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Wife, paramour hacked man: Cops
Panchkula, November 14
A day after the mutilated body of 28-year-old Vimal was found near the Chandimandir police station, the police claimed that his wife and her lover had committed the murder. While his wife Rinku has been rounded up, her paramour is at large.

On their day, three Nepalese children reunited with kin
Chandigarh, November 14
For three Nepalese inmates residing in Snehalaya, Children’s Day turned out to be a day of reunion with their family members in Nepal.

Snehalaya inmates Bire, Kammar Bahun and Sangita Tamang with officials of the Nepalese Embassy while on their way back home to Nepal. A Tribune photograph

75-yr-old woman found murdered
Chandigarh, November 14
A 75-year-old woman was found murdered in her Sector 35 residence tonight. According to the police, Neelam Saini was allegedly strangled by her servant Sunil. Sunil was employed a few days ago.

Explicit photos on social media 
UT Deputy Commissioner writes to SSP; FIR registered
Chandigarh, November 14
A day after explicit pictures of the UT Deputy Commissioner with a woman officer in the UT went viral on social networking sites, the Chandigarh Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons.

3 of family held guilty of dowry death
Chandigarh, November 14
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Anshu Shukla today convicted three members of a family for a dowry death while acquitting another one in the case.

COMMUNITY

Mehram murder case
Mother ready to be quizzed by cops
Mohali, November 14
Harinder Kaur, mother of six-year-old Mehram whose body was found buried recently after he was reportedly kidnapped, has said she and her mother are willing to join the police investigations.



SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar meets Mehram’s mother (centre) and maternal grandmother at their residence in Phase IX, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Batra flew to Kathmandu
Panchkula, November 14
The absconding BJP leader, Vibhore Batra, who had allegedly duped many bureaucrats and high-profile persons of lakhs of rupees, took a connecting flight to Kathmandu.

CM’s Cleanliness Campaign
P’kula admn doesn’t care two hoots
Panchkula, November 14
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s clean Haryana mission has been given two hoots in Panchkula as heaps of garbage was found dumped in the middle of a main road in Sector 9 here.



Heaps of garbage in the middle of a road in Sector 9, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Five years needed to clear defence backlog: Air Marshal
Chandigarh, November 14
Appreciated the urgency shown by the new government in expediting long-pending defence projects, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, Air Marshal Ramesh Rai, said even with this newfound pace, it would take four to five years to clear the backlog in defence acquisitions.

Crafts mela gets under way
Chandigarh, November 14
UT Administration Shivraj V Patil today inaugurated the Sixth Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kala Gram.



RIOT OF COLOUR: Artistes perform during the inaugural day of the 6th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kala Gram in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Thrashed by CIA officials, alleges contractor
Panchkula, November 14
A contractor who was to give his consent for a polygraph test in the kidnapping of Shiv Kumar Sharma, today landed up at a hospital alleging that he was thrashed by officials of the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA) officials.

Zirakpur to get two more substations
Zirakpur, November 14
Keeping in view the rapidly multiplying demand for power, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is all set to come up with two more power substations in Zirakpur.

Construction firm penalised for deficiency in service
Mohali, November 14
Deficiency in service cost dear to Emaar MGF Limited, a construction company, as the Permanent Lok Adalat directed it to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation along with litigation cost of Rs 15,000 and refund Rs 5,39,806 to applicants.

MC panel for flying squads to check encroachments
Chandigarh, November 14
The enforcement committee of the Municipal Corporation today recommended that flying squads of the Enforcement Department should be formed to check encroachments in the city.

More such checks will be conducted: Deputy CM
Mohali, November 14 After his surprise check at the Phase I police station here yesterday night, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has posted on a social networking site that such checks would be conducted across the state in the coming days.

Again, police gear up for Rampal’s visit
Chandigarh, November 14
Six companies of paramilitary forces and 12 companies from Punjab besides 3,000 Chandigarh Police personnel will keep vigil across the city on November 17 – the day Sant Rampal of Karontha’s Stalok Ashram has to appear at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Change lifestyle to prevent diabetes: Docs
Chandigarh, November 14
As diabetes is now being diagnosed in people as young as 25 years, a change in lifestyle is the only prevention, said experts on World Diabetes Day today.

Avoiding sunlight doing harm to bones of young women: Experts 
Chandigarh, November 14
While most doctors in the country are raising awareness on osteoporosis — bone-decay in women after menopause, there is a need to ensure the strengthening of bones before the age of 30, especially among women, said endocrinologists gathered at a meet that began here today. Over 200 delegates from across the country are participating in the Endocrine Congress — ESICON 2014 — at the PGI.

Sweet gesture for some: Slum children with the gifts they received during a Children's Day function at Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School in Sector 37, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Just another day for others: Unaware of the Children's Day and their rights, slum children play at a park; and (right) a child works at a roadside dhaba in Sector 37, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan & Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

children’s day celebrations in tricity schools
Gaiety, revelry, events mark day
Chandigarh, November 14
To mark the 125th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Children’s Day was celebrated with fervour in schools of the tricity. The highlights of the day are as follows:


Students take part in a fashion show on the occasion of Children’s Day at KBDAV, Sector 7, in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Kids’ carnival at Snehalaya
Chandigarh, November 14
The Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration, organised a children’s carnival at Snehalaya-Children Home today. The event also marked the launch of the Bal Swachhta campaign. UT Adviser KK Sharma was the chief guest.

Kala Sangam at Tribune School
Chandigarh, November 14
Tribune Model School, Sector 29, organised its annual exhibition ‘Kala Sangam’, on the school premises today. Former Chief of the Army Staff General VP Malik inaugurated the event.

Students display their clay models to former Army Chief Gen VP Malik (centre), his wife Ranjana Malik (4th from left), school principal Vandana Saxena, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Justice SS Sodhi (2nd from right) and his wife Mrs Bonny Sodhi (3rd from right) at Tribune Model School, Sector 29, Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

1,000 teachers attend meet at GGDSD
Chandigarh, November 14
More than 1,000 teachers from across the country attended the three-day XXIX Academic Conference of All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (AIFUCTO), at the GGDSD College today.

Conference on RUSA
Chandigarh, November 14
A one-day national conference on the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)-As quality intervention in higher education sector was organised at Post Graduate Government College (PGGCG), Sector 42.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Delimitation of municipal wards
Residents in a quandary over change of address
Dera Bassi, November 14
The process of delimitation of wards in the Zirakpur and Dera Bassi municipalities has put scores of residents in a quandary with their residential addresses all set to change on revenue records.

COURTS

Graft charges framed against SE
Chandigarh, November 14
The CBI court today framed charges of corruption against NK Dhir, a superintending engineer in Punjab’s Department of Water Supply and Sanitation.

CRIME

58-yr-old NRI raped in Kharar
Mohali, November 14
The Kharar police have booked a man on the charges of raping a 58-year-old Canada-based NRI woman.

Man commits suicide
Panchkula, November 14 Satish Goyal (52), a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula, committed suicide on a railway track.

Bikes stolen
Chandigarh, November 14
Three cases of vehicle theft were reported in the city. Satinder Singh, a resident of Raipur Khurd, complained to the police that his motorcycle was stolen from in front of his residence.

SPORTS

Second seed Aditya bags U-16 title
Chandigarh, November 14
Second seed Aditya Vashisht continued his winning streak by defeating his practice partner 7th seed Gurjot Singh to lift the boys’ (U-16) title of the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) tennis tournament that concluded here today.

Seerat Pannu returns a shot during a match at the CLTA courts in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

GMHS-39 lads lift kabaddi title
Chandigarh, November 14
The kabaddi team of Government Model High School (GMHS), Sector 39, lifted the title in the boys’ category on the concluding day of the Inter-School Kabaddi Tournament for Boys (U-17) here today.


Members of the GMHS, Indira Colony, Mani Majra, in a jubilant mood after winning a match at Kabaddi Coaching Centre in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

AG Punjab win football tourney
Chandigarh, November 14
The home team of the AG Punjab won the North Zone IA&AD Football Tournament, which concluded at the football stadium in Sector 17, here, today.



Players in action during a match at the Football Stadium in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Easy win for shuttlers Ishan, Akshay
Chandigarh, November 14
Shuttlers Ishan and Akshay registered a convincing win over their respective opponents during the boys’ (U-19) tie of the ongoing Chandigarh State Badminton Championship being held at Panjab University, here, today.