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Woman crushed to death on NH-22
Zirakpur, May 3
A 37-year-old woman was crushed to death in an accident involving a scooter and a tipper on the ‘killer’ Ambala-Kalka National Highway (No-22) at the K-Area traffic light point, here this evening. Rajesh Sharma, a resident of MS Enclave, Dhakoli, was riding on her Activa scooter (PB-65R-7928), when a tipper (HR-68-8772) heading towards Panchkula from Zirakpur reportedly hit the vehicle from behind.

The scooter and tipper that were involved in a road accident near the K Area traffic light point on the Zirakpur-Kalka Highway on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

road mishap Things will never be the same for Kirti’s family Chandigarh, May 3 The house that once echoed with Kirti Devi’s guffaw and chitchats was not the same today, as the 16-year-old, who was the pride of her mother and two elder sisters, is no more among them. On Friday, the girl lost her life in an accident when her scooty was hit by a private school bus.

Victim Kirti’s inconsolable mother flanked by her elder sisters at their residence in Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

City’s loss could be auctioneer’s gain again
Chandigarh, May 3
The UT Administration may have discarded the old furniture designed by Le Corbusier’s cousin Pierre Jeanneret, but Paris-based Artcurial Auction House is again set to earn thousands of euros from the auction of the heritage furniture.

COMMUNITY

Chock-a-block: Traffic moves at a snail’s pace near the Kalagram light point due to re-carpeting of the Chandigarh-Panchkula road on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

EO to hold fresh probe in booth scam
Chandigarh, May 3
The UT Estate Office (EO) will be holding a fresh investigation into the infamous booth scam. A team from the EO will visit the Krishna Market in Sector 41 on May 6 to check the ownership details of the booth allottees.

illegal vegetable market
Probe finds Market Committee, P’kula Admn, HUDA guilty
Panchkula, May 3
The local Market Committee, the Panchkula Administration and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) have been held responsible for the illegal vegetable ‘mandi’ held in Sector 19 here.

registration fee
From June, RLA to accept only demand drafts
Chandigarh, May 3
From June onwards, the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) will accept the registration fee for new vehicles in the form of demand draft (DD) only. At present, payment of fee for registration of new vehicles can be deposited either through cash or DD.

Leopard strays into Chhat Bir zoo, kills two barking deer
Chhat Bir, May 3
A leopard strayed into the Chhat Bir zoo here and targeted an enclosure for barking deer and killed two antelopes. The zoo staff, however, managed to trap the big cat safely after a struggle of over five hours. It is for the first time that a leopard strayed into the zoo and killed animals.

Harish Dhillon’s 19th book unveiled Chandigarh, May 3 Known for his larger-than-life middles in newspapers, Harish Dhillon, academician-cum-author, who has penned over 18 books, unveiled his 19th book “Of Cabbages and Kings” (a book of middles) at the CGA Golf Range here today.
Justice (retd) SS Sodhi (second from right) releases a book of Harish Dhillon (third from right) at the CGA Golf Range in Chandigarh on Saturday. Also seen in the picture are Rajan Kashyap (extreme left) and Capt Mohanbir (extreme right). Tribune photo: S Chandan

Development works
DC warns civic body officials of strict action
Panchkula, May 3
Tightening noose around the officials of the local civic body, the deputy commissioner (DC), at a meeting, today warned them of a strict action if deficiencies were found in the ongoing developmental works in the city.

Former addicts stage play on drug abuse Chandigarh, May 3 A theatre group, comprising seven children who were drug addicts, staged a play titled ‘Pata na tha’ based on the role of panchayats in the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. Volunteers of SPYM stage a play, ‘Pata na tha’, to raise awareness against drugs at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

EDUCATION

All-India JEE (Mains) examination Hardik Verma tops in Tricity Chandigarh, May 3 Three friends - Hardik Verma, Gurkirat Singh Bajwa and Aryan Garg - clinched top three positions in the Tricity in the all-India JEE (Mains) examination. Surpassing last year city’s highest score of 331, Hardik topped with 345 marks, followed by Gurkirat with 336 marks and Aryan with 335 marks out of a total of 360 marks.

(From left): Hardik Verma, Gurkirat Singh Bajwa and Aryan Garg share a light moment in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Hearing impairment no deterrent for this achiever Chandigarh, May 3 Prashant Mittal, who was born with hearing impairment, never let his disability deter his dreams and zest to prove that he belonged to the league of achievers. The city lad scored 283 marks in the all-India JEE (Mains) examination. Prashant Mittal, along with his parents, in a jubilant mood in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Interactive session on cyber crime
Chandigarh, May 3
An interactive session between students and cyber crime experts from the Chandigarh police on how to prevent cyber crime was held at St Stephen's School in Sector 45 here today.

Bhavan Vidyalaya-27 wins inter-school quiz
Mohali, May 3
The Association of British Scholars (ABS), Chandigarh Chapter, organised an inter-school quiz competition at Manav Mangal Smart School here today. The focus of the quiz was on “education, lifestyle, language, sports and culture in the UK”.

FROM SCHOOLS
Annual sports meet
Chandigarh: The annual sports meet of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, was organised here on Saturday. Events such as sack race, bursting the balloons, hit and run, butterfly race, lemon and spoon race and peel the peas were held.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Body of 23-yr-old found hanging
Lalru, May 3
The body of an unidentified 23-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at a house in Prem Nagar Mohalla here this morning. The woman was reportedly staying with one Roshan Lal at a rented accommodation for the past over three months.

COURTS

Sell SDM office building to pay compensation: Court
Mohali, May 3
Orders were issued by a local court for the auction of the office building of the Kharar SDM, its furniture and government vehicles here today. The orders were issued because the Administration failed to give the hiked compensation to the affected farmers whose land was acquired.

land acquisition
Court orders freezing of GMADA bank accounts if farmers not paid by July 5
Mohali, May 3
A court here issued orders for the attachment of two bank accounts of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) if it fails to give due compensation to farmers whose land had been acquired for Knowledge City.

Mohali Bar Assn elections on May 7
Mohali, May 3
City-based Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana have ordered the holding of the elections to the Bar Association, Mohali, on May 7. Chairman of the council Rakesh Gupta said in an order issued today it was mentioned that the elections which were scheduled to be held on April 24 were cancelled as certain advocates had interfered in the election process.

CRIME

3 fake insurance agents held
Chandigarh, May 3
With the arrest of three persons, the Chandigarh Police claimed to have busted a gang of fake insurance agents. They have been accused of duping over 50 people of Rs 8 lakh by issuing them fake insurance cover notes.

Valuables worth Rs 7 lakh stolen Zirakpur, May 3 Thieves struck at a house at Zimidara Enclave in Bhabat village here and decamped with cash, gold and silver jewellery and other household goods worth Rs 7 lakh. Owner of the house Bachan Singh, a retired government employee, and his three family members were out when the miscreants targeted the house. A woman looks at the ransacked room of her house at Zamidara Enclave in Zirakpur on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

One hurt as tipsy driver rams SUV into car Chandigarh, May 3 A speeding Toyota Fortuner hit a Swift car at the Sector 43/44 roundabout this afternoon. The collision left both the vehicles badly damaged. Kulraj Singh, who was driving the Fortuner and was alone in the car, was reportedly in an inebriated condition. The damaged Toyota Fortuner that collided with a car at the Sectors 43/44 roundabout in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Man loses Rs 7,000 to pickpocket
Panchkula, May 3
An attendant with a patient at the general hospital in Sector 6 today alleged that cash amounting to Rs 7,000 was stolen from his pocket while he was waiting in a queue to take medicines.

Two brothers booked for rape
Chandigarh, May 3
The UT police have booked two brothers for raping a woman. On the order of the District Court, the police have booked Gurmail Singh and Balbir Singh, both residents of Kharar.

Embezzlement: Construction firm owner held
Chandigarh, May 3
The Chandigarh Police have arrested the owner of Dream Group Construction Estate, Sector 11, Panchkula, in a cheating case. Following a complaint by advocates, a case was registered against Rajesh Sood at the Sector 36 police station earlier this year.

SPORTS

Ropar thrash Chandigarh in cricket
Chandigarh, May 3
Continuing the blunders, batsmen of the Chandigarh team failed to cover up and lost their match against Ropar to find place at the bottom of the point tally of the ongoing ML Markan Cricket Trophy for Boys’ (U-16) today.

CLTA’s Princy Panchal upsets top seed Alisha Menon
Chandigarh, May 3
Local trainees of the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) continued to perform well in the All-India Tennis Association’s (AITA) series tennis championship being held in Amritsar today.

Tennis tourney Shourya beats Aastha Panchkula, May 3 Shourya Mittal beat Aastha Dewan (5-1) in a 2nd-round match of the boys’ and girls’ combined (U-14) category during the ongoing DAV Senior Secondary Public School and Ideal Tennis Academy Combined (Junior U-12 and U-14) Tennis Tournament being held here today.   A player returns a shot during a tournament at DAV Senior Secondary School in Panchkula on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Cricket trials today
Panchkula, May 3
The Cricket Federation of India will conduct trials to select the boys’ (U-17) North Zone team for the upcoming 21st All-India Chaudhary Ranbir Singh Hooda Under-17 Day/Night National League Cricket Championship. The championship will be held in Chandigarh and Panchkula from May 23 to May 26.

Chess CHAMPIONship
Four players maintain lead on Day 1
Mohali, May 3
Four chess players — Aaditya Bedi, Edha Garg, Rishabh Jain and Lovish Khera — maintained the lead with three points each in the open U-17 category on the first day of the 2nd Millennium School Open Prize Money Chess Championship.