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PU don criticises UGC team’s ‘cursory’ inspection
Arts teachers complain about staff, space crunch
Chandigarh, January 11
Some members of the University Grants Commission team currently on a visit to Panjab University to rate it for the “university with potential for excellence” (UPE) scheme today faced criticism for scrutinizing seven departments in just five minutes.

RTE Act: Minority schools not clear on applicability
Chandigarh, January 11
Contrary to the UT Administration’s plans of implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act by April this year, minority schools in the city continue to be confused over the applicability of the Act vis-a-vis provisions of the Constitution.

Mohali Municipal Corporation
Govt in for legal tussle
DC appointed Municipal Commissioner   5-yr term for Mayor 
Mohali, January 11
Within a day of notifying the Municipal Corporation status for Mohali, the ruling Akali Government seems to be heading for a legal battle, with 11 Congress-backed councillors on Tuesday threatening to move court if they were not adjusted in the proposed Advisory Committee being constituted by the government to guide the development project of the city.

Khushi’s brother won’t talk, mother cries for justice
Chandigarh, January 11
Ever since he saw his younger brother being cremated, eight-year-old Inder, Khushpreet’s elder brother, refuses to talk to anyone. Once chirpy and vibrant, Inder, a class II student of Ajit Karam Singh Public School in Sector 45, yearns to play with Khushpreet and haunts his mother with all types of questions about life and death.

Khushpreet’s mother Kulwinder with her son Inder at their home at Burail village in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Khushpreet’s Murder
IGP urged to conduct meeting
Chandigarh, January 11
The CPI today urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to convene a meeting of law and order standing committee in the wake of the murder of Khushpreet Singh.


Residents of Burail village take part in a candle march to pay tributes to Khushpreet at Sector 45 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

No to celebrate Lohri
Zirakpur, January 11
Members of the Youth Welfare Club, Baltana, today held a candlelight march to express solidarity with Khushpreet Singh’s family. The club has also decided not to celebrate Lohri in view of the unfortunate death of the five-year-old boy.

Order for obese cops
Fight battle of the bulge
Panchkula, January 11
About 75 policemen posted with the Ambala police range, who are obese and considered physically unfit will have tough time ahead, as they have been ordered to undergo a strenuous physical fitness course for an unspecified time period at the Panchkula police lines.

COMMUNITY

Metro
Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana to finalise terms for DPR
Chandigarh, January 11
The City Beautiful’s tube dream is getting a step closer to the reality. Senior officials of stakeholders, the Chandigarh Administration, Punjab government and Haryana government, will meet here on January 14 to approve the terms of reference proposed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare the detailed project reports (DPR) for the prestigious project.

New ILS installed at city airport
To give respite to air passengers in winter
Chandigarh, January 11
A new instrument landing system (ILS), which will enable commercial flights to operate in low visibility conditions, has been installed at the Chandigarh airport. The issue of a new ILS to replace the obsolete system had been hanging fire for the past few years, with commercial air traffic at the airport being frequently suspended in bad weather. Air Cdre Rajeev Sachdeva, IAF 12 Wing air officer commanding, said with the commissioning of the new system commercial flights would be able to land even when visibility was only 1.2 kilometers or when cloud cover was as low as 200 feet.
Guiding beacon:The new Instrument Landing System installed at Chandigarh Airport. Flights can now land and take off in low visibility during foggy weather at the airport. A Tribune photograph 

‘Corporation means more funds, development’
Mohali, January 11
The Congress-backed president of the civic body and his group of councillors are not happy with the formation of the Municipal Corporation because they have no vision for the development of Mohali, said NK Sharma, chairman of the District Planning Board, here today. Sharma said the face of Mohali would change in the coming months with the formation of the corporation, as more funds would be received which would result in more development. 

NK Sharma

Sun brings respite from the chill
Chandigarh, January 11
After braving intense cold wave conditions, city residents heaved a sigh of relief as sun made a welcome appearance and spread much needed warmth, but city’s night temperature was lower than Shimla’s 4.8 degree Celsius.



Girls soak up the sun at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Survey by I-T officials
Chandigarh, January 11
A survey by the income tax department at two of the main dealers of onion and potato is expected to unearth irregularities in the sale and purchase of these two most demanding commodities.

EDUCATION

Protest by PEC mess workers
Zirakpur, January 11
Members of the Mess Workers’ Union of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, today protested and raised slogans against the chief warden KK Gogna outside his residence at Sigma City, Zirakpur, on Tuesday.

Several pvt schools to reopen today
Chandigarh, January 11
Even though the UT Administration has instructed all city schools, including privately owned, to remain shut until next Monday (January 17), confusion prevails with several private schools deciding to reopen tomorrow.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Truck impounded with 46 cattle
Ambala, January 11
The Mullana police on a tip off near Dosarka intercepted a truck carrying 28 buffaloes and 18 calves last evening.

CRIME

Hoax Bomb Case
Accused arrested
Chandigarh, January 11
A day after a hoax bomb call triggered panic at the Fun Republic multiplex in Mani Majra, the police has identified and arrested the 30-year old mechanic, Anil Kumar, alias Montu. He told the police that he was playing a prank in an inebriated state. Besides, the police also arrested two other persons, Jang Singh and Sunil, who are agents of a mobile company, as they failed to check the identity of the person before issuing him the mobile number. Anil was found using the mobile number of Surjit.

Woman booked for fraud
Chandigarh, January 11
The police has booked a woman on the charges of fraud. The case was registered on the complaint of Kulwant Singh, a resident of Sector 34.

SPORTS

Chandigarh, Delhi teams enter heated arguments
Chandigarh, January 11
In the ongoing National School Games held at the Sector 42 stadium, a high drama was witnessed when Chandigarh and Delhi teams entered into a heated argument during the semifinal match of the badminton tournament in the individual under-19 boys’ category.

Amit, Rajni win 100m race
Chandigarh, January 11
The annual central revenue north zone sports meet under the aegis of Central Revenue Sports Board, (CRSB), New Delhi, took off today. Participants from all over North India had assembled at the Sector 7 Sports Complex here to participate in the meet.

Fang Chi gets better of Spuriti
Chandigarh January 11
The second day of the ITF Junior Circuit Grade-3 Tennis Tournament witnessed boys’ singles matches to be one-sided affairs except a match between Vinod Gowde of India and Joshua Ward Hibbret of Great Britain.