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Fleeing auto thief stabs cop to death, held
Accomplice also nabbed after chase
Panchkula, August 24
In order to make good his escape an auto lifter today stabbed to death a Kalka police constable who had caught him near the Yavanika Park in Sector 5 here this morning.


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UT to provide solace to runaway couples
Chandigarh, August 24
Couples running away from family and foes, after tying the knot with trouble, will soon find solace in the Sector 19 women empowerment centre here.

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At last, admn seeks action against GMCH doc
Chandigarh, August 24
After dragging its feet for almost three weeks, the UT administration has finally recommended initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a controversial doctor of Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, BR Sharma, who had taken up employment at an Uttarakhand-based medical college as head of its forensics department while continuing with his job at GMCH.

ATM Card Cloning: Photo of suspect out
Chandigarh, August 24
The police today released a photograph of the suspect who had duped several city residents through cloned ATM cards.The photograph was developed from a CCTV footage recovered from an ATM counter at Sector 49 here.

When school principals were made to burn midnight oil
Chandigarh, August 24
UT government school principals were last night forced to burn midnight oil when the education department asked them to submit details of all contractual teachers hired since 1996 within a few hours.The principals received a communication from the department around 6 in the evening, seeking details of these teachers.

COMMUNITY

City to have piped gas facility by next year
Chandigarh, August 24
Come 2011 and Chandigarhians will say goodbye to LPG cylinders for their kitchens following an assurance by the Union Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas to extend piped natural gas (PNG) facility to the city.

Combating HIV/AIDS
Pan kiosks, vendors to boost condom sales in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, August 24
Next time you visit a karyana shop or a pan-vendor in Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar or Rupnagar don’t be surprised if the vendor shows you a packet of condoms and asks you “sahib yeh bhi pack kar doon” (sir, should I pack this too). It shouldn’t even shock you if your vegetable vendor arrives at your doorstep in the morning with a packet of condoms in his basket along with ‘aloo’, ‘mattar’ & ‘gobi’.

QRT — In ‘action’

With PU student elections round the corner, a quick reaction team (QRT) of the UT police was found playing cards (picture 1) on the PU grounds on Tuesday.

The cops, most of whom had not tied their shoes and belts (picture 2), were engrossed in the game.

Others were busy noting down the score of the game (picture 3). None of the policemen were wearing their caps on duty. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

Student leaders play rakhi card
Chandigarh, August 24
Girls at Panjab University are all set to make an impact in the upcoming students election.On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan here today, the female supporters of certain student organisations campaigned in girls’ hostels and a few of them even tied rakhis to the panel members of their respective parties.

MC to decide on water tariff hike today
Chandigarh, August 24
At last, elected representatives of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation have given their consent to table the agenda of hike water tariff by 10 per cent in general house meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

Malba and Debris Bylaws
To act tough against violators
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation plans to hike the penalty for violating the provisions of the Malba and Debris Bylaws, 2005.The MC house had constituted a malba bylaw committee under the chairmanship of nominated councillor Arshad Khan, which had recommended amendments in the existing norms. The proposal of this committee will be tabled in the general house meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

DC seeks fresh names for SDO’s post
Chandigarh, August 24
Following controversies over the post of the SDO (buildings) in the past, the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Estate Officer has sought fresh names from the engineering department for the post.

Warrants against unprofessional cop
Had booked juvenile under IPC in 2001
Chandigarh, August 24
A classic case of the unprofessional UT police surfaced recently, with the Juvenile Justice Board issuing bailable warrants against an inquiry officer who overlooked the fact that a minor should be booked under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Health, MC officials seize unhygienic food
Chandigarh, August 24
As per directions of Ram Niwas, Home-cum-Health Secretary, a day-long drive was conducted to check the sale of cut fruit, conditions of preparation and storage and hygiene of food items at sweetmeat shops, dairies and restaurants across the city yesterday.

Govt hospital to instal CCTVs
Panchkula, August 24
Following the alleged negligence over the recent delivery of babies, General Hospital, Sector 6, has decided to instal CCTVs at the strategic points in the hospital to keep a tab on their patients.

Encroachments
Zirakpur MC starts demarcation work
Zirakpur, August 24
The Zirakpur Municipal Council is expected to remove all the encroachments from the Zirakpur-Patiala highway before August 30, the date on which the MC has to submit its reply before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the issue.

Migrant labourer ends life
Panchkula, August 24
Hari Singh, a migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh, committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train near Mansa Devi Complex area late last night.

American varsity VC visits PU
Chandigarh, August 24
David Lee, Vice-Chancellor, University of Northern Virginia, America (UNVA), visited the ICSSR complex in Panjab University to address students on “Global management education - Challenges and opportunities”. He was the keynote speaker and chief guest on the occasion.

PGI staff not OK with new promotion scheme
Chandigarh, August 24
Faculty members at the PGI have raised their voice against the order of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) regarding implementation of the revised scheme of promotion for PGI faculty members from January 12.

Hit-and-Run Case
Residents join drive to petition Patil
Protest march, candle-light homage to victims today
Chandigarh, August 24
Residents of Kansal are up in arms against the Chandigarh police over inaction following the death of Sukhwinder and Harpreet, two residents of the village, in an accident last Tuesday. They were knocked down by a Honda Accord car being driven Sukhmani Brar.

Labourer killed in mishap
Zirakpur, August 24
An unidentified migrant labourer died after being hit by a speeding truck near Bristol Hotel on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway late this evening.The incident took place when a truck coming from Dera Bassi side crushed the labourer to death while he was crossing the road.

Sewage treatment plant becomes functional
Mohali, August 24
The sewage treatment plant ( STP) set up by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has at last become functional for which the residents had been waiting for long.

Exam controller for a day
Staff rally against ‘biased’ selection
Mohali, August 24
A day after being appointed as controller of examinations, an official of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) was removed from the post after employees held a rally demanding the withdrawal of the orders issued by the board authorities.

Seminar on ‘Shanti Sena’
Chandigarh, August 24
The department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, organised a seminar on “Shanti Sena” on its foundation day. SS Goindi, former director of Gandhi Smark Bhawan, Chandigarh, was the key speaker.

EDUCATION

PUSU poll agenda out
Chandigarh, August 24
Panjab University Students’ Union (PUSU) announced its poll agenda during a press conference for the upcoming students’ council election here today.PUSU president Udey Singh Wirring said the aim was to empower the students.



PUSU members during a press conference at the student centre in Panjab University on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Motorcyclist crushed to death
Kalka, August 24
A recklessly driven truck crushed a motorcyclist here today. According to police, the accident occurred in afternoon on the NH-22 near Surajpur, when Kirti Mohan (35), a resident of Jalandhar, was coming from Ambala from his sister’s place on his motorcycle PB-08VN-4828 and was going to Baddi, when the truck hit his scooter.

Mgmt, teachers at loggerheads
Science wing at school closed
Kalka, August 24
A tussle between the management of Hindu Girls Senior Secondary School, Kalka, and three science lectures led to the closure of science wing in the school.Sources in the District Education Office, Panchkula, confirmed that the science wing in the school had been closed from this session and the school management had recently relieved the three science teachers on August 6.

Lecturer booked for sending fake news reports
Hacked scribes’ e-mail identities
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 24
The police booked a lecturer of mechanical engineering at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College under the IT Act here today.Balraj Singh allegedly sent news report to the three vernaculars’ office after making fake e-mail identities in name of local journalists.

Man, daughter run over by truck
Ambala, August 24
A father-daughter duo was killed after a truck hit the motorcycle they were riding on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway near Mullana.

Powercom suspends JE for graft
Dera Bassi, August 24
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (Powercom) today suspended a junior engineer (JE) posted here over graft charges.XEN Major Singh said JE Krishan Kumar was suspended on orders of the Chief Engineer (Operations South) at Patiala after some farmers repeatedly complained against the JE. Some farmers of Paragpur village, near here, alleged that after they got approval from the department for installation of transformers, Krishan Kumar had demanded bribe for carrying out the work.

‘Dargah’ devotees’ lives at risk
Part of old tree weighing down make-shift roof
Ambala, August 24
Lives of hundreds of devotees visiting the ‘dargah’ of Pir Baba Mama Bhanja at Ambala Cantonment are at risk as an 80-year-old tree has fallen on it and no one is ready to remove it due to litigation.



An 80-year-old tree, which fell on the Pir Baba Mama Bhanja, at Ambala Cantonment . Tribune photo: Dev Dutt Sharma

CRIME

The wheels of a car belonging to Karni Singh Sandhu of Sector 27-D, Chandigarh, were stolen by thieves on Monday night. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

2 booked for abducting minor girl
Zirakpur, August 24
The Zirakpur police today booked two persons, both brothers, for allegedly abducting a minor girl from Peermuchhla village in Zirakpur.

Retired colonel booked for misusing ATM card
Chandigarh, August 24
On the eve of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ yesterday when women thronged markets to select ‘rakhis’ for their brothers, a retired army colonel was booked by the police for allegedly defrauding his sister and ailing father of Rs 2.25 lakh by fraudulently obtaining the latter’s ATM card.

Woman held for begging
Chandigarh, August 24
The police arrested Kajol of Bundi district in Rajasthan from the Piccadilly roundabout yesterday on charges of begging.A case under Section 3 of the Haryana Beggary (Prevention) Act, 1971, was registered at the Sector-36 police station.

Co. booked for not paying transport tax
Dera Bassi, August 24
The police has registered a case against M/S Nahar Industrial for making false documents of a van and not submitting tax to transport department.This case was registered on the recommendation of district transport officer, Mohali, under Section 420, 465, 467 and 468.

SPORTS

Chandigarh drub BUSH Academy by 4-0
Chandigarh, August 24
Both local outfits, Chandigarh Hockey Academy and Shivalik Public School won their respective matches in the 9th SN Vohra Sub-Junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.


Players in action during a match between Surjit Academy Jalandhar and Baba Bakala match played at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Viney Malik

PU gets better of GGSC-26
Chandigarh, August 24
Panjab University, Chandigarh, got the better of Guru Gobind Singh College (GGSC), Sector 26, by 27-10 to lift the Panjab University Inter-College Netball (women) Championship on the university campus here today.

Cricket: Punjab in semifinal
Mohali, August 24
Punjab team managed to reach the semifinal round of the Buchi Babu Tournament at Chennai.Due to rains, no pool match of the tournament could be completed and draw system was adopted for the semifinal round.Punjab was lucky to enter the semifinal round where the team will take on Kerala on August 26 and 27.

Netball meet from Aug 27
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh North District Netball Association will organise the Chandigarh Junior State Netball Championship of boys and girls (U-19) for 3rd Kailash Bahl Netball Trophy at KBDAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, from August 27 to 28.

Inter-university meet at Kolkata
PU honours swimming champs
Chandigarh, August 24
Panjab University authorities today honoured the members of its swimming team, who had won overall championship in the All-India Inter-University Swimming (Men) Championship, concluded at Kolkata last week.

The Panjab University Chandigarh Swimming (Men’s) team that won the overall All-India Inter-University Swimming Championship being honoured by Prof RC Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Badminton meet from Aug 30
Panchkula, August 24
The District Badminton Association, Panchkula, will be hosting 5th Ashwani Memorial Panchkula District Badminton Championship from August 30 to 31 at the Badminton Hall in Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here.