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Financial hurdles may hit metro project
Phase I to cost ` 10,765 cr
Chandigarh, August 13
Chandigarh’s ambitious Rs 15,000-crore metro project may run into financial problems. Even as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) prepares the detailed project report (DPR), the funding by the stakeholders, including Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, may comes in the way of the execution of the project planned to ease the commuting woes of the tricity.

Another woman delivers baby in auto
‘Scared’ hospital staff rush her to PGI
Panchkula, August 13
Taking greater precaution in view of the recent death of a new born baby, the authorities at the Sector 6 General Hospital here this afternoon referred a woman to the PGI who delivered a child in an autorickshaw on her way to the hospital.
NHRC notice to Health Secy

Nurses carry Zulekha, who gave birth to a baby in an auto outside General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

0001 pricey at 8 lakh
Chandigarh, August 13
The craze for securing number “0001” for a fancy car still reigns supreme among city residents. During the auction of numbers in the series “CH-01-AD”, the most-sought-after number “0001” went for Rs 8 lakh.

Elderly woman attacked, robbed of jewellery
Chandigarh, August 13
In a shocking incident, a relative of an elderly woman allegedly robbed her of jewellery after slitting her wrists and ears with blades and also tried to strangle her in a bid to kill her.

Good Samaritan harassed by police
Chandigarh, August 13
If one goes by the experience an international tennis player had at the hands of the UT police for helping a road accident victim on Thursday, it’s better to walk past the victims than help them.

Pawan Kapoor

MC, UT officials meet on a musical note
Chandigarh, August 13
The pre independence soirée, this afternoon, brought out the latent talent (singing, mimicry and couplets) of the officers of the Administration and councillors of the Municipal Corporation, who otherwise are awfully busy or caught up in settling one controversy or the other.

COMMUNITY

Traffic Diversion for I-Day Function
Road users advised to take alternative routes
Chandigarh, August 13
In view of the Independence Day function at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 and “At Home” function at the Punjab Raj Bhawan, the Chandigarh traffic police has advised road users to take alternative routes to avoid inconvenience while travelling on roads leading to these two venues on August 15.

Lawyers stage dharna
Demand ‘self-financed scheme’ for construction of chambers
Chandigarh, August 13
High drama was witnessed outside the district courts in Sector 17 today as lawyers blocked the road parallel to the police station here. The lawyers demanded a “self-financed scheme” for construction of chambers in the new judicial court complex in Sector 43.

BKU Strike Ends
Residents a relieved lot
Chandigarh, August 13
Shiv Kumari, is a relieved woman today. For the past four days she had been living under constant fear of her three small children being run over by heavy vehicular traffic, which she witnessed for the first time in front of her pre-fabricated tenement in Sector 52.

Suicide bid at PU
Panel gets 48-hour deadline to probe
Chandigarh, August 13 A four-member committee headed by Panjab University Sentor GK Chathrath has been directed to probe into the complaint of a student, who threatened to attempt suicide on Thursday due to injustice meted out to her.

Students of Rainbow International School, Sector 27, celebrate Independence Day in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Dreamers, achievers to get their due on I-Day
Chandigarh, August 13
From showing exemplary courage by nabbing a murderer to creating unclaimed dead bodies in the city, handling departments of two major hospitals in the city as a urologist to adopting street children, certain city heroes have been consistent in showing excellence in their respective fields with bravery and elegance. On Independence Day they will be awarded by the UT Administration.

Biotechnology dept chairman resigns
Chandigarh, August 13
Professor Rupinder Tiwari, chairman of department of biotechnology (BT), and coordinator, centre for microbial biotechnology (MBT), has resigned from his post citing alleged indifferent attitude of Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti as the reason for the same.

Ramgarhia Sabha
Mohali, August 13
The following have been elected as office-bearers of Lok Kalyan Kendra Ramgarhia Sabha, president- Rajpal Singh Vilkhu; senior vice-president- Manjit Singh Mann; vice-president- Karam Singh and Nirmal Singh Sabarwal; general secretary- Davinder Singh; cashier- Sukhdev Singh; co-cashier- Charan Singh Gill; and auditor- Gurcharan Singh.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Newly wed woman ends life
Rajpura, August 13
A newly wed woman today committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her in-laws’ house. The woman has been identified as 25-year-old Kamlesh Kaur who was married to Piara Singh of Dahrian village.


Family members of deceased Kamlesh Kaur (inset) in Civil Hospital, Rajpura, on Friday. Tribune photo: JS Virdi

Two crushed under trains in Rajpura
Rajpura, August 13
Two people in separate incidents were crushed under speeding trains in Rajpura. The deceased have been identified as Joginder Singh (55), resident of Focal Point, Rajpura, and Varinder Kumar (45) of Gandhi Nagar, Rajpura.

One held with opium
Ambala, August 13
One person with 1.9 kg of opium was arrested here today. The accused has been identified as Pritpal Singh, a resident of Nasirpur village.

COURTS

Now you can sing Jana Gana Mana at Open Hand 
Chandigarh, August 13
Open Hand monument — built by city's founder-architect Le Corbusier — will be thrown open to the general public on the Independence Day, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruling: “We are of the view that the citizens of Chandigarh must be free to celebrate the day”.

CRIME

Suicide bid foiled, victim critical
Chandigarh, August 13
A Panchkula resident allegedly tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat and wrist veins at a guesthouse in Sector 24 here.

Supporters of winning candidate attacked
Panchkula, August 13
Unable to cope with the defeat, supporters of a defeated panchayat candidate brutally attacked four supporters of the winning candidate in Baghwali village near Barwala late last night.

Three injured after treatment at General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Youth on snatching spree held
Chandigarh, August 13
With the arrest of a 24-year-old Mohali resident, the police today claimed to have solved six cases of snatchings in the city and Mohali.

In-laws booked for trying to set woman on fire
Mohali, August 13
A woman, resident of Phase-VI, Mohali, alleged that her in-laws tried to murder her by pouring kerosene oil on her to set her on fire because her parents failed to meet their dowry demands.

2 youths attacked, 5 booked
Zirakpur, August 13
The Zirakpur police today booked five persons on charges of attempt to murder. On Thursday, five persons attacked two youths with sharp-edged weapons at Dev Complex in Pabhat village.

SPORTS

Dhruv lifts U-18 singles title
Chandigarh, August 13
Dhruv Agarwal, a CLTA trainee, clinched a thriller beating Pradeep Reddy of AP 6-4, 6-7 (8) 5-4 in the under-18 singles tournament held at the CLTA grounds here today.


A player in action during a match at the CLTA, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan