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2 students among 3 killed in accident
Chandigarh, July 23
Three persons, including a driver and two college students from Vaishali in Ghaziabad, were killed while two others were injured in a freak accident involving a Tavera and an Audi Q7 car on the road separating Sectors 17 and 18 last night.

Sahil’s father Yashpal Juneja stands beside the damaged Tavera; and (right) the mangled remains of the Audi car. Tribune Photos: Manoj Mahajan

Land acquisition officer was a minion, says SC
Chandigarh, July 23
The land acquisition officer (LAO) was a minion in the hierarchy of the Administration of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and could not even think of violating an unwritten code of conduct for junior officers in an administrative setup. 
                                              Milkha Singh

Leopard scare grips Morni village
Panchkula, July 23
A female leopard has been spotted with her two cubs at Chamka village in Morni, spreading a scare among residents. The residents are forced to stay indoors after the wild cat attacked pets of the villagers.




Chief wildlife inspector Rakesh Sharma interacts with residents at Chamka village in Morni on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

23 students taken ill after consuming iron tablets
Panchkula, July 23
Just a day after the much talked about 'Solid Bano India' campaign was launched by the health department, 23 students of two government schools were taken ill after popping iron pills. They were admitted to hospitals. A total of 17 students, including 15 girls, of Government Senior Secondary School, Tikar Taal in Morni, have been admitted to a hospital. Six cases have been reported from a government school at Basola.
Children of Government Senior Secondary School, Tikkar Taal, admitted to Government Hospital at Morni on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Teachers’ protest enters Day 2 
Chandigarh, July 23
Protest launched by the Joint Action Committee of UT Schoolteachers entered its second day today. They are protesting against the “dictatorial” attitude of the Education Department for suspending four teachers and lodging FIR against them. They shouted slogans against the officers of the Education Department while staging a demonstration near hotel Shivalik View, Sector 17, Chandigarh.
Members of the Joint Action Committee of UT Schoolteachers hold a protest at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Sahayta’s cure for cancer
Chandigarh, July 23
In a significant development, the PGIMER today inaugurated Gene Xpert Machine which will help experts find a permanent cure for cancer. One of the latest equipment for blood cancer patients, the machine was inaugurated in the department of haematology, PGIMER.




Gene Xpert Machine at the PGI, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

UT Admn told to form panel to implement RTE Act in city schools
Chandigarh, July 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Chandigarh Administration to form a committee to look into the implementation of the Right to Education Act in city schools. The committee will comprise experts from the Central Board of School Examination, UT Education Department and renowned educationists from the city.

Finally, mobile mammography van at GMCH-32 becomes operational
Chandigarh, July 23
After lying defunct for over three months following its inauguration, the Mobile Mammography Van (MMV) of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, was finally made operational today.





A file photo of mobile mammography van

BSNL staff hold demonstration
Chandigarh, July 23
The BSNL All-India Graduate Engineers and Telecom Officer Association (AIGETOA), consisting of 12,000 direct recruit graduate engineers and account officers, today held a demonstration all over India against the unfriendly attitude of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) management.

Rotary Club gets its new president
Chandigarh, July 23
Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown Part of Rotary International, the world's first service club organisation, elected Deepak Sood as its new president during a function at PHD House today.

Solar plant inaugurated at GMSSS-42
Chandigarh, July 23
A 50 kwp grid interactive rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant was inaugurated at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, by KK Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator, on the occasion of 'Eco Club Day' today.



Adviser to the UT Administrator KK Sharma inaugurates the interactive rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: parvesh chauhan

EDUCATION

Varsity all set to hike fine amount
Chandigarh, July 23
With an aim to ensure discipline among the hostel residents, Panjab University (PU) is all set to hike the amount of fine imposed on the hostel residents for breaking rules.

Students take part in orientation programme
Chandigarh, July 23
Orientation programme for first year students of different streams was organised today at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh. Over 1,000 students participated in the program.

36 vehicles on Panjab University authorities’ radar
Chandigarh, July 23
Alarmed by the clash between supporters of different parties earlier this month at the help desks on the campus which left two injured, the Panjab University (PU) authorities have prepared a list of suspicious vehicles on the campus, which would be under scanner by the university security.

FROM SCHOOLS
Eco Club Day celebrated
Chandigarh: Government Model High School, Sector 38 West, celebrated Eco Club Day with the inauguration of Eco Club Avni on Tuesday. It was inaugurated by Deputy Director (schools) Chanchal Singh. The Deputy Director along with school headmistress, teachers and students planted saplings to mark the occasion. A cultural program was also organised by the teachers of the school.

Students made aware of ill-effects of unhealthy lifestyle at PGI
Chandigarh, July 23
Department of Anatomy, PGI, organised the 6th IJ Dewan Memorial Educational Workshop on “Organs Talk: Time to take prevention” for school children at the Zakir Hall today.

PU NOTES
Entrance test for MPhil on August 6
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) has issued revised schedule for submitting applications for the MPhil (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies) course at the School of Punjabi Studies. Applications have been re-invited till August 2 in the office of Department of Punjabi on the prescribed proforma for the MPhil course.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Woman sets herself afire in Sirhind
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 23
Unable to bear the torture at the hands of her husband and in-laws, Sonia, a resident of Brahman Majra in Sirhind, set herself ablaze. Incharge of the Sirhind police post Harminder Singh said the victim in her statement to the magistrate said she married Praveen Kumar, an employee of the block development office, four years ago. It was her second marriage.

Doctors resent state commission’s ruling
Patiala, July 23
The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has penalised two senior eye surgeons of Patiala for not carrying out tests, such as EKO, X-Ray and B-Scan on a patient, who had developed complications after a few days of his cataract surgery.

Residents to get free-of-cost water supply in Lalru
Dera Bassi, July 23
Residents of Lalru Municipal Council heaved a sigh of relief when Chief Parliamentary Secretary NK Sharma announced that people residing in the houses measuring 5 marla need not pay their water bills.

COURTS

HC rap for Mohali police
Chandigarh, July 23
The Mohali police today found itself at the receiving end with the Punjab and Haryana High Court rapping it on its knuckles for alleged attempt to meddle in a case to favour Telephone Cables Limited.

CRIME

2 held with gold ornaments
Zirakpur, July 23
The police has arrested two persons and with a gold jewellery worth Rs 3 lakh and a box of costly medicines worth over Rs 1 lakh. The accused have been identified as Munish Kumar, a resident of Shiv colony, Fatehabad, Haryana, and Pardeep, alias Pintu, a resident of Ashiana village, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Man held for supplying illegal weapons
Mohali, July 23
The police has arrested another member of a gang involved in supplying illegal firearms and fake arms licences. The accused has been identified as Arwinder Singh, alias Pappu (45), a resident of Prince Colony, Ludhiana. A .32 bore pistol and five live cartridges were recovered from his possession.

Peon held on extortion charge
Chandigarh, July 23
The Vigilance Cell of the UT police today allegedly caught Chandu Ram of Sector 55 for accepting extortion money of Rs 10,000. Chandu Ram was working as a peon with the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board and allegedly took money in order to return original National Saving Certificates worth Rs 12,000 to complainant Sadhu Singh.

Fake call sends UT police in a tizzy
Chandigarh, July 23
A fake call of kidnapping of a young girl at the Sector 31 and 32 light point sent the UT police in a tizzy today. A 40-year-old Mohali resident concocted the story of his daughter’s kidnapping and called the police control room. Later in the afternoon, the police came to know that the contractor had cooked up a story after he met with an accident in Panchkula last evening.

Man stabbed, robbed off cash
Chandigarh, July 23
A Sector-20 resident was robbed off his bag containing cash in Sector 48 here last night. Vikas Jain of Sector 20-A, alleged that three unidentified occupants of a red coloured motorcycle came near him while he was near a showroom in Sector 48-A. One of the three took out a knife and stabbed him and snatched Jain’s bag containing Rs 65,000 and four mobile phones.

SPORTS

Eklavya trounces Kanishka in tennis
Chandigarh, July 23
In the ongoing CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament, local trainee Eklavya Singh marched ahead defeating Kanishka Garg 9-2, in the match of the boys’ (U-18) category, at the CLTA Complex, Sector 10, today.




A player in action during a tennis match at the CLTA, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

St John’s beat GMSSS-19 by 190 runs
Chandigarh, July 23
In a match of the ongoing Inter-School Cricket Tournament for Boys (U-14), the team of St John’s School Sector 26 defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Khuda Ali Sher, by 190 runs, at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, (GMSSS-19) here today.

GMHS-42 register win in soccer
Chandigarh, July 23
Soccer team of Government Model High School, Sector 42, (GMHS-42) defeated Government Model High School, Sector 36, by 1-0, during a match of ongoing Inter-School Football Tournament for Boys (U-17) being held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, here today.


A match in progress during the ongoing Inter-School Football Championship at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Ankur School win by three wickets
Chandigarh, July 23
Cricket team of Ankur School, Sector 14, (Panjab University) defeated Royal Cricket Academy by 3 wickets, during the match of Cricket Tournament for Vivek High Trophy for Boys (U-14), being held, here today.

Cricket tourney
Chandigarh, July 23
The Ekta Youth Club organised a cricket tournament in the memory of late Kiran Bala from July 19 to July 21 at Sector 48, Chandigarh, here.