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Panchkula lad Ronnie Mondal tops tricity with 97% marks
Chandigarh/Panchkula, May 21
After leaving Chandigarh behind in the CBSE Class X examinations, Panchkula has once again taken the lead from Chandigarh in the examinations conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) for Class X.
Students lift topper Ronnie Mondal, who topped the tricity with 97 per cent marks in the ICSE Class X exams, at Little Flower Convent School in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Sachin bats for road safety, distributes helmets
Chandigarh, May 21
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar today joined hands with the UT Traffic Police to spread awareness on road safety.




Sachin Tendulkar spreads awareness on road safety at an event in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

UT sits on power sector reforms
Chandigarh, May 21
Despite the power supply system crippling in the city, the UT Electricity Department has failed to implement power sector reforms for the past two years.

Cong leader found murdered
Mohali, May 21
The decomposed body of a Kharar-based Congress leader, Rajwant Singh Shergill, was found today in an SUV that was abandoned on a footpath alongside a park in Sector 69 here.




The police inspect the spot where the victim’s Rajwant Singh Shergill, (inset) decomposed body was found in an SUV in Sector 69 in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

COMMUNITY

Stray dog menace: Residents protest against MC
Chandigarh, May 21
Members of the Sector 18 Residents Welfare Association (RWA) today staged a protest outside the office of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, for the civic body’s failure to control the rising number of stray dogs in the city.
Sector 18 residents protest outside the office of the MC Commissioner deploring the civic body’s failure to check the stray dog menace in Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

RIMH incident: Victim’s mother trashes probe findings
Chandigarh, May 21
A day after the inquiry report ruled out an assault on a 41-year-old mentally challenged person at the Regional Institute of Mentally Handicapped (RIMH), Sector 31, and also gave clean chit to the staff, the victim’s mother today refused to believe the findings.

EDUCATION

Pass percentage of govt schools sees slight decline
Chandigarh, May 21
The change in the evaluation of the Class X examinations of the CBSE has affected the pass percentage of government schools in UT. Compared to the figures of the last year, the pass percentage has witnessed a slight decline this year.

Defying odds, city lads score high
Chandigarh, May 21
Two city lads -- Aryan S Jajma and Amit Kumar -- have made the city proud by passing with flying colours in the CBSE Class X examination. Aryan, suffering from leukemia, fought against all odds and his ailment to score a perfect 10 CGPA. On the other hand, Amit, son of a tea vendor, also left no stone unturned to score 9.6 CGPA.

Aryan S Jajma

Prospectus for undergrad courses at govt colleges to be a click away
Chandigarh, May 21
From academic session 2014-15, prospectus for admission to undergraduate courses in city-based government colleges will be a click away. Also, the prospectus will be available at a meagre cost.

Girls bag top three slots in Mohali
Mohali, May 21
Girls in Mohali stole the show by bagging the first three positions in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination, the results of which were declared today.



Malvi Paul in a jubilant mood with her parents at their residence in Phase 3B1, Mohali, on Wednesday. A Tribune Photo

‘If you think, you can achieve it’ 
Chandigarh, May 21
Braving umpteen odds, Vaishnavi — suffering from a muscular disorder — a student of St. Xavier’s, has made her family proud by scoring 68 per cent in the Class X examinations of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE).




Vaishnavi with her parents at their residence in Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo

Little Flower Convent School students excel
Panchkula, May 21
It was Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, all the way in Panchkula with its students bagging all the top three positions in the Class X examinations conducted by the CISCE in the tricity.
Kishika (left) and Navya Singhal, joint second toppers in the tricity in the ICSE Class X examinations, show the victory sign; and (right) Shubham Mawa, who bagged the joint third slot, at Little Flower Convent School in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune Photo

Overcoming life’s hurdles with zeal
Mohali, May 21
Kajal Aswal, student of Class X at St Xavier’s High School, Mohali, has proved that she can fight against all odds to achieve what she wants. Hailing from a humble background — her father is a peon in a school — Kajal scored 80 per cent marks in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) exam.

Kajal Aswal

She skates away to glory
Chandigarh, May 21
Sirjana Dhaliwal, a national skater, from St. Xavier’s School has scored 85.8 per cent in the Class X examinations of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE).

Sirjana is all smiles with her family members at their residence in Phase X, Mohali, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo

YPS students fare well
Patiala, May 21
The students of Yadavindra Public School (YPS), Patiala, beat last year’s record and scored the highest marks in the Class X examinations of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the results of which were declared today.

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COURTS

Accused sent to police remand for a day
Chandigarh, May 21
The five accused in the Sector 17 firing incident, who were arrested yesterday, were produced in a cousrt today and remanded to a day’s custody.




The accused being taken to a court in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

JLPL penalised for deficiency in service
Mohali, May 21
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Mohali, today penalised the Janta Land Promoters Limited (JLPL), a local coloniser, for deficiency of services.

CRIME

PPCC chief’s gunmen ‘assault’ tanker driver
Zirakpur, May 21
Gunmen of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pratap Singh Bajwa allegedly assaulted the driver of an oil tanker on the busy Ambala-Kalka highway near the Ghaggar bridge today.

Devotees returning from shrine robbed
Chandigarh, May 21 Devotees returning from Vaishno Devi and on their way to Delhi were allegedly robbed of their belongings after being drugged with a spray.

3 juveniles held for theft
Chandigarh, May 21
The UT police today arrested three juveniles and recovered stolen items from their possession.

SPORTS

United colours of cricket at PCA Stadium
Mohali, May 21
United colours of vibrant Punjab turned “red”, the colour of Kings XI Punjab, at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium Mohali.

Haryana, Chd assns to vie for cricket title
Chandigarh, May 21
The cricket team of the Haryana Cricket Association defeated the Mohali Cricket Association by 38 runs to enter the final of the ongoing Guru Nanak Public School Cricket Cup for Boys (U-19) being held here today.

Indian players need more exposure, says former Indonesian shuttler
Chandigarh, May 21
Former Indonesian badminton star Hariyanto Arbi feels that Indian players need more exposure to figure among the leading nations in Badminton.


Former Indonesian badminton player Hariyanto Arbi gives tips to local players at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Namita, Nupur enter semis in women’s doubles 
Chandigarh, May 21
Women’s pair of Namita Bal and Nupur Kaul defeated Harsimran Kaur and Aarushi Kakkar in a quarter final match of women's doubles category during the ongoing CLTA-AITA Men's and Women's Rs 1 lakh Tennis Tournament being held at the CLTA tennis courts here today.

Oakridge school bag 4 gold, 2 silver
Chandigarh, May 21
Table soccer players of Oakridge International School won four gold and two silver medals in the Indian Open table Soccer Championship (U-10) category, held here. Schools from 13 states participated in the event.