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Karate gold medallist arrested with heroin worth Rs 1 crore
 Mohali, May 26
Balbir Singh, alias Balla (28), who reportedly won top honours in an international karate meet, Asia Cup, 2012, held at the PAP,
Jalandhar, landed in the police net in Mohali late last night. The police have recovered 150 gm of heroin, worth around Rs 1
crore, from his possession. The heroin was to be supplied to certain persons in the area.
Balbir Singh, the accused, in police custody in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Leasehold Flats
UT told to finalise conversion rates
Chandigarh, May 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Chandigarh Administration to finalise the rates of conversion from leasehold to freehold for flats in cooperative house building societies.
Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
Residents glued to television sets
Chandigarh, May 26
There was excitement among city residents to see Narendra Damodardas Modi (63), being sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India, on their TV screens.
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| Tea vendors watch the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi on an LCD screen in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on
Monday; and (right) Residents celebrate the historic moment as Narendra Modi takes oath on a TV screen in the background in Sector 15.
Tribune Photos: Pradeep Tewari |
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| BJP leader Harmohan Dhawan offers sweets to a supporter in Sector 44; and Madhya Marg wears a deserted look in Chandigarh on Monday. |
Residents glum as Kirron doesn’t get ministerial berth
Chandigarh, May 26
Even as there is disappointment among city residents over city MP, Kirron Kher not being given a ministerial berth in today, a ray of hope has emerged with Rajnath Singh being given the charge of Home Ministry.
‘Protect’ Mayor’s post, Cong tells its councillors
Chandigarh, May 26
Anticipating that after winning the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat after a gap of 15 years, the BJP can bring a no-confidence motion against sitting Congress Mayor Harphool Kalyan in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC), the Congress has started its work to protect the Mayor’s seat in the municipal corporation.
pending dues
Excise Dept blacklists 18 liquor contractors
Chandigarh, May 26
A week ahead of the beginning of the new excise policy 2014-2015, the UT Excise and Taxation Department has blacklisted at least 18 liquor contractors who had failed to clear dues to the tune of Rs 3.40
crore.
Vanishing act: A number of decorative streetlight poles have gone missing from a road divider in
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inspection of dispensaries
Health team submits its final report
Chandigarh, May 26
The team of the UT Health Department, which found a majority of doctors “absent” during a surprise inspection at civil dispensaries in the city a few weeks ago, today submitted its final report to the UT Health Secretary.
Bal niketan incident
Child rights panel summons 4 cops
Chandigarh, May 26
The Chandigarh Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR) has summoned four UT police officials in a case wherein cops visited the Children’s Home for Girls (earlier Bal
Niketan), Sector 15, in uniform.
Demolition: Sports couple tries to surrender medals in protest
Panchkula, May 26
Carrying their medals, Bhim Award winner hockey player and her husband, an international rowing player, protested against demolition of the boundary wall of their house at Chowki village by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) on Saturday.
Tribune staffer manhandled as Kings XI Punjab team leaves
Chandigarh, May 26
Unpleasant scenes were witnessed as Kings XI Punjab team left the hotel in the city where they had been putting up.
A supporting staff of the team misbehaved with a photojournalist of The Tribune while the staff at the hotel manhandled him. The team left for Kolkata at 8.30 am.
Rotary Club honours 5 residents with Vocational Service Award
Chandigarh, May 26
The Rotary Club, Chandigarh, honoured five citizens with the Vocational Service Award for going beyond their call of duty.
The recipients of the Rotary Club’s Vocational Service Award in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
Exercise regimen can help prevent knee replacement
Chandigarh, May 26
For 58-year-old Vijay Kumari (knee arthritis patient), who was recommended a total knee replacement at the PGIMER a few months ago -- to overcome immense pain in knees and inability to walk freely -- compliance to correct exercises for about 3 months as well as her daughter-in-laws’ motivation did wonders to her.
CHB Subdivisional Engineer suspended
Chandigarh, May 26
A Subdivisional Engineer with the Chandigarh Housing Board, Kailash Garg, has been placed under suspension by the Chief Executive Officer of the Chandigarh Housing Board.
Cong leader’s murder
5 days on, Mohali police still clueless
Mohali, May 26
After five days of recovering the decomposed body of Congress leader Rajwant Singh Shergill, the Mohali Police are yet to get any vital lead to work out the sensational blind murder case so far.
Development works to begin at Banur town
Mohali, May 26
The District Administration is all set to start development works at Banur town. Following a meeting with officials of the Municipal Council, Banur, at the District Administrative Complex today, Mohali Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu issued directions to them to start special sanitation cleanliness drive, proper cleanliness of roads and
drains and management of waste water to minimise the damage during monsoons.
Punbus, ASHA workers support 108 ambulance employees’ stir
 Mohali, May 26
Drivers and staff of 108 ambulances, who continued their strike on the fourth day today, got a boost when the Punbus Workers Union and ASHA workers supported their protest here.
Employees of the 108 Ambulance Employees Association, Punjab, protest at the Civil Hospital in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
BUSINESS NEWS
Week-long exhibition
A week-long exhibition on Handicrafts from Madhya Pradesh began at Lala Lajpat Rai
Bhawan, Sector 15, on Saturday. The exhibition will continue till June 1. It is offering a variety of fabric and accessories.
self-finance courses
PU mulls fee exemption
Chandigarh, May 26
In a first-of-its kind initiative, Panjab University (PU), is formulating a scheme to extend the facility for exemption of fee to students of economically weaker sections enrolled under self-finance courses from the academic session 2014-15.
Vivek High School launches its app
Chandigarh, May 26
For effective communication between parents and the school authorities, Vivek High School, Sector 38, today introduced its school’s mobile application — Vivek High School app.
The mobile application will allow parents and teachers to communicate on a daily basis.
A Tribune Photograph
205 students get awards at annual day
Chandigarh, May 26
As many as 205 students received awards for their achievements in the academic session 2013-14, during the annual day prize distribution function at Government College of Education, Sector 20, today.
Students pose with their trophies during the prize distribution function at the Government College of Education, Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune Photo: manoj mahajan
AIIMS MBBS Entrance Test
We have subject experts to handle errors: Exam officials
Chandigarh, May 26
Putting rest to speculations about the correction of errors in the biology section of NCERT books and exemplars, recently, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) examination governing authorities have claimed that they have subject experts to handle any sort of error or controversy in the examination.
BCom first year
PU launches website for centralised admissions
Chandigarh, May 26
Panjab University (PU), today launched the website for centralised admissions for B.Com first-year in 12 institutions across Chandigarh. Students can now apply for
B.Com-I through the website.
Students of Anee’s School play in the splash pool on the campus on Monday.
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Students’ council condemns hike in course, exam fees
Chandigarh, May 26
The Students for Society (SFS), has strongly condemned the decision passed by the Senate to hike course fees by 5 per cent, besides hostel and examination fees by 10 per cent.
from schools
Biodiversity Day
Chandigarh: Biodiversity Day was celebrated at GSSS, Khuda Lahora, Chandigarh. The students participated in chart-making and speech recognition competitions.
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Chandigarh, May 26
