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Admn messes up on college prospectuses
Chandigarh, June 14
Despite its tall claims of having “streamlined” the admission process in government colleges in the city, the UT higher education department was left embarrassed on the very first day of sale of the combined prospectus of the colleges, leading to chaos and inconvenience for prospective students and their parents.

Boat riders’ safety a casualty at Sukhna
Chandigarh, June 14
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) does not seem to be concerned about the safety of the people taking a boat ride in the Sukhna Lake. Most of the approximately 150 lifejackets are unfit for use as these have been found to be torn, dirty and giving out a foul smell.

AT RISK A tourist family from Jaipur shows torn lifejackets at Sukhna Lake. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Cool dive

A boy jumps into a swimming pool to cool himself from the heat in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay malik

Mohali residential allotment rates hiked by almost 300%
Mohali, June 14
Anyone intending to purchase residential property in the town will now have to be prepared to pay almost thrice the prevailing market price. Taking note of the property boom in Chandigarh’s periphery, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has raised the allotment price of a residential plot from Rs 12,500 to Rs 35,000 per square yard, a threefold jump in land allotment rates.

FIR registered against house surgeon, technician
Chandigarh, June 14
The police today registered an FIR against a lab technician, an intern and a house surgeon of Government Multi Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 for their negligence in the Suman case. The three have been accused of causing wrong blood transfusion to a pregnant woman, Suman, that had led to the death of the foetus and had damaged the kidney of the woman.

On job

Policemen try lifting an electric pole that collapsed due to a duststorm opposite The Tribune, Sector 29, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Man gets 3-yr RI for assaulting traffic cop
Chandigarh, June 14
The court of additional district & sessions judge Surinder Singh Sahni sentenced Manpreet Singh, 24, a Sector 71 Mohali resident and presently working as computer engineer in Noida to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for assaulting a traffic constable on duty. The court also imposed a Rs 5,000 fine on him.

2 PCR constables suspended for taking bribe
Chandigarh, June 14
Senior police officials today suspended two constables posted in the motorcycle wing of the police control room (PCR) after an inquiry found them guilty of taking bribe. Acting on the complaint of an Ambala resident, Rajesh, UT SSP HS Doon suspended constables Naresh Kumar and Karam Chand for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2,000.

COMMUNITY

Unavailability of data holds up delimitation process
Chandigarh, June 14
Unavailability of the official Census 2011 data, particularly relating to the Scheduled Caste (SC) population in the city, is holding up the delimitation of wards for the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) elections later this year.

Mayor inaugurates fountain at Sec 48 Chandigarh, June 14 Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh today inaugurated a fountain costing Rs 21.80 lakh at Sector 48 A. SE public health said fountains in the city were provided to add to the beauty of the city. Already, more than 20 fountains are in operation in the city and 12 fountains are in the pipeline to be installed in various green belts/parks of the city.
COLOURFUL SPLASH Girls enjoy beside a colourful fountain installed by municipal corporation at Sector 48 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: vicky gharu

Squall disrupts power supply in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, June 14
Due to the squall this evening, power supply in various parts of Zirakpur was disrupted for more than 7 hours. The power supply was yet to be restored till filing of the report.

TRICITY SCAN

EDUCATION

UGC NET results delayed by over 2 months
Chandigarh, June 14
With barely 13 days to go for the next University Grants Commission (UGC) - National Eligibility Test (NET) examination, the delay in results of December, 2010, examination came as a disappointment for NET aspirants here.

Mechanic’s daughter does him proud Zirakpur, June 14 Fighting against all odds, Navneet Kaur, daughter of a mechanic, has made it to the top by scoring 64th rank in the merit list of the Class Xth Punjab State Education Board examinations, the results of which were declared today. celebration time Navneet Kaur, who scored 64th rank in the Class X PSEB examination, celebrates wtih her parents and school principal. A Tribune photograph

Help desks at PU
Chandigarh, June 14
Representatives of the Students’ Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) today expressed resentment on the delay in PU’s response to set up help desks for students. Each year, student organisations set up help desk to assist students seeking admission in various departments to fill up forms.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Funeral van used to ferry MC workers
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 14
Putting relatives of those who died in the last two days to severe inconvenience, the solitary funeral van of Mandi Gobindgarh was used to carry municipal council workers to both the helipad and the marriage palace in Amloh, venue for the sangat darshan programme of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Beating the heat: Children enjoy ice candies at a park in Pahse-I, Mohali, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Five held guilty in Kesar Malhi murder case
Ropar, June 14
The court of District Sessions Judge GK Dhir has held five people guilty of murdering Kesar Singh Malhi, a resident of Simbal Majra village in Nurpur Bedi, on April 26, 2008. The court held accused Bachittar Singh and Lakhvir from Bhauwal, Lakhwinder Singh from Saidpur, Ajwinder Singh and Baljit Singh Beihara guilty and had held the sentence pending. Five other people were acquitted.

26 students from Patiala in merit list
Patiala, June 14
Patiala students came out with flying colour in the Punjab School Education Board’s Class X results that were declared today. Twenty-six students reserved berths in the merit list declared by the Board. Six students from Patiala made it to the top 100 in the state.

COURTS

HC rap for medical insurance cos
Chandigarh, June 14
In a significant judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that an insurance company cannot turn down a medical claim on the ground that the claimant was suffering from the disease prior to his taking the policy.

Silver City developers told to refund money to complainants
Chandigarh, June 14
Disposing of three similar complaints, the UT Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed Silver City Housing and Infrastructure Limited to refund the amount deposited by the complainants along with interest for not delivering their flats to them in a stipulated time.

CRIME

Bid for forcible possession of house
Panchkula, June 14
The police today arrested two persons who were forcibly trying to get possession of a house in Sector 21, here. The accused were identified as Dabwali residents Bhupinder, alias Bishu, and Rajkumar.

Ludhiana-based firm owner held for fraud
Chandigarh, June 14
The Economic Offences Wing of the Chandigarh police today arrested the owner of a Ludhiana based firm in a case of fraud involving over Rs 1 crore. Vikas Handa, owner of Villa Pearls, a firm dealing in interior designing and decoration in Ludhiana, allegedly duped a city resident, Rakesh Gupta, of over Rs 1 crore, police said. Handa was produced in court and remanded to two-days police custody.

Home Guard jawan arrested for tampering with attendance
Panchkula, June 14
A home Guard jawan of the Haryana Police was arrested for tampering with his attendance in the attendance register. According to the police, Rajinder, a resident of Morni, had tempered with his attendance in the register to withdraw Rs 1,000 more in addition to his salary.

3 DAV-10 students held for eve teasing
Chandigarh, June 14
The police arrested three students of DAV College, Sector 10, identified as Inderpreet Singh, a resident of Kairon village in Tarn Taaran district, Punjab; Varinder Singh, a resident of Karnal, and Manpreet Singh, a resident of Moga, today for eve teasing on Panjab University campus.

Rs 12,000 snatched from resident
Chandiagarh, June 14
Cash mounting to Rs 12,000 was allegedly snatched from a city resident late last night. Sushil Satti, who works in a dhaba in Sector 28 and is a resident of Kishangarh village, reported to the police that he was returning home last night when three persons on a scooter intercepted him near Saint Kabir School, Sector 26.

SPORTS

No referees to supervise CLTA matches!
Chandigarh, June 14
Players can be seen at loggerheads during the ongoing matches of the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament, as there are no supervisors or chair referees to supervise the matches, being held at the CLTA.

tennis meet
Sabrang moves ahead in U-12
Chandigarh, June 14
Sabrang Sandal defeated Lakshay Sofat by 6-1, to move to the next round of the boys’ (U-12) Manav Mangal AITA Total Tennis Tournament being held at Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase X, Mohali, today.