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Killer stretch claims life
Panchkula, February 11
The Old Panchkula-Chandimandir killer stretch claimed yet another life when a 59-year-old hotelier was crushed to death after the Scorpio he was travelling in rammed into a stationary truck here last night. The victim, Ashwani Sachdeva, was returning to his Sector 20 house here from his hotel in Baddi to celebrate the birthday of his twins, a boy and a girl, who turned 24 today.

A birthday twins would want to forget 
Panchkula, February 11
Karan and his sister Meethi would have never imagined in their wildest dreams that on their birthday, they would be standing at a mortuary to receive the body of their father, who was bringing delicacies for the birthday celebrations last night.

Jail inmates on hunger strike over parole
Chandigarh, February 11
Over 130 inmates of Burail Jail are on a hunger strike since yesterday against the jail authorities’ increased strictness in procedures for granting parole. The inmates, all of whom are convicts, alleged that their applications were not being forwarded to the UT Administration by the jail authorities.

Murder of siblings: Accused convicted 
Chandigarh, February 11
Two years after the sensational murder of two siblings in Sector 41 sent shock waves in the city, the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Singh Nagpal today convicted the accused, Rahul, of the murder. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on February 15.

Kavita & Gaurang, the victims

Blue sweater did him in 
Chandigarh, February 11
“There is no such thing called a perfect murder.” The adage holds true in the siblings double murder case as it was scientific and circumstantial evidence that led to the conviction of the accused today. The police had recovered a blood-stained blue sweater of the accused from the scene of the crime. The DNA samples of Rahul, who was arrested a month after the crime, had matched with the blood found on the sweater recovered from the spot.

Rahul, the convict

Bansal, Lucky call truce 
Chandigarh, February 11
The revolt against sitting Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal started by district Congress president HS Lucky has finally ended.

PK Bansal and HS Lucky

BJP gets aggressive with campaign
Chandigarh, February 11
City residents can now watch live telecast of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s programmes at tea stalls under the party’s national campaign, “Chai pe charcha with NaMo”.




BJP councillor Hira Negi (centre) collects donations in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo

LS ticket: AAP invites 4 for interview
Chandigarh, February 11
The Aam Aadmi Party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. The AAP has invited four applicants from the city for interview on February 11 at its Greenpark office, New Delhi, at 11 am.

BSP to ‘expose’ Cong, BJP
Chandigarh, February 11
The BSP candidate, Jannat Jahan, has stated that the BSP will initiate a “Jan Jagran” campaign against the BJP and the Congress in the city.

UT seeks Rs 548 cr more
Chandigarh, February 11
The UT Administration has demanded Rs 548 crore more from the Union Government in the next Budget.

Vijay likely to replace Sharma as UT Adviser
Chandigarh, February 11
The 1987 batch senior UT cadre IAS officer, Vijay Kumar Dev, is likely to replace KK Sharma as Adviser to the UT Administrator.

Now, respite for those in pain
Mohali, February 11
As many as 90 per cent of terminally-ill patients die in severe pain but interventional pain management — a new super-speciality that treats pain and disability through a multi-modal approach — can help alleviate their suffering.
Senior citizens celebrate Valentine’s Day after the conclusion of a seminar on health at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

SP’s posting has DSPs fuming
Mohali, February 11
The posting of a Superintendent of Police (SP) against the sanctioned post of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the Dera Bassi sub-division is causing resentment among senior police officers, particularly DSPs here.

Cops identify murdered woman
Mohali, February 11
The police have identified the woman, whose body was found with her throat slit in a field at Tripari village two days ago.

Man slips in bathroom, dies
Panchkula, February 11
In a bizarre incident, a 39-year-old man, who was in the city to take an exam, died after slipping in the bathroom while brushing his teeth here today.

Rose Festival: Cultural evenings on all 3 days
Chandigarh, February 11
To make the three-day Rose Festival more exciting, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has for the first time decided to introduce cultural evenings on all three days.

Day 2: Public inconvenienced
Chandigarh, February 11
On the second day of the bankers’ strike, people faced difficulty in locating functional ATMs with sufficient cash.

HSRP challan fee inflated, claims advocate
Chandigarh, February 11
Alleging that the fine collected by the traffic police on account of challaning vehicles without high security registration plates (HSRP) is illegal, a city-based advocate has submitted a representation to the UT Home Secretary. He has stated that the fine should be Rs 100 instead of Rs 3,000.
Applicants await the delivery of high security registration plates at the office of the Registration and Licencing Authority in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Rain to dip mercury
Chandigarh, February 11
The city will witness colder days ahead as the Met Department has forecast rain due to northern winds by this weekend. The day temperature will dip by two or three notches.

EDUCATION

PU eases norms for colleges
Chandigarh, February 11
Panjab University has eased the norms for setting up research centres in colleges from the next session.

PU gears up for global conference
Chandigarh, February 11
In the run-up to a three-day international conference on nanotechnology, to begin at Panjab University on February 13, the varsity today hosted a one-day pre-conference workshop.

Art fiesta attracts tricity students
Chandigarh, February 11
The MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, today organised an inter-college art fiesta—Kala Abhivyakti 2014.






Students take part in an inter-college art fiesta, Kala Abhivyakti 2014, at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Four injured in clash, 5 booked
Dera Bassi, February 11
Four persons were injured in a clash that took place between two families at Meerpur village on Monday night. The clash reportedly took place due to old enmity between the families.

COURTS

National Insurance Company fined Rs 20.98 lakh
Chandigarh, February 11
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission penalised the National Insurance Company, Chandigarh, today for keeping a claim pending for more than two years, despite its surveyor recommending the claim.

CRIME

Contractor held for Rs 2.65-cr fraud
Mohali, February 11
A contractor was arrested by the NRI wing of the Punjab Police today for allegedly duping his employer, an NRI builder, of Rs 2.65 crore.







Accused Ashok Gupta in police custody at Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

Snatcher held in Mohali
Mohali, February 11 The Mohali Police arrested a snatcher last night.

Gang rape accused confesses to Dell employee’s murder
Mohali, February 11
With the arrest of key accused Davinder Singh Lalli in the case of recent gang rape of two nursing students, the Mohali police also managed to crack the one-year-old blind murder of a Dell employee, Parsoon Aggarwal.

Youth found dead, drug overdose suspected
Chandigarh, February 11
The body of a 26-year-old youth was found lying under mysterious circumstances at his rented accommodation in Sector 22 here today.

Four held for molestation
Chandigarh, February 11
Four persons were arrested for allegedly molesting a girl at an eating joint in Sector 28 last night. Later, they were released on bail.

Woman ends her life 2 days after suicide by husband
Panchkula, February 11
Two days after her husband's death, a 21-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree near her house in Sector 19 Panchkula.

Two vehicles with blue beacons stolen
Mohali, February 11
Two government vehicles with blue beacons were allegedly stolen in Phase 2 here today.

Woman duped
Panchkula, February 11
A woman was arrested for duping a Dhakoli resident of Rs 14 lakh by telling her that she had won a Rs 3 crore lottery. The accused, who hailed from Delhi, asked the victim, Jaswinder, to deposit a fee of Rs 14 lakh in separate accounts. The accused has been sent to four-day police remand . — TNS

SPORTS

Skating carnival from Feb 15
Chandigarh, February 11
The Rolling Tiger Skating Club will organise the 1st St Soldier's Open Speed Skating Carnival-2014 at St Soldier's School, Sector 16, Panchkula, on February 15 and 16.