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Three waste bins for Rs 28,125
Purchase of equipment for mammography van by GMCH-32 raises questions 
Chandigarh, July 14
The purchase of equipment by the GMCH-32 for the mobile mammography van at an exorbitant price has raised many eyebrows. The Rs 1.24 crore mobile mammography van, for instance, has three biomedical waste bins that have been purchased for Rs 28,125 as per the supply order sent to a Delhi-based company last year (a copy of which is with Chandigarh Tribune).

The mobile mammography van. A file photo

Residents bid adieu to telegram 
Chandigarh, July 14
One of India’s oldest communication services — the telegram — will become history on July 15. But for 66-year-old Col Jatinder Singh (retd), who sent 25 telegrams today to his near and dear ones, it was the best mode of communication.

Cheating case registered 
Chandigarh, July 14
The police has registered a cheating case against an institute for not issuing degree after the completion of a course.

Theft at weddings: Nine of family held
Chandigarh, July 14
The UT police claim to have busted a gang of thieves with the arrest of nine persons of a family. The accused, three women, two men and four children, used to commit thefts at wedding functions. The children used to throw sauce on the clothes of a person holding the bag of 'shagun' envelopes at the weddings to divert his attention. Later, they used to run away with the bag, the police said. The gang is said to be involved in more than 10 cases of theft in the tricity, said the police.

Over 1,000 telephone lines snapped 
Chandigarh, July 14
Careless digging by workers of the municipal corporation in Sectors 15 and 16 has left the residents fuming. Over 1,000 telephones lines of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have been disconnected for the past seven days.

COMMUNITY

Files dumped in corridors
Panchkula, July 14
Important records of various departments are lying outside in the corridors and getting destroyed at the Mini-Secretariat in Sector 1, Panchkula. Files of various departments concerned have been dumped in the corridors. Not only this, most of them have been damaged due to leakage in the roofs of the secretariat building during rains.

Files and records lying outside the offices at Mini -Secretariat in Panchkula. Tribune Photos: Nitin Mittal

No regular mechanism to lift garbage from city roads
Chandigarh, July 14
In the absence of a regular mechanism for lifting and dumping of garbage in a timely manner from different city areas, clearing of roads by thousands of Municipal Corporation (MC) workers appears to be a futile exercise.

Garbage lying near a road gully which was removed by the MC staff at Sector 18, Chandigarh. Tribune Photos: Pradeep Tewari

Now, race for Panchkula Deputy Mayor's post hots up
Panchkula, July 13
Councillors who couldn’t make it to the Mayor’s post and those had voted during the Mayor’s election on condition are now eyeing for the post of Deputy Mayor.

‘raseela aam’: Residents of tricity relish various varieties of mangoes at a mango party held at Sood Bhawan in Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Fire at Mani Majra wine shop
Chandigarh, July 14
A fire broke out at a wine shop in Mani Majra late in the afternoon today. Inverters, few batteries and electricity cables were destroyed. No loss of life was reported.

Beautification of P’kula
P’kula Mayor to seek ideas from her Chandigarh counterpart
Panchkula, July 14
Panchkula Mayor Upinder Ahluwalia will be seeking ideas from the Chandigarh Mayor to develop Panchkula on the lines of the City Beautiful (Chandigarh).

Telegram still holds relevance for defence forces
Chandigarh, July 14
Ironic it may seem but it is a fact that most medical representatives and more than 50 per cent employees of the defence forces of the country used telegram services, but the Union government is allowing this service to discontinue from July 15 on the plea of financial losses to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

Brawl with traffic police
Inquiry initiated into allegations against cops
Chandigarh, July 14
Two days after high drama was witnessed at a barrier meant to check the menace of drunken driving in Sector 28, a DSP-level probe was initiated into the matter and the two lawyers involved got themselves medically examined in the presence of the police today.

Making science a fun 
Chandigarh: Four scientists from Ukraine held innovative programmes to make science a fun and extremely colourful at British School,Chandigarh. The experiments were based on the unique qualities of liquid nitrogen and the gas. To show what the Ice Age would do to eatables, fruits were frozen using nitrogen and eaten by scientists to demonstrate th#e need to develop such skills.— TNS

Open House Response
New system not well thought out
Matter of frustration
Giving weightage to Class XII board exams was long awaited, but I strongly feel that whatever system is to be followed in admission for the 2013 session should have been announced in 2011 so that students should be preparing in the right and the well-oriented direction from day one.

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PICTURE PERFECT: A pleasant view of clouds and hills witnessed from the Panchkula-Kalka highway. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Strawberry Fields students win Social Innovation Relay
Chandigarh, July 14
A team of three students of Strawberry Fields World School, Chandigarh, won this year’s Social Innovation Relay, a global online competition. The competition was organised in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard (HP). Secondary school students from around the world participate in the contest and develop an innovative business concept that addresses a social need.

(From left) Ekambir Singh, Bisman Deu, Rayvin Thignam, students of Strawberry Fields World School, Chandigarh, who won the Social Innovation Relay. A Tribune photograph

JEE (Mains) normalisation criteria: All eyes set on Andhra HC's verdict
Chandigarh, July 14
Even as hundreds of engineering aspirants from the region have begun applying for the counselling in different engineering colleges based on their final ranking in the JEE (Mains) exam, all eyes are set on the Andhra Pradesh High Court's judgement on the controversial "normalisation" criteria, flayed by students and experts across the country. The verdict is expected to be out by Wednesday.

PU to relaunch online fee submission facility today
Chandigarh, July 14
After failing to get good response for the online fee submission, which was launched for the first time in 2009, Panjab University is going to relaunch the scheme from Monday.

Panjab University prohibits four-wheelers on hostel premises 
Chandigarh, July 14
The authorities at Panjab University have decided that the students who reside in the hostels on the PU campus will only be allowed to stay in the hostels, if they leave their four-wheelers at home and submit an affidavit that they will not bring their four-wheelers to the hostels again. The gates to stop the vehicles from entering the hostels have also been installed.
The gate installed to prevent the entry of four-wheelers at the boys hostel No. 2 at Panjab University in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Class Xi admissions
Second phase of counselling to begin tomorrow 
Chandigarh, July 14
The second round of counselling for admission to Class XI in UT government schools will begin on Tuesday. The candidates who applied for admission during the first round of counselling, but failed to get admission, can also apply for the second counselling.

Children have fun during a splash pool party at CRB Public School, Sector 7B, Chandigarh. A tribune Photograph

Environment Week observed at Saint Soldier International School
Chandigarh, July 14
Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28B, observed the Environment Week. A tree plantation drive was also organised on the school premises. Members of the eco-club along with the NSS wing planted a variety of saplings in school campus . During the whole week, various competitions and events were organised with an aim to enhance environmental awareness among the students. A poster-making competition was also organised on the theme, "For Life on Earth, Save our Trees".

Man caught defacing PU property
Chandigarh, July 14
The Panjab University (PU) security today caught a man while pasting posters on the university campus. Shiv Lal Yadav, PU security incharge, stated that the man was pasting the posters of a coaching institute on the campus.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Solid waste mgmt still a dream in Kalka
Kalka, July 14
Setting up of the solid waste management project of Kalka and Pinjore jointly is hanging fire for more than fire years due to the lethargic attitude of the district administration despite the fact that the two towns are in dire need of this project.

Beneficiaries hail e-payment system
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 14
Within a short span of three months, Rs 78.11 crore has been distributed to 27,170 beneficiaries in the district through the online payment system.

Office-bearers elected
Dera Bassi, July 14
Hindustan Shiv Sena has announced its block-level office-bearers at a meeting here yesterday. The meeting was presided over by Pawan Gupta, national president of Hindustan Shiv Sena.

People fed up of SAD-BJP policies, says Preneet 
Dera Bassi, July 14
The people of Punjab are fed up of the anti-people policies of the SAD-BJP Government, said Preneet Kaur, External Affairs Minister, Punjab.

Man killed in road accident 
Banur, July 14
An unidentified person was killed in a road accident near Krala village on last night. His body has been kept for identification at the Mohali Civil Hospital.

CRIME

Thieves decamp with laptop, cash from parked car
Chandigarh, July 14
In yet another incident today, thieves fled with a laptop and cash kept in a car by breaking open the window panes at Mani Majra today. The complainant, Ranjit Singh Brar, had come to watch a movie at Fun Republic. When Brar, working as an accountant with the Punjab Irrigation Department, came out after watching a movie, he was shocked to see the window pane of his car broken. The laptop and Rs 74,000 cash was stolen from the Endeavour SUV parked at the Fun Republic parking lot.

atm card cloning
Fresh case against accused couple
Chandigarh, July 14
A fortnight after a couple was arrested for their involvement in ATM card cloning cases, the UT police today received a fresh complaint against the duo Ramandeep Kaur and Mukul Garg.

SPORTS

‘Flying Sikh’ motivates youth
Chandigarh, July 14
Once in a formal meeting, Milkha Singh gave his own example supported by an adage, “If you take responsibilities for yourself, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams”. And the movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, based on Milkha’s struggle to make a name for himself, has all the zest of this saying.

CCA team lift Guru Nanak Public Cricket Cup 
Chandigarh, July 14
Team of Chandigarh Cricket Association (affiliated to Punjab Cricket Association) lifted the Guru Nanak Public Cricket Cup for boys (U-12) at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, today.

Players in action during the Guru Nanak Public Cricket Cup for Boys (U-12) at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Mount Carmel  Total Tennis Championship
Komaljit thrashes Gurleen Kaur 
Chandigarh, July 14
Tennis player Komaljit today defeated Gurleen Kaur in ongoing Mount Carmel Total Tennis Championship being played at Total Tennis Academy of Mount Carmel School.

Kudos XI beat US Vitamins XI to clinch AG Challenger Cup 
Chandigarh, July 14
The cricket team of Kudos XI defeated US Vitamins XI in the final match of the 1st AG Challenger Cup T-20 Corporate Cup held at the cricket stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh. After electing to bat first, the team of US Vitamins posted 112 runs in the allotted slot of 30 overs. Avinash scored 52 runs for the team’s total. Chandan remain the other main scorer for his team as he contributed 29 runs. For bowling side, Hssain and Sumit claimed one wicket each.

Players in action during the final match of the AG Challenger Cup at the cricket stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PU: Re-trials on July 15 
Chandigarh, July 14
Directorate of Sports, Panjab University, will organise re-trials for the sportspersons seeking admissions in various departments of the Panjab University, under sports quota, on July 15 at 9am.