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Deserted cop thrashed by drunk youths
Had gone after midnight to down liquor vend’s shutters; PCR personnel flee, leaving head constable to fend for himself
Chandigarh, April 13
A police head constable who had gone to Sector 22 to get a liquor vend there to down its shutters after he noticed alcohol being sold openly after midnight was severely assaulted by inebriated youths who inflicted grievous head injuries on him. The suspects, thought to more than six in number, were enraged after the cop nabbed one of them while purchasing liquor.

(Clockwise) A drunk youth thrashes head constable Darshan Kumar after he stopped a youth from forcing a liquor vend to open at 1.45 am in Sector 22 on Wednesday; another youth pulls the service belt of the cop before smashing his head against a barbed wire and later on the ground; and Darshan Kumar yells for help on his walkie-talkie. The other police personnel accompanying him fled the scene when the situation took an ugly turn. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

Two faces of eve

A girl in jeans and a woman in ethnic attire in Chandigarh’s Sector 17 shopping complex. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

City-Amritsar Duronto yet to chug off
Chandigarh, April 13
The proposal of launching a Duronto Express from Chandigarh to Amritsar remains on paper since the announcement of the train in the 2009 Railway Budget. The non-stop train service from Chandigarh to Amritsar is nowhere near realisation. The railway authorities have maintained that it will be started from April 14, but the proposal is yet to materialise. The train also finds mention in the new timetable, but the authorities have yet to decide on the date from which it will be made operational. According to the schedule available with the authorities, the train will run on all days except Tuesday and Saturday.

COMMUNITY

Woman run over by train in P’kula
* GRP team reached the site after two hours
* Stray dogs tried to feed on the victim’s body
Panchkula, April 13
In the absence of iron grills on both sides of the railway track in the residential area, precious lives continue to be lost at Sector 19 railway level crossing in Panchkula due to indifferent attitude of the authorities.

High tension wire falls on highway
Zirakpur, April 13
Traffic on the busy Chandigarh-Ambala highway came to a standstill for more than half-an-hour after a high tension wire snapped and fell on the road here this evening. Apprehending the worse, the commuters stopped in front of the wire waiting for it to be removed from the road.

‘Play’ it on

Artistes stage a street play “Towa” in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Come sundown, most Panchkula streets plunge into darkness
Panchkula, April 13
With streetlights on almost all major as well as internal streets in the town not functioning, commuters and pedestrians have been put to a great deal of inconvenience.

Pair of Asiatic lions released in safari
Falcon breeding programme to gain momentum, says forest minister
Chhat (Banur), April 13
Punjab Minister of Forests and Wildlife Preservation Tikshan Sood today said the falcon-breeding programme at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park would soon gain momentum.

Sanitation in state of neglect in Mohali
Mohali, April 13
A former councillor has urged the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation to direct contractors concerned to improve the state of sanitation in the city failing which he would be compelled to stage a dharna along with residents.

Splash, but with care!
Chandigarh, April 13
It’s time to have a splash in pools. However, one ought to be careful about the effects of swimming on the skin. More so, one needs to have a full skin check-up to rule out the presence of skin infections before entering a swimming pool and ensure that infection is not passed on to others sharing the pool, suggest medical experts.

Pen-down stir by health employees
Mohali, April 13
Employees of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) went on an indefinite pen-down strike here today in protest against the non-regularisation of services of employees working on a contractual basis.

EDUCATION

Class X result
This wait may cost students dear
Chandigarh, April 13
If you plan to wait till the declaration of Class X results to start your Class XI admission tryst, you may end up struggling a “no vacancy”, despite having scored a ton, as a majority of city schools plan to complete Class XI admission this April itself.

Protesting students tender apology
Chandigarh, April 13
The ongoing controversy in the history department of Panjab University seems to have finally ended, with Professor Surinder Singh consenting to accept the “apology” of 17 students, who had accused him of deliberately failing them twice in an examination.

CBSE to introduce e-typing
Chandigarh, April 13
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has finally realised that typing is a passé as the board is out to replace the decades’ old subject with e-typing. Having been an additional subject in commerce stream at the secondary level, it has lost its relevance according to the board.

Panel to implement child protection policies
Chandigarh, April 13
The Chandigarh administration has constituted a “Union Territory Child Protection Society” for the effective implementation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and all other child protection policies and programmes in Chandigarh.

Prayaas gets canteen
Chandigarh, April 13
UT Home Secretary Ram Niwas today inaugurated a canteen at Prayaas in Sector 38. The canteen has been commissioned to cater to the needs of parents, who visit the centre for the treatment of their wards.

From Schools & Colleges

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Fatehgarh Sahib cries for basic amenities
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 13
Even after 19 years of its existence, Fatehgarh Sahib is still bereft of basic facilities like pure drinking water, sewerage connections, bus stand at district headquarters and fire station.

Dairies to be shifted outside Ambala City
Ambala, April 13
Deputy Commissioner Sameer Pal Srow here yesterday ordered all milk dairy owners in the city’s residential localities to halt their activities and shift to Khatauli village, where plots for setting up milk dairies were allotted to the dairy owners at subsidised rates.

Three kids fall ill after eating ‘fruits’
Dera Bassi, April 13
Three children of Aganpur village fell seriously ill after eating fruits and leaves of “rattanjot” (bio-diesel plants) that were planted in nearby farmhouse. The children were admitted in the GMCH, Chandigarh, in a serious condition.

CRIME

40-year-old man commits suicide
Chandigarh, April 13
A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence at Palsora here today. The incident came to light around 6:30 am. The victim, Baldev Raj, was found hanging from the ceiling fan by his wife Kamla Devi. The police was informed and the body lowered. No suicide note was found from the spot.

Eight booked for assault
Zirakpur, April 13
The Zirakpur police today booked 8 persons, including the husband of the sarpanch of Sanoli village, for allegedly attacking Gurjinder Singh, also a resident of Sanoli village, after entering his shop late last night.

SPORTS

IPL: Getting money’s worth Chandigarh, April 13 Sensational innings, especially by Mahendra Singh Dhoni (43 off 20 balls) and later on by Paul Valthaty (120 off 63), towering sixes, smashing boundaries and frenzied 18,000 fans made for a perfect setting for the Indian Premier League match, hosted at PCA Stadium, Phase IX, here today. Kapil Budhiraja of Panipat (left) and Sohan Singh of Mohali come to watch the match. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu

Cops have a ball
Mohali, April 13
Unlike the high-octane ICC World Cup Cricket semifinal between India and Pakistan on March 30, it was a relaxed day for the 1,200-strong police force as fewer fans turned up to watch the IPL match at the PCA Stadium here today.

Fans feel parking pinch Mohali, April 13 Fans visiting the PCA Stadium to watch the IPL match between Kings XI and Chennai Super King were in for a shock today when they were asked to shell out a fee to park their vehicles at the designated lots. Fans of Kings XI Punjab celebrate after the win at Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament Four Indian players enter quarterfinals

Chandigarh, April 13 Four Indian players made it to the singles quarterfinals of the ongoing Union Bank ITF Men’s Futures US$ 10,000 Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Tennis stadium, Sector 10, here today. Mark Alexender Kepler of Germany makes a forehand return during the Union Bank itf Men's Futures Tennis Tournament at the clta in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

GOLF
Sujjan Singh second on Asian Tour
Chandigarh, April 13
Indian professional golfers occupied five of the top 10 slots on the Asian Tour of Merit, with Chandigarh’s Sujjan Singh comfortably placed second with earnings of USD 97,326 from two outings.

Dhaka, Yash fashion BTS win
Panchkula, April 13
Excellent batting performance by Vineet Dhaka and Yash Kapila helped BTS Cricket Academy beat Shiv Cricket Academy by 10 wickets in the 2nd Prem U-15 Chand Bhatti Memorial Cricket Tournament here today.