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Protector turns predator
Panchkula, August 18
The Panchkula police has cracked the murder case of a three-year-old girl who went missing from Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh yesterday.
 P’kula police turns down UT SSP’s proposal
The accused in police custody in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Accused extorted money from us: Vendors
Panchkula, August 18
Registering a protest against officials of HUDA and the Panchkula MC, vendors alleged that the persons responsible for the death of their companion yesterday used to extort money from them.
Chaos chugs on railway tracks
Chandigarh, August 18
Chaos became the order of the day at the Chandigarh railway station as more than 8,000 candidates appeared for the Railway Recruitment Board exam today.
Passengers line up outside a ticket counter at the Chandigarh railway station. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
Health centres to unburden PGI
Chandigarh, August 18
Unable to deal with the heavy rush of patients at the OPDs and the Emergency, the PGIMER has approached the UT Administration, requesting it to upgrade dispensaries.
Heavy rush of patients at the new OPD of the PGI, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Residents go waterless
Mohali, August 18
Residents of HIG colony at Phase XI are up in arms due to indifferent attitude of the authorities concerned, towards their problem of drinking water supply, due to a damaged pipeline.
The water pipe was damaged around 15 days ago by tippers and other heavy vehicles, which were being used for some construction work in the area by the authorities.
Water accumulates in Phase XI, Mohali, due to a broken pipeline.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Members take developer to task
Mohali, August 18
As many as 250 members of the Sky Rock City Welfare Society staged a protest at Silvy Park, Phase X, today morning. The protesters alleged that the coloniser was neither allotting them the plots nor giving any information about any development in this direction. Local MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu also joined the protestors.
Industry struggles for survival in city
Chandigarh, August 18
Industrialists have intensified their agitation against the UT Administration, with a majority of them forming a Joint Action Committee.
Key issues: The traders' associations want that the hike in collector rates should be rolled
back.
Traders take out a rally in Chandigarh. A
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Poetic evening with Nida Fazli
Chandigarh, August 18
If poetry imbibes sublime feelings and addresses concerns in the most subtle manner, it is all because of poets like Nida Fazli, whose creative stint continues to promote communal harmony and expose the ills of society.
open House response
Most councillors don’t have subject knowledge
Study tour needs to be a planned programme and persons going on the tour need to have a firsthand knowledge of the subject of the study tour. This is not happening in the case of the so-called study tours of the MC.
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MP listens to grievances
Pawan Kumar Bansal, Member of Parliament, assured the residents of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) houses that their demand to allow need-based changes would be taken up with the Chandigarh Administration. He was addressing a meeting of the joint action committee of the CHB residents in Sector 40.
Indian classical music wins hearts
Chandigarh, August 18
The day three of the Chandigarh Art and Heritage Festival saw the classical recital by Pt Sugato Bahaduri and Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh. Sugato Bhaduri, one of the most sought after Mandolinist in India, mesmerised the audience with his Mandolin recital.
Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh Saraswati performs during the fifth Chandigarh Art and Heritage Festival at Tagore Theatre on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Ailing man needs help
Chandigarh, August 18
A 44-year-old man, Inder Raj, from Ambala, requires an immediate heart treatment as he is at a high risk of getting a cardiac arrest. He is unable to afford Rs 3 lakhs required for the treatment. He has been seeking consultation at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh.
PU departments left in lurch
Chandigarh, August 18
While the academic session for the postgraduate courses at PU have started, the results of various courses are yet to be declared by the university (PU). The results of MA in philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, punjabi, history, geography are yet to be declared. While some departments have started the second year classes after provisional admission of students, others are waiting for the results.
Management and information system for 20 government schools soon
Chandigarh, August 18
After launching the School Management and Information System (SMIS) in five government schools, the UT Education Department is planning to provide that system in other government schools soon.
PU students bag second position
Chandigarh, August 18
Two Panjab University (PU) students have bagged the second prize in a national-level short film-making competition. Divyanshu
Mangla, a student of the School of Communication Studies, and Kamaljeet Singh, a student of the Department of Psychology, at PU have secured the second position.
Art exhibition at school draws huge crowd
Mohali, August 18
The second and the last day of " Xpressions 13", a annual art exhibition by the students of Manav Mangal School,
Mohali, was a huge crowd puller. The two rooms set up by the class II, exhibiting the journey of two rivers Ganga and
Kaveri, got a lot of appreciated.
Visitors have a look at a model during an exhibition at Manav Mangal School in Phase X, Mohali, on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Candidates come out of the examination centre after appearing in the Cooperative Bank examination at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Loan mela for students organised
Mohali, August 18
An education loan mela for the new students was organised by Aryans Group of Colleges on its campus here today. Several students of BTech, MBA, BBA, BCA, BA, BCom, BEd participated in the event.
pu/college notes
Symposium
A two-day symposium of the Department of Computer Science, Panjab University (PU), on the topic "Curriculum Revision and Quality Education" concluded on Sunday. The symposium was organised to review and amend the curricula and syllabi of various professional courses offered by various affiliated colleges of
PU.
from schools
Independence Day celebrated
Students and staff of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38D, Chandigarh, celebrated the 67th Independence Day with fervour in the school. The cultural programme commenced with the children singing patriotic songs. All the participants took an oath to preserve the unity, peace and harmony of the nation.
Children present an item during an Independence Day function at SMD Little Champ School in Sector 2, Panchkula. A Tribune photograph
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Amid rumours of the Kala Kachha gang active in the area, residents of Jhampur village in Mohali nabbed a suspected member of the gang in the wee hours of Sunday.
Deadly bowling spell by Mansimran Shergill (4 for 11) enabled St Joseph’s School beat Shivalik School by three wickets and enter in the quarterfinal match of the fourth St Joseph’s Inter-School League-cum-Knockout Cricket Tournament at St Joseph’s cricket ground here today.
