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60-yr-old Woman overpowers thief
Accused identified as neighbour, put red chilli powder into her eyes, hit her with hammer
Chandigarh, August 22
A 60-year-old woman residing in government quarters at Panjab University was attacked by a masked youth at her residence in broad daylight today.
Injured Heera Devi at the GMSH, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

28-yr-old woman held captive by family for months, rescued
Mohali, August 22
In a bizarre incident, a 28-year-old mentally upset woman, who was allegedly detained for several months in a dingy room by her family, who took her to be “possessed by a ghost”, was rescued by the police and activists of an NGO from her house in Balongi village today.

Manu comes to rescue of UT employees 
Chandigarh, August 22
Once again, Manu, one of the three baboons in the city, came to the rescue of the UT Secretariat staff and employees of the UT police headquarters.

PU Student Elections
SDM warns troublemakers
Chandigarh, August 22
Eleven ‘troublemakers’ out of 26 identified by the Chandigarh Police who appeared before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to furnish personal bonds got a dressing down by the SDM who warned them against indulging in criminal activities.

COMMUNITY

Close shave for family as roof collapses
Chandigarh, August 22
Vijay Ram (35), who resides on the first floor of house number 2324 in the EWS housing colony at Sector 37, had a miraculous escape this morning when the roof of the verandah of the ground floor house (no. 2326) collapsed during the rain. Vijay and his wife had returned from the hospital, where his mother has been admitted, when the incident occurred. He said the house on the ground floor has been vacant for long so there was no loss of life.

The collapsed roof of a house at Sector 37, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Repeated repairs fail to plug roof leakage
Chandigarh, August 22
Though the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has spent lakhs of rupees on repairing four times the one-room tenements at Industrial Area, Phase I, near colony number 4, the residents have not got any relief from roof leakage during the monsoon. After the downpour yesterday, it was the same story for the residents living in all the 100 houses on the first floor in the colony. Till the rain stopped, they had been grappling with leakage in roof.

Union lays siege to CTU GM's office
Chandigarh, August 22
The employees of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking today forced its General Manager (GM) SP Parmar to stay at his office at Industrial Area, Phase I, after office hours when he refused to listen to them. The president of the CTU union, Bhupinder Singh, alleged that the GM had assured the employees that he would hold a meeting with them today to discuss their problems but in the evening he refused to do so.
CTU GM SP Parmar (extreme right) is escorted by the police at his office in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Sec-18 residents forced to drink murky water
Chandigarh, August 22
Residents of Sector 18 have been forced to consume muddy water for the last two days. Officials of the Municipal Corporation have not paid even a visit to the affected area though they continue to talk big about spending crores on improving the quality of water supply in the city.

Lake Club caterer to lose membership
Chandigarh, August 22
Three days after the high-voltage ‘pool party’ at the Lake Club, the UT Administration is going to cancel the membership of Sanjay Singla, the official caterer of the Lake Club. Singla had booked the party on behalf of the Event Experts, an event-management company, for the “Island Pool Party” at the Lake Club.

The swimming pool at the Lake Club where youngsters entered in violations of the rules during a party on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

DNA test of Mehak’s foetus to be conducted
Panchkula, August 22
The police today decided to get the DNA test conducted on Mehak’s foetus following a demand by her parents in view of the post-mortem report revealing that she was five-month pregnant although she was married only for four months ago. Mehak died under mysterious circumstances at her in-laws’ house two days ago. Her parents alleged that the police was not taking action on the pretext that the girl was having extra-marital relation with a Delhi-based boy and she could not be a dowry victim.

Banking services hit in tricity
Chandigarh, August 22
The first day of the two-day strike called by the employees of public sector banks caused inconvenience to tricity residents. Banking transactions were hit and cheques remained uncleared in various branches of public sector banks.

Unaware of the two-day bank strike, customers visit a branch of the State Bank of India in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Industry faces loss of Rs 300 crore
The two-day bank strike not only caused inconvenience to residents, but the industry also suffered a loss of crores. If the city industrialists are to be believed, the industry suffered a loss of around Rs 300 crore. Industry representatives, particularly of the MSME sector, were massively affected due to the strike.

Brain tumour patient needs financial help 
Chandigarh, August 22 A 10-year-old boy is in need of Rs 1 lakh for the treatment of brain tumour. A resident of a village in Uttar Pradesh, Bholu, is currently undergoing treatment at the PGI. The boy has already lost one eye due to development of a tumour in an eye as well.

Pooja continues her battle for life
Chandigarh, August 22
The 16-year-old girl, Pooja, who sustained grievous injuries on her head and arm after being hit by a CTU bus, continues to battle for life. She has been lying unconscious for the past six days at the PGI’s Advanced Trauma Centre.

EDUCATION

Student Elections
Security beefed up at PU
Chandigarh, August 22
The police teams and the security staff of Panjab University will keep an eye on the activities of student leaders in a bid to avoid any untoward incident in the runup to the student council elections.

Classrooms need to be more interactive: CCE mentors
Chandigarh, August 22
Even as the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) has entered its third year, there are still many issues that mar its implementation.

Expert demystifies the God particle
Chandigarh, August 22
Audience at a special lecture at Panjab University was apprised of the various phenomena related to the recent discovery of the "God particle" at a research centre in Switzerland.

Dr R Ramachandran delivers a lecture at Panjab University on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Cavities higher among hearing impaired children, say dentists
Chandigarh, August 22
While examining the oral health of hearing and speech impaired children studying at Vatika School here today, dentists noted that the presence of cavities was higher among these children. The key cause for this, according to the dentists, was the limitation faced these children in communicating with the experts, teachers and even parents.

A dentist examines a student at Vatika School in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Students pledge to conserve energy
Chandigarh, August 22
Over 200 students and faculty members of the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, took part in a rally to create awareness about energy conservation here today. The event was organised by Prakriti, a college organisation, to celebrate Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas.

College students making a difference in others’ lives
Chandigarh, August 22
A student-run charity at the DAV College, Sector 10, donated Rs 10,000 for the eye implantation of a 15-year-old girl hailing from Nepal here today. The members of the association -- Nav Sankalp -- donated the money to the parents of the girl, Deepa, on the college campus.

Members of the Nav Sankalp donate a cheque for Rs 10,000 to Deepa at the DAV College, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Don't charge full rent for shared hostel rooms: NSUI
Chandigarh, August 22
Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) met the Vice-Chancellor to demand that the students who were allotted rooms on a sharing basis should not be charged full rent at Panjab University. Presently, the students who have been allotted an independent room and those who have to share it are required to pay an equal amount of fee.

Monash to represent city at science seminar
Chandigarh, August 22
Monash of Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, won the State Science Seminar 2012, held at the State Institute of Education, Sector 32. Ten students gave their presentations on the topic "Mathematics in India: Past, Present and Future". 

NSUI demands student council elections in Punjab
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 22
The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has demanded that elections be held in all the colleges and universities of the state on the pattern of Punjab University and Delhi University to give the youth exposure in leadership qualities.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

One held for placement fraud
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 22
A conman,who organised a fake placement drive in Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, was arrested for defrauding the students of the College.

CRIME

Couple booked for fraud
Chandigarh, August 22
In a case of property fraud, a couple has been booked for duping a Banur resident of Rs 2.5 crore. Sunil Kumar Jain, a resident of Banur, alleged that Jaswant Singh of Sector 15, Panchkula, his wife Parminder Singh, along with others, duped him of Rs 2.5 crore.

Patwari held accepting bribe of Rs 5,000
Mohali, August 22 The local vigilance team caught a patwari red-handed while accepting bribe at his office here last evening.

SPORTS

sports stadiums
Shortage of sand, gravel delays construction work 
Chandigarh, August 22
Shortage of sand and gravel has apparently held up an ambitious project of constructing seven sports stadiums in Mohali district. This, while depriving sports enthusiasts of facilities to pursue their interests, also carries the risk of cost overruns. The state government had initiated the project in July, 2011, and the works were stipulated to be complete within eight months. 
An under construction sports stadium in Mohali. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Guru Gobind Singh Vidya Mandir register win
Chandigarh, August 22
The hockey team of Guru Gobind Singh Vidya Mandir, Ratwara Sahib, thrashed Bush Academy, Khadoor Sahib, during the ongoing 11th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Hockey tournament for boys (U-14), being held at the Hockey Stadium of Sector 42, Sports Complex, here today. The wining team registered a 5-1 win over the rivals.

A hockey match in progress during the 11th ONGC SN Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior U-14 Tournament at the Sector 42 stadium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Feroz, Jairaj lift national inter-school golf cup
Chandigarh, August 22
Bringing laurels to the City Beautiful, two local golfers won applauses after wining the 2nd Albatross National Inter-School, Junior Golf Championship 2012, at Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon.

DAV-8 thrash DPS to win table tennis meet
Chandigarh, August 22
Table tennis players of DAV School, Sector 8, defeated Delhi Public School, Sector 40, to win the Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament for boys (U-14), being held, here today.

GMSSS-10 win top honours
Chandigarh, August 22
In the ongoing Inter-School Fencing Tournament, the team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, (GMSSS-10) won top honours in all the three categories of Foil, Epee and Sabre in the boys (U-17) category, here today.

Stepping Stones-37 win
Chandigarh, August 22
The gymnast of Stepping Stones School, Sector 37, scored 115.00 points to win the overall championship during the Inter-school Gymnastic Championship, here today.

St Joseph School emerges winner in carrom competition
Chandigarh, August 22
In the ongoing Inter-School Carrom competition for boys (U-19), the St. Joseph Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, secured first position while the DAV Public School, Sector 8, finished as the runners-up.

Aarja, Mahima victorious
Chandigarh, August 22
Tennis team of DPS, Greater Noida, defeated DPS, Faridabad, in their opening campaign of the National Inter-DPS Tennis Tournament for Girls, being held at DPS School, here today.

GMSSS-8 clinch sqay martial arts trophy
Chandigarh, August 22
The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, (GMSSS-8) won the overall trophy with 12 points in the ongoing Inter-School Sqay Martial Art Tournament for Boys (U-14), being held here today.