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Now, transfer property sans NOC
Chandigarh, March 7
In a major relief to freehold property owners, the UT Estate Office has allowed the transfer of property without seeking the no-objection certificate (NOC) from today onwards. 

No objections filed against proposed power tariff hike
Chandigarh, March 7
It seems city residents have no objection to the proposal of the Chandigarh Administration to hike the power tariff in the city. Twenty-one days after a power tariff petition was submitted before the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) and objections were invited from residents, not even a single resident has opposed the power tariff hike proposal. 

Printing errors, out-of-syllabus questions leave Class XI students baffled 
Chandigarh, March 7
Several questions were found to be out of syllabus while printing errors were detected in two others in the question paper of the Class XI mathematics examination held in government schools here today.

Lawyers’ stir hits litigants hard
Chandigarh, March 7
Even though the registration of an FIR against lawyers has been stayed following the intervention of the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, advocates across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will continue their strike and resume work from Monday.

Advocates sit in the Bar room during their strike on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

They have made a difference
On International Women's Day, Chandigarh Tribune highlights the stories of some women in the city, who have battled all odds to realise their dreams, believing in something Oprah Winfrey remarked. We bring to you the tale of a woman who left her job in the banking sector 13 years ago and volunteered to cremate unclaimed bodies to bring peace to the departed souls. Among those conquering the male bastion are the only postwoman in the city, who gracefully delivers letters from door to door, a staff nurse, who helped transform a dispensary into a 100-bedded hospital, and last but not least, a school van driver who is the sole breadwinner of the family.
This noble gesture has become mission of her life
She has conquered a male bastion
Nurse who helped transform Mani Majra dispensary into hospital
She began driving a school van after her husband’s real estate business collapsed

Women staff to hold protest
Chandigarh, March 7
International Women Day celebrations will be boycotted by the women employees of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) tomorrow due to indifferent attitude of the council in accepting their long-pending demands.

PGI Director wants GMCH Principal Dr Raj Bahadur repatriated
Chandigarh, March 7
Pointing out violation of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) guidelines and directions of PGIMER's governing body, PGIMER Director Dr Yogesh Chawla has shot a letter to UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar seeking immediate relieving of Dr Raj Bahadur as the Director-Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and his repatriation to PGIMER.

Police fails to conduct medical test 
Panchkula, March 7
Satisfying themselves with just an oral investigation and not going by the law, the police did not conduct the medical of the children despite a complaint filed by the Child Protection Officer (CPO).

Man loses Rs 35,000 in ATM fraud 
Panchkula, March 7
In yet another ATM cloning case, a transaction of Rs 35,000 was made from Noida using a cloned ATM of a resident of Sector 12A, Panchkula.

Another blow to plot owners
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh Administration has given another shocker to those who got their industrial sites in Industrial area Phase I and II converted under the controversial conversion policy.

Mohali residents face water shortage
Mohali, March 7 Residents have been plagued by water shortage over the past few days following snags that have developed in the supply system. The water pressure is low and the supply hours have been curtailed. The problem is more acute in the case of occupants of first and higher floors. Overhead water tanks are not being filled as earlier, which has hit even those staying on the ground floor.

2 held for failing to provide info on tenants
Mohali, March 7
The police has arrested two persons on a charge of disobeying orders promulgated on providing information about their tenants to the police. Both the persons were later released on bail.

16.5-kg gourd stands out at vegetable fest
Panchkula, March 7
The 'gourd' vegetable which grabbed has found place in the Limca Book of Records caught everyone's eye at the fruit, flower and vegetable festival in Sector 20, Panchkula.






A gourd weighing 16.5 kg displayed at the fruit, flower and vegetable festival in Sector 20, Panchkula, on Thursday. tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Allergies, steroids cause glaucoma in kids: Experts
Chandigarh, March 7
Allergies and use of steroids have been found to be the key causes of glaucoma (an irreversible eye disease) in children. The increased use of steroids among children has added to the experts' concerns at the PGIMER.

Illegal shops, jhuggis demolished
Mohali, March 7 The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today demolished a few unauthorised shops and jhuggis to make way for the construction of a road linking Ecocity and the national highway.

Encroachments removed
Chandigarh, March 7
In a special drive, the enforcement wing of the MC today removed encroachments from markets and issued challans to 150 violators. Kashmira Singh, Superintendent, Enforcement Wing, said a team of the enforcemnt wing removed encroachments from Industrial area Phase-I and Phase-II, Sector 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, Attawa village, Rock Garden and the Sukhna Lake and seized six pickup vans, five tractor trailers, four water tankers and rehri pharis.

Man dies in mishap
Chandigarh, March 7
A 40-year-old man, who was on the way to drop her daughter to school this morning, died after his scooter was hit by a school bus at the the Sector 38/39 light point.

‘Munna Ki Wapsi’ staged on Day 1 of theatre festival
Chandigarh, March 7
Five-day-long theatre festival "Katha Manchan" began with the play "Munna Ki Wapsi", which was staged at the Punjab Kala Bhawan today. Based on Rabindra Nath Tagore's short story of the same title, the play combined the philosophical tone with the understated emotion.


Artistes enact a scene from the play, “Munna Ki Wapsi” , at the Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Chargesheet filed in rape-bid case in 5 days
Chandigarh, March 7
Within five days after the incident came to light, the UT police today filed the charge sheet in court in a case of attempt to rape a minor girl. The police filed the chargesheet in the first ever case registered under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. The accused was arrested on March 2 and is in judicial custody. The court has issued production warrants against him after the charge sheet was filed.

Man thrashed by ‘over-alert’ neighbours
Panchkula, March 7
'Over alert' neighbours thrashed a man, thinking that he was trying to rape his six-year-old daughter. Actually, he was removing her clothes and taking her for a bath at his residence at Budanpur, Sector 16, Panchkula.

Silent protest: Students of Panjab University hold a candlelight protest, demanding justice in the advocate Amanpreet murder case, at Sector 17,in Chandigarh, on Thursday. tribune photo: vicky gharu

CHB staff stage dharna
Employees of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) today staged a daylong dharna at the CHB office, Sector 9, here to register their protest for not implementing the pension scheme. Several leaders of various employee unions joined the dharna. The leaders condemned the adamant attitude of the chairman, CHB, and the Chandigarh Administration for delaying the implementation of the Pension Scheme and stressed upon the chairman, CHB, to resolve the issue in favour of the employees.

EDUCATION

No bidder in several schools
Chandigarh, March 7
The recent policy decision of the UT Education Department to buy school uniforms or over 1 lakh students through school management committees has fallen flat. The tender notice of several government schools, including GMSH-33 and GMSSS-26, which was issued to purchase school uniforms, closed today without even getting a single financial bid.

Education Department to issue merit list soon
Chandiagrh, March 7
The Education Department will soon issue the final merit list for the 48 posts of Junior Basic Teachers (JBTs) under the OBC category, which was withheld for the want of clarification on some OBC castes.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Zones for property tax finalised
Dera Bassi, March 7
The Local Bodies Department has finalised zones in eight categories after the evaluation of property in each municipal council. This was revealed by Patiala Local Bodies Deputy Director TK Goel during a meeting with the property tax zoning committee at the Dera Bassi Municipal Council office.

Methods to preserve foodgrains discussed
Patiala, March 7
A one-day training workshop of the PUNSUP officials was held today in the office of the Food Corporation of India. The workshop was held under the chairmanship of Kuldeep Kumar, area manager, FCI, Patiala, and Ravi Shekhar, AGM (QC), FCI, Patiala. Gaurav Ahluwalia, district manager, PUNSUP, officers and field staff of the food agency and the FCI quality control staff attended the workshop.

Youth booked for eve-teasing
Dera Bassi, March 7
The police has booked Ravi, a resident of Behra village, on a charge of eve-teasing. The police has registered a case against Ravi under Sections 354 and 506 of the IPC. The accused is at large.

3-day symposium begins
Patiala, March 7
A three-day international symposium, being organised by the department of forensic science, Punjabi University, on “Emerging Paradigms in Forensic Science” commenced on the university campus today.

Four held for illegal sand mining
Dera Bassi, March 7
The police has arrested four persons with loaded tractor trailers of sand on a charge of illegal sand mining.

COURTS

Ex-councillor summoned
Chandigarh, March 7
A lower court has summoned former nominated councillor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Dr AP Sanwaria, and Anarkali, a sweeper, in a defamation case.

CRIME

Youngster beaten to death
Panchkula, March 7
A 22-year-old youth was brutally murdered by unidentified persons last night on the road separating Sector 25 and Sector 26, Panchkula. The victim, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Fatehpur, Sector 20, Panchkula, was seen lying in a pool of blood by a passerby when the police was informed.

Youth sexually assaulted by friends
Chandigarh, March 7
A financial dispute turned ugly when a youngster was allegedly kidnapped in a car and sexually assaulted by three of his friends. The victim reported to the police that Rakesh Verma, Harbans, a resident of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, and others kidnapped him from his residence in Maruti Zen (CH03-X-1663) and sexually harassed.

SPORTS

Rajasthan trounce Chandigarh
Chandigarh, March 7
The cricket field of Panjab University witnessed visually impaired cricketers of Chandigarh and Rajasthan, vying to win the match during the blind cricket tournament, here today. Standing tall against all odds, these visually impaired players showcased a real sportsmanship.

A visually impaired player in action; and (right) students of the UIHMT cheer the players during a cricket tournament for the blind at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photos: manoj mahajan