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Mehram murder case
12 suspects rounded up
Mohali, November 10
The Mohali police have rounded up 12 suspects, including a woman from Phase IX, in the murder case of six-year-old Mehram Singh Sandhu murder case.

Escalators at rly station to be functional soon
Chandigarh, November 10
The escalators on the front side of the Chandigarh railway station connecting platform number 2 and 3 will be made operational within a fortnight. During an inspection of the projects being undertaken at the station today, Ambala Divisional Railway Manager Anil K Kathpal instructed the construction staff to start the service as soon as possible.

Lobbying on for Mayor’s post
Chandigarh, November 10
With the election to the post of Mayor a month and a half away, prospective candidates from the Congress and the BJP have started lobbying.

Timely harvesting of eyes a big challenge due to lack of awareness: PGI expert
Chandigarh, November 10
Lack of awareness on the process involved in timely harvesting of eyes still remains an impediment in the successful implementation of the eye donation programme, at least in the northern region.

Remove your pet’s poop or pay fine
Panchkula, November 10
Making your dog defecate in the open will soon cost you dear in Panchkula as the pet owner will end up cleaning the excreta himself or else will have to shell out a fine.

COMMUNITY

Kirron adopts Sarangpur village
Chandigarh, November 10
Local MP Kirron Kher today adopted Sarangpur village for development under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. The BJP MP visited all shortlisted villages last week to assess their developmental needs, and to chalk out a plan with the Administration.

MP Kirron Kher interacts with residents of Sarangpur village. A tribune photograph

Rly station witnesses tight security
Chandigarh, November 10
The Chandigarh railway station witnessed heavy security anticipating large turnout of Sant Rampal’s followers in the city owing to his appearance in the Punjab and Haryana High Court here today.

Haryana Police personnel keep vigil at the entrance to the Chandigarh railway station 
on Monday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Checking at nakas leads to traffic snarl-ups
Zirakpur, November 10
Hundreds of vehicles moved at a snail’s pace on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur highway for over four hours with the UT and Punjab Police putting up nakas at the interstate border to check the entry of Sant Rampal’s followers.

P’kula cops fail to trace them
Panchkula, November 10
The brutal killing of Mehram Singh Sandhu, a six-year-old resident of Phase IX, Mohali, has brought to the fore the apathy on part of the police in timely tracking down such children who go missing.

Vatsal Chaya gets another bus for underprivileged
Chandigarh, November 10
The Vatsal Chaya Trust today celebrated the arrival of a new second bus for providing free transport to underprivileged children.

Misuse of domestic power supply worries FOSWAC
Chandigarh, November 10
The executive meeting of the Federation of Sectors Welfare Association Chandigarh (FOSWAC) was held at the Sector 21 Community Centre, on Sunday, under the chairmanship of Baljinder Singh Bittu.

NavSankalp donates Rs 70K for child’s treatment
Chandigarh, November 10
Members of the NavSankalp, Chandigarh, a charity association run by the students, donated Rs 70,000 to Jasmine, a three-month-old baby girl, who is suffering from AV Canal Defect, a severe cardiac condition.

NavSankalp, a student-run charity association, donates a cheque for Rs 70,000 to Jasmine at Sector 10 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

94-year-old diabetic felicitated
Mohali, November 10
Fortis Hospital today felicitated 94-year-old JS Rai, who has been living with diabetes for over 65 years now, in a function. The event was held to spread awareness about the disease. Over 100 senior citizens attended the event. The additional director endocrinologist of the hospital, Dr KP Singh, gave detailed information on insulin pump therapy.

2,100 patients examined for free
Chandigarh, November 10
More than 2,100 patients were examined and given treatment for free at a mega health check-up camp organised by the Joshi Foundation at the Sector 15 Patel Market on Sunday.




A doctor examines a patient during a health check-up camp at Sector 15, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tractor-trailer overturns on track, Shatabdi delayed 
Chandigarh, November 10
Hundred of commuters travelling in the shatabdi train number 12011 this morning were inconvenienced as they reached Chandigarh 50 minutes late. As per the railway report, the train was delayed as a tractor-trailer had overturned on the track on the unmanned railway-level crossing and it took around 45 minutes to remove it. The train had to halt near Badli, on the outskirts of the New Delhi railway station.

Science Congress begins
Chandigarh, November 10
One-week Regional Science Congress-2014 began today at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sector 25, Chandigarh, under the guidance of NVS Regional Office, Chandigarh.

Health notes

EDUCATION

Rural participation up this year
Chandigarh, November 10
The number of rural participants in the 41st Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition for Children has increased this year.

200 attend workshop on biology
Chandigarh, November 10
A two-day workshop on “contemporary topics in biology” was organised by the Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, DAV College, today. It was organised in association with the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, and the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.

Unhygienic conditions at PU hostels irk inmates
Chandigarh, November 10
A large number of complaints relating to unhygienic hostel premises are being received by the Panjab University authorities from inmates these days.

SSA teachers' assn holds executive panel meeting
Chandigarh, November 10
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers Welfare Association (SSATWA), UT, held a meeting of the executive committee at Lajpat Rai Bhawan here.

PU & College notes

From schools

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Nod to blueprint for delimitation
Dera Bassi, November 10
The blueprint for the delimitation of wards of the local municipal council was finalised by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP councillors here today.

5 hurt as auto-rickshaw, truck collide in Dera Bassi
Dera Bassi, November 10
Five persons, including two women, were injured in a head-on collision involving an auto-rickshaw and a truck on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road at Behra village near here, this afternoon.

COURTS

Chandigarh Overseas penalised
Chandigarh, November 10
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a developer to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation for “failing to buy back the commercial space thereby violating terms and conditions of the buyer-seller agreement.”

CRIME

Denied payment, man tries self-immolation
Mohali, November 10
A high drama was witnessed in front of an office of a private construction company at Desu Majra village when a contractor tried to set himself on fire for allegedly not receiving his pending payment from the firm.

Burglars strike at Mohali house
Mohali, November 10
Burglars allegedly took away cash and jewellery worth around Rs seven lakh from a locked house at Phase X here. The matter came to light, when the house owner, Avtar Singh, and his family returned home the previous night from a marriage in Delhi. “We found the locks of the door were broken and the house was ransacked,” said Avtar Singh.
An occupant shows the ransacked house in Phase X, Mohali, on Monday. A Tribune photograph

SSC exam: Two held for cheating
Chandigarh, November 10
The Chandigarh Police have arrested two persons on a charge of cheating in the Combined High Secondary-Level exam on Sunday.

Crime briefs

SPORTS

Talib, Tuba Sehar log win
Chandigarh, November 10
Carrom player Mohd Talib outclassed seasoned Gagandeep Singh to clinch the men’s singles title while, Tuba Sehar overpowered Manu Gupta in the women’s singles on the concluding day of the 16th Raj Kumar Babuta Memorial Prize Money Carrom Ranking Tournament at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45.
Gagandeep (right) plays against Hassan during a carrom match at Sector 45 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Mandeep propels Punjab to victory
Chandigarh, November 10
Followed by an unbeaten century by Mandeep Singh, Punjab registered an easy seven-wicket win against Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy at Amter (Himachal Pradesh) today.

Football meet to begin tomorrow
Chandigarh, November 10
A three-day North Zone IA&AD Football Tournament will begin from November 12 at Football Stadium of Sector 17.

David Ferrer not to play in tennis league 
Chandigarh, November 10
Spanish David Ferrer pulled of his participation from the inaugural edition of the Champions Tennis League (CTL).

Final standings in football meet put on hold 
Chandigarh, November 10
The concluding day of the Inter-College Football Championship for Men (A-Division) witnessed a series of objections, raised by teams, over the participation of players who were, apparently, not eligible to play the tournament.



A match in progress between SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, and DAV College, Hoshiarpur, on the PU campus on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari

GGS college beat PGGCG by 122 runs
Chandigarh, November 10
The GGS College for Women defeated Post Graduate Government College for Girls (PGGCG) by 122 runs in a match of the ongoing Inter-College Cricket Championship (A-division) on the cricket ground of PU.

Kabir advances to pre-quarters in tennis tourney
Chandigarh, November 10
Top seed Kabir Manrai moved to pre-quarters by defeating CHART trainee Jagdeep Bajwa in straight sets during the ongoing CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament (Under-16).





Shivam Vij returns a shot during a tennis match at Sector 10 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Gobindgarh college logs win
Chandigarh, November 10
Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, and Tarawati Memorial Degree College, Bringali, lifted the title of the Panjab University Inter-College Weightlifting Championship for Men and Women. The championship concluded on the PU campus.