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Day after, 5 rape accused cops dismissed
Chandigarh, December 20
Facing flak from all corners after the horrifying incident in which a minor girl alleged that she was raped by five UT constables, senior police officials today dismissed all five constables with immediate effect.

Artistes sing a song during the birth anniversary of Mohammed Rafi at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Incident triggers public outrage 
Chandigarh, December 20
A day after five UT constables were booked for repeatedly raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint, workers of the BJP and the Congress took to the streets today demanding strict action against the erring policemen. They burnt an effigy of the Chandigarh Police as a mark of protest.

MC sets aside Rs 62 lakh for parks
Chandigarh, December 20
The Environment and City Beautification Committee of the Municipal Corporation today passed a budget of around Rs 62 lakh for beautifying the city parks and their surroundings.

POWER SHUTDOWN

Chandigarh
Sectors 19 and 27 10 am to 4 pm

Mohali
Sector 71, Phase I, II, Madanpur village, commercial area of Phase III A, Mullanpur, Padol, Choti Badi Nagal and Padonjia 9 am to 5 pm

Petrol prices up
New price/ Existing price
Panchkula
Rs 71.89 Rs 71.48
Chandigarh
Rs 72.53 Rs 72.12
Mohali
Rs 78.75 Rs 78.34 *Prices per litre

COMMUNITY

Year 2013 ender
Thumbs up for Railways, aviation a flop 
Chandigarh, December 20
This year, Chandigarh residents got a big bonanza from the Centre as nine new trains were flagged off from the city railway station, helping to increase the rail connectivity with other cities.




UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil and other dignitaries flag off a train from the Chandigarh railway station. A file photo

Find alternatives to canal irrigation, urges Patil
Chandigarh, December 20
Industry, governments and the society at large, all need to collaborate to make available required quantities of drinkable water as also the water fit for irrigation purposes in the region, said Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab, and UT Administrator, while addressing the Water Conclave organised here today.
UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil addresses the Northern Region Water Conclave in Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

CAT go-ahead for drivers’ appointment
Chandigarh, December 20
In a major relief to the UT Transport Department, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today directed the Chandigarh Administration to go ahead with the process of appointing 114 drivers in the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking.

Bureau of Water Efficiency key to conservation: Experts
Chandigarh, December 20
The Bureau of Water Efficiency is the key to water conservation, said experts gathered at the Water Conclave organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The centre has already prepared a draft policy that is likely to be implemented within two years.

Some respite for travellers
Chandigarh, December 20
There was some respite for both the air and railway passengers from the ongoing disruption of services due to fog here today.

Dog shelter for Panchkula soon
Panchkula, December 20
The Municipal Corporation, on the lines of cattle shed, has decided to make a dog shelter to curb the growing menace of stray dogs in the region.

Long queues welcome residents at model cash collection centre 
Panchkula, December 20
Haryana’s first model centre for paying electricity bills through token system is working half steam. One of the two counters, meant for depositing electricity bills, has been closed by the authorities at their own discretion.

Civil Security Training Institute inaugurated
Dera Bassi, December 20
The chief secretary of the home department, DS Bains, inaugurated the Punjab Home Guards and Civil Security Training Institute at Sundran village.

Traders welcome new UT SSP
Chandigarh, December 20
A delegation of senior functionaries of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) comprising Charanjiv Singh, president and patron, CBM; Jagdish kapoor, chairman, police coordination subcommittee, CBM; Bhim Sain, adviser, CBM; Subash Narang, general secretary, Chandigarh Beopar Mandal; and Pradeep Malhotra, finance secretary; today called on the office of Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, IPS, who has recently taken over as the new SSP, Chandigarh, to formally welcome him on behalf of traders of the city.

Sukhna Lake gets Nature Interpretation Centre
Chandigarh, December 20
UT Adviser KK Sharma today inaugurated the Nature Interpretation Centre at the Regulator End of the Sukhna Lake here.

KK Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator, releases a calendar after inaugurating the Nature Interpretation Centre at the Regulator End of the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Santa distributes gifts among cancer-hit children
Chandigarh, December 20
The Sahayta Charitable Welfare Society celebrated Christmas with children afflicted with cancer and their families today. The festival brought cheer and frolic. It was celebrated in the playroom at the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC), PGI, and the wards for inpatients.

Two NSS volunteers to represent city
Chandigarh, December 20 Two NSS volunteers from the city, Gurinder Singh from PG Government College-11 and Himanshi from Government Model Senior Secondary School-19, have been selected to represent Chandigarh at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. 

Cultural programme
Chandigarh, December 20
The Kumaon Sabha, Chandigarh, will organise a cultural programme of Uttarakhand, ‘Kumaoni Kautik’, on December 22 at Tagore Theatre. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari will be the chief guest on the occasion.

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EDUCATION

BDS admission through all-India test
Chandigarh, December 20
For admission to the Bachelor of Dental Studies (BDS), Panjab University Dental Institute, a candidate has to go through all-India pre-medical/pre-dental test (AIPMT).

Tender Heart students mesmerise audience
Chandigarh, December 20
“The world of fantasy”, a resplendent annual show put up by students of Tender Heart School, Sector 33, drew thunderous applause from the audience at Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27, here.



Students of Tender Heart School, Sector 33, perform during the annual function in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Carols, dance mark Christmas celebrations
Panchkula, December 20
Woodlands House School, Sector 8, Panchkula, celebrated Christmas here today. Children enacted a tableau showing the birth of Jesus Christ.

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From schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

School holds inter-house quiz contest 
Dera Bassi, December 20
An Inter-House Quiz Competition was organised at Sri Sukhmani International School, Dera Bassi, for students of Classes IX and X.

COURTS

Husband gets seven years in jail
Chandigarh, December 20
Pronouncing the quantum of sentence in the Monica Goyal death case, the court of District and Sessions Judge SK Aggarwal today sentenced her husband Vikas Goyal to seven-year imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on him. Monica’s father-in-law VP Goyal and mother -in-law Prem Lata Goyal have been sentenced to 18-month imprisonment as they were convicted of destruction of evidence. The in-laws have been fined Rs 20,000.

Pay Rs 4 lakh to customer, insurance firm told
Mohali, December 20
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Mohali, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, has directed the National Insurance Company to pay Rs 4,20,000 to Baldhir Singh Gill, whose car was stolen from Phase III B-2 here.

HC slams Mohali, Panchkula
Chandigarh, December 20
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today again reproached the Mohali and Panchkula administrations for their inability to regulate traffic in Zirakpur and Panchkula, respectively.

CRIME

Bogus doctor caught
Chandigarh, December 20
A team of the UT Health Department today raided a clinic at Halo Majra and held a bogus doctor running a clinic using fake documents.

Man killed in road accident
Mohali, December 20
One person was killed and another was seriously injured in an accident near Gurdwara Amb Sahib at Phase VIII here today.

Man held with 100 kg of poppy husk
Chandigarh, December 20
The Chandigarh Police arrested a Mohali resident and seized 100 kg poppy husk from his possession.

SPORTS

SD, GNPS cagers lift trophies 
Chandigarh, December 20
In the boys, category, PML SD Public School, Sector 32, won the (U-19) Inter-School Basketball Tournament which concluded today at Sports Complex, Sector-46, Chandigarh.

Players of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, in a jubilant mood after winning the Inter-School Basketball Tournament at the Sports Complex in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Golf tour: Brara leads with 78
Chandigarh, December 20
Defending champion Amarjeet Brara of the USA fired a six-over 78, the lowest round of the day, to lead the 9th Chandigarh Golfing Tour which began at the Chandigarh Golf course today.

City skater makes a mark
Chandigarh, December 20
Vidhush Rawat, a Class VI student of Banyan Tree School, Chandigarh, has made the city proud by winning an individual medal at the 51st National Roller Skating Championship that concluded today in Mumbai.

Young Kartik defies odds to excel in junior golf 
Chandigarh, December 20
Fourteen-year-old Kartik Digvijay Singh has been playing golf since he turned five and enjoyed a seventh place finish on the IGU’s 2013 Junior Merit List. This achievement was made even more special by the fact that he had to miss a couple of tournaments in Bangalore as his mother, a teacher, broke her elbow in an accident while driving home a few months ago. As a result his father, a sportsman himself who represented India in Handball in 1994 and 1996, could not travel with him for a couple of months.

Chandigarh Baptist clinch title 
Chandigarh, December 20
Chandigarh Baptist School, Sector 45, won the (Under-14) Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament by beating hosts St John’s High School, Sector 26, by 12 runs at the cricket ground of the school today.



Players of Chandigarh Baptist School with the trophy of the Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament at St John’s School in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

UT Sports Dept to conduct tennis trials on Dec 23 
Chandigarh, December 20
The administration of the Sports Department, Chandigarh, will conduct trials to select the Chandigarh Civil Services Lawn Tennis team on December 23 starting from 3 pm at the Tennis Courts Sports Complex, Sector 42.

Bikers ride their way through scrutiny trials
Mohali, December 20
Scrutiny and competitor trials began here today for the 5th edition of OYA Autocross, Motocross and Offroad Challenge. Old Yadvindrians Association and Team Chandigarh Adventure Sports (TCAS) are organising the event on the GMADA ground opposite PUDA office, Phase 8, Mohali.
Bikers ride through a rough patch during the trials for the 5th OYA Autocross and Motocross-cum-Offroad Challenge in Phase VIII, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Carrom tourney from January 4
Chandigarh, December 20
The Chandigarh Carrom Association will organise the 15th Raj Kumar Babuta Memorial Prize Money Carrom Ranking Tournament at the St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, from January 4 to 6.

Trials for free cricket coaching on Dec 22 
Chandigarh, December 20
Live Wire coaching centre will hold trials for free cricket coaching for the year 2014 on December 22 starting from 12 pm at Divya Public School, Sector 44.