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UT Administration reduces speed limits
Chandigarh, June 1
The UT Administration has reduced the speed limits for vehicles in the city. In view of a large number of people losing their lives in road accidents, the Chandigarh police had sent a proposal to the administration demanding the speed limits should be brought down.

Revised Speed Limits for city roads

All set for P’kula MC poll today
Panchkula, June 1
Panchkula is all set to witness the battle of the ballot with the much-awaited Municipal Corporation elections to be held tomorrow (June 2). The fate of 160 candidates contesting the elections from 20 wards in the district would be sealed in ballot boxes tomorrow.

1,500 bottles of liquor seized in Panchkula
Panchkula, June 1
The Panchkula police has seized over 1,500 bottles of liquor that were being supplied to woo voters in various areas during the election campaigning. The police has also recommended the names of some candidates to the State Election Commissioner and the Excise Department who were supplying the liquor to the slum areas.

Haryana policemen refresh themselves by playing cards and taking a nap in Panchkula on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Bollywood actor Dharmendra (centre), along with Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, during a promotional event for their upcoming movie “Yamla Pagla Deewana 2” at the Leisure Valley, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Kalka, Pinjore zone
87,633 voters to cast vote today
Kalka, June 1
As many as 87,633 voters will cast their votes on Sunday for the election of Ward No 1 to Ward No. 6 of the Kalka, Pinjore Zone of the Municipal Corporation, Panchkula. As many as 75 polling booths have been set up in this zone.

BJP workers allege misuse of government machinery
Ambala, June 1
Local BJP workers led by its state spokesperson Veer Kumar Yadav staged a dharna in front of the Baldev Nagar police station today evening. They were protesting against the distribution of polling booth slips along with the pamphlet of Congress-supported candidate of Ward No. 2 by some government officials.

Sukhna eco-sensitive zone declaration to take time
Chandigarh, June 1
The declaration of an eco-sensitive zone around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is all set to be delayed as the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has received 280 proposals, including one from the UT Administration, from different states and Union Territories about declaring the areas around the national parks and sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones.
Entrance to the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. A file photograph

Defamation case
Ex-Director, lecturer of GMCH-32 summoned
Chandigarh, June 1
A local court has summoned Dr Raj Bahadur, former Director, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and Dr Gurjit Kaur, senior lecturer of the Department of Physiology, GMCH 32, in a three-year-old defamation case.

COMMUNITY

Shifting of stray cattle opposed
Chandigarh, June 1
High drama was witnessed near the gaushala of the Phase-I Industrial Area when several owners of stray cattle opposed their shifting to Delhi-based Dabur gaushala, here this evening.

Residents show the bad condition of cows, which will be shifted to a Delhi-based ‘gaushala’, in Phase-I Industiral Area, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Mahavir missing case
Investigation transferred to Crime Branch
Chandigarh, June 1
The Chandigarh police has transferred the investigation into the case of missing of Mahavir, a class IV employee of Panjab University (PU) and a permanent resident of Garhwal, from Police Station 11 to the Crime Branch. The orders were issued by Naunihal Singh, SSP, Chandigarh.

City BJP in charge visits party office
Chandigarh, June 1
Newly appointed BJP Chandigarh in charge Aarti Mehra today visited the party office “Kamlam” in Sector 33-A in order to formulate a plan for the next Parliamentary elections.

BSP leaders interact with Health Dept staff
Chandigarh, June 1
Senior BSP leader and Member of Parliament Narinder Kashyap, along with BSP convener Haffiz Anwar Ul Haq, heard the grievances of 250 employees of the UT Health Department.

EDUCATION

Khushpreet, Rajat top PU CET exam
Chandigarh, June 1
Panjab University today declared the results of Common Entrance Test (CET) for the undergraduate courses. The exam was held on May 26. The result has been uploaded on the university website.

UIET alumni walk down memory lane
Chandigarh, June 1
The alumni meet of University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) was held today at the Alumni House in the South Campus of Panjab University (PU) in Sector 25 today evening.

Students in a jubilant mood during the alumni meet of UIET at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Edu Dept to offer more Class XI seats
Chandigarh, June 1
The scramble for the class XI admission is all set to begin in UT as Chandigarh Education Department will start admission process in local government schools from June 11. Increase in cut-off percentage is going to be a major worry, as there is a massive increase in students securing 10 CGPA in tricity.

PU to have mentoring system for freshers
Chandigarh June 1
In order to provide a personalised guidance and mentoring to the freshers, Panjab University (PU) has decided to adopt a unique mentoring system. According to this system, each faculty member would advise five or 10 students joining the university professional courses on their personal, academic, social and other problems and suggest solutions to those problems. Every year, about 4,000 students take new admissions in the PU campus and there are about 800 faculty members.

Over 1,000 students to appear for JEE
Chandigarh, June 1
More than 1,000 students from the city will appear for JEE Advance tomorrow to seek admission to the much coveted Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

PU hostel wardens replaced
Chandigarh, June 1
The Panjab University (PU) authorities today changed the wardens of two boys' hostels and two girls' hostels.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Need to harness untapped hydro potential: BBMB chief
Ropar, June 1
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) chairman AB Aggarwal addressed the inaugural session of a one-day seminar on ‘Hydro Power — Tapping the Untapped’ organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) at Delhi, yesterday.

Man held with 10 gm smack
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 1
The police has arrested a drug peddler and recovered 10 gm of smack from his possession.

25 kg of poppy husk seized
Ropar, June 1
The police today seized 25 kg of poppy husk from a passenger. The accused, identified as Sachin, a resident of Bijnaur in UP, was carrying the contraband in a plastic bag. He reached the local raiway staion via Himachal Express today morning.

COURTS

LOK ADALAT
5,632 cases disposed of
Chandigarh, June 1
As many as 5,632 cases of different categories were disposed of in a Lok Adalat held at a local court today. As many as 359 cases were settled under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act. A compensation of Rs 2.3 lakh was awarded in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) cases.

Drug peddler gets 2-year jail
Mohali, June 1
A local court today announced a two-year sentence and Rs 20,000 as fine to an accused for possessing around 750 grams of opium. Mohali Additional District and Sessions Judge PP Singh awarded a two-year sentence to Gian Singh, a resident of Naianwaala village, Dera Bassi, who was arrested by the police at a naka with 750 grams of opium on December 22, 2009.

CRIME

Sec-26 trader thrashed
Chandigarh, June 1
A city-based trader was allegedly beaten up and then abducted in a car on late Friday night. However, he jumped out of the moving vehicle to save his life near the Grain Market and sustained various injuries.

Man held for attacking murder accused in court complex
Mohali, June 1
The Mohali police arrested a person who attacked a murder accused in the local court complex here today afternoon.

Man rams car into electricity pole
Mohali, June 1
A car washer from Nepal had a miraculous escape when an electricity pole fell on the car after he rammed into it at Phase IV here today in the morning.

Two kept in ‘illegal’ custody for 11 days
Mohali, June 1
A resident of Balongi has complained to the police that his son was allegedly kept in illegal custody for 11 days by persons running a company here.

SPORTS

Dhruv Pandove trophy
Day 1: City team score 194 against Amritsar
Chandigarh, June 1
On the first day of the Dhruv Pandove Trophy for boys (U-19), the local side scored 194 runs for 8 wickets against Amritsar, today.

93 take part in golf tourney
Chandigarh, June 1
The 3rd Pitch ‘n’ Putt Golf Tournament for children concluded today at the British School Golf Academy 9-Hole Miniature Golf Course, Sector 44. Around 93 golfers in the age-group of 6 to 18 years (Sub-Juniors and Junior) participated in the golf championship.

Participants of the Pitch ‘n’ Putt Golf Tournament with their trophies in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph