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Parents seek death penalty
Chandigarh, April 15
Breaking down in the court after the verdict was announced, Khushpreet's (fondly called
Khushi) father Lakhbir Singh and mother Kulwinder Kaur said the void that had been created in their life with Khushpreet's tragic death could never be filled.
Khushpreet's father Lakhbir Singh and mother Kulwinder Kaur outside the court after the verdict. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Khushpreet case: Egg on face of UT police
Chandigarh, April 15
Even though the court today convicted three persons for five-year-old Khushpreet Singh’s kidnapping and murder, the sensational case will go down in the history as a blot on the face of the Chandigarh Police.
The police cordon off the spot (encircled) where five-year-old Khushpreet’s body was found in Phase X, Mohali. A file photograph
Cheating case
Dimpy agrees to refund Rs 50 lakh
Chandigarh, April 15
The cheating case involving former president of the Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress Vijay Pal Singh Dimpy as the accused is on the verge of a compromise as the accused agreed to refund Rs 50 lakh to the complainant in the court today.
Cong leader Dimpy
22-year-old youth shot at in Sector 37
Chandigarh, April 15
Unidentified assailants opened fire on a 22-year-old PU student, Yugam Anand, in Sector 37 in the wee hours today and fled from the spot. The victim has been admitted to the Advanced Trauma Centre at the PGI. His condition is stated to be stable.
Poll Expenditure
SMSes, radio ads cost candidates quite a bit
Chandigarh, April 15
The key candidates among those who contested the Lok Sabha elections for the Chandigarh seat spent large amounts on reaching out to the people by issuing advertisements on radio and sending SMSes to residents.
Hit-and-run: NGO wants strict punishment for accused
Chandigarh, April 15
A day after the UT police arrested the accused, Satyajot Singh, a BTech student, in the hit-and-run case amid eyebrows being raised over "shoddy investigation", volunteers of
ArriveSAFE, an NGO which promotes road safety, held a silent protest near the Sector 34 police station here today.
Members of ArriveSAFE, an NGO, hold a silent protest outside the Sector 34 police station in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
contract to maintain toilets
CBI poses queries to MC officials
Chandigarh, April 15
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sent a questionnaire to officials of the Municipal Corporation (MC), Chandigarh, seeking information and documents to investigate the alleged favours extended to M/s Selvel Media Services Pvt Ltd in maintenance of public toilets and advertising.
Motorists’ nightmare: A road at Sector 17, Panchkula, in bad shape. It has been in a state of neglect for the past several months. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
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SC Judgment
Transgenders hope for better jobs, equal rights
Chandigarh, April 15
Lauding the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court recognising transgenders as the ‘third gender,’ social activists in the city hope that proper guidelines will be drafted and executed by the Union and state governments for their welfare.
Typhoid cases on the rise
Chandigarh, April 15
With the rise in temperature, cases of typhoid are being reported in the city frequently over the past two weeks.
Nine fined for wasting water
Chandigarh, April 15
On the first day of its drive to check misuse of potable water, the Municipal Corporation (MC), Chandigarh, today issued challans to nine violators in different parts of the city.
A Sector 28 resident washes his car in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Now, P’kula MC to act tough against those misusing water
Panchkula, April 15
Consumers wasting water will get exorbitant water bills these summers.
21 hypersensitive booths to be under e-surveillance
Mohali, April 15
Twenty-one hypersensitive polling booths in Mohali district will
be under e-surveillance and live webcasting of these will be conducted during the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 30.
Youth Congress leaders join SAD
Mohali, April 15
Prem Singh Chandumajra, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from the Anandpur Sahib constituency, got a boost when some Youth Congress leaders of the Mohali area joined the SAD, at a meeting
held yesterday evening in Sector 70.
Riding on road to success with gusto
Chandigarh, April 15
Brimming with confidence and with vroooming sound of his bike, 24-year-old biker, Mohit Verma wants to grab the world.
The speed-daring youngster, in his wildest of dream, has never thought of achieving fame through this two-wheel 'speedster' ride. Starting his career with a 100cc bike, Mohit took four years, to own and perform on a 390 CC bike.
His motor sports fever took a big leap in year 2010, when he won the All India Bikers' racing event. And after that, he never looked back.
Mohit Verma. Tribune photo: Manoj mahajan
tribune follow-up
PGI marks complaint to internal vigilance cell
Chandigarh, April 15
A week after a PGIMER doctor complained of finding water inside a pack of omnipaque - saving a heart patient in whom
the fluid was to be injected from serious complication - the PGIMER director today marked the complaint to the internal vigilance cell for the investigation.
Deserted by son, veteran soldier gets justice from tribunal
Panchkula, April 15
Veteran soldier Thakur Singh Negi, 80, who fought the India-China War in 1962 finally got justice when a tribunal headed by the Panchkula Sub-Divisional Magistrate
(SDM) ordered his son to evict the house.
Thakur Singh Negi, a veteran soldier
Residents to keep watch on progress of cases
Mohali, April 15
The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mohali, vide an order, has deputed 13 citizens as paralegal volunteers (PLVs) in various police stations to keep a watch on the progress of investigation in cases related to missing children and offences against women and children.
close shave: Youths had a miraculous escape when the motorcycle they were riding on caught fire at Phase IV in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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347 units of blood collected
Mohali, April 15
A blood donation camp was organised by the Competent Foundation on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti here today. As many as 347 units of blood were collected at the camp.
Workshop on cyber crime held
Chandigarh, April 15
A workshop on “cyber forensic and cyber crime investigation” was held
at the Chandigarh Police Headquarters, Sector 9, today.
BUSINESS NEWS
Tributes paid
The LIC Divisional Office, Chandigarh, celebrated the 123rd birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar on Monday. LC
Meena, senior divisional manager, Chandigarh Division, presided over the function.
Architecture college admissions in limbo
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) has approached the Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development
(MHRD) to ‘bail’ them out of the crisis that has emerged after the Council of Architecture
(COA) cancelled its
admissions for the 2014-15 batch.
PICTURE PERFECT:
Students of the University Institute of Applied Management Sciences during their farewell function at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Raga Boyz to rock PU tomorrow
Chandigarh, April 15
The North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, in collaboration with Panjab University
(PU), Chandigarh, will organise Raga Boyz, an evening of pop music by the famous Pakistani Rock band at PU Law Auditorium on April 17.
Baisakhi celebrations at varsity
Chandigarh, April 15
Desh Bhagat University celebrated Baisakhi with fervour today. A special function was organised to mark the occasion. David Lelliott, British Deputy High Commissioner in North-west India was the chief guest.
FROM SCHOOLS
Student council poll
Chandigarh:
St Anne’s Convent School conducted an election to institute the St Anne’s Convent School Student Council for the 2014-15 session. The students of classes VIII to XII voted to elect the school captain and vice captain.
Aryans Group of Colleges inks pact
Chandigarh, April 15
The Aryans Group of Colleges signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pearson Education Services here today.
Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman of Aryans Group (left), shakes hands with Mohd Suhail, North Head, Pearson Higher Education, in Chandigarh
on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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