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CBSE-PMT Exam
Karan Chhabra tops in tricity
Chandigarh, June 7
Hard work and diligence has seen them through and all of them have the same success story to tell. Karan Chhabra clinched the first place in the tricity by securing the 51st rank in the All-India CBSE PMT Examination, the results of which were declared this evening. 
                                                                            Karan Chhabra 

Carcasses on roads, MC snores
Chandigarh, June 7
The growing number of decomposed carcasses lying on road is a telling comment on the callousness of the civic authorities. The failure of the authorities to remove carcasses of dogs and cats for days leads to these being embedded on the road surface after being run over repeatedly by speeding vehicles.

Nayagaon rape case
All 14 accused acquitted
Ropar, June 7
The court of district and sessions judge U. S. Gera acquitted all 14 accused in the infamous Nayagaon rape case wherein a minor Dalit girl was allegedly raped and she later gave birth to a baby boy in 2003.

COMMUNITY

A woman performs yoga at sunrise at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Artistes of Citi Entertainment network stage a Hindi play ‘Maut Kishton Pe’ depicting the ill effects of smoking in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

IN A MAZE: A farmer dries his maize crop that got wet in rain at Kharar anaj mandi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

2 ICUs at PGI inaugurated
Chandigarh, June 7
An eight-bed respiratory intensive care unit was inaugurated by union minister of state for finance and parliamentary affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal at the PGI today. Prof K.K. Talwar, director, and Prof S.K. Jindal, head, department of pulmonary medicine, PGI, informed that the state-of-the-art facility is one of the best in the public sector in the country.

Fuel Price Hike
SAD-BJP divide on relief ‘glaring’
Mohali, June 7
Bir Devinder Singh, chief spokesman of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, today stated that it is strange paradox that in all matters SAD (B) follows the political guidelines of the BJP, but failed to honour the party’s directive in Punjab, issued by its president Rajnath Singh to reduce the sale tax on petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders in BJP ruled states.

Seminar on women in media begins
Chandigarh, June 7
Are women journalists being discriminated against? Though the National Commission for Women presented data indicating that 45.5 per cent of women journalists were discriminated against due to sex and age, resident editor of Indian Express Vipin Pubby pointed out that in most of the English dailies it was the merit that counted.

Singing contest for Rafi Awards
Chandigarh, June 7
Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society, Chandigarh, is holding the first round of singing competition for Rafi A wards on June 15, at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16 here.

Nagar Council Elections
SAD-BJP campaign gets boost
Mohali, June 7
SAD-BJP combine’s campaign for nagar council elections got a major boost today when property dealers and builders of Zirakpur announced to support Capt Kanwaljit Singh and his nominees for the ensuing elections.

24-year-old missing for 3 months
Father cries foul 
Chandigarh, June 7
For the family of Ravi Kumar, his marriage turned out be a nightmare as their 24-year-old son is untraceable since a day after he got married.

Faux Pas: Britannia sells ‘postdated’ bread
Chandigarh, June 7
Britannia, a leading bread-manufacturing company, was selling postdated breads in the market, alleged city residents today.


Bread packets bearing manufacturing date of June 8. — A Tribune photograph

Eminent poets take part in symposium
Chandigarh, June 7
Eminent poets recited their compositions at a poetic symposium organised by leading literary organisation 'Abhivyakti' at their Sector 11 complex here today.

Late-night eateries a hit with youngsters
Cops find it hard to cope with brawls
Chandigarh, June 7
Popular hangouts for youngsters, especially those running during the late night hours, are giving sleepless nights to the Chandigarh police. Every other day incidents of youngsters involved in brawls outside these joints are on the rise, with the police finding it hard to cope with the rising nuisance.

Residents resent paying guests’ way of life
Chandigarh, June 7
Late nights, partying out, movies, dating, hanging out at coffee houses, clubbing, drinking and smoking is a way of life for a majority of paying guests in the city.

Man found dead
Chandigarh, June 7
The body of Kishore Kumar (45) was found from the road dividing Sectors 22 and 23 today. Ruling out the possibility of foul play behind the death, the police said no visible injury mark was found on the body.

RTI: PSEB fined for delaying info
Chandigarh, June 7
The State Information Commissioner today imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), Patiala, along with a compensation of Rs 5,000 for delaying the information sought by Bathinda resident Amandeep Goyal under the Right to Information Act.

FIR not registered
Chandigarh, June 7
Sector-21 resident Rajesh Kumar Sharma complained to the SSP against sub-inspector Jaspal Singh for not registering an FIR. He stated that he had gone to the police post in Sector 22 to lodge a complaint regarding the theft of his cousin’s motorcycle, but the SI did not register the complaint. 

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EDUCATION

City colleges introduce new courses
Chandigarh, June 7
City colleges are introducing many new courses in order to provide ample opportunities to students. Below is the list of some colleges and new courses that they are initiating from this session.

Central Status for PU
Lawyers join relay fast
Chandigarh, June 7
Young lawyers, who recently passed out from PU, sat on the relay fast today and registered their protest against the myopia of politicians who are unable to see the potential of PU to serve Punjab and other neighbouring states.


Advocates who sat on the relay fast in Panjab University on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Tribune Impact
Relief for PU Regional Centre students
MBA first semester result out, penalty waived
Chandigarh, June 7
Two days after the Chandigarh Tribune highlighted the laxity on the part of the administration of the Panjab University Business School, Regional Centre, Ludhiana, in submitting the examination forms and fees of all 49 students enrolled in MBA late due to which the result of the first semester was not declared, the university authorities swung into action and declared the results today.

Chaos at CET examination centre
Mohali, June 7
The Punjab Technical University (PTU) authorities today made a mockery of the CET - 08, creating chaos at the examination centre in Government College here and subjecting hundreds of examinees to harassment. The examination started more than half an hour late than the scheduled time.
Students coming out of the examination centre after taking the Punjab CET exam at Government College, Phase-6, Mohali, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Onus on accused to prove right to self-defence: HC
Chandigarh, June 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has virtually laid down guidelines for the trial courts for appreciating evidence in “self-defence” cases. It has held injuries sustained by the accused are not conclusive of the existence of right to self-defence.

Finance co. fined Rs 50,000
Chandigarh, June 7
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed LIC Housing Finance to give Rs 50,000 as compensation to a Panchkula resident, Rajesh Khanna, for allegedly auctioning a disputed property.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Ambala girl shines in CBSE-PMT
Ambala, June 7
Rubina Pandit, a student of Murlidhar DAV School, Ambala city, has been ranked 30 in the All-India CBSE-PMT 2008. She has also ranked four in the Chandigarh CET and cleared medical entrance test of Manipal University and AFMC, Pune.

Bus rams into tree, 27 hurt
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 7
Twenty-seven persons were injured, five of them seriously, when a speeding bus rammed into a tree here today. The bus was on its way from Ludhiana to Rajpura. The injured travelers said the bus - New Fatehgarh Sahib Transport - was driven at a breakneck speed by its driver.

The bus that rammed into a tree in Fatehgarh Sahib on Saturday morning. — A Tribune photograph

Cricket 
MCA reach semi-final
Patiala, June 7
In the last league match of the 10th Hot Weather Cricket Tournament for under-13 boys played here today, Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) got better of VSS, Rohtak, by 18 runs to make the semi-final cut. 

SPORTS

Shamim clinches Nepal Masters Golf
Chandigarh, June 7
Shamim Khan, the lilttle master from Delhi, pocketed the winner's cheque of Nepalese Rs 3,24,000 as he clinched the Surya Nepal Masters Open, firing a three under par 69 for a tournament tally of 23 under par 265 on the par 72 greens of the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort in Kathmandu today.

HEALTH

Raising Day festivities kick off at Command Hospital
Chandigarh, June 7
The 48th Raising Day celebrations of the Western Command Hospital at Chandi Mandir began today with the hospital conducting a lifestyle diseases awareness camp on its premises.

Serving and retired defence personnel and their family members register at a lifestyle diseases awareness camp organised on the occasion of the 48th Raising Day of Command Hospital at Chandi Mandir on Saturday.

Low-calorie food mantra to stay young: Expert
Chandigarh, June 7
Consumption of low-calorie food is the panacea for preventing ageing and maintaining young looks for longer period. Dr R Kumar, medical tourism adviser, Chandigarh, has focused on this issue in his recent book on anti-ageing and how to prevent looking older.

CRIME

Stolen Passport Scam
Kingpin denies involvement
Refuses to join investigation
Chandigarh, June 7
Amritsar-based travel agent Vicky, alias Gurinder, kingpin in the stolen passport scam, has denied his involvement in the case.



Vicky’s wife Neeru being produced in a local court in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan 

Diamond, PAN card stolen
Chandigarh, June 7
Delhi resident Satya Parkash reported to the police that a diamond, PAN card and cash was stolen from his pocket after two unknown persons gave him toxic water at the Chandigarh ISBT on March 13.

Man commits suicide
Mohali, June 7
Sanjeevan Singh, 35-year-old resident of Phase XI, allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself in the forehead with a country-made pistol. The victim was an unemployed drug addict, said the police.
                                                                   Sanjeevan Singh

832 cases of IMFL seized
Panchkula, June 7
For the third consecutive day, huge quantity of liquor being smuggled to other parts of the country from Chandigarh was seized at Raipur Rani near here today. The confiscated contraband consists of 832 bottles of premium brands of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL).

Youths rob petrol station
Lalru, June 7
Two motorcycle-borne youths robbed Rs 50,000 cash from a petrol station on the Ambala- Naraingarh road here this morning. According to the police, two unidentified youths came to the station at about 7 am when there was no other customer. One of the youths was wielding a knife and asked the employee to bring all the cash to them. The employee gathered the cash lying at the station and handed it over to them.