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Power cuts: Officials feel the heat
Chandigarh, June 3
Anguished over frequent power cuts, scheduled as well as unscheduled, city residents have now started knocking at the door of power department officials' houses.

Water dues: MC acts tough, books 18 defaulters
Chandigarh, June 3
Acting tough with defaulters, the public and health wing of the municipal corporation today lodged FIRs against 18 defaulters, who have failed to clear their water dues. In April, the MC had disconnected the water supply of these defaulters.
An MC employee disconnects the water supply of a defaulter at the Booth Market in Sector 21, Chandigarh. A file photo

Over 200 pledge to donate organs at PGI 
Chandigarh, June 3
Waking up to the need of organ donation, more than 200 people have pledged to donate their organs, including liver, on the website created by the PGI seven months ago.

Excise raid on Fun City at Elante Mall
Chandigarh, June 3
UT Excise Department officials today raided Fun City, an entertainment house run by a Bangalore-based company at Elante Mall for alleged evasion of entertainment duty and value added tax (VAT).

Panchkula MC poll results today
Panchkula, June 3
The fate of 160 candidates in the fray for the first-ever Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections will be decided tomorrow with counting of votes scheduled to start at 8 am at the community centre in the BHEL Officers’ Colony in Sector 14 here.
Policemen deployed at the entrance gate of a hall where EVMs have been kept at the BHEL Officers' Colony in Sector 14, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Low urban turnout; ruralites throng polling booths in large numbers 
Panchkula, June 3
In the Panchkula Municipal Corporation election that was held on June 2, most urbanites preferred to stay indoors. If we go by the data of votes polled, in almost every ward, the highest number of votes were cast by the rural people and the wards that consisted of elite sectors showed low turn out.

A girl walks on a street full of blooming amaltas trees at Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Monday. The scientific name of the tree is cassia fistula and it has herbal medicinal value. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Panel fails to fix responsibility
Chandigarh, June 3
The committee inquiring into the alleged case of sexual harassment of an assistant professor, involving department head and another professor of University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, has failed to find evidence in support of the allegations.

Water wastage continues unabated in colonies
Chandigarh, June 3
While the water supply and sewerage disposal committee of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today held a meeting to discuss ways to meet demand and supply gap of water, the wastage of water continued unabated in slums of the City Beautiful.
Water overflows in the absence of taps at Pandit Colony, Sector 52; and (right) at Colony No. 4 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan and Manoj Mahajan

Haryana Govt sends panel of three HCS officers to UT
Chandigarh, June 3
Finally, the Haryana Government has sent a panel of three HCS officers to the UT Administration. As the UT Administration was facing shortage of officials, they had written to the Haryana Government to send a panel of officers.

Delay in approvals hits repair of Mohali roads
Mohali, June 3
Despite residents expressing anguish over the poor condition of roads in the town, the Municipal Corporation is finding itself helpless in bailing them out of the situation, as the Department of Local Government, Punjab, has failed to clear the proposals submitted by the civic body for carrying out urgent maintenance works to the tune of Rs 9 crore.

A road in a dilapidated condition in Mohali. A File photo

Seek appointments online
Chandigarh, June 3
From next week, applicants who are seeking appointments from the Passport Seva Kendras (PSK), which is under the jurisdiction of Chandigarh, will have to pay online fee before the confirmation of booking dates. To resolve the issue of unavailability of appointment dates and reduce the number of invalid applicants, the Ministry of External Affairs has launched an online payment system for booking appointments.

No respite in sight from heat in coming days
Chandigarh, June 3
Blistering heat waves continued to sweep Chandigarh even today at 37.4 degrees Celsius and there would be no relief for residents in the days to come.





A dust storm hit the city on Monday morning. Tribune photo:S Chandan

Easyfive Pentavalent vaccine passes quality test
Chandigarh, June 3
A month after a six-week-old child died within a few hours of being administered the Easyfive Pentavalent vaccine at PGI the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Saturday gave a clean chit to the vaccine, declaring it of a “Standard” quality.

Defaulters challaned under Child Labour Act
Chandigarh, June 3
Acting on a secret information regarding child Labour, a team of Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Chandigarh Police conducted a raid in Sector 35-B, UT, Chandigarh, and rescued two minor children from a dhaba and a show room with the help of Labour Inspector, UT, Chandigarh.

Rural pharmacists, Class IV staff demand regularisation of services
Mohali, June 3
Rural pharmacists and Class IV employees of the health services and veterinary rural dispensaries under the zila parishads of the state today staged a protest in front of Vikas Bhawan at Phase VIII.

Workers demand residential plots
Mohali, June 3
Punjab Field Workshop Workers’ Union staged a statewide protest and begun a chain hunger strike in front of the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) office at Phase VIII this morning.

Chandigarh scan

EDUCATION

Swati tops Mohali dist
Mohali, June 3
After producing the medical topper in the recently declared CBSE Class XII results in Mohali district, Kurali town once again has the district topper, Swati Kalia, in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class X results announced today.

Mission Admission
Premier institution for women education
MCM DAV College, a premier institution for women education in the region, was established in 1968. Ever since its inception, this college has risen from strength to strength and has made its mark in a range of fields in academic, cultural activities and sports. The college is not only a landmark educational institution with a national repute of excellence, but also a creative portal for the development of cultural and co-curricular talents in its stakeholders.

Students protest against poor results
Chandigarh, June 3
Representatives of the Panjab University Students’ Union (PUSU) and students of the colleges affiliated to Panjab University staged a protest outside the administrative block of the university.

Children get tips on theatre at workshop
Chandigarh, June 3
The summer workshop at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, is exposing the tricity children to the nuances of art of theatre. As many as 60 children from the age group of 6 to 12 years are being trained on a number of stage-related activities for two hours everyday. The workshop, which started on June 1, will continue till June 21.
Students participate in a summer workshop organised by the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: S.Chandan

PUSU appoints office-bearers of its units
Chandigarh, June 3
The Panjab University Students’ Union (PUSU) today appointed Gurinder Singh Minhas as president, Naresh Bawa (Nechi) as vice-chairman, Punjab, and Namesh as chairman, SD College, of the union.

Month-long summer training programme for students begins
Chandigarh, June 3
The Regional Institute of English (RIE), Sector 32, in association with the Chandigarh Administration, today began a month-long summer training programme for students of government schools. The RIE will be imparting computer training, and stress on the communication skills of the students of Government High School, Sector 32, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33.

P’kula students fare badly
Panchkula, June 3
Panchkula fared badly in the Class XII results of the Haryana education board, with just 55 per cent of students passing the exams. A total of 2,724 students appeared in the board exam from Panchkula district, out of which only 1,494 could pass.

From schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Tantrik held in Ropar
Ropar, June 3
The district police arrested a tantrik while he was tampering with the funeral pyre of a woman at Ahmedpur village near here today. The accused has been identified as Sanjay, a resident of Mansa in Bhatinda district.

Kulwinder tops Ropar district with 94.31%
Ropar, June 3
Kulwinder Kaur of Swami Sivanandan Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary School, Morinda, stood first in the district in the PSEB Class X exams, the results of which were declared today. She is among the 15 students from the district who got a place in the merit list.

Poor show by Patiala government schools
Patiala, June 3
None of the government school students from Patiala district made it to the Class X merit list of the PSEB. Contrary to last year, when 14 students had made it to the merit list, only two students from Patiala district, both girls from private schools, succeeded.

2 Ashoka students on merit list
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 3
Two students of Ashoka Senior Secondary School (Boys), Sirhind, have figured on the merit list of the PSEB Class X results.

Water cooler installed
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 3
The Bassi Pathana unit of Bharat Vikas Parishad installed a water cooler at the cremation ground today.

Auction of vanity numbers on June 7
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 3
For the registration of vehicles in Fatehgarh Sahib, a new series, PB-23P, is being introduced. An auction of vanity numbers from this series will be held on June 7.

Students get warm send-off
Dera Bassi, June 3
A farewell party was organised on the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology campus. Various cultural events including solo dance, group song and western dance marked the occasion.

COURTS

Court provides security to widow
Mohali, June 3
A local court today issued orders to the Punjab Police to provide security to Manjit Kaur, widow of ETO Ranjit Singh, who had committed suicide in 2011 after he was allegedly falsely implicated in a corruption case.

Court acquits landlady, daughter in suicide case 
Chandigarh, June 3
The Court of District and Sessions Judge SK Aggarwal today acquitted a landlady and her daughter in an abetment to suicide case. The court acquitted Kailasho and her daughter Mamta for abetting the suicide of their tenant Shakuntala.

CBI seeks dismissal of Bansal’s application
Chandigarh, June 3
During the resumed hearing of the infamous judge bribery case involving former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High court Nirmal Yadav as the accused, the CBI today sought dismissal of the application filed by Sanjiv Bansal, former Additional Advocate General, Haryana, who is also an accused in the case.

Summons to nine Vodafone officials
Chandigarh, June 3
A local court today issued summons to nine officials of Vodafone telecom company, including Marten Pieters, Chief Executive Officer of the company, taking cognizance of the criminal complaint filed by an advocate alleging wrongful gains.

CRIME

138 cellphones worth Rs 7 lakh recovered
Chandigarh, June 3
The cyber crime cell on Monday recovered a total of 138 cellphones which included expensive Apple I-phone, Samsung Grand, Samsung Galaxy etc. the phones which were worth Rs 7 lakh, were misplaced or lost by owners in the past one year.


Rajesh Kalia, DSP (cyber cell), and owners with recovered mobile phones in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan 

13-year-old girl commits suicide
Chandigarh, June 3
A 13-year-old girl, a resident of Daria village, allegedly committed suicide after consuming a poisonous substance here today.

Pedestrian hit by motorcycle, dies
Chandigarh, June 3
A pedestrian died after being hit by a motorcycle near a railway light point on Sunday. Giving details, the police said Mohd Naushad, a resident of Daria village was riding a motorcycle UP-20-AD-0034 when he hit pedestrian Ram Kirpal.

SPORTS

Mohali to get multi-purpose stadium soon
Mohali, June 3
A multi-purpose sports stadium, being built at a cost of Rs 19.30 crore at Sector 78, Mohali, is all set to be completed by June-end for hosting national and international events .
An outer view of the multi-purpose sports stadium at Sector 78 in Mohali. A Tribune photograph

Cantt XI Patiala, LDCA Ludhiana reach semifinals
Patiala, June 3
Following their wins, Cantt XI Patiala and LDCA Ludhiana qualified for the semifinals of the 12th Hot Weather (U-14) Cricket Tournament being organised by the Black Elephant Cricket Academy.

Kho-kho meet from June 7 
Chandigarh, June 3
Over 300 players are set to participate in the 19th North Zone Kho-Kho Championship (men & women) from June 7 to 9 at Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh. The Championship will conducted by The Chandigarh Kho-Kho Association. Nine states-Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh- will participate in the championship.

CCA register impressive victory over VAR Academy
Chandigarh, June 3
Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA), Haryana, registered a massive win against VAR Cricket Academy, Delhi, in the first match of the Under-14 CCA CUP Cricket Tournament today. The match was played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19.
A batsman plays a shot during the Under-14 CCA Cup Cricket Tournament at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

HDFC defeat SERCO Global Services by 19 runs 
Chandigarh, June 3
HDFC bank defeated SERCO Global Services by 19 runs in the ongoing CII Corporate Cup, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, today.

3 medals for city players in tae kwon do 

7 Warriors beat Oasis 2-1