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Ailing MC chief offers to step down
Kharar, May 28
Sukhwant Singh Sukha, the president of Kharar Municipal Council, today proposed to step down from his designation in wake of his deteriorating health condition.
Leading a group of 10 councillors, Sukha met MLA Ujagar Singh Badali today and said he had proposed to resign. “Sukhwant has been suffering from some liver ailment and has moved an application offering his resignation on medical grounds,” confirmed Badali while talking to the TNS.
Fire-fighters struggle against windy weather, staff shortage
Kharar, May 28
Windy weather and staff shortage made fire fighting tougher for the fire brigade staff members at Behlolpur village today.
Around 9.30 am, local residents reported the department that agriculture waste near the periphery of the village had caught fire. Two fire tenders and a water boozer doused flames after struggle of over four-and-a-half hours.
Agriculture waste goes up in flames at Kharar on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
MC holds meeting after
3 months
Dera Bassi, May 28
Following the councillors’ ultimatum, municipal council president Manjeet Kaur Dally today held a monthly meeting of all councillors to discuss the developments proposal for Dera Bassi.
ADC injured in accident
Ambala, May 28
Ambala Additional Deputy Commissioner Renu
Phulia, her gunman and driver sustained injuries after the car, in which they were
travelling, collided with a private car near Sector 8, Ambala City, this afternoon.
The official car of the ADC, Ambala, which had a head-on collision with a private car at Ambala City on Friday. A Tribune photograph
High Court
No panchayat land for pvt companies
Chandigarh, May 28
Taking cognisance of a news-report “After DLF, Omaxe wants panchayat land on lease”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed “till further orders, no land belonging to panchayats shall be leased out to the private companies; and lease if reached, would not be put to operation till further direction from this court”.
Nari Niketan Case: Admn told to open child’s bank account
Chandigarh, May 28
Justice Surya Kant today directed the UT administration to open a bank account in the name of the child born to the Nari Niketan rape victim. The National Trust too offered to appoint a special educator for the inmates of Ashreya.
KB DAV school told to refund Rs 7,495
Chandigarh, May 28
The District Consumer Redressal Forum has directed KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7, to refund Rs 7,495 to the parents of a student who were charged against annual charges and three month tuition fee despite the fact that the student never attended the new session.
HC notice to admn over parking chaos
Chandigarh, May 28
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the UT administration for July 27 on a petition filed in public interest by city-based NGO Yuvsatta seeking directions to initiate steps to check the increasing number of vehicles in the city, resulting in parking problems.
Graft Case
Development officer gets 2-yr jail
Panchkula, May 28
Additional District and Sessions Judge Ritu Garg has awarded two-year imprisonment to a development officer of the Haryana State Cooperative Housing Federation, Panchkula, under the Prevention of Corruption Act here today. A fine of Rs 4,000 has also been imposed on the guilty.
Theft of Animals
Vigilantes nab two, turn them in
Chandigarh, May 28
In what may reflect poorly on the working of the local police, residents of Kajheri village, acting as vigilantes, apprehended two persons for allegedly stealing 12 buffaloes from the village in the wee
hours of today. Fed up with the lackadaisical attitude of the police, the villagers took upon themselves the task of apprehending the culprits after a spate of thefts. They nabbed the two and thrashed them before handing them over to the police.
Police finally arrests 3 in mob attack case
Chandigarh, May 28
Almost two years after a mob allegedly attacked the Industrial Area police station after a horse-cart driver committed suicide at the police station in July, 2008, the police has arrested three accused in the case.
Girl hangs self after failing in class XII
Chandigarh, May 28
Disturbed over failing in her class XII examination, 17-year-old Navdeep Kaur allegedly hanged herself to death at her Sector-45 residence here this afternoon.
The police said the victim did not leave behind any suicide note but her family said she was under a state of depression after the result.
Rs 2 lakh, jewellery stolen from house
Chandigarh, May 28
Thieves took away cash, jewellery and other articles after breaking into a house in Ram Darbar
last night.
Two held with 7 kg ganja
Chandigarh, May 28
The police has arrested two persons for possessing 7 kg of ganja. The police said Preyag Lal Yadav, a Nepal national, was arrested from Sector 45 with 5 kg of ganja on Tuesday. In another incident, Santosh, a resident of Kajheri village, was arrested from Sector 35 with 2 kg of ganja. Two separate cases have been registered.
Manan Vohra hammers 157
Mohali, May 28
Manan Vohra’s ton (157) helped strengthen Chandigarh’s position in the first semifinal of Punjab State Inter District U-22 Cricket Tournament against Patiala at Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala here today.
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CGPA makes debut
The CBSE
helpline started receiving frantic calls since morning after the class X results were declared today. Confused, students were enquiring about the meaning of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) and its relevance.
Chandigarh, May 28
