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Mushrooming mobile phone towers spell trouble
Minimum consumption of electricity by mobile towers of Punjab in terms of money is between
Rs 12 crore and Rs 40 cr every month
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 15
Amidst debate over the effects of the electromagnetic radiations emitted by the mobile phone towers, experts reveal manifold rise of radiations in the past few years.Recent trend of carrying more than one mobile phone is further adding fury to the woes, resulting in increase of mobile towers that intensify the blanket of radiations.
up in arms: Residents of Khuda Alisher protest against the Chandigarh Administration demanding extension of the lal dora on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph |
Man booked for raping daughter
Kharar, May 15
The Balongi police has booked a man for raping his daughter and threatening her of dire consequences if she revealed the crime to anyone.In her complaint to the police, the victim stated that she worked and lived as a domestic help in Phase IV, Mohali. During Holi, she took three days leave from her employer and went to live with her family in the Azad Nagar area of Balongi.
Security guard killed in accident
Lalru, May 15
A security guard was killed in a road accident near Dappar toll plaza last night. He was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway.The deceased was identified as Joginder Singh, hailing from Jammu, and was employed as a security guard with a private company at Gholumajra.
Smart cards to be soon issued in Ambala under PDS
Ambala, May 15
The process for issuing smart cards has been initiated in Ambala district. Besides being used as identification cards these cards would also be used for distribution of rations under the public distribution system
(PDS).
Up in arms: Nihangs perform during the International Gatka Cup in Fatehgarh Sahib. Tribune photo: JS Virdi |
30 bottles of liquor recoveredOur Correspondent
Bassi Pathana, May 15
The police has arrested two persons for smuggling 30 bottles of liquor in separate incidents near here today. A police team had set up a naka on the Nandpur Kalour road.A policeman signalled a suspicious person to stop and when he tried to flee he was overpowered.
Pelvic fractures discussed
at CME
Patiala, May 15
A CME-cum-interactive session was organised by the Punjab Orthopaedic Association here today. Difficult fractures of pelvic bones, including roof of the hip joint (ace tabular fractures), were discussed at length so that their management could be started in North India.
11 accused advocates identified, FIR registered
Booked for rioting, obstructing public servant from discharging of duties
Chandigarh, May 15
A day after the bashing up of a naib court in the courtroom by advocates, the police has confirmed the involvement of 11advocates whose names are mentioned in the FIR registered at the Sector 17 police station.
Ex-banker alleges fraud
Says lost ~98,000 through Internet banking
Panchkula, May 15
A retired general manager of Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited received jitters due to the flurry of withdrawals from his IDBI bank account on the intervening night of May 12/13, as he alleged that he had lost Rs 98,000 through Internet banking.
6 arrested in Panchkula for stealing BCA examination answersheets
Gatekeeper of examination centre too in the net
Panchkula, May 15
Six persons were arrested today by the police for stealing answersheets of the BCA exams conducted by Guru Jambheshwar Technical University,
Hissar, held at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, Panchkula, here today.
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Raghav, Udai move ahead in tennis
Chandigarh, May 15
Local lads Raghav Talwar, Udai Singh Mann and Samrat Rana moved ahead after qualifying the final round of men’s singles in the AITA-CLTA Chandigarh Open-50K Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament being held at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association courts here today.
Andale get better of Shri Shri academy
Chandigarh, May 15
The Andale Cricket Academy defeated Shri Shri Cricket Academy by seven wickets in a league match of the Under-16 Cricket Championship organised by the Panchkula District Cricket Association here on the Sector-3 Cricket Stadium today.
Rishab scripts Baptist school win
Panchkula, May 15
Skipper Rishab Jaitely put up a good all-round performance (45 runs and two for 27) to enable the Chandigarh Baptist School Cricket Academy, Chandigarh, to register a 12-run win over Hansraj Cricket Academy (Green), Panchkula, in the first BK Black Inter-Academy Under-11 League Cricket Tournament, organised by the Hansraj Cricket Academy, Sector 6, here today.Jaitely was declared man of the match later.
Double delight for Sachit
Mohali, May 15
It was a double delight for Sachit Malhotra of Delhi Public School,
Chandigarh, who clinched the boys’ under-14 and under-18 title in the Manav Mangal Total Tennis Tournament, played at the Total Tennis Academy, Phase X, here today.
Golf camp for women
Chandigarh, May 15
The Chandigarh Golf Club Academy will hold the third women’s golf training programme from May 17 to June 3.To be conducted by academy joint director Ajay
Gujral, the camp will lay emphasis on the short game, including putting, chipping. The camp will be restricted to six participants on a first-come-first-served basis.A competition will also reinforce the instructional sessions.
Police coaching centre-26
lift sub-junior trophy
Chandigarh, May 15
The Chandigarh Police Wrestling Coaching Centre, Sector 26, put up a good show to win their first ever sub-junior trophy in the Chandigarh Sub-Junior and Junior Wrestling Championships, which concluded at the Sector 30 Wrestling Coaching Centre here today.
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It appears mayor
Ravinder Pal Singh ‘Pali’ has no time for the city’s residents’
welfare associations whose members helped him in being voted to power.
While village residents retire for the day early compared to their city counterparts, residents of Kaimbwala village have got used to staying up late.
