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UT's share in Budget slashed 
Chandigarh, February 17
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has reduced the share of the UT under the Plan head by 7.21 per cent. A hike of 4.38 per cent has been given under the non-Plan head in the Budget for the next financial year (2014-15).

Challenging appointment of PU VC’s wife costs advocate dear
Chandigarh, February 17
Repeated attempts by an advocate to challenge the appointment of the Panjab University Vice-Chancellor’s wife have cost him dear. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has not only dismissed the petition filed by advocate Jagmohan Singh Bhatti with Rs 10,000 costs, it has also referred the matter to the Bar Council.

Answer sheets found dumped outside post office 
Panchkula, February 17
In a shocking revelation, board answer sheets of practicals that were sent to the CBSE office by various schools ahead of the board exams in the region were found dumped outside the post office in Sector 8, Panchkula, today.




Answer sheets dumped outside the post office in Sector 8, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune Photos: Nitin Mittal
 

COMMUNITY

Better Chandigarh
Encroachments a pain in MC’s neck
Chandigarh, February 17
Encroachments in city markets are a major problem which the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation (MC) is trying to deal with for so many years. Till date, however, they had failed to find any solution to the menace.

Encroachments at the Sector 15 market in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

Awareness camp for senior citizens
Panchkula, February 17 Under its ongoing Senior Citizens’ Rights Awareness Campaign, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised an awareness camp at the District Courts complex here.

Lucky withdraws candidature in favour of Pawan Bansal
Chandigarh, February 17
The former deputy Mayor and Congress district urban-1 president, HS Lucky, has officially withdrawn his candidature in favour of former union railways minister and sitting Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal.

Cong, BJP workers clash over inauguration of projects
Chandigarh, February 17
It was a day of tension and drama at Mauli Jagran and Vikas Nagar over the inauguration of three projects by Congress Mayor HC Kalyan, which was opposed by BJP councillors and their supporters. The arguments between the two fronts turned ugly when the Congress and the BJP supporters clashed outside the Community Centre at Mauli Jagran.

Veterans doubt its implementation
Chandigarh, February 17
The Finance Minister's announcement in the Parliament today that the government has accepted the long-pending demand of the ex-servicemen to implement the concept of One Rank One Pension (OROP) has been welcomed by the veterans. However, the foremost issue being debated is how and when would the scheme be implemented.

CII welcomes Interim Budget 
Chandigarh, February 17
The reduction in excise duty on all products and focus on checking fiscal deficit during the next fiscal, as announced in the Interim Budget, have been appreciated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Families flay reduction in excise duty on luxury items
Chandigarh, February 17
As the Interim Budget was announced today, Chandigarh Tribune spoke to two families in the city to know what they were looking for in the budget and what impact the budget has on their lives.

MC House meet tomorrow to be a futile exercise
Chandigarh, February 17
With the UT already allocating Rs 136.6 crore as the Budget of the Municipal Corporation (MC), the General House meeting of the civic body to discuss its planned Budget of Rs 334.4 crore will be more or less a futile exercise.

Renovation of Nehru Hospital to be delayed again
Chandigarh, February 17
Leaking roofs of wards and operation theatres, huge cracks in buildings, seepage in the offices of the faculty and frequent short-circuits courtesy over 50-year-old power cables.



An RCC parapet in a poor condition at Nehru Hospital in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

AAP to field strong candidate against Bansal
Chandigarh, February 17 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be fielding a strong candidate against sitting Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal. This stated by AAP's national spokesperson Atishi Marlena while interacting with mediapersons here today. Atishi, who was in the city to attend a seminar in Gandhi Bhawan, said the Chandigarh seat was important for the AAP.

Experts deliberate upon country’s financial sector 
Panchkula, February 17
A one-day national seminar on the country’s financial sector was organised by the Department of Commerce at Government College for Girls, Sector 14, here today.

4 deaths reported from P’kula dist
Panchkula, February 17
A 44-year-old man died after he slipped in the bathroom at his residence in Kalka near Panchkula this morning. The victim, identified as Mahesh Kumar, was getting ready for work when the incident took place.

Farmers’ exhibition a big draw 
Mohali, February 17
The farmers’ exhibition organised near Fateh Burj at Chappar Chhiri village proved to be a big hit among farmers.





A camel dances during the Agriculture Summit at Chappar Chhiri village in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

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EDUCATION

Now, go online to share study notes
Chandigarh, February 17
Sharing notes on education was never this easy. To revolutionise the field of education, a group of three youths have devised a website that will enable students, from Classes VI to XII, across the Tricity to share and access study notes.



Kunaal Satija, Harman Bajaj and Hardik Dhamija have developed a website for students of the tricity. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

PU student council takes stock of girls’ hostels
Chandigarh, February 17
The inmates of various girls’ hostels in Panjab University (PU) shared their grievances with the council members of the Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) during a door-to-door visit by the former today evening.

Members of the Panjab University Campus Student Council discuss a point with inmates of girls’ hostel at Panjab University on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

UILS chairmanship row: PU Senators go on hunger strike
Chandigarh, February 17
Demanding the legitimate right of rotation for the post of chairperson of the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), two senators of Panjab University went on an indefinite hunger strike against Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover today.

Senators stage a dharna outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office at Panjab University on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

LLM students protest over exam
Chandigarh, February 17
To protest irregularities in the question paper of jurisprudence, the students of LLM-first year, Department of Laws, Panjab University (PU), staged a dharna outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office today.

Students of PU law department stage a protest outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

From schools

COURTS

Scientific, circumstantial evidence proved guilt
Chandigarh, February 17
Even though there was no eyewitness to the murder of two teenagers on December 16, 2011, the UT police managed to solve the case and prove the accused guilty in court on the basis of strong circumstantial and scientific evidence.

CRIME

46-year-old man suffers bullet injuries 
Panchkula, February 17
A 46-year-old resident of Barwala village in Panchkula suffered bullet injuries under mysterious circumstances at his residence when he entered his room to wear clothes after taking bath.

Cheating case lodged after 3 yrs
Mohali, February 17
It took more than three years for Mohali police to register a cheating case against a localite on complaint of an US-based NRI.

Three hurt in clash
Chandigarh, February 17 A group of half a dozen youths vandalised a chemist shop, three vehicles and attacked three persons, included a woman, with sharp-edged weapons at Phase-II, Ramdarbar, here on Sunday night.

SPORTS

WCC lifters bag overall trophy
Chandigarh, February 17
Weightlifters of the Weightlifting Coaching Centre (WCC), Sector 42, here, won the overall trophy of the senior and junior championships by claiming 213 points on the second day of the 25th Senior (Men), 17th Junior (Men) and 10th Sub-Junior (Boys) championship.

MCM Club beat Dev Samaj 
Chandigarh, February 17
Eves of MCM Club overpowered Dev Samaj BEd College 35-2 in a game of the Senior State Basketball Championship being commenced at New Public School, Sector 18, here, today.






Cagers in action during a match of the Senior State Basketball Championship at New Public School in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Refresher course for coaches begins 
Chandigarh, February 17
The refresher course conducted by the Chandigarh Sports Council for the local coaches commenced at the Conference Hall of Sector 42 Sports Complex, here, today.


Dr Mandeep S Dhillon, professor, Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, interacts with coaches during a session at the Sports Complex in Sector 42 on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

DAV School trounce City Public School in cricket
Chandigarh, February 17
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated City Public School, Jalandhar, while APJ Cricket Academy, Kharar, trounced DC Model Ferozpur, with six wickets during the ongoing matches of the Inter-District Cricket Championship, held here today.
A match in progress during the Inter-District Cricket Championship at Guru Nanak Public School in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Karandeep shines in golf tourney
Chandigarh, February 17
Four-year-old Niel Jolly and seven-year-old Unaiza Abutta were among those who participated in the Champions Junior Golf Tour. The event, organised under the aegis of the Indian Golf Union, was held at the Forest Hill Golf Resorts.

US scholarship for tennis player
Chandigarh, February 17
Four singles and seven doubles International Tennis Federation titles helped the local upcoming tennis face Parminder Kaur in bagging a whopping $56,000 (over Rs 34 lakh annually) scholarship for four years.