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Vehicle registration to get costlier
UT may increase vehicle tax rates by 2% to bring these on a par with neighbouring states 
Chandigarh, February 3
Getting a new vehicle registered in Chandigarh could get costlier with the UT Administration contemplating bringing the one-time road tax on a par with the taxes levied in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh has the highest per capita vehicle ratio

Ex-student attacked near college
Chandigarh, February 3
High drama was witnessed outside Khalsa College in Sector 26 today when a former student was attacked with sharp weapons. The victim, Ishwardeep Singh Sandhu, a resident of Fazilka and former student of DAV College, was attacked. He was there along with his friend Gautum. He had first visited the Sector 7 market from where he went towards the Khalsa College. The attackes had come in a car.

Cameras check thefts on PGI campus
Chandigarh, February 3
Amid a spurt in complaints of mobile thefts in waiting areas and patient wards at the PGIMER, installing CCTV cameras at overcrowded points has turned out to be an effective tool to catch thieves red-handed.

3 cases of swine flu reported
Chandigarh, February 3
Three cases of swine flu were reported in the city today. These included one case from Sector 15 and two cases from Punjab. The total number of the cases reported in the tricity region, including Panchkula and Mohali, has reached 19 since September, 2012. The spread of the disease intensified in the beginning of December, 2012, while only one case was reported in September.

COMMUNITY

Rare, exotic dog breeds captivate residents 
Chandigarh, February 3
Several rare breeds of dog caught the fancy of people who were gathered in large numbers at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, here today.

RLA grapples with pendency of documents
Chandigarh, February 3
Cash-rich UT’s Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) is struggling hard to tackle the “unmanageable” problem of pendency of driving licence (DLs) and registration certificates (RCs).

Getting RC, licence a Herculean task
Chandigarh, February 3
The office of Registering and Licencing Authority (RLA) continues to be a nightmare for visitors as people seeking the registration certificate (RC) of a new vehicle or getting driving licence (DL) are made to wait for months, here.

Highest car density in city
Chandigarh, February 3
Increasing vehicle density, absence of any regulation to restrict the number of vehicles an individual can get registered in his name or at a household, absence of no vehicle zones is adding to the urban chaos in the city which is otherwise known as architectural marvel and pedestrian friendly.

Panchkula hospital takes swine flu cases ‘lightly’
Panchkula, February 3
The suspected patients of swine flu got taste of the seriousness of the Panchkula General Hospital authorities when the laboratory (mean for swine flu) where samples are taken was found closed.

A visiually impaired student (right) of the Institute of Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, commands her driver to follow direction in a car rally on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Cadets bag gold at Delhi R-Day camp 
Chandigarh, February 3
Riders of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate bagged the top position in show jumping, besides lifting the best rider trophy for boys at the national-level Republic-Day camp held at New Delhi.

Sec 37 case: Victim’s brother says no for post-mortem of body
Chandigarh, February 3
Three days after a woman was found living with a her son’s decomposed body in Sector 37, the brother of the deceased, who returned from Australia today refused to conduct the postmortem examination of the body.

Powercom to be fined for ‘not paying’ octroi
Mohali, February 3
Following non-payment of octroi on the consumed power by the Punjab State Powercom Limited for the past four months, the local Municipal Corporation has been contemplating to impose a fine of 21 times of the payable amount.

Cops take accused to court in his relative’s car
Panchkula, February 3
The unprofessional behaviour of the Panchkula police came to the fore today when its officers transported the Pinjore firing accused to court in his relative’s vehicle. On being asked about this unusual move, they said the police vehicles were busy in other work.

Cancer is a lifestyle disease: Expert
Chandigarh, February 3
Immobility, intake of unhealthy food and excessive fat are some of the key factors causing cancer. On World Cancer Day, Dr Rakesh Kapoor of the radiography department at the PGI shared some measures which can effectively help in preventing cancer.

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EDUCATION

Introduce system to fix accountability of teachers: PUCSC
Chandigarh, February 3
Not satisfied with the teacher feedback system devised by the varsity, the Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) has demand a system that will fix the accountability of teachers.

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CRIME

Robbery foiled in Panchkula
Panchkula, February 3
In yet another attempt to loot at gunpoint, three miscreants allegedly tried to rob a factory worker of Rs 2.30 lakh in the wee hours today near Maddahwala near Pinjore, Panchkula.

Miscreants damage cars in Mohali
Mohali, February 3
The residents of Sector 71 are having sleepless nights as some mischievous persons break the windowpanes of the vehicles, parked outside the houses, here. The mischievous elements, who most probably are college students, targeted two vehicles-a Toyota Liva and Tata Safari-in the wee hours today.

32-year-old commits suicide
Panchkula, February 3
A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after consuming a pesticide here today. The victim has been identified as Rajesh, a resident of Sector 26. Rajesh was working as an assistant with the education department.

Four booked for fraud
Chandigarh, February 3
The Crime Branch of the UT police has booked four persons included three city residents and one Zirakpur resident for committing a fraud of Rs 13.50 lakh with Federal Bank, Sector 8, on Sunday. A case was registered on the complaint of chief manager with the bank.—TNS

SPORTS

C Rajesh of railways wins cyclothon
Chandigarh, February 3
Cyclist, C Rajesh of Railways, won the Chandigarh Cyclothon Professionals' competitive 61-km race and bagged the wining prize of Rs one lakh, here today. Pankaj Kumar from Haryana, secured the second position, to bag Rs 70,000, while his another person from Haryana, Dilawar Singh, finished third and took home the cash award of Rs 50,000.
Professional cyclists participate in 61-km elite national race during the Chandigarh Cyclothon on Sunday. Tribune Photos: Pradeep Tewari

Chaos prevails
Chandigarh, February 3
The local administration might be patting their back for organising the professional’s cyclothon event successfully, but the riders witnessed chaos, here, this morning.

Equestrian  Competition
Gurshoba of YPS adjudged best rider
Chandigarh, February 3
Gurshoba Singh of Yadvindra Public School, Mohali, bagged the title of best rider in open category, during the ongoing Inter-School-Club Equestrian Competition, held at Lake Sports Complex, here today. In the category of 15 to 17 years, Rajat Singh and Sorab Sandhawalia of Woodstock School, were awarded as the best riders while in 11 to 14 years group, Gurbaz Sandhu, won the competition

A rider shows his skill to budding riders during Chandigarh Regional Equestrian Competition 2013 at Lake Club on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tanda college emerge victorious in weightlifting
Chandigarh, February 3
The GKSM Government College, Tanda Urmar, won the Panjab University Inter-College Weight Lifting Championship for Men, with 15 points, at the Gymnasium Hall of Panjab University, here today.

Panchkula Rotary Club claim golf title
Chandigarh, February 3
The team of Rotary Club, Panchkula, was adjudged the best team in the Rotary District Golf tournament, held at the Chandigarh Golf Club, here today. Around 75 Rotarian golfers from district 3080 (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh) participated in this prestigious golf tournament. Announcing the results, Dr GS Kochhar, District Golf Chairman, stated that the tournament was played in the 3/4th handicap stableford format.
The winner golphers in jubiliant mood during the prize giving function of Rotary District Golf Tournament, Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

MCA- A route team B in Mohali cricket cup
Chandigarh, February 3
In the ongoing, first Mohali Cricket Cup, the team of Mohali Cricket Association (MCA)-A defeated the MCA-B team, here today. The winning side, while batting first, posted 235 runs. Their batsman, Nirmal, scored 105 off 108 while Shubham contributing 68 off 57.