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Rowdy youths target cops
2 injured, others run for their lives
Chandigarh, May 17
A group of rowdy youths assaulted a police team at a vegetable market in Mauli Jagran here tonight.The police team had gone to the place on receiving information about a snatching incident.

Injured policeman Sandeep at GMSH-16, Chandigarh.Tribune photo: S Chandan

PEC does a U-turn, reinstates discredited teacher
Chandigarh, May 17
In a rare case, perhaps the first of its kind in the region, an associate professor of PEC University of Technology who was “compulsorily retired” for fudging his travel bills to claim reimbursement has now been reinstated by the varsity’s director on the “advice” of its board of governors. His punishment has now been reduced to ‘reduction to a lower post’.

Selja visit reopens rift between admn, Cong
Chandigarh, May 17
The one-day visit of Kumari Selja, union minister for tourism, housing and urban poverty alleviation, to the city today seems to have revived the latent tug-of-war between the UT administration and the Congress party.

104 Missing Answer Books
Board applies law of averages
Mohali, May 17
As many as 104 students of a private school, whose middle exam results were declared by the Punjab School Education Board recently, would never come to know their actual marks in mathematics, the reason being that their answer books had gone missing during the process of being checked.

Cracking cyber crime not cops’ forte
Chandigarh, May 17
The Chandigarh police is pathetically handicapped in dealing with the burgeoning cyber crime in the city. The cyber crime investigation cell (CCIC) of the Chandigarh police, set up in May 2007, has no expert or specially trained police officer to deal with the new-age crime scenario.

Disabled employee can’t be deprived of benefits: HC
Chandigarh, May 17
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled an employee, suffering from disability during service, cannot be deprived of benefits otherwise available to him. Efforts have to be made to adjust him on post carrying equal pay scale, if shifted.

COMMUNITY

Levelling of Shivalik Hills
Residents protest official apathy, want action against guilty
Mohali, May 17
Irritated over the dilly-dallying of the Mohali district administration in taking action against those who have levelled the eco-fragile Shivalik Hills in Chandigarh’s periphery to carve out roads, residents of the Bhagindi, Gurdha, Kasauli, Jyanti Majri and Karaundewala villages today staged a sit-in and blocked the road in front of the office of the district Deputy Commissioner here today.

Protesters stage a sit-in in front of the Mohali Deputy Commissioner’s office on Monday for delay in action against those responsible for levelling of Shivalik Hills in Chandigarh’s periphery. A Tribune photograph

Two die in mishaps
Chandigarh, May 17
A cyclist was killed in a road accident, while a bakery owner was electrocuted at his shop in Hallo Majra here this evening.

City to be developedas tourist hub: Selja
Chandigarh, May 17
“Chandigarh will be developed as a major tourist hub, as a city of gardens, illuminated buildings, landscaping and promotion of night tourism,” said Kumari Selja, Minister of Tourism, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, during a press conference organised at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, today.




Union Minister Selja plants a sapling at the Garden of Palms in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Monday.Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Railway booking counter opens in Sector 43
Chandigarh, May 17
Considering the demands of residents in southern sectors, a railway booking counter was opened at the Inter-state Bus Terminal (ISBT), Sector 43, here today.The counter was inaugurated by Pawan Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources.


The new railway booking counter at the Inter-State Bus Terminus in Sector 43, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Typhoid at Lohgarh village
Two water samples fail test
Zirakpur, May 17
The outbreak of typhoid in Lohgarh village here has been traced to contaminated sources of drinking water being supplied by the Public Health Department in the area. Two of the five water samples collected from the area had failed the tests.

Hypertension a silent killer, say docs
Chandigarh, May 17
“Hypertension or high blood pressure is often called a silent killer. It is estimated that around 10 million people may have blood pressure but are not aware of it,” said city cardiologists here on the eve of World Hypertension Day.

Poor infrastructure mars working of civil hospital
Mohali, May 17
Outdated infrastructure and shortage of staff has crippled the working of the Mohali Civil Hospital even as the number of patients visiting the hospital has more than doubled over the past four years.

Man tries to set tenant afire
Practises black magic, says accused
Chandigarh, May 17
In a bizarre incident, a Mohali resident, believing that his tenant was practising black magic to cast a spell on him, allegedly poured petrol on the latter to set him ablaze in a running car.

Small dip, big relief
Chandigarh, May 17
Cloudy skies throughout the day brought the day temperature down by a degree at 41.0 °C today resulting in marginal let up in the hot weather conditions in the city and adjoining Punjab and Haryana.

Banda Bahadur’s journey from saffron to red
Chandigarh, May 17
A Punjabi play titled “Banda Singh Bahadur”, staged at the Randhawa Auditorium under the direction of Jarnail Singh Gogi, depicted the life and transition of Banda Singh Bahadur (born 1670) from a “bairagi” to a great legendary warrior and General of Sikh army.



Artistes stage the play ‘Banda Singh Bahadur’ at Randhawa Auditorium in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

An overloaded ‘rehri’ puller is helped by an auto-rickshaw driver at Sector 26; and (right) a motorcyclist comes to the aid of a man with a broken-down scooter on the roadseparating Sectors 18 and 19 in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

EDUCATION

Board Results
Admission blues round the corner
Chandigarh, May 17
With the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) all set to declare its Class X results on May 19, along with Class XII results, confusion and panic gripped the city students, who planned to migrate to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in Class XI.

Budget engineering college launched
Chandigarh, May 17
Technical education is no longer the preserve of upper and middle classes. Budget engineering college was launched by Gurukul Vidyapeeth from this academic session here yesterday, brings education within the reach of the common man.

Guest Students At PU Hostels
Do well in exams to stay on
Chandigarh, May 17
Applications for extension of nearly a hundred students residing in Panjab University (PU) hostels on guest charges will be scrutinised on the basis of merit from the upcoming session.

City lad to go to Brazil
Chandigarh, May 17
Shreyash Sharma of Shivalik Public School has been selected to represent the country in “Children and Youth International Conference for Environment” to be held in Brazil in June, to give voice to the ideas and opinions of youngsters on environmental issues. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Summer break hobby time for kids
Patiala, May 17
With the arrival of summer holidays, kids are once again looking forward to sharpen their extra skills. Summer holidays are a time when kids are away from the pressure of studies and indulge in their favourite hobbies.

13 tubewells sanctioned
Ambala, May 17
The Haryana government has decided to sink 13 tubewells in villages of Ambala. Stating this here today, the local BJP legislator Anil Vij said the work on the installation of two tubewells had already commenced while work on other tubewells would be started shortly.

In-laws, husband booked as woman dies
Ambala, May 17
A married woman of Ambala City died under mysterious circumstances this morning. The father of the deceased, Rajni (28), has alleged that her daughter was poisoned. The police has registered a case under Section 304-B (dowry death) against the husband of the deceased, her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

5 booked for attacking woman
Kharar, May 17
Five persons have been booked for beating up a woman. The victim is a partner in Verma agency, with its office near the Baba Balak Nath temple at Balongi.

A damaged see-saw at a garden in Gulabgarh; and (right) a smashed wall of a garden near Nagar Khera at Dera Bassi. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

COURTS

Serial Scanning
Notice to I&B Ministry
Chandigarh, May 17
Chief Judicial Magistrate JS Sidhu today issued a notice to the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, New Delhi, the Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, and the Department of Public Information and Broadcasting, Punjab, for August 18.

Two lawyers suspended
Chandigarh, May 17
The disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh has suspended the licence of two advocates, Chandigarh-based Rohit Mahajan and Rewari-based Hari Om Sharma.

Charges framed against ex-SDO
Chandigarh, May 17
A local court today framed charges against former SDO (buildings) TP Singh for passing plans which violated building laws. The case will now come up for hearing on October 3.

Traffic Violation: Specify if offence under IPC attracted, asks HC 
Chandigarh, May 17
Justice Rajan Gupta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Chandigarh administration to specify if any offence under the provisions of Indian  Penal Code was attracted in case of traffic violation endangering human life.

CRIME

Scooter stolen
Chandigarh, May 17
A scooter was reportedly stolen from outside Apni Mandi in Sector 33 on May 2. In his complaint, Vijay Verma, a resident of Sector 23, said someone had stolen his Honda Activa scooter (CH 04 C 1006) from outside Apni Mandi. A case of theft has been registered.

Thieves decamp with jewellery, cash
Panchkula, May 17
Robbers struck at a house in Ghaggar Beed village, near Saket, during the wee hours of Sunday and decamped with gold jewellery and other ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh and cash.

1 quintal polythene seized
Mohali, May 17
A team of five sanitary inspectors led by Vijay Pal, sanitary Inspector, on the directions of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Central), UT, today inspected the Sector 15 market for use of polythene by traders.

SPORTS

Shivalik Public School corner glory
Chandigarh, May 17
Sahil Dabas with his five goals, including a hat trick, helped Team A of Shivalik Public School outplay St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, 7-1 in the Chandigarh State Hockey Championship for Junior U-14 at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 18, here today.


Players vie for the ball during a match at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan. 

PCA cricketers told to follow fitness guidelines
Mohali, May 17
Worried over the falling levels of physical fitness of its players, the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has decided to issue letters to 60 players, asking them to follow the stipulated training and fitness guidelines strictly or else pack up.

Summer golf camp for school kids
Chandigarh, May 17
The British School Golf Academy in Sector 44 here has opened its doors to schoolchildren of the tricity for a two-month summer golf camp to be held on the school premises from May 25 to July 26.

IPL vs Domestic Cricket
Give them star status, get tantrums in return
Mohali, May 17
The idea of inclusion of at least four promising local cricketers in each Indian Premier League (IPL) team was aimed at giving them much-needed exposure and the opportunity to play with international players. And undoubtedly, it worked.

Ikttesh outplays Sneha
Chandigarh, May 17
Fifth seed Ikttesh Chahal, a trainee at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, outplayed Sneha K Reddy of Andhra Pradesh (AP) 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the All-India Ranking (Rs 50,000) Tennis Tournament at the CLTA courts, Sector 10, here today.

A player in action during a tennis match at the CLTA, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

U-22 cricket tourney from tomorrow
Mohali, May 17
After the culmination of Punjab Inter State Senior Cricket Tournament for Katoch Shield, the PCA is all set to organise Punjab State Inter District U-22 Tournament from May 19 at its various centres in the state.