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Woman dies after delivery
Chandigarh, November 7
A 22-year-old woman died 12 hours after delivering a baby at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, this morning. While the family did not move any complaint with the hospital authorities, it requested for a postmortem after filing a complaint with the police, suspecting medical negligence. The woman was admitted to the hospital on November 4.

Relatives of the woman, Jiya (inset), at the GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Road accidents claim two lives Chandigarh, November 7 Two persons, including a woman, died in two road accidents in the city during the past 24 hours. While a woman was crushed to death under a speeding vehicle on the Sector 8/18 dividing road last night, a 42-year-old PGI employee died and four persons were injured in a head-on collision between a scooter and a bike near Khuda Lahora last night. Kin of Sita Devi (inset), who died in a hit-and-run case, mourn her death at the GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

2 held for extortion racket
Chandigarh, November 7
The UT police has arrested two persons, including a girl from Delhi, for running an extortion racket under the garb of mediapersons. The accused have been identified as Puneet Dhingra (33) and Disha (26). Both had introduced themselves as mediapersons to certain police officials. The police has registered two FIRs against them, one at the Sector 39 police station and the other at the Mani Majra police station.

Bank official arrested for Rs 13.5-crore fraud
Panchkula, November 7
CBI sleuths today arrested Naresh Kumar, an Assistant Manager in the Sector 10 branch of the State Bank of India (SBI), from Rajpura in connection with a fraud case of Rs 13.5 crore. Naresh Kumar was produced before a court, which remanded him in five-day police custody.

After onion, tomato prices spiral out of control
Chandigarh, November 7
Frequent changes in vegetable prices in the past six months have altered the household budget of city residents. During the past few months, the cost of tomato has witnessed the maximum increase if compared with the rates in June this year. People are already reeling under high prices of onion.

Wandering effect: Stray cattle cause traffic chaos on a road at Phase VII, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Get set go: VJ Bani flags off a road show to promote the PEC Fest in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Better panchkula Public transport system needs overhaul in P'kula The major problem is that the city has no exclusive connectivity from one sector to another and towards important public offices and landmark places, even it has expanded beyond the Ghaggar and is continuously on the expansion spree. Most of these 32 buses ply on inter-city routes from Ramgarh and Zirakpur towards Chandigarh through some sectors of Panchkula. (Clockwise from top) Students sit on the floor of a bus shelter in the absence of chairs at Majri Chowk in Panchkula; an overloaded jeep near Majri Chowk; and a person sleeps inside a ticket counter at a bus stand in Sector 5, Panchkula.

Missing chairs (circled) at a bus stop in Sector 11; and (right) a bus shed in poor shape at Sector 5 in Panchkula.

MC records faulty: Schools
Chandigarh, November 7
City-based private schools have challenged the property tax records of the Municipal Corporation. In various letters written to the Municipal Corporation, most of the schools stated that the local civic body had wrongly included the name of their school in the defaulters’ list. They mentioned that the schools had already cleared their dues.

Residents wake up to chilly morning, mist in air
Chandigarh, November 7
City residents woke up to a chilly morning with mist hanging in the air today. The meteorological department has predicted foggy days ahead. Although, the city received “trace rainfall” today, the department predicted such weather will continue tomorrow as well.

Extension of limits
Mohali MC receives only 4 objections
Mohali, November 7
The Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) has received only four objections relating to the proposed extension of the limits of the civic body. The issue of extension has assumed significance as it relates to the question of an addition to the number of voters as well as municipal wards, which will ultimately impact elections of the corporation.

uttarakhand tragedy
Rs 10 lakh donated to construct school
Chandigarh, November 7
Students and staff of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, have embarked on an ambitious plan of building a school in the flood-struck Uttarakhand. On an appeal that the chairman of Bhavan Vidyalaya, RK Saboo, made last month, the children and staff responded enthusiastically and have worked in unison to collect Rs 10 lakh within a week, informed Vineeta Arora, principal of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27.

City raises a toast to literature Chandigarh, November 7 The second edition of Chandigarh Literature Festival kicked off with a panel discussion of authors and critics on “What comes first: Great writing or Great criticism?” at Taj Hotel, Sector 17. Literati take part in a panel discussion on the inauguration of Chandigarh Literature Festival–2013 in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Paul Merchants under I-T scanner
Chandigarh, November 7
Sleuths of the Income Tax department today conducted search operations at 20 business houses of the Paul Merchants in the country. The team conducted search operations in Chandigarh, Mohali, Delhi and Mumbai. The teams were led by Director (Investigation) PS Punia, along with around 150 officials.

EDUCATION

Admission process in schools to begin in Dec
Chandigarh, November 7
The common admission process in entry-level classes for the next academic session will begin tentatively from December first week in both government as well as private schools in the city.

Children’s Day function: Bansal’s name as chief guest opposed
Chandigarh, November 7
While the Municipal Corporation is planning to invite local MP PK Bansal as the chief guest during the Children’s Day function at Dadu Majra, some members of the Art, Culture and Sports Committee of the MC, which is responsible for holding the function on November 14, have raised their voice against Bansal’s name.

Students’ body donates Rs 80,000 for treatment of five-year-old girl Chandigarh, November 7 Continuing their noble efforts to help the critically ill patients the members of Nav Sankalp, a students’ body of DAV College, today made a donation of Rs 80,000 to a five-year-old girl.
Members of Nav Sankalp donate a cheque for Rs 80,000 for the treatment of a girl to her father at DAV College, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

SD College students go on hunger strike
Chandigarh, November 7
Students of GGDSD College, Sector 32, today sat on an indefinite hunger strike over their demands. Four students, including the student council president and secretary participated in it.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

World heritage team inspects Kalka railway station
Kalka, November 7
The world heritage team today inspected the Kalka railway station. Informing this, Kalka railway station superintendent Vinay Arora said a team headed by two delegates Christ Florish and Andria Bass from Switzerland inspected the carriage and wagon (C&W) section and washing line of the station.

3 booked for raping widow
Dera Bassi, November 7
The police has booked three persons for raping a 28-year-old widow of nearby Saidpura village. Though a case has been registered against the accused, including a property dealer, but no arrest has been made till now.

PPS Nabha to host IPSC Golden Jubilee Athletics Meet
Patiala, November 7
The Punjab Public School, Nabha, will host the Indian Public School Conference Golden Jubilee Athletics Meet for boys and girls (under-19) from November 8 to 10. The event is significant as the trials for SGFI Nationals (under-14 and under-17) for both boys and girls of IPSC athletics teams will be held simultaneously.

4 varsities qualify for national kho-kho meet
Patiala, November 7
Girls of Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab University, Chandigarh, GND University, Amritsar, and HP University, Shimla, have qualified for the All India Inter-University Kho-Kho Championship that will be held at Mangalore University.

COURTS

HC pulls up UT Administration
Chandigarh, November 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has virtually reprimanded the Chandigarh Administration for its failure to ensure timely appointment of judicial officers to keep pace with the ever-increasing workload.

Clean chit for retired Major in rape case
Panchkula, November 7
A local court today acquitted Major Harish Chander Sharma (retd) from the charges of raping two minor girls. Pronouncing the decision in the case, Panchkula Additional District and Sessions Judge Gurvinder Kaur acquitted Major Sharma in the case, which was registered under the POSCO Act.

possession of flat
Consumer forum penalises builder
Chandigarh, November 7
A city-based builder has been penalised by State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for delaying possession of flat within the promised period. Sushma Buildtech Limited, Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh has been directed to pay Rs 1 lakh to complainant, along with a refund of Rs 34,09,657, with interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum, from the respective dates of deposits.

CRIME

GURGAON KIDNEY SCAM
Charges framed against 3 accused
Panchkula, November 7
The special CBI court today framed charges under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and Section 195A (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence) against three accused in Gurgaon Kidney scam case, here today.

Impersonator escapes, caught
Mohali, November 7
Raising a big question mark on the functioning of the Mohali police, it came to light that a miscreant had been befooling it by giving wrong identity in a case registered against him in July this year at the Naya Gaon police station.

extortion bid
Panchkula trader’s former employee in police net
Panchkula, November 7
A former employee of a local businessman allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh from him, threatening to kill his son. A case has been registered at the Sector 5 police station. The businessman, Vir Bhan Goel, owns a factory in Zirakpur.

theft bid
Miscreants stab car owner, flee
Panchkula, November 7
A man was injured in the Sector 11 market here late evening today in an attempt to nab the miscreants who tried to unlock his car while he caught them red-handed committing the crime.

Body found
Zirakpur, November 7
An unidentified person (around 30-year-old) was found dead under mysterious circumstances near a railway track under the Dhakoli overbridge today morning. According to a vendor, the victim, who seemed to be under some depression, was seen roaming near the railway track since last night.

SPORTS

Fans gather to see local hero Yuvraj

Chandigarh, November 7 Playing his first ever Ranji tie at his hometown and at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, local lad Yuvraj Singh received applauds of the local fans came to witness him playing against Mumbai Cricket Association, here today. Fans of Yuvraj Singh try to shake hands and seek his autograph during a Ranji Trophy match at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

DAV College beat DAV School
Chandigarh, November 7
In the ongoing Chandigarh Institutional Football League held at football stadium, Sector 17, here today. DAV College, Sector 10 beat DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 (White) by 5-1.

City police beat rivals 2-0
Chandigarh, November 7
The local side of Chandigarh police defeated Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab police, in their respective league matches of pool-c during the ongoing 14th All-India Police Lawn Tennis Championship, being held at CLTA courts Sector 10, here today.

Colourful start: Artistes perform Haryanvi dance during the inauguration of the 14th All-India Police Lawn Tennis Championship at the CLTA in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

A player returns a shot during the 14th All-India Police Lawn Tennis Championship held at the CLTA, Sector 10, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Police regulates traffic for games
Chandigarh, November 7
The arrangements of Chandigarh Police were perfect to host the 14th All India Police Lawn Tennis Championship. The road leading to CLTA courts usually remains choc-a-bloc due to large numbers of cars parked on the road. It was cleared to welcome the participant officers.