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Aroma murder
Eight accused get 8 yrs in jail
Chandigarh, May 13
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge KK Kareer today sentenced all the eight convicts to eight years imprisonment for killing a youth outside Aroma Hotel in Sector 22 on the night of January 12, 2012.

The accused at the District Courts in Sector 43, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Faux pas by IO, says court
Chandigarh, May 13
While pronouncing the order sentencing the convicts to eight years imprisonment, the Court of ADJ KK Kareer lambasted the investigating officer Inspector Ranjodh Singh in the case for allegedly trying to ‘twist’ facts during his cross examination.

Spate of thefts in P’kula’s posh areas vexes cops
Panchkula, May 13
Thieves are on the prowl in posh sectors of Panchkula forcing the residents to spend sleepless nights. These thieves have forced the Panchkula Police to review the security arrangements and deployment of the entire field force. So far, the thieves have targeted eight high profile families in just 18 days.

A man shows the empty cash drawer at a house where a theft took place in Sector 7, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Counting of Votes
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Chandigarh, May 13
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Poll officials train staff for the counting day at the PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Jitters for liquor contractors
Chandigarh, May 13
A clause of showing ‘legal possession’ of a property in the UT’s new excise policy is giving jitters to liquor contractors in the city.

Parole misuse: Now, convict’s plea for suspension of sentence rejected
Chandigarh, May 13
Nearly two weeks after the Punjab and Haryana High Court took serious view of the grant of parole to a rape convict twice within three months of his conviction, his plea for suspension of sentence was today turned down by a Division Bench.

Exit poll: The leaders’ take
Chandigarh, May 13
As counting for the Parliamentary election is scheduled for May 16, various agencies have conducted exit poll results for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.

COMMUNITY

Public toilets remain shut for 2nd day
Chandigarh, May 13
As many as 86 public toilets in the city remained closed for the second day today as the local municipal corporation (MC) does not have staff to operate and maintain them.



Shopkeepers show a toilet locked by the municipal corporation in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

lok sabha elections
Mohali all set for counting of votes: DEO
Mohali, May 13
All arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the SAS Nagar and Kharar segments of the Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency here on May 16.

Chartered flight from city to Shimla in the offing
Chandigarh, May 13
In a good news for tourists, a non-scheduled air operator permit holder is planning to offer flight services from Chandigarh to Shimla soon.

Western disturbances bring more rain to city
Chandigarh, May 13
The frequency of western disturbances causing unprecedented rainfall in a month in the city has increased since December 2013, leading to frequent showers.


Vehicles were stranded outside the Rose Garden at Madhya Marg after rainfall lashed Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Faith prevails: Devotees take part in Maha Abhisheka of Lord Narsimha at the ISKCON temple in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Police team arrives to arrest PO, thrashed
Chandigarh, May 13
A police party from Mohali was allegedly assaulted when it went to arrest a proclaimed offender (PO) from a wedding venue at a hotel in Sector 35. The PO, Prithipal Singh, wanted in a cheque bounce case, came outside JW Marriott Hotel when he got to know about the presence of policemen.

Beant Singh Memorial
Committee approves conceptual drawings for remaining buildings
Chandigarh, May 13
The meeting of the executive committee of the Beant Singh Memorial and Chandigarh Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, Sector 42, was held under the chairmanship of KK Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator.

PGI health worker receives award from President
Chandigarh, May 13
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award-2014 on Sunita Sharma, Female Multipurpose Worker, School of Public Health, PGIMER, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Monday. Sharma has been working as a health worker in an urban resettlement colony in the Urban Health and Training Centre (UHTC) under the Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, PGIMER, for the past 18 years.

President Pranab Mukherjee confers the National Florence Nightingale Award-2014 on Sunita Sharma, Female Multipurpose Worker, PGIMER, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Monday. A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Dept fails to provide books to students
Chandigarh, May 13
Despite 40 days since the beginning of the new academic session, the Education Department has failed to provide books of various subjects to government schoolchildren. Students of Class VIII of government model schools have still not received their English and social science books, while students across all classes are yet to receive Punjabi books.

Commission inspects govt schools at Dhanas
Chandigarh, May 13
The Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights inspected government schools at Dhanas. It identified a range of inadequacies and lacunae in the infrastructure and management of the schools.


Students of Class VI of a government school in Dhanas discuss their problems with officials of the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Strive hard to realise your dreams, young achiever tells students
Panchkula, May 13
Virender Raika (21), a labourer’s son who has been offered Rs 4.85 crore package by Microsoft Corporation, visited two schools here and interacted with students.

Food production course for disabled launched
Chandigarh, May 13
The Chandigarh Child and Women Development Corporation in association with the Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, today launched a food production course for persons with disabilities at Aasha Kiran in Sector 46 here.


Children with disabilities being briefed by experts about the food production course at Aasha Kiran, in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

From Schools
Mother’s Day celebrated
Panchkula: Doon Public School, Sector 21, celebrated Mother’s Day. A plethora of fun-filled activities, including logo quiz, tie-tying competition and saree-tying competition, were organised for mothers. Panchkula Mayor Upendra Ahaluwalia was the chief guest on the occasion.

PU and college notes
Results of photography contest
Panjab University declared the results of a photography contest on Tuesday. Deepak Arora and Mohit Kumar Gautam emerged the winners. In the “Glimpses of PU Today: Architecture/Campus/Students” category, Deepak Arora won the first prize, while Nandini Paul and Ravkaran Singh won the second and third prizes, respectively.

COURTS

refund of maintenance security
PLA penalises builder
Mohali, May 13
The Permanent Lok Adalat (PUS), Mohali, has directed GEE City Builders, Chandigarh, to refund a security amount of Rs 10,000 deposited by Sukhjit Singh Pasricha of Sector 70 here and to pay him interest at the rate of nine per cent per annum since the date of deposit till payment.

Key witness to advocate’s murder identifies accused
Mohali, May 13
In advocate Amarpreet Singh Sethi aka Lucky murder case, the main eyewitness and the victim’s uncle Manjit Singh Sethi today identified all the nine accused and the weapons and other things recovered from them, in the local court today.

CRIME

Neighbour held for sodomising 14-yr-old
Panchkula, May 13
A man has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a 14-year-old boy at Surajpur in Panchkula district today.

3.8 kg silver ornaments stolen from temple
Chandigarh, May 13
Thieves decamped with silver statues and ornaments weighing over 3.8 kg from the Shri Radha Krishna Temple, Sector 40-A, on Monday night.

SPORTS

UT Sports Dept releases annual calendar
Chandigarh, May 13
For the first time, the UT Sports Department along with Chandigarh Sports Council will organise an inter-college cricket tournament under floodlights at the cricket stadium in Sector 16, here.


Players practise under floodlights at the cricket stadium in Sector 16, Chandigarh. A file photograph

tennis tournament
Top seed Paramveer clinches title
Chandigarh, May 13
Top seed Paramveer Singh Bajwa, who recently made it to the Indian junior squad for the Davis Cup, outclassed his doubles partner Param Pun on the concluding day of the tennis for excellence academy’s AITA tennis championship for (U-16 years) boys and girls held at the tennis courts of Sunny Enclave, Kharar, today.

Paramveer Singh Bajwa (left) and Param Pun pose with their trophies at Sunny Enclave in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Tae kwon do player Murari wins gold in state tourney
Chandigarh, May 13
Taekwondo player Murari Thakur brought laurels to Gagan Taekwondo Club by bagging a gold medal in the Taekwondo State Tournament held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Sector 10, Ambala from May 9 to 12.

Murari Thakur. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Golf Club to hold summer junior camps
Chandigarh, May 13
A two-month Summer Junior Golf Camp will be organised by the Academy of Golf at the Chandigarh Golf Club in Sector 6 from May 18. The camp will be conducted for the children belonging to the age-group of 6-18 years (members and non-members).

300 attend karate training
Chandigarh, May 13
The Amateur Karate Association of Chandigarh, under a special initiative, organised a self-defence and karate training programme at SGGS School, Sector 35.