C H A N D I G A R H

Top stories | Community | Education

Neighbourhood | Courts | Crime | Sports

TOP STORIES

Aadhaar cards dumped with vendors
Chandigarh, March 4
Thousands of Aadhaar cards of residents living in colonies and slums are gathering dust at post offices or with roadside vendors in these areas as the Department of Posts has not been able to locate recipients at the addresses mentioned on the cards.
Members of the Aam Aadmi Party show Aadhaar cards found dumped at a barber’s shop in Kajheri. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Officials burn midnight oil to rectify errors in remaining papers
Chandigarh, March 4
Officials of the UT Education Department are now burning the midnight oil to ensure error-free question papers for the remaining examinations of classes IX and XI. The school-based Class X examinations, to be conducted by the department, are starting on March 14.

At PGI, patients forced to drink unsafe water
Chandigarh, March 4
Patients visiting the PGI have been forced to drink unsafe tap water in the absence of water filters in the new OPD Block and other patient areas. Water taps in various buildings at the PGI are located close to toilets in violation of the hygiene norms, posing a risk of catching infections.
Patients have no option but to use water from taps adjoining toilets at the new OPD Block of the PGI. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

PGI campus residents an aggrieved lot

End to Golf Club lease row in sight
Chandigarh, March 4
The dispute over the lease amount between the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Golf Club is likely to end soon as the Administration is considering to reduce the renewed lease amount of the club.

COMMUNITY

Finally, draft UT master plan submitted
Chandigarh, March 4
After a gap of more than three years, the UT Chief Architect, Sumit Kaur, finally submitted the Draft Chandigrh Master Plan to UT Adviser KK Sharma.


The Master Plan Committee submits the draft Chandigarh Master Plan to Adviser KK Sharma in Chandigarh. a tribune photograph 

Encroachments removed from markets
Chandigarh, March 4
During a special anti-encroachment drive, the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation (MC) today removed encroachments from different markets of the city and 105 offenders were issued challans.

Cranes of the enforcement wing of the MC remove materials dumped on public land in the Industrial Area, Phase II, during an anti-encroachment drive in Chandigarh on Monday. tribune photos: manoj mahajan

79 applicants receive driver’s licences the same day
Chandigarh, March 4
The Chandigarh Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) today issued 150 driver's licences to applicants who had applied for licences this morning. Officials said while 79 applicants returned to receive their licences, th others did not turn up. The same day delivery of driver's licences has been possible with the clearance of the backlog.

The RLA, Mahavir Kaushik, gives a driver’s licence to an applicant at the RLA office in Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Monday. tribune photo: s Chandan

Contractual staff protest ‘termination’ of their services
Chandigarh, March 4
Nearly 200 contractual employees working under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Chadigarh Health Department, demonstrated against the the alleged termination of their services.

Hourly parking in Sector 17 soon
Chandigarh, March 4
The Municipal Corporation is soon going to introduce hourly fee for parking vehicles at two lots in Sector 17.

TB costs national champion his job
Panchkula, March 4
Surjeet Singh, 26, a national champion in the Abilympics (artificial limb making), is spending sleepless nights on the city roads, thanks to the indifferent attitude of the Saket Hospital authorities.





Surjeet Singh shows his certificates. 

Take action against encroachers, Zirakpur Nagar Council told 
Chandigarh, March 4
The Vigilance unit of the Local Bodies Department, Punjab, has directed the Zirakpur Nagar Council to take action against encroachments in Junction Plaza at Zirakpur.

Partition was unreasonable, says expert on Indo-Pak affairs
Chandigarh, March 4
The horror of the Indo-Pak Partition came alive as Emeritus Professor at Stockholm University Ishtiaq Ahmed revisited the biggest tragedy of humanity through a discussion on his latest book “Punjab Bloodied: Partitioned and cleansed” held here on Sunday.

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Major Jiwan Tewari's contribution highlighted
Chandigarh, March 4
The Department of Life-Long Learning and Extension organised a Major Jiwan Tewari Memorial Lecture. It was organised in the memory of Major Jiwan Tewari, who had been a member of the Panjab University Senate and Syndicate for more than two decades. As the Director, Correspondence Course, Panjab University, he initiated a number of new courses which have relevance even today.
Dignitaries at the Major Jiwan Tewari Memorial Lecture at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Police teams to be sent to Doda
Chandigarh, March 4
A day after the arrest of two persons, including a juvenile, for possessing four live detonators, the police said they would be sending teams to the native village of the accused, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, to verify their credentials. The accused Mohammad Safi was produced in a court, which remanded him in three-day police custody. The juvenile arrested in the case was sent to a juvenile home.

Shopkeepers scuffle in Sec 15
Chandigarh, March 4
High drama was witnessed in the Sector 15 market when shopkeepers scuffled during a drive by the MC Enforcement wing here this evening.

Experts discuss advances in heart care
Chandigarh, March 4
The Annual PGI Workshop on Perioperative Echocardiography concluded at the Advanced Cardiac Centre yesterday. There were dedicated sessions on three dimensional echocardiography. These were presided over by Dr Kapoor, Head of Non-Invasive Cardiology at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, and Prof Shrinivas G, from the SreeChitra Institute in Thiruvananthpuram. The three dimensional echocardiography allows visualisation of the heart "as it is", communicating this anatomical information to the surgeon as he plans to repair it.

Vigilance team presents challan against 11 accused
Panchkula, March 4
The vigilance department today presented a challan against 11 persons in the Rs 1.17 crore Pinjore MC scam here today. The 11 accused were charged with Section 406, 420, 466,467,471, 120B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 13 1d of the PC act.

GMADA to spend Rs 5.46 cr on widening of PTL Chowk-new bus stand road
Mohali, March 4
A sum of over Rs 5.46 crore is being spent by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for widening of road from the PTL chowk to the new air-conditioned bus stand being constructed near Phase I industrial area in Mohali.

Admn to beautify railway residential colony
Chandigarh, March 4
For the beautification of the railway residential colony located in Sector 49, the UT Administration is chalking out the plans with the resident welfare association of the society.

Fake kidnapping call sends police in a tizzy
Chandigarh, March 4
A kidnapping call by a city resident that his wife and his son has been kidnapped sent the UT police in a tizzy today. Amir Khan, the caller had called the police control room reporting that his wife and child had been kidnapped in a black esteem car at Sector 18 and 19 light point.

Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, March 4 
65-year-old woman, who was hit by a mini-truck on Saturday while she was sitting in an autorickshaw succumbed to her injuries today. Three others including a woman were also injured in the accident. The mishap had occurred on Saturday morning when the woman was going to Sector 52 from her Burial residence in an autorickshaw. The autorickshaw was hit by a truck on the road dividing Sector 51 and 52 and she was injured alongwith the auto driver Sonu and two occupants of the mini-truck.

Tricity scan

EDUCATION

MBA students await degrees
Mohali, March 4
Even after the completion of two years of MBA programme in July last year, Mohali-based Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) has yet not provided academic degrees to over 100 students of the 2010-12 batch. Results and detailed mark cards (DMCs) of the last three semesters are also awaited.
Students of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management during a protest outside the campus at Phase VIII in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Learn from mistakes of others, students told
Chandigarh, March 4
The 57th Annual Prize Distribution Function of Post Graduate Government College for Girls (PGGCG), Sector 11, Chandigarh, was held today. Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, IAS, Director, Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration, was the chief guest on the occasion.

From colleges 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

NRI arrested with 570 gm of heroin
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 4
Punjab seems to be fast emerging as the safe heaven for International drug traffickers as the local police has arrested a Canada based NRI and his Indian accomplice and seized 570 gms heroin valuing at Rs 2.70 crore in the international market.

Techno-cultural festival ‘Panache 2013” begins
Banur, March 4
A three-day "Techno-Cultural event Panache-2013" started on the campus of Shaheed Udham Singh Group of Colleges, Tangori. Azad Singh, zonal head and Mandeep Singh Manager Indian Bank, were the chief guests for the inaugural ceremony. Gurlabh Singh, general secretary and Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu chairman, SUS Group of Institutions were present during the inaugural ceremony. The festival started with lighting of the lamp by the chief guest followed by the saraswati bandna, solo song bhangra and Kashmiri dance by the college students.

Youth hit by train, dies
Dera Bassi, March 4
A youth was run over by a passenger train near Jawaharpur village on the Ambala-Kalka railway track on Monday evening. The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Jaspreet Singh, son of late Kaka Ram, a resident of nearby Devinagar village.

Students get placements

Lecture on Koran delivered at Pbi varsity
Patiala, March 4
The Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, in coordination of Prof HS Pannu, Dean, Research and Dr Mohd Habib initiated a series of lectures on Religion, Philosophy and science on the university campus today.

COURTS

Tyre theft case
Accused sent to judicial custody
Chandigarh, March 4
In an embarrassment to the UT police, a local court today rejected the police plea to take the accused in a tyre theft case in police custody. All the four accused, who are students, were sent to judicial custody and they also filed their bail applications in the court. The court dismissed the police plea as there was no material ground to interrogate the accused.

Seven-day police remand for accused 
Mohali, March 4
In the Advocate Amanpreet murder case, Jaswinder Singh, son of SGPC member Ranjit Singh, has been sent to police remand for seven days, up to February 10, by the local court.






The accused being taken to the Mohali District Courts on Monday.

CRIME

Man arrested for killing wife 
Mohali, March 4
The police today arrested Amarinder Singh, a resident of Parch village, on a charge of killing his wife Manjit Kaur on February 16.

Man jailed for raping minor

Cylinders stolen

Two youths arrested with weapons 
Panchkula, March 4
Two persons were arrested from the Sector 16 market late last night with the weapons, a pistol and a knife.

Youths stalk girl in park
Panchkula, March 4
Two youths tried to outrage the modesty of a 23-year-old girl while she was strolling in a park at Sector 5, Panchkula.

One more booked for running illegal paying guest accommodation 
Mohali, March 4
The Mohali Police today booked a resident of Phase XI, Mohali, for illegally running a paying guest accommodation.







The accused being taken to the Panchkula District Courts on Monday. 

4 more held in Ravi murder case 
Panchkula, March 4
Four more persons were arrested in the Ravi murder case by the police. The main accused, Pradeep, is still at large.

SPORTS

Vivek cricket academy beat UP team
Chandigarh, March 4
The cricket team of Vivek High Asian Cricket academy defeated Twenty-20 Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh by 19 runs, in the final match of 4th Senior North Zone T-20 Cricket tournament, organised by Twenty-20 Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh played at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Basketball championship venue shifted
Chandigarh, March 4
Owing it to the lethargic approach of the UT Engineering Department in completing the work of the indoor basketball stadium, Sector 42, Sports Complex, the department is organising the All-India Invitational Basketball Tournament for Men, at the outdoor court of Sector 46 from March 8, here.

Godrej Cricket Club win by 5 wickets
Panchkula, March 4
The Godrej Cricket Club defeated Infosys-XI by 5 wickets during the final match of IVth Proflex Cup League Cricket Tournament, being held here. A fine all round performance by Harish Garg (63-runs and 2 for 19) enabled the team to register win.

Sharndeep wins gold in weightlifting championship
Chandigarh, March 4
The weightlifting team of Panjab University secured the third position in the All-India Inter-University Weight Lifting Championship for Men held at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.




The Panjab University weightlifting team, which secured the third place in the All-India Inter- University WeightlIfting Championship for Men. a tribune photograph

PU team bring laurels in netball tournament
Chandigarh, March 4
The netball team of Panjab University secured third position in the All-India Inter-University Netball Championship for Men. The tournament was held in Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, from February 26 to March 3.