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Confusion reigns in schools
Chandigarh, January 30
Confusion reigned city schools here today following the last night order of “closure of schools” announced by the Education Department.

Eye hospital sealed in Panchkula
‘Fake’ doctor flees
Panchkula, January 30
Close on the heels of the kidney scam at Gurgaon, the Panchkula police, on the complaint of the civil surgeon, Panchkula, sealed an eye hospital after a raid here tonight.

Encroachers impede housing projects
Chandigarh, January 30
The Administration’s pubic-friendly announcements to provide more houses in the city are getting stuck in official rigmarole.

Shooting of Pregnant Woman
Illicit relations behind firing: Cops
Chandigarh, January 30
A day after a pregnant woman was seriously injured following a firing outside her house in Bapu Dham, the police is working on two theories that may have led to the incident - illicit relations of the woman and alleged drug trafficking by her.

Dy director, adult education, chargesheeted
Chandigarh, January 30
Rajesh Minhas, deputy director, adult education, Sec 42, here today, chargesheeted by the Administration and three charges had been framed against her.

Hospitals deny admission to patient
Mohali, January 30
Ex-serviceman Rattan Singh (65), who had suffered severe burn injuries, was refused admission by Silver Oaks and Fortis Hospitals here this evening. The patient, who was in extreme pain, waited for over three hours outside the hospital in biting cold with open wounds before he was finally shifted to Command Hospital at Panchkula.

Mohali to get its first golf range
Mohali, January 30
The stage is set for the Mohali’s first golf range and academy. With a club, the golf range will spread over 14 acres in Phase XI and will be the first facility for budding golf players in the district.

The proposed golf range in Mohali.

COMMUNITY

GMADA hikes reserve price of residential plots
Mohali, January 30
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has increased the reserved price of residential plots in the areas under its jurisdiction.

MC Meet
Estimates worth Rs 2.5 cr cleared
Mohali, January 30
Estimates for development works worth about Rs 2.50 crore were cleared at the general body meeting of the municipal council amid allegations of discrimination even as the proposal related to renting out a part of the civic body office building to house the office of District Sainik Welfare Board, Ropar, was rejected here yesterday.

IN MEMORY OF BAPU: Police personnel blow biguls to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary at UT Secretariat in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Snowfall in Solan sends shivers in city
Chandigarh, January 30
With Solan and Palampur receiving the first snowfall of the season today, severe cold conditions prevailed in the city and adjoining plains. The cold wave showed no signs of relenting with the minimum temperature dropping to a fresh low of 1.4 degree - a whopping 6 degree below normal.

5,000 passports are lost every year
Chandigarh, January 30
Applicants applying to the regional passport office for passports are at times left running from pillar to post in search of their passports. Every year around 5,000 passports are reported as lost.

Rodrigues pays tributes to martyrs
Chandigarh, January 30
Tributes were paid to those who had laid down their lives in the line of duty to commemorate Martyrs’ Day today. Wreaths were laid at the Chandigarh War Memorial by Governor of Punjab Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) and the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lieut-Gen Tej Kumar Sapru.

Governor of Punjab Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) pays tributes at the Chandigarh War Memorial on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

RTI Act
Appeal against officer for failing to give info
Chandigarh, January 30
A resident of Tarn Taran has filed an appeal against the Chief Engineer-cum-Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Engineering Department, for failing to provide information on the action taken against its officials who were found involved in serious irregularities committed by them in the building branch of the UT estate office.

BSNL lets down Netizens
Chandigarh, January 30
Netizens across the tricities were a harried lot with poor service provided by BSNL broadband. Poor connectivity had the users up in arms against the public sector behemoth as they alleged that their complaints were not redressed.

Admn’s website 2nd best in country
Chandigarh, January 30
The official website of the Chandigarh administration (www.chandigarh.gov.in) has been awarded the Silver Icon Award for being the second best government website in the country. The website has been designed and developed by the department of information technology and was revamped in 2007.

Beautification of parks takes ugly turn
Chandigarh, January 30
The land that would have been used for parking or other important purposes is being used for dumping malba. It’s been more than two months since the land opposite the Sector-34 police station is being used for dumping malba by the local authorities.

The land opposite the Sector 34 police station in Chandigarh that is being used as an unauthorised dumping ground. — Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan

Tribune ex-employee dead
Chandigarh, January 30
Nandan Singh Rautella, 72, a former supervisor of The Tribune, passed away here today after a brief illness. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a son, Rajinder Rautella, a deputy manager in The Tribune. The deceased retired from The Tribune in 1997 after putting in 38 years of service. The cremation will take place at 12 noon on Thursday at the Sector 25 crematorium.

Letters
Rash driving
We see a lot people getting injured and killed everyday because of road accidents. These accidents occur mainly due to negligence of drivers, lenient traffic rules and weird road conditions.

EDUCATION

Exam fever is back
Chandigarh, January 30
Examination time is round the corner; let it be boards exam or entrance exams. Coming March, students across the country would be in the grip of exam fever, giving sleepless nights to both students and parents. Worried parents apply for mass leave and put their lives on hold to provide their kids moral support.

PU Notes
Mahatma Gandhi remembered
Chandigarh, January 30
To pay homage to the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi, the department of Gandhian studies, Panjab University, organised a special lecture by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, on his martyrdom day at Gandhi Bhawan here on Wednesday.

Winners of declamation and on-the-spot painting competition after receiving certificates and prizes at a function organised by the Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

From Schools & Colleges
28th convocation at communication college
Chandigarh, January 30
The 28th convocation of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Dayanand College of Communication and Management was held at the college auditorium here today. Dr S.K. Salwan, vice- chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, was the chief guest.

Girls pose with their degrees during the 28th convocation at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Sector 27, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

From Schools & Colleges
Jindal Award for P’kula teacher
Panchkula, January 30
Shashi Banerji, principal of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, Panchkula, has been chosen for the prestigious ‘Jindal Award For Best Teacher’ in the secondary and senior secondary category from the Bhavan head office. The award carries a citation, a shawl, a sreephal, a gold-plated silver medal and a cash award of Rs 12,251.

Asstt prof honoured
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 30
The Indian Society for Technical Education has conferred the Maharashtra State National Award on Dr Harpreet Singh, assistant professor at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, in recognition of the outstanding research work carried out by him in the area of surface engineering for corrosion protection.

COURTS

Lawyer in dock for filing ‘frivolous complaint’
Chandigarh, January 30
Taking serious note of a frivolous complaint filed by a Bathinda-based advocate against district and sessions judge K.K. Garg, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has filed a complaint against him.

Swaraj Mazda to pay Rs 1 lakh
Chandigarh, January 30
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I today directed Swaraj Mazda in Sector 34 to pay compensation of Rs 1 lakh for delay in supplying bus under “Own Your Vehicle Scheme” to Rajesh Sharma from Solan in Himachal Pradesh.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Protest rally by Karamchari Dal
Patiala, January 30
A massive protest rally by the Punjab State Karamchari Dal was held in front of the office of the chief engineer, water supply and sanitation, here today. The gathering spilled onto the busy Mall Road, disrupting traffic.

Fraud charges rock MC meeting
Ambala, January 30
Charges of several frauds committed by the MC officials today rocked the meeting of the municipal councillors, who demanded a vigilance probe into the alleged discrepancies.

MC Poll
Revision of electoral rolls ends
Bassi Pathana, January 30
As the deadline for the revision of electoral rolls for the council elections ended yesterday, the town witnessed hectic political activity.

Ambala Club cancels auction of shops
Ambala, January 30
The Ambala Club, built on the municipal council land, has canceled the auction of 44 shops and a swimming pool today following the order of the director, Haryana Local Bodies. The club had decided to give the shops on rent to enhance its income.

SPORTS

City boy clinches IGU golf title
Gets fourth all-India ranking in under-11
Chandigarh, January 30
Feroz Singh Garewal is barely 10. But this Class V student of St Kabir School has already made a mark for himself on the Indian golf circuit. He clinched the under-11 title in the Yatinder Memorial All-India Junior/Sub junior Golf Championship of the IGU at Jaipur defeating his nearest rival by a big margin of 18 strokes to occupy the fourth all-India ranking in category ‘D’.

His eyes focussed on the ball: Feroz gets putting lessons from his coach Jesse Grewal in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

AITA Championship
City eves make it to semifinals
Chandigarh, January 30
Haryana player Sunny Dahiya ended the challenge of top seeded local player Pankaj Kumar 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, in the boys’ under-14 quarterfinals singles of AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament at Lake Club courts, here today.

Nikita plays a shot during the AITA Championship at Lake Club in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Annual athletics meet held at GGSCW-26
Chandigarh, January 30
Veena, a student of BA (II) clinched the Best Athlete (Sports) award while Best Athlete (non-sports) went to Dipia in the two-day 23rd Annual Athletic Meet of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, concluded at the college grounds, here today.

Girls show their strength at tug-of-war at the atheletics meet held at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College for Women in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

22 selected for football tourney
Chandigarh, January 30
Twentytwo students have been selected by the Chandigarh Football Association, including two officials, to participate in the under-21 National Football Championship to be held in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) from February 1.

Cricket trials on Feb 2
Mohali, January 30
The Association for Twenty20 Cricket, Punjab, will be conducting trails to select probables for the forthcoming 1st under-19 National Twenty20 Cricket Championship, on February 2 at 11.30 am at Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 71, here.

List of probables released
Chandigarh, January 30
Twentyfour probables have been selected by the Chandigarh Football Association for the coaching camp to prepare womens’ team for Senior National Women Football Championship to be held in Kolkata from February 23.

CRIME

Two held for robbing man
Chandigarh, January 30
Gurmeet Singh and Ranvir Singh were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a robbery that took place on January 27 night. The two were arrested for robbing a city resident of Rs 2,600.

19-yr-old girl hangs herself
Panchkula, January 30
A 19-year-old girl was committed suicide at her home here today. The deceased, identified as Archana, a resident of 332, Industrial Area Phase I, was employed at a shoe factory in the Industrial Area.

CULTURE

Indian art and culture losing sheen: Expert
Chandigarh, January 30
“Nourished by the eternal flow of enriching nuances of art and culture, from the times immemorial, the Indian civilization have been reigning supreme and leading the whole world in their quest of spiritual realisation and social behaviour and worldly pursuits ”, said eminent art historian and iconographist Dr D.C. Bhattacharya.

Street play for eco awareness
Chandigarh, January 30
Students of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, performed a street play in Sector 19 today to make people aware about the need to improve personal hygiene and create civic sense among them.