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Upper Primary Education
City slips to rank four
Chandigarh, July 21
The city, which boasts of being the education hub of the North, has been found lacking in teaching standards, particularly at the upper primary education level (Classes VI to VIII).

Stolen passports recovered
Chandigarh, July 21
The crime branch today recovered 10 passports that were stolen from the Regional Passport Office, Sector 34, from the possession of Naval Verma who was arrested last week.
Investigating officials show the recovered passports in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph 

Forced into marriage, minor flees
Chandigarh, July 21
For 17-year-old Reema (name changed), a 60-day ordeal of being ‘illegally” married is over following the intervention of a local court. Reema was today sent to the Nari Niketan, after she managed to flee from her husband, who she claimed tried to rape her. She was forcibly married to Inder Kumar (30) of UP on May 20. On her recent visit to the city, she managed to flee.

Clerical error forces retrial in murder case
Chandigarh, July 21
Due to a clerical mistake of the additional and district and sessions judge, a retrial has been initiated in a murder case. The counsel stated that the accused, Mewa Ram and three others, had FIRs registered against in two murder cases at the Sector 39 police station. Hence, the trial of the two cases was being held together. While the accused were acquitted in the first case, the trial in the other case was still on.

COMMUNITY

Despite law, no bar on underage drinking
Chandigarh, July 21
Yesterday's mishap, in which five youngsters, all in their early 20s, were injured after they rammed their car into a tree in Sector 17 here, has once again exposed how bar and discotheque owners in the city continue to serve liquor to underage people with impunity.

The problem and the solution. The UT administration has come out with a unique solution to repair a crater on the road dividing Sector 49 and Phase X, Mohali, which began developing about a month ago. The authorities have filled the crater with debris and garbage, but failed to install any signboard warning the gullible motorists about the deathtrap. To make the matter worse, the road has no streetlights. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

Punjab-UT pact on AC buses under HC scanner
Chandigarh, July 21
Punjab and Chandigarh’s agreement for allowing private passenger transport operators to ply air-conditioned buses between important towns and the city today came under the Punjab and Haryana High Court scanner.

Missing girl’s body untraced, father alleges foul play
Chandigarh, July 21
Father of MBA student Rashmi, who went missing on July 18, has claimed that she was done to death by Mandeep Chauhan, who was allegedly involved with her since the past one year.

Cops take away body; kin protest
Chandigarh, July 21
Tension prevailed in Sector 25 after the police tried to take possession of a body that was found in the sector here this morning.






Cops console the grieving family of the victim in sector 25, Chandigarh, on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Development of parks 
GMADA penalises contractor for failure
Mohali, July 21
Development and maintenance of parks has always been a headache for the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA). Its officials have now penalised a contractor for allegedly failing to undertake development activity in various parks despite the work being allotted to the agency more than two months ago.

e wild wild web
Eminent domain of Internet world
America created the Internet. It also controls the key physical infrastructure that makes it work. For years, some other governments have wanted more say and have lobbied to put the Internet under the auspices of the UN. But US unilateralism saw that in this body, though a self-regulatory one, the US government has a pre-eminent role in relation to international Internet governance.

Goods burnt in Sec 22 house fire
Chandigarh, July 21
Electronic appliances and other articles were burnt in a fire that broke out in a house in Sector 22, here, this afternoon.







Fire officials douse flames by sprinkling water on a window pane in a house in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan 

Improve life in labour colonies, Governor to MC
Chandigarh, July 21
The poor state of sanitation in labour colonies today saw the UT Administrator directing the MC officials to improve the living conditions and quality of life there.

IAF to update officers’ data base
Chandigarh, July 21
In view of the 76th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force (IAF), scheduled to be held in October this year, Air Commodore S C Luthra, Air Officer Commanding, No. 3 Base Repair Depot, has called upon all the retired IAF officers to covey their contact information to the station.

CBM demands review of fixed water tariff
Chandigarh, July 22
The recent move of the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) to charge minimum fixed water consumption charges of Rs 550 per month from all the SCOs and SCFs has earned the ire of the traders. A delegation of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) today called on Pardeep Chhabra, MCC mayor, in this regard.

Sandeep Kumar is CHB chief
Chandigarh, July 21
A 1997 batch UT-cadre officer, Sandeep Kumar, today joined as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Chandigarh Housing Board.

Jeweller thwarts robbery
Chandigarh, July 21
Showing courage and presence of mind, a Secotr 35 jeweller thwarted an attempt of robbers to loot his shop here today.

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EDUCATION

From Schools and Colleges
Compulsive reading affects fluency, says expert
Chandigarh, July 21
An exhaustive workshop on International English Language Testing System (IELTS) was organised by BetterThink, the IELTS and English language division of Top Careers & You (TCY), at its centre, Sector 8, here today.

Don’t neglect studies, Kapil to students
Chandigarh, July 21
“Studies are very important, so don’t ignore it,” this was the piece of advice from cricketer of the millennium Kapil Dev to the students of St Stephen's School, Sector 45, here today.





I was not good at studies. I used to bunk classes for cricket. But you should not do it. Don’t neglect your work. — Kapil to students of St Stephen’s School 

PU Notes
Law teacher appointed NALSAR vice-chancellor
Chandigarh, July 21
Dr Veer Singh, professor emeritus, department of laws, Panjab University, has been appointed as vice-chancellor of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, for a period of five years. He has taken over his assignment at Hyderabad today. A notification to this effect issued by the registrar, NALSAR, has been received by the department of laws.

COURTS

Domestic help gets life term for murder
Panhckula, July 21
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jindal has sentenced life term to a domestic help, Arjun, for murdering his fellow two years ago, here today. The judge also imposed a penalty of Rs 26,000 on him to compensate the family of the deceased.

WWICS penalised for harassment
Chandigarh, July 21
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the managing director of Worldwide Immigration Consultancy Services Limited (WWICS) to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 for harassing a senior citizen.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Cheema, Saini on Dronacharya
Patiala, July 21
Patiala based former international sportspersons, wrestler Sukhchain Cheema and hockey player Rupa Saini, have been named by the sports ministry in a panel of which will select coaches for the Dronacharya Award.

Virk wins 100m swimming title
Patiala, July 21
Gagandeep Singh Virk of the NIS won 100 m breast stroke title in the Patiala district swimming championship, which concluded at the Mohindra College swimming pool here today.

Farmers hold dharna against PSEB
Patiala, July 21
A dharna was held in front of the main gate of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) by activists of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) and other farmers’ unions here today following which normal traffic on the busy mall road remained paralysed.

Revised results of MBA, MCA out
Patiala, July 21
Punjabi University has declared the revised result of MBA and MCA entrance test, as the result declared earlier had to be withdrawn from the university website due to some technical reasons.

Gurvinder elected MC chief
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 21
Gurvinder Singh Bhatti, son of Sirhind MLA Didar Singh Bhatti, was today elected as the president of Fatehgarh Sahib-Shirhind Municipal Committee.

SPORTS

Only deserving players to get awards: Milkha
Chandigarh, July 21
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, who had refused to accept the Arjuna Award around five years back, now looking forward to change the policy of conferring top sports titles, after getting chairmanship of the committee deciding the Arjuna and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees.

Dinesh clinches caddies' golf title
Chandigarh, July 21
Twenty three-year-old Dinesh Kumar clinched the 0-6 handicap title in the first major tournament for amateur caddies played on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.
Prize winners are all smiles as they show the victory sign at the prize distribution function of the first Amateur Caddies' Golf Tournament organised by the PGA at Chandigarh Golf Club on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Soccer tourney from August 7
Chandigarh, July 21
St Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, will organise Six-a-Side Soccer Championship at the school premises from August 7 to 12.

PSEB reigns supreme in Punjab athletics
Patiala, July 21
Punjab State Electricity Board athletes put up a stoic show to win the overall title in the 84th Punjab state athletic championship which concluded at the Punjabi University campus here today.

MC to conduct sports events
Chandigarh, July 21
The Arts, Culture and Sports Committee of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, today, decided to conduct various sports in the coming months in the city.

HEALTH

Health officials inspect vulnerable areas
Mohali, July 21
A team of district officials visited various villages and slums here today after a case of dengue fever was reported from the town two days ago.

Medicity plan picks up momentum
Chandigarh, July 21
Once again the UT’s plan to set up an ultra-modern medicity on 45 acres of land in Manimajra has gained momentum. After getting a partial go ahead from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Chandigarh administration is working out a revenue model for the proposed project.

CRIME

Kajehri murder victim was pregnant
Chandigarh, July 21
The postmortem report of Parmila, whose body was found near Kajheri village in Sector 52 yesterday, revealed that she was not raped. But Parmila was four months pregnant which probably was the reason behind her death.

BUSINESS

Indian investors at home in Malaysia
Chandigarh, July 21
Having failed to get a favourable response to their inward investment promotion scheme - Malaysia - My Second Home, Tourism Malaysia, has decided to relaunch the scheme after tying up with real estate agents and builders in India.

MAKING A POINT: Amirul Ariffin, director, Tourism Malaysia

IT-return facility for BSNL customers
Chandigarh, July 21
The BSNL has signed an agreement with Taxsmile to help its customers file income-tax returns electronically. The landline as well as mobile customers of BSNL can file their e-returns through the BSNL website, wherein an icon has been created to connect to the Taxsmile website for registering the subscriber and filing a return.

PRICE WATCH
Rains affect vegetable supplies
Chandigarh, July 21
Supply constraints have led to a marginal increase in the prices of tomatoes and ladies finger during the past one week. Though there is no increase in the price of vegetables grown locally, the prices of tomatoes, cauliflower and ladies finger have shown a marginal increase.

CULTURE

Sonia wins folk music contest
Panchkula, July 21
Three-day state level folk song and raagini competition organised by the Haryana Kala Parishad concluded at the Inder Dhanush Auditorium here today. All the twelve winners of the contests in three respective age groups performed as a part of the closing ceremony of the folklore bonanza.