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College girl killed as Sumo hits scooter
Zirakpur, August 28
Two persons, including a girl student of Dera Bassi, were killed this morning in a head-on collision between a Tata Sumo and a scooter on the ‘killer’ Kalka-Ambala highway near Singhpura village, 2 km from here.

A Tata Sumo that overturned after colliding with a scooter, killing a college girl of Dera Bassi and injuring four others on the Kalka-Ambala highway, near Zirakpur, on Thursday morning. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

Students call off strike Chandigarh, August 28 Students of the Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, called off the strike this evening after the college authorities agreed to meet their demands by next week. The compromise was struck after many rounds of meeting between the two parties — the students and the college authorities. Students of the Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, stage a protest in front of the college in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Elderly couple attacked 
Chandigarh, August 28
A teenaged robber last night attacked an elderly couple in Sector 9 with a “kitchen knife” seriously injuring Mr Ashok Burman in his eye. The attack brings into focus the vulnerability of senior citizens after the police gave a quiet burial to the Help the Aged Persons Scheme (HAPS).

No early end to Beant trial
Chandigarh, August 28
Eight years into the assassination trial to prosecute the people who are suspected of planning and killing former Punjab Chief Minister, the late Beant Singh, the ongoing trial is nowhere near an end. Only half of the 426 witnesses listed in the case have been examined.

Delay plagues Beant memorial
Chandigarh, August 28
It will be eight years on August 31 since former Punjab Chief Minister, Beant Singh was killed by a suspected human bomb outside his office here. It also means the annual remembrances are around the corner. Tributes will be paid like last year and the years before that. However, once the functions are over, things will be back to slow motion as far as completion of the memorial for the former CM in Sector 42 here is concerned.

Temple demolition case takes political hue
Chandigarh, August 28
The din of the Dalit temple demolition at PGI has reached the All-India Congress Committee chief, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who has written to the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to look into the matter.

3-day sports festival at school Chandigarh, August 28 A three-day sports festival for tiny tots as part of National Sports Day celebrations began here today at The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula. The coincided with the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. Tiny tots of The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, assemble to participate in a three-day sports festival being organised on the school campus as part of National Sports Day celebrations. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

More sectors to come under paid parking
Chandigarh, August 28
Even as complaints of mismanagement and misbehaviour against parking lot attendants continue to pour in, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has initiated the process of introducing the paid parking system in at least three more sectors in the city.

Decision on water charge hike deferred
SAS Nagar, August 28
Municipal councillors of the town are against hike in the water and sewerage charges and a decision on the issue was kept pending at the Municipal Council meeting held here today.

Roads await repair in Industrial Area

Chandigarh, August 28 The heavy monsoon rains over the past one month have brought cheer to all sections, except the industrialists and transport operators in Industrial Area, Phase II. They claim that they have been waiting for the repair of the roads for the past many years. Condition of one of the roads in the Industrial Area, Phase II, Chandigarh, which is awaiting repairs for the past many years. — A Tribune photograph

OBITUARY
Dr R.S. Prasad — A man with a golden heart
The old dictum of Hindu mythology that good persons are also wanted by the Almighty as much as by the humanity on earth has come true once again when a noble soul — Dr Rama Shankar Prasad, Professor of Electronics Engineering in the Punjab Engineering College — departed for his heavenly abode.

PEC professor’s cremation today

Reliance phones go out of order
Chandigarh, August 28
Thousands of Reliance WLL telephone subscribers in the city felt frustrated today when they failed to receive calls from other subscribers of the Reliance network and other networks.

CRIME

Vigilance books 3 in bogus pensions case
Chandigarh, August 28
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today registered a case against a District Social Security Officer (DSSO), a Child Development Officer (CDPO) and a doctor on the charges of fraudulently recommending old-age pensions in Kapurthala district.

Woman accuses cop of rape
Chandigarh, August 28
A woman, who runs a finance company in Sector 22 here, has accused Head Constable Randip Singh, posted at the Sector 22 police post, of having raped her in a village of Kharar tehsil. However, members of the constable’s family have alleged that the woman was trying to blackmail them.

16 held for immoral trafficking
Raipur Rani, August 28
The police this evening busted a flesh trade racket being run by a couple. The couple’s teenage daughter and 13 others were also arrested. The police claimed that Raksha, alias Ranjan, and her husband, Krishan Kumar, had been running the trade in the area for the past many months. The police raided Krishan Kumar’s house around 8 pm and arrested the accused.

Four booked for rioting
Lalru, August 28
Four residents of Dappar village were booked by the police on the charge of rioting, thrashing and threatening a resident of the same village with dire consequences today.

Youth kills self

MIA opposes frequent hike in steel prices
SAS Nagar, August 28
The Mohali Industries Association (MIA) has opposed the increase in the prices of steel over the past eight to 10 months, saying it had adversely affected small-scale industrial units in the town.

EDUCATION

UT tells Punjab, Haryana to vacate Art College block C
Chandigarh, August 28
The UT, Punjab and Haryana governments seem to have locked horns over the issue of possession rights of “block C” of the Government College of Art (GCA), Sector 10, which is under the occupation of the Industries Department, Punjab and Haryana.

PU mission — to keep campus clean
Chandigarh, August 28
Panjab University will issue a circular to all residents on the campus to ensure that garbage is not thrown at any public place, lest they could face action. Recommendations with regard to maintaining cleanliness have been finalised by a committee which met under the chairmanship of Prof R.D. Anand. On the committee were the Registrar and presidents of the Panjab University (Non-Teaching) Staff Association and the Panjab University Teachers Association. The committee was constituted following complaints of scattered garbage at various sites on the campus and backlanes of houses.

500 students participate in ‘Melange’

Chandigarh, August 28 About 500 students from 16 different schools in the city took part in ‘Melange’; an inter-school event was organised by ‘Les Amis’, a student organisation at Bal Bhavan in Sector 23 here today. Face-painting proved to be a colourful affair, generating interest at the inter-school contest held at Bal Bhavan in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

9 shortlisted for award contest
Chandigarh, August 28
The second day of the local Bal Shree Awards contest being organised by the local chapter of the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Chandigarh, saw a participation from 100 students of 37 city schools. The contests were held in categories of creative writing and creativity in science.

Counselling for engineering courses

HC notice to PGI on public interest plea
Chandigarh, August 28
Acting on a petition filed in public interest by a social organisation seeking better facilities at the trauma ward in the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the institute.

Special Lok Adalat on August 30
Chandigarh, August 28
A Special Lok Adalat will be organised on August 30 on the premises of the district court in Sector 17, informed the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal, here today. Mr Mohal said 15 courts would take up at least 1400 different cases, including summary challan cases.

Vehicle challan case
Chandigarh, August 28
Taking up the case pertaining to the challaning of a Punjab and Haryana High Court vehicle, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, headed by Chief Justice Mr Justice B.K. Roy, today directed the filing of an affidavit.

SPORTS

Manav Mangal book semifinal berth 
Chandigarh, August 28
Manav Mangal High School (MMHS), Sector 21, Chandigarh, made it to the last four of the Ninth Chandigarh Sub-Junior State Ball Badminton Championship being played here at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44.

ADMINISTRATION

Godowns storing fireworks face probe
Kharar, August 28
Mr Sukhwinder Singh Gill, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, today asked the Executive Officer of the Municipal council, Kurali, to inquire and submit a report on a complaint submitted by the block Youth Congress, Majri, about the presence of godowns storing fireworks in congested localities of Kurali township.

Hotels, lodges to give list of guests to police
SAS Nagar, August 28
The police has directed owners of hotels and lodges in the town to daily present a list of guests to it. The directions were given by Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, SP, at a meeting with the owners of hotels and lodges here today. He said the list had to be sent to the police at 9 p.m.