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Bansal chides UT officials for inaction 
Chandigarh, March 16
Union Railway Minister and Member of Parliament Pawan Kumar Bansal today accused officials of the Chandigarh Administration of not focusing on the city’s development and just while away three years of their posting.

Fastest trial ever in UT's history 
Chandigarh, March 16
The UT district courts today created history by convicting an accused in an attempt to rape case within 14 days. The incident was reported on March 2.

Girl student thrashes policewomen at PU
Chandigarh, March 16
High drama was witnessed at Panjab University when a girl, student of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), reportedly in an inebriated condition, slapped a women constable during the UIET’s annual fest ‘Goonj’ this evening.
Policewomen try to get hold of the girl who created a ruckus at the PU on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

4-year-old molested in crèche, one arrested
Chandigarh, March 16
The Chandigarh Police has arrested a 25-five-year old man for allegedly molesting a four-year-old girl at a crèche in Sector 38. The crèche is being run by the accused’s mother.

COMMUNITY

Will take up matter in Punjab Assembly, says Capt
Mohali, March 16
Assuring the family of Amarpreet, who was shot dead by some youths, Capt Amarinder Singh said he would take up the issue in the Punjab Assembly soon.






Capt Amarinder Singh at the victim’s residence in Phase III-A, Mohali, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Another accused identified
Mohali, March 16
The police has identified another accused involved in the KFC firing incident. Mohali SSP GS Bhullar said Rajinder Singh, alias Mintoo, a resident of Bhaini Khurd village, Fatehgarh Sahib, along with the main accused, Talminder Singh, alias Talley, an Indian origin UK citizen, had opened fire to settle scores with his friend Shweta and her former employer at the KFC, Kharar, on March 12.

RLA fails to find bidders for vanity numbers
Chandigarh, March 16
With the financial year nearing an end, prospective bidders seem to have lost interest in the vanity numbers being put under the hammer for the new series CH01 AS by the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA), Chandigarh.

Students in a jubilant mood after receiving their degrees at the annual convocation and prize distribution function at Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 42, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Indian teams stand out
Chandigarh, March 16
Five teams from India participated in the international rounds of the fourth Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition held at Abu Dhabi from March 9 to March 12.

Now, face arrest for wrong parking
Panchkula, March 16
Those parking their cars haphazardly in the town will have to pay for it. The police has decided to book and arrest the offenders. Following complaints of wrong parking, Commissioner of Police Rajbir Deswal has asked the the Haryana Urban Development Authority officials for a list of authorised and non-authorised parking lots.

Railways all set to commence Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link
Chandigarh, March 16
The much-awaited Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link is likely to become operational from March 31. A team of officials drawn from all the departments, which is headed by Railway Divisional Manager (RDM) P K Sangi, today inspected the link.


A file photo of a goods train run on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link on a trial basis.

Kidnap drama at hospital
Mohali, March 16
The police was virtually on its toes when a resident of Sector 46 approached it complaining that her five-year-old son was kidnapped from the Civil Hospital in Phase VI this afternoon.

In the wild: Students of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology during a fashion show at Panjab University on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

UT Admn eyeing grants
Chandigarh, March 16
Cashing in on the imposition of house tax, the Chandigarh Administration is eyeing grants for the projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)-2.

Four more candidates file petitions
Chandigarh, March 16
The problem for the UT Education Department has further increased as four more candidates have filed their petitions in the Chandigarh Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to seek their selection on the basis of original recruitment criteria advertised by the department in August 2007.

EDUCATION

Games, fun events mark Day 2 of Vyom 2013
Chandigarh, March 16
Day two of “Vyom 2013” began with a bang with the general technical quiz “Omniquest”. The second day featured some entertaining games and fun events such as “vellapanti”, “national open” and “crime scene investigations”.


Students display their creations on the second day of PEC fest "Vyom" in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

PU VC’s statement sparks row
Chandigarh, March 16
The Syndicate witnessed heated discussions over the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) statement, which mentioned that SL Verma, special officer (SO) to the VC, be allowed to continue in the office till further orders.

Invigilators barred from using cellphones
Mohali, March 16
Punjab School Education Board chairperson Dr Tejinder Kaur Dhaliwal has asked the supervisory staff on duty during the ongoing examinations not to use cellphones while on duty.

Cultural festival concludes at IIT-Ropar
Ropar, March 16
The third annual cultural festival, "Zeitgeist 2013", of the Indian Institute of Technology concluded with various competitions and a performance from "The Local Train" here today.

from schools
Paper-reading competition
Around 200 students of the primary wing of The British School, Sector 8, Panchkula enthusiastically participated in the paper reading competition on 'How can I help disabled people'. Children spoke on various disabilities that prevail in society today and what all was being done to help the disabled people. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Akshay, Sonal best athletes
Ropar, March 16
Akshay Katoch and Sonal Yadav were adjudged as best athletes at the Annual Athletics Meet concluded at IET Bhaddal Technical Campus here today. The Department of ECE grabbed the overall trophy and the Department of Mechanical Engineering won the best march-past award.

Kin demand probe
Dera Bassi, March 16
A delegation led by Congress leader Manpreet Kaur Dolly met DGP Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini on Thursday and demanded re-investigation into Rajesh Kumar Bittu’s murder case.

Colourful end to sports meet at Banur institute
Banur, March 16
The sports meet of the Gian Sagar Group of institutions concluded here. The students of Gian Sagar Medical College, Gian Sagar Dental College, College of Nursing, College of Physiotherapy, and Institute of Hospitality and Management took part in various events.

Anu was murdered: Postmortem report
Zirakpur, March 16
A 27-year-old woman, Anu, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Gurunanak Colony, Dhakouli, on Wednesday night, was allegedly murdered by giving poison said doctors, who conducted the postmortem examination of her body on Friday.

Youth dies in road accident
Dera Bassi, March 16
A 36-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a truck while crossing road on the Derabassi-Barwala road on Friday.

CRIME

3 held with fake currency
Mohali, March 16
The police has arrested a gang of five persons and seized fake currency of Rs 94,000 and 1 kg of poppy husk from their possession.

Girl abducted in Panchkula
Panchkula, March 16
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by a boy near Budanpur village, Sector 16, Panchkula, on pretext of marrying her. While in another case, a 30-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped by a few unidentified persons after he went near the Chandimandir petrol pump.

Two cases of eve-teasing registered
Chandigarh, March 16 Two cases of eve-teasing were registered at the Mani Majra police station. In the first incident, a girl reported that three motorcycle-borne youths passed remarks at her near Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh. The complainant managed to note down the registration number of motorcycle and a case was registered.

Gold chain snatched
Chandigarh : Two-motorcycle borne youths targeted a woman in Sector 23 and snatched her gold chain today. A case has been registered.

SPORTS

PCA authorities fail to deliver tickets at outlet
Chandigarh, March 16
As many as 190 phones calls were received to enquire about the tickets at the Central Bank of India, the only outlet in the City Beautiful to get tickets for the ongoing third test match between India and Australia, but there was not even a single ticket to sell. Though it has been decided by the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) authorities to sell the tickets on a daily basis, they did not deliver the lot of vouchers at the above mentioned venue till 1 pm.
Tickets being sold at a bank counter at Sector 32 in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S. Chandan

Judokas Anjali, Pallavi bring laurels
Chandigarh, March 16
Judoka Anjali of Panjab University and Pallavi of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, attained the top spots in the 44-kg category, during the All-India Inter-University Judo Championship for Women, held here.


Participants in action during the All-India Inter-University Women Judo Championship at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

City golfers make it to final
Chandigarh, March 16
The duo of Anurag Chopra and KJS Sandhu won the Chandigarh leg of the Audi Quattro Cup 2013, to qualify for the final, held at Panchkula Golf club, here . In the qualifying round of the tournament Anurag Chopra and KJS Sandhu combined to score 52 stableford points, while Rajinder Singh and Atul Khanna ended up runners-up at 50 points. Another pair of DS Sekhon and Naresh Nanda played well and scored 49 points to finish at the third position.