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Son wants to don khaki to fulfil his father’s dream
 Chandigarh, June 10
Still coming to terms with the tragedy after the murder of his father inspector Sucha Singh two days ago, 29-year-old Parminder Singh said the incident does not deter him from joining the police force.
Inspector Sucha Singh’s son Parminder and his mother at their residence on Monday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Accused to be brought to city on June 13
Chandigarh, June 10
Accused of killing UT police inspector Sucha Singh, suspended UT police constable Basant and his girlfriend Sarita will be produced in the district courts on June 13.
Respite in sight from sweltering conditions
Chandigarh, June 10
Pre-monsoon showers are likely to hit the region by June 12, say experts at the Metrological Department.
MC councillors’ sojourn hits roadblock
Chandigarh, June 10
The study tour of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation councillors and officials has hit a roadblock as the UT Administration has shot off a letter to the MC to send a fresh proposal with answers of certain queries.
Northern sectors go powerless for 6
hrs
Chandigarh, June 10
Northern sectors of the city faced power cuts ranging between five and six hours following a snag in two transformers at the Kishangarh sub-station this morning.
He named his son after me: Principal
 Chandigarh, June 10
"As a 15-year-old, he came to me in 1975 and pleaded that I should admit him in my school as he wished to clear class X. I ran a private college in Sector 18 and he was enrolled in the class which he cleared," said Principal SS Prince who has been a mentor of Inspector Sucha Singh for the last 39 years.
SS Prince, principal, Prince College, shows the picture of Inspector Sucha Singh who did his matriculation from the college in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Panchkula police to conduct mock drill
Panchkula, June 10
Following the failure of the Chandigarh Police in the response time when Inspector Sucha Singh was being stabbed, the Panchkula Commissioner of Police has decided to conduct a mock drill at night with the patrolling parties.
Even after upgrading transformer, P'kula residents reeling under power cuts
 Panchkula, June 10
Even after the transformer was upgraded by the Electricity Department, the department has not been able to curb the power cuts in various sectors. Recently, the Electricity Department had assured a few sectors that after the transformer was upgraded, they would not face the problem of power cuts.
The old transformer was replaced by a new one on the Power Grid in Panchkula on Monday.
Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
Narcotics Control Bureau in tight spot
Chandigarh, June 10
Two years after a Nigerian and a father-son duo were convicted by a local court on the allegations of possessing drugs, a compact disc allegedly containing recorded conversation on their innocence has surfaced. It has brought the functioning of the Narcotics Control Bureau under cloud.
on the job:
A mobile notary outside the old District Court Complex in Sector 17, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Liquor being sold without paying VAT to Excise Dept
Chandigarh, June 10
For over a month, ever since the new excise policy came in force from May 1, liquor in the city is being sold without paying the 12.5 per cent value added tax (VAT) to the UT Excise and Taxation Department.
GMCH-32 to have its own Rs 14-crore CT scan centre
Chandigarh, June 10
Giving a much-needed respite to patients from the malpractices and nearly 10-year monopoly of the private operator at the sole CT scan centre at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, the hospital will now have its own CT scan centre.
Chandigarh railway station facelift on the cards
 Chandigarh, June 10
For the facelifting of the Chandigarh railway station, the authorities have chalked out blueprints of all the major projects, to be executed after getting approval from the Ministry of Railways.
A view of the congested parking lot at the Chandigarh railway station. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
MHA questions UT on construction outside lal dora
Chandigarh, June 10
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought reply from the UT Administration on the regularisation of construction outside the lal dora, extraordinary increase in excise duty on liquor and other important issues.
Former club president blocking our entry: Union
Chandigarh, June 10
The employees’ union of Chandigarh Club continued its protest for the second day. The union accused former club president Mukesh
Bassi, also a Municipal Corporation councillor, of not allowing them to enter the club premises.
Surgeons to wear ‘space suit’ to reduce infection risk
 Chandigarh, June 10
City-based surgeons have come up with a unique method for bringing down infection levels in the operation theatres (OT). This will bring down the infection levels, during and after the surgery, to 0.05 percent—as recommended by the WHO.
Dr Manuj Wadhwa operates on a patient while wearing a special suit. A Tribune photograph
Officials take 3 years to seal illegal building
Chandigarh, June 10
It took over three years for the office of the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) to take action against the builder whose 66-room
three-storey building in Hallo Majra village was sealed three days ago.
NSUI workers and the UT police take out a candlelit march in the memory of
Inspector Sucha Singh in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: S. Chandan |
Play on life of theatre actress staged
Chandigarh, June 10
The play, “Nati Binodini”, on the life of legendary theatre actress from
Kolkata, Nati Binodini, who played her first serious drama role in Calcutta’s National Theatre in 1874, was staged here at the Tagore Theatre.
No office for Panchkula MC
Panchkula, June 10
In what can be termed as a surprise that though the new Municipal Corporation has been formed in Panchkula yet the body has no place to run their office. Till now the MC office, comprising the executive office and the chief executive officer, is being run from a Community Centre in Sector 4.
Lobbying on as race for Mayor hots up in P’kula
Panchkula, June 10
In a major twist, six of the 12 members who were backed by the Kumari Selja group joined MLA DK Bansal's group with a desire to grab the post of the Panchkula Mayor.
Mission Admission
Committed to empowering students
Established in 1956, the college is spread over a sprawling 40-acre campus, which has a botanical and a herbal garden. Right from its inception in 1956, the college has been instrumental in enabling the holistic development of young girls.
Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11,
Chandigarh.
Online registration goes up to 3,400
Chandigarh, June 10
A total of 3,400 students have registered online for admission to BCom to the city colleges and PU’s Evening Studies Department, so far. There are over 2,030 BCom seats in the city.
Pvt schools, committee at loggerheads
Chandigarh, June 10
Several local private unaided schools raised objections in their recent reply sent to the committee appointed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the issue of fee hike.
class XI admission
Sale of prospectus in govt schools from today
Chandigarh, June 10
The sale of prospectus for admission to Class XI in UT government senior secondary schools will begin from tomorrow.
from schools
Summer camps
Gurukul Global School, Mani Majra, has tied up with Kooh Sports, a Mumbai-based sports development
organisation, for the summer camp in the school. In the camp, students are being taught scientific methods for health and fitness through a number of sports, including basketball, lawn tennis and cricket.
Tiny tots perform at the summer camp at Kidzee, Sector 12-A, in Panchkula. A Tribune photograph
A clarification
In connection with the news item “Association president re-elected’, PC Sanghi today clarified that his name has been unnecessarily dragged in the results of the elections of the Citizens’ Association, Sector 21, by the winning group and TC
Mittal, the losing candidate, had no connection with him.
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