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Another daylight armed robbery in fortnight
Ex-serviceman shot at, Rs 78,000 looted
Panchkula, July 29
Striking again within a fortnight in the town, robbers shot at an ex-serviceman in broad daylight and took away Rs 78,000 here today. The victim, BN Borax, along with his colleague Vichitter Singh, was returning after collecting the electricity bill amount from Ramgarh when a few assailants waylaid them on the road separating Sectors 26 and 27.




BN Borax at General Hospital in Sector 6, Panchkula, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Now, college principals to be selected on merit
Chandigarh, July 29
In a move that will go a long way in ending adhocism in appointment of regular principals in the city’s government run colleges, the human resources development ministry has notified the rules on recruiting them.

Woman conspires with lover to kill husband
Chandigarh, July 29
The police arrested a woman and her paramour for allegedly killing her husband at Smadhi Gate locality in Mani Majra here today.




Policemen escort Mohini and her relatives at Mani Majra on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

PU: Daggers, pistol recovered
Chandigarh, July 29
Panjab University today woke up to the days of possible student group clashes with the recovery of daggers and a pistol.

STA, CTU officials under lens after CBI raid
Chandigarh, July 29
The raid by the Central Bureau of Investigation at a Chandigarh Transport Undertaking depot has put officials of the State Transport Authority (STA) as well as CTU under the scanner over the alleged illegal operation of buses belonging to Ambala Bus Syndicate Pvt Ltd, Ropar, in the city.

Silver screen ‘broker’ in police net

Chandigarh, July 29 The police today arrested a Mumbai resident on charges of cheating and duping several persons in the region by promising to get them roles in films, TV serials, advertisements etc. The police said the accused identified, as Sanjay Mishra, a resident of Mumbai, was involved in several cases of cheating across India and had duped gullible people in a similar fashion. Modus Operandi

Sanjay Mishra (encircled) at a press conference with budding actors at the Press Club on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Show-stopper

Models display creations at INIFED Designer Medley 10, annual passing-out fashion show held at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Race begins for UT health services top post
Chandigarh, July 29
With two months left for the retirement of UT’s Director Health Services(DHS), Dr MS Bains, hectic lobbying has started among Punjab doctors to 'grab' the coveted post, reserved exclusively for the state.

Aunt still clueless on Maya’s suicide
Chandigarh, July 29
In 18 years of her life, orphan Maya, who committed suicide in a church on July 24, had never stepped out of her home in Sector 28.

UT wants its Plan Budget pegged at Rs 900 cr
Chandigarh, July 29
In the backdrop of major ongoing development projects aimed at pushing the city into the metro league, the Chandigarh Administration has sought a Rs 900 crore Plan Budget.This demand was raised at a meeting the top UT officials had with the Planning Commission officials at New Delhi today.”We have put the demand under various heads to the Planning Commission and are hopeful of a substantial increase in the plan outlay,” a senior officials informed.

Despite claims, crime graph up
Panchkula, July 29
Even as the Panchkula police has claimed to have busted 51 gangs involved in vehicle thefts, robberies and snatchings in 2009 alone, recent incidents of crime are a small pointer to a rise in the crime graph here.

Timeline 2009
Five get 7-year jail for robbery

2 ultrasound machines seized
Zirakpur, July 29
A team of the district family welfare today raided two private hospitals at Zirakpur and Dera Bassi and seized ultrasound machines after the team found that a private hospital in Zirakpur (Baltana) had not registered with complete address and other hospital in Dera Bassi had not maintained the proper records of the patients as required under the PNDT Act.

Final round of counselling in progress on the PEC campus, Sector 12, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Guidelines by Drug Dept
Delegates from Zirakpur meet health secy
Zirakpur, July 29
A delegation of the CFA Association, Zirakpur, met health secretary Satish Chandra yesterday regarding the new guidelines issued by the Punjab drug department, wherein the department will be issuing new wholesale licenses in Punjab on the basis of the population of the local retailers in the area and will maintain a ratio of 5:1 between the retailers and wholesalers.

Musical bonanza enthrals audience
Chandigarh, July 29
The twang grace and melody of Punjabi folklore and harmony of Western music met in a musical bonanza of an exciting and entertaining evening at the Randhawa auditorium here on Tuesday.

5 cranes impounded
Chandigarh, July 29
The enforcement wing of the municipal corporation impounded five cranes and six two-wheelers during an anti-encroachment drive at Mani Majra here today.

Nigerian youth dies mysteriously
Mohali, July 29
A 28-year-old Nigerian national died under mysterious circumstances here today. The victim, Sean Presol, was found lying naked in an unconscious condition in his room at Sector 68 here.

EDUCATION

PUSU, SOPU activists block traffic Enter into heated argument while campaigning Chandigarh, July 29 In what may have erupted into another incident of campus violence at DAV College, Sector 10, party members of two student groups PUSU and SOPU entered into a heated argument while campaigning today. PUSU and SOPU supporters indulge in pre-election war of words at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

PUTA nominations
Chandigarh, July 29
The race for the Panjab University Teachers Association has formally started with nominations being filed today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Locality near Ghaggar river susceptible to landslides

Bir Ghaggar (Panchkula), July 29 Not just the area that faced the collapse, damaging three houses near the embankment of the Ghaggar, the entire locality in the area is susceptible to landslides. Small streams of water were seen in the entire area, indicating that the earth in the entire slum (housing more than 400 families) could cave in any time. A man shows cracks on the outer wall of his house at Bir Ghaggar in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Possession of Land
Dept of local bodies quashes MC’s decision
Kharar, July 29
The department of local bodies has declared the decision of the municipal council, Kharar, to withdraw a case in the high court pertaining to land in Khanpur village as null and void.

Hooda govt accused of misusing relief fund
Ambala, July 29
Indian National Lok Dal secretary-general and Dabwali MLA, Ajay Chautala, yesterday accused the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government of misusing the relief fund.

URDU POET HONOURED

Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Wakf) gives Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali Award to Urdu poet Mohd Sultan Anjum during the annual general meeting of the Haryana Wakf Board in Ambala Cantonment on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Campaign for greener Ambala from August 2
Ambala, July 29
Ambala district administration will launch a campaign from August 2 to make the twin city clean and green. According to sources, around one lakh herbal, fruity, traditional and ornamental saplings will be planted in various educational institutions, police stations, government offices, hospitals, playing grounds and on the canal banks.

Navjiwani school excels in giddha
Patiala, July 29
“Teeyan da Charrata, Punjab di Kushboo”, a programme for special children, which is being organised by the Rainbow Society for Special Children, concluded here at Punjabi University, Patiala.

Stress to obey traffic rules
Bassi Pathana, July 29
To educate the student community about traffic rules and to create awareness among them to obey these, the local and district traffic police on Tuesday organised seminars to impart knowledge about the same at Holy Heart Public School.

NCC camp concludes
Patiala, July 29
A ten-day annual NCC training camp of the Fourth Punjab Girls Batallion Army Wing concluded at Fatehpur Rajputan here today.

Spreading computer awareness among students
Patiala, July 29
A workshop on data security and information availability was organised by the Academic Staff College, Punjabi University, Patiala, here today in collaboration with Cyberoam and University Computer Centre.

It’s raining medals for Patiala
Patiala, July 29
Patiala lads and eves excelled during the 9th Sub-Junior State Tae kwan do Championship that was held at Tran Taran recently.

Blood donation camp
Kalka, July 29
On the occasion of completion of ten years, St Viveknand Millennium School HMT Colony, Pinjore, will organise an exhibition, a blood donation drive and a free eye check-up camp on school premises on July 31. This was informed by Usha Bali, school principal. — OC

COURTS

HC comes to bank officer’s rescue
Stays order revoking his promotion
Chandigarh, July 29
Justice Surya Kant of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the operation of 32-month-old order of February 27, 2008; vide which the promotion of Punjab and Sind Bank’s senior manager PC Sood was forfeited on the ground that he had not joined the promotional assignment at Bhubneshwar within the stipulated period.

HC orders status quo on promotion of inspectors
Chandigarh, July 29
The process of promoting inspectors to the posts of Deputy Superintendents of Police in Chandigarh is expected to remain in a state of suspended animation, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday ordering status quo in the matter.

HC sets aside sarpanch’s election, chides Haryana
Chandigarh, July 29
Setting aside the election of Rajindero Devi as ‘sarpanch’ of Jolly village in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district, justice VK Sharma of the Punjab & Haryana High Court today imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the poll’s presiding officer.

2-day police remand for ‘killer’
Chandigarh, July 29
A local court today remanded Balwinder Singh, alias Minkel Bajaj, prime accused in the murder case of youth Akali leader Triptdeep Singh, alias Tippa Sekhon, in two-day police custody.

CRIME

Ailing 19-year-old commits suicide
Chandigarh, July 29
Unable to endure the trauma of living with cancer, 19-year-old Sonia committed suicide by hanging at her Maloya residence here this afternoon.

Man duped of Rs 42,000
Chandigarh, July 29
Three conmen duped a city resident of Rs 42,000 near the State Bank of India in Sector 22 here today.

Man stabbed
Chandigarh, July 29
Two unidentified motorcyclists stabbed a Mani Majra resident near Bitta petrol pump, late last night. Ranjit Singh reported to the police that two unidentified motorcyclists stabbed him near the petrol pump in Mani Majra. He was admitted in Public Health Centre in Mani Majra. A case has been registered.

SPORTS

Pre-Subroto Football NPS-18, St Kabir to lock horns in final Chandigarh, July 29 New Public School, Sector 18 (NPS-18), set up a title clash with St Kabir School, Sector 26, in the Pre-Subroto Football Tournament (U-17) being played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, here. NPS-18 defeated St Anne’s School, Sector 32, by 1-0 in the first semifinal match, while the other finalist, St Kabir School showed the door to the host Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, by 3-0. Footballers consume an energy drink during a break in their Pre-Subroto mach at GMSSS-22 in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Double delight for Vishal
Panchkula, July 29
Seasoned player Vishal Mor upset Haryana second ranked player Parveen Rathi by 3-2 on the fourth day of the senior snooker category of the Haryana State Billiards and Snooker Championship at Sector 11 here today.

Hansraj school beat Bhawan Vidyalaya
Chandigarh, July 29
Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, defeated Bhawan Vidyalaya School in the Inter-School District Cricket Championship being held in Panchkula.

JP Atray meet schedule
Chandigarh, July 29
The schedule of the 17th edition of the All-India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament has been finalised. The tournament, which is being considered as the lung-opener of the domestic season, will start from September 15 to 25.

Gymnastics meet from Aug 5
Chandigarh, July 29
The Chandigarh Gymnastics Association will organise the 6th Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics National Championship at Sacred Souls School at Ghruana near here from August 5 to 8.

Sub-junior sqay meet
Chandigarh, July 29
The Sqay (martial art) Association of Haryana will organise the 11th Sub -Junior Sqay National Championship at St Teresa Convent School, Panchkula, from July 30.

Kho-kho meet from Aug 12
Chandigarh, July 29
The Chandigarh Kho-Kho Association has decided to conduct kho kho championships in sub-junior, junior and senior categories from next month. Championships, including 30th sub-junior, 32nd junior and 39th senior state kho kho championships will be held at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, from August 12 to 14.