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TRASH TROUBLE PILES UP
Chandigarh, May 5
Sakshi, a Sector 44 resident here, has no option but to dispose of her domestic refuse on her own at the nearby over-flowing garbage bin in her locality. For the past two days, she has been following the same practice, as no employee of door-to-door garbage collection association has turned up at her place to collect the garbage.

Police steps up drive to remove black films
Chandigarh, May 5
Continuing the intensive challaning drive against the vehicles with black films, the Chandigarh Police challaned around 200 violators across the city today. To comply with the Supreme Court order in this regard, a large number of vehicle owners were seen at motor markets getting the films removed from the glasses.

A traffic policeman removes black film from a vehicle in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

A wave of jubilation

Kings XI Punjab supporters celebrate the wicket of Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari

stalemate on
PGI doctors to go on fast
Chandigarh, May 5
The PGI resident doctors, who are demanding strict action against technician Gurpreet Sethi for allegedly manhandling a senior resident doctor, today decided to protest by fasting at the hospital on Monday.

Two cars set on fire
Panchkula, May 5
Two cars were set on fire by an unidentified person in front of a house in Sector 7 in the wee hours this morning. Ninin Modi, a businessman, got terrified when he saw his cars, an Ambassador and a Skoda, ablaze. He immediately woke up his neighbours who helped him in controlling the fire within 10 minutes.

City u-15 lads win coveted football cup
Chandigarh, May 5
Players of the Chandigarh Football Academy brought laurels to the city by winning the Manchester United Premier Football Cup for boys (U-15) in Jharkhand today. The local lads won the title after four years and have qualified for the Asia zone competition to be held in Indonesia from May 27.

COMMUNITY

UT, Punjab hold talks on development
Chandigarh, May 5
Punjab has once again raised the sensitive issue of the Chandigarh Administration disturbing the 60:40 ratio in staffing the UT. The issue was raised by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a high-level meeting chaired by the UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, Shivraj V Pati, to discuss certain issues pertaining to the development of the UT and neighbouring areas of Punjab and Haryana.

De-silting of Sukhna begins Chandigarh, May 5 Once again, the UT engineering department has started removing silt from the Sukhna Lake bed. The move follows the decision of the Chandigarh Administration to de-silt the lake by removing the silt, as the manual clearing of weeds was not solving the problem of Sukhna drying up. A crane being used to remove silt from the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Councillor for need-based changes in CHB houses
Chandigarh, May 5
Davesh Moudgil, BJP councillor from Ward No. 22 has urged the Chandigarh Administration to regularise the need-based changes in houses allotted by the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in various parts of the city and transfer the ownership to the GPA holders.

Body donated
Chandigarh, May 5
Headmaster Rattan Singh, a Punjabi writer and a philanthropist, donated his body to the PGI here yesterday. The department of anatomy, PGIMER, Chandigarh, feels proud to receive the body of “soldier of humanity”, said Dr Daisy Sahni, professor and head, department of anatomy.

Residents irked over leaking pipeline Chandigarh, May 5 Residents of Sector 45-A are at the receiving end, thanks to the indifferent attitude of the municipal corporation (MC). A leaking water supply line in front of house no 516, 45-A, has resulted in a large cess of water that is threatening to enter the houses. A resident shows the leaking pipeline in front of his house in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Army Chief visits Western Command
Chandigarh, May 5
About three weeks before he is scheduled to hang up his boots, the Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VK Singh, arrived at the Western Command Headquarters, Chandi Mandir, on a daylong official visit today. He was accompanied by his wife Bharti Singh.

EDUCATION

Women’s rights workshop
Chandigarh, May 5 The Chandigarh Social Welfare Board commenced with a two-day workshop on ‘Rights of Women for Higher Economic Opportunities’ today at Panjab University, with its speakers and participants deliberating the strategies on the economic freedom and empowerment of the women highlighting the need for their inclusion in the financial decisions of the family.
Women attend a workshop on ‘Rights of women for higher economic opportunities’ at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari

Education dept fails to reply to PIL
Chandigarh, May 5
Even though the DPI (schools) and the DEO, Chandigarh, claim to be taking strict action for implementation of the Right to education Act (RTE), the department of education today failed to file reply to a Public Interest Litigation filed in the District Courts here against the education secretary.

Training programme organised
Mohali May 5
The Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) organised a Master Teacher Training Programme (MTTP). During the course of preparation for the event Mahindar and Mahindra and Swaraj Division conducted a training session for the teachers of the various participating schools from the tricity at Shivalik Public School, Mohali.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Youth attacked with knives, serious
Dera Bassi, May 5
A youth was seriously injured when some assailants attacked him near Chander Hospital Dera Bassi with knives. The injured youth was identified as Rudra Sharma alias Gunjan, a resident of Dera Bassi.

CRIME

brawl case
25 lawyers, 7 MC employees booked
Mohali, May 5
The Mohali police has registered two separate cases against about 25 lawyers of the Mohali District Court and seven employees of Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) at the Mataur police station here today. Both parties had been involved in a brawl yesterday.

Three booked in snatching case
Chandigarh, May 5
Sandeep Singh, a resident of the Industrial Area, Phase I, alleged that three motorcycle-borne youngsters snatched his mobile phone near the church slip road, Hallo Majra, on Friday. The victim managed to note down the registration number of the vehicle.

Two volunteer home guards thrashed
Chandigarh, May 5
Two volunteer home guards were beaten up in different incidents while on duty yesterday. As per information, youths driving an SUV created ruckus at the Sector 36 market and even manhandled a home guard.

Two cops found guilty
Panchkula, May 5
Two officials of the Sector 14 police station were found guilty of dilly-dallying the registration of case and subsequent arrest of two senior officials of the Punjab government in a gang rape case.

SPORTS

world athletics day
Mukesh, Amita bag first position in marathon
Panchkula, May 5
Mukesh Mumar and Amita of Rohtak bagged first position in the senior boys and girls (above) category in the Marathon to mark the World Athletics Day held here this morning.

Athletes complain poor arrangements
Panchkula, May 5
The non-coordination between the police and organisers of the marathon event came to fore as young athletes were made to run in the middle of the traffic risking their lives.