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No clean bill of health
Traffic policemen aren’t well
Chandigarh, May 1
As traffic policemen sweat it out daily by standing long hours at city’s intersections and light-points with challan books in their hands, the strenuous exercise is rapidly taking a toll on their health.

Traffic policemen being examined at a medical camp in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Lalru blast incident: ‘Compensation for victims insufficient’
Dera Bassi, May 1
“I need my husband back, not compensation,” was the first reaction of the wife of Patrakhan, one of the four victims in the yesterday’s Lalru fire incident near here, when the local police told her about her husband’s death.

7 endangered species of turtles seized
Chandigarh, May 1
A team of the People for Animals (PFA), along with the UT police, raided a house in Sector 22 here this evening and recovered seven turtles of an endangered species, which were being sold openly.

UGC last date for form submission now May 4
Chandigarh, May 1
Aspirants for the National Eligibility Test (NET) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) are going through a harrowing time, filling forms for the test online.

COMMUNITY

CTU to launch night service
Chandigarh, May 1
Going beyond its standard timings for the plying of buses till 9 pm, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) will now run its low-floor buses on the city roads till 3 am. At present, the night bus service is operational between the ISBT-17 and the ISBT-43 and to the railway station. The new bus service would be especially for night travellers.

While the CTU is ready to launch its night service in the city, the condition of bus queue shelters like this one is pitiable. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Safai karamcharis in city go on strike
Chandigarh, May 1
Employees of the door-to-door garbage collection association did not lift garbage from most of the sectors today in protest against the execution of contract system at Sector 22. Around 800 employees staged a protest in front of offices of the Municipal Corporation at 10 sectors demanding employment in the corporation.

Safai karamcharis protest near the MC office at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday; and (right) bags of garbage thrown by residents near the bus stand in Sector 21. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

ews quarters
Estate Office to verify occupants’ antecedents
Chandigarh, May 1
The UT Estate Office has constituted several teams of inspectors which will look into the complaints of EWS quarters having been rented out or sold by allottees. These quarters had been allotted to people in different parts of the city under the rehabilitation schemes of the Chandigarh Administration.

UT to act tough against auto-rickshaws coming from Panchkula, Mohali
Chandigarh, May 1
The State Transport Authority, Chandigarh, has decided to act tough against the operators of diesel and petrol-run auto-rickshaws that ply from the neighbouring towns of Mohali and Panchkula. The transport authority has been issuing permits to the owners of the registered LPG auto-rickshaws and to those who have made alterations in their diesel/petrol-run vehicles in order to run them on LPG.
Members of the LPG Auto Drivers Union stage a dharna at Sector 25 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Sufi singer mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, May 1
The upcoming folk and Sufi singer Jageer Singh Parvwez brought alive the rich folk traditional gayki and mysticism of Sufi seers at music concert organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in collaboration with the department of music, Panjab University, here today.

In danger zone

Beehives pose danger at Swami Ram Tirath School in Phase IV (left) and at JCT Park in Phase XI in Mohali. Tribune Photos: Vicky Gharu

Golden Forest investors to launch stir 
Chandigarh, May 1 
After not getting any response from the liquidation committee of the Supreme Court, which was formed to settle the claims of investors of the Golden Forests India Ltd (GFIL), investors have threatened to launch an agitation against the committee if their claims were not settled within three months.

Computerisation at Civil Hospital begins
Mohali, May 1
At last, authorities of the Civil Hospital here are going in for large-scale computerisation, with work related to patient registration and billing already having been started.

No care for environment

A boy burns garbage at Sector 69 in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

EDUCATION

More errors in PU paper
Chandigarh, May 1
Errors in question papers seem to have become a common feature in examinations conducted by Panjab University (PU). After the blunders reported in several papers in the ongoing undergraduate examinations recently, errors were reported today in the second semester examination of Family Law.

SOPU protests against delay in granting PhD degree to student
Chandigarh, May 1
Members of Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) staged a protest outside the mathematics department today over the case of a research scholar whose PhD has been delayed by the university.

• From  Schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

338 students honoured on annual day
Patiala, May 1
Minister of Parliament Balwinder Singh Bhunder was the chief guest on the annual day function celebrated at Khalsa College, Patiala, today. A total of 338 students were given prizes on the occasion. For the session 2010-11, 47 students were awarded rolls of honour, 36 were given college colours and 13 students were honoured with special prizes. For the session 2011-12, 30 students were given rolls of honour, 49 were awarded with college colours and 12 were given special prizes.

COURTS

Specify nature of land in two weeks: High Court
Chandigarh, May 1
Nearly a week after the Punjab Government claimed it was probing whether the land purchased by no less than 60 high-ranking officers on the periphery of Chandigarh was public, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today set two weeks deadline for specifying the nature of the land.

Court tells police to register FIR
Chandigarh, May 1
A lower court has directed the Chandigarh police to register a case of murder in connection with the mysterious death of a Burail resident last year. On October 31, 2011, a youth died after falling off the roof.

Samjhauta  blast
NIA in dock over arrest
Panchkula, May 1
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) today found itself in a spot as it admitted that Kamal Chauhan, an accused in the Samjhauta bomb blast case, was in custody on February 10.

CRIME

Chain snatched
Chandigarh, May 1
Incidents of snatching continue unabated in the city. Shakuntla Sharma, a resident of Sector 40, reported to the police that two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons sped away after snatching her gold chain near her residence.

Woman’s gold chain snatched 
Mohali, May 1
Three motorcycle-borne youths snatched a gold chain of an aged woman at Sector 68 here this morning. The police registered a case at the Phase-VIII police station. The victim, Mohinder Pal Kaur, reported that she was buying vegetables in front of her house around 8:30 am when the incident occurred.

Mohinder Pal Kaur narrates the incident of snatching at her house in of Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

Two woman snatchers held
Mohali, May 1
Two women attempting to snatch the purse of another in front of a gurdwara at Sohana were nabbed red-handed by the public this afternoon and later handed to the police.

3 booked for not giving details of PGs
Mohali, May 1
Taking action against landlords who have not furnished details of their paying guests (PGs) or tenants, the Mohali Police booked three persons under Section 188 of the IPC here today.

21-year-old girl commits suicide
Panchkula, May 1 
A 21-year-old girl, Payal of Sector 14, committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house late last night.

Two Mohali XENs held for gangrape
Panchkula, May 1
After more than a month, the local police has arrested two officers with the Punjab government for gangraping a 19-year-old resident of Sector 15 on March 25. The accused were identified as Jaswinder and Jasveer, executive engineers (XENs) with the B&R wing of the PWD at Mohali.

SPORTS

Manjeet to fly to london
Chandigarh, May 1
Rower and an ex-trainee of the Chandigarh Rowing Training Centre at Sukhna Lake, Manjeet Singh, made the city proud after booking his ticket for London Olympics 2012, on Sunday. Manjeet started his career in 2004 under the guidance of Arvind Sehgal, a coach from Chandigarh Sports Council, here.

Manjeet Singh. A tribune photograph

Yuvi returns to city
Chandigarh, May 1
Overcoming all the speculations, the local cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, landed in the city, here today. After coming out from airport, the ace player went to his residence. Yuvraj Singh has paid his maiden visit after the detection of the rare germ cell cancer between his lungs. 

Eastern Air Command thrash Air Headquarters in football tourney
Chandigarh, May 1
The team of Eastern Air Command defeated Air Head Quarter during the match of ongoing Air force football tournament, being held at, 3 BRD station here today.

25 teams to vie for hockey title
Chandigarh, May 1
The Sub-Junior National Hockey Championship for Girls (U-14) will be organised at Bassi Pathana (Fatehgarh district), from May 20 to 28.

At 14, this tennis star aims high
Chandigarh, May 1
Karman Kaur, who recently bagged two titles in the recently held CLTA-AITA tennis tournament, here, made Russian professional tennis player, Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, her idol at the age of ten.

cricket tourney
Tamil Nadu sends Haryana to pavilion
Chandigarh, May 1
The cricket team of Haryana went down against that of Tamil Nadu in a match of JM Haaroon National Cricket Championship for boys (U-17).