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City police comes under a cloud
Chandigarh, January 23
The Chandigarh Police appears to be in the dock over the swift manner in which it arrested the SHO of the Sector 34 police station, Inspector Jagir Singh, in a case of molestation and criminal intimidation.

Jagir has heart attack
Suspended SHO of the Sector 34 Police Station Jagir Singh, who has been accused of molestation and criminal intimidation by Ms Paramjit Kaur Sekhon, Sub-Inspector of the Chandigarh Police, was tonight admitted to the PGI following a heart attack.

RANG DE BASANTI

Students of MCM College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, celebrate Basant Panchami on the college campus on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Election of Anu Chatrath, Manjit Singh challenged
Chandigarh, January 23
Three election-related petitions have been filed before the Deputy Commissioner by candidates who unsuccessfully contested the Municipal Corporation elections last month.

Ram Darbar murder: Accused in judicial custody
Chandigarh, January 23
A local court today remanded Sunil Kumar, accused of killing his mother’s paramour in Ram Darbar yesterday, in judicial custody.

Fire-fighting system inadequate in hotels
Chandigarh, January 23
Hotels, restaurants and fast food joints in the city are virtually sitting on a ticking firebomb with inadequate and outdated blaze fighting equipment.

CHANDIGARH CALLING FOR a change, both the thief and his victims were taken by surprise. A car thief was shocked to find the owner of a car inside with his girlfriend, when he broke open the car lock, and his unsuspecting victims at the quick manner of their car being broken into while they were busy with their coochie-cooing. Chemoinfo conference Fun time Eco-friendly friends

COMMUNITY

DGCA allows pilots to operate different aircraft on same day
Chandigarh, January 23
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has permitted pilots of scheduled operators to fly different types of aircraft on the same day. Earlier, pilots were not permitted to do this as a precautionary measure in the interest of safety of air operations. A directive to this effect has been issued by the DGCA to all airlines and operators.

Devotees pray to Goddess Saraswati at a community puja in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Modernisation of ISBT soon
Chandigarh, January 23
The Inter-State Bus Terminal, Chandigarh, will soon be modernised. This was revealed by UT Home Secretary Krishna Mohan, while chairing the UT Tourism Advisory Committee meeting held at the Secretariat here today.

Search operation in Mauli Jagran
Chandigarh, January 23
The Chandigarh police launched a search operation in Mauli Jagran Colony in the wee hours today. The police rounded up 82 persons, who failed to prove their credentials during the operation.

CRIME

Mohali resident commits suicide
Mohali, January 23
A resident of Phase-II allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a pipe here last night.

3 Housefed Complex houses burgled
Mohali, January 23
Three houses in Housefed Complex, Phase X, were reportedly burgled in broad daylight today.

BUSINESS

SBoP offers concessions
Panchkula, January 23
The State Bank of Patiala, Kalka, has offered concessions in service charges for new sanctions under various credit products.

EDUCATION

Beating case: Teacher charge-sheeted
Principal seeks transfer of accused
Chandigarh, January 23
A teacher of Government High School, Mauli Jagran, Yogesh Kumar, who beat up a Class V girl student and a fellow teacher yesterday, was today charge-sheeted by the DPI (Schools), Chandigarh Administration, Mr Ashwani Kumar.

PU Notes
12 employees to be honoured on R-Day
Chandigarh, January 23
Twelve employees of Panjab University will be honoured for their commendable work on Republic Day. They will receive commendation certificates, mementoes and cash prize of Rs 1,100 each.

From Colleges
Students hail onset of spring with fervour
Chandigarh, January 23
Basant Panchami was celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm at SD College, Sector 32, here today. The function commenced with prayers of Goddess Saraswati. Mrs Kusum Sharma, Head of the Hindi Department, threw light on the importance of the festival.

BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP: A young girl applies ‘tilak’ on the forehead of a senior citizen on the occasion of Basant Panchami, which was celebrated by Yuva Sankalap Foundation on Tuesday at Old Age Home, Sector 15, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Seminar on democracy
Chandigarh, January 23
A two-day UGC-sponsored national seminar on “Participatory Democracy: New Contexts, New Challenges - Inclusion or Exclusion” was inaugurated by Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, here today. Prof. Sobti highlighted the importance of participatory democracy. It is also a system with built-in checks and balances.

Wipro, Daksh pick 54 students
Chandigarh, January 23
Wipro representatives visited Government College for Girls, Sector 42, here today and conducted group discussions and interviews in coordination with C-Toss and the college placement cell.

St John’s 2nd runners-up
Chandigarh, January 23
The team of St John’s School, Sector 26, comprising Devin Markanda, Gursheel Singh Sahni and Balwinder Singh (all from Class IX) came third in the CBSE Heritage India Quiz for Classes IX to XII held on the school premises.

COURTS

Prostitution: PIL seeks to punish clients, not sex workers
Chandigarh, January 23
An interesting PIL filed by advocate H.C. Arora, seeking the quashing of certain sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 came up for hearing today before a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

CULTURE

Captivating performance by Shubha Mudgal
Chandigarh, January 23
A captivating classical vocal recital by Padma Shri Shubha Mudgal impressed the audience at a function organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy at Tagore Theatre here today. Veritably titled “Aai Basant Bahar”, the largely attended captivating concert was indeed a celebration of the euphoric festivity of Basant and a dedication to Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of learning.



Classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal at a concert in Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Central Revenue meet results
Chandigarh, January 23
Ramakant of Chandigarh zone emerged winner in the men’s table tennis (singles) event while pairing with another local, Ajay Thakural. The duo also grabbed the doubles’ title on the opening day of the Central Revenue Sports Meet (North Zone) 2007 held at Sector-7 sports complex here today.

DAV school lads rout SPS in cricket
Chandigarh, January 23
A valuable knock of 40 by Shahnawaz and allround performance by Anil Sihag (23 not out and 2 for 4) enabled DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'B' to rout Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, by eight wickets in the semifinals of the inaugural Chandigarh Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament for the Adviser's Cup here today.

DPS win by 7 wickets
Panchkula, January 23
Delhi Public School, Pinjore, thrashed St Xavier’s Public School, Sector 20, Panchkula, by seven wickets in a league match of the first Satluj Numero Uno U-14 Cricket Tournament for school teams, played on its premises here today.