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41 seconds of terror AT Sec-26 lounge
Chandigarh, September 24
Fifteen youths, some of them with their faces partly covered and armed with swords, baseball bats and rods, barged into a popular lounge at Sector 26 and attacked guests, bouncers and members of staff in the wee hours today.

CCTV footage shows youths on the rampage outside the Tao Lounge and Bar at Sector 26 in Chandigarh in the wee hours on Saturday.

Neglect writ large on Snehalaya
Chandigarh, September 24
It has been three years since the first phase of Snehalaya, a shelter home for the “young at risk” was inaugurated with much fanfare in the city with a promise of providing a better future for street children. But in a short time span, the venture electricity wires hanging out from broken switch boards and the overall low upkeep, seem to have, wittingly or unwittingly, escaped the attention of the social welfare department.

Rs 1 cr collected at lok adalat
Chandigarh, September 24
Traffic violators today took a novel route of settling their challans at a far less cost. A staggering 7,900 challans were settled at the lok adalat within just five hours and-a-half.

COMMUNITY

Rallying for higher wheat MSP Farmers led by OP Dhankar, national president of Kisan Morcha, take out a tractor rally demanding minimum support price of Rs 1,800 for wheat, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Dhankar urged the Centre to implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission forthwith. He said the farmers stood at the lowest pedestal of income pyramid in the country and the income of small and marginal farmers was even less than that of a daily wager. A large number of farmers from Punjab and Haryana participated in the rally. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Residents inaugurate park in MC officials’ absence
Chandigarh, September 24
Municipal Corporation former mayor and area councillor Harjinder Kaur today dedicated a water sculpture park feature to residents of the city. Interestingly, the entire expenditure on the ceremony was borne by the Resident Welfare Association of Sector 34 rather than the Municipal Corporation.

Su-Kam Power to foray into solar sector
Chandigarh, September 24
Su-Kam Power Systems, the world’s largest exporter of inverters, is now looking at getting “power-full” by using solar energy. The company is looking at achieving a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore by becoming a solar energy equipment provider.

Three more tubewells to come up
Zirakpur, September 24
The Zirakpur municipal council (MC) plans to instal three more tubewells in the town to meet the increasing demand for drinking water. Each tubewell will be 1,200 feet deep.

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EDUCATION

250 children examined at camp
Chandigarh, September 24
A multi-speciality health camp for underprivileged girls was organised by Mahindra and Mahindra Swaraj Division, Vatsal Chaya Trust and GMSSS-8 staff. Medicines and multivitamins were given to children.

Children being examined at a medical check-up camp in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Majoj Mahajan

PUTA questions transparency of screening process
Chandigarh, September 24
The Panjab University Teachers Association has raised questions on the transparency of screening process of candidates appearing in open interviews.

Fresh trouble for Josan
Chandigarh, September 24
His eagerness to resume work in the principal’s office at DAV, Sector 10, has landed BC Josan in another trouble with the college managing committee. The committee has filed a police complaint against him for trespassing the premises.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Protest by ANMs
Patiala, September 24
Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANM) and Lady Health Visitors Union staged a protest against the apathetic attitude of the Punjab government towards their demands.

COURTS

HC raps BSNL for hiding truth in property case
Chandigarh, September 24
Virtually passing strictures on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for making an effort to “pollute the stream of justice by misleading the Court” in a property eviction matter, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the organisation. The amount is to be spent on safeguarding protected monument “Royal Shahi Samadhan” at Patiala.

Court for no-vehicle zone in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, September 24
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh administration to declare at least one area of the city as a no-vehicle zone.

Bail plea of bribe accused dismissed
Panchkula, September 24
CBI Special Judge AS Narang today dismissed the anticipatory bail applications of two senior functionaries of the Bar Council of India (BCI), who were booked on the charges of corruption and using unfair means to obtain affiliation for the law college.

Court upholds two-month jail term
Panchkula, September 24
The Panchkula district court has upheld the two-month imprisonment awarded to a Kalka resident, who had tried to lure a minor with Rs 50 for allowing him to kiss her.

VN Singh’s family seeks Rs 5 cr as compensation
Chandigarh, September 24
In connection with the death of veteran art and museum expert VN Singh, his family members have now filed a fresh case against accused NRI Baljot Singh Gill seeking Rs 5 crore as compensation. On the application of Singh’s family members, the court has issued notice to the respondents.

CRIME

19-yr-old girl alleges abduction
Chandigarh, September 24
A 19-year-old girl, daughter of a retired police sub-inspector, alleged that she was abducted by unidentified persons at Police Lines in Sector 26 here this evening and later dropped near her residence.

Dismissed home guard volunteer commits theft
Chandigarh, September 24
A dismissed home guard volunteer was injured as he was trying to flee after committing a theft in a house in Sector 18 D.

One booked for cheating
Chandigarh, September 24 The police has booked a resident of Delhi in a case of cheating after he sent a forged cheque.

Inquiry marked into registration of trespass case
Mohali, September 24
In connection with the registration of a case of trespass, causing hurt and intimidation against the Chief Managing Director (CMD) of the WWICS, Col BS Sandhu, his son Devinder Sandhu and estate manager of WWICS Ranjit Bajaj by the Mohali police, the Punjab Chief Minister has asked the IG Police, Patiala range, to conduct an inquiry into the matter.

Detailed chargesheet filed against accused
Panchkula, September 24
The police has filed a detailed chargesheet against two accused in the Panchkula gangrape case. It has filed the chargesheet under gangrape and kidnapping charges.

Youth drugs motorist, takes away car
Mohali, September 24
In yet another incident of car snatching, Mohan Lal, owner of a Swift Dzire car, was drugged by an unidentified person in front of Fortis Hospital in Phase VIII here yesterday. The miscreant took away the car. Already under the influence of some drug, Mohan Lal could not react when his car was being snatched.

SPORTS

PCC Mohit - XI to lock horns in final 
Chandigarh, September 24
Mohit - XI knocked out title aspirant India Cements Chennai by five wickets in the semifinal of 18th All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament for Pearls Trophy played at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.

Players vie for the ball during the 41st SN Vohra All-India Gurmit Memorial Hockey Tournament at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Gagandeep wins carrom title
Chandigarh, September 24
Gagandeep of Intelenet (Vodafone) won the men’s singles title in the 21st Chandigarh State Carrom Championship that concluded at St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.

YPS clinch U-14 champion trophy
Mohali, September 24
Yadavindra Public School won the Champion Trophy Cricket ( Boys U-14) in the Indian Public School Conference Sports Meet, which concluded at the school complex here today. The tournaments were for three categories U-19 boys and U-19 girls in (basketball) and U-14 boys (cricket).

Shivalik school to hold zonal badminton meet
Chandigarh, September 24
Shivalik Public School, Mohali, will host the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) North Zone Badminton Championship from September 29 to October 1, on the school premises .

Vipin pips Saurabh
Chandigarh, September 24
Saurabh Kothari (PSPB), one of the favourites lost to Vipin Premi (UP) in a nail biting finish 3-4 on the second day of 6-Red Snooker Nationals held at Chandigarh Club, here today.

Bhankarpur team shine in baseball competition
Dera Bassi, September 24
A team of girls, government school Bhankarpur has received third position in baseball competition of the Punjab state school sports competition which were organised at Kotishekhan, district Moga.


Winners with their trophy in a state-level baseball competition. Photo by writer

Cueist Pankaj Adavani is in love with City Beautiful
Chandigarh, September 24
The city beautiful is really beautiful’, ace cueist Pankaj Adavani said to express his love for the city.