400 participate in campus placement
Kharar, January 22
A joint campus placement drive for CSE, ECE, MBA and MCA students was organized by Spectraforce Technologies at Indo Global Colleges, Abhipur SAS Nagar. Around 400 students from various engineering colleges across North India participated
in this joint campus placement.
Dashmesh school students win quiz
Patiala, January 22
Two students of Dashmesh Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Patiala, have bagged the second prize in a quiz competition organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy at Mumbai recently.
Shoes distributed
Patiala, January 22
The Sara Education and Social Society in collaboration with the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Youth and Sports Club organised a programme in which shoes were distributed to 400 needy school students.
SHO donates Rs 10,000 to govt school
Patiala, January 22
In a unique goodwill gesture, the SHO of Shambhu Kalan Police Station, Amanpal Singh Virk, donated Rs 10,000 for providing benches for Government Primary School, Nanhera village, Banur, Patiala, during a visit to the village. While he had gone to the village for some work, he decided to meet the students and see how the school was running.
Car bazaar creates traffic chaos at Chhoti Baradari
Patiala, January 22
Chhoti Baradari Shopping Complex located in the heart of the city, near the Mall, has become a parking hazard for general public visiting the market.
Anti-encroachment drive
Members of Hindu bodies block highway
Rajpura, January 22
A large number of members of the Hindu organisations of the city today staged a dharna at Thikriwal Chowk here after two temples were damaged in an anti-encroachment drive.
Elopement Agitation fizzles out
Kurali, January 22
The relatives of the woman, who allegedly eloped with her lover, today called off their agitation against the police unconditionally.
Explanation sought from admn on PIL
Chandigarh, January 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday asked the UT administration to explain why status report had not been filed on a petition filed in public interest on the hazards faced by people living in the vicinity of the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
ASI gets 2-year jail for graft
Chandigarh, January 22
A local court today sentenced convicted ASI of the UT police to two years of imprisonment in a graft case.
Denial of Admission Form
Carmel Convent files affidavit
Chandigarh, January 22
In an affidavit placed before Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Carmel Convent, Sector 9, today gave reason for its stand on denial of admission form to persons other than either of the parents.
Two arrested for robbery
Chandigarh, January 22
The police arrested two youngsters on charges of robbing a man herelast night.The police said Sandeep Kumar of
Maloya, a salesman in furniture market, had lodged a complaint with the police that two knife-wielding youngsters riding motorcycles had robbed him of his wallet containing Rs 3,500 in cash and a mobile phone. He jotted down the registration number of one of the motorcycles used in the crime and handed over it over to the police.
The two youths who were arrested for robbery being produced at the district courts in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Nittin Mittal
Valuables stolen from Sec-32 house
Chandigarh, January 22
Thieves decamped with gold ornaments and other household articles after breaking into a house in a high-security residential colony in Sector 32 here.Vijay Kumar, a resident, reported to the police that a gold chain, five pairs of gold earrings, two gold pendants, a pair of silver bangles, a silver coin and two gas cylinders were stolen from his residence on January 20 during daytime. A case has been registered.
Three booked for fraud
Chandigarh, January 22
The police booked two city residents on charges of duping ICICI Bank by furnishing fake documents to obtain loans.In another incident, a woman was booked for defrauding a Patiala resident by falsely promising to send him abroad.
Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Mohali, January 22
Vishal Kumar, a resident of Sector 70, was killed in a road accident near the ESI Hospital, Phase VII, late last night.The police stated that the incident took place when Vishal was on his way to his house on a scooter. When he reached near the ESI Hospital a speeding Tavera hit the scooter from rear. He fell on the road and sustained serious injuries. A passer-by immediately rushed him to nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment this morning.
Woman held for fraud
Panchkula, January 22
The police claimed to have arrested a relative of former Nawab of Raipur Rani and Morni Hills allegedly for involvement in selling a property fraudulently. The accused has been identified as Birjesh Fatima (50), a resident of Lucknow, who was declared a proclaimed offender in 2005.
Guru Ram Dass college register victory
Chandigarh, January 22
Guru Ram Dass BEd College, Jalalabad, has won the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (men) Evening and Education Colleges Championship held on the PU Campus here today.
Trials for bowlers today
Mohali, January 22
Former Indian pace bowler Manoj Prabhakar will train pace bowlers to be selected during the Chandigarh Zonal Selection, which will be held at Yadavindra Public School on January 23.Winners of the U-15, U-19 and U-22 categories from each zonal competition will be selected and provided with a structured training-cum-selection session to be conducted by Manoj Prabhakar.
Tribune XI to lock horns with Dainik Bhaskar in final
Chandigarh, January 22
Tight and accurate bowling helped Tribune XI beat Dainik Jagran by 10 wickets in the Inter-Media Cricket Tournament being held at Government Senior Secondary School , Sector 26, here today.Tribune XI will take on Dainik Bhaskar in the final match.Dainik Bhaskar defeated The Indian Express by nine wickets in the second semifinal match held at the same
venue,
Openers raise their bats after taking Tribune XI home in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Modgill Challengers outplay Pace Riders
Chandigarh, January 22
An all-round performance by Yogesh helped Modgill Challengers beat Pace Riders by 46 runs in the First U-13 Tricity Premier League (TPL) Cricket Tournament being held at Banyan Tree School, Sector 48, here today.
GNPS-36, APJ Kharar emerge winners
Chandigarh, January 22
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, and APJ Kharar, have won their respective matches in the Times NIE-Cremica Inter-School Knock-Out Cricket Tournament held here today.
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