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Admn ‘doles’ out booths in Sector 22 at Rs 14
Chandigarh, September 27
A booth in Sector 22 on rent for just Rs 14 per month. Sounds shocking but it is true. Around 15 booths owned by the Chandigarh Administration have been let out for the past four decades for this ‘princely’ sum.

Exploit tourism potential: Jacob
Chandigarh, September 27
The tourism authorities and various agencies — private and public — here today launched four-day tourism activities on World Tourism Day aimed at making the city the hub of North India’s tourism.

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Students of the Institute of Hotel Management distribute flowers at the arrival of the Shatabdi Express to mark World Tourism Day at Chandigarh railway station on Thursday. —  Photo Pankaj Sharma

Pandemonium in MC House
Chandigarh, September 27
An adjourned meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh here today was marred with marshals being called to remove Congress Senior Deputy Mayor, and the Congress and the BJP walking out.

No challaning on no. plates till further orders
Chandigarh, September 27
The Chandigarh Administration will not challan motorists in the city for improper number plates till the issue of having special number plates for vehicles is decided, said a top official of the Transport Department tonight.

ORP promoters still enjoy their status
SAS Nagar, September 27
The reversion of police officers promoted in their “Own Rank and Pay” in light of the orders by the Punjab and Haryana High Court seems to have been implemented only on papers.

 

COMMUNITY

Bus passengers harassed
Chandigarh, September 27
About 50 passengers who were to board a private bus to Jammu were offloaded and put to harassment here tonight as transporters and officials of the Chandigarh Administration’s Transport Department argued for about two hours over the amount of alleged gratification.

Sonia constitutes CTCC election committee
Chandigarh, September 27
Ms Sonia Gandhi, AICC President, has constituted the election committee of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee.

Hand-painted fabrics’ exhibition
Chandigarh, September 27
Bugli’s creations come to the city with a wide range of hand-painted suits, sarees, shawls and dupattas in beautiful floral patterns, which are going to be shown at the exhibition hall of Hotel Aroma in Sector 22 from tomorrow.

Non-delivery PO for Mani Majra
Chandigarh, September 27
A computerised fullfledged non-delivery post office in bay shop No. 54, Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, was inaugurated today by Justice B.S. Nehra, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

CRIME

Fraud case against computer institute
Chandigarh, September 27
The police registered a case of a breach of the trust and fraud against a computer training institute in the city here yesterday. A case under Sections 406 and 420, IPC, has been registered against Jupiter IT Solutions. The institute was engaged in training people in medical transcription.

210 booked for traffic offences in city
Chandigarh, September 27
The traffic police, in association with police personnel drawn from various police stations in the city, launched a special two-hour drive to check traffic violations today. Over 210 commuters were booked in different parts of the city during the drive from 4 pm to 6pm.

Cop caught for taking bribe
SAS Nagar, September 27
The Additional Station House Officer of the Sohana police station was today caught red-handed by a flying squad of the Punjab Vigilance Department while accepting a bribe of Rs 1000 from a complainant of Goggo Majra village in the premises of the police station here. The Additional Station House Officer, SI Bhadhur Singh, had reportedly sought the bribe for registering a case of theft of the complainant.

15-yr-old girl drugged, raped
Chandigarh, September 27
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man at her employer’s residence during the intervening night of September 24 and 25. She had allegedly been coerced into staying overnight by her employer.

Cars stolen
Chandigarh, September 27
Two cars were reportedly stolen from different parts of the city during the past 24 hours. A Maruti car (CH-01K-5797) was stolen from Sector 34 , while another Maruti car (CH-01T-1472) was stolen during the night intervening September 25 and 26 from Mani Majra.

Two held for possessing poppy husk
SAS Nagar, September 27
The Sohana police has arrested two persons who were allegedly carrying 3 kg of poppy husk at Nanomajra village here on Tuesday night. The suspects, Pawan Kumar (35) and Prabhat (40), were carrying it on a scooter when they were intercepted by a police party. 

BUSINESS

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EDUCATION

City lads win quiz contest Chandigarh, September 27 Sahil Sethi and Misha Pratap, students of Class XII of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, have won the All-India Petroleum Conservation Research Association TV quiz competition. The result of the competition was announced in New Delhi. It will be telecast on DD(I) on Saturday. The quiz master was Roshan Abbas. Misha Pratap (left) and Sahil Sethi of the GMSSS-35, Chandigarh, who won the national-level PCRA quiz competition held at New Delhi. — A Tribune photograph

NSS camps in city colleges Chandigarh, September 27 NSS camps are on in various city colleges. At Government College of Education, Sector 20, the 103 Campers organised a rally-cum-procession on environmental pollution under the leadership of Mr Harjinder Singh and Mrs Manjit Kaur, who are the programme officers of the camp. NSS volunteers of the Government College of Education, Sector 20, take out a procession against environmental pollution in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

Biology-orientation programme
Chandigarh, September 27
About 52 teachers from different schools attended a biology-orientation programme conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education for senior secondary level at the Sector 15 DAV Model School here today.

Education board extends date to submit forms
SAS Nagar, September 27
The Controller of Examinations, Punjab School Education Board, Mrs Harcharanjit Kaur Brar, today said the last date to submit the examination forms of matric and senior secondary class examination had been extended. The last date for private candidates of matric and senior secondary classes with a late fee of Rs 100 had been extended from September 30 to October 5.

COURTS

Bail pleas of Golden Forest directors rejected
Chandigarh, September 27
Justice K.C. Gupta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed bail applications moved by three directors of Golden Forests — Vinod Mahajan, Lehmbar Singh and Hritesh Kumar.

HIGH COURT
PU Syndicate poll stayed
Chandigarh, September 27
In less than 24 hours before Panjab University’s Syndicate elections were scheduled to be held, Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the university and other respondents against holding the same till further orders.

Forum penalises LIC
Chandigarh, September 27
The UT District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II has directed the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Jeevan Parkash Building, and others to pay a compensation to a city resident for deficiency in its services.

Clarification on sale of medicines
Chandigarh, September 27
The liquidator of the Super Bazar, Mr S.L. Shahi, has claimed that the allegations of selling of medicines in the Super Bazar at exorbitant rates were not true.

CULTURE

Lal Raza mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, September 27
Be it Shah Hussain’s kafi or Karnali Umeed’s ghazals, Lal Raza’s deep throaty voice did justice to all, enthralling the audience during a Punjabi Sugam Sangeet programme at the Punjab Kala Bhavan in Sector 16 here this evening.

HEALTH

Docs fail to get ultrasound centres registered
SAS Nagar, September 27
Doctors in the town are adopting a casual approach to the law on the compulsory registration of ultrasonography centres. So far, only four out of the 20-odd centres here have got registered with the Ropar Civil Surgeon, while three others, including one on the premises of a gurdwara, have applied for registration.

SPORTS

DAVSSS-8 shuttlers excel

Chandigarh, September 27 DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, shuttlers clinched two titles in under-19 and under-17 sections of the UT Inter-school badminton tournament ( boys) concluded here today at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23. The team of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, which won the UT Inter-School Lawn Tennis Meet.

Jr Golf set for exciting finish
Chandigarh, September 27
Jaskirat Singh Dullet of Black Elephant Golf Club played a one-under card of 71 today to draw level with the leader, Harinder Gupta, in Category A on the penultimate day of the Chandigarh Open Junior and Subjunior Golf Tournament here today. Both had a score of 220 after the third round.

ADMINISTRATION

UT gets rap on road projects
Chandigarh, September 27
The Union Ministry of Surface Transport has taken the Chandigarh Administration to task, saying it has been slow in carrying out major works relating to new roads and double-laning of the existing ones despite getting Rs 3 crore for specified projects from the Government of India.