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Molestation
Trial of PU student begins in US today
Chandigarh, February 15
Reports of the arrest of a fifth year student of PU’s University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) on charges of sexual molestation at Boston, have stirred up a controversy on the campus.

Staff shortage tells on upkeep of parks
Chandigarh, February 15
In spite of shortage of staff, the MC horticulture department is going ahead with a number of green belts and parks across the city. Crores of rupees are spent every year to develop new green belts and parks, but the department does not have adequate staff for their maintenance.

The public park inaugurated by MP Pawan Kumar Bansal at Ram Darbar is in a bad shape. Tribune photo: S Chandan

TV channel owner held for nuisance
Chandigarh, February 15
The police today arrested Iqbal Singh, owner of a local TV channel, along with his father, brother and four friends, in three cases of trespassing, rioting, causing injuries and criminal intimidation.

Felling in Forest Area
CJ takes note of student’s plea
Chandigarh, February 15
About a fortnight after a news report on ecological degradation appeared in The Tribune, a Class VII student of St John’s School has expressed his concern, seeking the intervention of Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Mukul Mudgal in checking such activities.

Govt to set up 150 viral diagnostic labs Mohali, February 15 For a timely action against fatal viral infections like H1NI, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has started a pilot project to set up over 150 viral diagnostic labs across the country. Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Dr VK Katoch in Mohali on Monday. A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

ICY TREAT: A girl enjoys an ice candy sitting out in the sun in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

MC panel approves Rs 701.68-cr budget
Chandigarh, February 15
Members of the Finance and Contract Committee of the municipal corporation have approved the proposed budget of Rs 701.68 crore for the next financial year, which is Rs 111 crore more than the Rs 590.30-crore budget last year.

Traders seek additional floor on booths, bay shops
Chandigarh, February 15
A delegation of traders of Sector 17, led by Kamaljit Singh Panchhi and consisting LC Arora, JPS Kalra, Arun Talwar and Neeraj Bajaj, called on Shivraj Patil, Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator, to discuss major issues related to traders of the city.

Electronically managed parking lots mooted
Chandigarh, February 15
The Chandigarh municipal corporation has once again decided to explore the possibility of replacing paid parking lots with electronically managed ones.

The SHO of the Sector 19 police station, Ram Gopal, urges shopkeepers of the Sector 19 market to contact the police regarding any suspected item they notice lying abandoned, in the wake of the recent bomb blast in Pune, in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Development of Madanpur
GMADA rejects MC chief’s ultimatum
Mohali, February 15
Rejecting the ultimatum of the municipal council president on the development of Madanpur village here, the GMADA chief administrator said today that the president was no one to issue such a threat as GMADA did not function under his authority, but added that his organisation was prepared to give a financial support to any viable project for the village.

‘Human rights, duties go hand in hand’
Chandigarh, February 15
“Righteousness must prevail, Ram might perish”, said Justice Permod Kohli of Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was the chief guest on the International Conference on Human Rights: Transforming Dimensions.

Rose Fest to be a gala affair
Chandigarh, February 15
Bollywood glamour will soon rock the City Beautiful with live performances of celebrities and singers at the Rose Festival 2010.

An egret all set to take off on a bright sunny day in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Aradhna’s website gets good response
Panchkula, February 15
A day after the website www.justice4ruchika <http://www.justice4ruchika> was launched, more than 100 volunteers sent mails to Arahdna, friend of Ruchkia Girhotra.

Another Ashreya inmate gives birth
Chandigarh, February 15
Two months after the inmate of Nari Niketan gave birth to a girl child, another inmate of Ashreya delivered a baby boy at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here today.

Rs 5.60 cr for courts complex
Chandigarh, February 15
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has released Rs 5.60 crore of the total sanctioned amount of Rs 18.60 crore for the construction of a judicial courts complex in Sector 43 here.

Illegal structures near Sukhna razed
Chandigarh, February 15
The UT engineering department today demolished three unauthorised structures towards the regulator end of Sukhna Lake.

Stress on tuberculosis research
Mohali, February 15
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, celebrated foundation day on its campus here today.

Three bodies recovered
Chandigarh, February 15 Three bodies, including two of unidentified persons, were recovered from different parts of the city today.

Mohali senior citizens visit Nepal

Mohali, February 15 On the pattern of various benefits given to its senior citizens by the Indian Government, the Nepal Government was also following the suit. Initially, old age pension has been started in certain villages in Nepal. Members of the Mohali Senior Citizens’ Council with Nepal Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepali during their visit to Kathmandu.

Man found dead
Panchkula, February 15
Body of an unidentified man in his 40s was found from a secluded area near Mansa Devi Complex here today. The body was spotted by a man who was grazing his cattle in the area.

A car hits a signboard near the Him Parisar (left) and the next day, the signboard is propped up with stones at Sector 37 in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

EDUCATION

Late by 5 minutes, institute students refused entry
Chandigarh, February 15
Around 50 students of Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 52, were not allowed to enter the college after they got late by five minutes. The students subsequently protested outside the college and some even tried to persuade the gate security to permit them to enter.

Foreign varsity office opened
Chandigarh, February 15
The Panjab University has been working out last-minute details of courses in international relations and human rights in collaboration with the Oxford Brookes University, said Prof John Raftery, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, following the inauguration of the local office of the university here.

CCE Backfires — I
Students asked to cram sample papers
Chandigarh, February 15
Impressed with the flick “Three Idiots”, Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal has once asserted that the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation System (CCE) aimed at producing similar “Idiots”.

PU dental college teachers boycott OPD
Chandigarh, February 15
Faculty members at dental college of Panjab University today boycotted the OPD, after they could not meet the Vice-Chancellor, to put forward their demands.

‘Ganika’ marks end of Katha Manchan
Chandigarh, February 15
A solo performance by Vijay Giri, an alumnus of department of Indian Theatre, PU, in “Ganika” marked the conclusion of five-day annual Katha Manchan organised by the Mask Theatre Group at Randhawa auditorium here today.

NSS camp at GMSSS
Chandigarh, February 15
An NSS camp was held at GMSSS- 22 here recently.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Suspect boxes in dustbin spark bomb scare

Ambala February 15 Panic reigned for a while in the army cantonment today noon when a sanitary worker noticed two packed cardboard boxes wrapped in gunny cloth in a dustbin near the Kharga canteen. He informed army personnel in the area following with a district police officer arrived at the scene. Army personnel blow up a dustbin containing suspected boxes in Ambala Cant on Monday. Tribune photo:  Dev Dutt Sharma

Six injured in mishap

Rajpura, February 15 Six persons were injured in an accident near Damanheri railway crossings in the wee hours today. As per police officials, a speeding SUV on its way towards Sangrur from Rajpura rammed into an accidental truck and all its occupants received serious injuries. The SUV that rammed into a truck near Rajpura on Monday. A Tribune photograph

3 arrested under Copyright Act
Kharar, February 15
Three employees of an orchestra were arrested last night from a local marriage palace under the Copyright Act.

Bank attaches developer’s property
Kharar, February 15
Kotak Mahindra Bank today attached the property of Sawan Land Developers on the Badala road.

Fun-packed day at MDAV School
Ambala, February 15
The annual prize distribution function of MDAV Senior Secondary Public School, Ambala City, was organised here today.

Annual function at Anee’s School Kharar, February 15 “Masti Ki Pathshala” proved the greatest entertainer of the evening during the annual and prize distribution function of Anee’s School here today. Students of Anee’s School participate in their annual day at Kharar on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Kharar college bag cricket title

Kharar, February 15 The team of Guru Gobind Singh College of Management and Technology won the Inter-College Cricket Tournament organised by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, recently. The team of Guru Gobind Singh College of Management and Technology that won the Inter-College Cricket Tournament organised by the PTU, Jalandhar. A Tribune photograph

Nawanshahr lads emerge soccer champs
Patiala, February 15
Nawanshahr lads blanked Kapurthala 4-0 to bag the 62nd Senior State Championship for the second consecutive time at Polo Ground, Patiala, here today.

Sports day at DPS
Ambala, February 15
DPS Public School, Ambala, organised its sports day recently. Students took part in various events.

COURTS

Handling of biomedical waste
Sector-16 hospital to follow AIIMS, HC told
Chandigarh, February 15
The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research daily generates 660 kg waste for incinerator, 360 kg glass and 220 kg plastic waste.

High Court
London boy’s plea heard
Chandigarh, February 15
Justice Augustine George Masih of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs and other respondents to consider London-based NGO’s plea for providing a travel document to 12-year-old Indian boy, whose mother had allegedly abandoned him in the streets of Southhall in March, 2008.

Murder Bid
MLA’s nephew gets bail
Panchkula, February 15
Karun Chaudhary, nephew of Kalka MLA Pradeep Chaudhary, got bail here today after spending two days in judicial custody. Karun was arrested on Saturday after he had gone underground when he was booked in an attempt to murder case.

Seven get life term in assault case
Chandigarh, February 15
Additional District and Sessions Judge Raj Rahul Garg today sentenced seven persons to rigorous imprisonment for life for attacking a Ram Darbar resident.

Six-month jail term
Chandigarh, February 15
Civil Judge (senior division)-cum-Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshul Berry today sentenced Raju of Bapu Dham Colony to six months’ imprisonment. He was also fined Rs 500. The police registered a case against him in 2005. He was caught carrying 2 grams of smack near the Tibba Sahib gurdwara in Sector 26. — TNS

One acquitted
Chandigarh, February 15
A local court today acquitted Amit Khullar, accused of carrying 6 grams of smack with him. The court observed that charges could not be proved against the accused. The police had arrested him from the roundabout separating Sectors 25 and 38 in 2006. — TNS

CRIME

Youth sets three cars afire, held Chandigarh, February 15 The police arrested a Mani Majra resident today on the charge of setting three cars afire in connivance with his friend at the Mohalla Dera Sahib in Mani Majra in the wee hours. People have a look at the cars set afire by  miscreants in Mani Majra on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

4 held for brawls
Chandigarh, February 15
The police arrested four persons for their involvement in two brawl incidents. Palu Ram of Sector 22 reported that he was beaten up and threatened by occupants of a Hyundai Santro car (CH04K-9578) in the same sector on Sunday.

Crime: Two killed in road accidents
Zirakpur, February 15
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in two separate road accidents at Zirakpur today.

2 booked for smuggling cattle
Panchkula, February 15
A truck loaded with cows and oxen was seized by the district police here today. The animals were allegedly being taken for slaughter at Uttar Pradesh.

SPORTS

T20 Trophy
St Stephen’s to meet Satluj in final
Panchkula, February 15
St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, will clash with Satluj Public School, Sector 4, in the final of the Satluj T20 Championship Trophy being organised at Satluj grounds on February 16.

Judo Panjab University dominate Chandigarh, February 15 Panjab University won the All-India Inter-University Judo Championship (men) by securing 19 points on the concluding day of the tournament here yesterday. The Panjab University team that won the All-India Inter-University Judo Championship in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Healthy Heart Golf a big draw
Chandigarh, February 15
More than 170 health-conscious senior citizens in the age group of 60-86 years teed off in the Fortis Healthy Heart Golf Tournament on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here yesterday.

Jaskaran best all-rounder
Mohali, February 15
St Xavier’s School, Mohali, organised its annual sports day here recently.

Hockey exhibition matches on Feb 20
Chandigarh, February 15
In order to boost the morale of the Indian hockey team in the run up to the Hockey World Cup to be held in New Delhi from February 28 to March 13,

Golden Bells students excel
Chandigarh, February 15
Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, struck a purple patch by winning 18 gold, four silver and one bronze medals in the 5th Inter-School 13th District and 7th Muye Tae Kwon Do Championship organised at Mohali.

Pharma Cup
Suninder fashions Nectar Life win
Chandigarh, February 15
A fine all-round performance by Suninder (71 runs and four wickets for 30) helped Nectar Life trounce US Vitamin by 68 runs in the 1st Pharma Cup T20 Cricket Tournament here yesterday.

Annual sports day
Chandigarh, February 15
Ashmah International School, Mohali, organised its annual sports day here today. Students took part in a march past besides games. Games like lemon race, three-legged race, sack race and hoopla race kept the participants on their toes. Hurdle race, grapes race and jalebi race were the attractions of the day.

Sidhu brothers strike it rich Chandigarh, February 15 Continuing with his winning streak, Gurjiwan Singh Sidhu (75), former joint director, public relations department, Punjab, achieved a hat trick in shot put and hammer throw during the 31st National Master’s Athletics Championship held at Chennai recently.                                                  Gurjiwan Singh Sidhu with his medals

Carrom selection trials today
Chandigarh, February 15
Selection trials for the All-India Civil Services Carrom Tournament will be held at 11 am at the recreational hall, AG (A and E) Punjab, in Sector 17 here tomorrow.

Athletics meet
Chandigarh, February 15
Aanchal International School, Sector 41, organised its athletics meet and prize distribution function on the school premises here yesterday.