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Rising tide of crime swamps Panchkula
No clue to gang that had struck five times
Panchkula, November 24
Making a mockery of the police’s claims of adequate security arrangements for the residents, a criminal gang has struck at least five times in the township during the past three years, having fired weapons, injured people, looted and plundered, even during daytime.
A barricade erected by the police with no security personnel in sight near the Ghaggar bridge in Panchkula on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

2 die of swine flu at PGI
Chandigarh, November 24
Two persons suffering from swine flu died at the PGI here today. With this, the total number of patients having died at local hospitals due to H1N1 reached six.

2 more cases in Mohali
Mohali, November 24
Two more residents of Mohali have tested positive for swine flu, taking the toll up to 16. Dr Deepak Bhatia, Punjab nodal officer, said here today that Arushi (14), a student of Vivek High School and resident of Sector 71 here, had tested positive for swine flu.

City residents living on the edge
Chandigarh, November 24
The law and order situation in the city is not much better than in its satellite township, Panchkula, with the unabated spate in cases of robbery, vehicle theft, snatching and burglary giving sleepless nights to the local police.

Nashik contractor granted bail
Was instrumental in getting Buta’s son trapped
Chandigarh, November 24
He may have hit the headlines nationwide on July 31 when he got Sarbjot Singh, son of the chairman of the National Commission for SCs and STs, Buta Singh, caught in a CBI trap, but Rama Rao Tuka Ram Patil, the complainant in that case, has allegedly been caught on the wrong side of the law here.

Punjab bureaucrats dominate UT admn
60:40 deputation ratio norm goes for a toss
Chandigarh, November 24
Punjab bureaucrats continue to rule the roost in the Chandigarh administration, with the 60:40 ratio for those on deputation from the state and from Haryana going for a toss.

COMMUNITY

CBI raids residences of suspended ADGP Thind
Chandigarh, November 24
The sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the residences of suspended Himachal Pradesh ADGP Bhupinder Singh Thind in Sector 11 and Kansal here today.




The Sector 11 residence of suspended ADGP of Himachal Pradesh Bhupinder Singh Thind in Chandigarh where the CBI conducted a raid on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik 

MC undertakes cleanliness drive in colonies
Chandigarh, November 24
The sanitation wing of the municipal corporation under its partnership initiative programme launched a cleanliness drive at Housing Board Colony, Sector 52, and Nehru and Bapu Dham colonies, Sector 26, here today.

Inspection at sabzi mandi
8 firms found evading market fee
Chandigarh, November 24
To check the evasion of market fee at the sabzi mandi, Sector 26, an inspection was carried out by the market committee staff and officials here today.

20 acres to be acquired for memorial
Mohali, November 24
The department of heritage and cultural affairs, Punjab, has been asked to acquire 20 acres to establish a heritage memorial at Chhapar Chiri to commemorate Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’s historic battles in the area.



District Town Planner Gurpreet Singh and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at the proposed location of the memorial at Chhapar Chiri. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Man alleges inadequate compensation
Panchkula, November 24
ID Mittal (70), a resident of Sector 37 in Chandigarh, has alleged that he has not been paid adequate compensation in a land acquisition case.

Fertile Land Acquisition
Residents submit memo to DC
Panchkula, November 24
A delegation of residents from six villages in the district led by former Panchkula zila parishad president Virander Singh Bhau submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner.

Chemist shops inspected for VAT evasion
Chandigarh, November 24
The excise and taxation department conducted inspections at various chemists shops to detect VAT evasion here today.

Shobha yatra by Sanatan Dharm today
Chandigarh, November 24
A shobha yatra will be organised by the Sanatan Dharm Mahayagya Samiti on November 25.

Tribune ex-employee dead
Panchkula, November 24
Lalita Prashad (69), a former Deputy Manager (Press), The Tribune, died here today after brief illness. He joined Tribune at Ambala and had retired after putting in 38 years of service.

EDUCATION

Students to be penalised for forging identities
Chandigarh, November 24
The welfare department of Panjab University has decided to penalise those responsible for forging identities in the PU Inter-Zonal Youth Festival.

Swine Flu
Coaching centres yet to catch attention
Chandigarh, November 24
The UT administration may have done a lot to combat the spread of swine flu in educational institutions, but it seems that lack of any official record regarding coaching centres have crippled its efforts.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Sutlej bridge to open to heavy traffic
Ropar, November 24
Bridge over the Sutlej will re-open from November 25 midnight onwards to heavy traffic. Central works division (CWD) XEN, Karnail Singh, said: “The repair work over bridge had been completed. Around 51 expansion joints of bridge were replaced and surface re-laid for smooth flow of heavy traffic,” he said. The bridge was closed on November 6.
The bridge over the Sutlej under repair in Ropar on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Cyber crime cell opened
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 24
Director General of Punjab Police, Paramdeep Singh Gill today inaugurated a cyber crime investigation cell at CIA, Sirhind.

Building for Academic Staff College inaugurated
Patiala, November 24
Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, inaugurated the new building, constructed by the university for Academic Staff College (ASC) on the university campus.

Chittisinghpura Massacre
Federation seeks fresh probe
Patiala, November 24
Terming it to be a failure of the Indian state system to ensure justice to it’s citizens, the Sikh Students Federation took a serious note of the exposure made by former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah that “vested interests had sabotaged the investigations of Chittisinghpura massacre.”

Dharni on Bar panel
Bassi Pathana, November 24
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, has appointed Amardeep Singh Dharni, lawyer and president of District Bar Association, as member of the disciplinary committee of the council.

Mentally challenged inmate found
Kharar, November 24
An inmate of Universal Disabled Care Taker Social Welfare Society, Raman Puri, was handed over to his brother and sister.

COURTS

Follow norms while raiding rehab centres: HC
Chandigarh, November 24
The Punjab and Haryana High Court wants the police to follow proper procedure while carrying out any raid at drug counselling and rehabilitation centres.

Attawa resident convicted of murder
Chandigarh, November 24
A local court today convicted an Attawa resident of murdering a woman in 2008. Inderjit Singh was arrested for rape and murder of a Palsora-based woman.

FCI penalised for delay in release of pension
Chandigarh, November 24
The District Consumer and Disputes Redressal forum has directed the senior regional manager, Food Corporation of India, regional office (Punjab), Sector 31, and the assistant general manager (CPF), Food Corporation of India, regional office (North), Sector 24, Noida (UP), to pay Rs 40,000 in compensation to a complainant for causing him harassment by delaying the payment of pension.

Suspects told to join probe
Panchkula, November 24
The district police, groping in the dark over the fate of missing realtor Deepak Rai Sagar, got a shot in the arm when the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the three suspects in the case to join the investigation.

CRIME

10 erring cyber café owners booked
Chandigarh, November 24
The police has registered cases against owners of 10 cyber cafés operating in various parts of the city on charges of not maintaining proper records of Internet users visiting the cafés.

Hotelier held for failing to keep visitors’ record
Chandigarh, November 24
The police today arrested Gurbachan Singh, the owner of Sector 22-based hotel — Victoria Palace — for allegedly violating the prohibitory orders. The police said the accused had not kept proper record of visitors to the hotel.




Gurbachan Singh, owner of Victoria Palace, in police custody in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari 

7 held for drinking at public place
Chandigarh, November 24
The police has arrested seven persons from different parts of the city for allegedly consuming liquor at public place.

560 cases of liquor seized
Panchkula, November 24
The police succeeded in intercepting a truck loaded with 560 cases of English liquor on its way from Chandigarh to Rajasthan and Gujrat.

Two killed in road mishap
Panchkula, November 24
Two persons were killed while two others were injured seriously when an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with another vehicle at Barwala-Dera, Bassi road, here today.

SPORTS

Namdhari XI, IOC in final
Chandigarh, November 24
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Namdhari XI have entered final of the 46th Jindal Steel Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament being held at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.





A match in progress in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

PU Campus emerge victorious
Chandigarh, November 24
Government College, Hoshiarpur, and PU Campus, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Inter-College (men) A Division Tournament being held on the PU grounds here today.

5-wicket win for Ryan
Chandigarh, November 24
Ryan International School-49 defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School-26 by five wickets in the T20 match held here today.