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Slow and steady loses the race
Chandigarh, March 26
Learning no lessons from the past, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the UT Administration are planning to lay rumble strips at six more roundabouts in the city.

Vehicles involved in a pile-up at the Sector 27 roundabout in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

GMCH fails to pump life into cardiac centre
Chandigarh, March 26
The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, is in the process of launching a ‘fully equipped’ cardiac centre (essentially a cath lab), but shortage of the support staff is giving teething troubles to the Rs 9-crore project.

Security stepped up, 2,000 cops deployed
Chandigarh, March 26
To ensure no incident of hooliganism takes place on the festival of colours, the Chandigarh Police has put up strict measures in place.

Hooligans have a free run at varsity
Chandigarh, March 26
Hooligans had a free run at Panjab University on the eve of Holi as groups of boys threw eggs at girls and forcibly applied colour on their faces in the presence of the police.



Boys forcibly apply colours on the faces of girls on the PU campus on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep tewari

It's a matter of seconds between life and death
Panchkula, March 26
Picture this: A passenger alights from a bus on the Panchkula-Zirakpur flyover, crosses the busy road, fails to see another vehicle coming from the opposite side and has a narrow escape.

COMMUNITY

shifting of impounded cattle
MC to check credentials of ‘gaushalas’ 
Chandigarh, March 26
The Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) of the Municipal Corporation today decided that it would check the credentials of “gaushalas” of other states before shifting of unclaimed impounded cattle from the city.


Stray cattle pose a problem to commuters in the city. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

UT cops get shot in the arm
Chandigarh, March 26
The UT police has procured 100 Glock pistols to equip the UT police with sophisticated weapons.

Be cautious while playing Holi 
Chandigarh, March 26
Skin pigmentation, rashes and eczema are some of the after effects of the use of synthetic colours, say experts.




Youngsters celebrate the festival of colours at the computer science department in Panjab University on Tuesday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

UT Master Plan 2031 to get statutory status
Chandigarh, March 26
The UT Administration has decided to give statutory status to the recommendations of the UT Master Plan 2031. For statutory status, the UT Administration is going to draft a comprehensive town and country planning act of Chandigarh.

GMADA’s policy under scanner
Chandigarh, March 26
The paying guest accommodation policy of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has come under the Punjab and Haryana High Court scanner.

HUDA deals a blow to allottees
Panchkula, March 26
Those allotted plots in Sector 2, Mansa Devi Complex, are alleging harassment at the hands of the officials of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).

Girl rescued
Chandigarh, March 26
A 15-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped in the morning was later rescued from a house in Sector 44.

Exposure to lead can stunt children’s growth 
Chandigarh, March 26
Exposure to lead is responsible for bringing down the IQ level in children, say experts at the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI).

HC seeks reply from Punjab Police
Chandigarh, March 26
Just about a month after 32-year-old Amarpreet Singh was murdered in Mohali, the Punjab and Haryana High Court took suo motu cognisance of the victim's father letter.

Now, NOC not mandatory for transfer of freehold property
Chandigarh, March 26
In a significant development, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has decided to do away with the no objection certificate (NOC) while allowing transfer of freehold property. The relief will come with a rider. The buyer and seller of a property will have to file an affidavit regarding an undertaking that they will be responsible for any violation or any other ambiguity.

Five thefts reported in city 
Chandigarh, March 26
Five thefts were reported in different parts of the city in the past 48 hours.

EDUCATION

Day of jubilation for college students
Chandigarh, March 26
The annual convocation and prize distribution functions were held at various city colleges today.




Students of Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46, in a jubilant mood after receiving degrees during the annual convocation. Tribune Photos: S Chandan

Education Dept still visionless
Chandigarh, March 26
The dream project of the UT Education Department of preparing a vision document to make education accessible, equitable and inclusive in Chandigarh has failed to materialise for over a year now.

Celebrate Holi at own risk: PU authorities to girl hostellers
Chandigarh, March 26
Girl hostellers at Panjab University who plan to venture out to celebrate Holi will be doing so at their own ‘risk’.

music for soul Ustad Sawan Khan (centre) recites Sufi compositions at the Sixth Annual Kabir Festival, Suno Bhai Sadho, at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

900 qualify UGC-NET from city
Chandigarh, March 26
Result of the UGC-NET held in December last year was declared on Monday. Over 900 candidates from the city have qualified the examination, with 80 bagging the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

from schools
PU prof delivers lecture
Chandigarh: Prof RK Kohli, an experimental ecologist and senior professor at Panjab University, delivered a lecture as a part of a teacher orientation programme at DAV School, Sector 15. He interacted with the staff and told them about affects of daily-use items on our health. He said food-grade colours could be highly intoxicating.

City-based scientist awarded
Chandigarh, March 26
Chandigarh-based Terminal Ballisitics Research Laboratory (TBRL) scientist Balvir Kumar has received the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Young Scientist Award for the year 2012.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

50-yr-old woman found murdered in car 
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 26
A woman, identified as Jaspal Kaur (50), was found murdered in a car in Cholti Kheri village. The woman had gone missing since yesterday after she had gone to pay obeisance at a mazar in the village.

Tangori engineering students bag top honours 
Banur, March 26
Students of the Shaheed Udham Singh Group of Institutions (SUSGI), Tangori, have won the best engineering design award.

COURTS

Bail granted to accused 
Mohali, March 26
A local court today granted bail to a suspended Superintendent of Police (vigilance) Amandeep Kaur and other four accused in the Ranjit Singh suicide case today.

Tainted DSP moves court, seeks relief
Chandigarh, March 26
An accused in a graft case, suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Raka Ghira moved an application in a local court here today, seeking dropping of charges against her under the Excise Act.

Patwari gets bail in graft case
Chandigarh, March 26
A Panchkula-based patwari, Balraj Singh, who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 in connection with a site verification report, last month, was granted bail today after paying a bail bond of Rs 30,000.

Man gets 10-year RI 
Chandigarh, March 26
A local court today awarded 10-year rigourous imprisonment (RI) to a 28-year-old man in an NDPS Act case.

HC serves notice on UT Administration
Chandigarh, March 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to the Chandigarh Administration on a PIL for paid parking at the Sector 43 bus stand.

CRIME

Woman ends life, husband, father in-law booked
Chandigarh, March 26
A 35-year-old women committed suicide after jumping from a house in Sector 15 last evening. The police has booked her husband and father-in-law for abetment to suicide.

Snatcher caught red-handed
Chandigarh, March 26
A snatcher was caught red-handed by an alert pedestrian carrying a bag containing Rs 3 lakh at the Sector-22 market yesterday evening. Meanwhile, another snatching incident was reported at Sector 37.

Four more accused arrested
Mohali, March 26
The police has arrested four more accused in advocate Amarpreet Singh's murder case.

SPORTS

SGGS-26 clinch Sir Sadi Lal trophy
Chandigarh, March 26
The men’s team of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College (SGGS), Sector 26, retained the Sir Sadi Lal trophy for the fifth time in a row.

Judoka Garima Choudhary honoured at annual prize distribution ceremony
Chandigarh, March 26
The Directorate of Sports, Panjab University, today organised the annual prize distribution to felicitate the players.




Students in a jubilant mood after receiving trophies during the annual prize distribution function at the PU. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan

IPL gets thumbs up: Adam Gilchrist, captain of Kings XI Punjab, arrives at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday. Tribune photo: s chandan

Bridge tourney from March 29
Chandigarh, March 26
The Chandigarh Bridge Association will organise the Chandigarh Open Bridge Championship, a national level tournament, at the Sports Complex, Sector 42, from March 29 to 31.

Players shortlisted for inter-state carrom tourney
Chandigarh, March 26
The Chandigarh Amateur Carrom Association has selected teams for the upcoming 41st Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship to be held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, from March 30 to April 4.

BSNL beat IOCL 3-0 in carrom 
Chandigarh, March 26
The carrom team of BSNL defeated the IOCL team by 3-0 in the ongoing 26th All-India Public Sector Carrom Tournament at Hotel Parkview in Chandigarh, today.

Kamal Sharma bags top spot in 500m walk race event 
Chandigarh, March 26
A veteran athlete, Kamal Sharma, attained first place in the 500m walk race event for men (35+) during the 33rd Veteran Athletic meet which was conducted at the Post Graduate Government College for men.