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GMSSS-Manimajra catches up with Sec-35 school
Chandigarh, June 30
Scoring considerably better than the favourite government schools of Sector 16 and 35 for admission into class 11, it is the Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Manimajra that has emerged as a clear choice for class 10 toppers for enrolment in the science stream. The lowest scorer admitted in the science stream at GMSSS, Manimajra has 89.3 percent or a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) 9.4, while most students had a CGPA score of 10. Incidentally, the school has also received the largest number of applications this year for admission to class 11.

Deep digging on despite NHAI’s no
Mohali, June 30
In total disregard of rules and regulations governing construction activity along national highways, careless digging by a Gurgaon-based private company, C&C Towers Limited, engaged in the construction of Mohali Junction, an 18-storeyed air-conditioned inter-state bus terminus-cum-commercial complex, has sunk a part of the area precariously close to the busy National Highway 21 (Manali road), passing through Sector 57 (Phase VI).
Present and lurking danger A portion of land along the National Highway 21 that caved in due to digging by a private company engaged in the construction of a multi-storeyed bus stand complex at Sector 57, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

City gets first woman SHO
Chandigarh, June 30
Inspector Poonam Dilawari, who rose from the rank of constable, today became the first woman police inspector in the history of the UT Police to be posted as Station House Officer (SHO). Inspector Dilawari, who assumed charge this evening as SHO of the Sector 3 police station, will be responsible for maintaining law and order and investigating crime in the city’s VVIP portion, which houses two state Governors and Chief Ministers, both Punjab and Haryana cabinet ministers, High Court judges, top rung bureaucrats and police officials in addition to the who’s who of the city.

Sector-3 SHO Poonam Dilawari

Tipsy cop who challaned drunk drivers suspended
Chandigarh, June 30
A head constable of the Chandigarh Traffic Police has been suspended after he was found drunk on duty at a barrier erected to challan drunk drivers on Sunday.

Four-hour strike by LPG auto drivers
Chandigarh, June 30
A four-hour-long strike by LPG auto-rickshaw drivers left hundreds of commuters stranded in and around the city this morning. The strike, which begun at 9 am and ended around 1 pm, largely affected office-goers and regular commuters from neighbouring areas like Mohali, Zirakpur and Mullanpur.
Auto-motive LPG auto-rickshaws lined up at the rally ground in Sector 25 after drivers went on strike in Chandigarh on  Thursday morning. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Damage parks and cough up Rs 1,000 in fine!
Chandigarh, June 30
In a decision that may go a long way in checking the damage caused to public property, the municipal corporation has approved horticulture bylaws that provide for penalising those who damage green belts and road berms in the city by making them shell out Rs 1,000 in fine for the offence.

Elusive monsoon keeps residents guessing
Chandigarh, June 30
While it has been raining cats and dogs in the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the real monsoon showers continue to elude the residents of the city.

Delegates meet HS for transfer of industrial plots
Chandigarh, June 30
A delegation of the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries met home-cum-industries secretary Ram Niwas regarding the transfer of industrial plots.

Estate office JE, senior assistant suspended
Chandigarh, June 30
The Chandigarh administration today placed two officials, including a senior assistant, of the estate office under suspension for dereliction of duty. UT Deputy Commissioner Brijendra Singh placed Sanjay Joshi, senior assistant of the building branch (EO), under suspension and recommended suspension of Manoj Kumar Bali, junior engineer to the UT Chief Engineer.

Pensioners block traffic on NH- 22
Panchkula, June 30
Irked over the delay in disbursement of pension, about 200-old persons and others blocked National Highway 22 near Sector 21 and 3 for around one-and-a-half hour here today.

Anguished pensioners block NH-22 in Panchkula on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Illegal rehris, eyesore of Mohali
Mohali, June 30
Encroachments by illegal rehriwallas have become a bane of the town over the years with neither the erstwhile Municipal Council nor the new Municipal Corporation being able to check the menace.



Wrongly parked rehris at Phase 11 in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

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Tribune employee retires
Roshan Lal, Foreman, Process Department, The Tribune, retired here today after putting in more than 33 years of service in the institution. He joined the institution in 1978. He was given a warm send-off by his colleagues. . — TNS

EDUCATION

Many engineering college applicants fail to complete registration
Chandigarh, June 30
Nearly 495 out of the 9,500 candidates who applied for admission to six engineering colleges in the city through online joint admission counselling have failed to complete the registration process. Blaming it on a technical software glitch, parents of these applicants said the code given to them by the bank after depositing Rs 1,050 as counselling fee was not accepted by the website.
Disappointed students, who failed to complete online registration for engineering colleges, claim it was due to a technical glitch. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

BEd admissions on basis of qualifying exam merit
Chandigarh, June 30
Online admissions would be held for BEd in the recognised and affiliated colleges of Panjab University, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Punjabi University, Patiala, and Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Residents protest closure of level crossing
Ropar, June 30
Residents protested against the closure of the Nangal chowk railway crossing, as a bridge was being constructed over it. The company widening the Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib road has installed bars on the level crossing in a bid to close the passage. The residents from surrounding villages uprooted these bars installed and raised slogans against the construction company last night.

COURTS

Private hospital fined Rs 48,000 for wrong medication
Panchkula, June 30
Coming down heavily on Arogya Dham Kshar Sutra and Panchkarma Centre, Sector 12A, Panchkula, the District Consumer Redressal Forum has directed the clinic to pay Rs 48,000 to the complainant for wrong medication.

HC raises compensation to mishap victim
Chandigarh, June 30
Over 22 years after a young motorcyclist sustained injuries in a collision with a bus owned by an education institution, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation. The motorcyclist, Harminder Singh, will now get an overall compensation of over Rs 5.35 lakh.

Two accused remanded in judicial custody
Panchkula, June 30
The two accused in the rape of a 16-year-old girl on Sunday night, were produced in the court today, which remanded them in judicial custody at the Ambala Central Jail.

CRIME

Newlywed woman found dead under mysterious circumstances
Zirakpur, June 30
Gagandeep Kaur, a 26-year-old newly married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house at Himmatgarh Dhakola village here this evening.





A policeman looks for clues at the house of the victim (inset). A Tribune photograph

SPORTS