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Death in Custody
Police station gheraoed

Chandigarh, July 13 Residents of Colony No. 4 and Indira Colony, led by uncles and the sister of the youth, Anil Kumar, who died in police custody of the Mani Majra police, gheraoed the police station this morning, demanding action against erring police officials.

Residents of Colony No. 4 and Indra Colony raise slogans against the police during a gherao of the Mani Majra police station on Friday.—Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

CBI nets another policeman

Chandigarh, July 13 In yet another Friday crackdown on the city police, CBI sleuths today caught ASI Baljit Singh taking a bribe. The ASI, posted at the Palsora police post, was arrested by the CBI and Rs 1,000 cash allegedly taken by him from Ram Nath. ASI Baljit Singh in custody of a CBI sleuth in Chandigarh on Friday.—A Tribune photograph

Shatabdi arrives 6 hrs late
Derailed wagon holds up traffic
Chandigarh/ Ambala, July 13
The derailment of a goods train on the main line near Delhi, threw traffic out of gear within Ambala division of the northern railway here today.

2 killed in accidents
Chandigarh, July 13
Two persons were killed in two accidents at Sector 35 and Sectors 41-42 roundabout this afternoon.

Power games make residents sweat
Chandigarh, July 13
City residents are peeved at the frequent unscheduled power cuts in different parts of the city since yesterday.

Voter I-Card Drive
They wait in vain to be clicked
Chandigarh, July 13
A large number of residents are being left out from the special door-to-door campaign undertaken by the election department to click photos of voters.

COMMUNITY

Holding Punjabi flag aloft in Haryana
Chandigarh, July 13
An exemplar of serving the language and society through his literary creations, director of the Haryana Punjabi Sahit Akademi C.R. Moudgil has done a lot for the cause of Punjabi in Haryana..

Tree falls at school gate
Close shave for kids

Chandigarh, July 13  Tiny tots of Adarsh Public School, Sector 20-B had a providential escape when a tree, located right at the school entrance, fell at the school gate on a windy morning today. The incident happened when children were about to reach the school. An old tree at the main gate of Adarsh Public School, Sector 20, Chandigarh, that fell during a windy Friday morning.—Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Officers want honorarium for poll work
Mohali, July 13
Booth-level officers (BLOs) appointed for election-related work today demanded payment of honorarium for additional work they are made to do by the state government.

Blood camp for thalassaemics
Chandigarh, July 13
In continuation of its series of six blood donation camps in order to meet the shortage of blood during summer months this year, the Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association (TCWA), Chandigarh, will organise its final camp at Zakir Hall-A (research block), PGI, tomorrow.

Plight of women to the fore
Chandigarh, July 13
“Gender and development in India, theory and practice” was the topic of a discussion today, involving several eminent faculty members of Panjab University and a 16-member visiting delegation of teachers from America, Spain and Canada at the seminar hall in botany department.

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CRIME

Man poisoned by wife, in-laws
Mohali, July 13
A 27-year-old resident of Sector 45, Chandigarh, today alleged that his wife and in-laws poisoned him.

Farmer booked for assaulting engineer
Mohali, July 13
The Mohali police has booked farmer Rajinder Singh of Patton village for attempt to murder. The farmer had allegedly attacked a junior engineer working with the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB).

3 booked for fraud
Zirakpur, July 13
The police today booked three persons for cheating their relative in a property deal.

Trucks fined for garbage dump
Mohali, July 13
Owners of two private trucks were fined by the municipal council here today on the charge of illegally dumping garbage at the dumping ground site in the industrial area.

Clubs raided: 4 booked for smoking
Chandigarh, July 13
A team of over 70 policemen led by SSP Dinesh Bhatt raided various clubs in the city tonight. Atleast four persons, including a woman, were booked for smoking in public.

Assault
Sanghi allegation false: Jaiswal
Chandigarh, July 13
A day after Federation of the Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) chairman P.C. Sanghi alleged that a compromise was forced on him after the July 11 assault, Samajwadi Party president Shivi Jaiswal today termed the allegation false and motivated.

BUSINESS

Mall clarifies
Chandigarh, July 13
Pankaj Sehgal, managing director of The City Emporio Mall in Industrial Area, Phase I, has claimed that his project is fully compliant with the latest specifications of the National Building Code, including fire safety, environment, parking, rainwater harvesting, etc.

EDUCATION

AIEEE Counselling
Most sports seats filled
Chandigarh, July 13
The joint AIEEE counselling for admissions to Punjab Engineering College, department of chemical engineering, Panjab University, UIET, CCET, and SSG College of Engineering, Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur, for the reserved categories (sports, freedom fighter, Kashmiri migrants etc) was held today at Panjab University.

PU senate to debate ‘controversial’ agenda today

Chandigarh, July 13 The Panjab University senate is set to meet tomorrow to approve some of the items on the agenda that vice-chancellor Prof R.C. Sobti had sent out for approval to the senate by post in May this year.   Finishing touch being given to room next to the hall where senate meeting will take place, on Friday evening.

First school to go fully online
Chandigarh, July 13
By putting all records on its website, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, is all set to become the first government school in the country to be fully online.

Singapore institute launches MBBS course

Chandigarh, July 13 Healthcare Management International (HCMI), a Singapore-based institute, announced launch of an MBBS programme for Indian students in Philippines during a press meet organised here today. Baljit Singh, managing director, HCMI, Dr Deepak Shishoo, senior technical consultant, and Maj Karnail Singh to announce an MBBS programme at a press meet in Chandigarh on Friday.—Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

137 enrolled  on Day IX
Chandigarh, July 13
As many as 137 students were enrolled on the ninth day of counselling for Class XI admissions being held at GMSSS-23 today.

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SPORTS

Aussie delegation inspects stadium
Chandigarh, July 13
“The doors of this stadium are low and narrow. I think these need to be made wider as ours is a tall and heavy-built squad,” pointed the Australian delegation on a visit here to inspect Sector 16 Cricket Stadium today.

Chandigarh outclass Maharashtra

Panchkula, July 13 Chandigarh girls beat Maharashtra (u-17) in the 4th Sub-junior and 5th Junior Roll Ball Championship, underway at the Tau Devi Lal Complex, Sector 3, here, today. In the girls’ u-14 too, Chandigarh outclassed Maharashtra 1-0.     A match in progress during the Roll Ball Championship at Tau Devi Lal Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula, on Friday.—Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

ADMINISTRATION

Master Plan
Jurong team to visit Mohali
Mohali, July 13
A team from Singapore-based Jurong International, which will prepare Mohali’s Master Plan, will be here on July 23. The Congress government had chosen the company to prepare the plan for the 1350-sq km region, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).

Key posts lying vacant, but who cares
Mohali, July 13
Key posts in the administrative complex here have been lying vacant for months reflecting on how serious the government is about the functioning of the year-old SAS Nagar district.

Allotment of dwelling units
Oustees return empty-handed

Chandigarh, July 13 Hundreds of residents of Kumhar colony, Colony No. 4 and Madrasi colony today gathered at the office of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in Sector 9, demanding alternative sites under the rehabilitation plan of the administration. Slum-dwellers at the CHB office in Sector 9 to get alternative dwelling units.—Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Tobacco control cell formed
Chandigarh, July 13
The Chandigarh administration has constituted a Chandigarh Tobacco Control Cell (CTCC) to act as a focal point for all tobacco-related activities and complaints relating to violation of the provisions of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.

Officials told to compound offence
Chandigarh July 13
The administration has authorised food and drug inspectors, and police officers of the rank of sub-inspector or above to compound any offence committed under Section 4 or 6 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003 in the area of the Union Territory. They have been authorised to accept the fine or the compounding fee from violators. — TNS

Anti-dengue camp at Bapu Dham
Chandigarh July 13
An anti-dengue camp was organised by the directorate of national vector-borne disease control programme at anganwari centre at Bapu Dham colony today.