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Day 1: Drive selective

Chandigarh July 15 Smoking at public places, particularly markets, inhabited by migrant labourers continued, despite the ban which came into effect in the Union Territory today. However places of tourist interest like the Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden and Sector 17 plaza, remained clear of smokers.

No Ifs and Butts A man challaned for smoking in public tries to argue it out with the police.—A Tribune photograph

SMOKE-FREE, FINALLY
Chandigarh, July 15
With the implementation of provisions of the Central Tobacco Control Act in all parts of the city, the Union Territory of Chandigarh has become first smoke-free city in the country.

Vardhman officer drugged in bus, dies
Chandigarh, July 15
Omit Ghosh, chief manager of Baddi-based wing of Vardhman Textiles, died after being drugged in a bus on the Delhi-Chandigarh route on Friday night. He was in his fifties.

PUDA abandons pet project
Chandigarh, July 15
After five years of flip-flop, the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has shelved the architectural design conceptualised by renowned urban planner Dr B.V. Doshi for the development of the Sector 62 City Centre here.

Mob Rage
Police urges peace, but...
Another woman points finger at SI

Chandigarh, July 15 The Chandigarh Police registered a case of rioting, damaging public property and criminal intimidation against unidentified miscreants who indulged in hooliganism at the PGI, the cremation ground and outside the police station in Mani Majra on Saturday. No arrest has been made. UT SSP Dinesh Bhatt addresses a gathering at the Mani Majra police station during a peace meeting on Sunday afternoon.—A Tribune photograph

In Basta
9 months gone, no sketch of molester
Chandigarh, July 15
It’s been over nine months since a five-year-old girl was sexually abused in Sector 41. The local police is still struggling to identify the culprit.

COMMUNITY

Cosmopolitan Chandigarh
Bengali share their bond
Part of city, yet apart
Chandigarh, July 15
It is one big extended family for the Bengalis’ living in the city. One of the most widespread communities, Bengali community has been able to preserve their rich heritage and traditions.

Farewell function organised

Chandigarh, July 15 The Punjab and Chandigarh unit of India-China Friendship Association organised a farewell function, in honour of Young Linha and his wife, Cultural Councilor of Peoples’ Republic of China, New Delhi, at ICSSR complex in Panjab University, here, today. Young Linha, Cultural Councilor of Peoples’ Republic of China, New Delhi, addresses the audience during the farewell function at ICSSR Complex in Panjab University on Sunday. —A Tribune photograph

Airtel appoints executive director
Chandigarh, July 15
Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of Syed Safawi as executive director, northern hub today. Syed Safawi will succeed Sanjay Nandrajog, who has taken over as the executive director, International Operations and Managed Services, for Bharti Airtel.

Girl electrocuted
Chandigarh, July 15 An eight-year-old girl was electrocuted while mopping floor at her Mauli Jagran residence this morning when the piece of wet cloth came in contact with a desert cooler.

Rickshaw-puller dies in hit and run case
Chandigarh, July 15
In a hit-and-run road accident, a rickshaw-puller lost his life while his passenger was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on road dividing Sectors 27 and 28 on Saturday night. The rickshaw-puller was found to be under the influence of liquor.

Rs 2 lakh for Press Club
Mohali, July 15
Punjab cooperative minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh presided over the installation ceremony of the District Press Club, SAS Nagar, here today.

Power cuts make life miserable in Baltana
Zirakpur, July 15
The power situation in the Baltana area turned from bad to worse in the past couple of days. There was no electricity in the area for as long as 12 hours yesterday. The residents were left with no choice but keep sweating, as the inverters installed by them got exhausted, too.

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CRIME

Gang of chain snatchers busted

Panchkula, July 15 The district police claimed to have solved 40 incidents of chain snatching in the tricity with the arrest of a four-member gang, here today.   Chain snatchers arrested by the CIA staff outside the District Secretariat in Sector 1, Panchkula, on Sunday.—Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Women thieves in cosmetic shop
Zirakpur, July 15 High drama was witnessed in the market of Baltana village, near here, when some women were allegedly caught stealing cosmetics this evening.

‘Spirited’ cop booked for indiscipline
Chandigarh, July 15
A tipsy constable Ranjit Singh created a scene in Sector 39 Gazetted Officers’ Colony here this afternoon.

BUSINESS

Marginal increase in fruit, vegetable prices
Chandigarh, July 15 With the prices of the commonly used cereals, fruits and vegetables registering a marginal increase, your monthly household bill may also registere an increase. In fact, the onset of monsoon has burnt holes in the pockets of the common man as the prices of these commodities are on the rise credited to the supplies are affected in this season.

EDUCATION

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CULTURE

Her Master’s Voice
Daler’s better half gets musical

Chandigarh, July 15 Nikki Mehndi is every bit Daler Mehndi’s better half. And this she admits with a sense of pride. “I am what I am because of him,” she says, warding off queries about how she got where she got. With one album already to her name, she is all set to go west, just as her husband did after he had set foot on the Indian musical soil. Only, Nikki’s travels are going to be a little tough, as she has been singing only for five years.

Nikki Mehndi with Santokh Singh, the composer of her first album in Chandigarh on Sunday.—A Tribune photograph

'Sochan De Ghund' released
Chandigarh, July 15
The Kidar Adabi Trust organised a seminar to mark the release ceremony of a Punjabi poetry book 'Sochan de Ghund', a collection of ghazals by poet R.S. Faraz, at Punjab Kala Bhavan, here, today.

HEALTH

For snake bite, primary health centres won’t do
Chandigarh, July 15
India required to upgrade the facilities in primary health centres (PHC) in the rural areas and district hospitals to bring down the mortality rate due to snake bites in the country. This was stated by Ian Simpson, a herpetologist from Oxford University, the UK, here today.