUSINESS

Orientation centre planned
Chandigarh, February 7
Kaff, a kitchen appliances and built-in systems company, today announced the opening of an orientation centre in the city shortly as part of its marketing plan in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

EDUCATION

MC decision on schools flayed
Chandigarh, February 7
The Chandigarh unit of the BJP today criticised the decision of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, and UT administration’s order to close private schools that were being run in residential area in various parts of the city by March 30.

Biochemistry symposium from tomorrow
Chandigarh, February 7
The Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, is organising a two-day symposium on “Emerging Trends in Biochemistry” on February 9-10 on the PU Campus.

Lecture on women empowerment
Mohali, February 7
The Shivalik Institute of Education and Research here organised a lecture on women empowerment. It was delivered by Dr S.K. Bawa, Reader, Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Seminar on women empowerment
Panchkula, February 7
A seminar on “Impact of education on woman empowerment” was organised by the Women Studies and Development Cell of Government College. Over 300 participants, including 40 delegates from Punjab, Himachal Pardesh Haryana and Chandigarh, attended the seminar.

Students participate in recitation contest
Mohali, February 7 A two-day Rhyme ‘n’ Recitation Contest was organised at Saint Soldiers International Convent School, Phase VII, here. Students of playway to Class V enthralled the audience with their recitation and singing. Students of Saint Soldiers International Convent School, Phase VII, participate in the Rhyme ‘n’ Recitation Contest held in Mohali.

COURTS

Bar association decision
Chandigarh, February 7
Lawyers with less than five years of practice in district courts would now get an opportunity to earn money on being appointed local commissioners. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the executive body of the newly elected District Bar Association held here today.

Charges framed against SBI Chief Manager
Chandigarh, February 7
The CBI Special Court today framed charges against a former Chief Manager of SBI, Ajit Singh, and a former Deputy Manager, SBI, Mr J.P. Ranga, in a case of corruption. The two officials were arrested by the CBI as part of a countrywide crackdown in a multi-crore scam involving misappropriation of funds by certain officials of the State Bank of India.

SPORTS

Punjab beat Delhi in U-17 hockey
Chandigarh, February 7
Punjab beat New Delhi 3-2 during the 51st National School Games in the U-17 hockey meet (boys and girls) at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, today. The results are: Boys: Rajasthan b Himachal Pradesh 4-1; Punjab b Delhi 3-2; Haryana b A.P. 8-0; M.P. draw Jharkhand 4-4; Karnataka b I.P.S.C. 4-1; Maharashtra b Kerala 3-0; U.P. b Tamil Nadu 9-0; Rajasthan b A.P. 7-1; Chhattisgarh b M.P. 3-1; Jharkhand b I.P.S.C. 7-1; and Chandigarh b Haryana 12-1.

The match between Haryana and Andhra Pradesh in progress at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, during the u-17 National Hockey meet on Tuesday; and (right) Surinder and Rajan of Punjab in action during the 20th All-India Postal Badminton Tournament held at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula, on Tuesday. — Tribune photographs

Annual sports day at KV-2 Chandigarh, February 7 Deepak, a student of Class 4A, and Pooja, a student of Class 4-B, won first position in balancing ball event in boys and girls categories, respectively, at the annual sports day of Kendriya Vidyalaya No2, 3 BRD, Air Force Station, here, today. Children participate in annual sports meet organised at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, 3 BRD, Air Force Station, Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Harman shines in shot put event
Mohali, February 7
Harman Joy Singh stood first in the above 16 shot put event during the ongoing Annual Athletics Meet of Yadvindra Public School at its premises here today. The results are as follows: Boys: Above-16: Shot put- Harman Joy Singh 1, Abhishek Gagneja 2, Sumit Verma 3. High jump- Harshdeep Singh 1 , Inderpreet Singh 2, Vishvajeet 3. 1500 metres: Prashant Dogra 1, Harshdeep S.Guron 2, Abhishek Ganeja 3.

Inter-varsity softball tourney results
Chandigarh, February 7
Panjab University thrashed Vikram University, Ujjain, in a one-sided affair 10-0 during the All-India inter-university softball championship for men at PU grounds, here, today. The main contributors from the winning side were Sanjay Dulta(2) and Baljeet Singh (2).