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Cops follow up new lead in double murder, seek motive
Chandigarh, May 2 The police has ruled out revenge as the motive behind the sensational murder of two private security guards whose bodies were found dumped under a bridge in Daria village yesterday. With the mystery over the cause of the murder deepening the police is now pursuing a fresh lead to find out where the stolen water pipes, said to be a possible reason for the killing, had gone.
The broken opening of the water pipe, running through Daria village, which was allegedly stolen by the suspects. A Tribune photograph

Chargesheet filed against gangrape suspects
Panchkula, May 2
Four months after an 18-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in a car in Kalka, the local police has submitted a charge sheet against the suspects to additional chief judicial magistrate Raj Gupta.

Prof: Someone’s after my car, he’s on camera
Chandigarh, May 2
Miscreants smashed the windowpane of a car parked at a house in Sector 21 here on Friday night. Prof Nirmal Parkash, who lodged a complaint yesterday, said it was the fourth such incident.

Nirmal Parkash shows footage of a man hurling a brick on his car at Sector 21 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

UT admn helpless ‘Leave aside washing hands, there is no water to drink’ Chandigarh, May 2 While the CBSE is asking schools to get on with the latest “wash your hands” scheme, several city schools claim to be struggling with water woes. “Leave aside washing hands, our students do not get drinking water after 11 am, by which time we are only done with three periods.

Sanitation catches CBSE’s fancy
Chandigarh, May 2
“Wash your hands” seems to be the latest “reform” that the CBSE seeks to bring about in its affiliated schools. Having launched the national school sanitation initiative a couple of days ago, the board has asked all its affiliated schools to set up health and wellness clubs which would not only sensitise school students, but also the community towards the importance of washing hands.

Dreams do come true, say campus placement toppers Chandigarh, May 2 The one common factor that binds together this year’s maximum salary package holders from Panjab University (Ankur Chowdhary with Rs 10.5 lakh a year) and PEC University of Technology (Mohit Gupta and Mridul Gandhi, both placed at Rs 7.8 lakh per annum) is that all of them got placed in the very company they had “dreamt about” during their studies.

Mohit Gupta and Mridul Gandhi (both students of PEC University of Technology)

Open House
Safety a casualty on the city roads
Harcharan Singh, a senior citizen living in Sector 41, called the emergency number of the Chandigarh Police, recently, saying a group of three men was frequenting his locality from the past three days. The group stood in a particular corner, during different parts of a day, and the talks looked shady.

BIG LOSS: Even as the municipal corporation makes tall claims on checking water wastage, the precious commodity is going down the drain at different places (photo No 1 Kajehri), photo No 2 ( dividing road of Sectors 43 and Sector 2) and photo No 3 (dividing roads of Sectors 46 and 47) in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

COMMUNITY

No end to woes of power of attorney holders
Chandigarh, May 2
The woes of thousands of general power of attorney (GPA) holders in the cooperative group housing societies seem to be unending, with the Chandigarh Administration and society managements allegedly giving them a raw deal.

Estate office lifts sealing orders
Asks for removal of violations within 25 days
Chandigarh, May 2
Following protests by traders in Sector 17 over sealing of the basement of a commercial building, the UT estate office yesterday lifted the orders on the condition that the violations will be removed within 25 days.

Members of the Defence Service Civilian Pensioners Welfare Association attend the silver jubilee function at museum auditorium in Sector10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Cops accused of being soft on dowry givers
Chandigarh, May 2
According to the law, taking dowry is as much an offence as giving it. However, the ground reality is quite different - only dowry seekers are taken to task. The local police appears to be at its wit’s end when faced with piquant situation of how to resolve cases where action is sought against the dowry givers.

False dowry harassment cases
Affected families told about legal action
Chandigarh, May 2
Members of the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) today organised an interactive session at the Leisure Valley in Sector 10 here for the families implicated in false dowry harassment cases.

PGI meet may skirt issue of working hours
Chandigarh, May 2
Even as the PGI authorities have called a high-level meeting tomorrow to discuss the demand charter submitted recently by the Association of Resident Doctors, the former likely skirt the contentious issue of long working hours that has been irking medicos for long.

Post surgery, woman walks after 20 years
Mohali, May 2
“Surgery has given me a second birth and walking straight is like a dream come true and now I will be able to live a better life,” said Reema Vasundhra who is able to walk after a gap of 20 years after undergoing a surgery at a private hospital here.

Batalvi’s lyrical magic reigns Chandigarh, May 2 The larger-than-life image of legendary Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalavi blossomed in the hearts of poetry lovers, who thronged the Randhawa auditorium here to savour the musical tribute to the poet today. Artistes perform during ‘Ek Saam Shiv Batalvi De Naam’ at the Punjab Kala Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Reporters' Diary Dating in the lap of nature is in The city boasts of the finest green cover in the country and is definitely among the best in the entire country. Over the past few years, parks all over the city have emerged as the busiest spots for dating by the city youth. While the Chandigarh police is carrying out a drive against illegal parking all over the city, more than 100 cars were parked illegally in front of the Golf Club in Chandigarh last Monday, when its election results were announced. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

Revaluation fee will be refunded promptly: PU
Chandigarh, May 2
The Panjab University administration today condemned the “propaganda by certain students of the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) and a section of the print media” over the issue of refund of revaluation fees, claiming the system of refunds was “proposed and passed” by the varsity itself without any representation from students.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Punjab Land Preservation Act
Villagers protest delay in repeal
Nayagoan (Mohali), May 2
In order to protest against the delay in repealing the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) in Nayagaon, Nada and Karoran villages falling under the Notified Area Committee (NAC), Nayagaon, residents of Nayagaon, led by former Punjab minister Jagmohan Singh Kang, organised a rally here today.

NREGA
Only 35 of 122 villages covered
Dera Bassi, May 2
Most of the villages in the Dera Bassi block have failed to reap the benefits of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), thanks to the official apathy. As a result, hundreds of unemployed residents in the villages could not get any job under the scheme.

Four booked for raping minor, one held
Kharar, May 2
Four youths from Chotla Kalan were booked today for repeatedly raping a minor. Manjit Singh, an accused, ran a grocery shop in the 17-year-old victim’s neighbourhood. Last year, when the accused used to go to the shop to buy something, Manjit would misbehave with her.

One nabbed for rape
Bassi Pathana, May 2
The police has arrested Devinder Kumar, a resident of Chuni Kalan village, for allegedly raping the wife of Paramjit Singh, a resident of Chunni Khurd village. Paramjit stated in his complaint that the accused committed the crime when his wife was alone in the house.

Man kills sister-in-law’s mother
Kurali, May 2
A woman got killed in an altercation with her daughter’s in-laws in the Allahpur area of Kurali today. As per the police, the woman, Gurmeet Kaur, and her husband Bhag Singh from Cholta Khurd village, had gone to meet their daughter Paramjeet Kaur, married to Baldev Singh, in Allahpur.

Inebriated cop creates ruckus, suspended
Kharar, May 2
The Mohali police suspended SI Ramji Dass for creating a scene in an inebriated state last night. Posted at the Kharar police station, Ramji Dass stays as a tenant in Dashmesh Nagar on the first floor of the house of Ghasita Singh. Yesterday when he reached his home around 11 pm in an inebriated state, he beat up his wife and started abusing the landlord’s wife.

Amartex showroom raided
Kalka, May 2
On a complaint of a customer, a team of the health department and the local administration in a joint operation conducted a raid on a showroom of Amartex at Pinjore on Friday night. Official sources said during the raid, samples of eatables beyond expiry date were seized and the raid continued till late into the night.

Woman sets herself, child afire; both dead
Ambala, May 2
Kamlesh (23) set herself and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Nandini on fire after pouring kerosene. A resident of Dalipgarh village, Kamlesh was married to Amit, a driver. According to her husband, they had a minor tiff in the morning, after which he left for work.

The three damaged cars that collided with each other at the Dera Bassi bus-stand traffic lights on Sunday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

COURTS

Consumer Courts
Sangeeta Shree developers to refund Rs 8.8 lakh
Chandigarh, May 2
The Mohali District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found Ambala-based Sangeeta Shree Developers International Private Limited and its director Gautam Sharma guilty of deficiency in service. They have been asked to refund the sale price of a plot to the tune of Rs 8,80,000, along with interest on the sale price.

Mediation system best, says CJ Chandigarh, May 2 The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Mukul Mudgal says the mediation system is best for both parties involved in litigation. He expressed his views during the concluding session of the second phase of mediation training programme being conducted at the Judicial Academy in Sector 43 here.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal addresses delegates at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector 43, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

CRIME

Three nabbed with weapons Chandigarh, May 2 The police arrested three youngsters and recovered two pistols, a countrymade pistol and 11 live cartridges from Sector 36 last night. The three youngsters who were arrested with weapons from Sector 36 on Saturday in police custody at the crime branch office in Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Two arrested on robbery charge
Chandigarh, May 2
The police arrested two residents of Mauli Jagran yesterday on the charges of robbing a man of his mobile phone and cash on Friday night. Ranvijay Singh of Mauli Jagran reported to the police that Ravinder, alias Monty, and Lucky, residents of Mauli Jagran, robbed him of his mobile phone and Rs 30,000 from near the level crossing at Mauli Jagran.

2 flee with cash
Chandigarh, May 2
Two unidentified youths decamped with Rs 15,000 belonging to a resident of Ram Darbar here yesterday afternoon. The victim, Laxmi Prasad, told the police that he had withdrawn the amount from his account with the State Bank of India to send it to his relative in Bihar.

SPORTS

Sunny’s ton helps Mohali take 48-run lead
Mohali, May 2
Excellent unbeaten century by Sunny Sohal helped Mohali to take a 48-run lead against Ropar in its first innings at the close of stumps at the PCA Stadium here today. Mohali won the toss and elected to field first.

St Stephen’s Trophy MCA-XI book berth in final Chandigarh, May 2 Fine knock of 115 runs by Pukhraj Singh helped Mohali Cricket Association-XI (MCA-XI) to enter the final of St Stephen’s Trophy (U-16) cricket tournament. In the second semifinal held at St Stephen’s ground, Sector 45, here today, the MCA-XI beat Desh Prem Academy Cricket Association (DPACA) by 124 runs.
Players in action during a cricket match in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

A player in action at the State Billiards and Snooker Championship in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Samarvir Sahi Golf
Clash of dates to keep juniors away from meet
Chandigarh, May 2
Clash of dates will keep a number of young golfers away from the prestigious Samarvir Sahi Punjab Open Amateur Golf Championship, which gets under way on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here on May 4.

AITA Meet
Dheeranush, Ishaque enter qualifying round
Chandigarh, May 2
Dheeranush Bhatti, Ishaque Eqbal and Abhijeet Singh have entered the qualifying round for the main draw in the boys’ U-16 category during the AITA tournament being held at the CLTA Complex here today.