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Woman faces snatching horror in car
Chandigarh, September 22
A 50-year-old woman, Meena Sharma, faced a horrifying experience when she suffered an injury after a snatcher pulled her gold chain while she was seated on the front seat of her Honda City car.
Meenu Sharma
Thieves drive off in Porsche, Mercedes; dump latter
 Panchkula, September 22
It was a dream walk for the thieves who perpetrated this crime. They walked up to the gate of a palatial house in Sector 7 by using a duplicate key, made use of a gas cutter to cut the wire mesh of the guest bedroom located on the ground floor in a corner of the house, then entered the main hall and walked up the stairs to the first floor bedroom of house owner Chander Verma’s daughter before lifting a laptop and an
iPad.
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| From left: The damaged wire mesh of a door from where the thieves entered the house in Sector 7, Panchkula; The Mercedes Benz car stolen and later abandoned by the thieves; and victim Chander Verma narrates the incident to mediapersons at his residence on Thursday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal |
MC General House deferred till September 28
Chandigarh, September 22
The General House of the municipal corporation, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed in an apparent bid to avoid an unsavoury situation arising out of the garbage processing plant issue. Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh has now rescheduled the meeting for September 28.
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Vesting FS with all charges may cause protocol issues
Chandigarh, September 22
The handing over of the additional charge of the post of Home Secretary to Finance Secretary VK Singh may pose protocol problems for the UT administration. This stems from the fact that VK Singh is a 1990-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, while Chandigarh Housing Board Chairman Satya Gopal is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre.
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Rebel spoils SAD party
Mohali, September 22
The win of Independent candidate Hardeep Singh, a rebel Akali, over the joint candidate of the SAD and Sant
Samaj, Jatinder Pal Singh, in the SGPC elections from the Mohali constituency is being seen as setback for the SAD in light of the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections.
Independent candidate Hardeep Singh and SAD candidate Paramjit Kaur Landran acknowledge supporters after their win in the SGPC elections in Mohali on Thursday.
Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu
Harjinder proves her mettle with 1,266-vote win
Chandigarh, September 22
Riding high on her performance as the three-time councillor of the municipal corporation, former Mayor Harjinder Kaur entered the SGPC with an impressive win of 1,266 votes here today.
Former Mayor Harjinder Kaur comes out of the Deputy Commissioner’s office after her win in the SGPC elections in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
BPL figures ‘belie’ city’s living standards
Chandigarh, September 22
The revised criteria of the Planning Commision for identifying people living below poverty line
(BPL), which puts the per head expenditure at Rs 32 per day, is irrational and illogical, feels a cross-section of city’s population.
Bovine menace at its worst here
Panchkula, September 22
Stray cattle, bumpy roads and lack of public transport plague Sector 26 here. While the stray cattle menace has made life
hell, the absence of a developed market and an effective public transport has left people high
and dry.
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| Stray cattle outside a
house; (right) The new hospital building at Sector 26 in
Panchkula. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal |
Iffco Tokio ordered to pay accident claim
Chandigarh, September 22
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Limited to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000, along with 18 per cent as interest, to a Sector-35 resident for deficiency in service.
Bear hike in charges, builder told
Mohali, September 22
The Mohali District Consumer Redressal Forum has directed M/s Industrial Cables, builders of Ivory Towers at Sector 70 here, to pay Rs 1.81 lakh, the difference in cost of stamp duty and registration charges applicable on Tuesday and prior to 2008. The orders have been passed on a complaint filed by Madhu Banati and DS Basanti.
Andhra Bank penalised Rs 38,300
Chandigarh, September 22
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Andhra Bank to pay Rs 38,300 to a Sector 22-B resident for its failure to forward the premium amount to an insurance company, besides levying Rs 5,000 as cost of
litigation.
Dealer directed to pay cost of Swift car
Mohali, September 22
Mohali-based car dealer Chittosho Motor has been directed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to pay Rs 5,34,970, the cost price of a Maruti Swift VDI car, to a Phase-VII resident on account of damage to the vehicle while with the agency for periodic
service.
Religious orthodoxy bared in satire form
Chandigarh, September 22
Meaningful entertainment weaved in humour and satire, with each dialogue guarantying a spell of genial laughter, boldly discussed religious rituals fanning orthodoxy among the innocent masses on the concluding day of the second Chandigarh Theatre Festival at the Tagore Theatre here yesterday.
Tricity scan
Chandigarh scan
250 attend conference
The annual conference of Indian Society of Neuroradiology being hosted by the department of radio diagnosis,
PGIMER, Chandigarh, began on Thursday with participation of over 250 delegates from all over the globe. The focus of the programme was on imaging in paediatric stroke and brain tumors.
600 opt for golden chance at PU
Chandigarh, September 22
Contrary to 330 students last year, over 600 opted for golden chance at Panjab University this year to either improve their score or complete courses left midway.
Curtain raiser to peace fest at SD College
 Chandigarh, September 22
A curtain raiser ceremony of the upcoming 6th International Youth Peace Fest was organised at GGDSD College, Sector 32. The weeklong event will commence on the World Tourism Day, September 27, and will conclude on the International Day of Non-violence i.e. October 2.
American Gandhi Bernie Meyer blesses a student at GGDSD College in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
PU puts guesthouses details online
Chandigarh, September 22
Taking a serious cognizance of the Panjab
University Teachers’ Association’s (PUTA) persistent demand, Panjab University has finally put the occupancy details of three of its guesthouses online.
PU’s Wi-Fi system to be revamped
Chandigarh, September 22
Students desiring to register with Panjab University’s Wi-Fi system will now have to take out a subscription of at least three months. The move follows a meeting held on Thursday at which the issue of the system being adversely affected by students who sign on but opt out within a month was discussed. This had led to technical problems where in many cases students have ended up using Wi-Fi for free for months, it emerged.
Student council for separate legal, science fest
Chandigarh, September 22
Taking its first innovative step, the newly formed Panjab University Student Council has proposed to host a separate legal and science fest at the university this year, in addition to the regular youth fest.
Experts dwell on trends in academic librarianship
Chandigarh, September 22
AC Joshi Library, Panjab University, in collaboration with Inflibnet
Centre, Ahmedabad, organised a two-day seminar on “Emerging trends in academic librarianship”.
PU Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti inaugurates a seminar in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Founder’s day celebrated
Chandigarh, September 22
St Xavier’s School, Mohali, celebrated founder’s day with full
fervour. Principal Georgina Roy presented the annual report, highlighting academic and extra-curricular achievements of the school.
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Chandigarh, September 22
