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Rs 25 cr fail to link computers at PGI
Chandigarh, August 28
Despite utilising Rs 25 crore released by the Central government for computerisation and local area network (LAN) connectivity between its departments around 13 years ago, the city's premier healthcare institute, PGIMER, has failed to ease its patients from shuttling across the departments.

Huge rush of patients at the New OPD of the PGI in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

College trustee held for firing into the air
Mohali, August 28
The Mohali police arrested a trustee of Bhaddal Engineering College on the charges of firing three shots into the air with his licensed .32-bore revolver at Phase V following an argument with a neighbour’s tenant and his friends last night.

Shivalikview, Mountview turn white elephants
Chandigarh, August 28
If the performance report of the first quarter ending June 30 is any indication, two prestigious hotels of the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO), including its only five-star hotel Mount View, have proven to be white elephants.

                                      Hotel Shivalikview

ADC submits report, says Lake Club premises misused
Chandigarh, August 28
Nine days after the high-voltage pool party at Lake Club, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Mahavir Kaushik today submitted his report to UT Finance-cum-Sports Secretary VK Singh. In his report, the ADC has stated that the Lake Club premises was misused by the party organisers in the name of social get-together and even the Excise Act was also violated.

UT police to go ‘smart’
Chandigarh, August 28
Putting technology to its best use, the city police is all set to speed up the system to improve its efficiency and save time. With almost all station house officers (SHOs) and police post in-charges in possession of smart phones, the UT SSP has today directed them to configure their official email on their mobile sets for exchange of visuals and data.

Man caught ‘stealing’ on camera
Panchkula, August 28
A Panchkula shopkeeper has claimed that he has a video recording of a thief who committed a theft at his shop for the second time and when caught by him confessed that the police who had arrested him before, let him off demanding their share of the booty and also assured him that they would implicate the owner in a false insurance or opium case.
A CCTV footage of a man committing ‘theft’ at a shop in Sector 6, Panchkula.

Four injured as car falls into gorge
Panchkula, August 28
Four inebriated youths sustained serious injuries when the car they were travelling in rolled down a gorge and rammed into hutments in Surajpur near Pinjore.


The car that fell into a gorge in Surajpur near Pinjore on Tuesday. Tribune photos

COMMUNITY

mc bypoll
Infighting within Congress comes to fore
Chandigarh, August 28
Infighting within the Congress over the selection of candidate from ward number 7 came to the fore today.


Congress candidate from Ward No. 7 Poonam Sharma (third from right) on her way to file nomination papers at Sector 18, Chandigarh.

MC removes 200 signboards
Chandigarh, August 28
The enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, today removed 200 signboards and hoardings under Section 5 of the Chandigarh Advertisement Control Order 1954 displayed by shopkeepers owners in the market area of Sector 7 and 26, Madhya Marg for violating the provisions of the Advertisement Control Order.
MC officials remove glow signboards from the Sector 7 market on Madhya Marg in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Traffic slips issued to six govt vehicles
Chandigarh, August 28
The UT Traffic Police has initiated action against government vehicles found violating traffic rules while plying on city roads.

Land acquisition for Phase II and III of IT Park
Admn accused of favouring real estate companies
Chandigarh, August 28
In a case pertaining to the land acquisition for Phase II and III of Rajiv Gandhi Information Technology Park, the petitioner's counsel in the Supreme Court today argued that the UT Administration had acquired farmers' land for public purpose, but was utilising the same for favouring real estate companies.

Anti-rabies vaccines being sold for Rs 350 instead of Rs 100
Chandigarh, August 28
Despite the Municipal Corporation’s recent announcement of Rs 250 subsidy on the anti-rabies injection, patients are being forced to purchase the vaccine on the MRP from the market owing to its erratic supply at the Sector-19 dispensary.

AAI, Punjab, Haryana sign pact
Chandigarh, August 28
After awarding Rs 314 crore tender for the construction of an integrated terminal at the new Chandigarh International Airport to Larsen and Turbo, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) today signed an agreement with Punjab and Haryana for forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to facilitate construction of the terminal.

MC website updated
Chandigarh, August 28
The Municipal Corporation has updated their official website today by showing seat of Ward Number 7 as vacant under the directory and email addresses of their webpage whose ward councillor Laxmi Devi died four months ago after she met with an accident.

Missing girl found
Chandigarh, August 28
A day after a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped, the Mani Majra police has recovered the girl from Saketri here today. It came to light that the girl was not kidnapped, but had lost her way while playing and then reached Saketri where her family used to stay earlier.

SHO gets notice
Chandigarh, August 28
Unable to curb the rising spate of snatchings in the city, senior police officials have finally swung into action and started pulling up Station House Officers. Inspector Kirpal Singh, SHO, Sector 34 police station, has been issued a censure notice by the UT SSP, following an incident of snatching in the jurisdiction of his police station today.

Drama at Mohali market
Mohali, August 28
High drama was witnessed at the main market of Phase 7 when four youths including two girls, all in their late teens, were rounded up by the police from a showroom-cum-office (SCO) where they were suspected of consuming narcotics today morning.

3 ultrasound machines seized in raid
Panchkula, August 28
Officials of the health department today conducted raids at the residence and office premises of Vinod Dua, an industrialist, and seized three ultra sound machines.

EDUCATION

MCM DAV organises lecture on God particle
Chandigarh, August 28
MCM DAV College for Women, in collaboration with the Society for Promotion of Science and Technology in India, organised a lecture on God particle today.

PU alumni association to organise play today
Chandigarh, August 28
The Panjab University Alumni Association of the Department of History (Aitihasiki) is organising a recitation of the historical play “Gadhar Express” by Dr Atamjit Singh (a National Sahitya Academy Sangeet Natak Academy Award winner) on August 29 at 11.00 am at ICSSR Complex, Seminar Hall No 1 on the university campus.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

District police arrests eight drug peddlers
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 28
The district police has arrested 8 drug peddlers during checking at different places and recovered 370 gm narcotics powder, 2,700 intoxicant tablets, 100 capsules, 14 gm smack and 20 bottles of illegal whisky.

punjabi university
UCE students, SFI stage protest outside VC office
Patiala, August 28
Students of the University College of Engineering (UCE), led by the Student Federation of India (SFI), staged a protest demonstration outside Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh's office against the authorities for overlooking their problems.

Two youths drown
Ambala, August 28
Two residents of Kot Kachwa village drowned in Tangri river. The two youths have been identified as Rinku (23) and Jitender (22).

COURTS

Two-day police remand for Mehak's husband
Panchkula, August 28
Mehak’s husband Sandeep Garg was today produced in the court which sent him to a two-day police remand. Garg was arrested last night by the Panchkula police in connection with Mehak’s death.

theme park case
Decision on CBI’s closure report today
Chandigarh, August 28
The court will pronounce its decision on the CBI’s closure report in the theme park case tomorrow when it will be decided whether the case should be closed or re-investigated. Heated arguments were witnessed in the court today.

rama dairy robbery
Witnesses identify accused in court
Panchkula, August 28
In a major development in the Panchkula loot case, the two accused were identified by the main witnesses in the court today. The two accused, Anil and Vikram, were identified by the owner, Ram Kumar Walia, and a customer, Sunil. The witnesses said that Anil and Vikram were the ones who committed the loot at Rama Dairy.

CRIME

Taxi driver commits suicide
Chandigarh, August 28
A taxi driver allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Khuda Lahora village late last night. The police has booked his wife and in-laws in a case of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC following the recovery of a suicide note from the spot.

Bribe accused chargesheeted
Panchkula, August 28
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a chargesheet against Colonel VS Yadav, who has been accused of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for giving a medical fitness certificate.

SPORTS

Jashandeep wins 50m breaststroke
Chandigarh, August 28
During the ongoing PU Inter-college Swimming Competition for men and women, Jashandeep Singh (PU) completed 50 metres breast stroke in 0:30.62 seconds and came first in the event.
Swimmers of DAV College, Sector 10, make a new meet record during the Panjab University College Swimming Championship in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

Under-13 soccer meet
Strawberry Fields World School lift Meredith trophy
Chandigarh, August 28
The under-13 soccer team of Strawberry Fields World School, Chandigarh, won the Brother Meredith Football Trophy 2012 held at St John's High School second time in a row. The event concluded today which began on August 25.

The soccer team of Strawberry Fields World School after winning the Brother Meredith Football Trophy at St John’s High School in Chandigarh on Tuesday. A tribune photograph

Sqay Martial Art
GMSSS claims overall trophy with 21 points
Chandigarh, August 28
The Government Model Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra, bagged the overall trophy of Inter-school Sqay Martial Art for Girls (U- 17) being held here today.

Shooter Sunil bags top spot
Chandigarh, August 28
Shooter Sunil Chaudhary secured the top spot with 260 points out of 300 during the 37th Chandigarh State Shooting Championship being held at Shooting Ranges, Phase VI, Mohali. In the standard pistol event, Maiash Jain scored 249 points to finish as second in the competition. In the centre fire pistol event for men, Sunil Chaudhary (94/100) and Vishwajeet (78/100) claimed top two spots.

GMSSS-47 gymnastic champs
Chandigarh, August 28
The gymnastic team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47, bagged the overall team championship trophy during the ongoing Inter-school Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament being held here today.

Inter-state Yoga Tournament
Sarangpur GMSSS score 483, tops tourney
Chandigarh, August 28
The yoga team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sarangpur, scored 483 out of 600 points to finish as first in the ongoing Inter-state Yoga Tournament of Girls (U-17) being held here today.

Carmel Convent eves walk out with top honour
Chandigarh, August 28
The Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, defeated Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, in the final match of Inter-school Table Tennis Tournament for Girls (U-19). The event concluded today at Table Tennis Hall of Sector 23.
Table tennis players of Carmel Convent, Sector 9, along with officials after winning the under-19 Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament at Sector 23 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Wrestler Umesh secures first position
Chandigarh, August 28
Wrestler Umesh of Governance Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, secured the first place in 44kg category during the ongoing Inter-school Wrestling Competition being held here today.

Eyes set on target Archers practise during a training session at the Lake Sports Complex in Chandigarh.  Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Kendriya Vidyalaya-31 drub KV Baddowal by 5-0
Chandigarh, August 28
The soccer team of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, defeated Kendriya Vidyalaya, Baddowal, by 5-0 in the ongoing 43rd KVS Regional Football and Handball Tournament for Boys (U-14) begin at KV No1 Chandimandir here today.

P’kula cricket body to conduct trials today
Panchkula, August 28
The Panchkula District Cricket Association will conduct trials to select the district team on August 29 (3 pm) at St Soldier School, Sector 16.