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Innova hits couple; man dead, wife serious
 Chandigarh, October 20
A 34-year-old man, riding a bike, was killed and his wife seriously injured after a speeding Innova vehicle hit them in Sector 8 here this afternoon.
The victim, Gurmej Singh, died on the spot, while his wife Parminder Kaur is critically injured and admitted to a hospital.
The Innova that killed a man and injured his wife in Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Missing Carmel girl is a ‘princess’
Chandigarh, October 20
The 16-year-old girl of Carmel Convent School who was allegedly kidnapped last week belongs to a royal family of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh and is a princess of a province.
4-hour ordeal for passengers
 Chandigarh, October 20
A four-hour joint strike observed by employees of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and the Haryana Roadways left thousands of commuters stranded here today.
The ISBT-43 is packed with buses after roadways staff went on a four-hour
strike. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu
Auto-rickshaw drivers make a killing
Chandigarh, October 20
It was a double whammy for commuters reaching the ISBT-43 today, as on the one hand, there were no buses to take them to their destinations, and on the other, auto-rickshaw drivers made a killing by charging them almost double the fare.
Auto-rickshaws lined up outside the ISBT-43 even as passengers complained of overcharging by its drivers during a strike by the roadways staff in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky gharu
Official rigmarole costs 5,000 their voting right
Chandigarh, October 20
Around 5,000 voters of Deep Complex are in a quandary as they will not be able to vote in the forthcoming MC elections. Reason: Residents of Deep Complex are residing outside the “lal dora”, which falls within the purview of the UT administration and not the municipal corporation.
Patil listens to public grievances
Chandigarh, October 20
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil held a public hearing session, attended by head of all departments concerned, to redress public complaints on the spot at the UT Secretariat here today. Giving hearing to 21 complainants present in the session, Patil sorted out 15 complaints on the spot and passed on necessary directions to the officers concerned to address the remaining complaints.
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From left: The work of laying a pipeline on the Mani Majra-Panchkula road near Mansa Devi Dwar led to a traffic jam on Thursday. Tribune photos: nitin mittal |
Missing jeweller returns home
Panchkula, October 20
Panchkula-based jeweller Dinesh Kotwani, who went missing a week ago, returned home today.
The police said the jeweller was not mentally fit and had left home without informing his family.
Health dept in a spot
Panchkula, October 20
The outbreak of chikungunya in Paploha village of Pinjore block has put the heath department in a tight spot. As 37 such cases have been reported till now from the village and neighbouring areas, teams of the health department have been visiting these places on a daily basis distributing medicines and fogging the area.
City records highest number of cases
Chandigarh, October 20
Chandigarh may be leading the country on several developmental indexes, including per capita income, but it is also emerging as home to various lifestyle-related problems found more in the developed world. As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) cancer atlas of India, city records highest number of breast cancer cases in the country.
Pall of gloom descends on pilot’s residence
Mohali
: A pall of gloom descended on the Sector-69 residence of
Mohali-based Colonel (retd) SP Singh Bhandal, who was one of the co-pilots killed in the Wednesday helicopter crash in
Jharkhand. Bhandal is survived by his wife and two children, including son Prabhjot Singh and daughter Jasmine
Kaur, both of whom are settled in United States.
World Osteoporosis Day
Basking under sun good for bones, say docs
Chandigarh, October 20
Is there a connection between affluence, Vitamin D and weak bones? The question may sound strange but several studies have shown that affluent people, who prefer to spend time in air-conditioned rooms in summer and heated environs in winter, are at a greater risk of developing deficiency of Vitamin D due to less exposure to sun, the biggest source of the vitamin, and this could lead to osteomalacia or in simpler terms weak bones.
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Chaos prevailed on roads leading to the Punjab Cricket Stadium (PCA), the venue of the one-day international match between India and England, when MNREGA Contract Employee Union staged a
dharna. People, who were on their way to the PCA, were caught in a traffic jam due to the road blockade.
Mohali, October
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