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Late for meeting, SSP fined Rs 2,000
Chandigarh, April 15
The practice of imposing a fine on late comers at the weekly crime meeting taken by UT SSP Naunihal Singh took an interesting turn when he himself was fined Rs 2,000 yesterday for coming 40 minutes late for the meeting.
City lad in Junior Davis Cup team
Chandigarh, April 15
Local lad Fatehdeep Singh has done the city proud. Ranked 2 in the under-16 by the All India Tennis Association
(AITA), he will be representing the country in the upcoming Junior Davis Cup beginning April 18 in New Delhi.
Bomb hoax calls cause a flutter at secretariat
 Chandigarh, April 15
A series of calls claiming that a bomb planted in an office of the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat is ready to explode sent the UT police in a tizzy here today.
Members of the bomb disposal squad with explosive detectors and a dog squad inspect the premises of the Punjab and Haryana Secretariat following a hoax call on Friday. The hoax caller was later identified as Sonu Kumar, a resident of Balongi. A police team was dispatched to arrest him. Tribune photo: Manoj
Mahajan
Palsora residents sensitised on sanitation
Chandigarh, April 15
A sanitation campaign was flagged off at Palsora village today by area councillor Manjit Singh Chauhan here today.
Aerocity draw of lots on April 20
Mohali, April 15
A draw of lots for 200 plots in the Aerocity for riot victims will be held by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) on April 20.
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Two liquor vends challaned
Chandigarh, April 15
A team of the UT excise department today issued challans to two liquor vends, which were found opened after the official closing time 11 pm.
Shopkeepers get tips on firefighting
Chandigarh, April 15
A fire safety programme was conducted by a team of fire and emergency services at Patel Market, Sector 15, today.
Fresh probe ordered against two cops
Had ‘consumed liquor’ while guarding IPL team
Chandigarh, April 15
Senior police officials today ordered a fresh inquiry against the two suspended policemen following reports that the two had gone to a Sector-22 liquor vend to consume liquor and later fled the scene leaving behind a vulnerable head constable Darshan Kumar to face the wrath of drunk youths.
Affordable public transport top priority, says Adviser
 Chandigarh, April 15
“Providing affordable and efficient public transport system will be one of my priorities in Chandigarh,” said new Adviser to the UT Administrator KK Sharma here today.
New Adviser to the UT Administrator KK Sharma, accompanied by Finance Secretary VK Singh and UT SSP Naunihal Singh, walks to his office to take charge at the UT Secretariat, Chandigarh, on Friday. Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Dalit bodies slam BJP over casteist remark
Chandigarh, April 15
Several Dalit organisations today flayed the BJP for its alleged posting of casteist remarks against father of the Indian Constitution Dr BR Ambedkar.
Distress call to PCR turns unsavoury for woman
Mohali, April 15
A distress call made to the Police Control Room (PCR) on April 12, asking for the phone number of a snake charmer who could catch a creature found in her friend’s house, has left a Naya Goan-based woman flabbergasted.
Panel to defuse tension in Bataur village set up
Panchkula, April 15
In view of the tension simmering among different groups in Bataur village in the Barwala block, the district administration on Friday set up a five-member committee under the chairmanship of subdivisional magistrate KK Kalson to ease the situation.
Man climbs tree to get ‘justice’
Zirakpur, April 15
Fight for “justice” today took a politician to new heights. In an apparent attempt to make his voice heard loud and clear, Avtar Singh Nagla today climbed up a eucalyptus tree in a Nagla village here this morning.
Avatar Singh Nagla sits atop a tree at Nagla village to air his grievances against the local administration on Friday. A Tribune photograph
‘Youngsters need to be
open to ideas, criticism’
 Chandigarh,
April 15
With “ Making a Difference” being the
latest rage post Anna Hazare’s hunger strike, over 200 young enthusiasts
gathered today at the CII to attend a panel discussion on ‘Be the Change’
organised by the Chandigarh chapter of Young India (Yi).
(From left) Manoj Kumar, gold medallist in boxing, CWG, Dr Navita Mahajan and Shankar Vanavarayar, chairperson and national chairman of CII Young Indians, Chandigarh chapter, respectively, during a conference at the CII, Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Costly admission process
NSUI goes on ‘brief’ hunger strike
Chandigarh, April 15
Voicing anger against the ‘costly’ application process at Panjab University, the National Student Union of India staged a ‘brief’ hunger strike in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office today. Sunny Mehta, vice-president, NSUI, sat on an indefinite hunger strike, but called it off within an hour claiming, “After discussions and heated arguments, the university has accepted the demand and agreed to reduce the rates of the forms. The authorities have assured that a formal order would be issued on Monday.”
Over 1,400 children don’t go to school: Survey
Mohali, April 15
In a district that has achieved the distinction of having the second highest literacy rate of 84.9 per cent after Hoshiarpur district, around 1,497 children are still deprived of education.
Visually impaired teachers seek resumption of recruitment process
Chandigarh: The National Federation of Blind, Punjab, has decided to resume its agitation demanding conversion of Elementary Teachers Training (ETT) posts into the posts of music teacher and tabla player in the department of school education (secondary). They demanded that the recruitment process be resumed. The federation alleged that the government did not fulfil their demands.
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Chandigarh, April 15
Chandigarh, April 15
