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OPD block sans fire safety nod
Chandigarh, November 6
Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, has started eight of its departments from the new OPD block, putting to risk the lives of hundreds of patients as the new block has failed the fire safety test.


The new OPD block at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

47 chairs stolen from Punjab MLA’s house
Chandigarh, November 6
Thieves managed to sneak into the residence of a Punjab MLA last night and managed to decamp with chairs kept in the lawn.

India-Pak cricket bonhomie at YPS 
Mohali, November 6
It was a cricket match with a difference. For, in this match, victory or defeat did not matter. Unlike any other match between the two arch rivals — India and Pakistan — this match, played at Yadavindra Public School (YPS), created euphoria and bonhomie among cricket buffs.

Register FIR against Lake Club’s official caterer: Admn
Chandigarh, November 6
After a delay of more than two-and-a-half month, the UT Administration has finally written to the police to register an FIR against the Lake Club’s official caterer. The administration has written to the police to register an FIR against caterer Sanjay Singla for tampering with the excise permission. Singla and organisers of the ‘pool party’ had got permission of five cartons of indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and for five cartons of beer from the UT Excise Department.

COMMUNITY

Excise department cracks whip
Chandigarh, November 6
To check smuggling of liquor and lend an element of quality assurance, the UT Excise and Taxation Department is going to introduce holograms on every bottle sold in Chandigarh.

2,200-kg sweets destroyed
Mohali, November 6
Twenty-two quintal of sweets which was being prepared under unhygienic conditions was destroyed by the health officials during a raid in Jagatpura and Kandala villages today.

chandigarh club lease amount
Members call on UT Adviser 
Chandigarh, November 6
Members of the Chandigarh Club, including president Sandeep Sahni and former president and councillor Mukesh Bassi, today met officiating UT Adviser Satya Gopal and demanded that before finalising the lease money of the club, the Administration should give a patient hearing to them as well.

FIR against hotelier cancelled
Chandigarh, November 6
A year after the registration of a cheating case against a Panchkula-based hotelier, Jatinder Sangari, the UT Police has cancelled an FIR registered against him following an inquiry report.

EDUCATION

NIIFT students to wait longer for degrees
Chandigarh, November 6
Students of Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) will have to wait for a long time before they get their degrees from the Punjab state government-run institute. The institute had affiliated to the Punjab Technical University (PTU) so its students are awarded degrees instead of diplomas but the institute’s initiative has failed to take off.

Day 2: Over 10 colleges participate in ‘SOCH’
Chandigarh, November 6
The second-day of Panjab University’s ongoing media festival ‘SOCH’ remained eventful.

Latest happening on Panjab University campus a click away 
Chandigarh, November 6
Now knowing what’s happening on Panjab University campus is just a click away as the students of School of Communication Studies have come up with Campus TV on YouTube.

No rollback in mess charges: PU
Chandigarh, November 6
Making their stand clear over the recent hike in food charges at hostels, which witnessed strong opposition from the student organisations, the Panjab University authorities today stated there would be no roll back.

Classical dance enthralls audience
Mohali, November 6
Classical dance, Sufi dance, ballet and street play marked the annual cultural fiesta ‘Panache’ of Manav Mangal Smart School.



Students of Manav Mangal Smart School present a dance during annual cultural fiesta ‘Panache’ in Mohali. tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Dance your blues away
Chandigarh, November 6
Dance, they say, can be cathartic and therapeutic. This conviction shone through as more than 600 children from Classes V to XI took the stage at a ‘Dance Ensemble’ put together by the Strawberry Fields World School this evening.
Students of Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, present a dance during a cultural show at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

From schools

Students participate in a competition during ‘SOCH-2012’ at Panjab University on Tuesday (L) and  The Tribune Model School, Sector 29, Chandigarh, organised its first annual athletics meet on Tuesday. Various events such as frog race, hurdle race, 30 m, 50 m and 100 m races were held. Students from classes I to VI participated in all the events. Tribune photos:  Manoj Mahajan & Parvesh Chauhan

COURTS

SI, conduit get bail in graft case
Chandigarh, November 6
The CBI Court of Vimal Kumar today granted bail to Sub Inspector Naveen Sharma, who was arrested on September 6 for taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. The court also granted bail to conduit SN Aneja, who was arrested along with Naveen for facilitating the bribe deal. The accused were asked to furnish bail bonds of Rs 30,000 each by the court.

CRIME

Panchkula official makes obscene call to policewomen
Panchkula, November 6
High drama was witnessed at the Mansa Devi police station this evening when an official with the Panchkula district public relations department, reportedly in an inebriated state, made a call to a senior woman police official for striking a deal for spending some “good” time with her.

Eve-teasing  case
One more student held
Mohali, November 6
One of the accused has turned out to be a minor in the eve-teasing case at the Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran.



The accused in police custody at the Sohna police station, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, November 6
Thieves stole a black Skoda belonging to Yuvraj Singh, grandson of a former DGP of Haryana police, from the Sector 34 parking lot last night.In a separate case, Satnam Singh of Mohali reported that his Maruti car was parked near the Rehri Market in Sector 19 when it was stolen on Monday night. 

Woman ends life
Chandigarh, November 6
A woman, resident of Kishangarh, allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at her residence last night.

20-yr-old arrested for raping minor
Mohali, November 6
The Mohali police arrested 20-year-old Harjit Singh, alias Rinku, on charges of raping a minor of Milkh village here today.
Accused Harjeet Singh in police custody at the Mullanpur police station on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Youth commits suicide in P'kula
Panchkula, November 6
A 25-year-old youth committed suicide after hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his residence in Haripur, Sector 4, Panchkula. The victim, Rajeev Yadav, was rushed to the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, where he was declared brought dead.