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sexual harassment, assault cases
Finally, Education Dept swings into action
Chandigarh, August 8
It took two assaults and a case of sexual harassment to wake up the Education Department from deep slumber, which has now, finally decided to form a student grievance redressal forum in every school.

GMSSS-38 case
Four girl students record statements
Chandigarh, August 8
Statements of four girl students of Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 38 were recorded in court before the Magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC today. The four students stated before the court the harassment they faced at the hands of the teacher and supported the allegations they made in the police FIR registered at the Sector 39 police station yesterday.

Golf Club lease row
Chandigarh Golf Club moves SC
Chandigarh, August 8
The Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) today moved the Supreme Court challenging the recent order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in connection with the lease row between the CGC and the Chandigarh Administration.

Racket busted at RLA
Chandigarh, August 8
The Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) today busted a racket of agents who in connivance with a Class IV employee of the RLA, Sector 17 branch, used to get files deposited at the branch after charging money from applicants. The UT Vigilance Department was today informed by the RLA following which a case against the sweeper has been registered.

NIELIT building collapse
Owners told to remove debris
Chandigarh, August 8
Two months after the devastating fire at the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) — that killed two firemen during its collapse — the UT has now asked the owners of the property to remove the debris within 15 days.

COMMUNITY

Shops easy target for robbers
Chandigarh/Panchkula, August 8
Despite being on the hit-list of robbers, a majority of jewellery shops in Chandigarh and Panchkula continue to operate without security guards.



Even as theft incidents are on the rise, security guards have not be deployed outside shops in Sector 22, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

sector 22 theft
Hoax call about robber has police on toes
Chandigarh, August 8
The UT police was on its toes today after a hoax phone call was received that the robber, seen in the CCTV footage of Karan jewellers in Sector 22, was spotted in Sector 17.

raising their voice: Residents protest against the government and two IPS officials for misusing their powers at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

MC to celebrate Teej today
Chandigarh, August 8
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will celebrate Teej Festival at the Shivalik Garden, Mani Majra, on Saturday.

‘Improve signages on women helpline’
Chandigarh, August 8
The Chandigarh Police needs to install signages, hoardings or advertisements highlighting helpline numbers where a woman can call during distress, suggested experts while discussing issues related to safety of women, here at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Headquarters today.

PGI gets land for health centre
Chandigarh, August 8
The Municipal Corporation today allocated 0.3 acres of land in the Indira Colony to the School of Public Health, PGIMER, for running an urban health training centre (UHTC).

Sukhna Lake sans basic amenities
Chandigarh, August 8
Irregular drinking water supply and unkempt public toilets greet visitors and joggers to the Sukhna Lake.

The toilets in a bad shape; and (right) a visitor looks for drinking water at a stand post at the Sukhna Lake. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

New hope for patients with recurrent heart blockage
Chandigarh, August 8
There is a ray of hope for patients with recurrent heart ailments. Perhaps for the first time in the country, a team of cardio-vascular surgeons performed ‘Z’-angioplasty on a 69-year-old Chandigarh resident who had undergone two bypass surgeries and had blockage in another artery.

Cardiologist Dr HK Bali (left) at a press conference in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

UT Administration sends draft Master Plan to Centre
Chandigarh, August 8
Finally, the Chandigarh Administration today sent the draft Master Plan along with the minutes of the Administrator’s Advisory Council (AAC) meeting and the suggestions of the ‘Board of Inquiry and Hearing’ to the Central Government.

UT Master Plan
‘Include Kirron in approval committee’
Chandigarh, August 8
The Joint Action Committee of Industrialists and Traders writes to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to include local MP Kirron Kher in the approval committee of the Master Plan of the UT.

Tributes paid to Major Sandeep Shankla
Panchkula, August 8
Armymen paid tributes to Major Sandeep Shankla at the Major Sandeep Shankla War Memorial in Sector 2, here, today.

JS Kanwar and Manju Kanwar, parents of Major Sandeep Shankla, pay homage to the martyr at the Major Sandeep Shankla War Memorial in Sector 2, Panchkula. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Differently abled couple tie knot
Chandigarh, August 8
“Marriages are made in heaven but celebrated on earth”. This phrase appropriately suits the deaf and dumb couple Meenu and Ankur who tied the knot at the Aasha Kiran Vocational Training Centre for Disabled, Sector 46, here, today.


Ankur and Meenu after their marriage at Aasha Kiran Vocational Training Centre for Disabled in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Duck, 11 ducklings escape from Butterfly Garden
Chandigarh, August 8
A mother duck along with her 11 ducklings escaped from Butterfly Garden in Sector 26 to St John’s High School today.

homebound: A mother comb duck leads her disciplined brood on the cricket ground of St John’s School in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

TRAI Outreach Programme
Residents complain of erratic network
Chandigarh, August 8
During a consumer outreach programme organised here by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), frequent call drops, erratic network turned out to be the most common complaint of residents.

Talent unlimited: Artistes enact a scene from a play, “Namak Da Daroga”, in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Ice-cream vendor found dead in P’kula
Panchkula, August 8
A 26-year-old ice-cream vendor was found dead at the railway track in Sector 19 here under mysterious circumstances late last night.

Power staff hold protest rally
Chandigarh, August 8
The UT Powermen Union held a rally in support of their long-pending demands at Sector 17 here today. The employees protested against the UT Administration for its proposal to ‘corporatise’ the Electricity Department.

SOPU activists create ruckus in court
Mohali, August 8
SOPU activists created a ruckus in the judicial court complex on the day of the hearing of the advocate Amarpreet Singh Sethi murder case here today.



The accused being taken to jail from the District Courts, Phase 3B-1, Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

robbery incidents
Residents seek permission to keep firearms
Zirakpur, August 8
Losing faith in the police, residents of different housing colonies and villages, have sought permission for keeping firearms to counter criminals.

EDUCATION

UT SSP talks tough at meeting
Chandigarh, August 8
The Chandigarh Police have registered as many as nine cases against student parties of Panjab University before the announcement of student council elections this year.

Posters seeking support for students in the fray for the Panjab University Campus Student Council seats don a signboard on the campus. The UT SSP took a serious note of defacement of public property. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

PUSU gets a shot in the arm
Chandigarh, August 8
Giving a fillip to Panjab University Students’ Union (PUSU), eight activists of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and five members of the Student Organisation of India (SOI) have joined the party ahead of the student council elections.





NSUI leaders submit a memorandum to Navdeep Goyal, Dean, Students' Welfare, at Panjab University on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Admission to Class XI
Third round of counselling from Aug 13
Chandigarh, August 8
The Education Department will conduct the third round of counselling for admission to Class XI in government schools from August 13.

in sync: Students take part in a flash mob at the Student Centre of Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

pu courses
Admission schedule out
Chandigarh, August 8
Panjab University has announced the admission schedule for various departments. The students aspiring to take admission in the MA music (instrumental) can apply by August 14. The aptitude test will be held at the Department of Music on August 19.

Worry, its cure discussed
Chandigarh, August 8
Renowned scholar from the USA Dr Swaraj Singh delivered a lecture on “Worry and its cure through teachings of Guru Granth Sahib” at Panjab University, here today.

Social sciences need more funds: Thorat
Chandigarh, August 8
Inadequate funding and lack of infrastructure in universities is a matter of concern for social sciences scholars, said ICSSR, New Delhi, chairman Prof Sukhadeo Thorat, during the first KC Shenmar Memorial Lecture at Panjab University today.


ICSSR chairperson Prof SK Throat interacts with students at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

115 units of blood collected
Chandigarh, August 8
The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46, organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.

Chandigarh University inks pacts with six UK varsities
Mohali, August 8
Chandigarh University has signed MoUs with six universities in the UK under the CU International Student Exchange Programme.

From Schools
Rakhi-making activity
Chandigarh: Tribune Model School organised the rakhi-making and thali-decoration activity for Kindergarten students on Friday. The students enthusiastically participated in the activity. Teachers explained the significance of the festival to the students.

Students of Tribune Model School during a rakhi-making contest in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

CRIME

22-year-old electrocuted
Chandigarh, August 8
A 22-year-old worker was electrocuted to death while working in a factory at the Industrial Area last evening. The factory owner has been booked on the charges of causing death due to negligence. The victim, Sonu of Hallo Majra, was a welder at the engineering plant of Suresh Kumar.

SPORTS

UT Open Tennis Tournament
Nihit, Aarushi lift trophies
Chandigarh, August 8
Local tennis players Nihit Rawal and Aarushi registered a win, in their respective category, on the concluding day of the UT Open Tennis Tournament for boys and girls, being held here today. In a well settled final of the boys’ category, Nihit Rawal beat Ranjeet Singh. Nihit lost the first set 3-6 but won the second set 7-5.





Aarushi Kakkar returns a shot during the final match at the Lake Sports Club, on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

baseball C’ship
GMSSS-35 enter semis
Chandigarh, August 8
The host team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, marched ahead in the semifinals of the boys’ (U-14) category, during the ongoing inter-school baseball championship for boys and girls, being held here today.

New Public School drub DAV School-8
Chandigarh, August 8
On the opening day of the Brother Kyle Basketball Tournament, being held at St John’s High School, Sector 26, New Public School, Sector 18, beat DAV Public School, Sector 8.

CCA to hold selection trials
Chandigarh, August 8
The Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA), affiliated to Punjab Cricket Association, will conduct selection trials to shortlist the senior cricket team of the city at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36.

1st Chandigarh Ranking Table Tennis Tournament
Ishan, Vasundhra lift TT titles
Chandigarh, August 8
Ishan Kapoor of DAV Public School, Sector 8, and Vasundhra, a student of Gurukul Global School, Manimajra, lifted the title of boys’ (U-12) and girls’ (U-12), respectively, of the 1st Chandigarh Ranking Table Tennis Tournament being played at Trishakti Temple Hall in Sector 49 here. The tournament was organised under the aegis of Chandigarh Table Tennis Association and conducted by Layers Table Tennis Club.

GMSSS-32 blank Mount Carmel 2-0 in badminton
Chandigarh, August 8
In the ongoing inter-school badminton championship for boys (U-19), being held at badminton courts of Sports Complex, Sector 42, shuttlers of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, beat Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, 2-0, here today. In other matches of the same category, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, defeated Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, 2-0, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, beat AKSIPS School, Sector 41, 2-1.

Basketball tourney from August 11
Mohali, August 8
Vivek High School, Mohali, will host the Sardar Bhagwant Singh Memorial Inter-School Basketball Tournament from August 11. The tournament will be organised in the boys and girls (U-14 and U-16 years) category. A total of 38 teams from various schools including Vivek High School, YPS, The Millennium School, Shivalik Public School, Shishu Niketan, Doon International, Manav Mangal, Saupins School, Swami Ram Tirtha School, St Xavier’s School, Infant Jesus Convent School, St Stephan’s School, Lawrence Public School, The British School, St Soldier’s School and Gurukul World School have confirmed their entry.

Strawberry Field School outplay St Joseph’s in basketball
Chandigarh, August 8
Cagers of the Strawberry Field School, Sector 26, outplayed the team of St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, in a match of the inter-school basketball championship for girls (U-14 years), being held at the basketball courts of Sports Complex, Sector 46, here today.

Moti Ram Arya, GMSSS-37 reach final
Chandigarh, August 8
The ball badminton team of Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27, will clash with the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, in the final of inter-school ball badminton championship for boys (U-19 years) category, on Saturday, at Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22.