| Tightening Vigil |
Commandos stop a car for inspection at a special naka near Industrial Area Phase 2,
Chandigarh, in the wake of Mumbai blasts, on Wednesday night. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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Student injured in eye as teacher hurls pencil at him
Chandigarh, July 13
In an outrageous incident, a science teacher at the city’s New Public School in Sector 18 hit a class VIII student in the eye with a pencil on Wednesday. Umesh, a hosteller at the school, left the classroom with a bleeding eye after the teacher, Sanjeev Kumar, who was sitting at his desk, threw a pencil aimed at the boy’s eyes.
NRI Sabha chief booked for rape
Mohali, July 13
A married woman was allegedly raped by the president of the NRI Sabha in the Phase VII Industrial Area here this afternoon.
Stadium contractor booked
Chandigarh, July 13
A day after three labourers were injured while repairing floodlights at the cricket stadium in Sector 16 here, the police has booked the contractor Amarinder in a case of negligence.
Officials not concerned about public dealing
Chandigarh, July 13
Time: 11.35 am.
Scene: A long queue of around 100 persons, including women, in front of the UT sub-registrar’s office (adjoining Deputy Commissioner’s office) in Sector 17.
Reason: The tehsildar on duty is absent from the seat till 11.40 am.
People queue for attestion of documents at the sub-registrar’s office at Sector 17 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Leo, indeed, conclude cops
Panchkula, July 13
After more than a year, the Panchkula police is finally going to end the battle between two influential families here over the ownership of a
labrador. The police will soon file a cancellation report in court, mentioning that ‘Leo’ is not ‘Marshal’.
Sandeep Joshi
Overhaul of streetlights likely
Panchkula, July 13
Concerned over the non-functioning of streetlights in the town, the municipal council (MC) is likely to overhaul the entire lighting system in a phase manner.
| Displaying brands at vends not allowed, none bothered |
Many liquor contractors have been violating rules by displaying hoardings and posters, advertising various brands, which is against excise policy rules. Tribune lensman Parvesh Chauhan captured these violations at liquor vends in Sectors 46, 48 and 49 in
Chandigarh. |
Chandigarh first to allow multiple vendors
Chandigarh, July 13
Chandigarh has become the first city in the country to allow multiple vendors to install high-security number plates on the vehicles.
Mumbai blasts
Cops on high alert
Chandigarh, July 13
The Chandigarh Police was on high alert and the security vigil was stepped up after three explosions rocked Mumbai this evening.
Bus queue shelters in state of neglect
Chandigarh, July 13
At a time when traffic congestion in Chandigarh is increasing each passing day, public transport seems the best way to deal with the problem.
However, ill-maintained bus shelters, absence of schedule charts and instances of buses missing the route has been causing inconvenience to thousands of commuters everyday, discouraging them from depending on the local bus service.
Irked councillor shoots off letter to MC president
Panchkula, July 13
Irked over apathetic attitude of the Haryana Urban Development Authority
(HUDA) officials towards the development of Sector 20, the ward’s councillor has written a letter to the municipal council president, requesting him to take over the area.
Remembering the dead: Members of the BJP human rights wing pay homage to those killed in the UP train mishap, at the
Sector 17 plaza in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
HUDA razes illegal religious structure
Panchkula, July 13
The demolition squad of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) demolished Shri Sada Shiv Temple located in a market place at Industrial Area, Phase 1, here this afternoon. However, there were no protests from the residents of the area against the development agency.
High alert in P’kula after blasts in Mumbai
Panchkula, July 13
Within hours of serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, the district police sounded an high alert late this evening.
Stray cattle a bane for Zirakpur residents
 Zirakpur, July 13
The stray cattle menace continues to plague Zirakpur. Even though the Zirakpur Municipal Council has sought a low-height trolley for rounding up of the stray cattle, the council is not even aware of the proposal status.
Stray cattle assemble on the divider under the bridge posing threat to commuters on
the highway in Zirakpur. tribune photo: nitin mittal
P’kula doc, 3 motorists have a miraculous escape
Zirakpur, July 13
A Panchkula-based doctor and three other motorists had a miraculous escape after their vehicles rammed into stray cattle near Palm Dale Hotel on the Zirakpur-Kalka highway last late night.
Victim Dr DS Verma
Death of Businessman
Documents seized from Surya group head’s house
Panchkula, July 13
A day after registration of an FIR against Rajiv Goyal, chairman and managing director, Surya Group of Institutes, Rajpura, under Section 306 of the IPC for abetting suicide of Panchkula-based builder Ramesh Gupta, the police today seized the documents related to business details of Gupta from his house and office in Panchkula.
Car co. told to pay Rs 25,000 as relief to complainant
Panchkula, July 13
Holding guilty for adopting unfair trade practices, district consumer disputes redressal forum directed Anbros Motors Private Limited,
Panchkula, to pay ~25,000 to a complainant and to release the complainant’s car.
‘HVPN officials misusing position’
Panchkula, July 13
HVPN contractor Ajay Sandhu’s brother and former sarpanch of Kotkalan village Rameshwar here today alleged that nigam officials, who were also involved in a fraud with the state exchequer, were misusing their official position for harassing his brother by lodging false cases.
Dadu Majra residents protest
Chandigarh, July 13
Residents of Dadu Majra village protested against the authorities here today as they had failed to provide adequate healthcare facilities in the area.
Residents of Dadu Majra raise slogans against the Mayor on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
MC poll likely in November
Chandigarh, July 13
The election to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) is likely to be held in early November instead of the due date in December.
Unscheduled cuts turn up heat
Zirakpur, July 13
Unscheduled power cuts in the town have made the lives of residents miserable.
For the past three days, the power supply to the area has been irregular.
| Web of danger |
Kundi connection wires dangle over children park at Sector 56 in
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Residents protest digging new alignment of N-choe
Mohali, July 13
The work of beautifying Leisure Valley at a cost of Rs 2 crore by changing the course of N-choe has attracted protest from residents of Phase X, living adjoining the valley.
Food samples taken from Sec-22 dhaba
Chandigarh, July 13
Officials of the UT health department took samples of food from Nukkad
Dhaba, Sector 22, here this evening. Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Zirakpur, complained to the department that the food served to him at the ‘dhaba’ was not clean.
House burgled in P’Kula
Panchkula, July 13
Burglars once again struck a house of a government employee in Panchkula and decamped with cash and
jewellery.
Tricity scan
Anti-dengue camp
As a part of the anti-dengue month, the director health and family welfare inaugurated the camp in the motor market here on Wednesday. Dr Chander Mohan, director health services, emphasised the need of taking preventive measures for control of dengue.
Admissions to BAMS
Fate of candidates uncertain
Chandigarh, July 13
Fate of hundred of students, who applied for BAMS course (Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery) in Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Sector 46, remained uncertain as counselling for the admission to the course has been postponed today after the authorities could not get approval from the ministry of health and family welfare regarding recognition of the course.
Good response to second counselling
Chandigarh, July 13
High cut-offs at government schools seems to have left many without admission to their preferred schools and streams as over 2,300 admission forms were submitted at five centres for second counselling today.
Student, teacher exchange blows in college
Chandigarh, July 13
There was high drama at the Government College for Arts, Sector 10, here today, when a student and a teacher had a fistfight over the issue of having a meeting with the principal.
New educational events
Chandigarh, July 13
The UT education department has decided to introduce new educational events in the upcoming inter-school competitions to be held later this year.
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Chandigarh, July 13
