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Golf Club suspends two members
Chandigarh, April 6
Former captain of the Chandigarh Golf Club SS Lehl and Lieut-Col Vijay Singh Sandhu (retd) were today put under suspension for one year each and MLA from Punjab, Randeep Singh Nabha, for two-and-a-half months from the club membership after an inquiry indicted the trio for the brawl in the club that took place on February 16 this year.

Rape accused has a field day
Mohali, April 6
Call it "overconfidence" of the Mohali police or sheer carelessness. The accused in a rape case was allowed to roam free on the Mohali courts complex where he was brought after the culmination of his two-day remand this afternoon. The victim in the case is a local woman advocate.

Rape case accused Amit with his wife near the Mohali courts complex on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

World health day today
Elderly persons share their mantra for fitness
Chandigarh, April 6
Being physically fit is a must for being mentally fit. Your mental fitness takes you forward in life and that cannot happen until you invest your energy in convincing yourself to be disciplined in eating.

An Army officer honours centenarian veteran Col Kartar Singh (retd); and right Mann Kaur.

JYOTI MURDER CASE
Punjab MLA’s visiting card found in Jyoti’s purse
Panchkula, April 6
In what can prove to be a trouble for another MLA in the Jyoti murder case, Punjab MLA Charanjit Singh Channi's visiting card was found in Jyoti's purse. The Panchkula police has attached a copy of the visiting card to the chargesheet filed in the court. Channi is the MLA from Chamkaur Sahib in Ropar district of Punjab.

Elante mall spends Rs 3 lakh daily to light up its premises
Chandigarh, April 6
The biggest mall of the region, Elante Mall, which recently started functioning in the city, is daily spending about Rs 3 lakh on the purchase of diesel to run power generator sets round the clock. The UT Administration is yet to make arrangements for providing power supply to the mall. 

A mini-sub station at Elante Mall lies non-functional. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

CHANDIGARH SCAN
CA nominated
Local Chartered Accountant (CA) Yogesh Gera from Aaryaa & Associates has been nominated to the Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi. The appointment is for the year 2013-14, during which Gera will raise the issues concerning the professionals of the region. He will also give inputs to implement the various objectives of the institute.

Major fire at Sector 22 showroom
Chandigarh, April 6
A major fire broke out at a handloom showroom in Sector 22-D today morning. The incident took place at the top floor of showroom No. 3031-32. Goods and materials worth Rs 50 lakh were destroyed in the fire. However, no casualty was reported as the showroom and other shops in the market were not opened when the incident took place.

Fire officials try to douse the flames on the top floor of a showroom at Sector 22 D in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Cervix cancer
86 per cent of worldwide cases in India
Chandigarh, April 6
A “Keep Educating Yourself” (KEY) programme on prevention of cancer of cervix and contraception was conducted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, today. It was held under the aegis of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Societies of India. About 180 delegates from Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh attended this programme.

Students of Rattan Group of Institutions perform during the college fest “Rhythm 2013” on college campus at Sector 78 in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Man-made disaster! Heaps of sand and gravel lie in the middle of a road dividing Sectors 10 and 11 in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Life-saving injection
PGIMER removes notice
Chandigarh, April 6
The PGIMER has removed a note displayed inside the Emergency Medical OPD, which stated that injection dopamine, a life-saving drug, should be arranged from chemist shop and not to be provided free two days after Chandigarh Tribune highlighted it in these columns.

140 encroachers issued challans
Chandigarh, April 6
In a special anti-encroachment drive, the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation today removed encroachments from various markets of the city. MC staff issued challans to 140 violators.

Traffic cops challan 232 violators
Chandigarh, April 6
The UT traffic police, during a special drive against overspeeding of vehicles and black films on windowpanes, issued 232 challans. Police officials said five nakas for overspeeding and two nakas for black films were laid at different roads of the city between 3.30 pm and 5.30 pm.

Railway Station
Work on overhead bridge begins
Chandigarh, April 6
The Railway authorities today began the work of overhead bridge at the Chandigarh Railway Station. The project was approved by the higher authorities for giving a facelift to the station.

EDUCATION

VACANT RTE SEATS
Pvt schools ignore directions
Chandigarh, April 6
Centralised admission process of the education department for the vacant RTE seats proved a mere damp squib, as the private schools bluntly shut the doors for poor parents, dashing their hopes to see their children studying in city’s top schools.

From schools
Orientation programme for parents
Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, Chandigarh, ushered in the new session with an orientation programme for parents. The scholastic and co-scholastic proceedings for the entire session were discussed at length so that parents could be aware and could prepare their ward accordingly.

Children perform at Kidzee’s Fest 2013 at Kidzee Preschool, Sector 12, in Panchkula on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Second govt smart school to be inaugurated today
Chandigarh, April 6
Finally, the UT Education Department is ready to inaugurate the second government smart school in Sector 50 here tomorrow. The delays had marred the commencement of the school right from the beginning.

Government High School, Sector 50, Chandigarh, which will be inaugurated on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

260 get degrees at Govt College of Education-20
Chandigarh, April 6
Pointing out the fact that the teaching, which used to enjoy a very high status in the Indian society, had begun to lose its sheen over a period of time said Pawan Kumar Bansal, Union Minister of Railways, while presiding over an annual convocation at Government College of Education, Sector 20.

Students in a jubilant mood after receiving their degrees at the annual convocation of the Government College of Education, Sector 20, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

196 conferred degrees at Indian School of Business
Mohali, April 6
The Indian School of Business (ISB) today hosted the first graduation day on its Mohali campus. As many as 196 enthusiastic students from the postgraduate programme in management of the class of 2013 passed out from the business school. Kishore Mahbubani, Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore was the chief guest on the occasion. He awarded the certificates to the students.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Socio-economic dimensions in business growth discussed
Patiala, April 6
A national seminar on 'Contemporary Socio-Economic Dimensions in the Growth of Business' was organised by the postgraduate Department of Commerce, MM Modi College, here today. Delivering keynote address, Dr Sucha Singh Gill, Director General, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, delved upon the interconnectedness of societal welfare and the growth of business.

Technical education provides opportunities to students: Experts
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 6
A national conference on recent advances in engineering and technology was organised at Continental Group of Institutes Jalvehra. Dr Renu Vig, Director, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, was the chief guest, where as former Governor Lt General BKN Chibber and Lt General HRS Mann presided over the conference. More than 58 delegates from various universities and colleges presented their research work.

16-year-old girl commits suicide
Kalka, April 5
Afraid of the failure in the Class X, a 16-year-old girl student today committed suicide in Dharampur adjacent to Kalka. According to information available, the deceased was identified as Yasmin. She had taken Class X examination recently. But she was afraid of her failure.

400 shortlisted at job fest
Dera Bassi, April 6
Longowal Polytechnic and Pharmacy College, Dera Bassi, in collaboration with Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Chandigarh, organised a Treasure Hunt-2013 (a mega job fair) on Saturday on the college campus for diploma engineering students.

Students queue for interview during Treasure Hunt-2013, a mega job fair, at Longowal Polytechnic College in Dera Bassi on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Gang of robbers busted
Dera Bassi, April 6
The Lalru police has foiled an attempt to robbery by arresting a gang of robbers near Gholu Majra village on Friday evening. As per information, the police raided a gang of robbers, when they were making plan to rob a petrol pump. The police arrested two of the accused while three others fled from the spot after seeing the police party.

Power station inaugurated
Patiala, April 6
Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister, Surjit Singh Rakhra, today inaugurated a 66 KV grid sub-station at Fateh Majri village in Samana. He said it was essential for the region and will improve power supply in large number of villages. TNS

COURTS

Anmol Rattan Sidhu elected HC Bar Assn president
Chandigarh, April 6
Senior advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu was elected as the president of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association yesterday evening. Sidhu defeated rivals Harpreet Singh Brar and Raj Kumar Gupta. He was elected as the Bar Association president for the third time.

Court summons Rahul Gandhi
Chandigarh, April 6
A local court today issued summons to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi in response to a petition filed by city-based lawyer Arvind Thakur objecting to “inflammatory remarks” passed by Gandhi about the natives of Uttar Pradesh.

Man gets 10-yr jail term for possessing opium
Mohali, April 6
A person from Rajasthan has been sentenced to 10-year jail term by the local court for possessing opium, here today.

Court acquits man facing charge of killing sister
Mohali, April 6
A local court today acquitted a person accused of murdering his sister here. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge acquitted Gurbachan Singh of the charge of murdering his sister, Bhinder Kaur.

Appeal dismissed
Chandigarh, April 6
A local court today dismissed an appeal filed by Natasha Devgan, a resident of Sector 35, for the cancellation of the order by a magistrate court issued last year sentencing her to 15-month imprisonment for causing death due to negligence. The case dates back to December 2005, when a five-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a car driven by Natasha. — TNS

CRIME

Auto-rickshaw driver arrested for teasing schoolgirls
Chandigarh, April 6
An auto-rickshaw driver was arrested for eve-teasing and passing lewd remarks at girl students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Sector 20. One of the girl students had dropped a complaint in the complaint box of the school. Later, the school reported the matter to the police.

Woman held for cheating, misguiding court
Mohali, April 6
The police today arrested a woman for cheating and misguiding the court by producing fake metric certificate of her son, also an accused in the cheating case. The accused, Rajinder Kaur, had produced the metric certificate of her son, Jandphulwinder Singh, to declare him minor during his trial of cheating a Kharar-based Rajwinder Singh’s family.

Youth held for eve-teasing
Panchkula, April 6
In yet another case of eve-teasing, a youth allegedly stopped his car in front of a girl at Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 4, and hurled comments on her. Later, it was found that the youth was drunk.

Man held guilty of abducting minor
Chandigarh, April 6
A local court today held a 19-year-old man guilty of abducting a girl (12) with an intention to marry her.

SPORTS

DAV-10 clinch title
Chandigarh, April 6
The cricket team of DAV College, Sector 10, has won the Red Bull Campus Cricket World Final by defeating Karachi University at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (Sri Lanka), this evening. In a high-pitched affair, the winning team beat their rivals by 49 runs.

Pranav advances in CLTA tournament
Chandigarh, April 6
Pranav Chopra defeated Sidharth Goel 7-5 while Krishan Hooda overcame Ajay Sharan 7-5 in the CLTA Tennis-10s Tournament, at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Academy courts, Sector 10, here today. Sarabjot Singh beat Gourav Chadda 7-4 and Rohit Malik cruised past Chirag Malhotra 7-3.

Harteshwar in action during a tennis match in the under-10 category at the CLTA in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Bodybuilding title goes to Kaplia
Chandigarh, April 6 Puneet Kaplia won the 24th Senior Mr Chandigarh Body Building Championship in the over 100kg category while Balwinder Singh won the title in the under 55kg category here today.

A Tribune Football Club player attempts an overhead kick in a match at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Sanam does city proud
Chandigarh, April 6
Twentyfour-year-old Sanam Singh has made the city proud by winning the Davis Cup tie against Indonesia on Saturday. Pairing up with veteran Leander Paes, Sanam, a CLTA product, recorded a dominating 6-2 6-1 6-4 win over David Agung Susant and Elbert Sie in just 90 minutes. Sanam served and reurned from baseline with remarkable ease to clinch the tie in their favour.

AIFF Grassroots programme ends
Chandigarh, April 6
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Grassroots programme finished here today. Ground organisers and coaches were also given tips on the game in the theory session in the morning.

Cricket seminar concludes
Chandigarh, April 6
The four-day seminar for cricket coaches at non residential cricket academies, concluded here today. The participants, who coach boys under the age of 12 and 14, were tested on the basics of bowling, batting and fielding by the BCCI faculty comprising Amit Asawa, Yoginder Puri, Munish Bali and Dr Satbir Singh. — TNS

Cricket tourney on May 4
Chandigarh, April 6
The Chandigarh Cricket Association will organise the first Col AS Judge Memorial 20-20 knockout cricket tournament from May 4, at the cricket stadium in Sector 16. The winners of the tourney will be awarded cash prizes of Rs 50,000 while the runners-up team will get Rs 25,000.The interested teams can submit their entries before April 20. — TNS

Trials for city b’ball team
Chandigarh, April 6
The Chandigarh Basketball Association will conduct trials to select the city’s basketball team at New Public School, Sector 18 at 5.30pm on April 7. The team will take part in the upcoming first 3x3 National Basketball Championship to be held at Delhi on April 10 and 11. This three-a-side tournament will be held on half a court and No 6 ball will be used in it. The selected players will attend a coaching camp before the final selection is made. — TNS