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The big battle: Chandigarh votes today
Chandigarh, April 9
The city is all set to go to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of 17 candidates in the fray for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
Poll staff carry EVMs and other election material to a polling booth in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Wednesday

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Bansal tops poll expenditure chart
Chandigarh, April 9
Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal has topped the chart of expenditure incurred on the election campaign in the city for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

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Day after, Excise Department officials crack down on liquor vends in city
Chandigarh, April 9
Waking up from slumber, the UT Excise Department today conducted surprise checks at the “erring” liquor vends to track down the coded slips and currency notes of similar series allegedly used by political parties to distribute liquor free of cost among voters.


Excise officials at a liquor vend in Sector 34, Chandigarh, during a raid on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

From their mouth: Why you should vote for them
Chandigarh, April 9
On the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, candidates for the last time appealed to voters for their support. While Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal sought votes for being “accessible”, BJP’s Kirron Kher and AAP’s Gulkirat Kaur Panag appealed to voters to vote for change and for better development.

Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal interacts with supporters at his residence in Sector 28, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Kings XI team urges people to exercise their right to vote
Mohali, April 9
The Mohali district authorities have involved cricketers of Kings XI Punjab, to create awareness about the right to vote during the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held on April 30.


Kings XI Punjab player Virender Sehwag takes part in a signature campaign for creating voter awareness at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Six-year-old campaigns for grandfather
Mohali, April 9
This election campaign is special, indeed. Rehat (6) is seeking vote and support for her grandfather Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, SAD candidate from the Anandpur Sahib constituency.

Wheelchairs for physically challenged, senior citizens
Chandigarh, April 9
As many as 25 senior citizens and physically challenged residents today lodged their request with the UT Election Commission for wheelchairs and pick-and-drop facility to reach at polling stations to cast their vote for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled tomorrow.

Even politicians follow north-south divide
Chandigarh, April 9
The great north-south divide in the city is not only restricted to infrastructure, even political parties have followed the divide while wooing voters during campaigns that ended last evening.

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P’kula dances to tune of democracy
Panchkula, April 9
As Panchkula goes to polls tomorrow, voters are all set to choose their MP from the Ambala constituency. Of the total 375 polling booths in the district, 180 have been set up in Panchkula and 195 in Kalka. Polling will start at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. A total of 3, 50,258 voters from Panchkula and Kalka legislative constituencies would cast their vote.


Election officials check electronic voting machines at Sector 14 in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune photo: nitin Mittal

Now, watch polling process live
Panchkula, April 9
Poor Internet connectivity in remote areas of the district may hamper web casting at 51 polling booths of Kalka and Panchkula segments of the Ambala Lok Sabha seat.

Urban areas given a miss
Panchkula, April 9
As all parties are focusing on rural areas, the urban population says it has not even seen the faces of candidates.

Voter records differ in Kalka segment
Panchkula, April 9
The Kalka Assembly segment has the lowest number of voters even though records of the chief electoral officer (CEO), Haryana, and the district election officer (DEO), Panchkula, differ.

On Guard: Policemen frisk vehicles on the Zirakpur-Kalka highway; and (below) bags being checked at Phase I of Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal and Vicky Gharu

Who will make the most of fake votes?
Panchkula, April 9
Fake voters will play a major role tomorrow. Reason: The district administration has not bothered to cancel votes made on addresses that do not exist in Mansa Devi Complex at Sector 4.

Political scene hots up in Mohali
Mohali, April 9
To ensure a good turnout in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 30, the authorities are roping in cinema houses, radio stations and industrial houses. They are even distributing T-shirts among residents exhorting them to exercise their franchise.

Forum to deal with plaints against mobile operators
Chandigarh, April 9
The Chandigarh consumer courts will now again start entertaining mobile phone service and billing disputes.

Pensioners’ meet today
Mohali, April 9 A general body meeting of the Punjab Government Pensioners Association will be held at the Rose Garden in Phase 3B-1 at 11 am on April 10. This was decided at the meeting of the executive of the association.

Giscon begins tomorrow
Chandigarh, April 9
The departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, will organise the 4th Biennial National Conference of gastrointestinal infection society of India- ‘Gisicon 2014’ on April 11 and 12 at the college auditorium.

EDUCATION

Rayat techies’ vehicle to compete in Texas race
Mohali, April 9
Ten budding engineers of Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology are all smiles as an 'all-terrain vehicle ' (off-road) designed and fabricated by them has been selected to compete in "Baja SAE Race Event" at Texas, USA.


Students of Rayat & Bahra Institute along with the all-terrain vehicle. A Tribune photograph

No diktat, UT teachers to vote for candidate of their choice
Chandigarh, April 9
The Joint Action Committee of Teachers, UT, today asked its members to vote for the candidate of their choice.

Canadian education fair on April 13
Chandigarh, April 9
A mega Canadian education fair will be held at a local hotel on April 13.

Entrance test for LLB 3-yr course on June 9
Chandigarh, April 9
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, has changed the date of entrance test for the LLB 3-year course - 2014.

Workshop on biorisk management held at PU
Chandigarh, April 9
A two-day workshop on biorisk management concluded at Panjab University (PU) here today.

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Voter awareness
Chandigarh: The NSS unit of Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, organised a rally to make people aware of the importance of casting vote. School principal Amita Khorana flagged off the rally. She said the rally would serve the dual purpose of creating awareness about the value of vote among parents through school students as well as making children responsible citizens of tomorrow. Carrying placards with slogans such as "My Vote, My Right", "Your vote counts" and "Let's vote", the NSS volunteers covered the entire Sector 22.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Unidentified youth succumbs to injuries
Kalka, April 9
An unidentified youth, who had sustained serious injuries in a road mishap on National Highway 21-A, succumbed to his injuries in PGI, Chandiagrh today.

COURTS

Cong leader sent to judicial remand
Chandigarh, April 9
After spending five days in the PGI following his arrest, former president of Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress Vijay Pal Singh Dimpy was produced in court today and sent to 14-day judicial custody.

Clear markets of encroachments: HC directs MC
Chandigarh, April 9
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh that market corridors are to be kept free from encroachments.

mauli baidwan clash
Key accused Rode held, sent to police remand till tomorrow
Mohali, April 9
The Mohali Police today arrested Ranjit Singh Rode, the key accused in the case of bloody group clash that took place at Mauli Baidwan village on July 5 immediately after the panchayat and Zila Parishad elections. With the arrest, about eight accused in the case are now in police custody while four are at large. After arresting Rode, the police produced him before a local court, which sent him to police remand till April 11.


Policemen bring Ranjit Singh Rode, key accused in the shootout case, at the District Courts in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

7-year jail for sexual assault on minor
Chandigarh, April 9
A local court today sentenced a person to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor girl.

Statement of IO recorded in advocate murder case
Mohali, April 9 The statement and cross-examination of the main investigation officer in the murder case of advocate Amarpreet Singh aka Lucky concluded here today.

Charges framed in kidney scam case
Mohali, April 9
Charges were framed against a doctor and another person in the kidney scam case here today.

SPORTS

Bhupender, Shreya reach semifinals
Chandigarh, April 9
Bhupender Dahiya upsets 4th seed Asav Kumar to reach the semi finals of the ongoing CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament, being held at the CLTA tennis courts, Sector 10, here today. In a match of boys (U-12) category, Bhupender Dahiya defeated Asav Kumar 6-1 and 6-0.
Shreya Gulia in action during the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament, Sector 10 , Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Sweating it out: Cheteshwar Pujara and (left) Murali Karthik of Kings XI Punjab practise during a training session at the PCA Stadium, Phase IX, Mohali. tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

LWCC pip GMSSS-44 by 96 runs, enter final
Chandigarh, April 9
Hosts Livewire Coaching Centre (LWCC) defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, by 96 runs, to reach the final of Corruption-Free India Cup, being played at the Divya Public School, Sector 44, Chandigarh. After electing to bat first, the LWCC side posted 155 runs in the allotted slot of 20 overs. Abhishek Bhatheja (44 runs off 31 balls) and Jaspal Singh (48 off 27 balls) scored major share for the winning team.

MIA to hold cricket meet
Chandigarh, April 9
The Mohali Industries association will organize 1st T-20 Corporate Cricket Tournament from April 19, at the cricket grounds of Yadvindra Public school Mohali. Employees working in corporate offices are eligible to play in the tournament. The tournament will be played on league-cum-knockout basis and the interested teams can ensure their entries with the organisers before April 14.

Athletics assn to hold health awareness run
Chandigarh, April 9
The Haryana Masters Athletics Association will organise the “1st Panchkula Health Awareness RUN" to create awareness about health and encourage youth to lead a healthy lifestyle on April 13. Boys and girls under 18 years can participate in the 7 Km run, Age group between 18 to 39 years for men and women can participate in 10.5 Km, age group 40 to 49 years for men only will be for 7 Km, age group between 50 to 59 years for men only will be for 7 Km, age group above 60 for men only will be for 3 Km and sumo run (more than110 kgs) for men and women will be for 500 m.