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Admn plans to change school timings
Chandigarh, July 25
Waking up from deep slumber after the tragic death of Anupama, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School for Girls, Sector 18, whose leg was crushed under the rear wheel of a low-floor bus of the CTU, the UT Administration is now planning to divide the city government schools into four zones.

Students try to board an overcrowded CTU bus in Chandigarh.

Trauma care facilities in city ailing, hospitals flooded with patients
Chandigarh, July 25
Anupama’s death following an accident has again brought to fore the inadequate trauma care in the city and the adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

19-yr-old girl electrocuted
Panchkula, July 25
A 19-year-old girl was electrocuted on Tuesday night when she came in contact with a live wire outside her residence in Panchkula. The deceased has been identified as Neelu, a resident of Sector 27, Panchkula.

Couple robbed of car at gunpoint Panchkula, July 25 In yet another case of car jacking in Panchkula, a Verna car was snatched at gunpoint from an elderly couple by three unidentified youths on the road separating Sectors 25 and 26 late on Wednesday night. The victim, Kulwant Singh, with his wife Tej Kaur.

Tuesday unlucky for Maruti 800 owners!
Panchkula, July 25
If you have white Maruti 800 car, don't take it to 'apni mandi' in Sector 16 on Tuesday. As many as 20 Maruti cars, all white in colour, have been stolen from the parking lot of the 'apni mandi'.

COMMUNITY

Mohali Civil Hospital
Chemist shop to function soon
Mohali, July 25
The only chemist shop, which was lying closed over the last more than 18 months on the premises of Mohali Civil Hospital, was likely to start functioning soon and provide medicines to patients at subsidised rates following the Jan Aushadhi pattern.

1-hr water supply in maloya Chandigarh, July 25 For Simranjeet, a resident of Maloya, installation of new booster in her area to improve the water pressure has turned a nightmare as instead of increasing the pressure the water supply has reduced to one hour in the morning for the whole day. Residents of Maloya village queue up to fill their buckets with water on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Residents protest against society president Chandigarh, July 25 Women residents of the Victoria society, Sector 50, today staged a protest against their president for interrupting the water supply in the society by shutting down the water booster of the society. Residents of Victoria Enclave protest with empty buckets against the management of the society in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Waterlogging: Mechanics hold protest against MC Chandigarh, July 25 Members of the Sector 38 Auto Market Association staged a protest and block the market road in protest against the MC apathy towards water-logging in the market. Mechanics of the Motor Market, Sector 38 West, block road over waterlogging in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Parliamentary committee reaches city today
Chandigarh, July 25
The working of the Chandigarh Administration and that of the Municipal Corporation would be under scanner as the Parliamentary Committee is coming to the city tomorrow and would discuss the number of issues with the officials of UT Administration, Municipal Corporation and political leaders.

Children stage play

Children of Hamari Kaksha stage a play, ‘Koshis Jaari Hai’ at Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Live wires hang loose in P’kula
Panchkula, July 25
Do the authorities always wait for a mishap to take place and then initiate an action against the negligent? If you happen to cross through various areas in Panchkula, you will find many live wires hanging loosely. Several spots at the dividing road of Sectors 11/15 in Panchkula, near the residential areas of Sector 10, near Sectors 14/15 dividing, near Sectors 21, 14 and 11.

Admn posts
Finally, Punjab sends panel of 12 PCS officials to UT
Chandigarh, July 25
After A gap of six months, the Punjab government has sent a panel of 12 PCS officials to the UT Administration against the four PCS posts. The UT Administration had issued many reminders asking the Punjab Government to send the panel of officers.

Admn reshuffle on the cards
Chandigarh, July 25
In the coming days, major reshuffling will take place in the UT Administration. With the selection of two HCS officials, Surinder Kumar Setia and Mandeep Kaur, the UT Administration would soon shuffle the departments of many officials.

Will check brawls at discos, says SP (City)
Chandigarh, July 25
After taking over as SP (city) and SP (headquarters) today, 2008 batch IPS officer Desraj Singh said his aim would be to check brawls outside discotheques in the city. Moreover, he will also focus on curbing the menace of rash driving by youngsters and eve-teasing.

They take pride in soldier son's sacrifice Panchkula, July 25 Rather than shedding tears, they feel proud and have moved on in their life with their head held high. Harbans Lal and Raksha Devi, who lost their son Sandeep Sagar during the Kargil war, do not sit in a corner and cry recalling fond memories of their son rather they have become an inspiration for others. Harbans Lal and Raksha Devi with the photograph of their son Sandeep Sagar. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

70 challaned at Motor Market Chandigarh, July 25 As many as 70 challans were issued to the encroachers at the Motor Market in Sector 48 by the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation during an encroachment drive today. The enforcement team removed and impounded 50 cars which were being repaired and parked on the MC land. A crane of the Municipal Corporation puts an impounded car on a truck at the Motor Market in Sector 48 on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Suspended clerks intensify protest Mohali, July 25 As many as 134 suspended clerks of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) today intensified their protest alleging that the Punjab government had failed to give back their jobs despite promises made in this regard. Suspended clerks protest against the Punjab government in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

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EDUCATION

Girls perform ‘Giddha’ during the induction day function at the MCMDAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PANJAB UNIVERSITY
Overstaying researchers could lose hostel
Chandigarh, July 25
The research scholars at Panjab University residing at hostels on campus for more then four years might loses their accommodation as the DSW office has sought the list of all the researchers who have been staying in hostels for more then four-years.

Ex-VC of PU appointed mentor, performance auditor of 5 institutes
Chandigarh, July 25
Former Vice Chancellor of Panjab University Dr KN Pathak has been appointed as mentor and performance auditor of five institutions located in Punjab, UP, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh. A communication to this effect has been received from the National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU), Government of India.

26 conferred degrees at first convocation of IISER
Mohali, July 25 The Right to Education would be implemented across the country by March 2013, said Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, today. Sibal was in the town to attend the first convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) as the chief guest.
(From left) Prof CNR Rao, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India; Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India, and Prof RA Mashelkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IISER, on the first convocation of the Indian Institute of Scientific Research in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

SOPU ends agitation
Chandigarh, July 25
Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) ended their hunger strike today after their demands were met. SOPU members had started an indefinite hunger strike on July 24. The students were demanding that the university should reduce the eligibility for the promotion of BSc students to MSc.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

High drama at Civil Hospital
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 25
High drama was witnessed at the Civil Hospital, as dozens of sweetmeat sellers and tea vendors seeking licence under the Food Safety Act raised slogans against the district health official outside his office this morning.

Arrest of Civil Surgeon
Corruption at office comes to fore
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 25
The arrest of Dr Jai Singh, the newly appointed Civil Surgeon of Fatehgarh Sahib, by the vigilance bureau red-handed has exposed corruption in the Civil Surgeon office, particularly by officials dealing with food sampling and adulteration.

Punjabi University introduces new course in multimedia
Patiala, July 25
Punjabi University, Patiala, has introduced a highly professional course, PG Diploma in Multimedia Applications, in the Centre for Advanced Media Studies (CAMS) from the current academic session in addition to the existing BTech Course in TV, Film Production and Media Technology.

Police remand for XEN
Ambala, July 25
Ambala irrigation department XEN RK Gupta, who was arrested yesterday by the state vigilance bureau on the charges of taking bribe from a contractor, was produced in court today, which remanded him to one-day police custody.

2 booked to rob woman
Kalka, July 25
Two miscreants robbed a 65-year-old woman of her gold ornaments today. Police sources revealed that the victim, Satya Devi, a resident of Saini Mohalla, Pinjore, had come to take medicine from the primary health centre (PHC), Pinjore. The incident took place at around 2.30 pm when she came out of the centre.

1 killed in road mishap
Ambala, July 25
A woman died when the car in which she was travelling skidded and fell into a ditch on the Ambala-Hisar road near Ismilabad village this morning. According to information, the deceased, identified as Santosh, was visiting a pilgrimage in Rajasthan with her husband Ramesh Kumar and three children.

Man dies after falling off fourth floor
Banur, July 25
A man died after felling off the fourth floor of a flat near Banur last evening. The deceased was identified as 36-year-old Mohammad Aftab, a resident of Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

COURTS

Ex-liquidator convicted
Chandigarh, July 25
The CBI Court today convicted a former liquidator of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ashish Vajpayee, in a disproportionate assets case. The accused, who was attached with the Punjab and Haryana High Court at the time of his arrest, has been held guilty of amassing assets (worth Rs 1.47 crore) disproportionate to his known sources of income in 2006 during his tenure.

High Court rap for Administration
Chandigarh, July 25
Rapping the Chandigarh Administration on its knuckles for red-tapism in renting out the shops in the “modern air-conditioned fish, meat and poultry products market”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set a two-week deadline for the authorities concerned to take a decision. The market was constructed some three years ago.

Bribery case: Coach gets bail
Panchkula, July 25
Coach RP Chopra who was arrested recently for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a cricket aspirant was released on bail today. The case had come up for hearing in the Panchkula sessions court where he was released on bail.

CRIME

Two women commit suicide
Chandigarh, July 25
Unable to reconcile herself to the loss of her younger brother, who had committed suicide, a 19-year-old girl allegedly kills herself by hanging herself at her residence in Ram Darbar here this afternoon.

Constable eve-teased
Chandigarh, July 25
In yet another case of eve-teasing, a woman constable posted near the Railway light point reported that some rowdy youngsters passed comments on her while she was on duty last night. The police reached the spot but the accused had fled by that time.

2 robbers arrested
Mohali, July 25
The police arrested two robbers who robbed of a local resident at a knifepoint this afternoon. The accused, identified as Charanjit Singh from Dhala village in Mukerian, and Deepak Kumar of Badh Majra, Mohali district, robbed of Deepu, a resident of a colony in Sector 50, Chandigarh, of Rs 2,100 at the knifepoint near the Neighbourhood Park in Phase XI at around 2.30 pm today.

Man held for fraud
Panchkula, July 25
A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Panchkula police who was reportedly giving fake evidence in the Panchkula court this morning. The accused, identified as Jagjit Singh, is a resident of Ambala.

Class X student ends life
Panchkula, July 25
A student of Class X reportedly committed suicide at his residence in Haripur village, Sector 4, Panchkula, by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Wednesday night. The deceased, Lovely, was rushed to the Sector 6 General Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

SPORTS

Massive win for GMSSS-18 Chandigarh, July 25 The hockey team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, by 7-0 in the final of girl’s category to qualify for the Pre-Nehru Hockey Tournament. GMSSS-18 girls in a jubilant mood after winning a match at the hockey stadium in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Kumar Adarsh wins title Panchkula, July 25 Kumar Adarsh defeated Rajat Nag to win the inter-regional Carrom and Bridge Tournament today. Earlier, he defeated G Narsingh Roa in the semifinals. ER-I bagged the team championship defeating the team of WR-I by 2-1. Players in action during a carrom tournament in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Education dept seals GMSSS-19 cricket ground
Chandigarh, July 25
The 30-year-old cricket hub of City Beautiful, the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, is facing the ire of the UT Education department. The authorities appear to have suddenly woken up to the fact that the cricket academy is running without ‘permission’ from past three decades and ordered cricket enthusiast to vacate the ground till a final decision is taken ion the issue.

GMSSS-10 lift trophy
Chandigarh, July 25
The football team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, clinched the St Soldier Trophy after the defeating the host team in the final match today.