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27-yr-old killed in road accident
Chandigarh, January 19
A 27-year-old youth, who was returning home after attending a party last night, died in a freak accident near the Sector 27 Jain Mandir. The victim, Ankit Gupta, was driving a Honda Civic car when he lost control and the vehicle hit a road berm.
The car that met with an accident. A Tribune photograph

ATMs without guards sealed 
Panchkula, January 19
The police have sealed 53 automated teller machines (ATMs) in Panchkula and Pinjore that were without security guards. The ATMs will remain sealed till the banks give an undertaking for the deployment of security guards.

Teen kidnapped for Rs 38-lakh ransom 
Chandigarh, January 19
A 17-year-old boy of Sector 38 was allegedly kidnapped for a ransom of Rs 38 lakh from outside his house last night. Six persons, who came in two vehicles, took away Karan in a white Swift car (PB-65-0202). Police teams have been sent to various places in Punjab and Haryana to trace Karan.

CITCO pays heavy price for vegetables
Chandigarh, January 19
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) is paying three times the market price of vegetables. The corporation passed the tender regarding the supply of vegetables to its hotels in November 2013, but failed to consider the floating prices.

Students get grounding in basics on the floor 
Panchkula, January 19
Students of the nursery wing of Government Primary School in Sector 15, Panchkula, are forced to sit on the floor in bone-chilling cold.
Reason: The school is short of benches.
A Tribune team visited the school on Friday and Saturday and saw more than 30 students taking their lessons sitting on the floor.

Students made to sit on the floor at Government School, Sector 15, Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

PGI knows how to render things lifeless
Chandigarh, January 19
The city's only advanced life support ambulance is lying unused. Donated to the PGI, the ambulance has an intensive care unit and basic life-saving apparatus. For the past one year, the ambulance has been ferrying patients from one department to another on the PGI campus.

COMMUNITY

PGI’s traffic regulation pill to chaos
Chandigarh, January 19
The PGI's traffic regulation plan will come into effect from February 1. To ease congestion on Kairon Road (leading from Gate 1 to New OPD Block), certain routes will be made

Travellers’ delight: Five flights operate from city
Chandigarh, January 19
Flight operations remained hit on account of repair of the runway at the domestic airport. Of the seven flights, only five could take off before 1 pm. As the visibility improved, all flights were on time. Jet Airways will resume its operations tomorrow.

REPORTERS' DIARY
Gatecrasher kept on a leash
After BSP's Lok Sabha candidate Jannat Jahan gatecrashed a function of the Congress in Hallo Majra, the party chose to tread with caution. On learning that Jannat Jahan is away to Lucknow, the party took out a rally in Hallo Majra. Taking a dig at Pawan Kumar Bansal, a BSP worker said the MP had already accepted his defeat.

Best moments: Girls exchange banter at Panjab University. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Quattro, talk of the town
Mohali, January 19
Ludhiana-based Dr Sulbha Jindal was all smiles when her Quattro Talk of the Town, a Golden Retriever dog, won three prizes in the dog show at Yadavindra Public School ground, here today.

13.5 lakh families to benefit under Atta-Dal Scheme
Mohali, January 19 The Punjab Government has decided to cover 13.5 lakh families under the Atta-Dal Scheme.

Game for sports: Students from orphanages participate in a sack race during the KidOlympics conducted at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 3, Panchkula, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Civic body, HUDA officials lock horns over allotment of parks
Panchkula, January 19
Following the controversy of the installation of a mobile tower in Sector 12, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has blamed the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for allotting 33 park sites for the same when the responsibility of the maintenance of parks is with them.

City not fit for differently abled
Chandigarh, january 19
A survey, by the Chandigarh Tribune team, of the public buildings including the building of UT Administration, Municipal Corporation, hospitals and other government offices, it was found that most of the buildings do not have ramps for differently abled. While all the three government hospitals including the PGIMER, GMCH-32 and old buildings of the GMSH-16 have ramps.

Five-day health education workshop begins at GMCH
Chandigarh, January 19
A five-day integrated health education workshop began today with multi-choice questions-based mock test for students of Class VI to Class XII at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 here.

Students take a mock test organised at the Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Play on relationships leaves audience in splits
Chandigarh, January 19
Five-day theatre festival began with a comedy play titled “Miyan Ki Jutti Miyan Ke Sar” at Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, here today. Written by Moilère and translated by TN Kohli, the play was about a rich old man, who despite being in the last leg of his life married a girl half of his age. She, however, got attracted toward a young man in the neighbourhood. They fell in love with each other.
Artistes enact a scene from the play ‘Miyan Ki Jutti Miyan Ke Sar’ at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

59k children administered polio drops
Chandigarh, January 19
Over 59,000 children were administered polio drops as the National Immunisation Days (NID) for vaccination against polio started in the city today. The two-day event aims at ensuring 100 per cent coverage of all the children in the age group of 0-5 years. Chandigarh has been polio free since 2006. The last case of wild polio virus was detected in the Mazdoor Colony here. Since then, no such case came to light due to stringent field surveillance and reporting.
A child being given polio drops in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Giving way: A drain caved in following showers in Phase XI, Mohali. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Open House response
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, who’s to blame?
The times when children were seen running, jumping and enjoying childhood to its fullest in the lap of Mother Nature have just become cherished memories now. Today, children are just being pushed into the mad race of gaining success and that too, too early in life. The government should maintain the already developed playfields and children should be encouraged to join centres where they could get guidance for playing different sports and relive the golden times.

Tricity scan
Foundation day
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) celebrated its 47th foundation day on Sunday at the Punjab Haryana Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sector 31. On the occasion, workshops on theme ‘Growing Talent through New Model of Higher Education’ by S Gurmeet Singh, chairman of Baba Farid Group of Institutions, Bathinda, was held. Another session on ‘How to control stress’ by Col Gursewak Singh was also organised. Mr AK Gandhi, president, CMA, presided over the event.

EDUCATION

Admission season nearing end
Now, it’s fee time for entry-level classes
Chandigarh, January 19
The admission process for entry-level classes for the next academic session has nearly come to an end. All the private schools in the city have successfully completed their respective draw of lots. Now, submission of admission fee will begin tomorrow. The parents of students, who were successful in the draw of lots conducted by Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 33, can submit admission fee from January 20 to 25.

FROM SCHOOLS
Health progress panel
Chandigarh: Government Model High School, Sector 34, has formed a 21-member health progress committee comprising staff members and students of the school. The head of the institution, Dr Vinod Sharma, will be the convener. Students of Classes IX and X, Pooja, Rahul, Ashish, Nikhil, Karan, Jyoti, Jaspreet, Priyanka, Ankit, Sachin, Heena and Neha, are among the members of the committee. The panel will prepare a report regarding overall health and physical development of students. It will also hold lectures, meetings, workshops and poster-making competition. The members of the committee will also approach medical professionals for routine check-up of problems related to eyes, ears, teeth, skin, hair, blood pressure etc.

Speaking out
Students wishing to crack competitive examinations often go for coaching classes. What do the syllabus and teaching at schools and colleges lack that students rely more on coaching classes to get admission in professional courses? Chandigarh Tribune finds out.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

CPM comes to the rescue of local residents
DERA BASSI, JANUARY 19
The Communist Party of India Marxist CPI (M) has decided to launch an agitation in favour of demands of local residents. This was decided in the meeting of party workers held recently at Dera Bassi.

COURTS

Insurance firm told to pay relief
Chandigarh, January 19
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed National Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs 10,000 to the complainant. The company was also told to pay Rs 5,000 as litigation cost.

Sector 22 resident penalised 
Chandigarh, January 19
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a resident of Sector 22 to pay Rs 15,000 to the complainant. Sukhwant Kaur Bajwa (the opposite party) was told to provide an NOC and Form No. 35 to Jatinder Kumar Nakra.

SPORTS

Aim and conquer: Archers on their way to the venue for the All-India Inter-University Archery Competition at Panjab University. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

ROWING TOURNERY
Organisers want finish tower back
Chandigarh, January 19
The organisers of Chandigarh State Rowing Championship missed the watch-tower at the Sukhana Lake. According to them, the four-storey building was the best and the only spot to judge the water sports competitions conducted at the lake.

Judokas bring laurels
Chandigarh, January 19
Local judokas brought laurels in the 4th National Sambo Championship (junior and senior) held at Mulodi (Haryana). A total of 11 judokas won top honours in different weight categories. The national event was organised by Sambo Federation of India under the patronage of Federation Internationale Amature Sambo (FIAS).

Gurjant, Amrit Kaur win rowing titles 
Chandigarh, January 19
Gurjant Singh, Gulshan Singh and Shishan Pal won top honours during the single scull (M1) event of the Chandigarh State Senior Rowing Championship, conducted by the Chandigarh Amateur Rowing Association at the Sukhna Lake, here today.

Players in action during the Chandigarh State Senior Rowing Championship held at the Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

1,200 take part in CII Yi Marathon in Mohali
Mohali, January 19
The Chandigarh tricity chapter of the Young Indians (Yi) of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a CII Yi Marathon at Millennium School in Sector 67here today.

Participants run during the Yi Marathon held at Sector 68, Mohali, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu