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Roll of honour conferred on 26 students
Patiala, February 28
Annual prize distribution function was organised at Khalsa College today in which Jathedar Avtar Singh, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, was the chief guest.
Complete bandh call on March 2
Bassi Pathana, February 28
Various social, religious and traders’ organisations of the town decided to organise a complete bandh and to organise a massive protest rally on March 2 against the government apathy towards the town, said Manoj Kumar Banda, president of the Hindu Organisation, in a press note issued here today.
Material worth crores gutted in Rajpura factory
Rajpura, February 28
Material worth crores was gutted in a fire that broke out at a refrigerator and AC assembling factory at Rajpura late last night.
Conference on chemical engg
Patiala, February 28
The Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, today organised a conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering which was inaugurated by Dr K V Raghavan, professor, INAE, from Hyderabad.
Azad Hind Fauj veteran dead
Rajpura, February 28
Azad Hind Fauj veteran, Harbans Singh (95), died in Ghaggar Sarai village yesterday.
He was reportedly a Captain in the Army led by Subhash Chander Bose. He was born in Pakistan near Lahore and had been residing in Ghaggarsarai for the past few years. He lost his both sons recently and was living with his two grandsons.
‘Ad hoc’ appointments can be regular, rules high court
Chandigarh, February 28
Even if an appointment is termed “ad hoc” in the appointment letter, substantially it can be a regular appointment, suggests a latest judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
House Transfer
Two minors move court against grandmother
Chandigarh, February 28
Two minors have moved a local court against their grandmother in a property matter.
Amandeep Singh and Osheen Singh want the court to declare they are the “sole and absolute” owners of a Sector 10 house.
A perusal of the plaint suggests the house was owned by grandfather HS Ahluwalia, who died on December 7, 2006.
Dimpy murder accused seeks change of jail
Chandigarh, February 28
Adding yet another turn to the ongoing controversy on the investigation by the UT police in the Dimpy murder case, prime accused Jaswinder Singh alias Rocky has moved an application alleging free flow of drugs inside the jail
premises.
RTI Act
Information officer penalised Rs 10,000
Mohali, February 28
The State Information Commission, Punjab, has imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on Public Information Officer (PIO) in the office of the District Education Officer, Elementary Education, Mohali, for causing delay in supply of information under the Right to Information Act (RTI). The information was supplied after a gap of seven months.
Moot court contest begins
Chandigarh, February 28
The two-day Deep Chand Memorial National Moot Court Competition-2009 was inaugurated today in the moot court hall of the Department of Laws, Panjab University, and Chandigarh.
Theft case registered
Mohali, February 28
The local police registered a case of theft on the complaint of Surinder Singh, a resident of Phase VII, yesterday.
Malhotra, BM Singh win Audi golf title
Chandigarh, February 28
Madhukaran Malhotra and BM Singh logged 44.6 points to clinch victory in the inaugural Audi Quattro Cup Amateur Golf Championship held on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.
From left: Ramanjeet Singh Sanghera and Simarjit Bawa, (first runners-up); Martin Birkner, head of marketing, Audi India; BM Singh and Madhukaran Malhotra, (winning team); Atul Aggarwal, managing director, Audi, Chandigarh; Arvind Bajaj and A.P.S Kahai (second runners-up). A Tribune photograph
 NTR-Delhi retains cricket title
Chandigarh, February
28
NTR-Delhi retained the title by thrashing West Bengal by a big margin of 303 runs in the final of 8th BSNL All India Cricket Tournament here today at the Sector 16 cricket stadium.
Members of NTR-Delhi after wining the 8th BSNL All India Cricket Tournament at the Sector 16 cricket stadium on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Himanshu wins hurdle race
Chandigarh, February 28
Himanshu claimed the first position in the hurdle race boys category during the annual sports day of Little Hearts, the pre-primary wing of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model Senior School, Sector 38 D, here today.
Foreign coaches for boxing teams soon
Chandigarh, February 28
The Indian boxing team will soon have the services of foreign coaches for the coming camp of the Kings Cup and Asian Championship to be held in Bangkok and China.
Kho kho
DAV beat Baptist Club by 9 points
Chandigarh, February 28
DAV College, Sector 10, defeated Baptist Club, Sector 45, by nine points on the first day of the 37th Chandigarh Senior State Kho-Kho Championship here at St Soldier’s International School, Sector 28, on Saturday.
Lawn Tennis
Lovely drub Bhagat Singh Institute
Chandigarh, February 28
Lovely Institute of Engineering and Technology, Phagwara, beat Shaheed Bhagat Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Ferozepur, 2-1 in a quarterfinal match on the second day of PTU Inter-College Lawn Tennis Tournament being organised by SVIET here on the college campus.
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The Panchkula- based financier, Vinod Mittal, and his four-year-old son, Yashan, who disappeared on February 14 night from Bartana in Zirakpur, were allegedly killed by his business partner the same night.
Amidst speculations whether Prof RC Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, will get extension for another term, he was today appointed the Vice-Chancellor of a new, yet-to-be-set up, central university in Himachal
Pradesh. With this announcement, the race for the next eligible candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor once again gained momentum.
Chandigarh, February 28
