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Wait for water gets longer
Mohali, August 30
Even as officials struggled to complete repairs at the Kajauli waterworks, the rain god again played spoilsport today, creating uncertainty over the date for resuming the water supply to the town and Chandigarh.

Repair work on the damaged water pipelines at Gharuan village near Kharar had to be halted after a machine (right), which was to be used for concrete work, got stuck in a quagmire while being taken to the site on Friday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Attack on trucks carrying cattle in gurgaon
They were out to kill us: MC staff
Chandigarh, August 30
The staff of the municipal corporation was allegedly slapped, kicked and abused by villagers, who also torched MC trucks in Gurgaon in which cattle were being shifted from Chandigarh to a gaushala at Barsana in Mathura.

SOPU supporters fire into the air
Chandigarh, August 30
Supporters of Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) fired gunshots in the Sector 8 market on the intervening night of August 29 and 30 after the watchman stopped them from pasting posters of the party on the walls.


Posters pasted on a shop at a market in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

A blessing in disguise
Chandigarh, August 30
The UT Engineering Department has started carpeting the double-lane Dhanas-Mullanpur road.

The Dhanas-Mullanpur road being carpeted; and (right) the police steps up vigil at the one-room tenements complex in Dhanas on Friday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Relief for cancer patients
Mohali, August 30
As many as 138 drugs for cancer treatment are being made available through the Jan Aushadhi store on the premises of the Civil Hospital here by the district health authorities.

Getting duplicate Aadhaar cards a harrowing experience for residents
Chandigarh, August 30
Bihari Lal, a resident of Colony No 5, visited the e-Sampark Centre of Sector 43 at 11:45 am to get a duplicate copy of his Aadhaar card today, but was left disappointed as the officer on the counter told him to come again in the evening as the server was not working due to which the printout copy could not be generated. "This is the for second time I visited the centre to get my Aadhaar card. I am a daily wager and if I skip my work regularly, I won't be able to my salary the month end," he said.

3 years on, retired official yet to get pension benefits
Chandigarh, August 30
Thanks to the indifferent attitude of the officials in UT's Home Department and the State Transport Authority (STA), a retired official of the state transport authority is unable to get his pension benefits even after three years of his retirement. A repeated representation to senior UT officials has failed to yield any results.

Dengue stings P’kula
Panchkula, August 30
The first dengue case of this season was reported late last night after a 32- year-old resident of Panchkula was tested positive. The victim, identified as Vishesh Mangla (name changed) is a resident of Amravati Enclave.

Safai karamcharis hold protest at MC office
Panchkula, August 30
Following the decision of the Panchkula Municipal Corporation to collect garbage from every house and then to dispose off the same directly at the dumping ground, as many as 200 Safai karamcharis staged a protest at the MC office, Sector 4, here today. The proposal was to take of on September 1 from the ward of councillor CB Goel for which he had hired a tempo. They protested against Goel. They said the move was a threat to their job.

Man caught stealing on camera in P’kula
Panchkula, August 30
A man, reportedly from a well-off family, was caught stealing an expensive mobile phone from the counter of Gopal Sweets, Sector 8, here.


The CCTV camera footage shows a man (in orange shirt) stealing a mobile phone from the counter of Gopal Sweets in Sector 8, Panchkula. Tribune photographs

Month-long celebrations to mark Senior Citizens’ Day
Chandigarh, August 30
Month-long celebrations will culminate with Senior Citizens’ Day on October 1. The Chandigarh Police, in association with Chandigarh Senior Citizen Association, has lined up various cultural programmes and events for the month.
SSP Naunihal Singh interacts with senior citizens at the Police Headquarters in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

forest LAND SCAM
Congress leaders demand CBI inquiry
Zirakpur, August 30
Congress leaders have demanded a proper inquiry in the forest land scam at Peer Muchalla village. Congress MLA Hardyal Singh Kamboj, Congress leader Manpreet Kaur Dolly and Jaspal Singh said nearly 70 acre land of the Forest Department has been transferred on the name of a person with an alleged involvement of officials of the Revenue Department.

Book released
Chandigarh, August 30
City BJP president Sanjay Tandon and Priya Tandon released the Hindi edition of the book "Sunrays for Monday" at the residence of former national president of the BJP, Nitin Gadkari, in Delhi recently.

Meeting held
Chandigarh, August 30
A special meeting to review the promotion of the Hindi language in the Central Government departments of the Northern Railways of the Ambala division was held today.

EDUCATION

Student leaders violate norms
Chandigarh, August 30
Paying no heed to the Lyngdoh committee recommendations and a ban on class-to-class campaigning, most of the student parties went to classes and gave speeches, violating the norms.
NSUI leaders address students of the University Institute of Legal Studies in their classroom on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

PU community radio open for canvassing
Chandigarh, August 30
Panjab University has asked the students contesting the PU elections to send their request for recording five-minute message, which will be broadcast on the PU radio station. The applications are to be submitted to the Dean Students Welfare.

Support pours in: PUSU supporters hold pamphlets of their party leader while campaigning at the UIET at Panjab University. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

13,542 students to cast ballot
Chandigarh, August 30
A total of 13,542 students have the right to vote in the forthcoming Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) elections. The votes will be polled at 175 polling booths, which will be setup within the departments across the PU campus in Sector 14 and Sector 25.

Despite HC order, students continue to deface property
Chandigarh, August 30
Despite the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to check defacement of property in colleges and around the city, student leaders continue to paste party stickers and posters all over the city.

Candidates file nominations
Chandigarh, August 30
Nominations for the Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC) elections were filed today on the PU campus. A large number of candidates have filed their nominations for all four posts.


NSUI presidential candidate files his nomination on Friday. Tribune photo Pradeep tewari

Attendance shortage
Ruckus at DAV College
Chandigarh, August 30
Chaos prevailed at DAV College, Sector 10, as the nomination of one of the SOPU members was cancelled due to severe attendance shortage. The declaration soon led to a ruckus on the campus and the representatives also protested against the authorities.

Eyeing win, student parties enter alliances
Chandigarh, August 30
The student parties, including the Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) and the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU), that for the past over a decade have been dominating in the student elections have been forced to enter alliances to ensure win.

Candidates of the SOPU-HSA-SOI-HPSU alliance. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Colours of faith: A supporter of INSO at Panjab University on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep tewari

Teachers' conference today
Chandigarh, August 30
The Government Teachers Union (GTU), UT, will organise the 4th teachers’ conference tomorrow at Moti Ram Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 27-A, Chandigarh.

Strawberry Fields World School ranked best
Chandigarh, August 30
Strawberry Fields World School has been ranked Chandigarh’s No. 1 Co-educational School in the Education World India School Rankings - 2013. The school will be felicitated at an award ceremony in New Delhi on September 14.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Federation elects office-bearers
Dera Bassi, August 30
The Punjab State Subordinate Services Federation (PSSSF) elected its Dera Bassi unit executives on Thursday at a meeting held at Government Senior Secondary School, Dera Bassi.

550 gm of smack recovered
Ambala, August 30
The police has recovered 550 gm of smack from a resident of Uttar Pradesh near Kalka Chowk in Ambala City last evening. The accused has been identified as Laalu Ram, a resident of Barabanki.

Jewellery stolen from house
Kalka, August30
The miscreants decamped with jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh from a house at Bitna village.

COURTS

Graft case: Witness turns hostile
Chandigarh, August 30
One of the witnesses in the Mohali DSP Raka Gira’s bribery case turned hostile in the special CBI court here today.

death due to cattle
Police gets a month to file inquiry report
Chandigarh, August 30
The court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) PS Kaleka today granted the local police time till September 30 to file its investigation report in response to the petition seeking registration of an FIR against the Municipal Corporation authorities for causing Avinash Kumar’s death due to negligence.

Four get bail in defacement case
Panchkula, August 30
Four candidates who contested elections from Ward number 13 during the Panchkula Municipal Corporation Elections this year and were arrested on the charges of defacing public property got bail today.

CRIME

Man held for Rs 75 lakh fraud
Mohali, August 30
The police has arrested a man on the charge of cheating a resident of Chandigarh of Rs 75 lakh. According to the police, the accused, Gurinder Singh was arrested yesterday.

Five arrested with narcotics
Mohali, August 30
The Mohali police arrested five persons for possessing narcotics and other intoxicating substances.

crime briefs
Bag stolen from car
chandigarh: A bag containing Rs 40,000, an ATM card and a cheque book was allegedly stolen from a car near the Airport light point on Friday. The victim, RN Kapoor, is a resident of Nirmal Chaya Enclave, Zirakpur. A case has been registered at the Sector 31 police station.

SPORTS

Eklavya Singh clinches tennis title
Chandigarh, August 30
Eklavya Singh of the CLTA won a match that lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes to beat top-seeded Vikrant Dahiya 5-7, 6-2, and 7-6 in the final match of the U-16 boys' category of the CLTA-AITA Talent Series.

Roller Skating c’ship
Double delight for Vidushi
Chandigarh, August 30
Vidushi Rawat of Banyan Tree School, Sector 48, clinched two gold medals at the Inter-School Roller Skating Championship organised by the UT Education Department.






Vidushi Rawat of Banyan Tree School, Sector 48, in action during the Inter-School Roller Skating Championship in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

inter-school women cricket tournament
GMSSS-19 trounce GSSS-37 by 50 runs
Chandigarh, August 30
GMSSS, Sector 19, trounced GSSS, Sector 37, to win the match by 50 runs in the Inter-School Women Cricket Tournament U- 19, today.

cricket tourney
St Stephen's defeat Saupin’s in a thriller
Chandigarh, August 30
In a semifinal match today, all-round performance by Prabhsimran Singh helped St Stephan's, Sector 45, in beating Saupin's School, Sector 32, by two wickets.

Mount Carmel beat Guru Nanak Public School in cricket
Chandigarh, August 30
Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, registered a thrilling win over Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sector 36, at the cricket ground of Guru Nanak Public School as part of the ongoing Guru Nanak Public School ’s U-17 Boys’Inter-School Cricket Tournament.

Players in action; and (right) Mount Carmel team members in a jubilant mood after winning a match against the GNPS in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Katoch trophy from today
Chandigarh, August 30
Second round of Punjab state inter-district group matches for Katoch Shield Trophy will start from August 31.

basketball tourney
SD Public School emerge victorious
Chandigarh, August 30
The team of PMLSD Public School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, won the 14th Pandit Mohan Lal Memorial Basketball Tournament in the boy’s category today.

GHS-46 beat GHS-41
Chandigarh, August 30
Government High School (GHS), Sector 46, defeated Government Model School (GHS), Sector 41, by one point in U-17 boys’ category of the ongoing Inter-School Kho-Kho Competition at Maharishi Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalya, Sector 22.

Students of Government School, Sector 46, in a jubilant mood after winning a match of the Inter-School Kho-Kho Tournament at MDAV School, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Best punch forward: The final bout in progress during a boxing tournament at Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Boxer wins medals in swimming!
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 30
National boxing champion Jaspalpreet Singh Grewal has won silver and bronze medals in the recently concluded inter-college swimming championship held at Ludhiana.

Dodgeball trophy: GMSSS-20 log win
Chandigarh, August 30
Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 20, beat Government Senior Secondary School, Khuda Ali Sher, 2-0 in the inaugural match of boys' U-16 category of the 2nd Dev Samaj Dodgeball Trophy at Dev Samaj School, Sector 21.