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Snehalaya kids go without medical care
No medicines for 25 scabies-ridden inmates
Chandigarh, September 23
Only one word - pathetic - can describe the conditions prevailing at Snehalaya, the shelter for street children run by the Chandigarh administration. Lack of security, which has come into focus recently due to the disappearance of some inmates, is not the only issue that ails this “home for the young at risk”.

PU exam branch seeks scrapping of many courses
Chandigarh, September 23
Peeved at the paper work for courses which have no students, some for the past several decades, the examination branch of Panjab University (PU), in a communication to the Vice-Chancellor, has sought the scrapping of such courses.

CHB chief gets additional charge of home secy
Admn reallots depts headed by Ram Niwas to avoid protocol problems
Chandigarh, September 23
Caught in a piquant situation over various UT departments headed by outgoing home secretary Ram Niwas and also to avoid protocol problems, the UT administration on Friday gave additional charge of the key position of home secretary to Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) chairman Satya Gopal, a 1988 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre.

Immigration firm chief held
Chandigarh, September 23
The special investigating team (SIT) of the UT police arrested the director of Sri Sai Kirpa Immigration in Sector 8 here in a cheating case today. The police arrested Mangat Ram, while his wife and co-accused Neena Sharma is on the run. The company is in the dock for duping at least 22 of their clients of Rs 22.3 lakh on fake promises of easy migration abroad.

COMMUNITY

Snake in Sector-48 house causes a flutter
Chandigarh, September 23
Panic gripped a family living in house No. 3112 of Sector 48 today when a red-coloured snake was spotted in their kitchen. The snake was later caught by a snake charmer.

A snake charmer displays the snake that he captured from a house in Sector 48, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Patient dies at GMCH, negligence alleged
Chandigarh, September 23
High drama was witnessed at the emergency block of the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, this morning, when attendants of 65-year-old Bala, who died after an hour of admission, alleged negligence on the part of doctor attending upon her.

Metro feasibility

Geotechnical investigation work in progress for the Chandigarh Metro Rail Protject near Sohana in Mohali. Tribune photo: vicky gharu

Army Chief reviews operational readiness
Chandigarh, September 23
Chief of Army Staff Gen VK Singh today visited Headquarters Western Command, Chandi Mandir, to review operational and training matters pertaining to the Western Sector. 

Anna effect: Engaging with civil society govt’s top priority now
Chandigarh, September 23
Call it the Anna effect or democracy taking its roots, citizen engagement is now on the top priority for the Government of India. Be it in delivery of citizen services or bringing government data in public domain, various e-governance initiatives are on the anvil, which will help the government engage with the civil society.

Shivalikview gets new restaurant
Chandigarh, September 23
UT Administrator Shivraj Patil inaugurated a party place-cum-restaurant — The Rain Forest — at Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation’s Hotel Shivalikview here today.

PROUD MARCH: Differently abled persons at an awareness march to mark international day for hearing impaired in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

127 autos challaned
Chandigarh, September 23 Following a large number of complaints received from residents over the wrongful parking of auto-rickshaws on city roads, the Chandigarh Traffic Police has started a special drive against erring auto-rickshaw drivers to check violations in the city.

No policy to impound stray cattle: P’kula MC
Panchkula, September 23
In connection with the tray cattle menace, the Panchkula MC counsel in its reply informed the Panchkula court that there was no such policy in Panchkula to impound stray cattle due to lack of space to keep such animals.

Chandigarh scan
Residents’ plea to electricity dept
Residents of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) Cooperative and MTC. Society, Sector 47 C, Chandigarh, have told the UT Electricity Department that the consumers were being compelled to deposit the additional security and service charges by SDOs for the enhanced load before accepting the self-declaration forms

EDUCATION

PU shortlists 50 students
Free education for orphans
Chandigarh, September 23
At least 50 students have been shortlisted for the first free education programme for orphans belonging to economically weaker sections started by Panjab University (PU).

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Youth jumps before train, dies
Ambala, September 23
A youth identified as Rajesh Kumar (20), a resident of Mohalla Ravidas Majri, committed suicide by jumping before the running Pathankot Express train, 20 km from Ambala Cantt.

Four held for flesh trade
Ambala, September 23
The local police today arrested four persons, including two women, from a house in Inderpuri allegedly involved in flesh trade.

Anti-encroachment drive launched in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, September 23
An anti-encroachment drive was launched by GMR Ambala-Chandigarh Expressways Pvt Ltd, the company holding the contract for maintaining the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway, in association with the Zirakpur municipal Council and the police staff here on Friday.

Engineering student ends life
Dera Bassi, September 23
A 20-year-old student of Universal Engineering College, Lalru, committed suicide by consuming poison in Dera Bassi last night. The deceased was identified as Rakesh Sharma, son of late Desh Raj Sharma, resident of Damelbadarwa, Doda district, Jammu Kashmir.

25-kg poppy husk seized
Lalru, September 23
The local police arrested two persons after recovering 25 kg of poppy husk from their possession near Magra village on Thursday. It was being taken in a car. The accused have been identified as Baljinder Balli of Ambala and Ashu of Ambala Cantt. The police has registered a case under the NDPS Act. — OC

COURTS

Rs 1 lakh fine slapped on hospital for deficiency in service
Mohali, September 23
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Grecian Super Speciality Hospital to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to a Chandigarh resident for alleged deficiency in service.

HC issues notice of motion over booths on school land
Chandigarh, September 23
Acting on a petition filed in public interest for a CBI probe into the construction of booths on primary school land at Mohali, the Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday issued a notice of motion.

Shubham Hospital owner declared PO
Chandigarh, September 23
CBI’s special judge Ritu Tagore today declared “fake” doctor Sandeep Sharma, owner of Panchkula-based Shubham Hospital, a proclaimed offender in connection with a multi-crore bank scam involving him and several bank officials.

19-year-old gets 7-yr jail for rape
Chandigarh, September 23
District and Sessions Judge SK Goel awarded seven-year imprisonment to a 19-year-old accused, convicted of rape, abduction and intimidation of a minor girl, here today.

Admn told to identify crèche for victim’s baby
Chandigarh, September 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave the UT administration three weeks’ time to identify a suitable crèche or play school near Ashreya for the Nari Niketan rape victim’s daughter.

3 acquitted in robbery case
Panchkula, September 23
A Panchkula court yesterday acquitted three persons in connection with the robbery at the ashram of a saint in Pinjore last year. The court acquitted Badal, Niti and Maggar Singh, all residents of Himachal Pradesh.—TNS

CRIME

Man tampers with daughter’s account, booked
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 23 The police has booked Navdeep Chahal, a resident of Bhiwani, Haryana, for allegedly tampering with his daughter’s Facebook account.

Rape-on-wheels case victim turns hostile
Chandigarh, September 23
In a major setback to the local police, the victim in the ‘rape-on-wheels’ case turned hostile in the district courts here today.

WWICS chief, son booked for trespass
Mohali, September 23
The Chief Managing Director (CMD) of the WWICS, Col BS Sandhu, his son Devinder Sandhu and estate manager of WWICS Ranjit Bajaj have been booked by the police for tresspassing, causing hurt, and intimidating Drashan Singh Kaler, owner of a piece of land in Karoran village.

Motorcyclist killed in road mishap near Madrani village
Mohali, September 23
A motorcyclist died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Madrani village on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ashwani Kumar, a resident Guru Teg Bhadur Nagar, Kharar.

Five booked for extortion, cheating
Chandigarh, September 23
Acting on the directions of a court, a case of extortion and cheating has been registered against five persons at the Sector-17 police station.

2 arrested with stolen cable
Chandigarh, September 23
The Sector-31 police arrested two persons for stealing underground cable in Industrial Area, Phase II, here today. The police arrested Ajay and Vicky, both residents of Colony No. 4, on charges of theft of cable.

No luck as police scans Dappar toll CCTV footage
Panchkula, September 23
A day after thieves targeted a businessman’s house in Sector 7 and drove away in a Porsche Cayenne car, the Panchkula police is still groping in the dark.

SPORTS

CRPF, PSEB open account with win in hockey
Chandigarh, September 23
PSEB defeated Indian Railways and CRPF got the better of Ropar Hawks on the opening day of the 41st SN Vohra All-India Gurmit Memorial Hockey Tournament being held at the Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

Players in action during a hockey match in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Udayan lifts U-14 tennis title
Chandigarh, September 23
Udayan Bhakar of Rajasthan defeated local player Sachin Kumar to lift the title of the boys’ U-14 category of the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls (U14 and U-16) being held here today.

Neha outshines Ankita 
Chandigarh, September 23
PU Campus beat PG Government College for Girls, Sector 11, and local outfits, DAV College, defeated GGDSD College, Sector 32, during the ongoing Panjab University Inter-College Tennis Tournament for Women being held here today.

Selection panel formed
Chandigarh, September 23
The Chandigarh Wrestling Association has formed a selection committee to select teams from the city for the forthcoming national and other tournaments.

Modern School, Daly College in final
Chandigarh, September 23
Modern School, Delhi, will face The Daly College, Indore, in the basketball final of the girls’ U-19 category of the ongoing Indian Public School Conference Sports Meet at Yadavindra Public School, Mohali.

Players of Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, and Daly College, Indore, vie for the ball during the Indian Public School Conference Sports Meet at Mohali, Phase VIII, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

SUSWCET eves pocket trophy
Chandigarh, September 23
Teams of SUSWCET and SUSCET won the ongoing Punjab Technical University (PTU) Inter-Zonal Handball Tournament in both boys and girls categories, respectively, being held at SSIET, Dera Bassi, here today.

Sambalpur academy blank SAIL
Chandigarh, September 23
In a major upset, Sambalpur Football Academy, Orissa, defeated Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy of West Bengal 3-0 in the 9th Administrator’s Challenge Cup Football Tournament for Boys (U-17) here today. Sambalpur academy opened their account in the 30th minute of the game through Jugal Das, while Gora Chand and Paran Majhi scored in the 80th and 82nd minute, respectively, to seal the team’s victory.

A player tries to beat the goalkeeper of the opposing team during the ongoing 9th Administrator's Challenge Cup Football Tournament for Boys (U-17) at Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan