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Highest rainfall in March in last six yrs
Chandigarh, March 1
The city today recorded the highest rainfall of 24.9 mm in March in the last six years. The Met Department in its forecast said that it was going to rain tomorrow which would further bring down the temperature in the city.
Residents rush for cover as it rains heavily in Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Sec-16 PG owner’s grandson booked
Chandigarh, March 1
A week after a 24-year-old woman staying as a paying guest allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her Sector 16 paying guest (PG) accommodation, the Chandigarh police have booked the PG owner’s grandson for abetment to suicide.

Rs 8 lakh stolen from car in P’kula
Panchkula, March 1
Miscreants allegedly decamped with Rs 8 lakh after breaking a windowpane of a car at the busy Sector 9 market in Panchkula, today.

COMMUNITY

Chandigarh votes 2014
Savita Bhatti gets AAP ticket from city
Chandigarh, March 1
The announcement of Savita Bhatti as the candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat is likely to upset the plans of the two major political parties — the Congress and the BJP —which are yet to announce the names of their candidates.

Savita Bhatti 

NHAI told to shorten pit near residential plot
Mohali, March 1
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Mohali, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to reduce the area of a pit in front of a plot of a complainant and to construct/extend the RCC storm channel and get the pit cleaned regularly.

Activities, contests mark Day 1 of flower show
Mohali, March 1
A two-day Flower Show-2014, organised by Janta Land Promoters Limited (JLPL), was inaugurated by NK Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, here today in the backdrop of drumbeats and folk dances.

Applications invited from young scribes
Chandigarh, March 1
The Simmi Marwaha Memorial Charitable Trust has invited applications from young journalists for their outstanding work in the field of journalism.

UT to have prenatal, postnatal fitness centre for women soon
Chandigarh, March 1
Chandigarh will have its own prenatal and postnatal fitness centre for women soon.

Balongi village may boycott polls
Mohali, March 1
Residents of Balongi village have accused authorities concerned of having adopted a laidback attitude in providing them with the basic facilities. Irked over the alleged inaction of the bodies concerned, villagers have threatened to block traffic on Mohali-Kharar highway on March 4. They have also threatened to boycott the coming Lok Sabha polls to further press their demands.

A damaged road at Balongi village, near Mohali, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PSEB exams: One centre cancelled, eight imposters held on Day 1
Mohali, March 1
On the first day of the Class XII examinations, the Punjab School Education Board cancelled an examination centre of an open school at Bhakna, Amritsar, and held eight imposters across the state.

61-year-old Iraqi man gets fresh lease of life at Mohali hospital
Mohali, March 1
Abdul Hussein, a resident of Karbala, Iraq, is grateful to India and Indian doctors for giving him a new lease of life. Hussein (61), who was suffering from a serious heart ailment, is now hale and hearty. He underwent a successful surgery for his illness at Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

Abdul Hussein (right) with doctor Ambuj Choudhary at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Saturday. A tribune photograph

Councillors term MC house meet as ‘eye wash’
Panchkula, March 1
The long-pending house meet of the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has raked protests among councillors.

Now, get LPG cylinders at petrol pump in Mohali
Chandigarh, March 1
Now, domestic LPG cylinders will be available at petrol pumps across Mohali district.

EC nod to bifurcation of ADC’s work
Chandigarh, March 1
Paving the way for the bifurcation of work of 2009 batch UT cadre officer, Tanvi Garg, the Election Commission has given its nod to the UT’s proposal on division of her work.

‘Lack of awareness spreading hepatitis’
Chandigarh, March 1
Patients from remote districts of Punjab and Haryana and other parts of India today joined hands to start a hepatitis awareness programme.

Business news

Tricity scan

Deadline for affixing HSRP extended
Chandigarh, March 1
In wake of the increasing rush of vehicle owners queuing up for affixing high security registration plates (HSRP), the Registering and Licencing Authority, Chandigarh, has extended the deadline process for affixing the plates of CH01AM series till March 31. The traffic  police have been told not to challan vehicles owners till the deadline ends. — TNS

EDUCATION

Rs 200-cr package sought for fund-strapped PU
Chandigarh, March 1
The National Student Union of India (NSUI), which is backed by the Congress, has asked the Centre to release a special package of Rs 200 crore for the university before the Model Code of Conduct for the coming Lok Sabha elections comes into force.
For want of funds, the construction of multi-purpose auditorium at the Panjab University is held up. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Experts dwell on Kashmir issue
Chandigarh, March 1
The Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Punjab University (PU), organised a national seminar on 'Kashmir problem and India's policy options' at the Post-Graduate Government College for Boys in Sector 11 here today.

US varsity confers doctorate on PU emeritus professor
Chandigarh, March 1
Panjab University (PU) emeritus Prof Harkishan Singh has been conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of the Sciences (USciences), Philadelphia, USA.




Emeritus professor Harkishan Singh being conferred upon honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, USA. A Tribune photograph

282 students shortlisted at job fair
Mohali, March 1
As many as 282 students were offered pay packages ranging from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5.50 lakh per annum by close to 25 national and international companies during a job fair organised by the Quest Group of Institutions here.

PEC student rewarded
Chandigarh, March 1
Shubham Ranakoti, a BTech student of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), was felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh under a reward scheme of the CBSE.

Project exhibition marks Science Day
Mohali, March 1
A project exhibition, INNO-ZEN 2014, was held to mark the Science Day at Rayat Bahra College of Engineering and Biotechnology for Women here today.

Expressing gratitude to parents, guardians 
Chandigarh, March 1
As an ode to parents, Dev Samaj College of Women today organised Mat Pita Divas.

From schools

COURTS

Lok adalat settles 8,582 cases
Chandigarh, March 1
The Special Lok Adalat organised at the District Courts today ended a property dispute between a brother and two sisters, which was pending for the past eight years. The lok adalat settled the matter and brought together all family members.
SK Aggarwal, District and Sessions Judge, listens to a matrimonial case during a lok adalat at the District Courts in Sector 43, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

CRIME

3 snatchers land in police net
Chandigarh, March 1
The Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police today arrested three persons for allegedly snatching a mobile phone in Sector 41 on February 9.

2-yr-old killed in accident at Panchkula
Panchkula, March 1
A two-year-old child died while five others got critically injured when the Indigo car in which they were travelling in hit a divider near Maheshpur here late this evening. The family was going to Shimla and belonged to Uttar Pradesh.

Inter-state gang of thieves busted; five arrested
Chandigarh, March 1
In a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch of the UT police arrested five-members of an inter-state gang, including two women, and recovered construction shuttering plates that were stolen on the intervening night of February 27 and 28 from different sectors.

SPORTS

City rallyists bag top honours
Chandigarh, March 1
Local rallyists bagged top honours during the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm, which concluded in Jaipur today. The six-day marathon motorsport event was flagged off from Delhi on February 24. It ended after covering about 2,200 kilometres over the Thar Desert.

19 veteran athletes clinch medals
Chandigarh, March 1
Around 19 veteran athletes won medals in the 35th Master’s Athletics Championship concluded recently in Jaipur. The championship was organised by the Masters Athletics Federation of India. A total of 30 veteran athletes took part in the event.

Senior badminton coach felicitated
Chandigarh, March 1
Local senior badminton coach Surinder Mahajan (retired) was honoured by the Chandigarh Badminton Association, here.

Nakul, Vineet corner glory in bodybuilding meet
Chandigarh, March 1
Bodybuilders Nakul Kaushal and Vineet Marwaha won the titles of Junior Mr Chandigarh and Mr Chandigarh Classic Bodybuilding Championship, respectively, during the Mr Chandigarh Bodybuilding Championship.

Dutch player scripts victory
Chandigarh, March 1
Dutch professional tennis player Van Der Duim won the DLF-ITF Men’s Futures $10,000 Tennis Tournament at the tennis courts of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA), Sector 10, here today. The 26-year old player registered 7-5, 6-3 victory over the Indian contender, Vishnu Vardhan.