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PGI strike called off after 10 days
Employees can’t endanger patients’ lives: HC
Chandigarh, April 24
After 10 days of no work and two “resultant” deaths, the medical technologists of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) today called off the strike with immediate effect.

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EXCHANGING NOTES: Preity Zinta (extreme right) talks with Shreesant before the practice session of Kings XI Punjab players in PCA, Mohali, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

SHO suspended in ‘fake’ certificate case
Chandigarh, April 24
The UT inspector-general of police (IGP) today placed under suspension inspector Ram Gopal, the SHO of the Sector 3 police station, and ordered a departmental inquiry in connection with the alleged fake Yoga certificate submitted by him for promotion.

Transparency on Agenda
108 district courts employees reshuffled
Chandigarh, April 24
In an attempt to bring transparency in the working of
the judiciary, the district and sessions judge, K.K. Garg, today re-shuffled the staff by transferring 108 employees of the court.

Sachin has quiet b’day in city
Chandigarh, April 24
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had a quiet birthday in the city today. He arrived in the late evening at Hotel
Shivalik View.
Sachin Tendulkar while going to his hotel room after his arrival in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

COMMUNITY

All for the sake of a job
BP promotes sales at the cost of salesmen
Chandigarh/Panchkula, April 24
Ignoring the interests of employees at its retail outlets, Bharat Petroleum has initiated a 'customer building exercise', wherein driveway salesmen are forced to stand in the sweltering heat for hours, just to usher in the customers.
SERVE WITH A SMILE: In this sweltering heat, BP has deputed employees at the entrances
and exits of their petrol pumps, so that they can usher in customers. — Tribune photo
by Parvesh Chauhan

Major parties to contest market committee poll
Chandigarh, April 24
The prestige of the three mainline political parties - the Congress, the BJP and the BSP - is at stake in the market committee elections scheduled to be held on April 28.

ITI union protests privatisation
Chandigarh, April 24
Members of the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) Employees and Students Union, Punjab, today carried out a protest march towards the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Sector 31, against privatisation and embezzlement of funds being released under the World Bank Schemes.

Members of ITI's employees’ union, Punjab, protest in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A
Tribune photograph

SurviVAL OF tHE fITTEST: A crow quenches his thirst on a scorching day in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Reuters photo

Tribune Impact
Encroachers face the axe
Chandigarh, April 24
Instructions from the Raj Bhawan have forced the authorities concerned to spare a thought for mushrooming encroachments in Sector 17, a place notorious as an encroachers' paradise.

‘Plastics are a boon if used properly’
Chandigarh, April 24
Plastic could do miracles in providing resources to people if utilised in a proper manner but it could prove to be a disaster if there is no control in its management. O.P. Ratra, director of Plastic Chintak, a Delhi-based NGO, said this here today while delivering a lecture on plastics to students in Chandigarh.

IN THE LORD’S COMPANY: Devotees were surprised to see a cobra enter the Lord Jagannath's Temple, Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Insurance firm asked to pay Rs one lakh
Chandigarh, April 24
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission asked the National Insurance Company to pay Rs one lakh as damages to a resident of Manimajra, here today. The insurance firm was also directed to pay Rs 90,000 as compensation.

PIOWA to hold evening bazaar
Chandigarh, April 24
The Punjab IAS Officer’s Wives Association (PIOWA) will organise an evening bazaar from April 25 to 27 in the premises of Vatika School for Deaf and Dumb Children at Sector 19,Chandigarh.

Rahul Kataria has been appointed state secre- tary (media cell), Youth Congress, Haryana.

Fire in Sec 17 booth
Chandigarh, April 24
A short-circuit resulted in a fire in a booth in Sector 17 bridge market, here this evening. However, due to timely action by authorities, the fire did not spread to the neighbouring booths.

Mystery shrouds Pinjore resident’s death
Panchkula, April 24
Mystery shrouds the death of Gurdarshan Singh (33), a resident of Pinjore. Gurdarshan’s body was brought to the civil hospital by his relatives last night at around 10.30 pm.

Letters
A futile exercise

EDUCATION

PUTA fast enters 18th day
Chandigarh, April 24
The joint chain fast of university teachers, students and technical staff asking for a Central status for PU today entered the 18th day.

PUTA members sit on chain fast in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Fire dept inspects schools
Chandigarh, April 24
Fire department of the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) today carried out an inspection and awareness drive regarding fire safety norms in government as well as private city schools.

Checking assistants stage protest
Chandigarh, April 24
Penny woes at Panjab University seem to be unending. After two days of protest by evaluating teachers, it was the turn of checking assistants who took to raising anti-university slogans today demanding more remuneration.

Mock test for rural students on May 3
Chandigarh, April 24
The Centre for Rural Empowerment, PU, will conduct a mock test on May 3 for 10+2 rural students of Punjab who are to appear for medical/engineering entrance tests this year.

Book bank launched for underprivileged kids
Chandigarh, April 24
Bharat Prakarsh Foundation, an NGO established by Neena Singh, former executive vice-president of HDFC Bank, has launched a library and book bank venture for underprivileged children under its project named Udaan.

From Schools
Celebrations mark Earth Day
Mohali, April 24
It was a day of celebrations at Small Wonders School on the occasion of Earth Day. As the smartly dressed little ones sang and danced to entertain an impressive gathering, the campus reverberated with songs and numbers dedicated to the conservation of ‘Mother Nature’ and earth.

COURTS

Elect MC president, V-P through secret ballot: HC
Panchkula, April 24
Acting on a petition filed by Panchkula municipal council’s former president Seema Chaudhary, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today reiterated the need for conducting the election of the president and vice-president through secret ballot.

ADMINISTRATION

Admn demands power to create new posts
Chandigarh, April 24
The administration here has demanded more powers to create new posts, in the absence which UT officials are virtually finding their hands tied to their backs.

• UT’s problem

Niwas recommended for home secy’s post
Chandigarh, April 24
In a communication to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Chandigarh administration has recommended the name of Ram Niwas, a 1985 batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer, for the post of UT home secretary.

Councillors to take oath amidst tight security
Panchkula, April 24
Expecting a high drama during the oath-taking ceremony of 31 municipal councillors, the district police has planned to make elaborate security arrangements at the venue here tomorrow.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

IET Bhaddal student goes missing
Had messaged brother saying he would commit suicide
Ropar, April 24
Nineteen-year-old Gaurav Wahi, a first-year student of the IET Bhaddal, went missing today.

Deranged man creates furore
Threatens to end his life
Patiala, April 24
Hundreds of anxious onlookers, district administration and police personnel got jitters as middle-aged Joginder climbed up the top floor of a five-storey building on the District Courts Complex and threatened to commit suicide for over two hours without revealing the motive behind his act.

Court stays MC’s decision to auction marriage palaces
Patiala, April 24
The marriage palaces, which had been served auction notices by the local municipal corporation for non-payment of house tax dues, have been granted stay by the court of the Jalandhar divisional commissioner.

Earth Day celebrated
Ambala, April 24
MD DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Ambala City, organised a function to mark Earth Day on the school premises.

DSP’s reader demands bribe
Bassi Pathana, April 24
A social worker and senior most SAD(B) leader of the town had to face humiliation at the hands of Fatehgarh Sahib DSP (HQ) when he went to her office along with the villagers to settle an anonymous complaint.

Abducted girl traced
Bassi Pathana, April 24
The Bassi Pathana police today traced a minor girl, Rupinder (16), who was abducted by Gurpreet Singh of Issru about one-and-half month ago.

SPORTS

Kang slips to eighth spot
Bahuguna consolidates lead
Chandigarh, April 24
Playing under windy conditions where it was difficult to keep the ball in play, Chandigarh's Harjinder Singh Kang faltered to return a five-over par 77 card.

GSSS beat APJ by 4 wickets
Mohali, April 24
Government Senior Secondary School, Phase 3B2, Mohali, beat APJ School, Kharar ‘B’ team by four wickets in the APJ U-16 Mohali Cricket Tournament being held at YPS grounds here today.

BBMB win kabaddi tourney
Chandigarh, April 24
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) emerged winner in the 9th Inter-Central Power Sector Unit Kabaddi Tournament.

Inter-School Football
Ryan thrash Banyan Tree
Chandigarh, April 24
Continuing their winning spree, Ryan International, Sector 48 team, thrashed Banyan Tree, Sector 49 team, by 6-0 in the ongoing Coca Cola Inter-School Football (U-16) Championship at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here, today.

A match between Ryan International and Banyan Tree in progress in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Kahlon lashes out at PCA
Chandigarh, April 24
Sarabjit Singh Kahlon, whose budding cricketer son Vishawjeet Singh Kahlon was allegedly ignored by Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) officials for some vested interests, today made many serious charges against the PCA top authorities.

Simran wins chess competition
Chandigarh, April 24
Simran got the better of Noor in girls’ under-16 category of chess/carrom competitions organised by St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, to celebrate its silver jubilee here today. In the boys’ singles’ under-16 section, Amaan beat Steffi while in doubles category, Royal and Stanzin moved ahead beating Akhil and Hhimanshu. — TNS

CRIME

Brothers booked for injuring woman, son
Panchkula, April 24
The police has booked two brothers Anil and Kaka of Sector 7, Panchkula, for attacking and injuring 55-year-old woman Sunita Devi and her son Praveen Bansal here today.

Damaged cars of Panchkula residents, who were attacked at their house in Sector 12-A, Panchkula, on Wednesday night. — Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan

Vehicle lifters’ gang busted
Chandigarh, April 24
The police have arrested four persons, including two juveniles, and claimed to have recovered five stolen motorcycles and a car from them, here today.

Four vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, April 24
Four vehicles, including three cars, were stolen from various parts of the city here today. Four different cases of thefts have been registered.

Kidnap bid foiled, 2 held
Chandigarh, April 24
The police today arrested two persons for allegedly trying to kidnap an official of the Director of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

Police books 32 for group clash
Mohali, April 24
The police has booked 32 persons for a group clash that took place on the national highway late last night that left at least five persons injured. The clash took place over the ownership of a piece of land on the highway.

Motorcyclist killed in mishap
Panchkula, April 24
A motorcyclist was killed and the pillion rider was injured seriously in a road accident near Mauli (Barwala), near here, late this night. A police official said one of the youths was declared dead at the Panchkula hospital while the other was rushed to the PGI, Chandigarh. The cause of the accident could not be ascertained. — TNS

BUSINESS

Indo-Canadian trade ties set to grow
Chandigarh, April 24
The bilateral trade between India and Canada has reached $3.7 billion and has a huge potential to grow further.

CULTURE

Pak qawal brothers enthral audience
Chandigarh, April 24
"Qawali is a judicious mixture of melody and sufiana spirit of a devotional music depicting the seeker, virtually transcending the intellectual revels in the glory of the divine preceptor,” observed Nazimuddin, the foremost qawal of Pakistan who is based in Karachi.