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4 EO officials suspended
More heads likely to roll
Chandigarh, August 28
The estate officer R.K. Rao today suspended four officials of the colony branch, Ashwani Thapar, Kuljeet Singh, Krishan Kumar and Harjit Singh, for their involvement in the fraudulent allotment of a plot to one Suresh Chand in the Sector 25 rehabilitation colony.

Bail orders, who cares?
Police throws youth in lockup

Panchkula, August 28 A Chandigarh resident was allegedly beaten up by the Panchkula police for suspected theft after he was picked up from his residence in Sector 56 in the wee hours today. Recounting the tale of horror, Deepak said there was a loud knock at his door this morning. “Before my mother could get up to unlatch the door, there were six cops in our bedroom. They had broken down the door and forced their entry into the house.” Deepak with a policeman

Cop’s son held for slapping GCG student
Chandigarh, August 28
The police today arrested Baldeep Singh, alias Binny, son of a head constable of the Chandigarh Police, on the charge of slapping a student of GCG in Sector 11 on August 23.

Cop Thrashing
HC seeks record of phone calls
Chandigarh, August 28
Aggrieved at judicial magistrate Sudhir Parmar’s refusal to grant police remand of two youths allegedly responsible for thrashing a constable near MCM DAV College in Sector 36 here, the UT police today pleaded before the High Court to quash the order.

Classroom teaching gets sound
Chandigarh, August 28
To make classroom teaching more audible and effective, government colleges in the city will get collar microphones for teachers. Government College for Girls, Sector 11, has already got six mikes, which will be introduced in the classrooms in a day or two. The mikes have been procured at an estimated cost of about Rs 80,000.

Taj GM, bar manager booked
Chandigarh, August 28
The Chandigarh police today booked the general manager, bar manager and barmen of Taj Hotel under the provisions of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, for allegedly serving liquor beyond the permitted hours on August 22.

PU results
Chandigarh, August 28
Panjab University, Chandigarh, has declared the following results.

Project to trace missing children
Chandigarh, August 28
In five months, more than 534 queries regarding missing children have been received by a special project which the Chandigarh administration is all set to institutionalise. Part of a Unicef-supported nationwide network to reunite lost children with their families, the project -- missing child search (MCS) -- works by identifying unaccompanied children leading a life of risk on the streets, and then restoring them to their guardians.

COMMUNITY

Payment of service tax
Landlords fail to register commercial property
Chandigarh, August 28
The registration of commercial property for the payment of service tax has failed to catch the fancy of city landlords.

MC meeting to discuss Sector 17 facilities
Chandigarh, August 28
The Chandigarh municipal corporation, at its upcoming house meeting this month, will discuss the improvement of infrastructure facilities in the city center, sector 17, and the issue of multi-level parking.

2 electrocuted in separate incidents
Chandigarh, August 28
A man and a woman were electrocuted in two separate incidents in different parts of the city today.

ISBT-43 cries for attention
Chandigarh, August 28
The Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Sector 43 here, which caters to over 250 long-route buses for Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, is virtually crying for attention of the authorities.



Big potholes at the entry of the ISBT, Sector 43, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Gurdial Singh to receive Tenzing Norgay award
Chandigarh, August 28
Ace mountaineer and trainer Gurdial Singh has again done the city proud by becoming the recipient of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for 2006. He has earlier received the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri and the President’s Gold Medal. President Pratibha Patil will present the award to Singh, who has won it for his outstanding contribution to mountaineering.

Minor fire at Jullundhur Hotel
Chandigarh, August 28
A minor fire at Jullundhar Hotel, Sector 22, caused panic among the hotel staff and its occupants, here this evening. The fire occurred at about at 6.45 pm.

Protest against Hyderabad blasts
Chandigarh, August 28
Members of the local Nari Jagriti Manch yesterday staged a protest march here against the Hyderabad bomb blasts. Expressing grief over the killing of innocents, Neena Tiwari, president of the manch, condemned the dastardly act.






Members of Nari Jagriti Manch, Chandigarh burning effigy of terrorism in Chandigarh. — A Tribune Photograph

A tribute to India’s sacred trees
Chandigarh, August 28
India worships its trees, especially the devout India. Trees are the keepers of shrines, holy spirits, folklore and tradition and holy men who have found their peace under the leafy awnings, since time immemorial. It is no surprise then that sacred trees now find expression in an unusual exhibition mounted at the Rock Garden, Phase III.

Crater of a pothole
Mohali, August 28
A huge pothole on the road opposite the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), Phase VIII, is not just a nuisance for commuters but it has become a safety hazard that could cause substantial damage to vehicles and even lead to loss of life.


A huge pothole on the road opposite PSEB in Phase VIII, Mohali. — A Tribune photograph

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CRIME

Labourer succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, August 28
Manul (36), a labourer hailing from West Bengal, succumbed to his injuries in the PGI here this evening. He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition on Monday afternoon after he fell into a lift shaft at an under construction multiplex in Sector 17.

Advocate’s assistant held for stealing files
Chandigarh, August 28
An advocate’s assistant was caught red-handed while stealing files of some lawyers from the district courts in Sector 17 here today. The police said the accused, said to be a drug addict, had been stealing files and was selling these to junk dealers.

Six injured in road accidents
Chandigarh, August 28
Six persons, including a minor boy, were injured in different accident that occurred in various parts of the city.

11 arrested for gambling
Zirakpur, August 28 The local police yesterday arrested 11 persons on charges of gambling. Over Rs 1,27,300 has been recovered from them.

EDUCATION

From Colleges
BPEd at GCG-42 gets recognition

Chandigarh, August 28 The Government College for Girls, Sector 42, has received the mandatory recognition for starting a one-year BPEd course from the National Council for Teachers Education - a statuary body of the Government of India (Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur). Harnoor Kaur, who topped the law examination conducted by Punjabi University, Patiala, being honoured on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Dhillon is education board’s chairman
Mohali, August 28
Dr Dalbir Singh Dhillon took over as the new chairman of the Punjab School Education Board here today. Dr Dhillon was serving as a professor in the department of history at the Punjabi University Patiala and was also holding the post of dean, Students Welfare.

                                                              Dr Dalbir Singh Dhillon

National award for DAV principal
Panchkula, August 28
She is helping create milestones in the lives of little children who would not have seen the light of education otherwise. For Santosh Bhandari, principal, DAV School, Sector 8, imparting education to the downtrodden of society is a mission and it’s only partly begun with Jagriti, a school for the under-privileged.

Education dept to honour teachers
Chandigarh, August 28
The administration has given its nod to the Chandigarh education department for honouring formal and non-formal NGO teachers on September 5, which is Teachers’ Day.

AIL students donate blood
Mohali, August 28
A blood donation camp was organised by Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh in association with Command Hospital Chandimandir at Army Institute of Law, here yesterday. The camp was inaugurated by H.S. Mattewal Advocate General, Punjab. Mattewal spoke to the students and advised them to start their days with prayers and inculcate humane values along with dedication and hard work.

6 visually impaired students to be honoured

Chandigarh, August 28 It is a joyous occasion for six visually impaired children of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26. Karamjit Kaur, Ram Dai, Mamta Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, Vikram Singh and Ram Saran are excited to be part of a contingent of sports-persons to be honoured by the UT Education Department on the occasion of National Sports Day tomorrow at a function to be held at the Government Museum and Art Gallery-10.

CHAMPS WITH A VISION: Visually impaired students of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, with their sports medals on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

From Schools
Programme
Chandigarh, August 28
The two-day cultural bonanza titled “Yatra- An Enlightened Journey” concluded at the Tagore theatre, here today.

SPORTS

Carmel thrash St Xavier’s

Chandigarh, August 28 A superb hat trick by Meghna Bhasin enabled Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, to beat St Xavier's-44 by 4-0 in a pool B match of the Chandigarh girls u-13 football meet for the RF Saupin Trophy. The meet is being held at Saupin's School, Sector 32. A player attempts to execute a goal during the Chandigarh girls u-13 football meet for the RF Saupin Trophy at Saupin's School, Sector 32, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Inter-district Cricket
Pushpinder shines in Bhiwani win
Chandigarh, August 28
Pushpinder of Bhiwani with his valuable 42 runs off 89 balls helped his team to win the two-day league match of the inter-district cricket between Chandigarh and Bhiwani.

Football trials tomorrow
Chandigarh, August 28
The Chandigarh Football Association will conduct trials to select 25 probables at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, on August 30 at 4.30 pm.

PU to honour sportspersons
Chandigarh, August 28
The department of physical education of Panjab University will celebrate National Sports Day tomorrow.

Eithika, Radhika fashion PML SD school win
Chandigarh, August 28
Eithika and Radhika of Pandit Mohan Lal SD Public School-32 with their 14 and 10 points, respectively, helped the host school register a one-sided win against Sharda Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary School-40 (26-08) on the second day of the eighth Pandit Mohan Lal Memorial Basketball Tournament on the school premises, here today.

Mini Tennis
Mivaan, Seerat pocket titles
Chandigarh, August 28
Mivaan and Seerat Sidhu won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles, respectively, in the Independence Day Mini Tennis Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association at the CLTA stadium in Sector 10.