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Ultimatum by Jagir group to UT police
Chandigarh, January 25
A cross-section of the city’s elite, including political parties and members of the family of suspended Inspector Jagir Singh, today gave an ultimatum of five days to the Chandigarh police to dismiss Inspector Satbir Singh, in charge of the Crime Branch, and four others, who were allegedly involved in implicating and kidnapping the Inspector.

Molestation episode shows police in poor light
Chandigarh, January 25
The molestation incident, allegedly involving the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sector 34 police station and a woman cop, has once again corroded the public faith in the law and order set-up.

SARE JAHAN SE ACHHA: Tiny tots of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, display the Tricolour on the eve of Republic Day in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Lawyer, student die in road accidents
Chandigarh, January 25
A 26-year-old lawyer practising in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a 17-year-old girl of Daria village lost their lives in two separate accidents early this morning. While the lawyer reportedly rammed his car into a roadside tree on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway near the Poultry Farm roundabout, the girl was crushed to death by a CTU bus at Garcha turn near the railway station.
The badly damaged Santro car of lawyer Sachin Bedi lying at the Industrial Area police station on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Stretch of concrete road inaugurated
Chandigarh, January 25
The first concrete road in the city, dividing Sectors 31 and 32, was partially opened to traffic here today.


Students of Government Model School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, wait for the UT Administrator to open the concrete road between Sectors 31 and 32 to public on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

An exceptionally hot day
Chandigarh, January 25
It was an unusually hot day for obvious reasons. The maximum temperature rose by five degree as compared to yesterday, making the heat almost unbearable. As against 22 degree yesterday, the day temperature recorded by Met Department today was 27 degrees.

COMMUNITY

4-year-old patient needs help
Chandigarh, January 25
A 4-year-old bed-ridden boy has turned pale and can hardly sit and talk. Suffering from renal cancer, Rajeev, a resident of Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh, belongs to a poor family waiting for some good Samaritan.

6 Home Guards officers to be honoured
Mohali, January 25
Six officers of the Punjab Home Guards will be honoured for their services at the 58th state-level Republic Day function to be held at Government College here tomorrow.

Latest halogen lights remain non-functional at ISBT
Chandigarh, January 25
Announcements about modernisation of the Inter-State Bus Terminal notwithstanding, the terminal continues to be a picture of neglect.




This is not blackout. Darkness prevails at the local ISBT due to defunct lighting system. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik.

Zoning plans on the Net
Chandigarh, January 25
The Administration has digitised zoning plans and made it available on the Administration’s website “www.chandigarh.gov.in”.

Bees are busy collecting nectar from flowers to produce honey in a Sector 29 garden in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Gurdas Mann discharged from hospital
Mohali, January 25
Gurdas Mann, a prominent Punjabi singer, has been discharged from Fortis Hospital here today after a stay of five days.

Educationist Bhatia dead
Chandigarh, January 25
Renowned educationist Amar Singh Bhatia died here today.

Thieves strike at will in Sector 52 colony
Chandigarh, January 25
Residents of the Chandigarh Housing Board Colony in Sector 52 are a worried lot following a spate of thefts in their locality in a couple of weeks.

200 donate blood
Chandigarh, January 25
As many as 200 volunteers from the CBI, the CISF and various departments of the PGI participated in a blood donation camp organised by the security wing of the institute here today.

2 sambars mowed down by vehicles
Panchkula, January 25
Two sambars met a gory end after being hit by unidentified vehicles last night.

BUSINESS

Swift diesel launched in city
Chandigarh, January 25
Maruti Udyog Limited today unveiled its Swift diesel model in the city. The car was unveiled by the Chief General Manager (North), Mr RS Kalsi.

EDUCATION

Education fair on Jan 27, 28
Chandigarh, January 25
Global Events and Expositions today announced that the 65th India International Education Fair ‘Education Worldwide India’ will be held in the city on January 27 and 28 at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

49 SDDIET students get jobs
Panchkula, January 25
Forty-nine students of the Swami Devi Dyal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Barwala, have been selected by top IT and telecom companies through campus placement.

‘Voluntary’ cleaning of college campus resented
Chandigarh, January 25
The authorities of Government College, Sector 46, here have come under fire for undertaking the “voluntary” cleaning of the college campus.

R-Day celebration at Tiny Tot school
Chandigarh, January 25
Tiny Tots Preparatory School, Sector 38, here today celebrated Republic Day. The celebration started with a welcome song by tiny tots. Competitions were held in three categories, rhyme competition, discussion on topics and fancy dress competition.
Small children of Tiny Tots Preparatory School win prices on a Republic Day function held in the school in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Unique way of promoting tourism
Mohali, January 25
“Every Indian is an ambassador of this country to promote tourism,” this was the spirit shown by students of the Chandigarh College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Landran, today when they reached at the Chandigarh Airport with smiling faces and warm hearts.

Door-to-door campaign by NSS volunteers
Mohali, January 25
NSS volunteers of Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Phase-2, here organised a door-to-door campaign to educate parents in slum areas on the importance of sending their children to school on the occasion National Youth Week.

COURTS

3 get 10-yr RI in gang-rape case
Chandigarh, January 25
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr S.K.Aggarwal, today sentenced three persons to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a gang- rape case.

SPORTS

Adviser’s Cup for DAV lads
Chandigarh , January 25
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 ‘B’ team lifted the first Adviser’s Cup beating their other school team DAVSSS-8 ‘A’ team by two wickets in the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the Sector 16 cricket stadium here today.
The winners jubilate after clinching the first inter-school cricket Adviser’s Cup in in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan.

Shivika reaches tennis finals
Chandigarh, January 25
Shivika secured her berth in the finals of the 2nd St Peter’s Open Tennis Tournament beating Gayatri 4-1, 4-0 in the girls u-18 category at St Peter’s School, Sector 37, here today.

Handball coach Iqbal Singh, who will be awarded the Commendation Certificate at the Republic Day function in Chandigarh.

GGDSD College victorious in baseball
Chandigarh, January 25
Local GGDSD College defeated DAV College, Sector 10, 3-1 in the Panjab University Inter-College Baseball (men) tournament, which concluded on the PU campus here today.

GGS College win ball badminton title
Chandigarh, January 25
Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, won the Panjab University Inter-College Ball Badminton Women Championship on the PU campus here yesterday.

Hockey trials on Jan 29
Chandigarh, January 25
The Chandigarh Hockey Association will hold trials on January 29 at 2.30 p m at the Sector 42 hockey stadium to select the Chandigarh hockey team which will participate in the 33rd National Games being organized at Guwahati from February 9 to 18.

Rajni bags top honours
Chandigarh, January 25
Rajni won the top honours in 100 m race (girls category) in the annual sports meet of Industrial Training Institute, Sector 28, here today.

ADMINISTRATION

JS (F) is Special Secy
Chandigarh, January 25
The Joint Secretary, Finance, UT Administration, Mrs Raji P. Shrivastava, has been designated as Special Secretary, Finance, Chandigarh Administration, since she is already in the selection grade.
                                                                      Raji P. Shrivastava

Shingara Singh is AETC
Chandigarh, January 25
The Chandigarh Administration today appointed Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner (AETC) Shingara Singh against the regular post of AETC. His name was cleared in a DPC held here today.

2 repatriated
Chandigarh, January 25
The Administration has posted Mr Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa as Controller, Printing and Stationery, and Additional Inspector-General of Prisons and Superintendent, Model Jail. Mr P.K. Sharma, as Secretary, Municipal Corporation.