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Woman, daughter end lives in suicide pact
Chandigarh, July 24
A 45-year-old woman Manjeet Kaur, and her 18-year-old daughter, Anmol, killed themselves in an apparent suicide pact by ingesting a toxic substance at their Manimajra home late on Saturday night. Meanwhile Anmol’s brother, Gurvinder Shanki, who also consumed the poison, is battling for his life at the Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32.

80 CTU buses lying unused
Chandigarh, July 24
At a time when the population of Chandigarh has crossed the one-million mark and the public transport system needs to be strengthened, the existing transport system is under-utilised.
CTU buses standing idle at a workshop in Chandigarh

Creeping Problem

The Chandigarh Administration seems to have closed its eyes to wild plants growing rampantly on many government buildings all over the city. This picture was clicked at a government house by Tribune photographer Pradeep Tewari in Sector 27-C on Sunday

Greater Mohali Area
Colonisers make hay with investors’ money
Mohali, July 24
In a major anomaly, most of the 88 colonisers in the Greater Mohali Area are not disclosing details of the transactions worth crores of rupees collected from investors, pointing out that the money was being diverted to other projects in total disregard to rules.

Illegal PG owners in a fix over registration
Chandigarh, July 24
Apprehensive about being penalized for violating various building bylaws, houseowners in the city are hesitating to get their homes registered with the UT administration to legally enable them to run paying guest accommodation. Following the recent crackdown on an unauthorized PG that was sealed in Sector 35, PG owners are now caught in a cleft stick over providing details on their properties to the authorities.

COMMUNITY

Security, safety issues dog upcoming airport
Chandigarh, July 24
As work on the new international airport at Mohali begins, critical issues of flight safety and security have remained unresolved for the past several years. These have a direct bearing on aircraft operations.

No exam sans cash voucher
Chandigarh, July 24
Nearly 30 candidates who came to appear in a banking examination at Shishu Niketan Modern Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, were sent back by the school authorities here today.

Candidates show their roll numbers in front of Shishu Niketan Modern Senior Secondary School at Sector 22 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Building of upcoming old-age home demolished at Tipra village
Panchkula, July 24
An upcoming old-age home building for the destitutes was demolished by a team of the District Town Planning (DTP) department at Kalka near here today.DTP officials said the construction was a violation of the Chandigarh Periphery Control Act 1952.


The razed structure of the old-age home at Tipra village. A Tribune photograph

For safety sake

A dog squad conducts a search operation for security purposes ahead of Independence Day celebrations outside Paras Down Mall at Zirakpur on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Tricity scan

From schools

Himachali flavour reigns
Chandigarh, July 24
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in collaboration with the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi, presented folk songs and dances of Himachal Pradesh here today.

Hotelier’s Death
Cops to rely on phone call details of Gaurav
Panchkula, July 24
After failing to locate the mobile phone and scooter of Gaurav Bhardwaj, who was killed after being set on fire by unidentified persons, the police is now relying on the mobile phone call details of the deceased. Today, the relatives of Gaurav provided five different mobile numbers used by him to the police.

Tractor-trolley ferrying chopped tree branches confiscated
Mohali, July 24
The Mohali Municipal Corporation today confiscated a tractor-trolley that was being used to ferry tree branches illegally chopped near Silvy Park in Phase X here this evening.


Illegally chopped branches of trees being ferried from Phase X in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu 

Death in womb
Kin allege negligence
Panchkula, July 24
A woman lost her child in the womb itself due to the alleged negligence of doctors of a Sector 8 nursing home.

Roads bear the brunt of monsoon

rain woes Clockwise from above left: A potholed stretch of the road separating Sectors 50 and 51; in Sector 50; in Sector 43; and in Sector 44. Tribune photos: parvesh chauhan and s chandan

Zirakpur MC to set up six garbage collecting centres
Zirakpur, July 24
The Zirakpur Municipal Council is planning to set up six garbage collecting centres in Zirakpur on the Chandigarh pattern.

Homage paid to Kargil martyrs
Chandigarh, January 24 Homage was paid to martyrs on the 12th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Divas at Major Shankla War Memorial, Sector 2, here today.

Open house response
Government transport system almost taken over by three-wheeler industry
With an explosive growth in the number of auto-rickshaws in Chandigarh, the government transport system has almost been taken over by the three-wheeler industry. There is no organised system in place to manage autorickshaws. Drivers of these auto-rickshaws are clever and well-acquainted with the routes where they can earn maximum profit.

Residents of Colony Number 4 block road
Chandigarh, July 24
Residents of Colony Number 4 today blocked the road opposite Bhushan Factory in Industrial Area and staged a protest against the police, alleging high-handedness and claimed that the police was not acting against an accused whom they had nabbed on the basis of suspicion.

Residents of Colony Number 4 block a road at Industrial Area in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Humidity here to stay
Chandigarh, July 24
Hot and humid conditions are likely to prevail in the next few days as the temperature is likely to increase by two degrees in the next 24 hours.

MC poll sans delimitation
Chandigarh, July 24
The municipal corporation (MC) is set to go to the polls without delimitation of wards. With the Congress successfully thwarting the UT administration’s proposal to bring the remaining villages under its jurisdiction, at least till the MC poll in the third week of December, the battle will be fought for the existing 26 wards.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Rain misery has city residents fuming
Patiala, July 24
A rain spell on Saturday left city residents reeling under power snags and water logging, even as the spell brought the much-needed relief from the scorching heat. However, water logging in numerous colonies of the city caused problems to the residents as many complained of choked sewer lines and power failures on Saturday night.

Nine-yr-old injured by power cable
Kharar, July 24
A nine-years-old boy from Khanpur village here suffered serious injuries when a high -voltage power cable passing over his house fell on him.

Man run over by train
Kalka, July24
A resident of Shiv Colony, Pinjore, was today run over by a train. Official sources of GRP Kalka said the police was informed that a body was lying on the Kalka-Ambala rail tracks near Chandi Mandir. The victim was identified as Mahender Kumar of Shiv Colony, Pinjore. The GRP, after conducting the postmortem at Civil Hospital, Kalka, handed over the body to relatives of the deceased. — OC

Five looters held
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 24
The Fatehgarh Sahib police today claimed to have arrested five looters involved in various incidents of theft and looting in Fatehgarh Sahib and adjoining areas. The accused have been identified as Bikram Singh, Raju alias Golu, Gulshan Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Shrikant.

3 held with 90 cement bags lifted from PWD store
Ambala, July 24
The local police has arrested three persons involved in a theft of 90 cement bags from a government store at Ambala Cantt.

CRIME

One booked for gang-rape
Chandigarh, July 24
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped after being abducted by the son of a businessman from Sector 43 here past month.

SPORTS

Table Tennis Meet
Triple delight for Shashwat
Chandigarh, July 24
Shashwat of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, won top honours in three categories during the Panchkula District Table Tennis Championship held at Manav Mangal School here today. Shahwant defeated Pulkit Arora in the boys’ (U-17) category, while he overcame Shubham Sharma in the final match of the men’s category. He also won the final match of the boys’ sub-junior category after defeating Divyankar 3-0 in straight sets.


Players in action during the Panchkula District Table Tennis Championship at Manav Mangal School on Sunday. tribune photo: nitin mittal

Leheri outshines Saniya in snooker
Chandigarh, July 24
Local snooker player Saniya Arif went down to Leheri during the final match of the national snooker (U-21) championship in the 78th National Billiards and Snooker Championship being held at Geetha Bhawan, Llyods Road, Chennai, today.

all for a spot Players practise during trials to select the Punjab Ranji team at the PCA Stadium in Phase 9 of Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: vicky gharu

Sports kits distributed
Bassi Pathana, July 24
The state government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to utilise the energy of youths in a positive manner by involving them in the development works as well as in social activities in their respective areas. They would also be given representation in the decision making bodies at the sub-division and block level, said Bibi Satwinder Kaur Dhaliwal, chairperson district planning board, while addressing a function organised by Love Kush Youth Welfare and Sports Club at Balmiki Basti here today.

Cricket trials today
Chandigarh, July 24
The Panchkula Cricket Association will hold trials to select the team for the upcoming Haryana State Inter-District Cricket (U-22) Championship tomorrow at DC Model School, Sector 7, here.

T-20 meet from Aug 15
Panchkula, July 24
The first Chandigarh Tricity Twenty-20 League Cricket Championship for under-16 boys will be held from August 15. This was stated by newly elected chairman of the Chandigarh Twenty-20 Cricket Association, affiliated with the ITCF, after an election meeting here.

Sports scholarship programme for players
Chandigarh, July 24
The UT sports department has decided to organise a sports talent scholarship programme for outstanding players here.

Players felicitated
Chandigarh, July 24
The Cricket Federation of Haryana honoured players who have represented the state in various national, state and district level tournaments here today.