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UIET student found dead in hostel
Chandigarh, May 23
In a tragic incident, a fourth year student of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University, reportedly committed suicide by tying his legs with an iron chain and electrocuting himself with a heater wire in his hostel room.
Students gather outside the boys' hostel at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

CAG pulls up PGIMER
Chandigarh, May 23
Slamming the PGIMER for keeping some of its private rooms reserved for VIPs throughout the year despite a long waiting list of patients, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India stated that the institute could have utilised the rooms and earned a revenue of Rs 22.25 lakh.

Snag in aircraft keeps passengers stranded for 4 hrs 
Chandigarh, May 23
Over 100 passengers remained stranded for over four hours at the Chandigarh domestic airport today after Jet Airway’s outbound Chandigarh-Delhi-Banglore flight no 4235 developed a technical snag and took off late at night with special permission from the ATC.

Passengers come out of the Chandigarh airport after delay in the Jet Airway's flight due to a snag on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu 

Rapper Hard Kaur courts controversy 
Chandigarh, May 23
After rapper Honey Singh, now singer Hard Kaur has courted a controversy. The singer shocked everyone by hurling abuses on stage during her performance at a hotel in Chandigarh on Wednesday night.




Rapper Hard Kaur performs at a hotel in Chandigarh on Wednesday night. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

2 Chandigarh Police constables acquitted in murder bid case
Chandigarh, May 23
The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Preeti Sahni, today acquitted two Chandigarh Police constables in an attempt to murder case. The Court acquitted constables Rajesh Kumar and Niharika of the charges.

Doctor jumps to death in Sukhna
Chandigarh, May 23
A 33-year-old doctor from Ludhiana allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Sukhna Lake late last night. The body of the doctor, Dinesh, was found floating at the regulatory end of the lake around 4 pm today.

COMMUNITY

Sec 17 traders oppose MC’s decision
Chandigarh, May 23
Traders of Sector 17 today opposed the MC's decision of imposing hourly parking charges in Sector 17.

Three PSEB employees injured
Mohali, May 23
Three employees of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) were injured after they were pelted with stones during a protest on the PSEB premises this evening.


A broken chair and stones that were pelted during the protest at the PSEB office in Phase VIII, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Panchkula MC poll
Candidates have criminal past
Panchkula, May 23
Candidates contesting the Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections have a number of criminal cases registered against them.


Officials distribute party symbols at Mini-Secretariat in Panchkula on Thursday. 
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Study tour of MC officials ends abruptly 
Chandigarh, May 23 The foreign study tour of two officials of the Municipal Corporation, SS Bida, Chief Engineer, and Mukesh Anand, Superintending Engineer, B&R (building and roads), ended before it started.

Only 10 councillors stick to their promise
Chandigarh, May 23
It seems that the MC councillors have forgotten their promise of donating their one-month salary cheque for the financial assistance to the family of Harpreet Singh Sodhi, a resident of Sector 45-C, who had died in a road accident involving stray cattle.

No internal audit in PGI since 2002
Chandigarh, May 23
The PGIMER has not conducted any internal audit since 2002, thus raising a question over the self-assessment system of the institute.

Findings of CAG report
A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for 2011-12 states that the PGI's internal audit system never functioned after 2002. It has been  “non-existent” till date.

Punjab, Haryana owe Rs 462.72 lakh to PGIMER: CAG report
Chandigarh, May 23
The governments of Punjab and Haryana owe Rs 462.72 lakh to the PGIMER as the annual cost of 200 beds. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report for 2011-12, found that both the states were not paying the cost of beds on a regular basis.

UT Admn submits copy of proposal to ministry 
Chandigarh, May 23
Just about a month after the Punjab and Haryana High Court took cognisance of the vacancies of Judges in the Chandigarh District and Sessions Court, the Chandigarh Administration today submitted a copy of its proposal to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice.

Cops learn to deal with trademark violations 
Chandigarh, May 23
The Chandigarh Police and FICCI CASCADE (Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy) as a part of its capacity building programme to sensitise and train the police officers, organised a training programme for 75 policemen of Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab.

11 policewomen yet to be sent for lower school training
Chandigarh, May 23
Even after pronouncement of CAT orders, the 11 UT women constables are yet to join the lower school training course at Madhuban.

NGO launches project to promote girl child
Chandigarh, May 23
Yuvsatta, an NGO, in association with the Peace Club of Gurukul Global School, Chandigarh, launched a Girl Star Project to promote girl child and sensitise students to gender issues and problems being faced by girls in society, here today.

Students of Gurukul Global School join hands during the launch of Girl Star Project on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Summer camps to be a gala affair
Chandigarh, May 23
From bollywood personalities to innovative activities, this year’s summer camps have a lot in store for children of the tricity.

EDUCATION

CBSE classes X, XII results to be out soon
Chandigarh, May 23
The annual result of the CBSE for class X and class XII is expected soon. Class XII result could be announced either on May 25 or May 26, while class X result is expected on May 28 or May 29, said board officials at the CBSE regional office in Panchkula.

From schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Patiala hit by water shortage
Patiala, May 23
Even as the summer temperature has touched over 47 degrees, Patiala residents are facing an acute shortage of water supply, thanks to the hollow claims of the Municipal Corporation for the last few years to increase the quantity of water in city. The royal city now faces acute shortage of water with taps running dry in majority of the areas and the MC authorities trying to buy more time before new tube wells are installed.

CRIME

Eight-year-old boy sodomised
Chandigarh, May 23 An eight-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and sodomised in Mauli Jagran.

25-yr-old found dead
Panchkula, May 23
A body of a 25-year-old youth was found under mysterious circumstances at his residence in Sector 15, Panchkula.

2 more held in P’kula dacoity case
Panchkula, May 23
The Panchkula police arrested two more persons in the sector 4 dacoity. The accused have been identified as Rahul Ankush from Mumbai and Seikh Imran from Jaipur.

SPORTS

Minerva Cricket Academy log win
Chandigarh, May 23
The Minerva Cricket Academy will face the LIC Club while the Himachal Club will take on the Stadium XI team in the semifinal matches of the ongoing UT T20 Cricket League.
Players in action during a league match of the UT T20 cricket tournament at the LIC ground in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo

St John’s High School thrash Mount Carmel by 143 runs
Chandigarh, May 23
In the first match of the ongoing 2nd Brother McCann Cricket Tournament for boys (U-17), St John’s High School defeated Mount Carmel School by 143 runs at St John’s School, Sector 26, today.

Hosts, Ludhiana register victories 
Chandigarh, May 23
The cricket teams of Chandigarh and Ludhiana registered win against Jalandhar and Mohali, during the ongoing Dhruv Pandove Trophy for boys (U-19), today.



A player tries to keep himself cool during the Dhruv Pandove Cricket Tournament at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY GHARU 

30 badminton players attend training camp 
Chandigarh, May 23
As many as 30 badminton players, including 21 boys and 9 girls from Panjab University coaching centre, attended a high altitude training programme for 10 days at Shilaroo in Himachal Pradesh.