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On call of duty, cop finds wife, daughter dead 
Mohali, May 8
For Mohali police constable Gurnam Singh, a routine call of duty brought his world crashing down, for he would have never thought that he would see his wife and daughter crushed under a tipper.
The victims, Amandeep Kaur and Nirmal Kaur; and (left) inconsolable Gurnam Singh who lost his wife and daughter in the accident. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

The tipper that overturned after hitting the victims’ scooter at Sector 79 in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Traffic chaos: Roads remain blocked for Rahul’s visit
Panchkula, May 8
Panchkula residents today went through a harrowing time, especially during the office hours, when all routes were blocked by the police to receive Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inspect a guard of honour at Panchkula; and (left) long queues of vehicles during Rahul Gandhi's visit on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur road on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

MC can issue show-cause notices
Chandigarh, May 8
The UT Estate Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, in a communication to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, has stated that the Municipal Corporation has now been empowered to issue show-cause notices for building violations and initiate resumption proceedings for the properties falling under its jurisdiction.

Security at your fingertips
Chandigarh, May 8
In an era when the incidents of white collar crimes have witnessed a rise, students of the PEC University of Technology have developed an efficient biometric method to identify individuals by verifying their finger vein which will check crimes committed by copying fingerprints of a person.

Offices sans officials 
Panchkula, May 8
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Panchkula was a political affair, but officials of the administration were found missing from the respective seats at the Mini-Secretariat. The work remained affected and those who visited the offices to get their work done were seen returning disappointed.
A visitor expresses his disappointment after finding no official at the Mini-Secretariat at Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune photo

COMMUNITY

Send women cops for training: CAT 
Chandigarh, May 8
Acting on a petition filed by as many as 11 women constables, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today issued orders that the constables be sent to Madhuban for the lower school training course as desired.

Residents move PCA against advocate
Chandigarh, May 8
A week after a girl filed a complaint of domestic violence against him in a court, advocate Arvind Thakur is in for more trouble as members of the United Welfare Association, Sector 44, have moved the Police Complaint Authority (PCA) against the advocate and his gunmen for misbehaving with former Mayor Harjinder Kaur and creating a ruckus in the area. The complaint has been filed against the SHO of the Sector 34 police station for his failure to take action against the advocate and not paying heed to the local residents' repeated complaints.

Incidence of TB in region alarming: Study
Chandigarh, May 8
A PGI study has revealed the incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) in the Northern region is much higher than the WHO estimates. The study, which was published in the BMC infectious diseases journal in March this year, has found that the incidence of the MDRTB is 9 per cent among new patients compared to the WHO reported figures of 3 or 5 per cent. Cases of a total of 2,100 patients from across the region were studied.

GMCH fails to update directory records
Chandigarh, May 8
Even two weeks after he was relieved, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, has not forgotten its longest serving Director Principal (DP), Dr Raj Bahadur, it seems.

Flying squads to check seed quality
Mohali, May 8
Four flying squads have been formed to check the quality of insecticides, fertilizers and seeds in order to provide quality products to farmers in the district.

Rahul opts for simple dal, roti
Panchkula, May 8
Despite elaborate arrangements made for the lunch during Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Indradhanush Auditorium here, he opted for a simple diet of dal, vegetable and chapatti.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal at Chandigarh Airport on Wednesday.  (top) and Police personnel guard the entry gate of Indradhanush Auditorium (b-left ) and policemen stop a car from entering the restricted area during Rahul Gandhi’s visit  to Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune Photos

GMADA sets aside Rs 140 cr for Metro rail project this fiscal
Mohali, may 8
To meet the huge expenditure on the Metro rail project, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has set aside Rs 140 crore this fiscal.

4.6 acre plot goes for Rs 98 cr in Mohali
Mohali, May 8
Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) auctioned a 4.6 acre plot at Sector 70, meant for a housing society, for Rs 98.31 crore.

Paucity of funds hits water supply in Mohali
Mohali, May 8
The plan to expand the water supply system in the town to bring much-needed relief to residents remains on hold as funds have not been provided yet by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).

22-yr-old dies in accident
Chandigarh, May 8
A 22-year-old man, who became the father of a daughter yesterday, died in an accident last night.

Canada pays tributes to early Sikh settlers 
Chandigarh, May 8
Two documentaries eulogising the contribution of Sikhs to the Canadian society in the early 20th century will be screened here.

EDUCATION

Homoeopathy students boycott classes
Chandigarh, May 8
Students of Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sector 26, who are in a fix following the disaffiliation notice issued to the college by Panjab University, today showed their resentment by boycotting the classes. The students have given a week’s deadline to fulfil the conditions imposed by the Inspection Committee.

Student council to distribute teacher feedback forms
Chandigarh, May 8
In a bid to encourage students to fill the teacher feedback form, Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) members have decided to visit all departments to distribute the forms among the students.

From Schools

(1) A girl talks on her cellphone while riding a scooter at Panjab University on Wednesday. (2) Commuters move with their faces covered on a windy Wednesday at Sector 35 in Chandigarh.(3)  A truck laden with batteries overturned while taking a turn at Majri Chowk in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune Photos

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Ropar schools, parents’ association at loggerheads
Ropar, May 8
While managing committees of schools affiliated to the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) have sought action against Parents Students and Social Welfare Association for allegedly interfering in their functioning, the association members have alleged that many schools were involved in irregularities and violation of the CBSE norms.

Cong workers protest rejection of nomination papers
Ropar, May 8
Congress workers today staged a protest against the rejection of nomination papers of a Congress candidate from the Morinda (rural) zone for the Zila Parishad elections, here today.

Varunjot’s model bags first prize
Patiala, May 8
A model prepared by Varunjot Singh, a class X student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, Patiala, has bagged the first prize, while Our Lady of Fatima Convent School won the second place in the district-level inspire awards exhibition held here.

Thapar alumni welcome new graduates
Patiala, May 8
The Thapar University Alumni Association (TUAA) organised “Alumni in the Making 2013” to welcome the graduating students to the alumni fold at a gala event on the Thapar University campus, Patiala, yesterday evening.

SGPC to sponsor studies of Sikh girl students from J&K
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 8
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will sponsor the education of all girl students of the Sikh community hailing from Jammu and Kashmir who are admitted to Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University here. The decision in this regard was taken today at a meeting presided over by SGPC president Jathedar Avtar Singh.

Students forced to study in verandah
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 8
Notwithstanding the tall claims of the Punjab Government about quality education, students of Mata Gujri Senior Secondary School here are forced to attend classes in the verandah.





Students attend a class in a verandah of Mata Gujri Senior Secondary School in Fatehgarh Sahib. A Tribune Photograph

Two arrested with poppy husk
Banur, May 8
The police today seized five kilograms of poppy husk from the possession of a truck driver at a checkpoint near SYL Canal on the Rajpura-Chandigarh Road. The truck from coming from Assam and was on its way to Ludhiana.

Firm’s directors booked for duping steel unit
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 8
The local police has booked directors of an Orissa-based firm, Surya Steel Iron Limited, for duping the owner of a local steel manufacturing unit of Rs 55.22 lakh.

Panchayat samiti elections: Four nominations rejected
Dera Bassi, May 8
After the scrutiny of nomination papers for the elections to 23 zones of panchayat samiti in Dera Bassi, nominations of 62 candidates have been accepted, while four were rejected. For the zila parishad poll in four zones here, nominations of 15 candidates were accepted and those of two were rejected. Returning officer-cum-SDM Inderjeet Kaur Kang said nomination papers of four candidates were rejected for the panchayat samiti poll because some discrepancies were found in their papers. The candidates whose nominations were rejected included Surjeet Kaur (CPI) from Nagla Zone, Jaswant Singh (Congress) from Kurli Zone, Bnarsidass (Independent) from Dheeremajra Zone and Dharmchand (Independent), also from the same zone.

COURTS

Head cashier gets 8-year jail in another case
Chandigarh, May 8
The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Nagpal today sentenced the head cashier of the UT Electricity Department, Mangat Ram, to eight years' rigorous imprisonment in a case of criminal breach of trust and corruption registered against him. He was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in an embezzlement case yesterday.

Court papers snatched at gunpoint
Chandigarh, May 8
A Sector 36 resident alleged that his bag containing important court documents was snatched at gunpoint. Kamaljit Singh Walia claimed that the bag containing documents pertaining to a property dispute were snatched from him near the district courts in Sector 43. The 50-year-old victim said he was returning home from the Mohali District Courts in the evening when the incident took place.

CRIME

Woman booked for cheating
Chandigarh, May 8
On the complaint of a non-resident Indian, the UT police has registered a case of cheating against his wife at the Sector 3 police station.

Wife sets house on fire after ‘altercation’ with husband
Zirakpur, May 8
An alleged altercation between a husband and a wife cost dear the owner of the flat, in which the couple has been residing as tenants, as the wife allegedly set the house on fire early in the morning today. The woman alleged that she was beaten up by her husband.

The flat at Rishi Apartments in Zirakpur where a fire broke out on Wednesday morning. Tribune photo

Gold chain snatched
panchkula, May 8
Two motorcycle-borne youths today snatched a gold chain from a woman from outside her daughter's school in Sector 16.

SPORTS

Juan Carlos holds tennis camp
Chandigarh, May 8
As many as 40 trainees are attending a coaching camp being conducted by former Davis Cupper and Director of Training Courses International Tennis Federation Juan Carlos Andrade Hermandez of Spain at the Sector 10 tennis stadium here. The camp, which began yesterday, will continue up to May 23.



Juan Carlos Andrade Hermandez. a Tribune photograph

620 grapplers to take part in wrestling championship
Chandigarh, May 8
Over 620 wresters under the supervision of around 100 technical officials will participate in the 32nd Boys (Freestyle and Greco-Roman) and 15th Female Junior National Wrestling Championship to be hosted by the Chandigarh Wrestling Association under the aegis of the Wrestling Federation of India at the Skating Rink of Sector 10 from May 9 to 12.





Wrestlers during a practice session at Skating Rink, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. a Tribune photograph

Shivalik Public School to re-open volleyball academy
Mohali, May 8
The volleyball academy of Shivalik Public School, Mohali, will be re-opening after its closure in 2005, here. Announcing the opening of the academy, DS Bedi, director, of the school along with a selection panel, comprising former International player Arjuna Awardee, Amir Singh, and Vijaypal Singh, general secretary, of the Chandigarh Volleyball Association, has selected 12 players to train under this academy.

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab register win in basketball championship
Chandigarh, May 8
As many as 200 students from various Navodaya Vidyalaya Schools of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir participated in the two-day Regional Level Basketball Championship organised in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sector 25. Suresh Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti presided over the programme as a chief guest.

24 youths from J&K to visit PCA Stadium
Chandigarh, May 8
A total of 24 youths from remote areas of District Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) will visit the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium to witness the King XI Punjab- Sunrise Hyderabad clash on May 11, here.

Delhi Division thrashes Karnal in volleyball tournament
Chandigarh, May 8
In the inaugural match of the LIC Northern Zone Volleyball Tournament, defending champions Delhi Division defeated Karnal Division, commenced here today.