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ECHS indisposed
Chandigarh, December 13
All may not be well with the much-hyped Ex-Servicemen’s Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), a welfare initiative launched by the Centre for providing comprehensive medicare to veterans and their dependants.

ASI held with stolen MUV
Chandigarh, December 13
The crime branch of the Chandigarh Police has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Punjab Police, who was posing as inspector, and recovered a stolen Pajero MUV from his possession.

Ranjit Singh Dhillon (left) and Jarnail Singh being taken to the crime branch office at Sector 11 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

‘Paper tiger’ is here
Chandigarh, December 13
For the first time in the history of the Chandigarh Administration, the Home Secretary has been divested of major departments, including those of Chief Administrator, personnel, education and CITCO, making him probably the weakest incumbent since inception.

PGI authorities turn blind eye to fire safety
Chandigarh, December 13
Like the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, the region’s premier medical institute, the PGI, too, lacks adequate fire safety measures.

Exemption in Pinjore, Kalka to be selective
Chandigarh, December 13
The sword of Damocles hangs over thousands of illegal structures, which have come up in contravention of the Punjab New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952, in the Pinjore-Kalka area of Panchkula district.

26 wards, 26 sports complexes!
Chandigarh, December 13
If the Congress can be believed, all 26 wards in the city will have sports complexes. If one believes the BJP, the city will have a stadium of international standards.

Cong suspends ex-Mayor, expels 2
Chandigarh, December 13
The Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) president, BB Behl, suspended former Mayor and CTCC vice-president Surinder Singh from the party for indulging in anti-party activities here today.

COMMUNITY

Woo-all manifesto by BJP
Chandigarh, December 13
In a bid to woo voters of all categories in the forthcoming municipal corporation elections, the local BJP has drafted a “clean” manifesto with sops for all categories of residents.

Jagat Prakash Nadda, National General Secretary, BJP (centre), releases party’s manifesto for the MC elections in Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Focus shifts to drawing voters to polling booth
Chandigarh, December 13
After going through the hectic door-to-door campaigning, candidates have now started focussing on ensuring the participation of maximum number of voters of their wards on the poll day.

Frantic effort to muster support
Chandigarh, December 13
Rising tension and hectic ward meetings marked the day for the candidates contesting the civic elections. The election campaign is at its peak with “nukkad” meeting being held in all wards.


Rajinder Kaur Rattu, BJP candidate from ward No. 24, during her campaign at Vikas Nagar, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.

Team Anna’s plea to voters
Chandigarh, December 13
The Chandigarh unit of Team Anna held a press conference today, urging the electorate not to vote for the candidates of the BJP, the BSP and the Chandigarh Jan Manch.

Plaint against BJP over fake note
Chandigarh, December 13
With the election scene hotting up, complaints are reaching the Election Commission (EC) thick and fast.

Police asks candidates to follow norms
Chandigarh, December 13
In view of the forthcoming municipal corporation elections, senior police officials of the Chandigarh Police held a meeting with candidates at the Police Headquarters in Sector 9 here today.

New project coming up on 1,699 acres
Mohali, December 13
In one of the biggest land acquisitions in the decade, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today announced a compensation of Rs 1.69 crore per acre for 1,699 acres being acquired for the IT City, located perpendicular to Aercoity.

Farmers stage a protest outside GMADA’s office in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo : Vicky Gharu

Driver’s licence of 9 habitual offenders to be cancelled
Chandigarh, December 13
The Chandigarh Traffic Police has asked the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) in Sector 17 to cancel driver’s licences of nine habitual offenders. The offenders include city residents who have been repeatedly challaned for various offences like overspeeding, drunk driving, using mobile phone and jumping red light.

Notice to four food joints for flouting fire-safety norms
Chandigarh, December 13
The fire and emergency department issued notices to four major food joints in the city for flouting fire-safety norms. During a visit to the eateries, it was found that none of these had put up entry and exit sign boards on their premises.

A firman checks the water pressure in a hydrant pipe at Headmasters, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Flats allotted months ago, but possession yet to be given
Panchkula, December 13
It seems that the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is in a hurry to allot apartments to economically weaker sections of society, but when it comes to giving possession of these flats to the allottees, the former prefers to remain mum.

Patients suffer as lab technicians strike work
Mohali, December 13
Patients visiting government hospitals and dispensaries in the district faced inconvenience after laboratory technicians went on strike here today.

Survey incomplete, project maybe delayed
Chandigarh, December 13
With the Railways yet to complete a survey on the double tracking of rail link between Chandigarh and Ambala, there has been no progress on the project.

Resource bank for future defence officers
Mohali, December 13
The Mohali-based Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Preparatory Institute, the first-of-its-kind venture by the state government to train youths for recruitment in the National Defence Academy (NDA), has set the ball rolling to create a resource bank for future officers in the armed forces.

Youth has close shave
Panchkula, December 13
A 25-year-old youth had a narrow escape when he was pushed towards a hot premix machine after being hit by a truck on the Pinjore-Nalagarh road today.

EDUCATION

Parents make beeline for forms
Chandigarh, December 13
As expected, the first day in sale of admission forms at the city’s four convent schools St John’s, Sector 26, Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, St Anne’s, Sector 32, and Carmel Convent, Sector 9, saw huge rush of parents as over 4,000 forms were sold.

Parents wait in long queues to buy admission forms at Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Workshops for revision of BEd curriculum held
Chandigarh, December 13
Workshops for revision of BEd curriculum were organised at the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, and the Government College of Education. Various educationists and delegates from different colleges participated in these workshops.

Students of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, perform in their annual function on the school campus in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

70 pc kids enrolled were illiterate
Mohali, December 13
Seventy per cent of the children brought to special training centres in Mohali district to help them join the mainstream of education were illiterate and the rest school dropouts from other states.

Notice to 25 govt school principals
Chandigarh, December 13
The UT education department today issued a show-cause notice to 25 government school principals for failing to attend an urgent meeting convened last week to discuss the child-mapping exercise.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Ultrasound centre raided
Ambala, December 13
Officials of the health department raided a diagnostic centre here for allegedly violating the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.

Gang of thieves busted
Ambala, December 13
The police has nabbed a gang of thieves involved in a number of two-wheelers thefts. The gang after stealing a two-wheeler dismantled it and sold it to scrape dealers.

COURTS

Decide on demarcation of catchment area, HC tells panel
Chandigarh, December 13
In what is being seen as a watershed in the Save Sukhna campaign, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed an interstate committee — comprising experts and advocates — to decide the issue of demarcating the lake’s catchment area.

CRIME

Supporter held
Chandigarh, December 13
The police today arrested a supporter of the BJP for posing as a member of the election commission and threatening a Sector-22 resident for supporting a rival party.

LCD stolen from Civil Hospital
Mohali, December 13
An LCD was stolen from the waiting room of a dialysis unit at the Phase VI Civil Hospital here this morning. It was installed a few months ago on the inauguration of the unit by the former Health Minister, Laxmi Kant Chawla.

SPORTS

Rishab thrashes Manveer
Chandigarh, December 13
Continuing his winning spree, in-form player Rishab Sharda routed Manveer Sodhi while another local lad Rajdeep Koura failed to overcome his rival in the match of boys’ (U-12) category during the ongoing St. Stephen’s school CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament, being held at CLTA complex, here today.
Alisha in action during her U-12 match at CLTA, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Local boxers win laurels
Chandigarh, December 13
The Chandigarh boxing team of Women secured second place in the recently held 6th Women North India Boxing Championship for Women, held from December 9 to 10 at Hoshiarpur in Punjab.