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Will Panjab University get Admn’s nod for elections?
Chandigarh, August 29
Will Panjab University get the nod of the UT Administration to hold elections to the student body due to an upsurge in incidents of violence on the campus?

LOVE’S ‘LABOUR’ LOST
Spurned lover plans murder, held
Chandigarh, August 29
It is a perfect script for a love-turn-sour Bollywood movie. A forlorn lover, out to seek revenge from his beloved, seeks help from his close friends to eliminate her and ends up in police custody. The mission of revenge remains unaccomplished.

MCC Sub-Inspector in CBI net
Arrest vindicates corruption charges
Chandigarh, August 29
A Sub-Inspector in the Enforcement Department of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) was arrested by the CBI for accepting bribe from rehri-phariwalas in Sector 17 here this evening. The SI, D.P. Singh, used to collect money through a tout, Shalinder Kumar Pandey, who himself was a rehriwala.

The Sector 20 Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Chandigarh has been decorated on the eve of Janmashtami on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph Jacob greets people on Janmashtami

PGI OTs closed again
Chandigarh, August 29
Despite extensive repairs to plug the leakage in the operation theatres (OTs) on the fifth floor of Nehru Hospital at the PGI, the authorities have been forced to close these for the second time in a month, following a heavy downpour.

RAPE CASE
Ram Lal back in city?
Chandigarh, August 29
Investigations by the Chandigarh police in the “rape” case involving a girl in her twenties has revealed that the main suspect in the case, Ram Lal, who is on the run, had physical contact with the victim at a Panchkula hotel on August 13 — the day the alleged plot was hatched.

COMMUNITY

BJP holds dharna against Cong ‘misdeeds’

Chandigarh, August 29 The local unit of the BJP today held a dharna in front of the MC office to highlight ‘failures’ of the Congress-ruled corporation and its MP Pawan Bansal, daring him to get the BJP leaders arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged on ‘baseless’ charges. Former Mayor Kamla Sharma and BJP national executive committee member Satya Pal Jain, at a protest dharna held against the Congress ‘misdeeds’ in front of MC office in Chandigarh on Thursday.—  A Tribune photograph

‘Boycott power bills’ payment’

Chandigarh, August 29 The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) has appealed to the farmers to protest against the government’s move to impose power tariff on the farm sector.  The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) organised a rally seeking compensation for loss of crops, at Parade Ground, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

• No fourth body  in pond

EDUCATION

‘Legislation needed to streamline exam system’
Chandigarh, August 29
Panjab University needs to draft a legislation pertaining to various aspects of the examination system in order to streamline the system, said Dr Amrik Singh, a former Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, in his inaugural address at the seminar on “Setting on question paper — quality and format” organised by Panjab University at the ICSSR Complex here yesterday.

Kids perform Raas Lila to mark Janmashtami
Chandigarh, August 29
Janmashtami was celebrated with gaiety and fervour in educational institutions of the city, here today. Speeches and cultural programmes marked the day. ‘Lord Krishna’ was present every where at Gandhi Samarak Bhavan, Sector 16, dancing with his ‘gopis’, laughing, talking and enjoying the slight drizzle outside.

Kids of St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, Evergreen Academy, Sector 34, and Blue Bird School, Sector 16, celebrate Janmashtami in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Photos Parvesh Chauhan

Tiny tots dress up as Radha, Krishna
SAS Nagar, August 29
Janmashtami celebrations were held in different schools of SAS Nagar here today. The students of Spring Valley Public School came to the school dressed up as Lord Krishna, Radha and Sudama.

NIIFT fashion workshop
SAS Nagar, August 29
A fashion make-up workshop was organised at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) here today. The workshop was organised by Ms Vandana Sexana, Group Head with Hindustan Level Ltd (HLL). It was conducted by Avleen Khokkar, leading cosmetologist and skin care specialist from HLL.

• PU extends admission date

• PTU college starts B.Tech in biotechnology

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Commutation of pension one-time benefit
Chandigarh, August 29
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant judgement, today held that commutation of pension was one-time affair and was allowed for enabling a retired employee to meet his major commitments, including acquisition of a house or the marriage of a child.

FIR quashed Single-Judge ruling

Status report

CULTURE

• Astrology show on Alfa Punjabi

HEALTH

Suspected cholera case in Palsora
Chandigarh, August 29
The outbreak of gastroenteritis and cholera in certain slum areas and rehabilitation colonies seems to have been contained as apart from one suspected cholera case from Palsora, only six persons suffering from gastroenteritis were admitted to the government hospitals in the city today.

SPORTS

NATIONAL SPORTS DAY
Students highlight nation’s achievements

Chandigarh, August 29 Sports know no religion , it binds the nation. This was the message conveyed by students of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, when they celebrated National Sports Day today on their school premises. Tiny tots participate in a balloon race to mark National Sports Day at The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, on Thursday. Photo — Pankaj Sharma

Day for whom?
Chandigarh, August 29
Today was National Sports Day. But what was ironical was that only a handful of people were involved in the celebrations. The government officials also did the formality and that too was negligible on this day, which is also the birth anniversary of the hockey wizard Dhyan Chand. It may be recalled that the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, had declared his birth anniversary to be celebrated as National Sports Day.

ADMINISTRATION

Renu is Acting Chief Architect
Chandigarh, August 29
Following the superannuation of the Chief Architect, Mr Sarbjeet Singh Sandhu, the Chandigarh Administration today handed over the charge to Ms Renu Saighal Prabhakar. She will work as the acting Chief Architect. The work of the Secretary, Urban Planning, has been handed over to the Finance Secretary, Mr Karan A. Singh

Show-cause notices to MC inspectors
SAS Nagar, August 29
Two sanitary inspectors of the Municipal Council here will be issued show-cause notices for being absent from duty during office hours. Orders in this regard have been issued by the Secretary, Local Government, Mr Sarvesh Kaushal.

• MC meeting put off