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PNB top floor gutted in Sec 17
Chandigarh, August 24
Electronic equipment worth lakhs of rupees and important records of two wings of Punjab National Bank (PNB) were destroyed in a major fire which gutted the top floor of the circle office.

ruined Firemen douse flames on the top floor of the Punjab National Bank building in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Fire zones vanish from parking lots
Chandigarh, August 24
It appears fire department’s pilot project to demarcate fire zones within the city’s parking lots has fizzled out. At a recent meeting of the municipal corporation’s fire & emergency committee, when its chairman, Devinder Singh Babla, enquired about the status of the project, fire officials replied it was still hanging fire as the UT administration had failed to delineate the zones.

Passengers welcome Duronto Express run
On board Chandigarh-Amritsar Duronto Express
City passengers on board the first Duronto Express felt that the "excellent service" launched by the Indian Railways for commuting between Chandigarh and Amritsar from today needed a little fine tuning for better results.



Thrilled passengers in Duronto Express on their journey to Amritsar on Wednesday evening. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

6,000 immigration firms making false claims: Police
Chandigarh, August 24
Exploiting the loopholes in the system and in the absence of any stringent checks from the government, over 6000 immigration firms are active in Punjab, Chandigarh and Panchkula. A majority of these firms are exploiting the loopholes and duping their clients of huge amounts of money on false promises of easy migration abroad.

COMMUNITY

Roads, parks in insanitary conditions at Phase I
Mohali, August 24
Potholed roads, unkempt parks, heaps of garbage, non-functional streetlights and stray animals are the hallmarks of Phase I, which is among the oldest areas of Mohali. Many areas of Phase I have broken roads with deep potholes at a number of places, which can lead to accidents. The road berms have a lot of wild growth and are not cleaned on a regular basis.
Garbage dumped in a park meant for children

Scrapping of Recruitment
CTU to re-employ retired conductors
Chandigarh, August 24
The UT Administration’ s decision to scrap the recruitment of 144 Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) conductors has come as a setback to the latter, which is already struggling with staff shortage. The CTU is now planning to re-employ retired employees on contractual basis to bridge the gap till the time fresh recruitments are made. In the absence of required staff, the frequency of buses has been affected while many routes have being scrapped.

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Haryana karamchari sangh demands more wages
Panchkula, August 24
More than 10,000 members of the Haryana Sarv Karamchari Sangh took out a huge procession in Panchkula in support of their demands. They had planned to gherao the Haryana assembly, but were stopped at the Panchkula-Chandigarh barrier. Later, they dispersed after the Haryana Chief Minister invited them for a talk through senior Haryana Government officials.

A police party stops protesters on the Panchkula-Chandigarh border on Wednesday. Tribune photo: nitin Mittal

EDUCATION

Poll time
Rallies, campaigning mark poll mood in colleges
Chandigarh, August 24
A vibrant campaigning was witnessed within and outside Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, campus today. The atmosphere here was livelier than other colleges because class-to-class campaigning and a huge election rally by students was going on.

Supporters of ABVP take out an election rally at Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Vinay Malik

Unlike PU, colleges have no offices for student leaders
Chandigarh, August 24
One long-pending grievance common to student representatives across most city colleges is their struggle to get a formal office or a meeting room inside the college campus. Unlike Panjab University student council members, who enjoy the luxury of separate offices for each council member, including the president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary, in city colleges, however, boasting of a room.
A room allotted to student council members to carry out their activities last year is currently in a shambles at DAV College, Sector 10. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Student barred from entering SD College campus
Chandigarh, August 24
Vikram Singh (Gopala), a first year student of GGDSD College, Sector 32, who entered the college in an inebriated state on Tuesday night carrying a sharp-edged weapon, was today debarred from entering the college campus for an indefinite period.

Poll fever yet to catch on PU campus
Chandigarh, August 24
Both issues and fervour seems to be evading the Panjab University student elections where ‘regionalism’ seems to be the new success mantra.


A deserted Student Centre at Panjab University on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

PUSU, SOPU enter into verbal spat
Chandigarh, August 24
Members of PUSU and SOPU entered into a verbal spat today near the PU law department over staring and abusing each other.

NCC cadets practise rowing for undertaking an expedition in the Gobind Sagar Lake in Himachal Pradesh, at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

‘Haryana-based varsity responsible for delay in results’
Chandigarh, August 24
After PU, it’s now the turn of other universities of the region who are being blamed for delay in results of over 10 courses. While the PU authorities refused to reveal the name of the universities, sources say that a Haryana-based university was the key culprit, which not only failed to complete the evaluation on time but also did not respond to numerous reminders.

Human rights of undertrials discussed
Chandigarh, August 24
Justice KG Balakrishnan, chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, today inaugurated a three-day training programme on “Human rights and custody management of undertrials” organised by the Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA) here.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Miraculous escape for bus passengers
Kharar, August 24
Over 20 passengers on board a CTU bus had a miraculous escape after it hit a mini-truck head-on near Gharuan village in the Kharar on Wednesday evening.

2 hurt in accident
Lalru, August 24
Two persons were killed in a road accident near Lalru on Tuesday evening. Harjinder Singh of Bhagwanpur village near Dera Bassi and his cousin Raghbir Singh were injured when a mini-truck hit the motorcycle they were riding near Gholumajra village on the national highway.

Khiri Gujran shine in kabaddi
Dera Bassi, August 24
The 14th kabaddi and volleyball tournament concluded at Kheri Gujran village. The tournament was organised by the JVG Sports Welfare Club.

COURTS

HC asks CHB, Parsvnath to clear stand on refund
Chandigarh, August 24
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) and Parsvnath Developers Limited to make clear their stand on the issue of refunding the depositors.

Clinics liable to provide emergency services: HC
Chandigarh, August 24
Medical practitioners running treatment centres will have to provide “facilities for stabilising emergency medical condition of individuals brought to clinics”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear.

Chandigarh resident convicted of murder
Panchkula, August 24 District and Sessions Judge Manjit Singh today convicted a resident of Sector 27, Chandigarh, for murdering a Daria village resident. The court acquitted four persons from this case, which dated back to February last year.

CRIME

3 booked for fraud
Chandigarh, August 24
A day after a case of land fraud was registered on a complaint of a UK national, two more cases of land fraud were registered today. Dinesh Dudreja, a resident of House No. 905, Sector 10, Panchkula, alleged that Karanveer Singh Maan, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula, took Rs 1 crore for selling a house.

Five-yr-old raped
Chandigarh, August 24
A five-year-old girl was raped and a man allegedly tried to rape a six-year-old in separate incidents in the city. In the first incident, parents of a five-year-old girl at an under construction site in PU near Sector 25 found her missing yesterday evening. The police was called and after the search, the girl was found in the bushes.

4 held in gang rape case
Panchkula, August 24
The police has arrested four persons, including one woman, who are allegedly involved in the gang rape case of a minor girl from New Delhi here last night.

2 held for robberies in autos
Chandigarh, August 24
The crime branch of the UT Police today arrested two members of the gang involved in the recent robberies in auto-rickshaws.

Two more cheating cases against immigration firm
Mohali, August 24
Two more cases have been registered by the police against an immigration firm on a charge of cheating.

SPORTS

Doraha lads thrash Bush Academy
Chandigarh, August 24
MGA, Doraha, defeated Bush Academy, Khadoor Sahib, while Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy, Amritsar, got the better of Karnataka XI in their respective matches during the ongoing 10th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Hockey Tournament for Boys (U-14) here today.

A match in progress during the 10th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Hockey Tournament in Chandigarh on Wednesday. tribune photo: vinay malik

yoga meet
GMSSS-21 eves bag top spot with 477.5 points
Chandigarh, August 24
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, (GMSSS-21) finished first with 477.5 points during the ongoing Inter-School Yoga Tournament for Girls (U-14) here today.

GMSSS-37 drub Sacred Heart 2-0
Chandigarh, August 24
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra, drubbed Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, 2-0, while Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, (GMSSS-37) defeated Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, 2-0 in the ongoing Inter-School Badminton Tournament for Girls (U-19) here today.

Carmel eves pocket TT title
Chandigarh, August 24
Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, beat Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, by 3-1 in the final match of the UT Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament for Girls’ (U-17) here today.

350 students run for a cause
Chandigarh, August 24
A marathon was organised by Gurukul Global School to mark Akshay Urja Diwas here. UT Police SSP Naunihal Singh, along with principal Aruna Bhardwaj flagged off the 4-km marathon, in which around 350 students, 50 parents, sports coaches and school staff participated.