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Silver Oaks in kidney trouble
Accused of removing 13-yr-old girl’s organ without parents’ consent 
Chandigarh, February 10
Silver Oaks hospital in Mohali is in the thick of controversy over what is being alleged as an arbitrary removal of a kidney of a 13-year-old Patiala girl, Navneet.

PGI to study Santokh Singh Dhir’s brain
Chandigarh, February 10
Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu and renowned Punjabi writer Santokh Singh Dhir, who died at the PGI on February 8, may not have had anything in common in life except their intellect and agility, so evident even in the ripe age of 90-plus. This has aroused the interest of doctors to carry out a research on their brains to unravel the secrets that made these men so different in terms of alertness of mind from millions of others of the their age.

Ram Gopal’s case gets murkier
Petitioners accuse magistrate of bias 
Chandigarh, February 10
The controversy in the inspector Ram Gopal’s case is getting murkier. A day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice of motion to the Chandigarh administration and others on a petition filed by six Chandigarh Police personnel, they moved the court again accusing the court below of bias - a contention denied by the magistrate.

Panjab University students and others light candles to pay homage to soldiers killed in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir at Student Centre on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Drinking among girls on PU campus triggers concern
Chandigarh, February 10
A girl residing in hostel No. 6 on the Panjab University campus, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, was taken to the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, in an ambulance last night after she returned to the hostel, vomiting badly, around 10 pm.

COMMUNITY

Admn efforts help revive dying Sukhna: Report
Forest dept built 193 check dams to keep silt at bay
Chandigarh, February 10
The Chandigarh administration has done a Chewang Norphel. What India’s ‘glacier man’ did for the one lakh population of Leh, the forest department of the UT Administration has done for over 10 lakh city residents.



A water body that forms part of the catchment area of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

F&CC turns down budget
Mayor directs officials to present a revised budget with a 25 per cent increase in comparison to last year’s budget on February 15
Chandigarh, February 10
Members of the municipal corporation’s finance and contracts committee (F&CC) decided against approving the budget of Rs 516.40 crore tabled at a meeting due to reduction in plan budget for the next financial year here today.

Meeting to review industrial policy today
Chandigarh, February 10
UT Administrator Shivraj Patil has summoned UT Adviser, Home Secretary, Finance Secretary and the director of industries tomorrow for a meeting to review the industrial policy of the Union Territory, sources said here today.

Chill persists as sun plays hide-and-seek
Chandigarh, February 10
Sun continued to play hide-and-seek today, even as chill continued to prevail in the city and its adjoining areas.

AIR launches Gyan Vani
Chandigarh, February 10
Gyan Vani, an educational broadcast channel of the All-India Radio, Chandigarh, was inaugurated on its premises here today.

Australian company to redesign Mohali
Mohali, February 10
In order to give a facelift to Mohali, an Australian multinational town planning company has been asked to revamp the design of the town.

Tenders of admn to go online from March 31
Chandigarh, February 10
Come March 31 and all tender forms for projects worth Rs 10 lakh and above pertaining to various departments of the UT administration will be available on the official website. The decision, which was taken a few days back in one of the meetings chaired by the finance secretary-cum-secretary information technology, comes in the wake of increasing monopoly of contractors in departments, including the housing board, municipal corporation and the engineering department. After April 30, accepting the hardcopy of tender forms in the office by any officer will be counted as corrupt practice.

Mad rush at CHB camps
Chandigarh, February 10
Camps are being organised by the Chandigarh Housing Board in Sector 51 under its rehabilitation scheme for allotting tenements to people. Under this scheme, houses are to be allotted in Sectors 51 and 56.


Residents of colonies wait for allotment letters during a camp organised by the CHB at Sector 51, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan 

Row over orphaned boy takes communal tone
Chandigarh, February 10
Heated arguments took place today between members of two communities residing in the Ramdarbar area here over the custody of an 8-year-old orphaned boy whose father Kamludeen, a beggar, died on February 7.



A police official pacifies the two sides over the custody of an orphaned boy in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

‘Need to popularise cycling in city’
Chandigarh, February 10
Laying cycle tracks across the city by spending crores of rupees would not fulfil the Chandigarh Administration’s aim of managing the slow-moving traffic in the city till cycling was popularised among residents. This was stated by Lord Mayor, Councillor Mike Cookson of Newcastle upon Tyne stated this while taking to The Tribune during his visit to the city today.
Lord Mayor Mike Cookson and his wife Lady Mayor Dorrie Cookson. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Western Command shooters win laurels
Chandigarh, February 10
The Western Command shooting team won five medals at the National Combat Forces Shooting Championship held in Mhow. The team members were honoured by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Lt Gen SR Ghosh at Command Headquarters, Chandimandir, here today.
The GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt Gen Shankar Ranjan Ghosh, felicitates a shooter in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Ambala div suffers losses owing to fog
Chandigarh, February 10
The Northern Railway, Ambala division, has suffered heavy losses due to cancellation or running late of a number of trains owing to fog and biting cold last month.

Quiz, debate mark tech fest at GCG-11
Chandigarh, February 10
More than 200 students from 20 colleges of the region participated in “Tech Zeal 10” organised by the department of computer applications, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, here today.

Stem cell technology can heal injuries, say scientists
Chandigarh, February 10
“The stem-cell technology and genetic engineering is capable of healing injured parts of the body, treating impairments and even completely replacing them due to regenerative merits,” claimed scientists at the 13th Panjab Science Congress, which concluded yesterday at Panjab University. “The stem-cell technology is becoming popular day by day. There are two types of stem-cell technologies, one is embryonic stem-cell research technology and the other is adult stem-cell research technology,” said Prof RC Sobti.

Thanksgiving week
Mohali, February 10
The Saupin’s Community Service Organisation of Saupin’s School, Mohali, celebrated the ongoing “Thanksgiving Week” with fervour. Students decided to make cards and give them to people.

EDUCATION

Shivalik school disaffiliation 
After CBSE, admn follows suit
Chandigarh, February 10
After losing its affiliation from the CBSE, Shivalik Public School is in for another jolt with the UT administration deciding against providing recognition to the school.

Education dept demands fee details of pvt schools
Chandigarh, February 10
Following what has now become a ritual, the UT education department has demanded fee details of various private schools to tackle speculated fee hike and existent exorbitant nursery registration fee in various schools.

Teachers’ Recruitment
UT in review mode
Chandigarh, February 10
With the final results of recently held UT teachers’ recruitment having yet again hit a controversy after the cash-for-job scam, the administration has got into a review mode to ensure all is well.

Non-teaching staff demand release of pay scales
Chandigarh, February 10
More than 150 non-teaching employees from all aided colleges of Chandigarh participated in the rally held at DAV College, Sector 10, here today.




Non-teaching employees of aided colleges protest seeking the release of revised pay scales in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Contests to increase patriotic quotient of students
Chandigarh, February 10
Spirit India, students’ volunteer group of GGDSD College, Sector 32, working under the aegis of an NGO, “Aavahan”, celebrated their third anniversary on the college premises today.




Volunteers of Spirit India perform on their third anniversary celebrations in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Rang Utsav at music dept
Chandigarh, February 10
The department of music, Panjab University, celebrated Basant Raga and Rang Utsav in the Evening Studies Auditorium here today. Prof Surinder Sharma was the chief guest and Dr SM Kant, director youth welfare department, was the guest of honour.

Install CCTV cameras: UT Home Secretary
Chandigarh, February 10
UT Home Secretary Ram Niwas at a meeting today has asked all educational institutions in the city, including schools and colleges, to install CCTV cameras within coming three months.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Tribune Impact
Black market of kerosene 
Food supply dept raids ration depots
Bassi Pathana, February 10
After the publication of the news item regarding alleged sale of kerosene at Rs 30 per litre, officials of the food and civil supply department conducted raids on depot holders and checked their records.

7-yr-old injured in accident
Kharar, February 10
A seven-year-old student of Manav Mangal Smart School got injured in a road accident.

Completion of bus stand to take another year
Patiala, February 10
The ultra modern bus stand for Patiala remains a pipe dream even after a year of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the bus stand by Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal on February 18 last year.

District grievance redressal meet
Action to be taken against encroachers: Minister
Patiala, February 10
A meeting of the District Grievance Redressal Committee was held under Janmeja Singh Sekhon, irrigation minister, Punjab, here today in which Sekhon heard the problems of various members and offered solutions.

Modi eves hog limelight in gymnastics
Patiala, February 10
Eves of Modi College, Patiala, emerged victorious in the All-India Inter-University Gymnastics Championship, which wass held in Gwalior recently.





Winners of All-India Inter-University Gymnastics Championship with their medals
in Patiala. A Tribune photograph

Athletics meet
Ambala, February 10
Chaman Vatika Public School organised its annual athletics meet here today.

CRIME

Laptop stolen from car
Chandigarh, February 10
Sheikh Abdul, a resident of Sector 28, alleged that his laptop was stolen from his Innova car (CH 04 5678) parked at the CMC parking in Sector 17 on February 4. A case of theft has been registered.

ASI held guilty of sodomy
Chandigarh, February 10
Additional District and Sessions Judge Raj Sekhar Attri today held ASI Dalwinder Singh guilty of sodomising a teenager. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced tomorrow.

Rs 25,000 stolen from gurdwara
Mohali, February 10
Thieves struck at Gurdwara Sacha Dhan Sahib in Phase III-B1 early this morning and decamped with about Rs 25,000 after breaking two golaks of the gurdwara.

SPORTS

GNPS-36 lift inter-school trophy
Chandigarh, February 10
A quick fire of 31 runs off 25 balls by Vinoop enabled Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, clinch the Times Cremica Inter-School Trophy by outplaying Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula, by seven wickets.




Winners with their trophies at DAV School, Sector 8, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

11th South Asian Games
Hema clinches two golds
Chandigarh, February 10
Hema clinched two gold medals and a silver medal in the 11th South Asian Games, which concluded in Dhaka on February 9. Hema, who is a student of MA English in DAV College, Sector 10, represented India during the South Asian Games held in Bangladesh from January 28 to February 9.

Tae kwon do meet on Feb 14
Chandigarh, February 10
The 13th District Tae kwon do Championship (senior, junior and sub-junior) and the fifth Inter-School, Sparring and Muye Tae kwon do Championship will be held at Guru Nanak VBT Polytechnic, Mohali, on February 14.

WFI trials for youth olympics qualifier on Feb 18
Chandigarh, February 10
The Chandigarh Wrestling Association (CWA) will conduct trials for city wrestlers on February 18 at 9 am at the Wrestling Coaching Centre, Sector 30, to select the players for the national trials in Sonepat. This was stated in a press note issued here yesterday.

Trials for volleyball from today
Chandigarh, February 10
The trials to select the probables for the forthcoming 8th Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship to be held in Iran from May 13 would be held at LNUPE, Gwalior, from tomorrow.