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Rainwater tanks to be mandatory for big houses
Chandigarh, June 27
City residents, particularly those staying in houses measuring one kanal or above in area, as well as offices of the same size should brace themselves to face administrative action if they fail to install a rain harvesting system within three months.

Monsoon may be late: Met
Chandigarh, June 27
The city has been witnessing high temperatures for the past two days. There has been no thunderstorm or rain, as predicted by the Met department for June 24 to 26.

Staff & Money Blues
More depts for MC won’t be easy
Chandigarh, June 27
The transfer of more departments to the municipal corporation (MC) is not going to be a cakewalk, going by the ground realities in the respective work domain, staff availability and financial viability of the proposed change.

Moment to Cheer
City’s football team bring home trophy
Chandigarh, June 27
It was a proud moment for the city’s junior football team when they lifted the DR BC Roy Trophy in the final at Kolkata today.This was the first time when the local team won the top position in the 47-year-old event.




A file photo of the city junior football team that won the Dr BC Roy Trophy in Kolkata on Sunday.

Canada, Oz amend immigration rules
l Announce new occupation lists l Australia to again accept new applications
Chandigarh, June 27
Canada and Australia have announced major changes in immigration rules which are good for the prospective immigrants as well as old applicants who are in the processing queue.

COMMUNITY

Heart patient needs help
Chandigarh, June 27
The family of Harish Sharma, helper at a tailor shop, has been trying hard to collect money for saving the life of the only breadwinner for the family. He has been lying at home for the last four months since a a mild heart attack.


Harish Sharma

Queen’s Baton to Reach Chandigarh on July 1
Security stepped up in city
Chandigarh, June 27
The Chandigarh Police has made elaborate security arrangements for the arrival of the Queen’s Baton in the city on July 1 and has deployed around 1,100 police personnel, both across it route and to guard the venue at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.

Police moves application to declare Sofat PO
Panchkula, June 27
The police has moved an application in the court to declare Ludhiana-based Dr Sumit Sofat a proclaimed offender. The application will be put up for hearing in the court after summer vacations in courts are over on July 1.

De-addiction centre proposed at civil hospital
Mohali, June 27
A proposal is in the pipeline to set up a de-addiction centre at the civil hospital here shortly. Civil Surgeon Dr PK Shridhar said this while presiding over a function organised in connection with the International De-addiction Day by the health department at the civil hospital here yesterday.

Now, MC to install designer gates
Mohali, June 27
In a bid to settle a controversial issue, the Mohali Municipal Council has decided to remove all 39 security gates installed on various parts of the town and replace these with designer gates, which should match with the importance of the town ensuring that each new gate is manned by a security guard at night.

UT Police has human face too
The Chandigarh Police with its logo “We Care for you” has shown it on ground as well on several occasions. Outsiders on city roads often mention the local police to be decent in handling them during enquiries, of course with exceptions.This reporter has come across two occasions recently when the police personnel showed their human side.

Leftover littered at the night food street, opposite the PGI, as workers at food stalls continue to throw disposable plates and glasses next to the sitting area. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Getting Healthier
Monitorable indicators up in UT
Chandigarh, June 27
To improve monitorable indicators under reproductive child health (RCH) in Chandigarh, a review meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Director, Health and Family Welfare, Dr MS Bains, here.

down the drain

Drinking water has been flowing uncontrolled for the past one week in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, Chandigarh, from a leaking pipeline.Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

62-yr-old killed in accident
Chandigarh, June 27 Ram Saveri, a 62-year-old resident of Sector 25, was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Sector 18 here yesterday.SHO of the Sector 19 police station said the victim, a domestic help, was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle in Sector 18.

Memory enhancement drug launched
Chandigarh, June 27
A memory enhancement drug, developed by the Lucknow-based Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was launched here today.

De-addiction centre proposed
Mohali, June 27
A proposal is in the pipeline to set up a de-addiction centre at the civil hospital here shortly. Dr PK Shridhar, Civil Surgeon, said this while presiding over a function organised in connection with the International De-addiction Day by the health department at the civil hospital here yesterday.

International Day against Drug Abuse
‘Happiness Doctors’ appointed to reach out to masses
Chandigarh, June 27
On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, awareness programmes were organised at various OPDs of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh.

Jaspal Bhatti’s Spoof on Price Hike
‘Burn effigies, cook food’
Chandigarh, June 27
Satirist Jaspal Bhatti, who won’t let any chance to go without highlighting the public dismay, today demonstrated in a novel way to protest against the shooting up of fuel prices, especially LPG.

Tributes paid to Punjabi poet Pooni
Chandigarh, June 27
Born to lead in the roles of a top-brass bureaucrat, poet with a real vision and an apostle of humility, Amrik Singh Pooni reigned in the hearts of literary lovers, connoisseurs and the common masses for over five decades.

EDUCATION

Open House Response
CBSE grading has sound academic logic
Idon't understand what difference would it make, incase, my child scored 91 per cent or 95 per cent in his Class X. I am also amazed to see parents pushing their kids for more marks than what they had scored last time even while the children had dragged themselves to the verge of exhaustion. In the process, a large number of them remain only buried in their books. Without any extra-curricular activities, I feel they miss the joy of their innocent and free days.

12,000 aspirants appear in NET
Chandigarh, June 27
Almost 12,000 students appeared in the National Eligibility Test (NET) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in Chandigarh today.The authorities set up 28 examination centres, which were located at Panjab University (PU) and various local colleges. About 350 employees were deployed by the PU to conduct examination.

Students in front of the UGC examination centre at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Sunday.Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Higher Studies
Students prefer Patiala to Metros
Patiala, June 27
Students seeking admission to different colleges in the city made a beeline for the colleges after the sale of prospectus started.Students and parents are seen in colleges here to collect the prospectus forms for various city colleges despite hot weather.

Fuel Price Hike
Ambala residents burdened with Rs 95 lakh per day: BJP
Ambala, June 27
BJP workers today held a protest march in Sadar Bazar, Ambala Cantt, in the wake of the rising prices of petroleum products.Talking to The Tribune, Anil Vij, local MLA and local BJP leader, said: “As a result of hike in the prices of petroleum products, the residents of Ambala will have an additional financial burden of Rs 95 lakh per day.”

Water being wasted through a leaking pipeline on the Zirakpur-Kalka highway at Zirakpur. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Babyal faces water, power shortage
Ambala, June 27
“There is no water supply except in the early morning. As a result we have to face a lot of problems in carrying out household chores,” said Basant Singh, a resident of the area.

‘Non-employment pushing youth towards drugs’
Patiala, June 27
To mark the World Drug De-addiction Day, a seminar on de-addiction was organised at State College, Patiala, yesterday.The seminar was organised by the police department with the help of the Cancer and Aids Awareness and Prevention Society and other NGOs. IG, Patiala, Paramjit Singh Gill was the chief guest on the occasion.

U-19 Cricket
Black Elephant clinch trophy
Patiala, June 27
Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala, clinched U-19 Friendship Cricket Cup in the five match limited overs series after defeating Sunny Cricket Club, Bathinda, by 3 -2.In the last match, Sunny Club won the toss and scored 169 for nine in allotted 35 overs match.

 

CRIME

Two students held for snatching
Chandigarh, June 27
The police arrested two first year students of the Regional Institute of Cooperative Management (RICM), Sector 32, on charges of snatching a mobile phone and cash from a resident of Sectors 32 on the road dividing Sectors 31 and 32 here last night.

Thieves strike at 2 houses
Chandigarh, June 27
Thieves decamped with jewellery, cash and other household articles after breaking into two houses in different parts of the city. In his complaint Sunil Kumar, a resident of Sector 33-B, alleged that on June 22, his wife found the locks broken and the house ransacked when she returned from work at 5 pm on Friday.

Man attacked in Sec 38
Chandigarh, June 27
Rajeev Singla, a resident of Sector 38-C, reported to the police alleging that he was walking with his wife Radha near his residence on June 22 when two unidentified youths in their twenties assaulted him.

Attack on Labourers
Youths booked for kidnapping victim’s brother
Chandigarh, June 27
The police on Saturday registered a case against a group of persons, who allegedly kidnapped Raju, a resident of Sector 45, and brother of one the eight victims of a murderous assault in Sector 45 on Tuesday night.

3 assaulted, robbed of Rs 8,000
Panchkula, June 27
Two persons were seriously injured and one escaped with minor injuries when about 11 persons attacked them at Damdama village, near CRPF camp, gate No. 2, at Pinjore late last night.

Assault on ex-cricketer
Victim fails to identify assailants
Chandigarh, June 27
Former Ranji player and cricket coach Rajeev Nayyar, who was assaulted by unidentified persons near his residence in Sector 35 on Saturday, told police that he could not identify the assailants.

SPORTS

Camp to select city football team
Chandigarh, June 27
A month-long camp to select the Chandigarh football team is underway at the Sector-17 Football Stadium for the forthcoming Santosh Trophy, which is scheduled to be held in Kolkata from July 15.