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MC proposes 20% hike in house tax
Chandigarh, September 17
The special committee of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has proposed an increase of 20 per cent in house tax. The committee was constituted following directions of the UT Administration in July. UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar had directed MC Commissioner Vivek Partap Singh to revise the rate of house tax which is Re1 per square yard within three months, as the amount was financially unviable.

Three policemen sent to lines in Panchkula
Panchkula, September 17
Three police officers were sent to lines after one of them was found sleeping while two others were in the police station instead of patrolling.

Bus ride that cut short his life journey
Mohali, September 17
When Anil Kumar Jindal left home for Kharar this morning, little did he know that death would part him from his loved ones. After purchasing some medicines, he boarded the ill-fated Punjab Roadways bus. A speeding truck hit the bus on the Chandigarh-Ropar highway near the Doaba Group of Colleges. Jindal, who was an executive officer in the Anandpur Sahib Municipal Council, had gone to Kharar to buy medicines for his grandson.

Clockwise: (1) A Punjab Roadways bus that was hit by a truck on the Chandigarh-Ropar highway on Tuesday. (2) STAGE 1: The bus with 38 passengers on board heads towards Amritsar. STAGE 2: In an attempt to save a car that tries to overtake the bus, the truck driver rams into the bus, leaving three dead and 36 injured. (3) Commuters stuck in a traffic jam following the accident. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu (4) The injured recuperate at the Civil Hospital in Kharar.

Chandigarh residents get muddy water supply
Chandigarh, September 17
Though the Municipal Corporation has restored the water supply after leakage in the Kajauli water supply line was repaired, city residents are now complaining of receiving muddy water. Residents in Sector 34 complained that for the past few days they were receiving muddy water supply. Sheela Ganjoo, a resident of Sector 34 D, here, said: “We are getting muddy water supply for the past many days.”
A resident of Sector 34 shows a bottle filled with muddy water on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
 

COMMUNITY

Chemists told to abstain from selling poor quality gloves
Chandigarh, September 17
The PGI Director has instructed all chemists not to sell inferior quality gloves. As the gloves turn out to be much cheaper and readily available in bulk, chemists purchase and sell these to poor patients. The practice has been there for quite sometime. It was learnt that after a number of complaints poured in from doctors, the Director issued a circular.
A medical store on the PGI  premises, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Man spills black paint on PGI’s logo
Chandigarh, September 17
Blotting the PGI, a person today defaced the logo of the institute at the main gate. The man, identified as Balbir Khalsa, spilt black paint over the logo at Gate No. 1. The police has booked him under the West Bengal Defacement of Property Act, 1976. The incident took place at 12 pm today. Security guards caught hold of Balbir and called the police.
The defaced logo of the PGI. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Fault in cables snaps 500 BSNL connections
Chandigarh, September 17
A snag in the underground cables snapped 500 BSNL connections in Mauli Jagran.

Consumers to submit papers by Oct 15
Mohali, September 17
To avail themselves of the facility of transfer of cash subsidy into their bank accounts, LPG consumers in Mohali district will have to submit the requisite documents before October 15.

Diabetes mellitus a silent killer: Expert
Chandigarh, September 17
The public awareness forum on diabetes mellitus organised by the Department of Ophthalmology in collaboration with the Departments of Medicine and Surgery in Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, was attended by over 300 diabetic patients and their attendants, yesterday.

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EDUCATION

Scholars resent delay in award of fellowships 
Chandigarh, September 17
Delay in release of fellowships for the research scholars at Panjab University (PU), by the University Grants Commission (UGC) is giving a hard time to researchers. The students are waiting for the stipend, which is to be received on monthly basis from last several months.
PUCSC leaders on their way to submit a memorandum to the VC regarding the irregularities in awarding fellowships to research scholars in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Remembering college mate: Students light candles in memory of Himanshu, who died when a squall hit the city, at GGDSD College, Sector 32, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PU's English, law auditorium to get makeover
Chandigarh, September 17
Panjab University's (PU) English auditorium and law auditorium are soon going to get a makeover.

Documentary on life, achievements of Visvesvaraya screened 
Mohali, September 17
Engineer’s Day, commemorating the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, recipient of the Bharat Ratna, was celebrated here yesterday.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Five get police remand
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 17
The district police in a joint operation with the Maharashtra police has exposed a racket of supplying of illegal weapons to terrorists and criminals. The police has recovered 10 weapons, including an AK-47 rifle.

Residents protest against power failure, block NH 
Dera Bassi, September 17
Residents blocked Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway for over half-an-hour to protest against power failure and disrupted water supply on Monday night. The protesters raised slogans against the authorities concerned for over 24 hours. Residents alleged that electricity supply was disrupted on Sunday evening following the squall and this has affected water supply as well. No repair work has been started by the authorities concerned, alleged the residents.

Function to honour former Union Minister on Sept 22
Ambala, September 17
Shri Vijay Inderdeen Charitable Trust will be organising a mega-function on September 22 to honour Venod Sharma, a former Union Minister and a local MLA, who has made the construction of a temple and a dharamshala possible in the area, by getting a 2.5 acres land allotment by the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The CM has also assured to grant land for the construction of a hospital after the completion of this work.

COURTS

Two get 2-year term for misappropriating Rs 40 lakh
Chandigarh, September 17
The special CBI court has awarded former chief manager of the State Bank of India Ajit Singh and deputy manager JP Ranga to a two-year imprisonment for misappropriating Rs 40 lakh.

Inspector’s murder: Local court frames charges against accused
Chandigarh, September 17
A local court today framed charges against the accused in the inspector Sucha Singh murder case.

CRIME

Boy booked for rape
Mohali, September 17
The Mohali police has registered a case against a minor for raping a 13-year-old girl at Mataur village here today.

13-yr-old girl commits suicide
Zirakpur, September 17 A 13-year-old girl committed suicide on Monday night, by hanging herself in the house where she was working as a maid. The deceased has been identified as Neelam.

Crime briefs

SPORTS

City team register 7-wicket win 
Chandigarh, September 17
Chandigarh registered a seven-wicket win to gather six points against Amritsar, during a match of the Katoch Shield Cricket Championship, at the cricket ground of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, today.
A player loses his wicket during a Katoch Shield Cricket Championship match in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: parvesh chauhan

DAV-10, SGSS-26 steer into final 
Chandigarh, September 17
DAV College, Sector 10, and SGGS College, Sector 26, have entered the final of Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Championship for men (A-division). The match will be held on the grounds of the university.

Athletics meet from today 
Chandigarh, September 17
The Chandigarh Athletics Association will organise a Chandigarh North and South Districts Athletics Championship, under-14 and under-16 categories for boys and girls, at the Athletics stadium, Sector 7, on September 18.

Two clubs, same status, different yardsticks
Chandigarh, September 17
The status of Chandigarh Golf Club and Delhi Golf Club is the same. The land of both the clubs belongs to the Central government and the lease deed in both the cases is in the name of the President of India. But there is a huge difference in the lease amount of both the clubs, courtesy: The UT Administration.

Glamour quotient fails to whet appetite for action
Mohali, September 17
The stands of the Punjab Cricket Association stadium wore a deserted look on the opening day of the qualifier round of Champions League T-20 Cricket Championship. Most of the stands were empty even as the rates of tickets were much less as compared to the Indian Premier League matches.

Empty stands at PCA stadium on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu