Aiming for the sky
Ujjal Shah from Ahmedabad shows his skill by flying 105 kites during the second day of the Rose Festival in Chandigarh
on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
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Amit
Garg, mother’s death case
Ambala police to grill DSP, SHO
Chandigarh, February 25
The Ambala police has decided to question DSP (PCR and Communications) Roshal Lal and Industrial Area SHO Malkeet Singh with regard to the recent suicide by Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET) faculty member Amit Garg.
Youth fails to identify mother’s killers
Chandigarh, February 25
The UT Police, investigating the murder case of 45-year-old Bhanuvati who was stabbed to death in Charan Singh Colony in Mauli Jagran on September 25, 2011, received a major setback when two key witnesses, including her son, turned hostile in a local court here today.
cop’s stabbing
Life term for murder
Panchkula, February 25
Additional district and session Judge, Kanchan Mahi, today, awarded life imprisonment to a vehicle lifter in connection with murder of the Panchkula police constable. The case dates back to August 2010.
Commuters pay for shortage of diesel Residents await CTU buses in front of the PGI in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Goods worth over Rs 45 lakh gutted
Chandigarh, February 25
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed when fire broke out in three shops situated in Industrial Area at Ram Darbar here late night. It took three hours and
three fire tenders in controlling flames.
The view of a shop gutted on Friday night at Industrial Area in Ram Darbar of Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Cold nights back
Chandigarh, February 25
People shivered as cold conditions prevailed in many areas of the region today. The night temperature fell following fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir parts of Himachal Pradesh yesterday.
Kite-flying competition draws crowds
Chandigarh, February 25
Ojas and Navya were declared Rose Prince and Rose Princess, respectively, in the age category of between one year and one year and-a-half at the Rose Festival here today. Of the 476 contestants, 248 were girls.
Boys’ hostel inaugurated
Panchkula, February 25
SS Prasad, Financial Commissioner, today, inaugurated the boys’ hostel at Government College, Sector 1,
Panchkula. There are 33 rooms, one Mess, area for playing and others facilities on the hostel premises.
Newly inaugurated boys’ hostel building at Government College, Sector 1, Panchkula, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Nittin
Mittal
Zen’s number turns out to be auto’s
Panchkula, February 25
During the investigation of gunpoint robbery of Rs 6 lakh, it has been revealed that the number of white zen car, used in the crime, was found to be fake. The number (CH-04-L-9126) is of an auto-rickshaw’s number, which was running in Chandigarh.
Misappropriation charge against Wembley Co-operative House Building Society
Mohali, February 25
Deputy registrar, cooperative societies, Punjab, Naresh Kumar Goyal, after the complete inspection of the Wembley Co-operative House Building Society records, has pointed out that the society mis-appropriated funds to the tune of Rs 12 crore. The management committee of the Sector 91 based society has already been suspended by the registrar.
Judge inspects Burail Model Jail
Chandigarh, February 25
Justice Alok Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, also Administrative Judge, Chandigarh Sessions Division, made a surprise inspection of the Model Jail at Burail here today.
Restaurant owner told to pay Rs 75 lakh
Chandigarh, February 25
The Chandigarh district court has directed the proprietor of Moti Mahal restaurant to pay Rs 75,88,000 to the owner of the building where the restaurant was running.
Full marks? No problem!
Chandigarh, February 25
Scoring full marks in class XII will not be hard for students now. With the aim to equip students with techniques of attempting a question paper, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will shortly upload on its website best answer scripts of students who have appeared in the examination.
Over 300 students take part in ‘Tech Zeal’
Chandigarh, February 25
The department of computer applications at the Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, today organised ‘Tech Zeal’, a kaleidoscope of inter-college competitions.
Time to chill out
Students take part in a fun game during “Cyanide 2012” at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Job fair for college students
Chandigarh, February 25
The MCMDAV College today organised a job fair for students, that also witnessed the participation of students of the DAV College, Sector 10. Persons from various multi-national companies visited the campus.
Guest lecture on android applications
Chandigarh, February 25
The first guest lecture on android applications was organised at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, here today.
Sikh pilgrimage train to take time
Chandigarh, February 25
The special Sikh pilgrimage train connecting the five Takhts (temporal seats) of the Sikhs is likely to hit a roadblock as the proposed project is yet to clear administrative hurdles in New Delhi.
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Chandigarh, February 25
As many as 417 graduate and post-graduate students of Khalsa College, Patiala, were conferred degrees on its annual convocation, here today. Dr Surjit Patar, Punjabi poet, while addressing the students said that no person can survive by severing ties with his roots and no language can survive if its users betray it.
