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All's well with Snehalaya: Report Chandigarh, September 18
“Snehalaya, a home for the destitute, is a success story which none has cared to highlight.” 


Snehalaya, located near Maloya village in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Phase VII residents to be major beneficiaries of Metro project
Mohali, September 18
People residing in Phase VII, the heart of the town, and its vicinity will be the biggest beneficiaries of the proposed Metro rail project here. 

NHAI: No additional fee being charged for smart card
Chandigarh, September 18
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Himalayan Expressway, in their reply submitted before the Panchkula consumer forum, have stated that "no additional fee is being charged for the RFID (radio frequency identification device), a smart card”.

The toll plaza at Chandimandir on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway. A Tribune photograph

PUCSC president's poll expenditure: ~3,700 only! 
Chandigarh, September 18
Despite the extravagant campaigning, winning candidates have claimed that the entire exercise was well within the prescribed budget. The figures of the expenditure incurred by the winning candidates during the elections will surprise everyone. Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) president won the elections by spending Rs 3,700 only. The details of the expenditure have been submitted to the PU by the newly elected president.

COMMUNITY

Chaos at parking lots 
Chandigarh, September 18
Ignoring the financial loss of crores of rupees due to the non-allotment of vacant parking lots for the last more than eight months, the Municipal Corporation has taken no initiative to re-auction them. In fact, the authorities are also the least bothered about the trouble which the commuters are facing due to mismanagement in these parking lots.
Vehicles parked haphazardly at the CMC parking lot at Sector 17 in Chandigrah. tribune photo: Manoj Mahjan

States to benefit from 51% FDI in retail, says MP
Chandigarh, September 18
The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Pawan Kumar Bansal, while defending the decision of the Centre to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, said the BJP was spreading disinformation about it.  Interacting with the media here today, he said the FDI would not only boost the country’s sagging economy but also generate employment

Pawan Kumar Bansal

CHB may revise auction price
Chandigarh, September 18
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is contemplating to revise the auction prices of its 147 built-up booths and shops across the city.

Sukhna water level near danger mark
Chandigarh, September 18
Today’s rainfall has increased the water level of the Sukhna Lake to 1,162 feet, only one foot short of the danger mark of 1,163 feet. The concerned authorities are monitoring the situation closely.

Need for awareness to curb cataract among children, says PGI study
Chandigarh, September 18
The problems of accessibility, lack of quality cataract surgery and awareness in rural areas have proved a big hurdle in preventing blindness among children.

Woman undergoes surgery for cancer at 78, discharged
Mohali, September 18
Kanwal Bakshi could never have imagined that her life would fall apart so suddenly, that, too, on approaching the age of 78. After some sporadic symptoms, she was diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. At Fortis Hospital here, she not only recovered, but also became one of the oldest women in the country to have undergone such an extensive surgical procedure involving the abdomen and heart.




Kanwal Bakshi with Dr Priyadarshi Ranjan in Mohali. a tribune photograph 

Experts dwell on Kashmir issue
Chandigarh, September 18
A special lecture on “Kashmir's Special Status: Myth and Reality” by Prof Noor Ahmad Baba, Kashmir University, Srinagar, was organised by ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre on Panjab University Campus today.

Punjab to recruit 600 docs
Mohali, September 18
All community health centres in Punjab will be developed as nodal kendras and 600 more doctors will be recruited soon in the state. This was stated by Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal after laying the foundation stone of a Rs 40 lakh primary health centre in Khizrabad village, near Kurali today. 

EDUCATION

pu senate elections 
Campaigning picks up
Chandigarh, September 18
With all eyes set on the last phase of PU Senate elections, which are going to be held for 15 seats of graduates constituency, the contenders have intensified their campaigning by sending their promise charts and polling booth numbers on the doorstep of the voters. The appeals are also being made through social networking sites to garner the maximum support.

Student council members sworn in
Chandigarh, September 18
The Students' Council of Government Home Science College, Sector 10, was sworn in by the Principal of the college in a solemn ceremony at the college auditorium today. 

White-coat ceremony held
Chandigarh, September 18
Beginning a new trend Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, held white-coat ceremony here today. During the function the budding dentists, in the presence of their parents, were given white coats for the new session.

St John's adjudged best school
Chandigarh, September 18
The Education World Magazine has declared St John's High School, Sector 26, as the top ranked school of the state, today. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

3 trains cancelled due to landslides
Kalka, September18
Three trains from Shimla to Kalka were cancelled due to landslides today. The official of the kalka Railway Station confirmed that due to the landslides in Kaithali Ghat and Tara Devi Railway stations , the department of railway had to cancel three trains today. The Himalayan Queen train arrived at the kalka Railway station three hours late while the rest of the trains were cancelled. 

MC staff protest against manhandling of building inspectors
Ambala, September 18 
Employees of the Ambala Municipal Corporation blocked Old Delhi Road near Prem Nagar, Ambala City, to protest against the manhandling of two building inspectors of the corporation by some residents of Prem Nagar area . 

COURTS

Reserve plots for oustees, HC tells housing board
Chandigarh, September 18
In a significant judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to reserve a "suitable percentage" of plots/dwelling units for oustees with pending claims in housing schemes as and when framed by it.

Ex-warders depose in jailbreak case
Chandigarh, September 18
Two witnesses deposed in a court in the infamous Burail jailbreak case that had rocked the UT Prisons Department in 2004. The assassins of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora were produced in the court for the recording of evidence in the case.

HC orders CBI probe into grant of bail to accused
Chandigarh, September 18
Less than a fortnight after a controversy surfaced following the grant of bail to Praveen Kumar, an accused in a drug-trafficking case in Panchkula, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

CRIME

Class VIII student raped; uncle booked 
Chandigarh, September 18
A 14-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped by her uncle here today. The police has booked 35-year-old Sanjay Kumar on a charge of rape. The accused is at large.

Woman used lizard powder to kill husband
Mohali, September 18
Blinded by her love for her Austria-based paramour, a 36-year-old woman, Manpreet Kaur, allegedly poisoned her husband to death after mixing lizard powder in his soft drink.



Manpreet Kaur, accused and Manmohan Singh, victim (inset)

Construction firm MD, others booked
Mohali, September 18
The Kharar police today registered a case against the managing director of RRS Developers, Bharat Bhushan, and five other persons on charges of house trespass, assault and hurt here today.

Thief escapes
Chandigarh, September 18
A cycle thief escaped right under the nose of the police today. Manish, a resident of Daria, was arrested two days ago for his involvement in cycle thefts. He was again produced in a court today which sent him to judicial custody for 14 days in the Burail jail. 

Swindler was cheated by foreigner
Mohali, September 18 
Talwinder Singh, alias Dimple, alias Hitesh Kumar, who had robbed lakhs of rupees from at least 20 persons across the country, was himself cheated by a foreigner girl last year. 

24-yr-old commits suicide
Chandigarh, September 18
A 24-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Sector 39 here today.

Two injured in clash
Chandigarh, September 18
Two persons were injured during a clash at the Bal Bhawan in Sector 23 late this evening.

AC thieves on the prowl in Sector 45
Chandigarh, September 18
Thieves are on the prowl in Sector 45C as a split AC was stolen from a house for the second time in two months.

Four booked on murder charge
Mohali, September 18 
The local police today registered a case against 4 for murdering physically-challenged Karamvir for property. The deceased Karamvir, a resident of Balongi, had died mysteriously three months before and his viscera report had indicated death due to poisoning.

SPORTS

DAV lads clinch title
Chandigarh, September 18
After a good rainfall in the city, the Inter-College Kayaking Tournament was organised at the Sukhan Lake here today.

Students of DAV College, Sector 10, participate in a kayaking competition at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Rain washes JP Atray cricket tourney matches
Chandigarh, September 18
With rains playing a spoilsport, the matches of the ongoing JP Atray Cricket Tournament were washed out even today. The teams of ONGC, INDIAN OIL Reliance and BPCL shared two points each.

4-day training camp to begin on Sept 30
Chandigarh, September 18
The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association has selected 28 players to undergo a training camp before their final selection for the upcoming 37th North-Zone Ball Badminton Championship for Men and Women to be held at the Panjab University from September 30 to October 2.