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Youth killed, two injured as mobike crashes into tree
Chandigarh, November 17
A 17-year-old youth, Pawandeep Singh (Mani), was killed while two of his friends, who were riding pillion, sustained severe injuries when their motorcycle crashed into a tree at Sector 22 here this morning.
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Paras, at the PGI; and (right) his mother (right) outside the hospital. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
Booth Allotment to disabled person
HC raps UT Admn
Chandigarh, November 17
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has virtually admonished the UT Administration for ineptitude and randomness. A Division Bench has in no uncertain terms asserted that the conduct of the UT Assistant Estate Officer and another respondent in dealing with the request of a person with disability for allotment of a booth in a rehri market spoke of “inefficiency and arbitrariness”.
Civic body to recover Rs 22 lakh from councillors
Chandigarh, November 17
The municipal corporation has now written to its accounts department to start the process to recover Rs 22 lakh from councillors, who had supported the scrapping of an under-construction day market in Mauli Jagran.
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Mehram’s father told court in Australia he had no child
Mohali, November 17
The mystery in the Mehram murder case deepened further when the police found that false information had been furnished by the victim’s father Varinderpal Singh, who lives in Australia, in his divorce papers in an Australian court.
Consumer courts to get more teeth, says commission chief
Chandigarh, November 17
“Consumer courts will soon be empowered to take suo motu action against sellers dealing in unfair trade practices, strengthening the consumer movement like never before,” said Justice DK Jain (retd), president of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, who is in the city to hold a circuit bench.
Justice DK Jain (retd), president, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Two die of asphyxiation
Zirakpur, November 17
Two workers of a Zirakpur-based catering company, died while two others are critical, as they were asphyxiated while travelling in a canter-cum-container carrying 10 ‘tandoors’ in wee hours on Monday.
Possession of CHB flats: Allottees cry foul
Chandigarh, November 17
As successful allottees of flats have been crying foul over the delay in handing over possession of flats in Sector 63 here, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has been earning interest on instalment money deposited by the allottees.
Good news for transgenders
Chandigarh, November 17
Six months after the Supreme Court allowed rights of identity cards to the “third sex”
(transgenders), the UT Administration has proposed to include the category of “others” (in addition to male/female) in the gender field in OPD and IPD registration cards in the city hospitals.
8 cartridges found near rly station
Chandigarh November 17
Eight live cartridges of 8 mm were recovered near the bus stoppage located at the Chandigarh railway station this morning.
A constable collects live cartriges near the Chandigarh railway station on Monday.
Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Crafts mela: Traditional jewellery selling like hot cakes
Chandigarh, November 17
The National Craft Mela at Kala Gram continues to pull visitors for its unique spread of handicrafts and artefacts and even
jewellery.
Artistes present a cultural dance during the National Crafts Mela at Kala Gram in Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
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UT Adviser inaugurates multimedia laser fountain
Chandigarh, November 17
To bring more customers to Sector 17, UT Adviser KK Sharma inaugurated the multimedia laser fountain and green belt in the Sector 17 Plaza. He also opened the laser show by clicking the remote control.
Visitors capture an image during the inaugration of the laser fountain at Sector 17, Chandigarh,
on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
NRIs to stage protest today
Mohali, November 17
Agitated and harassed by the treatment given by the Punjab Police, some NRIs decided to come on roads to stage protest.
BUSINESS NEWS
Connect, Huawei joint venture
Connect, a broadband and wireless services provider, has joined hands with Huawei to create fiber connected smart homes. In a unique partnership program, renowned builders and architects were invited to witness the benefits of FTTH technology over other traditional technologies, and were imparted technical know-how on deploying fiber in buildings at the time of construction.
Open manholes pose grave threat
Panchkula, November 17
Uncovered manholes are giving open invitation to mishaps in Panchkula. Despite frequent incidents of children falling into uncovered manholes in the
tricity, the local Municipal Corporation seems to have turned a blind eye towards the same.
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| Children play near an uncovered manhole; and (right) an open manhole in Sector 16, Panchkula, on Monday.
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Labourer falls to death
Mohali, November 17
A 35-year-old labourer, Sanjay Kumar, died after falling from the third floor of a building at Sector 76, here, today.
The victim, who is a native of Bihar, was shifted to Sohana Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Potholed VIP Road cries for attention
 Zirakpur, November 17
Termed as the lifeline for residents of scores of housing colonies and societies in this densely populated area, the VIP Road is in a dilapidated condition for the past couple of years.
The potholed VIP Road in Zirakpur. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
NCC Week celebrations begin
Chandigarh, November 17
As part of NCC Week celebrations, the local NCC cadets visited Old Age Home in Sector 15 and the Institute for the Blind in Sector 26, here today and interacted with the inmates there. As many as 200 cadets from all three wings of the NCC participated in the events.
Youth attacked on PU campus
Chandigarh, November 17
A 22-year-old student of Panjab University was allegedly attacked by two other students outside Hostel No. 5 on the campus here today. The incident took place at 11 am.
The injured, Gursimran Singh, was allegedly attacked by Sukhjot and Nitin, students of Physics Department, with sharp-edged weapons for being ‘friends’ with a girl student.
Injured Gursimran Singh at the GMSH in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Room allotment of student cancelled
Chandigarh, November 17
Taking a serious view of the attack by two students of Panjab University on an outsider at the gate of Hostel No. 5, the university authorities have decided to take stringent action against them.
National Press Day at MCM DAV
Chandigarh, November 17
To mark National Press Day, the Department of Mass Communication, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, organised an inter-college PowerPoint presentation competition on the topic ‘Press as the Fourth Pillar of Democracy’.
Winners of the inter-college PowerPoint competition at the MCM DAV College for Women,
Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
PGI MD/MS entrance
Panchkula doctor tops in tricity
Chandigarh, November 17
The result of the PGI MD/MS entrance exam was declared here today.
Akash Bansal, a resident of Panchkula, has topped the tricity by bagging the 5th rank in the country.
Students protest discrepancy in fee structure
Chandigarh, November 17
Students of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, staged an hour-long protest alleging that the authorities were charging different fees for various streams in the college. The students of arts and science streams staged the protest on the college premises.
Students protest at the GCG in Sector 42. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Former PGI doc gets award
Chandigarh, November 17
Professor Ashok Utreja, former Head, Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Dr AV Arun’s outstanding Professor Award-2014’ by the Indian Orthodontic Society.
VHS MUN ’14 concludes at Vivek School
Chandigarh, November 17
The third edition of the VHS MUN-2014 concluded on a high note at Vivek High School today.
The four-day conference, held in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre India and Bhutan, saw more than 250 delegates from India, Bangladesh, Dubai, Germany, Australia and South Africa. The best speaker and debating award was won by the team of Step by Step,
Jaipur. — TNS
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Sports meet concludes
Chandigarh: As many as 800 students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 38-D, participated in the annual sports day meet, which concluded at the Sports Complex, Sector 7.
Students participate in the annual function at Manav Mangal School, Phase X, in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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