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Community service edict for Vivek students
Suspension reduced to five weeks
Chandigarh, October 21
In an unprecedented decision, Vivek High School, Sector 38, has sentenced 16 Class XII students to mandatory community service on the school campus after reducing their suspension from three months to five weeks.

Incomplete road re-carpeting at Kisan Bhawan, Cricket Stadium roundabouts
2-wheeler riders bear the brunt
Chandigarh, October 21
The UT Administration seems to have put lives of hundreds of two-wheelers to risk due to sheer lack of foresight.
The unfinished road at the junction of Sectors 22, 23, 35, 36, where a fatal accident took place on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

‘Bus driver jumped red light’
Chandigarh, October 21
It is now learnt the bus that reportedly knocked down a scooterist near the Kisan Bhawan roundabout resulting in the death of a 32-year-old housewife, Meena Thakur, had jumped a red light at the intersection before the collision.

Road rage, ‘toy pistol’ land youths in jail
Chandigarh, October 21
The use of a “toy pistol” to threaten a city resident following an incident of road rage near Kiran Cinema in Sector 22 here late last night landed three youths behind bars.

Ex-Judge Escape Case
IGP deposes before court
Chandigarh, October 21
Seven years after a former judge, SS Bhardwaj, fled from CBI custody in a corruption case, the complainant, the IGP in Patna, today deposed before the court of Judicial Magistrate SK Sharma here today.

Biomed Waste 
Stench stalks PGI staff
Chandigarh, October 21
The putrid smell emanating from the biomedical waste piled up at the refusal collection point near Nehru Hospital has become a bane for PGI employees using the adjacent area for parking their vehicles. According to sources, not all the bags of waste collected from the hospital were being lifted as the hospital’s incinerator had developed a snag and was operating partially.

COMMUNITY

Admn asking for too much, rue sweets manufactures
‘Impossible to follow hygiene and safety guidelines within 48 hours’
Chandigarh, October 21
The UT administration's exercise to educate sweets manufacturers on maintaining hygiene and safety standards has not gone down well with the latter.

Admn finalises agency for job
Panchkula, October 21
Concerned over the increasing incidences of dog bites, the district administration is trying to get rid of stray dogs from the town and its periphery. For this, it has finalised an agency that has offered to sterilise stray dogs at the rate of Rs 270 per animal.

108 shopkeepers challaned
Chandigarh, October 21
The enforcement department of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation challaned 108 shopkeepers during an anti-encroachment drive held today at Sadar and rehri market, Sector 19.

Illegal structures razed
CHANDIGARH: An enforcement drive was conducted by the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) at the Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, on Thursday. The team comprising CHB officials and the police removed three violations. 

Police remembers its martyrs
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Police observed the Police Commemoration Day at the Sector 17 police station here this morning to pay homage to those who laid down their lives in counter-insurgency operations. The commemoration parade was held at the home guards ground near the Sector 17 police station. Contingents of the Chandigarh Police and the Punjab Police participated in the parade and paid homage by reversing arms. The day is observed on October 21 since 1959 when a small contingent of the police was attacked by Chinese troops in which 10 jawans were killed.

Punjab Police personnel pay tributes to martyrs during the Commemoration Day parade at the Sector-17 police station in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

PHSC refuses to take charge of new hospital block
Chairman says work not up to the mark
Mohali, October 21
Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) declined to take over the newly constructed extended block of the Mohali Civil Hospital after its chairman found shortcomings in the work during an inspection carried out today. The new block was to be handed over to the hospital authorities on August 31.

75-kg polythene bags seized
Chandigarh, October 21
A joint drive by sanitary inspectors of the Municipal Corporation, food inspectors of health department and inspectors from food and supplies department, Chandigarh administration, under the supervision of sub-divisional magistrate (South) Kavle Vinod P was conducted to enforce the ban on polythene bags in the south sub-division.

Transport Policy
UT admn bats for public transport
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Administration has focused on public transport in its transport policy for Chandigarh in the backdrop of the city having the highest vehicular density in the country. In fact, that was the consensus at the brainstorming session of UT officials on the transport policy held here today under the chairmanship of Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the UT Administrator.

Boy warned for reckless driving
Chandigarh, October 21
UT SP (traffic) HS Doon chased and intercepted an 18-year-old boy, who was driving recklessly on the road separating Sectors 16 and 17 here late in the evening.

Body donation
Chandigarh, October 21
Mohant Vijay Kumar, a resident of Rurka Kalan, Phillaur, has pledged to donate his body to the PGI, Chandigarh.

e-sampark centres closed today
Chandigarh, October 21
All Gram sampark centres and e-sampark centres in the city will remain closed on October 22 on account of the Balmiki Jayanti.

EDUCATION

DARING MOVES

Girls perform a Rajasthani dance at the Panjab University Youth and Heritage Festival in the Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PSEB suspends subject expert over textbooks
Mohali, October 21
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) officials have suspended a subject matter expert, Ram Lubhaya, in connection with a case relating to publication of two million textbooks on computer science that were based on the old syllabus.

Karan Deep crowned Ms Fresher
Panchkula, October 21
A fresher party was organised at BRS Dental College and Hospital where the second and third year postgraduate (MDS) students welcomed the new entrants. The party began with a ramp show followed by questions-answers round.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Deadlock

A member of the Unemployed Lineman Union, Punjab, locks the gate of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited office during a protest in Patiala on Thursday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Traffic Blockade
Case registered against protesters
Bassi Pathana, October 21
The police has registered a case against unknown persons for blocking traffic on the Bassi Pathana-Chandigarh road in a protest against the sale and non-lifting of procured paddy by various government agencies here yesterday. DSP SP Singh said a case had been registered for causing inconvenience to the public.

Manpreet visits temple
Kharar, October 21
Former finance minister of Punjab Manpreet Badal paid obeisance at a Valmiki temple here today. Chamkaur Sahib MLA Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied him during his visit. Manpreet said he would visit Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh and Durgiana Mandir in Amritsar on November 14 where his supporters would take part in a rally.

MP lauds role of Punjabis in state’s growth
Ambala, October 21
Rajya Sabha MP Shadi Lal Batra has lauded the role played by members of the Punjabi community and those who migrated from Pakistan at the time of Partition in the growth of Haryana.

Escalators at Ambala railway station soon
Ambala, October 21
Passengers especially senior citizens struggling with heavy luggage trying to make their way in the maze of crowded railway stations can now breathe easy as the Northern Railway has decided to install two escalators at the Ambala Cantonment railway station. According to sources, the proposal for the installation of escalators at Ambala Cantonment and Chandigarh railway stations estimated at Rs 20 lakh have been sent to the railway headquarters for finalisation of the project.

Cultural bonanza at engg college
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 21
The girl students of Bibi Bhani Hostel and Mata Sahib Kaur hostel of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, organised a cultural evening “Tarannum” at the Giani Ditt Singh auditorium of the College.

COURTS

Impersonation
Two get 3-year RI
Chandigarh, October 21
The CBI special court of Darshan Singh today sentenced Balbir Singh Nagpal and Raj Kumar Gupta, both employees of Advocate General’s (AG’s) office, to rigorous imprisonment (RI) of three years for impersonating in a pension case.

Five get 5-yr jail for planning robbery
Panchkula, October 21
District and Sessions Judge PL Ahuja today awarded five-year imprisonment to five persons for planning robbery at a petrol station here. The court also slapped a fine of ` 5,000 on each of the accused in the case that dates back to June 24, 2009.

CRIME

Rs 2.5 lakh snatched from money exchanger
Mohali, October 21
A money exchanger, Kewal Singh Saini, was robbed of Rs 2.5 lakh by unidentified persons in broad daylight in front of his house in Phase IX when he was about to leave for his office. The victim received injuries when his bag was being snatched.

Gang of car thieves busted
Zirakpur, October 21
The police booked a gang of inter-state car thieves, who used to steal vehicles and replace the engine and chassis numbers. A case has been registered against 12 persons on the complaint of Gyan Singh, an official in CIA.

Woman held for thrashing minor domestic help
Chandigarh, October 21
The police today arrested a resident of Sector 48 for allegedly slapping her 11-year-old domestic help and also forcing her for unlawful compulsory labour.

Man held for misusing domestic LPG cylinders
Chandigarh, October 21
The police on Wednesday arrested a Mohali resident on charges of using domestic LPG cylinders for commercial usage. Sunil Kumar Gupta, Inspector, Food and Supply Department, Chandigarh, reported to the police alleging that Lalit Saini, a resident of Phase 3B2, Mohali, was caught using two domestic LPG cylinders for commercial purposes at Sector 26 Grain Market yesterday.

SPORTS

Vijay tightens grip on Haryana Open
Panchkula, October 21
Vijay Kumar from Lucknow shot eight birdies firing a six under 66 card to consolidate his lead at the midway stage of the Haryana Open on the par-72 greens at the Panchkula Golf Club here today. Sri Lanka's Anaura Rohana was five strokes behind the leader at 136 in the Rs 40 lakh prize money PGTI event presented by Unitech, Ireo, HUDA and Panchkula Golf Club. Occupying the third slot at 137 are Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Md Zamal Hossain Mollah.

Vijay plays a shot during the Haryana Open PGTI event at the Panchkula Golf Club in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Manav Mangal drub Gurukul Global
Mohali, October 21
Host Manav Mangal, Chandigarh, drubbed Gurukul Global, Chandigarh, by 3-0 in the CBSE Cluster XIII Table Tennis Tournament inaugurated at Manav Mangal Smart School, here today.