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Sucha Singh remembered by colleagues for his conduct
Chandigarh, June 16
People from all walks of life, including police officials and political leaders from different parties, attended the bhog ceremony of Inspector Sucha Singh, who was stabbed to death on the night of June 7. The ceremony was held at a gurdwara in Sector 19.
(From left): Alok Kumar, DIG, Chandigarh, Baldev Singh, retired SP, RS Ghuman, SSP (Operations and Training), and Prince, son of the late Sucha Singh, at his bhog ceremony in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
OPEN HOUSE response
Cop’s murder brings forth lacunae in policing
Inspector Sucha Singh's gruesome murder has brought to the fore some of the lacunae in policing. It should be made mandatory for all the Inspectors, particularly those performing night duty, to carry arms. Besides, a gunman should be put on duty along with the driver on a PCR petrol vehicle.
Any suspect, when apprehended, must be thoroughly frisked before he is
taken to a police station for interrogation.
Liver recipient’s family wants to promote organ donation
Chandigarh, June 16
Oblivious of his priceless contribution, while an anonymous liver donor left the world, it is the recipient of his liver, who, without knowing the donor's exact identity, worships him every day for gifting him a new lease of life.
City’s shame: 2nd to Delhi among UTs in crime against women
Chandigarh, June 16
When it comes to crime against women, Chandigarh has the second highest number of cases registered under the IPC in 2012 among the seven Union Territories in the country. According to the latest report released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), Delhi leads the chart among the UTs with 5,959 cases of crime against women registered in 2012 followed by Chandigarh with 241 cases.
Bansal holds first party meeting after railgate
Chandigarh, June 16
In the first party meeting after the railway bribery scam, the former Union Railways Minister today exhorted the party workers to propagate the works done by the party and speedup the enrolment drive.
Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal addresses party workers at the Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
Rain a leveller, exposes civic body’s tall claims
Chandigarh, June 16
As the showers made their
way today, they also exposed the preparedness of the city for proper
drainage of rainwater. Commuters were harassed due to excessive
waterlogging in various parts of the city.
Residents faced problems as rainwater entered their houses in Chhaju Majra in Kharar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky
Gharu
Rs 22.5 crore of MC, HUDA go down the drain
Panchkula, June 16
Questions are being raised on the quality of material used in the recent construction of the roads that have given up just after the second showers of pre-monsoon. Municipal Corporation and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) had spent Rs 11.5 crore and Rs 11 crore, respectively.
Protest against liquor vend
Chandigarh, June 16
Almost one a and half month after the new excise policy came into force, there are no clear-cut guidelines about the opening of liquor vends outside the lal
dora.
Residents hold a protest in front of a liquor vend opposite the Sector 43 bus stand in Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Police accused of helping murder accused
Panchkula, June 16
The failure of the Panchkula police in submitting the challan in an infamous murder case within the stipulated period helped an accused in getting bail. The relatives of the victim also alleged that the police had connived with the accused, identified as Gattu, to help him get bail.
Nature’s
shades
The setting sun adds a dash of colour to the cloudy sky over Chandigarh on Sunday evening.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Leaking roof adds to patients’ pain
Panchkula, June 16
Sarita Kumari (name changed), who was expecting a safe delivery in the labour room at The General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, was in a state of shock when she found that the roof of the room was leaking badly.
The rains might have given relief to the residents but have been a constant cause of concern for patients at the General Hospital as even during treatment they can feel water droplets falling on them.
300 patients examined at health camp
Mohali, June 16
Max India Foundation, Corporate Social Responsibility Wing of the Max Group, organised a free multi-specialty health camp at Mianpur village near Kurali today.
risking their
lives
A boy rides an indigenously designed cart on the road separating Sector 50 and Sector 51 in Chandigarh. Such carts have been banned by the State Transport Authority. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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health notes
Pass-out doctors do their bit for Snehalaya children
Residents of pathology, who have passed out, arranged a movie show and dinner for the children of Snehalaya on Saturday. The children presented cultural programmes at Bhargawa Auditorium. They were then taken for a movie.
Mohali-based playwright Atamjit Singh felicitated
Chandigarh, June 16
Mohali-based playwright-director Dr Atamjit Singh was conferred with the first Kapur Singh Ghuman Award at a function held in Patiala.
An injured pedestrian lies on the divider after being hit by a vehicle on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway at the Dera Bassi flyover. Nobody made an effort to take him to a hospital. The ambulance reached 15 minutes after the incident; and (right) the vehicle, which hit the pedestrian, moves on the wrong side of the flyover on Sunday. Tribune photos:
Nitin Mittal
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Play highlights complexities of relationships
Chandigarh, June 16
Directed and designed by Salim Arif and written by Javed Siddiqi, the play, “Hum Suffer”, brought forth the complexities of relationships in the modern life. Enacted by TV and film actor Harsh Chhaya and theatre actor Lubna Salim and garnished with Gulzar's poetry, the one-and-a-half-hour-long play was about a married couple, the pain of their separation and of how they dealt with it.
Science stream
Education Dept withdraws time relaxation
Chandigarh, June 16
The UT Education Department rolled back the time relaxation given to the science stream students in government senior secondary schools here.
CET: 5,200 candidates appear for entrance tests on Day 2
Chandigarh, June 16
Around 5,200 candidates from different parts of the country appeared for
the entrance tests of various postgraduate (PG) courses on the second day of Combined Entrance Test (CET) at Panjab University.
Students come out after appearing for the Common Entrance Test at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
PGI moots new research programmes
Chandigarh, June 16
The PGI has proposed to start new research programmes under different heads this academic year at a cost of Rs 1983
lakh. The proposal was tabled at a meeting of the Standing Academic Committee held recently.
Children perform at a Punjabi dance workshop at Saupin's School in Sector 32, Chandigarh. Tribune photo:Parvesh Chauhan
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Admission to BCom colleges no child’s play
Chandigarh, June 16
Students willing to pursue BCom from the city colleges are going to face cut-throat competition to get admission to the colleges as Panjab University (PU) has received around 5,920 online applications for 2,030 seats in various city colleges. The number is expected to go up as there are still seven days left for applying online.
Education briefs
Summer camp concludes
The summer camp organised by Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula, concluded on Friday. The camp, which began on May 27, organised a plethora of activities. Around 86 students participated in the camp that was based on water conservation, basics of theatre, body language, voice modulation, personality enhancement, dance and other activities. All students were given participation certificates, said Krit
Sarai, principal of the school.
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Chandigarh, June 16
Chandigarh, June 16
