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Engg College Admissions
Fake gallantry certificates did the trick
Chandigarh, August 18
It has now come to light that serving officers may have submitted false certificates to gain admission for their wards under the gallantry awards quota. Service awards like the Vashisht Sewa Medal (VSM) have been termed as gallantry awards in order to get benefit of the quota. The Tribune is aware of at least two such cases during this year’s admission process.

But for sloppy rescue operation, Sushil would’ve lived
Chandigarh, August 18
The death of 32-year-old Sushil Kumar, who was rescued from the flooded Patiala ki Rao rivulet in Dhanas yesterday, has exposed the preparedness of the fire department that took almost two hours to pull him out of the nullah.

Aping Netas: Senate polls get grander
Chandigarh, August 18
The great Indian political drama is being replicated at Panjab University in the run-up to the senate elections. While in the past, these elections used to be a low-key affair, this time around candidates are following the footsteps of politicians.

Code to reduce power consumption
Chandigarh, August 18
After having brought down the electricity bill in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Prime Ministers Office (PMO) by cutting down the energy consumption, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has now identified 320 buildings that will be constructed in accordance with the energy conservation building code.

SPECTRUM: A rainbow forms a delightful backdrop at the Students’ Centre at Panjab University on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Red Water Lilies in full bloom in the Sector 26 garden, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Influencing Justice
Lookout notice for Bansal, businessman
Chandigarh, August 18
The Chandigarh police today issued a lookout notice for Haryana’s additional advocate general Sanjeev Bansal and Delhi-based businessman Ravinder Singh, who are wanted in a case involving the delivery of Rs 15 lakh at the residence of a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge.

We will solve case in less than 72 hrs: IG
Chandigarh, August 18
Just over four days after law officer Sanjeev Bansal’s clerk erroneously delivered Rs 15 lakh at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur, the inspector-general (IG) of Chandigarh police has reportedly assured the high court Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur that the case would be cracked in less than 72 hours.

Rodrigues wants development works speeded up
Chandigarh, August 18
UT administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) today asked officials concerned to speed up work on various development works, including modern terminal market, warehousing complex, relocation of the existing grain market-26, construction of lake in the Patiala-ki-Rao, medicity, education city and development of the institutional area in Sarangpur.

Sports policy soon, says Badal Chandigarh, August 18 After achieving Olympic glory, the local golden boy, Abhinav Bindra, is now set on making Commonwealth Games 2010, which is be hosted in Delhi, as his next destination. The Olympic gold medallist, in a welcome ceremony organised by the Punjab State Sports Council, said he was very well prepared for the Commonwealth Games 2010. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal hugs Abhinav Bindra at a state function in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by  Manoj Mahajan

Sushil’s kin stage dharna

Chandigarh, August 18 Relatives and friends of Sushil Kumar, who was rescued from the swollen Patiala ki Rao and later died at the PGI yesterday, staged a dharna and disrupted traffic for around half an hour on the road separating of Sectors 25 and 37 today. Relatives of Sushil Kumar stage a dharna on the road separating Sectors 25 and 37, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Sangharsh Samiti to hold rally in city
Chandigarh, August 18
The Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti, protesting against revocation of land given to the Amarnath Shrine Board, will hold a rally in the city on Wednesday.

Bank staff go on strike
Chandigarh, August 18
Hundreds of officers of the State Bank of India (SBI) and its associate banks today went on a strike to protest against the government decision to merge the State Bank of Saurashtra with the SBI.

Bindra elected PCA president, yet again
Mohali, August 18
I.S. Bindra, who is in the chair since 1978, has been again re-elected as president of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) while M.P. Pandove would continue as honorary secretary of the association.

Sept 15 deadline to remove rear gates
Mohali, August 18
Mohali residents beware. Better close down the back gates of the houses within a month. The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is gearing up to break down heavily on persons who have illegally opened the back gates of their houses.

Kitab Ghar a boon for kids
Chandigarh, August 18
Inderpreet beams with pride as a group of 40 students applaud her for reading out the famous tale of “Cindrella” for them.

Stone of sewa kendra laid
Chandigarh, August 18
Union minister of state for finance and parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today laid the foundation stone of community sewa kendra at rehabilitation colony in Sector 25.

‘Outbots’ may harm software industry
IN an article, Vishal Gondal, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur who founded IndiaGames, a mobile games company in 1999, dubbed Wipro, Infosys and TCS and their thousands of offshoots “the axis of evil” for Indian software and start-up space.

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EDUCATION

57 nominations filed in graduates’ constituency
PU senate elections

Chandigarh, August 18 In the graduates’ constituency, which is the single largest constituency and has 15 seats, a record number of nominations were seen this time. A total of 57 nominations have been filed and today was the last day of filing the nominations. Former PU student council president Dayal Pratap Randhawa on his way to file nomination papers at PU in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Pbi dept students go on hunger strike

Chandigarh, August 18 Students of department of Punjabi, Panjab University, proceeded on an indefinite hunger strike seeking rollback of the decision of university authorities to scrap internal assessment in the department. The students also demanded the university to reconsider its decision to make two subjects, which were earlier optional, compulsory. PUSU activists and students of Punjabi department sit on a dharna outside the department on PU campus on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Seminar on opportunities in media at SD college
Chandigarh, August 18
“Curiosity, right attitude, impressive communication skills and passion are the important ingredients for successful career in media. Though print and electronic are quite different from each other but the basic journalistic ethics remain the same and must be upheld at all costs,” opined Braj Mohan Singh, Bureau Chief, NDTV, during the seminar on “Career Dimensions of Media”, held at GGD SD College, Sector 32-C, here today.

Tobacco awareness rally
Chanidgarh, August 18
An awareness campaign regarding the hazards of Tobacco was organised in collaboration with the PGI, Chandigarh at Government College for Girls, Sector-42, here today. Principal, Shashi Malik, inaugurated the campaign and read out the pledge “To keep the environment clean, healthy and free from Tobacco and further spread the message to one and all.”

Sadbhawna Diwas celebrated by NSS
Chandigarh, August 18
The three units of NSS at Government College-11 organised a lecture on ‘Self Development’ to celebrate Sadbhawna Diwas. The occasion was held to mark the birth anniversary of the late Rajiv Gandhi. Swami Brahmeshananda, secretary Rama Krishana Mission Aashram, Chandigarh, delivered the talk.

COURTS

CAT to aid of teacher
Orders release of dues
Chandigarh, August 18
CAT has directed the director, technical education, and the administration to consider the promotion of a teacher to the post of HoD of the department and pay her the dues accordingly.

Consumer Courts
Finance co slapped Rs 25,000 fine
Chandigarh, August 18
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a financing company, Royal Capital Services, and its owner Sanjeev Kochhar to pay compensation of Rs 25,000 to a resident of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The forum has also asked the company to pay Rs 2,200 as cost of litigation.

36 cases settled
Chandigarh, August 18
As many as 36 cases out of the 316 cases relating to ICICI Bank were settled at a special lok adalat here today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Real Punch
Back home, Akhil’s god to many
Patiala, August 18
He was as stunned as his nation was. But he had his reasons. For Akhil Kumar was on the verge of creating history in the ring before faltering at the finish line when he lost his quarter final bout at Beijing to his rival from Moldova. Akhil may have lost the chance of becoming latest sporting icon in a nation bereft of heroes. However, in spite of his failure to qualify for the last-four stage, many facets of his multi-dimensional personality are relatively unknown to many.

Rs 8.25 cr sanctioned under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan
Patiala, August 18
In an attempt to uplift the standard of education in government primary and middle schools, the government has granted Rs 8.25 crore under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan scheme.

Vice-chancellor wants more autonomy for PU
Patiala, August 18
The vice-chancellor of Punjabi University, Dr Jaspal Singh, has made a strong declaration today for making every department of the university as financial autonomous for its refurbishing, and toning up on their own.

Babla takes charge as council chief
Bassi Pathana, August 18
SAD councillor Kulbhushan Malhotra, alias Babla, took charge as council president during an impressive function today. The leaders of all factions of SAD, including newly nominated district SAD president Jagdeep Singh Cheema, MLA Didar Singh Bhatti and Rajesh Pal Singh Lalli, attended the installation ceremony.

Villagers oppose allotment of plots to outsiders
Kalka, August 18
Resentment prevails among villagers of this subdivision against the allotment of plots under the below the poverty line (BPL) scheme to migrant labourers, tenants and other “outsiders” in the rural areas.

Land Acquisition
Farmers protest against raw deal

Rajpura, August 18 A large number of farmers from seven villages today burnt the effigy of Rajpura MLA Raj Khurana for not helping them to get a good price for their fertile land to be acquired by the government for a thermal power plant. Farmers burn effigy of MLA Raj Khurana in Rajpura on Monday. — Tribune photo by J.S. Virdi

Electricity Theft
Villagers to pay Rs 3 lakh
Kharar, August 18
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on various residents of three villages.

Dist officials review flood control measures
Ropar, August 18
Deputy commissioner Baldeo Purushartha today convened a meeting with various department officials to review flood control measures in the district.

Labourer's body found
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 18
The body of Munni Lal, a labourer working in Sunny Steel Agro Industries, Mandi Gobindgarh, was found outside the factory today morning. He had reportedly committed suicide in front of the factory. The deceased was a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh and worked in the factory for the past sometime.

Bank officers observe strike
Patiala, August 18
On a call given by the All-India State Bank Officers Federation, representing State Bank of India and associate banks, complete strike was observed by officers of State Bank of Patiala against the merger of State Bank of Saurashtra with State Bank of India.

Mohali, Khara clubs play out a tie
Patiala, August 18
Cricket Association, Mohali, tied their match with APJS, Kharar in a league match of the league cum knock-out tournament for u-13 boys played at the Army school ground here today.

SPORTS

DPS Meet Chandigarh take on Yamunanagar in final Chandigarh, August 18
Delhi Public School, Chandigarh defeated DPS Jhakri by 37 runs and moved to the finals of North Zone-I Inter DPS Cricket Tournament (under-14). The tournament was held at DPS Chandigarh school grounds in Sector 40, here, today. Paritosh of DPS Chandigarh, chipped in with an unbeaten 40 for the winning team. The maximum wickets were taken by Sai and Rubal. Dhruv Goel of DPS Jakhri gave a spectacular performance by taking four wickets in four overs at 20 runs.
A match in progress at DPS grounds in Sector 40, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Chief editor, two others booked

Mohali, August 18 The police has booked chief editor and news editor of a vernacular daily newspaper and a writer on charges of hurting the religious sentiments of a community as members of the Punjab Brahmin Sabha staged a protest outside its office. Activists of Shri Brahmin Sabha protest against publication of an article in a local vernacular daily in Mohali on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

2 held for pick-pocketing
Panchkula, August 18
The police arrested two youths, Netu Singh and Samit Singh of Ujjain, for stealing Rs 20,000 from a visitor to Kisan Mandi in Mansa Devi Complex here last night. According to the police, Rishi Raj, a resident of Sector 7, was buying vegetables from the market when he found money from his pocket missing.

CULTURE

Workshop on Haryanvi folk music at Kala Bhavan
Chandigarh, August 18 A ten-day advanced workshop on Haryanvi folk music commenced at the Punjab Kala Bhavan here today under the aegis of department Information and Public Relations, Haryana in collaboration with NCZCC Allahabad and Punjab arts Council. Haryanvi folk instrumentalists perform during a folk music workshop at the Punjab Kala Bhavan in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph