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What CAN be done: Citizens speak out
Chandigarh, May 12
The municipal corporation has failed in controlling the canine population as it has limited resources to sterilise and vaccinate the growing population of stray dogs.

A doctor examines stray dogs at a care centre being run by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals at Sector 38-West

Anti-rabies vaccine stock inadequate
Chandigarh, May 12
Although 10 dog-bite cases are reported a day, the municipal corporation (MC) has not maintained adequate stock of the anti-rabies vaccine to treat victims free of cost at its health centres.

2 youths commit suicide
Chandigarh, May 12
Two suicides were reported today in the city. While a 25-year-old youth committed suicide by shooting himself with a country made pistol, a 17-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence.


A police officer inspects the crime spot at Sector 27 in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

2 killed, 28 hurt as bus overturns
Panchkula, May 12
Two persons were killed on the spot while 28 others sustained injuries, two of them seriously, when a private bus coming from Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh overturned and fell into a village pond near Raipurrani today.

COMMUNITY

Students to rate teachers
Chandigarh, May 12
Teachers’ evaluation at Panjab University (PU) would finally see the light of the day with students rating teachers over various parameters, including communication abilities, punctuality and response to queries. The feedback pro forma has been finalised by the university and has been sent to the Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA).

Panchkula firm to supply language app for Akash tablets
Chandigarh, May 12 The Akash tablet, which made waves worldwide, will have another feather in its cap with the introduction of an app through which children can learn Indian languages. Intelligaia Technologies, a Panchkula-based IT design house, has been selected as a platform partner by Datawind - the makers of the Akash tablet.

Fiza accuses probe official of helping opposite party
Mohali, May 12
Fiza, the deserted wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Chander Mohan, today alleged that an official investigating the case related to an attack by her neighbours about four months ago was helping the suspects by leaking important information linked with the case.

Survey to evaluate house tax
Panchkula, May 12
A private agency will conduct a survey in the town in order to evaluate house tax to be recovered from house owners in the town. For the purpose, the corporation has already floated tenders and the last date is May 31. The house tax is to be levied irrespective of whether a residential building is rented or not.

Fault repair leading to power cuts
Chandigarh, May 12
Even as the mercury continues to rise, city residents, especially those living in the southern sectors are facing unscheduled power cuts for the past 10 days. Fault in supply lines and repair work being carried out by the electricity department are said to be the reasons behind power cuts.

Pay more to get NOCs
Mohali, May 12
From now on, residents of the town will have to pay more for getting no-objection certificates or other property related documents from the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.

Nurses day celebration begins
Chandigarh, May 12
International Nurses Day was celebrated in tricity hospitals to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. At PGIMER, Chandigarh, International Nurses Week began here today.

Row between NGO, school
Chandigarh, May 12
The city-based NGO Theatre Age and Gurukul Vidyapeeth have got into an altercation over 16 students admitted under the EWS quota by the school. The NGO headed by Zulfiquar Khan admitted the students to Class XI but now wishes to withdraw them because of long school hours and alleged lack of teaching standards.

Zulfiquar Khan, president of Theatre Age, addresses a press conference in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

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Mothers’ Day
The tiny tots of playway wing at Bachpan, a play School in Sector 71, played a host to dear moms on the campus to celebrate Mothers’ Day. The mothers wore green in keeping with the party theme “Let’s make Mother Earth green again”. The mothers participated in games, dance and other entertaining activities with their children. The children presented handmade gifts to their mothers.

Taken to task

A traffic policeman being manhandled by a man over black film challan at the Sector-43 roundabout in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

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Poster-making
A poster making activity on the topic ‘Space science’ was organised in school campus. Students from Class VII to X participated in the event. The effort of students was lauded by one and all.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Committee reviews compensation amount
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 12
On the directions of the High Court and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the District Price Fixation Committee headed by Yashvir Mahajan, Deputy Commissioner, recently held a meeting to review the compensation which is to be given to the farmers belonging to Jeonpura, Harna, Cholti Kheri, Sahpur and surrounding villages, whose land had been acquired to lay railway track for Nilas Thermal Plant being set up by L&T Group.

Illegal structures razed
Ambala, May 12
The National Highway Authority (NHA) with the help of the local revenue officials and police demolished illegal structures around Oberoi petrol station located on the GT Road in Ambala City yesterday. The encroachments were coming in the way of the ongoing six-laning work being conducted on the National Highway No. 1 by a private construction company.

Missing girls claim wedlock
Ambala, May 12
Poonam (24) of Ambala Cantonment today claimed that she had married her cousin, Neha (21), a resident of Jalandhar. Om Parkash, Poonam's father, said she had been missing for the past several days following which he had lodged a missing report at a police post in Ambala Cantt. He added that on learning about his daughter's marriage today, he tried to convince her but she was adamant. Poonam and Neha

Mime marks annual day
Ambala, May 12
Air Force School, Ambala Cantonment, celebrated its annual day with zeal. Air Commodore PN Kaushik VM, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Ambala Cantt, presided over the function. Ranjini Kaushik, president, AFWWA (L), lit the

Chatt Bir zoo to get a facelift
Banur, May 12
Chatt Bir Zoological Park will soon be developed on the pattern of Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park Night Safari. Aiming at promoting tourism, particularly eco-tourism, here in a big way, the Punjab government has decided to rope in international-level private players for the purpose.

COURTS

Clerk gets 2-year term for graft
Chandigarh, May 12
A local court here today awarded two years imprisonment to a clerk of the electricity department under corruption charges.

Four-year imprisonment for convict
Chandigarh, May 12
A local court here today awarded four-year imprisonment to a Bihar resident under the NDPS Act. The court awarded imprisonment to Kishori Lal and also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.

CRIME

Two bank staffers booked for cheating
Chandigarh, May 12
The Chandigarh police today booked two employees of the Union Bank of India, Sector 17, for allegedly cheating around 70 persons and asking them to deposit money to get double amount in return.

SPORTS

 Mount Carmel bag title
Chandigarh, May 12
The netball team of Mount Carmel School bagged the girls’ title while team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, won the boys’ title during of the Chandigarh Junior State Netball Championship, which ended at KBDAV, Sector 7, today.

Ball-badminton championship kicks off
Chandigarh, May 12
The 16th junior state Ball-Badminton Championship kicked off here at IS Dev Samaj School, Sector 21, today. As many as 20 teams in both boys and girls' category participated in the competition.