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City roads inadequately designed: RITES
Chandigarh, May 9
In its report entitled ‘Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Chandigarh Urban Complex', Rail India Technical Economic Services (RITES) has said the UT administration has failed to make adequate use of the city’s existing roads.

Gateway to Punjab gropes in the dark
Mohali, May 9
Punjab’s gateway is groping in the dark. After dusk, darkness prevails on Mohali roads as the municipal corporation (MC) authorities are finding it hard to repair scores of non-functional streetlights due to unscheduled power cuts.

Non-functional streetlights pose danger in Mohali. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu

Financial Crunch
Homoeo college seeks PU affiliation
Chandigarh, May 9
Facing a financial crunch as well as an admission crisis, the governing body of the Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Sector 26 has sought affiliation with Panjab University.

Gradation for kabaddi? Not in UT!
Removed from list in 2005; players giving it up
Chandigarh, May 9
Contrary to the Punjab government’s act of spending crores in organising the Kabaddi World Cup, the UT administration continues with its indifferent attitude by not including the game in its sports gradation list.

UT police gets serious about lethal armoury
Chandigarh, May 9
The police is loading its weaponry with the latest firearms and gadgetry. The armoury will now add 100 more AK 47 rifles, 100 glock pistols, 50 MP-5 rifles and two anti-riot vehicles costing around Rs 16 lakh.

Open House Response
Check your facts before applying abroad
I travel to Europe, two or three times every year, to meet senior dignitaries, university representatives and students who are studying or have settled there. Going by my experience, Sanjeev Singh Bariana's article "Govt blind to touts cashing in on false promises" on April 19, is a very appreciative piece of information, based on ground realities.

COMMUNITY

Catching a view from the top
Taking rounds of the city on Friday, a little before the rain, three children on top of a tree opposite the Government Model High School caught the attention of this correspondent. A strong gust of wind blew across his face when he alighted from his car.

A day dedicated to mothers
Delhi Public School: Students of the pre-primary wing of Delhi Public School, Sector 40, Chandigarh, celebrated the Mother’s Day. Tiny tots prepared presentations for their moms. They sung songs, presented hand-crafted mementos and played games with their moms. Various competitions such as salad making and flower arrangement were held for mothers, which they enjoyed thoroughly.

Job fest at PU
150 students hired
Chandigarh, May 9
Nearly 150 students of Panjab University and its affiliated colleges were picked up by 32 companies during the two-day job fest on the PU campus, which concluded today.

Change of rally venue upsets BJP leaders
Chandigarh, May 9
The change in the venue for the May 12 BJP rally to be addressed by its national president, Nitin Gadkari, and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu at the Ramlila Ground, Sector 27, to the Rally Ground in Sector 25 has sent the local party leadership in a tizzy.

Bansal asks 
Congress to work unitedly
Chandigarh, May 9
The Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Indian National Congress and paid homage to Pandit Motilal Nehru here today.

‘C-CAD must do aggressive marketing’ 
Mohali, May 9
Public-sector undertakings (PSUs) like Mohali’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) must step out aggressively to sell their capability in the market.

(From right) Rajan T Joseph, director-general, C-DAC; JS Bhatia, executive director, C-DAC Mohali; Sarvesh Kaushal, Punjab IT Principal Secretary; and Anil Wali, MD, Foundation for Innovation and Technology, IIT Delhi, at the C-DAC seminar in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Khair felling
Forest officials accused of colluding with ‘mafia’
Mohali, May 9
Residents of Bardar village near here have filed a complaint with the senior superintendent of police accusing police officials investigating an earlier complaint relating to illicit cutting of trees of playing a “partisan role in favour of the forest mafia”.

Bhakra water for Kajauli sought
Chandigarh, May 9
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations has urged UT Administrator-cum-Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil to prevail upon the Punjab government to release Bhakra water for the implementation of Phases V and VI of the Kajauli project. At an executive committee meeting here, concern was expressed over the way the municipal corporation had been ignoring the regulation on door-to-door collection of garbage.

Stage set for Youth Cong elections from May 11
Panchkula, May 9
Arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the Indian Youth Congress elections in the Panchkula assembly segments to be held in three phases from May 11.

Sirhind fateh march at Mohali
Mohali, May 9
To commemorate the 300 years of the establishment of Sikh rule, the Shatabdi Purab Committee, SAS Nagar, took out a procession “Sirhind fateh” here last evening.

Subsequent GPA holders’ SOS to admn
Chandigarh, May 9
The Chandigarh Social Welfare Association has urged the Chandigarh administration to solve some problems being faced by general power of attorney(GPA) holders in the implementation of the March 2, 2009, notification.

EDUCATION

SD College students get degrees
Chandigarh, May 9
The 34th annual convocation of GGDSD College, Sector 32-C, was held today. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Member of Parliament-cum-Union Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, was the chief guest on the occasion.

Students at the annual convocation of GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph 

Now, geology students rue poor placements 
Chandigarh, May 9
Now, students of masters programme in petroleum geology at Panjab University are up in arms against the university authorities for not having delivered on their promise of providing jobs to them. The issue of this self-financed course has cropped up within a day of PU resolving the issue of placements of students of another self-financed course at University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS).

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Cheque Bounce Case
Firm directors get 2-yr jail
Patiala, May 9
The court of judicial magistrate class-I Sumit Makkar yesterday sentenced the three directors of Surindra Engineering & Co - HS Ahluwalia, Kuljinder Singh and Ravinder Singh, who were held guilty in a cheque bounce case, to two years’ imprisonment. Besides, the court ordered each of the three to pay a fine of Rs 10,000.

Garbage being burnt inside a municipal council dustbin kept near Saini Bhawan at Dera Bassi. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Panchayats seek removal of clinker dump yard
Bikkon (Ropar), May 9
Panchayats from five villages today passed a resolution demanding an immediate removal of clinker dump yard of the Jaypee Cement from Bikkon village.

Contingent of animals flagged off to Delhi zoo
Chhat (Banur), May 9
A contingent of animals was flagged off to Delhi Zoo under the animal exchange programme.

BSNL Colony residents rue lack of facilities
Patiala, May 9
Residents of BSNL colony at SST Nagar, Patiala, are upset with the BSNL department for ignoring their interests, as a result of which they have to stay with out facilities.

Dowry Death
Parents seek in-laws’ arrest
Rajpura, May 9
A day after the Alipur-based family at Rajpura was booked for demanding dowry and killing their daughter-in-law, parents of the victim today demanded an immediate arrest of the boy’s parents.

Ex-serviceman held with stolen car
Kharar, May 9
The police today arrested a man for a theft case, who claims to have worked as a former second lieutenant with Army.

CRIME

Man held for assaulting cop
Chandigarh, May 9
The police has arrested a Mauli Jagran resident on the charges of attempt to murder for assaulting and trying to run over a constable near the railway bridge at Ram Darbar last night.

Tenant falls to death, man booked
Chandigarh, May 9
The police booked a Kajheri resident yesterday after his tenant fell to death from stairs with a faulty design on Friday.

4 held for betting
Chandigarh, May 9
The Chandigarh police arrested four persons from the parking lot in Sector 29 on the charges of betting on Indo-West Indies T-20 World Cup tonight. DSP (crime branch) Satbir Singh said: “The four bookies had been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, alias Sukhi, a resident of Dakholi, Zirakpur, Vishal Kapoor, a resident of Modern Housing Complex, Panchkula, and Harish Kumar, alias Chotu, and Rakesh Kumar, residents of Mani Majra.”

Cyclist killed
Chandigarh, May 9
Sham Lal, a cyclist, was killed in a road accident after being hit by a car near the MLA hostel, Sector 4, here tonight. According to the police, a Ford Fiesta car rammed into the cycle from the rear, severely injuring the cyclist.

Man snatches cash, nabbed
Panchkula, May 9
Taki quick action, the police today nabbed a person who snatched Rs 12,000 from a resident of Khatparali village in Raipur Rani after the latter withdrew the money from an ATM near the village.

SPORTS

Sanwar Ali does it for SWAC
Chandigarh, May 9
With his three goals out of a total of four by South Western Air Command (SWAC), Sgt Sanwar Ali, played a vital role in his team emerging champion in the Air Force hockey tournament by defeating Western Air Command (WAC) by 4-2 goals at the Hockey Stadium in Sector 42 here today.

The South Western Air Command team with the trophy in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Chandigarh amass 326 runs
Chandigarh, May 9
Riding on an all-round performance, Bipul Sharma scored 112 runs off 90 balls during the semifinal match of Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Seniors for Katoch Shield at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here.

Manav Mangal skaters take gold tally up
Panchkula, May 9
Skaters of Manav Mangal Skating Academy, Sector 11, won 104 medals in the second Bhavan Vidyalaya Roller Skating Carnival held at the school complex, Sector 15, here today. Manav Mangal school has won 51 gold medals , 32 silver medals and 21 bronze medals.

DAV Cricket Academy lift St Stephen’s cup
Chandigarh, May 9
DAV Cricket Academy, Sector 8, defeated  Mohali Cricket Academy (MCA) by three wickets to lift the second St Stephen’s Inter-Academy Cup (U-16) on the DAV cricket ground, Sector 8, here today.



Winners in a jubilant mood after lifting the St Stephen’s cup in Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Golden Bells emerge table soccer champs
Mohali, May 9
Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, won the All-India Invitational Table Soccer Tournament at Golden Bells School here today.

Irun
Jasvir, Sunita claim top spots
Chandigarh, May 9
Jasvir Singh emerged winner in the men’s section, while Sunita Sharma grabbed top spot in the women’s category in the marathon- iRUN at Sukhna Lake here today.


Participants at the nurse week at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Kamalpreet faces tough challenge
Mohali, May 9
Kamalpreet of Haryana faced tough challenge from Josh Bhasin from Chandigarh in the qualifying round (u-14), in which the local lad conceded defeat 1-4, 4-2, 2-4 in the British Total Tennis AITA Talent Series Tournament at The British Total Tennis Academy, Sector 70, here today.