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Another booth scam rocks city
Chandigarh, June 3
In a development that points to yet another suspected politician-bureaucrat-police nexus, the Krishna Market in Sector 41-C has allegedly been rocked by another booth scam.

Surveys ‘stage-managed’

Now, mixing drinks with driving to land you in jail
Chandigarh, June 3
Drivers found drunk in the city will soon face a jail term. With the number of violators found drunk while driving in the city on the rise, the Chandigarh traffic police is all set to make the law strict in order to check the menace.

‘Wiser’ after tours, councillors seek quick fix to city’s woes
Chandigarh, June 3
The municipal corporation has spent about Rs 20 lakh of public funds on “study” trips by councilors, ostensibly to get “first-hand knowledge” of the various problems facing the city. Even though the latter have been engaged in discussions of major civic issues at MC general house meetings for the past four years, nothing concrete has emerged from the umpteen proposals aired due to sheer apathy.

Lok adalats to settle 15,000 cases today
Chandigarh, June 3
Over 15,000 cases, including a large number of traffic challans, are likely to be settled in the quarterly lok adalat to be held in the district courts in Sector 17 tomorrow.

COMMUNITY

Traffic police appears on Facebook
Chandigarh, June 3
Taking a “big step towards empowering the common people”, the Chandigarh Traffic Police launched its Facebook profile amidst fanfare at the Police Traffic Lines, Sector 29, today. With this, the UT police joined an exclusive group of cities in the country having presence on the social networking site.

facelift A constable checks out the profile of the Chandigarh Traffic Police on Facebook at Police Lines in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tricity Scan
A week-long campaign was launched by Gurukul Vidyapeeth, Sai Tara Ummat Foundation and CPTL Envirotech for creating awareness on protecting environment and checking global warming.

Want to be heard up in arms Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan teachers block traffic in support of their demands at the Sector 22 light point in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Training of prison officers discussed
Chandigarh, June 3
Issues related to training of prison officers for different states and improving the effectiveness of training came up for discussion during a meeting of the board of management of the Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA) here today.

WHO to study working of Nehru Hospital
Chandigarh, June 3
The PGI is set to initiate a World Health Organisation-sponsored project — “Development of Nehru Hospital as a health promoting hospital?” — to improve its infrastructure.

New bus service for sectors across Ghaggar
Panchkula, June 3
Residents living across the Ghaggar have a reason to cheer as the Haryana Roadways has launched a new bus route for the area.

ESIC told to pay Rs 39,312 as maternity leave claim
Chandigarh, June 3
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to pay Rs 39,312 as maternity leave claim to a storekeeper of the PGI’s advanced paediatric centre and pay her Rs 5,000 as relief for mental harassment and litigation costs.

Commission sets aside order against Lufthansa
Chandigarh, June 3
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has set aside an order of the consumer forum directing Lufthansa German Airlines to reimburse Rs 46,050 to a city resident for misplacing some articles from his baggage and stated that the forum failed to appreciate the facts and circumstances of the case.

spin of faith A devotee exhibits his gatka skills during a procession to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Unhygienic food: Paying guests prone to typhoid, jaundice
Chandigarh, June 3
Summer has turned out to be a bane of paying guests in the city. Dozens of people, including students staying as paying guests, are falling prey to typhoid, jaundice, and gastroenteritis, courtesy unhygienic food.

Deficiencies found at rehab centres
Mohali, June 3
A team of senior district officers found deficiencies at various drug counselling and rehabilitation centres, including inadequate space for inmates, lack of rehabilitation and transport facilities.

Couple suffer burn injuries
Chandigarh, June 3
A 25-year-old woman, married with three children, suffered severe burn injuries when her saree caught fire while she was cooking at her residence in Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, here this morning. The police said Geeta was cooking in the kitchen when her saree caught fire.

Biker injures cop at naka
Mohali, June 3
A constable of the Mohali police, Mohinder Singh, received injuries on legs and arms after a motorcyclist hit him as he signalled the latter to stop at a checkpoint near the Commando Complex in Phase XI this evening.

EDUCATION

No need to drop extracurricular activities: CET toppers
Chandigarh, June 3
A widely believed misconception that preparation for competitive examinations requires giving up all is proved wrong if one takes a look at the study schedule of toppers in the Common Entrance Test (Medical)-2011 conducted by Panjab University.

Tejeswar, who secured first rank in CET-medical-2011, with family in Chandigarh on Friday.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Safai workers dump garbage at councillors’ rally
Dera Bassi, June 3
The infighting among councillors today took a bizarre turn when safai workers, who had been bearing the brunt of the internal wrangling, dumped garbage at the venue of opposition councillors’ rally against the municipal council president.

dirty games Safai workers argue with policemen after dumping garbage at the venue of councillors’ rally at Dera Bassi on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Fire breaks out at science goods manufacturing unit
Ambala, June 3
A fire broke out in a scientific goods manufacturing unit Lobo, located on the Ambala-Jagadhari road near here this evening.

Ex-serviceman held for molestation
Ambala, June 3
A retired Army officer Harsewak Singh, a resident of Lotti village, was arrested by Naraingarh Police in Ambala district on the complaint of his daughter-in-law.

XEN missing since one month
Ropar, June 3
There has been no development in the missing case of XEN Vipan Gupta, posted at Governor House, Chandigarh. He has been missing since May 1.

40-year-old crushed under crane
Lalru, June 3
One person was killed when a crane overturned on him near Jollan Khurd village on Thursday morning. The driver of the crane sustained severe injuries.

Tension brews over bid to encroach land
Rajpura, June 3
Tension mounted here today following a bid to allegedly encroach upon a piece of land by volunteers of a gurdwara. Members of various Hindu organisations sat on a dharna and blocked the Rajpura-Patiala-Chandigarh road for more than seven hours.

Overloaded autos common sight in Patiala
Patiala, June 3
Overloaded auto-rickshaw is a common sight in Patiala. One can see numerous persons sitting in an auto despite the ruling that the drivers should not accommodate more than three persons at a time.

‘Sell habit-forming drugs only on prescription’
Patiala, June 3
The Doctors Federation of India (the Docsfed) and the In-Service Wing of Punjab Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA), has hailed the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Sat Pal Gosain, for announcing to crack a whip on the drug mafia, which is indulging in sale of habit-forming drugs.

COURTS

Building of service lanes by hotels under HC lens
Chandigarh, June 3
The National Highway Authority of India’s decision to allow hotels and some other properties to construct service lanes for providing access to the national highway on the Ambala-Zirakpur stretch has come under the Punjab and Haryana High Court scanner.

CRIME

Company Fraud: Prime accused held
Chandigarh, June 3
A day after the cyber crime cell of the police booked three employees for duping their employer, the police arrested one of the accused today. The police arrested A Quadri, a Panchkula resident, and produced him in a local court, which remanded him in three-day police custody.

In the net A Quadri, accused of defrauding his employer’s company, being led out of the district courts by the police in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

FIR must in missing child cases, says MHA official
Chandigarh, June 3
Registration of an FIR is mandatory in case of missing children below the age of 18 years. The direction came at a meeting presided over B Bhamathi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), at a meeting held in connection with the implementation of the crime and criminal tracking network.

Watchman held for rape
Chandigarh, June 3
The police today arrested a 37-year-old watchman, Hari Singh, of Industrial Area, Phase II, for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman late last night. The victim, a resident of Daddu Majra village, alleged that the accused locked her in a room forcefully and raped her. The girl managed to escape and reported the matter to the police.

Three held for stealing cheque from bank’s drop box
Panchkula, June 3
The police has arrested three persons for fraudulently fabricating and withdrawing Rs 1,07,087 after stealing a cheque from the drop box of the ICICI Bank, Sector 11, branch.

Woman hangs herself to death
Panchkula, June 3
Manpreet (31), a resident of Sector 7, today committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house here this afternoon.

SPORTS

6-wicket win for Chandigarh
Panchkula, June 3
Chandigarh defeated Jharkhand in the league stage of ongoing 13th All-India Ranbir Singh Hooda Cricket (U-17) Tournament being held at Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula.