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UT babus closed their eyes to violations
Authorities bent rules for Acropolis project of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew
Chandigarh, May 6
The UT babus allegedly closed their eyes to the violations done by Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla while raising Acropolis, a project of Mirage Infra Limited. Singla was arrested by the CBI for receiving kickbacks.

Electricity Dept head cashier convicted of Rs 1.64-crore fraud 
Chandigarh, May 6
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Singh Nagpal today convicted a head cashier with the UT Electricity Department of embezzling Rs 1.64 crore.

Promised role in movie, model raped in vehicle 
Chandigarh, May 6
A 30-year-old city-based model was allegedly raped by a Sangrur resident on the promises of being given the lead role in a Punjabi film last night. The victim, who is married, was allegedly raped in a car near Sukhna Lake. She was forcefully made to consume liquor so as to impress the director.

4 killed, 6 hurt as truck collides with van 
Mohali, May 6
Four persons were killed and six sustained serious injuries when a truck collided head-on with a Tata Magic van around 5.30 am near Mauli Baidwan village today. The deceased were identified as Hifazudin and Chulka from West Bengal and Munish Kumar from Ambala. The fourth victim is yet to be identified.

Security checks annoy docs 
Chandigarh, May 6
Doctors at the PGI are feeling the heat due to the multi-layered security at the institute. The security has been stepped up at the PGI as Pakistan prisoner Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay is admitted to the hospital.

Police personnel deployed outside the PGI's Advanced Trauma Centre in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

SIT summons Doon MLA’s wife 
Panchkula, May 6
The special investigation team (SIT) has summoned Doon MLA’s wife Nidhi to join the investigations. The summons has been issued under Section 160 of the CrPC.

COMMUNITY

10 liquor vends surrendered
Chandigarh, May 6
Within two weeks of auctioning liquor vends in the city, at least 10 liquor vends have been surrendered by the bidders. Some of the surrendered vends had attracted high bids.

Patients in Block C have a harrowing time
Chandigarh, May 6
The entire Block C at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, was filled with foul smell on Monday as some of the freezers inside the mortuary had stopped working.

Patil promises help to family of stray cattle victim
Chandigarh, May 6
The UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil, today assured the family members of 33-year-old Harpreet Singh Sodhi, who died in an accident involving stray cattle on April 6, of every possible help from the UT Administration.

Victim Harpreet Singh Sodhi’s family at the UT Secretariat in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Monday. (right) Complainant Om Prakash. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

ABVP holds protest against Bansal
Chandigarh, May 6
Representatives of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today organised a protest against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and the cane charging on ABVP workers on Sunday. Members of the ABVP gathered at the Student Centre, Panjab University, in the evening and demonstrated against the Minister’s alleged involvement in the graft case and the Chandigarh police for cane charging.

Inquiry against SHO for beating up protesters outside Bansal’s house
Chandigarh, May 6
A day after the police resorted to cane charge on protesting members of the ABVP outside the residence of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in Sector 28, senior police officials have marked an inquiry against Inspector Anokh Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector 26 police station.

‘Long Short Walk’ organised
Chandigarh, May 6 The United Nations, World Health Organisation and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety conducted “Long Short Walk” calling for safety of pedestrians at the Sector 16-17 light point.

ESZ: UT violates guidelines of MoEF
Chandigarh, May 6
While preparing the draft of Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ), the UT Administration has violated the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

Rules, regulations not meant for cops!
Panchkula, May 6
Policemen escorting VVIPs were today found flouting rules and regulations with wearing no seat belts and talking on cellphones.A number of VVIPs visited the Indradhanush Auditorium, Sector 5, Panchkula, today morning ahead of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s visit.  Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son Deepinder Hooda, president of the Haryana Congress Committee Phool Chand Mulana and many other VVIPs visited the auditorium.

A policeman talks on his cellphone while driving during a rehearsal ahead of Rahul Gandhi's visit at the Indradhanush Auditorium in Sector 5, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

14 file papers for Mohali Zila Parishad elections
Mohali, May 6
Fourteen candidates from different zones of the district today filed their nomination papers for the Zila Parishad elections. Meanwhile, 72 candidates filed their nomination for the block samiti poll.

Four youths injured as car overturns
Panchkula, May 6
Bunking their school and going for an outing to Pinjore cost four youths heavily. These youths were seriously injured after the Skoda car in which they were travelling overturned due to over speeding. The victims, all students of class XI, were coming back from Pinjore after reportedly bunking their classes.

world Asthma day
Doctors sensitise people on early diagnosis of asthma
Chandigarh, May 6
On the eve of World Asthma Day, city doctors came together to sensitise the masses on the early diagnosis of asthma and the right treatment to control the condition.

Working women hostel inmates protest
Chandigarh, May 6
Around 70 girls of the working women hostel, Sector 24, today held a protest against the UT Social Welfare Department for not maintaining the quality of food and proper hygiene in the hostel.

Overloading continues in P’kula
Panchkula, May 6
Lives of hundreds of schoolchildren are put to risk on a daily basis by the school bus operators who continue to overload buses in the town. A reality check was done by the Chandigarh Tribune, during which students were found packed like sardines in mini vans, school buses and auto-rickshaws, despite the recent issuance of challans by the Panchkula police.

The rear door of a school van remains unlocked outside a school in Sector 14, Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Student fractures leg, others injured as auto overturns
Mohali, May 6
A ten-year-old Jaspreet Kaur, a student of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, suffered a fracture in her right leg when the auto-rickshaw she was commuting in, with other students of different schools of Chandigarh, overturned at Daun village here this afternoon.

Barik takes over as 3 BRD chief 
Chandigarh, May 6
Air Commodore Arun Kumar Barik today assumed the charge of the Air Officer Commanding, No 3 Base Repair Depot (3 BRD) today. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Chief Engineering Officer at Headquarters, Eastern Air Command, Shillong. He takes over from Air Cmde Suresh Singh who has been posted at Headquarters, Maintenance Command, Nagpur.

Air Commodore Arun Kumar Barik (right) takes over the charge of the Air Officer Commanding, No 3 Base Repair Depot (3 BRD), in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Operations and maintenance panel meets after 4 years
Mohali, May 6
A panel on the operation and maintenance of the Mohali district administrative complex has failed to meet for more than four years, with the unutilised funds for the purpose accumulating to over Rs 1 crore.

Belgian visa application centre opens in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, May 6
With opening of the Belgian visa application centre in the city, it will become easier for those residing in the region to submit their applications. HE Pierre Vaesen, Belgian Ambassador to India, today inaugurated the new centre at Sector 8-C.

City enthusiast unveils tallest bicycle with Open Hand symbol frame
Chandigarh, May 6
City-based Rajiv, who already has his name listed in the Limca Book of Records, has designed the tallest cycle with the Open Hand symbol for promoting bicycle tourism for maintaining a clean environment in Chandigarh.

EDUCATION

RTE ACT
UT notifies state advisory council
Chandigarh, May 6
After a series of meetings, the UT notified the state advisory council under Section 34 of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and will soon be issued in the official UT Gazette. The council, consisting of 15 members, will advise as well monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act in an effective manner.

Panjab University not to re-conduct maths exam
Chandigarh, May 6
Taking a U-turn over its decision on re-conducting BA, BSc second-year paper-B of mathematics on May 11, Panjab University today decided that it will not re-conduct the exam now.

Star nite, cultural events mark conclusion of Malhaar-2013
Panchkula, May 6 On the last day of “Malhaar-2013”, the annual fest of the Swami Devi Dyal Group of Professional Institutions, Barwala, Haryana Director-General of Police Shriniwas Vashist visited the college campus as the chief guest. The annual fest was going on for the past three days.

Academic session 2013-14
Education Dept revising list of students travelling in CTU buses
Chandigarh, May 6
The Education Department has begun the exercise to revise the list of students travelling in CTU buses for the academic session 2013-14. The data is important to start more special buses for students in the future.

Diplomas conferred on 95 students
Chandigarh, May 6
As many as 95 students of classical music (vocal & instrumental), classical dance and fine arts (painting) of the northern region comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh were conferred upon bhaskar and visharad diplomas during a convocation of Pracheen Kala Kendra at MS Randhawa Auditorium of Punjab Kala Bhawan.

Expelled guest faculty, contractual teachers stage dharna
Chandigarh, May 6 
Several expelled guest faculty and contractual teachers again staged a protest for several hours near Sector 17 here against the Education Department’s inaction to re-employ them. A teacher said they would continue to protest till the time the department would not adjust them.

UT guest teachers protest at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

NEIGHBOURHOOD

SAD (B), Cong candidates file nominations
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 6
86 candidates filed nominations for panchyat samiti and 8 candidates for zila parishad elections here today. Hectic political activity was witnessed at Fatehgarh Sahib today as both the major political parties SAD(B) led by Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra and Congress led by Kuljeet Singh Nagra, MLA,organised the gatherings of their supporters before filing the nominations . Prof Chandumajra addressed a gathering at Sohan Farm House, whereas supporters of the Congress had gathered at the office of the MLA.

COURTS

DEFACEMENT OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
HC issues notices to students’ bodies
Chandigarh, May 6
Saying no to defacement on the Panjab University campus, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today put on notice student leaders of all organisations. The notice was issued during the resumed hearing of a suo motu contempt petition after justice Rajesh Bindal expressed displeasure over the defacement of public property.

Raka Gira case
Approver's statement recorded 
Chandigarh, May 6
Statements of a prime witness, who was earlier an accused and later turned approver in Deputy Superintendent of Police Raka Gira case, were recorded in the court today.

Abetment to Suicide
Man gets four-year jail
Chandigarh, May 6
The court of District and Sessions judge, SK Aggarwal, sentenced a man to four years rigorous imprisonment in the case of abetment to suicide of his wife.

Rape bid: Evidence recorded
Chandigarh, May 6
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shalini Nagpal, today recorded evidence against a 56-year-old man in a rape attempt case of a minor girl today. Both the victim and her father, who was the complainant, turned hostile in the case.

CRIME

Rare species of turtle recovered, accused arrested from residence
Chandigarh, May 6
The UT police today recovered a rare species of turtle from a house in Sector 44. The police received a complaint from Gaurav Gupta, In charge, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, that they had received a secret information regarding a person Deva Malhotra, resident of Sector 44-D, who was keeping an Indian Tent tortoise, which was an endangered species, in his house.

A tortoise recovered from a house in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Traders booked for submitting forged VAT returns
Chandigarh, May 6
The UT police has registered separate cases of cheating against 12 traders for allegedly submitting forged VAT returns. The cases were registered at the Sector 17 police station. The case has been registered on a complaint of UT Excise and Taxation Department lodged five months ago.

Woman found murdered
Mohali, May 6
An unidentified woman was found murdered in a field at Rattangarh Sibbal village in Kurali this morning.

SPORTS

Gayle storm hits Mohali
Chandigarh, May 6
Gayle storm hit the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali, which was packed to capacity during an Indian Premier League encounter between the hosts, Kings XI Punjab, and Royal Challengers Bangalore this evening.

A huge crowd looks on as the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle plays at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

Match witnesses jam-packed stadium
Chandigarh, May 6
The craze to witness the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab left the stadium jam-packed. The terrace block, north block, members block, and stands were overflowing with spectators. The Punjab Police had a tough time handling the situation.

Residents throng the stadium with colourful and interesting placards in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

Carver again elected carrom body chief
Chandigarh, May 6
The Chandigarh Carrom Association has unanimously re-elected Harold Carver, Director-Principal of St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, as its president. During the general council meeting of the association at St Stephen’s School here today, Mahesh Sekhri, manager, Punjab National Bank, and Malik Singh Kang, too, were re-elected as the general secretary and senior vice-president respectively. Ravinder Sharma and SP Babuta have also been re-elected as vice-presidents.

City lad stars in inter-school cricket tie
Chandigarh, May 6
Angad Bir Singh (17), a Class XII student of The Lawrence School, Sanawar, hogged the limelight with a 217-run knock during an inter-public school tie at YPS, Patiala. A local resident, Angad scored his individual best, studded with 11 sixes and 29 boundaries in a T20 match against Woodstock School. His team won the match by 189 runs after scoring a total of 290 runs in the allotted 20 overs.

AEC club beat GMCH-32
Chandigarh, May 6
AEC Cricket Club, Sector 16, defeated Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, by 23 runs during a T20 tie at the Sector 16 stadium today.