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Woman poisons daughter to death, attempts suicide
Panchkula, October 2
A 32-year-old woman allegedly poisoned her 10-year-old daughter to death before taking poison at her Sector 8 residence here this evening. The girl,
Ameesha, died on the spot, while her mother, Reena, survived and has been admitted to the
PGI, Chandigarh. Incidentally, the girl's father, Mohit Garg, had committed suicide after taking a pesticide at the Leisure Valley, Sector 10,
Chandigarh, three months ago.
The house in Sector 8, Panchkula, where the incident took place.
Servant held for theft, second time in 6 months
Chandigarh, October 2
Six months after he was arrested for ransacking a house in Sector 30 a day after he was employed, a servant was arrested yet again today for ransacking another house belonging to a businessman in Sector 18. Making a mockery of the law, the thief, identified as Sonu Kumar, alias Rahul, was out on bail when he got himself another job and stole jewellery in a similar fashion from his employer’s house.
VIPs have a field day on PU grounds
Chandigarh, October 2
The grounds at Panjab University, meant for nurturing players’ skills, today
 witnessed free movement of VIP cars. The VIPs, who had arrived to witness the closing ceremony of the 37th North Zone Ball Badminton Championship for Men and Women, were allowed to drive in on the athletics and kho kho field.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Hike in school bus charges deferred
Chandigarh, October 2
Schools and bus operators are yet to reach a decision on the monthly hike of Rs 50 per student in the school bus charges announced by bus operators last month. The hike, which was to come into force from October
onwords, has been deferred for the time being.
MC repair work stalled
Chandigarh, October 2
Repair works of the Public Health Department of the Municipal Corporation have been stalled in the city as contractors have unanimously decided not to bid for the tenders floated by the MC authorities. For the past fortnight, no contractor has made any bid for the tender floated for the repair of damaged sewer lines and road gullies. These damaged sewer lines and road gullies pose a serious threat to residents’ lives.
An uncovered road gully at Sector 17, Chandigarh; (right) a damaged road gully at Sector 23; and (below) a damaged sewer line which has not been repaired for the past one month.
Tribune photos: manoj mahajan
bail to accused
SI suspended for lackadaisical approach
Chandigarh, October 2
A Sub-Inspector was suspended for his lackadaisical approach to arresting an accused in a case of assault on a college girl in Sector 42 on September 19.
E-waste: UT to conduct survey
Chandigarh, October 2
Finally, waking up from deep slumber, the UT Administration has decided to conduct a survey to quantify e-waste generation in the city. The survey will be conducted to ensure an effective management of electronic waste (e-waste) in Chandigarh.
Kingfisher flights grounded at Chandigarh airport
 Chandigarh, October 2
Kingfisher Airlines’ Chandigarh operations have remained shut down for the last 24 hours following the partial lockout declared by the Vijay Mallaya-promoted private carrier in Delhi on Monday.
Shoe shop gutted in Sec 27
Chandigarh, October 2
Shoes worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes in a fire that broke out at booth number 22 in Sector 27 early in the morning today. A fire team reached the spot at 7:05 am after it got a call from a passerby, Sham
Lal, about the fire incident.
Firefighters in action at a shop in Sector 27 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
P’kula police gets clue in ATM theft case
Panchkula, October 2
In a development in the ATM theft case, the police has come to know that the work of pasting leaves on the lens of CCTV cameras was done at 10.44 pm.
‘Negligence’ of Panchkula police comes to the fore
Panchkula, October 2
In a glaring act of sheer negligence on the part of Panchkula police, no FIR was registered in a five-day old dacoity case. In the wee hours on September 27, six armed youths snatched a car after firing in the air.
Missing children found after 4-hour search
Mohali, October 2
The local police had a tough time in tracing two children of migrant
labourers, who had gone missing for over four hours today.
The missing children with their parents in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
250 examined at medical camp
Mohali, October 2
As many as 250 workers, including members of their families, were examined at a free medical camp organised by the Mohali Industries Association (MIA) in collaboration with the Guru Harkrishan Sahib Eye Institute and Super Specialty Hospital, Sohana, today.
American Gandhi, youths ‘walk for peace’
 Chandigarh, October 2
After an exciting night studded with cultural performances at SD College’s main auditorium, today, on the International Day of Nonviolence, young delegates at the 7th International Youth Peace Festival woke up early along with American Gandhi Bernie Meyer to ‘Walk for Wildlife and Peace’.
Youths take part in “Walk for wildlife and peace” along with American Gandhi Bernie Meyer on the concluding day of the International Youth Peace Festival at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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A student of DAV School, Sector 15, dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, spins a cotton yarn to mark the Mahatma’s birth anniversary at Gandhi Smarak in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
30 donate blood
Chandigarh, October 2
As many as 30 persons donated blood at a camp organised on Gandhi Jayanti by DIYA, youth wing of the Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Parivar, at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Sector 15, in the ongoing Pustak
Mela.
Liquor shop sealed at Panchkula
Panchkula, October 2
A liquor shop at Sector 10, Panchkula, was sealed by the Excise and Taxation Department this evening after the same was found selling liquor on Gandhi
Jayanti.
Violation of Lyngdoh guidelines
PU fails to take action
Chandigarh, October 2
Even after spending lakhs of rupees on the extravagant election campaigning in violation of the Lyngdoh Committee guideline of restricting the expenditure limit to Rs 5,000, the Panjab University
(PU) has failed to take any action against student organisations.
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