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Why is Rs 22.30 crore not on record, RLA staff?
Chandigarh, January 29
The ‘non-seriousness’ of the UT Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) in its functioning came to the fore again, with the latest local audit and inspection report pointing out that the department has not reconciled its collection of Rs 22.30 crore as receipts and deposits in last fiscal.
Anxious but confident candidates brace for D-day
 Mohali/Kharar, January 29
With political pundits predicting a photo-finish for Punjab elections, candidates of various political parties spent the Sunday giving final touches to their booth management strategies and keeping a hawk eye on the activities of their opponents.
Jawans on their way to election duty a day before the Punjab Assembly poll at Dera Bassi
on Sunday. Tribune Photo-Nitin Mittal
Two rounded up for distributing objectionable pamphlets
 Security stepped up ahead of elections
Mohali, January 29
Amidst tight security arrangements, 2,324 officials on polling duty were dispatched with the electronic voting machine
(EVMs) to 581 polling booths in the Mohali, Kharar and Dera Bassi Assembly segments from Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, here.
Policemen on election duty outside Shivalik Public School in Phase V of Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu
Two youths killed in road accident
Panchkula, January 29
Two youths were killed in a road accident as their motorcycle collided head-on with a rashly driven Swift car, coming from the opposite direction, at Naggal village, near Barwala, this afternoon.
PU misses deadline
Chandigarh, January 29
The tall claims made by Panjab University (PU) to declare semester results by January 30 seems to have fallen flat as the university’s examination branch is yet not ready to declare the results.
Two-minute silence today
Chandigarh, January 29
A two-minute silence will be observed in the union territory from 11 am tomorrow in memory of those who lost their lives in the freedom struggle.
Lt-Gen Dayal dead
 Panchkula, January 29
Lt-Gen Ranjit Singh Dayal (retd), a former Lieutenant-Governor of Pondicherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, breathed his last at the Command Hospital here this evening. A highly decorated officer,
General Dayal had been suffering from prostrate cancer, detected a few years ago.
He was admitted to the hospital a few days back for terminal care after his condition deteriorated.
MC still allocating hefty budget of Rs 2 crore to Deep Complex
Chandigarh, January 29
Sounds strange, but it is true that the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is allocating hefty budget for Deep Complex village in Hallo Majra every year despite it being under the purview of the UT Administration.The budget report of the past three years reveals that the MC is earmarking crores of rupees every year for sewerage and storm-water works there.
A file photo
Will Paramjit be sent to Patiala Jail for hanging ?
Chandigarh, January 29
Even as the UT district courts have been awarding death penalty to convicts in rarest of the rare crimes all these years, not even a single case has reached its execution. In all cases barring one, the judgments have been stayed by the high court and converted into life imprisonments till death following an appeal by the convicts. The only death penalty case that has been upheld by the high court is that of Balwant Singh, assassin in the Beant Singh case. Balwant is currently lodgd in Burail jail.
Cold-wave conditions to prevail in region
Chandigarh, January 29
Residents in the region continued to face cold wave conditions with the minimum temperature hovering around 5 degrees Celsius in the past one week.
No respite from simians
Chandigarh, January 29
There is no respite from monkey menace in the city as the simians continue to harass city residents. The menace is prevalent mainly in the northern sectors.
Monkeys fight with one another on a bonnet of a car in the parking area of Sector 9, Madhya
Marg.
Sewerage line caves in
Mohali, January 29
Thanks to the lack of coordination between the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board, one of the main sewerage lines of the city has caved in due to mindless digging by a contractor engaged to lay underground power cables.
The caved in portion of the sewerage line at the Kumbhra traffic light point in Sector 70. A Tribune photograph
sector-6 robbery
Police still groping in dark
Panchkula, January 29
Even a week after the unidentified accused robbed an elderly couple at their residence in Sector 6 here on January 22, the police continues to grope in the dark.
open house response
‘Malls will only add to problems in Sector 17’
Despite big malls coming up in the city and neighbouring towns, nothing can replace the magical attraction of Sector 17, particularly on the weekends. People from the entire region are clamouring for space in the parking lots. The place is irresistible for spending one's evening and shopping.
Mobile phone company directed to pay Rs 8,500
Chandigarh, January 29
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II has directed to pay Rs 8,500 on Meridian Mobile Pvt Ltd (Opposite party no 1), G.S.M. Masters (opposite party no 2) and Harbans Singh and Sons (opposite party no 3) for its failure to repair the technical snag in the mobile set bought by a Kharar resident.
Ageing taking a toll? Give it a pause
Chandigarh, January 29
Ageing takes its toll on the skin. The changes that occur with aging are wrinkles, and prominent nasolabial folds. But these changes can be reversed through medical and surgical procedure like dermal fillers, which effectively define lips and reduce nasolabial folds.
March of devotion
Devotees take part in a nagar kirtan procession in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Now, GPS will help locate vehicles
Chandigarh, January 29
A local company has tied up with a Russian firm in providing satellite navigation services for vehicles and is seen as an effective choice vis a vis the only facility, the US technology backed global positioning system (GPS).
personality development
300 IRB constables attend workshop
Chandigarh, January 29
The Indian Reserve
Battalion (IRB) of the UT Police held a workshop on personality
development today for the benefits of officers and constables of the
Battalion. About 300 constables, including 100 woman constables,
attended the workshop.
Power thefts bane of town
Panchkula, January 29
Power thefts continue to rattle the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) as the energy meters of a large number of domestic consumers were found tampered with in the Panchkula district.
Water, too, in trap
Nature creates its own design as dew drops on a cobweb makes a beautiful sight.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Swift car, laptop recovered
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 29
The police has recovered a Swift car, a laptop, a monitor, mobile phones and other items from a gang of thieves that was nabbed by the CIA staff a few days ago.
Traffic chaos at Zirakpur
Zirakpur, January 29
Traffic came to a standstill on the busy intersections of Zirakpur today.
Kerala Samajam bats for communal harmony
Chandigarh, January 29
The local Kerala Samajam (Regd), a group of people from Kerala with a vision of national integration, communal harmony and multilingual cultural heritage, today celebrated its 38th annual day at Bakhna Bhawan, Sector 29, Chandigarh at 4:30 pm.
The function was inaugurated by Fr Thomas Anchalical by lighting the traditional lamp. He lauded Keralites for organising charity programmes to help people across the country. A souvenir was released on the occasion by A Mathew Alaxander, general manager, finance, Gyan Sagar Group of Colleges. A Comedy-mimicry show by Malayalam TV artists, Trichur Guinnes, from Kerala, was presented there which enthralled the audience.
It’s Basant Panchmi
Children participate in a dance competition at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, on Sunday.
Tribune Photo: S. Chandan
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‘No takers for classical music’
Chandigarh, January 29
Prof M Venkatesh, a leading classical vocalist and Sangeet Natak Akademi national award winner for 2011, shared his experiences and the overall music scenario. He appreciated the audience in City Beautiful and the initiatives of Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi for the promotion of Indian musical heritage.
Classical music programme enthrals audience
Chandigarh, January 29
A delectable classical vocal recital by Dharwad based maestro M Venkatesh Kumar provided a grand finale to the sixth two-day annual bonanza organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi at the Tagore theatre late yesterday evening.
Tricity scan
Soon, you can apply for PU admission online
Chandigarh, January 29
In a move that would benefit thousands of students applying for admission, Panjab University has decided to introduce the facility of online filling of application forms for all the entrance exams from the coming academic session.
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