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UT Admn flattens Madrasi Colony in Sec 26
Chandigarh, September 12
At least 1,000 illegal structures, spread over 30 acres, were razed in Madrasi Colony, Sector 26, during a five-hour demolition drive of the administration today.

Earthmovers pull down illegal structures during a demolition drive at Madrasi Colony, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

In despair, gathering what remains
Chandigarh, September 12
While classmates of Fardeen (10), Kajal (12) and dozen others were appearing for their first semester examinations at government schools, they were busy collecting their valuables from their demolished shanties at Madrasi Colony here today.

People try to retrieve valuables from the debris of their demolished shanties at Madrasi Colony in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Honour killing of girl: Father, uncle held guilty
Panchkula, September 12
In the case pertaining to the honour killing of a 15-year-old girl in Panchkula, a local court today held her father and paternal uncle guilty.

COMMUNITY

City railway station to get new look
Chandigarh, September 12
The Chandigarh railway station will get a new look by the end of this month with the completion of the ongoing face lift, the work of which commenced last year. With this the railway traffic of around 12,000 passengers commuting daily from the station will get a number of new facilities on the platform and at ticketing counters.

A structure being raised at the Chandigarh railway station. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Kaushalya Dam
Water level near danger mark
Panchkula, September 12
Heavy rain during last three days in Himachal Pradesh and catchment areas of Kalka and Pinjore have increased water level in Kaushalya Dam.

The water level has risen to the 477-metre mark in Kaushalya Dam due to heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh and its catchment areas in Kalka and Pinjore. A Tribune photograph

Be polite, Secy tells bus conductors
Chandigarh, September 12
The Secretary, UT Transport department, Bhawna Garg, today convened a meeting of newly recruited bus conductors to make them aware of their duties and responsibilities.

jyoti murder case
MLA’s driver — a key link — still missing
Panchkula, September 12
Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary’s driver Satpal can unravel the missing link in the Jyoti murder case. However, since the murder in November, 2012, the police have failed to locate him. During his evidence before the court, Chaudhary stated that it was Satpal who was handling his personal mobile phone.


Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary after his acquittal at a Panchkula court. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

sanitation workers’ protest
Garbage collection suffers across city
Chandigarh, September 12
Garbage collection from the Sehaj Safai Kendra and dustbins placed across the city remained suspended following a protest by employees of the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) wing of the Municipal Corporation. The sanitation workers and drivers of the wing staged a protest at the MC’s garage in the Industrial Area throughout the day, demanding regularisation of services of 133 sanitation workers.
Garbage lies unattended at one of the collection centres in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Food packets sent for flood victims
Mohali, September 12
The Mohali district administration, with the help of the SGPC and other organizations, will send 50,000 food packets for the flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir. DC Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu dispatched 5,000 food packets today.


Food items being dispatched from Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali for the flood victims in J&K. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

More help pours in for J&K flood-hit
Chandigarh, September 12
DLF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of DLF Limited, launched an emergency response for the victims of floods in Jammu and Kashmir.

MC to hold Diwali fair
Chandigarh, September 12
The Municipal Corporation (MC) for the first time will organise a Diwali fair at the Sector 34 ground. Over 100 stalls will be set-up.

Corals seized from Chandigarh Club
Chandigarh, September 12
A team of People For Animals (PFA), an animal welfare organisation, along with officials of the UT Forest and Wildlife Department and UT police, visited Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, and recovered corals from an aquarium on the club premises.

Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival
A plethora of events on Day 3
Chandigarh, September 12
A Hindi play, Tughlaq, was staged during the ongoing Sixth Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival here today. Written by Girish Karnad, it was staged by Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, Delhi, at Tagore Theatre. The play dealt with the exodus of people from Delhi to Daulatabad and their return after five years—a move for which Mohammad Tughlaq is often ridiculed.

A Delhi-based group stages a play, "Tughlaq”, at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Woman jumps off 5th floor, dies
Chandigarh, September 12
A 27-year-old PGIMER employee allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of the Research Block of the hospital today morning. Deceased Meena was a data entry operator at the PGIMER’s Department of Histopathology. No suicide note was found on the spot. The incident took place around 10.30 am in front of the PGI’s Research Block-A. The security guards and other visitors rushed the victim to the emergency where she was declared brought dead.


The spot where the victim, Meena, fell after jumping from the fifth floor of the PGIMER in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

BUSINESS NEWS
FLIP Learning Centre opened
Anjali Mullatti, CEO and MD, Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd (FLIP), an IIM alumni initiative, offering India’s largest range of e-learning and industry recognised certifications in banking and finance, announced the launch of FLIP Learning Centre at Mohali.

EDUCATION

Students debate social media
Chandigarh, September 12
Pallavi Chansoria and Tavishi Dutt of Jaypee University of Information Technology, Shimla, emerged as winners of the Chandigarh round of the GREAT debate, the UK’s premier debating competition in India, held in the city for the first time on Friday.

Students participate in a debate competition at Panjab University on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

CCET staff strike enters 24th day
Chandigarh, September 12
The Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology Union continued their chain hunger strike for the 24th day today.

making an impression: Mime artistes strike a pose during the Freshers’ Day celebrations at the Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Special counselling for MEd students
Chandigarh, September 12
The special counselling for MEd admissions-2014 (regular), Panjab University, will be conducted on September 15 in the Law Auditorium.

from schools
Animal Day observed
Chandigarh: Tribune Model School on Friday observed animal mask party in their kindergarten assembly. The students wore masks, sang songs and danced to tunes.

PU & COLLEGE NOTES
Date sheet revised
Panjab University (PU), Controller of Examinations, Prof Parvinder Singh informed that the date sheets for BA/BSc (General)/BCom/BBA/BCA/ BSc (Microbial and Food Technology) I, II and III year (supplementary examinations) have been revised and uploaded.

 

COURTS

Sector 39 fruit and vegetable market
HC seeks details from Admn
Chandigarh, September 12
The Punjab and Haryana High Court asked the Chandigarh Administration to provide the details of effective steps initiated after the approval of plan for the Sector 39 fruit and vegetable market.

traffic chaos, unplanned development at zirakpur
High Court rap for civic body, Punjab govt, GMADA, NHAI
Chandigarh, September 12
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has pulled up the Punjab government, Zirakpur municipal council, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority and National Highway Authority of India for unplanned urban development in the area.

Jet Airways told to pay Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, September 12
Jet Airways has been directed to pay Rs 25,000 compensation for inconvenience caused to a complainant travelling from Indore to Chandigarh via New Delhi.

CRIME

30-yr-old woman gangraped, 4 held
Panchkula, September 12
A 30-year-old local woman was allegedly gangraped at knifepoint by four men in a car in Karnal late last night.

Snatchers target 2 women

Man held for daughter’s rape
Mohali, September 12
A resident of Mauli Baidwan village was arrested on the charge of raping his daughter.

Fake CBI sleuths dupe three of Rs 38 lakh

Auto gang: Two juveniles among five held
Chandigarh, September 12
Following leads through the arrest of an accused, who allegedly committed brazen robberies in an autorickshaw, the Chandigarh Police on Friday arrested six more persons, including two juveniles, in the case. All five accused had committed as many as seven robberies and thefts on the intervening night of September 10 and 11.


The accused in police custody at the Sector 11 police station in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Teacher held for sexual harassment
Zirakpur, September 12
A differently-abled student of Government Primary School, Chhat village, was allegedly sexually harassed by a male teacher.

Man held with stolen motorcycle
Chandigarh, September 12
The UT police have arrested a Mohali resident and recovered a stolen motorcycle from his possession. The accused has been identified as Jaswinder Singh.

SPORTS

St Stephen's School AITA Championship Series Tournament
Calvin Golmei corners glory
Chandigarh, September 12
Second seed Calvin Golmei clinched the singles’ title of St Stephen’s School AITA Championship Series Tournament. Calvin clinched the title by defeating his doubles partner top seed Rishabh Sharda. Both the players displayed exceptional skills in the final.



Calvin Golmei returns a shot during a tennis match in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Getting ready for the big action
Kings XI Punjab players gear up for the coming Champions League T20; and (right) team captain George Bailey during a training camp at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Hosts St Xavier’s taste victory in soccer tourney
Chandigarh, September 12
The hosts took full advantage of the home ground and claimed the title of the St Xavier’s Soccer Tournament in the under-15 category here today. The host team St Xavier’s, Chandigarh, defeated St Xavier’s, Mohali, 3-0. The first goal was scored by Armaan in the fifth minute. Maintaining the lead, Montri scored two executive goals in the 10th and 15th minutes.

The winning team in a jubilant mood. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Sharda Model lift wrestling trophy
Chandigarh, September 12
Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School (SSMSSS), Sector 40 D, bagged the overall trophy in wrestling (U-14) with 27 points. The host team also clinched the overall trophy (U-17) with 46 points.

Athletics championship: Manveer Singh shines in 200m race
Chandigarh, September 12
In the Chandigarh State Sub-Junior and Junior Athletics Championship that concluded at the Sports Complex in Sector 7, Chandigarh, Manveer Singh from DAVMS, Sector 15, clinched gold in 200m with a timing of 24.74 seconds.

Golf meet on October 5
Chandigarh, September 12
The Chandigarh Golf Club will hold the second series of the CGC Junior Golf Championship on October 5 from 7 am to 12 noon.

Mansowal girls’ college clinch PU inter-college kho-kho title
Chandigarh, September 12
MBBGRGC Girls College, Mansowal, clinched the Panjab University (PU) Inter-College Kho-Kho (Women) B-Division Tournament held on the PU ground today.

Dr Jerath is vice-president of Boxing India
Chandigarh, September 12
Dr CK Jerath, president of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association, was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the Boxing India during a General Council Meeting held at Mumbai on September 11.

State karate meet from October 2
Chandigarh, September 12
The 23rd Sub-Junior and Senior Boys and Girls Chandigarh State Karate Championship will be held at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Sector 35-B, Chandigarh, from October 2.