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Police quizzes five guests
Chandigarh, August 21
The UT police today questioned some guests who had arrived at the controversial pool party at Lake Club on Sunday.
Empty beer bottles, cigarettes found
Chandigarh, August 21
Empty beer bottles, cigarettes can be easily seen near the swimming pool wall at Lake Club where youngsters had created ruckus on Sunday.
Empty beer bottles and cigarette packets near the Lake Club swimming pool on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
UT mulls change in booking, security deposit rules at club
Chandigarh, August 21
Finally, waking up from deep slumber, the UT Administration is going to change some rules and regulations of Lake Club. A senior official said there would be changes in the the rules for booking and security deposit.
Excise Act violated
Chandigarh, August 21
The controversy over the pool party at Lake Club is getting murkier. Two days after the high-voltage party was reported, the UT excise officials have stumbled upon a glaring violation of the Excise Act that could land the organisers in trouble.
mehak case
Post-mortem indicates death due to strangulation
Panchkula, August 21
The post-mortem of the body of newlywed girl Mehak, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her residence yesterday, was conducted today. According to the report, she died due to strangulation and was five-month pregnant.
Inconsolable parents of Mehak at Panchkula on Tuesday.
Mehak was victim of in-laws’ torture: Parents
Panchkula, August 21
The ‘torture’ which 23-year-old Mehak underwent is beyond description. Searing food was thrust into her mouth, hands were poked in boiling water and boiling milk was poured over her feet only because she could not meet her in-laws greed for dowry.
Snatchers target woman inside house
Chandigarh, August 21
Incidents of chain snatching continue to create a panic in the city. Now, snatchers have started targeting women inside or near their homes.
A 70-year-old woman, who was doing yoga at the lawn of her house at Sector 38-B, was targeted by motorcycle-borne snatchers who took away her gold chain.
Pushpa Devi
Student Elections
Tension on PU campus, 15 arrested
Chandigarh, August 21
The Chandigarh Police today arrested 15 students of Panjab University and Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, under preventive measures.
The
police tries to disperse them at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune
photos: Manoj Mahajan
Panchkula gets new signboards
Panchkula, August 21
Now, it won’t be difficult to locate various sectors in Panchkula as new signboards have been installed at various points in the city.
The process of installing new signboards is still on. Currently, signboards have been installed at roads separating Sectors 5 and 6, Sectors 7 and 8, Sectors 5 and 8, Majri Chowk and NH-22. The HUDA has spent around Rs 13 lakhs in installing these sign boards. “We have installed around five boards and will be soon putting up more at other points as well,’ said a HUDA official.
A newly installed signboard at road separating Sectors 7 and 8 in Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
No imposition of house tax for month
Chandigarh, August 21
With the announcement of byelection of ward number 7 of the municipal corporation, residents of the
city got a relief from the imposition of house tax for a month.
Booth allotment not in MC’s ambit
Chandigarh, August 21
Waking up from the slumber after four years, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has now realised that booth allotment is not under their jurisdiction, resultantly they have cancelled the construction work of 136 pucca booths at Mauli Jagran whose work had commenced 10 months ago.
The contruction of booths in progress at Mauli
Jagran. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
poor drainage system
GMADA officials meet people affected by flooding, look for solution
 Mohali, August 21
The chief administrator of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), AK Sinha, visited Phase IV today to meet the residents, who were adversely affected as rainwater entered their houses.
A stone wall that was pulled down by the residents to provide an outlet for rainwater accumulated in Phase IV, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Development work stalled, residents blame GMADA
Mohali, August 21
Residents of Sohana village expressed resentment over the lackadaisical attitude of the GMADA authorities and other departments regarding the completion of developmental projects in the village.
The residents alleged that all roads and streets of the village had been dug last year to lay sewerage lines.
Residents of Sohana village point to a water-filled pit.
A Tribune photograph
Shortage of Stretchers
Patients a harassed lot at GMCH
Chandigarh, August 21
Gurvinder Singh, a resident of Sector 22, who was referred to GMCH-32 for a leg operation, kept waiting for half-an-hour in an auto-rickshaw, as there was no stretcher available. Gayatri
Verma, a heart patient and a resident of Sector 9, Panchkula, also kept waiting for one-and-a-half hour for the stretcher.
A patient has to wait for a stretcher for around 35 minutes at GMCH-32 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Ward no. 7 bypoll on September 15
Chandigarh, August 21
The byelection of ward number 7 of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) will be held on September 15. With this announcement, the code of conduct has come into effect from today in the ward.
Info panel pulls up CITCO senior manager
Chandigarh, August 21
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has reprimanded a senior manager of Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation (CITCO) for seeking voluminous and old information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act that did not have bearing or relation with the matter of public interest.
Groups clash at Panchkula college
Panchkula, August 21
A stone-pelting incident was witnessed at the Government College, Sector-1, Panchkula today during a group clash. Most of the boys involved were reported to be outsiders. By the time the police reached the spot, the boys escaped from the scene. No one was hurt in the incident.
PU senate elections
Poll campaign picks up
Chandigarh, August 21
The Senate election campaign is gearing up as the first phase of polls for electing six members of the Senate from six faculties is scheduled to be held on August 29. Elections will witness some interesting competition with BJP Councillor Davesh Moudgil pitched against heavy weight GK Chatrath. Also, RK Pathak would be contesting elections against Ashok Goyal, another dominating sitting Senator.
PUSU protests against shortage of law teachers
Chandigarh, August 21
Members of Panjab University Students Union staged a protest outside the law department today evening. against the non-availability of teachers during the evening batch of law classes.
HSA stages protest at VC office
Chandigarh, August 21
Members of Hindustan Student Association (HSA) staged a protest outside the Vice Chancellor's office claiming that shopkeepers at Panjab University charge students more than the market rate for beverages and food items.
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