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Not a cattle walk, 109 caught on Day 2
Chandigarh, August 24
It was another hard day for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation staff. The workers were out on roads at 4 am and managed to catch 109 stray animals in nine hours.

Municipal Corporation’s cattle catching drive under way at Vikas Nagar in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S chandan

MC helpless as bulls sit pretty
Chandigarh, August 24
The MC is facing a peculiar problem. The gaushalas in other cities are not accepting bulls caught by the cattle catching team of the MC. Owners of gaushalas in Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are ready to accommodate cows, but are not willing to provide a shelter to bulls.

Grains of truth at anganwadi: Insects crawl out of wheat
Panchkula, August 24
Insect-infested discarded wheat grains are what the children get at the anganwadi at Sector 12 in Panchkula. A Tribune team along with MC councillor Lily Bawa visited the anganwadi and was surprised to see the quality of grain supplied to children.



                                         Insect-infested grains.

COMMUNITY

Applicants face a harrowing time
Chandigarh, August 24
Applicants faced a harrowing time at the passport mela held at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) today. With no waiting room on the premises, applicants had to stand in scorching heat while waiting for their turn. “It is like a punishment to reach the venue early and then wait for an hour on the roadside due to the absence of any waiting room for the passport seekers,” said an applicant who came from Punjab.
A huge rush of applicants at Passport Seva Kendra in Industrial Area, Phase II, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

400 telephone lines affected
Mohali, August 24
An alleged “mindless” digging for laying underground pipelines by the local civic body resulted in the disconnection of around 400 telephone lines of the BSNL and its broadband connections in the Kansal area.

3 of family acquitted after 28 yrs of trial
Chandigarh, August 24
Three of the four family members facing a murder trial for the last 28 years were acquitted by the CBI Court here today. While the complainant in the case, Allah Singh, father of the deceased, died at the age of 87 last year, one of the acquitted also celebrated his 80th birthday two day ago. Five persons who appeared as witnesses during the trial have also died.

FIGHT FOR RIGHT: Members of the Patiala Photojournalists Association protest against the Mumbai gangrape in Patiala on Saturday. The protesters urged the government to provide security to every woman photojournalist of the city. Tribune Photo: Rajesh Sachar

Another jolt for Doon MLA
Panchkula, August 24
In yet another jolt for Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary, his bail plea and permission to attend the monsoon session, was rejected by the court here today.It is the fourth time that Chaudhary’s bail plea has been rejected.

Accident victim’s kin move court
Chandigarh, August 24
The family of 26-year-old Avinash, who was killed in a road accident involving stray cattle, today moved the court, demanding stern action against the Mayor, MC officials and cattle owner.

Cleanliness given a miss at PGI hostels
Chandigarh, August 24
All is not well with resident doctors' hostels at the PGIMER. During an inspection by the health officials, it was found that the water in coolers installed in corridors and rooms was not changed for days together. Larvae could be seen breeding in the water.

Water crisis: No respite in sight
Chandigarh, August 24
There seems to be no end to water woes in the city as the officials failed to get the damaged pipeline of the Kajauli Water Works repaired today as well. Sunil Dutt, a resident of Sector 46, said the water pressure was low. The authorities should complete the repair work at the earliest, he added.

In a ‘snatching’ case, police registers DDR for ‘misplaced’ purse
Chandigarh, August 24
Although the Chandigarh Police’s slogan says ‘We Care for You’, but how much the police cares for city residents, can be gauged from the fact that a snatching incident was reported at the Sector 34 police station on August 19 and a Daily diary report (DDR) of a purse getting misplaced was lodged by the police on August 20. The police has failed to register a case even after five days of the incident.

sending out a message: Artistes stage the play “Chhevan Dariya” on liquor menace at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Department brings clarity to selections
Chandigarh, August 24
The UT Education Department has made several changes into the selection criteria for this year's state awards to be given to teachers and principals on the upcoming Teacher’s Day. Till last year, the system lacked clarity in terms of weightage awarded to teachers and principals for their academic as well as non-academic performance. This year, after the recommendation of a in-house committee, the system of deciding state awards has been made more extensive and comprehensive.

PU to adopt revised criteria for selection of assistant professors
Chandigarh, August 24
In order to maintain high standards in higher education, the Panjab University (PU) Syndicate has decided to adopt new templates for the selection of assistant professors in the PU and its affiliated colleges. The university has also decided to extend the last date for admission up to August 31 with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor.

NSUI releases video to woo students
Chandigarh, August 24
Adding a new flavour to the student council elections at Panjab University, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has released a video giving a brief introduction about the party and its leaders. The video, which is the first such attempt at wooing voters on the PU campus, has gone viral with students sharing it through mobile phones. The video that has music playing in the background shows various leaders of the party.
Students watch a video released by the NSUI at PU in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Fearing false cases, student bodies refrain from naming candidates
Chandigarh, August 24
Although the election campaigning is in full swing at Panjab University (PU), the fear of candidates being booked by the police on false complaints has restrained the student organisations from declaring their candidates.

Supporters of PUSU (above) and SOPU campaign at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

SOPU holds protest over hostel timings
Chandigarh, August 24
Members of the Students' Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) held a protest in front of the PU Syndicate members over their demand of allowing girls to enter hostel premises till 10 pm. Presently the hostel inmates are supposed to enter the hostel by 9.30 pm.

PU adopts policy against sexual harassment
Chandigarh, August 24
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, adopted the Panjab University Policy Against Sexual Harassment (PUPASH) today. The policy has been drafted in compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The decision was taken during a meeting of the PU Syndicate.

from schools
Paper-reading contest
The police organised a paper-reading competition on the topic "Pedestrian Safety - A Youngster's View" at St Stephen's School, Sector 45, on Saturday. The students from several city schools participated in the event. The competition was held to instill a respect for pedestrians among them. As many as 42 students from private and government schools had registered to participate in the competition. It was encouraging to see that more than 30 additional students came up to compete.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Teachers’ unions at loggerheads
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 24
The Punjab Aided School Teachers' Union’s decision of holding a massive protest rally on August 27 in front of the Director Public Instructions (DPI) office in support of their demand, to merge the teachers teaching in these schools with the government schools, has received mix responses from different unions.

Habit-forming drugs recovered
Dera Bassi, August 24
As many as 14 items of habit forming drugs worth thousand of rupees were seized from Shiv medicos and Rana Medicos, on Chandigarh-Ambala road. A team led by Dr Daler Singh Multani, and three other drug inspectors, inspected six chemist shops in the Lalru Mandi region and sealed the intoxicants.

Manpreet wins declamation contest
Patiala, August 24
The Aryabhatya Mathematical Society of department of mathematics, Khalsa College, Patiala, organised a declamation contest on ‘History of Mathematics’ in which students of MSc maths participated. The main motive of the function was to highlight the history of mathematics and to make the students aware of various mathematical concepts. Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha, principal, Khalsa College, lauded the efforts made by the students and the teachers.

Woman crushed to death
Kalka, August 24
A 30-year-old woman was crushed to death in a road accident at the Pinjore-Nalagarh highway, near Model Town, Pinjore, on Friday.

Anil wins in TT
Dera Bassi: Anil Singh won a table-tennis competition held at Longowal Polytechnic College, Dera Bassi. Among girls, Amandeep stood first. Over 200 students took part in the meet. — OC

COURTS

Court accepts accused’s plea
Mohali, August 24
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has advanced the date of hearing in the Amanpreet murder case to August 26. One of the accused had filed a petition in the court requesting it to reschedule the date from September 19.

CRIME

Vendor attacked by youths
Chandigarh, August 24
A 17-year-old resident of Mani Majra was seriously injured after a group of youths attacked him with blunt and sharp-edged weapons at Pipliwala town of Mani Majra, here today.




Blood splattered on the floor where the vendor was attacked by youths at Pipliwala town of Mani Majra in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Chargesheet filed in Sucha Singh murder case
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Police today filed a 297-page chargesheet, including 46 documents, in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajnish Kumar in the Sucha Singh murder case. The inspector was done to death by dismissed UT police constable Basant Kumar, alias Bunty (26), on June 8.

Woman driver booked
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Police booked the women driver in the case in which a 15-year-old cyclist was hit by her vehicle in Sector 42 on Friday. The postmortem examination was conducted at GMCH, Sector 32, and then the body was handed over to his family.

Two held for theft
Zirakpur, August 24
A miscreant was arrested by the Zirakpur police following a complaint by Bhupal Kumar, a resident of Sector 19, Panchkula. The miscreants had allegedly stolen Bhupal’s mobile phone and ATM card.

2 booked for defacing public property
Chandigarh, August 24
Close to the students elections at PU, the Chandigarh police is on a spree of registering cases against student leaders for defacing public property.

SPORTS

City, Jalandhar academies in final
Chandigarh, August 24
Chandigarh Football and Hockey Academy (CFHA) and Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, today entered the final of the ongoing 12th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament being played at the Sector 42 stadium.



A semifinal match in progress during the 12th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament at the Sector 42 stadium in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

GHS-25 shine at yoga meet
Chandigarh, August 24
Government High School, Sector 25, emerged winners in the inter-state yoga tournament for boys in the under-19 age group. Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15-C, were the runners-up, followed by Government Model High School, Vikas Nagar, on the third position. 







A boy performs an asana during an inter-school yoga competition at Sector 23 in Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

St John’s cagers start meet on winning note
Chandigarh, August 24
St John’s High School, Sector 26; New Public School, Sector 18; St Kabir School, Sector 26; and YPS, Mohali, advanced to the next level in the 2nd Brother Kyle Basketball (U-17) Tournament that began today at St John’s High School, Sector 26.

Gauravdeep, Atul lead Saupin’s School to nine-wicket victory
Chandigarh, August 24
An unbeaten partnership of 107 runs between Gauravdeep Gill (57) and Atul (43) today helped Saupin's School beat Chandigarh Baptist XI by nine wickets to enter the quarterfinal round of the fourth St Joseph’s League-cum-Knock Out Cricket (U-14) tournament being played at St Joseph’s School.

A batsman knocks the ball as the wicketkeeper looks on during a cricket match at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School in Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Tennis tournament from tomorrow
Chandigarh, August 24
Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) is organising the CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament for boys and girls in the under-12 and 16 categories from August 26 to 30 at the Sector 10 stadium in Sector 10.

St John’s lads lift trophy
Chandigarh, August 24
St John’s High School, Sector 26, won the Saint Soldier’s Football tournament by defeating DAV School, Sector 8, 2-1 here today. The St John’s lads outdid the opponents in a keenly contested final match at Saint Soldier’s International School.

Catch me if you can: Players in action during a kabaddi match at Dronacharya Stadium in Dadu Majra, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan