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MHA shirks responsibility
Chandigarh, March 2
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seems to be adopting double standards while dealing with matters relating to the Chandigarh Administration. The MHA has been directing the Chandigarh Administration to take its consent in almost all significant cases, but the ministry has advised the administration to keep it out of litigation involving the Administration.

Education dept errs again
Chandigarh, March 2
Now, it is UT’s Class IX Punjabi question paper that has courted controversy. The question paper had spelling and grammar mistakes. Only yesterday, the UT officials were finding it hard to explain the errors that had cropped up in Class XI English question paper. As if the serious grammatical flaws in the Punjabi language paper were not enough, the department committed yet another blunder by repeating the syllabus of semester I in the paper.

CTU not keen to buy Volvo buses Chandigarh, March 2 It seems that the Chandigarh Administration is not keen on spending Rs 45 crore before March 31 to purchase Volvo buses. Wary of facing probe in purchase the Volvo buses, each costing around Rs 89 lakh, the Administration is now seeking the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before taking the final decision.

CTU buses with black films stationed at the CTU depot. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Models glitter on the ramp during 'Indian princess', a beauty contest, held at Chandigarh Club on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

UID card not required for RC, DL
Chandigarh, March 2
The UID card or Aadhaar card will no longer be mandatory in Chandigarh for the registration of vehicles and for driving licences. The Chandigarh Administration today announced the withdrawal of the order through which the UID card was made compulsory.

P’kula cabbie robbed of SUV
Panchkula, March 2
A taxi driver was robbed of an SUV near the Saharanpur railway station last night. The accused, who is a Baltana resident, hired a taxi from a taxi stand near the Amartex lights opposite Sector 15 in Panchkula.

COMMUNITY

No public darbar tomorrow Chandigarh, march 2 Once again the Chandigarh Administration has cancelled the public hearing session of the UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil. As Patil will be out of town, the Administration cancelled the public hearing session, which was scheduled for March 4. It is learnt that the IT department of the Chandigarh Administration has received only two complaints for the hearing session. This year, out of the four scheduled hearing sessions, Patil attended only one.

Demolition drive: Over 30 structures razed Mohali, March 2 Initiating an action against the encroachers, the Greater Mohali District Development Authority (GMADA) today razed down a gas godown and about 30 hutments in Sector 78 and 79, here. A JCB machine demolishes the illegal structures druing an anti-encroachment drive initiated by GMADA in Sector 78, Mohali, on Saturday. Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Technology for early diagnosis of cancer
Chandigarh, March 2
The PGIMER among seven institutes of India has been recognised as the second largest user of Ga-68 (generators and novel radio-pharmaceuticals) technology in diagnosing cancer.

Cricket aspirant asked for Rs 13 lakh to change statement: Coach’s wife
Panchkula, March 2
A day after cricket coach RP Chopra reportedly committed suicide at his residence in Sector 21, it was learnt that the cricket aspirant, who had lodged a complaint against the coach with the Vigilance Department, was allegedly demanding Rs 13 lakh to change his statement following which the victim slipped into depression and took the extreme step.

lease amount case
Golf Club officials meet to find solution
Chandigarh, March 2
The senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration discussed the issue of Chandigarh Golf Club renewed lease amount at the UT Guest House this evening. The meeting was chaired by UT Adviser KK Sharma and attended by Finance Secretary VK Singh.

Army, Air Command chiefs discuss operational synergy
Chandigarh, March 2
As a part of developing jointmanship and enhancing operational synergy between the two services, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC), Air Marshal Arup Raha, today visited the Headquarters, Western Command, at Chandimandir.

Anti-encroachment drive: 205 violators challaned
Chandigarh, March 2
The Municipal Corporation today divided the city into three zones (A, B and C) and carried out anti-encroachment drives in various markets of the city. Lalit Siwach, Additional Commissioner, MC, said they had divided the city into three zones and started a special anti-encroachment drive today.

"Dharam Ki Jeet" staged on Day 2
Chandigarh, March 2
The second day of the Saang festival saw the performance of “Dharam Ki Jeet”, Saang by director Jagbir Singh, at the Tagore Theatre here. Written by Pandit Ram Krishan Vyas, the one-hour-long Saang performance brought popular folk tale in an interesting way.

CHANDIGARH SCAN
Appointed
DL Sharma, Managing Director, Vardhman Textiles Limited, has been appointed the chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Punjab State Council, while Sanjeev Pahwa, Managing Director, Ralson (India) Limited, has been elected as the vice-chairman of the CII Punjab State Council for 2013-14.

MK Singh, regional director, RBI, inaugurates a branch of the State Bank of Patiala at Sector 20-D in Chandigarh on Saturday; and (right) girls perform during the Miss Youth Icon 2012 Award function held at Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photographs

EDUCATION

School uniforms
Poor response to tenders
Chandigarh, March 2
Anxiety rules the roost as government schools have begun the process of buying free school uniforms for their students. In the recent guidelines issued by the Education Department, every school has been told to buy their own uniforms for students from class I to class VIII through school managements committees.

Teachers get heads-up on new syllabi
Chandigarh, March 2
A workshop for the college teachers was held at the Department of History to address the common problems related to the syllabi, readings, classroom teaching and evaluation.

Direct recruitments held at PEC
Chandigarh, March 2
Direct recruitments were held at the PEC University of Technology, seven years after the last recruitments in 2006. A total of 29 candidates have been offered appointments - seven at the professor level, five at the associate professor level and 17 at the assistant-professor level.

CBSE Class X exams begin Chandigarh, March 2 CBSE Class X board exams began today with the mathematics paper. More than 11,000 students from the tricity appeared for the examination. The students said the paper was not difficult and they attempted it well. Students in a jubilant mood outside GMSS School, Sector 21, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

FROM SCHOOLS
Annual athletics meet concludes
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, concluded its annual athletics meet - 2013 here on Saturday. Mohali SSP GPS Bhullar was the chief guest on the occasion. The Punjab Armed Police Band played in the background adding fervour and strength to the marching contingent of students.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Missing lawyer found dead
Ropar, March 2
The body of local lawyer, who was reported missing since February 17, has been recovered from the canal near Shambhu barrier in Rajpura, here this evening. The deceased Satwinder Singh (27) was a resident of Badi Haveli locality (ward no 1) of town.

COURTS

Man gets 18-month jail in bribe case
Chandigarh, March 2
A local court today sentenced a 50-year-old man to 18-month imprisonment in a corruption case dated 2009. The accused, Shanti Dass, had demanded a sum of Rs 1 lakh from a suspended head constable, Mohinder Singh, on the pretext of reinstating him.

extortion case
P’kula DPRO summoned by court
Panchkula, March 2
The Panchkula District Public Relations Officer Vinod Kashyap has been summoned by the court, in a criminal case after he was accused of extorting Rs 8,800 from a minor by forcibly taking him to the ATM and withdrawing the same. Kashyap, who is a government servant has been asked to appear on May 1.

MURDER CASE Accused sent to judicial custody Panchkula, March 2 The two accused, identified as Deva and Vikas, alias Bhaand, who were arrested by the Panchkula Police, admitted that in a fit of rage they bruttaly stabbed Ravi to death at the Kisan Mandi, Sector 5, Panchkula. The two accused being produced by the police in the Panchkula Court, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

CRIME

Motorcycle's tyre stolen Chandigarh, March 2 Striking right under the nose of the Chandigarh Police, two thieves disguising as police personnel, stole the rear tyre of a Yamaha motorcycle in Sector 15, in the wee hours this morning. The incident was however recorded in the CCTV camera, installed outside the home, in which the accused were seen unscrewing the wheel with the help of tools at around 2 am. The motorcycle without the tyre in Sector 15, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Thefts on the rise in city
Chandigarh, March 2
The police has arrested Narender, a resident of Dhanas, for stealing a bicycle of Ajay Kumar, a resident of Dhanas. A case has been registered. Sidharth Bansal, a resident of Sector 45, reported to the police that someone had stolen his motorcycle from the parking lot of Sector 22 on March 1.

Three held with 4.15-kg charas
Chandigarh, March 2
The police arrested three persons and recovered 4.15 kg of charas from their possession yesterday. The three have been identified as Rom Singh, Sohan Singh and Sandeep Kumar.