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Grabbing of ‘choes’ continues
Chandigarh, July 1
The natural flow of ‘choes’ (seasonal rivulets) continues to be plundered with impunity for financial gain by the rich and the influential in the Mohali district, particularly in the Dera Bassi belt.

A seasonal drain being choked by illegal construction near Dera Bassi. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Diarrhoea breaks out at Vikas Nagar
Chandigarh, July 1
The outbreak of diarrhoea in the Vikas Nagar locality of Mauli Jagran claimed one life here today, with several others being hospitalised. Residents blamed contaminated drinking water supply and raised slogans against the authorities, following which the police and a team of doctors visited the spot.

Patients and attendants sit in an ambulance. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal 

Two rape accused flee, 2 policemen booked
Mohali, July 1
Two accused in a rape case fled from custody at the Sohana police station on Friday night. The authorities today booked two policemen, munshi Hem Raj and constable Ram Murti, under Sections 223 and 224 of the IPC.

Summer vacation extended by week
Chandigarh, July 1
In the wake of the heatwave, the UT Administration has extended the summer vacation for pre-primary and primary classes at all private and government schools by a week.

No Duronto to Amritsar from Sept 11
Chandigarh, July 1
With a lukewarm response to the much-hyped Duronto Express between Amritsar and Chandigarh seven days a weekthe train will not be run from September 11. With people in Punjab and the tricity demanding stoppages at Ludhiana and Jalandhar, the Railways has decided on a super-fast train to Amritsar from September 11. Then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced the train in the 2011-12 Railway Budget and the train was launched on August 24 last year.

COMMUNITY

checking  violations
Illegal construction a stumbling block
Chandigarh, July 1
Haphazard constructions in form of additional rooms and increase in coverage area could become a stumbling block in regularising the major violations in the flats and independent houses of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB).

Blatant violation: Illegal structures can be seen on the first and second floors of houses at Sector 45, Chandigarh.

10-member panel formed at mobilisation rally
Chandigarh, July 1
The CHB Residents Federation today organised its seventh mobilisation rally near Primary School, Sector 56, here. The rally was taken out as part of the second phase of the campaign.

Villages in Kandi area go without drinking water for days together
Chandigarh, July 1
Several villages in the Kandi area, adjoining Chandigarh, are facing shortage of potable water. The inhabitants of villages starting from Karaundewala village, located on an undulating hillock in the Jyantri Majri block, to Perch-Seonk villages are forced to fetch water from other sources, as the water supply of the public health department is not regular there.
Youths fetch water from a village well as the supply of potable water is not regular at Karundewala village. A Tribune photograph

Hottest June in last six years
Chandigarh, July 1
June this year has been the hottest in the last six years as the city received meagre rainfall making the tricity region the driest in the past 10 years. As per the records available with the local met department, the city received only 3.8 mm rainfall last month.

Another sleepless night for Mohali residents
Mohali, July 1
Outages at night continue to haunt the residents of the town. The worst affected are the residents of Phase VII here. The area witnessed an eight-hour power cut last night leaving the residents fuming. They were left with no other option, but to spend the night in the open.

Health scenario to get a major overhaul: MCA chief
Chandigarh, July 1
The medical education and health facility scenario is set for a major overhaul in the near future. While the report of a four-member committee headed by Dr N K Ganguli on the Ethical Guidelines for Medical Education and Clinical Practices is ready to be submitted, 20 new medical colleges, including nine in the public sector will be opened this year.

Filth returns

Three days after a cleanliness drive was launched in Phase IIIB2, garbage dumped along a road exposes the tall claims of the authorities regarding the sanitation of the town. The drive, which will end on July 12, is being carried out at different parts of the town. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

open house response
Sukhna lake needs a permanent solution
Sukhna Lake has not dried up in a single day. The UT Administration knew very well about the fragility of the water body and yet did not find a real solution.

Open wires pose threat to pedestrians
The Administration is overlooking the threat that uncapped electricity wires on sidewalks and dividers are a risk for pedestrians and motorists. Tribune lensman S Chandan takes a tour of the city to capture such images.

Tricity Scan

EDUCATION

MISSION Admission
Promising avenues in home science
Chandigarh, July 1
Career-oriented undergraduate courses are emerging as an alternative to the conventional courses being offered by universities. Home Science is one such course that covers a wide spectrum of subjects and presents a blend of science and art. Government Home Science College, Sector 10, is the destination for students who want to make a career in this field.

Students at the Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Students face tough competition for BCA seats
Chandigarh, July 1
After Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Computer Application has also emerged as a competitive course with 2,000 applications submitted for 280 seats offered by government colleges in the city.

Hot summer

A bird dries itself after a bath on a hot day. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

CBSE adds ethics to education system
Chandigarh, July 1
With the aim to inculcate moral values to students, the Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to make moral education an integral part of the Indian education system.

Parties devise new ways to woo students
Chandigarh, July 1
Student parties at Panjab University are leaving no stone unturned to woo new students coming to the campus. After the help desks which were set-up to assist students in the admission process, student organisations have started circulating the party pamphlets containing their helpline numbers through newspapers.

Students not allowed to take exam, allege harassment
Chandigarh, July 1
Eight students of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, have alleged harassment at the hands of college authorities because they were not allowed to appear for the examination of BSc Radiodiagonsis held on Friday. The students said that though they were issued roll numbers by Punjab University, the officials at the medical college did not allow them to sit for the examination due to shortage of lectures and internal assessment
A student stands in protest with her family in front of the residence of Suman Kocchar at Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Dusty welcome

Commuters face dust due to laying of drainage pipes near the Chandigarh Airport. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib
Rs 100-cr sanctioned for development
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 1
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sanctioned Rs 100 crore for various development projects to be undertaken in Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib urban area and surrounding villages falling in Fatehgarh Sahib municipal council limits.

Industrial effluent water gets accumulated on a road at Focal Point, Dera Bassi. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Industrial effluent water discharged in the open
Dera Bassi, July 1
The discharge of polluted water by certain industrial units in the Industrial Area has become a nuisance for residents here. The water gets accumulated on roads and results in waterlogging.

A torn Tricolour put up atop a building at Phase VII in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Woman killed in mishap
Ambala, July 1
A middle aged woman was run over by a truck on Aggarsain overbridge in Ambala City this afternoon. The woman died on the spot and could not be identified. She was on foot when a truck ran over her. The truck driver managed to flee.

Dera Bassi goes the green way
Dera Bassi, July 1
NK Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Punjab, and Ravinder Singh, chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, today launched a "Green Punjab" drive by planting saplings at Focal Point here.

Woman killed
BANUR, July 1 
A woman was killed while her husband and mother-in-law sustained injuries when a car hit their scooter near Banur on Saturday. 

Hospital not in pink of health
Kalka, July 1
The Community Health Centre here is reeling under an acute shortage of doctors. Patients coming from far-off places are facing a lot of inconvenience due to the crunch.

CRIME

Woman drugged and robbed
Chandigarh, July 1
A 40-year-old woman was robbed of her jewelry after allegedly being intoxicated at the Government Multi Speciality Hospital in Sector 16. The woman, Sarla Devi, a resident of Daddu Majra, had come to the hospital for the delivery of her daughter-in-law when she was allegedly drugged and robbed.

2 booked for sending objectionable e-mails
Chandigar, July 1
Two persons were booked under IT Act for sending objectionalable mails. In the first case, a woman resident of Chandigarh alleged that Mohit, whom she did not know, threatened her on the mobile phone and also passed comments via email. The police has registered a case under Sections 506 and 509 of the IPC and 66A of the IT Act 2000 at the Sector 34 police station.

Theft at house
Panchkula, July 1
Thieves once again struck at a house in Sector 16 yesterday and decamped with gold jewellery worth several lakhs.

Two thefts reported in city
Chandigarh, July 1
Two incidents of thefts were reported across the city today. A resident of Pushpak Society in Sector 49, reported that thieves had stolen one gold set, two gold bangles, one pair gold tops, one pair silver pajeb, one watch, one kitty set, one silver set, one gold coin and cash Rs 47,000 from his residence in between June 27 and 30. The police has registered a case under Sections 380 and 454 of the IPC at the Sector 34 police station.

2 cheating cases registered
Chandigarh, July 1 The UT police today registered two separate incidents of cheating here. Lakhinder Singh and Parminder Beer Singh, both residents of Sector 4, alleged that Dr Major Singh of Sector 68, Mohali, entered into an agreement with them on November 4 last year for the purchase of a piece of land. They alleged further that he produced fake signed documents of complainants in back date (that is November 3) last year and sold land to another person.

SPORTS

City team put pressure on Mohali
Chandigarh, July 1
After batsmen of the local cricket team displayed a brilliant boundary shots last day, the bowlers took the charge and troubled Mohali’s batsmen on the second day of the ongoing Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament for boys (U-22) held at Cricket Stadium of Sector 16 today.

A player hits a defensive stroke during the match between Chandigarh and Mohali at Sector 16 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Satluj Summer Cricket Cup 
Satluj Public School lift trophy
Chandigarh, July 1
In the finals of the Satluj Summer Cup League Cricket Tournament for boys (U-13), the host team of Satluj Public School Sector 4 defeated Bharti Vij Cricket Academy, Sector 28, in Chandigarh today.

DGP XI win by 6 wickets
Panchkula, July 1
The cricket team of DGP XI defeated Journalist XI and won the T-20 Friendly Press-Police cricket match held at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Sector 3. The wining side posted a six-wicket win over the rivals with international player Joginder Sharma hogging the limelight.

City lad wants to make mark in world of cricket 
Chandigarh, July 1
Fighting against all odds and making his grandfather’s dream true, ace cricketer Gundash Veer Singh is eyeing on achieving more laurels in the world of Gentle Men’s Game-cricket.

cricket tourney
Chandigarh defeat Mohali by 12 runs
Mohali, July 1
In the ongoing Junior Cricket Tournament for boys (U-12), the cricket team of Chandigarh Baptist defeated Mohali (blue) by 12 runs, here today.

Hot-weather  cricket 
Achievers Club outclass Phoenix Club
Patiala, July 1
Achievers Club defeated Phoenix Club by 53 runs in the Patiala Hot-Weather T-20 Open Cricket Tournament played at Black Elephant Ground today. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Achievers scored 171 for 5 in 20 over match which was highest total of the tournament.

Manjot, Eklavya win in doubles
Chandigarh, July 1
Local tennis player Manjot Singh along with Eklavya of Kolkata won the doubles event during the recently concluded AITA (national ranking) tournament organised at the LK International School, Bawana, Delhi. Around 100 tennis players participated in this all-India level tourney.