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Valentine’s Day
Khaki subdues Red
Chandigarh, February 14
With cops having virtually laid a siege to the city, blocking the geri routes and erecting barricades, the festival of warmth remained cool throughout the day.

A young boy greets his beloved with flowers on Valentine’s Day at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

150 challaned; Sainiks stopped
Chandigarh: The police booked 150 motorists, impounded three vehicles and sealed the geri route in the wee hours.

Stray dogs also go into pvt hands
Chandigarh, February 14
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today took a decision regarding the sterilisation of stray dogs at a meeting of the MC house. According to the Animal Birth Control Act, 2001, stray dogs should be sterilised and not killed. Keeping this in mind, the MC will soon contact private companies, which will look after the sterilisation of these dogs. 

Fuel Price Hike
Residents rushed to fill tanks
Chandigarh, February 14
The hike in fuel prices to be affected from midnight today led to a rush at petrol stations in the city and surrounding townships of Panchkula and Mohali.

COMMUNITY

New strategies to check foeticide on anvil
 Chandigarh, February 14
Officers of the UT administration today met different stakeholders to discuss strategies for combating the declining sex ratio in the city and invited suggestions to do the needful.

Anganwari workers from Chandigarh attend the conference on female foeticide at the UT guest house on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Jaunt-y babus…
BJP demands probe; UT hikes RTI fee
Chandigarh, February 14
The BJP has demanded an investigation into the expenditure made by UT officers on their foreign trips. In a press statement issued yesterday, Kehar Singh Koundel, spokesperson, BJP Chandigarh, said the union home ministry should get the matter investigated by a neutral agency.

Valentine Spirit

Ducks caught in a blissful union on a day that signifies love. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Two more trains via Chandigarh planned
Chandigarh, February 14
Northern Railways has plans to have two new trains — one between Una and Haridwar via Chandigarh and the other between Chandigarh and Udaipur.

Demolition team stymied, villagers up in arms
Panchkula, February 14
Traffic was disrupted for nearly an hour on the Pinjore-Mallha-Sarahan road by hundreds of residents from the two villages of Pinjore subdivision, near here today. The group was protesting against demolition of alleged unauthorised constructions.

Workers demand regularisation
Mohali, February 14
Fity-four employees of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) have been camping at the PUDA office here for the past fortnight. The employees claim to be on deputation with the Ludhiana municipal corporation from where they were relieved and asked to join back their parent department.

Industrialists protest against rising steel prices
Mohali, February 14
Shaken by the unprecedented increase in steel prices, industrialists of the region under the aegis of Mohali Industries Association, today took out their ire against Union Minister for Steel Ram Vilas Paswan and the Steel Alliance.

Members of MIA burn the effigy of Ram Vilas Paswan in Mohali on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

207 jhuggis razed to ground
Mohali, February 14
In a major swoop, an anti-encroachment team of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority cleared an acre of prime land in Phase VI, on the Chandigarh-Mohali border, here today. As part of the drive that lasted over three hours, 207 jhuggis of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Colony were removed.

Hapless residents of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Colony during the anti-encroachment drive in Mohali on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

GMADA goes tech savvy
Mohali, February 14
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is making use of a hydraulic road sweeping machine as part of its sanitation programme in four sectors of the town. GMADA officials claimed that the authority was the first organisation in the area to make use of an advanced method for carrying out sanitation work in Sectors 66 to 69.

The hydraulic road sweeping machine at work in Mohali on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Railway station to wear a new look
Chandigarh, February 14
A major upgradation plan for the Chandigarh railway station is on the cards. Already the entrance concourse has been designed at a cost of around Rs 45 lakh. Ultramodern material has been used to give the façade a new look.

Last day for ‘fancy’ registration numbers today
Mohali, February 14
In a press release issued today, district transport officer Balbir Singh said the last day for submitting forms for getting registration numbers in the series PB 65 G would be tomorrow. Final decision in this regard will be taken on February 20.

Letters
Provide basic amenities
The Tribune special story Jaunt-y babus (February 12) is a startling revelation of facts. The report has exposed how our bureaucrats and senior babus are using the tax payers’ money with impunity while the common man is denied even the basic amenities like sanitation, health, education and even potable water for paucity of funds.

EDUCATION

PU Notes
Research convention: Presentations mark Day 2
Chandigarh, February 14
Poster and podium presentations in three broad areas of basic sciences and engineering, health sciences and social sciences and humanities marked day two of the student research convention currently underway at Panjab University.

COURTS

CTU directed to reinstate conductor
Chandigarh, February 14
Coming down heavily on the “prejudiced” attitude of the divisional manager of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed him to reinstate the applicant, Ashok Kumar. The applicant worked as a conductor in CTU.

High Court
10 stenographers’ promotions set aside
Chandigarh, February 14
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today set aside the promotion of 10 stenographers to the post of section officers in the Bureau of Indian Standards.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Patwaris continue dharna against arrest of peer
Ambala, February 14
A number of patwaris from the district continued their dharna in front of the civil secretariat at Ambala City today, protesting against the arrest of a patwari by the vigilance bureau. Haryana Patwari Association has already given a call for a state-wide strike on February 19.

SPORTS

Bhutia for more exposure on foreign soil
Mohali, February 14
The Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia wanted more exposure on foreign soil for the team to get better results. “Our team comprises many young players like Sunil Chetri, Stephan Dias, N.P. Pardeep and Subroto Paul. They need more exposure on foreign soil to do better at international level.


Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia with Sanjeev Maria at his residence at Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

DAV-8 lift Adviser’s Cup
Anil Sihag of Sanjay Public School declared man of the series
Chandigarh, February 14
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 ‘A’ team, lifted the Adviser’s Cup with an impressive seven-wicket victory over Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, in the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament organised by the Chandigarh Administration at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.

Ajay to lead Punjab’s U-19 cricket team
Mohali, February 14
The Association for Twenty-20 Cricket, Punjab, released the list of cricketers who would represent the Punjab team in the forthcoming 1st Under-19 National Twenty-20 Cricket Championship to be held at Hyderabad from February 18 to 22. Ajay Malik is the captain of the team. TNS

Bindra wins bronze
Chandigarh, February 14
City based shooter Abhinav Bindra won a bronze medal with 699.2 points in the European Circuit Intershoot Denhaag in Holland.

HEALTH

ESIC hospitals opened for general public: DG
Chandigarh, February 14
The public-private partnership is the new buzzword at the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the social security arm of the union ministry of labour covering over 1 crore employees.

BIS rules on healthcare
Chandigarh, February 14
In order to check the mushrooming of sub-standard hospitals and nursing homes in the country and playing with the health of the common consumer, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has now come out with standardisation guidelines for health care facilities.

3 PGI doctors awarded
Chandigarh, February 14
Three doctors of the Advanced Eye Centre of the PGI were awarded in Banglore recently.

CRIME

Burglars strike at three venues
Panchkula, February 14
Burglars looted a house in Sector 20, escaped with Rs one lakh from the glove box of a car in Sector 9 and managed to steal a bag containing jewellery worth more than Rs four lakh from a marriage party at Hotel Pallavi, here today.

Thieves decamp with jewellery
Chandigarh, February 14
Thieves decamped with jewellery and cash after breaking open a house in Sector 32 last night. Kapil Kharbanda of Sector 32 reported to the police alleging that a pair of gold rings, a pair of gold tops, some other ornaments and Rs 65,000 were stolen from his home after breaking open the locks last night. A case has been registered.