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All-woman probe team set up
Chandigarh, December 23
Two days after a special investigating team (SIT) was formed to look into the minor’s rape by five UT police constables, the investigating team was reconstituted today following allegations by the victim’s family and BJP workers that some police officials in the team were soft on the case.

ABVP activists protest against the Chandigarh Police outside District Courts in Sector 43, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Remand extended 
Chandigarh, December 23
The five constables accused of raping a minor girl were produced in a court today where their police remand was extended by two days.

Ill-equipped Chandigarh airport
Chandigarh, December 23
For the past one week, the winter fog has led to the cancellation of nearly 30 flights at the Chandigarh domestic airport, putting hundreds of passengers to inconvenience.

Christ The King Cathedral Church decorated to ring in Christmas celebrations in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

COMMUNITY

Blast in central computer server at PGIMER
Chandigarh, December 23
A tragedy was averted at the PGIMER today when a short circuit in the central computer system triggered a blast in the backup server at the New OPD Block at 8.45am. The blast led to a complete blackout in the entire building, halting the registration process of patients and diagnostics at the labs for nearly an hour.
Patients and their attendants wait at the registration counter of New OPD at the PGI in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Illegal pharma unit sealed in Lalru
Chandigarh, December 23
A team of the Mohali health department officials today raided a factory in Lalru and seized as many as 5,000 units of eye drops, 45,000 vials, 20 litres of arechis oil and few other pharma items. The items seized were found to be manufactured illegally.

Check hallmark before buying jewellery
Mohali, December 23 People should check the hallmark on jewellery, BIS mark (Bureau of Indian Standards) and the ISI on articles before making any purchases in order to ensure purity and quality. This was stated by Renuka B Salwan, deputy director, Public Relations, BIS, during a function organised by the Consumers Protection Federation, Mohali, in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards. The function was organised on the occasion of the National Consumer Rights Day at Shaheed Kanshi Ram Memorial College, Bhago Majra, Kharar.

AVJ Infrastructure Pvt Ltd logs highest bid
Panchkula, December 23
The highest bid for the mining auction went on till Rs 115 crores. The price of gold was left behind the price of sand and gravel in the auction which took place at Sector 4 in Panchkula.




Bidders during an auction at Sector 4 in Panchkula on Monday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Santa visits kids at infirmary in Panchkula
Panchkula, December 23
The overpowering lull inside the children’s ward of the General Hospital in Panchkula broke into tender moments of delight and hope on Monday when ‘Santa Claus’ of The Gurukul School, Sector 20, Panchkula visited them.



Santa Claus presents a gift to a child undergoing treatment at the General Hospital in Panchkula on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Online view of solar panels soon 
Chandigarh, December 23
City residents will soon be able to have an online view of the viability of installing solar panels on rooftops of their residences for meeting their electricity requirements.




UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil addresses a conference at the CII in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Jumbo performers to vanish from circus scene 
Chandigarh, December 23
After performances of wild animals like lion, tigers and chimpanzees were banned in Indian circus almost two decades ago, soon elephants are also going to be out of scene. While the public, especially children, still associates animal performances with circus, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has proposed to stop new registrations of elephants for circus.





An elephant regales spectators at the Great Bombay Circus at Phase VIII in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu 

CHB declares Rs 9.65 cr pending tax 
Chandigarh, December 23
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has declared a pending service tax payment of Rs 9.65 crore under the Central Excise Customs and Service Tax Department’s Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme.

Six months on, still falling short of promises
Panchkula, December 23
Despite six months of the formation of Panchkula’s first ever Municipal Corporation, no specific difference have been seen in its condition.

UT Power Dept all set to prepare tariff petition 
Chandigarh, December 23 The UT Electricity Department has started the process to prepare the power tariff petition for the next financial year 2014-15. The department has hired a consultant, who will prepare the petition for the department.

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EDUCATION

PU opens 9th hostel for girl students
Chandigarh, December 23
The Panjab University gave a New Year gift to its girl students today with inauguration of the Amrita Pritam Girls Hostel. It is the ninth hostel for girls in the South campus of the university and will accommodate around 360 hostellers from the next year.

(Left) Union Minister Preneet Kaur and Panjab University Vice-Chancellor AK Grover share a point during the inauguration of the girls hostel (right) at the university in Sector 25, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photos: S Chandan

Safety lapses at hostel to limit the accessibility
Chandigarh, December 23
The Panjab University will not make the Amrita Pritam Girls Hostel No. 9 fully accessible to students after accommodating them till it will be fully equipped with security equipment. After the inauguration of the hostel today, the deans and the chief security officer took a round of the hostel premises and pointed out various security lapses.

Seminar dwells on solutions to issues concerning J&K
Chandigarh, December 23
A seminar related to the facts, problem and solutions of the issues arising in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was organised by the Chandigarh chapter of the Jammu and Kashmir Study Centre at the Panjab University today.

Orientation session for parents
Panchkula, December 23
The Sky World School, Sector 21, Panchkula, held an orientation session for parents so as to communicate to them the current innovations in the learning systems and why these were important.

Students collect woollens for underprivileged
Panchkula, December 23
Students of Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, today pledged to extend a helping hand to the impoverished.

Sporty, musical soirée at Strawberry Fields
Chandigarh, December 23
Five-year-olds holding aloft flags and taking a crisp salute in a true Army style; three-year-olds prancing playfully to a vintage number as they recreate the Disney magic in a setting that brings alive all the lovable Disney World characters; four-year-olds making geometrical formations as part of a pattern parade; and four and five-year-olds showing their smart and athletic moves in superstars and later as cheerleaders.
Students of Strawberry Fields Kindergarten take part in an event during a sporty, musical soirée on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Two Mohali schools celebrate Christmas
Mohali, December 23 Ashmah International School organised Christmas celebrations in Sector 70 here. The school was decked up with the lights, festoons, balloons and ribbons. Students decorated a Christmas tree and wore bright and colourful dresses.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Two students selected for Indian Coast Guard, Navy 
Dera Bassi, December 23
Two students of Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology have brought laurels by getting placed in the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. Students of electronics stream (batch 2009-2013), Shruti Giri has been appointed commandant in Indian Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, and Akashdeep Singh has been appointed in the technical branch of the Indian Navy.

COURTS

SC upholds extension of Punjab Rent Act to city
New Delhi, December 23
The Supreme Court has upheld the extension of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Amendment) Act, 2001, to Chandigarh through a notification dated October 9, 2009.

What led father to take U-turn?
Panchkula, December 23
It was an altogether a different Buti Ram before the court today. From receiving bribe offers to threat calls, pressure from local villagers to being a hostage for taking back the case, earlier, Buti Ram had not given up.



Accused Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary with a police official at District Courts in Panchkula on Monday Inset Jyoti). Tribune photo Nitin Mittal

Man convicted of rape
Mohali, December 23
The local court today awarded 10-year sentence to an accused for raping a minor girl. The accused has been identified as Raju Chettri. The court of Mohali Additional District and Sessions Judge, Manjot Kaur, sent Chettri to 10-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 for raping a seven-year-old girl.
The accused, Raju Chettri, in police custody in Mohali on Monday. A Tribune Photograph 

Attach DC’s property: Court
Chandigarh, December 23
A local today ordered to attach the property of the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Estate Officer, UT, after the latter failed to allot flats under the rehabilitation scheme despite the lok adalat orders.

CRIME

Gang of robbers arrested
Mohali, December 23
The Mohali police arrested a gang of five robbers after bringing them on production warrants from Patiala Jail, here today.

SPORTS

Pavit leads 7th round 
Chandigarh, December 23
Pavit Singh of Delhi (7 points) lead the 7th round of the ongoing All India Open (below 2000 ratings) Fide Rating Chess Tournament, organised at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here today. He is closely followed by Rajesh Kumar Nath, Sandhya M, Sudhir Kumar, Pardeep Tiwari, Sumit Grover and Shubham with 6 points each. A total number of 243 players are participating in this event. From amongst these 94 players are international players.
Contestants participate in the chess tournament held at St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo

City dancers bring laurels
Chandigarh, December 23
Chandigarh’s team of dancesports brought glory to the city, bagging four gold medals and overall second position in the 7th National Dancesport Championship, concluded at the Ivy World School, Jalandar yesterday.


Winners of the 7th National Dancesport Championship with their trophy. a Tribune photograph

Local players bag medals in National School Games
Chandigarh, December 23
Local players brought laurels in various events of the4 59th National School Games. Two players won bronze medal in tae-kwan-do event for boys and girls (U-17), while in swimming Chaht Arora stole the show. The girls’ team of handball finished runners-up in the girls (U-17) event.

Water sports: Arjun bags 20 medals in a year
Chandigarh, December 23
At the age of 18-years Arjun Kumar is the emerging star of water-sports.





Arjun Kumar shows his medals. Tribune photo

Mohali Industries Association beat DIG Jam by 10 runs
Chandigarh, December 23
In the opening match of Corporate Cricket Tournament, the team of Mohali Industries Association (MIA) defeated DIG Jam by 10 runs, in a match held at YPS cricket grounds, here.

Sugandha wins title in tennis
Mohali, December 23
Sugandha defeated Samreen 6-4 and won the final of girls’ (U-12) category during the ongoing Shemrock Ace Tennis Academy Tournament for boys and girls, being held here today. In the matches of girls (U-10) category, Kumar defeated Gurusimart 5-3, Dhairya trounced Rayan 5-0 and Sidarth Goyal defeated Jaskirat Chugh 6-0. The tournament is being played under different categories of boys (U-10, U-12, U-14) and girls (U- 14) categories.
Sugandha in action during a tennis match held at Shemrock Ace Tennis Academy in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo

Special children suffer apathy of administration
Chandigarh, December 23
The recently concluded Asia Pacific Regional Games (special children), held in Australia, has brought happiness for parents of the contestants. Special children made their parents proud when their children returned with medals in their hands.

Special children with their parents and coach in a jubilant mood in Chandigarh. Tribune photo

Trials to select handball players today
Chandigarh, December 23
The Chandigarh Handball Association will hold selection trials to shortlist boys junior handball team at the DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 (4pm) tomorrow.