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DAV College-10 headless again?
Chandigarh, August 3
DAV College, Sector 10, is without a principal yet again. A week after the suspension of its former principal, BC Josan, the management appointed Prof Shashi Gupta as principal, but he has expressed his inability to execute the functions of a principal due to health reasons.

PGI emergency burdened with referral cases
Chandigarh, August 3
The already overburdened emergency of the PGIMER witnesses an additional rush of an average of 250 patients from various parts of the region, putting extra work pressure on the hospital staff struggling with a 300 per cent bed occupancy. As witnessed in the case of Vice-Chancellor Jasbir Ahluwalia, who had to be rushed to the PGI from Fatehgarh Sahib, in a majority of cases, the patients are not even administered first aid in time, leading to fatal complications.

Perilous Feat A youth uses a stretch of road to hone his biking skills in Sector 5, Panchkula, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

UT fails to land grant for fire service upgrade
Chandigarh, August 3
While the neighbouring state of Haryana has managed a special grant of Rs 100 crore from the home affairs ministry to upgrade the state’s fire fighting services, the UT administration has failed to get even a single penny. This is because it did not submit the ‘fire audit report,’ which is a mandatory requirement to receive a financial grant under the National Disaster Management Scheme.

Housing consumers at receiving end
Chandigarh, August 3
Scores of consumers who managed to get relief from the district forum for a delay in possession of promised plots or apartments in colonies developed by real estate firms are still making the rounds of the commission’s office.

Revised power tariff effective from July 16
Chandigarh, August 3
City residents will be burdened by a steep hike in electricity tariff from July 16 with domestic consumers having to pay between 27 to 31 per cent more and commercial users an additional 22 per cent. Even though the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) revised the charges from April 1 this year, the UT administration has decided to implement the revised tariff with effect from July 16.

P’kula MC wakes up to issue notices after 2 yrs
Panchkula, August 3
Waking up from deep slumber, the Panchkula Municipal Council (MC) has finally started sending notices to both commercial and industrial units to recover property tax from them, which it had forgotten to collect for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The MC has issued notices to 1,100 out of 4,936 units that figure on the list. The remainder of the 3,836 units are expected to be served notices over the next week.

COMMUNITY

Admn tightens noose around school buses
Chandigarh, August 3
City schools have been asked not to park school buses outside the boundary wall at the time of picking up or dropping students.

Encroachments removed in Colony No. 4
Chandigarh, August 3
The enforcement department of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today vacated around three acre of land from encroachers in Colony Number 4 under a special anti-encroachment drive.


The enforcement staff of the municipal corporation removes encroachments at Colony Number 4 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Confusion prevails over fastening of HSRP
Chandigarh, August 3
Even as the UT Administration has decided that the fastening of high security registration plates (HSRP) of commercial vehicles would be done by the State Transport Authority (STA), it is in a fix as how the process would be carried out as the vehicles are registered with the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA).

Social taboos laid bare
Chandigarh, August 3
Art lovers were treated to yet another classic play “Jeevit aur Mrit” presented by Samvaad theatre group as part of the ongoing Festival of Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s works at the Tagore Theatre. The play, though simple in content, style and expression, but complex in the depth of meaning, bared many social taboos, gender disparity and male chauvinism prevalent in society.

Artistes stage the play ‘Jeevit aur Mrit’ at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. tribune photo: vicky gharu

Bovine menace endangers lives of Mohali residents
Mohali, August 3
The problem of stray cattle continues to haunt residents of Mohali even when a number of persons have lost their lives due to accidents caused by animals moving about freely in various parts of the town. Herds of cattle can be seen moving about on roads and even in parks with the Municipal Corporation failing to check the menace.

A file photo of a cow crossing a road in Mohali

Simran Murder Case
Victim’s father demands speedy probe
Panchkula, August 3
In the three-month-old Simran murder case, the Panchkula Police has not only failed to recover Simran’s mobile phone, but is also unsuccessful to trace her black cocker spaniel dog. Seeking a speedy probe in this case, Simran’s father Rakesh Kundra has now submitted a complaint before the Haryana DGP and the Chief Secretary.

All is not well with Chandigarh jail
Chandigarh, August 3
An inspection of the Chandigarh jail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has revealed all is not well.

Sweating it out

Humidity led to poor visibility in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Now, online pension disbursal for ex-servicemen
Chandigarh, August 3
After commencing projects - “Suvigya” and “Sangam” to streamline its functioning, the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) is now all set to launch its web-enabled pension disbursement system.

Statue of Lady Justice unveiled at Mohali law institute
Chandigarh, August 3
A 13-feet-tall statue of the Lady Justice, envisioned to project a feeling of peace and justice, was unveiled at the Army Institute of Law (AIL) at Mohali today by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command Lt Gen SR Ghosh.

Tricity scan

Serving no purpose (Top) defaced signboards at Sector 9 and on the road separating Sectors 5 and 6 in Panchkula; and (below) Broken signboards on the road separating Sectors 4 and 12; and (right) on the roundabout of Sectors 1, 2, 5 and 6 at Panchkula. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

EDUCATION

Inquiry marked against maths teacher
Chandigarh, August 3
UT education secretary VK Singh has marked an inquiry against Davinder Kaur, maths mistress in Government Model High School, Sector 36, for allegedly violating the terms and conditions of her ex-India leave sanctioned in 2009.

Academic session begins on PEC campus
Chandigarh, August 3
Following a two-day orientation programme, where newcomers were told about various activities, clubs and rules of the institute, studies formally kick started at PEC University of Technology today.


First year students come out of their classes at PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Cool Couple

A couple passes by a fountain on the Punjab University campus in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

PU increases BCom seats by 10 per cent
Chandigarh, August 3
The decision of Panjab University (PU) to increase BCom seats by 10 per cent in affiliated colleges has elated students as the counselling for the seats has been opened to all. Initially the university authorities had mulled restricting it for those who had not applied so far or anomaly cases, but it later decided to give every student a fair chance.

Road safety week observed in college
Chandigarh: The Traffic Awareness and Road Safety Society of Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh, will observe a road safety week on the college campus. Dr Shamlata, principal of the college, motivated students to wear helmets.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

3 children missing since Aug 1
Lalru, August 3
Three children of Dehar village have gone missing from their home near Lalru since August 1 under mysterious circumstances. The police has not been able to find any clue in this regard as yet.

CRIME

SPORTS

AG Haryana down rivals 2-1
Chandigarh, August 3
One may term it a coincidence that led officials of the same office to supervise a match of the ongoing Institutional Football League. However, the supervisors showed no lenience to ensure a ‘fair play’ to avoid any allegations. The main referee of the match was an ex-employee of Audit General (AG), Haryana, while a linemen and the fourth referee are still working with the organisation.

Players of Post Graduate Government College and AG, Haryana, slug it out during a match

Ishab takes St Joseph’s home
Chandigarh, August 3
Ishab Jindal and Dheeraj helped St Joseph’s (A) team defeat Saupin’s School, Mohali, in a match of the second St Joseph’s Cricket (U-13) Champions Trophy held here. Rishabh Jindal took 3 for 20, while Dheeraj took 3 for 15 to guide team to enter the semifinals of the competition.

A batsman plays a shot during the St Joseph’s Cricket Trophy in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

table soccer
DAV lad win singles event
Chandigarh, August 3
Amit of DAV Senior Secondary School won the boys (U-19) pro singles event during the ongoing Inter-School Table Soccer Championship here.

judo meet
GMHS-43 lift trophy
Chandigarh, August 3
Government Model High School-43 bagged the overall champions trophy and IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21, finished as runners-up during the ongoing Inter-school Judo Boys (U-14) Competition at the sports complex, Sector 42, here.

Swati outplays Bhavna in badminton
Chandigarh, August 3
Swati Sharma of Delhi Audit defeated Bhavna of AG, Haryana, to win the final match in the girls(singles) category on the concluding day of Indian Audit and Accounts Department North Zone Badminton Tournament at the sports complex, Sector 42 here.

Gagan strikes gold in tae kwon do
Chandigarh, August 3
Gagan Goswami of Government Model Senor Secondary School, Sector 10, clinched a gold medal during the Inter-School Boys Tae kwon do (U-19) Tournament being held here.

chess meet
St Kabir beat Ryan School
Chandigarh, August 3
St Kabir School, Sector 26, defeated Ryan School, Sector 49, in the final of Inter-School Boys Chess (U-17) Championship being held here.

kho-kho meet
Shri Guru Gobind Singh school victorious
Chandigarh, August 3
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, defeated Government High School, Sector 46, in the final of Inter-School Kho-Kho (U-17) Tournament being held at MDAV School, Sector 22, here.