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Rift in BJP comes to the fore
Chandigarh, May 23
Though the Modi wave helped the BJP win the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat after a gap of 15 years, differences within the local unit of the party refuse to die down.
BJP leaders Harmohan Dhawan, Sanjay Tandon, newly elected MP Kirron Kher and Aarti Mehra at a thanksgiving function in Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan 

Kirron leaves midway as chaos rules BJP event
Chandigarh, May 23
Chaos ruled at the thanksgiving ceremony organised by the local unit of the BJP for its newly elected MP from the city, Kirron Kher.

Faulty building plans: UT blacklists architect
Chandigarh, May 23
After targeting commercial sites for building violations, the Estate Office has initiated action against the private architects involved in the process of submitting the building plans of the commercial premises that have come under the scanner.

Now, staff to photograph water meters as evidence of their visit to houses
Chandigarh, May 23
In a bid to end complaints of city residents, who claim that no one visits their houses to note down the water meter reading due to which they get inflated bills, the MC has now decided that the staff that take the meter reading will have to click a picture of the water meter and submit it to the MC to prove that they have visited the houses.

Drizzle brings relief from heat
Chandigarh, May 23 Drizzle in the evening provided the tricity residents with relief after a hot day.

COMMUNITY

Zirakpur bus stand all set to become functional by June 15
Chandigarh, May 23
The Zirakpur bus stand will become functional by June 15, but not before ensuing that buses leaving the stand do not come in the way of ongoing traffic.

Independent analysis of voice samples allowed 
Chandigarh, May 23
The accused in a corruption case, former UT police Superintendent of Police (SP) Deshraj Singh today moved an application in the CBI court seeking an independent analysis of all voice samples that are with the investigating agency. The IPS officer sought to conduct a mirror image of all the voice recordings that were with the investigating agency in the court that would later be analysed by their private experts. The application was allowed by the CBI Court of Special Judge Vimal Kumar.

Senior citizens visit Institute for Blind 
Chandigarh, May 23
Members of the Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association (Regd.), Mani Majra led by its president, Amrit Dhingra, visited the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, today.

PGI gets nod to restart drug trials 
Chandigarh, May 23
In a hope for patients suffering from chronic ailments (like cancer and hepatic), for which no specific drugs are available till date, the PGIMER has decided to restart drug trials. The Institute Ethics Committee (IEC), has recently given approval for restarting the trials while these were kept on hold by the previous IEC a few years ago, in view of the inability of the committee to monitor the trials with a limited staff strength.

JERC gives 3 months to UT
Chandigarh, May 23
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has given three-month time to the UT Electricity Department for starting the process of installing prepaid meters.

108 service hit as staff strike work
Mohali, May 23
Patients suffered as staff of the 108 ambulance service went on strike in support of their demands.

Alcoholics Anonymous meet tomorrow
Panchkula, May 23 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a worldwide fellowship of the recovering alcoholics, will organise a special meeting for the benefit of suffering alcoholics at Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, here on May 25 from 6 pm.

Paid parking: Mohali MC sends ball in traders’ court
Mohali, May 23
The Mohali Municipal Corporation has thrown the ball into shopkeepers’ court on the issue of paid parking. The civic body offered them an option of not charging parking fee from vehicle owners and instead asking the shopkeepers of the markets concerned to bear all expenses on running the parking facility.

A view of the parking lot at the Phase VII market in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

AAP central observer files police complaint
Chandigarh, May 23
The central observer of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Chandigarh unit today lodged a police complaint seeking registration of an FIR against unknown persons for sending a wrong email to the party's head office and media houses announcing her resignation.

Ex-serviceman, family stage dharna against police ‘inaction’
Zirakpur, May 23
An ex-serviceman and his family of five today staged a dharna in front of the local police station alleging police inaction against the two persons, who allegedly assaulted him and tore off his wife's clothes after trespassing their house.


Lorik Das and his family stage a dharna outside the Zirakpur police station on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Widen roads to prevent accidents, P’kula DC to NHAI
Panchkula, May 23
Taking a serious note of frequent road accidents occurring at the intersection of Majri Chowk on the Kalka-Ambala and the Yamunanagar-Panchkula highways, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr SS Phulia has written to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to work out the possibility of widening the roads to save human lives.

Jyani launches dengue awareness campaign
Mohali, May 23
Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani inaugurated a state-level dengue awareness campaign from the Civil Hospital here today.

Sector 49 residents get faulty water bills
Chandigarh, May 23
The residents of housing societies in Sector 49 have got faulty water bills. While the sewerage cess is Rs 10 per house, the residents have been charged Rs 50.

Royal Bengal tiger dies at Chhatbir Zoo
Chhatbir Zoo, May 23
Wildlife conservation at Chhatbir Zoo suffered a major setback with the death of Prithivi, a male Royal Bengal tiger, here today.

Programme on child abuse
Mohali, May 23
The Smart Wonders School, Sector 71, organised a special awareness programme on child abuse for the students of Classes VI, VII and VIII. The session was appreciated by all the educators. 

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EDUCATION

CBSE to hold Green Olympiad
Chandigarh, May 23
To sensitise the students on environmental issues, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), will conduct Green Olympiad in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), in September-October this year.

GCG-42 to start courses in cosmetology and animation from this session
Chandigarh, May 23
The Government College for Girls, Sector 42 — which is leading in skill-oriented courses among government colleges in the city — will introduce two new professional courses from the  academic session 2014-15.


Students have a trial run at a laboratory set up for the postgraduate cyber crime course, to be introduced at the Government College for Girls in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Literary week ends at Bhavan Vidyalaya
Chandigarh, May 23
The literary week, being held at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, ended on a high note as three main competitions were held today.

PU chemistry prof invited to Italian varsity
Chandigarh, May 23
As part of an international project on molecular magnets, Prof Raj Pal Sharma, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University (PU), has been invited the University of Ferrara, Ferrara (Italy), from June 2-9.

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COURTS

High Court seeks info on cycle tracks
Chandigarh, May 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Chandigarh Administration to apprise the Bench on the status of re-carpeting and illumination of cycle tracks.

CRIME

Accident leaves woman injured
Chandigarh, May 23
A 46-year-old schoolteacher with Army Public School at Western Command in Chandimandir, Chander Kiran, was injured in a road accident on the road separating 3 and 4. Injured Kiran was rushed to the PGI and her condition is stated to be stable. 

Girl goes missing from Mohali
Mohali, May 23 A girl residing in Sector 90 here is suspected to have been kidnapped.

Chain snatchers strike in Sector 19
Chandigarh, May 23
Chain snatchers are back in the city targeting women pedestrians and commuters.

SPORTS

Second seed Gurinder beats Paramveer
Chandigarh, May 23
Second seed Gurinder Singh defeated qualifier Paramveer Bajwa in a one-sided singles match, to win the finals of the CLTA-AITA Men's & Women's-1-Lakh Tennis Tournament concluded at the CLTA courts here today. Gurinder won 6-3, 6-1.

IPL tie: Fans make the most of drizzle
Mohali, May 23
Even the rain failed to deter the high-spirited fans present at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium cheering for home team Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals during the former’s second home game here. At 9 pm, a drizzle gave a sigh of relief to fans.

(From left) Cricket lovers in a cheerful mood; farmers arrive to watch a match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals; and staff of the PCA stadium rush to cover the pitch during mild showers in Phase IX, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photos: Pradeep tewari and Vicky gharu

Tennis tourney from May 26
Chandigarh, May 23
The second tournament of the total tennis academy circuit will be organised at Kundan International School, Sector 46, from May 26 to 28, here.

Delhi teams dominate on Day One of bridge tourney
Chandigarh, May 23
The National Open Bridge Tournament being organised by the Punjab Bridge Association got underway here today at The Aroma hotel in Sector 22 here.



Players take part in a game of the National Open Bridge Tournament at a hotel in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Bridge is a game of technique, analysis, says Subhash Gupta
Chandigarh, May 23
Subhash Gupta, country’s top bridge player, who has over 44 years of experience of playing the game and representing India across the globe in various championships, said: “Bridge is a game of technique, analysis and millions of combinations.” Gupta, who is in the city for competing in the National Open Bridge Tournament, while giving insight about the game, said: “The only difference between chess and bridge is that chess is an individual game, while bridge is a pair’s game that requires understanding of psychology of partner and opponents at the same time.”

Subhash Gupta

Special treatment for VIP kids at stadium
Mohali, May 23
At a time when there is no provision to accommodate and provide easy entrance to physically challenged cricket fans coming to the PCA Stadium here to watch the ongoing IPL matches, Punjab Police officials are ensuring entrance to their superiors’ children and their friends to their designated gates by using the official Gypsies.
A police Gypsy ferry children of some senior police officers to an entry gate at the PCA Stadium in Phase IX, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu