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No DTP immunisation, for now
Chandigarh, February 15
In a belated but significant decision, the UT health department has directed all dispensaries, the PGI, the GMSH and the GMCH to immediately stop DTP immunisation in the city and withhold stocks of the vaccine (batch 994) supplied by Biological E Limited, a South India-based pharmaceutical company.

Schools put onus on education dept, serve it five-day notice
Chandigarh, February 15
Turning the tables on the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, private schools in the city have now set February 20 the deadline for the UT education department to fulfil its ‘duties’ or forget the implementation of the Act.

Doctor gone, geriatric OPD at GMCH closed down
Chandigarh, February 15
The delay in recruitment of doctors and senior and junior residents has hit the working of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. The hospital authorities were forced to close down the geriatric OPD, exclusively for the aged, as it had no senior resident available today. According to sources, the senior resident who had so far been managing the OPD, located on the ground floor of the B block, had completed his three-year tenure here and left.

An old woman waits in a wheelchair outside the closed geriatric OPD of the GMCH at Sector 32 in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Audit report indicts UT police
Chandigarh, February 15
The UT police flouted norms while inducting 139 vehicles, worth Rs 7 crore, into their fleet past year. The audit report of the police, procured under the RTI Act, pointed out glaring irregularities in the purchase of vehicles past year.

7-year-old girl identifies ‘killer’
Panchkula, February 15
It was surely not a common hearing when a seven-year-old girl stood boldly in the witness box to identify the killer of her grandmother here today.

COMMUNITY

MC staff ‘manhandled’ during anti-encroachment drive
Zirakpur, February 15
The anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the Zirakpur municipal council took an ugly turn after a shop attendant entered into a scuffle with the employees of the civic body.

Heated arguments take place during the anti-encroachment drive at Zirakpur on Wednesday (left) and Rehris parked along the highway being removed. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

Corporation or council? No idea!
Mohali, February 15
Is the Mohali civic body a corporation or a council? Well, going by certain documents the civic body holds the status of a corporation and that of a council at the same time.

File detailed reply, HC tells Admn
Chandigarh, February 15
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the UT Administration to file a detailed reply on security tents in greenbelts. In an affidavit placed before the Bench of Justice MM Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narain Raina, UT SP RS Ghuman said it was not possible to compromise on the protection provided.
A tent pitched outside the residence of an official in a greenbelt at Sector 19 of Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Centre vexes Punjab, Haryana officers
Chandigarh, February 15
Officers from Punjab and Haryana on deputation to Chandigarh are seeing red in the Centre’s move to post two new secretaries of the AGMUT cadre with the Chandigarh Administration.

Volvo seeks CTU fleet entry 
Chandigarh, February 15
The company manufacturing swanky Volvo busus has sought entry into the fleet of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU). The company recently gave its presentation before Chandigarh Administration for its buses which have been especially made to ply within city.  The Volvo buses have been plying on local routes in Bangalore presently. Speaking on the issue, UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar said that upgrading public transport facilities was high on the agenda of the UT Administration.

UT civic body not so ‘I-T savvy’
Chandigarh, February 15
Tall claims of the Municipal Corporation to make it I-T savvy has been exposed as it has failed in the past more than a month to issue and display the official email IDs of the newly elected councillors on its website. Interestingly, for the past more than a month the status of the page on the MC official website is ‘website is currently under construction’.

MC launches drive against illegal signboards, hoardings
Chandigarh, February 15
The Municipal Corporation today removed about a 100 signboards and hoardings displayed by shopkeepers in the Plaza area of Sector 17 for violating Section 5, Chandigarh Advertisement Control Order, 1954. Official of the enforcement department said that notices were issued to these shopkeepers earlier for displaying advertisement boards which were in violation of the Advertisement Control Order. This is in pursuance of the decision, taken in a meeting held under the chairmanship of UT Advisor, in which it was decided that the MC would strictly enforce the order in Sector 17.


Hoardings being removed during a drive at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Himalayan Queen arrives late
Chandigarh, February 15
The Himalayan Queen express train arrived late by about half an hour from Kalka as the level-crossing barrier pole near Pinjore got entangled with the power supply cables of the Railways after a truck hit it.

Baby’s death case gets murkier
Chandigarh, February 15
A fresh controversy is brewing over the mysterious death of one and half month baby, Arnav, who succumbed hours after being administered DTP vaccine last Wednesday.The GMSH authorities have reportedly completed the inquiry without even recording the statement of the deceased’s father, Ladoo Tiwari.

Mock drill carried out at airport
Chandigarh, February 15
In view of the recent bomb blasts in the National Capital, the Chandigarh Police conducted a mock drill at the airport here today after receiving a bomb scare call.

Production prestigious, aberrations notwithstanding
Chandigarh, February 15
The Ajnabi Rangkarmi presented their prestigious Hindi play “Taj Mahal Ka Tender” in collaboration with the Chandigarh Police at the Tagore theatre here today.

Chilly winds lash tricity
Chandigarh, February 15
Chilly winds lashed the tricity region today as the night temperature plummeted by four degrees Celsius in view of the snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

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EDUCATION

Students file complaint
Chandigarh, February 15
The student of Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, have submitted a memorandum to the college authorities demanding renovations of the washrooms of the hostels.

Students to get upgraded version of Aakash tablet 
Chandigarh, February 15
The twenty lucky college students who had got the world’s lowest priced 7-inch touch screen computing and Internet device, Aakash, would now get a chance to use its upgraded version. The students had got the tablet PC on a trial basis and had also given the feedback regarding the functioning the device after which Aakash-2 came up.

NSUI leaders go on indefinite hunger strike
Chandigarh, February 15
Panjab University student leaders Sunny Mehta and Ravinder Singh Rawat, affiliated to the National Students Union of India (NSUI), went on an indefinite hunger strike today demanding withdrawal of hike in hostel mess charges and prices of items at the Students Centre. The authorities however dubbed it as a reaction to an enquiry being marked against Sunny for brutally thrashing hostel employees.
NSUI students on hunger strike at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

RTE Act yet to see implementation
Chandigarh, February 15
Yet another year has gone by without thousands of city children getting admission to schools under the Right of Children To Free and Compulsory Education Act.




With the RTE not being implemented this year, children can be seen roaming in the streets in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

NIPER students, staff honoured
Mohali, February 15
“The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) has surpassed all expectations in providing quality output in pharmaceutical sciences,” said Prof YK Chawla, director, PGIMER, while speaking at the foundation day function of NIPER today.
The audience attends the foundation day function at NIPER in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

NEIGHBOURHOOD

DC tells officials to get traffic lights functional
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 15
“Accidents claim a number of lives every year, if immediate measures are not taken, things can turn from bad to worse,” said Yashveer Mahajan, Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee here today.

Panache kicks off
Banur, February 15
The three-day techno-cultural event Panache-2012 started at Shaheed Udham Singh College here today.

Arvinder first in triple jump
Dera Bassi, February 15
The two-day 14th annual sports meet of Sri Sukhmani Group of Institutes concluded here today. Events, including 400m race, 100m race, javelin throw, long jump, shot put and triple jump were organised during the meet.

COURTS

Blazeflash Courier Limited penalised
Panchkula, February 15
Finding Blazeflash Courier Ltd deficient in service, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the company to pay Rs 7,000 to a Sector-26 resident.

HC reserves verdict on Tata Cemelot project
Chandigarh, February 15
The Punjab and Haryana High Court will now give its verdict on the rise or fall of the 35-storeyed Tata Cemelot project coming up in the Chandigarh's vicinity.

Man gets life term in murder case
Chandigarh, February 15
Even as the district court today sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a murder case, the person who was killed has remained unidentified.

CRIME

Intruder in UT guesthouse; FIR registered
Chandigarh, February 15
The UT police has registered a case against an unidentified person for intruding into the UT guesthouse.

Five arrested for robbery bid
Chandigarh, February 15
The Chandigarh Police has foiled an attempt to rob a jewellery shop by arresting five persons from the green belt area behind Kalagram, Mani Majra last night.

Rs 4 lakh stolen from shop in Sector 35
Chandigarh, February 15
A theft was reported in a shop-cum-office in Sector 35 last night. Ghansham Bansal of SCO number 89, Sector 35, Chandigarh, alleged that his help Viney Kumar, a Panchkula resident, stole away Rs 4 lakh cash from the said SCO yesterday. He used a rope to flee from the window.




An employee of the shop shows the broken window from where the accused fled in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.  Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Five booked for fraud
Mohali, February 15
The police has booked five persons, including a woman, on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forgery in two separate cases.

Thieves target Judge’s car, take away red beacon
Panchkula, February 15
Thieves targeted the car of Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge and took away the red beacon from the car.

Two arrested in robbery cases
Chandigarh, February 15
Acting tough on rise in robbery incidents , the Chandigarh police has arrested two robbers Lakhan and Dharamraj for indulging in more than ten robberies in city, here.
Two accused involved in robbery cases in police custody at Mani Majra in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Sector-31 resident injured in mishap
Chandigarh, February 15
A resident of Sector 31 was seriously injured after being hit by an Hyundai I10 car near the Tribune chowk here this evening while he was trying to cross the road.

Accused held in hit-and-run case
Chandigarh, February 15
Narinder Kumar, a city resident, died after a rashly driven truck (HR-37B-4145) hit him on February 13 near Tribune Chowk. The police has arrested Naresh, the truck driver, and registered a case at the Industrial Area police station here

SPORTS

Harleen Kaur claims top spot in javelin throw
Mohali, February 15
Harleen Kaur Deol bagged the first prize in javelin throw during the Annual Inter-House Athletics Meet of Yadavindra Public School here today. While Gurmehar Dhindra finished second and Gursaya Grewal bagged the third prize. The 10-day meet commenced with a march past by the five houses. The principal, Janajit Ray, declared the meet open.

Students participate in the Annual Inter-House Athletics Meet at Yadavindra Public School in Phase VIII of Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

HS Kang emerges best golfer
Chandigarh, February 15
HS Kang, who scored 32 gross stableford points to win the best gross stableford score emerged the best golfer of the day in the Thomas Cook Indian Golf League played at the Chandigarh Golf Club here today. The winner of the best stableford score on 3/4th of original handicap was Capt JS Sahi with nett 45 points while RS Sandhu was the runner-up with 40 points.





GM Singh in action during the Thomas Cook Indian Golf League at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Anupam corners glory in chess
Chandigarh, February 15
Anupam Kumar from Allahabad emerged winner in the men’s category of the fifth All-India Defence Accounts Department (DAD) Chess Tournament that concluded here today.

Six-wicket win for PCA Blue 
Chandigarh, February 15
PCA Blue defeated PCA Red by six wickets in a trial match held to select probables for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The trophy matches will be held in Delhi from February 20.

Naresh takes Godrej and Boyce XI home
Chandigarh, February 15
A fine bowling performance by Naresh Dhingra enabled Godrej & Boyce XI to defeat Real Con Panchkula by 71 runs and qualify for the semifinals in a league match of the second Proflex Cup organised by the Chandigarh Sports Club here yesterday.