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Vaseela owes govt Rs 65 lakh
Mohali, June 28
“Vaseela”, a heritage resort on the Zirakpur-Rajpura road, owes the Punjab government over Rs 65 lakh. The resort is owned by Gurshinder Aulakh, wife of Punjab’s former cop M.P.S. Aulakh who is related to current DGP N.P.S. Aulakh.

Rain Fury
Man washed away; city roads flooded
Chandigarh, June 28
A 30-year-old man went missing in a swollen seasonal rivulet while negotiating a temporary bridge at Fadian village here today. Mathura Ram, working as a mechanic in the motor market, Sector 48, could not be traced till the filling of the report.

PU go-ahead to OBC quota
Chandigarh, June 28
Panjab University has given green light to 27 per cent reservation for OBCs. The syndicate at a meeting held today gave its nod to implement the reservation in three phases spread over three years.

Land prices turn brother against brother
Panchkula, June 28
The fast pace of development in the town has not only led to spiralling prices of property, but is also resulting in animosity among families.

COMMUNITY

City’s oldest gaushala getting PFA makeover
New Delhi, June 28
The gaushala in Sector 25 is being renovated by the People For Animals (PFA), an animal welfare organisation run by animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi.

A tea vendor runs a stall on the Punjab and Haryana Public Analyst Lab campus in Sector 11, Chandigarh. Whether the lab tests and ensures that water and milk used to prepare tea are not contaminated is anybody’s guess. Tribune photo: Karam Singh

GAME ON: Players of Chandigarh softball team enjoy after their match was postponed due to heavy rain at Panjab University on Saturday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

FLOW OF PLEASURE: With morning rain flooding streets, children release a paper boat in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari A couple is caught in downpour at the Press trafficlights in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

MC Poll
Congress pushed Punjab downwards: Kanwaljit
Zirakpur, June 28
The SAD-BJP combine today took out a scooter and motorcycle rally on the last day of campaigning. Rally was flagged off by Punjab cooperation minister and general secretary of SAD Captain Kanwaljit Singh. Beginning from ward no. 6, the rally passed through various wards of the city before it concluded at ward no. 6.

Filing of IT Return
Problems galore for taxpayers
Chandigarh, June 28
When the last date for filing of IT returns, especially for salaried class, approaches every year, problems seem to come in plenty for the income tax department as also the taxpayers.

All-India essay writing competition soon
Chandigarh, June 28
The Jat Sabha, Chandigarh, is organising ‘Bhai Surinder Singh Malik memorial on the spot all-India essay writing competition’ for college/universities/school students of Classes X, XI and XII, on July 4 at Jat Bhawan, in Sector 27, from 10 to 11 am.

Lawyers write to Laloo on Shatabdi timings
Chandigarh, June 28
Eleven advocates have sent representations to the union railway minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, protesting the change in the timings of the morning Shatabdi.

Boom time for liquor lovers at Zirakpur
Zirakpur, June 28
Elections come, and it is a boom time for the liquor lovers. Money is flowing along with liquor in municipal council elections in Zirakpur. “Note do, vote lo” and “Vote uski, Daru jiski” are slogans being used by liquor lovers to express their desires before the candidates.

Campaign on first aid begins
Chandigarh, June 28
Over 500 persons took part in a free emergency response and care awareness campaign at Sukhna Lake today. The campaign was organised by Safety Circle, the Indian arm of the National Safety Council, USA, in association with a mobile service provider.

Be aware of rights, duties: Bansal
Chandigarh, June 28
The International Commission for Justice (ICJ) Section (Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh) and Dr Ambedkar Centre, Panjab University, jointly organised a seminar on ‘Justice for the poor,’ on PU campus.

A security guard keeps watch as workers of the Bajrang Dal burn the effigy of former PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed near Jama Masjid, Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Hike in school bus charges from July 1
Chandigarh, June 28
The Chandigarh School Bus Operators’ Welfare Association has planned out a hike of Rs 50 in the school bus charges from July 1. Manjeet Singh, president of the association, said due to increase in the rate of diesel, lubricants, tyres and spare parts, the increase had become unavoidable.

Letters
City has too many taverns
City beautiful is rapidly becoming a hub of drinking and related crimes. One often finds young motorcyclists without helmets roaring the roads without silencers and high-speeding cars with tinted glasses and with music on a high volume. This gives a sense of insecurity and lack of law and order to the residents.

EDUCATION

600 principals to discuss college funding
Chandigarh, June 28
Panjab University is going to guide the managements and authorities of all the colleges in Punjab, on various funding agencies available apart from the UGC in a principals’ meet on July 3. The university for the first time in the history is going to organise a joint meet on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal. Around 600 principals from all colleges from Punjab, irrespective of the universities they are affiliated with would be attending the meet.

Now, it’s not only about academics
Chandigarh, June 28
Toppers of Chandigarh having achieved 98 per cent marks has led to a cut-off percentage for admission to various courses reach the mark of 90s and the craze of job-oriented courses has become the need of the day. All these facts are enough to prove that the city students are taking academics very seriously.

Students’ body rolls out free info booklet
Chandigarh, June 28
For the convenience of students, Indian National Students Organisation (INSO), has come out with a free information booklet of various courses provided by Panjab University. Disclosing this at a press conference today, INSO chairman Sukhdev Kundu said around 40,000 such booklets had been published for free distribution in PU and all city colleges of the university.

COURTS

Assn to move HC against CHB scheme
Chandigarh, June 28
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) seems to have joined the bandwagon with speculators in jacking up the property prices to justify the rate of premium housing projects like the IT Habitat at the IT park.

Relief for runaway couples soon
Chandigarh, June 28
A joint committee of home secretaries and legal luminaries from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will soon evolve a “compassionate and humanitarian mechanism” for redressing the grievances of runaway couples, and their parents.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Despite MC drive, hoardings still stand
Kharar, June 28
The Kharar municipal council has failed to completely achieve task of removing hoardings and billboards from the Chandigarh-Kharar stretch.

Rebel SAD workers shown the door
Ropar, June 28
Five rebel SAD workers, who were contesting MC elections independently as rebels, have been shown the door the party. These candidates were denied party ticket following which they stood as independent candidates to contest elections.

ECHS polyclinic building inaugurated
Ropar, June 28
General Officer Commanding Kharga Corps Lieutenant General J.P. Singh inaugurated the new building of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinic at Ropar today. He dedicated the polyclinic to service of defence veterans and their dependents who were present in large numbers on the occasion.

Lieutenant General J.P. Singh inaugurates Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme polyclinic building at Ropar on Saturday. Photo: Bahadurjeet Singh

Undertrial escapes, 2 cops booked
Ropar, June 28
An undertrial escaped from the custody of the Ropar police at Panchkula today. Following the lapse, two head constables were arrested and later bailed out.

Passenger train to Nangal to halt at Bassi Pathana
Bassi Pathana, June 28
The railways has conceded the demand of Bassi Pathana residents and decided to start a new passenger train, 3USN-4USN, between Ambala and Nangal from July 1, which would halt here.

Man shot dead
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 28
Mandi Gobindgarh resident Amrinder was shot dead in a fight over property late last night. According to the police, Amrinder, who was released on bail two days back, entered into a quarrel with Rajinder Kumar as he had allegedly encroached upon 'his' piece of land in Mandi Gobindgarh.

Recovery of bodies of 2 kids
Father, seven others booked
Rajpura, June 28
Eight persons, including the father of the two children whose bodies were recovered from the Nirwana canal in Haryana, have been booked under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC.

Residents rue defacement of property
Bassi Pathana, June 28
Gaurav Verma, a resident of ward No. 8, in a complaint to the returning officer-cum-SDM of Bassi Pathana, has demanded strict legal action against all those candidates who have defaced the walls of his residence. He has sent copies of the complaint to the deputy commissioner, SSP and Election Commission.

14-day judicial custody for cop, woman
Ambala, June 28
Head constable of the Ambala police Pardeep Kumar and Rekha Bhola, who were arrested under Sections 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC yesterday, were produced in the court of Special Magistrate Dr Abdul Majid today who remanded them in the 14-day judicial custody.

SPORTS

Chandigarh teams in Super League
Chandigarh, June 28
Continuing their winning spree, hosts Chandigarh today moved into the Super League round in both men and women categories in the 30th Senior National Softball Championship being held on the Panjab University Campus.

Malaysia match-fixing row
Hockey fraternity seeks probe
Chandigarh, June 28
Close on the heels of the Malaysia match fixing controversy, former IHF chief K.P.S. Gill today demanded a high-level probe to bring out the truth.

Cricket
Multipurpose make it to final
Patiala, June 28
Multipurpose Cricket Coaching Centre thrashed DMW Cricket Academy, Patiala, today by 211 runs to enter into the final of the first tournament for the Multipurpose Cricket Coaching Challenge Cup (Under 16) being played at the Multipurpose Secondary ground.

Chess
Eleven players share lead
Chandigarh, June 28
As many as 11 players registered leads with three points each on the inaugural day of the National Chess Tournament for the Blind by the All-India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) and National Federation of the Blind (NFB), Haryana, at Himachal Bhavan, here.

Matches postponed
Chandigarh, June 28
The semifinals and final of the All-India Challenger Trophy Under-16 Cricket Tournament have been postponed due to inclement weather.

HEALTH

Mohali hospital to introduce radiotherapy soon
Chandigarh, June 28
The Fortis Hospital will be starting a radiotherapy facility for cancer patients on the hospital premises soon. Jasbir Grewal, vice-president of operation of Fortis Healthcare limited disclosed the upcoming plan on its 7th anniversary celebration today.

CRIME

4 arrested for betting
Panchkula, June 28
With the arrest of four residents of Sector 20, the local police has claimed to detect a betting racket here last night. The police has produced the accused in the court from where they have been sent to police custody for one day. Two laptops, 17 mobile phones and a television were seized from the spot.

Man killed in accident
Chandigarh, June 28
A Mohali resident, Mahinder Singh (54), was killed in an accident on the internal road of Sector 42 here this evening. According to the police, Mahinder, an auto-dealer, was on his way back home on a motor cycle when a speeding car (CH 03 M 2553) collided head-on with the bike.

CULTURE

‘Kotla chhapaki’ concludes with cultural bonanza
Mohali, June 28
Summer camp ‘kotla chhapaki’ organised by the Roopak Kala Welfare Society and Sarang Lok ended with a colourful valedictory function held at the Pracheen Kala kenda here last evening.