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jyoti murder case
HP MLA spent time reading religious scriptures in custody
Panchkula, January 20
Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary, an accused in the Jyoti murder case, spent most of his time reading religious scriptures while he was in police custody . Even in hiding, while he was evading arrest, he travelled by bus and stayed at various gurdwaras in Delhi and Punjab.
Accused RK Chaudhary being produced in a court in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Sunny days are here again
Chandigarh, January 20
The local Met Department has predicted sunny days this week with no significant change in the overall temperature.
India-England ODI: Teams arrive in city
Chandigarh, January 20
The cricket teams of India and England arrived in the City Beautiful for the upcoming 4th One-Day International (ODI) match of the ongoing India-England cricket match series, here today.
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Mission Mohali:
Members of the England cricket team arrive at a city hotel
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India’s Virat Kohli in Chandigarh on
Sunday
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Skipper MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh arrive at
the hotel in Chandigarh on Sunday for the fourth India-England ODI to be played in Mohali on January 23.
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Pulse polio drive
15,000 booths set up in Mohali
Mohali, January 20
To make the pulse polio drive cent per cent successful, the state health authorities have set up 15,000 booths in the area.
This was stated by State Health Minister Madan Mohal Mittal while inaugurating the drive at Balmiki Colony, Phase 6, here.
Polio drops being given to a child at Sector 38 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Artistes present a dance item at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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65 per cent taxi stands illegal in Mohali: Survey
Mohali, January 20
The Mohali MC surveyed the illegal taxi stands within the municipal limits after 25 years and found that more than 65 per cent of these were functioning illegally.
Open House response
New officers will improve policing
The merger of the Chandigarh UT Police Cadre with DANIPS (Delhi and Andaman Nicobar Island Police Services) and the transfer of officers to other UTs like in other forces will go a long way in reforming the policing system and checking the crime rate in the city. The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations
(FOSWAC) has been taking up the issue at different levels for sometime.
Swine flu under control, say experts
Chandigarh, January 20
The deadly H1N1 virus, which has already claimed two lives in the tricity, has been found to be affecting people in different parts of the region. So far, 27 cases, including 7 deaths, have been reported from the city hospitals. Among these, five patients tested positive for H1N1 from the city, 12 from Punjab, 2 from Himachal, 1 from Jharkhand and 1 from Haryana.
Non-functional streetlights pose threat to motorists
Mohali, January 20
In the absence of functional streetlights, the road dividing Sector 52, Chandigarh and Phase 7 here, poses a threat to motorists during night hours.
Non-functional streetlights at the road dividing Phase 7, Mohali, and Sector 52, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Soon, GMCH-32 to have fully equipped cardiac centre
Chandigarh, January 20
Patients suffering from heart ailments in the city will soon have an alternative to the PGIMER’s advance cardiac centre. Another fully equipped cardiac centre, essentially a cath lab, will be set up at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32.
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Dogs with their owners at a dog show held at Shishu Niketan School in Mohali. Tribune photographs
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Feedback on teachers gets PU Senate nod
Chandigarh, January 20
After much resistance from a majority of the House, the Panjab University Senate finally gave nod to teachers’ feedback by their students.
PU discontinues mathematics, music (vocal) subjects at SGGS College
Chandigarh, January 20
Witnessing lukewarm response by students for math and music (vocal) at graduation level in SGGS College for Women, Sector 26, Panjab University has decided to discontinue both the subjects from the next academic session. Math has not been opted by any student in the past two years.
Centralised online admissions to BCom only for city colleges, says varsity
Chandigarh, January 20
After failing to implement centralised online admissions to bachelors in commerce (B Com) in the colleges of Ludhiana, the Panjab University Senate has now decided that online admissions will be allowed only in the colleges of Chandigarh. The decision will come into force from the next academic session.
from schools
Students pledge to save water
On the occasion of International Water Conservation Day, KBDAV-7, Chandigarh, joined the “Project Boond” programme initiated by president, DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, Shri Punam Suri. It organised poster-making, slogan-writing, face-painting competitions and extempore speech contents on the school premises. Nearly 700 schoolchildren participated in various activities.
DAV School-15 postpones draw of lots
Chandigarh, January 20
DAV Model School, Sector 15, postponed its draw of lots due to the pending order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the issue of fee hike. The draw of lots was scheduled for today.
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After six days of intense police operation during which four teams were sent to Haryana to recover a three-year-old kidnapped girl, the UT police today finally recovered the girl even as it failed to arrest the two kidnappers.
Panchkula, January 20
The students of Guru Asra Trust Snehalya bagged maximum prizes during the Kids Olympics organised by the Rotaract Club Chandigarh Himalayan district, at Sports Complex, Sector 7, here today.