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Lax PSEB
Awards list of 2,000 students goes missing

Mohali, August 2
The career of around 2,000 students, who appeared in the matric and senior secondary school board exams recently, hangs in balance as the PSEB is unable to trace their awards lists.

Consistent Drop
Blow to AIE centres
3,000 students fail to make it to regular schools
Chandigarh, August 2
Despite the efforts of the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), nearly 3,000 students of a total of about 9,000 enrolled at Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) centres are back to square one.

Transfer of DSPs to UTs mooted
Proposal to be sent to MHA for approval 
Chandigarh, August 2
The Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) of the local police are set to be transferred to other union territories (UTs) with the Chandigarh Administration mooting a proposal to include them in DANICS (Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Services) cadre.

Neha Murder Case
Senior cops visit crime scene
Rain may have washed away vital clues
Police officials inspect the crime scene near Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh,Chandigarh, August 2
In the absence of clues in the Neha murder case, the police is trying to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the murder of 22-year-old Neha Ahlawat.

Police officials inspect the crime scene near Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari



Call of nectar
A honeybee satiates its taste buds
A honeybee satiates its taste buds. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu


EARLIER STORIES

Just a few days after a truck got stuck on a road near Sector 34 as it caved in; (right) another vehicle faced similar predicament due to improper repair of a road following digging work near the Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh on Monday. Three other vehicles were trapped in a similar way as UT authorities failed to act. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Caught in Red Tape
Two yrs gone, no water at Air Force complex

Chandigarh, August 2
Flats meant for Air Force personnel have been lying vacant for two years as there is no water connection at Sector 31-B, Chandigarh The Air Force is powerless in the face of red tape at the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as houses meant for its personnel in Sector 31-B have not got water connection even after two years.





Flats meant for Air Force personnel have been lying vacant for two years as there is no water connection at Sector 31-B, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Mohali to get 40 mgd more
Mohali, August 2
Punjab Government has asked the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to lay the water supply line under the phases V and VI of the Kajauli water works supply project.

Veggie prices hit the roof
Chandigarh, August 2
The prices of vegetables have soared in the last two days due to rain over a couple of days. A survey at various places in the city revealed that the prices of a majority of vegetables have gone up by 25 per cent.

GMSH staffers to appear at ADC office
Chandigarh, August 2
Inquiring into the death of a newborn at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, UT Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) PS Shergill and the Director-Principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Dr Raj Bahadur, asked staff members in question to appear before them at the ADC’s office.

Injecting drug users, beware of HIV
Prevalence way above average
Chandigarh, August 2
Unlike some states, AIDS has not yet made inroads in Chandigarh and Punjab, but analysis of the data available reveals that the prevalence of HIV is high among injecting drug users in Chandigarh and Punjab, which at 26.1 per cent, is way above the nationwide average of 9.19 per cent.

Health food for diabetics
Chandigarh, August 2
Launching the health food Diabex, former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan claimed today that it would help patients suffering from diabetes lead a normal life.


COMMUNITY

CITCO courts controversy again
Creation of electronic data processing manager’s post
Chandigarh, August 2
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) seems to be courting controversy yet again.

CONFINED BEAUTIES

Painted storks in a cage at the Chhat Bir zoo. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD

Boys search for coins and other valuable items dropped into the Ghaggar for religious reasons at Panchkula on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Patil takes up 58 complaints at public hearing session
Chandigarh, August 2
Giving sympathetic hearing to all 58 complaints appeared in the public hearing session today, UT Administrator Shivraj V. Patil disposed of 35 complaints on the spot and remaining were marked to the departments concerned to examine and report.

Councillor seeks cancellation of contract
Mohali, August 2
A municipal councillor has appealed to the Mohali civic body to cancel the contract or direct the contractor concerned to replace security gates as per specifications, and also arrange security guards, failing which the contractor would be compelled to go to court in the interest of the public.

Absence of bus stand harasses commuters
In the absence of a bus stand, commuters face inconvenience at the Zirakpur-Kalka roadZirakpur, August 2
Despite being one of the gateways of Punjab to City Beautiful, a bus stand is still missing in Zirakpur. In the absence of a bus stand and shelter, passengers are forced to get buses from the roadside on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway, putting them to inconvenience during scorching summer and rain.

In the absence of a bus stand, commuters face inconvenience at the Zirakpur-Kalka road. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Suicide bid by GMCH laboratory technician
Struggles for life at AIIMS in New Delhi
Chandigarh, August 2
The laboratory technician with the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, who attempted suicide, was now struggling for life at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

No relief for complainant after 8 yrs
Chandigarh, August 2
In a case of delay in justice, a complainant has been waiting to get compensation for the last eight years, with nothing going in his favour. Kishori Lal Sharma had sought compensation from a housing society which had not allotted him a plot. He had filed an execution in 1998 on the basis of orders pronounced against the housing society, wherein others had got compensation. He did not file a separate complaint and sought compensation on the basis of relief provided to other complainants in a similar case against the housing society.

City resident awaits refund
Chandigarh, August 2
A city resident, who had applied for a plot at Faridabad, was awaiting refund from the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for the last month and-a-half.

Duty hours refrain cops from higher studies
Chandigarh, August 2
Tiring duty hours and high stress is keeping the in-service UT police personnel away from higher studies.

EDUCATION

Nine months on, no solution in sight
Chandigarh, August 2
Nine months after touts were caught red-handed buying forms meant for private candidates at Panjab University; a solution is yet to be worked out to tide over the problem.

Pay scale was revised: Admn tells CAT
Chandigarh, August 2
Replying to the application filed by guest teachers before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) who had objected to the recruitment of fresh teachers, the Chandigarh administration stated that it had revised the pay scale of teachers before seeking fresh appointments.

Prof Naval Kishore tries to pacify ABVP activists at Panjab University Students abhor joint placements
Say huge difference in ranks
Chandigarh, August 2
Students of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today protested outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office against the joint placement drive carried out by the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) and Swami Sarvanand Giri, Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur.

Prof Naval Kishore tries to pacify ABVP activists at Panjab University on Monday. Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari 

Navdeep is PUTA vice-president 
Wins unopposed
Chandigarh, August 2
Pro-BJP candidate Navdeep Goyal of the department of physics is the new vice-president of the Panjab University Teacher’s Union (PUTA).

 
NEIGHBOURHOOD

Railway station sans basic facilities
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 2
Despite being included in the list of A-grade railway stations, basic facilities are still non-existent at the Sirhind Railway. Area residents have been demanding halt of various express trains besides basic facilities, which include cleanliness of platforms, availability of drinking water and installation of an ATM at railway station.




A view of the Sirhind Railway Station. Photo by writer


COURTS

Notice of motion served on Haryana 
Chandigarh, August 2
Just over a year after a shopkeeper in Naraingarh, Pankaj Khanna, blamed MLA Ram Kishan and two others in his suicide note, Justice Jaswant Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice of motion to the state of Haryana for October 28 on the MLA’s plea.

CRIME

Electronic equipment stolen from Mani Majra
Chandigarh, August 2
Thieves have decamped with household articles and electronic equipment after breaking into a house at Mani Majra here.

Rs 67,000 recovered in ATM card cloning case
Mohali, August 2
In the case of “cloning” of ATM cards in the tricity leading to fraudulent withdrawal of card holder’s money, the police today recovered Rs 67,000 which had been withdrawn by the suspects using the cloned ATM cards.

Man ‘kidnapped’ from High Court
Chandigarh, August 2
A resident of Ambala who claimed to have been kidnapped from the Punjab and Haryana High Court and later managed to jump from the vehicle of his abductors, kept the police on toes for hours this morning.

Man run over by train
Chandigarh, August 2
An unidentified man in his mid-forties was run over by the Kalka-Chandigarh train at Mani Majra level crossing here this evening.

SPORTS

Kanchan strikes gold in judo
Winner Sewak of GMSSS-23 grapples with Prateek of Sarda Saravhitkari during their final bout in the under-14 (below-49 kg) category of the Inter-School Wrestling Tournament in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep TewariChandigarh, August 2
Kanchan bagged gold medal in girls’ (-35 kg) under-14 category of the Sub-Junior State Judo Championship 2010-11 at Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, here yesterday.

Winner Sewak of GMSSS-23 grapples with Prateek of Sarda Saravhitkari during their final bout in the under-14 (below-49 kg) category of the Inter-School Wrestling Tournament in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Ankur, Aneesh edge out rivals to book semis berth
Panchkula, August 2
Ankur Nanda aims a shot during the Haryana State Billiards and Snooker Championship in Panchkula on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal Ankur Nanda and Aneesh Saini beat Deepak Mighlani (3-1) and Vikas (3-0), respectively, in the senior section to storm into the semifinal of the Haryana State Billiards and Snooker Championship in Sector 11, here today.




Ankur Nanda aims a shot during the Haryana State Billiards and Snooker Championship in Panchkula on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Cricket Council of India’s CPL by year-end
Details kept under wraps
Chandigarh, August 2
Even as the Cricket Council of India today announced to conduct its ambitious Cricket Premier League (CPL) Season 1 this year-end, it left a lot of questions pertaining to its organisation and logistical support unanswered.

Kavita claims top honours
Panchkula, August 2
Chhattisgarh player Kavita claimed the top honours, pushing Trisha of Delhi to second place, in the aero squad (individual category) of the 11th Sub-Junior National SQAY Martial Arts Championship at St Teresa Convent School, Sector 25, today.

Air Commodore Rajeev Sachdeva meets players before a football match at Air Force Station in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph 2-0 win for Hindan
Chandigarh, August 2
The Air Force School, Hindan, beat Air Force School, Chandigarh, 2-0 in the inaugural match of the Western Air Command Inter-Air Force Schools Football Championship (2010-11) at the local Air Force Station here today.

Air Commodore Rajeev Sachdeva meets players before a football match at Air Force Station in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Tennis meet from Aug 6
Chandigarh, August 2
The Chandigarh Table Tennis Club will be organising Prof RS Mehta Memorial Invitational Table Tennis Tournament from August 6 to August 8 at the Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23, here.

Manik hits bull’s eye
Chandigarh, August 2
Manik Kalara of DAV Model School, Sector 15, finished first by scoring 367/400 points in the air pistol (10 m) under-19 shooting event of the Inter-School Tournament at Patiala ki Rao Shooting Range, Sector 25, here today.

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