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UT acquires 9 acres for a song
Sarangpur, Khuda Lahora land owners cry hoarse
Chandigarh July 27
The economic boom set off by coming up of mega projects like Theme Park, Education City and Film City is not percolating down to the land owners whose land is being acquired for the projects.

PMT Scam
City resident held for impersonation
Chandigarh, July 27
After allegedly cheating a number of people on the pretext of facilitating admissions to some famous medical colleges of South India, a city resident, Balraj Singh, has been arrested by the Punjab Police on charges of impersonation.

Now, scrap dealer eyes school ground
Chandigarh, July 27
Now, scrap dealers are in line to rule school sports! Believe it or not, a scrap dealer is one of the contenders looking to gain control over the school grounds under the Chandigarh administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.

Tribune lensman assaulted
Mohali, July 27
Tribune lensman Vicky Gharu was assaulted by an unidentified person near the apni mandi in Phase VIII this evening. The accused, driving a maroon Ford Fiesta car (PB11 F 6103), attacked Gharu without any provocation, snatching his camera and hitting him on the head with the camera. The camera was shattered in the process. The attacker who was apparently drunk took a part of the camera and sped away.

2 fresh cholera cases in city
Chandigarh, July 27
Cholera seems to be spreading to some new areas of the city as two fresh cases were reported today from Maloya and Sector 40.

COMMUNITY

Make banking accessible to visually impaired: RBI
Chandigarh, July 27
Even as the focus of the banking industry is on financial inclusion, banks seem to be little interested in the financial inclusion of the visually impaired. These people are being denied banking facilities because of the unwillingness of banks to use technology for making services user friendly for the visually impaired.

‘Will not leave without my son’
Panchkula, July 27
26-year-old Depinder Kaur Hundal is fighting to get back the custody of her 10-month-old son, Aviraj Singh Aulakh, from her in-laws, an influential family of Lapoke and related to a former Rajasansi MLA. “I have been away from my son for more than a month now. I am back from Canada and won’t return without Aviraj,” sobbed Depinder, a Canadian NRI woman, at a press conference organised in Panchkula.

Depinder Kaur Hundal breaks down as she talks about her son Aviraj at a press conference in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

City’s security beefed up, police sets up helplines
Serial blasts in Ahmedabad, Bangalore
Chandigarh, July 27
In the wake of serial blasts in Ahmedabad and Bangalore, the Chandigarh police has set up helplines for public to inform about suspicious persons. The police has also beefed up security across the city and declared several areas as sensitive.

KHAKI IN ACTION: Cops check passengers’ luggage at ISBT-43 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Nayagaon NAC
Chief’s seat assures Bajwa ticket to big league
Nayagaon, July 27
Becoming the head of a municipal body in Chandigarh’s periphery is a one-way ticket to the league of the rich. It happened with Kulwant Singh, with former MC chief of Mohali, N. K. Sharma the MC chief of Zirakpur, and also with Charanjit Channi, former MC chief of Kharar.

Death Trap: The uncovered electricity junction box at Shanti Kunj garden in Sector 16, Chandigarh, could be a cause of major mishap. Tribune photo: Karam Singh

House Meet
MC officials set to table passed agendas
Chandigarh, July 27
It seems that officials of the Chandigarh municipal corporation have a short memory as they are set to table those agendas in the corporation house meeting scheduled for tomorrow, which were passed by the house two years ago.

Stray dogs claim one life
Residents agitate over MC’s failure
Chandigarh, July 27
Stray-dog menace today claimed life of a 65-year-old scooterist, who lost his balance after some dogs, which came into his way, chased him in Sector 34, here, this morning.

Musical tributes to Rafi
Chandigarh, July 27
“Gayaki tha tera husan-e-funn Rafi tere funn pe hamein naaz hai/ Ye sabak seekha tere nagmaat se jindgi pyar ka ikk saaz hai.”

Exam
Chaos at railway station
Chandigarh, July 27
It was utter chaos at the Chandigarh railway station as a heavy rush was witnessed following an examination conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board, Chandigarh.

A sea of candidates who had arrived to take an examination conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board at the Chandigarh railway station on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Government job lure draws youth in droves
Chandigarh, July 27
In spite of private sector doling out more jobs, the government sector still holds a major lure with the unemployed youth. And when it is the profit-making railways offering them, the pull is even more intense.

On a bumpy ride, Dhumal criticises Bansal
Chandigarh, July 27
It was a bumpy ride for Himachal chief minister PK Dhumal in Chandigarh today.

Parks of inconvenience
Panchkula, July 27
After the town witnessed a string of cholera deaths, the administration barely moved to provide potable water and toilets to the slum of Rajiv Colony. However, things still need to be set in order in posh areas of the town.

A park dotted with wild growth in Sector 9, Panchkula. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Veterans express solidarity with Laungewala history
Chandigarh, July 27
A large number of veterans of the Punjab Regiment today congregated at a regimental get-together at Kalka to express solidarity with the Regiment in particular and the Army in general over the battle fought and lives lost in the Laungewala area during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Rising Cyber Crime
Cops to be computer savvy
Chandigarh, July 27
In an attempt to make its entire force computer savvy to tackle the rising graphs of cyber as well as white-collar crime, the police has decided to impart computer training to the staff.

Labourer hurt as earth caves in
Chandigarh, July 27
A labourer in his mid-thirties escaped with minor injuries after the earth caved in Sector 42, opposite Sports Complex.

Kapil Chadha Panchkula Press Club president
Panchkula, July 27
Kapil Chadha, special correspondent of Dainik Bhaskar, was today elected president of Panchkula Press Club unanimously here.

Letters

EDUCATION

PU Notes
Mayor plants saplings on varsity campus
Chandigarh, July 27
Mayor Pardeep Chhabra, councillor Anu Chatrath and delegates from India and abroad who have come to participate in the stem cells conference joined hands with the university fraternity, including vice-chancellor, deans, registrar, employees and students in planting saplings and celebrating the culmination of the first phase of tree plantation, campus cleaning and environment awareness drive on south campus (Sector 25) of PU.

Employees of the horticulture wing of PU with their mementoes, commendation certificates and cash prizes during the culmination ceremony of the tree plantation drive on PU campus in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tiwari

Exorbitant late fee irks PU students
Chandigarh, July 27
Panjab University seems to care two hoots when it comes to amending old, redundant rules leaving the students paying hefty amounts in the name of late fees.

From Schools and Colleges
Reality show at Manav Mangal
Mohali, July 27
To give students an opportunity to perform on the stage and exhibit their talent, a reality show “Smart Idol”, a solo song and dance competition was organised at Manav Mangal Smart School here yesterday. The winners in the solo song competition are Vaishnavi and Ravneet and in seniors group Siddharth and Khushboo are winners. The winners of song dance in juniors group are Vaishnavi and Shikhar and in senior groups are Bhupinder and Guneet.

COURTS

Laungewala battle case hearing on July 30
Chandigarh, July 27
A local civil court today fixed July 30 as the next date of hearing in the defamation case filed by a retired Brigadier against several respondents for disputing the standing history of the famous Battle of Laungewala.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

GCG denies admission to sportswomen
Patiala, July 27
In yet another setback for sportspersons, Government College of Girls, Patiala, has denied admissions to sportswomen who were selected for the wing by the Punjab sports department.

6 mentally challenged, kid sent to Padiala ashram
Kharar, July 27
Seven persons were admitted to the Universal Disabled Care Taker Social Welfare Society, Padiala, last week. These people were spotted moving around in various areas of Mohali and Morinda.

Residents reel under power cuts
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 27
Residents of Fatehgarh Sahib are reeling under power cuts and voltage fluctuations. This year the situation is the worst as compared to the previous years where power cuts were imposed only during the day.

Pinjore-Kalka alternative route hangs fire
Kalka, July 27
The work on the widening of the Pinjore-Kalka alternative route (mini bypass), from Khadi Asharm, Pinjore, to Parwanoo barrier via Bitna Tipra and Bharon ki Ser, has been hanging fire due to the apathetic attitude of the local and district administration.

Couple killed in road mishap
Kharar, July 27
A couple from Gabbe Mahra village died in an accident near Rattanheri village  yesterday.

SPORTS

Boost Cup: Manan shines in GNPS win
Chandigarh, July 27
A sparkling unbeaten ton (124 n o in 121 balls) by Manan Vohra made it possible for Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS) team to register a six-wicket win over St Stephen’s team in the PCA Boost Cup at Sector 16 cricket stadium here today. The win also enabled the team to secure a place in the finals of the tournament.

Manan Vohra readies to hit a shot during the PCA Boost Cup Tournament at Sector 16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

PGA adopts 2 amateur caddies
Chandigarh, July 27
Two 18-year-old amateur caddies, who have done well on the national amateur circuit, have been adopted by the Punjab Golf Association.

Veteran athlete shines in Malaysian meet
Chandigarh, July 27
Veteran athlete Gurdev Singh brought laurels to the city by winning two silver medals and one bronze in the 22nd Malaysian Open Masters Athletics Championship at Kanger Perlis, Malaysia, last week.

TT tourney
Chandigarh, July 27
Accountant- General, West Bengal, will defend their title in the All-India Inter-Zonal IA and AD Table Tennis Championship being organised by Accountant General Haryana at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here from tomorrow.

HEALTH

Talk on cancer stem cell
Chandigarh, July 27
“Total commitment of youngsters towards the field of biological sciences is required so as to make India a leader in biological field,” said Dr A. R. Kidwai, Governor, Haryana, while inaugurating a two-day symposium on “Cancer stem cell” jointly organised by the Panjab University (PU) and Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICPO), Noida, today.

Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, explains Dr A.R. Kidwai, Governor, Haryana, about the stem cells, after the latter released the VC’s book during a two-day symposium on cancer stem cells at the university on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Breakthrough in cervical disc replacement
Chandigarh, July 27
Sunita Devi, a young female from Kurushetra, suffered from excruciating neck-pain that extended to her left arm, crippling her day-today functioning. Recently, she underwent a spine surgery for the same in the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 Chandigarh.

CRIME

3 held for stealing medicines
Zirakpur, July 27
The Zirakpur police today arrested three persons, including a woman, on charges of stealing medicines. The accused Seema Sharma, a resident of Kurukshetra and her two accomplices, Kamal Kumar of Panchkula and Jasvir Singh of Pinjore, were arrested with medicines worth Rs 3 lakh and two cars which were used to smuggle the stolen medicines. According to the police, the two would steal the medicines and hand these over to Seema Sharma, who would then supply these to shops in Agra. The three would be presented in the court tomorrow.

Youth hurt in Sector 8 clash
Chandigarh, July 27
Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Nayagaon, was injured in a clash that took place in the market of Sector 8 here last night. The incident occurred when Gagan was standing with his friends. A group of 10 armed youngsters came and thrashed Gagan. Gagan sustained injuries and was rushed to Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.

2 more snatchings reported
Chandigarh, July 27
Even as the police arrested three members of a gang of snatchers last week, snatchings continued unabated in the city with two incidents being reported from various parts of the city.