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In-laws set woman afire
Chandigarh, June 6
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly set afire by her minor brother and sister-in-laws after pouring kerosene oil on her at her Sector 7 residence this morning. She was sustained 80 per cent burn injuries, said the police.

MC identifies monsoon trouble spots
Chandigarh, June 6
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has completed the survey to mark the expected trouble spots for the residents during the forthcoming monsoon. Related emergency services, particularly fire tenders and other machinery to drain out the water, will be kept on the waiting.

Petrol stations run dry
Chandigarh, June 6
Even as the city is reeling under the impact of the steep rise in fuel prices, over a dozen petrol stations in the tri-city ran dry in the morning. Sources say that many oil companies did not send their tankers to the filling stations last night, so that these could be sold at the revised rates. 

Thieves decamp with gold, cash
Mohali, June 6
Thieves decamped with gold, cash and other items from two houses here when the owners were out of station.

HC lawyer goes missing in Ropar
Car found near canal
Ropar, June 6
A practising advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Rajesh Gumber, a resident of 39-A Chandigarh, has gone missing from here under mysterious circumstances.

Passing thru
Mr Peter Tighe (from Paris) Assistant Zone Director, Matrix

COMMUNITY

BJP’s dharna against petrol price hike

Chandigarh, June 6 In the wake of unprecedented rise in petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh BJP activists led by their president Yash Pal Mahajan held a protest demonstration today in front of the office of Congress Bhavan sector 35. BJP workers protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices in Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Police grills wife of Dy Mayor  Chandigarh, June 6 Harneet Singh, wife of Deputy Mayor H.S. Lucky, and one of the suspects in the theft case of expensive clothes from a showroom in Sector 17 in April, this year, today joined investigation following the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Sources in the Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police said Harneet Singh along with her husband and counsel came to the Crime Branch to join the investigation at around 4 pm. The court has directed her to join investigations till June 8. Harneet Singh, wife of Deputy Mayor H. S. Lucky, arrives at the Crime Branch office, Chandigarh, to join investigations on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Mohali power supply better, claims PSEB
Mohali, June 6
All villages falling under the Mohali circle have been provided with power supply on the urban pattern. Mr Surinder Pal, Deputy Chief Engineer, said 313 villages had been provided power supply as was being done in urban areas. He said earlier villages were getting power supply only for a few hours when the three phase power supply was released for tubewells. As such the residents of all these villages were facing problems. Now the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) had separated the tubewell supply from that of the residential area.

Coming, Army’s new combat fatigues
Chandigarh, June 6
The Indian Army is all poised to don new colours. Rattled by the growing misuse of its combat fatigues by terrorists, the Army has ordered the production of new fatigues which would be available, by November, only at the ordnance factories and not sold over-the-counter.

Jack & Jill Hilltop kids plant saplings

Chandigarh, June 6 As a step to celebrate World Environment Day, kids of Jack & Jill Hilltop Club planted numerous saplings in Jayanti Majri village, 6 km from the PGI, yesterday. A workshop in this connection for kids started on May 22 and ended on the eve of World Environment Day. The rustic environment was relished by the children, who learnt how to rough it out along with adventure and fun. Kids of Jack & Jill Hilltop Club on an adventure trip to Jayanti Majri village, 6 km from here, where they planted saplings on Monday.

Govt bows to contractors’ demands
Panchkula, June 6
The Haryana Government has accepted certain demands of the Hot Mix Plant Contractors Association for which the contractors had been boycotting tenders till the end of this month.

• Exhibition of books

• Low water pressure

• Protest against MC

CRIME

Bid to steal overhead cable 
Chandigarh, June 6
An attempt to steal the overhead electricity cable led to the power disruption on the Chandigarh-Ambala section on June 3. The evening New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express was stranded for about an hour at Zirakpur.

Two women pickpockets held
Mohali, June 6
Two migrant women labourers were caught and were handed over to the police after they allegedly picked the pocket of a local resident today. According to reports, Gurvinder Singh, who had withdrawn Rs 15,000 from a bank in Phase III B 2, stopped at a chhabeel at Gurdwara Sacha Dhan Sahib to have sweetened water.

Wallet stolen at GMCH-32
Chandigarh, June 6
Mr Chandan Suri, Marketing Executive, The Tribune, lodged a complaint with the police that his wallet was stolen at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here this afternoon. The wallet containing his driving licence, registration certificate of his motor cycle, ATM card, identity card and some other important documents, was stolen while he was in an elevator in the hospital.

HOA officials booked
Panchkula, June 6
The district police has booked a director and a cashier of the Haryana Olympic Association (HOA) in a case of misappropriation of funds and cheating. The two, H.S. Bhadu and Bhupinder Singh, director and cashier of the association, respectively, have been booked under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

EDUCATION

From Colleges
Students throng govt colleges for admission forms 

Chandigarh, June 6 Students seeking admission to four government colleges in the city made a beeline for the colleges after the sale of admission forms opened today. The Education Department of Chandigarh Administration will conduct joint admission to Government College, Sector 11, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Government College for Girls, Sector 42 and Government College, Sector 46, all affiliated with Panjab University.

Students seeking admission to various government colleges in Chandigarh, at Government College for Girls, Sector 11, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

UT police restrained from arresting Harneet
Chandigarh, June 6
A vacation bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today restrained Chandigarh police from arresting Ms Harneet Singh, wife of Deputy Mayor, H.S. Lucky, till June 8. However, the Bench directed her to join investigations at 4 pm today. Thereafter the bail plea was adjourned.

CULTURE

Amir Khusrau brought alive through verses

Chandigarh, June 6 Some melodies are timeless. Subtle yet strong, tender yet rough, and eternally flowing, they stop by the shores of time only once in a while just so the world can feel the warmth they exude. Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan presents Amir Khusrau’s poetry at the seminar held at Panchkula on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

HEALTH

AIDS patients become beacon for others

Chandigarh, June 6 Great accomplishments always have humble beginnings, just like “Man Jeete, Jag Jeet”. Conceived some time ago by those who believe in healthy living as an antidote to all ills, including HIV/AIDS, this small booklet makes a big promise. (From left) Narayan Das, Pooja, Neetu and Ranbir — members of the Chandigarh Network of People Living with HIV/ AIDS — with a booklet and a documentary film on issues related to HIV/AIDS. The booklet contains answers to all HIV/AIDS-related queries. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Cancer Survivor Day observed
Mohali, June 6
The Fortis Hospital yesterday observed World Cancer Survivor Day at a function held at the hospital, in which a large number of cancer survivors, their relatives and their friends participated.

SPORTS

Team title for AG UP Chandigarh, June 6 A brilliant performance by AG UP shuttlers helped their team to clinch the team title after routing hosts AG Punjab by 3-2 in the team events of the North Zone Audit and Accounts Badminton Tournament at the badminton hall, sports complex, Sector 42, here today. A doubles match in progress during the North Zone Audit and Accounts Badminton Tournament in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Subham leads u-12 category
Chandigarh, June 6
Subham Vij of St John’s, Harmeet Singh of Guru Nanak Public School-36, and Srijan Uppal of DAV Public-8 occupied top positions in the under-12 league programme in the Lake Club Tennis Competitions for trainees at Lake Club courts here today.

Chandigarh in command
Mohali, June 6
A superb century by Himanshu Chawla (101) and a fine knock of Simrat Bawa (97) consolidated Chandigarh’s position against Patiala in the finals of the under-19 cricket meet for Dhruv Pandove Trophy held at PCA Stadium,here, today.