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Rahul disappoints PU students
Chandigarh, October 16
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi left Panjab University students disappointed after his interaction with them at the law auditorium in the university today. “Approach the BJP as it is in power.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrives at Panjab University to interact with students on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Central varsity status for Panjab university
Punjab Govt came in the way: Rahul Gandhi
Chandigarh, October 16
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today blamed the Punjab Government for creating hurdles in granting central university status to Panjab University (PU).

Local Cong leaders fail to meet Rahul
Chandigarh, October 16
While Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi met Punjab Congress leaders and attended an interaction organised by NSUI leaders, he did not held a meeting with the party’s local unit.

No check on adulteration of milk in City Beautiful
Chandigarh, October 16
Even as a major chunk of the city's population is dependent on loose milk supplied by over 3,000 milkmen every day, the Administration seems least concerned about the health of residents. Of the over 3,000 vendors, who supply nearly 30,00,000 litres of milk in the city daily, only 25 are registered with the UT food safety cell while the others have been conveniently giving all regulations the go-by.

Vendors supply over 30 lakh litres of milk to the city daily. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

CHB coming up with schemes for 1,700 flats
Chandigarh, October 16
After a gap of six years, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is coming up with two self-financing general housing schemes in the southern belt of the city. An exercise to identify land in Sectors 51 and 54 has already been carried out by the board.

COMMUNITY

Get redemption deed executed, EO to allottees
Chandigarh, October 16
UT Estate Officer Mohammed Shayin today stated that some of the allottees have not executed statutory redemption deed although the ‘no due certificate’ in most of the cases has already been issued.

Power bill set aside, costs imposed on PSPCL
Mohali, October 16
The Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Mohali, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, has set aside a power bill of Rs 29,389 and imposed costs of Rs 5,000 on Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

Rs 25 cr to be spent on historical monuments, says minister
Mohali, October 16
A Jang-e-Azadi memorial will be set up at Kartarpur, near Jalandhar, at a cost of Rs 200 crore. This was stated by Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Sohan Singh Thandal at Chappar Chiri today. The minister, who had come to attend a function organised by the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Board in connection with the 344th birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, told mediapersons that the foundation stone of the memorial would be laid on October 19 by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Youngsters perform "Gatka" on the birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur at Chappar Chiri, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

10K take part in fest
Mohali, October 16
Around 10,000 students from different schools and colleges of the region took part in the Tech-Cultural Fest at the Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri. Various technical events, quiz and other competitions were held.

Children vow not to use crackers
Chandigarh, October 16
The Saupin’s Community Service Organisation (SCSO), Mohali Chapter, today conducted an “Anti-Cracker Awareness Rally” to endorse the celebration of Diwali without crackers.

Google picks CU’s Garima as student ambassador
Mohali, October 16
Garima Bhandari, a computer science engineering student of Chandigarh University (CU), Gharuan, has been selected by Google as student ambassador under the Google Student Ambassador Programme.

Four-day CII fair kicks off today
Chandigarh, October 16
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is holding its flagship event, CII Chandigarh Fair, at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 here from Friday.

Child welfare panel told to decide deserted boy’s fate
Chandigarh, October 16
The court today forwarded a the case pertaining to the custody of a 13-year-old boy, who was mercilessly beaten up by his drunkard father and left on the roadside, to the Child Welfare Committee after an NGO moved court. The minor boy had lost his mother some years ago.

Tight security at strongrooms for EVMs
Panchkula, October 16
Electronic voting machines (EVM) were stored in strongrooms set up at the Government College for Girls, Sector 14, and a community centre of the BEL Colony under tight security this morning.

Guards outside a strongroom at the Bell Colony in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

High drama at Pizza Hut outlet
Chandigarh, October 16
High drama was witnessed at an outlet of Pizza Hut in Sector 15 here this afternoon when a person raided the outlet posing as a food safety inspector. The UT Food Safety Cell received a phone call from the manager of the outlet complaining misbehaviour and within a few minutes, food inspectors and designated officers reached the outlet.

Office-bearers elected
Mohali, October 16
The Khangoora-Rana group won with a huge margin in the Punjab School Education Board Employees’ Union elections.

Russian devotees take part in ‘sankirtan’
Panchkula, October 16
As many as 60 devotees from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) participated in Harinaam Sankirtan here today. The programme was organised by the Panchkula ISKCON Centre, ISKCON Naam Hatta Centre, Sector 9, here.

Russian devotees during a ‘sankirtan’ in Panchkula on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Education Dept wakes up from slumber
Chandigarh, October 16
Waking up from the slumber, the Education Department is all set to issue advertisement for filling 1,130 posts of educationist in the coming week.

Italian students call on UT Administrator
Chandigarh, October 16
A team of 10 Italian students from Collegio San Carlo, Milan, led by Sangeeta Sekhon, principal of Strawberry Fields High School, called on UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil at the Punjab Raj Bhawan here today.

UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil interacts with Italian students at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Panjab varsity revises migration fee
Chandigarh, October 16
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, has announced new charges for migration fee for downloaded form from the PU website. The revised rates of migration certificates have been implemented from October 15.

‘Bizee Bee Jamboree’ launched at Sacred Heart School
Chandigarh, October 16
Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School organised a three-day celebration with the launch of “Bizee Bee Jamboree”, a venture of commerce students of the school, here today. The opening ceremony began with a video showing the importance of ideation and innovation. It talked about the inspiring lives of many billionaires, some of who were homeless till 2-3 years ago.

Students of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School take part in an event on the campus in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Over 170 attend seminar at PU library
Chandigarh, October 16
A seminar on “Enhancing Access to Library Resources – a Critical Discussion, Examination and Evaluation of Web-Scale Discovery Services” was organised by AC Joshi Library, PU, today. It was organised in collaboration with the SLA-Asian Chapter and Proquest India, an electronic database service provider. It was attended by PU librarian Dr Raj Kumar and more than 170 library professionals from the region.

Dressed in tradition: Girls present a traditional dance during "Anjuman - 2014" at the Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Seven-day NSS camp concludes
Chandigarh, October 16
A seven-day NSS camp concluded at the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, here today. The camp was an educative experience for the volunteers. During these seven days, Payal Sodhi, Nilakshi Sharma, Dr Reena Anand, advocate Alka Sharma, Dr Preeti Jindal, Sushil Taank were the guest speakers.

Research needs to be practised like religion: AICTE Chairman
Chandigarh, October 16
Research is the heart and innovation is the soul. Together, the growth vehicle will speed up and in the absence of any of these, it will sputter and backfire. Research is a philosophy and needs to be practised like religion. This was stated by Dr SS Mantha, Chairman, All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Students turn stage into mystical fairyland
Chandigarh, October 16
Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, Mohali, staged ‘Holka Polka a Fairy Tale Mystery’ at the Post Graduate College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, today. The play was enacted by 132 students, complemented by a melodious choir and a talented dance troupe.

Students of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, stage a play in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

NEIGHBOURHOOD

300 units of blood donated
Dera Bassi, October 16
NSS volunteers and staff members of the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) donated 300 units of blood at a camp organised on the institute premises, here today.

COURTS

Brawl involving former cricketer Yograj Singh
HC Judge refuses to shift case
Chandigarh, October 16
Two days after differences between the Bench and the Bar surfaced in a case involving former cricketer Yograj Singh, Justice K Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today refused to transfer the matter to another Bench.

DLF Homes fined for deficiency in service
Chandigarh, October 16
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed DLF Homes Panchkula Private Limited, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh, through its director, sales and marketing, Ananta Singh Raghuvanshi, to pay Rs 20,000 compensation for deficiency in services, unfair trade practices and causing mental agony and harassment to the complainant.

Hearing deferred
Chandigarh, October 16
A court today deferred the hearing in a defamation case filed by two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel following their arrest on the charge of possessing fake currency notes, which were actually genuine, to December 11. The UT police and the SBI had prayed for dismissal of the suit saying that no legal notice was served nor entire court fee was paid by the complainants while filing the case.

CRIME

35-year-old booked for suicide bid
Chandigarh, October 16
The Chandigarh Police have booked a 35-year-old man for attempting suicide by setting himself on fire on Wednesday. Police sources said the accused has been identified as Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Sector 52. The accused is admitted at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, and his condition is said to be stable.

3 booked for submitting false affidavits
Chandigarh, October 16
The Chandigarh police have booked three people in two different cases for submitting false affidavits regarding the ownership of properties in the tricity.

Woman’s purse snatched
Chandigarh, October 16
Two motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched a purse from a woman at a parking lot in Sector 40 D here.

Three booked in fraud cases
Mohali, October 16
In two cases of land fraud worth around Rs 22 lakh, the Kharar police booked three persons here. In the first case, the police have booked Ashwani Kumar and Munish Kumar on the complaint of a Chandigarh resident, Anil Kumar.

SPORTS

Asiad winner honoured
Chandigarh, October 16
Punjab’s Mandeep Kaur, winner of 4x400 metres relay race at the Asian Games held in Incheon (South Korea), was honoured by Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the Panjab University campus here today. Following dope offences, Mandeep bagged the gold medal, after returning from a two-year ban. Earlier, she had won gold medals twice in the Asian Games.

Athletics meet: Aditya, Sourav notch top spots
Chandigarh, October 16
In the ongoing Third Annual Athletics Meet of Tribune Model School, Sector 29, Aditya (Class II) and Sourav (Class III) notched top spots in the boys’ hurdle event. In the girls’ hurdle event, Khushpreet (Class II) and Kritika (Class III) secured top two spots here today.

Students take part in the 50-metre race during an athletics meet at Tribune Model School, Sector 29, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

cricket meet
Saupin’s School pip St Joseph’s
Chandigarh, October 16
Saupin’s School, Sector 32, defeated St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, by 52 runs while, St John’s School, Sector 26, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, by 21 runs in the matches held during the inter-school tournament for boys (U-17) at DAV, Sector 8, here today.

Manav, Mohit win tennis title
Chandigarh, October 16
Top seed pair Manav Chakma and Mohit Mayur overpowered Sukul Saurav and Sagar Manjana to bag the title of the men’s doubles category during the final of ‘The Tribune Cup National Ranking Rs 2 Lakh Men’s & Women’s Tennis Tournament at the tennis courts of the CLTA, Sector 10, here today.

PU campus script victory in yachting meet
Chandigarh, October 16
Panjab University Campus won the Panjab University Inter-College Yachting Competition for Women at Sukhna Lake here today.

Skating tourney: Rolling Tigers pocket 37 medals
Chandigarh, October 16
Skaters of the Rolling Tigers, Panchkula, bagged around 37 medals in different categories during the recently concluded CBSE North Zone-I Roller Skating Championship held here. The skaters of the academy won 15 gold, eight silver and 14 bronze medals.

Trials for national games today
Chandigarh, October 16
The sports branch of the UT Education Department will conduct trials to shortlist players for the 60th National School Games. The trials will be held on October 17 and 18 in both boys’ and girls’ categories.