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10-year jail for 3 robbers
Panchkula, March 7
A local court here today awarded 10 years’ imprisonment to three robbers of the dreaded Badri gang of Haryana, headed by Rajesh, alias Badri, in the State Bank of Patiala (SBoP) gunpoint robbery case.
We could’ve saved Amit Garg, says Vigilance report
Chandigarh, March 7
“If we had tried, we could have saved Amit’s life.” The conclusion of the Vigilance report submitted to SP RS Ghuman today sums up the story of the insensitive, callous and indifferent attitude of the Khaki brigade towards Amit Garg, a man who came knocking at its door on February 22 with his mother’s body and eventually committed suicide at a hotel in Mohra (Ambala), with the woman’s day-old body lying in his car parked outside.
Police all set to ensure peaceful holi
Chandigarh, March 7
To prevent hooligans from creating a ruckus on Holi, the Chandigarh police and its traffic department has decided to beef up security in the city tomorrow.
Chandigarh Police holds a flag march ahead of Holi in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Special teams formed in Mohali
Moihali, March 7
Elaborate arrangements have been made to keep hooligans at bay during the Holi celebrations tomorrow. Special eight static teams would be deputed at the entry points from
Chandigarh.
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Riot of colour |
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Police bandobast
Chandigarh
y City police to deploy 1,250
personnel
y 16 nakas to be set
up
y 350 traffic policemen
on duty
y PCRs to be on alert at PU, schools and colleges
Panchkula
y 450 policemen to be deployed
y Special teams to keep a vigil on the national highway
y Over-speeding to be checked
Mohali
y Eight static teams
formed
y PCR vehicles to keep a vigil at entry points from Chandigarh
y Revellers will not be allowed to drive motorcycles without silencers |
| Girls celebrate the festival of colours at Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
‘SHUN COLOURS’: Members of the Ladies Welfare Association celebrate Holi with flowers at Sector 8 in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
P’kula to check drunken driving
Panchkula, March 7
The Panchkula police has decided to deal strictly with hooligans on the festival of Holi on Thursday. The deployment of 450 police personnel will put the brakes on drunken driving in Panchkula.
Play safe: Expert
Chandigarh, March 7
The festival of colours can make life colourless forever if one is not cautious. Every year after Holi, doctors receive many patients with burning and itching eyes, and some with severe injuries, which can lead to blindness. Eye specialists say coloured water thrown from water pistols, balloons and pichkaris can causes more harm to eyes than toxic colours.
Panjab University soaked in colours
Chandigarh, March 7
Panjab University was soaked in Holi colours as Thursday being a holiday students of various departments splashed colours on each other making campus lively.
Students throw ‘gulal’ into the air at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
caught: Policemen paste a challan slip on a car at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Three humiliated for playing Holi with friends at girls’ college
Chandigarh, March 7
Playing Holi along with their friends on the campus of the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, landed three students of DAV College, Sector 10, in trouble after they were caught by the college security today. The students were paraded to the Principal’s office and were let off after the gave an apology in writing. The students had come to the college to collect their participation certificate of a tech-fest organised by the college last month.
Spring Fest from March 10
Panchkula, March 7
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is set to hold its 26th Spring Festival at the Town Park in Sector 5 here on March 10 and 11.
A view of the garden at the Gurukul School at Sector 20 of Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Who will be MC chief?
Zirakpur, March 7
The local municipal council (MC) will have to elect a new president soon as NK Sharma has been elected MLA.
2 attacked outside SGGS College
Chandigarh, March 7
Two youngsters sustained serious injuries after they were attacked outside Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, here this evening.
Ashish (on stretcher) and Sudhir, injured during a clash, at the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital at Sector 16 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Impounded trucks by UT Excise and Taxation department occupy space in public parking at Sector 17, Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
PGI paediatrician wins laurels
Chandigarh, March 7
Dr Prateek Bhatia, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, PGI, has won the Ist prize for his presentation at the poster session of the 3rd International Conference on Hematological Malignancies, which was held at Hong-Kong recently.
Health staffer commits suicide
Chandigarh, March 7
A person in his mid-40s allegedly committed suicide at his residence in sector 20 here this morning. Suraj Mal, who worked as a safai karamchari in the Health Department, committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope from a pipe in the bathroom in the wee hours.
Put appointments on hold: PUTA
Chandigarh, March 7
The Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) has demanded that all the bulk appointments should be put on hold and only need based appointments should be made by the university. The demand came with the formation of the search committee for the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor (VC).
| Safeguarding the festival |
Members of the Environment Society of India spread message of dry Holi through a procession at Plaza at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
Focus on communication skills, critical thinking
Chandigarh, March 7
The three-day seminar, organised by the Career Counselling and Guidance Cell, on life skills, concluded here today.
UBS organises seminar on ‘innovations in marketing’
Chandigarh, March 7
The University Business School (UBS), Panjab
University, organised a national-level seminar on ‘Innovations in Marketing’ on the PU Campus, here today.
PU to get Rs 1.5 crore from MHRD
Chandigarh, March 7
The Panjab University will soon receive Rs 1.5 crore from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as a part of its first installment under the World Bank assisted Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme of India for the year 2011-12 to the University Institute of Engineering and Technology
(UIET).
Shubneet adjudged Miss MCM DAV
Chandigarh, March 7
Giving a new definition to the tradition of bidding farewell, the MCM College, Sector 36, today, organised an exceptional farewell event, ‘Hues of Womanhood’.
Priyanka Garg (centre) Bhavneet Matharu (first runners-up) Manatasha (second runners-up), Shabnam and Supreet ; during a farewell party at MCM DAV, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: parvesh chauhan
Navjot crowned Miss Dev Samaj
Chandigarh, March 7
A farewell function was held at Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45. The final-year students of the college received a warm send off from their juniors.
City prof presents papers at EFLU
Chandigarh. March 7
Associate Professor, Anil Sarwal, of DAV College, Sector 10, demonstrated a presentation at the 2nd International Conference for English Language Teacher Educators. As many as 1200 delegates from all over the world attended the conference, making it the largest ever held conference of teacher educators, which concluded in
Hyderabad.
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