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City lad tops ISC exams in tricity 
Chandigarh, May 17
Following technical snags, the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Class XII board result was finally declared today. 

Siddhartha flanked by his parents at their residence in Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photos:Parvesh Chauhan

Bansal behind Kirron even in the sector he resides in
Chandigarh, May 17
The four-time Member Parliament (MP), Pawan Kumar Bansal, who lost the Lok Sabha elections to BJP candidate Kirron Kher with a margin on 69,642 votes, even failed to get a lead from Sector 28, where he has been residing for the last few decades. 
BJP candidate Kirron Kher and Former MP PK Bansal

Post election results, more trouble for Congress
Chandigarh, May 17
After losing the Member of Parliament (MP) seat to BJP-SAD candidate Kirron Kher, there is now more trouble in store for the Congress in the City Beautiful. The BJP-SAD alliance, which won the Lok Sabha elections from the Chandigarh seat after a gap of 15 years, is now planning to bring the no-confidence motion against the Congress Mayor in the Municipal Corporation (MC).

COMMUNITY

Kirron gets a major chunk of rural votes
Chandigarh, May 17 Three larger rural areas in Chandigarh - Mani Majra, including Mani Majra town, Dhanas and Mauli Jagran - that all together have over 1 lakh registered voters, brought a margin of over 15,000 votes to BJP candidate Kirron Kher. While 35,976 votes were polled to the BJP from these areas, the Congress managed to get only 21,971 votes.

Addressing problems of city residents my priority: Kirron
Chandigarh, May 17
Kirron Kher, new Member of Parliament (MP) from Chandigarh, said she was aware of the problems of the city residents and her top priority would be to address these problems.

JAC expresses faith in new government at Centre
Chandigarh, May 17
In a meeting of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of 10 associations comprising industrialists, traders and residents in the Industrial Area, Phase II, here, members expressed faith and confidence in the newly-elected strong government at the Centre.

Beating Soni big accomplishment, says Chandumajra
Mohali, May 17
For Prem Singh Chandumajra, the new Member of Parliamentary (MP) from the Anandpur Sahib constituency, trailing Congress veteran leader Ambika Soni is very satisfying and a big political accomplishment.

Prem Singh Chandumajra (centre) along with his family members goes to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Phase VIII, Mohali, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Traders demand 60-day notice 
Chandigarh, May 17
The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) today demanded that the UT Administration and Estate Office should give a minimum of 60-day notice and proper opportunity of hearing before taking any action against shopkeepers in city.

24-yr-old killed in road accident
Mohali, May 17
A 24-year-old youth lost his life when his speeding car first hit a tree and then a parked truck near KFC Restaurant on the Mohali-Kharar Highway at 2.30 am today.

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EDUCATION

Members of school cabinet take oath 
Chandigarh, May 17
School cabinet initiation ceremony and inter-house fancy dress competition was organised by Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, Chandigarh, today at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh. DS Bedi, principal, Shivalik Public School, was the chief guest on the occasion.
Students of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, perform bhangra during the school cabinet initiation ceremony at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PU to introduce pre-PhD course 
Chandigarh, May 17
The pre-PhD course will start in colleges from this session. A meeting in this regard was held today under the chairmanship of Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover.

CBSE uploads answer keys on website
Chandigarh, May 17
Acting on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has finally uploaded the answer keys of the All-India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) on its website. The board has also invited objections from students.

School notes

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Road mishap victim dies
Kalka, May 17
A 62-year-old retired HMT employee — who sustained injuries in a road mishap on Friday — succumbed to his injuries at PGI today. As per Mohini, wife of the deceased, said her husband, Vidya Sagar, got injured in a road mishap near the Mallah roundabout, Pinjore, at 9pm yesterday. 

Kataria lead from first round
Kalka, May 17
The BJP-HJC MP from Ambala Rattan Lal Kataria took a lead from his rivals Raj Kumar Valmiki (Congress) Dr Kusum Bala Sherwal (INLD), Dr Kapoor Singh (BSP) and SP Singh of AAP from the very first round of vote counting in the Kalka segment.

Co-op society to sell property of loan defaulters
Kalka, May 17
Paploha Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society (PACS), Kalka is going to sale out the property of the loan defaulters. Balinder Singh, manager, Kalka PACS, said following the directives issued by the higher authorities of the cooperative society, Haryana, the PACS will make an auction of the land and other house hold articles of the loan defaulters if required, in case they do not deposit their loan amount with interest. 

Water line damaged; supply affected
Pinjore, May 17
Residents were at the receiving end today as water supply to a large number of houses in the Bhima Devi Colony and neighbouring areas was disconnected as a main waterline to the area got uprooted owing to construction work.

Man robbed
Ambala, May 17
A robber took away gold bracelet and a mobile phone of a teacher after giving him some sedative substance in the cold drink this evening. The victim Ravinder Kumar (44) is working as a teacher in a nearby village of Ambala Cantt.

CRIME

Another accused lands in police net
Panchkula, May 17
In another breakthrough in the Morni ‘rape’ case, the Punjab Police today arrested a youth — part of the gang that levelled false rape charges on the Dera Bassi-based realtor — today.

2 youths held for thefts in P’kula
Panchkula, May 17
The Panchkula Police today arrested two youths for committing thefts and their involvement in a vehicle robbery case in Panchkula. The police are suspecting their involvement in the recent spate of mysterious thefts that took place here.

Two theft accused in custody of police at the Police Station, Sector 14, Panchkula. Tribune photo

3 vehicles, wheels of car stolen
Chandigarh, May 17
Thieves stole three vehicles in the city last night. They also took away two wheels of a Swift car.

Pedestrians robbed of cash, valuables
Chandigarh, May 17
Three unidentified motorcycle-borne youths robbed two pedestrians of their cash and valuables on the intervening night of May 15 and May 16. The police are suspecting that the same accused robbed both the pedestrians.

Man held for thrashing constable
Chandigarh, May 17
A Chandigarh Police constable was thrashed by a resident of Jalandhar in Sector 34 here on late Friday evening.

SPORTS

DAV-8 clinch title 
Chandigarh, May 17
Hosts St Soldier International School, Sector 28, lost to DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, in a tie-breaker during the final of the sixth Saint Soldier Football Trophy here today.
Players of DAV Senior Secondary School in a jubilant mood after winning the Sixth St Soldier Football Trophy in Sector 28, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

City footballer to train with international club
Chandigarh, May 17
Right-sweeper Nikhil Prashar of SGGS College, Sector 26, has bagged laurels by making it to the final squad for attending an exposure trip to Argentina to train with the Club Athletico Boca Juniors.

Tennis tourney: Easy win for local players Vikrant, Param
Chandigarh, May 17
Local players Vikrant Dahiya, Param Pun and Aditya Sharma won their respective matches in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Men's and Women's Rs one lakh tennis tournament, being held at CLTA courts here today.