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Kasab’s hanging has come too late, says 26/11 victims’ family
Mohali, November 21
“Kasab's hanging does not make any difference to us now,” say Major Gen Jagtar Singh Kang (retd) and his wife Kanwaljit Kang, who had lost their daughter-in-law, Neeti, and two grandsons.
Major Gen Jagtar Singh Kang (retd) and his wife Kanwaljit Kang show photographs of their grandsons who were killed in the 26/11 attacks, in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Ex-DGPs turn lawbreakers
Chandigarh, November 21
Two former Punjab DGPs have allegedly encroached upon a part of the service lane on the rear side of their residences in Sector 18 here and are using it as a temporary shelter for their security guards in violation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders.

In concrete terms: A green belt gone
Mohali, November 21
Going a step further than pitching security tents, a concrete structure has been built in a vacant space adjoining the house of a former DGP here in violation of the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on encroachments.

A concrete structure has come up on a green belt adjoining the house of former Punjab DGP KK Attri in Phase VI, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

train collision
Against rules, relief engine was racing at 63 km/hr
Chandigarh, November 21
Taking a serious note of the fault of the driver and the assistant driver of the relief engine which hit a passenger train at an overbridge in the Industrial Area yesterday, the railway authorities have suspended both of them. An inquiry has been marked against them.

Three acquitted in Kalka dacoity case
Panchkula, November 21
The local court today acquitted three accused, Shahnawaz, Somvir and Mohammad Azil, in a case of dacoity that took place at Rana Hospital in Kalka over two years ago.

COMMUNITY

Passengers lost in a maze at city railway station
Chandigarh, November 21
Sample this: As many as 892 passengers commute on the New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi, but the parking space at the station can accommodate only 400 vehicles. In the parking lot, 100 slots are reserved for VIP vehicles and the rest 300 are for private vehicles, auto-rickshaws and taxis.


A VIP vehicle parked in the no-vehicle zone to pick up a top official at the Chandigarh railway station on Wednesday

md/ms entrance
PGI to depute senior faculty
Chandigarh, November 21
In addition to installing "high-tech" security gadgets at the exam centre, the PGIMER will depute senior faculty members as invigilators during its MD/MS entrance exam rescheduled for December 8, in a move to strengthen vigil.

Crackdown on encroachments in Sector 17
Chandigarh, November 21
As the UT estate office has stepped up its drive against banks and other offices which have encroached upon corridors of upper floors of buildings in sector 17, the estate office has ignored similar violations by shopkeepers near the central piazza of the commercial sectors.
Glazing on upper floors of some shops yet to be removed. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Colours of valour

NCC Week celebrations in progress in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos

Online crime and criminal tracking to get cracking soon
Chandigarh, November 21
The UT police is all set to implement the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), an ambitious project under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which will interconnect all police stations in India.

Homage paid to CRPF men killed by Chinese in 1959
Chandigarh, November 21
Police Commemoration Day was observed at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) campus here today to pay homage to police personnel who had laid down their lives in the line of duty.

Tributes paid to Jaspal Bhatti’s aide
Chandigarh, November 21 Political personalities, Punjab ministers and MLAs converged to pay tributes at the bhog ceremony of Jaspal Bhatti’s aide Navneet Joshi, who died after getting seriously injured in a road accident that also killed Bhatti.

Employees meet Health Secretary
Chandigarh, November 21
A deputation of health employees, represented by president of Joint Action Committee, GMSH-16, met the health-cum-home secretary today and put forth their demands.

A take on modern marital relationships
Chandigarh, November 21
An English play, Dinner with Friends, based on the growing dissatisfaction in the modern relationships, was staged at Tagore Theatre here today.

Artistes stage a play, “Dinner with Friends”, at the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

Finally, consensus on admission schedule
Chandigarh, November 21
The admission process for the entry-level classes for the next academic session will begin at the same time in the government as well as private schools of the city.

Be regular, appear for exams to avail of mess subsidy: PU
Chandigarh, November 21
Availing subsidy provided by Panjab University on the mess diets will not come easy to the hostel residents, as the university has decided that the students who will miss even a single semester exam will not be eligible for the subsidy.

young achievers
‘Programming’ their way to glory
Chandigarh, November 21
Sanjay Kumaran and his brother Shravan Kumaran, founders of Go Dimensions, a company that makes applications for Apple and Android-based gadgets, interacted with students at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.


Shravan and Sanjay give a presentation at St Stephen's School in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Experts dwell on neo-liberalism
Chandigarh, November 21
A special lecture series was organised by the ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre at the ICSSR Complex on the PU campus here today.

from SChools
GMSSS-19 shines in IT quiz
An IT quiz was organised for school students of Classes IX and X at the PEC University of Technology as a part of their annual IT event. More than 30 teams from different schools of the tricity participated in the quiz. The quiz consisted of two rounds covering various aspects of IT.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Theft at four shops
Ambala, November 21
Thieves struck at four shops, including a jewellery shop, at Ambala City late last night and decamped with cash and silver jewellery.

400 NCC cadets take pledge against dowry, drug abuse at rally
Ropar, November 21
As a part of week-long celebrations of NCC Day, over 400 National Cadet Corps cadets participated in “Run for Fun” rally and took a pledge against social evils, including dowry, drug abuse and female foeticide, at Ropar NCC Academy here today.

Administration imposes ban on digging of wells till Jan 15
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 21
The administration has imposed a ban on the digging of wells and digging of earth to further deepen tube wells and motors without the prior written permission.

Students raise voice against social evils
Dera Bassi, November 21
The National Service Scheme unit of Attri College, Lalru, organised a rally against social evils, including the dowry system, female foeticide, women illiteracy and drug abuse.

COURTS

Man gets 5-yr term for attempt to rape
Chandigarh, November 21
A local court today sentenced a man to five years rigorous imprisonment in the case of attempt to rape a two-year-old girl. The court convicted Rohit in a case of Section 376, 511 of the IPC. He has also been imposed a fine of Rs 10,000.

ICICI Prudential told to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation
Chandigarh, November 21
The ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has been penalised for "mis-selling" policies and giving wrong advice to the complainant who invested Rs 3 lakh in policies.

CRIME

Youth stabbed to death near Dhanas village
Mohali, November 21
A 32-year-old youth, Kaushik Ranawat, was stabbed to death near Dhanas village in a fight with two unidentified youths here last night.

Rs 4 lakh stolen from Hotel Mountview
Chandigarh, November 21
Thieves struck at Hotel Mountview in Sector 10 on Monday night and fled with a bag of “shagun” envelopes containing Rs 4 lakh. The bag also contained two imported mobile phones.

SPORTS

CLTA-AITA Chandigarh Open
Dhruv thrashes Sagar Manjan
Chandigarh, November 21
Dhruv Goyal defeated the 4th seeded Sagar Manjan of Karnataka in men's singles quarterfinal match during the ongoing CLTA-AITA Chandigarh Open Men's and Women's Tournament being played at CLTA court, here today.


A player in action during the CLTA-AITA Chandigarh Open Men's and Women's Tournament in Chandigarh on Wednesday. tribune photo: S Chandan

Stadia guards brave winter chill sans equipment
Chandigarh, November 21
With winters knocking the doors, the security personnel deployed at various local stadiums are once again at the receiving edge. They are performing their night duty without proper safety equipments, sheds and torchs.

Inter-Public School Championship
PPS Nabha lift AIIPSC trophy
Patiala, November 21
The Punjab Public School (PPS) , Nabha, lifted the 49th All India Inter-Public School (Boys’ U-19) Championship (AIIPSC) trophy being hosted by PPS Sri Dasmesh Academy, today.

Mohali lad brings laurels
Mohali, November 21
Chandandeep Singh, a student of Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase II, clinched a silver medal at the Asian Rowing Championship held at Nachang in China.

SGGS Khalsa College clinch title
Chandigarh, November 21
The volleyball team of SGGS Khalsa College, Sector 26, bagged the title of Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball championship for Men (A-Division), held at PU campus grounds, here today.

GGDSD College win tennis tourney
Chandigarh, November 21
The GGD SD College, Sector 32, won the Panjab University Inter-College Table Tennis Tournament for Women (A-Division), held at PU gymnasium hall, here today.

Basketball tourney from Nov 24
Chandigarh, November 21
The New Public School in collaboration with the Chandigarh Basketball Association will organise the Rao Jai Singh and Shanta H Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament form November 24 to 27, here today.

PGGCM-11 celebrates annual sports day
Chandigarh, November 21
The spectators at the Post Graduate Government College for Men (PGGCM), Sector 11, had an agreeable evening as the martial art players, Lakshay Sharma, Shivam Manchanda and Sandeep Sood, displayed a perfect combination of skills and power during the 60th Annual Sports Day function, here today.


Students perform martial arts during the annual sports day function at Government College, Sector 11, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Kazi, Sagar come to Karnataka’s rescue
Chandigarh, November 21
The batsmen of Karnataka State Cricket Association proved to be a hurdle in the Punjab's cricket team win during the ongoing Col CK Nayudu Cricket Championship in Bangalore.

Inter-Academy Match
Chandigarh Cricket Team beat Mohali Outfits
Chandigarh, November 21
Chandigarh Cricket Team defeated Mohali Outfits during the ongoing inter-academy match being played here today.