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 Violence erupts in Burail after Khushpreet’s murder
(Moments captured by Tribune lensmen S Chandan and
Vicky Gharu)
14 cops injured in stone pelting
Chandigarh, January 5
Agitated and visibly upset Burail residents went on a riot as soon as word of Khushpreet’s brutal murder spread. Laying siege to the Burail police post and blocking all roads leading and around Sector 45, the infuriated residents not only shut down all the shops of the area but also indulged in heavy stone pelting that continued till late in the night.
Bedlam on roads
Chandigarh, January 5
With hundreds of agitators pouring onto roads, commuters were forced to either wait for over 3 hours in serpentine queues or take long detours to reach their destination.
All is lost: parents
Chandigarh, January 5
It was a heartrending scene at Khushpreet’s residence at Burail as soon as the family learnt about the brutal death of their five-year-old boy at around 4.45 pm. An emotionally shattered father, Lakhbir Singh, had to be shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, soon after he identified the body of his son while the condition of the murdered infant’s grandparents, both heart patients, deteriorated on hearing the news.
Kidnappers known to family
Police has dismissed the theory that the kidnappers are strangers to the family. “Had the accused been strangers, they would have released the child. They killed him because they knew that the child will recognise them,” said a police official.
Blanket of fog engulfs city
Chandigarh, December 5
Flight and rail services were hit when mercury dipped further and heavy fog engulfed the city, this morning. “The general visibility was less than 100 metre in the early morning hours. The possibility of dense fog in the morning and evening is likely in the days to come,” India Meteorological Department director Surender Paul said.
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Drivers have a tough time due to fog; and (right) passengers wait for trains at the Chandigarh Railway Station
on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
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Schools to be closed till January 11
Chandigarh, January 5
With mercury dipping still further, the UT Administration has declared holidays in all city schools till January 11, 2010. However, all the teachers and other employees will report for duty as usual. All teachers of double shift government schools will observe the timing of morning shift schools i.e. from 8.30 am to 2.00 pm. All the Heads, teachers, other staff and students involved in any activity related to National School Games will follow the pre specified schedule.
— TNS
Cashier’s Murder
Three suspects released
Zirakpur, January 5
A day after the police arrested the three youths in cashier’s murder case, the trio was released today after verification.
The development is significant as the police had created much hype about the accused by claiming that one of them was wanted by Jammu Police.
Prime suspect a proclaimed offender, says Jammu police
Jammu, January 5
A day after the arrest of three suspects in the murder of Mahavir Singla, cashier of a liquor shop at Baltana in Mohali district, near Chandigarh, the Jammu police said here today that the prime suspect was a proclaimed offender and wanted in a number of cases.
MC nets Rs 6.83 lakh
MC rent notices to 2 Food Street kiosk owners
Chandigarh, January 5
The municipal corporation has issued notices to the owners of two kiosks at ‘Night Food Street” located near PGI for not depositing their monthly rental. According to MC records though these kiosks were leased out last September their owners had till date deposited the rent only for a month. A source in the MC said civic officials had spoken to the two owners several times to pay the monthly rent on time but the pending amount had not yet been deposited.
Kang challenges Pali’s election
 Files plea before DC
Chandigarh, January 5
Independent mayoral candidate Jajgit Singh Kang today challenged the election of Ravinder Pal Singh
(Pali) as Mayor to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC). An election petition has been filed by him before the UT Deputy Commissioner (DC) who is the prescribed authority to hear the petition for the post of Mayor held on January 1.
Independent mayoral candidate JS Kang, along with BJP senior leaders, on their way to file a plea at the DC office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
BJYM burns JKLF’s chief effigy
Chandigarh, January 5
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) today organised a protest demonstration against the statement of Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the separatist Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
UT transport authority challans, impounds 606 vehicles
Chandigarh, January 5
To curb the tendency of plying unauthorised vehicles with incomplete documents, driving overloaded vehicles and in order to make the city pollution free, the UT State Transport Authority (STA) carried out an intensive checking campaign of vehicles in December.
Officials inspect sites for garden projects
Chandigarh, January 5
Senior officials of the UT administration, including the Home Secretary, along with UT Chief Engineer, UT Chief Architect, MC Chief Engineer, Director Tourism, and Dr Satish Narula, senior horticulture consultant, inspected sites where garden projects are to be developed with the support of the ministry of tourism.
Land Pooling Scheme
Planning board chief favours decision
Mohali, January 5
The chairman of the Mohali District Planning Board NK Sharma has welcomed the decision of the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of taking back the acquisition notices issued to farmers in the land pooling scheme.
Man run over by train
Chandigarh, January 5
A 28-year-old man was run over by a passenger train on the Chandigarh-Ghaggar railway track near Dadua village yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Farid Alam of Bihar.
UT’s bias out in open and how!
| A piece of land owned by the UT Administration in front of Strawberry Fields School, St Kabir School and the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26 is being cordoned with a fence (right) as per the UT Home Secretary’s orders, thereby eating into the parking space for parents’ vehicles. On the other hand, parking at other open areas goes unchecked (below) as captured by Tribune lensman
Manoj Mahajan |
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I have not seen the area, which is being fenced. I
will look into it tomorrow when I will go to the office. — Pradeep
Mehra, Adviser, UT Administration
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PhD Degree
PU issues fresh circular to depts
Chandigarh, January 5
Clarifying the status and modalities of “course work” to be done compulsorily with PhD degree now, Panjab University has issued a fresh circular to all departments.
The course work of one-semester duration, in which basic research methodology would be taught to research students, was recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC) last year, as a part of the minimum standards and procedure of award of Phd degree in 2010.
Pvt schools not inclined to extend vacations
Panchkula, January 5
Even though the state government had announced 10-day winter vacations in schools from January 7 in view of severe cold conditions prevailing in the region, private schools were not inclined to extend the vacations.
Help services for Class X students
Chandigarh, January 5
The department of geography, Panjab University, is all set to launch “Geography help services” for students preparing for Class X board examination to be held in March.
In the help services beginning from January 6, the department will answer questions related to geography syllabus for students from any part of the country and offer solutions to the problems. Department teachers can be contacted by an email geodept@pu.ac.in or call at 0172- 2727714 between 4 to 5 pm from Monday to Friday.
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Chandigarh, January 5
Ambala, January 5
