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First-ever March hailstorm freezes traffic
Rainfall crosses 123.7 mm mark
Chandigarh, March 13
It poured mayhem on city roads today. As the rainfall for the month of March crossed the 123.7 mm mark, city roads wore a chaotic look. Four spells of hailstorm and 24.6 mm make it impossible for vehicular traffic to move.

Killer constable arrested
Cops say he was a drug addict 
Chandigarh, March 13
The constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), Punjab Police, who allegedly shot dead his colleague at Punjab Circuit House in Sector 39 on Monday, was arrested from Ludhiana, this afternoon. The police said a dispute over money was the immediate provocation for the crime.

1 stabbed to death in truck union’s clash
Mohali, March 13
One person was stabbed to death following an altercation between two rival groups of a truck operators’ union here today. Karnail Singh, a resident of Naraingarh village in Haryana who worked as a driver, was seriously injured after he was allegedly stabbed by a small kirpan. He started bleeding profusely and was taken to the civil hospital in Phase VI where he was declared brought dead. A few persons were injured in the incident.

Abduction: Father blames it on teacher’s occult powers 
Chandigarh, March 13
The police team of the Chandigarh Police, which has gone to Uttarakhand to bring back the kidnapped girls and their alleged abductor, is expected to reach the city on tomorrow morning.

Speaking Out
Teacher’s duty to draw the line

COMMUNITY

Fun Republic fallout
Working of building branch hit
Chandigarh, March 13
With the CBI probing the case of building violation at Fun Republic, Mani Majra, the functioning of the building branch of the UT’s estate office has been crippled. A number of building plans and completion cases have been lying pending after the arrest of assistant engineer (AE) Brij Mohan.

Exchange of media with neighbours underlined

Chandigarh, March 13 Media as communicators, formulators, conductors and assessors of policies was the dominant theme for the concluding day of a seminar on “The media and foreign policy in a globalised world” at CRRID, Sector 19, today. (From left) Former ambassador P.S. Sahai, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, H.K. Dua, former ambassador Ishrat Aziz, and former secretary, MEA, I.P. Khosla at a seminar on media and foreign policy at CRRID, Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Corbusier’s legacy builds bridges
Chandigarh, March 13
Images of Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh will be introduced to the Japanese audience at a special show of the architect’s works to begin in Tokyo shortly. Titled “Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture”, the yearlong exhibition will open at Tokyo’s Mori Museum, famous for its rotating exhibitions on contemporary art.

Dera Bassi locality in dark for week Dera Bassi, March 13 At least 10 families of Daffarpur village in Dera Bassi sub-division are virtually groping in the dark for a week following a short circuit. The feeder wire, which leads to the enclosure containing the electric meters, has been lying burnt since then. However, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) authorities are yet to initiate any action into this, alleged Sukhwinder Singh Dhillon, a social worker. Villagers show burnt electricity wires in Daffarpur village in Dera Bassi which has resulted in power breakdown. — — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

German help for kids with cancer
Chandigarh, March 13
A German schoolteacher, Erica Preum, today reaffirmed her commitment towards fighting cancer when she handed over a cheque for euros 3,500 to Sahayata Cancer Sahyog at Advanced Paediatric Centre, PGI, here.

CRIME

Mohali youth held for snatching
Chandigarh, March 13
The local police claimed to have solved several cases of snatching with the arrest of a Mohali resident. The police also recovered a stolen scooter from the accused. Giving details, in charge of the crime branch of Chandigarh police inspector Satbir Singh said the accused, 20-year-old Manoj Kumar, alias Sahil, of Desu Majra village was arrested from the road separating Sectors 44 and 45 this afternoon on the basis of a tip-off.

1 lakh stolen from car

EDUCATION

Panjab University to organise eligibility mela from March 22
Chandigarh, March 13
With a view to ironing out a host of problems faced by private candidates appearing for various undergraduate examinations, Panjab University will be organising a two-day eligibility mela from March 22.

SMS case: Cop talk makes NIIFT students uneasy
Mohali, March 13
If allegations of as many as 20 students of the Northern Institute of Information and Fashion Technology (NIIFT), Phase VII, Mohali, are to be believed the local police is harassing them on the pretext of investigations, calling them to police station time and again.

PU Library
Book issuance to get smarter
Chandigarh, March 13
Panjab University library members will soon return and issue books using a computer-based recognition system. The university’s board of finance has approved an expenditure of Rs 3 crore on the installation of a system in the library that will automate the process of issuing and return of books.

Weather no impediment for them

Archo 2007 Chandigarh, March 13 The fifth day of Archo 2007, the annual festival of the College of Architecture, saw a lot of enthusiasm among the students despite weather playing spoilsport. A large number of cultural and sporting events were held. Throw ball finals took place between Maurya house and Kanishka house in which the former emerged a winner.

Sinm 2007 Chandigarh, March 13 The second day of the ongoing Punjab University youth festival “Sinm 2007” saw the attendance of a large number of students for academic and cultural events lined up for the day in spite of inclement weather. It was law auditorium, venue for all cultural items for the day, that witnessed heavy rush of students throughout the day in spite of rain.

Students display their creations on the fifth day of Archo Fest at the College of Architecture in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

Students perform a folk dance on the second day of Sinm 2007 in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photos by Vinay Malik

COURTS

Judicial custody for Brij
Chandigarh, March 13
The CBI Special Judge today remanded assistant engineer Brij Mohan in judicial custody till March 26. Though the CBI sought a five-day extension in police remand, the AE was sent to judicial custody.

HEALTH

Jaundice strikes Zirakpur
Zirakpur, March 13
Panic has gripped the Lohgarh locality of Zirakpur following the outbreak of jaundice even as the Health Department got its act together today. A team of health officials under the supervision of the senior medical officer (SMO) of Dera Bassi civil hospital, Dr Ram Kumar, conducted a medical camp at Lohgarh with a view to screen suspected jaundice cases.

SPORTS

Mani shines on  wet day
Chandigarh, March 13
Mani Chander, a Class XII student of Sector 15 DAV School, made the most of a wet and windy day to gross the best card on the opening day of the 15th Chandigarh Ladies Amateur Golf Championship here today.

Kamal blooms in pool
Mohali, March 13
Kamal Chawla won the Chaudhary Vishnu Pal Singh Memorial All-India Open 9-Ball Pool Tournament 2007 held at Mohali Club, Phase 11, here, today.