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Buying house from NRIs can prove costly
Chandigarh, May 13
Purchasing real estate property in the city from nonresident Indians has turned out to be an inordinately expensive deal for at least five city residents. Not only have they paid land prices much higher than those prevailing in the market, they are now faced with the prospect of shelling out another hefty sum in taxes on the profits made by the NRI sellers as the latter have chosen to return to their foreign abodes without clearing income tax dues.

Languor costs UT police Rs 10,000
HC imposes fine for failure to file reply 
Chandigarh, May 13
The Chandigarh police has found itself in the dock for its laidback approach in a case of cyber fraud. In a recent order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the police to pay a penalty of Rs 10,000 for the considerable delay in filing a reply in the case.  The police has since then paid the fine, which has been deposited with the State Legal Service Authority. This is said to be the highest ever fine paid by the UT police for negligence.

More fiscal muscle for UT Administrator
Chandigarh, May 13
The UT Administration is set to get more financial muscle. Taking cognisance of the repeated representations of the Administration, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) today agreed in principle to enhance the financial powers of the Administrator to Rs 25 crore frsom the existing Rs 10 crore on the pattern of the other union territories such as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu.

NRI murder case cracked
MC employee among three arrested
Chandigarh, May 13
The police today claimed to have solved the murder of an NRI who was stabbed to death on the night of Holi in Manimajra after three persons, including a sweeper on contractual employment with the Municipal Corporation (MC), reportedly confessed to committing the crime after being arrested here today. The fourth accused is still absconding. The three will be produced in court tomorrow.

Man rams car into friends, one dead
Dera Bassi, May 13
One person was killed while two others sustained serious injuries after they were hit by a friend’s car on the Ghaggar bridge here this evening.

COMMUNITY

Wall cave-in 
3 held for negligence 
Chandigarh, May 13
The police today arrested three persons for causing death due to negligence after two labourers working at an under-construction site in Phase 1, Industrial Area, were killed after a 20-foot mud wall caved in at the site yesterday.

Officials of the UT Administration inspect the mishap site in Industrial Area, Phase I, 
on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Police takes up 250 complaints at redress camp
Mohali, May 13
As many as 250 complaints received by the Mohali police at various police stations across the district were taken up at a complaints redressal camp organised at Dara Studio here today.
Teja Singh seeks justice at Dara Studio, Phase VI,  (laft) and a police team addresses the public in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photographs

Commissioning anniversary celebrated 
Chandigarh, May 13
Members of the Chandigarh chapter of Army Short Service Course-17 from the Officers’ Training School, Madras (now Officers Training Academy Chennai), celebrated the 37th anniversary of their commissioning here today.

EDUCATION

Students raise slogans against school principal over fine
Panchkula, May 13
Students of the Government High School, Sector 17, today raised slogans against the school principal at the mini-secretariat here, alleging that she was charging fine from them for coming late.



Students of the Government High School, Sector 17, protest against the principal at the mini-secretariat in Sector 1 of Panchkula on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Ex-geology head refuses to return till PU takes action
Chandigarh, May 13
Even as work at Panjab University’s geology department has come to a virtual standstill with the position of chairperson remaining vacant since the past three weeks, the controversy surrounding the resignation by former head, Gurtek Singh Gill, has intensified. In a letter addressed to the dean of university instruction he has refused to withdraw his resignation till the PU administration initiated disciplinary action against AD Ahluwalia, a former faculty member now reemployed in the recently set up petroleum & applied geology department.

From Schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

3 students hurt in accident
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 13
Three girl students of class IX received injuries after being hit by an SUV this afternoon while they were returning home on foot. The students are studying in Sri Dashmesh Senior Secondary School, Kharauri. They were taken to a private hospital from where they were moved to Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital.

Eight fall ill after food poisoning
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 13
Seven family members, and a servant, from Hussainpura village today fell ill after consuming breakfast at their house. The victims included children, elderly men and women.

AC-inverter showroom gutted in Ambala
Ambala, May 13
A fire broke out in a showroom selling air conditioners (ACs) and inverters near the main bus stand, gutting the entire shop. Angad Singh, owner of the showroom, said in a part of the showroom some inverters were assembled. He said he was running a hotel on the first and the second floor of the building.

A truck carrying household items of two Army officers caught fire in Ambala Cantonment on Friday. Tribune photo: Dev Dutt Sharma

Fire in OPD causes loss worth Rs 50 lakh
Ambala, May 13
A major fire broke out in the eye OPD of Mission Hospital at Ambala City this noon, which caused the loss of around Rs 50 lakh. Three laser machines of the OPD were destroyed in the fire.

COURTS

Insurance firm told to reimburse Rs 1.66 lakh
Chandigarh, May 13
The UT Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company to reimburse Rs 1.66 lakh to a city resident for the cost incurred on his treatment under a mediclaim insurance policy. The forum has also ordered the company to pay Rs 25,000 compensation and litigation cost of Rs 5,000.

CRIME

Constable among 8 held for gambling
Chandigarh, May 13
A special team of the Police Control Room (PCR) today arrested a Chandigarh Police constable and seven others for gambling in Sector 26.

SPORTS

Yuvraj wrecks St Soldier’s
Panchkula, May 13
Some fine bowling by Yuvraj Singh helped District Coaching Centre, Sector 3, smother the challenge of St Soldier’s Cricket Academy in a league match of the Under-16 District Cricket Championship at Sector-3 Cricket Stadium, here today.

Gurdeep Singh of District Coaching Centre plays a shot during a match against St Soldier’s Academy at Panchkula on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Karanveer stars in Satluj win
Panchkula, May 13
Fine all-round performance by Karanveer Brar (unbeaten 69 and 3 for 19) enabled Satluj Cricket Academy Panchkula beat Stepping Stones Cricket Academy Chandigarh by eight wickets in the first league match of the U-16 Satluj Premier League at the school grounds in Sector 4 here today.

Yuvraj enters second round
Mohali, May 13
Yuvraj Singh of Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, moved to the second round of the boys’ under-10 category along with Manveer Singh, Amitoj Singh, Asav Kumar and Chiraz Singh in the Manav Mangal Total Tennis Tournament at Total Tennis Academy, Phase X, here today.

Swapnil fastest in girls’ meet
Panchkula, May 13
Local girl Swapnil struck a gold (100 m) and two silver medals (long jump and 4x100m) in the first Inter-Zonal Girls’ U-14 Haryana Premier League at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 3 here today.

Boxer Mary Kom relieved after son’s surgery
Chandigarh, May 13
India’s woman ace boxer MC Mary Kom is a relieved mother after the surgery of her four-year-old son Khupneivar went off well at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences at Sector 12 here on Wednesday.

2 city lads for national camp
Chandigarh, May 13
Two school students - Daniel Lalhimpuia and K Lalramzauva - of GMH School, Sector 36-D, have been selected to attend the national football (U-16) boys’ team coaching camp at the AIFF Training Centre in Goa from May 16. Earlier, Lalhimpuia and Lalramzauva, students of class VIII, had attended a national coaching camp at Goa from April 1 to 20. They were also members of the team that won the Subroto Cup last year. — TNS

Tennis meet
Chandigarh, May 13
The Banyan Tree School (BTS) Tennis Academy will organise Hot Weather U-12 Tennis Tournament from May 14. BTS Academy Director Ravinder Talwar would inaugurate the tournament at 10 am. — TNS